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Show ~The thirdBooke ofthefirftpart ik APO.14: Cuar.io.§et4. ry of the Hiftory of the World, . {t60dwith his good liking: Allfo:the other Gaptaines:were muchtronbled and affraid, asbeing Generall,the fitteft man; others had more defireto fend Xenophen:but in vaine, thénioney prontifed tothem,andby themtothe Sonidicrs, came'not.; For the people thefe fiould-failein managingthe bufines w hich agreed not with his difpofition, others of more impudency andleffe difcretion werefent;who in fuch wife delinered their info- whenthey perceiued,that fhipswere prepared fufficient for their Navigation, but-thar OfSinope and Heraclea, knowing thatthe Armie wasnowrefolued forthe voyageyand that xevopheaswhom theyfearedshad perfwaded themtothis refolution; thoughtit the WIR way-tofurnith them with a Nauie whileft they were: in good readineffe, to depart,butto keep themony-tothemfelues: The Captaines therfore.who being difappointed by:theferowned, found themfelucs in great danger oftheir men,whom'they had:deceinedwith faire hopes,repented muchoftheirfaire offers,& figuifying as muchto Xe. nophon, prayed him'to make propofition to the Armie, oftaking the fhips,& fayling to 19 Phafis:wherethey:might feize vpon Lands,and plantthemfelues in fuch wife asthould ftandibett withtheir good liking. But finding himcoldin the bufineffe, they began to vvorke the principall of their:own followers, hoping by them to draw inall there. Thefe newes becomming publike,bred a fufpition ofXenophon,asif he had. wontheseft ofthé Captaines tohis purpofe, and meantdowto carry the Armyquite another way frontheiown' home!Wherfore aflemblingthe Companies,he gate them fatisfation, and withall complined offomedifotders which hecaufedthemtoredreffes A generall inquifition was likewife made of offencescommittedfincethe death ofCyrm;whichbeing punithed, all things werein: quiet. Shortly after came Embaffadours from Corylat, Lord ofthe Paphlagontans,who fending prefents,defired peace ofithe!Greeks:the Embaf- 30 fadoutsiwere friendly: entertained, & peace concluded, vvhich needed not to haue bin fought,for thanthe:Greeks-hauing nowtheit fi¢et in ateadines,did foon weigh Anchors, & fer {aile for Harmene the Port of Sizope,whithet Cherifophus came, bringing with him aféw-Gallies fronrthe Admiral: Asaxibias,who promifedto giue the Atmy pay 4 foone asthey:came intothe parts ofGreece, §. XIV. Anothergreatdiffenfion and diftrattion ofthe Armic. How the mutiners were beatealyhe Barbarians,and re{cued by Xenophon. He neererthat they approached to! Greece; thegreater vvas their defircto m ake 3* I prouifion for, -chemfelyes,,thatthey:might not.returne home empti¢-handed. Wiiereforecrulting well chat.ifthe charge of the, Armie wereabfolutcly-com mitted:tovone fufficient man,he might the more conueniently, procure the good-of them forthey bothrefixfed it, and renouncedthe aGionas difhoneft. Left therefore either of lent meflage, that the Citizens taking time to deliberate vpontheir requeft, brought whattheycould out ofthefields into the Towne, andfhutting the Gates,didforthwith manthe Wals. Whenthe Souldiers perceiued themfelues to be difappointed of their rauenous purpofe, theyfell to mutiny, faying, That their Leaders had betrayedthem : atid being forthe morepart of them Arcadians & Achzans, they forfookimmediately Cherifophus and Xenophon , choofing new Leadersout of their owae number. Aboue fourethoufand and fiue hundred they were, all heauily armed, who eleéting ten Czptains, failed into the Port of Calphas,which is inthe mid-way between Heraclea & By- zantiam,with purpofe toaffaile the Bythinians on the fuddaine. With Cherifophusthere abode two thoufand and one hundred, ofwhom one thoufand and foure hundredwere armed weightily : Xewophon had two thoufandfoot,three hundred wherofwere lightly atmed,and forty horfe,which {mall band had done goodferuice already,andcould not haue bin fpared now.Cherifopbus had agreed with Cleander Gouernour ofByzantium,to meethim atthe thouth ofthe Riuer Calphas, whither C/eander promifed to bring fome Galliesto conucy him ouerinto Greece ; for which caufe he tooke his waythither by ao Land,leaning to Xexophex fuch fhipping as he had;who paffing fomepart ofthe way by Sea,landed vpou the Confines of Heraclea,& Thracia Afiatica, intending to make acut through the mid-land-Country to the Propont. The Mutiners whohad landedat Calphas bynight, with purpofetotake fpoiles in Bythinia, diuided themfelues into ten Companies,cuery Captaine leading his owne Regimentinto fome