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Show rebalan sci ‘tbe fift Booke of the firft part Cuar.4.§ 2, Broliansbad ped illthat yer : neither faw they any likely hopes for the yeeresfollow. ing»: The Army that.chey: had fent foorth to watte Theffaly. and Macedon,found fuch oppofition onthe way; that not daring to proceed, ir returned home without bringing any.thing to.effect. (Inthe meane feafon they had beene grieuoufly affli@ted, as\beforeis thewed,by #Auliy inthe centre oftheir owne Countreys All Greeceand Macedon was vp in armesiagainft them and their weake Allies the Eleans & Lasedamonians, Neither Wasit certaine,how long the oneorother ofthefe their Pcloponnefianfriends thould be able ro holdout, fince they were not {trong enough tokeepe the field; but,had alread fuffered. thofe miftries of war,which by a litle continuance would makethem caack to feckethcir owne peace, without regard oftheir. Confederates. Wherefore the Ato- 1¢ lians readily entertainedthis negotiation,of Peace: and taking truce;for thirty. daies with the King,dealt withhimtbyinterceffion of the fame Embafladors,to'intreat his pre- fence ata Dict of theirpation,that fhould be heldat Rhium; whither ifthe would vouchfafeto.come; theyipromifed that hefhould.find them conformable.to any good reafon, Whilettthefe thingswerein hand, Leomrinsand Ategaleas thoughtto haue terrified the King, by raifing feditionagainft himiathe Army, Bucthis deuice farted to no goodeffect. The fouldiers were eafily and quickly incenfed againft many ofthe Kingsfriends, who-werefaid to bethe caufe,why they, were not rewarded with fomuch ofthe booty, as.they thought to belong ofright vatothem. Buttheir anger {pent-it felfeina noyfe, and,breaking openof dooxes, without further harme done.This was enough toinforme the King(who eafily pacified his men with gentle words)that fone about him. wete:very.falfe.- Yeathe fouldiers themf{elues, repenting oftheir infolence, defired to haue the Ree ofthe tumult fought out, and: punifhed according to their deferts. ‘The King made fhewasifhee had not cared to make fuch inquifition, But Leostius and Megaleas were afraid, left the matecr would,foonecome our ofit felfe to their extreme danger. Wherefore they fent vnto, Uspelles; the Head and Architectoftheir treafon; requefting him {peedily to-repaire,vnto Corinth, where hee might ftand- betweene them andithe Kings difpleafires 4pelles had notall this while beene wanting to the bufi- Owar4n§i2. ofthe fiflorieofthe World, 51% called fotthtotriall before their teturne::as forthe debt ofMezaleas ifthat all mater, they faid they, were ready to make a purfe for his difcharge, Ehis affe&tion' of thefouldiers made PAt/:p mote haftie than elfe he would haue beerie; to' take away the Traitors lifes, Neither was it longere letters of Megaleas were intercepted wh "ch hee wrorewnto the Arolians; vilifying the King ‘with ‘opprobtious words: and biddin themtiot to hearken after peace, butto holdouta while; forthat Philip was euen ready to finke vaderthe burden'of Iris owne pouertie: By thiéthe King ynderftood more a fedlythe falfhood; not onely of Ategaleat, bur of wApelless, whofe cunding head hada: boufedall this while to keepehim fo poore: Wherefore he ntonéto purfire regalia thatiwas fled to Thebes. As for ape/es, he committed bothhim, his forine,and another 1Othatwasinward with:him, to prifons, wheréimall ofthem fhortly ended their lines)ase. mlessal(o, neitherdaring to ftandto triall, ‘norknowing whitherto. fie, «w as igownelife ; and flew himfelfe about'the fame time: 1 weary of The/toliansyas they had begun this warte vpon hope of accomplifhing what they liftedin the Nonage'of PAilp:{o finding thar thevigour of this yong Princé;tempered withthe cold aduice of Aratas, wrought very effectually.towardtheir overthrow; they ptewvery defiroustotnakeanend ofit. Neuertheleffe being a turbulent Nation, and teady tolay holdvpon alladuantages: whenthey heard. what was: happened in ‘the Courtsthe death of pelles, Leentius, and Megaleas, together with fome indignation thereupon conceiued by fome ofthe Kings Fargettiers they began to hope anew; that thefetroubles.would be long lafting, and theteupon brake the.day appointed for' th meeting at Rhium;-ofthis was Pbs4pnothingforie. For being in good hope throughly tofame this vnquiet Nation, Hethoughtit much to coricerne his owne honour,that all theblame ofthe beginning & continuing the warre fhould reft vpon themfelues. Wherfore he willed his Confederates,tolayafideall thought ofpeace,and toprepare for war againft the yeere following ; wherein he hopedto bring ittoan end. Thengratified he his Macedonian fouldiers, by yeelding torlet them winter in their owne Countrie. In his returne homeward, he called intoiudgement one Pée/omie,a companion with Apelles neffe, vndertaken by him