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.

Date:: [1652]

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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$The jift T3oo\of\tbefirfl Tart Chap.4.§.~* bfi'ng to nckfcKfj as well as they were able, all thar.the King fliould take in hand. By To doing, they thought to bring it to paflci that very want of ability to do any thing with¬ out them •, fhbuki make him fpeak them fair,and be glad to fubmic himfelfto their di- fcdi.e r.s. 1 he King it is like had flood in fome awe of them whileft he was a child 5 and phtrehrethefe Wifemen perfwaded themfelv:es,fhat by looking big upon him - and imputing unto him all that fell out ill through their own mifgovernment of his affairs, they rriuht rule him as a childe ftill. Apelles 'would needs go to Chalcis^ there to take or er for the provisions, which were to come that way out of Maced on .* The other two fluid behind' with the King, to play their parts-, all more mindfull of their wicked oath, than o. their duty. icf His Fleet and Armv being in a readineffe: Philip made countenance, as if. he would haVebcnr all his forces a ainft the E leans go whole aid rherforc the zAltoluius fent men, little fearing that the mifchief would 'have fallen, ds foon after it did, upon themfelves. But againfl t he E leans arid thole that came to help them, Philip thought it enough to leave the Ach'hns^ with fome part of his and their Mercenaries. He himlelf with the bo¬ dy of his Army putting to Sea, landed in the lie of ‘CtphaLma: whence the tolians■ dwelling over aga nft it,ufed to furnrfhthemfelvcs 61 flipping,when they went to rove abroad. There he befieged the Town of Pitlxra^ that had been very Serviceable to the Enemy agaiu ft him and his Confederates*, and might be very ufefull to him, if he cou d get it. Whileft he lay before this Town, there came unto him fifteen fhips of 20 war from ScerdiUidas-, and many good Souldieis, from, the Bp trots, Acarmnt- sns\ and Mermans. But the Town was obftinate-, and‘would not be terrified with numbers, ft was naturally fenced on all parts fave one, on which fide Philip carryeda tain of thcTaygettiers, was appointed by the Kingto make the affault. Bnt he, remem* bring his covenant \xhh Apelles, did both wilfully fforbear to do his beft • and caufed others to do'the like. Sozhc MatedoniAps\vctcipmto foi\c, and many flam, not of the wcrfiSonld-ers; butftlch as had gotten over the breach- and world have carried the Town, if the Treafon of their Captain, and fome fey him corrupted, had not hundred the vidory. The King was angry Ivith this, but there was no remedy- and therefore 3<> he thought upon breaking up theliege. For it was eafter unto the Townef-men to make up t! .e gap fn their wall, than for him to make it wider. Whileft he flood thus perplexed and-uncertain what cdOreto tjfkef^xhtMeffeti'ianb £Hd Acamadians lay hard upon him, e ■ ch of them clefirous to dra(vv him into their oWn Countrey. The M(Remans allcd- ged, that Lycurgm was bufie in wafting their Countrey: upon tvhom the King might come unawares in one day; the Etefian windes which then blew, ferving fitly for his Navigation. Hereto alfo Leontius perfwaded;* who coniidered that thofe windes, as they would eafily carry him thither,To would they detain him there perforce (blow¬ ing all the Dog-daycs and make him fpend the Summer to fmall or no purpofe. But Aratus gave better courifell, and prevailed: he flic wed low unfitting it were, to let the 40 cyLtchans over-run all Thejfaly again, and fome part of Macedon, whileft the King ' withdrew his Army farre off to feek fmall adventures. Rather, he faid that the time now ferved well to carry the war into *Aitolia: fince the Praetor was gone thence abroad on roving,with the one half of their ftrength. As for Lycur^un, he was not ftron^ enough to do much harm in Peloponncfos; and it might fuffice/V.the Ach&ans were appointed to make head againft them. According to this advice, the King fet fail for z/Etolia^ and enters the Bay of Ambracia, which divided the lALtohans from Acttrnan/a. The Acarnwuns were glad to fee him on their borders -, and joyned with him as many of them as could bear arms, to help in taking vengeance upon their bad neighbours. He marched up into the in-land Countrey: and taking fome places by the way,which he ?o filled with Garrifons to affure his Retrait • He pulled on to Thermum^which was the Re¬ ceptacle ohhcvLtoltans, and fureft place of defence in all extremities. The Countrey roundabout was a great faftndfc, environed with rocky Mountains of very narrow fteep, and difficult afeent. There did the &£tclians ufe to hold all their chief meeting3 their Fairs, their tied ion of Magistrates, and their folemn Games- There alfo tliey uled to beftow the rnoft precious of their goods, as in a place of greateft lecurity. This Opinion of the natural! ftrength, had made them careleffc in looking unto it. When Phi- lip therefore had overcome the bad way,there was nothing elfe to do than to take fpoil/ whereof s$

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