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Show T besfourth Bookeofthefrst part Cua P2G.1, againtt Alexander. in the beginning ofvhisreigne, Wherefore Enredive the foleimie of this marriag e; ought.in teafon:to-hane beene acknow ledged Queert after lead sas having better Titlethereto,than either Heor Philip hady whenith ey Lineds valetepers aduénture) forhé Law ofthatNationforbad the reigne of: Women ) But the AXeellene vertuc ofthefe. two-Princes had viterly defaced the rightofal} Preténd etsnoteliiniing from their.qwne bodiesrandfogreat weretheir conquefts;that Macedo n it felfe Wastin regard.ofthem) .a very dmalhA ppendix,.andino way deferuing tobe gainftthe demand of their pofterity , had they left anyable tomake faidinbalkineea challenge Of the Royall: featei'; ya Heenderhasingtalien many wiuesshad ifftie by none ofthe princi faethe Daughter of Artabazns a Perfian had borne vato hina young'pall ofthei par! © Son' arid Rexdne the Daughect ofOxyartes (vhiomhe had more folermnly:married) wasleft byHim grear with childe.Butthé bafen¢fle ofthe Motherssand contenptof!the was generallyalleagediinBarre of Plea madefot them »by fome conquered Nations; haue wroughtout their owne ends,ynder thenameofialexander's that would perhaps) children' tx Cheopatreafitter of Alexander, widow tothe King of Epirus; & s4tidews hisbale brother (fonto Philip by 4; Concubineof ‘no account) who had matried before mentioned, were nextin courfe. OfCledpdtra there was no the Lady Barydice fpeech, which may giue {ulpition, that either Law.or Guftome had madethat fexe Vacapab raignty > Arédeus (befides his baftardy)wasneither for perfonnoriquality'le ofthe SoueKing ; yet vpon him theeledtion fell;but flowly,and(ashappenethyoften) fie to rile'as 2° for lackeof2 better: when the Counfailors hauing ouer-labouredtheir difagrecing witsin denifing what was beft,were content for very weatineffeto takewha t camehext to hand, Prolomy foon-after King ofEgypt)condirring-withithem whoreieGedall mention of the halfe-Perfian brood, King Alexanders childrenjwasofythat theruleof all fhould be giuen.to the Gaptaines; that going forlaw whichopibion bythe preater partofthem me be. decreed:: fo farre was he from acknowledging any one as true Heiretothe rowne: et This Prolowmy was called.the fonneof Lagus, butreputed of Philips who hauing vied the company ofArifineé Ptolomie's mother,deliuered herin marriag etoLagusbeing great 3° with childe. Therefore, vvhetherit were thathe hoped well to worke his own fortune outof thofediffenfions, which areinéifo, dent ynto the confultations of manyambitious men,equallin place, forcing them at length to. redeeme their quiet with fubiection to one,deferuing regard by his bloud,and truft for his cuen carriage ; or whether he defired onely togeta thare to himfelfe, whichcould not haue cometo paffe, had all been giuen to one: plaine enough it is,that he thoughtnot on preferring Arideus before himfelfe ; and therefore gaue fiuch counfrile as fitted his ownednd other mens purpoles. Yea, this deuice of his tooke Place indeed, though it : For, it wvas in effe&€all one,to haueaflembled -notin formeas he had propounded at Alexanders emptychaire, a5 7/4 lomy had,cotceied the forme oftheir confultations, ‘orto fer ih the €haire fica King40 as-4rideiés, no wiferthan the chaireit felfe, Alfo the controuerfiésatiGing were deter mined by the puiffance. greater part of the G aptaines ; by the greater pare if notin number, yet" Butasthee counterfeit thewes ofdiffembling afpirers, doeofté( n gakechecke by the plain dealing ofthem,who dare to goinore diredtlyto work: fo wasitlike to have fare With Ptelomy & the reft, when Ariflonus,another of the Captaines, dnrerpreted the Very was ofAlexanderslaying, That helefthis Kingdomrothe worthieftas defigning Per ‘ceasto whom<(lying atthe point of death)hedelivered his ring. Infeemed goodin te fon,that Alexander fhould be difpofer ofhis owne purchafes:andthofe tokens of LA" anders purpole appeared plain enongh,fo longasnoman would interpof e ned, Manytherefore,cither out of their loue,or becaufethey would notbe of thelan anothers coo 50 ftruétion; euery onebeing yacertain how the fectet affe@ions ofthe reft might be inclit, vrged Perdiccas to take vypon him the eftate Royall. Hewas no ftrangerto the Royau bloud ; yet his birth gaue him not fach reputation,asthe grear fauourofhis dead Kings With whom