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A57329 An abridgement of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the world in five books ... : wherein the particular chapters and paragraphs are succinctly abrig'd according to his own method in the larger volume : to which is added his Premonition to princes. Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. A premonition to princes. 1698 (1698) Wing R151A; ESTC R32268 273,979 474

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these_o strong_a city_n be_v a_o weak_a defence_n for_o the_o young_a prince_n against_o his_o power_n to_o who_o the_o citizen_n be_v obedient_a if_o they_o come_v in_o upon_o the_o king_n summons_n he_o have_v they_o without_o difficulty_n if_o they_o refuse_v they_o be_v traitor_n yet_o can_v not_o hold_v out_o when_o all_o will_v fail_v they_o for_o fear_n of_o a_o potent_a king_n however_o it_o be_v all_o be_v slay_v and_o many_o great_a man_n with_o they_o who_o have_v any_o way_n offend_v the_o tyrant_n either_o former_o or_o in_o behalf_n of_o his_o brethren_n jehoram_fw-la after_o this_o make_v innovation_n in_o religion_n not_o only_o encourage_v the_o people_n prone_a to_o idolatry_n of_o all_o other_o sin_n detest_v of_o god_n but_o use_v compulsion_n also_o and_o be_v the_o first_o we_o read_v of_o that_o enforce_a irreligion_n edom_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n revolt_v and_o make_v themselves_o a_o king_n have_v from_o david_n day_n be_v tributary_n and_o govern_v by_o vice-roys_n now_o isaac_n prophecy_n begin_v to_o take_v effect_n that_o esau_n shall_v break_v the_o yoke_n of_o jacob_n for_o after_o this_o edom_n be_v never_o subject_a to_o the_o king_n of_o juda_n yea_o in_o process_n of_o time_n antipater_n and_o herod_n elumeans_n reign_v as_o king_n in_o jerusalem_n lybna_n also_o a_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n in_o juda_n rebel_v against_o he_o because_o he_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o his_o father_n in_o defence_n of_o who_o worship_n these_o levite_n think_v themselves_o bind_v especial_o against_o his_o enforcement_n to_o the_o contrary_n wherein_o also_o they_o may_v take_v encouragement_n for_o iehosaphat_n charge_v 2_o chron._n 29.8_o but_o as_o jehoram_n have_v leave_v edom_n in_o their_o defection_n so_o he_o attempt_v nothing_o against_o libna_n which_o seem_v to_o proceed_v from_o a_o doubtful_a mind_n whether_o to_o put_v weapon_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o
palm_n or_o olive_n so_o that_o the_o choice_a orator_n poet_n and_o musician_n resort_v thither_o to_o show_v their_o skill_n in_o set_v out_o his_o praise_n that_o win_v the_o garland_n with_o such_o vanity_n say_v tully_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o conquest_n of_o a_o province_n the_o time_n of_o the_o year_n be_v the_o fifteen_o of_o hecatobaeon_n our_o june_n whereto_o they_o bring_v the_o full_a moon_n §_o 6._o jotham_n twenty_o five_o year_n old_a succeed_v his_o father_n vzziah_n in_o his_o life_n time_n and_o reign_v 26_o year_n happy_a in_o all_o thing_n as_o he_o be_v devout_a and_o virtuous_a 2_o king_n 15.33_o contemporary_n aucomenus_fw-la succeed_v pelesteus_fw-la in_o corinth_n who_o annual_a magisteus_fw-la succeed_v contrary_a to_o pausan._n plutarch_n aeschylus_n in_o athens_n accamenes_n in_o sparta_n tiglath_n pileser_n in_o assyria_n twenty_o five_o year_n and_o two_o with_o his_o son_n twenty_o seven_o in_o all_o nahum_n the_o prophet_n now_o foretold_v the_o destruction_n of_o ninive_n one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n beforehand_o sosarmus_n and_o medidus_n succeed_v arbaces_n in_o media_n the_o second_o and_o three_o king_n there_o §_o 7._o achas_n succeed_v in_o judah_n one_o year_n with_o jotham_n in_o the_o seventeen_o year_n of_o peka_n he_o be_v twent●_o year_n old_a and_o reign_v sixteen_o