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Show ee ~ThefifeBookeofvbefrpare - . Citara,git hadheither beenecarefull'iti trayning WS Mariners, t6 the practice of Seacfighty novig manning his*Gallies withftout fellowésy He thought; that thefame of a Catthaginian fléetivas enoiigh,to make théviexpert Romians pine way: forgetting thavrarher they fittleffe force oftempets, than any other ftrength ofdppofition,had inade them tofor fakethe Seas'Yet in one thing he had either coficeiuedaright,or ele was fentforth Wel inftyacted. It washis purpofe, firt ofall to faile to Hryxsand thereto difchargelhis thips oftheikladingsand haning thts lightned himfelfe,hemeunt ro take aboord fomerpart of the Land-armie,together with Ami/car himfelfe, by whofehelpe he doubted*not, but thattiethould be ableto mak¢his enetiiie repent ofliismewaduenture to Sea: This wasa GaaerGir gementiof Polybins: ThattheRoo ofthe Watie itfelfe.i wheteia Thold goodtheind miuns,in general; didthew themifeluds the byawer Nation yaad Aniliar, the moft wore thie Captaine: 4 ' ; oni Cae Te! on Of diners actions pafsing betweene thepirst andfecond good-courfe;if it could hate beene petformed. But Catalws y{ed all poffiblediligericeste 9 preuctitthe execution ofthis defigne: hot becatfe he was informed ofthe eneniiés pur. ‘Punick Wares, pofe,but that he knewit to be the bet for them, & forthat he fearedtio dangerfo Breat: 6. lyyas't6 encounter with: Amicar. Whereforealthough the weather was very rough, aid the feas went high{whenthe Carthaginianfleet was difcried. yet he rathet chiofeto fight withthe eneniie,that had'the winde of him jthan to {uifer his conuoyto 'pafle along to Of thécraclwarrebrean berweenethe Carthaziaiins and thet? ote J ! Mercenaries. Bryx,vponvalikely Hope'of better oportufiity in the future. All that Haano fhould line done; Catulashad péerformed.'He had ¢arefully exercifed his mien iti Rowing he had lightned his'Gallies ofall Vaneceffarié burthens ; and He hadtaket aboord ‘the ehoyce men of the Romati Land-fouldiers:' The Catthagitiians therefore; at thie fill Encoun- Q@ HE Roniats having partly by force, andpartly by compofition; ys'thraftthe Carthasitians out of Sicil;' ‘and all the ‘Tittle 'Tagds oy i ays helpe tiictnfelues ia a'following "Warr, than'caifero hold themae felues contented withthe' prefent ‘peace. Teisan" ancient and Stine riley Quod leges a wachoribns dichDtur, abcepinntby 2 OvEHS » terjivere veterly broken atid defeated hatling 'fiftie oftheir Gallies Remmed and {linke, 10 and feuentié taken, wherein were few lefléthan ten thoufand men; that were'allGnade prifoners : the reft) by a fidden change of winde, ‘eftaping tothe Te¢ Of Hierétiefus: vluPhe'tateoP Catthage, veterly difcotiraged by this: change "offortune, knew ot Whéreonto refolue" Meanes'to repairé their feete'in-atty' time ‘there were notte left; them bent mien of warre by Sea'wereconfinied y atid Camilcer; vpon whofe valotirand oftheHifloriboftbo World. he That lavies ave pinew by she Congieroyrs, and réceiaed ofrhe congue ua NS Ye. Batthe Romaties hadeither forgotten the kafivertharwas imdgementthe honour and fafetic of the Common-wedle felted) was' novfitrtouinded madéey by hisnémies in Sicil; where'lice could not bee' rdieued. In' this ‘extremities they makédifpatch vato Amilcae himfelfe, and authorize‘himto take' what courle'fhould thisavcishtie brindle, For when Orie! of Prinerdim s aitera rebellioti; defending in fecmebett vato his excellent wifedome? leaningall'coticlufions to his election andfole counfaile. z oAmilcar, whow no aduerfitie accompanied with the leaf hope'or poflibilitie of re-38 eouerie, had euet variquithed, looking ouéfetiery promife, tri¢ or falfe, thacthe prefent time could make him, ( fot'to atténd any thie from ‘the future hée'was not'able) te folued'to make tryall, whether his nevefsitié might bee*compotinded vpon any eae nabletearmes. Heetherefore fent to Lwélativs the Confull an Ouerture "of peace: whocdnfideritigirwell : gathered fo many ‘argunichts from' the® préfent ‘potieitie o! the Romari State; wafted beyond expedtatidh in the former wartey that -hée awallingly harkened yatoiit. So,in‘condllifionan accord was made; bur with prouifion, hae st