both horsemen and footmen to succeed in place of the former garrison So that now he supposed himselfe to be furnished with a great army as having two garrisons in readinesse besides the foot and horse which himselfe had brought with him Vpon good deliberation therfore he thought it best to make an incursion and raise booty out of the Medes ground for that thereby as the pastime of hunting would seeme more brave and gallant so he thought hee should have greater store of beasts to sacrifice Betimes therfore in the morning he did set forward with his power in this order His footmen he left thicke embattayled upon the borders himselfe with his Cavallery advanced toward the fortresses of the Medes where he stayed with the best men of armes and those in number most whom he kept about him that the garrison soldiours of the Medes might not make head upon his Avantcourriers as they stragled and overran the confines as for the light horsmen nimbly appointed he sent certein forth out of every band to make rodes some one way some another with commandement to overspread every place and whatsoever came within their reach to drive the same to his hand Which service they performed accordingly When advertisement was giuen to King Astyages that enemies were already entred into his land both himselfe in person went forth with such as were about him to relieve the marches and his sonne also with such a troupe of horsemen as were in readinesse accompanied him Not forgetting withall to send out his commissions to all others for to come forward in aid The Medes when they saw a great power of the Assyrians arraunged in good order together with their men of armes keeping their ground and not stirring made also a stand themselves And Cyrus for his part seeing others on all sides ready to set forth in defence of the Frontiers did the same likewise Which was the first time that ever he put harneis on his backe a thing not permitted him before to do so desirous was he to be armed and truly a very fayre armour it was and well befitting him which his Grandfather had caused to be made compleat for his body Thus armed at all peeces and mounted upon a goodly courser hee rode forward to the service Astyages seeing this albeit he mervayled much at whose commaund he came yet required he him to abide with him and not to stirre one foot Cyrus then so soone as he discovered a number of horsemen afront demaunded saying Be those yonder our enemies Grandfather who sit still upon their horse-backs so quietly yea quoth he enemies they are And what are they a farre off that ride and drive before them quoth Cyras be they likewise enemies yes said Astyages and they too Now surely Grandsire quoth he they seeme to be but cowards and to ride upon very jades and titts who thus harry and drive before them our goods It were a good deed yea and uery requisite that some of us made a rode out after them Yea but see you not my Child answered he what a strong troupe of great horse and men of armes standeth on a plump in battell-ray who if we should make after those would intercept us by the way and stop our passage besides our forces are not yet come together But if you will tarry here replyed Cyrus and receive such as are comming hither to aide those that stand still hereby will be afraid and not once dare to quetch those other also who are driving booties will immediately forgoe their prey upon the very sight of some that charge upon them Having thus said he seemed unto Astyages for to speake somewhat to the purpose Who wondring withall at his prudent forecast and vigilant circumspection commaunded Cyaxares his sonne to take a Cornet of horsemen for to set forward and to charge those that were a boot-haling And I for my part quoth Astyages will make head at these here if they once seeme to stirre and advance against you so that they shall be forced to have a watchfull eye unto us Thus Cyaxares taking with him the valiantest men and best mounted did put forwards And Cyrus so soone as he perceived them to come on speedily breaketh out with them and long it was not but himselfe was the foremost of the troup and led them all a great pace Cyaxares followed hard and the rest were nothing behind Whom when they that drave the booty saw to approach incontinently they abandoned all and fled But the company about Cyrus intercepted them and whomsoeuer they could ouertake and reach they wounded out of hand and Cyrus was the foremost but as many as ouerrode them and escaped their hands those they pursued hotely and neuer gave over untill they had taken some of them prisoners And like as a generous Hound untrained yet and without experience runneth all on the head rashly upon the wild Bore Even so for all the world rode Cyrus upon the spurre looking at this onely how he might strike whomsoeuer he could overtake and regarded nothing els The enemies seeing their fellowes thus distressed and in jeopardy came forward with their maine troupe supposing that the chace would ceasse if they were seene once to advance toward them As for Cyrus he slacked never a whit the more but for joy called upon his unkle to hold on and maintaine the chace still And for that he had gotten the upper hand he did put the enemies to an exceeding great rout And verily Cyaxares the yonger for his part followed haply for a reverent regard of his father the rest likewise came after being then more willing by such an example to make pursuit who otherwise were not very courageous nor resolute to encounter the enemy Astyages perceiving them inconsiderately to follow on still and the enemies many in number and those in good order of battaile redy to confront and receive them being affrayd withall in the behalfe of his owne sonne and of Cyrus lest they being in disaray should rashly rush upon the other so well appointed and so endanger themselves directly led against the enemies who on the other side perceiuing the Medes making towards them stood still some with their darts redy to lance others with bowes and arrowes bent to shoot and so kept their ground supposing that the other likewise would stay and stand so sâ—â—ne as they came within shot according as they were wont to doe For their manner was thus neere and no more to approach one another and so many a time to skirmish only with shot at randam even untill night But now seeing their owne men to flye unto them amaine and therewith the souldiers about Cyrus pursuing them fiercely hard at heeles and Astyages likewise with his Cauallery alredy within arrow shot they declined from them at one side and fled The other who also at once followed in chace tooke many of them by force one with another and whomsoeuer they caught downe they went both horse
be the journey that they take great or small that men may thinke us to bee very Hippocentaures indeed Thus when he had proposed this law they all gave their assent and enacted the same Hereupon it is that ever since that time unto this present day there is not a man of worth and haviour among the Persians seene by his good will to goe on foot Thus debated they these matters and discoursed as yee have heard By which time it was past noone and then the Median and Hyrcanian horsemen came riding towards them bringing both horses and men whom they had taken prisoners For they did not put any one of them to the sword who had delivered up their weapons Being come Cyrus demaunded of them First whether they were all safe And when they answered yea he asked them what they had exploited Who made report of their service done and how valiantly they had performed every thing in particular they stucke not to set out to the full in most brave words Now when Cyrus had with pleasure heard all that they were disposed to relate he fell afterwards to praising of them likewise in these termes Certes it appeareth very well my good friends that yee have borne your selves right manfully For surely yee are now farre greater fairer and more terrible to see to than heretofore He enquired moreover of them how great a journey they had made and whether the country were inhabited or no Who made answer that they had ridden over a great ground that the land throughout was inhabited and replenished with Sheepe Goats Neat Horses Corne and all good commodities Then quoth he two things are we to looke unto The one that we may have the soveraintie over them who possesse this wealth the other that they remaine where they be For a countrey well peopled is a rich possession and worth much whereas if the same lye desert and abandoned of men it must needs be destitute also of all good things I know full well that slaine yee have those which made resistance Wherein yee did well I assure you for this is it that chiefely mainteineth victory but such as yeelded yee have taken prisoners and brought away Whom if we let goe wee shall as I thinke doe well for our owne behalfe For first we need not now to take order how to beware of them how to keepe them in safe custodie or to finde them food and with hunger truly we will never kill them Then if wee set these at libertie we shall still meet with more captives For Conquer wee once the country all the dwellers therein will be our captives Yea and the rest will the sooner tarry chusing rather to obey than to fight it out if they see these remaining alive and let goe at large This is mine opinion If any man see farther into the businesse let him speake his minde But they having heard his advise agreed that the same should be done accordingly Cyrus therefore calling unto him the said prisoners spake thus unto them CHAP. IX The speech of Cyrus to the Assyrian prisoners at their deliverance YEE have now Sirs for this time saved your lives by yeelding obedience and if hereafter yee doe likewise there shall no hurt befall unto you unlesse it be this That the same Prince shall not be your Ruler who was heretofore For otherwise the same houses yee shall inhabit the same land yee shall till with the same wives yee shall cohabit and as ye doe at this present of your owne children yee shall have the government But against us yee shall not beare armes no nor against any other whomsoever And if any one beside doe offer you injury we will our selves be sure in your quarrell and defense to fight And for our securitie that no man shall sollicite and excite you to take any warre in hand present your armour here unto us Looke how many of you bring the same in they shall have peace and all things before named without fraud or covin But whosoever shall not lay downe their warlike armes upon them will we warre out of hand Will any one of you come to us in friendly manner and be seene either to performe any action and to teach us ought him will we entertaine and intreat as one deserving well of us as a friend I say and in no wise as a slave Thus much quoth he would I have you both to know your selves and also to intimate unto others Now if yee for your parts be willing to condiscend hereunto and yet some other will not consent lead yee us against those to the end that we may rule them and not they us When he had thus said they with great reverence did obeisance unto him and withall promised so to doe After that they were departed Cyrus spake in this wise It is time now ô yee Medes and Armenians both that we all goe to our suppers And behold we have prepared for you the best cheere we could get Goe your wayes therefore and send us halfe your bread that is purveied and ready made for there is sufficient provided for both As for * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whatsoever is eaten beside bread meat beside and drinke send us none For we have thereof with us enough prepared already And yee Hyrtanians quoth he bring these men to their lodgings the chiefe and principall Commaunders to the best and largest yee know whither well enough the rest as yee shall thinke most meet and convenient Take yee also your suppers your selves where yee best like For the tents are kept safe and untouched for you and therein is provision to serve you as well as them And this know yee both that for all matters without doores wee will for you keepe watch and ward this night Looke yee your selves to those things that are within the pavilions and therein bestow your harnois and weapons For they be not yet our friends all that are in the said tents So the Medes and Tigranes his souldiers washed for all things were prepared to their hands and after they had shifted their clothes went to supper Their horses also had forage and provender enough Moreover they sent unto the Persians of their bread halfe a loafe to every one but neither cates * Cates 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nor wine thereto did they send supposing that Cyrus and his companie had sufficient thereof because himselfe had said he was well stored therewith But indeed Cyrus meant by * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cates Hunger and by drinke the water of the river running thereby Then Cyrus having caused the Persians to take their suppers for that now by this time the night drew on sent many of them divers wayes by five and ten in a company commaunding them to lye close and in covert round about the tents For thus he thought that these would serve both as a good watch and guard to keepe backe any that from without attempted to enter in and
