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Show Thejit Bookeofthe jiritpart Cua. day. Ienecrely touched Amifcarimhis honour, that the eareleftieffe Of Hannibal fe , to beimputed vntohim,by feendinghis enemy to moderatehis proceedingNuit : rlefleafter many conferences,the authority ofthe Senator s prevailed; Amikar and 7, iss were ~ friends, vanid thencefo : rth, whileft this war lafted, Henne tooke vittning by wale , . ooEadeees = follow good was, directions, though afterwards he returned toov his _ Inthe meane feafon tashe wascome abroad, as meaning to vfe the repurat; i late fuccefle,whilefticgaue fome life vnto his bufinefl buthe wanted skill to deale with Amilear, The skirmithe,es,Hehad reafon naAaicheus and light exercifes ‘of wart, wherein Amilcar trained his Carthaginians,di d fo farre abate the ftrength and withall dizto minith the credit of szatho; that he refoluedto try the fortune'of one battaile ; wherein either his owne defire fhouldbe accomplithed,or his'cates ended. To this concly fionthe Carthaginisns were no lefle prone;than Asatbo as being Weary of thefe longtroubles andin upportableexpences;confidentin the valour oftheir owne men, Which hadap. proned itfelfein manytrialssand well affured ofAwmilear his great worth,whereunto the Saale ts -e oppofe. Son n to this determination, each partwasdili. fla gentin making - ea prouifion : inuiting§ their their frien friends to helpe ; and drawing i forth into i the Theiffuc ofthis batrailemight haue beene foretold without helpé of wi Matho,andhis followers, had nothing whereon to prefiame , fauie fet uaeiat which had bin well cooled by:the manylate skirmit hes,wherein they had learned how to ran away.The Carthaginians had.reafon to dare,' as hauing beene often vi@orious: and inall points elfethey had the better oftheir enemies the reftythey had fucha Commander,as was not eafily ; efpecially (which is worth all therwasit likely,thatthe defiteofliberty thould workefto be matched in that Age. Neifernitude ; as thehonouroftheir State would, in Citizeno much, in menaccftomed to lay all at once ingagediin that aduenture.So the Carthagi swhofefuture & prefent good nians wan a great vidory,Whctin moft ofthe Africans theit enemies were flaine ; the reft te - defended,and therefore they all yeeldedsand fedintoa Towne, which was _pane ‘toad vponthis viory; all the:Ayricans that hadMatho himfelfe was taken alive. rebelled, made fubiniffion to3® t ei e a Ftica only,and Hippagresaftood out,as knowing howlittlethey deoe d of fauouré Burthey were foonceforced, to'take' what conditions beft pleafed the vigours, Atatboand his fellowes were led to Carthage in trium ph; whetethey flif- had wrought in this warre.. ‘The war had lafted ehtcey eares, anda re moheths when it,.came to this good end: which the Carthagiaiens, whofe faisteee did not loue io them; thould with Jefe expen Pencce.b e,by contenting their i i Mercenatiei s, haue preuentedin the : §-1III. Hey ie Aiertcnorie of the Carthaginians, that tig sere in Sardinia, rebelled s and were afitrar a5 driven out bythe Uandersi: Thefaithleffe deali ng ofthe Romans with the Carthage wans.in takingfro mihem Sardiniacontrary tothe ‘peace. Hilett Matho & Speidins were making tertible combuftionin A/rickeothet SoinoaeetheCarthaginians had kindled thelike fire in Serdiviawhere toget; and | ahd ty Boflar theGouernour,& other Carth4ginians,they wercin hope finall ‘Amie fe h Gavaportete own vie, Againit thefe,one Hanno was {ent vvith 4 on thetidalioe bated in thatbutte time)confifting likewife ofMercenalevied ries, fortheir tafe Me toa thefe companions that followed Hanno, finding it mores 3 uolted,than ah:ind Poieinerofitsto toyne themfelues with thofe that werealready ¥ which they paar angerthemfélues by battaile, for the good ofthat common-weale,o! ring to ‘bie ae ayiahiyei to entefinto practice with the Sardinian Rebels; oft idtalycaken i aeHe of fortune with themin their enterprife. ‘This.theiroffer 2 difteatt,they : fol Saat NVYas fulpected, Wherefore, totake awayall iealouie an¢ men piaBice hi i to hang vp their ComimanderHanwe, and performedit, A.com in all Ages, with thofe that hane yadertaken the quart hath £0beene ofaa Vaingt wo) atte, eniloynethe. performance offome notorious and villainous a, 3 9 Caar2§.g. of the Hi/lory of theWorld: tothofe that comeiti to'them as feconds,with offer to partake, and/to affiftithe impious rpofes'vvhich they haue in hand, Irisindeede the beft:ipawne,‘that defperaté men can deliner to each other,to performe foine fuchadtions,as.are equally vnpardonable te § : By fucha kindeofctueltie did the vngratefull Mamtiwauns murder a'Garrifon of U2. chaians,fent voto them for their defence againft the Lecedemonians, by ‘Aratus .