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Show 2 " The Sift Booke of thefrit part CharSer wellable tocounterpoife,yea toouerweigh the Romansy-who nenertheleffe defired them_ onely, foto ioyne with him in'League,as that ifeicher the Romans and Hee'fliould offer them wrong,they might keepeitin their power,to fecke redreffe at the others hands: The Chalcidians made hereto the fame anfwer,which,to the like allegations,they had made not long before: That their freedome'was not imaginarie, but abfolute; forwhich they weretothanke the Romans ; without whofe good liking, they would enterinto no new Autiachus:proclairning the victory ouer Philyp to be metrelystheinA@:.and the whole Country, of Greece to be dependant on them. Interchangeably:had théy;beene feas fted by the King; with fuchtales as his Embaffadourtoldcuennow. 5 of Dahans,and As radians,8¢ Blimaans,andia many others: that wereall but-a company off Sytiaris,: fuich the Greekes: forafmuch as none of thempayed any Tribute; was kept vuder,by any Garrifon orliued otherwife than by their owne Lawes, and without being tied vito condi: tions which difpleafed them. Wherefore they wondred,why the King fhould thus trou- te But fince hee, and the tolians, Forall that-varietie, whereat-he wondred,was none other;ashisHok then mettily told him); than-fo manypieces ofonetamefwine,dreftafterfeverall fathions withwarietic of ly Office , in departing from themquietly, and leauing them: in fuch good cafe as,they were. Withthis anfwere the King departed: for he was not, as then, ftrong enough to forcethem. But very fooneafter , he brought thithera greater power; whichterrified them, and made them yeelde: before all the fuccours couldarriue,which 77#es had fene fortheir defence. The chiefe Citic of Eubcea being thusgotten;all the reft ofthe Tand fhortly yeelded fawees. Setting therefore afide this vanity ofidlé pompe:: de were good to makeiudges mentofthe great Kingsby:his prefent doings. ‘Hehad, notwithftanding: alk :this:'greac noyfe,;no;more thantenne thoufaidmenabenthim : forwhichlitele Avmie hee was faine ina mannersto begge victuals ofthe Atolians.;) and take vp money: ae vfunie, to to U4utiochw, Foure orfiue hundred Roman Souldiers, that came ouer-late to haue defended Chalcis,repofedthemfelues atDelium,alittletown of Boeotia,lyingoueragainft the Iland; where was a Templeand Groue, confecrated vnto U-4pollo,that had the priui- 20 ledge ofan inuiolable San@uary. In this placewerefome of them walking, and beholding the things thereto be feene , whileft others were bufied as they found caufe: without feare ofany danger; as being in fucha place, and no watre hitherto proclaimed. But Menippus, one of Antiochus his Captains, that had wearied himfelfe in many vaine Treaties ofpeace, tooke aduantage oftheircarelefnefle, and vied them with all extremitic of warre. Very few ofthem efcaped: fiftie were takensand the reft flaine.Hereat Quiatins was gricued: yetfo, as it pleafed him well to confider, that his Romans had now more iuft cane than before,to make warre vponthe King. {pedinBubcea,er what other Cities were like to take his part i but readily. proclaimed Warreagainit him) and againft the Actolians, : t 13 How. the hatred betweenethefetwo Nations grew inveterate; fufficiently -appeares inthe ftory foregoing. Nowhauethey gotteneach theirPatrons; the'one,the Romans; 3° nifg;fauethe Eleans,that alwayes fauoured the Arolians, and now feared the Achxans. Littlereafon there was, that he fhould thinke to draw the Acheans to his partie. Neuertheleife lie affayed them, vpon avaine hope thatthe enuie, which' Titus was faid'to beare Vato Philepemens vertue,had bred fecret diflike betweene that Nation & the Romans. Wherefore both' Hee andthe £tolians {ent Eimbaffadours tothe' Councell atLgium; 6 that {pared nor brauewords , ifthe Achzans would haue beenefo taken. The Kings Embaffadourtold ofgreat Armies & Fleets that were comming ; reckoning vp the Dahans, Medians,Elimeans & Caducians namesthat were not eucry day heard of,andtherefore as he thought,the moreterrible. Then told he them what notable men at Sea, the Sydo- Now concerningmoney and all warlike furniture: it was, he faid) well knowne,thatthe Kingdomes of Afia had alwayes thereofgreat plenty. So asthey were much deceitiéd: whoconfidering the late watre madeagain{t Philip, did thinke that this with stioehus would prouethe likesthe cafe was too farre different Yet this moft powerfull King,that for the liberty of Greece was comefrom the vimort parts ofthe Eaft;réquefted no more 5 ofthe Acheans,thah thacthey would hold them feliiés'as néutrally and quietly looke on, whileft He tooke ofder withthe Romanis:Fo the fame ee {pake the Atolign Embafla- baGadour, northe' Atolian did fo ercatly laboutte perfwade thofervato whom luded other; meet it wasthat