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world_n will_v now_o in_o age_n never_o be_v content_v to_o be_v under_o the_o rule_n of_o any_o other_o if_o he_o may_v choose_v wherefore_o my_o counsayl_n be_v that_o you_o have_v no_o need_n to_o make_v annibal_n your_o captain_n but_o if_o it_o please_v you_o you_o may_v use_v his_o company_n as_o your_o friend_n in_o your_o journey_n take_v his_o advice_n in_o your_o affair_n as_o a_o prudent_a counsailour_n &_o none_o otherwise_o ¶_o this_o crafty_a and_o untrew_a counsel_n of_o thoas_n turn_v the_o king_n mind_n clean_o from_o send_n of_o hannibal_n with_o any_o army_n into_o africa_n which_o before_o be_v think_v most_o meet_a and_o necessary_a wherefore_o he_o prepare_v to_o sail_v in_o to_o grece_n where_o by_o the_o
help_n of_o the_o etholiens_n he_o win_v certain_a citiâ—s_n at_o the_o last_o the_o consul_n m._n atulius_n with_o a_o army_n of_o roman_n come_v to_o the_o socors_fw-la of_o their_o friend_n and_o at_o the_o great_a mounteyne_v which_o passethe_v through_o the_o middle_a of_o grece_n fight_v with_o antiochus_n and_o put_v he_o to_o flight_n sleyngal_n his_o host_n except_o only_o u_o c._n which_o flee_v with_o the_o king_n ¶_o after_o which_o discomfiture_n antiochus_n with_o annibal_n and_o his_o smalle_a number_n of_o man_n that_o be_v leave_v he_o at_o the_o battaylle_n come_v to_o the_o see_v and_o take_v ship_v and_o come_v to_o ephesus_n where_o he_o remain_v think_n himself_o there_o to_o be_v sure_a out_o of_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o romayn_v and_o that_o he_o be_v persuade_v to_o believe_v by_o many_o that_o be_v about_o he_o glad_a to_o please_v his_o mind_n as_o many_o such_o dissembler_n have_v be_v and_o shall_v be_v daily_o about_o greatte_a prince_n but_o only_o hannibal_n advysed_a the_o king_n to_o prepare_v for_o the_o come_v of_o the_o roman_n sayenge_a that_o he_o marvel_v more_o that_o they_o be_v not_o already_o arryve_v rather_o than_o their_o come_v may_v be_v look_v for_o show_v he_o also_o that_o the_o romayn_v be_v as_o strong_a and_o valiant_a upon_o the_o see_v as_o on_o the_o land_n not_o doubt_v but_o short_o they_o will_v strive_v for_o the_o dominion_n of_o asia_n and_o that_o either_o he_o must_v take_v from_o they_o their_o empire_n or_o else_o he_o shall_v be_v in_o dangier_n to_o lose_v his_o kingdom_n for_o he_o know_v their_o desire_n be_v to_o be_v ruler_n over_o all_o the_o world_n counsel_v he_o to_o look_v for_o none_o other_o thing_n at_o their_o hand_n for_o in_o case_n he_o do_v he_o shall_v deceive_v himself_o with_o his_o vain_a and_o false_a hope_n ¶_o not_o long_o after_o this_o beginning_a of_o the_o war_n in_o grece_n l._n cornelius_n scipio_n and_o c._n lelius_n be_v choosen_v consulle_n after_o which_o election_n p._n scipio_n affricanus_fw-la offer_v the_o senate_n that_o in_o case_n they_o will_v grant_v his_o brother_n l._n scipio_n the_o country_n of_o grece_n for_o his_o provynce_n he_o will_v glad_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o go_v with_o he_o in_o his_o journey_n whereunto_o the_o senate_n agree_v geve_v he_o also_o further_o authority_n to_o go_v into_o asia_n if_o he_o think_v it_o expedient_a sayenge_a they_o will_v now_o prove_v whether_o antioâ—hus_n shall_v be_v more_o holpen_v by_o the_o counsayl_n of_o hannibal_n which_o be_v before_o