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VIctorina, or Victoria, or Vitruvia, was a∣nother Lady, who is to be remembred here, as she was one, who was encouraged to her Enterprizes by the ill manners of Gallienus. She set up both her Son and her Grandson Victorinus to be Emperors in Gallia, who were afterwards killed by the Soldiers. She set up Posthumius: she set up Lollius; she set up Ma∣rius
there, who were all first declared Em∣perors by the Soldiers, and then after some time, that they reigned more or less, killed. At last she set up Tetricus, because she would never forbear to carry on the Masculine part, which she had begun. In Tetricus's time, she was either killed, or taken off by a Natural Death. She gave herself the Title of the Mo∣ther of the Camp. She had Money both in Brass, Silver, and Gold Coyned for her, at the City of Trier; whereof there are pieces extant at this day.
I have now finished the number, and given you, Sir, the best account I can, out of the se∣cret Paths of History, which I have traced on purpose for them, of these thirty Tyrants. You may please to accept of it, and take my Pains in good part. It is not so Eloquently, as it is faithfully writ. Because it is not fine Language, which I pretend to, but the matter of Fact. And what I write, I dictate to my Servant with that haste, that if you should ask me any thing, I have scarce a breathing time left me to answer you in.
There were two other Persons, in other Reigns, of this stamp; the one in the time of Maximin, the other in the Reign of Clau∣dius; whom, as an Appendix, I shall think fit to produce here, to bring up the Rear of the rest, and so I shall close this point of History.