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Show Lhe fifi Beokeofthe fil pert Caraga Cuar.2.§. Ie them vnable'to recouertheir whole due by-for ee.But che Carthaginians were ofa con. traric opinion. They thoughtro finde, inthe whole Armie;fomethar would. bee Cons tented to gratifiethe Publi que State, by remitting agreat part of their owned ue and hopedby fuchan example,to draw all'the multit ude lation. "So they detained the firft and fecond commersto the like agreement and capitu; telling them, that they would make an enen reckoning with all together. Thus euery many diforders (athing incident among Souldiérsy day the number increafed, and were committed 3 Which muchdif. quieted the Citie, not accuftomed yntothe like. In this regard moue them allté foine other place wherethep might belelf it Was thonghtfit, to re. etroublefoime. This mutt bee done by fome colourable words ofperfwafion + for their number was alread y fo 10 great,that it was not fafeto offend them toofat re, Wherefore it is deuifed, that they fhould alf attendthe comming oftheir fellowes, ofgold, to bearehis chargesin the meaneavhile. at Sicca-: rece iuing every onea piece This motion is accepted, andthe Souldicrs begant o diflodge; leaning behindethem their wiues, theirchildren, andalltheir b 5 AS i " : when they came backefortheir pay-Butthe Cartha ning into the Towne ; andtherefore compell themtginians hauenofancie to their recur. might hauenoneotcafion leftto make any errands o truffe vp theirfardells, that they thither. Soto Sicca they remooned, withall their goods; andtherelay waiting fornewesof ownepay. Buiineffe they had none todo,and theref their fellowes atriuall,and their nie; the wholeargumentoftheirdifcourfe inclin ore might eafily be drawncto muti-29 talke was, how rich they fhould bee, when all theiting them to nothing elfe. Their daily fall to euery-fingle thare sand for how longtimethemoney, came inj how much would Gitie was behifade hand with them in reckoning, They.were all growne Arithmeticia ns 3and hee was thoughr'a man of worth, that could finde moft reafon to increafe demands,to the very higheft,enen beyond their duc.. No part of their long feruictheir e was forgotten ; but the comfortable wotds and promifes of their Captai nes, leading them forth to any, dangerous fight, Were called tominde,and fo many obligations, notto be cancelled, withoutfatistying their expe@ation by fome vnordinarie largeffe, ' Thus the time paffeth away; vatill the whole Armie beingattiued,and lodged in Sic¢a, Hanno comes thither.to.cleare the accom pt... Nowis.the day. come, wherei fhall all be made rich ; efpecially ifthey nthey3® -can hold together; in maintaining ftontly the commoncaufe. So thinke they all ; and affemb le thenafelues to heare. what good.newes thismeffenger had broughtswith a full refolu tion to help his memorie,in cafe he fhould happen to forget anypart of the many promifes madetothems.all whichweret o bee confidcredin their Donatiue.Haxno beginsa very formall Orati on ; wherin he bewailes the pouertie of Carthage.tel ls them,how greata fumme.ofmoneyisto be paid ynrothe Omans ; reckons vp the exceffiue charge s, svhereat the commion-wealth he late warres and finally defires them tohol beeneis d themfelues contented withhad part of their ; pay, and outof the loue which they bare vnto the Citie, to remit the reft.. Fewoffthem4 vaderftoodhis difcourfe; for the Carthagini an Armie ons, as Greckes, Africans, Gaules, Ligurians, Spania was com pofed.of fundry Natnd others, all of different languages. Yetthey ftared ypon him, and were(asIthrds,.a inke ) little pleafed withhis vee Ty gefture. Butwhen fuchyas.conceiued the whole tenor of his fpeech, had informed the reft what cold comfort he brought they wereall enzagedandfared like mad-mcly fothat nothing would feruet o appeafe them, Hanno would faine haue aflwaged their furie, but derftood their diffonant lowd noyfes, than they he knew not how.; forhee leffe vndid his.Oration...An Armie colle? outof fo many Countr ies, that haue noone language commo n to all,,.orto the gre part ofthem, is neither eafily ftirred Ypto mutinie, noreafily pacified, whenon broken into outrage. The beft that Hazze can doe,isto vfethe helpe of Interpretets Ht meffen gers. Butthefe Interpreters miftake his meaning'; fome, for. wantofskill; omers offet purpofe;andfuchas deliuer his errands in the wort fenfe, are belt beleeueds Hi; nally,they thinke themfelues much abufed by the Carthaginians,and refolue to demand eit ownein peremptorie termes, ataneererdiftance, In this mood they, leaue ee mene march as farre as Tunis, thar is within a very-li