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 ARGENIS, 
 
 TRANSLATED OVT 
 
 OF LATINE INTO 
 
 ENGLISH: 
 
 THE T%OSE VTO^HIS 
 
 zSMaie/lies Command: 
 
 By Sir Robert Le G RYS,Knight: 
 
 And the Verfes by Thomas Mayfctqmte. 
 
 With a Clauis annexed to it for the fatisfa&ion of the 
 
 Reader 5 and helping him to vnderftand, what perfons were by 
 
 the ^Author intended \vnder the famed Names tmpojed 
 
 byhimvpon them: 
 
 t^indfublijhedby his CMaiettks Command. 
 
 London, 
 
 Printed by Felix Kyngtton for Rtchard&le'igheriM\& 
 
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 HIS MOST 
 
 SACRED MA- 
 ie s t i e. 
 
 *&*&£€& Hat f thus dareprefentto the 
 view of jour Aiaicjiies ludge~ 
 went my imperfections, will,f 
 know, to many appeare very 
 flrange. Hut jh at for this my 
 boldneffefdo not frame fomeformall <tApolo- 
 gie, will, Idoubt not, by more bee thought at the 
 leaH a wonder, if not beyond it. To clear e my 
 fife to both theje,f ortelyfty, as Aco\mto lu- 
 no, Nifii-uffacapeflere fas' ettyy our z5\Ta~ 
 tejlie commanded, and it was my duty topb&y. 
 
 Az The 
 
The Epiftle Dedicatory. 
 
 The inter eft that jour zSATaiefty might iuft^ 
 ly chime in this Idea, both by the ^Authors 
 difcent: his being fo long bredvnderyourTtyy^ 
 all Father \ my firfl and mofl gracious zSATa- 
 ftenandfor that though it hadaforraine birth, 
 it was fir ft concerned in this your Kingdom e: 
 might perhaps be one of; the caufes thatmoued 
 your z5K£aiefty to cherifl? it. fffo, Imay with 
 reafon hope, that the raifing another Title to 
 it for j our Maiefty, by naturalising ofitypon 
 your<3VLaiefties command, will not diminijl) 
 yourfauour, mth which your ^Afaieftythm 
 long hath graced it. 
 
 f^ATy humble jute to your ^7v£aieftyis, 
 thatasyoujhalldifcouer my wea^enejfes,your 
 z5\4aieftie mil beepleafedto confider, that no 
 great excellency of this Iqnde is to be expelled 
 from a Sculdier,who neuer\new what a Latine 
 Grammar didcontaine: of the worl^e it felfe , 
 which hath already been honoured mth your 
 <S\daic/lies approbation, it would ill become 
 me tofay- any thing : except it were to blame the 
 malignant friune thereof which prouided not 
 
 a more 
 
TheEpiftle Dedicatory. 
 
 a more artfuU hand for the exprcjsingfo curt- 
 ous a Teece to the life. 
 
 The Cjodo/Heauen^ho hath hitherto pre- 
 feruedyour<z5\^faieJly ? euer continue his gra- 
 ces toys inyou: and mafy jour <£Adaiefiie as 
 abfolutely yiBorious^andas really happy ^as the 
 aAuthor of this Toern bath fained his Poll- 
 archus. 
 
 So from his Joule pr ay eth 
 
 your mojlfacred <SMCaieJlies 
 
 mojl humble 
 
 andfaithfull 
 
 SubieB, 
 
 Souldier > 
 
 andSeruanty 
 
 Ro. Le Grys, 
 

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TO THE VNDERSTAN- 
 
 DING READER, 
 
 Vftomc,which claimes an cquall autho- 
 rity with Law, if they be not one and 
 the fame thing,inioines me to fay fom- 
 thing to thee: but what that fhould be 
 with moft conueniency,if I haueany 
 faith in me,I know not. To feeke thy 
 good opinion ? If thou beeft as I haue 
 termed thee, it is the Worke I here 
 prcient thee with,that muft do it, (tf thou find rcafonjnot my 
 Epiftle : It thou beeft not fuch, I fpeake not to thee, nor care 
 what thou thinkeft of me,or ir. To excufc my owne defects ? 
 Before thou readeft this to thy felfe, I prefume thou haft peru- 
 fed the precedent to his Maiefty, in which finding both my 
 profcfTion bending another way ,and my hauingbeen alwaies 
 totally a ftranger to Grammar, may well make thee expect fo 
 many errors, as were hardly jo be extenuated, impoflibly de- 
 fended. Shall 1 tell thee. It was impofed vpon me, and that 
 neither by mine owne election did I begin it, nor willingly 
 now expofe it to publike view and cenfure ? That indeed 
 might feme to clcarc me of a vaine ouer weening of my owne 
 abilities, but render, that I haue done nothing the more per- 
 fect. If none of thefe be for my turne, what then fhould I fay if 
 Except it were to intreatc thee, that where my Englifh phrafe 
 doth not pleafc thee, thou wilt compare it with the originall 
 Latine^and mend it. Which I doe not fpeake, as thinking it 
 impoffible,butas willing to haue it done, for the failing me a 
 labour,who,if his Maiefty had not fo much haftened the pub- 
 lifhing it, would haue reformed fome things in it 3 that did not 
 giue my felfe very full fatisfa&ion. 
 
 How- 
 
To the vnderjlanding Reader, 
 
 How euer of thee (excufe my boldnefle if I fay that,) Ibe- 
 leeue I haue deferuedgood will for my labour; hauingcon- 
 ueyed to thy^nderftanding,ifvnacquainted With the original! 
 Language^ Peece of {b much delicacy. And if thou beeit fa- 
 miliar with it as Barclay leftit, I yet cannot tbinke I haue me- 
 rited thy diflike, fince, though to thy fclfe it bee of no vfe, yet 
 thoumayeft in iufticebee fauourable to mee, for that which 
 fome of thine may make of it,who (hall find in it matter worth 
 their obferuation in feuerall kinds of learning, and notiuch 
 tra{h,astothclo(Ieoftimcand corruption of manners, thefe 
 Romances are for the moft part fluffed withall. 
 
 If fome, or all of thefc refpe&s bee not able to draw from 
 thee a mildc and gentle cenfurc of my indeauour herein: re- 
 quite my paines with tranflating his Euphormio, and before 
 thou haft brought it to an end,pcrhaps I (hall finde thee cour- 
 teous. So farewell. 
 
 EKRATA. 
 Fagc if .line tf.fbr Timonides,reade Timoc fe«.p.*9.I.8-for Priamus, r.Vyrmus.p. ». 
 1. n.afcer hin\; t.wbo alone in thtlafi battaUe procured me the viflory.p.f+l.fzfor Sicily, 
 x.ftlence. p.6i Xi f .for bindingf-blending together A.p . for fee met, x.Cn men.p67.L6.fot 
 Perkahylus,r.Perepfcy/<«j.l.7.Bcrerlcus, r.Dercftciu. p. 71 drafter Thc y r.iraine p.76. 
 I.rj.for thinkejj.bir'gs.'p.Sj.liy.foi faithfulncfi'e i r.fiitb(utlcft. For other faults which 
 haue pafTed the Preffe,(by reafon of the Tranfcribing of the Authors Copy,ancTin his 
 abfcnce,) 1 dtfire the Readers courteous correction. 
 
Lib, I. 
 
 IOHN 
 
 HIS 
 
 BARCLAY 
 
 ARGENIS. 
 
 
 Li 
 
 I. 
 
 i S yet the World had not adored Rome : as 
 yet the Ocean had not yeelded the prece- 
 dency to Tiber ; when vpon the coaft of 
 Sicily, where the Riuer Gelas falls into tttt 
 Sea, a forraine fhip landed a young man of 
 a moft braue afpec*. The feruants with the 
 Mariners helpe brought his Armes and 
 furniture on fhore; and hoyfing vp his hor- 
 fes in flings by the middle, did let them 
 downevpon theftrand : himfelfe not accuftomcd to the rolling of a 
 ihip, was laid vpon the fand, and fought to fettle his braine (turn'd 
 giddy with the rolling of the Sea) byfleepe. When a moft fhrill cla- 
 mour firft troubling the minde of him, then flumbringwith vnplea- 
 fant imaginations, itraight drawing neerer with ludden honor, gaue 
 him no lciliire to fleepe. A Wood there was in fight,cfa great large- 
 neffe, thou°hthe trees grew thinne; vnder which, certaine hillocks, 
 darkened with BufliesandVnderwood,did raifc themfclues, asofpur- 
 pofeto lodge ambufcadoes. From thence fuddenly there brake out 
 into the field, a woman of an excellent countenance, (but who had 
 difcraccd her eyes with weeping) and her hake fcattered about her as 
 in a funeral!, made her looke fearefull : her Horfe,with blowcsofthe 
 whip put to his fpeed,went not yet faft enough for her, that laboured 
 to make more hafte, and (linked no lefle, then was the manner in 
 the Phrygian or Thcban fury. The reuerence of the fexe,withthebit- 
 temefleot" her lamenting, did, befideshis propenfion tofauourthofe 
 which were miferable, mooucthc mind of the young man; who alio 
 thought what this fpec,\aclc,which he hrft met with at his entringinto 
 D r B Sicily 
 
Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib. i. 
 
 Sicily might preiage. But fhe (when within hearing) O, whatfoeuer 
 thou art (quoth (lie) if thou becft a friend to Vertue ! Ah, lend thy 
 aide to Sicily, whicb,in a moll valiant man, certaine wicked thceues 
 feekc to ouerthro w. Nor will the infant mifchiefe fuffer me to make 
 n Vt i lt11 "J'^ m an y * on g entreaty ; neither yet can I pray (lightly for P olUrchus* 
 Ci- ♦ whom not farre hence a furious troopc of robbers hauebcietwith 
 
 vnexpe&edvillany.My fclfe efcaping in the tumult, haue firfl happily, 
 and perhaps, no more for his fafcty, then thy gloriejiighted vpon thee. 
 Thefe alio (for while (hce fpake, her feruants were come in) whether 
 thou wilt pleafe to intreate, or command them, call with thee to this 
 office of excellent pietie. As the woman with panting and fighing 
 deliucred thefe words, he tooke his fword and caske; and while 
 his men brought hisHoife: I did but now,Lady (faidhe) arriuein 
 Sicily ; be it lawfullfor a ftrangcrasyet, not to know the name o f To- 
 liarckw. But I fhall confeffe myfelfea debtor to fortune, if by my 
 comming hither, fo brauc a man as you fpeake of, may bee relieued. 
 Thisfaid,he leaped vpon his horfc, and bade herleadethe way. Two 
 feruants onely he had; the one of them (armed) followed his Lord; 
 the other remained vpon the Chore, in guard of his baggage, which 
 in lb iudden a remoue could not be t.uffed vp. And now they were 
 • come to the edge of the \Vood,whofe entry deuided into many paths, 
 fo confounded thewomans racmorie, as doubtrull which way 7*0- 
 tiarchus was to bee fought, (he began to fill the aire with new la- 
 mentations. The ftranger affrighted with her fo great forrow, was 
 doubtfull whether it were better to goeon, or to flay there. When 
 fuddenly,the Wood rattling, aery, the darning of Armes, and thun- 
 dring of Horfes feete, call'd his mind to dangers more preferit. For 
 three armed men came toward him vpon the full fpeed of their Hor- 
 fes: their fwordsdrawne,and with lookes full of either extreme fearc, 
 or much daring. He doubting fome deceit, and (as vpon the fudden 
 thofe things often happen,which are fcarce to be reared) not ccrtaine 
 of the faith of the Lady,enquired of her ,if thefe were the theeues with 
 whom he was to flght.Withall fitting his ftaffc in his hand,he turned 
 his fpeare,which no man threw with more violence againfl their faces, 
 that vnreuengedthey might not wrong him. But they intended flight, 
 not fighting; and by feuerall waves fought to efcape from theCon- 
 querour. For that one Toiiarcbju (for whom the Lady had fo much 
 feareel) didpreiTe thefe run-awaics, and ouertaking the hindermoft, 
 flrooke him fo,as his head and necke being clouen in funder,the fword 
 did cut him downe to the loweft part of the breft. He being fallen, 
 while Pobarchut purfued the red eagerly, the ground full of flubbcs, 
 made his Horfes footingfaile him. So as with a fudden, though not 
 
 hurtfull 
 
Lib. I. Iohn Barclay bis ^Argents. 
 
 hurtfullrall,he threw him vpon the graflfe. The Lady fpcedily (for 
 (he knew Toliarchtuflcapca from her Horfe to helpe him. But he nei- 
 ther hindred with his fall, nor with two wounds which he had recei- 
 ued,quickly got vp with his fword in his hand. And hearing by 77- 
 moclea (that was the womans name) how mee had chanced vpon 
 this young ftranger ; with how much humanitie he had alio promifed 
 his ayd; without delay he turned to him,to giuehim thanks for fb great 
 feuour. But heenowhad left hisHorfe, and (peaking firft to Po/iar- 
 ehw j If the Gods (faid he) had been pleafed that I might (mod vali- 
 ant man) before now haue been acquainted with thy worthinefTe, I 
 fhould haue blamed this Ladies teares, which haue conftrained me to 
 craue pardon for intending to helpe thee fb braue a man. Three ar- 
 med men to bee routed by thee alone,although it bee a great thing, I 
 fhould yet lefle wonder at it,if that force with which thou didfl plague 
 the hindermoft, had not told me how iuft a feare made them take 
 their heeles. Poliarchw (being alio moft courteous) gaue him thankes 
 for his fpeedy comming to his aide ; affirming their flight was not to be 
 afcribedtohisvalour,butto the cowardize of the robbers. Withthcfe 
 words they embraced,and bailing mutually faluted,had leifure to think 
 not onely what they mould fpeake, ; but alio to whom. Then eithers 
 forme being wholly marked by the other, they paufed in a mutuall 
 contemplation one of another, each wondring at that in his compani- 
 on,with which himfelfe alfb raiiimed him with admiration. Their age, 
 beautie,garbe, and inexprefTable fprightlines oftheir eyes ; their yeeres 
 equall, and though in a different face, one maieftic. With fo great 
 bcautie to find fuch valour ioyned, was almoft a miracle. Neither did 
 Timoclea any leffe worfhip fortune, that by fo ftrange a way of mee- 
 ting had coupled fb rare a paire. She- vowed alfo, if they would giue 
 her leaue,to dedicate to the Temple oiVemu Ericjna a Table in which 
 the Painter mould draw them both to the life. And though diuers 
 accidents deferred the performance thereof, yet at length the paid it, 
 with thefe verfes inferted into it. 
 
 So Rojie are their cheeses ; /of aire a rife 
 
 Shew their high fronts \fuch vigor cafl their eyes , 
 
 Thinke it no humane beatttie : not more bright 
 
 Is mount edV\\<x.h\is ; nor with fucbf aire light 
 
 Shine Lzda's Sonne s ; whom middfl the wanes rude fit olees, 
 
 7he now neere- finking Adariner inttokes. 
 
 Not fairer' sJAirSjWben clad in Lemnian armes, 
 
 Hee rides, or /miles. pleas 'd rrithjaire Venus charmes, 
 
 Thrcatning to none ,b Ht her poor e Hnsbandjharm*, 
 
 B 2 At 
 
4 Iohn Barclay his ^Argenis. Lib. I . 
 
 At length when Poliarcbns had done viewing of the ftranger,look- 
 ing more tamiliarly vpon the Lady, hee iefled at her for her affrighted 
 lookes, cfpecially for that her fcattercd hairc lay vpon her backc and 
 fides^sifilrchadbeenatafuncrall fire ; enquiring alfo of her merrily, 
 if fhee had chanced vpon any Satyrs, limoclen with an innocent foi- 
 ling ; Thinke not (fhee faid) Toliarc'hus^ that theft hakes were thus 
 torne through defpaire. Amazed with thy danger, I fled with all hafte. 
 among the bullies; when with the boughes, the knot in thecrowne 
 of my head being vndone, let my haire fall, as no vv you fee it. While 
 they were thus ipeaking, the frecd-man of Poltarcbus, and twofer- 
 uants ofTimockas, who had ftrayed, being gotten out of the crooked 
 pathes,not fane from their Mailers, came out of the Wood ; onely 77- 
 a»<tt7<?/«maidewas wanting: but her alfothey fpicd a good way off, 
 not able to gouerne her fcarej&jHorfe, and trying to ftrike the ftub- 
 borne beaft with her rod to lifflP(hM-pofe. They laughing at the fight 
 ofthis pageant, ran merrily to heipe the trembling wench. Inthe 
 meanetime the ftranger asked Poliarchm what way-laying that was 
 for him,or what robbers ;<U/he»^ hate or defirc orTpoile,had made 
 thofe villaines bold to attempt jp greatawickedi^efie. But Ttwoc/ea 
 tookethe word; and, faidfhee, reft is neceflferieforyou both; the 
 one comming from Sea,the other; froi}£jfightihg/ Neither is my houfe 
 farre off hence ; there more conueniently you jfhall haue place both to 
 reft your bodies,and to talke together. They with no difficultie yeeU 
 -ded to her,that aduifed them fo w^il;and taking the leruant with them 
 that kept the baggage atthefhorejallofthem together let on toward 
 her houfe. 
 
 Now were the young men almoft become familiar, zndPo/iarchuj 
 told the ftranger, that early inthe morning he went from the Kings. 
 Campe to Agrigentum about fome bufinc{fe,by the vvay had met with 
 this Lady wellknowne in Court,who returned from the Kings daugh- 
 terly fome chance their feruants,who rode carelefly,had loft them a- 
 mongthefeuerall wayes in the Wood; onely 7?ffi?0c/M with her old 
 maide held the fame path with him, when from a erode way fiue 
 theeucs brake out, and being all horfemen ran at him alone. That the 
 Lady either her felfc, or her horie being frighted,, turned'afide, and 
 with a moft happie wandring, was brought to a ftranger lo full of hu- 
 manitie. But (faithhe) either, good fortune, 'or their wickednefle was 
 caufe,that all their firft bio wes tailed to hurt me : and my dart which 
 I had,ferued for the firft mans death that met me. Then flying toge- 
 ther, one of them raced the outfideofmy right.thigh,& another with 
 his fword,gaue me a flight wound in my fide. W^hom when I,madded 
 wkh anger, had faa irked to my difpleafure, and had hurtanotherin 
 
 the 
 
Lib. r . Iohn Barclay bis ^irgemt. 
 
 thchead,they all turned bridle ; foaslam vncertaine whether they 
 
 more baiely attempted this villany ; or being in, quitted it.Thcn alfo I 
 
 fb ftaid the hatte of one of them, as in your fight he had his payment. 
 
 The two that rcmained,your felues faw,ho\v the fall of my horfe gauc 
 
 them leaue to efcapc. Who they are, I cannot fo much as lufpec't, ex- . nt> , -ftf s 
 
 cept they bee fome theeues out of Zico^r his Army, whowatcht ^J^JjU. ***iCi 
 
 mee in my iourney, or elfe layforfuchas weretopalfe thorow the ^jfcoi 6 vL>*fc-*\ 
 
 Wood. ^ ■ • g^tt\ , - 
 
 While PolUrchm was thus {peaking, they were come to the Ladies 
 houfe,which,not far from Phthinthia,vpon the bankesof Himacra, was 
 compafled on one fide with the Riuer, on the other with a Thicket of 
 bufhcs,entcrlaced and tied together with Ofyers and Sallowcs grow- 
 ing among them : the houfe it felfe built of bricke and high,was plea- 
 fant,with a large profpeci of the Riuer and fields about it. A Wood al- 
 fo,andcertaine hills nccre hand, made'the iituation thereof the more 
 commendable. The family wasgreti^andlikelcruantsofiuch a Lady, 
 modeft,who hauing lately buried heniusband, had added to the glo- 
 ry of her race, with prefc ruing a neuer-tainted fame. She then put an 
 end to thedifcourtabctweene her gueftsjp»urteoufly entreating them 
 nottobe difpleifed with her bare erittrtainment.So did they enter the 
 houfe, where, both tKeLadies courtclie,and the day growneold,per- 
 fwaded th3 promife to fup & lodge there. Which while by me officers 
 it was made ready ,in the meane umzToHarchn warned his wounds 
 with vineger and Abater mixcd.thafjhey might not enframe and fwell ; 
 and then anointed them with oyle, in which the flowers of Afcyron 
 had been infufed j thinking himiclfmore fafe with knowne and home- 
 made medicines, then in the hands of Chirurgians, who often with an 
 vnneceflanc delay of the cwe,vfe to hunt tor a molt vngodly gaine. 
 
 Supper being ^t length brought in,they fate down vpon the beds,and 
 Timoclea was bold in difcreet manner to enquire of the Irranger, w hat 
 name,whatcountrey heewasof: befides, whether of purpolc, or by 
 chance he were come into that Hand? He aniwcrcd,thathe came from 
 his Country of Africa; his name and family,thole which had all pow er 
 ouer him would hauc concealed : vntill his rcturne,hec was comman- xy«" J, M+jf 
 dedtocallhimlelfe Archom'oro ws. Neither that hee was forced thi- <^J~^ £>'. ,Z 
 ther by contrary wind ;but directed his courfc for Sicily ; that he might * J^ 
 enioythefcllowirvipofthofe gallant men, that report proclaimed to * 
 Hue about the King! Nothing fcemed more ftrange to Pohanhta and 
 Timocteajhm that from Africa he fhould bring to great beauty : his 
 lips were not turned vp, neither his round eyes lunke into his head 
 with hollo vnetfe. It was an argument ofagreatfpirit, that theloue 
 of vertuchaddrawne him out of his countiey. But hee,after they had 
 
 B 3 fupped, 
 
Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib. I . 
 
 fupped,began curioufly to enquire ofPofiarchus, how Sicily came to 
 be troubled with robberies ; what that Licogenes was, out of whole 
 Army thofe were fufpedted to come, that fct vpon him : finally, what 
 the ftate of the Kingdome was,and what warrcs did vex it. ?oh^rchu4 i 
 no body being by (for they were retired to their reft, and would haue 
 . but one chamber for them both.) Many vertues (faid he) Archombro- 
 V - i • • *»*,doe degenerate into vices ; and which is more, thou mayeft often 
 "^ fee the fame affe£tions,as the times doe fort themfcluesto them,to be 
 
 tyU 3* ! j ft******' one while vices.and another vertues. Africander (which I thinke thou 
 art not ignorant of) doth now hold his fathers and grandfathers King- 
 dome : a man of a molt fweet and mildc nature ; but who not rightly 
 iudging of this Age, or the manners of men in it,doth fo truft the faith 
 of ftrangers,as he in his owne vertue flnds,there is reafbn others fhould 
 beleeue him. I thinke he was troubled with too much good fortune. 
 For in the beginning of his reigne,bccaufe al was peace,he openly gaue 
 himfelfe to his plealures. Petty ones indeed,and familiar to many Prin- 
 ces ,• but fuch asdifcouercdhim to bee gentle,and not with-conuenient 
 feueritie fharpe vpon injuries. To be more then enough delighted with 
 hunting, in the feuerall kinds whereof hebad / dJuidedtheyeere.Not 
 with aduice to choofe his friendfliips, nor with moderation to obferue 
 them: to giue without meafure: to flyefrom the weight of affaires, 
 which for the moftpart he entrufted to vnfaitKrull men. I would to 
 God (Arcboml>rotKi) I might be filent,andthefe things concealedjbut 
 I had rather thou fhouldft knowthemall byanequall relation,then 
 by the iniurieof fame ; for the enemies doe vrge all thefe things, and 
 make them worfe. 
 
 And from hence tooke root all this excellent Kings mifchiefes,prin- 
 * T-cipally by the enuy and ambition o f Licocene_, treacheroufly watching 
 ukVt<uM,i^ff^ u ^ ta fc e aduantage ofall the Kings errors. For he proud of his dilcent, 
 o\ 0] ^^^ • which he deriucs from the ancient Kings, was euer impatient of the fe- 
 
 condrancke. A man able both toaduiie and execute ; craftily flatte- 
 ring of the people : but to no mortall manfecond in cruelty, perfidi- 
 oulheffe, and (as often as with fafety he may fhew it) in pride. No 
 \ hard thing was it for him to deceiue Meander, (a Princeofamoft 
 
 -i * h j i *-■ v I J c i eare anc i honeft difpofition) with the fhew ofa friend. So while the 
 f : * ' }l ■ '■■ * King fatisfies his mind,vnburthencd of cares,with cafe, he fils the Court 
 n - i with men of his owne faction ; diftributcs the offices of State, as his 
 owne right, to his friends, left in the end any part of the Kingdome 
 fhould remaine found. And now rage and his plots being ripc,had ar- 
 med Lkogenes- y oncly as yet not openly declaring himfelfe againft the 
 King. Atkngth, but late, and the flame of warre almoft cracklinga- 
 bout his eares,.4f<r£vWffr being awaked,began to remember his name,. 
 
 and 
 
Lib. i . Iohn Barclay his ^irgtnis. 
 
 and the caufc for which hee was crowned. He being in greatneflfe of w >i v Cfaast**.t h 
 fpirit inferiour to no Prince whatfoeuer ; of a moft iliarpe vndctftan- ffirt: ?** ef Mr* 
 ding when hi|mfelfe lifteth ; andfuch a one, as but by his ownc good 
 nature,is impoflibly tobccatchcd. Neuer fhall I be able fufticiently to 
 expreffe what inftancesof prudence and valour he did giue, when by 
 the crimes ofothers,he was inforccd to draw himfelf within the guard 
 ofhisowne vermes. Neucrthelcfle,though it were ccrtaine that Ltco- 
 gents intended mifchierc, yet for a time hee forbare to vfe his power, 
 and doe iuftice on him ; it feeming fuflficient to him,ifhe preuentcd the 
 enemies purpo(es_,and pared off ibme of their forces. And often Co he« 
 carried himfelfe,that he hoped,or at leaft deferued to draw repentance 
 from that ingratefull man. But Licogcttcs madded at this alfo, that 
 there jfhouM be any who had power to giue him a pardon,did then o- 
 penly flye out vpon him.That efpecially made himbold,that the King 
 did def ;gne his onely daughter to the fortune of his fuccefnon in lo 
 great an inheritance. Who would beleeue it, Archombrottu r Her al- 
 io he fought by force to ieaze vpon, and to conftraine to marry him. 
 There is a Caftle at the mouth of the Riuer Alabus,in which the Priu- 
 cefle was kept; thither hee fecretly fent ceitaine hired Cut-throats, 
 who (hould bring both the Lady and the Kin , by chance then lodg- 
 ing in that Fort,to \\\m.Metcarder belecued,that by the help of TV/4* 
 it came to pafle, that the traine laid for him and his daughter tooke 
 not,the villaines being ouerthrowne in the ait it Iclfe. Hee therefore 
 with all fignes ofagratefull minde, did acknowledge ittotheGod- 
 deffc; for both hee commanded the Owle to bee (tamped vpon his 
 coine; and whether he facrirtceth to the Gods,or freed from bufincfle, 
 doe feafr,hc neuer weares other Cro wne, then one of Oliue branches. 
 That alfo is more great and noble ,that his daughter ,till flic be giuen in 
 marriage, hee hath appointed to attend vpon the Altar of the God- 
 deffe. Thou fhalt fee her (Arcbombrotus) atcuery Faiie 5 adorncd with 
 the Priefts Miter ; thou (halt fee her amidft the Quires of Virgins xd 
 Prie{ts,miniftring at the feruice of the Goddefle. But th is fo great pie- 
 tie towards the Gods,could not end the warre. For thatir.excufable 
 crime of Lscogtneswzs followed with no fudden,but a mighty nnd full 
 ripe rebellion. Now for a colour of the wane, pretending both pti- 
 uate and publike caufes; one while hee complained, thathimfclfe an 
 innocent man,was by the King charged with treafon, and forc-doom'd 
 to punillimentianotherjthat the peoples wrongs were no longer to be 
 borne : but as he proclaimed the tyranny of thofe, who drew African- 
 der into cruell wayes, was with common Armes to be curbed. Strong 
 he was in faction and followers. Oietidemtts, Enfthenet ,and M<nocri- 
 ttu ) Gouemours of the principall Prouinces,were of his part.Many out 
 
 B 4 of 
 
8 I ohn Barclay hisKArgtms. Lib.: 
 
 ©f leuitie ofminde Tided with him againft Mdeander : a greater num- 
 ber °aue themfeluesto the Rebels ^being taken with the diffimulation 
 of Lkegcnes concealing his vices after the fafhion of tyrants. Proudly 
 therefore hee came on, and proffered battaile. Neither did the King 
 (hun the triall,beingalfo furnitlit with a mighty Army. Fifreene dayes 
 iinte,not farre from hence wee encountred in the Geloan fields. The 
 battaile was fharpe, they fighting no more faintly for the defence of 
 their wickednc{le 5 then we for the publike lafetie. At length night now 
 drawing on, the victory inclined to the Kirg: when Ltceomes (his 
 men being icattered) founded a retreat; that in ftead of flying, their 
 fallinooff, might carry a fhew of military obedience. Neither was 
 MeUander ofthe minde to preffe them further that were fhaken;whe- 
 ther that contented with the vi£lory, he were willing to fpare his peo- 
 ples blood, or that he doubted the night,andfometrap. Perhaps, alio 
 fearing (fince the chiefeft of his Nobilitie about him did rauour Lice- 
 genes) what the falfliood of fufpe&ed hands might bend to ,w hen they 
 '{houldbe commanded to the vttcr dettruftion of him that was alrea- 
 dy routed. Vox Ltcogcues had not brought all that were for him, into 
 open a£* of rebellion. There are not a few about the King,of vnfettled, 
 oraduerfe difpohtions,which feme on this fide butfauour that. So all 
 things make againti Mdcander: the aduices of his Noble men vnfaith- 
 full ; hiscounSll betrayed to the enemie ; nor hee in leflfe danger of 
 treachery in his houfe, then in the fields. Therefore though he held 
 the field where the enemy had flood embattail'd during the fight, yet 
 not withftanding he turned his thoughts to confultations of peace. Nor 
 confident of his victory, as if the warre had ftill been entire,he kept 
 himfelfe within his trenches. After priuate Treaties on both fides, the 
 meffengers of Z/roraw came to the King, vnder colour of procuring 
 buriallforthe dead; indeed that they might make fome ouerture of 
 compofition. Which was fo welcome,that thofe Commitfioners from 
 the enemy (efteeming themfelues redoubted)durft prefcribe the lawes 
 of peace to the victor. Truly, I for my part thinke, that any condition 
 of peace whatfoeuer would pleafe Meleander y that they,who now 
 haue ioyned themfelues to Licogenet, might , vpon the agreement 
 made,befcattered,hardly euer to be gotten together againe. So would 
 there be roome for new deuices, in which either they being dcuided 
 among themfelues ; or the faclion growing ftale, made hatefull to the 
 people,impietie might lofe her force ; or at leaft, glutted with the dif T 
 quiet of nouelties,they might retire themfelues from fedition,to the re- 
 uerence of the Royall ftate. My felfe not approuing of peace with 
 proud Rebels, did doubt befide, the enuy that my age and Countrey 
 would draw vpon me,if the King (as he vfedtodoe) fhouid haue cal- 
 led 
 
JJb. i . Iohn Barclay bis ^irgems. 
 
 led me ,a young man,and Granger ,to counfell in fo great affaires. For I 
 aho,aswellasthy \c\k(tyirchombrctus) am here aftranger ; neither 
 hath any other thing made me take part with UMcleander, then that 
 his calamity is a prclident to be abhorred by all nations ; which can nc- 
 ucr hue quietly, if men may be_ oftended with their Princes faults, and 
 feeke to enihare t hemm rheir p oodnefle. While the refore this hatcrull 
 contract is palling, 1 helcTthe time fitteft for me to go to Agrigentum. 
 I am curious in the choyce of armes and weapons, and no better are a- 
 ny where then thofc,which a Granger of Lippara doth make there. 
 
 Greedily did ^rchombrotus hcarc this difcourfe from Politrchms ; 
 and fouowuxs^Mcle Anders fide, when he had marpcly inueigheda- 
 gainft thole of the faction : But(faid he) the kin gs daughter (Poltttr- 
 chus) whom this thiefe rcfolued to make his prey, (tf it plcate you) tell 
 me what yeeres is Abe of? Truly I haue often heard in Africa, that me 
 is reckoned among the rareft patternes of beauty and venue ; as alio 
 that fhe is called «^r^»»^Vith thefe words, Po/tar'chfts^ws eyes wan- 
 dnng with a little trembling .hisfpeach was neither firme nor vncer- 
 taine ,and fummarily he told hlm,her yeeres were about twenty. 
 
 Neither was this fudden change in Po/Urchu/ vnefpiedby Archom* 
 brotus ; and an extreme defire he had to difcouer, what temped that 
 was,whichib had altered his countenance. That he might therefore 
 try, whether the Princeflfe being mentioned, or elfe the fecret force of 
 fome other thing had caufed thofe motions,he fpake fomewhatof Li- 
 cogenes^wd the conditions,that were then publikely treated of. And 
 as he perceiucd by his fettled lookes,that he was fufficietly returned to 
 himfelfe ; bringing his difcourfe backe to *s1rgfnis y he did inquire 
 more ferioully of the Ladies beauty and excrcifes. But he nothing 
 more conftant at this lecond flalli of lightening, in few words, and 
 tearcfully,rreed himfelfe of that relation. Becing after asked by Ar- 
 cbombrotusofahc friends of 'JMeteander y imd vpon whom thegouern- 
 mentreftcd: The deftinies (anfwered hee) haue not lb hated Sicily, 
 that there Chould be none in it worthy of the degreee they hold, and , 
 the Kings rauour.Amongft thofe is eminent,' CUofotlMs, very notable 1 ?/? c»*\ »"^ ** j 
 fr>tV>k vvifrHome in counfell -^ Surimedes alfo, indlAr/idas, noble in fc<>M • *• P\ *-$ 
 warre,and no leffe worthy for their iudgemeut.There are befides,two £ • $ • ty *"* n * 
 Grangers of the order of Priefts,which are of the Scarlet Robe, moft . , ^» 
 
 truly louing Sicilyf/£/^I£*£L> and Dnwilbm > whofe endeuoursthe4?> *r*j* *»"*.' *** 
 King did now efpeciallyvfe, that he might not feeme dimonorably to /ig*^ 1 • 
 condition with Ltcooenet.Jcould alfo reckon vp others, whofe faith 
 to the King, no force of tempeft hath had power to make; thofe eafily, 
 whenthou fhalt haue liued a while in Court, thy felfe, by their fame 
 and veitues.wiltdilcerne from others. 
 
 No 
 
I0 Iohn Barclay his Argents, Lib. i. 
 
 Now was it growne late ; and it was ncccfTary for them both,be- 
 
 m° wearied,to reft; as iftherfore by agreement,they both left talking: 
 
 yet notwithftanding did not their fecret cares betweene fleeping and 
 
 waking tbrfake their troubled minds. Archombrotuswzs diftra&ed 
 
 with the imagination of the late related battaile, which in a fort he fee- 
 
 medto behold. For whenfhould he be in an army ? in what fight, 
 
 with what Armes lhould he giue proofe to MeUander of his mind and 
 
 courage ? Neither did any thing grieuc him more, then that all things 
 
 benttoa peace.Befides,he fmilcdto himfelf,that Poliarchtu fbchcere- 
 
 fiilly bold in fight,aud all manner of fortunes, was yet amazed at the 
 
 name of a virgin :for befides his valour, and the brauery of his minde, 
 
 he did not beleeue,that either in his difcentor fortunes, there was any 
 
 thing to make him hope for fo great a marriage. And if ArgenU ,the 
 
 dauahteroftheKing.be belouedby him,a pnuatman,who can doubt 
 
 that no dangers are confidered by a louer ? that louers dare all things ; 
 
 and when they are againe beloued,themeaneftis not bafe ? No leffe 
 
 then he PoUarcbus being intentiue to his priuate determinations,was 
 
 with various cogitations fufpended between fearc and hope. At length 
 
 they both fell afleepe ; when within a while, a noKe of men running 
 
 vp and downe all the houfe, was heard by them. And immediately 
 
 fomeof 7Vf»or/Mjferuantswereatthedoore, which told them,fhe 
 
 was comming to them. They rofe vp aftonifhed, as heauy with their 
 
 firftfleepe: which when they hadftiaken offand haftily caft their 
 
 clothes about them,they met fimoclea Who excufing her felf, that at 
 
 fuch a time of night ihe had troubled them who were weary : It is 
 
 (faid die) my guefts,a great matter ; and fo much more full of terror, 
 
 asinthisdarkeneffewecannotbecertaine what the reafon thereof is. 
 
 The publike flies do flame vponeuery high hill round about the fields, 
 
 which it is death for any man to kindle, but by the Kings command, 
 
 or when the common fafety requires a fpeedy difpatch of affaires. 
 
 Thus fpeaking,fhe led them to the top ofthe houfe. The lead not laid 
 
 fharpe,as the forme of houfes for the molt part is, but gently doping, 
 
 did couer the houfe . The aire was not mifty ; neither did the Moonc 
 
 fhine,which often with her brightneflfe doth hinder fires from being 
 
 farre feene. From the roofe therefore they eafily difcerned the fires, 
 
 which on euery fide burned on the top of the mountaines; Neither 
 
 •were they long beholding it, when from the neighbours houfes, and 
 
 the To wne alio, which was not far off, the confined murmur of mens 
 
 voyces began to be heard by the filence ofthe night, being brought to 
 
 their othcrwife vntroubled eares with the more horror .The ftrangers 
 
 bade the gates fhould bee locked vp, left any theeues fhould make 
 
 their aduantage of that night-tumult,to do fome ruifchiefe. But7iw»- 
 
 clca 
 
Lib. i • Iohn Barclay his K^irgmis. 1 1 
 
 f/*<ifaid,thatwhatfoeuer it were, which with lb publikc (ignals was 
 notified and conueied about the countrcy, it could not bee too fbone 
 knownc. That the Towneof Phthinthia was hard by, from thence 
 (it her guetts pleafcd)by one ofher feruants they might quickly learne, 
 what men there thought of it. They approuing ofhercounfcll, came 
 downe to the gatejand letting out her feruant, willed him to enquire 
 the ground ofthisaffrightment, and without delay to returne to them 
 what he {hould find. In the mcanc time, all troubled, they went into 
 the dining roome,and hauing a fire made,when the Lady was let be- 
 tweene them,thcy enquired of her,whattliat cultome was in Sicily, or 
 what vfe there was at all ofthofe fires by night; for I(faid Toliarchhi) 
 haue now liucd in Sicily more then a yeere, and yet is this the firft f i 
 
 time that cuerlfaw them. But Ttmeclca; Haue you not (laid fhc) -j^t V^ ] +*< 
 obferued vpon the top ofcuery hill, a tree let like the maft ofa (hip, H* « 
 vpon whofe vpper end,bars of iron enterlaced like a cage,are fattened? 
 They acknowledging it : Thole are (laid Hie) the publike trees, vpon 
 whieh,fires being made by the Kings commandemcnt,do giuc notice, 
 that there is bufineffc which mult be taken in hand by the people. And 
 thefe fires they call Beacons; who firft fees them,make the kLc vpon 
 the tops of their hills; by which, they which dwell further ftr, haue 
 warning giuen them; vntill with admirable celerity, the fire naue run 
 about the whole Iland. The people in the meane time is in Armes,rca- 
 dy to execute what (hall be commanded. Inftantly comes a Mcflcnger 
 from the King to the next City , and publikly deliuers what his pleafurc 
 is (hould be donc.From thence the Citizens with frefh horfes run to the 
 neereft Townes,whence to other Cities the fame faith and diligence is 
 commanded. Neither are thefe fires lighted without great occafion. 
 Once onely I har-5 fecne them, when ccrtaine Cut-throates, wl*o had 
 a (failed the King alone,were lough t for : and the Gods grant,that now 
 for a more difmall caule, their villany being crre6ted, they be not kin- 
 dled. c Foltarchus yet allowed not the realon ofit,and fmiling;I did ex- 
 pec~t,Lady (faid he) that thou (houldeftderiue this cuflomc Horn the 
 mod ancient religion ofthofe fires,which Ce rrr,robbcd or her daugh- 
 tcr,djd kindle among the vapours of your Etna. For what can this tu- 
 mult conferre to the common good > or what is the Prince better for 
 hauing his bufineflc done with confufion in the night,more then by or- 
 derly directions in the day ? But the Lady ; Thisconftitution is not yet 
 (Ptf/wrr /5«».f)altogether vnprofitable : for thofc which are Gouernours 
 of Port-To wnesjbeing warned by thefe fires, prclently chaine vp their 
 Hauens, as alio make ready their Galleis,if they (hould be calld out to 
 fight. The people alio vnder their Captaines and Coloncls,depart noc 
 from their Colours,that if the enemy by chance or cunning (hould get 
 
x 2 lohn B arclay his i^irgems, L ib, i . 
 
 to land,hc fhal not yet find the Hand vnprouided. There is alto another 
 vfe of thefe publike fircs:lf there be any delinquent,whom it concernes 
 the common wealth to haue punifhsd,who either feekes to flycout of 
 the Land, or is concealed by the faithfulnefleofhis friends, or the lur- 
 king places of the mountaines.For thefe fires being once feenejt is ca- 
 pitaU for any man to fetfaile out of Sicily; and he who receiues, and 
 keepes him in his houfe,is by the law held guilty of the fame crime,and 
 iudged to the fame punifhment. 
 
 From thefe difcourfes of Timoelea y thcy fell to others.and difputed 
 among themfelueSjWhat fhould in likelyhoodbe the efpeciall caufe of 
 all this fright. Poliarchusfezzcd the lalt and worft ■ that there was no 
 faith in Lkogenes\xh*x. (JWdeanderhy open to treachery, as well by 
 the corrupt difpoiitionofthofe about him ; as by the gveatneffe of his 
 ewnfpiritjdifdainingto feare,though vpon iuft reafon. And while they 
 fpakeofthedifcommodities of the ciuill warre, Timorlea fhewed her 
 • (\\d£** «r t&f g uerts the ^ e verfes,which M^£2»»£tef well knowne,both for hisloue 
 tJ of learning,and for the Kingsfauo»r,had made againlt Licogenes, with 
 
 ^^ ' the free fury of a poet,damning his inordinate delire,both ofMelean- 
 
 ders kingdome 3 and the maiTiageof Argents, 
 
 I LU (b li M What Plague infefts the earth? oh worldly States ! 
 
 T£K.lflA M ?p fj Crervnes I oh heauen-borne power of Potentates \ 
 
 V e< § * What Fury [hould the people foprouoke, 
 
 That, to put onaTyrantiflauifbyoke, 
 They fhonldforfake the iuft Authority 
 Of their true Lords ? Faith, troth, and loyalty 
 Are dead : no power can their blind fury awe. 
 So whenproud Earth ft om herjwolne bowed^aw 
 Her giant broodyand/hew'dthem Heauenfromfarre t 
 Yndaunt ed, they fir aightvndertake the warre, 
 And hope to heauen bypyi'd vp hills to come, 
 Ttll that againe in their proud mothers wombe, 
 Ioue's Thunderbolts their fl aught ered bulkes entombe. 
 But thou,this Kingdomes ominous portent, 
 Like the new- horn 'd Czta&es ,violent, 
 The Landr difturber y treacheroufly mif-led t 
 The Fathers ^rownejhc Dau% hters happy bed 
 Invaine haft fought, and fhal$ for thy dtf grace, 
 1y>\on-like an empty Cloudcmbrace. 
 How wilt thou fujfer, wretch ? how, after deaths 
 Stand trembling at ttiinf email Tyrants breath ? 
 Either thylimbesfaft bound toth' racing wbeele, 
 
 £4 
 
 Or 
 
Lib. i . Iohn Barclay his- t^irgcm: x ? 
 
 Or litter (ball the tyring Vulture ft etc .• 
 
 Or elfe thy bulke, flrooke by the Thunderer > 
 
 B-tnzjhe grave of LMonftersjhallemerre. 
 
 Where fitmeSyEncchduSiftil/breathingjeelds. 
 
 Phoebus, if ere Pclorus fiorvrie fields 
 
 Wellfed^andfafely kept thoft beards of thine, 
 
 70«,Hercules,Ceres,dWEricinc ; 
 
 You iSfatiue Cjods^andforraigne Deifies y 
 
 To whom S icilians chajlelyjacrifice ; 
 
 Strengthen the good .-proteti Kwgs potter 3 that they. 
 
 Mayfafcly honours toy our z/fltarsjiay. 
 
 As they were reading them,word was brought that Timocleas feruan* 
 was rcturncd.Al of them thcrfbi'e with tmnds ful ofvncertainty canic a- 
 bout him when he cntrcd;nor could they longer doubt,neithcr yet durft 
 they enquire ofthe trembling meflenger;who not thinking that which 
 he broughtjfit to be publiilit before the ftrangcrs,cald Timoclca afide • 
 and hauingdeliuered hisnewes,thc woman being a while amaz'djie al- 
 io fcem'd to thrill with honor. At length .Timoclea^s me. was of a mod 
 prefent wit,taking him by the hand,cai ricd him into an inner chamber, 
 left the reft of her people mould lpcak with him;and bidding her gucfts 
 follow her,trcmbling,fhut the doore^and willed her man openly to de- 
 liucr what he had heard. When he;I fcarce camc(faith he)to the townc, 
 when I met with many,thetnfelues(as is Vn5*ll in rumuIts)not very cer- 
 tainc whither they were going. At cue rydoore there hungxlight; and 
 they being deuided into many companies, were benummed \\ ith no 
 meane admiratio.When I had ioyncd my fclfto the firft troopej hcarc 
 Poliarchus to be charged with trealbn,iought for to be put to death 5 and 
 that to this end the Beacons were let.onrire. ] doubting itmi^htbe a 
 uniltaking,for that by the lame name many might be called r enquired 
 curioufly what that PolUrchus was, and tor wh at crime condemned ? 
 Euery man told me,thatit was that Po/furcb/ts, who- being a rtranger in 
 Sicily for abode a yere,was famous for Armes,and the Kings fauor.His 
 offence,none ofthe wclknew;but that he was condemned by'th'e King, 
 andfbught with all diligence.Goingfromthat company to another, I 
 heard ohe fame againe. And when no .man by contradiclh'.g it made 
 the report vjicertaine; I thinking the matter fuffidenri/ dilcnucred, 
 delayed not to giue you notice. Archombrotus and TUnoclea hearing 
 this,did both earneftly behold Pcliarchus.He pale and trembling, not 
 as with guilty fcare,but with indignation at his danger, and \xiraie,not 
 patient ofdilhonour, enquired now of the irruant,it" he told truth,and 
 that which hefound to be certaine ? now cfrhe La Jv, it "her rtwmricrc 
 ofafcttlcd brame ? Nor was he other wife perplexed with ic,then as if 
 lie had.beerv.in &me tVange dreaine. Then tor a while hi iheld hi» 
 
 11 P eace , 
 
i^ Iohn Barclay bis ^drgettis. Lib.i. 
 
 peace,left info great perturbation of fpirit/omething mould flip from 
 him againftfortune,or vnworthyofa King. But the importance of the 
 bufines,and the vncertainty whether the houfe were lately faithful ,did 
 brooke no delay. Lifting vp therefore his hand and eyes to heauen ; 
 You (faid he)theGods of Sicily ,and what other heauenly powers be- 
 fides thatpreferue right and iultice:you,the Gcnij and houfhold Gods 
 otMcleander, who haue entertained me as a gucft, you I adore and 
 inuoke, that if I haue any way wronged the King or Common wealth 
 of Sicily ; if with my helpe,my hand,or aduice,I haue violated the faith 
 ofhofpitality, or at all defcrued to be traduced with this infamy of be- 
 ino publikely fought after j that then you would make me perifh,with 
 asrbuleandhatefullanendas you can poifibly, among the fcornes, 
 and in the hands of mine enemies : But if I haue done whatfoeuerl 
 was able for the good of this Kingdome,& this calamity doth through 
 enuy breake like a torrent vpon me, a guiltlefTe man ; Grant, O yee 
 Gods, at leaft, that being cleared to the King and people, I may with 
 fafety depart this Hand, and not leaue a filthy and ignoble memory of 
 me in this Nation. For thee(Lady,)I doe not delire my perill common 
 co thee. This night jwhile euery body is in bed, I will go forth into the 
 fields,and free thy houfe from the infection of my fortune. Archom- 
 brotm in the meanetime chafed, and Co much force had one dayes 
 friendfhipjthat he protefted to Poliarchns to run the Iaft hazzard with 
 him. By his countenance,earneftneffe,and the fafhion of his difcourfe, 
 it was hard to know whofe the danger was ; except that Archombro- 
 tn$ feemed yet to be angry with the leffe reieruedneffe of the two .But 
 the Lady diflembling,as fhe had not trufted her mans relation/aid,fhe 
 would fend others,who fhould brbgmorecertaineaduertifementryet 
 (lie commanded her feruantto ftay {Till in the dining roome,and carri- 
 ed her guefts from him into the next chamber to counfell. 
 
 There no longer concealing her forrow,fhe lamented the hardfor- 
 tune of Poliarcbtu. Nor did fhe any more doubt of hisinnocency, 
 then of the Kings difpleafure. For fhee knew, that her feruant be- 
 ing very difereete,durft not retume to her but that which he found 
 to bee very true and certaine. Her houfe and meancs fhe offered 
 Volutrchns to vfe , howfoeuer hee could for his fafety. But what 
 (faid fhe) can this houfe, or thyconfortfhip, Archombrottts y be able 
 todoeagainft the King ? Ere long, heerewillbefbuldioursinarmes, 
 and the houfe either broken ope, will difeouer vs, or beaten downe, 
 bury vs in the mines. For wee cannot hope, that my whole family 
 will proue faithfull,andthat none of my feruants, if thou (PoUarchus) 
 (halt remaine hecre concealed, will difeouer our fecret hiding thee. 
 Will you know what in this fudden feare may helpe vs ? Thole which 
 
 built 
 
Lib. i . Iohn Barclay his ^frgertis* i % 
 
 built this houfe, digged a pritiy way vnder ground , which, beiides 
 my felfc,isknowne to no one liuing. That being cut into three feuerall 
 paiTages, hath alfo as many doorcs by which ic opens it felfe mtodi- 
 uers helds. There moft eafily ( 7W/*rc£*/)mayeft thou be hidden, 
 and efcape this danger. Pretend onely ,that affrighted with this fell ru- 
 mor , thou wilt depart fromme,that we may both be out of perill, and 
 neither thy felfe as guilty, nor I as a receiuer be oppreffed with this 
 fpightfull tumult; When thou art out of the gates, there is a long row 
 of trees thatreacheth from thence to Hymarra, which will bring thee, 
 where, ncere the banke of the Riuer, is a fecrct entry into the Caue I 
 fpake of. I (without acquainting any of my feruants with it) will, by 
 the paifage out of my houfe, come with a light to the fame ilTuc,next 
 the Riuer. When we hauc receiued thee into the Caue,wc will by the 
 helpeofthe Gods,preferue thee (afe,tilkhis ftoime haue done raging. 
 This counfcll Archombrotus mult not be a (hanger to : and with that 
 difpofition of minde that he is of,he cannot wrong it. Thy heed-man, 
 whom onely thou haft herc,it much imports to keepe ignorant hereof: 
 left either wearic of being in fearc,or with hope of icward,hce fhould 
 be changed. Pe/iarch»s, with infinite thanks to Ttmoclea, laid, hee 
 approoued of that deuice onely for that night. That he would no lon- 
 oer ftay in the Caue,thcn till he might learne what thofe fprights were, 
 which had let Sicily againft him. His freed-man, of approoued faith- 
 fulneiTe,might not bee barred from knowledge of any his dearcftfe- 
 crets : for in that tempeft he might doe him the beft feruice. Of Ar- 
 chombrotus, he would not fb rrwch as defirc,hcc would bee filent in Co 
 weightie abufinefle : that he were worthy of a worfc misfortune, if 
 he durft call his fidelitie into queftion. This faid, they went thorow 
 the dining roome, andftraight, e Po/iarchrts both brauely, and at all 
 pieces arm'd, as if hee had been going to fight, came forth to the gate. 
 The feruants wondring,and among themfelues inquiring, what altera- 
 tion this was; in few words hee told them, That danger to him was 
 proclaimed by thole fires that they faw : that he therefore fled,left ei- 
 ther they fhould be forced to betray him,or be ruined with him. Then 
 he faluted (as pretending a longer abfence) Timoclea and Archombro- 
 t */,mounted vpon his Horfe,and with his freed-man at his heeles,put 
 himfelfe into the way the Lady directed him to take. 
 
 The extremitie of the danger,and almoft fhamc to bee (o endange- 
 i;ed,did vene the troubled young man: and(faith he)0 madman that I . 
 
 was ( Getanorus ) for fo hee called his freed-man) to giue any mortall ' D • °$ e &c**Ua 
 man powcrouer this head ! To what end vnknovvne, and in fafbion 
 not luted to my quaKty, did I wander among this people ? Or what 
 elfe doe the fables teach vs a that faine Lkaon to feekc the life oilupitcr 
 
 his 
 
i $ Iohn Barclay his tufigftthj Lib. i . 
 
 his gueft; then that Princes,which come to vnexpe&ed cnds,by truft- 
 ing Grangers with their liues,are no tnore wronged by the wickednefle 
 ofocherb'jthen by their owne folly. Irrruft needs lay my felfe open to 
 miunes. It is well: andlfuffer (GeUnoms). aslhaue deferued. Thus 
 fpeaking,he remembred the . caufe for which he ttayed in Sicily ; with 
 reuerence of which, being prefently mooued, hce feared,that for the 
 happioeifeoffo great ahope,heehad been wicked in grieuing at his 
 prelent perill. Gf/aworw, troubled with his Lords danger, with fcare 
 full of faith, thought thax.&oliarchta without farther dijflembling, 
 fhould difcouer his birth and fortunes . For if he fhould lay by the per- 
 fon that he then did a£t ; if hee fhould retire himfelfe to the height of 
 greatneffe that was his owne, Meleander would willingly, fbrbearev 
 any further marpcnefl"e,and his enemies come and craue pardon.Thoii' 
 vnderftandeft nothing right (anfweredPtf/wrrWj being wronged, it 
 efpecially concernesmec to bee concealed. Therefpectofmyeftate 
 would (perhaps) fet them worfe on fire ; knowing that I being galled, 
 can be onely once difinift,but may euer remember the iniirry. GcUno- 
 rm replied not, vncertaine which opinion to hold; and looking vp, 
 prayed to all the Starves which then fhined,that they would helpe and 
 direct both himfelftand his Lord. 
 
 In the meane time, Timtciea (hutting vp her gates, commanded all 
 her people to bed.That me would haue no trouble in the night ; when 
 day came on, all fhould be with more diligence enquired o£ Then fhe 
 began to goe about to all their chambers, as if fhe were carcfull of her 
 houfholdafraires; indeed,lcft fome troublefbme piryer fhould difcouer 
 what fbe-fecretly intended. When all being quiet, the bu'fineffe fee- 
 med fafe, fhe WixhArchembretrts went into a little chamber,in which 
 the cunning workman had hidden the priuie way:into the caue. The 
 place was couered with plankes, whofe fides were ioynedtogether 
 with nailesj onely two of* them were not fo fattened, thatitwaseafie 
 for any man that pleafed, to pull them from the feeming-^firme floore. 
 Ouar them there ftood a long table, that fuffered'them'not to be trod- 
 den on, left not being fattened to the reft, they mould fhake,wben any 
 walkedouerthem,andfo difcouer thefecret. Timoc/ea {uttered very 
 few at any time to goe into that roome : heir felfe fcldome faw the 
 place. Then taking vpthe plankes,fhe opened the Caue,andthe>ftaires 
 *hat led downe into it vnder the hoUi'e : Itraight ftriking fire, and. with 
 a match lighting a. candle,which fhe had ready, fhec led the way with 
 the light, ssirchombrotus did follow her for her lake, afwellashis 
 owne,hauing his fword drawne in his hand. They were about twenty 
 ftaires that defcended into that vrider-ground Gallery ; which beeing 
 made long, deuided it felfe toward ieuerall -hills, that one mouth 
 
 be« 
 
Lib. i . Iohn Barclay his ^yirgems, 1 7 
 
 being pofTeft by the enemy, the commodity of cfcaping might not yet 
 be loft. The earth was fit for the worke:for it was ib ftiffe,that where 
 thoudefiredftitfhould remaine firme, nothing would fall after that 
 which was digged away,nor yet was troublefome to the miners ,whom 
 it neither hindred with ftones, nor with falfe ground of vnftable land. 
 The Cauelong, and made with an archedroote, although it bare the 
 houieandthe fields that were oucrit, yet info many yeeres was not 
 decaiedat all. In the very entry there was a little place plaftcred ouer 
 with lime,that it might be adorned with pictures, and certaine 'words, 
 fhewingwhat they meant. But the aire dull, and not cleared by the 
 fhiningof any celeftiall lights, had with a thicke moyfture defaced the 
 images. Yet neuertheleffc one might fee the portrait of an Altar, and 
 of a man fecming to throw Incenle into the fire vpon it : neere whofc 
 head theic verles were,though hardly to be read. 
 
 Tou Gods, th At here below, your worjhip haue\ 
 
 Be this Ioues Palace y er grim Pluto's Caue, 
 
 Or he that does in his blue armes enfold 
 
 Earth's Globe, doe here his three-forkt Scepter hold : 
 
 This fault ft iH faithful! to the Lords maintains : 
 
 No treachery t no theft this darheneffe ftahe. 
 
 Be hence Enyoes fad amazing light : 
 
 JVo horrid Jhapes,ner hideom noife affright* 
 
 Let reft and peaceful/ ' filence ftiH appeare, 
 
 Whileft thisehafte Family burne Incenfe here, 
 
 ssill guilty fottles let helltfh horror fright ', 
 
 But good men here enioy a quiet night. 
 
 Thefe Archombrotus read haft ily: butamoreprefiingcareof/V*- 
 archus, called his mindc from the contemplation of the face.Timoclea 
 told him,who enquired of her, That though Toliarchm were a ftran- 
 ger,thcrc was no man about the Kirigin a neerer degree of fauour,then tot « .. , ^ 1 
 he had been,and that the honeft fort of men had notenuied it. But I j> 
 
 know not (laid fhc) what fate is now adayes fierce againft thofe, who 
 haue been the dcareft fiuourites of Princes. It is true ( replied Ar- 
 chombrctns jand this Come: within thefe few yeeres,what Court hath 
 it wot pinched ? But yet (laid Ttmoclea) the caufe of the mine of 
 all the reft, was either in thcmfelues, or their Ma^rs. But this 
 man,full of lb great vermes, and vndcr a moft temperate King, what 
 chance hath ouerthrownc hinvDooft thou thinke him fit to be paral- . Jf . 
 
 leld with the Lydian coupl e, husband and wife, who lately in a forrein fi) A ^j ^K J (tfjji, 
 Nation fu frcred tor their vngoucrned felicitie ? He at the Court gates ***> f^W ' ? 
 wcltringin his blood; llie drag'd out of prifon to the knife of the hang- 
 
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18 Iohn Barclay bis \sdfrgcnis. Lib.i* 
 
 man. What was there vpon that Stage refcmbling TotiarchuslThey 
 wanted nothing of the Kingdome,but the name & the Scepter; (corned 
 to be equall to thofc of the Nation, neither had they any vertue in 
 them to make them looke ib high. And blinded with their happineffc, 
 ipurncd at the tender yeercs of him who both could claime all their 
 good fortunes as his owne ; and brauely feazed them for the fuft 
 apprentiifage of his power. But Poharchus neither waited the Kings 
 treafurc, not founded himfelfe a ftrength by garrifons and forts. In 
 fummCj'it teemed that like the Sunne, this vertue (hewed it ielfein the 
 parting by, to Chine vpon and checre vp Sicily. Farrc otherwiledid 
 theie Lydians,and (a not much different mockeiy of fortune) another 
 n-A- ay £>*: & &$ wedded pake o ut gfjjhrygia. Thofe you meane (laid A>:hombrt,ws) 
 %M\ . whom out of the Kings Bed-chamber,whcre they could doe all , the 
 
 crime of po) foning had fent to the gallowes : but that the Prince re- 
 membring hce once had loueuthem, in ftead of death gauethema 
 prifon. It is true ( faid Tmoclca) thou knoweft then ho ,v much they 
 offended : he,asforgetfull of his former eftate ; and taking it infeorne 
 that he was beloued by many women : fhee not fearing hate for di- 
 uorcing her felfc from her husband, to whom fhee had beene hi ft mar- 
 ried : both of them not hailing pacified with facnF ce,difpleaied imo y 
 and ignorant that the Goddeiles alio haue their owne lightning. 
 We would wonder at thefe things(/3frt/7.v«»^<»/«.f)ifthe cuftome of 
 l feeing thefe playes did not leiten our aftoniftimcnt. Look in the Court 
 
 >Mpir9.i.. k. QjSyaiof'- sJ'jm/iH' ; hrhnld that of ^ Hippoolnlu s. What good did it doc the 
 . a grcatdiorthe Noblemen, after a wafted courfe oi- infinite power, to 
 
 * Ktf(wui\ fc* fl >' to thc f " lict Pntrt - hood ' as to an Altar for fan ^ uai T ? That(for- 
 "*Vj ce n* J footh) the tunerall of his dyitig honour might be the more folemne. 
 
 But wee fhall lcaue nothing (faid hee) for Princes, if they may not 
 change their friends. This euen to priuatc men (Lady) we doe not de- 
 ny. But(replide7/«Ktf7VrfJ 09 this change of fortune thou fcarcecanlt 
 ',' lecudk A &**$ tell her,to excufe cither the Princes or their perifhing friends. For theie 
 ') J&hi Kings (if it be lawfull to fpeake truth) with whom fome are alwayes 
 
 u/rV ^ too powerfull, are puld in Hinder with the changing fweeteneiTc of 
 
 louing. They begin their friendfhips by chance; lcaue them with lo- 
 thing; and refrefh with new familiarity their inindes, abhorring and 
 readie to vomit at their old company .Some of them,as h Agucs,bVing 
 whirled from^eateto the concrary, cold, make hate the end of their 
 loue; with their ill feafon'd affections, being alwaies either captiues cr 
 crucll. They are moremodeft,who,content to raife their new loues a- 
 boue their neglcit ed, but not wronged former ones , do yet fill their 
 Courts with indignation plotting and brawles. They loue indeed lcr>- 
 gcr,but not with more either falety or faith, who guuey to themfclues, 
 
 that 
 
Lib. I. Iohn Barclay bis ^sirgcnis. ip 
 
 that in affaires and the fubtikies of negotiations they are but dim-figh- 
 ted,doe lay the burden vpon him that they hold ableft: but doe rather 
 dcliuer to him the charge then thcmfclues, and often with a molt vn- 
 happy deftiny, fmce they with not much more iudgement can chufc 
 him that fhould gouen c them, then they can gouerne thcmfelues. But 
 him they vfe not onely to loue , but to rcfpec\ to itand in awe of, to 
 feare when he chides ; vntill either hec fbrgetfull, that he is but King 
 during pleafure, doe ouerhard ftrainchis tyrannique power , or the 
 Kino by the fame wcakenefTe of his minde v -acquainted with libertie, 
 beginnc to admire another. Certainely (my good gneft) thou wilt 
 wonder that I (a woman) difcomfe of thefe things to thee. But the 
 publikc calamities haue made this argument fo common, asourfexe- 
 alio mav vnderftand it. Then Archombrotiu ( for he was of the Princes 
 fide) 1 confeiTe indeede (Lady faidhe)that in ouerrhrowing their ^ . 
 
 friends, Princes often cire. But thefe I'auorites alio, how oft by yi^f** 1 ^ 
 their owne fault doe they make good fortune five them, which if 
 they were wife,would be longer ere (he left them? Some of them not 
 rightly weighing the difpofttion of their Lord,are negligent in cherifh- 
 ingthe caufefbr which they werefirft loued:or elfe \% kh vnfealbnable 
 vfe rherof, th/y ouergorge the raw andfrefh affections of their mafter, 
 like the weake (Irength of an ill prepared ftomacke . Others,the igno- 
 rance of fatiety hath deceiued : who,though all the bounties of for- 
 tune doe flow vpon them, doe yet as with their hands lay hold vpon 
 their mafter, if he endine to the enticement of any new friendfhip,and 
 cry out challenging his promifed loue. So they , w ho might haue re- 
 tyred thcmfelues from their (fate offauour, to ^full and magnificent 
 quiet, had rather be held out, thengoe off without forcing. What 
 fhould wee fpcake of their madnelTe, when this felicity meetes with 
 weake braines ? Thou knoweft how well c Pbaet0Hvkd his Chariot, 
 or Icurtii his wing* : and yet wee doe notblame either Jupiter or the 
 Sunne, by whom they were fopunifhed. Then Timocten : Yet ({aid 
 fhc) how-eucr they (land or fall, and returne to the condition which 
 lately they left off ; fee yet what out of this blindnclTe of louing with- 
 out meafute doth refult to the Princes, w hofe mifchiefe or welfare is 
 for themoft part the Common-wealths. Truely I, that haue had my 
 breeding betweene the Tropiqucsof the Court,haue heard in the dif- 
 courfesofvndeiftandhg men, nothing more frequent, then that it is 
 the part of a great Prince, and one whom his Cro wne doth not ouer- 
 lodc, fo to be indulgent to no man,as himfelfe fhould ftoope to be of 
 a part, and to hate for fadiomFor when they that by the Kings hand, 
 lifted vp to that vnmeafured height, arc troubled with theenuyof 
 their oucrgrowne power, and ib bucklerd by their mafter, that but 
 
 C 2 thorow 
 
20 
 
 Iohn Barclay bis ^Atgcnis. Lib.r. 
 
 thorow his fides they cannot be wounded : then more licentioufly 
 wrangles doe grow, the King himfdrc is carped at,andvnder other 
 pretences the more infolently whipt, for that they which dare doe 
 this,conceiue him by the wcakenefTeofhis doating,to be ouer-paticnt 
 in iniuries. But there is nothing in the contemplation of humane 
 blindnelfe more wofull, then that whereas Kings for thefe cxecflwe 
 girts thinke to be beloued : for the moft pan ( it there were in them, 
 which fo are raifed at the firit, any true friendfhip) this indilcreete li- 
 berality doth extinguifh it. For as longas the Kings fauourcd doe en- 
 ioy and fecle a pleafing,but yet an indifferent fortune; and like weake 
 Iuy.es neede a Tree vpon which to (ray thcmlelues; folong they defire 
 the Kings fafety : either for that they depend vpon him , or at the 
 leaf} for that from his miffortune they can expect no profit. But after , 
 when with a itrongcr body they begin to rclf vpon their owne great- 
 nciTe, then by little and little they ioofen their boughes from embra- 
 cing the Tree, by whofe fupport they grew fo high, that though ic 
 fhould fall, they yet might (land aloft. Their affaires(I iay)thcy make 
 hafte to fcparatefrom the Princes;and the loue that they owe to him, 
 they beftowe vpon themlelues. For they know that the King recoue- 
 red of his rage of loue, may abho'rre his owne errors : and of his owne 
 accord feare the power which himfclfchath framed. Finally, that it 
 is almoft fatally decreed, that when a King hath railed any one to that 
 hicheft poynt, either the one or the other of them muli bee ruined. 
 Then therefore they begin to beware of him, and reuenge their fulpi- 
 cion of emulation to come, with prefent fubtilties: not directing the 
 affaires committed to them,the way that tends to the Kings honour or 
 profit, but that by which their fecurity againft fortune, and the be- 
 trayed King,doth appeare.Neuerthekffe that there is fbmenme found 
 a vertue, which this felicity cannot corrupt; T oharchm is an inftance, 
 who neither brake his faith , nor in fo great a fortune was diflioneftly 
 infolent:fo as in this his mis-hap, I can fiiide no other fault but that of 
 hisdeftiny. 
 
 By this time they were come to the end of their ioumey , and Ti* 
 ntocle* fhewed the mouth of the Caue to t^rcbombrotus^ which was 
 eafily to be vnlockt. Two banes on the infide held the (lone that itopt 
 the iffue fo retting vpon the ground, that with no- force from without 
 they could be ihaken : but iuch as were within, might ealily remoue 
 them fide-wayes alongthe gutters, in which they were fo rixed,that 
 they could not flip from the waightofthedoore. Thole then being 
 remoued,and the ftone taken away, when Archombtotus had opened 
 the Caue, Timoclea went out and flic wed the light inner hand,as fhee 
 had agreed mzhTo/iarcbus^yhkh fhe prefently hid, left the delaying 
 
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Lib. i . Iohn Barclay his ^Argents. 2 1 
 
 to doe it,fhould caufe fufpicion in any, who fhe did not'defire fhould 
 haue any thought of it. Hethathadgone the right way, wasbythe 
 Rjuersfide expecting the figne : which giuen, he came to the Lady. 
 But a while it was difputed,what fhould be done with his,and his fer- 
 uants Horfes j till GeUnorus, Goe you(faith he)into the Caue to coun- 
 fell: while you are determining how to dilpofe of the Horfes,they (hall 
 ftand tied to the Alders/which farre from all high-way, grow by the 
 Riuer. While they goe downc,while yet being fearefull,they thought 
 of nothing to the purpofe; Gdanorus had fattened the Horfes to the 
 Alders,and was come to the Caue ; into which he being rcceiued,they 
 vnder-fet the ftone (that ihut the entry) with the barres,and fet them- 
 fclues to coun(c\l.Po/Urcbus thought belt to fend away his frced-man, 
 who fhould enquire out all ; what offence he was charged with? what 
 new rigor this was in the King ? and finally , in thele extremes, whether 
 his friends continued faithfull? A profitable aduice (faid Timoclea) 
 PotiarcbHsjhhou didft not know, that thefirft qUeftion men will aske 
 GelanorusftxzYL be,where thou art hidden : of his faithfulneffe I do not 
 doubt at all; but if he chance among thine enemies, perhaps,with tor- 
 tures they will wring the truth out of him. GtUmvus offended there- 
 at, anfwercd, that where it concerned his Lords fafety,no whips, no 
 rackc could breakc him. Thathce knewbelides how to deceiue his 
 enemies: that he would goe moft like one amazed, and if any, either 
 ftranger, or fufpefted, enquired after ?oharchus> w ith a voyce that 
 might procure credit,he wouldtell them,that he was out ofthe world. 
 Neither was it altogether contrary to truth, fince hec wasvndcrthe 
 earth ,and law not the light of the Sunne. To thofc that asked after the 
 manner of his death, he would fainc, that terrified with the Kings pro- 
 clamation, hee fled, and taking the Riuer Himaera in the night,mi(f the 
 Foid : fo he fell from his Horle, and loden with his Armes, was fwal- 
 lo wed vp ofthe waues (and at that time by chance opportunely fitting 
 this deuice, Himsra was i welled aboue the banks. To this (faith he) I 
 will adde, that I could giuc my Lord no hclpe, when I law him with 
 the furious whirlepoole carried into the Sea. With this fiction the re- 
 port of thy death will bee fpred abroad, then which nothing can bee 
 more commodious for our affaires. For both it will fatisfiethyene- 
 mies,and will find companion in othcrs,who louc to fpeake glorioufly 
 of Vcrtuc vndcferucdly ruined. After this,the Watch that fhuts vpthe 
 Ports and Ships will be difchargcd; and the fcarch that wee heare is 
 made fbrthce, being giuen oucr, it will not bee hard for thee either. to 
 hide thy felfe, or to flic the Land. Nor can wee more lately taine any 
 kindofdeathjthenfuch a one asleaues norelikesofthee behind. Thy 
 Horfe alfo I will furlcr to ftray where hee pieafeth, as if the death of 
 
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22 
 
 lohn Barclay bis Argents . L ib. r . 
 
 his Matter had giuen him that libertie. ...„,,.. , 
 
 Thisfubtiky oiGeUnorm contented them all : but TaUarcktu ad- 
 ded that if he met with Arjtdai^ whom of all Sicilians hee efpecially 
 trufted, hee mould not fticke to tell him all the truth as it was,and in 
 his name defire him,thathe would not be afraid tovifit him, vnderly- 
 ing an vnworthy mifchiete. Or if he could not doe that,yet at leaft hee 
 would entruft to GeUnorw fuch things as were neceflary for his know- 
 ledge. Archomhrotns aduifed,that when he had difpatcht hee mould 
 not returne dire£Uy to the Caue ; for neither could he be eafily heard 
 knocke,nor was it without danger of fufpicion, if any mould pafTe by 
 in the w'ay neere it ; but that returning to Timoclea* gate,he fhould vfe 
 amon<> her feruants the fame maske, with which hee had decerned o- 
 thers,andwith forced mourning lament the deft iny of his Lord, as hee 
 were dead. Then by Ttmoclecu helpe he might fecretly come to Toll. 
 archus.They confidered alio, how the houfhold ftuffe,andthe feruants 
 otPoiianktis mould bee difpofed of. For he had fumifht a houfe not 
 vnhandfomly , or vnfuteable to the Kings fauour. But hee tiufte d not 
 his feruants; for he had of his owne Nation onelyfj^wor«i; the reft 
 were either forreiners, or for the moftpartvnknowne vnto him. Nor 
 did he greatly care for his goods,beingneuer without lewels of a great 
 valuc,and fome quantitie of gold fewed vp fecretly within hisclothes, 
 that Fortune might nothaueall power ouer him, if abfent from his 
 other meanes. Whether therfore Mdta*dsr had feazed for himfelf his 
 goods,as belonging to a condemned perfon, or his hirelings and flaues 
 had made pillage of them ; Gelanorus was commanded to ftirre no- 
 thin but as from a tottering houfe to withdraw his necke from the 
 ruine?Furniiht with thefe inftru&ions, they let him go. Archombrotus 
 and TimocUa could not now flay long with Poliarchus/fcttmo the fer- 
 uants would rile early in the morning to their houfhold duties;by fome 
 fport of Fortune then moft diligent,when you leaft defire it. For them 
 todifcouer the Ladies care of Peltarchns, were to ruine them both. 
 They therefore entreate him, that hee would call vertue to comfort 
 feim,which can neither merit misfortune, nor when vndeferued it hap- 
 pens', can bee deieaed. That they, as often as theypoffibly might, 
 would returne to him.Then they deliucred himcumions, vpon which 
 to reft himfelfe, and candles : (for Ttmoctea had brought diuers with 
 her) and returning the fame way thatthey came, they went to their 
 beds. What Poliarchtts thought, and how much he gaue way to his 
 indjgnation and complaints,you may vnderftand by this,that he tooke 
 no more care for his life,then he did to die brauely ; and yet knew,that 
 -vpon his life depended thofe,which he valued at a much higher rate. 
 Gc Unarm > after he had let his Lords Horfe loofe, and with his rod 
 
 made 
 
Lib. I • Iohn Barclay bis ^Argents. 2 3 
 
 !» 
 
 \ 
 
 made him take his courfe at liberty ,leaptvpon hisownc,and went the 
 way appointed. And when he was come almoft to the Woods fide, 
 where the day before Poliarchus had fought, he law three Litters, and 
 diuers on horfeback accompanying them, after whom a troope of foot 
 did follow. Whither this pompe was led, hee had a mind to know. 
 When he drew neerer them, he perceiued,that they were funerall Lit- 
 ters, and the men in mourning habit. Affrighted with the difmall 
 Omen,hee enquired of one of the hindemo It company, whofcObfc- 
 quies they celebrated. Hee anfwered, that they went for the bodies 
 of the Embaffadours, whom the day before, Poliarchtts, againft the 
 right of Nations, had flaine. GcUnorus trembled,and debating with 
 himfelfe,what tricke of cunning that was, or w hat his Matters offence, 
 that he might learnc the certainty thereof,he went with that company, 
 vntill among their funerall lamentations, he faw the body of the man, 
 whom at the skirt of the Wood^o/UrckHs had kild as he was running 
 away , taken vp into the Litter. Then it appeared fuhnciently,that thofe 
 affailants which had fallen vpon r Pol$archns f were the CommirTioners 
 from Licogenes to ^Meander. But why was the reuenge fo furioufly 
 haftened > Why had not PolUrchns a cimc giuen him to anfwer for 
 himfelfe? Might then EmbafTadours rob without punifhment ? and 
 would the King be fauourablc to his enemies more then to his owne ? 
 Rather the viclor fhould be rewarded for his valour,andthe EmbafTa- 
 dours flaine in their villany,bee nailed vpon a croffe in ftead of a fune- 
 rall. 
 
 Thefe things while with a confuted and repining pietie he had in his 
 mind, fo enraged he grew, as hee loft both his colour and voyce, and 
 held it beft to leaue that fpectacle,with which he began to be furioufly 
 mad. Curfing therefore their enemies,he galloped the next way to the 
 Kings quarter. Being come to the other fide ofthe Wood, the Sunne 
 now being long fince rifen,hc law many in the way,and of them a good 
 part fouldiers, by whom the Kings Campe being neere-hand,it was 
 much frequented. Among the reft, he met with Twtonidcs, of good 
 eftceme in Aitleanders Court,who alio carefullof PoltarcbfiS,d\d wan- 
 der abroad of purpofc,that he might learnc what wasbecome of him. 
 He,whcn he knew GcUnorus ; O (quoth he) happily met : but where, 
 in all this trouble ,is Totiarchus ? When he mindfull ofthe cunning hee 
 had promiled, fcarcc lifting vphis dcie£ted cyesvponTtmonides, an- 
 f.vcrcd, that Poliarchtts had been aliue. But then kindneffc andloue 
 were of more force in Timonides, then the fcare of the prefent eftate of 
 things. He [\ood as if he iliould prophecy : and atlength fobbing out 
 thelc words (O vnfortunatc,together with Airteandtr ,Sicily 1) turned 
 his I lorfe away. It was no meane comfort to <jeUnorns,rhzt the fained 
 
 C 4 death 
 
24 I°hn Barclay his \yirgems. Lib.i, 
 
 death of his Lord was lamented with Co true,and not concealed forrow. 
 Neitherhad77>»flwW«gone farre, when hee returned againetohim : 
 and what (faid he) was the fats 11 end ofthatmoft worthy man? How 
 fuddenly,or by whom was heouerthrown?Whenhe feared the Kings 
 Proclamation againft him (anhvered Gdanorus) hee aduentured to 
 lecke aFoordinthe darkeouer Himaera. But the Riuer fwolne with 
 raine,carried him away as hee attempted it, and as farre as by ftarrc- 
 light I could difcerne, tumbled him into the Sea hard by. Ttmonidcs 
 againe exclaimed,and to report this extreme^ milchiefc,prcfently took 
 his way toward the King. With him lb enraged not farre o&tsfrfidas 
 met,to whom onely Poliarcbus had willed Gdanorus to commit his 
 molt fecret counfels ; him Timomdes filled with the horror of his bale- 
 full newes,and fhe wed him who inquired for bknjjelanorus comming 
 toward him. With that,as he had begun to doe, himfelfe fpurrcd his 
 Horfe toward the Kings Campe. Arfidas going on to CJda»orus t and 
 flightly falutinghim, prefently began to enquire of his Lord. But hee 
 toldhim,that they were great fecrets that hee brought. It Arfidas 
 would withdraw out of the way, when none marked him, hee would 
 follow. Arfidas yeelded to his counfell,and now began to hope well, 
 for that as yet CjeUnorut had not complained at all oiFolurchw his 
 death. 
 
 There was afolitary place in the next valley, where when they were 
 together, GeUnorm thus firft began : Poliarcbus liues, Arfidas, but de- 
 fires onely thy felre may know hee isaliue. In a Mine digged vnder 
 Timocleas houfe he is concealed, by the feithfulneffe of the Lady. Me 
 hath he lent to thee,that thou mighteft informe him,w hat winde hath 
 raifed this billow. And if thou doeft notlothe him, that isftrucken 
 with it,that 1 fhould alfo bring thee to him. Arfida* anlwered,that he 
 would itartfrcmnoperill. That Gelamrm fhouldleade him prelently 
 to the Caue,and bring him, who did egerly defire it, to Pottarc bus his 
 fight. Yet (faid Gdanorus) wemuft vfe fome Art to cztchTtmocleas 
 feruants, thatthey may not know Poliarchu* to be hidden there ,and 
 the fortunes or a moft excellent man,falinto the power of bafe people. 
 1 will go before, and with fained mourning (as I haue begun with 7/- 
 iwowdWj will lament his fuppofed death. Thou alfo Arfidas fhalt(and 
 to good purpoie) abufe as many as thou meeteft with the fame fable. 
 Fottarchus his life fhall bee the more fafe, if it bee belceued that hee is 
 dead. About Noone thou fhalt come thither, as if thou wouldeft reft 
 there in the heate of the day. Neither will it raife any fufpition, if thou 
 goeft as a familiar friend to a Ladies houfe, long fince well acquainted 
 with thee. Another thing befideslmuft aduertife thee of. There is a 
 young man butyefterday arriued in Sicily. Ifhcefainenot,hee came 
 
 from 
 
Lib. i. Iohn Barclay his ^ir gems. 
 
 2T 
 
 from Africa. Thou wilt commend his ftiape; and when thou heareft 
 him fpeake,hiswit. His faithfulnesto7Wr*>r£/« exceeds;v\ ith whom 
 hauing had acquaintance fcarce a day, he now in this extremity flicks 
 to him. He doth not deferue to be fufpe&ed either by thee or my Lord. 
 Thcfe things betweene them agreed vpon, they parted feuerall wayes r 
 GeLnorHi tooke the nccreft way to Tnnontdes : At fidai ,who had more 
 leifure, with a foft pace turned into the common rode. But deluded 
 Ttmonides had Scattered the tragicall report. For to as many as he met 
 ofthofe he kncw,he told, that Poliarchns was dead. The rumor then 
 flew to morc,and as the men were inclined,was receiued with different 
 attedions^but no where with meane ones. Mtletndcr had appointed 
 the lame day to paife the Riuer Hipfa,and goc toMagella,whither his 
 daughter At genu by his commandement was come from Siracufa. 
 And now order being giuca to rife. the louldiers milted vp their bao. 
 gage; ar.dthe King, till it were time to march, did walke in the next 
 field to his trenches.He was in the middelt of his Noble men,not doub- 
 ting,butmany thatvnder fhew of loue and duty were his enemies. 
 When behola,7iJK0M<fc;rcturnesto the Campe,and told his friends as 
 much as he had heard of the death of Po/iarcbw. lnihntly the milch ie- 
 uous report ran among the fouldiers, and with no difficulty was belee- 
 ued. At hft Ttmonides feared not to go to the King himfelfrand madded 
 with griefc,to fpeake thus: We haue,Sir,greatrcafon to giue Licogenes 
 thanks. Po/uirchns is dead. At that word the King flood amazed and 
 his mind infinitely perplexed. The calamine of the loft young man, and 
 his ownc particular preiudicc therein, did fo much the more vexc him 
 with horror/or that he law the fault of his hard deftinie would be im- 
 puted to himfelfe,asthe author of it. In the end his teares were ready 
 to bur ft out with an ill prefage of histrouble to come. But it was not 
 then fafe for himtomournc in publikc, when many of Licoo'. nes his 
 friends did attend him, who would obferuc his countenance, his eyes 
 and his words. Settling therefore his lookes, that they mi^ht fhew no 
 flgne of ioy or griefe ; hee asked a few queftions of the manner of his 
 death ,and returned into his tent : being certaine,that the misfortune of 
 7Vwrf£«*waspleanrigtonone, who did notalfo wiihtheKin^sde- 
 ftruilion. Many of the louldiers, the reucrence of the King retrained 
 from lamenting before his face. The faithfulklt ofhis Lords, with 
 fighesefcapingthem in fpight of their referuednelTe, did moumefor 
 him fo cart away : or with greater indignation among themfelues, fpa- 
 red not to accute the iniurie of the time and deftinies. Thofc the King 
 did inhismemory moft carefully diftinguifh from the reft; as alone 
 deferuing at his hands to bee trufted with himfelfe : but yet without 
 bluftiing could not looke vpon them, eftccming himfelfe by them be- 
 held 
 
26 John Barclay his ^Argents. L ib. i 
 
 held with diflike, as the killer of Poltarchus. It was ftrange that fome 
 one dared in his fudden heate of paffion to write theie verfes,and fecret- 
 ly lay them at the doore of the tent, thorow which the King mutt 
 needs paffe. 
 
 Afirrourofmen ! .If Stygian I 'lends, that fright 
 Others > ft and trembling at thy dreadfullfsght : 
 Or if with oneftarre more thou fill the Sky, 
 Not deigning novo tojhine on Sicily : 
 Oh, par don vs y doe not thou vengefullbee 
 With other Gods : we Jba/l become, for thee, 
 Thefcorne of Nations andpotteritie. 
 Could then the fire or water be thy fate t 
 What water, (Gods I) what fire Jhall expiate 
 Our foule ojfrnce ? Water, for this blacke deed, 
 Andfire,themfelues an expiation need, 
 
 Butwhileft the Army was preparing to rife, the report {pred a- 
 mongthepeople,hadpubliiritthe death of Poltarchus^nd reached to 
 Magella. By chance Argenis fate in her bed-chamber, and was dre£. 
 
 ting her felfe among her maides,not in the manner that in more peace- 
 her Nurfe,of counfell with ner in all her priuateft intentions ;and then 
 
 ^V**Y rr\ « Hitir ^ £jH t j mcs |^ e k a j v f e( i . b ut y et m f ort ^ t f or a piinceffe. Selemfi rwzs 
 v \ii vrrm t M w w» = l Nurfe.of counfell with her in all her oriuateft intentions : and then 
 
 u 
 
 ^ • was brayding of her haire : when one of the Chamberers returned out 
 
 of the Court,where,vpon fome occafion fhe had been, and told that 
 Polmrchus was dead. At firft Argenis heard not, who was bufie talk- 
 ing with Selemjfa concerning the fyring the Beacons in the night, and 
 Poltarchus his enemies. The maides words being heard by Selenijfa, 
 didfhakeherminde and all her heart-firings with a mighty trouble. 
 But then with fecret becks,and her eyes enioyning them to filcnce, fbe 
 did admonifh the feruants to hold their peace. But now the prating of 
 thofc whifperers had filled alitheroome : and Argenis amazed with 
 fudden horror, vncertaine as yet what the maides talked of, enquired 
 what chance,or what mifchiefe they fo muttered among themlelues? 
 Selemjfa prefently anfwered, that the Chamberers had loft a looking- 
 glafle, which on Argenis her birth-day Meleander had giucn her ; and 
 fearing her diiplcafure for the fame, did now enquire after it. But fhee 
 did not fo fatisfiehei^that was apt to apprchenfions of feare. Argenis 
 therefore leaped out of her feate, and catching the next maide by the 
 hand,looking vpon her with burning eyes : lfnow (faid fhe) thou da- 
 reft lye tome, know this is thelaft day that euerthou fhaltcomcm 
 my fight.Tcll me then,is any ill newes brought of the KingPShe abhor- 
 
 ring 
 
L ib. i . Ioh n Barclay bis ^irgenis, 2 7 
 
 ringthatill-boadingof MdetnJLer pxA to comforther: Nay,Madame 
 (laid fl ie) of the King we heare all that is good. He is expected here in 
 health.atd as you know, with victory. Yet to (eafon fo great felicitie 
 there is a little lofle ; PoliArchus is dead. Not at any time hath flumc- 
 faftneiTe more brauely plaid her part,then fhe did then in Argenis. She 
 ftoutly called backeher departing lbule, and in the fame inftantfhec 
 both determined to die,and did defcrre it. And left fhe jfhould haue any 
 fufpition among the maides that were about her : That the GodVfaid 
 fhe) haue care oftheKmg, I doe not doubt, who haue put an end to 
 thefe ciuill broyles according to right. Of -Poliarchtu (he wasafraidto 
 fpcake,left fhe fhould ftickc at his name : being now almoft ouercome 
 with her retrained lorrow. And when fhe could no longer keepc the 
 countenance (he had put on, fhe withdrew alone into hclpriuie Cabi- 
 net, as for lbme fiidden occafion ; and now fhut the doore,lcft any 
 fhould come and hinder her refoluing vpon her end. But that ra"c did 
 not efcapc Sdemjfa. She therefore following Argents at the heelcs 
 (and to her Nurfe that was allowable) ftaidthe dooreasitwaslhut- 
 ting,and vndcr a fhew of feruiceable duty, went with her Lady into 
 that priuate place. 
 
 Then at length, Argenis(thz doore being lockt) mourned more free- 
 ly, and with her hands pulling of her attire, together with her tome 
 haires, threw it "ponthe ground. There was a Couch by of Iuory, 
 which being low,was raifed with purple Carpets : vpon that fhec caft 
 her ieJfe along. Neither did Sdemjf* lpcake, but filently expected 
 when this firftftormc of hertcates fhould of it Iclfe come to an end. 
 But when fhe favt her now with moft ftill fighes boyling, and her fin- 
 gers locked one within another, lifting vp her eyes and armes fcorne- 
 fully to heauen : now more furioufly,and with vnfcttled eyes Ipeaking 
 to her Iclfe; finally ,turning a long bodkin (which for diuers vies was 
 made fharpe at the point) to her throate : fhe flayed not,butlcapcd to 
 her that was fo vexed, and with her trembling hand holding her now 
 almoft wicked arme, fhe laboured to chide her madnefie as it delerued: 
 fbrherfbrrow with continuall fobbing hindred her ipcech. A lon<* 
 while this miferable couple remained in thiseftatc,that neither of them 
 with their hand was able to doe any thing ; the one could not vfe the 
 wcapon,nor the other take it from her: both of them immooueable, 
 and onely fixing their eyes one vpon another, Argcnii leaning her head 
 Ypon her fhoulder , ana looking careicffely vpon Selemj[a : It is to no 
 purpofe (faid fhe) Sdewfla j : .t is to no purpofe that thou docft : how- 
 euer thou hinder mc,I can dir . Hitherto thou hr.ft aduiied me well, to 
 beconftant,notforgetfulI,and to bec pious. T • • . nowdoeft thouo- 
 uerthrow thofe precepts with another pietic ? i o inc truly ,and to thee 
 
 alib 
 
2 8 Iohn Barclay his ^irgcnis. L ib. I . 
 
 alfo it will be a comfort, that, my chaltitie vntainted,I doe defcend in- 
 to the graue. Dooftthou thinkelcan ouerliue Polutrchus} Hee did 
 preferue me vntoucht by Licogenes : I will now giue my life for it to 
 him ; and euen that is of leffe value then my honour, which he prefer- 
 ued,and fhort of his merit. It is l,Se/tnifa (if thou knewcft it not)that 
 killed PolUrchut. Except I wafh away this crime with my blood, I • 
 cannot make fatisfa&ion. For what had hee to doe in Sicily, but for 
 Argents > With thefe words oppreft with griefe, fhe fwounded: the 
 bodkin fell out of her hand:and her felf leaned vpon Setenijfa that then 
 was weake enough . 
 
 But fhe carefollnotof Argent alone,butof her owne danger ther- 
 in aifo, vied all manner of remedies to her, thatgaue little eare to her. 
 Now fighing'with her,and bcleeuing, that her mourning would foone 
 be at anend,iffree way were giuen to it : now looking vpon her fofter 
 child,flie alfo put her in minde of her father, to whom, broken with 
 the publike troubles,if fhe fhould die,fhe fhould giue hislaftand dead- 
 ly wound. That this was in a fort the purple and fatallheire of her fa- 
 ther ; which, if like ScylU that loued Minos, fhe fhould pull vp,with a 
 double parricide fhe fhould draw both the father and the daughter in- 
 to the fame deftru&ion. Or befides, did fhe belceue that greedy , and of 
 its ow ne nature ,vniufl Fame could be pcrfwaded,that fuch violent loue 
 had been accompanied with chaftitie. Yet thefe things were fpoken 
 to,at that time,deafe eares. But then fhe alfo began to be more bold- 
 ly fierce againft her fury. That fhe would not be Ipeflator offo vile an 
 end. Except fhee would promife to Hue, fhe would cryoutforhelpe. 
 And now made a fhe w of going to the doorc, when Argenis holding 
 by the. skirt of her go wne,brought her backe to embrace her. And, O 
 mother (faid fhe) why wilt thou not fufter me to flie from fo great for- 
 row ? Doeft thou thinke, if I were firtl dead, that PolUrchtu would 
 iiue ? Thou canft not deeeiue me,Se/emf[a. From my fwadling clothes 
 to this age,I haue vnderflood what thou wouldeft haue me doe: what 
 thou didll approoue of. That which now thou forbiddeft, when with 
 my owne hand I haue done it ; thou efpecially wilt commend. If any 
 thing remaine of the dead Poliarchns (hll louesme. I fhallgoe happic 
 to my betrothed husband,- and without enuy our moft chafk ghofts 
 fhall be coupled together. Finally , if all that is of vs be with our fences 
 vtterly cxtinguifhed,and laid in our tombes : I fhall with my death yet 
 cic ape this rrrifchiefc, that (I tremble to fpeake it) I fhall not bee enfor- 
 ced to kneele to the killer of Poliarckw. Thou knoweftby whofc 
 command yeflernight the Beacons were fet on fire. Canft thou doubr, 
 whether that were the young mans deftru&ion ? But he is my father. 
 It will be impious to be difplcafed with my parent. So therefore wee 
 
 will 
 
L ib. i . Iohn Barclay his <^frge»is. 
 
 2? 
 
 L 
 
 will dcuide my affections bet vvecne Poliarchm and my father • that 
 laying downe my life which 1 hold from them both, I can neither bee 
 offended with,nor fauour either. 
 
 On the other fide, Se/emfa vrged the bafeneffe of the clcath,to / -f * • i^'»» 
 which Ioue draue her ; and at length, as admonifht by her better <Wii- iljtfu'ti «- . 
 nic : But \\ hat(faid (he) doc vvc lament To/iarchus as certainely loft ? 
 and with certaine griefe beleeue rumour fo often deceiuin<> vs ? Doeft 
 thou not know the error oiPriamus made common in thefables that 
 wc might learnc, how dangerous a thing it is vpon the firft report, to 
 determine furioufly ? What knoweft thou,ifthou now doeft lummon 
 Poliarchtif to the vndergoing the fau^ hard fortune, to which he foo- 
 liflily condemned his Tbtsl?S?,\We hSrc Pc/ianbus is dead. Cut how 
 many things doth report often vfc to faine ? Who faw his body? Who 
 the bloody fword ? Perhaps, he now in fafcty and ioyfull defpifing his 
 cncmics,if thou dyeft, iliali through thy wound let out his ioule. Send 
 fomc to bring more certaine word, and at leaft, liuc,to the end thou 
 mayeftnot deftroy him,ifhe now be lining. With a fa J imile Argents 
 taking her head; And (laidflice) with how vainc a hope doeft thou 
 prolong my extreme ibnow? With this fiction thou canft not,mothcr, 
 cither periwade thy felfe,or me. But this 1 will giue to Poharcbus, or 
 rather to the Gods, that I will notrafhlybelceuc,they haue permitted 
 lo great wickedneffe to be committed.vpon condition that when wee 
 fhall certainely know him to be dcad,thou flialt not trouble me in fol- 
 lowing him. The old woman glad of this beginning, as knowing that 
 defperate resolutions of forrow are oriely to be feared at the firft*: but 
 when they come to indure dclayes, they then abate of their owne ag- 
 cord,and grow faint, tooke vpon her felfe the power ofminirtring an 
 oath,and did diaate it to tArgem by all the Gods and GoddcffesJut 
 eipccially by the Genius of "'PoltArchus, that for twjf whole day es, 
 whatioeucrfhe ftoi^yeeor hcare, flic mould doe no violence to her 
 ^ eing,and fwearing in the forme ,me had pre- 
 duife her to dieiTe her head, left the difbr- 
 ler take knowledge of fo neceftary to bee 
 conceal'd a grieMThough in *strg, r .U beauty were at the height, yet 
 the greatneili^j^mind did much out-goe it.She reprefled her mour- 
 ning,and in a moment put on the countenance that me held before her 
 iorro w : except that her a&^cre rcd,|^iittle fwelled,which with 
 cold water mc fome whaHBd. .^K 
 
 And yet (he was rccolKSgfier felfe, and fained chcererull looker, 
 when one of thg^ides knocked at the doore, and tcld her,that the 
 King was at ti^ Caftlejgates. Prelently Argents, as it" me had been a- 
 boutfomeothcl'bufiifill returned into her bed-chamber, and with, 
 
 a morf 
 
3 o Iohn Barclay his Argents. L ib. i . 
 
 a more elated countenance then the publike affaires did require : whe- 
 ther that there might be no fufpition of her mourning; or that in the 
 ftrifebetweenc her diffembling and her griefe,all her words,all her ge- 
 ftures were reftored to their iuft temper. From thence being receiued 
 by the Guard/who waited in the roomes neere hand, fhe went thorow 
 the Court of the Palace ^to ward the Gate. The King was hard by,who 
 railing her vp, that kneeled and kiffed his hand, and then clapping her 
 cheeke,inquired of her how fhe had inioyed her health ; blaming her 
 paleneflfe and leanene{fe,which caufed by the feares of the .warres, had 
 much impaired her beauty. She anfwered, that her duty would not 
 <?iue her leaue, when her King and Father was in the Campe,atleaft 
 not to waite vpon him with her cares and prayers. Withthat,taking 
 occabon to wcepe, fhe gaue free way to fome teares,which in greater 
 number were ready to breake forth. The King replide fhe fhouid bee 
 of goodcheerc; that the Gods had heard their prayers;thatfhe fhouid 
 reftore ituhofe quiet times, thebeautie which the troubles had robd 
 her of. The people had compaffed them about, no leffe refpe&ing the 
 beautie and vertuesof Argents then the reuerent old age oi Mdeander. 
 She alio with fuch Arte did difpenfe her eyes, her lookes, and beckes, 
 that the vulgar fort taken with her graces,was full of acclamations: and 
 among lb many ofthe Nobilkie, no one efteemednimfelfe either neg- 
 lected, or omitted. 
 
 The King impaled round with the multitude of petitioners and falu- 
 ters,ftaid a while in the Court,in which there was a Conduit not more 
 remarkable for the water, then for the Arte ofthe Images, which,they 
 laid, D edaltts did there carue for his Oait Coccalus. The waters riling 
 to the height of the Fountaine, from whence they were deriued, 
 thorow diuers images & pipes, falling into the Lauer vnder therewith 
 their own wefcht in the fall,did boyle and appeare of a colour like the 
 Sea. In the middeft,(74/<*r*,*, as in the Sca,did mourne her new ilaine 
 Acts ,who lay vpon the fhore,and as he had now begun to melt into a 
 Riuer,did po wre out two ftreames at his wound and his mouth. Vpon 
 the edge ofthe water,a fullen Imsge ofthe Cyclop did, behind another 
 Rocke, lye in waite for the fecure galataa • and alio heare her accu- 
 fine him with thefe veries,which the workman had carued in the mar- 
 blevnderher : 
 
 Monffer, more flinty then theflone that kiWd 
 My Acis ; then the Woods them/dues more veil Ae : 
 A God /hall ylague thee • whom not knwing Fate, 
 Thou wouldfl notfufferin a mart all ft ate. 
 Acisyt God lutes in this fountaine htre ; 
 
 What 
 
Lib. i . Iohn Barclay his Argents. A x 
 
 What boot u thy raq\e ? no th 'cats thcfc waters feare. 
 His heart ,kis eutry part's a F sunt aine now; 
 Pure^as was t\c\s/oe his waters flow. 
 His locket ■>** m\ndfullyet y doe curhtjgfprinff t 
 uirtdmak; wit htn the floating wanes a ring. 
 How f aire a blufh irom theft blue veins s u gone? 
 Tet co Id, as is his blood. his hue's not growttt. 
 Mf Acis gone \ thofe hands, thofe armes arelofl ; 
 How mtfc h the making a Mew God has coff ? 
 z/ih me ! If ft more his wounds mortality 
 Declare^ hen fact iflce his deity. 
 
 By this obiecT:, %sfrgenis put in minde of her IofTc, doth fcede her 
 felfe v\ kh her folitary griefe. She was, as (bee thought, Galataa, and 
 lamented a better Ack>. But who was that V oliphrmtu f. Though in 
 that fl-ie pointed out Licofcnes, yet with ibme vnwillingneiTe flicc ie- 
 membred her fathers fault. Now they were come into the Palace,and 
 the Lords being gone to re^tefhthemiclues, almoft none but thofe of 
 his Chamber tarried with Mclewde* .The King glad of thatpriuacic 
 and with Arqenu remooued from them alfo: Thy age and Sexc, my 
 Daughter, (faid he) would thou fliouldlt be free from publike affaires, 
 if both thy breeding and thy difpohtion had not fitted thee for crcat 
 matters; andbefides, that howeuer thou beelt a wcman,the fortune 
 yet of Sicily reftsvpon thee, and thou art hereafter to haue command 
 ouer men.Accuik me thy fclfc while ft I am aliuc, to thole cares,vwth- 
 out which our Royall eltate cannot lubhlt ; and, v i.ich ina Princcis 
 an efpeciall thing, learne to be iccrct. We are, A> p, nis\ m cxti erne ill 
 caje,exccpt ^ e lb can fufter iniurics,as we may fecme r.ot to be fcnlible 
 of cnem. For if wee will not bendvnder the weight which now picl- 
 feth vs, perhaps, wi fhall be broken with it. Thouknowcii that l.co- 
 genes rebelled againtt me ; that many Cities tookc pait with him ; but 
 farre worfe they plague me, that remaine herein my bofbme,thatob- 
 fetuemycounfels and intentions, and wane vpon me rather as their 
 Priioner, then their King. The battell which we lately fought,did 
 fecme to informe Lico</enes what I was able to doe. Hcewaso:,cr- 
 throwne; and had heenot had night to frkHid, not his trendies could 
 haueftoptthefuryofmyfouldiers. But then not a few of the Noble 
 men about me, and of my Councell,. did prefently dilcouer how they 
 flood afTeded. They cried out,it was neceilary to make a Peace; that 
 a great pai t of the people were for Licogenes ; w 1 ies her it were better 
 to preferue them,or madded with defpaire,to 11 .force them to doe mif- 
 chicte, onely Parricides couid doubt. Nay,cucn /,/frg*»« felfe they 
 
 durft 
 
3 1 Iohn Barclay bis ^rgenis. Lib. r. 
 
 durft excufe, and affirme,that he was indeede beaten in the battell, but 
 notinthewar.Butbefides/if he could be vtterly ouerthrowne, it was 
 not yet conuenient.For with what etes would the Sicilians behold him, 
 that had robbed them of their only darling ? That they would fight 
 more eagerly for his reuenge after his death, then they had done for his 
 Honour when he liued.That I fhould therefore lay hold of the oppor- 
 tunitie,while hauing the better in the field, I might make the people 
 acknowledge their peace, as a benefit from me. I will not diflemble, 
 Argents,! was more afraid when I heard thefe words,then in the field, 
 when Licogenes his Colours were flying. I " w my honour betrayd, 
 and might well feare worfe, if I would refute to be abufed. Thou (my 
 childe)wert efpecially the caufe, that I rather would hold my King- 
 dome with any Peace whatfbeuer , then difinherit thee with an obiti- 
 nate defence of my Prerogatiue Royall. Neither would they expecl 
 conditions from me their King, and a Victor : but brought me articles 
 from Liagenes, whereof the fumme is ; King Mdeander fhall ful- 
 ly be pofTelt of^ andinioy the Crowne of Sicily. Licogenes ft\ all hold 
 the fame e(Ute of fauour with him,that he had before the troubles.He 
 fhall be Admirall,and Gouernor of Siracufa, and the Country belong- 
 ing to it. He fhall hold Erbeffus and Heraclea with Garrifons, for af. 
 furance of the publike faith. Be fides, they prouided, that all injuries 
 fhould be forgotten,and no man called in queftion for any .thing done 
 during the troubles. It was not for my honour to receiue conditions of 
 Peace (my Argents) nor yetin my fortune to refufe them. Doubtfull 
 which way to take, lburranes and Dun&lbiiu did me worthy feruice, 
 that I might not appeare to doe any thing againfl: the Maieftie of a 
 King. For I knevv,that the Miters which they weare,were moft fit for 
 my purpofe,as if out of duty they were mooued to perfwadc an agree- 
 ment betweene armed fides : and being Grangers, would be the better 
 beleeued,whenthey fhould paffeto and fro, as indifferent fcqudtra- 
 tors. They then were at Panormus, and hauing rccciued the letters, 
 which Fmuch perplexed wrote to them ; they eafily apprehended 
 what 1 defired. Now then comming to me, now going to Ltcogenes ; 
 they draw vs,who pretended lothneiTe, to that which was indeed the 
 fumme of our willies. So I agreed to the conditions which Licogenes 
 required, except that 1 would'haue the Garrifons, with which hee 
 fhould hold Erbeffus and Heraclea,to be no more then two Regiments. 
 That I principally did care forfeit vnder colour of Garrifons,he fhould 
 there kcepe whole Legions at any fit time to be ready againfl merand 
 partly ,le(t my geutleneffe in yeelding fo eafily to al my enemies defires, 
 fhould be fufpettcd. This I willed his meffengers to deliuer to UsA. 
 genes % zxA if he.approoued thereof^to returnc the next day with.his an- 
 
 fwer. 
 
Lib. i • Iohn Barclay his i^slr genii. m 3 
 
 fwer. Nor did they delay it ; but as they werecommingtomce, an 
 
 vnfortunate chance befell them : they lighted vpon Tolmrchns. Arte- 
 
 ajrthrild at the mention hcretot; and that her troubled countenance 
 
 might not be perceiued, me of purpofe fell into io violent a couching 
 
 as the alteration and redncfle in her face might cafiiy be imputed to 
 
 her (training for breath. 
 
 Meleander paufing a good while ; when me at length did ceale 
 
 fquoth he) With moft vnlucky deftiny, Toharchut fell vpon the tr.cf- 
 
 fengersfrom Licogenes\ whether of purpofe, or miftaking, is vncer- 
 
 taine : but he held not his hands ; and three of them died in that in- 
 counter. The two that furuiucd, all fweating with their running away, 
 
 came to me : and (o called vpon me for obferuing my faith giuen, as aL 
 
 t-noft they charged me with the breach of it. And when prefently cal- 
 ling the Lords, I had willed them to confidcr thereof, they alone did 
 
 not now throw afperfions vpon me. Many of mine owne men played 
 
 their part, and fild yp the eric with a molt bitter complaining. The 
 furame of their clamour was, that Polmrchus muft be pummed I left 
 the world mould thinkc that he was lent to kill thole who were fe- 
 cure vpon my faith. Nor that lefTe then his head could cenfure a crime 
 of fo fouleprefident. Thefe things they did vrge,nccrer commanding 
 then counieiling. But a mighty merit ot'Totiarchuj flood for him: and 
 his vertue well tried , did not lie open to the fulpition of an ignoble / . .1 
 
 crime. To' CUobuliu a nd ^urjme de /.with others in the CounceU,who 1 yy)cun\ J^ )f ifJi 
 were not corrupted, this mifchiefe lecmed incredible. They aduifed, * * ^ * ^p**™ * 1 
 that the accufed might be heard; who perhaps would calily refute 
 whatfoeuer was objected againft him. I therefore afVure them that I 
 would lend fuch for him as mould bring him to his anfwer. For thic 
 it mould be without example ,that he mould be oppreft and not fuffc- 
 rcd to iuftifie himfelfe if he could. His enemies hearing this, were 
 worfe enframed. They cried out that Poltarchns was dcliuered from 
 the haudsof iu(tice,if I deferred to punim him. For was it likely that 
 after fo bold a mifdeed, he would prefent himfclfe,cxcept conflrained, 
 andinfpightofhisheart? Rather if he were not hindred, he would 
 depart theUand,andinhisowne countrey bragge, how without pu- 
 nimment he had put a fcorne vpon Sicily. When they a long time had 
 troubled me with a confined importunitie, I demanded what then 
 was to be done. For Potior chm was abfew, and againlt him that was 
 not in our power, it was in vaine to decree a puniihment. With one 
 voyce they allrequiredjiis flying the land mould be prcucnted: which 
 waseafilytobe done, if I would command by the fires in theninht, 
 warning to be giuen to the Countrey. For the ports being mut vp, he 
 mould lo remaine as it were impriioncd ; and be an example to all tbr- 
 
 D reiners. 
 
34 
 
 Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib. i . 
 
 reiners, chat crimes in what place foeuer they may be committed,they 
 may alfo be punvfhed. I beleeucd (Argenis)z\\2.t it was for 'Poiiarchtts 
 his fafety, that I mould giue way to this fearch for him;left refuting to 
 proceed againlt him, I mould worfe enrage thofe who then would be 
 their own earners of their reuenge.For it he came i'afe to his triall,many 
 things might fall out, which would deliuer him from their rage. In 
 the.euening therefore the publike fires did flame at the watch-towres 
 againit PcUarchtts : and in thefe misfortunes it was fome comfort to 
 me,that the Souldier did vnwillingly hearc that PolUrchus was indan- 
 gered. But while I hoped better, Timomdes came, the author of ex- 
 treme ill newes,& told me that Poliarchus was dead. No longer could 
 jirgenis command her forrow; butouercome withit,with adeepe 
 figh,firft finking to her knees,ftraight as (he had been at the laft gafpc, 
 (he fell all along vpon the ground. Meletnder cried out, and they that 
 were next running in, fhe was prefently by her women taken vp and 
 laid vpon a bed.Water then being fprinkled in her face,and her clothes 
 vnhced, the liberty of breathing itaied her fweating. Meleandcrm* 
 quired of Selemjfa whatkinde of malady that was; and whether be- 
 fore th at time it had troubled his daughter. For while they talked to- 
 gether, he had noted diuers fignesof indifpofition, that her vnlettled 
 eyes were often by her called backe from wandring, and that her co- 
 lour more then once had changed. Sefeuifa handfomcly diffembled, 
 • » - ■ ' that (lie had in two daies paft eaten very little"; and therefore (he dou- 
 
 * . ' '• ted fome grudging of a feuer : but that by experience me found that 
 
 this fainting and coldneffe in Argents would not laft any time ; neither 
 was it to be feared for drawing any other worfe accidents after it. 
 
 While they were thusbufied, in the meane time there are letters 
 brought to the King from Ucogenes % which fignifie that he would 
 prefently be there : that in the Temple of PmIIm, which the King did 
 hold in greatcft veneration, the peace might be fworne. That the next 
 dayjiftheKingpleafed^he would attend him. The King returncs, that 
 it plealed him exceeding well : and that he mould know he was expe- 
 cted on the morrow. The meffenger being difmiit, he called Eurime- 
 dexy a man al waies notable for his courage,and alfo for his fortune. For 
 being a young man, in the race of the Olympicke games, and after at 
 wreftling in the Iftmian, hehaddone honor to his Countrey, being 
 crowned with wilde Oliue and with Smallage : after he became prin- 
 cipally fauoured by the King and Capcaine of the Guard, being al- 
 waies gouernour of the City or Caitle which the King was in,what- 
 focucr it were,and in thefe warrcs had (till kept his faith vnfpotted. To 
 ram the King giues directions as appeared neceffary ; that the watch 
 mould that night be carefully looked to : the Regiments which u. ere 
 
 ieaft 
 
> 
 
 Lib. I . Iohn Barclay his ^Argents m 3 5 
 
 leaft fufpccled of vnfakhfulnes,haue the guard ; that the Guard mould 
 be doubled ; and he be carerull, left Ltco^cnes by his comming, fhould 
 caufe any ftirres : for that he came not to the Court,lb much confident 
 ofthe late madepeace,as of his being fafe by the ftrength of his facti- 
 on. Thefe thus commanded,becaufc now Argents was fomewhatbet- 
 ter ,he fupt in her chamber, there to refreih a little his mindc (as hee 
 was a Prince ofa moft fweet difpofition) opprelTed and vexed with 
 cares. The reft of the night, asfarre as penfiuenefle would giuehim 
 leaue,was dedicated to fleepc : but in the meane time her forrowes did 
 driue Argents into fearefull and vnworthy purpofes. Neither was that 
 night very quiet or fecure for Poimrchtu, JtmocUa her houfe being 
 troubled with a new tempeft. 
 
 For when Ge/*t«oruswizs parted from t/^, hee went the right 
 way to her houfe,there to the feruants he cunningly lamented the fup- 
 poted death of his Lord. The Lady alio afting her pa it artfully before 
 her people,inquired of Ge/anort*t, what end Fob, trebm came to : and 
 he with more afluredneiTe lyed to her that was ofthe plot. Archom- 
 kr&ttts came, and countetteiting gricfe handfomely, framed a change 
 both inhisvoyce and his countenance. While this was doing, Arftdas 
 came thither ,ofw horn when they told Ttmac/fa^hu he was comming 
 to her houie,ftie prefently met him at the Porch. He excufing himfelfe, 
 that with too much confidence of their familiarity,he was turned from 
 his way to her houfe : and the Lady calling that a fauour, gaue him 
 thankesfor it : they entred the houfe, and prefently conferred with 
 Archombrotut y w\\om as a ftranger Arftda* firft falutcd. It was about 
 dinner time , which the Sicilians with more delicacy then other 
 Greckes,did obferue. That being ended,when the feruants were gone 
 toeate,andonly Archombrotus and Arjidas remained with Timoclca ; 
 I know, Arjidas (faid fhe) that thou art come to doe a pious office, 
 though in an vnhappy fortune thou both feekeft and loueit Politirchm : 
 as thou haft heard by GtUmrus^z is here with me : what the caufe of 
 this his mifchiefe is,I here inquire not;for I llial better rcceiue the 1 ela- 
 tion from thee, when we are with him.Theu Arfidat, The Gods (laid 
 he) for the prefent grant,that our buiineffc may be concealed : yet the 
 fecret that we (Lady) haue in hand, no age fhall eucr be hlent of: but 
 the fortune of thy houfe is vncertaine. Iritfhallperibrme the trull ; if 
 this great pledge of vertue, when itmay fafely be done, it fhall reftore 
 to the world,it ihall bee with pofteritie held in more regard then Sa- 
 turnes £*f«w«.But if Poliarchtts haue here vnder ground the Omen of 
 a graue, this feate fhall be held polluted : whatfoeuer difmall thing is 
 fpoken of in Sicily, in this Den. in theie Pluto's alleySjCommon ill re- 
 port dull place it. 
 
 D 2 There 
 
- 5 Iohn Barclay his ^ir gents. L ib. i . 
 
 There was a Candle ready, which whcnTimoclea had lighted, (he 
 led than the way to Poliarchus. Nor were they long in that darke 
 place,before they fa w Poliarchus rifing from his cufhions^being row- 
 zed by their light that came to him. When he {aw Arfidas ,fatcz ha- 
 uincfalutedthe reft,he leaped into his bofome. Then commended the 
 faithfulneiTe of his rriend,and now and then asked of him,if hee would 
 take knowledge of Poliarchus being an accufed man, and hiding his 
 head. And (faith he) thou feeft this Lady : If it be a (Thame for me to 
 conceale my felfe (that is,ifl be guilty) (hee cannot hope for pardon : 
 but if this her keeping one clofe, be onely to faue my life ; I am debter 
 of my felfe to her. She hath conftrained me in this ftorme to harbor 
 with her. Buttell me, Arfidas, with what offence haue I defemed to 
 be deteftablc to Sicily? whether is the King of Africander become 
 a Cercton } ov r Bu/yris}Ov haue you Siciiians,the image of Diana Tauri- 
 ; *,and with the blood of your guefts,doe vfe to appeafe your froward 
 GoddefTe?Tothis ^r/T^^hauingcomplaindofthe ftate otMeleandir 
 hisarYaires,did relate,how great almoft a {edition Licogenes his meffen- 
 gershad raifed in the Kings Armiesjto whom were ioyned fome of the 
 Noblemen not very faithfull to the King. That the King ouercome 
 with fo great mifchiefe,when the matter grew toatumult,and Poliar- 
 chtu was thought to be flying out of the Iland, gaue content, that the 
 Beacons {ho uld bee fired. Poliarchus , notwithoutpaflionjdidheare 
 Arfidas ,and often changed hisplace with eagernes, and was about to 
 fpeake. And when Arfidas had ended, taking Timocleaby the hand ; 
 Then ({aid he) I call to witneflfe; (for though the Gods be euery where 
 prefent, yet they doe not at all times confound them that fbrfweare 
 themfelues by their deities, nor inftantly fhew themfelues when right- 
 ly inuoked) thee,I h.y,Timoclea,\ defire for a w r itne{Te ; thou wert pre- 
 fent at the facl: ; thou faweft me in fight: Did I lay any waite for them ? 
 Didlfeekethemtoquarrell with? Did I prouoke them when I met 
 them ? They affailed me,when I thought not ofthern;and I muft either 
 fall vnder their {words-; or if they vnder me, all Sicily muft bee in armes 
 againftme. For what proofe is there, that I intended any harme to 
 them?I was alonc,& amoft weak Second to haue in fight, accompani- 
 ed with a Lady.Her feruants and my freed-man, as in a quiet Wood(as 
 they thought) were gone before; that the noife of our fight came not 
 to them. But whither hath Fortune driuen this moft miserable King? 
 Torefpeitmeflengersfrom Tray tors andRebels,as lawfull Embafla- 
 dours: topleafc with the blood of hisowne, the defires of his ene- 
 mies ; and to value his fame at lefle price , then their moft cruelj 
 wifnes. 
 
 Him, thus about to fpeake more liberally, as his griefe, and the 
 
 know-- 
 
L ib. i . John Barclay bis ^Argents. 3 7 
 
 knowledge of his right did prompt him; Arfidas interrupted, and de- 
 fired not to call the publike Iuftice in enjeftion. That all,exceptthofe 
 which were corrupted by £»c0£«w,arnrmed,there was a Noble com- 
 mendation of valour due to him : that alone, and fitted for a iourney, 
 not for fight,he had come offa Conquerour,being charged by fo many 
 aflailants. That the fouldiers flouted them, bafely complaining, that 
 fiue,or more of them, were defeated by one man. But there is another 
 thingto be thought of now, Poliarchns. As things ftand at this time, 
 Sicily is vnworthy of thy vertues. Leaue it for a while, and make the 
 King beholding to thee for th is fauour ,that he fhall neither be compeld 
 to protect thee with a Iuftice dangerous to his eftate, Or with impiety, 
 to giue thee vp to thy enemies. Hitherto he hath fo offended againft 
 chcc,as may be excufed. For that (laughter fhould cither be punifhed, 
 or ittllifiedDefore the Iudges, is fo ancient a cuftome, as it is reported, 
 that Mars himfelffor killing Halirrhotbius, was tried in the Arropage. 
 Were there any hope of a fafe and lawfull triall, I would pcrfwade 
 thee^/wrtfAw .voluntarily to prefent thyfelfetothyaccufers : nei- 
 ther is there any other thing decreed againft thee, then that thou 
 (houldftappeare before the Iudges:andthy caufe is fuch,as thou mayft 
 maintaineto them though moftvniuft. But malice, and thy enemies 
 rage,would notftay for the Iudgescenfure ; with treachery and fury 
 they would effect their villany ; I tremble to fpcake it. Goe thy waies, 
 Po/torchus, and fufrer this Band not to be totally wkked.Peharchus an- 
 fwered,that he would be gone, if it were pofTible;nor that after fo ma- 
 ny benefits, that moftingra^efull Countrcy could affbord a (tenderer 
 payment,thcn a peaceable quitting it; which the King defcruingfo ill 
 of him,he was therefore the lefle di(pleafed,becaufe he forcfa w him pu- 
 nifhed by Fortune,euen to the fatisfaclion of his enemies. 
 
 Then they began to thinke, by what meanes hee might moft fafely 
 be fent out of the Hand ; and agreed, that he mould goe in a Peafants 
 habit. Arfidas had married a wife out of the Brutians, and might 
 Without fufpition fend him ouer from Meffana to his father in law : hee 
 vndertookeinhisowne (hip to tranfport him into Italy. Befides,7V- 
 moclea faid, that me had a meanes to difguize him in his flight with a 
 notable cunning. There was (faid (he) in the Territoric of Panoimus, 
 aThiefe,by the Art of no contemptible fubtilty, along time efcaping 
 punifhment : for, asfome oldwiues in their fables report of Gerjon s 
 he had a threefold countenance (in fpeaking this, (he fmiled a little, as 
 wasiotmif-becomming their fad affaires) he was a man of a middle, 
 age, his beard browne,and thin; but in hisbofomc he had periwigs, 
 at which two beards alfo did hang,the one longer and white as an old 
 mans : the other blacke, and lhaped like a young mans-firft beard. 
 
 D 3 Thcfe 
 
38 
 
 Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib. i . 
 
 Thefe vizors hee fitted with fo much Art, as no man could difcouer his 
 borrowed forme,no man perceiue his counterfeit lookes: fo hee fhew- 
 edhimfelfeone while an old man, another, a young, andfometimes 
 with his owne face. Thus in his theeuerie:, his changeable perfon did 
 a good while deliuer him, not from punifhment onely, but alfo from 
 fufpition. For when in the perfon of a young man he had done a rob- 
 bery ,he ftraight would meete fuch as purfued him, with the faceof an 
 old man: andagaine, decerned in the (hew of a young man, if in his 
 craymaske he had done any knauery. My father was then Gouer- 
 nour of the Prouince, who vexed with the craft of this mifchieuous 
 Camelion,at length catch ing him, brake him vpon the Croffe, which 
 he had fo well deferued : but admiring his witty fraude,comming fo 
 neere to Nature,he commanded the hakes to be kept in his houfe. If 
 you pleafe, I will fetch them, and wee will ckeffe/Vwr^/with 
 them. 
 
 She ftaied not till any of them agreed to her motion,but went out ot 
 the Caue 3 and not tarrying long, brought thefe two difguizes, of youth 
 and gray haires. When they had put one of them vpon Politrchtts, 
 (who chafed that hee muft vfe the perfon of another, and that alfo a 
 bafe Rogue,for his fecuritie) he was ftraight fo changed,that euen Jr- 
 gents might haue failed of knowing him. They wifhinggoodfucceffe 
 to their neceffarie fraud,intreate him ftill that he would vfe it.Timocle* 
 alio promifedhim, thatasfoone as it was night,fhe would bring him 
 clothes futeable to it ; for that Poliarchns in that fecret place muft bee 
 hidden,and yet vfe a ftrange habit,that ifby fortune any out ofcuriofi- 
 tie fhould come thither ,he might, without feare of being knowne,flye 
 into the next fields. And now they were going away, when Politrchus 
 called Arfidat afide,excufing \i\mk\£z to tsfrchombrotus zndTimoctea 
 for his talking with him in priuate.The caufe of his conference was, 
 for that as his faithMeft friend, he was acquainted with the inward- 
 ne{febetweenehimande^rg«6*r.He therefore intreateshim,that hee 
 would not count it a trouble to goe immediately to %s4rgems. That 
 himfelfe was much more perplexed for the Ladies part in his calamitie, 
 then his owne : for he knew fhe would grieue for it without meafure ; 
 what then was {he like to doe.hearing of his death? The error of that 
 doleful report might driue her a Louer, to deadly & defperate refoluti- 
 ons. ArfUai therfore flbould go,and comfort her that mourned,that fhe 
 Ihould not lament one that wasfafe. If the Gods did grant him free 
 paffage out of the Land,he would attend her commands vpon the coaft 
 of Italy ; or if it were her pleafure,that inftantly,how dangerous foeuer 
 the ftealth were to him, hee would come to her. Neither would the 
 timepermithimto fpeake, nor had he a mind to commit any more to 
 
 Arjidas, 
 
Lib. i • Iohn Barclay bis Lsfrgenis. 3 9 
 
 Arfidas, Who,hauing freely promifedhis indeauour; yetbecaufeic 
 was towards night, Timoclea aduifing it, and Toliarchus not diflfwa- 
 ding,he deferred his iourney till the morning. After fiipper,they meant 
 to returneto Poliarchui with the clothes, which the Lady hadpromi- 
 fed. He in the meane time did eate a little ofthe meate, which Tiw- 
 clea had brought him. And that hee might diuert his minde from the 
 fenfe of his prefent troubles, Arfidas iefting with him: Why doell thou 
 grieue^ thou moft valiant man, (faith hee) if a Caue, or difcuize of 
 clothes doth conceale thee from thy enemies ? Thou being but one 
 man,flye(t from a multitude : but when onely Typhaus purfued all the 
 Gods,they were notafhamed to run away : neither perhaps had they 
 (b efcaped, ifes£gypt had not inuefted thofe tremblers with the vgly 
 formes of brute bealts. Heare with what boldneffe thy familiar friend 
 Nicopompus playing with their feare,hath vpon their diuine countenan- 
 ces,put the beakes ofFow!es,and races of Beafts. With that he deliue- 
 red him abooke of fcuerall Poems, and being going away, with hi- 
 naile marked thefe verfes for fiim to reade. 
 
 Now hadthepil'dvp UWountaines lifted neere 
 The /^*>,Typha?us, when the Gods 'ganfeare : 
 Ioues Thunder, Phcebus Shafts now booted not : 
 Pallas her Shield ,4»d"Mars his [word forgot. 
 Their hearts were downe; their faces blood forfooke s 
 And pale the Starres at heauens/urpri^allloo^e. 
 Rough with the Winters ayre t and Southern winds 
 Continua/l bJaJh,to heauenfiands Atlas iojn'd, 
 The Cjods ladder to earth : high heauen does me etc 
 His laden head : in Lybia treadhis feete. 
 By his large (boulders ,by his hoary beard, 
 And allhis/bowremwet limbes the Gods afeard, 
 Slide downe front Heauen : Oh doe not truft the earth, 
 Poore deities ; Shegaue Typhacus birth. 
 Aswhen fw'tft-winged feare an heard does chafe 
 Of heart lejfe'Deere ; after the fir/} fields fpace t 
 They make a fixed [I and ; to heare what found, 
 From the (hrtll Hunters Home , or yelping Hound, 
 The woundedayre conueys : thenforth amaine 
 Thorow the Woods they yly their feete again-: ; 
 Their f ear es falje Jhaddow,ftilldoes them p» rfue, 
 Prefenting the fir ft terror to their view. 
 So through the wor Id th y affrighted Gods amaine 
 Fly, without flop , o , re r -Jvlountaine,Lake,and PUine. 
 
 D 4 No 
 
40 lohti Barclay bis Argents. Lib. r « 
 
 No Cauc has night enough their f ear es to hide. 
 
 A Land where head-hid Nile his flreames diuides, 
 
 And to the Ocean in feuen channels /tides, 
 
 There is \wherefirfi of all mortality 
 
 ( ffwebeleeue'tj/aw day; when from the skie, 
 
 Apollo ejuickttedthe thenformeleffe clay, 
 
 7 hid Land heft fleas' d their flight ;vnder the Say 
 
 OfNile t the troope of Gods now wearied lay, 
 
 Htther the S^luans^andthofe Nymphesthatfpori 
 
 In H'oodsyt'increafethe terror, did refort. 
 
 Not farre from thence y aflockc of jheepe didfeede, 
 
 Carclejfe offatefo whom the She f beards Retde 
 
 A gentle ftgnallgaue : to th' FoUthey came, 
 
 Where the full Ewe fuckles i hewantot Lambe. ~ 
 
 Thefe Ioue difcerning,whiteflhisfearefulleye 
 
 Surueyes the fields: Oh happy fheefe\ 'gancry : 
 
 Muft Iupiter himfelfe Fates enttj beare, 
 
 Whtlefl this pooreflockf noflrong Typhacus/Wir* i 
 
 Tougodheadrajes,and hated Maiefty, 
 
 Farewell ifince peace dwelswith humility* 
 
 Thisfaidjiislimbes in a white fleece hefbuts, 
 
 And crooked homes on his hidforeheadputs: 
 
 That forehead } that Heau*n,Earth, and Hell could/baty, 
 
 IVhen he,orpeace,or dreadfullwarre weuldmake. 
 
 Hee's now turn'd to a %amme,and with feign 'd bleates* 
 
 Followes the Flocks ; and there, not onely cheatef 
 
 1y$h&is t b*tthefbeepe : Apollo praifes 
 
 His Art ; and to thelslte his wits he raifes ; 
 
 TSHtfearcsthe earth ,and like a winged Crow* 
 
 He mounts the aire ;and,his new skill to Jbow, 
 
 Thrice in a ring about the Gods he flies : 
 
 Alas for (bame \ the fearefull deities 
 
 See it and follow : whommw /Egypt bearer, 
 
 Inbruitebeaftsjkapes ; whileflfor themfeluestbeyfeart. 
 
 Meane time are booth §e Sacrifices (lame, 
 
 Andttivnregarded fuppliant vowes in vaine. 
 
 In the meane time Archombrottu and Arfxdas in Timocleas Garden, 
 did paffe the pleafantEuening in various difcourfes : and by theocca- 
 iion ofPoliarchw, {pake of fuch as are excellent for vertue and ff>irit 5 
 how rarely-found Iewelsthey were among men, & how often deipi. 
 fed by thofe wits, which borne jo be {hues, doc yet for the mofl par: 
 
 command 
 
Lib. i . Iohn Barclay his {^frgenis* 4 1 
 
 command free men. While they were thus talking, the loue of vertue, 
 and diflike ofthe prefenteftate, fo tranfported ArpdAs, as with much 
 heatehee fhewcd, that without wickednefle and danger, brauemen 
 could not be contemned : but that it was a moft mifchieuouskind of 
 inhumanity,not to preferre them, and with rewards to gaine them to 
 the Commonwealth. Now, faith hee, doth Fortune runne a crooked 
 courfejfb a s in many Na tions^it is almoft growne a fignc of a braue dif- 
 pofitionjope difcarde dout ofthe Court .o r to lyejiegle fledinit: fo do 
 the daiSxQy ,or barbarous vices of thofe that are greatjoue to difarmc 
 vertue,asifthey were to become the more able,if proudly they fhould 
 fpurne it,either needy or neglected, with their feete. Archombrottu , 
 whether to draw more of Arjidas his wiicdome out, for the bettering 
 ofhis vnderftanding ; or that he would take the partof Princes,reply- 
 ed, that as for Toliarchus his cafe, he did dctett fo wayward a licenti- 
 ouihefle of Fortune. For the reft,it was no wonder if Kings, exhaufted 
 With fo many cares, with fo great expences, did fomtime pafle by fome 
 more then vulgar parts. Neither that it would bee for the common 
 good,if thofe which were able men, muft be a burden to the reft ; and 
 all the benefits of nature paid for out ofthe publike Treafurie.That of- 
 ten alio thofe excellencies, which weefo much admire, are of no vfe to 
 Kings,nor fitted for their affaires; as ccrtaine fruits arefairetolooke 
 on,which if thou doeft tafte,will with either an vnpleafing,or vnwhol- 
 fome iuyce,leaue thy hunger vnfatisfied. 
 
 y^r/>^4/forbaretoanfwer, beeing contented with a flight fmiling, 
 to fhew his fcorne of this defence of vniuft deftiny ; till by Arcbombro- 
 tut his countenance(for him he obferued) it appeared that he was wil- 
 ling to beeconfutea. Then (faith hee) doeit thou obiecl the cares of 
 Kings ? As if it ought not to bee of their principall ones, to hauc fuch 
 men about them, as this age fo rarely brings forth, that thou canft not 
 condemne him,that with a light in a full Market place, fought for one 
 of them. But the Commonwealth could not beare the charge. Oh 
 mindesmoft carefully prouident! To keepe then but a few Hawkes-, 
 not to haue their ftables full (as in an Army of Sibaiy tcs) of capreoiing 
 Korfes; or not to repaire the lofte, if of his Hounds awilde Boare 
 happen to kill one. Tnefe things (I fay) not more for the vie and plea- 
 fure ofPrinces,then for a fho w of Maieftie, they hold a fin to bee omit- 
 ted. So much gold to be wafted, fo many ofthe bafeft men to liue vp- 
 on the treafure thev can allow. But it is chargeable to haue choice oi 
 braue minds about'thein; here their parfimony isremembred; here the 
 Exchequer fades : nay certainely, Archombrotus^w good inclinati- 
 on. For ovantthat the King doth not delight in their focietie : doc wee 
 lay vp in our treafuvesonely thofe things, which by an innate rifecrion 
 
 .ue 
 
a 2 John Barclay his Argents. Lib. i . 
 
 are pleafmg to vs ; and not alfo thofc,which for their value, . deferue to 
 be preferued? Neither are Kings fo ftraightly lod°ed,as if they haue no 
 pleafure in, or ftand in awe of the conuerfation of fuch men, they may 
 not hold them as a referue and ftore, out of their fight. Nor yet^r- 
 chombrotfts^omyhme of multitude; make as curious a fpeech as is pof- 
 fible,thou yet fhall finde but a few. Whom then, faid Archombrotus , 
 wilt thou place in that forme ? Then he ; If more atlarge,and befides 
 this change oiPoltArchus^t weigh the whole matter; of the nobler 
 Arts and Sciences,I would exclude none at all. Let himbe famous for 
 breaking of Horfes ; him for the vfe of Armes ; with Painting or Mu- 
 ficke let them haue gotten a name ; let . his skill in Architecture, or in 
 bringing water into Conduits, be efteemed ; or what-euer other Arte 
 either in it felfe,or the approbation of the prefent a^e is of price : let 
 them prefently be brought as they fhall prize themielues, if they can 
 be got no better cheape ; the bounty of their ftipends it felfe will com- 
 mend the Artift,and the glory of his matter : but I would haue them 
 excellent, and fuch (which I haue faid already.) as thou fhalt firid but a 
 few. As for thofe which are of a higher ftraihe, the Artes of Peace and 
 Warre,why mould we delay the purchafepthat is,men knowne for va- 
 lour and learning. Nor doe I inuite to thefe rewards, either meerc 
 ramneffe in Armes,or common Mufes: But thofe Captaines,who haue 
 their military feruor tempered with difcretion,or fauoured by fortune; 
 andefpecially whom Fame hath gforified-.which in matters of the war 
 doth very often with a fuppofed power beare a great & certaine fway. 
 Among the learned alfo, thofe that are excellent,are fo eminent,as,but 
 from the wholy ignorant ..thofe lights cannot be hid : which are fo rare, 
 as oftentimes in the world,the number ofthem is leffe, then that of the 
 Mufes.Someofthem are fittbr publike affaires, but becaufe the Com- 
 monwealth knowes not how to make vfe of this benefit of the Gods, 
 they growingold in their priuate cares, are not polithed with vfe and 
 imployments. The rett,which are enly borne for their Books,yet what 
 power they haue, both with the prefent age,and with pofterity ; when 
 as they are difpleafed,or fauour,they diftribute fame to menjwhen they 
 infufe into thofe that loue their factions, and preiudieating opinions, if 
 any man will be ignorant,he is worthy vnluckily by experience in him- 
 felfe tofeele. 
 
 So w r e are difpofed, Archombrotus, as euery man is giuen to one de- 
 light or other , but in that thing which wee approoue of, or ob- 
 ferue them which excell,we doe admire. Suppofe then,that thofe who 
 in Learning, Artes and Armes are pcrfecleft (for thefe are the things 
 which for the moft part take mensmindes) asfo many Starres in one 
 skie had gathered together to any Prince : What fame would runne of 
 
 that 
 
L ib. I . Iohn Barclay his Argents . a j 
 
 that Court thorow the whole world ? Who mould be ignorant of it? 
 or becaute there he fhould haue hisdeitie, would not with deuotion as 
 a Temple refpect it ? And to the Prince himfelfe, how large a reward 
 fhould he haue for his labour? How fhould he outgoe the condition 
 ofmortallmen? How aliue and in health, much better then by per- 
 himes,and an Eagle efcaping from his funerall pile, fhould he lee him- 
 felfe deified ? He would triumph with the applaufe of all men : thefe 
 (hall be his Pageants;thefe his rich fpoiles ofNations,of whofc flowres 
 as it were,he fhallhaue made himfelfe a Garland. 
 
 A thing (anfwered Archombrotus ) to bee earneftly wiQicd, if the 
 troubles of affaires, and the different humors of thofe which are neere 
 about Kings,did giue any hope ofit.Thofe worthy men alib,of whom 
 • thou fpeakeft,are not alwaies fet tofale; and befides, many of them 
 (as it ought to be, and thou defircft) doe liuc in Courts, and in fauour : 
 k> as the reft,who arc not in the fame fort happy, haue reafbn to com- 
 plaine of Fortune,rather then of the Prince. To this Arjidas ; Neither 
 clid I beleeue (faid he) Archombrotus ; that our pretty contemplation 
 could be brought to effect with a perfect felicitie. But as all other kind 
 ofwifedome is profitable, though in execution it be leffe exact:, then 
 when in an impartiall mande it is conceiued : fo in this alfo it fhall bee 
 exceeding conuenient, not to neglect as much, as the eftate of affaires 
 and fortune will permit 'fb ready and fhorta way to lb great profit; 
 that if all of them cannot,yet as many as poflibly maybe, fhould with 
 rewards be drawne to Court. For in that thou doeft deny Princes Pa- 
 laces to be wholly deftitute of men of excellenteft parts,I doc not alto- 
 gether diffent from thee : but heare me, Archombrotus; there is a mid- 
 dle ranke (like that of Knights among the Nobility) of wife men, and 
 vfcfull in affaires,which yet reach not to the firft height and greatnes, 
 of which we difputc. Of them there is a more plentifull ftore; nor doc 
 I deny, but they often come to the Court,and when they are preferred, 
 doe fo glitter with the borrowed rayes of their dignitie,as they are be- 
 leeued to be the workes ofperfecteft Nature ; as fbmetimes leffe beau- 
 tifull Iewels doe from the letting, and Gold about them,receiue a lu- 
 fterequall to the beft. To bee diligent, tofpeake nothing rafhly,to 
 accuftome ones felfe to labour, and to the fhe w ofwifedome ; to obey 
 and hide the weaker parts of the wits; thefe neither require a man of 
 the higheftexcelkncies,& are for the moft part,the only things that in 
 your extolled Noble men thou mayfl find worth regard. That to bee 
 without vice,is taken for vertue ; or elfe a little, and not to be enuied ; 
 Brooke of wifedome,is by fame made an Ocean ; while cuftome,and 
 vfc, which in affaires of State make themable, is by the moftpart 
 taken fornature a andgreatneffe ofminde. 
 
 Nor 
 
44 I°hn Barclay bis Argents . Lib.i. 
 
 Nor doe Ireftife them their due prayfes ; it is a great thing to bee 
 raifed to that fortune ,and more to grow in it by bringing vp. But thefe 
 are not (wch^ArchondrotHs^ our difcourfe aimes at : befides thofe al- 
 fo, (as thou affirmeft) I know there are fome of the firft, and the moft 
 eminent markes of fpirits that doe come to Princes, and are imployed 
 in their afta ires. For both PotUrcbus did liue in Court, andthyfelfe 
 alfo (Noble Youth) I will not doubt to reckon among thofe orna- 
 ments of Nature. Meleander hath alfo Cieobnlus, he hath £ttrimedes\ 
 then whom there is nothing to bee found more worthy. But I there- 
 fore cannot efteeme the Palaces of Princes foriuftor nappy, becaufe 
 out of the (carcitie of braue men, they fometimes intertaine a very 
 very few. 
 
 Thou mayft reckon many more then thefe are,w hich are either neg- 
 ieci:ed,or which is worfe, iniuried ; fb as yet my complaint isnotvn- 
 iuft. But the fault is fometimes the Kings; while either they will not 
 be admonifhedjOr are afraid of vertue : fometimes thofe that are ncore 
 about him,if either nature hath made them barbarous ; or felicity care- 
 leiTe,or fortune proud. To this is added, that many of the great Ones 
 doe fuppofe,that they lofe fomewhat, if any, befides themfelues and 
 theirs,depart from the Court in better plight, then they came to it. So 
 thofe ofthe houfhold feruants of vertue being neglected, they diftri- 
 bute the fauours ofthe Prince,who lbmetimes knoweth it not,among 
 their owne followers. Farre otherwife would they doe, if they fin- 
 cerely loued their Mafter \ nay indeed,ifthemfelues wifely. For what 
 could be more glorious,then to gaine at the charge ofthe State, men 
 borne for the ornament of the Age, to be their followers ; who with- 
 out quelBon would be in doubt,whether they were more indebted to 
 the King,or to them by whom they were fo preferred.In troth I fome- 
 times cannot but laugh at the blindneffe ofthofe,that take no care to 
 procure to themfelues that commendation from the Learned,which 
 will out-laft both their eftates, and their pleafure ; and but by fuch as 
 eagerly feeke it,is not to be obtained. For as I do not like thofe Schol- 
 lers,that being meerc hirelings, extoll the vndeferuing ; fo I efteeme 
 them very iuft,who doe not vouchfafe their prayfes to a difdainefull 
 and proud vertue ; or atleaft ignorant, how much fauour they might 
 receiue from Learning. 
 
 But if the Honey of thefe Bees be vnpleaf.ig, at leaft their flings are 
 nottobeprouokedwith iniuries, or contempt. For how often hath 
 one,either very learned,or great G«Bildier,reuenged his priuate wrongs 
 vpon the whole State? How often hath one carried the victory, one 
 fwayed the whole fide ? May it not bode ill to vs (I pray the Gods) 
 and Sicily not fecle Poli/trckta to bee difpkafed : For hee offered him- 
 
 felfc 
 
Lib»i. Iohn Barclay his i^irgems. 4 5 
 
 felfeofhis ownc accord to the King; fothat the oftence is the more 
 gricuous,in that we would not only not feck,but alfo couid not endure 
 iuch a Vertue. Truly 1 know not how CMeletuder can excuie himlclfc 
 to the loyalleft ofhis Nobility ,and efpecially to Ibttrranes, who, they 
 fay,isthisdaycoiT»mingtohim: For he, becaufe he is a frranger, and 
 befides,priuilcdgcd both by his qualitie, and the familiarty hee hath 
 with him, will bee bold to blame the King for this accident the more 
 
 freely. 
 
 Although thofe things which were fpoken, Archombrotm did ap- 
 prooueof; yet it did grieue him, that Arfdas held him To long with 
 this difcour{e,who more willingly would haue heard of him,what the 
 manner of the Sicilians liuing was, and what e etciles were efpecially 
 in eftceme in the Court : For remembring that Poliarchus had told him 
 the names of the men/who either by their veriftcsor vices, flood in the 
 firft ranke,he longed to enquire of fome ofthcih. When therefore Ar- 
 fldas had named Iburrancs, taking hold of the occafion : But (faid he) 
 what is that man,or what vertucs render him fo regarded with you? 
 Then Arfidas ; He is ((aim he) indeed borne inLydia,andonclytyed 
 to vs by tho»rriendfhip, which the courtefie otLM.eUanderhaxh care- 
 fully contr 1 i: A. His originallfrom the ancient Nobilitic of the Lydi- 
 ans,and be 1 ought vp in afraircs,he made his able minde, and ripe 
 forbufineft , pleate with learning and induftrie. And being of an 
 eftate that would beare the port of any office, he began when he was a 
 younf man,to hold thofe places, which in theferuice of the Gods arc 
 of light regard : yet was he fomewhat later then his friendsdid hope, 
 prcferdrothe Scarlet Robeywhich the opinion of many did point him 
 out for/with his firft blooming beard.But it was a gloric to mm to dc- 
 fcructhat honor,fooncr then to inioy it.Then he had places of Judica- 
 ture : EmbafTWs andGoucrnments ofProuinccs, Aske not with what 
 fufliciencie ? His Fame wasinallofthem,thefamcforequitic and cle- 
 mency. And though with liuing bvaucly, and being more then botinti- 
 full to fuch as wanted, he waited of his fortunes ; fuch was his vpright- 
 ne{fc,as he neither wronged the Princes treafure,norf >ld Iullicc (from 
 which vices to be free, is now reckoned a high point of goodncflc:) 
 nor yet would exchange his libcrtic for the prcfents of Princes, though 
 proffered him, which others doe plot toobtaine. His difpolition is 
 pleafant,and alfo lcuere,a^ie mcetes with vevtues or vices. The Mules 
 alfo, becaufe he found them euer hisfriends,in his higheft fortunes hee 
 is fo farre from defpihng,as he ottcn admits them into his Cabinet; and 
 afrerwithaliuclinelfcofconccite relates to others, what they haue 
 di :>ated to him. To him thcrefoie,as to a fecond PhoebusSuch doc rc- 
 fort/isbrauc and profitable knowledge hath lifted abcuethc bale ro- 
 ils 
 
John Barclay his i^Argcnis. Lib. i . 
 
 fpefts of common men. And that the Gods might not feeme to denie 
 him any thing,they haue fo linked his next of kin in a dearenes of loue, 
 which being of the fame condition, as both thou wouldelt thinke the 
 whole family a Temple,and that not without a prefaging forefight,his 
 Ancertors had taken Bees for their deuice,in whom neither fweetenefle 
 rior (hngs,as the times and defert fhall require,(hould be wanting. 
 
 The delight of conuerfation had drawne out their difcourfe till night 
 came on,and now fupper by the Ladies officers being brought in, cal. 
 led tor her guefts. When they at their feaft, as their affaire fucceeding 
 happily (for they were confident that TolUrchm might be iafely con- 
 ueyed away,) began to leffen their cares. But yet the laft Cup was paf- 
 ling among them, when a company of Clownes with a dangerous 
 rudeneffe thundred at the Gates ofthehoufc. The Porter intreated 
 thofe outragious men, who vrged him to let them in,that they would 
 giue him lcaue to acquaint his Lady with it. But they in difdainefiiU 
 fafhion anfwered,that they came" with command : and with that,bat- 
 tercd the Gates downe,with running at them with fparrcs, and madly 
 brake in. The weapons alto ,which either the occupation of euery one 
 of them,or chance had put in their hands, they proudly bent vpon 
 him;for well armed there was not one among them. But when they 
 came into the dining roome, Ttmoclea fainted with fudden feare : but 
 Arthombrotus and Arfida* leaped from the bed, and braucly drew 
 their fwords,deliuered to them by their feruants, refoluing,that if that 
 rage aimed at them,not to lofe themfelues eafily, o'r vnreuenged. The 
 caufe of this tumult was this : A woman of the next Towne,when (he 
 faw Cjelanorus^ whom fhee knew not, inquired what he was,and was 
 toldjthat he ferued Po/tarchtts. It was a Holiday of Ceres, and from 
 the neighbour Hamlets many Countrimen were gathered together to 
 a little To wne, called Phinthia. When the woman was returned thi- 
 ther,andwas fallen into a company of idle Peafants, fhee raiTily told 
 them,that fhe had feene Pe/iarcbus his feruant. Prefently one ofthem 
 that heard her j And what (laid he) \£Poli*rchus himfelfe be alio kept 
 fecretly there ? Another was by , fit for hare-braind aduices,who with 
 a ibwre grauitie affirmed, that the examining a matter of that weight 
 was not to be ncgle&edjthat the whole To wne fhould be guilty, if Po- 
 liarchus was concealed within the limit of it. And already many were 
 ofthe fame opinion, when the report growing, and often adding to it, 
 they not as difputirga thing douotfiill,andto be fitted, did certainely 
 maintaine,that Timed?* was the receiuer of Pohari bpu ; from thence 
 that he was to be dragg'd to a pu'blike triall ; that they were all fables 
 which they had heard ofhis death; vpon what tellimony they iliould 
 bcleeuc it; what author they had for it, they neither knew nor eared. 
 
 And 
 
Lib. i , Iohn Barclay his \^drgent$. 
 
 And if the Gods had notprcferued him, the conic&ureofthofemad 
 foolcs had not miftaken: (o doth oftentimes raftmefle and chance 
 gueflfe more luckily ,then an vncertaine and toyling diligence among 
 the important points of wifedome. 
 
 The multitude was inraoed,and had filled the place with a tumultu- 
 arie afTembiy, ready to follow as their Leader, any the mod hcad- 
 ftrong of the company. And when one cryed out, there was no flayino 
 for the matter,they all leap'd out,and carrying what armes cucry one 
 could firft catch hold of, brake vp Ttmocletu gates, and bcleeue they 
 had lighted vpon Poliarchnj, For he knowne to none of them, was 
 laid to be a young man,ofa good ftatureand pleafing countenance ; all 
 which things met in Archombrotns :andbcfides,his habit of a ftrangcr 
 made him the more fufpe&ed. For they thought that the more futable 
 to Poliarchus, whom they knew to be a foreiner. Taken with thefe 
 likely hoods,they much reioyeed; and but that they defircd to take him 
 aliue,hehad,opprefTed with the multitude,paied that which was due 
 to the hate borne to another. And when both his pofture and his fword 
 (hewed hce meant to fight; he, whom the reft of the Clownes fol- 
 io wed as their Captaine, drawing neeerer the Table which was be- 
 tweene him and the guefts ; Now (faid he) thou art the fecond time a 
 Tray tor t Po/iarchus, whohauing before deferued the Kings diiplea- 
 furc,doft draw thy fword vpon vs that execute the Kings commande- 
 mentday do wne inftantly thy weapon,and y eld thy (elfe a Prilbner. T$- 
 mociea (hall vndergoe the like punifhment, who hath dared to receiuc, 
 and fo long kecpe thee. After thefe wordes of the firft, there role a fu- 
 rious clamor with a fierce and confuted rage, commanding him to dif- 
 yix&i.Arcbtmbrotus, though acquainted with the Greckc,yet in their 
 Clownifh phrafevnderftood no more ,but only that he was required 
 to be bound : He had not leafure to wonder, nor in that preicnt danger 
 to enquire what his offence was ; only carried with young heat, he 
 dcterminedto die,but with the (laughter offomeof thcm.But Arftda^ 
 borne in Sicily, and more familiarly with the country diale:t,Gayd him 
 that was rufhing vpon them : Ana,hold, Archombr6tns((i\(l\ he) hold 
 thy hand; why fnouldft thou in a vnequal and not necefTary fight fpend 
 thy valor?fhal they then ouer come thee^who are not worthy to be ben. 
 ten by thec > and wilt thou difgrace either thy death, or thyviitoiv, 
 with the bafenes of thy oppofitcs? Neiriier are thefe threats intended to 
 thee ; for they fecke PoIiArchus. Turning then to him, that proud of his 
 vpftartcommand,lcd the rabble : he told him, that nothing was well 
 done,if tumultuouQy. VVhy was that copany angry , before they knew 
 either the King difbbeyed, or themfelucs defpiied ? He added beficlcs 
 ccrtaine blandilhments, asthathe doubted not (forfooth) that all dr. 
 
 pended 
 
 *7 
 
48 John Barclay bis Argents. Lib. 1 . 
 
 ponded vponhisbccke, to whom hefpake ; If he pleated to command 
 them to be quiet but for a little while, they would all obey him. The 
 mind of the Countrey fellow was appeafed with thefe honours, to 
 which he had not been accuftomed ; and proclaimed filence,mo re like 
 a Oyer then a Captaine. 
 
 The roaring of thefe Bedlams was come to a more frill muttering, 
 when tsfrfidai queftioned them, what it was that had put lb many of 
 the Commons in Armcs ; and that their Leader anfwered., that they 
 came to apprehend Poharchtis ? But then Arfidas dcuoutly fware, 
 that neither w^TolUrchus prefent, nor, thathee knew of, fawthe 
 ii^ht : that they fhould quiet their mindes, with a dutifull, indeed but 
 a blindfold and headlong deuotion, carried to obey the Kings com- 
 mands. Did none of them know Peliarchus f the whole face of this 
 Stranger,whom without caufe they intended to captiuate, did differ 
 much from him. The modefte r \ of the Hindes whifpered at thele 
 words ; the reft grew furious againe,and cryed out,that the Kings ene- 
 my muft be rent in pieces : with much adoe hauing quieted them once 
 more,when Arfidas had a good while made fignes, that he defireci to 
 be heard. Looking vpon the fame Leader : Take heed (faidhe) that 
 thou bee ft not the author of a miichiefe. To doe violence to this ftran- 
 ger,were a villany : But if thou be fb refolued to approoue your fideli- 
 tie,withthe wrong of one that deferues it not ; he faallyeeld himfelfe 
 into your cuftodie, with that condition, that you put no fhackles nor 
 manacles on him.When it isday-light,let him be carried to the Court ; 
 they fhall iudge of his caufe that vnderftand it, nor fhall he refufc to be 
 punifhed, if he haue delerued it. Let Timoclea be kept here with a 
 guard,fuch as may hinder hci'from efcaping, till it be proued that fhe is 
 faulty .Thou that haft power, keep thy Townfmenfrom doing further 
 violence to any in thishoufe : this fhall both fhe w wifedome in thee, 
 and loyalty to the King. While- they aduife of the matter; neither 
 was Archombrotui (tradable to Arfidxty but refuted to yeeld him- 
 felfe. Should he put himfelfe into the power of Clownes,and thofe in 
 ragealfo? orwhattruft were there in a furious multitude? in which 
 when it is madded, cuery one may offend without punifhment. But 
 Ttmoclea falling at his kuees, with herwayling, L ake his great heart. 
 Neither did Arfidm with obfeure reafbnsfhew, thatitwashisonely 
 way to be fafe,to furfer himfelfe to bee carried to the; King. For why 
 would lie die ? Or what comfort could heeha^e ofhisend; if (which 
 mifchiefe the Gods defend) hee fhould lb perifh in an ill ordered tu- 
 mult? 
 
 Thele things bein° a little debated on both fides,that ftorme, and as 
 it were,the rage of that tempelt began to abate : for both Archombro* 
 
 tfiS 
 
Lib.i* Iohn Barclay his ^Argents. 4? 
 
 tus gaue way to Arfidat his couniell ; and the Peafants were append, 
 for that they appeared to thcmfelues not onely not contemned, but al- 
 io conquerours. But then Timoclca followed their agreement, with a 
 moft crre&uall courtciie, commanding whole veflels of old w ine to be 
 brought out, and freely tapt for them: entertaining thole Labourers 
 alio with a liberall proportion of Conditc Oliues. Theyfettir.g the 
 watch, appointed thcmfelues £uerall ftations. In Arcbombrottu his 
 chamber, eight of them lay vpbn ftraw which they had brought in, 
 about his bed where hecfleptf: as many of them layatthedooreof 
 TimoclcM chamber; the reft in the dining roomes, oratthegate,fpent 
 all the night like aAVake, except when fleepe leazed vpon their drun- 
 ken heads. In which for the moft part they hy,giuing much aduantage 
 to their prilbners, if either they would haueefcaped, or done them 
 kirmc-'But if Arcbembrotta had fled,ithad been capitoll to Timocfca; 
 fmce all men would haue beleeued, it had been Toliarchus that fo had 
 (hifted jhimfelfe a w ay . 
 
 Arjjidas was all this time not looked after by them, whom they 
 knew to be neither Ttlitrchus jiot the Mailer of the houfe. Hchauing 
 imparted hfe purpole toT»V#c/W,wcnt into the chamber to rcft,out of 
 tvhich the pa{fage went into the Caue to Po/ianhw : from thence, 
 making fait the chamber doore,he went down into the Myne,carry ing 
 the cloths which the Lady had appointed to difguize Polttrcbw with- 
 alLBut i^c^when he faw Arfidat a!onp,not without a mifgiuing mine}, 
 began to inq.uire,why Archombrattts or Ttm^lra were not iwith him* 
 "WhorCportidtlie fury of the Peafants, with the perill otArchom- 
 bratHs to him, that trembled at euery word,till he vndcrftood that he 
 was out of danger. Then putting dn the garments which Ttmocle* had 
 fenthim,heearneftlyintreated tArfidas, that by day-light he would 
 poaft away to Argcnti, and from her, returne with the Ladies com- 
 maiids,if{hc defircd it,with the fame faithfull diligence to him. When 
 they had fpent a good part of the night in thefe confutations, Arpdas 
 returned into his chamber to takea little reft ; but the harfh voycesof 
 thole Hindes,and the loud fnoring of fuch as had drunke thcmfelues a- 
 fleepe/o difqujeted him,as without hope of {leeping,but not without 
 cuvfing.his comiterieitefouldiers, with an angry imile hee called the 
 priflcipall ofthem,and told him, that he was going to the Court j and 
 they,when they plealcd,might follow with Arcbcmbrotus. It was a- 
 bouttwelue miles thither, which hec hauing ridden with much fpeed, 
 came into the Court, whenicarcc any of /tfrgf«*feruatswere awake. 
 She had not, without extreme fcare of Seiewfi, paft the night with 
 troubled cogitations; who rcmembring her rage of the day before, and 
 flatting with euery vnquict motion of her body, did now and then rife 
 
jo Iohn Barclay hisxjirgtnu, Lib.i 
 
 from her pallet ,and with a carefull inquirie, lookein what eftate the 
 miferable Lady was,and what paflionate pangs thofe were : And yet 
 was (he fo imployed when Arfidas call'd up the Guard, and defired to 
 bee admitted to Sefeniffa ; they told the maides; one of whom that 
 might doe it,vnlockt Argents bed-chamber,in which Seleniffa had her 
 pallat, and let her know Arfidas was there, and defired to (peake 
 with her. The time of day not being fit for falutations, and (he know- 
 ing befides,that there was much dearenefie betweene Arfidas and Po- 
 liarchus £*.<&] did beleeue^hathe came to aduertife of fomething con- 
 cerning the matter that fo much troubled them. But if he brought ill 
 newes, Argents muft by no meanes heare it. She therefore bade her 
 carry Arfidas into the next chamber, and went thither her felfc with 
 no more then her inner peticote throwne about her j where when 
 they were alone,(he firft thus began : I know thou commeft to fpeake 
 c&PolUrchux j goe to then, Arfidas ,doe we Hue, or with him are wee 
 loft? No longer would Arfidas fuffer the old woman to doubt, but 
 both told her that Potior chus was in fafety ,and that he came from him 
 to Argents. Seleniffa rap'twith ioy, haled Arfidas into Argents her 
 bed-chamber, and kneeling downe by her beds fide,vfcdnocircum- 
 ftances (neither would her hafte to comfort Argents giue leaue for it :) 
 But Toliarchus liues (faid (he) Madame, and in health : here is Arfi* 
 d*s that vndertakes for your fafety. Argents hauing fpent her teares, 
 almoftlifelefleat the time when «fr/««j(f~4cametoher, forgetting her 
 griefe,lay languifhing ; whenftrooken with the (udden comfort, (he 
 was more dangeroufly oppreft with the violence of her ioy, then be- 
 fore (hee was with her (brrow : but when (he had recouered breath, 
 (he fate vp in her bed,and willing Arfidas tqfjpeake, as (he heard that 
 Toltarchns faluted her ; that he hadefcaped from his enemies ; that in 
 a moft fafe retreate hee was concealed ; (he fo ftartled with it, as not 
 hauing yet (haken off her feare,(he diuers times made Arfidas fweare, 
 that it was truth he told her. He affured her, that if it were her plea- 
 fart y PoliarchMs alfo would come to her, and that hee had difguized 
 himfelfe with a ralfe Hairc and Beard,and was clothed in a habit fit for 
 the meaneft (brt. Neither did he forget the fury of the Clownes that 
 had troubled their feaft the day before, how they wereinraged, how 
 appca(ed,and how they were bringing a moft delicate Youth,and one 
 of exceeding faithfulneffe to Po/iarchusjn ftead oZToliarcbtts himfelfj 
 to the King. Argents was not fatisfied with hauing thefe things once 
 told her : yet in the end (he willed Arfidas to goe to Melcander, and 
 aduertife him of the intention of thofe Peafants,left when Archombro- 
 tns (hould come,(bme wrong or indignitie (hould be done him. That 
 being taken order for,he (houldreturne to her, who in the meane time 
 
 would 
 
Lib. i . Iohn Barclay bis \^4rgtnis. 5 1 
 
 vvould confider with her fclfe, whither PolUrcbm were beft to go,and 
 what fitteft for him to doe. 
 
 Scarce was Arfidat difmift from his priuate conference with Argtm 
 »w,when thofe rude Citizens of the field entred the Towne, compafc 
 fing Archombrotw on euery fide. And to the {buldiers in the Court 
 ofGuard,qucftioning what they came for,affirrned,that they brought 
 tpofotrehus ,whom they hadapprehended,to the King : with that(be- 
 ing within the walles) they came to the Caftle, where the Gates being 
 fhut,when Eurymtdes inquired what they were,or whom they fought : 
 with the fame miftaking they toldhim, they came to deliuer Potior* 
 chm to the King. Eurymedes hearing this, both glad that Potiarchw 
 liued,and carefull for his friends danger, defired them to (hew him 
 P«lutrchu4 : they all at once pointed to Archombrotm, But the Cap- 
 taine not flicking long at a face vnknowne, denied him to be the man 
 they (pake of. This made them to be fufpe&ed,fo as they were com- 
 manded to lay downe their Armes. Ewjmedes doubting that they 
 came,(etonfbrmi(chiefebyiUV^w/j but principally looking vpon 
 tsfrchombrotus ; What fable is this (faith he) young man? or why 
 docft thou faine thy felfe To/Urcbus } To which he replied,that hee 
 neither at any time had diflemblcd,norwith his good wil was brought 
 to the Court fo attended, that the error of thofe Boores was not to be 
 imputed to him as a fault. While they were thus iaXkmg 9 jirfidas came, 
 and by the command of MclcAnder, brought them all into the Court. 
 There Cleobulut Joz'mg prefident oftheCouncell, fpake from the King 
 to them (who now vnderflood that they had miftaken) andafTurea 
 them,that the King would euer remember the faithfulnefTe that they 
 in this had (hewed; exhorting them to referue their minds and hands- 
 ready for allferuices : befides which, neither to God nor to the King, 
 they ought any thing.Then as he wascommanded,he carried Archom* 
 hrottuto the King, who, after he had in areuerend and graccfull man- 
 ner done refpeft vnto him, thus began ; Let it notfeeme, Sir, an ill 
 prefage, that as a guilty man I am hrft of all prefented to you ; the 
 {iimme of my wifhes was to come to your Court. To that end I left 
 my Countrcy,and flood for Sicily,asthe Land of all others moft hap- 
 py 3 h3uingyou for Gouernour. Yet though I did not defire to bee 
 brought to thy fight with filch conductors, 1 cannot beleeuc thefe 
 things haue happened, without the will of the Gods. As farreasl 
 haue vnderflood (O King) no man was more faithfull to thee in all 
 thyzfoiires y t\\cn < Potiarchtu; no man in matter of warre more excel- 
 lent. Why (hould I not glory, that I haue been thought worthy to 
 fupply his place ? Ccrtainely how-euer I may fall (hort of him in for- 
 titude,! will yet prouidc in promptnefle to doe thee (eruice ; hec (hall 
 
 E 2 haue 
 
, 2 Iofrn Barclay his ^rgenis. Lib. i . 
 
 haue no aduantage of me : neither is this mention of Poliarcbw ftub- 
 borneorvnrefpe&iue. That he is accufed,Iknow: but being not yet 
 conui&ed, it is lawfull for me to commend and protect his fame. To 
 conclude, if thou (halt pleafe to vfemy Amies and Hands, thou fhalt 
 pcrcciue,that my life is not priz'd by me equally with thy commands* 
 While ArchembrotHs was fpeaking thelc and the like, Meleander 
 fixed his eyes vpon him with all grecdinclTe ; his youth,beauty,and die 
 liuelineffe of his eycs;his modefty neither ibwre nor fimple,djd recom- 
 mend him as he fpake. And when he had cnded,the King firft gaue him 
 thankes for commingtp him, alluring him that hee fhouldfind by his 
 fauours, that none were dearer to him, then fuch as of their owne ac- 
 cord didbring the vertue, not borne in Sicily, therefore not due vnto 
 it. With that hee gaue his right hand to the young man, who taking 
 and killing it, was then embraced by the King, who didpromifeto 
 himfelfe braue things of him. But being queftioned of his difcent and 
 Countrey; hee anfwered nothing, but that hee was borne in Africa. 
 With which MeUander his deiire being the more fharpenedjyet could 
 no more be wrung out of him fo refolued : onely when more cun- 
 ningly hee was inquired of , concerning his acquaintance with 
 c J > olidrchns, whether they were Countrimen or Kinfmen,or iffriend- 
 fhip alone had linked them together ; hee with a free liberall dif- 
 courfe related what was betweene them , except onely Timocleat 
 concealing him. After this, when they were talking merrily of the 
 fury of the Peafants,the King conieci;ured,befidesthe countenance and 
 age of ArchombrQtus, the (trange fafhion of his clothes did further the 
 error of thofe ignorants ; perfwading themfelues, becaufe P.otiarchns 
 was a manger,he mult needs be in a ftrange habit. But,replyed Ar- 
 chombrcttis, I will no more be punifhed for the fault of my Countrey 
 fafhion ; I will weare a doake vpon my coate, and take their fafhions 
 to whom I haue giuen vp my felfeto bee inftrucled. Nay (laid the 
 King) ftayawhile till you may hke our fafhions better, and cuftome 
 make them more familiar to thee : now we feeme ftrange to thee, and 
 thou doeft like thine owne habit, the image of thine owne Nation be- 
 ing not yet blotted out of thy memory : but after thou art throughly 
 acquainted with our habit,thou wilt wonder at thine owne differing 
 from vs,and not indure it. Truly I remember, when I went a young 
 man into Africa,I laught at their clothes fo much vnlike ours; and 
 when I had vfed, and allowed of them, returning into S icily ,with no 
 leffe fcorne defpifed our Countrey habit, till daily feeing them had 
 reconciled me to them : fo as there is nothing more vniuft, then to con- 
 demne thofe things which we doe notour felues,or haue notfeene, es- 
 pecially if whole Nations doe agree to it. For when with time itfelfe 
 
 we 
 
Lib. i • Iohn Barclay his ^Argents. 5 3 
 
 we are brought to approue of them, it appcarcs that not their faulty 
 but our ignorance made vs at the firft fight to diflikethcn. Andbe- 
 iideswemaybeleeue with reafon,that eucry people hath both habit 
 and manners fitted to their Countrey. Which tht genius of the Region 
 will alfo infill into thee, if thou wilt by the experience of a conueni- 
 ent delay make thy felfe vnderttandit: Let nothing therefore,befides 
 vcitue and vice ,much moue thee either in a forreinc or thy owne Na- 
 tion. Yet would I haue all things here (my gucft) done to thee accor- 
 ding to thy owne cultome and countrey fa fhion. 
 
 While Meleandcr thus talked with him, & with an old mans ambi- 
 tion playd thePhiloibpher,in the meane time Afidas eafily flipt away 
 to Aricnu^U commended Archombrotusfov that he flrit commingto 
 the King.he had made honorable mention of Podarchut. But while by 
 the Lady and the Nur(c,this conftancy of the ftranqcr was heard moft 
 willingly; there was a fudden rumor in her chamber,that Pe/iarckits 
 was apprehended and brought a Prifoner to the King : neither was 
 Arfenu affrighted with it at all, bcleeuing that they fpakc ignorantly 
 of Arckombrotm; fo that laughing at them,fhc willed them not to be 
 millaken ,for that he which was prefented to the King, was not Poliar- 
 chus. One of the maids anfwcicd,that the report was farre other then 
 (bee fuppofed ; for euery body knew the young itranger which the 
 countrey people hadtaken,notto be Pfiharcbus.Now it was more cer- 
 tainly brought,that/V>4rd>«i himfclfe by other peafams being drawn 
 out or a Caue, in which with difgu.izcd clothes hee lay hid, was led 
 towards the King,that fomc were lent before to bring word of ir. Ar- 
 gtnts amazed at that thunderclap, yet fcarce was flrucken with more 
 horror then either ArfiJas or Scicmjfa. But while Se/eniJJa held her 
 peace, ytfr/fo^whifpringin Argenuhex eare, The malice of fortune 
 (iaith he)is too hard tor all our cunning; we arc vndone(Lady)cxcept 
 thou dareit openly to defend 'Poliarcbtu : fince I hcarc of the Caue 
 and his changed habit, lam out of doubt it is true that is reported. 
 And fhe(as mad with the cxtremeft mifchicfe then prcfTing her more 
 couragious:J When (laid (he) I heard Arfidas oiPoUarchas his death, 
 the matter (cemed to be as void of comfort as hope; onely mourning 
 was abJc to cxprefle fo great lbrrow. Now when he may hue , and is 
 onely in danger, ler me be worthily plagued and cuerlaltingly ; if ei- 
 ther my diligence prclcrucwn not, or my felfe in his misfortunes bee 
 not ruind. I will goe to myHther ; to hold my peace now,werc wic-< 
 ked ; he (Kail know at length how much he is indebted to Poftarcbttj; 
 k (ball be our comfort, if the Gods haue determined to ouerthro w vsr 
 that we fliall haue omitted no vertuous courfe of w re filing out of this 
 delku&ion. SttcmjT* amazed with her bold refolution^ftood in fcaie 
 
 E 3 of 
 
5 4 Iohn Barclay hit x^irgmis. Lib. I . 
 
 of the Kincs difpleafure, if what me had fo long concealed, he fhould 
 now come to know by Argents her confeffion. But there was neither 
 place to diflfwade her, nor reafon. All mult bee intrufted to fortune. 
 For now Argents was gone with hafty fteps to Mele under, a few of 
 her maides at the firft as in an vnlooked for bufine(Te,and prclently Se- 
 leniffa alfo following her. 
 
 The King was then by chance in the Orchard, himfclfe alfb care- 
 full for Pelixrchtu , whom fame conftantly affirmed to bee ap- 
 prehended. Amoftvnhappy old man, andneuer fuffered to be quiet 
 by Fortune. What mould hee fay? what doe? all things werea- 
 gainrt him; all things framed for new forrow. It was almoft two 
 dayes fince he had lb wept in priuate for his death, as hee fecmed 
 to haue done all his duety, and warned away his fault. Now the 
 defames had let the whole queftion on foote againe ; whether he 
 rather would doe a (innefull iniurie againft the young man, or cut 
 in funder the now fpringing peace of Sicily with a molt dangerous 
 equity. And now many of thofe that moft bitterly hated Poliarchus, 
 were gotten together, and affirmed that while that young man liued, 
 there would be no quiet in Sicily. Archombrotus was there,and pitty- 
 ing the King not much lefle then Toliarchus, hee expected till the af- 
 fection of men breaking out,he might dilcouer Poliarchus his friends. 
 A little before Ibttrranes was come, and with Dunalbius a Prieftof 
 hisowne ranke, who then was in the Court, did thinke of patronizing 
 Foliar chut. When as they were affe<5ted,they all had drawn into fides. 
 Argents (uddenly came to the King ; her wiledome fo gouerning her 
 griefe, that before the bufineffe did require it, fhee would not plead 
 her owne caufc ; her death which fhe hadrelblued on, except it went 
 of her fide,rendred her fecure. And rowling her eyes about vpon the 
 enemies of Poltarchtts, fhee was with the emulation it felfe the more 
 {harpely enraged. No one there was either aduerfe or fauourable to 
 Poliarchus with mediocrity. 
 
 But behold, whenall, asif Sicily had beenc commanded, attended 
 the vncertaine euent; EurjmedeS) came among them fo in fulpencc, 
 holding Her aleon by the hand.This being out othis wks,had made him 
 kno wne to all the Court : and faid he, This is our PolUrchus^MS is he 
 that by the countrey people is broughtbacke when he fled. Herdeon 
 then kneeled downe with lifted vp hands crauing pardon. The King 
 now ibmewhat merrier, asked what his offence was. None at all (laid 
 he) but that I am TolUrchm. All thofe which were prefent laughing 
 heartily at it; the King enquired of Eurymedes, if this were done in 
 icft or earneft. To which Eurymedcs-, When (faid he) I flood at the 
 Cattle gate, to rcceiue as thou hadlt commanded, Poliarcbw, if hcc 
 
 were 
 
Lib. i . Iohn Barclay bis Argents, r r 
 
 were deliuered, I faw a great troupe of Peafams gathered about He- 
 raleon. He that thought himfelfe the abldt among them, did much 
 extol their loyalty ,that they had been fo diligent in taking Tolmrcbus. 
 But their Toliarcbus was Heraleon. I forbearing to laugh, enquired 
 by what good fortune they had lighted vpon that prey. Such(faid he) 
 ofour people as firft this morning went out to their labour, wondnns; 
 that this man did fpurre his Horfe ouer the fields, where there was no 
 way, towards a craggy mountaine, firft thought to aduife him that 
 wandered, as they tooke it ; and then iufpec-ling, determined to pur- 
 fue him. For as if he lrwn'd all men,as he met with any,he turned his 
 Horfe from them, who being with fo many turnings out of winde, hee 
 fpying a Caue hard by, on foote ran and hid himielfe in it. We were 
 now a good many gotten together to this fpedtade, and in company 
 ran into the Caue, whence we dragd him out trembling and crving. 
 Being asked what he was, or why he hid himfelfe, hee freely confelt 
 himfelre to be ^okarchut. His clothes were not fit for Poltarcbm ; 
 but we eafily belceued that he had changed them to flye. Without de- 
 lay we bound him, for all his ftriuing,and, as thou fceft, haue brought 
 him to the King.When the Peafant had thus ended , I praifed the faith- 
 fulnesof the men,and difmiftthemto their work.But this man fSirJ I 
 prefent to you:what you (hall think fit,you may determine of his life. 
 While Eurymedej was thus (peaking , euen the faddelt in the com- 
 pany was mouedto laughter. For they all knew that Heraleon with 
 a crazed braine was fallen to that folly, that hee ordinarily gauc him- 
 felfe out to be PolUrchus : onely tyircbombrotHs was ignorant of it, 
 whom enquiring of thofe that were next him,what the matter was; 
 MeUatuier called to him, and thusenformed him concerning Hera/e- 
 on : That thou mayeft the more wonder at this man ( Arcbombrottu) 
 in other things he is not lo fooiifh ; his houfhold affaires hee foberly 
 prouidesfbr; remembers his bufineffe ; neither in any treaty or dif. 
 courfe is he without wit,exccpt there be mention made ofTo/iarcbus: 
 and thcn,as ftrooke with a fury, his mad fit takes him. That he is Po- 
 harchus, (hee exclaimes) that the praifes that are beftowed vpon 
 that name, arc his, and moft vniuftly transferred vpon another. It is 
 more then fixe moneths fince his infirme minde hathbeene thus difqui- 
 cted. It is likely that by the fires kindled againft Politrchut, he fuppo- 
 fed himfelfe enquired after,and fled in feare : fo as thofe ignorant men 
 neither heeding his pcrfon, nor hismadncfie , haue vfed him hardly, 
 in fteade of him whofe name he gauc himielfe ; but if thou pkaie, let 
 vsheare himfelfe. Tell me (Pohtrcbus) what made thee flye ? Then 
 Htraleon: But what (Sir) made theecompell me to fly? Among as 
 well my acquaintance as (hangers, there was none that did not com- 
 
 E 4 mend 
 
c 6 Iohn Barclay bis K^irgtnts. Lib. I . 
 
 mend my deuice of hiding my felfe,in thefe ill-fauoured clothes which 
 I put on:I hoped well to haue beene concealed in my flight. Oh that 1 
 neuer had beene ToliarchHs^.Meleander turned from him to laugh ,and 
 then was moued with a fudden commiicration of humane condition, 
 which befides the iniuries of fortune , as if the body alfo were not 
 capable of fo many mifchiefcs, was further in the principall parts 
 plagued with to great euils. The Kings Phyfician was pretcnt, whom 
 they called Fkilipyofcz vnrequefted did fcornfiilly defcribe the diftem- 
 perature of the braine,which as if it left the principall part of the mind 
 vntoucht, didonely fill a portion of it with madriefle, which hap- 
 ningto f/<?r«/«?»,many were amazed at. In thefe menthetunidesof 
 the braine are loofe, and by their thinneffe euer a.pt to receiue thofe i- 
 mages of things which we call fantafie ; thefe being once imprinted 
 in that thinne fubftancc, which by its owne leuitie is obnoxious to 
 whatfoeuer prefleth it, arc therefore hard to be blotted out; becauie 
 they doc delight with fome kinde of pleafucc, and befides doe as it 
 were dye the minde, no other wife, then as if it fhould be changed into 
 other colours,by things of different kinds with vehemency thruft vpon 
 it : feldome therefore are thofe kindes ofbraines in any quiet at all,be- 
 ing alwayesby the violence of their imaginations immoderatly either 
 penfiue or merry. But if thefe men doe beginne to inciine,efpecially to 
 any one a{feclion,they haueit continually in their minde, the fame be- 
 ingeuer prefent to the eye of their mind,they cherifht with a fweet de- 
 iire: whether it be pride or greedinesofgaine,orimpatieceforreuenge, 
 or whatfoeuer other thing our troubled appetites doe preient to vs: fb 
 of themfelues being endined, if any more violent force doth lend it 
 ielfeagainft that part they are eafily troubled : that what they haue 
 long wifhed, they at laft beleeue it : Neither doe thofe impreffions in 
 a minde already mattered and accuftomed to them,termc it as a thing 
 to be defired, but as an eiTenciall and prefent reality. But this forcible 
 vehemence is either out of a growing and daily more prefling habit ; 
 or out of a fudden paflion which flrongly and vnexpected rufheth vp- 
 on them, and as with a whirlewind doth tranfport their diftempered 
 iudgements. But why (doe you aske) are not liich mindes vtterly o- 
 uerthrowne and ftarke mad,lyingvnder fuch atempsl^They are often 
 fo ; but yet alio lbmetimesthe onely contemplation of that thing vp- 
 on which their minde hath beene too much fettled, doth offend them. 
 So this Herateon (and if he haue any companions in his plcafantmad- 
 nes)hauing fpent vpon one of their longings that faultof heir braines, 
 by which they were made to defire fbmething ouer-eagerly,doe more 
 quietly behold, and without any preiudicating all other things, doe 
 vnderifand them , and finally, liue as other men ; fo as it is a wonder 
 
 to 
 
L ib. t . I oh n Barclay bis ^Argcms. 5 - 
 
 to moft men, that cither the remainder of their dilcrction doth not 
 free themofthcirmadnefle, or that not wholly deftroy the reft of 
 their wit. Thou fliouldeft adde (faid Mdeander) that this kindc of 
 madncfle hath fcarcc fparcdany mortallman. How few are there 
 which doe not imagine in themfelues tome thing more dangerous 
 and more tbolifh tlicn his belceuing that he is To/Urcbus ? This man 
 chat there is no God;that,all things to be God,or that nothing is more 
 precious then plealure ; or that the powers aboue cannot or will not 
 punifh mifdceds.Finally, there are not many which do not go beyond 
 //<rr*/««,except that they are franticke more coucrtly and more agree- 
 able to the humor of the common fort, by fo much the more to be nic- 
 ticd,that they will not bee reftored to their right mindes; hec can- 
 not. 
 
 In the mcane time, Heralcen lay like a fuppliant, fuppofing the 
 King,who was turned from him,to be confulting ofhispunifhmcnt.nor 
 wanted there lbme that called the King back to the merry fpefhcie of 
 him,that feared fo vaincly,and made vp the Play: fbme as itthey were 
 filters for his pardon; others crying out to haue him punilhed. But 
 Meleander fhuddered at the remembrance of Poliarckas ; it feemin ° a 
 cruelty to him,ifhe fhould with the fcorne of an idle fable, caftare- 
 proch vpon his name, whole death he reckoned as his crime : therefore 
 deliucring Herttleonhom hislearc,hc willed him to go his wayes,pre- 
 tending, that thofe trifles had long enough hundred moft fenous af- 
 faires ; for word aho was brought,that Ucogencs was at hand ; whom 
 with what countenance he fhould receiue ; what words he mould vie 
 to him ; hauing a while coniidered, at length he went into his bed- 
 chamber,and leaning his hand vpon the next chaire, he began of pur- 
 pofe to talk to Argenis. For Zwv^w^accompanied with a very few of 
 his followers,and thofc(that he might fecme not to doubt at all) difar- 
 med,was come to Magella; not by the intcgritie of his confeience, but 
 by knowing the Kings difoofition, and the affections of thofe which 
 were about the King macle proudly fecure : he came alfo by poaft^wil- 
 lingto auoide,either the trouble ofafblemne and pompous entrie; or 
 the enuie of it,which was not conuenient for him in that time.Diuers 
 of the Kings faithfullferuants,and amongthem, Timonidcs, comman- 
 ded by the King, as of their o wrje accord, met him at the Caftle gates, 
 and brought him loftily fwelling, to the chamber in which the King 
 was. 
 
 He came hi,a man ofno common pre{ence,which a mighty confidence 
 made appcarc more magnifique ; a.id feeing Alexander with Ar?er.v 
 bowed himfelte to the ground after the vfuall manner : going then a 
 little further,he made a fecond reuerence to them that forbare to re- 
 gard 
 
e 8 John Barclay his <^4rgtms. £ib. i . 
 
 gard it.Ncither did Meleandir as yet with any looke grace him that 
 was comming towards him,hauing his face turned to «sfrgenu y astal- 
 king with her. But when Licogenes was come neerer, and within a few 
 paces ofhim,the King then fodainely looking vpon him with a moft 
 chearefull countenance, gaue him, that offered to kiffe his knee, his 
 right hand; adding,that hee was welcome , and fuch other words as 
 are vfuallinintertammentsofcourtelie. But Licogenes in his refpec- 
 tiue fubmiflion,rbrgate none ofhis Arts, by which retaining his owne 
 greatueffe of mind,he might neither feeme to the King to be bafe, and 
 might afiure thofe of his faction, whereof many were prefent, that yet 
 once againethe warre might bercuiued,and himfelte their Leader.Hee 
 briefly excufed the neceflity(as he termed it)of his Armes, to which he 
 was driuen by thofe that lay in wait for his life : that he neither would 
 hauc tarried for conditions,nor the publike faith, but that he might 
 thereby be fafe from the fame his enemies about the King, Meleander 
 replied ; That not only all diflikes mull be laid away, but alio all me- 
 mory of them ; that the next day in the Temple of Pa/Sas y the Gods 
 ftiould be witneffes of their reconcUation.Then they fell into other dik 
 courfejbothoffaigningthem content, and which is the perpetuall Art 
 ofCourt-loue. 
 
 Ettrjmedes by the command oiMeleanJier^aA that day inuited Lict- 
 gettes^nd the chiefe ofhis followers to dinner; and befides tome of the 
 Noblemen of the royalleftjamong whom was DutMlbiut ,who though 
 a ftranger,did giue place to no Sicilian in faithfully louing the King.He 
 was in the feruice ofthe Gods,of the ranke of Priefts, which are of the 
 Purple Robe,and had dignified fb great an honor with infinite gifts of 
 themind.Ablehewas, and not weak for affaires; thebeftofallmen 
 to chufe his friends firft,and then to keepe them. In fo happy a nature, 
 the delicate beauty ofhis knowledge, and the conlbrtfhip ofthe Mufes 
 did more fhine, of which no one was excluded by thofe his vermes, 
 which leemed onely framed fbr vfe and emploiments : neither did hee 
 fcape without his payment; fortune, as often her fafhion is,puni(hing 
 in a worthy man the loue of vertue,and the defire of learning. For he 
 had once an Vnkle, the chiefe Prieft, who when he fhould hauc pre- 
 ferred his kinfmen according to their merit, was with fb vncxpc&ed a 
 tragick-fcucr fhaccht from him, as the fireworks which were dcfigncd 
 for the triumph ofhis inff ailment, did feme to kindle the funcrall pile. 
 Fallen from that hope, and with frefhhazzard fent EmbafTadour to a 
 forraine Nation, he almoftfunke vriderthe iniquitie ofthe time; be- 
 caufe that people began to bee troubled with Ciuill warres; fb as it 
 was mod difficult for him, either to pleale both the parts,or from them 
 which were armed, and eagef of their owne ends, to obtainc that, 
 
 which 
 
L ib. i . Iohn Barclay bis i^irgcnis. 
 
 5? 
 
 which in their right moods they would hauc offered. Yet did he with 
 muchbraueryfwimmeto the more: and then alfo when thelc things 
 were treated of, heewas by chance in Sicily of much vie to the Kin" 
 both for his louc and aduice. Among his friends in the firft ranke was 
 Ntcopofrpus,vjhom alfo Eurymcdes, inuited to the famcteaft. When 
 at their banket there were many free difcourfes among them, and by 
 occafionof the Meade which they drunke, became to be fpokenof: 
 a young man, nephew of Ltcogcnes, named Anaximander, either to 
 pleafc his VndCjWhom he knew an enemy to the royall powers ; or to 
 make oftcntation ofhis Philofophy, denied it to bee true,that as was 
 reported ofBees,that they had a King among them ■ but that this was 
 a fiction of vaine and credulous antiquitic, which both beleeued, that 
 Swannes did fing ; and charged Lions with cowardize, ifthey happe- 
 ned to chance vpon crowing Cockes. Totheie hce added other the 
 like, which the vnexamined authoritie of our Anceftors had deliuered 
 to fame for truths ; but that all creatures by the direction ofNature,do 
 follow their own liberty ,and not aKing,or the pride of anothers com- 
 mand.When he had thus fpoken,the old & vulgar argument was to be 
 difputed among them,what kind ofgouernement was to be reputed a- 
 mong men for the moft iuft and equal.Neither did Anaximander doubt 
 topreferrc that, wherein either the people ,or the chiefe men had the 
 command: for why fhould all things depend vpon the fole will and 
 pleafureofone man /who if he become vicious, no feare,no fhame can 
 reftraine?who by his cruelty , by his examplc,may ftrike mofl defperate 
 wounds into the Common-wealth. Finally, who fo may vie the 
 Countrey, fo his fubie&s , as if nature had brought them all forth for 
 his fake oncly. How much more cheerefully are the contributions 
 brought into the trcafury, where the money is by the aduice and faith- 
 fulneffe of many fo difpofedof, that euery priuate man may reckon 
 himfelfetohaue ftill a right and intercftin it ; then where at the oncly 
 pleafure ofthe Prince it is lammed out vpon his fauourites, and thole 
 often worthlcffe,with a liberality improuident for himtelfe,and cruell 
 for the people? And how many more will make themfelues fit for the 
 feruice ofthe Commonwealth, will fame to inrich their minds, apply 
 themfelues to the warres or learning more feiioutly? Finally, labour 
 to render themfelues efteemed by their Countiimen,when they (hall 
 know,that the rewards of vertue are before them,and to bee obtained 
 by their fufrrages ; that the principall honours ofthe Repubhke^ lye o- 
 pen to deferuers; then when the ambitious ftraitneifc of oneHoufc 
 doth fo diftribute thcm,that fcarcccuer according to merit, or the opi- 
 nion of common fame, they fall to theflbare of honeft or induftrious 
 men ? Orbefides^isitpomble that one man, though a King ,can haue 
 
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6 lohn Bai clay bis <^s4rgenis. L ib. r . 
 
 in himfelf ib much fhirpenes of wit, ib much courage, as may be para- 
 leid with the vnderltanding of ib many of the Nobilky,as in free Cities 
 vie to be called to the publikc confutations : for they being chofen of 
 ripe yeeres, and excellent parts; both by the emulation of vertue, and 
 tearc of fhame,are likely to opine and a£t tho r c things, which are moft 
 profitable for the Commonwealth : but often Kings cares are dulled 
 with flatteries ; o r ten their difpofition brookes not admonitions; and 
 beiides their minds euen with this made work, though in themfeiues 
 excellent and vpright ; that let them carry themfeiues neuer fo Nobly, 
 there is nothing aboue them,which they may aime at as a reward ; nor 
 any Tnbunalljto whom they fhould render an account of thek ani- 
 ons : In the end he affirmed,that there was nothing more p!eafing,nor 
 which better agreed withNature,then Libertietthac the people which 
 liued according to their owne lawes,andhad power ofcreating and 
 punifhing, their Magistrates didonely inioy it. Neither yet,that when 
 he fpakethis,did he forget what he himfelfwas,or in what part of the 
 world : ,he knew that Sicily was fubieft to a King and that thekind of 
 souernment ought by euery man to be beftefteemed, vnder which he 
 Is borne. But as thole which are of an infirme con(titution,of neceffity 
 are to cherifh and defend their -poore weake bodies ; yet may admire 
 and praife their happinelTe,whom a more hcalthrull diipofition keepes 
 free from maladies : fohe did reuerence the Royalldignitie, to which 
 he wasborneafubieel; and neuerthele{fe,bighly value thelibertieof 
 thoieNations,whichare Mafters of themfeiues. Neither in this did 
 hec any iniury to Mdetndcr^ to whofe vertues, if other Kings were 
 equall,he would beleeue, that nothing vpon earth were neerer to the 
 Deitie,then Kin°s; or more commodious for mankind,then a Monar- 
 chy. Him thus tjoldly talking,M^iw/>«* could no longer indure: he 
 was a man that from his infancy loued Learning; but who difdaining 
 to be nothing but a booke-man,had left the Schooles very young,thac 
 in the Courts of Kings and Princes, he might ferue his prenticefhip in 
 publike affaires ; fo he grew there with an equall abilitie,both in lear- 
 ning and imployment, hisdefcent and difpofition fitting him for that 
 kind of lifetwel efteemedofmany Princes,and efpecially o?A4eleander 3 
 whofe caufe,togethcr with the reft of Princes, he had then taken vpon 
 him to defend. What wouldeft thou doe, Anaxtmander (faid he) in 
 a popular goucrnmeot, who here doett vfurpe fo great libertie,both of 
 thinking and fpeaking fo freely without punifbment? Certainely thou 
 mightett not in a Democracy commend a Monarchy >as now thou haft 
 extoldthc power of the People, or the Nobility; that euen in that 
 thou mayeir reade,that here is the trueft liberty, there onely a painted 
 one-. For in that thou alleageftNacure, which in creaturesdoth breed 
 
 a lone 
 
Lib. i . Iohn Barclay his KD&gkA 5 z 
 
 a Ioue of liberty ,by the lame reafonthou mighteft perfwadc all kinde 
 of gouernmcnt to be reie&ed : neither in Republike any more,then in 
 a Monarchy,are Lawes and Magiftrates wanting, to whom you muft 
 yeeld obedience : for neither of them alike do agree,one difcent from 
 Nature: if, mankind could of its owne accord be held within the limits 
 of Iuftice in fo equall a goodneffe of all men, cuery fuperiority would 
 be notonelyfuperfluous, but alfovniu(t,which mould conltraine the 
 people of themfelues iuft enough ,to yeeld themfelues to anvnprofita- 
 ble feruitude : but fince by the ill inclination of mortall men,that felici- 
 tie cannot be hoped for ; that manner of gouernment ismoftaoreea- 
 ble to Nature: which dothbeft reftraine the people from wandrin" 
 further,then the Lawes of Vertue and Nature it felfe doc allow. That 
 the difference and queftion is not, whether the command bee in the 
 hands of many,ora lefTer number,but in which the Subieft doth liue 
 moftvprightly. Belides,thou didlt play very j>retily, in binding the 
 power of the People and the Nobilitie, which in themfelues are moft 
 different. For to make a painted fhew, and glorious oftentation of li- 
 berty ,thou didrt indeed name the People j but to prefentcommodioufl 
 nefle, thou didft infift vpon the induftrious abilities of the principall 
 men. But if thou doeft meane thofe Commonwealths,wherein the 
 chiefe command is in the people; of what vfeisthe wifedome of the 
 Noblemen in fuch a one ? when often the leuity ofthe people doe be- 
 ftow the offices of State vpon ignorant and worthlefle men ; when 
 withfadtiousenuy and paffion, the vulgar fort are furioufly tranfpor- 
 ted ; and for the moft par:,it is a ceitaine figne of a vertuous man to be 
 ill vfed by the vndifcerning multitude. But if thou bendeft thy felfe 
 that way,where the Noblemen can doe all; thou mighteft blufh, t^"- 
 naximat;dcr,x.o preferre fuch a Senate before a Monarchy, and by in- 
 creafingthe number of Matters', to adde to the bafeneffe of feruino : for 
 in ftead of one Kiug,thou doftthruft vpon vs fo many abfolute Lords, 
 as there fet met in that Senate. But (forfboth) the publike affaires are 
 more contiderately deliberated of by many, then by a King alone ; as if 
 Kings alfo did not vfe the aduice of wife men : and often that Senate of 
 the chiefe men,which thou fo much prayfeft,were not milled, while c- 
 uery one is troubled with regard of his priuate intereft,withloueto his 
 owne,or with enuy of his equals. But thou affirmeft, The indurtry of 
 youth will be with thofe great rewards ftirred vp, and made acliue to 
 ftudies,and labours ; the Commonwealth alto will flourish with more 
 excellent wits, while Monarchies, as aduerfe to ingenuoufncfTe and 
 vermes, will wither, and bee out of heart. What Commonwealth 
 docft thou meane ? that of Democratic ,in which wicked and factious 
 minds doe vfe to furniin themfclues^to catch anddeceiue the opinions 
 
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62 lohn Barclay his Argents. Lib.i • 
 
 of the people with flattery ,ob{eruance, and daintinefleof fpeaking;and 
 fo draw them into feditions and rages. Finally , in which very feldome 
 it is found, that excellent wits fet on fire by ambition, are eminent 
 but to the bane of the State. And in Ariftocratia, what hope is there 
 for actiue or able men,which is not more faircly prefcnted to them vn- 
 der a King ? Thofe great men, thou knoweft, doe confine all offices 
 and power of the Commonwealth to a few Families and Races: fo 
 that all honours are referued for birth, not vertue j except, perhaps, 
 fome fe w obfcure Ones, which cannot free thee from the fcouling pride 
 of the Nobilitie. And euen thofe alfo,to which thou mayft reach,docft 
 thou fuppofe they are diftributed to any , but the followers of the great 
 Ones ; that thou canft not thinke eloquence, or other ftudies of vertue, 
 to be more happily forcible there,then vnder a King ; but only fauour, 
 firiendmip, and particular obferuances? But^fmit both a Kingdome 
 and a Republike to bee troubled, as with ficknelfe, with the vices of 
 their Gouernours ; in which of them canft thou reafonably expe<5fc 
 fnorceafiy remedies for the publike cure ? Certaine it is,that the fault 
 of a King,death at leaft will eafe the Land of, and from the dilpofition 
 of his fuccefibur, better things may bee hoped : but the infection of a 
 corrupted Counccll,the death of no one man can purge; but their de- 
 praued manners doe ftill decline to the worie, vntill with their ownc 
 wine they alfo deftroy the publike fafety. 
 
