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 Rh Children along with him. And being come as far as Mount Alba he wrote this Letter to the Empress.

Verus was in the right in the Advice he sent me of Cassius'''s Design to usurp the Empire. I suppose you may have heard what fine things the Fortune-tellers have promis'd him, Pray come forthwith to Mount Alba, and fear nothing ; For here I wait for you, and hope by the God's Assistance, to discourse with you farther about our Affairs.''

Faustina wrote him this Answer.

I intend, according to your Orders to be at Mount Alba to Morrow ; in the mean time I beg of you, if you have any Love for your Children, to make an Example of all these Traitors : For these Rebellions are an ill President to the Officers, and Soldiers, who will infallibly do your Business, unless you prevent them.

Faustina being hindred by some Accident from going to Mount Alba, the Emperour wrote to her to come to Formianum, and embark with him there, but being detaind at Rome by their Eldest Daughters falling Sick, she sent him this Letter.

When Celsus's Rebellion was on Foot, my Empress-Mother Faustina, desired our Father Antoninus, to be kind in the first place to his own Blood, and Family, and then if  Rh