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Show Thefift Bookeofthefirpart Cwar ifs, Cima 25S. of the Eliftorieof theWorld, ld vifi-him in perfon exe,it -- ofthemwou addings Thatfome ldvifih a effectihefeletters wrought; it was ndngreatly maretiall 5 fincethe Romans were fhortly bufied with 4mtiochss,in.fuch wifethacthey-hadnotleifite to examiné the conformiry : nV iB ng of Prafie to their wills Pate with imfurtheticongerning thclc points. This done, they felltoaccomplithing their promiesyatothe therclt they, ganewhatthey. they thought had promifed. But the Phociansand Locrians thoy Grecks;to gaue yo the tolians;whom it no. wiledometooffendo- All,Greece reioycediat the good bargain which Tas had made-with Philp: Only the Actolians found themfelucsagrecuedthat they were Vtterly negledted 3 "which'was to uerinnchbeing fhortly. to1akcagreater-worke.in hand, jibe Achswans of Phthiotis th ey, the reftno {mall partoftheir contentment: The Bosotians cotitmued to fauour the Macedonians and thereby eccafiohed muchtrouble vito themfelues.'There were'fome a- Beesnce andoned by; 7,2#iatius tothe @toliansin the lat Treaty wich biipiThe poexed.vatothe Cbefalians;all faucthe townofThebesin, Phthiotis, the fante which Hitcolians contended very cazncltly about, Pharfalys and Leucas. But they. weseput of mongthenawell-aftectéd:rd the Romans:who feeing how-things were like to got,made their complain varo Titussfayingjtharthey were No better chan oft; for the sood will . withadilator anfwer,)andweiected vaca the. Senate: for howfoguer.fomewhad the which chey:had bornevatochim; voleffeat this'tine, when he lay-elofe by them' with?® his Armitstheir Pretorwhich was head of theoppofite Facionjmight be' madé away. Titus tefufed tochaueahand inthe execution,yet renerthelefle did animate themin theit qo Caateelhangnt fayour them 5 yet wasitnotmect thatshey fhould haug theirwill, asie © Wereindehpight of Titws.Sothe Acheeans werereftored\Gorinch;Tripbylia,and Hlereas Sothe Corinthiansweremade free indeed(thoughthe Romansyetawhile kept theAs ¢recoripchus)for that. all which werepartakets ofthe Achaan Comason- wealth,enioyed theislibexcy inasabfolutcimauner;asthey could detire. LoPlearatus the Iflyrianwere piienone or.two. places,taken by, purpole. So they committed thefadjand hopedto hate kept themfelues vndifconered. But when thesntrdercapie out,and fomewhat was confelfed by thé fe which were pur totorture:thehatredof the peoplebrakeoutviolently agdinit theR omans:in'fichwife, the Roman' from Pé:lip: and.vpon sodmivaaderiwere that howfoeverthey durft not take Armes againtt chem, yet fuch Ofthem as they found ftragling from their Gampe, they: murdered! in all parts of theCbintry.. This was detected within' while;and many of thedead bodies found. Héréipon T#aF requires of Beadhate Caftles, which he had gotten. from Pei4pduringithis,wasre ; to reigne inthem &the. grounds whichthey commanded,ashe did among his Athamanians. Ihe Rhodians had beenc their owne Caruers. Arta/us was deadalittle beforethe ViGorys the Beeotians;to hauethemurderets delinered into his hands;and for fine hundred fouldiers;whichhehadloftby them, tochauepaidvnto him fiué hundted Talents: "In ftead 20 ofmaking any {uchiamends| they paid him with exctifes ; which hee! would nottake as good fatisfaction, Hefends Embaffadoursto the Achzans atid Athenians, ‘informing them whathad hapned:iand requefted them not to'take it amiffe; though he dealt with theletheir friends as they had deferued. Herewithall he falls to wafting their Country ; and béefiegeth twoflich townes of theirs,as' did feemeto be mot culpable of the murders lately: done. But the Embaffadois ofthe Achaans and Athenians,tefpecially ofthe Acheans,whooffered;if heneeded them,to helpé hittin this wares yet befoughthim andthereforeloft his fhare. Yec many that werewith Zits in, Coungell,would-hauegia soulen theTownes of Orcum and Erctria,inthe lle, of Eubera, ta hisfonac and facceffour ®' King Evmenes. Bucfinallyit was concluded, that thefe ag wellas the rel of the Eulbice+ ans,{houldbe fuffered to,enioy their libertio. Oxeftis, arittleProuincs ofthe kingdome of Macedon,bordering onEpirus,and lying towards the tontanSea,, had yeelded vate; the Romans long ercthis,and fince contihued