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Show \478 : "Thefift Bookeofthefir(?part ---- : Cwar 35.18, -~ Gwavgegust et ofthe Hiforieof beWorld,' a burden, and feriethem backeloadénintSicil: Hetooke likewife'a‘Towne called Sale. ta, which he lield'and fortified/*In Saleta layanotherHenne, withfoute thoufand Nu- binssand.cquered with boughs: and charthe Numidianfinch often 4s camiefttt with Spphaasvbedcointrings ob Matres and Reeds ; ochets.x arcane later Wid thate hed thei made Scipioto perceitre the vitskilfulneffeoftheir Leader, that had thus houfedthem, ATyenohess\Mpon this aduertifentent he bechoughy hinwel fe, That ic wouldavebe hard where the Romans layin waitforhim. 'The¢ victorie wasealily gotten,and Hane cither suitydonhim;roprodeed imhiswarres When time thouldverue, "Teas a plaiteopea midian horfe : whole fernite being fiteerforthe ficld)thati for defence of walled places, Wherefore he fent a¢a/aniffa before him: who codevptothe gatesi;and, by making a braiiado,trained ott the improuident Haaaefo fare, tharhee drew:him vato 4 place, takeniyorflaine.With thofe ehat fled,theRomans entred pell:mellinto the towne; which préfently they madetheir owne. Thehcewent Scipioto Vtica; aCitte of:greatiimpore, | ¥Libeadfethze tatice; * of which mention liath'beene formerly. nadé,and fate downe betoreit. Fortyt® Jodgings,wath dricboughes aid lédiesy vider whithdheputay emrelanly withone? their for him¢o-fer thei ¢hnipes on fire, and therebygiuethem a notable Batithraw, "With. out helpeot ome fuchifiwaragemne, hed for efaw that inwaould be aworke' of ateit diy. Countteydy herein he lays and the Enemies had grearadnantage of hint i noibere. 10 foetiallydn borle)s sw hich,vponfitchground, couldnorbexelitted by the Rowah Les ous The dongertherefore thac hé thought¥pon thematters che more néedfull He found vpon thei Campe" Forhis end hee (ent ayes he (pent'abotitic; affayling it both by Land andSea, and vfingall his. engines. of patrery whereofhe had plenty, yet was in no likelihood of preuayling. And nowthe qitforhimfelfe;icoinakt fome fudden attenpe many. Einballadours; vader prevencedftreating abouttlte Peavey bar indeed dF bal} Sunimer was quite {pent : fothat it wastimefor him tochoofea place,and fortifie his poleto difcoter all chatmight concetne the intendedforprife. With thele Embatadore Wihter-Campe;which mutt bewell ftoredagaintt theiyecré¢ following. Whileft thus neceffitie vrged him to leaue Vtica : and fhame oftaking the repulfe in his firft great' en- hefeniyas Accendancs; many oldSouldiersdifguifed like flaues : thatwwaiiderins Tasik Weis) idle'vpandidownethe Campe;mightoblerie' the wayes- ata entrances? With terprile, father than any hope ofbetter fucceffe, caufed himto ftay there :-4/arabaland whatloguerelfe wasneedfull.: When hehadlearnedias muchas hee defired'? yponthe ill-trained Armyto draw neéerevato the Romans,before the comingiof Syphaxi: Syphax brought with him vato Carthagefifty thoufand foot; and ten thoufand horfe : which20 ioyning vito the forces of Afdrubsl, they marched bratiely toward Scipio; whothercby tooke occafion to dif-lodge. He chofefor his Winter+campethe banks ofanInlet,that althatsHim{elfe:could doejwas'no moresthanthe good will of oneatatn. This HE did.ta theend-that;-withoutiiny breach offaithylice might puthis defiene invexecution: The Trucebeing thus, cut! off Afdrabaliancbsyphas Were Very enhitieD ws haying hiely pewadedthemfeluess:chat theiv troubléwasialiriolbue dvvend Bat finet it Could be'no Syphax gauc him the honoutofafaire pretence to leaue thefiege. -fdrabah had made-a Leuie ofthirty thonfand foot, and three thoufand horfe:s:yet aduentured notwith, this fiiddensic ferit wordto:syphax, thavit was'vaine to holdany lonbes Treaties forafiitich asheconld-riot get the confent of hisCouncell of warte'; withotléwho le approbacioh, had good harbour for his Nauie. His foot-men heelodged on'aPromontoric,ioyning better;they beganrondeuife,cby what art they mighitsdrawweip40 Sar of ‘his' Campe, Oitthe other fhoare: inthe' bottome ofthe Creek he motédhis fhipsisand there he quar- makehis:Gouncellofrivarrerepentas gteatly-the eefa sell OF pUAces as did Marcus Hele tothe Continent by an aime of Land: his horfe-men he beftowedvpon lowerground, téred the Mariners, withall that belonged vnto the Bleet.Thewholecampce heftrongly fortified, and fo attended the [eafon ofthe yeere, when it fhould ferue him againe to fight, OF cattéll and other bootie 444/anif/z had brought ingteat ftore, by driving the Countrey,beforethe comming of 4/drubaland syphax. Corné alfo hee had gotten fomé: and great ftore wasfent him from Sicil and Sardinia. Likewifeapparrell for his Souldiers; was {ent from home,orfron Sardinia :though {carce enoughto ferme turne, 30 for that it was. a matter ofmorecoft. The thips thatbroughtthefethings, he frighted *" homewards with fuch part ofhis bootie; ashe could :beft {pares efpecially with captiues'to be fold for flanes. A/arabaland Syphax encamped neere vato Sefpie:not fo ftrongly foftifying themfelues, as did the R omatis; citherforthat they wanted the feuere inftitution, which the Romansvied in thé diftipline of warrey ov forthat they. prefumed pot their multitude, againft which they foundin seipionodifpofitionto iffue foorth of his{trength, and fight. Sothe Winter paffed withontaéiom "WhenSpring drew neere; Scip/o thought it goodtoaflay his oléftiend the Numidian King, if perhaps hee might be wonne by perfwafionsto forfake the Carthaginians. 