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A94341	The application of certain histories concerning ambassadours and their functions, by Francis Thynn, Esquire. Taken out of Sir Robert Cottons library.	Thynne, Francis, 1545?-1608.; Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631.	1651 (1651)	Wing T1142; Thomason E1403_1; ESTC R3001	34,353	213

to the Countrie of such Legates there to receive punishment according to their deserts Here I will collect in examples what revengement and other hatred hath been used and exercised by open warrs to other Princes and Nations for injuries done to their Ambassadours for it is but reason that they who will misuse any by wrong against right should with like violence by Justice be rightly requited And thus to the confirmation thereof by examples When under the conduct of Magabizis whom Darius had made ruler of Hellespont the Thracians were subdued of the Persians the Persians sent Ambassadours into Macedonia to require water and earth of Amyntas the King Amyntas received them with liberall hospitalities and yielding himselfe to Darius at the length through the request of the Persians according to their custome he brought certain Concubines in to the Banquet to the Persians whom when the Persians had handled and kissed Alexander the Son of Amyntas taking the same in disdain sent his Father to bed after the which when free libertie was given to the Persians to have carnall company with which of these women every one would choose Alexander sent forth those young dames to wash and clense themselves for more delicacie to content the Persians and forthwith brought in neat young men unbearded clad in the same apparell and privily weaponed with daggers with whom as soon as the Persians began to dallie in amorous sort they drawing forth their weapons killed the Persians which slaughter Alexander did redeem partly for a great summe of money and partly by giving his Sister Gygia in marriage to Bubirus the Persian who was one of the Inquisitors of the murther Herod li. 4. Thirtie Legates of the Cratonians comming to the Siberites were all killed and unburied cast before the walls of the Citie to be devoured of wild beasts which deed was the beginning of all those evils to them which the Oracle did before signifie For all their noble men a few dayes being between did seem to see the same monstrous act in the same manner for they beheld Juno comming into the Market-place spewing forth her choler In whose Chappell also burst forth a fountain of blood and yet with all this did not their arrogancie cease untill they were wholly destroyed by the Cratonians Athen. li. 12. cap. 6. Which Historie Heraclides Ponticus in libro de Justitia although in substance of matter all one yet in forme and names doth seem otherwise to repeat King David sent Legates to Hanno the Son of Nalia the King of the Ammonites to comfort him of the death of his Father with whom David had joyned friendship and they had promised it should be confirmed But Hanno taking the Legates as Spies shaved halfe of their beards and curtayling their garments by the buttocks did after in that manner send them away With which injurie David being offended willed the Legates to remain at Hiercunt untill their haire was again grown And sending Joab with an Armie against the Ammonites hee grievously afflicted them and the Syrians comming in their aide with bitter slaughter wherewith the Syrians being further molested there were to the number of 40000 Horsemen killed at Helam by David himselfe and the rest after were made tributarie 2 Reg. cap. 10. The Arabians having overcome Herod the King of the Jewes by subtiltie and Juda being miserably shaken with an earthquake killed the Legates of the Jewes requiring Peace but not long after they being again grieved by Herod with most bitter slaughter Joseph ci 15. cap. 18. Antiquicat and in the end subdued received worthy punishment for their wicked act Certain persons of the Families of Tatius Sabinus after the manner of theeves and robbers entring the fields of the Laurentines drove the beasts from thence and spoiled many people whom they met Whereupon Romulus judging the guiltie worthy to be punished sent Legates unto Tatius with whom the favour of his people did more prevaile than the Law of the Countries insomuch that he did not only deny the request of the Messengers but as they were departing permitted them to be violated of his people which punishment of the offendor Tatius procured to himself who a little while after comming to Lavinius to the solemn Feast there holden was by privie conspiracie in an assault made upon him miserablie slain by the kindred of them who before were violated of the Tatians Theatrum