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Show 454 The fift Booke ofthefirst part > CnMAP, AP3.9.16 ‘ Prefently afterthis,Cri/pins bethoughthimfelfe, howthat the fignet Ring ofMan cells wasfalne into the cultody of Hanwibal , who might vie it} td his owne Purpofes evethat which had hapned Were well knowne abroad. Wherefore he {ent word vito all the Towns about;that his Colleague was flaine, atid that Hannibal had gottenhisRing: wifhing themin that regard} to giucio crédit'vntoatiy ‘letters therewithall figned, This prouidence of Cri/pizus was not more than reqiifire. Forhis Meff enger was bua little before come'tto Salapia, when another Meffenger arriued there ‘fent' from Hannibal, Ciiarg.§.i6. ‘ofvheFil orieofebaWorld nt eeek both byhis carelefnefleinapparelljand bythe iveating ofhis long hdire & beard;which in'that tithe wete thebadges ofmenaffliGed. Very lately he wias comipelled bythe Cens forsjtolpollhis haitesand,come.into thé Senate's. where he vied to fit filent}-and fienifie hisaffentoF diflike to what was prdpofed, cither in thore.formalliwords, orin pafling froin fideto:fideywhen thie houfewassiuideds:Acdength ithapned}:that inifome bufiz nefie weightily concerning one thatwashis kinfman; he ftood vp,domadeafet fpeech? whereby he drewall the Fathersto attention; 4nd badethem enquire of him)and «ake betters notice, what he was; and what he hadibeene: ‘The Senate was much direted finee bringing letters in thename of MerceW/usjand fealed with the captine Ring,whereofthe contents were: That it was his purpoféto comethe fame night vnto Salapia ; where he willed,that the Souldiers'of the Gartifon fhould beinareadinefle, for fach imploymentas he fhouldthinke needfull. The device was plaine : and no leffe plaine was the 9 reuengefull minde, whicli he bareagaiaft that Citie ; becaufe ofhis braue Numidian companies, that hadtherein beene betraied. ‘The Salapians hereupon bethought'them{elues,howto take their Enemyin his owne fhare. They-fent back the Meflenger, which was a Romanfugitive: without letting hitn perceiueany figne of diftruft in them, This done,they prepared all things in a réadinefs,for the entertainment offuch a friend.Late inthenight he camethither; with a troupe of Roman figitiuesatined R oman-like , leading the ‘way. 'Thefe all talking Latine together, ‘called vnto thé Watch, and bade openthe gate ; forthe Confill was thére: Thegate was opened faireand leifurely, and the Port-cullis drawne vp'no higherthan needsit muft be, to let them enter, Butiwhen fixe hundred ofthem were gotten in;downe fell the Pott-cullis againe : and they that , * thought to haue taken others, were taken themfelites; being laide at 6n\all hands by the 0 Salapians , that quickly made an end withthem. Hannibalbeing thus ouet-reached with this ftratageme;hafted away to Locti; whereunto:Cincius the Admirall ofthe Roman fleet about Sicil,did lay hard fiege. The firft appearance-ofithe Numidians, Hannibal his Vantcurtors,made the Romans in allconfufed hafte,run to theirfhips: leaning all their engines;and whatfoeuer was in their campe, to hehadlef irs'many: biduemen' werelaft ; new onts were chofen'; fuchas father férued 1O'to Allwp thenmmber;chan to anfwer'to the dignitie ofthe placerand they that wereilefe ofansientftandingyhad cuen {pent their Vertues tono great effed. Wherefore} alb bez gantofaysithat it wasgteatpittie, fo worthy and ablea manjasthis Lisins:had béeneall this while forgotten: one; of whom the Gommion-wealthftoodin greatneed; yet hadi totviediitiithis dangerous wartei:Noiv {ecingthat the Confuls oughtyongsof them,to: bechoftnaP atrician,the other, ofrieceffitiea Plebeian:and fincéneither. Fabidsporta letins Lewinussbeing both of them Patricians;could beioyned with Clendis.Neyos.cjea Tyonewas of opinion, charthere couldnor be chofeiandcdupled together; ‘tworfitter men thane.Claudil'sand this Marcas Ligivs) Bat Livie would notiendure to: heare of this: Heifaid it was vnreafonablesthatronecondemndd as a'diflroneftman 3 thould afters *wardsbedKofen Ruler ofthe Girie:! If shey+had done iliro etift him with onei@onfals thip,whaeniecahe theythemto offerihinvahother? With thefdjand the like. phrafes he re! fitedtheitdefires:: «ill by, peifwaftonsjandextamples reheatfedsof {uch as had:patiently! digefted iniuries done by thé P éopley iandrepaicd:good for éuillig he was contented to aecepttlie honour. iy 138 ad i ot t Here lwe may beh6ld.atrire figure ofthat Emblem; with which Themiflitleschecked théingratitudé ofthe Ath¢nians.s:réfernbling himfelfetoa Plane!tree,the branches and theenemies difpofition, The Roman Senate hearing ofthefe accidents,fent vito Crifpinas thefuruinitig Confuljé& reqnefted him to nainea DiGatorithat mighttake charge of the Comon-wealth, and difpatch the election‘o fnew Magiftrates, with other bufineffe ; whereunto himfelfe was difabled