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Cane aboue thefegreat troupes; if the Roll ofthe Latisesthat was [ene vatothe Senate,there Embaffadors they flue,Therfore when fortune turnedto the better,the Romans follow. edit fo well, that they expelled thele Sevones out oftheir Country,& fenta Colonie of their own to inhabit it.This caufed'the * 5o/,another people of Game; ta feavethe like edjoaithe8 meafure: who thereupontooke armes; and drew the Hetrurians to their fide, Bur the were nimbred fourefcore thoufand foot, and fine thoufand horfey sin that of thé Same nitesfeuentiethoufand:foot,andof horfe feuen thoufand,in that ofthes Zapypes;8cMe/- Scisaal fiprgessfifty thoufand foot, andfixteene thoufand horfe 5: the Luéamsfenra lift of thit- 5.908) © ofthe Boii ; as Romans Ouerthrew them in two great battailes :andthereby made them {ue for peace; tie thoufand foot, andthree thoufand- horfe; the atarfis§ Atarrucini, * Ferentani, and' feeme to bee the Meftini;oftwenty thoufand foot,and foure thoufand horfesTheRomans hadalfo two cotee8 _ oem whichlafted'vntill this end ofthe "rian war, : ni.tasowbo. It Wexcdithe Gawles,to fee a Roman Golotyy planted in theirCountry ; wholhad bin ac: nons,in France, cuftonicdto enlarge their bounds,by driuing outtheir Neighbours perforce. Wherfore tel theylaboured with the Trau/alpines (fo the Romans called thofé in France,aslying from goiiwereof them beyond the A/pes,though to vs they were neerers likeas they called Cifalpiness.or 19 theFenbrsce Byhither the Ulpes;thofe Whodweltbetween them andthe Mountaincs)to draw themto this time about their party ; reafonably prefuming, tharastheir dif-iuniom had caufedtheirloffe; fo themoubof theitvaioh thight'recompenceit, with large amends. But the bufineffe wasfo foolifhly theRiver of carried,thatthe Ciyalpines and Tren/alpines,tell together by the cares,putting the Remass Only to « tdmulFwithout further trouble ofwar.Soone after, they were vrged by agreaterindignity,to g6'moreé fubftantially tawork. For-C.Flaminins,a popularman inRome, propofed'a Décree which wasratified by the people; 'Fhat,befides one Colonyalready planted in the territory ofthe Sesones,as many more fhould be caried thither, as vyould feruc to people the whole Country between 4xconaz and Ariminams » extertninating vt: terly thofe Gaules.Such an offer,werc it made in Exeland, concerning either Virgisis, or Guiana it Celf,wouldnot ouer-ioy the Multitude, But the Commonaltyof Remetookthis**# in fo good part,notwithftandingall danger ioyned with the benefit,that P/emininshad etter after their good will. This dreadfull Prefident extremely defpleafed the Boy : who being Neighboursto 4- Legions in Sieiland about Tarentam,containing eight thoufand foure hundred foor; & called salsn- foure hundred horfe: So:as of the Romens and Campans ioyntly,.reckoning men'armed, *5Pencesi- and ft to bearearmes,there were regiftred twolhundred andfifty thoufand foot sand of ater so horfe,three and twenty thoufand :of which,reckoningthe Remams apart, there were an' Tht County hundred and fifty thoufand foot, and aboutfixethoufand horfe.:Cafting vp the whole 70"¢oe forces ofall che Provinces in /talte,both ofthe Romans & their Confederates, it amoun- Northermot tedto feuen hundred thoufand foote, "and fenenty thoufand hdrfe.: But the numberis peewee of fomwharmiffe-caft by Pe/ybias;nov with'a purpofeto enrich himfelfby the dead paies:: BApeabie of forwhere hee reckonsinine hundred: horfe>too many, ‘hee fals fhort nine thoufand two thekingdome hundred-of thefoot. me Fhe a How great foeuerthisMufter was, it feemes to haue been|like vntothat,which Lode them 4 people wick Sforcamade, whenLewistherwelfth inuaded.mi/aa. sat what time, the better co fo i encourage himfelte,and his fubiedts,he tooke a Roll'ofall perfons ableto beareatiness ccmpantcate 20 withinthe Duchie, thoughindeed he were neuerableto bring: a tenth part oftthetnine'ledtorhis day tothe field. -\Certaineitis, that the battailes of| Trebia,Tra/jmene}and Canna, ‘did not Timms confumeany.fuch proportion;as was anfwerablerothis. largeaccompt. Yet were theRos : mans faine to armetheir flaues, euenforiwantof other S$ ouldiers) after theit overthrow at Cente.Wherfore the maruaileis not gteat,thareheCcarthaginians and others were lite tleterrified,with report of fuch a miultitude. For alk heads are nov firforHelmetsthotghy viminiiea, feared the like difplantation. And becanfethereft of the Gaw/es had reafon te theRomanCitizens were,in gencralyas goodfighting men; aselfewhere ‘might be found: Notwithftanding all rhefe countet-preparations, the Gau/eskeepe on their way t/and refolue,s that themfelues.alfo fhould berooted out by degrees; the great Nation of the Infabrianswhich inhabited the Duchy of Milaz,ioyned withthe Bey, and vponacom- entring into Tu/cane,deftroy, and put to fireand{word jallthatlay before thems Frome thencethéy marclodire@ly:towards:Reme; hoping to finde the Romazs,ratherin'délibe. nion