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Show ~~ Lhe ft Booke of thespr/t pare Ciara.gg knowesit,as wellas the Captaine,that he which furfakes the field, Percoines\and feares fome aduantageiofthe Enemies, Reare,which isthe betrayen ofthiofe faccontst har Reafonoffereth,when ithathionce pofleftthe heart ofimany, itcafteth thenteboth courage andiyiidertanding.. They thar make the:rernait, areal wayesinsfdare tobe abiindoned : CHap~Gidd rwoftheSiyfosinahthelertd. "| This wasthat F/aminéas,who hadpropounded the Dectce,fordiuidingthe Countrie ofthe Senones among the peoplefof Rome, He wasthe firft, or onc ofthefirt, that vnderftanding the Maieftie of Rometo be indeed wholly inthe people, andno otherwife inthe Senate,than by wayof Delegacie,or grand Commiffion; did not ftand highly they that leadthe waysfeare to be.ingaged ; and fo.thehin dmofktreads ofthis heels that is foremott, and. confequentlysall disband, rus, Se:peri(h,ifthofe that fauonsthe ietrait; be notheld.toitby:menofgreat courage. ‘Theaniterable ouerthvowthatthesreachro: vpon his birth and degree,but coutted me multitude,and taught them to know and vie their power,ouer himfelfe,and bis fellow-Senators,in reforming tl cir diforders, For this, the Commons highly efteemed him,and the Senators as deeply hated him. But he ftifieng defle. Foralthoughagreattroupeof Frened-horfe; {aftdined the purfuing Ene; had the furer fide,and found imitators, that rofe bythe fameart, vvhich in proceffe of timéereW the onclyorchiefewayto prefermeiit. ae innsh wit ceined imNaplesyin theyeare 15034. Npon Arctraitamade by, the #4argues gfsalydothtes my thong timc, and gauethe foot deifure to thot away. ;yetbeing retarded by-otrenitur: 10 ningssthe Spani[h foovouertooke sandidefeated thchaviterly: Dusing the wars; betiveeri themperials,8¢ the Eresbh;Boifiand Ment were loftdr Brienollesswho ina bratiety, would Plains aid HisColleasue} being depofed; Mcéwdins Marcellus; andcen. Cornelius Seipio,were chofen Confuls,for the reft ofthat yeer: TheGanlesabourthistinue defired needs ieethe Enemy,before cheyleftthe fidld. So was Stroff ouerthrowne bysshiewtdars peace;and were liketo haue obtainedit:though the new Confuls were againtt it,as fea. » Adarques his arriuallsThereforedidthe Freach\ KingFrancs the:firft,wifely: when! with homatias were come ouer.the Alpes, & ioyned with the Tafubrians 3 alfother difeourfe, than ofprefent warre,was at an ¢ad.So the Confuls hafted"into rhe it} Protines, Where ques ofMarignany betaule he cauldnot de perfwadeds to diGodgethe night:beforethe out refpect ofpoiat ofhoneur, he diflodged from before Lander/ey, by night jasimaby.other 5 themoftaduifed Captaizies,;(rior finding themfeluésin'cafte-ro giue battaile)haue done»: ¢ ae treuwe point (faith. the Aarfoal Monluc) aw fait ides armes chofe fiaifficile, quanesretrait 51 fade mathing in theart of warre foidifficult', 2108 tormake a fafe' retrait, A fare rule.it-is,that there is letie difhonorto diflodgeinthe darke,than-to be beatenin the ‘light.' And hereofMdeve Noite giuesthis iudgemennofa days retrait, thadéiniFrance,*® prefently-before the battaile at AZomconzitours Forfaith he)flayingsvpon ourreputation, in. thewsat to. difledge bynight , wweloft our reputation indeede; iby diflodging by day: whereby aye weteforced to fightypon our difad uantage;andtoourrine. Andyetdid shat yvorthy Gentleman,Const \Lodewick ofNaffan;brovher!to the late famous rine of Orvange,makethe retrair at Atonconntour with fo preatirefolutionsas ‘he fauéedtheon¢half ofthe Preteflant Army.then broken and disbanded sy ofivvbich my felfe wasaneyelwitnefle} and was onebfthemthat hadcanfetethanke him forité}s! nt Now the. Gatlesscenbracing thedafe adaicte(as theytakeityofionéoftheir Kings turn their backs to the.enemy;and their faces homewardlezmii/infollowes themyas neeras's, hegan, without ingaging him(élfo,amending his: advantage: Inthemeane whilec, Arih#stheothetGoniullywith theLegionsiofSardimdaslands atipifa;foas the Gaalery inclofed betiveen two! Armiesiaré forced to fight.o hey:'thereforeiequally ftrengrhed theic Rear,and Fronts16 fnftainewénatins.they appoint theGé/ates, and the Adz/anois ;in thie Frontstheyrangeche Piemoatorandthe reftiotitheGavles inhabiting vpon:the Riuerot PaiThe thannerofthe sig ht Pogbiuidefcribeth-atlarge : which was well foughtof all hands;Baciacheenedtheceaudes felbs:and\fordid riiws the: Confilh: whodiediathe pla¢e,-accompaniedwiththetwo Kingsvofthe Gaules,comcalituins and: Aneresfins, with forty thoufandoftheinValfuls. to 2:0 rob10 215 mort ) Aftertthis fatalbouewthrow,the Gawes loft courageyandyerelongsalithatthey heldin 40 italecFon theywvereinuaded