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Show The jift Booke of the Sinft part Gua P36. 7, Cuav,6:$i:7i the Acarnanians, there were that entreated to hae Romanegarrifons»beftoweddn their towaess But neither,the one northeother of thefe propofitions tooke effect. They! of the Roman faction,accufed not only fuch as wereinclinableto theMacedonian;butalfo the good Patriotes;makingit nolefle than.amatterof treafon,to be aGrecianin'Greece. Onthecontrary fide; there wanted. notfome, who roundly told: thefe pick-thatikes of theirbafe flattery ; rating them openly,in fuchfort,that one ofthemhardly efcaped be. ing ftoned, eucn in prefence ofthe Embafladours.:'Thus wasiall full ofaccufations and excules : among which. the Embafladors carried themfelues, as men that could belecue noncill; thoughit were, well enough knowne what they thought: The beft was, that an orderfromthe Senatesvas brought into Greece,and publithed,to this effect; That it' 10 fhould be free for all. men, to refufe obedience toany Roman Magiftrate, impofing any burthen forthe prefentwarrc,vnleffe it were fuch, asthe Senate had likewile thought dy ofmany inconueniences. But they-that ftanding.onpriuiledge hereof,refufed to fulfill eucry commandement,were numbred among'the Patriotes;whichin the end ofthis watre, proved littke better, if not worfe,than tohaue beene Traytors... The Senatewas driven to fet downethis order;by reafon ofthe many. & vehement complaints brought to Rome, concerning the wrongs doneby Roman Magiftrates,& efpecially by the Admurals, Lucxetéus and Hortenjius, Lucretius was condemnedina great {umof money,for moft bafe pieceof flatterie. Thefe Alabanders brought three hundred. horfemenstar- dit foot,to difcouer the waies, ‘Tyo ddics wasthis company troubled,in onercomming 20 the difficultic of no more thanfificene miles: : after which theysbadidight of the-Enes ~ mie, that Jay to denie thei paflage.. They occupied sherefordadatyipeece of !ground:} and fent backe wordtothe\Conful,;where they. wetes sintrcatingrhim| toy hatisn. vate So that veryfew hands camezo'bee employed): -alj cheineht wove behaldenss lo-this gets, andia crowneofgold,to beftow vpon /apiter inthe Capitol.) But hauinga defire to gratifiethe Romans with fome exquifite tokenoftheir dutifull. obedience, wherein they wouldbefingular; and being not ableto reach vnto any great performance: they built.a Temple,vnto the towne Rome, & appointed anniuerfarie gamesto be celebra- 39 ted, amongthem,in honour ofthatgoddeffe. Now who.can wonder at the arrogant folly.of Alexander, Antigenus,Ptolomie,8cthe like vaine men, that would be thought gods; oratthe fhameleffe Aatery of {uch as beftowed vpon men,and not the moft vertuous of cafe, it was impofiblero get forwards -yet.a fhamel 10 aetiirndli Wiiexchore: Atartine tooke the onely courfe remaining, andindced thebefts} Part of his men heejlete, with 30 Popilins, to attend vpontitc Macedonians: : whileft hes with tht tefty fercht sa coms paffe about,and fought out wayes that.neuer had beanetroden Heerein hee found ex treame difficulties. which notwithftanding hee overcame. |Befides the trdubles.com~ monlyincident to fuchiourneyes, through places ynfitsfor habitation: < hee was om pelled, by labour of hand; tomake pathes where nohe wate, yeas where Naturt mig it men,diuine honours ; when hee {eesatowne of houfes, wherein powerfull men dwell, fcemeto-hauc intended, that.nonehould bee. Softeepehec found: thedifcent 9 oe worlhipped asa goddeffe, and receiued(without {corneofthe giuer', or fhame ofthe mountaines, in this way, which heetooke:: that of ifeuen mainte ° Prefent) thetitle of Deitie, at the gift offuch rafcall Citieas Alabanda? the firft dayshis men.were,compelled, for the more part,to tquileshen e aces aw _ ; #5 not daring totrufttheirfeet.. Neishenwas this the worft. Koothey mieMy ith onde § VII. s Q.Martius the Roman Conful, with extreame difficultieand danger; ‘enters into Tempe. Thet cowardizeof Perfeus in abandoning Tempe. Thetowne ofDiumquitted by: Martius , ¥¢paired and fortified by the Kings The Romans attempt many places, with ill/uccelfes Thtir Affaivesin bard eflate. Martius a cunning and abad mart', Polybits fent Embaffadour ta Martiusyrom the Acheans.Polybiushis houeft wifedome bencficialltothe Acheans. King Buthenes¢rowes aucr{efromthe Romans. Perfeus negotiates with Antiochus, and: Bu menes.' Hufalfe dealing with Gentius King ofMyria whom he drawes into the Rewane warre, Hefexds Embalfadors tothe Rhodiaas i who watnely take-vpon them te bearbitra- tors bitweene himand the Romans! Perfeus lofeth a mightie feccour of the Baftarne,by his wretched parfimonie, Fer two yeeres of, the