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Show . XLV I. Capti'fleJ, and Thty that " 7ield, are ,'ot tl be' ~!led. THat we may come to them thn have born arms, we ha've afore related the fay'tno of 'Pyrr'hus in Seneca, that we are forbidden by Pudor • i. e. by refpeel of cqui~y, to take away a. Captives tife; a 'iJrl Bo~ti{Ae• like fentence of Alexander we had, tpi{l. I· wherein Captives are joind with women. t Pll4tArcbNJ · Let that of S . .A"Hruftin be added·: Let not M.Areetfo: Epa~ . o . minond :s and Wtll, but Nece.JljfJ t flay a fighttng Ene· !lelop~das ,nei- my. As vtolenc~ is rendred to him thdt therk•~led any warreth and refift.e~h , [o to one conquerd after vtttoty, · · nor brought ~ · · Cities into feniru~j: j and the Tlieban ; it is believ'd , would noi llave done what they did 2gainft ·the Orchomenians , if they bad been prefent. Marcellus follow.ed 'thein .example, having taken Syu,ufe, ,as Plutarch there fauh. See the fame Plutarch in his Caco llciq.:n(is. Pr1~opizu ftrfi&. 1. When Ca"ad King of Perfia had talcen A mid~ b) fo1 ce, and much fl .. ughter wjs made, an old Prieft told' hUn, Jt was not royal to kil thofe whom he had taken. Idtr~t Pcrji&. :&. To r~ge againft captives is contrary to piety.ln the famC? .Authar is an ex£ellent ?rat~on ofBelif~rius ro his Soldiers, Gott. 2.. The Emperor Akuus 10 Annas Com· nenas faith toorte~per{w~ding him to kill the Scythian Captives: Thollgh Scythians , yet they are Men ; though enemies , yec are they worthy of compaffion. GregwtU l1b. 6. What is done in the beat ofbattell is capable of pardon, whatever it be , bccaufe at that time the hand is not governd by reafon ; but when the dan• ger is paft and there is time to examin and judtc , to let th.e hand be un;uly, and do thing~ undecent, is a token of an eVIl mind. See Chalcocondylas, of the laudable cufton:t o ~ the Polo· nians. Julian in his fecond L•ud~tion of Conftantin,under whofc perfon he defcribes a good Prince : Being ~o?qu~ror in ~:m~U, • .ro he eafed the fword of any further work , th1nk1n& 1t great 1mptcty to take away life froAl on~ that '~afct~ t~ def~~d h!_l~fdf. , 7 !Je thirtl P 4rl. wtAkJn,mercy u now due; e(pecially to one not ltk.fly to tr~uhle our Peace. Xen,ophon ot .Agejilaus: He charged htJ Soldiers, thtl_t they fhou/d nqt punifh Captives ' Iii gNilty , 6ut kfep them; ~ me11, Dtodorus . 591 . . ' Sic11/us: All (the Greeks) oppofe them--J,.ib.rJ; (elves to fuch a& rejift; .rtnd fpare .[uch M {•~mit. In the judoment of the fame · '"~' Author, The Macedonians under ~/e-Lib. 17~ ~Ander dealt more extremely with the Thehan{ •. than the Law, ofWar would permit. Salluft, in his Jugurthin Hillo-. ry, having related the £laughter of the ,. . yong men after they had yielded, faith , It 71PM done againft the Law of Wt~r: :~rl which is, againft the nature of Equity, . ,~ a~ t~e manner of milder perfons t. Ta· t L~ll-t!ltius ~ Cltlll commends Primus Antonius and $. Parmur VJY,. ss' Flavum Commanders becaufe ~~a.& efllof111 ,~,_ ' 111 t, ar111a c,e- ""'1 never lhewed cruelty after battell t· menti~t. · ~~e Prophet J!-ltjha fpeaks about Cap-"' Hi~~r. ·4. · tlves to the K1ng of Samaria , thus " : t Arl{bdes de ~11/djf thou [mite thoJe whom thou haft ~ac~ ,.-2.. ~ tA~L tn captt·v e wz.t h t h" ! jiw or d , an d Wt.t h Rno01fl1r1i minugme ntini r ,.:. ''16ow t ? The By:z:..antians and Chalce- P!lentturmil ·. UniAnJ , becaufe tney had killed a O'OOd CfltYctrt,pl'D/IYil•"' l,lumberofCaptives are marked vvicht;thist~.ttr•flare Lt-. Elogy in 7Jiodoru/ SicHlus *: They did~JterR ~ l :,:· ~~ ofexceediug great Cruelty. The fame :z. eg. :~"· Author elf where calls it Common-right t :Apud. Euriro fpa.re Captives t: whofoever do other~ pidel.md 10 rae He-- 1 Jsquz. · . rcnti numio, Hoflem ptritl!tre veflf• Ltx ergo ver~t ? llefpondet Chorus . ~t'~ Mars r.lit]~il pr.tlio {uptr~item. Q.q 2. |
