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Show CasriAS.4.ofthetNoidopiboWorldAe The fift Booke ofthefirStpare As §. 1111 HowPhilip yeelded to bis naturalvicesbeing therein footbed by Demetrius Phatius, zs defire tetyrannize upon thefree States bis Affailates : with the troubles. into ohies ay thereby fell, whileft he bore apart inthe fecondPanick warre. Hee poyfoncth Arat a9 id growes hateful tothe Acheans. ‘ tohisowaevles forrhatir was efvaptable fredgebs andwbuld-fenhe t6:coumand the further, parts.of Pelopoanelusastbetvitadel of(Souinthywhich behadalready ‘ ded the entrance into that Countries tWhitett aeawas thereforefacrificingyanid ae tye entrailesof the, beatt. deliucred inte hissban dsyas awdsithe manntreihea thiewsdrhein to Aratygand gencl y asker! bimwwh¢shesithe okensthanbe fawch econ didigsiltie i ahat a He Philip had éartied himfelfe as. avertuous Prince. And though with more commendationof his wifedome, hee might haue offered his f; iendfhip to the Romans,that were like to be oppreffed,thanto the Carthaginians;who had the 16 better hand:yetthis his meddling inthe Punick warre, proceeded from a royall neffe of minde, with a defire to fectire and increafe his owne éftate adding ace reputation to his Countrie. But in this bufineffe he was guided (as hath Soaie faid by Demetrius being now in poflcfiion of this place,he fhould quietly goe out.ofir; ovxitherkoepeizdd himiclfe,, (Hethought,perhaps,thadshe oldimanivduld hauc focthedhim alinedles Were itonely for.defipeta make anends,foxchd angtyivtords hewlp{poken byhistomnel:Bue a5\_Aratus ogc doubsfull wharteqalwer; Demetrias Pharivs Gand thisverdigte vfrhdA be 4,ferth{ayetot hon maigoo thy matessand let ipthis gobrdaduautége.2 ifchowbecie' Kine) 1 thay mypaot wcalest rhe apportunities bur holdthe Oxeby bath bis hirneni Thushee fpakes relemb) ing Ithouaeiand \Acrocotihthys nto thetwo horns of Pglopaniiefass¥er would Pulignecdes hearetheiopinion of «dratussowheo toldhith plainelys ‘Bhae swore dwell donetokecpe.the'place, if tit:might be kepewithourbréach ofhisfaich vianoshed citents wtih, by feizine ypoa Ithome, He taut lofeabbeheothet Catisthathchelds ahd epeciillizthe {trongeft,Caftle of all ctiat wasle a dynlderigowis smbichwas lig Phariws who, looking throughly into his nature, did accommodate hi sel to his defires: and thereby fhortly gouerned himas he lifted. For the vertues ofPhil > werenot indeed fuch asthey feemed. ‘He was luftfull,bloudy and tyrannicall ; defi a of power to doe what he lifted,and not otherwife lifting to abe what he oucht, th anf farre forth, as by making faire thew he might breed-in men {uch good opinion thi ; Before hee fhould bulie himfeltein Italy, hethought it requifite in good policie, to bring the Greckest hat an his Affociates etedit. thenwereittarre-bercer todepartiwith his {Uuldicis; vadera more abfolute forme of fubieétion, Hereunto Apelles had ad if"4 him before : and he hadliked reafonably well ofthe courfe. But. elles was| b 5) tc rous Counfellor, and one thatreferring all to hisowne glory. tnboehe himf fed = na wronged ifhe might not wholly haué his owne way,bat we re didn to avate theKine. gainft them, tomaka thennof his friendsbecome his iinernies. Tothis good aduice Potiyeclded any longer.in the-Kingspiaixes, ov be inivard witb hin: Fordshe: plainelyselifcoticred his Tyrandouspurposes. {0 likewile+he perceiued,chatin refarting:to his houfe;He had beene dilbonelt with-his foanes wife, Horherdfore faidathomeds whetedtgoodleifuré hemightrepentghat in,defpight ot C/eamends,hisowde Countrimany dndaitanperse 7 onely {eemeto follow. ‘Therefore he grew daily rire ad «alien orein credit : ae fo as, without ae py.aea any m: r ofof contention, ti he fupplanted1 dretus : geht which Prince, he had brought theMacedonians into Peloporineduss him, Thar yghonest-cauatniles are not fo profitablein deed;as'inappearances' TheEpe Tots were his followess dad ependantsyarid fothey/purpofedtocdatinudl Buetlewould needeshaethemi{o,t0, remaine, whetherthey purpofedit on notssWherefoseto avake them the more obnoxiousvato his WillHe feized vpon their/Fowne of, Oriennr,and hid fiege ro Apollonias hauingno goad colour ofithefe doingst ebue thinkidpihinifelfe fitong enqugirto dog whathe liftedjandnotfetingwhencethey fhiouldprocure friends thelp them.'T hus in ftead offetling the countrysashhis intended: Voyageingtcaly fit ench, varillit had la 1 hold on Quited : He kindleda fire in it which he couldneue thither, hee found Aratus bufie among them to makeall friends. after 2 beret ; fufferthemfelues to be oppofed bya f Bi eyto defendthemfelues