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Show 26g Thefourth Bookeof thefieipmt) Catte.3.S204.34. mothe i Cuarig.$ai.2. of the Liiftory oftheWorlds edto: fo wretched kinchof life, the offered compo. tevie encrwaheney Sewarrenuc uh of Cagamdentiwho-bauirig.fercht herGally out oftheHanén,accoyinsed himfelfeasgood asmafierofher'bady2.a.gtant ofher owl life. Cuar, TIL »g Of thegreat Lordfhip which An 2.1.6-0 wy s Immediarely. vponhetapprehenfion,Pefa;the chiefe Gitie of the kingdomes was yeel. detlito.Ce/fender.deophipolis didittand ours fousdnifenns (vo whom Olpirigiaa had giuen got in Afia: charge offuch forcesasiwereleftabfdadin the Country, takingtourage from ite fires cefleof fone perry feruicds whereimhebad:pretiailédiybegan thspromilobimdelfegteat valikelihoodss. Bui Olympians, towin Gaffandersfaionry very, earheltly requifedihim yp. Hip Hy | H Hi)| | Thetissey of Eumenesinte Perfia,\ttis wifedealing vib rbe/evbes oped wish bin, {pectsypartly doubted -himsasia imalikelytoxfecke innowiation,\11203 noo} | Hh §.T. on hisfaithtohet,thatdic fhouldgiueit Yip» Heslidlosaachprefeatlysafter waskilled by,t¢ his privare'enémies, thatwere ferarcby: Ca/fardery:vwho paxulyhated-him eps old re BV Vnenes,, hauing' joyned- vnto-his company) the Argyrafpidess made hafte, into the Eafterne Parts; ito, take | tries, according. to:his commiffion, poflefiion of thofé: Couns and firengthen himfelfe 2i. gaillt.Ans "Thedeath ofOlympias, and her conditions, «js Hel Oh Ppiarhad nowheard fortowhulltidings of afl Ker frighds, {heher f: ftwasOl d FiteGuetieallee acculed in'anaffeiably oF the a/dcedoniant, Ye forthe eattlseeytheywere fo ftiled inhet affiGion,Which in titieoFprofpetitie We Called,tuftie} By BetCommitted: ° Phere was fhe"Cbeing not heard,nor, callegto'fpeake") Cotidemned 'to' die The fitite Was Commenced and profecuted 2; gainither,bythe Windted ofthofeWkom the had flaine.But it ws at careHit on-whorto'haften théSreeRet Word,that hewould furnifh her witha thiPi igonns, He tooke,-his journey! throu gh Celofyria and 7 Phenicia, hoping to. reclaime thofe Prouinces; viurped with the 4 reft ofSyria (as hath beene fhewed ) byProl omie, to the Kings oOTS bedience.But to effed this, his hafte of his pafling forward was toogreat, his' Armie toolittle ,and the readin effe ofthe poeple, to returne to their due obedience, noneat all. Befides! all hich impediments, one inconuenience 20 troubl ed him. in,all his proceedings, makin themthe lefle effe@uall. ‘The Captaines Of the Argyrafpides were fo froward, that gthey {corned to repaireto him, and take his direétions : andtheir fidelity was'fo vhite ady, With open traitorst\Te'was' dt expedient, that'h that he might More eafily hane dealt e, being General, thould weaken his authority ‘by'courting them; neither other neceifaries,tofateher felfPy ight: whichwhen the refutedfaying,that he re plead forher felf,&ctebhier own td esheditfemblednotonger,but fent vito herftich men lay it in hig Power to.keepe them in order by compalfion.: Therefore:she fained;that Alexa nder hida Ppointed ynto hima.dreame, 2 placefor their meeting, namely? in 2 tich pauilion, wherein an emptic thron e vyas placed) as. if Alexapdér ‘him (elfe had beene' prefent at' their ¢ ynfultations, Thus he freed himfelfe from their vaine pride'; but oftheir faith he ‘could haue no alfurance. Yetvyhen Ptolomie requefted them, and Astigo nus bribed themto forfake him, they continued (though not without confi dering of the matter.) to take his part. So he marched oh; fending béfote him the Kings vvarrant ; yvhict -ytho and Selewcusrefuled toobeysnotias reiecting the kings authority, but excepting the perfon of Ewmenes, as hated her moft,who tooke away her,miferable life, She was daughter,and fifter.y e to kitigs OfEpirae.Wife,& mothersvnto two the mightielt kit softhat,or Batyae ages ea Lady,‘and