vanquysh_v or_o the_o roman_a consul_n and_o his_o army_n by_o the_o help_n of_o scipio_n that_o have_v before_o make_v the_o great_a conquest_n in_o africa_n the_o army_n and_o ship_n be_v make_v ready_a and_o the_o consul_n arrive_v in_o grece_n where_o soon_o receyve_v many_o the_o rebel_n city_n into_o his_o hand_n he_o from_o thence_o sail_v into_o asia_n where_o by_o the_o licence_n of_o the_o king_n philyp_n he_o have_v passage_n through_o macedony_n and_o trace_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antiochus_n ¶_o dyvers_a battaylle_n be_v foughte_v upon_o the_o sea_n between_o the_o roman_n navy_n and_o polixenidas_n capitayne_n of_o the_o king_n shyppe_n but_o ever_o the_o roman_n have_v the_o victory_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o king_n eumenes_n and_o also_o of_o the_o rhodiens_n at_o the_o last_o it_o chance_v that_o the_o son_n of_o scipio_n affricanus_fw-la be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o bring_v to_o antiochus_n who_o keep_v he_o honourable_o and_o gentel_o and_o afterward_o trust_v to_o have_v the_o friendship_n of_o p._n scipio_n and_o his_o help_v for_o a_o peace_n to_o be_v make_v between_o the_o roman_n and_o he_o he_o send_v he_o home_o his_o son_n without_o payeng_v any_o ransom_n for_o he_o for_o when_o he_o perceyve_v the_o roman_n to_o approach_v so_o never_o unto_o he_o he_o think_v it_o better_o to_o common_a of_o peace_n before_o the_o battle_n than_o after_o trust_v to_o have_v more_o easy_a 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make_v war_n in_o europe_n alsoo_o that_o he_o shall_v leave_v the_o possessyon_n of_o all_o the_o city_n land_n and_o country_n which_o be_v on_o that_o side_n the_o greatte_a mountain_n call_v taurus_n again_o he_o shall_v pay_v the_o roman_n fyftene_v thousand_o talentes_fw-la in_o twelve_o year_n and_o to_o pay_v unto_o king_n eumenes_n iii_o hundred_o talentes_fw-la and_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o wheat_n upon_o these_o condytion_n he_o shall_v have_v peace_n provyded_a that_o hannibal_n the_o author_n of_o this_o war_n with_o thoas_n and_o dyverse_a other_o capytayne_n and_o counsaylloure_n may_v be_v delyver_v unto_o he_o the_o king_n be_v at_o this_o extreme_a myschyeffe_n receyve_v the_o peace_n upon_o the_o say_a condytyon_n and_o put_v in_o for_o the_o performance_n there_o of_o pledge_n the_o same_o peace_n also_o be_v after_o that_o confirm_a by_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n ¶_o and_o so_o all_o thing_n thus_o prosperous_o bring_v to_o pass_v l._n scipio_n the_o consul_n return_v to_o rome_n who_o be_v receyve_v into_o the_o city_n with_o great_a honour_n and_o triumph_n and_o as_o his_o brother_n of_o his_o victory_n in_o africa_n be_v name_v affricanus_fw-la so_o be_v he_o of_o his_o conquest_n in_o asia_n call_v asiaticus_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o succession_n ever_o after_o ¶_o hannibal_n fleith_n to_o prusias_n the_o king_n of_o bythinia_n and_o how_o he_o end_v his_o life_n cap._n lxxiiii_o anniball_n after_o the_o battle_n begone_v between_o the_o roman_n and_o antiochus_n wherein_o he_o be_v vanquish_v and_o flee_v mistrustinge_v as_o it_o follow_v after_o that_o the_o king_n of_o necessity_n must_v be_v dryven_v to_o take_v peace_n in_o which_o he_o fear_v least_o the_o roman_n bear_v to_o he_o