yea and sent to Gadatas for to be cured The rest he bestowed in pavilions by themselves togither and with great care gave order that they should have all necessaries assuming unto him as assistants in the businesse certeine of the Persian Homotimi For in such cases as these good and honest men are willing to set to their helping hands And for his owne part verily how much hee grieved it evidently appeared in that it being now supper time when the rest were at supper Cyrus still with his * Serjeants Ministers Physicians and Chirurgions gave attendance and by his good will left not one neglected and unlooked to but if hee did not in his owne person see to them every man might plainly perceive that he sent others to tend them And so for that time they went to rest By the breake of day he made Proclamation by the publike Criers that the Rulers of the other Associates but the Cadusians all in generall should assemble togither and unto them hee delivered these or such like words My friends and Confederates An ordinary accident it is among men that hath befalne unto you For men yee are and that men should erre is in my conceit no wonder And yet by good right meet it is that of this infortunitie we should reape some profit Namely To learne never hereafter to sever from the whole body of the armie any Regiment weaker than the enimies forces Neither speake I this quoth he that a man ought not sometimes to goe out when the case so requireth with a lesse power than wherewith the Cadusians erewhile did set forth But if one enterprise an exploit imparting his minde first to him who is able and sufficient to helpe and so goe forth he may perchance faile of his purpose and be deceived yet as possible it is that hee who stayeth still behind may delude the enemies diverting them another way from those who went forth There are besides other meanes to worke trouble unto the enemies and thereby to procure the safetie of friends And so verily he that is gone apart from the rest may not be coumpted absent but to depend upon the residue of the forces behind But he that departeth making no man privie beforehand where he is differeth nothing at all from him who of himselfe alone undertaketh an expedition Howbeit for this mischance quoth he that hath happened God willing ere it bee long wee will be avenged of our enemies For so soone as ever yee have taken a short dinner I my selfe will bring you where the deed was done and there will we both bury our dead and also if God will shew unto our enemies that in the very place where they thinke they have gotten the upper hand there be others better men than themselves in so much as they shall take no great joy to see that plot of ground on which they slew our Associates But in case they will not come forth and meet us in the field let us set their villages on fire let us harry and wast their country that they may have no pleasure in the sight of those things which they have done to us but contrariwise sorrow and grieve to behold their owne calamities Goe yee therefore all the rest quoth he to your dinners As for you that are Cadusians First choose according to your owne law and custome some one to be your * Generall or Coronell Prince who with the auspicious helpe of the Gods and us may take the charge of you and see what yee stand in need of When yee have elected him and dined withall send whom yee have elected unto mee And so they did accordingly But Cyrus after hee had brought forth his armie and appointed him to his Regiment whom the Cadusians had made choice of commaunded him to lead the same arraunged in order of battaile close to himselfe to the end quoth he that if it be possible wee may encourage these men againe Thus set they forth and being come to the place they both entered the Cadusians and harried the country And when they had so done and gotten victuall and other provision out of the enemies land they departed and returned into the territorie of Gadatas Cyrus then considering that they who had revolted unto him bordering as they did upon Babylon should susteine much detriment by so ill a neighbour unlesse himselfe were continually present with them commaunded as many of the enemies as he dismissed to say unto the Assyrian King and withall sent an Herauld to denounce unto him in his name that ready hee was for his part to forbeare the husbandmen that tilled the ground and would doe them no wrong in case the King likewise would permit their labourers and husbandmen who had revolted unto him to till their grounds in peace And you verily quoth he to the King were you able to prohibit them shall when you have all done hinder but a few For their territories are but small who have turned from you to me but it lies in my power to suffer a large country of yours to be tilled And as touching the harvest and inning of the fruits therein if the warre continue he shall reape and gather all as I suppose that is the Conquerour But if peace shall be established who but your selfe shall have and hold all For surely if any of my souldiers shall rise and take armes against you or yours against mee we will of both sides quoth he doe our best to chastice and punish the delinquents Having put these instructions in this wise into the Heraulds mouth he sent him away The Assyrians when they heard this message did the best they could to perswade their King to condiscend unto these conditions and to leave as little warre behind as might be And verily the Assyrian King whether it were through the perswasion of his owne nation or for that himselfe was willing enough and inclined that way already assented thereto Hereupon capitulated and covenanted it was betweene these two Potentates that the husbandmen should have peace and the armed souldiers warre Thus much effected Cyrus in the behalfe of husbandmen As touching pasturage for their labouring beasts he gave order unto his friends That it should be assigned and set out as they would themselves where their owne Demesnes and Seignories lay but from the enemies they drave booties wheresoever they could light upon any to the end that unto his Associates the warfare might be the more pleasant For admit they gat no victuals and necessaries yet the daungers were all one but to live of their enemies country seemed to make their souldiery and service the easier Well whiles Cyrus now made preparation to depart out of those quarters Gadatas came and shewed himselfe bringing and driving before him many and sundry presents as having a large habitation and the same well stored and among the rest many horses of service which he had taken from his owne men of armes such as he distrusted for
by such a number the entier body thereof will be strong throughout and ready withall to mainteine a joynt fight in every part The Iavelotiers verily will I place after the * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or depth Corseletmen and next after them the Archers For who would raunge them in front confessing themselves that they cannot endure any close fight at hand But if these have the * The armed Coselettiers before them to confront the enemies they will hold their ground and what with launcing darts and javelins and what with shooting arrowes over all their heads that stand embattailed afore them be able to annoy their enemies Now * Or Cuiracers whatsoever it is wherewith a man endammageth his adversaries cleere it is that thereby he relieveth his friends But hinmost will I set those that be called * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 after all For like as an house without a strong ground-sill and foundation laid with choise stones or without those peeces which frame the rouse to it is good for nought Even so * Answering I suppose to the Romane Tâ—iatij a battalion stands in no stead either without the formost or without the hinmost if they be not right valiant See then quoth he that yee be thus arraunged as I give order Yee Captaines of the light Targuetiers place in like sort your bands after these Yee the Leaders of the Archers set your companies semblably next unto those Targuetiers As for you the chiefe Commander of the * Or Phalang Reare see you keepe the Rereward and give a charge unto the other Rear-commaunders to have an eye to those under them encouraging those that doe their devoir and sharpely menacing such as slacke their service And if any turne backe upon a traiterous intent let him dye for it For it is the part of those Commaunders that stand formost by word and deed to embolden them that follow And even yee also who have your place * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 After All ought to make Cowards to stand in more feare of you than of their enemies Thus much for you severally and what I would have you to doe But you Abradatas the Master of the Ordnance and Ruler over the Enginiers order the matter so that the beasts in teeme that * In the Rear draw the turrets follow as close as may be to the Phalang You Dauchus Captaine of the waggons that goe with the * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 carriages next after those turrets conduct all such forces and let your Serjeants sharpely chastise those that either step forward before due time or lagge behinde And you Carduchus Captaine of those * Or baggage Carroches wherein the women are place them last even just behinde the said carriages of baggage For if all these follow in the Rear they shall both cause an opinion of a great multitude and also minister unto us good meanes to lay an ambush Yea and withall our enemies if they would environ us shall be forced to fetch a larger compasse And the more ground they take up in this compasse the weaker must they needs bee See then that yee thus doe according to my direction And now to you Artabazus and you Artagersus Those Regiments of a thousand footmen apeece which either of you commaund lead next after these abovesaid As for you twaine Pharnuchus and Asiadutas see that yee intermingle not your Regiments of a thousand horsemen apeece whereof ye both have the charge within the maine body of the Phalang but behind the waggons take your place well armed by your selves and then with the rest of the Leaders and Commaunders repaire unto us For so ought yee to be ready and appointed as those who must give the first charge and begin battaile Semblably you that are the Ruler of those * Or Wagons that serve with the * Camel tiders Camels keepe your place next after the waggons aforesaid and whatsoever Artagersus shall commaund that doe yee Yee that be Captaines of the war-chariots cast lots and unto whomsoever the lot falleth let him place his hundred chariots before the * Or Dromedaries maine battaile of the other two Centuries of chariots let the one hundred being raunged directly and so flanking the right side follow the maine battaile in a wing and the other the left side In this manner embattailed Cyrus and marshalled them all * Or Phalang CHAP. IX How Panthea enarmed her husband Abradate And Cyrus diâ—â—â—ut himselfe in readinesse to give battaile THEN Abradatas the Susian King replyed For my part quoth he ô Cyrus willing I am of mine owne accord to take my place even in the very face of the enemies battaile unlesse it seeme unto you otherwise expedient Whereat Cyrus admiring the man and taking him by the right hand demaunded of the Persians which were in the other Chariots in this wise Will yee also quoth he admit all this But when they answered that it could not stand with their reputation to give way thereto he did put it to the casting of lots and the lot fell upon Abradatas even as himselfe had undertaken and placed he was afront the Aegyptians Thus verily for that time they departed and having provided all things as I before shewed went to supper and after the watch set betooke themselves to their nights rest The next day early in the morning Cyrus sacrificed the rest also of the armie after they had * Broke their fasts dined and performed their sacred libations clad themselves with many gay and goodly coats of armes with many brest-plates besides and helmets as faire They harnessed also their horses with * Shaffions and crements frontlets and poictrels The single horses likewise and coursers they armed with greves for their legs as also the Steeds that drew * Or in teeme in their geeres with harnois for their sides in so much as the whole armie show againe with * Copper brazen armour and glittered throughout with red and purple * Tabards liveries The foure poled chariot likewise of Abradatas drawne with eight Steeds was very bravely and gallantly set out But as he was putting on a * Or linnen armour or Lacket tabard of linnen after his country fashion Panthea his wife brought unto him an helmet of gold with vambraces likewise and broad bracelets to weare about the wrests of his hands Also a side purple cassocke downe to his foot with the skirts falling in plaits beneath togither with a * Or plume as saith Bingham crest upon his armet of an Hyacinth or Azure dye All these ornaments had shee wrought for her husband unwitting to him as having privily gotten the just measure of his armour Which when he beheld he wondered thereat and said unto Panthea How now my wife hast thou cut and mangled thine owne Iewels and ornaments for to make mee this faire armour No verily quoth Panthea I have not yet defaced
