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Show ee SS BaThe Feigeabcfpar RS - Cuar619, ae to befentbeforewith the Hofle; carrying Syphax-along with him. Herctinto Lelia a CuaraSo. ofthe tifrieof the World, a . : -- ei a was his own wife, and vato him betrothed many yceres before, But Scipio would not greed: AMa/eni(fa comming to Cirtasbefore any neies of the Kings mifchance was there artiued,called out the chicfeofithe Gity to:parlee: wherein by many faire promifes and thieats, but efpécially by ithewingvntothemSppbax bound, he preuayledfo, farre,| that heate ofthis; or if it weretrue,yet he laid it was hoteaton, that Mafanifa hould keepe herin polfeffion, as long.as 4t was difputable, vato whomthe might appertaine. Wherfore hewilled himfirlt oFallto produce her,ahd thenafterwards to make his claim vn- was likeito berheir King hereatrers Among the réft,Queen Sophonisha yceldedher {elfe Mafaniffa accompanied he meflengers, as it were to deliver her: but making her.ac- into his hands,aidwehemently befonghthim, thatihe might not bedeliucred vp, ynto the Romans. Her youth, and excellent beauty,fo commendediherfuice, that Mafani/fa guaintedwiththe necellity, gauc voto her.a cup ofpoyfon,wherwith{he ended herlife, beforethey came that fhould haue apprehended her.,So hice thewed ynto the Romans the gates were forthwith iGpencd yard him;andcuery-oneftroueto. get his: fauour, that forrhivithigrantedityand:to niake good his promife,marriedherhifelfetharveryday: therebyfo preucnt-Lelixs atid Sespiofromiderermising otherswife of her; fince:fhe. was 10 hissbifed Buc Lelsejwhen he camethitherjtooketh® matterhain oufly,fo thatat-firfthe jvould hace haled:heraway, together with Syphax and other, ptifoners,-and haue fent tohet,Wherein he fhould haue nd wrong. Herewithall he fentto fetch her away sand roher dead body, which he royallyinterred, The fiidden violence of Ate/anif/ahis lone, and theteady confent of Sopbonishato marry ‘with him : adde not{o much credit vnto , _ thistelation of Appian, as doth the want of all other cuident caufe (which Ziwse notes) Libra : ofthe fudden falling ontbetween him and the Carthaginians, ynder whom he-had bin her vnroScépio! Butbeing-ouer-intreated by! Ma/aniffa; hee {ufkered the, matter, to reft.2 trained Vp, and done themgreat feruice. Howfoeverit were; Ssfpie,hearing ofthis tra, while:as He foundiic, andteferredallto Serpio's difcretion:: ;towhomhe-feat away. Sy- picallaccident, fent for Mafanifaand comforted hin.as well as he. could,left his melan- when they had dont whatwas necdfull in the kingdome, if aAt the comming ofsyphay,there was great ioyin the Roman Campe :_ the mighty Armies which he/hadlately bronghtiinto the field. and his. entertainment ofScipioand for his rafhneffe, he brought himforthin prefence of the Army: where extolling. his noble atts, aiid fhewing howhighly he had deferued oftheCity of Rome, he proclaimed him King, and gaue vnto hima'Crowne of gold, with other royall ornaments, phax andothercaptitiestimthediately ; following fhortly after himfelfe with Mafaniffa, Afdeubal, both atone time; when Rome and, Carthage together fought his friendfhip : With {ut hother: commemorationof his pat and: prefent fortune, :miniftring to euery20 one alargeargumenvof difcourfe. Sespio demanded ofhim, what:had moued him, not onely-vo fosfake the Romanfriendthip, bucto make warre vpon them, vnprouoked. He briciipan{wered,: Phat his wife hadmouedhimfoto doe, calling her a Fury, andapeftildat creature': land fiying,that atefani/fa was'no wifer than bimielie: Gndetheriiad choly fiould leade him to fome infconuenience. Hauing therefore gently rebuked him Thiswasindeed theready wayto diuert his thoughts from the jad remembrance of ott which Was paft; vnto the more cheerefull contemplation ofgood fortune,that be: ganto{milevpon him. : . Of) , This was the firft time that the Romanstook vpon them to create or proclaim a king, Whichhonourthough Ata/gnif/2 well deferued : yet would notthe Title hati redouns ded ynto his great benefit; neither fhould he have beene much:beholding to.them for nowtakeitthe fameivomanto his wites who would {hortly drawhim tothe fame.cour- ithe had not by their micaneswcouered poffeffionof his Country, together with the fessiHlinday Seipid was getatly troubledi:.and ftood-in-gréat donbt, Jeft this perillous Breatelt part ofSyphax his Dominious. Trfecmeth notvnlikely, thathad he remaineda wWomasftinid deprive himi Of 146/aai//a;as fic had done ofSyphax. Itwas not: long, . elevYanifaand Lelxxtahe vate him: both ofwhomtogether helouingly welcom- nied, wad highly eoiméndedin publique, fortheirriotable {eruicein this Expedition. Theridking22/exiffadparrhe brakewithhim,as touching Sophonisba' lettine-him