The history of Catiline's conspiracy faithfully related out of the classical authors : with some general observations for assisting the interests of peace and virtue.

THE CONTENTS.

• CAtiline's Character 1
  • His association 3
  • He murder'd his Son, that he might marry Aure∣lia Orestilla 5
• Ann. ab urbe condita 686. Ante Christ. 65. Piso and Glabrio Consuls 6
  • Care for good Magistrates and moderate Laws 7
• Ann. ab urbe condita 687. Ante Christ. 64. Lepidus and Tullus Consuls 8

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  • Petus and Sylla Consuls elect found guilty of Bribery; their accusers Cotta and Torquatus declared Consuls in their stead ibid.
  • Catiline is prohibited to canvase for the Consul∣ship 9
  • The former Conspiracy between Autronius, Catiline, and Piso 10
• Ann. ab urbe conditâ 688. Ante Christ. 63. Cotta and Torquatus Consuls 11
  • The Plot discover'd and suspended from New-years-day to Feb. 5.
  • Catiline's haste, and the Consuls Guards disappoint the design ibid.
  • The Tribune of the People stops the prosecution of the Treason 12
  • An account of the Roman Government by Kings, Con∣suls, and Tribunes 13
  • The restless ambition of the People. ibid.
  • Piso preferr'd out of the way and murder'd in Spain 15
  • Different accounts of this Conspiracy given by Dio and Suetonius 16
• Ann. ab urbe conditâ 689. Ante Christ. 62. Lucius Caesar and Caius Figulus Consuls 19

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  • The Plot stifled for a year or two 20
  • The principal Conspirator's names, both of the Senatorian and Equestrian Order 21
  • Catiline sacrifices a Boy, as the Sacrament of the Con∣spiracy 22
  • Catiline's Speech to the Conspirators 23
  • Their hopes and interest 25
  • The additional penalty of ten years banishment, for bribery in Elections. 26
  • Fulvia Miss to Q. Curius, discovers the Conspi∣racy 27
  • Catiline lost the Consulship for suspition of the Plot; C. Antonius; obtains it; with whom M. Tullius Cicero is prefer'd, as the security of the Common-wealth 28
• Ann. ab urbe conditâ 690. Ante Christ. 61. M. Tullius Cicero and Caius Antonius 30
  • The State of the Common-wealth ibid.
  • Cicero's happy correspondence with Antonius 31
  • Catiline proceeds in the Conspiracy, makes Manlius Commander in chief at Faesulae 32
  • Sempronia made chief of the female interest 34
  • The Consul Antonius designed for a tool 35
  • The Praetor Lentulus, Catiline's friend ibid.
  • Cicero countermines all by Fulvia 36
  • Catiline plots the murder of Cicero at the Consular election, and to make himself Consul 37
  • Cicero makes a discovery to the Senate: Catiline owns himself Head of the Party 38

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  • The Catilinarian Massacre discover'd by Crassus to Ci∣cero, then to the Senate 41
  • A Decree passed that the Common-wealth be secur'd by the Consuls ibid.
  • Senius reveals his intelligence from Faesulae. Q. Marcius Rex sent thither with an Army 43
  • A Reward decreed to discoverers of the Plot 44
  • The Consult at Lecca's House for the assassination of Cicero 46
  • Cicero's first Oration against Catiline 47
  • Catiline's defence 63
  • He forsakes the City and goes toward the Rendezvouz at Faesulae 64
  • The Remonstrance of C. Manlius 65
  • The answer of Q. Marcius Rex 66
  • The Sham-account of Catiline's retirement 67
  • Cicero's second Oration against Catiline 68
  • Catiline's Letter to Q. Luctatius Catulus, read by him in the Senate 83
  • Catiline and Manlius declared enemies 84
  • The Consul Antonius to command the Army, the Con∣sul Cicero to guard the City 85
  • The reason of the present distempers 87
  • A. Fulvius executes his Son 89
  • The contest between Cato and the chief Roman Patriots upon the bribery of Muraena Consul elect 91
  • Cornelius Lentulus animated by the Fortune-tellers 93
  • Lentulus designs to destroy all, but the Children of Pompey, who was now returning from the Conquest of the furthe st parts of the Earth 96
  • L. Bestia Tribune of the People designs to transpose the envy of all upon Cicero 97
  • The assassination of Cicero as a signal for the Conspira∣tors to fire the City, divided into several allotments for that purpose 98

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  • The time of the Rising 99
  • The drawing in of the Allobroges overdoes the Plot and spoils all ibid.
  • Fabius Sanga Patron of the Allobroges acquaints Ci∣cero with the proposal: who bids him conceal his dis covery and get all the evidence possible 103
  • Titus of Crotona pitched upon by the Conspirators for Letter-carrier 104
  • The Letters seiz'd at the Milvian-bridge and brought to Cicero 105
  • Cicero's third Oration against Catiline 106
  • The good Omen of Jupiter's Image then erected, and of the Vestal flame 123
  • Crassus impeached by a new Evidence, L. Tarquinius, but he committed as suborn'd 125
  • Endeavours, that Cicero would get C. Caesar accused 127
  • The Discoverers rewarded 130
  • The Conspirators endeavour a rescue 131
  • The Senate meets to pass judgment upon the Conspira∣tors 132
  • Caesar's Oration, and Sentence of confiscation and perpe∣tual imprisonment 133
  • Cato's Oration, and Sentence for capital punish∣ments 139
  • Cicero's fourth Oration against Catiline, discussing both Sentences 147
  • The Conspirators executed that Night in the Tullia∣num 162
  • Encomiums of Cicero 165
  • Cicero's troubles from the new Tribunes 167
• Ann. ab urbe conditâ 691. Ante Christ. 60. Didius Junius Silanus and L. Licinius Muraena Consuls 171

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  • Catiline hearing the Conspirators were discover'd at Rome, endeavours to march into Gaul 173
  • He is prevented by Metellus Celer, and marches against C. Antonius 174
  • Catiline's Speech to his Souldiers 176
  • Petreius the Lieutenant General (Antonius being indis∣pos'd) engages Catiline 179
  • Catiline defeated and slain 181