ABSTRACT
Eunoe, the Moore, wife of Bogudes (King of Mauritania) upon whom, as also upon her husband, he bestowed very many gifts and of infinite value, as Nasa hath left in writing: but most especially hee fancied Cleopatra: For, with her, hee both sate up many times and feasted all night long even untill the breake of day; and also in the same Barge or Galley 1 called Thalamegos, had passed into ..Egypt, almost as farre as to ..Ethiopia, but that his Armie refused to followe: and in the end having trained her into the Citie of Rome, he sent her back againe, not without exceeding great honours, and enriched with many rewards: yea, and suffered her to call the sonne she bare, after his owne name.2 Whom verily, some Greek writers have recorded, to have been very like unto Cresar both in shape and also in gate 3 •••
§ 53 That he was a most sparie drinker of wine, his very enemies
would never denie. Whereupon arose this Apophthegm of M. Cato, That of all that ever were, Cresar alone came sober to the overthrow of the State. For, about his foode and diet C. Oppius sheweth hee was so indifferent and without curiosity, that when upon a time his Host set before him upon the bord aIde ranke oile! in steed of greene, sweet, and fresh, so that other guests refused it, he on ely (by his saying) fell to it and eate therof the more liberally; because he
