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A67704	Kyrou paideia, or, The institution and life of Cyrus the Great written by that famous philosopher and general, Xenophon of Athens, and from the original Greek made English, the first four books by Francis Digby ..., the four last by John Norris.	Xenophon.; Digby, Francis.; Norris, John, 1657-1711.	1685 (1685)	Wing X10; ESTC R30212	245,110	427

then they used the Discipline and Continence of the Persians and the gallantry and spruceness of the Medes but now they have let fall the Persian Discipline and retain the Median Luxury Of which I will give a little description In the first place they are not contented to have soft Down Beds but even the feet of the Bed must rest upon Tapestry for the pleasure of a yeilding softness Then as for their Cookery nothing of the former inventions is abated and new Ar●…ices are found out In the Winter time 't is not enough for them to have their Head Body or Feet cover'd but they must wear thick Furrs home to the very ends of their Fingers In the Summer they are not contented with shady Walks and cool Grotts but they must have Men stand by and hold Umbrella's over their Heads If they have great store of Plate they pride themselves mightily in shewing it but to have gotten it by indirect means that they reckon no scandal at all For they are quite over-run with Injustice and Covetousness 'T was a custom with them formerly never to take Journies on Foot and that for no other rea on but to train them up to riding But now they have more Cloaths upon their Horses then upon their Beds for their Care is not to learn to ride well but to sit easily Now as for their Military Exercises how can they otherwise chuse but be much worse then they were For before 't was a custom that all those who had Estates should supply so many Horsemen for the Militia and that the Garrison Men should fight for pay in the defence of their Country But now the Porters Bakers Cooks Butlers Keepers of the Bains those that set the Meat upon the Table and take away those who have them to Bed and call them up a mornings those who Paint them and make every thing sit neat about them these are the Men whom the Magistrates pick out for Horsemen And these indeed serve to make up a number of Men but there is no use of them at all in War as appears by what they do For Cyrus took them out of the number of the light-Harness'd Souldiers and arm'd both them and their Horses and gave every one of them a Javelin that so he might use them in close fighting Now they neither skirmish with the Enemy nor fight Hand to Hand Their Foot-men have now their Holbards their Faulchions and their Axes with which they may fight as they did in Cyrus his time but even these don't dare to ingage Neither do they use their hook'd Chariots to those purposes for which Cyrus design'd them For he had good stout well disciplin'd Coach-men to make an onset upon the Body of the Enemy whereas the Persians that are now adays put up them whom they don't so much as know and think that such raw undisciplin'd Fellows are able to cope with those that are well Disciplin'd And these indeed do sometimes adventure to drive in upon the Enemy but before they can get within them either they fall out of the Coach-Box or leap down of their own accord And then their Chariots having lost their Drivers do more prejudice to their own Party then to the Enemy For when they perceive how poorly they are provided for War they yield up themselves Neither will any of them make War without the assistance of the Graecians whether they are to fight against one another or against the Graecians themselves And thus I think I have made good the Charge which I undertook viz. That the Persians and their Co-habitants are now less Religious towards the Gods less affectionate toward their Relations more unjust towards others and more effeminate in War than before If any one be of a contrary Perswasion let him consider their Actions and he shall find that they justify the Character which I give of them FINIS 1 Hesych in voce 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 de Long●…vis 3 Laer●… in ●…a So●… 1 Laert. in vita Plat. 2 Strab. Georg 1. 9. 3 Sir Walter Rawleigh Lord Bacon c. 1 Xenoph. Exped 1.2 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Laert 3 Pausan Attic. 4 Var. 1. 3. 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Epist. ad Matridem 3 Epist. ad ●…n Pomeium 2 Ciceron●… Quest. Tu●… cul 3. 3 Ciceron Epist. ad Quinct Fratrem * Hermog de form dict Xenoph 4 Tom. 2. pag. 130. Cicero de Orator l. 2. 1 By some learned Men thought to be Aristides Ad●…anensis 2 Orat. just l. 10. c. 1. 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 A People of Scythia Asiatica Ptol. 1. 6. ●…ap 13. 2 Philelphus vetus Interp. legit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who are a People of the Inner Asia Ort. