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 comminalty, being oone after, outcat, hied at, condemned, and deliuered to a mierable death. For where I praye three O Axiochus, (thee I aske that art in office in the commonwealth) dyed that mightie Militiades? where that victorious Themitocles? where that valiant Ephialtes? where finally the noble kings and glorious Emperours, which not long a goe flourihed in the commonwealth. As for my elfe, I could neuer be brought to beare office in the Cittie: for I neuer accounted it as a worthie and lawdable thing to be in authority together with the madding multitude.

But Theramenes and Calixenus of late memorie appointing vnder them certaine Magitrates condemned certaine guiltlee men not hearing their caues to vndererued death. Onelye withtood them you, and Triptolemus, of thirty thouand men which were gathered in the aemblie.

It is as thou ayet Socrates, and ince that time I haue refrained my elfe from the tage: neither hath any thing euer to mee eemed of greater waighte, then the gouerning of the common-wealth, and that is well knowne to them which are in the ame office. For thou peaket thee things, as hauing out of ome high