aot Legttus, Spe&acor^ & pro capm me-
diocritatis mei adjutor fui. He appear d
at the famous Triwnpb of Tiberius withve-
rjf great Marks of Jbmur i which Hankius
vi^ Scriptoribus Rerum Romanorutn^
JW I.^. 90*) places in the Tear 740. which
tj^ ao Tears or more before it coud pojfibly
happen. Por Paterculus made his fir ft Cam^
pdign in the Tear 7^3. He has been very
jufily blamed by his Commentators for his Flat-
ttry {f SejanoSy and thofe exorbitant Praifes
he befiows on bim: iee Chap. 127, 128.*
Lib. II. Be is blamed^ fays a very confide^
table Author^ (La mothe le Vayer, p*^94'}
and that with great Reafon, for his ridicu^
hus Elogiumsy not only to Tiberius, but his'
Favourite Sejanus^ whofe Merits ^ twice
declares ^ as one if the principal dnd mofl
foirtuous Perfqns in the Roman Common^
wealth. What did be do in this (continues
$be fame Author) but what is commonly pror
'Bisd by all thofe who write the Hifiory of
fbeir own Times , and wiBpubliJb it while the
Perfons be writes of are fiiO alive :. And
JUpfius has as freely cenfu/d him for his
great P/srtiaJity ( Epift. Quaeft. Lib. J. ) ex
antiquisi (fays he ) bilem mihi mover. Vel^

fus Paterculus M\ium Sejanum omnibus
ircutibus acctimulac^ & quafi in Thea-

tra



P R E F A- C? E. *i

tro plena manu Laudat. Os HiAorici!
ac nos etim I'cimus, Natum Sc extin&utn
in exicium generis humani. Liviam Au-'-
guftam poi^ multas Laudes, Diis quain
Hominibus fimiliotem fceminam concW
dit ; jam de "Tthrio flagicium Ht, A un-
quam alicer quam ut de Jove immmtiM
loquacur : Hec, liber Sc ingenuus animus-

, qui ferat ? Contra, ut Germaaki Cafarit'-
laudes ubiq; callide difHinuIac ? Ut jf-
grippittam, & quibus aliis in fenfior Tiif^

'■ rius crederetur, oblique premit? Qiii4
ipulta? Non aliquid, quam Mancipiiiin

' Aulx agit : Dices intuta, illis temporibus
Veritas ftiit Fateor ; fed vcre fcribere fi

■■ non licuit falfa rion debuit. 