by his hurts Hedid fo4nd'foone afterdied. Then was it thought need- 3 full;thatnew.Confalsflould be chofén out ofhand :forafinuch as two Roman Armies lay fo neere-vnto the enemy, without any General. ‘Efpecially it was defired, that Ele- ction fhould be made offach men,as Were not onely valiant,but well aduifed : fincethe boughs!whereofinenbreakein faire weater 5 -butrunvederiic for theltersiva ftorme. Sudhyathankfulneffe ro well-deferuing men;isnberarely:fountinthe outragions mul titude, Neither was the lateexample hereto much valike, of Philipthefecond King of 3° Spaine his dealing with the Duke of'Alua. For althoughhe had:committed:'the' Duke toprifon; vpon fome-final! offence conceiued, without allregard of his tormerdeferts? yetwhem his intendéd:conqueft of Portugal, réquirdd the feruice of a'manj more than Otdinarily fufficienr, heftodd no.longer vponthe feanning: of late difpleafures; but em= Ployedthic fame:Duke,whoimht hacbnewly difgraced.: Thusis wifedomeoften taught yneceffitie. beft,: and moft fortunate of their great Darers) a. 24arcellus, by lofing hinfelfe fo £0 4 ot ftrangely, had giuen them faire Warning, not to'commit their Armie vatorath heads. Itwas adangerousyeere toward, when C.C/asdins Nero, and M.Linius were chofer Confuls:d/drubal wasalready comeinto France,andwaited onely,to hauethe wayes of wasof great'Nobilitie}a good Souldiers and one; whofe inany feruices in this‘ prefent theAlpes thawed:by! warmeweather;forhis paflage into Italy; The Romans v{ed atthis timethe feruice ofthree and twenty:Legions sand'wantednot em ployment, for: many Among thofethatftood forthe Confulthip, c.clatdins Nero,was the moft eminent. He watre,did forcibly conimend vato theplace: Yet he feenied a'littlé too violentand ont, whofe temper necded theallay ofa ntore ftaied Wit. The fathers therefore endeanoured 4 to ioyne vatohim inthe Contulthip Mitiwius Pot that had borne' the faine Office, long before: This M, Liaise liad beené Conhil with £ceoilies Pa uls,in the yeerefore- going thebeginning ofthis warre. After their Confil fhi 6 p,whercin they did good fet uice, they had both ofthem beene calledinto indgeient by the Pedple : and this Lim that cannot forbeare torcmemberit againéhowit pléafed God,tovpbraid the ynithankfull Pointedto:ferue vnder Lucius Porcius.a Pretorofthat yéeramonethe Cifalpine Gaules; ypon honorable caft himfelfe anew vpor the danger ofthe populaitti rte. As for'a7 Liuius, hee 15 oD how realy, and will fo<ontinue, coteltthe People of their favitsin 4 diners matTC" gho yecres\ together' afterhis condettitiationtid Ke eerie abfent ont of the Cite and linedifiduisCountric Giange 2 fill vesing hinnfelfe withthe indigniti¢of his tar. Ration.ioMarcellws'and' Lekinusy! being' Confills two or three yeeres 2500te broughthi m into Rome : where helined- private in difcontented Mit) as might apper*> iss ALA pots he mightcarry with:himias hhany.as could wel be {pared from other imployments; and thofe, or the moft ofthems chofen Companies.|; Icwastruesthat two Legions,aps mea. Forinthebattaile of anti,it wag apparatt, what lanientable effeas, the memotle 0° their jdiuttice Wrought »‘when'L..2rnilids tathet chofeto yeeld tothe froward igno: ll rancé of his Colleague'; and afterward tb die in the srdateft ouerthtow that-cuct 76° Parr? 10 vpon the StareofRoie, than by reliftinig the pernicious courlesofTerentius uerall parts of; lialy; whereneedfeemed to require, that onely two Legions were left to cath ofthe Confiils«Butthe Gonfuls were menofexecution ::and would not betied to the pun@uall obferuanée of whatthe Senatethought fit. 44: hiuins wouldnot ftirre out ofRome Jagainthfomighty a pawerasfollowed:4farabal, vntill he had firft obtained; condeiined ;<#milins hardly efcapitig. Thoughit hath Beene oncé already noted;yet Romans/withthe malicious indgementysiuen by their multitude 4 mores ifthey-had:knowne how td lénieand maintainethem+Of thefe which theyhad) oure feruéd in Spaihe,two.in Sicil;and twoin Sardinia: the reft were fo difpofed,infew se somight be reckoned.as an additamentto the forces of Liuins to whom the warte again Hfarivbal was allotted: So mightalfo two other Legions, that were among» the Salens tinés/néere vnto Tarentum,videranother ofthe Pretors, bedccounteda: part of C/ams dius bis Asie, thatwas fent againft Harwibels ‘Neuertheleffe theConfuls; bythe effpes ciallinftance of iZiwie;did obraine, that all mightbe left to theirownedifcretion: ca Hewes came, that! d/dr#bal was already: paffingthe Alpes; the Ligurians, who dwe cin the Countrey about:Genua, withtheit Neighbour-people; iwere in teadinefle to ioyne with him!, and. z.Forcius fent word, that hewouldaduenture nofarther} than het fafely might. Whenall was ordered,asthem{elues thought beft thetwo Confils went forth Of thie Cities cach his {euerall ways The oi _- werenowquite nods |