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Show Tosmmereniabpes Cuarits69 themfciuesgrieued with the prefent {abicction, whereto already they werebecome obs noxious: Wherefotethough noneoPrhtm had'the courage yifmatters' of thepubliketo fal ont with the Romanstyet alliofthem hadthe carécoichoofeamong themfelues none other Magiftrates;rhan fuchasafiedtedthe goodof their Countrie,and wouldfor no ambitiot jor other feruile refpect, be Aarterers of the greatneffé'which kept alb in feare, Thisitfeemediikelysthat all domefticall'confpiracies woulddoone be atanendswhen hopdtiéand louebfthie Common-weale;became the faireft way to preferment.Ofthis catefull:prouifion forte fafery of Greece,the Romans werenot throughly aduertifed : eithérbecaufé things were diligently! concealed. from theircEmbafladours,.whom all meniknewto belittle better than Spicssor becaufe littleaccount was made of that intelé gg ligerice;wincliwas broughtitvby fugh‘f raitois(of whonreuerycitie in Greece had too manyjas were meavitegardcd mnong their owhe people, and:thercfore mote like to {peake-maliciouflythan truely, opperhaps becaufe the Emball adours themfelues, being albSehaversyand capable of the greateft Ofice-or charge;had no will to finde out other matter oftroublethairwasfitting td thtipowne defires of employment. Butitis hard toconcealethat which many know,fromthefethavare feared or flattered by many.The Achzansbeing to-ferdEmbafladors toR ome,that fhould bath excufe them,as touching fome point whereinthey refufedto obey the: Senate, and informe the'Senate better in the fame bufinefle ;chofeone Callicratesamong others, togoein that Embaflage. By their making choife of fuch a many one may, pefceiue theaduantage,which mifchicuous 20 Cuan,§.4. oftheHiflorie ofthe Wirbd 629 and foaffeétedyas lice was,in their feucrall common-wedles, With this difpatch,Calis pratesxctutned homea ioyfull man:hauing brought his Countryinte the wayofrune; buthimfelfe ihto the wayof prefermenty Neuerthelele he forsore:ts vaunt himfelfe} ofhisicloquence vfedinthe Senate. Oncly hee fo reported his Embaflage; that all meri became fearefull'ofthedanger, wherewith he theeatned tholethae fhiould prefume to oppole the Romanes:By firclvarts he obtained to be' made Pretorefithe Achwéans'in which Magiftracie, asitall his courfes following, »he‘oniittéd dothing,that mighrferue tomanifefthisrcady obfequioufneffe unto thofe wliom he had'adehis Patrons: |Nowasthe Romans by threatning termes won miiny flatcerers,and loftas many true 10 friends: fo/Perfews on the otherfidesthinking by libetall gifts;and Hopeful promilesta affire vnto him{elfc thoferhat ill could'brooke His enemies ; gorindeed a multithde of partakers,thotgh little honefter than his enemies \had/Thuswereallthe cities Greece diftracted with factions: fomeholding with the Romans ; fomewiththe Macedonian: and fore few, refpecting onely the good ofthe Eftates; whereinthey liued. iHdveatthe Lords ofithe Senate werchighly offended;and thonghe ican indignitie: hot Latferable, Thataking,no better than their vaffall,thould datetoWecomeHead ofa fadion againft them: This therefore muft be reckonedin the nambérof his trefpalfes wheredfafnot any ‘onéalone, yer all of themtogether, thall affoord them iuftcccation to makerwarre vpon him. Per/exs hauingfinithed his bufinefleamongthe Dolopians,madeaiiourney td 20 Apolle his temple at Delphi. He tookehis/Atmie along with bimyet wenrand reurned wretches, who commonly are forward in purfuing their vile ‘defies, have againft the ~ infuch peaceable and friendly wife, that-no placewas the worle fordyis iourndy,butthe bition ; that he chofe much rather to-betray his Countrey, thanto let anyother bee of way;he dealt himfelfe; to fictvas layfurtheroff,he fent Embafladors or leecerg= praying them,That the memory of all wrongs whatfoeudr; done byhis father,tnightbee buried with his father; fince his owne meaning was to hold' friendthip fittcerely witly ally his plainefort ofhoneft men,that leaftearneftly chruftthemfelues into the troublefome bufinefle'ofthe weale'publike. Forthis Cal/icrates.was in {ach wife tranfported with ammioxe mithoritiethan himfelfethercin. Wherefore iin ftead:ofwell difcharginghis cre dencejandalleagingwhat-wasmiectett in inftification oFhis people: he vtrered a quite contrary tale; and ftrongly encouraged the Romans,to opprefle both the Achzans aud alithereft of Greece, with afalre more heauy hand.HetoldtheSenate,thatit was high time forthem{to-looke vito thefetling oftheir authority, among his froward Countrimermpifthey meant not whollyto forgoeit. For nowthere was taken vp acuftome; t0 3¢ ftandyvpon points ofconfederaci¢jind lawes: as if thefe were principally to beeinre+ pard: anyitiun@ion from Romenotwithftanding. ~i Hegce erew itpchatthe Achzans/both now,and at other:times, -did:what' bett plea- fedthemielues}andanfiveredthe Romanswith