he would suffer himself to be juggled withal and have his confidence abused so far as not to act what he thought most expedient So the Athenians receiv'd the Garrison and Menyllus for the Governor a fair condition'd man and one of Phocion's Acquaintance This proceeding seem'd sufficiently imperious and arbitrary indeed rather a spiteful insulting and ostentation of power than that the possessing himself of that Fortress would be of any real advantage to his affairs The resentment of this usage was heightned by the time it happened in For it fortun'd the Garrison was brought in in the Month of August just at the time of the great Festival when Bacchus was carried with solemn Pomp from the City to Eleusina so that the Solemnity being disturb'd many began to recollect what had happen'd at the time of those Rites both anciently and modernly For of old in their greatest prosperity there had been odd appearances seen and Voices heard at the time of their Celebration which struck terror and amazement into their Enemies but now at the same season the Gods themselves stood Wittnesses of the extream oppressions of Greece the Holy time being prophan'd and their greatest Jubilee made the unlucky date of their most extream calamity Not many years before they had brought an Advertisement from the Oracle at Dodona That they should carefully Guard the Promontory of Diana's Temple and secure it from the possession of Strangers And about the same time when they dyed the Ribbonds and Garlands with which they adorn'd the Pageants in devotion to her instead of a Purple they receiv'd only a faint dead colour and which added to the Omen all those things that were dyed for common use took the natural colour Also a Sacrificer washing a Porket in the Haven whilst it was calm a Shark seiz'd on him bit off all his hinder parts to the Belly and devoured them by which they imagin'd the God gave them apparently to understand that having already lost the lower parts of their Territories towards the Sea coast they should more carefully guard those towards the City Now the Garrison under Menyllus was no ways offensive to those of the better sort but of the meaner sort the number of whom who by reason of their poverty were not taxed were reckon'd in the City to be above 12000 those that remain'd in the City thought themselves oppress'd and affronted and those that had gone away into Thrace on whom Antipater had bestow'd a Town and some Territories to inhabit accounted themselves only as a Colony of Slaves and Exiles Demosthenes dyed at that time in Calabria and Hyperides at Cleona a City of Greece as we have else-where related which put the Citizens in mind of the death of Philip and Alexander and almost wishing the return of those times Just as after Antigonus was slain and those that had taken him off afterwards more grievously afflicting and oppressing the People a Countryman in Phrygia digging in the Fields was ask'd what he was doing I am says he fetching a deep sigh searching again for Antigonus So said many that remembred those days and the disputes they had with those Kings whose anger however great was yet generous and placable whereas Antipater with the counterfeit humility of appearing like a private man in the meanness of his Habit and homely Fare covered the haughtiness of his Mind and insolently abusing his power was indeed insufferable to those under his Command being extream Lordly and Tyranical Yet Phocion had interest with him to recal many from Banishment by his intreaty and prevail'd also for those that fled away that they might not like others be hurried beyond Foenarus and the Mountains of Ceraunia but remain in Greece and plant themselves in Peloponnesus of which number was Agnonides the Sycophant He no less studiously manag'd the affairs within the City with signal Equity and Moderation preferring constantly those that were Men of Worth and Temper to the Magistracy keeping out the factious and turbulent lest they should abuse their power to raise stirs and those that were decayed he advis'd to retire into the Country and mind tillage Observing that Zenocrates payed his Assessments as a Foreigner he would have perswaded him to accept of his freedom which he refus'd saying He could not receive it from that City whose Liberties and Franchises were doomed when he himself was one of the Embassadors Menyllus offered Phocion a considerable Sum of Mony who thanking him said Neither was he greater than Alexander nor his own occasions more urgent to receive it now who then refused it from him But still pressing him to permit his Son Phocus to receive it he replyed If my Son returns to his right mind his Patrimony is sufficient if not in the courses he now takes all supplies will be insignificant But to Antipater he answered more tartly who would have him engaged in something