Romes Monarchie, Entitvled The Globe of Renowmed Glorie Briefly comprehending the first foundation and building of Rome by Romulus: The principall warres and conquests of the Romanes after the time of their first choosing Consuls, till Iulius Caesar attaining soly to the Empire, and from him more briefly to Nero. Where in small compasse is described, manie most noble, and vertuous acts, atchieued in their said warres, and conquests; strange Tragedies, secret practises and policies, Ambition, hate, and reuenge: and how insurrections, rebellion, strife, ciuill discord and discention preuailing, was the onely plague, ruine, and vtter destruction of many great Monarchies, Kingdomes, Cities, and Countries. Translated out of the French and Italian histories by E. L |
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CAP. 5.
The second warre of Carthage, by Publius Scipio, Hannibal the Carthaginian Captaine in Italie, his returne to Carthage, is ouercome and flieth.
About this time Cornelius Scipio,
Sardignia Isles, and Corsica, he tooke
With other holdes the Carthaginians fro:
This second war, most nere their welfare shooke,
That forst they were about them for to looke:
But Hannibal, who now their chiefetaine was,
Brought them great hope, and much relieu'd their case.
Sardignia Isles, and Corsica, he tooke
With other holdes the Carthaginians fro:
This second war, most nere their welfare shooke,
That forst they were about them for to looke:
But Hannibal, who now their chiefetaine was,
Brought them great hope, and much relieu'd their case.
The cittie Sagunt, he besiegde most strong:
Came into Spayne, and after into Fraunce,
And with his armie, marched all among
The Alpie hilles and lastly did aduaunce
His ensignes, spread (so fortune leades the daunce)
In Italy, the Romaines to pursue,
Vext with home warres, which done, began a new
Came into Spayne, and after into Fraunce,
And with his armie, marched all among
The Alpie hilles and lastly did aduaunce
His ensignes, spread (so fortune leades the daunce)
In Italy, the Romaines to pursue,
Vext with home warres, which done, began a new
Stout Hannibal his warre; of which to reade
His battailes three, against the Romaines won,
Shall see, and heare of many a worthy deede,
At large of him, by Rome, and Carthage done,
But Hannibal, did cause his enmies shun
Three times the field, the names, of places three:
Tecyn, Trasimene, the third, floud Trebie.
His battailes three, against the Romaines won,
Shall see, and heare of many a worthy deede,
At large of him, by Rome, and Carthage done,
But Hannibal, did cause his enmies shun
Three times the field, the names, of places three:
Tecyn, Trasimene, the third, floud Trebie.
Quintus Fabius, Dictator was create,
The Carthaginians force to stop or staye,
His valour did withstand their running state,
And Hannibal a while did keepe at baye:
But after that againe, held on their way
To Cannas field, where Romaines him withstoode,
And, where the earth, was glutted with their blood.
The Carthaginians force to stop or staye,
His valour did withstand their running state,
And Hannibal a while did keepe at baye:
But after that againe, held on their way
To Cannas field, where Romaines him withstoode,
And, where the earth, was glutted with their blood.
Such slaughter there, the Romaines did sustaine,
As put all Rome, into a wondrous fray,
Deuoyd of hope, for euer to regaine,
So great a losse, in minde to flie away,
And leaue the citie at vncertaine stay:
But Scipio young, of courage wise, and stout,
Both comfort gaue, and draue away all doubt.
As put all Rome, into a wondrous fray,
Deuoyd of hope, for euer to regaine,
So great a losse, in minde to flie away,
And leaue the citie at vncertaine stay:
But Scipio young, of courage wise, and stout,
Both comfort gaue, and draue away all doubt.
Now Hannibal whom fortune fauour'd so,
Had at command the countrie all about;
The summer past, to winter he did go
To Capua, with Carthaginian rout,
Where idlenes infected valour stout:
Abundance bred their bane, cloyd with delight:
His armie all was welny orethrowne quight.
Had at command the countrie all about;
The summer past, to winter he did go
To Capua, with Carthaginian rout,
Where idlenes infected valour stout:
Abundance bred their bane, cloyd with delight:
His armie all was welny orethrowne quight.
But whilst he lay within Italia soyle,
He Romanes force had welny vanquisht quight:
Yet Asarubal receiu'd a mightie foyle
By Romanes Consuls, that with him did fight,
Bringing new succours for to reuenge the spight
To Carthage done, whilst Hannibal with chance,
By fortune might against Romes walles aduance.
He Romanes force had welny vanquisht quight:
Yet Asarubal receiu'd a mightie foyle
By Romanes Consuls, that with him did fight,
Bringing new succours for to reuenge the spight
To Carthage done, whilst Hannibal with chance,
By fortune might against Romes walles aduance.