excufes + -as-if it-were enough to fay; That by fome condition of Leagueyor by force of‘fome Law, they were difchaged, or hindered, froin obeying the decrees'ofthe Seriate.: This would not bee'fo, if Hee; and fome otherof his opiniony might: have their wills:.who ceafed not.to afirme, Thattio ColumesorMonumenterecednorno folemne oathof the whole Nation, to vatifiethe obferuance of Confederacieorftatutey ought to bee of force, when the Ro- mahes willed the contrary Butit waseuen the fault of the Romans themfelues, That 4° rhemaltitude rcfafedto giue earévnto {uchperfvations.. For: howfocuersin popular Effates, the found of libertie vfed tobe more planfible,than:any difcourfe tending 4 gaint irs yerifthey which vndertooke the maintenance ‘ofan ‘argument, feeming Nc uerfobad pwerefureby their fo doing, to procure their owne good ; the number'0 them would increafe apace;écthey becamethe prenalent faction. It was therforeftrange how the Fathers could fo neglect the aduancement ofthofe, tliat fought wholly nee & rebels latgethe amplitude ofthe Roman maiefty.More wifely,though with feditious lions par pofe;didthe Greeks: who manytimessyeaand ordinarily, conferred great hanours,vpon men otherwife of littleaccountordefertsonly for hauing vitred fome 7 good affection towards himgenerally increafed thereby s) With chofe that were' itv his neighbours: The Romansperhaps could haue been pleatedberet} ifbee had behaned him(elfe after a contrary fafhion,and.done fome a&s oflioftilitie tazbis pafluges Yer ds ifhe oughtnotto hauetakenfucha iouracy, without theirlicence ; this alfo was madea valuable matter,and caft into the heape ofhis faults. He laboured greatly to recouer the jo loue ofthe Ach#ans:which his father had fo loft,that by afolemne dectee,th¢y forbade any Macedonianto entertheir territories. It was icaloufie perhaps, noleffe than hatred, Which caufed them,at the firft,to make fiich a decree. For how{ocuer Philip hadby mahy vile atts, efpecially bythe death ofthe two. Ara#é,giuen them caufeto abhorre him: yet in the publike adminiftracion oftheir eftate, he had, for the more part,beento them fo beneficiall, that not without much adoe and at length, without anygeneral confent, they refoluedto forfakehim. Whereforeit was needfall,euen for preferuation of concord among them,to vfeall circum{peéction; that he mightnor,byhis agents, negotiate, and hold intelligence with any,in acountry, towatds himfo doubefully affected: efpe- cially when by hearkeningto his meflages, they might make themfelues {ufpected by 40 their new friends. Butthe continuance ofthis deeree; beyon d the tise of Warre) -atid Whenall dangerofinnovation was paft;) was vaciuill,-ifmot inhumane, as dourithing deadly hatred,withoutleauing means of reconciliationsAnd hexeof theAchats reaped NO goodfruit.For although they were notin like fort, for biddenthe kingdome of Macedon: yet vnderftanding what would beduetothems:ifthcy fiowld aduetiture thither, None of them durft fet foot therein. Henceit cameto patie, thattheir bondmen, know ing afafe harbour, out ofwhich their matters could not fetch vem; rannedaily away in great numbers : exceedingly tothe loffe of fuch,.asmade ef their flues very pilots table vfe. But Per/eus tooke hold yponthis occafion as fly! ferning bopaccis oe exhorted themto handle roughly thofe that were obftinate, and by cherifhing - whofe enmity faine he would haue'changedinto.loue. He therefore apprchended a . So thefefugitiues,to (end them homeagaine:.and wrote yntothe Achavans, I hat - phe ¥ 800d will vnto them, hee had taken paines to reftore backtheir feruantss ip thouk point} yea todepreffeall thofertliat held.with the right, atid to fet vp their own© . Polyb.Legati78, LOWets, Wereit by right or by:wrong. And tothis end, they not onely dealt chenceX 1 againe. His meaning was readily vaderftood,& his letters king y a aes than 11200 k by the Pretor,befor ae aed vethanelsiahee fer partsbeing openly rehearfed driohts = ene a bade tliem be aduifed what the y ot : e words againftthe Romans. The Fathers hearing thefedcthe tike reafons, wherewith " 59 friends; co tnake theif partie ftrong:;' refoluedito followthis good counfaile, in va moreperemptoriyi wich the Achzans,than had been theithanner informer ries; but Wroteat the prevent varo albicities:of Greeces requiring themto fee that their manea"* (whitihwas conééfning thereftitution of thoferhat werebanifhed out of Laced ee flrouldbe fulfilled; Particularly in behalfe'of Callicratessthey aduifedall men,to be " nnq: JiR & Ce very well totake orderforkeeping them, that heereafter re passin v0 - es the matter very angerly;and ake them depart frommthe friendthipol the Romanes: Pa = phe deuice, oth, erthan a piaine tomake them Acanis tomakethe. Achwans before ferewithall lee tooke vpon him, fomewh : : pt, V5 vpon d acquainted withthe Watre, that was - " ; vexjot Sons Reeadid ed told |