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyrus's Parentage and Education The Persian Laws 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Or Courts The Childrens Exercise 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Youth how employ'd 2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Mens Exercise 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Duty of the Elders A Summary of the foregoing Discourse Cyrus's Childhood 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 His Discourses at Supper 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Cyaxares Cyrus willing to tarry in Media The Judgment of Cyrus His witty Answer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Cyaxare his Mothers Brother Cyrus a Lover of Hunting 1 Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Whelp Cyrus first puts on Armour Cyrus's seasonable advice 1 Cyaxares Cyrus's Gallan●…y His Rashness and Boldness He is call'd home by his Father Cyrus Liberality The Persians salute their Kindred with a Kiss Cyrus returns into Persia. 1 Or Children Astyages his Death The beginning of the Assyrian War 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyrus Commander of the Persian Forces 2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 His Oration to the Chieftains of the Army Virtue grows greater by commendation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Divining by Birds Cambyses's Discourse with Cyrus his Son We ought in Prosperity chiefly to implore God's Assistance How hard it is to govern well The Care a General ought to have in making Provision for his Army The way how he may do it 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as is commonly read 1 Precepts for well ordering a Family Diverse Rules for a Commander to observe 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Of Physick 2 Region How a Prince is to gain ●…he Obedience of his People 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Cicero in Tusc. Quaest. l. 2. One that taught H●…nesty and Dishonesty 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so Lycurgus in Plutarch calls his Laws 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Diverse Stratagems of War Of joyning Battel in open field 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉

toward the River When this was done the Water flow'd into the Trenches by night so that that part of the River which ran through the City began at length to be passable When this had taken effect Cyrus commanded the chief Officers of his Horse and Foot to come to him and that they should each of them lead their Thousands divided into two Companies And that the rest of their Fellows should follow behind after their wonted manner When these were come Cyrus sent some of his Horse and Foot into the shallow parts of the River to try whether it was passable or no. And when they had brought word that it was passable then calling together the Officers of his Horse and Foot he thus deliver'd himself to them This River Fellow-Souldiers has afforded us a passage into the City Let us therefore enter with Courage and fear nothing but let us consider that those whom we now let upon are the very same which we overcame before when they were assisted by Neighbour Forces When they were all awake and sober arm'd and in Martial order But now we go against them at a time when many of them are fast asleep many drunk and all in a disorderly posture And besides when they once know that we are got within them they will be ten times more impotent then they are now because they will be in a Consternation But if any be terrified with that which uses to be most formidable to those that enter Cities lest getting up upon their Houses they throw down things upon us let that rather add to your Courage For if any climb up into the tops of their Houses we have you know the God Vulcan for●…our Fellow-Souldier And their Porches are very easy to take fire For their Doors are made of Palm-Tree and daub'd over with Sulphur which is very apt to kindle And we for our parts have good store of Torches Pitch and Tow which will quickly kindle a great fire so that they must of necessity either quickly leave their Houses or be quickly burnt But come on and take to your Arms and I by the help of the Gods will lead you the way But do you Gadatas and Gobryas shew us which way we must take because you know it and assoon as we are come in lead us to the Palace Then said those that were with Gobryas 't is no wonder if the Gates of the Palace stand now open for the whole City seems this night to be given up to Revelling But however we shall light upon the Watch before the Gates of the Palace forasmuch as they always stand there Come says Cyrus let us not lose time but make hast that we may take them napping And with that they marched on Those that met with them were either kill'd or fled and made a great noise Gobryas his Company answer'd them in the same noise pretending that they also belong'd to the Revel Thus they kept on till at length they were come to the Palace Where they found the Gates shut but those that were commanded to set upon the Guard fell upon them while they