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Show The Fi BookeoftheyfrStpart Cidsr3:§. 9% eeetininea er -A : se He pucthem inanindeof their prefeneftrengthnthey having thirty: thoufand footy and foure thouifand hoife; with moniey:and all prouifions, in abundance. Thus he difthif fed theitt, prouder than they came, &e:filledthem-with condcit of getting agteat Lords tO Miamiba/wvith Whom they eafilymade alliance; vpon thefe conditions: That the Canipatis hhould be abfolutelyfree,and fuled by their own Lawes;T hatno Citizens of theirs théuld befabiest "vinvo any Carthaginian: Magiftrate yin -yvhat caft-foeuer, Whether i WardePesée.and,Tiarwtanni bal fiould deliver: vnto the Cainpans three to WickedSoorli-faycrsiwhofeddteftdble counfelsthey i ro tidnsthey mighpacifid the godsiérobtain'amend ofthefeal amiitics. difconer the greatixes oftheir fearshougl norfervingto'giue temedy Thisisenoughte Letters out ofSiciésfeoin the PratorOd?acilias'. whom the Sehate had-Arthar rime cane appointed s ifthe foundinmeervo: pate ouer into-Africk.' 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Yuan Flect that'wafted the kingdomte of Hicren their good fidend & confederate sand 10 AvainWallthis N@otlation;: Decies :Ataginasan honourable Citizen, oppofed hits felfe eatheftly: vfing.ih Vaihe, many perfwafionsy tothe wilfuland head-ftrong Multitud&whom he pat inniinde ofFjrehes andthe Tarentines, withing themnotto change old'friends fornew acquaintance, This did he, when they wete {ending Embafladors ofanother fleet,riding dinong theThes «#aretswhich was'in readines't o {et Vpon Litybe. wm, Bethe reft ofthe Romaw:P touince jfthe Prevor Ritredafiders the refGue-oF Eieran, colin themiddeftofthefeextremiriés, it wasthought needfiill'to call home: Terentia the Gonful;thache might nameéa Dictator, to take foucraigne'charge ofthe Weale pub: lique;with-abfolucépoweras neceffiry required: "*Temuft needsfeeme ftratige,thae/all *°fottsof vite Hanasbal: and this alfo diddiewhen.theneWw Alliance! was concluded; bue ‘mof eattieftly; when 4 Carthaginiaty Garrifon was entring the: towne * at which time hee gale aduice, eithérto kéepeiit out)' or to fall wpon it, and to cur it in pieces, that by fuch'a'notable pitee offeruices they might makeamends yntothe Romans,whom they had forfaken. 9 Aduertifement hereofwas giteti to Hanaibad: who lying about Naplesaotfarreoff, fent for Magissto come {peake with hinvin the campe. This Magisrefufed : alleaging, that he vvas, by the late concluded Articles, free from f{ubieétion vnto any Carthagini: an;8ctherefore would not' come: ‘Hannibal thereuponhafted himfelfe towards Capua? forbeatitigto attemprany further vpon Naples,which he thoughrto haue. taken in his way by Scalado;but found theiwals too high,8 was not well prouidedto lay fiegevnto itvAt ‘Capua he was entertained with great folemnity and pompe:all the peeple iffuing forth of the towne, to behold that great‘Commander, which had won fo many noble vidtories.Hauitig takenhis pleafitte'in the fight ofthat goodly: Citie,and paffed ouerhis fir Baxertainmenits:Hecameinto their Senate: where he Commended their: refolation, in thaking ofthe ee erelong all Italie & Romeitfelfehould be diiuen to acknowledge-Gapuaaechiefejand receine Law from thence. AsforDevins Magi, who openly took'partwith ‘the Romanstheir enemies; He prayed them,that they would not thihke him a Campan,butatraitor tothe State: 8 vfehim accordingly, gitiing fentence out of hand ypowwhimy as he deferied. This vvas granted': and Magli deliticred-vnto Hannibal, who vawilling to offend the Capuans,at his firft comming,by nttinig fo greata man to death;yet fearing that they might fueforhis libertie,if vies Fins aliuéthoughtit beftto ferid hitvawayto Carthage.Thus Hanntbal {etled his friend: fhip with the Campanes:among whomjonely this Decius A¢agins had openly dared S fpeake agdinft him; being affifted by Perol/ethe fonne of Pacanias. This Perolla " i have thurdered Hanwibal,while(t he wasat fupper the firft night ofhis comming ; had yo nothis Farhets authority kepthimn from attempting any fuch attempt. All the towne (befides\were foearnett in the lode oftheienew Societiehat they are faid to have al dered all the Romans,vpon vwhomatthe prefent they could lay hand; or, (whichis? one)to hate fmothered themto death in'an hot Bath: ‘ The fame courfe'offortune, with thofeof Capua, ranie fome other townes one bouts,vvhich deperided on this,as their Mother- Citie.NolajNuceria;Naples,Cal!: 5 and Acerrz,werethe Cities next adioyning; that ftood out for the Romans. ne thefe Hanzibal went,thinking to findethem weakely manned; as they were indet®, thoughftoutly defended: i walled 5 TheRomanes4t this time vveré tiot incale; to put Garrifonsinto all their ue ; townes;but vvere faine to leaue all places, excepra ew ofthe moft fulpected, oe