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Show Ki a tn tt ThefftBooke of thefirftpare.CcWAP.3.S17:4 3. Rx Vi themfelues ; led themto Carthagena,there to receive their pay... Before their ouer-{hot comming,S¢ipie had refolued to doe exemplarieiuftice on the principal offenders; and em a wWarrein Africk His preparationsfe OfM afaniffa Scipio obtaines leaue to make wh " ila) tbs; Raeiay ned with Scipio. The victories apainft Afdrabal azd Soha Therefore hee "to put the whole multitude ofthemin feare,ofwhat they had deferued. the Towne,zs itwere cauled Sylanus to make ready the Companies whichlay beforein A/binsand Atvins ~i¢o make an Expedition againft Mandonius, and Inaibilis ; Hee caufed with fomethirtyotheroftheitComplices,to be fecretly apprehendedin theit lodgings; ai shddelIs 3 Vb.Cornelins Scipio, andP.Licinius Cra(fas, entring into. their Confulthip; held'a meeting of the Seriate in the Capitol: wherein it was decreed; that Scipio thould beeallowed,to beftow part ofthe money which hee had brought out of Spaine He called the Mutiners to afleinbly; and having them vnarmed 'asithey: were, encircled pound by SyZamusand his Companies,prepared for the purpofeshe bitterly:inucighed Caarj6i8,oftheHipoieaftleWand a. eainft thern all,as Traitors ‘This done; a/biesand Arréws, with the otherprifoness were fyaled to the ftakey wherethey were whipt, and beheaded, aswas the Romancuftomse 1° toward {uchoffenders. The ret of the Souldiers,tothe number ofeight thoufand,were Exnted-ro take theiroath ofobedience anew ; and receiued euery-man his pay when ee : was fworne. andlenius and Indibilé continued in atmes ; notwith{tanding that they had*certaine word ofScipio his life and health. Wellthey could hatte beene contented to bee quiet: but by the feueritie vied to the Roman Souldiers;they ftood in feare,as beingSpaniards, and grcater offenders,ofharder meafiire. Scipio went againft them ; and found themina Walley,that was {carce large enough to holdall their Armic. Tn the entrance thereof he fought withthem: and fending Leéfws with all his horfeto fetch a compaffe aboutthe Hils,8- charge them in redre,he ouerthrew them. /edibilisand Mandonins hadafterthis, 20 ho hope témainingto preferue themfelues andtheir eftates, otherwifethan by making intothe treafurie ; vpon the fetting forth of folemne plaies, that he had vowed to pan whileft hee was bafied in his Spanifh warres This helped well to reuiuethe aden) of his victories already gotten; and to giue hope vatothe People ofgreatervittoties ni warre, which he intended to makein Africk. To the fame purpofe,did the Spanith Em- baflages auaile muchin the Senate;e{pecially that of the Saguntines: who magnified his adions,highly and deferuedly;faying,Thatthey were the mott happy ofall their coun triemen, fince they being prefent, had feene him chofen Conful,and fliould carry home fuchioyfull newes. The Saguntine Embaffadouirs were louingly entertained by the Sez tate; as their faithto Rome(thoughcoftly it were bothtothem,andtothe Romans)had welldeferued. Neuertheleffe, when Scipio propofed, thar Africk mightbe decreedvnto himifor his Prouince:there wanted not many;cuen ofthe principal men,that vehement lygain-faid him.Ofthele was Q.Fabins Maximins the chiefe:: who feemesto haue beene troubled with that difeafe, which'too often caufeth then renowned for long approued Vertue, to looke afquint vport the actionsof thofe, thar follow them in thefame kinde; roackaowledge themfeluesleffe free Princes thah formerly they had beene. it Afterward Scipie went toward Gades:and was met on the way by 44afani//a ; whofe- Heealleagedmany reafons againft the purpofe of the Conful: whereofthe chiefe were Phatthetreafurie was vnable to fiftaine the charges ofa warrein Africk,andthatie was xtremely perillous to hazard fo great forcesswhete they could notat pleafure be recalé edynto the defence ofRomeit felfe;ifneed required. Hereunto he added many words concerning the danger whereinItaly ftood, not only ofHannibal; but ofMego his bro; ther,that was arming.the Ligurians:asalfo concerning the honour ofthe Conful; which alléase ofSpainc alorie,he fhould thence depart withhis fleet into Italy;and there wage Would/ he faid) be greaterin fetting Italy free from enemies,thanit could be in doing a3 fibmilfion. Mardoniws therefore came to Scipioz and humbly crauing pardon, both for himfelféjand forhis brother Jwdibilis,obtained his requeft; yet fo,that they were taught cetly promifed to do¢ him all feruice,ifthe peopleof Rome would fend him to make War if!AFickVato Mazo that lay in Gades,camedirections from Carthage,thatletting an Army ofGaulés,and Ligurians,to ioyne with