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Show The fift Booke ofthe firft part Cuar.4.§ vinto themfelues,byadhering fitmely to thofe which at the prefent bore rile ouerthem: Others,and thofe the greater part,were ftill denifing, how to make allready for C/eome. nesagainft his rcturne; & fought to joyne with the ‘Atolians;which were the moft likely to giue him ftrong affiftance. The Macedonian Faction hadithe more authority-and durft ate,and {pas morefreely fpéake their mindes; ‘but the contrary fide was the mote paflion Neyther did defire. rd their ,to fetforwa courfés violent other any murdersor by not red it fuffice, that about thefe times there came cettaine report of Cleomenes his death. Forit wastheliberty and honour of Sparta, which thefe intended : fancying vnto themfelues the glory oftheir Anceftors in fuch Ages paft, as were not like to‘come againie, Cleome. aes was, they knew, the moft able man to reftorethem vnto their greatneffe and luftre; 10 Which once hte had ina mannerperformed : Butfinee hee'was dead, and that, without iniury to his well: deferuing vertue,they might proceed to theelection of new Kings § Kings they would haue, and thofe ofthe race of Herewles, as in former times °; for that withoutfuch helpes, they muft continuelittle better than fubie@s vato the Macedonian, and farreleffe by him re{pected, than Were the Achwans. Thus were they tranfported by contemplation oftheir old Nobility and fame. Someof the moft working {pitits among them,pocured thie Atolians to fendan Embaffic to Sparta: which propounded the matter openly vnto the people, whereofno one of the Citizens durft haue made him- felfethe Author. Muchdifputation,and hot,there was,betweenethofe of the Macedo- nian partie, and thefe their oppofites:in fuch wife that nothing could be concluded; vn- 2° till by maffacre or banifhmentofall, or the chiefe, that {pake againft the Atolians, the diuctfitie ofopinion wastaken quite away. Then forthwith a League was concluded betweenethe Lacedzmoniansand Atolians : withoutall regard of the Macedonians or Achaans,who had {pared the Citie, whenthey might haue deftroyedit. Thenalfothey wentin hatid with the election ofnewKings : wherein theii diligence wasfo nice, and fo regardfull oftheir ancient Lawes, astouching the choofing of the one King, that Wwe may itiftly wonder, how they grew fo careleffle in making choyce ofthe other. In the one oftheir royall Families they found 4gefpolis,the fonne of Agefipolis the fonne of King Cleombrotus: and him they admitted to reigne over them, as heire apparant to his grandfather.This Age/ipolis wasa youg Boy,ftanding in neede ofa Guardian: and hadan 30 vacle,his fathers btother, that was fit for the Gouernement. Yet becaufe the Lawrequired,that the fonne, how young foeuer, fhould haue his fathers whole right and title: the Lacedxmonians,though ftanding in neede of aman, were fo punétuall in obferuation ofthe Law,that they made this childe their King, and appointed his Vacle C/eomenes to bee his Prote€tor. But inthe other branch of theroyall Family, though there was no wantof heires ¢ yet would notthe people trouble themfelues about any of them, to examine the goodneffe of his Claime, but madeelection of on Lycurgus, who ha- uing nomanner oftitle tothe kingdome, beftowed vpon each of the Ephori, a Talent,and thercby made himfelfe bee faluted King of Spartajanda Gentleman ofthe race of Hercules. This Lycurgus, to gratifie his Partifans, and to approuehis worth by adi- 4° on,inuaded the Countrey of the Argiues: which lay open and vnguarded, as inatime of peace. There heedid greatfpoile, and won diuers Townes; whereoftwo hee retained, and annexed vnto the State of Laced#mon. After fuch open hottility , the Lacedzmonians declared themfelnes on the Actolian fides and proclaimed warre againft the Achezans. Thus the beginnings ofthe warre fell out much otherwife ; than the Achzans and their Confederates had expected; when they firft made preparation. Philip was not ready : the Epirots gaue yncertaine anfwer: the Meflenians would notftirre: all the burden muftlie vpon themfelnes and the poore Acarnanians, whom the Aetolians, by fauour of the Eleans,could inuadeat pleafure, asthey were liketo doe,and by helpe oF 56 the Lacedemonians, could affaile onal! parts at once. It was not Iongere the Actolians, pk ouer the Bay of Corinth; furprifed the Towne of Aegira : whichif they coul hauc held, they fhould thereby gricuoufly haue molefted the Achzans, for that it ftood inthe mid-way betweene Aegium and Sycion,two oftheir principall Cities, and gaue Open Way into the heart ofall their Countrey. But as ‘A¢gira was taken by furprife: 40 Wasit prefently loft againe, through grecdineffe of fpoyles whilft they that thou re haue madeittheir firft care,toaffure the place vato themfelues,by occupying thecitadel and otherpeeces offtrength, fell heedlefly to ranfacke priuate houfes, and thereby One Cuar.4.