purfe entertained the Geffates,Nations about Kbodanus;wageable as the Switzersin thefetimes. The Ge/ates hauing receiucda greatImpreft,cometothefield vnderthecon- 3°sation,than in the field. Bur their.intelligencefatles them... Forthe Romaw Armyjfent dudofthcir Kings,Concolitanus and Averocfas : who with the\Bog and Ja/ubrians,come7q pound ian Armieof fiftie thoufand foot,and twenty thoufand horfe,and thofe ofthe belt men; and beftappointed, that euer inuaded the Rew' Territorie; to whom, the Seaogalli;thav had bin beatenoutoftheir poffeffions, gaue a great inereafe offtrength. On into Tw/caneshauing taken fome orker;way than they.did,and finding thavit had miffed ofthem; came againe'faft after them,toarreft them intheirliourny,' Hereof when they heard the rumour,fearing co be charged on their backes, they turned head : and'in the Time cuening difcoucredthe Romem Army, by whomthey incamped, Irwas now amat+ terofapparantnecefsity,that. fight they:muft. Wherefore they helped themfelues with fcemmansi, thecontrary fide,the Venetians,and the Cenomanniadhered to the Kermansias better besrethepeople Lecuing intheir profperitic & rifing fortune... For feare of yvhofe incurfions therefore, oo "the Gaules ‘were forced to leane a good part of their Armie, on the frontier of AMilans Northfideof ‘viththereft oftheir forcesthey entred into Ta/eane. The Romans hearing of this dane rageake ger;fend e£milius to Rimine,to {top theirpaffage ; and in the placeof C. Atilivs their Owerealfoof *acrConfull,who then wasin sardimia,they imploy one oftheir Prstors,for the defence thele cenomanol Tuftane, oO' cadinhabica Being atthistime greatly troubled,vvith the confidcration.of this. powerfull Armic, theCountrie Which the:Gaw/es had affermbled,they caufeda view to. betakensas well ofall theit owne ofMain. forces}as ofthofe oftheir Allies : vvhowere nodefle willing thanthemfelues,to oppole theincurfions ofthe barbarous peopley fearing, astheyhad-caufc, that their owa de ftruétion could not be preuented otherwife,than by the good fortune of Rome, The ee bers;found.inthis Mufter,deferueto be recorded: becaufe they fet out.the powere afttatageny: that thewed nogreat fineneffe ofvvit,but fuch,as well befecmed thofe that had hone other occupationthan warre, and ftood them in good ftcad at the prefent, In thedead ofthe night,theycaufe thvir footte march away, butnotfarre : leauing, theig horfein guard ; to vvhom theygiue order , to comeoff. at the firft light of day, with 49 fiicha fpeed,as night rather argue arunning away, than a retrait, as if they had not daredto abide battaile. Lhe Romamsinterpreting this their hafty departure,as the Gaw/es dclited they fhould, follow thenvin:diforder. ‘The Gases returne,; charge them, _ killfixe thoufarid vponithe place; the reft take a piece:of: ground of aduantage;' ath defend themf{elues,till Zi. Emiluis, being'at Arininum, comesto their fuccoury) Vipe onthe comming ofthe Confull, the Gas/és.confult, whether they fhould giue the Ré+ mans bartailelor fotbeare. In which difpute; Avereeius, onc oftheir Kings, periwades them, fatheito tetdrne into theirowne Countries where,after they had difpofed of thegreac {poiles and riches which they.had gotten; they fhould thenrenew the warre, the Rowansinthofe dayes. With the Confulls they fent forth tothe war foure Legions oftheir own: euery Legion confifting of firethoufand two hundred foot, and, three hundredhorfe sand oftheir Allies,thitti¢ thoufond foot,and twohundred horfe.There for Supplies ( ifany mifadwenture came to thefc)of the Sabines 4g , auc ‘ijointed Hetrurisas fifty thoufand foot,and foure thoufandhorfe yvvhich Armie wast© belo : edin theborder ofHetruria. Ofthe Hmbriand Sarfindtes, which inhabited the dt there were twentie thoufand ; and of the Venetians and Cemomans, othertwenty a 4 fand: which latter Armies were directed,to inuadetheBoy, that forcing themto a : their own' Territories,the generall Armie ofthe Gan/es fhould be.therchy greatly °" « thed. ‘There were befides thefe, to:be.ready' againft all yncertaing chancts ot = - thirtic thoufand foot,andfifteene hundred horfe,garrifond in Rowe it felfeof their" nd peopleandoftheirAllies, shity thoufand foot, and two thoufand horle- OO ing withoutcairiage,pefter,ot other impediment. This aduice they all embrace; for : feeing they.that were Mercenayi¢sjhad obtained what they came for,to wit,the fpoiles soot a encmicssth¢y thoughtit wifedome, to hazzard neitheritjnor themithies;any ‘urther..:. This indeed had been.a good refolution, ifthey. had. taken it, before the enemy had in fight), But as well in thewarfesofthefe latterages, as in former times;/it hay tuer:-been' found extreme dangerons,to make aretrairin the Head:of an Enemies Ais My. -Foralrhoughthey that retitie,doe often turne head ; yet inalwaies goingon som the purfuiig encmy,they finde withina few milesyeicher ftreight,hedge,ditch, or place Which they arc inforced to paife in diforder. In fach cafes,the gen of |