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Show The sift Booke of thefrit part Cw Ab...4 jntothte Mite excrémities out ofwhichthey had newly eftaped. After this7s foundlittle bufiheffe Or none wherewithto {et on workehis Army in Greece! Antiochus was about to fendatiother Embaflage to Rome, defiring peace and fridadMiip oF the Senate. Thingsbeing therfore in appearance wholly difpofed yato quietiSeipiothe African;that was chofetConful at Rome,could not hauehis defire,of being ferit Conitander ity Greece. The vafyncere meaning of_4ntiochws,and the tumultu- Gus difpofition ofthe Arolians,were held as canfiderations worthy of regard: yetnot faficient Caiifes of making War. Neither appeared there any more honeft way, ofconPutitig the Atolians,and ofee perfwading all the Greeks ( which was notto bee tieglectéd bychofe that treantto affure vnto themfelues the Patronage of Greece ) that thegosaetthe Countric, was their fole intent ; than by withdrawing thence their Lesionsfind Kauithe Nation vitoit felfe,till occafion fhould be ripe, and call themo- ueragsitiel Wherefore after 7itws had {pent a Winiterthere, without any matter ofemploymitht;cither foundor aranynecre diftance appearing ; hee calledan Affembly of Delegates, frori all paits of Greece to Corinth: where he micant to bid them farewell, PhereHee'recounted vnto them all that had paffed fince his comming into thofe parts; andwillédthenrto valuethe Roman friendfhip, according to the, difference of cftate, Wwhereifi thé Romansfound and left them. Hereto he added fomewholefome counfell; toiiéling themoderate vie oftheitlibertie, and the care which they orght to haueoflie ning péaceably,and without faction. Laftly he gauevp Actocorinthus to the Achzans; | withd?awing thencethe Roman Garrifon,& promifing to do the like(whichvery foone * he did-)-at‘Chalcis and'Demetrias ; that fo it might be knowne, what lyers the Aitolians were,who'had accufedthe Romans; ofa purpoféto retaine thofe places. With ioyfull acclarhatibtis did the Greckes teftifie their goodliking of thar which Titus had faid and done'vasialfo( at his requeft )they agreed, to ranfomeand enlargeall Romans,that had beené fold into theif Countrey by Hasnjbal. iThus Testes crowned his actions in Greece with an happy end : and by leauing the Coiihttie before his departure was viged, ‘left therein behinde him the memoryof his vertueand benefits;vntainted by icaloufic & fufpition ofany euill meaning. At hiscommifig t6 the City,Hehad'th¢e honour'of' a Triumph; which .was the goodlieft ofallthat Romehad yatillthat day beheld Three daies together the thewofhis pomp continued: 3° asbeingfer out with the fpoyles.of4 Counttie, "more aboundant. in things werthy of fuch afpecacle, than any wherein theRomans had before made Warre. All forts. of Atnies, with Statues and curious pieces of Braife or Marble, taken ‘from the Enemie, were'carried'm the firft'dayes Pageant. ‘The fecond day,was bronghtin, all the rreafure of Gold and Siler: fome in the rude Miffe vnwrought, fomie, indiners forts of Coine; anc tome, in Veffels offithdry kindes,that were the more highly prized by theworke- manthip! Among thele were tenne fhields; all of Siluer'; andoneof pure Gold, The third day Titus himfelfe entved the Citi¢ ih his Triumphant Chariot. Before him were cattied an hundred and foyreteen Crownesof Gold, beftowed ypon him by divers Ci0 ties! There werealfo léd the beafts for Sacrifice ; the Prifoners, and the heftages: a mong Which, Dewetrins the fonne of King Philip,and Armenes the fonne of Nabs, Were principall?"A fter hitt followed his Army ; and (which added much grace,and good li- Cwars.$.5. of the Fiflorie ofthe World. CFF FT f couldagree. But betweenethofe whiclyhad neuerfallen otitythere ought no, Conditi= ons of eftablithing friendthip to bee. propofed' «| finceit was reafonable, that each part fhonldhold their owne'; and neither carry it felfeas {uperiourvnto the other.in preferis bing ought rhat mightbe troublefome. Nowofthis lat kinde,wasthe league & friends fhipthat had beene fo long inconelufion, betwixt Autiochusand the Romans. Which being fo: they held it ftrauge,thatthe Romans fhould thus infit on points howvay cons cerning them, and take vpon them'toprefcribe vito the Kingywhat Cities of Atiashee thould fet at libertie; from what Cities they. would gine him leauetoexaé his wonted: Tributes ; cither putting, or not putting,his Gartifons into themj.asthe Senate fhould thinke fit. Hereto' Quinties anfwered,that fince they went fodiftin@ly. to worke; Hee would alfo doethe like. Whereforehe propounded vnto them two Conditions, and