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Show i, apres, Thefift Bookeof tbefirpart enoughto matagethis Warre,eitherto accompanyhim into Macedon,and thereafhft Cuar.6.§.8, him with their aduice'y or elfeto gouern their tongues.at home,and not take vponthem te giuedirections by hearefay, and cenfureby idle reports : for heetoldthemplainly, That he would frame his doings to occafions ; not to the expectationof the multitude, Thelike {peech of his father L..Amylixs, whodied valiantly in the Battaile of Cannz, might well be liuing in {ome of their memories : which was enough to make them. conforme themfelues the more gladly yatothe inftruftions giuen by a wife and refolute Conful. Allhis bufineffe within the Citie being difpatched, e£my/ias was honourably attended, at his fetting forth on his iourney ; with an efpeciall hope of men, that hee fhould ro finifh the Warre : though that he fhould finithit {6 foone and happily, was more than could hanebeene hoped or imagined. He came to Brundufium: whence,whenthewind camefaire, he fetfayle at breake of day, and arriued fafely at the Ifle of Coreyra before night.. Thence pafled heto Delphi: where,hauing done facrifice to dpoHo, after the fifth day hefet forwards to the Campe; and. was therein fiue dayes more. So are there but fiue of the fifteene dayes remaining, in which he finifhed the Warre. Perfews lay ftrongly encamped at Dium;hauing {pared no labor of menand ofwomen to fortifie the bankes of Enipeus,whereit was fordable in drie weather : So asthere was little hope, or none, to force him ; and confequently,as little poffibilitie to enter that way into Macedon.Onegreat inconueniencetroubling the Romans, & muchdifabling20 them to make attempt ypon Dium; waslacke of frefh water.Forthere were tenne miles betweene Dium and Tempe; all the way lying betweene the Sca fhore and the foote of Olympus, without any Brooke or Spring breaking foorth on thatfide. But eLmylins Found prefert remedy for this, by digging Wells on the thoare ; where he found {weet Springs : as commonlythere is no fhoare that wants them, thoughtheyrife not aboue the ground. Wantof this knowledge was enough to hinder Martius from taking vp his lodging any necrerto the. enemie, thanthe Towncof Heraclea, on the riuet of Peneus ; wherchec had watering at pleafure, but could performe no fervice of any worth, Yet when the Roman Campehad fuch meanesto lye clofeto tlhe Macedonian, as it prefently did ; the paflage onward being defended as hath beene already flewed, 3° feemednoleffe difficult than before. Wherefore it was neceflarie to fearch another way : which by enquirie was foonefound out. There was a narrow paflage oucr Olympus, leading into Perrebia; hard of afcent, but flenderly guarded, and therefore promifing afairciourney. Martias either had not beene informed hereof; or durft Not attemptit : or perhaps could not get his Souldiersto make the aduenture; they fet- ring left it would prooue fucha peece of worke as had beenetheir march ouer Offa into Tempe. But Paw/ws wasa manofgreater induftry, courage, and abilitie, to command. Hee had reformed,even athis firft comming, many diforders in the Roman Campe: teaching the fouldiersamong many other goodleffons, to bee obedient and ready1 4 execution, withouttroubling themfelues,as had beene their mantier, to examine the4 doings and purpofes of their General. .And now hee appointed about fiue thoufand mentothis enterprife : whereof hecommitted the charge vato Scipio émylianmsane 2. Fabius Maximas, his owne fonnes by nature, but adopted , the one of them, by : fonne ofScipiothe African, the other, by oneof the Fabi., Scipio tooke with him fome light-armed Thracians aad Cretans ; but his maine fivength was of Legionarics. For the Kingsguard, vpon the mountaine, confifted ina manner, wholly of Archers.20 Slingers.;, who, though, at fome diftance , they. might doe notable feruice agaiott thofe thar fhould climbe vp vnto.them, yet!.when the darkneffe tooke away their ; ayme,they wereliketo makea bad nights worke, being to deale with thofe that were 50 armed to fightat hand. Toconcealethe bufinefle, about which they went, Sé/pso ane Fabias tookea wrong way,towards the Flect ;, where viduals were prouided for thett journey ; it beingnoyfed; that they weretorunnealong the coat of Macedon by rats and wafte the Countrey. All che whilethat they were pafling, the Mountaines ( which was aboutthree dayes )the Conful made thew of a meaning to fet ypon Perfins, Wher' helay,rather to diuere the kings attention from that which was his maine Enterpeil than vpon any hopete'doe good,in fecking to gct euer Enipeus.. The Channel of Eo peus, which receined in Winter time agreat fall of waters fromthe Mountainess in! exceeding deepe and broad;and the ground ofit wasfuch,as rhonghat the preteat wi Cuaris.