Village,fiueorfixe miles from the Sea, in the greater Townes were two Regiments quartered; and fo:was that part ofthe country furprifed onthe {udden,and facked all at onetime. The place of Rendenous was an high piece ofground,where fome of themarriued, finding no difturbance; others,not without much trouble & danger: two Companies were brokenand defeated,only eight menefcaped,thereft were all putto the fword. For the Thracians jo Whichhadflipt at firft out ofrhe Souldiers hands,did raifethe Country,andfinding the Greeks loden with booty, tooketheaduantage of their diforder,cutting in pieces thofe two Regiments: which done,they attempted 1¢ reft,encompafiing the hill wheron they encamped:One greataduantage theThraci 1,thatbeing all lightarmed,they could at pleafire makeretrait fromthefe Arcadians & Achxans:who wanting theaffiftance of alljthey determiried to make xsaephen fole Commanderofall-;, in whofefauouras well horfe,g hauing neither Archers norSlingers among them,were driuen to ftand meerly the Captaines asthe common. Souldiers were very carneft and violent ,. Buche, cithet Vpon theirdefence,bearing offwith greater danger,& many wounds receiued,the Darts place,éc & Arrowes ofthe Barbarians,till finally they were driuen from their watering "itorced to craue parley. Whatfoeuer the Articles of compofitioa were,the Thracians yeelded to all.but pledges foraffurancethey would giue none, without w*' the Greeks 40 well knew,thatall promifes offuch people,efpecially fo incenfed,were nothing worth. enMtiemean time Xenophon holding his way quietly through the In-land Region,did fearing to difpleafetheLacedemonians;who were icalous ofhim already (being incenled by.thatfugitive.who forfooketheArmy at Frabizond, fying withoneoftheirrwo fiip) ormoned:by fometokens appearing to-himin.the entrails thanthrearned ill fiaceeflt 10 his gouctnment, procured withwvehement contention,that this honour vvas laid vp0® 4o Cherifophus,a Lacedemonian: Itfeemes that. Xenophon, confidering the vexation incident tothe condudtof avoluntary| Armyswanting pay,did wifelyin-yeelding to fuch tokens as forbad hin to.aceeptit: efpecially, knowing fo welltheir defire which vvass otby:wrong toiger wealth wherfocuerit might be found, without alkregardo Foe, Gherifophaa had bin Genexall but fixe or feuen dayes, yvhen:he vwasde hauing bin viwilling to robthe Towne-of Heraclea;which had.fene,p Canipe; and \binvery beneficiall voto them, in lending fips for their tr ; Two daiesthey-hadfailed by.the coaft offia;when being paftthofe oreatRiviersswhie would have given impedimentstheiriourney- by Land,they touched atfiera eajwhere confulting how totake their way-bnwards; whether by.Land or Seasione feditiousm™*>4 began to puttheminminde offecking to.get fomwhat forthemfelues; telling them that all their prouifionwould be {pentin three dayes,and that.being now comeout the hemies:Country,,viuals andjother|neceflaries could.notbe had without a she of Heraclea, giving Which caufe he gauc aduice to fend meffengersinto. the Towne: Citizens to vnderftand.what their wants were, and demanding ofthem threethoutzn¢ andiimie fone ofmoney, called Cpsicems,. which fumme -amointeth to twa thoufand 73: ae arenas thereabout. :/Fhis notion!was gréatly applauded, : ito ten thouland Cysicess atleaftiwhich to require; :thty thought CH" bon ome Trauailers,whether they knew ought ofany ieee along le eee couse by them truce ormation ofthedefperateca cow pets the place whereth ad foolithly throwne themfelues, ibe marched directly towards ¢. His vheineellizen him gaue who them guides for him with taking r0rle. ay tay, foo een tookedh.| ne fent before to difcouer,& to fcowre the waies; the light-articd whatlocuer they found sacihana tops on either hand, all of them teas fireon rei a rs " on ane ogee rour fine herby thewhole Countryfeemed tobe So camped enemies, who thought that fome huge Army ha aginrs rem mg i iG o = Ger < oa hill within fiue mile of the Areé ians,encreating f il the aumber this : c _ caufed haftily tobe quenchedioon after Supper. The enemies Pp oe thes ne t certainly that hewouldhaue fallen vpon them in the darke, which caulec Ee all haftetodiflodge. Early inthene > Xenophon cotamingthither in toaftr ight the Thracians, ice; his hadgeod order,to haue ginen battell, foundthat whom po anilcfred s but maruailed that the Greeks calfo departed, One ee that they « emouec that, speared byeng Calp! Port. the They ee ad takenthe wayto 7 taced Him and His, with great icy : ofday, & perceit d by fignes lich iournyhe ou eed the = fing that: they themfelues had thought |