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Show 54:4. The fife Bookeof the fifi part Cuar.4.'§ 13° sCiraryy.§.i46 King had given them no direction orCommiffion whatto fay,or doc. This was enough; The Senate would nolonger hearkento Philips defire of peace; wherein they {aid hee did nobetterthan trifle. Yet mighthis Embafladours haue truely faid, That neither the Actolians,;Achzans, nor any oftheir fellowes,had inthe late Treaty required by name, that Chalcis & Demettias fhould be yeelded vpsFor whichof themindeed could make any claimeto cither ofthefe Townes : As for Corinth; whereto the Achzanshadfome right s (though theirright were no better,than that,hauing {tolne it from One Macedo- nian King ina night, they had, after mature deliberation, made itaway by bargaine vnto an Other.) Philip hadialready condefcendedto giue it backe ynto them. Andthis perhaps would hauebeencalleaged,cuenagainft the Greekes, in excufe of the King,by 10 fomit ofT..Quiztivehis friends ; that fo he might haue had the honour to concludethe watre, if afucceffour hadbeene decreed.vnto him, But fince he was appointed to.con- tinue Generall:neitherhis friends at Rome,nor he himfelfe,afteé the returne ofthe Embaffadoursinto Greece; cared togiue care vnto anytalke of peace... ' Philip; feeing that his Achzans hadforfaken him, and ioyned with their commen Enemies ; thought evento deale with them in the like manners;by, reconciling. himfelfe vnto Wabi; whom they hated moft. There were not many yeerespaft, fince the Lacedzmonians vader Cleomenes, withlittle other helpethan their ownefirength,had beene almoft ftrong enoughbothfor the Macedonians & Achwans together.Butnowthecon- _ dition oftthings was altered. Nabhis force confifted,in a manner, wholly in his.Mer- 2° cenaries: forhe was a Tyrant,thoughftiling himfelfe King. Yet he forely vexed the Acheans : and therfore feemedl to PAi/ip onelikely to ftand him in great ftead,ifhecould be'wonne.‘To this purpofeit was thought meet, that the Towne ofArgos,which could fiot otherwife be eafily defended,fhould be configned oner into his hands; in hepe,that fuchabenefit would fetueto tye him faft vnto theMacedonian.Philocles the kiags Lieutenant; who was appointed to:deale with Wabss, added further, Thatit was his Mafters purpofe to makea ftreight alliance with the Lacedemonian, by giuing fomedaughters ofhisownein marriage vnto Nab# his fons. This could not butbe well taken... Yet Ne6x made fome {cruple in accepting the Towne ofArgos; valeffe by decree of the Citizens themfelues he might be called into it. Hereabout Philocles dealt with the Argiues : 30 but found them fo auerfe,, that; inopen affembly ofthe people, they detefted the very name ofthe Tyrant, with mayrailing words. Nebishearing ofthis, thought hee. had thereby a good occafion to robbeandfleece them. -So hee willed: Philocles; without moreadoe,to make ouerthe Towne whichhe was teady to receiue. Philocles according- ly did let him with his Army intoit by night ; and gaue-himi poffeffion of the, ftrongeft placestherein. Thus dealPhilip with the Argines: whoforvery Joue had forfaken the Achzans,totake his part. Early inthe morning, the Tyrantmade himfelfe Matter of all the Gates. A few ofthe principallmen, vnderftanding howthings, went, fied out ofthe Citie at the firft umult. Whereforethey were all banifhed,and their goods confifcated. The'reft ofthe chiefe-Citizensthat ftaied behinde,were commandedto bring 4° foorth, outof hand, alltheir Gold and Siluer. Alfoagreatimpofition of moncy was laid vpon all thofe,that werethought ableto pay it. Such as made their contribution teadily,were difmiffed withont more adoe. Burif any ftood long vponthe matter: of played the theeues, in purloyning their owne goods; they were putto the whip, and, belides loffe oftheir wealth, hadtheirtormentstoboot,. This.done, the Tyrant began to make popular Lawes :‘namely fich, asmight ferueto make him gracious with the rafcall multitades abrogating all debts, anid dinidingthe Lands of the rich among the poote:' By fuch art of oppreffing the great ones,it hath beene an. old cuftome of Tyrants, to affure themfelues of the