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Show _ ThefloBeleifobefilpa Guar i620 men: the reft ofthem, after little further refiftance,prouided eueryone for himfelfe: | the Romans obtained victory, not withoutgreat'coft; as purchafing the death ofabout fiue thoufand enemies, with che lofle oftwo thoufand.and three hundred af the Rretors Armic,befides thofethatdyed ofthe Proconfuls Legions;alfo-befides diuers Colonels Captaifies, and Gentlemen ofmarke, that fellin this hot Plecaof feruice,: Neither werethere anyprifoners taken; wl ereby it may feemethat the Enemiesdidnotfal] to -zout,bcforethey-hadrecoueredfome ground thatmight aflure them from purfuir.Howgueit,were;this victory would haue much imported: for the affurance ofItaly, ifsthe Stare of Carthage could longerhaue permittedthefe valiantfonnes of milcar to abide therein, But, Mago with- drawing himfelfe (by-eafie jiournies,, becaufe of his wound) 19 dato Liguria, foundthere Embaffadors from Carthage attending him: who gaue him to woderltandthe pleafure of their Citie, whichwas, That/both heeand Hannibal fhould prefencly repaire home withall their forces ;.nor ftaying any longer tothinkevpon the conquelt of Italy,fince Carthageit felfe wasready. to be loft. He obeyed this Comman- dement, and imbarqued fhortlyhis Armie; but dyed of his wound about Sardinia. in theway,homewards. a : About the fame time Hannio a/recetnedthe likecommand from Carthaget o returne into Airick. Heheard it with greatimpatience, gnathing-histeeth,|and. groaning, and hardly keeping inthe teares,that were ready to burftourswhileft the Embafladorswere deliucring their errand. When their meflage was done, Hetold them, That shiswasyet 20 plaine dealing. For, faid He,They that nowdirectly bid mee come bowiey haue long agoe done their. bef} to bale me out ofItaly though mere clofely andcrookedty they. went.te mathe by Stopping thefupply,) thatfoould hane enabledsme to weaunage the Warrebere. Scipio therefore allnot needtabragge, that-behath dramwueme home bythe beeles:. itHanno , that hath wrought this noblefeat and anerwhelmed the houfe ofthe Barchines,for lackeofve Gwarm§.2r. ofthe Hiflorie oftheWorld, had beene wontto:fer ontfor the Wartes,with a proportion of Horfeanfwerableto the yetymoft oftheit ability. So confident were the Romans growne(thongh theirwealth werenot.as yet futable to the greatneffeoftheir {piritvponthe good'faccefleofthe bate taileatMctaurus,and the hopes whichthey repofed in Seépio,: All this nowwithftand ing, whenthey.confidered more ncerely ofthat which might happen ; and:werte informed 5 thattheterrible Armic; whercofItaly had beene fewdaies fincedife harged,waslanded fafein Afvick: they-beganto reuolueathoufand fearefull matters in theirheads; andto ftandindoubr, left 2.Fabins (who died about the fame time) would bee founda'trie 10 Prophet. For,bethinking themfelues ofthat which might comfortthemin their hopes? they found inthevictories again{t spphax & Afdrubal no {pecialty:oF fuch great woith; asmightpromifethe likefuccefléagain{t anovher manner of Generall; followed ‘by 6thet manner of men, than were cycher of thofe two. The Numidian King had beené wont to bring intothe field arafcall multitude ofhalfe-fcullions;that were good for-no~ thingsbeing him{elfea fic Caprainefor {isch Souldiets. Likewife 4/drubal the fonneof Ge, was 2 Commander wellrhought of by:the Carthaginian Senate; bur otherwife Otie, thatin the field was only goodatfauing himfelfe by a fwiftrettait. But now there camean Armie ofimen, har bfrom their childhood with incrédible'patience, fief: edmany hundiddtimes in R oman bloud, and wearing the {poyles, not ottely-of good fouldiets, burof-braue. Captainesy bythemflaine. Suchialke vfedthe people ofRome} «laying;That Scipiow keto medt in batell wich manythat had flaine Roman Prators, 49veqand Confuls, with their ownehands ; with many,that had beenfirft in gering ouet the Trenches offeuerall Romai Camps,orin winning the tops of walsiat thefiege' of Townes; briefly, that he fhould nowbe oppofed by an Armie,as good as ever had fér- ted in warre,and following thedreadfull name of Hannibal, e meanes to dos itywiththe ruine ofCarthave. Hehad before prepareda Fleetin aiacihe doubt- ingthat, which after came to pafle: wherein heimbarqued,-befides his ownemen, as many ofthe Italians, as were.contentto be pattakers of his fortune. Manythere w cre that fhrunkebacke fromihim, and:refufedto doe fernice in. this