ttle of Carthage, and theretheY pe, Nowbeginthe Carthaginians to findetheir owne etrour. It isagood Bile, ranhem ofthe Hiftorie ofthe Worrld. Cirandura inprimsis, ne magia ininriaflat Fortibus co miferts, renin : Hate fpeciall care, that valiant poueitie Benotoppreft with too great iniurie, Butthis proud citie, having neglected the rule;hath alfobeé necareleffein prouidingto fecute her felfe again{t'the inconuenienéé that might follow . Shéd ‘had -fiffeted the whole multitude,wheteunto fhe wasliketo gine canfe of difcontent,to ioyneit elf inToto onebod ie,whenthe feuerall troupes might cafily hauebeene difperf éd:thee hath turned out of her gates the wiues, children sandgoods of thefe poore men, which had fhe actained in thew ofkindneffe, the might haue vfedthem as Hoftag and by imploying a miferable pennie-father,in hernegotiati es, for her own fafery:; on.withimenof Warte, the hath weakened the reputation of her braueft Captaines, thar mightbét hae ferued to ‘freeher fromth e threatning danger. Yet likely itis, that Amilcarhadno defiret o bey. fedas.an inftrument in defiauding his owne Souldiers of their wages ref;pecially:confidering, thatas he beft could-beare witneffe of their merits, fo Washe notignorant; that meanes to content them were not wanting, ifthe Citizens had beerie will ing thereunto, Hereunto may bé added a probableconieure, that Hagn0; withvhiscom plicesjsvhoat thisvery time was a bitter enemieto Amilcar, had the boldne fle to impofé:the blame of his owne wretched counfaile, vpon theliberall:promifes made bythe Gaptaines, Amilcartherefore did wifely, in fuffering thofe that naligned him, to haue the mana- 20 ging of their owne ploz;and.to deale the cardes which theinfe lués Had fhuffled.'. This they continue to doas fooliflily, as they had at firft begun.They firnifhia market aeTunis,forthe fouldiours 3; whomthey fufterto buy-what they lift, and.at whar price they lit, They fend euer and anon fomé oftheir Seviatoursintothe Campe ; whopr tofatisfieall demands, as farre forth as:it fhould be poffible:.And thus by thiftinomife g from one extreame to another, they makethe Souldiours vnderftand; into. whan feare the Citiewasdriuen; which cannot choofe buradde muchinfolene ieto the paflionsalrea. ie ftirred vp. ka This fudden changeofweather,anid thetriie canfe-of.it,is quickly found the Army; Which thereupon growes wife, and finding thefeafonfit, labors ro.niakea by great harueft. 3° Money mint be had,and without any abatement. This.is gtanted. Many haue loft their horfes, in publique feruice ofthe States The State fhall. pay forthe m. They had lined She yeares, by making hard (hift, withoutreceiaing their allowance: of vidtualls from arthage, Ifthey hadliued,they wanted not meat;therefore whatwas this to the Carthaginians ¢ Wasit not all one,whetherthe fhips didbringin prouifion; or their Captaine direthem whete tofetch it 2 Butthis would not ferue. "Theyfaid tharthey had cene fometi mes driuento buy ; andthat (fince they coul d not rememb er, howmuch, Or at what rate they bought )they would be paidfor their prouifion, during the whole ‘me, and according to the deareft pricethat wheat had borne,whileft the Watrel afteds Uchare now the demands of thefe Mutiners ;.who-might eafily haue beene. fatisfied # with farre leffe charges; and farre more honour; by receiuing their due at the firft. But OW they make none end ofcrauing.For whileft the Carthaginians areperplexed about this Corn-monie.the Souldiers haue deuifed many more tricks, wherbyto extorta 'greater fim ofmoney,without all regard ofthame. Sincetherefo reno good end could bee found of thefe controuerfies whichdaily did multiply, it was thought convenient, that One ofthe Carthaginians, which had:cémanded in Sicil; fhould bechofenby the Soul-, lets, to reconcileall differences. Hereunto the Armie condefcended ,and made choifel % Gefeapartly out of good liking to him,who had fhewed him(felfeat all timésa friend= ‘Y man to them,andcarefull oftheir good, efpecially when they were to bettanf ported $0 Nto Afticke: partly out ofa diflike which they had conceiued of Amilcar ; for that hee 4d Notvifited themin all this bufietime. So Ge/cocomes among them ; and,' temthe better, cores not without money ; which might giue better counte to pleafe nance to > Bloceedings, than barren nce had done.t Negotiation of Hsane, Hee Calls ynto him firft ofall, the eloque Captaines, and then,thoe‘the feuerall Nationsapart ; rebnking em gently for that which had paffed ; aduifing them temperately concerning the pre- #eNtsand exhorting them to continye their loue vato the State,whichi had long-entertaipec |