 Nicopompw thus arguing,£*V«g**« reared the diflike which would 
 fall vpon him, becaufe the right of Kings was oppugned by his Ne- 
 phew ; and that offence of his alfo made againft his purpofes,who did 
 not defirc to abolifh the Royaltie, but to poflfefTe it for himlelfe. Ano- 
 ther thing was more commodious for him, fince that queftion was on 
 foote,to difpute againft the cuftome of thofe Nations,which had giuen 
 themfelues as an inheritance to one race ; and to extoll the other,which 
 after the death of euery King,proceeded to a new election. That ar- 
 gument pleafed Licogenes beft,both for that^ aiming at A4ele*ttders 
 Crowne,he was in fome hope to get it by a tumultuary election of the 
 people ,and alfo for that Dundbim was there, who, hee affined him- 
 ieife,would be wholly of his fide,becaufo in that Colledge of Prelats, 
 no man is preferred to the chiefo places by fucccffion,but by iufrrages. 
 Thus therefore bcginning,he interrupted Nicepomptts. It will be night, 
 NuopompHj s bcfo\:e thou wilt be abletofpeake ofthatmaybefaidof 
 cither fide : for what Philofepher hath not found fomething to fay for 
 Kings,as alio for Commonwealths ? I am my lelfe of thy opinion,that 
 the affaires oi State are indeed belt gouerned by the direction ofone 
 alone ; that is more doubttuil whether it be better for the people to, 
 become fciuants to one certaine Family, or to leaue chem the power of 
 
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Lib. i. Ioh a Barclay his ^Argents. 6$ 
 
 clewing him that mould be efteemed the beft of all Nations: for iri chat 
 liberty of the people,fuch as are defcended of Royall bloody ill more 
 carefully apply thefelues to all worthy knowledges, being certainc that 
 they can neuer attaine to the Crowne or their Anceftors, before they 
 haue acquired the vertues ; for loue of which the fame,their Progeni- 
 tors were lb highly preferred: and befides,cuery King would eftcemc 
 himfelfe bound to be gratefull to the people ; and remembring that he 
 was raifedby them, would therefore vfe the power entruftcd to him 
 with more moderation : where now as if we were borne flaues,if we 
 obey,we are not the more refpecled ; if not, it is held acapitall crime. 
 Finally,when that deftinics, as hauing a minde to put a fcorne vpon vs, 
 doe place at the hclmaf of the State,either an Infant,a Childe,or a Man 
 of a weake braine, what can be more miferable then fuch a Succeflbr ? 
 Without doubt the illdifpofition of the people will not tarry till hee 
 growesto yeeres; but while that fimpleand vfelefTe age is defptfed, 
 diole mifchiefesare done to the State,which thefclicitie of many yeres 
 can hardly repaire. Then all that are in place reigne ; all make a prey 
 of the people ; that being troden vnder foote by the King alone, they 
 may not haue that poore comfort in their being ill vfed, to haue been 
 wronged by the Greateft. And if we doe not let the ignorant fonne of 
 an excellent Pilote in his fathers place, lefthefhould caft away filch as 
 his fathers skill had iaued; nor giue the Chaire in a Schoole of Philofo- 
 phy,to the next of kin to the deceafed teacher,but to him that is neereft 
 nim in vnderftanding : why mould wee commit the Arteofgouer- 
 ning alonc(which of all other is moft various in rules ; and vpon whofc 
 errors the mifchiefes of the whole Nation doc depend) to children, 
 who if by Law they muft reigne,by the fame Lawremainesforvs,that 
 we muft be vndone?I muft indeed excufc this conftirution,if we do be- 
 leeue,that Nations and Cities were borne and built for the Kings fake 
 onely. But if wee will confefle that ; let them ouerthrow,and cafta- 
 way that which is their owne, and let the people indure the lot which 
 the Gods haue appointed them. But if weconfefTe, that this dignitie 
 was inucnted for the good and preferuation of the people; I wonder 
 that our Anceftors did not prouide, that a worfc mifchiefe mould not 
 fometimes fpring out of it,then as for the prcuention of which, the aide 
 of this power was thought neceffary. But thefe things I leaue to thee_, 
 DH**lbiut,to bee more fully difcuffed: Thou,an Author molt vncor- 
 ruptjllialt approoue to vs the cuftome of electing Kings,which you al- 
 io in your chufing of Prelates doe fo holily obferue. 
 
 DnnalbiMtawtr being fcrupulous ofdifcouriing publikely,was not- 
 withftanding brought to that ftraight, as either he muft be compcld to 
 beofZic^wihisopinJon,orto difpute againft him. Berides,hc faw 
 
 the 
 
$ a Iohn Barclay bis Argents. Lib. i . 
 
 die-eyes of aU the company,, and cfpecially of Nicoporppat, bentvpon 
 him. Therefore modeftly ihe wing in his countenance, that thole rea- 
 fo'ns Lkogenes brought, did not pleafe him; at laft,the obftinate filence 
 of them all inuitinghimto ipeak,hethus bcgan:I know, Licogenesjhit 
 thou haft thus fpoken for argument fake, rather then for that indeed 
 thou art of that opinion: except perhaps thy pictie towards vs hath 
 darwne thee,that becaufe wee chufe our chiefc Prieft by voyces, thou 
 gladly wouldeft haue the fame order (and be thy felfe the Author of 
 it) obferued euery where .But that thou mayjft not confound the Rights 
 of the Scepter,and the Piiefthood; fee how different the condition of 
 them is ! Since a moil ancient Law of holinefle and chamtie forbidf 
 vs Marriage,how can we haue our Miters to our children, when wee 
 hauenone ? Befides^there are many things in our facred Rites, whicli 
 the Priefts muft doc themfelues,and cannot remit to a deputie. If the» 
 this office by the right of inheritance fhould fall to children, what 
 would become ofthe Altars,the Temples,and the feruice ofthe Gods, 
 which to the profane, not hauing taken holy Orders, may not be com- 
 mitted? So alfo are we put in mindc, not to trouble our felues with de- 
 fire of riches,or other common cares of man, but to reckon heauen for 
 our houfCjOur family,and our pofteritie : and that the other things we 
 inioy,are notour owne,but the Gods, which being onely adminiftred 
 byvs,as their officers, paffe not to ourheires : but if thefe Mytersof 
 the chiefe Priefthood were fettled in one family, how long thinkeft , 
 thou,they would fuppofe themfelues to be debtors ofalljheirgreat- 
 nefreto,theGods,and that they gouerned for them,andnotfor them- 
 feluespor )iow would the People or Kings endure the hautinefle offuch 
 a kindred , who, as they now are; cannot without diflike, and (he fuf- 
 picion of balenefTe,f ubmit themfelues to any Stocke 3 nor. fcarce to any 
 man,but onely to the fanclitie of their place? Butintemporall com- 
 mands ,,which ftand by their wealth and ftrength, which muft keepe 
 the people inpeace,andbreakethe forwardnefle of the wicked by the 
 powers of their Lawes; there are many things which doe commend 
 fucceffion as profitable ; whereof perhaps, the principall is the difar- 
 mingthe ambition ofthe Great men, left for hope ofthe Kingdome, i 
 they fhould dare to attempt vpon the King himfelfe. 
 
 I'or, imagine a braue and vnquiet Nation, whom wc fee held in 
 with a fuccelfiue and hereditary Empre , that this fafliion which thou 
 lb much commendeft of election were in price ; what doff thou thinke 
 the Grande's would doe, who fcarce ( in the If ate things flaild) can en- 
 dure their Kings? They would quickely grow affined of their owne 
 ltrength, perfwaded, that they alfo may in time reach the Kingdome 
 themfelues; and withall defpife the King, which once was of their 
 
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Lib. r . Iohn Barclay his ^rgenis* s 5 
 
 ownc rank<,& Should hauechildre not at all their fupcriors.But when 
 the fortune ofraigning hath once grownc ancient in one family, the re- 
 uerence of the former Kings doth lb hue with poftcrity,thateuen the 
 cradles of Children borne to the Crowne, doc touch vs with a tacit 
 confcflion of our owne quality ; nor doe ours dikiaine to obey thole, 
 whom before they faw the light of the Sunne, we knew to be borne to 
 command. Nor is it to be doubtcd,but a certaine greatnefle moie then 
 ordinary, is inftild into thofe Spirits, which from their Child-hoods 
 are brought vp like Princes; whether nature doth it, or the excellency 
 of their education, or ratherthe care of the Gods : for ccrtame}y,-by 
 being accultomed continually to the honour that is done them , the 
 tafte^andasit were the edge of pride is dulled in them; and there is 
 nouriftitin them a brauc and couragious confidence in commanding, 
 which as it can hardly fall vnder contempt ; (b neither can it befub- 
 iecl to hate, being for the moft part accompanied with a fweetnefle 
 ofdilpoikion, and familiarity with the Noble mcn,not blufhi <g w ith 
 the remembrance of any former meanneffe. Then they vfually inter- 
 tainc higher thoughts, and faithfully take care for their Kingdorr.e, as 
 their Chfldrens patrimony. But they which by fuffrages are lifted vp 
 to this highcli top of humane GreatneiTe,cannotfb fbonc forget their 
 former condition, into which alfo their heircs may fall backc agiine. 
 So is his diligence withdrawne from the affaires of the Statc,with 
 cares more neerely concerning him, making friends for his fonne or 
 his next kinlman, among thofe that hauevoyce in the Election; or at 
 IcaftjOf inriching his family in fuch meafure,as all men may know there 
 hath beene a King in it. By which meanes the publike ornamcnts,and 
 the whole wealth of the State are,vnder one pretext or othcr,bcHow- 
 ed vpon a priuate family , and thofe things which the indcuoursofhis 
 prcdeccfTorshad dedicated to the ornament and profit of the Com- 
 mon-wealth, arc with a mod vnhappy error profufely Iauifhed vpon 
 I know not what priuate perfons, and make it their workc to redceme 
 them from obfeurity. Neither doe thefe Kings hurt the Common- 
 wealth with their ownc fault alone, but alio with thole of the Noble 
 men, whom therefore they oblige to themltlues with a pernicious in- 
 dulgence; that they may get their votes in the next election for their 
 kindred, or not erode them in their immoderate giuing;or finally, left 
 they fhould anger the future King ( for who knowes to whole lot 
 of all the great Ones the Crowne will next fall?) and giue him cau(e to 
 reuenge his wrongs vpon their whole family. Glory as much as thou 
 pleafeft in the wifcdomeofele£tion,which doth euery footcthruft vp- 
 on vs a new family,to be fatted with the lofTe of the Common- wealth. 
 The Aquilians themfelues being chofen out of feuerall ftockes,how of- 
 
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66 Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib. it 
 
 ten hauc they enfeebled the power of their State betraied to thofe 
 cares ? Among them,he whole conftitutions they call golden., that he 
 might get the Empire for hisfonne, at what exceflwe prices did hee 
 buy their voyces ? And then with what a loflfe to his Crowne, when 
 he had not to pay them, did he grant them the reuenues of his State, 
 which at firft being onely ingaged to them, afterward either by tKc 
 wcakenelfe or error of his lucceflfors they made their inheritance ? 
 Many things befides, as you know both of a&ion and aduice,arc not, 
 as foone as conceiued,of vfe to the Common-wealth : but muft ftay 
 ripening , and like fruit trees,in due time to bring forth their berries. 
 And vpon thefe deterrainations,whofe euent mult be a great while ex- 
 pected, for the molt part, the beft fafety of States doe reft. Yet thefe 
 vfe to be defpifed,for the mod part altogether omitted by thole Kings, 
 which not by inheritance,but by election come to the Crowne. For 
 that the labour in beginning thofe workes is commonly chargeable, 
 andinthat,le(Te plealing to the Authors, then ofhauing neither the 
 pleafureoffeeingitingraffe, nor the haruelt which the Kings after 
 him fhall receiue. But who mould thofe Kings be? my children , my 
 friends, or thofe I loue? Nay, perhaps, either meere ftrangers,or my 
 enemies. Shall I then lay the foundation for them of faretie, delights, 
 or wealch; with infinite cares and expence ofmy ownetreafures,which 
 I now may much better beftow vpon mine owne ? Or grant I would: 
 but euen thefe fuccefTbrs through their enuic, would make my deuice 
 vnprofitable, and rather neglect, or ouerthrow my workes begun, for 
 the hope of a more durable commodity; became it will be an honour 
 to me and my times, to haue proiected it ; but to them as nothing, but 
 the Nudes and keepers ofmy wifedome, will bee left onely a charge 
 without glory. Thefe things neither feared without caufe ; nor yet 
 without the bane of the Republique, doe vie to turne the m hides of 
 that fort of Kings from great androyall purpofes. 
 
 Yet may Kings elected raignewith lomewhat leffe detriment to 
 the Common-wealth, then they can be chofen. For can it be hoped 
 that in nations full of fpirit, andearnelt with being cunningly and a- 
 vowedly fued vnto, the election fhould be quiet ? Can it be free with- 
 out bribing or amies, where many equall in eitate,nobilitie, and cou- 
 rage , can neither yeeld one to a.nother,nor all raigne together ? But 
 what if it happen the voycesto be dtuided betwixt two pretenders, 
 andboch of themclaime theKingdom;foas thoucanft not determine 
 which of their Creations bee faulty? How great troubles doe from 
 hence arife^and often how bloody with a long and tedious war?I need 
 not vrge this , that the people which hath beene accuftomed by 
 right taeaake their Kit.gs,is often bold without right to depofe them; 
 
 neither 
 
Lib. i . Iohn Barclay his K^irgenis. 67 
 
 neither will Igoeto antiquities for an tnfhnce ; fee Aqudtw \ he ha- 
 uing got not long fince two Kingdomes by icuerall elections , within 
 a while after (the fame that chofc hhn,repcnting what they had ddpe) 
 was depriued of them both. They der.yed hitn to bec rightly choicn: 
 fo with the fword, with (laughter, and waiting of the countrcys , hce 
 was forced to redemand his right on the one fide from 'Virk^hlw^ 
 who aimed at one of thofe Kingdomes ; on the other fide horn Bere- 
 ficuj poiUding the otheiyvho in flcad of the meat which he ought to 
 haue carried to the table of 4^W/*/,almoft tooke away both his ta- 
 ble and all his ptouilion. And wilt not thou reckon theie extrcnx 
 mifchiefes , and worfe then thofe with which the child- hood of our 
 Kings doe fometimes plague vs ? For I deny not, that either the infan- 
 cy of Kings,or their wit,weake,andvnfit for arTaircs/ioch orten harmc 
 to the Rcpublike : for what is (b exactly fitted to the profit of man- 
 kinde,as in eucry refpeel it is commodious ? But theie alio <<oc fall vp- 
 on vs with a much eafier ftorme, then thofe tempefts which in the 
 troublclbme (ea of elections doe rage. 
 
 Neither doe thou beleeue that the beft, and who is fitted to raigne, 
 fliall be certaine by the way ofelettion to obtaine the Crowrc: How- 
 many rations may be among them ? Many times alto hce that is the 
 principallmaninhisdifcentand in power, is defe£tiue in the parts of 
 theminde; as ifthe deftinies were afraid, that if they fliould beftow 
 vpon any the beft fortune and the ableft fpirit, they fhould make him 
 a God of a mortall man. Not alwayes therefore will the alftmbly for 
 election declare the worthieft for King; but either the mot* potent, 
 or the happieft, either of which may be a great Itrangcr to the Artot 
 goucrnment; hee by his power will either awe them that are to giue, 
 or buy their voyces ; he by his dulneffe fhall findc fauour with them, 
 who will hope vnderfuch a King to raigne themfelues. Finally, if thoi. 
 doft fuppofe the defiresand aimes of the Electors fo full of integrity, 
 that in him whom they would haue their King, they or.ely would 
 iooke after vertue, and diligently findc it out : if befides, thou makeft 
 the modefty ofthe Candidates, and the agreement of the people fuch, 
 as they will without firming, bow their neckes vnder him that fo is 
 raifedto theCrowne; and will adde the innocency of the new King 
 to bee fuch, as among the blandifhmcnts of hisfrefh fortune, he wifi 
 fo remember what he was,and is, as not to winkc at abufes : then will 
 Iproclaimethat for the higheft felicitie , and beleeue the people to 
 be moll deare to the Gods , to w horn it {hall befall : but this hapni- 
 neflfc cannot be hoped for; the vices of men declare the contrary, and 
 (b many, fo frequent experiences thereof nude ; that the wifedome 
 of thole Nations is wrongfully blamed, which haue ycelcded them- 
 
 F 2 felucs 
 
6% Iohn Barclay his Argents, Lib. i , 
 
 felucs to one race, by which meanes their eflates are both quiet with 
 thcmfelues, and more glorious abroad. 
 
 Lke^enes was mad angry, that his hope in Dttntlbins deceiucd 
 him, which that it might not bee marked by the company, withcer- 
 taine iefts which he had euer, and very witty ones, hee fell from that 
 feriousdifcourie; Ettrjmedes helping him forward, who did not like 
 to haue lb much arguing in points of that dangerous Philofbphie at his 
 tabic : the company did elpecially fall vpon Peranhjleus and Derefi- 
 cus, whofe boldneffe againit tsfquUiHs, Dtsnalbius had lately noted. 
 And the moft part of them did delight either in telling or hearing thofe 
 broiles of nations fb farre remoued from them. But in the meane time 
 the feart drawing to an cnd y Ar/tdas retiring htmlelfe,went to Argents , 
 and briefly let her know how fawcily bold Licogencsvj&s with Kings. 
 Shee in few words complaining ofthe iniquitie of the times,deliuercd 
 him a letter to Polutrchut^oy which he (bould know her pleafure. And 
 when (hee had at large recommended to his care the flapping him, 
 his iourney ,the concealing him, and what-cuer elfe might conferre to 
 hisfafety; Finally faith fhee, Arfidas t tothee,whichfhallpreferucfb 
 woithy a man from hisenemies,theGodsfirft,andthymindeofcoun» 
 fell info vertuous an a6t, fballpay thee thy due reward. In the next 
 place, Po/tarchm, if hee euer meet with better fortune, and if the reft 
 Lile,aiTure thy fche from me, of reaping the fruit of thy good will. He 
 much cheared by thefe words of Argenis, and hauing conferred with 
 Archombrotus, late in the euening came to Timocleas houfe ; to whom 
 the Peaiants,now knowing their miftaking,didthen excufe their out- 
 rage ofthe day before. Sheoftner confidering that fhe hadrunne her 
 lelfwidiincompafTe ofthe Law, then that thole Searchers had not the 
 fortune to difcouer hcr,vfed them all courteoufly ; feeking their good 
 opinions,if after fhe fhould haue any vfe of them. Arfidas allbfpake 
 gently to them,and they being difmifr, when it was darkc night, went 
 downc to Peliarckm. He licke with delay ,and vexing himfelfe,when 
 he law him comming ; What (faid hee) doe you meane to bury mee 
 quickc here ? Free me from this dungeon, Arfidas, though thou throw 
 me among mine enemies; for certaine I will no longer endure this 
 dampilb place. He knowing how much loy he brought him in the lee- 
 ter,anfwered nothing to his complaints, but deliuered that from Arge- 
 nts to him,and bade him looke on thefeale and the hand. Poliarchns 
 prefently full of triumphing; How is it, Arfidas? How are we remem- 
 bred ? Nor would hee«adde her name, for that Timoclea was within 
 hearing. But breaking the thread, hee withdrew a little, that the 
 changesofhis countenance by his aftcclions might not be obfemed. 
 Hauing read the kcter,he tooke A r fidas afide, and inpriuate asked his 
 
 aduicc. 
 
Lib.i. Iohn Barclay his^Argem. 69 
 
 aduice,if he might be bold to truft his difguize of clothes, and his falfe 
 haire,andfo goe to Argenu .• or whether hee were better to take 
 the fafer way,and goe to the fhip to Meflfana : he did bettei like that he 
 fhould ftraightway cmbarkc : but Poltarchtii tfuck at it,being eager 
 offeeing Argenis^nd modeitly landing for hisloue; which when Ar~ 
 /W*rperceiucd,to eafethc Louersbafhtulncffe, changinghisopinion, 
 he perfwaded and vrged him to goe to Argents : for how cafily was 
 it for him the next day to goe into the Temple, which was free and o- 
 pen for all men ? that Argenis,zs the cuftome was,fhould ltand by the 
 Altar,which,not the pooreftor moft miferable, were bard from kif- 
 fing. Poltarchta being rcfolucd vpon it ; they called Ttmoclea^nd lee 
 her know, that before day Poliarchus was to goe to the l"hip, that 
 fhould carry him into Italy (for his purpofe of going to the Court they 
 concealed .) He added allb,that he would neuer forget to bee thanke - 
 full for her mtertainements ; that hce euer fhould acknowledge him- 
 feUe to owe her his life,and all that man hold by it. The Lady,among 
 her prayers and vowes for his fafetie,drcncht in her teares,did not now 
 onelyasforhergueftjbutalmoft as her foltcr childedefireitwithall 
 loue, all carefulnefle : it added much to her arrc£tion,that fheehad 
 made him beholding to her, and fhe was afraid, that Poliarchus now 
 (as fhee tooke it hers) fhould meet with any hard fortune. But then 
 weeping,flie left him to his reft. 
 
 The night being fadly fpent betweene fearing and praying,fliee re- 
 turned into the Caue with Arfidas, and brought with her pieces of 
 bread dipt in wine,with which (he made them breake their falts,who 
 yet were fcarce well awake. Afterward, a little before day- breake, 
 flie let ^Poliarchus and CjcUwrtts out of the mine. Gelanorm w r ent 
 with Arjidas his letter toMeflana : for Arfidas dwelt at Mc(lana,be- 
 ing Gouernour of that Citie, committed to him by Meleander. The 
 contents of his Letter was, that his wife fhould haue his (hip ready in 
 the Hauen; that he muft needs make a iourney toRhegium; and that 
 flic fhould be carefullofhim that brought the Letter;that within foure 
 dayes himfelfe would be at Meflana. When he was departed./V/Vrr- 
 chus followed Arfidas alone, who rode eafily before him. He went on 
 foote, his clothes very mcane; arid left the whitenefle of his hands 
 flioulddifcouerhim,mbbingthem ouerwith foote,he had made them 
 of a darke yellow colour. 
 
 They came to the Citie, when the Sexton hauing opened the Ten*- 
 ple of P alias, had left it ftee for them that would to prefent themfc lues 
 to the Goddefle, and as yet not many had taken vp the beft places of 
 feeing the lblemnitie. Poiiarchus fet asneere the Altar as he could; 
 •Arfidas 'went to Argenis 3 zad informed her, how dcuout aworfhippcr 
 
 F 3 attended 
 
^ Iohn Barclay bis Argents . Lib.x. 
 
 attended her in the Temple. The Lady was aftonifhcd,being troubled 
 with the danger o^'Toharehm, together with the feeling of ib much 
 contentment prefenting it felfe ; and inquiring diligently of the markes 
 by which fhe might know himinthatdifguize ; Ic will be (faid flie)a 
 thing full of perill, Arjidas, ifPoliarchus (the King and Ltcogeim being 
 to come prefently to the Temple) (hall be concealed onely by the dif- 
 guizeof his clothes and borrowed haire,of fo many that will be about 
 him:doeft thou beieeue that none will difcouer the trick ; efpecially 
 when by their mutuali fufpicions being kept awake, fuchas are either 
 for the Kmgpv Licogettes will, in moft diligent manner, obferue e- 
 uery mans countenance,andwhatfbeuercanhideorcouerany trap? I 
 would haue him come to me hither to the Caftle, were it not,that per- 
 haps the fouldiers in the Guard would too curioufly pry into our 
 Mummery. Ic will bee better that I goe to my father, and put him in 
 minde,that fmce I w as appointed to the feruice of Pallas jhis day of the 
 Faire was neuer refufed to the vowes and prayers ofallthemeaneft 
 fuppliants. But when prefently for the confirming of their peace,him- 
 felfe with Lxcogenes (hall come thither, the Temple being filled with 
 their Guards,& attendants,will neither be capeablc of the multitude of 
 the people,nor be free for the deuotionsofthe meaner fort.If therefore 
 he pleafe,thatthe cuftome this day may not be broken,I will prefently 
 goe to the Altar, that fuch of the common people as defire it, may a£. 
 ter the vfuall Rites be purified : then the Seruice being finifhed, that 
 belongs to the Commons, he may more conueniently attend the (acrt- 
 fice for the publike bufineiTe. So without feare I fhall fee Poliarchtts, 
 and among the careleffe people, our deuices fhall more eafily bee con- 
 cealed. Arfidas commending her induftrie, and perfwading her to 
 make hafte,the Lady went to the King ; nor did he any lefle approouc 
 her opinion,being deceiued with her pretty cunning : and fhe haftening 
 the Procefiion (for yet the keepers of Pallas her Temple had fcarce 
 counted the iecond houre of the day) amidft her Guard,and her Wo- 
 men attending on her,was brought to the Temple. 
 
 But the order ofthofe facrifices,after t/irgents executed the place of 
 the Priefthood,was this. The Sicilians kept a Faire,where their Courts 
 oflufiice and their Market-place were : then were the Kings Edi6^s 
 proclaimcd,as alio decrees againft offenders. That time was appoin- 
 ted for affaires,if there were any concerningthe feruice of the Gods, or 
 cuftomes of the Commonwealth. From the neighbour Villages there 
 flocked to the next Cities, fuch as either had countrey commodities to 
 fpare,orhadvfcofthe City wares. That day was made a Holyday to 
 t 'alias, chat the more of the people might haue a fight of Ar^evis^\\o i 
 where- euer fhe made her Progreffe in Sicily, had the Soothfayeps,and 
 
 Quires 
 
Lib. i . Iohn Barclay his Argents. - 1 
 
 Quires of Priefts attending on her : the greater oftaings,and the other 
 kinds of facrificcs alfo followed. When the ninth daycare, if there 
 were neere-hand any Temple ofMixtrwa, the Image to which all this 
 honour was done,was carried thither : if not , out of the next conucnU 
 ent houfe,the God or Goddcffe that dwelt in it was brought forth, 
 thatbecaufc one Temple might not rccciuc two Deities; thcother 
 quitting,it might lend Palltu a Houfc for the timc.The doores adorned 
 with Law relieve re made more glorious with lights and Garland s.The 
 Image which was worihipped,was iliarpc,as wasbecomminga God- 
 defle armed ; her brovves knit,partly with the fprightlinefle of her 
 eyes,partly with her caske that came to her mid-forhead, were moil 
 beautifully fierce. The countenance of a maide, but not calily to bee 
 pleaied. HcrfpeareofGold, about which the rayes mining through 
 the brightneiTe of the mettle, made the common people often aflirme, 
 that the GoddefTc did fhake it. TheBofle alio in her Target of the 
 Gorgons head, the Painter had beautified with all the colours, which 
 feemeto vary themfelues in the fcales of Serpents. Her poilure was as 
 if one (landing to fight; the left foot fo fet forward, that it made the 
 whole Image turne it ielfe fomewhat fide ward. At her feete lay 
 Eritlhonim in the fhape of a Serpent, w rithing it felfe about the lower 
 end ofher fpeare. As for the facrificcs that were chofen, and to bee 
 flaine,were brought with their Garlands, and the reft of the ceremo- 
 nies, to the Temple doore (for within it to (head any blood was vn- 
 lawfull.) After that water was throwne vndcr the beafts for (acrificc, 
 Argenis came braucly attired,as became both a Princcfle and a Piicit. 
 She had on a Robe of admirable workmanfhip, which in the anagerie 
 woucn in it,fliewed Pallas to be borne out of l*ptterj braine, and in 
 the contention with Neptune to triumph, hauing found out thevfeof 
 the Oliue tree. The hanging downe in many folds, that it might not 
 fweepe the ground,(ixe Virgins did carry vp. Argents haire was bound 
 vp with a purple Riband,that had Oliue branches ftuck in it.Vpon her 
 head fhe wore a Crowne of the fame tree. So dreft, and being come 
 to the facrifices,and fprinklingthe confecrated Beafts with Mcale, fhe 
 w ith a light blow ftrook them in the foreheads with a filuer Club : but 
 prefcntly the Priefts, which with their clothes girt to them, atten- 
 ded it,thruft their kniues in them, and cutting their throats, did be- 
 leeue, they fhould findc the Gods and Deftinies in their inwards. Then 
 Argenu going into the Temple,in a lilucr Cenfer did offer to the Gods 
 the vfuall perfumesjand taking the Crowne from her head,with hum- 
 ble reuerence laid it at the feete of the armed Image. Thatdone,In- 
 cenfe and Perfumes were throwne vpon frcm coales, which, while 
 they fmoke vpon the harth,the Virgins next to it beginning it,as many 
 
 F 4 of 
 
fi Iohn Barclay bis K^irgenis. Lib. i , 
 
 of the people as had skill Tung thefc verfes. 
 
 Thou better fart of Iupker, 
 V&as&hofejoung and tender jeer es % 
 
 No Mother- goddeffe dan deled : 
 O Maidejor mart tall Jin dies bred, 
 To the fe thy holy rites giue ayde. 
 Tot* Chorus e/Sicilian Maides, 
 Sottnd forth the valiant Virgins praife, 
 And to it adde melodious I ayes. 
 
 Miflris ofwarrejhyfierne Lawesdeale 
 To men, fate, ftrength, death, woe, and weale* 
 A dart thy right hand \ thy left handholds 
 Medufaes head; which to behold, 
 Thy lining foes turn* Marble cold. 
 
 Goddeffe of peace ^thou dofi be/low 
 Fat lines on the ground, and fhow . 
 The Spinfters vfefull Art to know, 
 To thofefaire Virgins >t hat invoke 
 Thee with the Frnkincenfe chafiefmoke. 
 
 Thy deity ,t he watry Mores, 
 Argos god-entertayning bowers 
 lnuoke,and Athens flately Towers. 
 But thou this lie vouchfafe to grace, 
 And hither tnrne thy gentle face. 
 
 To Sieilie thy fauour fend: 
 Our longpreferued Kings defend. 
 When thou fhaltprouefo gracious, 
 fVe wi(h,thouoft maifi be are from vs 
 Deferuedpraifesfor thine ayde. 
 7ou Chorus e/Sicilian Maides, 
 Sound forth the valiant Virgins praife, 
 And to it adde melodious layes* 
 
 Thefeended,the prayers of the people began; which openly, the 
 profperity of the Princes, healthfulnetfeofthe ayre, and the fertility of 
 the earth recompeneing the labourers worke, was craued. In their pri- 
 uate prayers, euery one defired fuch fauours, as were ne£«flary for his 
 
 pnuate, 
 
Lib. I. Iohn Barclay bis ^Argents. 
 
 73 
 
 in 
 
 wn 
 
 priuate family. Argents then fetting in her feate at the ri°ht fide of the 
 Altar,helda Bow in her hand, wound about with RiSands ; which 
 dropping with holy watcr,they had fprinkled with a little blood of the 
 facnfice,anddidbeleeue,it was effe&uallto defend them from harme 
 if their foreheads or lippes were toucht with it. About the Princes' 
 there Itood in their Armes a double ranke of fbuldiours, makin« » 
 ^uard for (uch as (hould pafie to her, fcarce long enough for two°i. 
 front ,lc(t the tumult, or brabbling of the rude people, ihould troubl 
 cither Argenis ,or diibrdcr the Altar.So being admitted, they fell dowi. 
 at her feetc, and being lightly touched with the Branch in her hand de- 
 prted.None of the common people was excluded : and more came to 
 the ceremony for Argenis her fake,then for deuotion to TaIIos, 
 
 In that day therefore that ArficLu brought PolUrchus y the feruice 
 was appointed in an oldc Temple which was in Magella, dedicated to 
 PulUs Argents fomewhatearlier,(asiffor difpatching the people be- 
 fore Meleander with Licogenes (Uould come to the Temple j indeed 
 that without danger fhe might fee Potiarcbus) came downe from the 
 Caftle. And when at the Temple gates fhee had toucht and left the 
 facrifices in their hands that were to killthem,and at the Porch had ta- 
 ken the Cenfer, with an vnquict mind full of perturbation, fliee came 
 to the place, whereby Arjldas his informatio fhe knew PoharcbusktQ. 
 But when fhe fa w him in bafe clothes, & a counterfeit bcard,fixin<> his 
 wofull eyes vpon her ; (lie was with anger and kindncflfe fo diftempc- 
 red,that almolt (from her fclfe)(hc forgate the manner of the Rites and 
 Seruice:with much adoe,yet fhe gate to the Altar, and while the red 
 lung the folcmne verfes,looking vpon the Image of the Goddeffe Hie 
 powred out her fecret gricfes:fhe called vpon the faith of the heauenly 
 powers,her innocency ,her purity^m- piety; with a tacit vpbraiding i"h e 
 put the in mind, that they were acquainted with. If they meant to affift 
 her,now was the time to hclpc. If they did take care for, and "ouernc 
 thefe things below; why was there no reward for venue? why.not 
 offended cither by her or fWwr<r£*.r, were they 'cruell to them? that 
 they knew how,with no filthy delires and fhameful toa virgin,fhe had 
 refolued to loue lb worthy a Man, If nature would haue permitted ir 
 fhe could haue wjfht he had been her Brother ; at leatf (laid fliccWc- 
 feruchim in his mght;& if you determine any milchiefto vs both,wuh- 
 out his damage,powre it onely and wholly vpon my head. From thefe. 
 prayers,though burning, with moft perfect zcalc,fiK v\ a^ mined uu!i a 
 hidden tideof thoughts;&one while pitied her felf,another hedpoufe. 
 Then againft Licogenes, a rage of implacable hatred, and as often as 
 it came in her minde,thinking her father not fi ce from fault^w ho Co ea- 
 fily hadcofentcd to hurt Fottarcbus.Bat ftiunrur.gchat thou»ht,wliich 
 
 did 
 
r* Iofrn Barclay bis^irgwis. Lib.i. 
 
 did endanger her dutie to her Parcnt,{he returned to the Gods, and a- 
 mazed,and amidft her dumbe forrowes aftonifhed,preuailcd more to 
 the obtaining her defiresby her miferies, then her requefts. Yet had 
 fhee power ouer her teares,her fhamefaftnelTe forbidding vnfeafonable 
 mourning in publikc ; perhaps alfo,forthat the waight of her calami- 
 ty • was greatcr,then could be difcharged with weeping. 
 
 Neither was Psimrcbtn his mind at the fame time any whit Ieffe fad 
 or troubled, that hee muft leaue that place morl pleating vnto him,and 
 flie like a Tray tor.How farre vnfuteable was thatfbrtune to his birth? 
 How much to his minder Now thefe things which had been his dc 
 light,did rend his heart with griefe. At the vertues of Argents, all her 
 perfections came to his memory ; euen thefe things,which till then, he 
 efteemed trifles,did then with a more glorious fhow r ,becaufe he was to 
 part with them,po{Teffe his imagination. Among lb many misfortunes, 
 none feemed more grieuous to him, then that hee had been a caufe of' 
 forrowto Argents: nor did a lighter doubt (kale into his thoughts, 
 whether he would or no, left the vowes ofloue betweene himfclfc and 
 the Lady , by time and abfence fhould come to be forgotten ; and that 
 there fhouid be lomething deare to Argenu which he mult hate; with. 
 afl,gtowingangry,heethcught,ofreturningto Sicily with armed for*- 
 ces ; and at the fame inftant, was afraid to hurt Argents, either in her 
 father or her Country ; and his indignation being confounded with 
 griefe in the diuerfity of his paflions,he was now ftupified, now vnfet- 
 led. 
 
 While his minde was thus perplexed,the verfes being thrice fung o- 
 uer, there was a general filence,and Argents was let hard by the Altar, 
 holding the holy Branch out to thofethatcame to \t s Selcnijfa t and the 
 principall of her maides flood at the backe of her feate. Sttrymtdes and 
 Erifthenes ppzire very ill matched^ftood at each fide. From themthe 
 fouldiers made two Iongrankes to the Porch ofthe Temple, by them 
 marking out the way for fuch as would come to the PrincefTe. Eury- 
 ntedeSjWhen he hadobferued in Urgent* many changes of her counte. 
 nance,ftoopingdowne to her, asked iffhee ay led any thing. The Lady 
 made vie ofhis Ipeakingto her,turning her face to him,whenlbeucr too 
 much griefe was to be perceiued in her lookes. The multitude hauing 
 paffed, PoliArcbus remained almoft the laft that fhould approch to the 
 facred Bough .When he was to come,he had neither courage nor legs 
 to beare him ; and in exchange,was expected by the trembling and al- 
 moft wholly difabled Lady. O the mad deuices of louers ! as if they 
 were to reape the fugitiue pieafure, they aduentured tor a fhort and 
 mute meeting*, and now were weary of their griefe fb fharpened, and 
 withall ofthetr danger, who yet would much more heartily haue com- 
 plained 
 
Lib. i. Iohn Barclay his ^drgcnis, 75 
 
 plained of their fortune; ifthey might not haue fobeen gvieued. At 
 length the vnhappy man, who now did not leane vpon his ftaftc iri vain, 
 got to Argents, fell at her knees,and as if he had been faying his pray- 
 ers : Farwell ((aid he)moft vertuous prieft ; remember(Lady)that thy 
 Pallas departs thine for eucr: but if thou giue leaue, will not rctumc 
 without her fathers lightning .The moft vnfortunate Lady vnder flood 
 him; but durft not reply at all; but with her eyes a while fixed vpon 
 him,fhcc fpake more eflfeftAially then any words could doe. But Polu 
 archus was not able to goe from her feetc ; whether it wcre,tbat in fuch 
 a mift of calamity he was forgetfull of himfelfe;or that he felt his ham- 
 firings would faile him :aad Selettijfa began to fcare with hisvnfeafb- 
 nable delay, he fhoulddifcouerthe myltery*. when Euryme ties fuppo- 
 fing the man to fray at *^t^cnu feete, out of ignorant clownifhncfTe, 
 with a wand which he had in his hand gaue a great blow vpon his fide 
 that lay along,not without laughtcr,andbade him be gone. Poliarcous 
 was as dearc to Eurymedes ,as to any other,and knew this iniuric to be 
 done to his clothes by him, not knowing whom he (trookc; and role 
 quickly ,being cuen in his owne iudgement deferucdly corrected. But 
 not with (o fettled a mind did Argents behold him ftrucken,being hard- 
 4y with bafhfulnefTe reftrained from commanding Eurymedes out of 
 her fight.Then following with her eyes departing Pcliarchfts, as fhe 
 might, fhee opportunely faw at the Temple gate, Ar/idas, as fhee 
 might gueiTc, leading him the way in his flight. For he hauing con- 
 gratulated with the King, that the warre was ended, had faincd a 
 neceflary occafion of paisinginto Italy, to his father in law. And ha- 
 uing gotten leaue of the King, came to the Temple of PaHas^nd faw 
 PetiarchHs commingfrom the Altar; then going a little afidc with him, 
 he aduifed him to go out of the Towne by a gate that was not much 
 frequented; to take the way that ledde towards Meffana, till incer- 
 taine thickets which were two miles from the City, by the way he 
 fhould lye clofe; that himfclfe, when hce had fpoke with Argents y 
 would prefently ouertake him. 
 
 In the meane time Afe/eander fentto Argents xo will her make haftc, 
 and difpasch the fcruice for the common people ; for that the day v\ as 
 farre fpent,and the Temple muft be free for him and Licogcnes. She 
 was not returned to her felre, and now by little and little did yecldto 
 thofe pafsions, which fhe fuppofed fhe had before maftre d by her con- 
 itancy: yet fhe returned to the King, that what belonged to the peo- 
 ple,Wasfinifhed; when he pleafcd, he might come to the laid appoin- 
 ted facrifice. A mighty pompe, and becomming UWeleander and Li- 
 cegenes. d\d waite at the Court gate, attending when they fliould goto 
 the Temple. Licogenes himfcUe was in cJW*/w»^rhi<: bed-chamber, 
 
 vntltr 
 
m$ John Barclay his K^ir gents. Lib. i . 
 
 vnder fhew of duty falling into diucrs difcourfes with the King, and 
 thofe for the moft part not fcrious. When it was time, Mcleattdtr in 
 Royall habit, and with a purple cloke, in his right hand holding the 
 cntjgne of Maieftie,came forth to his Guard. Next before him went 
 Licottvet, by whofe fide the King commanding it,marched tsirchom- 
 broti<t\ before them were fuch as either their OrrIces 3 or fauour made 
 e (teemed. A great number of the young Nobilitie led the {hew. Nei- 
 ther could fuch as were appointed to deare the palTagc, kcepc outfuf. 
 ticiently the people greedy of feeing , and thronging moft where 
 they were forbidden to bee at all. Befides, the name of a King long 
 vfed to command, his reuerend age, and his countenance promifing a 
 difpofition of incomparable mildnefle,retainingyet a Maiettie luted to 
 hisgreatneffe, had turned all mens eyes vpon Meleander. Nor were 
 theyonely mooued with that fight, whole faith to him had alwayes 
 remained vncorrupted ; but fuch alfo of his enemies, whom thou 
 mighteft better fay had erred, then offended ; that the King found not 
 that day one of his vnhappieft, in which thofe were grieued, thefe a- 
 fhamed that he (hould be compeld to fuch an agreement. Shall then 
 the King take an oath to Licogenes ? Shall he then defcend to make a 
 league with his fubiecl ? and this in publike ? This as lawfull to call the 
 people to witnefle it. What could a foraine Prince, an equall emulator 
 in a iuft warre expect more? Butfiich as were of a deeper reach, on 
 whom either feare or hope did fharpen, looked further into it : nei- 
 ther did they thinke that day was to be regarded, as bringing peace 
 to them ; that thinke more grieuous were behind ; nor would it euer 
 remainc firme, which the King conftrained, had couenantedwith a 
 fubiect : for what is vniuftly wrung out of Princes, they commonly 
 vfe,though with another iniuftice to redemand. Either therefore the 
 King, when he hath power,wi!i reuenge that fcorne ; or if he be ilacke 
 in it, will by Lkogenes be ruined. By chance an old man bred in the 
 Court.to one of his companions, asking him if he had euer leene any 
 thing more full of gentlenefle, then the Kings countenance ; anfwered 
 fo as the King heard him: I would count him (fellow fouldier) more 
 gentle,if with his gentlenefle hee were not cruell to himfelfe. When 
 i^ieleander heard this word fpoken by a moftfaithfull feruant of his, 
 being before troubled, ( and thinking of the difcourfes which he heard 
 at Eurymedes his fcaft,the day before were maintained by Lmgenes ; 
 hee fo (tumbled at a ftone that a little {tuck vp, as hce fell vpon his 
 hands to the ground. A fudden cry of fuch asfaw it,made thofe which 
 were afarre orf afraid. The next to him ran to helpe vp the King ; fuch 
 as were further remoued,not knowing the matter, were therfbre in the 
 greater feare, till it was certaine that it was no harme,and a flip by 
 
 chance. 
 
Lib.r. Iohn Barclay Insurgents. 7 7 
 
 chance. Himfclfe laughing, exauedthe matter, faying; that he was 
 much beholding to the ground which reucrencing him as her Prince 
 when (he could not rife vp to him, brought him dowue to kifle her * 
 that as hisowne he did willingly intertaine her kindnefle. But the pre- 
 iage was held either vnlucky or fortunate by euery one,ashec was af- 
 fected to the King or Lkogmts* For what was portended by it that 
 the King was thro wne along at Lkogtncs his reete ? that himielfe go- 
 ing to the Templc,fell as a beaft of foririce ? How eafily^ho w fudden- 
 ly was he caft downe ? 
 
 While they thinke of thefe things, the formoft ofthem were come 
 into the Court of the Tcmplc.in which the beafts for facrifke crowned 
 with beautifull Garlands, and theMiniftersinreadinefle expected till 
 Argents in the fct forme of words mould inuite the Gods to their offe- 
 ring .But flic with her mil growing gricre,bcing more galledjin a priuat 
 place ofthe Temple hauing. commanded her Attendants to withdraw 
 themfclues a littlcjthus fpakc toner felfe: What wilt thou doe moft 
 referable Argents} What, thou that art the caufc of all mifchiere to 
 the molt Excellent of men ? What haft thou feene, or for what plague* 
 docfl thou yet refcrue thy felfe ? Toliarcbus flyes, jnd Ltco^ene7m- 
 umphs : Canit diou furfcr this , thou that art the daughter of a King 
 and borne to a Scepter ? If thou remembreft thy felfe to be a Princeife' 
 why doeft thou not protect Po&archtu, and keepe him here ? Ifbe- 
 crothed,why doth he flye alone ? But behold, t© make vp the fummc 
 of thy ill fortune, it remained that thou fliouldit ferue for a Herald to 
 thy rather and Licogenes counterfeiting Peace. A Peace (O all the 
 Gods) which they hauemade with the hazzardof'TVMrd?**. With 
 what race then wilt thou (I fay,not lookc vpon Poliarcbus)but fpeake 
 to him in his abfence ? dare to remember his vermes ? or in thy lecret 
 thoughts call to minde his counteiuncc,and his fpeeches } But pietie to 
 my father ; but the publike good ofthe Kingdome commands it : yet 
 what impietie flull.it be in me towards him, if I refuiexo hauca hand 
 in this accurfed mifchiete ? or what haue I to doe with the Kingdome 
 iflhauerefoluedtodie? But not euer doth the fafetie of KnWome 
 rcti vpon tearefulneite ; perhaps my courage may amend, what my 
 fathers mtldneffe hathimpayred?But what doft thourThe dancer now 
 diawcsneerc,andwillouerwhelme thee vnprouided. Behold thy Fa- 
 ther,behold, Licogenes is at hand. I am call'd for to the feruice. It Ire- 
 fuie according to my Office to aflift at the confirming thisvngodly 
 Peace, what words mall I finde ? whatreafons to latisfie my father be- 
 fore all the people ? 
 
 So l"he fpake:and now not &d,but with her conceiued fury more full 
 ofmaieitiejllice trowlcd her angry eyes cneucry fide, when the laft 
 
 words 
 
7 8 Iohn Barclay his <^frgem$* L ib. i , 
 
 words ofPelidrcbtu at bis departure, came into her minde ; that fhee 
 {hould rememberer P alias was gone,and might returnc with Light- 
 ning. Without doubt (faid (he) my Pallas is gone, why (hould I ftay 
 here in vaine ? Thefe prayers are prophane,and the Temple without a 
 Deitie : Nothing can be fitter for me, then to raine my fclfe to prophe- 
 fie,andtobe forbidden by the Goddeffeany further to meddle with 
 thele Ceremonies ; fo (hall I both efcape the offence ofbeing an inftru- 
 ment in making this Peace,and more freely intendmy owne important 
 occafions. Whenthiswas refolued on, as (he wasofa moft happie 
 conceite, and then efpecially when it was withdefire, fhee begin to 
 frame a fpeech, iuch as the Diuiners doe vfc. Her countenance and 
 her eves^after flie had giuen way to the fury, which the departure of 
 Poiiarchtts did put into her, fhee knew what their owne eagerneffe 
 would excellently (haddow the fiction. While flic was bufied in thefe 
 thoughts, there came fome to let her know, that they ftaid for her to 
 confecrate the facrifices ; for that the King was come,and filence pro- 
 claimed by the Cryer. The Lady was more chearefull, after fhee had 
 refolued in her mind what (he would reft vpon ; (nc therefore anfwe- 
 red,fhe would goe,and withall difpofed both bcr mindcandher gate 
 for the faming that flie intended. And now the King on this tide , and 
 Licogenes on that fide,had the beaft for facrifice in the midit bctweene 
 them:the Noblemen comparting them about, did keepe with moftdik 
 ferent affeif ions the fame filence. The people hadoneuery fideenui- 
 rond the fquadrons of fouldiers, and were by them, who were placed 
 there for that purpole,hardly kept out ofthe circuit appointed for the 
 Ceremonies. But Argents appeared a ftrange thing: as foone as fhee 
 came out ofthe Temple, who with her eyes wandring, and her hayre 
 as with horror difordered, ftaggered as (hee went. She was like one 
 raging,who at the being firft troubled, fhould ftriue to befrecd of the 
 motions ofthe Gods, not yet throughly fettled in her minde. Mclc- 
 ander principally was amazed, what fortune, what fury, or which of 
 the Gods did fo vexe his daughter. But (he hauing a while fomewhat 
 (harpely whirld her eyes about,began her (beech, not made into ver- 
 fes (nor was it in that {hort warning poffible) but bending fo from the 
 vulgar phrafe to that of Orades,that it was eafie for Nicopompus with 
 a little change thus to Ycrfifie it. 
 
 Why flye/r thou/acred Mud, an Ale an* ft this place t 
 
 Gone is my "Palhsjierauertedface, 
 
 And fly mg Coach [fee. Oh boldneffedtre ! 
 
 She hamfht fijes : Why doe we f cede thy fire 
 
 Wtth Frankjncenfe t andtothme Altar flay 
 
 Teaftg 
 
Lib. i. Iohn Barclay his ^Argenit. 79 
 
 Tea/Is ? Oh take mee t and through the Claudes away, 
 
 Vnder what Starr efo e're thougoe i me beare. 
 
 Hei' armesjoer armes Jbee thrcatnihg [hakes ; her [pear e 
 
 Sounds on her golden Shield : the aire jee Ids feares, 
 
 And through the Sk* e * blood] path appear es. 
 
 Oh Goddejje, /pare thy threats jvreake not thine ire 
 
 fVtth ventre full fteele, nor take thy Fathers fire. 
 
 Oh whither tend the fates ? What bootes vs build 
 
 Their Temples ,andt heir kigh-rais'droofes to guild ? 
 
 Ifwefhalldarc doe thisjrj impious warre y 
 
 The gods them f clues from their owne Temples barre. 
 
 After flic had with the countenance of one that prophefied,fpoken 
 to this effect /ailing into a yelling, (he perfectly appeared like one that 
 were troubled with the Gods, pollening the minde. And certainely 
 amazement had fixed all mens eyes vpon her. But ^Meleander was of 
 all moft fill of care,reuoluing with himfelf thofe things which in forme 
 of an Oracle were dcliuercd : That Pallas was bani(hed ; that the 
 GoddefTe at her departing threatned : finally, that a moft gricuous 
 crime was committed. Thefe things the leiTe he vnderftood,the colder 
 feare feazed vpon his minde. But Argents, as if the force of the fpirit 
 had been fpent which did rage within her, and conftraine her to pro- 
 phecie, laying away her ornaments which ftiee tooke offfroin her, 
 came humbly to her father,and belbught him, flic might forbeare be- 
 ing prefent at thefc folemnities ; for that fhe was afhamed of that vn- 
 viiiall madneffe,and could not indure fo prefently the fight of the peo- 
 ple. The King paufed, being penfiue, by reafon of fo many prefageb ; 
 and befides the reft,fearing that Licogenes (bould futpe&,that himfelf 
 had purpofelyfainedthis,todi(turbe their agreement. But the Lady, 
 whileft her father was filent, (lipping away with the fbuldicts of her 
 owne Guard, went into the Court. And Arfidaszs out of duty follow- 
 ed her,who hauingreceiued her commands to Peliarchw yprekntiy de- 
 parted from the Caftle. 
 
 A muttering in the meane time there was,and inftantly a more libe- 
 ral murmur among the affrighted multitude. Some faid,that the Peace 
 was difallowed by the Dcitie it felte ; others out ofthe prodigie col- 
 lcc~ted,great miferies were portended to Sicily ; fome willed the Priefts 
 to goe on to the facrifice,and make expiation for it,whar-cucr it were, 
 They were moft ready to dcliuer their opinion,who were not call'dto 
 councell. Bucaboueall, their voyce was heard, which called for the 
 Herald. For as their origmall had deliuered to the Sicilians, the man- 
 ners ofthe Gieckes : fo the neighbourhood of Italy hadrurnil'ht them 
 
 with 
 
go John Barclay his i^frgenis. Lib.i 
 
 with miny ceremonies, among which was the whole religion of the 
 Heralds. /*//<r4w^?rthererbrc,to reconcile their different defire ; It is 
 all e nef faith he) whether thofe things be continued by the authority 
 of T j//*/, or of /«pi>*»*,which with integrity are agreed of betweene 
 men.Cometherefore,thou Herald of Sicily, and performe the vfuall 
 Rites of Leagues. The Herald in a gowne edged with purple.rehearfed 
 a lon<* forme of vcrfes,wherin curfes were contained againft the Coue- 
 nant breakers.Then was the facrifice flain,whofe Inwards the King and 
 Licoaenes together took in their hands. From this ceremony they went 
 iito the Temple, & laying their hands on the Altar,and the holy cuflii- 
 on,didagaine engage their faiths to the Gods. This done, the whole 
 traine turned to the Court; yet neither did the ioyfiill acclamation of 
 the people follow them,nor were the countenances oftheir friends that 
 did congratulate with them, without diflembling. The King not with- 
 ftanding as was neceffary, concealing his gricfc, and making a (hew of 
 mirth, made a publike feaft the fame day:and die next he law certaine 
 Playes,in which the Poet prefented Comedies, and told merry iefts of 
 the people ; for kingly ones of Tragedies at that time,the King was not 
 pleafed to haue. Diuers dayes after, their friends of both fides being 
 admonifhed by the King and Ucogents, not onely forbare from all 
 wrangling, but with frequent andmutuall feafts,did adde to the pre- 
 tence of ioy and confidence. For tsfrgenis alfo, who^faigning her 
 felfc ficke, had kept her bed, came abroad, after Arfidai 
 had by his letters let her know, that himfeife,and 
 he that was in his conduct, were fafely 
 arriued in Italy. 
 
 The tnd tfthefirjt Booh^j, 
 
Lib. 2, 
 
 Si 
 
 IOHN BARCLAY 
 
 HIS ARGENIS. 
 
 Lib. II. 
 
 Hat he had drtuen Poliarckut out of Sicily ke- 
 rned to Licegenes a Hill victory ouer African- 
 der. Forhc,a (mart young man, and ot great 
 iudgement,with the lirength of his fpiut held 
 vp the Kings fide : and thole of his faction 
 might more eafily bring their trayterous pur- 
 pole to pafle, if he were dead, or at lcart re- 
 moued.For the opinion of his death did not 
 long laft; but whether it were only fufpe£ed,or that thole which were 
 priuy to the bufineflfc did vent it,it was not doubtfully lpokcn,that Ar- 
 fidui in his fhip had carryed him away in fafety.And this was Ltcogevtes 
 his firf 1 complaint againft the King ; w hen by men r^ whom that part 
 was allotted,he fcattered among the people, that Mcieanderw&o'tz. 
 loofe faithfulnes,and vnworthy of a King. For that by his commande- 
 mentthe EmbafTidourswereflayneby Po/iarchus ,znd he that had lb 
 offendedjby lecret packing freed from pnnifhment ; and now out of 
 danger in Italy, was ready , perhaps, to be imployed in tUc like, and as 
 great mifchiefes.Thefe things Licogenes {pake fparingly, and oncly to 
 thole who were not affected to 'JMeleandtr \ but his followers with 
 more licentioulheife,did fecke to throw infamy vpon the King. For 
 an occafiion of new garboiles was hunted for, nor were they wanting, 
 who reported theft; beginnings of troubles to M lenndet.Wt immoue- 
 ably pcrfifted in his former lnew of mildneffe; that the carelefrielTe 
 which had hurt his affaires before, he might nowinfufe into his ene- 
 mies. Be(idcs,the difloyalties of Ltctaenes, and the perill of his e'late : 
 his mind was more confirmed by the manly constancy of Argtnisx who 
 when he found fault,that fhe left the facrincing Rites vnperfoimed,and 
 
 G gaue 
 
g j Iohn Barclay bis ^rgtms. Lib . 2 .< 
 
 oaviecaufeof fufpition,that it was but a pretended thing, inuentedto 
 difturbe the agreement. If there were (replyed Hie) airy thing amifle 
 thercin,it is more reasonable to blame the Gods then mc : thole mo- 
 tions which they vrged me with, I was(Sir)neither able to fnun nor 
 reftrainc : but there are a great many more that wonder, that you did 
 make apeace^thenthat the Gods or J idifliked it,Pardon,I bcteech you, 
 the fieenefle which your bounty hath created in me;perchancc it would 
 be better for vs once to perilh brauely,thcn being obnoxious to fo ma - 
 ny iniurieSjtohold the Kingdome during pleafure.The King throughly 
 moued with her courage ,r ay fed beyond her Scxe .reiolued to put in ex- 
 ecution the feuerity, of which he had long deliberated. To which 
 purpdfehe thought it belt to go dwell at Epeirclc, as the fittelt place 
 to make war,or if inforced,to flye from;in which he had long fince fio- 
 red vp,whatfoeuer was nece(Iary(though mil vnder other pretexcs)fbr 
 either fortunes. Epeirele is a mountaine in the territory of Panormus,, 
 of certaine miles in compafte: the foote of it is rixt vpon Iteepe and rag- 
 ged rockes : but after the fides vpon thofe inaccefllble (tones arerai- 
 iedto a conucnient height ,it affords by degrees an eafier alcent,tillthou 
 comm'ft vpon the top to alargc plaine;in the which there is a knole fit- 
 ly placed,as it were,by nature for a Cittadell,that the former King had 
 fortified ; the reft of the mountaines top was peopled with a pretty 
 Towne/andbefides,with many fcattered and pleafanthoufes. On that 
 fide that lookes into the Sea,there was a Hauen (that had wrought it 
 felfe in among the ftones) able to receiue any ilYip : the entry tairely 
 eafic ; the water deepe,and by the mountaines comparing it about,fafe 
 from all weather. This Hauen lay fo vnder the command of the 
 Towne,as without their leaue that held it ,neither could any mips come 
 in,nor a thorow plith be parted which led from the Sea to the Towne; 
 but onthe fide that looks to Landward there were onely two paths,by 
 which it was poffible to clyme the mountaine, and them alio in the 
 fame manner defended. It was alfo a great ealcto the Inhabitants of 
 Epeircle, that where it had no buildings,it yeelded rich and flrtile pa- 
 ftures for cattell ; and that they might with reaion elieemc the fituati- 
 on a fauour of the Gods, they were prouided of plenty ofSprings,and 
 breathed a moft healthfull a ire, in which novenimous heaft did hue. 
 At the foote ofthe path that led from the Port, there flood an Image 
 of Ceres with a Crowneof Wheate-eares, & her Chariot with apaire 
 of flying Serpents yoked to it j as to admonifh fuch as pafled that way, 
 of being deuout,and not to goe on without falutingthe Deitie, nor to 
 neglect the confecrated ftone, which in Antike letters did make the 
 Goddcffefpeake after this manner: 
 
 // 
 
Lib. 2 • Iohn Barclay his ^irgenis. 
 
 If through all circuits where crook? t Nercusj7ow, 
 
 To me ad grounds their fruity alt Countries owe 
 
 Their peace full Lawes/ffafe by my command 
 
 From theeues all fruit es in woods and fields doe fl and : 
 
 This my defcruedpraife all Nations found t 
 
 Let mceliuefafc, and honour* don this ground. 
 
 Let no proud foe this Co aft depopulate : 
 
 This is my fc.xtejny Land beflort'dby Fate. 
 
 Tins pleafetme : nought but the plow- (hare wound 
 
 The fertile Earth : no other Armes here found. 
 
 This is my iuftrcquefl.tVho-ere dare try, 
 
 Wtllfnde of mee too prong an enemy. 
 
 lean bring fire ,and weapons : and to mine, 
 
 My coufin Nature all her powers fhallioyne. 
 
 Old Saturn's Childelam t by Ioue a Mother, 
 
 My Sonne in law rules Hell\ the Seajny Brother. 
 
 Meleander had vfed long before to lodge there ,as taken with the 
 plealantncffe ofthe place, and pretending a loueof hunting,whichthe 
 Countrey about did afford. The faithfulncffe of his fouldiers lay there 
 inGarrifbn; and left, if fortune fhould crolfc his purpofes,heealib 
 fhould hinder his efcaping,rnder diucrs pretexts he had brought ibme 
 ofthe Royall Galleys into that harbour. And making choifc of his 
 times,he had carried into that caftle whatfoeucr of value his predecef- 
 lors had gathered together: a great quantity of lcwcls,and many bran- 
 ches of CoralljVvhich they had flfhcd out ofthe next Sea joutlandith 
 Purple,vvhich in lcuerall ages being gotten together, the oyly Murcx 
 with her tincture had preferued, and kept faire. Gold and filuer Plate, 
 whereof but few were of new worke: the grent number of a more 
 rude fafnion were rcfrcc-tcd for antiquities fake. OfCoyncs there was 
 nofireat ftore,thc Ticaiury being exhaufted by the Princes bounty, 
 Which yet at lcngth,the doubt or what was to come,had much aba- 
 ted. 
 
 The King to Argents onely had difcouercd his intentions ; that hee 
 purpofed to rcuengc the wrongs done to his Regal! authority. Jf Li- 
 cogencs and the other principals ofthe faction could,vndci pretence of 
 any fcucralloccafio i& bedrawne together to the Court (ton-sow they 
 were departed into icucrall quarters of ,hc Country) that he would 
 bring them all to their triali ..and pi-mfh them. To this end lie had cho- 
 fen Epcirde,asmoit conuer.icnt,whichboth commanded the Coun- 
 trey about it,and held the Sea free. Perhaps,this flwpcncfle will make 
 the refttofloopCjWhonowprefumingofmy clemency ,are bold toof- 
 
 G 2 fend. 
 
8 1 Iohn Barclay his \_Argems. Lib 2. 
 
 fend. But if the wane fhall be rcuiued with more fury, and mydeuice 
 proue vntbrtunate , I will quit this moft ingratefull Land, and 
 imbarking with thee in my Gallics the reft of my treafures, will faile 
 into Africa; neither fhall wee want there fome that entertaine me, 
 thou°h 1 fly : and either my felfe being lo aged, or thou in thefe yeeres 
 not w orthy of this calamity, fhall appcafe fortunes rage. If this euill 
 fortune befall vs, I will entruft Epeir&e onely to Eftrymedes, he fhall 
 with a number of felected men defend it to the laft. In the meane 
 time ( my Chikle) Sicily fhall be plagued for our iniuries , and being 
 tome m peices v\ ith bitter hatred among the confpirators themlelues, 
 the common people alfo finding their error, will with a fad account 
 reckon what wee were, what they arc. For neuer will they agiee in 
 fharing the rewards of their wickedneffe, nor will they all linke them-- 
 felues to Lkogenes. Many there are which wifhed I might be fhaken, 
 not ouerthrowne. So being by the eares among themfelues, part of 
 them will caft their eyes vponvs, and our returne will (perhaps) bee 
 wrought by them, by whofe difloyaltie we were forced to fly. Then 
 in the meane while, Argents, retire thy felfe into that Fort : fori am 
 aftaid that we muftfuddenly make an offenftue warre, oc ftand vpon 
 our defence. One thing be carefull of, that thou receiue not into thy 
 company any woman,of whole faithfulneflfe thou art not affured. It 
 is enough for vs (Daughter) to be hurt by the treachery of men. 
 
 To thefe Argenu commending the braue refblution of her father, 
 and perfwading him to try his fortune in a renowned warre, fhee ad- 
 ded,that fhe had hitherto with her heft care taken heede that no wo- 
 man whofe difpoiition was not well knowne,(hould haue eafie accede 
 to her familiarity. But after they were parted, fhee began with her 
 lelfe diligently to confider what woman the King aduried her to take 
 heed of, or which of thofe that ferued her, were difliked by him: And 
 prefently acquainted Seienijja with it, not knowing it was fhcc,that 
 being in doubt of Ttmociea, had with fecrct craft rendred her fuf- 
 pe£fed to m>Ulcandcr. And then the fubtill old woman(though lhee 
 was glad her cunning profpered lb well) didfalfely faine to isirgenis, 
 that Trie wondred who had put thofe doubts into Meleanders head. 
 But the caufcof her aimingat Tmioclea was this: Sheibundthat Ar- 
 gents was taken with the good offices whkh.Timoclea had done for 
 'foliarchtufr feared left her freflh,& moft pleafmg merits fhould bring 
 the Lady into a ncerer degree of fauour with hcr,thcnher old acquain- 
 tance held. Vexed thertore with the flings of enuie,fhe turned her felfe 
 to the malice and mifchiefes which are familiar in Courts. Yet did fhe 
 fpeake nothing openly againft Timocleafox both her cunning and her 
 bufincffe had beene loft, if Ar genii fTtould hauc difcouered her fraud. 
 
 Befides 
 
L ib 2. Iohn Barclay bis Argenis. g 3 - 
 
 Befides fhee knew that fhe mould be the more mifchicuous an enemy 
 to the Lady, if it were not knowne that fhe hated her. Shce therefore 
 had aIledgeddiuersreafons,toprouethatit was heft for Argenis ei- 
 ther to forbeare doing her any fauours. or at left to delay them. Wilt 
 thou (faid fhe) hanz'Ttmoclca know that fhc is thus rewarded for hi- 
 ding T'oliarchu ? wilt thou that the priuatc coucnants of loue be- 
 tweene her and thee fhall bee knowne to many ? Thou fhak truely 
 doe more difcreetly, if as out of thine owne dilpohtionthou fauour 
 her in fbme reafbnablc mcafure ; that fhc may belecue thy benefits to 
 be a courtefie,not a reward. But let her continue at her owne houfe ; 
 fuch an iniurie of thy family would not bee vnfufpeded. I fuppofe 
 (which the Gods alio graunt) that it neuer come without danger to be 
 knowne to the common people,that fhc iaued To/tarchus. But what 
 will this ftranger, Archombrotsts ? He knowes how much fhc deler- 
 ued of him; and will he not perceiue that thou payed her the reward 
 for it, iffo fuddenly thou doe it? 
 
 With thefe and more of the fame Seknifpt prouided for her felfe ga- 
 ther then for her fofter-childe ; efteeming the height of fauour, in 
 which fhee ttoodvtterlyouerthrowne, if there were any befides her 
 felfe, from whom nothing fhould be concealed : but fo craftily, and lb 
 handfomely (hee went about it, as fhe feemed onely to be carefull of 
 Argenis, The perpetuall and balcfull mifchiefes or Princes ; which 
 when fuch as are in fauour, vnder colour of helping or aduifing , doe 
 fatisfie their enuie , and fometimes magnifie thole they hate, with 
 praifes, that when they intend to fpeake Ul, they may bee the better 
 beleeued : So that S'kniffa in priuate raifed thole fufpitions which 
 the King had apprehended againft Tinwclea; that fhee had in times 
 part fauoured Licogenes >znd notwithftanding was beloued by the vn- 
 wary Argenis* And to Argenis fhee would mingle the praifes and me- 
 rits of the Lady, with the fhewofthe danger ,which in preferring her, 
 didfeeme to be worth fearing : And for that in part it was true that 
 file put her in minde of it,tooke that effec\thatT«wtt7*4 found fcarcc 
 any more grace with Argents then before : fauing that fometimes, 
 when as fhe accuftomcd,fhe came to vifit her, fhe did vfe her famili- 
 arly ,and at her departure made her fome prcfent, alwayes feeking a fit 
 occafion for (hewing her bounty. 
 
 About that time Argenis ,as fhe was commanded, Iburranes accom- 
 paning her, who then by chance vpon fome occation of bu fineffe was 
 at the Court, went to Epeircle. Not long after, CMelear.der, when hec 
 was going thither, ranne a great hazzard of his life, whether by the 
 trechery of his owne people, or by the will or the deftinics, labouring 
 » procure grace and fauour with him for tAtrchombrotns. There was 
 
 G 3 a Lake 
 
g £ Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib.2. 
 
 a Lake not aboue a mile about,the bankes whereof were plaine,and e- 
 uen ; but a little further in the water very deepe, and the bottome mi- 
 rye. The Kings Coachman turned downe towards it, as choofing it 
 for the fairer way. The many Chariots which had paflfedthat way, 
 hauing made in the ground many cart-rakes, left no reafon to feare at 
 all: when, behold, the Kings Coach-horfes, either taking a fright of 
 themfelues, or ftung with the Gnats of thofe Fennes, or elfe by tre- 
 cheryot their guider, fhaking their manes, and dangeroufly cafting 
 vp their heads, ranne headlong into the Lake: all thole which were in 
 the traine,with a fearefullfhrike crying out, but a few offering to helpe 
 him; either with feare in a time not fit for it,takingcare of themfelues, 
 or that the defperate face of fo fudden a danger benumming them,had 
 \ bereft them ofall naturall powers. Among thofe which with faith- 
 fulneiTe followed the Chariot, as it violently ran where no way was; 
 no man made fo much fpeed as zsfrchombrotus : one while he called 
 vpon the Coach-man to pull at his horfes heads; another to the King, 
 to leapc out of his Chariot into the water, which yet was not a mans 
 he ight deepe. In the meane time the Chariot went on, and now the 
 water had couered the fourewheeles. But then Arcbembrotttsvi'\t\\% 
 manly daring, becaufe his horfe hindered by the water,made not hafte 
 enough, leap'd from his backe into the water, and at length with all 
 fpced getting vp to the Chariot in fo iult an inftant, pulled Meleattder 
 (who was willing to be fo freed)by his clothes behind,out of the Cha- 
 riot,thataimoftinthe fame moment (the Lake growing in that place 
 deepe with a downe-rightpoole) fwallowed vpboth the Chariot an4 
 all the Korfes. The weight of the King falling out of the Chariot , did 
 ouerthrow lArchombrotm , helped aho with the flippery bottome of 
 fat clay_, and the motion of the water which came to their (boulders: 
 Neither did the King leiTe ftriue to get firme footing; fo as if they 
 were wreftling, they had hold of one another, when now euenyeel- 
 ding to the water that was got aboue them,the neereit of their friends 
 drew them out. 
 
 When Mefoander was come to land, the image of fo great a danger 
 ashehadefcaped,appearedbothtohimfelfe and thofe which were 
 about him more horrid. That especially augmented his horrour, 
 that hauing no skill in fwimming,he had certamely beene loft , if Ar- 
 chombrotus defpifing his owne fafety,had not (as it were) turned the 
 danger vpon himfelTe; they all beganne to wonder more, that hee in 
 the Kings danger fo neglected himlelre, a young man, a ftranger,not 
 tyed by any benefits, nor by any La wes; when fo many of his owne 
 Nation and bound to him, had failed. This good turne,as it ought,did 
 principally mouc the King : hec held greedily and embraced hjm, 
 
 blufhing 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay bis ^rgenis. % j 
 
 blufhing at his owne praiies;and being before by fo brauc a difpofition 
 inforced to louc him, he was glad that by this accident hec had a way 
 open to knit him to himfelr with a new, and not to be enuied dcarenes. 
 In the mcane time the Kings Coachman with difmayed lookes,came to 
 the Banke;when Erifihenes hailing long before thundrcd againfthim in 
 words,drawinghis fvvordjas ifto punilhhim forindangermgthe King 
 when no man was aware ofit,with a fuddcn blow flew the wretched 
 man.He fell dead into the water,thc young men that were there highly 
 applauding it : but thefe things did not pleale the wife fort : for if this 
 were not happened by the treachery of the Coachman, why was the 
 m'rferable wretch cruelly murdered? ifhee wasguilty,wlvynotbein» 
 examined, not hauing reuealed his complices, was hee withaneafie 
 death deliuered from torture and punifhment? Did then onely Erifl- 
 henes loue the King,that he made himlelfe the executioner offo fwifta 
 reuenge ? Then they apprehended, that the Coachman bemghired by 
 the faction of Licogenes, had aimed at the Kings life by this villany ; 
 and becaule the deftinies had croft: their trayterous purpofe, left hee 
 fhould be compelled to difcouer the confpiracy,wasby Erifihenes, Li- 
 cogeMs hisfriend, remoued out of the way. But the power ofEnfike* 
 *»*/, and the time not yet ripe for reuenge, compeld,though vnwiiling, 
 Aie/eander to diffemble with fo quiet and plealingafaftiion, as not 
 Erifihenes hirnfelfe could perceiue,that he was at ail lufpeclcd. 
 
 When they came toEpeir&e, the Towne was full of Noblemen, 
 commingto congratulate with the King for his efcape : Meleander 
 concealing his thoughts,and forcing hirnfelfe to all manner of cheare- 
 fulnefle. In the number of Licogenes his chiefe friends, were Olo- 
 odemm and Erifihenes ,by him raited to a degree of mighty power : for 
 Erifihenes was by Meleander made high Treafurer, who knew well, 
 that he fumifrit an enemy with that ftrcngth ; but fo the prefent times, 
 and the diffimulation which he had begun to pra£tiie,did require.^/*. 
 odemus\aA the gouernment of all the Countrey that lyeth about the 
 Promontory or Pachines. Thefe hauing appointed to themfelues their 
 feuerall parts of the treafon, attended diuers things; undO/sodewus 
 with Lkogenes was abfent from the Court,being employed to corrupt 
 Sicily. Eriffh'nes vnder colour of executing his office, was there watch- 
 ing the Kings intentions. It was certaine, that among thefe there was 
 deuided the maine ftrength of the enemie. The King although he had 
 refolued what to doe,did yetdefireto know what Cieobulw liis opini- 
 on was ; he vied alfo much theaduice otEwymecles; and Archombro- 
 r«/wasinhigheftfaiour with him. Thefe three being called to him 
 in priuate,the King hauing Ar^ems with him, 1b fpake, as did not let 
 his minde De knowne,lcft with that preiudging,theliberrjc of opining 
 
 G 4 mould 
 
8 8 Iohn Barclay bis Argents. Lib.2 . 
 
 fhould be loft,if they mould be afraid to crofTe the Kings opinion, or 
 beleeue thatinvaine they fhould go about to diflfwade him. He (hew- 
 ed in what cftate the affaires of Sicily did then Hand : that the Peace 
 was more pernicious then the former wane : that forefeeing this, hec 
 hadfortified,and furnifbt thatFortreflfe of Epeir£te,in which they then 
 "werejthat he knew ,the weight of fo dangerous a rebellion refted vpon 
 a few heads.Now he inquired what they would aduife him to. None 
 of them in bufineffe of fuch importance durftfpeakfirft,till theKing,in 
 reipeel: of his age,and his well tryed wifedome,commanded CUobttlfts 
 to aeliuer his opinion. Then he : We muft (faith he)either doe braue- 
 ly,or as it were blindfold, expert a fudden deftruition, vertueinthe 
 meane, will now bee a vice in thee. Neither beleeue, that if thou take 
 reuenge vpon thefe enemies,thou (halt blemifh thy fame,or offend the 
 Gods. For Licogencs did firft breake the couenant of your Leagues, 
 and his punifhment will make them change, that either contemne or 
 hate thee. We know, that the Cities haue been fbllicked to rebell; that 
 the fbuldiers enrolled,are almoft vnder their Colours. What doft thou 
 flay for? till there be nothing vninfecled in Sicily. Art thou afraid to 
 difturbe their fcarce ripe preparations ? Or doeft thou fuperftitioufly 
 attend till thou bceft commanded to yeeldthy throate to the fword ? 
 Thou haft Erifihencs here ; fend for Licogenes, and Olobdemus, as to 
 confent of a fudden and weighty affaire : if they come,as guilty of high 
 treafbn,immcdiately take their Hues. If they refufe,as ftubbornely di£- 
 obedient,purfue them that arc not altogether ready for it, withaiuft 
 and (peed y war re. To thefe words of Cleobttlus, Eurimedes added, 
 that he would vndertake, that fixe thoufand Foot, and Hue hundred 
 Horfe mould be faithfull,and at his command. That thefe were partly 
 in the Guard,partly in the Garrifon of Epeir£te ; the reft were diftri- 
 buted in Panormus, and the Caftle of Epipolis;that the little Army of 
 old fouldicrs was bctter,then any frefh-water men that Licegenes could 
 raife. And where the Kings Colours flew,there was no doubt but ma- 
 ny would ioyne themfclues to the better fide. While they thus difcour- 
 fed, Archombrotus being pleafed with this confultation of arming, and 
 thinking it a place fit to dare fomething ioxToliarchtu : I (faid hee) 
 that am both a ftranger^and a young man,doe not difpute of the maine 
 queftion : but ifyouhauea minde towarre, why doe your efufe the 
 aide which may be your o wne ?Why before the tryall,do you diminifh 
 your owne forces ? Toli^rchus ,who by the enuy oiLkogenes was dri- 
 uenaway, there is not this day one of theibuldiers which doth not 
 wifh recalled ; befides, that hee is great in the ArteofWarre,anda 
 Name redoubted by the enemy : be affurcd^that his returne and fight, 
 as an Omen of good fortune and fafcty, will render the Army more 
 
 prompt, 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay bis ^Argents, 89 
 
 prompt,and forward to any cxploite vvhatlbeuer. Truly I thinke it fit 
 he be fought out and(excufing the neceffity ofthe times that draue him 
 hence) inuited to a new Vittorie. 
 
 While he fpake in this manner confidently for T oliarchus y Argents 
 beheld him efpecially glad for that Meieander did heare him mod 
 willingly. That none therefore might hinder fo faire and hopeful! be- 
 ginnings,fhe added,that Arftdas flood in the fame eftate that To/tar- 
 chus did ; of whom all report that he remaine in Italy,as if he was ba- 
 nifhed. Nor is he with any other crime chargcd,then that hee carried 
 TolUrchta away. Of Arfidas his faithfulncfle (Sir) thou doeft no: 
 doubt at all ; and perhaps in this fa6t he hath deferued better of vs,then 
 ofPoliarckfis. If yet he be counted an offender,I make it my fute,that 
 you will grant him to me ; although fo long as PolUrchtu is reckoned 
 a condemned man, or a delinquent, he cannot be acquitted. Argents 
 being thus bent to defend e^r//*/<tf,becaufe it wasconioyned with the 
 bufineffe of To/iarchw^W ofthem,for the Princeffe her fake,did wil- 
 lingly content to ha- motion. The King then: That the Gods (laid he) 
 take care of our affaires, I doe euen by this vnderftand ; that with an 
 admirable agreement in your opinion8,you haue aduifod mee to the 
 fame that with my fclfe I hadrefoluedto doe. Let therefore the wane 
 againft Licogenesbt decree d,if without trouble hee cannot bee taken 
 and punifht as a Tray tor. For ToUarchtu and ArfidAs y \ long fince in 
 my iudgement declared them guiltleffe. It remaines,thatwee thinke 
 by what meancs we may rccouer them both againe.They all thought, 
 that fome man of well kno wne faithfulnefTe, was to bee lent with pre- 
 fentsto Toliarchtu, tointrcathim, that as {bone as there was any ftir- 
 ring againft Ltco^es, hec would returne into the Hand. Things thus 
 determined of,the King difmift the Councell, commanding them all to 
 conceale carefully whatfocuerthey knew, or had heard. But Argents , 
 after the falhion of Lo'uers,bcing euer either reioycing,or fad immode- 
 rately ,did openly (he w her contentment,which beyond her hope was 
 offered her ; and her father ignorant of the caule ; I like (faid hee) 
 Daughter,the prefage: fince we fell into thefe ill fortunes ,this is the firft 
 time that I haue feenc thee merry, or with a chearefull countenance. 
 It was now toward Euening,and Archombrotta y 2,si;onhemo{{ part 
 he vfed to doe,went into the Kings Orchard towalke. There ,as hee 
 wandred alone in the Alleys bctweene the trees,he called to minde the 
 night,inwhich with Poliarchm he was intertained byTimoclea, at her 
 houlc: amongother things, he remembred the change both of voyce 
 and countenance,which hee found in Poliarchm y when hee queftioned 
 him of Argents. For when Archombrotm had conrtrucd that as a figne 
 of Ioue,aftcrward the affaires th*t fo waightily paffed vponthem, put 
 
 it 
 
p3 Iohw Barclay bis ^Afrgenis. L ib . 2 
 
 m _ - — 
 
 it out of his thoughts; and fo much the rather as he did not beleeue ic 
 to be aieciprocah amity betweenethem,but only a young mansmad- 
 neiTein Poliarchus. But now heemore diligently did reuolue all that 
 had paffed ; that Poliarcbtfs at the name of A r ?enisjms twice difmay- 
 ed : twice quethoncd of the Ladyes age, and fafhion of liuing, had 
 anfwered briefly ,and fo as you might know hisminde to bee vnfettled, 
 her name being in the difcourfe. While this was in his thoughts,he rc- 
 membredthat Argcnis defending Arjidas to her father in her feriouf- 
 neife,and fuing for him,was all on fire But what fact Arfidus had done, 
 did belong to Poliarchus his affaire. Thefe things being waighed on 
 both fides, Archomhrotus began to fufpe&,that there was a fecret neer- 
 nefle betweene thermthe vertues then of Poliarc bus came into his mind, 
 and whatfoeuer might raife himtofb great a hope, or perfw r ade with 
 At genu .That his difcent was concealed, there might fome Greatnefle 
 neuertheleffe be in him .For neither am I(faidhe)the fole man, whofe 
 birth and eftate is not to be valued by this maske ofdiiTembling t which 
 Ihaueputon. But while he calls to minde the beauty and fortunes of 
 Argentina with a filent applaufe doth many times celebrate Poliarchus 
 his good hap in fuch a Loue,he began to like and admire thofe things, 
 which he hadbefore,without being moued by them, quietly beheld: 
 for what was there to be found more beaukifull, then Argcnis} who 
 euer to fuch a grace,and fo great birth,had added fo many vertues? were 
 there no hereditary right ofhers,but that out of all the virgins of Sicily, 
 the moft deferuing were to bee elected? there would be none worthy 
 to be raifed to the Crowne before her .Her wifdomc,modefty, difcourfe 
 beyond her fexe; her beauty almott diuine. Then Archombrotus re- 
 turned to himfelfe,neither did he efteeme his quality (which alfo was 
 no vnfit fuel! to his neere flames)vnworthy of fuch a hope.This he con- 
 sidered not,as one that wasfalling in loue,but as idle;yet not dilpropor- 
 tioned,or vnreafonable defires.Thus by degrees he was taken,awd with 
 a curious delight tyed to the imagination of thefe things ; not knowing 
 that if he denied to befree,and a conqueror, he had need of much for- 
 titude in thefe beginnings oflouing. As much as he liked and loued Ar- 
 genitfo much was abatedandgrownecold the friendfhip, which had 
 before linked him to Poliarchus, At the firft,enuy,afterward the fick. 
 nefTe of emulation growing vponhim.So did hepenfiue, and his foule 
 made acaptiue,leaue the Orchard,which free and happy he hadentred. 
 To render his malady more vehement,he defiring(as a comfort to him) 
 folitarineffe in that trouble,fupt alone. For when filent,and in priuate 
 hee heard none but Louefpeake, by little and little hee gauehimfelfe 
 vp to thofe cares,which within a very few dayes did torture him(a Lo- 
 uer) without meafure with fuch paines,as before he had neuer tryed. 
 
 While 
 
Lib.2. Iohn Barclay hisx^irgems. 01 
 
 While thefe things pafle at the Court, with no leffecare Licogenes, 
 and his party go about to put in execution the mifchiefc they haa plot- 
 ted. He going vnder diucrs pretences to the prmcipall Cities,admoni- 
 fhed the Magistrates, when they were iolly, hauing been tcaftcd by 
 him,not to fuffer the publike Liberty to be betrayed : That Sicilv was 
 indangered with moft pernicious practices : That they fhould remem- 
 ber they liued vnder a Kingdomc, not a Tyranny. Nor did he fpeake 
 any thing of the King,but fb ambiguoufly,as cuento Meleanders felfe 
 he might excufe it. When he percciued them to be mooued with thefe 
 words,as more familiarly he would let fall fbmething with fighcs ei- 
 ther in publike,and that imperfect, or to the chiefeof them infecret, 
 that he might feeme with a pious carefuluelTe, to doubt more then he 
 durft diuulgc. Thus not a few began to looke vpon him, as the maine 
 Prop of the Countrcy,and with a dull care, to flight and lothe LMcle- 
 ander; efpecially when it was fpred among the people, one while 
 that their owne Counttimen being defpifed, {hangers were preferred 
 tothechiefe Offices of State : another,that the Cu (Tomes and Tributes 
 were increafed : finally, that Maflacres were intended by the Prince, 
 hating them for the former Warre. Befides thefe dcuices, the Priefts 
 torruptcd with bribes, were of no meane vfe to him ; who forging 
 fignes of diuination and prefages,did turnethofe bodings into fuperfti- 
 tion, whether by the people in common, or by any priuate perfon a fa- 
 crifice were flaine,the beholders were terrified with counterfeited pro- 
 digies : now that the Liuer wanted a Head ; now that the natural! or- 
 der being broken, the Lappets of it did appeare out of their owne 
 place ; and euer then an alteration was at hand, and the change much 
 to the better ; but that the Gods were pleafed with nothing that then 
 was in the State. Bcfides thefe fictions, there happened prodigies not 
 falfe nor fained, which did foretell the rniferies to come,and that with- 
 out delay. For both it rained Stones ; and in fome places two Sunnes 
 appeared. But a few of thofe Itrange things made innumerable fained 
 ones be belieuedrthat men raflily did either feare,or giue credit to them 
 all.Which eftate of that miferable people, acertaine Poet himlelfe not 
 free from the common frenzie,thus defcribed. 
 
 Forbeare you gods, the xvell-ioyrid frame fvndo 
 Of things ,and tb' Earth with prodigies ore- threw • 
 Heau'nsframc is chang'd. In tti Aire's affrighted face 
 Hobgoblins flye,andenuious Comets blaze. 
 Loft ts the Winters cold, the Springs rich bride \ 
 The Dog ftarre layes his voontedheat afidc. 
 So in the World's fi*ft infancy the Snnne % 
 
 7et 
 
9 1 Iohn Barclay bis \^4rgems. Lib.2 . 
 
 Tetjoung,hi* courfe through th'vnknowne heau'ns did run. 
 
 Oft skillejfe of his charge ,0ft did hee erre 
 
 The waies vnk»owne,andfo confound the yeare. 
 
 Behold,how blache a Cloud to darke the sky 1 
 
 Fire-breathing i£tna lifts : the Sea fwoln high, > 
 
 The South-wind rolls a Jhore on Sicily . j 
 
 Such was the f care jvheu once the Seas rough hand 
 
 Dif-ioyn'dthis Ilandfromth'ltz]izn Land. 
 
 Great are the Gods portents Jbut greater farre 
 
 Our inward feares. All menmif-giuersare. 
 
 Death y Warre t and future Ruine all fore-fee. 1 
 
 Whether in vs this madnejfe natiue he, > 
 
 Or from the Gcdsjvhy thus prolong doe wee j 
 
 Our pained To armes % thecruell deities 
 
 T' appeafejvith a deferring facrifice. 
 
 Let bloudourfacrificing weapons fiaine, 
 
 To glut the Gods/tnd life bj death obtaine. 
 
 About this time it was reported to the King,that Licogenes held (ecret 
 correfpondence with the Hiperephanij ; and fome were afraid, left to 
 make vfe of their forces, he would presently abiure his Country Religi- 
 on. By chance,w hen thefc things were fpoken of, Archombrotus was 
 with Iburranes, with whom by fome acquaintance, but efpecially 
 by the commendation of Meleander, he was growne familiar; they 
 were walking in the Kings gallery ,and Archombrotus being a Granger 
 to the State of Sicily, when he had fometimes heard the Hiperepha- 
 nij named; asked him, what difference there was betweene them and 
 the other Inhabitants of Sicily; why their names, their purpofes, and 
 their forces were feuered, Iburranes defiring to informe the young 
 man fully, paufed a little, and then "began thus: We haue giuen this 
 name to them of Hiperephanij, out ofthe nature of their fuperftition; 
 their faction troublefbme to Princes, was in our daies begun,hauingonc 
 Vflmulca for their author. He defpifing the Religion, which hath euer 
 been profefled in Sicily, was bold to bring in a new one, and trouble 
 the quiet of fuch minds, as either pride or too much fimplicitie made 
 fit for him to prey vpon. Some therefore were ambitious of diffenting 
 with fuch a Teacher,from the beliefeof their anceftours : others were 
 decciued by hiseloquence,mingled with a fhew of piety. To thefe was 
 added a furious loue of nouelty ,fo blinding their foules, that the barba- 
 rous deuices of Vfimulca wanted not thole that commended them ; not 
 out ofthe wilde and furtheft parts ofthe world, but (which is to be ad- 
 mired)eXien ofthe fofter children of Sicily. Although there be nothing 
 
 more 
 
Lib.2. Iohn Earclay bis Ksirgcnis. p$ 
 
 more vgly then thofe Monfters with which he polluted hisfchoolcs,thac 
 I am afhamed to relate nis madncs,lb ful of contumely to the Gods.Hc 
 denyecl that any man commits a finne,but he whom the Gods compel! 
 to do k,and haue predefined him ro the fame : that howfocuer thou 
 ftriue againlt finne, be innocent in thy life among men, and liberall in 
 theferuiceoftheGods, he yet arrirmes, that by this pictie thou art 
 made nothing the dearer to the Gods. For that all theie arc not the 
 vertue that doth render men acceptable to the Oods, but onely the 
 Hgnesofthatvertue. Further,that there is no difference in finnes, but 
 in them that commit them: for thole with whom the Gods were dii- 
 pleafed,fhould they but fteale a few Pot-herbs, did deferue whatfbe- 
 uer the Furies, as the, Poets make them, could inflict: but theodicrs, 
 not with Parricide, not with Jnccft, could flake the friendfhip which 
 the Godi, had contracted with them. So from the famemyerofiinne 
 thefc to come out vntoucht, thofe polluted and filthy;as if thou docft 
 thru/t vnder water any kinde of water-fowlc, thou in3y(t pull them 
 out with drie feathers ; where other birds in the lame water, and held 
 thercalefTe time, doe lciethe fafliion and vie or their wings: other 
 frenfies o£Jfim*lca, I forbeareto fpeake of; nor would thefc mon- 
 flrous things haue found followers any longer time, had they not hap- 
 pened vpon the infancy of our Kings,in which for the mod part, thofe 
 which arc of turbulent humors,can neither be kept from ill, nor puni- 
 fhed for it. Thisdifeate was increafed by the eagernefle ot the factions, 
 and fome of the Nobility made themfelues Leaders of the Hipeivpha- 
 nij,that then were in anvprore. But then inmoft wofull manner was 
 Sicily from the one end to the other, plagued with C iuill Armcs ; 
 andasmanya6louedthelicencioufnesofrebcllion,rcuolted to the Hi. 
 perephanijjbeing bold alio to bring their Colours into the field againlt 
 the King; themfelues. Nothing then efcaped their furie : the Altars of 
 the Gods were trodden vnder foot ,their Temples raced,the Towns de- 
 faced with fire,and the nouelty of their doctrine confecrated to the Fu- 
 ries, in the blood oftheirowneCountrimen.So many yercs being parr, 
 iince thou mayeft yet fee the Cities,as it were mutilated, the roofes and 
 pinaclesofthe Temples being broken downe,which they haue flic wed 
 their rage vpon. In thofe garboiles they did (o feparate, and in a fort 
 diuorcc themfelues from the other Sicilians, that as making another 
 Countrey,and another people, not. in making of Peace and Leagues, 
 would they fincerely communicate with the reft of the Nation; and be- 
 ing toffed by their vnquiet dilpofition, they alwayes either threaten 
 \Varre,orfearcit. 
 
 Their minds thus affe£ted,Tvhat free power of command doeft thou 
 thinke,the. Kings could haueouei them ? Cities, Souldier^Haucn nry 
 
 almoit 
 
9 4 John Bar clay bis Argents. L ib . 2 . 
 
 almort whole Prou'mces,thc pofieited, out of which they difdainefidly 
 coniultjhow much they may with their owne conueniency fpare the 
 Kin<>,how farre deipite and rctiitc him. If either for his wanes, or o- 
 thefaffaircs^thcy promife their afliftance as meriting thank s,they brag 
 ofthat fidelity ,forgctting,that of good iubie&s thole couenants are not 
 required,neithcr that they mould jieed fo often to renew them,if once 
 they were firme and ftable, farrclike confederates, then fubieets they 
 aide, & are either friends to the Kings defigncs,oragainft themrthus do 
 they carry thcmielues,as Arbiters both of the Kings and the Gods,pro- 
 portioning what they owe to eithcr,notby the Lawesandcuftomesof 
 their Countrey,but by their owne humours. How great plagues this 
 contagion doth threaten to Sicily ,ifno man mould informe thee, thou 
 wouldelt ealily fee. For as thole hatreds are inoft irreconcileable,that 
 burue out ofthe contentions of different Religions; it is with rcafon to 
 be feared,that atone time or at other, the Hipcrephanij, what with 
 their owne forces they cannot, though with the deftruction of their 
 owne Ccuntrey, willlceke toobtaine, by inuiting forraine Nations, 
 and thoie that cnuie vs, not more to the warre,then to the prey ,and as 
 it \vere,to the poffeflion of Sicily. But if the Gods, being more merci- 
 full,preferue vs from that; yet how great are thofe which we both fee 
 andfeele? If children bee offended with their Parents; if Noblemen 
 with the King,immediately they with a counterfeit profcflion, throwe 
 themfelucs into the Se£t,as a certaine kind of infranchifement ; not be- 
 ing ignorant, that therein they principally hurt themfelues, but at fo 
 high a price they arc content to buy the torturing of fuch as they ma- 
 ligne. VVhat mould I fpeake of the Vcftall Nunnes ? What ofthe 
 Priefts? When they grow weary of liuingchafte, they prefently re- 
 nounce their Religion,and hired with the reward of inceltuous marri- 
 ages,betakc themfelues to the Hipercphanij.With thefe examples, and 
 that libertie of difputing and lining, the common fort arc made to wa- 
 uer; that firft,what Gods there are , or how to be worshipped, they 
 are in doubt; and ftraight with an ignorant,and wicked arrogance,doe 
 hold nothing facredmothing certaine ofthe Gods. So by this impiety, 
 the feruice ofthe Gods dothf uffer,and withall,it frets into the peace of 
 the Common wealth , and waftcth the ftrength ofdifeafed Sicily, 
 which will ncuer recouer her former vigour, except nrttthe Hipere- 
 phanij being reftored to their right wits,this wound be skinned. 
 
 Then Archombronis- But (laitn he) why doc the Sicilians forbeare 
 with all their force at once to imother this fire ?or why are they loth 
 'withiuft Armestocutoff this Impofture, which with a molt pernici- 
 ous infection eates further into them ? In troth, I that am a Stranger 
 heiCjdoe make offer of my hand and fword to the bufineffe. Neither 
 
 will 
 
L lb. 2. John Barclay his ^irgems. p ^ 
 
 will I belccue,that I fhal cuer offer a more pleafing facrin"ce,then wftcn 
 I fhal powre out their blood to the Gods; or they through my wounds 
 (hall take aflay of" mine. It isrcalbn thatthou iliouldeil fpeakethis 
 lbnrranesf.0 Ulfe/eander t ind as thou canft pcrfwade him to this wan 
 Jiurranes fmiled. And I commend (faith hc)thy earnetmeifc, kindled 
 by thy young feruor. In times paft,many hauc been of the fame opini- 
 on ; vntill by the eucnt of things it appeared,that as cei taine crcarurcs 
 arenounfhed with poyibn, io this Sec} grovves ilrongcr with the 
 publike calamities, and is tatted with vvarre and flauphter.That thei- 
 fore thy aduice may be more milde, heare me a little, Arckombretxs. 
 Many doe now fauour Vfimulca (lightly, who if with force or mena- 
 ces they fhall be commanded to quit his doclrinc,will more ftraighrly 
 embrace that Sect as oppreifcd-, and then with afecretluft of bcino 
 free in their opinion,and betides of being oppofite to the Lawcs ofthe 
 Land, will obltinately wed themfelues to the faction. So with indio_ 
 nation,andthe tempelt of partaking-, they will indeed luck vp that lu- 
 perftition into their minds ; which if no man had prcft then), they 
 would either carcle fife haue neglected, or looking quiet'y vponit,of 
 their owne accord haue condemned. That as threads of themfelues 
 (lender, which when they arc loofe,thoumayftealuybrcake ; but if 
 with a violent wreathing thou doeft twine them together, the more 
 hard thou ftraine them, the more Itrongly they hold together, and in 
 the end become a cord, which thou wilt ncuer be able to breakc: So 
 thefe in their owne nature more negligent-of their own tide,and which 
 with delay would become moretractablc to vs, when they fee the 
 fword bent againlt their bofom J^ioyning them to a tbrced(that is as 
 they account it) a fhamcfull re£antation,they furioufly ioyne thcielucs 
 to their own fide,and tying themfelues in a knot of confpiring,cro w to 
 the itrength of a whole Nation, hardly to bee refilled. For then the 
 infection fprcads it felfe among more, then can either be indited as 
 guiltie,or called to their tnall by an Officer. And befides,this Sect of 
 the Hipercphanij, not with fuifring and obeying(as thofe belt 3nd pri- 
 mitiue ones) doih leckc to grow greater,but eafily perfvvaded to ftirre 
 and rife in rebellions, doth vie to maintaine,and make good their mif- 
 chietes with no little effulion of blood. And Sicily is full of Youth, 
 which now leuity, now want, now the loue of Armes doth fo trans- 
 port ; that not caring for right, or their owne honour, they will cnrolc 
 themlclues with the taction, andfcearc Armes with them, though a- 
 gaiulf the Gods and al mankind.In this fort many , while Armes are ftir- 
 ring in hopeoffpoile,ioyne thcfeluesto the Hipercphanij who in Peace 
 would renounce them ; and the Kings making wane vponthem, doe 
 create more new delinquents, then they can cut off fr«Lthe old number. 
 
 Mu'ft 
 
9 5 Iohn Ba relay his ^irgenis. L ib. 2 . 
 
 Mufttben (faid Archombratiti) this banc of the Kingdome bee in- 
 durcd ? and wh Je the venomc fpreads it felfe mult you itay till all the 
 members ofit be deftroyed ? at lealtin the phynck,how dangerous Co- 
 eueryou make it,therc can be nothing more grieuous to be feared, 
 then this dead killing delay. But lourrmes ; There are (faid he) other 
 deukes ydrcbetnbrMttSjZnd thole more certaine, by which Sicily may 
 be denied of this ftaine. But the deliinies haue giuen that abilitie of 
 doing this cure onely to Kings ; and wee hope, that the pietic and 
 care of Meleani.tr , will make the rage of this difeale to abate, fo 
 that thefe Ciuill warres once come to an end,which haue euer added 
 much to the Hiperephanij. Lithe peace ,quiet,and happy eftate of the 
 Kingdome, t hey are to bee tamed ; in which time they haue nothing, 
 which by robbing the whole land, they may giue to their vncer- 
 taine, and feditious affiftants; and that not being fharpenedbythe 
 eagcrneffe of their aduerfaries, their owne is much lenitied. And of 
 the chiefe of them, many haue their eyes bent vpon the King ; vpon 
 whofefauour in thatcalme, all things depend. But if he fhall purfue 
 their doctrine ,not ib much with hate as contempt,he fhall by it more 
 effectually, then by any warre , bring the Nobility to change their 
 mindsjWho if with an vnhappy bafhrulneffe they be hindred from tor- 
 faking their Seel:; at leart,they will prouidefor their Children, and 
 .commit them to maftcrs,who fhal inltruc~t them after the ancient man- 
 ner,that they may Hue in the Court infauour. Forthofe which doe 
 prefcrre their ftiffe obftinacy before heaucn; reafon,and the conftitu- 
 tions of their anceftors adhering to Vfimulc*, will bee ouercome,be- 
 leeue me,with this paffageto honors, and the hope of the Kings boun- 
 ties, being warily fhut vp : eipecially if thefe punifhmenis be not inflic- 
 ted vpon them by publikc Lawes made againft them (for that were e- 
 noughtodriue them,beine madded with it, into Complaints, Confpi- 
 raciesand fioward Armes) but with a fort and -gentle fafhion of the 
 Prince,not giuingthem any part ofthe publike benefits ofthe State,nor 
 permitting them to (tray beyond the liberty which the Lawes do al« 
 low. In other things,let him be gentle to them,and vfing them familiar- 
 ly fbmctimes, labour toappeare to them fuch a one as is worthy to 
 be pleafed. For many of them, Archombrstus ,doe not erre out of their 
 owne indination,but by the fault of the Se£t, and their bringing vp ; 
 which if it were not,arc of an euen difpofition,and not interiour to their 
 anceftors. Thefe remedies, how-euer flow, will by little and little cut in 
 funderthe finewes ofthe Hiperephanij; and they which haue vnder 
 iliew of a higher vnderftanding growne together, difcouering al- 
 fo, and contemning the abulesofthatPhilofophie, which at the rtrft 
 appeared fo ftateiy 3 will not with much difficulty be feuered. But thefe 
 
 are 
 
Lib 2. Iohn Barclay bis K^ifgenis. 
 
 are courfcs to be taken in a time of a more fettled Peace (which the 
 powers aboue reftore to Sicily, and not permit the Hipercphanii to 
 aide Ltcfgenes, For him truely I doe not bclecue that he will (what- 
 {beucr report doth bragge) eucrbeofthcir religion ; neither to make 
 "himfclfc gracious with thatfaclion(that is w ith fcarcc the fortieth part 
 of Sicily) that hce will pull vpon himfelfc the hatred of all the reft. 
 When IbttrrAnes had thus fpoken, he inuitcd Ard:on,brotus to (upper, 
 and did familiarly aduife him alio to vie the Hipcrephanij with all 
 courtcfie. For that they (as the State of Sicily then flood) were more 
 to be reformed with fa ire. vfage, with examplcand temperate difputa- 
 tion, then with a proteiTcd and mutuall loathing. 
 
 And now things being ripe of Lutgrnti his fide, there was a day 
 appointed for their trechery, about the mid Spring the tenth of the 
 month which was called Tharoelicm. Ertflhcnes had a houlc not fane 
 from Epcirite, and a Forrelt by itrulT oFallkindeofgame, ashauing 
 beene long fparcd. Thither vpon the day appointed for thcttcafon, 
 he vndertooke to draw Melonndcr and Argcnu toateail ; if the de- 
 uice tooke, thathee would feazc vpon them both, honing brought 
 them with a few attendants into thepriuateft ports of the houle,as to 
 fee ibmc pictures and ftatucs; and by the gallery ih\d them out \n ith 
 all fpecd to bedeliuercdto Ltrogtves ;if MeUander rciiitcd orcryed 
 out for aide, they reiblued to kill him, holding it fufficiert if they were 
 mailers of Argenis: but if either fickencflc or any prefages made 
 Mt hinder keepe that day within Epeircle: then Licogencs with an 
 army (Tiould come fuddenly to force him there. For they a« rred rluc 
 he Inould then beat Syracufa,andto him thofeof his faction fhould 
 cometumultuoufly,asinthe name of theNobJitie, and the Cities,to 
 make him Generall for the Common-wealth againlt the King/J/W*- 
 mtu alfo was appointed to come thither with troupes railed be- 
 fore by his forces as well as his voyce, to make good their new inlti- 
 tution. They did bclceue that the greateft part of the people would 
 fall from the King, both by what they found in the former warrc, 
 and by the falfchood of the Goucrnours and Magiff rates, whereof 
 many were of their railing; and btiidcs. their minds of their owne ac- 
 cord inclining to rebell Things being in this manner rcfolued and 
 plotted on both fides, AiJmnttrr his puipole was to furpiizc LL 
 cogenet ,and U-o^enes intended to be beforehand v ith him. But ^^^- 
 nit hauing a double care vpon her, w hen both fliec aimed at the good 
 of the Kingdome and oi : ? otttrchns, vfed notable diligence in furthe- 
 ring the execution of thofc things which the Kings friei ds in courkll 
 had decreed. The Prefent for ^oiiarcbH- was to be prouided, ArfUuu 
 to be recalled, anu the buLiefle required a faithfr.ll iiia. o> man ^e 
 
 H ihclfe 
 
 97 
 
3 Iohn Barclay bis iyfrgcnts. Lib,2 j 
 
 thefe affaires. No man, except onely Archombrottts ,difcouered thefe 
 pviuatc refpeets in the Lady. But thofcdcuiccs were hardly concea- 
 led from him,now in a manner yeelding to his perpetually raging loue, 
 and with no vulgar emulation grudging at Argents her arreting Poli- 
 «rch»s: aboue all, hee blam'd himfelFc, for being the firftmouerof 
 theKin^ to bring Poliarghw backe againc : fo that now and then 
 he was about to goe to ^ieleander inpriuate, and giuc a contrary 
 aduicc : but reftraincd by fhamc, and withall fearing to difpleafe 
 Argents, he checked fo heady a purpofe. It happened that he went to 
 Mcletwder, who was conferring with Argenis about the returne of 
 ArftdM. And at that time he was the more pleafing to Argenis, fox the 
 late^ood feruice hee had done,in recommending 'Voliarchus to the 
 STiog. Therefore as one that tooke her part, (hee looked cheererully 
 vpon him; and ialuting him more familiarly thenfhee was wont, (hee 
 fo ftroaked him that was ignorant why thefe fauours were done him, 
 that bein<* confounded with fudden ioy, as foone as he could poflible, 
 he retired to his Chamber to recouerhimfelfc. There his minde wa- 
 uennc with ouer-much,and yet vnccrtaine giadne{Te,at length he thus 
 fpake°to himfelfe.-Art thou alio happy ? Halt thou with facrifice made 
 loue fauourable to thee ? For what ? Didft thou not markc the Ladies 
 countenance? Not obferue her eyes? When thou cameft in,did not fhe 
 ftartle with ioy ? Vnhappy thus I am; too foolifhly I cocker my owne 
 hopes. Ncuer doc the Gods (o eaflly grant fuch fauours. Common 
 marria°es are not made glorious by any troubles or any accidents. But 
 Louersofmore noble quality,areeuerhindred by fortune, that euen 
 the labour in them might make them the more valued by them that 
 feekethem. Omay I bemiftaken ! and that falutation, that counte- 
 nance of Argents \ which now doth fo much delight me, not bode my 
 deftrudion. Woe is me, that fcarcc dare doubt whether thefe fignes 
 of oood will in her, were not for Poltarc'hus his fake,and fhe therefore 
 was more courteous to me, becaufe I gaue my opinion in his fauour 
 to the King. Or was it not an alpcit of a Petitioner, which fued to me 
 againe to vndcrtakc the patronage of him ? No loue is worth it: none, 
 1 fvveare by Argenishcr felfe. Nor will I bee indebted to Poliarchm 
 for Argents her louc ; nor fhall Argenis owe me for Peliarchtts. Shall 
 I m'ikemylelfethe Organ of ahothermans felicity, and labour hard 
 to vndoc my felfe ? Shall I, as one of a bafe andabic<5r minde, bee fa- 
 uor'd oncly for almoft feruile offices, and deliucr Argents to another ? 
 Yet thou art dcce\ucd( Arcbomhotus) if thou fuppofe this bufineffe 
 to be carried by force. Loue is to bee procured with intreaty, pa- 
 tience ,andobferuance. Doftthou intend to be Argents fcruant, or to 
 domineere oucr her?" How frontleffe a fpecch would this be; I will not 
 
 hat;*: 
 
Lib. 2 . John Ba relay his k^drger.is. 
 
 haue thee loue Pe/iarcbus. Hardly would any lb wre Father fo com- 
 mand. Either fhec is vnworthy to be bcloued, or fhee will loue the 
 moft worthy. Thou then mud contend with Poliarchus in vcrtue in 
 glory,infamc. It is alio better tor thec that he be recalled hither. For 
 alwayes we doe thinke more tenderly , and with a ccrtaine commifei a- 
 tion of the abfent. And as he may pleafc Argents with his pretence : 
 lb Tome railing out or being weary or* him, might render him leflc ac- 
 ceptable. Thou fhalt iecke out the caufc, why 1 eisloucd; and by 
 the lame venue attempt the gaining of the Ladies good opinion. 
 Whatfoeucr he doth with thy arfe&ion.thou fhalt out-goe him : and 
 if the reil fuccced not, yet with thy fword he ("hall be remoued . It will 
 be ealie to finde an occafion ofquarrell and righting : let him be neuet 
 Co valiant, yet loue is more powertiill which i"hall guide my hand. 
 Inthcmcanetimc while we determine of his rcturnc, it will bee eafie 
 for me to come to the fpecch of Argents ; fhee will vie \ > hcare me 
 and to beleeue me, and oftentimes when good will r growne any 
 time; it is of force to Fane other ends, then thofefor which it firit 
 began. 
 
 When tsfrcbtmbrotMs had thusrefolucd in his contending minde, 
 he retumedto Melcander, and there was prefentcd with a frefh occa- 
 fion of fadneffe and new indignation. For CleobtUtts had perfwaded 
 the King,that the Prefcnt that fliould be made to Poliarchns, fhould 
 be as from Argents, She (laid he) is guiltlefle of his being driuen out 
 of Sicily ; and next to thy fclfe , the care ofthe Kingdome belongs 
 to her : befides, he will vnderftand, that with her intreaties thine are 
 fecretly conioyned ; and he that perhaps would be more obftinatc to 
 vs, certainely will not wrangle with a Lady. Aielennder wonderfully 
 approued his opinion : Well (faid he) it remaincs that we choofe the 
 Prelent,and the Meflenger to carry k.Timonides a brauc young man, 
 and of approued faithfulnetVe to Poltarcbus. Argents nominating him, 
 was by the King appointed for this'fecret negotiation. This being lb 
 refolued, they now considered among themfelucs what Prefcnt to 
 finde for him. By chance a Merchant out of Syria had brought thither 
 certainc Indian and Arabian wares, for the molt part the vnprofitable 
 excelfe of vaine people. Among his other commodities, hee had a 
 Bracelet of wouen filke, which was wholly fo couered with precious 
 Stones of leuerall kindes, and fo placed according to their proper co- 
 lours; that they reprefented either the running away , or the rage of 
 ibmc wildc beans, whom the Huntl-mcn in one place did follow with 
 weapons; in another, rcceiued them vpon their Boarc-ipcarcs. The 
 price,both for the le wcls and the Woikemanfhip,was grcat,for it was 
 valued at fifty talents. Many Sicilians had feene it; more had heard it 
 
 H 2 cele- 
 
 99 
 
io? I oh n Barclay bis \strgtnis. L ib. 3 , 
 
 celebrated by the worke of no meane Poet, whom with the glittering, 
 it had rap't to the making thefe verfes. 
 
 Sprake you neere neighbours to the fifing Sunne, 
 
 How bright that God from out your Sea does rumte s 
 
 When th'Enteraulds he dyes in cheerefullonene, 
 
 ts-fnd mal>es the Diamond likf ktmfelfe to fhtne. 
 
 The fa/per various) pile's the Onyx framed j 
 
 Purplethat (lone \t hat from the fire is nam? d. 
 
 Where ,mixt with azure fl tmes and gold,he fhowes 
 
 Like the dtf coloured Iris Watry bowes. 
 
 But all thefe lemnnsm no one fhore are found : 
 
 It we*e too great a glory for one ground. 
 
 Some Tear let enrich the Erythraean fhore ; 
 
 Somejright HydzfycSyfo me, great Gangesyfor*. 
 
 This Bracelet all contair.es ,eauaO to all : 
 
 Into this worke doth th 'whole Earth's luftre fall. 
 
 Te Gods t wb*tprice t whatfaJbion does it beare ? 
 
 What happy wriji /ball this rich "Bracelet weare f 
 
 How well the various light fbootes throughtbe fione i 
 
 How veil the Hunters faces there are fhownel 
 
 Heere , precious arrowes wound a wealthy Stagge : 
 
 There, fiands a Lyon, of his owne price braggc. 
 
 Did Vulcan, or /6'Telehines, not as yet 
 
 Turn 'd into Rockes,thofe Iemmesfoclofelyfet : 
 
 Ioues brandtfbingarmethit Bracelet well might weare, 
 
 When hee the Earth wiihfhjwrie lightning feares, 
 
 Iuno ,t hough rtch .this Bracelet would appetfe, 
 
 jindmake her quite her iealousfcolding ceafe* 
 
 But thoujhat tkouPt4.lt thy rich arme attire, 
 
 If Fame thy thoughts \orperft il vertuefire ; 
 
 Enrich thy mtndejrft thou of Pyrrha's race, 
 
 Compared to thefe rich fi one s y appeare but bafe* 
 
 That bracelet drgenis and Cleobulm together with Meleander jud- 
 ged to be a fit Prelent for Poltarchusps what with a great bulke would 
 not difcouer it felfe. For the bufineiTe was to be carried with priuacy. 
 But if they fhould fend Artncs or Hories,it was impoflible to conceale 
 them from the enemies. Befides,this kinde of ornament in moft coun- 
 tries was no more proper to women then men. That it w r as therefore 
 fitted to be fent from a woman to a man. The King, when the Mer- 
 chant did offer it to hioijbecauie he had greater care* in his head,made 
 
 no 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay bis K^ir gents, 2 r | 
 
 no great account of ic. Yet was ic iwErislhtnes his hand,who as Tiea- 
 furer,was commanded to caufe ir to be considered of by Icvveilers if ic 
 were worth the Kings money or no. But now left any body fhould 
 wonder at the fuddaine purdvafe of it, the King called for dice and 
 playing with Argents, and willingly lofing ; as if they had agreed ro 
 play for the bracelet, fent for Ertilhenes, and commanded him to buy 
 it for Arjrcms as good cheape as hce could. Enslbena cither by his 
 ownc diligence,or that fortune was not yet determined to fauour Me- 
 founder, did fufpeit that there was an EmbafTage intended to Poltc.r- 
 chus. It was belecued that the beginning of his fufpition grew from his 
 wife,who keeping company with SeUniff* and Argent , had often call 
 in words a farrc off concerning Arfidat ; a crafty woman, and helped 
 by her husbands direction. But when the King in fb great emptineflc 
 ofthe Cofrers^ommanded the bracelet to be bought,it fb increafed his 
 (ufpition, as he immediatly wrote to L<'Ogcnts, that he doubted, this 
 prcfent was prouided to regaine Poltarchus his good will. He that 
 qeuer was flow to any notabie mifchiefe, Oloo&cmtu alibperfwadii.g 
 it (for hee by chance was then piefent) immediatly returned him an. 
 fwcre to this effect: That the belt way was, iince Erifthenes had the 
 bracelet in his keeping,to impoyfon it. If Poliarchut fhould rcceiuc it, 
 without doubt he would put it about his arme,and the infection, when 
 it was warme with his wearing it, would pierce to the vitall parts. If 
 the King did giue it to Argents* the thing might be knowne time e- 
 nough. For the venome w ould not kill at the full touch, and they 
 thcmfelues* would vnder fome other pretence giue warning of the mi£ 
 chiefc that it carried with it, whereby they fhould gaine a name of ex- 
 ceeding fidelity, and laythetreafonvpon the Merchant. Thcpoyfon 
 was at Erifthene: his houfe, which they had compounded, with it t© 
 deliuer themfelues oftheir enemies. The Ephyrti being matters of the 
 art,eitherof making poyfoned drinkes, orinuenommg arrow cs, car- 
 rying Colonies thither and building uric* fa, \\ad long agoe inftrucled 
 fbme Sicilians in that myftery ofthe bafclt viliany. OMeleander him- 
 (elfe had been attempted with that poyfon, but hirherto efcapedby 
 the carerulnefle of his feruants, who did looke to hismeatc and his 
 clothes with a curious formality. But fuch wasthe deadly quality ofthe 
 venome,that not onely it would kill, if fw allowed, but with !o' .^tou- 
 ching would inftifethe poyfon thorow the skin,whc it was rc r t lued by 
 hez.ts.Ertfthcnrs to prepare the poy{bn,who would haue nolccond but 
 himfe! r e ,into the tempered venome did dip the inner fide of the brace- 
 let, which was made foft with wouen hike to bee wornc about the 
 armc ; and when he thought it had fufficiendy drunke vp the ftren°th 
 of thofe iuyces, in a boxc he carried it to the King .Who. ignorant of fo 
 
 H i great 
 
xo 2 Iohn Barclay bi * Argents. Lib* < 
 
 oreatavillany,and commanding all but Argenis fronrhim ; called 7?'- 
 monides priuatly,and willed him to per formcthc truft faithfully, which 
 he was elteemed worthy of. He fhe wed him then to what office hec 
 was chofen,and deliuered him letters of his owne hand, and this tenor: 
 7imomd.es this bearer Ihiuc, ArfidufeiK to thee-jb would I haue chec 
 hearken to him,as if thou thoughteft my (elfe did fpeake: whatfocuer 
 he {hall fay or doe, I will ratifte. Yet know withall, tint the fooner 
 thou retumeft with thy gueft, thou fhalt be the better welcome. Fare- 
 well. Then Ar^tnu^ as was deuifed, drew out the boxe from v ider 
 her go wne rand this bracelet ((aid ft\z)Timonide< } carry to PoUarc'Kur y 
 anddeliuerit from me; withall thou ftialtgiue him this Letter, and 
 this other to Arftdas. Then fhe deliuered her Lettcrs,not thofe wb ich 
 flie had (hewed to Mel^tmdtr : for thofe which fhe let him lee; were 
 cold,and not futable to her dearcneiTe with Toiiarb^us* and in the fea- 
 ling,eafily changed them with others which fhe had ready, and writ- 
 ten as their mutuall inwardnefTe required. But,fbr that Tymomd.es h : s 
 iourney into Italy could not be concealed, left by diflfembling it fhould 
 be the more fufpeited ; by the Kings dire6tiort he gaue out among his 
 friendSjthat he had gotten leaue to forbeare w aiting in Court, w h5e he 
 trauelled into Italy and Africa : and fitly it fell out, that being defirous 
 to paffe the Seas and trauell, he had among hisebmpanions long fincc 
 made his minde knowne. 
 
 But Erifthewj being vigilant for his trecherous purpofes,had gotten 
 
 knowledge of the moft ofthefe defignes & fufpecled all.Coniecturing 
 
 therefore that he went to /VwrrWjthat he might flnde out the truth, 
 
 he did inuent this fubtilty: Among his followers, there was a j young 
 
 man who/or that he lately left the Countrey, was not yet knowne in 
 
 the Court : Him he appoyntcd,when Ttmomdeswcni away,to gallop 
 
 after him : andfaininghimfclfe lent by theKing,asfromhim,earncilly 
 
 to warne him to let no liuing man in Sicily kndw of the bracelet : but 
 
 (faid he) while thou fpeakelt,obferue diligently his countenance. If he 
 
 promife to doe fo,or feeme doubtfull as hauing done'thy meflage,pre- 
 
 fently leaue him. Ifhe be ignorant of thy meaning (which thou (halt 
 
 eafily perceiue) as doubtfull inquire his name : when he telsthee he is 
 
 cz\LdTintoH*Jet y dclirc him to pardon thy mistaking, for that thou 
 
 wertfentto another. And theh,if thou canft po(Tibly,goe from him, 
 
 fo as he may not know what way thou takeff. But if becaufethou art 
 
 arranger to him, he fhall ftay thee, and be inquilitiue what thou art, 
 
 fainethy felrea kinfmanof Seleniffaes newly come to the Court : and 
 
 for thy name,giue thy felfe the firft that comes to hand. He diligently 
 
 obeying his direc-tions,did neither want cunningnor fortune: for Timo- 
 
 mdcs t when he heard of the bracelct,becaufe he knew it was agreat (e- 
 
 cret, 
 
Lib. 2. Iohn B arclay his i^ir gents. x . 
 
 cret,neuer fufpe&ed the man. He therefore bade hitn returne and tell 
 the King that all was fafe ; that the keeping of that counfcli was fnflfi- 
 cicntly commended to h im before. Ttmomdcs bei tig thus abufed when 
 he now was certaine of the Kings intention, E>ifthcnes immediatly by 
 his. Letters aduertifed Licogenes of the whole, licit hee (hould want 
 time,if he mould appoynt. Timonidcj to be laid fo r, or any other thine 
 to bee done. Lico^enes being long vnccrtaine, when hcenow mote 
 doubted then defpifed the King, whom he law no longer dull or flow 
 but plotting againft him; atlength hee thought there was need of a 
 hew villany, by which hee might tume the cnuy of the milchiefe 
 Wrought by himfelfe, vpon the King. That therefore (which no man 
 would euer haue thought) hee determined to feeke the contracting 
 fnendmip of Fo/iarc.bM ,'and to. write to him after this manner r 
 Licogcncs to PolUrchm^ health. Ho \y much thouhaft erred in makino 
 choyfc both of thy friends and encmies,this day fliall mew thee. Me 
 thou hart pursued as an enemy: I would thou hadft not more fauoured 
 Mdcander then reafbn. But what is paft,I not remember : for neither 
 were there any humanity inaccufingthee atthis time, nor am I in that 
 cftatethat \ mould need carefully, to iceke to excu!e my fcl/e. I had 
 rather thou (houlde ft by mycourtefiesthen by my words, find which 
 of vs for our former hatred was to blame. ^/rW^rftandtng infeare of 
 tnee,whom tic knew offended for thy banifhment, andfloubtcd as de- 
 iirous of rcuengc, hath betaken himfclfe to moft.vnworthy deuices : 
 \hd of a Kmgcumedhnpoyioner,harii fent thee as an argument of his 
 repentance and facisfadjoivfov thy .wrongs, a biacelcc iteeped in balei 
 fuUiuyces, Beware thou wcare.it not ;for thou lhalt put death, not a 
 bracelet about thy arme. Idocnot defire thou moulo^ftgiue credit to 
 me before triall. If then you haue euer a. condemned flaue,or for re- 
 fpeel of humanity, will rather killabeaftor adogge,tyethis prefent 
 Vpon his bare skinne ; if within few dayes it dyes not s Iam not worthy 
 to hue. If thou be wife,thou wilt compell the bearer of that mifehie- 
 uqusprefent,7fw<7w^j I meanc, to we are it,.and with-it death, which 
 being ofthe plot he brings to thee. This treachery which with much 
 adoe I haue diicouered,l did defire that thoufhouldeft by mce bee ad- 
 uertifed pf s that.beino a man of fo much worth,thou might'ft not come 
 to (b vile an end, oratleaft, not with my infamy. For who of thofe 
 thatloue, me not,will not rather affirme that it was.my felfethat naade 
 thee away then UWcleander} For the reft, as thoupleafcft,thou maift 
 giue me thankes. If thou pcrfift in being againft me, I mall not want 
 meanesof taking an open rcuenge. Amies, Couniell, and Forces, I 
 haue in a rcadineffc ; the Gods alfo to guide and direct my enterprifes. 
 But if the difcouery of this perfidioufnefle of Mi Lander, doe reftore 
 
 H4 thee 
 
!04 Iohn Barclay his^Argtms. Lib.i, 
 
 thee to a better iudgement, and thou wilt, loyning thy force with 
 mine, reuenge this iniury; I vow, that while Iliue, thou fhaltneuer 
 want a Brother (or becaufe my yeeres allow me that prerogatiue) % 
 Father to loue thee. 
 
 Thefc Letters fraught with fo much boldaeffe, he deliuered to a fer- 
 uant,whofe faithfiilnelfc he had often tried, with thefe inftrudtions : 
 that he fo inould difpofe his iourney, as he might come to PolUrcbtu, 
 about eyghr dayes after,he was certainethat limonides were there ar- 
 riued. Nor was it hard for him fo to carry it, for that at Meffana or 
 Rhegium.hc might cither in the Citty or at the Port, as hauing other 
 bufmeffe, inquire of Ttmomdet comming thither. But this was the 
 ayme of his mifchicuous cunning, thateyght whole dayes fright be 
 pait,in which t'ohtwhus might weare thcimpoyfoned bracelet, and 
 catch his death by it. For it this Letter fhould come af:er he were 
 dead; how much hate would it procure to Afeleander&uuf by chance 
 Poltarchus did forbearc to weare it, he would efteeme himfelte much 
 obliged to Ltrogenes that had forewarned him of it, and be bitterly 
 incenied againft Mcieander, whom thisfalfe mew, with fo great pre- 
 emption, would condemne. Befides,he durft rcprochfully charge the 
 King with it, for that his Letter could Icarfely come to PdUrchusliis 
 hands,befbre the day by the Confpirators defigned for their flying out 
 into open rebellion. 
 
 But OWr/*«»<i<rr,aftcrhehad (cmcTimonties away, waswholy in- 
 tentiuetoone thing; that is,to draw Licogtnes and Oloodemus to the 
 Court: hee therefore by his Letters fent for them both. L*cogenes % 
 things being yet not ripe for hisrebelling,determinedtoobey, and for 
 fomefew dayes to attend the King. But Oloedtmtu hauing receiued 
 the Kings Letter,would not goe to the Court,beforc he had been with 
 Ltcogcnes. There confuting together, it (eemed fufpitious that Mele- 
 *nturizx\x. for them both : that if he intended any cruelty, hee would 
 morefreely dare to put it in execution vpon them both,then one alone. 
 That the fafeft way was for Ucogenes to excufe his abfence by fome 
 pretended iickneffc : and Oiaodemw to goe to the Court and fee what 
 was a brewing. He therefore departing from Lkegettes ,when he was 
 come to Epeir<ite,and had prefently prefented himfelte to LMeleander, 
 was that euening admitted to iiippe with him. He deliuered alfo Let- 
 ters to the King,with Ucogenes his excufe : That he was afflicted with 
 a troublefome and cominuall ficknetfe, which made him not able to 
 injure the ayre. The Kingnothing doubting his diieafe to be fained, 
 yet with the fame diifimulation with which himfelte was aflfayled, aft 
 Jed many queftions of the manner of his fickneffe. At length fupper 
 being, nded, he fentfor Cleobulns ) Enrymtdes and ts4rchombrotus y 
 
 and 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay his ^sirgcnh. i ^ 
 
 and demands what was to be done to Licogenes s that had contemned 
 hiscommandementof «o:*iuiingto him; and what to Oloodemut and 
 Ertftbenet, who with as great a bokineflc durft fhew themfJues to 
 him,knowing their ownc guiltiuefle > Arckombrottu and £ *rymedes 
 were of opinion, that there was as yet nothing to be attempted, but 
 Zicoqenes wich fbmc other cunning to be intrapped. For while he was 
 free,allfeuerity againftthe reft would be to no purpofc. When CUo* 
 bulw. But I (faithhe)doe thinke,that of the prey we now haue in our 
 hands,the belt way is to lote no part. Doe you thinke that Licoaenes 
 if he were not guilty tohimfclteof the intended treafbn, would with 
 {o vaine a lye of a counterfeit ficknefle haue put a fcorne vpon the 
 King? The Gods be good to vs. As much as by conie£ttirc,and the in- 
 telligence of trufly men I can vnderftand, both thefe willprefently by 
 ftealth get them gone, and we (hall fee them here in armes. Will you 
 know my aduicc ? Let the King once againe fend for him : If he draw 
 backe,l will not doubt to call it a rebellion. In the meane time it will 
 bencceffary foto kecpe a guard of faithfull men here vpon Oloodcmus 
 and Erifthenes, as they may not perceiue themfelues to be reftrayned; 
 when it appcares Licoaenes will not come, they mould be dealt with 
 by law. Licoaenes will lofe much of his ftrength, if two of his Cap- 
 taines,men of Co great wcakh,and Co many followers, be taken away. 
 Befides,this feucrity,with a moft commodious change in the mindes of 
 many, will be waited on with reference of the Prince,and feare of the 
 like punifhment. This opinion of CUobulus was generally approoucd 
 ©fas the beft. According to which, the King did the next day write to 
 7JtogeHes,znd to his faire intreatics added his authority, commanding 
 him to come to him. He more and more full of iealoufie, not onely 
 did not obey him ; but alfo by mefTengers begun to aduife Olotdcmtts 
 and Srifthcncs that they mould withdraw themfelues from the Gourt. 
 Thatthe.Kings (hew oi fauour was dcceitfull and dangerous. Andix:- 
 fides, it was now neceffary to vfe open force : for the time appoynted 
 te breake into warre drew on. Neither of them flighted the conicclurc 
 of Uc0gencsJ&\ix. yet could they not goc beyond the diligence of Cles* 
 bulus\ to whom two of Ertftbenes his people long.fincc wonnc bv 
 gifts and promifes, had often by interpofed perfbns giuen intelligence 
 of their Matters intentions. From them he rcceiucdadueitifcment,tha* 
 there were horfes below Epeit&e,ready;which in the night Ertfthenes 
 meant to Yfe in his flight. The King glad that their fteaiing awav 
 fhould bee added to their other offences, commanded tsfrtbom 
 brotus , that furprizing them vpon the poyntof their cfcaping, hee 
 fliould by force bring jhem backe to him. He not flicking at that 
 which was cornmand«d him, didcavctullv proukk v hat was necef- 
 
 far* 
 
f 6 John Barclay his Argents. L ib, 2 . 
 
 fary for the bufineffe, and all by the aduice of Eurjmedes. It was 
 certaineenough,thatthey would onely with a few in their company 
 (eeke-tobegonc, left the noylc might bewray their efcaping. Ar~ 
 chembrofks therefore tooke but tenne ibuldiors with him, and thofc 
 Spaniards, left eitherthe language common to both fides, or the in- 
 fection of the faction might make them take part with the Lords, a^ 
 oainft whom they were then employed. They by one and one, as Ar- 
 chombrotvs directed, without being at all obferued, got out ofthe 
 Caftle. Himfelfe then followed, and hauing put them in readinelte, 
 placed them vnder an old houfe,thatnot farre from the way ftood fit- 
 -ly for it, thepath being clofe by, in which thofe that would goe from 
 the Court, mufti of neceflity paffe. He had not long remained in that 
 ftation, when by the light of the Moone hefpied ErtUhenes and OU- 
 cdemtt) accompanied onely with three feruants going apace and hol- 
 ding do wne their heads.He therfore with hisfile of fouldiers met them, 
 and" Whither away (faid he) Otoodtmm? whither now, Eti$iken+s f 
 This is by lone a practice of guilty men. Why by night? why' without 
 acquainting the King with it, doe you depart from the Court ? How is 
 it that there is about you fo few ofyour feruants or your friends? They 
 thus-iurpnled wereamaz'd. But he feazing vpon them,who trembled 
 with the fudden mifchiefe, brought them backe. Then were they 
 dcliuered to the Officers (called Trinrnvm) who ihould ke'epc 
 them as guilty men in prifon. Of their intent to fly,there were ma- 
 nifeft proofes : their Horfes with the Groomes ftood. not farre off 
 ready, and vnder the clothes which 1 they wore in the City , they 
 had riding futes on. 
 
 Then was there through all the Citie a wonderful!' trouble; and the 
 
 next morning, when it was told to Iburranes and Dttn/rfbttu, who as 
 
 it then fell out, were gone to the Temple c£tsfpollo y not farre from 
 
 t P4»ormns , and for the loue oiAntenor i the chiefe prieft thereof , a 
 
 man of a rnoff pleating conuerfation, did vfe to tarry there Come good 
 
 time without aelayj they tooke their Coaches and came backe to 
 
 the King. Who imbracing them, after he had told them all the carriage 
 
 ofthe buftneffe, So let the Gods loue me (faid he)as I doe make both 
 
 thefe an example: At leaft they (hall not defpife me,- and goe free, 
 
 Neither (hall the boldneffc of vngracious fellowesmoue me,that dare 
 
 With their fcattered fcroules thus menace me. For fee what faucy lines 
 
 one of my Chamber found this morning vpon the threshold, Duna/bi^ 
 
 us receiumgthe paper, and the King turning to others that were pre- 
 
 fent,rea4 with Ibwrimcs thefe verfes, which made them tremble with 
 
 anger. 
 
Lib.2. 
 
 Iohn Barclay bis Argents, 
 
 107 
 
 
 i 
 
 TgFtore thefe men, Why, Tyrant, doft thou threat 
 With feeble fraud, whom warre could not d.feat f 
 Ihofe valiant Chiefes, the grace of Sicily t 
 In a darke fejuaHtd Dungeon mufl not dye, 
 R /fore them ; or no reverence /ha/! with ft and 
 Of thy Crown'dbead, or Scepter -bearing hand, 
 Orfhort Sidoman Cloake, the veng'fuL fleele t 
 - That thou from this incenfed Landfbaltfetle, 
 The Land it/elfe, the CMountamej doe de/ire 
 To cotter thee : but thou to our tnfl ire 
 Shalt come a Sacrifice : as once in Tyre 
 r Pa/e i guilty, vifagc-chaugd Pcntheus appeared, 
 And Bacchus an^n facrtpcenfear'd ;. 
 *By whom his (oultfrom her tome Al<**fton fid, 
 And 0* re the Fields his pitting limbes were fired* 
 And that euen now thy Palace fas not cracl^ 
 To d/b?s in our flames, tfiimk'evrnot flacky, 
 Or feare fuH t crueR King, Wee (pare tbo/e men 
 That thou deteyn'ft. They are thy fate : and then, 
 When they expire, thouiptt. The fat all brand 
 Notfurer Melcager's life conteyn % d, 
 Thofefafe, as pledges of thy life pre ferue: 
 Or, tfth Gods willgiae thee leant t'ob/erue 
 Good counfcll ; at our iuil request releafe 
 Thofe Capumes now t andpurcba/e,fo, thy peace. 
 
 The Court was thus troubled, when other combers in his iourney 
 hindered Timomdes, The accidents, and fortune of his paflage were 
 thefe: Being difmift by the King, he fpent againft his will three dayes 
 at his houle in the countrey,by reafbn or prefages which in lefle 
 time the Soothfayer could not by (acrificc purge , and make an a- 
 tonement for. From thence he went to MelTana to /Irjidat his wife. 
 A furious tempert did then rage at Sea, the waters and the windes, 
 as in the beginning of the Spring , being extremely vnquiet. In 
 foure dayes no man duift put out of the harbour; the whiles the 
 fhips were tott , and either by the waues dafht one againlt the 
 other , or throwne vpon the fand lay on fh >re. Ttmomdts caufed 
 one that had taken leaft hurt , to bee with all fpeed put in order 
 andlanchedout, thefea not as yet being fuffkiently calmed. Bendes 
 his owne people , heeiuffcied no Paflfengcr to be taken aboord ; a d 
 now was halte way ouer , when he met with a fpc&aclc (illpleaiing 
 to men) atfea, of a late fhipwracke. There was a fhipcoueiedouet 
 
 with 
 
io8 Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib.2. 
 
 with water, of which yet the ma ft flood vp, becaufe (hee was not o- 
 uerthrowne, butfunke right do wne- ward, and which was the moft 
 difmall fight of all, there was vpon the maine yard embracing it a 
 Mariner, the relique of that wracke, with a pale and deathfull face, 
 but that it was fcorched with the winde. He with his hand and fignes 
 (for the roaring of the Sea, kept his voyce from being heard) craued to 
 be faued from death, and did not hardly make them all pitty him; 
 ibme of the Sailors therfore went into the boat: And when he had (lid 
 downe from the Maft, they tooke him in almoft ftiffe with cold, and 
 brought him to Timomdes. But then his (pirits remitting, which ex- 
 treme feare before had ftrayned , haife cfead , hee feH along on the 
 hatches oftheihip, and lay fo a good while, vntill with the fmell of 
 wine being brought to himielfe, and required by Timomdes to tell 
 what he was; andwhither going, when this fortune befell him: My 
 Countrey (faidhee)isRheg'tum; my profefllon, fea-faring. At this 
 time I was bound for Gallia , whither I was hired to carry a man of 
 principal! account. I faw the Sea tempettuous and vnfafc; for the 
 doudes were driuen with no great winde,butthat vncertainc : and the 
 gloomy ayre made me feare. I therefore would not haue waved my 
 anchor : but when, being often commanded, I had put to fea,the 
 winds wrangling with themfeiues, & blowing one while one way , and 
 another the contrary ,draue vsoutof our right, into a different courfc, 
 and in the end they all at once, as fcorning our fhip,forfooke her. I in 
 fb fudden a calme, as I had reafon,the moreafeard, began to call vpon 
 my mates,to ftriue with their Oares againftthe fcas dulnefle: for that 
 dead calme would not end without a ftorme. That they mould there- 
 fore make for Sicily, which by chance was next vs.But he that had hi- 
 red the fiiipjforbade the )ftanding for Sicily :and finally ,drcw his fword, 
 vowing to cut off his hands that firft puld with his Oare that way* 
 Thus trifling we fpenttheday, and prcfcntly the Moone with fiery 
 hornesraild the winde. Butthen,not by degrees, as is vfiiall, did the 
 tempeft begin to rage:but the aire being fuddenly whirld about,did fo 
 fwell the Sea,as from the very firft my skill was of no vfe : wee were 
 vncertaine whither the winde, which with contrary whirlcwindes 
 did toffe the mips,meant to driue vs.In thefe dangers,whe we had pa(t 
 night, and the day brought vs lelfe comfort,we cut our haires;a deuo- 
 tion that did vs no good at all. For behold, with an vnlookcd for de- 
 ftru&ion we ftrooke ypon the flats; the force of the ftomie had railed 
 the land, and the prowe therein flucke faft. Now the decke was 
 broken in pieces, and we, as wee could with Oares and Poles, got vp 
 to the poope.When he that had hired me, with his freed man and two 
 Sailors got into the Boate, and cutting the rope, yeelded himfelfe to a 
 
 certaine 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay bis ^4rger,is. ICO 
 
 certaine death.Thpm hurried away with the whirlwinde,we could not 
 long kecpe fight of. The billowes were bctv\ cene vs,which it was im~ 
 pofllble for the boate any time to brooke, neither had we icafiirc, out 
 ieluc* ready to pei ilTi,to lamet anothers misfortune.For the beaten-fhip 
 gaue way to the waucs, which hauing broken her ioynts,entrcd her in 
 cuery pbce. O the goodncflc of the Gods; w hat a rcarcfullftirike was 
 there ? How facall a crie of drowning mcn,w hen the Sea couered the 
 finking Ship? My lclrc got vp to the maine top. I got vp,wrctch that I 
 vvas,onely to delay my clcath,till the drowned veilcll fhould fall vpon 
 the lide,and the Mart with it. But the Gods haue fauoured me beyond 
 my hope; and the Sands vnderpiopping it round about the Shippe, 
 flood as vpon a foundation, fotlmthe Malt hathfauedmc; which 
 now for the good of others appcares aboue water, to warnefuchas 
 faile this way,that thofc take heed and auoyde thofe ftielues. It is now 
 two dayeslince Ihaucwith an vncomfortable imbi accment held the 
 Maft in my armes with cold, and chiefly withdefpaire left blood- 
 leflc: for fleepeormeatts I rcmembTed neither of them. But when 
 the appealed wrath of the Gods prefentcd yourhelpe to me, I was 
 cuen loofeningmy hold and railing into the Sea. 
 
 All of them heard this relation with tcarcs : but a deeper care pin* 
 ched Timonidts , le(t this calamitie fhould concerne ! > ot$ l jrchu:. For 
 wliat Paflfcnger was that,fo often commended by the Shipwrackt 
 man? He came from Italy,and auoyded Sicily : both thofe circumftan- 
 ccs argued him for Pe/tarc bus. Therefore all troubled, he interrupted 
 the Mariners mourning for his fellow es, and difcourfing how they 
 fwamme, haw when they catched hold of the toppes of the Rockcs, 
 thepittilefle waucs puld them oft'; And what (faid he) was hi* name 
 whom thou wert to carry > Was he a Citizen of Rhegium or a Gran- 
 ger > He anfwered,that he knew no more then that ArfidM a Sicilian, 
 who had faire lands at Rhegium, had hired his Ship, and brought his 
 friend at his imbarking to theHauen. Ttmomdes grew iVirYe with hor- 
 ror;and couenng his head that he might lament the more hrcely, went 
 downe into a priuate Roome in the fhip , commardmg the Rowers, ~ 
 though the windc Hood faire t to row as hard as they could. Within a 
 while he arriued at Rhegium willed the Sailor v. horn he had faucd^to 
 follow him, and went to Arftdas. HethenaboutNoonc was laid vp- 
 on a Bench, with various cogitations entertaining his mindc, ignorant 
 of his neerc approaching forrow. But *vhei he hauing notice of his 
 friends comming, leaped vp to embrace him, ipcaking holpitablv and 
 chearefully to him, Tttmmdes anfwercd with a Jigh : And what, my 
 A>C\.Im is become of Po/tar chtu t Miferable that wc aie! doe not I 
 •know more of him dien thy felfe? and witiiall flieweohimithe Sador ; 
 
 whom 
 
x i o John Bat clay his <^4rgevi$. L ib. : 
 
 7 
 
 whom when Arjidai faw, with 3 fudden fcare he apprehended the 
 rr.Hchicfe,andfiow more pale then Jimomdes. The charge (faid hce) 
 which I delivered thee,Sayler,haft thou fafely landed any where? For 
 Gallia that vou were bound fbr,inlb little time you could not reach. 
 But lie: Here you Tee (faid he) the onely furuiuerof that Wrackejmy 
 Sh ip, Marcs. PairengerSjalla furibUs tempefthath caft away, t^rjidas 
 heanrigthis/ighing and dcepelymourning^brought his fad guefts into 
 his houie. Nor had he,being almolt without life,leafure to enquire af- 
 crrthffmannefof this misfortune; but being retired with Timomdes 
 into a^chambcr,he often exclaimed of the vnrbrtunate lolTe,the vniuft 
 deihnies,the earth vnworthy of Po/iarcbus % znd(ud\ other expreffions 
 he vfed,a«<are cuftomary in a frefh and raging griefe. And when,aftcr 
 many teares, Timonidts asked, whither PelUrckw was going ? and 
 what moued him to that fatall refolution of going by Sea ? Arfidat an- 
 iwercd,thatRheglum, for the neighbourhood of Sicily, was thought 
 not fafe tor Toliarchus. For both (faidhee) it was impofTible for his 
 being here to be concealed from Ltcogcnes, and how eafily might hi- 
 red Cut-throats be fent from tljjother fide of the Ferry? He' therefore 
 determined to goe for Gallia ^b I thinke,his Countrey) andfrom 
 thence with all fpeed to rcturne *g vs. But by the cnuy of thedeftinies, 
 certainelyit is thus fallen out, that mankind fhould no longer boaft it 
 felfe of a- man fo neerely reaching the perfections of the immortall 
 Gods. \ 
 
 But Ttmcmdes y \\ : \t\\ fobbing rdattndhow Mcleander was arre&ed 
 to Poliarchtti } ddmevcd his letter ro Af/tdat, and withall fhewed the 
 bracelet taken out of the co ) w vfelelfe fauou r of Argents, To 
 
 admire the workemanihip, or the" iewelry, their forrow gaue them no 
 lcaue. That night therefore being wholly giuen to mourning, they 
 both refolued to returnc to Melcander \^Pi either he fhould hope any 
 thing in vaine of PolUrcbur, or they bee abfentin the time that the 
 King fhould haue need of them. For by this time they fufpe£ted,that 
 all Sicily was in armes.They therefore fo fet their courle,as they might 
 land at Epeir6te : the winds were variable, and as they are often in the 
 
 J-tySpring, vnquiet ; that it was leuen dayes before the Haucn of EpeinSte 
 opened iifelfe to them. But the neerer they drew to the fhore,the 
 moremiferably were they afflifted with their heart-breaking-forrow. 
 They would haue been glad the Land had been further rcmooued, 
 which till then they laboured with all their ftrength to reach. For 
 with what front could they be the meflengers of lb bad tidings ? Or 
 
 --who from thenceforth would not account them vnlucky ? But more 
 then his companion, Arfidw was not afflicted with one griefe alone, ot 
 with which Itmenidis was acquainted. Nor did he lb much take care 
 
 for 
 
Lib.2. John Barclay his-^yirginis. ~i77~ 
 
 for Meleander &£oi Ar^fnls- Could he behold hex dying? and which 
 was more cruell, himfclfe kill her with his fatall newes?" With vvhac 
 fcorne would ("he vpbraid him, that differed him to fee faile in fuch a 
 fcafbn as he was cait away, whom Jimoclea had iaued fo happily a- 
 midft his enemies? Whynad he fufrered him to goc? Or why alone 
 whowasdeliueredtohim with fo ftri£l a charge? Thcfc and the like 
 rcuoluine,it lcaft troubled him, that hec was furc to lolc the upwards 
 propofedto him for his faithfull indcuours. Keftoodinfeirc of the 
 Princeffes difpleafure,in whofe eyes he mould readc,wRcthcr heemuil 
 liuc or no. Neither could (he be abuicd with difiembling, or mitigated 
 with delay : For what MeleancUr muft needs knovv,woIld it not Come 
 to Argtnts her cares ? or if hec would bee filcnt, and not acquaint the 
 King with the misfortune ; what would Timonidcs doe whofe extreme 
 griefe would neither fuffcr him to hold his peace, nor yet co fpeakc on- 
 ly what was fit to be heard ? What would their fcruants doc who 
 would quickly with relating fo memorable a milchancc,Iabour to pro- 
 cure themfelues hearers? 
 
 With thcfc fad meditations,the fhip arriued in the Port of Epeircle 
 fee them all troubled aihore in Sicily . Th^ firlt commanded their fol- 
 lowers and feruants,thatthey fhould not 4eakc a word to any, before 
 they had been w«h tnT^ig. And prefcif ly parting by the way that 
 led to the Towne,they came into the Court of the Palace, where (O 
 ftrange medly ofthedeftinies!) the 61^ man they faw, was G«Unorui 
 walking idly ,and with a merry countenance betweene two Sicilians. 
 Arfidas fuftefpyinghim, and pulling Tkmomdetby thecloke,to giuc 
 him occafion to looke that way. A whileViot able to fpeake, hee flood 
 with his hand frretched out and gafping. Immediately recouering hi$ 
 voyce, Are we (faid he) mocked with apparitions ? Or what ftrange 
 conrufaon of things is this ? Is not that G elanorns fPoltarchns his freed 
 tnan,whom wee know to haue been fhipwiackt iwith him? Wlut 
 Mercury hath brought him backe,to keep company with hiring men? 
 TimtnAts wasamazed,and without anfwering drjidtsjin 10 (jtUno- 
 r»/,who feeing his friends, made alio hafte tomeete them. But they 
 atkmifhed, and mute, did nothing but behold him. At length with a 
 deepe fighj/tfrjfafcw j Doe I ice thee (faith he) fate, Geiavcrvt ? Or ait 
 thou oncly a Ghoft,and comeft to get for thy felt and thy fhip-wrack 
 Lord at leait a ceremonialloblcquic? GeUnorus bade them quit thole / ' 
 
 feares : Told thcm,that Te/tarcbushmcd from the Waucs and Pirates, J.j 
 
 was (till aliue. That fent by him tothcKirg,hc arretted at Epcirfrc i* 
 
 the day before. They greedily began to examine him of the whale '^* 
 
 matter ,what their fortune was,what faucd the, w hat tmft there was 
 their lliip being left in the raging Sea? Biu^/c/raadfr interrupted h» 
 
 narration. 
 
1 1 2 Iohn Barclay his t^rgems. Lib.: 
 
 narra.:ion,who fccim; them out of the window, commanded them to 
 be called to hiiiy.vho was troubled with the doubts riling out of ano- 
 ther pro digie, which by them he hoped might be cleared. 
 
 For when the fhip, wherein Poltarchus from Rhegium was bound 
 for Gallia,was fplit vpon the Sands, and began to ftnke with the water 
 which fhee tookc in , himi'elfe with Cfelawrus and two Saylorsbc- 
 tooke them to the Boate ; nor did they wrcftle with the winds;onely 
 ordering the Aroakes of their Oares, they kept her Sterne to the wea- 
 ther. So being carried about the next Point of Land,they were out of 
 light of the Chip, from whofe wracke they had fled. The winds then 
 lefle troubling them, when now they hadwandred a great way, the 
 Boate dafht againlt a Rocke, which was but a litde vnder water, and 
 left her carriage there. They then leapt out inro the Sea,and lighted 
 vpon fume,but ragged ftones, vpon which they fteodfo, as none of 
 them was wet to the nauill, nor any in the water lefle then to the 
 hammes. The Land was farre off, no Ship in Gght,andthe greatnelfe 
 of their misfortune had alio made them, that they knew not what to 
 pray for. Potiarcktts was of opinion, with his fword to difpatch him- 
 ielfe from thole miseries. CfeUnorut chofe rather the dcuouring whirlc- 
 pooles to end his life:and the Saylors not in hope of tife,but for fearc of 
 death ,perfvvaded that they fhould vpon thole Rockes attend the plca- 
 fure of Nature or Fortune.Whilethcy thusconiulted oftheir ends,they 
 law a vetTell farre from then^toft with thebiilowcs, and by degrees 
 drawing neere them. It was a PiratsBarke, which being ftrong, and 
 fitted for fuch weather,had brooked the rage of the Sea, and now the 
 winde flacking, began to feelc thehelme. The Pilote knewthat there- 
 abouts there lay Rocks vnder vyater,w hich the fbame (hewed not to be 
 farre off,as well as the roaring of the water, which is alwaies lowdcft 
 where fhallowett. He therefore turned his Barke frornthem,whenat 
 once he both faw the plankesof the wrackt Boate that hid carried Po- 
 iiorchttS) and withall thole fuppliants vpon the next Rockes,which 
 with held vp hands,craued the helpe of fuch aspaffed by. The Pirates 
 were in doubr,whether they fhould take them aboord, or no.For w hat 
 fhould they gaine by helping them ? Or what purchale could bee got- 
 ten from fhip wrackt men. As for humanitie, thecrueltie of their pro- 
 feflion had blotteti that out oftheir minds. Neuertheleflc 3 becaufe pa£ 
 lengers for die molt part doe vfe to carry the beft oftheir wealth about 
 them,they were content to goe to the fpoyle;and prefently made ready 
 their Boate,the Sea now being a little calmer. And lefl they tfiould h.il 
 vpon the Rockes,they rowed ibhly, now anu then foundit g what v\ i- 
 t< hey had Thole alio which delired their help,thcy aduifcdto come 
 vpou the ftones, and thefimie ianck,as neere the Boate as they could. 
 
 At 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay his ^Argenis* j j * 
 
 At length they made a bridge of their Oares, with which they ioyned 
 their Boate to the next Rocke. But the countenances of Poliarchus 
 and GcUnorus aftonifhed them, and being taken both with the beau- 
 ty of their perfons,and their rich clothes, they whifpered many things 
 among themfelues of the happineffe of their prize. But when out of 
 the Boate they were got aboord the Barke, they then no longer diC 
 fembling their villany,went about to chainethem as flaues. Poliarchus 
 amazed as at a thing incredible ,and ftraight drawing his fvord; What 
 mcaneyoumen(faid he ?) What hate ? Whatquarrellhaue you to vs.' 
 Or how haue we fo fuddenly offended,whom but now you thought 
 worthy euen with your owne perils to redeeme from the billowcs? 
 Nor did Gelanorut any whit more coldly thruft the fetters from him, 
 and let his hand to hisfword. But when they, nothing moucd with 
 Poliarchus his word, began to be more outragioufly fierce, and fell to 
 their weapons, Poliarchus fbrbare no longer to vfehis armes, and him 
 that went about to put chaines vpon him,he fo pumfhcd,that his fword 
 part quite thorow his bowels. When with the fame manner of death 
 he had fent another after him; Gclanorus alfo hauing difpatcht one 
 morc,ioyncdhimfelfeto his Lord. Then, that none might come be- 
 hind them, turning backe to backe , they mewed their faces both 
 wayes to their enemies. And of the broken Oares which by chance lay 
 vpon the Deckc, (hatching vp the broadends,in ftead of{hicldes,with 
 them they garded their heads.The Saylors alfo,taken with Poliarchus y 
 when the Pirates went about to bade them with chaines, being anima- 
 ted with Co braue an example, laying hold vpon certaync long poles 
 there at hand,durft make a part in the fight. Some of the flaues were 
 bound with leather thongs, befides thofe which were chained at the 
 Oares. They gladly beheld the contention; and 'Poliarchus faw in thofe 
 wretches eyes,that they wimt him good fucccffe. He therefore cftcc 
 ming the a not vnneceflary ayde, with his fwerd cut the bands offbmc 
 of them in funder, and incouraged them t^ fight honefHy againft thofe 
 villaines. They in hafte vnbound their feli^wes, fb as now they almoft 
 equalled the number of their encmyes. The Pirates were at the firft 
 only thirteenejt wo of them Poliarchus had flainc, one was by Cjelano- 
 rus difpatched.The Sailors and the SIaues,whom Poliarchus had treed, 
 had made fiue ofthe remainder turnc to them. So Poliarchus and Ge- 
 fanorushmd fiue vpon them; nor did they perifh without rcuenge.- 
 ior one of Poliarchus his Saylors they had tumbled ouer-boord, and 
 one of them with a club, full of iron pikcs,faining a blow at Poliarchus 
 his necke, fuddenly turning his hand,ftrookc him on the fide: but that 
 his brett-plate brake the force ofthe blow, how great fbrrow had that 
 club caufed to s/frgmis\ With many,though not deepc wounds it pier- 
 
 I ccd 
 
j I4 Iohn Barclay bh ^Argtnis. Ljb.2 , 
 
 ced him. Poliarchtts was the more furioufly enraged, and without de- 
 lay wringing the club out of his enemies hands, with his o wne weapon 
 beat out his braines , with a loud and couragious voyce cheering vp Ge- j 
 Unortts, who by this time hauing made an end of two of them, did 
 fharpely prefle the amazed remainder. 
 
 Thofe which furuiued, did fearetully retire themfelues to the other 
 iideoftheskirmifhjthat is,wherc thofe which were freed from their 
 bands did fight.But their courage ,feeingthe good fucceffe of their par- 
 ty, was then doubled ; fo asinclofed on the one fide by them, on the o- 
 ther by Foliar chus and CjcUnorns, they were brought into fuch e- 
 ftatc,as much adoe r Po/i<*rchus had to hinder the cutting of them all in 
 pieces. For he defired thatfome of them might be taken, andreferued 
 tor their iuft punifhment. Three of them therefore that were humbled 
 at his feete,he commanded to bee caft into fetters. And amids the gra- 
 tulationofthofewretches,thatbyhis meanes were deliuered out of 
 the power of the theeues,he was infinitely pleafed, that in this acci • 
 dent,he thought he had done much for the common good of all man- 
 kind.They all together heaped vpon him the titles of their tutelar God: 
 of their Redeemer : that with more then humane force he had plagued 
 thofe villaines ; finally, that he alone was worthy, to whom through 
 the whole world,miferable men fhouldflie with their petitions. But in 
 this vniformity of ioy, there was a difference in their diicourfe:for thofe 
 which were bound with the lether thongs, and now enioyed their li- 
 berty, without exception did congratulate with their deliuerer, and 
 one another. But fuch as were chained at the Oare, defiling a plenary 
 fauour,crauedtobefreedandreftonedto the eftatc which they had 
 loft when they were made llaues. 
 
 Totianhtfj^eft he fhoulddoeacourtefie,ofwhichhe might after- 
 ward repent himfelfe, inquired punctually, who was Owner of the 
 Barke,who was Matter of her,and of whence the Pirates were. One 
 of them that fate at the Oare crycdout;Be good vnto vs } thou Nobleft 
 man ,whatfbeuer thou art. This Ship I bought with my owne mony; 
 her, both Owner and Mafter I had charge of, often trading betwe? ne 
 Africk and Spaine.By chance I was arriucd at the mouth of the Riuer 
 Bcetis, and hauing vnladen my Ship/was prouiding Spanifti commodi- 
 ties,when thefe theeues, vnder the name of paflengers,brought me into 
 this eftate. Left their number Giould make me fufpe6t them,they came 
 to me by one or two at once Neither did they pretend, that they were 
 bound tor one place. Theie would goe to Adrumetum,othersto Clu- 
 pea,orVtica. We were agreed of my wages for their paflagc. I who- 
 ly ignorant of their wicked treachery,did receiue them all, who, that 
 with more cunning craftineiTe they might abufe me, conuerfed among 
 
 them- 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay his o4> gents. T T , 
 
 themfelues as Grangers ,fo long as we were in the Port,or lb neere the 
 iliore,as from thence we might hope to beaflilted againft them. But 
 •when the winde had carried vs a good way from Land, and the moft 
 part oftheSaylers,asinfaire and temperate weather were fallen a- 
 fleepe ; with a fudaine violence they fall vpon vs. Me they thruft from 
 the Helme,othcrs halfe afleepe they dragge to the bankes, and chaine 
 them at the Oare,and like Pirats as they were,being now of Paflen^ers 
 become Owners,they began to fet their courfc at their owne plcaltire : 
 For amongrt the there were fome that were not ignorant of fcararing: 
 and vnder colour of their nccefTaries, they had brought aboord irons, 
 with which they meant to fhacklc all my company. Nor contented 
 with their purchafe at Sea , they diuers times landed vpon feucrall 
 coafts, and hauing gotten good booties,this fhip carried them to new 
 theeueries,and other fliores. 
 
 Oflate, when diuers of them had been away three dayes, they re- 
 turned to the Barke out of Mauritania, loaden with fpoile, and as I 
 could coniecturejby their difcourle hauing rob'd the Quccnes Trcafu- 
 ty,in which fhee kept her mottefteemed v\eakh. 
 
 PoUarcbus hearing chis,enquired of one of the Pirates \\ hich he had 
 prilbners,ifthis which the Mariner told were true. He with his filence 
 confeffed it all. But Polmrchtts prefled him hardeft about their laft 
 robbery; whether they had pillaged the Queene of Mauritania's Trea- 
 fury,what meanes they had to come at it,and where they had beftow- 
 ed their booty ? Hee anfwered, that the report of her Iewels had 
 drawne them to make that bold attempt. That in the night feuen of 
 them flood in armes in the ftreets,as by the Quecnes direc~Hon,to barre 
 all men from parting in the croffe way, while two other laying hold 
 with a grafpinghooke,of the irons, with which the windows was ve- 
 ry thicke grated, did with certaine engins bend them out of their pla- 
 ces.So wee got in (faid he)and being matters of our defircs,bcfore day- 
 light recoucred the Sea. As yet our purchafe is vntoucht, becaufe firft 
 our flight from that coalt, andfince, the fbrme hath kept vsbuficd. 
 Befides,lelt the diuiding inch a wealth fhould caufcany contention a« 
 mong vs,we agreed to let it reft, till wee might fhareit in peace and 
 fafety. Poltarchtts therefore, the Pirate (Viewing him the way, went 
 vnder hatches, and opening the Cheft, faw a mighty treafure, and 
 for the moft part of iuch Iewels as women in Mauritania doe vfe to 
 weare. 
 
 But then, as inuited by Fortune to a new courie, he for a while gaue 
 himfelte to thinking. The Gods did crofle and deferre his iourney into 
 Gallia. The ftorme had put him from hisfirft intendement ; hee had 
 gotten a {hip well acquainted with the coaft of Africa j nor were there 
 
 I z any 
 
x j 5 Iohn Barclay bis Argents. Lib.2 • 
 
 any couitefie at all in concealing from the Queene the rccouery of her 
 treafures. And perhaps (faid he to himfelfe) the powers aboue doe la- 
 bor for my glory.The hope which in the habit of a priuate man I haue 
 concerned of any thing in Sicily, they will not haue me purfue with 
 the valour and armes of mine owne peoplerThat I might not be indeb- 
 ted for whatfocuer felicity I mail therein purchafe, to the power,the 
 forces of my owne Nation,nor yet to my difcent,but only to my felfe. 
 I will therefore follow as they call me. Out of Africa I fhall very eafi- 
 ly haue notice of the affaires of Sicily , and giue aduertifementofmine 
 owne to Argents, 
 
 When he had thus determined, hee in this manner fpake to the Pi- 
 rates:That both the Queene fhould haue her treafurcs reftorcd to her, 
 and you alfo (vnworthymentoliue) beedelmered toyourdeferued 
 punifhment ; I truely doe efteeme moft iuft. We therefore will direel: 
 our courfe for Mauritania , left either the rcuenge offo bold a mik 
 deede fhouLdbc loft : or fome guiltleiTe pcrfons fufter there for your 
 villany. Inftantly he commanded the Mafter of the fhip, who gaue 
 him all that information of the Pirates,to be taken out of irons, and to 
 ftand at the helme. The reft that fate at the Oare, hec refined to free. 
 Forbothheftoodin neede of Rowers, and would not giue a power 
 of doing himfelfe mifchiefeto fo many men, vnknowne to him, and 
 who ,perhaps,might haue deferuedto be fo enthralled. Seeking there- 
 fore diligently the keyes of their chaincs and (hackles, he commanded 
 GeUnorus to keepc them. And yet that they might not bee wholly 
 without contentment for his victory ; Come on (faith he) you at the 
 Oare, you are vpon the point of your libertie. Land meeonely vpori 
 the coaft of Mauritania, fo let lone bee gracious to me , as I will fet 
 you all free. Why ftiould you grieue,that for your ranfome I require 
 a fhort, but to me a neceflfary labour of yours in carrying me? If the 
 Mafter be not miftaken, it is but two dayes faile to Mauritania. That 
 Countrey fhall make anend of my voyage and your captiuity. 
 
 The Rowers filled with fo great a hope, doe fo fettle thcmfclues to 
 their Oares, as ifeuery one of them were going to his owne houie,and 
 thedeareft pledges in -it, and not to Mauritania. Butthe Mafter ofthe 
 fhip afrlrmed,the Genius ofthe Sea would not endure, that dead car- 
 kefiesfhould be carried in the fhip. That the Sea-gods would be dif- 
 pleaicd with it, and that often this piety toward the dead, had beene 
 the caufe of danger to the liuing. Now there lay vpon the hatches 
 three flaine by the Pirates in the fight. Toliarcbifs durft not. with an 
 vnprofitable humanity oppofe himfelfe to this fupevftition of the Ma- 
 riners. He therefore deuoutly excuied himfelfe to the infcrnall Gods, 
 for hisraftingthemouerbooxd without their funerall rites. That as 
 
 foone 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay bis v^irgtms, 1 2 * 
 
 foonc as he could reach Africa,he would fettle their wandring oholts 
 wich erecting tombes to them. Hauing giuen them lcauc , they tooke 
 yp the bodies of the flainemen ; but that nothing might bee loft to 
 no purpofc they beganne to fearch if they had any thing of worth in 
 their clothes. Two of them had onely a little money; but the third ,as 
 more curious, had rolled his legges and thighs about with certainc 
 broad Ribands,Which when one of the Maimers had taken otf, there 
 fell downc alctter,as it{cemcd,belk>wed there for fcciefie. And when 
 Telunhus had called for it, and broken the thread, as at the light of 
 (brae Monfter he trembled, that the letters were directed to himlllfc, 
 and thofe alio from L>cogenes. That Licoge met fhould vvriceto 7W*- 
 Archns : that the letter by fuch wondrous meanes fhould come to his 
 hand ! Hec fcarcc could bcleeue his eyes when they read thefe firft 
 words of the letter, Lkooenet to Toiwchtts health. Prcfcntly hec 
 commanded the corps to be railed vp,and viewing it cunoufly , i.e cal- 
 led alio Geianerns to him, to lee if by any his lineaments they u.ight 
 know him,who being but oc w dead, was notrnuch changed.Bui being 
 ameanerellow,andoneorL*r<?^»rjhis. flauc5, it was ealie for him 
 to be vnknowne Co themjjoth. But when they had diligently fearched 
 him, whether hee had any more letters, or other llrangc things about 
 him, they lighted the fhipofthe carkefie, as yet vnccrtaine whether 
 they (hould take him for a friend, or one that came to betray them. 
 But this was he that Licogenes hadfentto c J J oIt t trcbuj. While Ttmo- 
 **<&/ ftayd at his hoiuc in the Countrey, hec was got before him, 
 and being intercepted by the Pirates,w as flaine in the tight; as if for- 
 tune hadbeenc in doub^whether thofe letters,ftuft with (o much wic- 
 kedne(fc,fhouldbe deliueredto P§faarchusot no. 
 
 'Po/tarchuj ignorant of the whole plot, leaned againft the Maft of 
 the fhip; and troubled both in his countenance and his mindc,muddc- 
 red at euery word. Mcleandcr was charged with poy foning : Licoge. 
 nes was the Accufer»He heard that Melcander practiled his death; Li- 
 cogenet offered friendftiip. But what was that Bracelet; or where- 
 fore Timowdes fent to him ? He could not pcrf .vade himfelfethat hee 
 read the letter, or was well awake. But with delay hauing a little re- 
 coucred himfelre, and read the letter ouer againc : Some great thing 
 (faitl)he)isinhand,(?*/4wr*/. I neuer reared Licogencs more then 
 now, that he takes care of my iafety. If hee had liued that brought 
 this letter, perhaps, from him wee might haue gotten fomc light to 
 guide vs in this fcr great daikenelfe. Now what I mould thinke, or by 
 what rocanes finde out the truth, I know not. Finally, hee coniidejed 
 with himfelfej whether it were credible, that Meleander would goc 
 about,vndcr fhewoffriendi"hip,to deftroy an innocent, That it was 
 
 I 3 ■ more 
 
j j 8 Iohn Barclay hts K^trgtms. Lib. 2* 
 
 morelutable to Lieogenes his difpofirion,to belie the King , then to 
 the Kings ,to haue fuel) a damnable cunning in him. While nee was in 
 thefe and inch other meditations , the day was fpent , and the night 
 following he beftowed in ftrangc deuices.Hauing thought of many, in, 
 the end hee efteemed it his beft way to fend GtUmrut into Sicily with 
 no letters to the King , but onely to deliuer him this which was di- 
 rected to him hsiTiLicogtnts. That the truth was not any eafier way 
 to be found out. For whether the accufation were true or falfe, Mele- 
 ander would bee exceedingly troubled,eitherwith being made infa- 
 mous by an vnfucccfrull and railing villany,or with the caufeleffe fuf- 
 pition. By his countenance and words, as alio of them about him, 
 GeUnoms might perceiue what credit was to bee giucnto this infor- 
 mation of Lieogenes* Neither was hee carerull of offending Lieogenes 
 herein, with whom (though Aicletnder fhould deferue to be accoun- 
 ted his enemie) he was refolued to hold no friendship. This determi- 
 nation was well helped on by his infinite defireto write to Argents; 
 with letters to whom, hee trufted none, but onely Gelawsrui or Ar- 
 fidat. jgr 
 
 By this time not only Africa was within (ight,but Lixa alfo,that the 
 was rhe chiete Gtie of Mauritania, with her moft delicate fcituation, 
 did a little diuert PolUrchus his folitary thoughts. The Riuer which 
 was likewife called Lixa,fell into the Sea, which receiucd it fo quietly, 
 that in the meeting of the warers,not the roaring nor the foamc made 
 any ditference but onely the colour .All forts of trees that loue to grow 
 by Riuers,from both fides of the channell, with the (hadoWof the 
 reft of the banks, did pleafantly appeare in the water.The City great 1 
 and full of trade, when thou art a little from the fea, is onely one fur- 
 long from the Riuer. On the right hand of the way from the Sea 
 to the Towne, there was a Hill, of all Africa the moft beautirull ; and 
 vpo it a Houfe of the Queenes,without the City,which they called the 
 Ladies Manor. The Queen loued to retire her feife thither fometimes, 
 when (he was tyred with bufincs/rom thence ,after (Vie were refrefhed 
 with the change of folitarineffe, to returne to the trouble of affaires 
 the more cheerefully. And it fell out at that time that fihee lay there. 
 Which when by enquiry ToliaTckus had learned of the Boats that 
 met him, hee commanded to let fall his Anchor as neere it as might be ; 
 and left the Rowers in his abfence fhould diforder any thing,or put off 
 to Sea ; he enquired of the Africans, it there were no man that had the 
 keeping of the Hauen,orto whom theMagiftratcs had giue the Riuer 
 in charge. Prefently there came certaine ofricers,and I know not what 
 cuftomer, to whom Po/iarchtts ; The cuftody of this Barke( faith hee) 
 I heerc configne totbee : it much concernes Africa that it be keptfafe; 
 
 while 
 
Lib. j . Iohn Barclay his ^4 r genii. lJg 
 
 while I deliuer to the Queene fbme aduertifement neceffarv for her 
 to know from me. With that,taking outthePiraces,he caufcd their 
 fhackles to bee taken from their legs, and put about their necks 
 and giuing the Mafter of the fhip holdofacorde thatpaffed thorow 
 all their yroDSjhc lent them before him vp the hill. 
 
 Himfclfe with CjcUnorus followed, furueying with curious eyesrhr: 
 beauty ofthe place, which the late horror ofthe Sea made more plea- 
 fing. The place was not made dainty by laborious Arte. The grcatcft 
 part ofthe pleafantneffe thereof, it was indebted for to Nature, whofe 
 facilitie and iudgement preuented all workemens labours. A rugged 
 alcent to the To wne (which the Queene would not fuffcr to bee made 
 plaine) did runne vpon the fide ofthe hill, fb as it feemed rather to 
 compafleitaboutjthento climbe to the top. The left fide ofthe wav 
 wascouered with thick fhrubs, which with the differing greenencfle 
 oftheir many kinds, were very delightfull. On that fide there were lit- 
 tle hillocks,the ground riling gently, till the brow of the hill (bme what 
 long, and (nadowy with thicke trees, role with a fudden (feepeneffc. 
 On the right hand there were Valleys in fight planted with Vines and 
 Orchards, and at the foote ofthe hills, which made a femicircle, rich 
 meddowesfbrfeeding,fhewedthe famegreenc cheat efulnefie. Vnder 
 the ridge of the hill, there was a high and large Plaine, in which the 
 Mannor was built. When you were come to the Gate, another beau- 
 ty there did pleafe the fight with a free profpeel to places a great way 
 off. For before the doores there was a plaine vbide place,capeable of 
 many people and Chariots, diuided with but few, yet mighty great 
 trees, vnder whole fhadowthe Souldiers and the Keepers ofthe houfe 
 had placed feat es and fione tables. And the place being high, did fhew 
 the windings ofthe Riuer in the bottome, and the hills ouer againft it 
 cmbellifhcd with the Noblemens Countrey houfes. From the right 
 fide the beft part of the Gitie was diicouered, bymeancsofchc rihW 
 of certainc little hills in it,and the tops ofthe Temples. If thou cart thy 
 eyes farther,mount Atla* with ragged Winter and barren Rocks, hi- 
 ding his many tops in the Clouds,with change ofobie£t. would delight 
 thy minde,and with his fhewof roughneffe more endcare the happi- 
 neffeat hand. The houfe for a Queene was not very large. But it was 
 beholding tothe Architect, for that wfiat winde foeucrblcw,hadfrce 
 paffage into it, totetnper thehoatq andthe roomes s had,ihcir light, 
 without being offended with the t>eames ofthe Sun e. The Garden 
 not grcat,andibmcthinglong,was indeed worthy ofthe Mufes,andaU 
 the Gods that hauc vouchsafed to take care of Plants Into it from 
 the houfe there led a Gallery (adorned with diucrsttacues arid pctLires) 
 in which the Queene lbmetimes did vfe<tofcaft. The left fiBe of the 
 
 I 4 Orchard 
 
x 20 Iohn Barclay his \Argems. Lib. j . 
 
 Orchard leaned vpon the tops of the Mountaine,and not that afone,but 
 both the Houfe and the Forrcft were ioyncd to k with a continued 
 rid°e,and onely deuided from it with a wall. That place was adorned 
 withafweetFountaine, running out of the Trunke ofa Marble Ele- 
 phant, into a Lauer ofchecker-worke. But the right fide was open to 
 the profpc6r,hauing onely a low wall built, to keepe men from falling 
 downe,and yet that they which leaned vpon it, might haue a view of 
 the fifhponds vnder it. For a pretty Poole there was, compared about 
 with a bricke wall: in it fifties of feuerall ageandfizes, which the 
 Queenc tooke pleasure fometime to throw bread among,and fee them 
 ftriue for it. Out of the Orchard a Gate opened into a little Forreft, 
 which was deuided with paths made by hand, and free from bufhes. 
 In it were Stags,Roes and other beafts brought into Africa, which that 
 part of the world doth not breed : and in Numidian marble thefe ver- 
 fes were earned, which did dedicate the place to Diana* 
 
 C ha fie gueeneofnsghtjthatnowo're craggygreundt 
 Follow' ft the Chafe, now with thy /hafts dealft wounds, 
 Whether on fearefullT^eercor game nwrthi^o, 
 And from thy darts our Lybian lions fie. 
 Goddeffecf woods; if thee and thy chafte frame, 
 This Houfe andholy grouesmay intertainey 
 Oh, heart vs gently } and accept thine owne. 
 Let heere no Fawnes lafciuiousfports be knowne*. 
 Thefe vntoucht woods to thy chafe houour'd name 
 Weconfeerate; great gueenejtcceft the fame. 
 And when along the fields the foaming Boare 
 We chafe into the toy le : or when w'adore 
 ThyfhrineMfeenebyvs: or ifweepray. 
 Too much t'obtninejbewith vs any way. 
 Let thyfwift <Dogges fiiUmake their.courfes heere, 
 And with their f acred yelping glow our eares. 
 Heere the Wood-Njmphes^nd JMountaine Fayerics 
 Dance,fiillattendingthee. Andwhenyoupleafe, 
 Take fhade/rr bathe your limbes : or reft you there, 
 .Where the coldwatersthetrnatiue Tophus weare. 
 
 Or if, too hot, you lay your garments by. 
 
 In this clofe Fount fhallm t\&eonpry r 
 
 To deferne Hemes, nor (hull Orion here 
 
 D eferue the Scorpions deadly wounding Speare. 
 
 Nor taking heere thy. ^uiner^and thy/hape, 
 
 Sbalftout the Ski* fill w*h another rfyf. 
 
 Onely, 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay his ^sfrgems. \ 2 1 
 
 One/y, Diana bethoupleaj'd to count 
 This, m ttyDclc,or Lych's fftowy Mount, 
 Net Pindus, nor Eurotas mere frequent. 
 When any of thy Nymphes her y teres has fpent, 
 isfudfeekes anotherforme ; whether it bee ~1 
 
 Spreading her armesjike hughes, to /land a tree, > 
 Lamellar Oake ; her e,Cynth\iy/et it bee, 3 
 
 Growing vrith /£*/*, Erifichthons/W/*f<? 
 'Be hence. This wood let no axe violate. 
 
 It would be tedious to particularize ,how nature played w ith the in- 
 equalitie of places ; how in this little plat fhee presented all beauties, 
 with which whole Regions arc varied ; how Winter not able to hurt 
 it,did not change at all welnigh a whole Wood ofPomegranates,Rho- 
 dodaphne, Laurell,Pines,and Corke- trees ; and how Caues here made 
 by Nature, here by hand, did yceld either Springs,or code fhade to 
 liichas came into them. ButaFountainethere wasefpeciaily remarke- 
 able,of purpofe fb trimmed,as thofe things which were arrihciall, iee- 
 med to be produced by Nature. For the Mountair.e cut into an Arch, 
 afforded a little Plaine, which was paued with fmall Pebbles, as if by 
 chance. But on both fides they had placed very great ftoncs like Recks 
 growing there. When that worke was growne twelue foote hi°h, 
 they made a path, by which the place might ea% bee gone round a- 
 bout. But then aboue this maiTe they fet trees in a circle,fo as the tops 
 of them bended downe toward the Plaine. When they were growne 
 to a good height, they appeared like the bodies oftrecs ready to faty, 
 and with their owne weight to teare their rootes out of the ground.Li 
 thole harmelefle threats of mine, the heate of the Sunnewasofno 
 forcc,and at firft by the height of the iides,after by that Arbor of trees, 
 and at lalt the growing of the whole mane, did fhelter theQueencs in- 
 nocent mirthjwhich orten among her maids,did with a hurtles idlenes 
 take pleafure in the Fountainc,that thorow pipes fell downe there. It 
 was not lawrullfor any man, butthechiefe Officers, to come within 
 the houle. A few fouldiers were in the Guard at the Gate « By w horn 
 Poliarchw being commanded toftand with his priibners,was with a 
 military boldnene examined what he was,and whence he came ? Hec 
 told them, that his bufinene might onely be deliuered to the Queenc 
 hcrfelfc. This was told the Captaine of the Guard, who hauingipo- 
 ken with Poliarchns, did let the .Qneene vndcrltond, that a young 
 Stranger of a braue fafhion, and an excellent afpcci:, bringing certaine 
 prifoncrs with him,defircd admittance and audience. She then was h 
 that rctyring place, not to giueher mindeeaic from her affaires and 
 
 care? : 
 
122 Iohn Barclay his Argents. L ib. 2 . 
 
 caves ; but to the end in that folitarineffe (he might mournc more free- 
 ly. The caufe of her forrovv was,that the place was rob'd by theeues, 
 in which fhe had laid vp with her Iewcls certaine other things, which 
 fhc more efteemed. Neither did her Iewels,or the other wealth ,as the 
 vulgar prated, mooue her. One little Cabinet, and that no rich one, 
 ' which the theeues tooke away with the reft, did caufe thofe Iamenta- 
 tions,and almoft a purpofe not to out-liue the lolTe, This fhe had pri- 
 zed abcue her life : in it fhe knew the fortune of her fonne to bee itv- 
 doled : nor did fhe complaine of the cruelty, of the Gods any lefle, 
 then ifftie had carried him out to his funerall. When therefore me had 
 word brought her of Potiarchus, (he was forry that there was any 
 come,whom (hee muft heare with a fettled countenance. Neuerthc- 
 leite, fhee commanded him to be brought in by Ul<tcipfa y her chiefe 
 Chamberlaine ; her felfe amidft her Ladies ftanding about her,fate in 
 an Iuory Throne,which filu^r Lyons vpon their manes, which feemed 
 preft with the weight,di J^port. 
 
 But when hee came in fight, calling her fonne to her remembrance 
 (for he was both young and exceeding iotfety) he brought her before 
 fhe thought of it fuddenly to fauour him.Hautng then in a gentle man- 
 ner faluted her; Although Madam (faidhee) thofe things can little 
 trouble your minde, which wicked theeues haueoflate taken out of 
 thy Treafury, yet I thought it would bee very pleafing to a moft iuft 
 Princefle, if they did not carry fo great a mifdeede away frec,without 
 their due puniftiment. In themidftofthe Sea, by the direction of the 
 Gods, I lighted vpon them. The greater number of them died in 
 the fight. Three that furuiued, Ihaue brought hither. They are at 
 the Gate, and their defiiny is,what thou fhalt determine. Butfend, 
 Madam, a trufty man with me. To him I will reftore what they rob'd 
 thee of,as I finde by them yet vnempayred. At the waters fide I haue 
 commanded it in my fhip to be carefully kept. The Queene at lb, great 
 and fudden ioy,with a feminine impatience leaped out of her feat*, and 
 taking him, that was a Granger to hcr,by the hand; O thou of all mor- 
 tall men the moft fortunate ! or rather (if thefe things be true) to bee 
 matched with our Gods ; Come, bring me (laid fhe) preiendy to the 
 fhip. My felre will view their theft,my felfotheirprey. Nor call me co- 
 uetous. Reftore mce onely one little Cabinet: the all befides,! giue 
 thee. Hauing fpokenthus,fhe led Potiarchusxhe way,- that wondred 
 at her haft'e. Nor gaue Ihetime to make ready her Chari6t,of bring 
 her Litter. As fhe was dreft,notto come abroad,fhe went apace, in a 
 _ matter of that conlequence, rcfblued onely to bcleeue her owne eyes. 
 Her Ladies and Maides accuftomed to obferue her, without changing 
 their habits, followed her onfoote. The hurry of their hafte made it 
 
 fliew 
 
Lib.2. Iohn Barclay his ^yirgems, l2 - 
 
 fnew like a flight. But when PolUrchtti (hewed her the Pirates ftanT 
 ding without the Gate, Giue rrfc leaue{iaid flic) I beiecch thee before 
 I condemnc ochers,to know if Fortune haue acquitted me. The'rc was 
 none in the Court that did not follow her,who made whathafte flice 
 could. The greatett part not knowing the bufinefle, were both them- 
 felues amazed,and made others fo with them. Prefently the rumor flew 
 into the Citie ; but vncettaine, and therefore the bolder. One while 
 that the Queenes lonne was come;another,that his corps was brouoht 
 in the (hip. Some hit vpon the truth,that the Queene went down? to 
 her Treafure which was recoucred. All therefore ran totheRiuer: a 
 multitude they wei*c,ready either to reioyce, or lament,as iheefhould 
 prcicribctothem. 
 
 When the Queene came to the waters fide,fhe was by a Bridge made 
 ofplankes,canied into the Ship. And when firft a great Chef} vnlock- 
 edbyTf/^r^/jdifcoueredthcprey vndiminifhed, fhec now all wet 
 with tearesofioy, and imbracingthe Cabinet which (he Co much defi- 
 red,proclaimcd,that fliee now at length did liuc, that now againe ihee 
 was a Qugene, and that there was nothing more iuft, then that diuine 
 honours mould bee done to Poharchus. He with a model! fmUine 
 (hewed his diflike of, and put an end to her prayfes. And now the Lit- 
 tcrs,as they could, hauing followed the Queene, were at the banke 
 and Waggons with them to carry the women.The Queene,to celebrate 
 the fortune of lb great a ioy, thinking her Mannor not fpacious enough, 
 commanded to returne to the City.She leaned vpon Poli*rchus,(\\\\\c\\ 
 with Queenes is the highcit honour) and he leading her, fhe went to 
 her Litter,which prefently eight men in cloakestookc vp. Toliarchus 
 then mounted vpo aHorfe appointed for him,which they had brought 
 out of the Queenes Stable, not bare-backt as was thefafhionofthe 
 Countvey, but with thofe trappings which the Kings there did vfe in 
 the vvaitesjor in hunting. From thence, till they came to the Citv, the 
 Queene putting vpthc fides of the Litter, did conrcne with him, the 
 way being ruil of great companies of Africans, who especially marked 
 him. After they came to the Palace, the Lords by the Queenes com- 
 mandement, brought Poliarchusto the lodgings appointed for him. 
 There being intcrtained both richly and delicately, they ftraiqhrway 
 left him with GeUnorits ,to refrefh himfelfe more priuitely. 
 
 But after hee was a little freed of the trouble of fuch a* diicourfed 
 *vith,and commended him, heinftantly returned to his former cares, 
 and fadjy confidering his affaires in Sicily, rcfolued the fame Eucning 
 to fend GeUnerttrfoi Sicily. For neither his Loue, noy the obfeure led 
 terhom Licogentt, would fufVcr him to delay it. Himfclte would re- 
 maine at Clepea, a Sea- to wnc of Africa, till h^s meflenger fhould re- 
 turne 
 
I2 4 lohn Barclay bis i^irgtnis* Lib.2 . 
 
 turae from Argents. While therfore he was writing to Argents Mc wil- 
 led the Matter of the Ship to bee called for, that had brought him thi- 
 therto whom being brought in to him ; Thy (hip f faid he) I not onely 
 reftore to thee, but more whatfoeuer was taken from thee by the Pi- 
 rates,! will render thee againe,with this condition,that thou carry this 
 GeUnorusto Sicily, and from thence backe againe land him in what 
 Port of Africa he {hall appoint : when you returne hither,your reward 
 ihall be r *ady and certaine. Now I onely giue you lb much as is necef- 
 tary for your voy agejdoe thou make choyce of as many of the Rowers 
 and Slaues which you know, as are neceffary. I will vndertake they 
 fhall not repent them of their paines. Among the reft I will deuide a 
 Talent,that their re:urne into their Countrey may not by their pouer- 
 tie feeme vnlucky. The Mariner calling him his Lord and Patron, was 
 aftonifhed at the greatneffe of his bounty , and promifing his indeuour^ 
 wasdifmifx to make ready his ^arke againft night.Thc Rowers, when 
 he brought them fuch happ^ * in the firft heat oftheir reioycing, 
 
 imbracing him,almoft puh u m,.iin pieces. Toward Euening^he No- 
 blemen fent by the Quceuejcame wPo/iarchm, appointed by hcrto 
 lufferhim want nokinde of courteous, orhofpitable intertainement. 
 From them in various difcourfes,he vnderftood concerning the Qujcnc 
 thusmuch ; that fhe was called Htanish, and about three and twen- 
 ty yeeres fince fucceeded her brother Ittbava. the Kingdome.rkfbre fhc 
 came to theCrowne, {heehad been married toitytaa^amanofthc 
 moft eminent qualitic, next the Kings, of ail the Moores, who at the 
 time of King //^vdeceafe, did alio dye, leauing her with childe.That 
 the Queene fome moncths after was deliuered of a fonnc, whom (hec 
 named Hiempfalt, and he by the fauour of the Gods had with his ex- 
 cellency of fpirit outgone the wimes ofhis pcoplc,but thatnowto win 
 himfelte honour among ftrangcrs, he was gone to traueti ih habit of a 
 priuate perfon ; into what Countrey, except onely to the Queene, was 
 vnknownc. The Moores making this relation to him, did then cun- 
 ningly goe about to leamc of him what Toliarcbtts was, whence hec 
 came,or whither he bent hisiourney. He with equall cunning,as not 
 perceiuing what they intended,auoydcd their curious inquifition. Be- 
 ing then inuitcd to fop with the Qucene,heipent a good time with her, 
 not much leiTe refpeSed by all the Court, then if he had come thither 
 v/ith the traine andfafhion ofa King. The feafl: being ended, when as 
 pu rpofing to depart the next day , he had taken hisleauc of the Queene, 
 and was returned to his chambcr,there came inftraight diuers, which 
 fct vpon the Table a mighty riches. It was of Jewels, fome fetin 
 Chaines,others in Bracelets,part in Earerings,grcat (lore of Pearlejand 
 in lu:r.mc,belidcs the one little Cabuiet^all and more then he recoucred 
 
 from 
 
Lib.2. Iohn Barclay his ^Argents. lz * 
 
 from the Pirates. Thefe the Queene prefented to Toliarcbm , cither as 
 a reward ofhis merit, or a pledge of hofpitalitie. But he not accufto- 
 mingtofellhiscourtefies, nor to be bought with gifts, denied that re- 
 wards worth enuy,could be due to fiich a petty piece of fcruice,or that 
 thefe things were becommine a fouldier. Highly therefore extolling 
 theQueenes Noblencflc, hedefired them to returne all thofe prefents 
 backe to the Queene,and with them his excufe and thanks. Yet that 
 he might not feeme to doe tliis out of froward pride, he tooke a Rin° 
 in which an Emeraud was fet, and putting it on his finget,aflurcd that 
 he would keepe it as long as he kept his hand : for fo much refpecl did 
 ihethatgaue it,deferuc. The Ring was enammeled, and in the Stone 
 was cut Atlas, rerufing lodging to Perfeus, whom he fiifpecled : and 
 Vcrfeus mounted vpon his K ¥eg*fus , (b difcouering Medufa'shc^A 
 to Atlas ,that himfelf turned away hisf^cc, left he alfb fhould be tranf- 
 formed into a Stone. But Atlas loofctdtisonc madded at hisownemc- 
 tamorphofis : his haire flood on e*nd } bcgff^jig to grow into a Wood, 
 and in his face the change did Gjgmc to ,e£|*pe further, or as one that 
 was no longer a man,and yet not-^ ateC*ybecome a Mountaine. 
 