thé yearefollowingthis ouérthrow,by therdw: Conluls, Eslvinsatid MantivsonThe: Romeas kid ovelkhowsabvietheir wigtory:: they'gaue!net ton, tyentigiorthitey:yeares time,toxheGaaldtstox/tepaire theirtorées, apthe Gasles had doneto themPhefenew Confulsbeat the Boy zbur by. -reafon of the greabraints that fellyandthe dtcatpeftilencethat reigned}theyrwete compelled fortharprefenvte futceafesp the {cont yoare,Furiie;80Flaminias,twiade tlic Milariais', and-pronwile ty far) being ftronglyalfified bythe Cexomanat andthe exetians i: Nenerthelefic - onfuls:were reuoked olit oftheit: Prouince; by;che Senate of woiwe,: & compelled . refignerhtix Office:ibecaufe the tduguresson Soothfayers, had found; tharfomietoken of otherofithe Birds ant whichyand ally forts:of-theikdiuinationy, the: Romans Wer COog treamely Superititious phad not oncly forcthewed ilittle:gaods)vyhen theyovvere ¢ Do fen, but had alfo nullified the ele@ion. C. Flaminins, veceiing letters of this. revoe tionfromthe Senatelgibeing atherwifcaduertifedoof che contents; was siosihaltt ie Oped themr:burfirft eae battaikewned the chomits;vanguithed themand! pgs Gountijrhta perfedthe letters;8rewurriingdomebrain edia triumph; {or oo the willofthe Senatésanitnot altogether withgood:iking ofthe peuple; who yt himoutyfor-that he fidedin faction-with the Commionalricj¢houglya man ofigeeat? ies Codi, ig s2dauial nibib ai3nisi |b3pote 533.2 fabs HOE OSISUDE This ia ringte vant yvork. Bat whenthirty thoufand of the Geflares,followingtheir King B73- they beficged Acertz,atownnot farre from Nobaro(fo farliad theRortmrfs pierded as ready)inthe Duchie ofMilan.T0 diuert themfromthis {ic Se, Brit ommatass {et down! be. fore Claitidium,atownein the fae Traé,with greatpart of his torcesgleauingtite terk, withthe Infubrian$,to,attend vpon the Confuls at Acerrx,andto look torte defenceof sp Milan,But this would not fuffice,to make the Romans breaké yp their fiege.. Marcellas, takiggweithhimthe greateft part of the horfe, andfixe hundredfoot ‘lightly armed; ; thoubhtto dele well enqugh withthofe at Claftidium. Brstomarus heard of the Con {uls Comming, and met him vpon the way; fo fuddenly,thiat the Romans had no leifure tore themf{elties after their iourny, but were compelled inftantlyto fight: Herein Brie fomatus had done well,if he had not forthwith,in a rath bravery,loft his gaie ata caft. Hehad aduantage enoughin nuinber,both. of horfe and foot: but he thought {o well of. his dwne perfonall yalour,that. he rode ont fingle before his Armie, prouoking aay one to fightwith him. AZarcel/as was no leffe dating,than the barbarous king: whether more Wile in-this actions! will not difpute;he was more fortithate, and that futiiced to com 3° mendhim,He flue and difarmed Britomarus.in prefence of both Armies : whereby his aivne mentooke fuich courage,and his enemies were fo difmaied, that without much troublé of feht the Romansobtained a great victory, Thissvas theshird andlaft time, thatever any Roman, General! flue the General! of theenemicsyvith hisowne hand. To this kinde of victory belonged.a peculiar, triUmphywhereof onely. Karéulus,Co//us,andthis Marcellashadthe enous iyctl dare fay, thatthe two Seipio's,and dinersother Romar Captaines, efpecially Cefar,, were batten Mehokvvarre rhan aayof thefethree,though FREYQyucs offcied vpto Zupiter, Opiena(po las The Armour ofageneralllaine b»ythemfelues,when they were Generals, nox perhaps.affetted.fo t doe, A kg ain 40 After.this victory;Acerre was yeelded to the Romans;& Milanfoonea Esti ith all thatbelonged tothe Cifalpinés,or Gaules,that dwelt in Lumbardic, I lps Mat t i y ali- antand mighty Narion,that had fomany yeets yex¢dthe State of Ronni i ounce tih¢staken the Citieit felfe,brought to nothing ina fhorttime;their plea ve an l ae ¢ Territorie poffeft by the Romans; and the remainderof their Nace vig. if IC OmMany.as vvouldnot {ubiett their necks tothe Roman yoke,either forces ie AOR their Gounhcries,ofte hide rhemf{elues in the.cold and barren, Mountaines, ike es lawesand ‘Thecyes. And thus did the Romans {pend theshree and twentic ycers., fol Owing thepeace made with Carthage,In part of whichtime,they were at {uc RSH ° Prhatahey clofed vpthe emple of/anus : which they neuer did before,(at dan ing, als Wlesopenawvhen they.had anyvwarre)faue once,in the reigne ofNume;nor in] en Hane Hierune] the reigne of Avgu/tys, But thistheirprefent happinedfe Ws not tola ones ARECrOUs Warre, and: perhaps the gteatclt that had cuer been, vyas to comm HORS TEE . Sirs; which being vyell ended; they might boldly vndertake, so¢xtena their Gipastar, as rheir ambition couldreach. is Viigic 2K Mimr Pant Sere' CHAR: fj |