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Show 4• Hi.ftor. of WAr Ana Peaet Macc~tiees; and women, as by the Ro· mans in the time of Porfena , and by the qermans , ~s TacitHs relateth. XXXI. By the Law of Nations, it is forbidden to kjll with Poyjon. Of poyfoning weapons and waters. . N, ' Ow, as the Law of Nations pertnit-tetb many things , by that way of permiffivn a folie explained, which are pro· hibitcd by the Law of Nature; fo ic pro· hibiteth tome things , which by the Law of Nature are permitted. For to kill a man, whom it is lawful to kill, whether ' with the iword or w1th poyfon is no mat· ter, if you refpee\ the Law of Nature :I iay , the Law of Nature : for indeed it is more generous to kill to , that he who is killed may have leave to defend himfelf: but thi~ is not .due to any one, who hath deferv· d to dy. But the Law of Nations, . if not of all , yet of the bell , is of old, that an enemy may not be kill'd with ' poyfon ; which confent hath its rife from .a regard of common advantage; that dan· gers of war, which began to be many, might not be too much hightned. Anditis credible , that this proceeded from Kings, whofe life above others is defended from arms, but is lefs fecured from poyfon than the life of other men, unlefs it be dc:fepded by fome r~nrcnee of Law and fear of in· . famyt· · 7 he third P~t.rl. 545 famy t· Livy calls ic (landeftin rf'ick_.ed. t The Sena· ne{s, 1peakmg of Perfeus : C/a11dtt!tn, a tors to Pycheinous aft , 1 peaking of the treachery a- rhus: Tharwe . n p h . .a. d maynotgcc gamn yrr us re)e"'le by ~rabrrc~us; infamy, ifany and Ctcer~, wtd~.Jdnefs, touchtn" the iatne th10g befal hi!lory. For common example~ fake nd y~u •. [u,h thing is to be admitted , fay the f<.o, CL~v· 10•bffi~. ~- c (. f . h . } h I C. C. J • 111~11 onJu s In t e1r etcer to Pyrr us • * GeU1us tx cl. wtth Arms t:ot with poyfon are lPttrs to be !?(ttadrigario~ 1 • wagtd,is in Valerius c.Maximus : and, as 3· '· 8. , Tllcitus relates, when a prince of the Val. Mar.~.f: C t . .1. d h d h f Tac, An. 3. At 1 prom~ e ~ e ~at o <Arminius by poyfon, TtbertHs reJeCted him equalling,. ,,..J .J ., h. i"Jf · h 1 · ' 'y tataey t1Jt• 1m e m t at g ory with the old Gene- ti4 Bembumji11c rals. Wherefore, they that hold Jc Jaw-hbri 3· ful to kill an enemy by poyfon *, as Bal- BaU z. C111{. dMJ out of Vegettus , refpetl: the meer 1 88• • L fN b ~ . tDe ScythJs aw o ature, ut overfee that which PI" l I · . r If fi . 10, • 11.1Jo ~en~es tt ~~ rom the_wlll ofNations.lt~cytb~ f~gitus 1sa ltttle dtltant from tuch poyti::ming and tm~•'~' v1perin,t cornea neercr to force,to infetl darts with fotm,f!lo_bu'fla·~ P0 Yl.o n·; an' d. do u bl e t he caules of death • no dfa"n f,bt4'J'1t 1·e J mfl ·t· h' h 0 "d h ·1 d •· ' mt 14 w Jc vt at1 eJtverd of the Getts t, l1u m~"m' m'• i lc-e-o LHc~tn of the Parthians, Silius of fomc lico •afert . Afric~tns, and namely of the e;hiopians Levi tllf_i11· ' Claudta B h" · · f1 l De Servt ts v. 11, Ut t IS too tsagall1 It le Law r H·l ld' N . * upp. , rno 1 auons , noc the ilniverf:tl , but of cap. 4· the E_Nr~p.eam, and of fuch as conform to ,. Id~ Ilus t~_Ciyilit'y of better Europe. This is well !"fermeride.s ob.erv d by Salis.berien(is; in thefe words: ~~~~~~s~:; tlthough I fee tt ufed {ometimes hr lnfi- ven~num::-.Fd 6 Is, Jlt I do not find the licenc.f' of poy{on f?icui~,Vtritzu ~ ~~~1 law everi1'1dulged to us. Tlierefore vim.Divrtm Stl111s's ph r • rr · ,+. ft mo;- e ca,enrum fillC IS, 1 o tnJ~tme eel b)' P"}'- S 1. t. g · • N ('. 4 JS'If, , lg, n 1on: |