Historie of the world : in five bookes

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The fourth Booke ofthe firpart Guias.gi4, Caars5.Ge3. §..1V. i of the Fisftory of the World, te The wEtolians rife againtt Callander in fanonr of Antigonis , amd are beaten. A fleet dnd land-arimnyofAntigonus,vtterly defeated by Ptolomies Liewtewant: In what reper the warreflood at Phis time. Antigonus drawes weerer to Greece. Neigonus, when he found, that with fo much Moneyhe had only boughtan ene: my; begantoraife troublesto Ca/faederand his.otheraduerfaries in Greed, by fisringythezBtolians againft them: Likewife he laboured to winnetobis pai: ty thellands in'theGreek Seas,by whofeaflitance he might be thebetter able to deale 1 A with-Ptalorsythiatgreatly preuailed by reafomofhis ftrong Bleév. Burineitherofthefead tempts had the futteffe which he wares The Aitolians) a factious Nation,& alwaies enuying the greatneffe oftheir Neighboursywercofteniincommotionsbutfo,tharconts monly theirgainesequalled hotrheir loffesaica)fander wan forte oftheir owne Coun: try; fortificdtheAcarnanians agaitift them,& compelled:Ghtwei.r, King of thelllyrians) whom hee vanquifhed ‘in-battaile, ito forfaketheir fides andibinde himfelfeto beareno rmes againtt Ca/fanders friends: muord yng nib Onthe other *talesas many. petty-llandsiweteidrawne,tolioyne: with! Antizons: lothe Fleet.of the Rhodians vnderTheodatmg,who was Ad mitaled Autidonad,pafling alongthe coaftof Afiatowards Cy pruswith an Ammyvnderconattlof! Pexilens marching onthe jo fhore for mutiall aifitanceswassquitéoucrthrowse by Pralomies Navid. Polyelytns, who in Ptolomies behalfe had been fent into Peloponnefus againft A/exander;finding noneed ofhis fexviceihthatGounttyybetdule Alexander. wascoméouerto. their fide, réturhed homewards,écby ere heardiofthe:courfeavhichthtfeAntigdniagsiheld, whomhe very cunninglydarprifedy; Heerode with his|Fleet behind!a Cape; whichtheenemies weretodouble.; his'Land-forces he placed.in ambuthywiherinto Perslams!falting wasta ken prifonerwith many ofhismeny& manyweteflainymaking little refittance:TheodetustheAdmirall perctimingthismiade dll-hafte ro help hisfellowesthat were on_Land} bus whileft he with!all lis Fleet wereintentine onely tothatbufinedlcy 2alyelsasappeated at theirbackss who as feonas:he perceinedtheir diforder,haftenedsaboit the Cape, 29 andchatging.thembehinde,fufferedinotione ofthem toefcape hirit.(Thefeilb tidings caufed; Ldnsigonos to\deale with Ptolemy abourfome com pofition: Firftshefent Embaffaders; afterwards hey mevin:petfons:/But Antigonal would dior yeeld ivnitathe dt mands ofPrelomy:fo the parley:was vaineo: es; .5)i\ d) s19.w ; Hithertotach:patt fecmed to hancindifferentlyfpéd inthe watrejahd therby tohaue equallicaufelofhape ahdifeareSThis.late viddry withthe good fucceffeofhis affairesia _ Cypius,did feemtomakeamendsto.?tolemyfor his loffesiinSytias> Likewifethe rewolt of Alexahdtr from Antigonusidideqnall the Gonfedefacyymadébetweenthe Arelians & bim;dsalfo thofepdity skirmiftiés, that hactboen ddVflthe leffe, te itintigomasise uantagdéaverefuffictently récompented by:idthersoflikistepard,buradirerfe tohim,and Pr by' the-troublesbroughtvpoit:hisieftacesin¢hote parsiby thecwoicafindens| »'° Contrariwife, 4atigonus valued the loffe of his men, mony, and hips, no otherwife than asthe pacing! Gb hisinailesy shat weredefttotg emongh;iand ivouldcifily go" Saineybuctheenlargementidfhis: ertivdnybyadditiobofiSyrias he prized ata higher § V. How Lyfimachus and Caffander vanqnifbedfame enemies, raifed again them by Antivdnus. Thegoodfucce/fe ofAntigonus in Afia and Greece: withthe rebellion of many Cities against Caffander. 