Vit. human vol. 14. li. 5. The Corinthians being under the government of Philip raised dissention against him and bore themselves so proudly against the Romans that certain Corinthians did presume to cast urine and other filth upon the Roman Ambassadour passing by the houses of the street for which fact and other like offences they received revengement out of hand for a great Armie being sent thither Corinth was made LEvell with the ground by Lucius Muminius Achaius and the rest of the Dominions even to the parts of Macedonia fell to the Roman government Strabo li. 8. The Legate of the King of Persia sent to Aquisgrave to Charles the Great being very hardly received of the Frenchmen complained to Charles that the authority of Legates was greater amongst the Persians than the French upon which to pacifie the Persian King to redeem such injurie as to revenge the fact Charles removed all the Magistrates and Captains of every Province through which they came reduced them to a private estate losing their office Amerced also the Bishops in a great masse of money and provided that the Legates with all care dutie and pietie should be conveyed to their Countries And yet deeming this not sufficient he presented the King of Persia with horses Spanish Mules and costly garments of the German fashion and noble doggs to hunt which Germanie bringeth forth excelling in swiftnesse and cruelty Avent li. 4. Annalium Boiorum And thus hitherto of the tragicall murthers following the injuries offered to Ambassadours which hath been the overthrow of many States and Conquest of many Countries For no greater villany can be offered to any absent than to misuse his present Deputie representing the Majestie of his King and Master CHAP. 9. Ambassadours evilly rewarded at their return into their Countries AMongst the other mischiefs that hang over the heads of Ambassadours besides their charge death by the way misusing in their Legation and bloody warrs that follow thereon This also is not the least evill that accompanieth them That at his return into his Countrie when he hopeth for great reward honourable title glorious receiving by the people and credit with his Prince in recompence of his toyled body his great expences his endangered life that hee is not only deceived therein but in place thereof receiveth either imprisonment the Princes displeasure losse of life confiscation of goods discredit in his Countrie disdain of his equalls rebuke of his Superiours and evill report of his Inferiours if in dispatch of his Legation the event falleth not to his Princes

Memphis in whole troops comming out of the Citie broke the ship and tore the men into small pieces carrying them into the Town Herodot li. 3. In the second year of the Peloponesian warre the Lacedemonians experiencing all devises to overthrow the riches of Athens sent Legates unto Artaxerxes into Asia which should require aid and money to the use of the warre and also should as they made their passage through Thracia attempt Sitalces whether hee would be withdrawn from the societie of the Athenians with which Ambassadours was Aristius Corinthius Trinagoras Togeates and Pollis Argivus in his own name going to the King These repairing into Asia and passing the Sea of Helespont Sadocus the Sonne of Sitalces But Herodotus maketh Sitalces the Son of Tereus Author of this deed by the perswasion of the Legates of Athens by chance being then in Thracia were overthrown and sent bound to Athens by Mymphiodorus Abderitas The Legates thus brought into Attica were by publique Decree slain and cast into Wells and Ditches and so the Athenians revenged the death of their people which were taken in the beginning of the warres by the Lacedemonians and were slain and cast out unburied Sabell li. 7. en 3. ex Herodot When Pacorus the King of the Parthians had taken Hierusalem contending against Hercames to bring the kingdome to Antigonus the Sonne of Aristobolus Hee perswaded Hyrcanus that he with Phalesus the eldest Son to Antipater and brother to Herod should goe in Embassie to Barzapharnez a noble man of Parthia into Galile Hyrcanus obeyed though Herod diswaded him from it and so in the end was taken by Barzapharnez and delivered to Antigonus who cut off the ears of Hyrcanus that hee should thereafter bee unapt for the high Priesthood upon the which Phasaetus knocking his head against a stone was author of his own death Joseph li. 14. cap. 24. 