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Asthewell-prachifed Souldierdefires to cometobatt wile, forthe: ravone jeares at. for we msteft auderfand,that infight it more ansiles to bauebecncaccafomed wnto the like; than onely\rq terprife ofPer (fe, he was content thatthe Orators{honld remaine,and accepted ofthe " bnithmicht of. the Captaines;wherein hewas exceeding ill aduifed,had not his fornune, ortatherche pronidénce ofGod, madeall therefiftance again ft him vnprofitable: for thele-good Leaders ofthe Grecians betooke| themfelues to the: feruice of the Perfan, vvhomattena few dayesiheinuaded, f \ bane radefirength, What mannerofmen the Pesfianswere, Alexander difcouered inthe firt encounter,before whichtime ivis faidyby:thofethat writehisStory, Thatit washard bt) tojudge, whetherhis daring to vndertake the ‘conqueft.of-aw Empitefo well peopled, with:a handfall.of mensorthe ficcefle he had, were tiore to be wondredat. For athe > Riner ofGramick;: which feuereth the: Perritovic of Tro) from Propet; the Perfixas fought to ftop his paflage,taking the higherground and'banke of the Riuerto' defend; Which Alexapder was forced\(asit were)toclime vp vhtojand feale from the Level 6£ thewater. Great refiftance (faith Curtias)was made by the Perfians, yet inthe end Alex: Vauicns, Henall was now/\quicted at homes dlexander, committing tothetiutof Antipater both Grecteand AMacedon,,in the firkt ofthe Spring did pafle the Hellefpostand being readly.to dif-imbatke, ‘he threw a Dart towards the AfiaeShore,asa token-of defiance,commanding his Souldiers not to make'any wafte in their own Territorie,or to burne,or deface thofe buildings which themfelues were prefently.and in,the future to poffelfe. Helanded his}Armic; confifting of twoandthiry thoufand fo0t;and fue thoufand horfeallold Souldiers;neere ynto Troy, where heof- 20 fered.a folemnefacnifice ypon Achilles Tombe,hismaternall Anceftor. ;Bubbeforehejleft his owncoaft,. he. putto death without any. offence given him,all hisM other-in-lawes Kinfmen,whom Philiphis Father had. greatly; aduancedy:not {pa ting fuch of his. ownas hefulpected.He alfo took with him many of his tributatie Prin Les, of. awhole fidelity he doubied , thinking by vaiuft cruelty to affiare all things, both in the prefent and future. Yet theendofall fel out contrary tothe policy whith hisAmbition had-commended vnto him,though agreeing very, well withthe inftice of Gods ander prevailed. Burit fecinesto me, thatthe vidorythen gotten was exceeding. eaflé; andchat the twenty thoufand rérian foot-men {aid to be flaine, were ratherkil'd inothe backe, inininning away,than hurtinthe bofomes byrefitting. For shad thofe twenty thoufand foor,andtwo hundredandfiftie horfemen} or after Plutarch, two thoufind and fine hundred horfe-menjdyed with theit ‘faces towards the Macedonians, Alexarder 20couldnot haue bought theirliues at fo fmalla rate, as with the lofle of foureandthirtié ofall. fortsofhisown. Andifit were ulfotrne; that P/sterch doth report, how Célexane derencountred two ofthe Pér|ian Commanders,Spithridates and Rhefaces; atid that the Perfan horfe-men fought withigreat furiey though in the endfeattered 5and laftly, how thole Greciaws in Darius his pay,holding themfelues in one body vpona piece ofground ofaduantage,did(after mercy: was refuled them)fightit outto the laft'; how dothit then refemble truth, that fuchirefiftance having beenemade, yet of Alexanders Armi¢ there fell buttwelué Foot-men,andtwo and twenty Horfe-men? for allthat he had planted,was foone afer withered ;& rooted vp; thofe,whom hemoft §,1 11: . ; concerning ; Jy pea folloming 52 Miva eyo . Adigrefiion the defence of . hardpal] Nid ages. Ofgry things the battaile ightaeret Fas:mia taiterousshis mother,friends,and children, fell by fuch-anothet erciletle e {wordnan aue as his owne,,.an dalkmaaner e of confufion followed his1 deadbodype} 10 36 , Whenthe knowledge.of Wexanders landing on Afia fide-was brought! to Darim, he fomuch {corned the; Armmie. of Atacedoms and had {6 contemptibl e an opinion of 4+ lexander bimfelfe,. as hauingtiled him his feruantona letter which he wrote