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Show The thirdBookeof thefir(l part ee Cuar.s.§.7 and practifing the enterprife vpon Darius in Sardis,the Metropolis of Lydia; perfwading rtooke, twentyyearesafter ourvade difhon great his to end the in Athens which Dariws ; Hippias hadxefignedhis eftate. the Reader may conceiuethe betThus farre Lhauedigreffed from Darias,to the end hope that Hyppias hadtobereftothe f whereo warre: ofthis s motiue and ter the caufes made him {olicite & per {wade the Perfians red to Athens bythe helpe of Darius,which to conquerGreece;was one,but not the moft vrgent. §. VII. enfuing bet weene Greese Of the Ionian Rebellion, which was the principal caufe of the warres and Perfia. breaking Nother,anda ftrong motiue to this expedition, was the Jonick warre, out in 4fe about the fametime. The Colonies tranfported outofGreeceinto their liAfiawhichoccupied the greateft part ofthe Sea-coaft, hauing enioyed bertie about s00.yeares,cuen fromthe Jonick migration,to thetime of Cra/us; were by s, were this Lydian King made Tributaries, and afterwardsas parcell of his Dominion taken in by Cyrws,and left as hereditary Seruants tothe Crowne ofPerfia. againe But 4sit is the cuftome ofNations halfe conqueredwitnefle sre/andto rcbellboth in 20 Greczansg vpon cuery aduantage and apporunry : fo did the Zonians,and other Cyrus his life,and after him,feeke byall meanespoffible to free themfelues. Atthis time they found fuch menreadyto {purre theminto Rebellion,as had by the Perfian bin giuen ynto themforbridles to hold theminfubiection. Eueryone ofthofe Towneshad a Lordtorule it,whomthey(abhorring the gouernment of one man) called their Tyrants.Thefe Lords were verytrue to the Perfian, by whofe onely might they held the peoplein fubieétion.Andthis their duitful affection they had well declaand his red,when,Darixs being in great extremity, they v{ed all meanesto deliverhimpiece of this great Armie(thacotherwife had bin loft ) out ofthe Scythians hand. Of feruice Hiftiens the tyrant ofMiletus expected the chiefe thankes,as hauing beene chiefe Authoroftheir expecting Dariws,whenthereft, either perfiwaded by the Scpthians, Of 30 carried away with their owne defires,were ready to haue abandoned him. Butitcame powerfull foto paffe,that Darius being morefearefull ofthe harme that Hifliens ( being and craftymight doe to him in the future, than mindrfull of the good which hehadal- hee detaireadyrecciuedat his-hand,found meanesto carry him a-long to S#/a, where ene nedhim withall kinde vfage ofa friend,yet kept {ich good efpiall vpon him,asan mic,he could not ftart away. Hifiiews had {ubtilty enoughto difcouer the kings purpol® which illagreed with his owne defires. For he thought it more pleafant, and more ho- noutable to ruleas Princein one faire Citie,hauing a fmall Territory,than to fit& tealt was manageds at the great Kings table,& heare the counfailes by whicha large Empire being himfelfean idle beholder, andenioying with muchreftraint ofliberty, n0n¢ 0-49 ther, pleafures thana priuate man-might beftow vpon himfelfe, %0 Waerefore he bethought himfelfeof raifing of fometumults in the lower Afis, pacifie whichif he might be fent, as one that had great experience and authoritie 10 thofe quarters, it would afterwardsbein his powerto ftay at home, and either fatisfie cour ty the King with excufes,or.dealeas occafion fhall require. Refoluing vpon this he fent yery fecret inftructions to Ariftagoras his kin{man,wliom he hadleft his Dept teat Addetus, aduifing himto ftirrevp fome Rebellion. Thefe direétions cameleae nably.to Ars/tagoras,who hauingfailed in an enterprife vpon the Ifle of Naxos, chrough the falfe dealing ofa Perfian his Affociate;{tood in feareof difgrace, ifnotoffome!y . therillthat might