Cum a M. Lepido imperatore, pontifice maximo, saepe numero res <publica> et bene et feliciter gesta sit, populusque Romanus intellexerit ei dominatum regium maxime displicere, cumque eius opera, virtute, consilio singularique clementia et mansuetudine bellum acerbissimum civile <s>it restinctum,
Whereas Marcus Lepidus, imperator, pontifex maximus, has on many occasions well and successfully conducted the affairs of the Republic, and the Roman people has perceived that monarchical rule is strongly repugnant to him; and whereas by his activity, courage, judgment, outstanding clemency, and gentle dealing a most bitter civil war has been extinguished,
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