Anno. 1156.
Boecius a learned man and Senatour of Rome, who lyued in the time of Theodoricus and Odeacer, Kinges of the Oſtrogothes, that is Eaſt Gothes, now vnder the gouernment of the kings of Denmarke. Gothia, an Ile by Denmarke called Gutland, not farre from Norway. This ſaid Boetius, (the friend of Manlius Seuerinus) a Poet and Philoſopher, among diuers excellent works he wrote De conſolatione Philoſophiae, De trinitate & de vnitate Chriſti, de Topicis, he flouriſhed about Anno Domini. 473. he dyed about 520. Croni.
Baſis a Philoſopher.
Buſus a Phiſition.
Ciprianus of Carthage in Affrica, was there Biſhoppe, in whoſe youth he was dedicated by his parents to the diuel, as Iacobus de voragine, Henricus de Eufordia, and Voleteranus doe write, he was conuerted from the law of the Pagans, he was an excellent Rethoritian, a carefull Biſhoppe, and a faythfull ouerſéer of the Church, he tooke great paines in deliuering and helping of Martires, for being abſent, he woulde write vnto his Prieſts & Deacons, that they ſhould with care and diligence embrace & make much of the Martires, which were captiue. The fortitude and godly ſtoutneſſe of his minde in executing of his office, the third Epiſtle of his firſt booke do declare: neither did there lacke in hint, wiſedome and circumſpcaion. Beſides this; he was of a ſingular modeſtie, for he would take vpon him to do nothing, without the conſent of his fellowes in office. He was beneficiall and kind towards his poore bretheren, and ſuch as were ſtraungers, &c. He had not withſtāding his vertues, errours, as appeareth in Sermo. de lapſis. 5. in Sermo de Elcemofina. He called Tertulians works his Maſter: he ſuffered manye daungerous conflictes: he inueighed earneſtly againſt Hereſles and Idolls, he wrote a pleaſant ſtile. He was baniſhed to exile by Valerianus. Emperor of ye Romans. Paternus the Proconſull being dead, Galeanus Maximus who ſuccéeded Patemus, commaunded his ſeruaunts, to carrye Cyprian in a Carte to the place of puniſhment, where the Lieuetenaunt beeing about to do ſacrifice vnto his Gods, brake out into theſe words. Thou haſt liued a great while being of a peſtiferous mind, and haſt gathered vnto thée, men of a wicked conſpiracie, & haſt bene an open enemie vnto the Romane Gods, and theyr holy lawes: neither could the godly and ſacred Princes, Valerianus & Galenus, reduce thée by anye meanes vnto the ſect of their ceremonies: after which words he was ſlaine with the ſword. At this time Sixtus was biſhop of Rome (as Euſebius writeth) in the yeare of our Lorde, two hundred fiftie and nine. Alleye.
Cicero a Senatour among the Romanes, in his youth of a meruaylous pregnacie of wit, whom the excellent Oratour Appolonius, greatly extolleth, for what ſubtiltie was in Logicke, what commoditie in morall Philoſophy, what ſecret knowledge in Philoſophie naturall, he knewe it. After many vexations and conſpiracies againſt him, one Herenius the homicide of Antonie, as Cicero fled, ouertooke him, and ſmote of his head and handes, and brought them to Antonie &c. He flouriſhed about fortye yeares before the Incarnation of Chriſt.
Cato was not firſt a ſurname, but a name of merite: for the auncient Romanes called him Cato, that was wiſe by much experience. Of this name, two there were moſt excellent for their learning, gouerment and wiſedome. For the one being made Conſull, wan moe Cities in Spayne, then he had aboden dayes in that Countrey: in which iourney, he retayned to himſelfe, nothing of all that was founde there, but meate and drinke onely. He made his ſouldiers rich, giuing to euerye of them, for rewarde, a pounde wayght of Siluer, ſaieng: Better it wer that may Romanes retourned agayne to Rome with Siluer, than a fewe with golde. This Cato was before Incarnation of Chriſt, one hundred eightie and two yeares.
The other Cato, was called Vticenſis,