mortal_a malice_n will_v require_v his_o delyverie_n think_v to_o provyde_v for_o himself_o in_o tyme._n wherefore_o he_o incontinent_a flee_v to_o prusias_n than_o king_n of_o bythinia_n he_o have_v not_o long_o tarry_v there_o but_o that_o t._n quintius_n flaminius_n be_v send_v from_o rome_n to_o the_o king_n show_v he_o that_o the_o senator_n think_v he_o delte_v not_o friendly_a with_o they_o to_o keep_v in_o his_o realm_n their_o great_a and_o capital_a enemy_n annibal_n a_o man_n that_o make_v first_o his_o own_o country_n to_o make_v war_n with_o they_o to_o the_o utter_a undoinge_v of_o the_o same_o and_o from_o thence_o come_v to_o antiochus_n and_o be_v autour_fw-fr also_o of_o his_o war_n with_o the_o roman_n and_o now_o be_v repair_v unto_o he_o which_o he_o think_v will_v turn_v to_o his_o undoinge_v prusias_n willing_n to_o gratyfy_v the_o roman_n devyse_v either_o to_o slay_v he_o or_o else_o to_o take_v and_o delyver_v he_o to_o flaminius_n wheruppon_o incontinente_fw-la the_o servant_n of_o the_o king_n and_o also_o of_o flaminius_n beset_v the_o house_n of_o hannibal_n round_o about_o so_o that_o he_o can_v no_o way_n issue_v out_o hannibal_n foreseinge_v the_o hatred_n that_o the_o roman_n bear_v he_o and_o the_o small_a faith_n of_o prince_n special_o the_o lyghtnes_n of_o prusias_n he_o therefore_o think_v to_o have_v some_o way_n to_o fly_v daungier_n if_o need_n require_v have_v devyse_v vii_o way_n and_o entree_n into_o his_o house_n whereof_o certain_a be_v very_o secret_a and_o privy_a but_o the_o number_a be_v so_o great_a of_o man_n of_o arm_n which_o be_v about_o his_o house_n and_o the_o watch_n so_o straight_o keep_v by_o the_o king_n commandment_n that_o where_o so_o ever_o he_o offer_v to_o issue_n he_o espy_v embushemente_n of_o harneyâ—â—â—_n man_n 〈…〉_o his_o time_n of_o death_n to_o draw_v never_o he_o call_v for_o poison_n which_o he_o long_o time_n have_v 〈…〉_o he_o and_o have_v ever_o ready_a for_o such_o chance_n and_o say_v now_o will_v i_o delyver_v the_o roman_n of_o great_a thought_n that_o they_o have_v long_o time_n take_v to_o bring_v i_o to_o confusion_n for_o although_o i_o be_v now_o old_a yet_o they_o think_v it_o long_o before_o i_o die_v but_o of_o this_o death_n both_o they_o and_o flaminius_n their_o legate_n shall_v have_v small_a victory_n then_o blame_v the_o detestable_a falshede_v of_o prusias_n that_o so_o cruel_o will_v suffer_v the_o murder_n of_o his_o friend_n who_o he_o have_v receyve_v into_o his_o keep_v he_o drink_v the_o empoisoned_a drink_n and_o soon_o after_o die_v ¶_o this_o be_v the_o lamentable_a end_n of_o the_o right_a wise_n noble_a and_o valyaunte_a capytayne_n hannibal_n in_o a_o strange_a region_n exile_v and_o banish_v from_o his_o own_o native_a country_n about_o which_o time_n or_o not_o long_o before_o the_o worthy_a roman_n scipio_n affricanus_fw-la also_o dye_v who_o the_o roman_n after_o his_o manifold_a benefit_n to_o they_o show_v recompense_v with_o detestable_a ingratitude_n certain_a of_o the_o city_n be_v his_o enemy_n as_o no_o man_n in_o authority_n can_v escape_v envy_n charge_v he_o with_o the_o old_a matier_n between_o pleminius_n and_o the_o locrense_n wherein_o they_o say_v he_o be_v consul_n be_v corrupt_v with_o money_n and_o therefore_o minister_v not_o justice_n again_o they_o lay_v against_o he_o the_o delyverye_n of_o his_o son_n