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Show ys ECS fm osyotw % Cysrg.Sio. oftbetific ofeheMorlds Pyeen pe a LeanahBonkeofeha Aes pert Cx APAa§.8) M1gdqi9 skis odreisow07 ahi) y a pond ~ asgreatas any,couldhe hauefirffered anyas greavas himlelfestyea,peradunntane males ofall, had'he not been too matterly ouer chofe which were alreadyehis -)\qison sbi ovis Thenext.day Pso/omic came into the-Campe,where.he was royfully recemed A he ex, y Evaiec4,vncertainewhich wayro,bend oe maine powers at lengrh:refoliied:td; rdctypon and wasicafily beleeucd):, the fauour.ofthe Armie beeing fuch toward himstharnéedes a} stom ee LJOE mau piehldne se mao xd cov guierdiccashiewerageinea&ayptyandbisdete. 20 a2N8IM 1QHI0 Of Wond odw .ersoFf bos iol \s (ls culed him{clfe ofthings paftyas nothauing beéne Author, or.ginen,cavle ofthe Warre} dm 194i Ptolemy;leaning Bumicars.cto keeperohis vie,ngaintiCratermand Antipg Foutthe partsotMiaborderingypon Europes yo nncvy: slimay, feemftrange,that hedid.notrathermakehead againkt-thofe wha. weseto come ontof Greecewithagrean humber,and ofmoreablementhan Peolemy.could bring,Per- " haps heshoughttomakea.quickecad with Ptolompor belecued:thar Craterus would hor be ready-forhimfoone.cnoughe Sureit isthathetooke.abadicourle,and madeitworke withi Lharidlings) yy ams orf? Oinioit. no VOT od Siuor ! enbfe4ay by his Sweet hehauiouraflured:many,to his party, wishout. hel poof any bad arts. Peraiecas contrariwife was full of infoléncy , whichneuer failedtobe rewarded with hatredsthat istruely, defined,Amaffection-founded vpon,opinion ofan yniatt conseptgor por ftory ofhis proceedingsin Egyptis not. worth-rélation ::forhedid Hothing ofimpostange; but (as.a wilfullman) tied, his followers,.and wattedthemdin hard cater prifes syithout {uccefle.; His moft farceable attemprwas vpon.alice le, Town, calléd:the.Came/s wallthither he marched by,night,qith more hafte than goods{peeds for Pio/emy, prcuenting him,did. puthimfelfeintothe Place, wwbere;behauiag himfelfe 2° norgaly asa good Commander, but.asa ftont Souldier, he gare the foileto Perdicca, cautigg bim to retirewithlofle; afterayeliement,but vaing,aflault continued enewhole day,Che night following,Perdiceas made,another iSurpy,(whichwas his Jatt) andcante tothediyiftons of Nikus,ouer again{t, Memphis, Therewith much difficulty he beganto paffe ouerikis Army.iatoan andwherehemeanste incampe, The the water deepe,and hardly foordable. "Wherefore he placed, his current was ftrong; Blephants palhigcs to. breake theviolenceofthe, ftreame, and his.horfe-men beneathit aboue the ; toltakevp luchas;were carried awayby {wiktnellg ofwates.:A great part-of his, Army-heing niued onthe furtherbanke, the chanfiel begantoywaxe deepe; forhacrwhereasthe at for MeL campanicshadsyaded yprothechinsrhey who thould.hauefollowed could-finde 30 ho-footing,Whetherthis camepby, riling ofthe water, or fittinga way ofthegrou earth being: broken with thefete offonany Men,-Horfe,and Elephants) no ndy(the remedy there: was,burfachas had. palled mutt sepafte againsaswellias they, might; forthey were too weake forgheenemy,and couldnorbe relieuedby, theinfell owres} With great confnflontherefoxe they, committed themtfaluestathe River,whereinaboue two thouland ofthgmn penithed, athoufand.weng devoured by, Grocodiles,aniif erable fpedacle cuca to.fuchas were out ofdangetsfuchaswere ftrong & could fixim,xec ouered the Gampes manyi werecarried downe the ftireame,and driven to the conttafy banke,wh exebythey fell intothe hands.oftheir enemies}, !, eOettRk. they. would, hauejmade him Protedtorin the roomie of Perdigcas,-But thishee refufed; i; bio i] Bhigmisfortung ¢xafperated the Souldiers againtheir Gencrall, -giuing liberty 10 40 theircongues,which longtime hadencealed the enill thoughts oftheirheartsd While they,wererhnas murmuring newsicamefrometo/ompwhich {er theminan vp-roare Prolomy had not onelyfhewed much compaffion on thofe whodid fell into his handsialive, but performed allights offanerall toche dead-cartcafesswhi River had caft vpon his fidevsand Shally:; ofent: their, tyonesandalhes.to beintertclthe ed by, their Kinfinen oF Friends. Thisidid nbonely mouethe common Souldiers, bycmade the-Capt fo.mutiny, thinking it voneafonabte to make vance vpoa fo -vertnousand hoaou Perfon, co fulfillchapleafare ofa Lordly ambitious man,vfingthem likeflaues .'T! ditiongrowing trong wanted onelya head, which irquickly ,found: Python was'th Who inwardly hated Henditoas; for therdiferace he had {uttered | yphis mentafter the victory vipbhithe réballiousGreekswhieh Pyshex had tited,in hone abou diexdnders beivasiathedinifionofthe Prowinces, mada Gone hehad followed dendiceds,and beidigioallthings GheProtectothhis exc him, had neuertheleffe beene {corn fully vfed by himyywhich pow-he-«e ing togethera hundred of the Captaines,anda good part ofthe Horie, v ofthe Gentry, (the footmen hauing declared themfelites before) he entre sane Where without further circumftance theyall ranne vpon him, a nd had the proud mif-goucrning authority of Perdiceas. He mig! It wasan, Office fit'for one that would feeketo increafe his greatnefle with his trouble, Prolamie was well enough already: whetfore, forhis own quiet he forbareto adceptit, and fortheir well-deferuingiof him -he procured tharhonourable chargetoPythou;& to 10 Ariaeus the Capraine;.who having,ad tome companies of Souldiers, to furdithwith theirattendance thefolemniries ofAlexanders Funerals,did withthem adhereto him a * gain Perdiccas. ) t : polathemiddeft. of thefe bufineffescame newesoftwo great vitories obtained by Ewa meres; which newes;had they arnitied: nwo orthreeddies fooner}had beetventertained withioytull acclamations-; ,and;would haue'giuenfuch reputationto Perdicces,:as had caufed- both his private malignétsto ¢ontinue his openiflattererss andhis open enemies to haueaccepted any tolerablecompofition. Batthefe good tidings cémingimiltime, 20 when death:had {topped the earesiwhich wouldhaue giuentheit-welcomes found bad acceptance, as {hall be fhewed hereafter. . i ouEg I H.bodtilqnosagERRIIq ox4.g8 Vitlories of Eamenes ia'the lower Afias Efore wee proceede inthe relation ofthings, happeningaboutthe perfon'éf the Buc 5 dt, is, meete thac-we {peake of thofe,bufinelles in the lowerAfia;: which = were handled by Ewscwes with notable dexteritie, while: Berdiccas wasoccu pied inthe 4igyptian. warres.| Alcetasthe byother.of Pendiccas; and Neoptolemus} shad recei« ued command from. Perdicezs tolbee afli(tant to Eumenes, and to follow his dire@ions, But dlcetas made flat anfwerthat hewould notsalleaging the backwardnefle ofthis men 30 tobeare Armes againtt fo great a perfon as -4msipater,andaman{o much honoured as Craterus, Ne optolemsus was content-to make fairefhew, but inwardly hee repined arthe Ptecedencie giuento Eumenes,asthinking himfelfthe better man,Ewmenes difcouering, throughthe counterfeited looks ofWeaptolenms,tlie mifchiefe lurkingin his heartywifely diffembled with him, inhopetovinnehim by gentlebehauiour, and {weet language; thar Commonlyare loft, when beftowed vponarrogantcreatures, Yetthe better to fore tifichimfelfe, that he might ftand vpon his owneftrength, heeraifed out of the Countes vader his iurifdiction,about fix thoufand horfe,giuing many priuiledgesto fuchas Were feruiceable, and training them wellvp. Notiwithout great need. For when ypon aduertifement ofthe greatipreparationsmade by Craters & Antipater (who had newly 49 Palledthe Helle{pont)for the inuafion of his Prouinces, he willed Neoptolemus to come 60 Dimwwirhiall his power;Neoptolemus did(indeed)aduance,but in hoftile maner,though YAptouoked, prefented bim battell. Weoptolemus hadfecretly couenanted with Aatypater tolay open the way for him to theconqueft ofA fia,which now intending to performe, he was thamefully difappointed,, For though his:footmen, being all Macedonians, had Muchthe better, and preuailedfur vpon Ewmenes hisbattailes ; yet were his horfe driz mg Sutof the field, and himfelfe compelled; with'afewofthem,'torun aways leaving Hxedthebackes of his, Macedonian foot-men, to be charged by Ewmenes whoforced em iNfuch wife,thar cafting downetheir Pikes,they cried for merey,and gladly took go Oath to doe himfaithful feruice. Abtipater and Craterws endeauoured with many S00dly promifes to. draw iEwmencs into their focietic,who contrariwife offered himfelf; *4meane ofreconciliation betweene:Perdiceas and Craterws, whomhe dearly lowed ; Proteffing withall his hatredto Aftipater; and conftant faith to the caufe which he had vn Sttaken ro maintaine. Whileft thefe negotiations were onifddte, Weoptolemus camewith his broken ¢rtie to Atipaterand his Affaciarés, yilifying, Zamewes,& calling him aScribe(at which foolifi taulingthey langht,.), burextolling the vertue of Crarerus (as well hee might) with'high _mamendations saluting them, that if\Craterus did but once appeare, orthiat hisvoyce e.but heard by any' Macedonian in Ewmienes his Campe,the vidory was Wonne¥for Dddd they |