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Show The fift Booke ofthefirit part Cuar.s5.§.3 Gua PsSiDegen of the Hytory ofthe Worlds: any thew of indignation gaue a gentle anfer; partly him felfe to their Embafladours partly vato their whole Citie,by Embafladors which hethither fent. He thewed his de. §. TLE fire,to renew the ancient Confederacies between his Anceftors and them: and willed The Romans holdfriendly 6orrefpondence with Antiochus, during their warre with Ph ilip :, after which they quarrell.with bia, The doings of Hannibal at-Carth age: whence he 1 chafed by his enemies, and by the Romans: Hisfught untathe King Anti ochus. The e£to, them nortobeafraid, left his comming fhould tend .ynto any hurt,either ofthem, or of their confederates:As touching the Romans whom they thought that he would moteft: they were(hefaid)his\very goodfriends ; whereof, he thought there needed no better Uians murmure againfi the Romans in Greeces The warre of the Romans and Atheans with Nabis the Tyrant of Lacedemon.The departure of the Romans ont of Greece: f. Quintius proofe, than the entertainement andan{wer by them newly giuento his Embaffadors, The Rhodians appeareto haue been a cunning people,and fuch.ascould forefee what weatherwaslike to happen.This anfwer of the King, and therelation ofwhat had pat fed between his Embaffadors and the Senate,moued themnot a whit; when th cy Werc 10 informed fhortly after,thattheMacedonianwarre was ended atthe battaile ofCynofcephalz. They knew that datiochus histurne would be next; and prepared to be forward ontheftronger fide. Wherefore they would not be contented tofit ftill; vnleffe the ‘Townes on the South Coaft of Afia, belonging to Prolomie their friend and: Confede- rate, were fuffered to be at quict.Hercinalfo they did well,for that they had-euer beene greatly beholdingto all the race ofthe Prolomies. They therefore,in this time ofnecef. fity, gaue what aidethey couldyntoall the fubie@s of the Egy ptian in thofe parts. In like mannerdid king Ewmenes,the fonne of Aitalas prognotticate asconcerning the war that followed,between AptiochusandtheRomans. For when king xtiochas made a friendly offer,to beftew one ofhis daughters vpon him in marriage: He excufed him- felfc, and would not haue her. talus and Phileterms, his -brethren, wondred at this. °° Buthetoldthem,that the Romans wouldfurely make war vpon Antiochus 3 and therein finally preuaile. Wherefore he {aid,That by abftaining from this affinitie, it fhould bein his powertoioyne with the Romans,and ftrengthen himfelfe greatly with their friendthip. Contrariwife,if he leaned to Artiochas : as hee wutt be partakerin his ouer= throw;fo was he {ure tobe opprefled by him,as by an ouer-mighty neighbour;if he happened to win the viGory. Aatiechas himfelfe wintered about Ephefus : where he took fuch orderas he thought conuenient,for theireducing ofSmyrna and Lampfacus to obedience ; that had vfurped their liberty.and obftinately ftroue to maintaineit,in hope thatthe Romans would protectthem.Inthe beginning ofthe Spring he failed'vnto the Hellefpont: where having 3° won fome Townesthat Philip had gotten not long beforethis, he paffed ouer into Europefide;and in fhort {pace maftered the Cherfonefus. Thence went heto Lyfimachia: which theThracianshad gotten & deftroyed,whenPhilip withdrew hisgarrifonthence, toimployit inthe Romanwwar.The Atolians obieéted asa ctime vnto Philip,inthe conference before T.Quintins,that he had oppreffed Lyfimachia, by thrufting thereintoa garrifon.Hercupon Philip made anfwer, that his garrifon did not oppreffe the town,but faue it from the Barbarians: who tooke and facktit,as.foone asthe Macedonians were gone. That this anfwer was good & fubftantiall, though it were not aéceptableasfuch; might appeare by the miferable cafe, in which Aatioc ws found Lyfimachia at his com- 49 bis Trinmph.Peace denied to Antiochus by the Romans. 