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Show The ft Booke of the Sift part > & HAP u§ 3 not what reafon they couldalleadge )ofthegreat feare which they had enduted,of inuafion from Carthage. Itisindeede plaine, that they impudently fought occafion, of vvarte.But neceflity taught the Carthaginians patience ; andthe mony yvas paiedj how hardly foeuerit was taifed.From this time forward,letnot Rome complaine ofthePuniek faith;in breach.ofConenants:fheher felfe hath broken the peacealready which Amifcar putpofeth to make her dearly repent ; but what -dmilcar lines notto performe,fhall be accomplifhed by Hammibal his renowned fonne: How the affaires ofCarthagewent betiveene the African Rebellion, andthefec ond Punicke *° Warre, . I Heiniurious dealing of the Remans, expreffing their defire to Pické a quarrell ; {erutd toinftruct the Carthaginéaysinaneceffarie. leflon 3 Thateitherthey mutt makethemfelues tobe feared it is enoughif he requeft, fince his requeft {hall haue the vertue of acomeehaha Romans ntterly defticute ofall good colour,that might helpe themtoin. termeddle in Spaime. The Spansards were then vnacquainted with Rome, whereof(in probability they fcarce had heard the name: fo that there were ‘no Mamertines, nor other fuch Rebéls,to callin' Roman fuccours. Burintheenterprife of Sardiaia,the Romans had learned an impudentpretence,that mightalfo feruetheir turne in Spaive.For though itwere apparant,thatthe Spanifh affaires hadno relation to theipeace between thefetwo Cities, andthough it were nothifg likely, that Afdrabal had any purpofe, to extend to hisvidtories vnto the gates of Rome; orto any of the Roman frontiers, -yet( as ifferie fach matter had bin fufpected') they fent vato him,requiring that he thould forbeate to proceedeanyfurther; than tothe River of iherws. In addreffing. their meffengers; -ratherto A/drabal,thanto the Citic of Carthage ; they feémieto hauc hoped,that how- foewer the generalitic oftheCarthaginians had{weetly {wallowed many-bitcerpilles,co Theftrength,.and the iealoufie of the Romans, forbad all atfempt s vpon the Mediterran feasibut the riches ofSpaine,that lay vpon the Ocean,were vnknow n to Rome: wherefore Counttiein the quarrell,thacthey fo muchdefited;and mightembraceat leifure, when more mighty.) Ina Citie long accuftomedtorule, the brauer determination cafily took place :and the beft meanes were thought ypon, for.theincreafe of puiffance & Empire, autoideall occafion of warre with Kemeyetthe bravery of one man might proue more that, Prouince might ferue, both to exercife the Garzhaginians in War,andt o repaire their, decaied forces, vvith all needefull: fupplies, Of the spanyh Expeditio the?® charge and .fouereigne truft was commited vnto «mi/car : vpon; whom his n, ty, did wholly repofe it felfe; in hopeito recouer ftrength by his means, that hadCoun. faued it from-ruin preterided:no manner ofdiflike arall : and whereas they would haue this infolent coue- thegencrall.loucand honour,which daily. increafedtowards Amilear and his) friends, Yet could theymotdenie-him.to be the moft worthy. of command inall the Citie:onely they,cominended peaceand quictneffe ; aduifing mea-to bewareof prouoking the Re- mans,inwhofe amity they faid,that the felicity ofCarthage did confift.By fuchdifcour fes, harfhtotheveares ofgood Citizens, whovhad7 te cling ofthe wrong.donetotheir Com44 mon-wealesthey, got none other reputation, than of fingularity:which the ignorantfort fatidious; and prefenting the iniurie, returne {uch aniwes, as would intangle his whole oncethey had found apparant caufe. But d/drabal finely deluded theirexpectation, "He 0 nanvinferted into the articlesiof peace; hétookevpon hitnto:doe it, ofthis own power, with fachappearanicé ofconformity to their will,thapthey.went their wayes contented; ther. GalenatcTonos the StatelofCarthage,thereunto prefled by the'Romans,forfeare ofprefent:warte,had-ratified this‘new compofition madeby 4/arabad, yer fhould itnot haneftodd'bound:in Honour,toobferue the famecarcfully;:volefle an; oath had alfo bin extorted,to makeall fure. But fince all paffedquietly,vnder the bare authority of af drubalschis Capitulation was none other in effect,chan afecend breach ofpeace; where- ofthe Romens might béaccufed more inftly;chan'they could accufe the Carthaginians Ofpetiutie,(as they after did ) forrefufing to flandto it. feo | ie 40°! By this Treatic with -4/drabdl, the Romans, wan {omereputation in Spaimes, For w = fufpected tube wifedome. in