year_n a_o exceed_a idolater_n sacrifice_v his_o son_n to_o moloch_n or_o saturn_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_n use_v of_o old_a levit._n 18._o deut._n 12._o by_o many_o nation_n and_o at_o this_o day_n by_o the_o american_n as_o acosta_n witness_v etc._n etc._n god_n raise_v ●im_a enemy_n on_o all_o side_n so_o that_o when_o he_o see_v his_o dead_a god_n fail_v he_o yet_o neglect_v the_o live_a god_n he_o seek_v aid_n of_o tiglath_n pileser_n who_o embrace_v the_o advantage_n to_o go_v through_o with_o what_o his_o father_n enter_v but_o have_v no_o leisure_n to_o finish_v it_o he_o therefore_o invade_v syria_n and_o win_v damascus_n all_o israel_n make_v judah_n tributary_n though_o achaz_n have_v hire_v he_o contemporary_n the_o ephori_fw-la in_o lacedaemon_n 130_o year_n after_o lycurgus_n oppose_v to_o king_n as_o the_o tribunes_z in_o rome_n against_o consul_n alcamenon_n in_o athens_n the_o last_o governor_n for_o life_n after_o which_o follow_v a_o magistrate_n for_o ten_o year_n sylvii_n of_o aeneas_n race_n end_v after_o three_o hundred_o year_n romulus_n now_o build_v rome_n the_o eight_o of_o achaz_n the_o first_o of_o the_o seven_o olympiad_n chap._n xx._n of_o italy_n and_o rome_n foundation_n in_o ahaz'_v time_n §_o 1._o italy_n before_o the_o fall_n of_o troy_n be_v know_v to_o the_o greek_n by_o the_o name_n of_o hesperia_n ausonia_n oenotria_n of_o a_o colony_n of_o arcadian_n and_o italy_n of_o italus_n reyneccius_n derive_v the_o name_n rather_o from_o a_o colony_n of_o aetolian_n which_o inhabit_a brundisium_n from_o who_o name_n with_o small_a change_n that_o part_n be_v call_v italia_n which_o in_o time_n grow_v the_o common_a name_n say_v pliny_n such_o change_n in_o the_o aeolic_a dialect_n be_v familiar_a as_o to_o call_v a_o island_n people_v by_o aetholians_n aethalia_n the_o original_a of_o greek_n and_o latin_n be_v from_o javan_n who_o sail_v over_o the_o ionian_a sea_n between_o aetolia_n and_o the_o western_a ocean_n plant_v greece_n and_o italy_n reyneccius_n make_v atlai_n italus_n one_o which_o berosus_n call_v cethim_n italus_n but_o be_v deceive_v for_o atlas_n be_v esteem_v more_o ancient_a than_o moses_n and_o if_o he_o be_v cethim_n or_o kithim_n noah_n grandson_n his_o antiquity_n exceed_v that_o of_o italy_n which_o name_n virgil_n confess_v late_a and_o from_o a_o captain_n but_o see_v hercules_n a_o little_a before_o troy_n fall_n leave_v a_o colony_n of_o elean_n or_o aetolean_n it_o may_v be_v under_o the_o command_n of_o one_o call_v aitolus_fw-la a_o name_n famous_a among_o aetolian_n italy_n may_v take_v name_n of_o he_o §_o 2._o aborigines_n that_o be_v the_o native_n of_o the_o place_n inhabit_a latium_n who_o halycarnassus_n varro_n and_o reyneccius_n think_v to_o have_v be_v arcadian_n who_o use_v to_o vaunt_v of_o their_o antiquity_n have_v more_o constant_o keep_v their_o country_n in_o peloponesus_fw-la than_o other_o greek_n yet_o be_v fruitful_a send_v colony_n to_o other_o country_n as_o when_o evander_n be_v send_v into_o the_o same_o part_n of_o italy_n pelasgi_n a_o ancient_a nation_n after_o give_v name_n to_o all_o greece_n but_o such_o of_o they_o as_o come_v into_o italy_n lose_v the_o name_n of_o their_o tribe_n in_o a_o short_a time_n sicani_n ausones_n aurunci_n rutili_fw-la in_o after_o age_n disturb_a latium_n whi●h_n sat●rn_n have_v bring_v to_o some_o civility_n and_o teach_v to_o dung_n the_o ground_n that_o latium_n take_v the_o name_n of_o saturn_n lurk_v there_o from_o jupiter_n be_v far_o fetch_v and_o questionless_a a_o fable_n yet_o many_o fable_n be_v occasion_v from_o some_o ancient_a truth_n it_o may_v be_v then_o that_o saturn_n hide_v himself_o be_v some_o allusion_n to_o the_o old_a opinion_n of_o the_o wise_a heathen_a that_o the_o true_a god_n be_v a_o unknown_a god_n to_o who_o paul_n find_v a_o altar_n dedicate_v it_o can_v be_v in_o vain_a