be_v prisoner_n with_o antiochus_n without_o ransom_n which_o they_o think_v be_v very_o suspecious_a for_o these_o smalle_a cause_n be_v he_o call_v before_o the_o senate_n and_o as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v a_o mean_a person_n put_v to_o answer_v with_o extremity_n without_o favour_n or_o have_v any_o respect_n to_o his_o noble_a act_n do_v for_o the_o common_a weal_n which_o ingratitude_n he_o take_v so_o displesantly_a that_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o court_n he_o go_v into_o the_o country_n to_o the_o town_n of_o lytarne_n where_o he_o dwell_v as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v exile_v himself_o from_o rome_n for_o ever_o and_o at_o his_o death_n he_o command_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v there_o also_o that_o his_o bone_n may_v not_o rest_v in_o a_o unkind_a country_n ¶_o thus_o be_v ii_o of_o the_o worthy_a city_n of_o the_o world_n find_v unkind_a to_o their_o noble_a ruler_n and_o capytayne_n and_o both_o about_o one_o tyme._n carthage_n banish_v hannibal_n after_o that_o he_o be_v vanquish_v rome_n exile_v scipio_n that_o have_v vanquish_v all_o her_o enemy_n wherein_o she_o be_v of_o the_o twain_o more_o to_o be_v blame_v of_o ingratitude_n ☞_o finis_fw-la ☜_o â§_o londini_fw-la â§_o in_o aedibus_fw-la thomae_fw-la bertheleti_n regii_fw-la impressoris_fw-la typis_fw-la excusum_fw-la anno_fw-la verbi_fw-la incarnati_fw-la m._n d._n x_o l_o i_o i_o i_o 1._o cum_o privilegio_fw-la ad_fw-la imprimenduw_n solum_fw-la minutius_n oration_n
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noble_a man_n and_o city_n of_o spain_n cap._n xlv_o ¶_o of_o the_o ientilnesse_n of_o scipio_n in_o restore_a a_o fair_a young_a virgin_n undefiled_a to_o luceius_n unto_o who_o she_o be_v â—â—aunced_v cap._n xlvi_o ¶_o hannibal_n slee_v cn._n fuluius_n with_o xiii_o m._n roman_n beside_o herdonea_n marcellus_n the_o consul_n chase_v hannibal_n through_o apulia_n make_v many_o skyrmysh_n with_o he_o cap._n xlvii_o ¶_o marcellus_n gyve_v battle_n to_o hannibal_n in_o which_o his_o man_n be_v put_v to_o flight_n whereupon_o he_o make_v they_o a_o sharp_a oration_n he_o renew_v the_o battaâ—â—e_n on_o the_o morrow_n put_v hannibal_n and_o his_o host_n to_o flight_n with_o loss_n of_o many_o of_o his_o man_n cap._n xlviii_o ¶_o how_o q._n fabius_n maximus_n recover_v from_o hannibal_n the_o city_n of_o tarent_n cap._n xlix_o ¶_o scipio_n fight_v with_o asdrubal_n beside_o betula_n dryve_v he_o from_o his_o hill_n slee_v viij_o m._n of_o 〈◊〉_d host_n take_v twelve_o m._n prisoner_n with_o massus_n nevew_v to_o massanissa_n and_o a_o great_a pray_v in_o the_o camp_n cap._n l._n ¶_o marcellus_n the_o consul_n be_v slay_v by_o a_o imbushment_n lay_v by_o hannibal_n câ—â—spinus_n the_o other_o consul_n and_o marcellus_n son_n be_v sore_o hurt_v ca._n li._n ¶_o hannibal_n crafty_o send_v letter_n to_o salapia_n seal_v with_o marcellus_n syâ—net_n asdrubal_n pass_v the_o mountain_n with_o his_o army_n to_o mete_v his_o brother_n hannibal_n capi_fw-la lii_o ¶_o of_o the_o great_a battle_n between_o asdrubal_n and_o the_o consulle_n in_o which_o asdrubal_n be_v slay_v with_o lvi_o m._n man_n beside_o many_o that_o weâ—e_v take_v with_o a_o great_a spoil_n cap._n liiii_o ¶_o scipio_n in_o dyvers_a battle_n discomfit_v the_o carthaginenses_n take_v hanno_n