he had bin very inward,& that efpecially fince the death ofEpheftiexa pow I Minion)into whofeplsce hewaschofen.For hisown worth he might welbe - mended,as.a good mano Warre,and.one that had giuen muchproo fe ofhis private v3 lour.But very furly he Was: which QualityGoyned:with good fortune) carriedpce ; , Cuar.3,§.2, of theBiftoryof thelKorld. Maielty ::.being checkt with mifaduenture, ic was called by.a tie name Piidesand rés warded.with death if Inthe prefent bufineffe a foolith ouer- weaning did:himas great great happineffeto hauefucceeded: Alexander {For not consent harmejasii to hatte the acclam ation ofthe Souldier s,approuing the fentence ofAriffonias,he would needs counter fty;thinking that cuery,one ofthe Princes would-haue intreate d.him to takethe ty burden ofan Empire;which would be thelef¥enui us,the more folemnity hé vied in theacceptance, It is truely faidjHe thatfaineth himfelfea Sheep,m ay chancetobe eaten bya Wolfe. me/eageri(ainan by nature enuious, and bearing a particular hatred to Pera 10 dueds) tooke aduranta ge ofhis irrefolute behauiour, and very bitterly enueighe d again him. In.conclufion, ihe pronounced, That whofocuer was Heireto the Crowne, the Souldiers ought tobeHeirestothetreafure ;and thetefoteheinuit ed theni,, who were nothingflow,to fhareit. ‘This difturbedall-the Confiltation., The Captaines ‘were leftalone,. farre enough from agreeing,and not ableto have brought anyconclufion to goodiefie MUeleager, c without confent ofthe Souldiers, who greedyof{poile'thronged about §.IT. The Election ofAridzeus,with the troubles there-abont arifings thefirft dini(io of the Empire. De: this vp-roare,mention was made ofAridens by fome one,andentertained with goodliking of many,, vntillat laft it grewto the voice of the Army.. Azefeager haning withdrawne himfelfe tumultuoufly from the company of the Lords, was glad of fo fairean occafionto make himfelfe great : therefore he produced Aridens; commended him tothe Souldiers, who called himby, his Fathers name PAi- dp, and brought him into the Palace, inuefting him in Alexanders Robes,.a nd prochiming him King. Many of the Nobles withftood this: election, but. in vaine: for theycould notrefolue what courfeto follow, reiecting this. Only Python,a hot-head ed 30 Man, tooke vpon him to proclaimethe Sonne ofAlexander by Roxane,accotding to the Counfaile which Perdiceas at firfthad giuen, appointing Perdiccas and Leowatws his Protettors.» Buc this childe was not yct borne, which madethat attempt ofPythoz vaine. tnally, Perdiceas withfixe hundred men, and Ptolomy with the Kings Pages tooke vponthemto. defendthe place where Alexanders bodylay : but the Army conducted by Melesger, who carried the new King about whitherhelifted, eafily brakein ypon them, and inforced them to accept. Arideus for their. Squeraigne Lord. Thenbythe intercelfion ofthe ancient Captains, .a reconciliation was propoundedandadmitted, but on Reitherfide faithfully meant. diowyedipby 5 Lconatus, who was of Royall bloud, a goodly Gentleman and valiant,iff tied out. of 40 Babylon,being followed by.all the horfe;whichconfifted(for the moft part)of the Novpon his guard) that he might be reality. Perdiceasabode in the City (but ftan dyto takethe opportunity ofany commotior ould happen among the infantry. anded or gaue leave to haue PerHe King (whawas gouerned by Meleager) c ai6as made away; which attempt fucceeded ill,being neither {ecretly, carried,nor comMutted to fure executioners. Their commi ot vnexpected: and they were. by Perdiccas rebuked with fuch grauity, tha yarted, honefter than they came; be- INforry for their bad enterprifc. Vpor ewes of this attempt the Campe was in an Yp-toare,which the King feekingto pacifie, wanted authority, as hauing newly got the Crowne bythem., and holding it bytheir courtefie. The matterit felfe afforded go 2° good excufes,andhis indifcretion One, for Perdiceas was aliue.;:bu r I yrfe. He faid, that.no harme w ere againft the tyrannous,enter- Ptllcwhich he imputedto Me/eager;abandoning thefureft of hisfriends to therage of y Smultitude, who were not appeaied, vntill the Kingby offering kneelpi es6 noe thechave rable aftectior pig ge -: renued ont oftheirpitty that fauourabl e affection, whichhad mo Mm vp at thefirft. 5 * Perdiccas hauing nowioyned himfe e with Leowatas,kept thefields, i fall ronifion ofvictuals fromthe City. But after fundry Embat CCC 2 |