 In the meane time, the Mariner came and told hinyhat the winde 
 flood faire. If CjeUnorus pleafed to go aboord, in afewhouresthey 
 might leaue Africa farre behind them. Toliarchns therefore encharged 
 him in hafte with his fecret inftruclions, what he fhould deliuer to 
 Afeleander i \\ha.t to Argents : and what was fit to be imparted to Se- 
 lcni$A,iArchombrotiii , and the reft ofhis friends. Befides, what the 
 King had determined of his houfhold-ftuftc and goods,\\ hich hec left 
 in his houfc, whether they were confifcate, and who had got the for- 
 feiture,!^ willed him diligently to inquire. For out of that,the Kings 
 difpofition towards him might be read. After hee had difpatched the 
 bufineflfes in Sicily committed to him,hce fhould with the firft winde 
 rcturne to Clupca,where he had rcfoluedto ftay for him. 
 
 When Gdanoms was gone,and the Moores withdrawne,hee being 
 \vcaried,difpofcd himfelre to reft. But after he was laid in his bed,and 
 his fpirits(which the prefence of feuerali occahons had held bent) were 
 now remitted : his, wounds which the Pirate gaue him in the fide,be- 
 ing not alone negle£ted,but with his bufinefle,and the ftr ife ofhis njind 
 enflamed with a fudden cold, and after with burning, caft him into a 
 Feuer. That change deferred his iourney intended the next day ; and 
 affrighted the Queene noleffe, then if her fonnehad lyenficke in his 
 place,before heritor befides that infinite benefit which flie acknow- 
 ledged to haue receiucd from r Poharchus i the appearance of an admi- 
 rable difpofition to vertue in him, and in his difcourfe,nothing imper- 
 tinent j to w'hich an opinion of a Nobie difceat, and the impumon of 
 
 her 
 
\ 2 6 John Bai clay his ^Argents. L ib. : 
 
 her minde, prefaging I know not what, being added,had wrought in 
 her the affections of a perfect good will.She therfore early in the mor- 
 ning vifited him, and brought her Phy ficions with her. And her No- 
 blemen following the Queenes example, with their fad lookesmadea 
 fhewofforrow. 
 
 GeUnorus knowing nothing of thefe accidents, was vnder faile for 
 Sicily with a faire winde. But though the next Port to him,for which 
 the winde Hood alfo very fit, were EpeirSe ; yet he paffed by the Ha- 
 uens mouth of purpofe, and landed in an obfcure Creeke, left any 
 fnould know the Mariners that brought him,or inquire of Poliarchtts. 
 Himfclfe went to the Temple of A pollo 3 which ftood not farrefrom 
 the Sea- fide toward Panormus; being more refpecled for thePriefts 
 fake that ferued there,thenfor the God to whom it was dedicated.The 
 Prieft was called Antenorius, who in a quiet old age was free from 
 cares,and as happy as he witTied to be. For when in his youth hauing 
 eafily reached to great honours, the opinion of his friends didprogno- 
 fticate to him any the moft eminent fortunejobferuing in the mishaps of 
 many,that it was a miferable thing to hang ftill vncertaine among am- 
 bitious defires,he looked backe to the libertie of his minde ; and mea- 
 ning to retire himfelfe to that,which beft agreed with his Genius,madc 
 choyfe otPhcebtu his Temple to grow old in. For he was belt pleafed 
 to ferue that Deitie,who often, when he called vpon him,had inipired 
 him : andfo was fortified againft chance,that whether himfelfe,or his 
 friends were troubled,with a moft conftant chearefulnes he euer went 
 off Victor from all fortunes. He was befides full of all kind of Lear- 
 ning, all which excellent parts in that worthy old man,were adorned 
 by the integritie of his life. For the reft,he loued ^PoltArchw ,and durft 
 commend him,though as yet not publikely reftored.GV/4wr«* know- 
 ing him to be of a moft cleare roundneiTe,turned out of his way to him, 
 and found him lying in his Temple Porch (for he was troubled with 
 the Gout) and as he often vfed,with his friends among his bookes dif- 
 creetly merrie. 
 
 While they yet were in their firft courtefies, Nicopompm interrup- 
 ted them with a frefh contentment. Hee was of Antenorius his moft 
 inward friends, and being wearied with the cares and troubles of the 
 Court,did feeke with the fweet ' conuerfation or that old man, a while 
 to forget the difquieted Commonwealth. Antensrim feeing him,did 
 much enquire of him, whether he came to Pboebttt or to himfelfe ? To 
 both,anfwered he:but what is thisthatfeeksthe direction & aduiceof 
 the DeitiePArt thou then here,Gr/rfwr«*? And, Othe Godsgrant,that 
 Potiarchm alfo be not far off 1 Although befides Antenorius and Ntco- 
 pempus, there was no body prefent(for the reft at Antenoritts his com- 
 mand 
 
Lib.2. Tohn Barclay his Argents. x 2 _ 
 
 mand were withdrawne) yet GeUnorus did not count it fit to acquaint 
 any man liuing, v\ ith the intentions and fortunes of his Lord before 
 Argents had giuen him audience.He therefore feigned him to be ttili in 
 Italy : and that by him hee was fent to the King from the Port of 
 Baiae. 
 
 . While they were in thefe difcourfes,bchold, as if Fortune meant to 
 make that dayes contentment compleate, Htero/eattder; pretending his 
 iourney to lye another way, came to the Temple. He was Argents he* 
 Secretary, a moft vertuoufly worthy man, fo learned, as few more 
 knowing,neither was he infenour to his Vndc but in fortune, who by 
 hisvertue hadarriucd to the honour of being among the Prieftsof 
 the Scarlet Robe. Heediuers times for louc to A ntcnorius f i\\d vfe to 
 come to the Temple ; and was then fent from Argents in her behalfe 
 tomakcfupplications to Apollo. But when hee fpied gdanoruj, and 
 had fatisfied himfelfe with iterated imbraccments, by the occafion of a 
 very trifle,and not intending it,he opened a way for hiinofmakino the 
 inquirie/or which he came into Sicily, complaining thatAldina was 
 dead ofapaine and dwelling in her eyes. Whether that hefomtant to 
 excufe himfelfe fbrhauing heratall,or for keeping her fovnluckily. 
 GcUmrns hearing Aldina's name, was fomewhat toucht.with it, and 
 looked vpon Hteroleandcr. It was an exceeding prety Bitch, which 
 Toliarchns was much delighted with. When Poltarchus quitted Sici- 
 ly, HieroUander by Argents her command,did get it,and kecpe it care- 
 fully. Argents hcvfelfe not daring to take that office vpon her, left ei- 
 ther file fhould be thought cruelly to feaze vpo any part oiToltarchus 
 his lpoyle; or on the other fide, fulpcc-ted to loue the Birch for her ab- 
 fent Matters fake: (lie was then dead in whelping,to the great, indeed 
 but iecret gricFe of Argenu. But Hieroleander hauing been accutto- 
 med to the fawnings $£ delights of it, was more impatient for her lofle, 
 fo as for his fake,(lie began to be famous in Court ; chiefly by the ver- 
 fesofmany Poets, who to infinuate thcmfclucs into his fauour, had 
 brought all the mufickc,all the Laurels of Tarnqfjtts to grace a Bitches 
 runerall. But that there was mention made of her death ('though Ik . 
 had rather haue had her aliue) QeUnotus pcrceiued it to conduce to 
 his bufinetTe ; becaule from that beginning he might take occafion to 
 enquire of that, which PolUrchus had giuen him in charge ; that isj 
 \\ ho had gotten his goods, and as it were. made bootc of him. Yet 
 when he vnderttood^hat nothing being ilirrcd in the houic,therc were 
 by the King, keepers appointed to it, that fiiould preleruc it for the 
 Matter thercof,and only Aldfna taken away by HieroUander, that fiie 
 might be kept the more daintily ; he thought all went as he wiilied it. 
 For that Aldina at leaft tgid liued in ArgenU her houfe, hee truly con- 
 
 iciftuted 
 
j 2 8 Iohn Ba relay bis i^rgems. Lib. 2 .' 
 
 iev5hired,that to be done in remembrance of Poliarchus. And when he 
 hadheard,that Argenishcv felfe was grieued for her death, heeknow- 
 ing well enough from whence, that kindnefie and lorrow fprung, gaue 
 eare to NicopompusjjvhJle ne repeated an Epitaph, which (full or the 
 prayfes QtHier oleander) himielre had made for the dead Bitch in thefe 
 verfes. 
 
 Shee's dead* This beAutious 'Bitcbe's ob fatties 
 Deftroy'dby Tate vntimelj } folemntze . 
 EngoncsfadDogge flail quench in teares 
 Hts tight 3 and filth' amazed Starves with fe Arts, 
 Bee can lament 3 remembring well the woe, 
 His 'JMifiris at her father* s graue didjbow. 
 Too cruell Venus, whom Aldinz's groanes 
 Jntrauell,moou y dnot : nor her Makers moancs. 
 < l > erchance i 'canfenonetoVhczbus is more deare$ 
 Thomas his darhngjnuft her enuj be arc : 
 ' And wanting power on thee to wreakjr her hate % 
 The vengefullgoddeffe wrought Aldina's/^f*. 
 Tee Papers jmourne • which from her Mafier's hand \ 
 
 This wanton Bitch in plaj was wont to rend. 
 Tee Chamber -s mournejvbofcfoftlj -trampled fioorts 
 Shee graced : and fed y though fought, forbidden doores,. 
 Mourneyeef or fakencouches, chimney tj>eds y 
 And what ere's widdowed,fince Mdmi'sdead. 
 Onelj } yee Snowes, reiojee : Whiter thenyox, 
 (Since Jhee is dead) the World does nothingview* 
 
 Gelanorus hauing commended,as the manner is,the ver(es,left what 
 he had heard of his Lords goods, and o£Aldina y fhould feeme to moue 
 him,or fill his minde with prefages of greater things, changed his diC- 
 courfe to other fubie6ts,and:Iam glad(faith he)myrricnds,thattheaf. 
 faires of Sicily are in thateftate,that you haue leafure fo to grieue for 
 and write of a Bitch. Andbythis I gueffe, that you are at quiet from 
 your former warres,and the Quill rages. Nay (replyed Ntcopompus) 
 thefe are,as it were,ce(Tations from Armes,with which fometimes wee 
 doe beguile our common griefes,that we may the more ftoutly vnder- 
 goe the burdens,which the Fates doe lay vpon vs.Gelanortu then more 
 exactly began to enquire, WLicogenes did yet continue faithfull, or if 
 the rebellion with new wickedneffe were againe broken out. They 
 prefently enformed Jiim, that all was full of trouble : that Erifthenes 
 mdOloodemMWQxe inprifon: that Licogenes did arrne againe : and 
 
 that 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay his \^irgtnis m 129 
 
 that the people, to the mifchiefe of them both, did flie off from their 
 Prince. Ntcopotnptu then,whethcr the hcate of his youth made him 
 more earnett,or that the often beholding fuch mifchiefes in the Court, 
 had fill'd him with indignation .began at large to complaine not of for- 
 tune onclv,but of Lingeries , and the King himfelfc.How long (faid he) 
 fhall we hold our humour for rcafon?Nor horn our owne, or our ance- 
 ftors example,takc out a pattcrncforour intendments?How much bct- 
 tei had it been (I lpeake freely among friends) for the King to looke 
 backe to his prcdccetTors,and u take warning for auoydingthefeeuils, 
 either by their wifedomc, or their errors ; then being wounded, to bee 
 {till in adguifri vnder the Chirurgion ? And for thele Rebels, what ti- 
 tle ,or what name can they find for their treafon, which hath not been 
 already made infamous by the like attempts ? Let them bragge, if they 
 plcafe,one while,that they fceke to fupport the Commonwealth,ready 
 to fall and be ruined ; another,that they defire to draw the King to the 
 rightferuiceoftheGods. Yet doe not the Gods fo often contemned, 
 acknowledge their mo(t impious amies, as borne for their feruice : nor 
 their Countrey any profit,which by them is made deformed with hide- 
 ous deuaftations. With what fhew foeuer they fhall goc about to pal- 
 liate and patronize their wickednefTe, it is long fince other Rebel*,by 
 pretending the fame,haue rendred it polluted and filthy. The Gods do 
 nil my minde with I know not what (but a great) fury ; which makes 
 meabhorte tnefe vnquiet dilpofitions, to arme againft the guilty, and 
 to be before-hand in reucnge. And left you fhould thinke the bufi- 
 nefle beyondmy meanes,the fame Powers haue giuen vsthe weapons 
 ofLearning,vvith which what wounds arc infli£ted, cannot (fo as there 
 be moderation and truth in them) by any abilities be preuented, nor in 
 many ages healed. I will at length giue way to their impulfion, and 
 with a free hand guide my Pen; wherein the King hath erredj will fet 
 downe; and what anchor to faue him, that now is neere wrackt, the 
 hiftory of former Ages dothofter. Then I will pull off the Vizor from 
 thefe leditious rhen,that the people may know themjwhat they ougl* 
 both to hope and feare; and lhcw by what way they may retire them- 
 felues to that which is iu(t,by what meanes the peruerfe may bee rui- 
 ned. Finally, I will not hide from the people the folly of their ae- 
 dulitic : I will not, though thou fhouldeft pcrfwade mee, my An- 
 terior, >< 
 
 Rather (anfwered the Prieft; and withall, often nodding his head 
 he fmilcd) if thou wilt be aduifed by me, thou (halt reprcfle this rage. 
 To what end, or to whom wilt thou thus write ? Is it then the King 
 that in this fort thou meaneft toadmonifh? If thou didftin priuate, 
 yet notamiflfe. But now what a braue way of counfelling will this be, 
 
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1 30 Iohn Barclay bis Argents. Lib.2. 
 
 that what thou beleeueft he hath erred,thou friouldeft diyulge by thy 
 writings; and if in his courfcsthou haue obferued any thing more 
 then the vulgar ,fhouldc ft adde fomething to the diflike which already 
 ouer-great is bent againft him. What could Licogenes deuife more 
 fpightfull? Nay 3 becaufe thou art his friend, that (halt bee the better 
 beleeued, and hurt him more then an enemie could. But (forfooth) 
 thofe crimes of the factious fort, which they ftriue to hide, thou Grip- 
 ping them of their difguize,wilt bring to light. Out of the fucceffeof 
 former times,thou wilt paffe into the Councell Chamber of the Gods, 
 and fo retell the iffue. That is, that by thy prefaging they jfhould bee 
 frighted, and they w r hich care not for the Gods, which with hope, 
 with guilt, and with armes are enraged, fhould be fettled by thy Phi- 
 lofophie. Spare thy pames y Nicopomptu. It islongfince thatkindeof 
 wifedome wasofnoefteeme. They are not ignorant that they offend; 
 nor being admonifht, doe they giue hope of amendment. Butfuppofe 
 thou couldft deliuer documents of fo efre6txiall wi(edome,as they were 
 able to allay the rage of fuch as fhould readethem; as fome difeafes 
 are cured by Minftrels : how few would haue leafure to readethee > 
 Onely thofe, who being with theirperpetuallfpite apt to fpeake ill, 
 doe reckon that aboue eloquence,if thoudoeft ierke the greateft men 
 with bitter language. Or perhaps meane gowne-men in the Schooles, 
 who not accuftomed at all to aftaires,doe onely contemplate Precepts 
 of ftate in their bookes. Wilt thou write to thefe kindes of men ? Shall 
 the fumme of thy praifes , Nicopompus, bee among fuch as they > 
 I fay nothing of the danger of that liberty which thou taketl: euen 
 they that know they are iuftly reprehended, will hate thee as the 
 Author of their infamy. 
 
 NicopompHi paufed at thefe Caueats of tAntenoritu ; And thou 
 wouldeft moft iuftly ( faid he, Diuine Prophet) make me feare, if I en- 
 tended to rayle, or with the (welling pride of an vnfeafbnable cenfurer 
 were bio wne vp to a vulgar and ordinary vanity. Who hath not ftill 
 frefh before his eyes the impiety of the Poet, that both in a moft re- 
 proachfull fort abafed the Prince, and brought himfelfe to the Gal- 
 lowes, for the reward of his wickednefTe.So the fame that hee fought 
 by villany,he got by being punifhed for it.To paffe by others,who oE. 
 fending not fo highly, or troubling their Readers with an impertinent 
 knowledge ,are fufficiently punifhed by the fcorne ofwifemen.Far difl 
 ferentfrom fuch kind of people(my Antimrttu)\<>> the leuellof my En- 
 gine. Knoweft thou not with what cunning, children, when they are 
 f icke,muft bee brought to endure their Phyficke ? As foone as they 
 efpic the Phy ficion with the Cup, they loath their health, which muft 
 be bought at that rate. But they which haue charge of them, doe 
 
 either 
 
Lib. 2. Iohn Barclay bis K-Argcnh. 1 3 1 
 
 cither with fweete fyrrups take away the tafte of the bitter licour , or 
 with gifts entice them to take that which fliould cure them ; and de- 
 cerning them with a fine cup, not permit them to fee nor know what 
 it is they mult drinkc. Sol, with a fudden and bitter complaining, 
 will not,as guilty men call them which trouble the Common- wealth, 
 to a publique triall. Neuer could I be able toenduicthe hatred fol- 
 lowing it. But I willleadethem,ignorantof my intcntion,about with 
 fo delightfull mazes, as euen themfelues fhall be pleafed to be blamed 
 vnder other names. Antenoritu attentiue to thefe words, and with 
 him Hitroleander told him that they deiired to hcare the manner of 
 that delicate fiitio.Then he: I will(iaith he) write a Fable like a Hilto- 
 rie. In it I will wrap vp ftrange cuents: armes, marriages, bloud, and 
 contentments, I will blend together with fucceffc that could not bee 
 hoped for. The vanitie which is grafted in men, will make them 
 delight to rcade me: and therefore they will (hidy it the harder, bc- 
 caufe they (hall not take mee in their hands, as a feuere Inihuiter. I 
 will fcede their mindes with diuers contemplations, as it were with 
 a Landskip. Then , with the imaginations of danger, I will ftirre 
 vp in them pittie, feare, and horror. At laft, when they are perplexed, 
 Iwillreleeuethem, and make faire weather of a ftormc. Whom I 
 pleafe, I will redeemc out of the hand of deftinie; at my pleafure fuffcr 
 to periih. I am well acquainted with the humors of our people : be- 
 caule they will beleeue that I trifle; I fliall haue them all. They will 
 loue me,as they doc the fhowesof the Theater or the Tilt-yard. So 
 hauing won their liking to the Potion, Iwillallbaddeto it wholfome 
 herbes.Vcrtues and vices I will framc,& the rewards of them fhall fute 
 to both.While they reade,while as not concerned in it^hey (ball be an- 
 gry , or fauor,they fhall meete with thefelues,& as in a Looking-glaflc, 
 fhall fee the face and merit of their owne fame. Perhaps,they will bee 
 afhamed to play any longer that partvpon the Stage of this World, 
 which they fhall perceiue in my Fable to haue beene duely let out for 
 them. And left they fhould complaine that they ate traduced , there 
 fliall be no mans picture to be plainely found there. To dilguize them, 
 I will haue many inuentions,which cannot poiTibly agree to thole that 
 Ientcndto point at. For this liberty fhall bee mine, who am not reli- 
 gioufly tyedtothc truth of a Hiftory. So fhall vices, not men be gal- 
 led, nor fhall any haue reaibnto bee offended, but hethatfirft will 
 bafclyconrciTchimfclfe defiled with thofe abominations, which I 
 haue fo lcourged. Befides, I will euery where giue them imagined 
 names, onely to perfbnate both the vermes and vices. That in this my $». 
 Booke,he fhall errc,as well,that will haue it all to be a true relation of 
 things really done, as he that takes it to be wholly faincd. 
 
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j 3 2 lohn Barclay bis K^irgcr.is. Lib. 2. 
 
 Antenoriu* was tickled with this new kind ofwriting,& cheerefullj 
 rubbing his hands together, Beftow (faith hee) if thou be a good fel- 
 low, Ntcopompus, this labour vpon the Common-wealth. If thou re- 
 garde ft thy felfe, or the age in which thouliueft., thou artmeerely a 
 debtor of it. Such a Booke will be long lyued, and conuey the Author 
 of it, with much glory , to pofterity. But the profit of it will be infinite 
 to .rip vp the cunning of wicked men, and arme vertue againftthem. 
 Nicopompm anfwered: Thou doft ( great Prieft)reward me in appro- 
 uing of my entcrprife.I will doe it vnder thy authority .While the mat- 
 ter is frei"h,and my fpirits^hote, I will flacke thereinetomy wit, now 
 pinched with gripings like that of Poeiie,and frame this fiction. Nei- 
 ther will I forget thee, CjeUnortu ,or pa{fe by Poliarcbtts. Thus hee 
 fpake: and left the heate ofwriting, which the Gods had breath'd into 
 his minde,mould be loft, when he was come into his lodging, fcarce 
 allowing himfelfe a fupper time, he called for Table-bookes, andbe- 
 ganne to lay the plot of a Fable diuerily profitable. Thefe things did 
 notdiftafteC/f/swr^/ : For what ftiould Nicopompm write of tpoliar- 
 cbw 3 buz noble; who had beenelong his friend, and to Licegcne: a 
 bitter enemie? The next day when Hitroleander had found by the la- 
 - crifices,that the Gods were pleated and promifed happy fuccefle , hee 
 left Nicopompm 3 that meant to ftay longer, with Cdntenoritis in the 
 Temple. Himfelfe, in company of Gdanorus i went to Epeircte. And 
 when hee had cheerefully told Argenisjk.ix Apollo with lucky fignes 
 in the facririce,did foretell all good fortune to her : hee added, that ac 
 the Temple doore he met Poltarchus his freed-man, withall,that hee 
 now was in the City, not knowing how great motiues this newes 
 would caufe in the Ladies minde. Shee quickly concerning, that the 
 Gods by the fortunate offerings had fhe wed, that they approued of 
 Gdanorus his comming ; begarme ftraight, trembling with ioy, to 
 doubt whether GeUnoms were come without Poh*rchpu 3 or whether 
 he rather kept himfelfe clofe,defiring priuately to be brought to fpeake 
 with her: At leaft fhee thought,fhe fhould hcare by Geuhorut where 
 he was, how he did, and what he either would haue her to doe, or 
 himfelfe went about. N© leflc was GeUmrm defirous to fpeake with 
 Ssiktrnon. the PnncciTe;. but when by chance hee met with EurjmaLi, nor 
 could conccale that he was lent to the King, he was prefently brought 
 to his prcfence^ with a famion as was fit,neithex proud nor detected, 
 ipake thefe few words : Toltarcku* ( Sir ) doth wi(h thee all health, 
 and thek letters Written to him from Lkogencs, he therefore efpecial- 
 ly fends to thee,that thou mighteft neither fuppoie him to be ignorant 
 ^P of, ncrto bcleeue all that is informed to him, of thy dcuices .againft 
 hun. Vv"n>. mis hee delivered him the letter, which hauing diligently 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay his ^sirgenis. 1 2 ^ 
 
 readouer, the King troubled with the ftrangenefTc of the infamy ,fent 
 &r CltohulHi and Eurymedes^xA acquainted them with the bufinefTe* mafrtjk'iar 
 Neither could they refblue vpon any thing, but that it was a great * u 1/t ^ c( ^j' 
 matter and full of danger. Nothing euer appeared more doubtfull, 
 when not GeUnarm himfelfe, being attempted with intreaties and 
 almort with menaces, difcouered any thing (nor was it in his power) 
 by which Licogines his treachery might appeal e. He told them that 
 (asthe truth was) theie letters were found amonethe fpotles of him 
 that was flaine, and more then this, neither himfelfe nor Poliarchm 
 knew ofthis matter. Neither doe I (faid the King) GcLxnorm^ difcouei 
 any thing in this darkeneiTe. The Bracelet by my command ArgenU 
 fent to PoU*rckns: and Timor.ides was cholen to carry it. But of the 
 poyfbn I neither can tell any thing, nor how Lie ogtnes fhould come 
 to know of the Bracelet, am I able togeflc. Doe thou keepe it to 
 thy felfc, nor let any know what thou halt rcucaled to me. The Gods 
 and I will take care,that the villanies of our enemies fball not be con- 
 cealed. Being then asked where he had left 1 J olu%rchm and Timoni- 
 des, hee denied that PolUrchns had feene either Timonnies or the 
 Bracelet, but that when hee went from Rhegium a ftorme had driuen 
 him out of his courfe into diuersbayes. His conference bein^ ended 
 with the King, he went to Se/eniffa; and as (bone as hceconueniently 
 might, prefenting his letters to Atgenis, he defiuered alfo his credence 
 which toliarchut had committee! to him. That Poliarchus was in 
 Africa,and would ftay there, till fhe had telblucd what their common 
 affaires did moft require athishand. It' there were vie of armes,thac 
 he would not now alone,or a priuatc man ,rcturne into Sicily : or if to 
 the PrincefTe any other thing feemed more commodious, fnee fnould 
 not fpare to command w hat fliee had a mindcto: And in the mcane 
 time not fuffcr the memory of their vowes to be defaced by abience. 
 But that it fhould not be tne lcait pledge of her loue , if fliee would 
 aduertife him, whether he were faithfully or no forewarned by Lico- 
 genes. ylrtrettu ix\&ixcd at Polia*chns hisfeares, and the vndeferued re- 
 proach of her father, religioufly atfumed,,that of no iuch villany het 
 rather was at all guilty:& that Poltarchns did in a fort fin,in fufpecling, 
 that if the King fhould goe about any fuch thing, her felre would haue 
 becne more flacke in fitting it out, andaduifing him of it then Ltcoge- 
 nes. When Gelanortts dien fpakc of the danger ofPotiarckus, how 
 when the (hip was catt away, hee was faued among the flats ; how he 
 was neerer being lo(t among the Pirates that helped him, then in die 
 wracke it fclterfhe not enduring the imagination ofib great dangers, 
 and at once commanding Gelanorus to hold his peace, and to fpeake 
 on, trembled ajt euery word,as if not abfent, neither of perils that were 
 
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1 3 a I ohn Barclay his Argents. Lib. 2 , 
 
 paft and gone, a relation had beenemade her. 
 
 And now the King being perplexed, and hauing ftill Licogenes r,the 
 Bracelet, and the poyfon before the eyes of hisminde,had two whole 
 davesconfidcredof the bufinevVe; when Arfidts and Ttmonides came 
 to the Court ? to report that which they bcleeued of Poliarchtts his be- 
 inp caft aw ay .They therefore fuppoftng Gclanorus to be alfo loft with 
 Toh -trchvs, were affrighted when they law him aliue; and were fud- 
 denly fent for to the King, that if they could tell any thing concerning 
 thefe letters o£ Li' ogencs 3 they might enforme him. Argents was alfo 
 prcfent. and CUobaltts with Surjmedes.They beginning to giue an ac- 
 count of their empk>yment,at the firft brought out the Boxc,and in it 
 the Bracelet,the originall offo many monftrous things. They told that 
 Poltarchtt < was departed from Arjidas before Timomdcs his comming, 
 and being decerned (faid they) with probable reafons, wee had now 
 lamented him as loft by fliipwracke ; when Geimorus hecre freeing 
 vs of dcfpaire,affured that his Lord did not only liue,but was in health. 
 The King then deliuered to them the letters from Licogenesi at which 
 when they were amazed , Cleobulus reuoluingall thefe things in his 
 minde w ith a deeper reach : Let vs 9k, (faith hee) the Bracelet,if that 
 bevntainted, andcanconuincehimiufricientlyof fakehood with the 
 harmehlTe Lyning.or ifinfecled with any mixtion,it giue colour to the 
 accufation. While *hey handle it and vntie it, preiently they obferue 
 in the yellow Silke,to which the Ieweis with SUuer threads were faft- 
 ned,thc poyfon,with little fports of a greenifh colour, to differ from 
 the reft of the web. Which feene, What (faid Cleobulus) is this, but 
 the venome that Licogenes fpakeof? Bui let vs fearch by whofe tre- 
 chery th is Piefent is made deadly. Neuer truft any conieclure (Sir) if 
 this villany be not Lkegenes his o wne,and his companions. For ,£r<t/?« 
 ($. <r£«ib nr " /n *' • hems ^h^m thou haft a delinquent in prifon, beingthy Treafurer, had 
 this Bracelet in his cuftody. And why fhould I not fuppofc,that ei- 
 ther by his diligence, or the falfehood of thy feruants, they Imelt this 
 Prefent to be defigned for P oltare hus ,and that empoiibning the Brace- 
 let the Traitors plotted againft his life, or atleaft Ay honour? But by 
 the goodneffeofthe Gods all is fallen outfoithebeft. Thefe impious 
 rf\ % ?4 ptaun^. men (ball bee ouerthrowne by their owne wickedneffe. Olobdemu s 
 and Enttbenes, whom it much concernes thee that they lhienot,thou 
 haft in thy hands,guiky oi fecret crimes. But toconuictthemofany 
 open villany , and fuch as will fatisfie the people ,hath not yet bcene in 
 our power. Ifitcanbee proued that they are culpable of this horrible 
 wickcduefle, there will bee no man who will not giue his voyce to 
 theii condemnation. The Kingcommanded Cleobulus, that what hee 
 iudicioufly coniettured , hee ftaould tryout, and examine thofe that 
 
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Lib.2 • Iohn Barclay bis Argents, 1 ^ 
 
 were reputed faulty. He alleaging,that all might be much better man- 
 naged by Sttrymedes, briefly inrtruttcd him how to handle it. 
 
 Neither did Eurymedes refiifc the office that 'JMcle*n<ler impofed 
 vpon him,but went to the prifbn where Eriflhettes was kept, and at 
 the doore(as Cleofwlni had wifely dire#ed)faining a bitter mourning 
 At la(t (faid he) thou haft triumphed, Enfihenes ouer PolittrchHs. He 
 is dead with wearing the Bracelet which thou didlt impoylbn. Doel* 
 thou alfo,like Oloodcmus^ glory that thou hadltahand inlb^rcata 
 miichicfe? With this Enftbenss^s ftrucken with a iudden billow, flood 
 fpeechlclfe. He heard that Podarchtu was dead,the hope whereof he 
 had neucr loft or quitted. Now his confcicnce was wounded, being 
 charged with the crime. And belides,to what end fhould he diflemblc, 
 if O/aodemw already (rbrfo Eurymides pretended) had confeflfed the 
 poyfoning? Neither had he any time toaduifeof the matter,or to re- 
 coiled: his fpirits. Therefore as in a dclperatc cafe,he thought it oncly 
 remained,that he fhould not faintly flagger ; or denying the villany to 
 no purpoie,(eeme by his loathncfle to auouch it, that he eflccmedita 
 fhamefull rac^l. Emymedes therefore vrging h ; m to anfwer : It is '.veil 
 (faidhe:)ofmelctthe Deftinies determine at their pleaiure. Itisccn- 
 tentment enough to me, that I haue U^,W after Pcliarchus .the enemic 
 of Sicily. Eurymedes then wittily ,as halloing a matter already knownc, 
 fcrewed himfelfe into their deuices._Atlaft, heobie&edto Lkovenes 
 his fahhood, who hadcaftthe infamy of his owne mifdecd vpon the 
 guiltlefie King, And Ertflhenes with a flight imiling acknowledging 
 the cunning, Eurymedes departed from him to the King ; nor without 
 horror related what he had confefled ; and that now it rcftcd,that O- 
 loodemm fhould condemne himfelfc with the like euidence. 
 
 Aftleandtr rcioycing, that the treachery was fo happily brought to 
 light,commended Eurymedes ^and flraight lent him to 0/ood<mtu. But 
 he hauing his wits more about him, asdifcernirgthcimputatioefpoy- 
 foning,and fpeaking of a wickcdne{Te,to which he was w holly a Gran- 
 ger when he was queftioned,himfelfe was much more inquifitiue. And 
 when he was told that Ertftbenes had confefl the villany ,hc iuppoling 
 that to be a piece of craft,anfwered,that he neither could bclceue that 
 molt bafc crime could be found in Ertfihenes ; nor yet it it were, that 
 himtelrc was pt my to it. At lafl, Eurymedes ouerthrcw his obflinacy 
 witha prudent deuice: Ke placed 0/Wf«?«* in a priuateroomc,from 
 whence he might htarc Ersfibenes, w ith whom he fell into the former 
 difcourfe. And Ertftbencs ,asto allure him of his conflancy, neither de- 
 nycd his o wuc offcncCjnor that of his complices,till he fo brake the pa- 
 tience of #/W<rww, thathec fuddenly cryed out ; O thou either iiiU' 
 Erifthcnes, or betrayer of thy friends! Throwing vp then the haiging*, 
 
 K 4 he 
 
j , £ Iohn Barclay his K^rgcr.is, Lib.2. 
 
 he called him the common bane of his party, and alone worthy of the 
 iB end that hce had procured to a great many. Eriflhenes vnderftood 
 (though late) that he wasabufed by Eurymedes^ and that Oloedentm 
 had not reuealed their common gilt. He therefore with fuch language 
 as the time andhisgricfe afforded, began to excufe himfelfeto Otoode- 
 mus. But the matter being fumciently difcouered,and before conueni- 
 ent witnefleSjthey were fundrcd^nd returned to the prifon. The next 
 day they were broughtto a publike tryall, left if their hearing had not 
 been before all the people, their faction and followers (hould traduce 
 the proceeding as not equall or lawfull. But though the King did truft 
 the Citizens of Epeirite very well, .yet to kcepe the Prifonersfafe, the 
 Souldiers of the Guard with their Armes,were placed about the Court 
 of Iuftice. And in fuch a place were they to bee tryed, as ea{ily,if any 
 tumult (hould arife, they might bee carried backe to the Caftic, and 
 clapt vp againe in prifon. The people being fummoned to the tryall 
 by a Cryer,wcre prefent in multitudes; and he that did vie to pleade 
 fortheKtngincaufesofluftiee, fpake to this effect; That the people 
 knew well how tenderly the King ioued them ; nor did hee on the o- 
 thcr fide doubt at all, that hee was moft deare to them. Therefore al- 
 though he might by his owne power haue condemned Oloodemus and 
 Eriflhenes, as guilty of many treafons againft him ; yet he had brought 
 them before the ordinary Iudgesthe rather,that his wrongs might bee 
 reuenged with the liking and approbation ofhislouingfubie&s. They 
 fhould heare them anfwer for themfelues, and fhould with their voyce 
 prcuent the Iudges cenfure. Thirtie Iudges did then fit vponcapitall 
 on°ences,before whom Enftbenes and Oloodemus being produced, 
 their accufer compendioufly charged them with many Treaibns againft 
 the King,with their Faith often giuen,as often violated, and with hol- 
 ding correfpondence with the Kings enemies. But the ftiarpeft part of 
 his inuecliue was concerning thepoyfbn, and the difhonour intended 
 thereby to the King. And when hee brought forth their Confeflions, 
 Letters,and the WitnefTes,he fo incenfed the people of Epeir&e,as not 
 ftayingfor fentence,the moft part cryed out to haue them ftoned. But 
 the Pleader againft them befought the people to forbeare doing any 
 thing in patfion, vntill the Iudges had giuen their voyces. That it was 
 exceeding ncceffary the accufed fhould be heard pubhkely. That their 
 owne words,and the fpots of their foule confeience would more trou- 
 ble them,then the Oration of him that charged them. That if they de- 
 fired it,the King was pleafed to grant them twice as much time for their 
 defencc,asthe Law allowed. Wkhall, he called vpon the delinquents 
 to fpeak.But they (as he geffed bcfore)fainted with the vileneffe oftheir 
 caufc. Neither could theydenk thefaft, nor reconcile the people to 
 
 there* 
 
Lib,2. Iohn Barclay his ^Argcnis. i?7 
 
 them.Fearefully therefore they fpakc fomewhat,and that more againft 
 the King,thcnrbr themfelues. The Iudges then put their Suffrages into 
 the Vrne, which being openly emptied, theBcanes being all blacke, 
 condemned them as guilty. 
 
 Prefcntly they were haled into the prifon,that being conuicl of poy- 
 foning,as a due punifhment,they might be killed with Aconitum.Then 
 with a wofull,and their laft liberty,they vied the priuilcdge which the 
 Lawes or Cuftome hath allowed to man,dying in that manner. They 
 therefore began to curfe the King,to call vpon Licogcneszs their reuen- 
 gcr,to pray to the infernall Gods, that their enemies being referued to 
 much worfe fortunes,might enuy them the happinefle of iuch an end. 
 In the meane time the fatall cup was brought, which Oloodtmut firft 
 matching out of the Executioners hand, Come on (faith he) let vs 
 drinke to Mcleander • wee indeed are thus deliuered from our mue- 
 ries,but fhalldoehim more harme with our death, then hee imagines 
 that when we liued,we would haue done. This faid,without delay hee 
 drunkc it vp. Being filled againe, when it was brought to £rislbehef t 
 he frowned,and looking about, Will any man (faid he) put my friends 
 in minde how much they are indebted to Meleander ? Hauing drunke 
 the poyfon,they were both aduifed by the hangman, that to the end 
 the venome might the more eafily be dhperled thorow the veines,and 
 they dye with the leffe torment, they mould, as much as the roome 
 in trie prifbn would giue leaue, walke vp and downe till their legges 
 growing beauy , they fhould perceiue the hcateto haue forfaken their 
 exterior parts. When they had followed his counfell, within a 
 while their feete growing cold,they lay downe vpon a bed. There the 
 mifts ofthe poyfon imitating fleepe,they languifhcd without fence ,vn- 
 till their thighes being now dead, as if they had been pricked with a 
 Goade,a fudden ftart ihe wed the poyfons piercing into the vitall parrs, 
 immediately after which they dyed. The hafte which diuers Poets 
 made,did quickly publiih verfes of their end, wherof fome with a ba(e 
 impudence railed vpon them, being oucrthrowne beyond either mea- 
 fure or reafon ; others as if yet they might haue repented, did admo - 
 nidi them,who were already dead, and ouer-late did prophecy ofthe 
 end that had now befallen them.Thefe did not fo much di{taite,which 
 did more {harpely fcourge their ambition^hen themfelues. 
 
 To thee,tsfnsbttioH } a ittfi Sacrifice 
 
 The Fares haneflaine : Oh, let this blood fttffice. 
 
 Ceafenowthy rage : grant peace to Sicily* 
 
 How eft, alas, vettb this Lands tragedy, 
 
 Haue thy blacke conqueftfiil'd the {badfrbelow, 
 
138 John Barclay bis Argents. Lib.2 . 
 
 Whil'ft 'tis thy pleafure, Kingdomes t' ouerthrow, 
 Andbraue the Sarth with warres ? Foule Periury 
 Leadesthefirft ranks t contempt ofDeity, 
 Andeutr- boundleffe hopes. Then Furies dire 
 Poffejfe their thoughts, and kindle quencblejfefire. 
 Na/worne Alleageance, Fame,, nor Vert ttt bind 
 Their guilty Joules, but that through dangers blind. 
 They runneon mifchiefe. Ob, that Marsha raoe t 
 Not fo much fire andjlaumhter could affwage I 
 Poore foules fhouldpenfhyandthe weaker SeXe 
 (fVarres crime t a las \) Tyrannise Lords fhouUvexe* 
 Whatfeeke you with fkcbfury, to defpotle 
 Iufi power. and barren make your nattuefoyle : 
 To jpcnd the weary night in toylejome care ? 
 (What reft has vice ?) No feoner /hail you /hare 
 Tour curfi rewards, when vengefull Fates /hall call 
 Tour foule s,y our dayes injudden nights enthrall. 
 
 But the King knowing how much danger from Licogenes did hang 
 ouer him, that day that they being condemiied,wcre put to deathmen* 
 Eurjwedes with a competent troope ofHorfe,to attempt the furprifaU 
 of him. For Ltcogeties^fet the apprjehenfion of Frtslhencs and Oloo- 
 demus, had not yet broken into warre; holding indeed a (trong guard 
 offouldiers about him for hisfafetie : but Mill giuing hope of reconci- 
 liation ; that either faining a delire of Peace, he might get the prifb- 
 nersout of the Kings hands, or faylingofit, caft vpon him the impu- 
 tation of an implacable Tyrant. And that it might bee the better be- 
 Ieeued,that he fincerely did wifhfor Peace,he by his Letters requeued 
 Dunalbius^hzz he would diuert the King from all fharpe refolutions, 
 perfwade him to acquite the pnfbners,and whatfbeuer fufpition or ha- 
 tred there were in him,that he would yeeld it to the quiet of the Com- 
 monwealth. 'Vunalbius Iwhilchc pretends that he giues credit to thefe 
 Letters,and (eemes to negotiate with the King about thofc things that 
 he requtred,did delude Licogenes with his owne tricke. For he out of 
 hope of intreating the King,and recouering his friends out ofcaptiuity, 
 wasfo full of delayes, as in the meane time the King hadleafureto 
 prouide for his affaires. But when the Kingfcnt to apprehend him, 
 there was fome ofthe Confpirators that got before Eurymedes ,aduer- 
 tifinghimofthe death ofhisfriends,and his owne peril]. It was about 
 fuppertime, and heehadat his feait a great number offouldiers. To 
 whom Licorenes : That you may not(fellow fouldiers)thinke that we 
 are met to no purpofe, know that wee haue made this funerall fupper 
 
 for 
 
Lib.z. I oh n Barclay his ^irgenis^ T \ 9 
 
 for Enslhenes and Oloodcmut* They arc dead by the cruelty of LMe. 
 itander ; and except by you I be prcferued, the lame tempe'fl will alio 
 ruinc me. Behold, the Tyrants Catchpolcs arc almofl at the doores to 
 whom my deflru£tion is committed. What fortune afterward fhall 
 attend you? What the belt Subic£ts,I thinks no man can doubt.When 
 with iuchboldneitche durfl drink the blood of mewof the belt ranck 
 can you fuppofe hee will bee more fparing of others ? I do Oat fellow 
 fbuldiers,defire you to take care for my fafety,except you bclccue that 
 isconioyned with your ownc. With that he leaped from the bed. The 
 relt throwing downe the tables,ran to their Armcs. The whole houle 
 was in an vproare with the bulineflc offo many fouldiers, v^hich flood 
 infearefbr themfelues, afwell as for their Captaine. Some were dif- 
 patcht a way,to call more help from the next quarter.Many v\erc cho- 
 fen out,who vnder the command of Mcnocrtttu, fhould goe to mecte 
 with EurjmcdeSyU lodging an Ambufcado in a Valley that was fit for 
 it,fhould charge him thatlookcd for no fuch thing,& was befides tyred 
 with his march. But the skirmifhwas diforderly, becaufe,before the 
 Souldiers had layed their Ambufcado ^Eftrymedes was vpon them,who 
 no more then they,wa5 prepared for the incounter. Yet did they fi<>ht 
 valiantly on both fides; Surymedts extremely fretting, that Licogcnet 
 being forcwarned,could not be taken. But though he were both in an 
 Enemies Countrcy, and with vnequall forces (for Lico^tne s hearing 
 thenoyfe of their skirmifh) drew out all the Troopes hee had about 
 him to the fight,yet would he not fall to flat running away : and Lico- 
 gtnes his men,when he made a faire retreate,pui fued him not: whether 
 that they feared fome ftratagemfrom the enemy, or the darkenefle of 
 the night,which wjis now very great. 
 
 There were notmany loft in this incounter by night : but Licegenet 
 was taken to haue the better of it, who much contented with the for- 
 wardnefife of his men, fent euery way for his friends ; when they flockt 
 to him, hee deliueredthem Armes which hee had in a readinefle for 
 them : and in one and the fame forme wrote to the Senates ofdiuers 
 Citics,that they fhould hclpe him which flood for the publike Liberty. 
 Neither were they flow in rebelling againft this excellent King, who 
 had growne vp by his mildc gentleneik. A leffon for all men,that how"} 
 great vertue foeuer in a King may be contemned,except there be added I 
 to it an opinion of his valour : and that no Princes are more faithfully f 
 beloued by their people, then they that haue in them matter worthier 
 feare. Sicily did then prefent a fad fpedtacle to as many as beheld her/ 
 Religion banifhed; the Lawes neglected. The wayes vi fate for tra- 
 uellers; the houies and villages cucry where defaced with fpoylmp, 
 rage and fire. In the end onely the Campes amidfl the wafled field's, 
 
 appeared 
 
j . Iohn Ba relay bis ^Argents. L ib. 2 . 
 
 appeared glittering.Neither did the people in their firft fit of madneflc 
 T>erceiuc,thatthey fuffcrcd vnder that Heard of Tyrants,more grieuous 
 things, then thole which as inflicted vpon them by Msiemder^ they 
 ibu°ht to reucnge. The betrayer of it felfc, and the prize of the Trea- 
 son. Yet were there many, whom that currant did not carry from their 
 duecourie. The reuerence ofthe-Royall Rate ftill remained infourc 
 Cities befides Epeir&e ; which were MeiTana,Panormus,Catana, and 
 in the center of the Hand Enna. 
 
 And now Ucogenes vfurped the power and Enfignes of a Monarch, 
 oneiy the name he forbare. At mcate he fate vnder a Cloth of Eftate ; 
 ware in the Campe a Purple Robe, andeuer his fhort fwordbyhis 
 fide. Courteous or feuere,and both without mediocritie,that he might 
 either keepe, or awe the froward. Melcandtr being no more negli- 
 gent inhisbufmeffe, with-fpeedy leuieshad rayfed a great number of 
 ibuldiers.Epeircte plentifully furnifhed with all neceffaries.and (trong- 
 ly fortified,was chofen for the Magazine of the warre. Ofthe Kings 
 Gallies,as many as were not deliuered vp to the Enemy, were brought 
 into that Harbor. Himfelfe both by his o wnc difpohtion, and by the 
 doubtful! eftate of his affaires, was then the more deuout in the feruice 
 ofthe Gods. And becaufe the impietie of rebellion, like a contagious 
 difeafe,had fpredit felfe ouer all Sicily, as if there had been in it more of 
 madnelfe anode ft inic, then wickedneffe, he publikely commanded a 
 vacation from all law-bufineffe, and the time to be wholly giuen to 
 fupplications and deuotion. By that meanes hee hoped thole minds 
 might be fettlcd,which with fury had been tranfported. Befides, left 
 the infe&ion fhould creep among his foi!ldiers,he determined folemne- 
 ly to purge his Army. He therefore went to his pwne quarter in his 
 Campe (for his Army was incamped at the foote ofthe mountaine of 
 Epcir£le) and from thence with the Officers, Captaines,and Images of 
 the Gods,went in Proceflion into the fields, where the Prieft that was 
 appointed to facrifice, had fet vp the Altars. All the Army in Armes^ 
 and vnder their Colours, had for thefc Rites fake put Garlands vpon 
 their heads. Their Spearesallb and their Darts were wrapped about 
 with greene leaues. In the meanc time, the facrifices were killd with all 
 ceremony, a Bull,a He-goate,and a Ramme, by the Prielts with their 
 clothes tuckt vp about them, amidlt the confecrating prayers, hauing 
 been led thrice roundabout the Army, were brought to the Altars. 
 Then the King turned himfelfe round about to call vpon the Gods: that 
 they would bee fauourableto the iufter caufe ; and if any of them had 
 not been fo hitherto,that now being duly reconciled, they would bee 
 gracious to him. That the Army might be {ale. Strength, courage, and 
 ludgement might faile the Enemie. If with their helpe^with fafety and 
 
 victory 
 
Lib.2, Iohn Barclay his y^Arg^nis. 1 4 \ 
 
 victory they would afTilt him, then that of the incylcof theEncmy,hc 
 would build a Temple to lupiter the preferuer, to Alars, KjMtnertta t 
 and to all the Powers of Heauen, which take care for, andgouerne 
 Peace and Wane. That he would aifo inftituteyeercly Playes in the 
 prizes,whercof thefe fauours of the Gods to Sicily fhould beengrauen. 
 At thefe vowes the faenfices fell dead,and the Soothlayer tookc the In- 
 wards yet panting in his hand. When he beheld the Liuer perfect and 
 (bundjbut wrapped about with thicke and ftrong filmes, affined that 
 the Intrailes w ere good, and proniifed great happineffe, but flow, and 
 which would coft labour. After thefe things,the Souldiers with fained 
 motions,and making their Spcares with fliouts^as if an Enemy had 
 been before them,madc a fhe w as ifthey had been fighting;and hairing 
 jn that fort ;>kirmifhed without blood,retyredtothe Campc. 
 
 But Milcandtr the remainder of that day was troubled with cares 
 much of the fame nature. For a certainc (tranger of Africa trauaU 
 led in diuers Countries,vndcr colour of getting knowledgc,indccd that 
 he might make oftentation of his owne. He then was in Sicily, and be- 
 ing acquainted with the Mathematicians diuiflons of the Heaucns,fold 
 the mockeries ofhisArt,ifanydelired by thedilpofitionof the Starres 
 at his birth ,with the vaineftkind of crcdulitic to bee informed, what 
 fortune was deftined to him in hislife,what his end mould be. As yet it 
 was not made a capkall crime to enquire by the obferuation of the 
 Starres,concerning the fate of Princes themielues. When hee therefore 
 cxtold his knowledge,which fcarcc gauc place to the prefcicncc or the 
 Godsthemfelues,and told many lycs,how often thecuent had appro* 
 ucd hisprediClionsof happineile or mistbrtunc,for trucjhow many had 
 not,without being plagued for it,dcfpifcd thefe warnings ,or not feared 
 them in vainc ; it chanced that the report of him came to Archombro- 
 //^hiseares. Who fending for him, when hee had at large magnified 
 the power of the fame cclclhall influences, he Co pcrf.vadedhim,being 
 both a young man,aud a Loucr, as hee defircd to know by that Arte, 
 what fhould be the fortune of hisioue. The Chaldean proniifed, that 
 whatibeucrthe Starres did portend,he would faithfully inftruit him in. 
 But why (laid he) doe oncly priuate men fecke by this Arte to know 
 things to come ? Why doth not UMdearJer alto command me,by ob- 
 fe ruing the poiition of the Starres, to declare whether this warrefhall 
 be fortunate to himlelfe,or his enemies? His words moued Anhombro- 
 f«/,by whom the King hoping to learne more from him,thenfrom an 
 Oracle, fent for the Chaldcan.He ful of hope ofgaine, & now forclee- 
 ing more good toward himfelfe then the King, out of that negotiation 
 came to the Court; and being asked,by what learning, or what Deitie 
 he was made able to lee lb farre into the obfeurity of future euents,he 
 
 thus 
 
A 
 
 j. 2 Iohn Barclay his ^Jrgenis. Lib.2 . 
 
 thus began. Thofe fpirits (Sir) doe not compel! vs to prophecy, which 
 Necromancers vfe to call o#t of the Gifts of the earth,to difquiet the 
 minds of men with the vexingsofa fupernaturall Power. Nor doe we 
 after their fa fliion, delude fuch as inquire ofvs,with confufedor doubt- 
 full Oracles. Our Nation doth onely apply it felfc to know the influ- 
 ence oftheHeauens,and the courfe of the Starres. We, firft of all men 
 found out the bounds, within which the Sunne doth keepehisway: 
 wc,firit did diftinguim by names and dimenfions thetrackes of the 
 heauenly fires,which are cleare, and not to be marked by any trodden 
 path, our beholding them being free, and a cleare aire, and not trou- 
 bled with milts. For it is ieldome, that either raine,frofts,or the winds 
 bringing duskiih cloudes, doe hinder the AiTyrians from feeing the 
 skies. While we were bulled inthatcontemplation,wee found by ex- 
 perience,that thefe things belonging to men, are gouerned by the mo- 
 tion of the Starres,and that there are no other Ladies ofdeftinie which 
 difpofe of the fortunes of fuch a$ are borne.For if from their coniuncli- 
 ons,the whole earth doth receiue her feafbns,and be either made fruit- 
 fuil,or yeeld no increafe;ifthe fame Power doth make yeeres and ages; 
 why fhould we wonder, if thefe our little and mortall bodies doe from 
 them as allotted,enioy life ,ioues good & ill fortune? Let me only know 
 the moment in which thy mother brought thee forth.I will in a Table 
 draw the figure of the Heauens,and as many Houfes as we vfe to make 
 for the Starres ; in them I will place fuch as gouerned at thy birth. /#- 
 piter ,the S*nne ; and Fentts are the beft of the Planets; theworfl; are 
 Sdtttrtse with LMxrs\ Mercury and the Moonezxz variable, according 
 to the place of their pofition. Which of them was predominant when 
 thou cameft into the world : in what degree, with what afpectthe o- 
 ther did temper or enflame him, I will find. In that he afTured what- 
 foeuer it be that is decreed of thee,I will not faile to rcade. 
 \t ix Lc$f«J+. ^ The confidence of the fpeaker,and the largencffe of his promife had 
 
 -hie* nvrfth,^ ■ m°" e d Mdeander. Befides, the Maieftie of the Arte, and the forme 
 
 r^a*i ^j^jJf ,:r vnknowne to the hearers, as brougb&outoffomefecret place ,had ad- 
 ft*fa> *■< >T< *' M ded a reuerence to it. But while they are all hot in commending him, 
 fr-uPitfo ' Ntcopomfus (for he, though there were a very few prefent, was one) 
 
 looking vpon the Chaldean with a fowre laughter; Ho, good man 
 (faith he) thou haft gotten the command which the Gods were wont 
 tohaue : Set downe thy fterne lawesofhope andfeare; and if any here 
 haue a mind to be cheated, coozenthem that like it. The rbrwardnes of 
 Meleand.tr and the reft flopped at thefe words. They therefore eager- 
 ly began all to enquire what hefaid or intended; whether Nicepom- 
 pta found fault with the Chaldean himfelfe, or his Arte. Efpecially 
 ^Mdeander asked,why he fpake fb vnciuilly to a Stranger. But hee : 
 
 Why 
 
Lib. 2. Iohn Barclay his^yirgenis. 143 
 
 Why fhould I not(Sir)fall fbulc vpon this higgler that vfurpes a mote 
 large authorise ouer thcc,thcn the Stattcs themlclucs,which he orates 
 and lyes of,can challenge ? For whatfocuer hec fliall plcale to fable to 
 thee,the quiet of thy minde fTiall bee difturbed with a pcrpetuall ex- 
 pectation ofthe fuccefle, which no motions of the Starves could cucr 
 fhake. So will this tyrant raigne ouer thee, for which the guiltlcffc 
 Heautn fhall be blamed,and as if he would make himfclrc another /«- 
 ^//^r,will thioke that thou artmuch indebted to him,if being humbly 
 intrcaced,he prefageto thee any happy fortune. My (clre, without any 
 MatbematicallHcauen,will tell thee all that he will doc. After he hath 
 (not without laughingat it himfelfc,ifhee be wife) tormented a Iar«e 
 fheete of paper with lines and figures, at length with a fettled grauitic, 
 he will promifethec a happy iflue,and worthy of thy greatneflc. For 
 that predicTion,he is certaine,will procure him both fauourand oaine ' 
 from thee. But withall, that hee may not fceme mercenary ,hcc will 
 frounce hisbiowcSjWill pauie as doubtrull,looke one while vpon thee, 
 another to the Starres : finally ,hc will adde fome fcarcfull things, but 
 yet ambiguous, and fuch as thou mayeft cafily fit to fcuerall cucnts. 
 This is the fumme of his worke, theie anfwers he will fell thce,which 
 I deliuer for nothing. But I will forbeare the pcrfon ofthe man [and 
 attainc the Arte J fince I fee both thy lilencc (O King) and his looking 
 vpon me,calles for this contention. 
 
 Thou fayeft (Mathematician) that by the pofition ofthe Starres,by 
 the order and the power of influence that they haueoucr children at 
 their comming into the world, the fortunes of their life and death arc 
 dilpoied of : But thou confeficft, that the Heauens arc carried about 
 with fuch a violent whirling,that in the leaft particle oftime,their ranks 
 arc altred. If then a fpeedinefle fo great,as can fcarcc be imagined,doth 
 carry about thofe hcauenly Bodies, and by their differing pofturcs, ei- 
 ther their promifes or threatningsare guided : how is itpolTiblethou 
 fhouldeft tell any mortall man his fortune certainly, when it is vncer- 
 taine vnder what dilpolition ofthe Starres he was borne ; except thou 
 wilt beleeuc,that it is the Midwiucs care to be continually looking vp- 
 on Sun-dials,to obferue prccifely the minute ofthe day, and to prcferue 
 as their patrimony the Starres for the children [I meane the remem- 
 brance of them] when they are borne? How often doth the danger of 
 the mother put that care out of their heads ? How many are there vn- 
 infc&ed by this iuperftition? But grant there were lbme that llaould 
 make that their proper care : Yet if the Childe be long in the birth ; 
 if, as it often happens, the hand comming forth, or loirie part ofthe 
 head, the reft ofthe body doe not prefently follow, whatpofition c f 
 the Starres fliall carry his deftiny in it ? That which was at the com- 
 ming 
 
jaa Tohn Barclay bis Argents. Lib. 2. 
 
 mingoutofhis head : or that which at his being fully borne pBefides, 
 when many times the Dials goefalfe, and fuch other deuices as are v- 
 ied to tell the houres,doc for the moft part, either by thedrineffe or 
 moyfture ofthe ayre, iofe their iult temper : How wilt thou know 
 that,forthe iuft and exait point of timc,which at the birth of children, 
 either triends, or men curious (hall obferue ? 
 
 But luppole that therein there is no errorjthat thou canft find certain- 
 Jy in whatpoiition they were,whac influence the Starres had, when 
 they of whom thou enquired, were borne. But how come the Starres 
 by luch a command ouer our bodies,nay,ouer our minds ? Muft I then 
 expert from them any good fortune? from them the manner of my life 
 and my death appointed mee ? Were then all they that goe to fight 
 a battaile, who are flaine all atone time,bbrne vnder the fame pofture 
 ofthe Hcauens? When a fhip is deftined to be caft away > ftiall (he take 
 in no paffengers but fuch,a4 at their births the Starres condemned to 
 be loft by fhipwracke? Nay, they that were borne vnder many feue- 
 rall Conftellations goe to the battaile, or aboord the (hip ; and though 
 their beginnings were different,their ends are alike. And againe,not all 
 thofe which are borne vnder the fame coniun&ion ofthe Starres,doe 
 either liue or die with the fame fortune. 
 
 Thou feeft the King heere. Doeft thou beleeue, that euery one of 
 thofe which were borne at the fame time,haue gotten a Kingdome ; or 
 at leaft fuch an eftate, as may demonftrate they were borne vnder a 
 fortunate and plentiful afpedt of the Starres? Nay,that they are all at 
 this day aliue ? Here is Cleobultu : here thy felfe. Are all ofthe fame 
 age that hee is, aho as wife as hee, and in eftimation with Princes ? or 
 thofe of thine,are they all (that I may vfe no harder phrafe) Mathema- 
 ticians? What if a man fall into the hands of theeues? Itwasfatall 
 (thou wilt fay) that the thiefe fhould kill him. Did then the fame 
 Starres,which gaue him vp to the fword ofthe robber at his natiuitie, 
 grant alfo to thethiefe,who perhaps was borne long before ,both mind 
 and power,that he fhould at lbme time or other both intend,and be a- 
 ble to murder him ? For certainely thou wilt no leffe affirme,that the 
 Starres did pi e-ordaine, that hee fhould kill, then that the other 
 fhould be flaine. Or when one is ouerwhelmed with the mine of a 
 houfe;didthe walles fall ; becaufe' it was written intheStarres,thathis 
 houfe fhould bury him in the mines? Nay, in good faith,becau(e the 
 wall failed,the rubbifh prefthim to death that was vnder it. The like 
 is to be fa id of thofe honours, to which men come by voyces and ele- 
 ction. For could the Starres which gouerned his birth, and (as you 
 will haueit) promiied him that preferment, command alio other men 
 which were not bornevnder them; vpon whofe fuffrages neuerthe- 
 
 lefle 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay hk i^irgtnis. j 4 r 
 
 lcffc the effect of that predefined acuancemcnt doth depend? 
 
 This vanity I fhouldcall the higheft point of folly and lbtnfhnciTe, 
 if it were not faulty beyond what that name can cxprclle.lt is(indeed) 
 an inucntion or a moll tnilchieuous fupcrftition. For what becomes of 
 mans free- will,if wc cannot fwerue at all from the ordinance of the 
 Starres? Should I be carefull of my health ; dciire and labour for ho- 
 nour; determine toefchew vice; apply my mindc to vcrtuc; if when 
 I am borne, it befet downe what I lliall be ? Doe I lament the loffe of 
 humane liberty? Nay,eucn the gifts and fauours of the Gods arc 
 worth nothing. No more will I cart away my incenfe : the Gods I 
 neither feare nor leeke to get their fauour : it that which is decreed of 
 me, they either cannot or will not alter. But (ibrlboth) we mult pray 
 for our children before they be borne, that they may haue a fauouia- 
 bleconrtellation. I will tell thee what I Jaw in Mcrgania. A ccrtainc 
 man there was fo infected with this fuperftition, as hee would not 
 goe into his wiues Chamber, without hauing first considered the posi- 
 tions of the Starres. If either the Dragons tayle enwrapped fome of $ . 
 the Starres, or the Scorpion with his embracements troubled them,or 
 if at all any ftrangc afpe6fcin the heauens did frowne, hee failed not to 
 lye alone. Would'ft thou know the euent? Hee had diue^ children 
 borne ,and all of them were ftarke mad. 4 
 
 While ^MelcAtider and the reft laughed at the vnlucky carefulnefle 
 of the Merganian ; the Chaldean, though troubled with this opposi- 
 tion which he leaft expected, recollected himielfe , and like one that 
 not flighted his aduerfary , anfwered,Thatin his assertions there was 
 no wrong done to the Gods,by whole appointment this power which 
 he maintained wasbeftowed vpon the Starres : and who befides haue 
 not fo much dcuefted themfelues of all authority. That there fhould 
 not yet remaine things innumerable, in which they may, as there is 
 caule, declare themfelues either gracious or feuere reuengers. Nor that 
 Mathematicians can fodoate, astobeleeuc that all that are borne at 
 the fame time with a King, muft of necelTity come to a Crowne. To 
 foretell what is to come, many things are to be considered ; of which 
 the principall arc, the difpolition of the age in which they liue, and 
 the qualitie of their difcent. For the reft, if any man will deny that 
 the heauens haue power ouer mortall men, he is fit to haue the facri- 
 fices offered for him, with which,thofe that by the anger of Ceres 
 were diftraught,vfed to be purged.Whcn all men well know,that the 
 ayre by the difpolition of the heauen; being cither troubled or quiet, 
 insinuates it felfe into mens bodic s,according to the difpofition where- 
 of, the fpir its in them are indued with iuch temper as is infufed into 
 them. Thus modeftly fpeaking, iY/c <?/wot/><v anfwered him; We doe 
 
 L not, 
 
ia6 I ohn Barclay bis\yirgenis. Lib.2. 
 
 not, Mathematician,deny,that there is fome power in the influence of 
 the Starves. That men by them are moued to lazinefle, or beinglabo- 
 rious; that they receiue from them a crafty inclination, or a free and 
 open fimplicity ; that they are iouiall, or bending to a fro ward iblita- 
 rineflc: finally , that by them they are carried to vertues or vices 
 with a certaine weight and cgerneffe. Thefe things I deny not to pro- 
 ccedc out of that predominating force, which the heauens haue ouer 
 the things below. I fhould not therefore bee much againft it ; if thou 
 ihouldeit coniecture that thofe who from gentler Stars haue receiued 
 milder fpirits,wcre like to runne a fortune differing fromfuch, as per- 
 uerfe and turbulent conftillations doe thruft into furious defignes : or 
 that they, into whom a temperate difpofition of heauen hath infufed 
 chearefulnefle, would delight others with a more pleafing conuerfa- 
 tion,thenmenonely fixing their eyes vpon Saturne( whom they had 
 before receiued into their bofomes)with a fowre and ill-pleafingfolita- 
 rineffe. Thefe Precepts ,notindeede of certaine Art, but of anexcellent 
 wifedome,Idoenotfindefaultwithall.There are other things that 
 fetme at oddes with thee ; and thofe efpecially foure. Firlt,that I be- 
 leeue (contrary to thy opinion) that the Starres doe moue, notcompcll 
 vs to lawful! or impious defires. Next,that neither out of the confide- 
 ration ofthe Starres, nor of our owne inclinations, it can certainely be 
 foretold, what fortune a man (hall haue in his life, or what end the 
 Gods haue appointed for him. Thirdly, that it is not clearely vnder- 
 ftood what Starres they are that doe beget thefe affections in children. 
 Finally, that both things that are in our free choice and accidents of 
 fortune, are either fbolifhly or wickedly afcribed to this neceffity of 
 conftellation. 
 
 Of thefe I could fpeake ai large : but I fee thee (O King) weary ,and 
 looke vpon Cleobultu ; from whom 1 confeiTe thou mayeit haue more 
 profitable counfels for this warre, then either from me or the Mathe- 
 matician.Nay , (faid the King) fpeake thy minde of them, but yet fuc- 
 cinclly. Then he : That the Starres haue no power to conftraine vs, it 
 appeares plainely out of this, that not a few of vs doe maftcr the rages 
 which they ftirre vp in vs,by reafon:and in no other things to our kinde 
 farther different from buite bealts, then in this priuiledge offrce-will, 
 which may be difquieted with inferior and ardent motions, but with- 
 out her owne confent, cannot be confrrained to vertues or vices. And 
 from hence it is, that nothing is more frequent in the Philofbphers 
 Schooles, then that the minde ofthe wife man is both it felfe free from 
 feruitude, and doth alfo command the Starres themfelues.From hence 
 alfo fpring their dayly extollings of thofe men which can gouerne 
 their anger,their loue and thofe other torrents which from thefe Stars, 
 
 doe 
 
Lib. 2. John Barclay Insurgents. i 47 
 
 doeouerflowourmindcs. Ofall which,no part could be at all, except 
 our ibule were able to diflikcthele commands ofthe Starres, bcinj 
 laid vpon it, and refufe obedience to them. BcfiJcs, as the Sunne doch 
 not attedtall things alikc,which with the fame light,the feme Beamcs 
 it (trikes vpon (fork will cherrifhfomc fccdes,othci it will kill : ten- 
 derer hearDcs will be parchcd,while others a grotTcr iuyce will defend) 
 fo when as it were the field,out of which fo many children doe grow 
 is prepared in fane different manner, by the various inclination, con- 
 ftitution,and habit of the parents, that one influence, which at the fame 
 time from heauen doth point vponfo many, cannot vvorke the fame 
 effect in all. If it finde the difpofition of the childc agreeing with it, 
 then will it abfolutely reigne therein : if refitting, it will fcarce doe any 
 other thine then correct it : fo as if thou wilt torefpeake of the man- 
 ners and lire of the childe, thou muft not oncly confider the Leauens, 
 but the parents alfo ; the accidents which befell the mother , being 
 great bellied, withall many other things, and thofe for the molt part 
 vnknowne to thee. And out of thefe things the reafon of our fecond 
 aflcrtion doth appcare ; that is, that by the Starres it cannot bee infal- 
 libly determined, what men in their life (hall doe or iuffer. For when 
 we are able to moderate the afte&ions which are borneiainvs, why 
 may we not alio efchuefuch things as thofe affections would haue 
 brought forth, if we had yeelded to them? And when that inclination 
 of the heauen prefling the mindc of a man at his birth , out of feuc- 
 rallcaufcs doth now more lightly , now more waightily fall vpon 
 it: why fhouldett thou fuppofe that it would bee powerfull in all, 
 to the fame effect, which did not beginne the fouerainty ouer them, 
 with the fame proportion of power ? 
 
 I added, that it could not well be kno\vne,what coniundtion or op- 
 pofition of Starres it is,that doth beget in children the feedes of defires 
 to come. Why {riould it not be that which raignd,whcn it firft quick- 
 ncd in the wombe ? Why not the others, vnder which the tender bo- 
 dy, andas yet not knowing that it had a foule,wasfurnifhed to endure 
 to liue? Truely I fhould beleeue, that the childc doth depend vpon 
 the difpofition ot thofe, no lefle then vpon them that gouernd at his 
 birth. 
 
 That which in the laft place I maintained , that things of free-will, 
 in thofe of for tune; could not without facriledge bee afcribed to this 
 power of the Starres, I would vrge more vehemently; didlnottcarc, 
 with diflike of my tedioufhciTe , to make the King of thy iide. Yet 
 1 will fay , that both that in your intention, and that without impiety or 
 madncs you cannot meane it. What is more free to a mans will,then to 
 marry \ to take this or that courfe of life?Or what is more contingent, 
 
 L 2 then 
 
I4 3 Iohn Barclay his Argents, Lib.2. 
 
 then that a man fhouldfall by the fword? or be loft at Sea? haue ene- 
 mies? in ibme certaine yeere of his lite fall into a fickneflfe ? be efteemed 
 by Princes? or made famous by dignities or reproach? Of thefe things 
 yet, you Mathematicians doe vie to relblue the inquifitiue. Heere is 
 your boldneflc: indeede here your reuenewes. Of late a feruant had 
 done a pilfery ; he fled,and was purfued by his Mafter. Nothing was 
 more chanceablc then that hce fhould be taken, or perhaps fcape free. 
 It fell out that he got fafe away ; and prefently one of your Profeflfors 
 accounted a Soothfayer ( but of things paft ) told vs that the Thecfe 
 was dcliuered from punifrvnent: becaufe the Moonc was in coniun6ti» 
 on with \JMtrcury ( the Patrone forfooth of theeues) and did con- 
 cealehim. He could hardly perfwade me that he fpake this in earneft. 
 It was not then the prouidence of the Gods, not his Mafters diligence, 
 or the cunning ofthe Theefe, that bare any fway in his being appre- 
 hended or efcaping ; but all was done by the power ofthe Starres:by 
 whom if the affaires of men be thus gouerned , in vaine euery one of 
 vs doth beftow his care and labour about our owne occafions. For 
 though we lit ftill, what they haue decreed, will come to paffe ; and 
 what they haue determined to croffe , no induftry of ours will cuer 
 effeit. To patfe by other things, by which this iniurioufne{fe of yours 
 to the Gods and nature may be confined; I enquire of thee(Chaldean) 
 whether that power which doth portend a fortunate life, or hath 
 appointed a violent death (iuppofe) to aChilde at his birth , at the 
 thirtieth yeere of his age or after; whether,I fay, that power which 
 hath let downc thole accidents and that fortune, doth remaine Hill in 
 the heauens, and ftay for the appointed time, in which defcending to 
 the earth, it may fit ineuitable effects withinftrumentsnecefTary for 
 them ; or whether it be grafted into the Childe, that as it were nou- 
 rifhed, and by degrees growing vp with him, in the time prefcribed, 
 it may fhew it felfe, and fulfill the ordinance ofthe Starres 2 If thou fay- 
 eft it remainesin the heauens,thou art apparently impudent For when 
 the fortune ofthe Infant(as you teach)doth reft vpon the manner that 
 theStarres were in coniun6tion at hisnatiuitic, after the circumuolu- 
 tionofthem hath d>fioynted thatorder,and framed another, perhaps, 
 oppofite to the former ; in what Cheft or Almerie of hcauen iliall that 
 former faculty be ftored vp, which at length, and after many yeeres is 
 to be produced and brought vpon the Stage ? If on the other lide you 
 thinke., that this fatality <-5oth cleaue to the Childe, which fhall haue 
 power ouer him when he is a man ; you trifle in a worfe fafhion. As if 
 the fhipwrackt-man were the caufe that the windes rifc,that the care- 
 lclTe Pilot iirikes vpon the flats \ or the husbandmen the caufc ofthe 
 wanes that beggershim^or of temperate weather that yeelds him a 
 
 plcnti- 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay^/V t^frgenis, 149 
 
 plcntrfull cncreafe : Or thatthofe whom the earth opening doth fwal- 
 low with the violence of their defliny, did teare in funder thole folid 
 connexa res of the earth,that they might perifh as the Starres, in the 
 manner that the Starreshaue fetdownc. I fay no more againtUhis 
 moftmifchieuousmadneife, which condemnesboth Gods and men to 
 the fameftauery ; that forfaking rcafon, and often mocking it with 
 vaine cuents, doth ncuerthclelk prefcntidlc, and fometimes wicked 
 hopes,into the mindes or thole that aske couniell of it ; or with neede- 
 lefle feare hold the ill-aduifcd in fuipence. 
 
 Yet doc they bragge of certaine their Oracles, to which thecuent 
 hath anfwercd. From them they fecke to get credit, for it is an Art not 
 to be deipifed. Firft of all, if indeed there haue bin any fuch,I deny that 
 it fo happened by any neccility of fate, or compulsion of the Starres. I 
 fhould more cafily belceue,that fome deity ,in reuengc of their impious 
 credulity, doth lbmetimes inflict vpon men thole punifhments, which 
 they reared not from the Gods, but from the Starres. Againe,as fbme 
 dreamcSjthough (haying without either art or guidc,doc notwithihn- 
 ding fometimes prelcnt to vs the facesof things to come : and a blindc 
 man, if he throw manylkmes, at one time or other, not knowing it, 
 dothhitthemarke: So while you (Chaldeans) doe often, and in ma- 
 ny places fable, it is not ftrange, if now and then Fortune doth fecond 
 your boldnefle, and your felues doe wonder that you haue chanced 
 vpon the truth. Thole few predictions alio which are commonly 
 magnificdjdoe proclaime the vanity or your art. For what more cleare 
 fignc can there be, that truth doth not dwell among you ; then as of a 
 miracle to bragge, if fome few times youriuggling doth 1 ght vpon it? 
 Yet doe not I giue fo much faith to report, as whatlbeucr fhee plea- 
 feth to relate of your foothfaying,I fhould inftantly beleeuc.Prodigies, 
 when they are told, vie to be entertaind with the fauour of the Admi- 
 rers ; and though they be not reported exactly according to truth, af- 
 ter they haue once found a Chronicle r,many are delighted with them, 
 the reucrencc that is borne them, makes them feeme greater; and for 
 antiquities fake they arc efteemed. In the fame manner I fhould thinke 
 that your Fables haue gotten reputation : Except thou wilt fay, that to 
 your impious art is added a correfpondence with the damned fpirits. 
 It is therefore no wonder that your Chaldeans, if they haue been ad- 
 mitted into their hatcfull focicty , by their prompting and inftrudliing, ~« 
 in things beyond the reach of mortall men, haue fometimes gotten 
 thcmfelues a glorious name. 
 
 But I am too tedious : If thou dofl know what fhallbe the fortune 
 of Sicily ; why doft thou not (good Mathematician) know thy ownc 
 dcltiny ? Why didft thou not know,that I this day fhould vcxe thee ? 
 
 L 3 Why 
 
■ — . — ■■ > II - . I ■ - ■ ■ ^ . ■ ■ ■ - 
 
 jc IohnEarclay bis Argents. Lib.2. 
 
 Why to giue proofc of thy skill, didft thou not foretell, thatheere 
 wouldbelbmebody troublefome to thee? Finally, if thou canft find 
 out, whether or no the King (hall haue the Viiftorie ouer his ene- 
 mies ; feeke out firft whether hee will belecue thee. But (hould 
 fo great a King giue faith to thee in affaires of the grcateft im- 
 portance , and that out of that Arte, which when it is bold to 
 foretell offlight and ordinary trifles , miffing in the euent doth v(e 
 to bee defpifed and laught at by all men ? For that faire or clou- 
 dy dayes, abundance of raine, whirlewindes and gufts,are beftow- 
 ed vpon men by the coniun&ion of the Starres among themlelues, 
 both you maintaJfie, and w;ee alfo in part doe acknowledge. Yet 
 lb often doe you crrc , when out of your conlidering the Starres, 
 you promife faire weather, or raine,that your liberty of mocking and 
 lying is growne into aprouerbe.Dothouthy felfe view the skies, fol- 
 low the courfc ofthe Moone/et downe in thy tables the oppofition or 
 conjunction of thofe heauenly fires.Thencc,if thou beeit able, (hew vs 
 the faire dayes/etdownc the foule ones. Ifthou doe not erre, if the 
 euent doe not contradict thee, I refufe not bee deliuered vp for my pu- 
 nifhment to thy Arte,which now lam fo fharpe againft. Nor yet wilt 
 thou an%me,that the Starres haue lefle power ouer the aire,thc clouds, 
 or faire weather,then the fortunes or bodies of man. When therefore 
 thou art ignorant of thofe other, why (hould wee beleeue, that thou 
 knoweftthefeaforehand? Wilt thou know by the Starres (fbrfooth) 
 what will be the iitue ofthe wanes, and what deftiny will mooue the 
 mindes ofthe Sicilians; and bee ignorant when the fame Starres will 
 grant a (howre for thy little Orchard, when faire Sunne-fhine to thy 
 Sheepe?Nay,outofthis ignorance of the weather,it mutt be confefTcd, 
 that you know notv/hatthe Starres will and plealiireis; orelfethat 
 there is fomc other Power befides which you are not acquainted with, 
 which,as it pleafe,doth abrogate thefe decrees and commandements of 
 the Starres. But if of the Princes and publike affaires thou canft fb eaii- 
 lyrefolue; why with the fame skill doeft thou not ftraight raife thy 
 owne fortune ? Why forefeeing the euents <# things, doeft thou not 
 (Tiun all things hurtfull,follow thofe that conferre to happine{fe?When 
 it tfatyvtjjzl was in Phrygia, there was an old woman made wealthy by diuinati- 
 *P*^5$ J»- om ' ^ ^U out > tnat: intrkh Citizens houfc, a Charger of great value 
 y • 4**'^ &ef*- wjs ^ jj cn an Jj conuC yed away. He that had the ftuffc in his charge, 
 J*$*** ' . went to the Prophetefie with a friend in his company, and money in 
 
 his hand ; with a vaine hope perfvvadinghimfelfe, and by that,already 
 he had hold ofthe thiefe, already recoueredthe Charger. It was early 
 in the morning,and when they came thither, the old woman did flrit 
 open her doo res, which then with dung throwne vpon them, were 
 
 extremely 
 
Lib.2. John Barclay bis Argents. 1 5 1 
 
 extremely filthy. I know not what neighbour of hers had done fecret- 
 ly that iniury, to put a fcorne vpon the woman. She therefore Hood 
 ftill in a chafc^ And if I knew (faid (he) what Rafcall did this roguery in 
 the darke,I would cramme (by Apollo) I would cramme into his filthy 
 mouth all\hisbeaftlineffc,thathe hath laid at my doore.He that came 
 forcounfell,hearingthis,turnedto his companion, And why (quoth he) 
 doe we caft away our money ? Can this old woman tell vs,what thiefe 
 hath robbed vs,that hauing this dung throwne alinoft into her teeth, 
 knowes not with whom to be angry ? And with the fame haftctha: 
 brought him thither, hee left the Sybilla.Some Poet,l know not who, 
 made'the matter knowne with an Epigram, which I yet remember, 
 and, for it is a fhortone,if you pleafe,will repeate. o 
 
 Lots,Starres,hpollo^in moft roome y 
 And "Birds fore- knowing Fates to come t 
 Tou,the old Hag,with wrinkles dire, 
 1^aging t inuok£s y in that attire 
 In which Jhe /bakes the labouring Moone : 
 Ktngs Cou»cels y andthe Godsftre-doome, 
 And what hid thoughts in each heart dwell, 
 She knowes, and can for money tell. 
 One thin^ declare to her vnknowne, 
 Who at her doore this dung has throwne ? 
 What Augury t ( Apollo, /ay !) 1 
 
 What light fi illfi*d the knaut ? what wtj ? V 
 In vamejld Sybill dofi thou fray J 
 
 Lot s, Starr es, Apollo's in-mofiroomr y 
 Or Birds fore- knowing Fates to come : 
 For 3 Father Phoebus to tbi nofe 
 Hat left tfjis/ecret todifclofe. 
 
 When Nicopomfu* was about to follow thequeihon farther, the 
 Kino leaning vpon 'cieobulus^ withdrew himfelfe. Thofethat wereprc- 
 fent"at the chTpute /olio wed jetting at him. But OroWw aduifed the 
 Kin^though an idle companion, yet not to difmivTc him difcoi itemed. 
 Thai' it was an ofic thing for him out of malice tofaine, that the 
 Scarves threatned ifffucceflc to the Kings dcfignes ; and that it would 
 not be hard to mfe&thefouldiers minds with fuperftition.They there- 
 fore call him to them, who was in himfelfe much delected, andgiue 
 him thankes for his proffered fcruice: butthat the times did not per- 
 mit the vfeofit. Neither was it iuteableto the Ma ie ft, e of a King, as 
 vncertaine of vi£lory , to looke doubtfully afterthe deftiny of his nati - 
 ukic.YetnotvAithftanding.the good will which he had (hewed,mould 
 
 L4 not 
 
I c 2 Iohn Barclay bis i^frgems. Lib. 2 ) 
 
 not be vnrewarded. And without delay tHey fent the Tugglerhalfe a 
 Talent,to buy out the iniurie they flood in doubt of. Then they apply- 
 ed themfelues to weightier matters: frefli meffengers euery other while 
 bringingno pleafing newes of' Licogenes his preparations. For in the 
 Kings Army there were not aboue ten thouiand Foote compleately ar- 
 med. The Horfe were full two thoufand. The Archers and Slingers 
 weremuftered three thoufand fiue hundred. Thirty Chariots there 
 were armed with fithes. Ten great Ships ofwarre, and of other mea- 
 ner bottoms fitted for feruice,twice as many. The Hyperephanij with 
 no generall refolution of the whole Se£t, did rebell, but as the pi iuate 
 humours of euery one Garried them; fbme ferued on the Kings part, o- 
 thers on that of Licogenes. Butvpon Licogenes } the rage of that tempert 
 had throwne a greater rtrength both of prcuiifions and men alfo. A lit- 
 tle from Syracufa hee muttered, and deliuered them to their Officers. 
 Thirtie thoufand Foote,and fixe thoufand Horfe,gaue their names to 
 beinrolled. And that they might not want a fortunate prefage,he that 
 had his name firft entred, was called Nicon : which the iuperftition of 
 the vulgar fort tooke as an ominous foretoken of happy fuccefTe. Li- 
 cogenes well knew, that his reigne would laft no longer then they con- 
 tinued mad. While therfore the humour boyled,with the whole force 
 of his Army he marched againft the King. The King on the other fide 
 drew out his forces to an obfeure brooke, which hauing wrought it 
 fclfe with the currant farre into the grounded runne in a deepe chan- 
 nell vnder fteepy bankes. The water being fuckt into the earth,did ren- 
 der the fides infirme and boggy ; with the helpeofanouerflowofthe 
 Riuer,which had hapned not long before. With that block in his way } 
 a few had bin able to flop Licogenes his paffage. Yet he came on braue- 
 ly : and attempting to fetch a compaffe about the vneueneft places, 
 wherefoeuer he offered to pafTe, the Kings Souldiers oppofing them- 
 felues,{tayed him. But he,to make vfe in the meane while of his time, 
 jra*cJ* jn * K "- fent Anaximandei\ \\\s fitters fon,and A4er.ocritus x\\c brother ofOloo- 
 ff i ^ yfCV • demus.wkh certaine Regiments,to befiege Enna and Catana.Out of his 
 
 Army and the Kings, many euery day skirmifhingtogether,did with 
 variable fortune entertaine the time. Though by thofe trials betvveene 
 priuatc men,nothinginthe maineofthe warre were abated. 
 
 Who would bekcue in fuch tumults full of terror, and in the very 
 inftantofhazzardjthedefires of any other thing could haue had place 
 or being? Yet did their fecret cares of a farre other kinde, then what 
 openly appeared, more vehemently wring both Archombrotus and 
 Argents. She being wholly bufied in the contemplation of Tohir- 
 chm his vermes, did macerate her body with griefe, hauing fpent the 
 powers of her minde in her folitary mourning 3 and proclaimed, that 
 
 the 
 
Lib.2. Iohn Barclay his ^frgems. x - 
 
 the ancient enemy of Licogenes, who was accuftomed to triumph cucr 
 him,wasprefently to be recalled. But thoughts of a different nature 
 did vexe ArchombrotwXox. he difquietcd with the molt wofull fv\cct- 
 neffe ofan vncertainc hope 5 now curfed the warre, for that among the 
 affaires of the field,he could not fet forward hisdefignes ofprofeflW 
 hisloue : now was glad, that he had occafion of /hewing his valour : 
 and out of both refpedts was inraged with the Enemy. Yet did lie of- 
 ten accufe himfclfc,that hee was there alone in the fo great danger of 
 Afelednder and Argenis. That he fhould haue done well to haue rai- 
 ded an Army for their aide 3 and with the greatneffe of the benefit haue 
 /hewed both his loue,and the ranke that he was of. And certainely he 
 Would haue neglected neither. But it was abufineffe of lon<* time to 
 certifTe into his own Countrey the prefent eftate of Sicily,to raife there 
 an Army,and to tranfport it being raffed: on the other fide,the danger 
 of ' Licogenes his attempts was inftant ; and would not be put off till fo 
 remote affiftancc,and fo flow,might be brought to encounter it. ^Now 
 washeleffeheedfuUof/V/WrcW, whom euery where being prefen- 
 ted,by his ffanticke emulation,to his difquicted mindc,hee diflcmbling 
 his hatred 3 did fb flight in his diicourie to the King,that hee fcemed to 
 haue no particular of hiso wnc in it. He therefore attributed it to ful- 
 lenneffejthatFo/wr^w, when he fent Licogenes his letter to the Kine 
 did not accompany it with one ofhis ovvne ; that he feemed for^etfull 
 both of his owne quahty,and the Kings,inthat either neglec-t or pride. 
 Neither that the King fhould doe a thing futeable to his Greatneffe if 
 he fhould write to him flrft.Thus by degrees he accuftomed the Kings 
 earcsto his malignant and daily criminations; and fo much the moreca. 
 fily,that there was no fufpition of any difference betweene Arcbomlrc- 
 tm and Po/tarcbni .Nor was it vnpercciucd by 6V/*;w«*,that Archom- 
 httta was otherwife affected to Toltarcbiu, then at his departure hee 
 left him. But for that he faw him infauour at Court,hc eafily afcribed 
 thathaughtineffetohis fortune; which often is afraid to acknow- 
 ledge former acquaintances, as either dilgracefull,or burdenous to the 
 prclcnt greatneffe. In the mease timc,by the direction of Arcr, nis hee 
 \o ordered his Lords houfe (for by the Kings commandement hee had 
 receiued it from the Ouerfecrs) as all men concerned hee was very 
 ihortlytoreturne. 
 
 But notwith(tanding,hc with all carnemieffe folicitedhis difpatch, 
 that hee might rcturnc for Africa, and yet was long with idle put- 
 offs delayed. At length the King prompted by Artbombrotiu , nei- 
 ther making him any Prefent, nor lb much as (peaking courteoufly to 
 him, willed him to tell PdMrchtujkux he was a King, not an impoy- 
 foner. That the death of Oloodimm and Ertilbenes had cleared him 
 
 of 
 
1 5 ^ lohn Barclay bis ^irgcnis. Lib.2 . 
 
 of that imputation. Neitherthatheknew any better why VdUrchw 
 did not write to him,then why Licogenes wrote to Poltarchfts, Gelano- 
 rm mooued with this inexpefted bitternefle, fcarce could bridle his 
 in^cr. Yet rcmembring that hee fpake to a King, and that hee had 
 words no more at command, then the other had reuenge : he replyed 
 nothing, but that P<?/<4r^»j would not onely write, but prefently be 
 there, that if in any thing hee had erred, hee might make fatisfa&ion. 
 With thcfc words, diftra&ing Meleander (vvhonow of himlelfewas 
 apt to feare euery thing) with diuers cogitations hee left him, and kt 
 ArgftM know how harfhly the King had anfwered Poliarcbtts, But 
 i"he fcarce forbearing to w r eepe : The Gods haue {pared {GeUnorus 3 
 {aid fhe) no way of hurting me and Poliar chits. Parted, and therefore 
 mod vnhappy, we are tormented with one anothers griefe. Licogenes 
 puts me in danger of lofingthe kingdome, which, becaufe I amdeare 
 to him, doth infinitely afflidl him. To what end fhould he bee char- 
 ged with an vnneceflary forrow,by vnderftandingalfo that my Father 
 dothdiftate him,whom(Ithinke)notan ill difpofition , but thefe cala- 
 mities haue changed. If I may intreate any thine of thee, Geianorui, 
 grant this both to him and me, that he may not Know it. I will take 
 order that my Father (ball repent his error, andloue Polictrchtts. For 
 the reward or thy filence, it (hall be whatibeuer thy quality can .ex- 
 pect. But in vaine (bait thou hope, if thou acquainted thy Lord with 
 it,that from me it may be concealed. Let him promife to be moft {c- 
 crct in it : yet if the Fates reftore him to mee ; I will (though hee had 
 fworne to be filent) force him to difcouer it, and know how farre thou 
 halt deceiued me. What power I haue with him, no man vnderftands 
 better then thy felfe. GeUmrus promifing that hee would obey her, 
 {lie deliuered him her letter to Toliarchus : In it (he earneftly intreated 
 him,that with all fpeede he would parte ouer into Sicily; that if it were 
 predefined, Licogenes fhould be ouerthrowne by him, much rather 
 then any other, hee might be conquered. If the Gods had decreed a 
 harder fortune for her felfe and her Father, that hee fhould yet fecure 
 them in their flight. Hauing then loaden Gelanorus with rewards, (he 
 diimift him to his Shippe. 
 
 Now two moneths had Enna been preft with a ftraite Siege: their 
 prouifion failed them ; nor was there any hope of fupply from the 
 King. Hauing therefore wafted alf, but their loyalty, they fent Com- 
 miitioneis to Licogenes, to trcate of rendring the Cittie to him. Hee 
 glad thereof, for that he defired to make it both the hanfell of his vi- 
 ctory, and the inftance of his demencie, anfwered, that he defired no- 
 things but that they would be happy. That they might be reunited to 
 the body of Skily, to the gcnerall content whereof^againft Meleander 
 
 they 
 
Lib.2 . Iohn Barclay his ^yirgeniu 155 
 
 they had inconfiderately oppofed themfelues. But many of then? de- 
 fired that.they might be fafely conueyed to the Kings Campe, w hich 
 granted, they brought more feare then Arength to CMcleandirs Soul- 
 diers; while, to excufe their ycelding of the Towne, they anade the 
 mifenesof Enna. and the power of the Befiegers, greater then they 
 were. Ltcogenes hauing mattered Enna,did more freely infult vpon the 
 King, and with diuers deuiccs attempted the pafiages, by which hec 
 might get ouer the Riuer and Marifhes, defended by him. And Affirm 
 ander not holding the place any longer tenable, in the fir!} Watch cau- 
 fedfirestobe kindled all ouer hisCampe, that the Enemy might not 
 perceiue it was abandoned, and without found of Trumpet brought: 
 his Souldiers backe into the field that lies vnder Epeir&e. The next 
 day Ltcogenes followed, and coueredall ine fields with his glorious 
 Army, which made a terrible fhew, and his Souldiers out of confix 
 dence,vnciuilly taking vp a barbarous faihionof ("homing. 
 
 The King being kept waking with Co many cares, one while defired 
 to fioht it out ; another, to defend himfelfe with the ftrength of the 
 City; fometimes, as giuingthccaufeforloit,he thought of flying in- 
 to Africa.lt chanced, that not hauing any will to flecpe, he went alone 
 into his Orchard by the breakc of day. The place was high, and had a 
 free proipect into the Sea. While he wajs pondering in thelc extremes, 
 what was molt noble, now hee had a braue minde to fight ; now the 
 care of his daughter drew him an old man and a father, to considerati- 
 ons of lefTe hazzard. Should this young Lady bee then the Vigors 
 prey ? and fhee that was borne to a Crowne, notliue a free woman, 
 but become a flaue ? The difficulties and diicommoditics of flying, did 
 then prefent themfelues to his imagination, with the diffauour of the 
 Gods; and, which in an vndeferued calamity, is the molt wofull re- 
 membrance, the felicity of his time paft. In this temped of his difqui- 
 cted minde, he cart his amazed eyes vpon the Sea: But the mi As which 
 from the neighbour Mountaines were fallen vpon it , being by the 
 Sunne, that now was gotten vp, difpeifed; did by degrees prefent a 
 (trangeobie^fttohim, that was ftrooken and already aAonifhed. For 
 the Sea couered with friippcs about the mouth of the Hauen, their 
 Colours dilplayed, did feeme to bring afrefh warre,and new fcares. 
 The Flcete was mighty ,and came on vnder full fades. There was be- 
 fidesa glitteringof Armes,and it appeared hill mand. And when they 
 were not much further off then the reach of the engins, with a iudden 
 cry of the Saylers, the whole Fleet came to an anchor . Nor w r asthc 
 King long in concluding what Forces thefe were,or from whence they 
 came. But cafily fearing the worft,and fometimes ftamp.irgvpon the 
 ground : Wo is me (laid he!) haue then the deftinies not leftmce Co 
 
 miKti 
 
x 5 5 Iohn Barclay his ^s4rgems. L ib. 2 . 
 
 much as roomc to flye ! See heere a Flecte from LicogewrXtz an Army 
 to ftoppe the mouth of this harbour. But yet this befalls thee not vn- 
 deferuediy. This chance will compellthee (cowardly old man) to a 
 hift and Svarre-like brauery: and what of thine owne accord thou 
 oughteft to haue done, behold the cnemie doth put thee in minde of. 
 Shall I let out againft them my petty Fleete, fo fane vnequall to theirs 
 in fortune, fhippes, and men ? Or leauing that courfe(as the better 
 way indeede) turne vpon Lkogenes in a land fight, and at leaft dye in 
 my own Sicily ?Thus troubled,aod now defiring no other thing but to 
 lofe himfelfe honorably, he called the next of his feruants. To them he 
 {hewed the terrible face of the Sea, and commanded a Pinnace of did 
 couery to be fent out,which might bring more certaine aducrtiiement 
 of thefufpecled Nauy. *s4rchombrotm being forward in all dangers, 
 offered himfelfe to this Office' of fafe enquirie. But the King willed 
 him that boyld with the heate of youth and courage, to flay for pe- 
 rils more worthy of him. In the meane time they faw a fmall Barke 
 with Oares from the Fleete, rowing toward the Port: And Timonides 
 being fent to receiue them that came, and to know their errand , did 
 firft meete with fignesofa more gentle fortune then was expected. In 
 the Barke there was a Herauld: and that his meffage might not bee 
 doubted as fro an enemie,his ftafte and head were wound about with 
 Oliue branches. But not confelfing to Timonides what he w r as, nor 
 what he had to dcliuer,when he defiredto {peake with the King:/fcfc- 
 leander prefently.hisfcarc now growing leffe^dmitted him to his fight. 
 When the Herauld : Radirebanes (faith he) King of Sardinia, and the 
 Baleares,doth fend this counterfigne of contracted hofpkality to thee, 
 Jbfeleandfr. King of Sicily. If thou pleafe to compare it, thou fhalt 
 finde it the fame which pafled betwixt thee and his rather. Withall he 
 deliucred him halfe a Ring, vpon the vpper fide of which was a little 
 hand of gold, which if it were ioyned to the other halfe,would mcctc 
 with another hand alfo of gold, and the fame open, as giuing it felfe in 
 the concluding, a contracl:. The Herauld then againe: Doefl thou (O 
 King) acknowledgethehofpitalitie ? The King confefTmg it, for that 
 the other part of the Ring was in his cuflody. Thy guefi,(then faid he) 
 Radtrobanes ,is here in thy Seas, with the principal! fbrccsof his king- 
 dome ; which he hath tranfportcd in this fleete you fee. And the caufe 
 of his raifing them was, that when report had deliuered thee to be 
 troubled with the rebellion of thy bad fubie&s, he could notindure 
 (efpecially being thy gueft) thatfo mifchieuousa Prefident fhould be 
 fet againft the right of Kings. Aldeander held his peace, fcarce being 
 able to apprehend ib great and fuddaine fauours or the Gods. But it 
 was a brauc marke ofconftancy in hiun_, that his countenance was not 
 
 -changed. 
 
Lib.2. Iohn Barclay bis i^irgcnis. 157 
 
 changed. Thou.fhalt,Hcrauld,(faid hcc) returnc to thy King : that I 
 now doe fcrgiuethc madnclfe of my people, whom lbmc God,not in 
 difpleafurcto me/iirred vp to this mildcedc;that wc might enioy the 
 fauour and conucrfation of lb worthy a Guelf. Let him onely land in 
 Sicily, and know that we will bee no more ilacke in yeelding him all 
 reipect, then he hath beene in dcieruing the lame. 
 
 With that,the Herauld was carried away a little to refrefh himlelfe. 
 In the meanc time CA'elea-idcr calling his counlell, begannc to en- 
 quiic whether himlelfe fhould goe to Radirob&nes^ or by his Noble 
 men to lecke lbmc better aflurancc of his fidelity .They were of diuers 
 opinions, not daring altogether to diftruft-jiior yet giue faith to lb great 
 a fortune. For why fhould Radtrobar.es belt ow all that coll and paincs 
 for anothcrs profit ? efpccially being neither intreated,nor before that 
 time hailing neuer taken knowledge of that contracted hofpitality. 
 That all excclllue courtefie is eucr to be fufpecfcd. That it was fcarce 
 credible that Radirobanes had rigged that Fleet, more for Ai< (eanders 
 fake then his owne. For (faid Mdcander) there were many differen- 
 ces, asyou know, betweenc Radirobanes his father and mine; after- 
 ward there were leagues and an image of hofpitality betwecne them ; 
 indcede, rather tyred with warre, then quitting their hatred. Now 
 whether I (liould fuppofc him come to aide or betray ine,is vnccrtaine. 
 But Ckebulm affirmed that there was no doubt, but that it was fit- 
 ter! for the King to goe to Radirobanes -Aox if he came a friend , it was 
 certaine his aide" came opportunely, and no fort of courtehc could be 
 thought too much for him. But if either of himlelfe he hated the King, 
 or fauoured Licogenes.xx. was impolT.ble for Mtleander to If and, both 
 Land and Sea confpiringagaiiift him ; and that it would be mote fu- 
 tablc to the Maiefty of a King, if hee rather feemed deceiued with a 
 pretence of friendfhip, then ouerthrownc by force. But whence, you 
 will aske, fhould this loue Q&Raditoba-nes to MdtarAer Ipring ? 1 2m 
 miftaken,or this young King, and asl hcarc, immoderately greedy of 
 glory, hath laid hold of this occafion, which befidesthe reputation of 
 a great lbuid:our, might alfo (Sir) procure him the marriage ofyour 
 daughter, as merited by him. He will fight therefore as for himlelfe, 
 fo much the more a friend to Sicily, and the more regard full ofyour 
 Maiefty , as hee fhall hope himlelfe to be r.eerer the being adopted 
 into your royall Family. And tmcly^G'ecb/f/ifs was in the right.For the 
 fame of zsfrvenis^ and withall the defire of the Kinsdome of Sicily xo- 
 which the Lady was immediate heirc,had infilled this fpirit into Raar- 
 rol^nrs.ric had a Fleet in readir.es for an expedition, wh.ch he fecrct- 
 ly intended againff the Moores. But the report of ihe Sicilian troubles 
 coming to his cares, he for a while deferred his intentions for Africa .& 
 
 witf^ 
 
j< g Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib. 2. 
 
 with a more commendable dcugne,{ailed to Mehander. But Archom- 
 brotui (for he alfo was attending at this confultationvpon Mcleander) 
 was fo offended with the mention eft Ar genu her marriage, and lb ima- 
 ged both zzRadirobxnes and Cleobulus ,that the alteration of hisminde 
 michthaue been difcouercd in his countenance: yet durrt he neither 
 contradict him,or make any reply at all. But theKingapproouingof 
 Cleobulus hisopinion/ome were prefently fent to theHauento make 
 ready the Kings Barge. In time of Peace, the King,when k was fairc 
 weather^ooke delight to be carried clofe by the fhore in it. It was not 
 «neat,as being capable onely of eight Rowers, and the like number of 
 paflengers. But being beautified with gilt and filuered pictures, it 
 made the water round about it fhine with the glittering of the Images, 
 and neere the Stearne theie verfes in little golden letters were written. 
 
 This little Boat,faire Sea-borne £htecne>dotk crane 
 (Rsfembling thy fair efhtll) thine aide to haue, 
 And jure protection. For warre shot Alar me s 
 This was not built j whcnfiercehc\lomarmes 
 Encountring Ships vpon the trembling wanes : 
 Nor can fhe ftaud rough Rozeas when hcraues, 
 Andin the wanes by courfe himfelfe infolds. 
 She } necre the fhore >on Seas Joercalme courfe holds, 
 When f aire C ymot\\oz Jing inr on the Rocket, 
 (fombes off" the South-wind's dew from hergreene lockes* 
 Then dares fhe venture to thefarthefljbores, 
 And her great Mailer trufl with afewOares* 
 Ifwee,great £)ueene,thy Eryx honour' - 'dbaue; 
 Doe not our King to the wind's mercy leaue : 
 Hold thou the Stretcher in thine ownefaire hand t 
 Doe thou the Oares of this fmall Boat command : 
 And o're the curled waxes fmooth thou the way, 
 Helen, and her two Brothers fbatt obey. 
 Vncejftnt ftormes all worldly greatneffe driue, 
 And, as in raging Seas, doe Monarch s line . 
 
 The feates then were couered with purple Carpets,and inthepoope 
 was one (eate like a Throne,but wide enough for two. Eurymedes was 
 left in guard of the Cattle : Arpda* fent before In a Skiffe, to giue no- 
 tice to Radirobanes, that Meleander was comming. Prefently the ru- 
 mour flew about the whole Towne of Epeirclc, that the Sardinians 
 with a po werfiill aide were come to helpe Sicily, with whom they had 
 ahofpitablefriendfliip. Nor were they flow of beliefe therein. Afud- 
 
 ' den 
 
Lib. 2. Iohn Barclay bisLArgenh, 159 
 
 den chcarcfulneffc therefore, and not hope alone, but confident aflii- 
 rance of the victory changed thefe, which but lately were dcie&ed. 
 They ran vp and downc the Market placc,and as they met any of their 
 acquaintance, clapping hands together, they congratulated or.c with 
 another for their common fafcty. Neither was the ioy ofthofc,which 
 were in guard vpon the walks, any whit more temperate. But when 
 the King went downe to the Haucn, the acclamations of the common 
 people,and prefently the trumpets and all other iuftruments which in 
 thofe times were vfed in war, rattling in the aire,thc noyfe reached to 
 the enemies Campc. And for it was a military found, LkegemesYtd& 
 bold to bclecuc,that the Army of the King defpairing of relicfe,had 
 broken out with the laft rage, and came to fcekc their deaths at his 
 hand. Hec therefore is reported tohaue thusfpoken tofuchas were 
 next about him : This day is the laft of our labour j fo as we will buf 
 helpe them to dye, whom wee haue made vnable to liuc. Goc to the 
 Souldiers and call them to the prey, which they haue almoft delerucd. 
 All the Gods,that our victory might be the more welcome to vs,haue 
 haftened it beyond our hope. This faid, while hce cmbattailes his 
 Troopes ; while with his countenance and his words he labours to en- 
 courage them : in the meane time he fends out Scouts, who fhould 
 bring more certainty of the enemies aduancing. They hauing paft al- 
 moft to the Kings Trenches, when they met with no enemy at all, re- 
 turned to the Campe,reporting,that in the field there was no fhew of 
 Armes,but that from the walks they heard the noyfe of men, almoft 
 fuch,as if they had been celebrating the Feaft of S^cW.and that the 
 \Countrey round about did ring with the farfaras of Drummcs and 
 Trumpets. Licogenes ftxooVcu, and not in vainc, with the prcfage of 
 his declining fortune,yet drew his'men into battcll,and lent others,not 
 in the habit of Souldiers,but as Countreymcn out ofthe next Villages, 
 to ipic out all the bufineiVe with the more fafctic. 
 
 And now Arfidas hauing fpoken with %adirobancs t fTicwcd him 
 the Barges without the Hauens mouth, in which Meicandcrw'xxh his 
 trainc,was commingto welcome and cntertaine him. For a great ma- 
 ny of them waiting vpon Meleander y were put out to Sea, and with 
 the noyic and ftriuing ofthe Rowcrs,did fhew their fudden gladr.eflfe. 
 The Admirall oiRadirtbanss his Fleete, beautified with all the brauc- 
 ric that a Kingly pompe could beftow vpon her , rid by three anchors : 
 at her Saylcsmany vfekfle Streamers,and only hanged there for fhew, 
 did dally with the aire. From the Yards, Armes, alfo diucrs Colours 
 and Eniignes were idkly following the winde. But from the three 
 Mafts,a great many of Ropes which were faftcned to the fides ofthe 
 Ship,didjto fuch as at any diftancc beheld them, appea re like, either a 
 
! ^ o John Ba relay bis Argents. L ib. 2 \ 
 
 great Nct,or a Tent, whofe fides were turned vp. The Poopc, Helm 
 with her two brothers, in the likencrYc of three golden Starres^dida- 
 dornc. The Saylcrs that day, not in their ordinary clothes,but in wat- 
 chet Liueries,vvere either buficd in their duties,or vponthe Ropes and 
 Yards,madean ortentation' of their skill and ailiuitie^as if they had 
 flowne thither. The fame habit were the Rowers in, that fate at the 
 Oares. The fouldiers were in their richeft Armes and Caflbckes. The 
 King alio by ordinary commerce with Liguria, had learned of the He- 
 truhans the rites of State and Maieftie : and in the forefhip had his 
 Liclors with rods andaxes,asit they fliould command the waues to 
 make place. There were ftaires of wood vpon the fide of the Ship, 
 couercdwith watchet Carpets: atthetopofvvhich fiood Rndtrobanes 
 to receiue UWeleander 3 clothed in a royall garment ,which was girt to 
 him with a needle-worke girdle of gold,and coloured filke. At which 
 his Sword hung in a fcabberd ofa worke curioufly engrauen.His haire 
 he fuffered to reach to his fhoulders ; fomewhat more daintily trimmed 
 then became a Souldier. The neereft to his fauour, was an old Ligu- 
 rian,who washisGouernour when he wasachilderand being growne 
 to mans eftate,did not fo much follow his aduice,as acquaint him with 
 his refolutions. He was called Virtiganes. At this time talking with 
 him and Arfidashzt beheld the fhoi;e of Sicily, and with an imperti- 
 nent kind of courtefie highly commended the foyle, and thofe other 
 happinefles whereof he was yet ignorant. 
 
 At length (Jldeleanders Barge came to the Ships fide, who went vp 
 the ttaires,fupported by ArcbombrotHs, till he got vp fo farre as Radi- 
 robanes might reach him his hand to helpe him aboord. But then,as if 
 they had been old acquaintance^ thev leaped into one anothers embra- 
 ces; and Meleander giuing.him-thankes forhauing fb good a will to 
 aide him,and he with exceeding modelty in his difcourfe of his bene- 
 fit,made it indeed greater. Then after fbme fhort paffages betweene 
 themfelues,the one receiued thefalutationsof the Sicilian Noblemen, 
 the other of the Sardinian; tliey called them their friends and their 
 guefis. preiendy Ridirobanes vnrcquefted, went downe into Alele- 
 anders Barge : who had firft put himfelfe into his hand, bycomming 
 into his fhip. All the fhore and the Ships rung with the Muficke of 
 their infiruments,as well with the fhouts of the Sailers and Souldiers, 
 applauding the mutuall confidence of their Kings : who not fecured by 
 their Armes,not by Trenches,nor their Guards ; but onely with meere 
 kindne{Tc,and the rights of holpitality, did pleafantly and freely con- 
 uerfe together. O Greatnefle, for the moft part, milerable ! which fel- 
 dome arriues at that fehcitie, to reach the happinelTe of priuate men in 
 the fweetneffe of coniierfation,free from ieafoufies. The Kings being 
 
 landed 
 
Lib. 2. Iohn Barclay bis\_strgenis. l6l 
 
 landed againo,returnedto their cmbraccments andcomplements.From 
 thsnczRaxUrobanes, when at the waters lidehee had worshipped the 
 Gods of Sicily, was brought by Mcleand;r, who gaue him the vpper 
 hand to their Horfes,which hard by ftayed for them. Then compaffed 
 ^bout with their Courtiers, they came firft into the Citie,and from 
 thence into the Caftle. The Noblemen of Sicily tooke care, that the 
 principaU men of Sardinia fhould want nothing. 1 hey contended a- 
 mongthemfeliies who fhould entertainc them with iuch courteiieof 
 all kinds, as their iollity fcarce futtcred them to remember the warrCj 
 that then Co hardpreiTcd vponthem. 
 
 But thefe things did not ib much delight Archombrotus , who faw a 
 competitor railed againft him : whom it fhould be acrime in Melean- 
 <&raud Argents not to loue. While therefore the reft make much of 
 Rudirobancs his followers,he pretending a more neceffary care, went to 
 the Rampire,as by the Kings command to furuey the Watch at cuery 
 Guard: admonidhingthem, that they tliould no tout of confidence of 
 thefe Auxiliaries be careleiTe,or quit their Guard. That often viifea- 
 Ibnable mirth had giueh opportunitic to an Enemy, of doing milchiefc. 
 But when hee was got looleof the crowd which extremely troubled 
 him.he began to walk alone along the Rampue,holding his head care- 
 lcfty onthe one fide, and his armes wreathed ouerthwart his breft. 
 One while raging,hce grew aftonifhed, another,he confidercd infinite 
 things at once : vncertaine what to diinke, or whereat he fhould. firft 
 grieue. And O (faith he to himfelfe) the Gods reuengers of mifdeeds ! 
 For thou haft hatcdl 3 o/Mrchtft, thou haft hindred the recalling of thy 
 deareft rriend,that thou mighteft be vexed with a more dangeious Ri- 
 uall. How vnhappily is R^dtrobanes come mPoitarcbus hisftead? to 
 him this breft,thcfe arrncs,but more then either,loue would haue made 
 me a match.But what fbrce ; ,what valourcan equalize me to. Radii oba- 
 na? who not onely with his owrie perfon, but with the wbole'mcanes 
 oliiis KingdojncscomesintQ the hits; indeed more directly oppofed^o 
 mCjthcncitlvcrlorAft/c^w^frjOragainit Ltcofcnes. And if I loue ir- 
 gennxo this man bringing fo neceiiary aide (woe is me) J may not bee 
 an aduerfary. Thou a dull louer kneweft not how to deferue what 
 tho.u didft dchre t;oobraine: he hath found ihe way to doe a conrtelie, 
 e heciMuedonty 
 With this,vnicttled iuMm{elf£,and walking haftily and fafter,hee a 
 while held nis peaoe,Yntrll againe beginning to chide his fortune, with 
 a biucr laughing; Behpld (Jai4hg^ now three of ys pretend to *i/?rge- 
 vn ; three ot vs aune at the fehcitie, which is oriely capeable of one, 
 uiyiclft, Po/uir4hn4 t and RtidireL <ms : not tofpeakeoftiich.asl yet 
 know not whether they \>c as mad, asmy.ielfe or no. Vdhappy man ! 
 Doeft tiiQU fee,thai>iaily more Compeuwurs will declare dieirifcluei? 
 
 M Except 
 
l6l Iohn Barclay his y^irgcnis. Lib.2. 
 
 Except perhaps either Hie bee not worth the louing : or thou alone 
 haue difcerning eyes. But for ditplanting the reft, there may bee time 
 fit enough. Onely be now carefull, that this billow from Raduobamt 
 iinke not thy (hip. While Jjcogenes ftands, all contention with him 
 will be vnfealbnable. Doubtleffe he fhall not carry the prize before the 
 victory. But how many changes are iri matters of Armes ? In how 
 little a moment doth Fortune often vary her felfe into moft different 
 formes? What ifftriuing to {hew his courage, he be flainemthe bat- 
 taile? What ifthe acknowledgement of an exceffiue benefit be diftaftc- 
 full to CMeleandcr f I muft take care,that this warre againft Licogenes, 
 may procure me honour with Meltandtrwb. inftruft me how to car- 
 ry my felfc toward Radtrebdttes. In the meane time this paflfion of thy 
 minde mult be dirTembled;andthcui Hue quietly with him with whom 
 thou entendeft to quarrell . Settled in fame fort with this rcfolution,hc 
 came to the Sentinels and Guardes, charging them,that diftempered 
 with ioy ,they fhould not be careleffe of their watch. Bnrymedes and all 
 the Officers carefully gaue the fame dire&ions.But the&curitic of the 
 Souldiers, though reprehended, did yet for the moft part keepe the 
 watch among their Cups and Garlands. 
 
 The next morning, the Kings with their chiefe Commanders held a 
 Councell of Warre. RadirobAnes his Forces were all yetaboord his 
 Ships : when he not ignorant that it would breed fbme iealoufies^f he 
 fhould defire his Army, being veryftrong, might be reeeiued into the 
 City, in this manner cafed Meleanders ba(hrulneiTe,who in a free and 
 handibmefafhiondiddiitemble his diftruft thereof. In this Fleet (laid 
 he) which rides at anchor (my deareft Oaft) I haue brought eight 
 thoufand compleate armed : of Archers and Slingers foure thoufand. 
 I haue with mee alio many young Gentlemen fit tor feruice on horfe- 
 backe, But not willing to aduenture,both in refpedl of the burden and 
 the diftance,I haue (hipped but few Hories. If you faall furnifh more, 
 we will find men to fcruevpon them. But that Lingeries his punifh- 
 tnent may not any longer bee delayed, ifyou pleafe, wee will land my 
 Army. Andbecaufethe rocky fhore doth afford onely one way along 
 the Rampire within the Citie ; let but one Regiment at a time bee ad- 
 mitted within the walks. When that ftiallbeoutortheGateon the 
 other fidejmarching to the quarter which we will appoint them at the 
 foote of the Mountaine, a fecond, and after that,the reft in like order 
 (hall be drawne from the fhorethorow the City. The Guard at each 
 Gate let thy Souldiers hold,as well that which receiuesthem into the 
 Citie,asthatby which they fhall parte out into the field. Meleaxdcr 
 repliedjthat there was no neede of fo much carefulnefTe. Neither that 
 the Souldiers which had been vndcr the-difcipline of ' Radirobanes ,were 
 to be feared at all. If Radirofams would needs haue Guards atthc 
 
 Gates, 
 
Lib. 2. Iohn Barclay kis<^4rgc?tu m l * 7 
 
 Gates, he fhouldccrtainely appoint them of his ownc. For himfelfe 
 that he would ncucr thinke himfelfe in more (atety any where then in 
 themiddeft of his troupes. In this kinde of difcourfc, there paflbd bc- 
 tweene the Kings a great dealc of complement. 
 
 But when the Sardinians and the Balcarians were landed , both of 
 them to view, andgiue directions to the Souldiours, went on Horfe- 
 backcto the Market placed idirobanejyndev his purple Caflbck, was 
 feene armed with a guilt Armor : his head bare but for his Diadem. 
 Meleandcr likewifc armed with a farre more maiefticdl conftancy, 
 drew all mens eyes and good wifhes to him. The fir(t that entred the 
 City, were the Slingers: Thefe were Balearians,furnifhed with three 
 (lings apiece. No Nation wasat that time more perfect in that wea- 
 pon : as that which from their child-hood they did wholly giue them- 
 felues to pracftle. They were reported to hit Birds flying ; and to 
 count it a difhonour, if any chanced toraile : The Sardinians Enfigncs 
 followed them being armed (which they had gotten by the neerc 
 neighbour-hood to that Nation) after the punique fafhion : they 
 were coucred with plaineand broad fhiclds : their lhortfwords hung 
 in their belts, which they might vfe when they hadfpentthcir Darts : 
 their Casks were for the moft of BraiTe , framed into the horrid grin- 
 nkigs of Beares and Lyons. Scarcely did that whole day feruc to paile 
 fo great an Army thorow the Towne. ^rchombrotns and Ttmcm- 
 des were in Meletndcrs Campe,to receiue the Grangers as they came 
 downe from the City, into the quarter made for them.They drew new 
 trenches for thcmfclues, and with Makes which Meletndtrs men (up- 
 plied them with, they fortified their enlarged Campe. The King did 
 liberally vi&uall them: and the Sicilians were commanded, fomc to 
 goe to (upper with the Sardinians in their quarter; others, to inuitc 
 them to theirs, and there to reart them. 
 
 But in Licoaenes his Army all things carried a farre differing pre- 
 tence. For after they had certaine intelligence of the arriuall of Kadi- 
 robanes with his auxiliary forccsrfcare then rcttored themoft part to 
 their right wits. How bold they had beene with their King,chey then 
 at length had eyes to lee. Then penfiueneiTe informed their affrighted 
 fbules, that the God-reuengers of abated Maiefry were come: and an 
 amazementof mindeinthemall, dideuen out of triuiall things gather 
 vnlucky prefagings. Thefe terrors were augmented by the en eereful- 
 ncflc of the Kings,confident of their ownc (irength. For they were a- 
 fliamed to lodge (till in the City,asthey had bin befieged.They there- 
 fore role with their army ,& from the foot of the Mountaine (ate down 
 neercr to the enemy :that if he fhould refute to flght,they either might 
 force him to quit his quarter, or with trenches about him, blocke him 
 vp. ThecaufCjandthcdig-ziityof the Commanders, are oftentimes 
 
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164 
 
 Iohn Barclay his ^sirgenh. Lib. 2 ) 
 
 of <neat confequence in matter of warre.The Kings Campe with grea- 
 terpompefeemed venerable: Mcltander and /Wiw^**mheir Tents 
 being glorious with the Enfignes of Soueraigne Maieity. This on 
 the one fide ^auc their Army a more affured hope : on theother, the 
 enemies difamma'ted, beheld the bafenefle of their fouldicry'. Licoge- 
 nes alio knew that he could-Wifh nothing more, then to come to a tri- 
 a'ilbybattell,before this feare had crept farther intothd mindes of his 
 followers ; and was glad that the Kings were in Hke fort aftecled. For 
 k was yet fcarce day-light when his fpies brought him word, that out 
 of die Kings Campe the Army was drawne forth in battalia. That 
 nothin° therefore might hinder him, that, (tout mair hung out vpen 
 the toppeofhis Tent a Scarlet:Coate, the Signail of battel!. Thenhee 
 nailed about the feuerall quartersin his Gampe,with his countenance, 
 words and fa fhion, labouring to put hope and courage one while'in 
 his ibuldiours; another , in his Captaines. What fhould they tears 
 who were ennobled by fo many vi6tories? ^Tttelewder as it were 
 haled Wcke when he<yvas flying : or the madnefie of thole Sardinian 
 Pirates: who not fomuch intauour to MtleAkder , as for hope of 
 bootc in that warre, were come into Sicily. If:(&icl hce) the victory 
 encline to vs, thele notable aides will- make hafte' to fackc Epciritc, 
 and setting aboord*heirfhippes, will bee gone. to. ieekeiome other, 
 whom in like fort they may betray. And were their fidelity vntain*- 
 ted: Can any or you bdeeue that they will freely ,for thole they know 
 not, andm-an«ci's, fpend their biouds? cfpecially when, to vs, with 
 whom they are to fight, they haue no hate or quarrell. They will cer- 
 :ainely,if you play the men, if what they threaten yon with,you make 
 them feele themfelues,tiune their backhand kaue Meieander to him- 
 fclre. Finally, ifyouthinke that indeede inallaclionsof Armes there 
 are hazzards and danger, remember withail that icldome there is 
 prefentedfo much glory and honour, as that two Kings together may 
 be either your Prey or your Prifoners. 
 
 Thisfaid, when the fouldiers were drawne put of the trenches, after 
 
 the Spartane rites (for he would put his men in minde of their difcent) 
 
 heelacrihced a Dogse-whelpe to Cfcarj x\\z Enjekan : and that the 
 
 offering was pleafing to the Gods, the corrupted Soodvfayer repoiv 
 
 ted among the fquaarons. His Army was embattaikd in this order. 
 
 The ri°ht wjng was led by Menocritus brother to O/oodemt^^who 
 
 both for the faction which he fauoured, and for his prinate fpleenc, 
 
 did deadly hate the King. On the kit hdc, which was cnclofed with 
 
 Marifnes, Luogcnes had placed hi> frefh- water fouldiers with the Mer*. 
 
 cenaries,whom he t-rulkd not vndei the command of Nabts,;, that,ha- 
 
 umg no roome to vunnc away, they might by necefluy be enforced to 
 
 fight braueiy for the victory. Himfeife vvkhth£ flower of his Army, 
 
 WQj 
 
Lib.2. Iohn Barclay bis Argents. l 6? 
 
 was in the middle battell, proudly mounted, and with a terrible coun- 
 tenance,as who was enflamed with fomany and different paffions at 
 once, and vncertaine whether that dayes worke would o aine him a 
 Cro wne or death. Thus ordered, he (food firme,expe£ing°that the e- 
 ncmy (as it feemed)hc intended mould aduance in battalia,when from 
 the Army of UiieleAnder there came forth a Horfe-man, whom a 
 pretty diftancc off,certaine fouldiers did follow as for his guard. Hee 
 hauing croffed more then halfe the field, made aftand alone a great 
 way from the reft, and with diuersgeftures of his body declared that 
 he defired a Parly* Ltcogenes then fent out a like number,and one be- 
 fore his companions, who mould either treate or fight according as 
 occafion mould be offered. For hee geffed that it was fome of the 
 youths about Mclcander, who in a fingle combat defired to beginne 
 the fightof both the Armies, and did proudly call for an equall oppo- 
 fite : when of thole which he lent to know the bufinefle,onc returned 
 and publikely related that he was a Herauld fent from CMclcandcr 
 with his Caduceus,and the other habits of his Office. The whole Ar- 
 my was ftrooken with a wondrous expectation, what the armed ene- 
 my would dcliuer, what capitulations, what treaty there could be be- 
 tweene thofe which now had their Armes in their hands to cut one 
 anothers throats. But the Herauld, when he had gotten auditors: The 
 King(faith he) doth freely pardon all your madneffe paft , to fo many 
 as before night (hall pafle into his quarter. Whatfoeuer offence hath 
 beene till this time committed, no Law, no Court of Iuftice /hall take 
 knowledge of. This pardon vponhis royall faith hee publikely doth 
 confirme. And withall,he fcattered a great many billets of the fame 
 contents; and turning his Horfe about, returned to his company. 
 Aboue twenty fouldiours heard his words, who comming backe to 
 their ranks, there was prefently a murmur among the troupes of thofe 
 that enquired , and fuch as related to their fellowes what the He- 
 iauldhad deliuered. And Licogenes fretting , that againlt what lice 
 hoped,there was by very many a willing eare giuento it , yet duTem- 
 bling his feare: We mult (laid he) obey Uklcieattdcr ,fellow fouldiers: 
 we muft goe to him, but armed ; and I like the prefage, that he inuites 
 vstohisCampc. My hope is, that we fhall this eucning fup there as 
 Conquerors. While in this fort hee was encouraging his fquadrons, 
 word was brought him,that the Kings that day would not fight : but 
 had placed part of their Army vpon a rifingof a hill that wa:> before 
 their Campe,to receiue fuch, if there were any, that would fill from 
 him. But he : I will draw out ( laid hec) thefe attempters, to corrupt 
 our faith to fight, and wiilcompellthcmto decid he ^tuition with 
 pure ihength, and not with bafe cunning: March oil vnder your co- 
 
 M 3 lours, 
 
I6 6 Iohn Barclay bis ^irgmts. Lib.2 . 
 
 lours, march on, my fouldiers: With the Gods to friend, and tread 
 them vnder feete, who now by their owne confeffion are not able to 
 withftandyou. 
 
 But the Souldiers did not willingly performc what he commanded. 
 He law them whifpering among themfelues ; and perceiued that in 
 the moftof them the heate was abated: eipecially after tsfcegorat 
 had the heart firft of all men,to make triall by his yelding,of the Kings 
 faithfull obferuation of his word. This man of honorable name, and 
 refpecled both for his birth and followers ; more by the fault of the 
 times, then of his owne nature, followed Ltcogenes his part. Knowing 
 therefore that the way to fpeciall fauour,lay open to him that would 
 firft poffefle it : with almoft forty Souldiers and certaine of his friends 
 he brake out : and hauing paffed ouer the field that lay betweene them 
 at U^leleanders firft gards, he yeelded his armes. Being then broughr 
 to the King : I doe not (faid he) O King, by this deede of mine, feare 
 the Name of a Fugitiue : for from an ignoble and counterfeite foul- 
 dioury I depart,to render my felfe to a iuft command : And haue this 
 comfort in my erring againft thee, that being lately loyned with the 
 feditious, I firft of all men returne to my duety.The King in few words 
 commending him , and willing him^ for his fhe wing the way to o- 
 thers, that he fhould looketo be rewarded ; fent him to lArchcmhro- 
 tm. Order was giuento him to bee carefull, left vnder the name of re- 
 conciliation,fome treachery fhould be pra&ifed. He therefore brought 
 them out into a field that lay vnder the command of the Kings Campe, 
 and pawning his faith for their fafety, left them there difarmed. Yet to 
 *s4ccgoro6 and two more of his friends, for the honour of their Houfe, 
 their armes were reftored, and among the noble men they were ad- 
 mitted to attend vpon the perfon ofthe King. 
 
 But in Licogencs his Army, the fidelity ol all his troupes did appa- 
 rently wauer.Many from the wings of his Army dipt away.Thele fol- 
 lowed their fellow lbuldiers, others drew them to their company. At 
 length Licogenes with a hidden refolution, according to the prefent 
 necefTity ,getting vpon a hillocke, raifed of turfes, proclaimed that they 
 fhould at leaft with illence heare his fpecch. For (laid he)by what name 
 fhould I call you, my fellow fouldiers? or which Iabhorre to pro- 
 nouncedly enemies? But by what title focuer you thinke you fhould 
 beftilcd, left any man mould terme you bafe, left any, Run-a ways; I 
 here difcharge you.Put off your girdies,& goe home,ordinary Townell 
 men. Neither did you follow the warrefor my fake : but to make vie 
 of my power and aduice. Now thenlreleafeyouofyouroath : I will 
 no longer ftriue to fecure your afraiies : for to conferre a benefit vpon 
 any againft their wills, is often accounted tyranny. I would haue 
 
 rcn~ 
 
Lib. 2. Iohn Barclay Insurgents. !5 7 
 
 rendrcd you {are : I would hauc made you Conquerors, and already 
 were youalmoft in that happy cltatc. Now with a rbulc confeflion 
 of bale cowardice, you fubmit your neckes to a galled and offended 
 encmie.What "'Pan ? what fury hath bereft you of your wits,my foul- 
 diets? Thciuftice of your caufc declared you innocent:whom a volun- 
 tary repentance now pronounceth guilty. Much more doc I commife- 
 rate your hard fortune ,thcn lam afhamedotyour leuity.But t;oc your 
 wayes: goelikefacrifices; whether Meleander in heate ofhisan^er 
 hath a mind to butcher you prefcntly;or will refpit you,til he may take 
 hisreuenge with more iccurity.My iclfc,with thofe oivnipotted faith- 
 fulnefle, will not forfake the Common-wealth ■ and not lemcmbrina 
 what you this day haue merited at my hands, will reuenge Jldelean- 
 ders perfidioulnefle (hewed to you. And truely I gaue the Gods 
 thankes,that they were pleafed before the battell to difcouer your 
 viifaithfulnefle. With it in the inffant of our encounter, you might 
 hauc troubled the mindes cucnofthc beft fouldicrs, whom now with 
 your departure you fhall purge of all corruption. For the Gods 
 forbid that Sicily fhould bee io ill prouided , that yet a great num- 
 ber fhould not rcmaine of found affection. Thefe I already doe dif- 
 cerne by their countenance and their chearefulnefle : and doe per- 
 ceiue them to bee more mooued by the indignation at your error, 
 then by the lofTe of fuch fellow fouldiers. 
 
 With this,defcending from the knoll vpon which hec was while he 
 4pake,he againe gaue leaue to as many as would,to be gone.The great 
 freeneflfe of him that but a little before was their moif-beloued Cap- 
 taine,itirred vp fhame in the minds of a great number.Many therefore 
 obi/tinatery refolued to run on fortune with him,efpecially fuch as were 
 guilty to themfelues, behdesthatof rebeilion,of ibme other crime : or 
 thofe whole pouerty did fearc a needy peace as a punifhment. In the 
 meane while others did in cuery place brcake out of dieir ranke , and 
 4X>w,inby-waycs,now,opcnly,andatthencerelt, went to the Kings 
 colours. They were not re wer then hTteene thou land, that in this fort 
 yeelded themfelues : Meleander often affirming, that hee would not 
 haue purchafed the victory at the rate of fo many of his Subietfs hues, 
 as that day had rcltorcd to him. 
 
 Lico^cnes affrighted with fo great a lofle, returned into his Campe, 
 with thofc,whofc faithfulneffe to him, by the reuolt of others was ap- 
 proucd. But the Kinghauing thus obtained an vnbloudied happinefle, 
 could fcarcc giue admittance to fo many as came to congratulate 
 with them : cuery man according to his quality ftriuing to kiite their 
 Hands, their Clokcs, their Horfcs, and euen the Ground they had 
 troden on. 
 
 M 4 When 
 
j £g Iohn Barclay his\Argtnis. Lib.2. 
 
 When they returned into their quarter, they were reeeiued with a 
 preface that was by the Soothfayers infinitely liked. For when Mele- 
 ander i feruants remoouinghis Tent,which was not fet vp in aconuenu 
 ent place, into a higher ground, did dig certaine little holes to fet the 
 Tent-pofts fecte in,there were found certaine bones, indeed appearing 
 to haue been of a humane body ; but farre exceeding the ordinary fta- 
 ture of men of that: Age. Neither did any man doubt, but they were 
 the relikes of ibme of the race of the Cyclops. Immediately the Au- 
 gure interpreted,that all the Forces of Sicily were by Fate preordained 
 to bee made fubiecl to Meleander : when nothing was recorded to 
 haue been at any time in Sicily morepowerfull then the Cyclops, who 
 being layd in his Tent, and vnder histeete, did feemc to fubmit them- 
 feluestohim. As yet were not Meleander and Radirobares come with- 
 in the trenches,when the flattery of the reioycing Soothfayers prefen- 
 ted thefe fragments of thofe vait bodies to them. Radtrtbanes was 
 thereat much more aftonifbed then Meleandr\ to whom that was 
 not the firfttime of his beholding fuch remainders of the Cyclops. But 
 Radirobanes, who till then had etteemed the tales of the Cyclops for 
 fables,when both hec handled the bones, and law Meleander fcarce 
 turne to looke on them, asbeingafpeclacle with which his eyes had 
 been familiar,began to enquire more ierioufly,what that Nation ofthc 
 Cyclops had been,or of what condition; whence they drew their origi- 
 nals,and how they came to be extinguifhed. And Meleander hauing 
 committed to Enrymedes the care of the Watch, and the bufineffe of 
 the warre. that with the more maiefty he might appeare confident ,the 
 Sardinians being for the moft part about him,and pleafed that the mo» 
 numents of his Sicily were in que(tion,thus began: Some doe beleeuc, 
 that the whole race of the Cyclops was wildeand fauage : othcrs,that 
 they were not only worihippcrs of the Gods,but alfoby blood defen- 
 ded from them. Certaine it is,that they did much exceede the propor- 
 tion and ftaturc of other men. And from hence grew, perhaps,the er- 
 ror of Grangers : who when they arriued here,fuppo(ing that in fuch 
 monftruous bodies there were minds as impious : or not daring to con- 
 ferre with them, their feare made them with all their mength to row 
 from the fhore. But (befide other reafbns that I haue) an old Religion 
 of the Greekes doth perfwade me not to thinke them wkked;amongft 
 whom in the Corinthian Ilthmus,there is a cuflome of facrificing vpon 
 an ancient Altar to the Cyclops, as to celeftiall Deities. From whence 
 they came, what lawes they vied, or how they carried themfelueSj 
 rude antiqukie hath concealcd,faue onely that it is rcpoeted,that they 
 altogether dwelt in the Caucsof j£tna and Leontinum, and that they 
 were begotten by Neptune^hom for the moft part our ancefiors haue 
 
 , deliuered 
 
Lib. 2 . Iohn Barclay his ^Argents. 1 5p 
 
 deliueredto vs, as the father of fuch prodigious men. Nor is there caufe 
 that you ftiould wonder ,fo few races of them hauc remained amono 
 vs from the farther! antiquitie. For they were here leatcd long before 
 Saturne, fince whole time fo many Ages are paft, that the ruines of 
 Chamalenum, which was the principall Towne that he built in this 
 Uand,are long fince not to be found. OnelytheSepulchers of the Cy- 
 clops are remaining, but thofe for the molt part in Caues, whole 
 mouthes, either with fomc Quagmyrcs are changed, or elfe coucred 
 with hcapes of ruines ; yet oftentimes vn wittingly we haue lighted vp- 
 onthem. Whatmaflcs ofcarcalfes? What fhew of courage in their 
 dead faces? And finally, how were their countenances futabletothe 
 talcs of them ? Not rarre from Syracufa I went a hunting, when in the 
 field which they call Gereatcs,a Hound, as ifhe hadlented ibme wilde 
 beaft,thruft into the mouth of a Caue. When with his ea-gcr baying 
 he had brought vs thither,I faw the, till then, vnknownc horror ofthe 
 Caue ,at which,as a facred thing,X was ftrooken with a reuerent feare. 
 I had then a minde to fcarchfurther,what the Gods intended to fhew 
 vsjand remouing as wee could the Bufhcs about it, I viewed from the 
 entry ,as much as the little light giuen oncly by that paflage would giue 
 mc leaue. The roome was very deepe,to the bottome whcreof,a paire 
 of ftone ft aires did leade. Calling therefore for lights,with a few in my 
 company,I went downe vndcr the earth,\\ hich with the coldncffe and 
 lolitarineffe of it, afforded nothing but a hcauy and thicke ayrc. At 
 length hauing pafled the narrow entry , wee came into larger roomes. 
 The Vault was very broad.The fand-ftones in the top,& the moyft ar- 
 ched fides of the Caue, gliftered with a cleare pargetting like to Ice. 
 There was in themiddeft of it a huge ftone, as by the rootcs of it, vpon 
 which it grew,it appeared fixed there by naturc.But vpon it there lay a 
 thing, prodigious and terrible. I am afraid (my Gue(f) to tell it thee. 
 For how can 1 hope thou wilt beleeue mc, whofcarcecan giue credit 
 to thefe my ovvne hands and eyes? Yet w ill I fpcakc,that at leaft I may 
 perfwade my felfe it was a truth,which my felie did lee. There lay vp- 
 on it a fearefull maffe, altogether of a humane (hape: oncly the huge- 
 nelTeofit would not permit vs to take it for the carcalk of a man. At 
 leafure therefore we drew neerer to it, and in a good while, whether it 
 were a monfter, or fome thing that had Diuinitie in, we did not touch 
 it. The head not onely vpon it, the haire yet vncorrupted, but did ilill 
 retainc the aipecfc and countenance.His horrid bcaidw as lpred vpon 
 his breft,and on both fides of his checkes was mingled w ith the haire 
 of his head ofthe lame colour. What lliould 1 i'peake of histhighes? 
 What of his armes? What of hiskctc, aj> broad as the nether Mill- 
 ftonc? If a vsorkeman made it,Ithcught it a wdl proportioned ilatue. 
 
 But 
 
j j John Barclay his ^Argents. L ib. ; 
 
 But if a worke of nature ; how in thefc dayes lb feeble ? how fuch demy 
 men did we fall from that vaft greatncs?Withina while my amazement 
 (as is vfuall) ieftening,I was the firft that durft by touching it, trie what 
 it mi°ht be. But I pcrcciucd that all that I laid my hand vpon,did pa- 
 tently falltoduft : which alfo pcrfwaded luch asdoubted,thatit was 
 indeed the body of a man. And let* the proportion of it fhould be vn- 
 knowne,befoi>ewithtouching,it mould be defaced,, wemeafured the 
 length of it : It was found by all that were prefent,to be abouc twentie 
 cubits. I would haue facrificed to it,as to a demy God,and haue left it 
 vnimpaired. But while I was thinking to doe fo,in an inftantwith my 
 ferna^ handling it,it was relblucd into ames. Onely there remained 
 the Skuil,the Ribs like Bowes; and the Thigh-bones, proportioned to 
 the weight which they hadbprne. Thofeby my order being kept,and 
 hanged vp at the Gates of Nef tunes Temple in Syracula,thou wilt, my 
 dearer! gucif, admire. That he had been one of the Cyclops, I doe not 
 doubt at all,being the more confident of it, for that now and then the 
 husbandmen do find the whole bodies offome of the in Caues much of 
 the fame iize,orotherwhiles in digging the ground,do light vpon fomc 
 of their bones. Yet I did rather chufe to report to thee that, of which 
 myfelfehad been aneye-wimeiTe. Neither did my men (as perhaps 
 thou fuppofeft) bring thefe bones,as great as they are,which they now 
 had found in the ground, being ignorant that oftentimes byfeuerall 
 accidents I had met with greater ; but becaufe it feemed to the Sooth- 
 fayer a moil: happy Omen,that they were found in the ground that was 
 marked out for my Tent to be fet vp in. 
 
 Thus difcourfing, they came to the place, out of which the feruants 
 of the King had taken xhokbox^s,Radirobanes that night fupped with 
 Meleattdcr,o.nd to their table were admitted the principal! of both 
 their fauouritcs. But behold, as they in their difcourfes did applaud 
 the conuerfionof fomany fubiedts, as had come into the King, and 
 that whole dayes fortune,aSouldier came with Letters to Meleander. 
 He was lent from the Gouernour of Catana,a mefTenger of a rare good 
 fortune. For Catana,aTowne moft faithfull to the King,was befteged 
 by ^naximmder, the Nephew of Licogenes. But when it was redu- 
 ced to the lalt extremity, £tna boyling with a fuddenfuiy, befides an 
 incredible number of ftones,and a fhowre ofafbcs,dilgorged three cur- 
 rants of liquid fire, which, as if hired to it, ^powred themielucs directly 
 into Anaximandcr j- Campe. This mifchicfc befell them in the night. 
 His Souldiers,Cattell, Engines,Tentsand Armes,with whatlbeuer that 
 fiery torrent lighted vpon, were all ouerthrowne,and lay vnferukeable. 
 Three hundred Souldicrs were burnt to afhes with that horrid 
 plague. And zAnaximander himielfe being alfo feorched with it, 
 
 hauing 
 
L ib.2. Ioh n Barclay his K^drgtnis. j y x 
 
 hauing loft by the fire all his munitions neceflary for the enterprize, the 
 next day railed his (iege: and when in a Litter they were carrying him 
 to Ltcojrcncfjhe Catanians iallyed out of the Tow nc, who hauino Duc 
 to the fword as many as durft in his defence rcfift them,tooke him pri- 
 foner. Now they defired the Kings directions, what his pleasure was 
 fhould bee done with him. This relation being heard once or twice 
 both they which fate at the table, and thole which attended,werc pre- 
 fently fb ouer-ioyed, as theyforbare not to mew their qladnciTc with 
 fhouting,and clapping their hands : whole freenelTe,thofe alio which 
 were in guard,without taking example, by which the reioycino that 
 lpred it lelfe among thcm,filled the whole Army. That now they nee- 
 ded no Swords, no Forces; fince the Gods, the Elements thcmfclues 
 fought for the right of Kings. Then Garlands were euery where pla- 
 ced vpon the Images of the Gods,and many ofche Sonldiers w ere bold 
 with a tumultuary earneftnefie,to come not onely into the Tent,but al- 
 fo into the roome where he fupped. 
 
 Their exultation being at length (bme what quieted, Radtrobanes be- 
 gan with aferious curiolity to inquire of Meleander, how j£tna came 
 to aflift him againft dnaximAnderWheihex it were credible, that out 
 of a folid Mountaine fucha confuming fire could be breathed forth? 
 What the difpofition ? What the nature of the foyle was ? Mclear.dtr 
 in few words enformed him,that it was by farrc the higheft Mountaine 
 in all Sicily; which with the inbred Sulphur, and the winde receiued 
 into his entrailcs being inflamed, doth blow out the flames that will 
 not bee remained within any enclofure,through certaine rifts made by 
 the force thereofin thetop of the hill. Neither (faith he) is this higheft 
 part of it continually and daily flaming. For the moil part it is couered 
 withaduskiflifmokc, making the ayre blackc; and fometime thou 
 mayeft pcrceiue many fparkes of fireamidft that darkenelTe. Othcr- 
 whiles,though feldomer, a more furious tempeft throw ing out flames, 
 doth with them mifcrably walk the Countrey necrc about it. For 
 from the higheft top of the hill, an infinite quantitie of liquid ftuffe all 
 flamingjdoth powre itfelfcout, and running downe like a torrent of 
 water,deftroyeth whatlbeuer it encountreth. But that is with a noyfc 
 of thundcr^reater then that which is begotten in the ayre : and the 
 people are arraid,left the whole body of /Etna fhould be rent in pieces, 
 and with the mines of it ouerwhclme Sicily. And in a prodigious man- 
 ner/utable to fuch a horrid noyfc, huge great ftones,out of the entrailes 
 of the MountainCjare with this tcmpell throwne into the fields. They 
 are all full offoote : and their whole colour fhewes,thatthey come out 
 otthefire. Bcfides,from that fiery ridge there is blowne forth fucha 
 world of alhes, that being carried firft with the force that fends them 
 
 out. 
 
I7 2 Iohn Barclay his i^frgems. Lib.2- 
 
 out and then lay the winde many miles about ; they couerthc fields 
 very deepe,and fpollc the corne where they light vponit, and render 
 the loyle vnprofitable for husbandry for a long time after. So with 
 ftoneSjafheSjand principally with the flames, not onely the Flockes and 
 Heards of cattell,or Shepherds Cabbines arc demoyed : what Wood 
 {beuer this mifchiefe falls vpon,it killes vtterly.So haue whole Townes 
 been now and then wholly ruined. Catana with much adoe,bythe 
 helpe of banks made with great labor,doth prefeiue it felfe.lt is a Citie 
 betweene the Mountaine and the Sea, were it not fubic£t to thefe haz- 
 zards,excellently featcd. Now was it befieged by Licogenes his fouldi- 
 ers.But as thou heareft reportcd,the Gods haue conuerted thefe fires of 
 /£tna,that were heretofore our puni(hmet,no w to be their fauour to vs. 
 When CMelcandcr had ended his fpeech,the occafion it felfc,and the 
 mirth of a feaft,begat difcourfes of duiers'fubie&s. Whatibeuer in Si- 
 cih»was worth the imparting to (hangers, wasremembredbyone or 
 other. The delightthen of rabies made them quittheir hiftoricall nar- 
 rations. What Dogges did barke about Scylla : what Gulre there was 
 inCharybdisjor what throat neuer filled with fhipwracks. Acuxkwa 
 anvnfortunateLouer/iomawarme wound did powre out water ex- 
 tremely cold. Galatea fled from the Rockes where the Cyclops dwelt, 
 not without fome feare of thofe which fpake of them. From Elis ano- 
 ther Louer came with vnminglcd waters vnder the Sea, and purfued 
 u4rethtffa,\x\\o fled fwiftly from him. Erix fell dead at Hercules his 
 feete,and V'enm for his loffe curled his leaden Whorlebats. From thefe 
 they fell to difcourfes of Religion; being eafily at their banket draw r ne 
 tothinke of the Gods. In what part of the Hand Pluto brake out to 
 feaze vpon his wife : what tracks remained of his rufty Chariot: what 
 Rockes were duplaced by the force of his commingoutofthe earth : 
 where Profcrptne was rauifhed: where her Garlands of Flo wre,w here 
 her Girdle fell from her : what turfe it was, out of which Cjane firft 
 wondred, whenfhe faw her felrc runnc mctamorphofed into a Foun- 
 taine. That the Eleufinians did not iuftly challenge the monuments 
 that belonged to others ; nor that IDis made his way neere Cephifftts % 
 but in Sicily, by which he carried his Bride into the fhades,with which 
 he did endowe her. The wandrings then of C?res were related, and 
 the right ceremonies, which doe intruft the torches, and the fecret la- 
 mentations to the nouices in religious mylkries. The firlt watch being 
 with the fupper amidlt thefe difcourfes fpent,when the Trumpet foun- 
 ded to the fecond, <^Meleander commanded the Table to bee taken a- 
 way . But as they were about to rife, and no w r offering the laft cup to 
 Mercury ,vpon thefudden a hideous cry,and a terrible alarme,through 
 all the Campe,called them to bufinefie ofa farre different nature. 
 The end of thefe condBooke, 
 
Lib.?. 
 
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 *7* 
 
 
 IOHN BARCLAY 
 
 HIS ARGENIS. 
 
 _L_ L 1 _ : ,; -.„' ,..r,yi 
 
 T T T T '■ 
 
 L I B. I 1 J. 
 
 Hen Lico^enrs all. troubled,; wascume into 
 \\\% Cawpe^- which*, now ; was but vveakely 
 marmqd> vcKeda&tbc howardac/ie qf ins 
 i lU fortune, with the pre]i : >ngnccclfity(v\ hicli 
 ma.kcs men oftentimes witty) hec beg 
 bend hj§ thoughts to the lati remedies. Hi? 
 ehitcnow tottering, hec h'.x\v 3 was,ript Co 
 bee kept on footc, except it v.crcinl^nrtjy 
 vndci propped. That il he gauc i 
 time to His mrn for coniideration/ perhaps they would tak 
 that teemed toihem inoft fecure. And what if not content with \ i:m- 
 plc rcuolt,they fhould hope for peytards alio for dehuering vp 
 jGcncialla pri toner to thcEnemy ? To the* iurprtunatc all iuen we 
 -rpics* > And for himfelfc, he ncki.ci could hope for any frtfh flip. 
 nor iuplainc field, and wna flying Colours to be. able Jtoj mate] 
 Kings. That therefore he mult fteaje vpon them, vv rule yet thc.c. re- 
 mained with him; who. would obey his commands; and tharwrch 
 .thcii-trciTu" ioy ail things, in/^r/r.i^rrjAnriy were ,m a/JU^ulcrcd 
 •carclehciTc. perhaps he Ihouhl betoo-harafoi them, 
 no fuchattempt: and the ni^ht alio v>OjUci take his prit,by doubling 
 the noy fc and terror of it. At the leaa,a ipec^y deiltt^tion was by h'im 
 tobe reckoned a, tappinciYe . >;ved ja orfe. Theic thing: nailing 
 
 confidercdinhim!elte,hce calles the principall of his friend^ fliewes 
 jthemthCjEnemiesOiTipe. ,Aad what thinke you (iz'i^h he) they doe 
 
 
 ma] 
 
guQd Iohn Barclay £/> K^rgenis. L ib. 3 . 
 
 make vie of the aduantage whiwhcnir fugitiues haue giuen vs. Whatfo- 
 euer vigor and force was among our encmies,they hauc with their go- 
 ing ouer to them cnerued,as if the warrc were now totally ended. We 
 fhall therefore furprizethem atvnawares; and the more they are in 
 number ,the greater will their dhorder and confufion be. There was 
 no one in the company, who did noteftceme it iudicious and difcreet 
 thathefpake. Euery man therefore going to his charge, peri'waded 
 his men that they would chearcfully a6t the part, to which the Gods 
 did call them. That they wfcre to fall vpon an Enemy melted in fecu- 
 ritie and wine. Then they whetted their anger : putting them in minde 
 that they murtvndergoe whatlbeuer mifery they did not firlt inflict 
 vpon them.The darkeneflfe of the night,and the delight ofouer-reachr 
 ing their enemies,did adde much to their chearefulneffe. And many of 
 them for the enormitie of their offences, not daring to hope tor par- 
 don,were well pleaied with theenterprize,in which they muft either 
 ouercome/n- die brauely. 
 
 When therfore the night was fome what farre ipent,deuidiflgthem- 
 {elues into two bodies, to the end to confound the enemy, with the 
 doubled terrorthey began to draw towards him. One faire way there 
 was thorow the plaine fields, which led directly to the enemies quar- 
 ter. That way did Ucogenes leade. Another jnarroWjbutmorterjand 
 for the moft part ouergrowne with bufhes. This way Menocrhm took 
 with the other part orthe troopes,being directed to march very foftly, 
 and not to attempt any thing, till by the Alarme hee fhouldpercciue, 
 that Lingeries had charged the Guards. But that then his men. alfb 
 with all fury and noife polTible, (hould giue vpon the Trenches before 
 them:for that cither the fouldiers of thole Guards,being drawne away, 
 and oppofed to Licogenes ,they mould on the fudden get in vpon that 
 vndefended fide : oratleaft diuertfrom him part of their Forces. A- 
 boue twelue thoufand men by thefe two wayes marched againft Me- 
 Icmder : an Army that might well hope to ouercome,efpecially being 
 by their valour infufed into them by extreme neceffitie/nade the more 
 daring.So they went with all ftill filence,till they fell vpon the Watch. 
 But then whatfocuer they could thinke of, that might breed horror 
 and confufion,they vfed to the fall. They brought with them more 
 Drummes and Trumpets, then were necelTary for their numbers. To 
 this was added a confufed noife oftheir incouraging one another, and 
 a {Turing themfelues of victory. 
 
 And now the Guards began to giue ground, when they that were 
 lodged in the next Cabines,all amazed with the fudden feare,began to 
 rile and ftand to their Armes. But the confufion being fpred amongft 
 the Tents,they did without all order,puzzling themfelues thd more/or 
 
 that 
 
Lib. 3 . Iohn Barclay his K*drgcnis. i - j 
 
 that they role, ehher fromfleepeor drinking. Arfiighted^ad armed 
 to halues without comtmnd,without order, wandriut^ they enquired] 
 what this fofuddenniiichiefe was? What enemy had gotten within) 
 their Trenches ? Whether a jforraine enemie, or fome home- bred trea-. 
 fbn ? Many tell to Amies, but more looked about which wayrb Bye. 
 Neither could they be eafily gotten together to their Colours,bcing all 
 fhurfled together, and in the darkeguung more liberty to their feara 
 To the Kings,whoyet were not rifen from the Table ,thc report of this, 
 trouble wa3 at the lame time brought by the Alarme,and alio by mcf. 
 fengers. Neither was any certaintie deliuered them more, then that at 
 the Gates of the Campc they were in fight. Radirobtrics byhisler- 
 uants with all hafte brought to his Tent, was preientiy armed. Thole 
 ibout MekatderwQtt in like fort carerull of him : whom Archem- 
 btotHt takingahdc,and with a moitaflured countenance, lfthou(faid 
 he) O King,wilt giue me leaue, I will this night runne all thy hazzard*. 
 To what end fliouldit thou aduenture thy ielic in the darke,and in this 
 6ght,which whence it comes,oi' where to be performed,we yet are ig- 
 norant ? Re&rue thy old age, vpon which the welfare of fo many 
 fouksdoth depend, whether this be a triail with a iuft Enemy pr per- 
 haps ibme treachery. If thou plcafe,I will take thy lot, and vpon my 
 fortune will receiuc whatfoeuer is intended againlt thy pcrfon. Onely 
 let me haue thy Armcsand Horferoans Qme. Doe thou with fomeof 
 thychoyiieft o»er»goe out of the Campc, by the Gate that is farther! 
 &om the Enemy ,andrelerue thy {elfefor dangers not to be auoidcd, 
 and worthy of thee. TheKingapproouedofthedeuice, and admiring' 
 the faithfuJbcfic of the young man, who with his owne perili prouided 
 for the Kings iafetic,deliuercd him his furniture. Himfeire in rokncnvne 
 Armes,with a very few m his company, dipt away to the Gate. Ar- 
 chombrotm thertbrc with the Kings Crctt,and his purple Coate braue- 
 ly accoutred with crK>fc,who were priuie to the trickc,cornnDtngoutof 
 the Tent .went apace ,as the noiic of thoilc diatwere lnfi.ht directed 
 him. Hishaftcandhis voycc,for that he fpakc widiinhis Caske, not 
 keeping the vfuall tone, were caufc that tliole which heard him, could 
 not know that bee was not McleAtidtr. But when herufhedinto the 
 fight,thcy all inflamed, not as againfi the Enemy, but as for the King, 
 flew in, to his aide. Licogcnts hauing broken thorow the Rampire, 
 kadentredaTowrc, and hailing drawne iq many of his owne_,liad 
 made them aduaiKc further into die Kings quarter. And now they 
 wet e in fight in the wayes of the Campe next the Trenches:when with 
 three fucccfliue bloives of Archombrotuj\\\sfaot& } (o many of the c- 
 nemy fell dead before him.They that were about him,did belecue,that 
 the old King had been rail fo brauely able ; a*ad their fences w idi dicir 
 
 ioy 
 
1 7 £ John Barclay bis ^Argents. Lib. 3 . 
 
 ioy inaeaiied,etnulaCiog hispid gallantly fecond himAVith that charge 
 the enemie being terrified, began to retire toward the Trenchcs.When 
 ori the other fide ofthe Okm^t^M^necrttu-s was heard hlmfelfe and his 
 followers with a mighty {houtc,tedoublingthe terror ofthe night,and 
 the fight. ^Theibuldier with the doubtful! and double danger ama- 
 ied^could uovv hardly be gouerncd v when /fo^^/f^.f didbrauely 
 uirneheadtothrat partaftheperili. He therefore 'encounfrcd Meno- 
 #rjfatf>and made 'head again!* thoic,that led by hirrf,were forcing the 
 quarters. But they not-flacking for the danger, not for their wounds, 
 Were by^dcath. alone to bee hindred. One while bearing ftoutly vp a- 
 gainftfuch as made good, the paffage ; another ,couering one another 
 wrth their Shields^: and with a continued Pauoy lade, Oriuing-to parte 
 thsRampier. A hideous bulineiTe it was. .On this £\&z,A>chstnbrctits 
 in fight .with Lie gaps, whohzA already gotten within the Trenches : 
 on xhzt,Kttdtrobanes ftrouc-to keepe Menochtut out. To both parts 
 was the-night vnfnendly,rendringthcm vncertaineinthe darke,where 
 it was beft either to afifaile or defend: vntill Lico^snes threw a fire- 
 brand vpon the nextCabbini,giuing direction to his men, that they 
 fhould h\ as many plades as theytouldjiet the quarter on-fi re : for that 
 • t^-Enemy burning together with his baggage, would giue themlight 
 tp'ieetfhe way to their victory. On the other lide, the Kings fouldiers 
 preioDDlybeganto pull downethe nexrCabinsandTents,le(t the fire 
 jfoouldlpread-it felfe farther. And withall a fliowre of raine helped 
 tltempvfaieH were troubledwith it,and po wring do wneTeryfaiV, pre- 
 
 twj?edefle forcible and* ceitaine. The night then being fpent in butche- 
 ria^onc another ,ib many bpdies lying tlaine/o much blood fpilt, and 
 aU tbirigsdeforrhed yx'uki daughter,, made them /which were left and 
 Birvm^taam ab/oiutdy . madaiiAs 1 if >thetefbre Abty had then hrii -ex- 
 (jh^hgesd bib wcs,ohry were itayhed> together with ibtk whole bddkk 
 a*wi fpries ;) fo k jiitfeemebhrinnentHe csqeby- of paktieulat rnalict,thcn 
 the difputing of a publikequcttiOEfc .1:j- 
 
 1 1 And now UMcleandc couldno longer 1 endure not to be participant 
 nrthe danger of his people; _R<ibluing thereforeto^iuhnethelalt haz- 
 zardwrth thdun^hc (erii woidto {HrcbominvtJtu^zthc. was comming- 
 <Jtt ili the headcifhist£at)pcs3:fiut([fajihiiic:tQ Ettr jme.de s):^ the King 
 iihalli£«r^»f^(f/..coiiK^in witMis. people,: we fhalibe pefteced wkh 
 niultitude...The(trai£neue ofthe quarter will notatfordxoometoib 
 many fighting men..Ic w'erebecter to draw out fomcof thefe which we 
 aiready.haue vvithiYS,andlcadethem«hoit,whilcthe Enemy expects 
 ajjfiichihingsxo.'charge him: in therearc 'For whyartdurCauaileKy 
 
 vnferuice- 
 
Lib.?. John Barclay his Argents. x 7 _ 
 
 vnferuiccable? Why our Archers,that among thcfe Tents cannno: vfe 
 their Bowes ? Eurymedcs was ftraight of Archombroiw his mind and 
 falling backc to the King,he both enformed what was the bett courie 
 and withall drawing out part of the Army on the backe fide of the 
 quarter,went with him to charge the enemy behind. Licogtnes vndcr- 
 (ianding the danger, for hee had already notice giucn him that his 
 reare was engaged,yet would not turne from the enemy, which he had 
 in Front againft^/kWer, kit it mould fecmc a kind ofruningaway; 
 but lent commandement to Afenocrittu, that with all fpeed he fhould 
 draw his men thither,and charge them.Whcn he obeycd s R*dirofaues 
 following him that retired from him, drew out after him a good part 
 of the army. It was a large Plainest for the drawing an army into bat- 
 talia. Menocrittu therefore was there catched in the midft betwecne 
 MeleanderznA Radtrobanes* and preiTcd on both fides into a narrow 
 Roome, the Balearicke Archer^ and the Sicilian Horfe at length as in 
 a plaine and open fight, being of vfe. Thcfe,with charging home;thofe, 
 with galling him with their mot, at one time did vexe him, both at 
 hand and at foine dillancc off. But then Lico^enrs knowing,that if 
 Menocritus with that part of his Army were oucrthrowne the whole 
 caufe waslolt, fretting, and almoft befides himfclte, turned all his co- 
 lours that way, to giue himayde : When inftantly Archombrotta pul- 
 ling off his Caske,fhewed his face ; And I am(faith he) I am,my fellow 
 {ouidkrs, Arcbombrotm.Jhc Gods be thanked that with happier for- 
 tune then Tatrochs did , and concealed with Armes of more worth, I 
 hauc hithcito made you miftake me. By the Kmg£ command I put on 
 this habit,that he might not be endangered in this camifade to no pur- 
 poie.If you defne (till to hauc him fafe, you muft now the fecond time 
 beats Lkogenes. For now doth he march againu the King, notfor that 
 he there hopes for victory , but becaule hee is already heere beaten by 
 you. NeuertheleiTe it is your part and ducty to fecure the King from 
 the violence of cue that is enraged, and knowesthat hee mult dye. 
 This laid , he leaped out thorow the breach in the Rampire that Lico- 
 gents had made; andthcfouldiersfhoutingforioy, followed him as 
 their Leader. Nothing can bee feenc more crucll then the fight then 
 was. By turnes the Regiments gaue on, and tell off; the colours were 
 mingled allouer thcfield,no Vanrcare,' no,f lankes,or Wings of either 
 of. the Armies Was to bee dilcerncd. Great heapes otcarkcifcs were 
 railed vp, and thofe which furuiucd, flood fighting vponthc manoled 
 bodies ofthe dead. MtUtndcr more flout then of his age was to bee 
 expected , amidlt his daring of a fouldicr, feemed to haue forgotten 
 that he was a General]. Ncere him were Exrymides and Arfidxs at 
 once both lighting , \\'kh rcmakeable braucry, and withall looking 
 
 N care- 
 
r g Iohn Barclay bis k^Ay gents. L ib. 3 . 
 
 carefully to the King. But Rmdirobanes feton fire both with his ovvne 
 courage, and alfo with the reward which hee hoped tor , refpeCtcd no 
 dangers. Now he charged to the energies rankes, mow, not eiteeming 
 ordinary hazzirds a fu hie ft worthy of him, wherefocuer hee fawthe 
 bufineiTetroublcfome,he feareleffe, threw himfelfe. But not for that 
 alfo did the enemie fhrinke . Their rage and their confcicnccs well en- 
 forminc them, what they had deferued at the Kings hands, did caufc 
 them much rather to make election of a more honorable death in the 
 field. Ucogsnes gallantly armed, was mod eminent among thcm,paf- 
 fin^tc and fro amidft his troupes, and commanding his (ouldiers, or 
 reprouingthem,as the carriage of any did deferue ; and if in any part 
 they daggered, brauely re-affuring them with the death of iomeof 
 their enemies. At length A^chombrettts in the very heate of the fight 
 refolued vponan aition noble beyond all that were performed in that 
 batte il. Radirobanes as a Riuall , and Licogtnes as an Enemie, did tor- 
 ment his young mind. He therefore deliuering the charge of thofe he 
 led,to Timonides , who was by him with a few of his followers, eger- 
 ly flew to that part where Ltcogenes was fighting. And hee thinking 
 it a fcorne to bee challenged, did willingly brcake out to encounter 
 them. ArthombroiH* jnVvcl hee had fir ft wkhout efte6t throwne his 
 ftaffe and hit his fnield,was prefently entertained with a great blow of 
 his battell-axc. Either ofthem offended, with their right hands and 
 weapons for failing to draw bloud, did boyle with a certaine fatall 
 rage. And while they double their blowes, while they fearch all the 
 ioynts of their armour j Archombrotns impatient of delay, preft with 
 his Horfe clofe to him, and laying fuddenly hold of him, was alfo by 
 him ftraightly , though not kindly embraced. Thus locked together, 
 with one anothers waight they both were puld to the ground. And in 
 the fall, the courage and cunning of Archombrotus fo preuailed, as he 
 fell with Ltcogenes vnderneath him. A great many of the fouldiers at 
 once, as driuen with, a tcmpeft,fell vpon them ; the one part labouring 
 tohelpevp Archombrottts ^ the other Lkoger.es. Amidlt the fand Lt- 
 eo^enes ftruggled, being fhackled with the armes and legs of his ene- 
 mie. But Archombrotuswot giuinghimleaueto rife, whom hee held 
 vnder hirn,though he wercputput of breath with the preflc, and many 
 blowes that felK-pon him* with a fhort Ponyard beneath his Breft- 
 platc, gauc htm diucrs wounds, till he percciued that he had breathed 
 iiislaftgaipe. 
 
 But when on both fides they faw that Licsgenes was dead , a long, 
 though different cry arofe among them.thefe reioycingfor the victory, 
 thoic making a hideous yelling, as acknowledging their owne fatali 
 mine incuitably approching. Arckombrows with his men the more 
 
 fharply 
 
Lib. 3 . Iohn Barclay his i^Argeriis, x 79 
 
 (haiply prciTeth vponthem thus amazed, and on cucry fide (catters 
 the terror rhorow their army ; cfpecially when hauing cut orT Ucoge- 
 nts his head, and holding it aloft by the haire, hce left them out of 
 doubt concerning his death. At lcngth,haiung Efficiently tolTcd it a„ 
 ! out, throwing it downe at Melea»ders feete : Behold (faith hce) O 
 K ng, Licoqene: now very quiet, and whom thou necdeft not diftruft. 
 May all thy other enemies with the like mifchiefc fcele the reuenging 
 wrath of the Gods, who will not truft thy clemency. MeUttnder com- 
 manding Licogenes his head to bee kept fafc, charged afrefli them 
 which were difanimate and fhrinking. For now thorow the whole 
 field it was no longer a fight,but execution. No man durft iooke the 
 Conqueror in the race : or giue eare to Memcrittts , crying to them to 
 ftand. Some runne to the Mountaines, others, better acquainted with 
 the Country , to the neereft Cauesjmany draggled in the fields,as their 
 feare and chance did leade them. Some there were that breathlefle 
 with their running away, fell on the ground, who were prefently in a 
 mifcrable manner troden in pciccs with the Horfes feete of the purfu- 
 kig enemy. Vponthofe which were miferable, the milfortuneof the 
 day forbare not to lay all kinde ofdifaftrous accidents. Radirobanes 
 prefling hard vpon Menocritm in his flight (when by his creft &: armes 
 hee knew him ) commanded him to be taken prifoner. But he,though 
 now there were no meanes left him to cfcape by flight, fought with a 
 courage, fprung out of defpaire, vntill being feazed vpon, and prefent- 
 ly pinioned, hee had neither power to hurt his enemic, noj: himfelfe. 
 The Euening was come on,berbre they all retired themfelues to Me- 
 l:andtr, from following the execution. And the King , though the 
 warre were now at an end, lodged in his Campe, which was by this 
 late attempt much difordcred: but the dangers ofthe night pall held 
 vnfettlcd his not yet certaine ioyes, and made him hold good and 
 carcfull Guardes, left by fome way or other the warre fhould be re- 
 newed. 
 
 Mcopompta jhoughhc were tyred in the battell , yet with I know 
 not what cheerefulnelle, was drawne to compoie a Poem of it. The 
 impulsion of his ioy bending of itsowne accord to that kinde of fury, 
 which doth make the wits of Poets, in their raptures, participate with 
 the diuhity itfclfc. Therefore that either he might with the firft con- 
 gratulate with his Prince, or that his abilitie might the better bee di£- 
 cerned,and valued by the fhortnefle of time that hee beftowedon it, 
 peihapSjalfo that he might put to lilence ignorant and dull Poets, who 
 would not faile, except they were inftantly held ofi" with multiplicity 
 of words, miferably torment the victory : in a few houres hce made 
 thefe Verfes, gaue them his ibnne as yet a very Childe , who early 
 
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i g Iohn Barclay his \yirgcnis. Lib.$ . 
 
 in the Morning (hould prefent them to the King , as aWorke of his 
 
 owne. 
 
 We haue o'recome : the Gods at length haue heard 
 
 I»f} prayers, and font vs health ; Ioue does regard 
 
 The earth ; all Temples, and all Altars novo 
 
 Lei's honour, and a Garland crewne each brow. 
 
 Mars late beheld the traitrom banners fpred, 
 
 And our Sicilian mindes with fury led. 
 
 Though cruelly he hues warres, and weapons dfde 
 
 In humane bloud to fee where ere he ride, 
 
 Fury, and fhiuer'dSp cares in death imbru'd; 
 
 Tet thefe fad fiaughters with remofe heview'd, 
 
 Nowfirfi abhorring fight, fince earth durfi skar 
 
 The heauensthemfelues, with her proud Cjyants warre; 
 
 When hid in ts£gypt the poor e Gods did fweat, 
 
 Now hot in minde, and lookes with anger great ; 
 
 His right hand fhak.es his horrid Lance, his left 
 
 'Puts on his furious Steedes : Thrace now he left, 
 
 And Hellefpont, and on the lofty clips 
 
 Of our Tachtnos, hisfeene Chariot lifts. 
 
 That time it was, when the ioyn'd Armies ftroue, 
 
 'Difplayino- their fad colours, whether Ioue 
 
 Or YLxzbusfbould in this Kingdomereigne : 
 
 zAndnow, O King, thy party to maintained 
 
 £ame armed Mars, tn a fwift clowd concealed ; 
 
 Tiut in his full earner e hefiopt, and held 
 
 Hitirandifbt Dart, when fear ce could he allay 
 
 His Horfesfire, or his prone Chariot flay. 
 
 Then thus hefpake ; What Warres are thefe I fee ? 
 
 Shall I reioyce orgriene ? They need not mee : 
 
 That fide I came to aide , (hallouerthrow 
 
 Their foes, andnothingto myfucconr owe. 
 
 Vertue her felfe fights for herferuants here. 
 
 What [acred hoary Maiesly appear es 
 
 render yon Helme ? reuerend tn minde andyeeres, 
 
 Fight' fl thou, old Ktng, and want'/} not jet a foe r 
 
 If Saturne had his (harry Talacefo 
 
 'Defended once; had he knowne fo to fight, 
 
 And from himfelfeth 'approaching dangers fright, 
 
 Conceal' din Italy he had not rang'd, 
 
 Nor z-nder Ioue the golden age bin chang'd. ' 
 
 3 »t oh I what hearts, what courages Are.thofe 
 
 JEquall 
 
L ib.3 . Iohn Barclay his ^irgenis, ISI 
 
 EqnaBto ours ? What more then mortallblowes 
 Their Lancet deale ? Conquering in midsl of foes 
 They force the Field: What equall light affords 
 Both Helmes ? and death flies equall from both fwordi. 
 Both here are Forrainerj.both triumphs bring 
 To Melcander, our Sardinia's King : 
 Mother from Lybia comes : braste Progeny 
 OfHeaucn, goe on : Fame, to poflerity 
 Shall (peake your deedes ; whil'fi fau'd by your fit <nr haud t 
 This Hand /hall th* encroaching Sea withstand. 
 What other Chief es ; what Souldiers doe I jpy 1 
 'Deferuing Heauen ? goefwift- wwg'dviclory, V 
 Their honor' dfweat with thy f aire Lawrelldry\ 3 
 Goe willingly, and borne in triumph fo 
 Thy f e If e, and thofe great Kings to th' people fhov*. 
 So Jpofyt great Mars ; the foes difranked fled 
 Through deuioui paths : their Captaines ghailly head 
 Wasprickt vpon the Lybian Princes Spear e. 1 
 Afhout then more than humane rends the awe, > 
 The Gods reioyce ; the Furies howle to heare. j 
 This Phoebus told me : but the tumult tooke 
 Out of my minde the rest that Phoebus jpol^e. 
 
 The King , though full of bufineffc, yet in the morning,while hec 
 was making ready, did reade the whole Poem ouer, and iefted with 
 Nicopompw , for that he enticed his,as yet ignorant, forme to his o wnc 
 glory. Then hee lent to Radirobanes y to know if hee might viiit him r 
 and not long after attended with a great traine of his Noble men , hee 
 went to his Tent. He, although hee remembred more then enough, 
 both the aide which he had giuen to Sicily, and the valour that he had 
 fhewed, was notwithftanding amidft that fwelling of proud ioy, ma- 
 cerated with griefe, caufedby Archombrotus his victory ouer Licoge- 
 nes. To him that was brooding fo great a torture of enuy, Meleander 
 came with all courtefie,extolHng the good office done him: and afcii- 
 bing to the Sardinians the maine of the victory : Our Conqueft (faid 
 heej my Gueft, is thy folc worke. My felfe, when I (hall vfe any eftate 
 reftored by thee, fhaU more often remember that I receiued it from 
 thee, then thou wilt the giuingof it. In the mcanetime doe thou make 
 vfe of thofe good things which we haue gained by thy helpe; and in 
 the peoples ioy, reade how much we are obliged to thee. Radiroba- 
 nes, though he, more then enough, belecued thefe words to be agree- 
 able to truth , yet openly defired Meleander not to make him blufli 
 
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j g 2 Iohn Barclay bis ksirgems. Lib. 3 . 
 
 with his vndeferuedpraifes. For that all was onely due to the equity 
 of the caufe and Mtk**den felicity. That it was himfelfe who had 
 receiued the benefit, in being admitted to the confortfhip of his armes, 
 borne vv ith all right and iuftice. 
 
 To them thus diicouriing together,wor d was brought that Argents 
 was come into the Campe. She had the day before, vpon the walls of 
 Epeircte,from whence (he 'might lee the battell , bccne no more fpa- 
 rino of her tearcs, then the Souldiers of their bloud. Her colour gone, 
 and neuer at better eafe, then when her feares had bereft her of her 
 fenfes now fhee yeelded to heribrrowes, now recouered frefh hope 
 and ftrength, fending each otherwhile MefTengers, which fhould en- 
 forme her of the ftate of the fight. All which notwithftanding, ftill 
 were her thoughts fixed vpon PclUrchw. To him, though abfent, me 
 talked, now fadandpenfiue, now chiding. Whether were it better 
 for me (my Deareft)that thou fhouldeft know of this my mourning, 
 of thefe miferies,?of my vnquiet minde, then as thou art,to bee igno- 
 rant, of them ? The relation of my forrowes would, I dare fweare, bee 
 thy deftru&iori. But if thou fhouldeft heare that thy Argents were 
 taken Prifoner, or with her o wne hand, and by a wound giuen by her 
 felfe, freed from the fcornes of her enemies : O extreme mifchiefe! O 
 vnfortunatelouel not one alone death muft I endure, but the fecond 
 time alfo, when thou dyeft , I muft lofe my life. But art thou now ab- 
 fent from me, Poliarcbns ? Shall I accufe thee, or any of the Gods for 
 this thy flackneite in fo great need ofthy prefence ? What forgetful- 
 nefle? What Lotos in Africa doth hinder thy returne hither? Hath 
 not thy genius enformed thee how the affaires ftand heere ? Or 
 hath the diflike ofmy father more power with thee, then the obliga- 
 tions of our vowed loue ? Or (O the worft of ills) haft not thou,who 
 cault not endure to be idle, found fome other dangers more pleafing? 
 Thou fhouldeft bee heere , Totiarchut ; thou fhouldeft fight againft 
 this our Enemie : and I thenfhould bee certaine of the victory. My 
 father mould be indebted to thee for his Sicily : hce mould owe my 
 felfe alfo to thee, whom now thou either fuffereft to be loft, or at leaft 
 permitteft the glory ofour preferuation to be the right of lbme other. 
 For if thou hadft a minde to it,not the Elements,not Fortune,not Na- 
 ture her felfe could barre thy returne. After this blaming him, as if 
 ihee had beene guilty of facriledge , that fhee durft bee offended 
 with Po/ifrthm, i"hee fuddcnly turned her minde to thoughts of a 
 quite contrary nature. That it was griefe and care enough, that lier 
 rather was in thatfight. If Poharcbm alfo had becne m the fame haz- 
 2ard,fuchawaightof penfiuenefie would haue bcene too heauy for 
 her to bcare. The deftinies (faid ftiec) haue fauoured me much, that 
 v m 
 
L ib, $ . Ioh n Barclay bis ^irgenis. i g * 
 
 in fo great dangers, at leaf}, T fhould not feare for Politwchus. So Ion<* 
 asheliues,ibkngnshe isinlafety, why lliould I account my felfevn- 
 happy ? Or what bit that lib much* tiaud in fcare of? As if cither 
 hee could beeralfe of his faith,, or theiuft Gods failc in preferumo 
 him. 
 
 To her thus difcour fing with her felf and weeping, which fhe fbmc: 
 what couered with her vaile ; word was brought of the enemies ouer- 
 throw : which when her felfe alio from the place where fhee was, 
 did in part ditccnie,did fomevvhat rccomfort her. Then fhc gaue Selr- 
 n*Jf* leaue to fpeakc to her, and receiued the congratulations ofthofc 
 which were about her. The people alfo following her,when (lie retur- 
 ned to the Palace after their vfuall fafhion, was without all meane or 
 temper ioyfiill. The next morning with a great traine of the Citizens, 
 jfhe went into the Army. But that her ioyes might not bte without 
 (bme rclifli ofdiicontentjthcre w r as a common rumour among the peo- 
 ple , that her marriage with RaJ.iro(?*nes was agreed vpon ; thcmlelues 
 fo firmely belccuing it for true, that they ftucke noc openly to pro- 
 claime it as a thing, which the Lady her felf was well pKifcd to heare. 
 TheKi M g vithteures of deareft loue embraced her v\ hen fhc came to 
 him. Air.t (faith he) Inow,my child,doe fold thee in my amies, the vn- 
 doubted heire of Sicily. They are gone for euer, thac perucrrirgthe 
 right or Nations,did itriue to feaze vpon the Ki ^g. .omc. Tr.eu tarring 
 to Radireh^na : Here he is, my Ar^m j that ought to be reckoned a- 
 mongthc heauenly protectors of Sicily. By the po-vcrpf-'thc Gods, 
 andofhim,itisthisd:iy etfccled that we hold the Kr -gdome. To this 
 adding a high commendation of A^rLombrotm he came to prayle the 
 inferiour ' ommanders,and efpecially the Grangers r. a fort exceeding- 
 ly to their fatisfaction. Argt nU w ith words well fitted to the occafi- 
 on,did both grace them all, and alfo gaue audience to thofc that con- 
 gratulated with her : only the courtfhip nfR.tettrobancj, whom fhc re- 
 doubted as much as fhc might or could /he'nuoided. 
 
 M'teauder intending to retunie to Epcirclc, was onely ftayd by'tJie 
 refpec.'t'ofthefuncrall rights, which w ere to bee performed for thofe 
 which wereflainc. For now the Army, 'both or their owne accord, 
 and admoniflu by the Soothlaycrs, being bufie about that workc, did 
 earnedly goe In hand with the preparation ofthofe kit duties ofpiery 
 toward the dead. Some cut dovvnc trccs,others brought them the reft ^ 
 dreft vp the beds with great ftore ofgrafle.So many diligent hands had 
 fuddcnlv railed the funerall piles ; and vpon them were laid the corpf- ?, 
 but for the moftpart of priuate fouldiers. For many bodies ofmen of 
 quality, that with more honor they might be committed to the flre,the 
 kindneiicoftheirrriendshadbeitdvVed in clofe Litters. They therefore 
 
 N 4 trimmed 
 
! g , Iohn Barclay bis K^ir gents. L ib. 2 I 
 
 trimmed the piles with a fouldierlike brauery with the fpoylcs of the 
 conqucred,that being adorned with all forts of Armes,they might bee 
 like vnto Trophyes. Thofe that had any neere friends there, their 
 wounds being warned, and their bodies anointed, or dreft according 
 to the mcancs of euery one of them, were laid ready for the fire. Buc 
 they had al vpon their heads Crovvnes of Smallage,w hich was taken to 
 belong both to conquerors and to the dead .For both they vfed to ftrow 
 that hcrbe vpon graues;and among the Greekcs in many oftheir games 
 they did therewith crowne the victors. A multitude of women and 
 children were come thither,and with their mourning and tearing their 
 haire,began of themfelues to celebrate the obiequies,fb as it was appa- 
 rant,that thofe were no teares of fuch as were hired to mourne. Whe- 
 ther that they wept for fome of their friends, or that the ladnefle of the 
 fpe£tacle,and lb many examples as were giuen them of lamenting,did 
 make the vulgar fort eafily inclined to expreffions of forrow. 
 
 The bodies being placed vpon the piles, MsUander in mourning 
 clothes came out of his Campe. His Army did follow him,their wca-» 
 pons points turned downeward,andcarelefly trailing vpon the ground. 
 In that manner they marched about the field, appointed for thefune- 
 rall,diuers times :one while vpon the word giuen with great cries ; and 
 another with a filence no lefle fo wre. and horrid. At laft the Kingcame 
 to the principall pile,and held the fire-brand in his hand,till the fouldi- 
 ers had called vpon the names oftheir fellowes,which were now to be 
 burnt. This being the third time done, he coucring his head, and tur- 
 ning his face from it,did put fire to it. Radirobancs did the fame at ano- 
 therpile, and ^rchombrottis at a third. The rett,thc refpe<5tiueneile 
 oftheir friends did fuddenly confume in the flames. But thepumili- 
 ment of the prisoners among the fouldicrs, ftirred with paffionand ra- 
 ging,wasthe moitdreadfull part of that folcmnitie.Yet did they fpare 
 indeed their countrymen : butfiich Grangers as had ierued vnder Li- 
 cogenes ,vicxt brought forth pinioned,and with feuerall kinds of death 
 being flaine,their blood was powred out,and the fire fprinkled with it. 
 The conquering lbuldier inuited the Ghoftsr ofhisfellowestothat Co 
 difmall a ccnfolation : vntill the King abhorring fuch cruell funcrall 
 ceremonies, commanded thofe which furuiued,to be kept as to be exe- 
 ciitecUn another manner. But to the enemies carcafes, left by corrup- 
 tion of the ayre they fhould doe hurt eucn after death; the common 
 hangmen were fent with their hookes to drag them vnburied,and 
 throw them into thencxt gulfes and pits. 
 
 Within a while, when the noyfe began to ceafe, and the flames cf 
 the funcrall fires to abate, Meleander gate vp into places prepared 
 for him to fpeake to the Army. There cornpendiQuflyjas became a 
 
 King, 
 
Iohn Barclay his K^irgenis. 2 g 5 
 
 King,heprayfedthofe whofe funerals they had done that honour to. 
 He called them Conquerours, andhappie in death, who ending their 
 liuesinthe braueft manner, were freed from the danger of framing that 
 glory with any after- a6tions,or any misfortunes. That they had recei- 
 ued moft precious rewatds,for their luffering a little and fl'ort pa'ine : 
 were deare to the iofernall Gods,and (hould remaine vpon the earth in 
 a glorious fame,as long as any did fing the pray fes of the dead at fune- 
 rals. Then turning to the commendations ofthofe which were about 
 him 3 heg.iue them thankes for their brauc and faithfull ienucc done 
 him. Thatitwastrue,that the Gods and Vertuc,withamindepriuic 
 to it felfe of hauing done worthily ,and the memory of thankfull pofre- 
 ritic,were to valiant men the .belt and mod fatisfadfory reward. Yet 
 that it mould neucrthelefTc bee of his care to prouide, that they mi«ht 
 know the profitable feruice they had done him, was well bettovved 
 vpon a King that would not be fbrgetfull of it. That now putting an 
 end to their mourning,they fliould follow him to the Qtic,thcre toaf- 
 iiftatmorcgladfome ceremonies. There were ready ofh is neercfer- 
 uants appointcd,who with that word (tor the Piieft alio had fprinkled 
 the purifying water)tooke the mourning garment off hisfhoulders and 
 put one on embroydcred with Palmes. Others began the long of vi- 
 c^orie^called Pxan, gathering of euery Ibrtoftrees and grafle, which 
 were counted lucky,to weare vpon their.heads, & carry in their hands. 
 And now all things being prepared , the King with his people difpofed 
 himfelfeto rcturnc to Epcir&e.. Neither did he thinkc it fit to enter in 
 triumph,becaufc the victory was ouer his owne fubie<5ts. Yet was his 
 returhe next ofkin to a triumph : for both the fouldiers wore Garlands 
 of Lawicll vpon their heads, and thofe that led the facrifices alio of 
 Oliue branches. The Army marched beforexhem vnder their Enfiones 
 andiwithdiuersfongs inuitedthe Godsofreioycing,tothefhew. To 
 A4clea9<kr was brought a Chariot,made glorious with all the markes 
 of victory andmaiefrie. In which,when he defned Radiro bants to take 
 a feate with him,therc was betweene them along andcomplementall 
 dilpute. Rudirobanes affiimed,that place to be onely due to tsfrqtr$if. 
 That the Princeffe ought to fit with her father. They both tooether 
 (hould i new them thcmfclucs to the people ; and both of them receiue 
 the well-boding wifhes, and the ioyfull acclamations of them. For 
 them the Gods: for them Fortune hcrfelfe had fought. Himflfe, if 
 they would giue him leaue, would get vpon the fpaieHorfe that was 
 led after theiTi. If not,hc would follow next after the Chariot on foot. 
 It was vifiblccnouglijthat he a youn,g rnaiijof infinite pride and greedi- 
 neffc of honour ,yeelded this refpe&iuenciTe to his loue^andthe. hope of 
 thacmaniage. Whom vyhen Mdeapder cou/dnot perfwade either to 
 
 fit 
 
I 86 JolmJbrchy bis Lsfrgenis. Lib 5. 
 
 fit huhat Chariot with him, or to ftay till another might be made rea- 
 dy i himfelie alio did reruie to ride in it. In the end,not onely by agree- 
 ment of the Kings,but afwell to'fatisficthe defires ofthe fouldiers,who 
 cryed out, It might be fo : Argents alone was feated therein. The Kings 
 went before the Chariot,mo tinted vpon Hprfes, who were alfoador- 
 ned with Lawrell Garlands. Archombrotus rode before -them Vpon a 
 white Horfe,gouerning him with his lett hand, and in his nght car- 
 rying the raoft glorious ipoyle of that battaile, the head of Ltcogencs, 
 which the people-did gladly behold, knowing that in that alone the 
 viftory was confummare. A femant of his carriedfoefore him a young 
 Tree,drefiin manner of aTro^hey/with Licogenes hisArmcs. Not 
 fane from him was Mtnocrittfis led^ k*den with irons. But the SouU 
 diers of the Guard,ancKhe principall men of marke in the Army, mar- 
 chingaboutthe Chariot, though fbr.' the reiped of the young Lady 
 they torbare to vfurpe the ordinary liWrne or triumphes, andtovfe 
 thole homely iefts which Youth at fuch femes were permitted to vent: 
 yet did they often call vpon the GodsiofcMarriage, HjmcKaKsJft'itOi 
 and Erycin^now looking vpon Argents^ now vpon Rddirol/Jtoes. They 
 did beleeue, that the originallof this kinde of {porting was from the 
 Sardinians. And the Sicilians fuppofing the Marriage tohauebeen 
 concladedbetweene the Kings,they were content to. tickle rhe.affecti- 
 ons oftheirfuture Prince in that iefting manner. Yet did not Argenis 
 with patience heare them,deipifing the Victory, if at that price it muft 
 be bought j and now almolt become an implacable enemy to Rgdtro- 
 banes. 
 
 In the mcane time the people had trimmed vp their doores,and han- 
 ged vp at thenrf Lantemes and Lawrell Garlands. As many as had'the 
 Statues of their Anceftors made of waxe in theirhoufes, 7 opening their 
 Wardrobes,did both make oftentation of their deicenty'and call the 
 Images ofthe dead to participate of their ioy. The Companie»alib of 
 the Citizens, ieucrally and )n order, went outtomeete Mfleandcr. 
 The firft Quire ofthem,wasthatof tlieBoyes in rough and white gar- 
 ments,that chaunted out artlefle Paart lo wder then they were required 
 to doe. They were followed by as many, as in the Citie did profefle 
 themfelues Muficians,fome with their Voyces, others with .the found 
 of their Vyolsand Harpes entertaining the Kings. Next them came the 
 Companiesof Artificers ,and then the Magiftrates,eue-ry one with the 
 Enlignes and markes of his office. They haning frayed the King with 
 a motttedious congratulation, gaue place to the Priefts, who as in the 
 moll honourable place came latt of all. Some of them carried the Ima- 
 ges ofthe Gods, of a plaine and Antique worke ; others,Crownes ; all 
 of them fifej at that time -fafely, and not without being laughed-at toy 
 
 wile 
 
L ib. 3 . Iohn Barclay his K^ir gents. \%« 
 
 wife men; often recounting the prefages of the Gods, and that the 
 de(tru&ionofZ.*agw<r/,by the flight of Birds,by lightning and bv the 
 portents of the entrales of bea(is, was foretold. With this folenmity 
 was Meleander brought to the Cities Gate, vpon the Fronrifpice 
 whereof they had placed a (lately Image of Peace , to whofe right 
 hand ^r/diddeliucra branch ofOliuc: and with an vnfeafonable 
 flattery, as if all were Peace throughout Sicily, a Table vndemeath it 
 was made to fpeake to Meleander in this manner : 
 
 T by Countreys Father \ come with conquefl home ; 
 With thee Peace fcftiually clad is come, 
 Witb/nowf mugs, fee 'Piety dtfeends 
 From hearten, and'alltbe Gods returne thy friends. 
 See , Concord quite has changed this KuigdomesfaCe, 
 ^eace and rich labour mutually grace 
 The ground againe^cloathing the fields with Corne 
 AndCjraffe : behitd^ the Elmes doe wooing turne ; 
 To whom their hue the dinor'ft Vines renew: I 
 War res threats, and licence of the Sword, adieu* 
 Afcend, O Kin^thy Aneefiors high Throne y 
 And let the Lawesfit arm'd with thee alone. 
 
 . 
 
