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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43265	The Æthiopian history of Heliodorus in ten books / the first five translated by a person of quality, the last five by N. Tate ; to which are prefixed the testimonies of writers, both ancient and modern concerning this work ...; Aethiopica. English	Heliodorus, of Emesa.; Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.; Person of quality.	1686 (1686)	Wing H1373; ESTC R9676	186,701	399

of that expedition She as she was inform'd by her Son that surviv'd told them That the Kings forces being cut off and Mitranes their General slain they were assur'd what they had done would be of no small consequence That Oroondates who lay at Memphis with a great Army would immediately approach and beset their Town and revenge the injury by cutting off the Inhabitants They therefore determin'd since they had brought themselves into so great danger to follow one bold attempt with a greater that being the only means to secure themselves from the Kings fury Thinking with their sudden approach to carry Memphis and take the King Prisoner or in his Absence if he were with his Army gone on expedition into AEthiopia as it was rumour'd they might with more case compel the City being destitute of Defence to surrender And likewise to perform a considerable service for Thyamis who was by his younger Brother depriv'd of office of High Priest which they would restore to him But if they should be frustrated in their design that yet they would dye with their Swords in their Hands nor ever come into the power of the Persians to suffer Scorn or Tortures And now give me leave to ask whither you are going To the Town said Calasiris It is unsafe said she at present especially for strangers But if you will receive us for your Guests said Calasiris we shall be secure enough The season will not permit reply'd she I being this night oblig'd to perform funeral Ceremonies But if you can endure it and I suppose it is necessary that you should to pass the night in some place remote from the dead Bodies at break of day I will take you for your security into my custody All this which she spoke Calasiris interpreted to Chariclea and so took her with him to a private place When they had passed a little way from the dead they came to a little Cave where he laid him down with Chariclea's Bow under his Head Chariclea sat down in another corner of the Cell the Moon then rising and lightning all without Calasiris fell into a fast sleep being tir'd at once with Age and the long Journey Chariclea kept awake with care became Spectator of a most horrid scene though usual amongst those people For the Woman supposing her self to be alone and not likely to be interrupted nor so much as to be seen by any person fell to her work In the first place she digg'd a pit in the Earth then made a fire on each side thereof placing the body of her Son between the two plains then taking a Pitcher from off a three-legg'd Stool that stood by she pour'd Honey into the Pit Milk out of a second and so out of a third as if she had been doing Sacrifice Then taking a piece of Dough form'd in the likeness of a Man crown'd with Lawrel and Bdellium she cast it into the Pit After this snatching a Sword that lay in the Field with more than Bacchanal fury addressing herself to the Moon in many strange terms she launched her Arm and with a branch of Lawrel bedewed with her Blood she besprinkled the fire with many other prodigious Ceremonies Then bowing herself to the Body of her Son whispering in his Ear she awaked him and by the force of her charms made him to stand upright Chariclea who had hitherto look'd on with sufficient fear was now astonisht wherefore she wak'd Calasiris to be likewise Spectator of what was done They stood unseen themselves but plainly beheld by the light of the Moon and Fire where the business was perform'd and by reason of the little distance heard the discourse the Beldam now bespeaking her Son in a louder voice The question which she ask'd of him was If her Son who was yet living should return safe home To this he answer'd nothing only nodding his head gave her doubtful conjecture of his success and therewith fell flat upon his Face She turn'd the Body with the Face upward and again repeated her question but with much greater violence uttering many Incantations and leaping up and down with the Sword in her hand turning sometimes to the Fire and then to the Pit she once more awaken'd him and setting him upright urg'd him to answer her in plain words not in doubtful signs In the mean time Chariclea desired Calasiris that they might go nearer and enquire of the old Woman about Theagenes but he refus'd affirming that the spectacle was impious that it was not decent for any person of Priestly Office to be present much less delighted with such performances That Prayers and lawful Sacrific●s were their business and not with impure Rites and enquiries of Death as that AEgyptian did of which mischance had made us spectators While he was thus speaking the dead person made answer with a hollow and dreadful tone At first I spared you Mother said he and suffer'd your transgressing against humane Nature and the Laws o● Destiny and by Charms and Witchcraft disturbing those things which should rest inviolated For even the Dead retain a Reverence towards their Parents as much as is possible for them but since you exceed all bounds being not content with the wicked action you began nor satisfy'd with raising me up to give you signs but also force me a dead Body to speak● neglecting my Sepultu●e and keeping me from the mansion of departed Souls hear those things which at first I was afraid to acquaint you withal Neither your Son shall return alive nor shall your self escape that Death by the Sword which is due to your crimes but conclude that life in short time which you have spent in wicked practices Forasmuch as you have not only done these things alone but made other persons Spectators of these dreadful Mysteries that were so conceal'd in outmost silence acq●ainting them with the a●fairs and fortune of the Dead One of them is a Priest which ma●es it more tolerable who knows by his wisdom that such things are not to be divulg'd A person dear to the Gods who shall with his a●●●val prevent the Duel of his Sons prepar'd fo● Combat and compose their Difference But that which is more grievous is that a Virgin has been Spectator of all that has been done and heard what was said A Virgin and Lover that has wander'd through Countrys in search of her Betroth'd with whom after infinite Labours and Dangers she shall arrive at the outmost parts of the Earth and live in Royal State Having thus said he again fell prostrate The Hag being sensible who were the Spectators arm'd as she was with a Sword in rage sought them amongst the dead Bodies where she thought they lay conceal'd to kill them as persons that had invaded her and crost the operation of her Charms While she was thus employ'd she struck her Groin upon the Splinter of a Spear that stuck in the ground by which she dy'd immediately fulfilling the Prophecy of her Son THE

