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But as that Cnaeus Plancius is a Roman knight, whose rank
as such is of that antiquity that his father, his grandfather, and all his
ancestors were Roman knights before him, and in a most flourishing
prefecture1 occupied the
highest position both for rank and influence; secondly, as he himself while
serving in the legions under Publius Crassus as general, enjoyed a character
of the highest respectability among a number of most accomplished men, Roman
knights; as he was after that the chief man among his fellow-citizens, a
most incorruptible and upright judge in many causes, a promoter of many
companies, and president of some;—if not only no fault has ever
been found with him, but if the whole of his conduct has been universally
praised; shall we still be told that such a father shall be an objection to
a most honourable son, when he would be able by his authority, or, if not,
by his interest, to protect a less honourable man, or one entirely
unconnected with him?
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1 “In some Italian towns there was a praefectus juri dicundo. He was in the place of, and not coexistent with, duumviri. The duumviri were originally chosen by the people, but the praefectus was appointed annually in Rome, and sent to the town called a praefectura, which might be either a municipium or a colonia; for it was only in the matter of the praefectus that a town called a praefectura differed from other Italian towns. Arpinum is called both a municipium and a praefectura.”—Smith Dict. Ant. p. 259, v. Colonia, q. v.
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