that_o the_o word_n saturnus_n shall_v also_o signify_v hide_v come_v of_o the_o hebrew_n satar_n to_o hide_v as_o some_o think_v etc._n etc._n reyneccius_n proceed_v in_o derive_v latium_n from_o the_o posterity_n of_o javan_n inhabit_v a_o territory_n in_o lesser_a asia_n call_v elaitia_n who_o after_o the_o trojan_a war_n go_v into_o italy_n whence_o may_v grow_v elaitinus_fw-la and_o so_o latinus_n etc._n etc._n §_o 3._o the_o latin_a king_n till_o aeneas_n be_v saturnus_n picus_n faunus_n latinus_n whether_o saturnus_n be_v he_o who_o the_o greek_n call_v cronos_n &_o e._n the_o time_n of_o the_o aborigines_n will_v admit_v but_o his_o name_n of_o stercus_fw-la or_o sterculius_n do_v argue_v he_o another_o so_o call_v of_o the_o dung_n he_o teach_v they_o to_o lay_v upon_o their_o ground_n ezechiel_n often_o call_v idol_n deos_fw-la stercoreos_n as_o belzebul_n be_v dominus_fw-la stercoreus_n etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o aeneas_n a_o trojan_a of_o the_o blood-royal_a come_v to_o latium_n with_o some_o 1200_o trojan_n and_o marry_a laviana_n king_n latinus_n daughter_n he_o have_v a_o son_n before_o by_o his_o wife_n creusa_n daughter_n of_o priamus_n call_v ascanius_n and_o surname_v julus_n after_o aeneas_n death_n lavinia_n be_v great_a with_o child_n by_o he_o and_o fear_v ascanius_n flee_v into_o a_o wood_n where_o be_v deliver_v the_o child_n be_v call_v silvius_n posthumus_n b●t_v upon_o the_o people_n disapprove_v of_o lavinia_n flight_n ascanius_n call_v she_o home_o use_v she_o like_o a_o queen_n and_o educate_v she_o son_n ascanius_n to_o avoid_v dissension_n leave_v the_o city_n lavinium_n to_o laviana_n and_o found_v alba-longa_n where_o he_o reign_v about_o 30_o year_n and_o leave_v his_o son_n julus_n who_o upon_o contention_n with_o silvius_n who_o the_o people_n favour_v leave_v the_o kingdom_n and_o take_v the_o priesthood_n for_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n silvius_n posthumus_n reign_v 29._o silvius_n aeneas_n 31._o silvius_n latinus_n 10._o silvius_n alba_n 39_o silvius_n atis_n 36._o silvius_n capijs_fw-la 28._o silvius_n capelus_fw-la 13._o silvius_n tiberinus_n 8._o silvius_n agrippa_n 41._o silvius_n alladyus_fw-la 19_o silvius_n aventinus_n 37._o silvius_n procas_n 23._o silvius_n amulius_n 44._o he_o expel_v his_o elder_a brother_n silvius_n numitor_n slay_v his_o son_n aegestius_fw-la and_o make_v his_o daughter_n ilia_n a_o vestal-virgin_n numitor_n who_o yet_o either_o by_o her_o uncle_n or_o some_o warlike-man_n conceive_v 2_o son_n romulus_n and_o reineccius_n who_o in_o time_n slay_v amulius_n and_o all_o his_o family_n and_o restore_v numitor_n in_o who_o the_o kingdom_n of_o alba_n end_v and_o receive_v magistrate_n yet_o it_o contend_v with_o rome_n till_o her_o three_o curiatij_n be_v vanquish_v by_o the_o three_o horatij_n champion_n for_o rome_n after_o this_o metius_n the_o alban_n dictator_n follow_v tullus_n hostilius_n in_o his_o war_n upon_o tullus_n disadvantage_n withdraw_v his_o company_n to_o distress_n tullus_n for_o which_o he_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n at_o two_o chariot_n and_o alba_n reign_v but_o the_o citizen_n be_v make_v free_a denizen_n and_o her_o noble_n patricians_z of_o rome_n among_o who_o be_v a_o family_n of_o julij_fw-la which_o have_v since_o rise_v in_o julius_n caesar_n etc._n etc._n §_o 5._o rome_n which_o devour_v the_o alban_n kingdom_n and_o break_v all_o the_o kingdom_n from_o euphrates_n to_o the_o western_a ocean_n as_o that_o alban_n the_o iv_o the_o a_o beast_n with_o iron-teeth_n forspeak_v of_o come_v now_o to_o be_v handle_v only_o touch_v her_o original_a which_o some_o seek_v to_o derive_v from_o janus_n other_o from_o the_o greek_n pl●tarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o romulus_n