ft faith andcourage of the Inhabitants. Roméitfelfe was in extreame feare of eo ‘ole comming.at the firit teport of thé euerthrow at Cannz:and the gtiefe ofthat er "i fo genetall,and immoderate,thatit much difturbed the prouifion againit oP wQtion ger.levvas hard'tolitidge.whether theloffe already receiued,orthe feare ofdeftr 5% prefently threathing,were the more tertiblesAll the Senarors found worke raeae tint the noyfe andlamentablebewailiigs;wherofthe Rirects were full. Cowrtie feat afterwards for theiiown honor (asyathamed of fixelr Authors: imputed tothe books ofisiéxliAn Embalfado r was fent tooelphisco.confaltivith the Oracle ofApollos 8 enquire with what prayers &fupplicae hundred Romane prifotiersitiich asthem felues would choofe; vvhom they might ex: iis a 393 q 8 taking diraétivn ( aswvas {aid ) fromitheir fatal] bookes;buried a lmetivoimien8& women Gaxles and Greekessinttieir Oxe-marker: If the-bookes of:sé $ylgaiethem fuch inftructions y&éimay iuftlythinke,-thats# yl her felfelwtas inftruded bythe:DiuellsYevisivnerimprobables thadexcremit y offéave Gauled thetiito hearken thip;vvhereas before,they werefoimewhat timorotis;in aduehturing to feeke theirowne libertie, Hauitig reported this at Capua:cthe {amd Embafladors were difpatched away chatige'for their Géritlémen which werein Sicil. of the\Liiftory oftheWorld.» fentvforch; to-bring affured ridings!how all went wherof vvhen Letters: filoma theiCoris {lt arre'had throughily inforried them, theyvere fo amazedythatt héy-ran into barbatous fuperftitions people went-forth tomeerthe Contul;8ebid him weldoene' hone} gining: | him "thankes for tharhehad not defpairedof theimeate publique! But'vhis was'doney as way {eemé)by order from the Senate t which therein Gdoubrlefte )prouided wifely, for yf holditigth e generall reputation; I¢ his comming ifto the Citi¢shadrenéwed cheTarment tations & out-cri¢s df the people: yvhatelf wouldihaue followed, thatia ‘contempt OF theinwretchednes,among thofe that were fubiectyitto theit DominioneNew infindins this oceafion¢thongh indeed he gaueit not jof beftowise-epouthin their Wwelconiq at thankes they noyfedabroad afame) whichicamte perhips vato the caesof wanabih, oftheir Magnanimity:& Confidence that might fecme- grotndéd '6n theit teniainins ftrength:This therefore was wifely done.: But whereas Liaie vwvouldhauers thinke,that *itwasdonegeneroufly; & out ofgreatfpirit; lemebe pardoned} if kbeleeie him ‘hori Itvvas. done fearfullyjand to couertheit gricfes had they dared 'to thew theit indigna- ton;they would hatte ftriicke offhis head; as in'few yeares after; criPulwina had his Ife ,;,.1\, 46, broughr into queftions& vvas banifhied by thumis! beiag lem blametworthy, fora lenoffetice, Milani, by appointment ofthe Sénate,vvas nominated Didarop finals and 74 Sempronivs Mafterofthe horfesThele fell prefently to muttering of Souldiersyofwh ott they raifedfoureniew Legions,anda' 1000, horfe though with much difficileysas being Linlip, Minto takevp fome,chat were very Boyes: Thefetoure Legionsare elfewhere forgortel Haccompt ofthe forces leuied by this DiGaror and swe Legions-only fet downe; that ad binenrolled inthe beginning ofttie ycer for cuftody ofthe City, "Soit may bejthat cintibsg, #9thefe two Legions being drawninto the field, toure new ones OfPratexbarijor {triplitigs Wereleftin theirplaces.In fuch raw Souldiers; & fo few, littleconfidencéwas to be res Pofed;for which reafon they increafed their number,by adding vito them Sooo\ftardy auessthat were put iti hopeof liberty,ifthey fhould déferueit by manfull feruice, This hotfuificing the Dictatorproclaimed, That. whofocuer ought mony & could not pay it; or had committed any capitall offence, fhould forthwith bedifcharged ofhis debt, of Punithtnent,if he would ferue inthe war. To armethefe Coimpities, they-werefain to take downyout oftheir Temples and Porches, the {poiles oftheirenemiés that had bin there fet ¥p:among which,were 6006. Armofts oftlic Gaulesythathad biti carriedin the Triumphofc, Flaminins,a little before the beginning ofthis War2T6 fuclmuckery had God brought the pride of the Rowass,as a due teward oftheir infelant opprefffons, ‘that Sothey- were faintoiffue forth oftheir own gates, in'the habit offtrangers, Wher Hamaibat Wasready to encounter themwith his Africans, armed Romaelike, | ) Aboutthe fanietimeit wvas,tharcarthalo, vvith the Agents ofthe prifohets'taken at Caine;carite to RoméCarhalo was not admitted into the City; Bietommanded, while Was onthe way,tobe goneete hight out ofthe: Roman Territory. To the meflengers OF the captiues,audichce was gitenby the Senates> Phey thadelearnefh Pétition, to be rtilomedat the pablike chargeznor only the teares 6 lamentation ‘oftheir poote kin lke,butthe gtcatnced, ‘whierinthe'City then ftood, of able Souldiers; ee Aaaaa their |