and histreacherous companions. .Hee. had taken vpon him, adLeontine in their Treafons:who wasttherefore condemned by the Macedonians.and to, fuch credit, that allthe Kings Officers in Macedon.and Theflalie addrefled. them- Of Leontixs his imprifonment: yet now theythinke the man worthy to die that was but as,a man that hadthe Kings heart, in hisiownc hand.; and thereby was hee grownein- 36 felues. vito him,and receiued from him theirdifpatch:in euery bufineffle. Likewifethe Greckes in,all, their flattering Decrees, tooke .occafion to maguifie the vertue,of4gels, making flight mention (onely.:for, fathions fake ).of the King : who feemed no etter than the Minifterand. Executioner of Appelles his. willand pleafure. Such wasthe atrogancie ofthis great man, in fetting -bimfelfe out yntothe people: but in mannaging the Kings affaires, hee madeit his {peciall care, that mony,andall things-needefull forthe publike feruice; fhould beé wanting... Yea:hee enforced the King ; for very neede,to fell his owne Piateand houfhold veffels: thinking to.refolue thefeand all other difficulties, by only. faying, Sir, beruled wholly by me, and allhal be asyon would will: &9 Hereto ifthe King would giue affent,then had this Politician, obtained his hearts defire. Nowtaking his iourney from Chalcis inthe Ifle ofEuboea,to the city ofCorinth where Philipthen lay; he was fetcht in with great pompe and royalties by.a great num- ber of the Captaincs and Souldiers; which Leentius and Megaleds drew forthto meete him onthe way. So entting the city with a goodly trainejhe went diredtly to the Courts and towatdsthe Kings chamber. ButPhi/ip was well aware ofhis pride; and had vehe ment, fiulpicion of his falfenood,Wherefore one wasfentto telk him,that he fhould wait 2while,or comeanothertime,for the King was not now at leifutetobe fjpoken with. It Was a pretty thing.that fiicha chetkas this madeall his attendants forfake him, as2maa in difgracesin fach fort,that going thence to his lodgingchad noneto follow him faue his ownePages, (After this,the King vouchfafed himnowand then fome {lendergraces? but in confultations,or orherimatters ofprinacic,he vfed him noratall. This taught ¥¢ g4lea to looketo himfelfejandrun. away betimess Hereuponthe King fent foorth Taw tion his Lieutenant of Releponnenfuas,with alltheTargettiersjas it were to.do fome piece offetuice;but indecdeof purpofe to apprehend Leeeitine in the abfenceof his followers Liontins beingrektn, difpatched away améflefiger prefently to his Targetticis; to fig fic what was befallen him: andtthiey forthwith fentynto the King in his behalfe.Tbey made requeft, That ifany other thing were obictted againft him, hee might ~ri fiffered death.Thefe were thefame Macedonians, thatlately could not enduretoheare Whisadherents' Sovaineis the con fidence;omwhich Rubels vie to buildin their fauour Withthe Mulrinuide; Dhring his abode in Macedon, Philip wonfomebordering Townes: ‘from which the itdanians; Airolians,and otherhis ill neighbours, were accuftomedto inakerodes into his kingdom: when he had'thus prouided forfafetic ofhis owné sthe Atolians might Wellknow what they wereito expect.But there came againe Embafladors fromthe Rho- dians and Chians,. with othiers from Prolomy King of Egypt, and' from the City ofByxantiumvecontifiuing the formerfollicitation abourthe Peace. ‘This fafhion had been taken yp in matrers of Greeceyeuer fince the Kings that reignedafter alexander, had'taor Cikenvponthem to.fertheswwhole Country at‘hiberty:'No foonerwas any Protince fti¢in danger to be opprefledandfubduedby forceof warre, but prefently there were ‘ound interceffors, who pittying the effufion of Greekifh blood, would importune the tOhgerto relihqnify hisaduantage.By doingfich friendly offices intimeof need,‘the tinces and States abroad fought ro bindevntothemtholepe ople, that were howloeUstweakein numbers, yet very. good fouldiers. But hereby it came'to pate, ci aa More froward fort,efpecially the Atolians, whole wh ole N ation was addifted to falfeod and robberie:durft enterboldly into quarrels with all ‘their Neighbours : being Wellaffured, that ifthey hiad the wortt, The lone of Greece would bee fufcient for to reeemetheir quier. ‘They had, fince the lace Treatie of peace, done what harme they §9Couldin Peloponnefis : but being beaten by the Achzans, and ftandingin feare to sd More foundly beater at home,they defired now, more earneftlythan betore,comiake on the EmbaflaSid ofthe Warre as foone as they might. Philip made fuch anfwer vnto to the eae Olitssas he had done the formeryeere ; That he gaue not occafion Watre, nor wasatthe prefent affraid to continucit, or vawilling to aor : ee . fi i ©Btolians,if they had adefire to liuein reft, muft aries See ae ‘Lould as thee devermination,whercto himfelfe would returne fuch anfwer LALLA L Philiy |