Volume 2

The treasvrie of avncient and moderne times. [Containing, ten following bookes to the former Treasurie] the learned collections, iudicious readings, and memorable obseruations ... / Translated [by Thomas Milles] out of that worthy Spanish gentleman Pedro Mexio. And M. Francesco Sansouino, that famous Italian. As also, of these honourable Frenchmen, Anthonie du Verdier, lord of Vaupriuaz: Loys Guyon, sieur de la Nauche, counsellor vnto the king: Claudius Gruget, Parisian, etc.

Date:
1613-1619
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Credit: The treasvrie of avncient and moderne times. [Containing, ten following bookes to the former Treasurie] the learned collections, iudicious readings, and memorable obseruations ... / Translated [by Thomas Milles] out of that worthy Spanish gentleman Pedro Mexio. And M. Francesco Sansouino, that famous Italian. As also, of these honourable Frenchmen, Anthonie du Verdier, lord of Vaupriuaz: Loys Guyon, sieur de la Nauche, counsellor vnto the king: Claudius Gruget, Parisian, etc. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Of the Ancient Gaules i Bookei education of their children Women puni- fticdby theyr husbands for adultery No pardon graatedfor a- dultery. Vices not ic- fteU'at. > ti*- Ccmmenda- tion of marri¬ age making. Againft rour- thering of Children or Kindred. Dlodor \n lih<^ The manner of fpcaking a- mongft the; Gaules. i femble (in good quality) others of theyr linage. And then they line, keeping their chaftity well defended not being cor¬ rupted by any occafions^nor the fight of wanton paftimes^ or bceing prefent at Feafts or bankets. There arc very few adulteries commit- , ted in fo great a Nation; for the punifh- ' ment thereof is very fpccdyj and the hut band may lawfully do it. After hee hath lhauen and ftript her naked, the husband bringeth her forth of his houicjin the pre¬ fence of all his and her ncereft Kindred, and bcateth her with a baftinado thorow all the ftreetes ^ for there is no allowance of any pardon after that a wife hath ble- milhed her honor; and neither her beau¬ ty,youth, or riches can afterward winne her’anothcr husband. Vices ferue not there to be laughed and iefted at: &: one may well fay,That (thcre)is fuch a world, as Ticithi r permitteth the doing or indii- rihgofany difToluteneflc. Thole Com¬ mon weales are the heft orderedjwherein is fuch permifsion,that the Maides one- ly findc thcmfelucs husbands, and mart age confifteth in mutu^]4accord(for a longwhile) in goodhope,and thatthe Bride may haue her hearts dcfuc. For in this cafe flic taketh her husband as one be the lelfcfame body, and one life is allow¬ ed by them both: becaufc they can haue no contrary thoughts, neithertheyr de- fircs any way wandering,but their affec¬ tions doefo fimpathize, as not in either to husband or wife, but to the fandity of marriage. It is helde as a very great of- fenccjto procure the death of any of their children, or of their kindred: And there good cLiftomcs dobcare morefway, then good Lawes and Ordinances doe elfe- wherc. Hitherto haue wee continued the writing of concerning the Ger- manes marriages. reprehendeth the Gaules for acertaine kinde ofdifordered behauiour in their fpeaking, faying^They vfc a (hort kinde of fpeech,fomewhat hard to be vn- derftood, and without any deliberation 5 fpcaking great ftore of doubtfull things, yet deliuering many bragging and vaun¬ ting wordsj much to commend thefelues and in the contempt of others. They are threatners and badfpeakerSjand full of o- uerweening. This vauntcry oftheirs hath likewife bcene reprooued by StrAbo in lib. 3, Andfpeaketh thcrcofinhis fea- uenth Bookc^ and is alfc to be proued by diuers examples in his other books. Such is that whereof hcc Ipcaketh in his nrft bookcjof Diuicffnui the Heluctian, who highly extolled and vaunted the vertue of the Heluetians, and reproached the dil- comfiture of the Romanes, admoniflijng by menaces to beware of any fur¬ ther attempting^ for feare, leaft the place where the Romanes mifearried, by a fur¬ ther lolTe of thcir^peoplcjaftcr the foiling oftheir whole Army, (houldtake name thereby,and fb remaine as a memorie of their difgrace. Such alfo was AriouiUui^ King of the Germans,who anfweringlitle or nothing to matters .which CaJay demaunded of him; fpake wonders of his owne valour, and that he neuer bucHed with any man, but he was ruined. And C^far might com to fight whenfoeuer he picafed , but he fhould learne of the Germaines,that they were a people neuer vanquiflied, and skilfiill enough in adions of armes. Fcr- cingetorix alfo vanted in his oration, that hee would Uiake a League .with all the Gaules, and then all the world durft not make head agaihft them. This is fufficient concerning this matter; I come now to Ipcakc of the care which they had of their ov/neperfons. CH Ap.II. H0W the GauUs vfed to we Are their Haire 3 and what kinde of garments they vfed^ with the fainting of their body esy their CoinesJ^c. Lio.y, DiH'conas ihc Hclueiiaii braggari^ JrlouifiisK, of the Ger¬ mans. lul.Uf.incm* Lib, I. lodortiSy fpeaking of the Gaules, fay th; Albeit,thac naturally they haue good¬ ly lockes of hayre^ yet doe they hclpe the natural! ^ colour thereof, by an in- ftrument properly deuifed for that pur- pofe. They twine and twift theyr bufhie lockes together, and fiiffer them to hang danglingdowne, eucn from the forehead to the necke : fo that they refemble Sa- tyres,and young vnfhorne boyes. They haue pradifed by Art,to make their haire thicke Diodo.tn Lib.% How the Gaules yted tc wearc their haire.