 The King from the Gates, went directly to the principall Temple of 
 Iupter. From thence Menocritus wasfent to prifon, and with him A- 
 naximander y whom not long before the Catanians had brought in 
 fetters; buthe within foure daies dyed of his wounds, the laft within 
 a while followed him out of griefe ofminde. The images alio of Li- 
 coq^enes were broken ,' and a Proclamation giucn out, that no man 
 fhould either keepe them in priuatc, or that either in any folemnity,or 
 at the funeralsofany ofhis family.they fhould be fhowne in publike. 
 The Ceremonies being then ended, *JMelta\id<r went to the Caftle. 
 He wastyred with the former dayes fright, and with the cares and bu- 
 fineffe following it, to which atlalt euen the ioy it lelre did addefome 
 wearinclfe. He therefore withdrew to his Bed-chamber , and hauing 
 made amonghis priuate feruants a fTiort fupper, hee difpofed himftlre 
 to his reft. Nor lefle then he pretendinga dcfireof fleepc,did Radiro- 
 bakes, Arcbombretui ,and Argew ,in their tronbLefomecares icek to be 
 alone. Euery one of them was vexed with hisowne, yet aieuerall 
 criefe. 'Radirobanet though full of a hare-braind confidence of him- 
 fclrc, was yet tortured with the valour, the fortune of Archombrotus •, 
 the applaule ofthe people , and the fauour that Meleander (hewed 
 hii-n .But astoo weake onoppofitc^he had contemned him: except that 
 
 a violent 
 
i8$ Iohn Barclay his ^Argenis. Lib. 5 . 
 
 a violent loue is, prone to ftand in doubt of euery thing. Turning then to 
 the contemplation of himfelfe,and confidering how much he had bene- 
 fited Sicily by the aide he brought, how much inhisowne perfon he 
 had performed, he was in afleep fweet,and dallying with the prefenta- 
 tion ofthe late {uccevTe^jllbatceU, wholly buried. Archombrottu was 
 more deepely wounded, finding by proofe,that there is nothing more 
 fharpe then that which men call, fweete loue. Nor did he thinkethat 
 fortune was fo much his enemie, as his owne filence.For that he palfed 
 for a priuate man, while hee furfered his defcent and meanes to be vn- 
 knowne. That it were therefore fane his beft courfe, to difcouer to 
 tJAltleanAcr both his fortunes and his defires. While he thus was de- 
 termining, he remembred his parents commands, and the Gods which 
 he had attefted,that hee would not to any in Sicily reueale his birth 
 and quality. Should he then write to his mother, or rather goe him- 
 felfeto crauea releafeor difpenfation for that vowe ? Either of thole 
 wayes feemedtoo flow and lull of delay : yet the purpofe of writing 
 did leaft dirtafte^him. For to be fo long abfent from Sicily, \ did feeme 
 to him an action of aman that did not loue Argents as (hee deferued. 
 In this trouble of his foule, being carekffely thrownc vpon his vnquiet 
 bed, he did not perceiue that the ficknefles of the minde were commu- 
 nicated to his body. . ■ •* • 
 
 But Argents beingconfounded with multiplicity of griefs, took«SV- 
 lemjfa to comfort her. They at once complained as well ofpolitrcktu, 
 as oi'Kodirobanes : Why was he abfent ? or(vnhappy that they were) 
 why was the other ftill in their fight ? And (O mother ,faid Argents ) 
 howvnfortunateisthis victory? What is our- condition bettered by 
 Rtdirobanes hisconqueft, more then it hadbeenifXiVo^r/had pre- 
 uailed ? except, perhaps, that my father being freed from Licogenes 
 his fword,(hall fomewhat later fall by my parricide? Was I then borne 
 either to be the prize, or .the pillage and reward of the Victor ? Haue 
 then the deftinies afforded me the prime of their bounties ? a King- 
 domes inheritance, and beauty onely for my perdition ? And did I to 
 that alone end become knowne to Pciiarchpis, that I might vnderftand 
 I was vnworthy to match with fo excelling a vertue ? But tell me, Se-> 
 Eemffa, why, as thou fuppofelt,doth he fo long ftay from hence? Whe- 
 ther to make triall of my conttancy, thinkeft thou he reftsfome where 
 diiguized, and perhaps in this Hand ? Or may he not be fallen into the 
 ambufhes of thofe that enuy him,being valiant,and therefore notmif- 
 truftrall? But whom may I now truft? whom fend to enquire of his 
 welfare, and giue him aduertilementof my miferies? With this, falling 
 a weeping, (he gaue eare to Se/eniJ[a 3 who prefented more-comfort to 
 her, then her felte either felt or. beleeued. Vntill the fit of talking, ta- 
 king 
 
Lib. 3. Iohn Barclay his Lsfrgenis, i8p 
 
 king her againe, I am not, (faid fhe) Selcniffa, the firft that hath loued 
 vnhappilv. Why doe wee yeeld to our mii fortune? Death yet will 
 be ourlaft remedy ,and which can neucr be debard vs. I might my felfc 
 in changed habitegoe,andleckc out Poliarchw. Alas, that I air, net 
 fitted for a bufineflc of fo much boldneffe , being ignorant in all cun- 
 rung trickes, and notable to face out an vntruth : Perhaps, alio the 
 trauell it fclre(but that would n it bee worth consideration) would 
 make an end of me.Befides neither couldcft thou follow me, nor cfcape 
 being held guilty ofit, ifwithout the Kings knowledge I ihould flip 
 away. Let me tell thee what I especially doe approue. As thou know- 
 eft Arcbombrottu is a moft deare rriend to Poiurchm : of late in his 
 abfence he defended him to the King ; and was the principall Author 
 of the determination of his repealing. I may cahly draw him to goe 
 fcekc Toliarchtti , and reftoi e him to Sicily- Yet 1 hall hce not know 
 what it is that makes me fo defirous to fee him. Some thing may bee 
 deuifedbetweenevs, and a fiction fhallnot want (hew enough of 
 truth, which thou and I iliall hauc contriucd to make him bclceuc it. 
 Sctentffa commended her inucntion, whether that flic approued of 
 that deuicc,or that being weary, fhe deiircd ,both her fclfe and Argents 
 might hauc fome reft from mourning for the remainder of that night. 
 Which being by Argents fpent without deeping, dice called for her 
 Chambcrlaine, and after a few words about the death of Liccger.et^ 
 fhe openly commanded him to vifit Archombrotns y and know how his 
 wounds (for he had receiued diuc is, though flight ones) hadgiuen him 
 lcaue to reft that night. For fhe meant to put a complemcntvpon the 
 young man,determining when by fuch coui tefies fhe had rendred him 
 deuotcdtoher>to impoie vpon him charges of more waight. Archom- 
 brctus as rapt into heaucn, and now almoft ccrtaine thathe was bclo- 
 uedjanlwcred the Chambcrlaine, that if" Meieandtr and Ar^cr.U were 
 in health (for that he wholy depended vpon their welfare) that he was 
 well enough/ O the minds of mortall men, tor the moll part itanding 
 infearcof their owne contentments, and the miferiesof Louers. The 
 gladded youth, ignorant of the dcuice that Argents had in her head, 
 did tire his fpirit with fruitlefle imaginations, and waited at the Ladies 
 dore, that he might falute her when (be came forth. Neither was fhe 
 difplcaied to finde him there, and all the way as die was going to Me- 
 Icander^ fhe talked with him, yet not a word of Potior ihiul For the 
 buhneffe was not yet ripe, and that difcourfc did require priuacy. But 
 behold, here began a new intricacy 1 , RaMrobanes fickeof loue, had 
 certaine feed intelligencers, which fhould giue him continual] aduertife- 
 ments concerning M e lewder and A*gtnn. While therefore he was 
 yet in his chamber, word was brought him, that Argents early in the 
 
 morning 
 
j 2 Ioh n Barclay bis Argents. L ib. 3 . 
 
 vnorninghadfentto Arcbombrotiu. That heeprefently came to her, 
 and that the young Lady had conferred w ith him very familiarly. In- 
 ftantly his fufpition was on fire, and as in a felicity that was controuer- 
 tible,heeno otherwife bent and fettled his minde now to loue,then he 
 had before fixt it vpon thoughts of the warre. Chafing therefore, hee 
 withdrew with lirtigettes >to contukhy what tricke, or vnder what 
 pretext Anhombrottu might be difpatcht and made away : or what 
 could doe him more indignity ,then for fo great a King,to ftand in feare 
 ofanvnknowneandptiuateman. Virtigenet laboured to appeals him 
 foinragedjby (lighting Archombrotm, and perfwaded hitn the fame 
 day to breake with Melcmder^ox he had promifed to dine with him) 
 touching his defire of his alliance. That the matter would be quickely 
 at an end, anddefpifed Archombretiu bee plagued for his madneiTc, 
 euen to the fatisfacYion of Radirob&ncs himfelfe. But if hee fhould 
 'wit h mo re deliberation, or publikely declare himfelfe offended, it 
 wourcWfee too great and honorable a comfort to him in his fayling, 
 that he had with a icalous emulation of him,galled fo great a King. 
 
 Mekandcr being not troubled with thefe cares of a Louciywas in- 
 tentiueto affaires of greater confequence. ForSyracufa, Liliboum, 
 Agrigentum and diuers other Cities which had fided with Licogenes^ 
 remained relikes of the warre not to be defpifed.For the reducing or ta- 
 king them in at one time, whether it were better to deuide his Army, 
 or with his whole forces to inueft them one after another, hee asked 
 the aduice of Cleobnlm \ He made no doubt of their yeelding , for 
 that there remained none of the faction whom they would efteeme 
 ■worth the following . It will fuffice,Sir,(faid he) if thou threaten them 
 flill, and make a fhe w of thy Army for a while held together ; onely, 
 that feare may make their repentance the more Ipecdy, from whom 
 thou wilt fee clcere very quickly their deputies to tender their fubmif- 
 lion. For being intoxicated beyond their diipofition, they will be glad 
 to returne to their naturall courfe, which the rebellion did ieeme to 
 haue vtterly diuerted them from. Feare not. Thou art freed of this 
 warre. Neither yet was the true caufe thereof in the Cities; andifthou 
 doeft defire thy future fafety, there are fane other fountaincs of mif- 
 chiefes which thou mud damme vp. 
 
 Mtletnder being rendred by the ill-pleafing image of fb many late . 
 euilSjCarefullofthe time to come,We muft ( faid he) prouide,thatthc 
 Kingdome now rccouered of this difcale, may long continue in a good 
 eftate of health. Neither at any time move ccrtainely then now that 
 our fcarres are creene , can we finde the forme and fo rce of thofe wca- 
 pons ,w ith which hauingbeen once wounded,we may againe be aimed 
 at by fortune: But if when the danger was at the height thou/houl- 
 
 deft. 
 
Lib.^. - Iohn Barclay his of rgenis. jpj 
 
 deft haue blamed thofc things, wherein I had formerly been mif-led : 
 thoii wouldeft hauc appeared rather to haueieproached, thenadmo- 
 nifhtme. But now that wee arc in fafcty, if thou deliucrcft freely thy 
 opinion, it fnall be (CUobulia) a warning to me in time to come for 
 erring in the fame kinde. Hec fearing to moue his Princes patience, 
 though willing to hcarc with a harfh and vnrcipcCtiuc freeneife, excu- 
 fed him as not faulty at all. That it was the crime of the times,of his 
 enemics,and ofthe Fates. And when with that modeftyhehadmade 
 Melcandtrs mind regardrull ofthe counfels which he intended to giue 
 him; Aslong (faidhe) as mildeneffc l~hall be counted a vcrtue, thou 
 canft not be laid with any fault ofthine to haue thruft Sicily, which of 
 her felfc was that way fliding,into thefe mifchicfes. Thy mildeneffe, 
 I fay,themaleuolencc ofthe defiinics hath abufed to the misfortune of 
 thee and the Countrcy. That eafweffe, that genrlencrfe to the great 
 Ones,that improuident lauifhneiTe of thy rate and thy predeceflbrs 
 vfed to them, hath betrayed the power ofthe Empire, and laid open 
 to the iniuries the defpifed Royaltic. Now indeed they haue rccciued 
 a check ; now the fadiousbcingtiied,will be fhll and hlcnt.But when 
 they haue gotten brcath,lookeafluredly fornewtempelts,exccpt thou 
 canft fhut vp the VVindes in more then an /Eolian bagge. They will 
 ftriuc to brcake out,and aslong as they areouer-ftrong,you Kings will 
 neuer haue power fufficient. Nor doc I marke out for thee the wayes 
 to a tyrannic Thou fhalt withall (Sir) prouide well for them alfo, if 
 thou bring to pa(Te,that either for teare, or loathing the offence, they 
 may by degrees forget their vnquict cuftomes. 1 haue (replied Mt- 
 kander) out of thcie clouds, for the moil part, the ftormes doe 
 brcathe,which haue lb much troubled vs. Butthe power of thefe men 
 is now growne to full age, and by prefcription of time, with the fjffe- 
 ranee ofKings > become legitimate. In lcflenirg or paring them there- 
 fore,! fhall either be thought to doe a wrong becaufe I fhall go about 
 to fhakc an authorise, which was in bcingbcrore my time ; or ftriuing 
 to do it vnaduifedly, make proofe ofthe Royall power lb often rafted, 
 and whereof it is neceifary to kecpe the weakeneile concealed. You 
 may (anfwered Cleobttltts) promife your felfe better of the fuccciTc,fo 
 as with order and by degrees thou doc pull vp thisgraine, with which 
 they are lo high fed. Neither beleeue that your caulewill be vniuft or 
 fuch as both Gods and men will not approve, if you (land for the ho- 
 nour of Kings, and doc hinder Sicily from being guilt ic of the Parri- 
 cide,^ uh which fhe daily doth iacnf.ee her felfe to the Fuvici.Doe but 
 conlidcr what they arc/rom whence deduced, and what engins haue 
 raifedthem to the height they hold. How euen they boaftofthem- 
 fe!ues, by the mnniiicence of aiy Aiiceftors, they hauc gotten wcakh 3 
 
 vvcie 
 
ip2 Iohn Barclay his^Jrgtnis. Lib.^* 
 
 werebeftowedin Gouemements, and through the indulgence of the 
 Kings fauour haue railed this ftrength, from which now cither them* 
 felues,or their pofterity doe contend with Kings. The weapons the re- 
 fore are thine owne which are bent againft thee : thine owne,the Bat- 
 talion oflb many PikeSjWhich guided by the bliude hand of difcord, 
 haue bowed the misfortune of their oWne Creator. If they dcleruc 
 it, ifdrunke with their felicitie, they cannot beare it ; take only from 
 them that, which of thee they at fuft receiued. In troth thou malt 
 leauethem naked> and conftraine them to forget thofe fpirits,with 
 which now they are puffed vp,highly prizing thy wealth in their pow- 
 er, and totally ignorant oftheir owne condition. And that thou mayft 
 the more carefully prouide for the Rightsof the Crowne, doc but con- 
 fider to what a huge bulk their power ouer you is growne,how auow- 
 edly 3 with how dangerous agreement they challenge as their right this 
 liberty of offending. Be they competitors,be they enemies one to ano- 
 ther : yet are they not contented the King mould fit heauy vpon any 
 one of them. Whofoeuer therefore enters into rebdIion,the reft either 
 openly. declare themfeluesfor him, or with their fecret aide affift him. 
 One while they are of the party; another, they make vfe of the time 
 full of troubleSjthat vnder fbme other pretence of difcontent they may 
 diftrait and diuert the King. Some of them areueuer out of thy Ar- 
 my ,ncuer from thy elbow. But with their flow and cunning deuices, 
 they rendring the Kings defignes,and his fouldiers endeuours of little or 
 no vfe to him; are pleafed that the ftubbornneffe of the Rebels may 
 fome good while Hand inequall oppofition,to the power of the Scep- 
 ter,left it fhould fceme a perill vn worthy , and farre beneath a King ; 
 and the people may bee inured both to feare thofe ftirres, and fufrer 
 them. So they both take out a patterne for themfelues to imitate, and 
 marke out their way of going ofr,if at any time they happen to fall out 
 with the King. This humour of confpiring againft thee, except with 
 good aduice thou doe(t put them out of,ho w mad art thou to run one 
 and the fame fortune with Menrania ? It was, when fubiccl: to one 
 Prince, a Countrey powerfull, and to be feared : now by the lazineffe, 
 or the fufferanceofiuch as held it, fb deuided among diuers Princes,as 
 the rightfull Lord thereof hath wholly loft it. 
 
 Although, O King, thooeanft well remember what thefe factions 
 are able to doe ; yetguiemeleauchereto defenbe both their originall 
 and their difpofition. For my defire is either to encourage thee againft 
 them,or to furnilh thee with patience for thefe ineuitable mifchiefes. If 
 therefore thou fauour any ; if thou raifeany but Inch, as the ancient 
 Nobilitie doe like of,as though it were out of their fortunes, that thou 
 were bountiful, they retire themfelues from Court,complaine that they 
 
 » . are 
 
Lib..?. Iohn Barclay bis ^Argents. x 9 ? 
 
 arc contemncd,and flye to the Fortes and Garrifons which thou Iialt 
 entrufted to them. They lament the condition of the people, that a 
 few Horfe-leeches are filled with the blood of the Kingdome, cxhau- 
 fted,andalmort fpiritlefle, that their pride is not to be indurcd,who a- 
 bufe the bewitched Prince, and in the iollity of their new Greatncfle 
 with which they hauc not been acquainted, doe tread vpon the anci- 
 ent and weH-defcruing Families. This is (as thou knovvft) an ordinary 
 fubieel of their difcontent,and breaking into ciuill warrcs.But there arc 
 other caufes alfo of the boldnefife to rebcll, which is found in thefe dif. 
 pofitions. Giue them neucr Co long, ifonce thou hold thy hand, doe 
 but refute them (though already full, yet not fatisfied) Offices/Go- 
 uernmcntSjimpart not to them all thy moll fecret counfels, do not fide 
 with them in the hatred that they beare to fuch, they diflikc and cnuy ; 
 prefently they thinke they are vn worthily intreated,and fume as if they 
 were wronged with the fouleft defpight and fcorne. Ochcrs,that they 
 may drawrefpedtothemfclucs, andputthe King in minde what thev 
 arc able to doe,are willing to picke quarrels,and Before any offence gi- 
 ucn,doc enter into practices againft the quiet of the Common- wealth. 
 But whatibeuer die occafion be that chey take of wranglin° ,bcin° bold 
 vpon the ftrength which you Kings haue giuen them,they (traight find 
 fellowcs and fouldicrs,and the more readily ,fbr that thefe crimes ofrc- 
 bellio arc euer vnpumfhed,fbr the moit part rewarded. So looking big, 
 as it were incompaft with the (trength of their own Kingdome,they do 
 wring out of you, Kir gs,more aduantagesfor condefcending to peace, 
 then they could haue gotten, if they had not at all fwerued from their 
 obedience and duty. In the meane time with your gold,and with your 
 meancs,the Armies arc intertaiiicd(v\ ho could endure it?) that feme a- 
 gainft you. And proud of your trcafure,they either require an accounc 
 of your gouernment,or prefcribc to you the forme which you fhallob- 
 ferue in your command. They dwell vpon your lands, they are your 
 fubieds,that by thefe warres,more then by any forraine inuafions,are 
 ruined and difplanted. And what is the iflue ? You Kings doc buy your 
 peace at their hands,they make a gainc ofoflcnding.You in your Kinc- 
 domCjWhich is neuer quieted with a good and durable Peace, do with 
 anxictie of mind looke about you, to lee out of what allies the next 
 flame will brcake forth, who will haue a minde to the glory ofa new 
 contention,and what articles of accord muft bee added to the records, 
 which are already full (tuft with the hkc.I,lca(t ofall,value the fcorne, 
 which from forraine Nations is for thete wanes, thefe compofitions 
 throwne vpon vs : or that wc are lefle fettled then the fbe,whcther wc 
 be in quiet,or whether wee fformc and rage. The wounds are greater, 
 with which thefe cuftomes doe pierce the bowels of their Countrcy. 
 
 O For 
 
Iohn Barclay bis^irgcms. Lib.3. 
 
 for this perpetuall and pcftilcnt vapour doth extremely enfeeble the 
 th-'enothof a Nation fo mighty, as freed of thefe inconueniences, there 
 •is not any that would not g'me her place. What Prouinccs foeuerthis 
 W hirkvvinde falles vpon,thc wealth both of the Cities and the Court- 
 trcyis wa-ftedanddclh-oycd. The a&iuencffe of mens minds doth de- 
 cayed the in'duftrie cfour wifeft men,of whom wee hauemanyvand 
 {uch as afe worthy to fit at the Helme of the worlds affaires, is all little 
 enough to compound thefe domefticall troubles. Befides,the minds of 
 our Youths are trained vp to boldneffe ofcontemning the King,and 
 an impious likingofciuiil wanes, in which rage and grccdinefle doe 
 -meete w-ith fuddeh encounters, and prefent rewards. So by our home- 
 bred miichiefe,whatfoeuer the Gods haue giuen to Sicily for the terror 
 of forraine Nations,growes weake,and falles into a confumption.Nei- 
 ther pet fwade thy felfe,thatthisi$no inconuenient way of training vp 
 fuch boiling fpirics, who being thus inftru&ed in the Arte of Wane, 
 will afterward fhew that eagerneue, which in their owne Countrey 
 they haue acquired vpon a forreine enemy with more brauery. Ivvifli 
 we had but thefe confolations in our domeltikeragings. But that thou 
 mayeft not be abufed,in fuppofing that this is a way to breed vp young 
 fouldiers, and make them couragious and obedient to difcipline; do but 
 confider how often thefe tempetts carry in them more va.nitie and me- 
 naces,then iuft duties of a Souldier. Thefe troopes doe draw to a licact 
 in the Fortes and 'Cities which are in their power; there they make 
 boote of the Citizen, who cannot refift ; or the Countrey-man,who 
 lookes not for them. This is for the moft part the foleobiedt of their 
 valour. Seldome they come toabattell; either none ^rcafuall skir- 
 mimes,for that they are wooed to be appeafed, and before they come 
 to trie their fortune in the ficld,thou fendelt them home with rewards. 
 But doe the wanes laft ; doe thefe cnteftine troubles {till continue en- 
 raged; yetftill the Souldier is fatted with the fpoyles of his plentiful! 
 Countrey ,and liuing more delicately vpon the goods of the wretched 
 fabiefl: in warre,then he can in peace ; is more perfect in robbing,then 
 in conftancie,ablene(Te,or discipline of the warre. So asaftcrward hee 
 will fettle vnder the burden of the duties of a true and iufl command, 
 whkh alfo in an enemies Countrey is fometime without gainc, with a 
 hearties wearines,and lliew thee that there is a vaft difference between 
 • the office of a Freebooter, and that of a Souldier. In the meane time 
 WCare defpifed (OKing,) : andifthoudoeltpurpofe any thing againft 
 thy neighbours, they more confident of our raditpofit ion, then vpon 
 their owne ftrengths,doe make a fcorne of thy intendments. They are 
 affuredly perfwaded ,that with any little money Scattered among them, 
 they fhall ftirre vp fome Sicilians,which ftall mtangle thee with ciuill 
 
 broyles, 
 
Lib.j . Iohn Barclay his btf/gOTft 105 
 
 broyles. So doe they deliuer thee to bee weakened by thofc, whole 
 hands vndcr thycommandfhouldferuc for their defhuition. Whether 
 thefe things be more infamous,or more pernicious to this glorious Na- 
 tional referre to thine ownc mdgement. Finally, art thou plcalcdto 
 heare what thy iubiedts may iutily complaineotr To the end thefe 
 ftormes might be allayed, the people in old time had recourfc to the 
 Royall power. That ambition might not make the Noble men fall 
 vpon,and breake one another to pieces ; that fai\ions might not deuide 
 the people,which ought to bee at vnitic ; that they might not (land iti 
 fearc ofthat from their fellow-fubie&s, which the encmie doth vfeto 
 threaten; they beftowedvpon the King his Crownc, his Throne, and 
 the Sword. Butifyetvnder a Monarchy they be tormentqd with the 
 plagues,to which Republikcs are fubiec^,whathaue they gotten in re- 
 compence of their quitted right,and their power of command yeelded 
 into thy hand? Either themeftore them their former liberty, or pro- 
 dure them quiet at home, togaine which, they parted with their J^t- 
 bcrtie. - 
 
 • Meteander at thefe words with a heau'mg ligh anfwered, that this 
 difeaic was eafier blamed then cured. That hee bad already executed 
 Eriflbenes and Oloodemui ; Licogenes was flainc in fight. If according 
 to thofeprefidentshiseftatc rriuft daily be maintained by fuch feuerity, 
 himlclfe ihonld growto hate that power.,which muftbe fed with the 
 blood of the Nobilitie. But /hall' I put out thole dcare lights,or oncly 
 darken them ? What ? all of them ? Yet that were inhumane,and per- 
 haps: more then the power of a King can compafle. Which then ? Be 
 it fo : onely thole which arc fufpeoted. But truly to punifh any for no 
 canfc,buc fufpition alone, is vniuit;&: behdes,very.oftcntimes,*;hei.c is no 
 jrou'u'dfor iufpitior^taefQre the troubles cive enroot .It isno rare,thing, 
 that thecagefnesof (tirringipkirs fhould at once both determine, and 
 in the famq time raile thefe tumults. Shall I then with my fternenelVc 
 make them all to fhunnc me ? Shall I liue like a wildc beail ajonc, or 
 rather- fill my Court with men of no note or birth? The remedy ,1 
 fivcare, is farre more vnpleafanc then the diieaie. .My truft is in the 
 Gods and the Fates, that fince wee. haue -viought out this terrible 
 ftormc,thc reuerence ofvs will ferue them for a rcine,who haue ieene a 
 proofe of what wee are able to doe. At lea It, Cleobttlm, if thou canft 
 thinkcofany aduicc mildcrthenother.letmchcare it. 
 
 ; Then-C 'trobulw j I am of thy apinloa,Q-King : that is,I do,as thou, 
 cxculc thefe Noblemen as much as is fit. There are in them happy and 
 mighty fpirits : and cuen thefe things which wee find fault with, arc 
 ligncsofabraue difpofition, and which would be very vfefull to the 
 Commonwealth, if it were rcitrained with the reipecT: of the Lawcs. 
 
 O 2 Now 
 
l$6 I ohn Barclay hi$\Argenh. Lib.j. 
 
 Now,becaufe you haue differed them to grow wanton, whatfoeuer 
 tHey reibluc vpon and dare, it is to you, Kings, that I impute the fault. 
 But when venues and vicc3 are no more valued by their ownc defer-; 
 uing,then by the eftimation ofthe vulgar fort;vvhat wonder is it,ifcu- 
 ftome, and the eminence ofthe offenders, together with their Tucccfte, 
 hauc ennobled this crime ; which if thou dehrefttodeftroy,andvtter-. 
 ly abolifh,thou muft reduce itbacke to the baleneffeof its owne origi- 
 nail. Thatfhaltthou effe£lfn:ft,with the difhonour of the true name 
 of it, by Ailing it, Rebellion, Confpiracy,and PerfkUoufnefle : not as it 
 vies to' betermed,GreatnefTcoffpirit,Wifedome,Cqnfortmip,and care 
 ofthe Common good. Next, that they which fhall fall off from thee, 
 be at leaf! made to ftoopeto the humjlitie of begging, and with all 
 fubmifiiuenefTe, thy Pardon. Where now (with a cuftome ftrange to 
 all other Nations) thou vfeft to condemne thy felfe in thy publike E- 
 di&s,proclaimingthem innocent. For if they bee not guilty, in taking 
 Armes,certainelythquart,againft whom they beare them. A.wofull 
 condufion ! Exceptbut this Iaft warre, in which thou had (tablblutely 
 the victory ,and confider all the garboyles in thy fathers time and thine 
 ownc. They were all ended vpon thoietermes; that, with too foule a 
 <i ; .ffembling,and betraying the bondage of y our Kingdome,you mould 
 take vpon your felues the wafting ofthe Prouinces,the leuy ing of For- 
 ces.and all other the mifchieuousfadts ofthe Rebels. That thefe things 
 were done by your command; oratleaft, for your feruice, you were 
 vnderyour hands content to acknowledge. But it is a cruel! thing to 
 dimme the light of thefe Starres. Indeed they muft neither be extin- 
 guifhed, nor yet gouerned without humanitie. Let them fhine (O 
 King) fb that they remember to what Sunne they owe their light, and 
 doe not eclipfe thy Orbe. It did feeme almoft neceffacyjthat the blood 
 of fbme one fhould pay for that crime. Erifthcnes with Ohodcmpu did 
 eonftrainc thy goodneffe to the marpenefle of that remedy, and theic 
 vnhappy reuenger, Licogenes, will for fome while with the remem- 
 brance of fum,keepe the minds ofthe reft in order. But who-euer,for- 
 getfullofthefe times,fhall firft begin that play againe, preffe him hard 
 and fpeedily,not in a flow manner, or with preparations made vpon 
 ambiguous confutations: and take rhe expedition into thine owne 
 hand; left the preuarication of thy Captaines doe lofe the bufinelfe 
 with vnneceffary delayes. Ifthou bee couragious , if thou delay not, 
 many will follow thy command, being taken with a reuerence ofthe 
 Royall State; who will begin to doubt oftheir dutie,if thou fhak feeme 
 vnrefolued, whether a man may without punifhment offend them. 
 Then therefore thou muft earneftly apply thy felfe to the occafion, left 
 thou fhouldcft feeme with a timorous want of ipirit to fiaue forgotten 
 
 thefe 
 
Lib.3. Iohn Barclay his ^sirgenis. i $* 
 
 thefe times,or to aske forgiuencfle for killing Eri(ibenes. 
 
 Follow that ardour, that it may appcare to bee thine ownc, rather 
 then Fortunes. Couenants^Lawes^onditions^omaRebell in Armes 
 doe not Co much asheare propounded. Let there be onc,and but one 
 remedy for the penitent, that he petition,that he put offall pride, and 
 condemneboth hknfelfc and his caufe. To him thus reformed, thou 
 mayeft out of thy clemency (hew mercy, except his offences bee too 
 monftrous.or that he deferred his pretended penitence,tili inforced to 
 it by neccflity . But yet let him be pardoned with that condition, that 
 by way of fine he be ibmewhat leflencd. If he hauc a Gouernment of 
 thine,takepartof it from him, and bellow it vpon another : ifCafiles 
 of his ovvne, or belonging to the Crowne, let one of them in thy hands 
 remaine a pledge of his Faith in time to come. Others will bee afraid 
 with their ipoylcs to inrich the Kings Exchequer, who now with dc- 
 firesfarre different, dare demand Peniions, Gouernmcnrs, and Com- 
 mands of Souldiers, as the pride oftheir Peace theygrantyou. But by 
 no mcaneslet the mtcrceffion oftheir kinred ieruing thee agamft them, 
 preuaileto get thy Pardon for thefe offenders. There is not a more 
 common cheating,then this of the Noble men ; who not out of loue, 
 not out of true affection , but as it were by lot.doe fort thcmfelues into 
 oppofite Armies. Brothers,Kinlmcn,Vncles,he fliall be withthce,he 
 ferue againft thee : that either by the victory, or by fauour they may 
 be fecured againft cither fortune. Thefe men it is fit that thou fhouldlt 
 (O King)extrcmely fufpeft ; and if they beearneftintcrcefTorsfor their 
 friends,hold them little better then enemies. 
 
 This courle I hold fit to be taken with the Ringleaders of the facti- 
 ons. But what doe they without a ftrength of Souldiers ? They arc 
 the blood; they,the finewes of thefe troubles. Nor flult thou, with- 
 out thy preiudice,forbeare to punifh them. Any therefore whom when 
 things are quiet,thoudoeft enroll either for Souldiers in Garrifon,or id 
 thy ordinary Bands,ifa Rebellion being on foot,they doe follow their 
 Commanders againft thee ; let them be difcharged with dilgrace : let 
 them be cafht : Let no damourof theirs, though penitent ; no prayers 
 ofthe Noblemen mooue thee. Let them learne not to refped their 
 Officers fo much,as thee in them. And that they alfo, as well asthem- 
 felues,are maintained by thee, and depend vpon thee. So the Forces 
 which thou raifeft,which in peace thoudoeft trainevpforthylcruice, 
 fhallbe wholly thine ownc, neither fhall the Noble men vpon confi- 
 dence of the Troopes which thon doft truft them with,dare to flight or 
 contemne thee. But if when there are any,who in the troubles doe ad- 
 here to the feditions,and are not in thy cntertainement,I am not againft 
 thy dealing more mildly with them# They are onely guilty of becing 
 
 O 3 mil-led. 
 
ja^ Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib.g, 
 
 mif-lcd. Vpon fuch,ifthou pleafe, thou mayeft purchafe to thy felfe a 
 fame of clemency. So as they be made to know, that thou haft freely 
 wanted them pardon, and finde that they haue not wrung it out of 
 thee againft thy will. But hitherto wee haue difcourfed of the punifh- 
 jno and fines onely of offenders. They are,before it comes to that,to be 
 mattered ; or which is more gentle, to be reduced : that there may bee 
 no neceffitie either of ouercomming, or punifhing them. Two things 
 there are (O King) by which the great Ones are armed againft thee,' 
 and prouokedto thefe ambitious courfes. That power,if thou in a dif- 
 creet manner doeft weaken, whether thou (halt by fo doing,doe more 
 for thine owne benefit, or theirs, Icannotasyetcertainely determine. 
 But at this time I cannot difcourfe of them to thee,for I fee the King of 
 Sardinia covnming hither. 
 
 LMe/eander looked backe, and faw that TKadirobanes was now 
 already within the Court ; hee therefore, though vnwillingly put- 
 ting off their priuate confutation to another time, wenttomeete his. 
 Gueft, a.ndchearefully welcomminghim, brought him into theban- 
 keting houfe . It was the largeft roome in all the Palace ,and the doores 
 being ibt ope ,he commanded that the people fhould bee permitted to 
 come in,and fee them. In thofe dayes it was the fafhion among the Si- 
 cilians,to lye downe and feede vpon beds. But the ancienteft cuftomes 
 doe: often with a fecret reuerence adde a maieftie to thole things,which 
 either Princes doe in publike, or the Priefts in their miniftration exe- 
 cute. For that day therefore Utfeleanders pleafure was, that the tem- 
 perance of their Anceftors fhould be prefented by them,and the guefts 
 fit at their meate. He inuited alfo the principall of the Nobility to the 
 Fcaft. Argents her felfe was like wife there,with lome iele&ed Ladies, 
 a po wcrfull incitement to the riuall wooers, of hatred and rage, t^r- 
 chombrotu* was mad at Radtrobancs, Icarce being able toconceale, or 
 fuppreffe his fury. Radtrobancs no whit more temperate,did by ftealth 
 obferue,if he did cart his eye vpon Argents ,or were cheered,il by her 
 graced with any becke or looke. Both of them in thefrenzie of their 
 feare concluding vainely,and conrtruing both looks and gefturcs which 
 were not purpofely vfed,asiniuries"done them. 
 
 The Feaif being ended 3 Radtrobanes impatient bothofhisloue and 
 hate,did letUfcfc/f^^rknoWjthat if hee were atleifure, hee defired 
 priuate conference with him. Prefently LMeleander withdrew with 
 him into a Gallery, where Radtrobanes : If I were (faid he) to treate 
 with another, I would (my noble Oaft) labour to gaine his good will 
 to my defires,with remembring that I am King of Sardinia and Corfi- 
 ca : that the Hands of the Balcares are alfo mine : that many Portes are 
 poffert by my people on this fide in Afxka,on that,vpon thecoaft ofLi- 
 
 guria : 
 
Lib.3 • Iohn Barclay bis Lsfrgettis. !* 9 
 
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 guria : that thele Countries are both populous and wealthy : that my 
 Fleete is mightie,and Miftreflfe of all the Sea that from the Ocean is let 
 in among vs, and betwecne thefe lands. I vvouldadde an extraction 
 from Kings, whereof the firft are reported toderiue their defcentfrom 
 the Gods. But to thee I will vie another kind of language. I delire 
 befides the contracted hofpitality betwecne vs, to be loyned with thee 
 in a neerer league of amide. Giue me Icaue to vnitcmy fortune with 
 thine ; or that I may fpeakemorc plainely,takc vpon thee the name and 
 prerogatiue of a Father ouer mc. Whatfoeuer I am owner of,bee it 
 thine : oncly aflure thy daughter to me. Yet I muft contefle, that I 
 well know not whether I doe no more carnerily defire this marriage, 
 that (he may be my Wife, or thou my Father in Law. Hauingthus 
 fpokcn,he made no mention of the aide he brought him, which ncuer- 
 theleflc he firmely hoped, would efpecially moue the old man. 
 
 AtcleAndcr acknowledging an infinite ;debt to Radp-chutes, Thou 
 niakeft(faid he) anofter to me, my deareft Gueft,moft worthy not on- 
 ly to be accepted,but to be alio fought with all care and diligence.For 
 who would not wifh to bee allycdto Radiroh *«aaud Sardinia ? Both 
 thy felfe, braue young man, with a leffe patrimony, and Sardinia with 
 aKingof leffe power Or efteeme, might well hope tor greater things 
 then thou required at my hands. But thou knowelt that marriages are 
 made more comfortable by the vnion of minds, then by the coniuncYi- 
 onof bodies.The minds of men are free,ncither hauc any Laws power 
 to compell them to be willing with that, which they haue no mind to. 
 TheRoyall eftatc to which my daughter is borne, doth ieall of all 
 brook fuch a flauery.I haue receiued the Crowne from my Anceftors, 
 llie. experts it after me : it ought then to be freely in her choice, vpon 
 whom line fhal pleafeto conferrc the fortune of her Sicily .Yet doe not 
 take this(my fwecteft Gueftjas if I didjiot wifh thee whatfoeuer thou 
 doeft delire,and efpecially in this particular.But I would nothaue thee 
 thinke it ftrange,if 1 thinke fitto giue my daughter a iuft and conueni- 
 ent liberty. What^amablje f todoe,ldoe faithrully promile thee. Doe 
 thoufo worke her,that fhemay be worthy thy loue. Neither were an 
 enforced marriage conuenicnt for thee. Finally, imagine thy felfe my 
 fonne,howftrongioeuerthy loue were,how many graces (beuer thou 
 couidft perfwatjethy fancy were in her: I would not defite her for my 
 Daughter in La\v,except'fhe alfo did with thee for her husband. 
 
 Wnhthefe circumlocutions, Lftlekander went about both to fatif- 
 fie Rjatrobaite/jfind to gaine the time,which was neceflary for a bufi- 
 nefleofib great tohfequence : for that hee well knew his Daughters 
 mindtobewholyaueriefromthat marriage.Hauing tried before v hat 
 her opinion of it was, when he doubted not but that R*dtrobancs v as 
 
 O 4 come 
 
200 Iohn Barclay bis^irgcnis. Lib. 3. 
 
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 come thither vpon that hope. But he then began to preffe the buii- 
 fiefte,to inireate the old mansfauour, to tell him, that his life was fet 
 vpon his becomming his Sonne in Law. In this heate he neither mark- 
 ed the words, nor perceiued Me'eavdcrs meaning, who in fuch an ob- 
 lique and cold manner did put him in hope, that a wife man, and one 
 whofeiudgementhad not been diftempered with loue, would well 
 enough haue found himfelfe refufed. And now Eurymedes brought 
 them word,that it was time to goe to the Playes, which were to bee 
 prelented before the Court gate, being fuddenly appointed,and onely 
 to delight the people after the Kings victory. They therefore went in- 
 to the (eats appointed for them,in which the Matters of the Reuels had 
 placed many things for State, which they had brought out of the 
 Kings priuy Lodgings; efpecially their moft ancient Statues and Ima- 
 ges of the old Heroes ; and not onely fuch as had an entire fhape, and 
 full proportion oflimbes, but alfo made before *Dedalus his time, 
 whole head alone was formed, the reft of the ftone remaining rough 
 and vnpolifhed. After the Kings were fet, Argents with Sclemffd, and 
 a traine of her Women came into the place, which was no meane tor- 
 ture to Radtrobams and Archombrouu* They could not therefore free- 
 ly marke the A(5tors,nor curioufly obferue tho{e monuments of the an- 
 cient Sicilian Greameffe. Neither did they view the Lady often, ha- 
 uing their eyes mutually fixed vpon one another. Lithe meane time 
 /fo^re^wej fuppoied, that Argents did both cheercfully, and more 
 then once looke vpon Archombrotm. Which when hee did moft wo- 
 fully beleeuc, he thus fpake to himfelfe : To be a furious Louer, will 
 doe me now no good : it is difcretion and cunning that will be of moft 
 vfe to vs. For if I fhali caufe Arcbombrotus to be made away, the me- 
 mory of his loffe will render me the more hatred by Argcnti. But isnot 
 loue a kinde of warre ? And we fee that thofe Townes, which fortifi- 
 cations keepc from the enemy in time of warre, treafon doth often put 
 into their hands. I muft then attempt with gifts, fuch as are in fauour 
 with Argents. Continuall good words,and commending them, will 
 makethemthe more kinde tome, which are all heedleffe, and eafily 
 doe fuck vp, w hat thole which are familiar with vs doe frequently, 
 andnotfhewing any cunning, inftillinto vs. With thefe Engines, no 
 fecret which fhall pafTe betweene him and the PrincerTe,fhalI be con- 
 cealed from me. Pondering then, whom of Argents her Court hee 
 fliould fet vpon with his bribes,there was nothing that feemed to' him 
 either of more difficulty or,profit,then to addreffe himfelfe to St/enijfa, 
 For fuch was the conftancy of that old Womans behauiour,as would 
 affright fuch as went about to corrupt her: but if (he were once gai- 
 ned,thc conqueft otArgenu was eafie. He was ingenious,and now the 
 
 nimbler 
 
Lib. 3 , Iohn Barclay bis i^irgznis* 2oI 
 
 nimbler witted,when by the cagcrneffe of his aflrclion, an edge was 
 fet vpon his naturall abilities. I muft (faid he) be bold,it is not hard fo 
 to fpcake to that old Woman,that if fhe be not to-be tainted, fhe fhall 
 not difcoucr the aime of my bounty : but if fhe haue a mindc to fet a 
 price vpon her fidclity,fhe may know that fhe hath met her Chapman. 
 Him wholly intcntiuc to thcfedclibei-ations,neithertheStage,nor the 
 place for thctriall ofactiuitic (for of them both there were prelented) 
 could delight; although they produced lbme, that profeft the Arte of 
 Erix, in fighting with leaden Whirlc-bats : and on the other fide,the 
 Catanians, after the manner taught by their Countriman Andron,fa.n- 
 ced to a Pipe. Yet he held it a good Augury, that intending to bribe, 
 he beheld in the Theater one of the fame kindc fuccc{Tefull,where the 
 Poet brought in jfrgiaznd Eripbtle, fhe purchafing the others bloody 
 vote with a Bracelet that had belonged to a Deitie: this ouercome 
 with the reward, and betraying the life of her husband. Among the 
 reft he fo approoucd of thefe verles, in which EriphiU hauing receiued 
 the price of her treachery^did reioice,as he prefently commanded them 
 to be brought to them,and with filcnt prayers for the like fuccefTe, did 
 readc them oucr feuerall times. 
 
 Now vanijh care : enough my watchful/ face 
 Is with vaine palenejfe chang'd,0 gods ! jour grace 
 Ton now haue he apt on mee, Pojfejfe I this y O 
 This Bracelet as my owne} Ihauemywijh: > 
 Now am I fafe y pf>f[efi ofheauenly bliffe . ^y 
 
 With fuchf aire Gemmes t Venus was want to decke 
 Her f elf e for Mars :fuch on his wiues white necke 
 The Tynan "Prince admir'd : Ofplendor rare I 
 O radiant light t then Phcebus/i?^ ttwefairt \ 
 
 Why am I mad ? Loue, Faith, and Piety 
 OHufl all he pay' d for this ; * twill be to mec 
 Too deare a Bracelet : for this gift /hall I 
 'Betray my Hufband in the warres to dye ? 
 Since entrailes of flaine Beafts, Birds ominous flight ', 
 e^tfW Phoebus Oracle it felfe did fright 
 Him from the warres. O gift too bloudy dear\ 
 TJnlefte a Widdowjthee I muft not weare, 
 'Twer* better farreforfake this curfi attyre* 
 My wauering Brefl fuffers diftraftions dyre: 
 A floating Ship on the rough Oceanfo 
 Is by tbcpghttng Wmdes toft to and fro, 
 
 But 
 
 psa 
 
202 Iohn Barclay bis ^rgenis. Lib. 3 . 
 
 But canft thou then befoolifb/tfiddeny 
 Bltffegitien by Fate ? Why fear' ft thou Augury ? 
 Canft than reftore this gift for feare ofwarre f 
 Thit is warres pricei tbenTheb's better by farre : 
 To mee a Kingdome : 7 h' Augur contradiBs, 
 And hatefnll piety myfouleafftiUs, 
 What (bill I doe ? flrange Fate . my heart doth fe are 
 What it defires : if thou defer ue to weare 
 Thisfacred Gold jf this bright Gemme befit 
 Thy beauty well, then boldly challenge it 
 As the gods gift. If thee thy Lord doe hate, 
 *Tis suffice ; if hee loue 3 and mfb thy fratc 
 4 Should c qua il heauenly goddejfes in blife, 
 
 Hee'lethinke his bloudwetijpent to pur chafe this. 
 
 Radirobanes ,&& the Playes were ended,pleafed with this prefident, 
 which he tooke for a prefage, when they were retired into the Court, 
 made the fame proportions to Argent* in her Fathers priuy Chamber, 
 that he had done before to the King.He befought her to accept as a Pre- 
 fent,the whole fortunes of Sardinia,to which he added,like a welhfpo- 
 ken Wooer, what did fute to both their fortunes. ArgenU blufhed not 
 only out of modefty,but withal out of a clofe and violent anger. Yet did 
 (he not returne any anfwer,butfuch as Radirobanes vpon that hrft o- 
 uerture did expect.That neither ought that to be one ofthe considerati- 
 ons of a Virgin ; nor was that liberty hers, who had a Father. In the 
 meane time (be was to giue him thankes, that hee fo did value her fa- 
 thers friendfhip. Radirobanes hauing a while intertained her, fell off to 
 let his deuices on foot : he went to and fro about the chamber to the 
 Lords and the Women, both with the Maiefly of a King,and a youth- 
 full iollitie. At length as hee defired, hee fell vpon Selemffa, and after 
 fbme ordinary difcouries, began to .commends fact fonne that liuedin 
 Court ; then to enquire if me.euerhad any more : what children {hee 
 had furuiuing: and whatfoeuer he thought would molt take a womans 
 mind. And from thence of his owne accord, turning his difcourfe to 
 himfelfe : I doe (faith he) obferue in thee many lines of my dearelt mo- 
 thers face. Many times when I haue looked vpon thee, I haue been 
 touched with a {xK'eet remembrance of her that is gone. This day I 
 will let thee know,in how many parts of her fauOur the dejftinies haue 
 made thee like her. As they were thus difcourf -\%yMeleander came to 
 tnem,rrom whom Radirobanes beingtoward night withdrawne, hee 
 fent for Selemffa' s fonne. His name was Demades. To whom,after he 
 had abufed him with a (hew-of much familiaritie : Goe (faid hee) and 
 
 carry 
 
L ib. i . Ioh n Barclay bis <^4rga;is. 2 Q * 
 
 carry this Pi£tore of my mother to Sei:xif* : if the Crowne and Scep- 
 ter were away, it is not much vnlike ber. Jt was a Picture in little 
 and in the fhewofage, not much different from Seiemjfa. For it pre- 
 fented the Queenc an old woman, and full of wrinkles. But fo many 
 Iewels as did long fince coft 'Radirobancs twenty talents , were, with 
 curious Worke-manfhipjfet in the cafe of the Picture ; at whieh'there 
 hung alio a very great Pcarle. 
 
 Seknijfa, when fhec faw Demades with the Prcfent, beinc dazcled 
 with Co precious a gliftering, was in doubt whether fhee fhould make 
 Argents acquainted with her good fortune. Shee was afraid of bem<* 
 fufpecledof'infidclitytoher: or that (lie fhould bee commanded to 
 returne backe this pledge of more then ordinary bounty, ir'thc fhould 
 with fiich a rare accident ftirre the young Ladies ill-pleafed and vn- 
 prepared thoughts. Pcyzingthefe things in her minde^and as yet vnre- 
 folued, fhee enquired of her fonne, if there were any other prefent 
 when Radirobanes deliuered it to him to brine her ? Nay, (faith he) he 
 caldme afide into a priuatc roome , that no body might know of it. 
 And thou therefore, fonne, (faid Se/eni(fa) kecpe the matter to thy 
 felfe. There is more in it then thou knoweft of. Neither is this fenc 
 to me as thoubeleeueft, and Radtrobanes pretended. But with more 
 conueniency, and when 1 may doe it, thou (halt heare more. Onely 
 now remember that thou hold thy peace. This faid, fhe went to Arge- 
 nts, to her fhee yet was not vnfaithfull, but now her hate of fydtro- 
 banes was ended. Then fhee beganne to thinke with how oreat haz- 
 zardboth to her felfe and Argeais, Poliarchtu was beloued. For how 
 often had fhe hindered Argents her purpofe of dying?or who could a£ 
 fure that at one time or other fhee would not in fomc furious fit make 
 an end of her felfe ? Finally, thatcuery one ought to take careofhim- 
 felfe. For what (faid fhec) hath Totiarchus deferued of me ? I hauc 
 becne more benefited by Radtrobanes t who hath bcene heere but a 
 few dayes, then by more then a yeercs familiarity of Toltarcbus with 
 Argents, What if he that is both vnknowp.e and a ftranger, hath gi- 
 uen out of himfelfe that which is falfe? But this man, Sicily did finde a 
 King in the ayde he brought vs,before he declared himfelfe to be one in 
 fecKing a great and princely marriage. InBnc, r f>o/iarcbus isabfent: 
 whether he wiltreturne or no, whether if he returne, Argents can get 
 her fathers confent to marry him pubhkely,or whether he will not fc- 
 crctly be gone, and both fcorne and deceiue me, is all vncertaine. As 
 for Radtrobanes ^it cannot bereiefted without being difpleafed. Nei- 
 ther (if wee flip this) will neglected Fortune take care to prouidethe 
 like conditions either for me or Argents. 
 
 Within a few dayes (as CUobnlm had foretold) there came from all 
 
 the 
 
2 04 Iohn Barclay his^Argenls. Lib.3. 
 
 the Cities,Deputies to the King , and fate downe in the Porches of the 
 Temples^holding Boughes in their hands wrapped about with wooll, 
 after the fafhion of Petitioners. Many Townes,andof them the beft ot 
 the Citizens vied the intcrceflion of Iburrmnes and < I>unalbtm y whofc 
 fauour with the King was fuch, as nothing ceuld bee refufed them 
 which they defired. Meteander therefore fhewing a manly gcntle- 
 neffe to his deie&cd Subie'&s which were in his power, was contented 
 to punifh them whom hce found penitent, onely with a maiefticall 
 countenance, giuing audience to them in the Court, which they were 
 brought into through the Guard in Armes, where heefate inRoyall 
 feabkjto ftrikc the more feare into tnofe fuppliants. And when they 
 complained of the difpofition of thofe times which had drawne the 
 people from their owne inclination, and made them breake into ledi- 
 tions : He in few words blaming them , left them,in hope of more 
 mildnefie,to his Councell^and willing them to attend them for know- 
 ledge of his further pleafu re. But they were eafie things which were 
 impoledvpon them j fome few payments, by way of fine, and the 
 banimment of the molt obftinate. Hauingthen beene dealt with more 
 gracioufly then they expected, they filled their Townes with the louc 
 of the Conquerour.The Hiperephanijhad a mind to fend their Com- 
 miflioners apart, and by themfelues, to prefent their congratulations, 
 their willies, and new aiTurances of their allegeance,to the King. But 
 fome among them hindred that deuice, who knew it would bee vn- 
 welcome to the King. For he,when he heard that was in agitation a- 
 mong them : I would know (faid he) whether the Hiperephanij doe 
 think themfelues more or leffe Sicilians then the reft of thy Subie&s 
 are ? For why in their dueties doe they diuide themfelues from the 
 reft of the people ? Why doe they not fend to me in the name of the 
 Prouincesor Cities, but in that of a faction? which, let them know, 
 are al waves hateful! to Princes; but then ,efpecially,when they fbew 
 themfelues in publike , and as it were make ortentation of their 
 owne forces. But when diuers and fundry Prouinces did come to doe 
 their duetie to the King,thc Deputies or Syracufa beino called into the 
 Councell,with deie&ed cies dedared,that there was lomewhat which 
 they durft not deliuer, except they were commanded to fpeake. And 
 to Cieobulus enquiring what they-fought, they deliuered their petiti- 
 on, in which the defires of their City were contained.They added alio, 
 that it often falls out, that the people vexed with the iniuriesof vniuft 
 men, doe foolifrily wreake their griefs vpon the King or the Countrcy : 
 as fome in the hcateofa feuer, difquieted with their malady, doe rage 
 againft thofe which are neereft to them. Neither that they did in- 
 tend to excufe their former madnefTe, but yet knew that by theie op- 
 
 prelTions 
 
L ib. 3 . Iohn Barclay his Argents. 205 
 
 preflions it was at fiift occasioned , which they now llicd to bee eafed 
 of, and that it would much auaile to the keeping them in their right 
 mindes, if of the fame in time to come they might bee wholly de- 
 liitered. 
 
 Cleobultu vndertooke thedcliuery of their Petition to theKing,and 
 commanded the Meffcngecs to waite for an aniwer within a day or 
 pvvo. The Councell then rifing, hee went to the King, who, as it hap- 
 pened, was then ferioufly thinking of Clcobulw his prudence ; who 
 had not idly conie&ured that the Cities would all fubmit themfelues: 
 and remembring that hisaduiccs were interrupted by the comming of 
 * Radirebancs , hee prefently (deferring the Syraculians Petition to ano- 
 ther time, as requiring longer deliberation) hee called him backeto 
 the famedifcourfe. Thou faidft(quoth he) as I remember (CUobulus) 
 that there were two things which render the Peace of Sicily vncer- 
 taine;and leaue in the hands of the Noble men,whcther wc fhall hauc 
 peace or warre. But the King of Sardinia did then brcakeofV thy dii- 
 courfe, which hcere at more leafiirc thoumayeft nowfinilh. What 
 then are thofe two Ligaments,or to Ipeake more pioperly,Fatcs,which 
 make Sicily to be fo much in the danger ofthe great men. The fame 
 (moft excellent King ) replied CleobnlHs) which thy felfe haft often 
 complained of.Firft, the excefTiue number of Forts,Caftles,and Garri- 
 ibns in Sicily. Next,thecuftomeof appointiug<3oucrnouisofProuin«- 
 ces, vpon thofe tcrmes that they command, and their life fhall bec of 
 one-continuance. So many Caftles if they were not hurtfull, but only 
 vfelefTe,! would (truely) perfvvade the racing of them. But now when 
 the keeping them is accompanied with coff, danger, and for the moft 
 part with damage, why, vnhappily obftinate, doe vscc to our owne 
 harme preferue them, or againft what enemy doe wee thinkethey 
 iliould ftand vs inftead; a fbrrainc or domefticall ? As for tlie rbr- 
 raine,thcy are fufficiently bard out by thefe which wee hauc built vp- 
 on the Fromyres ofthe Kingdome,and cheHauens. The commodity 
 ofthem I doe not difpute. Wee haue there ftrength enough} there is 
 fufricicnt to hinder an inuading Enemy # But if any fhould, notwith- 
 ftanding thofe obftaclcs, breake thorow, hee fhall bec entertained by 
 our armies, and ouj Townes lying eucry where in their way , where- 
 of our Countrey is well furnifhed, and thofe not fo weakc, that at the 
 firft brunt they cannot be facked. Thefe will feme to ftay the fury of 
 ;t foi raine Enemy .At home,whom do we ftand in feare of?The people 
 and the Inhabitants of the Cities? or not rather the ambitionofthe 
 great Ones, whole turbulent fpirits arc euer ready to throw themfelues 
 into all hazzards, attending vpon thole bold innouations. It is (el- 
 dome that the peopkhaue a minde to rebellions. The madnelTe which 
 
 of 
 
20 <5 Iohn Barclay bis Argents. Lib.5. 
 
 of late did pofleflfe them, is almofl without president; yet not that 
 with the prouihon of fo many Forts as we now difpute of, could either 
 bepreuentedorfo much as reftrained.Thatby this thou may ft perceiue 
 (O King) thefe Fortreflfes doe notib much allure thcTowneSj vpoti 
 whofeneckes they ftahd,to be at thy deuotion-, asshev deliuef them to 
 the Commanders of the Garrifbns into' i-a waoft ineuitableffeaety, who 
 hauemore often compelled the Townf-mcn, in ipight of their hearts, 
 to declare themfeluesagainfl: the King, then they haue enforced them, 
 when either they were wauering, or rebellious to their duety. So that 
 as oftenasthey defire to haue the keeping ofFoK^coVnsmktedto them; 
 this may feeme to bee what they.in fiience doerequlire.- (jiuemfce (O* 
 King) Fetters, with which 1 may manacle theTowne,andvnakeit fub- 
 ie6ttothe command of the Fort, may hold the Citizens Prifoners: Be 
 thou againftit, be theyneuerib vnwilling, they ftilhtiay beefubieit 
 co my will j The Countrey round about (land in awe of, and tremble 
 ai the power 'of -this. Fotti-sfffc^JFhat he-ess 1 laiay admit,' -and from 
 hence* at itiy^ pleafifrt\few>J@ttefS<5ivWicrs in At fne's. Finally ; 7 eftablirli 
 rnc a little Kingdome within this^r'thine, though of larger" extent. 
 Thou wilt fay, that by the election of men of appfoued faithfalnefle, 
 thou wilt diiarme the licentiouihefieof fo dilated a power* Thou fhak 
 then doe that which neue-r^ny'King of Sicily -could before tfiee'^ For 
 what either ciuill wat^fc^lcrrainc inuafiod was there'eu^r, iiV which 
 diuers of thefe Goiierndurs of FofOrerTes &d ndtfall fr&tvthe King? 
 Or what troubles haue there euer beene at all in this o«r Countrey, 
 which did not either breakeout of thefe holds, orthither made their 
 retraits? Neither doe they at alldiffcmbleiq-who after any ftirres doe 
 come toconditioris of P^ace With thee.<Tr*?y ^Urnand Caitles of thee, 
 for alTurahce of their ieenrtty ': dtwtli to fayi'"TJiSt iti them they may 
 be fafe, whether thou wilt or no. A':td if- an humor of contention re- 
 ujuein them; they may with a -foarelcffe rtiibbomneffearrneagaine. 
 Biit fee how vnequaUthc condition is. For the affuring of then-' pardon 
 iot their- 'former rebellion , not -contented W3^tiy'&6f§^&^ti& 
 tfiattdrorthemfelu^syArme^For^^^ a Pledge 
 
 of the te^^t^^ce^lH^lrixhky<y&eA'n■)c i they coriftrayne thee to giue 
 that cicdir to their word, which they refiue to thine. But were there 
 none of thelc- Fort Kications in the Kingdome, they would(Sir)ground 
 th^itUhength'Vpo'tfthy fiith, and- their owne fidelity tc/thce , and in 
 -ti^©t3e8lcbtenl | ^ectt<o(th'em :) \\'ould be obeyed a% long as th'o'u fhoul- 
 deftphaFeY neittok would -the iecurky of rebelling •-$ nkafingto it 
 felferpr-ouoketheffi to offend, with (hevvkjg cheWio many -Rampires 
 and- Ditches. ~° y.-k 
 
 But thou wilt alledge,that the wifedome of our. Artceftors is not to 
 
 be 
 
Lib. 3. lohn Barclay his i^drgevis. 207 
 
 be fo defpifcd , that either built thefe Fortes, or atlea-fl: gaue vs prefi- 
 dents for building them. Let not (Sir) that age fo much admire it fclfe. 
 Our Anceftors did prouide ior the affaires of thole tiracs,accordin^ to 
 the difpofitionofthem. To vs it will be fometimes for the beft, as the 
 occafionsdoe differ, which we are encountrcd withall to dilTent'from 
 their opinion, and vary from their courfes. And as I fliould thinkcit 
 an vnreucrent pride, in cucry thing to neglecl the wifedomc of our 
 forefathers, fo I fhould account it an abfurd kindeof refpaftiuenefle, 
 which'fhould perpetually bind vs to the obleruation of theircouries. 
 Thcfe Forts therefore which are fo troublefbme to vs; I both Lelceue, 
 that they with good aduicedid biiAd ; and alio that wee iljould raze 
 them with noleffe diicretion. For in old time either Sicily wasnot be- 
 come one Kingdome, oratleaftthe leuerali Proumces haditheirownc 
 Princes, who,with fome petty tribute, and a little fhew of obedience, 
 did acknowledge the Kings Soue*aigncty.It was the no w|ondcr.,ifcae- 
 ry one of them did ereAfueh Forts,, as either might feruc forderewee 
 againft their neighbours, or if the King did opprctle them, thev might 
 noteahly be turned out of their Countrey. Now,eithcrby conqueit, 
 right of inheritance, or contract, the Gods haue conferditalivpon 
 thee, with fuch a felicity, as thou canft finde none, with whom the 
 commonname of Sicily is not higher prized, then that of tke flajoOw 
 Prouince in which hee was borne. To what end then doc wieepre- 
 {erue by thefe Cafiles the memory ofthe ancient differences and limits, 
 the profit of them being wholly extinguished? Doe not therefore fpare 
 the names of places, whether andquitic were the founder ofthem, or 
 hathonely added dignity to them. Let ambition 5 togcther with her 
 Rampires', fall to the ground* Of ib mafiy Fcxrcsprcfci uc-onely a very 
 few, and thole, in neceilary places, one especially at SyracMfa,roifiicn 
 a one as may be fo well able zo matter lb greata Citic, as fometimes to 
 ftay the people, if they mould breake into any diforder. Thele wil! 
 be fufricient for the defence ofthe Kingdome. But with that refcrua- 
 tion, that they be not committed to die principal! ofthe Nobiiitie;Let 
 'theGouernoursbc men ofa middle rankc, neither-needy J norprcmri 
 of their wealth; in fdmme, fuch as may hope for much horn thee, biit 
 can compell nothing. Leaue this fafhion of multitude of Forts,to thofc 
 Kings which doe curbe Nations fa rrc remoued from them, with a 
 forraine, and therefore hated power, who neither doe grow into one 
 -body with a conformity of manners, nor preierue their fidelity with a 
 fettled friendship ; and Jtf ti^ey 4ooke into the HHtafies. of their An- 
 certors, will blufh to fee themfeluesbut Additaments to a Grangers 
 Scepter, and that they are not onely feruants to their Lord, but to the 
 Countrey alfo in which their Lord doth liue. But thy Sicily is one N3 - 
 
 tion, 
 
2 o 8 Iohn Barclay his Argents. Liba- 
 
 tion, one blond; hath the fame La wes : and would haue enioyeda 
 perfect communication of glory of their Prince, and of fame ; had not 
 the bounty of thy Anceftors broken them with different affe£tions,by 
 appointing continually to each ieuerall Prouince a Gouernour , by 
 which they might be put in rninde, that once they had a King of their 
 ovvne. 
 
 The other thing by which I told thee , that thy quiet was diftur- 
 bed, and the Noble men armed againft thee, is, I fay, this cuftomcof 
 granting fo long,fo fetded a command of the Prouince to them. For 
 as foone as they haue receiucd their Gouernour from thee, they pre- 
 fcntly refpeit him, are acquainted with him, and doc as conftantly 
 hold him for their Commander , as thee for their King. And hee on 
 the other fide doth neerer at hand poffeffe the Subiec~ts mindes, neerer 
 preffethhisownedefires, and more readily either plagueth the flub, 
 borne, or is kinde to the friendly. Aboue all, the Gentry doth Co ad- 
 dict themiclues to thefe Gouernours of Prouinces, being catched with 
 hope, conuerfation, and faire vfagc, that at laft they will binde them- 
 felucs to him, and keepe their words, though it bee againft the King 
 himfelfe. Thefe places ,if thou wouldft (O King) grant them but for a 
 few yeeres, their power would not grow with time fofirme, nor the 
 fubiecl:eitherloueorfeare,more then were fit, fuch as within fhort 
 time fhould haue no command ouer them. 
 
 All this (faid the King) I haue long fince refolued and wayedin my 
 ownc minde. But to whom,after the ancient manner,I haue long agoe 
 granted theie Prouinccs, with what face can I now take from them my 
 owne gifts? What fhall I do to thofe Captaines,that haue worthily de- 
 feruedofme > What to them, to whom I ftand indebted for the late 
 victory ? Shall I then bereaue them, now fo well approued of thofe 
 rewards ; which I granted them when they might be doubted of, or 
 at lcaft were not tryed ? The meanes (replied Clcobnlui) is eafie e- 
 nough.I would not that with fuch an innouation thou fhouldeft tempt 
 the patience of the Noble men. Let them freely and fafely enioy what 
 thou haft b'eftowed vpon them. But as any one of them failes, appoint 
 his SuccefTour vpon other and new conditions. Let their time of go- 
 uernement bee at the moft but three yeeres. Nor with renewing their 
 terme, giue tliem reafbn to hope that the name, rather then the nature 
 of their command,is changed. Sicily will not feare any damage from 
 Officers of fo (hort continuance, and ambition will greedily defire ho- 
 nours, though circumicribed within a narrower compaiTe of time.And 
 thou alio (halt extend thy bounty to a greater number , theProuinces 
 being often voide, in which,as their merits & thy affaires fhall require, 
 thou mayeft place diuers fuccefliuely one after another. 
 
 By 
 
Lib.3. Iohn Barclay his ^yfrgenis. 30 ^ 
 
 Bytncfewaies if thou (halt bereaue the great men, afwellofthe 
 ineanes, as the minds to rebell,thcy (hall be much oblicacd to thec.For 
 both they fhall bec freed from the penis, which vndera iealous or a 
 faithleffe King,might bee their ruinc : and the current of a moft excel- 
 lent dilpofition being reduced from running out of order, into their 
 iuft and proper channcll,will be carried to braue and militarie refoluti- 
 ons,no lcire couragious then thcfe,but much more rightfull,and which 
 are not contrary to any vertue. Caft but thine eye ouer the Sea,vport 
 the Land on the other hde, which often hath ftood in emulation with 
 Sicily. It was once proud alfo of a multitude of Caftles and Fortes. 
 There were befides of the Noblemen fo great by their faction and 
 ftrength,as (vvhich is often the vnhappy nature of power) they were 
 terrible to their Kings. What combuftions in thofe times were in that 
 Kingdome ? With more grieuous ones neucr was Sicily {haken. The 
 Kings were one while ouerthrovvnc ; another, the Lords. Vntill the 
 Fortes being all razed but onc,thc^owerofthc great Onesaiib with 
 many deuicesofthe next Princes was weakened. Some dead in fi"ht 
 others in pcifwj^a part the Executioners did facrifice to the Countries 
 peace.Thc Gods be fetter to vs,then thatthe Fates fhuld cuer value the 
 blood of our Patricians at (b vile a rate. Tf& thou fhalt preuent,ifthou 
 fcrioufly intend,both to kecpe them quiet, '-and to be thy fclfe a Kmc. 
 For fo will this cuftome ofconipiring, ancrfalling off from thec,by de- 
 grees grow out offafhion,and inanequalliubiccfaonofall men,, none 
 will be troubled with a iuft obedience. But as long as any man doth 
 feapevnpunifhed fork, the reft will hold itadifgrace not to offend : 
 that ekher thou muft render them allfubiect to thcevnder the fame 
 condition, or be lure no one of them will continue in his duty. 
 
 Butifeuerthcy brcakc out into new troubles, itisnecciTary that 
 thou now befbre-hand determine what thou wilt doe with them. Thv 
 felfc, I fay, mult refolue ; neither expedt from thofe necreft thee the 
 fame faithfuUfreencfle, vffidi which wee now out of danger doe now 
 difcourfe of the matter. Perhapsmy feltc alfo fhould hauc giuen a mil- 
 der cenfure,but that not knowing what will be hereafter, I cannot tell 
 who they are, againft whom I hauc opined. For queitionlcffc thole 
 wile men,whofe aduice thou vfelt in affaires ofthe grcateft import,doe 
 not fo take to heart the care of the common Good , as for that altoge- 
 ther to neglect that of their priuatc fafety . So as when their counfell a- 
 gainlt Noblemen fa£tious,and in Atmes, is required,they fearing to of- 
 fend thcm,doe many times perfvvadethce to courlesfullofremithcfTe, 
 and almoft vnworthy of thy Crownc.Leftifthey fhould counfell thofe 
 fame men againft whom they fpeake, being returned to Court (and as 
 is vfualljin grace with thcc/hould cany about themreuengeriil minds, 
 
 P and 
 
210 
 
 Iohn Barclay his ^Argmis. Lib. 3 . 
 
 andatkngth fatisfie them with the mine of fuch as had notdeferued 
 it. That feare depriues many of thy Counfellers of their freedome,who 
 are indeed faithfull ; yet but fo long as they may be fo with fafety,and 
 euer to thcmfelues in firft place,inthe next perhaps to thee. 
 
 While Meleander in priuate isgiuing care to thefe aduices, in the 
 mcane time Radirobanes goes on with his worke,of laying his trappes 
 for Argents. And now being emboldened by the bribe hee had giuen, 
 hee eagerly defired with fome conueniency to ipeake with Se/emjfa* 
 That day it fellout, that chance did further his wifhes. He had fent one 
 co tell Ar gents > that if it might be without her troublo,he intended to 
 \ifit \\tuArg e vis was walking in the Garden, and with her a few of her 
 maides. But Seieniffa had ftaid in her chamber about difpatching I 
 know not what letters, and hauing gotten this occafion of fpeaking 
 with her bountifull presenter (for fhe alfo did extremely long for the 
 fame) fhee willed him to retume to Radirobanes, that Argents was at 
 leifure,andifhe did come thither, would prefently be come backe from 
 the Garden. Inftantly doubling her fraud, fhee fent the truftieft of her 
 feruants to Argents with this menage :That Radtrobanesw&s comming 
 to the Ladies Lodgings ,whom if me did not defire to entertaine, fhee 
 fhould quickly leaue the Gardens alleys,and goe down into the Groue 
 beneath it,andby her tarrying there, auoide a troublefome vifitant. 
 tant. That done,when Radirobanes came to Argents chamber doore y 
 flie met him,framing anexcufe for her Ladies abfence,and faining that 
 fhe would immediately rcturne. And when they were priuate, thofe 
 that followed the King, out of refpeel: landing fomewhat remooued, 
 the old Woman began ; I am glad (faid fhe) O King, that I may heere 
 chide thee for thy prodigalirie. Thou halt at too high a rate compa- 
 red my face with that of thy deareft Mother. But the King : Account 
 thefe(faidhe) Se/emjfa ,but trifles, andonely pledges of a better for- 
 tune. Nor will I difguize either thy fortune,or myowne: for I muft 
 freely confe(Te,that I may from thee receiue a greater benefit, then I 
 can beftow vpon thee. Thou mayft bee a light to guide mee ; thou in 
 fteadofmy owne Mother ; thou mayeft procure me a happineffe grea- 
 ter then life it felfe. Neither doe I craue thy afTiftance,vnle{fc thou fhalt 
 thinke it both to thy folter Childe and to thy felfe molt bcneficiall.For 
 why doth fhe hang vpon the loue of Archombrotm ? How difhonou- 
 rabkisit to the greatneiTe of Sicily, that he a priuate man,and vn- 
 known,dares afpire fo high?Truly I think there is fome witchcraft in it. 
 And in troth if I were either the Ladies Father or her Brother, I would 
 by torture wring out the truth, and either by his death or banifhment 
 disburden the young Lady ofthefe idle cares. Giuc me leaue to call 
 theeMother, Thou Mother, both cure thy fofter Childe who is ben- 
 
 ding 
 
Lib. j . Iohn Barclay his t^irgenis, 2 1 1 
 
 ding to pernicious courfcs,and rayle me to heauen: that is, worke her 
 fo,as flic may be pleafcd that I fhall loue her. What doth fhe diflike in 
 mydefcent? What in my fortunes? Certaincly how much the power 
 of Sardinia_,how much that of Corfica is able to doe, I haue already lb 
 demonftrated, as fhe cannot thereof be ignorant. Nor am I fo little be- 
 holding to Nature, that I fhould altogether misbecome thefc enfignes 
 of my Royall State. Or doth fncelookc for Gods, and by herfancie 
 imagine to finde a Deity in Archombretns ,who thus flighteth and con- 
 temneth Kings? ^fetis it not my meaning that thou fhaltdoeher and 
 me bothfo good an ofrice,without a due reward. If I be admitted in- 
 to this alliance/which I fo much defire, I here giue thee my word, that 
 the Admiralty of the Sardinian and Sicilian Seas (which place is next 
 in honour to the Kings) fliall be thy fonnes. If thou delireft any thing 
 ehc,thou flialt know,that to me thou art in flead ofa Mother. 
 
 The weight of lb great a hope as was offered, vtterlyouerthrew 
 the old Woman, who before was {taken with the Prefent which fhee 
 had receiued. Now blinde4 5 ana* not feeing any thing but Radirobanes; 
 I would (laid fhe) thou hadft not told mc this. I fhall now bee more 
 flacke in thy buiineflc, then I entended tcihaue been. For that which 
 Ientendedto doe with {peed for both theeand^r£<w>Jamnowa- 
 feard that I fliall feeme with a bafe and mercenary defire to goe about. 
 But Argents is more deepcly wounded th& thou doeft fufpeft. What 
 telleft thou me(Sir) of -^Archombrotns ? Thou art abufed(good man) 
 thou art abufed. Thisfaid,with a downc-caftlookefheatlaflcaither 
 eye vpon him,and a little fmiled. He greedily began to be inquifitiue; 
 and now almoft to vrge this hireling. But fhe denied,that in fo fhort 
 a difcourle the matter could be fully dcliucred. Neither can I (faid fhe) 
 make thee a relation of the firft part of it, without continuall change 
 of countenance both in thy felfe and me:and here thy Lords are which 
 will obferue vs both.The beft way is to go downe into the Garden,vn- 
 der pretence of meeting tsfrgcttu. I will leade thee out of the wavJiito 
 Walkes,in which I think fhe is not like to be. %adiroban:s confounded 
 with the expectation ofa fecrct fo great, as fliec pretended fliee was to 
 impart,and taking her by the hand,moouedher,who was as willing as 
 himielfe to goe into the Garden, faining before his followers that hce 
 went to Argents* But after they were come into a part of the Orchard 
 feldome frequented, and which -4r£«r&fcarcekncvvatall: Ibeleeue 
 (faid Selcniffa) that my Lady will ere long be here. For the moft part 
 when fhe walkes,fhe will comebacke this way. Radirobanes therefore 
 commanded his feruants to wait there : himfelre with the old Woman 
 ltrooke into a path ouer-fhado wed with trees. 
 
 But then SekmJftKovM hardly fpeake, and as it were in a ftruggling 
 
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 of her contending mind,a good while fhe Teemed to {tudy what to fay: 
 whether it were that in the inftant of forfeiting her Faith, (he felt indeed 
 any horror : or that with the greatneffe or her feined perturbation 
 fhe had aminde to endeare her treachery to %ac'irobanes,'Xo whom, 
 wondringat it : Why fhould-I not(faid fhe) looke pale, that now firft 
 in all my life begin to fpeake that,which Argmu wil be offended with? 
 But at that price,though againft her will, herrecouery is well purcha- 
 sed. And thou (O King) art the oncly £(culapit*i for this malady. On- 
 ly be carefullthat my deferuing fovvellbothoftheeand hei^bcenot 
 thecaufeof myruine. Then paufing a little while, fhe thus began a- 
 gain. The Gods grant thee iflue aialc,lcft Sardinia be vexed with thofe 
 mjfehiefes w hich haue plagued Sicily. For that Meleander had oncly a 
 daughter, was the ground of Licogtnes hisboldnes to raife thofe trou- 
 bles,which thou halt quieted. Doe not wonder (Sir) that 1 begin ray 
 relation fo rarre off. For from hence I muft draw the thread of the dil- 
 courfe,which thou defireft to heave. Ltcogenes ,puffed vp with his No- 
 bilitie,and the Kings eafmeiTe, aime.d d*tc<33iy at the marriage oiArge- 
 ni*. And Meleander fcorflingthe alliance of an inferior,and his fubiedl:, 
 heitronginhiskinred and fiiends, plotted how to take her by force. 
 This was difcouered totheSW. But fuch was then the (rate of Sicily; 
 or to fpeake better,fuch theJKings ilowncfle in his timorous old age,as 
 he rather chofe to fecurc trie-Lady from his Rape,then to fall vpon,and 
 punifh the offender. There is.a Cattle vpon a little hill, twenty miles 
 from Syracufa,once the feate of our ancjent Kings ,of a notable Grength. 
 The hilTto the Seaward,which bcates vpon the left fideofit^s a fteepc 
 and downeright Clifre.TheRiuer Alabus,a little from the mouth of it,' 
 doth compafle the right fide of the Cattle. The whole was fortified 
 with walls and To wers.The Kingindottng his A r genis within ^atten- 
 ded with iuft twenty Maids and Women, w r ould needs haue his deuice 
 ftrcngthened with a mew of Religion. Hefaid,thathewas often ad- 
 moniflhed in his dreames , that a grieuous crime would be very fhortly 
 perpetrated, '& Argents did not efchew the fight of all men. That the 
 lame was threatned by the Conftellations,the fame by the Oracles.But 
 who of the meaneft and obfeurett among the p.eople was in that time 
 ignorant of the ground of that fupe^ftitioiirTo me iiidced,who had the 
 breeding of her in her infancy ,the King did then likewjfe comit the go- 
 uernment ofher. An Edicvt was then alfogiuen out, that if any man did 
 fet his foot within the Cattle ,except the King alone,that his life mould 
 pay for it. Befiues,if any of our women without my rermiflion did go 
 out of it,that fhe fhculd be fet in a boate without victuals or rudder, 
 and fo put oft' to Sea. To me onely ,;a ho was princip Hy trutted, it was 
 granted,that at the Ides I might come out,rqi then ; had cei'taine Cere- 
 monies 
 
Lib. 3 . Iohn Barclay bis ^Argents, g \ \ 
 
 monies belonging to my family to performe. About die £affle were 
 lodged ccrtaine eroopcs of Sou'ldicrs. They were three thoufanri men 
 who held the guard by tumes. 
 
 If thou wile bclceuc mc (O King) this folitarineffe was not altoge- 
 ther vnpleafant ; especially in the beginning when wc fettled our minds 
 tyred witruhc noyie-of the City, withthatquietneiTe. The innocent 
 age of Argctns^ made her bellow 'her time ft ij*H-ts,\\ hich fomc of her 
 Maids apppoitited for dwm , did plcaitintfy contriue; lb as ] often 
 did both admire the h.-.ppintffe of hef -gentle *prrir,' ahdiwirrialldid 
 grieue at the iniquitic of the times, thar the heirebr Sicily could icarcc 
 find ib little apiece of ground, in which (lie might d« veil wirfi'-farety. 
 Butlwillbebriefe in my narr ation to thee' Bgnoe(fokl hc)ino. 
 ibefecchthee; for though lyctvndetltandriot: ho'v^-tr*3cM 
 
 concei-ueme,it:doEl,i neucrtheiofTc content met<> henc'trVe2c\i 
 Me[e\nder\\v\-\ the difpohtjonand fortunes df&9¥Mfo\ 
 
 Then Scleni{fa:\Nt did in chat fort difpofe our rimes, that no wciin- 
 fomnefle. might put Argenu in n&ide of herrefirsmt. She" fjtonit not 
 much time ua drefling hef Joupd the Grot v \\ hith(^xi ^ a jWl B ffSffl 
 one) was within- tlie Oiye^^tre wicjl IrcrlkttelJbw^^otiErW 
 the Liza»tes,chailDnging Jbw . co triall, Who •i'hcmld^Hoofe 'far- 
 
 TlS'ft followed a* lowd" In'u^'tcr 
 
 thefl^qr hit tiie markc nu 
 
 of than chat reioy^cca attiji^&eife vlitory. They had'alfopr^cs 
 for.mnning. Another wrme$£in^illon a heapctogether,thby would 
 attf.alkc ki aidrelo.kdttUikqthek things in my ro(W r chilci,u hie!] both 
 would rmc^iiidrirvtfar&iWAzifJrlijirvi HKA fitkrktfll AiXLrrJKl&liilUlJ}^ 
 
 would ibmeanititurne her felfe to the dewing the monuments of her 
 Ancerrors. Neitheftaiiel iecnchermbfe "greetfy of any delimit, trier! 
 otreading oQl t Uk i bt The rdtof the (lay Ihe'-'f pent at \vorke; then' 
 alio cheered >p,/ajithcri->Avirh ■telling or he^riiig^afe*?. TKm \xvck (O 
 
 CQ& yp isi.iier yautrv/ocforc >&«idft#rt&d t?babfe- flkPl&rfoel^tfelfc* 
 
 o£ke rmiiidc. ' - 
 
 noJBut my, fHfe being, cgmd from the Cn(He to Svrctaift, was in the 
 1fe#plfiof/»w».^I remembevrhctim^as-yet me thinkes Iftarx^by the 
 #»Bi,aM« t caft.JjKcnfc thudoi^ibdoth tiitftfccjderrt 'helpemyraemoi 
 r^ft>ya^fcrl}<,inmy tbcriricc,i ind d\d to the-Gfods dompl iincin y Arl 
 gu^bibilfe^shjch a Mairieoiamoti excellent beauty' came into the 
 Temple. She was tail,andinaoucd in a Gen'tib rafhionjbticher cou 
 nuiKe;deieCted^is fhewing me was perlccuted by hard fortune I mod 
 WJjVdscil'tbat face had onelv One man in her cir>mpapv'. Hee followed 
 be»)\\ailiiisiKl*tfoifaDBcrcd, that one could fcaitc flClfflfte^ftW 
 
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Zl4r Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib.g, 
 
 came on. There was a fudden murmur in the Temple,of thofethat 
 whifpcrcd,inquiring what (he was,or whence fhe came. For both (he 
 was by fight vnknown to all there prefent,and not apparelled like a Si- 
 cilian : yet {he came for ward,but with fuch a Maiefty ,and ib gracefully 
 (OKing) that in beholding of her,Iforgat all my deuotions. Shee not 
 ftayinglong at the Goddefle,neither held the Gla{fe to the Deitie, nor 
 beftowed any offering vpon the Altar, but flood by my fide,&ftraight 
 falling at my knees,that would haue hindred her. This day (faid (he) 
 Lady , doth giue thee leauc to expreffe more of thy goodneffe then thou 
 doeft imagine. Ifthouplealeftto fhew thy felfe pitifull, and giue ex- 
 ample to the Gods,whom thou ib earneftly prayeft to, grant me a pri- 
 uate place where I may acquaint thee with the fumme of my withes. I 
 rayfed her vp that mourned ; and becaufe I faw (lie liked not fb many 
 (hould fee her,goingthe fooner out of the Temple ,1 carried her in the 
 fame Litter with meeto my fiftershoufe, where I alfo lodged. Being 
 then in priuate,I firft inquired from whence (be came into Sicily. For 
 {he fpake Greek,butfo,as thou mighteft know her for a Barbarian.I 
 would haue thought her at\p{can,and by the neighbourhood of great 
 Greece,to haue gottcibme knowiedge,orou.r Language.But the beau-* 
 ty of her face was nothing like the complexion of that Nation- But 
 fhe,that thou may ft know (faid fhc/tkatlfainenot any thing ofmy 
 quality, neither craue afllftace prciud!ci^B^egiuer,behold,Lady, be- 
 hold the reliques ofmy Countrey fbrtune^which if the defiinies do not 
 ceale plaguing ofmy Countrey, will in,afly part of the world feme my 
 neceflities. This faid, fhee opened a box foil of very ridilewels, ana 
 withall pulling afide her gowne, (he fhewed me cettainc pocketsfilled 
 and fturt with the fame wealth.lt was no treafiire of a priiute woman. 
 Hauing therefore curfitorily reuiewed her face, and the other markes 
 ofher dilpofition, I was more aftonifhed, and at kft defired her to tell 
 me who (he was. I am (faid fhe) a miferable Maide,and one to whom 
 the beft reliefe that can bee giuen, will bee to. bee concealed from the 
 knowledge of the multitude. And that thou mayeft notthinke mee a 
 wanderer,or to be come hither by chance ,fee here a letter of a woman, 
 to thee indeed a ftranger,yet of great quality, and who for her opinion 
 of thy vertue,in which fhe puts her tru(t,doth much defcrueto be hel- 
 ped by thee. She is my mother. Withall fhedeliuered me this letter 
 which here thou feefl,0 Kingtfor that I might readeit to thee,{ yefler- 
 day took it out ofmy Cabinet, where I keep fuch things.as I wil haue 
 none but my felfe priuy to. Now hearc what it carries,. 
 
 Ale aa to Se Urn [fa greeting. If thou inquireft why thou art to mee a 
 flranger,andyet that I know thee, vnderftand that this is one cf the 
 snpft ample rewards of vcrtue,that it fuffers not thofe. that arc her fol- 
 lowers^ 
 
Lib.3 • Iohn Barclay bis o/; gents. a l , 
 
 Iowers,to be concealed. Thou fhouldeft not hauc been cholcn by the 
 King of Sicily, to goucrne the young yeeres of his daughter, if he could 
 haue found any more worthy. My felfe among people of a meane e- 
 fteeme (for you terme vs Barbarians) haue met with thy fame,and yet 
 as well for my owne lacke of vvorth,as that of my Countrey,haue not 
 had the honour to beknowne to thee : yet notwithstanding haue pity 
 vpon me. How-euer I be ofa forraine Nation,I am yetmiferable,I am 
 yet of thine owne Sex ; and if that be of any regard, I am alfo extradited 
 from the Greekes. Receiue this my deareft pledge : receiue my onely 
 Daughter, if thou wilt giue me any credit,borne of the Noblcft blood. 
 Theiniuriesofourdcftiny,and the neceflitie of this my addreffe, flic 
 can more at large enfbrme thee of* who Shall be fortunate in her cala- 
 mity, if thou doeft not only prelcrue her, but alio inSrru£r her {b,asi*hc 
 may prooue like thee.Fare well. 
 
 Hauing read this Letter ,1 defired her to let me know,what her Mo- 
 ther had committed to her. But (he : My Countrey ({aid me) is in 
 Gallia,where the Riuer of Rofne powres it felfe out of a great Lake. 
 Theocrirte is my name. My Father was not onely of efteeme among his 
 peop!e,but as fometimes Princijwlities are of no large extent, was alio 
 Prince of his Countrey. He Wawcalled7V*W4 Commiloondorus. He de- 
 ceasing, left me indeed grownt to womans ef late, and one (bnne fcarce 
 out of his fwadling clothe 0fv\\\ now being neere hisend,coniured his 
 brother (he is called Icciobates) by the Gods aboue,whom he was to 
 leaue,by the infernall Gods tha^he was going to; finally, by the prox- 
 imity of blood betweene them, and by the memory of him that was 
 father to them both,that he would take care of vs,and not foriake my 
 brothers childhood, my weakeneSfe, noraboueall^thewiddowhood 
 of my mother. And while he with counterfeit teares was fwearing,my 
 father died. We did for a while account our felues happy in the raith- 
 rulnefTe of my Vncle,he was fo carefull of our eStatc,fo kinde to vs and 
 our mother. Butthecaufe of his impious diligence, was the feare, left 
 fomc part of the inheritance Should be lort, to vvhich,wee being made 
 away,he was the vndoubted heire. He therefore (a wickedneffe not 
 familiar with our Gallicane fpirits) attempted vs both with poyfon, 
 but with an eueut neither iuft nor happy for the eftate. For much bet- 
 ter had it bin that I had diedjthat I with his venemous Potion had bin 
 blafled, then thou, my deareftbi other, whom,0 that the Gods had 
 preferued,though with my deftru&ion, for the reuengeofhis perfldi- 
 oufnefle, and to hauc hereafter rettored my fathers name in thy happy 
 iflue ! At the end of a Feaft was this mifchiere contriued, in impoyio- 
 ncd fwcete mcates,which my brother dideate of with greedineffe, our 
 Vnde perfwadinghim,and almoft vrging him lb to doe. A iudden hor- 
 
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2 j g Iohn Barclay his tt&gttlb] Lib.^ . 
 
 roc then fey zed on me, whether it were the care of my better Angell,or 
 that I ihipec.tcdthe rorwardneffeof my Vncle inuitir.gmy brother to 
 thokronfections/rom which, we tor the moil part perl wadefuchas 
 arpobchar age, to abttaine. I their returned to my mother, and when 
 inv byotlect-cilhcke 3 in the night did rearerullv acquaint her with my 
 iufpition. She that, before was not free from rhelike apprehensions, 
 ;ch(2ias)the extreme bittcrneffe of the preient griefe did infufe into 
 hcr,dia bathe her tonne, now almolt breathktlc with the violence of 
 tiba mmapuak one w h tie doling the vie of one part of his bod v^then of 
 aKoshcr.with 'womll tcares,vritill the vnfortuiiate childe in the mirideft 
 ofa rroopc of Phyficions breathed his lath O villany ! thisempoylbner 
 had duttaaaa to Hand by him,framing his lookes to a fhew ot fadnes. 
 And let: ms body mould, by being fpotted, fhewfome fignes of poy- 
 fon.he called with all carneihieiTe to haue his funeralthattcncd, preten- 
 ding the caufe ro be, that mv mother might not be by feeing the chilJes 
 idcad bddy too long affiled. ' Neither was the agamft it,not that : fhee 
 was vcccrcainc of his treachery, but the dc tired to appeare ignorant of 
 it, left my Vncle made mojre fnameleiic by the ditcouery of his Par- 
 ricide, fhould jhe more cmontediy-* execute vpon mee' the remain- 
 der; A.\inow the corps be^ng anoyB&$, was wrapt inhiscaffock, 
 and wascarrvipg out at the dcoics, r *;ftv the women looked for the 
 word to be giuentbv beginning their Infestations, when my mother 
 drew met aiide into a. priuate Parlour, and tearing of her haire, Thou 
 makeii-me (poorc wretch, faid the) ffcat I know not whom I ihould 
 mod lament, whether thismyfonne who isnowtobeconfumedinthe 
 $re,that tender Infant,who did not know this doraefheke traytor : or 
 rather thee ;w horn this thiefe will ere long with the like,or perhaps a 
 more inhumane tauagenetTe, -cearefrom my embracements. Thy bro- 
 ther hath now no more reeling ofwhat all mortals are tubiettto : thou 
 remained here to bee dettroyed by him. Finally ,no Arte can call him 
 backe againe: thou,if J be.prouidcnt, mayctt perhaps be preferued. 
 Let vs (my Childe) refoiue together vpon tome courfe for thy farety, 
 before the cruelty ofour enemies doe teazc vpon vs. 
 
 While we were thus mourning, there vnexpecledly came to vs a 
 molt faithful! man, Praxetas, ibnr.e of my vncle indeece, yet not of 
 that lcciabatcs^oux. another lately deed by a mother ofa meanc condi- 
 tion. He with atroublcdfcarc: Ceafc (laid he) your weeping for this 
 time; and while vou may,thinke of finding out fomemeanes to efcape 
 from danger* Rather, (replied my mother) Othou honeiteft among 
 men, doe thou aduifc vs, who are with the fuperabun dance ofour mi- 
 fenes wholly ttupified. If you giuc me le'aue (faid hee) to ipeake what 
 Ithinke, thoucanft,7^wr/»r, be faie by no meanes, but by flying 
 
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Lib. 3. Iohn Barclay bis LjfrgeMt. 2 17 
 
 from hence. Thy deftruSion is at hand, and it may be, thou haft not 
 two dayes to hue. Neither canft thou bee fe cured in any neighbour 
 Countreys.This crafty nun will with gold poyibn treachery, not faile 
 to perfect what he hath begunne. While therefore thy brothers fune- 
 ral! Hie is burning (for as you know, it is appointed this night) doc 
 thou,asmouedwitha fury, runne about without regarding whither, 
 and an length, being gotten cleare of the company, re tyre thy felfeto 
 thc.backc Gate otmy houfe. I will be there alone without light, and 
 till we take ibmc farther counlell will keepe thee concey led. Thou in 
 tlicmeanetimc, ^//o**, muit cunningly fa itie that chat thv daughter is 
 loiK Thy fonnes death and her danger wilUiiflficientlv furniih thee 
 wifik tcares. My mother commanded ir.ee that I ihould bee ruled 
 by him. Neither did I put off this trickc with delayes, but hailing 
 bcene lecne at my brothers funcrall pile once or twice, I conueicd my 
 fclfe away among the throng ofthe Mourners, and came to Praxetas 
 hisho.ufe. Hcbeftowcdme in the moftpriuate of it , and my mother 
 (as I heare) cunningly ailed her pare, ieeking me her daughter in euc- 
 ry place, but onely where fhec knew ^ was. Shec alio entreated 
 Icaobttts , that hec would fend Spies abroad into tlic neighbour 
 Countreys , that might h ere poifible, bring mec to her a- 
 gaine. That fliee feared fori v brothers death, I had laid violent 
 hands vpon my ownc litiflrNathcr did hee forbeare to make en- 
 quiry. For it concerned him much to be ccrtaine that I was paft doing 
 him any hurt. 
 
 But when for fomc dayes I was fought for in vainc,and my mother, 
 as for owz dead,had kindled cercmoniall iires,atkngdi flic with / m.v- 
 etM refolued to remoue me out ofthe tyrants reach , till fhee might 
 make election out of the youth ofthe neighbour Prouinces offome 
 one, wlio bcingable to recouer my inheritancc,fhould marry me.Nci- 
 ther could (he lend me with more fecurity any, w hither,thcn where w e 
 ncuer held before any correfpondencerFor fo all diligci ce of my Vncle 
 in lecking memigflfc.be eluded.Andofthec(Lady)aboucaliothers,my. 
 mother made.eleCtion. Vpon thole ttfrmes, fhc dcfired. tobeginnethc 
 contracting a league ofhofpitahty vvith thee, that thou fhouideft rc- 
 ceiuc he"r onely childe, if in other lore thou wilt not, at leaf t as thy fer- 
 uant. This being determined., my mother, that her deuice might 
 be the lefle in danger, goes to iuv^.xtes, and dchres the Cods might 
 be ccniulced with concemim; n.c, neither that any would giue a more 
 ceruir.c anlwer then the God that rules in- Delphos. For her felic,that 
 fhee had a refpect of him, dcicended to her from her Ancdiors : (For 
 wee arc alfo a Colony of the. Phoceuiians , long hnce from IvlafTilia 
 planned in the innermoit part of Gallia.) If Ic ciobatesqlttfcti , fhee 
 
 woulcf 
 
2 1 8 John Barclay his Ksfrgems. L »b. 3 . 
 
 would fend 'PrAXetM thither. Icctobates infinitely approuedof her de - 
 Vice. For he,vncertaine of my fortune,did defire by the information of 
 the Gods,to know where I was,or how I came to my end.Neither was 
 *Pr4*rr^fufpe^edbyhim.Hcalib deliucred him offerings to be pre- 
 fentedto the Gods;and with a great fumme ofgoldjtempted Pr*xetM y 
 thachefhouldathis retume let none know what Oracle wa6 giuen 
 him, before he impaited it to him. But he not falfifying the faith hee 
 had giuen vs,as if he hadbeen taking his iourney to D«lphos,befto wed 
 me among his carriage in a little Barke, which tranfported vs downe 
 the Riuer to the Sea. Hauing then found a (hip o£Epidamnum s which 
 from the mouth of Rhodanus, was fetting faile for her owne Country, 
 when he perceiued that all the Paffengers and Sailours were Grangers, 
 he in the Inne taking off my Mufflers,called me his fifter, and brought 
 me aboord the fhippe.The Mariners we hired to land vs in Sicily ,who 
 hauing beene as good as their word. Behold me heere, Selettiffa, who 
 now haue forgotten my former liberty, and fhall bee fomewhat in- 
 debted to Icctobates, that droue me out of my Countrey, if thou fhalt 
 giue me leaue to feme thee as»thy handmaide. That Traxetat my vncle 
 by a Concubine is this man, who that he may the better conceale me, 
 doth follow mee in the habit of a flaue.^ur misfortunes, and what I 
 haue fummarily deliuered,thou mayeft(Lady)from him more at large, 
 when thou fhalt pleafe,receiue. 
 
 When fhee was thus fpeaking, fuch modefty graced her difcourfe, 
 fb neately and fo fweetely did fhee moujne, that me thought I felt my 
 felfe equally affected with her. And I,by the faith I owe to the Gods, 
 (faid Radirobartes interrupting her) doe now this good while expect 
 what thou wilt determine concerning her. Had fhee lighted vponme, 
 not contented to fhelter her with a faint-hearted piety, I would haue 
 puld Icciebates from the prey, which now (perhaps) hee fits brooding 
 vpon,and in irons kild with the moftdreadmllceremonies,wouldhaue 
 offered him for a facrificc to the Virgin. Seleniffa imiled and praifed 
 the pittifulneffe of Radirobmes. I was (laid (he) in great anxietie of 
 minde: for neicher a fuppliant ofthat fort, whofe excellent beauty, and 
 the value of fo rich le wels, would not let me doubt but it was truth fhe 
 fpake, could be neglected: and on the other fide, Argenis, who was 
 in my charge,and to whom it was not lawfullfor me to bring any wo- 
 man, befidesthofe which were allowed, was a barre to thofe offices 
 which I defired to doe her. Therefore thou mighteft ( maide, faid I ) 
 haue addrcfTed thy felfe to fome other ,that might haue beene able to 
 doe thee better feruice, but to none that would more truely haue com- 
 miferated thy calamity. But what thou defireft , is not in my power to 
 grant. For I doc hue in a Reclufe in a Caftle with the Kings daughter. 
 
 My 
 
Lib. i . Iohn Barclay his <^frgems. a i p 
 
 My lifter fhall be my Subftitute in this affaire, who, I will vndertake 
 ("hall fotake care of thee, as ifthouwert her ownechilde. She ieerned 
 perplexed, and balhfully carting her eyes on the ground : How well 
 (faid (hee) might I in that priuate place be concealed, if thou wouldft 
 getleauefor me to be admitted into the Princeflesferuice! Her vnwor- 
 thy misfortune mouedmy minde. I therefore willed her to be ofgood 
 cheere, and hope the beft, and deliuer her with her Praxetas to my 
 fitter, till I might acquaint the King , who was then at Syracufa,with 
 the whole bufinefTe. Againe did Radirobanes interrupt her: But what 
 (laid hee) dtdMeleanderteColuc > Did he fly togiue her comfort, or 
 rather did hee commit his charity to others ? I am tortured,that you 
 were fo flow in helping the vnfortunate wench. And truely I expeited 
 that thou fhouldft marke out the way to my dehuery rrom my owne 
 cares, but thou, inftead thereof,doeft rouble me with other grieres. 
 Yet am I pleafed to forget a little my owne maladics,while I am made 
 acquainted with the fortunes of the moft miferable Theocrine. Onely 
 doe thou, and that at leafure, let me know all. Then Se/enifa ; Doe 
 not thinke (faid fhee)that I fell into this difcourfc to no purpofe; thou 
 fhak know anon, how much thefe things concerne thee. Meleander i 
 with no lefle indignation theinhou now fheweft , heard my relation 
 of the Grangers misfortune. And what (faid he) Se/emjfa, if I fhould 
 vifit this afflitSted maide?*l$y no mcancs, Sir, (faid I) thy courtefie 
 would difoouer our fuppliant. For which of the Noble men about 
 thee,or of the Ladies, will not then falute and welcome her, being a 
 forreiner? And in fuch a confluence of people, the fecrecy which hee 
 fo defireth to liue with among vs,will be loft. If thou giuc mee leaue 
 to carry her with me to Argents , in the Caftle thou there mayft fee 
 her with the more conueniency. I will (faid hee) my Sefrnijfa, let it 
 be thy care that fhee want nothing. And if the Gods cuer grant vs 
 quiet from thefe ciuill troubles, I will prouide, that her Vnclc fhall 
 not thus haue wronged her without fmarting for it. Now at length 
 thou plcaieft me (exclaimed Radirobanes ) now thou art (Alclcnnder) 
 worthy to be father to Argent*. At which words the old woman tome- 
 what merrily: See (faid (be) that thou be ftill thus inclined to Theo- 
 crine. For cuer yet (nee Hands in neede of thy fauour. But it is better 
 cheape to be pittifull, when" one is out of danger, then when befides the 
 bare contemplation of charity ,a prefent letting hand to worke is requi- 
 red. Now onely giue me leaue to relate the fequell. 
 
 After I had leaue to bring her to Argents, I returned ioyfully to my 
 lifters, acquainted her with the gracious difoofition of MelejmcUrjLwi 
 our obtaining all that we defired. And (faid I ) now art thou, Tkee- 
 crine ,my fecondcare, and my felfe commanded to refpeft thee equal- 
 ly 
 
220 Iohn Barclay bis L^rgems, L'M%\ 
 
 ly with Avgenis. But fhce cametlly brought me, that fhemight bee 
 entreacedin no other tort then thcreitof ^jr^wj* her ieruants. For' in 
 that ranekefhe BMgfit be bell: concealed , and no' report runne of her 
 
 ' being there. Tthoughruhe. time exceeding long, that I might not carry 
 her prefently to the Caftlc, being allured that Argents would be de- 
 lighted with the conlbrtfhip of an excellent maid , bellowed vpon her 
 by the Gods^Butthe yeerely la entice of my family wae at hand, which 
 could not be duely performed without me. Yet the next day after the 
 ceremonies were ended, we lent Traxctsu toDelpbos.For hciaid,that 
 Icciobapesmx^x. by fome meane's get knowledge of it, if he neglected, 
 to preient his deuotions thereto as hee was appointed* But that, when 
 hee xonluked with the deitie, hee would rerurne to Syracufafomy 
 Sillers, that among vs we might deuife,what he ihould returne. to the 
 Tyrant as an Oracle giuen by Apollo. . 
 
 When he was gone,I tookTh tocrink into my Waggon: neither was 
 Ifatisfiedwiththefweetnefleofherdifcourfe : ib then our way wee 
 paffed withdiich varictie,that I wasfirll arriuedat the Cattle, before 
 I perceiued that I was departed from Syracufa. But the maide being, 
 prefented to Argents, (he was.lbmewhat often viewiugand confidering 
 in her mindd hep £ha£e and all her proportions. I befbre ; the reft ip'ake 
 fparirigly of Theocrinc. Thatifhee was a Maide of another XoUntrey, 
 whobeing going by Sea into Africa, was r \vrackt vpoft.oui; Cdaft.of 
 Sicily. But afterward in puiuate 1 imparted the whole matter to Arge- 
 nk y whq when no body wasby but my felfe': If ( laid fhee) thou wjfe 
 afibrd.me the deare name .qf a Siller, if thou, wilt grant metheloue 
 futableto&hatname, I will not from henceforth repuse my fe^fe. the 
 lbje childe of my father. I would thou ■ weit plealed , my company 
 might know what refpeel: belongs to thee for thy biv& and quality*! 
 But out of this thou mayed colle£t,that heere among vs thou holdft a 
 i'egall power ; that thou ilialt appoint thyielfe thy place and degree. 
 it thine owne .pleafurc, and/what thou dehreil fhould bee fecret, my 
 lelfeyand Se/emffa will not difcouer.^^^wAfwrf could not hold, but 
 interrupting her as fhee fpakej.O ( f aid h§e) friend Tbeecriae^ To bee 
 without fute for it bclouedby v^^w , tonhea.re fuch words from- 
 her, lb to bee elleemed without any emulator , lb; to bee entertained ! 
 Thou art too quicke.in peaking. thus, anfwpred ^e/eHpff^ except thou 
 hadtl.feenc afterwards our {ympttthizing minde^andour exercifesiiot 
 intermitted for any. iarres among vs. .Yet $wt thou decerned, in 
 thinking there was no' emulation.' I was palhonately in loue with 
 Theocnnc, and whether of vs fhould bee by her mod beloucd , was 
 the competition betweene Argents and me* JSIeij;her'w;as 'there any 
 one in the Caftle,whpfegood, with her .-fajrecaruage,, £hee had not 
 
 gained. 
 
L ib. i . Tohn Barclay bis ^irgcms. 221 
 
 gained. The error alfo of her language differing from the tones of the 
 Greek,did addc a grace to her,wheu llie fpake with the beauty, which 
 her moles did giue her. Her cxercifes were the lame which Argevis v- 
 fcd,br.t yet fuch her dilaetion,as comonly (he went oft'with the wotle 
 of the game : and that nothing might be wanting in her of pi etieft craf- 
 tineflfe,fhe ltraight with a counterfeke chafe incrcaled the winners con- 
 tentment. But with Wooll-workes ihewasnotfamiliar,bein<>notac- 
 cuftomed to handle the needle or ipindlc. She iaid,that in her Nation 
 thole that were borne ofthe Nobleft families, gauethcmlelues altoge- 
 ther to hunting. Notwithlhnding,together with her Countty flic had 
 leftoff her difpolition with much facility. She would haue thoie trades 
 taught her,and with much diligence oblcruedthe inOruclions giucn 
 her. Yet did I wonder at nothing in her more, then the neate daintincs 
 of her wit. She was continually dclightfull either with harmclclfe k(\s y 
 or pleafant tales. Her verfes were alfo Iiuely and (Ironger, then liich as 
 arc lung to thcVyoll. For whether fliee vied the Grecke^r Italian 
 Tongues,fhe did not eire when fhc wrote asmuch as when flie fpake. 
 We freely ioyed thefe times of rcmiflion, when Licegcncj diftutbe.d 
 our quiet with a mifchieuousconfpiracy. Being impatient at the cun- 
 ning with which the. King kept Argents out ofhis reach,hc decey^j 
 mined to beethcdeltruclionof them both. A laborious villany,and 
 perhaps not to be cffe£tcd,if duty had impolcd the taske vpon him.But 
 there is nothing more indubious then a wicked wit. He therefore at- 
 tempts the winds of a coup)c,who had aiTiiied him,their fwords in all 
 encerprifes iliould.be at his dcuotion,and had already in fome villanies 
 becnraithftilltohim. Totheiehe iliewcd the Caltlc, and that if they 
 would but fhew themfelucs men,there wasa Noble Prcyinclofed in it. 
 When the King fhould come to vilit his daughter, in the night they 
 mult get oucr the walks. That neither his Guard, his Fauourites, nor 
 his mcanertferuants were admitted within . t-hoie doorcs. Ho, weakly 
 might a naked,anold manjand mpie,one ilceping,be lcazed vpon?But 
 they olio muft bee mailers or Ar^tnu. (Forhauing compelled her to 
 many him,he intended to make vie ofthe Kings life ,as in lb great a mu* 
 tation ofthe Statc,Foi tunc fhould mllruit him. The rarity ofthe wic 
 kedncile it Telle did -make the thecues the more forward,that hy a me-, 
 morablc i crime tbey might male thcmfelues famous. But who (laid 
 they) ihalHct vs.iftto the Cattle ? Or who will not take notice of vs as 
 we arc going about it ? Fi r >ccially there being (o ftrartgc and carcfulla 
 watch held before it,as an up It die birds arc counted that fl,tc by the 
 Souldiers, When they had long difputed the rnattcr,at length that frde/ 
 which was coinpaflfed by the Sca^ did lecmctheflttelHbr.tAcrn to at- 
 tempt. For the KingtmUing fpjthe fhengthof Natuftj, Won. that 
 
 pais 
 
22 2 Iohn Barclay his ^Argents. Lib. 3 . 
 
 part fee no guards. That a light Boate might there put to land, and the 
 roaring of the water would kecpt the noyle, which they needs mu ft 
 make,from being heard. Againe,they yet coniidered, that the Clirre of 
 the hill was thereby much higher, then any Ladder could reach : but 
 one of the Cut- throats, by whole confefTion the particulars of the 
 whole plot came afterward to be knownej Commit (laid he) the bu- 
 fineffe to me : I will find out a meanes that fhall bring vs into the Ca- 
 ftle. Butoneaflbciateisnot fufficientrbrmee. For what if wee muft 
 feeke the King in a great and vafthoufe ? or if the extreraitie of feare 
 make him the more able through defpaire ? What if we muft prouide 
 that Argenis cfcape not, if percciuing the danger,fhee either hide her 
 felfe,orgiue the Alarme to the Guards that watch without the Gate ? 
 Fewer then eight will not feme the turne. Thefe, if thou wilt rather 
 make the choice of them thy felfe,giue vs them quickly. But in lb great 
 a bufine{Te,if thou dareft truft vs, wee haue fiich, well knowne to vs, 
 as (hail giuethee a perfect account of it. Licogenes profefling that hee 
 did put himfelfe and his fortune into their hands: To morro w(faid he) 
 the prey will fall into the fhare. For I heare that Melettndcr is then to 
 come to Argenis. Make hafte while yet the purpofc is forft,neither fuf- 
 fer the confeience of thofe which we fhall impart this fecrct to, with 
 too much delay to alter and bend to betray vs. I will be at my houfe, 
 which is by the Sea fide,fiue miles from the Caftle. Doe you bring thi- 
 ther the prize,in which you fhall haue an equall ftiare with me. 
 
 Thebufineffe thus contriued among thefe Traytors, Fortune alfo 
 did feeme to further. For Meletnder came to the Caftle,and the night 
 foule and rainy, the Moonealfo not fhinrng toward the end of the 
 moneth; neither the eye nor theeare could eafily difcouer any thing. 
 The King vfed,when he came to his Daughter,to difmiffe the Lords at 
 the Gate of the Caftle,that they might either retire themfelues into the 
 fouldiers quarte^or goe to better lodgings in the next Townes.But we 
 did furnifh him with all neceflaries. This was the time of that excellent 
 old mans perfiteft remiflion. As if he had left: his cares and maiefty it felf 
 at the doore,he was among vs melted in a moft compleate quietneffe of 
 fpirit. That euening which was appointed for the treafbn, he not only 
 ignorant of his danger,but alfo fomewhat merrier then ordinarily hee 
 was,when we had all fupped, began to enquire with what fports the 
 maids had fpent that winters rainy day. And I: With tales,Sir,(faid I)of 
 which they are extremely fond. But thou (faid he)£*/«*](f*>mayeft not 
 yeeld to them in that skill,who art an old woman,and beginneft to be- 
 come a fable. JBut I will haue euery one tell me, with what fentences 
 they furnifhed this Senate. When wee all laughed, and he with com- 
 mand pretfedit,thofe that were next him, were bold to tell him their 
 '* fooleries. 
 
Lib. 3 . Iohn Barclay his t^Arg^nis, 22? 
 
 fooleries. While they were fpeaking,thcKing growing by little and little 
 flecpy,leaned do wne vpon the Tame bed that he lay vpon at fupper,and 
 began to fnore. And becaufe we kne w,that it he were once through- 
 ly waked,he would hardly fleepeagaine in a long time we coueied him 
 with clothes,and leauing a light by him,without any noile wee all left 
 the roome. 
 
 And now the women being gone to their chambers,- were addref- 
 fing themfelucs to bed , while yet I was talking with Argents and 
 Theocrine(ibt Theocrine and I had our Pallet in ArgcnU her chamber) 
 we heard a greater r.oyfe then vfuall, and befides voyces , footing of 
 fome that went in hafie. Neither did I at firlt Tufpecl: any thing more, 
 then that it was the dinne of the wenches playing ouer-riggifhly toge- 
 ther. But the mifchicfe ftraight drawing necrer, I perceiued they 
 were mens voyces, and with which my eares were not acquainted. 
 While I was in doubt,while yet amazed with feare,I could not ipeake, 
 the Chamber doore with violent blowes was broken in pieces. Doc 
 not wonder, if the remembrance of that night doe now aftonimme,, 
 when the horror of the fight did almoft make an end of me. A dam- 
 ned villany ! Bchold,armed men with their fwords drawne fly into the 
 Chamber, and, which was all we could doe, my felfe with Argents 
 fhrikeout as loud as we can. But Theocrine (thou fhalt heare a thing: 
 not worthy to be thus concealed from future ages, and loft among vs) 
 our Theocrine (I fay) thro wes her felfe from the bed, and with no 
 leffefury, then as if fhee had becne enraged with fome God pofldfmg 
 her , leaped vpon the Theeues. And. vkhile they, at this ineXpe&ed 
 boldneffeofa Maide,not knowing what ft>ee either intended,or was 
 able to performe, area little while aftonifhed,7Aff<?cr/«<?a{Tailinghim 
 that fuft entred, not onely Ifopt him from aduancing further, and ftaid 
 his blow, but leyzed vpon his (word, and wrung it out of his hand. 
 With the fame fpeede ( O King ) for in lefle time then I can ipeake it, 
 fhee was poffeft of her enemies armes) fhee pulling the fhield from 
 him whom fhe had maftered,put it vpon her left arme. I looked about 
 not more aitoniftied with the greatneffe of the danger , then with 
 the ftrangenefle of our fuccour : when fhee with her fword did fo 
 cut the nccke of one of them, as the bloud gufhed out of the trunke 
 vpon Argenis and me.Brauely did fhee then prefTe vpon them , ftri- 
 king one with the blade of her fword, another with the hilt, and the 
 third with her fhield.But then the Theeues, whoatfirft troubled with 
 the {trangcnefTetif the oppofition had fallen backe, did now with 
 more violence encounter her ; that they were not afbamed being ma- 
 ny of them, to fight with one alone-, and that a maide. Theclafhing_ 
 of Armcs rung in that ftraitrooinejand withall the miferabk cryes of 
 
 the 
 
224 I°h n Barclay bis <_•/> gents. L ib, 3 . 
 
 the women ( .for they now were come running to vs) Aiewed like a 
 Townc taken by force ,with a gveate itumult then was proportionable 
 either to the place or our number. 
 
 While Selemffa was making this relation, the minde of Radiroba- 
 nes was altogether out of quiet, being perturbed with expectation of 
 the uTucofib prodigious a combate. Behold, as they were talking 
 together, Argents, who was neuer before ill-plcafmg to Radifsbanes^ 
 but an end to 'their difcourfe. By chance fheethen returned by that 
 part ofthe Orchard , which fhee had feldome or neuer before that 
 time frequented. When Radirohanes and Selenijfa faw her,they could 
 reCblue betweene themfelues of nothing e^Duc-that. the next day a 
 little after the Sunne rjfing in the fame: Alleys of the Orchard , they 
 would mecte , pretending that they bhely were there to walke. Nei- 
 ther was Argents glad when fhee faw Radirohanes ; for fhee made 
 hafte to fpeake with Seleni(fa alone, being much more cheerefull then 
 wKe fhe went out of her Chamber.Neuertheleflc he went to meet her 
 as fhee was comming : the young Lady did not (hew him any coun- 
 tenance of disfauour at that time,by reafon of other contentments,leiTe 
 hating him then before. Who alfo, that flhee might not difcouer her 
 thoughts which were difquieted with eifentiall ghdneffe, fhe declined 
 to trifles, and (hewed a Paper of Verfes,a little before prefentcd to her 
 by a Poet of good eftecme. In them he had celebrated the happinefle 
 ofthe Kings Groue^in which Ar genu did vfeto walke hitherto auoid 
 the heate ofthe day, or to take the frefti euening ayrc. Shee held the 
 Paper open in her hand_, which fhee gaue in fuch a fafhion to Selemf- 
 f* , as in a fort fliee feemefiltednuite Rgdirobanes to the reading of 
 chefe Verfes. 
 
 Thrice happy Wood, whom many Sunnesfbattcheere, 
 
 Andeuerj Tree, whofe lefty fprcading heere 
 
 *Bc(lowes coolejhades vpon thefe princely grottes ; 
 
 The Wood -with murmur of Chaonian D oues 
 
 FtPd, yeeldt to thee, Ide, where the Gods haue dwelt, 
 
 Nifa } andPindus, that ne'r Hatchet felt. 
 
 Who can t his fma/i Woods wealth in fitting Verfe, 
 
 His Situation, gods, and Nymphs rehearfe f 
 
 Jhe Toplar-Tree, neere that, the Alder white, 
 
 The Afh, the T> lane-Tree, the wilde Afb, whofe high 
 
 Threatens the Stdrres, Oakes by no Thunder motfd, 
 
 Old 'Beeches, and the Elme by Bacchus hu*d t 
 
 T> flight with {ev trail leaves they greet our eyes 
 
 Not all alike, nor from Itkfftalkgsartfe. 
 
 The 
 
Lib.; . Iohn Barclay his i^Ar gents. 2 ** 
 
 7 he lofty Cypreffc his proud top dtfflayes, 
 
 The melting T^czzen, and Apollo's Bay rs; 
 
 Mineruae's Oliue, and the Thrygian Fine, 
 
 The /lender Filbert too; a Fount diuine 
 
 Waters this Crone, clothing the ground beneath 
 
 With Flowers produced by Zcplmc'sfauouriHg breath. 
 
 With (uchfayre Profeipinc now netrc her rape , 
 
 Jn Ennae's Field had fill'dhtr firgin lap. 
 
 Thefe Woods, no howling Wolues, no foaming Bore 
 
 Ate troubledwith, nor Lyons drrad-uUroare : 
 
 When hee has doomed the abfent Lamlcs to death 
 
 Andall about himfeare his angry breath* 
 
 Tut harmeleffc Goats, and peace full Herds of Deere 
 
 Tou may behold t 'th fhades lyefleeping there : 
 , Or at each myfe taking fhortfearefuUflight, 
 
 Whom through the Woods each blafl of winde affrights, 
 
 Tom Birds , dinining by your notes, or flight, 
 
 Feare not on lime.twigs in this Groue to livht : 
 
 Norneere thefe Fount aines needy oufeare to meet 
 
 With treacherow Sprindges to injnare your feet ; 
 , Toufafely may in this Ayre take your flight, 
 
 And on thefe Trees or Ground may fafely light. 
 
 Here, in the night, may Ph ilomel exprejfe 
 
 Her ktndrcdsiarresland Tereus wickedneffe. 
 
 Hcre y when the nights, now old, grow pale to fee 
 
 The rofie Momes, whatfwarmes may you defcry 
 
 Of painted Queriflers to greet the dayes, 
 
 And fill the Ayre with their melodious Layesf 
 
 Ibis is not all j the Wood-nymphs exercife 
 
 Here *}l their troupes : be hence all wicked eyes. 
 
 Dor notinfett this facred Wood: but why 
 
 Istbisfograc'd? Why heerefo frequently 
 
 t> well all the Nymphs ? Tou Ny mph sy our f clues deteB 
 
 Our Ktngs fair e Daughter : her cfjaflefieps d%reUs 
 
 Ofttotbu Groue t leadingherVirgin-traipe: 
 
 Nature did this for their, delight ordaine. 
 
 Therefore thefe Woods with Nymph sreforted be, , j 
 
 T'cncrcafe her traine, and beare her company. 
 
 O Trincely CMaidc, the care of. Sicily ; 7 . 
 
 tAndallher Cjodsjheir longings fatisfie, V- 
 
 2 bis Groue with thy fayre.prefence digaifie, . J 
 
^ 2 $ Iohri Barclay his Argents. Lib. 3 1 
 
 The ground fall kecpt t hjfeetes impreffionflill, 
 vdnd the South-winds the fame with Flowers JhaSftR. 
 Whofe forme the Njmfhsjhall graue in Barkes of Trees, 
 'But not thii Cjroue alone : allSkily 
 Reiojce in thee ; thou maJ^ft the Gods our friends* 
 Jf thou but walk? on Ljbia'sfcorcked finds, 
 Or, there where frozen nature drjesfor co/d, 
 Where Charles hisihirfljTeeme their flationhold y 
 The Ay re will change : etch Field Jhtll Flowers poffeffe \ 
 And thou the day with better Fate/halt bleffe. 
 
 < Radirob^neshm\ng brought Argents to her Chamber, becaufe the 
 euening came on, left her and went to Meleander. But then faid Ar- 
 genis to Seleniffa : I haue, mother, this good while defired tohaue 
 thee alone. And I well beleeue that thou alib,with the tedioufoefle 
 of this wooer,haft beene ready to caft thy gorge. For what hath he lo 
 long done with thee ? To this Se/eniffa began to anfwer more mildly, 
 and farre befide what Argents expected to heare. That (hee did not 
 know that hee was a man of/b much courtefie,and fo delightfull con- 
 uerfation.That with moft pleafing dilcourfe he had fpent the day ,but 
 that euer and anon he affirmed, that loue made him mod miferable* 
 The fharpe-witted Argents did not tafte this commencing a man, 
 whom (hee fo much difliked.Yet that (hee the more cunningly might 
 draw out the reft: But what will he doe? (faid (hee) or when fetto 
 la ile for his owne Countrey ? Quit thofe hopes, (faid the old woman) 
 except ouerthrowne in warre.he willnot hence. For both he is defpe- 
 rately in loue with thee, and that fury,but with an infinite mifchiefe, 
 willnot be allayed. I would at leaft Poltarchus were heere : I would 
 we were vnder the protection of his valour. And yet in truth I feare 
 an ill report of ingratitude,if we fhall make warre with him,by whofe 
 aide we are preferued. What if we fbould foothe his madnefie with 
 fome (light hope? Being put offwith delay, he might bee fent home 
 into Sardinia, as to be recalled when the affaires were better ripened. 
 I doe not (peake this for his fake, but for thine, and the Kings. Thou 
 wilt be fori y, if Sicily but now freed, and fcaicc that of the ciuillcom- 
 bu(tions,fhoj«ld againe by thy bridall-Torch be fct on fire. Either the 
 ftrcngth of her naturall wit, or the induftryof loue, made Argents 
 quickly finde that Seleniffa was changed. But deferring to fhew her 
 diipleafure till another time, fhee did notwkh any fnarpenefTe put 
 off that difeourfe otRadtrobanes, hauing vndertaken a greater worke, 
 that is, to outreach with another cunning, that old Woman , that 
 
 Hagge, 
 
Lib. j • Iohn Barclay bis ^Argems. 227 
 
 Hagge,crafcicft-witted Hagge. Therefore when (he had a while been 
 (ilent,Iam allb(faid (he) SekniffaSony that this well-defcruing King 
 hath propounded to himfelfe thole hopes, irr which wee may not oiuc 
 himfatisfadtion. But of thefe things wee will thinke further hereafter 
 The old Woman glad, as if with the helpe ofthe Gods (he had begun 
 todeceiueher,leftthe Lady alone, who prefently leaning in the win- 
 dowed refting her head vpon hcrarme, began infinitely to arieue 
 that the partner of all her fecret counfels did deferue to be fuipe&ed. 
 For with which of her women fhould fhee now fhare her cares ? To 
 whom could (lice now impart her griefes ? To whom herioyes? At 
 length with a counteiiaeelikelmiIing,fhe thought,that the Gods were 
 not at any time either gracious or leuere, without a mixture of both 
 thole inclinations. But that day had been fortunate enough to herrShc 
 muft endure it,ifany thing more vnpleafant did follow after it. That 
 cucn this was to be reckoned as a fauour of the Gods,that (he had not 
 at the f!r(},and as (he vfed to doe, reuealed to Se/rmjfa what had hap- 
 pened to her, and what (lie was prelcntly to do. But the bufinefle was 
 of this natui e. As (He was walking in the Groue, Arftda6 informed her 
 that Ptiiarchm was hi the City, & kept dole in Nicopompus his houfe; 
 and it was agreed betweene them, that in the night hee (hould bee 
 brought by the Pofterne Gate into the Palace. The young Lady there- 
 fore making hade to communicate her ioy, which fhee was not able 
 to beare alone, with Sekmffa did returne to the houfe (bmewhat the 
 more early. Buteuenas fhee was beginning to fpeake, fhee with feare 
 apprehended, that S<lent§<t was reuoked to Radirob*nes t and faid no- 
 thing of TotUrchus his comming, whom a youthfull heate had driuen 
 to run the hazzards ofhiding himfelfe once againe. 
 
 For when GeUmrw was returned into Africa, and met not Poliar- 
 chtu at Clupea, as he had appointed, he went on to Hianijbc's Court, 
 where he found him ftill ficke of a Feuer. He therefore carrying the 
 letters and command* of Argenis, did be (ides acquaint him with the 
 ftate o\ afHi&ed Sicily : and in what danger the Lady was : the vi&oric 
 oiUcogenes being almoft certaine. Neither did he omit any thing,but 
 what ArgenU had forbidden him to fpeake of,uamely, the difarTccion 
 of Meleander to him. But of Archombrotw he was not filent. 1 know 
 not (faid he) with what height Arcbombrottts findes himfelfe rayfed. 
 He now defpifeth vs. Neither did CjeUnornt fufpec-t any thing greater 
 or worfe,then that hee belceued that hee had forgotten their former 
 friendfhip. But there is nothing more (harpe-fighted then luipicious 
 louc. Inftantly Poliarchns did conceiue,that Arckombrottts ,takcn with 
 the beauty of Argenis^ did flye offfrom him, as his Riuall. For what 
 can barre him (faid he) by fomc meanes or other from finding out,that 
 
 Q^2 Ialfo 
 
228 Iohn Barclay bis \Argcnis. Lib.3. 
 
 I alio doe loue Argent We doc nothing to purpb{e,Gr Unorw> jifpre- 
 fently we paflenot cucr into Sicily. Shall I then forfooth endurc,that 
 while J loytcr heere, fonie other fhould preferue her in fafety for me ? 
 Or rather thnt there fhould be any befidesmy felfe,to whom fhe fhall 
 bee indebted for her life? GcUnorw heard the resolution of his Lord 
 with much perplexity :for both he feared Mdcandcrs being incenfed a- 
 gainft Poltarchus; and the liberty of aduillr.g him was bereft him by 
 Ar genii her commandement. He therefore tooke thiscourfe to bee 
 faithfull to them both,that fpeaking nothing of the auerfenefle of - Me- 
 ieander from him, he neuertheleffe often inculcated into him, that it 
 was moft vnfafe for 7 > oliarchtx\£> puthislife in the power of angry 
 FortunejamongfomanyerLemies^ and amidft thclicentioufneffe of a 
 ciuill'warre. That, the belt way were to faiie into his Countrey.and 
 hauing raifed an Army, to returne into Sicily without his Princely 
 "reatnefle. I will doe it ((aid Poliarchm.) But thou knoweft ..that the 
 courfe to my,Countrey is almoft hard aboord the fhore of Sicily. But 
 fhould I pa'iTc by that 'Land, and Argents vnfaluted > She- would fay, 
 that Iweie' forry I had embarked my felfe in the dangers' part, if- 1 
 fhould not offer my felre to new ones.WhelvI haue but fet'my footon 
 land; beleeue it,I fhall finde out one deuice or other,which fh'all bring 
 me with conueniency to her. But (faid Gelanortti) I will die then.See 
 thee againe engaged in fuch dangers, except at leaft I preuaile thus far 
 with thee, that thou prbmife not to entruft with thy fafety'any one but 
 ^/f«Wonely,before thou fpeake with *slrgcnis -which done, I leaue 
 thee tothe'reiolution which you fhall take together. 
 
 Toliarcbm not defpifing the carefulne iTe of a faithfull feruant,agreed 
 to the condition. But his bodyforely fhaken with afharpe quartane 
 Feuer,didnotanfwer the paflionate eagerneffe of his minde : which 
 alfo the greatneiTe and pcrplexitic of his new determination did fo in- 
 creafc,that the night following,the cold indeedof his fit wasfomewhat 
 leffe,but the burning much longer, and more violent then it vfed to be. 
 Neither was this increafmg oThis malady altogether vnwelcome to 
 Gelmorpts t as that which hee thought did put offm'ore certaine perils-. 
 But Folia-rebus impatient ofPhyfick^which directed him to matter his 
 difeafe,by weakening himfelfe with' rafting : and calling to minde v their 
 examples,whom he had heard to haue -driuen away < their Feucrs with 
 extraordinary drinking of wine, determined to try the fame kinde of 
 medicine. It is (laid he) no wondcr,if when lam fpent anddying,my 
 Feueralfobe at anend.I will rather ,while Ihaucfomeftrength,wraitle 
 with it.and Jje cured by my own direction.This action leaues it 1; »deed 
 in doubt,'.- hcthcr I take a courfe to cure or kil me.Butit is enough that 
 not with- deiayes^but prefently it will declare, what the delrinies haue 
 
 - decreed 
 
Lib.^. Iohn Barclay bis (LfaAggfad. 2 29 
 
 decreed concerning mc. For iiich is now the ftite .of chings,as it is more 
 bitter to be ficke,then to die.Not the prayers,not the teavcs of Celano- 
 rtu, who abhorred this experiment, not the being coniurcd by the 
 name of Arginispox. the memory or his Mother and his friends, could 
 mooue his minde fettled for this triall. Finally, Qucene Htantshe her 
 felfe intreated in vainc. Being therefore left to his owne dilcrctio.i 
 when at the third day his fit, as it vied to doe,didtpkehim, .hebecing 
 neere the fire, did intertainc the cold, and fhaking of it with a«rcat 
 draught of the oldeft wine hec could get, which did much more vio- 
 lently infufe the heate of it into his fober veiues, which were notaccu- 
 ftcmed to fhoug wine. ThcPhyhciansrefufcd to tarry with him, who 
 (as they faid) went about to procure his owne death. But Poltarchut 
 lmiling,anfwcrcd,that if they departcd,at leaft the Phyfician Bacchus 
 (as the Pythian Prophetefl'e doth often call him) weuld tarry with 
 him: And withall went (till on m (triuing with the cold of his Ague 
 till his blood being warmed, a hcate differing from that which is vfuall 
 in fuch maladieSjftayed the lliaking of his ioynts. When hee had then 
 fweat a good while, hee wascarcfully rubb'd and dryed. And now al- 
 ready he thought himielfe ftronger then he was before. A ftrange thine 
 to be told. When hec had againe difpofed himielfe for this wrefUjng 
 with his fickne{Te,his youth and good fortune, and (that which tor the 
 molt part doth giue reputation to the prefcriptions of Phyficions 
 Chance) did free him of his troublelbme Feucr. titattisbe y as thee had 
 held the rafhnefle of the Phyfick tor a moft iuft caufe of griefe,fo after 
 flie faw him recouercd, there was no meant in her reioycing, vntill by 
 another fadncfle the force of her ioy was abated. For fhe could not en- 
 dure the departure of Pc-lurchus efpecially when in his face were ml to 
 befcene the markes of his as yet icarce cured malady. For hee hauincr 
 pafleda very few dayes torecouer fomemrength, did moft eainertly 
 intreatc her leaue to bee gone. And the Queene (as fhe bare almoft a 
 motherly louc to him) with teares and good wifhes bringing him to 
 the Gates, did intreatc no other thing of him, then that he would pro- 
 mi(e to become againe a Guclt to her Countrey, if any chance in his 
 voyages brought h im into thole quarters. 
 
 But after hee was gone aboord a fhip hired by Cjehnorpu, and was 
 put to Sea, hec ceafed not to call vpon, and vrge the Rowers to make 
 haftc,naming alfo a time, in which if they fliewed him the Land of 
 Sicily , their hire fhould be doubled. The hope ofa little gaine bammed 
 alllazineflfe from themrand Po/tarcbtu bound to kecpe his promiie, 
 knew the Hand, when they fhe wed it him. Then did he (hudder 
 with the contemplation of things of moft different nature. Wha: mife- 
 ries ? Wrut ioyes that Land did aftbrd ? That in it was cither his felici- 
 
 Q>J tie 
 
2 2 Iohn Barclay bis Argents. L ib. 3 . 
 
 tie or bis mine. With what hazzard he had thence efcaped : What if 
 the fame ftorme fhould rifeagaine? And ftraight as his thought pre- 
 fented Argents to him, all thofe perils, all terrible images of misibr- 
 tune,were with a more chearefull confidence defaced and forgotten. 
 There wasameane Harbour, and of no account, onelyit was fomc 
 Fifhermens Cottages, about twelue miles from Epcir£te. In it bee 
 made his fhip come to an anchor, and landing vpon the ftrand, deter- 
 mined to lye clofe in a poore Inne (as if he were ill ateafe with being 
 fea-ficke) till hee might fend to Arjid/u. But when hee among other 
 things asked the Oaf: ot the houfe, into which he was retyred, whete 
 MtleAnder was: Hee is not yet (replyed he) remoued from Epeir£f e, 
 fince ZL<V^(f»^hisdefeate. Inthatplace,asmadeby the victory more 
 ltately,hee ftayes to receiue the meffengers of the Cities,who ftriue 
 which ofthem fhall firft fend to declare their repentance. Is then (faid 
 Veltzrchni) Lko^enes ouerthrowne ? Moft certainely (faid the Oalt) 
 hefuffered a welldeferued death, and his head was a good while han- 
 ged vpon the top of the Caftle for a fpe&ade. But now they fay, the 
 King will remoue to Syracufa, that he may carry the King of Sardinia 
 about the places of moftefteeme in Sicily. 'Poliarckui inquiring how 
 the King of Sardinia came into Sicily. Doeft thou not then know (laid 
 he) that the King of Sardinia came with an Army to aide M«leander 3 
 and that by his valour Peace is reftored to Sicily? 'Poltarchtu held his 
 peace,diuining,that by the change of the fortune of Sicily ,all would be 
 full oftrouble to him-.. Hee came when the danger waspaft; others, 
 and thofe ftrangers, had helped Meleander^nd Argents for her prefer- 
 uation was beholding to Sardinia. 
 
 Leauing therfore the Oaft ; O Gelanorm (faid he) find fbme meanes 
 that I may know what part of the world this is; thatis, whether my 
 welfare doe agree with this change of affaires. Hee had (fill the peri- 
 wigs, with which he once had by the deuice oiTtmoclca difguized him-, 
 felfe. One of them with a Peafants habit, he dcliueredto GelfiKorw, 
 and willed him in the night to goe into Epeir£fe,andlet Arjidai know, 
 that at the Sea- {ide,him(elfe tyred with the changes of fortune, did at- 
 tend the lait ilfue of his deftinie, prepared to endure it,whether good 
 or bad. While (jclanorw went, fome of the next Townes lighted vpon 
 him in the way , who alfo were bound for Epeirdte. There he had fitted 
 himfelf with a handfome mask, yet he would haue fhunned their com- 
 pany left any fhould difcoucr the trick, but in that narrow he way could 
 rot pafle by thcm,and befides, they had already firft faluted him. He 
 therefore with a forced boldnefle, as a forreiner, and ignorant of the 
 paffage ofaffaires in Sicily ,enquired of the late w arre, and the meanes 
 of the victory. They glonoufly related all, as we vfe in profperitie to 
 
 commend 
 
Lib. 5 . Iohn Barclay bis i^irgtnis* 2 g r 
 
 commend that which belongs to our felues,to Grangers. Two men es- 
 pecially they did magnifie, Radirebanes and Archontbrotut. For that in 
 ssfrchombrotus , with Licogcnes his head, hadcutofTwhatfoeucrwas 
 vnlbund, and fvvelled by the late ditiempcr in dilea fed Sicily. But that 
 R4dirobanes\i\s valour,and the hofpitableaide -which he had brought, 
 was to haue Argents forhis rcwarc.For to it was rumored abroad,and 
 of what they belecucd, they did in good earnclt informc GcUnorw. 
 He,when he could with conucnicncy,p arting from them with lighes of 
 moft bitter griefc, confide red whether this matter were to bee reported 
 to his Lord. He feared, that the very relation would make an end of 
 him. And onthe other fide he hoped,that the mifchiefe notyetcome 
 tothefiillgrowth,if it were timely difcouered, might by the power of 
 his Genius,and good fortune be prcucntcd. But firil of all, A'fidnt was 
 to be fpoken with. And now he was come within fight of Epeir<5te, 
 when hce faw a Youth carrying nets, and leading in leafha brace of 
 Grey hounds, whom he knew to belong to Arfidas. I would (faid hee) 
 that the Gods by the mcar.es of this hunting would grant me to meete 
 with Arfidas. Which though I fhould,yet neither will he come alone, 
 norisitconuenientthat Irafhly fpeake to him before company. Hee 
 therefore fo deuifed,that if it fhould fo fall out, he would make vfe of 
 that fauour of fortune. But behold,while he had as yet fcarcc hamme- 
 red his deuice into a fit proportion,he met with other Toyles,and other 
 Dogges, and not farre behind them,came Arfidas W\th fomeofthe 
 Sardinian Noblemen. GeUmrm viewing all their faces,when he found 
 that they were all Grangers to him,he likcwife hoped ,that they would 
 not needfully obferue him, and therefore the more boldly drawing 
 neere to Arjidas ; I haue (faid he) happily encountredthee, to whom I 
 was going. I haue been in Rhegium, and doe bring thee falutations, 
 and a meffage which thy father in law deliuered me when I came from 
 thence. But then in his earc,when he (loopt downe to hcarc him, I am 
 (faid he) Gelanoru-s ,buc mike as though thou kne well me not, till I be 
 alone with thee. Arfid*s troubled with this inexpe^cd meeting him, 
 defircd the Sardinians to goc faire and loftly on : for that hee delired a 
 little to enquire of hisfriends and kinred. Vnder this pretence he fpake 
 in priuate, but briefly, with GeUnoriu. Thefumme of their difcourfe 
 was,that he,as foone as the chafe grew hot, would lofe them all in the 
 Wood,andgoeto7Vw>r/;>«/. Staying then no longer withhim,hee 
 followed the Sardinians that were gone eafily before him, whom by 
 CMsleandcrs command he carried to fhew them fportof hunting But 
 for G:UnorH$Jc\z walked in,as if he were going to Epeircte. And when 
 he was out of fight of Arfidai his company, turning afide into wayes 
 which he was before acquainted with } returned to the fane. But when 
 
 Q^ he 
 
232 Iohn Barclay &/*j Argents. Lib.3. 
 
 he came into the chamber, 7V/<*>r6/« impatient of delay; What newes 
 (laid he) doeft thou bnn°,GeI(tnorus ? That Arfidat is comming (an- 
 fwercd he) and by the time of day I guelte he will prefently bee here. 
 Nor more then this did GcUnorut fpeake. For he had rather thofe fad 
 newes fhould be told him by Arjidat then himfelfe. But he had trou- 
 ble in his coun:enance,and eould not altogether forbeare fighing. At 
 length Poliarcbm often vrging him.and beginning to threaten him, he 
 
 11 111 ■> 
 
 deliuered what he had heard by the way, that Argents was aflured to 
 Rxdirobancs.lx. was not griefe,not anger,not horror, that poficffed Po- 
 liitrchpu with the hearing ofthofc baleful ltidings.The motio was more 
 violent then then thofe affections, to which wee hauegiuen a name. 
 And while now no longer fad,or to whom fortune could doe any fur- 
 ther harme,hc determined to die, but yet with the mine of thofe that 
 hated him. Arfidat came into the houfe,and makes the Oait beleeue, 
 that following the chafe,and not knowing the Countrey ,he was (hay- 
 ed thither. W hen they w ere priuate.and mat hee law Poliarcbus ftand 
 as he were frozen^and nothauing power to command his (taring eyes : 
 Alas (laid he) Noble Youth, what is this I fee ! Or how canfi: thou thus 
 grieue, while Ar^tr.ii is fafe? But Poliarchtts, lam (laid he) Ar/ida-s^'m. 
 health ; I am in heakh.and doe allure thee.that your Radirobanes and 
 his Spoufe alio fhallhndc that I hxie.ArJjda-s perceiued,that Poliarchhs 
 was miltaken,and informing more certaincly of all the paflfages, hee 
 fhewed him, that the intentionsof A'lelednder and Argoix were farre 
 different from what Rzdirobanes hoped, or the people prated. So by 
 degrees PeUarcvus freed of his error, began quietly to giue care to his 
 relation of the eltate ot Sicily . For the relt, Arfidat aduifed Poliirchus 
 without diffembling his quality, to prefent himfelfe to the King. Hee 
 told him,that his enemies were ruined : that 7%monides was lent in em- 
 battle for him,remembred the care that Argenis had of him,and the af- 
 fections of fo many his old friends. What (nould he feare among Co 
 many Guards ? Or why would he,profeflingthe warres,puthis confi- 
 dence in a dilguize,ratherthcn in his valour and vertue?But CjtUnorus 
 wasagainlt it, now and then putting his Lord inminde of his Faith 
 plighted in Africa,that hee would (pcake to none, before hee had met 
 with Arfidat , and uftcr that onely with Argenis. Poharcbus alfo him- 
 felre denied, that hee could with his honour fhew himfelfe in publike. 
 That he mult hit! faile into bis Gauntry, to furnim himieirc in luch fort 
 as hee defired j\it lexnderi mould fee him in. Onely with At gems hee 
 would faine by A-fidas his helpehe brought to conferre. Yet at the 
 leart (rcplyed Arfidat) thou (lialtnot doubt, though iVircpomptts bee 
 made acquainted with thy being here. For what (hould I.ipej-ke of 
 that mans faithfulnetfe? Hee is alitor extolling thee j and with mo ft 
 
 friendly 
 
Lib. 3. Iohn Barclay his Argents, 233 
 
 friendly affection, when thou art prayfed,hee triumphes. I now am 
 lodged in his houfe, neither canft thou bee any where more faithfully 
 concealed,then vndcr his roofe. Tohdrchns did eahly confent, nor was 
 6V/rf«flr#.ragain{tit. When therefore they had reftedawhile, taking 
 their iourncy about bed-time, early in the morning they came to E- 
 peir«fle,and being let in to Niccpowpxs his houfe,they forced their Oaft 
 to teares ofioy for their welcome. Arjldas, when the day was more 
 aduanced,went to Argents, but her being bufiedfirfl with her Father, 
 and then with Ciiobtilus. he could not in priuate ipeake with,vntill fhe 
 feeking to auoidc meeting with Rtdirobwes, went downe into the 
 Groue. 
 
 But when by Arjidas (he vnder(tood,that PolUrchus wascomc,for- 
 gctting lb many miferics, and not thinking of the danger they both 
 were in,fhee reioyced more, then was proportionable to lb fliort and 
 vncertaine a felicitic. But for all haftc, it was of neccfHty that Hie mult 
 expeft till the euening,that he might without danger bee brought into 
 the Palace. I will be (faid Argents) in my Gallery that goes into the 
 Orchard: JV/fwjf/rfl'hallbew'ith me, who iliall let in Poharc hus and 
 thy felfe. Goe, my Arjidas, and failc not to bee there in conucnicnt 
 time. From thence full ofioy tt\c\\cntto Sctent (pi, to g,ue her, as the 
 partner of her fecrcts, a fharc in her felicitic. But by her commending 
 Radirobanes, flice found that hcrfiJclitie bc^antowauer. When fhec 
 had therefore abufed her with a hope, that here minde was fomewhat 
 more inclined to Radtro&tnes, (lice leaned in the window thatlooked 
 into the Orchard. But then two things of grcatelt importance,preien- 
 ted themfelucs to her conhderation ; the comming of Poharcbas, and 
 thefallchood of Sc/enijja. So her minde diltempercd with gladnefle 
 and anger,could not well rcfolue what couife to hold. But it was ne- 
 ceifaiy to be fudden,left Se/exiJJa fhould dilcoucr PolUrchm his com- 
 ming at his appointed time. Andthat night the old Woman could not 
 be lent out or die way vpon any pretended bulinefle. Nothing there- 
 fore was fitter for the p.urpofe,thcn by a feruant to lend zslrftdM word, 
 that (lie had no leilure that cuening to lee the Pictures which fhee had 
 commanded him to bring her. That flic would hauc him come to the 
 Court early in the morning, but not the Painter with him. Arfidat ca- 
 fily vnderttood,that tbmething was fallen out,w Inch hindred the Lady 
 from fpeaking with 'PolUrchm ; and that not daring to lpcake fiecly 
 of it, (he ha-o deuifed this pretext of Pictures and the Workman. 
 
 Bending therefore hirnfelfe to comfort Po/iarchus,\\ horn this delay 
 did extremely vexe, hce alio tooke Nicopompu to lecond him. With 
 chccrcfull and various difcourfes they fought to delight him, rotvn* 
 willingly hearing now his owne,now the vcituesof Argents commen- 
 ded: 
 
2^4 Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib. 3. 
 
 ded ; or if any thing had happened, either ridiculous, or difalkous to 
 Rtdtrobanes. But as they were intentiue to this good office, thecom- 
 ming of certaine friends interrupted them. For i unalbtm had appoin- 
 ted to haue a fupper made ready for him at Nicopompns his houie. An- 
 tenor being come from his Temple to the City, and Hierokander bare 
 him company ; who comming into the houfc, when Nicopompm was 
 forry to be thus haled from Tolmr chus,&nd that neither Arfidat could 
 carry with aGuelt ib much refpec~ted (for 'Dtwa/biusde&ed, thathee 
 alfo fhould (up with them) 'Potiarchus encouraged them both : That 
 they {hould goe cheererully, andfup heartily, left Dunalbius fhould 
 fcentjthere were fome fecret thing which hindred their mirth. Him- 
 fe\te y Ntcopompus conueying him thither, flayed in the next roome to 
 the dining chamber ,from whence he might heare what their difcourfe 
 was at the table/While they were at fuppcr,they fpake of many things, 
 but for the moil: part ordinary ones 3 and fuch, as it imported not if the 
 feruants which waited on them did obferue. But when the meate be- 
 ing taken away , they were 2.\onc 3 Nicopomp»f of purpofe let a difcourfe 
 otPoliarchus on tbote,that he being hidden dofe by, might iudge truly 
 of his owne fame, when they with all iimplicity fhould fpeake of him, 
 whom they thought farre from them . Neither did D nnxlbitts forbeare 
 to commend fo braue a young man: and Anterior with Hiet oleander 
 taking their turnes,now his valour,now his fociable difpofition was re- 
 membred ; then in a cheerely and young mind, a ripe and ftrong wit, 
 and fuch other good parts,for which old age is prayfed. But Arfidas, 
 becaufehe perceiued -Poliarchus his emulation to Radirobntnes-.d^sf 
 the proceffe of their difcourfe to the ciuill warre againft Licogenes, the 
 beginning whereof Poliarchus his courage and conduct had made very 
 profperous for the King. From thence by degrees he came to the Sar- 
 dinians & RadirobanesgL began freely to laugh at his follies. For both 
 that King was of a moft proud carriage among his owne people, and 
 many things had dipt from him, by which it was perceiued, that his 
 minde was full of vanity, and his vermes but countcrfeice. And while 
 Dunalbius, Antenor^xA Nicopompns, either diQike with loathing the 
 remembrance of his vnfauory pride,or boldly rcpine,that Sicily fhould 
 owe any thanks to fiich an auxiliary ; H/VjVfWfr failing, What(faid 
 he)if you had feene the man this morning,being puffed vp with an im- 
 pious flattery, he commanded among his people,certaine verfes,which 
 the Poet would neuer haue made, except either he had been rapt out 
 of his wits,with a fury ,not of Apollos hiipiring,or had certainly kno wne 
 him,to whom he wrote,to be ftark mad.The end of the poem I copied 
 out . By that you may gueflfe at the reft. 
 
 V 
 
Lib. 3 . Iohn Barclay his i^drgenis. 22 5 
 
 If thou thy dreadfull Chariot driue to wars y 
 His Thracian Steedes and hand \amazed Mars 
 Condemnes ; if thy proud Stecde thou mount vpon t 
 Cyllarus hates his conflellatio*, 
 Wifhmgthj Seat ; poudin Sardinia now 
 To ride : or if (hafts to thy bended Bow 
 Thou fit : Apollo andgnevCd Hercules 
 Are forced to yeeld : Cupid would doe no lejfe, 
 But that he hopes his /hafts (hallconquer thee. 
 Maia's/tf «r Sonnejhj rofie Up to fee, 
 Admires, and tumblin^all his wings lets fall, 
 Pallas/ir wit ; for beauty, Bacchus Jhall 
 Tee Id. when mofifairehee,fober Lawes fets downe 
 To conejuer'd India ; when faire Garlands crowne 
 Hts vnfhornc loc^s. But ftnee thi powerfull Fleet 
 ^Bridles the Seas, and makes the fhorestomeet, 
 That Neptune bowes his Scepter to thy reigne; 
 We fhouldpojfejfe the Galdtn Age aga$ne, 
 Would Ioue to thee re fane hit thundring Throne y 
 And in all temples thou raigne god alone. 
 
 All ofthem laughed at the facrilegious cunning of the Poet, who 
 promifedto himfdre a booty outofthcfcverles. Though Nicopomptu 
 being himfelfe alio a Poet,did fomething extenuate his offence : for 
 that fuch was the Genius of Poefie,that to pleafc the eate,it often wan- 
 ders from the truth,and indeed lb much the more freely ,bccaufe when 
 fheknowes, that whatlbeuer fheefaincch. is not beleeued,it rather is 
 matter of innocent mirth ,then of impudent lying. Befides, thatluch is 
 the humour of thele times,that in immoderate pray ling of Princes, all 
 men are Poets. Neither is Radirobahes the fblc man whom th is maske 
 hathabufed. Himalfo (and with his eyes, and nodding hishead, hee 
 pointed out MrfearJer) how often haue we fecne deceiued with thefe 
 allurements? Finally, that all men ot eminent ranke are borne with 
 that fate,that they fhallleaue at the leaft ibme of their feathers flicking 
 in that birdlime. 
 
 But Dunalbim mooued with lone of the common good: Yet lb 
 (faid he) you improuident fubiects, while by the bafc < uer-prayfing, 
 euery one ofyou labours to make the Kings vices your friends,doe not 
 perceiue,that thereby you render both them and your felues molt mifc- 
 rable.For with how great pre'iudicc to your felues cioe you make thofc 
 that command you,fuch asthcy fhvul ■ bee aftiamcd of nothing; but 
 with aUlicentiouiiu fife vie to loue a..d ad.nire thcmfelues, after you 
 
 haue 
 
2 2 6 Iohn Barclay bis Argents. Lib.3 . 
 
 hauc a long time with flatteries and extoleme.nts deified all their affec- 
 tions. But them,how happy foeuer they repute themfelucs, Iefteeme 
 moft worthy to be bee lamented, except they Hue to efcape thefe 
 traines of thofe about them, and ditcrcetly apply themfelucs to ap- 
 pfoue and prattife not thofe things, which others pvaifc in them, but 
 what they vie to commend in others. The rich, their royalty hath lb 
 blinded,as they know not, which no man befides themfelues is igno- 
 rant of, what manners, whatendeauours, or what meanes doc carrie 
 with them fame, fauour,or finally hate. O wickedne{fe,it is the molt 
 commodious kinde of hunting, toiearchout the inwardefl inclinati- 
 ons of Kings, to finde out which way Nature, which way deiire doth 
 bend them; (traight without refpe£t of Gods or men extremely to 
 commendjWhatfoeuer they loue,orhauea mind to ; either that with a 
 eonformitie of manners and difcourfe thou mayft be pleafing to them, 
 or that thou mayeft eafe their bafhfulneflfe, and they may owe thee 
 thankes for play ning the way, which leading to vices, and ouergrowne 
 with infamy ,fhame would not fuffer them to try. Why fhould wee 
 wonder,if Princes being driucn with a violent {-forme of flattery that 
 way,to which of their owne accord they were difpofed,doe bcleeue 
 thofe tongues which they only hcare fpeake? eipecially no man flaying 
 him vp from falIing,whom fo great a force doth thrufl forward. For 
 thofe wife men whom they employ in their affaires, whether that rhey 
 feare they fhall but aduife in vaine,or that the medicine,though it cure, 
 will yet be diftaflefull,doe not once put their hands to thefe wounds : 
 or rather doe diflinguifh betweene thofe vices, with which the King 
 himfelfe only is defiled,from thofe, wherewith he hurteththe Com- 
 mon-wealth. So as contented by any way to helpc the publike, they 
 doe not reftore to the Prince his eycs,with which he might fee to flnde 
 fault with his owne fortune,and the coozenage of his flatter ers.Which 
 of thofe neere about them haue wifely admonifhed their Kings,if ei- 
 ther with greedineffe of money they become bafe, or with too much 
 loue of hunting negledt the care of the Common- weakh,or with presi- 
 dents of lurt,infe£t the age they liue in, orelfe with indifcreet placing 
 theirfauourSjdoeraifeagainftthemfeluesanenerall diflike ? Nay, wee 
 ttriueto pollute the names of veitues,with beftowing them vpon thefe 
 affections. They are called care ofthefuture, enduring of labour,hu- 
 manity, and bounty. Neither doe thefe vices alone, but euen trifles, 
 grow to more flrength by thefe fainings. And ifat any time they doe 
 dilcreetly,they finde out fuchfained and exccfTiue wayesofapplaule, 
 that oftentimes (beleeue me,my friends)my eyes troubled with fhame, 
 which others wanted,haue exceedingly trembled. I law, that neither 
 they were afhamed of their mofl palpable fraud, ncr the Princes did 
 
 pleafed 
 
JLib.g. Iohn Barclay his Lsfrgems. 237 
 
 pleafed to be fb fhameleffcly abufed.Whatdirferencc is there betwecne 
 this fport and a Comedic : when in both of them thou doft praife to 
 their race thofe, that to thy (Hie with a fro ward contempt as vaine or 
 childifhly catched,thou doflderidc?And ifthe Gods had noc bellowed 
 vponKingsallrongcr Genius , then that which guides the common 
 people, how few would clcapc thefe toyles, which if nothing elfc, 
 cullome makes them not todillike, becaufe they did cornpafte their 
 Cradles when they were borne, and that they remember notthat they 
 wece pitcht forthC? Yet are not Kings alone fubicCt to thefe perils:The 
 mod of vs in our priuate fortune are licke of the Kings malaaies. Wee 
 arc Kings to thofe that Ice to vs, and on the other tkle.j faec is our Kin^ 
 in whole hands it is that we deiire.Him we attempt with flattencs,him 
 we llrike with mat vanity ,who of himfelfe is in louc with the weapon, 
 with which Kings vfe to bee aflailcd. But as lor Radtrobnues, \\ hole 
 proud credulity gaue the firft occafion of thefe complainings, hce hath 
 delerued by the reft of his leuity, that wee fhould excufe none of his 
 faults. And (O you vnfortunate Sicilians) if to his m?.rriage-bed you 
 condemne Argenis ! 
 
 'Poliarchtu was fo taken with this fpcech, that he couid icarCc con- 
 tayne himfelfe. He would faine haue embraced Dunelbittf, fbr that 
 his boding of Radiro banes ; and did defigne rewards for him, with 
 which he might often draw out of him Precepts of the like lincerity. 
 Finally, he reibluedto commend them all to Argent*, and to relye vp- 
 on their faithfulneffe in thofe bulinelfes which were in hand. 7'he 
 Guclls being departed, Arfidas and Nicop9mpns resume zq him y and 
 hauing brought him to his bed, did not leaue him,t;li he carefullofhis 
 friends quiet, and befides, hauing better mcanes tocenferre with his 
 priuate thoughts when ke was aloi,c,teyned that he was very ileepy. 
 
 That night Se/cnijfa and Argenis. (who can rightly mage* of the 
 mockeries of mortality) beilowcdin a reciprocall craft, directed to the 
 fame end in decerning one another; that is,, by wha& meaner, wh«n 
 day came on, each of them might kcepe her fclfe out of the others 
 fight. For both Selewjfa defired place to fpeake with Radircbanes in 
 -dr£enil\itiL abfence ; and Argents fought to fend Seunifl* out of the 
 way, that ("hce might not know, that volar' hm wascoirrq..' Seieniff* 
 thinking (he could neuer offend more couertly, then vndesraj(hackk>w 
 or rreenefTc, did firft,of her owne accord, beginne the difcourie of Ra- 
 direbanes. Shee laid that fhee was camertiy entreated by him , to bee 
 the next day in the fame walkes iri the Orchard. That he did dclire to 
 communicate to her fomc thiegs of importance ; and then to bee 
 brought by he 1 to the foeoab of Ar$cms. Argc.ns presented her, fay- 
 ing, Goe thy vayet, (mother) whither thou thinkeil neceltiry. But 
 
 giue 
 
238 Iohn Bare lay his \^4rgenis. Lib. 3 # 
 
 giuemc time to digeft into order fuch things, as when wee (hall con- 
 ferre together, and he, as he vies, (hall fue to me, I may thinke fit an- 
 swer to be made him. I therefore would haue thee to bee with him 
 quickly ,and to hold him with difcourfe,till my ielf,hauing deliberated 
 of all that fhall be needfull,comc downe into the Garden. 5>/«»/frf did 
 diuers times amrme,that nothing could be done with more difcrction, 
 and with a filent le wdneffe fcorning Argents 3 who did her felfe defigne 
 both the time and the meanes for her owne betray ing. Yet was (he ig- 
 norant that her felte alio was abufed and conueied out of fight,not lb 
 much lent to Radirobanes t as diuerted from Po/sarchsts, It was early 
 morning, and many went to w alke,before the heate of the Sun fhould 
 be fuch as to hinder that pleafure. And now pretending the loue of 
 the fame pleafure, Radirobanes did attend the old woman in the Or- 
 chard, at that time,not much fuller of cares for Argents then for The- 
 ocrine. Nor any thing more negligent, {hee being early out of her bed, 
 I am going ( faid (hee ) to the King of Sardinia ; If it be true that hee 
 tells me of his loue, he cannot fleepe, and hath, I beleeue, beene wal- 
 king this good while. Againe, did Argents require her not to part 
 with Radtrobanes^W. her felfe fhould come downe into the Groue. 
 That fheffhad rather giue audience there to Radirobanes 3 then within 
 the houfe. Thefe things were moft pleafing to Se/emfa, perfwading 
 her felfe that Argents defired this little time, to withdraw her felfe 
 from her firftloue, which muft be fir ft put off, before fhec could bee 
 madekindeto Radirobanes. 
 
 Shewasfcarceoutofthedoore,when Argents fcntto Arjidas 3 and 
 willed him to come prefently, and bring the ftranger with him. Nor 
 did he delay it, but carried Poliarchm difguized with the falfe haire, 
 and in the habit of a Merchant, with certaine little Pictures with him 
 to the Court. Foliar cbtu trembled : and that courage which no dan- 
 gers, no enemies could daunt, forfooke him, when hee confidered that 
 he was going to Argents. The Lady alfo didlofeher colour with the 
 expectation of this enterview, and her felfe perceiued,thatiffhefpakc 
 to any body, her difcourfe was by the trouble of her minde interrup- 
 ted. There was a priuy Gnllery,ipto which flie vfed to retire*her felfe, 
 when fhee would freely and alone conuerfe with her thoughts and 
 cares. After Poliarchus with Arjidas was come thither,and had kiffed 
 her hand which flue gaue him,with fuch reuerence as if he had adored 
 a deity, a fudden fobbing made them both exceedingly to blufh. Pre- 
 fently he pulling offhisdifguize, prelented himfelfe in his owne forme, 
 and with Arjtdas faluted Argents in a fafhion of ordinary ciuility. But 
 Arjidas ,as for fbme other occafion,\vithdrew to the farther end, and 
 gaue them both incanes to conferre with more freedome.Thcn againe, 
 
 their 
 
Lib.^ . John Barclay bis Lsfrgcws. 2 , 9 
 
 their ipeech being bereft them by their troublefome paifions they 
 reftedaftonifhed, vntill Argents fomewhat eafed with weeping ' Doc 
 I fee thee (laid fhee) my deareft ? or is it a dreame that thus preterits 
 thee to me, and brings a fuppofed ioy to thy Argents } Thou fcelt me 
 Lady, (replied he) who now with a frefh fenhbleneilc of them, doe a^ 
 gaine fcele my palfed milerics, and by beholding thee,am put in minde 
 ( how great a calamine it was to me to haue becne ib long ablest from 
 thee. But if the remembrance of it be not gricuous to dice , giue mee 
 leaue to askc, what thou thoughtelt , what heart thou haddeft in my 
 dangers ? How wert thou fbrrowfull ? How often didlt thou blame 
 my abfencc ? Then fhee, Too well (alas) thou mayftoutofthineownc 
 griefes collet, how fad dayes I palled while thou wert abfent. By Co 
 much alfb the more vnhappy(£VMr^««>)that I might not follow thee 
 that I know thou didft wander in the midlt of dangers: Finally, that 
 there are fome that dare hope, I may proue inconftant. Eut tell me a- 
 gaine. Art thou indeed the fame 'To/iarcbu* t Art thou returned into 
 Sicily ? Art thou infafety ? Doe I fee thee hcere before me ? But alas, 
 am not Ifoliarcbutjhc caufe of this lcanenefle which I fee in thy facer 
 Or muft we not againe runne the lame fortunes , and thy banifhment 
 be renewed ? Muft we alwayes loue in rearesand doubtfulnefle ? Hee 
 then compendioufly acquainted her with all the accidents which had 
 befallen him, how he was fhipwrackt, how hee ouercame the Pirates 
 how he had lien (icke in die Numidian Court, tslrgcnis on the other 
 fide enfbrmed him (which did more concerne them) in few words of 
 the deCircs of Radtro6anes. And that indeed {bee feared left her fa- 
 ther might be enclincd to rcceiue for his fonne in law,a man which had 
 deferued well of him : A mifchiefc (laid (hee) if not hindered by thee 
 which I will preucnt with my owne death. But how miferablc a thing 
 doeft thou thinkc it is,to be coivtinually fubic& to the deadly ftroke, 
 which is no farther from me then the conclufio of this match which the 
 Sardinians doe moft cameftly prefle? To this is added that I am alone 
 I haue none to comfort me, or to whom I might impart my cares. I 
 am afraid of Radirobtttes t who hath armed forces: I am not aflured of 
 my father. Sehniffa her felfe (O the wicked woman ! ) isreuoltedto 
 my enemies. And I (faid Poliarchtu) haue now a-good looked about 
 for her. For this is the firft time that euer I fpake with thee in her ab- 
 fencc.I will(faid Argtnisyfi Iliue,rcnderher molt miferable.She is for 
 the King of Sardinia.Neither doe I know why,or how fhe came to be 
 changed. But that thou mayft be out of doubt of her treachery,when • 
 we were inpriuate, (lie prailed Radirobanes. Nor was that enough, 
 but flic did further dare to perfwade me, that at leait withafeyoned 
 fricndQiip I fhouldihew my fclfc kind to him: that is. as with the turne 
 
 of 
 
z^o Iohn Barclay his i^drgenis, Lib.3. 
 
 of the tyde, I fhould by degrees fall off from thee. Now alio that fhe e 
 might not know thou were hers, I haue giuen herleaue to goe to him. 
 They both no win the Garden, doe determine of my Fate. But fhee 
 ihall not offend without her payment. Ifeuer I be happy,fhe is ruined. 
 The young man enraged, when he impatiently brooked the iniury of 
 being betrayed, was alio firooken with horror at the danger, in Radi- 
 robanes his being lb potent among Argents her feruants, and of his 
 owne accord offered himfelfc to reuenge it , though Argents fhould ■ 
 forbeare. 
 
 They then with an vnrefolued deliberation aduifing together what 
 courfe to take, the vncertainty it felfc of their mindes rendered vnplea- 
 fing,whatibeuer did offer it felfe to' their confederation. That iV*<*r- 
 chtu fhould goe to Meleander, difcouer that hee was a King , pleade 
 the merits of his good Offices, and requeft Argents for his wife : Ar- 
 gents alfo her felfe (which was the mayne of the bufineffe) fhould to 
 her father confeffe her felfe betrothed to Poliarchw: This were indeed 
 a due remedy for ail their miffortunes, and if it fucceeded happily, of 
 prefentbenefittothem. But Argenis feared the mindeof Meleander 
 not indifferent to /Vn^c/ja^diflembling which conceite,fhe obie&cd., 
 that Radirobanes had an Army about him, and at his command. That 
 Poliarchus. his match was not equally made, if hee fhould fuddenly 
 giue himfelfe but for one of Royall quality, with him whofe power 
 was already knowne, and that at the prefent did with hjs armes fdl all 
 Sicily. That fhee feared treachery ,and thofe villanous pra&ices^which 
 loue and the grecdinefle ofa Kingdome doe vfe mifchieuoufly to con- 
 triue. Poltarchvu acknowledged thefe things for true; and added that 
 thefauourof Meleander to Arcbcmbrotus was alfo to bee iufpedfed, 
 of whom (laid hee) I am in doubt, left he alfo be bent vpon the hopes 
 of marrying thee. *^<4r gents trembled at that word,and in h«r memory 
 quickely running ouer all Archombroms\m words and adt ions, fhee 
 apprehended the fame fufpition. They therefore gauc ouer, as rafh 
 and full of pcrill, the puipofe of his preferring himfelfe to the King in 
 .publike for that time. 
 
 Yet did they fpend more time vpon the next proposition ; That 
 fince Fortune denied them to be happy in their defires in Sicily , they 
 {houldgoc. to PolUrcbvs hisCountrey. That Meleander of himfelfc 
 would'teckc to be reconciled, and deluded Radirobanes j£ hee fhould 
 make any rtirres,{hould finde an Army ready to oppofe him. Nothing 
 then could oc/cnt(]<i ; not at all Archombrotus hurt them. What won- 
 der were it,if the Virgin went to her husbands houfe? The faile of the 
 ihippe fhould be in ftead of the brides yellow Vaile, to couer her in her 
 . departure : and the ftarrcs thcmfelues afford her,at her going away by 
 
 night, 
 
Lib. 3 . Iohn Barclay his i^irgenis. 2 .4 1 
 
 night,many more then the fiuc nuptiall Torches. Argent/ yceld\n° net 
 confent to flie in this manner, was not yet wcl able to matter her mind, 
 ftriuing again(t,and difallo wing this patflonate proceeding. So was her 
 refblutiondeuided betvveene the purpofe of going away and Maying. 
 One while (hee conlidered her caufe, which was indeed absolutely 
 blamelefle; another, her fame, which it behooucd her to prefcrue 
 deare,not onely with an vntpotted bafhrulnefle,but alio with a difcrect 
 one. Notwithftandingjn that mutiny of her thoughts,(hc afleuted to 
 ToliarchHs : not ib much becaufe (hee approued of that way as the 
 beft ; asbecaufc fhe would not feeme to rcfufc him any thing. But he 
 aho not very much delighted with this ftcaling her away ; becaule hee 
 knew this to be the common cure, and that there is almoftno tale of 
 Louers, in which the Maide doth not runne away with her Bridc- 
 groome; whenbefideshehadobferued, how much ArgtnU had for- 
 ced her felfe,in commending this way of making their efcape : We arc 
 (faid he}Lady,ofmore worth,then thus,like theeues to feekc the helpe 
 of darkenefle and fecrefie,fbr the accomplishment of our defires.What 
 if being furprized ; thy offended father would not admit of our excu- 
 ses? What i f we fhould be pulled in funder,neuer to come in light one 
 of another againe ? In vaine we doe expe£t,that equity fhould affift vs, 
 if wee doe notourfeluesfirftprouide, thatequitie doe not want afli- 
 ftance for her felfe. Ifthoubeeftplcafed, and doeft beleeue, that wee 
 may beare vp againftthefe misfortunes, to which we haue been (o in- 
 ured, yet three moneths more, I will returnc from my Countrey in 
 armes,that not vnfumifhed of the enfignes of my quality ,1 may receiue 
 thee, the hope & iflue of Kings and Princes. And if ftill our aduerfaries 
 flialloppofe themfelues, I will with able power enforce out of Sicily 
 both mine owne and thy felicitic.Onely promife me that thou wilt not 
 goe about to fnuftrate my hopes by thy death before that time : I will 
 not faile to be here,if in the meane time death preuent me not ; which 
 if it fhould befall me,at leaft there is fome gaine in this, that thou fhak 
 not beprefent at thatmournefullfpe<5tacle. When with a figh he had 
 thus concluded, Argents was drowned in teares,and considering with 
 her felfe how fuddenly he was to lcaue her, and how fane to be diftant 
 from her, (hee was now nolefle pained with loue, then before with 
 ftamefaftnefTe. But being familiar with grieuing,fhee the more eafily 
 permitted three moneths to be added to her calamities : ib that withi 
 in that time Polinrchns did returne, though difarmed,whom, reic&ing 
 all hopes of other courfes,fhe refolued then to follow. 
 
 When this wasrefolued,both of them began to aduife,and perfwade 
 diuers things,as each of them thought neceflary for the other. Petiar- 
 cbm alfo enquired, what anfwer in the meane time die Lady would 
 
 R make 
 
24.2 Iohn Barclay bis ^Argents, Lib.3 . 
 
 make to Radtrobanes ,what to her father.She on the other fide put him 
 in minde not to faile .her that loued him, to which end fhe vfed teares, 
 prayers j and which was farre move powerfull,the mentioning of her 
 death , which fhe had determined,if be failed. Ihaue (laid (he) Poliar- 
 chti4 i loued very many things in thee, but efpccially thy fakh.rulnefle, 
 and avertue which the moft part of men are ftrangers to,thy modefty. 
 It is Ion" fince not defpifing, but yet pafTmg by my fathers command 
 ouer mee; I hauc receiued thee tor my husband. Andnowagainc as 
 much as in me is, I doe commit into thy hands my loue, my meanes, 
 and fortunes : and by the deftiny of vs both doe befeech thee, that no 
 power may beof force to giue.meeabfolutionfor thisOath. Let none 
 but Folkrchas eucr daime intereft in Ar^enis. If the Gpds doe grant 
 at any timcthat we may be : conioyncd with the blefTedRites oi Mar- 
 riace ; we mall be debters to the Fatesfpr that higheft fauour. But if 
 ourmorcperuerie deftiny doe croffe outbelt indeuours,: I willvnpol. 
 luted °oe do wncinto.mygtaue: and at theleaft betweeneourfoules 
 our Marriage fhall be confummatc. With thefe words fhe blufhed,and 
 Pcliarchns rendring her all hearty thanHs for this fuiour, was no leffc 
 copious in acknowlej%in£ the conqucft which 4? gems liad gotten of 
 him. ' ' •■ 
 
 They were both afraid left Selcniffa fhoiild come backe from Racti- 
 robanes : whomafterthey had both vowedto plague for her perfidi- 
 oufhefle,yet /V/ar^/perfwaded Argcni>,x\Qi iuddenly to turne her 
 away,that was priuy.tofo many of her fecreteft intentions. But if by 
 her miicarriage the old woman ihould conftraine her to throw her off, 
 that then fhec fliould remember Ttmoclea, agraueanddifcreet Lady, 
 Tvho was well worthy of the roome, from which the other had fallen-. 
 Timocle* was fufficicntly recommended to Argents, by being the pre- 
 feruer of 'Tjsliarckus ; and prefenrly the young Lady doubted,that fhe 
 had been tobbme in hauing appeared fome what niggardly ,in making 
 her fuch poore Preicnts as (he had giuen her. For StUnifa had wrought 
 in fuch ibrt,as not onely f! e was not preferred to be one of Argents her 
 women, but both of her fauour, and thebenefits fhe intended to her, 
 with herdiffwafios fiie.hr dabated'a great part- $ut when PcUarebHS 
 enfbrmed&er.of hnrMvins hisloue of him,and that anterior and Hie- 
 7 oleander were no IciTe affectionate to him, theLady did account it a 
 ^reat happinefie to hex, that there were men of fuch eminent quali- 
 tic,whoie heft aifiitancc me might heaffured ofinherweightieft and 
 priuate affaires. They therefore determined to gratifie themall with 
 benefits and fa uo.urs. Although -Dumlbim were already fo aduanccd 
 in the degrees ofahc Pnctihoc^hiu £arcc- any- thing could be added, 
 cjatt could raife him higher J .yet ti ley C<id,that fcipgs could neuer want 
 
 meancs 
 
Lib.?. John Barclay bis K^irgenis. 242 
 
 fncar.es of rewarding fuch, as they would acknowledge tobeedefcr- 
 uers. For Hieroltander^Md Arqcvt'U ) it will be a fa ire way tor him to 
 come to honour in the State, it I prefcrrc him to the place of Secretary 
 
 red end,hc l"hall marry our deareft Ttmoclca with ibme great Portion 
 which we both will bellow vpon her. 
 
 Now did the time call vpon them,and of each fide they expected to 
 be ditmift ; yet neither of them could findc in their heart to be the firlt 
 pronouncer of that bitter word. They therefore with fad lookes were 
 iilcnt,vntill Pdtiarchus being about to take his leaue and bee gone ; at 
 the firft word was ftrucken mute. Neuerthelc lie, that with a neccflary 
 courage he might put a period tohisgriefes, vpon which the point of 
 his departure did waxe greater,with bowing of himfelfe, hauing done 
 reuerence to es4rgeni$, hce turned his backe without a word. But the 
 Lady hauing often retrained her teares,at length being ouercome,w ith 
 a fudden haftinefle withdrew her fcltcfrom his fight. She furioufly did 
 beate her breft that deferued it not ; cither being,or thinking trice was 
 more tenfible of Poliarcbus his mi{eries,then of her owne. Iri that con- 
 fufion of thoughts (he ruflied into her priuy lodging : and he with vn- 
 certaine lteps,and his eyes fcarcc could rlnde the way out of the Galle- 
 ry. ArJkUi alto knowing his perturbation, and being himfelfe hearr- 
 le{Te,nor daring to fpeake at aU,returncd with him that was dumbe,and 
 not well knowing what hee did, toiVif^0w/>«jhishoufe 5 andfrorri 
 thence in the cueriing brought him according to his dclue 3 to the Sea- 
 iide. 
 
 In the meane time RadirohAncs was troubled with motions ofa far 
 different nature,arifing isom S*t<m([a her difcourfc of the danger of 
 Thcocnnc. For when hee had imbraced the old Woman at her cOm- 
 ming into the Orchard : How fights (laid he) Theocrine ft How is the 
 Conquerour ? Truly Mother, the imagination of her hath made mee 
 paffe this night in much perplexity. For yclterday, if you remember, 
 we left her nghting with too much difaduantage of number .But which 
 molt makes mcc full of care, how doth one t.Argenis? Or whether 
 docttthouthinke thatiTiee will bee gracious? Then Sckmjfa: The 
 Gods,Q King,haue accepted thy facrilice, except I fhould call my felfc 
 cloquent,and impute to my Oratory, that A^genis doth now begin to 
 acknowledge, that fliec hath been vnkind to thee beyond thy merit. 
 For what wouldlklrcu more ? With my perflations I haue brought 
 her to repent whatispaft. She hath with a minde better inclined to 
 thee then before 3 promiicd mc to come hither. But whiie the. is making 
 
 R 2 her 
 
244 
 
 Iohn Barclay bis ^Argents. Lib.3 . 
 
 her ready, letvs make an end of the narration I hauc begun. For it 
 highly concernes thee not to bee ignorant of Iheocrines being. Shce 
 lbught 3 as T told thee,and encouraged with being poffeffed of her ene- 
 mies Armes } {he whirled about at once both her fword and her fhield. 
 Thou wouldelthaue faid,thatfhc wasbroughtvpinthe warres; they 
 bred in aSerravle of Women. Two of the Theeues lay dead at her 
 footers many were.remainiug. None of either fide was vnwounded. 
 For while fhee made at the one of them, the others fword, though 
 ilightly, lighted vpon Iheocrines forehead. Immediately the blood 
 oumedout,and thecrimfbn ftreaming downe her beautitull face, fhee 
 bitterly frowned vpon them, andfhaking her head and her weapons, 
 when ine aloud had threatnedthem (lam as yet, OKing,afraid,re- 
 membring it) flie feemed fomewhatmore then a mortal! creature. We. 
 fcarce had perceiued that fhee was hurt, and now the hand that had 
 drawne her blood,fhe with her fword had feuered from the arme. And 
 prefently when the Theeues,weakened with many wounds, ran away, 
 ihe neither fearing the darkenefle of the night, nor any clanger that 
 might either thereby, or by any treachery befall her,boldly purfued 
 them out ofthe chamber. 
 
 But while in the darke, both they were with their (afety hidden 
 fijomher , andinraged Theocrine wandred (he knew not whither, a 
 noyfe of a new tumult reached tohereares, and troubled hermincW. 
 For the other part ofthe theeues, when they had a good while fought 
 for Meleankers bed- chambet,at length guided by the light,which by 
 the Kings beds-fide did ftand in ftead of a Guard,brake ope the doores, 
 and goe about to bindethe King, lb to prelent him according to their 
 promife to Licogenes. The King awakened with the tumult,aiToone as 
 he faw men (an offence not vfuall in that houfe) andthofe alio armed, 
 although troubled with fleepe, and the ftrangeneffe ofthebnfineffe; 
 yet laying hold of his fword which hung at his beds- head, withall 
 made hafie to get vpon his feet, that he might fight for his life & liber- 
 ty. But before he could get off the bed,and recouer firmefooting,the 
 Theeues had feazed vpon him,ftaggering with anger and horror.They 
 not reuering thofe facred limbes, not the name next to the Gods, 
 throw him downe a prifoner vpon his bed,and wringing his fword out 
 of his hand,one of them was bold,pretending it was by chance (but as 
 Ithinke,catchingattheglory andplcafureofafacrilegious daring) to 
 firike him on the face with the hilts. Now were his hands bound with 
 thongs, and like a condemned perfon Reading him with his head coue- 
 red,they proudly complained ,that their companions who went to take 
 Argents .were not yet come to them with their part ofthe booty .When 
 Thcicrine triumphing for her fuccciie, and enraged with the fight and 
 
 her 
 
Lib.3. Iohn Barclay his ^Argents, z ^ 
 
 her wound,came to the King,and feeing him made a prifoner,with a fu- 
 rious voyce reproched the villaincs, O you (laid flic) the vilclt of all 
 Parrtcides,come,(inke vndcr this fwordyet reeking with the blood of 
 yourcompanionsryct are you not worthy to die by my hand. But not 
 all of you fhall pcrifh lb ; lbmc Hull futuiue to be executed like llaues. 
 Nor did fhee begin more mildly to plague them, then was lutcable to 
 the bitternefle of her menaces. In this confullon the garment fell down 
 with which the villaines had coucrcd the head of Meieandir.Th at be- 
 ing remooued,he faw his fuccourcr, hec faw Theocrine an equall panic 
 for lb many Cut- throats : who now by the death of one of them had 
 informed thcm,that this their villany was not fauoured by Fortune. 
 Thou wouldeft wonder that Theocrine £o many Iwords clafhin<> about 
 her,fo many deaths with her fhield alone being rcbated,couldnot with 
 * patience lee the King lb p'inioned.But ,0 moft lacred Kir.g(faid flic) ho w 
 long fhall I lee thee a captiuc 1 And withall flice loofened the knot of 
 thethongs,which was not tyed very ftrait,and with her body guarded 
 him,that lloutly fought to recouer lbme weapon, vntill he had lighted 
 vpon a Sword. 
 
 With this ^adiro&anes at length breaking off his filencc,which with 
 much paine he had till then kcpt,0 (faith he) wonders molt like to the 
 ancient rabies ! What hath antiquitie cucr fecne equall to this? Whence 
 had that Virgin fuch a courage ? How came the Fates io much to Ioue 
 the King,that they fhould liifter his deftruclion to draw lb necrc,to the 
 end that the more blillcfully,and with aneucr to be matched inflance 
 offelicitie he might bee prefcrucd ? O Selenifja\ But doeft thou lup- 
 pofe thefe things to be true ? Excufe me, if fomany miracles doe con- 
 found me. Then the old Woman : So mayeft thou.O King,bee good 
 to me. So Argents to thee, as thefe things are nolelTe true, then that I 
 Hue ; that J fpeakto thee ; and finally ,thcn that thou art in loue.Go on 
 then (replycd Radirobancs) to inrbrme me of all the prodigies of that 
 ramousnight. Then fhe, Mdeander being freed of his bonds, did not 
 abandon his owneiafety, norforfakc Theocrine in her danger. So by 
 their fighting braucly, it came to palfe, that of the three which then 
 liiruiucdjOne was flainc,another ran away, and Theocrine clozed with 
 the lafl : whofc armes when fhe hadforccd behind hisback,and bound 
 him fa(t,fhe committed him to Mdeander: and, Keepe (laid fhc)this 
 man :and,till Ircturne,ifthou (O King) doefl de lire thy fafcty, tarry in 
 thisroome.He that is rled,mult not efcapc:bclidcs,l vvil fcaich if there 
 be any remnant of this treachery behind. 
 
 With thefe words going out of the doore, fhe returned to Ar genii 
 herchambcr,in which our women, an affrighted congrcgation,wcrc 
 gotten together. Colled thy fpirits together. For what thou ftiali 
 
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2^6 I°hn Barclay his i3£rg0i$\ Lib. 3 . 
 
 now heave from mee, if thou wcrtnotmoft conftant, would diforder 
 thee with fudden and dangerous motions. IhcocrineVzzx. with the 
 fight,and with another afped of her eyes, her whole countenance al- 
 mort a ftranger to vs,takes Argenisby the hand,and withall bade mce 
 follow her. After we were where the reft could not heare her fpeake : 
 I doe (faid (he) giue the Gods thanks ,that they haue directed the indu- 
 ftry of my loue to vie this habit and this hcufe, with no vnvfefull cun- 
 ning. To thee,Lady,and thy Father, whom, alfo the deftinies being 
 fauourable,I haue deliuered fromthefe villaines; this my dilguize hath 
 ferued for a preferuatiue. This euent makes it iuft, that 1 ihouldob- 
 taine my pardon. For why fhould I longer diffemblc myfex, when 
 thefe combats haue prooued me to be a man ? I haue deceiued you : I 
 loued with more boldneffe then you would haue allowed : and where 
 it was not other wife lawfull,vnder the fauour of the female lex I haue 
 been admitted. But it may in part excufe this fault, that being fo long 
 conuerfant with you, I haue in my carriage and manners fo maidenly 
 behaued my felfe,that no immodefty hath difcouered my being : ana 
 how much I had been able to doe among women,had I wanted bafh- 
 fulne{Te,I haue now at length demonftrated vpon men. Nor is it my 
 intent to commend either my continency ,or my valour. It (hall be iur- 
 flcient,if at thy hands,Lady ,they do procure my abfolution.For know, 
 that I neither in my defcent,nor my fortunes too meaneto afpirc to a 
 Princely Marriage, haue been led hither by thy fame from a fbrraine 
 Land: and as it were by the direction of the Gods, that I might fee 
 thee,and enioy thy conuerfation,haue feigned my felfea woman. The 
 cruelty of my Vncle,the ill fortunes of my Mother, were all my owne 
 inuention. Now doe I depart farre more ficke, then I was at my com- 
 ming hither. For how little a particle of thy vermes did tame deli- 
 uer to me ? And yet that was of power to worke this rapture inmee. 
 TZ^dxrobmes terribly pierced with thefc words : I am vndone, Selc- 
 nijptjl am vndone (faid he.) What Achilles then was this in an vnwor- 
 thy petycoatc? Or what Thetis was the deuifer of this cunning tricke > 
 lam nothing. Is this then hee with whom osfrgenis is now in loue . ? 
 It is the fame (anfwered the old woman :) and do not thinke this 
 fecret is knowne to the multitude : for <JMeUander himfelfe as yet 
 is wholy ignorant of it. For the reft hec faid, that hee might tar- 
 ry with vs no longer, left his valour making him fufpe&ed by the 
 King, fhould by degrees caufehisdiiTembling to be difcouered. That 
 he would fhortly returneto the Court,but in the equipage of a Souldi- 
 our,and would be ready to attend me either at the Palace, or atSyra- 
 cufa, as often as I fhould come out of the Caftle. That his name was 
 FoiiarchnS) but that he would liue no longer then he fhould be fauo- 
 
 red 
 
Lib.3. Iohn Barclay his^ArgenU % 247 
 
 red by Argenis. Confidcr in thy owncmindc (O King) in what eftate 
 we both then were. If the narration doth moue thee w hich art a man, . 
 how dood thou thinke that we women were amazed, the bulineile 
 being prefent before vs ? After this he whifpered a few words in Ar- 
 £<?»*/ her eare. Ibeleeueit was his Country and quality which he ac- 
 quainted her with, and befecching the Mayd to keepe itlecret, hath 
 found her faithful! to him.For it is this onely counfaylc,which Argems 
 hath not cntruftcd to my cares.The keyes of the Cattle I had,as I vied, 
 inmycultody.Whtch he taking from me,Go you(faidhe)tocJ*/</<r*w- 
 der, I, left there fhould be any more of this confpiracy behinde, will 
 raifc theGuard and the watch .The darke and cloudy night furfcred no 
 Starre to appca're. He then, when he had opened the Gate, hokunga 
 light in hishand at the very entry ofthe Ca(tlc,cryed out,that Traytois 
 were broken in to the King : that the Souldiour from the quarter 
 fhould make hafte to relceuehim : that the danger was preffing and 
 prelent : that the mifchicfe was now aluaoft eft'eded. When he. had 
 withaloudc vpyce prodaymed this diuers times, himfelte indeede 
 withdrew in the darke farre from- the high way : but thole which 
 were in guard next to the Ca(rle,were inftantlyon foot with this vnex- 
 peited alarme. In the habit that euevy man then was, they ranne 
 with all fpecde to approue their faithful neffc. For manyhalfe naked, 
 left they tliould be bchinde others, while they 4vere putting on then 
 dothes^haxialmoft nobbing but their armcis about them. And now 
 $hey were gotten vpto the wallcs,nowtheGate-houfe and the Court 
 didfwarmc with the tipupes which without order were there fhuf- 
 (led together. But when with many lights they had in vame fought 
 for the enemy- > they beganne to feare that either ibmc fprightes had a- 
 bufeddiem,or that with fome ftratagem they had becne drawne to 
 quit their guards.The principal of the Commanders, and among them 
 Eutjmedcs with lbme,Souldioursbfmarke,cameto the Kings Cham- 
 ber,where Argenu andniy felfe were with him. Outcrying out, and 
 the trouble ivy the Kings countenance, but efpecially the two carkeyfes 
 that lay at their feet, were euidences ofthe bufineffe not to be flighted. 
 They therefore came about the King ; and feeing him lafe, the danger 
 being paft, killed hishand; and diuers at once asking many and dif- 
 fering queftions, they, were thereby nothing the better informed of 
 what they defiredto know.Some asked whatthofe Traytors were? O- 
 thers,whointhatdifaraiedhoufe,and onely peopled by women, had 
 defeated them r The.greater part with lights did make fearch, if in any 
 corner the enemy, lay hidden. Tucy alio in a tumultuary fafhion, fell 
 to examine the prifoner : fome pulled him by the beard rotifers bent 
 theii-fvvordsagaiufthisbieft- But Meitavde r thinking it necefTary, 
 
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2A§ lohn Barclay his i^frgems. Lib.j, 
 
 thac no oucihafty reuenge (huld be taken of him, deliuered him to Eu~ 
 ryxnedes to keepc. And now being fecure,as furrounded with the guard 
 othisowne people jhc came to Argtnis her chamber, where by our 
 relation hcvnderltood, that Theocr'me had alio ouerthrowne another 
 party of the confp'natours. After that, there alfothey faw two other 
 carkeil"es,and wounds vponthem, lcfier by much then which, would 
 hauc been mortall, the Kings fcruants begannc more carneftly to en- 
 quire ,what they were that had been the a&ors of this braue exployt. 
 But when we leplyed,that this great worke was done by the hand of 
 a mayde, with filence(for their admiration tooke away their fpeech) 
 looking about them, they fought for the Conquereffe. The King alfo 
 commanded her to be called, and becaufe we informed him, that two 
 of the theeues did runne away from that place, and himfelfe alfo re- 
 rncmbred that another fled from his o wne chamber, he willed fearch 
 fhouldbemadethorow the whole houfe,to finde, and bring them to 
 him. But whether they got outatthe gate, by which the fouldiers en- 
 tred,or that they flipt downe the walks, at length they returned to 
 the King,that neither they,nor Theccrine were any where to be found. 
 For the Theeues, Meleander took lefTe care; but thzxTheocritte appea- 
 red not,he could not endure: appointing therfore againe fome to feeke 
 herineuery place,thc whole houfe rang with the name o£Tke9crinc, 
 My felfe and Argents knew they could haue no anfwer from him,who 
 making vfe of the nights darkenefle,was perhaps by this time gotten 
 well onward of his way ; And this was the firft figne of loue which I 
 found in Argettu y that fhee did fo perfectly diffcmble, what wee both 
 were priuy to,as fhe almoftdeceiued me alfo as well as others. 
 
 The remainder of the night was {pent in thefe confufk>ns,By breake 
 ofdayaduertiiement being giucn by Poafts to Cko&ufft-s anA the reft, 
 whole aduice the King doth principally relie vpon, of what had befal- 
 len to the King, they without delay repaired thither, whom when 
 the King had directed to take the examination of the Prifoner, he thus 
 fpaketo thofe which were about him: Although thcfcVillaines haue 
 committed a horrible offence againft the Gods and me : and that it is 
 necelTary fuch as arc guilty ofk,fhould-be difcoue-red and punifhed; I 
 doe not yet more delire my owne reuenge^ then to foe her, whofo ex- 
 cellent vertuc hath beene my preferuation : Wherefoeucr Theocrineis 
 iolong , as I know not that thee is in fafety,I cannot account my felfe 
 to be happy. The good Gods grant, that her exceffc of courage haue 
 not engaged her in fome treacherous deuice of thefe Theeues. While 
 he was complaining and fpcaking to this efrec-T:, thofe which had been 
 appointed to feeke her, doe againe affurc him,that there was no trace 
 or fignc appearing of Theocrimt being cither in the Caftle,or the next 
 
 fields 
 
Lib.?. Iohn Barclay his^irgcns. 249 
 
 fields about it. If any mifchance had happened to her : cither woun- 
 ded, or the worft of milchicfes,her flau°htcrcdbody might haue been 
 found. The King with this paufed a while, as by his countenance wee 
 did comei'lurc, fallen vpon fomefudden conceits. At length turnine to 
 the Image of Iupiter the great, which flood vpon the Houfe-hold Al- 
 tar, not farrc from him , laid he,Ifthat which I doe gelTc,be the truth 
 doe thou , O Soueraigne lout, with thy diuine power confirmc my 
 beliefe. By the fauour of a deity it is effected, that I am deliucred from 
 the fwords of the Traytors. O Tbcocrine, if it bee lawfull ftill to call 
 thee by the name which heere among vs thou hadft giuenthyfelfe. 
 No mortall Virgin art thou, nor one oftheinferiour ranke of Gods! 
 Thou molt facrcd Pallas , thou GouerneiTc of military aftions : Thou* 
 who art indebted onely to hue himfelfc for thy bcin" : I bclcech thee 
 (thoumoftpowerfullof all GoddelTes) that thou wilt not fufferthe 
 Sicilians to be ignorant of thy fauours done to vs. For it is thou that 
 either following the directions of thy Father, or of thine owne good- 
 netTe,haftdeliuered from mine enemies, me that alwayes haue beene 
 moft religioufly deuoted to thee. O happy hadft thou beene, my Ar- 
 genis, ifthou mightelt haue bin made acquainted with thy owne ^ood 
 fortunes, and hadft knowne that Pallas did fpeakc to thee ; that^fhee 
 was prefent with thee, and that to the end with the more induftry fhe 
 might conceale her deity, fhee would be engaged to thee in die quali- 
 ty of a follower ! Ifthou doft enquire by what rcafons Iambrounht 
 to beleeue this: Firft, I remember her countenance, and by the fame 
 diuine power which then did barre me rromdifcouerin^herto bee a 
 Goddefl'e, I now, though late, am made to difcernc her'alpec't to bee 
 that of one immortall. What liuelinefte ? What a brightneiTc fliincd 
 in her eyes? Call all her features to remembrance ,and thou wilt know 
 that as fhee fey ned her felfe to bee a mortall creature, fo fhee had not 
 altogether put off her deity. But who can doubt of the Authourof 
 this benefit, after a fight worthy of none but Pallas her fclfe? Shall 
 webeib purblind indifcerningtheworkesofheauen, thatwefhould 
 iuppofe,ib many men were oucrthrovvne by the hand of a filly Virgin? 
 and not rather giuethankes to the eeleftiall armes , which performed 
 this combat ? But now flic, that being prefent with vs,w as concealed 
 by her abfence hath difcoucrcd her fclfe to vs. She is departed from vs 
 into heauemor it may be,inuifiblc to our eics,doth yet remainc amomz 
 vs, to try if wee willproue ingratefuil. 
 
