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When Havnibalhadfacked the Roman,camp,and trufled vp the fpoiles,forthwithhe diflodged,and marched away intoSamnium finding adi fpofition. in. the Hirpinesyand many-other peoplethereabout,to forfake the Romanpartie,8cmakealliance;with Carthage,Lheifirkt cownethat opened thegates vatohim,vyas Goffa, where, helaid.yp his baggage: &ileauidghis brother.Mugetoitake in other places, He hafted into Campania, ‘The genetalaffectionofthe multitude,in all the.ities of Italie,was inclinableyntohim; aot onelyin regard ofthicit grieuonsloffes,futtained abroad inthe fields,which the Ro- 5 inans them{elues;who could notihinderihim from {poyling the countrie, efpecially the poorer foit.ofithemdid hardly indure;burinadouing re{pe dt: votothat great courtelie (as.it feemed whielihe vfed,vatofuchofthemas becamic his'prifoners. For. as.at other times;fo,now alfoafter his great victory at Cannix, He had loningly difmifled,as many of che Italian Confederates of Romesas fell into. his hands ;) rebuking: them-gently for beirgfo obftinate, againtt him that had fought to deliuerthemfrom bondage,Neutlier {pared heto win their loue by giftsyprecending to admire theix valour; but-fecking indeed by all waies &imeanes,to makethem his; whileft all othermotiues wete concur rent,Atthis time alfo he began toideale kindly (hough againft his nature) withtheRothan prifoners;telling them,that he boreino!mortall hatred vato their: Eftate; but being *® proudked by:iniuries,fought toright himfelfe and his countrie; 8 fought with them,to tiewhichdfthe two Cities,-Romeé or Carthage, should beare| foueraigne Rule, not, which ofthem fhould be deftroied. So he gaue them leaueto choofeten of theiraumber,that fhould be fent home to treat with the Fathers about their ranfome : and together with thefe,he fent Carrhaloa Nobleman of Carthage,and Generall of his Horle,to feele the difpofition ofthe Senate;whether it were bowed asyet by fo much aduerfity, and could ftoope vato defiré'of peace' "But with the Romanes'thefearts preuailednot, as fhall be thewedin due.places The.people ofItalie, all; or moft.of then, fauethe Roman. Golonics, or the Latines, werenot-onely, wearie oftheir loffes paft, but entertal- Cw r3.§.9. ‘oftheHiylorie ofthe World, ~him ofall faithfall meanitigywereldridenrb fiftitlina great perplexitieras hauing failed tolet-inthisthdirnew-friend,yet fatitiently difcopercd shemfeluesjto draw vpohthem thehatred:of the Ronans:Iathisicafeavete no {mall numberoftheGitizens; who thers upon grew tlie moreiticenfed againitohoir Senatezon whom theycaftallithe blame,ea- fily:pardoning their own cdwardizeiDhe'people holding fotender.a regard ofliberty, that euch the lawful GoueriimentofMagiftratesgricned them, withan imaginary.ops prefionshad now goodeale rofeantieft the Senators would'become jtheir Lords. in= deed,& by-trelpe ofthe Ronians bringitligm vnder amore freight fubieCion,than cuer theyihad induted; Thisfearebeing reads to' breaketnr@fome eutrage,., Pacuwise, made yfe of,toferuchis ownc ambition.Hedifcourfed vhtothe Senate, as ghey: fatein Couns fell,aboutthiefe motionstroubling the citiv 2! andfaid,Thathe himfelfe had both.mars rieda Roman Ladi, and ginen his Daughter.in masriageto a Roman:butthat rhedan- gerof forfaking the Ronian'partie was notimowthe greatelt:forthacthe people,were vis olently benttomurderall.che Senate;Scafter to ioynethem{elues, with Hennihals, who; fhould countenance the fact, and faue chemi harmelefle., This he{pake, as .a.man well knowneto be beloued him{elfeby the People,and privy yato| their;defignes.. Hauing throughilyterrified the Senatesby laying open the danger hanging ouer them: He promifed nenertheleffeto deliuerthem allsandto fet things in. quiet, ifthey. would: freely. putthemfelues into his hands;offering his oath, or any otheraffurancethat they fhould yo demand,for his faithfull meaning. Theyall agreed. Then fhutting vp the Court,and placing''a Guard ofhisawine followers aboutit, that none might enter; noriflue forth, withouthis leane;He calledthe peopletoaflembly :and {peaking as muchill ofthe Senate,ashe knewthey would be glad ta heare, hetoldthem, thar, thefe wicked Gouerfours Werefurprifed byiHis policie,& all-faft,ready to abide what fentencethcy would layvponthem. Onely thusinuch he aduifed them, as athing which neceffity required, Thatthey fhould choofe a tiew Senate;before they: fatisfied theiranger ypon the old, So tehearfing-vnto them the names of one or two Senators, he asked whatitheir iudge- mentwas ofthofe. All cried out,that they were worthy,of death: Choofe then(faid he) . firtofall fome new onesintotheir places. Hereagghemultitude;, vnprouided forfuch anele&tion, wasfilent; vntill