they-fhould,as perhaps'alreadyrhey did; reperit,whil ftavie become, Princesiof Greece:but;rather wifbed tofeethem, ofalliother,made the véric abiedts. Wherefore they ftood notto,hearken after newes,what Antiochus did; howhee cufed for not daring to titre, or, if he came,the Romans muft pardon theiriuft feare,in ycelding to the ftronger. None ofthofe thatlay farre off, ioyned with himin true mea- dor,& further addedthatinthe batrell.at Cymofeephaleneither Tits had done the'patt of 20 Werethe fruits of lyes,: wherewithfince both "tiochwandthe: Brolians hideachides fermen tooke heed'by their examples «To afanourable Auditory cnych: perfwafion is returned fuch anfwere, asthe Calcidians had done. Some réeferned themfelues vatill he fhould come among them : knowing that either, ifhe came not, He muft hold them ex- a Generall Snot the Romans ofgood Sowldiers: bitthat both He'&his Armie had beene there deftroyed.hiad they nor beene protected by veitite 6Fthe Arolians, which carried the days Titus was prefent at the'Gouncell, and "heard ‘all this : to which hemade as fit anfwere;aséould hatié beene defited: He told the Aclizans; That neitherthe Kings Em- defray his charges. Atid thus herannevp and downethe Country s-from Demetrias:to Lamia, thence backe'to,Chalcis, andibeing there fhut out, to Demetrias:againe). Thefe ncedlefle.The Achzansidid not louefo well the Aitolians, asto.defire thatthey fhould Antiochus liked wel thefe beginaings,and fent Embafladors into all quarters of Greece; nians, Tyrians, Arabiatis; and Pamphilians were $fuch indeede'as couldnot be refitted. aswere wontto be fold about for bondflaues;-and good fonlittle elfes; Thefe diuers ‘names of rafcall people were,he faidjliketo the diderfitie of Venifon,wherwithafriend ofhisiat Chalcis(nofichvanter as;were'thefe Embaffadors)had: fometimie feaed him: requefted their friendfhip : they befought both him, and the Atolians, to doea friend: in hope', that his reputation fhould perfwadevery manyto take his patt. Thewiferfort ofthe Hiftorieof the World: addreffedtheir Orations ;'as:to, vauntthemfeluesithe.one varo the other. So.asa man might well difcérne; what goodicorrefpondence.in vaniticit was, that<had-thus'lincks ed the kingand! the olians.together;,., Far even fach braggescas here -they::made; before the Achxans whoknew.themto be lyarss hadthe Zxoliansialfomadevato king confederacie. That whichthey {pake ofthemfelues, they could likewife affirmeofall ble himfelfe, to deliner Cities that were already free. Cuariss§.7 $0the other,king -4etcoches, Herein did each ofthem vawifely, sthoaghfarre'the'greater blame oughtto belaid.on the turbulent fpirits of the Actolians. For whenthe Romans departed outof Greecejand left the Countrie atecit: here, was.nothing moregreatly to haue beene defired,thanithat they might neues finde occafion toreturne witnanArmie thitheragaine. Andiathis refpeoughtthe Greekes to;have fought, not hows Smyrha and Lampfacus might recouertheirliberty. (which;had neuerbeeh held amatterworth tegarding, vntilf now oflate) buyhow'the powersof the Eaft, and Welt, -ditided \and kept afunder by their, Countrie, astwo Seas byian Ifthmus onneckot land, might bee kept-from ouerflowingthe barreghat parted them. Neither had the Romans any better pretence for theirfeeking. to make free thofe bale Afiatiques, which originally were 40Greekifh,than the generalapplaufe, wherwithallthenation entettained this tis louing offer.Yetwere Lyfimachia,and,the,townes inT hrace, lately gotcenby Adsiochussprer tended.asa very great caufe offeare; that fhould move them:to'takearmes.cuen in their Owne defence.Butifall-Greecewould haue madeinterceffian,and requefted that wings might continue asthey were, promifing ioyntly.to aflitt the Romans, with -- a forces both by Landand Sea, whenfacuer. King Antiahus fhoald:make the = offer teftitre againiithem:thea had norgnely:this quarrell be¢he atan ends ee ero atrenage.ouer the Country had beene fare fromgtowing; as foohe:after.itdid; into aLordly.rule. ¢ yrett . a ~ . cyeen were at this timeinamanner,the only NationofGaneoten etyms $gencraufly declaredthéfelués alcogether from theRomans3their om Nee 7 ‘lid che i hope vnro both fides: or if or cos anfwersiof haue doubrfull Allthereft el firmagaintt Antiochassyct helped. they not One me hel nen ee Rerfhewed themifelues his cnemies;till he pxaled them with op. oi fo.muchfob ans willingly. regeined. him, as fooneas heentred vpon thei eee sans bin forne+ feare ofhis power,'as in hatred.of Titws and the Romans, by whom = Sethe Aor ne foolithly old anee hefides his Athamanias, v{éd«adeinand Whathardly er.che he did mote whether be doubted, eat seal adi atnardly vied > Ns,Was caughtywith @bait,whichitmay be an - was R me ¢ sofan Arcadian;that rie ie daughte 4 mrass i caf out«Flehad Wallow,or.dutischus |