\vvho, when he had formerly poffeft himfelfe of their Citie,by right of vvar, did notonely {pare the facke and {poyletherof,but gaue them equall treedome, with the reft of the Cities vnited. Thefe Rewolts are alfocommon in our Court wars; where, inthe ro conquefts of new fortunes, and making of new parties, and fa@ions,vvithoutthe depation or deftructions of old friends, we cannotbe receiued and trufted by old ene» mics. Cefont les coups de vicillecfirime. Thefe, {ay the French ) be the blowes ofthe old art offracing. BD fet : ; , y Thele Mercenaries in Sardinia were no whit leffeviolent in their purpofe; than Were Spendiwaand his affociates : only they wanted 2 Adathoainong them, to negotiate with theinhabitants ofche Prouince. The Ilanders were noleffe glad,thanthe fouldiours;that the Carthaginians were expelled the Countties but they could not agree‘aboutthe pros fitofthe vidory)' The Serdinsezs thought that it was enoiigh,ifchey rewarded the {uuldiours for their painés taken. Conttariwife,the fouldiours were of opinionjthat thericle 2 oftheGarthagsmians to that Ile, was deuolued vito themfelues,by right ofconquef. The fame quarrell would (in likelihood }haue rifen,between Svendens with his Mercenaties, Sctheir African friends; ifthe common defire ofboth had once taken effect: vnlefle the tichesiofCarthage had {erned to content themall. Burin Sardinia,where there was noné other valuable reward,than poffeffion andrule of the Countrie ; the matter was tidt eafilytaken vp.' So'they fell to blowes ; which ‘how they were dealt, knownot; but finally,the Mercenaries were driuen out,and cotnpelledto fate themfelues in stale. Before their departure out-of sardinia,they had inuited the Romans intoit', with as good'right, asthe Mamertinas had called them into Sici/. Yet this offer was refufed, vpon réafons that follow. 3® Some Uta/ian Merchants had relieued Asathe and Spewdius~with cornet of whom the Carthaginians tookealmoft fiue hundred, and heldthem in prifon. Heréof vvas madeé'z gteat complaint : fo that the Romans fent Embafladours to Carthage,requiting farisfadtion.Itwasnotime forthe Carthaginians to difpute : they quietly yeelded toreleafethem all. This was fokitidely taken, thatthey forbadall their Merchants, to' trade thenceforth with the Rebels jadmonifhing themto'carry all prouifions to Carthage, And vp onthe fame reafon.didthey forbeare to meddle with Sar disia, ot to acceptthe Citie of Veitaoffering it felfe vnto their fubieCtion. ‘This might haueferued, as anotable exam: Pleofthe Romanfaith, toall pofteritie: had' not the iffue proued, thar it was meerreBatd ofgreaterprofit, vvhich kept them fo temperate, no longer thanthe hope lafted 4° of thriuing better thereby,than they fhould haue done by open breach offaith, The Wholeeftare of Carthage depended at that time, vpon the yertue of Amilear : who had he bin ouerthrown by Spendiusor Matho,in one maine battaile, that mighty Citi¢ mufteither haue fallen intothe barbarous hands ofmercileffe villaines,' or haue hums led her felfe vader protection ofthe Romans,with whom fhe had lately ftriuen for {us Perioritic, Thar extreame neceffitie, whereinto athoreduced the Citie, by the for tune of one fallie made out of Twxis, is enough to prone, that Carthage, was not far tomfucha miferable choyce.' ‘Wherefore it was not vawifély done of the Romans, to Makefliich demonftration of kindneffe, and honourable dealing, as might inuitea rich , butfinking thip, to'runneher felfe aground vpon their fhore. Bit when all was Well tidedin Africke, and the Carthaginians began to' preparefor the recouefy Of ‘Sardinia? sothen did Ambition put off her goodly vizour. The Romans perceining that Carthaye, eyond their hope, had'recouered her‘feet againes began‘ to ftriké at her head. They fatertained the proffer of thofe Mercenaries,that wete fled out of Sardinia, and . Ouriced vvar asainft this enfeebled and impouerifhed' Citic, vadera fhamelefle Pretence; thet thé preparations madefor Sardinia, were made indecde aahinfh Rome if Fle The Carthaginians knew them {elues vnable to refift ;and therefore yeelded to the Romans demand ;rénouficing ynto ‘them all their right itt Sardinia; Bot this was Hot Shough:They would hiaue twelue hundred talents, aQgqainq:récompence belike (for Tfee not |