the most precious and richest jewell of all For if you Sir appeare unto others as you seeme unto me your selfe shall be my greatest and most soveraine jewell And as shee thus said shee fell to enarme him and how ever she did what shee could not to be seene for to weepe yet for all that the teares trickled downe her cheeks And Abradatas albeit hee was before a goodly man to see to yet now after he was thus dight and harnessed with this armour he seemed right beautifull and of a most liberall presence as being by nature also correspondent thereto Then having taken of his charriottier the reines into his owne hand hee addressed himselfe presently to mount up into his chariot But then Panthea commanding all those that were present to void said thus unto him My Abradate If ever there were any woman that esteemed her husband more than her owne life I suppose you acknowledge mee also to be one of them And therefore what need I to particularize in every point For I am perswaded that the deeds which I have done already are of more credit with you than the words which I now speake Howbeit although I bee thus affected as you know well enough yet doe I solemnely professe my love to you-ward and yours also to mee and that I had rather togither with you having borne your selfe as a valiant Knight be enterred than live with you disgraced and taking disgrace my selfe So farre forth esteeme I both you and my selfe worthy of the best respect Moreover in my conceit we are much beholden unto Cyrus in this behalfe for that he daigned to enterteine mee a captive woman and selected for himselfe not using me as a slave with villany nor as a free woman with disparagement of mine honour but when he had received me kept me for you as if I had beene his owne brothers wife Againe when Araspas my Guardian revolted from him I assured him if he would give me leave to send unto you that you should come unto him a more faithfull friend and a better and every way by farre than Araspas Thus spake she and Abradatas much delighted with her speech softly touching her head and therewith looking up toward heaven made this prayer O most mightie Iupiter graunt that I may bee thought an husband meet for Panthea and a friend worthy of Cyrus who hath so honourably dealt with us With these words he mounted the Chariot at the entry and doore of the seat thereof When he was thus gotten up and that the Vnder-Chariotier had made fast and shut the seat close after him Panthea having no other meanes otherwise to embrace him kissed yet the very sear And so the Chariot went forward But she closely followed after her husband unseene of him untill such time as he turning himselfe and espying her said Be of good cheere my Panthea Farewell and now depart Then her Eunuches and waiting women tooke and conveied her into her Caroch and when they had laid her downe they covered her within the * Or Cabin closet thereof But the folke there in place albeit both Abradatas and his Chariot also made a goodly show yet could they not behold him untill Panthea was quire gone Now when Cyrus had sacrificed with the favourable approbation of the Gods and the armie was set in aray as he commaunded and had appointed Avant Curriers one before another â—e assembled his Captaines togither and made a speech unto them in this wise Deare friends and Confederates The Gods shew unto us such signes in our sacrifices as they did sometime when they gave unto us our first victory I will recall therefore into your minds those points which if ye remember ye shall in mine opinion advance more couragiously to battaile For in martiall prowesse exercised ye are much more than your enemies In the same yee have beene brought up and trained farre longer than they and joyntly one with another have atchieved victory Whereas many of your enemies with their Associates have beene foyled and vanquished And of both sides as many as have not yet fought those of the enemies part know well enough that they have for Assistants such as will betray them but yee that side with us are sure that yee shall hazzard the fortune of battaile with them that are desirous to helpe their Allies And it standeth to good reason that they who repose mutuall trust one in another will joyntly sticke to it and fight with one accord but they that distrust must needs devise how every one may soonest get away and escape Advance wee therefore my friends against our enemies with strong armed Chariots against those that are not armed with horsemen likewise in compleat armour and horses bard against those that be naked ready to cope with them hand to hand As for you that are footmen yee shall deale with no other than yee have heretofore The Aegyptians be harnoised after the same sort and in like maner set in aray For greater * Targuets shields they have than that they can either doe or see ought and being raunged by hundreds no doubt they will hinder one another in the medley except some very few Now if they trust by preassing hard upon us to make us give backe and lose ground First they must beare-off the brunt of the horses themselves then of the yron harnois wherewith the horses are strengthened And say that any of them shall hold out and abide by it how can they possibly at once mainteine fight against the horsemen and the maine battalion of footmen and the turrets beside For from those turrets our men will be alwaies ready to succour us and annoy the enemies so as being by us slaine they will rather despaire than fight it out Now if ye thinke that yee want ought let me know for with the leave of God yee shall lacke nothing Againe if any man be disposed to say ought let him speake his minde If not draw neere to the sacrifices and when yee have prayed unto those Gods to whom we have sacrificed repaire unto your companies See also that every one of you put them in minde who are under your charge concerning those points that I have admonished you of And let each one shew himselfe unto those that are in his conduct so undaunted and fearelesse in gesture countenance and speech as he may seeme worthy of commaund and government THE SEVENTH BOOKE CHAP. I. How Cyrus entred the field with his puissance Approched King Croesus to give him battaile The manner that both armies used to fight with their best advantage THESE Captaines then having made their oraisons to the Gods departed to their Ensignes But unto Cyrus and the Gentlemen of his traine whiles they were yet about offring sacrifice the servitours brought both meate and drinke And Cyrus even as he stood after consecration of the first essay tooke his dinner and ever gave part to him that most wanted who also when he had performed
him againe in great esteemation When hee had passed through this first discipline and was now entred into the ranke of young-men therein also hee seemed to surmount all the rest as well in studying and practising all that was required in enduring also and suffering whatsoever he was put unto as besides in reverencing respectively his Seniors yea and in obeying dutifully the Rulers and Magistrates CHAP. VI. The beginning of the warres betweene the Assyrians and the Medes Of the forces that Cyrus levied in Persia to aide the King of Media his Vnkle BVt in processe of time Astyages the King dyed in Media and Cyaxares Astyages his sonne and brother to Cyrus Mother succeeded in the Empire of the Medes Then the King of the Assyrians who had vanquished all the Syrians and those were no small nation subdued the King of the Arabians and brought him to his obedience and who held already the Hyrcanians likewise under his subjection and now warred upon the Bactrians and besieged their cities thought this with himselfe that if he could once conquer the Medians also or weaken their estate he might soone become the absolute Monarch of all the neighbour countries round about him For this Nation of all the borderers was reputed most puissant Sending therefore unto his owne subjects and to those who were under his alleageance likewise to Croesus King of the Lydians and to the King of the Cappadocians to the inhabitants of Phrygia both the one and the other to the Carians Paphlagonians to the Indians and Cilicians he layd open unto them many grievous imputations against the Medes and Persians alleadging how great and mighty these States were how they combined and linked themselves together by mutuall marriages and in a word were so knit and united in perpetuall league and amity that unlesse some one arose by good forecast to prevent their growth and abate their force great daunger there was that they would invade one nation after another and so subdue them all These Princes and States therefore partly perswaded by these his suggestions and in part inveagled by his presents and money whereof he had exceeding store condescended and entred into association with him But Cyaxares Astyages his sonne perceiving what traines were laid and purveyance addressed against him immediately both made what preparation he could himselfe and also dispatched his Embassadours to the Persians as well unto the States there as also to Cambyses his brother in law who had married his sister and raigned King of Persia Hee sent also to Cyrus requesting him that in case the Councell and State of Persia sent any power of men to aide he would indeavour to be the Generall of those forces For now by this time had Cyrus spent his ten yeeres with the Youths and was reckoned in the ranke of men full growne Cyrus therefore having well approoved the motion was by the Elders Councellers of the State elected Lord Generall in this expedition into Media They gave him also commission to choose unto him 200. Gentlemen as Peeres called * That is of equall dignity Homotimi Also every one of those 200. they licenced to make election of foure others like unto themselves in degree which number amounteth unto one thousand Semblably to every one of this thousand they granted for to levy from out of the common people of the Persians 10. light targuatiers ten slingers and tenne archers By which meanes over and above the thousand Peeres or Gentlemen aforesaid there were in all ten thousand Archers ten thousand Targuatiers and ten thousand Slingers This so great an army was committed to the conduct of Cyrus who was no sooner chosen but forthwith he began devoutly at the service of the gods and being assured by his sacrifices of their propitious favour then and not before he made choise of those two hundred aforesaid and when they also had taken every one foure more unto them Cyrus assembled them all together and made his first speech unto them in this manner CHAP. VII The oration of Cyrus to the Peeres and Chieftaines of his Army for to incite them to enterprise this warre