power of the Gods? But he said; Yes, but where are they painted that have been drowned after their vows? 33. (202.) Bias1 was sailing, and there fell out a great tempest, and the mariners, that were wicked and dissolute fellows, called upon the Gods; But Bias1 said to them; Peace, let them not know ye are here. †34. Bion was wont to say; That Socrates, of all the lovers of Alcibiades, only held him by the ears. †35. There was a minister deprived for inconformity, who said to some of his friends; That if they deprived him, it should cost an hundred men's lives. The party understood it as if, being a turbulent fellow, he would have moved sedition, and complained of him. Whereupon being convented and apposed upon that speech, he said; His meaning was, that if he lost his benefice, he would practise physic; and then he thought he should kill an hundred men in time. 36. (61.) Michael Angelo, the famous painter, painting in the Pope's chapel the portraiture of hell and damned souls, made one of the damned souls so like a Cardinal that was his enemy, as everybody at first sight knew it: Whereupon the Cardinal complained to Pope Clement, desiring 2 it might be defaced; Who said to him, Why, you know very well, I have power to deliver a soul out of purgatory, but not out of hell.3 +37. There was a philosopher about Tiberius, that looking into the nature of Caius, said of him; That he was mire mingled with blood. 38. (209.) Alcibiades came to Pericles, and stayed a while ere he was admitted. When he came in, Per 1 Bion. R. 2 humbly praying. R. 8 See Melchior (Floresta española, de apoteghmas ó sentencias, &c, 1614), I. 1. 3. icles civilly excused it, and said; I was studying how to give my account. But Alcibiades said to him; If you will be ruled by me, study rather how to give no account. 39. (133.) Cicero was at dinner, where there was an ancient lady that spake of her years, and said; She was but forty years old. One that sat by Cicero rounded him in the ear, and said; She talks of forty years old, and she is far more, out of question. Cicero answered him again; I must believe her, for I have heard her say so any time these ten years. 40. (68.) Pope Adrian the sixth was talking with the Duke of Sesa; That Pasquil gave great scandal, and that he would have him thrown into the river. But Sesa answered; Do it not (holy father) for then he will turn frog; and whereas now he chants but by day, he will then chant both by day and night.1 41. (134.) There was a soldier that vaunted before Julius Cæsar of hurts he had received in his face. Julius Cæsar knowing him to be but a coward, told him ; You were best take heed, next time you run away, how you look back. †42. There was a Bishop that was somewhat a delicate person, and bathed twice a day. A friend of his said to him; My lord, why do you bathe twice a day? The Bishop answered; Because I cannot conveniently bathe thrice. 43. (210.) Mendoza that was vice-roy of Peru, was out to say; That the government of Peru was the best that the King of Spain gave, save that it was sometoo near Madrid. tary Bourn's son kept a gentleman's wife who lived from her husband with him. 1 Melch. I. 1. 5. 22 was weary of her, he caused ber baland ind wil to take her home, and offered Lim hed pounds for reparation. The gentleman his advice upon promised none a hundred pounds " in; and besides, that sometimes my, trati (said Sir am tut the money; and 339 to lay his suit fairer, said; It was for his brother; Some whereas indeed it was for a piece of money. about Vespasian, to cross him, told the Emperor, That the party his servant spake for was not his brother; but that it was upon a bargain. Vespasian sent for the party interessed, and asked him; Whether his mean1 He durst not tell untruth to was his brother or no? the Emperor, and confessed; That he was not his brother. Whereupon the Emperor said, This do, fetch me the money, and you shall have your suit dispatched. Which he did. The courtier, which was the mean, solicited Vespasian soon after about his suit. Why, (saith Vespasian,) I gave it last day to a brother of mine. 49. (211.) When Vespasian passed from Jewry to take upon him the empire, he went by Alexandria, where remained two famous philosophers, Apollonius and Euphrates. The Emperor heard them discourse touching matter of state, in the presence of many. And when he was weary of them, he brake off, and in a secret derision, finding their discourses but speculative, and not to be put in practice, said; O that I might govern wise men, and wise men govern me. 50. (212.) Cardinal Ximenes, upon a muster which was taken against the Moors, was spoken to by a servant of his to stand a little out of the smoke of the harquebuss; but he said again; That that was his incense.2 51. (136.) Vespasian asked of Apollonius, what was the cause of Nero's ruin? who answered; Nero could + mployed by him. R. . 2. 5. where however the occasion is said to have been not the ragainst the Moors, but the going to see an altar erected at uera de la puerta de Moros," and being saluted by the harque |