 While Meleander was thus fpeaking , a great muttering was railed 
 among his Auditors: Thouknoweftthedifpolitionofmen, and efpe- 
 cially of the multitude, that they arc eafily inclined toafcribc torhe 
 Gods any great or rare accidents , and to bee with violence carried to 
 
 fupet- 
 
2 j John Barclay his Argents. Lib. 3. 
 
 fupermtion. Befides,it was a glory to Sicily, that the Gods themfelues 
 had fought for their Princes. The Kings fpeech therefore wasreceiued 
 with the applaufe of the fouldiers, calling vpon Mmerua Tritonides^ 
 by all the names which either her artes or places dedicated to her, had 
 ftiled her by. Some carried with their fuperftitious mindes; others, 
 with defiie to pleafe the King;the reft inloue with the liberty ofreioy- 
 cinc immoderately. How doft thou thinkethat Argents and my felfe, 
 laughing by ftealth at thefe imaginations of thefe abufed men,did make 
 our felues merry? And indeed not without being delighted with this 
 Fable, I wondred that the King had with fuch facility deified her. But 
 the mockery rcfted not there. A certaine fouldier tranfported either 
 with flattery or madnefle , But what apparition (faidhee) was that 
 which 1 faw vpon the toppe of the Caftle, whenthis alarme firft railed 
 vsout of the quarter? There mined in the night a mod cleare fire, 
 which I thought at firft had flamed in the roofe of the houie,and that 
 we had beene called to quench it. Prefently the mining was deuided 
 intoieuerallbeames, and this glory with long lines reached vp tohea- 
 uen. The danger (O King) which I was told thy Maiefty was in, did 
 then diuert my minde from the admiration of that which I now call to 
 memory, not without a feeling of religious reuerence. Whatifthat 
 were the brightneffe of Pallas in her returne to heauen, after fhee had 
 fecured thee? The Souldier Had fcarce ended,when a great many with 
 the fame frenzy did afTu'me,that they had feene that which he had ei- 
 ther feyncd or dreamed. So this Fable hauingmany ^uthors 3 grew 
 authentique, and they leemed to contend who mould moftaduance 
 the confecratiqn of Theccrixc with reafons adoration and confent. E^ut 
 when they did congratulate with Argcnis^ot that iliee had folong 
 beene attended by a deity; fhe,vnder a mew ofmodefty,cafting downe 
 her eyes, kept her felfe from fcbghing, vntill when they had fufKcient- 
 ly adored Minerua, the King, with fomeof his Cabinet-counfell, 
 withdrew to confider of the enormity of the facl : and my felfe with 
 Ar* cms retired into Iter priuy lodgings to talke o£ Poltarcktts. Argenu 
 faid,that it was notareftrayningof his difpofition for a. time, but an 
 exa&iucneiTe of vertue, that had made him carry himfelfe with 
 fuch modefty fo long together.What was there more j cleere then his 
 fpirit,who was almoft more gentleamong women, then ftout among 
 menNow fhe recorded his good office done the, which in MeUanders 
 iudgement was worthy of the greatnefie of the Gods,and the hand of 
 PalUs.Now alfo,but that with fome bafhfulnes me (hewed how great 
 his loue was,that with a moft hazzardous kindc of cunning had dared 
 both to difiemblc hisfex,andcf/crhiinklfe to the punimuaentw'hich 
 would certainly haue been inflicted vpon him,ifdifcoiicred, I confefTe, 
 
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L i b. 3 . Iohn Barclay bis ^Argents. 251 
 
 O King, that I was willing to eafe the young Ladies bafhfuIneflTe, by 
 commending thofe things which I vnderftood to be mo ft pleafin^ to 
 her; and becatife not at that time being acquainted with thee I did 
 beleeue there was not any thing more praife-worthy then Poltar- 
 chus. 
 
 In the meane time Cleobulm had gotten out of the prifbner, both 
 the contriuer and the deuice ofthis trealbn. For he not able to endure 
 the torment ,confeffing oiLicogenes all that he knew, faid,that he had 
 found a meanes to get into the Caftle, on the fide that the Sea doth 
 beate vpon,by caftingl know not what grappler vpon the wall,which 
 prefently laid hold on the rtones,and being counterpoyfed,did without 
 ihrinkingbearethe cords,by which they might climbe to the top. And 
 here fbme ofthe wiler fort luppole, the King did extremely crre. For 
 where it had been neceffary to exufln Licogettes on the fudden,he rather 
 chofe to fend fome to him, who fhould onely require him to come to 
 the Court. But he belecued,that already he was armed,and not eafily 
 to be apprehended,or elfe he hoped, that he being alwaies confident, 
 wasliketoappeare,de{pifingthe danger of being appeached. But he 
 with the braueftofhis followers, whom the day before, though for 
 the moft part ignorant ofthe myrtery, to bee prepared for the fuccefle 
 ofthe bufinefle,he had afTembled, and vndcr colour of hunting,remo- 
 uedfomewhat further orT,came to a Caftle, which in the Countreyof 
 the Leontines,he had of principall account. From thence by his Let- 
 ters he fignified to the King, thatneither hee could come fafely to his 
 trial! among fo many his enemies, neither was it iuft he fhould be con- 
 demned vnheard. Finally, that there was no rcafon to giue credit to 
 Cut-throat flaues,fuborned for his deftru6tion. In the meane time hec 
 grew ftrongin faction and forces,that what before was a courfe of too 
 much lenity , was now become neceilary,fb to returne anfwer to him 
 as to a guiltlefife man, elpecially Cleobultts aduifing, that if hee would 
 not ftautly reuenge the iniury, he fhould at leaft not Co much pretend 
 to pardon the offence, as not to giue faith to the accufation. Befides 
 they refolued,that the prifoner who had made that confelfion, being 
 put to death in the prifon,it fhould be giuen out, cither that hee died 
 by chance ,or of fickneflfe. Notwithftanding,ncither did Lingeries for- 
 get what he had deferucd, nor Afekander, how farre he had been bold 
 to attempt.Either of them therefore were cautelous of comminginto 
 the power ofjOrtrumng the other, and their hatred was cherifhed by 
 thofe fufpicions,not much IciTe pernitious, then the warre which en- 
 fued. 
 
 But then Me lewder, not relying vpon the fecurity ofthe Caftle, 
 which had yeelded entrance to the rage of thofe Cut-tforoats,wnha 
 
 new 
 
2 5 z John Barclay his Argents, Lib. 3 , 
 
 new determination carried his daughter from thence to Syracufa, not 
 fo much outofdifpleafure to Licogenes, as gratefulneiTe to Pallas. The 
 iolcmnity of the flue dayes feaft drew neere, in which wee vfe to cele- 
 brate the Holy- dayes of the Goddeffes natiuity. The King therefore 
 hauing expected that time, went to the Temple , and alTcmbling the 
 people to heare him, fpake to this effect, That they already knew, as 
 well as he could tell them, what Pallas had deferued of him. But that 
 the GoddeiTe might require, a* a reward for the aide fhee had giuen 
 him, that he fhould delight to difcourie often of it. Then hee related 
 the traine laid for himfelfe and Argents, yet concealing the Authors of 
 the crime, and o£ Licogenes he let not fall one hard word : That Pa/~ 
 /^intheformeofarnorrall creature, and veyled with the name of 
 Theocrine, had relieued him in his danger. Her felfe , her felfe diuine 
 both in her difpofition and her power, it was that hindred the weapon 
 bent againft him, from reaching to his life,»nd the Tray tors; vnabje to 
 Hand againft (o potenta deity, fell with a deferued ruine.What pledge 
 then,my fubie£ts,fhall I giue to the Goddeffe for a{furace,that we will 
 not be forgetfull of the aide fhe hath giuen ys ? except thee,I do eftate 
 her for her feruice, in the moft precious thing, 1 mpane, my Argents, 
 which (he hath preferuedfor me.Her therfore before all the Gods,and 
 in this publikc aflembly of my Sicilians, as the chiefe Bifhop,I doe or^ 
 dainc a Prieft. Her I appoint to attend vpon the ceremonies ofTallas, 
 and to take the charge of her Temples, vntill by the authority ollum 
 iliee fhall be releaied from thence in marriage. 
 
 After the King had ended his fpeech, Argents jm the order appoin- 
 ted, went to her Father. The Sooth-fayers were about them. The 
 King holding in his hands a white Robe , wrought with all the Hifto- 
 ries which doe fet forth the Maiefty of Patios, to the people , did put 
 it vpon her ncckc as fhee kneeled before him. And if ( faid hee ) thou 
 canft not be the GoddelTes,exccpt thou be exempted from thy Fathers 
 power, Iheere doe thus farre infranchile thee from my command. 
 Only marriage rites fhall take thee from thofeof Pallas. Our Subie£ts 
 fnall fee thee performing the ceremonies of our facrifice at euery ninth 
 dayes Iolcmnity. Theie words of Melcander, the fuperftition of the 
 multitude did follow with teares,applaules and prayers. The whole 
 Citic followed phem in their returne to the Palace , and prelently 
 with a drunken Wake in euery houie they coniecrared the nouelty of 
 thefe ceremonies. 
 
 Radi-obanes burning with a molt bitter emulation, interrupts her : 
 But tell me (faid he) Seleniffa : did Argenis fufter her fa thcr to bee 1® 
 much decayed ? Did fhee not hinder him when hee was putting the 
 PiieftsRobc vpon her ? Did iliee not free the Kings minde of this ridi- 
 culous 
 
L ib. 3 • Iohn Barclay his y^irgems. 2 r , 
 
 culous pietie ? Finally, did flic endure her felrc to be dedicated to To. 
 Iharchus, vnder the name of P all as ? Then the old woman: Jndeedc 
 (faid fliee) I was difoleafed that this mockery of fortune proceeded fo 
 farre. But I fliouldlbt with my fafety haue oppofed the defircs of my 
 Fofter-childe, whocow with an afre&ion which fliee auowedto me 
 did fauour Peliarchuu Befidas, it would haue beene ill-plea/ing to 
 Mtleandcr to be brought out ofh is error. For how great a thing was 
 it to haue had a Goddeffe for his fecond > And further, he did not ap- 
 point his daughter to the Prieft-hood,onely out of the legard of piety, 
 but the people might bee accuftomedto behold and relpecl: the next 
 heire to the Crowne. So hec hoped by the helpe of keeping her in po- 
 pulous places, to prefcrue her that in iblitude was almoft vtterly loft« 
 Neither were the rites to which fhee put her hand, cither fordid or too 
 meane for a Scepter. Her Robe was glorious with gold and Imagery : 
 the Attyre of her head fuch, as thou wouldeft rather take to bee the 
 Ornament of the Goddefle, then of her Prieft. It was fuflicient,if with 
 a hurtleffe blow ftie touched the brcfts of facrifice before they were 
 flaine. Then to burne incenfe to Pallas, and aftcr,in a Golden foate to 
 rccciuc the multitude of the people, to kiffe the facred Bough, which 
 fliee held in her hand. 
 
 About that time Poliarchtu, as hee had promifedjin the faftiion of a 
 Souldier came to the Court.That one man alone was with him,whom 
 he before had fcygned to be his Vncle. As now both his conditioned 
 his name being changed, he called him Gelanortu^ and held him as his 
 freed man.Atthe firft he addrefled himfelfeto Surymedes ,and ftraight 
 by the brauery oftheir dilpofition, and a fecret Genius that is in wor- 
 thy men, wasmuchindearedto him. Ere long by him being prefented 
 to theKing,he told him that he came from a farrc Country,and would 
 reckon it among the felicities of his time, if he might haue leaue to bee 
 trayned vp in ver-cue, in the Court of lb great a Prince. The King,who 
 hadfeldome{eene7&^criW, was now fomucha ftrangcr to him thus 
 changed both in voyce and habit, as hee fpake to him as to one newly 
 landed in Sicily, and wholly vnknowne. Yet he much admired his be- 
 hauiour : and all being in this Stranger veiy remarkeable , it did pre- 
 pare the way to the height of tauour , with which hee afterward re- 
 fpe<Stcd him. 
 
 The day came,in which at the time of the Faire, Argents muft go to 
 the Temple rand then we both knew that Poiiarchus was in Court.We 
 therfore both trembled: (lie with exceffiue feeling of ioy;my felre with 
 doubtfull fe3re, left fhe fliould commit fome error not fuceable to the 
 reft of her carriage, and the education I had giuen her. But the vertu- 
 ous dilpofition of both thefe Louers,did bring the bufinefle to a fairer 
 
 end*. 
 
254 ^°^ n ^ arc ^ a y H s ^rg™ 15 * Lib.3' 
 
 end. Excufe me (O King) if in thy prefcnceldoe flightly commend 
 Poliarclms. For indcede neither were Ar^ttits worthy to be beloued 
 by thee, if (hce had yeelded to a bale and ignoble affection ; nor were 
 thou much indebted to mec, except I did prefcrre thee before a man , 
 who befides thy felfe cannot bee bettered by any. Then indeed Ar- 
 gents hauing receiued this aduertifement , forgetting the ceremonies 
 fheewastopcrforme , did not heede the princely Ornaments of her 
 Prieft-hood which were about her, not the troupes of thole that pre - 
 fentcd their refpec-1 to her, not the Ladies and Virgins that vfed to at- 
 tend and waite vpon her. Being wholly bulled with thoughts of Po- 
 tiarchus, fhee could neither well ipeake nor heare : vntill I, knowing 
 her malady, did in her eare defire her that fhee would recollect her 
 felfe. And fhee not till then needing any fuch admonition,did modeft- 
 ly blufh. We therefore went to the Temple : And now the facrifices 
 were touched by her .When I carefully obferuing Argents, doe againe 
 perceiue that fhee flood quaking. Nor doubting but it was the charme 
 with which miferable Louers doe vexe one another* I looked about to 
 fee from whence that dart did fly: Not far from her I fpied Poliarchus, 
 But hejwas a man, and appeared taller : Neither did I eafily know 
 him to hauebeene Theocnne : fo as it was no wonder,if Meleander 
 were alfo deceiued; Hee had Co laid a way with the habit whatfocuer 
 I had ieene faint or w r omanifh about him. His countenance was more 
 graue, his looke confident, and bis eye wandring withamodeft, but 
 manly liberty. His hairealfo with a negle&iuecoinlineifelay vp- 
 on his forejiead and temples. Obferuing thefe things 3 1 called Theo- 
 crine to minde : And, Is it ftiee? ( faid I ) It is the fame. O you Gods 
 and Goddelfes ! So many Graces , fo able a minde for euery thing ; 
 and did thefe hands fpinne ? I therefore did excule zs4rgenis s though 
 fhee were rauifhed with this fight, whom yet defiring to reftoreto 
 her felfe for the dueties of the preient ceremonies, I pretended that 
 her Vaile did hang downe too much; and while I made as if I had 
 beene mending it : Remember (faid I) Lady, that not Tolia.rr.htu 
 himielfe will approue it; if thou heere bee wanting to thy felfe. 
 Thou wouldefl haue faid,that with thefe words fhee had beene wa- 
 ited out of a flccpe. Si.ee therefore did make the prayer which the 
 ; chiefe Prieft did diilate to her , and did with very good will this ho- 
 nour to "Poliarchtis, who was there worshipped vndcr the name of 
 theGoddeffe. But he (O how much bitter is it for one to bee hap- 
 py in his owne conceke, then in opinion of another! ) did defire 
 ro petition thofe that were to perfbrme the ceremonies with an vnqui- 
 et mind flill looking vpon Argtnis and my felfe, 
 
 We thence returned to the palace. Enquire not what difcourfe paf- 
 
 fed 
 
Lib. 3. Iohn Barclay his Argents. 255 
 
 fed betweene me and Argenis. Our conference was only ofPo/iarchw. 
 At the tail ; What offence fhall itbe in vs,Mother.,(faid Argenis) if we 
 more rcligioufly and more dcarely doe loue the redeemer of my father 
 and my lelf; then they which know not that his merit^O if I might but 
 fpeake with him,and together laugh atthe vanity ofmyPricfthood. I 
 will Madame(faid I) prouidc that you may doc it. By my mear.es you 
 fhallhauc meeting with him. And this indeed I did promife themore 
 freely ,left dice fhould with a dangerous modefty (for there was no 
 hope of her rccoucry) conceale her malady from my knowledge : or if 
 I fhould haue ycclded nothing to her defires, (lice with other deuices 
 fhould haue reached at more then fhee now aimed at. When I went 
 from Argenis, I law Polmrchm walking with my ibnnc before the 
 Gate: for he fought to get accefle tome without fufpition. I,asifl 
 had gone to my fonne, did alio falutc the Stranger, and briefly willed 
 him to be in the fame place in the eucning. To be briefe,being brought 
 fecretly to Argentine behaucd himfelfc with fuch a modelt grace, as I 
 belceued he was againe become a Jheocrine. No conference there was 
 betweene them,(for he came often to her)at which I was not prefent. 
 No offence ,no misbehauior in him,beingboth a yongman.cv a Loue-i; 
 except this were one, that once hec was bold to fpeakc to this effect; 
 That he was deicended from Kings,and was refolucd no longer to con- 
 tinue in the eltateofa priuatc man,thcn his loue to Argents did enioyne 
 him. That he defired to be entertained by her with the loue and couc- 
 nantsof a husband. Firft may he be (laid Radirobancs) entertained in 
 Hell. O the franticke rafhnefie of a demy man! I did not bclecue(faid 
 the old Woman) that the young Lady could haue made anfwer to this 
 demand : and as my ownc part, I was about to discharge it for my 
 Nuric-childc : whcnilic not truly (laying much vpon it, as a motion 
 vnexpected,did thus,and confidently reply : The Gods I doe attcft,(a- 
 mong whom I do, PeltArcbttJ ^bekeue, there is none that is not fauou- 
 rable to thee) that if thou wert my brother, I would neuer content ro 
 marry any man^left the Law fhould point me out fome body, whom I 
 ought to loue more then thy felfe. Thy venues, and the liberty which 
 by oucrthrowing thole tray tors, thou didftpreferuemein, doctnakc 
 that I cannot require more certaine afliirance of thy faithfulncffe. Lee 
 therefore the Gods be witneiles,and thou abb i>/<r«///rf,thatl thus far 
 do coud;fccnd to this agreement; that I do promife, 1 will neucr marry 
 any,ifnpt Poltarchm. Neither in this doe I wholly decline my fadicrs 
 authoi ity ouer me. If he command it,I will marry rone : but neuer any 
 other. iy.'tfi. ohanes grew pale,and affirmc J,that lbmc witchcraft bad 
 wro ight vpon the Lady; that Pclisircbm was a Sore .* , Hec : ;ded 
 alio luch othei reproaches againlt his happy Riualij asnis freiL mdig- 
 
 nation 
 
, 5 6 Iohn Barclay bis ^rgenis. Lib. y 
 
 nation didfiirnifh. But 5W<?«<#rf:I (laid (he) was then amazed, yet not 
 toingagemyfclfein an vnproftcable wrangle with them: The Gods 
 (laid ]) be gracious to your great intentions. Neuertheleffe it is a bold 
 andquicke refolution which you haue taken. And if I may defire to 
 be fatisfied by you in any thing, to what end is it fPoliarchtes, to carry 
 thefe bulinefles in fecret, rather thai by openly auowingthy purpofes- 
 to <JMtUander ? If, as thou arfirmeft,and I beleeue,thou beeft not of a 
 priuate quality ,when already thou haft done him fuch an office, when 
 thou art belouedby esfrgenis, there is no caufe why the King fhould 
 not be pleafed with thy alliance ? Then he : If thou wilt forgiue mee, 
 Lady, that a youthfull heate drew me, being eager of feeing Argents, 
 out ofmy Countrey without any attendants, and the other enfignes of 
 my bting,the reft Ifhalleafily excufe. Being vnknowne, and almoft 
 alone,I am in doubt of being able to fatisfie the King of the iufticeof 
 my dcfireSjOr ofmy fortune . But my life would not haue indured thefe 
 plagues of loue,jf ftill vncertaine of the fuccefifeofmy wifhes, I Should 
 haue been commanded to fend into my Countrey for fuch equipage, as 
 might giue proofe ofmy meanes andrdignity. Thou haft therefore, 
 Lady, prefer ucd me from death,which I had re(bluedon,if thou hadft 
 prooued vnkinde. Asforthee,difcreet Lady, doe not hold this agree- 
 ment for fufpe&ed. For wh'at modefty I haue carried my felfewith, 
 being a Louer,che fame will I obferue, though betrothed. It fufficeth 
 me to be beloued : it is enough that my hopes are out of danger. This 
 is now the fumme of all my wifhes. Neither doe ftolne Marriages con- 
 tent me. I now more patient of all delay, will with feafonable courfes 
 goe about to get the Kings good fauour, vntill by his command, and in 
 the fight of Sicily, thy fofter-childe fhall be married to me. 
 
 This then hefpake, and the modefty which he profeffedin words, he 
 matched w ith his carriage,preferuing that faire mamefaftnefle, which 
 being a ftranger,he brought with him vntainted, euen after this fecret 
 contract betweene them. Hee liuedin the Court. Hee bought fbme 
 Slaues. And with Horfes which he delighted to make,he rilled his fta- 
 bles,that it appeared he poffeffed no narrow fortunes. Befides, with 
 his carriage,his exercifes,and as often as occafion did offer it felfe, with 
 proofes of his courage,he made many affected to him. By thefe wayes 
 he became no leffe deare to the King, then now Archombrotus is. Ge- 
 lamrm alone was priuy to all that he intended.The reft of hisferuants, 
 as thofe which he had purchaied among the Sicilians, knew not what 
 their Lord was. Hee did often therefore come to Argenishcr Court 
 with an vnfufpe&ed familiaritie, often when no body knew of it: yet 
 neuertheleffe not at any time did he come to Argents jDUt'mmy con- 
 duel. Thou wouldeft haue faid,that the brother was fpcrting with the 
 
 fifter 
 
Lib.?. Iohn Barclay bis ^drgenis. 247 
 
 filtcr,in the prefencc of me their mothcr.But aboue all,ftill,mc thinks, I 
 fee hisfafhion when he came to the fcruicc in the Templc,\vith which 
 being the reward of his Veitues, P alias without defcruhg it, was ho- 
 noured,whcn //^fw'/asthechiefe Pricft did name' Pa/Us, andmcanc 
 VotiarchtU : withall,as by chance turning from the Image of the God, 
 defTe,did direct her prayers.to him : but he well vndcrttanding the rictU 
 on,would either put on a face of maic{ty,or with fomenod of his head 
 {ceme to accept of her Orifbns. Very often did chefe things moouc vs 
 that wcrcof the counfcll,to laughter, though I not ftldomc reprehen- 
 ded them tor the prophaneneffe ofthofe ieits. R.adirobanes could noc 
 bridle his chollcr : but y If (faidhee) TaIIxs had been iuft,i"hee wowld 
 haue hanged this counterfeitc Goddcffc,this vliirpcr of diuinc honourj 
 with more cordes, then Arachne did her fclfe,when (he was beaten by 
 the GoddeiTe. 
 
 Them thus conferring together,a feruant from ^r^/V interrupted, 
 who from his Lady brought Sehmjpt \xovd y that fliee mould come 
 backe into the Court, and if (hit pleated, bring Radirobancsw\ih her. 
 Goe (replied fhe) and tell my Lady, that we will prefently attend her. 
 When the feruant was gone, Argents doth (faidfhe) tarry for thee (O 
 King.) I know not what hath changed her purpofc of comming hi- 
 ther. But as we arc going to her 3 giue me leaue briefly to inforjne. thee 
 of what remaincs vnrelated. She therefore compenjioufly told niitv 
 that while PolUrchus remained in that happy efiate,. the warre brake 
 out in Sicily, Ltcogenes 3 when hee thought his faction (trong enough, 
 lharpely prefling vpon Meleander. That Pe/iarchHf y zb\c both for ad- 
 uicc and execution, wasno leffc hated by the enemy, then the King 
 himfelfe; whom alio in the firft encounter hce 10 plagued, as of the 
 Kings vidtory he lvas the principall caufe. To this fhe added his mm 
 fortune in the offence done to the CommifTiorrcrs of Ltcogettes, who 
 came to treat of Peace. And that he then was indeeddriuen to fiie out of 
 Sicily, but that he was daily expected by Argents. This is he (O King) 
 that thou ™ailtnot without caufe impu:e it to Archowbfotta , who hath 
 hitherto bin the caufe of the young Ladies vnkindnes to thee .Then Ra~ 
 dtrebMtejtbtrx doclt thou think,Lady, that I may befecure,fo long as he 
 is ahue?What \i Argents fhuldbe changed? What if (he fhould remem- 
 ber the vowes of her former loue?Thatnow(asthou telleft me) me for- 
 faking Polwchus ,doth Ioue me; may teach me,that my felfalfo,if with 
 fbmc good aduice I doc not preucnt it,may bee hereafter abandoucd. 
 Neuer doubt (faidtheold woman) that if once A $r,:i be thy wife, 
 there can be any thing of power to make her violate her , -..image vow. 
 Ithinke therefore nccciTary,that thou haltenthy < • 1 ;i ^ - .ha,, thou 
 pombiymaylt. But .if in the mcane ' . . I 
 
 ■ 1 
 
24 3 Iohn Barclay his^irgems. Lib.3. 
 
 -Will draw himthat isnc<fuipicious,and puts all truft in mee,into what 
 ambufcado thou (bait appoint. For heemuft beeremoued. Neither 
 will it be any hard piece of worke to ouercharge him, being difarmed 
 and alone. 
 
 Radtrobanes was amazed at the womans villany : yet allowing of 
 her deuice,hecame to Argemshcr Gallery, in which (he hauing dill 
 mift PoUarchusjms walking vp and do wne with a fad countenance,as 
 pinched with her frefh grief'e. Yet {be went to mecte Rddtrebanej s and 
 deiived him to fit downe,her felfe tooke another feate by him. But he 
 puffed vp with the hope which the old womanhad giuen him, bcgan> 
 no commend his dehres,his loue to the Vii gin,and addedall fueh other 
 things as are common both to a true and rained paflion of loue. Argc- 
 ms being cold beyond his expectation^did not make him any anfwerto 
 his fatistadtion. And that he tooke fo much the more impatiently, be- 
 caufehee came filled with hope, that the Ladies mindc was already 
 yeelding to him. Scitntffa alfo looked pale, when the Kingfeeing the 
 failing of hex promife^lookcd vpon her ; nor was fhe without rcare, 
 left abufed loue fhouid make him rig rage, let out fbme words of open 
 indignation. 
 
 After he was gone out of the Gallery, the old; woman was bold to 
 blame >&•£**«. For what had againe made, berta betake her felfe to 
 other refblutiom ? f ©r why-had ffae made ftufiratethe hope which the 
 cbybeforeihehad^iuen^Atleaft, why wasfhcenotcarefullofher 
 Countfey,whom it much concerned,that Radirobanes were not offen- 
 ded? But f he Maide fcarce able to command her anger, Giue ouer 
 (faid fhe) thefc ill boding words. The Gods will take care of Sicily, 
 by whofe power the Rebels, ;as Jthou knoweff, were not long, fmce 
 brought to confufic*v We old woman trembled, being whipt with 
 the'fe ambiguous words, and not ccrtaine whether-they were intended 
 to her or no. Thefc were the firit furies, which for her wicked treache- 
 ry tormented her guilty breft. But (he knew that her ills could onely 
 be made good by others of the fame, or a worfe condition.. Fearefull 
 therefore for her felfe, (he fadfy confidered,by: what meanes fhe might 
 proucke R*dt*obunes ,to takefome wayes offbrce,and her felfe betray 
 Argenis to him. Ofwhomthat in the mcane time fhee might not bee 
 fufpe£ted,frie by degrees pretendcd,that fhe had giuen ouer thepatro* 
 nizing ofRadiroba»es,ztid now andthen^as imitating her grkfe,wouId 
 complaine zhzt-Ptdiarcku* was abfent. But Argents ccrtaine, that this 
 wascounterreit^did hold her countenance difienting from herminde,. 
 in the greater deteftation. 
 
 But Radtrobanes ,who till this time had (bmewhat reftraincd his vi- 
 ces^id now (lacke the reinestohi&difpoiition with the loofer hand, 
 
 for 
 
Lib. i . Iohn Barclay his x^irgtnis. 249 
 
 f^atbeinarok^hcldin, they had thereby g^cn the greater 
 force. He thought that no reward held proportion with the merit : or 
 the aide he had brought to 'JMclcattdcr^ to carried himfelr^as it he 
 bcleeucd,that he had bought JrgenU and Sicily at an oucr-dcare rate. 
 He therefore the more vnrcfpecWy did prefle the King to aflme Ins 
 daughter to him; and began to be drtlalkrull to ail the people ot Sicdy. 
 Efpccially with his ambitious infolcncc he had brought himfel e to bee 
 hated by all of the better fort. But Mdetndcr was in his thoughts 
 much perplexed/earing that this loue would not bee concluded _ With- 
 out contention : and that himfeifc an old manvnprouldcdror.it, and 
 already tired with what was paft, fliould be forced to enter h*o anew 
 warre He therefore called his daughter to him,nnd enquired ot ha, 
 what tvasitinK^r^^w/^tdidfomuclidirtaflefeq^ Priuate.pw- 
 fons (faid he) may make choice wherorhey will marry /HS ot their af- 
 fections of louc,or'thcconfoflanceorclifpofttions, Thw^lKacyvnua 
 by vsbec^cutLFor kUin^&rtun^ with tt}e 
 
 moft faa5'eontra6ht!o iinke themfdues to men vn worthy and< hacs- 
 fulitothem; another, enforced by inhumane neceiTuy^j^glea aU 
 mhwofproximitie, a nd all loue of their bloodvHe vfeth to.. bee dearett 
 toys thai with the beft profit :dotbadde to ourGreaw^.audjhofe 
 alliances are reckoned cheidt^doeeftabhiK oufce&^^l1)ad 
 mortxh&kd^&oarnighri*^ 
 
 thee ibuc of my felfei, For I kpow, that.-Kirjgsvdpe often vie to dil*r>- 
 
 bute their daughcersor Titers to thofe,, whom they deihe.rpdeceiuc 
 
 vndertheibewofiTicndlhip, or to appcalbfortheprefenibs.andfthen 
 
 nor moucd at all with chofe.pledgesof thar$6<xM# witbitbe.rcW:- 
 
 «nce of the nawws>hkh'byluch;coobir^fel»ih 
 
 ueu themfe4ucs,to valntxheii^rtsdf.pei^fti,^ 3»Wfi bydieoppoffa- 
 
 nieies-wfochihe Times or Fortune doe prclenc th^m with. But thou 
 
 an my ohely Chddc : Nature I and thy Right xo the fucccflion Mb in 
 
 thee aloneiodgcd allmy xiffeaions both or.fcFftthc* and A *ir>g.fr tlKr 
 
 do thou confer what isificteft%ibee, or giue me lea^ to^flwu*. 
 
 Then ypvenk : There* Jfamelcaufc'{my Lord) that-a Mm ?fr»ou*i 
 
 .o«e a reafon'o£her wither if {hce dcilres.to haue any man & her huf- 
 
 band:noue,if (hehauerefoluedto refufe. any one,wheL4ui it bee vpon 
 
 teafon or baMilnefle, which migtrt;make her not accept, ot any. l^t 
 
 &\%Ra<tm>b*na I rtioiMrierhapsnot'haue hated, it he had onely lor 
 
 ucdme andrv*alfo ciadaiedroe^ai*dte to him. Such an uHealoncti 
 
 pride I cannot endure. Thyiclte ilfo(roy dearett Father)mayft chmk of 
 
 other thirds which in the man, diou findell not approueable,By thclc 
 
 «onfideracionsIam madetorcfolue,neuerby allying thee with hnn,co 
 
 S 2 mine 
 
- / 
 
 2 5 o Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib.3 . 
 
 ruine thee, thy Sicily,' andlaftofall my felfe. The King finding her 
 thusobftinate,did difmifle her^himfelf being fet downe,as he c'uer vfed 
 to be indulgent to her. 
 
 - TKadirebants y though difpleafed with Sclcniffa, for that he had not 
 fcurid hev promiicS madegood/iid yecdeiire to fpeak with her .For he 
 both knew her tobeindullnous, and hauing betrayed the counfayles 
 of her fofter- child^that fhe was alfo his bwne: yet had he oncly to fi'r- 
 '^Wf^iiHifaled, that he had corrupted the old woman ;to whomhe 
 dtd aHb'ealehis enraged bofome with liberall complaints, and many 
 MffreStfiW^s^f MeltrnzUr jxvi& now.andth,en'of Argew.l am (laid he) 
 •afra kfyVty Wrticr4wt}x& I flicmld be fisfpeftec^if; -Hoi often treatc with 
 5<r/<r»/jfrf. , Thoti{lialt without danger fupply ihy place. When I goto 
 ^rafw/.thou-ftiak eahiy come to fpeakfcwith £he old woman,and de- 
 liu'ei her this ktteiyn which I complaiae, that the -mine of the hope 
 ^iG^^^wime^sbecbj^ckheioooae. 6f.^rfM*.I.wtite befides, 
 
 -fhi^thatp^tofldinxso^ 
 
 For that thtfu^ffe -gakler ofrny affaires, as in ot^ier things 1 & ^ alib In 
 this,art ffre eotinfaytevpoa" which I ptincipaEy-do Eelyv Virtigajfes 
 hauirroacc€Wedtheiii^oyme4-it,the.iirft time that. K«Atrob*ttei did 
 vM $fr£&&? dktfairHi^deUtailae, imtsso \StJmf*;whi(h,xthka 
 *tf£&I^te¥Wj&^tt^l& jtaH reac^ftrf i etuiped c©tbefL^riat^;«wt 
 "b^ingignofartt'^th^b^pt^his ba.triagei' ktrii Qri^&ieinr&s certainly 
 riilned. And tell fchy-King (fai4fhe)ihat I haue notfeiiedin any point 
 ? -©£my proroHe.§ut'«be& time^doTiot<bi;ooift;a remiffe cffiidteiLducr. 
 He"is ! a Kirig';%acm€d^haichia Fieete : and; the Gods; tbecrifelutwhajje 
 fometiMe3b^ J Raj$ts 4 *&sa&^^ 
 
 toti<5n's;andthe ik&td rkitt&f husbandfloirtjcifiice aU j .infeMca*{H&w 
 in this am IcrueUto my fo(^richild.?i^r^«» <4oth^dc r firfc<£0 besoatt- 
 ftrained.And this in'deede.^toti^eend^hat iiie migbi. deeper her .Faith 
 «'gfefeft-fti fchtrcktt^ wh*m> fbe ©comifed, that by he* (confeat, Hie 
 •^'bljJdh^uer yeclcl §0 anyWie^^tJieiilbK bcr 
 
 H(K%&s fiftf wdttfc?fe {(^bUhpoIri^eQfod^<iiiD«tod|a t!i&i^ Yr4i#fe 
 -Deities fhe called to vv4tne3,-wftc^93e0bdti;<3cl^cl hCTdHfrar^FWi^efe**. 
 And more ,fllc- {bmetimes finds fu Bitot itbrncFor: Why (ffe^th SbfjHnwB: 
 thou- report $\m-R*f>tr§ku*s*loth fo much loue nie:On£he.doth 3 how 
 4orig ^*iiltoil8ftiM?^^i^wdded,t^aw5E(kjiiM bf Mttimdcr&oktp- 
 rHnj^'her t6thfs f ^u$r-&rieffe. 4ic^e3hcn&irojiriiri(^lt<X)fti^>t?^fbl^ 
 alliance, s nd the di A4 of tK* 'OTffr&tt fltScflisw riransJBEreryjfoh h«p 
 daughter^Bc-nof deceiwed.It/U'ili ncube jrce/for thy tKiug to be-bpld vp- 
 00 him any lon.gcime.For fouidters aic fccretly ietiiedandiippoalted to 
 
 draw 
 
Lib. 3. Iohn Barclay bh^Argcm. 251 
 
 draw hithcr.And when Meleaneier iseofldcntof his own forces, he will 
 fcornefully neglect him j whole affinity he now timoroufly auoidcth. 
 
 Virti^ants infinitely admiring a difcourfc of fuch boldncflc, ac- 
 quainted his Lord with the tenour of it; who, as hee vfed todoe, 
 departed from the Lady more difpleafed, then when hec came to 
 her. And he not a little wondringat the ftrangeneflfeofher aduice ; 
 Let vstherefore (faid he)procurc,that Argenis may,withcutany crime 
 of hers, abiure Tcliarchns^d befto w her loue on vs. I fweare by hue, 
 that with what intention {beuer,raidifull or not 3 Se/cfiijfa haue deliue- 
 red thefe things to thee, I will with all diligence put them in execution, 
 andnotfufYermyfelfetobeedefpifedby Meleander. But left the old 
 woman fhould betray vs,and dilcouet the plot, whereof her Iclfc is the 
 author; let not her know that I do approue of that courfe. She will, if 
 fhe be for vs,be glad to be taken at vna wares together with Argents* 
 VtrtigMttesdurft not diffwade him fro this enter pnfc, though he fa vv die 
 dangers of it, and the infamy of violating the lavves of hofpitality. So 
 by the fraud and villany of 5r/^»^»,a fatall violence was intended to 
 Argenis t zn<\ to make the fortune therein the more mifcrable to her, as 
 if (he defired it. That Melctindcr was cafie,and not at all fufpicious,<Hd 
 alio facilitate this treachery. %adirobnnes therefore did againe indea- 
 uour to be temperate ,andbehaue himielre with moderation.He came 
 tb LMdenndtr without his Guard, and feaftcd with him without 
 Artx>es,*hat he on the other fide might not feare to truft himfdfc in his 
 hands.He returned alfo his Army into Sardinia, that being too ftronc^ 
 might not render him iufpe&ed.Yet his houiTiold leruants,and the fol- 
 lowers of the Noblemen which were there with him, together with 
 the Guard of his pcrlbn, were aboue fixe hundred men, befides the 
 Rowers and Saylersof fiueGallies (for fo many he retayned there) 
 whom he hadfele&ed out of his whole Fleetc. 
 
 He then reckoning thefe forces fufficient for the executing his prote- 
 cted Rape,did long confidcr in himfelf,by what meanes he mighrmoft 
 fafely (eyze vpon the prey. At lcngth,hauingreuolued many things in 
 his minde,this dcuice elpeciaily did content him. His Admirall Gallie, 
 when fhc came into the Hauen of Epeircte,the Pilot w ho would heare 
 no aduice but his owne,had runne dangeroufly vpon aftone that he 
 knew not of. So her fide was bulged, and her Prowe f tucke vpon the 
 Rockc. Yetfhcwas railed againe with the Houd, and with Poles, 
 OareSjtowingwith Boates,and with Roapes (trained from the next 
 fhore,fhc was freed of the danger,and brought to an anchor harda- 
 boord the fliore. Where Iric then was boyed vp with as it were a 
 bridge of very great raftes ; framed like a crooked hurdle. Thus vndcr- • 
 
 propped on each fide,thc workemen repaired the Imrt fhe had recei- 
 
 S x ued. 
 
2 ^ 2 I°hn Barclay bis t^ir gents, L ib. 3 , 
 
 ucd.Ncither were they contented onely to mend her where Che was 
 bruifed^but which hath been the fortune of many houfes and Cities, 
 they would haue rile againe out ofher ruincs with more beauty and 
 grace then {he had before. For the Corinthians, who were the firft 
 builders of Gallies,did tranlmit the skill of whatfoeuer belonged to 
 fcatearing affaires in all pcrfeclion,to their Colonies. By this meanes 
 Corey npreiently, by this after ward ,Syracufa became very ftrong at 
 Szz.Mdeander had a very faire Ship built after their manner, which 
 Radirobams commanded his fhipwrights to take for their patterne, 
 and to new build his fhip almoft from the kcele. Neither did Radiro~ 
 £w»wonely,but Meleander alfo diuers times came downe to fee the 
 worke.He therefore in thisorder did contriue his treachery .His Gaily, 
 when itwasfimChed,he did dedicate to Argents , her ftatue he would 
 haue placed in the Pro we, and her picture in many places of the car* 
 uing about the Poope. And fitly for his pur pole, v4r^»*V her birth-day 
 did draw on,which he declared,that he meant to make alfo the birth- 
 day of his Ship,at her fecond Natiuitie. That day therefore he inuited 
 \JMeleander and his daughter to the Sea-fide, to a dinner, which in a 
 Tent raifed vpon the Strand, he meant to entertainethemat : and the 
 feaft hauing been very long,toward the euening,the Galley confecra- 
 tcd with.thc name of Argenu y vjith the found of Trumpetsand Mufick, 
 fhould bee lanched into the Sea : andpreiently as it grew darker,cer- 
 taine artificiall fires compounded with Sulphur, which woUkl bume 
 vnder water (it was in thofe times a new-found pleafure,and very rare) 
 fhould be feene from the fame (hose. During that Shew, the Sicilians 
 expecting no fuch thing ,and as men that thought themlelues in no dan- 
 ger ,for the moftpart being difarmed, hee had determined forcibly to 
 feaze vpon zsfrgenis and her Father, and to carry them aboord the 
 next Ships. And that with a continued iollitie, hee might diuert the 
 minds of all men from either care or fulpition , he refolued to honour 
 the night before Argents her birth-day ,with a princely dancing,and one 
 not altogether vnlike the prcfentments of the Stage*, hauing chofen 
 cleuenofthe young menofbeft fort which hee had in his traine, to 
 maskc with himfelre. He, for the deuiceofchatMaske, made choice 
 of the fable of the three Gods, who hauing expelled their Father Sd- 
 tnrncy drew lots for their inheritance ; when the Heauens fell to 
 7#/*i/*r\rpart, the Seas trembled vnder Neptune, and Pluto with his 
 horrid fowreneffe was fent to gouerne the Regions that were rnoft 
 populous. 
 
 cJW(-/M»^rwaswellpka(edtoheare, that thefefportsofRoyall 
 
 •» magmficencCjWere intended by KgchrobAnes 3 for that his defire was to 
 
 • haue that day honoured with all refpect attd glory poifible. For hee 
 
 alfo 
 
Lib. 3 • Iohn Barclay his ^rgems. 2 - * 
 
 alfo determined at that fblemnitie,and as it were in honour of Ar?enis 
 to grant thofefauours, which a little before the Deputies of Syracufa' 
 and the other Cities,had craued of him.But they were principally thefc : 
 That it might not bee lawfull for the Farmours of Cuflomes or Tri- 
 butes, to exact any thing of them, that theMagiftrateshad iudged fal- 
 len into neceffitie, without any fault of their ownc,or to be of vie for af- 
 faires of Husbandrie. Befidcs,that none of the poorer lbrt, and l'uch as 
 were taxed by the pole,might imitate the eafic life ofthole which were 
 rich,by being idle,and fcorning te worke in their Trades,walke with a 
 fword by their fides, as if they were fouldiers in a time of Peace • but 
 thatfuch as it was knowne had not meanes to liue of their owne 
 fhould either of themfelues make choice of their trade which they 
 would profefle,or elfe be difrributed in the common work- houics. For 
 % that they Ianguifhing in peace with a lazie and fullen pride, did either 
 commit fecret villanies,or that they might be able to fupport their beo- 
 gery , though with the mifchiefe of the Common wealth jtheyciui wil- 
 lingly lend their affiftance to feditions and ciuill tumults. That the Vn- 
 der-Treafurer fhould haue no power to gather vpthe Kings Tributes, 
 neither goe about to priuat mens houfes,or fend their Sergeants to take 
 pledges tor it,and vex the Townefmen. That this might be committed 
 to their fellow-Citizens,who fhould chufe among thcmfelucs fome, by 
 whom that money fhould be collected in a more gentle fa fhion. It be- 
 ing fo gathered,euery Towne fhould carry it to their Maior, by whom 
 it fhould either bee paid to the Gouernour of the Prouince ; or if the 
 King plcafed,be brought into the Treafury at Syracufa. If any priuate 
 man fhould refuie,or delay to pay, that it was better hec fhould by his 
 owne Towncfmen, by the Magistrates whom he wasaccuftomed to 
 obey,andby Officers that he was acquainted with r be compelled to it; 
 then by the barbarous pride of the Treafurers,who with their Coliec- 
 tors,doe fometime cruelly fell a little refpit to the needy , and doe ncucr 
 light vpon a better booty ,then when in a wretched houle, and where 
 there is icarce fo much as will difcharge the due Tribute, they do with 
 affrighting them,wring out alio a bribe for themfelues.The King tak- 
 ing pttic of his people, gaue directions to CUobulus^o draw vpfuch 
 Edicts as might free them from thefe inconueniences. 
 
 There appeared more difficulty, in that the fame deputies defired 
 there might be fbmc prouihon made for the mifchiefes, which by the 
 multitude of fuites, the dclayes of the Iudges, and the filfehood of the 
 Aduocates,had ruined both tbcTownes and the Countrey. ib*rra*es 
 being both by his owne worth, and the recommendation of Argents, 
 in high efteeme with the King, did vfe to be at this time very much in 
 Court. The Syracufians therefore made their addreifes to him , and 
 
 S 4 did 
 
2 , . iohn Barclay bis ^irgenls. Lib. 3. 
 
 did fcekc to be receiucd into the Patronage of one fo much in fauour , 
 Their fuite was,that hce would prefent to the King the defires and pe- 
 titions ofthe Sicilians which were moft reafonable , and with the ad- 
 ditionofhis interceffionjinfufe into him who was of himfelfe gracious 
 to them, a greater inclination to his peoples good. Befidcs his other 
 vermes, there was in iburranes an infinite freeneffe of nature , if any 
 did craue his helpe or a iuftafliftance of his voyce,(b as thou wouldeft 
 fay, Hce receiued a courtefie, whenfocucr hedidonc. Hee therefore 
 did both recommend the Syracufians diuers times to the King , and 
 then efpectally concerning thefe abufes of the Courts of luftice, did 
 fpeakc to him to this effedbDoe not thinke(Sir)that thefe are trifles,or* 
 which Sicily doth feeke to be eafed : I know not whether the ciuill 
 broyles which thou haft lately pacified, did more furioufly rage, or 
 ( that thou maift not doubt with how powerful! a faction thefe mif- 
 chiefes do threaten vs) whether they were a greater number that fided 
 with Licogenet4i°i\w[l thee. Thefe Aduocates,I fay , thefe Sollicitours, 
 Qarkes, Serieants , (for the Iudges,becaufe thou doft appoint them,I 
 dare notname)are growneto foexcefliuc a number, that the husband- 
 men in the Countrey , the Merchants, the fouldiers that defend the 
 land, are not fo many. But whereupon doth this fo great multitude 
 liuc, but vponthc wrongs of the people , vpon the ruine and bloud of 
 wretched men? And that indeed with the greater plague of the Com- 
 mon-wealth ; becaufe if the office of pleading were permitted toalef. 
 fer number, but thole of remarkeable integrity, thefe wits which are 
 fomany,andwithamiichieuouscrartinefle doe corrupt thcmfelues, 
 would by applying themfelues to more profitable ftudies, become or- 
 naments to their Countrey, and either finde out new artes and matter 
 of learning, or adorne and polifli thofe which are already inuented.So 
 this peftilence is not onely guilty of the ills which it brings vpon vs; 
 but of the good alfo of which we are by it depriued. But thou wilt 
 excufe die multitude of thefe bufie Canuaffers of caufes (giue me leaue 
 fo to terme thefe Schoole-maftcrs of wrangling) by the number of 
 thofe which doe contend with, and fue one another, whom all the 
 Courts of luftice are hardly able to difpatch. That ibmany caufes can 
 not bee follicited, fo many bufinefies followed by a leffer number. Nay 
 indeedTather the multitude of Iudges & Lawyers ,is the caufe that fuits 
 are fo multiplied, and hang fo long vndetermined. Doe thou erc£t 
 Tiew Courts of luftice, there will be found fome that will bee conten- 
 ted to be ftrctched vpon a new racke. But if thou malt leffen the num- 
 ber of thofe that already are in being , a part of thefe contentions will 
 ofitielfe abate, and the malady will ftill become kiTe vehement , as 
 shou {halt withdraw from it, fomc of that which is now miniftred to 
 
 k 
 
Lib. 3 # Iohn Barclay bis t^drgems. a ^ 5 
 
 it for Phyfickc. The true caufc of this rage in the Courts ofluftice 
 is; that the Judges (left the want of cauiesm their Courts, befides 
 the abatement of their petty gaines, ftiouldmake their dignity vnre- 
 lpe#ed) doealwayes finde out fome,whom with extremity of the 
 the Law they may hold obnoxious to their authority : Neither are 
 Pettifoggers wanting, and a worfe kindethen they, men perfect in the 
 formes and all quillets of wrangling, who either let others together 
 by the cares, or themfelues picking out ibme occalion of contention, do 
 vexe thole that are not Maimers in that Schoole. There was One of thy 
 Prouinces,that had in it none of thefe that glorifie themfelues as lear- 
 ned in the Law. In it the Townes were full of quiet, what difference 
 foeuer didarife among the people,and vnlearned i:ideed,but yet a hap- 
 py equity did by arbitrators compound it. At length they not know- 
 ingwhat was for thcirgood, did luffer oneof theiemen to liue among 
 them. Immediately there were fuites on foote, their contentions were 
 violent, and the difputes among them lafted an age. So doc they 
 which arc trayned vp in j>ra£tice of the Law , oftener coyne and 
 make controucrfies, then either finde them already riien, or atone 
 them. 
 
 But howfoeucr they bee ouer-many , and as a contagion infect ail 
 that is ncere them, if yet contented with a fhort vexation, they would 
 freefuch as they haue tortured, it were fome what tolerable. Now the 
 wrangles arc eternall, fo as ifthou calt vp the reckoning of the charges 
 with the trouble, thou wik thinke it more gvieuous to gaine thy caufc 
 at that rate, then to haue bin condemned at the firit.Thisis it that doth 
 efpecially require thy care . Cut off thefe intricacies: fet downc a time, 
 beyond which no controuerfie (hall depend in Court. For the trickes 
 and the names of them arc not to be circumfcribed'with meafure or 
 number, with which both the Lawyers and theludgesdoe delude 
 their wretched Clyents.They doe (lowly ,and ioyntby ioyntteafe them 
 in pieces, who might, if they pleated, be at once vndone. Th$ ludges- 
 arc often waited on, the caule is declared, (bme yccres paffe ouer, and 
 as yet there is no iffue ioyncd, as they terme it. One while, the ludges 
 are not at leifure ; another, that is omitted which isthe knot of the 
 queftion : the Sollicitours ftickc vpon petty and by-matters, which. 
 fometime of themfelues, fometimesby tfieir deuices doe fpringoutof 
 the firft. Thefe Antiroafqucs tl>ey ac-le; thele being vnheard,they pro- 
 daime it impofTible for the ludges eucr to finde out the truth. Thus are 
 doubts made to grow out of doubts.So with thefe intolerable delayes, 
 thole that,gpe to law are vndone, with infinite wrong fbekeue it, O 
 King) to the needy, and thofe that haue done no iniury. For if any 
 poore man light vpon a rich enerme , with fo long and chargeable a 
 
 journey 
 
2^6 lohn Barclay his \^Ar gents. L ib. 3 . 
 
 iourney he is fpent, lyeth downe tyred , and not without fmarting for 
 it , though he recovier has right , is leffe out of patience with his aduer- 
 fary, then with this tedious Iuftice. Neuer enquire of the caufe that 
 makes the Iudges and the Aduocatcs delight in torturing Co long,fuch 
 as tali into their hands. Their labour is valued according to the pro- 
 portion of the delay cs, and the time befto wed in it. So, 1 fay, doe fees 
 come to the Aduocates, Co to the Iudges. The writing much, hearing 
 of many things (though it had been better done,if more compendiouf- 
 ly) they fell at exceftiue price ; and that the more impioufly , for that 
 with all their crimes they charge Iuftice it felfe. Befides, with the 
 cuftome of feeing and making wretched men , they deueft themfelues 
 of all Icnfe of humanity, or rather doe not beleeue that it is amiferable 
 thing tobein law. So being obdurate to all complaining, they arc 
 little moued by any fuppliants , and if they get nothing from them 
 but rcfpecl:, they yet loue to hold them longer vnder their command. 
 Other things wherein they daily offend, I doe not mention. For 
 they that haue put thee in minde of reforming the fe abufes of the 
 Courts, fhould haue complained of them in particular. The beft 
 way is to consider of the remedies for thefe mifchiefes : which it may 
 be thou fhalt beginne to good purpoie , with conftru&ions of this 
 nature. That the parties themfelues, who are in flute, fhould prefent 
 ^ themfelues in perfon before the Iudges, to the end that the bufinefTe 
 
 may not wholly depend vpon the fidelity of the <Aduocates. For out 
 oftheirfimplicityor craftineffe, oftentimes the Iudges fhall difcouer 
 the myftery of the caufe more clearely, then through the varnifh of a 
 cunning eloquence. When the bufinefTe is laid naked before them, 
 let two or three Iudges determine whether it bee a caufe fit to bee 
 brought to a cenfure. Neither let them be tied to thepentiUjosofthe 
 Law . Let them onely iudge according to right and iuftice. Let it not 
 belawfull to begin in any other forme, neither in inferiour Courts,or 
 in thofe to whom there lyes an appeale. But if any more intricate bufi- 
 nefTe be brought before them, which needs witnefTes,view ofeuidence, 
 and the determination of the Law, let then the Aduocates take the 
 oath againe,which they formerly had fworne, that they will pleade in 
 nocatue which they know to be vniuft. Who,if it fhall appeaie, that 
 they haue forfeited their Faith, or wronged their Client by pre- 
 uartcation, befides the infamy, let thefre bee fome fuch punifhment 
 laid ypon them, as may deterre others from daring to offend in 
 like fort,with whom fuch a feare will be more potent, then that of all 
 the Gods. That alfb will be of principal! vfe,if by law ena6ted,that the 
 Aduocate fhall take nothing of the Glyents before the caufe be judged. 
 He that is ouerthrowne J fhall cither pay nothing to hisAduocate,or 
 
 but 
 
Lib.$. Iohn Barclay Insurgents. 2 ^ 7 
 
 but a very littlc,which alfo fhall be limited by law. And at the begin- 
 ning ofthe fuite,let there bee a furety alio for that little payment ; that 
 he may not be put to rccouer the reward of his labour with another 
 fuite. But of whole fide the caufc {hall palTe, let him recompence the 
 diligence of his Aduocate with fo much money^ as the Iudges them- 
 feluesdo receiue for their paines taken therein .But let it be fhri&ly pro- 
 hibited,that no man do offend againft this law,by vnfeafonable giuing 
 while the cauie is depending. If any Clyent doe fo giuc,let it bee the 
 loflfe of his caufe : the Aduocate that takes,let him bee turned ouer the 
 Barre. Let fuch rewards be fet downe for the Informer, as may {hake 
 the fidelitieeuen of their domeftickes. I will vndeitake,the Aduocates 
 will hate delayes,and bending themfelues raoreeameftly to brine the 
 matter to an end, while they labour tor themfelues, will benefit their 
 Client. 
 
 Yet all this will doe little good,except befides thou alfo decree (and 
 that fadly,not as wevfeto doe with afhewoftenor,whichprefently 
 tumes to aire)that no caule depend in Court aboue fixemoneths: ex- 
 cept that witnefTcs be to be heard which are out ofthe Land:in which 
 cafe I (hall not diQike it, if that terme be doubled. I know they will 
 not endure to hcare of this conftitution, who haue accuftomed them- 
 felues to minifter to their patients medicines very (low in operation ; 
 and that filled with rage, they, will cry out, that fuch maiTes of fuites 
 cannot poflibly be difpatched in a terme of halfe a yee re.. I therefore 
 would know ofthcm,whether in the Courts jthe number of fuites doe 
 yeerely iucreafe ; or if they difchargeorYthcoldoiies/jeere about the 
 number of thofe that daiLy doe arife. If they incrcafc ; what {hall m the 
 end become ofthem ? At what doore fhall wee bee able to take out 
 the furplufage, which fo many, yeereshath added ? They muft in troth 
 be throwne away,or at.onelumpe £>e decided,notaccQidiagto Iuttice; 
 but by the fortune ofthe Dice. But if they doe determine of thoicthat 
 are ripe,neere about the number of the new ones, we require oo more. 
 We arc agreed ofthe number. It is,I fay ,fumcient,th at there be as ma- 
 ny ientences giuen as conrroue r fie s rite inayeere. But if theyobicft 
 the religious difficulty of fearc'ning out the truth,whichdoth often re- 
 quire fome yeeres time to da ; the exculc will by this allegation be no- 
 thing bettered.Forfooth, the cauies are intricate? Your felucs, you the 
 Iudges haue made them foJLookebacke to your ancelburs. They de- 
 creed the caufes that came before them in lefie time, then we now al- 
 low you. And yet you will riot deny, that they were moftiuft, by 
 vthom,fbr the molt part,the ! lawes were made which we now obferue 
 and reuerence.The times gro wing worf e vnder a {hew of iuftice, thefe 
 things haue b«cn inuentcd fa r thcadua ntage of fuch as doe iniurie , by 
 
 which 
 
2 5 8 I°h n Barclay his \^£rgtms. Lib. ^ 
 
 which at length, the fimplicitie of the Lawes hath been deftroyed : 
 abufings, references, and fuch things as might haue beene difpatched 
 at oncc,put off to diuersdaycs,as it were by a facred and inuiolable or- 
 der. Yet thefe,becaufe they make for the profit of the Iudges and Ad- 
 uocates, are fo punctually obierued, as if the Subie<5t were created for 
 the formes of la w,and not the formes oflaw for theSubieft. Cut off 
 from thefe what doth exceed the iuftmeafure oftime.For there can be 
 no caufe,that the ftudy and diligence of iix moneth* will not fearch to 
 the bottome.Or if that fpace being eIapfed,you will (till deliberate;yet 
 with the loffc of the caufe > men will be glad to be at liberty from your 
 Tribunall.Neither let the (crupuloufnes of too exa£tright,cau(e you to 
 delay.Iudge,fo it bethcn,as in your owne opinion you fhall th'inke fit. 
 Since that oftentimes,after yeexesand feuerall luftresof fiue yeeres,you 
 do no leiTe inconfideratcly or vniultly determine.So is truth to be fcar- 
 ched out,not by time.but by diligence. 
 
 Mekunder x.oo\x\\\m by the hand as he was ipeaking,and looking 
 merrily vpon him : Whither (laid he) Reuerend Prieft, doth this heate 
 tranfport thee,that thus thoutalkeft to thofe that areabfent? Except 
 perhaps thou reckonme among the Iudges,or feeming to blame others, 
 doeft alio admonifh mee. For I heare indeed, that thofe which haue 
 any bufineue in Court ,0*0 complaine,that the difpatches there alfo are 
 very flow. /&wr4»<r/exculedthe earnetuietTe of his {peaking hee was 
 put into, bythe care he had of the publike good. But itjnay bee/ the 
 Iudges will excufe themfelues, and lay the blame Vpon the Aduoeatcs. 
 That they are the caufcts of thefe delayes now with direel, now with 
 oblique interpolation of hinderances,and thofe that with moft various 
 intricacies, doe trouble the minds of the Iudges. As ifthe Aduocates 
 could thus offend, without the Iudges gaue confent to it ? Thefedefire 
 thecaufemay bee deferred: thefe giue way to it. Whofe fault is the 
 greateft ? Truly I thinke thcirs i wlv> when they haue power to hinder 
 thefe abufes, do tolerate them. Neither durft the Aduocate vfe (ucb 
 tcrgiuerfationSjdefer thebufinetfe,and fticke vpon fu'perfluoustriiles, 
 if he did not know it to bee a daily practice,and eftabliflied by the af- 
 fentof the Judges. Let the Iudge refute all ceflations ; let him include 
 all circumftances of the controuer lie, within the terme of fixe moneths • 
 fct him declare him forconuicted,that in that time is not ready for hea- 
 ring; the Pleaders will quit that fraud, and not endure the right, if 
 •their Client fhould fuffer by their vngodly delay. 
 ':- But if all thefe things moue not the Iudges minds; if they cry out 
 -vpon me; ifboaihngoftheir integritie, their labours, their learning ; 
 they fhall complame that they are vnreafonably prefled with the Ihort- 
 mite of time,offo few tnoneth#,Iamuotasgainitit,thatthou fhouldcft 
 
 haue 
 
Lib. 3 . Iohn Barclay bis ^rgenis. 259 
 
 hauefome regard of them. Command them, that whatfoeuer is too 
 burdenous for them to beare , they doe distribute it among thole that 
 are learned. There are among the Aduocatesfbme very fufficientmen ; 
 to them let the Iudges tranimit'what caufes they thinke fit to cafe 
 themfclues of. Whether they decree by thcmfelucs, or by others, it 
 will bee fbr thecomn;on good, prouided that the Client hang mot in 
 fufpence beyond the appointed time.Thou fhaltfcc,tbcy wiH pielently 
 recoucr their irrcngth.They wil not endure , that pare ofoheir^inc and 
 audioritie fhould be communicated to any other. ]mpofe,ifthou pleaic 
 when this order is but in agitation, more buhntffes vponthem - T them- 
 felucs who now are lb delicate and.weary of their paines, will without 
 Coadiutorsbe able to difchatge than. So as thou oocft(whattiJbdeed 
 neceflary) conftitute a gricuous pen'altie for the breakers of d:n Law. I 
 But what fhall become (thou. wilt aske mc) of the akifujtes, which 
 now haue many yeercs depended in Court?.' Without doub^thhyecrc 
 will not feme for the determining of them, and fuch alfo as doe-daily 
 arife. For the freeinga£them,kt thole, which hold pieces of Judicature, 
 <bmc as many Cqllcri^uesappointcd to the, thonghfigainft then! & UIs, 
 as will feme to clearc the-Court. Their Cofamitfions'l would tauiiten- 
 minate'd within lixmoncths. After that time expired,lct not the Courts 
 of JuQice,now purged of their old dregs, detcrre beyond the ycercei- 
 tfher tlxipuniilimentoftheiniuiicjus r or .the.ftaisfa&ioao'f the wron- 
 :gtA£ fannLula dtcbfcriue toaduife aaeflu Bat \kc tor that it is.ibme- 
 txlafinalho iiUljfporcxl bodies ro btoprnciTed with i>hyhckoftoo 
 ioxmg a working y. the Ka3g.did put otf this innouation, though of lb 
 : grcata baicfit,vntilItheMagiliraTes being. called togcther,diC Lawes 
 roightbc-gitoeuthcrr^asicwcrc with their ownc contents Nor were it 
 tqBC£mieat-xhatfthc;p<iopk fhobid yceld.them no rcuerencc at all, 
 • vrhkha«(af iricfeejdta'beifea^d^f in a cbnfUttotiori made in baftc; there 
 did appciAX more ofreUenge and punifh'mciTt, then of care for the fu- 
 ture good. The reft which the people had craued, he commanded to 
 he,gvar,t«d:r&coiy , vyheo they repaired in. multitudes to the birth-dayes 
 feaii-of^^irrjjihcicfcMrnnngof the Courts andcourfeof IuihcCjOnc* 
 iytobc'pro^Bifcd.than^ andrhecare of penning the La wes'tor it, Was 
 comiaattedto CUobttUts* 
 
 And now not the Deputies of the Cities onely, butmenbfalUbrts 
 and conditions hadfo rmed Ep;ircle s that Rislirefanes y \\ho fate broo- 
 ding his intended treachery, was one while afraid,that in that conflu- 
 ence of Sitilia«b, ; kei}*!iil<lnQt be able rbrciblv tck carry away Arrems ; 
 and on the other fide fcllought, that in a confined and ill-oidred multi- 
 tude, Meleandrrs a-tfendants could witD k fie conuenicnc}* tome to his 
 aide.- In the meane while be»n«ither^3radlab©\H ; nbf coi+ tor the fet- 
 
 ting 
 
3 eo Ioh n Barclay bis ^Argmis. Lib. 3 . 
 
 tingout his intended Maskc. LWboth he defired to purchafe to him- 
 ielrcaveportofmagnihcencczand withall to diminish the fouleneffe of 
 the oftencc .which he plotted,\vith doing the people fuch a fauour.The 
 euening therefore before the birth-day of ArgenU^ there was appoin- 
 ted for this She w,the largeft roome in Mxhmdcrs Pilace.When they 
 •had fupped ibmwhat early ,thitfoer repaired a greatnumber both ofSi- 
 cilians& Sardinians^Notnie officers ,riotchefouldiers who were placed 
 at the doores and parTages,could well keep them back that preued im- 
 moderately , that the tumult it felfe,andthe noy feofiuch as wereilruc- 
 kcn,8i ofthofrthatdid hold them off,beGameapartof the ftate.of the 
 a&ibn . . Me /«*H^-iiimfelfe went to the doore^whentbe authority of 
 the Officers and the Guard audiled not r anditia Kingjly fafhkm.denrejd 
 thena ihac'thcy would not dilpleafe him,and ; fppile the Shew. Arc bonk- 
 brotm was next him,whom when; hee went out of trie place, hee com- 
 rcanded,that letting iniuch as were ficto.feeit, hcefhould with the r<- 
 /pe£t was borne him, keepe ourthe reft. But he th inking iciufface to 
 hwtdltidir&lratiej by any meanes, went about to difbrderihe deiiice of 
 the Maske,- -which the otherhad been focareftiil of,and<asa£< hee .had 
 -not been able to ftand the fhocke of the peopbe,threw xipe the .dbores, 
 which vviththcfuddenibreakinginofthe multitude werelchoalied, fo 
 as their bodies being wedged in them,they were not able to.mobue ei- 
 ther way. When Meliander waxed angry, yet he was; noc heard by 
 them.that were as earned in their defirey vntill thefpeople being alittle 
 quieted With the liberty which? was>giaen them, wetedflsarrKd of 
 themfelucs. Efpecially after the King itigreac anger went our of the 
 doore that was next his Chaire of State* But Ettrymedes reprooued 
 them bitterly ,who by degrees grew amazed, f^rchomhroiMsvi filence 
 applauding himfelfc, when hee heard that£«fir»faia- wasfolinragcd 
 with thatdiibrder, that throwing away hismaskingartirCj hee com.. 
 manded the Engins to bee puld in pieces, which were to let do wne the 
 Maskers out of the Ayre. 
 
 At length,by the endeauours of Ettrymedes, the place being cleared 
 Qfthepreafe/JWcfeW,?r with Argenis cameflwt^ndibrthc oAnti- 
 nraskc, foureSatyres conwning from behind thehariging,rwhea they 
 had danced a little whilc,and rudely deliueraaW Epigram of this te- 
 nor to Meleander and Argews ,as the deuiceof theMaskeywhich they 
 alfo prefently lcattercd copies of among the people. 
 
 Nature flood fttwtgivrhetuinely Saturne raigtP.d .-> V 
 Ntmpart6d\*ndi*l^gtmeHtscontAitfd 1 
 
 Of many gods } (htie&feth(trengfb',beere\o\K. 
 With "Brothers fight f : What tones jvhat warres thej motet \ 
 
 Becomes 
 
Lib.3. Iobn Barclay hist^frgems. 2^1 
 
 'Becomes this Brothers f Seek* you Scepters Jo f 
 
 Rather refioreyour aged Sire, and borv 
 
 To him : jou y lfooner jour fell difcordceafe 
 
 Jnpriuatefiates. But fortune brings a peace : 
 
 9s4nd turning long her doubtfull Wheele, fhe droves, 
 
 At Ungth,the Brothers to thefepeacefull Lawes ; 
 
 That lone in ffeau'nt high Starry Court (boxltfraigne; 
 
 BlueNeptuneJbouldpoJefi the watry Maine ; 
 
 Pluto the darke andghoflly region. 
 
 The Gods tverepleas'd with this condition. 
 
 This League made glad the earth ; the Gods re fort 
 
 In troupes reioycing : CMuficke crownes their fpert I 
 
 7 he Gods ofHeauen ; the Gods thatf-mmme in Seat 
 
 On Ftfhes backet i and the blacke deities. 
 
 But to this gener all Solemnitie 
 
 No Goddefe eamejvhether they kept the Skie ; 
 
 Or elfefome other reigon fill'dwith brawles. 
 
 But jM»,SiciIian Nymphs >be ready all, 
 
 Miseevnth the Gods reieycingcompany . 
 
 Thou Princely Maid,thehejre of Siciljr, 
 
 Lend Ioue thy hand,thj tender feet apply 
 
 To th* mupckes notejhat Ioue mayfomewhatfee, 
 
 Better then Ioue him/elfe preferring thee 
 
 To Iuno ; and to Hea*en,Sk\)y. 
 
 In the meane time the Trumpets founding, a flame like lightning 
 did breake out of the folds of the counterfeit clouds. Then a Heauea 
 which they had made, and hung intheroofcof thehoufi^beganto- 
 mooue,and by little and little linking to the ground, did open and dif. 
 coucr three diftirguifht roomes,in which the Chriftall Staurcs, by the 
 meanes 6Plights placed behind them,did fliinc, and with their foright- 
 nefle didglorioutly fet out the Gold arid purple that wasneere them. 
 Jn the middlemoit ofthoie three chambers fate Iupiter,thc other were 
 poife^fled by Neptune and Pluto. About them as their attending troope, 
 were many C»ptdt t of little (tatures > and their hake curled. At their 
 fhoulders hung their bowes, and m their right hand they carried and 
 brandifhed two weapons,with points of dirnent forme^afwcl aseffetl:. 
 They wn?h their Lords being with a nimble Icape, being gotten vpbn 
 the floore,which was couered with Carpets,did with a moft rantattkk 
 dance runne ouerthc whole Stage. In the meane time Iuptter fbllow- 
 ing,the Muficke came to his brothers. And prefcntly,as if they could 
 rtot-agree about the controucrfie betwecne them, wMr gefkire, and a 
 
 dance 
 
z6z Iobn Barclay bis Ofrgems. Lib,g. 
 
 dance well fiitedto the occafion, they parted into feuerail quarters of 
 the Stage. When they had done this twice or thrice,fuddenly the God- 
 deffe Fortune appeared,fitting vpon a Globe, whichfhe alio made in 
 the motion of it,t© keepc time to the Mufick. And hyding in the lap 
 ofhergownetheEnfigiKs of the Kingdomes, about which the Gods 
 did then difpute,wiiled them to come to her. They at her command ' 
 danced to her. Then they drew their Lots; aad luptter in Fortunes 
 lap,lighted vpon the three-forked Lightning of Gold ; Neptune got 
 his Trident; andPlato wasout of countenance, when hewasalotted 
 the infernall Monarchy. Suddenly another Gloud brought downe to 
 Jupiter as King-of Qods^themoft eminent of them } A4Ars )t sfpoh'o } and 
 M.ercury. And without delay there boyled in the place with rolling 
 waues a Sea,within which was aRocke coucred with Mofle and Scal- 
 lop (hels,from which Proteus, Triton^nd Glaucru came to attend their 
 Neptune ; the Quire of Muficians Co gouerning inrhe meane time the 
 quauering, and ruuvoyces pfthpfe thatiung,as- they did (defcend with 
 a certaine following of the murmure ofthe Sea. Scarce had Neptune 
 taken knowledge of them, when from another part,a fhadowy plea- 
 fantnefle (for it rcprcfented the Ely^iom fields) dehuered Mtnos 3 r^£a~ 
 cus } and Radamantbe, all afionifhed, as not acquainted with it,to the 
 new light : who informing him ofthe quality of it.the, wealthy Pint* 
 did no w no longer defpife the Kingdome that was befallen him. The 
 habits ofthe heauenly Gods were of Purple: the Sea-Gods of Skie- 
 colour : andthelnfcrnals, a reuerend horror accompanied the rufty 
 hie woftheir garments. Euery one of them hadaho his proper orna- 
 ment : about Apollo the Sunne-beamesgliftered;.^/i<rj in his Purple, 
 had the images of warre embroydercd,and his Sword in his hand. His 
 Cap,with Wings at his heeles^the Caduceus andil^e Rod,whofe char- 
 ming power caufeth fleepe, did fufficiently denote CMcrcttry. Triton 
 had hanging at his fide a crooked Trumpet : Proteus his face being 
 cwo-foip^and vnlike one another,argued his difpc>fiuonto change: and 
 GlaucHt hadfuch a Bcard,as he. wore when the powcifuilherbe met 
 with him neere Anthedon. Aiinos in the figure of a Maid,had embroy- 
 dered a hundred Cities: <tAi.Acm his garment was couered with an 
 Oke,aad Pifmires ; fome of them in part metamorphosed into men, 
 cther$>tnatyet were creeping : and Radaojanthc earned the Chimera 
 of hie Z^a«,-e.Kpf?fled in colours to th : life:anti that he might approue 
 him&lfe an enemy to Monftcrs and Vices, Bdlerophon mounted vpon 
 Pc^t/us, which wasby Minerua made fit for his feruice, did deftroy 
 her. 
 
 In thefe habits each of them danced in fafliion futed to their beeing : f 
 th^Go^ _ of Hcaucnfo'ine what cheerefuUy: the Princes of the Sea a 
 
 hale 
 
Lib. 3 . Iohn Barclay his \^irgtnU m 2 6 2 
 
 little more rudely ,& fometimes did gather vp the figure of a fifli which 
 came downe from their twift, and other whiles would let it fall, and 
 make it beatc vpon the ground to the time of the Mufike. But the mo- 
 tions of the Deities of Ghofts were not diflbnant from the frowning of 
 thcirbrowcs,withlookesbctweene difdaine and anger,yet they dan- 
 ced. So different an order of Gods, moft vnlike one another, was yet 
 goucmed by the fame confbrt of Muiikc. Now their troopes were de- 
 uided,now with a ioyning, and that al(b with changes allentermin- 
 gled; often caft into a ring, often parting the Stage with a right line ; 
 one while thou fhouldeft fee them hand in hand, another (ingle, the 
 third, by couples with a ready change of their bodies to be varied, as 
 the Viols did direct them. At length, when they had done all their 
 figures, Radirobanes ,who was in the habit ollupiter, came to t<4rge- 
 mi. She not refuting him, with a graccfull maieftie came downe to 
 the Stage. At length, when the chiefe of the Ladies and theMaides 
 had danced, the twelue Gods with their laft dance concluded the 
 Maske. That done, they departed feuerall wayes. Iupiter was taken 
 vp into Heauen ; Neptune diued into the Sea ; and Pinto by Torch- 
 light defcended into the Fields,from whence norcturne is granted .And 
 withall a little fhowre of fweet water out of the artinciall Clouds 
 which hung ouer them,did fprinkle all the Spectators in the Hall,who 
 wondrcd whence it might come. 
 
 The moft part commended the Conceit of this princely and coflly 
 pleafurc : fome extolled Radirobanes his meanes ; others,his faire car- 
 riage. But he with his greedinefTc of affecting the villany that he had 
 plotted,impatient of reft, early in the morning went downe to the Ha- 
 uen to fee the Galley ,vnder colour ofwhofe lanching, he was to bring 
 the King and Argent* to the waters fide. Thence he went to the place, 
 where by his appointment a Feaft was prepared for the Princes. They 
 had there fet vp great Tents,which they had made faft with flakes and 
 cords,and the land within them was couered with Mats. Within they . 
 had dreftthem in a Country-fafhion, with Boughes and Garlands of 
 Iuy,at which hung Labels with the name of Argents, and diuers Ima- 
 ges of men and wilde beafts, aid couer both the fides of the dining 
 roome. Ouer the bed where the young Lady was to fit at dinner, was 
 a Table adorned with Laurell,in which were written thefe Ycrfes : 
 
 O Mdjd t to whom in her fir (If aire (I age, 
 Venus would jeeld,*nd Iuno without rage ; 
 Andfbephofe Helme an It ue branch does wear e ; 
 Deign* this place grace ; and enter miidlj heere 
 
 T This 
 
264 Iohn Barclay bis Argents. Lib.j. 
 
 •■ 
 
 
 ThUJhady Arbor :■ So does Cynthia light 
 Her Chariot, made by Phcebus hi fire bright \ 
 And to the Woods retires ; fa when tbefiroi>e 
 Of fV^rre is paft-jwd her chafle. •Alters fmo (v , 
 , Pallas layesbyl*. rsfrovcnes .grants all re ejttefl.;, 
 eSfnd&oth with f^tfts enrich her [uppliavts Feafts* ■ 
 Come^Nymph^and frem the Seaes/horefire with lone 
 r 2*heblttfjb Cjods ; pleas 'd Neptune mounts aboue ori bifc 
 His calmed wattes .but wounded with thy fight, 
 HtJ;ghes,and tbink&s »#(T;bsti$ ha Ifefo bright, 
 :■• • 
 OWeieanderfhit morning after he had facrificed to the Gods,called 
 for the Deputies of the Cities: {hewed them,in how many things hee 
 had been gracious to them^and commanded the Proclamations which 
 Cleobulw had penned,to be fet vp in the Market place ,and fent abroad 
 to.the Townes in euery part of the Kingdome. The refbrrnarion alfo 
 .or the Courts of Iuffice, which could not wel be done in fuch a fudden, 
 he afliired them, that he would be especially carefull of. Which being 
 prefently diuulged, the people being drunke both with their owne 
 coiitentmcnt,and the iollitieof the day, folio wed their Princes ,as they 
 were 'going to Radirohanei his Tents', with loud and mighty acclama- 
 tions. Kadirobanes, when hefaw Argenis comming, whom he recko- 
 ned a prey moM certainly his owne, arid full of another manner of con- 
 tent then was fuppofed, did with *n©(t exquifite courteiie caufe his 
 long Feait to be fcrued vp. It was toure houres to night,, when meate 
 bfiifcg taken away,they role to fee the Ship, The Trumpets and Drums 
 were heard euery ■where, to the {bore, and vpon the. tops of the three 
 JMafts did hang Streamers of duiers coloured Cypres,whbfe lightficffe 
 made euery ay re ofvvinde carry them about. The Decke was couered 
 with Saylersand Souidiers,as iffhehad been manned cither for a.Tri- 
 umphjOr Fight. NeithertheJShore nor the Boates were able to hold 
 the peopie^vho wrfbirdifdnant,rnurmiiy rrade a greatnoyfe, as pfteri 
 as che Trumpets gacre^notice thartbebufinerte wasl aduanced< . \ * 
 *pli was of purpofe conxriuedyihat jtihould be very late ere the fhip 
 were lanched.iBuc bchdes &\2XyRadirobanes held. Meleander with 
 the expectation ofcertaine tire-workes, which hee promifed to fhew 
 him in three Boats which lay there, and the water round about them. 
 The new inuention, ai^d^w^ieh yepoiot' many bad beene acquainted 
 with, did with the^nomshy^fitrproctire him- Hearers. With this hope 
 therefore he brought Meleander arid Argents backe info theTent,and 
 ♦tlarge informed them wharthey ihould fee : that there Should ap- 
 
 peare 
 
Lib. 3 . John Barclay Insurgents. 2 6$ 
 
 pearc the images of Fillies, which .Should throw hie out of their 
 niouthes, that not with putting their heads into the water, would be 
 quenched. That the Boats being alTayled by thcic FiiTies/houid bec 
 defended by fiery Statues, whole poles would neuct burne more .vio,. 
 lently then vnder water. While he was tlH}s,diicaurfog v chccare'of 
 his treachery now vpon the point ofexcecution, did betweene whiles 
 draw him away, andleauing /l/e/eandcr, hce admonifhed Virtwmes 
 and the reit of his complices, that neither with being ilackc or oucr- 
 harty, they fhould not render his hopes fruitcleiVc. There were a hun- 
 dred lampcs placed id euery partot the Tcutjwheicthe Ivr.qs were let 
 tobehold the lights Ic was reiolueU, that vpon the word qricn thc^ 
 fhould all be put out, (tor they hung ypon very fmall iines) and the 
 King Wick Ar% mis lhatcht vp, and pucinto a Boat. The Noble men 
 and Souldiers. of Sardinia were. by one and one : fent forthidier, at- 
 though,f or the moil part,not priuysp the intendment,. & commanded 
 in fectet to obey ivhptdireCtr0ns&eUcr/-r> rt(a<csihoiiid giuethern. 
 He , thcugh vawilling to ic, did, with 'two of the pnncipall Lovers, 
 W'hich were acquainted w»ith the bufinelfc , prouide for erleclinqthu 
 mifchiefe which was ent tufted to him. 
 
 The dcftruclioja being lb necrc at hand , it is almoft beyond bcliefc 
 that Sicily could poHibly bcdeliucred from;it!..But theie arc often the 
 workesafheauen ; that a fudden punithmene fhould leazc vpon fu- 
 ries, when they thinkc themfelucs iafe in the iuccelle of their villany ; 
 left either wicked men fhould at any time be without fearc , or vertne 
 in a miferable fortune, without hope. 
 
 By chance u4rckQ.mbr.atu< y when other tore banc ,: hufetins the 
 lanchingofthaGaliy,notvouchfaruigio.lcnd his eyes id ck^ O iaS, 
 was walking notfarre off vpon the lands. . Hee was altogether a 
 ftrangcrtothe Sardinian language, though till that time h'ee had con- 
 cealed it. A Souldier ofRadirobanei his Guard, hauing newly parted 
 trom Vwtiganes, when he.mct arte, of his Camrades vporj the fhorc, 
 going to and fro without his acmes.' Mayftthou onely,(thadhe)tell^w 
 Souldier, be hecieat this. time" without tiry fpearc and thy iword? 
 And when the other denyed that -he had receiuhd an^ebmmand: of 
 carrying his acmes, they both meeting withothers,;fpa4*eT>Gt any thin* 
 •more that Arcbombrows could vndcrltand. Butwondrinq to wfclt 
 end diefc Sardinians mult be armed xc^ieaifyand; .'in ria^olpcaoc ; 
 jfhc bad' becne but vvalking;iheer-c^iHr)^a»hekibit'ob'th©tt< aiiif i&tfti 
 among them found not one without hisaqmes. Thcie5,:be(ktc$a} 
 Swords,had their Pikes, fome canied:Baiis,. and otbevs 
 jthe Italian tairuoou Thclc.thincsw.ere fuipe&fed , and' lammed fcrircrull 
 ,to ^chomhrvtHSi who of ljiirat^tbx^irae$Mrt^ J"&i~ 
 
 MM T 2 t)*er 
 
2 6 6 Iohn Barclay his ^Argenis. Lib. 3 . 
 
 ther was it without the direction of the deity, that he was more afraid 
 then held proportion with fo flight a preemption. For their being 
 thus armed, the cuftome of fouldiers would haue exculed to one that 
 had not beene curious. But he,whcther for that he was in loue with 
 Argents, or that he wifhed Radirobanes might commit lbme errors; 
 Woe is me (faid he ! ) doth this fo often reie&ed Louer, now intend to 
 vie force ? And doc they plot to carry away Meleander al(b, as not 
 contented with Argents onely ? For to what other end are they with 
 fo much wooing drawne down to the Sea fide? Why arc they entreated 
 to ftay heere till it be night? Strookcn then with a fudden horror, hee 
 thought that hee could not gather more certaine preemptions of the 
 conipiracy, then by the brother of yirtiganes.Hz hadlyen ficke almoft 
 to death now diuers dayes. Nor was it likely that if the Sardinians 
 had any practice in hand, they would leaue him in the Towne betray- 
 ed to captiuity . Sweating therefore,with hafte he went vp to Epeircte, 
 and being come into the part of the Palace appointed for the ftran- 
 gers,he luckily fpied the freed man otRadirobtnesjivho had the charge 
 of the Kings Bed-chamber. He was called Libachanes. Him therefore 
 being about to goe his way, arwHocke the doores, Archombrotus with 
 an aduice taken on the fudden,ftayed; and told him, that if the freed- 
 mans leafure would giue him leaue, he defired to fee fbme thing in the 
 Chamber. He both refpefting the quality of Archombrotus, and be- 
 caufe he knew nothing of his Mafters treachery, made no queflion of 
 opening the Chamber-doore. Archombrotus remembred, that when 
 he twice accompanied Meleander to Radirobanes t he faw vpon a Ta- 
 ble by his Beds head a Cabinet moftcurioufly wrought of checkered 
 Ebony and Iuory, inlaid at the ioynts and openings with filuer Plates, 
 wrought in a fcrpentizing manner. Ink hee had heard that he kept 
 hisricheft Iewels, and what letters he had, which it was neceffaryto 
 keepc both fafe and fecret. As if therefore hee had beene jioing fome 
 other thing, he viewed the empty table , and in vaine looked for the 
 Cabinet all about the Chamber. Which that he might not appeare to 
 doe; he with a prcty fiction abufed the freed man .There hung vpon the 
 Arras two Pictures, both of them highly efteemed by Radirobanes. In 
 one ofthem an Eagle,as ftooping from the Starrcs, placed a Crowne 
 vpon the head o£ Radirobanes his father. In the other was Apollo pu- 
 nishing Marjias, who now beganne to melt into a Riuer. At them, 
 as if that were it he came to fce,he greedily flucke. For both they were 
 left there,neither was any thing either of necelfaries or ornaments,be- 
 fides the Cabinet,taken out of the Chamber. 
 
 The mifgiuing ofhis oiinde therefore , and his fulpkion encreafing, 
 Archombrotus left Libachanes, and going to Vmiganes his lodging, 
 
 found 
 
Lib. 3 . lohn Barclay his ^rgenis. 2 $-, 
 
 found none there to let him in : that the folitude there did fufficiently 
 affure him,his ficke brother was carried away. And indeede,thcy had 
 early in the morning, as by the direction of the Phylicians, vnder pre- 
 tence that being Sea-fickc,would doc him good, carried him in a Lit- 
 ter downe to the Shippes. ,^frcbombrotut was afraid left the niofit 
 and their trealbn fhould preucnt him, while hce fcarched out ail with 
 curious diligence. Ke therefore called two Captaincs which were then 
 in Guard at the Caftie (for the reft of the fcattcied fouldicrs what 
 diligence could haue drawnc together in fuch afudden) and preten- 
 ding that <JMclca*der had lent him : Goe ('faith he) to your fbuldiers, 
 and prelently,yct without any tumult,lcadc them downe to the Sea 
 fide. Let them in fcuerall maniples bee about Radirobanes his Tent. 
 Their Sword and Pike will be euough,left ifthcy fhould be (bene more 
 fully armed, they fhould giue fomc occafion of rumors. I will bee 
 vpon the ftrand before you come, and by the way will bring you the 
 Kings commands. But goe you, and with diligence attend thisferuicc 
 of the Kings. 
 
 They being fpeedily gone about that which was commanded them, 
 Archombrottu returned to the Sea fhore, when not far from Radiroba- 
 nes his Tent he met with Ettrjmedes: and with trouble in his lookcs, 
 How am I afraid ,lcft our fortune haue matched vs with another Lico- 
 genes\ Then hee bricfeJy told him the preemptions of the confpiracy 
 whichhehad met with, that the Cabinet, in which ah 1 his beft Jewels 
 were kept, was carried away : that the brother of tfrtijranes, though 
 he were very ficke, was gone : that none of the Sardinians was vpon 
 the place without his Amies. Neither did Eurjmedes heare him out, 
 before he anfwcied,that he was glad that Archombrotm was of hiso- 
 pinion.That hinuelfe alio had now a good while not been free ofthe 
 fame fufpition ;and that he had apprehended theSardinians,fcattering 
 themlelues in leucrall troopes about the Tent, not to be without fome 
 defigne. Butthatnow Archombrotus had told him what hce had ob- 
 lerucd; he made no more doubt of their treacherous intention. What 
 is this 'P/Wr^oa that is come to vs? Or what Thejtiu hath hartened 
 him on to ieeke a marriage by forcible meanes ? But w : e mull deale 
 cunningly; that Mdeandcrvmy be contented to be dcliuered from this 
 mifchiefe. For hce is locautclousofoffending Radirobanes , as hee is 
 carclelfc of himfclfe. Goe thou firft to him , Archombrottu. When 
 thou haft ftird his paffion with the grcatnclfe ofthe danger; I will 
 iecond it freely, and double the euidence we haue , and the terrors of 
 it. The ibuldiours in the mcane, which are to haue the .Watch this 
 night, 1 will place in order not farrcoff. It happily fell out, that when 
 Archombrotm came to the Kin^Radirobanes was fpeakingto Argettit, 
 
 T 3 and 
 
26 g Iohn Barclay his ^irgtms. Lib.g , 
 
 and Meleander was free ; to whomUe whifpered : I feigne (O King) 
 a looke not correfpondent to the bufineiTe, I am to impart to thee, to 
 the end thefe Parricides that arc about thee , may not perceiue that 
 thou art troubled : But know,that all this pompe is prepared for thee 
 as a facrifice, whom, together with thy daughter , Radirobanss hath 
 determined to feaze vpon,& to carry away .To this purpofe is the fhow 
 that they haue promifed to entertaine thee with,deferred till it be late, 
 that the euening mayencreafetheconfufion,and be fit for their trea- 
 chery. When he brought diuers Arguments to confirme his affertion, 
 Eurymedes came in, and fo filled the King with feare , as full of incer- 
 tainty,with his ioynts trembling,he asked the,in fo inftant a mifchiefe, 
 whataduice they could giue him.lt was agreed,that there was nothing 
 to be done,then either prefently to flie to the To wne,or to reft there in 
 the Guard of his fouldiers. But to make an efcape, was refolued to 
 be abfolutely the beft courfe : For not fb many fouldiers could be got- 
 ten together without profeffed fufpition , fo as they fhould rather ap- 
 peare to doe an iniury with fearing, then to prouideagainft one. Be- 
 sides, why fhould Meleatider be indangered , or why Argents-, efpe- 
 cially when the order and meanes of the villany was yet concealed I It 
 might be,the Sardinians had with fuch cunning contriued their trea- 
 fon to be executed in the night, as it couidnoteafily be with a tumul- 
 tuary conflict be auoided. I will (faid the King) quietly goe out of 
 the Tent, as it were to walke ; and call Radirobancs and Argent* with 
 me. Thou Surymedes y by the way aduife her,that when we are among 
 our owne people, fhee (hall feigne her felfe very ficke. It will bee an 
 excufable occafion of her going away: and J, ascarefullofher,inher 
 malady, will beare her company. With thefe words turning to Ra- 
 dirobanes y We lofe (faid he) amoft dainty euenyig. It were beft to 
 goe into the openayre, which now, the Sunne growing, is not very 
 hot. Wee fhall ftay hcere long enough foone , when this fhow fhall 
 bee prefented. With this hec went to the Tent doore, and all the 
 Company followed him. In that confufion CMeleander fell into dif. 
 courfe with ?s4rgmis , that hauing withdrawne him, Eurymedes 
 might haue liberty to infufe into the Lady his directions. And fhee 
 being troubled with fudden apprchenlions, though no man had ac- 
 quainted her with the ground of her Fathers deuice ( for Virriga- 
 nes comming in, did hinder Ettrymedcs) yet with her affrighted con_ 
 ceite did not much differ from thetruth. 
 
 In the meane time, Archombrctut ,as he met with any of the Kings 
 feruants, willed them not to be farre from their Maiter. And now the 
 companies of the Souldiours,fent for by himfelfe and Eurymedes ^zrc 
 featured about the fields,when Arge»u t zs was prefctibed^leaning head 
 
 vpon 
 
Lib.3. Iohn Barclay hisK^Argenis. 260 
 
 vpon hand,turningto<SV/*mjlf4W'ith a faint voycc,I am (laid fhe) Mo- 
 ther , extreme ill at cafe : and vvithall flood fiill. Radtrobanes amazed 
 with the fudden accident, did for her helpe call for Water, Wine, Per- 
 fumes,with no flight or remiflecarneftncrTe. Prefently the ring of thole 
 that rannein,grew to a multitude about her, as fhe was lying on the 
 ground. And Mt bander ,who wasgone a little before, pretending that 
 he was afrighted with her being ill lb fuddenly ,came backe to her. But 
 Argents'. Willany body (faid (Tie) call for the Litter-man? Neither 
 being asked what flic aylcd, did fhe make any anfwer, but that her 
 heart fainted,that her head was giddy,and her fight failed her.But7^- 
 dtrobanes cryed out, that there was no ncedc of a Litter, and that fhec 
 might more quickely be carryed in a chayre into the Tent hard by. 
 Aielcander alleadging, that the To wne was fitter for her, either to 
 takePhificke,orto beat quiet,did at once calltohaue the Litters ha- 
 ftencd,and withall,gaue thanks to Radtrobanes ,as with exceffiuc kind- 
 neifc troubling himfclrc with the gricfes of another. And he not now 
 carerull of Argents alone ; but of the fucceffe alfo of his intended trea- 
 chery,afftrmed,that he would ueucr cndure,the ficke Lady fhould be 
 troubled with the ("risking of being carryed a whole mile (tor to much 
 they were difiant in that place from Epeir£te)in the firit fit of her fick- 
 nefle, and which perhaps would not long holrl her, who might better 
 reft her in the next Tent. 
 
 All thele dilputes did as yet paffc betweene thcm,as raifed by a re- 
 ciprocall loue and kindneflfe, when tfrttganer did In prinate aduife R*- 
 dirobanes, that he fhould not thinkc the fortune of his proiedt was 10 
 tyed to that day, that hi$ expected happineffe might not at another 
 timereturne.Hc fhould therefore do welXtogiuc Argents lcaue to de- 
 parted himfelfe with her go to Epeir£re, deferring the Shew promi- 
 fed of his fire-workes,till flic were rccoucredjand her Father with the 
 fame Simplicity of mindc,had againe at the Sea- fide expofed her to his 
 intended Rape. He had almoft perfwaded him ;\\hen Radtrobanes his 
 Phyfician,whom fomc had made haflc to call, came to her. I Ic feeling 
 the Ladies Pulfe almoft againft her will,and obferuing be fides her cies, 
 and the order of hcrbreathing,began firfl to wonder, and firaightto 
 deny , that he found in her any fignesoflkkncffeat all. Turning there- 
 fore to MeJeander 3 he with aplaine fincerity defired him not to be a£- 
 fraid.Thatwhatfoeueritwcre that troubled A r gents, it was of no im- 
 portance at al.But Radirobanej vexed with the fad coniecturc,did then 
 at length find, that her ficknefle was but feigned, to fcrue for a pretext 
 ofhet flight.Wondering therefore who ha,idilcoucredhisTrap,who 
 hadenformed Meleander of it, he by degrees grew enraged; and being 
 madly bent to attempt it by forcejhe looked about for his own people; 
 
 T 4 and 
 
2 « Iohn Barclay his Argents, Lib. 3 . 
 
 an<? now had put his hand to his fword,when he perceiued that there 
 were fewer Sardinians then Sicilians about him : that if it came to 
 blowes, he could notaflure himfelfe of the victory. In the meane time 
 a Phyficianof Melennders alfo came in,who being initruiled by Ettry- 
 wr^/jwhat he fhould pretend, did deliuer afarre other iudgement of 
 Argent* her eftate, then the feruant of Radirebe.nes had done : that it 
 was a grieuous and dangerous diieafe j that they fhould makehafle 
 to carry her to the Palace;that all delay was hurtrull to Argenu .While 
 he was fpcaking, the former Phihcian not induring his cunning in the 
 Arte to be defpifed,began to conteft w ith him.For what fignes of fick- 
 nelTe did he find in her? What in her countenance? Did the colour 
 of her lippes (hew any fuch thing ? Was her forehead in a cold fweat ? 
 Did her Pulfe beate with any diftemper ? Neither did the Sicilian leffe 
 ftiffely mantainehts part ; fo that it had been a notable (how of the in- 
 certainety of the Rules of Phyficke,if the tumult and the greatnette of 
 the thing in queftion,had left any roome for that delight. 
 
 While they are thus wrangling,the Litter-men took Argents vp on 
 their fhoulders. And Radirebanes ftriuing with the laft ofhis endeuours 
 to hinder her returne, had loft all temper. Helayd hands vponthe 
 Litter 3 and now did more then intreate Argenisto itay.lt alfo grew to a 
 contention betweene the Sicilians & Sardiniansrand -/^r^/w^ww was 
 going by force to free the Litter, which Raditobanes had arrefted.But 
 Mtleander put himfelf betweene them.Let Sicily facrifice to that daies 
 fortune.How much Noble blood was that contention ready to fpill? 
 A Gulfe it was, able to fwallaw vp Sicily: and though he were abfent, 
 to make an end of Pofiarchus.But the prudenc/ of Mtleander brought 
 the bufineflfe to a quieter end. The King of Sardinia was afhamed to 
 offer violence to him, thatas yet did intreate with Him in friendly and 
 
 hofpitable termes : fo the tumult being in fbmemeafure quieted, 
 
 and Argents gone away ; Mcleander himfelfe alfo being 
 
 carried in his Litter,and empaled with a great 
 
 troupe ofhis o wne people, retyred . 
 
 totheTovvne. 
 
 The end fifth third Bookf* 
 
 . 
 
Lib.4* 
 
 271 
 
 IOHN BARCLAY 
 
 HIS ARGENIS. 
 
 Lib. IIII. 
 
 N the meanc time no one of the Sardinians 
 durft (peake to Radirobanes, He was violent- 
 ly inraged,and with a mutinous difcontentin 
 his mind did whirlc his ill tempered thoughts 
 about to fundry and different obiccls. Now 
 he was vexed with the fhamc; now with the 
 vnfucceifefulneiTe of his attempt. How faire 
 had the beginning been ? ~Y\\zx.iJMctcander 
 and Argenus had fo long remained in the 
 Tent,andhispo{TeiTion. Did then his Genius, or ibme man difcouer 
 the plot to him ? That he muftthen vnder-lyea.difgrace not fweetned 
 with any benefit, not with any reward of his wickcdneiTe. After hee 
 had deliucred Sicily ,the glory of his Victory bcipg difgraced,that hee 
 muft now depart,not as an enemy, but as a thieie and a robber. Fret- 
 ting at thefe things ,hee with a ha(ty pace walked vpand downcthe 
 fhore,his fences fo little feruiug histurne to any other vfes,as hee not lb 
 much as perceiued that night came on. At length J'trttganes was bold 
 to draw neere him. And indeed^hat he might get the more quiet audi- 
 ence of him that was fcarce himfelfc, he at the firft made fhew of die 
 lame temper. And when with this Arte he had made way for his ad- 
 uices; It is now night (faid he) and yet, O King,thou ftill.tarrieft here, 
 too confident of thy owne valour. Many.are here about thee, Neither 
 is it yefincceiTary that all men llrould know how thy minde is diltem- 
 pcred. ,But whither dodt thou intend to retire thyfelte this night? 
 Mcl**ndtr dothii\uite thee to theTowne: yet whocanthinke, that 
 thou maift fafely truft in a reconc iliation w ith him? We are,I doubt not, 
 t?*pje deare to thee, then that ihcu fhouldefl bt willing to exanimate 
 blue \\ vs 
 
> 
 
 272 John Barclay his ^Argents. L ib. 3 . 
 
 vs with the feare of thy danger. Thy Fleet will be more fit to receiue 
 thee. Deteft (Sir) this Land, asthecaufeofthy fo many vexaxions. 
 When thou (halt be priuate in thy Admirall, with a few ofthy neereft 
 feruants about thee, thou may ft more freely flack e the reines to thy dif. 
 pleafure,and determine as thou fhaltiudge beft to the purpofe. Radi~ 
 robaneSyZS if hee had not heard what Virtiganes faid, did yet not once 
 looking afide,goe to the Boate that attended him; either out of the 
 greatneffe of his ragc,or of purpofe holding his peace, till he wasfet a- 
 boord his Admirall Galley •* 
 
 But when he was fet in the Cabbin next the Poope in his Admirall, 
 with not aboue three of his Noble men attending,and was a little freed 
 of the mifts that troubled his minde with many and confufed things at 
 once,he firft tore from his necke the picture of Argents 3 wh\ch he wore 
 in a cafe fet with Stones ; for his other defircs now gaue place to hate 
 and anger. Then looking vyonp'trtiganes, I will make this (faid hee) 
 a more vnfortunate day to Africander jhaci it hath been to me.Ke (hall 
 vponworfe termes part with his Argents , then he hath done with my 
 felre.I will execute the office of the Furies. I willbereaue the old man 
 ofhis quiet,the Maid of her honor. Finally,I will at my eafe pleafe my 
 felfc with thefe delights ; or if I think it for my turne, 1 will alfo powre 
 a wane vponthem. Quickely giue me Inke and Paper, Waxe and a 
 Bodkin. Immediately he began with his o wne hand a letter to this ef- 
 fect 
 
 Radirobanes to Africander. When I remoued thy enemies, I did not 
 know that thou wertfovn worthy ofa friend. I muft therefore craue 
 pardon of the Sicilians,whom,when they were about to enfranchife 
 themfelues from thy tyranny, I with my forces mattered, and left ob- 
 noxious to thy cruelty . But yet if it were troublefbme to thee to fee me 
 dayly,by whofe power and meanesthou now holdeft thy Kingdome: 
 thoumightcftatkaft,ina more ciuill fashion haue difmift me, then 
 with the infamy ofone that fought to betray thee. For whom didft 
 thou not defire to perfwade,that thou wert extremely afeard of mee, 
 when both thy Argents did counterfeit her felfe ficke, and thou all 
 troubledjdidft with Kafte get out of my Tent to the Towne? So with a 
 {hew of being wronged, thou didft hope to canccll all thofe obligati- 
 ons,-^ which thou wert tied to me. But thou canft not fb abufe any 
 man. For why ihould I intend to wrong thee,who,that others might 
 not doe thee iniury,hauehazzarded my ownc life ? But,fbrfooth,I de- 
 fired thy daughter for my wife: and when thou didft not like of my 
 alliance, did purpofe by force to make a prey of her. Be not hereafter 
 fo much delighted with thy Argents. The Royall blood of Sardinia 
 cannot indure any xuihonour of the bridall bed. With what eyes 
 
 ihould 
 
L ib. 3 . Ioh n Barclay bis K^irgenis. 272 
 
 Should I fee her lifted ouer the threlnold of my vntainted houfe who 
 is not worthy of the nuptiall Girdle, not of the maiden Garland not of 
 the other enfignes ofvirginity : finally ,one acquainted with the flauilli 
 cohabitation of I know not what Poluirchits ? Why, doth this k ex- 
 pected relation wound thee : and at the hearing of lb fhamefull a bufi- 
 neiTcjbecommeftfpiritlefTc? Jt is a truth, ^Siiele&ndcr. Thou that art 
 Co wary of thy ftiends,learne now of whom thou with reafbn fhouldeft 
 haue taken heed. 7hcocrine y whom thou thoughtclt to be PaIUs, was 
 the polluter of thy houfe; or that I may fpeake more plainely, vnder 
 that name, I 3 oliarcbuj abufed thee. Argents lecondino th c dcuice hee 
 was firft admitted into the houfe, where only women might comc,djil 
 guized like a maid; and next,into the Tcmplc,sii>ftcad ofP*Uaj.Qzi\{\ 
 thou thinke her a pure Virgin,that being in louc v. ith a young man,did 
 concealethe facrilegious wroKger ofthe Cattle, which thou hadft cpa- 
 fecrated as a Nunneiy : her that lb long conuci fed with her Louer : fi- 
 nally , her that decerned her Father? Forbeare therefore thclcfulpiti- 
 ons,not worthy ofmyqualitieor fpirit; asifhauingdifcoucrcd thcie 
 things,I would defire to marry herein whom there is not any thing vn- 
 tainted. I confclfe,that when I firit aniued hcrc,fhe was not vnpica- 
 fing to me,who then was ignorant of this blemilTi in her.But the Gods 
 were gracious to Sardinia, that when thou mightcft fairely haue be- 
 llowed her on me that fought her, thou diddeft neglect it. Yet when I 
 knew of thislecret vnchaftity in her, I did lb blanch ouer my loathm<* 
 with a pretence of louing her, that contented to looketo my felre, I 
 would not hurt her that deferued it. Enioy then thy Daughter to thy 
 felfc : Enioy thy Kingdome allb,rcltored to thee by my afliltance.But 
 that ingratitude may not be a gainer on each hand,as thou fcorncft my 
 cafinclTe,I will not that the Exchequer of Sardinia doc fuffcr for your 
 ciu ill rages. It is too much, that it hath colt the blood of many of my 
 fubie&s.My own trauaile I fpeake not of, which indeed I vfe not to let 
 to fale.Atleaft,reinburle part of my charges,the whole wherof it were 
 but reafon thou fhouldelt beare. Thofe I haue been at to kcepe thee 
 aliuc,and a King ; in my Nauy and fouldiours intertainement, I am 
 content it be rated at three hundred Talents. How much more I haue 
 ipent in thy occalions, thoumaylt eahly know out of my Treafurers 
 accounts. But this petty fummc repay me,cxccpt thou hadft rather it 
 fhould be forced from thee. To renounce our hofpitality, were now 
 fuperfluous : fince thy iette firit haft done it by wronging me. But by 
 what I luuetoid thee, thou may eft know my faithfulnelTe. For but 
 conftrained, I did not defire to make thee miierable_,and as long as I 
 could polTibly giuc thee leaue to louc Argents. 
 
 When he had written this, he called thofe of his fcruants,w hich he 
 
 molt 
 
2 -4 Iohn Barclay his ^yirgcnis. Lib.4. 
 
 mofttrufted, and proud of the artifice of his intended villany^ fhewed 
 them the Letter/with the hopeof anothers vcxation,hauingalmoft for- 
 gotten his ovvne. They all ihuddeied at the rarity of the villany,but 
 with the cruclleftkindcof{laucry,what in their heart's they did abhor, 
 they in publike did commend. It was then difputed,who {hould carry 
 this Letter to Meleander : for it fcenicd a dangerous boldnefTc, and 
 which mi^htprooue fatalitohim that vndertooke it.But 'Radirobaries, 
 who al(b made little account of his mens liues : Let not (faidhce)thc 
 Meffenger know his ownc danger: He will goe without feare, and fe- 
 cure with the opinion of my greatnefle. But if Meleander fhall vent 
 his cholervponhim,it will yet be no ill bargaine for me, ifwith'a bafe 
 fellowes blood, I do purchafe a new occafion of complaihing^and iar- 
 ring with him. When therefore they had awhile debated the matter 
 among themfelues, a certaine Souldier long fince hated by Vtrtiganes, 
 was preferred to this office, Virttvants himfelfc commending him to 
 the King. And he happy (as hebeleeued) in that which was indeed a 
 malicious recommendation of his enemy , being dreft With the Garlands 
 of a Herald,carly in the morning was carried 1 in a fmall Cock-boat to 
 the Hauen. Prefently it was told Meleander,' thn a Meflcnger was 
 come to him from Radirobanes. Hce troubled m his minde^ and per- 
 plexed with this breach bet weene himfelfe and his Gueft,had then, as 
 it happcnedjcalled together fuchas were about him inhigheftfauour. 
 Befides his gentlene{fe, wh ich was in him fuch \ as it almolt was turned 
 into a vice': the benefit which he had receiuedrtbm Radirobanes, had 
 futh power with him,as he was fbmewhat more carefullof him, then 
 ofhimlelfe. It is (faidhee) vncertaine whether hee intended vs any 
 harme or no : certaine that we fled from him ? as from one that cbnfpi- 
 rcd againtt vs. Byonemeancs orotherhemuft-beappeafed. And if 
 there were no other rcfpe&to friooue vs ; we yet mult be afraid of an 
 ill report. For ncuer will it be thought,that we had iuft reafon to chafe ' 
 him hence,whom in our neceflity wee entertained as a prime fauour of 
 the Gods. Vpon thefe words there was among them a ftill filence. For 
 to the moft ofthem,the Kings being fo follicitous in this buiine{fe,was 
 not plcaftng. Among the reft, Archombrotns a id Ettrymedts thinking 
 themfelues touched in it } becaufe they were the perfvvaders of the King 
 to take heed of Radirobanes, were bold openly to (hew themfelues of- 
 fended. So as a youthfdllheate made Archombrotns breake out in- 
 to thcie words : I know (O King) that Radirobattesznd my felfe can- 
 not be both excufed. If IhaUe runne thee into an vniuft quarrell with 
 him^y/hy doeft thoudeferreto punifh this fault in me ? But if by Eu- 
 rymedes his care of thee andthine,thou beeft now a free man; do not 
 with this vnrefoluednefle of minde, trouble the ioy of a mojft happy 
 
 day, 
 
Lib.-f. I°br» Barclay hh\^4rgont. 275 
 
 day, and kemc as if thou were in doubt, whether thou wouldett ra- 
 ther ^u&rtf^.-Mwjwcrediiplcafed, or Argents aPrifbner in his power. 
 This free fpeech of Archombrotus was raoft plea ling to all that were 
 preient, and eipecially to Argent*, who reckoned it a gaine were iufU 
 ly,or not that Sicily mould be at oddes with Rjidirobanes. The King 
 himfelfc exculed his feares to Archombrotus ; That he was onely care- 
 full of the peoples report : that hee mult prouidc that Radtrobanes 
 might not itrikc an ill impreffion of his carriage in this action into any 
 man. I will therefore (faid hee ) lend fome to let him know that I am 
 forry he rather retyred to his Fleete, then with me to the Towne: and 
 intreate him to returne into the Port, neither being fo neere to Sicily, 
 make choice rather to commit himfelfe to the Seas vncertainty.With- 
 all, I will caufc plenty of all forts of prouifions to bee carried to him in 
 many Boates, and befides, will preient all thole that are neere about 
 him. No man then will thinke I am ingratefull to my Gueft, whom I 
 haue done thele relpe&s vnto. 
 
 This determination they did not much diflike. And now the King 
 had defigned Timonides for this melfage, when the report that a He- 
 rald was come from Radtrobanes, did fufpend all their mindes with a 
 various expectation. The King commanded he mould be brought in; 
 and when he deliuered his letters, he familiarly, as he vied to doe , did 
 enquire if htiGueft Rtdirobanes were in health, and what he did. The 
 Herald , as he was commanded, made anfwer,that the letters which 
 he brought,would enforme him of all ; and with that hee withdrew 
 himfelfe to the fide of the Roome. Melcander fufpe£ting hee mould 
 findc nothing peaceable in them , went into the next Chamber; left 
 the Herald mould curioully obkrue his countenance, and alterations 
 when he read it. Argents followed her fathcr,as alfo did the principall 
 of the Lords. But he, after he had opened it , flicking at euery word 
 and moued with the foulc language,at length came to that part where 
 the honour of Argents and Poliarchus was blafphcmed. Inltantly his 
 face was all on fire: and againe turning pale with horror,his hands tnd 
 all his body trembled. By and by recoucring ftrength, hee was {tirred 
 with a terrible anger, though againft whom to bend it, as yet hee was 
 incertaine. Argents , %adirobanes , and Tofiarchus, were prefented to 
 him by this rage,which was new and in the firft paiT:on of it,not maili- 
 abie by any prudence or counlelL 
 
 No man durft queftion him that was lb bitterly incenfed. But he, as 
 much as he was able, putting orTall fignes of perturbation, went hafti- 
 ly into the next Roome, and bade Argents come with him : to whom 
 vfing no other difcourfe, but onely willing her to reade that letter, hee 
 face do wne vpon a bed j and diligently obferuing her countenance, he 
 
 teemed 
 
 
lohn Barclay bis Argents. I-ib.3. 
 
 Teemed as one betweenc finning and fretting. Argenls amazed with 
 that ince read, was not indeed aifaghted as at a true accufation: but 
 impatient of the iniury,\vith burning eyes, and her whole face full of 
 fury, flieecryed out for reuengc. Yet did it with extreme griefe amaze 
 and wriivher, that her familiarity with Poltarchtu was come to light. 
 Andbccaufc lhee had folong concealed that loue, ihee was in doubt 
 that it <;auc a better colour to the imputation, and made her father the 
 harderto beleeue her. And examining by what meanes inch a facred 
 fecret came to be prophaned ; Once firaight callea to minde Selcnijfas 
 entercourie with the King of Sardinia . Bur it was not conuenient tor 
 her to be long either deiiberatingor iilent. Falling downe therefore at 
 her father knees, and not without a pretty cunning letting out her 
 words, which feemed flopped with her pantingfor breath.-Do not ex- 
 pe£t,my Lord,(faid fhe)that I Lhould with much carefulnefle go about 
 to cleare my felre of this imputed crime : For I will not giue that con- 
 tent to this my Ipitefulleftenemie, that hee fhould beleeue I muft by 
 fome other meanes approue my chaftity vnpolluted , then by hauing 
 hitherto fatisfied thee, the beft and moll iudicious or Parents. For one 
 onely thinglmuft frame an excufe, that I haue, perhaps , beene more 
 faithfull to K Toliarcbui, then thou wouldeft haue wifhed me, when he 
 entreated me by that preferuation which he was the Authourof both 
 to thee and my felfe, that thou mighteft not know what he had pei> 
 formed for thy farety. Now when by the difcouery that others haue 
 made of it, the buhneffc is brought to that pafie, as I may pubhkely 
 commend him ; It is he, (my Lord) whom we once did call iheocrine. 
 Defn-ousto haue a light of me, hee did in that fort counterfeit his fexe,^ 
 that he might get admittance into the Cattle. But his deuice lb full of 
 too much boldnc{Te,he mended by his modefty. For mayeft thou ra- 
 ther giue credit to me then to Kadirobanes, as we neuer knew that he 
 was a man before he did with that valour which thou didli efteeme a 
 w T orke worthy to be performed onely by a deity, deliuer thy felft and 
 me from tholb-Theeues, which in the nightxnadethat attempt vpon vs? 
 But then, when hee was about to quit theXjafUe , hee did to Seiersiffk 
 and my felfc difcouer what he was, vpon that condition, that wee 
 {hould conceale from thee both his boldneffe and his vertue. And if 
 thou wilt thinke my lecrecy blame-worthy , confider that I could not 
 afford his merit a (tenderer reward, then to-furieri him to be withouc 
 thole honours, which for.tbatfacX : , as his due, thou wouldeft'^aue 
 •conferred vpon him*. But if it-be lo'that thou do ft apprehend doubts 
 of a higher nature, becaufe that la maidehaue fo lohg kept his coun- 
 fell y I: appeals to the teftimony of my deadlier! enemy, Selemffa^l 
 meanff y who being folely pviuy to a (ecrct-of Cuth import$hath di&ii- 
 
 Hered 
 
Zily.g'. lohri Baiclay ///.»•<_,; 
 
 tiered the whole fadfadft to R.v't;,^.n-s. Had The rxrbcenthc 
 kedeit woman lining, and matdncdwith her peihdioufijcffc, and her 
 hate tomce,fhee would not haue violated the Faith ilicehaJ <.>.ucnof 
 keeping our couulell ; nor what fhec concealed from thy fclrb, would 
 haue reuealed toitrangcrs. Yetlhall not mv ir.nocency. bee afraid to 
 call her to witnetVe. If 1 haue dcferuetl thy hate, and haue ipotted mv 
 faire Honour with any iecret impuritie, I will with my ownc rjarid ex- 
 ecute the rcuengc, which both thy lclfe and my chafiity mayrequue; 
 and powre out that blood which is in mv vcincs, vnworthy to call it 
 lclfe deriued from thec. : o xtrror&i yd ion 
 
 With this, embracing her Fathers knees, one w hjjc hhe kiflfedhis 
 right hand; another,fhc beheld the old man w ith fucb Arte,as already 
 in the judgement of him that was a mod louing Father, flic was decla- 
 red innocent. Yet notwithftanding,maiiy things didd ifouict him.The 
 breach with Radirobanes, which was not to be auoyded : the fufpition 
 ofthe multitude vpon this accufation of /^r^»/,vvho,howiociier fhee 
 were purely chafte ; yet it was probable that Toltarchtu was thecaufe 
 Kadtrob sues had been lo diitalkfull to her. In the end, his Daughter 
 (rill vrging,that Selcntfla might be lent tor, himlelfe commanded a fer- 
 uant,who waited vpon the doore,to call the old woman to him. None 
 of the Lords knew what the bufmelTc was, which was handled with 
 fuchlecrccie, though they beleeued it was of verygreat weight, which 
 the King would impart to none but his Daughter oncly.Thcvtherfbre 
 full of care, did with much incertainty frame conicCrurcs, and expeft, 
 theilfue. Sclemjfa, who did in her minde imagine nothing lefle,then 
 that which was in agitation,came into the Kings chamber,in which the 
 iblitude it felfe,and the countciance oiMeleandcr, added to the pow- 
 er ofher Genius, which with a lccret horror did lnlbrmeher miigiuinp 
 minde of thofe miferies, which were inftantly to ieaze vpon her, did 
 trouble her, before fhec could thinke what it might'be. Straightway, 
 ArqenU enraged, and with an vnufuall fharpcnelfe, either her Father 
 permitting it,or her anger not ir.dufing delay, turning Co her : By^*- 
 dtrobttnts himlelfe Idoeintreate thee, Mother, laid fhee., (fbf what ei- 
 ther more plea ling to thee, orreipeevted bf thee can I name) that here 
 before thy King and mine thou wilt tell, what corrcfpondencc vnfit for 
 a Virgin, I haue at any time held with Pcharchas> Neither take care 
 for thy ownefafety. though hitherto thou halt concealed it, whatfoe* 
 ner it be. I haue prouidedferdiy indemnity ,vpon condition that thou 
 now freely tell what thou knoweft. The old woman trcmbled,*and 
 her eyes dazeling,yet as fhe was moll cunning, fhe fuddenly recolle£f- 
 edherfpirits; tnatthis motion might rather iecmc to bea ligne ofher 
 innocency,abhornng to-be fufpefted^en ofher treachery difcoucred. 
 adi And 
 
27 3 Iohn Barclay bis ^ir genu. Lib.4. 
 
 And to whom (faid fhe) fhall I firft fpeake, when I am by b oth of you 
 charged with perfidiouiheiTc ? Or what a confufed kinde of accufatiort 
 is this ? I neither know of any correfpondence betweene %adtrcjranes 
 andmyfelfe, nor of any betweene thee (Lady) ztviPtliarchus. But 
 what a facriledge is it, that thou ihouldeft thinke, any fufpition fhould 
 dare to fatten vpon thy veituc ? Nay, but (replyed Argents) no more 
 of this grauitie.See here the Letters olRadtrobmes to the King,where- 
 inhee chargeth thee to haue blabbed all thou knoweftof Poliarchtts 
 his tianlmutation into Theoerine and ? alias. And that thoumayeft 
 not be ignorant of it, I tell thee, there is none of thefc things which I 
 haue not already corrfeffed to my Father. But withall he hath reproch- 
 fully touched my Honour. Whether thou art the author of it or no, I 
 know not. Toclcare this point alone, thou art now called. Speakc 
 freely ,io may the Gods bee good to thee : Speake, before by torture 
 the truth bee wrung out of thee, whether I haue in any fort wronged 
 the honour of my family. 
 
 cj^<f/ftW<rrnot vndelighted with this eagernelTe of Argents , who 
 certainely, had fhe not been confident of her owne innocency, would 
 not thus haue galled her, that was to charge her : I will not (laid hee) 
 haue thefc things turbulently handled : but neither will I endure it, 
 Selcniffa, if thou doe not now with more fidelity deliuer what thou 
 knoweftof Poliarchus, then thou diddeit before conceale it. The old 
 woman ouercome withthercmorceof her confeience, and falling at 
 Meleandersfeetc : f The fummeofthat I can fpeake (faid fhe) is, that 
 there is nothing more facrcd,or more pure, then my folter-Child, nor 
 any thing more perfidious, then the King of Sardinia. Ifthou wilt 
 giue me leaue to returne to my chamber, I will quickly fatisfie thee by 
 moftccrtaine tokens,and principally by fome Letters, which fhall bee 
 of fuch credit with thee,that thefe fufpitions fhall no more difquiet thy 
 minde. Nor wilt thou then any longer wonder,why Radirobanes was 
 priuy to thefe things, before thou kneweft any thing of them. I will 
 not tarry long *• while here wc wrangle to no purpofe, I might haue 
 returned hither. The King was with fo large a promife fomewhat quie- 
 ted; he therefore willed her to goe quickly, and didlethervnderftand, 
 that in this bufinefle he would not bee abufed: yet that fhee fliould (o 
 carry matters, as thefe difputes might not be knowne to any of the 
 Lords. Neither was Argents againft it, being afeard left (bee fhould 
 feeme to hinder her, who would bring more certainc euidencc againft 
 her. 
 
 But the old woman, as fbone as fhee was gotten out of their fight, 
 with an vnufuall fpeed went to her chamber. And hauing (hut the 
 doore : Now (faith fhe) I am againe in mine owne power : now may 
 
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Lib 4« lohn Barclay his Ksivgcnis. 279 
 
 I bcmy ownc ludgc, and not expe6t from others, that which I haue 
 deterued. O moft vnfbrtun ate woman! Haue Itnenlmedfolon^,on- 
 ly to the end that Imight not die guikleffe ? But what Fate bercfc mcc 
 of my vnderftanding,that I could notconfider,The reward of Treafon 
 neuer carries fecuritic with it? That JlTiouId change my dilpofitbn? 
 That I fhould truft a young man moft full of leuity,and whom for very 
 many vices I had reafon to hold fufpeited? Did 1,1 that had liued lb ma- 
 ny yeercs? I that had lb much experience in affaires? Didlyceld vn 
 to his Prefents,to his Promi{cs,my Selrc,my Faith, and the loue of my 
 deareft Fofter-Child ? Too late thou confidercft this, Seleniffa. It had 
 been vertue,to haue retrained thy mindc from contenting to this wic- 
 kedneffe : Now becaufe thou haft not fuccesfully offended, it ist he 
 penitence oftheeues with which thou complained. Would then Radi- 
 robanes with a moft fpi°htfull inrbrmatu/n ruine mc,in whom he could 
 find nothing to difpleafe him, except mat as ofother things, too much 
 good will procured his loathing? Omiferie! Whom fhall I dare to 
 looke vpon ? To whom can I flye ? Or who will indure to heare mee 
 complainc of being betrayed, when my felfehauc thereof giuen the 
 firft patteme ? Nor doe I with fpeed free my felfe from the light of the 
 Sunnc ? And not at leaft chufinga death futable to my former vertues, 
 by that frame anexcufefbr this intermediate treachery ? Why fliould 
 I longer tarry ? Argents hates me : my perfidioufheffe I cannot excufe: 
 perhaps alio the King will fatisfie his mind vnder lbme other pretences, 
 being Sharpened by my demerits,and his Daughters complaints. Nei- 
 ther as yet (fo farre as I could perceiue) is my greateft offence come to 
 light,that Radirefanes was by my aduice fet on to attempt this Rape. *** 
 When that mail breake out (for what can I now hope will be concea- 
 led?) what trac^t of time,or what Gods can euer blot out of the minds 
 of my Mafters,the remembrance of lb foule a crime ? De they neuer fo 
 full of clemency ; they yet will banifh me their hght. I fhall depart de- 
 fpifed by all men, afraid of the Princeffes anger : and neither fafe in ib- 
 litarineifc nor company, I fhall watch for lbme grieuous punifhment 
 toouertake me; out of my ovvne villany conie«5turing what euery 
 mans opinion is of me. Thou art, Selemf[a y worthy of a worfer igno- 
 miny, if thou doe not prcuent it by a pretent death. 
 
 With thete words flic haftily tooke her Table- booke,in which with 
 a trembling hand fhe wrote this Letter: 
 
 To MeUanderzxA Argents, the belt of Princes. If there were any 
 thing beyond death, I would haue made choice of it for my punifh- 
 ment. Now recciue my blood, not (b much defiled with my offence, 
 that it may not be made a drinke-offering for the Gods. Neither doe 
 yououtofthe fharpeneffe of the punifhmer.t,which 1 doe adiudgc my 
 
 V felte 
 
2 3o Iohn Barclay bis ^Argents. Lib.4< 
 
 felfc vnto gather put an cftimate vpon my crime, then my repentance. 
 Your iclucSjWhom 1 haue offended, will account the lalt greater then 
 die other. For whether by the impuliion of the Fates, orifupified 
 byfome witchcraft, IconfeiTe,that I haue betrayed this important fe- 
 cretofthe artifice, and the vertue of P oli*rchm . But if (my dearcft 
 Fotter-Child) I either did, or could adde any thing tending to thy dif- 
 hcnour,IwifhthatImay find the Infernall Gods as cruelltomc, as I 
 haue been faithleffe to you both. Beleeuca dying woman, and remit 
 this one fault for my parted lifcs fake,which you lo lour; haue trycd ; or 
 (if that feeme too much) for this weapons fake which doth fully re. 
 uenge your wrong. 
 
 This Letter being fcaled vp,(he deliueringto one of her ieruants,Go 
 (laid ilie) and from me bid the V flier that waites in the Priuy lodgings, 
 prefently cari'y thefe Letters to his Lord. The King hath commanded 
 that I fhould immediately fend them to him. The Meflenger being 
 difpatchedjfhe now more furioufly bent to dye,didat once both haften 
 to her end,& ihck at itrone while madly fretting;ar.other, with fainter 
 fighing,fhaking her refolution. By chance a certaine Maid in the next 
 chamber,to which there was a palTage out of toi!wf#Af,ouerhcard eue- 
 ry word. Neither did Selenift* fee her,nor durftlhe,hauing thuscome 
 to the knowledge of her Miftreffes priuatelt counfels,either fpeake, or 
 leaue the roome. Nor did fhe beleeue that her difcourfc,though foil of 
 defpaire,would end with a Cataftrophe of rage; and therefore expect- 
 ed till her Lady going out,(fie might alfo quit the place. But Selemjfa 
 not doubting,that all the glory ofher death which fhee refolued vpon, 
 would be in her fpeed to it,and that there would be ftraightway fome 
 from the King which would hinder her in the attempting it, opened a. 
 cheft, in which their lay a little Sword, which long fince her husband 
 had giuen her fonne when he was a child, and /he had kept with inten- 
 tion at his marriage day.to offer it together with his fwadling bands to 
 Juno Lncinn. And fo had her deliiny contriued the matter, that a few 
 dayes before with fcowring off the ruft, it had been ih.arpened at the 
 point. Nor was there in that lodging of onely women, any weapon 
 more fit to pierce her breft. But when fhe had it in her hand, remem- 
 bringbothher husband whom fhe had loft,and her fonne, whom not 
 knowing any thing of this bufincfle, fhe was to leaue,with one glance 
 of her imaginationbeholding at once fo many andfo different obieits, 
 flie killed the fatali Hilt,and fpeaking to it,did awhile delay the death 
 that waited for her : vntill the Maide that began tofeare, this might 
 indeed prooue a Tragedy, brake out to w : ringthe weapon from her, 
 and withall,the noile of thofe that by the Kings command came run- 
 n'mgthithcr,was heard. The old woman then being made the more 
 
 eager 
 
Lib.4t Iohn Barclay his ^Argmis. 2 c- ~ 
 
 eager witb the carneftneflc ofthofe that fought to hinder her viiig her 
 hands, which as yet were at liberty, (truck the point Co deepe into her 
 bovvelsjthat her itrength fuddenly failing,her hands forlbokc the Hilt 
 which w ith her falling vpon her bic(t, was almoft dofe to the wound.' 
 The Maid cryedout,and embracing her that was at point of death 
 with her bitter fhricktng,fvighted thole that of themlelues were much 
 amazed. For Archombrotus and Eurymedes^umg broke ope the 
 doore,were come in,whom many followed, Meleand^r prefling it, ail 
 foone as he had receiucd the wofull Lctter,that they fhould make hafic 
 to the wretched woman, and hinder her dcftru&ion. Ettrymedcs ,as he 
 could,hauing remoued the Muid,imbracing her, whole frozen eyes 
 made her afpeci grim and lkrne, What wickednefle (faidhe)is this 
 Lady ? Or why doeft thou goe about to vuiiic both chy felfe and thine? 
 She replyed not,but letting her head fall with the la(t motion of her 
 eyeSjbreathed out both her blood and her fpirit. 
 
 There was among them all a deepe lilencc, after that a muttering: 
 and preiently ,thc report fpreading it felfe abroad,the fbuleneffe of the 
 matter,brought many of the Lords to view the fpedtacle. Immediate- 
 ly there were diuersand fome dangerous conie&urcsof the iccretcaulc 
 ofthis miichiere. The King indeed hearing of her death,was mightily 
 troubled. But in Argrms there appeared no change byanyfignes ei- 
 ther of hate or pitie. Whether that fhc bclecued, that (lie was not yet 
 fufficiently reuenged vpon SelcntQa : or rather her incenfed minde did 
 wonder,that it was appeafed with ;fte greatneflc of her penitence, and 
 betweene thole different affections was in a manner Itupified. Yet 
 notwithstanding fhe againe conlidered whatibeuer in Selrmffa's death 
 could harme her. What Sicily; what itadirobants and his people talke 
 of her ? That the old woman,byfo remarkeablea reuenge,had farrc 
 more diuulged that fecret concerning Po '/tar chut ,then fhe had done be- 
 fore by her treachery. Be fides, llnce the matter was come to this paffe, 
 (he hoped that the King Ihould learne from Setemjfii y that fhe was con- 
 tracted to " P olUrchui ^ which neither fhe had the heart her felfe to re- 
 ucaleto her Father, nor was without refolution braucly tomaintainc 
 it. In conclufion, the King commanded the multitude to withdraw. 
 Then was the body buried with no folemnity at all : and after the caule 
 of her death was publikely vented abroad, fome Poet, 1 know not 
 \vho,made her this Epitaph : 
 
 Stranger ^this Tombe, friefes monument jou fee : 
 Twice dies /bee y whom her felfe condemnes to dye. 
 Spcakc not fuch words as may herghofi affri<rhr y 
 Nor/uchasmake the gentle earth feeme hght ; 
 
 V 2 'Trvere 
 
282 Iohn Barclay his^irgtnis. Lib.4. 
 
 'Twere tvickedneffe to b/ejfe orcarfe this grane : 
 'But fay y As thou defense ft. way ft thou hatte . 
 'jti SeleniiTa : whether moreamijfe 
 She broke faith, or renting d it /lonhtinli \tiu 
 
 Meleandtr oppreflfed with fo many frefli cares, and vncertaine how 
 to determine otRadiro banes, ofthe Hcrald,andof the Letter which he 
 hadrcceiued, called fome of thole that were neereft about him. To 
 them he fhewed.that his affaires were in a troublefome e(late,for that 
 his Honour was baffled by Radirobaaes, who befides did not require, 
 but imperiouily inioyne the payment of three hundred talents ashis 
 hire,for the ayde he had giuen him. That it were fit for himby Armes 
 to fet ke redrefle of thefe iniuries, but that both Sicily had with her is- 
 teftine rages exhausted much ofheritrengdi, and that it might feeme 
 conuenienttoleaue/fa^™£tf«<r/ at leaft lbme roomefor repentance : 
 for that he was mad,and did not remember who he was, but with his 
 indifcrcetcholer did fortifie the fufpitions ofthe day before. Thefe 
 things when he at large deliuered, hee yet carefully auoyded touching 
 vpon the point of Argenis her Honour, being fcandalized by the ene- 
 my. Notthathee doubted, that all would not atone timeor other 
 come out,but both he had a refpect to his daughters bafh.fulnefTe,who 
 was in prefence : and by being filent therein, htmfelfe gaue a tacite ad- 
 monition to his feruartts,that none of them fhould afterward vex him 
 •with the remembrance of lb hatcfuli an accufation. But that they 
 might not bee ignorant of how great confequence the buiineffewas, 
 wherein hee required their aduice,hee told them, that Selemfa^'kh a 
 fbule per(idioufnefle,had been bold to impart certaine fecretsthat con- 
 cerned the King,to Radirabancs* which being in themleluesnot faulty 3 
 he with a molt malicious interpretation had abuied. That in his Letter 
 which was brought him,he was raoft fpightfully reuiled : that Selertif- 
 /*, in companion of Radirobanes, was a guildefle perfon, who yet had 
 perfwaded himfelfe,thatonely with her death (he was able to expiate 
 her offence. They a]l with one voyce opined,that he fhould hold Rx- 
 dirobanes for the common enemy of Sicily. That the ayde which hee 
 had brought him, proceeded not from any loue, but thatlikea thiefe 
 he had lingred in the Hand tor the effecting his treacherous plot- and 
 was willing Lyco^ines fhould be remoucd, to the end himfelfe might 
 accomplish whatibeuer the other intended. Concerning the Herald, 
 diere was a longer difpute, fome being of opinion, that hee fhould bee 
 nailed vpon a Crcffe ; others. that being put to iundry kinds of torture 
 hefhouldbe returned deformed and mangled to Radtrobatus. In the 
 end, the opinion of Cleobulus preuaikd, who by all meanes perfwaded 
 
 the 
 
Lib 4. Iohn Barclay his \^4rgcnis. 2 S 2 
 
 the diflike of hauing violated the rightof Nariorrs,in the perfon'of the 
 Herald might be auoided : who,that hec might bee put to death, per- 
 haps the enemy would bee content to buy it at a high rate. That his 
 King being poffeft with infinite pride, would be more galled with the 
 contempt of him,then with any fuch reuenge. To which, when the 
 King had aflented, Eurymedes calling the Herald to him (for they 
 held it not fit to returnc him into tJMtleandtrs pretence) did /is he Was 
 dire£ted,ipeake to him after this manner : If from a King inhis right 
 wits thou hadft come the bringer of lb impudent a Letter,thou fhouk 
 deft not haue been a liuing man till night. Now wee arc content to 
 bearc with Radtrobanes his madnelTe, to whom thou mayeft from the 
 theKingreturne,thatafranticke man is not worth an arrfwer. And 
 that he fliall doe well for himfelfe, if he fbrbcare writing to Kings, tirl 
 he be quit of his lunacy. 
 
 After the Herald was gone,prefcntIy there was a ftrong guard of 
 fouldiours appointed to Arfid*s s foxth.z defence ofthePort.7snw»j<fcr 
 alio commanded the Sailers to go aboord : that \t~Radirobayes would 
 rage in any fort more then in words, he might be op'po&d with cquall 
 forccs.Neither in the Court onely, but alfo in the City , ' ■ as if the Warre 
 were on foote againe,all was out of quiet. And now Radirobanes began 
 to feare, not only that the Herald had paid his head for the impudence 
 of his letter, but left all Sicily fhould arme againft his Fleet. His cho- 
 ler was abated, andthe difcommodities that would refult out of a war, 
 did prefentthemfelues to him, which His too much heate did not -fufTer 
 him till then to confider. That his fortes were too weake,ro be oppo- 
 fedtothofe of Sicily vnited.That the coaft was defended with Garri- 
 fbns : that he was in want of prouilions for the Sea. And yet if h c fhoiild 
 be.aiTailed^ll put-orfs were difhonorable,feeing himfelfe had firft be- 
 gun the quarrell.While he reuolued thefe things hi his minde, and wrfe 
 looking toward land,he fees a Boatc put out' of the Haucn. It; was in- 
 deed that which brought his Herald backe. He as ycf ridtftee'dof his 
 reare,rcported to him Enrymcdei his words,aggrauating the fury with 
 which he dcliuered them, and the trouble in the Court, of which the 
 caufe he knew not.For when SdemffAnA killed her fclf,&that ther- 
 vpon there arofe a ftrange trouble and muttering'; '^/eoMts did fee 
 aguard vpon the Herald,that he mightaiot by any rncancsbc acquain- 
 ted with this accident,or enquire of thole that paflVdby . R^dirnbams 
 loaden with the cares of lb many affaires ; rcfolucdto be goi,e,bcfore 
 he were compelled either to flie or fight. For to what end fhouldhc 
 with vnfeafonable attempts rather hurt himfelfe, then his enemy ? Al- 
 ready he had foothed his fpleenc more then realbn. Rather he fhould 
 carry backe his forces tb the roade of Galaris (it was at that time the 
 
 V 3 chiere 
 
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 2 3 4 Iohn Barclay bis Argents. L ib.4 1 
 
 chiefe City of Sardinia)and reinforcing, Vus troopes, prefently with a 
 Fleet rigged in hafte retume to Svc'Ay . 1 et did he not hold it fit to de- 
 art immed iately. For both he knew the Sea- forces which Meleander 
 adatthattimein the Port to be but weake; and to fend for more 
 fhippingfrom Panormus, or Lilibe, now to be employed againft him, 
 vvould require fome time.The reft of the day therlore he lay ftill at an- 
 chor.In the euening,when the winde blew fomewhat faire, he com- 
 manded to weigh anchor,and to fet their courfe for his Sardinia. And 
 left his departure fhould appeare fearefull or ftollen, he commanded 
 the Saylers to redouble their ordinary calling vpon one another ,both in 
 weighing their anchors, and in their mutual cheering vp to their labor, 
 in fitting their Ships and Tackle for the voiage. The Souldiers voyces 
 alfo calling vpou their Country, though yet out of fight; or praying to 
 the Gods of the Sea,were heard to land. Meleander fuppofing that he 
 muftprefently fight, commanded his Sea-men to make ready, and the 
 Port and fides of the fhore next it to be furnifhed with guards. For he 
 would not permit his {hippes to go out of the Hauen to fight, becauie 
 fo both they fhould be feconded by his Land-forces, wherein he was 
 very ftrong, and the Sardinians being charged on both fides, be the 
 more certainely ruined. Yet did the neere approaching night increafe 
 both the trouble,andthe terror.But the enemies being with a fauoura- 
 ble winde carryed into the open Sea, began firft not to be heard, and 
 then to be out of fight .For the beginning of the night was made dat> 
 ker then ordinary with a thicke mift. But ie# this their departure 
 fhould be but pretended,and they returning backe,fall ypon thofe that 
 were not aware of them,the moft part,not of the fouldiers only, but of 
 the Lords with them, kept the watch about the Hauen. Among them 
 Nicopomptu 9 when in the dead ofthe night there was little noife, ma- 
 kin^ vfe ofthe ftilneffe, and his watching, the darkeneffe alio aflifting 
 the free motions of his minde to poetize, did thus betake the Sardini- 
 ans to the mercy of ftormesand tempefts. 
 
 Go .treacherous Ships ijour fajles all tempefts driuti 
 Such faith to you lee winds andtvater %iue y 
 As you deferue. Enyo /hall 'attend 
 JVithfrightfull hayrc ; and kindling with her brand 
 The Clouds ^bring Stjgianlightning on jour Fleet : 
 And you at Sea y tbe vengeful! God fball meet 
 Scarce fpartng good men : windes and tempefts ft ore 
 i/fre here : our Seas with rapid Monfters rorc. 
 Here t'breatning Scylla does with barkings feare 
 The ecchosng waters: romk Charybdis there* 
 
 Does 
 
 
Lib.4« I°hn Barclay his ^Argents. 2 g ^ 
 
 Does her denouringiawesforprey prepare, 
 
 Thither let wbirle-windesbeareyee, or tempefisteare 
 
 Rockesfrom the Land y wbich you on Sea do meet : 
 
 Such once was Delc.notyet Apollo's feat 
 
 Floating : or mere the Thracian Bofphorus, 
 
 Cyanean Iles,to Sea-men danger opts. 
 
 O UHan vnworthy of thy Scepter fent 
 
 Sardinia's Kingjty Starres malenolent ; 
 
 See what (mall [pace keepesfrom the greedy Sea 
 
 Thy Itfe ;from which, no armcsjno force can free. 
 
 The valiant and thefearefuli 3 in like fiat e 
 
 Thefiormes will toffe : all in the hand off ate t 
 
 Andofthe Gods thou art : and when anon 
 
 Thy Ships /ball float the rugged wanes vpon 
 
 Tofi vp and downs ; the waues parting away, 
 
 Shalt feeme their dreadfull hot tomes to difplay* 
 
 What aydinnok.fi thou ? To what Deity 
 
 Wilt thou t vnvs*dto prayer ,bootlefe cry ? 
 
 The Gods will not be coined; nor thy fear e 
 
 Excnfe thee : but the fVtndes away (hall bear* 
 
 Thy prayers ; or lottdfiormes the noyfe (halldrowne : 
 The Gods heart thofe that to themfelttes are kjtowne* 
 
 . 
 As yet Meleander did not freely breathe, rearing ftill left Radiroba* 
 nes ftiould in fome place put in with his Heete,to inte<ft the vnguarded 
 coaft.But before two dayes were fully part, the aduizers which he had 
 fent out rcturncd,that he flood dire&ly tor Sardinia . Then as in a dan- 
 ger onely deferred,not wholly paft,he began to- consider in his mindc, 
 By what mcanes he might both defend Sicily, and be able to meetc 
 with the enemy ,of who (e returnc he made no doubt. It was long fincc 
 Eurymcdes &s a man of excellent "flalour, andlouing the profemon of 
 the warrc,had told the King, thaif there was not any more certaine fe- 
 curitie for a Kingdome,then an Army alwaiesin a readinefle,and vnder 
 their Colours} and then,as if Fortune nad prefentedan aduantagious 
 occafion to make profit of his aduice, when the King was walking be- 
 tweene him and Dunalbins, he fpake to this crfe&rlf thou hadft done, 
 a»in the beginning I aduifed againft Lico^enes that is dead, either Ra- 
 dirobanes would not now haue prouoked thee or thou fhouldeft haue 
 had a ftrength to bee prefently oppofed to him. But if now alio thou 
 doeft forbearCjWhen he is repulfed,Fortune will findeout others, who 
 wiilnotgiuc thec leauc any long time together either to quit thy 
 doubts,or thy Armcs. Raifc, I fay, an Army, which thy enemies may 
 
 V 4 haue 
 
3>85 Iohn Barclay bis Argents. Lib.4. ! 
 
 hauecaufe to fearc, and may ftand on footc afwell in peace as warre. 
 Thcfeare of it will hold thy fubie&s to their duty: friendmips and 
 correfpondencies with Grangers, it will both fettle, if they be ancient, 
 and beget new ones. For all ciuill broyles doe either creepe vpon vs 
 by the plottingsand confpiraciesof arew great men: or (which fel- 
 domer happens) are raifedi>y a generall agreement of the inraged mul- 
 titude. But there is nothing more wholfome,or of better effect, for the 
 curing either ofthefe maladies of the Commonwealth,thenfuch forces 
 in armes. For the factions of the Noblemen in the beginning, and as it 
 were in their cradles,arc faint and weake ; that if there be troopes in a 
 readinelTe,and in their quarter >the mifchiefemay with honour be fup- 
 preft; and indeed thefe fprings at one pull,as with a thirfty flafh of 
 lightning,be dried vp,which if thou giue them time, will be reftrained 
 by no bankes. But if with a rebellion of the people,ahead(irong mad- 
 neffe (which becauie it hath fometimes happened in the dayes of our 
 anceftors, wife men ought dill to fcave) fhould arme a multitude of 
 hands againft the King ; there is nothing more fit to be oppofed to that 
 many- headed monrtcr,then Legions fettled and trained vpindifcipline 
 of warre. For the common people, whofe force is onely iri.their firft 
 feaze, how-euerthey may till the fields witfi a number of regiments, 
 will yet neuer be cquall to thofe, that can tell how to elude their furie, 
 to keepe their Rankes,obey their Commander, and make fitchoife of 
 ground both to encampe and fight in. So as on euery fide to defend 
 the Councreyikride-ithcr preuent orfiipprfe inch rages, thefoul- 
 diour is of moil vfe, who isnot.tobe fought, foxy not to be exercifed, 
 but being in enter cainement, is ready, and • exj?e£ts an enemy. Such 
 troopes, whither-fo-euer thou goeft ., will both guard thee fafely; 
 and if either by a commotion of the people , orreuolting of the 
 Noble mtn^iny of theibrtihed Cities or Caftles fall from, thee> will 
 quickly fbake out. of them therrgreene, and notyet.confin.ned Rebel- 
 lion, .• 
 
 And among forraine Nations, ho^wtmch refped will thefe Legion? 
 ready,'and thy becke draw to thee ? They, will know,that their peace 
 depends vpon thee ; that t^ioiicaniruot be much hurt ; canft nor with 
 thojpfaietybeby^hem defptfe'd. Tiaat thou .fitted as-jt werethe arbi- 
 ter of the fortune bfthy neighbour .Kings, in whofe guards the.like and 
 equal! Armes doc not glitter . - We know.our Nation hath been glori- 
 oufly famous,as by their owne difpofition both prompt and fit for the 
 warre. ' How nUich more will it be renowned^fdifcipline be added to 
 their nature,and thy enemies fiiallkno^, chat jtbeu,holdeil about thee 
 ^firength,not of frefh^water^but-ojerand able Sould iers?Nor isic ktre 
 oaelycthat is gained by Hr who* fhall prouokethe.e > willbyproofe'find J 
 
 that 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay his^irgenis, 287 
 
 that it is farre another thing to bring into the field ibuldiours newly 
 railed, and braue able men, who doe not reckon their yecres more by 
 the Calender then by their being in entcrtaincmenr. 
 
 Finally, will thole which are but newly enrolled , fight with the 
 fame faithfulncfTe, with the fame eagerneffe, as they , who with an in- 
 ueteratcd arfeitioi^who not more like Ibuldiours then his houfe-hold 
 fcruants, will Itriuc to guard the Prince that vies to ghie them their 
 meanesofliuing, and as it were their breath, and to whom not this 
 wane alone, but the whole fortune of their lire hath knit them ? Nor 
 will I omit,that as all bodics/o louldioury doth fubfift by the lxrength 
 and offices of her,as it wcrc,ioynrs : and that cnely trial! candemon- 
 ftrate whether a man be borne for that profeftion or no. Some want 
 health, omers courage, which defedis,thc habit ofthe body , and the 
 afpeclof the countenance doth foconceale, that till prootc be made 
 of them, nothing thereof will appeare. In the trayningthem there- 
 fore vp in a continued fouldierfhip , and that I may lb Ipcake , in the 
 peace of a Campe, thefc blcmimes will (hew thcmfelucs withcen- 
 ueniency, not in time of danger ; and quickly be purged out of the bo- 
 dy'ofthe Army, either the vices being corrected by difcipline, or pu- 
 nched by a difgraccfull carting. But in Armies fuddenly railed, when 
 Regiments are to be filled vp, when to inexperienced men, and filch as 
 you meere by the way, the prefle-money isgiuen, thou often canlt not 
 tell whether thou letreft out a man or a (tatue. That I fliou'd thinke 
 there is as" much difference betweene a new railed Army, and one that 
 hath bin tryed;as betweene a fliippe that is built of w ell ieafoncd tim- 
 ber, and one that is patched vp of timber vnfeafonably cut, and all 
 manner of iturVe,without confidcring the defedls thereof. 
 
 But the charge thereof mud be thought of: So many Captaines,fo 
 many Souldiers to liue vpon the labour of others, will be a great bur- 
 den. We art then (forfooth) wid^a, prouidentcare afraid,that an cne- 
 mie when he is angry with vs:%iou'd not finde our houies full and 
 wealthy. Let vs call to min^fhe^jeuaftations, the fpoylings, the 
 Daughters with which thc^il{'Broiljs4iaue flamed. 
 
 How many yecres entertainment or" an Army that would hauc pre- 
 uented all thole mifchieres, ^lid the fury of a few moneths confume ? 
 Adde to them the Rapes committed , the houfes fired, and fuch other 
 things which in Inch troubles vie to be done without punifhment.Thc 
 people fhall in truth at an cafie price rececmc themfciues from thefc 
 iniurics , if with the Guard of continual! Handing Legions they be -pro- 
 tected from them. 
 
 HJunalbiiu was very expert in arfrues of State, both by nature, and 
 his breeding fitted to beave fway inthe Common-yealth. He rhcrc- 
 
 fore 5 
 
288 Iohn Barclay his Argents, Lib.4* 
 
 fore, while Eurjmcdes was thus diicourfing, did diuers times change 
 his countenance and his lookes, now with a certaine kinde of aiTent, 
 now with modeft fignes ofadiiTentingminde; and Melcander was 
 pleafedthat he hadmeanesout of their different wifedomes, to gather 
 what on either fide was the beft. When therefore Eurymedes had 
 fcarce ended, ''DuritdbiHsjfat King requiring it, did thus beginnc : Had 
 not £urymedeftr\zz£mz& the faithfulnelTe of others,by his owne, hee 
 neuer would haue attributed to fouldicrs fo much ; as not onely in the 
 employment of them onely, but as it were in the fhaddow of their 
 Campc, to haue placed the fafety of their Princes and Countrey. My 
 felfe, though by my Miter and the Altars , exempted from the ducties 
 ©fafouldier; yet fince weheeredifputenot, how farre men may bee 
 harmed by Armes, but whether they can giue any ftrength or fecurity 
 to peace, will not be afraid to deliuer my opinion. Nor will I fo much 
 oppofc thee,<f*rjw^rr, as defiie to bee enformedby thy wifedome 
 in thefe things,whercof I am either ignorant or doubtfull. I neuer ap- 
 proued of their iudgements,who minifter to healthfiill bodies Philicke 
 againft maladies that may affiicSt them ; and doe trouble the drowzie 
 caufes of fickneflfe , which are at no time worfe fbarpened, then by 
 fuch a contention. How many fickeneflfes ? How many funeralls haue 
 we feene of men that haue by fiich potions ftirred the humours which 
 were fettled,and had, as it were forgotten to hurt them ? Andalmoit 
 like them, I thinke thofe which inaauiet eftate of things,doe fcekc 
 dangerous remedies againft future ftormes, and fuch as with the incer- 
 tainty oftheir euent,may as well ruine as preferue the healthfiill condi- 
 tion ofthe Common- wealth. But amongft thofe many doubtfull re- 
 medies for dangers, I doe efpecially place that of mighty armed forces. 
 For iffouldiers once fall to their Armes, if pride or rage make them 
 forget their duety ; they are fane from all difpofition to peace , farre 
 from the mindes oftheir Captaines^vho had at firft drawne them 
 together,to the end to repreffe airfplitiousTroopes and Regiments; 
 vnder their Captaines and Colonells fh$u kno weft how powerfull a 
 body they make. Yet can they Scarce' eit&er. know their owne forces, 
 or be tainted with that pride, wmch the contemplation thereof doth 
 infufe, while the enemie doth keepc. them £>ufiecl, and that they know 
 whom they muft alTaile or Hand in doubt of. But when by their 
 owne ftrength they haue wrought out their peace : and that none 
 «* withdrawing them into frefh hazzards, doth hinder their calling to 
 minde that they are victorious ; then , as if they did vpbraid their 
 King and Countrey with their actions, they beginne to calculate how 
 much they by their Armes haue cfredied for them. That they alone 
 are the Preferuers oftheir fellow Subic&s. That in them is lodged the 
 
 power 
 
Iib.4. Ioh n Barclay his ^Argents. 2 g 9 
 
 power of determining of affaires, and withall,the rate both of the " 
 
 Countrcy and Prince. Thefe conceptions doe not preicntly and in one 
 troupe enter their heads; but by degrees, with time, cutk>me and 
 conuerfing together. As if they made a Common-wealth deuided from 
 the reit of the people, they fide together ; finally , they grow wanton 
 with idlenefle, which what it diminifhes of their valour, it dothadde 
 to their faucincffe. Straight, if they doenotfinde themfclues in their 
 owne opinion iuftly rewarded, if immediately they bee not appealed 
 with refpe& and obferuance, they grumble in their mindes, 1 well and 
 take it in difdaine,that their Armes are not feared. But what if by 
 their Commanders , if by others of a factious dilpofition they be folli- 
 cited,if to their greedy mindes be offered larger intcrtainement,bootc 
 ryot, and libertie in offending? The Gods fend among our enemies io 
 balefull a plague. For I cannot thinke, as thou, Eurjmcdes, didft a£ 
 firme, that they will therefore loue the King aboue all men , becaufc 
 the meanesthey receiue,doth come out ofhis Exchequor.Their Com- 
 manders will be of much higher eftecmc with them, both becaufc by 
 them they arc chofen andenrolled(as if therefore their intertainement 
 were a fauour of theirs and not the Kings:)that they loue them as Cap- 
 tainesoftheirownebody, and defenders of the military °rcatnefle: 
 But efpecially for that moft commonly a fouldioury of more liberty is 
 offered tothemvnder fuch Leaders, then vnder the Kings authority. 
 But ouer all thefe forces/which in a perfit peace rnuft continually be in 
 Armes, whether wilt thou appoint one Generalloncly, or fhall the 
 fouldier be commanded by Lieutenants with equall power ouer the 
 {euerall parts of them? If thou diftribute this authority among many, 
 no difcipline will bee obierued among them : the Commanders out 
 of emulation will contend among themfelues, and by the iarrin« of the 
 Capcaines, the Army ill-aftedtcd in itfelfe will bee weakened. But if 
 thou entruft this power to one alone, what is hce to whom thou wilt 
 grant fo great an authority ouer thee? It will be at his pleaiure if thou 
 fhalt mil reigne, if thou (halt be ruined. When he {"hall perceiuethat 
 he is poffeft of the ftrength of the Kingdome , of the finewes of thy 
 power , will- he certaincly bee able to endure all thofe Goadcs which 
 ihall vexe and trouble his fidelity , and proudly put him in mindcof 
 what he is able to doe ? I would at leaft they were all like this thy 
 Eurymedes, to whom Kings fhall commit their fortunes. Though I 
 cannot beleeue that he would take into his hand a power fubiecl to 
 fomuchenuy. Thou knowelt what Kings in old time , a cuftome not 
 much vnlike to this, did depriue oftheir eitates ; who while they com- 
 mittedthcir Armies to the Maiors of the Palace, were by degrees dc- 
 fpoyled of all power ouer both fubic&s and Souldiers. To thofe that 
 
 <tee 
 
290 Iohn Barclay his Argents, Lib.4. 
 
 doe endeauour prudently, either to raife or to fettle their Kingdomca, 
 thefe two things arc the prinri pall oftheiraimes: Firft, that the peo- 
 ple may not eafily rife in rebellion againft the Prince; next, that if they 
 (hall (hake off all bonds of obedience, they may not finde at hand 
 Leaders for their turne, who fhould compofe their waucringand vn- 
 feafoned madnefle with a more certaine order of gouernement, and 
 with the tyes ofdifcipline.Butboth thefe cautions we doe ouerthrow, 
 with this deuice of a fettled and <:ontinuall fouldioury. For how little 
 difference will there be betweene the multitude of the people, and lb 
 many Regiments, fo many men of euery fort of condition , into whole 
 hands wee haue put our weapons ot'our owne accord? Whatfoeuer 
 motions the people can be poffeft with , will bee of force alfo vpon 
 them, but fo much the more powerfully as they being difpleafed,ftiall 
 behold nothing fooner then their Armes, which will render them con- 
 fident of the iffue. Neither can any fortune prefent to vnquiet mindes 
 a Captaine more at hand,then the fame to whom thou haft giuen the 
 command of thy Army. For what is he whofe heart will certainely 
 continue in his fidelity, when fo many things doe prouoke him to re- 
 uok ? A minde vnderftanding what power he hath at command, and 
 tailing the fweetneffe ofRoyall greatne(fe,the wiuHes of his flatterers, 
 himfelfe empaled with valiant men, many pretences to extenuate his 
 fault : and if his defires fucceede not,yet his boldneflfe fomewhat excu- 
 fable,confidered with the offence ofthe multitude , anebnot necefTita- 
 ted to hold out till the ruine of his party, affurance to come to almoft 
 equall conditions with the King, who as yet (hall not be certaine ofthe 
 victory. But grant this Generall either by nature or his vertue,to ab- 
 horre the name of a Rebell, and able to refill all temptations to wic- 
 kednefle, that he will neuer fwarue from his duety. But what canft 
 thou promife thy felfe of fo many Commanders as are vnder him ? 
 Will there be none among them timorous, rafh orvaine? None ei- 
 ther by an opinion of his valour, or a difpofition to acts of boldneffe, 
 beloucd by the fouldiours ? Doe not pleaie thy felfe with vainc hopes. 
 Neuer will there want a man to aduanee the colours and leading to 
 thefe mifchiefes. 
 
 But (forfooth) thefe inconueniences which I foretell, are to be fea- 
 red, when the whole Army encampes together. Thou wilt prouide 
 for that ftorme, and deuide this vail body into diuers quarters, that 
 they, not placed vnder one view, may not admire their owne ftrength, 
 nor with a contagion of madneife lole their wits. But where wilt 
 thou befto vv them, whom thou fo haft feparated ? They fhali be de- 
 Onbntcd into the Pons and the good Townes. Yet confider with 
 whatconuenicn-y in either place. For the Forts,as it is aduiledly done 
 « to 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay his^irgenis, 2pi 
 
 to hold them with conuenient Garrilbns, Co for the raofi part they are 
 not capeable of fo many fouldiers, and behdes, they lofc their lecuii- 
 ty, when (o many eyes, and fuch a frequent rcfort of alikindcs of peo- 
 ple come to be acquainted with them. For canlt thou thinke to kcepe 
 thy louldiers lodgod there as in aclofe prilbn ? Will not their friends 
 goetothem ? What will their wiues doe? What their kindrcdrWhat 
 their drudges? What their flaues ? But thou rather wilt (perhaps) 
 lodge thy forces in the Townes,as in pcrpetuall wintering (lations. As 
 if thou kneweftnot what ill agreement is ordinarily betwecne louldi- 
 ers and Townfmen. Wilt thou with a continued diihke thrult ypon 
 .thy Subie&s in peace, that which in time of wane is the molt gric- 
 uoustothe difaimed Citizen,, and who as intcntiue to his Workt^that 
 they fhould (till lee in their houies Grangers and armed men , that, the 
 Temples and Market-places fbould rattle with the r.oife of military 
 clamours; finally, that their houfc-hold Gods thcmlchjes ihouigi 
 change their peaceable conditions) They will all complaine of the 
 burden, their minde will bee alienated from thee, and when they 
 thinke of reuolting j how little will they bcleeuc they can be incom- 
 modated by it,who doe already vudcr-lye the molt combrous of all 
 things, tribute and a Garrifon ? Neither yet will the profit which 
 Eurymedes made fhew of, bee reached in an Army lo deuideel and 
 pulled in pieces. For.in.theTownc neither can the dilgpline of the 
 warrc bee obferucd, nor in that idlcnefle^raw and young; ibuldiours 
 bee cxercifed , and made fit for the field. The old ibuldiours them- 
 felues will lye in the Cities enfeebled with floth and lazineflc , and 
 diuerted from the dueties of the warre, will be melted in the cares 
 .andconuerfationoftheivfanuiies. Finally, being accultomcd to re- 
 .ceiue their .intcrtainement without paines-taking, will bee much 
 .more hardly dravvnc from their caie into dangers, then it thou 
 fhouldelt rayfe new men, who would vnderftancl that they may 
 not liue vpon the Kings Tieafury 5 except they labour aud fight 
 for it. 
 
 When Eurymedes had anfwered tl>efe arguments of Dun^/foxs, 
 aud he on the other fide had defended himfelre, MtleatMr did end the 
 difputc betwecne them, by approquiagAhofe things, which either of 
 themallqwed in his adueilarics opinion.. That Armies too numerous 
 were hurtfull ; yetbefides the Garrifons, which mult necefianly bee in 
 the fortes, the Nauy muit be. carefully looked to. That the Coa.it of 
 Sicily was; to be- guarded with twenty Galleys, whereof part fhould 
 keepc the Sea, part ihould rclt ip fomc principall Ports, ready at com- 
 mand. 
 
 Beiides this, that there mult bee more regiments of the Guards ral- 
 
 fed. 
 
2^2 John Barclay his Argents, Lib.4 a 
 
 fed,pardy out of the young Gentry,partly out of thofe that had limed 
 fome good time in the Army* That thete might bee made vp to eight 
 thoufand men. The one halfe of them fhouid alwayes wait vpon the 
 King,foas the Soukiier ftiould bee halfc theyecre at home 5 the reft 
 vndcr commahd,and in the quarter. For by thiscourfc, neither could 
 they fodis-ioyned,beftrong enough to raileapoWerfull mutiny; nor 
 with a long and fuperfluous abode in their houfes, forget the duties of 
 Souldiers. Thofe alfo which are to attend the King, ("hall not bee fhuf- 
 fled together in oneCampe. Each thoufand fhall either quarter by 
 themfcliies; or bee billeted by lot in the Countrcy about the To wne 
 where the King (hall re fide. Nor can the peOpile,Teceiuingfo much be- 
 nefit by the Kings Court and Traine,being among them bee grieued, if 
 they doe receiue as their Camaradcs, the Souldiers of the Guard. Let 
 their meanes be plentifull, and neuer vnpaid ; but the orders for their 
 obedience, ftridtly, feuere. Stubbornneffe,theft, and outragious riots, 
 let them bee fharpely pur.ifhed. And left vyith idlcnelfe they fhouid 
 bee corrupted, let them withfouldierlike cxercifes bee kept inaction. 
 Now,before their Commanders^in throwing a Cafting-ftafTe or Dart 
 for a prize : now made to march with their Armes, that they may not 
 be troubled at an expedition againft the enemy ..as impofingan excefliue 
 labour vpon them. Let there be no Captahie, no Coronell, no Officer 
 among them,but of the Kings ownc election. Two thoufand of them 
 (bould be Horfe : To the reft., let Darts, Piles, or Pikes bee diftributed 
 accordingtd the reafon of wane . With fueh Forces they were of opi- 
 r>ion,thatboth any fudden tumult might be quieted; and if the affaires 
 did require a more powerfull Army, young fbuldiers made fit for fer- 
 uice. Neither did Eurymedei, as he affirmed,intend a greater Army ,nor 
 ( T>znutbins a telle;' except that now a warrefrom Sardinia hanging 
 ouer tfoeir heads,' they all held it neeeiTary lb adde fomewhat to this 
 number of Souldiers. ' 
 
 Adtctander transferringthispartof his cares to Eurymedts^wz. his 
 minde to thinke of other buiinefTes. Aboue all things he was carefull of 
 Argents. She wasfaultleilejand one,in whom belide her graces, to be 
 cnuiedi, there was not any thing out of due proportion : yet hadfhee 
 been the caufe of lo many ftotmes. To get her in marriage, Licogenes 
 not afraid to perpetrate all manner of treachery, was not prefently, nor 
 without a bloody warre ouerthrowne. To thefe rages of his, ^^ir<?- 
 h/Mrs was fucceftbur,whereor theiffue was yet vncertaine. Nor did he 
 belecue that there would want others, the excellency of the Lady, and 
 the inheritance of a Crowne would fetone fire'; except that by confer- 
 ring the felicitie ypon one, he did fettle the defires of the reft. Neither 
 dicithe dead Sdcrii$* and Theocrine folong concealed, a little trouble 
 
 his 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay his <^4rgcms. > 9 , 
 
 his perplexed minde . At length he was fixedly rclblucd to beftow his 
 Daughter in marriage. That for the quieting lb many troubles,that 
 remedy remained,and the beft. And no w,not oncly projecting a fonnc 
 in law, but alio Grand-children, with the fancied delight it lelfc his 
 fvvect defire was made the more earnelt. But of whom fhould he make 
 election to fuch a fortune ? In the neighbour Kingdomes there was not 
 any ofRoyall blood, whole age was fit for marriage. Is it then Cfad 
 he) of ncccifity, that to perfed thefe contracts, wecmuft find out a 
 Throne and a Scepter ? As though Kingdomes, not men and women, 
 were coupled in niarriage,and I mould leekc another Cro wnc for my 
 Daughter,not a Husband. Rather our anceftors haue molt prudently 
 prouided by a Law,that he or ihc who reigned in Sicily ,lliould not by 
 marriage adde to their Dominion a Kingdome mightier or nobler then 
 their owne, leltthis their Countrey being forfaken by their Kin^s, 
 jfhouldbc changed into the condition ofaProuince to the qteatcr. Si- 
 cily is in it felre fufficient to maintainc her Princes, nor flhalf I prouidc ill 
 formyDaughter,ifIgiucher fuch a Husband as mail bee indebted to 
 her for all his felicity. It is the Thracians fafhionto buy their wiucs. 
 Let there be Nobility ,VVit,and Vertue in her Bndcgroome ; my Arge- 
 aa^hall bring him wealth enough. 
 
 Thefe things he did the more eafily perfwade himlelfe vnto, his af- 
 fection long fincc inclining to thisdeuice, that by this Marriage hec 
 might behold his deareit Archombrotus in the eftate of his Heire. Nei- 
 ther did hebcleeuc, that Argenu would be againii it : but if it fhould 
 be diftafterull to hcr,by the auchoritie of a Father, Hie fliould bee redu- 
 ced to her duty. It relied toknowhisdifcent : For how-eucr notable 
 forhisvertues,yetvponamanof meane parentage hec would not be- 
 ftow his Daughter. Hauing fufficiently confidered all things, he went 
 to Argents her chamber, and betwecne a King and a Father, thathee 
 might the more eafily obtaine what he defired : I know (faid hec) my 
 Childe,that Sicily doth no leffe complaine of the flowneife of our de- 
 libcrations,thenwe of her turbulent difpolition. For the greedinelfe of 
 a Kingdome,and the hope or thy marriage,did caufe in Lkogenes and 
 Radirobanes thefe rages which haue articled vs, all which wee might 
 haue preucnted, by making choice in due time of a Husband for thee. 
 Why arc we tardie in choaking vp the fpring of lb many mifchiefes ? I 
 haue now firmely reiblued to prouide fecuncy for thee,andfupportfor 
 my old age. Nor doc I doubt,but what I may by my owne right doe, 
 I mall alio effect with thy good liking. Wilt thou not, Argents , giue 
 thy Father leauc to chufe a Husband for thee? By all Lawesbothof 
 pnuatc Families and of Kingdomes this is my duc,nor were it futcable 
 tothymodeitytobeagainitit. When the perplexed Ladyaniwercd, 
 
 that* 
 
2^4 I°h n Barclay bis Argents. Lib.4. 
 
 that fhe would confider of it. But wilt thou (faid he) confider whe- 
 ther thou 'Wilt doc thy duty, or no? There haue been delayes enow. 
 1 askeagaine ? my Child, if thou wilt be gouerned by me? Argents fea- 
 ring him,that fpake thus imperioufly ,ditlemblingly profeffed, that (he 
 would be ruled by him. Meleandcr commended her dutifulnefle, and 
 kifTmg her : Thou knoweft (faid he) that to me thou art mo ft deare ; I 
 doe not prize my life for any 'thing, but that I may the better prouide 
 for thee. Thou doeftwellthatdoefttruft one, that is both thy Father, 
 and iny ceres alfo. 
 
 The next day,as he was by chance walking in the Orchyard, he cal- 
 lcd Archambrotttsz&fe'. And Young man (laid he) if an enemy, or a 
 ftranger (bould enquire of thee,how thou art difcended,thou mighteft 
 fufpeel his' curious inquifition. But fince my felre being thy friend,haue 
 been content lb long to bee ignorant of thy quality, and now defire to 
 kno w it,why fhouldeit thou not beleeue,that I doe it more for thy re- 
 lpe6t,then mine owne? They are great affaires, and perhaps not dif- 
 caftefull to thee,that I am to create of with thee, ifthis account of thy 
 originall were not firft to be required at thy hands. How much I haue 
 trufted thee ^though a ftranger,thou well vnderftandeft. The lecrets of 
 my Kingdome haue been imparted to thee. Neither thy age,nor thy 
 being a forreiner haue hindred me from putting all confidence in thee. 
 And that of thy part out of merit. For to remit other things, I cannot 
 forget that thou diddeft faue my life in the water,almoft to the loflfe of 
 thine owne, nor the death of Licogencs. After thefe mutuall good 
 turnes,why art thou loth to communicate with mee the knowledge of 
 thy parentage ? Which lb let Inciter be gracious to me, as I defire to 
 know for thy honour and profit. Thefe intrcaties of Melcandcr did 
 fhake themirtde of the young man. What fhouldthe reafbn be,that he 
 with fuch earneftnelfe new defired to know that,which lb long he had 
 without leeking for it,indured to be concealed ? Or what kinde offa- 
 uour it might be,whieh might not bee conferred vpoh-him,before his 
 originall were knowne ? Prelently the marriage of Argents 5 becaufe 
 the thought of it wasalwayesinminde, dallied with his apprehenfion, 
 prefenting to him an imagination of fupreme felicitie. And againe, en- 
 deauouring to quit that hope as vaine and vfelcffe, with words better 
 fettled then thoughts, hee thus feplyed : Hitherto thou haft, O King, 
 doubled thy rauours vpon mee, in permitting me to ferue thee, when 
 thou kne weft not what I was. Nor can I tell whatferuiceitmay doe 
 thee,to make me impious that is, to caufe me difobey the command of 
 my Parent,by which I am enioyned not to reucale my name and fami- 
 ly. Yet that thou mayeft not thinke mee of a ftubborne humour,as 
 fane as I lawfully may, I will difeouerto thee 3 concealing onely the 
 
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 names ofmyCountrcy and Ancellors. My defcent is RoyaM, and my 
 home-affaires free from trouble. Neither did I come hither intorced 
 or againll my will,but by the iniundtion of my Pa rent, that Imi^ht be 
 acquainted with thy vertucs,and manner of Gouernment. 
 
 Hun thus fpeaking,the King full of a frel"h contentment imbraced: 
 And (laid he) what halt thou hkhcrto thought of Sicily ? What ofmy 
 Court ? Orthat I may more truly feele what thy mindc is,how doelt 
 thou like my old age,and t!ie dilpofition of my Daughter ? When he 
 his hope now more cnlarged,had anf'.cred, that all thele he held wor- 
 thy of adoration : Well ^laid the Ki, ig)and at a letfc pi ice 1 doe not in- 
 tend to purchaie thee. J omit thy killing of Luo% ncs. and the fauino 
 ofmy lite. Tlierc hath been befides thele, ibmewhat more pov\errull, 
 with winch thou did't take my mind.Thy difpofitiou bent to vertue^hy 
 COi .uerlation moil f ,vcet and pleafmg,and abouc all, that thou hall lo- 
 ucd inc. 1 v\ ill ncucriudure to be parted from thee. Il'asthou fayelt, 
 and 1 co le^ure/iou art defended of the blood of Kings,ofmy o.\ i.e 
 free motion I here allure to ihce Ar^rvts, v\ho hath been fought by 
 more then oue,w ith lo many plots and e'euices.How great and pow cr- 
 tull lb-euer thy Parents be, flic will be no Daughter in Law,of whom 
 they fhall haue cauie to beafhamed. Jtrctteth now, that thou more 
 familiarly doc dilcou r thy condition to mc, and allure me, that thele 
 my white ha.res thou wilt neuer abandon. Anhombrottu trembled 
 ftrucken w ith exccifuie ioy, and full of refpedf. of that felicity fo freely 
 proffered him, which with the bell of his blood he would haue made 
 purchafeof;vnccrtaiue w hether. hee fhould worfhip lirlhheGodsor 
 the King, cafl himfclfe at Mrletnd rs feet, and held him by the legs, 
 who Itroue to hinder it. And when hee made noendofgiuing him 
 thanks, Alexander growing with it the checrefuller, as pleated alio 
 with his being Co ouer-royed, fell vpon hisnecke that kneeled before 
 him. All that were within iight,dij wonder,what kindncfle this was, 
 "which made them make lb much one of another. But the King willed 
 uircbombrotus ,thathe fhould for that day conccole the bu line lie ; and 
 returning to his trainc,beingmoie free then ordinary, hee lpentibme 
 time in feuerall difcourfes. From thence retyring into the Palace, and 
 Arcbombroi hs Hill at Irk fide, Hovv long (faid he) wilt thou fuffcr vs to 
 be ignorant ot thy condition, andlbdeferreounoyes? I thought (re- 
 plydc he )my Lord,to make the fame motion to tl.ee. I def.retwo mo- 
 ntths ret j-it, m which time 1 may my fclrc be the Me fler.gcr ofthis my * 
 happmelle to my Parent, and from thence in equipage fitforme.and 
 not concealing my qualitie,returne hither againe. The mention of his 
 depar uredilplcalcd McUander; And I Will noc Hand he) Anhomkro- 
 rw,eiiduic to haue thee pulled from \t>; except pcihap* thoulcorncft 
 
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 our alliance, and we be dif-efteemed by thee, becaufe wee haue loued 
 thee firft. if the conditions offered thee doe pleafe, write into thy 
 Countrcy. For thy felfe-,1 will not now truft the Seas and the Delii- 
 nies with thee. Archombrotus being by To great kindneiTe of the old 
 man put in minde what was his part to doe, pretfing the Kings hand 
 w'ithakiffe,affii-med,that whatlbeuer hce fhould command, himfclte 
 would not in any point fwerue from his prefcription. 
 
 As yet had not the King informed Argents^ who it was that he had 
 defigncdfor her husband.When therefore Archombrotus had left him, 
 he lent for her ; and repeating what he had before dcliucred of the ne- 
 cefllty of her marriagc,he told hcr,thathe had made choice ofa ibnne- 
 in-law,then whom one more worthy could not be wifhed. That he 
 was ofroyallbloud,and of vertues futeable to his quality. Finally, that 
 it was ArchotnbrotPis, whom as aprefage offo neere an alliance, the 
 Fates had graced with prefrruing the Kings life, when his chart >t ran 
 out of the way into the water, and with a braue victory, the Trophee 
 whereof was the head of Licogeties.'Xhek things Mdcander fpake in 
 a haughty fafhion,fo as his difcourfe wasneererof kin to enforcement 
 and command, then to aduice or counfaile. Argents had fetded her 
 felfe to diffemble , and though fhee difdained to bee promifed to 
 one vnknowne, and againft her liking ; yet, as rffhewci cot her Fa- 
 thers opinion : There is (faid (he) in this nothing to be more doubted^ 
 then that my fudden marriage,whicbnone of thy fc ruants cither fore- 
 faw or beleeued,fhould lay vs open to an ill report ; and that it mould 
 be faid, that Radtrobansv.^s without iutUaule thruft out, that thou 
 mighteft haue roome to fauour AnhombrotnsAz were therefore necef- 
 iary to giuc fome time for the leffening ofthe wow er at fuch a nouf U 
 ty,and that men might heare Archombrotus were a Sutcr, before trw y 
 fee him a Bridegroome. Thisrcalbn to MeleanAcr feemed offonie 
 weight; Yet tearing that the Lady,wkh intention to dilturbe this mir- 
 riage,didca(t intnis delay; hethus fpake to try her.We muti neither 
 giue no time at all to our fame, nor yet too much to fortune In thy o- 
 pinion, Ar^enis^w hat time doft thou hold conuenient ? SI .e rerufed to 
 aiifv\er,alledging,chat to be as her.Father,not fhe fhould appoint- And 
 when her Father often preffed k,at length vn willingly , and as decree- 
 ing how long her lite mould lait^s to me ( faid (he) the bufineffe ap- 
 peares,pcrhapstwo monahswiubefurflcient. The King tin n almoft 
 • out of doubtjthat his daughter rather required that time for her &\fe y 
 thenfor the fame which (he pretended to feare : yet that he might not 
 feeme too hard in euery point, But dooit thou promife ({aid hce) that 
 time once elapfed,that thou wilt not any way be agamfi, or hinder the 
 condufion of this marriage ? I do (replied fhe)and by the helpe of the 
 
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 Gods (hall not any thing in my words 01 life euer offend thcc. And 
 this fhe did the more liberally promife, for that fhe hoped that before 
 the expiration of that time, Polturchns would be there, and fecure both 
 their liues.But ifhe fhould not come, reletting all thought of life, fhec 
 had her eye fixt vpon the liberty ofdying.But the King making a more 
 pleating con(tru6tion of them,rcceiucd her words,as of one mattering 
 with obedience to her Fathers command, thofe affections, which had 
 before fcyzed vpon her freer thoughts. Speaking therefore gently to 
 her as a Conqucrour and (ecure,he for that time difmitt her. 
 
 But fhe galled with fo many mifchicfes,eftcemcd her fclfc to be ne- 
 uermore intbrtunatc,then when the Commonwealth was happy. For 
 when Licogenes was oucrcome, %adtrokanes fought her marriagc,that 
 is,her death. Scarce was that care at an end, and Sicily now taking 
 breath, but more imminent feares by Archombrottts hismeanes did 
 vexhcr,who was railed with fuch happy power to hurt her, as eucn 
 R*t!»oanrs was agaitie to be wifhed for. Mutt 1 then (faidfhee) al- 
 w aics cither giicuc ror my fclre'.rtr my Countrey ? Will then the Fates 
 compound for the miicries or Sicily V|X)n no en fier conditions,then that 
 ] (lull with my life redceme the whole people from calamity ? This 
 Pompe^thefc Honours, this Beauty, mutt they be the inttruments of 
 facnhce,with which I mutt be offered to the Furies of my Countrey ? 
 Shall I be the Afacariaof Hercules, or *s4g«memnons Iphi%enia y and 
 purchaie the tranquillity of others with my innocent blood ? But For- 
 tune fh .11 not long hold me for her mocking ftockc. This tenth waue 
 will either put an end to the ftorme, orlinke my beaten Barke. The 
 gods are my witne(Tes,how willingly I now would flee to death, if I did 
 not both ftandinaweofthee, Po/iarcbtu; and that SeUnifiahy her end 
 hath taught,that it isalfo a remedy for thole that haue wickedly offen- 
 ded. Then fhc began carefully to confider, whether fhe fhould attend 
 the returne cKPoliarchutpx hatten it by her Letters.Tt was more then a 
 moneth iince he went away,with reiblution to be backc againe by the 
 end of the third moneth : and (Tie thought it the* part of a Louer (fuch 
 as (lie knew Potiarchtatobe) rather to preucnt his day, then tarry to 
 the laft houre. Yet notwithstanding fhee refolued to write,and with 
 her frefh anguifh words offering themfelues to her conceite, Hie thus 
 exprelTcd her felrc. Although 1 am abfent from thee, P oliarchit^ per- 
 haps 1 know better then thy felre, what cttatc of health thou now in- 
 ioyeft. For how-euer thou bee not ficke wbere thou now art,yet ccr- 
 tainely thou here doett begin to dye in my vnhappy fate : which, how 
 fhort a date of life it hath allotted to me, thouttialtby this my Let- 
 ter vnderttand. Radtrobanes againft the honour of a King, and the 
 lawes ofhofpitality,attempting a moltbafe villany,becaufe I could not 
 
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 be made pliant to his defires, laid a plot to rauifti me by force. Kauing 
 pretended,I know not what Showes to be prefcnted vpon thefhore,he 
 drew me with my Father thither. We were vpon the point of carry- 
 ing away, when the treachery being difcoucred, we fledbacke to the 
 Townc; hewith-drew to his Fleet. Then growing inraged, hee was' 
 bold in his Letters to my Father,to caftafperiions vpon my Honour,as 
 if I had loued thee more freely then became me. For Selemffa had be- 
 trayed to him the iecret of our familiarity; and from thence this worth- 
 lefle youn° man did fetch the ground- workc ofhis reproaches. But 
 my Father defended the truth and me. As for Sel'mjfafoc v\ ith a vio- 
 lent death made fatisfaction for her falfhood. But he in an vnlucky 
 houre, if the Gods bee iuft, departed for Sardinia. By that retreat of 
 his 1 was rnppy ; when my Father (I am afraid to fpeake, lelt thou- 
 moulded begin to hate him. It ss the Fates that thus prefie vs.rather be 
 difpleafed with them)my Fa:hcr,Ifay,commandsme to foue Anhons- 
 brot.u.lte fayeSjthat hcisdefeended from Kings;thathisbehauiour,his 
 difpofition, his peribndoeplcaichim.: finally, that hee. (ball bee his 
 Sonne in Law. I was afraid with an vt Tcalcxiable f tnbbon merle to let- 
 him on hre,that w asobftinatc in hisdetermmed.'co^rfe. ; It was iiiffici- 
 entvnder anotherpretei.ee togaine fo much time, as thou mighrcft 
 come hither ; or if thou fudeft,l mi^ht dye at my owne pleafu.c.-f wo 
 monethsare granted me,within which I nvA\ confent to this Manage. 
 If berbie their end thou come with forces,I vvil beofihe vmvy: if with-; 
 out, wee yet will try all w ayesof efcap^g. But 'if dhga abandon ir.ee, 
 when the preparation fhall be for the Bticidl I w ill giuc them leant to' 
 drefle me with all the ornaments of a Bride; and when my Father {hall 
 require my right hand^to giue it to drchomtrrotw, I will tell him, it is 
 coniecrated to the Infernal! Gods: and withall, with a fhort Dagger, 
 - which I willhaue hidden vnder my clothes, will rip vpmy wofijllbre{!i ) 
 Ifthefe things do thus fall out^heare \\o\n >b' olixrc hut ,my luft requeftsh' 
 and thinke this fpoken to thee by Argents wcltring in her owne bloo'd.' 
 For°iuc my Father. 'Jt«will be a punifhrnent great enough for him,thaf 
 with the fight of my vnhappy aeath,] fhall render his countenance of 
 a. death -like complexion. Of Archmbrbtw thou mayeft determine 
 what fhallfeeme bett to thy felie. But as fox Radirob arte* if thou illalt • 
 fuffer him to liue vnpunifhed, I will returne from the vnder- wo rid, to 
 put thee inmindeofthy duty.. Take. thou vpon thatTrcachouialdl 
 reuengc of his mo'ii bafe yi.llany : let him,that to his power did rob mc> 
 of my honour, bee plagued for it, and by thy'indignation. make him 
 know how foule his crime was. This reuenge y ihts workc J doe with 
 •ill eanie I Incite commend to thee ; this my will I .charge thee to fee 
 jeribrme'd. Hauuig executed my reuengc,caufc my name to be carued 
 
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 vpon thy Fathers To:-nbc,togcther with the accidents befallen vs both 
 in which ,pofterity may approue of our faithfulnclTe,and condenine our 
 fortune. But flye the fight of this Ilind,except thou wilt loue my afhes 
 and haft a anode to take the Vrne of thy betrothed wife into thy bo- 
 lbme y or more (which the Gods grant) to beftow it among the monu- 
 ments of thy anceftors. Thei; mifchiefes,ii thou canft,preuent by thy 
 returne hither: for the hazzard will endure no delay.If thou canft not, 
 be careful of the commands of dying Argenis ,and that thou mayft loue 
 me,ftill liue. 
 
 Hauingfealed her Letters, fhcelong deliberated with herfelfe,to 
 whofe fidelity (he might entruft this imployment. She had not anya- 
 bout her,whofe aduice fhee might vie. For Ttmoclea (who not abouc 
 two dayes before was preferred to Sclenifixs place) itfeemed notfea- 
 fbnable to commit a fecrctoffuchconkquence vnto her. Nor did fliee 
 thinke it fit fo often to vie Arfidxt onely in thele priiucies : left he wea- 
 ry of being lo many times indangered,fhould begin to ftand in fcare of 
 Mi binders d\[pkz(urc. Yet was fhee not furniihed ofany more con- 
 uenientfor her purpofe ; efpccially becaufe hee was priuy to all thole 
 correfpondencies,with which Hie had engaged Poliarchm to her. To 
 him therefore being called to her,fhe thus fpakerlf I did fc2ive ) Arfidaf i 
 that thou alfo wouldeft abandon me, I would put thee in minde of JV- 
 /emjfa t \\ho } l therefore doe beieeue,did feele the ftings oftreafon more 
 gricuous then death it felf,becaufe fhe flew to that as a remedy againft 
 them. For thou mutt know (how-euer my Father and my fclfedoe 
 concealeit) that old woman to haue difcouered to Radvobtnes my 
 priuate correfpondence with Po/ianbits, and afterward tormented 
 with the terrors of a guilty confcicnce, and condemned by her lelfe, as 
 you know, with her ownehand brought her felfe to deftru&ion. But if 
 we liue,thou fhalt asa moll faithfull man receiue from vs a greater re- 
 ward, then the punifhment was,which her treachery drew vpon her. 
 The bufinefte now growes toward an end. Expect from me more 
 then thy modefty can imagine. For the reft,I haue here Lettcrs,which 
 with all faithfulnerTe,and extreme diligence mull be deliuercd to Poli- 
 archus. Doc thou make choileofa trufty man,to whom we may com- 
 mit them. But deliuer thcm,if thou canft,to fuch aone, as whole fide- 
 lity thou haft made experience of in things of confequence. Without 
 paufing vpon xi^ArfidM', And I (faid hc)Madam,know not any more 
 faithfull then my lelfe. Why doeft thou fo quickly giuemee my dill 
 charge,who haue not indeed by the time of my feruice right to claime 
 it,and as I thinke haue not defcrued to be cafrit with dilgrace ? What- 
 eucr it be which thou {halt pleafe to command, I will performe. Nei- 
 ther QariLyolkirchtujn what part of the world fo-cucr hee bee now 
 
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 refident,be concealed from my diligent fearch. 
 
 Argents well cheered with this nromife, enquired of him what pre- 
 tence he would make for his putting to Sea out of the Hand. There is 
 (replied Arfidai) a part of Italy, which they call Latium. Vponthe 
 Coaft is the Promontory of Amium, a Towne famous for the Temple 
 o£ Fortune, which is there worshipped with much deuotion. I will 
 faipne that I haue made a vow to the Goddeffe ; thu piety will be vn- 
 iufpeSed . When I am cleare of Sicily, how many fictions will feme 
 to colour a longer voyage ? Bu(ine{fe,a curious diipghtion, finally, o- 
 ther religious Vowes. Onely command me, and if thou canft, inihucl: 
 me whither to diretf my iourney. If thou beeft (faid Argents) refol- 
 ued to doe me thisfauour, I do (my Arjidai) wifh, that with thy beft 
 diligence thou wilt make hafte. Thou fhalt either find Poltarcktti in 
 his ovvne Countrey,or vpon his way comming hither. This day fhalt 
 thou heare more of me,then did Sc/emffa in lb many yeeres. There is in 
 Gallia a Riuer,which they call Arar, that meetes with another, whofe 
 name is Rhodanus.The Counuey vpon the fides of both thofe Riuers,is 
 Polurchm his Fathers Kingdome. His Parents now arepofte(tof it; 
 this eltate himfelfe,their onely fonne,is after them to inherit. See what 
 his qualitie is,whom thou fhalt by thy good feruice obliege to thee. If 
 therefore,as I gue{fe,he be in his Countrey; feare not going out of thy 
 way : thcdumbewallesthemfelues willdire6\theetothePrince.One- 
 ly doe thou,which in thefe Letters I alfo vrge, perfwade him,that with 
 all fpeed he difcharge himfelfe of his promife ; and returne not,refting 
 onely vpon his fingle valour,but feconded with the Forces 6f his King- 
 dome. As ton the Fortune of Antium,(for by it muft thou hold thy 
 courfe)doe thoufrorximefaluteher, and in my name concerning thy 
 iourney and my hopes,confult with the Goddeffe .To conclude,receiue 
 from me this Ring, which fo often as thou feeft vpon thy finger, may 
 put thee inmind.that both mine & the Galiicane Princes preferuation, 
 doth depend vpon thy diligence. With thefe words fhedeliuered to 
 him a Ring of very great value,together with her letters to ToiicrchMs* 
 He wel pleafed with being informdof 'PolUrchm his Honor ,did yet be- 
 gin to wonder ,that with fo many intricacies this Marriage was treated 
 ofj as if it had been betweene peribns of ill-futcd condition ; till Arge- 
 nts calling it to his minde, he remembred the Law of Sicily, which for- 
 bade their Kings to match with any State more powerfull then their 
 owne. And certaine enough he was, that Meleander was not only ob- 
 ftinate in reuering the Lawes of his Countrey, butamong the reft did 
 vfeelpecially to admire, and extoll this Statute it felfe. But then did 
 Arfidat both approue of the Ladies wifedome, who had not hitherto 
 difcoueredto herFather,orthe Sicilians her intentions, prohibited by 
 
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 the Law,and acknowledged that it was neceflary to haue an Army out 
 of Gallia,which as if it were railed againft ArchimbrotWy fiiould alio 
 repealethis Law. 
 
 He therefore both by his ownc Vertue, and thercuolting otSelenif. 
 y*, hauing an edge fet vpon his fidelitie, the next day praying to the 
 Gods to profper it,began his iourney. A gentle gale gaue him a fairc 
 patfageinto Italy. There changing his Ship, for that in a bufineflfe of 
 fecrecy he would not vie Sicilians and Saylcrs that wereknownc,hce 
 Ipeedilypaftby the Coaft of the greater Greci i; ,and hauing doubled 
 the Ofcans,came to Antium. There was vpon the fhores fide, a Tem- 
 ple of a molt ancient dedication, which their anceftors had confecra- 
 ted to Fortune. When ArftdaifSxz Inhabitants (hewing it to him, be- 
 held it, he full offilent prayers, did from thence ialutc the Deity, and 
 proftrate himfelfe vpon the fand. Gain? on then to the doore of the 
 Temple,the Prielt prefently met him inrf \\Tnt<*Robe,bordcred with 
 Purple. His long white haire was fpre ^ vpon his fhoulders, his head 
 circled with a La wrell Garland, and in his hand a itafre in like fort 
 crowned. He,whenhee faw Arftdas'mtnz habit of a Traucller going 
 into the Temple,did thus gently (peak to him: Whether thou commeft 
 (Stranger) to make petition, or that :>ur Goddeffe haue deliuercd thee 
 from things which thou didft feare, and thou therefore bringeft a mind 
 fittodeierue new fauours; enter, and prelent thy fclfc before amort 
 gracious Deitie ; and either with faaifices that nrelawfull, or (if thou 
 likelt it better) with incenfe render it propitious to thee. Then Ar/idas: 
 Becaufe this habit (Father) denotes thee to be the chicfe Pi ieft of this 
 place, before I make my fupplicationsto the Goddefle for her fauour, 
 left I fhould eric in any point of religious Rites; inftruft mce in what 
 fort I mull be clenf ed,and what kindc of facrifice thele ceremonies doe 
 require. Befides,whcther Fortune doe admit of fuppliants in this habit 
 ofTrauellcrSjOr no- For both I defiie to facrifice to the Goddeffe, and 
 the feafon fit for my voyage, doth not endure any lon^ delay. The 
 Prieft prefently fhewed him a Fountaine, which was in the Porch of 
 the Temple : there he willed him to wa(h his hands and his eyes three 
 times, in the meanc time hee would bring him out a Robe and a 
 Crowne. That there were in the Court of the Temple, purcbeafbof 
 facrifice to be fold /vhether he that meant to vfc them, would offer ci- 
 pher greater or lefler facrifices. Goethen, Father (laid ArfidM) and 
 make choyce thy felre offuchas thouknoweft to be bert accepted by 
 Fortune; withall hee filled his right hand with pieces of Gold. Ancl 
 while he diligently goes about the preparation for the fcruice which 
 he found of profit to him, A (idat with all his followers drawing wa- 
 ter out of the Fountaine^was purified. Hauing then curfitoriry viewed 
 
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 the Gates,and the meaner Oblations which here and there hung about 
 thcdoore,hc ftuck longer vpon an ancient Marble,which not far from 
 the thre (hold did prefentthefe Verfes tothofe that entred the Temple: 
 
 Torre hence be allprophane ; come not betwixt 
 Thefe (acred doores jvhofe heart on vice isfixt ; 
 Whofe entrales Enuies poyfon'd teeth doe gnaw; 
 Or he t whofe neuer-fatisfiedmaw 
 D euoures poore people \or who-e're deftres 
 His Fathers dratb,or burnesmth vnchafie fires : 
 It bootes thec-not, blind manjevith humbtedface, 
 To kjjfe the grounder on the Altar place 
 Offr'mgs and GasaUpdr^vnleffefirft thy heart 
 
 Thou purge *t£r*w W9i£fV'* s : f rom hence depart, 
 
 'Bad prajer^i^^^^l^kd God does not want* 
 
 He wtth a wordjj^^^\j^gs^he gaue veynes, 
 
 To feed* fytxfifiSfefth^ f bodies that containes 
 
 Soules of*jiwj&: feme rring'dj^^re doe fly j 
 
 Some/faf^m- m ould, k ee p&& WKJt) e 
 
 In Fields tfeods, Houfes -.fomfff^^anting ayre, 
 
 To Manfions vnder water doe repair e. 
 