from Tyrants. Thuswhileft each o fcks as ifthey had not hands thoughtit bet to goe roundly to wo " em oo on thé Kings affiftance; they ae tke, > ere that hee Were gone o fiat: fhould fhould ‘countecounte that : aq aiort? goin bearehim compauy.lachisiourney:hefound byexperience what strdtas had lardlytold mannet than merece with his owne fecret purpofe. Wherefore he confiilted not withthis sane riwife, i ing wit ee ng fo maint many,teal would i Philpmade a Voy2gg.out of Pelopénnefiis into: Epirus, wherein cAratiok tefoted to There arofe about thefetimes a very hote Fadtiori among the Meffenians, betweene the Nobilitieand Commons : their vehement thought s bein g rather diuerted (as hap- 3° pens often after a forreign warre) vnto domefticall obietts,than allayed and reduced vntoamorequiettemper. In procefleofno longtime, the contention amon them rew fo violent, that Philip was entreated to. compound the differenc es. He was ul of Ehis : refoluing foto endthe matter, that they-fhould not hencefo rth frie an Piste about their Gouernment: for that hee would aflame it whollyte himfelfe Achis comeing Sy ethe intolence of thevnruli $ the heads ofthe popular FaG@ion,He faid ime baliza atsheprefent: burtioewithourfome diflike;thences s forth growing betweene Him and «he zeté y whow hethbught thoke frowardtiam bes feemed rheapin co; icing his willy Neithebwasthe old miandefitoysatalh; codedle Opportunity at better times. Demetrins Pharius could well be Kings humours : andguided, like a Coach-man withthe reinescontented to oblertc the in his hand thofe aff. Tet Compaen rend old man:buttalked in private with fich ofthe Meffeni ansas re aired vnto him.He oe ee eee - to ftand thus dif;puting : vedwet herthey h ad and keepe mebrin:datidj: ag hehad.done hithesto,by theiromne goadwills,thanbyforifyitganyflrongwplases !ae as fhould helpe to ferue his turne inall that hee tooke in hand. hisowne Palace. Whilelt hee was thus labouring to biac é thehands it fhould haue fought forhimin Italy: @./e/erinstheRoman cz ne into thofe parts ; whonot sady Maintaimedthe Epitdts again hima; "bat procured the' Atolians to breake the p cace, pWhich they had lately made with hii." "9 i Baines GOS UR: inthe plage Thus began thatsyarresthe occurrents wheréof wee haue related before; Wheretoit belonged. Jn mannaging whereofthdughn PAi//pidid the offices. of.a ecg! ane ee ec aptaine; yer whenlejfure ferued,Hemade isapparancehathe was ot had not quite left his formerdefire, of-opprell ne the: liberti¢ of the ee : their dc nance acs ee The Gouernours therefore would hane apprehended fome fediti- befores They Made another iourneyJaro sheir Gonntric,withhapeto deceinethem,as faith. - : > Milesafsierenn #gcaimott twoene hundréd. ‘Philip thousht. wentto:worke by ws es ; er atte, When he faw that. bis cunning wouldnotfesue; He oe mn ~h 7 were;they {aid, the ftitrers vp of themultitude vnto fedirion. Vp- it feemes, feemes, t th: it would be See ‘ j ought, it his ieeeeee theepe, - the Dogstheir guardians were flaine, B athe aling was immediately found lei ij the'youn: Aratus forbeare.to tel him iz; preoataly out. Néither-did young ; are, mof ivin publike,with very bitter « . Cer Cry bitter and-difgtacefill words. 7 > : hi was ang King Ss gty atthis. But hauing already done = c more than was: dable, or eufable sand yet further i; , y as‘ commendable : ae tat ae aAtending to take other thi1ngs'in i Hartid-wherein : hee ff} =e oe and countenanceof hisbeft friends "Hee ‘was‘tontent as firioth nt Hee-Ic " boule Pp faiure, and makeas faire weatheras lin the hand ; and went vp into th ‘SHee ledde-olde Aratns'a pretended - ise pt ato the Caftle of Ithome, that was ouer Meflene. T sot dociacriice: and facrificd be did. But it washis purpoleto keepetl =< Vadefiood him betrer gow.than before; andtherctoxe werentat hafty to tuft hint opépWarre- Butia that ina ‘ -_ Calling'them his Encanics ; inuaded chem with es were on to on ar Gontederat his noneof. caufe peshaps,be § So0d dogg little loft Demetris # - ; cast od Meffentlic ptypon rhisattem In prife; enter *infiichan Connleilor and Flatrorer, nor his penuerter sas appeares.by his growing ae ore angry hee ees Nausht in following times, The worle shat hee {pedyrhesi fe That feemed not to.fauouy his iniurious,stoimgsé Wherefdxe acwe 40 ae of Taurion, his Licurenantsace poyloned oldsdndrusyand flyouely. afoer: om se atmshoping thattheletbings wouldnelierhane"Ons GedScaufethey alfo-the yonger.4r weredone.fecretly,,andashe poyfosis themfélnesiveere: ot Manifelt in operation...che Sicyomtiahss eT peoplivofAchalay eget is Ls |