as_o numa_n in_o peace_n he_o make_v breach_n with_o the_o alban_n but_o doubt_v the_o tuscan_n their_o common_a enemy_n will_v make_v advantage_n of_o the_o dissension_n they_o put_v it_o to_o a_o combat_n of_o three_o brethren_n on_o either_o side_n cousin_n germane_a and_o of_o equal_a year_n and_o strength_n but_o the_o horatij_n of_o rome_n prevail_v against_o the_o curatij_n and_o alba_n where_o the_o latin_n submit_v to_o rome_n and_o alba_n not_o long_o after_o be_v demolish_v hyppomanes_n have_v rule_v seven_o year_n in_o athens_n in_o the_o entrance_n of_o manasses_n and_o the_o three_o last_o governor_n for_o ten_o year_n be_v in_o his_o time_n in_o who_o time_n ●_o follow_v halicarnasseus_n who_o profess_v care_n in_o match_v the_o grecian_a year_n with_o the_o roman_a occasion_n begin_v with_o rome_n building_n the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o seven_o olympiad_n and_o the_o first_o of_o cecrops_n in_o athens_n midas_n now_o reign_v in_o phrygia_n etc._n etc._n the_o scythian_n invade_v he_o syracuse_z in_o sicily_n found_v by_o archias_n miscellus_n and_o other_o corinthian_n nicomedia_n former_o astacus_n in_o propontis_n enlarge_v by_o zipartus_n navy_n of_o thrace_n sibylla_n of_o samus_n now_o live_v according_a to_o pausanias_n croton_n on_o the_o bay_n of_o tarentum_n build_v by_o miscellus_n gela_n in_o sicily_n phaselis_n in_o pamphylia_n chalcedon_n in_o asia_n build_v by_o the_o magerense_n the_o parthian_n expel_v lacedaemon_n be_v conduct_v by_o phalantus_fw-la into_o italy_n where_o they_o take_v tarentum_n chap._n xxiv_o of_o ammon_n josiah_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n §_o 1._o ammon_n twenty_o two_o year_n old_a succeed_v two_o year_n and_o be_v as_o wicked_a as_o his_o father_n have_v be_v his_o servant_n slay_v he_o josiah_n eight_o year_n old_a succeed_v thirty_o one_o year_n he_o seek_v after_o the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n david_n and_o at_o twelve_o year_n old_a make_v a_o worthy_a reformation_n fulfil_v the_o prophecy_n deliver_v at_o bethel_n to_o jeroboam_fw-la by_o which_o history_n it_o appear_v that_o bethel_n and_o some_o part_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v come_v under_o the_o power_n of_o judah_n either_o take_v in_o by_o hezechiah_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o assurhaddon_n while_o the_o babylonian_n who_o love_v he_o be_v busy_a in_o assyria_n or_o at_o manasses_n enlargement_n the_o babylonian_n not_o yet_o fit_a to_o deal_v with_o the_o egyptian_a so_o far_o off_o to_o oblige_v judah_n to_o they_o be_v content_a with_o this_o enlargement_n as_o necessary_a against_o the_o egyptian_n this_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n manasses_n fortify_v himself_o after_o his_o return_n which_o be_v not_o against_o the_o babylonian_n but_o the_o egyptian_n as_o appear_v in_o josiah_n his_o oppose_a necho_n with_o such_o earnestness_n as_o argue_v a_o firm_a league_n with_o the_o babylonian_n that_o egypt_n friendship_n be_v little_a worth_n judah_n have_v oft_o find_v 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time_n for_o the_o better_a supply_v himself_o with_o man_n and_o money_n which_o be_v come_v he_o send_v to_o agesilaus_n to_o be_v go_v or_o to_o maintain_v his_o post_n by_o force_n agesilaus_n answer_v he_o be_v glad_a he_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o a_o enemy_n which_o by_o perjury_n deserve_v vengeance_n from_o heaven_n so_o seem_v to_o prepare_v for_o caria_n where_o tissa●hernes_n be_v prepare_v for_o he_o he_o go_v direct_o to_o ●●rygia_fw-la which_o he_o plunder_v till_o tissaphernes_n cavalry_n come_v up_o who_o he_o can_v not_o well_o repel_v for_o want_v of_o horse_n and_o therefore_o return_v to_o ephesus_n to_o furnish_v himself_o with_o they_o and_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o season_n serve_v he_o enter_v and_o take_v baeotis_n in_o tissaphernes_n country_n overthrow_v his_o