And because he knew that the past severity had caused some hatred against himself, so, to clear himself in the minds of the people, and gain them entirely to himself, he desired to show that, if any cruelty had been practised, it had not originated with him, but in the natural sternness of the minister.
És mivel tudta: a múltbeli keménykezűség miatt ellenségei támadtak, hogy teljesen megnyerje azokat a népeket, úgy tett, mintha a múltbeli kegyetlenkedésnek nem ő maga, hanem helytartójának rossz természete lett volna az oka.