dishonourable Antipater says he can't use me both as a Friend and a Flatterer And indeed Antipater was wont to say he had two Friends at Athens Phocion and Demades the one would never suffer him to gratifie him at all the other would never be satisfied For Phocion's Virtue made his Poverty appear reputable having so oft been Commander in Chief of the Athenians and admitted to the Friendship of so many Potentates he had yet grown old and poor in the service of the Common-wealth But Demades prided himself by lavishing his Wealth to break in upon the Publick Constitutions and affront them For there having been an Order that no Foreigner should be entertain'd to Dance at the Publick Shows on the penalty of 1000 Drachma's to be levied on him that should exhibit them his vanity was so great to hire 100 Strangers and paid the Fine for them all in ready Cash upon the Stage Marrying his Son Demeas at that time he told him with the like vanity Son when I married your Mother it was done so privately it was not known to the next Neighbours but Kings and Princes show themselves forward to present you at your Nuptials Still this Garrison was a grievous eye-sore to the Commonalty among the Athenians and they ceased not clamouring upon Phocion to prevail with Antipater for its removal but when he despair'd of effecting it or rather observed the People more governable and behaving themselves more orderly by the Awe that was upon them he constantly declined that Office yet as to the Money-matter effectually obtained of him not to demand the Subsidy agreed on but prolonged the time of its payment So the People leaving him off apply'd themselves to Demades who readily undertook the Employment and took along with him his Son also into Macedonia the Devil as it seem'd owing him a shame he came just at that nick of time when Antipater was seized with Sickness and Cassander taking upon himself the Command had found a Letter of Demades's formerly writ by him to Antigonus in Asia moving him to take upon himself the
enters the City and pursâ—es him Pompey sends his Army from Brundusium to Dyrrachium He is censured for leaving Italy Caesar goes for Spain Pompey's Army in Greece Of thâ—se that resorted to him §. 18. He follows Caesar intâ— Thessaly §. 19. §. 20. Lesbos §. 21. His Death * Sicily The Author's dâ—sign In writing Lives Alexander's Family Philip's Dream * Furious warlike He consults the Oracle The Birth of Alexander His Person described * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 His Manners And Exercises * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 His Magnanimity His Education and Tutors He cames Eucephalus And backs him Aristotle Alexander's Tuter * A College His Letter to Aristotle His inclination to Learning His Courage and early entrance upon Action His Differences with his Father Reconcil'd by Demaratus the Corinthian Break on t again Philip murther'd by Pausanias The beginning of Alexander's Reign attended with great Difficulties He overthrows the Triballians Takes Thebes and rases it The Family of the Poet Pindar spar'd The Story of Timoclea He pardons the Athenians Is chosen General of the Grecians The Behaviour of Diogenes the Cynick towards him He consults and forces the Oracle Alexander's Army and Preparations His Liberality He passes the Hellespont and visits Achilles his Tomb. The Battel of Granicus Alexander passes the Granicus in despite of the Enemy His dangerous Encounter And Preservation by Clitus Sardis taken Being irresolute is encourag'd by an old Prophesie Pisidia and Phrygia subdued 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cuts the Gordian Knot Darius marches towards him A Messenger Darius his Dream interpreted Alexander falls sick His confidence in his Physician Philip. By whom he is Cur'd Darius rejects good Counsel The Battel of Issus Darius escapes Alexander taken with the Persian Luxury and Riches His generous usage of Darius his Wife and Daughters His Continence He is angry with those who would have Corrupted him His Temperance And manner of Life describ'd He is given to bragging And subject to Flattery The Expence of his Table Cyprus and Phoenicia yielded to him He Besieges Tyre 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies Tyre is thine His care of his old Master and personal Valour in extremity of danger He takes Tyre and Gaza Where he is wounded by a strâ—nge accident His esteem of Homer He builds Alexandri His Journey to the Temple of Jupiter Hammon In which he is wâ—nderfully guided and preserv'd Is flattered by a Priest Alexander's opinion of the Deity And politick use of being thought a God He is jeer'd by Anaxarchus The expence of Tragedies defrayed by Kings Darius his Proposals rejected Alexander's generous Usage of Darius's Wifâ— Makes him jealous 〈…〉 * The Sun But without Reason of which he is