cavalry_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o meander_n for_o want_v of_o their_o infantry_n and_o take_v their_o camp_n which_o be_v very_o rich._n the_o king_n his_o master_n distrust_v he_o and_o see_v how_o odious_a he_o be_v to_o the_o greek_n think_v fit_a for_o procure_v peace_n to_o take_v off_o his_o head_n by_o tithraustes_n who_o he_o send_v to_o succeed_v he_o which_o be_v do_v he_o send_v to_o agesilaus_n to_o certify_v the_o author_n of_o the_o war_n be_v dead_a and_o that_o the_o king_n be_v content_a that_o the_o greek_n shall_v enjoy_v their_o liberty_n pay_v his_o tribute_n the_o answer_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o council_n of_o sparta_n and_o till_o it_o come_v agesilaus_n be_v content_a for_o thirty_o talent_n at_o his_o request_n to_o transfer_v the_o war_n against_o pharnabasus_n thus_o these_o lieutenant_n value_v not_o the_o king_n affair_n further_o than_o in_o their_o own_o province_n the_o foolish_a custom_n of_o those_o king_n be_v to_o be_v guide_v by_o eunuch_n and_o concubine_n reward_v or_o punish_v the_o provincial_n as_o they_o get_v or_o lose_v §_o 5._o agesilaus_n waste_v phrygia_n take_v pharnabasus_n palace_n and_o drive_v he_o out_o of_o his_o camp_n etc._n etc._n pharnabasus_n seek_v some_o good_a composition_n represent_v the_o many_o good_a office_n do_v to_o the_o state_n of_o sparta_n in_o the_o war_n with_o athens_n agesilaus_n reply_v that_o have_v war_n with_o his_o master_n they_o be_v force_v to_o offend_v he_o but_o if_o he_o will_v revolt_v from_o the_o king_n they_o will_v establish_v he_o a_o free_a king_n over_o his_o province_n pharnabasus_n answer_v plain_o that_o while_o his_o master_n trust_v he_o he_o will_v be_v their_o enemy_n but_o if_o the_o charge_n be_v take_v from_o he_o he_o will_v shift_v side_n and_o come_v over_o to_o they_o so_o agesilaus_n remove_v out_o of_o phrygia_n have_v make_v a_o violent_a enemy_n of_o a_o honourable_a friend_n §_o 6._o tithraustes_n perceive_v agesilaus_n design_v not_o to_o leave_v asia_n take_v a_o wise_a course_n and_o send_v fifty_o talent_n to_o be_v disperse_v among_o the_o principal_a of_o thebes_n and_o cause_v the_o argive_n and_o corinthian_n to_o raise_v war_n against_o sparta_n who_o they_o former_o hate_v the_o quarrel_n be_v frame_v from_o the_o locrian_n pay_v a_o rent_n to_o the_o theban_n which_o the_o phocian_o claim_v and_o for_o which_o they_o make_v a_o distress_n by_o violence_n whereupon_o the_o theban_n invade_v phocis_n in_o hostile_a manner_n which_o fly_v to_o sparta_n for_o aid_n the_o spartan_n send_v lysander_n to_o raise_v man_n about_o phocis_n and_o to_o attend_v pausanias_n the_o other_o king_n with_o forces_z out_o of_o peloponesus_fw-la but_o corinth_n refuse_v to_o assist_v thebes_n know_v how_o many_o succour_n lacedaemon_n shall_v have_v even_o of_o those_o which_o affect_v they_o little_a send_v to_o athens_n to_o beg_v assistance_n and_o obtain_v it_o by_o thrasibulus_n mean_n who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o thirty_o tyrant_n be_v banish_v be_v courteous_o use_v at_o thebes_n while_o pausanias_n stay_v for_o the_o confederate_n lysander_n be_v slay_v at_o the_o siege_n he_o lay_v to_o halyartus_fw-la whither_o after_o pausanias_n come_v and_o that_o the_o athenian_a aid_n be_v come_v to_o the_o theban_n he_o depart_v for_o which_o he_o be_v condemn_v and_o flee_v to_o tegea_n §_o 7._o the_o theban_n upon_o this_o success_n have_v the_o argive_n corinth_n eubaean_n and_o other_o come_v into_o confederation_n so_o that_o sparta_n see_v the_o danger_n send_v for_o agesilaus_n pharnabasus_n consider_v how_o much_o the_o greek_n division_n import_v the_o king_n his_o master_n as_o before_o he_o have_v advance_v the_o lacedaemonian_n sea-force_n to_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o athenian_n so_o now_o he_o seek_v to_o raise_v the_o athenian_a