Macedonian warre, things were furtherout, of-tun¢ 39 Grecce,than whenthewarre began;whichhad beenethought likely.to reforme all thofe Countries,and bring them to what paffe the Romansdelired ; as it did inthe end. Pex/ews had hitherto the better,and was ftronger now, than when, he lined in peace, Hehad enlarged his borders on theIllyrian fideshis friends,inal parts ofGreeces tookecourage daily; and his reputation grew fuch,.as.caufed, thofe that .were before wholly Roman,to fufpec whattheiffue ofthe warre might proue,and thereupon to pes come wift for themfelues.Con trariwife, Licinins & Ho/tilins the Confuls, had one ater é yo Warre onfoot,wiichia long time had flepn And hee began thesight ways: nex feeking to force the ftreights thatiwere furely guardedjbuttaking pains to climbe the heudtains which werethought ableto forbid all paflage ouetthem, without helpe onheed ofahy them ; which hee did. The Macedonians wete nota whic difmayod) at his:lattiuall 9 but met him, .and. foughtwith him; twoor three daicsstogothers each, returning ‘tol their owne Campe at night, with linledoffe oneitherade, "This bickering vay omrthe narrow ridge of a mountaine,y which ganefcarcely:roome vatethreeto marchin front: Among the great number ofEmbaflagesthat cameto Romeaboutthis time, either to feek redrefle ofiniuries, orto offer their feruices:it is hote-worthy;that from Alabanda, atowneoftheleffer Afia, there was prefented ynto the Senate, and well accepted, a i Colonelssor elfe ofthe Conful himfelfe (forthey laid:the blame one vponanothtr):in licencing the fouldiers to depart. |Qaintins Adartinsthé new Gonfal, who fageecded-vns toHofliligtswas to.ameridall this: which neuerthéleffe was morethan heeknewhowerto doe: thoughihe brought with him a trong fupply of men.: Hee began hotlyco2fatdithe to fight-on.as.conuenient ground,astheyfhould havethatlay co toprhin andaelengrhy ifall failedto makea {aferetreats He feat beforéhim foure thou fandof, hisimokt cxpes ued Bee to hauetheir{ubiects opprefled. Hortenfins being ftill in office, had warning to amend, J them. out byforce. {Generally,the feare was greatonthe Romansifide y andthe Atmie muchleffenednot onely, by cafualeies of warre, butby thefacilitieof. the Tribancs» or totake, diftributed his owne forces;-to thedefencé-ofall places which mightgine ens trance, or permitafcent. But the Conful:proceededinhis iouracy»s.withhopé, seither not to,be difconered by the Enemie,ort0, breake through all.oppofision, oratddatt wife, the wrongs/by him done:highly to.the commendation of the Romans,in that they lo-20 2 the other(peptshcirtimediin vaine,fecking way into Macedon, atddefaced the glorious enterprize of iconqueft, by very many loffes receiued: ‘The Roman Admirals had-fo demeaned themfeluessi that many, Fownes; eucn:ofthe befvatfedted:-to Rome} :kepr cuftodie., I he King heardofhis approach; and being-vncertaine what way; diee;means meete. Ofthis decreethe whole Country was glad: for it-wvas, or feemed a good reme- . of the Lipftory oftheWorld, the 8 . that ftood one oucr another, {o-vprighty and eimbetfome to gctidowne's mapas ware a ws, Elephants were affraid. of tae,giddy, prof{pect, and cafting theanigouct Hours terrible noyfe, which affrighted the horfes,and bited great coniistion. Haning therefore hathingemor siourreyisit e dey Pe "tas C, i , gone, or wallowed; trad re thisgeiuousi milesof foure ourdey! 5 herewas fived by.thefouldiours, than that they might bee fuffered:to culgaps oar agasty se y fame way.which they,had.come. Bur fhift swasmaderta Icndowine she} Ei; cpimntsy : . vato falling mals dramysbridge : --bridoess sav savhextofi thd.onc Oe 26iad y e end pvasieybhd of bridgesslike kinde Oe bon (afained by- two! Land spoltes,ofaltned, imahe grount . theedgeof the cliffes, the other. fuftained ye WO) gn KONG, eae: ch below, Vponthefe twojpoltes, OF poles (which indeed ne ees it ane that shey,{hould bee ctber.cutor Broken) wencio' mesg|ethe itwasintended {werable in length to the,diftance, betyeenctne big - a > Pheferwere,Koutretl Sees oftdof one bridge might reach vagorne beginning Of, 28 ee ot mr eg a ns with plankes and turfe ; that, they might {eemecontinent the beaftes aduentureust9 508: YROR - i nae Peetaah the bridge bee fhors tent, from the foore ofaxockssto STE:EON ~ on one ofithishe sthe pofisvpholding 5084 ie yGike downevato: the nextbtidge 5 Whenan Blephannas ere the framewere cut afunder, thereby: cau 10g the shird, and. onward ftilltortlie xer whencehee.syas conucyed in like manner, 9 fomejon their feet others on their buts FONT > tie bottome,.. Thus wes they downefliding, someon ly. 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