vnto itt, teprehendin g his difloyalticand audacitie( for Derizsintitled himfelfe King of Kings; andthe. Kinfman of the gods he gaue order withall.to his Lieutenants ofthe lefler Af that they {hould take Alexander aliue;whip him,withtods,-and theniconucyhimto his prefence; thar they, fhould finke his thips,and fend the itioedanshales prifoners beyond the Red-Seasbelike into wchigpta, or,fomeother ynhealth full part ofafrica. oda this fort did this cloriqus king.confidentintheglittering, but heartleffe, multia ie 40 whichhe commanded; difpole, ofthe already-vanquithed Vitectiomienns But theill de Hinics of men bearethem,to.the ground; by what ftrong confidence focier armedThe ae coe gathered together, & broughtin one heapeinto the field, ee 7bo <Raieapa aMaEeGerOhis enemies, thadany difcouragemencatall. fotle4 cero a rl setes ty vnacquainted with dangers, men who by the name : : ‘ SHCIEKIDS Were Wontro prenaile ,againft.chofe, of lefte! courage" q temfeluesmen that tookeimore:care howto embrederwith poldandfiluerthetavpp gatments, as if, they attended,the inuafion but.ofthe:Sunne-beames, than they: didi? paneshemieluss with yton and ftecle againftthe fhanpe pikes, Gwordsand darts of the pee Aseeseria| faysbelides all thefeenen the opinionthey hadoftheirows : : aT Heal cuery,onein particular hoped thatit, wouldndt-fall-to his curnetoo88 ed cucry, gt them withthe care oftheir owaceLafetic} Without any ingtatat allt zard any thing, but their owne breath; andthat.of.thei¢-hories, inruaning away to,fightand chereby.tosehrich themfelues-withtbee" they, camewhich Meeesanians, a éeeweseofa5ResiSah they.nedded sfothe Parfiens,, who expected ro whobad powertoconftritethen Wake eeeeee, bust it Gis, whichin. sime of dangerchadymotk pawseouet of Granicke. He winning of this paflage did ereatly encourage the Macedonians, and brought fachterrour vpon all thofeof the lefler Afiz,:as‘he obrainéd all the Kingdomes thereofwithontablow, fome one of two Townesexcepted. Forin all inuafions,Wherethe Nations inuaded haueonce beetic beaten vpon a'great aduantage of the la j sindefence of Riuers,Streightsjand Mountainesy they will foonehaue' perfwahemfélues, that fuch an enemy vpon equall -sand euen ground, can hardly nie . et <1! Thine ha £ tial att tell AAR hak betefifted. Te was therfore Machiauels counfell, Thathe which rel rlueth todefend a pal Moy ‘ eolane Gt 4age,thouldic withhis¢ ableft force oppofe7 the Affai Andto fayet truth,few Regions of of great circuit are (o well fenced, that Armies of fuch force as may bethought fuffi- cientto conquer them, can be debatredall entrance, by the naturall difficultie of the Wayes.One'paflage or otheris commonly left vynguarded : ifall be defended, then muft the forcesof the Countrybe diftracted;and yet lightly fome one place wil be found that Sdetended very weakely. How. often h Halle? Yeawhere {hall we findthat euérthey k as ( ; 6 1 Pinte ae thole 45(tofpeake briefly)affli&t with all difficulti thofet Seno fecurity to thofe that lye behinde them Lombardie per{waded them 1hes ofNation Watlike ofthe Swit Odefce es 3defcending into the Dutchiec ownd Welling in thofe Mount milled in cuftodic of the Alpes; £ ter terrourof the Inh Mall. What thall we f. luch for piaehameans amet acmin affemblingthemfelues for his {ormet s " het, 8.3 143 cupitita formidatindocius ; nar[ciendum ef.inpagnd vfmmamplins prodeffe quam vires reuoliand their Captaines; yet intheentittbeingatoxmehtyvntolhim to retardthe en. r ofthe Fiyftorieof the World, they onely then obeyed) when their rebellion againft fo-feruile a paffionsdid iuftly ana violently requireit. For,faith Vegetins:: \Quensadmednm (bene. exertitatas miles pratinga son condision to deliucrinto his hands boththcir Oratorswhichperfwadedthisfecond : ects "Hew ao der'pa/sing into Alia,fought with the Perfians upon the Riner of Cuar2§3.) ' 1enway to'Armic s, breakinginto vinuadout ? Yet aretheyfuel ; : forthey are of too lars might enioy their quiet, whe at they Prench fuch a feruice, were » much the grea- As in calledy t mired, ; ; re thought im Ocene 1. ~= tempted in vaine? Xerxes,and+}lon; a iaue thes ey cof |