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Show Lhe third Boke ofthe frit part Cuarrngs, eeSoe diflike ofthofe,who by {trong hand were ready to' become Rulers, to which authotir they couldnotfuddenly afpire vvithout fome. iniurie and much enuie. The Citieof Thebes abounding with men,whom neceflity had‘made warlike,& manyvictoriesin few yeares hadfilled with great {pirits sand being fo mighty in dependants, that the hadreduced all the continent.of Greece without Peleponnefus( the Region of little part befide.excepted)vnderfuch acknowledgement,as wanted. Attica, and very not much of meere Vaffallage,did hopeto bring all Pelponuefwsto the like obedience, wherein already the had {et good footing by-her coniundtion withthe States of .A»ges,and ofArcadia, The Argines had beene.alwayes bad Neighbours to. .the Spartaas, to vvhom they thought themfelues in ancient Nobilitie Superiours, but were. farre. vnder them in valonr, ha- 19 uing beene often beaten out of the field bythem, and put,in danger oflofing-all: which caufed them to fufpect & enuie nothing more than the greatneffeand honour of Sparta,taking truce vyith her vvhen fhe was at reft, and had leifire to bead hershole force againft them;but firmely ioyning with her enemies whenfoeuer they.foundher entangled ina difficult Warre.As the Argiues wvere, in hatred ofSpart a; -{ure.friends of Thebesfothe Arcadians, tranfported witha gteat opinion of their owneé worthinefle, had formerly renounced.and prouoked againft them their oldConfederates & Leaders, the Lecedem oniansand were now become very:doubrfull adherents tothe Thebsas. In which regard it was thought conuenient by Epaminondas,& the State ofThebes, to fend an Armie into Pelonmefiz, before. fuchtim eas thefe wauering friends fhould ther offand become either Neutrall,or,which was to fall. fur- 20 be feared, ly great caufe there wasto fulpeét the worft of them, confide open enemies. Andfurering chat without confent of the 7/hebans,they had made peace with Athenswhich wasvery ftrange, & {eemed no leffe to the Athenians themfelues, who holding ‘a firme league with Sparta at thefame time whenthe 4rcadians treated with them,did neuertheleffe accept this new Confederacy,not relinquifhing the old,becaufe they found that howfoeuerthele Arcadians were enemies to theLecedemoniaus,they fhould hereby be drawn alliance with Thebes, which without them was volikely fomwhat further fromtheir to intiade Peloponnefuwwith a ftrong Armie.Bur this did rather haften,than by any meanes minondas:whofinding the way fomewhat more cleare for ftay, the comming of Epehim(becanfe the Citic of Co 30 rinth,whichlay yponthe /fthmus, and had beene aduerfe to Thebes, was now, by miferies ofthis grieuous Wwarre,driuen to become Neutrall) tooke occafion hereby,and by fomediforders amongthe Arcadjags, to vifit Peloponmefis with an Armic, confifting o all the power of Thebes, A great tumult had rifenin Arcadia about confecrated money, which manyprincipall men among them had'laid hands on, vnder pretence ofimploying itto publique vfes.In compounding the differen ces growne as had leaft wil to render account ofthe mony which had.com vpon this occafion fuch e into their hands,proct- tedthe Captaine offome Theban Souldiers, lying their Countrimen,as people defirous ofinnouation,in Tegea, to take prifoners many0 thereby caufed vvas fo great, that the prifoners were This vyas done: but the yp-roare forth-with enlarged,and the Art dians,w ho had in great numbers taken Armes,with much a-doe {earce pacified. When plaint ofthe Captaines Proceedings came to Thebes, Epamine ndas turnedall the blam vpon them,who had madethe peace with Athensletting them kn ow,that he woul be thortlyamong them,to iudge of their fidelity, by the affiftanc e which theyfhould giuc him,in that warre,which he intende a greatly amaze the Arcadians ; who d to makein Peloponnefus. Thefe Lordly tewa-long with him,did vehementlyneeding not theaidcof fo mighty apov fufpect that great preparationto be mad themo fclues. Here : upon fuch of them their Countrie,by drawing things as had be fore fought meanes to fettlet! to fome good with fend to athems tor helpe,& withall di {patchedconclufion. ofpeace, did now fomeofthe principal! amo as Embaffadours tosper t parta,by Peloporine/us, now