 The Idtim.tan Baltnejbe Cj^^non Tr/e t 
 
 The Frankincenfe,that gr^^ ^fraby, 
 
 The fame God made from Jeuerallfaps to grew 3 
 
 tsfnd did on them their heauenly fcent befiow, 
 
 Whj boa ft'fl thou then of liberality, 
 
 If aromattcty Canes 0/ Araby 
 
 Thou offer him, flay Cattell,orfor hue 
 
 Beftorv thy gold l Ihinke not, that thou to Ioue 
 
 Canfi fell his ovone goods At fo deare a rate^ u 
 
 Or iivith fuck f moke thy vices expiate. 
 
 And now the Prieft with the facrificeswas come forth, and Arfidas 3 
 hisheadadorned with a Crowne,and in a white garment,falling do wn 
 hefore the Image of the Goddefle, didprefent his petitions, and alfo 
 what ArgenishiA giuen him in charge. The Prieft had made election 
 of a fucking-Calfe and two Lambes for the facrifice . The fir ft fell dead 
 with a flight blow oftheAxe 1 the other,that their heads might not be 
 vnfit for the table,with lefle violence the knire diddifpatch. The Prieft 
 then cried out, that the cntrailes were moft profperoufiy boding : and 
 inftantly cafting the lots that Fortune did grant, whatfoeuer ic were 
 that Arfidas did defire. Then they drelfedibr themfelucs that, which 
 
 they 
 
Lib.4. luh n Barclay his i^frrems. 
 
 303 
 
 they had offered to the GoddclTc, and at the fecond comic when the 
 reft were drinking freely, ArfiUs fataxtfL he had by diucrspaffaeesin 
 his difcourfe diicouerd him to a Philofopher)bcgan to difpute with the 
 Prie(t of the Fates,oflottcs,and the power of Fortune oucr the world. 
 And he finding Arfidas to bee an vndcrltandingman, and worthy to 
 be acquainted with the higeftmyftericsof their Religion, thusbepan 
 to fatisfie him. What it is(my Gucft) which vndcr the name of Fortune 
 we adore, the common fort is lb ignorant of, as they almoft do de«. 
 praucthefanftityofthismyflery, with a pcrucde conftruitionofit. 
 They call it fortune, whatfoeucr it be that isvnccrtainc ; But that they 
 account incertaine, which is followed with euents vndifcoucred by hu- 
 mane reafon. Therefore do they luppofc her a changeable Goddeflfe ; 
 therefore blindc ; and do charge the Deity, which they adore, with 
 more crimes,then they would indure in a man. So as it is to becontro- 
 uertcdjwhethcr the GoddclTe do more often from thefe brainc-ficke 
 menrcceiue facrificcs, or indure repn If they fpeed ill in any 
 
 thing,beitby their owne fault; ifougi$y»»* their expectation; pre- 
 fcntly Fortune payes for their difplcafurc^ve'r tfiey vpbraide, that fhc 
 preferresmen of the worft difpoiition: that, hard-banded to nood 
 mcn,fhc leemes to fhun dete: '' )ng of any thiTl£ according to ri° ht : 
 Nor do thefe vnhappy" men peiceiue, that this kindc of fortune is no 
 diuinity, but an abiue of their fapermtious mindes, v.hich with a 
 fuperfluous care, doe either ftand in awe of, or labour to appeafe 
 what themfelucs hauc faigned. For that Deity which they haue 
 faigned to themfelucs, either is of power togoucrnc all things which 
 befall to mortall men, and are tamed chauceablc : as alio to direct 
 them according to our defircs, or elfc it is vnable to doc ic. If it 
 be not able to do it, to what then is fhc ofvfc? or wherefore femes 
 this vnprofitablcGodde{Ic,who in her owneKingdome hath no com- 
 mand? Wilt thou fay,that flic hath the Regiment of humane accidents 
 who cannot fet them rorward,not ltay,not change them ? Except per- 
 haps this courfc of things, and as it were, the rafhheadinciTeofnature 
 could notrunnc with fpced enough, without this idle GoddeiTes helpe; 
 to whom, befidesher name, and the Icorne they put vpon her, they 
 leaucnot any thing at all. Finally , to what end doc we tvetx Altars to 
 her ? and come into this Temple to cart lots of our fucceiTe,which with 
 much expence in facrificc we haue labored to render fauourable to vs ? 
 Vnhappy is that fuperrtition, if it be there vfeleflely call away, from 
 whence thou can(tnotexpe£t J orfcare i any thing.But if thou bejeeueft, 
 that by her s thefe cucnts which befall mcnjare.prcprdaincdjand accor- 
 ding to the piety of her fuppliants directed, l>e is not now without 
 doubt any longer Fortune,if by that title thou dooit with the common 
 
 fore 
 
2 04 f Iolm Ba relay /wo/r£«?/J. Lib. 4. 
 
 fort vnderftand the Deity, which doth not with iudgement,but indif- 
 cretion,fuffer tbem to paife. To iatiffie thee in briefe : Thou arc come 
 hither to prefent thy Orifons to Fortune: to her thou haft offered 
 facrificc: Finally, Lhee hath accepted it. Dolt thou beleeue that thy 
 affaires will now fucceede more profperoufly , then if thou haddeft 
 negleited this duety to the Goddeffe ? If thou beeft of that opinion, 
 then is not Fortune rafh, which knowes vpon whom it is fit to lodge 
 her fauours : nor doth fliee vnaduifedly, but according to iudgement, 
 either fauour or punifh : that is, fhee is not that Fortune which the 
 multitude hath formed. But if thou thinkeft thefe Rites of no vie to 
 thee, why with a vaine trouble doe wee excrcile this piety in thefe 
 Temples, when it can nothing profit v>? But (thou wilt fay) we come 
 rot to procure a change in our fortunes, which is already decreed and 
 eftabliihed, butonely from thcwQraclc to leamc, what that is which 
 is preordained for vs.Ifth^.r^p^ opinion, thou then certainely belee- 
 ueti that Fortune doth k ercin the Gods will croffe thee,wher- 
 
 in they will affift theer £mj^ rc } ei Iquencc of this, that nothing doth 
 fall out in the world \\ii:fr . ., -.^ction, nor either vnknowne to, or 
 neglected by the Godlj'^it; *■ is indeede rh^ property of that 
 
 the vulgar peoples Fortune. r - " 
 
 Thou feeft, my Gueft, how I h.aueJrifefed fortune \_ not that For- 
 tune which I adore and ferue, biy&hat which the ignorant frame 
 to themfelues, and which cannot hold proportion with that Soue- 
 raignes minde, which at his owne pleafure hath ordered all things, 
 which firft framed nature, and gaue all things their proper caufes and 
 being, and doth with a moft fecret difpofure of his"bwne, perpetually 
 continue and propagate them. For though the Mariners in the mid- 
 deft of the tempeft, be ignorant what the end of the ftorme will bee,* 
 when the wind will fall : it is not therefore vncertaine to 7#/w<fr,whe- 
 ther he haue determined to fuffer the fhippe to be wracked , or that 
 he will haue her preferued. Neither fay, that we doe then to no pur- 
 pofe make our Orifons to the Gods ; and that if all things which fhall 
 befall vs, be already by the Deity certaine and decreed , that the 
 prayer of him that doth intreate that which is future, to him 
 may not happen it in vaine. Farre bee it that any man fhould 
 caft fuch a reproach vpon the Gods ; whom no man doth with a loft, 
 or vnpleahng labour ftriue to make porpitious to him. For iupter y 
 when he gaue the world a beginning, and Lawes to Nature, when he 
 did interweaue the courfe of affaircs,the caufes & euents together, was 
 not ignorant what thou^vouldft one day with thy piety towards him 
 defcrue at his hand. Thy prayers which thou this day haft powrcd 
 out before him, are to him no new thing , but then were knowne, 
 
 when 
 
Lib«4t Iohn Barclay Insurgents. 505 
 
 when he did determine of the World, of Mankinde, and of thy felfc. 
 Thy piety therefore and thy vertucs haue rendered thofe decrees more 
 gentle,which he then would haue let downcagainft thee, were it not 
 for thofe petitions, the deuotion w hereof he then fore-fa w in thy 
 minde. And by the fame reafon,let notfecure impiety bclceue, that 
 they doe not wring out of the Gods,difplca(ed with their offcnces,anv 
 thing more rigor ous.For God the Rcucnger would not haue prepared 
 thofe weapons which are bent againft wicked, men; except the 
 crimes which are now perpetrated , had then with their future filthi- 
 nelTe moued his iuftice to this difpleafurc. 
 
 But this power and knowledge of Jupiter, to which all things that 
 are to come, and which we are ignorant of, are prcfent and apparent; 
 is that which we Philofophers do worfliip vndcr the name of Fortune: 
 Becaufe to our blindneflc they doe appeare chanceable: though with 
 God they areexa,6tly counted, and both i his will and our owne alfo 
 by him fbre-knownc. As therefore^- ^, til ji;c the wifedomeof Jupi- 
 ter, Taliai', as when he fends faire *•-,, :er, we giue him diffe- 
 rent names : So that his gouernemeni ••»« 1 . »gs which is concealed 
 fromvs, and holds our mirwH L . . , wc entitle, Fortune. To 
 her we ere& a Temple, to bew:/)3£e , that fhee may let vs know 
 what is to come, may make tKcJBnts of things more faire and eafie, 
 and accept our prayers for our rx!m - uation : which if they be rightly 
 made by vs, were euen long ftnee ot efficacy and did auailevs, when 
 nature receiued the Seedes and Lawcs of all things. It is moft iuft (my 
 Gueft) that thou rcuerence this Fortune : that to her thou be thankc- 
 fullrl meane,to the Soueraigne,/*/Wfr,who,both by Lots & the llgncs 
 of thecntrailes, hath promiled thee, who wert hitherto vnccrtaine 
 thereof, a moft happy euent of all thy purpofes. For if I may bee be- 
 leeued, thou haft moft fairely pleafed the Gods with thy Sacrifice, 
 Goe lecure : goe vnder the protection of our Fortune, that is , of the 
 moft powcrfullof all the Gods. 
 
 The Mafter of the Shippc had twice interrupted this his tedious 
 Philofophy, putting Arfidas in minde, that it was then no time to hin- 
 der and delay their voyage. He therefore giuing the Prieft thankes 
 both for his paines and his wife inftru&ions, did further put into his 
 hand certaine money, wherewith to buy other Sacrifices, and with 
 them the next day to recommend him and his people to Fortune^ 
 which done, the cn'iefe Prieft bringing him to the Sea fide , hee went 
 aboord his Gaily .With faire therefore and profperous windes heepaft 
 by Latium, and ftraight entered the Etrufcan Sea : which is with Oa- 
 fie and vn wholeibme flbalio wes fprcd about the fhore. Next to them 
 were the Ligurians, thorow whofe bayes hee made his way, when 
 
 diuers 
 
3 c6 John Bai clay bis Argents. L ib. 
 
 diuersfhippesasyet,like little Clouds or Rockes appearing aboue 
 water , appeared to them. After they came ncerer, the Mailer told 
 them, that they defcricd a Flectc of men of warre, if (perhaps) it were 
 notfome Pirates Nauy that meant to fpoile the Coaft thereabout. 
 That there was nothing better then tobeare in wirh the land,though 
 they were not acquainted with it. But the ragged Mountaines vpon 
 the Ihore were againft that determination, to which through thole 
 Flats neither could -:he fhip get neere : nor, if thou couldeft , was there 
 any meanesorwaytoclimbe vp thofe cragges. While therefore the 
 Saylers are vnrefolued, and ft icke vpon the consideration ofthe danger 
 on both (ides : certaine Galliestent to fetch them i n,bad now encloied 
 them, \Arfidai wanted not courage to free himfelfe with his {"word : 
 but the fearefull Saylers did euery other while put him in minde of the 
 Sea-mans Law, that by de(ifting,a certaine dettru6tion did hang ouer 
 their heads. But if (Inking their iailes, they oftheirowne accord did 
 yeeld , there was hope or "#*nrJer vfage. For if they were taken by 
 ibuldiours of a iuft and w#prde : ; u .-ed Army, fuch as yeelded, Chould 
 receiue little loffe from them : If they were Pirates, that they were 
 with the prize and their fubmiffipn ?<•< .jz. appealed. The Saylers and 
 the Rowers difcourled of thefc the fubi> Arjida* ; who when he was 
 fbmewhat (lower in agreeing to yce-anfw'mfelucs of their owne au- 
 thority, ftrooke their (ailes : and Kting their Oares on pike, expected 
 what thofe which were eomrmng would command. But when the 
 Gallies that came to them, had with a grappling hooke made their 
 Galliesfaft to their owne , they gently beganne to enquire what they 
 were, or whither bound. The failcrs iincerely made anfwer to alhthat 
 they from great Greciawere bound for Marfilia, being iiyred by a 
 (hanger, and withall pointed to Arfidas. . Whobeing alfo queflioned, 
 when heanfwered fomewhat doubtfully, as he that indeed knew not 
 to whom he (pake , gauethemcaufeto luipeft him for one difaffected 
 to them. He therefore was taken and carried aboord another fhippe : 
 thofe which brought him, being commanded to follow with their 
 fhippe. Yet did they not in any fort hurt him, and euen that they did 
 ciuilly excufe, that they carried him to ipeakc with their Generall.Not 
 farre off came the Admirall with fwelling failes, and without helpe of 
 the Rowers ; to which Arfidm being carried aboord , the Comman- 
 der of the fouldiers met him : and giuing him his right hand; in the 
 Greeke tongue bade him not expedt any hard meafure. But fuch (faid 
 he) is, the order ofthe warre : All things are to be fiftedout. Nor are 
 our enemies only to be feyzed vpon;but oftentimes alfo fro ourfriends 
 or men vnknowne,we doe informe our (elues for the fhaping of our 
 defignes. Andiflhadmyfelfefirftboordedthyihippe, hauingthere 
 
 enquired 
 
Lib.4» Iohn Barclay his <_sfrgcm$. ^j 
 
 enquired of thee,thou fhouldeft haue found from me no delay, if thou 
 makeft haite any whither, /trftdxi ,when with theie words of Co much 
 courteiie he was rendered confident, as farre as he might, confeffed 
 all : that he was a Sicilian, and went to a friend of his in Gallia, hce 
 told him: and that hee hoped he would prefentlydiimiiTe : him. But 
 the Generall h'eafing the name ofSicily , did fticke more intcntiuc vnon 
 it, and asked him what commerce he had in Gallia. I would nor ( faid 
 hec)myGucft, (ecu ie hard to thee, if 1 doc this night inuitcthcero 
 Supper. Thou ("halt lodge in my Admiral!, obferued ofvs wirh ail the 
 relpc£r we are able. I am the Officer of a great King , who with the 
 body of his Army doth follow vs hard at hand; To him I will to mor- 
 row pi cfent thee. For he will defnc to Ice any that romes out of Sicily. 
 And it may be,there\\ill be lbmewhat that he will fecke to learne of 
 tlre_e. And thou w iit reckon it among the fauours of Fortune,tha t thou 
 haft lecne a inoft gracious Prince. /Irfidat knew that it would nothing 
 conduce to his bufinelTc, to be rerrac^r.t.tonopurpole. For by that 
 mcanes he niight make himlelfe the more fufneded: and'beeheld in 
 the ftraighter Guard. Therefore like one that was moft willing/ he 
 anf\\crcd,that the Generall haa(||Luo\vci to command him. That a 
 
 
 maii lo made a Pnfoner, and dM By an innocent,needcd not fhunnc 
 the nghtofanyman. i. f 
 
 Arcerthefe wordesonboth fidc^thcy did with various difcouries 
 difpole both their minds and countenances to a (hew of chccrcfulrcj : 
 he, that ^/m^ might notfeare : thcothcV, that he might not fecjue 
 to be troubled with thfe his rcftraint. They therefore did both hcarc 
 ardaskc one another of many things: and the good will which was 
 atrirrt-but pretended, by little and little, with the true pleafurc of con- 
 ferring together, infufed it'ielfe into both their minds. So isthe nature 
 of man inclined, that becweene free and gentle fpirits the concordance 
 is nothing difficult. And /fyfoWirtdecde ,' though taken Priibncr, and 
 retarded in his voyage ; yet what I e would haiic done to another, did 
 ealily excufe,bcing done to" himfclfe : cfpccially being almoft entreated 
 toltay no more chen one night in a moll courteous detention. And 
 the Generall himfelfe wasftinde to him an innocent man : that after- 
 Ward he might be diftnift as a- friend. Whetf therefore they were bo rh 
 kt'in'thc P6opc,ahd'had heldfome difcourfcof the Seas, the >v hides, 
 andthefeUcrallkifidbsofGallicv: at length Gol'nas (to was the Ge- 
 nerall called) did fairtly qucit-dn 'JrfrJas of the affaires ofSi'cily.and 
 the nature of the Countrcy. Hee fuccinft.ly related to him the c'iuill 
 vvarrcs, Licbgr-ne'i \\\ Armes and fbinc, the old age Ql UWc/c/wd(r 9 
 a»idi^hrftlb«iier,v*iftfout mevtioi) bf/V/wr <:/-;«, might bec recounted. 
 Eor h^dklcartrtfllyforbeare than name, left hce mould befortVd to 
 
 fpeakc 
 
■ ■ ; — . ' 
 
 3 g Iohn Barclay his-. Argents. L ib,4.. 
 
 fpeake of him to one hee knew not. Gobrias delighted with this not 
 vn worthy narration,and the molt iuft iflfue of the war,whenontheo- 
 ther fide Arfidoi enquired what the Kings name was,to whom he was 
 to be prefented , as alfo what Countrey he commanded, and to what 
 end this Fleece was armed : he a little paufed, as recollecting himfelfe. 
 For both he longed to requite his Guefts relation to him , and alio to 
 report the accidents of his o wne Countrey. Therefore: Although(faid 
 he) the correfpondence bctweene vs, is that which is onely maintained 
 by Merchants, yet we haue heard much of che ciuill broylcs , which 
 haue vexed Sicily. But there is no commodity {boner fpoyled with 
 carriage by Sea, then truth. Many things were brought to vs by fame 
 vncertaine, many contrary to that which I haue now receiued from 
 thee. Nor doc I on the other part doubt at all,, but that the dangers, 
 and as it were the Fate of our Nation hath by tome rumors come to 
 your knowledge: but either by the boldnefic of che Reporters, or by 
 their ignorance much empair^d. And were I not afraid to torture thee 
 with a tedious narration, Iv/ouldnotonely fitbhe chec m what thou 
 doft requeft : but beginning my relation further off, would acquaint 
 thee with the fortunes of my King in ' '3 {wadhng-clothcs , a iiibieJ: 
 deferuing a perfect Hiftory. Th lance of lo noble a difcourfe, 
 made Arfidas difcourfe of it, and 1** ered, thft if Gobrtasyvevc at 
 leafure, he would moft willingly eaterta^ne it. And Gobrias ,thpu (halt 
 therefore heare a thing worthy of your Grecian wits : For there are 
 among vs many braue actions of valiant men,uot inferiour to thofe by 
 which {bme people are ennobled; who doe by learning glorifie them- 
 felues. But we haue onely the Verfes of our Drtstdes, by which the 
 fortune of our affaires doth laft in remembrance to after ages: Nor yet 
 are they either written in Waxe , or carued in Wood. They are com- 
 mitted to the memory of young men : and from the voyces of them, 
 when they fing, we take knowledge of the vermes of our Anceftors : 
 But that I may not charge our Countrey fafhion with complaints : it 
 is beft (my Gueft) ftnee fuch is thy pleaiuie, to begin prefently my pro- 
 mifed Relation. 
 
 There reigned oucr vs Uritammdcs, a man as yet beloued of our 
 Nation,excekent both in the Arte ofwarrc, and alio in that of peace- 
 able Gouernement. lArfidas interrupting him as he {pake : Thou do- 
 eft ((aidhe) tell me thy Kings name, before thou haft enformed mee. 
 whac Countrey he commanded. Though by thy peoples Language I 
 doe coniecture you to be Gaulcs. Thou doeft (replied Gobrias 1 iuitly 
 controll me : we doe poitefle the greateit part of the Coaft ofGallia, 
 which bet wcene the Alpes and the Pyrenies is waftied by the Sea: to- 
 ward the Inland patt, we reach out in length to the quarter where the 
 J( jl / Rhodanus 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay his Argents. 300 
 
 Rhodanus,and aboue that,the Arar,two famous Riucrs,doc diuide the 
 moll fcrtill ticlds.The ioile happy in (tore of all prouilions, & populous 
 with amort warlike Nation. Arfnat was aHomrhed at the hearing of 
 the names Rhodanusand Arar,w hich-jinrtrudfed by Argrnu, he knew 
 to be the Riuers of I'olt *rchiu hisCountrcy. But as Cjobn.ts obferued 
 him, muling with a countenance ■"..'. i • A doubtfulnefTe : Pcrhaps(faid 
 he) choudteady vndcrrtandeft whatifristhat J amabout;and I in vaine 
 fhall make a relation of thefe things roonethat knowes them. Tell 
 me then : Haue any of our Court affaires be'ene reported in Sicily ? 
 There haue (fa id A'fia<u:)z\v\ we hauc heard, that in Gallia there are 
 diucis Kings: yet whatfoeucr is brought to vs concerning them, is like 
 the Ayre, or a little Cloud, which without difinculry doth pafie by 
 thole thatobferue it not. For in times palt there were not many Mer- 
 chants which p. fled to and fro bet weenevs: and euen thofe thebit- 
 ternt lie dour ciuill broyles hath chafed iway. But it isourlazinelle, 
 as many of vs as are or Greekc difpc *hat we ordinarily are not 
 
 diligent in enquiring after the ac? : ^ple that bend toward 
 
 the North, except when with uted that you goe out 
 
 of your conhncs,and that w* r our common frcedbme. 
 
 Forbtarc not therefore wham* to recount it to one that is 
 
 ignorant of it, and d. hrous to 1 d. And this he fpake, not 
 
 becaufe he was wholly vnacq vvjth the affaires of Gallia, but 
 
 that ty«/w.i«,by cuqmrmg what it was he knew not, or was acquain- 
 ted with, might not bcdiuertcd from the qourie of his narration. For 
 alr.ady bam.'g heaid the names of Rhohic and Saone, he more gree- 
 dily, and as tuning tp hisowne bufincflc, delircd to heare the Hifto* 
 ry of the palfages in Gallia. 
 
 So mighty a people therefore ({aid Gobri<u) by right ofdefcent did 
 BruoMtm-ici command, who had a ionnc alio named brttomandcji but 
 after he came to mails ertate, afflicted with io much IkknelTe, as the 
 pcrpctuall trouble thereof, did exticmcly infeeble his minde. Yet hec 
 married a wife our of his ownc kindied,a woman whom I cannot well 
 telljWhethcrfhe were more adorned by her womanly modeity,her pi- 
 ctie,or her wiicdomc,worthy ofthe abler fcx.She is named Ttmandta. 
 r £ritom*nde$ the Father being buried, as if with the fame fatesour feli- 
 citie alio had been extinct, all things with vs went to decay. In our 
 new King wc did not hnde any thing like his Father,but onely his pic- 
 ticand his name. Among the Noble men there was of qreatcit power 
 Comminddr>x\ for birth and ertate,aboue the proportion of a priuat 
 man : in fumme, fuch a one,as thou but now diddell report Ltcogenes. 
 He by the old BmomAndes wasinconuenientibrt uirrained with the 
 feareofibgieataKing.BuEvviththelbune, through an. opinion of his 
 
 wife. 
 
sop John Barclay his ^Kgenis. Lib. 4. 
 
 -wifedbme and valour^he was uil in ail fo potefitjas^vnder his name him- 
 .felfe did iblely reigne : Timandra extremely repining at it, whoceafed 
 not to raife in her husband the fpirits'of h is Father" ahidGrandfathcr.But 
 he out of the feeble lenity of his miride, didftraight drfcouer to Cem- 
 jwWor^jCraftily inquiring after it, all the intentions or aduiccs of his 
 wife. We beipg'carl outofthat happy eilate, with which the elder 
 Britommdei had-niade the Kingdomc familiar, did after mecte at his 
 {epukher,vnder-fhew ofpietic, "frit indeed that there we might receiue 
 fome Orawle,if any Lot,any Gods wouldmarkeouta way to Commtn- 
 donx his delku6tion. : For the mod part of men did hold as a piece of 
 holinc{fe,to hate and abhorre Commmdorix : ' efyedally after that he, 
 burning with deiireot'the Kviigdome,was faid by the NfaWe* hclpe'^O 
 villanyl)tohaue made away a tonne j^vhich lim**i<i*4 h 'd bin late- 
 ly deliuered. Why wirlrtnefanic e< wr, the Qucene alio was not be- 
 reftvs,thou canfl hardly dci^chinepwhether toi that fhe with a iea- 
 lous diligence auoided p" d his treacheries, or that hec thought 
 
 the lire of a womanto o for his conlideratioVBs.it I abot;e 
 
 all other things doc th 4one by the proukknee of the 
 
 Gods, which doth moftr xlwinke Tyrants, that feed- 
 
 ing with a peninie and fupei £tyforthe,irlec«riey,thcyeicTi' r 
 
 know not, oifeare not the which are ti-ueones^ndincui- 
 
 table. 
 
 When Timandrathc fecond time was great-bellied, Che fearing for 
 her milcrable Childe, which was marked out for de"am,before it began 
 to hue; determined irrtime to make the Midwife ,and two of the Ladies 
 which were neereltto her (one of the which I j had not long before 
 marriedjthe Qveene her felfe procuring it) of her party. Then fhr eai - 
 nelxly increatedi, that if fhe were deliuered of a fonne, they prouiding 
 fome others childe to make fliew of, fhould fecretly conUey the tight- 
 full one away. They draw into their focietie a Gountrey wife, perfect:* 
 ly well knownc to my wife, that might riutfethe Childe ; her name is 
 Steamer?. She with her husband (rbrhishelpe alfo was rieceiTary)be- 
 ingfvorne by all the Gods tokeepe thebutiheiTefccret, was by my 
 wife at the time that the Qnrene was'in labor, brought into the Court. 
 None but thole which were of the plot,wcre admitted into the Cham- 
 ber. Tne Gods alfo did fauou'r the defigne. Timanira brought forth 
 a SonnCjand-the canning oft hole Wenches befto wed in ftead of him a 
 Girie an the princely fwadling clothes? What cafedoeft thou beleeue', 
 the Queene wasrthenin. The paines of Child-birth fhe then had endu- 
 red : andof her Childe, which other Mojhersdoe buy at the price of 
 fo many angui(he>,l"he accounted it a benefit to be depriued : and often 
 jaauc I tieardfre* iay^that nothing more fearefiiily did'prefejut ft felfe to 
 
 her 
 
Lib.4» Iohn Barclay his ^s£r gents. XI 
 
 her imagination; then left either by the crying of the Children, or the 
 timoroufnefle of the women,her proie&s fliould bee bewrayed . Not- 
 withftanding,though both with cares, and her late childing ibce were 
 extrett>ely faint: fnce yet thus very foftlylpake to Sicambre y whole 
 charge it was to cany away the infant. By our CountrcyGods (faid 
 /he) let me intrcate thee,that thou wilt bee faithfull to me ; left while 
 I goe about to deceiue others ,my iclrc be coozencd ofmy Childe. For 
 whomfoeuer thou l"halt pleafc to put vpon mc,I muft of force acknow- 
 ledge tor mine o wnc. To this the woman : The Gods haue, Madam 
 prouided,thatitfhall not be in any bodies power toabufc thee with 
 the fraude that thou lb fearcft. So obicrueablc is the body of the babe 
 with no common rnarke,or that may bechanged.\Vitha!l fhc brouoht 
 him naked to her,aiulfhc wed her a little beneath the end of his ncckc 
 as it were the figure of a i eare of Corne printed in a bright purple co- 
 lour. The fame flaeyy alio '. >A fcemc to blu fh vpon his rig! 1 . c legge. And 
 the Mother herlekc had beei thecauie ofthefe happy fpots^ who 
 when by chance (lie was walking onffcfcte thorow a field, vas uuldcn- 
 ly affrighted at the found of a WhWe-windjthat ran thorow the corne 
 of a very great Plaine,thc eares of Corne yeelding it paiTagc.Tiww/wv* 
 after (he had kilted her fweetej^kdge, Fly (faith (lie) my Babe , from 
 the danger of thy Fathers Coiffl wn ,my Aftioriftes^ (tor lb I will haue 
 thee called after thy great GrJB^ithcrsnamc.)Thc Gods grant, that 
 thou,whenthouartofiipcryeeres,mayllbercuengcdon them,which 
 will not fufter thy infancy to See lecure betweene my brefts. Then kif- 
 fing him againe,Che tell on weeping : and ftraight Stcambrc taking the 
 Childe againe,wrapt it vp with the fwathling bands, and by a Gallery 
 before-hand appointed for that purpofe.gatc her out of the Court. But 
 then wasthe Girle placed vpon the ground, which the women had a- 
 doptedinto the fortune ofthe Blood-royall : and UritomAndes being 
 called to acknowledge his itTue,came in with Cvmmindorix, and with 
 millaking affections tookc another mans Childe into hisbolbmei 
 which after hee had recommended to the Nurfes care, and comforted 
 the Child-bed Lady, lice went to the Temple to giue thankes to the 
 Gods^being indeed oblicgcd to thetn for a greater fauour then hee did 
 bclceuc. 
 
 Stcarnbre^o whom the fortune of her fonne was by the Queenc in* 
 trufted, was a woman of competent meanes : for neither could the 
 Childe haue been well concealed amongll thofc of eminence ; not in a 
 needy family could his tcniemelTc haue realbnably beene proui- 
 dedofneceflaricsforhisfuftentation. She had brought with her, her 
 husband, who was priuy to the bu fine fie (Cerouiftvu is his name) to 
 whom as foonc as fhee vvasout ofthe Court,(liee deiiuered that moft 
 
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ill Iohn Barclay bis^Argcrsis. Lib.4. 
 
 'acred pledge ,,and defircdhim to cany it tenderly. pitie,and the grcat- 
 nes of his hope did fufficicntly commend to him the care of his rbftcr- 
 childe. He therefore parting from his wife, that his people might ap- 
 prehend nofufpition of it, went to his houfe. For he was'Ownerofa 
 good quantitie of land vpon thebankesof Rhoihe,neere no Towne, 
 and had there with a Countrey fimplicity preferued the innocencyof 
 his family. When he was gotten home, fainingthat hee had taken vp 
 the Childe that was caft out in the next Wood, not long after, he met 
 with his wife at her returne,and before his feruants intreated her, that 
 flic would ofVcr her brcfts,which as yet were not' dry ttnee her nurfing 
 her bwnc fonne, to this miferable Infantslip'pes.- But the vvoman, as if 
 fhchad bin a Granger to the fiction, curioufly inquired,w how ere the 
 Childes Parents? what was the fortune of the miferable babe ? or why 
 it was expofed, being of ib louely a countenance,and Nature bailing in 
 nothing failed of framing it with all proportions fit for a humane body? 
 Hepretended,thathcknew nomore,thenthat inaerolfe way of the 
 Woodjwherewithonelyfhephcai-: 1 nd hunters were acquainted, it 
 waslaid either by an inhumane,or iome wofull hand. SicamWe, while 
 this wasTpokerf,receiued it that cryc l«s» ng it fucke, (tilled both 
 
 His complaining and his weeping. ■& A* ji'uifhd y 
 
 Thus this Royall Infant being %<& »-,-. or a Cradle ,meane indeed 
 in'reipecl of his high birth,but,as tV, ;is were^ery fortunate:when 
 he was able to goe aridfpeake,he began to grOvtf in another' fort of fa- 
 fliiott then vfeth to bee found in the families pffuch kindeofhoufhol- 
 ders. Hits towardlineiTe wasliuclyjand not vnfuteable to hismoft beau- 
 tifull body. Cerouifltu and Sieambre being (purred on by their being of 
 the plot,and their loue to him,did more then thereto of their family ad- 
 mire him, and by the name giuen him,by the Queene,which had alfo 
 been that of many Princes, called \&rriu4J?-ioriftes. But hardly with 
 fafety could thefe things bee related to the QueenCj whom Sicdmt>re 
 S corrrming to my wife not abou'e once in St moneth,did cheere vp with 
 her priuate informing her of them. For thefe Folkes bred and inured to 
 the Countrey, were afraid to be often feene in the Court, being alfoe- 
 uery foote aduifcd by the Lad res ; that were pvmy to the bufineflb, that 
 they fhould by all meanes poflible auoide giuing caufe offufpkion. 
 
 The feuenthyeere was now vpon ehding,when' the Queene^riatte- 
 i*ed with the defire ofhauingher fonne brought to her, did in thisfort 
 fpeakeio me, whom fhe had made 'matter of her houfhold : Thou haft 
 notde/erued, GobrtM, that I fhould thinke thy fidelitie more weake 
 thenawomans. It is long fince thy wife hath been acquainted with a 
 mott Important fecret of mine : and' for the fiftt thanks 'which I will 
 for her fecrecy,whieh fhee hath faithfulfyvfcd'iri my affairesj Will doe 
 
 her 
 
Lib, 4. Iphn Barclay Lis.^irgenis % 5 1 j 
 
 her tlwSjfirft fauour,that I will alio entraft to thy know ledge my cares, 
 and difcouer to thee a inofl noble-c j;ploit,in the concealing w hercof,my 
 preferuation,and that alto ofGalIia,dorh confift.Doclt thou not know, 
 <>£r/V»,whatitisthatIamto impart to thee ? Hath thy wife told 
 thee nothing of our bufinelTe ? Myfcife befidcs, that I wasnrucken 
 with tl\e expectation ofthe matter, did alio pretend in my countenance 
 more ignorance thereof,both that Itnighi periwadethe Queenethat \ 
 would be beholding to her onely for being made of her counlell :*an<l 
 further,that I might magnifie to her the fidelity of my wife ; who in- 
 deed had neither reuealed the whole myllery to me, nor yet had not 
 altogether gone beyond me, whodidgueffe that they had fome great 
 matter in hand. The Queene then,not onely with more rrecnclfe, but 
 alio farre more fweetly, vnfolded to methe whole deuicc. Which 
 heard, I that iufpc&cd nothing of that i nportance,fcil on trembling, 
 and my fpirits,dunngthe courfe of her narration, by little and little be- 
 ing recouered,I then prayfed her mo-hcrly pietie with her cunning, io 
 beneficiall to the Kingdome, 01 the head whereof this Tyrant did fo 
 dangeroufly hang. Then fhe : Thou now knowert (laid fhc) what the 
 eftateofmy felicitieis, refpectcd vwthib iriany ceremonies, 
 
 poffefled of fo much »nt yet the comfort,which prmat 
 
 women that are mothei Let vs preferue (my Gobrtu J if 
 
 the Gods w ill fecond vs, trm* PKrd for our old age, this banc for that 
 Parricide Commmdortx. Onely the Powers aboue grant, that he grow 
 vp more like to his Grandfather tben his Father. I vnderitand,that 
 there isnothing to bee found more promising,, then hiscarnage. His 
 countenance I hauealibfometimes obferucd, when his Nurle hath vr- 
 onpurpofe brought him into the Temple. But what amilery doelt 
 thou thinke it, that of ray onely child I can fcarcely with lafcty haue a 
 hght,and not at all fpeakc with him? Doe thou, I pray thee, goe to 
 the houfe where hee isnurfed. -Full eahlv maveil thou pretc-id lome 
 occafionof thv iourney. The delight that is due to me,l will bequeath 
 to thee ,and will beleeue that I hauegotrenaiharcof it, it thou becit 
 fatished with the fweetneile which is deiigned for thee. Thou fhalt 
 then afterwards informeme truly, as farre as thy conieclure can reach, 
 how he is like to be inclined. Perhaps alfo thou mayert with Suatn- 
 ^findeouc fome meanes, that I may without iafpition, atthckaM 
 ilii; Inly embrace him. * 
 
 When the Quccne had thus fpoken, I, as becametnec, gauehct 
 thanks,that,in a iecret of inch conicquer.ce,fhc was pleafed aboue all 
 others, to make vfeofmv endeauours. Of my felfe I was no fr end to 
 Qcmrmndorix^xA with this delight of making one in lo great a faction, 
 I did willingly delpilc all perils whatfoeuer.which that hope, and my 
 
 Y i be; 
 
• l4 . Iohn Barclay bis <^sir gents. Lib.4 1 
 
 being priuy to the plot, could prefent vnto me. The next morning 
 therefore I went into the Countrey, and going the way that I was di- 
 rected by the Peasants, Icamc to the Farme-houfe : within the com- 
 pare w'hereofywhen I was entred in a yard where they vied to beftow 
 their inftruments of Husbandry and their Ploughes, I efpied a compa- 
 ny of Boy es playing among themfelues with an innocent carelefheffe. 
 Idrewncerertofee, ifamong them I might perhaps in that aflcmbly 
 lightvponthecaufeofmy iourney thither. O my Guefb there was 
 no neede of any to inftruc-t me of any to point him out. Nature her 
 fclfe powerfull enough to doe it,did {hew me the off-fpringoffb many 
 Worthies. The reft either with a clowni(h 3 or a childifh feare,did part 
 x unne away, part turning their backes to me, d id fearefully looke at me 
 ouer their fhoulders. Heltoodfalt, nothing affrighted wich the view 
 ofa man with whom he had no acquaintance. He had a Bowe propor- 
 tioned to his yeercs and iirengi:h,Ypon which heleaning,tarried for me. 
 The carriage of his whole body was Gentile and conftant. His haire 
 was fomewhatyellowim, and an;- ; ng negle£ted,euen that made it 
 fhew the better. For it was notohely fcattered about his necke,but in 
 part alfo couered his forehead, that ^ with his eamertneffe in 
 
 his playing. AneyefulLofa fharp', ene commanding and 
 
 delighting; his mouth,eyc-browes *v -te^^cs like thofe which wee 
 fee in the pictures of Cupid. My felfe^ the„iudder with a fudden reue- 
 rence,and hauing with a fhortprayer befought the Gods, that they 
 would be gracious to that which themfelues had beftowed vpon vs, 
 was afraid to fpeake to him,as to a childe ofa priuate for tune .But that 
 I might not marre the play , I ftraight leaped from my Horfe,and asked 
 him what his Father and Mother were doing ; and how himfelfe did ? 
 He anfwered,that his Father was with his Folkes at worke in the field, 
 but that his Mother was at home, and if I pleafed, he would call her 
 out. Thou fhak doe fo (faid 1) my fweeteft Boy < and if it will not be 
 troublefome to thee,I will beare thee company to the doore. He there- 
 fore began to leade me;and when I inquired merrily ,vpon what wilde 
 beads he did employ his Bowe : he with a wittinefle wholly innocent, 
 My Father (faid he) will not yet giue me leaue to hunt the Wolfe with 
 our Stichus and Ambiriniut. He puts me off yet for one yeere more, 
 and I fiiall be much indebted to thee,Stranger,whatfoeuer thou art, if 
 thou wilt tell me^ho w many the daies are that make a yere.For I haue 
 already perceiued,thatbecaule I am a Childe,and know not the mea- 
 sures of timc,I haue been abufed wich thefe kinds of promifes.I laugh- 
 ing heartily : Thou doeft (faid I) aske this to no purpofe : for thy me- 
 mory would neuer ieruc thecto obferuefolongatimCjasthat which 
 thou dcfirejft me. to marke out for thee. I but (replyed he) I would. 
 
 haue 
 
Lib 4. lohn Barclay his ^Argents. 5 1 r 
 
 haucasmany Little ftoncsgiuenmc, as there are dayes inayccrc,I will 
 hide them in ibme fecret place, and euery day take one of them a.vr.v 
 that the yeeie and they may both come to an end together. I did in my 
 mind: highly prize his childlike induftry. But ofpurpofe I did walke 
 ca:ily,that I might the longer cnioy the molt delightful! contemplati- 
 on. But Sicamiw, I know not by whom aducrtifed, that there was 
 fomc body talking with her lbnne,leaped out ofthc doores : and as fhe 
 was chary of lb great a charge,with alooke altered by her caretulncs, 
 flic came to vs. 
 
 But when fhe knew me,being not yet certaine, whether or no I knew 
 how the Childe was dekended to whom 1 fpakc ; or what fortune it 
 might in any fort be that had guided me thither : fhe brought me into 
 the houfe in a troubled rafhion,inquiring of me, what the cauie was of 
 that my blimey, and how my wite did. But when we were let, I for- 
 bcaringto laugh at her vnfettlcd difoourfe : I mall (faid I) complaine 
 grieuouflyofmy wife, except thoudoeft take the fault vpon thee, and 
 confeiTc,that thou halt been he> "'•iioole-miltrelfe, from whom fhee 
 hath learned, with how full alecica diffimulation is to be pra&iled. 
 For truly I wilgiue neitr " -u thinks,that I already know this Boy, 
 which you fo obftinatel :ealed from me : but to the Queene 
 
 her felfe,by whofe comi now vilit yourand am alfo with thee 
 
 to aduife,by what meancs 1 ,^y with molt conueniency fatisfic her 
 longing heart with the fame delight:for that fometimes me hath a fioht 
 of him in the Temple, is too fcant a fatisfa&ion for a mothers loue.She 
 deiires to imbrace him,fhe delires to fpeake to him : finally ,at the leart 
 once to gorge her minde,with a neerer lweetnefle then as yet fhee hath 
 talkd. It was not hard for Sicambre to excufeherfilenceinthisbufi- 
 nelfe. Then fhe congratulated with me,that by the Queene her fclfc I 
 was made acquainted with this fecret. FinaUy, {he propounded more 
 wayesthen one, for the bringing Afltoriflcs to his mother. But all 
 things were lyable to fufpition, nor did they paife for current with the 
 author her felfe. Hauing long deliberated, we thought nothing fafer, 
 then that Stcambre^s fhe that was often feene in my wiues company, 
 fhould come with the Childe to a place that Ihad without the Citie. 
 And the Queene hauing walked abroad ,,fhouldpretend,that fhe had a 
 mindc to pafTc fome time in the fhade, which atthat counttey- houfe of 
 mine is very pleafaut: trom whence being prefently brought into a 
 priuate rootr^fhe might imbrace her isfftiortftes, Without being inter- 
 rup:ed,or obnoxious to fufpition. 
 
 The time then being with Sictmbre defigned,when fhe fhould come 
 to my houle,I againe fell to playing with the Boy; affaying to draw 
 out of him by diuers meanes,fome fignes of his future difpolition. Fi- 
 
 Y 3 nally, 
 
? j 5 Iohn Barclay his Argents, Lib.4 ] 
 
 ■ nally,I hugged in mine armes(ifthe Gods were fauorable to the right) 
 the Kin° that was pre-ordained for lb potent an Empire. After this I 
 went From the Farme,to the next Towne. When 1 had there paffed 
 the night, I returned to the Court. When I related allthefe particu- 
 lars to Ti&Midra ,oi\e\y this troubled her,that yet two dayes delay was 
 interpofedbctweene her, and this her promifedfelicitie : which being 
 elan fed, when now all things were accommodated, and Sicambre was 
 come with her Nurfe-child, the Queene alfo with as (lender a traine as 
 iliee might, repaired thither ; andhauing walked a while intheOr- 
 chard,fhe told my wifethatfhe would repofe her felfe in fome roome, 
 She therefore was brought to abed-chamber, that for the myftery in 
 hand was the fitteft in the houfe, as in which when fhe fpake, none 
 without could ouer-heare her.Then all,but thofe that vvere of the par- 
 ty ,being with, drawne, as if the Queene were defiroustoileepe; the 
 trulty Sicambre was brought in out ofthe next chamber,and fetting 
 her ionne before her knees, deiiuered him to the Queene. It was the 
 Queenes pleafure that I mould be'prefent: but what I then faw, and 
 what I heard, neuer (ball I bee abiewith any language, andmybeft 
 heedrulneffe to expreffe to the life. So J ' " tendernefie griefe, and 
 the delight both or weeping & louin ucene exceed all meane 3 
 
 with a long fobbing retraining h , and the ardency ofher 
 
 other affections : at length fhe leapes to Childe,and almoft till both 
 their brcfts were bruifed with it,yoaked him in her imbraces.Nor con- 
 tinuing in one pofture, one while fhe put him a little from her, that (he 
 might the more freely obierue his countenance,his eyes,and the whole 
 proportion of his body : another, with a (udden force of loue fheea- 
 gaineclafpes him in her armes, and beftowed her kiflfesvponthe (b 
 many excellencies , as fhe found in the Childe worth her admiring. 
 As jf all tnefe graces which fhe faw In her Child,had been her own,fhe 
 no\ cemed more elated,and already, I beleeue,defigning him for her 
 leuenger, didbegin,witha heedy giuing him loft, to defpife Commin- 
 dorix* Againe,her loue being fpurred on with theconiideration it felfe, 
 that fhe was inforced thus to fteale her contentment,did with the more 
 hafty greedineffe fecke to inioythis felicitie : and withall,thc thought 
 of prelently parting with this delight,did draw from her thus diftra6t- 
 ed.fadlamentations.What fhourd I vfe many words ? There wasnone 
 ofvs,which at the fight of(b excefliue and pitirtill a tenderne(fe,did not 
 abundantly wcepe. But it inipQrted,that the Childe mould not know 
 of how eminent a qualidc hee was. For neither could that age of his 
 giue any aflfurance ofbeir.g faithfully iecret therein :and ifthefe things 
 mould haue been vented,a mott ineuitable deftruilion by the Tyrants 
 meanes did hang ouer him. Ttmandra therefore among thecarefTcs 
 
 which 
 
Lib-4- lohn Barclay his i^frgems. - t -. 
 
 which fhe doubled vpon her Childe,did let fall no word,by which hec 
 might know that fhe was either the Queene, or his Mother. Eut be- 
 ing moued with theobicft of hcr,that both was ouerioyedand mour- 
 ned; and betides, tyred with kiiles vnaccuftomed : when finally hec 
 faw vs all weeping,he alfo fhed ibme tearcs : and though he knew not 
 v/hoit wasthat iaibracedhim, yet as if nature had commanded him 
 to doe lbjhe twined his little armes about her. But the innocency of his 
 yecrcs not capable ofariy long consideration or iudgement, did quick- 
 ly withdraw him from that thought,and he began with a childifli con- 
 templation to obferue -he Queencs drelTing, and ornaments, whereof 
 the like he had not feene before. The Beds beliJes, and the Carpets, 
 With the other furniture or the chamber ; being all Orange things to 
 his fight,did caule him to panic ;it eucry lkp as he went about to view y 
 them: Soth.it we aUb be in., viti. toinnoc. >M •-. ^f his rapt into louc 
 and ttnderneflc, did with a inoft dehghtidl nine; ion follow his eyes 
 and motion. 
 
 While wee are thus tranfpot l/iniyie srfea . the time "wait 
 
 fbmewhatfpent, nor was it I iient,th - endants 
 
 fhould vpon her long ft .glh;otufp< ttnc . inc 
 
 could -not indure tobe n her lbnne,till vviti - . ic- 
 
 inioyingihcfame jileAlurt^ i heauing figh fhe turned from the 
 
 Chikic,and commanded him to bee carried away. And hence did her 
 hope arile: fhe would haue me with fbmc company ,but Inch as fhould 
 be ignorant of my purpofe, to goc to iS7r<*w£r«houfc,cithervnder co- 
 lour of hunting,or what other pretext I fhould like better, and there 
 excediucly to commend the beauty and fafhion of Aftioriftes : at 
 Iaft openly to beggc him of his Parents, that I might at my houfe 
 giue him education, and traine him vp in more ciuill exercifes : for 
 that he did not looke,as ifhc were borne to fpend his time in ploughed 
 fields,or in a defart. ThCn mult Sicambrc, hauingawhile contciled 
 with her Wus'band, at laft giue her confent. After that,theChilde mutt 
 be brought into the Citie,and deliucred to my wife, as to bee brought 
 vp in fuch fort,as was fit for that age of his. So fhould wee bee gouer- 
 nours of his breeding,and hefatisfie the Queenes longing with no trou- 
 blclome,or lhort entcrview. 
 
 Butthefeour dcuices (myGueft) a more mifchieuous misfortune 
 did oucrthrow. For fcarce three dayes after this their meeting, Cero- 
 *ifltis,Sicambres husband,came to my houfc,with his clothes ient,and 
 all the^ifmallfignesofan extreme griefc vpon him. Andaflooneas 
 he law me, no longer tiiifcmbllng his forrow ; The Gods (faid he) Go- 
 briat ,haue determined to ruine vs. Aftioriftet feazd vpon as a booty by 
 theeucs in the night,whether or no he Hues at alitor where, it is vncer- 
 
 Y 4 mat. 
 
3 1 8 Iohn Barclay his \Argtnis* Lib.4. 
 
 taine. The violence of men in armes hath this laft night carried him 
 away,who hauing robbed my houfe,in the end alfo fet it on fire. Nor 
 hath this mifchiefc onely confumed my houfe : the whole Countrcy 
 round about me they hauc in like fpjt preyed; and I efcapingfrornthat 
 tempeft,could not follow the track ofrhofe villaines,becaufe in certaine 
 boates they prefently pailed oyer -the Rhofne. What now wilt thou 
 appoint me to doe,or whither to goe ? 
 
 While Gobrias was making this narration, Arfidm^s if he had been 
 a (barer in this misfortune and damage, grew pale ; crying out, that it 
 was a moft vnworthy villany,and now and then inquiring,if the Child 
 in this fort were vtterly loft. For bee had framed to himfelfe a bratier 
 expectation of him,and fuch as might conduce to the bufines which he 
 then had in hand. But Gobr'to* : 1 was(faidhe)much more cold at this 
 newes,then I now (my Guefljiee thee to be. But the curing of this vio- 
 lent mifchiefe,which was w^th all celerity to be looked to, did notgiue 
 me leaue to bee flothfu.ll. Ithei ' commanded him,that he fhould 
 for a while ceafe* his vfeleffe mo- ... that he might more at large de- 
 liuer to me the particulars of tha^a- -nt. Hauing heard the whole 
 Story, Ihaddiuers confederations ,de at once : of whence 
 
 thefe Free- hooters fliould be vwhe lcor no,theyhadligh>. 
 
 tedvpontheChilde: with what e- ,or what forces they were 
 
 tobepurfued. Finally, whether the ^jeene were to bee acquainted 
 *vith this misfortune,or no. But I (hall- with- more conueniency relate 
 the reft to thee at better leafure : for I perceiue it is time to goe to fup- 
 per,which my people haue already more then once let me know,isal- 
 molffpoyled. Yet (replyed Arftd-u) thou fhalt not haue a merry 
 gueft ofme,exceptthou free me of this carefulnes,by letting me know, 
 what iflue thy griefe found,or what puniihment the Queene procured 
 to be inflicted vpon thofe thceues.tS^rf^to fatisfie hisearneftnes, did 
 brierely informc him,that neither the Queener.or himfelfe did forbcare 
 any fort of cither mourning or diligence^although they di^biQth lament 
 in priuate,and make enquirie after thofe villaines (till vnder other pre- 
 tences. Yet was all that they could doc, nothing auaileable for the re- 
 ceiuingoftheChilde that was lb forcibly carried away : Forneithe-r 
 were they found who hadfeazed vpon him,nor,-any track of them, by 
 which they might be farther fought after. That the Quecnc therefore 
 did then impute this mifchicfe alio to Commendorix, was but accor- 
 ding to the merit of thofe that run in a wicked courfe of life, who doe 
 not onely vndergo the infamy of their owne black mifdeeds,bufcfome- 
 timesalib thatof other "mens. Afterward we had be.tt.er intelligence, 
 that certaine theories in the Mountaines of the. Allobroges\,tq tffc end 
 diey might with lefle^diflike follow their wicked trade inaforraine 
 
 foyle 3 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay his <^4rgms, rjp 
 
 foyle,then in their own? Countrey ; hauing dravvne to a head together, 
 had patfed ouer the Rholhc, and being loden with booty, when they 
 had rcpafled to their owne fide, and flwrcd their purchafa, feuered 
 themfelues,left by their number thcyfhould bec ditcouercd. I»thB' 
 fort (laid he) was this molt delicate- Childc lolt^ and almoft u ith'the 
 griefe thereof his Mother alfo. . * » * 
 
 Arfidts being at this much more fcfouUed.; Mc thinks (faid he) that 
 I haue in a dreamc beheld the preparation fdr a magnificent building: 
 which after that k was by the laboufofth&workcmen gtowee to per- 
 fe£tion,and become glorious with the*Marbl$$.and'Imagcs,is; with the 
 applauie of men which waked me,w*tayy rui.ied and oucrthrowne.So 
 thou,after thou hadlt faucd the Chile jfiVr tlvuiSadft brought him to 
 thofe yceres,that he promifed,hc wa<rn&f}FckRicdtono purpoie,ona 
 fudden docftbercaue vsofhim. Wi*\t Jk vVords^hfiingin his mind, 
 more bitterly difpleafed, heetohiir aiff Mcfpik«.M Ci A\yotGobrias y 
 that had with fuch acircumloci Sir* a Stage, vpon 
 
 whichatlalVnothinglhouldbe v\ ~ .^ ft^was it v% efpied by Gokri- 
 m .that the man was much pcto '<fa. Cha* he therefore might re More 
 his Gueft to himfelfe, If t. " 4j he) J J£me*rily,I will in the end 
 
 bring home the Childe,am jjj'i ty to has Mother. Arfi- 
 
 dxs with thefe.words was a with : ^jjeater hope then Gobrias 
 
 did beleeue,wi(hed that the b u < ncli .migrjprofp'eroufly fuccced.But 
 when they fate downe at the table, ( ebrtat < coifed himfelfto Arfidat, 
 for requiring one of the Druydcs 4o fit i;vhc middle bed. For fuch 
 was the ceremonious faihion of the Gaulesfthaumenofthat profciTion 
 either at their Showes,©* their Feafts, fhould alwayes be feated in the 
 molt honourable place. Ar/ida* tooke his place on the right, hand of 
 this Prophet, CjobriM fate in the loweft roome: while they were at fup- 
 per,they had a large difcourfe concerning theDruydes: lb zsGobrias 
 was vncertaine,whcther Arfldai were more defirous to be informed of 
 what he knew not ; or the Prieft to injftrucl him. Who,when hee had 
 let him know, that they were notonely the Gouernoursof Religion 
 among theGaules,but alfo the Iudges in calcs of controuerhe between 
 them ; and that the whole Youth oftheir Nation were regulated ac- 
 cording to" their directions : he alfo with faire, yet magnrficke words, 
 l"hewed,that there was among them a fpecjall relpeft of Poeiie,aj of a 
 nioftdiume knowledge, infilling longer vpon that point, to the end he 
 might be requeued to -re-pea te iome of his verfes. Which' when Arfidas 
 founded vrged him,that had a good will to it,he recited certaine lines 
 ashe.fa-id,uotlongfin<.ecompoiedbyhim, in which thehuiice of the 
 Gods.Yftas maguifiedjwhp luiferiiig themfelues to be a .long time oflen-. 
 dqd,dde yet at lcngth^as for the.r honour take rcueoge thereof. . 
 
 To* 
 
320 John Bai clay his Argents, Lib.4. 
 
 Tou guilty foules, who fe mad iniquities 
 Too long prouoke the Gods,doc notdefpife 
 Their flaw reuenge ; the woes ofyourjadflate, 01 
 -1 § # Their doomes deferring /baft ingeminate: 
 
 Though Ioue beflacke ; nor for each crime, below ; 
 % "Does from the Skje his- armed ,Thundsr throw ; 
 
 Tet iufiicenumbringallyourfimes with care, 
 Does the whole fnmme to Nemefis declare. 
 Hence come all forts of death ; and, deadlier farre 
 Then death, diflrac~lion*andbreft-rending care: 
 Hence deluges, when bgrne by water vp t 
 The foamy Tritons ridevpon the top 
 Of Cities drovn'd \fiof needit be rehear j W, 
 How Cornels blafted,fcattered,or differ s^d 
 By t aging winds ; or 'Bores, by often wounds 
 Of their crookptuskeSfUy wafte the paflure grounds • 
 Or when from poyfonoju Ayres,wedrawfwift death, 
 Through our infected bodies as we breathe : 
 Or when on Townes deuourw '" m ire 
 Mars fends, with blood q,' ~. i glutted fire* 
 
 Thefewayesthe Godsreuen^. we fhould thinke 
 
 Themflackeyor eafie at our t~< ,sto winke) 
 Tunifi deferring Nations; wafiingthen 
 Their people by a&f at es : but we ,wretch 'd men , 
 Know not whofe wrath fends a difiemper'd Skit, 
 Peftilentyeeresjhat men vntimely die; 
 We Nature, Fortune .andth'vnhappy frame 
 Of our weakf bodies conflitutions blame. 
 Nature, alas offends not ; no worke came 
 AmiffefromHeauen: our (innes call downe the firoke : 
 Of lingringFates^and their hid wrath prouoke, m 
 
 After they had Tupped in as dainty a manner,as the warres and their 
 being at Sea would beare : It istime(faid zArfidas) to begin our fearch 
 in all places on the other fide of Rhofne, and to bring your Prince out 
 ofhisconcealement. Then Gobrias: We did it (faidhe) with all dili- 
 gence: and yet at that time all our labour was invaine. Foure whole 
 yeeres we did lament his lofle. In the fifth, we were inforced to enter 
 intoa warrewith the AUobroges^ for that they both contended about 
 their bounds, -and did alfo grow dangerous to their happier neigh- 
 bours. It is not much to the purpofe to let thee know the feucrall ac- 
 cidents of that -warrej efpecially it being) managed tumultuarily, and 
 
 for 
 
Lib.4. John Barclay his K^irgems. + 1 x 
 
 for the moft part by men of no marke or quality. One iuft and order- 
 ly battell there was, in which the Allobroges were routed and turned 
 . out of their Campc.Our Army enriched with the booty ,had more pri- 
 foncrs, then they were well able to keepe with chaines and bracelets 
 
 te&asfncroeftttt: whole Tent, while the"Conquerours were pillaging 
 a certaine fouldicr at the doorc of it eipyingta youth of lingular beauty 
 neglecting the reft of the fpoyles that were there to be gotten, dc tired 
 to be the matter of him. He with more courage then was to be ex- 
 pected in hisyeeres, making a Partyferjirihis hand, declared that he 
 was not to be taken Prilbner and liue. Npr, could the fouldiour tinde 
 in his heart to hurt that delicate body: but calling one of his fellowes 
 to him, he got behind the backc of the refitting Childe. So at length 
 hauingwith much adoe got hold ofhis Armes , they alio wruno the 
 weapon out of his hand, who fretted at k. His hands fcemed to therrt 
 not worthy of fcruill cordes, andlromfuch a generous difpofition 
 they thought no fahTiood w— to bee feared. If therefore hee would" 
 giue his word not to make . from them, they promifed that he 
 
 iliould goe with them,nx -.npsmion then a pritbner, not lya- 
 
 ble to any marke of feruitude. ;ith a countenance not at all deiedt- 
 edwithiogreatacalamitie,antwered,thathe would not contend with 
 the Gods,whofe pleafure it was, that hee thus mould be made a prifb- 
 ner,uor that he would with leflfc care fceketo prefer uc his Faith, then 
 he had before hislibertie. 
 
 It was not without thefpcciall direction of the Gods, that the foul- 
 diours were fb much enamoured of this Child.They carried him away, 
 who now contented to it : and fearing cnuy for him, not filtering ma- 
 ny to fee him,they were hard by the City where the Court was, when 
 they lighted vpon me. If I haue any faith in me, I was amazed at the 
 countenance of the Stripling , and did moft greedily enquire of them, 
 ( for they were not altogether Grangers to me ) where they got this 
 purchafe,& whether it Were to be ibid or no? They anfwered,that they 
 did keepe this the choice of the Prifoners, to make a prefent of him to 
 Commtndorix. I thinke, that fearing I might begge him for my felfe s 
 they to prcuent it,vfed Cvmmindorix his name. Thou kno weft, that 
 the Caflbckes which the Gaiiles vfe to wearc , doe not couer the 
 whole body. While therefore I more intentiuely fticke at the view of 
 him ; and the Gods infufe into my minde more and more I know not 
 what of greater confcquence , by chance he turned his head, and in an 
 inftantdidalmoftraake an end of mf-, with the exceifiucioy which 
 
 I wa* 
 
322 lohn Barclay his Argents. Lib.4. 
 
 I was not ableto bearc. For what can I fpeake fateable to that felicity? 
 He difcouered (ray Gueft) that marke of theRoyalibloud : that eare 
 of come, I (ay, which in a naturall purple the De(lenier,as I before did 
 let thcmknow,had imprinted in the Queenes fame. I was not able to 
 fpeakein that pang of an ouer- flowing toy. A i weate alfo and a fudden 
 weakeneffeofmy legges did trouble my prayers, which were as yet 
 penfiue and doubtfull. Then hailing filently befought the Gods, Pro- 
 te clours of our Nation, that they would be gracious to fo great a hope: 
 You haue by Hercules found out a braue prefent (faid I ) for Contrmn- 
 dorix. But confider, fellow fouldiours, .whether it were not better for 
 you to prefent it to the Queene.., His age is not yet vnfit for that part 
 of the Court where the women kecpe : and hee remembring one day 
 by whofe mcanes he was fo„ preferred , will, perhaps, alfo afterwards 
 feeke to aduance you. For if you giue him to Commmdonx, hee will 
 neuerthelefle fall to the Queenes lotrand CommthdoriX gctthethankes 
 from the Queene,which now,if you be wife, may be your o wne. The 
 fouldiours hauing conferred a wi.ile together, gaue meethankes for 
 aflifting them with my aduice : and dejire that by my meanes they 
 may get acceffe to the Queene. I nov onely vndertake to doe them 
 that fauour, but iealous alfo of this jpoty, and befides , eager 
 
 of being more certaineiy enformc. , le paflagesby the Child, 
 
 doe alfo inuite them to (upper. 
 
 After we were come to my houfe, i began gently to entertaine the 
 Youth, and enquired of him, what his name was. But hee madean- 
 fwer, that the firft time he was a Prifoner, he was called Scordanes : in 
 this fecond captiuity, what name his Mafters would giue him, he yet 
 knew not. Haftthouthen(faidl) beene once taken before this time ? 
 Yes,certainely ((aid he.) From whence (replied I) my Childe?. Or 
 what was jhy firft name ? I (faid l?e) with much adoe remember that 
 I was, being then very little,taken by the violence of (buldiours, out of 
 my Fathers houCe. Nor can I call any thing more to minde , but that 
 we dwelt in the Country, and that my mother called meAfliorifles&ut 
 to the King Ancroefttu I was prefented by them that tooke meramong 
 whofe children,in fort not much differing from them eitherfor mcanes 
 or fauour, 1 haue moft happily (pent fbme yeeres. Now it was his plea- 
 fure,that for an entrance into (bu]diourfhip, I (hould fee this warre, in- 
 which (alas) both what is befallen him,I know not : and my felfe haue 
 begun to runne other, and it may be, bafer fortunes. With thefe words 
 the griefe of his minde flopped his difcourfe. But I now certaine of the 
 bufineffe, hauing adored the Gods, to whom rather then to chance, I 
 afcribed the proceffe of thefe affaires : The Gods ( faid I, my Childe ) 
 haue in nothing beene vnkindetojhce, nor bee thou vnthankcfullto 
 
 the 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay his^irgtms. 222 
 
 the deftinies,who by fo many accidents haue laboured to iettle thee 
 in the Queenes family. Thou art, myChilde, referucd for a rare and 
 happy fortune. 
 
 Maftercdby this my ioy, and hauingpaffed the night vnOjUietly be- 
 tweene the imaginations of greateft hopes,and of all happy fortunes I 
 ccrtifie the fouldiers, that I was going to the Quecne to procure them 
 accefieto her. I had made my felfe brauer then I vied to be, and had a 
 Garland vpon my head,as if I were to facrifice to the Gods : my coun- 
 tenance alfo was with the ienfc of my reidycing more chearefull then 
 ordinary : all which the iollity of the late victory did iccmc to excufc. 
 In this habit thcn,when I had falutcd the Qucene,I did determine a lit- 
 tle to dally with her,and not to prcfent her all at once with her whole 
 contentment. To that end: Wonder notjMadame (faid I) at this vn- 
 vfiiall ioyfulnefle of my minde. The Gods haue with the fecret power 
 of a Vifion compelled me to it. Perhaps thou wilt terme me fuperftiti- 
 ous. But fo certaine was the reprefenranon thereof, which moued my 
 minde in my fleepc,that I doenot rHinke it to be reckoned among my 
 dreames. And that I mav rf ^nget diifcmblc,itis in thy behalfe that I 
 nowreioyce. So did Aft • £"' ' "hjnljp, orfome other meflengerofthe 
 Gods,if there be any w ' "$• , 1 cfehting to them the images of 
 
 future things,informe .. r mortall men, forefhow to me how 
 
 happy this day fhould be to onto rhe Quecne then:Butwhat(faid flic) 
 GokriaSiixz thefe mountaincs of ioy > or to Ipeake better, how cameft 
 thou out of thy wits ? I faw(replyed I)toward the morning,thc time of 
 thedearcft Viiions : a Youth of a moll lonely alpccl, who in this fort 
 fpake tome : Goe to the Quecne y Gohtai y tell her,that I am comming 
 to her. This day fhe fhall with all fecuritie fee me, whom fhc (0 lon<* 
 hath earneftly wiflied for. But what art thou (laid I ? ) For with that 
 countenance and carriage of thine, there is no oddes betweenc thee 
 and any oftheoff-fpring of the Gods. To this he fomewhat difplea- 
 fed:Doeft thou fo lictle know,^/?/or//?<f/,as thou haft need ofa promp- 
 ter? Knoweftthou notTtmandr.i's Sonne and thy Prince ? Inftantly 
 Icalled him to minde,as hec was (peaking : and when with an vfelcfle 
 intention I ftroue to embrace him, the eagemeffe of my minde caufed 
 my body to moue,fo as with a moft vnwelcome waking,I loft fight of" * 
 the Childe. That it was a heauenly prefaging,thou may eft, Madame, 
 pcrcc : ueby this,thatasifbythe impullion of the Gods,Inot ibmuch 
 as doubt of the euent. This day thou (halt haue thy Afliorijies. The 
 Quecne hearing this,did penfiuely hang downe a while her head,then 
 looking vp,fhe lb fhewed no ioy at all,that I now repented me of my 
 trifling. Why docft thou (faidlliec) force mce to renew the remem- 
 brance of my forrowes? Either this is but an idle imagination of ibmo 
 
 dreamc 
 
324 I°h n Barclay bis <^£rgmh. Lib.4. 
 
 di-eamc by chance ; oriftheGods doe indeed more freely intend any 
 reuelation,I fhall this day end my lite, and among the Infemall Gods 
 embrace the ghoft of my Sonne. Nay, Madame, (faid I) except what 
 1 haue promiied bee eftefted , cither banifh mee, or which is the 
 worftofallj am content that thou fhalthateme.Iwillgo to the Tem- 
 ple,andcraue of the Gods, that they will ipeedily- make good their 
 promifes. 
 
 With my being thus chearefull, I brought her to hope better, and 
 prefently leauing her,I went to my houfe, in ftead ofthc Temples and 
 the Gods, from thence to fetch the felicitiethat I had promifed to her. 
 I therefore brought the fouldiers with their Prefent to the Court-gate, 
 who were pretently by the Captain of the Guard that was my familiar 
 friend,but a (hanger to the bufineiTe then in hand, to bee prefented to 
 the Queene. Inthemcane time Ireturned to her, butwasiilent, ex- 
 peeing if fhe would firft begin to fpeake to me. It well appeared that 
 me was troubled. For one wh ;l f (he did walke fafter thenfhee vied 
 to doe: another^fhe paufing *fp ^-e^uieted thoughts would fettle her, 
 as if (hee were nailed to the J^r* *- l .elpilc - ^ euery other while fhee caft 
 her eye vpon me. When,b Jir !f er > r x y a^ \ t e of her Guard v as. I had 
 requested hirr^came in,anaj ^ESy & was without a moft de- 
 licate Youth,which a couple oY^ ■-♦. it for a Prefent to the 
 Queene.The troubled mince of 7?'?''l'~- *♦ did not as yet competently 
 perceiue what the deitinies wentab'Vt,' though now they difcouerea 
 themfelues. Not thercfor»fufpccling any thing of greater importjftiee 
 commanded the fouldie?s to be admitted. But when they with their 
 Prefent were come to her fight, (my deareflGueft) her allonilhrnent 
 and her pafTion by degrees growing greater, fhe grew ftiffe, as it were 
 taken, or poffelTed. The hope that I had giuen her, hardly gaue her 
 leaue to heare them commending their Prefent : but of her felfe, and 
 with a pang of ramne{fe,fhe looked tpon the Boyes necke/md know., 
 ing the marke which hee was borne with,that fhe might conceale the 
 perturbation of her minde, fhee a while couered her face with her 
 gownc,as if he"r eyes had ay led fbmewhat. When fhee had fettled her 
 * fcffe,fhe vnvayled her face. At length hauing difmiffed the Souldiers 
 with thanks,and promife of reward, l"he in priuate did in this manner 
 cherifh me for my part in this feruice 1 O (faid fhe) thou Iuggler : thou 
 dream'dlt belike waking. And what thojj kne wert for true, that thou 
 mighteft deferre my ioyes,thou diddeft afenbe to the idle imaginations 
 of thy flecpe. But doelt thou know how I will be reuenged on thee ? 
 Thy reward thall be theAlower*,- which yet I muft confe{fe,I owe thee 
 inthehigheft meafurc. Thou (halt hereafter let me know, by what 
 meanesthoudidft chance vpon the Childe. Now doe thou take him, 
 
 and 
 
Lib.4* Iohn Barclay his ^Argents. 325 
 
 and bring him vp, as ifthou were to traine him for our feruicc.I.et him 
 be acquainted with thole excrcifes, which may become the moft emi- 
 nent fortune. Inthemeanetime, my felfe without lufpitionfliallenioy 
 his light,and at my pleafurc ipenke with him. 
 
 After this diicourlc in priuatc ,flie openly dcliucred the Child to mo, 
 whom wit called Scordancs. Her felre, that fhec might the more freely 
 rcio)|ce,w1th-dre w into her priuatclt roomes. But to the louldicrs we 
 did luflly pay their rcward,a princely one indeed, butnotto becnuied, 
 nor cq^all to their Prefent. Butbehold.in the middeltofthiscalmc, a 
 fury oftfcmpert arbic,which was not to be flighted. The King AntYt- 
 eftiu fending Heralds to vs, declared, that if any man would rcrtoreto 
 him amolt louely Boy, which heedid alio reckon ofasonc of his chil- 
 drcn,that for the ranfome of a perfonofno greater quality, hec would 
 pay an hundred Talents. Wee were extremely frighted with this his 
 troublefome courtefie. For how could the Quccnc without dillikc or 
 fufpition retaine him,whom hisMarter valued at fo high a rate? At leaft 
 it would lcemc a part of barbarous jftboth to grudge the old man 
 that contentment,andthe Chi'. ' -^ good fortunes. Or finajly, 
 
 would cither Scordanes H D j e JtcTrjce he were growne able to 
 
 make his cfcape :or w. 4 d'-i^r vp himfelfe to others, 
 
 that might plot to ga ; .^ind&d Talents? While wee 
 
 are inthefe perplexities ^ ., <i nether '..ad any will to contract 
 
 with Anerocftus&QK knew liar' ^.vb^iJow to clctaine the Child, fud- 
 dcnlyfortune,thatto Aneroefim ;'.^as iv$[\ mifchieuous,did yet doc vs 
 afaubur : for his Subie&s rofe in rebellion apgair.it him. The warrc was 
 fhort,and with a bloody ifluetwo/bi?nc$of^wro/r/?w,which were all 
 he had,and of lingular hopc,werc llair.9 in the battclLl fhould belecue, 
 that himfelfe alfo (though his body w'crenot'found) didmifcarry in 
 thatdefeate. Then indeed thofe which badthruft him out, did with 
 tyrannike deuices draw thcKingdomc to ihen.ielucs. Hardly did Scor- 
 danes indure to heare fo great a hrsrbitune befallen to Aneroeftvs, and 
 out-liue it. Such was hisvnder(tandingofpiety,and his ownc loflc be- 
 yond the reach of his age. Neuerthclcfle with time, and (who woulcr 
 belecuc it in a Childe) with reafons wc in the end did pacirie him. 2fc* • 
 being rcftored to himfelfe, and prcftfued for vs, he did beyond bcliefe * * 
 fill all rankes,all ages in the Court with expectation of him. Whether 
 tor his horfemanfliip,or carting of a Dart,or.with his Arrow hitting of 
 the marke,he grew in a very fhort while foperfcet,thatout-itripp ; .ng 
 all that were of his ownc timc,hc was m fine llich a one,as the teachers 
 themfelucs might enuy. Nor was this happincfle of nature in him ci- 
 ther proud or {lubbornc. All men were pleafcd that he mould haue 
 the better of them : becaufe he did not out- goe any man in what exer- 
 
 cifc 
 
326 Iohn Barclay bis Argents, L ib. 
 
 cife foeuer more then in courtefie and refpei^rulnelTe. In difcourfe, no 
 man more ciuill. He gaue the precedency to all; euery ones good opi- 
 nion he fought to gaine:in witty lefts he was excellently happy:vvhich, 
 that they might offend none, hee vied firft to put them vpon himfclfe. 
 His abilities of body did befidesgrow to maturitie,which he hardened 
 with wrefiling,and throwing the barre : as alio with running of cour- 
 fes and hunting : and making his training-horfes to the Charicfc, his 
 little fleeping and fpare diet conduce to his health.Finally (whichfboth 
 the Queene and my felfc were efpecially delighted with)he dick^ot on- 
 ly refemble his Grandfather in his difpofition, butalfoinJhircounte- 
 nance. 
 
 Hee was not much abouc fixteene yeeres old, when it feemed the 
 Fates had ripened both his minde, and the forces of his body, to the 
 end that wee fhould not all bee ruined. Vox Commindorix putot too 
 great abundance of our refpeel, began to be glutted with it. Hee was 
 cruell beyond all good mens*patience,being rendered by his daily com- 
 mitting villanics more confide. nd hauing made experience how 
 fafely Britontandes might bed ~»d. At the la ft,he openly affecled 
 the Roy all tide,his followers ei t #, r -ending his ambition,with 
 
 giuing it out, that the Empirt jr* * d vnder Britomandes^ 
 
 was to be quickned by fome bi a That the Kingdome 
 
 fliould be more indebted to C^mr,. , w.ien he to the Kingdome, 
 
 if he would pieafe to take the charge Vj x)n him. That it was no great 
 matter to Britomandes, a man vnfit to gouerne,and befides, without a 
 fonne to fucceed him,by what title he were ftiled. That Ccmmindorix 
 was notonely oneofthe prime Nobility ,but alfo befides an able man. 
 And now their trayterous plots were ready to be put in execution. The 
 Tyrant was reported tohauehadit in agitation, in what Fort Brito- 
 mandes wich his Timmndra might with moft fafety be kept ; what re- 
 uenewes fhould bee fet out for their maintenance ; what attendants 
 they both fhould haue.or what Guards. In the end he fo defpifed the 
 deiefted Britomandes^zs he was bold a fane off, to inquire of him,ifhe 
 Icould not be content of his owne accord to quit the name of Kings lo 
 % hurdenous & troublefome,with multiplicity ofaffaires.For he thought 
 » • that much of the diflike of him would be abated, if he could obtaine it 
 ofhim with his confent and liking. The King galled with that moft 
 bafe propofition,as then indeed didreftraine his anger, but afterward 
 to Timandra. he began to lament his hard fortune. She not thinking it 
 conuenient to delay any longer ; and if the Dcftinies did crolTe her, at 
 leaft to lofe themfclues brauely:I haue(faid fhe)my deareft Husband,a 
 meanes to free thee from this thy villanous enemy .But I am afeard,lealt 
 with thy eafineffe thou ihouldeft forfakeme; and difcoueringmy en- 
 
3*7 
 
 Lib. 4 . Toll n Barclay 'hh^^Hs'. 
 
 ,gines to our cncmics,oudrth'rovi' both thy {cite and me togetticr.- TKe 
 King then attef ling thcPowers of Heauen, andthe Infcrnall Gocfc,af, 
 furcs hcr,that he would not onely with his filencc,but with his autho- 
 ritic alio be affiltant to Ttmatidra'j deuices. Thatin'nrswofull mindc 
 he did acknowledge ,how much hechad intimespaft erred : but -that 
 now the violence orvhi£ wrongs,' and the milchicre drawing lbneere, 
 hadmade him more relblutc. 
 
 Twaridra with th'efe words infinitely cheered : If (fold fhec) thdu 
 •doeft keepe thy vvord,to morrow we vyillcither by victory fecurc our 
 cftate,ofyyc like Princes.Yct did (lie not all that night impart her pur- 
 pbfctdany body,oncly fhe wa-Vncd (bme that flic knew moft -faiehfoK 
 tohcr,thatearefy -in the'mornitig they fhould attend her. Me 1 fhe com- 
 manded nor 01 »ely to be thcre,tHitto bring mv Pupill alto withme,a+»4 
 all this vVith a countenance lb ietfle^ldVree from all (hew of penfW 
 ncfle,as I notfo much as coniedurcd, 'that lliec had any vnviuall or 
 ttoublcfome bufinefle in hand* < ^ 
 
 Commindorix was then hunting tiu.-c 1 n*jes from the Gty, being go«e 
 two dayes before to - k<*" r ~n*>hr j^in^/whete there was^l-orre^ 
 and vs ildc btafh **% "Tureof Our Princes. By br<#l«j 
 
 of <&y therefore we'mct t< «c«Court,as wee were comman- 
 
 Jo/f Wr were n"* - u - '*}» ^ vr * orn (he brought m to the 
 
 King,and all of vs either for prio^e o»publike mtcrclts Oppofite to 
 CommindDrix. And when fhee had commanded ntiy Pupill to draw 
 n«rer,(he thus ipake to the King : I am yet (fvid (lie) nay Lord, vn- 
 ccrtainc, whether it fhali to tKy mdgement 3ppe;tfeaii offence, op ¥10; 
 which I nowrometo con&fle to' thee : for I hauccoriceaie'd from rfiec 
 thy goodfortunc/b the end that it might with the more fo'ctie be pre- 
 ferred for thee. Thy enemies would,had they knownc of ic, haue dc- 
 fffbj'cd ft while it was growing vp ; wh jch-nowiboingarriued atina- 
 turirie^vill^e their bane and overthrow* Eotcufe mt therefore. for hs- 
 uing \<"Tth- my being lb- long filent; procured that thou mightclt-not 
 kriovv' how -much thou art indebted to the Gods; ftndtharlmay in 
 brteft vnfoHthe tkiime'Cfc, doe not, Sir, lb long as this young man is li~ 
 uinc'jbeleeuctliat thoii hart not a Childc, who accordvng to the Lawese*. 
 ofdw Gotintt¥y, maytjec thyiSHC^etfourMthcKingdome. For by all 
 rfr^^tods'a'WdQ^den^SjVvhomiehliWriill for me tocalho wkncflb',1 
 tnis ! rsthySbnne : f him wkhoUt'thy knowledge: did I beare rathce ;' 
 th'oubKl 1 ^d i atthat ) «iulcfaine, that 1 was deliuered ofa Daughter, 
 whom'.forthefew moneths that (Tie liued, thou-afcer my namcdidft* 
 caWTimandrA. Thccaufeofthismy ficYion wasthcfcarc,letlthc vil- 
 Xixrto^Cotomirtdmx fhould, with (bme cunningpraft-iccexercifcbK- 
 ctWlty vpon him. For the reft,alt'kough -it bee a trouble to co.nmcnd 
 
 Z. one 
 
12 
 
 Iohn Barclay bis Argents. Lib. 4. 
 
 one before his face : I will yet {peake that which cannot be concealed ; 
 thatheisgrowne vp with a ditpohuon worthy of his Anceftors ; and 
 that the Gods inthe care they haue fhewedofhim,haue, approucd of 
 my deuice,farre beyond all that I durft wim, or craue ctfthem. For at 
 his birth hec was prouided of an abode, ruftick indeed, but yet trufly. 
 So the Childe might with allconueniency bee both concealed and nur- 
 fed. When he was growing, whether it were the-outrage of Freeboo- 
 ters or rather the more gracious inclination ofthe Powers of Heauen, 
 he was brought to theCourt'ofaforraine Prince : in which, without 
 fufpition he was trained vp in the elements of a life framed for cxerci- 
 fes and affaires. From thence,vndcr the Chew of abooty,beingby the 
 Gods returned to vs y hee ib hath paft his childhood, fo began to enter 
 into mans eftate, as he now^egins to bee able for our behooft, when 
 Commmdmx doth ceafe to be anytenger'tolerable,w'ho mu(t(0 King) 
 either be depreft^or acknowledged for our Mafter. For how necrc art 
 thou to being made a prifonet > What other things do we cxpeit then 
 chaines and tetters ?,Rather ro w «. thy felfe (niy deareft Husband) and 
 at once reuengethe audacio.ufnelTewhich he h?th vied to thee io ma- 
 ny yeei cs together. But if wftK * patjfrrf rhoi; bccR 
 carelefTe of thy felfe; at leaft pr*» thy itTue his Grandfathers 
 KingdomcHaue pitty alfo vpon- ncn that thou feeft heere 1 
 of whom there is not one,who,becauie h<* nam nootl f r *% Royalty, 
 muftnotalTurchimfelfe either of death, or difgrace farremoregrie ? 
 uous then deach,at the tyrants hands. Doe not then now betray t% 
 Selfe,thy Wife,thy Childe,andthefafety of fo many thymoft faithjuU 
 Seruants. Nor call my fidelitiein queftion, as if to alter the ftate of 
 things,I would without iu(i right entitle him to the blood Roy all. See 
 here vpon his nccke/eeon the lower part of his thigh, molt vnfailing 
 markkas it were the feales of the Deftinies,by which,after with fun- 
 dry hazzards he was loft and foundagaine,he was not vndifcouereoVby 
 my felft^and thofe which were priuy to thebufinefle with me. But be- 
 fides,iuch is the prefent eftate of things,as .though thefe things were no- 
 thing but a # meere inuention of mine, it were yet discretion in thee to 
 Vjake vfe of this aduantagcous cunning. Out-reach then thy enemy, 
 who is by no. Height fo eahly to be maltered,as by this new and vnex- 
 petfed occurrcm* When thou ait peaceably fettled, thou mayftmore 
 at lcafure,and with conucniency enquire ofhjs orjgipall. Now, if thou 
 doeft not beleeuelthatto be atall, which is indeed a rcall truth ; it yet 
 concernes thee to pretend, that thou doeft beleeue it. Then turning to 
 her bonne : Omy /tfttertftes (laid fihee) for fo when thou wcrt borne, 
 we called thee,let mee now ingood earneft embrace thee. My Sonne, 
 the occasion ol my fo many prayers,o£ fo many teares,ktme kiffe thy 
 
 for he ad, 
 

 Lib.4» John Barclay his^irgcm* \ % ~ 
 
 forhcadjlctmc kifTcthy iippes. Now Ifirft doe both account thee to 
 bcc borne, now my felfe firft to be a mother. 
 
 While the Queene was thus fpcaking, all that were prefent,bcfides 
 my felfe,were amazed. Onely I knew that it was all a truth which (lie 
 related.Yet was not I altogether without wonder, that with a reiblu- 
 tion fo inexpe&ed by me, me had acquainted the King with the whole 
 bufineffe. But by all their countenances it well appcared,how ftrangc 
 this thing did feeme to their vnderftanding. Their fpeech, and the fct- 
 ledriefic of their lookes being bereft therri, they looked one vpon ano- 
 ther, "f hen fome of them called vpon the Gods ; others fhed tearcs, or 
 holding vp their hands, they in filence did admire this cunning deuice 
 of Fortune. For in fuch fort had the Queene liucd; that no man could 
 fuipe& any fraude of her part.Yet was not any more deepcly touched, 
 or changed, then both the King himfelfe and Aftioriftff were. The 
 King with ioy,and his other affe&ions,almoft befide himfelfe, could 
 neither fpeake nor fHrre. Now he ' ked at his wife, whom out ofa 
 longtriallofherfidelity,hce didbeieeue : now at>his Sonne, who was 
 aftonifhed with nomeane perturbation: For when the Queene leaped 
 into his bofome,neither daring ref' 1 lie ta imbrace her,nor to offer k,hee 
 trcmblcfiv.uii the vncert ''int. But the Queene made more 
 
 afliircd, by feeing the te.tr *g downe her husbands face : Wilt 
 
 thou (faid i"hcc) my dearelt Husband, giue this Youth leauc to prefent 
 himfelfe at thy knees ? or if thou now doeft pcrceiue thy felfe a father; 
 doc thou firft offer him thy hand. To this the King : The Gods (faid 
 he) my moft faithfull wife, arc not fo much my enemies, that I fbould 
 refufe to allow of this for my ifliic, which certainely,both for his vertucs 
 and the fame of him,cannot but bring an infinite addition of honour to 
 any the greateft Princes race. My felfe truly confident ofthyfan&itie 
 and wifedome,doc make no doubt at all, but that he was begotten by 
 me. But if thou (houldeft be abufed, if thou doeft belecue that to bcc 
 which is not fo : I yet will haue him neucrtheleffe for my fonne: that if 
 there be no bands of nature betweene vs, at leaft by thofe of adoption, 
 he may make me a father : withallhe ftooped downe,and tooke him 
 into his bofome, that was kneeling before him. The noblell young 
 man,andby proofeofallkinde of vermes made remarkable, had long 
 before knit all mens hearts vnto him. No enuy therefore of fogrcst a 
 fortunCjdid ftaine the fauourable good will of thofe which were i i pre- 
 fencc. Already they refpefted him as their Lord: already kilTcd his 
 hand and his garments: and thofe that wcreinore ancient, called his 
 Grandfather 'Britomatides to remembrance, and either really ,or their 
 kindnefte abufing their fight ; they obferucd that nature had tranfmit- 
 ted many things~ofhisafpec} into his nephew* Finally, the King begs n 
 
 Z z to 
 
John Bai cky his, m&gtdal L ib. 4 . 
 
 to inquire of his wife, what was the whole ordetofthe proceeding of 
 the Gods in preferuing this hisfonne for him.But Ttwandra : That nar- 
 ration fhall(iaid fhe)be fitter for a time of plcafure with leffc bnfineile, 
 then at this time prcfleth vpon vs. Now let vsprouide tokcepethe 
 knjfe.fiom our throats. $0 long as Ccmmindori x is lining, I neither can 
 belecuetha^ wc arc Princcs,norhardly men. With what temper doeft 
 thou thinkej that proudeit man^v''' taine thisincreafc of thy fami- 
 ly? But if thou wilt follow rny a< .»e fhal rage in vaine.The peoples 
 and the fouldiers minds cHoiSwnuit with a fpeedy, and no difficult cun- 
 ningprepoiTefie. Q -if thy hta-Mv would giue thee leaue^ goeafyoad : 
 if berqre them with tlr$ j>rc lq\ ^c %Lj2 ,thorizc;^hefe fo great affaires': But 
 he: Icangoe^Lady^'ei''. Ir,:^ '... ; ( and 9 except you all beeof another 
 opinion, I will ha ue fe&'f ,r ajjfcmblcd at the Court Gate to hearc 
 me. That is(faid the Oj %t I did wifb.We mult vfe all expedi- 
 
 tion ,before Commimovix t^g'tnereof aduertifed, ray fc any troubles. 
 He therefore fent Srejejftly - * ""lp all about the Citie , to call the 
 people' together, tcjjfcai^'an option* which the King intended to 
 make to them. Ail men thought t^tey were mad,. Tor who could be- 
 leeuc that the King^Rfc inip,mai^y ceres had not been feene abroad, 
 fhould fuddenly fhe w Kiirfjife fc and alio pray .!: ? Orator? 
 
 What fuange ? What>&d<jc-q| ace, ^ happened r Thefe things 
 
 were to euery one a l^eft 'miracles, and they L>cii,^ lgnoiaiu ofihebu- 
 fineiTc, did ofall hanc^bath enquire and enforme. Some. there were 
 
 that did not ftickc to {zyt^mt hjeenr--nding at that Affembly to rcfigne 
 his Crownc, did meanc to maKe vie of this his laft Prerogatiue Royall, 
 All mens expectations were ray fed to the height,& the Itrcets fwarmd 
 with the troupes of thofe that drew to the Aflfembly. The fouldiours 
 of the Guard be ir.galfo warned, were there placed in their order, and 
 vndec their colours. While thefc things were in hand, wc with all di- 
 ligence doe erect a high place like a Stage. To which when Eritotntm- 
 des in the midft of hisLords was come out, and with Ttmattd>a{~ci'm 
 their chaires of State, and had placed Aftioriftes next to himfclf; there 
 were among the people various difcourfes. Some, when they faw 
 %he King did fall on wtcpingrothcrs enquired what fudden honour the 
 King Ipd conferred vpon that cutlandifh Youth ? finally , after lilence 
 had been diuers times proclaimed, hruomandes begannc to tell them : 
 That it vyas iul,t,that both himiclfe and the people fhould.giuc the 
 Godsthankes, who had rcitorcd to him his fonne , and to the King- 
 dome an Heire. That this young man whom they law by him , was 
 borne of the Quecnc : But for feare of their enemies had becne con- 
 cealed, and brought vp as a chilcj of a piiuatefanuly : afterwards by 
 the changing plcaiuie ofthe Deftjnics w as firfl loll , and then recoue- 
 
 red. 
 
Lib 4- John Barclay Insurgents; *■>! 
 
 red. That he hadfirft ofallthat day knowne himforhisowne iflue : ' 
 nor thought it fit to delay the imparting this contentment to the peo- 
 ple, which ought to be publike. And that their ioy might be doubled, 
 to the fouldiours he promifed a donatiuc , and to the people a releafc 
 of a third part of the tributes of the Townes, and the cui tomes of the 
 Portes. 
 
 That they onely (hould beleeuc in a fort tit. tor men of vnderllan- 
 ding, and fecond the acl of the heauenswkE their approbation, who 
 had in lb fupcreminent a manner been^gracictus to'dallia.Thcn Afli- 
 orifteshy the Kings command made Py veeb to ti;e*people and foul- 
 diers. He was before well etteemed c y ill men,- and at that time \t 
 ieemed,that fomething moi \ id© it ct'his molt glorious fortune 
 
 was added to him. He,by grai| ja^a doVuthie alio to be payed them, 
 the next- day made the (ouldkfl ^ nd to the people whom 
 
 the promifed abatement or JjB}A* 1 » l ^J ^ ^pled ( tor Commindo- 
 rtx had cruelly ihayned the ^Wr raw ^ ate V P° 11 tne 
 
 King) he alio proclaimed ^^HKjS^#wl a'€tole to be diftributcd 
 ^g-tbem. 
 
 Fortheiettlingthemin. * ..* v-^dft affaires fo ftrange 
 
 and important, the N -jH^^V^ le Kin & anti A ' H9 " 
 
 rtfes,b&rca great ftrok >Ucrnoursofthe ftron- 
 
 ger Prouinces, others CornnMj^^KJ^^Kours ■ and almoft all 
 of them defcended of the No* .altitude therefore 
 
 filled the Ayre with their acclan Souldiours clafhed their 
 
 Armes together,and witha prompt. • : - \iden cagerneflc, as the hu- 
 mor of the common people alwayes is,the whole Aflembly a (Tented 
 to this his fortune- Oncly the followers oiCommtndortx, as in the ru- 
 ine of their Patron, didfecmeto be out of heart : or Confident of his 
 power,did to themlelues threaten thole that dared attempt thefeinn'o- 
 uations in his abfence. But they were too wcake for the multitude, 
 which then indcede,when there was no danger, was valiant ; but pre- 
 sently with a fudden xerrour, as much deieOtcd. For Comnvndorix, 
 while thefc things were in hand,came into the Cry,, beitf* aduerYrfed 
 by tome of his peopLe, that ibme ltrange bufinefle 'was in agitation': 
 who had made fiaftc to him, ailbone as it was noyfed abroad,riiat the 
 King had called an aflembly of the people. He,as he was in his hun- 
 ting habit,chafed with his hafte and anger, after he taw the people o>a- 
 theied together, and "Britontande s fitting aloft in his Throne- 1 ; not vet 
 knowing what the matter was, but as if with his frowne he -could 
 well enough giue a flop to it, went vp to the King. No man bindre'd 
 him in his palfage, his long tyranny hauing produced more hate 
 . of him, then reuerence and feare. Hee therefore thorow thefqua- 
 
 Z- 3 drons 
 
j 32 I°hn Barclay £& Argents. Lib.4. 
 
 dronsofthe people, who now were necrc afeard that they had offen- 
 ded, hadbythemfelues a guard made for him. In his hand hee had a 
 Borc-fpeare,and his Sword hung by his fide.Some few of his houfhold 
 feruants,as in that hafte they might, did follow him/or the moft part 
 armed with Darts of our fafhion. And now he was come to the Stage, 
 where thefe few Lords flood about the King,whofe fteppes when hec 
 hadinarufflling manner mounted; What new-found bufineffe (faid 
 he) hauc we heere ? Or who hath dared thus in my abfence to abufe 
 the King and the Common- wealth with thefe feditious aflemblies?AU 
 men grew pale with the very cuftome of obeying and fearing. Nor in 
 the King did it appeare that there was much helpe to be found. Onely 
 Aftioriftcs flood fearelefTe,and ftraight flept forth to meet him,whom 
 flightly putting backe with his" hand, he commanded to lay downe his 
 Armes,and to goe to the King, whom hefaw in his Chaire of State in a 
 more reuerent manner. Commindorix^ ifagx any man dared vfe him in 
 that fort,was mooued with^a moft bitter indignation, and with a fud- 
 den refolution,left he fliould car$ it free,, threw his Bore-fpeare at A- 
 ftiorifieshishcc ; which r^y his ftejjping Jide being auoided. *nd0 ^ 
 ing to the battallion of the Guard, | WKted vpon a S^ u \^ ier# f hat paftj 
 both of them drew their Swords. ^ 
 
 Itmay be,ourage hathnotbt n GueftYwitH™- 
 
 cident more memorable rwnicb at it may no S olio aelight thee,doc 
 thou imagine a fliew fuch as this was. All the fpace that was43efore the 
 Court,thc people and the Souldiers (who alfo after the fafhion of the 
 affemblies in Gallia were armed) had filled on euery fide. The fcaffold 
 vpon which the Kings Throne was placed, the Noble men that were 
 called by 7«w4»</rrf,didfurnifli. The King vpon a degree higher ray- 
 fed,fate with his wife in his Chaire of State. But when Afiierifles his 
 fword, and that of Commindorix did glifter ,no man was fb bold as ei- 
 ther to hearten or hinderthem : as if with fome fatallnumbnefTc they 
 had all been ftupified, there was a dull filence on euery fide, their eyes 
 and mindes being wholly intentiuetothistriall. For according to the 
 iffue of it, euery man perfwaded himfelfe, that he was to iudge of his 
 owne fortune : and as if his owne blood were to be drawneby thofe 
 iwords,all of them did either grieueor pray. They alio beleeued, that 
 the Gods were prefent,and Iudgesof that Combat. That they fliould 
 determine of the controuerfic,that is, of the defoent oiAftioriJies, If he 
 were not with a fiction of fabulous vanitic intituled to the Crovvne, 
 that the Gods would neuer permit, hee that had beenpreferuedby fb 
 various and wonderfiill meanes, fliould mifcarry in the entry to the fe- 
 licitie due to him. Theafpecl: alio of the Combatants did flirrevpin 
 the beholders,their moft intrinfecal affe<5tions,and made many of them 
 j partially 
 
L ib.4. Iohn Barclay his K^irgems. 3 3 3 
 
 partially affc&cd to cither fidc.For [ommindorix was of ftature almoft 
 beyond the proportion of mortall men: his ioynts of excediue ftrength, 
 and not vnfuteable to the vaftnefle of his body,his countenance fierce 
 for his yeeres,yet at his beft ftrength ; and for his abilities,his courage, 
 his vndcrftanding, the vie of Armes, and wreftling,of a high efteeme. 
 On the other fide in Aftioriftes, they perceiued a liuely indeed, but yet 
 a tender youth,which had rayfed him in his growth no higher then his 
 aducrfariesfhoulders : his lookes^thoughthen ftiarpened with his be- 
 ing iwccnfed,fuch as might haue been a Maids, a nimble and gracefiill 
 motion : and nothing in him worthier of feare then loue. And from 
 hence in honeftmen did commiseration of him draw her originall,that 
 he mould bee matched with a man well trycd, and who had fo often 
 been vi&orious.For the reft,thefr A¥mes*yvere equallreach ofthem had 
 a fwordNor did Commndorix-ix. al doubt.but that with his firft pafle, 
 the Youth might be wode vndet his feet.Botherfore neerer lcorne then 
 feare,rufhed vpon him,as to a'vicf ory eafilytobegotte.But when with 
 his aduerfariesfword,the blow whidfhe rn^te at his head was warded, 
 and he narrowly leaped being Wfirr the throate with his point, he then 
 began as in anequallfighc,tolooke more carefully to him,and to pro- 
 uideforhisowne defence. Alu** w w both their (words had twice or 
 thrice fallen with cflfe&lcffe *) r ■■ •■' •'•£,; v^rtcu'at length Aftioriftes did 
 receiue the firft wound, which »Va: ;J iuien b«tweenetheminthctopof 
 his forehead at the edge of the haire. But then being with hcate and 
 the blood made more oeautifullj he was vehemently incenfed. He be- 
 gan to trauerfe about hisenemy, to draw neerer him, to fall off,and to 
 weary him with the changes of his cunning,and his deuices.Hisnoblcft 
 fpirit was mooued with the glory of the vi&ory,afwell as the benefir, 
 being certaine,the reward ofthat contention was no leile then the Em* 
 pire of Gallia. But aboue all,hic piety did molt inflame him, that hec 
 might aflure to his Parents, whom hee then had found, their iult and 
 due Honours. So while he did as it were befiege his enemy, Fortune at 
 length aflifted him. For after our famion of fight he had by chance ai- 
 med a blow at his aduerfaries head,which was not wholly auoyded by 
 him with the bending his necke to the one fide : The fword lighting vp- 
 on his eare,which together with a good piece of his cheeke it carried to 
 the earth: The Tyrant fliaked his haire, and with his indignation and 
 threatning appeared full of horror. That accident had marked him 
 with a difgrace,thatas a punimment of ignominy vfeth to bee inflicted 
 vpon theeues.He loft alfo much blood : and it did the more inrage him, 
 that tsfftiorifiesjis defpifinghis enemy, was at leifure to breake a ieft, 
 and added to the griefe of his wound,with the fcorne he put vpon him. 
 The Combat therefore grew frefhly eager,till it feemed Aftioriftes was 
 
 Z 4 difpleafed 
 
2 24 Iohn Barclay £/Vu^g«w. Lib.4« 
 
 difpleafed with himfelfe, that the victory was Co long in fufpcnce. t 
 happy blow it was, and for the welfare of Gallia that nextfollowed, 
 and Brooke Comminderix his arme off by the fhoulder, who falling 
 with it,the Conquerour went in vpon him, and with his fword ripped 
 vp his bofome, who as yet was in doubt whether hee fhould dye 
 or no. 
 
 Arfidai triumphed with ioy, when hee heard of this victory, as if 
 with his applaufe he fhould folemnize the fall of a Sword-player in the 
 Theater. And prefently : Me thinks (faid he). Gobrias, I now behold 
 your Aftionfies, how his enemy being difpatched, being made more 
 magnifiquewith his danger,and trie labour of it, hee prelented himfelfe 
 to his Father,and to you all that weie^in the aflembly. How with ioy, 
 and the fucceffe he looked^ 1 ' *-<ioufly : how a good while hee held his 
 fword drawne,and ree^np Wi his errcmiesbloodinhishand. It de- 
 lights im y Gobrias , to r« ft iqme t nc it^ifea- fweet contemplation . But 
 how were the people ai'i tie Sv <uldfcrs ,'enclined, when Commindorix 
 was flame. Afhorifjes fo>^yV|frejP ;ed Gobnas) the people difpofed,as 
 thou wouldft wifh cherfj; <v\ ;tfc llieir i.ts,their applaufe,their con- 
 gratulations, the whole afjbmbly die fgagaine. The Souldier therl 
 prefently by the commands* r f - < 2?n.'*>< F U ^antlith -a new oath bound 
 himielfeto the prefumptkfe t£ m ok '- ^ hisfollowing, the Citizens 
 with Garlands on their heads j\» >■ ; : v nee i cneir bonfires made for ioy 
 ofthefircceffe. Notl^^was u>s>ee ncard in the ftreets,but either in- 
 uec^iues againft the;! J^, or the commendations of Aftiorijhs; 
 whereof part were u*iuia'U,^,^d "therefore not long-lyued;others wKich 
 were made in verfe,becaufe they were vfed to befung,did la'ft with yr 
 a longer timc-Thisour Pt et among others (& withal he looked at the 
 Druide)did notforbeare to cOrripoiefome vpon this common fubkcl: ; 
 whichthat wc may~(my Gueft)cncare vp our fclues withai^as in a frefh 
 and late gotten victory ,i|thou wilt defire it,he,as he is ful of com telle, 
 will let thee heare. Arfidas vpon this, rather that hee might not feeme 
 toxlefpife theDruidcs conceits,then for that hee had a minde, that th'te 
 narration fhould be interrupted with hearing any verfes,did turne him- 
 felfe about to the Poet, arid iiitreated him, who was not much vnwil- 
 liug ; fo as almoft ringing them,he repeated theferew lines. 
 
 • 
 Which fha'I we prAifeoph'heauenty^Potvcrs t 
 WhoftAttdrfiaUwefirowTmtkflwres? 
 To all the Gods this frkjfe 'of ours 
 . Is due ; for no one God could bring 
 
 Frccdomcto Fiance dridfrnh a King, 
 
 Highly defevmng. 
 
 By 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay bis <^irgcni$. 335 
 
 *By many gods this Tyrant dead, 
 Alcides (hafts,and Cynthia's/^ ; 
 Pallas there (herv'd Mcdu fa's head; 
 
 lupitctThunder, Mars his Spe ^re 
 
 Aym'dat him 9 and Apollo there 
 
 Let fly his Arrowes. 
 Then all thofe gods would prefent be, 
 Andlcnd>braue Prince \their flrength to thee ; 
 rVhile thou from bondage fad do ft free 
 
 Thy Countrey ; France herPeiicus 
 
 Thee calls ; andfreed^ey thee her Sponfe 
 
 ** * *. Gladly acknowledge. 
 O day, too good to**** 
 A Youth durfl with a Giant fir* 
 WhiFSl he thy beardleffMuSHbf{flight y 
 Asfpeckfed Python, S\ 
 Seem'd arrow-froffe.dt^^dur H 
 
 k * ■' v sjfardleffe Apollo. 
 Thou, Natures day '£, yrjfmUh 
 Brake Touth ' 'ktt\ 
 
 With Nephew * -T'eny\ 
 
 Whether Auroi - 
 
 Or Cynthia bright m her*,*. > I 
 
 <Mtit thee a Father. 
 
 Arfidashzu'mg commended the veries, did againc turne himfelre to 
 Gobruu. And he:I will not (laid he) vexe thee with an vnneceffary re- 
 lation of, what the decrees were of the Druides; what thofe ofthe 
 Knights; concerning the Princes j how many dayeswere confecrated 
 to deuotion ; what flocking of the people there was to all the Temples. 
 Finally /which info potent z.fa&\cm.o£Commindortx could fcarce bee 
 hoped) Ivow aH men either tor feare^ev of their ownc accord agreed to 
 fhut vp all in a peacefull manner. Epcaiife^he night is now fane ipenr, 
 and we haue wearied thee (my (j 'it) with talking to thee, I will in 
 few words bring our tytslionslt%^: nc to thefe times : who did not 
 begin to exercife his power in "plqif M'** pride of his honors,to which 
 he hadnocbeeu accuitoraed,bur '■% molt cleaie and noble bounty. 
 Cerouiftus'and Sicumbre, vndcr*#£ rin his infancy he was bred, hee 
 ientfortothe Court, and him that was acquainted with the affaires 
 which belong to the Matter of a Family, he made Mailer of his houle- 
 hold. Sicambre he prefented to his Mother, who was within a while 
 raifedto the degree of the grcaten Ladies, with their fonne,who alia 
 
 was 
 
3 5 6 I°hn Barclay his Argents. Lib.4 , 
 
 was called Cerouisltts 3 \\e had vfed to play when he was a Childc : and 
 then renewing his acquaintance with him,he held him among the num- 
 ber ofthofe which were neereft to him. His piety toward the memory 
 of King Aneroeftns was yet of a higher Iiraine. The loue that hee had 
 (hewed him, was not by him forgotten. The hundred Talents offered 
 for the ranfome of a Child, and a Prifoner, did moue his moft gratefull 
 rrivaAeiw&Timandra waspkafed to fee her fonne openly to lament 
 the misfortunes of that King, knowing by her owne deferuing,how 
 much more (he muft be beloued by him. We therefore both did erect 
 an honourable and cercmoniallTombe for Aneroeftns y anddidalfb 
 prodaime warre with the Tyrants that had feized his Kingdome. This 
 refpect to Aneroefim (hewed by his Fofter-Child, was beneficiall to 
 the Kingdome : for the enemies being mattered, the Countreyand 
 people which were in times paft fubieft to Aneroefius fubmhted them- 
 lelues to vs. Aftiorifies himfelfe commanded in that warre, who in the 
 (pace of fixe moneths did in fuch fort pofTeflfe himfelfe in his Fathers 
 name ofthe ftrongeft Caftels in the Alpes, and whatfoeuer was of any 
 ftrength in that Countrey,aslince that time tone of our owne Prouin- 
 ces hath been more faithful! to vs ; who wnen hee had partly in fight, 
 partly by coutfe of Law remooued «■•• «, who (ate brooding 
 
 vpon the fpoiles of Aneroeftns, te>- Parents with a braue 
 
 and noble Triumph. With this felici^ aid for three whole yeeres 
 after the death ot'Comptindonx, gouerne the State vndcr his Father. 
 Brit ow Andes was pleafcd to ratifie whatfoeuer he commanded. From 
 him the Mag'rftrates ; fromhim the Souldiers receiued their directions; 
 by him the Noblemen were preferred ; or if they deferued it, were de- 
 preft. Vpon him TtmandrattRed her felfe,andbelceued that fliee was 
 both at home and abroad very fortunate. Sheneuer had more then 
 three children : of which the fc{\ y Cemmindorix by the Nurfes meanes 
 had made aw ay : AftioriBes being her fecond Birth,doth yet keepe the 
 name of his Family inbeeing. The third was a Daughter, fixe yeeres 
 younger then Afttoriftes : Her,the fauourof the Gods hath hitherto 
 preierued,fo as {heliuesfor.her beauty and conditions much admired : 
 we call her Cirthta. In thele two children Timandra found all con- 
 tentment, and now had all men forgotten the calamities of the times 
 paft,when AftiorifteshimCdk dr.avvne,as I beleeue,by fome powerfull 
 deftiny to caufe a mutation in thetarfaires,did prefle his defire of know- 
 ing what Countries,and what people were in other parts out of Gallia: 
 and determined to take his voyage without his Traine, or Princely e- 
 quipage. He fpakc of Hercules with Tbefeus, and that fo many Wor- 
 thies had from the fartheft parts ofthe Orient with fuch a kinde of life, 
 and fuch hazzards fetched their- renowne. Tothefeheeadded,thatin 
 
 that 
 
Lib.4« Iohn Barclay his ^strgenis. - . _ 
 
 that abfolute power with which heefwayed the Court, he did not to 
 thole which wercicarce indifferent to him,ieemc fo much to haue aflfu- 
 red his Parents of their Kingdome, as to haue reduced them into ano- 
 ther licruitude. But I fuppofe there were other,and morepriuate inten- 
 tions of his in his mindc,which did make himfo much affected to this 
 his refolution of trauailing. 
 
 Hauing therefore called the Lords together, that wondred at the 
 {trangenclTe of his refolution \ he told them, that he would for a time 
 leaue his Parents,and the Kingdometo their care and protection. That 
 he had long fince made certaine vowesto fome Gods which were farre 
 remooued from Gallia,and that he mult of neceffitie pcrforme them in 
 their own Temples.That they therfbre would notfadly entertainc this 
 his purpofe; he did defire them,nor with their mourning at his depar- 
 ture, giue him an ill prefage of his fucceffc. For that he Ihould returne 
 in lafety by the fauourable power, both of his Countrey Gods,and 
 that alfo of fuch as he went to wbrfhip. But when we did with all ear- 
 neitneflfe oppofc it,and to our petitioning added teares and mourning, 
 he,that we,as in hope of a gentler doome,might not with fuch ardency 
 intreate him,fecmedto be yeelding to our defires. Yet the fame night 
 he fuddenly left the Court. n fb fecret and hazardous an expediti- 
 on would haue onely one ' any with him ; that fbnne otCero- 
 nifitu and«S&vw»&r,whom he a long time had held,as the partner both 
 of his {ports and his more ferious affaires. Whither they went, where 
 they liued,what dangers they parted, or what braue things they haue 
 a&ed, although they bee lately returned, is as yet almoft wholly vn- 
 knowne. With fuch a notable fidelity doe they conceale their wan- 
 drings. But then how with feare, how withgriefe were wee amazed i 
 How did the people,how the Lords looke,after it was knowne that A- 
 Biorifies was departed from them. Many men went about as they had 
 been diftraught, fearching the wayes, and the Riuers, if in any place 
 they might light vpon him, and ftay him,that was going away. Atlaft 
 onely Ttmandra kept vs from defpairing,who after a few dayesaflured 
 vs,that ftie had Letters from her fonnc, which fatisfied her, hee was in 
 health. Nor at that time onely, but afterward alfo lliee affirmed, that 
 flie receiued diuers : whether it were really true,or that fhee defired to 
 minifter that neceflary comfort tQ our loue-licke minds. 
 
 Notmuchaboueayeere had Affirifies been abfent, v/henBrita- 
 mandes his infirmities brought hiri to his end. All men complained of 
 the young man that had left the Kingdome deititute of a Gouernour, 
 while he palled the time in a priuate andobfeurefafhion of trauaile:So 
 as when Britovutndcs was carried to his funerall,it was almoft a more 
 dolefull thing to heare thofe which called vpon him for thepreferua- 
 
 tiop 
 
358 Iohn Barclay his kJJrgmis. Lib.4^ 
 
 tionofhisCountrey^thcn the fad flic vv of the- Kings oblcquy. But in 
 the meane time the affaires of State were to be ordered, and Timattdra 
 affirmed,that her tonne both wasaliueand in health, and that till his 
 returne,theiupreme authority in the Goucrnment was to bee commic- 
 tedtoher. Onely they oppofed it, vvhomin their owne particular in- 
 tereft it concerned,that djlwriftes fhould not be found Huing. By them 
 it was commonly brutcd abroad,that he was dead ; & that'the Queene 
 was not to be indured,who uwjs §\<i -feekc to feizc vpon the command, 
 onely due and proper to" tnC" Bythefe meanes there was pre- 
 
 fently distention on ro^mpjjg' vs. Many fided with the Queene : the 
 others were led by an Vn.cieor C%mmindor%x. The factions grew hot 5 
 ib as now both by Sea u<hef€ were forces raifed, and places 
 
 held with Garrifons. frj^jprntcipall care was of the Nauy ; becaufe 
 the enemies held themfelues conquerours, if they could thruft Timan- 
 drA out of MafTilia,and fhefor the guard of the Port and the City,had 
 drawne thither the whole ftrength of the Sea-men and Galleys.When 
 behold,moft opportunely Aftioriftes returnes!Wc inttantly fuli of gree- 
 dy defire,and not able to bcave our ioyfulnes,did Icarce truft the Gods, 
 fcarce Fortune, hardly our owne eyes. It delighted vs to touch him 
 when became among vs, to view sr " .anew him. All of euery age 
 and condition runne out ofthelr he £ Townes to iee him ; nor 
 could he haue been welcommed with more true and perfect gladneffe, 
 had he returned victor from a great andimportant warre. Without de- 
 lay the hands of fedition were altogether difarmed. He was by all men 
 acknowledged for their King. And left the beginning of his reigne 
 fhould be cruel! or bloody, he proclaimed a Pardon generall for all of- 
 fences committed before that day : being aboue all things moft plea- 
 fed 5 that he found Forces at his comming on fbot,and in Armes. This he 
 affirmed, was not rai~hly ordered, or by any malignity of the Deftinies 
 toward Gallia : but that the Gods in fauour of him had rendered that 
 Army ready for his intcndmcnts.Hauing thcrfore receiued the Crowne 
 after our Countrey manner,hc for a time,while hec follows the warre, 
 commits the Regency to Timandra. For that he had enemies in Grecia; 
 that heinuft apply himfeke to the profecution of them. Then hce em- 
 barkesthe brauelt of his Souldiers, and in the meane time, while hee 
 puts from Land,commands metogoe before with a fmall part of his 
 Fleet,and to fcowre the Scas,cfpecially thofe which are between Ligu- 
 ria and Sardinia. Hauing done my pjLrt,and difcouered all I may,Inow 
 make le lie hade-, refoluing to attend h's comming. When thou leeift 
 him,and haft conferred with him, thou wilt vnderitand (my Gueft) 
 that I haue been a niggard in prayfing fb great a King. But becaufe the 
 mot* part of Sicily isinhabited by Greekes,and he in his trauailes hath 
 
 elpecially 
 
Lib.4» Iolm Barclay bis ^ytrgcnh, 
 
 cfpccially palled thorovv the Grecian Cities; tell me, if thou haft civ 
 ther by fight or report had any knowledge of djhorifies. 
 
 A rfidcu now giuing more credit to his owne hope, and fixing his 
 eyes vpon the ground, after hee had a good while reuolucd all click*-- 
 things in his minde : I (laid he) am not acquainted with any man that, 
 is called Aftiortftcs : perhaps by 4brncothcr name, if he hauc any,I 
 might know him. Prefently Gcbn.. %jj another name he aiTumc'd 
 to himfclfe,as I hauc heard him fay "tftl* fcc.r$by his pretending to bee 
 of meaner quality, might be inthJ^Tc^da-ngcr ofdifcoucry. He repor- 
 tcd,that he was there called Pclttrclws^i > ^l^wcr allb,who among 
 vs isknowne by his fathers name *Q$-€ctoMJjtut 49 if I forget not, hee ua- 
 med GeUnortts. Arftdu hearing tf^Jf-JaJtSTs,^ ^epriucd of all his na- 
 tural powers. Whom when&ff^n'^ob&rTum&Sc altonillicd,and with 
 achccrcfulncflc of affection deuided from himfclfe: he alfo began with 
 expectation of what the iflfuc ofthis ioy might be to reft vnfctrJcd. Till 
 ArfidM : What God(faid he) the author of fo lucky an imprilbmment 
 did put me into thy hands ! I fhould hauc wandrcd by Here hUs about 
 yourCoafts, while in the mcanc time the King goes on his voyage, 
 and with anvfelcfle dclue, in ftea'' cf v*/7iwi/?«,haue carneitly inqui- 
 red for ToUarchns among thof ho not knowing any fuch, could 
 haue giuen me no fatisfac"tion. It hat Poliarchw that I lccke,and am 
 to qnforme of matters of that nature, as cannot be concealed from him 
 with his fafcty . And,0 how blcfled arc you ,in hauing Co braue a Kin"! 
 O the happy dayes of Gallia ! Whom will not the tcrrour of your name 
 amaze and dazle : and what fuing and plotting will there be among 
 forrahe Princes and Nations, to bee reckoned in the number of your 
 confederates or acquaintance? This alfo makes nice happily blcfled 
 that I fee you hauc an Army on fhip-boord: although 1 know that it 
 flialloncly feruclor ornament to your. Triumph, not for encounter or 
 battaile.For your oppofitcs will perhaps haue a minde to fee ; not make 
 experience of your forces. But it is neccftary that I doc prciently ijfoctt 
 with your King : betwecne whom and my fclfe there is alio a priuacc 
 league of Holpitality contracted. Gobrias hearing this,hauing\vith the 
 more reject oblerucd Arftd*t y did now no more afarrc. oft inquired 
 him,what his bufincfle was,or from whom he waj.cmploycd.But A r- 
 fidat ,after his firti hcedleffe pangotfudden ioy, being more aduiicdly 
 rilenr,wasmuch gricucd that Gchr.is difcrectiy concealing, that this . 
 Army was bound for Sicily, himfeFfc hadrafhly difconcicd, thathc 
 was acquainted with the whole bufincfle. Hee therefore eluding the 
 iutci rogatories with which (Jobruys preffed him,bcgan caro^jjito de- 
 fiie,thatin fomc light Ship hee might be prcfentlv lent tb7V4to#-iW. 
 And Gd'tiai : We will.(faid he) my Gueft-, Rukc our wttiifi-Jvot only, 
 
 3?9 
 
2 2 . Iohn Barclay his i^irgenis. Lib.4. 
 
 by fettling our failes ; but if thefe Seas will giue vs leaue to doe it, with 
 commingto an anchor alfo : So without quettion the Kings Fleete, 
 which I know, doth with all diligence follow, will this night fetch vs 
 vp. Butifbyday-breakc heecomc not vp to vs,I will appoint thee a 
 Galley, and the ablcft of our Rowers to cany thee to him. In the 
 meanetime thou fhalt rettthy (elfe in this fliip, and command no leffe, 
 then if thou wertamongltthyownedomefticke fcruants. With thefe 
 words he brought him tqabed,arid there left him; himfclfe lay downe 
 vpon another by him, although their contentment was fcarce capable 
 offleepe. Arjidts among other. things did much wonder, why Argents 
 had not informed him,that Voiiarcbut his right name was Aftiortftes: 
 which alfo,as often a§ the Lady dfd remember ,that fhe forgetfully had 
 omitted,as an eager defire is moft eafily troubled, her ielfe with an idle 
 feare did not doubt to frame conie&ures,would be a caufe that Arfidas 
 fhould wander to no purpofe. 
 
 And now not the Commanders only and the Souldiers,but alfo ma- 
 ny ofthe Sea-men were refreflring themfclues with fleepe. One there 
 was,Mafter ofthe Admirall,to whom the skie did not fecme free from 
 fufpition,no more then the nature ofthe Mountaines, which vpon the 
 fide of Liguria doe raifethemfelues '^auingby experience found, that 
 where they in fome places are lower, and in others againe of a great 
 height,they vfethorow thofe narrow diuifions in their tops, with fud- 
 den guftsto powre downe violent tempefts into the adioyning Sea.He 
 therefore perfwaded the Mariners to becarefull of their watch, and 
 obfcruing curioufly euery breath of winde, did now afluredly look for 
 foule weather. It was about mid-night, when the winde rifingfrom 
 the Mountaines,amongthe fhrowds did at the firft play as whittling; 
 but prefently made the Sea to fwell,and with pitchy Clouds couered all 
 the skie. The Saylers were troubled in doing their labour, both with 
 the noyie that themfelucs made, and alfo with that which the billo wes 
 breaking vpon the Ship,ftrook their eares withall,which were already 
 full of their owne clamour. Gabrias was rayfed by it, and in the Ma- 
 tters lookes might reade,that the danger was more then ordinary. E- 
 uery one therefore was bold to aduife, eucryone todire£t,fo that the 
 tumult of fuch as were ignorant ofthe Sea-mans Crafr,did almoft grow 
 to be as full of hazzard,as the rage ofthe Tempctt.The black billo wes, 
 or discoloured with the fand which they had raifed, could not,in that 
 horrid darkenefle ofthe night,be difcerned : except when with a migh- 
 ty crafhing,the water, as if it had been kindled with ftrikingagaintt it 
 fclfe,did throw vp as it had been fparkes of fire,which afterward vpon 
 their fall it fwallowed vp againe. Onely that dafhing ofthe fbme did 
 fluine in that darkenefle : which many times wirhadifmali fury being 
 
 cart 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay his K^irgenis. 325 
 
 caftouer the fides,did glifler in the middeft of the fhip. Neither was 
 it fafe comming to an anchor, becaufe Co they could not giue roome to 
 their (hips to yecld any thing at all to the windc thatfo much prefTed 
 them. BefideSjthcy feared, lelt if their anchors mould come home, the 
 Galleys fhould fall foule,and crufh one another. At laft the ftormc was 
 too hard for all the Saylers cunning. For neither could they (land what 
 courfc was beft for them,noT yet tarry where they were. They there- 
 fore began to be carried at the plcafure ofthc winde ronely letting flye 
 a little Saile, by which their fhip might make way thorow the rug- 
 ged billowes, and with thchelpe of the windes kcepe thcmfelues vp- 
 right. 
 
 The night being part, day came on nothing more cheercfull, with a 
 fad raine,and the prefentation of death roundabout them. The night 
 following alfo was wholy taken vp with the fame fury ofthc Tcmpcft. 
 About breakeofday the rage of the ftorme indeed began to abate, but 
 they knew not the Coaft, nor what part of the Sea they were in : and 
 countingtheir fhips,complained,that little lefTc then one halfe of them 
 were out offight,or caft away. But when the care of their owne fafety, 
 of which they were now almost a{Tured,gaue them lcaue to deicend to 
 the taking thought for any othe v tng; they began to difcoui fe ofTo- 
 lUrcbus his danger. For when fnould they meet with him, or where 
 feeke him,who perhaps was driuen vpon fome vnknowne, or enemies 
 Coaft? Finally , where themfelues were, or what Harbours they fhould 
 make for, their Chips being fTiakcn, and (landing in need or Timber, 
 Pitch,anda fafe Roade. Arfditf ,molt bitterly of them all,didcurfe his 
 fbrtune,that being fallen from fo great a hope, hec could not teU whe- 
 ther by Sea or Land he muft returne to his wandring about. No longer 
 now was Gallia or Rhodanus theaimeofhis Voyage; but inccrtaine 
 and ignorant what Land he mould moft defircto reach, he muft fearch 
 allBayes whatfoeuer they were, to which the ftof me could by any 
 mcancs bring ?ol't*rchtu t Where fhould heflnde that Pharacianfhip, 
 which without the hclpe of the Pilot, would of her felfe ratine her in*- 
 tended courfe ? That Argcnu did reckon the dayes appointed by her; 1 
 ax the endof which, if he returned without being able to giue a fatif- 
 fa&ory account to her,what difference would there be betwecne him 
 and a Parricide ? For though by Gobrias he fcund,that ToJiarcbw was 
 bound for Sicily : he yet feared, that either tyred with the ftorme, hee 
 might reft himielfe in fome Harbour,or male leffc hafte of his voyage, 
 while in the meane while thctimc flipped away,within which drge- 
 nii had affined him,that fhe would expect his returne. 
 
 While he was reuoluingthefc things in his mind,and afcer the fafhi- 
 on of thole which are vnfortunate,almolT brawling with Gobrias, who' 
 
 in 
 
Iohn Barclay Insurgents. Lib.4« 
 
 i 
 • 
 
 in his way to PolUrclnu had detained him : the Maiwda brought 
 word,thatthey did difcoucr afarrc off fomc what, as it: -were a little 
 cloud or darkencs.and thought it to be Land. W&at Country focuer ic 
 were 3 (7»£«Vi* commanded them to ftand with it. When they had row- 
 ed very havd/iecrcNoone they met with fome people in little Boates, 
 which after the itormc wcrf looking out at Sea, to fee if any wracks 
 were brought vpon their more. By them they.v.nderftood,, that they 
 were vpon the coaft of Africa': for the rcft,that it wasby reoibn of the 
 Sands not very fare,as hauing here and there fhclues beforfc it.Thac Nu- 
 midia was not farre on . There was hard at hand a defart Hauen, nor 
 wac it certaine whether there they fhould finde the Countrey neigh- 
 bours hofpitabLy inched. But neceflkie compelled them to thinke iny 
 thihglcite clangorous then ih^VVindes^ptl the Sea. Guided .therefore 
 by the famcmei that had giucn them this information of the Country, 
 they went on fho.rc ; and leaning a few with a Boatc, who fhould y if 
 any of their contorts were necre thereabouts, draw them together ; by 
 the efpeciall fauour of the Geds,it canje to pa(Te,that before night (uch 
 of GW>r;<« his Flee te as were parted from him, was come vp to him: 
 fo-as which in fuch an ill fortune was very happy ,they being all of them 
 fafe,no one ihip was call away. Bcf ' ,the Inhabitants with dried fifli, 
 and fuch otherprouifionsas they in .. ,ir pcuertie liued vpon, did ten- 
 der to them reipe&sof Hofpita.' Icy more then vfuall. 
 
 But neither had theftonne anymore fparedtheFleete,whichwar 
 
 vnde.r pQdarcbm hiscommand. The confidence.that not without caufc- 
 
 he had m himfelfe,had tilled him with all afiurednciTejWho thought oft 
 
 nothing but of Sicily ,of his marriage ancl His reuenge. Now that hec; 
 
 dfd'appeare like a King,adorned with ib much wealth, attended by fo. 
 
 brauean Army; why mould Mtkander thinke icornCof,himfor a 
 
 tonne in law>JcW/>^#<?.r, drchombroms ,and the ret^jfany there were 
 
 his concurtcnts,whether they woul,d oppofe h im with open Focccs: joir 
 
 their priuate fwords^he was not afraid to defpife. In the lafrpjajce^tha*. 
 
 Law of Sicily ,w Inch forbad the matching with any more potent Stare; 
 
 Hebe i lccued,that either with his fword he fhould cut it in funder j or at 
 
 leaPt, with an interpretation make itgiue way,namely,thatthe-Sceptcr 
 
 of Sicily fhould not be faid to be an accemon to that of GaUia:bucthat1 
 
 it flipuld be goucrned by their ancient Lawesjand if ArgtnU were mo*.- 
 
 tnej to more children then one, it flaonki bee the inheritance ofthe fci 
 
 con'ef. AmidiVthefc defires,thc Galley th^thee was aboord of, feemed 
 
 not to makq fpeed enough, either with the wincje that filled her Sailes, 
 
 or w ith the Hrength of the Rowers added to the other. Hec therefore 
 
 walked betweene the bankes,, and tyred them at the Oarc : when the 
 
 Umetempefttookethcm, and put them out of their intended courie. 
 
 Himfelfc 
 
 •7 
 
Lib. 4. Iohn Barclay hts <^4rgeni$ m 
 
 Himfelfc^hougfrhe wasofan vndaunted fpirit : yet when he Taw 
 thebillowesfurioufly be*atingvpon him,andasic were vowing li is de- 
 ftrui\ion,was for his Mothers and his Spoufes fakes contented to bee 
 afcard of death. Such therefore as with the greatnefTe of the danger 
 were benummed,he exhorted, that they {houid notreie&thc helpe of 
 their Arte : for that a nobler Deftiny was appointed for him, then that 
 in thole ycercs of his he fhould be buried in the Sea. With that hope, 
 though he found them (toutly to tend their Iabour,yet little were they 
 able to preuaile againft the furious furges, vntill the Fleet beint»come 
 within ken of a fbrraine and vnknowne Goaft, the Sea of it felre left 
 fwelling. But then neither j/vere the Rowersany longer able to work : 
 nor yet were the weak fides of the: 1 >s,whic!j were with the weight 
 of Co many billowesas had battered 1 > extremely loofed and fha- 
 ken,incafe to endure any longer voyagHk^wastfo Poharchus of in- 
 finite vexation, who counted all the dayes; juwhich he law the Sunne 
 before he reached Sicily ,fatall to Argent and himfelfe. Yet he yeelded 
 totheioynt aduice of his Sea-men, and his feare of being fhipwrackt: 
 fbreuento himfeltc \uvj-g!ni$ her fake he began to be precious, and 
 of a high efteeme. He ther « commanded to beare in with the next 
 Land,if ib they might miut r Dor f or their (hips. 
 
 As yet they were incertaine '- ftat Nation ,or what Countrey it was 
 but the many trees and pretty hills ncere the Sea,fbewed it to be a plea- 
 fantLand. Diners vefiels alfo cither for fi(hing, or mcrchandize,did 
 here and there ride at anchor. They therefore lent before them in a 
 light Pinnace, certaine Mariners to inquire what part of the world it 
 was: who ftraight returning to Voltarchus f.\\zt\i was Mauritaniajhim- 
 felfe from the top of the decke vie wing the appearing of the places : O 
 GsUutrus, (faidhee) knoweft thou this Riuer ! Knoweft thou the 
 Towne of Lixa ? Knoweft thou yonder a good way orF,vpon that hill, 
 the Ladies Mannor? This is that Mauritania,a Countrey friend tovs: 
 This the Kingdome of the excellent Queene Hjanisbe. The Fates are 
 not altogether our enemi«, which naue driuenvs thus crazed as wee 
 are, who knew it not, vpon a friend, and confederate Coaft. But left 
 with thcliidden arriuall of our Fleet weefTiould affright them, which 
 know nothing of vs; goe thou before to the Queene : informe her by 
 what accident lambroughffiither, andcraue of her a fare and quiet 
 "harbor for my Chips. In the meane time we wilrjwith pulling a-fterne, 
 ftayhereaboordatSea. Inftantly the rumor ran among the Souldiers 
 and Siylcrs,that the Land whfotbtjiey faw,was in league of hofpitality 
 with their King : that neither the men nor the (hips fhould bee worfe 
 imrcatedjthcn if they had been at home in the bofome of their ownc 
 Countrey. Immediately what they fo eagerly longe.d for,thcy with all 
 
 A a ioyful- 
 
 545 
 
344 I°h n Barclay his ^Argents. Lib.4. 
 
 toyfulnefledidbeleeue, and with a chearerull ctie bringing their Gal- 
 leys to the place which was directed to them, *they all at once holding 
 water with their Oares, ftayed their motion. For till the Queene had 
 giuen way to it,it was not allowed them to put into the Harbor. 
 
 But Cjeiftnorus, zfioonz as be in a light Pinnace had entred the mouth 
 of the Riuer,wasbythefury of an vnexpeeted tumult,put out of that 
 exceffiue fecurity. For the water did fwarme with fhips,that made ex- 
 treme hafte to incounter them,and all the banks were with exceeding 
 teare full of Armes.The defcry ing Tdliarchus with his Army offat Sea, 
 was the caufe of this fudderi trouble. For they had heard (neither had 
 report abufedthem) that an enemies Fleetc was making toward them. 
 And this they taking to bee the fame, did all affrighted runnc to their 
 Armes. There were as yet but a few Souldiers enrolled, and not many 
 {hippesofwarreinareadineffe: (fbHSfc was noj^ long before,that they 
 were aduertized of the danger of the»wjrre that was at hand.) The af- 
 fembly was for the moft partofjjjfo$|elmen, who in an ill-ordred gar- 
 boyle,did with a multitude of Bj^pKoiripafle GeUnorns about : and 
 becaufe he came as a Hcrald,ana in thfljfrojr'v-w tTom an enemy with- 
 in fight,they tooke him for a Spie. H* Sough he were troubled at 
 h,did yet oftentimes proclaime,thar e a mflnd,^ \ protected by 
 
 their Leagues of amity, had not dcferued either to bee reared, oriniu- 
 red.Finally,that he came of a tr ffage from Polutrchus to the Queene. 
 By chance there was one prefent, who k?ew theftrangcr to haue a ve- 
 ry few moneths before gone out o£fheTame Countrey wkh his Lord 
 V olUrchus y zvA that withexceedin»*auour of Hjanisbc. The humours 
 therefore of the common peopPbeing Ranged, they began to inquire 
 of the Fleete which they (aw. Ks^affured them,that it was no Army of 
 enemies to Africk,but that Poliarchns was there in perfoa with troopes 
 ofhisowne. So going on Land,he was brought to the Queene; whom 
 amazed before with the thought of the prefent warre,hee fo cheared 
 vp, as (he did not fb much beleeue that Poliarchus was come with his 
 forces, as the Gods prote&dtsoj^ Africa. Inftantly fome of the Lords 
 were ferittp- inuite Polinhhns to Land. The Queene in various man- 
 ner inquired.of (j<r/ l «»«r*',*what people were fubiect to Poliarchus , a- 
 gainft whom he intended tJiaTespedition; and what the caufe was that 
 he had before that time J wjtl&.*'* ha^icOTa priuatman,obfcured his 
 royall condition ? , » 
 
 Gelanorm not being ignore. *hat hee was to conceale, what hee 
 might difcouer, didinfuchfortfatis.nVthe Queenesminde with moft 
 pleating difcourfes, as (hee hardly would giue him leaue to returne to 
 his Lord,and informe him with how much courtefie he was to bee in- 
 tertained. 
 
L ib.4. Ioh n Barclay bis ^Argtnls. ' - , - 
 
 It was now the fifth day fince the Queene had fcarce eaten any thing 
 being vexed with both fecret and publike cares. For affoone as Radii 
 robancs,<gxhxy ofthateffronted villany againft Argents ,vvas returned to 
 Calaris, he weighing the difgrace of his attempts, began to feare left 
 he fhould afterwards find in his people a (lighter regard ofhimfelfe: 
 not doubting at all,thatfuch wasthedifponcion of the common peo- 
 ple/uch ofthe Souldiers, as to value their Princes by the fuccefle of 
 their actions. For that in thofe which are fortunate,their happy chan- 
 ces are afcribed to their vertuerand on the other fide,that vnfuccefTefull 
 intendments are branded with contempt. Lett therefore being idle 
 they fhould make him the fubiecl of their difcourfes,and befides that 
 he might refrcfh his vnquietfpitit with the tafte of new troubles; hee 
 turned his thoughts againe to refblutions of warre: yetdidhenot ap- 
 proue of a prcfe^uetunie into Sicily. For there he was afTured,that lie 
 was expedted ; fl ffifcujrie,that all was in a heate of preparations to 
 refift him. He v tjljerore was rather to flnde out fomc enemies, vpon 
 whom in the me2nc time hce mightjSnuert hisfury; while both his 
 new-raifed Souldiers might b^hardened to the warrc,and the Sicilians 
 rponthat dcl^vfocking theforeiefulnes, he on the fudden might make 
 aninuafionvpwr^/rrtwrfanyy ^vwas there wanting to him that was 
 eagerofi^anocM^ofafrftrj^rt^. It was long fince hce had pro- 
 iedted to inuade ro^hgudflfto&id ch->« defigne of his was indeed the 
 caufe ofanningtheFRl Jfclh afterwards the hope prclcntcdto him 
 ofobtaining Argents fisA with he^icily, had carried to a iufter warre 
 againft Licogenes, But then he called to mindc both his ancient reafons 
 ofattempting Mauritania : and be (ides to them it feemed^hatcertaine 
 new ones were added. For it fell out, that (bme Moorifh Pirates, no 
 IcfTe troublelbme to their owTle Countrymen, then toftrangers, had 
 robbed ccrtaine Merchants ofSardinia : and he,at his returne out of Si- 
 cily,did with a willing minde giue eare to the complaints of fuch as had 
 in that fort loft their goods. Without delay therefore, as if this inju- 
 ry had been done them by the corairc: iduicc ofthe Moores,hce fent 
 mefTengers to Hyanisbe : not onely tojaerr^ind rcftitution of what had 
 been Co taken,but allb,that with the punifhment ofthe delinquents, fa- 
 tisfatfion might beegiuenhim. Shc-a^:ered,that neither were their 
 goods taken by her dire6tion,1for ti joie which were guilty ofthat fa&, 
 in her power,or that fhe accounted them for her fubiecls.That the Sar- 
 dinians fhould rcuengcthemfclues wherefbeuer they might catch the 
 offenders : and that for her part,ffiee/would in what fhee might,therein 
 affiftthem. Radirobanes hauing purpofcly bruted among the Sardini- 
 ans the Queenes anfwer in the worft manner , pretended that he was 
 thereupou the more bitterly incenfed : that Sardinia was fcorned by 
 
 A a 2 the 
 
~~Z — Iohn Barclay his Argents, Lib. 4. 
 
 the Moores } and their complaints therefore ynregarded, becaufe they 
 were not accompanied with menaces. 
 
 As if therefore their Leagues of friendftiip were altogether violated, 
 herefoluednotonclytobe reuengedfor his Merchants, but alfo to re- 
 uiue the ancient wrangles of his anceftors,with the Qucene of Mauri- 
 tania. For the former Kings of Sardinia had with diuers warres main- 
 tained that the Crowne of Sardinia did belong to them . Afterward ^ci- 
 ther Truces or the name of Peace, did often allay theie contentions : 
 which within a little time, when either of the Kings had a minde to it, 
 as if awaked from fleepe, with a mew of right did veile their defire of 
 warres. But at this tune, it ieemedbeft to Radirobakssto employ his 
 Army that way , which he had brought backe out of Sicily braue and 
 full of courage. And becaufe a woman did then gouerne in Mauritania, 
 he promifed himfelfe with more ea/e the victory. But that this luftfull 
 defire of Armcs and wrong, might carry a {hew of right and equity, 
 they preientlydreftvp an Herald, which mould goeto proclaimethe 
 warre ; while with fuddenleuies the Legions were reinforced. And he, 
 when hee came to Lixa, did boldly (as protected by the inuiolable 
 ri°htof hisqualitie) informc Hjanisbc, being admitted to herprefence, 
 that except (hee did refigne her Crowne: except fhee did deliuer vp 
 Mauritania to RadirobaneSy the Sardinians would fhortiy bee there 
 with Forces to challenge their light with the Sword. TheQueene, 
 though affrighted with this vnexpected mifchiefe, did yet without 
 any daggering make anfwer : That it was a bafe attempt afRddiro- 
 banes to goe about to ouerthrow a Woman : perhaps becaufe he durft 
 not make experience of his forces vpon men. That to breake a Peace 
 offo many yeeres, being in nothing wronged, the people in no fort 
 troubled, was in the next degree to perfidioufnes. That the Gods could 
 not be abufed : neither yet ihould {he want the affiftancc of men. Not 
 was Ihomyris the onely woman that knew how to glut them with 
 blood that thirfted for. it* The Herald being departed from her,when 
 he was vpon the Shore, holding a Speare in his right hand: Foraf- 
 much (faid hee) as the Moores doe wrong the Commonwealth of 
 the Sardinians, and being required thereto, doe not redrcfle their 
 iniuries : and for that the King and People of the Sardinians doth 
 command warre to hee made vpon the Queer.e and People of the 
 Moores :-For thjscaufe, 1, theKing^nd People of Sardinia, doe de- 
 nounce and declare warre againft thev^ueene and People of Maurita- 
 nia. Theie things being finiflied with all folemnity, he threw the 
 Speare into the enemies ground : and retyring himfelfe to his ihip > 
 tooke his way to Radirobanes. 
 
 Thoie which were neerefl about Hjamfbe^ctQ bold to blame her, 
 
 that 
 
Lib.* . Iohn Barclay his <^4rgehiJ. fc- 
 
 chat Ihee fuffered her tonne to be abient, who,of right, ought to hauc 
 taken the care of the warrevpon him. For that thcmfelues for that 
 reafon did appears to %$&irob<wet the more lyable to contempt : that 
 the enemie came to inuade, as it were, an empty Kingdome : and that 
 the Army was defpifed,in which the purple of a braue Prince, as Ge- 
 nerall, didnotglorioully (Line. But lliee replied, that Fortune was 
 more in fault then her felfe , which had troubled the (toll and quia: 
 courfeof her affaires,withan vncxpc cried (torme.But that neither was 
 her fonne farreoff, and would fpcedily rcturne vpon the rcceite of her 
 letters which fhee intended to fend him. In the meape timc,that they 
 fiiould prclle fouldiours , and not faile ofi'uch carefull diligence, as the 
 ncceflitie of thofe times did require. Scarce were two dayes palt, 
 when fhee conferring with the Lords about the prcfenc occafions, 
 word was brought her ; that one of her formes fcruants ( for he had 
 onely carried two with him) was come into the Court. They were all 
 of them aftoni died, and that felicity appeared to them not vnlikethc 
 vanity of the old fables : that in the iuit poynt of time any one fhouki 
 returne, who could fatishe them of the Princes health , and informe 
 them whether they might fcyd for him. But the cauic of this fending 
 hisferuant was this: t^ after he found chat there was no- 
 
 thing t(iat deferred his marriage with Argtnvfax. onely the want of 
 his mothers approbation , .en that fhould caufe any delay in his moil 
 happy afFahes, lent hi> krtiant to her with letters, fuch as a young 
 man, and a Louer, andone who in thofc pavTions had not yet forgot- 
 ten his mothers authority, could indite. In iumrnc,tfj<i*/£«- Was his 
 mother : and at home he was among his owne people called Hyerup*. 
 fill: but being by his mothers command to'trauell into Grccia, and 
 diltembling his qualitie, hee alfumeda name lutcable to that Nation. 
 In his letters he did highly extoll his refpectto his mother, that accor- 
 ding to her command he had faithfully concealed the fortunes ofhis 
 defcent. For the reft, that afelicitie was presented to him, which did 
 outgoeall hiswifhes. The alliance with a moG powerfull King; the 
 poilciTion of Sicily, and a Lady, in whom the graces of her mindc 
 were more to be pryzed then lb great an inheritance. Hee belbu°ht 
 her that thee would giue him leaue to difcouer to the Kino, w i«jh 
 whom,though vnkno ,vne,he hadbecnein fuch grace 9 the honour of 
 his birth and quality. That face would alio fend to him fome of her 
 principall Noble men, with money and fuch other necellary orna- 
 ments , as might magnifie Mauritania to the Sicilians, who wcrcL; 
 patlc into his command. 
 
 To the Queene this Letter was not onely vnpleafing , but vpon the 
 reading thereofihee was lb amazediy terrified , as thofe which were 
 
 A a 3 prefem\, 
 
548 Iohn Barclay Insurgents. Lib.4. 
 
 prefent.fufpeiting there was no goodnewes at all of the Princes health, 
 .enquired of theferuant what he had brought worthy that alteration, 
 which they law in the countenance of the Qiieene ? But he allured 
 them,thac Hjempfdl was not onely in health, but alio in higheft gract 
 and efteeme among the ftrangers where he liued. Hyamjbe alio not 
 doubting but that her being affrightcdjhad made others likewife feare, 
 fettled her countenance , and told them,tbat her lonnc was by the fa- 
 uourofthe Gods in-perfecl health, and would fhortly recurne into his 
 Countrey. But when fhee was priuate with the feruanf : I bcleeue 
 (Taid fhe) that my fon hath Efficiently enchargedto thee, the concea- 
 ling from all here in what Countrey he now remaincs. Be thou,T pray 
 thee,faithfull therein : for I willhaue none of mine acquainted there- 
 with. BefideSjthoumufl with all diligence retume to him. Earely in 
 the morning thou ("halt be gone. Thy fidelity is the cauie that I doe 
 not put thee in minde of the rewards which from vs both are desig- 
 ned for thee. Hauingthus fpoken,fhe withdrew her felfc into her pri- 
 uy Cabinet; being now not more carefully troubled with %adire>ba- 
 ties his wrongs, then with the defires other fonne. Muft then (faid 
 fluce) lb huge a waight of bufineflc be all at once thro wne vpoivme ? 
 Muft I ftand in feare on this fide, of the alliance with Sicily, on that, of 
 the Armes of Sardinia? That thou ,my deareft,mouldeft become Me- 
 leanders fonne in law ? That I fhould foolifiily fend thee into that 
 Countrey, which fhould inuolue both thee andthatnoblcftmaidcin 
 one and the fame deftruc'Hon? The powers of heauen forbid to happen 
 to me what by my errour i haue deferucd. Why, alas, doth at once 
 Radirobanes feeke to depriue me of my Kingdome, and Argenis of 
 my fonne? Thus all dnmaied fhee tooke Paper,in which fhee wrote 
 to this cflfeS : What oddco^rhcre is bctweene thy intentions and the 
 fortune of our affaires, thbUTrHyeft, my fonne, know by this : that 
 fcarccwas Rsdtrobanes his Herald, that from him denounced warre 
 vnto vs, outofmy fight , when Ireceiued thy letters , wherein thou 
 doft let me know,that thou prcfTeft vpon a mo ft vnfcalbnablc marri- 
 age. I giuc thankesto fortune and thy vertues,by which it is wrought, 
 that being yet vnknowne cither for thy defcentor mcanes, Mdeandcr 
 hath thought thee worthy his alliance. But thou (halt blemifh thine 
 honour, it being indulgent to thy afte&ion, thou ilialc furTer thy 
 mother and thy Countrey to become a prey to the moft iniurious Ra* 
 dirotrants. Doe not prererre- Sicily , ho'weucr but a dowry, before thy 
 mothers inheritance of Africa : which thou Wilt hardly finde in fafety, 
 except thou prefencly make hafte hither. Thou knoweft how much 
 more eafvly things may be kept, then being-once loft, be regained. 
 After thou halt^iccurcd thy mother;- afccr<thy triumphs, -and the g!o- 
 v. , ' A rift 
 
L ib 4 Ioh n Barclay bis udrgexil. **g 
 
 riesofthy valour and piety, thou mayctt returnc greater to '-thy a- 
 greements,and better worthy the deliring. But doc not charge vpon 
 Ridirobanes onely or the warre thefe delayes , which by the authority 
 of a mother I interpofc betweene thee and this marriage. Thou art 
 vctcrly ruined (rny Tonne) it thou uott not fpeakc with me,bcforc thou 
 \NzAdc. Agents. Returnc lnltandy to thy dearclr mother. Thou wilt 
 in truth be glad , and belceuc that thou art abundantly rewarded for 
 thy duetifull refpe*5t,euen in this, that thou halt obeyed me. For that 
 thou mayeli fully know my mindc , it is fo ncceffary, before the cere- 
 monies of thy marriage,that I" acquaint thee with ccrtainc fecrets, 
 which may not be entrulted to Letr.ers,not to Mcflcngcvs : that if thou 
 doft neglect thy duety, I will deny my felfe to be thy mother. I will 
 linke my ielre with Raiirobanes,kl\ thou r jiouldctt triumph vpon my 
 inheritance, and as it were the tpoylesofme , whom with anouilh of 
 minde thou hart brought to my end. f now doc thinke that I haue 
 ftri&ly enough deliueredthismy charge to thee. I know thy difpo- 
 fition, which innofortuneor traucUmg thou canlt put off or change. 
 But that thou mayeft not concern:- that I will frowardly be erode to 
 all thy denies ; I am not at all againft thy difcoucring to the King of 
 Sicily, that thou art my fonne. Who if he delivcs thee for his fonne-in- 
 law } if with hisdaugluer he will allure Sicily to thee: let him fend with 
 theefome competent •< >rces, with which thou maytt oppofe the iriua- 
 ding Sardinians. I will promile that thou flultprelently rcturneinto 
 Sicily,after I haue hecre round thee a fonne, and Radirobjittfs an ene- 
 my. Farewell. This Letter written t > : us tenour, when fhe dcliue- 
 rcd it to his feruant,fhe added, that he wouM perfwade her fonne, not 
 tofhyany where before he came into &frka_and chat hcfhould'reliw 
 gioufly obferue thole .commands wj i had:grucnJi>thefarTr. 
 
 The ieruant, as became him, promV^ip ob?y her in all: but'not- 
 withlianding being by lbrmy wcathe^rKept from putting to Sea two 
 dayes together, hcatlaft was fcarce out of the harbour, when Gtl.ino- 
 rui brought word that VoLurchtu was cone. 
 
 But then Hyin'fie. profelTmg.that thefe friendly forces were com?, 
 not without the pvouideiioeof the Gods, gauc order that BtHn^im 
 fliould be receiucd vpon the ftrand with the Rate of a Kin<^. Her fclfc 
 when he came into the Court,went to mecte him. Both the memory 
 of the benefit tnce had recciued, and the neceifuy of the helpc, which 
 Inee now hoped from him, did double her offices of courtcftc to "hkn. 
 Shcc talked with him as hcriome, but that widrher kinienelTe there 
 vvasarcfpc^iuenelfeintcrmkigied. Nor was hee de&diueingiuin^ 
 men caule to commend hi n ; fo fubmifliut to the Queenc, and with fo 
 vvcll-faOnioncd a awdcity, carrying hirhfelteas the moft part of iuch 
 
 Aa 4 as 
 
- r Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib. 4. 
 
 as were prefent,did in their applauding, as ifthey had been the mother 
 and the Tonne, ioyncthem together in the fame vowes to the Gods. 
 There were diucrs appointed at the fhorc to receiue and entertainc 
 his Captaines and Souldiours. They were all by publike order quar- 
 tered and lodged.The Moores with one voyce affirmed^that a forraine 
 Nation,not tyed to Mauritania by any correfpondence , not requiring 
 any wa<*es, was come to them, who with the hazzard of their owne 
 bloud, would protect them being indangered. They therefore embra- 
 ced them when they came ; andcuery one for his owne iakewifht 
 welltohisGucft ; they alfo at their doores placed Wine and Gar- 
 lands : So asiheGaules wondered, not yet knowing what courtefie 
 the Africanes fought at their hands,that Grangers fhoukibeany where 
 in the world better entreated then in their Gallia. ButtheQueene de- 
 ferring no longer, then while face. might bring Te/iarcbHs from the 
 Gate into the Court, did thus 'fpeake to him : Behold , this is not 
 the firfi time ( thou braueft man ) that wee knew thee to be a King : 
 When thou wert heereof late in the habit of a prh&te man , we ob- 
 ferued thy endowments., which no diiTembling thyqualkie could con- 
 ceale from thoie,that with more then ordinary diligence did firt and 
 try them. Thou thenindeede didft reftore to meemy felfe, when the 
 Theeues had almoft carried away my foule in the little Cabinet. But 
 now to make good this my bounty, either by thme ovynC defigne, or 
 that ofthe Gods, thou art heerearriucd withforces. YovRtdirobAnts 
 the King of Sardinia is making an inuafion vpon me , who am vripro- 
 uided.for refiftance, andabuied by too (till a peace. We looke euery 
 day for his Fleeteheeretoinfeftour Coaft. Nor was it poflfible for 
 me in fo very litde a time to raife an Army Jam a woman: and my Son 
 isabfent. Doe thou receiue me into thy protection, and let it be a part 
 of thy glory, that thou (halt not feeme to defpifeaQueene, and her in- 
 kiriouityatTajilcd. To thee I doe yeeld the Soueraigne command in 
 alloccafions whatfoeuer. Onely rernaine hcere for my guard a few 
 dayes,that no man may fpeake of Radirobantr his madnevTej without 
 remerobring thy vertue rWhat balk, focuer thou makeft, or whi- 
 tberloeue^this wil yet be a lawful & allowable caufc o\ a fhort delay. 
 Not onely her Maie'fty , but her fadnefle alio, and almoft her teares 
 <fid recommend her that lpake to thispurpofc. And Paliarchfts was 
 afhamed to be flow in granting her requcft, that craued his helpein 
 her great extremity. But on the other fide, the vowesofhisloue, and 
 thatu4r%enif was both a fuppliant and vnfortunate, did remoue thoie 
 incitements of his tendemeffe : vntill fall of admiration that 'Radiroba- 
 nes was feared by the Africanes, whom he beleeued to be Mill "in Sici- 
 ly, he enquired in what part of the world he then was. Whom when 
 
 he 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay his K^ir gents. 2*1 
 
 he vnderftood to be departed out of Sicily , and either at that time in 
 Sardinia a or vpon his voyage for Africa: hee fhuddercd with a moft 
 bitterfearc, left either hauing by force poflfefled himlclfeof Ar^enk, 
 or receiucd her dcliucrcd to him, he were rearmed into his Countrev. 
 Nor did he deferre the enquiring after it : Hauc you ((aid he) heard 
 any thing of his being fonne-in-law to the King of Sicily > Hyawjbt 3 
 who by isfrchombrvttts his Letters was certaine that Argents was vn- 
 married, hauing wondereeia little what that might conccrne to Poli- 
 Archus ; denied that there was any fuch thing. But hee, not knowing 
 who it was that had Co ailirtcdhim, or by whatmeanes, and whole 
 a6tit was that ^<*dfp-^4»<?Jwasdriucncutof Sicily, did thinke there 
 wasthennocaufe, that in fuch furious hatfr lje fhould VMthhisArmy 
 make for Sicily. But that it would bee thought by all men an extreme 
 bafencflc, if he fhould forfake Hjamfie, and as it were betray her to 
 her Enemy. That he fhould doe better to fend fbmc ti ufty man of his 
 owncywho in the meanc time might comfort Argenu^nd aducrtife her 
 ofthe bufine{Te,which as ncceflary, Fortune had impofed vpon him.But 
 if this warrc fhould not bee determined at a Brunt, butfpun out into 
 length of time,that then he with the Qucenesleaue,lettlinga conueni- 
 ent Guard for Mauritania, would with part of his Forces,depart out 
 of Africa. Nor was Radirofanej himlclfe the leaft motiue of his flay- 
 ing in Africa"; as an enemy allotted to him by the Deftinies,and in cuc- 
 ry place oppofed to him : for that vnder colour of freeing Hjamsbe t 
 he fhould take reuengc for all thofc forrowcs,with which he had vex- 
 ed tsfrgenis. Hauing a while pey zed all thefe things in his minde, hee 
 anfwered the Queene in this manner: That I hauc with my filcnce held 
 thee thus long in fufpence, doe notbclecuc (Madame) that Idid any 
 thing doubtfully coniuk with my fclfe,whether thou wertor no to bee 
 fbrfaken by me ; that is, whether I fhould be iome what more wicked 
 then Radirobanes. But the confederation of this Villaine, whom this 
 is not the firfttime' that I haue had caufc to deteft, did moue me firft : 
 and next my owne happinefle, which hath Co much in myfauour 
 brought me hither to thce f \\hen 1 vncertaincly wandred. For whether 
 I confider thy felfe (Madame) thy caufe 5 or thy good will to me ; I find 
 my felfeoblieged in lb much humblcneffe to thee, as it is not fit for mee 
 to deny thee any thing. Since therefore fuch is the eftatc of thy affaires, 
 I doe here let by all mine owne occafions. Vfc then at thy pleafure the 
 Forces of my Kingdome,an4 be aiTurr d,that m yeelding vefpeit to thec, 
 I will not giue any precedence to thy fonnc : ncitherwhilclama- 
 liue, ft\z\\Radirobawes carry. itfrer,that hee hath thus gone about to 
 wrong thee, now as it w?re without children* 
 
 This, 
 
5 2 Iohn Barclay his Argents, Lib.< 
 
 This word was Co ioyfully heard by Hyanisbe and her Lords, as die 
 moftrannetothe Houfe of their God, togiue him thankes wichall 
 kindes of Perfumes and Incenfe,for the commlngof ?oli*rchus . And 
 Hyanisbe not being againft chat deuotion of her people, did alfo draw 
 'Poltarchus to the Temple. In the young man,his zeale and piety was 
 made more feruent by his perils ac*Sea ; lb as he not yn willingly went 
 to the place facred to theTV^^jM^^by tn c Afiicancs. Hee there- 
 fore faw and recommended, his {jetutonscSf his loue to that heaucnly 
 power : which whetherthou woulflll take for Imo, or for Venus y was 
 made in forme of a Maid vpon a Lyons backe, whofe eyes being lifted 
 vp, his breftand forefeetc w*erf*b ftyfed,as he fcemed to ftriuc to get 
 into Heauen. The ancient $0yua«s dicf^worlbip the Celeitiail Venus, 
 eldeft of all the Ladies o*W.*4F ':Jjh ^rom thence this Reiigio; s might 
 eaflly paflfe to the Tyrian ,,fyi .MTthem vpon the founding of Car- 
 thage,be dcliuercd to the j^RS. $• But at that time it was in highert 
 veneration among the Mo<^ ' J and vnder the Image were grauen tn 
 Marble thefe Verfes, by wniU' notonely the Goddeffc her fclfe, but 
 Africa alfo was magnified. 
 
 Let not thy Lyons backe, great Goddeffe,be 'are 
 Thee vp to Heauen ; dwell in this Tern fie here : 
 This Temple that with prajers and Gold wee {tore . 
 If thou but fauourvs, the Lyb\m (bore, 
 That Land/a which the Tyrian Miidsgaue nam? a 
 Kauipit away by afalfe Bull,infame 
 Shall not excell: nor Alia, whofe fo ft trails, 
 Luxurioufiy enfeeble martittll aUs. 
 SecjtrithpladFate, Africk .lifts vp her face, 
 Whom Nereus does -with his crool^t armes imbrace 
 All \as a Guardian ,b ttt where j£gypts Land, 
 Does,interpos'dthe meeting Seas withftand. 
 Her Mtadowesf mile, and their increafe full well 
 Her fewne feeds yeeld',couragiout Lyons dwell 
 Inall her Dt farts ,her rich Woods abound 
 With white ft luory . This golden ground 
 The three Hefperides rich Orchard bred, 
 And Adas too Juftayn'd by -whofe ftrong head, 
 Heauen cannot fall vpon vs ; nor a touch 
 Oftfce btfe Earth the Starres of Heaven fmutch. 
 Here new- borne Pallas did warme Triton fir ft 
 Wajh j here Oracuhus Ammon doth not tforft, 
 
 Though 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay his ^ftgenis. 
 
 353 
 
 Though fcated on the fandt ; his horned head 
 Is with a great and fhady Wood o 're fared. 
 Vs Mzrspretefts.sKd luno's powerful/ hand, 
 Nor iviftCylknius fan his Grand, fires Land. 
 Be thoft, great Goddeffe tco^Motheroj things 
 Pre ft nt ; who ere the wealth ofLyb'izJings, 
 Whether her Lutc y our iJMttf^or ghoebus ta he 
 Thee Goddefie^ndthy^ r theffirff (bdlfpeak?. 
 
 Their Orizons to the Dck'c KeinJ ended, the reft of the day was 
 fpent in the care for the warre. k^jaylc of fcuerall kinds of '{"hips 
 were in Poltarchtu his company. Tn -the A were tvanfportcd abouc 
 1 2coo.armed men:part of hisFlqgbc*i|V g^fcn with the ttorme, was 
 brought vpongreuing places: thdGrft confuted with the Galleys of 
 Mauritania, was deuidedinto feuera^ajoiv, to guard the Sea-coaft 
 and the mouthes ofthe Riuers-Ti\\\»:^X^i^& Cordage,with Sayles' 
 were with all expedition made ready a $. ; ought to them. Betwccne 
 the Sea and the City was a place chofv.J;b incampe in: and the Moore, 
 being ioyncd with the Gaules,lodged with them in the lame quarter ; 
 being after the fafhionof their Countrey coiicrcd with the skinncs of 
 mighty wilde hearts, and bending the hides of Elephants backes into 
 the forme of fhields, and for that vie. But Poliarchtu was forry that 
 they were buta few. For they were fcarce three thoufand prcft foulcli- 
 ours. As for the Citizcns,a multitude vnfit for the Campc,thcy were 
 in Armcs kept within Lixa to defend the VVallcs and Rampyres. Nei- 
 ther did Foltarchm doubt, but that with the Forces he brought with 
 hirn,he fhoaldbe able to matter Radirobanes. But if it mutt bee tryed 
 by a warre,not by abattailc,what fhould he doc when he was to goc 
 for Sicily? Should he goealone 5 or cany with himhisSouldicrs,who 
 were almoft all the forces that, Hyantsbehzd ? Being troubled with 
 thefc thoughts,he rcfolucd to pcrfwade Hyamsbc, that ihe fiiould rein- 
 force her Army with morctroopes of her owne Nation; not as out of 
 fcarc oi'RadiroUnes, or once mentioning his purpofe ofdepartitv : but 
 as intendingto transrerre the warre into Sardinia^fr-erhapsthccncmy 
 betaking hunfclfe to mpre cautelous counfailcs, ihould fbrbeare his in- 
 tended inuafion. 
 
 The next day , wheathcy confulted concerning tlic war, Poharchm 
 perfwaded the Q^cenc, that (lie fhould impofe vponaUtheMooresa 
 contribution to the charge, and the prouiiion thereof: that both fiiec 
 might raife more Regiments and Troopcs of Horfc,& alio other mero- 
 narics ofthe Numidians her neighbor*,, k werq(faid Hyamh)thc bcit 
 comic that could be taken; and which alio my fcue hade thought of. 
 
 - But 
 
2 - 4 Iohn Barclay bis ^frgcms. L ib . 4. 
 
 But what conueniency is there now of affembling the States of the 
 whole Nation,whofe authorise muit ofneceffity concurre to the gran- 
 ting of Subsidies ? Foliarchw was amazed ,being bred in a free Monar- 
 chy. Did not then the Kingly PrerogatiuePDid not the hazzard of the 
 State carry in them force diffident to compell the people to contribute, 
 except themfelues by men of their o wne election dot giue their a{fent ? 
 Shall then, fbrfooth, the fine wcs of the Empire that is the treafury , bee 
 in the power of the people ? Shall they bee the moderators of affaires 
 ofState,and with that one power being made their Kings King, gaue 
 the Law to all defignes,counfels, and forces of the Kingdome ? Quefti- 
 onkffe the true Lawes of Kingdqmes did not brooke it : neicher 
 did it agree with the title of an ablblute Monarchy. Then hee began to 
 perfwade Hjanisbe,t\vzx fhe fhould labour to (hake off that yoke of a 
 molt pernicious cuftome,with vvhjch the Moores had curbed the Scep- 
 ters liberty. And that now was the fitteft time to make experience, 
 whether the people would indure jc s when being afeard of an inuafi- 
 on, they would belecue, thai w \ t h that payment which the Queene 
 had commanded,they had p'urchafed their fafety. Thoufhalt feeme 
 (faid he) not to ftraine the Royall power to any innouations : butvp- 
 onan inftantand prefling danger,in an extraordinary indeed, but ane- 
 cefTary way,to require thatmony from thy fubie&s. Which if it take 
 effe^-will feme for a Prefident/ that in other dangers, withouc asking 
 the peoples confent_,the fame terror of ncceffitie will ferueto giue paffe 
 to a taxation. And that as to difliked and lothed fafhions of things,by 
 vfe of feeing them, we arc reconcilcd,fo they by little and little accusto- 
 med to it,will be content that bufines ofthis nature fliall^epend fblely 
 vpon the Kings pleafure, and that certainely with infinite* good of the 
 people who often are abufed with the fliadow of liberty. 
 
 I know (replyed Hyanisbc) that it would bee a greataduantageto 
 me and my fbn 3 if I could acquire to vs that power. But neither would 
 fuch a nouelty at any time be fet afoot amongthe people, without dan- 
 ger : and as now leaf} of all, when their mindes aie to bee fharpened a- 
 gainff the enemy r , and that the fbrraine mifchiefe that threatens vs,isa 
 Sufficient euill, without the addition of ciuill difcontents.Truly I fhould 
 fight for %<tdiro(Mttes to better purpofe, then himfelfe can doe with all 
 the Army which he hath ray fed. For I fhould both make the minds of 
 the Moores bee ofrended with mce, and reconciled to him. Befides, I 
 teare difpleafingthc Gods,if I fhould go aboutto breake the cuftome, 
 whi:h I confidently beleeue to bee grounded vpon molt facred equity. 
 What cuftome (faid T-oliarchw?) That (anfwered Hjanisbe) the 
 Kingfliouldimpofe no tribute vpon the people, without their aduice 
 oraflfent. Wilt thou that I now lay by theperfonofaQtiecncyand 
 
 fpeakc 
 
Lib.4« Iohn Barclay Insurgents. 3*5 
 
 fpeake what I haue often heard to this purpofe, and what Ihaue my 
 felfc thought of it, that either thou mayft be of my opinion, or free me 
 ofmy error ? I am content (laid Pcliarchus) and doe thou take the pa- 
 tronage of them vpon thee, who neither can be ruincd,but by the licen- 
 tioufnes ofthcir owne powcr,nor preferued,but when they are brought 
 to the reuerence of obedience. And withall he (ettled himfelfe to heare 
 her in his youthfull minde difpleafed, *that which hee fo firmely belce- 
 ued, fhould beoppofed : neither did he bclceue,that Hyanisi>eipa.ke as 
 fhethought,butthat fhe was willing tovcilethc fcorne of her limited 
 authoritic, with the fhew ofequitic : as if die fhould eafeherowne,be- 
 ing (heightened, with bringing dthcr Princes within compafle of the 
 famecondition.to which fhe was reduced. 
 
 Then fhe : We know,Principalitie,s were at n*rft founded,to the end 
 that force which drew all things to the moftpowcrfull,being remoued, 
 all bufineflfe among men might bee goucmed according to the Lawes 
 of Nature and realbn. But what canrt thou imagine necrer to the Law 
 of Nature,thcn that euery one mould irA ; fuch goods,as his induftry 
 hath purchafed > Or what more agreeable to -c-iuill reafon, then that 
 we mould vnderftand what we arc pofVcft of, which is our owne,whac 
 another mans ? But both thefc are quite cxtingui(hcd,if what our fub- 
 ic£ts by their diligence haue gotten,we challenge at our pleafure,as due 
 to our Exchequer : and make them ignorant ofthcir priuatc wealth, 
 how much the Law will call the Kings ; how much their owrie. For 
 how fhould they, know it, when neither their owne, northeiudgement 
 of the Law doth define it, but oncly the will of the Prince ; and when 
 the tribute once pay d, they cannot finely ioyin the rcmainder,which 
 mayalfo byotherediclsof the Kings bee in like fort diminifhed ? The 
 mifchiefes that fpring from an intermingled or doubtfull inheritance, if 
 thou haft not obierued,doe but behold theCourtsof Iuftice {warming 
 with contentions. Thisenter-commanage; this conriifion ; not friends, 
 not brothers, doe long with quiet indure. Finally, eUen wiuesthem- 
 feluesdeiire toknowofthecftate; what part mall be their Husbands, 
 what they may by a iuft title call their owne ; who then can expect a 
 continued peace in the Common-wealth, if what the King takes from 
 the fubiecl,he makes his owne: and what he leaues,holds ftill in com- 
 mon with them? 
 
 But when there are certaine bounds fetdownefor giuing and recei- 
 ving on both fides : that equity prefcribed by nature doth marke out 
 to euery family their limits, rights^artd duties. The hope then of plea- 
 ring and obtaining fomething reciprocally, doth beget a mutual rcfpc& 
 betweene the King and the people. For the peoplc,that the King may 
 not encline to vie the Sword committed to htm,with all feuerity and n- 
 
356 Iohn Barclay his^frgenis, Lib.4< 
 
 got : that inconfiderately he make not peace or declare a warre : that 
 he may not be moued to beftow the great Offices of State vpon igno- 
 rant or worthlefle men, will willingly out of their o wne,fill the Kings 
 Exchequor. Thefe will be the Prefents which they will make to the 
 vermes of their Princes : and withall both teftifie their thankeful- 
 nefle for fauours part, and feeke to deferue others in time to come. 
 The King enterchangeably wil lnot fuffer his people to be wronged by 
 cruell or forraine cuftomes : from whom, if they be hardly dealt with- 
 all, he (hall obtaine no grant offupply in his occasions. Thefe are the 
 facred reynes,which holding in both the Prince and the people, doe of 
 each fide reftraine the power, that otherwife would grow too ranke, 
 from pride and iniuries. But (forfboth) there muft be money for the 
 Kings continuall daily expences,and ftrangers doe iudge of the itrength 
 and plenty of the Kingdome,according to the magnificence of the King. 
 What (hall become (thou wilt aske ) of the Garrilbns : what of the 
 Nauies ? Hardly is a deeper Sea to be found to fwallow vp the wealth 
 that is throwne into it. Truely experience (heweth thefe things for 
 true. Butldoenotbeleeuethat any Kings are by the people confined 
 within fuch ftraigh:s,that they want meanes for thefe neceffary dueties, 
 and the State of the Kingdome. They hauc Lands of inheritance, and 
 fo great as if they be carefully looked to , will abundantly fupport 
 their dignity. Many cuftomary rights alfo in their Ports rented to the 
 Farmors at a great rate.Befides thefe,therc are many dueties paid them, 
 and in feucrall Nations diuers wayes raifed. ThisTreafuryjthis reuenue 
 will fufficefor the maintenance of the Kings honour, if he willreigne 
 alone, and not make thofe prodigall mindes,whom ekher foolifhly or 
 bafely he afre&s, almoft marers with him in his Crowne. But when a 
 greedineffe,as well of wafting as of getting, hath poffeft himrneither his 
 ordinary and iuft reuenue , nor yet any wringing tributes will ferue to 
 fillfo vafte a gulfe. Let the people yeekl to all his commands ; let them 
 bring the fruite of all their labours and induftry into the treafury ; yet 
 (hall that Prince (as we talke to children of the hunger of Ertjitthon) 
 be alwayes empty, and hisdefires bent to that which is to come, be e- 
 uerinneceflity; So much alfo tft^more lauifh, for that hee (halfbc- 
 leeue, that his exhauftedTrcafujy will yith much eafineflfe recouer 
 new bloud. Cant] thou then wondef that the people doe forbeare an 
 obfequiouftefTeofno-jtfe to them; and refufe a few Noble men that 
 are about the King, the money v^W? they haue prouided for them- 
 felues and their children ; which yeFHiey will freely giue the King, 
 when not the diftempered humors of a prodigall minde, but the ne- 
 ceflary affaires of their Countrey (hall require them? 
 
 I heare befides,that in thofe Nations which doc moit quietly endure 
 
 thefe 
 
Lib,4» lohn Barclay his Argents, 3j 7 
 
 thefe taxations, that the Kings are lefle enriched by fuch their 'obedi- 
 ence than is fuppoled. For that their Crowne- Lands, and whatfbeuer 
 they polTeiTe as their priuate inheritance, is by this way and the confi- 
 dence of being fupplied out of the peoples purfes, by little and little 
 ouethrowne. Their patrimony firlt begins as narrow and troublefbme 
 or at lead as drawing them neere to the condition of priuate men,to be 
 neglected : then to be beftowed among Fauorites to be morgaged, 
 and either with a true or a fayned fale, to be vrterly bereft them. So 
 doe Kings omit the iuftcft way of liuing vpon their owne reuenue, and 
 frame themfelues another,next of kin to rapine ; and notwithstanding 
 their eftate being not ib much bettered asaltered , as if they had con- 
 qucred,they infult. Finally, what difference wilt thou make betweene 
 iuft Monarchies and the fharpeft tyrannies, if in either of them the fub- 
 iecl be owner of that hce hath but at pleafure? When fometime all 
 the goods of wretched men together with tneir houfbold Gods, being 
 torne out of their emptied houfes, (hall be in open*market to bee 
 fbldvndcrthcfpeareby theCryer? Neither doc I make the matter 
 feeme worfe with the mention of an imagined fhow of opprerTion, if 
 they haue told truth,that haue becnein Countryes in that lbrt fubiecl 
 to their Kings. For that which is paid by the pole, how eaficisitto 
 the rich ? But fb doth it oftentimes ftrayne the Labourers and the 
 poorer fort of Countreymen, as it leaues them neither vittailes to eate, 
 nor a bed,vpon which, being afflicted, they might yet reft themfelues. 
 What from a victorious enemy could they expect more bitter? 
 
 This tart cxprefTion of the Countrymans iniuries mooued Teliar- 
 chut. Hee therefore interrupting Wjamsbes difcourfc, thus began : \ 
 wouldjMadaniejthat they w ho Jiau'e been,as thou aflfirme(t,the repor- 
 ters of thefe wringing tributes.had not with a fuccin&malignitie deliue- 
 led to thee the bufincfle in fuch an obfeure manner , but had openly 
 and freely acquainted thee with the whole carriage of thefe afraircs, 
 which would haue as well chcarcd the Kings,as this cuftome itfelfeof 
 impofing of taxes.For neuer did Kings intend,that fuch cruelties as thou 
 ipeakeft of,i"hould bee committed. But if perhaps the Iudgesand the 
 Treafurers doc fometime ouer-fharpJ^ilra*inc'thofe that are to pay : or 
 the AncflTors, whofet down eucry ir.afts Yate^be vncquall to fbme par- 
 ticular perfon : mult we therefore ncrly incenled againft both 
 the Kings and Tributes alfo r An ic finewesoftheCommon- 
 wealth, which are compofed of uictLkirds of reuenue be cut in funder? 
 For be it fo.Grant that the AiTefliars arc fauky , in not making an equall 
 diftnbution of the burden toeuery one according to his abilitie: Adde 
 thereunto, that in taking diitrciTes, the Officers are beyond meafiue 
 cruell: And if thou plea{e,let the Kings alfo be to blame, vnder whom 
 
 thefe 
 
g Iohn Barclay his ^r gems. Lib. 4. 
 
 thefe cuftomes are growne fo fterne. Yet will not all this make the pre- 
 rogatiuc of Kings any thing the more vniuft : the right,Imeane,of im- 
 poiing Tributes, concerning which weedifpute. Except perhaps all 
 thingSjlawes and rights are not iult,but when we vfe them iuftly : and 
 that they change their nature,according to their vermes or vices, into 
 whofe hands they are committed. What if the people it fclfc do grant 
 thee a Subfidie ? There is nothing (fayftthou) morelawrull. But if in 
 colle£ting it,as it often falles out,"fomc ofthe fabicfls be dealt with vn- 
 iuftly, or hardly, doth it vpon fuch an iniury ceafc to bee lawfull, 
 which was granted by the content ofthe people ? There is no King who 
 hath not power of declaring Warrc, or making Peace abfolutely in 
 himfelfe,and at his owne difcrctioh. But if he fhail inconfiderately vie 
 that liberty ,and rayle or prouoke an enemy vnfeafonably, how much 
 more preiudiciailto the people will that be,then anygreedineffe oftri- 
 butes can poffibly be? ^either yet wilt cRSir^Madamejdeny this power 
 of arming to bet moft iuft : becaufe asfometimes it happens, wee may 
 vniuftly abufe the fame So as from thence thou may ft fee,that the equi- 
 ty ofthe Lawes themfelues is not to be weighed according to the iudge- 
 ment,or the corruption ofthe miniftevs thereof. 
 
 Thou favdft,that. Princes would endeuo'ur with their modefty, and 
 other good ofrices,to procure^'nat as areward oftheir vcrtues,the peo- 
 ple ihould willingly offer them Tributes. Butthouknoweftnot whac 
 kinde of Kings are moft efteemed by the people: how often they dis- 
 like the right wayes of gouernment,and is pleafed to beeabufcd with 
 falfe vcrtues, or fpecious vices; that in fine, they may diuert all their 
 Princes thoughts from the common good. Nay , the multitude muft be 
 flattered,and affaires of State managed according to their pleafure, 
 that they may appoint a reward to their Prince fot his failing of his du- 
 ty. The reync that fhouidicftraine them, they' will b\>y off at a price : 
 at a price they will grow wanton and.be ruinetLThe condition of man- 
 kind is yeryvnhappy, if Kings 'apply themfeliies*opleafe nottrK beft, 
 but the greaceft number. 
 
 Menthinke waters the more wholefome,ifyoti do continually Afaw* 
 of them out of the wells • which if they be not vfed,are as with the dull 
 idleneffc putrified. .The minds and faculties of che vulgar fort; aire not 
 much vnlike to water in their qualityrwitha continuance of labour they 
 grow frefh and liuely, hating (lothfulneffe. Idlerieffe corrupts them. 
 And wilt thou then deny thofe Goades to be moft profitable, which do 
 fpurre them on to diligence,ofall vermes the moft fruitfull,and will not 
 fuffer them to drowze with a dull of negligence ? But there are none 
 more ftiarpetothatpurpofe, then this prouidiug for payments to the 
 King. For if in loue with lazihelTe they had rather hue bafely,and neg- 
 lect 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay bis^rgeais. ~T%9 
 
 le&euen the necetfary duties to their owne bodies, then with labour 
 to grow rich : it (hall not therefore bee free for them to giue them- 
 felucs ouer to idleneflfe : but though they care not for themfclues 
 they muft yet worke for the King, or rather for their Countrcy, to 
 prouidcytiie payment, which will certaincly becexaclcd oftheidle 
 afwcll as the vnwilling. So being compelled to worke for the pro- 
 fit of another, they arc by cuitome brought to labour for themfclues. 
 And within a while the Very vfe of labour and induftry will bee' 
 more powerrull with them, then either the regard of the Kinos pro- 
 fit or their owne. From hence will grow cunning in Manufactures : 
 from hence a braue ableneflfe both of minds and bodies: andinfuch 
 an equall continuity of them all, a plenty in the Kingdomc not de- 
 licate and riotous, but manly and ftrong. And by the fame meanes 
 the jftidc and vnpolifht Plebeians, fcattered in the Countrey in their 
 PaltUrcs,or following the Plough, being tamed with labour,and the 
 fenfe of their owne condition, wiu"bee put in minde, that they were 
 borne to obey, not to command. Who,where thefc tributes which 
 would ferue to awake induftry, are not in the power of the Prin- 
 ces, are often furious, and not eafily gouerned by the Magiftrate 
 cither foolifhly or dangeroufly .grow infolent. For thole wits if 
 thou doe notrurnifh them with vermes, doe readily entertaine vices 
 as a field vntilled,which being fertile, iftjiou be afraid to lay thy Come' 
 in it, of it felfe will bee out of heart, with bringing forth vnprofitablc 
 weedes. 
 
 Yet fuppofe there are Lawesfor the punifhing of negligence and idle- 
 nefle,and that the people oftheir owne difpohtion are forward enough 
 to labour. Let vs alio grant, that the people is not without iudge- 
 ment,and that the Prince requiring a iuitand reafonable aiTii/tance,they 
 will freely bring their money into the common Trcafury. But what 
 ifthofc bufineflbs be on root,that mult both be fuddenly difpatcht,and 
 cannot be fo,but at the common charge? While the people are fum- 
 moned, while their deputies are comming togcther/ome moneths arc 
 ipent,nor will affaires tarry for this orderly proceeding ; ( during chefe 
 dclayes,either the aduantage of lbme opportunitie is lo(t,or a milch iefc 
 is growne vpon them, which a*prefent prouifion would haue pieuen- 
 tcd. Why fhouldelt thou not (Madame)by the prelent cflate of things 
 be brought freely to acknowledge, how iuftly 1 complaine of this ep- 
 itome ? A torrainc Enemy is at hand ; and warre h not lelfe made with 
 Gold,thenwith the Sword. Yetfor that the Enemy will fooner bee 
 here, then thou canft alTemblc tny people for their confcnt,the fup- 
 ply from the Commoas will bee wanting, with which thou fhoul- 
 
 B b deli 
 
6o Iohn Barclay bis Argents. Lib. 4. 
 
 deft pay thy owne Army , and hire Mercenaries from thy Neigh- 
 bours* 
 
 Butnocfuddcn occafions alone doe offer themfelues to Kings, but 
 oftcptuv.es fecret ones ; -which it imports much,that they bee notdif- 
 clolld : and -totwithftanding in this way of rayfing money can hard- 
 lvbc concealed. Wouldlt tnou make an attempt vpon thy vnprepared 
 Eneiny,or recor.cr,when he cxppffe it not, what in times paft hee hath 
 forcedftom thee ? 'tis neecflary that neither he,nor any of thy Neigh- 
 bours know at all of thV*>un)ofc. For'this intent therefore while thou 
 required a neceffarJ^^HBw^i^ 1 thy people, and called an affem- 
 bly to couniaile fl-ajuthou'hoc dkiulge- the fecret purpoies ofthy mind? 
 and withallpowre out as'it were t&e fouje ofthy indeauours into the 
 windc ? But if (as it ought 'CodI^Rou keepeft the defigoe fecret to thy 
 fclfc,what reafon wilt thou giue to tneplfcople for thy demand of a tri- 
 bute? What if they be flacke for thy vrging him ? Orbefides, doeft 
 thou beleeue,that the iealous nations about thee,or thofe whom it con- 
 cernes that thou reft quiet, will be dull, or not curious in obferuing thy 
 motions ? Whom howfoeuer thou mighteft haue deceiued with anor- 
 dinary power of impofing of tribute, which ihould not haue been pub- 
 likely obferued and talked of: yet this frequency of the aflembly, which 
 is gathered out of all the Prouinces,and cannot be vnknowne,wUl ftirre 
 vp in them fufpicions,and care of themfelues. 
 
 But if (which often happens) the King and the Subiecls doe not 
 agree,if either out of contempt or hate they haue a minde to hurt him, 
 and fcome his deuices,though neuer fo good, what then will become of 
 the State ? As fome vnskilfull men,who while they ayme at their ene- 
 my ,with their ill-gouerned weapon doe pierce their owne bofomes : 
 fothe people doe in their owne and their Countreysthroates,fticke the 
 wounds intended to their diftafted King, in refilling him the fupplies 
 which the times and neceffity of State doe require. 
 
 Finally, the power of Kings (which euen they who haue no defire to 
 liuevnder them, doe confefle to bee thebeftand pcrfecrtcft manner of 
 gouernement) why doe weefteeme it weaker,then that which in other 
 places the Ariftocraty doth holcl?For certainely in thofe Nations which 
 are gouerned by a Senate, the people vies not to be confuked with, or 
 iiitreated,thatthey will be pleafed,and ena£r,that the Commonwealth 
 bee aflifted with their meanes. The Fathers alone dee decree,make it a 
 LaWjCommand it^and haue no will that the people lhould haue a tafte 
 oflb higha power : which if we iudge rightly ,is almoikhefjmmc of 
 the weight of Statc-afraircs. But' why mould that be their right, and 
 not as well belong to Kings ? For if the power of making Lawes be no 
 
 leffc 
 
Lib.4- Iohn Barclay bis^irg cnis, - 6l 
 
 leffe the Kings right, then in Rej>ublikes it is the due of the Senate : if 
 they haue as dilated a power of life and death : if they hauc an equall 
 authoritie of proclaiming warre, and making Peace (which amongft 
 men are counted things of grcatcft importance) whyonely in this one 
 point ofimpofing tribute, fhould their authority bcvncquali? What 
 Law? what people hath fo determined ? where began the difference ? 
 or why fhould Kings acknowledge tf»« kipcriority of the people, which 
 the Senators doc tread vnderihcir'fe^e ? 
 
 But neuerthclelTe, Princes cither gresdyorprodigall/nay wron^ the 
 people. It is true, and that they jaaay aho ♦doe r !n other things alio, 
 which ncuerthelefle we doe not d. ny to]>c theif right. Where is that 
 cleare and innocent fword,wkh \\j£j+L>&tva.(hn<:s of him that weares 
 it,maynotgiuean vndcleruc^'Ouitt! ? But they may impouerifh the 
 Countrey,by fcraping together Gold on euery fide. This (if it do hap- 
 pen) is a fhort, and no frequent iniury. When oncly Kings can defire 
 to heape vp in thcirTrcafury vfclefle maffes of wealth, and that vice is 
 (6 little of kin to the Genius of Princes, that thou fhalt fcarce finde 
 two fuccefliuely together infe&cd with it, ycteucn vndcrthem which 
 are immoderate both in their getting and fpcndioq, although with their 
 vniult humours they hurt many: this is at lea it the cafe of thofe com- 
 mon iniuries, that as the Ocean doth reftor6 backe to the earth in 
 Mifts and fhowres,the water which it had receiucd from it : Co they, 
 by the Noblemen whom they fauour,doe returnc to the people what* 
 foeucr they had drawne from them. And although it conccrnes the 
 publike quiet,that the Prince with immoderate taxes doc not weaken 
 the fidelity of his fubie&s; yet ifthou call vp the reckoning,thou fhalt 
 morefeldome finde thole peoplc,among whom the plcalure ofthe King 
 is fuBicient for theimpofingoftributcs,to haue been let on fire with ci- 
 uillbroyles, then thole which had not fitted themiehies to that pati- 
 ence. Soasofteneristhc fatted plight ofthe multitude, andacertaine 
 fhaddow of too much liberty ,an enemy to the publike quiet, then the 
 moderate feuerity of in lbmc fort hard Princes. 
 
 Hjanifbs was afhamed to confefie , that fliee had ib fuddenly 
 changed her opinion. For 'Po/tarchw had with no great difficultie 
 perfwaded her, that Right did belong to Kings. Therefore in a mil- 
 der phnlc, and {lightly retelling what fhee had heard, by degrees 
 
 fheccame to agree with him : and. Poiurchus aduihng it preiently, 
 
 whent about in a dole manner the procuring tobcr felfethat power. 
 She commanded the chicrc Maoiftrates of her Lixa to bee fent for, 
 and briefly recounting to them the danger ofthe Warre that hung 
 oucr her, required that they flhculd prefently rayfe her among the Ci- 
 
 B b 2 tizens, 
 
3^2 Iohn Barclay his ^irgcnis* Lib.4. 
 
 :izens,a hundred ofthe greater Talents. Immediately they obeyed^ be- 
 ing by the view of the danger made forward enough to all obfequi- 
 oufhe{fc;and it was with a moft happy celerity, that the money being 
 brought in within two daycs, fofairc a'Prclident drew alio other 
 Townes to the fame carefulneffe of their duty. 
 
 Thecaufealfo of their bounty , and their prcfenting her, was dou- 
 bled by the Birth-day of Hyamjhe, which fell out happily at the 
 fame time. That day, notwithstanding thefe important oceafions, 
 was celebrated with all the remifneflfe that we vie in the moft peace- 
 full quiet. They fell to banquet both in the Citie and the Campe, 
 ciowniug both themfclues and their Cuppeswith Garlands : fothat 
 towards night, Geiamrus, who was left with the command of the 
 quarter, certified Poltarchw, that their ryot was not to bee retrai- 
 ned. Hee prefentLy made hafte to the Trenches , well knowing, 
 that in the Warre there ought to bee no time giuen to Fortune, 
 in which fhec out of her fancying , vnexpe£ted accidents might 
 ruine the improuident, and fuch as delerued it. But the moft part 
 of them whom the Wine hadmaftered, fleepe had feized on. They 
 lay among their pots, or vnfit to receiue any commands, were ting- 
 ing. Nor were onely the Moorcs in this chorder, but with them 
 the common fort of the Gaules. Poliarchus did with all earneft- 
 nefle recommend to Gelanorw and the reft that were not befides 
 themfelues, the care of the Campe, the Watch, and this Troope of 
 drunken men. And as hee was of an exceeding pleafant diipofi- 
 tion , when hee returned into the Citie , hee merrily read thefe 
 Verfes, with which one of his Druides did thus abuie thefe Drun« 
 kards.. 
 
 Ticboldfcvithfroltickeftirrc comes Bacchus here, 
 
 Behold the no d\ glad Furies doc him beare, 
 
 Ins Vine-deckt Chariot high ; which Tygersfbrong 
 
 < Draw i arm'dmthjpoiles of alt the Saft along. 
 
 Let Trumpets found, each forehead Iuy vceare, 
 
 And Drums dtflurbe the c/uiet night with fear e, 
 
 Hee'scome ; topowerfttll Bacchus each thing flukes :. 
 
 Houfes to reele,andfearefull Pofls he makes. 
 
 Here drunken Aionfiers 3 vnder th' painted Skie, 
 
 Danc'd, crown' drvith luit \ and that 'Deitie t 
 
 Thatyauc Mineus Daughters wings te flit. 
 
 The Fields, «■/?*•» Bacchus three yeeres night forth driues, 
 
 The TyriaH, Dirse > or wad Tbracian Wines 
 
 Hone 
 
Lib 4. Iohn Barchy bis ^yirgenis, 3 5* 
 
 Haue not more noife ; the god, in drinke inuo\£t, 
 To amis ; and the weakefl are to fight prouol^t. 
 But here no blood, no fate does Bacchus bring, 
 Like Pentheus, or the felfe-maim'd Thracian King : 
 Butfleepe-prouoking Poppy and [oft pact /, 
 Perchance .newbof dues their old feare difp laces , 
 Or banijht cares wonder them f clues fubdu'd, 
 See whole Troopesfalne, bat in no blood embru'd: 
 They breathe their Conner our out ; feareleffe ofiH 
 Fortunes owne Troupe : O Bacchus, friendly fitU 
 To wretched men] O madnejjefullofgaine \ 
 But (bort, and gone ,when- e're we wake againe. 
 
 But neither did IciTe iollity poiTeflfe the Mariners and Souldiers in the 
 whole Fleete, nor were they behind their fellowes in drowzines; lb as 
 hardly afterward with their owne danger,and almolt with wounds 
 could they bee awaked. For Radirobanes comming the fame night, 
 did without halting thruft his Ships into the Riuer, which wascapea- 
 ble of them,and brauely breaking thofc few that were vpon the guard, 
 didpreiently winnethe whole Shore and thcBanke. The Souldiours 
 that were to haue guarded them, quitting their Ships, fled to the 
 Campe,or out of their wits with feare, ranne to the Ports of the Ci- 
 tie,which then were (hut againft thcm,afwell as their enemies.Some of 
 the put to Sea with their Galleys that way, that being free from noyie, 
 fhewed them no enemy was thereabouts. Radirobanesh^mng pre- 
 fently landed a great part of his Forces, fuppofing the City would 
 neuer bee able to recouer that feare, deuided his Souldiours : ibme to 
 make a (land at the Sea-fide ; others with Ladders to attempt the foi- 
 ling the Walles. But the Gaules and the Africanes which were at 
 Land, had neither the fame feare, nor the fame fortune that the Sea- 
 men had. Gelanorus hearing the Alarmc, commanded they (Tiould 
 bee waked, that here and there layflecping. To many of them their 
 fleepe had reftored their fenfes : in others the danger wrought the 
 fame effect. Hee hauing dilpoied guards about the Trenches, andgi- 
 uen the charge of them to (JWiapfa, (fo was hee called tlut com- 
 manded the Moores) with part of his cwne made head againft the 
 Enemy, who as with an entire victory was growing fecure. Radtroi 
 banes, when hee vnderftood that there yet were fome that would de- 
 fend their owne; well-knowing that the difaduantages of the ground 
 were by thole which were not acquainted with them, andarriued 
 there late in the night, to bee feared, founded a retreatc ; fuppofing 
 hee had for that time done fufBciently, that hauing the better at Sea, 
 
 Bb 3 he, 
 
368 lotin Barclay bis Argents, Ltb.4« 
 
 he was able at the firft brunt to lodge himfelfe vpon the Shore. Hee 
 alfo promifed himfelfe an eafie victory the next day, beeing igno- 
 rant that hee had to encounter with Poliurchui and his Troopes of 
 Gaules. Cjelanorui on the other fide fatisfied , that hee had barred 
 the Enemie from attempting either the Campe , or the Citie , did 
 not giue vpon their quarter : but thought it fit to forbeare to fight 
 by night , efpecially in abfence of the King, and without his dire- 
 ction. 
 
