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Show 442 The fife Booke of the firft part Cuara.Qus CraaP.3.$.15. irectic td i ‘thefame kinde were not made, nor thofe of his eeSeeee It {ufficed vnto this worthy man that he haianpifonied vntothe vulgar, the dign itie ofhis Science ; and done cf;peciall benefit to his Gountrey.‘Borto:entichaMechaniicall trade, or teach the Art of murdering men; euen athhis Trenches:;'butithe Roman wifel y refuféd it. Zomileat alfoa Carthapinian', ee. tredwithiagreat Aeet into the Haven of Syracufe', and. vidualled the @ivies Aifeerrhis the difpofition of the Iflanders changedifo againe ;that although anoter Legion was 19 Campe' yet manyplaces revolted vatothe Carthaginians; and flew-ot bétraied theko- jcomefrom Rome, which efcaped from Hiwilco, and fafely arrinedy ati itechhis pieces of timber;like vnto the yeards of fhips; which brake fome of the Gallies by their 10 forceandveight. Thefe afflicted fuchas lay farre off: T heythat were comeneerer the ware Garrifons. walls,Jay,opento 2 continuall volly offhot; which they could not endure. Some math an yron grapple werdtaken bythe prow and hoyfted.vp,fhaking out ofl iTeoma ~ terwardsalling downe intothe water. Some byftrange Engines wereli te vpintothe Marcellas,eauing fomeof his Armie: before Spracy/e, that hee might not feéemeto have givermouer the fiege:, went vnto Leontiani where helay intentiue roall occafions: In the beginning ofthe Spring he ftood in'doubt, whetherit were better to continue the labo- rockes 3 andall of them were fo beaten that they durft heuer cometo any fecondaffault. tious work ofbefieging Syracu/e, orto turneall his forces to Agrigentumapaintt Himilce Inthelikefort wastheLand armichandled.Stones and timber,fallingvpon itke hailes did notionely ouer-whelme the mensbut brake downe the Romamenginsof bareeryiand and Hippocrates. Buti would greatly haue impaired-His reputation ifhe had gone from Spracw/ésas viable to preuaile:& he himfelfwas ofan eagerdifpofition,euet ynwilling to giueground, orto quit;asnotfeifible,an enterprifethat he had once takehiin hand. He forced Marcellus to gitie ouertheaffault, For remedie hereof itwas. conceined , that the Romans could carly before day: get neerevnto.the walls they fhould be (asit were) came therefore to Spraca/é: wherethough he found all the difficulties remaining as be- ynderthepocat blencke , and reeciue no hurt by thefeterrible Inftruments 5 which. were syoond vp fiard toifhoora great compafie. But this vaine hope coft manyoftheaflay- ~ fotesand nolikelihood totakethe:Gitie by force or famine' yet was hee:not-without hope, that. continuance oftime wouldbring forthfomewhat,which mightfulfill his defiresEfpecially he affaiedto'preuaile by treafonsagaintt w*® no placecan hold out And Jants lines:, For the fhot.came downe right ypon them : and beating them fromall parts ofthe wall,madea great flaugh cer. of themjall rhe way as they fled,(for chy BM bletotarry byit) euentill they were gotten veryfarre, off. ‘This did fo terri if t fi je mans, that ifthey, perceiuied any pecceoftimber ,.ora ropes end , vponthe wa ‘>a ranneaway,crying out; that Archimedes his engines were readicto difcharge, Nel i knew Marcelle how.t0.ouercomethefedifficulties,or to take) away.from his men, t i tothisend he dealt with the Syracefiae Gentlementhat were in his Campe; exhorting them to practife with their. friends that remained inthe Citic: Phiswasnoreatiofor themtedoe., becaufethe Towtt would hearken'té no parlee:-At lengthaflaue ¢nto oneofthefe banifhed men, making fhew to runneaway from his: Matter, got intosyracnfe, where hee talked.in-pritate withfome few'; as hee had:beeneinftiucted. Thus feare,againft thecaufe whereofshe knew no.remedie, If the engines had ftoodpen . gan Mercellus'to hauc intelligence within the Cities! whence the Confpirators fed 3@tofendhim. aduertifement. of their. proceedings; by afifher-boatthat pafled forth in the night ::but whenthey were growric.to the numberoffonrefcore,and thoughtthemfelues able to effect fomewhat ofimportance all was difcouered pand theyslike'Trai- . wals; fubieétto firitig,or.any Such annoyance from without;, hee might hane ho a 30 by fomedevice,tamakethem vnferuiceable:. Burall; or the moft.of them weanes fight, beingereéted inthe ftreetes behinde the walls, where Archimedes gaue me ee how.tovfe theni.: Wherefore the Reman hadino other way. left, thanto catoff trom tors, putito death. Inthe meane while, one Damafippus a Laredemonian,thaviiad beétic ® Towneall provifion ofvidualls,both by Land and by Sea,. : ae Thiswasaverydefperate peece of worke.. For the enemies hauing fogoo 1 v uenyghe Seain a mannerfree , and the Carthaginians that were {trong by Sea, "i #6: e fentout ofthe Towne as an Embaffador