with the better courage MY friends chosen you I have not as one who had good proufe of you at this present and not before but in that I have seene even from your Child-hood with what alacrity you travaile in those things which the Common-wealth reputeth vertuous and utterly abandon such as it deemeth vicious But what motives induced me not unwillingly both to undertake this high place of government as also to call you forth into the Action I am now minded to declare unto you Thus much I observe that our Auncestors have in nothing beene inferiour unto us as who evermore practised the deeds of vertue But what benefit they have acquired being so brave men as they were either in publike to the Persians Common-weale or in private to their owne estates I cannot yet perceive For surely in mine opinion men give not their minds to exercise any vertue for this end that when they are become good and honest they should in nothing be preferred above the wicked And even they that forbeare the fruition of pleasures presented unto them doe it not because they would never joy any more but for that by such continent behaviour they might in future time attaine to many and sundry delights They that desire to excell in eloquence aime not in all their studies and meditations to this end that they should never give over the eloquent pleading of causes but their hope is that when they have by their fine tongues perswaded men to their minds they may to themselves purchase many great and goodly availes Moreover Martiall men that are emploid in feats of Armes take not all this their paines never to make an end of fighting but even these men also set this downe to themselves that being once come to perfection in military prowesse they shall win both to themselves and to their countrey much wealth much happinesse and great honours Now if any men after their great toyle in these affaires before they reaped any fruit thereof have carelessely suffered themselves to age and thereby to grow unmeet for warre in my conceit they fare much like as if one desirous to be a good and thrifty husbandman should sow well and plant his ground as well but when he is to receive the encrease comming of his tillage and husbandry suffereth the corne not inned to shed and fall againe upon the ground Or as if some Champion when hee hath sustained much travaile so as now he is thought a worthy victour should never after enter into the lists and performe his devoyr For in my judgement even such an one deserveth worthily to be condemned for his folly Let not us therefore my souldiers be faulty in this kind but considering we are privy to our owne hearts and assured that even at first from our tender yeers we have beene trained up in noble and worthy Acts
withall to require a greater power But I would have you to understand thus much saith Cyrus that if all the Persians should come into the field wee were not able for number to surmount our enimies What other meanes then doe you see better than this quoth Cyaxares Were I said Cyrus as you are I would cause to be made for all the Persians that are comming such armour in every point as those Gentlemen of ours have who are repairing hither and be called Homotimi namely a Curace over the brest a light targuet for the left hand and a short curtelax for the right If you can provide us these armes you shall bring to passe that as it wil be more safe for us to confront our enimies cope with them in close fight so it shall be better for them to flie than to keepe their ground And verily we that are Persians be prest to deale with such as will stand to it but looke how many of them do flie those commit we to you and to your horsmen so that they shall have no leisure either to flie or once to turne backe When Cyrus had thus discoursed upon the point Cyaxares approved well his speech insomuch as he made no more words of sending for a new levie but presently provided the armour and weapons abovesaid Now when the same were in good forwardnesse and almost ready the said Peetes were by that time come with the armie sent out of Persia Whom Cyrus after he had assembled together spake by report unto them in this wise CHAP. II. The speech that Cyrus made unto the * Homotimi Chiefetaines of all his hoast for to incite their souldiers to take the harneis and armes that Cyrus had prepared for the Persians MY friends seeing as I did your selves in armes so well appointed and in hearts so resolute as men ready to joyne in close fight with the enemies knowing withall that the Persians who follow you are not otherwise armed than to skirmish a farre off I was not a little affraid least yee being few in number and abiding the shocke of a battayle destitute of those that were to second you and falling upon your enemies so many in number should haply incurre some hard extremity But now considering yee are hither come with such able and manly bodies as cannot be found fault with and that they againe shall have the like armour unto yours it remaineth onely that for your parts yee whet and quicken their hearts For it is the office of a Captaine not onely to shew himselfe hardy but also to endeavour effectually that his souldiers under him may prove right valiant When he had thus said they rejoyced all verily for that they thought they should have many more to accompanie them in fight but one of them above the rest delivered also these words I shall be thought peradventure to speake wonderous absurdly if I should advise Cyrus to say ought in our behalfe what time as they shall receive their armour who are to fight with vs against the enemies For this I know that whosoever be most able either to doe a good turne or to worke mischiefe their words enter deepest into the hearts of the hearers Such men also if they bestow any gifts although they be lesse than those that come from equals yet the receivers doe much more prize the same at their hands Semblably the Persians now in case Cyrus should exhort them would joy farre more than if they were exhorted by us And being admitted into the order of the Peeres they will account the preferment more assured and the benefit better worth if it proceed both from a Kings Sonne and also from a Lord Generall than if by our meanes they were advanced to the very same place of dignity And yet ought not we to faile in performing our parts accordingly but by all meanes wee can encourage these men and give an edge to their stomacks For the more valorous that these prove the better it will be for our selves Cyrus therefore having thus laid downe the armour aforesaid in the mids of the open place and called together all the Persian souldiers made unto them such an oration as this CHAP. III. The exhortation of Cyrus unto the Persian souldiers to put on the armour that King Cyaxares had prepared MY friends yee that are Persians as yee were borne and bred up in the same region with us and are in bodie besides framed nothing inferiour to us so it is meet that your minds also be not worse then ours And albeit such ye are indeed yet in our native countrey yee were not in equall estate and condition with us not for that yee were by us put by but because yee were enforced to provide necessaries Now both I by the leave and power of God will take order that yee shall have the same degree and your selves also if yee be so disposed using the same armes that we doe how ever otherwise in meaner place than we are may enter upon the same daungers with us and upon the atchievement of any noble and worthy exploit receive the like guerdon to ours Heretofore yee were archers and darters as well as wee In which manner of service if yee carried not your selves equall to us it is no marvaile For why yee had not time to practise these feats as wee had But in this kind of armature here we shall have no vantage at all over you For every one of you shall have a curace fitted for his brest a light buckler in his left hand as wee all were wont to carry and in his right an arming sword or battle axe wherewith we are to smite our enemy that standeth opposite unto us and need not feare to misse whensoever we offer to strike What is it then considering this manner of fight wherein one of us should passe another unlesse it bee in boldnesse and courage which yee ought to shew as well as we And as for victory whereby all good things and excellent are both gotten and kept what reason is there that we should desire it more than yee To speake of Soveraignty which giveth all away to the Conquerours from them that be conquered why should it concerne us more than you to seeke therefore To conclude then saith hee yee have heard all and see the very armour Take every man what he needeth and is fit for his body and then give his name to the Captaine of some company for to be entolled in the same degree and ranke with us But whosoever is content with the place of a mercenary souldier let him remaine still in such armes as are meet for servitours unto others CHAP. IIII. The ordinances that Cyrus made for the exercise of his souldiers and to keep them in all obedience THese were the words of Cyrus which when the Persians had heard they made this account that worthy they were from that time forward to live all their dayes in penury and want if being
And being mounted up to an hill top hee asked Tigranes which were those mountaines from whence the Chaldees used to make rodes downe into the plaines and so to drive away booties Which when Tigranes had shewed unto him he asked againe whether those mountaines were now without companie and unfrequented No verily quoth he for they have alwaies certeine spies and Sentinels who signifie to the rest whatsoever they discover And what doe they saith he when they have notice of any thing Every man saith Tigranes makes what hast he can up to the hill tops for to help and succor When Cyrus heard this and withall beheld the country all about he might perceive that a great part thereof lay as wast ground to the Armenians and untilled by reason of the warres Then for that time returned they to the armie and after supper tooke their repose and slept The morrow next ensuing Tigranes shewed himselfe ready and well appointed having raised a power of foure thousand Horsemen with ten thousand Archers and as many Targuatiers But whiles these forces were a levying Cyrus sacrificed and seeing the entrails of the beasts to be faire and fortunate to him he called togither the Leaders both of the Persians and of the Medes and in the presence of that Assembly made this speech My welbeloved friends These mountaines that we see belong to the Chaldaees which if we may first be masters off and on the top of them build a fort and plant our garrison of necessitie as well the Chaldaees as the Armenians will demeane themselves loyally toward us As for our sacrifices they betoken all good on our side and as touching mans alacritie and humane meanes nothing will so much help the same forward to the atchieving of this exploit as expedition For if we can climb up the hils before the enemies assemble their power we shall either gaine the hill tops wholly without any resistance or else skirmish with our enemies when they are but few in number and feeble in strength No labour therefore can be easier and more void of daunger than if presently we be resolute in celeritie and quicke dispatch Arme your selves therefore on all hands As for you the Medes march on our left hand but yee the Armenians goe one halfe of you on the right side and the other halfe lead the way in the vaward before us Yee that bee horsemen follow behind in the Rear to incite and put us forward up the hill neither suffer yee any one faintly to draw backe When Cyrus had thus said and arraunged his files directly upward hee advaunced before the Armie The Chaldees that lay in espiall when they perceived the march forcibly to mount up hill forthwith signified so much to their fellowes and so by outcries and alarmes from one to another they drew togither Cyrus also for his part gave warning to his soldiers saying These here ô yee Persians signifie unto us that it is high time to make hast For if we prevent them and get the hill before our enemies shall be little able to doe ought Now the Chaldaees had light bucklers and two javelins apeece and these are reputed the most martiall men of all that country They serve also in warres as mercenaries and be alwaies in pay whensoever any man hath need of them because warlike though they be and valiant