and_o break_v the_o lacedaemonian_a who_o for_o three_o talent_n have_v sell_v his_o favour_n he_o therefore_o furnish_v conon_n and_o the_o athenian_n with_o eight_o ship_n and_o give_v he_o command_v of_o a_o great_a navy_n with_o which_o he_o destroy_v the_o spartan_a fleet_n at_o cnidus_n in_o requital_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o athenian_a navy_n at_o aegos_n potamos_n surprise_v by_o lysander_n conon_n thus_o return_v to_o athens_n with_o a_o strong_a navy_n and_o much_o gold_n §_o 8._o the_o lacedaemonian_n for_o some_o year_n support_v their_o reputation_n by_o some_o victory_n get_v by_o agesilaus_n till_o iphicrates_n the_o athenian_a general_n gain_v a_o great_a victory_n over_o they_o at_o lechaeum_n and_o that_o by_o pharnabasus_n persuasion_n promise_v they_o to_o rule_v by_o their_o own_o law_n the_o city_n in_o asia_n expel_v the_o spartan_a governor_n abydos_n only_o except_v and_o thrasibulus_n the_o athenian_a with_o a_o fleet_n have_v take_v byzantium_n chalcedon_n lesbos_n etc._n etc._n §_o 9_o the_o lacedaemonian_n not_o able_a to_o maintain_v war_n against_o man_n as_o good_a as_o themselves_o assist_v with_o persian_a treasure_n crave_v peace_n with_o artaxerxes_n offer_v to_o leave_v the_o greek_n in_o asia_n to_o he_o and_o set_v the_o island_n and_o town_n in_o greece_n all_o free_a so_o that_o greece_n shall_v never_o be_v able_a
honour_n of_o the_o day_n by_o force_v all_o their_o enemy_n out_o of_o the_o field_n but_o lose_v their_o incomparable_a commander_n epaminondas_n by_o the_o stroke_n of_o a_o dart_n in_o his_o breast_n of_o which_o he_o die_v when_o the_o truncheon_n be_v pull_v out_o but_o first_o advise_v the_o theban_n to_o make_v peace_n as_o want_v a_o general_n when_o he_o hear_v that_o lobidas_n and_o diophante_n two_o principal_a man_n of_o war_n be_v slay_v thus_o die_v the_o worthy_a man_n that_o ever_o greece_n breed_v and_o hardly_o match_v in_o any_o age_n or_o country_n §_o 8._o the_o mantinean_a battle_n be_v the_o great_a that_o have_v be_v ever_o in_o the_o country_n of_o native_n in_o which_o all_o greece_n be_v interest_v which_o never_o have_v better_a soldier_n or_o brave_a commander_n the_o issue_n make_v all_o willing_a of_o a_o general_n peace_n wherein_o be_v conclude_v every_o estate_n shall_v enjoy_v what_o it_o then_o hold_v and_o none_o force_v to_o depend_v on_o other_o the_o messenian_n be_v include_v in_o this_o league_n for_o which_o the_o lacedaemonian_n refuse_v it_o after_o this_o athens_n and_o sparta_n have_v leisure_n to_o seek_v wealth_n in_o foreign_a war_n as_o do_v agesilaus_n who_o send_v to_o assist_v tachos_n king_n of_o egypt_n descend_v from_o amyrtaeus_n who_o rebel_v against_o darius_n nothus_fw-la but_o agesilaus_n traitorous_o flee_v from_o the_o king_n to_o his_o rebel_n so_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v to_o persia_n and_o nectanebus_n succeed_v who_o reward_v agesilaus_n with_o two_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o talon_n of_o silver_n with_o which_o return_v home_n he_o die_v the_o history_n of_o the_o world_n book_n iv._o part_n i._o of_o the_o macedonian_a kingdom_n from_o philip_n to_o the_o race_n of_o antigonus_n chap._n i._o of_o philip_n father_n to_o alexander_n the_o great_a §_o 1._o macedon_n at_o this_o time_n be_v little_o value_v by_o the_o greek_n who_o glory_n in_o their_o persian_a victory_n do_v so_o pamper_v they_o that_o they_o neglect_v all_o nation_n but_o themselves_o especial_o the_o macedonian_n late_o weaken_v by_o neighbour_a prince_n in_o the_o time_n of_o amyntas_n father_n of_o philip._n but_o it_o fare_v with_o the_o greek_n as_o it_o common_o fall_v out_o with_o man_n of_o note_n in_o the_o world_n that_o they_o often_o fall_v by_o the_o hand_n which_o they_o least_o fear_v and_o they_o consider_v not_o that_o all_o great_a alteration_n be_v sudden_a and_o violent_a