at laft, fome. one otother aduerturedto name whom she; nediadeceineable hope, ofchanging their old Societie, for a»better.. Wherefore not +0 only.the,Samnites,Lucans,Brurians,and Apulians,ancient encmies of Rome,é& notvar till the former generation vtterly fubdued,began to re-aflume their wonted fpirits : but the Campans,a Nation ofall otherin Italic moft bound vata the State of Rome,andby thought fit.The men fo nominated, wereytterly diflikedby. the whole Aflembly;‘either for fore knownfaultbafeneffe,andinfufficiencysarelfe-cuen becanfe,they were) vaknown,and therefore held ynworthy."Fhis difficulty-in che new Election appearing. More and more,whileft more were to be chofen;(the fitreft_ mento be fubfticuted, hat uing been named amongthe firft, and not thonght fit enough) -Pecanins intreated, and many, mutuall affinities herewith as ftreightly, conioyned;as were any faue the Latines, changed.oma fudden their lone into hatred;withourany other,caufe found,thaa change inhope ofamendshereafter; which (doubtleffe)thiey would make, having thus obtai- offorrane.|! AS eee age Campania,isthemoft goodly.and.fiuitfoll Province of Italie, ifnot,(as fome thea thought) ofall the Earthrandthe citic of,Capua,an{werable vate the country, whercok othe .g it.was Head, (o great,faire,and wealthie, tharit feemed no lef. conuenient a {eat ch Empire,than.was either Rome or Carthage.But of allqualities, braucry.is the Jealt quifite ynza foucraignecommand.Fhe Campans, were luxurious,idie,and proudand ve of the Ror vertue jing shemeluesiike.layes by theix feathers,defpiledwhe vnfortunate mansthejs Patrons. amongthem ahd. Benefactors..¥ ct were there fome ofthe principal as, in othericitiesshat bore,e{peciallregard. vntothe Maicltie of Rome, and could pe indureto-heare of Innouation; Burthe Plebeian faction had. jately, fo preuailed ithig Capua,that all was governed bythe pleafure ofthe Mulcitudesyvhich yvhollyfollowe the direction ofPacunjus Calayiusan ambitious .Noble-man, vyhofe. credit greW> ep coniunGioa with Han! si was vpsheld by furthering all popular.defizes.: whercof,the was notthe leaftSomeofthe Capuans.had offred.theiscity to the Carthaginians Where 50 ly after the battaile ofThrafymene: whereuponchicly.it was, thar Hanwibal ma io igurnyinto\Campania, the DiGator Fabius waiting ypon him..-At.that ime, mH ae neernefieiofithe Roman Armic,orfome other feare ofthe Ca puans,hiadred thems ok breaking into actuall rebellion. They-had indeed.noleifure.to treat about.any artic oi new Gonfederacie: or had Jeifureferuedyyerwere themultitude(whole inconstant ‘ifor Hanwibelbad wonne fromthe Romansby. gentlewfage,& free dilmitingsoffome?fscg ners in goodaccount among them)ynableto holdany,fuch negotiation,wichoust bei ofche'Senate,which maisely.impugned ét.Sotheycbarhad promuiled t0 yeeut town to,MenmibalScmectihim onthe way,sithfomeofcheir nobibityshat howet rs eafily preuailed with the people,that the prefent Senate mightforthis time be {pared, tied pardon ofall offences pa(t. Henceforth,not onely the. people,'as in former times; honoured Pacuuins, and efteemedhimtheit Patron; but the Seaatorsalfo were gouer+ 40ned by him,to whom they acknowledged them(elues indebted, for fauingall theirliues, Neither did the Senate faile after this by all obfequign{nes,to court the People; giuing thereines viito their lawleffe Wil,who elfe were likely to caftthem down; All the city being thus.of one mind; onely feare ofthe Romans kept themfrom, opening theingates to Ha*wibs):But after the Battaile at Cannasthis impediment was remoued : and, fevy, there were, that would open their mouths to fpeake againtt the Rebellion. Yet forafs muchasthreehandred principal gentlemen ofthe Campans,did then feruethe Romans inthe Ile of Sicil:the Parents arid-Kinfmen ofthefepreuailed fo far, that Embafladors Were ent vnto Terestins the Gonful; toffee his prefent cafe,and whatit could minifter OfHopcor Feare. Thefe}; wherefoeuerthey found him, found him weakely attended, $oand as weake in {pirit,as in followers.Yet they offered himformally the feruice of them Statesand. defired to know-what hewould-commandthem, Bur-he moft bafely:Jamented ynto them the greatneffe ofthe Roman misfortune : faying,.that all was, loft; and thatthe Campans mutt pow,nothelpethe Romans,whg had nothingleft wherwithto helpe themfelues,but make warre in their defence againftthe Carthaginians;as the Ro; mans had fometimes dori¢ forthe Campansagainit the Samnites. Hereunto hee is faid tohaueaddeda foolith Inuedtiue againft Hannibaland his Carthaginians: telling, How hadtaughtthem to make bridgesof flaughtered carkales,& tofeed ypon mans fielh; With fuch other ftuffe, as only: bewraied his,ownfeares Asifor the Campans speenledich ¢ |