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Show ao podpltonatll Cuarz.$.40 being bothvmablets traitaile by, reafon of his wound,& withall finding iexpedient tO iy/Atrica and in: SxilLomabatochony!aftctthis,creche two Gcheralsmieg attend the comming ofhis fellow-Confull;incamps himfelfe ftkongly vpon = bankes ofTrebia. Necellitie required that he fhould {o doe; yet this diminifhed his reputation For cuery day,moreand more ofthe Gaulesfelltothe Carthaginian ideaeae what Peiceiemear aaieed bersretneRtifteok his Arnie swith his Hotfesahd the Rbitian hatin Riswith him fonieligh@annedfootroviewthepround, ahtdthe enemieseore teatice! Whetitheydifcoudred the approach oneot the others Scipiofene before hin hishorlertei ofche Gauiles,tobesitrthe fightyand beltwing his Darters in thelvoide caine in the Bey,that brought with them the Roman Commiflioners,which the one ta kenin the late Infurrection.,. They had hitherto kept them as pledges,.to rokeee shai own Hoftages:but:now they deliuer them, vp to Hanzibal,as tokens and pledges oftheir aifections towards him.; by whofe help they.conceiued better hope.of recouerin their Pihabekwechethiei-woipesto amit eheny : himfelfe witly his Romah men attdbtties folewed {Uffly2 Good ordeti The Gauiles(owhether defitgustecriéthe mettalt ofthe Circhiaginiins.or hopihg therby to ger fic oF tie Romans) behanedrhein' eone HOU Vand Wee 3S cowragioufly oppofed-yet their foot that fhould have aided them} ee At therebrunt, of tacher fed cowardly away;vithout cafting'a Dartsfot feare oHbcing rrddert dowie byelte enemies hole; ‘This norwichfuridings the Gaulesmaisy 1° ratked the fiohtahd Vidmorehurt than they recéiuedsas prefuming tharthey were well Bako Neither was the Cvnidl VAIN fillto relieve them': their hardineffederefhing HReAAe,andthe Walkie HighOFthofethat (Holild hane-Rood by thendnioniftitig him rite Wwas Heche Wheréforeheadaentured hunfeltefo farté;that lie receivedaidan: Gus wound', aiid had beene lefeinehe place; if hisfonnecaftaward furnamed Africa. oftheFiiflorteofthe World, ownemenandlands. Inthe meane while, Hemibs/, beingin great.{ca teity of vigeaalls jo attempted the taking of Claftidium,a Towne wherein the, Romans.had laid vpall theic fore and munition,: Butthere needed no force; a Brundufian, whomthe Romans had : trufted with keeping it, fold itfor.a little money. The newesof thefe difattets, broughtto Rome,filled the Senateand People, rather witha defice of haftie reuenge;than any great forrowfortheir loffe receined,fecin that inamanner,all their foot,wherein their {trerigth and, hopeconfifted, were'as yet west They therefore halted away, Sempronins,| that was newly.arriued, towards Atimigum, wherethe Armiejby;him fent out of Sicil,awaited his comming... Hee therefore halted Hit} Rad HOESpoushthintows thotigh Gehers give che HSaour ofthisrefcue to'a Ligutt- thither 3 8 from thence hemiavched {pecdily towards his Colleague: who attended hit ypon the bankes of. Trebia; .Boththe Armics\being ioyned in.one, the Confuls dénifed ahTianhe wwhilelt the Romans were biifted*in' helping their Confilly' an vnexpetied Aneeariearititig ak cherbackes) atihrtadéthem1ooke about' how ‘to helpe thei aboys that whichsemained tdibe done : Sempronins receining from Sespiothe velationof whathad paffed.fince Hewvibals arriuall;the fortune ofthe late fight; and by what ¢rror ormifaduentureithe Romans were therein foiled : which. sespsechiefly. laid on thexenolt © andtreafonofthe Gaules. 3) ekeofthofe,whole lookes were faltened vpon Haanibaland Scipio. By thisimprefiion, by allimeanesito.trieshis fortune! with Aaanibal; before Stipro were recoucked! of his ° Mhanibal fad appointed his Nuifildian light-h6xfe,to'gitie vpon the Romapsit eee torcompalte Hci? about, whitethee witlihis men at Armes futaitied'ther cit Sesandier theni‘in the face The Numidiansperformed this vety well : Cutting in ecesthefeatteea Footthat rahne away atthe firft eticounter ; and then falliig on the Semproziasshauing réeceiued.from Seipiothe ftateiof theiaftaires in/thofe parts; foughe HR Roianswere(hifaed eogether,' and routed +! forhat theyall betooke themtotheir seed and ferries thcitchemies the honour ofhe'day. Opphen Scipiofiw hishormten thus beachand thé relt oF his Arinie thereby greatly diteoarghed {He thotight tapoint ofWifedome,hauing loftfomaniyof his Flect vpn Wwounds,chat thereby he might purchafe ca himfelfe the fole glorieofthe yictory;which the at putt ofthe windét6 take Port with the réft; before the extreamett of thetemefotdrtooke:him: For he fiw by the lowting moraifie-what manne? of dayiit waslike g00d reafon,toiaflure him that the Gaulesjnaturally vnconftant,were