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Inthis difficultiey the fame of smilcar his Perfonall Worth did greatly benefit his counitrié, For Naradd/as; 2 yong gentleman commandin ouct the Numidians,was glad ies eile to getthe acquaintance and his god affedtotto hini,with Ober FO Goe uth alhtertice-Amilarioyfully entertaine this friend;promifed vito him his own daughter in mairiage; and fo wan fromtheen d e. miestwo thoufand hotfe,thatfollowihg Weraua/iie tutned vnte the Carthaginians loue offobraue'a man,which'he sedis oe hi ; ibe oe eee Amilears ignifying fide; With this helpe h¢gatie battaile vneo spemdins : whetein the Numidian rouchis own'valout,td Hisnew friehd) So the victory was great-for laboured to ap. there ‘ei thoufand of Speiedins his fellowes,and foiire tliowifand taken prifoners. were {13i hit(elfe, Wich 4utarinethe Gaule.eled ied to-doe ttiore milchiefes amilearbut Spendit ) ; des) 3 2 on ok secre i gerelywich? His prifoners ; patdoning all offences pait, and difmiffing as many,ds were vawilliig te become his followers 3 yet with conditi on, beare'areés againft che Catthaginiahs; threatning to'rakethat they thould neuer more fharpe reuchge vpottall that fhioitld bréake'this Cottenant. : : : "This humanitie was vehemently fuf;pected by Mathd, Spendiusand Abbarias astens ding to win from them,the hearts oftheir Souldiers, Wherefore they refolued'totake fitch Order,th atindta mitt among theni fhould daresto truft the pood nature ofAmit. e4r,nor to hopefor any fafetic, whileft Carthage'was abletoindot him hurt. They couns terfeited letters of‘aduertiftment,wherein was contained thatfon oftheir company, 20 refpectite ditely oftheir priuate beticfit, 8 carcleffe ofthe genérallie to betray them all nto the Carthaginiansswith whomi they-held good, hada purpofe intelligence; &thatit Was needfulltd look well vito Gefco,& his Companidiis,whom thefe traitors hada purpofeto inlarge. Vpon this Theme Spehidide akeSan Orationto the Souldiers, exhor- ting them to fidelity; and thewing with many words, thatthe feeming humanity ofAmitlcar, toward fome, was none other thin a baité\wherewit h to intrap them all atonce together.45 aif> telling thém,whata dahigerous enetay Ge/co efcape their hahds. Whiléhecis yet inthe midft ofhis'tale, would proue, iPhe might weretettets come, to the faine purpofe: Ther ftepSforch durariunand fpeakes his mindeplainely: faying,chatic were the Beftsyea'the oncly way, forthé cominon fafetic,to cut offall hope - 3¢ Liation with Caithage, that iffoe were deuifing to: make their owne peace,ofreconici it would Bochard with thofe that hada Care oFthe warjthat it were better make an end ofGe éo his life,thantd troubléthemfelues with looking to his cuftody; to that by fuch acourfe eucry onefhould be ingaged inthe prefent'A@ion,as hauing noweotherhopeleft, than invicory aloné?finally,that fach as would {peake here-asainft,were worthyto be repu- ted Traitours. This Avtarins was in great credit vvith'the fouldiers& oan{pe ake funore ttvvas agreedthat Ge/co,and all the other prifoners,fhould forthwith motion therbe putto hotrible dry laneuages.infuch fore,that he was viderftood by all.Accordiip to his death, by torments. Neuettheleffe thére were fomeé,that for loue of Ge/co, fought to alterhis intended cruelty but they Were forthvvith ftoned to ‘death, asa Document 49 ¥ato others; and fo the Decree was put in ‘execution? Neither wvere they therevvithallcontented; ‘but further ordained, that all Carthaginian prifoners which they tooke, fhould be ferued in like fort > atid that the fubiedts orfriends of Carthage, fhould lofe their hands, and {6 be fenthome: vvhich rile they-obferued cuer after Vvards. Ofthis cruelty I need fay no more, than that it vvas moft execrable feritie. As for the counfaile ofViing it, "itvvas like vnto the counfileof achitopbel, All Ifrael foal beare,that thou art abborved of thyfather; then[ball the bands ofall that ave with thee, bee Prong. Sach are the fruits of defperation, Hethatis paft all hope' of pardon, is afraid of his wie Fellowes, ifthey be more innoceht and toauoid the punifiment of leffe of5° fences, committeth gteater. The cowardize: of offenders, and the reuengefullfpirits of thofethat hauébeen wronged;are breedérs ofthis def;peration':' may be added;fomie deficitncicofLawes,in diftinguithing the punifhments' toofyvhich malefactors, 2 Cordins to the decree oftheiKuerall crimes. A coward'thinkes all pronifion to littlefor his owne fecuritie! If Phocas be a cowsrd (faidthe Emperour Mewrétins) thee be riurderous, Tobe tedfa std fure,in taking reuenge, is thought 4 point of honour, anda defenfatine againtt new iiuries, But wrongfully: for it is oppofite to the