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Part I. from our modes, that of a little young Youth in Brass, with his Sword in his hand, that of a little Boy sleeping upon a Touchstone, the head of Cicero in Marble, that of Seneca, the Head of Michael Angelo Bonarota in Brass of his own hand making: in fine, the head of Brutus, one of Cæsar's Murderers. It was begun in Marble by Michael Angelo, but informedly; and so left by him: If you will know the reason why he finished it not, read the distich written in Brass, under this Head by the said sculptor himself, thus:

Pictures of Famous Souldiers.

The four Corner letters signifying that Michael Angelus Bonarota Fecit. Among the Pictures, I took particular notice of these Souldiers, of Hannibal that frighted Rome, of Scipio that took Carthage and vaquishedvanquished [sic] Hannibal, of Pyrrhus that made the Romans glad to make peace with him, of Scanderbeg that made the great Turk afraid to fight with him, of Venerius that helpt to win the Battle of Lepenta, of Alexander Farnese that never lost Battle, of Cortesius that found out new Countries, of Magellanus that found out new Seas, of Andrea D' Oria who beat the French by Sea, of Gaston de Foix who had beat the Spaniards by Land, if he had but known how to use his Victory, of the Duke of Alva, who only lamented denying that he had never fought a pitch'd Battel with the Turks, of Anne de Montmorency, who dying, was glad to die in a pitch'd Battle against the Hugonots, of