yet are they poore and needy For the region which they inhabite is full of hils and a small part thereof welthy Now when the soldiers about Cyrus approched neerer to the hill-tops Tigranes who accompanied Cyrus Wote you not ô Cyrus quoth he that we must fight out of hand and the Armenians will not abide the first brunt of the enemies Cyrus answered that he was not ignorant thereof in which regard I have already saith he given order to the Persians to prepare themselves and be in readinesse For they are to follow hard so soone as the Armenians begin to give ground and thereby draw the enemies neerer unto us Thus the Armenians advanced formost in the vantguard But the Chaldaees as many as were present upon the approach of the Armenians sodainly setting up a shout rushed fiercely upon them after their manner and gave the charge The Armenians likewise as they were wont received them not but reculed Now when the Chaldaees following them in chace perceived others with sword in hard to mount up the hill ready to encounter them afront some that hapned to joyne in fight were quickly slaine others escaped by flight and certeine of them were taken prisoners Thus the hill tops were soone gain'd Now when Cyrus his souldiers were gotten up thither and looked downe toward the habitations of the Chaldaees they might perceive how they abandoned the houses that stood next and so ran away Cyrus then as soone as all his soldiers were come togither commaunded them to take their dinners After dinner having learned that the place of Espiall where the Chaldaees lay was both safe and also well watered presently hee emmured it in manner of a fortresse Hee commaunded also Tigranes to send unto his father willing and requiring him to make present repaire thither and to bring with him all the Carpenters and Masons that were to bee had So there was a messenger streight-wayes dispatched unto the Armenian King Meane while Cyrus with those about him began to build the wall At which very time they presented the captives unto Cyrus some bound and others of them sore wounded Whom when he beheld he commaunded immediately the bound to be loosed and such as were hurt to be cured For which purpose he had sent for * Or Chirurgions Physicians This done hee said unto the Chaldaees that his comming was not either for any desire he had to destroy them or need to make warre but because he would conclude a Peace betweene the Armenians and the Chaldaees And before that I was possessed of these hill tops quoth he I wote well yee had no desire of peace For why Your owne State was in safety and the goods of the Armenians yee harried and carried at your pleasure But now yee see in what case yee stand I dismisse you therefore that be prisoners home to your houses and give you leave to consult with the rest of the Chaldaees whether yee will maintaine warre against us or enterteine amity with us If yee make choice of warre See ye come not hither if ye be wise without armes and weapons but if yee thinke yee have need of peace come hardly unarmed Will yee become our friends I will then take care for the safetie and wellfare of your state The Chaldaees hearing this after they had highly praised Cyrus and on all sides given him their hands departed home CHAP. IIII. The peaceable communication that Cyrus had with the Armenians and the Chaldaees The mutuall accord and peace betweene them all THE Armenian King when he heard that Cyrus sent for him and withall what he had done taking with
him the Carpenters and Masons aforesaid and all other things which he thought necessary repaired unto Cyrus withall speed possible No sooner saw hee him but hee brake out into these words Little it is ô Cyrus that wee men are able to foresee in future things and yet attempt and enterprise many desseins For ere while my selfe when I went about to compasse my libertie became a slave more then ever before and after that wee were taken prisoners whiles wee made full accompt that wee were utterly undone it appeareth now most evidently that wee are preserved no time before so much For those who never ceassed to infest us many wayes I see now to be in that case which I ever wished And thus much ô Cyrus I would have you to know that for to disseize the Chaldaees of these mountaine tops I would have disbursed much more mony than your selfe have of mee And verily the good turnes which you promised to doe unto us what time you received that mony you have performed already We acknowledge our selves therefore to be debters unto you still for other benefits Which if we would not be naughtie persons it were a shame for us not to requite And what requitall soever we make yet shall wee not be found to have made condigne recompense beseeming so beneficiall a friend Thus spake the King of Armenia But the Chaldaees came unto Cyrus as Oratours beseeching him to make peace with them whom Cyrus questioned with in this wise Crave yee peace at this time yee Chaldaees for any thing else but that yee thinke to live in more securitie by peace than by warre considering that wee also said as much The Chaldaees made answere Yea for all other things we have already But what and if replied Cyrus there accrue unto you other commodities beside by the meanes of peace Then said they would wee be the gladder And what other reason is there quoth Cyrus why you repute your selves now to be poore but for lacke of rich and and fertile ground When they accorded to him in this point also How then would yee be content saith Cyrus to pay so much tribute as the other Armenians doe so ye may lawfully occupy and till as much Armenian ground as yee will your selves Yes right willingly answered the Chaldaees if we might beleeve we should susteine no wrong hereafter And what say you King of Armenia would you have this ground of yours that now lieth wast to become tilled provided that the occupiers thereof pay you such rent as you set downe Yes verily quoth the King I would give a great deale of that condition For by this meanes the revenues of my Crowne should be much augmented And yee Chaldaees quoth he what say yee to this considering yee have fertile mountaines would yee willingly permit the Armenians to use the same for pasture yeelding unto you for the pasturage a reasonable rent Yea gladly said the Chaldaees for that we shall receive much profit without any paine and labour But you King of Armenia saith Cyrus are you willing to use their pastures if for a smal commoditie arising unto the Chaldaees your selfe may receive farre greater profits Yea with all my heart quoth he if I thought I might enjoy the said pasture-pasture-ground in safetie without molestation What! might yee not enjoy them safely if yee had the helpe of the hâ—ll-tops Yes said the King Hereat the Chaldaees But we par-die shall never be able to occupie wee will not say their grounds but not so much as our owne lands if so be these be masters of the said hill tops But What! quoth he if those mountaines may helpe you Mary then answered they we should thinke our selves well apayed But it were not so good for us beleeve me said the King in case they recover the mountaines againe especially being walled and fortified Well then quoth Cyrus I will take this course The strength of these hill-tops will I deliver to neither of you both But wee our selves will hold them in our owne hands And whether of you wrong the other their parts will we take who susteine the wrong Which when both sides heard they praised the devise and said it was the onely way to establish an assured peace So upon these capitulations following they all gave and received interchangeably hostages for securitie and agreed it was betweene them That they both should be free one from the other enterteine mutuall marriages use tillage and pasture in common indifferently and one aid the other if any did molest either of them Thus for that time things passed and the league then and thus concluded betweene the Chaldaees and the Soueraine Ruler of Armenia remaineth yet in force to this day Now after these Covenants of confederacy were confirmed both parts immediately did put to their helping hands with great cheerefulnesse to build and wall the said fortresse as a common strength and defense for them both and thereto joyntly brought all things necessary CHAP. V. How Cyrus sent an Embassage unto the Indians and returning into Media consulted about making warre upon the Assyrians WHen evening drew neere Cyrus entertained togither with him at supper both parties as being now joyned in mutuall amity And as they sat at supper one of the Chaldaees began and said This accord may well be acceptable to all others of our nation But some Chaldaees there are quoth he that live by preading and robbing who neither have skill of husbandry nor can abide to till the ground as wonted alwaies to get their living by the warres For they used evermore to drive away booties and many a time to serve for wages under the King of the Indians who by their saying is a Potentate full of gold and as often under King Astyages Why then said Cyrus doe they not take wages of me For I will give them as good pay as hee who ever he be that gave most This offer of Cyrus they accepted and said that many would bee right willing to serve him And thus of these points abovesaid were they agreed Cyrus then who had heard say that the Chaldaees oftentimes had recourse unto the Indian King and calling to remembrance that from him there came to the Medes certaine persons as Spies to see and learne what was done among them and the same afterwards went also to the enemies for to have intelligence likewise of their affaires was willing enough that the Indian King might know what deeds himselfe had atchieved And therefore he entred into such a speech as this Tell me ô King of Armenia and yee Chaldaees If I should dispatch a messenger of mine unto the Indian King would ye send any of vours besides who might both conduct the man in his way and assist him also to the obtaining at the said Kings hand of such things as I desire For I gladly would we had more money stil to the end that I might both give large pay to as many as have need and also by
had no experience of our valour how shall they be able now to abide us defaited as they are already and having suffred so many displeasures at our hands And how shall their greatest cowards be willing to fight with us whose most valiant men lye slaine upon the ground before us Hereat said one of the Company why then doe we not with all speed pursue them seeing so great availes comming toward us so evidently Because quoth Cyrus we want good horses whereas the very best of our enemies and such as most fit it were now either to kill or to take prisoners hie them homeward apace well mounted on good coursers And those verily by Gods helpe able were we to put to flight but in following the chace shall never overtake Why then say they goe you not to Cyaxares and impart so much unto him Say you so quoth he Then follow mee all that he may know yee are generally of this minde So they all both followed Cyrus and also declared what they thought meet as touching the matter they required Cyaxares partly for that they made the motion first somewhat envied them and partly because he thought he should doe well for himselfe if he did not enter into daunger a second time for surely he gave himselfe to joy and mirth and saw many of the Medes doe the same answered in this manner CHAP. II. The opinion of Cyaxares to divert Cyrus from following the traine of his victorie I Know nephew Cyrus both by report and also by that which I have seene my selfe that yee Persians of all other men study most not to set your minds upon any pleasure unsatiably But verily for mine own part I thinke it much more behoovefull in the greatest pleasure to be continent and hold a meane And what is it that presenteth greater contentment to men than good successe which at this time is falne unto us If we therefore being now in happy case can soberly and wisely keepe the same we may perhaps live unto our old age in felicitie without all daunger But if wee are never satisfied therewith pursuing still one good fortune in the necke of another take heed least that befall unto us which they say many navigatours have found at sea who meeting sometime with a good gale of wind and fortunate voyage would never make an end of sayling untill they were cast away and so perished Semblably many men by report having obteined one