Butthe glory ofAmslcar was continually vpheld & enlarged,by many notableferuices that he did, ro the fingular benefit ofhis Country. Hepaffed the Streights ofHercalés, Kaow.called itwasionce ¢onceined by the Spansardsthat the Gitie which would needes be miftre! ¢ Garthagethebetter part ofall thofe Prouinces, But finally, ina battaile that he fought cotifederacie with the Romans,&'were gladly agcepted. Surely ic waslawfull: vatothe the Streights of Gibraker). and landed.on the wefterne..coatts Spaine; io which Country, during nine yeares thathe liued there, he fubieéted vato of the State of witha Nation in Portugale, called the Fettones,( defending himfelfe a long time with 2a admirable.refolution ).he.was inuironed and flaine: carrying with him tothegrane the fame great h@nour.and fame, by whichin many fignall, viétories, he had acquired the 40 nameofaflecond Mars, ouerthenm,ftood in feareherfelfe; of receiuiny blowes froma ftourer Dame;their were fooné found famezithat by offering themf{clues to the protection of Kome, became ¢ x theythought) fellow-feruants with Carthage. But theCarthaginéans will sive tem themanothierleffons The Sazuntines;a people onthe South-lide of theres, entre = Romanstoadmit theSaguntines,or any otherpeople (neither fubiec, nor open - in Watterothe Carthaginians) into their focietierand ynlawfull ic was vnto the as aging *isconfe violencetowardsany that fhouild thus once become confederate with - 49 Neuerthele(fe,if we confiderthelateagreementmade with Afdrabals we hall finde that After the death ofAmilcar, Afdrubal his fon in law. vvasmade General ofthe Carths- theRomarcould haue none otherhoneft colorof requiring it,than an implicit couenant Ofihaking the Riuerzbervs abound,ouer whi¢hthey them{clues would not - wd cunning than in deedes ofarmes, By bis .notable;dexteritie,in matter ofnegotiate mighthaue fome honeft pretencetorequirethesike ofthe Carthaginians ; - pierre Satan fovces,in..Spaine. ‘This was.a good man of vyarre ;but farre better in practice and onshegreatly. enlarged the Dominion ofCarthage : adding {fo many, fubiects anc derates . thereunto, thatthe Ramans began to grow icalous againeofthis haftie inereal He builtagoodly Citie,vpon.acommodious Hauen,,in the Kingdome of Granade, op* welebheniade Pofiteto that ofOran in, Africe,and gaue itthe nameofNew Carthage,which rothis day name inthe SbASCEELY. retaineth,being called now.* Carthagena.Withthis fucceffeofthe Carthage eas.in Spaine,the Romans were nota little troubled; bucbegan to capfe their ownc DE og a of the! the Lie $¢26¢.For.whereas they bad formerly taken {o; much painesto bearethem ourof theminthe leyfare, without interruption, to reconer vpon. ofthefa ofthe Hijtay oftheWorld: the ftronger,or elfe refolueto be obedient vnto thofethat were e. , Hannowith fome other enuious men that were ofhis faction, tookelittl e pleafure in havefince builta Citie Cuarasis) Weft Indies: Q€Séez/,as {alpecting their neighbourhood there;they. had now, by,cumbring them seoin cluesiin a warre Of farre,leffe importance, <whereofI thall {peake anon )ginen wep owne Continent, a Domm =p = by, far. exceeding, boch.in the bodies of men. their. and in revenue,that whichyoe the Engifhin 4%Shad-taken from them. But howto helpe this.) at. the. prefentthey knew 20's ‘di the yeare 1585 they -daily expected to be inuaded by the Gaules; their, ancient. enemies, ang ACC! ‘ A acighbouts tocheWelt... But he needeth little helpe of force, ,that knoweth himfelte ifcouery orConqueftby them intended to be made vpon Spainezin whieh oa sthey a yethiadno footjonthe onefidelof Iéerus, whereas Carthage, on the other fide o _ iuetsheldalmoft allthe Countrie:Howfocuerit were,thisandignitie was not fo ea ; y digefticdsas former iniuries had beene.For it was a matterofill confequence, ca rhe ations which' had lieard of na gteater powerthanthe Carthaginian, fhould eat = S4stem'refting fecurely among them,vpon confidence.of help from arene ee i+ op UeWherefore either inthis refpect,: or for tharithe fenfeds moft feeling of the ate : ine soluties:or rather for that now the Carthaginians were ofpower to doe oe nei: Warreagaint Sacuntsm was generally thoughtwponsletthe kamans takedt howt via . afuelvtermes were the Carthaginians,when Ajarubal died,afcet he had:comman " Steineeight yearese(being flaine bya flauc, whofe mafterhe had put to ests Jand the * Grear Hannibal(onticof the Great Amilcarwas chofen Generall in his ftead. 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