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Show 134. The fourth Bookeofthefirst part Cuaraig.g ee hes is forpfolperousficceffesas heflew BardilleKing ofthe Wyrians; wich {euch thouken dd: shis Nation,& therby recouéredall thofe: places which the Ilyrian held in Macedon ‘and withal!ypon the death ofthe King of Pannonia,he pierc't thatsvountry sandtte: foe aac chances '¥ct they dealt wellienough witlralbthe eneniiesoftheinsowaie thebetter'to beare'ouc.an vngracious quarréllafwhich there wasléft Nation./And pofition,they refolued to facke the Templeirfelfe.Forfeeing tharfor rio hopeofconithe ploughitg of apeect ofApollo maine vidory dbtained,hie thfore't themto pay him tribute, This was-no{ooner donc, than. (withoue Raying to take longerbreathy hehattedpetdily towards: Latifla,ypon the fiverPen 's round, they;had fo muchoffendeditheir Neighb Neighbout-Nations, as worfe could not befallthemthan already our-God, and theit was: intended:s'tlres eusin' Theffaly,of which:Townehe fooh made himfelfe mafters étherby he got good footing in that Countrywhereof he madevfeintime followi ng. Nowaithoughherefolued either to fubdue the Thelfaliansy omromaketh <allovhetsybécauferhehorfe-men-ofthat Country: wetethe beft,ah em hisoineapaint spare of Buropeyyet he thotight it moft for his fafery-toiclof d thoft feared inthac evpthe entrances outof *"Bhrace;leaft while he inuaded' ‘Theflaly;and Greece towards the South, thot ample. Nations,lying towards the North,fhould either withdrawhim,orouer-r un Macedon, asin former times. He therefore attempted Amphipolis, feared of Strimon,which parteth Thrace from Macedon,and wonit. He on the famous River alfo recouered Pydna ;and(to the Noxth of Amphipolis) thecity of Crenides (fomet Jed ieafter his nattie Philippi: to the people whereofSaint Pau/ ime Datus,) and calof his Epiftles. This place, wherein Philippi ftood,is veryrich afterward direéted one in minesof gold, outof which;greatlyto.theaduanéenient ofPhitipeaffaireshe drew yearly athouland talents, which make fixe hindted refolaedito take the gold withthe ground, and eithér to perith for all, ‘orto preuaile againfall that had cominiffion tocallthemoaccount. ‘Thetreafure which outofthe Templein'the beginning ofthe Watre, was ten thoufand:talen th eytooké ts; swhieliin thofedaies ferucd themto wagea great many mén;and fuch,wa roginning ofthewarjas they won three greatbateailes agdinftithes theirfucceffeinthebex Thebans, Theffalians, and Loctians; but being beaten in, the fourth, their Leader Philomel us' caft himfelfe head-long ouerthéRockes. +; . a> Inthemeane whilethe cities of Cherfonefiss}bothto-defend themife lues againittheit bad neighbour Philip, who enctoched vpenithem, and todrawothers :inte their quars fell,rendred themfelues to the Athenians. Philiy prepareth toget them intohis hands; andat the fiege of Methoneloft one ofhis eyes: It is faid,- That did purpofely direé his arrow.towards him,andthat it was written hee that thot him, on the fhaft thcrof; Fe te ae After Philippe ; After to Philip : toxfo he was-calledthat gauchim thewou nd. This Ci: (enn 20ty heeuened ithoufitd French Crownes:! 2 ! A , Andthat he'ntightwith themorecafedisburdenthé Thraci an fliores ofthe Athenian ‘6 Gatriforts, to'whichhe had giten a gieatblow by the taking ‘ity of Amphipolis;heentredinta leugusswitlyhis fathers malicious eneniies the Olynth ians;whom thebetter to with the foile. The Tyrant Lysophron before mentioned y while? hikpiwa s Bufied on the border of Thtace,and the Theffalians ingaged in thé holy war; enced being affifted by Ononsarchi, Commanderof the Phocian Theffaly with new forces, Army, in place ofPhilome.. falten vnto himshégauethem the City ofPydnawith the Tetrico ry, meaning tothing leffethan thattheythould enioy itor theirowne Eftatemany years.) > Nowthat hemight by dégrees win-ground vponthe Gitekes \he tooke tus Forhércby the Phocians: hoped: fo to entertainethe Theffaliansat‘ home, asthey thould mot find leafureto inuadethem} Herenponwas hifi the fecond timecalled into Theflaly ; but both the Theffalians,and Macedonians, Philip terly ouerthrowrie/ by Onomarchus 3 and,gredtiritimbers of bothbeing prefent)were vez Nations ‘loft: Fréir Theflaly,Ovemarchis drew{peedily towards Boeotiasand withthe fame viGorions A v4 : ee brake the forces ofthe Boeorians,and tooke from theubth eix Cityof Coroned, But