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Show ThfieRCaine Cuinp.419.6. freanilyplfutpecting:their ownecaufey and fearirigttharthe thivathingsivadtediould proneey Untiowa was nOWhpaine farrethe ftronger in lorie! which SV. The.con/pirasie ofBeugehtes and othersagainfh Eumenes bis /ife, Ythefe meanes Eamenes wanne great honour, and was by the whole Armie ac. Bat Penceftes, and the other Exptdines, guiley Of their' ownemiich infuficiancy,, wetets tranifported With enuie, thatthey could nolongercontaine their vilethonghts, Gutheldicommunbication; as Vporm 2ieceflary poitit; how they'might' finde meanes'to OF 578] opis eon o wpeedpet Surely.itis preutiniitice to Tnpute theimifehiefe contrined againft worthymen, to thici# btwn proud carriage,of foneother il'deferuing rForthoughit often happen, thar finillVices doferte to cotihterpoyfe great vertiess (the fen {eof exill being more quick ao ile lith-caufeof great ope' tiegretind) on‘which theywere to fight; beinigia pluinehaelled Felt Pking therfore himfelfoand his fo Demesrinsin'the right Wine,and coifilttine the Lenwing to Pyehonstie did (eeforward couragioufly againft thedneniics thee Were rtadyte m4 hit a arpentertaitinicar, raed 23 10 oda iit is Busce FniOh expert Geherall, "andowelloworthy ofthe'chicte cortiinaid, myrder hin. ofthe Flifforie oftheWorld. . and lattinethan ofedod \yer he fhall bewray avery foolith malice,that, wahting other teftithonie, willthinkeit'a part Ofwiledome, toifinde good reafonofthe euills; doneto Verttious men, which oftentimes lishe no ocher eaufe that vertue'it felfe. Zamenes, ajongmany excclicht qualities, was noted*t6 be Of fingulaicourtefie, ofa very fweet coHuerfation amdne his trends, ‘and ‘carefull by all gentle méahes to wintie their loue, thar temedts beare himany fectet ilattecion Te was his mecré vertue that ouerthrew him; which eueh they thar fought his life "acktiowledgedy For they‘coticlifdéd that he fliouldGt beflaine,befdre the battaile were'foughtwith 4ntigonus;: wherein theycon- 20 feffed tharit tood beft with their fafety3to be gouertied by his ditection-OFthis treafon he'was quickly aduertifed by Exdemu, ‘to whiom he had done matypleafiites, ‘and by forne ‘others ofwhom ‘he vfed-to borrow mohiy' when he féeded not,'tothe'endthat they fhould becarefull of his good; for feare of lofing their owne/Confidering there- fore,and difcourfing with himfelfe of the villany intended again him;he made his latt Will, and'burnt all his Writings that Contained any matter of fected : which'done, he reuolued manythingsin his minde,being doubtful what cotirle he were beftto follow. Allthe Nobles ofthe Empire ftoadill' affé@ed tothe Royall bloud, excepting thofe which werewith him, that were more in numbér‘than in worth: Howthings at that time ftood in A¢acedoa and Greece,cither he knew not,or, knowifg the truth, knew 10- 39 thing that might incourage him to feeke their hel pe:that needed his. To make his owne peace with Antigonwshad beene againft his faith to Olympiat, andthe Princes, th had committed this great powerinto his hands. For which caufealfo it maybe thou he forbare eitherto lofe the battaile willingly, ‘or't6 fli¢ into Cappadocia, and make for himfelfe amonghis oldfriends. At length he tefolued to do his beft agailift the com mon eremy,and afterwardsto looke to himfelfe'ds well ashe might. , _Eumenes took vnto hint Peacafesjwiththeret ofthe bords, and hoodin the lett winB _ ofhisbattaile,in the face ofAatigonuss meaning bothto preuent theTraitors, his Com. 10 panions, ofall meanes to make head againft him onthe fudden- and (withall) to giuie proofe ofhis ownewalour, which-perhaps.heshouldno more doe; in the faceofall his Enemies, Inthe right wing,oppolitevnto Python, he beftowed the weakelt ofhis Horfe and Elephants,vnderone PAil/ip_an honeft man, and (which Was'enough at {lich a time) obedient: commatiding him to protiact the fight, and makearealonable rérvale expe ding theeuent of the otherfide," Be : pee sothey.ioyned very fiercely, Antigonss, labouring'to make himfdke matter dPall. Ey menes,to dye anhonounrable death, or to wit fich avictoryVponhis open cHemies, 28 might giue him-leifure and opportunity.to deale withhis falfe friends. . The footmen ofAntigens, being cucn in their6wne