But
Scipio this while stout, bold and wise,
Whose valour great, is spoken of before,
Had good successe in Spayne, whose fame did rise
Throughout all Rome: and to augment it more,
In getting Spayne, which place his father bore,
And vncle both, to Rome did come at last,
Where for desert, in Consulship was plast.
Whose valour great, is spoken of before,
Had good successe in Spayne, whose fame did rise
Throughout all Rome: and to augment it more,
In getting Spayne, which place his father bore,
And vncle both, to Rome did come at last,
Where for desert, in Consulship was plast.
His noble mind, bent to his cities good,
Required Afrique might be him assignde,
For publique weale to loose his life and bloud:
But his desire impediments did finde:
Old Fabius sharply did resist his mind:
Who gaue aduise rather at home to stay.
Gainst Hannibal with force to take the way.
Required Afrique might be him assignde,
For publique weale to loose his life and bloud:
But his desire impediments did finde:
Old Fabius sharply did resist his mind:
Who gaue aduise rather at home to stay.
Gainst Hannibal with force to take the way.
But Scipio then contrarying Fabius will,
Declar'd his mind in open audience
The Senate too, to grant him their good will:
For it will proue by good experience,
In Afrique if we fight for Romes defence,
Neede will driue Carthage call home Hannibal:
Who it denies, I know such hap will fall.
Declar'd his mind in open audience
The Senate too, to grant him their good will:
For it will proue by good experience,
In Afrique if we fight for Romes defence,
Neede will driue Carthage call home Hannibal:
Who it denies, I know such hap will fall.
For he who is their chiefest hope and stay,
And he on whom their saftie doth depend,
Long time they will, ne can, misse him away:
So shall our warres in Italy have end:
To his aduise the Senate did attend,
Debating much, some loth, yet was assignde
For Carthage warre, which greatly pleasde his minde.
And he on whom their saftie doth depend,
Long time they will, ne can, misse him away:
So shall our warres in Italy have end:
To his aduise the Senate did attend,
Debating much, some loth, yet was assignde
For Carthage warre, which greatly pleasde his minde.
But first to
Scicil Isle must take his course,
And there prepare to furnish full his neede,
To rig vp ships, t'abide the waters sourse:
Prest in each poynt, away go'th he with speede,
Though all the Senate scarse thereto agreede:
Yet loe this warre grew to so glorious fame,
As none so much encreast the Romanes name.
And there prepare to furnish full his neede,
To rig vp ships, t'abide the waters sourse:
Prest in each poynt, away go'th he with speede,
Though all the Senate scarse thereto agreede:
Yet loe this warre grew to so glorious fame,
As none so much encreast the Romanes name.
So much preuail'd Scipio his vertue there,
As Carthaginians gaine to losse did fall:
By meanes whereof so hard beset they were,
As Carthage towne was welny brought in thrall,
Enforced to reuoke home Hannibal.
The Senat now found Scipios saying true,
Away, he went that meant Rome to subdue.
As Carthaginians gaine to losse did fall:
By meanes whereof so hard beset they were,
As Carthage towne was welny brought in thrall,
Enforced to reuoke home Hannibal.
The Senat now found Scipios saying true,
Away, he went that meant Rome to subdue.
Who then had for the space of sixteene yeares,
Infested all Italia about:
Put Rome and Romaines oft in deadly feares:
And brought their state to many a dreadfull doubt,
Deliuered now from troubles which did sprout
And spring each day, by meanes of such a foe,
Hannibal gone joy did expell all woe.
Infested all Italia about:
Put Rome and Romaines oft in deadly feares:
And brought their state to many a dreadfull doubt,
Deliuered now from troubles which did sprout
And spring each day, by meanes of such a foe,
Hannibal gone joy did expell all woe.
But ere that he from Italie did passe,
Carthage to Rome Ambassadors did send
For to have peace, which thing concluded was:
Yet secretly their warres they did intend,
Each kinde of way they did repayre and mend,
Their armies that did armes and victuals want,
Which warres among them had made very scant.
Carthage to Rome Ambassadors did send
For to have peace, which thing concluded was:
Yet secretly their warres they did intend,
Each kinde of way they did repayre and mend,
Their armies that did armes and victuals want,
Which warres among them had made very scant.
But Hannibal no sooner was arriu'd,
At Carthage tho, but did dislike the peace:
Of hope he should be sure to be depriu'd,
And purpose too, if that the warres should cease:
Displeasde he seemde, but did his force encrease.
Braue Scipio to meete vpon the field,
Whose noble minde did neuer meane to yeeld.