trueto them : for which canfe it wasalfo ' {etatlibertic, and madea free eftate by irfclfe. Dhefebuiineiles being difparcht: it remainedsthat alkeare fhould bewfed,nothow to ¢oid the warre with King dgtjoches,bur how to.accomplifhit with mofteafe and pro{perity. Wherefore Embafladors were fentborh to, Agtspchas himfelfe,to picke matter rathen.togrant peace vito the Boeotians)preuailed fo far witly him ; that he was pacified with thitty Talents, andithe punifhment offuchas were knowne offenders: Tn like fort,thongh not foviolentlywere many States of Greece diftracted : fome a- 3° mong thenircioycingthatthey were free from theMacedonidnjothers greatly doubting thatthe Romanwould proue a worfe neighbour? The Actolian would hauebeen glad ofquarrel and about vnto others,to pree-difpofe them, vito the affifting-of the Romans sotherein, What ground andmattet. of Warre againfi.this king the Romans now had, ot esfhortly after, found : as alfo how their Embaffadorsand Agents dealrand fped abroad s Treferre yato anotherplace, ofany:Commotion; andtherefore publithed ramonrs' abroad, 'Thatit was the purpofe Sto}spoVisose Book ofthe Romans, tokeepeintheit ownehands all thofe places, wherein Philip lately had his Gartifons. Littledid they,or the reft ofthe Greekes,conceitie,that this Macedonian Warre feruedas an introductiontothé Warreto bee made in Afia againft King Artic chus s where grew the fruit, chatywas ‘to bee reaped of this and many other victories. TheWarresofthe Romans with Ant ro cuvs Whereforeto ftay the progreffe of bad rumouts,-when the ifpbrsidn games were held, whichin tine of peace were neuerwithout great folemnity andconcourfe: 7i4sin that great affembly of all Greece, caufed proclamation'to be made by'foundof Trumpetto 40 this effect;That the Senate and people of Romé,& Titus Qaintins Plaminius the General, hauing va nquithed king Philip and the Macedonians:did will to be at libertié; free from, . CanssLocrians,Euboeans/Achzans of Phthiotis;Magnetians, Theffalians; & Perrhxbians. The fuddehneffe ofthis Protlamation aftonithed men: fo as though they applaudedit with-a great fhout ; yet prefently they ctied out'to heare it a@aine, as if they durft ereof,no foonerwerethe ithesienpamerat an end; than Tires) with the Romanst Were of his Courtcell,eane audience'to Higeffined'and Lyfiasking Antiochus his Embafladonrs <whomebey.willedto fignifie vatotheit Lord, That he fhould doe well to abltaine from the free Cities ia Afia,and not vexe'them with warre : as alfo to reftore whatfocuer hehad loccupied;' belonging tote kings, Profomie or Philip. Mot they willed bim by thefe hisEmbafladors, that héfhonld not pafle ouer his Army Europe gL. dyed Wicktor, the firftof hisrace, king of Afia and Syria, {carce credit théir owne éaress The Greekes were Craftsmiafters inthe Attof giving LcEhis good will ofthe Greeks,was like to benitich more auaileable vnto'the Romans 5 intheirwarreagainth Autiochus,than could haue beeseé the poflefiion of a fewTownes 2 orofalbthofeProninces which were namedinthe Proclamation. V pon con the Great, and tis Adherents. s What Kingsofthe races of Selencus and Piolomie, reignedin Afis and Egypt before Anti: ~"wchusthe Great, Impofitions, free from Gartifons,and liuingatthéir own Lawés, the Corinthians,Pho- thankes; which theytendred naw to 7.Quintius with fo ereat affection;as that theyhad well-necr {motheréd-him) by thronging officionfly about him. 40 ° 24, Elencus Yes inthe-end ofthehundred twenty.and fourth een ae se s, at an Altar ie S* \treacheroully flaine by Ltalomie Ceraunu by an oe e, . eos = hauing: (as is {aid) beenewarned before 2 the fatall place of his death. But ‘neuer Beware of Argos, as mifd; or anyl s.life hath hathn-beéne ptpreferueia have read that any-manans-life e eae ed BA chafice, auoyded, iy "eon See me predt ather I belecue, That manytuch after'the or by others; which deuifed them Priefts‘ their by s ae been Gods, haue veoon _ Soter. the fonneand heire ofthis Selencas,was dearel y chus Antio furrendred vnto.him his owne wife Stratentca, when Tee mee ther: who ed on her. Much the yong Prince,was¢riamour c : had ¢ pas Wherefore: Prolomy rs iby by this his Sugecffo e ynk But ges Saufe to feare; that the deathof Sé/enens wouldnot be vnreuen |