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Phisksp hadacthistimeno great liking vntothe Peace;being ayong Brincejand ia hope to inoteafethe honoan which hedaily gorby. the warrg}Bur it happehed'in the middep of this Negotiation;thathe wag aduertifédibydetters Out of Macedon what anotdblé yi. ¥3 FaeCRICOS EL,SSbevast bss OO: aera oewey &orie Harnibalhad obtained againftthe Romans inthe Battaileat Phrafymenes' Thee Brctcocteyaeiees Seee' lettetshe communicated vatd Demetrinn?harins : whowgreatly encouraged hiny ito take pathwith Haewisal.sendinetito fit ftillyiassan idle beholder ‘of ithe: Tralian Weare, was concluded thorny inamecting at NauphétussThetedid atee/ans'an Atolian make owne pleafuredifpute aboutHnihhing Warre betweenc themfclues} without beingmo=10 lefted- by the Batbanians|; Fot wher ontweitherthed oinans or Carthaginians, had fabdued one the othe®it was nottobe doubted,thactheywowldforthwirllook Baftward, ginians, and Xenophanes, Embatlador of Philip King of Macedon. their Countricfhéuldbe at peace withinitfelfe : and thae Psi4p, if he were defirous lof warre,fhoulday hold on the opportunitic,nowfitly feruing, to enlarge his Dominion, ! EOOPSG FS isthe League ratified by oath, which Hannibal the Generall, and, with him ies Kea) Mago, Myscal, and Barmocal, 4s alfo the Senators of Carthage that areprefent; x Such aduice could the Atolidns then giuc,when they ftood in feare of danger thteatning themat hand: but being foone after wedrie ofrefts\as being accuftomed torentich themfelues bypillage,they-werefo farte fronmobicruing-and following their own good counfell, that they inuited the Romans intd Greece, whereby they ‘brought them({ 26 and the whole Countric, ( burtheifeluesbefote any other part of the Countrie)vclucs' ader feruitude'of firangers. The Cenditionofthis Peace wi8 fimple, ‘Fhareuery one fhould keepe what they held at the prefent, without making teftitution, ot any amends ferdamagespa ft. ae 9 BY ‘onne of Cleomachus Athenian, whom King Philip shefonne of Denictrius te hath fentuntovs, for himfelfe andthe Macedonians, andhes Aifeiass: , Refive so lupiter, 2#d Tuno, «ad Apollo: before T,The God of, the Canbagionny, ae aaae! Dati Tolaus, Zefore Mars, Triton, Neptune: before The Gods companies natal he . theMoone,and the Earth; before Rivers ad Meddowes,and Waters, fore ‘ - G . 5 that haue power oner Carthage ; before all the Gods that rule ouer beatin es the rapa Greece ; before all the Gods that are Prefidents of Warre, and prefent at the a ing ee r League. Hannibal theGencrall hath faid, andall the Senators that are with him, and 4 fland for ou and Ws, 3!that this oathnyteys chwe agreed betmezneY ie: BestBeit agree in hishe Armie: imians in the:Carthaginians > o ieeetet frtendfbip and lowing affection, that wee become friends,familiar, nantthat the fafetie of the Lords the Carthaginians, ana of'Hann iba thes ‘ ae none that are with hine, ana ofthe Rulers of Prosinces of the Carthagix ans %fig fs fe , ies Philip, at the, perfmafionof Demetrius Pharius, enters dote. League with Hanniba ? ' l, ezainft the Romans. The Tenour ofghe Liague bervecend Hannibaland. Philip. loins ved 39 r and ali the Carthaginians that are in his Artie, haue made with Xenophanes the a9 Et §.