Vulgar fora time. ‘ Asfoonteas vebis had gotten Argos, He {ent the newesto T. Quintins , and offered £0 9 foyne with him againit Philip. Titus was glad ofit: foas hetooke the painesto crofieouer the Streights into Peloponnefis, thereto meet with Wabs. They bad fooneagtce «though King -4tf/us,who was prefent with the Conful,mnade fomecauil touching At- os)andithe Tyrant lent vntothe Romanfixe hundred ofhis Mercenarics of Crete+ 4° alfohe agreed with the Achwans,vpon a Truce for foure moneths, referuing the oi conclufion ofpeace betweene them vatill the Warre of Pbsip fhould be ended ; which afterthis continued not long, = mgd bie 2 : §. a li IL vofthe Hyftorie ofthe Warld.: sacha POEL bosau nn The hattaileat Cyn ofcephale, wherein Philipswat vanguifbed by T. uintiuses b! eo Quintine; 4s fooneasihe vaderftoodthathee was.appointed to\ haue ComAmandof the Armie, withont-any othet limizacion of rimie,than during the plea: ifureoftho Senate'; madealithingsreadit.foridiligent, purfixite of the, Warne. . Thelikedid Philsp sho hauingfailed:in his negotiation ofpeace, and noleflefailedin or his hopes ofgetting wadisto friend in that: Warrejmeantafterwards wholly to.relievphimfelfe: 10 ialin don {I his Armic abourfixe aidtwenti¢thoufand :: and iPbifipa. proportionable Platincita some humber. But neither of them knewtheotliersftrength, or what his: Enemie intended" todos: Oncly Titasheard that Phifp was in Tlieflaly, and thereupon addrefled. himCitic of Phee felfeto feckehii outsThey had like tothaue met ynawares,neere vnto the fent,wordthereq te: where the vant-curriers on bothfides difcoucred each other, and ofvatorsheir feneralliCapraines:| Burneither ofthemwere olérhaftie, toicdmmitalbto hundred hazzard yponfo fhort warning. Theday following each ofthem:fent out threémetyand Thefe Hoxle} with as-many light armed Foot; tomakea better difcouerie. _ fought along while: returning finally: backe into their: fenerall Campes, with littleiadd Tiees:s and: 03 os Wahtageyntoeither fides The Country about:Pherze was thickeferwith feruiteiofthe for invnproper made: which mud-walles; Gardens|and of 18 netwife full tocemoue sbacke!inté Macedonian Phalanx. Whereforethe King diflodged, intending with albaccef Scotirfainthie Erontier ofMacedon, wherehe mightbe plentifilly feruedmarchithither ledge.of watds , weteitonely to.walte theCountry.. ‘Thetelay betweene them agreat faries.Fi¢ws conceiued atighthis meaning:and theifore pucpofed alfo to Newerthe: hills which hindéredtheone fron knowing what ‘courfe: the other :tooke, nei not fare afunder,both thefirftand the fecond night ; thougli lefletheyicacamped very.tempe> thetlofthem vnderftaod-what.was become oftheorher.‘Fhe third day was foundit, ‘y aia wherehee lodging, totakevphis ofthem each forced. fuouss-andthey foortli difcouerersagaine,in greater numberthan before. - .e a "Theafent Macedonians had phones @ _ ie 38 tingtogether, helda lohg fight,whereinat firfhthe Campo. .Vetiets: a packeotexCape beene ar fellews'had- en Wanoef f ein fac 200g it PP himfelfe ibe- Teeetha Macedonians presiailed fo that!Titas bythe defeatiobialltheir tobring foorth his Legions, that - . little difcouraged, $919 10 inflight, ewhichwere toafii omntchara uotengrotsonacehy aniahoweseono rssme day, waitk fhis Eftateasmight thereon depend. he ihoul¢ no ‘Bue > hin a Sohne could,vfean occafion, the like whereot cum : P lia oe 7 > §terhis purpofesinfamuch as hetmbattailed hismetizandDogs heads, were called;:by vate fomerefemblance. had fo) was.on the on it 77 ee cn;Feta Conafiapbals Asfooneashe e letwere hadaRomans ie feethas tyofhis a8 Eadie rhe has a fowaft . aduantage forafmuch:as ampe of the Enemies;ig whomthey! his fei sages But of! shiscommoditiche ae bolehisgroundsssinightlemsse calle aeeB . vit: the roughneffe ae placeataong thofe:Dags heads,astheywere el :toomec, 3 found: connenient : thing Rasiytiot hissphalanxs/Nduertheleffe héeotdé tvnto his Captaines; to follow wit ies i ; "Hee Sayer sain.Webel he wasidoing this: q ioe ~ corn naw - as being faln¢ vpon the Ro» ke; fhrin : thatttis light armature Oeidareie recoyle. 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