SULPICIUS

G Rave Senators and Father's of this State, Our strange protractions & unkind delays where weighty wars does call us out to fight Our factious wits to please aspiring Lords, You see hath added pour unto our foes, And hazarded rich Phrigia and Bithinia, With all our Asian Holds and Cities too: Thus Scylla seeking to be General, (Who is invested in our Consuls Pall) Hath forced murders in a quiet State: The cause whereof even Pompey may complain, Who seeking to advance a climbing friend, Hath lost by death a sweet and courteous son. Who now in Asia but Mithridates, Laughs at these found dissensions I complain? While we in wrangling for a General, Forsake our friends, forestall our forward war, And leave our Legions full of dalliance, Weighting our idle wills at Capva. Fie Romans, shall the glories of your names, The wondrous beauty of this Capitol, Perish through Scillas insolence and pride, As if that Room were robbed of true renown, And destitute of warlike Champions now? Lo here the man, the rumor of whose fame, Hath made Hiberia tremble and submit; See Marius that in managing estate, Through many cares and troubles he hath passed, And spent his youth, upon whose reverend head The milkwhite pledge of wisdom sweetly spreads: He six times Consul, fit for peace or war, Sits drooping here content to brook disgrace, Who glad to fight through follies of his foes Sighs for your shame while you abide secure; And I that see and should recure these wrongs, Through Pompey's late vacation and delay, Have left to publish him for General, That merits better titles far than these: But (Nobles) now the final day is come, When I your Tribune studying for renown, Pronounce and publish Marius General, To lead our Legions against Mithridates, And crave (graven Father's) signs of your content, why then you sage and ancient Sires of Room, Sulpitius here again does publish forth, That Marius by the Senate here is made, Chief General to led the Legions out, Against Mithridates and his Competitors, Now victory for honour of Room follow Marius. No the Senate, I and Room her self agrees Ther's none but Marius shall be General. Therefore Scylla these daring tea mes unfit, Beseem not thee before the Capitol. Scylla, what means these Arms and warlike troops These glorious Ensigns and these fierce Alarms, 'Tis proudly done to brave the Capitol. But wisdom would you did forbear, To yield these flight suspicions of contempt, where as this Senate studieth high affairs. The Senators with full decree appoint, Old Marius for their Captain General, To lead thy Legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.