° TH, » . tweene Hannibal, Generall of the Cartha-. * andfecke byall meanestofet footing in Gretce For this ¢anfe lic faldicwere good,thar by: winning fomewhat inItaly even The Oath and Couenants be- Hereby. hee grew-aore inclinable than before-ynto ‘Peace: with the: detélians:: whith agreat@ration:: ¢elling;s howhappieit wasforthe Greckes, that hey might at thei SRSACSRS $0and ofthe V'ticans,eo as many CitiesCo Nations eater eeeanee fs 0 a 4nd Affociates.anad of all Towwes and Nations wit h which inte. 4 tates, In like manner hall King Philip aad the Macedonians, mes aes taile of Cannz : after which; hee loyned sin league ivinir Harnibal \ as' hath' "beent thewed.befores, Depsetrius Phapius bore gteat malice ynto'tlic Romans yend knew no other way.to beaucnged ypon them,orto recotter his owne loft Kingdome,than by: procuring the Macedonian, that wasif a manher.wholl guided by: his' counfaile,.co take Pattwith theireaemies. Ithad‘othcrwife beene farre more expedient for PAiispto haue fuppoxted the weakerofthofe two great Citiés againftthe more mightyi/:For byfo do-4° ing, hee fhould perhaps haue brought themito peace Vpon fome: equall tearmes} and we thlis, Cael and peas a whom welball holdfrienalbip or usake alli wepeessh e-ve. i be preféraed by King Philip avd the Macedonians, and fuch of ¢ : ae ne‘ -- . Ur His being agreed ypont-sithe Greckes-hetooké themfelues to quiet courfes: of life ; and Philip to prepare forthe bofinefle of Traly, about which ‘hée confulted with Demetrius Phariis,' Andthus pafled thetiine away, till the great bat- acre Siciates, beefaned and preferued by the Carthaginian Armits, and aes ee - sad Cities and Nations that obey the Carthaginians, and by their sin ea ss ball ‘sailce WNations and Cities in Italy, Gaule and Liguria,thatare of an Z si id si ada al iijnewith (sin Italy, Weefoal not take counfaile one eel the o _7 - leatly exe with the orber, With all readine(fe and goed minet oe aie- and ‘Hanens, te, and cau- foheencmics unto the enemics ofthe Carthaginians, -_ Q Th units to the enemies of with which we bene already league andfriend{bip. Wee alfo A ‘he wee hane already league ae wit with- faile which hee followed s will appeare foone afterthis.: His firtt qgilarrell with the Romans.,thetroublewhich th ey,and the Attolians did put hinvto in Greece;and the Peace whichth s {hall not gine va ee ne as- he Rae eee B weV$, oe tothe.Couena ding a need Paige eeewens ie to eee in Ms warre agaiaft theRomans and veMee bedeh y: therby.as did\Hieraa farre weaker Prineeshaue both{fecured-hisowneEfta fed each ofthem to be defirous‘ofchiefe placé inhis friendthip. The iffue of the cout- King Philip, excepting thofe Kings, Cities,and Nations, aan andiendfbip The warre that We hane with the Romans, hes ts e we NT ey madewith himfora time, vponfuch Conditions that might ‘cafily be broken s\haue beene related in another place,as belonging vhtoithefecond Punicke WarreWherefore I will onelyhere fet downethe tenour of the-Leasue!betwe ene Him an Carthage :.which mayfeemenot vaworthy to be read; ifonelyin regard of thefc itfelfe then y{ed; though it had bene ouer-long to hate beene inferted into 2 more? bufic peece, ore mans offerfriendfbip,Wee (ball makefriewdlbip " yack wif om yakewarre UPON p you: Nei, hanepower toma Lane friend{bipwith Condition; T hat they [ballnot onanie : llonia, mor DyrraApo of thofe ower ar Corcyraaas, the ener Lords be ther[hall the Romans Ifo yenae?r 4ae b i foall : por r Atintania. T bey h Parthini ' or the Di le; nor bar, s,70 y Dimal i,ly NOY oncr Pharu ws are within the that belong unte bim, as many Demetrius Pharius all thofe 5 Onas } on Yee or V5; Wee Pll be obferued in. bs » 4 . : é o =ee ‘pal b, . ‘ befame ee silateer ( Rossa ebAbe But ates. States, with whom wee bold al Mifaccousr one anotherin shat warre,ascts i and fittoadde or Yeball . shinke reeiy;"Tothis league if Wor confem » xcepting thofe Kings. , dttradt,ffucl Wine or detractionfoall be made by aur comme" Lilla §. 111 'e T |