ready to bewhomtheyoffered themfelues to the cor inuade d. This Embaflage brought mu Lacedemonians, who fea red nothin i more than the comming ofpa whom they well knew, that all the it forces, and beft prouifions, vyould than veryhardly fufficient Forbearing thereforeto difpar e about pret who had beene accuftomed votoifuch:a fupremacie, as they wouldir muunicate with the powerfull Citieof Athens, till other hope offecuring their ¢ ate could notbe thought vpon) didnow very gently yeelde tothe Arcedians,® Cu APAZ.G.6. ofthe FiftorieoftheWorld, the command of the Army in chiefe, thould be given, forthe time, to that Citie, iti whole Territoric it lay. es §.V I. ; A terrible inusfion of Peleyanne/us by Epamingnida' f Gareye thatthe condition' of things did at that time réquiteavery firme * confent, and vniferme cate ofthe commonfafetiec. : For, befide the ereat for @&°aifed out of the other parts of Greece, theArgines and Meffemians, prepa. alltheir Rrength to ioyne with ‘Epaminondas, who hauing lien a while'at- Wvewith red fo mini that the Armiecomming there j i re intelligence, i i reccined the Arbenians, i alates?ule paffe by Si whereupon he eena teehee i vit befides? ‘forthwith: fk ofP all Arcadiaib 3z re them elues-his. declared ae ‘eer thatthe firft atrem ptofthe Thebans; would be vive es of)a Arta dint - had reuolted ; which caufed the Lacedemontan poet to for‘ cea oie for Agéfilaus to Spares, tha t he bringin n dilizence, andtofend ithall ili Seana ofable-men which remained in the ‘Towne, they ae a oat eflough' to abide Epatminondas there. But Epaminondas heldfo good efpiall vp ‘ ofhishis purpofé d aduettifement ife purpofe 20 Enemies,that had noran vaknownefellow brought hafty toAeflate, who vvas then well onward intheway to Mantines,theCIE &Sperts hadfiiddenly beene taken. Forthither' vvith a "di oan defehté that could marchwho "had furely carried the'Citie, notwithftanding ie bye hat sdeb/t/aue ‘in haue Beerie made by that handfull of men remaining wens i 3 eens Géahieakee allflying haftesot intoit with his' Companies, ee ae all of the Lacedemonians po Ler San oftaking Sparta, fo it prefen= ir fri ne iteut off all hoe hope trom aa : Fs , yvhic a etersSaee aduantage pas Mantinea. Te Me eae Seamcasiinc madeityery likely; that'the A¢antineans, finding the wart a of that vacation, i 40Wwals into another quarter, would vfethe commoditic bys fetchingig in 3 os ; vas neere their corne; and turning out their cattellinto their eeakscempale fen that might empeach then. Whetefore he curned away che ait Sachonie fe Ci: ding hishotfe-men before him,to feize vpon all Hi "of" y iindal yrebe feattered tic: The Mintinaads Caccording to the expectation "© hataete bufine( te than'vpon'the abroad inthe Countric; farre -more intent vpon ae soi of difeanic é. By: vvhich Wartewhereof they-were fecuresas-thinking es dall theit Gartell, béing-vaable Prefumption it fell out, that great nivnbers of poss. rise fefelfeli no oheat Bet? torecoucithe Towfe,were ina defperate calesande - , 0 nee brouiGon' oF veto hood ofholding out; when the enemie thoild nae et eas redeoined by thar CH goals, vyith fo iany ofthe people asad not ouersdeerely a rhe ksanhoniani Cmmnnide tH tiesitettithing to focietie with Thebes. But-at the' fatric a Fouridat Mantimedsvvere theficconr oftheir Confederates,whomthicy enbtebEto so and' people, 'from' the Veryearnetly entreated by the C#tizens to reicuc: = = aba gious agubanine 4 angerwhereinrotticy were fallen; ifit were pofliilc epee were knowne at' that deliter thofe-who otherwife vere givetras loft. The . aanaieioa of good horfe- timetobé the bef Souldiers ofall the Greeker, and ahaavin that qualitie all o- manthip had alwayesbeene given tothe Theffallan', cnr ite. Athenians; that for the vpoti no neceffitie of ‘her Pawne e Oe esyice ae Teputati if Citi hichhad ‘entred 1 aigieaniac ; fe f Aden owne,bur aaarendefizeof relieuing her diftrefed eteeca e 2and git Setixeasnot abiding folongasto refreth themfelues, ort ceived them, after along and toa luttic charge vpon the enemie, who as brantly By thig ViGtory a fafe eafie Sfight, ‘they mafters ofthe field, Bite : Yah ofthe Beoridwsand arriued Hettait tovall tharreniaine yveré d:withou t the wals. 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