Opinions, far inferionrto thofe 20 whom theyamuit chcounter .. were at the firfEbrint' prefentlp defeated by the Si/aerfields Whoflew aboue fue thoufand ofthem, lofing oftheirowne nof one man. But ih Hole Enmenes was fo ouer-matched , that he could not repell datizonus," who pieficd'him very hard, but was faine to ftand WhollyVpon defence, "Yerhis courage Wrought fo well by example, among His followers, that thé Riemy could not'win one foot ofsround vpon-him, ‘vntill fuchtime as Peucefey, with one thontand fue hiandred Horle;withdrew himfelfeout ofthe battell, leauing‘his companions fighting to defend hisbacke.. Sp a on - Then did Bamenes defperately rotamonett his PnemiesUB Ourig to' Break open the Way vnto Aatigonia hitnfelfAtid though hie failed ofbis purpofe, yer with grear lauchs°terhe did {beat yponthém which: camein his way, thartHhe victor V hung" long time ilufpenceyacertaihé WhichWayto‘inchine. °°?) Thesround wheteoh they foughtbeing ofa flight findie mould, ‘thrangh'thé tram- pling of horfesmeh aud Hlephants,did cat vp uch 4 Adud of duh 4s hindied the pro- {pett,(o that no man could {ee what was done alittle Nom hin. 7 ding' this aduantage difparched «wayfome companies ofharfe,that paffed viidilconered beyond Ewmenes hisbattailes' and came to his.carriages, Which lay about halte a mille from the place of fight, flendérly giiarded,-¢fortharthe whole body ofthe Army lay. betweene then and danger') andtherefore eafily taken. Had Peuceftés retired himfe lfenofurther than vnto the catriages, he might potonly haue defended théin, but peraduenturé haue 6VL The laft battaile betweene Antigonus and Eunietics. 4° HeSouldiers, efpecially,thofe-old bands ofthe Siluer-/bields, finding Eumen® perplexed, and.not knowing the canfe,..entreated him notto doubt of tie VME si vie,but onely.ta bring them into.the field, and fet themin array;.for they alone would. take fuflicient order. The likealacritie was generally found commonSouldiersfaces < but. the.chiefe Commanders were fo. mifchicuoully b gainfthim, that they could not endure to, thinkeof becing beholdingto himfo reat sal Gonte, Yet he orderedthe battaile: fo well;thar, without. their ow \ could hardlyfaile ofgetting the xpperhand. Beforethe Armies. came to ioyning, a; -horfe-man. fromthe fide ofEa 40 furprifed thofe which came to firprifethem;and fo haue doneas gooda piece offeruice as abetter man!But He vyas gotten fomewhat further, to a place, ‘where out of danger Smight expect the cients and Ewmewes was fo ouer-laboured both in body and minde that hecould not polibly giue an.eye to euety place, being not well able'to, continue Where he vvas. F Tr paepenes fo.that the Elephatits inéeting together,thole ofAstigonus hadthebetter ands w efcupon Eamenes, finding himfelfe euery way ouet charged, begannato gine ackeand withdrewhimfelfe andbis companies, in goodorder,to the other ide ofsthe attailewhere Philip (as he was directed)had by fighting andretiving togeth¢r,kept that so ving fromloffe. "The Antigonians had felt fo muchof Ewmencs that day,chat they were Well contentco let him depart quietly, and wifhed not rofee him comeagaine ;. as faine Aevvould faue donc, claimed with aloud yoice vnto the followers of, Aniigozus, That their w ~ eae The loffe ofthe Catriages Was reported vato him,as foonas hi¢ had anyIcifureto heare W things ywent. whereupon he prefently ordered his men far a frefhcharge, and fent fighting againft their own Fathers,svould now, be ;punithed, asit well de was not {pokeninvaine. Forthe, siluer-(bields were menofthreefcore o1 old,and ftrengthenedmore by continuall. exercife than decayed. bya etree that yvasnot faroff,requeiting him ro bring in his men,and.renéwthe fight, nereby he truftedaot only to récouer their owne goods,but to enjich themfelues with fingin courage, as hauing pated throughgreater,dangers, than any liketo be pre inthatfight. Therefore Antigonés his men. (who had often beene beater b and were now to trie their laft hope with thefe refolute warriours, the ST and beft regarded ofall <dlexanders Souldiers ) grew very penfine, and pe ay; Poyles of the enemies. Pentepes not onely refuled to ioyge with him, butimmedi> SeaPu:cwhimelfe into afaferplace, vvhere he might be furtherfrom {uch dangeptationis. By |