 But PolUrchta by breake ofday,madded with the difhonour ofthat 
 ouerthrovv by night,called his owne men and the Moores together to 
 an afTembly. There complaining that a foule offence againft the dis- 
 cipline of warre,had been committed by them, which had the guard 
 at Sea : he commanded as many of the Gaules as had fled from the 
 Shippes,to bee difarmed ; andcafting them by chance into order, to 
 make fatisfac^ion for it with euery tenth mans death. The fame ie- 
 ueritie did the Queene alio determine to fhew to the Moores. But 
 when they which were drawnc out, were led to execution, fhee in- 
 treated for the Gaules, hee for the Moores. So with a (lighter dif. 
 grace, and vfiially inflicted vpon offending Souldiours (for it was not 
 coauenient fuch a crime fhould fcapc altogether free) from fome of 
 their armes a quantitie of blood was drawne ; others commanded 
 halfe naked to cut a Trench ; the reft to ftand in the fame manner for 
 afpe&ade totheTownefmen in the Marketplace. And though the 
 time did neede Souldiours, yet were they left for that day to the fiiame 
 of it, that the feare of punifnment might fetan edge vpon the reft of 
 the Army. 
 
 And now Poliarchm himfelfe glittering in a Scarlet Caflbck, moun- 
 ted vpon a Numidian Horfe , and bare-headed parting to and fro 
 ; among them; did with reuerence to him, and hope of victory, fill all 
 the rankes. Leauingtherfbre lbme to guard the Coun,fbme the Walls > 
 and fome the Gates ; he with the reft went into the Gampe : the Soul- 
 /diours now by command from GeUnorw beeing euery where draw- 
 ing into battalia. For both the light-armed men on both fides had 
 begun as the exordium to the battaile , to tafte one another with 
 light skirmifhes ; and Radirobams did put his whole Army in order 
 to fight : being much more troubled both in his mindc and coun- 
 tenance, after hee had heard by fome prifbners, that one of the 
 Kings of Gallia was there, and called Poharchw, For he would bee 
 kno wne by no other name then thar,with which he had among forrei- 
 ners,made himfelfe fo famous in a more humble fortune. Prefently it 
 came into Radircbancs his minde, that the young man, of whom Ar- 
 genis being enamoured^ had fcorned his ally ance, was fo tearmed. But 
 
 whether 
 
Lib.4. John Barclay bis Argents. , 6p 
 
 whether this were the fame or no, hee did, and not without reafon 
 doubt; both becaufc diuersmen might carry one and the fame name 
 and that Selemjfa had not at any time made mention of him as a King. 
 Yet if he were indeedc a King, how came he at that time to bee in A- 
 fricke? What God had matched this paire of Riuals to trie their for- 
 tunes together ? Or what conccitc was this ofdifcords, that the fame 
 man fhouldby prepoflefling Argenishct mind,ouerthrow his hopes in 
 Sicily ; and now alio as by appointment come to crolfe his defignes in 
 Mauritania ? 
 
 Butthebattailenow ready to begin, did turne the intermitted pro- 
 cefle offo many thoughts into anger. There was aconuenientPlaine 
 betweene the ground where %adirobanes was incamped, and Poliar- 
 chus his Trenches. This being refolued on for the place where they 
 £hould fight, did on euery iide glitter with Armes and Enfignes. Each 
 King led the right wing of his o wnc Army. The left of the Sardinians 
 was gouerncd by Vtrtt^anes : and Poliarchm would do that honour to 
 the Moores,that old Mictpfa, a man of highefteeme in that Nation, 
 /houldhaue the command of his left wing. Neuerthele(Ve,he loyned 
 with him GeUnortu, that he with the abilities of his Youth might fup- 
 ply that, which age in Micipf* had abated. It was obferued asaneui- 
 dence molt apparant of their confidence of getting the victory, that a- 
 mong the Gaules and Moorcs, very few, if any at all, did as they (rood 
 in their ordcr,make their Willes. So firmely did they hope, not onely 
 to beeconquerours, but alio to line and enioy their victory. When 
 the Trumpets (bunded, the fighc began betweene the Archers. But 
 with more heate then the Generals commanded, they marched apace 
 oucr the field between them. So left they no fpace at all for the Archers 
 and the Slingers. Scarfcly was there roome for thole in the phalange to 
 vie their Pikes,hardly could the Tro pes ol Horle wheele about. All 
 of them being thus fpurred on by their firrt ardency ,there yet was none 
 among them that could match either the abilities, or the courage of 
 Poiiarchpu : Although Radirobanes alfo beeing with his emulation 
 made terrible, did fight in a manner worthy of memory : and many 
 others like the Souldiours of fuch Captaines were commended, cither 
 for dying brauely, or as brauely killing their enemies. Many guiltleflc 
 pcrlbns paid for the madneffc ofothers ; and which is the molt wofull 
 crime ofthe warres,they found before them thole that they muft de- 
 priue of their Hues ; not for any offence or hate, but becaufe Fortune in 
 the ranking thcm,had there placed them. 
 
 And now much blood was died, when the Fates (1:11 haftening on 
 the deaths of many more, it feemed the Gods determined to hinder 
 them. For fo blacke clouds obfeured the day, that many, as at a night 
 
 B b 4 come 
 
$66 Iohn Barclay bis Argents, Lib.4* 
 
 come on before the due timc,were ftrucken with horror. Then did the 
 
 rattling ofThunder 3 and the threatning of Lightning-flafhings amongft 
 
 them,turne the fury ofthem,which was madly rufhing to the deftrucli- 
 
 on of others,into feare and dcuotion. But them as yet intangled toge- 
 
 ther,andnotrefoluedtoobc:y the Gods; the Elephants did abfolutely 
 
 part,whom Hyanisbe had commanded with their Frontlets and Crefts, 
 
 and their Towers vpon their backs to be aduanced into the Battaile.The 
 
 moft of them being lately taken at hunting,and not yet throughly tray- 
 
 ned,had not forgotten their liberty andnatiuefiercenefle. Akinde of 
 
 beafts that as yet Europe had not been acquainted withall. A valt and 
 
 misfhapen creature,with almoft al his members confufedly fet together 
 
 to make vp one lumpe: his Head funke into his fhoulders, and not 
 
 much different from a Globe ; except where his Trunke hangs downe 
 
 to the ground,in an ougly fafhion defcending from his nofthrils ; and, 
 
 but for the colour,like a long and bigge fwolne Snake ; fo knit together 
 
 with circles of fine wcs,that it may be contracted and let out longcr,and 
 
 may alfo be bent any way , and ferue in ftead of a hand.His broad eares 
 
 alfocouer both his Temples. His little round eyes lye vnder his ouer- 
 
 hangingbrows,fcarce to be feene.Their Iuory Teeth,for which they are 
 
 moft efteemed, appeare a great way out of their mouthes, almoft like 
 
 the Augures ftaffe,butthat toward the point it is {bmewhat crooked. 
 
 This proportion did notonely amaze the Sardinians,againft whom 
 they were bent : but the Gaules affo did, not without fome feare,be- 
 hold thole their o wne Auxiliaries. But after the Heauens with fudden 
 darkeneffe began to lookefearefully,the Elephants which are as prone 
 to feare asanger,and aftonifhed with the vnufualnoife that brake from 
 the Clouds,became moretroublefometo theirgouernours,whena ter- 
 lible flafh of Lightening,almoft dafliing in theeyesoftheftrongeftof 
 them,wholedthereft,didfo^iforderiiim,thathewasfuddenlyinraged, 
 and forgetting what had bin taught him, violently fell a running,as his 
 paffion carried him. The reft alfo hauing thro wne downe their rulers, 
 break out and follow him.Immediatly their rage being gro wne higher, 
 and hauingnone to command them, they now no longer appeared of 
 one party ,but feemed enemies to all they met : and madded with their 
 rage, ran thorow the Armies amidft the weapons and the tumult : and 
 becaufe they could finde nopaiTage thorow fo many (quadions, as if 
 they had been fnared in the toyles, they ftroue to free thcmfclues. Ma- 
 ny of the Gatules opened their rankes to fhunne them : Nor was the 
 fouldioury of the Sardinians more conftant , eipccially when thofc 
 which met them,lay troden to death by the enraged beafts, and others 
 being wound about the bodies with their trunkes, were throwne vp 
 high iuto the Ayrc. The vaftneflfe of their malTe; the ftrangeneffe of 
 
 the 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay his ^Argents. 2 ^ 7 
 
 the fight, and the fearefull experience of their ttrength, did vtterly difl 
 animate the troubled fouldiour;. They were bold to frame coniedtures 
 that either the wrath of the Gods did purfue them ; orthefemonfters 
 were then firltofall created, to breakc off thebattcll. To many the 
 fight ofthe bealts was caufe fufficient to make them run away. Thofe 
 that were farther off, the fearc of their fcllowes did turne frantickc.The 
 Horfcs, extremely affrighted, and not enduring the fmellofthem, to 
 which they had not beeneaccuftomed ; did cany their Mailers for the 
 mod part chafing at it, into places, either for the Cliffcs or by the ene- 
 mies, being there full of danger. 
 
 So great an Army to be oucrthrownc by thirtecne beafts ( for they 
 were iuft fo many) was a ftrange mockery of Fortune : by which it 
 appeared, that in a battell the forces of the body arc no more preualcnt 
 then the affections ofthe minde : and that a multitude is not more ea- 
 fily mattered with the fwords then with fearc. Toliarchns was afraid 
 of ibme crafty tricke: and faw that his men being dilperfed,if any frefli 
 charge fhould prefTe vpon them, would hardly be drawne together. 
 The Sardinians alio on their part were in the fame fearc. By the com- 
 mand therefore of their Captaines and Colonclls they beganne to bee 
 in euery place ofthe field dcuided, whom one common terror had in- 
 termingled. For many ,either their owne,or their Horfcs running away, 
 had engaged fo farre within the enemies troupes, that it was not with- 
 out danger, that in their returne they fhould be difcoucred and flaine 
 by them. Buthoweuerthe dettiny ofthe common fort is forgotten, 
 the fortune yet of Radirobanes is among the mott rare Ones very me- 
 morable. Hee was mounted vpon a Horfc, in other things one ofthe 
 fittettthatmightbcforaSouldicr: but in apprehenfions offeare not 
 to be goucrned ; which as he tooke indeede ieldome, fo were they in 
 him nothing different from fary. But then when the Elephants had 
 routed the Armies, ouerthrowne with their owne amazement r the 
 horfcs ofthe whole fquadron difordered with their common feare he 
 grew into a furious kinde of madneffe ; nor would hee turne as his 
 Matter guided him, but head-flrong, and not yeciding to the Bit that 
 .Oiould haue gouerncd him, thrufthimfelfeinto the midtt ofthe ene- 
 mies troupes. In the meane time, she wings of Horfe retyred toward 
 the Gty,hauing order from Toharchus to maich directly thither. All 
 thofe which had fought about RActirobanej , were fallen off in the con- 
 fufion, andbcleeucd in that perturbation of their mindes^hat together 
 with them, he alio had made his retreate. He therefore alone, and no- 
 thing neere the Sardinians, changed the ttoutnefle of his minde into an 
 extremely bitter conftcrnation and feare. Should hee in vaine , being 
 hedged in withfo many weapons,attempt to efcar;e ?,or fhould he ra- 
 ther, 
 
3 e>4 I°h n Barclay bis Argents. Lib.4 , 
 
 ther, by yeelding himfelfe, faue his life ? Or becaufe, if he were taken, 
 there was fcarce any hope of being put to rantome ? Were it not bette r 
 forhim,thoughin a hazzardous and vnequall fight, to lofe himfelfe } 
 Should he then feeke to efcapebacke to his owne people ? But they 
 that flood imbattailed behind him, made that impolTible. While hce 
 wasvnrefolued; while with furious execrations he was curling his 
 fortune ; in meane time the peril! grew vpon him: and now the troupe, 
 in which he had hitherto beene concealed, was come to the Gates of 
 the City ; fo as there remained no other way to faue him , but by his 
 fayning himfelfe one of Poltarchus his Souldiours. His cunning was 
 much furthered by this, that at the beginning of the battel^ that he 
 might the more lately difcharge the part both of a Commander and a 
 fouldier, he had layd by his royall habit, his purple CalTocke , and his 
 Cask with the Diadem ,& deliuered them to one called Meftlotthencs. 
 In this fort he encred with three hundred of Poliarchns his Horfe, 
 within a fortified and enemies Citie ; hitherto indeede with no preiu- 
 diciall fubtiltie : But then whither fhould hee retire himfelfe ? All the 
 fouldiours had either lodgings or tents of their owne. If he fhould 
 ioyne himfelfe to any maniple, he could not bee vndifcouered among 
 a few, who couered with his Armes, had decerned lb many. But if he 
 auoided the confbrtfhip of all men, what were it elle then with a fufpi- 
 cious folitarineflfe to betray himfelfe ? 
 
 As long therefore as thefe few troupes made a ftand in the Market- 
 place (for thither they repaired, to receiue directions from their Offi- 
 cers) hee was by the helpe of their number, without difficulty fafe 
 enough. But not long after,there came a MeffengerfromPo/wrc/?**, 
 to command thole troupes of Horfe, to draw to their lodgings , and 
 that night to remaine in the City for the Q^eenes Guard. That word 
 Rtdirobancs heard almoft ip£ kkffq, J£pr*the Horle-men thereupon 
 feueredthemfelues,andeuerymaajhis owne way went to theHoufes 
 which they were acquainted with, their Oafts & their boyes prouided 
 their neceitaries. Himfelfe, as if he lookedfcrhis lodging, went about 
 alltheftreetcs; not knowing whorri he v?as cfpecially to fhunne: but 
 as euery man that met him, was to him tHe moft terrible. Hated hee 
 knew himfelfe by all men ; and who* 5f he were taken, onely for his 
 ranfomc might,perhaps,be faued, he now was fcarce able to matter his 
 feare,which together with his arTger was more and more encreafed : 
 fometimes a wilde paflion vrging him to auowe himfelfe for an e- 
 nemy, and either to dye brauely,or as a reward of his courage,to pro- 
 cure his fafety with breaking thorow the Gate of the Citie. For in that 
 troublefome time there was only onethat afforded palTage for chariots 
 & hoifies i & that alfo keprwith very ftrong guards. No man in the way 
 
 came 
 
L ib.4 . Iohn Barclay his K^irgenis. 26 5 
 
 came neere his brid!e,or looked vpon him as he was pafling along, who 
 with a frefh horror,as bent againtt him, he did not fly from and auoid. 
 Whenhauing wandered a good while about the Citie in this torment 
 of fearing,and that now he mult no longer dcferre to take lbme relblu- 
 tion or other; he met with a number of Groomcs with their Matters 
 Horfcs,which they were going to water. Radirobanes determined to 
 follow them, if by their conduct he might perhaps fome way get to the 
 Riuer. But the Situation of the Citie was of this nature. About a fur- 
 long from the Walks ranne a Riuer, which went toward the Sea, and 
 vpon that fide lay the Enemy incamped. But on that fide which was 
 moft remote from the Sardinians, the foot of the Walles was wafhed 
 with a mighty great Lake, which was at the lcaft fixe furlongs broad, 
 and more then twelue in length. Neither was there about the To wne 
 any place either to wafh their Horfes,except only that one,or to water 
 them. But on that fide there was no danger ofan Enemy, the City be- 
 ing fo defended by the water, and not to bee approched to but with 
 fliips. There was therefore a Pofterne Gate at the edge ofthe Lake, 
 guarded with lbme Souldiours, who twice a day did open it to w ater 
 their cattell, and for the other vfes of the Citizens. Thither the Horie- 
 boyes went : among whom RacUrobanes making one, after hec law the 
 water extended to fo vaft a bredth, he fcarcely concerning any hope of 
 being able by fwimmingouer it to faue himfelre, yet as it were with his 
 laft and extremeft feare he recollecled his fpirits, and (as he afterward 
 told his people) liee thus with vowes and prayers inuoked Neptune ; 
 O thou the moft mighty of all Gods, which doe inhabit the fame Ele- 
 ments with mortall men;from whofe bounty we receiue the vfe and be- 
 nefit of Riuers,Fountaines,and Lakes : do thou, O thou good God, 
 makequiet and peaceable thefe \* crs, into which, I now vncertainc 
 of my preferuation,am to putJ%|ctrifc Let them beare me, and gently 
 land me vpon the bankes that i define to rcach.This Horfe al(b(for thou 
 in like fort art the gouc^our of their kincfe,and didit with fhiking the 
 ground produce from itaHorfe)this horfe, I fay, which in this my ne- 
 ceiTity is both rr y Barke and" Pilot, do thou iuable, that whom by his 
 vngouernd force, he hath dejiuered to the Enemy, he may with the 
 lame itrength refcuc and fee fri^. Then will I erect to thee vpon the 
 fiioreofCalaris,out ofthef^o^es ofthe Africanes, in fohd brafle, a 
 monument or thy fauour and my danger. Hauing to himfelfe,andin 
 filence bound himfelfe with thefe vowes, he firft w cnt a little w ay into 
 the watcr,which neere the fide went gently flopi, g, and made the en- 
 tring there conuenient : then hauing refrefhed his Horfe with letting 
 himdrinke,hee put him fomewhat further on,thofe that were in the 
 Lake withhim, in vaine informing him, that hard at hand there wasa 
 
 place 
 
370 Iohn Barclay bis ^frgems. L ib.4. 
 
 place ofexceedingdepth. But he, hauing viewed which banke,by the 
 bending ofthe Lake, would moft eafily bee reached, with both his 
 fpurres put on his Horfe , who angerly fhaking of his mane, withall 
 threw himfelfe into the Lake,and keeping onely his head aboue water, 
 beganne to carry his Mafter as he was directed. The Mooresfrom the 
 banke and the edge of the water cryed out, fuppofing it hismiftaking 
 or fome accident, and aduifed him which way he werebefttoturne 
 his horfe head. But he by degrees went farther on ; all that law it, as 
 in a ftrangeand fudden chance, talking diuerfly of him, and making no 
 queftion but he would be loft. And now they didnotbeleeuethathe 
 was aliue, but that it was a carkaife that was carried, efpecially after 
 he was gone a great way out , and that onely by the colour it might 
 bee difcerned , that yet there was fomething fwimming vpon the 
 vvater. 
 
 But as on the one fide the danger being fo great , and round about 
 him, made Radirobanes feare ; fo on the other , the ablenelTe of his 
 Horfe gaue him fome hope, whom,with his voycc,andfometime {ha- 
 lting of his reynes, he put in minde of his ftrength and forces. The wa- 
 ter alfo inclining neither way, afforded himthefairert palTage ; for 
 they did not runne at all, and were at that time more calme then ordi- 
 nary, no winde at all being Birring. Yet notwithftanding his Horfe be- 
 gan to labour more,in puffing out the water which he receiued in, and 
 ieemed to faint,when a fhelfe offand,in the middeft ofthe Lake, which 
 was firmc and able to beare him, did very opportunely eafe him ofthe 
 neceflity offwimming. He ftood therefore tyred with blowing out 
 the water, not breft-deepe,and as if he wondered at his owne labour, 
 did with panting, eafe and recouer his winde. But the King fearing 
 that his finewes, ftrained with too much labour, fhould grow Itiffe vp- 
 on refting, gaue him but a little time to take breath, and touching him 
 with his Ipurs, made him, whileft his hamme-ftrings were yet warme, 
 thruft himfelfeinto the Lake. His able body did ferue the couragious 
 Horfes turne, and the water, with his ftrayningto fwimme , deferring 
 his death, he liued till he came to the banke. Then his life failing him, 
 and fcarce flaying til his matter without falling might alight,he ftretch- 
 edouthimfelfc dead vpon the fand. But Radirobanes fhuddering at 
 the greatnelfe ofthe dangers which Hee had efcaped , that he had en- 
 tred an enemies City; that from thence he had fwomme thorow a 
 Lake of fuch vaftnclle, to auoid captiuity ; and had palfed thorow pe* 
 rilsalmoft more grieuousthen death it felfe: was now troubled with 
 another feare, and was in doubt that fome comming either by land,or 
 by the Lake, would take him prifoner, or if he refufed to yeeld, would 
 kill him. ForhisowneCampewasa great way from that fide ofthe 
 
 Lake. 
 
Lib.4« Iohrr Barclay bis ^Ygenis. -- x 
 
 Lake. But the night now drawing on, didlbmcwhat comfort him 
 which is alwayes of more fafcty to thole that fly, or dcfire to hide 
 thcmielues. 
 
 But Poltarcbus hauing ordered what companies iliould lodo e in the 
 City; who fhould within the trenches;and that done, conferred a while 
 with Hjantfije, did not himlelfe tarry in the Palace : hut commanded 
 his ovvneTent to be fet vp in the Campe, determining to attend eucry 
 point of Fortune, if any fhould offer it fclfe opportunely to make any 
 attempt vpon the enemy. Nor would the night haucmadchimfbr- 
 bcarc,liad not the trouble among the Sardinians in fceking their Kin<* 
 cauled-hiin toreturne to more cautelous and vnrcfolucd determinati- 
 ons; for that he was vnccrtaine what the caulc was of fb much noyle 
 in their Campe, or the reafon that fo many lights were burning eucry 
 wherein thole wide fields. For the Commanders of the Sardinians 
 being aiTemblcd together ab^t the Kings Tent, when they had cnoui- 
 rcd one ofanothcr, if he werneturncd ; if hce were withdr,awne into 
 any other part ofthc quarter : Finally, who was by him whenhee 
 fought, who affiled him in hisretreatc; when cueryoncmadeafeuc- 
 rall relation ofthe bufineiTe, they all with one fit ofpaifion fell to ap- 
 prehend the worft. They belceucd that he either was flaineor taken 
 Prifoner. Nor did they forbeare brawling : who were they that were 
 with the. King: who they that ought to haue brought him offin fafcty, 
 or at leaft to be able to giue a good account of him ? But principally, 
 the common fort of Souldiours,eitherwidi care and loueoftheir Kino 
 whom they had loft, or taken with a fury and madnefTe, not tarrying 
 for the command of their Captaines,whofe rcuerencc was detiuedfrom 
 the King,as depending vpon him, did reieel: all regard of martiall dis- 
 cipline. Some of them went into the wildc fields,ifthe King had ftray- 
 ed,to call and bring him againe. More of them with lights fearched the 
 field which was bloudy with the late battcll , obferuing the faces of 
 thofe which were flaine, and fearing to finde there, what they fought. 
 So were the fields on euery hand filled with the clamour, the lights 
 and the running to and fro of the Sardinians. Po/wnbas from the ram- 
 pire ofhis Campe beheld all this, and whether this were a night-Cere- 
 mony ofthe fouldiours in honor c&Bacchu$\oi a fury iriipircd by lome 
 other God, or die, finally, lome military Stratagem to be palled vpon 
 himfelfe ; he, what-cuer it were, prepared againit it his Diligence, his 
 Guards, and his Prayers. 
 
 But as they were bulied in this ducty, and with this tumult, on the 
 fudden word was brought them, that ''adxrobfmes was returned to his 
 Tent. Foi he being landed vpon the A rtl-er banke ofthc Lakc,bcforc 
 the darkcnelTe ofthe night fliould make his eyes, tor that cimc,of little 
 
 vfc 
 
- - 2 Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib.4. 
 
 vfe to him , did heederully obferue which way he might come to his 
 owne people. Then he followed the fenny banke of the Lake, that if 
 any mould chatge him in his flight, he might hide himfelfe among the 
 Recdes. So he wentaboutthe Lake, and forfaking the beaten high 
 wayes, ouer ditches and fields incloled with hedges,drewto his quar- 
 ter. That alio was to him terrible, that the (buldiours being fcattered 
 about with their Lampes, did fill the Ayre with their cryes : and hee 
 not knowing that it was himfelfe, who with fuch diligence was fought 
 for,did with hisprecifeft care auoid comming neere their lights, or their 
 fights. At length he gate to his Tent, and the Regiments wee bade to 
 giueouer their illboading,and now fiperfluous enquiry for him.With 
 a licencioufnelfe cquall to the other , of immoderate reioycing,they all 
 flocked to the Kings Tent : vVhom when they had feene , when they 
 had fpent a long time in their applauding , with much adoe they were 
 ootteri to returne to their Guards and their Tents. In the meane time 
 Virtigancs^withthe chiefe of the Sardinians, falling at Radtrobanes 
 ' his feete, with teares quevtionca him, what fortune or what defigne 
 had fo long kept him from v hisowne people. Hee at large deliuered 
 to them what dangers hee had ^leaped; they all being aftonifhed at 
 them, and cunningly making' (hew of feare. And while they all 
 ftriue to bee forward. in giuing thankes to the Gods, or flattering 
 the King, as victorious oyer Fortune and the Fates; a certaine Poet, 
 a follower of Virtiganes did preiently fo play with that accident 
 in a few " Verfes, thmt hee affirmed,^; banes was to his Sardinians, 
 in ftead of die Sunne, wrToin his abfence were withered , and did 
 depend vptm his fpirit and -ounteuance, when hee was reftorcd to 
 them. 
 
 J) urft then the (flouds obfeure our day, and dye 
 
 Our'Tolein darl^nejfe? wefhrough-out the sk*e 
 ■ Haue fought for our pale Sunns' s eclip fed light: 
 
 But bee( O Fates\)wasgone ; by th' Queene of night 
 
 He was eclipfd, or byfomepath vnknovone 
 
 In Heauenjo Cyrrha's (hades defcended downe. 
 
 What horrid cares onr brefts thenfeiz/dat once ? 
 
 We loft our feluestohyeeldye Nations, 
 
 Among Arcadia sjruitfullV orre ft s bred. 
 
 While wee ourfljing Titan followed 
 
 With feare; our ntoanesreacht to the Weft erne {hare, 
 
 A>. people doorrfd to darkneffe euermore, 
 
 Returne, braue Prince of men ; our Lawes are fled, 
 
 And wthtt blacks deeds Jhallfcape vnpuni/hed. 
 
 What 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay bis ^irgenis. 
 
 373 
 
 What is ttmnkinditvithout thee} to what Fate 
 
 Does thy departure doome vs ? th'Ayres dakre (late 
 
 Shailin thick? fclouds the formU(fc world in twine _, 
 
 And Natures j e l( e into cold fc dtffolue. 
 
 O Mortals. fparey our gritfe: lofe not your tcares\ 
 
 See's purple r ayes, fee his bright head appeares; 
 
 Behold his fceptue'd Armes t his radiant light, 
 
 His fiery Art owes in a Quitter bright. 
 
 Haile the gods care ; doe not from vs rcmoue* 
 
 The Woods let this night -guiding Stfier hue. 
 
 Thou Men and Cittes lone, care thou alone 
 
 To fend all Lands the day from thy bright Throne. 
 
 The next day hauing thus made on both fides an experience of their 
 forces, they began to take more temperate couifcs : oncly Poi'hrchus 
 yet aduifing to fight. For a triall by Armes did molt plcafc him,out of 
 hate to Radtrobanes, and defirc to goe for Sicily. Yet did hee yeeld to 
 the Qucenes entreaty, notfor that day to vrgcthc encmie that fate qui- 
 et. It was ftrangc that Hyanisbe began to bee fo extterticly doubtfull 
 of the ifiucofthewar, and that at the fan^ time the rafhnefleof/cW*- 
 robanes was turned into a (eriouscarcrulncfle. 'For the mindesof both 
 of them did clearely appeare out ofthc hatcfiflnerTc of the ceremonies, 
 to which they fled for fuccour For the Qu£<;ne commanded a free- 
 borne Boy to be chofen for a ficrifice to Samrtic: -7 ne'euftome of this 
 kinde of making atonement,was originally from n, T/reans; who had 
 transferred the cruelty ofthis execrable rite, to he C: thaginians,who 
 were a Colony oftheirs. And Hyanifbe bein$ afuuvted, did take vp 
 chis forraine and barbarous druotion toward th^dH^: becauie vn- 
 happy or vnrefolued mortals are perfwaded, that terrible and vn- 
 knowne remedies hauc in them acertaincfccret force and vertue. The 
 order of the difmall rites was fettled, the facrifice had the Garlands 
 put vpon him,nor was a Prieft wanting for this impious deuotion. But 
 when this was told to Voliarchus, all troubled,he prelently leapt our, 
 and making hafte to the Qucene : If (faid hee) thou bccli pleafed 
 (Madam) with this ay de of anougly crueltie againft thy enemies, giuc 
 melcaue to be gone. Neuer will I fuffer my Forces tobcem ; ngled 
 with thisfuperitition; nor will I endure that my foulciioursfhallfeemc 
 to be induced with the fortitude of that Deity, whatfoeuer it be that 
 likes to bee appealed in fo vile a manner. I will not,! lay, at fo infamous 
 a price wring out the victory from the Gods,which arc not ofthe num- 
 ber of them whom we ought to adore, or which doe difailow this 
 fhame of abufed mankinde. DilinilTe therefore either this chikle, out 
 
 of 
 
5 7 4 I°h n Barclay bis Argents. Lib.4, 
 
 orhisbands,ormeoutofthy dominions. Although Hyanisbe flood in 
 feare o$.SMumc y yet was Boliarchm neerer at hand. The Garlands 
 were taken from the Childc, and cuen this alfo did continue the peo- 
 • pies mindcs, that Potiarchus did not care for thefe the lafl of remedies. 
 For could fo great a Captahfe bee ignorant of the incertainty ofthe 
 v.arrc : or vnleffe hee faw the victory ready to bee gained, would hee 
 not ybuchfafe with the death of one Boy, to purchafe it of the De- 
 ftinies ? 
 
 Atthef*-~~-ime, as if there had been an agreement of corrupting 
 with fiiDerflition ooth the Campes, a certaine old man,ofgood account 
 among the Sardinians, Sttalccsvizs his name, intimespaltableof his 
 peribn,nowefleemedfor his„iudgcment in counfell,came to Radiroba- 
 nes, who then by chance among a fele£ted number of his, was in con- 
 futation about diuers. things concerning the Warre; and made offer 
 of his head, wherewith he would contract with the Infernall Gods 
 for the Victory. Nor doth it (faid hee) import, though I bee apriuat 
 man. It fhall bee fuflrtcient^ifmy King doth bequeath me,to make mec 
 fupport and procure the fafety of the publikc. After I fhall be with the 
 la wfull Rites confecrated to death, I will this day with fomeconueni- 
 cnt Trpope prouoke the Enemy to fight : in which carrying with mee 
 terrour andcurfes among the Enemies, I will be flaine by thole, which 
 fhall not know, that I doe perifh to their deftruclion. %adiro[?Mtes 
 paufed a while at the ioy ofthe Victory, which was,as hee hoped,pre- 
 lented to him : and knowing that thefe Rites of deuoting oneslife,was 
 by the religious of Italy , thought to haue an effe£tuall power in it ; hee 
 beyond meafurc prayfed Sitatces, and : Becaufe (faid he) by thy death 
 thou doeft acquire the vidory for vs, and canft not be fenfible ofthe 
 rewards which thou doefl deferue : know yet that thy pofterity fhall 
 with me remaine in fuch a degree of conftantfauour,as there fhall bee 
 none among the Sardinians that would rather fauc his life, thenrayfe 
 his family tothatheight ofglory,whichhc fhall admire in thine. Go 
 onbrauely, and with a courfe of a momentary Fate, purchafe a fame 
 which no death fhall beeable to extinguifh. They therefore called the 
 high Prieft, who after the Hetrufcan manner fhould take his Vow of 
 deuoting himfelfe. Immediately Sitalces, clothed in a Robe garded 
 with Purple, his head couered, flood vpon a Iauelin, and touching his 
 chinne with his hand, repeated the words after the highPrieft, with 
 which he did together with himfelfe bequeathe the oppofit Legions of 
 theGaules and Moorestothe Earth and the Infernall Gods. Thefe 
 things being performed: It is time (faid he) while yet the ceremony is 
 frefh,that I fhould fcatter among the Enemy terror ,flight,and deflruc- 
 tion.Giue me fomc light-armed men^who^as if they meant to skirmifh, 
 
 may 
 
Lib.4. John Barclay his ^drgenis. ^j< 
 
 may march with me toward the enemies Trenches. Wee will at leaft 
 make them fallout,who are there in guard : andour men d iflTembling- 
 ly running away, I will with my obltmacy pro joke them to kill me. So 
 (rial they with my blood be condemned to deftruclion,and thou mayft 
 at thy pleafure ruine them fb accurfed, eucn till thou art fatisficd, and 
 canfl dclire no more. 
 
 To the molt part of the Sardinians this fpecchof Sitatceskcmcdis 
 certainc as ttrange. Prelently ccrtainc Troopcs or" Arcl>ers were ap- 
 pointed him, with whom he lhould prouoke the l£ncmy toHght. But 
 Sttulces had a feruant, whom he had a long time fairely entreated, and 
 that mqre feruently loued his Lord then his Countrcy. -Hec thinking 
 his Mailer mad,thus hardly to betake himtclteto death, after hee was 
 not able to diffwade him lecrctly ,flcd to ffltarchtts his Campe; and be- 
 ing brought to his preler.ee : I come (laid ne) a Traytor to my Coun- 
 trey,andtoauert from it prolpeiousiafety : but from thee and thine, 
 ruine and dellru&ion. Nor doe Icraue any greater reward, then the 
 fauingofhis life, whole death is appointed tor your perdition. Then 
 he briefly related the furious re loluticn oY Sit rices : which heard, Po- 
 l%ArchHs did not (b much fliuddcr at the apprehension of this hellilii ce- 
 remony (for neither did hee beleeue, that whole Armies could by the 
 voluntary death of one defperate or franticke man be oucrthrowne and 
 routed) as he dcfired to preuent the feare,v/hich by the force of (iiper- 
 ftition might eahly crccpe into the minds of his Souldiours. He there- 
 fore willed this intelligenccr,if he told tfuth,toaflure himfelf he fhould 
 be rewarded: and hauing armed him after the manner of Gallia, yet 
 fall bound, he placed him with certainc Archers, which {rood in order 
 within the Campe, that if, as the feruant had informed, any Light- 
 armed men fhould fall out of the SardiniansTrcnch, they might bee 
 ready to bcate them in againc. Yet had they directions, that they 
 lhould rather doc it with terror and threatninqs, then with wounds; 
 left they lhould inconhderately light vpon Stta/ces, whom he dchrcci to 
 preferuevntouclKd. Hardly had Potiarctws.gwen this order, when a 
 skirmilli was begun by the Sardinians, that brought on Stui/ce*. Im- 
 mediately thole- which were appointed by Pohanbus brake forth, and 
 on the other pait,thc Sardinians not tarrying long to beflow their fhot 
 vpon the m,prc tending to flye,forfookc Snakes, who was qrecdily de- 
 lirous to be fiair.c,and with the hope of death dared attempt aboucall 
 humane force. Jitit the St mant cryed out,That was he whom Poiiur- 
 cbus had commanded them to fauc. They therefore recciued him mad- 
 ly laging, into the middeli or their Troopes, and defended by their 
 Armesjbare off his blowcs, and diiarmed him whom they had incom- 
 
 C c paiTed 
 
2-6 Iohn Barclay his ^Argcms. Lib. 4* 
 
 pafted about. Then though hee refuted to yeeld, and with fbule lan- 
 guage fought to prouokethemto anger, they yet diaggedhim to the 
 Cam peso whom Poliarchns when he faw him : Thou (halt (faid hee) 
 {up better with vs, then with the Infernall Gods. Neither doc thou 
 raile at vs,as if we were cruelithat compell thee to hue. For when the 
 Fateshaue concluded what the eucntof this Warre llialbe, the Let fhal 
 not be in vs, if then alio thou haue a minde to feeke a way to death. 
 But I will not that thou fhouldcft vaunt among the Ghofts., as if the 
 Gods,to reward thee for thy lofie of life, had been lauiQiof all our 
 Fates. 
 
 Then fending for one of the Prifoners, he fent him backe free to his 
 friends,vpon that condition ,that he mould tell Radirobanes, that Sital- 
 ces was well in the Campe of the Gaules.That he fhould therefore take 
 no further care for his friends health : for at lealt hee fhould liue till the 
 end of the War. For that both the Earth and the Infernall Gods had re- 
 futed to take a price fbrthe victory ,which it wasnot in their power to 
 giue. Thefe things being deliuercdby the Priibner,the vnfucccffefulnes 
 of hisdeuice,didiet Radirobanes on fire: and withall, the infulting of 
 /V/<*rd!?*.r,thatvpbrayded him with his fupcrfution. And not being 
 as yet certaine, whether this were the Potior chus that was beloucd by 
 Argenis: neuertheles,the misgiuirg ofhis mind, and his hatred feeding 
 his fufpition, hee determined to trie out the truth with an ambiguous 
 Epiftle : which Poiiarchus as vaine andobfeure would neglect, if hee 
 had neuer held any commerce with Argenis : but if he were the fame 
 that Se/enifa had difcouered to him,he would quickly reade the ftorie 
 of it, and giue (without queftion) (bme fignes ofhis emulation and dik 
 pleafure. Nor did he delay it: for in exchange hee alfo deliuered letters 
 to one of the Gaules whom hee held prifoner, directed to Poiiarchus^ 
 which hee brought him,not knowing with what reproaches that blaf- 
 phemous letter would offend the readers eyes.For Radirobanes did not 
 ipare Argenis y \iot Hjanisbe • but faid, that he wondred that Theecrine, 
 after the enioying a young Princeffe, did fixe himfelfe vpon Hyaxisbe. 
 That as he had abufed a young Wench ; fo by Cupids iuftice himfelfe 
 was now inueigled by an old Woman. But that he was come Sicilies 
 reuenger^o whom hee had vowed the head of that counterfeit Pallas. 
 Poiiarchus iwelling with anger,and now engaged in this warrc no more 
 for Hyanisbes fake then his owr.e, did indeed conccale the Letter : but 
 for the rert,he that Eucning appeared with (lich trouble in his counte- 
 nance^ it was certaine that no pettie burmeffe was in agitation. Be- 
 sides, the bafenefle of the railing, his minde was perplexed with the 
 names of Theocrvte and Pallas, and in himfelfo hee que(tioned,who 
 
 could 
 
Lib. 4. John Barclay bis v^frgdml i 7 7 
 
 could di fcoucr thole fecrcts to Radirobdnes : till remcmbring,that at his 
 laft interview betvvecne them, Argfwjhzd complained of Se/emJJa's 
 perfidiouiheiTe :hce conicclm-ingby that meancsall the bufincflfe was 
 vented,began fretting, and in one and the fame indignation inuoluing 
 both Radtrobdnes and the old Woman,he deligncd in himfclfe the pu- 
 nishment that he would infliii/t vpon them both. 
 
 But when it was day, intending co retort his iniurics with the fword, 
 not with words,he commanded his Army to be drawnc into battalia : 
 hauing before aduiled!7fjrf»/.r^, that while the fight lalted, flic fhould 
 not fuffcr the Gates of the City to be opened to any man. Not that hee 
 did at all doubt ofthe victory : but if any of his Souldiours did runout 
 of the battaile, he would not thatfuch fhouldbe admitted within the 
 Walles. Himfelfc neucr ieeming to his Souldioursmorc chearcfull,did 
 inafbrtwell-futedtotheir condition, fpeakc to them all. TheGaulcs 
 he informed,what glory did attend them for affiiting'ffywM/^r. The 
 Moores he inflamed with hate ofthe Tyrant,who went about to ruinc 
 whatfoeuer in their Countrey was relpecfcd asfacred.To both of them 
 he pointed out the booty, and befidcSj^Sardinia hard at hand : which 
 if (laid he) we in this field that is afore vs doe matter, we fhall haue as 
 much at ourdeuotion, as Radirobanes defired to haue Africke. There 
 words indeed did mooue them all, but much more the afpcclofhim 
 that lpake them. Radirobancs alio no whit more flacke, then hee in 
 whetting the courages of his men,did fancy to himfelfc out ofthat vic- 
 tory many Triumphs. For that PoliArcktu was the betrothed of Ar- 
 fenis, he out of this concerned, that fo fuddenly he fought to fight, as 
 ifhe were eager of rcuenging the Letter lent the day before. If there- 
 fore he could kill him, he thought that with one and the fame wound 
 he fhould both plague Ar$enis to the height,and alfo depriue Hyanitbe 
 of her Kingdome : who being ouerthrovvne,himfelfe,madc more great 
 by the addition of Mauritania's Crowne, would pafTe ouer into Sicily, 
 and fhould not findc an Enemy who would indure to looke vpon the 
 Conqucrour,or durft contradict any of his commands. 
 
 Proud with this vaft hope, he led his men in battalia againft Poliar- 
 cbuf, that aduanced towards him. There was no man that did not con- 
 ie£ture,that day would determine ofthe fortune ofthofe two fides. A 
 more fettled care therefore did mingle the hope ofthe Citizens with 
 iupdry terrors. The old men could not be kept from the Citie walles: 
 not the more carefull crue, the mocstets carrying their children in their 
 armes, which Innocents thev ta cuery place (hewed to the Gods, 
 and befought them, that the Enemy might not abule their tender 
 bodies. 
 
 Cci The 
 
378 I ohn Barclay bis \^irgcnis. Lib.4, 
 
 The Baleariansthat were in Radirobancs his Army,did diforder with 
 their SlingstheNumidianHorfemen. who were lent out to begin the 
 fight. But Poliarchus commanded theHorfeof his Gauiesto aduance, 
 and to charge them home, foas they might Katie no roomc to. throw 
 their (tones at the beft aduantage. For tjite Numidians,hee directed 
 them,that leauing i!vjhcadofthcbatta^l!&S}*cy fltouldialldownevp- 
 on the enemies fbnkc, and To diuertasj&imy asthcycould,from the 
 direct order of the fight toward themfelues. On tn$ other h&e.liadirc- 
 biincsdid induffrioultybeftirrc himfdfc,comrn^ftagcertainc Troopes 
 -of horfe, to wheele about the enemies wing?, and charge them, before 
 they thought ofit,inthe Reare. Withall, hceTcnt 'tenia that were 
 perfect in the Gallian and Africane tongues, who, as if.by Poltkrchns 
 his command, ihould procjajune that the victory inclined to the Sardi- 
 niansjthat the Gaules and Moores fhould fly: that Lixa lay open to rc- 
 ceiuethem. That word at the firft troubled diuers : yet (iraight was 
 it entertained with derifion : and. the other fide cryed as loud, that 
 theSardiniansfhouldtake th£m to their heekrs. There was now no 
 diftance betvvcene the Armies j|f heir bodies preflcd vpon one another: 
 their weapons were broken" with the others weapons. Their hies ben 
 ingfo dole together , there remained only to euery one either to dye 
 or ouercome. The cry alfo of thofe that encouraged others,, mingled 
 with the complainings of the wounded , and the daftiing of Armed; 
 was with a terrible noylc heard to the Citie. The Gaules w'ere the 
 ftronger in Horfe : the Sardinians aftd Ligurians, for their battell on 
 fbotc,notinferiour. But the principall part of the worke, wds tha^ 
 of the Generals. On this fide Poliardtw , befide his difpofition cruclK, 
 -gaue no care to the Lamentations and Prayers of thofe that begged 
 their liucs. Whether that the heate of the fight had ftopt his eares, or 
 out of anger againtt c Rgdiroba»es : who on the other fide, did very of- 
 ten alone enter the enemies rankes, which he had broken by force , as 
 a* if he had forgotten his errour, by which being engaged among his' ene- 
 
 mies, he had in flight of his heart gotten to Lixa* So were the Sardi- 
 nians diftrefled vnder Po/urchu*, and the Gauks arid Moores fainted, 
 and gaue way about %4dirobanes. But an indignation of higher ftraine, 
 and which was not to bee quenched with vulgar bioud, did torture 
 Foliarchpu. It was the bcibme onely of Radtrobanes , which as guilty 
 of calumniating tStmgenis and H)am[be y could, with being ripped vp, 
 iatisfie him fo enraged.He therefore beganne to fceke among hisowne 
 and'the enemies maniples , an Aduerfary futeable to his quality and 
 wrath ; often alfo calling aloud, that if he durft, if he wcre-a man ; hce 
 inould, being challenged^ with hisowne hazzard, determine the for- 
 tune 
 
Lib.4. Iohn Barclay hisK^irgcnis. *- Q 
 
 tune of the whole warre. Thefe words diuers times iterated, and con- 
 ueyed from one to another, did preuailcoucr the Shrill and confufed 
 noyle of fuch as fought, and fell downe wounded ; and at length 
 reached to Radirobtnes , who not bufied with thoughts any thine 
 more peaceable, of this one thing onely he was aShamed, that he had 
 not firft called him. He quickely left fighting with any other, and ma- 
 king way thorow all that were betweene them, he haftcd to encoun- 
 ter his Emulator. Neuer had that Africa beheld any Lyons,neuer any 
 Serpents mooued with fuch rage as theirs. Yet notwithstanding they 
 ftayed their greedy hands, while they might change a few words: and 
 firlt Poliarcbus : Come on (faid he) thou Theefe, and recciue thy pay- 
 ment for thy bafe(t villany. Thou (halt not this day cfcape me; no 
 though thy mother haue dipt thee deeper then iyichilles was in Styx, 
 to make thee invulnerable. To thee ( Lady) I confecrate this offering : 
 if thou (halt plcale to accept fo bafeafacrifice. Then Radirobanes : 
 Art thou at length come out of thy Serraglia, thou moft effeminate 
 Amorift? But the reprochesofthy former life (hall by thy death in 
 Armcs be concealed. Stickc not then,^ if thou wcrt a man, to prclent 
 thy throat to my lword. 
 
 Neither of them had lealure more at large to make reply to the 
 ;ntumelies of the other. Anger,which for the moli. part vfeth to make 
 men Stronger, being now excclfuic and impotent, had almoft altoge- 
 ther weakened their hands. Yet did they ruSh one vpon another with 
 no lefle violence, with their brells.hories, and wcapons,thcn a whirle- 
 winde mould vie , if it fhoi'U dafh fome Rockes,tornc from their 
 rootes, together. But their b! i \qs were not then fucccSTefull , and 
 their Horfes, though bruifed w icluhe t]->ocke,weic not for the reft of 
 the fight vnferuiceable.Turning therefocE their Horfes about, either of 
 them threw a Dart that they had by the loop* vpon it Shaken aboue 
 hand, which yet oneach fide by the bode of" their Shields was rebated. 
 Still had each of them one carting ftafife left. That they might not in 
 
 - ^-. „. .._ „,„j „., 5 . 
 
 vaine lofe it, they a good while fearched with both eye and hand, the 
 ioynts of their Armour. At length Rad-robanes thought nothing bet- 
 ter, then to kill his enemies Horle : which that lie might not goefree 
 with Poliarcbm , in exchange ftrooke his Hufe in the head, and 
 Straight they both in feare of falling.or that their horfes , madded with 
 the pangs of death, mould runne away with them, as if by agreement, 
 they leaped from their backes; and fnatchingJtheir battell Axes,which 
 hung at their faddles, they flew to their Tingle combate. But by the 
 care their men had of them, they were diuided: for diuers troupes of 
 Gaules and Sardinians threw themf lues between them that were thus 
 
 Cc 3 enraged. 
 
380 Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib.4. 
 
 enraged. But when both of themrefufed thac their ayde, at length 
 with much a<.bc, and not without being often commanded , the foul- 
 chour'wi-.Kkc.v uiriifelfcfrom betwixt them, and left the ground hee 
 to their Kings: wrhb quitting their Axes, had their lhjfclds vpon their 
 Ufcarme, in their right hand their ftatve, which aimed at him by hisop- 
 poficc J'ohav -chiu auoiding, did with a more certaine blow light vpon 
 Xadirobaws ,and gone him a fore wo.und in his fide. Then they drew 
 theii fvvords, being ortcntb neere together,thatall they could doe,was 
 with the hilts to (t;ikc one anoYher,cither on the,facc or the bretts- Np 
 part of the body ,,110" k>vn«x>f their Armor remained vnfearched. A 
 horror nrft,and then pitxy.mouccl all that beheld them, that Princes of 
 fo^rcat courage {noultibtrloft, while their Army wasnotempayicd. 
 The companies therefdre^ar^ine runne together, and paw them fo ea- 
 gerly fighting : which eiffi .1 of them takingas a difgvacedonc to him, 
 enquired of thofc which were neSct bim^'kh indignation and a fafliion 
 ofcommand , if they beleei^d he \\"< vanquifhed,whom they made 
 fuch halk thus to prote&,thu^oaci : >ir from l '?? hazzard-of the fight. 
 
 The Captaines and S~vl3i6$r> be: _ .hus fl^aken off, they both re . 
 turned to their laft triall:^.*: "pirit 'decde inuincible, but the great 
 effufionof bloudhadweal;netitht.*i,' and they now being-panting 
 for breath , their blowcs were neiiher firme nor certaine. Neuerthe* 
 kffeofthetwo, Poliarchtu had'remaining both more bloud and {pi- 
 rit. He then remembring the caufe'ef his hatred, and not doubting 
 but trfat if he were not Conquerour, Argents would dye with griefe, 
 raifed the point of hisfword, and with a (loping thruft, paflfed thorow 
 fLadirobancs his throat, betweene his Caske and his Curates, Hee 
 feeling himfelfe deadly wounded, and haftening to reuenge it, ranne 
 headlong vpon Poliarchut, whom with the weight of his body hefo 
 oppreffed ere he was aware, that both of them fell to the earth. Jn- 
 ftantly with the yelling of the fouldiours, theheauens did feeme to 
 fhake , thefe beleeuing that the one of them, thole the other,thc moll, 
 both of them were flame. And,becaufc Foliar chat was fallen vnder- 
 neath Fadirobants , the mindes of the Gaulcs and Moores were 
 troubled with the worfe mifgiuing.: fo as there wanted not fome, 
 who ranne to Hjtnijbe, to report to her thefe fad tidings. A thicke 
 crowd ofGaules and Sardinians- ouer-fta wed the field. Their Com- 
 manders were not relpcdied, their Colours or their Rankcs were not 
 able to reiiraine them*^JEuery one feemed to run to his owneKing, 
 and whether hce were deadoraliue, to take him out of the ground 
 where they fought. So as this difordered affirtance had almoft o- 
 uer-whelmcd PqIiatc bus* But hee now by little and little had/reed 
 
 him- 
 
Lih-4- John Barclay his ^irgenis. 38 x 
 
 himfclfe from his enemies embraces, and with his Sword did yec tafte 
 him that was ftretched out atthclaftgafpe. But when the Gaules 
 and Moores together pcrceiucd that he was aliueand gotten vp, they, 
 made couragious with their exccfliueioy, charged vpon the Sardini- 
 ans, who both defended their Kings body, and with their weapons 
 alfolaidatPff/>Wrc£*/himlclfe*But the fight lalted not atall. For 
 both the ioy of the vi6bry had refrcttyed Po'iarchta : and the Gaules 
 did braucly fecond him. The Sardinians therefore fairely retired , e- 
 (teeming it alfo to mew fome valour in them, that in Co great 
 a dhafterthey forbare rallifig into a flat running away. 
 They therfore being faine orYa good vnytPofarohtu 
 nowpofTeffedofthe body, andtheprinct- 
 pall ipoyles ofthe enemy ,was per- 
 reclly and hilly the Con- 
 "querour. 
 
 I 
 
 The end vftkfi, *th 'Bosh, 
 
 CC4 
 
 
IOHN BARCLAY 
 
 HIS ARGENIS. 
 
 I B, 
 
 V, 
 
 Hus was a Warre brought to an end in a very 
 few dayes, which with a more tedious pref- 
 fure would haue waited the Forces of both 
 parts, had it not chanced vpon eager Princes, 
 and who made the common good of all, the 
 caufepf their priuat hazzard. To the Sardi- 
 nians that gaue ground ,their retreat into their 
 Campe vyas the lefle troublefome , becaufc 
 they neither 1 fled as routec^and that Poliar- 
 rW,knowinghimfelfe wounded, made haftc to returrte into the Citie. 
 Yet in the meane time,while the Phy ficians with ptefent remedies were 
 about to ftay his bleeding, he commanded from the next tree an arme 
 to be cutoff: which being fitted lil^a Trophey, and dreft with the 
 Armes of Radirebants, hee refted vpon his (houlder. In this equipage 
 he mounted a Chariot drawne with white Horfes,and (a gallant fbow) 
 compaiTed about with his Souldiers,and carrying the principall fpoiles 
 of the Enemy, hee went to CWtrsh'is Temple : For there was not in 
 Africa any ceremonies in vfeof/^/'^rthe ftriker. The people as braue 
 as the fuddennefife of the pompe would giue them leaue, had filled the 
 wayes,and with whatfoeuer branches they could light vpon,one while 
 furnifhrng their hands, another ftrowingthe way, by which the Tri- 
 umph was to paiTe. Now chanted they the pray fes of the Conqueror, 
 now congratulated one with another for the preferuation of Africa. 
 Hjanitbe at the Porch of the Temple did wait for PolUrcbus.To whom 
 when he alighted from his Chariot,(lie fpake to this effedbBefore thou 
 doeft prefent thefe fpoyles to Mats the gracious ; giue me leaue (great 
 King) to fay that to thee, which thou wilt prefently fay to the Gods: 
 
 Thy 
 
Lib. 5 . Iohn Barclay his y^irgcnis. 3 g 2 
 
 Thy vertue ic is that hath preferucd vs. Thou haft reftored to vs the 
 free vfe of the Ayre : to eucry one of the people their Lands, their dea- 
 rcftPlcdgcs,and their houfehold Gods. But to mec thou haft aflnrcd 
 my Crovvne : to me my forme now abfent. Impolc vpon vs whatlbeuer 
 thou pleafeft,it will yet be leifc then the benefit we liaue recciucd from 
 thee. But O the Fates ! Doe I then fee thee wounded, and heare,that 
 not without danger thou art come otf a Victor ? Thou wertthen thy 
 fclfe the facrifice,whofe blood was propitiatory formce,tothe gaining 
 of this Victory. Behold then Radirobanes^ of late fo terrible to Africa, 
 preientcd in his Armes vpon thy fhouldcrs, and the ncerer we were to 
 the hazzard,with fo much the more pleating horror ftriking our eyes. 
 Come, thou nobleft among mcn,to the Temples of the Gods,to whofe 
 number thou {halt at length bee added. And whether,fixing thele 
 fpoyles in the roofes of our Templcs,thou beeft pleated to dedicate the 
 inftancc of thy valour to the fight of our Africancs : or that thou wilt 
 tranfport fo braue a monument to the Gods of Gallia thy Cotintrey: 
 know jthat nothing could hinder me from erecting Altars to thee, ap- 
 pointing a Holyday for thee, and an High Pricft, but oucly my wiflk, 
 that thou a long long age mayft enioy amongft mortall men. This 
 fpeech ofthe Qucenes was intertained with a mighty applaufe of the 
 peopleramidft the which, PoliarchushSumg rcplyedto her, as beft fu- 
 ted with his modefty, came to the doorcs of the Temple. It was not 
 lawfull for him,being as yet bloody with the fight, to draw neere the 
 Altar,orpowreoutthe drinke-offermg to the God. It was thought 
 fuffaient to dcliuer the Trophey tothePrieft, and at the threfholdto 
 beieech the Deittc that he would giacioufly accept it,and grant him of- 
 ten to make fuch Prefcnts to him. While he was thus in his Orizons, 
 he began by degrees to yceld to his wounds.For now the moft of than 
 had taken cold,and the delay of hauing them dreft, made them fwell. 
 Notwithftandingjeft he fhould afright either the Qucene,or the Soul- 
 diours,heasyetperfeueredon, diflembling hisgriefe, complaining of 
 nothing, but onely that his limbes tyred with labour, required a little 
 reft. 
 
 He went therefore to the Palace, accompanied with Hyanisbe, and 
 many ofthe Souldiours in the habit which they wore during the fight, 
 comparing them both about. But they were not yet come to the 
 Court Gates v when it was told him, that there were meiTcngcxs come 
 from the Sardinians.For thty,that neither /?^/r^»w,whiIeheeliued, 
 was by them de(ended,nor atleaft the due honour dc iehim after his 
 death,that he m^glitbebeftowcdin thcTombe of his Anccfiois, were 
 moft impatiently gricued. Thence rofe a fearc among them, that the 
 Enemy would put fome fcornevpon hiscaptiuedcarkaife. In themidft 
 
 there- 
 
3 8*4 Iohn B arclay his ^Argwis. L ib. 5 « 
 
 therfore of that troublc/oure of the Noble men/noreout of their incli- 
 nation, then by any comon aduice (yet briefly confulting of the bufincs 
 with Come the principallmcn among them)taking the Garlands of Em- 
 bafladoursin the name of all the Sardinians,came to Lixa. Toh^rchns 
 with the Queenes confent commanded them to come, and prcfently at 
 the Court Gate to deliuer what they had to fpeake: as if hee would 
 not giue audience to their contemned meflage in a iblemne manner, and 
 with the markes of his dignitie about him,but on the fudden,and in the 
 highway. There was one of the Embaffadours, whom the red had 
 made Speaker for them all. He in wel-couched phrafe aduiled Politr- 
 chus, to vfe his Vi&ory with clemency ; and that he fhould neither dc- 
 fpife the Gods of Sardinia as conqucred,nor offend his owne by a harfh 
 intreating hisflaine Enemy. That they came to craue,the body of their 
 King might be rendrcd the. That the malice which is extended beyond 
 death,is ignoble : nor that the glory was greater to haue depriued him 
 of life when he fought, then to be courteous to him being conquered. 
 That hee fhould remember Radirobtnes, atleaft for the refpedt of his 
 Royall being,was not to be forbidden buriall.lf he were like 7hefeus y 
 he would not fuffer the gho ft of his Enemy to wander for want of their 
 due Rites of funerall.But if he were Achiftes ,that on the other fide the 
 Sardinians would not prize their gold aboue their Princes body. For 
 conclufion,he added intreaties, and with a manlike {adnefle made an 
 end.Tolsarchxs to their admonitiorj^flightingly made anfwer : that he 
 would vfe the fame Genius,and thd fame Gods in the gouetning of his 
 victory ,that he had employed for thfc acquihtion thereof But that to 
 fuch as by their owne crimes- had dnerited to die, not in their death it 
 felfe,quietneiTe ought to be granted. Except perhaps they did beleeue, 
 that the Gods whom they fo often appealed to, were fauourable jjo all 
 the foules of deceafed men. N That thejnerctory of all men did abhorrc 
 the wickedneffe of Radirob tines \ who watching his fit time, had viola- 
 ted his moft facred League of friendftiip with Hjanisbe. Finally (faid 
 hc)know,that what you aske, is not in my power to grant. It is the 
 Queene that muft determine-whether Hie will be (euere,orv(e clemen- 
 cy. For her Souldiers we were ; hers with the reft that belong to this 
 victory ,is now your Radirobants. The Embafladours hearing this,and 
 now more doubtfull of their fuccetfe,yet turned to addreffe themfelues 
 to the Queene. But fhe refufed to encroach vpon that liberty, which 
 c Poltarchpts had purchafed with his^blood. They therefore a good 
 while contefted,whether of them fhould ^determine thequeftion^hold- 
 ing both themfelues and the Embaffatlours in fufpence. But the paine 
 oi'Poftarcbus his wounds did not brookc that delay : and befides, hee 
 knew^that j)refent, and not long dhputed courtefies,did carry in them a 
 
 ipirit 
 
Lib. 5. lohn Barclay his ^frgem. 28 r 
 
 fpim of a clearc and biauc bount y.Thc QoeeQc therefore prcflm° him, 
 that he fhould either difpatch the Einbafl'adors,or put them offto fome 
 other times : Ivndcritand, Madame, (faid he) what your meaning is. 
 For if as thou hart been wronged, thouhadft a min.de to take reuenge 
 vpon hiscarkaiTe ; thou wouldclt openly auow that thy fcuerity.Now 
 bclidcs thy narurall clemency, thou art pleafed to haue'me appearethc 
 Author of that bounty, which thou intended to vie to the Sardini- 
 ans. Let them then take, iffuchbec thy plcakirc.the vfcleflc corps of 
 then wicked King, and bcltow it in the fire, which he now cannot feele 
 which had been more worthily employed vpon him, when he was li- 
 uing. Be it fo (faid Hjanifiejznd withall let them know,that this is not 
 Thebes:and that it is Po/tarcbiu : &c not Orw7,that is their Conquerour. 
 Yet when they dial write his Epitaph vpon his Tombe,let them among 
 his other victories rcmcmber,that this City was twice entred bv him. 
 
 Hauing fpoken thus with a little fmiling, Hie turned from the Em- 
 bafladours : to whom by VoRnrckus his command, the body was dc- 
 liuercd as it then was defpoiled ofhis Armes.Himfelfc at length hauing 
 taken order for certaine publike aftaires, and now no longer well able 
 togoc,fupportcd by his feruants,went into his bed-chamber: and fcarce 
 Haying till His Brelt-plate was vnbucklcd.threw himfelfe vpon his bed. 
 Although he had brought Phyficians with him,yet rcmembringthat in 
 Hjamjbes Court there were famous ones, and whom himfclfhad tryed 
 when he lay there of the wounds btrcceiuedfrom the Piratss,he com- 
 manded them alio to bee called. -Tw^r Gaulcstheiefore,andasmany 
 Moores comming to drefl'e him,t: c,Ciicrall fearc whifpercd a- 
 
 mongthemfelues, thathecwas,mo /' J .<.-egj^y wounded then they did 
 imagine. That the wound in his J'.je- wasxjfall themoft dangerous; 
 which when they fearched it,was froubt&lt yhethcr it had pierced to 
 the vitall parts.or no. The Queene inqoirjb^^ hat their opinion was; 
 they fecrctly informed hxr,that the life of t^rKing was in hazzard. She 
 with a difcreet diflembltng commanded, thawthe matter fhould bee 
 concealed,left any ftirre mould arife^itheninJRr owne,or the Enemies 
 Army. Then with promifes of toy ally reulB'.ing them, fne exhorted 
 the Phyficians to vie all their beft skill jKarc : her fclfe,while they 
 were viewed and fearched ,would need^Mprefent and fee them. Hee 
 had loft much blood: (forasfoonea r n^»y downe vpon his bed, hce 
 bled extremely at allhis wounds^a'.i JJb Pulfe beiLig faintly and^vn- 
 ccrtainely, made the skilful], tha#rfat it, fiandin ''t are for him. The 
 Phyficians therefore {hiuing to do£ their belt in helping him, one of 
 thcm,anAfricane, by name, Tbcmifw, of an jfpc;caimoihobcedc- 
 ipucd, and notmuch taller then a Dwarre, yet, or his Arte and the 
 fuccefle ofhisaduiccs,very notable :\Vcdo(tejd lv)nothing topurpofe. 
 
 If«are 
 
g £ Iohn Barclay bis ^frgcnis. Lib. 5-. 
 
 1 feare the Kings death by another occafion, more then by what thele 
 wounds can procure. For we muft notthinke, that all the blood that 
 hath been touched with the weapon, and is remooued from his due 
 placets runne out of his body : and befides,all the reft of the blood in 
 hisveines,with his violent labor and motion,is together with the dregs 
 in it inflamed.lt will therereforc runne together,as yet all hot and trou- 
 bled,turning itfelfe into a corrupted matter, and fey zing vpon his ribs, 
 will firft takeaway his liberty or breathing,and within a while, if wee 
 take not the better heede,his life. What then (thou wilt aske)is the re- 
 medy? None,but that we open the veine in the Kings arme. By that 
 meanes the bloud being freed,the trouble in it wil be abated/which elfe 
 willturne it to corrupted matter. All ofthem fhuddcrcd at that word. 
 For with what hand, or who could be fo bold, from that body almoft, 
 drawne dry, and his life now hangingjn that little remnant of blood, 
 to take any part of what remained? Yet did this Phyficians opinion pre- 
 uaile,who affirmed,the Kingcould nototherwife poffibly efcape.They 
 therefore pierced the veine with an vniuerlal fadneiTe ofthem all.Then 
 hauing applied to his feuerall wounds conuenient medicines, they left 
 himtohisreftjforbiddinghimtobedifturbed with noife, or for that 
 ni°ht troubled with any bufineffe. Yet could not Hyanisbe be perfwa- 
 ded to leaue him. She refting in a chaire by his beds fide, did now and 
 then come to him : one while afraid left he had fwounded, and careful- 
 ly liftcning if he breathed : another, preuenting the carefull attendance 
 ofhisferuants rand doing all offices oftenderneffe to him, that well 
 knew not by whom he was fo carefully attended. 
 
 Scarcely was Hjanisbe^ people viging it,and the night now farre 
 fpent,at length retired to her chamber«,nor yet was {hethorowly afleep, 
 when with the running of her Noble men to her,fhe was awaked; who 
 at once did ftriue to congratulate with her for her good fortune,and 
 withalljto know what in a ne w accurrant live would command to bee 
 done. For wherein ,the Sardinians Campe all the night there was lome 
 noyfe; at breakeofd ay, neither were their fhippes feene in the Riuer, 
 nor about their trenches was there either guard, or any men at all ap- 
 pearing. Some then being lent by Micipfa, to difcouer what this foli- 
 tude didmeanc, returned that the Sardinians were gone : and conten- 
 ted to carry with them what they had of moft value, had left good 
 ftore of pillage for the Conqucrours. Withall,when the day was more 
 come on,the Reare ofthofe runne-awayes Fleete was difcouered. For 
 their King being \oRferttgane /,with the reft of the Lords,did not only 
 defpaire of the vicl:ory(for to whofebehoofe fhould they ouercome,cr 
 vnder whole condu£t,who now were not tied to wil or feare the fame ?) 
 but alfo doubted, whether that Trench andJUmpire would bee able 
 
 to 
 
Lib* 5. Iohn Barclay Insurgents. 387 
 
 to ftopthe fury of the enemy. Bcfides., Sardinia that was to be vexed 
 with ciuill wanes,did call them home, who were already armed. For 
 there were two,thc formes of two Vncles of' Radirotrancs, that after him 
 did pretend to the Crownc. Of which ,the one called H^ftcora, the 
 lbnne of the younger brother • but hrmfclfe the elder, alleagcd,that his 
 ycres wcrcto be refpedted: the other was named Comim, and pi coded, 
 that not the time or his o<\ nc birri),btit his fathers was to giue him pre- 
 cedency. The forcfecing fo many mifchitrcs,w hen bcfides the Souldicr 
 wr.sboth hopclcflcandchecrclefic, rcrfwadedthe Commanded, that 
 without found of Trumpet,ordcr iliculd be giuen thorow the Campe, 
 with f^Qcd to trulfc vp their baggage^and without letting ic be knownc 
 to. the AfricaiiCS,to put to Sea. 
 
 7 o impart this felicity to the Quecnc, many of the Noblemen were 
 affemblcd : which heard ; I would to God (laid fhe) he might partici- 
 pate of this our ioy, who is the<authorofit. 1 would I might not haue 
 caurc^Pf'/^rc^.togiieucmorecleepely ibi thee_, then I doc now re- 
 ioyce at our enemies Telle. Withall ihc went into Pottarcb/u !us cham- 
 bcryittendcd w ith a very few of hcrLadies,andfomeofthe Lords. He 
 laylanguiiningbctwcenefleepeand waking, with alithe flgncsvpon 
 him of extreme weakenelTe. Yet could no paine w ringout of him one 
 groncot complained ic cafe of griefe.The lame confhnt Maiclly w hrch 
 he carried in Ins belt hcalth,did r.ow accompany him, that was almoft 
 breathing lu^lafx. His voyce indeed was weaker, and could not bet 
 hcard,but by fuch as was very ncere him: & when he law the Quecnc : 
 Hath the Enemy (faidhee) Lady, troubled chec at all ? Ifcytherthe 
 Gods dpej rellorc mee to health, I w ill ere long plague them for their 
 (lubbornnefTc : or if I be oucly a °hof t,I will yet leaner tenor amongd 
 them. In the mcanc time,commit the buhr.eife to thy U^':iffp/.i ; and 
 if thoU pleafcit,ioyne GcLmorm with him. Thcfc words, although his 
 voyce were faint and exceeding wcake, heyctdcliucrcd withiuch an 
 affecYion,as there ;fccmc din his countenance to fparklefomev.hat more 
 Iiucly then appeared, before. I}ut ^^>/^..-Tbcreisnonced(0'Kine) 
 of any other Armes : andiindeed who is worthy to aiba fecond part T11 
 thy Victory ? Thou dial) yeflerday difpatchthe whole buf.nefTc : and 
 in Radirobanes alone didft cut oft' their whoie Forces. The villaines 
 with thebaic help of the night are fledjeauing their fellows vnburied, 
 the Rampyre ofthcivCampc entir^ and the pillage,which their hafte 
 would not giue them ic^ueio carry away,for.themthat would feizeit. 
 Poturchtu with thisnewcs fexmcel much chcarcd, the content ofthe 
 fuccclfe running thorow his whole body. He therefore would notthe 
 rcioycingofthc common people fhould bcerettiairjed,whoran to the 
 Temples, to the Shore,and to banquet : although as yet they were not 
 
 out 
 
, 3 g John Ba relay bis ^Argcnis. Lib. 5 . 
 
 out of feare for him,and that Hyanisbe commanded the publike iolhty 
 ftiouldbedeferred,tUlhe with his rccouery might make it greater. A 
 vainc ambition ofentring theEnemicsCampevnpeopledall Lixa,ioy- 
 ned with an humour of {ending their curfes from the fhores fide,aftcr 
 them which were vnder fayle. Then they fell to contending about the 
 fpoyle : fo asicarce the firlt and be ft due to the Gods and the Princes 
 could be referuedfor them. 
 
 But when Poliarchm his wounds were to be viewed,and the fecond 
 drelfmg tobeapplyed, the chiefcof his friends flood about hL» bed, 
 wofully depending vpon the lookes of the Phyficians. The fitfiic Phy- 
 iician was there, who the day before pcrfwaded the letting him blood* 
 He tooke off the Roler which was about his fbreft and molt dangerous 
 wound. The Art of Phyficke wa/ not as yet diuided into three parts, 
 but the fame man gaue hisiudgementof ;iie difeafe^hefame compoun- 
 ded the medicine : and did alfo with Mfiiand apply them to the either 
 wounded,or infirme parts of the body. $ut then he ftraightfaw,which 
 he thought exceeding ftrange, that the corrupted blood was already 
 ripened,and turned into matter. Themifon exclaimed : O the bounty 
 of the Gods! Pay whatfoeucr you owe to the Gods,if any of you haue 
 made any vowes for his recouery. Neuer till this day did I fee fo fpee- 
 dy,(b certaine fignes of amendment in any. Here isnoFeuer at all : his 
 wounds are not onely not inflamed, but as in hurts which time hath 
 temperedjthat which is found hath leparated from it felfe, and digefted 
 that which was mortified, Allofthemreceiued thele words,asdeliuc- 
 red by the Oracle. Madded with ioy,lbme wept,others embraced fuch 
 as flood next them. Many fell do wne vpon the floore, recommending 
 to i/fyolio, EfcnUpins and Hygia, the continuance of their begun fa- 
 uour. Yet not any of them could match the affections ofthe Queenes 
 minde. She vowed to the Gods of Africke a Hecatombe and Playes : 
 and then firft began in good earneft to be truly fenflble ofthe ioy ofthe 
 Victory. Their chccrefulldeuotion alfo did among all the people make 
 a threefold Holiday. HhtVoem of Nicoporhpus , which he ftfedSote- 
 rj/z^thbugh it were made long after: (for indeed it was late before hee 
 that was in Sicily ,was aduertifed of thefe occurrents;) Iyetthinkeit 
 not loft labour here to iniert, for that as if he had been prefent, he doth 
 celebrate the iudden and inftant reioycing. 
 
 '• 
 He lines ! Wbj doe the 'thronging Starves wake roonte 
 In Heauensfor this deferring Soule to come t 
 Or f aire Elyzium hope for fnch a (jtteft ? 
 This honoured King fbalttiue,andth'earth he blefi 
 
 In 
 
Lib. 5 . Iohn Barclay bis i^irgcnis. 3 89 
 
 
 In him,who,by a Tyrants overthrow, 
 The ftrength of Trance makes v^ui/ht,Sitdo'%k*iow. 
 A filtttr Bound jrom Stygian Field deutdes 
 That Jlill-greene Cjroue .where bleffedfoules abide. 
 In that fweet place jhat torments neuerfees, 
 D well war-like ghofts, whom fatre-fam'd Vcrtuc frees 
 From punt foment. Safe peace they nor* haue found : 
 Allformtr quarrels are in Lethe drewtfd. 
 From hence t whiU they ftcnreloo\e down? to fee 
 The wofull parts of Pluto's ^Monarchy, 
 His feueralltorturts ,rackingw!xeles, and fire, 
 Andtti htffingfnakie- heads of Furies dire; 
 Behold,afeJh troupe flocks to th' Stygian fhore % 
 Their Swords yet holding t Jl def or m'd wsth qore'. 
 And fierce they lookt ,as if tn fight they flood. 
 Thefe the ble(l Heroes from th' Ely fian wood 
 Seetng,admir'd their numbered their looke, 
 Their weapons, and thefe horrid wounds, that tooke 
 Whole members of, greater thanthofe byfarre. 
 That bloud-dfd Simois wafht t'th' Troian warre, 
 When Greeke 4»^Troian Hefts with various feare, 
 Here great hch'iWes greater Hcitor there, 
 Scattring purfttd. Then thus the Heroes fpoke, 
 What puijfant arme could lend fo great a firoke ? 
 What majfy Sword could fuch detpe wounds engraue I 
 Our glorious Aqe did fcarce bear* men fobraue. 
 Let ft ill the mortall Race in fhengrh increafe ; 
 And yet the gods not f ear e Olympus peace. 
 While thus tbeyjpeake, aghoft of greater note 
 Trefents it felfe, which Chitons labouring Boat 
 Could fcarce waft o're, Fterce U his vifageftill, 
 'But new defended this dark* world to fill. 
 As yet the marines of his loft dignity. 
 His purple Robe and Crowne,reteyncdbe. 
 In his rivht hand a Sword vpright he bote, 
 But his chan^d face wm all diftayn'd with gore. 
 His wo*udedbre(landt*wcsM) breath's ceurfc turn/, 
 Straight a bold Littor to the ludges vme 
 Tiragqes him by force. 7 he vulgar ghoftsgiuc way. 
 Him Minos doth with a ft erne look? {uruay. 
 An awfull reverence (though to fuch a lo&ke 
 That place accufteridivere) his cmttenatuefircsl^y 
 
 But 
 
390 Iohn Barclay his ^Argcnis* Lib.y. 
 
 *Bftt he, commanded (nor could hee rcfufe) 
 
 Totell,how he hadled.how hee did lofe 
 
 His life; what chance hit ghoft did thither bring; 
 
 Remembri*g,that hee once had been* a King, 
 
 fndantedfpeakes; (fHent were Hell's darkf caues, 
 
 And Styx to hcare/noreflilly rowles his wattes) 
 
 If any chance haue made thefe fades below. 
 
 The name ofRadirobanes to kriow, 
 
 (T 'or ,hither oft whole troups of enemies 
 
 tJHy Sword has chas*d,and t yr'd the 7)ef}inies ; ) 
 
 Lo, I the man.w horn Sat do's Cvurt did dread, 
 
 The Baleartcjue /lards honoured, 
 
 And Lignrj latefear'd: Why doe Iboaft 
 
 Of my now bootleffe firength^andarmed Hoaft y 
 
 Since, after 'death, Kings finde no famur here f 
 
 IJertue alonepreuailes. Whyftand'ft thou there ? 
 
 O [fare thy Whip , Enyo , Vie confeffe. 
 
 TrufUnqfalat )too much thehappinefe 
 
 Of my Crowne,youth,andfortunes t I forgot 
 
 lroas aman\the Gods I honoured not, 
 
 Nor kept my faith. Myfelfe a God I thought : 
 
 My will was vncontroll'd.andno man taught 
 
 Mee what 1 was. My fernants too too ill 
 
 F latter' d,applaudtng my bad actions ftill. 
 
 My rape intended on Sicilta'sjbore, 
 
 My Libianwarre p my wifhes euermore 
 
 Boundleffe: what need Ifpeake} Butfuddenly 
 
 The vengefull Gods, and enuious Deftiny 
 
 ( And there hee Jtgh'd,and ftopp'd.) Thru how he dfd, 
 Tierce Minos asl£dbim(0 (adcurbeofp'ide \) 
 Andwhat his Conqueronr was ? That man. efmth hee. 
 Whom France is proud to call her King flew mee : 
 To whom the fir ength of ancient times may yeeld, 
 jindFame: Butmee,notvnreueng'dhee kili'd. 
 Our Swords exchanged fome wounds, and much ado 
 lie had with life from xh'efe ffrong armes togde. 
 New hee a pale and bloudttffe fconquerour "lyes, 
 Br cat king his tafl\ I thinke. Oh D efiinies ! l 
 Perchance already he is here below. 1 
 
 Thisfatd,ht lift < hispaleface to and fro, > 
 As 'twere tofindtheghofi ojhis dead foe, } 
 The Judge gtuesfentence tben 3 andfront the barre, 
 
 The 
 
"I 
 
 L ib. 5 . Iohn Barclay bis ^4 r genu. i§\ 
 
 Thefnake- bayr'd Sifters draff ge the Prifoner, 
 
 (fondcmrid, like Tancalus,w//A vaine purfuit 
 
 To gape at water, and mouth- fljing fruit. 
 
 Then through Eljftum does a rumour goe 
 
 0/Poliarchus death. So /pake thy foe: 
 
 So theblefl Soules both hop e, and fear e ; For, thee 
 
 They w ifh theirfellow a or their King to bee. 
 
 They promifs thee more here t then Earth cangiue : 
 
 And in their thoughts tti ambitious ghoftsdojlriue. 
 
 Who fbatlfalute theefirfi, whofirfijhallgiue 
 
 His ayrie handtojhakc,andfb:w thee then 
 
 The wayes, the woods, the ghofts of famous men. 
 
 This Chriftall Fount (ballbathe thy limbcs ; thy 'Bed 
 
 This flowrj banke ; thefe B ayes ft/all crowne thy head. 
 
 So, ($f in Hyanisbe's vallcjes their bright King 
 
 Haue wandredfarre, andfomefh-tU tidings bring 
 
 Of his returned) the r Beesfofudden ioyes 
 
 Their waxie-houfes fill with buz&ingnoyfc : 
 
 They ftvarme to tb'deores,and their fmallwings prepare 
 
 To meet their Soueraigne in the murmuring Ayre, 
 
 But \now, behold, through Hells darke Region 
 
 Cartor defcends from's heauenly man/ton. 
 
 To change with Pollux. Then, it cbanc y d,he came ; 
 
 Starre like he /hone; his Temples crowndwith flame ; 
 
 In purple c loath' d ; his face like Mars did looke : 
 
 For Poliarchus him theghofls miftooke. 
 
 And whtl'ji they all in troopes to meet him run, 
 
 Theyfpie the ghn iom face 'of r Leda's fonne. 
 
 Now the deceiutdgho/ls their errotsrfee ; 
 
 Tet roundabout him flocks th' whole company ; 
 
 (Cyllarusr*7»'^ (lands ft ill, and takes furstey 
 
 OfaUtheghofts,) and all at once* gin fay ; 
 
 Tell vs (for, you on Earth this battel! faw ;) 
 
 How fares that King,whomwofull Gallia 
 
 Muft part wit hall to vs f He for afpsce 
 
 Admires, then Unghs aloud with that bright face, 
 
 Wherewith hscalmcsthe raqingS eas ,andcnecres 
 
 With his knowne light th y affrighted Mariners : 
 
 Heare me, bleftfpirits, quoth he : Hope not in vaine 
 
 For ioyes, that doe not to your Grouespertaine. 
 
 But with the hkefalfe hope the Gods were caught : 
 
 I faw his looses ; his valour, as he fought, 
 
 D d And 
 
3 9 1 I oh n Ba relay his Argents. L ib. 5 . 
 
 And pious fir ength : I faw his fleeting life 
 Begtn to fay le y and heard the gods at (lr if e, 
 In what part of the stye Ioue ffjould command 
 His pure feule mixt with heaneniy fires to (land '; 
 Whether in Eaft or Weft- heefhould appear e t 
 Or io)n*. his fplendour to the Northerne Beare. 
 ■ Tien thus //?«^<? Iupiter ; Wee cannot now 
 This worthy Cfrlortal/,as a gift \bt flow 
 On Heaven : For, him fierce warres on Earth doe call', 
 All pUces haue not felt his force, nor all 
 The jet vnpurged World's offences . See 
 His feature rarel How well j nits Chiualrie 
 Thofe lymmes ? How wellfuits Peace that lookefo milde I 
 No Cjod } but would be proud of fuch a Childe. 
 Would he were mine. Thou jvifetWoxld'fl pardon mee t 
 And lend thy brefl to nurfe his infancy. 
 Heau'ns miltyepath hadnetter then be en knowne. 
 But no one Aoecancallthefeioyes herowne. 
 Hetlong fhallflourijh.long a young man hue, 
 Long old ; (fowillthe Fates)andt % earthfhallgiue 
 Eternattijfue,who t'his Throne (kallrife. 
 And their oldagefut off within the fe styes. 
 Gojonne ; £« thou,who(eltat nmg on all grounds , 
 AH °lants obej^allfickne^es^andwounds : 
 To his greene hurts thy choyftft Balfamet deafe, 
 That conquer death, and wounded gods could hea/e 5 
 Whe n hurt at Troy my Mars and Venus were, 
 And the drawnefword of Diomed did J ear e. 
 y»foidedf> cm his (b*pe of Phrygian Snake, 
 Let Efculapius now htmfelfe intake 
 To Aiaurnunians Court. Nor neede he there 
 
 Our wrath aiaine t or killing thunder feare. 
 
 We now are f leas' d, the Fates comroWdfbottld be, 
 
 Jf tyrannous tefuch a King as He. 
 
 So f pake great Ioue ; when on the fictye King firaight, 
 
 L*k? * PhyftcianVhczhxis 'gantowait. 
 
 With qentle handclofi-'.g his wound, hee flood, 
 
 With vnfeene water wafhrnv off the blond. 
 
 Now with his fonne, hce toy net his still and paines, 
 
 And with Ambrofiafils the emttfdveines. 
 
 Straight flrengthretttrnes in his exhauftedbreft, 
 
 Andpalencjfe vanijhes: his new life bleft 
 
 In 
 
 
Lib. 5. lohn Barclay his ^yirgcnis. 39 3 
 
 Inheattcn he finder. Therefore goeoM t deare Mates; 
 Htm in Sljfian Muficke celebrate. 
 Whether fuck vertue en the earth fl)*ll dwell, 
 Or Heouen,or inyotir (hades ; hee merits well 
 All good mens pray fe and hue. Here Q&orflayes : 
 The happy ghofis a toy full murmur rayfe, 
 Which firaight wasanfwer'd by the qjad confcnt 
 Of Earth >of Se.is,andofthe Firmament* 
 
 In this manner fome dayesdidpa(Te,not remarkable for any new ac- 
 cidents of trouble (for Peliarchus rccoucred ftrength iboner then was 
 expected) till the Letters which Argents had committed to Arjid.u, 
 did begin to make fport againc for wayward Fortune. For when Go- 
 briai and Arfidas had parTed the night vpon a poore and beggerly 
 Coalt,vpon which,atter the (forme they were fallen,they began to con- 
 fult togethcr.whither they {hould bend their courfe,and what was beft 
 for them to doe. A Fleet they had, and Souldiers, that tattered, and 
 needing fupplics ofnecetfarics ; thefe found, and burning with del ire of 
 finding their King. Materials in that place were not to be had, it being 
 a barren foylc,and bearing no tr&as at all. Yet as well as they could,ha- 
 uing repaired their Ships, they watered from a Spring, which (a rare 
 happinelTe in Africa) not farre from them did arife. In that barren 
 ground they alfo found plenty ot vvilde broome, of great vie to them 
 tor mending of their tackle. And now the contrary winds were well al- 
 layed. But what Land ("hould they (tandfor? or in what Seas (hould 
 they rcfolue to beatc it out,who knew not whither the ftor'me had dri- 
 uen Poliarchus} Their minds thus doubtruil, at length Arjidas did fet- 
 tle ,who in priuate fpakc to Gobrias to this efteel: : Our oucr-faithfully 
 obferued filencc, Gobriat, would now become a crime, Neither thou 
 (houldcftconceale from me the defignes of thy King, or my fclre hide 
 from thy knowledge the intent of my imploymcnt ; chat we both with 
 a mutuall agreement might not relblue vpon that is moft conue- 
 nicnt both for our feiues and our Matters. For to what purpofeisit 
 what we on each part already know, any longer to difTemble with an 
 idle and fuperftitious hlencc ? Goc to t\\zr\ s Go[;riM, this Fleet, is itnot 
 bound for Sicily > Then Gobrias moov£&yv\i\\ this freenetTe: But thou, 
 Arfidas, art thou not font from ArgerAs to Foliar chus ? Both ofthem 
 confiding it, and with a (Vi£t imbracement contracting a new league, 
 they more liberally began to coniulc of the reft of their arfaires. Gobrias 
 informed him,that there were very few of the Commanders, to whom 
 Poltarrh-.s had dilcoucrcd his purpofe of (landing for Sicilv ; but to 
 himiclfc cipeciaily, that the King had with all freedome rcuealcd the 
 
 D d z whole 
 
2 9 s. Iohn Barclay his Argents, Lib. 5 . 
 
 whole def.gne ; that the marriage of Argents promifed tohim, was 
 with this Army to bee claimed; afwellbcr.t againft I know not what 
 Sicilian Law'es, prohibiting allyancewithGalha, as againft the King of 
 Sardinia,anvnfcafor.ablcand troulolefome Suter to the young Lady. 
 tsfrfidM then rcpIy.ing,to!dfakn, that the Sardinians had indeed quit* 
 ted the Iland,but that a mote furious ■ ftormc did now threaten the 
 wrackeboth of ' PolUrchm and Argents. That there was, I know not 
 what is^rchcmbretus ,to whom MeleandtrhnA promifed his daughter. 
 That this mifchiefe was onely by the Forces of Gallia to be preuented. 
 That GobrtM therefore fhouldmake hafte into Sicily with the Troopes 
 he had there vnder his command. That would be a comfort to Arge- 
 ##,who would with the more confidence expect more ayde ; or if the 
 neceflity would not endure any delay ,wirh the fame Fleete (bee. might 
 make her efcapc. And fovPo/tarchm, either with his belt diligence he 
 already wasthere,or at leaft would not bee long abfent. Butif(faid 
 hee) thou bee ft there before him, thou (halt pretend that thou were 
 bound for Greece; and lending a Herald, defire of Meleander leaue to 
 ride at anchor there, vntill thy companions, which the tempefthath 
 fcattcrcd,may come to reunite thcmfcluesin one Fleet. From me thou 
 fbah haue letters to Argents, but fueh as thou.muft deliucr with thine 
 owne hand. The bufinefle, the place, and thy owne bduftry will open 
 thee a way to get audience of her. If thou obeyeft her commands,thou 
 art not ignorant how much grace it will procure thee from thy King. 
 Then Gobrias : I loue (faidhe) my Arfidaf y thy fidelity and thy dis- 
 cretion. But why wilt not thou beare me company into thy Gountrcy? 
 Howeuer,thou mighteft make my way to Meleander , and m truth get 
 me acceffe to Argents. Nay (laid Arjidas) if thou pleafe, thou (halt 
 leaue me aGalley.With it I will fearch along the Goaft of Africa, that 
 if in any part of it your King be caft on fhore, the Letters which I haue 
 tohim,mayhotmifcarry, and himfelfe alfb from my relation may vn- 
 derftand,in what eftate I left his affaires in Sicily. 
 
 After they were thus agreed, Arfidas taking a Galley, which was 
 fwift and fit for a coafting iourney,began his intended voyage. But Go- 
 brias withfifteene faile, in which, befides the Mariners,he carried two 
 thoufand two hundred Souldicrs^fet his courie for Sicily. Neither did 
 the Winds faile him of their helpe,though it were not a right fbrcwind, 
 but fo Wefterly,as it would feme both them that from Africa were 
 bound for Sicily ; and-fuch as from Sicily ftood for Africa, and with a 
 fide winde bring them to their iourneys end. For the Deftiniesdid at 
 the fame time make hafte to bring Archombrotus into Africa with a 
 braucbodyof an Army, and aNauy furnifhed with all pronifion for 
 the Warrens farre as fo much hafte could poflibly permit. For he had 
 
 quickly 
 
Lib. 5 . Iohn Barclay his ^Arget)i$ m ^^ 
 
 quickly receiuedhis Mothers letters by her feruantjwhcrin Hie aduerti- 
 fed him,that Radtrobanes did arme for the dcftruftion of Africa,and by 
 the power of a Mother enioyned him to defer his marriage, till he had 
 put ouer into Africa,and taken her aduicc. Although the minde of Ar- 
 chombrotns were flnaken with a doubled motion, with indignation a- 
 gainlt the Sardinians,and the griefe of his delayed Marriage : yet was 
 all Africa of lefTe cfteeme with him, then his louc : and more earncfHy 
 he did confider,why his mother defiredto hold himfolongvpon the 
 torture,then what aydes hee might free his Countrey of her Enemies: 
 Then what Meleander thinke, or what Argents } How often had a 
 milchieuous delay ouerthrowne a good bufineffe: and good Fortune 
 been dilpleafcd,that fhe was not ftraight admitted ? So iwelling, and 
 often in his fecret complainings accusing his Mother of hardneflfe to 
 him,hce tookc a little refpit to quicx his minde. Then the firf i cloud of 
 his fretting and grieuing being aiipelled,determining to turne vpon R a- 
 direbtnes whatloeuer his rage had fuggefted to him,he went to JWr- 
 Utnler ,and thus fpake to him : I would, Sir, I had before now infor- 
 med you ofmy defcent,whcn the iniurics of others had not compelled 
 me to trouble and incommodate Sicily. Now I muft at once both dif- 
 couer my being and quality to you, and withall intreate your aide for 
 the preferuing my eftate to me. Hjanisbe Queene of Mauritania is my 
 Mother. She by her Letters hath certified me, that a redoubted Ene- 
 my doth hang ouer both her and Mauritania. Although in the King- 
 domes hazzard I muft needs bee mooued as ienfiblc of it : yet 1 am 
 much troubled with the danger ofmy Mother. My rage is, bcfides 
 this, doubled with the confederation of this miichiefes author. Radi- 
 dirobanes it is : that Traytor,whom confpiring here againft thy life, as 
 well as that of Argents, the Deftinies dialed from hence, who now a- 
 gainc fecketh to make a fpoyle of a Woman. Nor would I ftand in fearc 
 of any harme he were able to doe my Mauritania, but that hee makes 
 his attempt vpon it at this time, when it is vnprepared for refinance. I 
 thcrtbre will goe thither, and if thou beeft pleafed to make me thy fon- 
 in-law,fecondedwith thy Forces; and will addc Radtrobanes his Dc- 
 (Hny to that of Lycogenes. So fhall Sardinia obey Mauritania, and 
 Mauritania, Sicily. For why fhould wee halten the confummation of 
 this Marriage, before the end of the Warre ? In which .the inftant bufi- 
 ncfle,andthe cuent vnceitaine, will not permit our ioyesto beccom- 
 plcat. lfwcconquer,ourBridall fokmnities will be made more glo- 
 rious by thepompe of the Triumph. But if the Fates doe otherwife 
 determine ,1 doc not defire to call Argents Wife for a few dayes. 
 
 Mdeander hearing this,vvas troubled with no fewer consideration's, 
 then had before vexed Arcbombrotw: that at once hee was informed, 
 
 D d $ Archom- 
 
%g6 John Barclay bis Argents. Lib. 5. 
 
 Archvmbrotm was ibnne to Hjanisbe f that his aydc againft Radiro- 
 b.tneswzs defired : chat the Marriage which he Co earneftly prefTed,was 
 delayed. His head therfore filled as ic were with a fwarme of thoughts, 
 he was in doubt whether hee fhould grieuc orrcioyce. Yetnotwith- 
 ftanding he firft imbraced Archombram^wow made more deareto 
 hinijby hearing that his intereft was in Mauritania. The Countrey rich, 
 and which had long fince giuen XJMelcandtr courteous intertaincment, 
 did commend to him the young man, borne to fo great a fortune, to 
 whom he was already by the vertuesof his difpofition made moft ten- 
 derly affected. Then hee*eckoned it a figne of excellent piety in him, 
 that he preferred the fecming his Parent, before the contentment of his 
 Marriage : not knowing thatthis wa<in a young man of hot blood, 
 and inforced to it by his Mothers command, no voluntary goodneffc. 
 As for RaMrobancs t hekmvl tha& he wa£-his moft bitter Enemy, and 
 reckoned it gaine to difpute the quei*. Ion with himrather in Mauritania, 
 then in his owne Sicily .The danger alig of the Kingdome,to which Ar- 
 chombrotus was Heire apparant,and the loue of Archombrotus by fuch 
 abenefittobeforeuerpurchafed, did eafily draw him to refolue vpon 
 arming. Promiiing therefore his afliftancein that Warre,he now vfing 
 him as the Sonne ofa Queene,with more honour and refpect, did no 
 longer diffemble that he defired to haue him for his lbnne- in-law. He 
 alfo did congratulate with his Daughter for her fortune, that was to 
 marry with a Prince of fo much noblcnelTe. All which Argenis enter- 
 tained, as the prefages of the Fates, fpeedily drawing on her certaine 
 deftrudtion.O neuer quiet defires ofmortall men!^r£«w'.rnow in fecret 
 did fauour RaMrobanesihe with this Warre intended againft Africa,did 
 her an vnlpeakable pleafure ; this paflionate attempt of his fhe did re- 
 commend to the Gods in her prayers ; not fo much that he might bee 
 Viclor,as that he might not be vanquimed,or at leaft fall with a mutu- 
 all deftruvtion of them both. 
 
 But when it was once diuulged abroad, that the Marriage of ssfr- 
 jtf/wwith Archombrotus wasonclyputoff, by reafon of the inuafion 
 then bent againft Mauritania, without delay the principall men of euc- 
 ry ranke and fort, were by their ambition brought to wait vpon him. 
 They one with another furnifhed Armes , Horfes , and Shipping. 
 There was not any among the Youth of the Nobility, that did not 
 make offer of his aiTiftance,and with contributing to the charge of the 
 Warre,and carncft perfwading the fetting it forward, feeke to gajne 
 themfdues a place in their new Princes fauour. Thofe things were to 
 Argents caufes of infinite anguifh: to whom, befides this, many did 
 come to congratulate with her for the addition of Mauritania to 
 feei hereditary Crowne, with prayles alfo extolling Archombrotus , 
 
 and 
 
Lib. 5. I oh n Barclay Ins ^irgenis. 3p 7 
 
 and with a moft vnfeafonable courtefie defiring the Gods to be "ra- 
 ciousto him, and grant him a fpeedy returne into Sicily. Nor did 
 Co well-knownc an argument want Poets to celebrate it ; amon^ft 
 whom, one by Timocleus helpe, who had long been well acquain- 
 ted with him,did come to Ar ?cnu her prelence,and not knowing that 
 his Prefent would be ib accepted,deliuered thefe verfesto her, that was 
 offended with it. 
 
 Hymen's at hand ; this match is his delight : 
 Hymen's at hand ; but Mars forbids him light 
 fits chafie. Torch jet : Sterne Mars Jlintier then are 
 Thy Thracians ! * gain ft our ioyes wby dojl thou warre ; 
 With hue fofacredintermixingvfoe ? 
 Why blame we the gods euuy } Thefe things /bow 
 ThePaphian Venus hue. This Marriage-Feaft 
 With warUke Triumphs fb; mjmld haue wcreaft : 
 Andjeeming cruell,dc~: a Tittle flay 
 Thofeloug'd-for fires, to fire bj that delay 
 Their hearts the more. So, little water caft, 
 Does kindle flames ,and makes them rife more J aft. 
 Driue through the Skiethy Thracian Chariot ,Mars, 
 And view the dangers of thefe Lybian war res. 
 There thou, of alt the gods the valiant 'ft , lend 
 Thine ayde ; this Prince, the be ft of men, defend, 
 WhilcVenus deckesthe 'Bride in Sicily, 
 Wondring afacefo like her ownetofee : 
 Goe, wanton Cupids > feud through th' Ayreamaine: 
 A warre becomming calls you : nor in vaine 
 Draw youyour Bowes : Goe, but your Arrowes there 
 Shoot not : the foes let jour ft erne Father feare. 
 When you, return d from Afric^e, Conqucrours are, 
 Empty your guiuers in afweeter Wane. 
 
 nsfrchombrotus was indeed by this prefent intention of arming with 
 expedition, fomewhateafedofhis wringing cares of louing andgrie- 
 uinf . He therefore now commended, now laboured to fharpen the 
 diligence of his people, faw them exercifing in their Armes, in the 
 formes they were to nght in,appointed who fhouldnnkeprouifionof 
 ViCtuals,who of Weapons, who ofShips. For r.ot the force alone of 
 the ayde he carried,but the grace alio conf.itcd in his expedition : that 
 Hyanisbe might feele, and Argents vnderftand, how able he was for 
 affaires. So that in very few dayes he had riding at anchor ready rig- 
 oed,a Fleet of thirty Gallies,whom twenty letter Ships to carry their 
 
 D d 4 proui- 
 
3*8 
 
 Iohn Barclay bis ^sirgenis. Lib. 5 . 
 
 prouifions,andfbv diners other vies did accompany. 
 
 Mdeander difcrcetly determined to lend with tArchambrotm a 
 trurty man, and one tray ncd vp in affaires, as his Ambaffadour to Hy- 
 AHtfbe. For To he might know, not only what the Enemy went about ; 
 but what Hyanijbe alto with her fonne intended. The changes in 
 worldly bufineffc, and his long experience in gouerning,had infufed in- 
 to his able minde a large meafuvc of vnderftanding. But there was no 
 part of hisaffaires, of which he did more warily deliberate, then of the 
 choice he was to make of fuch ashe was to employ in his Ambaffages 
 to forraine Princes : efteeming them like the Veines in the body,which, 
 as they were difpofed, did, from feuerall parts ofthe world, breathe 
 into their Countrey fecretly either caufes of health or of difeafes. And 
 by experience he had found, that when they doe refpcc"t themfelues 
 more then their mafter, and the faith they owe him-: the affaires of the 
 Common-wealth, the honour and the counfels of it are cither by their 
 filence or their conniuence betrayed. But when either they are troubled 
 with apaflionatc turbulency of fpirit, or with an ignorant pride , one 
 while either with fpeakingmore harfbly, another making things worfe 
 in their relation, they often doe rayfe troubles, which being at thefirft 
 needeLeffe^afterwardby the mutual! ftrife, and now and then new cau- 
 fes arifing, doc at the laft breake out into the rage of ineuitable com- 
 buftions. For grant them (faid he) to be iuft and good men : yet if to 
 thatbenotaddedaftrengthofvnderftanding, and a faculty of per- 
 ceiuinc the traines that will be laid for them, they will not only be vn- 
 able to difcouer the intentions ofthe people , to whom they are em- 
 ployed, but catched with difTembling,and a certaine ceremonious ob- 
 feruance, will alio with a moftmifchieuous fimplicitie deceiue their 
 Matters, aduertizing them of nothing truely, or at leaft fully. Befides, 
 Meleander made it one of his cares, that the AmbafTadour, whom he 
 made choice offor his employment , fhould be fitted , as much as was 
 portable to the Genius ofthe King and people, to whom he me^antto 
 fend him : not being ignorant that the concordance of manners doth 
 infinitely aduance the fweetneffe of familiarity, and that with much 
 difficulty men are made wary of thofe they loue. For thefe regards ,he 
 more carefully did conlider, who they were he meant to fend to other 
 Princes, for the founding their intentions, then to whom hee fhould 
 entruft the principall Forces of his Sicily at home. Nor giuing way to 
 the loue or the recommendation of thofe that were neerett in hisfauor, 
 he vfed alfo to be offended, if any^of them were fo bold as to obtrude 
 vpon him thus in doubt and deliberating, either his friend or hiskinfe- 
 men. 
 
 But at this time he did more ferioufly confider, whether hee might 
 
 finde 
 
Lib.5. Iohn Barclay bis t^frgcnis. 
 
 finde any,who would be truftier to himfclfe then to zsfrchombrotus 
 the prefiimptiue Prince. Two dayeshefpent in deliberating with him- 
 felfe,notaduizing with any other: and at length refolued to employ 
 in this bufine{Te7 tmonides , whom hauing called for , he thus fpake to 
 hi m :Ifthou wert now to be inttrudted, what care and what fidelity 
 the name of an AmbafTadour doth challenge, I would not-preffe thee 
 with a burden too heauy for thy foukliours. It is my pleafure that 
 thou goe with Archombrotus into Africa, and from ine ialutc Hya- 
 wjht s remaining there Liedger with her, till from my felfe thou malt 
 rccciue thy fuccefTour. Thou (halt this day from Cleobitlus receiuc in- 
 ftruc^ions for thy treating with her, concerning the warre, hcrlbnne 
 and our intended match. One oncly thing I will admonifh thee of 
 my felfe, that thou prize not the fauour of any other more then mine. 
 The occurrents there, what they intend,or are able to pcrfonnc, {pare 
 not to let me know. Nor fcarc that this thy faithfulnefle to mc mould 
 proue dangerous to thee ; if thou fhouldcflwrite that tome , which 
 they would haue mc a ftranger to,whomthou haft no will to hurt. For 
 it is long fince I learned perfectly to kcepe counfell. Twtomdes was no 
 whit more ioyed with the honor prefented to him,thcn in doubt of the 
 Rockes, which he knew did lye in the courfc he was to frand. For hee 
 knew (as being familiar with Arfidas and Nicopompus) that Archom- 
 brotus his pretenfiorfis were not welcome to Argents. Could hee then 
 ferue in this quality, and bepleafing to them both? But if either of 
 them mould be dilhfted with him, he did ailure himfclfe ,that the re- 
 membrance of the iniury would fticke much longer in the mindc ofthe 
 offended, then that of any good fcruice he could doe in the thoughts 
 ofthe other. He therefore thus anfwered the King: I neither doubt 
 (Sir)ofthyfaithfulnciTe in fecrecy, nor beleeue that HjAtufbe or the 
 Moores will goe about any thing, which they would haue concealed 
 from thee. But fortune is mutable, (o are alio time and men : Finally, 
 you are Kings. Ifany fuch thing fhould fallout , my deftinywill bee 
 not in thy hand alone, but alfo in that of {leobuUts, to whom, as prin- 
 cipall Secretary, thou commandeft thy Ambafladourstoaddreflfe their 
 Letters. Nor doe I doubt the faithfulnefle of fo worthy a man : But 
 what ifthou fhalt commit that charge to fome other? What if hee to 
 his fubltitutes? And admit this bee not done ; yet is it too fharpc a 
 punifhment for me to liue in a continuall feare , that it may be. The 
 King then: Thefe doubts ( faid hee ) are not altogether caufelefle: 
 But if any fuch thing doe occurre, thou mailt, by thy letters directed to 
 my felfe, with all iafety acquaint me with it. But, Tintonides , will it 
 not, as a new thing, make all men grow iealous,if I fhall write to thee; 
 or purchafe me the hateof Cleobuhts 3 if, as I diftrufted his fidelity, I 
 
 trench 
 
 399 
 
4oo Iohn Barclay bis ^rgtnis. Lib. 5 
 
 trench vponhis rights,and dcua£t from bis integi ity? 
 
 CMeleatider perplexed with thefe words , began alone to walke vp 
 and downe, eftceming what Timonid.cs had allcadgedfor himfelfe, to 
 concerne the feruice and fafety of Kings thcmfelues. But then rcuol- 
 uing in his minde the power of the principall Secretary , he began,not 
 without horrour,to confider the dominion which they held ouer the 
 relations of Ambaffadours. As the determiner of all affaires, that hee 
 would not report to the King , but what fhould conduce to his ownc 
 ends. But in this liberty, what amities with forraine Nations, if he 
 pleated, might he not diffoluc ? Or what injuries or abufes might not 
 he extenuate and fweeten ? But if hee with a crafty perfidioufneffe 
 fhall auoide this fahehood , which might condemne him : yet 
 will it bee in his power to wreft all affaires to his purpoies , and in 
 his relation either with his words to preffe or (light them, as if hee 
 hadfb receiued them from the Ambaffadours. So that atone time, the 
 fame things, which the Ambaffadour fhall report to the Secreta- 
 ry , and hee to the King, fhall bee of raoft different natures. That 
 in a little time bufineffes may either bee retarded or aduanced, and 
 out of (trength of thedeliuery, or the remiffion of the Speaker, 
 wee doe frame in our minde a fudden and >moft powerfull Idea oi 
 things at the firft hearing of them. Withall , that the neighbour- 
 Princes doe vfe , either with Prefents to attempt men of fo great 
 power • or which is the mod potent way of corrupting,with a fe- 
 cret of familiarity Co to refpe£tthem, as almoft their equals, that 
 they fhall not fcarce bee fenfible that they are follicited , to ren- 
 der themfelues fubie& to the bafeft kinde of flauery. But if they 
 either doe wholly yeelde to the force of thefe Engines , or at leaft 
 doe not oppofe their weakened faithfulneffe, to the deuices of the 
 Prince, with whom they haue contracted this not iuftifiable friend- 
 fhip : and that the Ambaffadour abroad haue ditcouered it , what 
 meanes is there for him to aduertife the King of it ? Wilt thou 
 then fend thy Letters to him, whom thou art to charge ? Wilt thou 
 enioyne him to difcouer his o wne offences to the King ? Shall he with 
 a raoft bitter accufationof himfelfe, call for the lentenceof his owne 
 accuiation ? But thou wilt fay , This is a rare cafe , nor are there wan- 
 ting other Lords , by whole meanes (forfooth) the King may bee 
 aduertifed of this treachery. Yet indeed this Office of charging an- 
 other, will bee full of difficulty. ( in which, of force cither the 
 Guilty or the Accufer muft bee ruined) if thou {halt commend it to 
 men , that though they bee of the referuedett difpofaions, doo 
 yet fpcake ouer-rreely ; and not rather to innocent dumbe Letters, 
 and not knowing what they carry ; which the King alone may 
 • " both 
 
Lib. 5 . IohtrBarclay his ^Argents. 40 1 
 
 both reade and fuppreiTe. And befides, what if thefc crimes bee 
 cither of (lighter quality, or fo fecretly conucyed, as the Ambaf- 
 fadour himfclfe be not ccrtainc of the truth of them ? Shall then the 
 Honour oftheprincipall Secretary be blaftcd w ith a moft bitter infor- 
 mation among thole men, who are appointed to charge him to the 
 King?He can the haue no quiet in his cftate,no fafcty for his honor. And 
 often it may fall out, that the AmbalTadour will rather neglect his du- 
 tie, then itand the hazzard of lb much hatred. But grant, the Secretary 
 tobeeofvntaintedFaith and honelty ? If as it often happens, Am- 
 baiTadours bee not in the carriage of bulinctTe of his opinion, and 
 would dcliuertothe Kino his iiufccment of them: how can that be 
 polTibly done, if only by his mcanes he mud reucale his thoughts to 
 the King? For the Secretary will not be his ownc aduerfary, he will 
 not fbrfake himfelre,nor chcrifti what he likes not : rather hec will bee 
 more ready to hate the AmbalTadour, then to commend his iudgement 
 or deuice to the King. 
 
 Me{cander,\\\\en TimonUes not thinking of it ,had put all thele con- 
 federations into his head, began withall to thinke of fit remedies for fo 
 great and mifchieuous dangers. The integrkic or Cleobulns was indeed 
 fuch,as he was not to bee fulpecled. But Kings ought to order their e- 
 ftatenot onely inlbrtfitteftfortheprefent time, butfoalfoasmaybec 
 heft for their pofterkie in fuccceding ages ; and hec thought it a mo ft 
 witlclTe kinde of reipe&,and admiration of any one mans vertue , to 
 raife the office of State,if he doth execute any, to a manifold and ablb- 
 lute power : as if it were fatall,that that Honour muft perpetually bee 
 beftowed vpon the worthicft men : when it is more likely to arme with 
 the ftrength thereoftherafTmesoffuch, as cither by fute,or miftaking, 
 arc aduancedto it. He therefore refolued ftriclly to command his Am- 
 balTadours, that as often as they wrote to the Secretary , they fhould al . 
 fo addrelTe Letters to lymfelfe, yet not tedious ones,or full of builnefle, 
 except fomc fuch thing Should occur re, as whereof the relation to the 
 King was not to bee entrrtfied to any other. By this meanes neither 
 fhould the King bee troubled* with reading of mort, and for the moft 
 part, not ierious Letters : and the Secretary not knowing the con- » 
 
 tents ofthem,will not dare, but faithfully to report, what the Am- 
 barTadbur hath deliuered to him, and what hec finds his opinion to 
 bee. And that the Secretary alio, if there bee caufe, may without 
 preiudiccof the AmbalTadour, bce'Jnformed againft. Who will not 
 iufpeil this ordinary palTagc of Letters from him to the King? Final- 
 ly, that thefc things will infallibly thus fucceed, if the King, what he 
 fhall receiue, fhall prcfently reade, and then, as he would, a pledge 
 of hisfafety, withall carekeepeit from being imparted to any other. 
 
 For 
 
L02 
 
 Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib. 5 . 
 
 For fo fhould the freedome of the AmbatTadoirt bcfecurc: when no 
 man can tell whether he hath written matters ofimportance,or ordina- 
 ry things,and the King himfclfe beatthemorelibertieboth of diffem- 
 blin^ his knowledge ,and of aduifing for the belt of his affaires. 
 
 But thefe things were by degrees, and almoft fo,as Cteobtilus might 
 not be fentible of it to bee put infr ame : and it feemed,that an excellent 
 occafion of letting them on foot, was now prefented to him by the de- 
 parture of Archombrotus,as if hee would,for the loue he bare to him, 
 command Ttmonidesby Letters directed to himielfe,to infbrmehim of 
 his eftate of health. He therefore in priuate did enioyne Timonides, 
 that if he there met with any thing fit to be knowne onely to the King, 
 that he fhould entruft it to none but himfelfc: and left his writingto 
 him feldome, and as it were extraordinarily, fhould caufe it to beefuf- 
 pe&ed,that he fhould ,whenfoeuer he wrote to £7<?»£*/w,dire£t letters 
 to him alfo. Thus in{tru6ted,he difmifled him; and when a while after 
 Cleobulm was prefent,he commanded the young man, that hee fhould 
 vpon euery occafion write,not to Cleobulus onely, but afwell tohim- 
 felfe, of the health and fucceflfe of Archombrotus : Determining to pre- 
 tend fome fuch refpe6ts,as often as he fent any AmbafTador to forrainc 
 Nations ; vntill the cuftome thereof had gotten ftrength by the Ambaf- 
 fadours owne forwardne{Te,in the defire of keeping a correfpondenee 
 with the King, of more honour to them then their employment. 
 
 All things being ready for his voyage,when Arcbombrottu cameto 
 take his leaue of Argents, and excufed his departure; that alfo did mife- 
 rably torture the woful Lady , that he as yet would not vnderftand that 
 he was defpifed:& that fhc with the opinio of her louing him,had with 
 fo great meanes, with fo much forwardneffe of the Sicilians, added to 
 her enemies power.Shetherfore difdainefuly anfwered him,that he did 
 well,in her opinion,to returne to his Mother : for no man could be bet- 
 ter any where then at home. Archombretus was galled with this open 
 fharpeneffe of her words,which was made greater by the manner and 
 fo wreneffe of the deliuery.But neither the time nor place were fitted to 
 indure either complaints or conteftations.He therfbre rather chofe,as if 
 he had not perceiued that he was by her directed, to banifti himiclf fro 
 her prefence,to anfwer her, That heefteemed that a dearer Countrey, 
 and to which hee was more obIieged,wherc his Miftrefle was borne, 
 then where himfclfe firft faw the light- While he thus (pake, Melcan- 
 der came in ; before whom Argents forbare fome what the tartneiTe of 
 herdifcourfe,andagain(t her will did a little reftore Archombrotus to 
 himfelf.Who,after he had with happy fignes facrificed vpon the fhore, 
 with all his Fleete and Army put to Sea. Where hauing a good 
 while conferred with the Noblemen, that went in the fame Galley 
 
 with 
 
Lib.5. lohn Ear$\'4ybisi^4rgexis. A y 
 
 with him; withdrawing himfclfe, as if he would take fbmereft,hee 
 gaue free pafTagc into his mindc to his wringing cares. For Afgnm her 
 words did with his infinite vexation prelent thcmfelues to his memory. 
 But what could it be that had caufed this cruelty in the Lady } that (lie 
 almofHcorncfullyput him in mindc of hisquiet at home? wasitarc- 
 prouinghimfor going away at all. or aplaine declaration ofdiftaftino 
 her being contracted to him? With this calling to his memory whatfo- 
 euer he before had found in Argent*, either gentle or {feme, hee fcarce 
 could gouerne the contrarieties in hisfoulc of hope and feare. That the 
 Soothfayer had vpon the (Lore a (lured him, that the heauens did pro- 
 mife him a happy voyage (O woe) was it fo to be vndcrlfood } as if the 
 Godsdid forbid hisreturne, hafteninghis departure with faire indeed, 
 but(as it were)fatall windes?Him thus collecting thefc and the like rea- 
 fbns for his being vexed,the remembrance of I'oUarcktts did aboue all 
 other principally fetonflre: of w. horn bclidcs his former fufpicions, 
 which of thcmfelues had ferued to kindle his emulation, whatfoeucr 
 had been by Se/enijfa reuealed,was by the llipperineflc of fame come to 
 his knowledge; amidltthcfe confiderations being extremely full of an- 
 guifli : yet did Meletnder, who loucd him aboue all men,and was the 
 contriuer of this Marriage ,giue to the young man other perplexed with 
 doubts,and too much cockering his gricfes,tbme kinde or aiTurance. 
 But what was there in his condition,thatdid lb much diftafte Argents? 
 Or rather how came it to paflc, that another did fo exceedingly pleafc 
 her i, that \sfPoharchw ? v\hom if (faidhe) the Deflinies will permit, 
 me to light vpon, how much more willingly then Rsdirobancs with this 
 hand, with this fword would I end both his life and louc together. And 
 truly he deferues to dye by my fuue, w ho is the caufc of fo many mif- 
 chiefes both tome and the Lady, whomifhehad not praiti led vpon 
 "with charmes, T fhould certaincly ete this,! that am fo Princely borne, 
 with fb rich and plentifull a Kir.gdomc, with fo many inftances of my 
 loue,and (let it bee lawfull for me in priuate to remember it) with no 
 meane proofeofmy valour,long fince haue broughtto yeeld to my de- 
 fires. But where fhould I feeke, or whither puriuc him,that isfecured 
 by his being meerely obfcure?Wcre he not too bafe,for the hope which 
 he fawcily hath conceiucd,hee would not be fo long abfentror thus cou- 
 tinually concealed,cfcape,bcing deciphered by Meleander, Woe is me: 
 But if I both meete with him,and he fall vnder my rage,may 1 not with 
 the rcuengc that I am plotting, perhaps make the Ladies mmde more 
 eftranged from me? Yet doe I weliknow,that his life is of preiudice to 
 me : whether his death fhali be foalfo,kt the Gods take care. Once,of 
 a dead man fhe cannot hope r and howeuer, fhall know him for the 
 braueftman,who is Conquerour of the other. 
 
 Thu9 
 
4 04 Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib. 5 . 
 
 Thus did Archombrotus by himfclfc in priuate order hisfcarce wel- 
 tempered refolutions,and withall ibmctimes was lorry ,that hec was in 
 this fort compelled to be at oddes with Poiiarcbw 3 whom in time 
 part he held for a friend.But as yet he had not loft fight of Sicily ,when 
 uot farre from Syracufa, Gobrizs with his Fleete came to an anchor;and 
 fendinc a Herald,inquired where the King then was. And when hee 
 heard that he at that time lay in a Caftle by the Seafidc galled Epeir&e, 
 he with one Galley went to Syracufa, as to getfrcfh victuals. From 
 thence hec {eut fome of purpoic to the King, to let him know,that a 
 great Fleet ofGaules failing into Greece, and from thence into Afia, 
 was by the force of tempeft fcattered in the Sea. That a part there- 
 of in the Sicilian Seas did flay for their fellowes, if perhaps they after 
 their wandring mould chancers thefe were,to be driuen thither.That 
 their Commander did craue leaue to fee and fpeake with the King : for 
 that he would hold all the trouble the ftorme which had caft them vp- 
 on that Coa(t,to be richly paide for the happiueffe of feeing fo great a 
 Prince. MdsAnder^ as he was molt courteous, although he wondred 
 what fo great a Fleet ofGaules intended to doc in Greece: yet beeing 
 intreated to giue him audience, did not reiuie him. Gobriai therefore 
 came with onely twenty feruants and followers: whom 8nrymedes)a>z- 
 ing fentto meet him at hrsentry into Epeir£te, carried as his Gueft to 
 his ownehoufe: and finding him of a gentle difpotition,did not flightly 
 commend him to Mtleander. The next day hee being brought to the 
 Court, did fully anfwer the expectation, as great as Surymtdeshad 
 made it,that ran of him. Except that LMeleander perceiued, when he 
 inquired, for what defigne Gallia had let out fo great a Fleet, that hee 
 anfwercd neither freely nor plainely. Miftrulting him therefore to bee 
 a Spie,he lecretly fet ccrtainc honoiable Guards vpon him, who fhould 
 diligently obferue'him, that was not aware of it, nor belceued that 
 there was any fearcof him. 
 
 But Gobrias was perplexed with another care of higher nature, 
 which was,by whatmeanes, or by whole fauour hee might get priuate 
 audience of Argenis. At length remembring that hee had in his Ship 
 certain e Purple,intendcd to her by Po/iarchns, (which nowhere doth 
 take a richer tindture then in Gallia) he commanded it to bee brought 
 to hirr, n s if in acknow lodgement of his hofpitable cntertainement,he 
 meam to make a Prefcntof it to the Piincefle. But Hie now along 
 time Iriakenwithno meaner cares,didfadly think e with hcrfelfe,whe- 
 thcr fhe fhould dare hope,that thefe Ship> were lent before by 7V»- 
 a*cbus,v>h\\c he wavrayfing abrauer Army. But hauir.gal'ttle plea- 
 fed her felfe with this confolation,fhe rgain bnng accuHomed to mour- 
 ning,turned her thoughts to more difcomfortebleconie&ures, that fhe 
 
 eucn 
 
Lib. 5. Iohn Barclay his Argents. 405 
 
 cuen thought her felfe ridculous in being fo, though fo little plcaled 
 with the talk of that hope. But why did Arfidas Ray ? Why was not 
 Po/iarcbftj as good as his promifc? Was the fault of his tardineffcin 
 him,oriuhis fortune? The moneths appointed tor his returne were 
 clapicd. And now fheliued not by hi> hclpe, but by the ill fortune of 
 jlnlombrotHs, whom the warres had call, d into Africa. O for my 
 forrow,Valiint, Wile and worthy to bce.btloued f'o/H.rckfisl Why 
 did I fee thee ? and more, why was I alone plcafingto true, that with 
 many deaths in one, thoumightcll dcllioy me? Had I not knowne 
 thce,I had in that indeed been milcrable : but yet at leaft I mould not 
 hauc been fenfible of it. There were not wanting in the world, whom 
 thou with better fortune mightcithaueloued. lam phtoued,and vnde- 
 fcruedlyfor thy vcrtues, with forrowes whereof cuery one is fufticient 
 to bring <nc diuided from my felfe, and perhaps not de'fpilcd by thee to 
 my end. Woe is me: what it thou now alfodoeft complainc of no 
 (lighter griefes, and wit:i the lbrrow that thou fceleit in thy felfe, and 
 doubtelt to afpJ(itmc,doeft lyeoucrwhelmcd,and fearcft led I offc nded 
 rather with thee .then thy fortune, fnould charge vpbn thee the faults 
 ofthe Deftiniei? Happy,you paircsof Loucrs, -whole wifheshaue ei- 
 ther been fpeedily fi*cc(Tefull 3 rorwho by a fudden death hauc been 
 freed from the harfhncflc and delufions ofthe Gods. 
 
 YfUctigobrta* had fpenta few dayes in the Court, Ettrymedes came 
 to her thus 1 lamenting, android her , that theGaule his Gueft dcfired 
 to prefent her with Purple dyed in Gallia. The Lady refuted not to 
 fee his Prefent, now.almolt pcrcciuii g this was bur pretended by 6c- 
 brt**> to get acceffe to her : and that there depended vpon it ibmc- 
 thingof more moment then Snrymedes did imagine. When therefore 
 gebrtat was admitted, and hadvnfolded his Prelent, which cuen the 
 TyrianMurexmighthaueenuied, ^yer^enu was not w ell able to ob- 
 icrtre what was (hewed to her 5 not to fpeakc to the ptirpole, not to at- 
 tend what others laid to her. So had a diltempered expectation of 
 hearing tbmethingi concerning Po/iarchtu, robbed her of all her fenfes. 
 Hardly did fhee containe her felfe fromqueftioning him, (Vice did not 
 know before hee lpake any thing. But Gohiat drawing necre her, 
 when he faw all that were about her, very bufic in viewtno Rft Prefent 
 whifpeted to her t ffhat (faith he) the Giuer of this Pre f nt may make 
 it the moreclteemed, kniow ? Lady, that he fent it to whom thou didrt 
 employ Ariidas. t^r^tnis wirh thefe words wasfo wholly difabled, 
 as (}*brt#<by her trembling and Hlence percemed that fhc was deepe- 
 ly wounded. At leigth hailing recollected her felfe , and fpoken of 
 fome other fubie&inthi hcinnr;ofher Attendants, fhec in priuate, 
 as if ftice had giuen him thaukes for his Prefent, £ud to Gofaiu : I pray 
 
 thee, 
 
a o 6 lohn Barclay his ^Argems. L ib. 5 . 
 
 thee. Stranger, be not out of thy lodging thiseucning: I will fend for 
 thee fo foone as,my traine being rctyrcd, lean bepriuate. With this 
 Gobrias tooke his leauc : and fhee among her women beganne ear- 
 nestly to commend the beautifull lufter of the Cloth which was prefen- 
 ted to her, then to prize it at a high rate : and to fpeake to Jtmoclea 
 in this, manner : I can hardly be pcrfwaded, that this Prefent is made 
 me out of a (ingle and courteous bounty. I rather belceue that this 
 Stranger hath fome fuite to the King,and hopes by this Prefent to pro- . 
 cure my ieconding of it. For hee did indeed intreate me that I would, 
 when I were atleafure , vouchfafe togiue him freer audience. I will 
 this day dilpatch that bufineflfe, that if what he delires , may be gran* 
 ted, I may promile him .my a Alliance : but if there bee in his fuite any 
 thing of greater confequence, I may not with an idle hope abufe him, 
 and at his departure will returne him fbrae reward of no leflfe value 
 then his Prefeut. Not long after, fhee withdrew into the Orchard, 
 which by chance at^hattime, UWeleander being gone to hunt, Was 
 without company. Shee therefore being put in minde of her bu(i- 
 nelfe by the priuacy it (elfe of the place, commanded Jtmochaxo 
 fend one of the Guard to/etch Gobrias ohither. Hee neither failing 
 Argeniswox. himfclfe, when hie hadanfwered her to certaine ordinary 
 que (lions before the company , by little and little, as iftheir difcourfe 
 had beene of fundry fubie&s, and they intcntiue to it, beganne to be rc- 
 moued from her attendants, and to walke apart by themlelues. Then 
 Gobrias : Lady, ({aid hee) not worthy of Sicily onely, or thine* owne 
 Gallia, but of what other fqeuer the greateft Kingdome irvthe.world, 
 excufemy.King, though before him I haue the fortune, to come in thy 
 fight. A florme was thecaufeofthisvnplcafing;delayofhis, whom 
 (landing for this Land with his nauy,it put fromhis right courfe. We 
 alfo were call vpon the coaft of Africa, (I mcanefoi^fclfe and Arfidat) 
 who, the day before; the temped, was lighted vpon trie. Hecnowkw 
 deed doth feekethy. Poltarcktu in the creekes and ports of Ly.bia , to 
 discharge the trull which thou didft commit to him. Formy felfeyl 
 fet my courfe for this place, either to .ipyoe.with my Matters Army^ 
 wherewith, and that a very braue one, hee is attended, if hee already 
 were here, arriued : orifyct he were notco.me,toileliiierta thee this, 
 and thy commands, this petty Fleete which i folio was rre. For we 
 all withoutexception or condition are at^hy kaflibecketobedifpofed 
 of. Employ our msanesandliuesas thou (halt pleale: for I well know, 
 that it is thy Selfe alone , in whom my Mailer will thinkehe is either 
 /lighted or refpefted. 
 
 This faid^he deliuered to her Arfidas his Letter^he contents wherei. 
 ofimported almoft the fame particulars, whereof Jiee had enfbrmed 
 
 her. 
 
Lib. 5. Iohn Barclay his ^irgcnit. 4 c 7 
 
 her. Which when flic had read 3 (as louc is ncucr in quiet:) What then 
 may wc thinke (faid Argenii) fhould be become of your Kin<* ? If he 
 hadefcapedthefiorme, canft thou belccue that any man would haue 
 beenc more diligent then hini(elfc,in aduertifing me of his expedition or 
 defigne ? Qobrias to this ( although himlclfe was not altogether free 
 of that fcarc) did yet alledge many things, to lctfen that doubt of his, 
 being loft at Sea. For (laid lice) neither doth hec faile with one or two 
 fliippcs alone. He hath of fhippes and Gallyes abouc fifty faile that 
 doe attend him. Although his Admirall (which the Gods forbid)had 
 foundered in the ftorme : would not lb many failers? lb many fouldiers 
 haue lent their hands and moulders to fet their moftloued King aboord 
 the next fhippc ? Nor is it likely that either the Kings whole Flecte is 
 caft away, or that they which had efcaped the wracke, would not ere 
 this time haue beenc heere, at leaft fome of them,thc Reporters of fuch 
 fatall newes. Fame it fclfe doth bafely delight in bringing aducrtifc- 
 ment to vsoffuch accidents as may afflict vs,with rnudwjiore diligence, 
 then of fuch as we delire to hearc. And th. vrot with a caufe- 
 
 lefle feare torture our felues, behold thefe Gatye*. which arc heere vn- 
 der my command-. They were {haken with Jte&'nae ftorme which the 
 King was in : yet hath not the rage of that, xmpett made any one of 
 them mifcarrie. I therefore am pcrfwajied, that either the King iscaft 
 vpon fome Coaft farther out of his courfer/or bis tackling and prouifi- 
 ons being by the fury of the winde fomewhat torneiand fpoyled, tliat 
 he ftayes to repaire his defc&s.For he doth no$ bring with him a Flecte 
 prepared onely for a Sea-voyage , but anArmy alio for land-fcruicc. 
 Ere many dayesbe paft,thou fruit fee (O^uje'ne ) the more of Sicily 
 fwarming with valiant men, who with. their beft endeuours will vp- 
 braide thy enemies ( if thou haft any heere) with their loflfe, carefully 
 refpeiling fuch a vertue bred among them, then we which are forrai- 
 ners haue fhewed to it. The Lady, though cheered with lb braucand 
 hope full a confolation, was yet in fome fcarc for Poliarcbus . Befidcs, 
 (hee longed more at large to queftion Gobr'tat particularly, as well of 
 thofe things, with which fhee was already enformed , as of what flicc 
 was a ftanger to. For fb long ds Polinrchus was the Subject of her 
 difcourfe, both matters of waight and trifles were by the power ofloue 
 made delightfull to her. But neither did the time permit it,the euening 
 now going on : nor the curiofity of her fcruants , who among them- 
 felucswere inquifitiue what the buliueflc might be, which had lb long 
 held her in conference with the Gaule. When he therefore did againe 
 make tender to her of his affiftance: I ( faid me ) will at more lcafure 
 cemfider what is moft neceffary for your Kings affaires. For thy felfc, 
 1 would haue thee especially to conuerfe with Enrymedcf ,whom I will 
 
 E e make 
 
4oS • IohnEaiclay^/V o4>££/7/V. Lib. 5 . 
 
 makctodelirethyfricndfhippe. But pretend ibmc faire occafionsof 
 tarrying vpon this Coaft, and my felte will fecond them, when they 
 ihall bee reported to my Father. And eafily will I finde out fome 
 meanes to haue often conference with thee, and that free fromfuf- 
 picion. 
 
 Hauing thus difmifthim , yvhen Timodea enquired if hee had any 
 fuite to her: No great matter (laid Argenis) except perhaps hee as yet 
 hath not fully expreifed himfelfe s and at his fir It admittance had no 
 will to bctroublcfome. He commended the courtefie of his entertai- 
 menCjandtiehrea lie mighthaue leaue to bring one of his (hips , which 
 hathab.oord heir certaine Ihifte of great value, into the Harbour j tor a 
 day or two at the molt, that in that time, fome of it that the foulc 
 weather or fait water hath wronged,may be repaired. In this he era* 
 ued my fauorab'le aififtancetothe King. With thefe words the Lady- 
 returned to her Bed-chamber, and fending for 8urjmedes i fhee com- 
 manded himuy^jcarefullof the Strangers entertainement : and that 
 ihec might the more cunningly ouer-reach him : Wee muQ (faidfne) 
 prouide a. reward for him, at leaft, neither in value nor in beauty infe- 
 riour tohisPreisnt.- While we are finding one fit for our purpoie,doe 
 thou fee thathe doe not make ready to fet faile. For lb fhort a delay, 
 either a day of hunting, pur oft' to ibmc other time, or promiie of fome 
 /hew to be prefented,will fuffice. Againe, I charge thee , Earymedest 
 take heed that he gbe not hence, before wee haue notice of it. When 
 {he had difmift him thus inftrufted , and vnder colour ofreft,the night 
 gaue more free way to her cares , fhee then beganne to reckon vpall 
 the (euerall euents that haabefallen her, then to refolue,as the prefent 
 eftate of things didbearC; and to grieue in a higher Key, and like a 
 ^ucene. That PolUrchm y if he were liuing, would come, was now by 
 GobrtM his Fleete, now by Arfidas his Letters,moft certainely demon- 
 flarted. She therefore now was to thinke of fome preferuatiues,by 
 hclpe of which lhe might alfokeepe her felfe aliue for him. But if he 
 were \oi\ (he then would liue no longer ? But for what -reafon,.pr vrider 
 what pretence fhouldC^^ his Fleete linger ftill in the R-oadesof 
 Sicily } and yet it was a neceflary helpe to the effeitif.g of what fhee' 
 intended. For thus fhee had refolued: If A/cksmbrotus didrcturne, 
 before fhee had any certaine newes of Poliarchtis, (hee would (ecredy 
 fiye to that Fleete, and with them either faileinto Gallia, or drawing 
 together her faction in Sicily, put orf the marriage which her Father 
 forced vpon her- At length ,not vnfitly for the purpofc, fhee thus con- 
 wiucd the matter : carely in 'the morning fhee wenf i6 MdtAnder^ 
 and complaining of the cmptineiVc ot Sicily ,told him,that ihe was afraid 
 lift R,idu".l?axcs :t when he would heare rhat AnhombrotHS y with the 
 
 principal! 
 
Lib; 5 . Iohn Barclay, his Argents. 4 C p 
 
 principall forces of the Iland,wasgonc into Africa , faouid cither him- 
 fclfc put ouer once more to atterhpt hisformcrly intended rape: or fend 
 fome part of his Army thither , to preflc them with an vncxpecled in- 
 uafion. That there was therefore nothing more fafc , then to hyre the 
 Gaules,nowJDy the fauouroffomc God,broughttothemto guard the 
 Coaft; that if a war re did brcakc vpon thcm,with the loflc ofrbrrainc 
 bloud, Sicily may be freed of the danger. That the occafiou would not 
 laft aboue a moneth : for within that time it was likely tja^y ihould, 
 hearc fome more certainc newes ofArchembrotus and Radirobanes.hnd 
 rhattheGaules,wlio,as(riewasci>formcd J hadnotyctbyrcr>ayrinc'th9 
 harmes which thcllormc had done them , fitted thcmfclucs, for their, 
 voyage, would not vn willingly heare a motion of flaying fo fliort a 
 time, ioyncd with an offer of reward for their labour. Who befidea 
 are not few (faid (nee) as they arc*iiot ofgoodvie:nor yet To many 
 as Sicily fhouldneede to fearc them, if from Auxiliaries they fhould 
 turnc perfidious enemies. When with theie words ihee had perl waded 
 her Father,(hc then fecietly called £/eobu/tts,znd after him Ewytwder. 
 to them (he vrgeth her feare oiRidtrobancs : {hewetb the ayde of the 
 Gaules, whole cndeauoucs,might at an earicrate bee purchafed. And 
 whenthey argued againit it, rbr that neither was it good truliin^men 
 vnknowne, nor did Sicily, want of her own; if there were neede : Ar~ 
 gc*is more freely ; If this (laid, fhec) may not be gelded to the eftatc 
 of Sicily, I yet willhaueit granted to my feares. Tijc Kuig I hauc 
 already brought to be of my opinion, nor ihall he be my friend, whole 
 aduice Hull make him change his miiukv Neither of them Juril wich 
 ynfcalbnable wifedome prouokc her that thus _yr-co\her duircs in a 
 commandingjyciae. Thcy'thcxeibrc were very, forwaid:j;j,pcilWading 
 the Khg (clpctially wdrcn 4K89k *'*? patent );tjiat uc^w fnou}d 
 be mouedto vndcrrake the guarding of the Coatt. (1 Aud hc:Smcc(faid 
 hec) you .thiiikc it the befi, doe tjhou, Eurymcdcs ^\\z w uh the man : 
 \\-\os ofhini,it"hecan,wiqhout : iiis prciu4icc,rcma)iic hecre. ^ for his 
 
 he was commanded, rourxi, .^rw^cry calic co.oecp.rae.aed, who 
 was not ignorant thatthis unicn.tion. jli^procee,uc from sfrgeuy. Hec 
 therefore. promiled his fauicc rbr one mane th ; Cidy i.c '■■ ^ difpleafcd 
 with them^ntioningpf^ reward. For that lie might thejbetterappi-qufJ 
 
 K'tiyilffl^t-i-tfl-iftTi hpmiflpftA-pr^h j-rfw.' I V4.Tnrr iwr1 ftw -1 r»!<*. Ion *~iP 
 
 U tUUriii uit yuan, ui nun.4, awu, VMiinjo uuaii. £,u,,i- Kiuy-^jUCry 
 
 !r ceke,inquircdof thciCountrcy people, if they had iiicv.c from . . 
 llittesanvforraiiK^Fieete, orilthctcmpert had call any Strangers at 
 - ■ Eez 'all 
 
~Z Iohn Barclay bis^rgems, Lib.5. 
 
 all vpon their fliore. And now tyred with hauing loft his labour, hee 
 !an<mifhed, being befides troubled with the heat which the Southcrne 
 windebroughtfromtheln-bnd fands: when happily hee came to the 
 borders of Mauritania, and fell with an indifferent Hauen,within eight 
 furlongs of which, was fcated a reafonablc good Townc. By chance it 
 fell out,that the Gouernour of that Count rey,who,both for valour and 
 wifedome, was of high repute among them, was walking at the Ha- 
 uens mouth* 1 He feeing rfrfidas , whom both by his face and habit 
 difcouered to be a ftrahger , came to him in a very courteous fa fhion, 
 and both for the duety of his place, and out ofrefpe&s of humanity,; 
 enquired of his Countrey and hisoccufions. And when Arjidas 3 ioiht 
 end he ! might not be troubled with relatirig many and different things 
 becaufe he came in a Gaily belonging to Gaule , had limply anfwered, 
 that he wasa Gaule, inftantly the Moore leaped to embrace him: And 
 it is enough for vs(my Gueft) to riaiie heard thee name Gallia for thy 
 Countrey . We are i'ndebted#aid -he)to you for all that we arc.Come, 
 I befeechthee, into the City, and whitherfoeuer thy voyage is inten- 
 ded, hauing firft refrefhed thy felfe with v ifter the tofllng Of the Sea, 
 ftore thy Gaily withfrefhprouifion. Arfidcts was amazed at this ttiOie 
 then wonder of vnexpefted courtefie of a people ftangers, and to him 
 vnknowne. He therefore commanded his company tb land : and the 
 Gouernour jgiuing mm the right hand, refpefted by them all, he tooke 
 the way to the next Townc. But then doubting that in further dif- 
 couife it might be difcouered, that hecame not from Gallia , and that 
 he thereby might' feeme, with helpe of an vntruth, to vfurpe the Offi- 
 ces of courtefie dire^ or intended to another, he in few words' enformed 
 him,that himfelfe was indeed a Sicilian : But for that all the Mariners 
 in his Gaily were Gaules, and that befides,' hee' went in fearch of the 
 King of Gallia, he had reckoned himfelfe as one of them, when he wa$. 
 queftioned of his Countrey. Doit thou, perhaps, feeke that King 
 (ftraight replide the Gouernour) without whofe helpe all we Mooits 
 had fallen vrider a forraine flauery? All thefe things were to jirfidat^ 
 who was wholly ignorant of all that Peftarchftshiid done in, that 
 Countrey, almoft Myracles. Tha^t therefore neither himfelfe, nor the 
 Gouernour might be any longer mifiaken, he dfrecBy enquired wh^t 
 had lately befallen,or what benefit from Gallia had been conferred vp- 
 on the Moores, For that himfelfe by the force of the windes being 
 driuen into the furtheft parts of Africa, and hauing long wandered 
 there, knew not bfthefepaffagesatall. The Gouernour then began 
 willingly to enfbrme him of the whole bufmeffe , in how infolent a 
 manner Radirobanesbcg^n the war: and how, as it were vpon ap- 
 pointment, by tke fauo'ur of the Gods, the King^ of Gallia with his 
 
 Army 
 
Lib. 5. Iohn Barclay bis ^Argents. 411 
 
 Army landed there. Then what the fortunes of the Wane had been, 
 and how various the accidents of it in a very (hort fpacc of time. But 
 aboue all,he glorioufly infilled vpon the death of Radirobanes , how 
 fliarpc the fight had been, that the euent was a good while doubtfull; 
 and at the laft, that the Conqucrour was not {lightly wounded. But 
 whentheproceffeof his difcourfc hadby the hand ofche King of Gal- 
 lia laid RAtHrofraHes vpon the ground, Arfidas did no longer conceale 
 flisioy, but with fuch a countenancc,as it was apparant, his reioycing 
 was not counterfeited. Radtrobanes then flairve (faidhe?) The King 
 of Sardinia ? Hee that lately returned out of Sicily ? and that by the 
 KingofGallia ? in whole beb&lfe that I may not in vaine reioyecjwhae 
 (my Noble Oaft) doe they call his name ? The Moore then : He hatU 
 (laid he) two names, which haue made me a good while beemiftaken, 
 and by the fame meanes I haue alfo feene others erring. For one while 
 he is by his owne people called PolUrchw, another Aftioriftes, ArfnUx 
 at that word was lb feelingly poffeft witr^ a plenary contentment, as he 
 almoft drew the Moores which attended him, into the delightfornneflc 
 of the fame affections. He nc w no more remembred the cares that hee 
 had taken ; no more the labours that he had indured : onely as if hee 
 had been talking to the Gods, hee inquired, What Fates? What For- 
 tune had caufed thofe Kings,fo deadly enemies, to meet in Africa ? Or 
 what Deitie had fo ordered, that the blood due to the hatred of Si- 
 cily, fhould be paid for the preferuation and profit of Africa? From this 
 contemplation returning to his owne occafions, hee defired to know, 
 whither after that victory Pe/iarchuswzs withdrawne. But Iuba (for 
 fo was the Moore called) replyde, that hctvas yet in thcchicfcGtie of 
 Mauritania,lying of the wounds which he then receiucd. That it was 
 thither for a man well horfed foure dayes iourncy. 
 
 Thus difcourfing,they came to the City; and Arfdat defiringguides 
 that were perfect inthe way,to bring him to the Court (for the winde 
 began aeaine to rife,& he was ateard,leit with a redoubled iniury fome 
 ftorme mould make him once more lole the now almoft found Toh*r» 
 chut.) Itiba denyed, that he would further him in his iourney,befbrc 
 they had together deuided the Entrailesoffome Sacrifice to Iupitcr the 
 Hofpitable. It was very hot weather, and Arfdtu being brought into 
 the Garden,did,vpon beds laid inthe friade, ftay for the Fcaft: Inba's 
 right pleafing difcourfes of the warre, and Poliarchm his viclory now 
 and then dealing from him all fenfe of tedioulhefle in that delay ; when 
 at length the tables plentifully furnifhed, made the Guefts turneto 
 them. And ^ryi^4/,though wondringat the fudden excefie he faw,did 
 yet remarke nothing there more heedrully, then amongftthe hankering 
 difhe^diucrs fortsof Apples fo indoled in Ice, that of* fome of thcm,a 
 
 Ee 3 part 
 
4i2 Iohii Barclay his ^irgenis. Lib. 5 . 
 
 part appeared without the Iceland others being wholly coucred, were 
 neuertheleffc through that traniparent crult of congealed water in their 
 naturall colours to bee difcerned. Taken with this nouelty , hee was in 
 doubt what he with moft reafon fhould belecuc. It was apparent that 
 they were Apples or "that yeere, and againe in thofe moneths water 
 could hot be frozen. Then left hee fhould be abuled -with a counter- 
 reitefhowoffroft,he touched them with hishand,which when he felt, 
 that with the ordinary chilnefle k benummed his fingers,fb as he coul i 
 notdoubt,but that it was water and really frozen: he then prefently 
 tafting or the Apples, found them to retaine their naturall fweetneffe, 
 onely the extreme cold did fomewhat trouble the pallat. fab*, not a 
 little delighted to fee his Gueft in fuch admiration, called vpon him to 
 fall to his meat, who full of wonder didouerlongforbeare to eate. But 
 vfr/»^ifmiling,inquiredofhim,outofwhat Scithyafimpathizingwith 
 the fruit trees of Africa, hee had fetched this kinde of prouifion for his 
 table. Then Ittba : That thou mayeft yet more wonder at it (faid he) 
 thefe Apples,when thou cameft into the Garden, did hang vpon the 
 trees : and that which now is Ice, wasthen cleare water running out 
 the Conduits. Arfidas ,his amazement being doubled, paufed a while, 
 then asked, By what Charme, or in what Caue nature was fo foone 
 tranfmuted ? But he : This is a new inuented way of calling backe by 
 Arte the Winter in the midft of Summer: of which I will infbrme thee 
 after thou haft tafted of our new Wine. There was at hand an Egypti- 
 an boy with wine in a cup in like fort made of Ice, which when hee had 
 emptied,and the boy had dafht it againft the ground, Arfidas was grie- 
 ued, that a vefTell,eafie indeed to be broken,but yet in the heat of Sum- 
 mer ofdelicate vfe,was fo caft away. Be not difpleafed (faid Ittba) it is 
 ourfafhionto vfe thefe»cups euery feuerall draught. To bring them 
 twice to the table, wee account bafe,and not Gentile. Not any thing 
 more could Arfidas taftefor eagerneile ofdefire to know, by what 
 Artethey fo came to reach the height of Natures perfeclion;when they 
 brought to him the moulds in braffe of feuerall formes, as Globes, 
 Cups, Voyders, and finally, of all forts of furniture for the fetting out of 
 a banquet. Then Ittba: Thefe are (laid hee) the inclofures,into which 
 water being powred, is tumedinto Ice : for euery one is fitted Co clofe 
 to his couer,that the fides" touch on all parts,except only a little paflage, 
 by which the water is powrcd into them ; as wee fee our houfhold 
 ftuffe of Tinne or Leade made that is caft in mouldes. Wee then put 
 them into a woodden veffell, whofe bottome is couered with Bay-falt 
 a little bmtfed,and vpon that with Snow, which we haue euer ac hand 
 laid vpon ftraw.and in the fhadowofCauespreferUedfrom melting all 
 the veere through. Vpon thefe moulds thus placed in that woodden 
 
 veffell, 
 
L ib. 5" . Ioh n Ba relay his ^sfrgcxis. 
 
 veiTell,weagainc heapc Snow arid Sale by coutfes. So the water v 
 in the braiTe,Deing ready to freeze, doth rccciue the coldncile of the 
 Snow that lyes about ic, which the Salt with his (harpencfle mixtdoth 
 keepe from melting : elpcorilly in fhadowy places, fuch as we haue for 
 cellerage,whercin tobeftow cur Oyle and Wine. To thole then that 
 are fainting with heate, this exceiTiuccoldneiTejs not diftailcfu]l,which 
 is alfo the more prize d for the nouelty thereof. For it is not long ilncc, 
 I know not whole witty riot did find out this way or giuingthem con- 
 tentment. 
 
 Arfidas delighted with this narration,did oucr-frccly charge his ill 
 dilpofd ftomack,with thole Apples into which the water changed with 
 cold,had infilled a ftupifying quality;and withall drankc ftcely,and (till 
 out of freili cups,the extreme coldnes,as it vfctli to do, making him the 
 morethirfty: Although Inba diddiuers times aduife him to bee more 
 tcmperate,letting him know that it was dangerous, except vied with 
 moderation. But when they were rifen from dinner, and Arfidas with 
 much fcorne, found fault with the drinking wine,that was not cooled 
 by little andlittle,hee felt fuch a relaxation of all his rctentiue faculties, 
 caufedby thediltempcrature of the cold which he had imbybed, that 
 purging & calling in al extremity the meat which he had taken,he wan- 
 ted little,but his life had almoft followed it. Ittba not only moued with 
 commiferation, but with feare alfo, left he fhould be thought willingly 
 to haue procured his death,forbarc no kind of diligence in helping him. 
 He cheared vp Arfidas, called vpon the Phyficians to be carerull, now, 
 as was conuenient,dirc&ed his ownc leruants;now,thofe that belonged 
 to Arfidas. But as fame delights to report the worlt,it was quickly re- 
 ported,that Arfidas lay at point of death. While his followers and fcr- 
 uants are amazetl with feare,a certaine hireling of his,of the Colony of 
 thofc Eubceans, who amongthe Ofcanshad built Naples, hauinggot- 
 ten both time and place to commit a thicuery vpon no meane purchafc: 
 There was a little purfeoffilkc, which with all care Arfidas did keepe 
 tlofc lowed vnder hisclothes:In it this pilfering Grccke had long before 
 conieftured,that he had fomcthing of price. And while they were ta- 
 king oft" his clothes that was ficke,ar.d pall knowledge ofhimfelfe, hee 
 vnder colour of doing him feruice, came to him, and tooke horn him 
 that did not fecle k,the purfe which he fo wanly had kept, and the reft 
 being buhed with their refpg& ipd feare 3 prefcndy got him out of die 
 houle. 
 
 But when thefirft pang of his hekneffe being abated!, AtfitLu was 
 able to fpeake,he inquired of the Phyficians, what they thought of his 
 dangcr,what of hisiourncy? The Phyficians anfwered, that the fignes 
 of hisrecoucry were faire and hopefull : but that Ins llomacke,and the 
 
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4 14 Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib.5. 
 
 reft of his nerues, which were diftempered with the exceflfiue cold, had 
 inflamed all his blood,and made it feuorous, were with fome conueni- 
 ent reft to be reftored. That it was very happy, if this his malady did 
 not hinder his iourney aboue fonre dayes* He finding fault with the 
 Gods,that in fo inconuenient ati! be he was inforced to delay his iourny, 
 turned to I*ba, and The Lctters'(faid he) which I haue here directed 
 to King PolUrchus^x. were a vrilahy forme to ftay them for this acci- 
 dent of mine. If thou wilt furnifh me with Guides, I will prefently by 
 one of my o wne people difpatchthe*) away to the Court. That done, 
 1 (hall with the more patience reft here, vntill my malady will giue mee 
 leaue to trauell. luba approued of his determination, and added fur- 
 ther,that hee would prefently appoint them to be in a readincflc,that 
 fhould guide whomfoeuer hee would employ to the Court. Arpdas 
 then began to feeke for the Truffc, in which he had befto wed Argenit 
 her Letters. It was the fame, which by the falfhood of his owne hired 
 teruant was miffing. Which as he found with his aftonifhment to bee 
 tome from his clothes,and all that were prefent denied that they had 
 feene it : immediately his furious -age furnifhed him with ftrength, 
 more then his ficknefie had bej^rthim. ThoHgh the Phyficions fought 
 to hinder hirrJgrf ^ga| )edoBt of fci^bed,and threatned his feruants with 
 death,ifprefei:*y that precipe jjHge were not reftored to him. Like 
 a franticke man he made iriquffy for it,and called both vpon Gods and 
 men : nor did he without iealoufie looke about vpon the Moores that 
 were by him when hee firftfe^ficke. Then viewing his rifled clothes, 
 and now tearing them, nowhisfbee; he asked, which of his feruants 
 had come neere him when hee was ficke ? But they had been all about 
 him inthateftate, it was in their opinion piety ,and their duty to ftay 
 him vp when he was falling. TheTat length the fame bittcrneffe of 
 griefe,which when hee lay ianguiu^ng, had ftrained h is po wres to the 
 higheft phch,now the firft force of it was Ipent, didcaft him downe 
 much more infecbled. With much adoebythe helpe of Perfumes and 
 ftrong fauours,he was brought to bee able to fpeakc;which as foone as 
 he could doe : IfFortune (laid he) doe forfake me thus iniuried by my 
 malady and the boldnefle of theeucs ; I will not yet be wanting to my 
 i"elfe,not to my Princes. Giue meewaxe and a bodkin: Today I will 
 write to the King : within thefe two dayes, though to the hazzard of 
 my Kfe,I \vill,if 1 be carried in a Litter, begin my iourney. Call me hi- 
 ther Phorbas prefently : I will this day fend him away with my Let- 
 ters. Strange fortune I That fame Phorbas it was, who hauing rob'd 
 him ,was fled with his booty. Some therefore being fent to feeke him 
 onfhipboord,andinthe City, they at length rcturne, that their labour 
 wasbeftowedinvaine. Inftantly Arftdas began to fufpe&whofe the 
 
Ioh n Barclay his LArgems. i x 5 
 
 villany was ; which yet difTembling, he commanded them to return* 
 to the Portland to the Market-place, who with an vnfucceffefull dili- 
 gence fhould feeke him,that was notthere to be found : And without 
 delay called luba to him,and comntififltogthc reft to withdraw : I am 
 (faid he) miftakcn,or the perfidiouipeilcVf my hireling hath procured 
 me this vexation. Fdf why fhould he concealc himfelfe,efpecially I be- 
 ing ficke,and not certaine oQjfe^xccpt that hauing by his knauery got- 
 ten a booty , he intended not alctnetr \ -r from mc,but from Africa alfo? 
 Ifyou loue Poltarchns, reuenge tfffTOrong that this thiefe hath done 
 him. Send fome to the next Ports to gfue them order.that they rcceiuc 
 no itranger aboord,beforc they be from you permitted Co to doe. But 
 this inquiry is to bee carried with allpoflible fecrecy,left if hee vndcr- 
 ftandthat he is fought after vpon the Coaft, he fhould with (bme other 
 deuice elude our diligence. I will here among my people, for the pre- 
 fent,difTemble my fuipecting him at all; that Co wemayabufctheac- 
 ceffaries to his villany, if perhaps he haue left any of them behind him 
 among vs. luba allured him,thathe would bccarefullofthe bufinefle : 
 and immediately by trufty meiTengeB^wrote to the Officers of the next 
 Ports to the fame pur pole. 
 
 But Phorbat had before expected:!© IcjTc the knowing what he had 
 deferued,fettingan edge vpon hiy^efi^U ( rorefight. He hauing effe- 
 cted his thecuery,and as yet ignorant whatip^had gotten, did feeke 
 fome corner,wherein to take a view.oQ^bocfcy; intending, if there 
 were in it nothing of price worth his bepg falic, and in danger, to rc- 
 turne it all to Arftdas^s if he had Q,nefy taken it from him that was 
 ficke,and paft knowledge, to the e%d to keepe it the more fafcly. But 
 behold,thc flrfl thing that the little Truffc being opened prefented to 
 him,was a Chainc ofprecious Stoned/which let in gold, and linked to- 
 gether in an equall diftance one f.5fh tlfpotheryippeared of great value* 
 Then he found three Rings, with very ricl. -Stones wrapt vp in little 
 clouts, that by grating one againfl another, the beauty of the worke- 
 manfliip might not be ipoyled. In the bottomc there was a little coy- 
 nedgold : all which Ar[idas y to helpc himfclfc with them in any vn- 
 certainc accidents of fortune, had fecrctly bellowed next his body.Bc- 
 fides thefe things, there were letters in it, by Arftdas farre eftccmed a- 
 boue thefe Ie wels : the fame that directed from Argents to Toliarchus^ 
 hadbeenthecaufeofhisiourney. Phorbat hauing curioufly furueyed 
 thefe things, did for the Iewcls and the gold approue of his boldnefTe : 
 But yet thefe Letters did difquiet his mind. That they were addrefled 
 to Poliarchushc faw,from whence or whom he neuertheleffe was ig- 
 norant,and flood in fe are that they would put him to more trouble, 
 and fend more purfuers after hfcn,then either the Iewcls or gold.To the 
 
 Ports 
 
' a\S Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib. 5 . 
 
 Ports he had no minde to go, not doubting but they were already laid 
 forhim.The inland parts of Africa did neither allure him from treache- 
 ry in men,nor ofpalTage into Europe, which he efpecially defired. At 
 length the wittinefle ofan offenders neceiltty did force him, that was 
 vnccrtaineofhiscourfe, to veifture vpon a frefh piece of knauery. He 
 thought it his beft to go himfelfe to the Court,to pre lent thefe Letters 
 to Poliarchus, and in the very act of villarjy,to feeke a^eward as for a 
 piece of exacl: fidelitie. After then that he had continued the way to 
 this coozenage; and drawne the whole plot of his deuice,he withdrew 
 to the next To wne: and enquiring which was the beft way to the 
 Court ; he got very fpeedyHorfes for himfelfe and the Guide which 
 he had hired to bring him thither. The third day, from the top ofa hill 
 he had got fight ofthe Town. Then fending back his horfe and Guide, 
 himfelfe alone came to the Guards, and with a pale look(for with run- 
 ning himfelfe out of breath ,he had purpofely made it fo) he confident- 
 ly, and iterating it,toid them,thathe went in hafte to King Tofiarcbus. 
 Prefently he was directed to the Caftle; At that time indeed Toliarchus 
 was not fit for bufineiTe,as who,after longlacke of fleepe, was then by 
 chance difpofing himfelre to reft. But Pborbxs being brought to Cje- 
 lanoms ,did in proud fafhion let him kno w,that he came to giue aduer- 
 tifement of thirds' both ofmoment,and which, without a fpeedy dif- 
 patch,wouldcertainely mifcarry. Being asked what he was; I fhall 
 (faith he)to better purpofe acquaint the King with my condition. I 
 come from Sicily , bring him Letters, and am, alas, afraid, that euen 
 with this delay which youvfe,thebufinelTe may be in danger, which 
 being committed to me, I hauein running almoft bur ft my heart. He 
 hearing Sicily named : that thence alfo the Letters came : and the McC- 
 fenger with trembling hafte,making fhew that the affaire was ofgrcat 
 coniequence,feemed to Ge/anorttsfuftitieiit reafbns to caufc him fpeak 
 to Po/Urchtts } thoughhcx.ken were fleeping: yetdidhee come gently 
 to the bed fide, left he fhould ftrike fome feare into the King at his firft 
 waking,which often is dangerous to thofe that are fodainely rayfed out 
 of their fleepe,andvncertaine ofthe occafion : with coughing there- 
 fore,and a little motion of his feet, hauing waked him,he thus fpake to 
 him,Here arc,Sir,Lettersfrom Sicilyrand the bringcrof them makes, I 
 know not what, hafte .Without delay Poliarchus fate vp in hisbed,and 
 commanded the Meffengcr to be admitted. With a prodigious confi . 
 dence therfore Tborbas entered the chamber,w4iich, next to the Gods, 
 he aboue all things fhould haue dreaded, and in this manner began no 
 more with his words,then with his lookes,and action, the fable which 
 he before had coyned. Iam(faid he)0 King,one of Arjidas his friends. 
 He comming out of Sicily to thee,6roughtme thence with him; when 
 
 he 
 
Lib. 5 . Iohn Barclay his <^s£rgenis. * x _ 
 
 he a long time had fought thee,at length directed by the fame of thy 
 victory , he bent his courfe hither. Nor were we farre horn land, when 
 three Pirates Barkes.came vp with vs. We were but meancly prouided 
 andthemoft part refolued to yeeld without any blowes at all. Thus 
 did betrayed Arfidas with his fturTcandTcruants rail into the Pirates 
 hands.Butwhen,hauing pillaged all that we had, they yet did burnc 
 with defire of a new booty ,thc chicfe amongft them bending his naked 
 dagger againtt Arfidas his face: I fee (laid he)by thy habit and riirni- 
 ture,that thou art a man of no meane fortune. It thcrfore, befides what 
 we now haue gotten,thou do not prcfently lay me down three Talents 
 I will out ofthefe irons (for they had put him in irons) with thy throate 
 cut a tumble thee ouerboord.To whom /^r/?^;Whence(faid he)fhould 
 I haue three Talents to lay downc,whom you haue not left mafter of 
 my owne liberty ?I,but(faid the Pirate) when I queftioned thee, whi- 
 ther thou wert bound; thou toldft me, thou wert going to the Court 
 of Mauritania. Without doubt thou mult haue acquaintance there : 
 whomfoeuer ofthy people thou wilt make choife of,I wil let atliberty, 
 vpon this condition ,that except within thefe three dayes he be vpon 
 the fhore with the ranfome that we demand, thou malt infallibly dye. 
 Northinketoputanytricke vpon vs,or bring forces to /free thee. We 
 are in a Road,from whence we freely may lookeabqjH vs. Neither by 
 Sea nor Land can any trappe in this place be fet for vs. I f he that thou 
 fendeftjbrings any with him befides himfelte, thy head fhall pay for 
 it. And if in the meane time by fortune any (hip doe fet vpon vs,thy life 
 iliall anfwer for Fortunes fault. When he with his godlefle and rugged 
 tongue had thus fpoken, Arfidas all amazed, did once or twice looke a- 
 bout vpon vs all :and at the laft calling me necrer him : See (laid he) 
 myP/wr&Wjhowmuch confidence I haue in thy faithfulnefie. Vpon 
 thy diligence doth now all my fortune reft. Go to King Poltarchus; 
 Enfbrme him in what eftate my fortune now ftands: He will not lpare 
 three Talents in an affaire that concernes my lire. And that he may 
 know thou fpeakeft nothing but truth of my danger, take thefe Let- 
 ters: (and withallhe drew them out of his bolbme:) They are addref- 
 ied to hiin. From whom, it nothing concernes thee to know. But I doe 
 not onely dcliuer them thee to carry, as an affuvance ofthy truth, 
 but alfoleft they mould mifcarry, if thefe Pirates lliould vniultly but- 
 cher mee. Thus being by him difmift in a day and ahalfe, I haue, 
 Sir, reached this place : in the fame fpace of time I muft returne, if 
 thou defireft to fee Arfidas aliue. With thefe words hee deliuered 
 Argemshcv letters to Poltarchus, asfent from Arfidas: which when 
 he faw by the thrcd that was not broken , that they had not been 
 opened : and with all the feale that Argents vfed to fet vpon her letters 
 
 CO 
 
4 1 8 Iohn Barclay his Argents. Lib. 5 . 
 
 to fet vpon her Letters to him, hee ihuddered with a gladfome fearc. 
 And withallmoued with Arfidas his danger, while he wasopeningthe 
 Letter : O (faith he) whatfoeuer thou art,to whom Arfidas his fate is 
 entrufled : if thou beeft induftrious,and docft reftore him to me in fafc- 
 ty : doe not belceue that thou carried three Talents to the Pyrats,but a 
 braue and ample fortune for thy felfe : Co mindfull of thy good (eruice 
 fhalt thou finde me. Goe,Gr<r&wrw,and giuehimasmuch gold as will 
 ferue the turne. It fhould,to haue done well,haue been ere this ready. 
 Difpatch it inftantly,left the delay make the Pyrates more cruel!. But, 
 0,doeft thou not thinke, that without Arfidas his danger, we might 
 not fend Forces againftthefe Villaincs.& from their Barks drag them to 
 the Gallowes? Phorbas ftartling at the mentionof the Gallowes which 
 he had fo well deferucd ; clapping his hands togcther,and Raring vpon 
 him : Beware, (faid he) beware, O King, that thou intertaine no luch 
 thought. The Pirates Barks faile excellently well : they ride in an open 
 Roade.They would infallibly teare Arfidas in pieces,and by flight out- 
 ftripping thy reuenge,fcornc thy vnfortunate ambufcado. 
 
 And now Poliarcbtts hauing opened the Letter, was reading it : it 
 was indeed the hand o/LAfgcyis : but the contents wholly lamentable. 
 HcfoWSekuijptstycAclKry, and her puniflhment: wkhall,theba{c- 
 neu%bf Radiro&mes,v<ho counted it no crime to defame a mofi vertu- 
 oufly modeft Virgin.But that he now liued not,& was by himfelfouer- 
 come,did lbmewhajjcomfort |^fc«But againft Arcbombrotm what pre- 
 femmuc? Mcleattaer prefling tjie Marriage,& a repriue of two months 
 hardly obtained for Argents% At laft, looking vpon the end of the Lct- 
 ter,where the date vfes to be, placed,hee there found that the time was 
 elafped,within which he pia{t returnc,or Argents perifh. Now there- 
 fore he began to cuife hi .wfre,now to chafe at the ftorme,now to de- 
 left Africa^npreleruingoffyvhich he thought himfelferuincd. But all 
 hisexecrations,all is deseftauons concluded with Anhombrotus. I will 
 (faidhe) prcferuemy fq^efor thy deftru&ion, thou the molt mifchie- 
 uousofmy Competitor. I will fhare with tsfrgems'm her fate : but 
 not till by thy death 1 be fbmewhat eafed. Not death it felfe fliall put 
 an end to our contention. For peace with thee I neither will intertaine, 
 nor grant. While with this rage his heart was vexed, he began againft 
 his will to be in doubt, whether Argents had flood firmely conftant to 
 the death,as (bee had promifed. For how agreeable to Nature is it to 
 be in loue with lire ? How pleafing the force that ftayes the Dagger, 
 which is about to pierce our ownc bofome?Finally(faid hc)Poliarcbf*s t 
 fuppofe the Marriage tendred to her,{uppofe her hard Father notto bee 
 altered,and that the Sun were riien that day to thy misfortune; wouldft 
 thou wifo her detfru&ion ? 
 
 Being 
 
Lib. 5. Iohn Barclay bis K^dr^ms. 4 \ 9 
 
 ■ ~~ j — ■ »• ~ 1 
 
 Being much more affiled with fuch a (torme then with his wounds, 
 he commanded Thorbas tobeecalledto him, who in the meane time 
 was telling the Gold ; and blamed the extreme tardinelTe ofthcir voy- , 
 age, that had made it aboue two moneths, before he heard of Arfidas. 
 But he did faithfully relate all his hindranccs-.how he was forced necef- 
 farily to itay at Cuma?;how he had lighted vpon Gobriarfrow by con- 
 trary w inds they were fro the cpaft of Italy,driucn vpon that or Africa. 
 iWimrcfcw^asgladasin that eftatchemight,tohearc of Gobnas, inqui- 
 red what was become of him?lknownot(faid7 > ^r^/J except, as I 
 think, I ouer-heard, hchaue fet hiscourfc for Sicily. Thefe words gauc 
 a little hope to the raoft mifcrable Loucr. But rixrbas : We fliall lofe 
 Arfidat$\t) (laid he) with this tedious delaying. Giue me lcauc,out of 
 the Pirates handsjfthou pleafelt,to freehim : hce will giue thee much 
 more ccrtaine aduertifements,then I am able to doe. Poliarchus com- 
 mended the fidelity ofthe hireling, and commanded a fourth Talent to 
 be added to the tell : thinking that it might be perhaps of vie to Arf- 
 das, when he had payed the pharcs,nottobe vp.furnilhed. Bcfidcs, he 
 gauc h im a Horfc of a well tried fpecd,vpon which Phorbts mounting, 
 triadefcafte to get him out of Mauritania, and to retire himfclrc with 
 his booty into Tome remote Countrey. 
 
 «' But Pdlinrehtto , though his wounds were ni that &rate, that he as 
 yctvfarf&fte wellabfe to mooue,did 1 rfoluc not any longer to deterrc 
 his going into Sicily : for that he mighM\ft<5h(ln||ppord,andhauealI 
 that was neccflary applycd to his wounds,a§ well as at Land. This his 
 determination ,(7Mw0r#.f did not approutsoT: yet had he no will to op- 
 potctcin vaine.Neucrthelefle, Arftdash^ccnnm^ was to be expedt- 
 ed,whom /^*>^*r hadpfomifed to bring thither within three ciayes. 
 He therefore did diligently obey his Lord,wh© made all poflfible hafte, 
 andcommanded,that cuery thing fhouldbeput kia rcadincileforhis 
 departure. TheCaptaincsof the Galleys did command the Souldier> 
 and Saylers to attend vpon their fcueiall duties Hicir prouifions were 
 jmipj>ed,andnoWonely \Vas wanting the Warning for their weighing 
 anchor, and beginning their voyage, tor which they were iulf.cicntly 
 furniOied.Nor could Hjawfir hinder the haftcofherGueft,now about 
 WfMit'hisyetgreene wounds in danger at Sea, who neither could her 
 filfc imagine the caufe of fo fudden a refolution ; or what accident 
 had befallen him,wotthy of his diflodging info turbulent a fafhiomnor 
 yet dur(t,wkh too carefull and vnciuill a cuiidfny,make enquiry after 
 it. He with the diftemper of his minde wanting tleepe,now afeard for 
 >«»w,now boyling with hate to ArchombrotKs,&\& that night much 
 diforder his yet mlccbled body.Yetdid he with fpcaking,heartily fceke 
 toconcealc his indifpofition, leftheefliouldby Lhcgencrallconfcntof 
 
 his 
 
42 o Iohn Barclay/;// ^irg^ms. I^b.j. 
 
 his people be barred, from an idle putting hislifevponthehazzardsof 
 a.ivnfeaionable voyage. 
 
 But two dayes were fcarce paft ouer face Phorbas left him, when 
 
 GeLworu4_ } by chance gpingout of the Kmgschamber, met with lArft- 
 
 das \ as yet r.iuccdjn parc,by reaibn of his ikknc{ie,but much more by 
 
 lis hettii 1 '- a;-d.gricic,exceedingly akcred..For he hauing with more 
 
 rjty tnc the Phyikians "peeled, recouercd ibme ihength : the 
 
 r ?bi.rb«. had done that vfllany to him,aducnturcd to put 
 
 pui 
 
 lelrc -to pnlt*r thus f or with what facefhould hccieturne to his Mi- 
 flrcifc ■? Oppreffcd with thefe cares, hee entred the Court, and wasdi- 
 re.ctedto the fide where foltarchw lodged. Gtlanortu entertaining 
 him with allcheerefulnclTe, whom he met beyond his hope ; I will not 
 (fjiid he)thatf.any man Derides my felfe carry, this ncwestothe King : I 
 will goe and fill him with the ioy of it. But Arfidas defiripg ;o excufe 
 his fortune to GsUnorm : Tarry (faidhe). Gt/auarw, and let mqffirft 
 acquaint thee with the bittcmeffe ofmy hard fortune. He thinking that 
 he meant to cofyplaine of his being taken, and the grcedineiTeofthe 
 pyrats,\vhieh Phorkas had related : We knovy it all (laid hcJ/ancV, be- 
 fides \\ will be fittc* to make this narration before the King. Wi.th thefc 
 words he flipped from Arfldus, and carried headlong with his ioy 4 neU 
 uer flayed for his catting himbacke. Potiprcb'tts 'was amazed; highly 
 prizingthe diligence off korhas, who fo bjau.ejyhad brought tfnji/Lts 
 offfrom t&e. Pirates ; idd.^mmandingbimto be afimitte^l, ^ookthjm 
 iuhisairries, who then firftfpake to him with the reference due to a 
 King, and iufferedlnm nottokneelc. But both of them were a good 
 while mistaken, \^h\\p PeUarcbus his difcoune was of^that which 
 Pborbashad fabled'conccrning the Pirates .: arid dfoffa ftfppoipd,- 
 hce had ipoken- of Pfarbas his villany : wpn&ing. by wba.fc toiranes 
 Fame bad with fuch'.fpced acquainted itim with the lolTc of 'his Let- 
 ters. The Gods bee thanked t zsfrfidas , (laid the King) that after 
 thefe tempefts, after the dangers thou wertin, ,by being robbed, vjSfc 
 haue the c here in fafcty= Thy difallers, after I heard them, did more, 
 gneue me, then perhaps they did thy fclfe. Then Arfidm blAfelHtfel 
 was, Sir, tomethebittercrtpart ofi$; , chat I knew, thou wouldeftbe*' 
 extremely troubled with it. Bat pardon' thy Arfidas < it is my ill for-? 
 tune,and not my pcrfidiouihefTe. Nor would I haue come in thy pre- 
 fence, nor haue dared to make.expesienoe what thy difpleafure would 
 determine of me : but that I know how prudently thou doe£Uftd<&r- 
 
 ttandj 
 
Lib. ?. Iohn Barclay his ^>irgcm$. 
 
 ftand,that the difpohtionofdomeftickcferuantSjOr the iniuries of For- 
 tune are not in the hand and power of any man. Poliarchtu then : But 
 what is this, my Arjidas, (faid he) that fliould caufe me to bedifplea- 
 ied with thee ? Is it,becaufe for my fake thou didfl expofe thy telle to 
 rhehazzardsoftheSea ? That formethe(toniieri'rft,and then the Pii. 
 rates made a fpoyle of thee ? But where is omSPhorbai ? in cherifhinq 
 whom,I mult giue the world aflurance ,at how high a rate I prize the<S 
 Arfidas belecuingthat/Vwr^/fc had mocked him : ] would to God 
 (faid he) that fame Therbtu were here: he fliould v\ith his puniihment 
 make my innocency appeare. But how cameft thou (O King) to beaci 
 quainted with the name of P'jrbas ? Becaufe I cannot (replidc Pelt- 
 archns) forget a man fo carefuuy tendring both thy affaires 'and mine. 
 I would thou hadft fecne him, ArficUs, when he was with me. how im- 
 patient he was of all delay ,lelt it might be preiudiciall tothec. While 
 he tooke breath : while the Gold was telling out : while to mee that 
 was earneit to- know thy fortunes,he made ofthem a compendious re- 
 lation,being troubled with the dilquietof hismindo.he with all hisde- 
 lires,with all his ge(tures,feemed to be haftcning in his ioumey to thee. 
 But whither are the Pirates gon$> Docit thou thinke, if I fliould fend 
 fhips after them, it were polfiblc to fetch them vp ? But what Pirates 
 (faid ArfidM?) or what fidelitic of f horbas Aoti\ thou point at? whom 
 ifTcould light vpon : whom if thou :0 theGods, how not one dav 
 would Ifbrbeare to pay what I owe him! The fame 'rhorb.is I meanc 
 (faid Poltarchhs) by whom when thou wert prifoner, thou lb lately 
 didfl fend methefemy MiflreiYes Letters. But how comes it to pade, 
 that chou now feemelt not to know the faithfulleft of thy friends ? Ar~ 
 Jidxi feeing thqfe Letters, with extreme paflion, which yet was not per- 
 fectly turned into ioy, looked pale ; and for a good while did nothing 
 but diuers times repcatc thefe words : Lettershaft thou '■> and of Pkor- 
 bas his bringing ?What prodigies.,0 King, are the(p?or vvhat drcames? 
 Thenhauing rtcouered breath: I doe (laidhee) almoflroPMuehim 
 thai had no will vttei ly to mine me.- But where is he ? ' I haue not (re- 
 plvedTflAii^W) (eerie the man,fince he fe'eeiued from mcfoiire Ta- 
 lents to carry to the Pirates,in vvhofe hands thou wert. < But (laid Ar- 
 ftdas) no -man had takenme prifoner. O excellently crafty companion! 
 O Autoiy&tjKxs match ! Did he then flnde a ir.cancs to get both bfai$ 
 and reward for his frliliood? and ?fter he had pillaged mee, did not M 
 vaine attciT,pt the putting a tricke'Vponi Sec alio"? Then he in order 
 bc^an'torclAte afl chbt foflil b^rJallcnhim^iTO.w He tey ((cU^t^Mm 
 h'oufe : how btiing rifled by ■£&/•&*, he- ^amc ro exude •hii-rtfrhvfiu'the 
 lo'fllof A"gent. her "Letters'. JVwV ohm 011 the cdrt'r tid^fi&rmed hi, v, 
 not without making thCii>bothlaugh,\c^li*$&cu^ 
 S^ 'HorbM 
 
 421 
 
"a 2 2 I°^n Barclay his ^sirgems. Lib. ? . 
 
 rphorbas had framed, whom I (faith he) doe forgiue at lea(t,becaufe he 
 exchanged thefe Letters tor (o many Talents. 
 
 But the importance of the bufineffejof which they then were tocon- 
 fider,djd not giue them leaue any longer to difco.urfe oiPhorbas his vil- 
 lany .Withdrawing therefore Arfidai from the company, when P altar- 
 chits had inquired oi Argents her health : Dootf thou (laid he) thinke 
 thatmoft vnfortunateMaidetobcftillliumg, and whom altogether 
 againltmywillldorcndermiferable? What helpe, or what aduice 
 canft thou giue me ? Or what death is bad enough for Arcbombrottts 
 to fufrer ? I would,/fy?4",euenthis day fet fayle from Africa,but niy 
 wounds are the night part (o much worfe, and more painefull, that I 
 am not able to indure the toffing of the'Sea.In the meane time,till I re- 
 coucr lhength,I will deliuer thebeft part of my Army to thee gt Gela- 
 norus. You fhal prouidefor your Prkicefles (eruice; ifat leaft, Fortune 
 haue forborne doing her Worlt,till fhe might be relieued. I will with all 
 poffible expedition be there my felfe, and either by my victory ,or my 
 death,fhall purchafe my quiet, ^^j on. the Other fide reported to 
 him,as well what Argents had giuer in charge at his departure,as what 
 other accidents had befallen fince Poliarchm his quitting the Iland.He 
 chiefely infifted vpon the fhewes preterificd by Radtrobanes-. vnder co- 
 1 our whereofjthc furprifall of Argents was contriued.Neithcr had Sele- 
 mjfa a petty Chare in their ditcourfe:how (he ofteiided,and how fhe had 
 been both Iudge ,and Excecutioner of her felfe. Then he fpake of Ar~ 
 chom'jrotns his fauour with the King, and his Courtfhip in his wooing 
 ofthe Lady. GeUnorns made the third in this confultationrfbr him that 
 was acquainted with his whole courfe of lire, Poliarchus would not 
 differ to be a granger to any of his affaires. 
 
 While they therefore determine both of their owne fate and that of 
 Sicily, and aboue all, refblue vpon the delfruffron of Arcbombrotus : 
 Mictpfa fent from Hyanisbe,cznK to PoUarcbxs y znd told him, that the 
 Qtieenes Sonne withaFlectewas now at length ariued in his owne 
 Country .That he as ioone as he wascome to the Court, would put off 
 all other refpe&s, till he had fhewed his regard of him, in vifiting him. 
 And withall, the noife oftholc which reioyced,began to fpread thorow 
 the Palace. The people did part fill the Court gate. The Noblemen 
 flocked about the Queene, and died to be fent to receiue the Prince* 
 For Archombrotm fending a Pinnace before, to giue aduertifement 
 of his commjng, (freight following without delay, was now at the 
 Shores fide. Of the Ships that waited on him, part came to an An- 
 chor in the Hauen, which was at the right fide ofthe Riuers mouth ; 
 part with Sayles and Oares went farther in againft the tide ; the 
 fruldiours which thought they came to figh:, now and then com- 
 plaining 
 
Lib. 5 . Iohn Barclay his ^Argents. 42 
 
 plaining that they law no Enemy. Archombrotus, as {bone as hec 
 was landed, hauing worfhipped his Countrey Gods, the Earth and 
 the Aire which he firft breathed at his birth, did then looke round a- 
 bout vpon the people,and fairely anfwerthem (who falutcd him, and 
 were full of acclamations) with a cheererulllooke,and a gentle fafliion 
 which yet did not misbecome hisGreatnefle.Then turning to thofeof 
 better quality ,he gaue them his hand to kiflfc, remembrcd his old ac- 
 quaintances,and for the molt part,being ftraightencd by the time, and 
 the continued courting of fo many that prefented themfelues to him, 
 was forced in the fame language to cntertaine feucrall men. PrerTed 
 with the multitude offaluters,he-wasconrtrained.to flay a pretty while 
 in one and the fame place. Then all the way,as he was going,hc enqui- 
 red of thofe which were next Kinr, of the Queenes health , of the eftate 
 ofthe Country and of Radirqbancs his wines*. All was bricfely related 
 to him,but by leuerall men,' who in report (hereof did not at all agree 
 together.This onely point they accorded in, tnat Africa was freed of 
 the danger; that the Gaules had alfirted them, and that Radirobanes 
 was flainc 
 
 But Hjamsbe, impatient that any flioujjd hauc the fatifsfacftion of fee- 
 ing her Sonne before her felf, though both a Mother and a Queene,laid 
 afide her Maiefty, and went out other chamber : and vnder a lour of 
 feeing how ioynill the people were about him, and how braue Cap- 
 tainesandSouldicrs (for fo (Tie bad been informed) hce brought with 
 him ; went into the Court of the Palace, and from thence to the Gate 
 that looked toward the Towne. Arcbombrctfts feeing her a good way 
 offjleaped from his Horfe,and with haity (kps ipurredon by a fpirit of 
 chearefulne{Te,he quickly pafledthe ground that was betwixt them. 
 And auoone as he was come to his Mother ,and had kuTed the hemme 
 of her gowne : ilie weeping for ioy, did not fbrbeare before the peo<- 
 ple thole exprefftons of tendeme{fe,which had otherwife been fitter for 
 more priuacy. Then taking him by the right hand : I commend (laid 
 fhe) my Sonne, thy piety, who fo brauely prouided, art come to thy 
 Mothers defence. But that thou mayeft not be the onely One,to whom 
 Ifhouldbc oblieged to beare a motherly arfo&ion, the King of Gallia 
 hath prouided,\\ hole victory hath preferued vs. Hee it is mat hath de- 
 fended thy Mauritania from deftrucxion.: He that hath fauedthy Mo- 
 thcr,who, but for him, had now been a Slaue in Sardinia,. The Tyrant 
 himfelfc with his blood hath difcoloured Africa, which to his misfor- 
 tune he had aftailed. I forbearc to fpeake of another obligation, where- 
 in we arc tied to this braue King, which ,bclides my felre, both himfclfe 
 and all the World aifo, are vnacquainted with. Coma,my Sonne, and) 
 <ioe not make haite to tender thy deuotions to our Countrey Gods,be-' 
 
 Ff fore 
 
424 I°h n Ba relay his. Lsfrgems. Lib. 5* 
 
 fore thou falute him,who now lyeth of thofc wounds, which he recei- 
 ued in aflutiug this Kingdom: to thee. Archombrotns moucd with the 
 regard of fo many fauours receiued, was fired with a fudden loue of the 
 Gallian King : often yet excufing himfelfe to his Mother, that in the 
 danger of his Countrey, and his Parent, he had been more ilacke then 
 forraine Princes. 
 
 And nowfomc werefent before to let Pe/wrc^y/ know, that if it 
 might not bee of trouble t^o hi^the Queene and her Sonne would 
 come to vifit him. Hee' V^urhcrfjfor anfwer, That if his indiipofiti- 
 on had not hindred him, r e .woiuM haue preuented their courter^ 
 and excufed them of^th&t »ibour : and withall addrelTed two ofthe 
 principall men about him, to waite* vpon the Queene and her Sonne 
 to him. Hee did withall eager'neiJe^Hefire to fee the Prince, whom 
 by the report of the Movrl^and by Hyamfbes owne confeflion,was de- 
 liuered to him for one ofi$c mofl' compleate in all' noble parts that was 
 to bee found. But they felled fiirt'i Btemjffall, as his right name, and 
 with which they were acquainted. Fol the name of Archombrotus he 
 had fecretly affumed, for ipfe keeping his qualitie vndifcouered, when 
 dtfguized,and in a priuat ha^t r^ecrauelled into Sicily. The Noblemen 
 of Gallia were about Poiparflms, af bra ue as they could make them- 
 felues : Arfidas was neereft his beds fide talking with him. But when 
 the Queene came m folding, Archombrot us by the hand, fhe was 
 ftrooken into an amazements with jhe fight of ibme fearefull Mon- 
 ger. For as {ooncasPc/iarckufbbltield Archombrotsts.zxA was in ex- 
 change knowneby him; OtUeFaies! What tempeft? What light- 
 ning did euen with (o much celerity paffe to themarke it aimed at ! as 
 then,rage,and indignation,and a blood-thirfting fury,perturbing both 
 their altered minds, did demonstrate their effects in their lookes? As 
 they hadfpied A4edu/*'jhea.d, they flood without motion : inftantly 
 with Iparkling eyes (which as yet did not in euery thing yeeld to their 
 Srfl paflion) they viewed one another from head to foot. Full of afto- 
 nimment,they at once both fated and mufed. For what mockeries of 
 the Gods were thefe; That two moft deadly enemies fhould bee 
 brought together, to doe mutuall reipe&sofcourtefie, who each of 
 them not vnwillingly would haue funke his owne life in his aduerfaries 
 blood? Should Poltarchus redemand from ArchcmbrotHt his Argents t 
 whom he beleeued to be either dead or married ? or rather fhould hee 
 to Jf^wyWmisfbrtune mingle with the blood of \^rchembroius ', the 
 remainder of his owne, which he had not loft fighting in her quarrell, 
 and fo depriue her that was viworthy thereof/)? fuch a twofold com- 
 fort? But much more.bitterly was Arc kombr dims incenfed againft For- 
 tune and ail the Gods, diidainiiig to be indebted to that his enemy/or 
 
 his 
 
Lib. 5 . Ioh n Barclay bis K^irgems. 425 
 
 "is Countrey and his Mothers preferuation. He blufhcd with the itrug- 
 l l ngof two contrary paffionsin hisminde,kindnefie and hate. For nei- 
 ther could hee, except the moft ingratefull of all men liuing, follow a 
 quarrell to the death with VolUrchns , norliuc, if he were happy. By 
 degrees their madnelTe in both of them grew to the height : nor did 
 any thing,befidcs the refpeit of Hyamfoe, Hay them from violating the 
 facred Lawes of hofpitalitie,and euen with their naked hands, attempt 
 the fatisra£tion ofthcir fpleenes, not tarrying for other weapons. Nei- 
 ther was Arjidd* feeing ns4rcbeinbrotns, any leife perplexcd,and trem- 
 bling : We are (faidhej vndone, Geltmotiu. . xcept lbme good Genius 
 interpofcitfclfe, this day will not palje witfy*' it blood and mifchiefe. 
 Was hee then the Sonne of Hjantf : > U ^Ufnan know lb much ? 
 Could not preuent this Han v yet is Sicily, which at 
 
 the IcaitiTial not behold cM it , which it hathcreated. 
 
 Hyjmfoe difmayed widp d Ik .Tor or her Sonne, and 
 
 her Guelt, and ignorant W-< f cially fufpecl to bee the 
 
 caufe thereof: before thel^^H - ^cake out in madnefle,not to 
 
 be gouernedjdetcrminedto'pD ' :>|tchedpahc, and after with 
 
 more conueniency to confider ot n : d . ifc, aivl thinke of fit remedies 
 for it. She theicrore fpcaking flrft. to * jfachiu : Excufe vs (faid (he) 
 my deareft Guel*, that thus vnfeafor ' Jifrue troubled thy reft. Bee 
 carefull of thv health; without w hi- r ., ^ei^fore wee could not, and 
 now doc notdefirc to be in farety. \V : r tc ^oingto pray the Gods,that 
 this day may bee fortunate bOth.to tnc>: and vs. Then turning to her 
 Sonne,who yet held his eye fixed i/pon Po/tarchns his face,fhe whifpe- 
 red to hiin,commandinghim to goe with her out of the chamber. Hee 
 obeyed her: neither did Toliarchns make any other anfvvcr, but that 
 he wiflied the Gods,whom (he went to, might proue gracious and fa- 
 uourablc to the Queenes defires. Yet did not Hjamsbe goe to the Tem- 
 ple. A greater trouble vexed her mind, then (lie could indure till the ce- 
 remonies would be cnded.But this vnlooked for aueriion of the Princes 
 did fill firft the Court, and prefently after both the City and the Souldi- 
 ers with a mighty feare. They therewith affrighted, either did inquire, 
 or fabuloufly difcourfe,what,and why this hatred was bctweene them. 
 The Lords that were with Potiarckuf, fecondiugthc violence of their 
 offended Prince, did now (although ignorant how Archombrotushzd 
 deicrued their enmity)among thcmfelues talkc of Armes, fighting, and 
 death. Euery where in the City,theminds,whichbut a little carlt were 
 moft dearely vnitcd, the Gaules, the Moores, and the Sicilians which 
 came with Archombrotus y vizxz troubled with factions. In fuch acon- 
 fulion, it was farre eaiicr for the mo(i part to be deuided from others, 
 then to know to which fide to adhere. For befides, the Gaules who 
 
 F f 2 weic 
 
4 2<5 Iohn Barclay bisK^irgcnis. Lib,*. 
 
 were all for their owne King, there was fcarce any one, who was not a 
 oood while in doubt which way to bend. For theMoorestooppofe 
 themfelues to Poliarcbus ,wbofe name fo lately before they hadchaun- 
 ted,asthe Author of their Valuation, feemed inhumane : andefthe Si- 
 cilians alio ,many did loue hkn very dcarely. Notwithstanding fo great 
 fauour as was borne him in euery place, the ftirre grew necre to a fe- 
 dition. 
 
 The Queene alone,whom fo many cares diftracted,now went about 
 to quiet the tumult, now to pacific her Sonne, now Poliarchm, And 
 beginning with her Sonne,when they were alone,fhe thus fpake to him: 
 My Hternpfa/l , I did expect vpon thyreturnc to triumph, as betweene 
 two Sonnes. But now an ill-feaicned rage doth moue you both to 
 my ruine , and ifwee take not heed;, to the deftru&ion of Gallia and 
 Mauritania. What (lines were thefe? What cyes,with which thou 
 behcldelt/'&WcW? O me miferable ! How neere was I to feeing a 
 mifchicfe not to be named ? But I now aske not after the caufe of your - 
 hates : not whether ofyou with the iufter reafon is incenfcd.I now only 
 jntreate thee by thy Countrey Gods : or ifthey be difefteemed by thee, 
 becaule Poliarchnshath prcferucd them for vs,by thefe of Sicily whom 
 thou didftpray to, when thou leftft the Iland,and by thy Argents jhw. 
 thou wilt put off thy anger for a while,and heare thy Mother fpeake.I 
 doe not now defire thee, my Sonne, to quit thy hatred, but to deferre 
 it. 1 willdoe my beft to leeke fbme meanes for the reconciling of your 
 minds. If thou di{likeftthis,and wilt none of it ; yet atleaft thinke,by 
 what meanes thou mayeft,withoj# tainting thine Honour, bury the 
 memory of fo many benefits ,for which we ftand engaged to him. 
 