§-1 _AbheKifer) oftheWorld. tlie Citizens Teauetomalehead) bywhorithey faces ' : ynto their Beer.) Abontthie firme seaaeechecohen ‘rs a es ane ‘ahs; fell pon-rhé Welteine GdatbofAchaia. wafting all shaTeevios eat - and other: people,that were firfthegihners ofthe Achzani Conkedonatie a ‘andsheir neighbours made headagainft:chefe Tnuaders-but wetefo wallbe ieaamces encmingrew bolderwiththemthan:before: They fentfor helpe-vntath eee = toall the Townes oftheirSocietie«:Invaine; For the Acdseetase lately oe weakened'by Cleamenes, were nowableto dé little afeltenafeluedgintih ea lth me any ftrerigth of Mercenaries ;forafmuch: as at the end ofCleomenes hiss ae mera 19 couctowfly with-held part of theit\due from thofe that fernedthem chondiae $a an ie this difability of the Achwans, andinfufficiericy oftheir Prztor: the Dyme ae sth thers,were driuen'to with-hold their contribution heretofore made farctie siblikef a vice, to conuertrhe moneytd their own defence:Lyeurguealfo swith his end ‘ nis ansbegan-to winvpon the Arcadians thar were confederate with Philip che A chaondl ' Phillycame to-thelborders ofthe Actolians, whilft their Armie was thus: em ‘loved fare offiin Peloponnefus. The Epirots ioyned all their forces with him: & b hichch " willing feadicies,drew him tothe fiege ofa Frontier peece,which they defired togett rid totheir dwnehands;for that, bycommodiry thereof;they hoped thortly to irks go felltes MaftersofAmbracia. There he{pent forty dayes,ere hie could end the bute whichtended onelyy tothe benefit ofthe Epirots. Had he entred into the heart of Adrol liaat his fit comming in yit wasthought thathe might haue had an end ofthe wat But ithappetis oftthat the violence ofgreat Armies is broken vpon {mall Townesor Forts: atid not feldome, thatthe importunity ofAffociates, to have their own defires fulfilled: fonuertsithe' preparationsofgreat kingsto thofé vies for whichthey netet were intene dedjthereby hindetingthe profecution of theirmaine defignes. Thus wasiobrking Him tiethe eight led afide, and quiteont.ofhis waysby Maxtmilsamthe Emperor tothe fiege ofToutnay : av-ia¢hrimeasthe Frenchking Lewes the twelfthy. hearing that the ftrong City oferwin was loft;and tharbis Cauallerie;wherein refted his chiefe: confidence, Sk thoifand were beaten by the Earle of Effex with feuen hundred Englifh ; was think. # ingtoiwithdraw himfelfeintoBrittaine,in feare that Henrie would haue cometo Parisi: "Thefay that 2hi/jp madeat Ambracus,did wondroufly embolden:the! tolians:sin finch fott,as their PratorScopes: aduentured to'leddeall tlicir forces outiafithé Counerey; and therewith not onely-to quer-rufne Theffilie,hutto make imaprefiion into Macedon, ‘Hetannéas farreas to Dium,a Citic ofMacedon-vponthe Agean Sea: which}being forfaken bythe Inhabitantsat his comming,He tooke,and, razed ‘rorhe gronbds He {paved ‘Meithen Terhple; nor anyother ofthe goodlybuildings thereinjbyt.ouerturfiedall t:and tong the reft, heethrew down.the Statuia'sthan were there oreéted, ofthe Maccdoniah gs: Fox this he was: highly: honolired by his Gountrey-ménat his retirne; forafmuch ashitebythey thought their Nationto bee grownetertible,not onely (a8 before) vnto PRdoponnefis; but-cucn to:Macedoniitfelfe, But thistheir pridewas fooneabated jand stiey rewarded fhortly at homeiifthtiriowne: Countrcy, fortlicir paines taken' at De Um. PHD hduing difpatched:his workeat Ambracus, madeaftrong invafion! ypor bE» tolia.Heroioke Phoetie;MettdpolissOediaile;Paanium,Eleus,and diucss other Towas ahdOaftles oftheirs:efiwhich he burnt fome,and fortified others. He alfo beatthe|B folians in-fundry skitmaithes; and waftédall-the:Couhtrie oer; without orectiuing oy i ineshis done,whitehe wasalourto make acutouertheScréights into Peloponné Biatedoathe likefpaileia the Gountreyofthe Bleans,whiereto he was vehemently ollicited bizehe Achieat'Embatfadouits;riewes came out ofMacedon, thaw the Darda adsWere ready witha great Amis to fallvponth¢ Gountrty.Thefe Dardanians were 0 MDarbarous pedple;ditidedby Moutit Herus from the Noteherné-part ofMacedon, & Solkete aceuttomned fo fecke-booty inithativealthy Kingdome,when they found cheirowa tsiHatitigthereforédntélligencesthat Phiipwasabout tomakea iouriey int Pelds Ponnefieg sthey pirpofedin hisabfence,which they.thought would be long,roget what theycould for themrlsluesinbis Gouineney; ashadbecnetiteirmasinervpobthe like ade Hatages; This made the King to difmiffethe Achzan Embafladours, (whom: he thould accompariitd homesvitithis-Armic)andtobid'thtear Hgue'pariencevarill aftother ¥eere. So Hee tookeshiss svay homewards : end.as hee! was palling our OfAcarna» Bitsinto Epitus,: there repaired: vate bis Demrtrias, 2barias with ao. more than a Sn. Bee one |