were drinking by a great fire and used them after the hostile manner But assoon as there began to be a great clamour and noise and those that were within perceived the Tumult the King commanded them to see what was the matter and some of them open'd the Gates and ran out When Gadatas his men perceived the Gates were open they presently rush'd in and following hard upon them and slaying them as they retreated they came where the King was and found him standing with his Sword drawn But he was easily overcome by the more numerous Company of Gadatas and Gobryas And those also that guarded him were all slain some flying and others offering to defend themselves as well as they could Cyrus sent his Troops of Horse all about the ways with a Commission to kill all those whom they found stragling out of their Houses but as for those who were within Doors he sent them word by some that understood the Syriac Language that they should keep within and that if any one were caught without doors it should be as much as his life was worth But when Gadatas and Gobryas were come to Cyrus they first of all gave thanks to the Gods for giving them the opportunity of punishing such an impious King then they kiss'd Cyrus his Hands and Feet and wept for the very excess of joy The next day when 't was light those that kept the Walls perceiving that the City was taken and that the King was kill'd they surrender'd up all without any more adoe Cyrus took the Castles and placed a Garrison in them He gave their Friends leave to bury their dead and order'd a Proclamation to be made by his Heraulds that the Babylonians should come and bring in their Arms denouncing death to all those in whose Houses any Arms should be found They brought in their Arms accordingly which Cyrus put up in the Towers that they might be in readiness upon any occasion When this was done he call'd his Magi and commanded them that since the City was taken in War they should lay aside the chiefest part of the spoils for the Honour of the Gods and that they should assign Temples for them Then he made a distribution of the other Houses and Palaces among them whom he took to have the greatest share in what was done And after this manner he distributed according to his old rule the best to those who had best deserv'd And in case any one thought he had less then his due he said he would have him come to him and tell him so He gave order also that the Babylonians should till the Field pay Tribute and discharge those Duties which were allotted to every one He commanded the Persians and their Associates and as many of his Fellow-Souldiers as would tarry with him to shew themselves like Masters to those that were delivered to their Charge And from that time Cyrus himself also began to take upon him the state of a King and to this purpose he was advised by his Friends to appear in publick but seldom and that after a more splendid manner then before which he contrived after this manner Early in the morning he stood in a convenient place and admitted any one to come to him that had any business with him and when he had given him his answer he dismiss'd him But when his men understood the time of access they came in vast Multitudes to him So that there was great thronging and quarrelling among them who should come first His Officers gave them admittance as well as they could according to their Quality and if any one of his Friends appear'd pressing forward among the croud then Cyrus reached out his Hand and pluck'd them to him saying to them Stay a little my Friends till we have dispatch'd this croud and then we will converse at leisure Wherefore

to manure the Ground or to perform any of those things which are commanded him all this he reforms But in case it be more than he can do he gives his Information to the King He upon the hearing of the business gives Sentence Oftentimes the Kings Son or the Kings Brother or those whom they call the Kings Eyes go the rounds privately For every one of these return again at the Kings Command There is another expedient which Cyrus invented for the grandeur of his Kingdom whereby he might know how the state of things were at never so great a distance For having consider'd how far a sound able Horse could conveniently go in a day he order'd Stables to be made at every one of those distances and he placed Horses in them all with men on purpose to look after them Moreover in every one of these Stages he order'd one whose business was to receive the Letters that were brought and to deliver them to others And to receive the Men and Horses that were woary and to supply fresh ones So that these journies sometimes were not ended with the day but a night Post succeeded the other And after this rate they say they would make dispatch in their journeys equal to the flight of Cranes But however that may smell of a Romance yet this is certain that of all Foot-journeys there is none to compare with this in Expedition And 't is very good immediately upon the notice of any accident to take Care