Expedition 1.08whom fuch as he could takehe flew;not {paring thofethatfted into theTemple ofJeua,Lacinia, 3° which had been held an inniolableSanétyary vnto.that day.Heayas indeed then whe eX him aboutpeate 10 vainesteScipio >; treates with fight with 4f iek prépares to JS Hannibalize ; : 3 ‘ fithahattaileet Nadagara,andperfmades the Carthaginians to fuefor pedce. Of thepeate 40) S74Ntedfrom Rome to Carthage. tranfported with trage;anddeparted out of Ttaly-noleffe paffionate ,than men are w to be, whenthey leauethcir.owne-Countriesto goe into exile. Hee looked -backe vnto the fhore:accufingboth godsand men; and curfing his -owne.dulneffe,.in that hee. had not ledde his Artic frou Canne, hot and bloudied as it was direGly vanto the walsof Rome. With {uch vexation. of{pirit He guitted the pofleffionof[ral 73-wherein -he had liued almofthalfe histime, - SEHcowsNawe been foretold votothe Romans,in the fish, beginning of this Warre, excecaing toy in times following they fhould.entertainethe newes of Haan bathis departure out of Italy:they would( thinke}leffe earneftly have preffed, the shaginians vo fend him;onerthither. Whenfure aduertifement was,brought vnto of fuch happy tidings Yet eld a taordinary great facrifices publiquel madc,forioy y tee gsa. Fabius was of opinion, That the, danzerdidyftll reBaise thea ehough the place were changed : forthat Hanwibalat his comming into odd Peleaenecuteemanner ofworke, thanhe had been troubled, with wi p> Sick iatieueteatsi B €ater matters in his owne Country,thaneuer le was fftrangers. .Fherremou eme e of the warfr ee? ores ar fromt omthe heir owae, doore 2 s,and theconceit of that vitory for whichthey ¥ hoped. e | maakethen was enough.to HQped; was a 9 Bapeenaeinehywoldbtoer pvefume " eee gtcat malic of, Goldand Siluer, rogeth¢s WH Agents.ofthe niCarthagini: fome lg artaaginians taken by,themimSpain: only che Garthaginiasprt: fed ; -siga igaabaT readied backwato theSaguntings that had dus pu Paymentofthofemonies.thath aeeens before this, order wastakenfrom forpheter p! men.Hencealfo proce ded 8 in Sotrewed in time of more neceflity, Fakusarncicher =Sai e > at refeucre chaftifement,laid vpon thole.12- Colonic af Were commanded. adi > 3 goodwill, had refufedto giucaid tothe Roma aided,ane intorced to gine double the numberof Foot te that whic Annibaldifembarqued his Armyat Leptis,almoft 2 hundred miles from Car* thage,Eaftwaid from the H aadland of Adercurie, and fomewliat morethen one cate for degreera the South. He'was ill prouided of Horfe ; which itwas not fomewhat him to tran{port out of Italie. Thereforeit' behouedhim to land, as he did, atreftomthe Enemy ; thar hee might furniflyhimfelfe of thefe and‘the like needfull the day ofb ‘From Leptis he'paffed onto Adrumetum,ana fo along tlpes, againit e way. Tyehens a Nurithrough the In:land Countty.eathering friends vnto him'byth dian'Prince.andfamiliar friend ofsyphax,was faidto haue inthofe dayes the bef Hor- Him therefore edeens affare' pny jo SS 0ffernice, that were tobe fotind inatAfrick: lS Pattic: making him vnderftand,th ifthe Romans got the victory,it fhould Ps ve ir Or Aalaniffz; bytheit éountenance and helpeto opprefle both him, and eee a argument, and eae vit ofthe neighbour Prinicesias hinderedhis profpect. This thatyfediit,preuailed with T¥cheus who fliortly after brought vnto the ae wothouifand Horfe, Appian further addés,'That Mezetullas (thefame who hae i i imfclfe Prote@or ouer Mafaviffa his Coufins ; and was Headof a Fainily, - o Uetletothe Numidian kines ofthat race)brought to Hannibal another thofianc ' 3 ie o1 his nae aan slikewife tharverminathe fon df Syphax, holding agreat part io oubat the fame-tirne to affailethe places that yeelded obedienceto seatn foft wake men (for he to Vorminaas we findein Linit, came with more than 16.thoufand see ae whenit was too lates Manfomary) to faccour Haanibal leaftyfo inipatient os The Garthaviniaiis were at this time in fuch hardeftate,or(at atewhcrein they were: that they could not attend the leifure of thiolé on ie ed. Whenthey Siete ET sd haeab Which would haueriade the victoryaffur adandthe ereatneffe of his Aéts : it offended them to thinke, ie MS feck see , "ic Obafeas to makehimble {uit ynto the Romans for peace;whileft they nae : ‘ hen as they bethought : to i their a by) Teda PRoman magnanimit toindure calle ! mlslues 'maincaitie oftheir owne fufferings, Ponalive, which, for want on aagpaciniy them, Liiit 2 |