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together, before them all he asked them, if they thought that the cost bestowed were too much. The people answered him: a greate deale too much. Well, said he then, the charges shall be mine (if you thinke good) and none of yours: prouided that no mans name be written vpon the workes, but mine onely. When Pericles had said so, the people cried out aloud, they would none of that (either because that they wondred at the greatnesse of his minde, or else for that they would not giue him the only honour and praise to haue done so sumptuous and stately works) but willed him that he should see them ended at the common charges, without sparing for any cost. But in the end, falling out openly with Thucydides, and putting it to an aduen-ture which of them should banish other, with the banishment of Ostracismon: Pericles got the vpper hand, and banished Thucydides out of the citie, and therewithal also ouerthrew the contrarie faction against him. Now when he had rooted out all factions, and brought the citie againe to vnitie and concord, he found then the whole power of Athens in his hands, and all the Athenians matters at his disposing. And hauing ail the treasure, armour, galleys, the lies, and the sea, and a maruellous seigniorie and kingdome (that did enlarge it selfe partly ouer the Grecians, and partly ouer the barbarous people) so well fortified and strengthened with the obedience of nations sub-iect vnto them, with the friendship of Kings, and with the alliance of diuers other Princes and mightie Lords: then from that time forward he beganne to change his manners towards the people, and not so easily to giue place and frame himselfe to the peoples wils and desires, no more then as it were to contrary winds. Furthermore he altered his ouer gentle and popular manner of gouernement which he vsed vntill that time, as too delicate and too effeminate an har~