in_o which_o it_o be_v ever_o late_o to_o repair_v decay_a bank_n when_o enrage_a river_n be_v once_o swell_v greece_n be_v far_o from_o care_n to_o repair_v their_o fence_n between_o they_o and_o this_o inundation_n that_o they_o rather_o break_v they_o down_o by_o waste_v each_o other_o so_o that_o as_o orosius_n say_v the_o city_n of_o greece_n lose_v all_o command_n by_o strive_v each_o of_o they_o to_o command_v all_o macedon_n so_o call_v from_o macedon_n son_n of_o osiris_n border_v on_o the_o north_n who_o king_n be_v from_o temenus_n of_o the_o race_n of_o hercules_n and_o argive_n by_o nation_n caranos_n of_o argos_n plant_v a_o colony_n there_o upon_o surprise_n of_o edessa_n about_o six_o year_n after_o arbaces_n become_v king_n of_o medea_n §_o 2._o philip_n the_o second_o the_o young_a son_n of_o amyntas_n ii_o educate_v under_o epaminondas_n in_o thebes_n where_o he_o be_v in_o hostage_n escape_v thence_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o hundred_o and_o five_o olympiad_n which_o be_v three_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o three_o year_n after_o the_o building_n of_o rome_n be_v return_v to_o macedon_n environ_v with_o many_o enemy_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o command_v as_o a_o protector_n of_o his_o young_a nephew_n son_n of_o percidas_fw-la his_o brother_n late_a king_n but_o his_o fruitful_a ambition_n soon_o overgrew_n his_o modesty_n and_o be_v easy_o persuade_v by_o the_o people_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o absolute_a rule_n as_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o state_n require_v a_o king_n both_o prudent_a and_o active_a for_o as_o the_o king_n of_o thrace_n seek_v to_o set_v palesanias_n and_o the_o athenian_n argaeus_n the_o son_n of_o aeropus_n the_o late_a usurper_n so_o the_o illyrian_n and_o pannonian_n make_v daily_a incursion_n on_o all_o side_n philip_n to_o ease_v himself_o of_o these_o heavy_a burden_n corrupt_v the_o pannonian_n man_n of_o war_n with_o money_n and_o bring_v the_o thracian_a king_n from_o pausania_n and_o then_o make_v head_n against_o the_o athenian_n and_o argaeus_n who_o he_o overthrow_v and_o force_v the_o athenian_n to_o desire_v peace_n §_o 3._o philip_n have_v now_o leisure_n to_o look_v northward_o invade_v his_o border_a enemy_n and_o slay_v bardilus_fw-la king_n of_o illyrium_n recover_v what_o he_o hold_v in_o macedon_n and_o force_v the_o pannonian_n to_o tribute_n then_o haste_v to_o thessalia_n his_o south_n neighbour_n he_o take_v larissa_n upon_o the_o river_n peneus_n but_o before_o he_o will_v proceed_v with_o thessaly_n he_o make_v sure_a of_o the_o entrance_n out_o of_o thrace_n win_v amphipolis_n seat_v upon_o the_o border_a river_n he_o also_o recover_v pydna_n and_o crenidus_fw-la which_o he_o call_v phillipi_n he_o also_o enter_v league_n with_o the_o olynthian_o his_o father_n be_v mortal_a enemy_n and_o give_v they_o pydna_n yet_o not_o design_v they_o shall_v hold_v it_o or_o their_o own_o §_o 4._o philip_n by_o the_o phocian_n or_o sacred_a war_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o the_o hundred_o and_o six_o olympiad_n be_v draw_v into_o greece_n this_o war_n grow_v by_o occasion_n that_o the_o phocian_o have_v plough_v up_o one_o piece_n of_o ground_n belong_v to_o delphos_n temple_n be_v by_o the_o theban_n prosecution_n fine_v a_o great_a sum_n at_o the_o general_n council_n of_o greece_n and_o for_o refuse_v be_v condemn_v to_o the_o sword_n the_o phocian_o hereupon_o plunder_v apollo_n temple_n which_o yield_v they_o ten_o thousand_o talent_n with_o which_o they_o hire_v many_o man_n but_o after_o three_o victory_n be_v beat_v by_o the_o theban_n thessalian_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o mean_a time_n philip_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o methon_n lose_v a_o eye_n short_o after_o his_o force_n