4° It was confideted, that thofe Barbarians were naturally vnconftant ; and: particularly, that Syphax had given proofe before this of his much leuities Ie might therefore bee hoped, Thathaving wearied himfelfe, by'lodging a whole Winter inthe Campe: and being peraduenture noleffe weary with fatiety ofhis wife,who had caufed himto enter into this warre: he might be moued witha little entreatie to withdraw himfelfe home into his Kingdome, and reft a Newter. Butit is not vnlikely, that fuch a friend as this King,had beene highly entertained and honoured in the City of Carthage, which was Recteat hand,as dften as duting this Winter it had pleafed him,oras he had beene inul- ted, tomake'a ftep thither and repofe himfelfeawhile:'-his wife:-Queene Sophonisha ly- 50 and protoke-him:to battaile inthofePlaines. /Thisatthey could dedi they "huped'to afterthelike prefimption.::Bat iflre (sould fefiferodome fortlio£{i3'T renches? whae elle remained than to béfiege himewhichthey thenifelues were well able to do by land; afdthe Carthiaginiamfleetifhoulddoe by:Sea, that wastnaking ready for the purpofe. By-flich:diftourbes thefe twoicomfortedthemftlncsLweconipeticitigs¢ itConceipt ) rhe plole oftheir hopes pait; withethat ofuvictorierd cones But herein they were extream- Wyaid-worthily difappointed 2 forthat cdnfulting abourthe firare; they prouided ‘wot apaintt prefentdanger, but continuedin. the fame neglierice; which ‘was grownel yponthem by the Jofiaidiecclints of pexeus thks for'seipla;he was not idleobut‘made'prepalationoutof hand.as itwere todoe fomewharagaintt Vtiea. Two thowlarid Souldiers hehad madlereadyjand appointed ro cakethe famepeccc ofground, whereon he fay'aSlintVcica before.This hedidspartly co kee pfecret that whielvhe hid in hand,left beig fnfpedtad by: hissowneSouldiers,the Enemy might happen to‘hatie'hotice ofit: partVto hinderthoofVeica fromfetting vponthe few,that he puiipoledto leaue behinde him in his Gainpe.Heecarfed his menthat nivlieeoflip well, and betimes ; that they go Might beeready. fortheiourncy. Aftér flipper) he appointed fuch Companiesas hee ought fir,toithe defehceiofis Campe yall therett ofthe army he led forth,about nine Of theclockeat night. |The Garthaginians lay fort him' feauen miles‘ahd ‘an halfe'+ Whomhe purpofedto undertake himielfewirh the onelialfe-ofhis'a frnly;the orher halfé committed.to Lelias and' Mé/anéfay, whonvhefent before himtofet vy Of Spbaxschat-was farther off It was his meaningiehatthe campe of Sypraxt{ho} Malishn fires ere hewouldmeddle'witlithe Catthag nbans: For thefire intigtit {ce hauetakenhold bycafualty vponthe Num idians;phatlay farther offs) wher appeated.in the canipe of 4/arubal, it would be fufpeced'asthe doing of nem > BUC Syphax watnineto look to-/hitnfelfe: To this end therefore Sorpio marched ne ing alforhete at the fametime,to cherifhimin his refolution. Howfoeuierit. were, 57° phex did onely miakean overture of peace: propoundingitas reafonable, That Hannibalould be recalled out of Italy by the Carthaginians: & that the Romansin like tort foftlysthat Lelins and Ma/aniffa,who'lad alonger iouiney,andwereto fetch'a compave Dubfonfeareof-beine difconered might hauetime toget before him, & dts their feat. masabouttwo orthree ofthe paces the morning, when the campe of Syphax be- ofthe warre make an and'fo Vito out ofAfricke, depart thould quietlyand give at the firft now Scipio: wherewich wouldnot thisend were difquieted, Europe both Africke voto fay hinifedejimputed Tay theit king Numidians;but dnely:the che Carthaginians Sito forthat om enemies, (afe'enonotfr ais thinkingthensfelues lusty. «blagesivhichnor Care: yet being preffed earneftly by many meflages from syphax,and defiring toconte Merpofed erweeneshemand the danger: Whereforeas ifthete were no more to doe, nuethe iater-covitfe ofEmbafladors ; he "the motion.Hé was giuen to vnderftand by thofe whonrhe had fent vato theking; Ta began to make thew,asif he would confider . Ofthei;- abt ao. sig foe Greo:But 3 eveat was thethmultsehzecicyneither could #he Enentics had their campes without any great defence ofearth,ful ofwooden ad eite any rentedie to the mfehinee, va tightly. vnderftaind . what cafe they Wwere,nt Hhhbhh 2 i. mc; Rarting halfe afleepe y ‘and others; that had fictent vp lat ae drifikipg, Tanne of |