victory by coveting to winne another have lost the former For truly if our enemies who are fled were fewer in number than we it might peradventure be safe for us to pursue them being so few But now consider with how small a troup of them wee all fought when we gained the upper hand The rest were not at the battaile nor strucke one stroke whom if we force not to draw sword they not knowing us nor themselves for want of skill and for cowardise will be glad to escape and be gone But if they perceive once that they shall be in as great jeopardie by running away as by tarrying still and have no hope of safety but in their swords point beware we urge them not even against their owne wils and purpose to beare themselves like valiant men For this you must know that you are not so desirous to take their wives and children prisoners as they be to save them Consider also that wild swine when they are espied by the hunter run away many though they be in number with their young pigs but if a man hunt or chace any of their young ones they will flye no longer no though there be but one of them and no more but assaile him that goeth about to catch the same And verily the enemies at this time beeing enclosed within their strength give us leave to skirmish with as many of them as we thought good our selves but in case wee joyne battaile with them in the broad and open plaine when they shall learne divided apart as erewhile some to confront us others to flanke us on the one side and the other and some againe to set upon us behind in the tayle See then whether every one of us have not need both of many eyes and also of as many hands Furthermore I would not wish quoth he for my part seeing as I doe the Medes solacing themselves in myrth to withdraw them from their delights and force them to hazard their lives in a doubtfull piece of service CHAP. III. How Cyrus obtained of Cyaxares part of the Medes forces and with them and the Hyrcanians togither that yeelded unto him pursued the Assyrians in their flight VPon this speech Cyrus briefly replied You shalt not need good Vnkle to compell any man onely let me have them who will follow me as voluntaries and peradventure we shall returne bringing unto you and to every one of these your friends that which will give you all good contentment Follow we will not in chace the maine multitude of our enemies for how possibly should we encompasse and take them but if we may light upon any piece of their armie dismembred from the rest or upon a skirt and remnant thereof we shall fetch it in and bring the same unto you Moreover thinke this quoth he that we at your request are come a great journey and all to gratifie and doe you pleasure You therefore in all equity are to requite us in the like that we also may in some sort make up our owne mouthes and so returne home with good pillage and not depend all of us upon your pay and treasure Then said Cyaxares If any one will of his owne accord beare you company I would acknowledge my selfe beholden also vnto you Send therefore quoth Cyrus with me one of these here who deserveth to be trusted most that he may declare unto the Medes from you what you commaund Goe to said Cyaxares take of all these any one whom you will chuse Now it hapned that the Median Gentleman was there present who in times past had claimed kinred of Cyrus and gotten so many kisses of him Then Cyrus forthwith This man here quoth he without more adoe shall serve my turne Content said Cyaxares let him wait upon you and withall he charged the party to deliver thus much in his name That whosoever would might goe with Cyrus Thus Cyrus taking the man with him went out and when he was gone forth he presently said unto him Now verily shall you make knowne whether you spake truth or no when you said you tooke much pleasure in beholding me Say you so quoth the Median Then will I never forsake you And are you willing said Cyrus to impart as much to others likewise Then the man bound it with an oath and said yea by Iupiter that I will and bring it so about in the end that even you shall be as willing to looke upon me also Then being thus sent from Cyaxares as he declared otherwise right cheerefully this
errand to the Medes so he added this moreover that he would never depart from so noble so excellent so goodly a person and that which passed all the rest descended from the race of the Gods Whiles Cyrus was busie about these affaires there arrived as it were by the providence of God certaine Embassadors from the Hyrcanians These Hyrcanians border upon the Assyrians A nation verily nothing populous which is the reason that subject they were unto the Assyrians howbeit reputed then as they are no lesse at this day good horsemen In which regard also the Assyrians employed them as the Lacedemonians did the Scyrites making no spare of them but putting them to all paines taking and adventures And at this very time they had charged them to keepe the Reare and in number they were about a thousand horse to the end that if any damage hapned behind they first should undergoe it before themselves These Hyrcanians because they were to march hinmost had their waggons also and their families behind all the rest For the nations of Asia the most part in all their expeditions use to goe to warre with their whole housholds And in this manner served the Hyrcanians at that time Who now considering well with themselves what hard and servile warfare they were put to under the Assyrians also that now their Soveraine Lord being slaine they were all foyled and discomfited their whole armie in great feare their Associats out of heart ready to faint and forsake them casting I say these things in their minds they thought they had a fit time and opportunitie offred to revolt if togither with them Cyrus and his forces would make head afresh and set upon them Hereupon they dispatched their messengers unto Cyrus For now by reason of this battaile his name was up and his fame much encreased These that were sent related unto Cyrus what just cause they had to hate the Assyrians if therefore at this time he were disposed to make an invasion they would become both Associates and leade the vaward also in this journey Withall they recounted unto him in what state the enemies stood the rather to incite him thereby to take this expedition in hand Then Cyrus questioned with them in this sort Thinke yee quoth he that we shall be able yet to overtake them before they put themselves into their strong holds For we take this for a great infortunitie of ours that they have so secretly in the night escaped from us This spake he because he would have them to conceive an excellent opinion of him Who answered That early the next morning they might reach them if they made speed and went lightly appointed For by reason say they of their great multitude and heavy carriages they march but slowly and besides for that they sate up and watched all night before they had now rid but small ground forward and pitched their tents betimes Then replyed Cyrus Can ye put in any pledge for our assurance that yee speake the truth Wee will say they forthwith ride away and even this night bring hostages with us for your better securitie Onely doe you assure us in the name of God and give us your right hand that we may make report to others what wee have received from you Then hee faithfully promised them that if they performed bona fide what they had said he would use them as his trusty and assured friends neither would he ranke them inferiour in place either to the Persians or to the Medes And even at this very day a man shall see the Hyrcanians put in trust and bearing office of state as well as Persians or Medes such as are thought of best worth After they had supped Cyrus led forth his armie before day light was gone and commaunded those Hyrcanians to give attendance there and to march onward togither with him As for the Persians they all in generall as requisite it was speedily came forth and Tigranes also with his owne Regiment Of the Medes some entred this journey for that having beene children when Cyrus was a child were now become his friends others because they had beene his companions in hunting and were much delighted in his good behaviour some againe in token of thankfulnesse unto him because he seemed to have delivered them out of great feare others also upon good hopes that seeing hee bare himselfe so valiantly hee would prove afterwards a fortunate and mightie Prince There were besides divers of them willing now to doe him some reciprocall pleasure and service for the good turnes which hee had procured unto any whiles hee was brought up among the Medes And verily as he was of a kinde and courteous nature he had procured for a number of them at his Grandsires hands many favours Last of all a great sort of them after they had seene the Hyrcanians and heard a rumour spred abroad that they would be their Leaders to bring them unto great wealth went forth for to get somewhat Thus the Medes in manner all followed him unlesse they were such as hapned to be of the Domesticall traine of Cyaxares For these onely remained togither with those that were their vassals and followers As for all the rest full gladly and cheerefully they did put themselves forward in this journey not I say as men constreined but as meere voluntaries and who to gratifie him of their owne accord went forth When they were now abroad upon the way first hee commeth out unto the Medes whom he praised and prayed withall Imprimis that the Gods would vouchsafe to be propitious guides both to them and his Item To graunt him such favour as to bee able to render unto them condigne recompense for this their affectionate love unto him In conclusion hee gave order that the footmen should lead the march and then he commaunded the horsemen to follow Moreover if in any place they rested or stayed in their journey he charged that some should ride unto him to know from time to time what was expedient to be done After this he willed the said Hyrcanians to lead formost Who asked him in this manner Why Sir tarry not you and expect untill wee bring our hostages that you also having taken pledges of us for the better securitie of our troth may then set forward And he by report made this answere Even for that I consider we doe all carry the assurance of our faith no otherwise than in our hands and hearts For at this point and thus provided seeme wee to be that if yee be true of your word unto us we have sufficient power and meanes to doe you good but if yee be false and deceive us we take our selves to be in that state as we need not be in subjection unto you but yee rather if the Gods will shall be thrall unto us and at our devotion And verily quoth he yee Hyrcanians because yee say your countrymen use to march hinmost therefore when ye see them once give us
