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Men that were Empe∣rours.
ADrean, a worthy Roman Emperour.
Aug••stus, a wise and mer∣cifull Emperour.
Caesar, a valiant, merci∣full and curteous Empe∣rour.
Commodus, and Heliogabo∣lus, two adulterous and in∣cestuous Emperours.
Maximilean, to whom a poore man came and begd his al••es, telling him he was his brother, and en∣treated him to deale bro∣therly with him, the Em∣perour gaue him a small penny, telling him that if all the rest of his brothers should deale so with him, that he would be richer then himselfe; which shewes vs that compari∣sons are odious.
Octauian the Emperour was wild by Athenodorus when he was angry to reade ouer the 24. Greeke Letters, ere hee did any thing, and to think in what place they stood.
Sygismond, strucke one a box on the eare, that flat∣terd him, saying hee bit him.
Titus, hauing ouerslipt one day in not gratifying or preferring some one or other, would bewaile him∣selfe saying hee had lost that day.
Tiberius, ware a Bay leafe in's hat, to keepe him from thunder. He would seeme to eschew that he most desired, and to craue that he most de∣fyed.
Traian, was with many singular vertues endued, but his hate to Christiani∣ty defaced all.
Vespatian, neuer eat but once a day, and that very sparingly: he neuer bare any grudge or malice to any man, though neuer so much his enemy.
Exerxes, a puiss••nt rich Emperour, went against the Greekes to reuenge his Fathers quarrell with 1000000. of men where notwithstanding his great