convinc'd by Tyreus the Eunuch Darius his Prayer The Event of a great Battel gather'd from a ridiculous Accident At the Battel of Gausamela * August Some Copies have it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to Fear Alexander though infinitely inferior in numbers refuses to steal a Victory His Reasons for it His Reasons for it An Instance of his Conduct His Aâ—mour describ'd A good Omen before the Battel Darius flies And Alexander gains an intire Victory He is proclaim'd King of Asia He courts the Grecians Takes Babylon An Account of Naptha With an Experiment of it And some conjectures 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 * Here some of the Original is lost Concerning the Nature of it Vast Treasures found at Susa Alexander enters into Persia His Speech to Xerxes his Statue Xerxes his Palace burnt by Thais an Athenian Whore Several instances of Alexander's Munificence To Ariston To a poor Soldier To Phocion To Serapion To Proteas To Mazeus To Parmenio He reproves the Luxury of his Farites His Encounter with a Lyon exprâ—ss'd in Figures of Brass dedicated to Apollo at Delphos The Ingratitude of his Favourites How tender he was of his Friends Health and Reputation Assists them in their Love and domestick Affairs A long March in pursuit of Darius A memorable instance of Alexander's Prudence and Self denial The Death of Darius And Punishment of Bessut Conjectures about the Caspian Sea Alexander puts on the Persian Habit Which grieves the Macedonians The Story of the Amazonian Queens coming to visit him is a Fiction He persuades his Men to pursue the War His Methods to preserve his new Conquests The politick use he made of his Favourites The Fall of Philotas occasioned by his Arrogance He is betray'd by his Mistress Antigone Dimnus his Conspiracy The Falshood of Court Friends The Death of Philotas and his Father Parmenio The Murther of Clitus Princes cannot bear bold Truths Alexander repents of Clitus his Death Both Priests And Philosophers caâ— flatter basly Callisthenes his true Jest upon Anaxarchus The Character and Fall of Callisthenes Who offends Alexander by his Morosenâ—ss and refusing to adore him Aristotle himself suspected This Passage was mention'd before Alexander burns all his own and his Soldiers Baggage He grows cruel An odd Portent A Spring of Oyl found Sisimethres his Rock taken Alexander's Discourse with Acuphis with Taxiles His Friends râ—pine at his Bounty to Strangers His War with Porus He passes the Hydaspes And defeats Porus. Porus his Stature His Elephant A City built in memory of Bucephalus The Macedonians refuse to pass the Ganges Which grieves Alexander What care he takes to deceive Posterity His Voyage down the Rivers His Danger among the Mallians He is desperately wounded His Questions to the Indian Philosophers with their Answers The Arrogance of Calanus a Gymnosophist His Emblem of Government Alexander's Prayer when he came to the Sea What loss he sustain'd in his march back His rietous Progress through Carmania A Prize of Dancing Won by Bagoas Alexander's great Preparations for a Voyage to Sea How hindred A Custom of the Kings of Persia Cyrus's Sepulcher rifled Alexander mov'd at the Inscription Calanus barus himself A drinking Match Alexander marries Statira Darius his Daughter He pays the Debts of his Army Forgives Antigenes his Fraud His Seminary of Souldiers The Macedonians discontented He takes Guard of Persians The Macedonians submit The old and disabled dismisi'd with 〈…〉 〈…〉 Hephestion's Death A whole Nation sacrific'd to him Stasicrates his extravagant design of a Statue Alexander warâ—'d not to go to Babylon Several Presages of his Death Alexander distrusts the Gods His Usage of Cassander A wonderfull Effect of Fear The nature of Superstition Alexander falls sick after a great Debauck A Diary of his Sickness He hears his Admiral relate his Voyage The Macedonians admitted to see him Hie Death Not without suspicion of Poyson Which is contradicted The Death of Statira 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Forum maximum Athenis sub dio 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 caenae frugi apud Lacones 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in adagio 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Locus 5. vel 6. miliar Ital distans ubi Templum Dianae Mynich 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 su 〈…〉 pond genus March 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 * Alluding to the lucky Chance called Venus * He means Julius Caesar An exact Character of Tiberius and Caius A Drachma is seven pence half penny * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tiberius made Augur He marries Claudia the Daughter of App-Claudius He is chosen Quaestor 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He makes a Peace with the