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The hystory writtone by Thucidides the Athenyan of the warre, whiche was betwene the Peloponesians and the Athenyans, translated oute of Frenche into the Englysh language by Thomas Nicolls citezeine and goldesmyth of London; History of the Peloponnesian War. English
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Thucydides.; Nichols, Thomas.
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ER ¶ The hystory writtone by Thucidides the Athenyan of the warre whicâ—e was betwene the Peloponesians and the Athenyans translated oute of Frenche into the Englysh language by Thomas Nicolls Citezeine and Goldesmyth of London ☞ Imprinted the xxv day of Iuly in the yeare of oure Lorde God a Thousande fyue hundredde and fyftye ACcepte thys Historie so greatly magnefied Whyche aboue other is named to precelle The frute wyth the flower herein is comprised Wyth eloquence treatinge of warre right cruell And of antiquitie is renommed so welle that nothynge semeth to be more lamented Than knowlayge hereof to haue bene absented So longe from youe of thys famouse Region Whyche nowe our Kynge of hys haboundant grace Wyth hys highe Counsailles delyberation Frankely hath graunted to be in euery place Good studie to preferre all slouthe to deface That the goodnes therein beinge vertuously vsed The contraries also may prudently be exchued Happy happy be we to whome God sendithe A Kynge so vertuous benigne and prudente That vyces abhorringe good excercise extendeth Communycatinge thys so precious a talente To all hys subiectes beinge of good intente Praye we therefore to God wyth herte and mynde fixte For the longe wealthy raigne of king Edwarde the Sixte The tenoure of the Kynges Maiesties most gracyous Priuelege for Seuen yeares EDVVARDE THE SIXT BY THE Grace of God King of Ingland France and Irelande Defendour of the fayth and of the church of EnglaÌ„d and Irelande in earth Supreme hedde To all Iustices Maiours Shiriues Bailliues Constables Custumers CoÌ„ptrollers Sercheours Kepars of our poortes Crekes passages to all other our Offycers Ministres Subiectes these our Letters hearyng or seynge to euery of them Gretinge VVE late youe wytte that Iudgyng it to be mete ryghtuous that oure Royall Maiestie wherin through the prouydeÌ„ce ordenaunce and grace of the almighty euer lyuing God we presently do Reigne not onely shuld ayde those that for publique coÌ„mon vtilite do laboure specially in learnynge but also graciously takyng them into our protectyon shulde not ceasse to any mate theÌ„ in suche theire labours to be contynued augmented Being credibly informed that our faythfull welbeloued subiect Thomas Nicolls Cytezene Goldesmith of our Cytie of London hath not onely translated the hystorye wryttone by Thucidides the Athenyan of the warres that were amonge the Grekes chiefly betwene the Peloponesians the Athenyans out of Frenche into Inglish but also intendeth contynning in that his vertuous exercyse therby to reduce bring other profytable hystories out of Frenche lateÌ„ne into our sayd maternall language to the generall benefyt comodytie profyt of all our louing Subiectes that well shall digeste the same We who froÌ„ oure tender yougth haue loued embrased Godly vertuous learnyng the fauourers therof Myndyng to relieue helpe our sayd subiecte in hys labours study beyng enclyned to his reasonable humble petycions requestes vnto vs in thys behalfe made Of our especyal grace by the aduyse and consente of our ryght dere ryght trusty right welbeloued Pryuey Counsaille woll straytely commaunde all and singuler Stacyoners Prynters bookesellers marchauntes wheresoeuer of whatsoeuer estate degree or condition he or they be and al other inhabiting reseant or hauyng accesse in or to any our Royaulmes territoryes or domynions aswell in these parties as beyonde the sea that they nor any of them duryng the space of Seuen yeares next to come to be accompted froÌ„ the fyrst settyng forth of the sayd historye shall not without expresse lycence obteygned of the sayd Thomas Nicolls impresse or imprynt nor cause to be impressed or imprynted in any caracter of letter nor selle geue alyen nor distribute to any parsone or parsons the said historye of Thucidides nor any part therof imprinted or to be imprinted in English by any other parsone or parsones thaÌ„ by our said subiecte or his assigneis by him thereunto admitted vpon payne of confiscatyng forfayture not onely of all such bokes as against the true tenour purporte herof shal be by any meane impressed imprinted solde put to sale alyenated geueÌ„ or dystributed but also vpoÌ„ penaltie of Twenty pouÌ„des of Currante monney of this our Royalme of England so often to be payd by the traÌ„sgressours as any of them