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Show Lae The fift Bookeof thefiitpart Guyar.rxGa2 haning affured his affaires in GreecesSenioying leifurét6 lookeinto the doings abroad, He fent Embafladours to Hannibal ; withwhiom he madealeague, upon thele conditiofisy Tharthe King in perfon fliould come into Italy} and with all: his forces,:by,Land atid Seaafliftthé Catthagibiansinithe Roman war, viill it were finjfhed; ‘That Rome, ancaliitalycogether with allthe {poile therein to begotten; fhould beléfodntireynto theStateofCawhage § And thacafterwards Hannibal witlehis Armic flould :paffe into Grdecejand there ailitt PAdip, vhtill hee had fubduetvalldris Enemiesx (owhichwere the fexdiians)Thracians;King Antiechas, andiothers }) leauimg fersblably:vnto. hin the-fill n &Pthae countiyjand the Les adjoyhing. But firch'prddifpofition ofKingdoms andPhéuincéspis lightly. comptrolitd by thediuine Protidence; which: therein: fhewes 1° Yofelfey hovtas Herodorles falfly termes it,andlikeantirhes? ) enuidus: or!maliciotis,:bue verppiltandmdiettioally ia wp-holding thanwnfpeakable greatneMo of Sueraignty,by whiclberaiestirewhole Worldand all thacrhereiniss\) ; lad vidi brie 2ahe fir Batbatadoursthav fbrfen, fell incoche Romans hands, sin: thein-iourfiey towards HemnihaliSobeing examined whacrhepwerbjaduencited-xpona boldiie, fay: ing, Thattheywetefentftomthe King of MatedontmRime; thereto makeva:beague withthe Senate and People; andofferhis helpe in thiotinie of great! neceffitie "Thele rlewesiwere faxvdicome, thatthe ioy thereoftooke awayall scare Of making better in- quity2°So they wut loulaglyfeafted jandifreely, difmiflediwithguided tharfhould leade themithe waysatid thew themhow to auoyde the CarthaginiansiiiBut;they: being-thus20 inftruéted'concerning theirieurney;fell wilfully incothe campé of! Harmibal: who entertained them aftera better fafhion4: and €ontludedthecbufineffe| ahoutcwhichithey Catite, YpOn the points beforeremembredyIntheir'returne' homeward, they happeacd againevalickily:tobeedeferied bythe Roman fleete 3 which, miftiwting themtobe of the@atthaginian party, sauethem chaeen They didtheir befttochaucefcaped s:burbeingover-takerthey futterédthe Romans'to comeabdordy arid trufting to the lie that once Had ferited them,faid it againe, Phat hduing beéntent fromsKing Phzlip} romake aleabue wittrtlic People of Rome,they werenor able, by reafow ofthe: Carthaginians lyinetberweenitoiget any farcher than to analeriacthe Pretorsvnto.whom they had fig hified the goodaffedtion ofthe King their Mafter\ Thetale was now leffe credible than hefote # arid'¢which marred ull) Ge/eosBofar,andmabopwiththein followers Cathe: 30 gitiatisthacwere fent' withithem from Hawribel to ratifiethe agreement, being prelentIpidetedtedmiade the mattérapparantsVherefote alitele inquifition ferued tofinde all out? fo that atdength Hanaibals owne letters to King Rbilip werd delitiered vp,.and the whalebufineffeconfefledy The Embafladours and theit followers were fent:clofe pri+ foliers toRomie + where the chiefeofthem'wetecuft into prifompand thereft fold for Bond-flaucs. Yeone of their fhips that efeaped ,carried word ihto: Macedonofall that had happenéd. "Whereupon new Embaflage wasferic; that'went and returned with bet: ter{peed sconchiding,as was agreed before onely with fome loffe ofrime. ~The Romans were exceedingly perplexed:thiakingwith whatheauy weight this Ma éédonian warre,in an enillhoute,waslikly to fall vypon thenywhen their fhoulders wert ouet-burdenedwith the loadé ofthe Carthaginian. "Yetthey tooke ainobletefolution ; and fatable vito that,whereby they képt ff the ftorme,thatelfe wauld hauebeaten Vponthem fromSpaine. ‘They iudgeditmore eafie, with{mall forces to detaine Paihp 10 Greece;than with all their ftrength to refit hinvin'Iraly. "Andhereinthey werein the fight. For,that the very reputation ofa‘Kihg ofMacedon,ioyning with Hawmibalin {uc atime; would haue futficedto thake the'allegeance;rioronelyof the!Latines, and othet their molt faithfull Subieds,bur euen ofthe Roman Coloniesthat held all priviledgts ofthe Cityit willappeare by the following fuccefle of. thingss .4.Valerins thePretors «, with twenty Quivguereme Gallics, was'appointed toattend vpon the Macedonian, 29 to {et oni foot fome commotion in Greece,ortonourith the troubles already therein guinne.' Philipwas bufie about the Sea-townes;that looked towards Italy, fetting YP" Apolloniayand thencefalling vpon Oxicum;which he won,and fo returned toApo! * Miaagaine. The Epitots eraued helpe'ofwualerivs sotrather accepted his kinde offers ; Who had noneother bufineffeto doev The Garrifonthat Philip had leftin Oricum, cee fttong enough to hold thé Townfimen ini good ordé?:bur nor to'keepout the ae ofwhofe daring to attempt anything paint hin onthat fidethe Sea, Pilip as HF ae no fufpition.: "aleriws therefore‘eafily regained the Towne', and sae ae . 