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| more and more, and layed the reynes of the brydle uppon the | MARCUS |
| souldiers neckes, whereby they durst boldlier commit many | ANTONIUS |
| extorsions, cruelties and robberies. And therefore Caesar after | |
| his returne pardoned Dolabella, and being created Consul | Caesar, and |
| the third time, he tooke not Antonius, but chose Lepidus, | Lepidus, |
| his colleague and fellow Consul. Afterwards when Pompeys | Consuls. |
| house was put to open sale, Antonius bought it: but when | |
| they asked him money for it, he made it very straung, and | Antonius |
| was offended with them, and writeth him selfe that he would not | byeth |
| goe with Caesar into the warres of Africk, bicause he was | Pompeys |
| not well recompenced for the service be had done him before. | house. |
| Yet Caesar did somewhat bridle his madnes and insolencie, | |
| not suffering him to passe his faulte so lightly away, making | |
| as though he sawe them not. And therefore he left his dis- | Antonius |
| solute manner of life, and married Fulvia that was Clodius | married |
| widowe, a woman not so basely minded to spend her time in | Fulvia, |
| spinning and housewivery, and was not contented to master | Clodius |
| her husband at home, but would also rule him in his | widow. |
| office abroad, and commaund him, that commaunded legions | |
| and great armies: so that Cleopatra was to give Fulvia | Fulvia ruled |
| thankes for that she had taught Antonius this obedience to | Antonius, at |
| women, that learned so well to be at their commaundement. | home, and |
| Nowe, bicause Fulvia was somewhat sower, and crooked of | abroad. |
| condition, Antonius devised to make her pleasaunter, and | |
| somewhat better disposed: and therefore be would playe | |
| her many prety youthfull partes to make her mery. As | |
| he did once, when Caesar returned the last time of all Con- | |
| queror out of Spayne, every man went out to meete him: | |
| and so did Antonius with the rest. But on the sodeine | |
| there ranne a rumor through Italy, that Caesar was dead, | |
| and that his enemies came againe with a great armie. | |
| Thereuppon he returned with speede to Rome, and tooke | |
| one of his mens gownes, and so apparelled came home to | |
| his house in a darke night, saying that he had brought | |
| Fulvia letters from Antonius. So he was let in, and | |
| brought to her muffled as he was, for being knowen: but | |
| she taking the matter heavily, asked him if Antonius were | |
| well. Antonius gave her the letters, and sayd never a word. | |
| So when she had opened the letters, and beganne to read | |
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