ruleo? ‘Chriftianicie.and fiich a qualitic difcowered,makesthem deadly enemics, who = ee vary Por ion Cuar aig ofth e Filtr eofh owar d ©. \ 0 5Saasa iikeatiad a et igen oe ann Nuauviottaeeeicheoene one ntpan ene and his Africans, to fafpect euen their gentlenefie,‘asthe introduétion:to extreame riWhere One and the fame punithmient;is awarded yntd the leffe offerice, and ynto the greater, Nethat hath aduentured to robbea man, is eafily temptedita kill him, for bis owne fe. euritie 3 gourLike vnto the errours ofPrinces & Goirernours, are théerrours ofLawes. , Againte thefe sascha ineonuenienckeyMercy and Seueritie, vfed with due tel;petha : : pit Sas ; . bh tethebett a iaa fee eee cae = ; song. sh ee aame : ter Midi eeeat s OYted eenelsco urles his Se uite thettt-Bu ca t whencr theyne were tranfpor with beaftly outrage, beyond. all regatd of honefty and fhameshe rewarded theit villanie with an{werable vengeance; cafting they vito wilde bealts, tobe deuoured: f Vntill this time Haxno, with the Armie vader his comman d; had kept himfelfe apart from Amsclear, 8¢ donellitrle, as miay feeme; for that nothing isremei nbred of him fince hislateloffes. Neither was Amifcar forry to wanthis helpe; as being able to doe berter without him, But when the watre grew to fuch extremity,as threatne d vtter ruineto the one or the other fide: then was Hanafent for,and came to-Amilcar, with Whom he ioys ned his forces. By this acceffe offtrength Amilcar was not enabled, to doe more than in 20 formertimes: rather he'could now petformenothing:fich was the hatred between Him and his ynworthy Colleague. The Towns of Vticaand Hippagre tay thatihid Rood alz Waies fire on the Carthaginian party, did now'reuolevnto the enemy, murdering-all the fouldiers that they had in Gartifon,and cafting their boiiesforth, without fiffering themtobe buried The prouifions brought by fea for maintenanceoft he Armie,ivere loftinfoule weather: and Carthageit felfe food! in daiiger-of, being befieged;, about which Metho and Spendius confulted whileft one of the Carthagi nian Generals did: (as itwere)bindetheothers hands: Ithath in all Aes beene vfed,as the fafert courte; to fenday forth:in great Expeditions} o'W0 Generals of ote Arthie, This was the common pridtice of thofe two mighty ‘Cis ties,Athe ns & Ronis}ivhich other States and Princes haueloften imitare ng: themfelues,that greatArmies are not fo welbconducted by one;as by two:d perfwadi whd ontof emiulationto excel each other,will vfe the greater diligence.T hey haiteal foioynedtwo chiefe Gommianders in equal commiffion,vpon this further confiderttaonthe betterto teftiainethe ambition of afty one, that fhould betrufted with fo great aftrength.\ For hereofall Common-weales aye Beene icalqus,hauing beene tatght by theii examples that hate made themfelucs Tyrantsouerthéfe Cities and States thar, hauc: imployed them: Ia this point,the Venetians haue bin fo circum/pectzas they hati¢ for thie tufted ftrangers, and not theirowne;jin alltthe warres which they Haué made. midht pare eis trucy 40 thatthe equall authotitie oftwo commanding inchiefe,ferueth well to btidle theambi« Honofone or both,from turning vpon thie Prince or State that Hathgiu enithem crafts butin managing the warreitfelfe, it is cotnnionly the cafe dfill, fuccelfe. In wattes made neer vnto Romeit felf,when two godd friends wete Confuls, orfuch tio at leafts concurred in onedefite ofTrismph,which hotior(the greateft of any that. Rome could Bille)was to be obtained by that one yeers feruiceic is no meruaile; though each ofthe Confuls did his beft, and referred all his thoughts vnto none othet.¢nd :then vidtorys Yevinal dangerous cafes,when the Confuls.proceedediotherwife than.was defired,one Didator was appointe d,whofe power was neither hindied by any,partner, norby any; o Meatlimitation. Neither wasit indeed the mianner;tofend-torth both the-Cotfuls to eae warre; but each went,whitherhis lot caltedihim ,vtovhia wie Preuince;valeffe one ba tneffe feemed to require them both, and they alfo feemed fit to be ioybedin tht-adminitration. Now althoughit was {o; that thie Romans did manytities preuaile with "tr toyne Generals:yet was this neitet or feldome, withoutas ¢enicord,asanyo4 metvertue ofthe Commanders:'For their modefty hath-ofren tauch beenie fuchthatthe lef able Capzaine,though ofequalauthority, hath willingly fabmitred-himlelfert theo ther, and obeyed his directions.cPhis notwithitanding; ehéy-haue many tistics, by: ors thre Commiandetsof ‘one, Armie; :iteceined Fook, and: moftdan getous ouct®: ed + Whereofinthe fecitid:Runick warre we thal findeexamples. Mnrhedene "Y Ude,in thdix wares.niaft reukote,thacwetcalwaics: managed by.one)-they fe ‘one |