shal be founde approued to do the contrary Thâ— one halfe of the sayd forfayture penaltye to be to our vse bihoulf and the other half to the presenter approuynge the same Anny act statute graunte lycence or other prouisyon heretofore had made or hereafter to be had made to the coÌ„trary herof in any wyse not wtstandynge Wherfore VVE woll coÌ„maunde youe and euery of youe not onelye to permyt and suffre oure sayde welbeloued subiecte peacesably to exercyse perceyue and enioye the full benefyte effecte of thys oure lycence and graunte but also at all tymes durynge the same Seuen yeares whan and as often as ye or any of youe shal by hym or his assigneis be therunto requyred to be vnto the same oure Subiect fauourynge helpinge aydynge furtheryng and supportynge in and aboutes execucion of the premysses So as no defaulte shal be founde to be in youe nor any of youe As for doinge the contrary ye and euery of you woll aunswere vnto vs at youre extreme perylles For such ys our pleasure YOVON vnder our Signet at our Palays of Westminster the xxiiii of February The fourth yeare of our Reygne God saue the Kinge and hys Maiesties most honorable Counsaille To the right worshypfull Mayster Iohn Cheke one of the Gentlemen of the Kynges Maiesties most honnourable pryuey Chamber and Skoolemayster vnto the same moste Excellent Maiestye Thomas Nicolls Cytezen and Goldesmyth of London wyssheth parfayct helâ—h wyth prosperous increase in worshyppe CONSIDERYNG right worshypfull Syr that dyuers of those whiche heretofore to theyr posteritie lefte olde matters and studied by wryting to renewe the ancyent memory of hystories haue bene by sundry learned parsonages noted and taxed for this that whylest they desyred and coueyted fame of learning and wente aboute to plante and establish theyr name to be continued from the iniurye of forgettynge they bestowed theyr laboure more in adournynge garnyshinge and fylyng of theyr woordes then in serchynge and declaryng of the trouth thinking that yf any thynge of vntrouthe were by them set fourthe in causes that were of longe antiquitye before theyr tyme it coulde not be corrected and yet neuerthelesse that they shulde perceyue exceadynge fruict and benefyte through that the delycatenes of theyr vayne narratyons labours and wyttes knowynge some other also to haue bene reprehended for thys that beyng moued and caryed eyther by pryuate ennemyties and hatred of rulers orells beynge to much geuen to the praysynge of Princes Cyties and of pryuate parsons haue by theyr colourable wrytynge and with immoderate flattery extolled hâ—storyes very base sklâ—nder of them â—elfe farre aboue the fayth and
cause of the same And neuerthelas they dyd take of the enemys ships those whyche dyd followe eyghte of Chio fyue of the Corynthians two of the Ambraciotes and twoo of the Beotians and of the Leucadians Lacedemonyans Siracusains and Pellyens of euery of them one they loste fyften of theirs So they receyued after the battaille the shipwrackes and the cariongns Where of they dyd by appoynctement render to the ennemyes theirs and afterwardes hauynge addressed and reysed their Trophee vpon the rocky place of the sepulcre of the dogge they dyspesched a brygantyne by the whyche they aduertysed the Athenyans of that same vyctorie Through the which newes the Cytezeins that were in muche greate feare and dyspayre by cause of the greate inconueniences that were happened vnto them aswell in Eubea as in the cytie it self throughe their seditions recouered theire spirittes and dyd greatelye take agayne theire courage hopynge to be yett hable to haue the vyctorie agaynste their ennemys if there case were well and diligently conducted Foore dayes after the same vyctorie hauinge in thys meane tyme wyth greate diligence repaired their shippes whych were brused and crusshed at Seste they departed fromthence for to saille to recouer the cytie of Cizice whiche were rebelled frome theym And in passynge their voiage they dyd see eyght Peloponesyans shyps in the hauon of Harpagie and of Priape whiche were departed from Bizance the whyche they assaulted vaynquished and toke And fromthence they sailled to Cizice and also did take it easely for that that it had no walles and they recouered of the burgeoses a good somme of monney Duringe thys tyme the Peloponesyans departed out frome Abyde and sailled to Eleunte Where they dyd take of the shyppes whyche had bene gaigned and wonne of the ennemyes those thereof that they founde whole and entier for they of the towne had burned a greate nomber of them And also sente Hippocrates and Epicles into Eubea for to brynge awaye other of theym In the self seasone Alcibiades departed out of Cannus of Phaselide wyth .xiiii. shipps to Samie and did the Athenyans that were