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Show The fife Bookeofthafirstpart Ciiar2§.25, Se wowarre at all thenceforth out of Africke, neither yet within -Africke, without hicehce of the Romans : That the Countries , Townesy voods whatfocwer, belonging hy wile ips taMalanifla, or to.any of bis Anceftorswhich were ik their polfe/sion; fhoula bee allBy them réfored-vato him: That they fhoula finde corne far the Rowman Armvie, and wages for their Auxiliaries, daring the time ofTrace,vntill the Peace' were fully concluded: That they Should paytcanethoufand Talents of Siluer,in'the terme of fiftie yeeres by two hundred Ta. tents yeere; andthat Sor obferuance ofConditions, they fhould Line an bandred boflages Suche Scipio would choofe, being ‘none ofthem under foureteene jeeres of age, nor sien thirtie, ut Withthefe conditions theEmbafadours: returned home,' and' reported them vata the Citic. They were very-vnpleafing ; and thereforeoné Gefoo ood' vp to fpeake a- 10 gaint them: and exhorte d the people, whogaue good attention, that they fhontd ‘not condefcend vnto fuch intolerable demands. "But Hannibal perceiuing this and notin withall what favourable audience was giuen tothis vaine Oratour, by the'vnquict y a vawarlike Multitude, was bold to pull him downe fromhis ftanding by plaine fhe Hereatall'the People murmured,asif theit common liberty were much wronged. by fuchinfolence ofthis prefimnptuous Captaine. Which Hannibatoo l petceiuing, tole v ; and fpake vatothem, faying: That they ought to pardonh im, if hehad dariciorherorle thanthecuftomes ofthe Citie would allow ;forafinuch as he had beene thence abfent euerfince he was.a Boyof -nineyeeres old, vntill hewas now-'a man‘of fiue and fortic. Hauing thus excufed himfelfe ofthe diforder, hee difcourf ed vnto them concerning the Peace : and perfivaded them to acceptit, as Wanting ‘abilitie to defend themfelizes; had 2° the Demands of the Enemie beene yet morerigorous. Finally,vpon good aduice they refolued to yeeld vato the Conditions propounded by Scipio : to whom they paid out ofhand fine and twenty thoufand pounds weight of filuer, in recompence of damages and iniuriesby them doneto his Flect and Embaffadouts. Scipio granted them Truce forthrecmoneths sin which time they might negotiat e with the State of Rome. about confirmation of the League: But herewithall he gaue iniunGion, tharthey fhould neither inthe meane while fend Embaffadours any whither elfe, noryet diGnitte aty Embaffadours tothem fentywithout firt making him acquain ted what they were, and what theircrrand wast ; 2 oe ee Hannejand oe Fadion, were become wifeand honourable men, 30 ytne milerics whereinto Carthage was fallenthrone irmalici aile > n drubal, furnatnie d the Kid,a Venerable man, 3and andaagreat weeti fi sidarnt of Hanno,aa was chiefe2if of the Embafla gés whichthey fentto Romeéfor obtainitie peace. They. went thither in company of Scipio his Embafladours, who rélared nro the Senate and People thele eo a About the fame time arrived at Rome Embafladours from Philip King deodiiiienen reianasrien were fine to waite awhile for ausee mdinceae e f v mn nen in hand was finifhed ; and order raken, for le es oft jem,and the new Pretors, Then were the Macedon ian Embafladors inely nied vochciienggt vabae e ib m anrhcy or hattheyac nhareheR foun themfeln oma es gtieued ; returned the blame ferommend Hind i hx ~ ¢ Greekes themf lues, thathad madetheir complaint at Rome. Thenaccufed Cu nat eiarpn Tig epitarried in Greece behinde be cs ~ Ide Ware y pon the King, without any regard his fellows; and there leuyat all of the League, that' was aWimadetan aceeee ae is defired ofthe Senate, That one Sepater, nibal for Pay: and being| ken orifon 2 : Shee et atl lee ae be releafed'and deliuered vntoth A ALVEG allt ica Meehan ieneE d o toRome forthat purpofe made ai i rs : ere whom Aurelias had federate with Riside: saduiants, tarp an wer He faid,thats theGreeks which Wer son $4 wasfainetoftay behinde to hel shes teteiwcte Mae Sloctin - Selah yndeethe Kings fubiection: As For Sopitt See mimaduie ee dad oF theKi Countaile; andiveryinward with hit aa Sie : mea Mocandie bikes tae ~ im, and when fourethe théufan bout thele dtare d men, > fent fromx the Kine M vadoni ngtot the1¢ ay' aydeof co Hanni AFI ts whe ac "acedon ian Embafladors'€ould make vnto the $ Htey-ivithhhiny, ind foute theifandmer forceee nor for money, but carried1 Sood anfvers they werewilledto returne, and tell theit Matter, That warre he fo CearsSi2:, ofHiraofiieWola> andwarrehe fhouldifindesif he proteededias heethad begun: Forin tivomainepoints Beehad broken the League, chat was betweene him and the Romahs: firft, in thae hee had wrongedtheir Confederates sand fecondly, inthat he had ayded their Enemies againft them with:menand money. Thefe quarrels: with PA/4p;that promifed to open away into Greece andtheEafterne Countries,helped well the Carthaginian Embafladours in their follicitation of Peace, They appeared avery reuerendc any;whentheycntred into the Senate: and Afdry- babvabotre the reftiwas. muchre{pected, as one, whofe good offices-had kept the Ro: mans from neceffitieof fending Embaffadours to Garth ¢, vpon.the like ‘errand. Hee libetally grantedstharthe iuftice ofthe quarrel! had beene wholly onthe Romans fides faying, that itwasthc fault of fomeviolent men; through which the Peace was broken; Yetcould he notaltogether excufethe Citie; chat had been toovehément inthe profe- cution of bad counfaile. But if Hzan0and himfelfe might hauetiad their'wills:: the Car thaginians, eucr atthe beft of. their Fortune,fhould hae granted'the:peace which they now defired.: Herewichall hee commended the moderation ofthe Romans, as.no fitialk argument of their valour; by which alwayes they had beene victorious.:/'To the fame effettpake the reft of the Embaffadouts:all ofthementreating to hatie'the Reaceratifiz ed;though fome with more lamentable words than others;according.rothe diuerfitie of their ftile. They had patience enoughto eadure {uch reprdofeofPeriurie,as they themfelues might: haue laid vpon the Romans; ifitheir diligence. andfortanehadbeenfitch as 2ot¢Romans was. -Among the'reft,when one ofthe Senators demahded,'by what gads theywould fweareto keepethe peacchereafrer': Afdrabal made anfwer » Ewen by the fist gods, thatare.fo fewere vnto thofe that violate their Leagues. Leatulas the Goniil interpofing theauthoritie of his-O fice, would, haue hindred the Senate fromproceeding vnto ¢onclufion of peace ; for shat hereby Hee was likerolofe thehonour, which hee purpofed to gécbymaking warreia Affick.Butthe matter was plopounded-vnto the, people, ia whom refted the Souecraigne Command of Rome;and by themreferted wholly vatothe pleafure ofthe Senate: So it was decreed, That Scipio; withtenne Delegates fent vnto him from Rorne of purpofe, thould mikea League with the Carchaginians DS, vponfach Conditionsas feemed be: which were none other,than jothefanie Which he hadalready propounded. For this fanour, the Caerhaginian Embaffadours humbly-thanked the Senate; and:eranedjlicences that they might vifite theit Countrimenswhich were prifoners in Rome: afterwardss the tthey might ranfomeand cay home with thera fome; that were theit-efpeciall friends; of whomthey gaue in Wiiting almof twajhuitdred namesssWhereupon theSenate ot dained, that two hundtenof thofe Prifoners. which the Embaffadours would,choofe; fhould befent oer in- WAfrick, and be freelyreftoredtolibertie by 5 ded.So they tooke leaue,and returned home,in the peacewas fully concluye ten Delegates,that were *ppointed by the Senaréto ioynewith Scipio in'Commil ttheir comming into Africk 9 UOkerfic or difpuratiom The Prifoners, Fugisiues at ) vpon ae Stipioslikewife the Gallies;and the Elephants. Sci seacgado's,than vponthe Fugitities; and \ , PORE eee Unes or otherItalians. The Latineshe! ‘ of crucil out the firlt troubled. Forthough perPayment oftheir money,the Carthagin ulents for theprefent: Pstheir common ‘reafurie could haue fpa 5; irwasthought meet to Yetfince the penfionwas annuall,and to con } Tae: eVibaiid he fummethere'was piteous ay theburden vpontheCitizens. Atthe colle fo as many, cuen of ementation,as ifnow the Roman yoke hadbe ro : cc ie Senatours, Could hot forbcare weeping, Cc wiled it That told, aid e d s , fom Taushter. Forwhich when he was checked by 4/arab. Ween ;: did weep here did } others Worf ofall be(eemed himto langh,fince he hadard bin tl 1¢ caufe7 whyall bamliveredThatlenghter did not alvoayes proteed from ioy': bat fometimefromextremizie abfurd, phan your 3 Nethaid He, My Lang hter ts more feafonable jend-leffe y teares. b . 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