¶ Of Pomponius the Romayne, That Was Brought Before Mithridates. Cx
¶ Pomponius, a noble man of Rome sore hurte and wounded, was taken and brought before Mithridates, whiche asked hym this questyon: if I cure and heale thy woundes, wylte thou than be my frende? He answered hym agayne thus: if thou wylte be a frende to the Romaynes, thou shalt than haue me thy frende.
This was a noble stomacke, that preferred the welth of his countrey before his owne helth.