Numantines The Peace Broken 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Plutarch styles him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 having no other way to express the Latine word Sapiens He is chosen Tribune The Law concerning the division of Lands Tiberius's Speech M Octavius oppâ—ses this Law Octavius Deposed This Law was again Ratified An Obolus is a Penny Farthing Tiberius disposes of King Attalas's Legacy to the Common People Tiberius's Speech Several ill Omens happen'd to him Tiberius slain Gracchus his Character He is chosen Quaestor His Dream His Laws Other Laws preferr'd by C. Grach Cajus's Power The Italian Mile contains 8 Furlongs Caius chosen Tribune the second time The Death of Scipio Ill Omens happen to Caius Caius miss'd of his third Tribuneship * This saying is occasion'd from a poysonous Herb in that Country which whoever tasts of he presently seems to laugh and in that posture dies Opimius is the same Person who in this Life was before mentioned by the Name of L. Hostilius A Decree of the Senate against Caius Gracchus Licinia's Speech to her Husband Caius Gracchus Fulvius sent his youngest Son tâ— treâ—â— of a Peace Fulvius and his eldest Son slain Caius's Flight Caius's Death The power of Education to conquer Afflictions
Master of Greece as he was walking up and down at Delphos and looking on the Statues at the sight of that of Alexander he was suddenly struck with Horrour and shook all over his Eyes rowl'd his Head grew dizzy and he had much ado to recover himself When once Alexander gave way to Superstition his Mind grew so disturb'd and timorous that if the least unusual or extraordinary thing happen'd he would needs have it thought a Prodigy or a Presage and his Court was throng'd with Diviners and Priests whose business was to Sacrifice and Purifie and foretel the future So horrid a thing is Incredulity and Contempt of the Gods on one hand and no less horrid is Superstition on the other which like Water always creeping on the Ground invades us with servile Fear and Folly as it did now Alexander himself But upon some Answers which were brought him from the Oracle concerning Hephestion he had laid aside his Sorrow and fell again to Sacrificing and Drinking and having given Nearchus a splendid Entertainment after he had bath'd as was his Custom just as he was going to Bed at Medius his Request he went to Supper with him Here he drank all that night and the next day to such excess as put him into a Fever which seiz'd him not as some write after he had drank of Hercules his Bowl nor was he taken with a sudden pain in his Back as if he had been struck with a Lance for these are the Inventions of some Authors who thought it became them to make the conclusion of so great an Action as tragical and moving as they could Aristobulus tells us That in the rage of his Fever and a violent Thirst he took a draught of Wine upon which he fell into a Frenzy and died the 30th of June But in his Journals we have this account of his Sickness That the 18th of June by reason of his Illness he lay in his Bathing-room where it first seiz'd him that when he had bath'd he remov'd into his Chamber and spent that day at Dice with Medius In the evening having wash'd and sacrific'd he eat with a good Stomach and had his Fever that night The 20th after the usual Sacrifices and Bathing he kept his Bed in the same Room and heard Nearchus his Relation of his Voyage and the Observations he had made of the Ocean The 21st he pass'd in the same manner his Fever still encreasing and had a very ill night of it The next day he had a severe Fit and caus'd himself to be remov'd and his Bed set by the great Bath and then discours'd with his principal Officers about filling up the vacant Charges in the Army with Men of tryed Valour aud Experience The 24th being much worse he was carried out to assist at the Sacrifices and gave order that his chief Commanders should wait within the Court whilst the Colonels and Captains kept Watch without doors The 25th he was remov'd to his Palace on the other side the River where he slept a little but his Fever abated not and when the Commanders came into his Chamber he was speechless and continued so the following day Then the Macedonians supposing he was dead came with great Clamours to the Gates and menac'd his Friends so that they were forc'd to admit them and let them all pass through unarm'd along by his Bed-side The same day Python and Seleucus being sent to Serapis his Temple to enquire if they should bring Alexander thither were answer'd by the God that they should not remove him The 28th in the Evening he Died. This Account is most of it word for word as it is written in his own Diary At that time no body had any suspicion of his being poyson'd but upon a discovery made six years after they say Olympias put many to