about it without any delay After this year was over Cyrus gather'd all his Army together at Babylon and 't is said he had an hundred and twenty thousand Horse two thousand hook'd Chariots and six hundred thousand Foot And with these Forces he made that famous Expedition wherein 't is said he subdued all those Nations that live beyond Syria as far as the Red-Sea After this 't is said he made an Expedition into Egypt and overcame it So that now Cyrus's Dominions were bounded toward the East with the Red-sea toward the North with the Euxin-Sea toward the West with Cyprus and Egypt toward the South with Aethiopia The extream Coasts of which Countries are scarce habitable partly through heat partly through cold partly through abundance of Water and partly through the want of it Cyrus himself living in the middle of these used to spend seven months in the Winter time at Babylon because that 's a hot Country Three months in the Spring at Susa. Two months in mid-summer at Ecbatanc And for this he was said to live always in Summer Winter and Spring Now he had such Interest in the Affections of all Men that every Nation would think themselves mightily damaged if they did not send to Cyrus whatever good things their Country afforded whether Natural or Artificial Every City nay every private Man thought themselves abundantly rich if they could but oblige Cyrus For he accepted every Present that was made him whereof the givers had plenty of the same kind And in requital supply'd them with whatsoever he perceiv'd they wanted After he had lived on after this manner for a considerable time he came again into Persia which was the seventh time that he visited it since he was King being now a very old Man And now by this time his Father and Mother as 't is very likely had been long dead Here Cyrus as his manner was perform'd all the solemnities of Sacrifice leading a Quire of Persians after his Country fashion and distributed Gifts among his Friends One day as he was asleep in his Palace he saw this Vision some body seem'd to come to him in a Divine Form and to speak thus to him Prepare your self Cyrus for you are now to go to the Gods When he had seen the Vision he awoke and was very sensible that his Life drew now to an end Whereupon he offer'd Sacrifice to Jupiter the Guardian of his Country the Sun and the rest of the Gods upon the tops of the Mountains as the custom of the Persians is and withal offer'd up this Prayer Accept O Jupiter and thou O Sun and ye other Gods the Rites which I now perform and wherewith I close up many great and brave Actions I thank you for instructing me what to do or omit by Entrails Celestial Signs and Auguries I also give you many thanks for the sence which I have of your Care of me and that you have not suffer'd me in the greatest Gales of Prosperity to forget either my self or you And I intreat you that you would now be propitious to my Children Wife Friends and Country And for my own part all that I desire of you is that you would be as favourable to me in my Death as you have been in my Life After this he return'd home and laid himself down to take a little repose At the usual time his Servants came to him to know whether he would wash he desired them not to disturb him for he was in a sweet slumber At meal time they came after their custom and set meat before him But Cyrus was not disposed to eat but seem'd to be very thirsty and thereupon drank with a great deal of pleasure When he had continued two or three days in the same condition he call'd his Children together who lived at that time in Persia and his Friends and the Magistrates of Persia and when they were all before him he began this his last Speech to them I am assured my Children and Friends and that by many tokens that the end of my Life is now at Hand And I would have you after my decease in all your Words and Actions to behave your selves towards me as one that is happy for when I was a Boy I enjoy'd all the excellencies proper to that Age and when I was a Young-man all that were proper to that and when I was of a full manly Age all that were agreeable then And after that I felt my strength still encreasing with my Age. I never perceived my Old-Age to be any thing more infirm then my Youth neither do I remember that ever I desired or undertook any thing which I did not succeed in I have seen my Friends advanced in their Fortunes by me and my Enemies by me reduced to servitude and my Country which before made no Figure at all in Asia I now leave in great Glory and Splendour Neither did I ever lose any thing of all that I got And tho' I was successful in all my undertakings for the time past yet there was a certain fear of the various turns of Fortune which always check'd my rising Spirit and tempered the extravagance of my joy But now I die I shall leave you my Children surviving and my Country and my Friends in a happy State How then is it possible that I should not be esteem'd happy and live for ever in the memory of Men But I must declare who shall succeed me