the Horsemen he marshalled them as meet it was on both sides like wings CHAP. V. How Cyrus defaited the Assyrians againe and tooke prisoners Kings Lords and other souldiours agreat number The order that he gave how to bee provided presently of victuals without confusion and trouble WHen it was day light the enemies some wondred and were astonied at these occurrents others perceived at the first what the matter was some told it as newes others cryed out some unloosed their horses others fell to trusse up bag and baggage some flung armour and weapons from of their beasts backs others did on their harnois some leapt on horsebacke others bridled them some mounted their wives and women into wagons others caught up their things of greatest price to save them some againe were taken in the manner as they were hiding the same in the ground but the most part tooke their heeles And we must thinke that many and sundry things they did save this onely that there was not one of them fought but perished without fight Croesus the Lydian King had sent away before in the night for that it was the hote summer season his wives in Carroches that during the coole aire they might travaile more easily and himselfe followed hard after with his horsemen Likewise did by report the Phrygian Potentate who ruled that Phrygia which lieth upon Hellespont But when they understood by those that fled and overtooke them how the world went themselves fled also as fast as ever they could The KK of the Cappadocians and Arabians who were next hand and made some resistance unarmed and without their curaces the Hyrcanians put to the sword The most part of those that lost their lives were Assyrians and Arabians For being within their owne land they made slowest haste and went least forward Whiles the Medes and Hyrcanians made havocke and execution as it was no other like following the chace as they did and having still the upper hand Cyrus commaunded those Cornets of horsemen which were left with him to ride about the Campe and whomsoever they saw going forth armed to kill them outright but to those who stayed within he made proclamation That what souldiours so ever of the enemies armie were either Horsmen Targuatiers or Archers they should trusse up their armour and bring it forth leaving their horses still at their Pavilions But as many as did not this they should forthwith lose their heads Meane while with their arming swords ready drawne they stood in order of battaile round about the tents They therefore that had armour brought it forth and flung the same from them into one place where Cyrus had appointed which they set on fire and burnt who had commandement from him so to doe Cyrus then considering that thither they were come unprovided altogither of meat and drinke without which impossible it is that either an expedition should hold out or any other feat of armes be exploited and casting about how hee might most speedily and in the best sort be therewith furnished thought withall how necessary it is for all those that undertake warfare to have some one man who should take charge of Pavilion and lodging yea and purvey victuals ready for souldiers against their entrie into the Campe. Knowing therefore that by all likelihood such as these at this present especially might be found in the * Of the Enemies Campe for that now they would be busied in providing necessaries hee commaunded by proclamation all those * or Purveyours Campe-officers to shew themselves and if any such minister were wanting the most auncient in every tent to come forth and appeare and herein not to faile not disobey at their utmost peril They seeing their Lords and Masters to yeeld obedience forth with themselves obeyed also When they were come in place First hee commaunded them to sit downe who had in their tents more provision of victuall then would serve for two moneths After he had seene them he bad those likewise to sit who had one moneths victuall and then all in manner sat them downe Now when he had learned thus much he spake unto them in this manner Goe to then good fellowes quoth he whosoever of you doe hate miseries and desire to have any good at our hands looke to it with all diligence that there bee in every tent double so much victualls as well meats as drinks provided both for master and man for Captaine likewise and souldiours as yee were wont daily to provide See also that all other things be ready prepared which may set out and furnish a feast For there will be here anon those who after they have gotten the upper hand of their enemies will thinke it meet that they have all necessaries plenteously and to the full Know yee therefore that it will bee for your owne good if yee entertaine them so as they have no cause to complaine When they heard this they performed diligently what they were enjoyned to doe Then Cyrus called togither his owne Centurions againe and made such an oration as this unto them CHAP. VI. How Cyrus communed with his Centiniers perswading them to sobriety and to stay for their fellowes who were in the pursuite and how they raised a great booty of men women and goods WEE are not ignorant goods Friends that you may now if yee will take your dinners before our Associats that are absent yea and enjoy those meats and drinks which are right exquisitly provided But I am not perswaded that this dinner and refection of ours will profit us more than if it may appeare that we are carefull of our fellowes and confederates neither can all this good cheere make us so much the stronger as this one thing would doe to wit if we might be able to cause our Allies to be forward in ayding us If therefore we should seeme so to vilipend those who now follow the chace and execution of our enemies fighting still with them that make head as that before we know how they speed we should dine and make merry I feare me as we shall be noted openly for lewd persons so wee shall weaken our selves when we misse their aide But to have such a care of those that take paines and expose themselves unto daungers as that when upon their entry into the Campe they may finde food ready and all things necessary This say I were a feast alone and would make us much more jocund and joviall than if we went by and by to fill and pamper our bellies Consider furthermore quoth he that although it stood us not upon in modestie to have any regard at all of them yet ought we not at any time to give our selves to belly cheere and drunkennesse For as yet we have not fully atchieved those exploits which we enterprised but all things now are come to the very pitch and doubtfull point which requireth carefull diligence For we have in the campe enemies in number farre more than we be our selves
and those loose and at liberty whom peradventure it were fit to be guarded surely still yea and care would be had that there be such as may purvey us necessaries Moreover our horsemen are away who verily disquiet our minds and make us to muse where they be and when they are returned whether they will stay with us or no therefore in mine opinion such meat and drinke we are at this time to take and stay our stomacks with as a man may thinke most meete and expedient thereby neither to be full of drowsie sleepe nor surprised with inconsiderate folly I wote well likewise that much treasure there is and other goods in the camp of which I know it is in our power to convert to our proper use as much as we list how ever the same be common as well to those who were with us at the winning thereof as to our selves But I doe not thinke it would turne more to our gaine for to seize the said goods into our owne hands than if we shew our selves true and just unto them and in so doing purchase thus much as that they shall be more fast and assured friends unto us than now they are In these respects therefore I thinke it good to commit the dispose and distribution of these monies and goods to the Medes Hyrcanians and Tigranes at their returne and say they deale the lesse part among us yet to reckon even it our gain advantage For by reason of lucre growing to them ward more willing they will be to remaine with us As for our selves if at this time we should regard our owne commodity before theirs verily it would gaine us wealth to last but a small while But to let this pillage goe by and in lieu thereof to have and hold such things whereof riches doth arise this is it in my judgement which may yeeld both to us and to all ours more durable and perpetuall wealth For this cause also quoth he I suppose when we are at home in our owne countrey we doe inure our selves to master and keepe downe our bellies to forbeare likewise unlawfull and unreasonable games that when need requires we might use the same to our weale and commodity And verily where we may shew our institution and bringing up in greater matters than these now presented unto us I cannot see And herewith made Cyrus an end of his speech This advise of his Hystaspes a Persian and one of the above-named Peeres approved and said as followeth An indignity and shame it were ô Cyrus if we many times in hunting should continue without meat and all for to take some wild beast and the same peradventure but little worth and now when we are in the pursuite of a world of wealth we be our owne hinderance by those things that rule lewd men and are subject to the good so as wee should not seeme to performe what we ought and befitteth us best to doe Thus agreed Hystaspes with the opinion of Cyrus and all the rest allowed thereof Goe to then said Cyrus Since we concurre in one and the same mind Send every Caporall out of his owne band five of the tallest and best men to goe round about and as many as they see busie in purveiance of necessaries to command them but whomsoever they perceive slacke in this behalfe against them to proceed with more severity than if they were their very masters And thus verily did Cyrus and those with him As for the Medes some of them who overtooke certaine waines which had gone before and turned them backe brought them full loden with such commodities as the armie had need of Others tooke and brought away with them * Or Wagons Chariots and Carroches wherein were passing faire women partly lawfull wives and in part * Ligbies concubines such as for their singular beauty were carried about and went with the Campe. For the manner is of all the nations in Asia even at this day whensoever they make any warlike expedition to take with them along the most precious things they have saying That they are the more eger of fight when their most leife and deerest jewels are about them For there is a certeine necessitie imposed upon them manfully to protect and defend the same and even so in very deed perhaps it is or peradventure thus they doe to satisfie their lusts and pleasures Now Cyrus when hee saw what feats the Medes and Hyrcanians had exploited check'd as it were and rebuked himselfe and his whole traine in that others at this time seemed to outgoe them in valour and to winne somewhat whiles he and those about him sit still in a place farre remote from performing good service doing just nothing And in truth they that came away with this said bootie had no sooner shewed unto Cyrus what they brought but they rode forth eftsoones to pursue the rest of the enemies For so said they we have expresse commaundement from our Provosts and Rulers Cyrus albeit he was stung herewith yet bestowed hee this bootie safe and laid it up every thing in due place Then assembled he once againe his Centiniers and standing so as he might be heard whatsoever he spake made this oration unto them CHAP. VII Cyrus consulteth with his Centiniers about mounting footmen on horsebacke and erecting a Persian Cavallerie with the horses taken from the enemie in the warres MY good friends Wee all I suppose doe know that if we may atchieve those matters which fortune at this time presenteth unto us as there shall accrue much profit unto the Persians all in common so the greatest part of good right will be ours by whose travaile the service is done But how we should be Lords thereof being not of sufficient strength to enjoy and hold the same unlesse we have a Persian Cavallerie of our owne truly I cannot yet see For consider I pray you with mee that wee Persians are furnished with those weapons wherewith we may seeme to foyle and discomfit our enemies at close fight but when wee have once routed them what Horsemen what Archers what Targuaters or what Darters can we either take prisoners or kill as they flie wanting horses as we doe And why should either Archers or Darters or Horsemen be affraid to assaile us and worke us mischiefe so long as they know for certeine that they stand in no daunger to receive hurt from us no more than from the very trees that grow fast in the ground Which being so is it not evident that those men of armes who now assist us doe thinke that all these preies which now are taken be no lesse their owne than ours yea and perhaps more too so helpe me Iupiter Thus therefore stands the case now and it cannot otherwise be But if wee may provide our selves of a Cavallerie out of our owne nation not inferiour to this of theirs is it not very apparant unto you all that we shall be able to doe as much against our enemies