fhould hold none otherwife) chan ifthe Senate and People of Risiie would fatilie * with theitallowance. af ; The conditions were': Pirft; that the @archaginians fiould clearelyabandon the-Ifle syiaetle of Hierau-King of Sicil. Secondly;tliattheyfhould heucrvnder-takexpon noF ifitade anypart of his Teiritoiies) Hor'the ‘Teititories of any'of his Friends an Allies: "Thirdly;tharthey Mdald {erat libertie, aiid fend backé into' Talie, alltheRe matis; whom they held prifonets; withione tanfome! "Lattly }' that they fhould Yt Uito the Romanstwo thoulaadand wwe haadréedtaléents 3 which make; as the Frene reckon the talent, thirteene-huridredatid twwetity thouad crownés'#the fameto beat Tiered within twentie yeeres riext following, ak % - ‘Thefe Articles Werefent to Rome,where they werenot throughly fapproued: but "i Y Cominifsioners were {ent into Sicils ro make perfedt theagréement. Fhele Contin hers added a thotifuad talencs to thé former fim', & required a fhortér time ofpanil one Of He Prikermtes', or elfe had forgoren to follow ie,(ih the Sétiate the Gufe"of his? Cidex was '‘demarided by @ Senator, what peace he Romanes might hope for, or affare themfelues of, if they guitted their prefent adiuatage oer thems hee lanfwered in» thele ‘words ;'sé bonam' déderitis, O fidim CO petpetnMAS alah , Dided ditturtded' Vif the pekce bee good and faithfullthat you cine Us, will bee' perperael Sf atbee ils then of little Coutiowance.Torthis anfwer, thé Senate, ‘at 30 that times gaue' ich @pprobatiofi; that ie‘ was (hid, Vier @-Liberé Dicom anditain ar yicdg poffer, ilipopaluin, ake hominem ddnig th' ea conditione, cuits tian penitea¥, aie Hins Gams nece(fe fit man{arim?That it wis the fpeech of 4 marly, an 4 a [ree man: oraho could beleene, tbat ai People,-or indeed aiiy ot wan, wala continue longerin ut oner:burdes wedesate, than taberé wtce[siticdia enforce? Nowit the Romans thenifelues could make this fadgement; of thofe Nations: who hadlitle élfe; befides their mafily refolition, to defend their libertie ; ‘furely; they grofly flatreied chemfelues,in prefiiming, that the Catthaginians, who neitherin power nofin pride, were any way interiour vnto thein= felnes, Would fitdowne any loigerby the lofleand'difhonour recéitied; than vntill chey Couldotierthei Jegses! and theftrengthi whith had ihile'failed them; to take Ye uenge! But Occifidm by whom'(while well entertainédy not oncly ‘prinate men; but Kings aiid publique States, haue'more pretiailéd,than' by atiy' prope, pi owefle or-ver+ tte; With-Held the tenypett fromthe Romans féra'time; afd turned-it molt fearefully Vpon Africa, and the Carthaginians themfeliies? Poraftér that the frit Punick War was etided2Amilcar leaning Eryx,went to Lilybe- Unt, fof wherice nyo: Conudatenitly the Armié might betrati{ported ‘into Africk : the » Cate ofwhich bufinettéhe committed vate créo.to whom dsto.d manofapproued fi ficitnene he déliuéréd ouerhis cliatge: Ge/eo hadan efpeciall confideration of the great fiitnties Wherein ‘Citthage was indebted vato'thefe Mercesiaries anid} withall, of the Father alfosthey tooke order, ‘that the Catthagirians fhould notofely dept 5° Sreatdifabilicic to make payment. Therefore he thought itthe wifelt way, to fend them tween itand Tralie, renouncitie their wheléinterefthefein. ; asgeates ‘Stich was the énd/of the firt Punick warre, that hadlatted abouttwentic foutiey e yi and Be gone,ere the feécond orthird Companies arriued:! Heréin fice dealt prouiidently. Onithad not bedi utd to perfwade any {mall number; lodged withii fe great' Cite as Carthage: yntofome fuch rédfonable compdfition, asthe prefent' entipftanetfe of ‘thie ©ommonTreafprie did require: fo that the firft might hauebeene fric dly difchatBed} neil of whith loffes, doth feteto prooticthe greaneffeboth afthetwo" Cee of and a good prefiditne fet Vato théfecond and thivd,whilef their dif-uncti Sitilitfelfe, butthould alfo with: draw thei Companies: out of all othet Tang Without intermifsion ; in which time the Romanshadloft , by fight 6f Dit prae. botitictien hundred!Qvingaeremes\and the Garthaginians{about finehiindted:the Pr Oher AR itwere) by Hand fulls/a fewata timestharfothe fir tight hatiertheirdifpatch, on had eee them |