ofvatéproueable chaftitie ; but her ambition vvas Co fl6 herhatred vnappeafable,and herfarieif reuengésmoft vawomanly, Her pernerte cae ditions made her husbandfeeke other vvinesand Concubines.Which caufed her. ot 4 both him, andthem. She-vvas thoughtpriuieto her husbands death 3 after oy ¥ey cruelly the flew his late wife cleopatra, hauing' firft murdered one of her two c : ne in -herarmes,and witha beaftly futy broiled thé other alinein fire,-it a copperba ' Forthefethings, her fonne Alexander ( otherwife louing hervuvell.) forbad het 0 - a aman-condemnedté'die by the ‘Azace doviaw Attic, tor the death of Crateras, Eua menes, knowing well dleinthe gouernment. of; AMscedom. But God. more, feuere-vato, cruel bye a that ‘he was notto rely vpon ‘their affiftance,y vho ftood others WileaffeGed thanhis affaires required, and vvere only to, hinderthem oftheir vyils,permitted her toline and fulfill che rte ef Pi kedneffe,(vvhich vas his iuftice ypon the adulteries of Philip,andthe oppre! Agr: < byhim and others;) after.all vvhich,He rewarded her malice; by returningit ypon he owiehead, ---+ ee 40 ' GOT FEO ‘weve Caffandet celebrates thefurerallofAtidzs und Etirydice aed(eckes to°make by s King of Macedow: i ms ew I Erer her death,Caffaudercaue honourable buriall todrideusand Enop.‘ei A= Progenitors, Kings of Adacedon:And arp icsof greatneflehe marricdthe Lady not to bee dealt vyith by perfwafion', fought paflage'by ftrong ‘hand, through' the Country of Babylon, in fuch vvilt that Seleucus, hauing in vaine affail ed to hinder him, by opening thefluces of EyPhrites.syas gladat length to grant himfriendly way,as defirousto berid of him. Thus Scameto Peuce/tes andthe teft ofthe Bafter ne Lords, vvho wereglad of his come 40 pinie, becaufe of the differences betweene Pytho, Selencus,and themfelues, ¥ ct thecon-+ Ention about fuper idtity, Stew very hota mong them, ever y onefinding matter enoug @feede his Owne humour of felfe-wort h hineffe. But the former deuice ofafl embling in NePaii llion, made all quiet ; the conclufion ‘euer being fure to follow that vvhich Eumenes Propounded, vwhowvas both vvifef tin giuing aduice, and beft ableto reward; DY meanes ofthe anthoritie ginen him, to take what he pleafed ofthe Kings) treafures. looking furtherinro-his own pe aad being the daughter of King Philip, by-anotherTihée//alvnica, whowihe had taken oliaad wiues ; tharby:her he mig fometitle to the Growne.For the fame end heofhiscommitted Rexane,and her young fontoso aeile. clofe prifon,remouing therchy fomepart of hisimpedimen t.And, the better pier7 his fame,and purchafe loye,built.aCitic,called-by gicw robe very greanand powerfull. ene-edified his own name Caffandria, ©4 aor likewife Thebes in: mains rared by ityntatheoldin abitants, .afterithadiaine twentyyeares watte,being veter yeLoree Alexander. By thefe meanes,efPccially by thereftaurati voluntarily contributed, hegrew fo firengs) thar-féw on of Thebes,whe ree ali remained-enemics ely preusithey, with muchlabour, hardly-couldirefifthims'yL¢auing himi therefore nt Ting in Greeee, we will. returne to thenijwho contendedint 4f2;for leffe titles, fOuinecs,with greater forcese.!) a1!) sdsiciwr 200 ; GHAP: ‘ 7thefe meanes hewoiito himfelfe many ofthofe, whohad moft power todoc good or hurt, ig HowAnti SONUS, §eTI, comming tofet wos Lumencs, was drinen off with loffe, Ntigonus,he hat Eumeaes lay in the Provinceof Sufas had an:earneft des fireto follow hiii.and driue him further fromt he Kings treafi whichiwere Kept there. To which end,' as fooneas he had made himfelfedtrong enough, ‘he Femoued out of Mefopotamia, where he had wintered;..and taking robin if yhb and ms, Vvith their men, he marched directly againftthe enemies; within tentito gine eet bartell/Ewmeng had fortified the Caftle ofSu/a& was retire d back toward Lérfiay Eeee32 kecpi ~ ng , oe |