these things accordingly yea and dressed supper Then Gobryas when all his owne men were gone forth willed Cyrus to enter in and that in such manner as himselfe thought best for his owne safety So Cyrus having sent before his spies to discover and a strong troupe for to guard at the last entred in person When he was once within and the gates kept wide open still he called unto him all his friends and chiefe Commaunders of the souldiers about him When all were come in Gobryas brought out wine bolles of gold flagons basons and ewers with ornaments and furniture of all sorts certaine pieces also of coine called Dareiks innumerable and all things that were faire and goodly to bee seene At the last having presented his daughter also an exceeding beautifull Damoisell she was very tall and personable besides clad in mourning weed for the death of her brother aforesaid Here quoth he ô Cyrus All this riches I bestow upon you And this daughter of mine likewise I recommend to your tuition even to dispose of her as you thinke good And humbly beseech you both I as beforetime in the behalfe of my sonne and shee now for her brother that you will be his avenger Hereto Cyrus answered in this wise I promised you verily as then to revenge your quarrell to my power if I found you true of your word And now seeing you have spoken a truth I am bound to performe my word and promise To her also I make behest with the helpe of God to doe no lesse And as for this treasure quoth he I accept thereof and withall bestow the same here upon this your daughter and him whose hap it shall be to espouse her But one gift there is beside that I would gladly at my departure receive at your hands which if I may obtaine I would not more joyfully depart if I had all the wealth either in Babylon which is much or in the universall world which is infinite Gobryas mervailing what it should be and suspecting he would name his daughter asked him and said What is that boone Cyrus which you would so faine have Then Cyrus answered I suppose my Gobryas quoth he there be many men who by their good wills are not impious to God-ward nor injurious to men ne yet of themselves willing so much as to lie Howbeit because no man would ever put into their hands great wealth regall dominion strong castles and most deerely beloved children they die before they be knowne what they are But you by tendering unto me fensed and walled forts riches infinite of all kinds your whole power and puissance yea and your daughter so liefe so deere and so worth the having have made knowne to all the world that I am the man who would neither deale vnconscionably with strangers nor doe wrong to any for love of money nor yet willingly falsifie my promise and covenant Be you sure therefore and wote well that so long as I am a just and righteous man and shall be for that good opinion praised among men I will never forget this your kindnesse and affiance in mee but endeavour by all good and honest meanes to honour you againe Neither feare you quoth he that you shall lacke a man worthy to be an husband for your daughter For many friends I have and those right honourable and valiant Knights and whose hap soever it is of all them to marry her whether he shall have so much money and good as is given by you with her or much more than that commeth to I am not able to say But this would I have you to know for certaine that some of them there be who in regard of the portion which you give will not esteeme you one whit the more And verily they now imitate mee with a kind of emulation and pray unto all the Gods that they may have occasion one day to shew that they are no lesse loyall and faithfull to their Friends than I am to mine and to their enemies whiles they have a day to live will never yeeld unlesse some God crosse them Now for vertue and good reputation they would not preferre before it all the riches of the Syrians and Assyrians put them both togither and set the same to yours And such men I would you well knew are now sitting here Then Gobryas laughed heartily and said For the love of God Cyrus shew me where these men are that I may beg at your hands one of them for to be my sonne Care not you for that quoth Cyrus neither shall you need to enquire that of mee doe but keepe us company and you shall be able your selfe to shew each of them even to another Thus much having said he tooke Gobryas by the right hand and rising withall went his waies forth and drew out all his men with him And albeit he was earnestly importuned by Gobryas to take his supper with him yet would he not but supped in the Campe and tooke Gobryas with him as his guest Now being set upon a greene banke he questioned with him in this manner Tell me my Gobryas quoth he Thinke you that you have more cuishons and carpets than every one of us To whom he answered I know right well so God me love that yee have carpets cuishons beds pallets and tables many more and that your dwelling house is farre larger and of greater receit than mine as who for your habitations make use of the earth and skie and have as many beds as there be couches and resting places on the ground Besides yee take for your carpets and cuishons not so many as the sheepe affoord fleeces of wooll but as mountaines and fields doe yeeld brush and branch to make fagots of And this being the first time that Gobryas supped among them when he saw their coorse and homely fare he thought himselfe kept more plentifull and liberall cheere than they But after that he observed their moderate feeding for there is not a Persian of good education who with any meate or drinke is perceived openly either in his eies to bee distempered or by ravening and greedy eating in his mind to have lesse forecast than if he were not at his meat For like as good horsemen for that they be not troubled on horsebacke are able all the while they ride to see to heare and to say as they ought even so they at their meales thinke they should appeare openly to be wise sober and temperate supposing that to be stirred and disquieted after eating and drinking is doglike swinelike and brutish He observed withall in them that they demaunded one of another such questions as it was more pleasure to aske them than not and cast forth those prety jests and merry conceits which being uttered caused more delight in the delivery than otherwise kept in and that in all their mirth they were farre from contumelious and spitefull termes farre from doing any lewd and filthy act farre from grieving and offending one
had done was wonderously affrighted and went to see if haply he might helpe and doe any good At which very instant her Eunuches who were in number three seeing what was befallen drew forth their cimiters also and in the very place where shee had commaunded them to stand slew themselves In memoriall whereof it is said that those Eunuches Tombe then erected remaines to this day Vpon an upper pillar were written aloft by report the names of the husband and wife and those in Syriack letters but below are three other * or pillars Columnes with this Inscription ΕγÎΟγΧΩΠi. of the Eunuches Cyrus when hee was come neere unto this pitious sight as he wondered much at the womans act so when he had lamented for her hard fortune departed And verily good order was taken as meet it was that they should be honoured with all due obsequies accordingly yea and as the voice goeth a mighty great monument and a stately was there erected for them CHAP. V. How Cyrus by the wisedome and policie of Cadusius tooke the King of Phrygia prisoner brought under subjection in small time the Cappadocians the Arabians and all the Nations round about Which done how he embattailed his forces to the number of 40000. men in armes and approched Babylon AFter all this the Carians vpon some discord and variance that arose among them growing to civill warre those I meane who held and inhabited the strong forts of the country came from both sides to Cyrus and besought his aide And Cyrus himselfe remaining still in Sardes caused fabricks and engins and warlike rammes to be made to the end hee might raze their holds and castles who would not come in and yeeld obedience unto him But into Caria he sent Cadusius the Persian a man otherwise not unwitty nor unskilfull in military feats and besides very gracious and of pleasant behaviour him I say he sent with the conduct of an armie In which expedition the Cilicians and Cyprians right willingly joyned with him Which was the cause that he never did set any Persian Lord over the Cilicians and the Cyprians but stood contented with their owne native Kings Howbeit he imposed a tribute upon them and enjoyned them to serve in his warres as occasion required Now when this Cadusius Generall of the forces above-said was come into Caria there presented themselues unto him certaine Carians of both factions ready to receive him into their strong forts and walled townes for to endamage the adverse side But Cadusius did by both alike and shewed vnto them the same countenance saying unto those with whom hee happened to parle that they spake to right good purpose and propounded conditions standing better with reason than the other willing them withall to carry the businesse so closely as that their opposites might not know they were entred into amity with him making semblance as if by this meanes he meant to set upon the adverse side more unprovided Moreover he required security on both parts to wit that the Carians should sweare for to receive the Persians into their walled townes without all fraud and to the behoufe of Cyrus and the Persians also that himselfe should take an oath that he would enter into their forts without guile and to the good of those that admitted him Which when he had made sure he appointed unto them both one and the same night without the knowledge either of other and in it with his Cavallery entred their Castles and so at one time became master of both their said fortresses So soone as day appeared sitting in the mids with his army about him he called before him such persons of either side as were men of worth and action who being in place and looking one upon another tooke the matter very ill supposing they were on both sides circumvented and deceived But Cadusius made a speech unto them to this effect I sware unto you O yee Carians that I would enter these holds and castles without all guile and for their benefit who received me Therefore If I should destroy either of you I iudge my selfe to have come in to the hurt and hinderance of the Carians But if I make peace betweene you and worke it so that yee may in safety till your grounds I suppose then that my comming is for your good and profit And therefore behoovefull it is that from this day forward yee commerce friendly one with another follow your husbandry without feare and contract mutuall marriages betweene your children reciprocally Now if there be any of you besides the true meaning hereof goe about to offer injurie know they that both Cyrus and we will be enemies unto them From thenceforth were the said Castle gates set open the wayes frequented with passengers resorting to and fro and the fields full of husbandmen tilling the ground On both sides they kept holidayes and made feasts In a word all places were with peace and joy replenished Soone after there arrived certaine messengers from Cyrus unto Cadusius demaunding of him whether he stood in need of any forces or munition Vnto whom he made answer that he could make use even of the armie which he had already else-where And no sooner had he uttered these words but he led away his power leaving behind him in the said walled townes souldiers in garrison But the Carians earnestly besought him to stay which when he refused to doe they sent unto Cyrus requesting him to send Cadusius unto them for to be their Governour About this time Cyrus had sent away Hystaspas with an armie into that Phrygia which boundeth upon Hellespontus Therefore after that Cadusius was come he commaunded him to follow with his power that very way where Hystaspas was gone before to the end that the Phrygians might the rather yeeld obedience unto Hystaspas hearing once that other forces were to joyne with his And verily those Greeks which inhabit the sea-coasts by giving many presents wrought so that they were not compelled to admit the Barbarians into their fensed townes but onely to pay tribute and goe to serve in the warres whither Cyrus should commaund them But the King of Phrygia prepared to stand upon his owne guard as if he would defend his strong holds and not obey and so he openly gave it out and sent defiance But when his Captaines were once revolted from him so that he was left alone at the last he rendred himselfe into the hands of Hystaspas for to receive his doome of Cyrus Then Hystaspas leaving behind him strong garrisons of Persian souldiers in the fortresses dislodged and led away with him over and above his owne forces many Phrygians as well horsemen as targuatiers Now Cyrus had given authority and commission unto Cadusius after he had ioyned with Hystaspas to bring those Phrygians with their armour who made choise to side with him but such as chose rather to fight to unhorse and disarme and commaund them all to follow with slings Thus were they at that