be_v overthrow_v in_o thessaly_n by_o the_o phocian_o and_o thracian_n who_o in_o the_o next_o battle_n he_o defeat_v slay_v six_o thousand_o and_o take_v three_o thousand_o and_o free_v thessaly_n of_o the_o tyrant_n lycophron_n who_o have_v by_o force_n take_v the_o city_n of_o pheres_n §_o 5._o philip_n after_o this_o quarrel_v with_o the_o olynthian_o a_o powerful_a people_n who_o have_v a_o contest_v with_o the_o macedonian_n for_o protect_v two_o of_o his_o half_a brethren_n against_o his_o sword_n for_o his_o quarrel_n be_v balance_v by_o his_o ambition_n which_o make_v all_o thing_n lawful_a that_o any_o way_n serve_v his_o turn_n whether_o murder_n of_o brethren_n breach_n of_o faith_n corrupt_v by_o money_n esteem_v no_o place_n strong_a where_o his_o ass_n lade_v with_o gold_n can_v enter_v therefore_o have_v overthrow_v they_o twice_o and_o force_v they_o to_o keep_v their_o city_n he_o corrupt_v two_o citizen_n which_o give_v he_o entrance_n where_o he_o slay_v his_o brethren_n and_o sell_v the_o citizen_n for_o slave_n thus_o he_o conquer_a more_a by_o corruption_n and_o fraud_n than_o by_o force_n as_o do_v philip_n of_o spain_n §_o 6._o philip_n at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o boeotian_n send_v they_o aid_v against_o the_o phocian_o sufficient_a to_o retard_v but_o not_o to_o end_v the_o war_n so_o to_o weaken_v the_o strength_n of_o greece_n artaxerxes_n ochus_n also_o send_v they_o one_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o thousand_o crown_n but_o upon_o further_a request_n of_o his_o own_o presence_n who_o they_o promise_v to_o give_v entrance_n into_o their_o territory_n he_o go_v with_o power_n sufficient_a to_o give_v law_n to_o both_o party_n upon_o who_o come_v phatlecus_fw-la the_o phocian_n leader_n fear_v to_o shock_n with_o he_o make_v his_o peace_n with_o he_o and_o with_o a_o regiment_n of_o eight_o thousand_o man_n withdraw_v into_o peloponesus_fw-la and_o leave_v the_o phocian_o to_o his_o mercy_n who_o make_v they_o slave_n §_o 7._o philip_n afer_fw-la this_o slay_v many_o thousand_o of_o the_o illyrian_n and_o dardanian_n bring_v thrace_n to_o tribute_n but_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v perinthus_n and_o byzantium_n relieve_v by_o athens_n chios_n and_o rhodes_n and_o when_o he_o seek_v peace_n with_o athens_n they_o refuse_v it_o upon_o demosthenes_n eloquent_a persuasion_n put_v up_o this_o affront_n he_o supply_v himself_o by_o take_v seventy_o merchant_n ship_n and_o with_o new_a force_n enter_v scythia_n with_o alexander_n his_o son_n but_o prosper_v not_o §_o 8._o philip_n after_o eight_o year_n spend_v northward_o be_v again_o call_v by_o the_o greek_n against_o amphissa_n who_o refuse_v to_o obey_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o amphyctians_n or_o
§_o 15._o thalestris_n or_o minothea_n queen_n of_o the_o amazon_n visit_v alexander_n and_o make_v suit_n to_o he_o for_o his_o company_n till_o she_o be_v with_o child_n by_o he_o which_o she_o obtain_v and_o depart_v plutarch_n cit_v many_o for_o this_o report_n which_o yet_o be_v rather_o a_o tale_n than_o true_a not_o be_v mention_v by_o alexander_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o antipater_n and_o laugh_v at_o by_o king_n lysimachus_n of_o thrace_n a_o follower_n of_o alexander_n here_o in_o a_o digression_n he_o cit_v pomponius_n mela_n solinus_n ptolemy_n pliny_n claudian_n diodorus_n herodotus_n ammonius_n marcellinus_n plutarch_n to_o prove_v there_o be_v such_o amazon_n of_o old_a and_o to_o justify_v his_o own_o report_n of_o such_o now_o in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o america_n he_o cit_v fra._n lopez_n his_o indian_a history_n p._n 2._o cap._n 28._o and_o vlrichus_n schnidel_n and_o ed._n lopes_n in_o disc._n §_o 16._o alexander_n have_v begin_v at_o persepolis_n to_o fall_v 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