on_o live_v drive_v asdrubal_n and_o mago_n with_o all_o their_o power_n clean_o out_o of_o spain_n cap._n liiii_o ¶_o m._n livius_fw-la and_o c._n 〈◊〉_d the_o consuâ—â—es_n entre_fw-fr the_o city_n of_o rome_n in_o triumph_n a_o praise_n of_o annibal_n govern_v his_o army_n capâ—_n lv_o ¶_o scipio_n and_o asdrubal_n arrive_v both_o in_o one_o day_n in_o africa_n and_o be_v lâ—dged_v both_o together_o in_o the_o â—alays_v of_o 〈◊〉_d syphax_n cap._n lvi_o ¶_o massanissa_n speak_v secret_o with_o scipio_n &_o enter_v in_o league_n with_o the_o roman_n mago_n sail_v into_o italy_n to_o join_v with_o hannibal_n ca._n lvii_o ¶_o scipio_n come_v to_o rome_n and_o be_v create_v one_o of_o the_o consulle_n he_o desire_v to_o have_v licence_n to_o sail_v into_o africa_n with_o a_o army_n cap._n lviii_o ¶_o the_o oration_n of_o fabius_n dissuade_a scipio_n from_o sail_a into_o africa_n and_o will_v he_o to_o defend_v italy_n against_o hannibal_n cap._n lix_o ¶_o the_o oration_n of_o scipio_n wherein_o he_o answer_v to_o fabius_n cap._n lx_o ¶_o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o locrense_n to_o the_o sivatour_n of_o the_o cruel_a governaunce_n of_o q._n plâ—â—â—nius_n cap._n lxi_o ¶_o king_n syphaâ—_n mane_v asdruballâ—â—_n daughter_n he_o writ_v to_o scipio_n willing_a he_o not_o to_o war_n in_o africa_n scipio_n arrive_v in_o africa_n to_o who_o come_v massanissa_n cap._n lxii_o ¶_o scipio_n in_o the_o night_n turn_v his_o enemy_n 〈◊〉_d puâ—â—teth_v syphax_n and_o hasdruball_n to_o flight_n with_o great_a loss_n of_o their_o man_n cap._n lxiii_o ¶_o syphax_n 〈◊〉_d the_o battle_n where_o he_o be_v take_v prisoner_n massasnissa_n take_v the_o city_n of_o cirtha_n &_o marry_v king_n syphax_n wife_n cap._n lxiiii_o ¶_o syphax_n be_v bring_v to_o scipio_n massanissa_n send_v the_o to_o sophonisba_n poison_n which_o she_o without_o fear_n dryâ—keth_v capi_fw-la lxv_o ¶_o lelius_n with_o king_n syphax_n and_o other_o prisoner_n come_v to_o rome_n massanissa_n be_v make_v king_n of_o numâ—dia_n cap._n lxvi_o ¶_o mago_n be_v discomfit_v and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o wound_n he_o die_v hannibal_n be_v command_v of_o the_o senâ—ce_n to_o have_v itaâ—y_n sayi_v towards_o carthage_n make_v great_a doâ—â—_n for_o his_o depart_n cap._n lxvii_o ¶_o hannibal_n arrive_v in_o africa_n deâ—iâ—â—th_v to_o speak_v with_o scipio_n who_o grant_v he_o and_o they_o mete_v together_o at_o a_o place_n appoint_v cap._n lxviii_o ¶_o the_o witty_a oration_n that_o hannibal_n make_v to_o scipio_n before_o the_o battle_n between_o they_o cap._n lxix_o the_o answer_n of_o scipio_n to_o annibals_n oration_n with_o the_o battle_n have_v between_o they_o wherein_o hannibal_n be_v vanquish_v &_o put_v to_o fâ—â—ght_v ca._n lxx_o the_o condition_n of_o peace_n 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o carthaginenses_n by_o scipio_n and_o the_o ratifi_a of_o the_o same_o by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d ca._n lxxi_o scipio_n retourâ—eth_v to_o rome_n with_o great_a triumph_n and_o joy_n of_o all_o the_o people_n cap._n lxxii_o hannibal_n fâ—â—â—th_v to_o 〈◊〉_d king_n of_o siâ—ia_n 〈◊〉_d move_v warâ—â—_n to_o the_o roman_n l._n cor._n scipio_n 〈◊〉_d â—nto_n asia_n and_o vanquisheth_z him_z grant_v he_o peace_n upon_o condition_n and_o return_v 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