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Show Thefourth Booke oftheyrfpartSeay Pha ‘ouxok'Sicillhe would paflé ouer into"Africk,and Winhe Carthage, withall thetettofthe Coumri¢.and being firengtheried with the force of all thefe Prouinces,hewould be too hard;forany ofthofeythat were now forproud and:troubléfome: But Cynecs enquired yet furtherjwhat they fhoulddoe, whenthey-were herds ofall Whereunto Pyrebiit\(fine dinghis dritt) anfwered pleafantly,that they wouldlide merrily 3 @thibg (as Cimemthen toldhim )that they prefently night doe, witholit any troubleif hee could be contented with hisownes! 9107 ¢ . a Neuertheleffes this Italian expedition feemed vito Pyrrbat,a matterof {ich conte. quenceyas was not robe omitted; inregiird of any Cholalticall difputation?" Wherefore he prepated his"Armié, of almont thirty thonfand ‘then;!well forred, and well trained to Souldiers : part ofwhiehhe nt ouer before hitn vader Cyneat, with the reft he followed in perfon. Athiscomming,he found the Tarentines very prompt oftongue; but in mat. ter ofexecution, viterly carelefle to provide for the War. Wherefore he was faineto fhut vprheitTheatersand other placesofpleafureandre(oit sen forcing themto rake Armes, and making fuch a ftrict mutter, as wasto theitvery viipleafing, though greatly behoo. uing-fo their eftate.. > bgt Whileft hee wasotcupied with thiefecatés, Zieiivu! the Romane Confall drew neere, and began to wafté Lircahia,a Province confederate with the'Tarentinés in this Wiarie: ohoLucan ians werenot readi¢ t6 defend theirown Countries the Samnités were carelefleofthe harethatfellnot Cas yet )vpon themelues the Tarentines werebetterpre-20 paredthanthicy would haué beete; bur their valout was little + all of thefe had bene accuftomed tofhritkkefor feare of thé Romanfortitude sand therefore it fell outhappily, tharpyrxhasrelied morewvponhis owne forces:than the iffue of their-vauntihg promiles, Hee was nowdriven} either to fet'forward, ‘with thofe that himfelfe had brought' into Italieandthe afsiftance of the'Tarentines, wherein little was' to-be repofed'; or elle to Weakenthe repuratiofi ofbis owne fifficiencie, which byall meanes hee was carefill to yp*hold. dn goodtime great patt ofhis forces, thathad beene {cattered by fouile wea- therat'Sea, were fafely come to him? With which hee refoluedtoaffay the valourofthe Romans) againft whom he proudly marched, Lewinus the Conflill was not afitighted, with the terrible name of 2 great King; but camieor'confidently to meethim,and giuc him battaile, ereall his adherents {hould bee 3° ready toioyne with him. ‘This boldneffe of the Romian,and the flackneffe ofthe Mefla- pians, Lucanians,Sammnites,and others,whom the danger moft concerned, cauled Pyrrbss tooffer atreatie of peace : requiring to haue the quarrell betweene the Romans andhis Italian friends,referred to his arbitrement. Whether he did this to winne time, thatthe Samnites and their fellowes mightarriue at his Campe ; or whether, confidering bettet at neere diftance, the weight of the bufinefle, which he had taken in hand, hee weredeltrous to\quitit with hishonours :the~hort anfwer thar was returned to his propofition, gauehim nomeaiies ofveicher the oneorthe other's forthe Romans tent hinvehis word, thattheyhad neither chofen himtheir Ludge, nor. feared him their encmie, ‘ 49 ‘Hereu on, both Armies haftenedtheir march ynto the Riuet‘of Siris : Zaminus inten dingto fight beforethearriuallof the Samnites 3 Pyrrbus, to hinder him frompalsing thar River, varillhisowne Armiewere full. Vponthefirlt view of the Roman Camper, Wasreadily conceiued by Pyrrbus,that hee had not now to doe with barbarous peopl, oead ee fey sft braue difcipline of warre : which caufed himto feta oe ea hone oe :: paflage 2 = tuer, -thathee might notbee compelled le caidisioisfolfinshaaine oe ut ee quickly found, thatthis new noone a 2% tredthe Ford: in f OF War; but couragiousin execution: Forthe Roman Arr a oord, im face of his Corps degarde andtheir horfe, at the fame time, begat © -, paffe the Riuer, in fundrie places: which caufedthe Greckes to forfake the defence °° theyakAnarotates etchbe TE their banke, and {peedily retire vnto their: Cam ie ras Sec ieuaha : tmie ad tecoucted firme footing, andwere in- orders we im Sy) ~aptaincsh . ow.tomarfh all his battailes; binies ‘himfelfe wichvt the b ot horfe, ieee charged the Romans : who ftoutly receiued him, ous VP" iit as menwell exercifed in faftaining fatior ® Prefsions. In this fight, 2 neither did ‘his courage tranfport him beyondthe dutie OF* hiscel nor his ptouidence in diredting