25. Antiquitat The Fideni being a Colonie or people sprang from Rome did revolt to Larte Tollinius King of Vrentines by which occasion Legates were dispatched to demand the cause of their new devise and Counsell which Legates by the Precept of Tolunnius were murdered of which deed there were which did absolve the King for that his Speech was misunderstood the same being uttered in a fortunate cast of the Dyce But whether by error or of purpose they were slain it was in question They that came to the Fidenians were Caius Fulcinius Lullius Tullius Sp. Nuntius c. Boscus to whom after their slaughter Images were erected at Rome Sabell li. 5. en 3. The Tarentines by occasion setting upon the Roman men of warre carried away the same having killed the Captain of the Fleet with many other persons by reason whereof Legates were sent from Rome after the manner of the Citie to demand restitution of their goods whom the Tarentines adding one mischief to another did violate against the Law of Nations Afterwards being urged of the Romans by warre when they found themselves not able to encounter the Roman force and would not for their naturall pride have the warre dissolved they called Pyrrhus into Italy Sab. li. 8. en 4. The Illyrians having gotten a prey upon the Borderers of Italy and robbing their Merchants being intercepted in the high Sea great complaint was thereof made to the Senate of Rome whereupon they sent two of the Cornicans a family of Rome to Teuca the Queen of the Illyrians who succeeded in the kingdome after the death of Argronus her Husband at what time she was besieging the Isle of Issa whether the Ambassadors came to whom uttering the complaint of her sellows she thus concluded saying That shee would endeavour that no injurie should be publiquely offered to the Romans but to prohibit her people that they should not privatly reap the fruit of the Seas it was not the manner of Kings neither would shee forbid it Then one of the Legates in years youngest stoutly but out of time replyed Because said hee O Teuca the Romans by custome doe publiquely revenge private injuries wee will by the assistance of the Gods endevour that whether you will or no this your kingly custome shall bee amended With which bitter answer the Queen grew so offended as that Sex is most impatient in anger that neglecting Jus Gentium she sent out certain which set upon the Ambassadours departed and killed the the younger whose death being declared the Romans raised a power gathered a Navie and made Teuca tributarie with her Dominions in the revenge of the Legates death Sab. li. 9. en 4. Borifrinus li. 6. Decad. 1. who calleth this Queen by the name of Teutana At the beginning of the Jewes warrs Agrippa the King of the Jewes sent Ambassadours to the seditious Jewes within Hierusalem such persons as were best known unto the Jewes which were Borceus and Phebus to move the people to lay down their Armour and be reconciled to the Romans but the seditious fearing lest the people would have gon to Agrippa killed Phebus before ever he spake and Borceus being wounded hardly escaped Joseph li. 2. cap. 24. de Bello Judaior Julianus Apostata so called for that he denyed the Christian faith being Emperour with unspeakable furie raging against the Christians contrarie to all Law and equitie did not at Calordan fear to murder Manuel Sabelles and Ismael because they were Christians and sent Ambassadours to him out of Persia Nicephorus li. 10. cap. 11. The Catholiques remaining in the Citie of Constantinople conceiving a certain hope of the clemencie of Valence the Emperour sent 80 men of holy orders as Legates to him lying at Nichomedia The chiefe whereof were Theodorus Curbaggus and Thenedenus who with the rest together with their shipps he commanded to be burned Suidas John the Scribe or Secretarie after the death of Honorius did invade the Empire and required the dignitie of the East Empire to be confirmed unto him But Theosodius casting his Legates in prison and sending Captain Asparus with his host overcame the Tyrant and Created Valentinian the Sonne of his Aunt Placidia Emperour of the West Paulus Diaconus Innocentius Bishop of Rome being ascertained of the injuries wherewith Iohn Chrysostome Bishop of Constantinople was troubled beyond all humanitie by Arcadius the Emperour dispatched certain Ambassadours whose names for brevitie I omit unto the Emperour to Constantinople who at their first arrivall into Greece were traiterously received of the Tribune suborned thereunto by Eudoxia the Empresse the wife of Arcadius who charged them with many reports and said that they came to disturb the Orientall Empire Wherefore divers of them being cast into divers prisons of the suburbs of Constantinople when they could not deliver the Letters they had unto any others than the Emperour Valerius having broken one of his thumbs did forcibly take from them their Letters and their money who after offering them 3000. peeces of gold did tempt them to follow the part of Attichus the usurped Bishop