The historie of the world. In five bookes. Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham. 2 Of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon. 3 From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon. 4 From the Raigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that Kingdome in the Race of Antigonus. 5 From the settled rule of Alexanders Sucessors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon / By Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight.

  • Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
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[1652]
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Credit: The historie of the world. In five bookes. Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham. 2 Of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon. 3 From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon. 4 From the Raigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that Kingdome in the Race of Antigonus. 5 From the settled rule of Alexanders Sucessors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon / By Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAP.^o of the Hiftory of the Wor Id. 10 was his own'wife,arid unto him betrothed many years before.But Sctpo would not hear oL' this: or if it were true, yet he faid it was no reaion, that Mafawffa mould keep her in poMomas long as it was datable,unto whom (he might appertain. Wherefore he willed himfirft of all to produce her, and then afterwards to make his claim unto her, wherein he fliould have no wrong. Heiewithall he fent to fetch her away: and Mafamfja accompanied the me(fengers,as it were to deliver her: but making her acquainted witii the necellivy pave unto her a cup ofpoifon, wherewith (lie ended her life, before they came that ihould have apprehended her. So he (hewed unto the Roman her dead bodv which he royally interred.The ludden violence of Majawtfa his love5and the ready content of Sophonisba to marry with him: adde not to much credit unto this relation c i _^ T.imie notes'! of the ludden ial- l content of Sophonisba to marry witn nun: auuc nut u — — - , r ,T 7 ] L , Apti„ as doth the want of all other evident caufe(which Lime notes) ot the ludden fal- u *•>». linn out between him and the Carthagimims,under whom he had been trained up, and done them great fervice.Howfoever it were-,Sctfto^hearing of this tragicall accident fent for Mafam/fuand comforted him as well as he cou’d, eft his melancholy lbould lead him to Tome inconvenience. Having therefore gently rebuked him for his rafhneffc, he brought him forth in prefence ofthe Army: where extolling his noble ads>and (hewing how hiohlv he had deferved ofthe City of Rome, He proclaimed him King and gave un¬ to him a Crown of gold,With other Royal! ornaments. This was indeed the ready way to divert, his thoughts from the fad remembrance of that which was paft, unto the more _ «chearfull contemplation of good fortune,t hat be an toTmile upon him. This was the hr ft time that the Romms took upon them to create or procla m a King. Which honour though Mafanijfa well deieived.-yet would not the 11 le have redounded unto his areatbenefit •, neither lhonld he have been much beholding to them for it,if he had not bV their means recovered pofteffion of his Country toother wah the gieateft cart of Srphax his Dominions. It feemeth not unlikely,', hat had he remainedla. Neuter m diefe warf and tuftai-ned himfelf with his troup of horfeqn fuch fort as he did before the comming ofthe Rowans- he mightneverthelefs have recovered his proper inheritance, bv the love of his own fubje&s without other help,when Syphax had once or twice been vanouilhed As for the inlargemcnt of his Kingdome,it was not more than he deferved: neither were the Romans then in cafe, to make a oonqueft of Nttmidta for themfeives 5 3° neither could they havewiflieda fitter opportunity,than of fuch a mamuponi whom to be- a ir rlvuwK their aftived friend,and paftable withall among the Numidians,as being ffoT h^ »g«t Prince rfttefim* Nation. Yet this liberality ofthe ii«*«r,was noifed abroad as ve;y glorious: & the Romans themlelvdi, liberality oi at h as if CTen th#lr falutmg him by the mme^f ^^bad^lfcova m^ter o^reat corifequence. He thrived indeed well after it: maintenance waxed mighty in times following, incroaching upon his and by t. ‘ upon the State of C*rf W*,whereat they were lit- neighbourson a -, ferJm thefon of Sy;Wofwhom we (hall foortly tie difpkafed. Hence it grew mat^ fethcrs KlnTd0me,definng friendfhip of the 40 fpeak more) which held to _ P f heir love.requcfted therewithal!,that they Sd cad ESnSyv£eM* never any\cto,e him had made this a would cail him Ring-Dui o pUntilioui herein, andanfweted verygravely, matter ot fuit • ye ■ | honour of that appellation,fave only unto fuch 50 §. XIX. The Carthaginians defire Trust, and break it* T’He 'and underftood t fztMafi- 1 lamity.that was befaln their w Kingdo[nc. To increafe niff a their mortall enemy, g T . £ thcir city; where he made an Im. «.