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marueilous feare throughout the whole Citie : but yet because

they fawe the chiefefte personages goe besore, they thought that the

fame* enterprife was taken in vaine. Wheresore the people out of

all places of the citie, ranne into the market place. Where Brutus

complained of the abhominable Rape of Lucrece, committed by

Sextus Tarquinius. And thereunto he added the pride and insolent

behauiour of the king, the miferie and drudgerie of the people, and

howe they, which in time paste were vi&ours and Conquerours, were

made of men of warre, Artificers, and Labourers. He remembred

also the infamous murder of Seruius Tullius their late kinge. these

and such like he called to the peoples remembraunce, whereby they

abrogated and deposed Tarquinius, banifhing him, his wife, and

children. Then he leuied an armie of chosen and piked men, and

marched to the Campe at Ardea, committing the gouernemente of

the Citie to Lucretius, who besore was by the king appointed

Lieutenant. Tullia in the time of this hurlie burlie, fledde from

her houfe, all the people curfing and crying vengeaunce vpon her.

Newes brought into the campe of these euentes, the king with

great feare retourned to Rome, to reprefle those tumultes, and

Brutus hearinge of his approche, marched another waye, because

hee woulde not meete him. When Tarquinius was come to Rome,

the gates were fhutte against him, and he himselfe commaunded

to auoide into exile. The campe receiued Brutus with great ioye

and triumphe, for that he had deliuered the citie of such a tyraunte.

Then Tarquinius with his children fledde to Caere, a Citie of the

Hetrurians. And as Sextus Tarquinius was going, he was ilaine

by those that premeditated reuengemente, of olde murder

and injuries by him done to their predeceflburs. This

L. Tarquinius Superbus raigned xxv yeares. The

raigneof the kinges from the first soundation of

the citie continued CCxliiii. yeares. After

which gouernmente two Confuls were

appointed, for the order and admi-

niftration of the Citie. And

for that yeare L. luni-

us Brutus, and L.

Tarquinius, Col-

latinus.

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