Titus, The sonne of Vespasian emperour of Rome, was from his youth earnestly bent to the studie of honestie, learning, and noble prowes, so that in his tender yeares he gaue euident token whereto in the ende he would prooue. And yet, euen then be did some thinges by the slippernesse of youth, and yll company, that caused many to feare that hee woulde haue prooned both cruell, sensuall, and couetous. But when he was aduaunced to the empire, he did not onely shake off those light companions by whom he was misse-led, but also did so farre passe all other in liberalitie, princely bounty, contempt of money, mercie, clemencie, courteste and sweete behauiour, that hee was commonly called the delite & dearling of mankinde. Of his clemencie, this is notable. When two of the noble men had conspired against him, and the matter was to euidently prooued, as they could not denie it, first he admonished them, and then had them with him to a common sight or shew, and there made them sitte the one on the one side, the other on the other. And because hee behelde sworde players, he called for one of their swordes, which vnder pretence of feeling how sharpe it was, hee gaue firste to the one and then to the other. In so much that euen they that purposed his death, shewed themselues astonied at his manly constancie. Why (sayth he) doe you not see that royall power and imperiall authoritie is giuen by destinie, and the will of God, so that it is in vaine for any man either to hope to attaine it, or to feare to leese it? After supper on a time remembring, that on that day hee hadde not done any pleasure or benesite to any man, with a loude voyce he sayde to them present. Friends, I haue lost a day. When hee hadde raigned almost three yeare he died of an ague.Titus Liuius, The most excellent historian or writer of stories, in whome was the Fountayne of the milke of pure eloquence.