7 i ‘ Heicommingof Antigonus into thofe parts, -wroughta great alteration 7 proceffe:of his bufineffe scaly For his saan had toreleitfhrets thinke vpon molefting him in Afia; they thémfelues were held ouer-hard! 5 their owne worke on Europefide. Seathesa King of the Thracians, ioyning with sine ‘Townes thatrebelled againtt Lyfimachue; brought alfothe bordering Scythians into the quatrell.Allithefe relyed vpon -Antigonus;who wasto helpthem with monyand other aide. The:Aitolianslikewifetooke courage, and rofeagaintt Caffander , hauing waze#: des lately reltored tothe Kingdome ofEpirus, theirafiftant. Bur Lyfimschus sauevn= tohis Rebels notime toconfirmethemfelues. Hee fuddainly ‘prefented hienfelfe be fotetwoof the Cities that:had rebelled, ‘and compelled them by feareto returne vate their former duty»‘Hee fought batraile with the Scythians, and wilde Thracians; ‘and drauethem out of the Country. Finally, ‘hee ouercame Seuthes . and following the heateof his: victory, flew Pau/anias in battaile, whom Antigenus had fent otier with 2°an/Army ; andallhis men he did cither puttoranfome,or fill vp withthem his owne ' Bands. The like fucceffe had Philip, Caffanders Lieutenant, againft the Arolianss! For heewafted their Country'; fought with the Epirotes; that came ito helpe them ¥and afterthe viGory , fought againe with their forces ioyned in one, ouerthro wing and killing s#acides that vnfortunate King. Finally,hedraue the #tolians our them ofi on oftheir Country;and forced them to feektheir fatety.among the wilde Mountaines.OF the Epirotes he fent.as prifoners to Caffawder,the principall authors ofthe Kings teftitir. tion,and ofthe prefent Wat. Yerthefe actions required fometime, and weatied: Antigonas his aduerfaries with oes trauaile ; after which they remained onlyfauers. emrigonus himfelfe at faire o eiftre wanall Caria the whileft,and fent Armies into Peloponnefus, and otherparts of Greece, beftowing liberty vponall the Citieshe tooke outof Caffanders hands} The whole Country ofPeloponnefiss (excepting Sicyon.and Corinth) with the Ifle of Euz boea,and many places of the firme Landwere by thofe means won to behis intitieand vehement affection; ready to doe or {uffer any thing for him that had inade fo evident a demonftration of his readineffe,togiue them the liberty in deed,which others had promifed inidle words.Many States defirous ofthe fame benefit,would faine haue thewed theirgood will;but they were kept inby Ca/auders Garrifons,who was too wife totruft them loofe.Therefore Antigozns made fhew asif he would paffe ouer into Macedon: by Which terrour hee forced Caffander to repaire thither inall hafte, withthe beft of ‘his 40 ftrength,leaning many good TownsofGreece fo weakly guarded,that well they might take courage to help them{clues,ifany forraine fuccour appeared. The aide whichthey defited was not long wanting. The Lieutenant ofAstigonas,taking the aduantage ofCa/ anders departure,entred the Country ; draue his Garrifons out of diuers Cities ; forced rato,adifthereby hediad fedepomtailinibe OfPealomy his efieiny}| andiftrengthened the the Gouernour of Athensto enter into league with their Lord ; wanne the Citadell of ebes,and fet the peopleat liberty.This laft aQion was fomewhat remarkeable. For to fufficient to counterpoyze tlie.hady:be mean ttoprocted:asidecafion fhoulckdies which.coniihonl isnot lodgiwanting torbtm,that wane namonyizid 2idi 007" fi Sanders ofwhich aé& he was accufed by Aptizonus,asif ichad been fome hainous ctime. boilyofhisowieEinpire: Ghncouningothenaccidénessrilicricofthe good were bicker ebes had not long before bin raifed outofher old ruines by the meere power ofC4/- Yet now the fame Antigonus winneth thé City,and the loue of the Inhabitant s; only by ‘Tharwhich motmbleftedhina; was théagrimprsofhis encamics vpon Alia theletles whereifithougivasyet they hathgorten littlyanhar-hdicaufevo feat,lefithe peoplebe peeling himthat was their Founder. So muchare men readier tothanke the Increafez, tomeniofiashoncutablereputatiqn as ht hilofelfels1o:prouent thissahgotoibe ners ey they extend beyond all meafure,than backward vpon their miferable nullity,that ing tied.vato: hit bynto bond oballegeanctmightypohdmal occafionreuolt frootiny j Greecesheheld ic expedientfirsinitobesherteid}perfon;where hisaftaires ere on profperthe worfe,byreafonof his abfence. Therfore he lefepartofMaisAniiy oy" vaderhis fonDemetrius,to whom,being then but two andtwenty years old,he appor ted manyancient Captainesor affiftants, or ratheras Diredtors: the reft he catjed wi him itto Phrygia,where he meant gowwviniter. .¥ : fan the Author of their good ; and rather to looke forward vpon thofe hopes,wh ich eid them vncapable ofbeing any thing. FFFF'3 $.V I.