Martius Coriolanus goinge aboute to represse the common people of Rome with dearth of Corne was banished.
When he had so done, he said vnto them: “Now ye know, whether your Emperour is able to represse and bridle his affections or not?
Newes brought into the campe of these euentes, the king with great feare retourned to Rome, to represse those tumultes, and Brutus hearinge of his approche, marched another waye, because hee woulde not meete him.
In the meane time the Confederats resolued to breake forth in Armes, in diuers parts of the Realme at once; vpon conceit, that if the King should endeuour to represse them in one place, they might more easily preuaile in the other.
Hee prepared great forces also by meanes of the treasure which his father had left, and disposed them in places conuenient, either to preuent or to represse these scattered tumults.
To represse this annoyance, the King caused the woods to bee cut downe, built there a Borough, to which hee granted Faire & Market, and that the Burgesses should be so free as any other Burgesses within the Realme.
Herevpon grew no small grudge betwixt the Welshmen and Englishmen, so that to represse the inuasion of the enimies in the parts towards Bristow, Mountgomerie and Chester, the king sent three hundred men in armes on horssebacke.
For remeady whairof, of necessitie it is, that Generall Assemblies maun be, in the which the judgement and the gravitie of many may concur, to correct or to represse the folyes or errouris of a few.
And finallie they must studie to represse her inordinate pride and tyrannie to the vttermost of their power.
And yet methinks, in my devicefull mind Some reasons that may happily represse These arguments it’s not uneath to find.
And now I do awhile but interspire A torrent of objections ’gainst me beat, My boldnesse to represse and strength to tire.
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