ABSTRACT
92 Julius Cesar him come to him: he rose out of his chaire, and went and imbracecl him before them all, and used him as honorablie, as he could have done the noblest man that tooke his parte. Brutus being in Pompeys campe, did nothing but studie all day long, except he were with Pompey, and not only the dayes before, but the selfe same day also before the great battell was fought in the fieldes of Pharsalia, where Pompey was overthrowen.1Jt was in the middest of sommer, and the slInne was verie hotte, besides that the campe was lodged neere unto marishes, and they that caried his tent, taried long before they came: whereuppon, being verie wearie with travell, scant any meate came into his mouth at dinner time. Furthermore, when others slept, or thought what woulde happen the morrowe after: he fell to his booke, and wrote all day long till night, wryting a breviarie of Polybills.2 It is reported that Cresar did not forgette him, and that he gave his Captaines charge before the battell, that they shoulde beware they killed not Brutus in fight, and if he yeelded wiJIinglie unto them, that then they shoulde bring him unto him: but if he resisted, and woulde not be taken, then that they shoulde lette him goe, and doe him no hurte.3 Some saye he did this for Serviliaes sake, Brutus mother. For when he was a young man, he had bene acquainted with Servilia, who was extreamelie in love with him.4 And bicause Brutus was borne in that time when their love was hottest, he perswaded him selfe that he begat him .... So, after Pompeys overthrowe at the battell of Pharsalia, and that he fledde to the sea: when Cresar came to beseege his campe, Brutus went out of the campe gates unseene of any man, and lept into a marishe full of water and reedes. Then when night was come, he crept out, and went unto the citie of Larissa: from whence he wrote unto Cresar, who was verie glad that he had scaped, and sent for him to come unto him. When Brutus was come, he did not onelie pardon him, but also kept him alwayes about him, and did as muche honor and esteeme him, as any man he had in his companie.5 Nowe no man coulde tell whither Pompey was fled de, and all were marvelous desirous to knowe it: wherefore Cresar walking a good waye alone with Brutus, he did aske him which way he thought Pompey tooke. Cresar perceiving by his talke that Brutus gessed certain lie whither Pompey shoulde be fledde: he left all other wayes, and tooke his jorney directlie towardes JEgypt. Pompey, as Brutus had conjectured, was in deede fledde into JEgypt, but there he was villanouslie