2 ¢ wa P.3.G.41, ofthe Hiftovieof sheWorld. \ saree cn,vider Nanins Créf/pas, anvider-takin gandiexper t Gapraine; which-gor! i ynightinto Apollonia. Thefe madea notable fallic and with fo great laughter, ‘that they forced himto torfak brake inta Phid e his shapedlefootsfhe The King purpoled'(as:ivis faid') to hauedeparted thenc e by Sea but Vralevins cone 7 ofthe Riuer,ifothat he was faihie ved burn his thips, (which belike were no better than long boates )iand depart ill furnithedt ofcarriages,by Land. Afterthislerius dealt with the Astolians, a Natidn-alwayes neice tothe Crowne ofMacedontandeafily perfiw aded them(beingfo affected;as nach | elfe-wher e beene thewed')to make ftrongwarre on Philjip; wherei n: h i yo $teatiafliftance frome Romans! That which moft aes the ontlntnnge the Atolians, was withhis fleet from Oricum,ftopped vp the mouth the hope ofigetting Acarnania:aftér Whichth wherofthe Roman was as liberall-in soaking promife,as if;slesadn eeeees - Soa league was made betweenethém : andiafterward fiolemnely publithed at Olym ia: by the Aitolians'yandiby the Romans, initheir Cepstol conditions aa 'Thae tom Atdlia to Corcyra,inwhichfpace.Acatnaniawas/..-The contained all the Coutts fhoald be {ubdued; andleft vntothe:Atolians;the pillage mans. Andthat ifthe Atolians madepeace with Philip, it onely to be giucnto(the Rea. fhould:bee. with Preuntiio, toholdno longer than whileft hee abftainedfrom doing iniurie Aflociates. This was indeed the onely point, whereat aleriu tothe!Riomans ofthdis s aimed, who promifed a 20 mMuchon the Romans bchalfe;: That they fhould not miaké peace with théMace Valeffe it were with like conditidn'ofincluding the Atolians.Int o this le; See enter the Lacedzmonians and Bleanpdsto thofe that had made :Deourchiakd i ‘ " Cleemenes againttthe Macedonian,to enterat theirpl eafire: Thelike regard was " -seata Scerditetus :the firlt of which reigned at Pergamus,in Afia 4: . ¢,Prince hereaftermuchto befpoken of ; the otherewo heldfo me partofHlys ne Wwhichthe Romans werfo farre from contending with them,that gladly they ine ttoget their friendl y acquainrance.: Butthenames‘ofthefe Affocihres, are thrift Othe Treatie; rathierto giucat countenance; than forany readine f{e 3 : é : which they difh> 30 clog lofete enter thereinto. ‘The Axolians alone,and chiefly Scopas: their Prétor; with ‘Do tymachus and others,are yetawhiletheionely . men; e ofwhom the e R. RomamGen 3 make much x as the late French King,.iaery the fourth; when hehad ionely iesie‘of .waa Was faidto courtthe Maibssiof Rothel. Philp was notidle gwhenihee heard vez "tae 4£tolians tended. Hé repaired his Armie;madea countenanceof warte tects i ytians; and otherhis bordérers,that were wontintimes ofdang er to infer fant 5 "te ofMacedon,wafted the Gotmrrie about Oricum & Apollonia; andone rs ia te <Aarpa Dardanians,and others,whom:he held fufped ed:can ee ellaly,wherice he made thew as ifthe would inuzde Atolia,. By the fame: edowhe of this : ny ition, He thought to ftir vp all the Greeks adioyning,agai nft the Atolians.whont! ¥ generally detefted asa neftof Robbers,troublefometoall the Countr ia Te 0 : : #Putpofesand-to hinder the Atolians from breaking into Greece, He left Perfeus, whicly his for oe fe thoufand men,vpontheir borders = withthe reftofHis Armiebe . =oped ee edhould ouer-takeand entangle him, Hee madé along iourneyin es Shpent a eels called the Medes; that Were wontto fall vponMacedonywhen theytania g ie a - The #tolians, heating ofhis departureyarméd as manyias Meek ae 2 ne Acarnanians ; in hope'to fubdue thofe thicir daily: enemies, and: ae: € Countrie,ere hefhould be ableto returne, Heretoitmuchaba iledjeuy ans hadialready taken,Oeniade arid Naxos} Acarnanian ToWwnesiconuenidar iy Muted to Olet.in let.i an Armiei , and configned them yntothe ABrilii ae ansyacccbrding cdrding tother td ss) Pn fhe contract lately made with them, But the touit refoluti on ofitht:Acarmanians) Tee as We fay )eaety Mothers fonne ofthem,in defenceoftticir ott % D em;in defenceof their Couhtrle otogerh be ; fe ceae ofthe Macedgnian (who layed'afide alliothes buftnefies ko mocha : Msgr sscanfed the Btolians to forfake theit enterprife: When this Expeditiado maarsuet the Romans and Atolians fellvpon Ancy.ve,which heyrtoioks therReec? Ronen ioe itiby Sea, the Atolians by Land. ‘The Broliaris hadshe Dbivnéandehe! mans the {poile. \siit 1,.b99% orthefe good fetnices 44.Malerins was chofen Conful at Rome ; atidv.Sa/pitiasfom i out oeeu keepethe warte onfoot in Gieece. But befidds the Roman frelpe;daphalato fia came Querto affift the Btolians. Hee was chiedy mooucdby::hissowheipn is! loufi¢ |