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Show Lhe fife Bookeof thefirfiipart CuaraG.o, theitfute swhich yet they obtained not: Befides the gencrall cuftomeof the Romaney (held by long Tradition, and ftrengthened by anotable Precedents when. Regaliw was ouerthrowne, and takenprifoner in the former "Warre), nonto be roo tenderof fuchiag had yeelded to the enemy: muchwas alledgedagainftthefe who now.craued ranfome : butthe{peciall point was,that they werewilfully loftsfince _ -_ haue faved themfelines, as others did. It futficed not vato thefe pooreinen; to fay;thartheir offehcewas no greaterthan the Confuls; they were told, thacthis was great prefumption:>' The truth:was,the State wanted money : and thereforeconldnot wantexciifes, wherebyto auoid thedisburfement : whether it were fo, or not, that any fich:Plea:was held ‘about this matter of redemption) as:wefind recorded. Neither muft wee regard it; that the rq flaues which were armedfor the warre; arefaidto haue coft more, than the fummedid © ainount vato,that would haueranfomied thefe prifoners.:: For this is buta tale; deuifed tocountenance the Roman proceedings asifthey had beene feuere; whenas indcedthey were futable to the prefentifortune; poore,and fomewhat beggarly. Hereofitis nolit. tle proofe, That Hannibal yalued thofe Remax flaues; whom he had taken in the Gampe among their:Mafters, anno more, thaneuery onethe third part ofa. common: Souldiers ranfome:.andlikely itis, ‘that he offeredthem at the price ; whereat hee thoughtthiem carrent,. But ifwe fhould.fuppofe, that by trading with Hawabal , a better bargaine for flaues might haue bene made, than was by the State at chome, in dealing with private men; yet mutt we withall confider,that thefe priuate men did onely lend thefe flauesfor awhile vatothe Common-wealth, and were afterwards contented. toyforbeare théprite ofthems(whenbyorder from the Senatethey wereenfranchifed); vntill the War fhould beended.. If Hannibal would haue given fuch long day of payment;it is likely thatthe Romans. would haue beene his Ghapmen > but feeing he dealtonely for ready money, they:chofe rather to fay, Wewill not giue,than,Wecannot. Thelike aufteritie,vpon the famereafon,but contrary pretence,wasvfed toward the fouldiersthat efcaped from that cat Battaile.Thefe were chargedfor hauingfled: asthe prifoners were,for notflying, whenthey might hae donefo.., Trueitis, that infuch cafes( ifeuer.) that which they Call raggione del Stato may ferue foran excufe:, when the Common-wealth being driven ro 2 miferable exigent, is fainetohelpe itfelfe,.by:doing iniuries to prinatemed. 36 And fodealtthe Romans now : condemning all thofe that had feried-at Canme , to be tranfportedinto Sici/;and thereto ferue,notas others did,vntill they had fulfilled twene ty-yecresin the Warres, | orelfewere fifty yeeres ofage; but vntill this Warre fhould be ended, how long focuerit lafted.,,andthat without reward. The famethrifty cen fare, was afterwards laidevpon others, fortheir misbehaviour : butneucr vpon any man ofquality,faue only(a good while after this,at better leifure)ypon Ceeslim Metelus, anda tew other hare-braind fooles his companions; who being frighted ont oftheit wittes with the terrour offo great a lofle,were deuifing, after the battaile, which way t0 runne outof Italie, when Hannibal as yethad {carce one Towne within it. The incqu lity ofthis rigour grew fhortly diftaftfull to the Commonalty: and was openly blamed 4@ no leffe by « Tribuneofthepeople , neucrtheleffe it was quietly digefted; the excufe being as apparant than the fault, M.luniug the DiGtator, hauing difpatched all needful bufineffe within the Cities rooke the field with flue and twenty thoufand men.Whathe did withthis Armie, Icane (as notfind: notmore of him than this, That he {pent the time about Campania 5 where may be prefumed) he was notidle. Tohim therefore perhapsit may be afcribed, that Hennibal,did no greater evil: for ofany euill doneto Hannibal ;by the Romans inthis their weakeeftate,onely A¢arccllushad the honour. Adarcelws, being then oneort . Prators, lay.at Offa, witha Fleet readyto {et faile for sici/, haning one Legion aboot vp: with whichforces hee 9 histhipssaud fifteene hundred other Souldiersnewly taken Cuarz9.9) ofthekiiforyoftheMald. enough to preuentthe Enemy. Many idle.walkes Hawnfhal, made, betwi Waples vaflaying by. faire words,8, terrible threats,the oncand the es Giana Wasftrong, and not jinfedted with,any theleaft rouchofdifleyaley,< :hadalfo of i uenswhereby, it ftood.in. the leffe feare,offuftaining mughrinconuenience,-b fil : af theLiands and Villages abyoadiinthe Country. But, an Weleit-was thought - vik abl confiderations That Hannibal was Matter, ofthe ficldawhichdf he laid watte allth ie people were vttesly\vadonesSo thought the Multitude: & fueh talke vied fonie