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Show ---- aes as. hs Caar.2.9.2, sae ee Caar3§.3.) ofthe Hylorie ofthe orld, es a the King and the Nobles, (theyrequiring to have the Authorsoffedition'giued vpiintb their hands ; the King, that Aze/eager might be ioyned with Leonatus and Pevditcw) as a Thirdinigonernment ofthe Army)things were compounded according tothe Kings defire. Ateleager fhould haue done well to confider , "That :fuch men as: had) one day demanded hisihead; werenot like the day following to gine hima principal place among them without any new occafion offered, had notfome purpofe oftreacherylur. ked-vnder their gteat facility, General peace was renewed, and muchloueprotefted where little was intended, Theface of the Court was the fame whichit had béete in Alexasders time : but no longer now did the fame heart giueit life';and windy' fpirits they were which moued inthe arteries. Falfe reports were giuen out by. appointment of Perdicezs, tending to his owne difgrace, but in fuch termesas'might feeme'to haue 9 proceededfrom 4¢eleager: whofinding part of the drift,butnorall,tooke it'as an iniury doneto himfelfe; and (as' défirous of atrue friendfhip) defired of Perdiceas; that fuch authors ofdifcord might be punithed. Perdiceas (asalouer of peace} did well approue the motion ; and'therefore agreed that'a gencrall Mutter fhould be made,at whichtime the difturbers of the commonquietfhould receiuetheir punifhment(as wasthe manner for Souldiers offending) in prefenceofthe Army. The plot was mifchieuonfly laied. Had Meleager giuen waytofeditious rumours, he muft needs haue incurredthegenerall hatred ofall,as a fower ofdiffenfion,& therby witha publike approbation might haue bin cut off, as hauing often offended in that kind : his Pririce being too weakea Patron. 79 Now(eeking redrefle of thefe diforders, he haftened\hisowneruine, bya leffe formall, but more {pcedy way. This kinde of Mufterwas very folemne, and practifed with maHy cetemoni's,as‘for cleanfing ofthe Army. The Horfe-taen, thé Elephants, the Macedonian foot, the Mercenaries, were each according to their qualityfet in aray, apart from others, asif theyhad beene offundry forts, metat aduentute: which done,the maner was to skirmifh(as by way of exercife)according totlic direGion of their feuct Il Captaines. ‘But atthat time the great battaile of Macedonian Pikes, which they called the Phalanx, led by Meleager, was ofpurpofe beftowed ina ground of difaduantage ; and the countenanceof the Horfeand Elephants begintiing to giue chargevpon thet was fuch,as difcouered no iefting paftime nor good intent: Kings were alwaics wo fight among the horfe-men: of wlfich cuftome Perdiceas made great vfe that day,to U vtter confufion of his enemies. For Aridews was alwaies gotierned ‘by' him, which for the prefenthadhimin pofléffion. Two or three daies before,he foughtthe death ofPerdiccas atthe inftigation of Meléager : now hee rides with Perdiccas vp and downeabout the foot-mien, commanding themto deliuer vito the death all fiich as Perdiccas requi red. Three hundredthey were'who werecaft vnto the Elephants,and bythemflai the prefence of the King, whofhould hane defendéd them,and of theiraffrighted panions. Butthefethree hundred were not themen whofe punifhment Me/eag expected : they were fuch as had followed him,whenhe difturbedthe firft co' that was held about the election ofa new King, and fome ofthemhis efpeciall f Hauing therfore kept himfelf quiet a while,as vnwilling to giue offencetothe had the aduantage ; when he {aw their proceedings tend very manifeftlyto I tion, he fled away intoa Temple,which hefound no San@tuaiy: forthither the} and flew him, The Army being thus correéted wasledinto the City, wherea ‘new Councell of the Princes was held, who finding what maner ofman their King was, dinidedall the Ps . uinces of the Empireamong themfelues ; leabing to Arideus the office of a Vi u yetmaking Perdiceas his Protector,and Commanderofthe forces remaining wi Then were the funerals of Alexander thought upon; whofe body hauing bin {¢ neglected was opened,and embalmed by the Egyptians:no figne of poifon app howgreat foeuer the fufpition-might be. Thecharge ofhis buriall was com Arideus tone ofthe Captains,who was two yeares preparing ofagreatandco making 4 ftately Chariot in which the corps waslaid:manycoarfesofhis frie iS fayed in'the ground before that of alexander was beftowedin Alexandria, C*Y ofhis owne building, in Egypt. g.11f aa § conn oe 12Be beguamingofthe Lamian Warre, \ : \. 