Hawnibal,For this purpofe, was money fent vato him fromCarthage,& he himfelfe laid hold ypon all that he couldfindein the Town of Gades,without{paring either pripate men,the commontreafury,or the Tem- 3° ny haters Aftick: Neither did he forget;both to eleuatethe Spanith warres,as ofleffe joMomentthan the intended yvoyageagaintt Carthage; nor withall-tolay great blame vp 00 Seipia,for haning fuffered A/drubal td pafle into Italy : fiewing tharit was greatly to ples.In his voyage thence,he landedat Carthagena; hoping to hauetakenit by furprife. But he fatleetin the attetupr ; and was fo beaten'to his thips,that he returned backetore- befearedlef the like might happen againes and thaca new. Armie,notwithftanding the that hee had inade avhisraking leaue of them, would not fuffer him againe to enterinto their City.1By this hee forefaw, thatit wouldnotbee long ere they became Roman. Whieteforefending Meflengers intothe Towne,to complaine of this vncourteous dea= People comPoint which he vrged, was, That neitherthe Senate had ordained, nor the food fuccefle ofSeipio(ifithapned to be good mightbe fent from Carthage,to the ytter tidangering of Rome, whil(t the Romanforces were employed abroad. Butthe maine pofe himfelfe awhile at Gades. The Gaditanes,offended with therobberies and f{poyle propounded Manded,Africk to be thatyeera Prouince: which theConful neuertheleffe be argued. Scipio ling,he alluted their Magiftrates forth vato him ; whom,notwithftanding all theexcufe that they could make,he whipt, and crucified. This done, hee followed his former:in- tended voyage; bidding Spaine farewell for euer. "9 Ihfuch wife,as if it wereamatter already concluded,and no longerto Snthe otherfide, infifted vpon this ene point ; Thatit was better to make anoffenfiue, being ill prouiata defenfiue warre:e(pecially againtt fuchas the Garthiaginians,who made faded ofable men at home; did fiitnifithemfelues by -helpe ofmoney,with lenies tbtoad.. As for he careofItaly, he doubted notsbut:P, Licimuas his Colleague would be ~TheIfléand:Gity of Gades,was yeelded tothe Romans,prefently after the deparfure of Adagoi'Then did Scipio deliuer vp the Prouince,to thofethat were fent from Rometo Well able to difcharge it now,as others haddonein times ofgreater danger.So promi- Ronte; he made fuite forthe honour ofa triumph: Butit was denyed him: forthat it bad as yet bimgranted yntono Proconful, excepting to fuch,as receiued that dignitie after 2 Confulfhip,as it were by prorogation.But to make amendsfot this repulfe:the eledion Matterapaine vnto the Senate.Much altercation chere was about themanner ofhis pro- {ueceed imtherein : and himfelfewithten fhips returned home. Athis comming to of new Gonfuls being then in hand, by generall voyce of the Citic! ?.cormelins S17? was chofen Conful ; ‘and P, Litinius Craffus,ioyned with him. This Cra//us, being hig Prieft, or Bifhop of the Romans , might not, by the cuftomeofthofe times, goc farre _. from the Citie ;as being to intend the matters oftheir fuperftition : though Cafar, and ‘others,who in ages following held the fame Office; were ftayed by no fuch religious impediment, ftombeing farre,and long abfent.Hereby it cametopaffe, that Scipio delilofe that honourable ting to have the warre transferred into Africk; was in no dangerto that his Colleague charge} by any mifchance of lor,in the diuifion ofProninces ; for ewas norcapable ofemployment fo farre off. g.XVIIL fing to draw Hannibal into-Africk,for defence of his own home: and taxing as ciuilly as ecould,the enuy, of Fabias,which withftood fiichagallant enterprife;he propofed the his cecding: forafmuchasitwas noyfed abroad, that ifhe éotild notbring the Senareto ‘ who-temany ofthe Ancients minde,he would carry it by the People. This offended entedin this honourable manulitrle {pice ofthat arroganci¢, whichin following ages, joB'€W to be muchhotter inthofethathad comaianded long abréadeBurim conclufion, w herby he obSeipioxeferred himfelfe wholly vate the Senates good willand plealite; for hisProuince; tained thus much, That the Ifle of Sicil might bé appointed vnito hiin Sie with leaucto paffe oer into Africk; ifhe found itexpedient. the Reiman Seriate fraue little Want of money,and no great liking to his voyage,tnade "tetofurnifh out Scépiotothe,warre;by him intended vpon Aftick. Hetewithall ifell Suit, thar Mage,comming onthe fuddaine fromthe Baleares to Genuua; and winning the OWn,breda feare ofno leffe serribleinuafion vponItaly,than'that which Afarubathad ately mades Hee conid not indeedraife any greatArmic ofthe Ligurians ; forthathe und them diftracted with ciuill warses Therefore he was dentate make ¢hayce 3 |