How well I● take these Fears said she that torment you for my sake since they make me know in the extremity of our Adversities your Affection is the same it was but assure your self Theagenes if I had not carried it thus we should not at this time have had the freedom to confer together for to be wilful and to run a contrary course to the de●ires of one more powerful than our selves begets but a stronger opposition whilst yeilding words applied to the motion of the Will presently appeaseth the first heat and by the sweetness of a Promise lays the Appetite to sleep forasmuch as they that love after a gross rustick way if at the first essay they get consent they think they have done enough and making sure they shall enjoy the content they wish their Spirit is in more repose and goes floating in their hope This Consideration made me yield to Thyamis in words only commending the Sequel to the Gods and the Genius that from the beginning hath taken our chaste Love into his Patronage oftentimes a day or two put off hath been greatly advantageous to the miserable and br●ught means of safety when no humane Prudence could work it therefore for the present I deferred him avoiding a Certainty for an Vncertainty but we must do this artificially and conceal it as a slight at the Weapon from our Enemies even from Knemon for though he be full of Courtesie and hath done many Favours for us and is as we are a Grecian yet he is as we are a Captive and therefore if occasion should be offered more likely to gratifie his Conqueror than us the Conquered for neither the time of his Acquaintance nor his being our Countreyman are sufficient Pledges to us of his Fidelity and therefore if at any time he touches at our Affairs you must deny the Truth for the Lye is not evil that does good to the Author and no hurt to the Hearer As Chariclea was discoursing thus Knemon entred all in a sweat and manifesting a great perturbation by his countenance Here Theagenes take this Herb he said and apply it to your Wounds● we must prepare our selves for greater hurts Theagenes praying him to speak plain The consideration of the time said he will not let you hear me out for it is to be feared the effect will prevent my Words but follow me you and Chariclea and so led them both to Thyamis whom he found busied in furbishing an Armour and sharpning the point of a Javelin This is to the purpose said Knemon that you have your Arms so near you put them on presently and command every one to do the like for I have discovered such a cloud of enemies coming as I never saw before they are not far off for having descried them from the top of the Hill where I was gathering Herbs I have brought you the News with all the speed I could and in traversing the Lake I have given warning to your Men to be in a readiness for their defence Thyamis hearing this suddenly started up and demanded where Chariclea was as fearing more for her than for himself and Knemon having shewed her standing at the Door Go said Thyamis in his ear take her with thee into the Cave where we conceal our Treasure and when thou hast conveyed her down and covered the mouth of the Cave with the Stone that useth to lie upon it pr'ythee Friend return with all celerity mean time we will give order for the Fight then he commanded his Page to seek him a fat Beast that having sacrificed to the Gods Protectors of the Place they might joyn Battel This while Knemon doing his Commands led away Chariclea that sighed and lamented and at every step she went turned back her eyes towards Theagenes at length they came to the Cave where Knemon immediatly carried her down The Place was not a work of Nature as we see many both above and under the ground but it was a Vault wrought out of the Rock by the industry of the AEgyptian Thieves and imitating Nature artificially hollowed to contain their Spoyls the Entry was narrow and obscure and conveyed into a little Cell the Threshold Stone whereof was a Door that opened and shut easily and gave another passage for descent into the Cave when necessity required within it were cut many Trenches and Meanders that went turning of either side sometimes alone sometimes mixing together like the Roots of Trees till they came to the bottom and there they end in a large and spacious Plain whereinto enters a little Light by certain clefts and crannies in the Earth above Knemon that by practice knew the turnings having brought Chariclea to the bottom endeavoured to comfort her the best he could assuring her he and Theagenes would come and see her soon at Night and that he would not suffer him to fight nor come within the danger and so he left her not able to speak one Word but fainting as if she had been struck to death and deprived of her Soul in her Theagenes and closing up the Cave could not himself refrain from weeping both that he should be forced to execute so hard a Command and in compassion of her Fortune whom he had almost buried alive and sealed up in Night and Darkness the perfectest Workmanship of Nature then he made haste to Thyamis whom he found compleatly armed and with his Oration exciting those that were about him for standing in the midst of them he said My Companions in Arms I do not think it needful to trouble you with many Words you need no admonition War is your Trade and now the Enemy is so near us he cuts off Discourse he comes upon us to force our Trenches with his Sword and we must answer him in his own Language I have nothing else to say but that now you are not only to defend your Wives and Children which hath been Motive sufficient for others to fight to the last man though if we be Conquerors such small things and many of greater moment will be in our power but your Lives are now at stake for the War among Thieves was never ended by Treaty nor secured by League but the Survivors must be Conquerors and the Conquered must die therefore let us go to 't and let him that dies his Weapon deepest in our Enemies Blood be thought the bravest Man Having thus said Thyamis looked about him for his Page and often called him by his Name Thermutis and not seeing him appear cursing and threatning him he hastned to the Boat The Battel was now begun and he might see the Enemy make himself Master of the Borders of the Lake for he had set fire upon their Cabbins and their Boats and so made them transport the Flame about the Fens that devouring the great quantity of the Reed dazzled the Eyes of the Inhabitants with insufferable Light whilst the Noise and Tumult deafned their Ears all Cruelties of War were seen and heard the