befall him, as one:thathad. wafted the kings treafures to00 200%? purpofe: _Therefore hereadily embraced the counfaile:& the betterto draw the whole Cout- trie of Tonia into thefame courfe which he determinedto run, he abandoned histy#40~ ot nie,and did fet Milecus-at liberty. This planfible beginning watt ynto him the heatts the Adilefians : and his proceeding ayith other /oxéan Tyrants (ofwhom fome he tooke the whole Nation to and foldasflaues to their, Citizens others he chafed away )canfed Admirallin thee beene had lately he flcet,whercof Perfian The beathis command. terp:ifeofNaxos,he had farprifed in his firft breaking out, together withthe or7 flicets, Caarisigay. ©of the Hiftory of the World. felfe db thouglit him Officertand Captaines , fothar now he by Landor Kings forces, lying thereabout, cither cruth | ofalbAfiawauld thortly be vpon his néck; and that mig! ces, viilellehe were ableto raifean Army i fore het alone wereinfufficient co performe. Theré and the oferof ents, argum many with vaine din ning afitye went tvom t ans: he party, Gleamenes Kang ofthe Lacedemoni eirafititat Hettersaccalle befoughtthe people todend bimrrh Lieutenants inth dors which-had beenefeit tothe Perftan Kings | nanceto Hippias,tiow abanitbed smansahd ro them ottogitle counte llanfivers,hauing found very c werea while before this returned to expect ma likelihood fre were they ments, Sothat the euilliwhicli s stheinconfang madethemwilling.to begin withhints To which purpol Jonians, gathe¢perfivalions of Arzflag ores, | werenothelping. T'wenty fhipsthe Athenian Bretriansfutnifhedsiue more,in regardortl the lonians-8cchem. With thefe and their River!Gaiftrus, which falleth into che'Se fed Satdig when nosenemy was heard of ¢ go tuledas Vice-royin th« intothe caftle, which the Gre terofthe Citizens,and theCity. The Perfians, at length, mixt andrecoucted the Market place,ftrengt itsand borrowing conrage from.det gedtheinenemics; who well ade thefeafide. But Argaphernes hauing cians, & found them neere ( ted agreatpart oftheir Army,the > buthis govides,Captaine ofthe Erixtrians pert lent, Poct.Stmonides, pteferued.. After before fent vnto -4ri/fagoras andto the Tor efoluedlyivp ies inEphe. € was ‘by not by their tears, be petlwadedton the Sea: " Yetthe burning of Sardis made a greater t he world, thant ifhes could rayfe cefle which the Perfianshadin-gne or two Tonians biatiely proceeding, we part theHellefpont, got Bizantium and other Townes int Lent ae hereupon.te.takeh b latelyfubdued by, Cambyfes y FTISSS into confe- e by, Scayrebe led againft the 49 deracy Withthe Ionians,whowere able to gine themaid Perfians. ewes comming to Thefen an extreme hatre With the care = of Dariwi, fil ed him enians,v pon whon with gecat in ignation,; and {harp.renenge: SfoEthe Tonians, his contempt ofthem, ¢ & theit knowled tothinke, that they would riot hauedared reat mig Or thole, to whomthe ignorance of wokehin. This was the maine ground ofthe ey by. Xerxes againft'Athens: Fo which, fi pdlcon 9 heatonely fomeforme and affiftance;tl 50 beite like enoughto haue procee fordedthe:courageito pro> EK nced by, Darizs, and pur: fore icitation or ze en onceit;wasthusfarre on foot, erifhedyere it were aduancedany urther," juatrellof Dario extendec Some ‘other occurrents in this Lonian commotion all of ; for the: Reet ofthe Tlanders,if not againft the whole N j out tofarnith helpe aie morcouch an Gaue to his Rebels free harbour: theLanders,him. Thele,pronocations did rather inft ; auie of three hundred and fixty {ail any feare of, hayme thavt : j were res him a defire to abate their pride, than Eneaety but byfur oe es fishes Oc him. ‘Forwhat they had done at Sardis , was Y Were beaten by thePerfians,who had not yet loft Mmm the fruits of their aucipsne, |