gale them their choyce whether to accept: Eyther that it fhould be lawfallfor the Roz mans,to take part in Afia with anythat would fecketheirfriendfhip; Orif King Antiechusmifliked this,and would haue them forbeareto meddle in Affa, that then he fhould abandon whatfoeuerhe had gotten in Europe. This was plainedealing, but no reafona- blenor pertinent anfwer,to that which the KingsEmbafladours had propounded, For ifthe Romatis might be hired to abftaine from Afia,by the giftofall thar Avtiochas had lately wonne in Europe: then did notthe affaires of Smyrna,Lanipfacus, orany other Afiatiques,whom they were pleafed to reckon as their Confederates,binde them in ho« nour to make warre witha King that fought their lone, and had neuerdoné theminiury: But they knewvery well that Astiochas could not without greatihame befobafe, as to deliuer vp:vnto themthe Citie of Lyfimachia,whereon ofJat ad beeneat fo much coft; in building it vp even fromthe foundation, and repeopling it with Inhabitants; that had all beene difperfed,or captiueto the Barbarians.And fo much the Embaffadors with great indignation alledged : faying, That Aatiocbus defired friendfhip of the Romans; but fo, asit'might ftand with his honour. Nowin point of honour, the Romans tookevpon them4siftheir caufe were farrethe fuperiour. Foricwas, they faid, their purpofe,cofet at liberty thofeTowns, whichthe King would opprefle and holdin fublection: pecially fincethofe Townes wereof "Greckifh bloudand language; and fellin #that regard vnder the patronage,which Romehad affoordedvntoallGreece befides. By thiscolour they might foon haueleft Antiochus kingof not many fubiccts onthe hither fide of Euphrates. Neither did they forbeare to fay, Thar, valefle hee would quit what heheldin Europe,it was their meaning notonely to protec thofe which relied vpon them in Afia, but therein to make newAlliances : namely (as might bee vnderftood) Withfuchias were his fubie@&s. Wherefore they vrged his Embafladoursto come to a Point,and tell them plainely which ofthefe two Conditions their King would accept. Forlacke of pleafing anfwer, which the Embaffadours could not hereto make; little Wanted of giuing prefently defiance tothe King. But they fuffered themfelues tobecntreated,and were contentéd once againeto fend ouer P.Villises, and others that had bin foalready with the King at Lyfimachia;by whom they might receiue a finall anfwer,whetherthefe denands made by Quixtivsand his Affociates wouldbe accepted, yea, or no. By this tefpite oftime,and the fruitlefle Treaties enfuing, Antiochus got a alin Wo yeeres, or thereabouts, to prepate for warre; finding in the Romansall that while, king, tothe thewjthe'Roman Captiuts, by his procurement redeemed from. {lauerie No difpofitionto let him liue in peace. Bes, thaewere comeolit of Greeceand Afia. They had all veryfauourable anfwersy e- : §. V. Of Mz Of the Tong warres which the Romans had1with the Gaules,Ligurians,and Spaniards. in-Greéee.? Ch : Not long after this Triumph;He procured audience of the Senate for many Embafla- cepting tliofe of ‘king Aasie¢hus iwhont the Senate would not heares but referred ouer t0°T) Datinsand the tén tar hid bin Kis Counfailors ; becaufe their bufineffe, was faid to be fonvewhat farrifatesHerear the Kings Embaffaders wondred.The y {aid ynto.T#ms 3 ° Schis A Tociites,That theycould not difcern wherein confited any, perplexity, of theit miciage.Furall Treatiesof peace atid friendthip, were either berweenethe Vicor and thevardulfhed! betwechtholethat hauing warred together, wereypon equallcermes ofathi Lnnaisest betweene thofe tharhad lied alwayesin good agreement, without any Garren! Vriro rhe Vicwr, they faid, thirthe vanguilhed inuft yecld: and patiently A+ dure theapbiition of fom © Cotetiants; thar elfemight feeme yareafonble. .Whste ‘Warte Hadibeent nrddeLand poaduantdge gotten: there was it vfuall to demand 4? snuke reftitution of thities and places claimed, gotten, orloft ; accordingly as both p2** could Porcius Cato. iniuries done by Mafani ffi to the Carthaginians, that fue to the Romans Sor infitein vaine, r withthe nie He Infubrians,Bojians. & othet‘ofthe Cifalpine Gauls, togethe e Romans in italy, vponth warre uall )contin amanner (in and rians,made often d'thence, euen 'from fuch time t as Hannibal and his brother Mago departe ie tillfuch time as they themfelues were veterly fubdued : which sueee a eee ns Omans were almoft atthe very height of their Empire. _ } we hin? . led vndér Maze for wages, and afterwards -- ecatonin si eeleat ] hod A 3; by this hath beene a ready fhewed € Leadet vnto them all,as 1 |