vn- 30 derftand,chat the Romahshad titletoherhead and that{he was.a mifchieious enemyof Weater in thefe wares, and fiftained himfelfe withhis troupeof horfe,in fuch fort as > hedidbefore the coming ofthe FXomans ;. he might neuertheleffe haue recouered his ProperInfieritance,bythe loue kof his ownefubiccts, without other helpe, when Syphax 3 a ' was, kingdomie, it : p had once ortwice beene vanquifhed. .As forthe inlargement ofhis hlotmote than he deferied : neither Were the Romansthenincafe, to make a conqueft theirs:Wherefore hodntreated himto moderate hisaffections : and ant ‘ai deface the ofNumidis for themfelues; neither could they haué wifhed a fitter. opportunity,than of, memorycdfhis grdatferltices already done; (for which:he hould ‘bee high ly,rewarded tohis;owagvonventiientyby committing'a great offence vponilitele ceafalis Mafaniffi facta man,y pon whom to beftowit,that wastheir afluired friend; and paffable withall aong theNumidians,as being(for the Mafefyli were aNumidianJ ribe)agreat Prince bluthtyand weprtund finally promifédto be gouerned by ‘Scipia; Avinom hee neuerthetaffe intyoated jroithinkt vponhis faithipinen to Sophonisha; that fle fhould netbee deli- ofthe fame Nation. Yet this liberality of the Romans, was noyfed abroad as very glo~ Hibs: andthe Romans themfelucs,ina politicke fort of grauity, tooke highly. vpon netedinvothe Romanspower: Sohedeparted to hisowtie Tent.where.afterfomietime {fpenbinbgony,bevdlledvaro\hima fetuant ofhistharhid the cuttody ofhis poyfon @whicliPrinces vied théngo hduein areadinefeagainftallmifchances that might make them vewilling rdilime:jand temmperingia potionfor Sophonishd; fen itivnto "her with 4° thismeftiges! Thhtigladyahewould hauchhadher to lie with hinmas his wife: butfince they whowhad powerrohimderhit of his defire, would noryceld thereto; hefent her 4 them ; aifeuen theirfaluting him by the name of, King, had beenea matter of great confequence. He thtiued indeed well afterit: and by their maintenance waxed mighYintimes following,incroaching vponhis neighbours onalll fides , but moft of HYP ithe State of Carthage,whereat they werelittle difpleafed, Henceit grew. that / r= minathe fonne ofSophax fof whom we fhalf{hortly {peake mote) which held fome Pieceof his fathers kingdome,defiring friendthip ofthe Romans, and promifingby, all clipyehatthbuld pieferuchérfrom fallimeatine into thebandsiofthe Somisis: willing rotake orderfor herfelfe; henbinrlvandieftare sandadcordingty hertdireniember {hee onelyfaid . Thatifsher husband had Acthe teguitofthisMcflag eand Prefeht, no betvent geen to fendsnre tis new? wifes {he mutt acdepr oft thispadding, That. the mightihwugidged morehonotrablygif(hehadinovwedded fo lately before her funeral. Meanesto defeructheir loue,requefted therewithall,that they wouldcall him King, Bus thotigh ir were fo, that never any before him had madethis amatter of fuit : yetthe RoMah Senate was pwntiliows herein, and an{wered very grauely, Thatit was nottheit COs rin.tihigy; fiome to gine the honourof that appellation,faue onelyvntofuch kings,as hadgreatly defttied oftheir City. Thus they rade ita matter of State; & in proceffe oftimegrew Amdiberewithillthebokity drankeoffithe poyfon.! Mhus\Divielreporteth. But Appie# varuestrone this ;\and {erst xloveaexgreeably tothiarwhich hath beene {poken before,. © ptoud of this theirimaginary prerogatiue,that they imputed sé afingylar benefit Tacotati Comm, a Kings, that no way depended vponthem, the falutation by shat ATE thoughitis, conceraimpthe piecontradeberizecne zsafanifcanll Sopbenisbas He faith, »Thavattet se thetak ingrotisspixext ‘Hnvbaffaiddurd froht: Cirta Met with Lees and Mifasiff vpon Were not accomipanied withany other fauouror profit thence redounding. tonseine en Enclwaptionyecldiiyrey cheit-Cirg; and thé Kings: Palace hand=that Sephomshs, §..X. LX- er piiliaresdencmeficigersx® excufe hei tharriagé with |Syphax , as:made oaalaadas aeelson in wirofe powerthe was: Mafaniffarcaally 2c pp aie The Carthaginians defire Truce, aid breake tt. He Carthaginians were extreamely difinayed, when susy hengorthese varie Son Shasheswadhatinie 4 at Buewhen Scipio had'reeeiued informe lamity, that'was befalnetheir good friend Sypax Fi a Li ms Coe or tartate ali hertethoughts)" and: that fon Sepbomisha hoarddttpiithe his revurne, Mig/aniffe her with out aboutwasis nm atchages"Htveifell bileeiilwaudbiGicctcinies Pi emgedlieh7254 patpobitinibooy belonging tothe Romans: Mafaniffataid,sb-, immortal enemy, had got pofinthgno Gj #iffa theirreturned thei againe to. Lunes in view oftheir Citys WA The Carthagi« aMit feate,Scipio NG Sear teae 2d ofthar Fortification, which hee had begun at chis aft being thence ae hee madé¢ an nians |