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Show "ThejaBoakeofikefepars.Ceara.§.a.t, elibaves, they [daeu not to heave,that their Einpire was pticuous;they condemnedma. " nvaroble Citizensforhauingbeene il! Gouetnobrs:At Carthage allovenrquite contras ridvtherapines newlydeuifedby-one Magiftrate;ferticdas Prefidents:td: inftractano. therscuery man refolued to dotthelike; when it ftould fall to histurnes ‘and shee yas helda‘norable Statefman,wholerobberieshad been fich, as might affoord a gaodthare tothe commontreafrey Particular examples ofthis Carthaginianpractice, arenor ex. taney the goterment of Veeres the Romain Sicil, that is linelyferourby TwHie, may Ci AP.2.9.2.}23. fot exam plesofthiski Gene Eau eet Saxohs into ndes Euery Kingdome, in effeet; this out Countries and alee Ake. rougn-a rth dvew the l Eng = lifh into Ireland pe sburthe one and d ch feruieto informe'vs;whatwasthe demeanourof thefe Punick Rulers;ywhoftoodin feare ofnofach condemnation,as Herresvader-went. By profecuting this difcourfésI might inferre a more generall Propoficion;That a Citic cannot gouerne het fubied& Prouinces 46 fo mildcly,as aKing: but itis enoughto'haue fhewed, That thetyrannyofa Citieis farre moreintoletable, than that ofany one moft wicked man. LeeDeez.lit- Sutable to the crueltie offuch Lords,is the hatred oftheir fubiects: and againe;futeable tothehatred ofthe fubiedts,is the iedlonfie oftheir Lords.Henéeit followed, thar, in warresabroad,the Carthaginians‘durft vfethe feruice of African fouldiers,in Africk it felfe, they had rather be beholding toothers,that were farther fetcht. For the fame purpofe did Manaibal,in the fecond Pumick warre, {hift his mercenaries out oftheir own Countries; ¥¢ Afri im Hifpanit, Hifpami im Africdmelior procul ab demofuturus vterq; wie les,velut mautuispignoribus obligatsflipendia faccrent; That. the Africans might ferue in Spaine, the Spaniards i Africkbeing each ofthem like toproue the bester Souldiers, thefar= x9 ther they werefrom home, 4s ifthey were obliged by mautuallpledges. Ic is difputable, I confefle, whetherthefe African and Spanith hirelings, could properly be termed Atercene: riest fotthey wetefubied vito Carthageand carried intothe field, not onely by' reward; but by dutie: Yet fecingtheir dutie was nébetter than enforced, and that ‘it was notanylouetothe State, but meeredefireofgaine, that rade them fight ; Iwill not nicely-ftand'vpow proprietic ofaword; but hold them, as Po/ybius alfo doth, no better thant Mercenaries; :! see TL1I. ‘The dangersgrowingfromthe vf ofMeréenarié Soldiers, andforraine Auxiliaries, pe extreame danger, towing fromthe imploimentof fuch Souldiers, is well obferued by Machianel: who fheweth, that they are moreterrible'to thofe whom they ferue;than to thofe againft whom they ferue.They are feditious vafaithfull, difobedient; dewourers,and deftroicrs ofall placesand countties; whereinto they are drawne, as being held by "no other bond, thantheir owne comtoditie.' Yea, that which is mot ofthe Hiftorie oftheWorld, followed, ‘CAlexander.the fonne of Caffanier fough t aide ofthe Stcat Demetrius: bur Demrtnsitbeing envied into his Kingdome,flué the fame Alexander, inui himjand made hitifelfe King of Macedon. Syraco nthe Turke was ee ne Samarthe'Soldan ,apaintt his Oppofite: butthis:Furke did fertle himfelfefofsiely x EB gypt,that Saladine his fueceffor became Lord thereof;ando fall the holy Land. fooneak ter.Whiathéed we looke about the ne foone becathe Lordsof ,_ Againft all this may bealledged, the good fucceff e of thevnited Ptouinces Netherlands, vfing none otherthanfuch kinde ofSoul diers, in their Ge sig Iederd thefe Low countries haue many goodly, & ftrong Cities, filled with InHabitants that are wealthic,induftrious,and valiant in théir kindé. Theyare ftout Sea-men. and thereinis theit excelle ncie; neither are they bad, at the de¥ence ofA placeiwell Fortified': but ind. Spania compelled them to feeke helpabroad : ‘and the like neceffitie rd Necefiity therefore made themforbearé to amean pen field they haue feldome been able to and againgt the y greatnumbersiof theirowne: For, with money raifed by their-Trade, the maintained che Warre:\ andthtrefore could ill {parev nto the Pike and. Musket aoe handsth atwere ofmore-vfein helping to fillthe common 29 they-fped wel.Surély they {ped.as ilkas might be\whileft theypurfe.. Yet what of thise -had none other than mercenari¢ fouldiers.Many-fruitleffe attémpts, made by the Prince of Orange;.can,witnefle iteand'that braue Commander, Count. Lodowicke of Naffau ; to hisgriefe, in his rettaitfromi Groeningham;when inthe very