the faire oc- ‘cafionto délivérthe CityofPheresin Pheffaly, fréabthe tyrants Lycopbrom & Tifpleauawhojatterthey tiad conspired wich ThebétheiwifeokAlexa nderwlio viurped ypon theliberty ofthat\Statepthey'themfelues (Calexander being thurdered) helditalfo by thefame fivong hand 'and Oppreffion thut dexanderdid, till bythe affiftance' of Philip "theyaveretbeaten.out,arid Pheres teftoréd.to her former liberty.! which act-ofPhil p 30 didforctier afverfatten theTheWalians vatohimand)to:his exceed ing preatiaduantage, cbinde thém tolhis feruices: 1 { 9 i Lone soi BN ise sor | 3°Pnilip impatient ofhis late mifaduenture, after he hadre-enforced his Army, returne withall fpeed into Theffaly, thereto find againe the honour which helately loft: d and Wasthefecond time encountred by Onomarthia, who brough t into. the field twenty thoufand foot,and fiue : : Ylig rabaikenged vide e hundred horfe. All this great preparationfuff marchus was by Philip furmounted, both in numbersand ingood iced not ; for Ona. fortune, his Army sth pucrturned, fixe thoufand flaine, seoe ean stich number piantelt e NE One; was ariiohe others haneedb Philips Phoferhat fled) bytheAthenian Gallics,which filed alonit the coaftzcomman weréin part réceine ded by Chares': butthe Bitatel number ofthof " Ofthe Phocian Werre whichfirlt drew Philip sate Greege.j 5 Bout this time, to Wit} in'the fecond' yeare ofthe hundre d and fixth Olympiad, ip tight yearesiafter the battaile ofMahtinza,andabou tthe eighth yeaté: of 4mtAaxerxesOcbye, begannethat Warres called Sacred Now, as alvoccafions col cutre towardsthe executioniofeternall pra : idence, andioféuéry: greatalteration inthe49 e thar toake the Sea, weretherein detioured ere they recotered them, Aycophron was now agwnedrinen ourof Thellaly,and Pheres made free as bez 4° fore, ib t seat) Wouldshercis fomeprecedin nos atthe firft seafily difcersied s fo did-thiis teuengefil hatred bePreparation} the Thebans;though Thefalians, and-Lecrians , conceived te tyretoe 6M againfithe Phociaps;, ot onely teach Philipliow'tie might with:halfea hand wieltthe {woyd.our oftheig iigess sbut ithe Greeksthemt:clues;beating downetheir owndetce Ilea § Of the Olyathian'warre. The avsbiriviss practices of Philip. cae pallage', Sc bearing them{clues, togiue him victory. without pe ; ‘ Rom hencePhilip refolued to.inuade Phocisit felfej*but‘the: Athenians did not one ‘= which,atthar tihbsthey fvayed mof;they-caufed both the Laced2m® monians,. they. retrencht-his paflageat the Streits of ‘Thermopylis. WhereSo lin quarrelled withthe Olynthians; whomnot long before hehad wooed wo ue eiloshocsbigg Vaperformedcowards their Owae flancrysfaning the ricléand impott Ot nis Watsethe Thebans (made ondr: proud by, theirviGtory:ar Leuctres) were , egndamensé Eofatthe Councelliof the Amphydiones, orofthe general Eitars ur; his enterance into thofe parts s|and,thereforerwith the helpé of the Lace- 2 Well beare. WocIaNs to bee sondemnedsini greater, fupames ofmony-thanthey:co sm Fh ane eas for {urprizing the Caftleof Cadmeain the time ofpeace;theamt cia cece Ypapeece nsproughing ofground belonging to the Temple of Delpho ae tefns olu ed not dabein mog ria + anid fortoo refbey illthis werEdi ct, féd wereasfecretly eéxpo and 2cincou it Sacrilesfet ers.onand itc n "Ss Nate Neighbour-Nations,for Whowaitavas then; lawf ull.co. inuede ; and-deftroyj themat theit Finenits hatzar Bedrh thaad therat tCefa rduns ileme/ ny Age er mabyPh s fol ns.low tai did' a Cap but*ha ing eid'ownnot ne:ofth e, cat Tam #F ' Soa hercturned into Macedon,and afterthe taking of Micyberne, Torone,and other &c, and boughehis Peaceofthem, FortheOlynthians were very ftrong, and liad suermore boch brayed and beaten the Macedonians. It is'{aid, that Philip hauing putto re \Archelaus his halfe brother (for Amyntas had thre fons by Zarydice the Mother ee aNd three other fonnes by Gyges -but Philips elder brothers by the fame Mofhe2 dea dhe determined to rid himfelfalfoo the reft ythe two yongerheldthem f ofth e wat Oly OF the & thaBut wearhin ys. . luit t the , th, ineath aff of the ing rmc mby the iatrec 'Olinft quaeiu ynthia rrels ave: ballanced by . nsws,ast hec Prince for toauf thisetp. f din:esin Werher Scigs edamen ex 40ot l tha yy ful htferu hisfwa e on bis turnes ambiti ,we affe retinmig ctiothé P lloal! ns,6 S and wedhisvp; rine to con uera ted. Foi' |