death and threw abroad the Ashes of Jollas who was dead as if he had given it him But those who affirm Aristotle counselled Antipater to do it and that by his means wholly the Poyson was brought produce one Agnothemis for their Author who heard King Antigonus speak of it and tell us that the Poyson was Water deadly cold as Ice distilling from a Rock in the Territory of Nonacris which they gather'd like a thin Dew and kept in an Asses Hoof for it was so very cold and penetrating that no other Vessel would hold it However most are of opinion that all this is false no slight evidence of which is that during the Dissentions among the Commanders which lasted a great many days the Body continued clear and fresh without any sign of such Taint or Corruption though it lay neglected in a close sultry place Roxana who was now with Child and upon that account much honour'd by the Macedonians being Jealous of Statira sent for her by a Counterfeit Letter as if Alexander had been still alive and when she had her in her power kill'd her and her Sister and threw their Bodies into a Well which they fill'd up with Earth not with out the Privity and assistance of Perdiccas who at this time under the shelter of Arideus whom he carried about with him for his own security bore the greatest sway of any Arideus himself who was Philip's Son by one Philinna an obscure common Strumpet was a man of weak Parts by reason of his Indisposition of Body which was neither natural to him nor contracted of it self for in his Childhood he was quickwitted and hopeful enough but caus'd by Drinks that Olympias gave him which not only impair'd his Health but weakned his Understanding C. IVLIVS CAESAR 〈…〉 THE LIFE OF Julius Caesar Englished from the Greek by Mr. Smalridge of Christchurch AS soon as Sylla had made himself Master of Rome he resolved to force Cornelia Daughter to Cinna the late Usurper from Caesar her Husband but being unable to compass it either by hopes or fears confiscated her Dowry The ground of Sylla's hatred to Caesar was the alliance between him and Marius for Marius the elder Married Julia Caesar's Aunt by the Fathers side and had by her the younger Marius who consequently was Caesar's Cousin-german And thô at first in the heat of his Tyranny and hurry of business Caesar was overlook't by Sylla he could not lie still but presented himself to the People as a Candidate for the Priesthood thô he was yet under Age. But Sylla by his under-hand management so carried it that Caesar fell short of his pretensions and in a Consult of Friends to take him off when it was urged by some that it was not worth his while to contrive the death of a Boy he answered that They knew little who did not see many Marius's in that Boy Caesar upon notice of this lay concealed a long while among the Sabines often changing his Quarters till one night as he was removing his Lodging for his health he fell into the hands of Sylla's Soldiers who
be pitied for if he had forborn fighting two days longer there had been no need of hazarding a Battel since upon the departure of the Macedonians he might have had what Conditions he pleas'd from the Achoeans But now as I hinted before for want of Money being necessitated to rely wholly on his Arms he was forc'd with 20000 this is Polybius's Account to engage thirty thousand and approving himself an excellent Commander in this Difficulty his Citizens showing an extraordinary Courage and his Mercenaries Bravery enough he was overborn by the different way of fighting and the weight of the Arm'd Phalanx Besides Phylarchus affirms that the Treachery of some about him was the chief Cause of Cleomenes's Ruine For Antigonus gave Orders that the Illyrians and Acharnanians should march round by a secret way and encompass the other Wing which Eucleidas Cleomenes's Brother commanded and then drew out the rest of his Forces to the Battel And Cleomenes from a convenient rising viewing his Order and not seeing any of the Illyrians and Acharnanians began to suspect that Antigonus had sent them upon some such Design and calling for Damoteles who was to inspect and to provide against Ambushes commanded him carefully to look after and discover the Enemies Designs upon his Rear But Damoteles for some say Antigonus had brib'd him telling him that he should not be sollicitous about that matter for all was well enough but mind and fight those that met him in the front He was satisfied and advanc'd against Antigonus and by the Vigorous Charge of his Spartans made the Macedonian Phalanx give ground and press'd upon them with great Advantage about half a mile but then making a stand and seeing the danger which the surrounded Wing commanded by his Brother Eucleidas was in he cry'd out Thou art lost dear Brother thou art lost thou brave Example to our Spartan Youth and Theme of our Matron's Songs