th snteid little feare of their, own.priuate want or pouerty,buta gredt defire to gtatifiethe ae ginian Of thefle,one L,Zantivs was chiefes a-ftout young gentleman, and. sacral ro efpeciall marke,well beloued inthe Citie,é& one that iathdone goodferitic, Hs a . maps. but was found: by ‘Hannibal, halfe dead. at Canee, and after. much senshe ae good attendance, and icnre!of his vvounds; friendly: difinifléd with liberal if ne therefore thought; that it concerned himinhonour, axeturne the greatett hale lie could vato fo. courteous anienemy. Marcellys perceiuing this, wrought Vpon th eafienature ofthe Genclentan,: and taking notice of him; asifit had eae b chefnicks4 feemed.to wonder,ivhy one that had,fo well'deferued ofthe Roman fate hadviot pail redvnto him the Prxtor,whodefired nothing more thanfuch acquaititance Sé eh many.commendations,gifs,and louing entertainment, being himfelfealfo a man higth ce reputed. forhis perfonall valour,he maiethis Zentive fo fare in loue withhim iisifaee thingcould be attempted within:Vvole,againft the Roman s;whereof hehadtiot t referirl , aduertifements; At the comming,of Aarcellas;, Hatswibal remoued: from seal : andaffayed, asformerly.hehad done,the Neapolitans: but they hadilately.takenid a #amGarrifon ; vpon. confidence whereofthey: gaue hina peremptorie anfwery to ie his difcontent. Thence wentheto Wwéterig:wvhich hetookd by compofition yand G6 ae nedbacke againe to. We/4.He was.not ignorant, what! good) affection che¢ommoh a : pleof Nola borevito,him swho although they durftnorftitte inhis quarrel] ad is ouctawedby the Reman Garrifon ;yetittheyfaw Afarcelles hardly bettead andbforoed toturnehis, care from watching, them within, to repelling the enemies aflayling ‘him » withoutslike enough, it feemed, that they would not be wanting vnto the atconplifi= 3 ment.oftheir own-defires., He therefore brovight his Army cloféto.the iFoniies and skitmithed often with Marcellus: novin hopethereby to-do much! good!) But onl to Sacre ofa.meaning to forcethe Towne ; which he foughtin the meane frhitere take byintelligence,' Inthe night-time there pafled meflages betweene: him and-the Citizens his partakers :svhereby ic wasiconcluded,Tharifonce azarcélles, -witlviall his ae Getrainedinto the field,the Multitudewithinthe Towne thould. prefently ong ‘ Aly ponthe gatcs;exclude hint.as an Enemy.Of this Nogotiation Marcel fads a oe edsand fearing,leftthe Con{pirators would fhortlyaduenture;eneitito Rieti bufied withinthe Cite; whileftithe Carthaginians fhould fealethe vvales she i fae it thefureft way; to.cut,off the enemiés hopeyiand fend-him ‘away.'betimess oe oe ordering his meninthree Companies, withinthree feuerall gates lookingito= ' ca seks : He gaueia freight command, thati all-the' Citizens? thould:keepe oa en €.. Ebushe lay clofeagood pattof the day; tothe enemies great: vvonders Ssunlewhomhe hadcuftomarily.iffued forth beforemérecarly;, euery:dayjto shirntifhi ' = te ‘3 was further noted,that the wales werebare: and: not a*'man* appearing on wae thought.Hanmizel,thar flirely-all was difcouered,and hereellus now butied : ne. Citizéns4. . Wherupon he bad his menbring Jadders, and make teady forehe daicett was done in alhhafte.Butwhienthe Carthaginians wereat' theveryiwalsy vane - Aothing leffe,thanthatthe Rowans would:meeét themnain the field fadden2 oes egatewas opened; whereat Marcellas, withthe bet andbldeftof his/Soul- PS brake forth:wpon them, witha great onoife, to make :his vinexpected fallyithe was to defend that Tand,and doe what harmehe could inw4riek. But hearing oftheo oMoreterri i ini s, much out-oforder, vverefome! ofji thetit the Carthaginian pomoreterrible ,.. Whilett marchedhaftily with his Legion toward, Cannafinm : \deliuering the Fleete, empty oA rp neat in like fort iffued they. ofthe new leuied Conipanies, vpon theenetnies backed. uerthrow at Cane,hee fentthefe of his new Leuy to Rome,for defence of the Cine bythe Magiftrates,? 4 Souldiersjto, 7. Fariushis Colleague... Thence was he called 7 chiefe Citizens ofWol4.;:to helpethem:, who were like to be forced by the al knew ee and Carthaginian, letinthe to Campawes) ofthe as:werethereft(ffecied, to auoid this orherwife,than by {eeming to deliberat about thearticles ofthis sem ‘ federacy«:Wherefore hice made. great iournies thitherward ;) andarined ~ough : piehefore Marcellasthereht making head againft him she! other:ewoigares openud, aBios, Nemes was more anailcable ynto the! Romans, than their fore: yet tlic Bre. Aas, ages Ogteat,, that this wasaccounted.as.a viory,and reputed onvofthd braueft sé Pertormed -in.all chat. Ware; forafitiuch as\ hereby it was firlt proouedy thar Were, might be oucreomes After this, A¢arcellas, being freed frombisenerwigsthrit _ MEPattedtooke:a: (trict acconipt ofthc Citizens of Weld: condemning aboue Aaaaz threefcore / |