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Show pnciney-tat ate EHa pars ACOs Oi ibPBNP Athenjamsouldremarethe PelofomaefalMhips, MISedoENEathcy veeeinedthee TheEthbafladors coinming 16 AphisWere ofopinion.thards they thenitelues hap Be gun the Warte,fo titightthey end ir when they pleated. WHefétore they toldhe. 712¢nians howgreat an honour it wasthat the Lacedemoniansdid {ueto themforpeace,adui fing themto makean end-ofwarre; whileftwithfuch-reputation they might, But th i foundall contrarieto their expectation For ia ftead of concluding vponeven ae ordefiring of meet recompence fox loflefuftaincdthe Athenians demanded certain Ci. tiesto be reftored to them,which had been taken from themby the, Lacedemonians jong Beforcriiis Warrebegatine;refinfing lRewile tS cOneitiue thetteaty ofperce; "Vnlelleth Sparédas hich werein the Tile, weretr rend red! yard theth'as Bafoners, Thus. : the Binbatladois rethrnéd without tfettsat which time the trudée Being ended Stas = fited from thearheniam Caprainesehar they Mould according rotheit conenanit tell A ° the hips; which had beche putintd'theirhands, Whereto dnfwer was made chat the conditivin OFthetriiceWAS, hat ifany one gti were broken {all fhowld'ke felvid, how' (hid 1€ Caehehtdniyyehalie atfatilted out Garrifonss and théreby ate We ac uited OF otiE p iniferoreltorethe thips:* "This and the Tike fricloasallegations whlch the nadewerebatimeerethists'; yer profit fo far Gilet Weighed Honour, chat bettér shies none couilbe zor. THenwere'the Lacedemoniaas drinen to yfe thay hard meats, ‘f ContitianccoFviGtuals ints the Mey which finally was taken by fee. and the hoe were initicatticdprifonets to CéphemsWhertif was decreed ‘this which the Pellponnh. « next inuaded Attilathefe priforitts(hould at Be flaine? Whether fearing the death ; of thefemefjor withzhel by the troubles,whichtaccording tothe dthenians hope) fell vponithem;the Lerediemonians wete $6 Earre fronr wating Arties, that they fifered their own Cohnrit to'bécontinadlly ouet-tutine, Botti by the Ctphewians, who landed all partsOFtheit coaftiand byttole which iffied Glic OFPy/ ne Rachael Perdew Ofall cyatWere ill-atfeetéd vnto them. ee ee Cruar.d.$.5. ofthe Hiftorie ofthe World. a not beeneregarded. Forit was This was athing that in the beginning ofthis Warre had and fire,the quarrell then thought,that by wafting the Territorie of athens with fwordonely the Athenians not whereby ended, beene haue time fhort in and eafily fhould fake fhould haue been broughtto goodorder,but the Corinthiansandothers, for whofe they fhould the war was vnder-taken,hauebinfofirmlyknit to the Lacedemontans, that But nowthe vanity for loue of them haue aban doned the 4rgines to their own fortunes. to ofthofe hopes appeared,in that the Athemians abounding in ready mony; & meafies t raife more,vvere able to fecurethemfeluesbya ftrong ficet fromany great harme*tha the Peloponsefians vvanting vvherewith tomaintainea Nauie,could doe vntothem;yea As for the asMafters ofthe Sca,to weary themout,asiineffect already they had done. their daily peace; warrenor either endure..n couldnow they Confederates ofSparta, trauailes,and manyloffes hadfo wearied:and incenfed them.Wherefore the Lacedamothen nians vere glad to vfethe occafion, vvhich the inclination oftheir enemies did. afiord,of making finall peace, vvhich: vvith much: adoe they procured, as feemedequall and eafie;but was indeed impoffible to be performed, andtherefore all their trayailevyas little effectual. Thereftitution ofprifoners andplaces taken being agreed vpon;it fell out bylot,that the Lacedemonians {houldreftorefirft. Thefe had vvonne more townes vpon the contihad vvonne, nent from the Atbenians,than the Athenians had from them;but vvhat they they had notvvonne abfolutely. Forthey had reftored fome Townes tofuch of their they Allies from vvhomthe State ofAthenshad taken them;fome,andthofethe moft; asto them, had {etat libertie(as reafon required) vvhich had openedtheir gaves.vnto their friends & delinerers,8¢ not compelled themto breake in as enemies. Nowconcertheir ning the Townes vvhich wetenotin their owne hands} but had bin rendred vato by permitting the Confederates,the Spartans found meanestogiue tome fatisfaction, Asheniensto retaine others,vvhichthey had gotten'in the Warre ; as forthereft, they promifed more than afterwards theycould performe.The Cities which they hadtaken y by into protection,could not endure toheare of being abandoned, neither