there to vnderstande howe he had empesched that the Phenycians shippes did not come to the ayde of the Peloponesians and also had drawin and treyned Tyssaphernes to the benyuolence of the Athenyans muche more than biâ—oretyme he had bene Sithens hauynge with hys eyght shyppes tacled other nyne that he founde there he sailled into Halicarnassus where he leuied a greate some of monney and so enclosed the towne wyth wal Afterwardes he did retourne to Samie about the begynninge of Autumpne On the other syde Tissaphernes hauinge vnderstanded howe the armye by sea of the Peloponesyans was departed from Mylet for to passe into Hellesponce departed from Aspende for to saille into Ionum And in the meane tyme that the Peloponesyans were occupyed in the affayres of Hellesponte the Citezeins of Antandrie which is a towne of the Eoliens hauing takene a certen nomber of people in Abyde caused them by nyght to passe through the mounte of Ida. So they put them into the towne and dyd chase fromthence the men of Arsacus the Persyen who was capytayne there for Tissaphernes for that that he intreated them noughtelye And besides the euill intreatinge they had greate feare of him and of his crueltie for the experyence whyche they hadde sene hym vse agaynste the Delyens Who whan they were chased out of the Isle of Delos by the Athenyans vnder couloure of relygione they beinge wythdrawin into a towne nyghe vnto Antandria named Atramyrtum that same Arsacus whiche dyd beare them certen hatred dissimuled or cloked hys euill wyll and faigned with the pryncipalles of them that he wolde vse their saruyce in warre and geue theÌ„ wages and by that meane caused them all to yssue fourth into the feldes And one day as they were at dynner caused them to be bisett rounde aboutes by his men and wyth stroakes of dartes to be slayne righte cruellye For this reasons than and for not beynge of power to supporte the charges that were exacted of them the Antandryans chased away his men Wherby Tyssaphernes found him self greatly offended besyde that whyche had already bene done by the Peloposyans at Mylet and at Cnydus from whence they had lykewise chased hys men And fearyng leaste it shulde happen worse and also hauing in great despyte that Pharnabazus hauinge wythdrawin them to wages shuld with their ayde doo wyth lesser charges and in lesser tyme more in effecte than he could do wyth the Athenyans he determyned to saille vnto theÌ„ into Hellesponte for to complayne to them of the sayde oultrages that had bene done to hym and also for to excuse and discharge hymself of that wherewyth men charged hym specyally touchinge the Phenycians shippes So he toke hys iourney and beinge arryued at Ephesus he made hys sacrefice in the temple of Diana And whan the wynter that shall comme after thys sommer shal be fynishedde yt shal be the ende of the twentye and one yeare of thys same warre ¶ HEre endeth the Historie of Thucidides the Athenyan of the warre that was bitwene the Peloponesyans and the Athenyans Prynce of Hystorians that haue wryttonne in the Greke tonge oute of the whyche thys boke was sometyme translated into Latyne by Laurence Ualle and afterwardes brought into the the Frenche tonge by the Lorde Claudius of Seissell furst Bushopp of Marseille and afterwardes Archebushopp oâ— Turyn and beynge translated into the Englishe ys fynally by the moste gracious priuielege of the Kynges mooste excellente Maiestie Edwarde the Sixte by the grace of God Kinge of Englande Fraunce and Icelande defendor of the faith and of the Church of Englande and also of Irlande in earth the Supreme headde published and broughte into lyghte to the proffitt and edification of the subiectes of hys Maiesties Realmes and Domynions And newely imprinted in the Cytie of London in the fourth yeare of his Maiesties most prosperous Reigne Leafe Page Lyne Faultes Corrections iâ— seconde xxi and it was and howe it was xi furste furste a truse for iiii for .iiii. the same the same xxxix Anaxagoras Athenagoras xii bothe xi xlii viil xiii xxxi kyng of Ayer kyng Darius xv furste furste chosenne chased xx seconde xâ—ii his house their houses xxiiii seconde xxxix had had had xxix furste xiii be not saide be saide xxxiii furste xiiii that than xxxviii furste furste the said cytie of Samye leaue it ones fourth â— furste xi gate porte liiâ— seconde furste Corsayrians theues or sea rouers lxiii seconde iii. declared defended lxv seconde vii a great nomber a greate nombre of them lxâ— furste â—â—â—x ouer all inhabyted ouer all not inhabyted lxxii seconde xxvii of poarte of the poarte lxxxii seconde xxv asmuche as the. asmuche on theâ— lxxxiii seconde xlvii that we haue not begoÌ„ne that ye haue begonne the wartâ— againste vs. lxxix furste xviii against youe And against