7Hileft thefe things: were indoing; or prefently after; Antivater SCraterns, Mf two principall, Noble-men,andinferiorto.none of, ddexanders followers; day lfnongreater, than any ofthe reft,were bufied in Greece with awarywhich the Athenians more bravely than.wifely had begun in Aléxanders,life,but now did profecute more boldlythan before,.vponthe couragewhichthey, hadtaken by bis death. Alexandernot long before he died,bad;commanded that all.thebanithed.Greckes (few roexcepted) fhould bereftored vato,theirformerplaces. He knew the factious quality of the Grecian Eftates,8¢ therforethonght foro pronide,thatineuery City he would haue afure party... Butit fell out otherwife): For,he loft the-heartsofrmhany more thanhe wan by this. proud, iniunétion.. His pleafure indeede-yvas fulGlleds:yet not without great murmuring of the whole Nation.,.as-being, againftall ordet-ot Liaw, andia beginning ofopentyranny. The Atheniansgreatly decayedin eftate,but- retaining morethan was heedfal. of their ancient fpirits ,. forbad the execution ofthis decree.intheir Domini= ons ; {odid alfothe Etolians, who were valiantimen,andinhabited a Region well for- tified by nature : yet neither, ofthem tooke Armes, but feemed.to) beate thémfelues; as mienthat had done no,morethanthey,, might well, tuftifie by-veafon : neuertheleffe to AP preuent the worft, the Athenians gauefecretinftructions to Lea/thenes a Captaine of theits, willing him to leuiean Army, but in hisownename, andto keepeitin areadinelle for their vfe. This wasno hard thing' for Leoftheaes to doe: great numbers of Greek Souldiers being lately returned from the Afian Warrin poore eftate, as defrauded oftheir pay by the:Captaines, Of thefe he hadgathered ypeizht thoufand; when the certain newés were brought ofAlexanders: deathi arwhichthe City of Athens decla- ted itfelfeand morehonourably than wifely; proclaimed open Waragainfethe Mace: donians for the liberty of: Greece.Hereupon -Leosthenes drew inthe Aitoliatis,and fome other Eftates,gaue battailé to the Beeotians, who fided with aaripater, and ‘ouerthrew : them;growing fofatt in reputation,and fo ftrong in'Adherents;/That Anripater(arming $°inall hatte, yet fiufpedting his owneftrength) was faineto fend:into Afiato Crareras for uccour, Nothing is morevainethan thefearesiand hopesofmen; fhunning of purfuing their dektinies afarre off} which deceineall mortall wifedome, cuenwhen they ftemncere at hand.One month was {carcely paft,{ince nothing fo heauily burthenedthe thonghts of Aatipatenas the retutniof Craterusinto Macedon; whichhee then feared as death ;' but RoW delired as the rtiokt likely affuranceofhis life.crateris, whom alexander held as of #imenthe moft affured\vnto him, wasfent!into-Macedon:tovonncigh home the old Souldiers(that was the pretence;)& to fitececd wutipaterin the goucrnment of Macedon and Greece, The fufpitions were ftrong that he hada privy charge to put L4ntiparer tol cathneither did that which was commonly publifhed found much bettér;which was, at Antipater hold be fent vnto the King,as Gaptaine ofthe youngSouldiersjnewly tobe lenied in Europe. For Alexander was much incenfed againtt him by his Mother Olympias sand would.fometimes giuc out fpeeches,teftifying his owne icaloufie and ha tred ofhim sbutyet heftroue to {mother it, which inacruell Prince berokeneth tittle 800d, Few ofAlexanders Lieutenants had efcapedwith life : moft ofthem:indeed were Meane perfons in regard ofthofe who followed him in his Indian expedition,and were therefore (perhaps) remoued to:make'place fortheirbettcrs. ‘Buvif the Kings rigour Was fuchs as could finde rebellious purpofes (forfolhe interpreted.euen lewd govern Ment)-in bafe perfons little might Antipater hope for, who hauing fitten Vice-roy' tert jo Yeates inthe ftrongeft part of the Empire, was calledaway tothe prefence of fo' fella after, aridthe enuy ofa Court, wherein they had beenchis inferiours, which would HOWrepine to. fee him their fequalf. Therefore whether his:feare drew him to pres Uention, Working firft the Kings death by poyfon,giuem by his fonne olan, Alexanders Cap hcaxer ;onwhetherit brake not foorth vatill opportunity had changedit intoithe ton Gfreuenge, which was cruelly performed by his fon Caffander sgreav-caufe of ‘mush feare he had , which I noteintitis plice, asthe ground ofeffects ta be produced "very few yeares, ¢ aig theprefcns. Craterwa was font for, and ali the Captaines ofcompanies lyingnéere: Gcce 3 follicited =e ------- The fourth Booke of the first part aoe |