 Thefe things while with feare and Maiefty blended together,fhe did 
 deliuer,fhe at once both commanding, and ftanding doubtfullof refu- 
 fall, was informed, that To/iarchux was making ready to leaue the 
 Court. For he,after that with the fight ofhisRiuall he was galled, be- 
 ginning to hate that place, was not indeed free from iealoufie, that it 
 might prouc dangerous to him, if hec remained frill in his enemies 
 power,or truft either him,or his Mothers fidelity with his life. The ad- 
 uices of his Lords did befides more inflame him, that of himfelfe was 
 not well tempered, with vrging their feares for him, and in their fbr- 
 wardneflc to giue him counfaile, making fhe w of dutifull tenderneffe. 
 He therctbreforthwith commands order to be giuen to the Colonels, 
 that part of the Souldiers fhould bedrawnc vp to the Court Gate for 
 his Guard at his diflodging: thatthe reft fhould be led out of the Ci- 
 ty, and chufe a place toincampe in,notfarre from the fhips. Thatthere 
 himfelfe would that night lodge among them. Neuertheleffe, left bee 
 fliouid offend with too much hatfe,or wrong the Queene, who as yet 
 
 had 
 
Lib. j . John Barclay his ^Argtnti* 427 
 
 had not deferued it,heient the Chambcrlaiue to her with this rueflage r 
 chat he muft gtueher thanks for his entertaincment,and the loue which 
 hee had found in her towards him, when heewasin danger of hi", 
 wounds. That hee would not for a ceremonious complement trouble 
 her,that was bulied inimbracing her Sonne, fo lately reftorcd to her. 
 Thatdrawne byneccflitie of his affaires, he did indeed remouc from 
 the Court : yet if flic would giue him leauc,befbrehe weighed anchor, 
 he would bee glad toprofefte his thankfulnelTeto herielfe. Hytnisbe 
 hearing this, was moft extremely grieued. Her Gueft of infinite merit 
 quitted her houfe, and who was befides, for his vertues fake, moft 
 dcare to her : and he quitted it(0 mifchiefe!)eithcr an enemy, or repu- 
 ting them not his friends. What ftiould flie do? Whom firft folicitePOr 
 which of the Competitours,ifneeds fhe muft withdraw her felfe from 
 one of them, (hould fhe firft ceaie to loue ? But yet (he might beleeue, 
 her Sonne either inferiour to her in power, or for refpectof fliame, 
 would bee the more pliant. Turning therefore to him: Wilt thou pro- 
 mile me (laid (he) my Sonne,thac till I rcturne, which (hall be prelcnt- 
 ly, thou wilt reft quiet here ? Promifc me to do it,I do coniure thee by 
 all the rights of a Mother ; which if thou rciccleft,thou haft no reaibn 
 to regard the fucceflionto my Inheritance.When he had allured her to 
 her fatisfa&ion,ihc went in haft to PolUrcbus, who now was come out 
 of his chamber,and taking the bridle of the Horfc that hee intended to 
 ride vpon in his hand.For though as yet he were but weak, he would 
 not be carried in a Litter, left he (hould fecme to Arcbombrotus to pre- 
 tend difability,to the end to put off comming to a triall with him.H;*- 
 nisbe beholding him with fuch a countenance,as vfeth to accompany an I 
 vnfortunate innocence, & catching hold of his cloak chat he had put on 
 for his ioumyrEuen by the benefits (laid me) which thou hart conferr'd 
 vpon vs,Ibcleech thee, that before by thy -departure thou docft argue 
 me ofpcrfidioufnelfc^hou wilt in priuate giue me audience for a few 
 words. Poliarchtts wasafhamed to rcfufe that to fo great a Suppliant, 
 and returned into the priuatcft part of his Lodgings. Which wbenir 
 wascleared-of all the company ;the Queene beginning with teares: The ) 
 Gods (faid fhe) are my Witneffo, that I haue not with any euill pur- 
 pofe,nor to the end to abufe thec,prcfcuted bim before thee, for whole- 
 lake thou now cllrangeft thy fclfe From inc, the vnhappieft amond wo.: 
 men. 1 would to God thou hadlt ncucr knownc him : I would hee 
 were now abfent,who is likely, by his comming hither to doememore 
 mifchiefojthen cucr Radirobanes went about. 1 If hisminde wereinjriy 
 po wer,I would breakc him for thee, O King, till 1 had rendred him-as 
 humble to thee,as thou now feeft me. With thefe words, forgetful! of 
 her Royall quality, fhe threw her felfe athisfeete,whohu*ired whatf 
 
 F f 3 he 
 
 1 
 
4 1 8 Iohn Barclay his \^irgenh t Lib.5. 
 
 be could, her excefliue humility, and choaked almoft with continuall 
 fighing/he loft her voyce. Pcltarchus, who did refpeft her noleflfe 
 then his Mother, ray fed her from the ground : complaining, that the 
 wrong was no leiTe which the Queene did him, in fuing to him in fuch 
 an abiect manner,thcn that wherewith her Sonne hadfirftabufed him. 
 The Queene the n:But what/aid (lie,isthe diftafte with which he hath 
 incenfed thec?Or in what Country , to the breeding of fo much mhchief, 
 did the Dcftinies bring you together ? May I bee informed of this by 
 thee,my dcarcGueft ? For herefufeth to tell me. Wilt thou alfo with 
 an obftinatc fjlence ruine me ? and (hall I (till be ignorant, with which 
 of his Thunder- bolts hue meanes to dettroymee ? Doe notforfake , 
 doenot,Ibefcechthee,this my houfe; vntill itfhall bee certaine,that 
 there is no cure for thisdifeafe. Many diflikes are knified by time, and 
 the hatred which in concealing it, is cheriflied, and made ltrongei for 
 themoft part, being profelTed, doth euaporate, andceale to be. But if 
 one houfe cannot receiue borh my Sonnfe and thee, he fliallquit k to 
 thee. Doeft.thou fearc to put thy life into my hands? Fill then the 
 Palace with a Guard ofthy Gaules. Befides thy owne men, it fhall be 
 death for any man to be ieene here in Amies. For if thou perftft in thy 
 purpofe : if,miferable that I am,thou doeft abandon me : J will by CV»- 
 fier turnc my Somie alfo out of my houfe. Why fhould he,while thou 
 lyeft in the neld,ox*.aboord thy fhips,bc lodged in the Palace,purchafed 
 with thy hazzard?Doe you then deiire todifpute the queftion with 
 your Swords? It cannot be ofthy part out of confidence ofthy ftrength, 
 which for my prefcruation is weakened ; but of hate, and perhaps by , 
 thedifpofure of the Deftinies : who if they fhall be cruell to either of 
 you,l will follow himthat.mifcarries^andleaue tothefuruiuorthe fu- 
 ries of my death for his tormentors. 
 
 Then jfhe againe burft out in tearcs,and in a kinde of familiar faflii- 
 on,puldthe cloke which he had put on, when he was going away, or? 
 his moulders : after that,(he cunningly taking the filence of him that 
 was vnrefolued,foran aflentjdid giuehim thanks for the.fauout, which 
 {he had not yet rccciued. So vehement and obftina:c an intreaty of cue 
 weeping Queene preuayled with Poltarchus. He therefore replyed : I 
 did, Madame, (iaidhee) beleeue, that this my going away, which 
 thou lb much di{Iikcft,was a part of courtifie, and ciuill refpetr* Thou 
 knoweft,that thofe paffions which are often attendingvpon hate, are 
 notaiwayesto bedoinmanded by them that are-enemies j especially 
 when with fceingoneanothcr,fheyarc prouoked.I therfore did deter- 
 mine to leaue this Caflelljk'ft cither thy fonnc or my felfe,ihould bee 
 moued to doe fomething,that might be difplealing to thee. But if fxh 
 be thy pieafurc,,I will be content to ftay heere two dayes longer : that 
 
 fo 
 
Lib 5. Iohn Barclay bis i^drgenis. 4.2^ 
 
 to it may fcemc,that my bufmc(Te doth carry mc away,rathcr then the 
 bitternelfc of our diltaltc ; with that condition,tr>at in the mcane time 
 he may neither come in my fight,nor I in his. As for the rcfpccl which 
 I haue hitherto borne thce,do me not,Madame,the wrong to fuppofe, 
 that thefe wrangles can any whit diminifii it. For ne ithcr will jt he in 
 thy power to make me lone him > nor in h is, euer to caiHe in mc a diflikc 
 ofthy difpohxion. Butyet(faid Hjanisbi) I hope by thefauourofthe 
 Gods,within thefe two dayes, that both your minds being better tem- 
 pered,the malignity of Fortune will be fpcnt,whatfoeuer it be which in 
 this your diflfention harh blinded you. With this, fhc called the Gaulcs 
 which were neereft him: and fouling : Iammorecarefull(my Lords)of 
 your Kings health,as it (ecmes,then all of you. Him, as yet thus weake, 
 and his wounds not being cicatrized, you did not diflwadefrom ventu- 
 ring himlelfe vpon a laborious iourncy. Yet haue I preuailed with him, 
 not lb to hazzard the calling himlelfe away. Prefcntly were other di- 
 rections giuen to the Army : and the City, which but now was troubled 
 with fuch vnquiet rumors, was with a frefliiollity wholly fettled. For 
 fame making the molt of cucry thing, it was reported abroad, that the 
 Princes were perfectly reconciled, and that for a more certame pledge 
 offuture loue, all difpleafure v>as ended betwecne them. So werethe 
 GaulesandtheMooncs ea lily agreed, who rrioft vnwillingly were at 
 odds.And Hjavisbe remembring her proiDife^rodaimed^that no man, 
 except the Gaules, fhould come with Armes within the Court gates. 
 
 In this manner the firft brunt of the miichiefe being auoyded , the 
 Qucenebcnther mindctoconfider of more fullandpcrfe&rcmedies. 
 But how to find fuch as were tit,or to apply them,fhc knew n6t,lb long 
 as fhe was ignorant, what themotiues were of their diflcntion. And 
 while llie was in doubt,by what mcane s fhe might come to more cer- 
 tainc notice ofit,aritmeancs prefented it felfe for her fatisfaftion. 77- 
 mow^tx, that came from Mdeandcr as AmbalTadour to tar, that he 
 might do no diihonour to his Matter, when ' Archombrotns went into 
 the City,ftaicd on fhipboovd,inteuding afterwards by himfelfyand not 
 mingled with the traine,or fecond to anorher,to prclcnt himfdfe to the 
 Queene.Buthe wasquickcly aduertifedof thisgarboile. For fome of 
 the Sicilians,who followed Archdmbrotus ,made hafte to informc him, 
 that TV/wrotaf.r, whom they had often fecne in Sicily, was the King of 
 the Gaules: that he now lay wounded W Hjanitbes Court : and that 
 vpon the fight of ' Archombroiut^&Ky both were with a mutuail hatred 
 betwecne them beyond meafurc inraged.They added ,that ArJidasiU 
 ib waswith Tgliittcbus. All thefe things were wondrous ftrancc to 
 Timonidcs. He was one of them that dearely loued Totinrchm, and 
 had been infecret employed to him bv Mcktmdtr, with a meflage 
 
 Ff4 and 
 
430 Iohn Barclay his^irgenh. Lib.5. 
 
 and the bracelet, which £ni/?6«»"hadcmpoyfoned.That he therefore 
 was here prefent,and more,a crowned King, he heard with all content- 
 ment pofliblc. But not without rcafon did he wonder, whence Arp- 
 ^icame thUher,or what he had there to do. The ground of Arcbotn- 
 brows his-quarrell he did more eafily geiTe to be the loue of Argent:. 
 For by dcgrecs,the report of a myftery of that confequence was blazed 
 abroad. So as there was now no man, who was not certaine what of- 
 fence Radirobane s had done to Argents ^ot why Sclentjfa procured her 
 owncdemuclion.Then careful! of himielfc, he contidered, for which 
 part he flioukl do belt to declare himfelfe. For if vhder colourof beim* 
 cmployed.hefhouldieOaNeutrall becweene them, itwould bevn- 
 pkafmg to both fides ; and a referuednefle,which would not bevnrc- 
 ucn«cd by him, which-fo-cucr it were oftbem, which fhould gaine 
 his caufc.His ancient friendfhip, and the inclination of Argent to him, 
 didmakehim bcnd.towavd ^oltarchus. The remembrance dfco&fcfc 
 ^Wtr^ndthe truft 1 epofed in him jWhich he.counted a crime vnpardo- 
 nable to violate,did on the other fide call him backc to jfrchtmbm*t. 
 While he was yet vnrefolued,he fent lbme before to the Queene to lee 
 her know,that he was comming to her.For howeuer,it was his duty to 
 findc out the Hate of the bufine0£,andtpmake thereof an cxaft relati- 
 on to Melenttder, Jhc Queene then much perplexed,did hereupon con- 
 ceiueafuddenhope, that by this Ambaffadour fhee might perhaps 
 learne the ground of this Co dangerous hatred.Andhauing without de- 
 lay giuen him audience, after {lieehadlp6kenofiWr^4^r,aslbrted 
 with the occaiion,fhe began to lament the diftafte between Paltarchts 
 an dl^er Sonne. And efpecialiy, becaufe Hie did not know theoriginall 
 of lb 4?ad|y a hate ; a;iid conlequer±tfy> was igriorantjof the meanes to 
 cure iz.Timosiclesfaw nocaufe why he iFsouldconcealc theground of 
 their diuihon,which in it felfe was neither a fecret, nor to them disho- 
 norable .He therefore in few words did 1* her know, that Poliarchns, 
 in the hat it of one of a meaner conditioned a long time refided in Si- 
 cily ^and that take n with the loue of Argent* ,hc had entertained a hope 
 of her marriage^ which now was dehgned to Archtmbrorus* That it 
 v/aa therfore no wonder, if Riuals,and povfeft with fo great and braue 
 a.dcfire,were bitterly ,and according to the quality of the aftaire,ofFcn- 
 ded pne with another. Thefe words didinfiiic into Hyanisbe a new fpi- 
 litjfo as hardly before Jimor.idcs could i"he hide her ioy.And when 7r- 
 menidtt doubted, whether, without Archombretns his diffauour, he 
 might ialutc Po/$arc hnsfl\tt of her owne accord perfwaded him to go 
 to him: For that Aiee would vndertake, that her Sonne fhould alio 
 approue ofit. 
 
 When Hmonidfj was difmift^ xkc Queene began with her fclfe to 
 
 coniider, 
 
Lib, 5. lohn Barclay his Argents. 43 1 
 
 confider,in what manner £he fhould bring this weighty biaiioefle to 
 an end; well knowing, that vpon her alone did depend the fortune 
 and conclusion of fo great a difference. She wasmaieftically confident, 
 and now durft defpifc cuen Fortune her felf.$hc called to memory ,tliat 
 when Po/tarcbus was by her intrcated to lend his afliftancc to Africa a- 
 gainft the Sardinians ; he with a troubled countenance inquircd,if RA- 
 dirobanetwexz married to /4r(rrw/.FromthismecoUected, both that 
 Po/$arckus\xa.s\n Jouc, and that Tiwcnides had truly enformed her 
 of the bulineiTe. For the relt, (lice thus determined, if (lie found the 
 minds of the young men any thing flexible, (lie would, delaying the 
 cure,fend them both into Sicily : principally tor that a part of their rc- 
 coucry rcftcd vpon Me/eanders content. But iiVncir hate could not be 
 remrained from breaking into mifchiefe,iTie would immediately with a 
 mOltafliiredpeacedifarmc the rage of thole jncenfed enemies. Shee 
 therefore returnes to her Son;and now fomc w hat more commandingly 
 then of late,andas if from Pa/iare hut (he had rcceiued aducrtifement 
 of the ground of their diflike : I doenot(faid fhe) my Sonne, approuc 
 of thy filence,efpecially (fince thou art thus referned in a hufinefle no: 
 dimonourable,noi~vnworthy ofthy quality rand thatbehdes I couid be 
 informed thereof by thy Competitor. You both loue Argents, h terrible, 
 wound in young men,and a glorious fubiccl of contention. A Maid, as 
 ] hcare, vpon whom there is none of the Gods that hath.not conferred 
 Ibmc brauc cndbwment.ThcInheritrix of Sicily .And whieh,with eager 
 ipiritsisofchierectkemc, neither of you can indure to giue ouerthc 
 purfutc. I exotic tipfc NoU v incitements: andwkhall-doc.giucthc 
 Gods thanks, thai tjiis malady is not part cure. My telfe,vvhicbyou 
 will not beleeue all the Gods arc-able to cftec't,wtll draw this buiineflib 
 to fuch a conclubon, that you Iriall at once.quit your hatfcj', loue Arge- 
 nts, and fhe fhall fauour you both, a#raircas you fhall dcine. Thou 
 knowe(l,my Son, thatlinterpofed a" delay to the Marriage of Argents, 
 till thou mightft returne to me.Thou didlt obey me:& fhak vndciitow^- 
 that \ did not command this in vaine. But .1 would aske thee fome que- 
 ft;ons-,if I could; but hope to hearc a truth from a Louer and aRiuali. 
 Whathinderance vy^oiUrchus to thy defircs > For thou fenteitmee 
 wc«rcl,tiiat if lamented to it,thcre was no other ilop to hinder thy Mar- 
 riage* Tell me,my Sonne : for it eonccrncs thee-,, that I be weilenfor-. 
 m«iofth<fe*bie^1f Archembrvut. .-was much perplexed "withinis que- 
 ition : for he was afhamed to coixtefle } that Argents was better arrcc&d 
 loToltArchus x\\c\mq himlclic. He therefore anfwcredj xhuPofsar* 
 thus did not hinder his Martiage at all. But that he was madded at his 
 R-iualGiip,-, w,ho,as much .as- hoc w;as able,did flufrc the innocent minde 
 ofil^^pPRgjLadyvNithuoublefome and vfelcflc tables. The Qi^er./e 
 
 then 
 
432 Iohn Barclay Insurgents. Lib. 5. 
 
 then fubully : But what (did me) if with thefe deuiceshe fhoulddiucrt 
 the Ladies affection from thee ? Will not that alio put off thy Nuptials? 
 But he more earneft : The Maid (faid he) would, I fweare,be compel- 
 led by her Father to yeeld,who doth defire this Match as much as my 
 feife. Then he fpake otPoliarchus his being banifhed out of Sicily,and 
 the wane againtt Ltcogems t with hisowne victory. But then in the 
 whole fabricke ofhis difcour fc he fauoured himfelfe, it yet was not vn- 
 difcerned by Hj/Anisbe^ that Meleander indeed did like him beft, but 
 Argents priflci pally efteemed 'Poliarchus. 
 
 She therefore much cheerefuller then before,iupped that night with 
 her Sonne. For fhe (uppofed, fhe had difcouered enough for that time. 
 The next day fhe returned to PoUarchns, not prouided of words oncly, 
 but furnimed with theorder and method ofher deuice,with which this 
 interim and the nights meditation had furnifhed her. After fhec had 
 kindly faluted him^and commanded thofe which wereprefentto .wirh- 
 draw,{bas they might not heare what ihee fpake : I did wonder, my 
 Gueft, (faid fhe) what the cauie was,thatmy Sonne and you were thus 
 offended one with another. But I heare that it bthe cfrcf* of a great 
 — and commendable loue, and th at oncly Argenu is the ground of your 
 
 diffention. If it bee fo, I profeffe myielrethePhyikfonthat can, and 
 will recouer you both. It is my felfe onely, whofe medicines are fufhci- 
 cnt to cure both your maladies. What need is therein a peaceable bufi- 
 neffe,offo many wrangles,offo many complaints? As yet the affaire 
 hath taken no harme : the agreement is not perfected : Argents is vn- 
 married. I will render thee contented, and a conquerour, without the 
 hazard ofthe Sword : .1 will reconcile thee to my Sonne, (Why doeft 
 thou ftartle at the word with a countenance of diflike ?) and make thee 
 loue him. NBr doe thou wonder from whence fo large an vndertaking 
 fhould proceede. Take here this hand for a plcdge,chat I haue fpoken 
 nothing,but that which fhall certainely cometopafle. PoUarchsts'mz 
 maze with fo many riddles, andalmoft thinking that fhe abafedhim, 
 intreaeed the Queene, that fhee either would rbrbeare thefe myftieall 
 fpeeches,and plainly expreffe her felfc, or elfe not fpeakc of Argents at 
 all. But fnc : I will y rriy deareft Gueft (faid fhe) hold thee in fufpence 
 with a ftranger wonder. -For I will haue thee indebted to me for thy 
 Ar^enis, and yet will not depriue my Sonne of her.Butfuch is your de- 
 {hnie^that with a f jdden and apparant medicine you cannot bee cured. 
 Youmuftgoc together into Sicfiy, and dchuer the Letters which I will 
 lend by you to y?i>/V^«<a^r.In(tantly al grudges mal ceafe between you, 
 and neither of you any morecomplaine'o'flouc. Polinrckus thought the 
 Queene did raue,when fhe commanded her houfhold gods, and then 
 a little Altar to be brought. Which when it was fet vpon the Tabie,the 
 
 fire 
 
Lib. 5. Iohn Barclay his ^Argents, ^g 
 
 fire kindled on it ,atKl with a cloud of perfumes had couered thofe little 
 gods; the Queene bound her felfe with thefe execrations : Giueearc 
 you Genij that arc prefent, you the vigilant Images of our tutelar An- 
 gels ,whieh being borne among vs, doe preferuc this houfc and Coun- 
 trey : If in any point Ihauc lyed to King Poliarchfts: orifldoenot 
 with my aduice procure him fafety, by, and quiet ; then docyoii with- 
 draw your protection from this houfe,and furrcr it fall to rurocjor while 
 it Hands intire,powre mifchiefe and deftruclion vpon mc and my Sonne* •> 
 
 Poliarchuj was amazed at the dircfulncfle of this Ceremony, and an- 
 fvvcred the Queene, That he would call the fame gods which fhee had 
 imioked,to witneffe of his innocency, that before Anhombrotus had 
 euer let his foot in Sicily, the alliance of Argents was promifed Kim: 
 That he with his vnfcafonable defireshad troubled the bufinetfe which 
 was well iettled;and becaufe the Ma id did difdaine to be changed , that 
 he had perfwaded Meleandtr to play the Tyrant;& like a cruell Father 
 deliuer vp a Lady free and Royally borne,to the flauery of an inforced 
 Marriage. With thefe and the like, as hec wasby little and little reen- 
 tring into the former animofities,whkh with their tiiice/uch as it was, 
 had been fomewhac allayed, the Queene interrupting him, told him, 
 that (lie came notco exaiperate hislpleenc, but to haue her part of the 
 fruition of the amide betwecne her Sonne and him, which fhe was cer- 
 taine mu{t bee the iflfue of her ncgociation. But how imall a trifle isity 
 (my mot* beloued Guctt) laid Che, that I begge ofthec ? namely, that 
 thou wouldeftnot purfue this .quarrell to the vrtermoft, befoiethou 
 feeft CW<k*nder hath read the Letter whicbj will write to him. Doe 
 but grant tne,0 King, this ceffation from all Hostility and Armcsrl will 
 vndertake to thee as much for my Sonncs fidelity and patience. After- 
 wards you (hall both bee tree without any impeachment byme,with 
 your haired and Armcs to make what combuftion you pleafe. 
 
 Poiitrchns hearing this,defired (he would grant him that day to con- 
 iider thereof. And prcfently the Queene with the fame promifes fet 
 vpon her Sonne : to whom alio they teemed to be no other then do- 
 tage : yet did he thinke ic ill becomming him,withanobilinatefro- 
 vardnefle to reiccf. her,that perfilted in intreating and piomiling. Both 
 ofthem indeed acknowledged, that her vequcft was not without rea- 
 ibn. For it would be worth their forbearance, that without Armes and 
 oloodthcrrcomcnriouiliould be ended vpon Mtlcanders reading; her 
 Letters. But if her promifes returned 'fiwitlc fie : they were (6 much at li- 
 berty by her permiffioh co tiy rt with thefwovd,as fhc could not in iu- 
 (ticc be difpleafed with him,that had die bettcr,though with the others 
 death. With their conient therefore llee in this fort drew the Articles 
 betweenc them : That neither ofthem fhould question their former 
 
 iniuries * . 
 
4 3 4 Iohn Barclay bis Argents. Lib. 5 
 
 kuurlcs: that neither of them (hould mouc or fuffer any contention 
 betweene their followers, before they had together prelented thetn- 
 fHues to Mclennder, That they ihould paiTe into Sicily ,a{ToOne as Po- 
 liarcbm his wounds could endure the Seas : and that neither ofthem 
 thould with anycollufion or fraud infringe thefe agreements of truce. 
 Thefe things being thus ordered, Hjanifbt found it the hardeft piece or 
 her workc,to draw the young men to an entcruiew,and to be content 
 to fpeake together. Which ((aid {"he) I therefore elpecially doe prefle, 
 that the difcontent betweene the Citizens and Souldiers may be remo- 
 ued,which perhaps will by degrees grow hot,except with fome pub- 
 like a&s you do fortifie this ceflation. Why then are you fo vn willing 
 torfee one anotlier,betwcene whom I am fo certaine that there muft be 
 an obligation ofmoftinuiolable friendship, as if the Fates (hall croflfc 
 me in this my deiire,I am content,that with the hatred that is now be- 
 tweene you,the vaineneffc of my promifes be reuenged. Neither fatif. 
 fied with trying how farre her authority andfauour with Potiarchtu, 
 and her Sonne would extend : (he alio did attempt *sfr(idds and Gcia- 
 »ww,whom fhe fawro hauemoft power with Poliarchtts, by Intrea- 
 ties and Prcfents : as in like fort (he did the principall men, whom (hee 
 percciued Archombrotus to yfe with moft familiarity. Hauing preuai- 
 led with them (b,that.they yeelded to fpeake together it was with an 
 idle and curious confederation dhputed, what they (houldfay, or wher 
 firf* begin : and in Byanisbet prefence (for (he brought her Sonne to 
 PoiiArchm) they kept themielues within the formes preicribed them. 
 Nor did they agree to meet often: although thefpirit of friendship,' 
 yvhich had flrft porfeiTcd them in Timocleas houfe, didnowagaine 
 feeketoinfiue itfclfeinto their offended minds: and they mutually, 
 when difcontented with their dcftiny,that had impofed vponthem this 
 neceffity of hating one another. Butftill as they were about to enter- 
 taine any milder tnoughts,thc remembrance of Argents did continually 
 pull them backe : feconded by both their being alhamed to be thought 
 the flrft,that fhould defire to be made friends. 
 
 About the fame time it vnhappily tell out, that one cfcPilwchtu his 
 Woundsjbeing^n refpect of his othcr,fbrer and more dangerous ones, 
 neglected ,was inflamed,& fo full ofpaine,that it cart his yet weake bo- 
 dy into aFeauer.Nor was himfelf more grieued at this delay of his voi- 
 age,then Archombrotut . For it was one part of their agreement, that 
 neither ofthem fhould gocinto Sicily without the others company. 
 They therefore being impatient of delay , and at leaft defiling to write ; 
 for tea ie their Letters fhould be betrayed, determined to fend fome of 
 tl.olt which they beft trufted. csfrchcrr^rotuj indeed wrote in no ill 
 ibrt G&Poiupdm : but onely excufing himfclfe for his flo wncfle hrre- 
 
 turnins 
 
Lib.f. Iohn Barclay bis i^drgems. 
 
 435 
 
 turning thither ,afwell vpon his Mothers command, as that he could 
 not,wkhout being branded with a note of bale fearefulnefle^feemeto 
 take aduantageofthe indifpofition ofhisRiuallKing,tothe gaining of 
 his owne ends. Hcemade choice of one r Bocch$ts to fend with it of 
 vvhofe fidelity hee had made many trials. As for Poliarchus^z lone 
 debated with himfelfc, whether he fhould alfo write to Meleandtr. 
 . But at length hee yeelded to Arfida* his peri wafion, and did write to 
 him,if for no other reafbn,yet that at Ieait he might not leeme to beare 
 no refped to the Father otArgcnis. But it was longer vnrefblued whe- 
 ther Arfidas fhould returneinto Sicily with his Letters. Hee flood in 
 feare of the Kings iealoufies,and in fo great fauour of Arcbo*»brotnf,of 
 blinde and vnlucky dangers. But yet if he did now returne,thc ttorme 
 would hitherto ferue to excufe bis meeting with Te/iarcbsu. If hee 
 fhould tarry fhllwithhirn,his fecret cn-ployment ko him mi«ht come 
 to be vented. TimonidesilCo t who both by friendfnip,and by being of 
 the lame party with hina^ was totally his owne, entrufted to him his 
 Letters tothe King,and thCleobmlus : in that fort carefull of the duties 
 of his publike quality, that he with all discretion prouided for his owne 
 particular. 
 
 In the meane time there came news from Sardinia, that all was there 
 on fire with ciuill combuttxons flarficores and formus, the Kinfmenof 
 Radirobancs, wafting v*ith a bloody warrc, the Kingdome that thejs 
 pretended to. Prefently Archombrctus apprehended a hope, that the 
 people deuided among thcmfelues by factions : and yet drcadin^ the 
 Armcs of Africa,if an Enemy fhould quickly fricw himfelfc to them, 
 might be fubdued. That therefore the Forced which he rayied in Sicily, 
 might not be vfeleflfe,nor himfelfc among his Mooies inferiour to Tolt*. 
 arcbus his Victory (fince he now wasatleafure, and Polmrcbus his 
 weaknes did retender their voyagefbr Sici!y)hc tranfported thither the 
 Army which he brought out of Sicily, to which he added certain auxi- 
 liary troopes of the Moores.Yet did he ingage his word to his Hother 
 and to Potiarcbtts, that whether hee 1'ped well, or the Gods\fhould 
 erode his dc(ignc,he would not by his will tarry aboue one moneth out 
 of Africa. Him,that departed from them vpon thefe conditions,a molt 
 euident fauour of the Gods receiued at hisarriuall there almoft beyond 
 his willies. For the conqueft was withfo much facility obtained > that 
 belidestherefoluL".gvponit,andthe landing there with the labour of 
 one cncounter,therewasfcarce left by Fortune any one fubie£t for va- 
 lour to Chew it felfe vpon. For hauing firfl found the Ports vndefended, 
 letting a G union there,he landed his Army : immediately he alfo oai- 
 ned the top ofa Hill/rom whence the vnhealthfiill Sardinia, but fertile 
 ofgraine,might be viewed, and did apptoue the iudgement of the .an* 
 
 cicnt 
 
 » 
 
^ 3 5 I°kn Barclay bis t^frgenis. Lib. 5. 
 
 cient times,which from the rcfemblance ofa (hoo-foale, or the print 
 of a mans* foot in the ground, had named it Sandaliotis, and Ichnefa. 
 Now had the Sardinians in two battels difputed the title to the Crown;, 
 and thofe bloody contentions had confumed the braueft both ofthe 
 Nobility and-Souldiers. So the vnhappy men waiting their Countries 
 ForccSjfought for Arckomkrotus. Whofe Army when they difcryed 
 vpon the Hill, they lent fome to eftfeouer both what the Enemy was, 
 and their number. For the Forces ofthe two Kinfinen wereincamped 
 one againft the other in two Plaincs, at the foote ofthe Mountaine. 
 And when they were aduertiled, that they were Moores and Sicilians, 
 wjthall,that the Sea waspofleffed with a braue Fleete, they tooke not 
 the courfe,which onely was left for their preferuation, of putting off 
 their riuilldifcontents } and running with vnitcd minds and forces vpon 
 the forraine enemy,who y et was vnacquainted with the Countrey .One 
 of them alfo,by name Herjlcora, being broken in the laft battaile, and 
 now defpairing ofthe victory •, that at leaft he might depriuc his Com- 
 petitor of the Kingdomc, yeelded himfel%and his Forces to Archom- 
 brotus. So is the loucof our houfhold Gods and our Countrey leffe 
 prcualent then ciuill hatred : that men oftentimes had rather their 
 Countrey fhould be ruined, and they ftoope to a- forraine yoake, then 
 giue place to any of their owne Countrcymen: as if the baienefle of 
 Hubieilion were increafed, if thou yeeld tc^hofe that thou wert ac- 
 quainted with before ; and eafed by receiuing a Mafkr from another 
 Nation. But Cormus with a nobler fury recollected his laft fpirits, 
 brought hisTroopcsembattailed into thefield; and charging vpon his 
 Competitor who had reuolted to Archombrotut, he brauely indeed 
 flew him : yet did not himfelfe long out-liue him.being beaten downe 
 by the multitude ofthe Moores,wha with a difmall cloze of their am- 
 bition,mingled the bloods oYthefe Kinfrnen. The incomparable valour 
 alfo of Archombrottts amazed the Sardinians, who at length being ei- 
 ther dainc, or efcaped by flight, hee prefling vpon this fauour of For- 
 tune,drew his Army before their principall Fortes. Scarce did they 
 which were ouercome,offer to hinder their progrcflion with any flight 
 skirmifhes. The greateft labour was about Calaris : the people in a 
 difordered manner fallying out to fight : but being beaten backe with- 
 in their walles,they the next day changing their minds', began to parly, 
 andfent Commiffioners to treat of yeeld ing. tftrtiganes w^s by death 
 inamofthappy time deliuered from being fpe&ator of fomanymif. 
 chicfes, [which yet he with a prophetick fpirit forefeeing, was not al- 
 together free from the anguifh, his foule being that of an honeft louer 
 ofthe Countrey, which had fo long maintained him, and to which hee 
 did owe all his tbrtune,muft needes feele.AU which, as vpon his death- 
 bed. 
 
L ib . ? . Iohn Barclay his ^Argenh. 
 
 bed,he profefTedto one of their Priefts,from whom Archombrotm after- 
 ward had the relation, he imputed to the Uiit anger of the Gods for 
 the treachery intended \>y%adirobanes againft CMelcander and Ar ite- 
 ms. To the fame Prieft he alfo made a punctual] narration ofSe/enif- 
 fas betrayinghis MiftrifTc,enioyning him to (end it to Me/ea»der\ndct 
 his hand, to the end that the traytcrous Haggc might not , if fhee yet 
 were vndifcoucrcd, efcapc without-her clue punifhmcnt.J 
 
 Some few, not brooking the dominion of a Stranger, withdrew into 
 the Ilandscalled Canicularix, in the fhaight that is betweene Sardinia 
 and Corfica:& from thence intp Corfka.But that alio following was an 
 appendix of the victory, they retyred thcmlelucsinto the Mountaines of 
 Liguria. But among the Sardinians it was a common opinion,that thefe 
 miferies befell their Princes and Countrey by the wrath oftheGods, 
 for Radirobanes his prophaning the fandtity of the Temple, which they 
 held in grcatert veneration, that ten miles from Calaris was dedicated 
 to Jupiter the Ccleftiall. Tb«re were vpon the Altar many oblations of 
 gold and filuer,and one imatgc of the God himfelfe of fohd gold, which 
 former Kings had confecratcd to him.All which, when^^iro^^/ was 
 vpon his expeditio for Africa,he with an idle pretence of boro wing, ma- 
 king booty of,tovvard the charge of the war, had befidesin reprochfull 
 manner entreated the Prieftsthemfelues, euen then with a fad illboad- 
 ing of many men, which cjfcickly after all manner of calamities befal- 
 ling the Sardinians, was declared not to be in vaine. For there was no- 
 thing among them counted more diuine, & the Pnefts nobly ertcemed, 
 were among the people almott reckoned as Deities conuerfing with 
 them. This report of the facriledge ofRadirobanes, and the holineifc 
 of the Temple, as it was in many mouthes, came to drchembrotw ,and 
 whether he were moued with the reuerence of the Gods ; or that he 
 thought to endcare himfelfe to the Sardinians, who were full of dcuo- 
 tion to their owne Gods, went to viiit the Temple. The very fituation 
 and the facred horrc; of the places about it, did infufe into him that 
 thought not of it,a piety full of fcarc,yet moll dciightfull.There were at 
 the footc of the Hill fharpe and ragged Rockes, deuided with a narrow 
 path. At the toppe of them did fpread it ielfe a great Coppice not vn- 
 pleaiing with the Mill filence in it, and an vnpolifhed funplicitie. Then 
 a mighty great Cliyfter, in fuch fort receiumg the light at the toppe,as 
 th>e darkeneffe of it was not wholly banifhed: Arcbotnbrotas at the 
 entringinto the Cloyfter, met with thefe Verfes, which, in a woodden 
 Table, the Priefls had fo prefented to the fight of fuch as fhould come 
 thither, as they could hardly be vnefpied by any. 
 
 fleer e 
 
TTTT Iohn Barclay his L^frgems. Lib. ^ , 
 
 ffecre no guilt roafes t nor riitom Banquets be ; 
 
 'No coftly Jleepe on beds of Iuorie ; 
 
 No Couerlets, that Tricon purple djes j 
 
 No ecchoing Roome' { nor Pearlc-embrodcries ; 
 
 No bending Seruans \ no things elfe, that are 
 
 To couetous Nations catefes of 'a warre. 
 
 Their Grouts, bare waHis^ndvealkes nocofi does keepe; 
 
 Hard is their fare ; fbort their appointed Jleepe ; 
 
 Labour their games \ and coorfc their cloa things be ; 
 
 And by long death their lines thy mortifie, 
 
 'But neither Furies, nordiftraStikg care 
 
 'Rage heer£' } nor does diffe^/jledmalice teare 
 
 The Owners heart-brings ; but wtfb peacefullrefi 
 
 lAndconcord are thefe Uttle houfes blest* 
 
 Here innocent fmiles are from true hearts expreft 
 
 Herfelfe t and aU the Cjods, tbe. happy Mind 
 J£nioyes f andbacke tohcaxenthe way can find. 
 
 I 
 
 vfrchombrotus hauing read :hefe .Verfes, entredthe Qoyfter , by 
 the fides whereof there were two poore Altars , vpon which were 
 woodden Images: the one of Trudence, holding Serpents in her hand, 
 who turning'round tfceir tailes,did feemetp #>ppe their eares,that they 
 might auoid the being forced by the power ofthe Charmer: the other 
 of Fortitude, bearing in each hand a very great Pillar. And now two 
 ofthe Pricfts hearing that Archombrotm was come thither, ran downe- 
 tomeetehim: by whom, when he enquired what thofe Altars did 
 meane,he was anfwered,that therefore indeed the Images of Prudence 
 and Fortitude were placed there , to fhe w them that did defire to enter 
 into their fociety, that inconfiderate brunts are not acceptable to the 
 Gods, but thofe mindes that are fo fettled in an able wifedome, that 
 they neither rafhly take a refolution, nor quit it. But that the Images 
 were made of wood, that the meanneffe ofthe materiall might de- 
 monftratethe pouerty (which they voluntarily did chufe to liue in) of 
 the Gods, which were not in loue with glorious magnificence. Archom- 
 brotus beholding them, becaufe their poore habit did not diffentfrom 
 fohigh a flraincdPhilolbphie:ob{eruedalib that thelrfaces were Icane, 
 and their eyes, as if accuftomed to the motions ofthe heauens , did not 
 well endure the prolpeit of his princely pompe : Hauing therefore de- 
 uoutely reuerenced them,after they. were paffedthorow the Cloyfter, 
 he asked what God or man had prefcribed to them this courfe of life? 
 To which one of them withafmile: Theloue(faidhee)offelicitie, 
 which you alfo feeke for, but in a way fane different from ours. You 
 
 in 
 
Lib. 5 . Iohn Barclay his ^Argctiis* 4 j p 
 
 in ftriuingto get riches, wee in flying from them, doe try which is the 
 more certaine wealth. Our mindes and bodies alio wee both tyre 
 with feuerall kindes of labour : you,tha*t you may attaine to thehcioht 
 of worldly greatnefle : we, that we may not haue any defire thereof. 
 So haue the Gods granted vs humility, ' > you cares, and vpon both of 
 vsthey haue beftowed ancceffity of raxing paines. 
 
 The freencflfe of the quiet-iptrited F*iefcHiiid fo take Archombrotw, 
 that hee now beganne to refpe^ th<jfr£ehius of that Houfe with a 
 more intenle affedtion. In th mcaSc tunc the red of the Priefts 
 were aflcmbled , by whom \/z was conducted to the Temple , and 
 feated where he fhould pretext his Petitions" to the Deity, not farrc 
 from the Altar of the CeleJI .all fhpiter , vvh 'ch onely might law- 
 fully be adorned by thofc Eneftsuwith dreflint. pf gold or filkc. But 
 Radirabanes had alfo take* 3 way thofc. Gin:- jjfrus. Which when 
 uirchombretus was enformeoSof, by fuch as » re next him: I will 
 ( faid he ) prouide that this iniur'y,whic!t was in the next degree to fa - 
 criledge, (hall be no more troublcfome to your eyes, nor rcmembrcd 
 by the mighty Iupiter. I will ^yjc order" that art*Imagc of gold of 
 greater waight then the other, (hall be made for him. And what clfe 
 isneceflfary for the lerui'ce of the Deity, I will With the fame bounty 
 furnifhyou. They anfwered, that the Gods V>uld giuc him thankes 
 fork. As for them{elues,,that they werenct t ho moued with gold 
 or riches,except in this relpfecl,that the common j^eople being ftrooken 
 with admiration at the rnaiefty of the j^ltaf, would imagine of the 
 Gods all that was great and glorious. For the reft, that they aboue all 
 defired to be fecured in their moft pleahng pouerty,within the precin6ts 
 of their owne houfe. That they alfo knew,that fuch kinde of riches as 
 might be made a prey of, did moft commonly feme for a fpurre to the 
 auaricc of impious men. Nor that Radirobanes would haue offended 
 in that kinde, if the heedeleflc bounty of his Anceftors toward the 
 Gods had not , as it were, laid a baite for his couetoulhcfle. That it 
 was therefore better to adornc the Temples with fuch kinde of dref. 
 fings,as either might be with difficulty remoued from their place; or 
 which by tranfplanting would be made vnprofitable, rather then with 
 maiTcs of this grecdilv-dcfired metall , which doth with the value 
 thereof ftirre vp in many the boldneffe to commit a gainefull crime. 
 From thence with the fame Guides he was carried to fee firft their Or- 
 chards,the their Cellcs,& their humble dining Roomes. Their houfnold 
 ftuffe was meane,and their beds poore: yet all lb orderd for cleanlinelTe, 
 asthoumighteftperceiue, thatbraue minds, though they doe abhorre 
 ryotousexceffejdoe not yet lye wallowing in a fordid and bafecare- 
 lcfneife of thofc things wh ich belong to them. 
 
 G g Archom- 
 
440 John Barclay his Argents. Lib. 5- 
 
 Archombrotm haumg vie wed all thefe things, and being pleafed with 
 this nottroublefome not diftafteful afpe6t, of a moft firift holines,com- 
 mandedone of them, an old man ofa maieftickefafliion,to dcliuer to 
 him the whole order of this kinde of life, their conftitutions, and the 
 manner of their liuing. And hejWhat we do gaine(faid he)by rciecl- 
 ing thofc things,which the -reft of men doe account moft precious, I 
 now forbeare to remember", O &ng. For both thy demand feemes ra- 
 ther to aimeatdifcouerirtg wrift wenioe in this retirement, then what 
 it was that brought vs together into it : and befidcs, the profit of this 
 aufterecourfeof life/zfes not to be declared by the tongues of mortall 
 men. They are the Gods alone, who in amy fticall language doe, to 
 whom they pleafe,comr»eftd this felicity, which is rare, and concealed 
 from the eyes and (enfes of the reftofthe world. Yet I will tell thee, the 
 end of our dehres is to merit thole things, vyhich the Deities doe graci- 
 oufly conferre vpon fuch as they loue. For this purpofe we hold it moft 
 commodious to be atperpetu'alloddes, and to ftriue ngainlt vices and 
 immoderate de fires. We therefore with as much ambition doe flyc 
 from all State, and difpofe our minds to aneafiricfTe ofobcying,aso'-> 
 thers labour to rule^ and command . To one of our fociety v.e do grant 
 with no factions,or veniall iutfragcs,the command ouer vs for a yeerc 
 An office burdenous to him,whom'this command doth draw from our 
 ordinary quiet,whom ondy the hopeofreturning,the yeere onceexpi- 
 red,into his former ra'nke, doth make contented to ftand at the helme 
 of our little barke. But tctfiim we are fo religioufly obedient,that thou 
 vvouldeft thinke he had viewed our thoughts,and commanded vs, that 
 which out of our owne accord wee would haue chofen. Yet is it our 
 principallcare, if either hee bee any thing fterne in his commands, or 
 wee with a lazie or rebellious inclination do fhew our feluesrefrac^o- 
 rie to him,that thefe diffentions neuer come to be diuulged. Our peace 
 which we fb much defire, were defperately loft, if wee fliould flye to 
 fbrraine Arbitrators or Tudges. Next to this conftitution of obedience, 
 ourfecondrefpeftisafirmeandintyre loue ofourFellowes and AfTo- 
 ciates, we doe exeufe and forbeare one another,if perhaps in anything 
 the temper of our minds doe not agree together, or the difference ofthe 
 Genius be vnpleafing : and are offended with ourfelues,when we find 
 in any of our fello wes what we.cannot commcnd,or at leaft not indure. 
 Our habit,as thou feeft,is meant'-; our diet fparing, and the timeofour 
 reft intermingled with watches. Thus we command ouer our bodies 
 which we haue mattered ; nor (which is the care that doth efpecially 
 torment other men) doe we feare the changes of tottering Honour, or 
 thefu°icius and variable looks ofpleafures, whofe delights we willing- 
 • Jy are ignorant ok . But though w& bee contented with a very little, 
 
 yet 
 
L ib. 5 . I oh n Barclay his x^drgenis . aai 
 
 yet are wee cxercifed with continual] labour, knowing what ills doe 
 ipringoutofidleneiTe,by which the Forces that were not in vainegi- 
 ucn to mankind,are incited, and by degrees doth grow in them a loue 
 ofvices. What time therefore we haue not appointed to the feruice of 
 the Gods,euery one of vs doth beftowin the imployment fet out for 
 him. Such as are of abler minds, anil clearer, fpirirs then otheiSjare ap- 
 pointed to contemplate things aboue^s^'the which they may after- 
 wards fet before our eyes, and as it were bring from the Heauens for 
 vfeof mortall men. The reft apply thcmfelues tofuch Artes,as Nature 
 hath fitted them for : that both we may be furnifhed for our o wne ne- 
 celflities, and helpefull to others. Nor haue I related thele things to 
 thce,tothecnd tomagnifie our felues, but tbclcarevs, that the rarity 
 of our manner of liuing might not diftafte thee. For I am not ignorant, 
 both that there are many, who with too gcnerall a cenfure doecon- 
 demne,as they thinke for the larety of the Common- wcalth,all manner 
 of innouations : and that it is not many yecres fince we haue fought by 
 this ttrift courfe oflife,to vnder-prop deuotion to the Gods,which de- 
 clined,and was ready to fall. 
 
 And now had Archombrotus, wearied with this, long difcourfc, and 
 through his youthfull impatience, begun to thinke of other matters. 
 He thercrbre,asifde(iringtoheare further of thefe points,commanded 
 the fame Prieft to conic to him the next day to Claris. Himfclfc among 
 his followers,\vho depended vpon his approbation or diflike, hauing 
 a time ofremilTion from affaires, argued, whether there were more 
 reafon to commend, or blame thele founders of fucha rigid lanftitie. 
 But when the night gaue him leafurc to thinke of his publike affaires, 
 he conceiued it to be a thing of great vfe,to fet fuch examples before the 
 peoples eyes, and fo to bring them torefpc£, and feare the Gods. 
 When therefore the next morning, the Priefts according to his com- 
 mand were come to him ; he willed tjiem out of their Societie, to ap- 
 point him foure, which fhould inftciiyt Africa in thefe Myftcries and 
 Ceremonies. They prefently made ttjoice of two of the elder, and as 
 many of the younger fort. And lelhhe.Africancs either out of hatc,or 
 contempt of the Sardinians,(hould entertain that their Se& in a fcornc- 
 fullfafhion, they chufe them all ftrangers: two Ligurians,andthe o- 
 ther Gaules. For many had cntced themfelues in that Society out of 
 icuerall Nations. 
 
 All things being then in a readinefljgbr his returne, Archombrotus, 
 when he had placed Garrilbns in the mod ocmuenientplaces,calling an 
 affcmbly of the people,did by a Crier proclaime, that hee had made a 
 Conqueft of Sardinia, to the vie of his Mother Hyamfbe. That the 
 Gods had fauouredhis defigne ; left the difagreerncntof the princes 
 
 Gg a ihould 
 
442 
 
 Iohn Barclay bis ^irger.is, Lib.5. 
 
 fhould any more prouc pernicious to the people. And that now a t 
 length the Dcftinies hadreftored Sardinia to the Family, to which by 
 the°rightof fucceflion it did properly belong. Then taking with him 
 the Noblemen of Sardinia, and eipecially thofe which had any intercft 
 huhe Blood Royall; hee found the winds fo fauourable,that the thir- 
 tieth day after his departure from her,he placed the Diadem of her new 
 Kino dome vpon his Mothers head. But Poltarchus was both glad that 
 Sardinia was reduced into thateftate: and that it befell them by the 
 meanes,andvnder the conduct of Archombrotus, was exceedingly tor- 
 mented': as yet not knowing how much by that Victory himfelfe was 
 benefited. By chance, amongthcGaUianSouldicrs, which to fee /^r- 
 chombrotus his returne , had mingled themfelues with the common 
 people vpon the more,there was one that did more earneftly view the 
 habit,with which his eies had not been acquainted,that thofe reuerend 
 priefts,who were tranfportedinto Africa,from the Temple in Sardinia, 
 didweare. He therefore drew neerer them, and to one of his fellows 
 in the language of Gallia, did fomewhat broadly ieftat their Robes. 
 The Priefts immediately vpon hearing their owne Country Language, 
 turned to him,asthey which alfo wereGaules, and wondred notalit- 
 tle,that in fo remote apartofthe World, they fhould fo prefentiy find 
 any that could fpeakc the Gallian Tongue.Efpecially the one of them, 
 amanofgoodyeereSjWhenhehadremouedhisHabitfrom before his 
 face (for that did^tilfhejifted it vp, couer allhis head) and asvnderftan- 
 din<? him ,hadfometimes looked vpon the Souldier that iefted at him ; 
 did cafily make thofe whicK were orefent,fufpe<5t,that either hee wasa 
 Gaule,or borne in fome Ouotrey y neere neighbour to Gallia.For both 
 his complexion futcd to if,* -1 a comely liuelinefle of his eyes : neither 
 had the plainenefle of their C<»rdet"wholely effaced his Countrey garbe 
 ofmouingina handfotae manner. "And him indeed did the Souldier, 
 who at the firftin fpor.:ing fafru^m came to him, obferuewith much 
 more care then the reft . bec**:£ £feemed to him, that this mans face, 
 as long fince knowne to Ijjntf »)j ' come t0 ms remembrance, that was 
 therewith deepety touched. >Th$ therefore hee might make his con- 
 jecture certaine,he followed him Into the City, and as he was going in- 
 to his Lodging,in the Gallian Tongue faluted him. The other not re- 
 futing this exchange of courtefieiandiiis owne Language,returncd him 
 the like. 
 
 In this manner they for that time parted. But an vnquict care did 
 all that night keepe the SwTdicr waking : fometimes blaming his fu- 
 perfluous curiofitie, and much wondring, what it could concerne him 
 to know, who that Prophet was. Scarce was it breakeofday, when 
 he went to the Priefts Lodging,and defired to fpcake with them. But 
 
 they 
 
Lib. 5 . Iohn Barclay his ^irgevis, 4 ^ 
 
 they now pretending their Religion, required folitarineffe, had obtai- 
 ned leaue to retire themfelues into the next Temple, which flood out of 
 the way within a fliady Grouc : indeed that they might fhunnethc 
 eyes of theGaules, whom, beyond their expectation, they found in 
 Africa. This their abfence did more inflame the Souldier, who there- 
 fore with all the hafte polTible following, ouertookethern before they 
 came to the Temple. But then when hee had faluted them, as if fome 
 other bufineffe had brought htm thithcr,he began : I am much behol- 
 ding (ftid he) to Fortune^ you Priclts of Iupttcr, which hath made me 
 in my walke to this Groue, and ib neere it,meet with you : and I fhall 
 be much more bound to her,if,as I fuppofe and hope,you be my Coun- 
 trcymen. The old Priort repented him, that he had ib fuddenly the day 
 before, and ere hee w f as aware, difcouered himfelfe by his Gallian 
 tongue. And now,le(t by denying it, he might rayfe a fufpitionoflbme 
 greater matter, and trouble the curious mindeof the Souldier, which 
 would perhaps be fatisfied with fome* fliort conference : heanfwered, 
 that he was indeed a Gaule : but from his firit comming to mans eftatc, 
 had liued inforrainc Countries. 
 
 Thus entring into difoourie,when between them on both fides diuers 
 doubtful queftions had bin propounded; the Souldier more & more in- 
 tentiuely viewing his face,ashe was fpeaking,did fhudder at his afpeft, 
 which he had long fince known,and which he had very often with due 
 reuerence remarked. Befides,his countenance that did perfwadc him ; 
 the found of his voyce did make him giue full credit to his opinion 3 who 
 of himfelfe was willing to belecue,that hedidnotmiftake. But after 
 that he had efpied a well-knowne skarre in his left hand, (for to the end 
 he might fee it, vnder colour of friendfhip hee tooke him by the hand, 
 who fought to hinder it) being whc> y ouercome, hee with a heauing 
 figh cryed out : But, O where (faid h ) haft thou fo long lyen hidden, 
 Othou beft of Kings! Not all of vs thy fubieclshad iinned agaipfr 
 thee: whom,alas,miferable that we were,thou thus didfl: for fake. But 
 what a habit is this? What a folitude of followers? How all about 
 thee ill luted to thy GreatnefTe ? Withall imbracing his knees, who 
 put him from him,he began extremely to weepe. He exclaiming, that 
 the Souldier was out of his wits, and altered with a fafhion betweene 
 laughter and angcr,fcornefully turned to hisfcllowes. But cucn them 
 alio the fpeech of the Souldier had troubled, who pcrdftcd in afVir- 
 ming,that this was his King : that he wzscsfneroeftus : that he would 
 not part with him : Finally, that hee would make vfc of this fauour 
 ofthe Gods, who thus at length had reltored him, whom fo ma- 
 ny yccrcs they had defired, and wilhed for in vaine. The old maa 
 •^icn betweene chiding and a fained amazement,by little and little drew 
 
 Gg 3 neere 
 
444 I°h n Barclay bis \Argtni$, Lib.5. 
 
 neeretothe Souldiers eare, and: Souldier (faid hee) if thy memory, 
 or thy fight bee by time decayed and weakened : or it taken with ibme 
 refemblance of my face,thou beeft decciued ; it were modeftly done of 
 thee to follow thek iefts in a more quiet manner : but if I be thy King, 
 I doe require at thy hands this firft duty of a Subiecl, that thou hold 
 thy peace ; and if thou pleafeft/ollow me, till we may talke In priuate. 
 This caution came too late. For though the Souldier obeyed him, di- 
 ners that were in the company, both Gaulesand Africanes,being moo- 
 ned with the rarity of thebufineffe, and defirous to be the firft repor- 
 ters of an occurrent of fuch import among the people, prcfcntly flipped 
 away into the City. There were two Regiments in P oliarchm his Ar- 
 my of that Nation in the Alpes,which had been fubie&s to Aneroefttts, 
 They fiiddenly entertaining the flying rumour, now their aftonifh- 
 ment,now their raftinefle, with the tide of nouelty, driuing them to 
 and fro, did pre tently fill all the Quarter, and ftraight the whole Citie 
 with the report thereof. 
 
 Poliarchm was then with Hjamsbe, hau'mg recoueredhis ftrength, 
 about letting downe acertaine day for the beginning their voyage for 
 Sicily. Being let in counfell about that bufineiTe, Gclanorm came to 
 him with a countenance betweene beleeuing and flighting : I know 
 not what (faid he) I heare of King Aneroefttts : That hee is with the 
 reft of the booty brought from Sardinia, and though in a habit farre 
 different from his Roy all State, knowne by a Souldier of his Coun- 
 trey. Poliarcktts mouedVith a fudden paflion of minde, almoft blin- 
 ded with excefliue hope,anfwered ; If that were true, that hee would 
 reuerence them as his Parents, who fhould reftore Aneroefim to him, 
 aPrefent indeed dearer to him then life : and that he fliould owe to the 
 Conquerors of Sardinia, not only what friends might challenge,but al- 
 moft as much as the Gods themfelues could defetue. Thefe words the 
 Queene did moft gladly lay hold of, accounting it one ofthe greateft 
 fauours ofthe Gods, if her Archombrotu* t fbmany wayes obliged to 
 Voliarchuii had on the other fide bin directed by Fortune to the doing 
 any thing that might be for Po/iarcbttshis benefit. She therefore with 
 more cheereful looks,andas if (lie would (tx. him forward,thatofhim- 
 felte reioyced, inquired what had happened, or what man that was, 
 whom they thought worth either the Ieeking,or finding,with fomany 
 yowes and prayers ? Poliarchut making a compendious narration of 
 all his fortunes, informed her, that in his firft childhood he was taken 
 by Free-booters,and brought to Aneroefiuswho pofleffed a great part 
 ofthe Alpes. That hee was there by the care ofthat excellent King fo 
 brought vp,as he that Fortune and age did not vnder-lieany thing vn- 
 worthy of a Royall condition. From thencc,that he yet vnknowne to 
 
 his 
 
Lib. 5. John Barclay bis K^irgen'u, 44^ 
 
 his parents,wasby the chance ofwarre,and a mod fortunatc,being ta- 
 ken pri(bner,recouercd and brought home againe. But before he was 
 ported of the Honors of his Difcent,and acknowledged by his Father, 
 AHcroefiusjN'vhtwo Sonnes which he had, in a rebellion of hisfub- 
 icits,was,as the report ran, flaine in a battaile. The bodies of his fonncs 
 were amongthe heaps of the dead indeed found :but Aneroeftus his ne- 
 uer:whom if a gentler fortune had deliueredfrom the (laughter .,& pre- 
 (erued to that day,lie (houldthen beleeue, that the Gods were fauou- 
 rabletohim,andhislife without exception bleffed. But that it were a 
 rairmc{Te,vpon fo light euidence,tointertaine fuch infinite ioyes. The 
 Souldier might bee miftaken : or this Prielt of the Gods perhaps had 
 luted this ambitious fable to fome refemblance, if there were any, be- 
 twecne Ancroeflus and himfelfe. That therefore all mult bee carefully 
 fifted. There were many with him of the old domeftickes ofAnerot- 
 fius\ and among them,onc Creftor, fometimes his principall fauouritc. 
 That himfelfe, fince hee had health, and was able to doc it,would goe 
 as for hisdeuotion, to the Temple, to which thatPrieft hadretyred 
 himfelfe. 
 
 Hyanijbe in loue with the hope, which fliec wifhed might proouc 
 afifurance,bade Poliarchus truft in the Gods and Fortune; withall offe- 
 red to bcare him company to the Temple.Nor did he delay it : Crefler 
 isientfor,once the mod inward with Aneroeftus ofallhisferuants, and 
 commanded to goe before, and by degrees to fearch out the whole of 
 this affaire, while Polmrchus and the Qucene make them ready to go. 
 This hope was greater then Crefior was capable of. So, liker one that 
 contemned it,and recalled to the fad remembrance of his moft beloued 
 Prince ,as if he hadentrcd vpon an vnprofitable office, with a very few 
 in his company he entred the Groue, and not fane from the Porch of 
 the Temple, found the Pried talking with the Gallian Souldier, who 
 had firft made the difcouery. Then, as if hee came to fpeakewith the 
 Souldier, caftinghiseye about, he fixed it vpon Aneroeftus. There ran 
 then thorowallhisheart-ftrings(asingreatand fudden things is vfuall) 
 a molt vehement tempeft of his blood triumphing for ioy.And ftraight- 
 way, when by his gelture, his voyce,and his fcarres, he knew him vn- 
 doubtedly to be the King.his line wes being loolencd with ioy, hee lea- 
 ned againlt the next tree,being now diiabled either to fpeakc or moue. 
 Neither did Averocftxs (hew any leffe perturbation of minde vpon his 
 comming thither. The fight of his old friend did ltrike hirn,cre he was 
 awate,with a mod plcafing griefc. And againe he began to feare, that 
 beingdifcoueredby his owne people, hee fliould bee taken out of his 
 moft delightfull retirement. 
 
 In the meane time PolUrchus was come, his impatience not permit- 
 
 Gg 4 ting 
 
44 5 Iohn Barclay bis ^irgwis. Lib.5. 
 
 ting him to (lay long after C re ft or > wnorn he had ^ eilt b e f° re him, and 
 enttedthe Ternpk,when CW/?^ forgetting himfelre, prefently leauing 
 the Pi ic(h,ran to him. And now furnciently declaring by his perplex- 
 ed andbreathIe{fcioyrulrieiTe,uhaine\\eshe brought, Wehaue(faid 
 he) Aneroeflus: We haue my old King thy Fofter-Father. It is he, it 
 is himfelfe,ncuer doubt it. W& *hou,Sir,goeto him ? or fhall I im- 
 medi ;cly bring him hither to thee? ToUarchus^tyout tarrying,went 
 whither <- refiot dueled him. But Antroejim in the meane while 
 •. _uabout,bctakenhimfelfe to a narrow path, that led into the leaft 
 frequented part of the Wood, refoluing, if he could but hide himfelfe 
 for that day, thorow Dcfarts and ftrange Nations to feeke out other 
 Temple?, ?nd other Gods ; snd dealt with the Souldier,that, if as his 
 King he did rcfpe6'tbim,he either fliould accompany him in his flight, 
 or ; t leaftfa ithtully conceale this his foaling away.The Souldicr oppo- 
 fec rhis his determination, and as yet they were in that dilpute, when 
 PoluircljH 1 came to themjalraoft nothing doubting, but that he was in- 
 deed Aberoeftus. Yet when hee was there, becaufc a great multitude 
 were gathered together,and the.old man infinitely troubled,could not 
 induve the confufion,he pretended another caufe of his comming. lam 
 glad (faid he)thatour deuction in Gallia is alio highly efteemed among 
 forrainc Nations. I doe (moit reuerend Prieft) defire by thy meancs to ' 
 haue my prayers granted by the Gods,that they may ftand gracious to 
 thofe defignes which I haue in my thoughts. Come, I befeechthee, 
 to this Temple, wherethou mayft more commodiouflyinflrud mce, 
 what Prayers,or what Ceremony will be moft auaileable for me. Anc- 
 roc flits inftantly all pale and bloodlefle, followed him that drew him : 
 Eor Pottarchushzd taken hold of his left hand. The Temple wa$ but 
 ■alittle one, and the Souldiersin Armes kept the diforderedly eager 
 common people out of the doores. Hyamsbe with her principall Lords 
 already was within the Temple;into which when Poliarchus with *s4- 
 K&rocfttiSfi.n& about forty of his followers wasentred, by Poliarchtts 
 his command the Gates were faft locked. That ferued toferanedge 
 vpon the expectation both of theSouldiers and the common people. 
 The Citizens ran from the Towne jthc Souluiers in the Campe did 
 fcarcekcepe their Guards. So with a populous and throngingRirg,the 
 whole circuit of the place was compafied. Neuerthelefle, either the 
 reference ofthe Princes that were within, or.the fudden greatne He of a 
 doubtfull bufineffe did fo reftraine both the tongues and the vnruli- 
 neiTeof thofe that. were about them, as the Princes had quiet afcd Ii- 
 betty fufficient for the bufinefTe that they were in hand within the- 
 Temple. 
 
 And nowPtf/itsrfJ&Mvvasabout^naKi^gly fafhion of fpeaking,to 
 
 enter 
 
Lib.5. I°hn Barclay bisi^drgems. a ah 
 
 enter into the matter, when M 'trip/a came to Hjamsbeftom Archom- 
 brotns. For hee being mooued with the tumult, and now hard by the 
 Groue,defircd,if /Vw>r6#.r would giue him leaue,to be preient at an 
 inquifition of fuch importance. Kofdid^o/tarchus refufe it:for what 
 content lbeuer hee reaped out of it, hee was indebted for tiie fame to 
 j4rchombrotHxKisVi£tQty. Forbearing therefore any farther quetfio- 
 ningthe matter, they attended theccnnmtng of jfrcbemhrotMs, who 
 being let into the Temple among them ; Poltarcbtts turning to Ancro- 
 efius, thus began : What name (laid he) reuerend Sir,did thy Parents 
 giue thee ? Or what was the occasion of thy trauaiJingout ofGallia 
 into Sardinia. Thus vfing A difcourfe at large", and farrcYrom the buii- 
 nclTe,he forced tsfncrolft'tfs of himfelfe to fall vpon the point,w hich he 
 aimed at. For both hee had-recouercd the conftancy of his temper, 
 which the firft motions had fomewhat fhaken, and he perceiued, that 
 not by Creftor alone, or the Souldier, but by many others alio there 
 prelentjhis countenance would be remembred,if he obfhnately perill- 
 ed in conccaling,or denying himiclf. What thouart(faidhc)I yet know 
 notfurther,thcn as by thy Royall habit I concciue thee to be a Kinc : 
 and that thy Language argues thee borne in Gallia. I fhould alio 
 take thee for my friend, for that I fee thee attended by thofe,that fome- 
 times were my friends. For I know both Creftor zw&Simpltdas, who 
 were moil inward with me. Therefore as a friend giue me lcaue to in- 
 treatethee by alLthc Gods, that thou wilt permit me to goe my way 
 whither I haue determined. But if perhaps thou hatci! me, . whac 
 vvouldft thou further inllidl vponnie ? I haue loll my Kingdome, nor 
 doe I rcdemand it. A voluntary exile lam, kit I fhould any way pre- 
 iudice my enemies. I am content to line in w ant : and whether I deiired 
 to be vnknowne,cuen they can tatisfie thee, by whom 1 was this day 
 diicouered. Behold mee here, who haue wholly fbtgotten my former 
 condicion. Loade mc,ifthou plcafe, with more calamities : bcfides the 
 wrath of the Gods, there is not any thing which I will fhunne. But if 
 thou docit not beiecue that I am,or it be not behoofefull for thee that 
 I fhould bee Aneroefius ,fcare not : Suffer me oncly to goe into the 
 Dcfaits: when no man fhall conirraine me to tell truth, I will be no 
 ts4r<eioeflus. No man,without being, moued, did hcarc thole words 
 which hee fpake with a modeft,but yet a maicltick countenance: espe- 
 cially when ^reftor taking his hand, did fliew the fcarrc that his Coun- 
 crimen did remember,was vpon King A»eroeftu4 his hand which had 
 bin wounded. Poliarcbus alio himfelfe did call to mind hislool;s,which 
 hee had lb often fcenc when lie was a boy: his cai es alfo, though Jon" 
 difaccuftomed,did obfeiuc the found of his voice, in times, oaft familiar 
 to them,and his trembling heart euen melting with a moft tender ienfe 
 
 of 
 
448 Iohn Barclay bis i^irgtnis. Lib.?. 
 
 ofkindneffe. NeuerthelefTe, as yet notdifclofinghimfclfe, hepceffed 
 Anerocftus to let htm know, why he left his Councrey ? Why hee thus 
 kept himfelfe concealed,and why in this fort he chofe to Hue in foyn- 
 handfome fafhion ? Then he : ' Tfco well(alas)my Countrymen know, 
 of whom heere alfo I fee fomc* with what a whirlewind F<?rr»wrouer- 
 thrcw mee. By the rage ofm^ tra^terous fubie£ts I was forced to 
 Armes : and my Sonnes(for I htd two)then in their flo wre and prime 
 of Youth, while they fight too carelefly,both of them for their Father, 
 and in his fight loft theicliues. I might then alfo haucdied, if it had 
 been my Deitiny. But,I thinke, the will of the Gods it was, that made 
 me betake my felfe to flijhfc. Ipfe^evrForreft I hid my felfe. From 
 thence refoluing to fe ^-ame aide, by a continued rideeof 
 
 Mountaines I came to thei.^ria:Tg t 1 *% rhcre were very mighty Na- 
 tions which had promifed me their tonfortmip in whatlbeuer fortune. 
 With their helpe Ipurpofedto feekethe regaining of my Kingdome. 
 When I was come downe to the next Sea-fide, I went aboord a fhip, 
 without making my felfe knowne, intending to goc to that famous 
 Citie, of which /anus was the Founder. But the winds droue vs to 
 Sardinia ; where while the Mariners rid at anchor, the fame of the 
 Temple from whence I was now brought,drew me thither to make my" 
 fupplicationsto fapiter. But there admiring both the fituationof the 
 place,and the life of the Priefts, I refolued to putoffall my cares, and 
 hauing been toffed with fo many humane misfortunes, at length to 
 make experience of the Gods. For why mould I louemy Countrey 
 diftaincd with the blood of fo many that were deare to mee ? and 
 which muftagaine bee regained no lefle with the defhudlionofmy 
 enemies, then my aflbciates? To whom in the end mould I bequeath 
 my Crowne ? Or whatpleafure could I finde in an emptichoufe? I 
 had onely begotten two Sonnes : a third, long fince, Fortunehad be- 
 fto wed vpon me, no lefle deare to mee then my o wne children,whom 
 after my Grand- Fathers name I called Scordanes. My fweete Childe 
 if at leaft thou wert luruiuing, I would by adoption intitle thee to my 
 blood, and make thee a King. Thou, the fortunes of warre, all acci- 
 dents, all labours fhouldft make gentle and eafie. But hee lone be- 
 fore both the prcfage and the beginning of fo many mifchiefes, while 
 wee prouoke with warre the Gaules that are planted vpon the banks 
 of the Rhofne, became a prey to the Enemy : and the memory of 
 his lolfe , hath not left mee fince that time,one day free from an- 
 guifh. 
 
 When hee was thus fbrrowfully relating his misfortunes,7Ww/r£«> 
 could no longer forbeare to comfort him: but being fuddenly all wet 
 With teares, which he had long reftrayned, he fell vpon his necke, and 
 
 paufing 
 
L ib. 5 . Iohn Barclay his Argents. 449 
 
 paufing awhile , left his yoyce weakened with fighing, mould mi£. 
 become a King : O my heft Father, ( faid hee ) or if thou beeft better 
 pleated that I k> termc my Lord,i£j£highly thou valueft the hauin^ of 
 Scordancs, behold, I render him to trfl^gainc. Doc thou enioy him : 
 doe thou returne to life againe. I am Sc«rdanes. With that word they 
 both with fixed, but yet vfelciTe eyps/ajp a mofi fwcete rapture ftood 
 languishing. The admiration or L? tcfl about : them was or the like 
 quality, being in a (till filence lb enfeebied, that they neither were able 
 to aske any queftion, or to fpeake at all. The mindes of them all were 
 in doubt, their afteclions 'ready, anrl |sit wcic^diawne ou4 to bend 
 chemfclucs what way foeuer $o/tarch;# h$ cflfcpuric with An ". roe JV us 
 did call them* At la/1, Aturffeslm TTTi at 1 £^kl hee) O King , 
 
 Scordtrtcs? That my ScorcLfpcs ? that.thakt liuefif: that thou an a 
 King : that thou now embraced Aneroeilus : O you good Gods ! but 
 what aflurance doe you giuc me ofthis your bounty ? But Poliarcktis: 
 Thoufeeft (laid he) befides him that hath reuenged both the injury 
 done to thec,andto the Gods alio, whom in expelling thee^thy difloy- 
 all Subiecls did abufe. The villaines haue falne either in right or vnder 
 the Hang-mans Axe. I haue forced them to quit their prey, and am 
 poffeiTed or thy Kingdome, which now rinding thee (deare Father) in 
 fafety, I heere reftore to thee. With what Forces,do(t thou aske, was 
 I able thus to matter thy Enemies ? As TSritemandes fonue I comman- 
 ded in that warre. Now alio my Fathers Kingdome(for the Godshaue 
 lately taken him into their company). I doe in like fort prelent to thee. 
 Let me to thee (Father) to thee, I fay, giue me leaue to be but fecond : 
 It ihall be more honour to obey thee, then to command others. 
 
 Hechecred with this new ioy, and often with inuocations , and his 
 eyes bent to heauen^embraced Potior chus.knd now alio Hjamjbe drew 
 ncereto (hare in their content : and Archtmbrotur, for the finding A- 
 nerocSlus^ did reioyce in the fauour of the Gods and his owne victory. 
 Nor did Toliarchns refufe to acknowledge, that by this accident Ar- 
 cbombrctHs had done as much for him, as he had for Arcbombrctus in 
 killing Radirobanet. frctter and S tmpltdat with the reft prelent, as 
 they could, getting vp to Aneroeslus, were not fatisfied with kifTing 
 him, not with talking with him: aboue all, the Souldier gloried in his 
 part of the bufinelTe, who firft difcouered the King , and with ioy and 
 hopeofrewardbcgannetolookebigge. Thus deuided amongmany, 
 Anewtttts with muchadoe returned at length to Tolinrckns. They 
 tooke Hyamfbe betweene them : Archombrotus went next before 
 his Mother.So going out of the Temple ,they not without trouble pail 
 fed thoro-vv the throng ofthe people and fouldicrs. For while all ftriuc 
 to appeare feruiceable, while they defire to fee and to befcenc, no way 
 
 was 
 
450 Iohn Barclay bis ^Argcms. Lib. 5. 
 
 was broad enough for fo many that ruflied out ofthe Citie , and the 
 Campe. For cuen they , whom neither Aneroeflits nor Gallia did any 
 thing concerne; yet whether to flatter the Princes that were fo ouer- 
 ioyed, orofthemielues difpoi^d and prone to immoderate reioycing, 
 did not forbeare falucations andapplaufe. 
 
 When they came to the Coyrt, there were fome ready, that by PolU 
 archns his command; did offer to ft\i& Aaeroe&tts out of his poore ha- 
 bit, into Appafell fit for a King. But hee now holding faft hisowne 
 clothes, now puttin^away the purple Robes with his hand : when 
 Totiarchus wondered at it, and earneftly befbught him that he would 
 lay offthofe mourning "V^cedes,, told him. that the Gods had not fo ill 
 deferuedofhim,<hatt)ehow,Jliould quit their feruice. That it was 
 hishappine{Te,that heenioyed his Kingdome , whom with his heartieft 
 Prayers he would haue delved for his Heire. For the reft,that he would 
 not any more be toffed with the billowes oftroublefomc affaires. That 
 he therefore entreated thern^hey would not goe about to depriue him 
 of his moft precious pouerty, nor beleeue that he could beofnovfeto 
 his friends in their occafions, who being preferd to a more familiar 
 neereneffe to the Gods, could procure # their fauour to fuch as he loued. 
 This great and feriousconftancy in the excellent old man, to perfiftin 
 his rety red life, did prefcntly giue occafion of various difcourfes 1 while 
 fome commend his lettlednefle,others wonder what aufterity in man- 
 ners could adde to the honour ot" the Gods. Neither did Poliarcbus 
 want Arguments,with which he both charged this rigid determination 
 of his as blame- worthy, and alfo perfwaded him, that was backward in 
 it, to returne to the cares to which Kings are inured. AncroeSlns heard 
 them all (for many vfed the fame perfwafions) with a moft quiet filence; 
 fbasdiuersbeleeued, that thefe things had touched his minde with a 
 defire to be confuted. So hauing paufed a good while , whether that 
 he might at once defeate the force of all the reaf6s,that theyhad heaped 
 together : or that in the meane time taking leafure,he might the better' 
 prouide for his defence, and deferue ofthem the like quiet audience , at 
 length modeftly looking vp, he thus began .• That there is ( faid hee) a 
 Soueraignc mind,which hath created all things ; the courfe of the Sun, 
 which neuer watidercth outof his Circle, and both the order of the 
 Moone and Starrcs, with the whole difpofition of nature , doth fuffici- 
 ently perfwade all men, whom neither a proud ouer-weening of their 
 owne wifedome , nor a negligence, worfe then that of bruite beafts, 
 hach blinded. But canltthou thinke,that thisiacred Deky,from whom 
 fb many excellent things hold their Beeing; God, I fay , who being 
 the Fountaine of all.vertucs, hath by an in-bred rcafon prefcribed to 
 mcrtaii men right and equity, is delighted with thofe vices, with 
 
 VY&ich 
 
Lib. 5. Iohn Barclay his t^drgems. 451 
 
 * ' — — : — : ____ 
 
 which weedaily doe pollute our nature? This Law of Nature, which 
 we perceiue in vs,could not bee giuen by any, but by Him that ismoft 
 iuft. But iuft he cannot be, if he fufter fo many finncs to paffe vnpuni- 
 fhed. When therefore the loue of goodneiTe, and a defire to contradV a 
 friendfhip with the Gods, ioyned wit^ifgiire of the wrath of Keaucn, 
 hath once touched the heart, there ought nothing to be byfuch a man 
 more refpected,then thefhunningthe dangers of thofe vices, which by 
 thedeftrucuonoffo many men, are already made too infamous. But 
 thofe dangers are partly ingrafted in our felues? partly transfufed into 
 vs from others. And w.c for them all hauc inucnted this Order of/rr.dt- 
 eft folitarinefle,as the moil e§e£tuall remedy Jpor ftrfl,th6(e inordinate 
 dcfires,with which vvc vfe to hurt our if lues, axcinthiscburlc oflife, 
 their edge being taken off, fo difamicd; as if from wildc hearts whom 
 thou halt tamed,thou (houldeft alfo draw their teet h,and cut oft' their 
 nailes ; that if they fhould afterwards rcucrt to their ovvnc natilrall did 
 pofition,they might n'otbefurniflhed to doc any mifchiefe. For anion*'' 
 vs,the defire of pleafure, with the being accultomed 'to the contrary 
 ftric"tnc{Te,doth forget obftinately to vrge vs : and if as out of the afhes 
 that flame by chance fhall arife^it yet (hall be able to effect nothingin 
 a poore,and as it were a Country-houfc, where all furniture for fupcr- 
 fluous riot is wanting. Our moft innocent pouerty doth alfo render all 
 auaricc vfelelTe, and an vnhancjfome life delpifing it felfe, doth blufh, 
 and is afliamed to be prouoked to pride. So thele, lb the reft,the minds 
 difeafes, as anger, enuy,feare, and impudcncy,in this facrcd and precife 
 tetircment,as fire wanting fuell to nourilh it,are cxtinguifhed. Elpcci- 
 ally /when the minde hauing (hakenofYthe yoakc of vices, is reftored to 
 it felfe, and the lufts being fearefull,and accuftomed to be fubiccY, doe, 
 before they dare either to will or reiedt any thing, aske aduiceofrca- 
 fon. In this manner, we that to our ielues are euer the bitterer} enemies, 
 either by cutting ofT,orcoiTc6ting the vchemencyof ourvnbridled na- 
 ture,arc brought to a habit of found and profitable vertuc. 
 
 I come now to thofe weapons which are benta^ainrt vs, out of the 
 contagion of other men; crucll ones indeed,& too feldome milling rfor 
 I truly do belecue,that more men doe offend out of example,thcn their 
 ovvne difpofition. For wee defire to bee pleating to our friends with a 
 concordancy of manners, and it is not often feene, that any liues long a- 
 mong the wicked, that doth notatfirft, a little fauoUr of their vices, 
 and within a while is infected by them. The ftriuing of others for ho- 
 nour, doth kindle pride : and their greedinefle fets the defires on work 
 to labour for riches. Being fet vpon with cunning,thou wilt apply thy 
 mindc,that was before perhaps guiltleffe to deceiuc, that thou mayert 
 not be vnrcucnged : and by thy enemies hating thee,wilt learne alfo to 
 
 hate» 
 
\* 2 IohnBarcUytox-^^to. Lib/5; 
 
 hate. And where befides, many doe reckon cuen the daring to finne,a- 
 mongft the tides of their.manlike glory, efteeming them faint-hearted, 
 and not fit for great affaires-, that obey the Gods : for fearc of being 
 fo accounted of, not a tew vfe*o finne jmore,that they may palfe as ap- 
 prouedof am^ngthem, wit^wjfioqri vertue isof norepute; then that 
 themfeluesdoe rate vice at anytfaiue. But from allthefe,the innocency 
 of pur houie doth fr*e the -whole Family, in which,that I may con- 
 clude in a word,we a v fc>ide % anV flye from the infection of the wicked, 
 and without being el J^meJ la.;y ,may fearc the Gods. 
 
 
 But that I may dr. -to my felf: how often doth the maligni- 
 
 tie ofFortune,& cro I tic \n°aires,p5rfwade with powerful intice- 
 
 ments and rewards,Kk% : mces to offend ; efpecially when thofe 
 
 things do fal out,in whicljtfrjuyhi-ih is iuft,doth feeme to diflent from 
 their honor,and the fecurt^/^reheL- ettate ? Then to dilTemble,to de- 
 ;ceiue,and t,o falfifie their propifc and word, is held anexccllent thing 
 -in Kings : ;as ifihe Gods hat$*en p'^afed, and let downe, that theof- 
 fke ofgpueming men,could«jpt, or mould not bee executed, without 
 an auxiliary troope of vices arfd^hmes* One while they ftudy how to 
 fowe dilfention among their nd^grtoou^Nations, that haue not defer- 
 ued fo illofthcm : that others beingjsufie and vnhappy,they may with 
 the'more fccurity.be idle. Another jtbey with bribes and Prcfentsfeeke 
 to corrupt luch as are neere their fellow-Kihgs,to the betraying of their 
 Matters. What fhould I fpeake oftheir punifhing (bmetimes the inno- 
 cent,for a warning to others : as if it were a crime to be able to offend? 
 What oftheir negieeljng the iniuries of the common people,if done by 
 thoie that, arc of vfe to them in their warres ■?• All which hee that doth 
 moll cunningly, is lb much the'more glorified for it, as I doe beleeue, 
 thac euen of thefe which are heere prefent, many doe wonder, that I 
 hauc offered to pinch them,as things vniu ft, and hated by the Gods.But 
 thefe haue made my Kingdome vnpleafing tomee: not then indeed 
 when I did gouerne and commit the fame, or the like offences : but 
 fmce the darkeneiTe of profit and cultome being difpelled, I now as an 
 indifferent perfbmhaue wondred at the cloud, out of which I am deli- 
 uered. Excufe me (Madame, and thou my Sonne) I do not condemne 
 your quality. It is the partofbraue fpirits, and fuch as are like your 
 felues,with the facred bridle of vertue, to gouerne the lufts of a fortune 
 thatisexceflmc, and ftriucth torunne aftray. But I that am weaker, 
 ftand in feare', that I fhould not be able to refift thofe tempeftuous 
 whirlewinds. Neither yet is onely a Cro wne fubie£t to thefe dangers : 
 vices doe lye in waite for all lbrts of men, and almoft for all ages. A 
 principall remedy for all which, we finde this our Order to be, which 
 doth teach vs todifefteeme thofe things as bale and vile,togainc the 
 
 which, 
 
Lib. 5 . Iohn Barclay his \^£r gents. . - . 
 
 whkhjOtherrunne into diuers and fundry kinds of offences. 
 
 Poliarchm not yet allowing of lo rigid and fhange a kinde of wife- 
 dome,did thus interrupt him. But (("aid he) if all men fliould beofthy 
 opinion (my deareft Father) there would' bee no Inhabitants in the 
 Towncs: the Husbandmen would not tiljUhe ground j theSaylcivbe 
 Makers ot fhips,would not by exportation of the commodities ofeue* 
 ry Countrey, communicate and exchange tHSgi for thofc of other 
 Kingdomes. AllAitcs and Trades wrMcn your fliictnefle fliaii hold 
 vnneccfTary for the life of mcn,will be* ncgleded,and faH to decay On* 
 ly your Deiarts \vili be populous ; and for thai you abiurc Marmge,tn 
 one age humane kinde will be extirpate. &j<imjbr declared, tl&t fhee 
 wasof PoUarcbiu his iide ; fend many withtheir lookes-and eyesdid 
 iliew, they aflcnted to' him,- ai. pleading. the common caufe. -But 
 slttcroefrnt, as : retting vpon his owne Itrength, jtraigh: with a more 
 checrcrliUlooke, to asrhou mightn't pcYcflfluc, hce was little biooued 
 with Po/iarchm his. reafebs. t Jfo ^ \.ufic (laid he) which: are now 
 our Auditora,haue a mindc to mal ' 'tf p&ence ofthc fweetneiTe which 
 our ftriitncile doth carry with it,Ll natchy arguments (my Sonne) af- 
 fright him, norlethimbcleeue, :ha*c r.isfingle life will introduce that 
 want ofmen into the world, winch tliou fo much do-ft feare. Let him 
 of himlelfe enter intoour Order. There will yet be a fuper- abundance 
 of die meaneli tort of people: {rill will Mechaftick Trader Jflouriu\and 
 there will yctremainenotonely fo many as will be fufficient to people 
 the Cities, and manure the fields; but a fuperfluou.s number, whom 
 when the Land is ouer-loden with the multitude, the Fates may by 
 whole flockes,or droues, either by a vehement diftcmpcratUre of the 
 Syrian Starres,or by fbme Earthquake, or finally, by warre^enbauft 
 and coniume. Feare not, I /ay, left all the world fhould haue a mindc 
 to dedicate themielues to our Philoibphie : For the Gods do hold this 
 fauour at a higher rate, then to impart it to ib va/t a number ofmen: 
 fince into no man can this fpirit be rightly infufcd,w ithout their impul- 
 sion : no man without their aide pcrieuer imhatdiipofition; ; becau& 
 that minds weakened with the twee tne fie of humane cWlights (the 
 thing which we totally reieel) would flye from it, as from the hated 
 Ualiowcs, were it not for the fecret repair of diuine pleaiiire. But as 
 rheGcnerall doth not giue intertainement to any, but thofe that ate 
 duely appointed to. ferue as Soukhcrs :.So the Gods doeotjejy fufter 
 t emtotafte the folid fA'cetncife , which will inafole them .to conti- 
 nue conftant, whom themielues haue called to this kir.de of life. If 
 therefore any,not fo much fauouring himielfc, as angry with Fortune, 
 (becaufe perhaps his hope,or his plots haue tailed him)doth with a tur- 
 bulent lpirit cafthimiclfe into our part, in which he may without. con-. 
 
 trolc 
 
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 a^ IohnBarclay his ^Jfrgmn. Lib. $k 
 
 trole be difpleafed with, andaccule his Delliny : this man, except by 
 the immediate help of the. Gods he putofFthcie aflfe&ionsj prophefie, 
 will neither bee conftailt to our difcipltne, nor faile of impairing and 
 corrupting our manners more, then bettering hisowne. Befidcs,fuch 
 as with a natty lightneile (which is often found in young men)out of a 
 cerwine inconsiderate and weake imagination which they haue concei- 
 ued of the rewards ofvertue,doe offer to vndergoe our labours. They 
 <£oe,as Hones throwne out of flings, at thefirft indeed purfue with an 
 immoderate feruour thefe defires : but prefently the force of the engine 
 that^arried themfailing,they wonder toflnde themfelues fo faint and 
 dull. And befides the fpurres of piety, andthe fearesofthe Gods, it is 
 a buhneflfe, where iniutiicious reafon, fortitude and patience is requi- 
 red : all which are found but in a few. Our discipline doth not confift 
 in the Habit which We weare^: not in our Name : not in ourHoufe: 
 to.which I w ill adde ; nor in our Labours neither : greater then which, 
 are<not often impofed vpon any, by auarice or ambition ; neither ex- 
 acted rrdm thofe that are condemned to the Mines,or the Galleys. It is 
 onely a fingle and chearefull properihoh ofthc mind toward the Gods, 
 which doth confecrate all theie, thaj otherwife were vnprofitable, or 
 many times prophane. For to neglect Riches-, to refufe Honours; to 
 free the mindefrom the difquiet of worldly^ares; is indeed an a& of 
 perfect veitue,if this be done to the end, to bt more feruiceable to the 
 Gods. But if any forfake Wealth or Honours,that he may bragge,that 
 he hath left them,or attaine to greater then he quitted : if any flye from 
 bufinefle,that hee* may grow dull in idlenefle : or boaft ofpouerty, 
 which when it threatned him,he therefore voluntarily preuented,that 
 it might not feemc inforced : this man-I truly cannot thinke,but he in- 
 tendethto abuie the world with a cunning,vnprofitabie either to Gods 
 or men. 
 
 1 doe not therefore (my Sonne) perfwade all men to ftudy this Phi- 
 bfophy. For in refpect of the infinite number of mortall men,there are 
 but a very few,thatwillatallhauc a minde to feeke after the fecret fe- 
 hicitie of our life : and euen of thole alfo fome, whom I dare pro- 
 nounce,that they reding vpon their owne aduice therein,and not vpon 
 the direction of the Gods,do either in vaine,or to their owne mifchiefe 
 put themfelues into that courfe. But thou wilt lay,that at leaf! I mould 
 wifh this inclination were in all good men. Neither is that indeed my 
 defire. For who Should then feme in a religious Warre againft the 
 wicked ? Who fhould gouernethe Commonwealth ? Or how fhould 
 vnruly vices be reftrained and bridled, if allvertue fhould betake her 
 felfe to Wildernefles and pouerty ; as abfenting her felfe,becaufe heart- 
 lefTej and not either with Strength; or with making them alhamedof 
 
 them- 
 
Lib. y . Iohn Barclay bis ^Argents. ak$ 
 
 themlelues,oppofeit felfe to the villanics of impious men ? It is a great 
 charge laid vpon them by the Gods, whom either by the fortune of 
 their birth^or by other Secret motions they doe appoint, not by fly in" 
 from vices, but by ftriuing to refill them : and not lb much to kill all 
 defires in rhemfclues, as to command and goucrne them. It is tor the 
 common good ofall,that there fhould be fuch men, and they fnouid be 
 aduanced to' Honours : both to hauc t&e fupcrintendence of {acred 
 things ,and to be Fathers of Families : that being mingled in this world 
 with irreligious men, they may both temper their audacioufhes a°ain(t 
 the Gods,and their fharpc decrees alio againft men. Yhat I may now 
 patTebythereft: What can there bee more, excellent, then a valiant 
 and prudent King? If by his example: if by his%awes he doe make the 
 Age in which he Hues any thing better : if ty hisprelident he draw his 
 fubiefts to the worfhip of the Gods : hpvv much more fruitfull a vcr- 
 tue will this be,then if in a (blitary fandity he fhould grow old ? Thou 
 wilt aske me ; Why then doe not 1 3cfire of the Gods this greater and 
 more glorious Garland ? Becaufe with a fecret touch they haue infor- 
 med me,that it wastheir pleafure I fhould content my felfe,with being 
 at peace with them ; and not now take care for my Kingdome, which 
 without their preordaining it, I did not lofe. And this day clpecj- 
 ally they feemed to enioyne me more then cuer, to perfift in my retired 
 courfe,whenif vnderftood,that the fortune of my Kingdome and Fami- 
 ly was deuolucd to thee,my Sonne. The forcleeing what happinefle fb 
 great an Heire,which the Gods of their owne accord haue bellowed 
 ypon me,to me is the caufe,that from him, to whom I would willingly 
 refigne my Crowne,I cannot be perfvvaded to receiue it againe. 
 
 I know (mydeareft Sonne) what thou wilt further fpcake to this 
 queftion. If I doc abhorre all trouble of affaires: if now onelythc 
 Temples,thc facrifices, & the reft that belong to the leruice of the Gods 
 are my delight : yet in lb ample a fortune as thine, there will not bee 
 wanting troopes of feruants, who may attend my commands, may 
 make my beds,prepare my meate,and wake vpon me when I goe to the 
 Temples. But that this kinde of plenty will haue nothing annexed to 
 it dangerous or troublelbmc : for that, while I with an vndifturbed 
 mindc apply my felfe to the leruice of the Gods, thou wilteafemee of 
 all cares, and thofe alfo to whom thou (halt commit the charge of my 
 family .But not with this alio fhalt thou pcrfwade me to reic& the free- 
 dome of my pouerty . For be it,that I be not vexed with the carcsboth 
 ofgetting and keeping my wealth : yet ccrtainely other mifchiefes can 
 fcarce be feparated from riches : the being accuftomed to delicacies i a 
 care of cockering the body : forgetfulnclkofpietyasfupcrfluous: and 
 ncxt,thofe afrc6lions,which as it were in order fuccefliuely,arc linked to 
 
 H h riches: 
 
5 <5 I°hn Barclay his Organs. Lib.*. 
 
 riches -.highly to value ones felfc : as from a Throne to deipife others ; 
 to endure no appearance ofaniniury; and to bee corrupted by the af- 
 itntatibn ofthofe who feeke reward for their flattery. Neither mould 
 I tliinkc it more cafe to {hut out other defires, hauing once entertained 
 riches ,then in a high wraught Sea,rbr a man to commit himfelfe to one 
 furious billow, but to detcimine 3 thathe will not be touched by anyo- 
 ther. Since I hauetflfejbfbre^ determined to dedicate the -remainder of 
 my life to thewormwft " "Joels; giueme leaue to fhun riches, the 
 enemies to tru^my rclc ail • . 'eftcertaincly by the tafte of them,and 
 by the afteftiorfi yvhicli . e their perpetuall companions, they mould 
 re-inueft vices in itf/ r oukcaptiue'cl,and too weaketo refiftthem, and 
 bring downe to the cart, ny cogitations hcauy,and in vaine indeauou- 
 ring to reach to the Su\ r «C. Why ftiouldcft thou wonder ,that I looke 
 after a pouerty,not in wit.. T ;"night want, but in which I may bee fa- 
 tisfied with a little > which nc^c^ing the body, may brcede in mee a 
 contempt thereof: which leauethrhe4-ninde,beingfree from other cares, 
 at liberty to hold commerce withHeauen ? and that thou may eft not 
 thinke me carelefle of thy glory and fafety,which may render the Gods 
 gracioufly fauourableto thee and thy Armies. 
 
 He concluded this hisfo graue difcourfe with fuch a fettled and gen- 
 tle fafhion,as it was apparant, that this his conftancy was notdiflem- 
 bled,as from which hedefiredby the compulfion of his friends to bee 
 remoued. All of them therefore, asit is ordinary, more truly honou- 
 ring the vertue which was not barely pretended : Atleaft (faid foliar- 
 chut) doe not (my Father) forfake vs in our iourney into Gallia. The 
 Gods will hauerefpect to thee. And either by Sea or Land thou wilt 
 bring vs happy fortune. When we {hall be returned into Gallia, I pro- 
 mife thee,that thou malt liue in what fort thy felf fhak pleaie to chufe. 
 And this alfo thou o weft to thy Country ,that thou mouldftby thy ex- 
 ample make itbetter,rather then any other Nation. Aneroeftw with- 
 out any long deliberation^ leaft denied not that requeft of his, that fo 
 earneftly intreated it. Then went they all to eate together : And VolUr- 
 chm now* better enduring ^rchombrotus hisprefence, didfup in his 
 company with Hyamjbs : when hauing recouered conuenient ftrength, 
 he with the Qucenes confent appointed for their departure the next 
 day that followed but one. tijmtjbe therefore wrote the Letter fliee 
 had promifed,toAfi7r<*»<&r: which me deliuered to her Sonne: to- 
 gether with the little Cabinet which Poliarcbui had recouered from 
 the Pirates : euery other while aduifing him, that hee mould keepe it 
 carefully, as a Trufle in which his fate was infolded, and prefent it to 
 Meleander. But thinke (faid {he) that this is SriUhonitu deliuered thee 
 by ?aIUu If thou bieakeft the Seale: If thou doeft looke what it is 
 
 thou 
 
Lib. 5 . Iohn Barclay his \^irg(nis % ,57 
 
 thou carrieft,perhaps thou wik lofe both thy (clfe and my labour. But 
 if thou deliuereft the Cabinet vntouched, and (cert thy felicity taken 
 out of it ; it is but iultice that thou giuc King Psliarchtu thanks, which 
 reftored it me againe,w hen by the villany ofTheeues I had lolt it.Then 
 was it debatcd,whcthrr they might pafle in one Galley ? But Maie(ty 
 andtheiremulationdid require, they would rcfoluevponthat, which 
 fliould be more (ecurc. It was thought m«xe f^that they fhouldgoe 
 with their Fleetes deuided : buthethatfirfta riucdthere^fhouldinthe 
 Port attend the others comming. Frof rK-ncc theyfhould bee both 
 contented to goe ioyntly in company tog/ 'her to the Court. 
 
 In the meane time, the Names and Offices, yvhich vfc to bee in Prin- 
 ces Com ts,we re bellowed vpon the fcruants v^f ArchornlrrotHs. Him- 
 felfe was adorned with all thccnfigr.e« i >N>faiertle, and by his Mother 
 intituled King of Saidinia,that heei n^ht •■otbeinferioiu in quality to 
 his Competitor. HyanijbezKo rcn g, that by the valour of the 
 
 Gaules (ne was prefcrucd ; whe i they were to depart, befto wed a Iar- 
 geffe vponeuery man of thtni* < When their departure was proclaimed, 
 noranke or fort of men failed to attend them. ManyoftheMoorifh 
 Nobility, to accompany the Prince, filled the fliippes. The Sicilians, 
 which came with /4rchombrottis y v;zxz troubled among themfclues with 
 factions. For not a few of them began to renew their former loue 
 to Poliarcbus. His noble vermes; his valour which by little and little 
 wasdiuulged vnder the name oi~ Theocrine ; his carriage framed to win 
 fauour,were then indeed moft powerful!, when they beheld him in the 
 qualitie of a King. And againe, Archombrotus being both in his ver- 
 tuesandhis fame moft illurtrious; and withall,that vnder his command 
 they came from Sicily; they were amamed to reuole from him to his 
 concurrent. For the Marriage with Argents, which more powerfully 
 would haue drawncthofe that were intereffed in it, wasfo vncertaine, 
 that they generally did moderate their affections, and were thelefTe 
 bitter to the aduerie fatfcion,left if that fhould preuaile,there might bee 
 no roome left for either excufe or pardon. 
 
 There was vpon the fhore anold Altar,founded by fome one of the 
 ancientKings,and of high efteeme for fantfitie, which ib many fuccci- 
 fiuc Ages had made greater. Vpon that, poore Sea-faring men did vfe 
 to offer to Neptune either Incenfe'or Sacrifice, whether they were 
 to weigh anchor,or that from fome voyage they were fafelv come to 
 Land. Thither Hyantjbc brought 'Psharchus and her Sonne,whcn they 
 were going aboord: nor doe I doubt (Taid (lie) but either of you will 
 faithfully obferue what he hath promifed me : But as yet I haue onely 
 prouided again ft reuiuing your former iarres. Neither ami igriorarit 
 how eafily thofc things doc fall out to Princes defirous of quarrell , by 
 
 Hh 2 which 
 
458 Iolin Barclay ha udkjpb& Lib. 5 .' 
 
 which they either'maintaine, or belccue ths . i.cir conditionsof truce 
 are broken. Bcfidcs,ncwdiicontentsm ■ an! and which are not com- 
 prehended in this agreement, of which, cither your folio wers^or your 
 feruants may be guilty. Ifany iuch thing (hail happen,! doe defire,that 
 you both will bee here bound vpon this moft facred Altar of the God, 
 whofe Kingdoms you now arc vponentring, : atyou willadde thofe 
 new ones to the old, whereof for my fake you hauc deferred the re- 
 uenge : that no tempeft may ouerthrow the happincflc to which I fend 
 you. Come on then (my dcarcit young men) and doe thisfauour toa 
 woman that is full of care for you. In the meane time with equall vowes 
 and prayers I will commend you to the powers of Heauen. For if I be 
 able to giue an account,fbr which of you I ftand in mc i\ feare ; Idefire 
 of the Gods, that neither of you may regard what I haue giuen you in 
 chargejor from henceforth euer fee me aliue.They were ouercome with 
 fo ingenuous an expreflion oflouc,and what (he commanded,they rati- 
 fied vpon the Altar. Then (he embraced them both.and walked now 
 with the one,then with the other vpon the (liore^ often fpeaking the 
 fame thingsrnor fatisfied with looking on them,hauing faiurcd anabid- 
 den them farewell, frie againe Hayed them with irelh dilccufe.Neither 
 did they relt vnmooued with her fo many fighes. Aneroeft us that was 
 to pafle in the fame fhip with Potiarchut, thcQjieenc did alio ferioufly 
 intreate,thathe would take her place in looking to theebferuationof 
 iheir Truce. That neither Toliarcbus nor ^rr/w/w£w».fwcuidrefufe 
 him any thing. As a Father and an Interpreter ofthe Gods,he would 
 haue power with them both. How often were men, and efpecially in 
 their neate of youth, to be aduifed for their owne fafety. Finally, that 
 he fhould bcleeue,that the greateft Pledge of Europe and Africa was 
 depofited in his hands. Aneroefius commending the Queenes careful- 
 nefle, promifed, that hee would indeed/or her fake, and the young 
 mens, but principally for his duty to the Gods, take that charge vpon 
 him. 
 
 At length, out of hofpitable courtefie it was agreed, that Poliarchtu 
 fiwuid firft goe aboord ; Arcbombrottu alfo bearing him company to ' 
 the waters fide. Then as the cuftome was, the Sacrifices wereflaine, 
 whofe Inwards, when they had prayedito Neptune, and theother 
 Gods that command the Sca,to be fauourable to them, both the Com- 
 manders threw into the water. Then was tArchombrotm alio by his 
 boate fet aboord his Admirall. The (Lores didringoneuery fide with 
 the noife ofthe Saylers,the creaking ofthe Tackle,and the Oares dafli- 
 . ingin the Sea.Thc Souldiers alio added to it, the found of their Trum- 
 pets,beingfoririewandbrauery placed infundry conuenient parts of 
 the (hips. Timomdes was in doubt,whether he fhov-ld be glad or forry, 
 
 that 
 
IohirBarclay Tits \_yirgtnis. ^ 9 
 
 that the charge of his Ambaflage forbad at that time his returning into 
 hisCountry.Forccrtaine it was, that all would be there in the height 
 of trouble, in which kindeoftime,itwas only in the hand of Fortune 
 to demonftrate, whether a man were better bee ablcnt, or prefent, 
 make one in the tempeft. But after the common manner of men, iince 
 neither way was without. haz2ard, he rather would haue cho'len to re- 
 turne , though not more tor any other reafon, then becauie hec mioht 
 not. For the reft, that their Truce might bee the more exactly obfer- 
 ued, it was agreed betweene the Kings, that if any of the Gaules did 
 tianigreffe againftthc Articles betweene them t Arcbombrotus.flriouid 
 cenfurcthem : as of thofethat followed him, wholbcuet did in like 
 fort offend , of him the Gaules fhould iudgc. Finally % that their 
 Fleetes might not bee confiifedly mingled in their voyage, theyde- 
 uided the Sea betweene them : Archombrotus holdup his courfe 
 fomewhat neere the Land: buz^Polurchus at large, and taking with 
 his Galleys more Sea- roome. There was a Sicilian Poet, who when 
 hee was about to prefent to the Princes, vpon their depai aire, this 
 (hort Poem, was forbidden to cloe it by Timonides\ becaufe m the 
 Verfes hee had made mention of their difagreement , whereof in 
 that fort to reuiue the memorie, feemed to him an incorfflClciate 
 part. 
 
 Blue Neptune's Waues, and Winds jtbat oft dot t ear e 
 Ships in your wrath ; nowyour lowdfuryfpare, 
 O're th lt<juidpath,tbat Uades to Sicily _, 
 Onely the South winds gentle wings let fly t 
 When crpffe the Seas from faireTbe(falM'sJZore a 
 Thefe God- like Kings the famous Argo bore; 
 More grace (be had notjtor more truft the Sea* 
 Europe and Lybia'sgods>me tbinkes, I fee 
 To all kind offices tlicmf clues divide. . 
 
 Some draw the Cables, feme thefteme doc guide, 
 "Before tbeftemmesfomefmootb the wauy way ; 
 Some with the Sailes make profperous gales to play t 
 But moft of all, the fnowy -winged Peace, 
 By Ioue's command, doth thus ajfwage the Seas, 
 Embracing both the Names with each wing ; 
 Be mildeye waues , quoth fbe^to thofe you bring. 
 Dare not to hopejell Dt/cordfbou canji throw 
 Warre'twixt the] efacred Fleets :for } warre enough 
 And fear es, already haue the Court pojfefl. 
 Thefe Princes hearts belong to Ms ; whofe reft 
 
 Hh 3 1 
 
4^0 I ohn Barclay bis\Argtms. Lib. 5 
 
 Imllccnfirme ; nor need / peace defpaire, 
 Tiecaufe thefe Kings of m.irtialljpirits are, 
 Thai vert He, that in b audi does increafe 
 ThcirfttrioHsheate.can mak$ tbemmildc in peace. 
 
 Many daies were now elapfed, fince Arfid&t was arriued in Sicily 
 wich the letters ofPoliarcbMszndTimomdcs^o UWeletnder and Arge- 
 »«.Nor did Bocchus ,the meftcngerof Archontbrottts and Hjawfbejizx- 
 ry long after him.But Fame ,fwiftcr then either of them, and prefently 
 confirmed with certaine authors, had already tranfported into Sicily, 
 that To/tarchtfsjhc greateii of the Kings ofGallia, had in Mauritania 
 fought with Radirobanes,o.nd depriued his Enemy of his life. Some 
 Mirchants reported this,who after Radtrobanesh'tt dcfeite y butyct be- 
 fore Archombrotusyi\x\\ the Sicilian Heet,was cometo his Mother, had 
 fet failc out of h&v:z.*A1cteanAcr moued with the fhangenes ofthe mat- 
 ter,commanded the principall Marchant to be fent for to him. He then 
 being diligently examined by him,whether he onely fpake what he had 
 heard,or himielf were prefent at the incounter:the Merchant anfwered.j 
 that he indeed was then in Africa, when the King PoharchusRxR lan- 
 ded his Army ,in fauor of Hyanijbe,& that ftraight after,the Sardinians 
 came withmighty Forces.That they twice came to fightrthen that Ra~ 
 dirobaneswdiS ilaine by Psliarcbus&nd how difbrdredly the Sardinians 
 had quitted Afrkke. He fcarce could make Me/eander bekeue him 3 
 who reuoluing in his mind the mine of Rad&obanes jxith Hjanifbesfe* 
 licity,did efpecially fticke at the name of PoliarcbHs, whether it were 
 the fame that had preferred him : the fame that was fuch an enemy to 
 Licogenes;he that had been,though in-a priuat habit,moftdearetohim, 
 but at the laft alfo iniurioufly driuen out ofthe Country. 
 
 Neither was Argenis any leffe aftoniftied with this report (for iht 
 heard all,and the fame from the Marchant,whom fhehad fent for) be- 
 ing touched with the ioyfull ncwes,but many parts of it rayfing in her 
 fafpicions and doubts. Aboue all fhc wondred, what fuch correipon- 
 dence Poliarcbns had held with Archombrottts\\\s Mother, that deipi- 
 fing Sicily, he had lcafore to May there for her defence. Would hec then 
 free his abfent Riuall,and who knew notofit,ofthat warre; forgetfull 
 of his Faith giuen, and his returne, while in the meane his fpoufe diftai- 
 ned with teares,is by euery day,euery fblitary place afflicted & vexed? 
 That ftie hated her Louer Archoynbrotusfox nothing more,the bccaufe 
 he defired to bereaue Poliarchtts of her. And he forgetting both his 
 loue and hatred,did foaflift his Competitour, that after he would re- 
 turne into Sicily a more po wcrfull and glorious Wooer. But the minde 
 ofthe Lady troubled with thcfe thoughts, was well appeafedby Radi- 
 
 robancs 
 
Lib. ?. Iohn Barclay ins K^irgenis. a 5 \ 
 
 rob*nes his death; awl her affections cafily inclining to Poliarchus : Ic 
 may be(faid(he)he fought not fbr//jwM/forquarrcll, but mine ; nor 
 diddefirctoaide Arcbombrotus^m'm that fort to luine Radirobanes.l 
 did not think any thing could befall me more to my content,then Radi- 
 robaneshis deftru&ion.The Gods haue doubled their rauours therein to 
 me,that by Toltarchus his own hand he had his payment. Amicftt thefe 
 cogitations, (he was delighted inner mind with the gtcatneifc of the 
 victory ,for which Poliarcbtts was (6 magnified, and hoped that fhe 
 fhould ere long rcceiuefome Letters from him. For very happily alio it 
 fell out, that the Marchant either had not heard in Mauritania,how 
 dangeroufly he was wounded ; or in his relation to Meleander and 
 Argents of the reft, had negligently omitted to fpcake of it. 
 
 But when Arfidas was come from Africk, both a more certaine and 
 a fharper trouble vexed the Princes minds.For he hauing prefented the 
 Letters from Poliarchus mdTtmonides to the King, did in a more copi- 
 ous manner relate the fame,that in them was deliucred :efpecially rett- 
 ing vpon the praifesof7V/47r bus : how large an Empire hee was fa id 
 topoffefle: with what Forces, how plentifully furnirhed a Flectehee 
 brought with him. How brauely he had fought with the Sardinians: 
 and now almoft recoucrd of his wounds,how the comming & prefence 
 of Archombrotus had perturbed him with anger, hate, and emulation. 
 Neither that they would haue deferd the triall, had not Hjanisbe ftept 
 betwecne their furies,to whofe entreaties they both had yeelded, that 
 either by UWe/eandcrs interuention they fhould be reconciled,or in Si- 
 cilia rather,then any other where,purfue their hate to the laft. Nor did 
 Ar(id*s greatly diflemble the caufe of their enmity, which hee both 
 knew Tir*onidesha.d written ,and that vpon the comming of Bacchus jx. 
 would be openly diuulg^d. But when he came to Argents ,and had ex- 
 aggerated euery thing(as they vie to doe, whobelecuc they are wil- 
 lingly heard,and fpeake ofthingsn6tpre{ent)allfufpicions were eafily 
 ftiaken off,which did, before torment the young Ladies minde. The 
 partner of all his ioyes was GobrUs i who chufing the fitteft times, one 
 while priuately,another in publike,had accede to Argents and Arfidas, 
 About the fame time BoccbuszKo arriuing, did confirme what Arftdas 
 had reported. 
 
 But Melcander reiccling what hope focuer he had concerned ; what 
 refolutions he had fettled vpon,after the being freed of %adtrobane j,did 
 now expeit an alrno(t certaine dcftruilion.That it was not for nothing' 
 that Gobrias with his Gaulcs was come into Sicily .That Lice^cncs, or' 
 the Sardinians could not much haue endangered him. Now the whole 
 power of Gallia ; Now that of Mauritania : With what Armes?Whac 
 Forces/ould Sicily bee able to bearethem? Thus full ofdoubtjand cha- 
 
 Hh 4 fing 
 
4 6 1 John Barclay his \^£rgmis. L ib. $• 
 
 fing at- the. deft\nies,hei£nt:for qobriw be was by chance at that time 
 with Argent* 3 who made no queftion , but that her Father fent for 
 him , to aske him fomething concerning Poliarchxs* For Thee well 
 knew, that hee was withthefe newes infinitely perplexed. She there- 
 fore aduifed him, as bee was going from her, that hee fhould not 
 in any thing {hew a want .of courage, or dilTcmble .what hee knew 
 of hjs King. That the bufincfle was, now in that eftate , as by de- 
 grees the maske mult bee of neceftitie put off. It fell out, that hee 
 which was icnt to csWGobria^, returned- to the.King y that he was in 
 conference wjith Argenis, and would prefently beth<i'e> And this alfo 
 acjded to.tl\e fuipitipo s which hee. hard formerly concerned, did more 
 heauily preife A^raair.Yec looking cheerefully vpon Gobrias, when 
 he come to. him : Why haft thou good man (faid he) fomanydayes 
 coiiGealed the name of my King : to whom, vpon my faith, I am fo 
 much indebted, that thou haft made me runne the hazzard-of being e- 
 Oeeincd vrigratefull, for .hauingiuftered thee hitherto, for bis fake to 
 bee- no better, entertained ? ' Gobrias excutsd his- filence.' That no 
 man knew better then CMelemder, that they are not at their owne 
 difpofition, who are admitted to be neerc to, and familiar- with 
 Princes. That -hee durft not vent that, which hee knew not whe- 
 ther his King would rather haue wifhed . hee (hould haue con- 
 cealed. UMetetnder fuddeoly replied , that hee had -Letters out of 
 Afrkke from Poltarckm, by which he certified him, that he would ve- 
 ry fhortly be there.But euenjthisalfo (faid he) It is long fince,C7^rw/, 
 that thou wert acquainted with , and therefore didft waite for him 
 here with thy Fleece. .Nay, ; but(^jdG»^/»)-.Ihaue not told thee, O 
 ^iHg.anyyntiUtb concerning the tempeft that parted me from the reft' 
 of our Nauy : nor fiuce thattimehauc. I feenc either the King my Ma- 
 ftcr,or any of my fellow es.But this Hand I (food for., becauft though I 
 were vncertaine whither .my Mafter intended to goe, or what his de- 
 figne was,yet Iliad heard,him.iay,that be. was to paife along thc.Coaft 
 of Sicily. . ■•. \ 
 
 KjMelemder could not get out of'^n4rfanything>eJfe:he therefore 
 leauing him', did along while, in his priuy Cabinet, torment his minde 
 with various cogitations. For why, forfooth,had To/tar chut fent Gc- 
 briat before ? Or why didhimfelfe come with fo great a Fleet, except 
 it were toclaime. Argent*, with the Sword,and perhaps by her confent? 
 Or had not ihe vpon tfoat hope hitherto defpifed ArchembrotM ?M\ght 
 it not be fhee her fclfe that had raited thefc troubles out of Gallia? The 
 Letters then from Radirob<wcs\ the death of SeUnifty Theoerwe and 
 ?ulla4 i came thronging together into his difquieted minde, and for 
 die height of calamity, his mmd then-alto Ifoading.infeare of his daugh- 
 ter. 
 
Lib. s . Iohn Barclay his ^ytrgenis. 4<5 , 
 
 ter. For he did belecue that there was in her heart a hatred , and that 
 not vniult, or atleaft a contempt of him. Finally , if he would admit of 
 the Alliance of •Pofarchpu, belides the report of changeable lcuity he 
 one while beheld his Countrcy Lawcs/orbidding thefe Marches with- 
 Gallia: another, the power of Arckombiotns^ which, with the forces 
 of Mauritania,and the fauour of the Sicilians, was not to be flighted. 
 Nor would he haue forborne chiding with his Daughter. But as yet 
 not knowing what the Gods went about, he budded his anoer left he 
 fhould offend him that was appointed to become his fbnne-in-law. 
 Except that once in paffion this cicaped him: You looke^aidhejdau^h- 
 xevhvPo/tarcbHt, whom without doubt you doe notloue very well 
 fince you defire not to fee him , but dyde either in his ovvne bloud or 
 that of Archombrotus. Shee with filence and a countenance which fhc 
 had in a readincfle, lb heard thefe words, as if they had paifed without 
 being vnderftood. by her. $»\ix.Cleobttluszx\<\ Eurymedes with other of 
 the Lords, were not a little flacker in con lidcring with their wonted 
 prudene y* hat aduice to giue the King : for relpecf of him,Beuig loth 
 .to tall foule vpon Arcbombrotus : and not doubting that in oppoiin^ 
 PoJfarchus, they mould offend Argents. GobrtMwzs alio afraid,lcft he 
 .fhouki be commanded from Court. He therefore prcueminganenfor- 
 ced banifhment : as if to looke to his chaj* V the Gallies, went a- 
 boord : And as : hehad rdblued with ^r^w.j Southern ready rn the 
 Roadc. , * 
 
 While thefe things were in hand, PoUar*hn^ the windes fauourinc 
 him, was come vpon the Coaft of Sicj^Thc firit Land thatope° 
 ncd it felfe to them , was the Mounta'- ie toppes of Lilybrum, and- 
 itraight amidit the cheerefull clamours cVthc fouldiours, and the clafh- 
 ing of their Oares,they made Land more cfcrtainely. At laft the Fleetc 
 /Irooke their failes neere the Hand of j£gufi : Pottarcbus being vncer- 
 taihe, whechev he muft feckc <->l.W™»<&TatSyracufaor Epeir6te: But 
 hauing fent fome to Lilybarum,to learnc the certainety, they brou^h^ 
 word that MeleAnd.tr was at Panormus. They therefore rowed to- 
 ward Diepanum, and hauing doubled Agathryfus, neere to Paconia, 
 they met with Gobriat and his fquadron of i"hippes. For they vpon e- 
 ueryremoueofthe Kings, rowed about the Hand, to be ready at any 
 command of Argents. Him moft happily thus found, Po/tarcbus could 
 not fatisfie with his fight, not with his embraces. Now hee embraced 
 his knees, now kill his hand, Co oiler- loyed to-fee his King in iVctv and 
 a Conquerour : that not his being a fouidiour, not his age ,not his fex, 
 could keepc in his teares. He beganne alio to^boogratukkte with his 
 principal! friends for their vi&ory : when P^Uarchm callinghim af J?, 
 enquired or him, if he had done any thing there : if \\ ith the Kings per* 
 
 miifioa . 
 
46*4 *°h n Barclay bis Argents * Lib.?* 
 
 million he had landed in Sicily :if he had fcene or«fpoken with Argent*. 
 Finally, what at that time either of ftrength or resolution there was in 
 the Hand. He from the beginning cnforming him of the whole mat- 
 ter , did with feuerail delights fatisfie the Kings minde. Now com- 
 mending the faithfiilnefTe of Argents , now the conftancy of her Loue, 
 now the fame of the Africane Warre, which had among all men there 
 made the Conquerour moft glorious. But he added, that Meleander, 
 howeuerhe forced himfclfe to make a (how of good will, did neuer- 
 thelefle not feeme to him a (ingle- hearted friend: And that he had 
 therefore by the command of Argents returned to his Fleetc, and kept 
 a guard vpon that Coaft. Paliarcbus, being furnifhed withthefe Cauti- 
 ons, and exceedingly glad of what he had heard touching Argents , 
 prcfcntly let fall his Anchor, refoluing according to agreement, there to 
 ftay for Archombrotns his comming. For of him in that wide Sea, 
 and their Fleetes beingdeuided,they had belittle and little alfoloftthe 
 fight. 
 
 They that flrft carried newes to MeUfnder ptTolUrchus his Fleete, 
 were hardly beleeued,thathe had brought (b many fhippes andfuch 
 ftore of warre-like prouifion with him. And being in danger of fo great 
 atempeft, he gaue not much faith to the Letters of Hjanifhe, which 
 promiled that Army fhould doe no harme; but was rather difpleafed 
 with the Lady, who had-remoued this wane from her owne iight,and 
 turned it vpon Sicily .Then he lent for Argents ,and now not Ipitefully, 
 but fadly aiked her, if warre with thole Forces were intended againft 
 Sicily ; tor that he knew well enough , that Telutrckas did nothing a- 
 gainft her will,or not without her knowledge. She anfwered,that nei- 
 ther was flie fofarre of counlaile with Poharchm i nor was he, that flhe 
 knewof,an enemie to Sicily. But though both by her {ex and by be- 
 ing trained vp in affaires, fhe were framed for a difcreete diflembling : 
 yet was fhe not able to conceale her ouer- flowing ioy : onely with this 
 one griefe vexed, that the ayde fo neere.ber paufed, and Poliarchtts 
 with his Army came not to the Court -For nothing now feemed either 
 fhort or fpeedy to her,that was euen pined and waited with her impati- 
 ence of delay. 
 
 But AnhombroiHs thinking to meete the King at Syracufa,was now 
 comealmoltashighasPachinus: when vnderftanding his miftaking, 
 he turned backe to Lilybaeum. And when prefently the report of his 
 Forces was alfo brought to MeL m ander i a new and neerer feare feyzed 
 on him. Oil this fide flood 'Taliarchus a Loner and enraged : on that, 
 Archombrotus fortified with the ftrength of Mauritania, returned to 
 his promifed marriage. That it well enough appeared, Voli.-.rchtts his 
 fighting with Radirobanes in Hjaniftes opziteWfaA beene of no effect 
 
 for 
 
Iohn Barclay his Argents. 4 $ 5 
 
 for the compounding of their differents. For if vpon th at confiderati- 
 on, their Riuall minds had bcene reconciled, they would not indiflin- 
 guifhed Fleetcs haue patted into Sicily; from the fame Ports of Mauri, 
 tania. Now mult Sicily be mifcrably rent in pieces with their mad- 
 neffe: oratleafttheSea difcolourcd with their blouds; and Araenis 
 be purchafed by the wrackc ofonc of them. What Scyl!a,what Cha- 
 rybdis hadeuer fwallowed fo many dead corpfes ? That Sicily would 
 be accounted difmall after fuch hatreds vented in her, and diftained 
 with the bloud of fo great, lb brauc Princes vnlucky by all Nations. 
 Finally, could either himfelfe endure to fee foltarchus^ beiri" fprinkled 
 w ith the bloud of Archombrotus: or Arqenis loue Archombrotus lodcn 
 with the CpoytesofPoliarcbus} Then he inuoked the rights of Nati- 
 ons, which were violated in.his being barred ofthe liberty of appoin- 
 ting his Daughters marriage: and that his affinity, his amity were 
 fought by force, by Armcf, and in fpight of his heart. Notwithstan- 
 ding amidrt fo great mifchicfes,he did notaltogether forfakc the reyncs 
 of gouernment. Prelently he commanded thole which were fit for 
 Armcs,to be drawnc together. Bcfides,he appointed fhips to bee in a 
 i cadineflc to guard the Ports,that at'Jcaft he might make a fhe w of de- 
 fence. But the maine of his confidence was in himlclteand Arqenis. 
 For both he beleeued,that himfclfecould obtainc all things at Arcbom- 
 hrotus his hands: and that PolUrcbns would refuVc norhino to t^fr- 
 
 t>emj. 
 
 Thefe troubles being on foote, the King was aduatBcd, that /fr- 
 rhombrctus his fhips beeing come to an Anchor, dole to thofe of Poll. 
 arcbmjyd'id reft there in fo quiet a manner, as if they had been but one 
 Fleete. When he fcarcegaue credit to this report,he was further told 
 that in the Port there were AmbaiTadours, whofaid, they came from 
 the two Kings, PolUrcbns and Arcbombrotus. For when vpon the 
 Coaft ofPaconia,^rc hontbrotus had brought his Forces neere to 7V#- 
 arcbus his Fleete ; the Sicilians that came with Arcbombrotus , were 
 verycarneftprefently to put into the Harbour: but with one confent 
 both the Kings forbade,that any (hip fhould depart from their fellows. 
 Themfelues in a Pinnace lent GeUnorns and Mecipfa to Melcander. 
 He was amazed that they came together Ambaffadours from them. 
 The fame thing did alfo trouble Argents. Had then the Competitours 
 agreed bet weene themfelues ? Had either of them inacontrouerfieof 
 fuch import yeelded to the other ? Which of them was k, that would 
 make Sicily beholding to him for forcing it from warre ? With what a- 
 greement ? What conditions was their hatred appealed ? Nor Were 
 her eares acquainted with Arcbombrotus his bein« entitled King : and 
 Melcander was afraid, that Hyanisbe was dead. He was indeed fome- 
 
 what 
 
^6* 6 foh n Barclay his i^fr gents. L ib. 5 . 
 
 what cheered with the hope of peace being preferred to him. But to 
 Argents it was vnccrtaine what (he fhould grieue or reioyce at : except 
 that (hee doubted thefe agreements , and beganne to feare that they 
 perhaps had referred her marriage to arbitremenr . But what thought 
 (hee in her felre-, if, as abafeand worthleflfe prize , they haue put 
 mee vpon the fortune of Lots? What if I bee turned ouertoa^r- 
 chombrotus ? 
 
 But when CjelanorHt with Micipfa were come to the King, who 
 then was talking with his Daughter, a molt greedy expectation of the 
 iffue made all mens eyes turne 1 an. *Jfte King embraced them both: 
 and prefently GeUnorus ( ibr t' d'fcwpur was yeelded to Gallia , that 
 he fhould fpeake firft) '■■ ■* ' _ \ jfi. he ) the King of Gallia , and 
 ArchombrotHi of Sardi ^a c.o r * •!* thy»Ssas (O King) with their Na- 
 uies , and haue lent vsf© s^w ■ tH$»3 1 *b at as fnend.sthey may haue 
 leaue to put into the tkubour^anfl together to come to lee thee. 
 
 Then Micipfa adfTd, that Arrhfimbrotus neither would haue tar- 
 ried for any afluratw- of the p <qnQ^iith, nor haue fent any mefc 
 fages before him : blit that . r * ;Tl6od Co, as hee might not law- 
 fully either land in Sicily, or p .£r\£hitf|felfe to the Kingjbut in compa- 
 ny oiVoliturcbus. LMeletmder anlwered, that Sicily was open to his 
 friends. That they fhr :d put into what Harbours in the whole Hand 
 they beft liked : ancftha&jie* would receiue them at the jOhores-(ide 3 or 
 elfegoeto meete them vpbn the water.Both the Ambaflfadours pre- 
 fently rcplied,that he fhould doe their Kings aneipeciallfauour, if for- 
 bearing to meete them, he would expert their cprnmihg in his palace. 
 Then McteancLer : You fhall then let your Kings know, that this alio 
 I doe yeeldto them, that I will rather fade in that I ought to do, then in 
 obeyingtheircommandi.lt had bin but fit that 1 fhould haue gone to. 
 ucceiue them at Paconia: but fince they will haue icfb, I will attend 
 them heere.Then Qeltnorus : There is(faidhe)anothcr thing which in 
 my Matters name L mufi defire.That he is in danger of ibme calamities 
 among the Sicilians^ thy feife ( O King) art not ignorant. Now that he 
 rnay-coi-rce hither ill fifctyy he craueth that his'Anny alfo may bee fuffe-- 
 red to land quietly in Sicily. And tha; his fbuldiers fhall doe no hurt 
 at ail, he doth vpon the faith of a King- affute thee. Mektnderfhudde- 
 yed.ihe remembrance of the wrongs hee had done, being vpon this 
 n ygj - >n rcne v\ e>i Ai id w ithall hee thei efore more deepely feared the 
 rcceiumg Forces into his Kingdome,ofwhich he-was vncertaine if they 
 were his perfect friends-or no: becaufe that what-euer Pcharchtubemg 
 armed w er about H whatfoeuer he delired^nothing could be refufed him 
 without bl udand danger. But yet it ieemed that his condition was 
 Wortejif hjmielfe jiopfijUy ready for a wane, and now not well allured 
 
 of 
 
Lib.5« Iohn Barclay /wo/^t'*//. ^6n 
 
 * ■ > — — ~ 
 
 of Argents her fidelity ,(hould deny that fauo, r CO a Kingbrauely pro- 
 uided, and perhaps iu this (bit feekir.ganoaVi >nof quarrell.Concea- 
 ling therefore his fearc the belt he cou'.dpoftibly , and that his courtefie 
 might appeare more free: We willaliW (laiu hec) Cjclmorm* furntfh 
 them with prouihon. Nor will I thinke my lette without Souldiers, Co 
 long as the Army of a King,that is my friend, (hall be in Sicily. Then he 
 inquired,why Archombrotus was called King of Sardinia, and how 
 Hjamsbt did ? He asked alio many qUe(t.ons of Gt/anorus ^onccrnine, 
 Po/Urcbfts his victory, and his wcj-'nds in his difcourfc making aU the 
 £hew he could, of contentment at coirtefie. To A^genistGeUnornt 
 might not in publike ipeake, but Wf ce. ' ine ordinary and common 
 thingsmeither had he any priuir. accelTe*tb her, akhough (lie that was 
 perplcxcd,and vncerta'ine <tfh .Srety^du' \vry often fix her eye vpon 
 him,that did in like fort be«M.%jer.The time then being agreed vpon 
 that,if the winds would giueV" rr Vi leaue , f'tharchfts and Archombro- 
 tus fnould the fourth day after com : to the ( 'c *;rt;the AmbafTadors re- 
 curnd to their Pinnace, & with iV;r beft h; owed away to Paconia. 
 In the meane time allthings vterc to -Jfr full of perplexity :nor 
 
 did any thing more encourage A> .> that PeUwcbHs had requi- 
 
 red admittance with the floure and ftrcuu,^ of his Army.The King de- 
 termined to make no ipare of his treafurc,i:- : of his prouifions : whe- 
 ther ToliarcbHs came as a friend, that he might with fuch folemnity do 
 honour to fogreataKing: or if there were anyr*acheryintended,at 
 leaftto perifti glorioufly. He therefore comn Ti.dc ' all kinds of victu- 
 als to be pivxiided,& bendes,what-eucr delxrtes du' vfe to be brought 
 to them by Sea. All his richeft houftioldltuff v kh Beds of Gold and 
 Iuory, Carpets of fundry colours, and be i > ? excellent Statues of 
 Braiie and Siluer, were brought out to dr ei I >, and adorne the Pa- 
 lace. The walks were hardly able to hold ti. le, which vpon thefe 
 accidcnts,and to gaze, had flocked to Pano , . And when they law 
 that the Palace was openly dreft vp for an ii . ■ \\ ement,the difpofai- 
 on of men being p rone to excefle ; they n< >t. i p \ ing why they reioy- 
 ccd,or vpon what grounds they had giu - pu cr fearing,were fuddenly 
 melted in ioy and pleafure. Thofe that had ,iny meanes,did carry facri- 
 ficestothe Temples; others being g©rg< .1 with the inwards ofthr 
 beads, which the wealthier men had off;ec vith Playes and Dances,did 
 beleeue,that theyexpreft their thankfulnefle to the Gods. Neither 
 was Meteander againft thefe fports of diem, which were fo raflily iollyv 
 as taking it for a good prefage,and in fuch a garboyle was forced either 
 to mirth oriadne{fe,at the pleafure of his fipciiHtiousconceite. 
 
 The fourth daies Sun was now rifen,when a good way off,the King* 
 Top-marts, as they were comming, wac d< ' * . cd. Eurymcdes and 
 
 Arfidm, 
 
^6$ Iohn Barclay bis Argents. Lib. 5. 
 
 Arfidds, who were fent from {JMeleander to them both, with their 
 fnips,had fome what increafed their Fleets.The fhore was full of Lords, 
 and the reft of the people, as if that pompe did bring fome Deities with 
 it. But the Admirall fhips did not nrft come into the I^auen. The Port 
 was then diftant twenty furlongs from the Citie. In it in almoft three 
 hourcstimCjG^rfVa landed part of the Gallian Armycthey were about 
 fixe thousand men. Mtcipfa alfo had brought with him two thouland 
 Moores. They ltood in their rankes,and vnder their Colours armed, as 
 if they had been going to fight a battaile, faue that for the mod part 
 they had putofftheir caskes.At length his Admirall fhip fet Poiiarcbus 
 on ihore in Sicily ,which when he had touched, as if the Genius of the 
 foyle had breathed into him more ftrongaffe<5tjons,he was fliaken and 
 troubled ,that his countenance almoft was changed with it. Yet at the 
 waters fide he flayed for Arch9mbrotMS,v)\\o not a full houre after him 
 landed at the fame place. There were Horfes fent &omMeleander 3 yy-. 
 on which they both mounted, being brauely accoutred, and in fort fit 
 forKings.P0/Mrr/>#j hadon aCatTockofhis Country falbion ofdiuers 
 colours,and Breeches almoft couered with Iewels. At a Chaine of Gold 
 which compaifed hisnecke and his left ftioulder, his Sword in an Iuory 
 fcabberd did hang by crampets,fet with rich ftones.His armes that were 
 part naked, were fet out with curious Bracelets of pureft gold.His head, 
 which with his long bright haire would, without any other adorne- 
 ment,haue pleafed,he had bound about with a Kingly Diademe of Pur- 
 pie and Gold. But farre beyond all thefe,he was graced by the beauty 
 of his face, and a Genius full of a louely fweetncs,the power of which 
 made all hismotions,allhis lookes commended. Allthepeople there- 
 fore began to marke him; many to applaude him; and thofe which 
 did remember they had feene him in a priuate habit, to blame them- 
 lclues,that cuen then they had not perceiued, that fiich a braue diipofi- 
 tionisnot by the Gods granted, butto princes. But when Aribom- 
 brotusztio leaped vpon his Horfe,himfelfnot in beauty much inferiour, 
 or (hewing leflelpirit matched with his fortune, and apparelled in that 
 rafhion, which the Moores efteemed Royall, the affections of them 
 were incertaine,and almoft diuided : and prefently their wifties happi- 
 ly prefaging,being confufcd,they with a miraculous agreement applau- 
 ded them both. 
 
 They went therefore, as they had forgotten their contcntion,in the 
 midft of their owne. and the Sicilian Pceres : a long traine of Soukiicrs, 
 and of the people much longer ,filling the way both before and be- 
 hind them. All the way betweene the Ports and the Citie was couered 
 with a continued throng,which in one fwarme were there either to ac- 
 company ,or to fee them.In the City the windowes were fuHof Wiues 
 
 and 
 
Lib. 5 . Iohn Barclay bis t^frgems. 1 59 
 
 and Maids mingled with children, whom, that they might remember Co 
 great a fho vv,they on the fudden would by ibme meanes either delight 
 or fcarre them. The Kings full of courtefie,and remembring that thefe, 
 who did them thefe Honours,were not their owne fubie£ls,tbrbarie not 
 to falute them,now (tretcbing out their hands ; now turning their eyes 
 to the people,till at the Court Gate they efpied Mclcandcr. Whom, 
 when they both at out timefawcomming on foote to meete them, 
 they in ltantly leaped from their Horfes. Him then excufing himfelfe, 
 that he came not to receiue them at the Port, which he had not for- 
 borne out of pride, but vpon the requeft of their AmbafTadours, who 
 had prefcribed him,how farre he fhould goe : They both in an humble 
 manner befought,that he would not do too much honor to young men, 
 who once had been hisGueQs. Then congratulating with Poimrcbtts 
 for his victory, and with Arcbombrotus for Sardinia,he with much per- 
 plexity complained, that fb great a King of Gallia would iuftcr, in 
 time paftjhimfelie to be reckoned in Sicily as a priuate man. 
 
 And now they were come to the Court,and MeUnnder defired his 
 Guefts to fit in the Chaires of State, where they might conrene toge- 
 ther .But they thinkingthc time wascome todilpatch their bufincfle, 
 togethennadeartand;and ^r^w^rorw preientinghis Mothers Let- 
 ters to ^/f/(f4»^rr,befoUght him,that he would prelently reade them, 
 for that he could not repofe himfelfe before that were done. The fame 
 requeft alfo PolUrchtts made to him. The King wondering what theie 
 letters carried, that were in fuch hafte to be difpatched,brake the Seales, 
 and began to reade them,which were very long.Immediately,thc fignes 
 ofnomeane perturbation began toappeare in the perplexed lookeSj 
 boihoi P chare huszwA Archombrotns . For both or them did behold 
 that Pacquet,as that which contained their fate in it. If the bufincfle 
 fell out otherwile then Hyanisbe had promifed them : if cither there 
 were no agreement offered, or fuch as they fhould not like of: they 
 now already difpofed thcmfelues to contend; already in their minds 
 they thought of Armes, already of being inraged. Archombrotus^X- 
 fo (for fo had his Mother commanded him) had, together with the 
 Letters deliuered to Attleander, the little Cabinet , which in times 
 paft Poliarchtts had recouered from the Pirates. Neither had Mt te- 
 ander read abouc a few lines of the Letter, when like one aftonifhed 
 he began one while to talke to himfelfe; another, to call his eye vpon 
 tsfrchombrotus : then,to returnc to the Letter again,and to paufe at e- 
 ucry one of them.Thcre was in the Letter a litde key: the fame indeed 
 which was to open the Cabinet. The King holding it fail in his hand,. 
 read the Letter thorow.Neither did Po/tarcbtts or Arcombrotm doubt, 
 but that thofe Letters were of mighty confequence, and carried fomc 
 
 creac 
 
4 yo Iohn Barclay his < Synis. Lib. 5. 
 
 great matter in them. At length Mcleanter drew to a table that flood 
 by the well,and by him felfe alone did curioufly iiiruey what was in 
 the Cabinct,which he now had opcncd.There were in it fome Letters, 
 which he with fighes and tearcs read ouer and kilfed.A Ring alio, and 
 certainetokens,whichhe wellknewofapriuatebufincffe, afTured the 
 oldman,that Hyanhbe had written nothing but truth. 
 
 Being therefore mattered with the greatnefle of his vnexpe&ed ioy, 
 he at once intreated'TVMrc/W, that hee would excufc his dilpatching 
 eertaine neceifary and priuate affaires with all poflible expedition, and 
 withaU in a more familiar fafhion haled Archombrotus , who wondrcd 
 at it,to the fame table, and laid fifyantfbes Letter before him: which 
 while he was reading, Meleander fell vpon his necke,and ftraight the 
 young man humbling himfelfe at his knees, and with another kinde of 
 reuerence then before he vfed,did (hake the minds of all that wereprc- 
 fent. Aboue all,that interlude did moll difquiet Po/iarckw. Should he 
 then lee his Competitor receiued with embraces,and all fignes of in- 
 wardeft kindnes ? Should he in the meane time ftand neglected by Me- 
 bander, and left to talke (forlboth) with Eurymedes ? For he out of ci- 
 uilitie by little and little drew neere him, left that while Meleander 
 was fpeaking to Archembrotus , that King in an vndecent fort fhould be 
 alone in the midft of the Hall. As he was fwolne with thele thoughts, 
 a mighty addition totherayfing in him thehigheft indignation,prefen- 
 ted itfclfcto him. For Argents being aduertifed,thather Father called 
 for her, entred theroome; and when Meleandtr vpon her comming 
 had ipoken fomewhat to her, which thole that were farther remooued 
 could not heare,ft»e of her felfe tooke Archombrotus t as he offered to 
 kiffe her, with both her hands about the necke. Then they both toge- 
 ther let fall fome teares, which by the reft of their behauiour thou 
 mightefteafily know to pioccede from ioy. Andflie as an affurance 
 of moft inuiolable loue,did at his defire locke her right hand in that of 
 Archombrotus, 
 
 But now had fury wholly ouercome Po/iarchtu his patience : and a 
 vehement rage pofleft him, with apurpofe to difturbe thele ioyesof 
 theirs,which he lb much detefted. Whom worft to curfe,heknew not, 
 ofHjaniJbe^e/eander^nd Archombrotus: and fome what more o£. 
 fended he was, hismadneffc being at the height with Argents t vpon 
 whom he determined to bereuenged at the leaft with his owne death. 
 And as thought isfwiftcr then any words, elpccially when itis angry ; 
 he in a moment of time did paflein hismindc many, and thofe cruell 
 conceits. Hath then Hyanifbe, whom the wour is of my felfe and my 
 people hauc preferued,rcturned me this fc: tha a k } I lay heedlefly o- 
 pentohcrpnvlo : • when I was f : vficions. But mce 
 
 denied 
 
Lib. 5, John Barclay his ^irgtnis. ,y r 
 
 defired not my death, before defpifed and abufed to my face, I fhould 
 fee ^<r«?#notonely by decree and fentence giuen from me, but be- 
 witched alio hanging about the necke of her Sonne. Didft thou then, 
 Sorcereffe, fend me to this cruellert death ? Are thefe thy LettersPthele 
 thy promifes ? thele thy oathes conceiued in the hearing of thy houfe- 
 hold Gods ? Foole,foole that I was to lookc for fidelity in Africa ! But 
 thou (halt not coozenmejandgoefree off with it. I will be at enmitic 
 with thee : I will,I fweare,to the vtter deftru£f ionof thy Nation.Mad- 
 man that Tam,what doe I thinke ? and as if I meant to liuetoenter- 
 tahe a hope of comfort hereafter ? Doefr thou not fee thole that muft 
 presently dye : but in thy company ? I will goe and bereaue that hang- 
 man of his life, who being by the meanesof my victory poffefi of Sar- 
 dinia,now Itickes not alio to rob me of the Mirriage due to me: and at 
 leaft with his blood will make the fhameleffe Argents looke red. Then 
 this mifchieuous old man, thisvizard,this foole will I kill,befbre any of 
 his people fhall come tohclpehim. Withall Argents : Argents ,Ifay : 
 (the miferable man daggered at the thought of his cruell intent ) But 
 to what end fhould I draw a widcifc Wenches blood ? She will fuffer 
 a death fitter for her, by the remembrance of her wickcdne{re,and by 
 feeing my wound. I will rip vpmy brelt, and when the blood fhall 
 gufhoutof it, willcaftmyfclfe vponhcr,as fhe trembles at fijeh a prc- 
 lage ofthe furies that will torment her. For if I woi Id not thus dye, I 
 could call for my ,; ouldiers,l could with my o wne fafcty pull this houfe 
 downe vpon my enemies heads. But I will not liue,lc(t I fhould be re- 
 conciled to Argenis* 
 
 Thefe and the like furious rcfolutions he ha^ leafurc to reuolue in his 
 mind,while the firlt blandiinmcntsofloucmaffe Mtleander, Arehom- 
 brottis, & Argntis forgetful of all other things. And now he raflily head* 
 dy,and his mind bent to mi£;hiefe } laid his hand vpon his Sword, when 
 the Gods would not fuffer aguiltleffemantoerrefo vilely. In the very 
 nick of time, therefore Meleander knowing -nothing of thefe rages of 
 his,commingto him:Pardon vs(faid he)my Gueft,thata Ioy vnhoped, 
 which perhaps thou wilt be no leffe glad of, then now thou diddefl fee 
 my felfe and Argents, \\tth a while auerted vs from the refpeel: we owe 
 thee. Come then (thou deareftofallmortall men, the Partner ofour 
 felicity) and vnderftand what this day hath de{eruedofthee.P<?//4rc£#/ 
 changed with this word,and in fuch a variety of affections, not know-« 
 ing what he fhould expect or thinke; refilled not Mcle.inder that led 
 him. But when they were by iyirchombrottts and Argents y Mele*ndir 
 then no more fo foftly, as that thofc which ftood about him could not 
 heare him : O happy day (faidhc) of this ! O day to my old age molt 
 fauourable! Let not the Gods enuy me. What mortall man is more 
 
 I i fortunate ; 
 
47 2 Tobo Barclay his Argents. Lib. 5 . 
 
 fortunate : or to w horn fhould this little remainder of life which is be- 
 hinde bee more deare ? Did then the indultry of the Fates, breaking 
 thorow fo many circumftances, through fo many wringing menaces, 
 prouide thefe (econdsfor me in all neceflities, thefe ornaments for my 
 Family ? Giue ouer now all hating of Arcbombrotus (my Gucft, thou 
 greateit of Kings,and which is a more glorious title then cither of them) 
 )'o/Urcbus. It is long (incc 1 perceiued your diuifion. You both didloue 
 Antenis; and both of you now (ball haue her.For he whom lhaue be- 
 gotten, fhall ftill continue his arfe&ion to her as his Sitter .But to thee, 
 except thou be otherwife refolued, 1 do here betroth her for thy wife. 
 For that vpon her Brothers being difcouered, (he isfallen from being 
 inheritrice of Sicily ; neither wilt thou, as I iudge of thee, loue her the 
 kiTe^nor fhall fhefaile euer the more of being a Queene. For Sardinia 
 and what elfe did belong to Radirobanes (which after him thou alio 
 didftfuffer Arcbombrotus tofeazevpon) (hall follow her for her por- 
 tion. So hath my Sonne with mc decreed. Doe thou now, u4rcbom- 
 brotns, firtt foriweare all enmitie, and deliuer thy Sifter to King T>oli~ 
 archus. 
 
 Could any man haue thought this? Arcbombrotus being the pro- 
 curer of it, and prefenting to him the Maids right hand, the marriage 
 of/4rf«w'/wastendredto poiiarcbus, who in fuch a dallying of For- 
 tune, could not on the fudden beleeue that he was happy. Argents 
 alfo bluibed,and (he that of latc^whilethe wars did retard her wimes, 
 or her Father, was of fuch a mafculine ftoutnefle, fo almoft ftubborne 
 to her Parent: (be that was ready to follow Poiiarcbus whitherfoeuer 
 he pleafed,now that her affaires were profperous and fcttled,rernem- 
 bred that (bee was a Virgin. 'Poiiarcbus at once receiued the Ladies 
 band,at once gaue thanks to Mdeander y z\\A withal wondred,by what, 
 meanes Arcbombrotus was lb fuddenly become the Brother or Ar%c- 
 ms. Then,as it is vfuall in great and fudden accidents, they, all fpake at 
 oncc,and without order. The young men renewed betweene them 
 the mutuall deareneiTe, which long fince they had in happy houre con- 
 tracted at Timocleashoufe. The old man with the Lady had recoue- 
 rcd their fpints, and the chearefulnefie of the Princes,did diftulc it iclfc 
 among the fped^ators. The Lords ftood now in a fettled iilence j now 
 with contufed difcourfes among thcuifelues they rilled the whole 
 roome. Many vpon the fame of it were come in. Neither was that 
 frequency of the aitembly vnpkafingto MtttcndirXoxw wasexpedi- 
 ent,that all (lurid be acquainted with things of that importance, and fo 
 publike .Therfo re with a cleare voyce,which in the old man was made 
 itronger by the violence o/his ioy : My beft Subiects and Guefts, faid 
 he, whom this day hath affembled togetherjto be prefent at the (acred 
 
 concluding 
 
Lib. 5 • Iohn Barclay his i^frgms. 473 
 
 concluding of a manifold alliance; Come on all of you: congratulate 
 with your Kings,and beftow the reft of the day in your dcuotrons. To 
 morrow I would hauc you all come to the Court gate. The people and 
 the Souldiers alio mall make the appearance greater, that none may be 
 ignorant of the pleafure of the Gods,who whether they haue euerbecn 
 more gracious to any othcrthen to vs,I know not.I yet do think it rea- 
 fbn,that you fhould compendioufly haue a talte of our fo great ioyes. 
 I haue found that Archombrotns is my owne Sonne. Him my wife bare 
 to me,who knew nothing of it. My Daughter fhall be married to Kin<* 
 Polutrchtts.Goe now rcioyce,andifyoupleafe,make this nights Wake 
 more glorious then any day:I will in the meane time with my Sonne in 
 Law,& my Son, giuc order for what fhal be necefTary for the occafion. 
 Hauing thus diimift the Lords , hee carried Politrchm into the 
 priuy Lodgings , intending that night to triumph in the fbciety of 
 thole that were moft deare to him. What then did eueiy of them 
 wifh? What did they thinke? The moft chaftc Argents was now 
 to reape the fruit of her conftancy. To Poliarchtts , who now had 
 forgotten all emulation, all difcontent, it was very delightfull to bee 
 mocked by his pleafant Father in law, for that hee had been trou- 
 bled at the kiflcs which Argents out of fifterly loue had beftow- 
 ed vpon Archombrotns. Meletnder was alfo merry with them both 
 now terming Archomhrotus Sonne in law,now Poliarchus Theocrine. 
 And Archombrotns inquired of Argents, which did moft content her, 
 whether that me had him her Brother ,or that (he mould not haue him 
 for her Huf band? Amid ft thefe merriments, fcarce did their reioycing 
 allow them any time for difpatch of affaires. Aneroefius alio himiclfe 
 did put off his aufteriry,and was not afraid to be merry : who, though 
 he were in a fomewhat rugged habit/was yet by Meleander and Arge- 
 nts refpe&ed as a King. But a very few of die troupe of their moft in- 
 ward tamiliars,werc priuy to throb abfolute a rcmiffion of theirs. Yet 
 did Aneroeftns, Iburranes, zndDnna/bittsfup with the Kings. QeUno. 
 rMs,ArJidafjind Gobrt4swexe prefent,& the Moore Micip(a } & Ettry- 
 mekesw'ith Cleobulus. Nicopompttt, twice called for by the King,came 
 yet fomething late: for he had w-ithdrawnc himfelfe, to compofe an 
 Epithalamiumof the Ladies ; only Ttmocle* attended vpon Argents. 
 Thefe were almoft all that waited vpon the Kings at that fupper. The 
 principall part of the difcourfe of them all,was concerning Polurchns^ 
 how hehadloued,hovvasforgetfullofhis quality, he had hazzarded 
 himfelfe, where he was in danger both of fortune and his enemies; 
 whence role that feruour ; or what were the beginnings offo conftant 
 a ioue. But he informed them that moft greedily gaue eatc ro him, 
 that in Gallia he had heard often of the beauty and vermes of Argents; 
 
 Ii a that 
 
474 
 
 lohn Barclay bis ^Argents. Lib. j . 
 
 that thele reports did thruft fpurres into his youthfull minde,which the 
 admiration of lb brauc adifpofitionofminde,orto fpeake more truly, 
 theDcftiniesthemfeluesdidfnarpen. And when he knew that by the i 
 Sicilian lawes,which forbad the allying \A/ith Gallia,all hope of marry- 
 ing hev was cut orchis, defire,asprouoked with this hinderance of his 
 way^wasthc moreegerly inflamed. That he had, pretending dcuotion 
 :o the Gods of other nations, as going to viiit their temples, taken his 
 . vciace onely with GeUnorus (who,thoughfree*borne,had yet of his 
 owne accord perfonated afreed-man)into Sicily : intending himfclfe in 
 peoon to know,whether Argents were equall to her fame,and worthy 
 ofthc wane which he had in deiigncment againtt thekwes of Sicily ; 
 if {be,w hich he hoped one day to erTecf , mightbeib gained by his ob-4 
 ieruancc,as onely they 0ipuld be the bars to his felicity. But that when 
 he was arriued in Sicily, he could not fo much as haue a view of the La- 
 dy:VVho being aRecluie within a ftrong Caiki,it was a crime inexpia- 
 ble,for any man to come to the iight.ot her. Vpon this occafion he took 
 a relblution moil fortunately rafh,of ratninghimieltea Maide, that hea 
 might ouer-veach Setwjja vhderthe name of Theocrtne. Addsander 
 helped him in the narration of the relt, betweene mirth and wondring 
 remcmbring,how like a Wench he carried himielfe in euery thing,with 
 how dolefull a fiction he had wrought himfclfe to pitty him, and got 
 accede to Argents: finally, with what valour; what force he hadouer- 
 throwne the Cut-throates that were gotten into the Caftell, andof 
 Tlieocrute did become Pallas. 
 
 Then turning their difcouife from PolUrchus to Arc hombrotus, they 
 found in him alfo many things towy^er at. Was he then the Prince 
 that Sicily might claime"asJierowfjgjp^ whom MeUandtrnot know- 
 ingwhomherauoured, hadiodearely loued? How/fywrx&rhad fa 
 long concealed the bufiwefle ? How in the fittdi time &e had vntwift- 
 edit ? How like the tales that are inuentcd forthedelight of the eate, 
 the Gods had wrought, the wnoie Web of this affaire. Melcander in 
 the meane time acquainted them with hirMa'niage in Africa, and as 
 much as his prefent ioy would giue him leaue, mourned forhisdecea- 
 fed wife. And diuers times particularly making relation to them of the 
 whole bufiueffe,he d.igeited intoorder that,wnich,the next day he was 
 to deliuer in the affembly of the people. 
 
 The night was now farre fpent when they rofe fromSupper. When 
 the Sunne wasryting,as many as were in Panormus,w ith Garlands vp- 
 on their heads flocked to the Court. Some climbed vp vpon the 
 "Vyalles: or filled one Scaffolds which weic let vp on the hidden. O- 
 thersiet vp Ladders, which -being laden more then rhcy could brare, 
 diuers of therrj Jeii clowne vpon thole which were vndcrthem.1 Ar the 
 
 Palace 
 
Lib. 5 . John Barclay his oY/^ «rf/. 47 5 
 
 — #- 
 
 Palace Gates was Tec vp a little Stage almoft a mans height from the 
 ground, vpon that were ray led the Quires of Eftate for the Kmgs.Two 
 of them indeed together, in which Meleander andTetiarcbtu were to 
 fit. Other t wo on the fide a little further backe, placed there for e^/r- 
 chombrotm and Argent* ; After the Kings had {how nethemfelues to 
 the people,and the Oyer had ttayed the acclamations of the people, 
 Africander after a little paufe : If I were ({aid hc)my deareft, and Sub- 
 iects, to fpeake to you any thing of ill prelage, lfhould neede to vfe 
 (bme Arte,and as it were a fcafoning, to caufe your minds rellifh it the 
 better. But now what necelTity is there of curious eloquence to com- 
 mend the fauours of the Gods,which themfelueshauclb much graced? 
 I bring to you ioy : to your Kings and Nations peace,and perfect ami- 
 ty : to our enemies, fearc of our name, troubles and ruine. Nor doc I 
 bclceuc,that you doe not already know, what it is that you arc hither 
 afTcmbkd to hearc. Some God,and Fame it ielfe,if fhe hath any Dei- 
 tie inher,hath fcattered among you, that this ismadefolemnebythc 
 marriage pF my Daughter with King Poliarshut , and as it were a 
 fecond birth- day of my Sonne : withall turning his head afide, he look- 
 ed vpon Arcbombrotus y \\ho\n a rcucrent manner was riling vpto him. 
 Whom, why it was (o long before I knew : why now at length I am 
 come tohaue knowledge of him:it fhall be worth the labour that you 
 (my Subie6l») bee alio enformed. Take here (Cryer) tnc Qucene of 
 Mauritania;* Letters, and as lou as thou art able, rcade them openly. 
 The Oyer then receiuing the Letter, began to readeirto this effect: 
 Qucene Hyxnisbe to King Meleander, Health. Shall I call it thy vertue 
 or thy fault, that hath made me till this day not think good to giue thee 
 the fatisfaction,which now to thy admiration I will impart vnto thee ? 
 For both I count it an offence, that thou wouldelt concealefrommec 
 thy marriage with my Siller A»*.*: and that' after (he was dead, thou 
 ncuer didlt inquirc,whcther (lie had left thee any thing behind hcr.Thy 
 vertue alfo I haue lb refpetted, tnat I would not dcliuer to thee thy if- 
 fue by her ,till I had firlt made a triall, if he would grow to mam eflatc 
 worthy of chec. Now when all things in himdoef.ite to hisDilcenr, 
 it is fit I diicioic that to thee, which lb many y :eres I haue in my 
 bolbme kept concealed. When thou at thy departure into thy Sici- 
 ly hadit left rny Sitter Anna with vs, who was with priuate Cere- 
 monies married to thee ; and the moncths were elapfed, in v\ hich u ith 
 'feuerall dcuiccs Hie had concealed her fwelling Wombe, at length fhee 
 fell extremely ficke. Wee thinking it ibmc ether malady , did procure 
 for her remedies, that did no good at all. But fhe forcfecing her death, 
 thus i\->ke to mc in priuate : Forgiue me, my Siiier,who doe not crauc 
 thy pardon for any other fault, but that of my filencc. 1 am Wife to 
 
 li 3 ' Meleander, 
 
6 Iohn Barclay his ^Argents, Lib. 5. 
 
 47° . — 
 
 Melnaxdcr* King of Sicily. I now am in traua'ile of Child. Nor,ex- 
 ccptmy paines abufc mc,(hall I with life be deliucred. What fliall bee 
 borne of me,I-leaue it,Sifter,to thy pleafure,whether thou wilt bring it ^ 
 vp,or fend it oucr to the Father. Yet had I rather it fhould be kept fe- 
 cret, that the people might not know I am a Mother,bcfore they heare 
 J was married. But of the concealing our Contra6t,there were diuers 
 cautcs: both for that we flood infeare of Cs>/£#s the Numidian, my 
 importunate and troublefome Sutenand who perhaps alio would hauc 
 runne fome violent courfe againft vs. And befides, that Meleander did 
 delire to be efpoufed to me with a roy all manner,which he went home 
 toprouide. Finally, bafhfulnefle reftrained me, vnhappy that lam, 
 which,alas,I feare, that I lbmewhat wrong enen in the relation. See, 
 Sifter , here vpon my Bolfter lye the agreement of Marriage bctweene 
 vs,writtenwith MeUandersovtn hand,whichto confirmethem,Iallo 
 (igned : (and withall fhe deliuered me the Writing.) But in this Box are 
 certaine priuy countcr-fignes of our fecretpurpofes, fome Letters and 
 Rings ,with Bracelets made of both our haire. When thou fiialt fhew 
 theie to him, he will know that I haue entrufted to thee the whole bu- 
 fwcife. At that word fhe became fpeechleiTe. When (he was a little 
 recouered,I began to comfort hcr,and calling a few of my truftieft w r o- 
 men, we carefully prouided fuch things for her as were neceiTary. Yet 
 fhe was deliuered of a Sonne*, whom, while (he was aliue, we (hewed 
 to her. I then asked ofher,if fhe could, toftraine hcrfelfe for the wri- 
 ting of one line ? I know not what Deitic then prompting me to doe 
 that,which was conuenicnt for the occanons,which now prefent them- 
 felues to vs j fhe did it,and in her Letters certified, that fhe was dying, 
 and left thy Sonne to me. Thou wil! (O King) know her hand,though 
 the trembling caufed by her malady,did disproportion the letters. Not 
 long after, in my armes fhee dyed. There were with me prelent onely 
 foure Ladies. To one of them, called Sophoneme, whom I principally 
 trulted,I committed the Infant : commanded her to be carefull of him: 
 and to get him a Nurfc that might not know, who her Fofter-child 
 was. And more, being afraid left fome one of fo many that were ac- 
 quainted with it, fhoi;:d vent it-, by the fame Sophoneme Iabufe the 
 reft, and make them beleeue^hat the Child was dead. About the fame 
 time, my Brother Ittba deceahng, left his Kingdome tome : and my 
 Husband Siphi'x, the Fates as it were in one troope furioufly charging 
 vs,departkig this life; I amidft fo much forrow did not forget thee, 
 ^.AUleander, not my Sifter. I ecunterfeke my fclfe with Child, and in 
 the end by the help ofthe fame Sophoneme ${& faine,that I had brought 
 forth a pofthumus Sonne. It was not pofTible to fhew thy Sonne at 
 ,that time as mine. For a Child fo many moneths old ; could jiot haue 
 
 bten 
 
Lib. j . John Barclay his ^sir gents* .-j 
 
 been taken for one new borne. But Sophoneme furnifhed my Cradle 
 with one fit for thcfi£tion,which afterwards by my command fhe car- 
 ried away to nurfe. My felfe pretending a feare of Witchcraft/orbade, 
 that any ,befides the Nurfes,and only Sepboneme, fhould fee my Sonne. 
 By that meancs, at the end of two yceres, it was eahe for me to mew 
 thy Htemp/atf (for fo his dying Mother called him afcer his Grand-fa- 
 thers name) as if he had been borne by me. From thenceforth I for 
 himrefcrued my felfc, for him my Kingdome. No intreaties of our 
 neighbour Kings could euer draw metothinke of Marriage. Whenhe 
 was three and twenty yceres old, I commended thy vertuestohim: 
 pcrfvvadcdhim,thatto learnethe Arte of goucrning, he mould goe to 
 thee,and frame hisminde by the patterne ofthine: And that he mould 
 the moreeafily effect it, if he would put off the markesof his fortune, 
 and not make it knowne that I was his Mother: Left either thy indul- 
 gence ,or the flattery of others,fhould rob him of that greene and natu- 
 rall vcrtue,which being often denyed to Princes,doth ennoble the haz- 
 zards and fortunes of priuate men. He was obedient to my command : 
 and a ftrange thing it is, did fo content thee, as thou a great King wert 
 willing to betroth to him thy Daughter, whom thou hadft by thy laft 
 Wife,andin\yhom,thou didft beleeue,thy laft hope ofpofterity was 
 ftored vp.When he had aduertifedme therof,although I did reioyce at 
 his vertue,and thy Gcnius,which had ntade thee loue thy yet vnknown 
 Sonne; neuerthelefle, at the ill-boding of an Inceftuous Marriage, I 
 was extremely afeard, left the Brother ihould be coupled with the Si- 
 fter. Butbefides thefe, oth«er dangers alfo terrified me : Radtrebanes , 
 to the definition of Africkc, comming with his Army to inuade vs. I 
 therefore fo wrote to our HiempfaU, whom you call Archombrotus, as 
 I both might defcrre the Marriage, asjheare rclolued vpon betwecne 
 you ; and he being lent for by me,might with a Nauy come to affift me. 
 But Ims Aide had come late,nor had he found whom to relieue,if a tem- 
 peft had not brought King Po/sarchf/s with his Army of Gaulesto 
 helpe vs. By his valour the principall fpoylcs of Radtrobanes are pla- 
 ced in the Temple of our Uklars. But dangers well-ncerc more difmali 
 affailed vs in peace,then in warre : Poliarchus and Htempfalt being in- 
 flamed with a molt imaged emulation. The caufe of their hate is thy 
 Argent*, yihok Marriage both of them ft eke to acquire, with a defire 
 abouc the proportion ofmortall men. I knowing thy Sonncs error,did 
 obtaine of both of them,that their furious contention fnould not come 
 to be ended with the Sword, vntill they had deliueredthee thefe Let- 
 ters: Alluring them, that immediately each of them fhould bee mailer 
 ■of his wifhes. Which will then come to pafle, if thou fhalt acKnow- 
 ledgc thy Sonne, and vpon King P oliarchut then, whom no man this 
 
 Ii 4 day 
 
A 7 g John Bat clay his ^Argents. Lib. 5* 
 
 day breathes necver in both his anions and his vertucs to the Gods,be- 
 flow thy Daughter in marriage. Her Portion I am content thou either 
 raife out of thy owne meanes,or mine,as thou pleafelt. Sicily, Mauri- 
 tania,and the late accc(iion,Sardinia,wil be fuflicicnt both to make thy 
 Sonne rebne in plenty ,and alfo to prouide for thy Daughter according 
 to her quality. I fend in this little Cabinet, whatfocuer priuate Tokens 
 my dying Sitter left with me : among the reft, her laft Letters to thee, 
 wherein fhe certifies,that Che was at the point of death,leauing a Sonne 
 behind her.All which this preient yeere were as ncere loft as might be. 
 pirates (O villany)had ftolne the Cabinet! But KingTVwrcW, with 
 the death of theThceues, reftored it to mc vntouched. So thou alfo in 
 part art engaged to him for thy Sonne : I for my Kingdome,long face 
 appointed out for thy Hiemp/a/L Befides lArgcnis, there can bee no 
 competent reward for thefegood works. Farewell,and delight thy old 
 age with the felicity, which the Godsbcftow vpon thee. 
 
 This exceeding long Epiftle, the hoarfe Crycr fcarce was able to 
 rcade»to theend.Vpo the reading them,thete followed a confuted mur- 
 mur among the people. Many were within hearing; others withque- 
 ftions,and inquiring what the bufinetTc was,troubled thefethatvnder- 
 ftood it. To diuers alfo the Letter feemed obfeure; which that it would 
 fo fall out,Mdeand:r not doubting,began to cleare them w ith a fpeech 
 of his owne to that end premeditated. He informed them in the Hi- 
 ftory of his youth, how that by his Fathers appointment, he had long 
 fince taken to wife the Daughter of a Prince of the Bretians : who be- 
 ing fixe yeeres married to him^and barren, dyed of a hurt (hereceiued 
 by a fall from her Horfe vpon a flub of a tree, as (he was hunting.That 
 he was then fiue and thirty yeeres old, and his Father yet liuing. That 
 at the fame time reigned in Mauritania, laba, a great friend to Sicily,to 
 whom with a (lender traine, he went to pa{fe his melancholy, caufed by 
 the death of his Wife. Then he told them, that Iuba had two Sifters. 
 The elder, HjArijbe, married to one Syfhax, a man of great power in 
 that Countrey: the younger called Anna, to whom a Numidian,named 
 Ctrthus, was a Suter. A man of fo great meanes,that /although hee 
 did not like him, was afraid to offend him. That himfelfe enamoured 
 of Anna, aud the Lady perfectly hating theNumidian, was by her ac- 
 cepted. That they therefore did bothconfenttoafecret marriage : and 
 that (lie aduifing him.to raife fome Forcesin Sicily , before heopenly de- 
 clared himfelfe agakift the Numidian, fayled into his Countrey ; but 
 there by his Fathers death was hiudred from returning into Africa, 
 within the time he had promifed. Duringthefe dclayes that hee had 
 ..beard ofthe death of Anna i and thinking no more of Mauritania, fell 
 inloucwith a Sicilian Maid, the Daughter of his Coufw Germane, 
 
 who 
 
1 ib. 5 • Iohn Barclay his ^sfrgtnis. *j 9 
 
 who vvas Argents her Mother. The reft (my deare SubiccV) you haue 
 heard by Hyanisbes Letter, how (lie fucceeded her Brother Iubn'm the 
 Kingdome;how Ann.i was deliueicdofthismy Sonne. Foraffurance 
 ofthe truth hereof, (Tie hath in a little Cabinet fent mc moil cer taine to- 
 kens,which I with a true feeling of what is pall, am well acquainted 
 with. 
 
 Then looking vpon Poliarchtts: But by what name (hould I call 
 thee,thou greater* King? to whom we owe that now we liue,thatnow 
 wc reigne? Thou didltfree me from capriuity : thou didft deliuer Ar- 
 gents, when Licogenesh'is flaues were in fury broken in vpon vs in the 
 Caltle. Thou in the battaik didtt fliew my Souldiers the way to victo- 
 ry ,and finally , alone didlt ouerthrow my enemies. Then not long after, 
 alasto my mistbrtunc,and howeuer thou excufe it, my difhonour, alio 
 thou wenteft out of Sicily. Neither were our indignities too hard for 
 thy goodncflfc. Being wronged, thou Mill haft loucd Argents. What 
 fliould I fpeake of thy rinding, by the conduct of the Gods, thefe To- 
 kens,by which I hauc come to know my Sonnc,and hce his Father, a- 
 mong the Pirates, and then by thy valour recouenrg them? In Africa, 
 how hard a taske it was to flop. Radtrobanej from triumphingjthepalc- 
 neffc in thy face,thc blood which thou there didft lole, notyet beeing 
 totally renewed, doth well demonft'rate. I would thou wouldlt make 
 choice of fome name,that might denote me thy inferiour. Thou rather 
 wilt hauc me called thy Father in Law. Happy ArgtKts,i\\zt art to bee 
 fobrauely beftowed. Thou -truly by thy vertue haft condemned the 
 ouer-timorous wittinefie of our Aneel/tors, w ho ib divided the Galli- 
 an greatncrTe,as they forbade the Princes of Sicily to match with you ; 
 as if the afrinitie of fo great a Prince wereequiualent to bondage .Thou 
 haft deferued that with publike agreement we fhould allconfent to re- 
 peale this Law. But the Gods haue prouided,that there mould bee no 
 necefiitie to abandon that constitution. For they haue reftorcd to mee 
 my Sonne, vpon whom Sicily is to defcend. But for my Argents re- 
 maines a fortune nothing inferiour to it of Sardinia and Liguria; which 
 Kingdomes, our Lawesnot at all prohibiting it, fhe iTiall vnite to thy 
 Gallia. Here Archombrotm^s it was determined betvvcene them,cra- 
 ued leaue of his Father to fpeake. Then prcfentlyto Poliarchtts : The 
 porTcffion of Sardinia,which now is in my hand (laid he) what other 
 tiling is it, then the fruit of thy victory ? Thou didlt conquer it in Afri- 
 ca : I came to the Triumph. Thou therefore (my dearefl Silkr)thou, 
 whom that Iloued,cuen Poliarchus himfelfe doth pardon me : rccciue 
 rheRoyall Enfignc of Maicltie, and tor the hope of Sicily, into which 
 the rights of my birth haue ingrafted me; be thou Queene of all the 
 Lands which vverc vnder the command of Radtrobanes. Thou ftialt 
 
 bring; 
 
480 
 
 Iohn Barclay his t^frgems. Lib. 5 . 
 
 bring to thy Husband that,which by the La wes of Conqucft he might 
 or' himfelre haue taken. And withall hee placed the Diadem ypon her 
 head: Meleander indeed weeping with excefle ofioy: but the peo- 
 ple with fuch acclamations approuing it, as for a long time no man 
 could heare any other thing. Poliarchus, as he was in eloquence very 
 powerfull,did ib begin to extenuate the memory of his (eruices done,as 
 he dilcrcetly made them greater: to (JHeleander foil of refpeft : to Ar- 
 cbonsbrotus, Argents, and the people, fai rely courteous : that it was 
 doubtfull, whether his carriage became him better in peace, or in 
 warre. 
 
 And now when they ail were going to the Temple ,the fonne of iV/'- 
 copompusfczxct tenne yceres old ; his rather leading him,dre w neere to 
 Argents ; and preftntly prefenting her an Epithalamium,compofed by 
 his father, did with a pretty & confident merrines affirme himfelftobe 
 the Author of it. And when Meleander had called him, hee comman- 
 ded him to giue himfelfe and Poliarchus copies of the fame Verfes, 
 which the Boy had readie in his hand : with inquiring of him whofe 
 Workc it was ; he made him diuers times to laugh, while he told a lye. 
 The Verfes were not many, as directed to Princes, and thofe fullof bu- 
 fine^e, and therefore found the more that were willing to readethcm. 
 
 To grace this ^Marriage front theftarrU Skie, 
 Phoebus defends \you Gods we can de/crie % 
 IVejhat are Poets, Lofrom th' opened Skie, 
 The Gods longtrainedefcends to Sicily, 
 Whilft Hymen lights bis TorchjcvbtCft heau*ns great <$ueene 
 Adornestbe Bridallpompe s and Cupid 's feene 
 To dealehisgentlewounds,andr»iffesnot; 9 
 
 : < Behold i faire Phoebus bis croven'dHarp bad got t > 
 
 To which bis rofte lips 'gant fine this note: ^ 
 
 loynein a lofting league your louingbands, 
 
 Which Time Jhall not diftolue,nor Fates withftand ; 
 
 loyne, Princes ; On yon /mile the fe golden dayes ; 
 
 Hymen is heere j Oh y crowneyour Pofts with Hayes , 
 
 And let the fine- fold bridall Tapers fhine, 
 
 fPhil'ftthe French Cjodi with the Sicilian ioyne. 
 
 Bleft Father-in law ! bleftpaire \ BleftTrogenie { 
 Behold the firgins face Jong promts' d thee; 
 
 Such are Minerua's cheeses ; fuch are the fair e 
 
 Saturnia's eyes \fuch Cycherea's haire; 
 
 Like Cynthia ,when her hunting Robes (beleattes t 
 
 And her the Skie in bright eft lookgs receiues^ 
 
Lib.5« Iohn Barclay his x^drgenis. a g j 
 
 Is thy fair e 'Bride. The Gods benignity, 
 Great Kingjbehold ; but with a nterer eye, 
 Suruey her beautious mind : Thou'lt thinke her heart 
 Not mortally and that thou in heauen art. 
 
 As much, thy looks t and golden lockes to fee 9 
 Thj chafte flame- (parkJir.geici,reioyces (bee* 
 Sometimts her lotting heart fanciest hee ,fo 
 As thou to warrein dreadful! Armet doftgoe ; 
 Sometimes thy looks, when forth at thy returne 
 Thy Subieftsflocke ; when in h\e triumph borne, 
 Herfe/fe /ball Gallia's longing Cities view. 
 Sometimes fbe thinkesfbe dreames ; Too good for true 
 Is what fbe fees ; and fading when fbe wakes. 
 
 Ah ,(earenot ^Princely Maid', No {lumber makes 
 This iey,nor are thy longing though* deluded. 
 *Tis true ; the Gods wtt b me haue all concluded. 
 Thus with one heart and voyce they all command \ 
 Iejne in a lafting league your louing hands ; 
 Oh,ioyneyour hands jthou, of all Maids mo fl bright ; 
 Thou y amongfi men,fuch,as in cleerejf night, 
 Bright Lucifer does other St arret excell. 
 But come thou /acred Teace,at length, and dwell 
 IVith thefe deferuing brefis ; Enough haue they 
 Endurd of danger, and enough delay. 
 Now make thefe Princes in each other bleft y 
 And of their loncr-de(iredioyes poffeft. 
 Net great Alcides entred heauen ^before 
 That he thefweat of his twelue labours wort. 
 
 Tour louing hands conioynefor aye in one ; 
 Oh, ioyneyour hands. All £loxds and ft or me s are gone* 
 A gentltr Ayre now (bines ; no day (ball lowre : 
 And all the Godsonyou their gifts /ball powre. 
 Though in fad flormes great Heroes fortunes euer 
 Begin ;yet Vertuefujfers (hipwrackeveuer. 
 
 The Sacrifices flood ready at the Temple of JunoLucina, and the 
 Auguies with the Colledge of high Pric(ts,who were to performe the 
 nuptiall Ceremonies. The people by the way did ring the vfuall Songs 
 in honour of Hymen , and that of Triumph. And becaufe Argenis had 
 no Mother to carry the Torch before her ; that Honour vpon the com- 
 mendation ofPoltarchu* and Archombrotus , was conferred vpon Timo- 
 clea. Then hauing inuoked the Gods, that haue charge of procreation; 
 
 and 
 
a 82 Iohn Barclay bis ^sfrgcnls. Lib. 5. 
 
 and efpecially the protection of the fives which were carried befoic Ar- 
 gents ,who was coucued with her Veyle, when now the Axe was ready 
 to fall vpon the Sacrifices, Poliarchus commanded the Minifters of 
 thofe Rites to forbearc, and with the contentment of that day being 
 more maiefticall,he thus fpake to %s4rcbombrotus : If Imayhaue any 
 credit with thee ,my Brother, it grieues me,that when I am a Husband, 
 thou fhouldeft be to feeke a Wire. I haue a Sifter about twenty yeeres 
 ofage,whofe beauty and difpofition would commend one that were 
 not Nobly borne. If a folidand ftridl alliance betweene vs be agreeable 
 to thee, I doe by the right of a Brother bcreauurc hereto thee. And be- 
 caufe by the cuftomeof my Nation, 110 pare of the Kingdome can de- 
 fcend vpon her, her Portion mall bee fixe hundred Talents in prefent 
 money. MeUander was prefent at this motion,who asked of Archsntm 
 brotus,t\\2it did not fo«-nuch paufe at yeelding his confeut(fbrthe match 
 did highly pleafc him) as veering that refpeft to his Father, thathee 
 fhould make choyce or iris Daughter inlaw; -whether he would with 
 thefe conditions haue her affianced to him. Po/wr^yWalfohadadui- 
 ied Argents, though fhe were by cufiomeat thofe modeftRkes to keep 
 filence,that (he fhould perfvade her Brother to this double match. He 
 in a moftdeare and chearctull manner, made anfwer,that he accepted 
 of the condition : and imbracing Poliarchus : Thou haft preuented my 
 requeft,moft valiant King. What God did leadc thee in theclofcft ca- 
 binet of my foule ? Let then thefc Ceremonies ( fpoufe her to me in her 
 abfence. Thou,my Deareft,fhak vndcrtake for both our fidelities.The 
 Priefts being then commanded to prepare for doubled Rites^with their 
 bufie diligence put all things about the Temple in confufion. And when 
 the matter was fpred among the people, theayre filled with the cla- 
 mours of thofe that did -congratulate ,tooke away the vfe of their wings 
 from fome Birds chat flew oucr them,ancl.madc them fall do wne dead. 
 All applauded ; All were in the next degree to the reioycing of thofe 
 thatkeepe Bauhtts his Feaft; and the aiTembly being confufed,fuch 
 an execfle of ioy remembred no differences of mcn,or their degrees. 
 
 Inthemeanetimethe inwards were offered to the Godsend when 
 the Sacrifices .wheteofone whichhadthe Liuer compafTed about with 
 a Caule like a Garland, were allowed by the Soothfayer, as of good 
 prefagc :the Irtcenfe being burnt, the Spoufes aduanced to the Altar, 
 -there to plight their nuptiail Faith. The Ceremonies ended, the traine 
 was recurring to the Palace,whcn at the Porch of the Temple, Anero- 
 eft/is me: rhem as they were going out,with a pale looke,and full ofthe 
 ft inges ardiuination : for the Deities h'ad leatcd thcmfclues in his wor- 
 thy brc. :. Shaking therefore his head, that was moued by the infpired 
 fury ofthe Gods : Haile Kings (faid he :) Haile, O you the care ofthe 
 
 Gods. 
 
I-ib-5- Iohn Earclay/wo/>g (W >. 
 
 48j 
 
 Gods,which hitherto haucbin tried by the Fate's with troubles,butnow 
 by their fauour fhall approuc,that there is nothing more delicious then 
 Vertue. Thou happieltamong old men : Ah,doenot, M<lea»der,y^ 
 braidc the Gods w ith thy time fpent amidft the warrcs,and difloyaltie 
 ofthy Subiefts? Thy lufty age.and able to laft yet many yecres, (hall 
 hereafter Hand in feare of nothing at homecoming abroad.One while 
 in AFricke thou fhalt fee Hjar.isbe : another, giue her entertaincment 
 in Sicily. All trouble of ra&ions,all danger of trcalons fhall bee fane 
 rcmooued from you. Thy old age, and the youth of Archomhrotus^ 
 with reuercnceandfcarc null affect the minds of all men. Thou.a hap- 
 py Father, fhalt fee him triumphant oucr the next Brutians and Lu- 
 canes, with theSca-coalt oi' Epyius : his IlTuc fhall grow vp in thy 
 armes, and hereafter giue a long fucceffiue order of Princes to Sicily. 
 Nor is thy Daughter dearer to thcc,that is defigned for Gallia,then thy 
 Daughter in Law will be,which from thence is to come to thee. But 
 you the Jewclsof this Age; xhouToltarcbus, and thou Arycms^ doe 
 not expect to heare now rrom me,of thofc rewards of your faithfulneiTe 
 ofyour vertues, which are ccrtaincly laid vp for you. Many ofthem I 
 know not ; many arc not to be mentioned. The Deitinies doc alfo con- 
 ceale apart of thefelicitie,for which you arc created, from the Gods 
 themfelues; led eucn they fhould cnuyyou. Yet ofa»rcater number 
 from me recciuc a few. The loue which this day hath conioyned you 
 fhall inuiolate accompany you to your old age. For no wrangles* no 
 fatiety ;no cares, growing out of vnfound iealoufics,fhalleucr diminifli 
 it. You fhall inlarge the bounds of your Empire. On this fide the 
 Rhyne,on that the Ocean lTiall behold you Conquerours. The pictures 
 of Timandr*, triumphing amidft the Troopcsof her Grand-children 
 the well aflecled crrour of pofleritie fhall often miftake for that of Cv- 
 fo/c. Your glow; your valour; your lcaft commands,the Nations farrc 
 and wide fhall refpccl: with reuerence : they fhall not refufe to be com- 
 manded ; not to be ouercome. If you goe any whither, fafety her lelfe 
 {hall carry you. Whatfoeucr you fhall wifh, the Gods fhall preuent 
 your prayers. And left your felicity fhould forfake you at your death 
 one night fhall free you both, being tyred with age,and firaightexpofe 
 to the view of mortall men fo many more Starrcs, then they before did 
 cuerfee. Nor doubt you of your fame : the Genius of Hiflory fhall 
 render that immortall,which being many ages hence fcattcred among 
 other Nations,no power,no time fhall cuer cxtinguifh. 
 
 lamque opus ex 'gi quod me ^c. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
4*5 
 
 THE CLAVIS. 
 
 I Hat many, who will be pleafed to readc this Barclay hi* 
 Argents t \\'A\ alfo defire to know, who they were, that 
 vnder the fained names o$Melcander y Po/ianbns, Ar- 
 gents , Licogencs, and the reft mentioned therein, the 
 Author intended to perfoliate. I cannot doubt at all : re- 
 membring that my fclfe, when I fir ft was acquainted with it, did eager- 
 ly long to be in fbmc conuenient meafure fatisfied concerning die fame. 
 To giue what contentment I am able, to the commendable curiofiry 
 offuch,asout of a Work of fuch a railed conceit and ftile, arc defirou? 
 to draw what profitable knowledge they poflibly may, not (lightly 
 paffing it ouer as an idle Romance, in which there were no other fruit 
 conteined, butfantafticall talcs, fit onely to put away the tcdiouGies of 
 a Winter euening; Ihauc, asfarreasmyconie&ure would reach, hel- 
 ped by my acquaintance with the parages ofthis latter Age, both in 
 our owne and our neighbour Countrics,annexed to this my Tranflati- 
 on this Kcy.Whercwkh,the Reader may vnlocke the intentions of the 
 Author bib many of the parts of it, as I could conceiue he had any 
 aime in at all.I fay,where he had any aime : for that himfelfe in the fe- 
 condBookCjVnderthcnameof Nfctfmmpm (by which, thorow the 
 whole workc he doth perfoliate himfelfe)declares,thathe will in diuers 
 things raife imaginary names,onelv to beare the perfbns of venues and 
 viccs,fo as he (hall as well miftake,that conceiues all things contained -X" • f^i ' &* ' 
 in it,to be nothing but meere fictions ; asheethat will not allow any 
 part thereof,to be a defcription of things indeed and really a&ed. 
 
 That therefore he doth by the name ofSicily (for it is not vnfitto be- g,/c /<*-. ^> tfr* 
 gin with the Countries firft, and then come to the peribns) intend the xtt . 
 Kingdome of France, isapparant both by his Epiftle Dedicatory to 
 the King, and alfo as well by that which the Author, Nicopompus, 
 fpeakesofhisdefigne in the fecond Booke : as by that in the third* fr*A • '7° • 
 Bookc,hee points at the Land on the oppofite (hore,often their aduer- 
 fary, meaning England,in which^ali Fortrcifes, but one (the Tcnvneof 
 London) were demoliftied, 
 
 The 
 
 Tii ce f 
 
 rt 
 
 juchio t firm 
 
~r^5 The CUuis. 
 
 The Country to be feared, when fubiettto one Prince, by theAu- 
 rattm* • C% i-ntta ' thor called Mcrgania,by inuerfion ofthe Letters, will eafily appeare to 
 be Germania. Aquilius the Emperour,(as who beares the Eagle for his 
 
 v'/iU^j ~ffi Srtf*: Armes.)H^.^pW«/,theKingofSpaine,'^y7w^ < < J by the fametranf- 
 >voyUiU^. A-ff:>^ftplanting the letters ,doth render Cabrinus 5 Hyperephanij are his fol- 
 io wers,which by that name importing as much as lupcr-appearing,hc 
 intends to brand with a note of ignominy , as we, when we terme 
 themPuritanes.D<rr^»/,in the fame fort,femouing the letters, make 
 Yrederictts x\\z KingofBohemia,whichalfo iseuident,inthat hefaies, 
 in Head ofthe meate which(as Arch-Sewer ofthe Empires) he mould 
 haue brought to the Table of Aquilms i he almoft had taken away 
 both the Table and the prouifion. 
 
 Peranbykus to be </*&0r,Prince ofTranfiluania,appeares out ofthe 
 fignificationof the wordjeompofed o/iPera > or Teranjratis beyond : 
 and hy/a,f/ua } d. wood : who aimed at the other kingdome of AquiliHS^ 
 . , ^.Hungary. 
 
 j^UtbKi & wian*- Tfe Lydian couple, Husband and Wife,which he therfore calls Ly- 
 ^uhJ. W^f**.*, dian(asintherelt ofthe Booke he euery where fpeaking of any Itali- 
 incr*- & fcvwflt anS) he termes them Lydians) as denuing their originall from a Colo- 
 ny , brought into that country by Thercntts, the King of Lydias fonne, 
 are the Marmall D'Ancre and his wife ; the one kild, the ocher exe- 
 $^Vffi* l* m<C ' cuted at Paris. The other paire out of Phrygia (by which name he euc- 
 - 1 *#£#*" • ry where meanesEngland,asdifccnded from the Troians,) with their 
 
 misfortunes,needeno proper name in this Edition. 
 ) ' a Ibburranes Mbyzhz vfuallremouing ofthe letters,7for£m>*#f, then 
 
 (AVY-mU . £?<*«•<" thePopes Legate at Auimon,and now Pope Vrban : the eighth, which 
 x *M - alio his dcuice of Bees in his Amies doth tcllifie. 
 
 By the great Ones,who after a walled courfe of infinite power, be- 
 tooke themfelues to the Church for fafety : it is apparant, that hec 
 1 meanes the Duke of Lcrma ( Francifco Gomes de Sandoualt) who from 
 a lower forme ,by the Kings fauor raifed,not to be one of the Grande's, 
 but the Grande of Spaine,finding his Grace in the wane,and taught by 
 Rodrigo Calderonhis diigrace,what he might withreafon feare, obtai- 
 ned ofthe Pope a Cardinals Hat: So exempting himfelfe from the ti- 
 uill iurifdi6tion, by being incorporated into the Spirituall fociety, as a- 
 mong them it is in the Romrfh Church reputed. 
 % bv*iu4 CUobutttsjio be in his intention Mwnficttr de ville-royM very euident 
 
 out ofthe difcourfe betweene J^f^/^»^(frandTiiw«w^/,delignedfor 
 the place ofthe Kings Ambaifadour into Mauritania in the fifth Book. 
 Whofe integrity, though Timonides <\oth not queftion, yet his power, 
 as Secretary of State,he feemes with horror to redoubt and feare. 
 Or other perfoiisywhich are principall pecces in this worke,I cannot 
 
 Ipeake 
 
 I 
 
The Claris. 
 
 487 
 
 fpeake with Co much afliirednerTe; for that the moft part of what I {hall 
 
 fay,muft be dictated by conie6ture:That by MeUander ,King of Sicily . ft) x CaOM JU^ 
 
 he meant tocharaftenzc Henry the third of France, is without queiit- 
 
 on.But how doth that,which in the firft Booke he fpcakcs of A'ltlc- 
 
 ander(xh2£ in the beginning of his reigne all was peace)quadic with his 
 
 fortune? When all men know,that at his returne out of Pole, he found 
 
 the warre on footc, and was himfclfe forced immediately to arme a- 
 
 gainft his owne fubiec"ts. All that I can bring to clcare that point, is, to 
 
 put thee in mindc of what himlelfe fayes in his fecoiid Booke,which I 
 
 remembred before, neither all, nor nothing. 
 
 Of ' Britomandes there is lcrTe to be fai d ; except you will piece CMe- ^ r> >t? m a rti zj . 
 
 bander and him together, and of them both, by a (hong imagination, 
 
 frame a King vnfit fbrgouernment,ftooping vnder the weight ofhis af- 
 faires; and more futcd to a patient enduring of injuries, then cither to 
 
 Going wrongs, or to returning them in a braue fafhion. » 
 
 In Argents ,thc fole childe ofMe/e^der^s till almolt the la ft Pqge J\ ^ * "* * ■ 
 
 ofthe Book fhc is reputed; many do perfwade them fellies, the Crownc 
 
 of France,and the right of fucceihon to it to be intended. Nor do I find 
 
 any foliHreatbn, that leads me to diflent fro their opinion in that point. 
 That I do not To freely fubferibe to their conccite, who would haue 
 PoHarcbus to be the lalt King Henry the fourth, and Arckomlrotus c- r . f> 
 
 qually defirin° the marriage of Argenis t znd for her,as his Riuall hating ¥' ' ai * c ^*^ ' 
 Ptf/ki^w,tobeoneandthefamepcifon, I nr.uft craue to be excufed. 
 Of the hTft part, making by Poliarchus the late Henry to be perfora- 
 ted ,1 do not diitallow. But for the iecond, that would haue Archom- 
 brottts to be the'fame peifon,and yet for the louc of Argents to hate 
 himfclfe as his owne Riuall^if I mould agree to it, {o many abfurdities, 
 or rather impoflibilities would prefent thefelues to my vnderrtanding, 
 as I fhould neuer be able to difintangle my felfe. I therefore fhould ra- « r 1 
 
 tHetbeleeue, that 4reh*ml>ret»s, if hec be intended to peifonatea- j\ tx^n^irt rrf nH 
 ny boctyy atid not mcecely a fuppofed O.ic, introduced onely toem- 
 bel!i(hthefi^ion 5 itiiglitm l fon^fokitbt4«fei k dto the Duke of Alcn- 
 con, who once was the ikfeVlitiinmbttwcctye H&irj the fourth, and 
 the phce of tirft Prince of thcBloud, and for thareYfojkrifcrt' chd hold 
 both with him, and the Duke of Guyfc a lorg and eager 'hatred. The 
 erkicauon'alfoQf/Vfowfcwm his minority 3 vrtdcr the nai?ic of Aflto~ (ll^ioti^h% 
 rifles ' "m a country-fafhion , doth v\ell conefpond with that which 
 ttbnry the fourth recVroed in Bcarne, by the direction of his Grand-fa- 
 ther Henry D'Albret^ who would not fuftcr him to bee fo tenderly 
 
 brought vp ashisSonne in law,and his Daughter intended. Q /«V* Ka-*^ 
 
 By Radtrobattes Although many things in 'Barclay cannot be found *J^ * 
 
 Kk 
 
 in 
 
" 4 88 TheCUuis. 
 
 in his perfon yet)ccr:a'me it is,that his purpofe aimed at Tbi/ip the fe- 
 cond King of Spaine; which his proferd aide to Francis the fecond, as 
 well as diuers other parts of his,do well denote. 
 . . /j Selemffa that betrayed Argcnxxo R*dirobanes can be no other then 
 
 j> f it ""J** ' the Qiieene MothetJCathari ne de Af edicts fcckmgjoy communicating 
 
 counfelswith the King of Spaine,to eftablilh her power and autho- 
 rity in France. 
 
 Melcandtr his breach with Radirobanes, doth prefent the hate be- 
 tweene Henry the third and the King of Spaine,for his feekingto teare 
 France in pieces by me anes of the Holy League, whereof hee was the 
 fpirit andnerues. 
 
 jfa^>9£«»?.rhisouerthrow in Africa/when he inuadcd Hjanisbe : 
 what elfe can it point at,then the Spanifh Fleete in Eighty eight. After 
 which (though as Radtroba.net ,he did not there dye vpon Peharebttj his 
 i word) he did no great things either aga'inft the French or Enghfh, bu». 
 onely drild away his time,till he found an opportunity of making the 
 Peace in which he dyed/with Henry the fourth. 
 ■tL „ a n ; i 4i . By Hym'ube of Mauritania, (o friendly to Toliarcktts, and of him a- 
 
 n J n v ^( gaine fo much refpeded,therc is no man can doubt whether he meant 
 
 Elizabeth of England, or no : which both her helping him in dirtreffe, 
 and her quarrels with Radtrobuna ,doth more then clearely demon- 
 itrate. 
 
 Thus much of the Princes. Of the perfons of the fecond ranke I muft 
 
 inlikefort fpeakein part pofitiuely^n part by conie&urerfince thecha-- 
 
 raiter offome iseafily to be fitted to the peribn, bur not lb in them all. 
 
 (s^c 4*->tM • And firft of Licegenes, though many pieces in him do well.fort with the 
 
 Vj U Duke ofGuyfe; yet fome there be,that by him will haue the whole 
 
 HoufeofLorraynetobee denoted. Which not with (landing, I rather 
 
 iliouldbeleeuejthatthe Author in Ucogencs meant to point at Guyfe 
 
 ' • < only. For to him as well as to the reft of his Family, doth the character 
 
 he oiues in the fir ft Bookeiuftly belong : that he, was defended from 
 
 the ancient Kings,and was able both toaduiie and execute; with the 
 
 reft,both there,and of his practices in the iecond Booke. 
 
 tySriftbenes i Menocrttmfil6odemHs i Anaximander i Acegoras y ttA 
 
 < the reft : that he meant the Duke of Lorrayne,Maine,Delbeuf,Vaude- 
 
 v- v mount, Chalignijloinuille ,and the Marqueife Du port,I will eafily be- 
 
 leeue. uh tin* 
 
 Some would needs periwade, that by Conmwdorix, the Duke of 
 Sauoy(asone of the Tropheis of Henry the fourth) fhould bee meant: 
 which,though there be lome things that may make it probable, there 
 be others that agree not with it. 
 
 The 
 
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The Clauis. 
 
 489 
 
 The reft of the names ofGelanorut, ArficUs t EurymecUs, GobrUs y An~ 
 ttnor y znd the others which ftood for To/Urcbus : I fee no caufc why I 
 ftiould not bcleeue, that they are to bee beftowed vpon the Duke of 
 Bouillon, Byron,Efpernon,DeDignieres,the Family of Aubigni, and 
 others,of whole faithfulneffc Henry the fourth had lb many proofes. 
 
 This is as much as I hauc thought conuenient to fpeake,for the fatis- 
 
 faction of the Reader,that either is,or would be luch, as I hauc addref. 
 
 icd the Worke vnto,whom I deiire,that he will accept the paincs 
 
 I haue taken herein, as a Sacrifice expiatory for the errors, 
 
 which the ditfra&ion of my affaires hath giuen 
 
 the Printer leauc to commit. 
 
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