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Show 184. The fourth Bookeoftherik part ~ Cwar.z.§.5 fing totake imhand the iourny into'Greece; thaty datipater|was to have him come: For Cleepatre had written vnto him, .defiting his prefence:at Pellayshe chick Gity of Mas ecdonyand very kindly offering her felfto be his.wifeswhichletters he kept'not fo clofe as had bin requifite,and therforebrought himfelfe into great-fulpition, thar foonended withhislife. Awriphifus, chofen Generalby theAthenians in-place of Leaflbenes: hes ring. ofhis approach forfooke the fiege ofLamiajand took the ready. way,to thefegreat Conquerers of Afiaywith purpofe to giuethem an cuillwelcome home, before Antipas terand they fhould ioyne in'qnes He had (notwithhtanding the departure oftheRtolis ans)the aduantage of Leonatus in horfe,by theods of 2000. Theflalians ; in other things hewasequall witlhim ;in caufe hethoughthimfelfe Supetior ; inthe fortune of that day he proued fo:for he wana great viGory(chiefly-by vertue.ofthe Theffalians)which appeared the greater by theendof Leonatus himlelfe ; who fighting valiantly, was dris ? uen intoamarith piec¢ ofgrounds, whete he foundhis death, which he defperatelyhad fought amongthe Indians, butit waitéd forhim at home, not far from theplaceof his natiuity. He was the firft ofAlexanders Captaines which dicd in battell, butallor moh ofthe reft, fliall follow himthe fame wayAfterthis day; the Athenians didneuer any thing furableto theirancient glory, The vanquifhed Macedonians were too weake to renew.the fight, ard too proud to flie:They betooke themfelues to high grounds,vnftt forferuice on horfe backejand fo2- bodeinthe fightof theenemy thardaythedayfollowing Astipater with hismen came into theitiCampe, dnd tooke the charge of all, Lhe Athenians perceiuing theirftrength* to beat the greateft; and fearing left that of the enemy fhould increafe, did earneftly fecketd determinethematter quickly by another battaile,But {till Anzipaterkept himpon on ground of aduantage; which gaue more.than reafonable confidence.to the ; recks, many of wliom departedto their homes, accounting the Enemy to bevanquiorien wretchlefnefs(incorrigible inan Army ofyoluntaries)was veryinexcufable; peace the victories by Land were very much; defaced by Jofles at Seay where the thenians labouring to haue madethemfelues once againe Matters, vvere put tothe wortt. ‘ , en fatall captiuity of Greece came on,ofwhich the neuer could bedelivered aa. day. ae with a {trong Ariny hauing made great marches from Cilicia, Fais uct ed utope, and cofhnting into Theflaly, ioyned himfelfe with autipater. tieaayol : aeaoeee and Craterus, being ioyned in-one} contained forty sorieale va tily- three thoufandlight-armed men, and fiue thoufand bore ; ean ari re ae Greekes wanted.a thoufandand fiue hundred inhorley in foote a " oa Sarefully therefore did Amsiphilas labour to auoid the neceffity ofa bandswhich hh d timeasthe Towns confederatesfhould xeturne vato the Campthole a Am ad ftraggled from it.Butthofecompanies werefo flow in comming,an os einee vponthe Greekes 3 thatcompelled they were to: put the matter Sanat out aoe attendance. Like enoughitis, that witha little more help they 49 wed oe wee tC evictory : for the Theffalians had thevpper-hand,and held inyvatill lac t acy Shea their battailes (ouer-laid with multitude) retire vato the ofthe Gain sWhich caufed them alfotofall back.Sothe Macedonians became Lords dives ie 2anid elfeto boaft of,confidering that with theloffeofan hundred & aferatte nt ane purchafed the death of fome fiue hundred enemies. Yet het not fubieét vnto the full commandof one G& Greeks,as ou bein .made?Forthe heral] deseaen cuery one defirous'to preferue his owne eftare,and City; concluded "treaty of peace with 4atipater's who beinga fubtile Artificer, and well vader mieten rn. refufedto harken to any gencrall compofition, but thatit was vied th G vote forit felfe. "Theintent of his device was fo appar5? bare hic HA P3696. ofthe Fyftorte of the World, = §.VI. Ofthe peacergrantedto: Athens by Antipater: Of Demofthenes hes death. PTpecsstecer falling off, all.the reft foone followed :fewetely, and fued for peace'; the gencle'conditions ginen to the moft forward, inuiting fuch,as were {lackes.Onely the:Achenians and Atolians held out.