to Pbslip. King of Atacedon jwasfalléninto'the hands of Marcellus. Epicides. was.very defirous to ranfomebimy and many: meeritigs Were appointed forthat purpofe, not farte fromthewalls. There,one ofthe Remanes fupply:tliem: were not likeli¢ fo foonetobee-confumed withfamine,as the bse » honourable-courfes 1nog¥ yews lns3 py ; 11,3 Inthe midft ofthefetroubles,Winter enforced both partsto take breath whilé:and ayre; where turning round awhile, they were broken againft the walls or caft vponthe carricit. Yet; for want of better,counfell to follow, this was thought the beftsan $48 hoffe, intending to ioyne his torces with| zizmileol ‘Aearcelas fell vpon hint, -ereeithér was aiwate of the other's andthe Romans\; being ingbodorder; igotan cafid iGOriex4fainttthe difperfedand halfe vnarmted Spracufians. The reputationshereobt plpechd fit tletokeepe the Sicilians from rebellion. ‘Yet iv was not longy:ere Higmlcos ioy gingywith Hippoerates.,ranne ouer allthe Ifland at his pleafure; and preferedbattatleny Makerdina . eehie!festa ofhis Quinguereme Galliesto be'faftned together,and Towers efected on them to beat the defendants from the wall. Againft thefe Archimes des had fundri¢ denices;of which any one fort might haue repelled the affaylants; butall ofthem togethershewedthe multiplicitie of his great wit. He thor heauy;ftones & long bee wearied.out, by lying in Leaguer before fo frong.a City hauing no proba rane of the kit/tory of theWorld. . looking vpon the wall,and wanting the more comipendicus,Artof Geomettie; fell to Aumbring the ftones:: and, making an eftimate of the height yiudgedit leffe chan ivhad i beene formerly deemed. Herewith he: acquainted' Adarcellus's who eaufing :better no#°ticeto betaken ofthe place, and finding, that ladders ofnoextraordinary length would reachit;madeall thingsready ,and waited. comnuenient time. Iewas the weakeft part of the‘Town:,andthereforethe moft:ftrongly guarded : neither was there hope toprebaile by force againft Carchimedes:," tfthey: faitedto take it by furprife: Buta fugitive Sutofthe Towne brought word., that a great:feaft ‘was to be held vnto Dida 3 which Was to laft three dai¢s:iand thar, bécaufe other. goddicheare was not fo plentifullowith~ inthe Citic, as in fotmertimes , Bpisiaes ,to gratifiethe Peoples had madethe more - Inthemeane white, #imilco; Admirall ofa Carthaginian, Ficet,that had arnCh about sicil, being by, Hippocratesaduertifed ofthefe;paflages , went home " a ae and there fo.deakt with the Senate:,-that fiueand twentie, thotfand Foote, ie fit fand Horfe; and twelue Elephants,were committed nto his, charge,wherewbe SN warre ypon the Romasin Sicby Qhande.-Hegtooke many, Townes; 20 me this had ancientlybelonged vito the Carthaginians,did yceldvato him. .T° Lar posani mifchiefe, and to ftay the inclination of men, which following the.currente faa part;o ee beganne to turne svato ithe; Carthaginians; Marcellws, with, a great mic, rofe from Syracufe,and went fromiplacetoplace aboutthe.Ifland. He ieelitcg rsand Herbefus,whichyeclded.vntohim:- He peoke allo Megar« by force se fecanle? either to terrific, othersthat wereiobftinate , efpecially the Spracmfians 5 OF © Die ibaa Komenasat this time poore ,, and his |, Armic. muft hauefomewhat to Asch for Biz His efpeciall defire, was to-haue ,faned: Agzigentwm:, whitherhe gains top i sand milephad.gottenit before. Therefore he returned backe toward sree¢ a fox him, large diftribution of Wine.:-A better Opportunitie could: nor'béewitheds ; Wherefore Marcellusinthe dead ofthé Feftiuallnight;came vncothe wallsywhicly he took by ‘sealado, Spracufé was diuided:into foute parts(orfille; if Epipole werereckonedas one jeach efwhich were fortifiedas diftin& Cities: When ‘therefore azareeZan had gotten fore jo Peeces hehad the commmoditieofabétter and fafe lodging, with good {tore of booties and better opportunitie than before;to deale withthereft. 'Forticre were Tawagreat many,as well of thofein Acradipia Scthe'lfland,innerparts of thea wnie,as of thofe that inas good orderashecould, for feareofthe Garthagizian that, was reo ian Werealgeady in the hands ofMarcellus\that began to hearker-vat vor po ition ja being mwchterrified by theloffeofithofe parts, which the Romans had tgkervand fackt. As for his brother,had lately if_ued out ofthe,Citie,with ten thoufand foote, ane, gether vafurnifhed of his helpe; fince'they held Guta good while end were DO taken The circum{pection, that he yfed,in regardofHimilco, food him.in goo Fsraeaevsi a dangerthat ire had not miftrufted. .For Hippocrates,leauing the charge a raodie hort, the Weapons of Uaychieeldes > little harme ; ornonethey didg ynro'thofethat weretheltred ynder ftrong houfes: : although i¢may feemey/ thatthe intr wals were hot aloe Eeece 4 By |