At Carthage tho, but did dislike the peace:
Of hope he should be sure to be depriu'd,
And purpose too, if that the warres should cease:
Displeasde he seemde, but did his force encrease.
Braue Scipio to meete vpon the field,
Whose noble minde did neuer meane to yeeld.
Their Armies tweene, light skirmish oft did chaunce:
Hannibal was for victuals hard beset,
He who but late to warre would needes aduaunce:
Secret seekes peace, prouisions for to get,
Obtaind, performde, conditions did not let
On Carthage side, but people all cride out
We are betrayde among these champions stout.
Hannibal was for victuals hard beset,
He who but late to warre would needes aduaunce:
Secret seekes peace, prouisions for to get,
Obtaind, performde, conditions did not let
On Carthage side, but people all cride out
We are betrayde among these champions stout.
And iarring thus themselues full oft among,
Now taking truce, and then doe breake againe:
They crie a fresh, these Captaines doe vs wrong,
Whose outrage rulers seeke for to restraine:
Things running thus, the magistrates are fayne
The peace to breake, commaunding Hannibal
To trie by fight, what fortune will them fall.
Now taking truce, and then doe breake againe:
They crie a fresh, these Captaines doe vs wrong,
Whose outrage rulers seeke for to restraine:
Things running thus, the magistrates are fayne
The peace to breake, commaunding Hannibal
To trie by fight, what fortune will them fall.
Both armies lay each in th'others sight:
King Malsinissa was on Romaines side:
Who league with Scipio made before in spight
Of Carthage, who denyed him his bride:
(A noble mayde in prime of beauties pride)
First his from them, but after did her mary
Another to, the cause that made him vary.
King Malsinissa was on Romaines side:
Who league with Scipio made before in spight
Of Carthage, who denyed him his bride:
(A noble mayde in prime of beauties pride)
First his from them, but after did her mary
Another to, the cause that made him vary.
This ciuill strife with many others moe,
The citie in, and countrie all about,
Was cause at last of Carthage ouerthrow:
In steede of reason, will, did rule the rout:
Tweene magistrates also foule hate did sprout,
Rage, insolence, and often death most vile:
Thus foule reuenge did high, and low beguile.
The citie in, and countrie all about,
Was cause at last of Carthage ouerthrow:
In steede of reason, will, did rule the rout:
Tweene magistrates also foule hate did sprout,
Rage, insolence, and often death most vile:
Thus foule reuenge did high, and low beguile.
But Hannibal hearing of Romaines strength,
Of Scipioes bountie, clemencie, and fame,
His noble minde, with more, sought meanes at length
To speake with him ere they to battaile came,
It chaunst, and loe, furie seemde to enflame
Hannibal, who, in wordes was somewhat tart:
Threatning each other, a sunder they doe part.
Of Scipioes bountie, clemencie, and fame,
His noble minde, with more, sought meanes at length
To speake with him ere they to battaile came,
It chaunst, and loe, furie seemde to enflame
Hannibal, who, in wordes was somewhat tart:
Threatning each other, a sunder they doe part.
The time being come when both their armies met,
Great was the slaughter made on either side:
But Romaines did the victorie there get,
Making their foes to dye with woundes full wide.
Hannibal fled, he durst not longer bide:
The losse so great, that Carthaginians craue
Peace once againe, with Romaines for to haue.
Great was the slaughter made on either side:
But Romaines did the victorie there get,
Making their foes to dye with woundes full wide.
Hannibal fled, he durst not longer bide:
The losse so great, that Carthaginians craue
Peace once againe, with Romaines for to haue.
Scipio agreed, Romes Senate did consent:
Whilest peace endured, many things did chaunce,
Here to recyte, too long were verament;
But Romaines did their honors still aduaunce,
And Carthage welfare, backwardly did glaunce.
Scipio to Rome returnde, did triumph gayne,
And for surname, was called Africane:
Whilest peace endured, many things did chaunce,
Here to recyte, too long were verament;
But Romaines did their honors still aduaunce,
And Carthage welfare, backwardly did glaunce.
Scipio to Rome returnde, did triumph gayne,
And for surname, was called Africane:
For that those warres attayned had such fame,
And profite great brought vnto Romaines state,
The countrey whole had Africa to name
By him subdued, ordeynde thereto by fate:
Thus time we see, brings all things to their date,
Destroying oft, and raising vp againe,
Yeelding some store, others doth pinch with paine.
And profite great brought vnto Romaines state,
The countrey whole had Africa to name
By him subdued, ordeynde thereto by fate:
Thus time we see, brings all things to their date,
Destroying oft, and raising vp againe,
Yeelding some store, others doth pinch with paine.
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