ypon termes ofiabandoning the party.ofthe Carthaginianis;thofe of theminhabiting between the Rivers hehadalreadie,in his imagination,cettdinely obtained. Hee allo fearedthe eledinn of thenew Confuls:i his owne time being well-neere expired. But Scipio. perfwadedithe contiarie; obicGing the vaskilfulnefle of the new-come Souldivrs: and withall gauehim prone: Fheretore his battaile offoot being yet vnbroken,he in'amannerftole there- ordit!aiid Feconeréd'the bridge ouer Titinus; whith hééhad formerlybuilt? Butnot- ° Aftandite all'the haftethat he made,he left fixehandred ofhis Reare behinde him: Wwhosyercthfe Ja that hold hauepaiied)ahd ftaid t6 breake the bridge.' Herein hee flfowedthishule of a goad min ofwate! S7certamenghandog. dubiam videater, tah Hite ilésatriptatfucant®fagh boim aliqnande landandewhich muiftbe vnderftoodinthis POET HfEGekcof an'-Aheaiesbyfone vaeproperons beginnings dosti the fucce(fe; 7 finke tievay] "AYefallor Waneriley7 2 mare profitable'tejitdlen Jase Perrair, than to abide tht onteridmeduent of-Vateailes!O% 00+ SRI.) 210 eeu : . OTP Wal Wo Uiies bite?BieMawnibal coilpaetheRie: Sciply the whileftte frefhing his men,and,cafing himfelfeof his wound in Placentia,But as {oonie as Hanniba? prelet49 tea HisAtiebcfore the TowneoHerihiebartailetote Romane! whio ddrft ABtdeceps fentot ifftie'forthoftheiCamipetheGaules chat hirhtito had followed scipro for featt, gatheredottofRis feartéiitage to FOPARChim, They thonghrthat‘now theJong. fied Hifte waScbine,in which better Chitttaines atidSbuldiers:thian'esnerolf,BH rhenifelucs. Mirpaid Ceyfareower€come to helpe thenisifthey hadthe Heafts to Help Whereforethe famenightthey fell yporttheRoman Cape; wottided and flue many' Efpectally etolegtardsthat keptwatch ut theSate.withwhofe heads in clielt fianes, they fed oertothe Carthagititansjand preferedthen Tetinice,Hanusbalreceitiedthem eXcpediidg65 iteoufly,and difmift thei tothei 6wié places':'ds en likely to bee OF | MGCEVIEROHitt fp pertinadingthere OFtheitNuariot to Becsinehis Canthasts© edad oe thierfentice'arthe pieiar2g Pilon! 253 agrerio Arn 201 . Abottr theFoutth watchéfthe night fabwitethe Confulftole zPetrait a Site eFSrelbarnor weiehrehilike leMaeekhmwibal haddfryr ddd ereHE COME etBinreferietheNulmteiansafter Bi foltewingBintls with Attic "Tiiit righethe Romanshadtee tied zat Rey ifPehe Numidia CHbuTaeA wtaitsckeake, helcaAALRUANY haem vineandollfaveAO TERRERhawereTaide cOWAREARa IOPriebin, thet of Trebia and Po,being already reuolted. Sempronins knew,all this.as well as Scipias but 30 being both guided-and blinded by his ambition,he made hafte to.finde outthe.difhenor Which he mightocherwife eafily.haue anoided. This.reflution of, Sempronias. was. tur ceeding Pleafing.to| Haxaibatr who feared nothing fo muchas. delay,.and loffe of, time, Forthe ftreagth ofhis Armic,confitting iin frangers,to.wit;in Spaniards and Gaulesghe noleffe fearedthe change ofaffection in the.one,chianth¢ impatiencie.of the other:who being farrefroni theit.awne honte; had many patfions mouing themrcoturne their faces towatds it. To further the defire of Sempromins, it fell out fo, that about the fametime, the-Gaules inhabiting neere,vato Trebia,complained ofiniuries done by the Carthagi-+ Blans.. They did not fupply Heansbe/ with neceflaries, as hee {uppoled that they might ‘ done; although he daily-reprehended their negligence,telling them, that for their sand to fet them at libertie;he had yndertakenthis Expeditions Secing therefore howlittle they regarded his words,he was bold to beihis owae Caruer; andtooke from them:by force,as muchas he fieeded ofthat which they-had. Herenponshey fie-to\the Romansfor helpe : and,to make their tale the betters (ay; that this wrang is. done theay Scaufe they refufed to. ioyne with Hannibal. Scipio cared not much: foxthis +, hee fulpeedtheir falfhood, and wasaffiited of theit mutability. But Sempronias affirmed,that it 0d with the Honor of Rome; to prefetuetheir Confederates from fuffering iniories aad thar hereby might be worse the friend(tiip of all the Ganles,"Therfore he fentoura oufand horferwhich comming valdoked-for vpon Haanibalhis forragers,and finding Jotiem heauy loaden,cut many ofthem in pieces, andchafed the reft euen into their own Gmpe, This indigeitie maifexie Catthaginiansfallic ontagainit them \whb, eaufed mM toretire fafter thar they came. Seaspronius wasreadyto backehisownemen ; and Hedth¢ enctnies, Aanasbaldid'the likes So that atlength, allthe Roman Asthic a forthrz-and a battaille feadicto bee foiight;ifithe Carthaginian hadnorge- ThisVicriegforfoche Contiall woulithancit called) mate the Romans in gerlerall =: Tete defixous |