wouldthe - rorks do iw HO the Lacedemioniant hardly saya6 ei ¥ ; Hot well kept. ms ‘Athenians, vvhom any meanes:yeeld themfeliies into the hands of their old Lordsthe 03k 9 Aue 2: ; 30 Bad work ttn ifadadnit apeobtained 4 peace,that was E Hereforeitheyindenoiired greasly:to obtain peacey Wi which thesAthenianswould I é : 2 fopharkenvitoiFor nee Ze ayca fo putiedvp with Cotitinuance sof good fuctelfe, coal, whaleprofitchicy satehe of of meninto Swifie;tohold-wpya factionthere, and chamilia on vt read a. ons - Sterlians quarrels.: whem afterwardchey heatd that loflestheybanifhed het <maway, and theircbandSreturned without either aineox Sk fomerna oe the Gaptaines,as ifithad*beehe meérély through the thedonger diftance!) was inpowertooffendothers Eeeerase tides opdnncfun' YEpy at icee is eene @ oe irfelfe) no swhitinferiourtntoPel receiued;elpe afters fomedif y cially.in Thraces ro ing poate abated thortly after,b and Braff 4s, Ge loft atlAmphipolsss Cleon neralls ofahe Miochinc ae eerrem they Wiaatlnerlisieacesie . tb ~ iin forces, were both flaine ywhich twohad m fothe Lecedemonians reat _ t onyniga by:their Jofles-were 'taughrmoderé which sheyhad es Seay y felt the like wounds, but throughthe ereat'N: e fainetd proceed lamely inthe war, apaintt ! as, throngh commoditie ea Segood fleet;had all aduantagethat could be found in x pedition were feruently def ere Fortune by any me fauourfouldsrettine rs dcp to conclude thé>bufinefle) mortified in their Efe well mics. Neither, wassit.onel ee was.at thistime that viged them t05° eftares prefenr their of bring the treaty, Sie etie cence oo bur other sdangers hanging ouct dt dy-effe andfpre l folboat o readyit and their heads, voleflerhey.cdmpounded with the 40" nians,they knew.nophow toau; ort which enwhicl had:ancientenmity 12 ofverg e hectar ei thi of tnace them,was:nowyafterai take the bene tt wellanightexpired sready'to oftheir prdteatrraubles;: by.i Unetyyedresthofew hoalore fond thein worke enovg"gyivith yioynin fixo, d tichan wasa Argosfc our te Spaddwinvalonis Ver VY houghinferi whicht Gitie, ong not{ovawarlike. . ritat the Lacedewonia - d fuchill corefponderice with the ine}phibouring Eitates, es uctfarce Picliaile vpon itz when vhey had lice de tovebus er were drawneyand 30 they had offended by reuolting,notwithftanding whatfoeuerarticles concluded,for their (ecuritic, and betterance in time to come. This. dull performance backewardin of conditions on the fide ofthe Spartans ;madethe Athenians becomeas fo that reftoring only the pi ifodoing thofe things vvhich ontheir part were required; the ders which they had they deferred there ft, vntill fuch time as they might receiue full fatisfaétion; according tothe agreement. Butbefore fuch timeas:thefe difficulties brake out jato matter of open quarrel,the Lacedemontans entred into'amoreftreightal a league offenfiue and defenfiue with them, Heeteliance vvith the Athenians: ma unto they were moued:by thebackwardneffe ofthe Argiaes,whobéing(asthey thought) things were once compounded likely to haue fued for peace at their handssas fooneas 4 dctveene Athens and Sparta;did {hew themfelues plainely: vnwilling to'giue earetoany luchmotion.Thinking therefore,that by cutting from-Argos all hope of Athenian {iic® cour; they fhould make fure worke,the Spartants regarded not theaffections of other States,;whomthey hadcither-boundvnto thembywell- deferuing in the late warre, of found fo trouiblefome,that their enmitie(ifperhaps they durftlet it appeare) vvas lit+ tle worfethan friendthip.It bred greaticalonfie in all:the Cities of Greece, to perceiue y-one claufe threatChaconiundtiion betweene twofo powerfull Signiories:efpeciall that might be har intent fecret witha feate, to apt thing Ring cuery one,that was any taking each what *Oured in their proud conccits,offubdning the whole Counttie, and they might by they could lay hold on.For befidesthe otherarticles,it.was agreed, That Somumall confentaddé new:conditions,or alterthe old at their own pleafures. This im- s, Thebanes,and otherancient ConfedePtciion wtonpht fo ftrongly in the Corjgthian y had borne to the Athenians their profeffed ene- Fates of Sparta,that the hate which'the wherebyit Mes. was violently thrown::vpon the Lacedemonians their vniuft friends: {wayin Greece, might haue been aFoa to paffethatthey whohad lately borne chiefe already in effe@ they wes e,had the eneandoned tothe difcretion of their enemies, 25 Mies wilely yfed the aduantage. 6.V Ei |