§.8.) - ofthe\tdifory oftheIorld, ~ well,neer eall'drie,yenit.ferued notEOL f forthofethat{were wer Weightily ighti , 1 ; * Wherefore -£mylsus employed none {ane his Velices, of CaN whom the nea AeE Kings Jight PR armas, nue had.aduantage at facre diftancesthoughthe Romans.were better. sora oa dole, he Engine s from off the Tower which Petfeus had say{ed oa his, owne-ba nke. did al{obeate vponthe;Romans,aad gaue them tovaderftandst hattheir labour, was ia vaines YeteEmylias petfiltediassheehad begunnes:,and contiauedhis aflaulr,. fachas ic could: be;the fecond,day.. This. might haue ferued toteach the Macedonians,that fome gteatersworke wasiin hand +. fiace othetwifeagood Ca ptaine,as »4mylia s was tobee, Would nor hauetroubled-himfelfe with tnaking {uch branadp's, that were,knowne ome. ro What coftly. But Per/eus lookedonely vate that which was before his eyes\s«mntill bis mnenjthatcame running fearefully dowathe Mountainesbrought word into.che Campey Thatthe Romans were following attheirbackes,;Thenwasall fulliof tumuit.< aud the King hiifelfe no lefle¢ if nopmore)amazed thanany.ofthe reft. (Order wasforthwith giuento diflodge; or rather without order; in allsuniultuous hatte,the Campe was bros ken vps anda (peedy, retreat made to Pydna.- Whether it werefo,! that they whiely had cultodi¢ofthe patfage were taken fleeping,or whether they were beaten by, plain forces Seipioand Fabins had very good fuccefléin their iourhey.Jomay, well be, thar.chey flepr votillthe Romans camefomwhat néere to them;andthen taking. alarmejwhengheisare rows arid flings could doe little fernice,were beateniat handy-fttekes:foas theidifferear te relations thatare cited by: Pwzarchout of Pelybins, and an Bpiftle.af. Seipiogmay cach of them hane beenetrue; Thus wasaniopen way-cleered into Macedon which: had-bin effected by Martins inthe yecre. fore-going , but was clofed ypagaine, through:his, ngs profecuting fo richan-opportunitie. , 63 Perfeas was in an.extreamedonbtwhat courfeto take, after this vahappy; beginning. Some gaueaduicetomannehis Townes, and fo to linger ourthe Warre,: bauing beeng taught by thelaft yeeres example, how rcfolutethe people were in.makingidefence: Bye farre worfe counfaile preuajled:,asigenerally icdoth in turbulent) and feareful), delibes rations. The King refoluedto putall at once to hazzard ofbattaile : fearing belikego put himfelfe into any one Fewne, left that fhould be firt ofallibefieged; and he therein go (as cowardly natures alwayes are icalous ) not ouef+carefully.xeliened,; -Ehis was.cuen ‘the famethat e4my/sus, or any inuader, fhould hauedefirediSoa place was chofenneere VatoPydna, that ferued-well forthe A4a/enx,and.hadlikewifeanthe fides of{,it Lome peeces.of higher ground, fit forrhe Archers and light armature.;,{Ehere- hee, abode she comming ofthe enemic; who ftayednotlongbehinde him, Ass {oonejas, the; Romans had fightof the kings Armie; which, withgreater feare than difgretion shad hafted away fromtliem;forfaking the\Campethat.was fonatably ,well forsified.s they;defired nothing more, than to giue battaile.immicdiately : doubting leftorherwifethekiag thonld changehis:minde, and get furtheroff. Andtothis.effeet Sepia brake with-the Gonful s Praying himnor to lofe occafion by delay. But esmylins told hitn, tharhefpake like, a Youngman and therefore willed himto haue patience. The Romars.wexetyred) with 40 theiriourney : : ; hadno Gampe wherein toreft themfelues ; norany thing there,faucanes ly thebare groungwhereon theytrode,, For thefe,andthe like, xefpects,, the Conful madéaftand : and fhewing himfelfe vntothe Macedohian, who.did the like, inorder of battaile; eae chargeto havethe Campe meafured ourand entrenched behinde the Ary mies:whereinto, at good leyfure, hee fell backe, without any manner of trouble. Agtes anighits re(t, it was hoped, both by the Romansandby the Macedonians, that the inaty terfhiould be determined; each patt thinkingtheir owne Generall. to, blame, forthat they had not foughtthe fame day. As forthe king, hee excufed himfelfe by the-back+ wardneffe of theenemic ; who aduanced no further, but kept.vpon ground, Serving:ill yo forthe Phalanx: as onthe otherfide, the Conful had rhereafons before fhewed; which he communicated to'thofe about him the'next day. Thatewening(whichfollowed thethirdot Seprember,by the Roman dcequnt)c.Set> Picis Gallus; 2 Golonél,or Tribuncof Legion, who had theformeryeere beene f oh tor, foretold varothe Conful,and.(with his goodliking )yntothe Armies an Ecliple g the Mooneswhich wast6 bee the famenight: willing thefouldiersnorte bee troubled therewith, for tharit was naturalJ,and.mightbee knowrelong: before: it-was feene. Ic Was the manner-ofthe Romans, inifuch aes beate Pausiesof Brafle jena Beloa, @swee docin folldwing afwarmeof Bees ; thinking, that thereby chey didthe A inate Yyyyy? great |