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| his writings. For approaching neare to the instant daun- | MARCUS |
| ger, he wrote unto Pomponious Atticus, that his affayres | BRUTUS |
| had the best happe that could be. For, sayd he, eyther | |
| I will set my contry at libertie by battell, or by honor- | Brutus noble |
| able death rid me of this bondage. And furthermore, that | mind to his |
| they being certeine and assured of all thinges els, this one | contry. |
| thing onely was doubtfull to them: whether they should | |
| live or dye with libertie. He wrote also that Antonius had | |
| his due paiment for his folly. For where he might have | |
| bene a partner equally of the glory of Brutus, Cassius, and | |
| Cato, and have made one with them: he liked better to | |
| choose to be joyned with Octavius Ceasar alone: with whome, | |
| though now he be not overcome by us, yet shall he shortly | |
| after also have warre with him. And truely he proved a | Brutus, a true |
| true Prophet, for so came it in deede to passe. Now whilest | prophet of |
| Brutus and Cassius were together in the citie of Smyrna: | Antonius. |
| Brutus prayed Cassius to let him have some part of his | |
| money whereof he had great store, bicause all that he could | |
| rappe and rend of his side, he had bestowed it in making so | |
| great a number of shippes, that by meanes of them they | |
| should keepe all the sea at their commaundement. Cassius | |
| friendes hindered this request, and earnestly disswaded him | |
| from it: perswading him, that it was no reason that Brutus | |
| should have the money which Cassius had gotten together | |
| by sparing, and leavied with great evil will of the people | |
| their subjects, for him to bestowe liberally uppon his soul- | |
| diers, and by this meanes to winne their good willes, by | |
| Cassius charge. This notwithstanding, Cassius gave him the | |
| thirde parte of his totall summe. So Cassius and Brutus | |
| then departing from eche other, Cassius tooke the citie of | Cassius |
| Rhodes, where he too dishonestly and cruelly used him selfe: | wanne the |
| although when he came into the citie, he aunswered some of | citie of |
| the inhabitants, who called him Lord and king, that he was | Rhodes. |
| nether Lord nor king, but he onely that had slaine him, that | |
| would have bene Lord and king. Brutus departing from | |
| thence, sent unto the Lycians, to require money, and men of | |
| warre. But there was a certaine Orator called Naucrates, | |
| that made the cities to rebell against him, insomuch that | |
| the contry men of that contry kept the straights and litle | |
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