others, hinderthe manifeftaionertet © rer Petfonall valour,- It behoowied him indeed to do his beft; for he never met with» Hpolctes opp? ofthe Fiffovieof theWorkds \? oppofers. Once,andfhortly after the fight began, his horfe wasflaine vnder him: afterwards, he changed armourwithafriend; bur thatfriend paid hislife forthe y{e of his Kings armour, which was torne fromhis bhcke, Thisaccident hadalmoft loft him the battaile: bytbeepercciuing it, difconered his face;and thereby.reftored courageto iis men,and togkfromthe Romaanes their vainedoy..The fight was qbftinate,and with the greater loffe (at left of morgeniincnt.men) on2yrrbys his fide,.as dongias onely. fpeate andf{word werevfed. But when the Elephants were Brought intothe wings,whofe vn- nfnallformeSe terrible dfpectithe hotfes ofthe Roinanstynaccuftomedto the likeywere natable toduttainesthenwasithe vidtotie quicklygotrehsFor the Roman battailes\per- aceiuing theiphorfe put torout,and drinen-out ofthe field; findingalfothemfelues both charged inflanke,,and oirer:borthe, bythe force and hugébulke of thofe ftrange beats $ gaug way to-ntcelfity, and faued themfelues,:as-wellas they could; by haftie flight :in whichiconftervation,they were fo forgerfull oftheir difeipline, thartheytarricd not to defend their Gara pe,bucran-quite beyonditjleauing bothiit,and the honour oftlie day, entirely. to,2ynrbus. $i »bhetame ofthis victorie was foon {predd ouer Italie 2 and the reputation wasno leffe thanthefame.For-it was matter very rare to be heard, that a Roman Confall, witha {elec Armie,fhould lofé.ini plaine battaile, not only the Field) but the Campe itfelfe, being fonotably forrifiedyas they alwaics were. Andthis honour was'thé morebrauel y 22wonby AyrRbws;, fortharihehad.wwith hinonone ofhis Ktalian friends; {anethe vawarlike Tarentines, Neither! could hewelbdiffenblehigé.content that he took, in having the lory of thisaction peculianlyhisiowmsacfiich timeash¢ blamed the Lucans &Samnits} or comming (as: we {aya dayrafterthe fairey ‘Neuettheleffeshee wifelyconfideredthe ftrength of the Ronians,.whichwasYuchias would beter endure many fuch lofles; than he could manyifuch victories» Therefore he thoughtit good tovoimpound with them), WhileLwith hishonourhe might;andtothat purpofehe fent vatoithem Cyhis Eme baffadonr; demanding onlyito haue the Tarentines permmittedtolive atreftjand‘himfelf accepted astheirefpeciall friend. This did cymes, with all his cunning, and with libe2 tall giftslabourto effedt: but neither man notwoitian could bee foundin Rome; that 3 would take any bribe of him s neither did theirdefiré of ‘recouctingtheit captities, or their dangersby the rifing of many States in Iraly-againft them,fo inclitiethemto peace, asthe vehement exhortationof Appéus Claudius » arvcold andblind Senatour} did ftirre them vp to make goodtheir honourby war.: Sothey returned anfwery that whileft Py thus abodein Italy, they: would come to no'agreement withhim. Such was the report,: that Cyres madeathis returnyofthe Roman puiffane eandverWeyaskindled.in Pyrrhus;a great defireof confederacie, with that gallant Citic. Here» upon many kinde'O fiices paffed between them +:butftill when he vrged hisimiotion of peace, theanfwer was, He wu/tfirftdepart ent of Ituly,and thentreat ofpeace. Tn the meane feafon, each part made pronifion for war; the Romiaties le uying'a more 4° mighty army.thanthe former; & Lyrrhws being flrengthened with acccfle vnto his for ts, fFallthe Eaft paitsof Italy. Sothey cametotriall of afecondbattaile, wherein (though after long andcruelfight)the boifterous'violenceof the Elephants gaucto Pyrrhs afecond victorie. But this was not altogether fo ioyful'as the former had beeni:ra- ther it gaue him caufeto fay,that fuch anotherviGtorie wouldbehis vtter vndoing. For hehadloft the Aower of his Armiein thisbattaile: and though hedraue the Romanes ‘nto their Campe, yet he could not force them out of‘it, norfaw any likelihood ‘of prewailing againtt them, that were liketo berelieued with dailyfupplies,whileft he fhe vil, € driuen.to {pend vpon his oldftock. Neither couldhe expedtjthat hisElephants fhould #Waies ftand him in ftead.A little knowledge oftheir maner in fight, would foon teach Sethe Romans,that were apt Schollers in fuch learning,how to make them v nferuiceable, Wherefore hee defired nothing mote; than"howtocarryhis honour fafe out of Italy: Which to doe (feeing the Romans vvould not helpe him, by offering or accepting any faire conditions of peace,or oftruce) he tookeaflight occafion, prefented by fortune, Cefolloweth: to berelated. Mat Tiiivg §. ITf |