dnftant,that requir‘felt ed their feruice in fight hismercenaties cried outaloud for money,and fo ranne aways; This wasnotthe onely tine;Wheri the hired fouldiersiofthe States, haue either {ought to hide their cowardize vodera thew-ofgreedineffe, oratleaft;by meere couctoufheff e, hatie ruinedsin one hourethellabour ofmany moneths. ».1 will not-fta nd. to proueithis by many. examples: for they themfelues will not deny it. Neither would Itouch the honoir of Moaofewtthe Duke ofAniou;brothertothe French King; faue that whatallthe world knowes.Hethat ivould lay.open the dangero it is folly'to conceale ffortaine Auxiliaries needeth nobetter patterne. Itiscomimonly: found, that fuch Aiders make them{elues Lords buerthofe,to whom they lend their fuccour: but wherefhall vve meet with fuch another asthis AZon/icar,who,for his protection promifed, beeing ed with the Lordihiip ofthe Countrie, madeit his firkt wotke, to thruftby violenreward ceagalling yoke Yponthe peoples neckey Well, heliued to repentit, vvith griefe enough. Euen whileft ec vvas counterfeiting vntothofe about him, that were ignorant ofhis plot,an imagi- patite fuch hirelingsiis,chae they haue often; & in time of greateft cee) Natieforrow foythe poore Burghers ofAntwerpe,asverily beleeuing the Towne ce and wonnes thie death ofthe Count S. Aigvan, who fell oner the\wa a ll, arid them. Fhefe Mercenaries (faith aachiauely which Alledall Italie, when Charles "a 4 what had hapened; thewing that they werehis own French,who ftoodin needof pitty. en was his feigned paflion changed, into avery bitter anguith ofminde; yvherc in, . ing his breaft, and {wringing his hands, he exclaimed, Helas, mon Diew, ‘gue veulse not onely tefuled to fight, in'their defence, ‘who haue entertained them, butrevolt vato'the contratie part.to the vtter ruine ofthofe Princes andStates, ‘that hauettu : , eight ofFrance did paffe the Alpes, weréthe caufe that the faid French King wont ' Realine of Naples) with his Buckler without 2 fwords: Notable. was the example © Sforza,che Father of Francis Sforza, DukeofMillan; who being entertained by re JoeneofNaples; abandoned ticr-feruice on the fdden,' atid ‘forced' her to put herfe « into the bands of the King of Aragon. Like ynto his' father was FranceSfora ; firtt ofchat race'Duke ofMillanywho beidg entertained by the Millanois, foreae to becomehis flaues; cuen with the very fame Armie which themfelues had lenied fof theit owne defences: |Bur' Ledowick sferza,' the fonne dfthis Francis,by the bis indgement ofGodwas madeal memorable exampleivnto -pofteritie; in et whole eftatebytlie treacherie'of fachfaithleffe Meredriaties; as his:owne Fatherone $9 bene!» Fot; hauing waged an Atmieof Switzers,<and committed' his Dutchie, * e theriwith his perfon} into théir: hands ; hee ‘was by them delivered vp -vnto = dy- ee French King,by whom hewas inclofed inthe Cattle of Loches vate hi Ng days' | OFNG NO . J So f "Phe like inconuetiienceis found{"in vfing che helpeofi 'forreighe Auxiliaties fce,thacwheh the Emperor ofConftantinoplé had hiredten thowfand'Tarksagah neighbour Princesyhee couldineuéreitheribyperfwafionot force)ferthent ee went the Feawpon‘A fiside :which gausbeginning toyChritian feriirudethat /009 edit nead "teCannonof the Gitie, difcharged againft his owne troupe s, informed him better slirede mity, Alas,iny God, whatwilt thou doc with me? Sothe affaire s ofthe N ctherds will not ferueto proue,that thereis little danger in vfing mercenarie, fouldie rs; or thelpe offorraine' Auxiliaries. This notwithftanding,they were obedie nt ynto ne» a¢sthd fought helpe of the Englith,Scots,and Erench:wherein they did wifely,and " Peted. For when there was in France a king,partaker with themin the fame danger ; Sth me Queen ofEnglandrefufed to accept the Soueraignty of their Count ry,which a oered,yet being prouoked by the Spaniard their enemy, purfucd himwit contih noe Warswhen the heire ofEngland reigned inScotland,a king too iuft& wife(tchough thonSone Many quarrell either tomake profit ofhis Neighbours miferies,or to help ethathad attempted the conqueft of his ovyn inheritance: then might the Nether ers very fafely repofe confidence,intheforces ofthefetheir neighbour-co untries. oneuldiers that came yntothem from hence , Wete (to omit any other commen datiOt Onely regardfull of the pay that they fhould receiue; but well affeéted vntothe ae am they tookin hand: orifany:were coldin his' denotion,vnt the fide o vvher- thei, ak s yet was he kept in order, by remembrance of his owne home, vvhere slith would bane rewarded him with dearhgif that his faith had beene cornipted Pppp2 by 33 |