| Lite fanour could they hope'for, hauing beene Authors ofthis tumule: andtheir feare,was notgreat ;the feat oofthe warre being farre fromthe. Butthe celerity of Autipater confounded all their I imaginations ; whofate ftill at Athens,deuifing vpon courfes of profecuting theWarre to come,which came to their doors,before their confultation could findeiffue. He wag ready to enter vpon their Frontiers ; they had noability to refift, and were as heartleffe asfriendleffe. All that remained wasto fed Embaffadours, defiting peace vponfome goodtermes: feceflity enforcing them to haue acceptedeuen the very wortt, Phocien, with Demades the Orator, and XemodratesthePhilofopher, were chiefe of this Enibaffige, Phocion asthe moft Hoaorable ; Demadesa {trong Perfwader'; (both ofthemwell refpected by Autipater) and Xenocrates, as one admired for wifedome,gtauity of mannetsyand vertue but allchefe ornaments confifting in fpeculation, and thercfore of 20 leffetegard,when their admiration was to coft them muchin reall effects: Antipater calling to mind the pride of Leosthenes,required ofthe Athenians,that they fhould wholly fubmit themfeluesto his pleafire ; which being (perforee) granted, he commanded them to'defray the charges of the warrepaft, ‘to pay afine; and entertaine aGattifon. Further; he abrogated the populareftare, committing the gouernment of the City tothofe ofmoft wealth, depriuing oftheright of fuffrage all fuchas. wanteda conuenient proportion ofriches. ( About nine thoufandthey were; allmen-ofgood fubftance;to whom the adminiftra- tionofthe Common-wealth was ginensanuinbergreat entoligh'to tetaine the nameand forme ofa Democeratie, Buc the rafcall multitude of beggdrly perfons,accuftomed‘to $9 set their linings ourofthe commontroubles, being now débarredifrombearing offices and gining their voices, cried out,that this was a meere Oligarchie;the violent-vfurpation ofa few'incroaching vpon the publike right. Thefeturbulent fellowes (of whom and peace warre) King Philip had: beene wontto fay, ‘Thatwarre to them was peace, Aatipater planitedin Thiace}and gave them lands'to manure; leauing as few ofthem'4s heeouldto molett the quietof Athens: Tothe fame end (yet withall forfat fying his owne fisfpitions and hatred) he caufed be flaine.. Had the Demophenes and Hyperides, famous Orators, with fometothers,to his proceecath of thefetwo, efpecially of Demojthénes , beene forborne,the reft of fach,; might well havepaffed for very milde: whereas nowall dingsin this aétion 4°ther are delighted withthe Orationsof Demo/flbenes, ox hane fur-rendred theit iudge- mentsto Authors inftly admiring him, asthemoft eloquent ofall that euer did fpeake and Write, condemnhe himvtterly,calling hima blouily ty rant.Such graceand reputationdoethe learnedatts finde invall ciuill Nations,thatthe euill done to aman,famous in One of them,is able to blemifh any action, how good foeuer otherwifeit be,or hononta} : J 1 ly carried. Demo(thenes had taken Sani@uary in the Templeof Neptane, in the Ifle of Calauria'; there did Archias (fent with Souldiers by Amtipater for the purpofe) finde him, and notfo prevailing, hethreatned violence. gently perfwaded himtoleauethe place; but Then Demofthenesentreating a litcle refpiteas it had beene to write fomewhat,fecretly y,and fo died'; rather choofing to. do S9tooke poifon, which he hadkept forfuch thelaft execution vypon himfelfe:than to fallinto the hands of fuchas'hated him. Only Greeks choofing ratherto abide the comming oftheir Aiiitans, and wihtingfome 7 carelef{neffe betraied the caufe.!dmsipater and Craters belicgng Who was otherwifetoo mucha coward in batraile, howfocuer valiant in per{wading to Susenesaion clieue, wearied that Nation from attending atty longervpo © nikely Hopts,with their owneaffuredand prefent calamity. aa a he hee ge him, infindingwo ke fc cae Ht 1 Se ene sibachesa sien ae in Theffaly,; which the Army ofthe Confederates wae ¢. V1 this a@ ofhis (commendable, perhapsin a Heathen man) argued fome valourin him ; ends was to be made through paflages Snterprifes. wherein the wayto very honoura, ble €xceeding dangerous. He loued moneywell and had-great fummes giuen him by the thinkes)yin taking fromthe Perfians v hlowed not his-C Y> gt eet Ward, for {peaking firch things as'tended to his Countries good; which he did |