Eucleidas's Wing being thus cut in Peices and the Conquerors from that part falling upon his Battel he perceiv'd his Souldiers to be disorder'd and unable to maintain the Fight and therefore provided for his own safety When he came into the City he advised those Citizens that he met to receive Antigonus and as for himself he said which should appear most advantageous to Sparta whether his Life or Death that he would chuse Seeing the Women running out to those that fled with him taking their Arms and bringing Drink to them he entred into his own House and his Servant which was a free-born Woman taken from Megalopolis after his Wife's Death offering as she us'd to do to make necessary Provision for him returning from the Battel though he was very thirsty he refus'd to drink and though very weary to sit down but arm'd as he was he clapt his Arm side-way to a Pillar and leaning his Forehead upon his Elbow he rested his Body a little while and ran over in his Thoughts what course he should take and then with his Friends went presently to Gythium where finding Ships fitted for the Purpose they embark'd Antigonus taking the City treated the Lacedoemonians courteously and neither affronting nor ruining the Dignity of Sparta but permitting them to enjoy their own Laws and Polity and sacrificing to the Gods dislodg'd the third day for he heard that there was a great War kindled in Macedonia and that the Country was spoyl'd by the Barbarians besides he grew sick of a Consumption and continual Defluxion on the Lungs yet he still kept up that he might return and free his own Country and fall more gloriously upon an heap of slaughter'd Barbarians As Phylarchus says and 't is probable he broke a Vein by shouting in the Battel In the Plays 't was said that after the Victory he cry'd out for Joy O fine Day and presently bringing up abundance of Blood fell into a Fever and dy'd in a short time And thus much concerning Antigonus Cleomenes sailing from Cytheroe touch'd at another Island call'd Aegyalia whence as he was about to depart for Cyrene one of his Friends Therycion by Name a Man of an haughty Spirit in all Enterprises and high and boasting in his talk came privately to him and said thus Sir Death in Battel which is the most glorious we have let go though all heard us say that Antigonus should never tread over the King of Sparta unless dead and now that which is next in Bravery and Glory is presented to us Whither do we madly sail flying that which is near and seeking that which is far removed For if it is not dishonourable for the Race of Hercules to serve the Successors of Philip and Alexander we shall save a long Voyage by delivering our selves up to Antigonus who probably surpasseth Ptolomy as much as the Macedonians do the Aegyptians but if we think it mean to submit to those whose Arms have conquer'd us why should we chuse him for our Lord by whom we have not yet been beaten Is it that instead of one we might appear meaner than two whilst we fly Antigonus and flatter Ptolomy Or is it for your Mother's sake that you retreat to Aegypt It will indeed be a very fine and very desirable sight for her to be shown her Son by Ptolomy's Women now chang'd from a Prince into an exile and a Slave Are we not still Masters of our own Swords And whilst we have Laconia in view shall we not here free our selves from this disgracefull Misery and clear our selves to those who at Sellasia dy'd for the Honour and Defence of Sparta Or shall we sit lazily in Aegypt enquiring what News from Sparta and whom Antigonus hath been pleas'd to make Governour of Lacedaemon Thus spoke Therycion and this was Cleomenes's Reply By seeking Death you Coward the most easie and most ready Refuge you fansie that you shall appear courageous and brave though this Flight is baser than thy former Better Men than we have given way to their Enemies having been betray'd by Fortune or oppress'd by Multitude but he that sinks under Labour or Afflictions the Opinions or Reproaches of Men is overcome by his own Effeminacy and Softness For a voluntary Death ought not to be chosen as a Relief from Action but as an Exemplary Action it self and 't is base either to live or to die only to our selves That death to which you now invite us is propos'd only as a release from our present Miseries but carries nothing of Bravery or Profit in it And I think it becomes both me and you not to despair of our Country but when there are no hopes of that left those that have an Inclination may quickly die To this Therycion return'd no Answer but as soon as he could get out of Cleomenes's Company went toward the Shore and ran himself through But Cleomenes sailed from Aegialia landed in Libya and being honourably conducted through the King's Country came to Alexandria When he was first brought to Ptolomy no more than common Civilities and