10 Orthe Romans, though they were vnable to {mother theit defite of watre with Peaehechesihereotne ewas alreadytakenboth by their friends and "by‘theit enemics yet was ituchagain{ttheir will to keepe the rumour on foot > Which they meantfhortly to make good, of ‘this intendéd warre, folofie'as they wanted mattefofquarrell ; wherofthey werefarnifh ed, bythis enterprife ofthe Kings about Lyfimachia. It was not long, fince King Attalus, a friend and helperofthe Romans intheit ofthem noné other helpe againtt Avtiochws, than Em: Wwarre with Pd//ip,could ot fe the one of thefckings was held no leffe a fried than bafladors to fpe the other.Ncither.didthere afterwards pafle betweettthem anyother; offices.than very withdrewhis Inuafion fronithe jueft of their Embaffadors, go iiiendly. Antiochus a dorstothein, to makes ‘yh kingdome ofPergami syerthey were bufied with le ood acceptation:as they Philip, and rdjarid all ‘or mott of all when theM did in ontwardfhew. Bur han Clients vntothe Romans:then as swere become itr the States ia G es of wotle, but more plaine'meaning. allthis s00dcorrefpondence change ent fron Rome, requitedtas ewe « op.4.6 ced( hathbin *thewed For 7. Oa/ntins with his ten. Counla srathlation oftheir victory ;' as alfo his before} with a comminationof war,thi a siete long-profeffed amitie, and defireto cout Thefeten Couafailors were able to infor s, and acquaint, hima with the 3° purpofe of the Senate: whereof yetit feeme le Was Not ighordnt before 3 fitice, in Tegard of Aztiochus,he was the moreinclinable vnto peace. with Ppstip. Te was thereforeaereed, when they diuided themfelues to make progreffe throygh. diuers quarters of Greece forthe execution of theirlate'Decree, That twoof them fhould vi Antiochys and the reft, where occafion ferued, vie diligence tom gaintt him. Neither was thé Senate at Rome vnmindfull of the bufin T, Quintivs with his ten Afiftants,fhould happen to fotget any thi longins. 7.Cormeline was fent from Rome,ot purpofe to deale wick een him and Pro/ ming thither, Forthe town was vttery razed by the Barbarians sand the people catri- abe d 5 Cornelins had ; We mayconic "thing toSelymbria:,and tacre viderftanding tliat PV i cnt by Tatas were at Lyfimachia,He haftened thither; wh deemethofethatwere in bondage;and to récolled& as many of the Citizens,as were dif maxand Lyfas were alfo there ; the fam sho hadTately ed awayintoflauery. Wherforethe king tooke order to haucit re-edified: as.alfo tore- perfed in the Country thereabout.Likewife he wascarefull toallure thither; by hope- full promifes,new inhabitants, andto replenifithe Gitie with the wonted frequenci¢. Now. tothe end that mea thould not beterrified fromcommingthither toldwell,b y any feare of the neighbour Thracians: he tooke.a iourney in handagainft thofe' barbarous people,with the one halfe ofhis Army;leauing theotherhalfetorrepair theCirie: Thefe paines hetookespartly in regard ofthe conuenient fituation,& former gloty of Lyfima chia; partly for that he thou heit highly redoundi to hi h r.to recouer 56 &eftablith thedominion inthofethofeiparts pers.which his fore-fatheriSe/ewcus eees Nicator had won Lyfmachus,and thereby madehis kingdomeof preaterextént) thamit occupied in from, anyfollowingtime. Butfor this ambitionhe -fhall dearely pay:andas afterrhat vittory sgl Lyfimachus,the death ofking Se/encas followed thortly;fo fhalla deadly wout d ofthe kingdom¢ founded by Selewcus enfue very{peedily.; afterthe reconqueft of the fanc Countric, which was the laft ofSe/ewcus his purchafes. 6. FIt other of the ren Counfailors}from Bargille,to the Embafladors prelent Temptorie Conditions,which fer, After a few daics / prefent d from his ti ting aridentertainement betweenhim and nt when they came to treat oftheb thefeRomar Ted' E.Coraelies intwo orthree words, briefly del ton. H call Whereofhe had lately g the Townes of late BUrc ¥ Occupied: For what could be mo Miebus cnioythe'profit ofthat wat Dothines Furcher he warnedtheki tes : and finally He demanded of Steatan Armie into Europe; for than purpofeto make w: at hee wondted why the fiom Titus thofe peind vnto their Maon. The-mee‘c'full of loue, was guité alre Pfrom Rome! which RSFBl PG 2 endl 5 WassChat Antiochus ha jothat hee mutt alfo cilicvp he Conference. "Hézefia- ra,thath suc eC cad |