Afiicx  ti-duin-  But  how  is  my  heart  opprefled  with  fudden  pafifion,  thus  to  tranfport  the  Reader,
tixjdmtic  no-  with  my  fclfe,  from  Africke  into  Spainc,  France,  Italy,  there  to  behold  this Tragedie?
ftrumfitxai-'hi-  Let  the  matter  it  felfe  anfwerc :  and  now  we  are  returned  to  Carthage,  andfindethe
Umrumarj,  Tragedie  heere.  For  in  the  third  Punike  warre  the  Romans  (faith  P  F/oru/)  father
^'"!il,! c!}!!"'  fought  With  the  Crtie  it  felfe  then  with  men.  And  alas,  what  could  that  Herinaphro-
ad  c«Uimn,is  dite-armie  doe,  wherein  were  fine  and  twentie  thoufand  armed  women  s  ?  Yet  had
xfqus  Herculu :  women  then  the  greater  courage :  HafdrHbal  the  King  yeelded.  His  wife,  with  her
quod  Ipitium  two  children,  and  much  people,burned  themfclues  in  the  Temple  of  t/£/f«/^p««,th«
'n''d:  >'T^°t  I  ^°"l'^"°t'^"''Cthisdifeafeot  his  Citie  and  fuppliants;  thelikefate  befalling  the  firft
Ttdemfretoad  ^"'^  laft  QiLccncs  of  Carthage.  Seuentecnc  dayes  together  did  Carthage  burnc,  feueij
cohmmtutn.  hundred  ycares  after  the  firf^  building.
ie<fjff  emnem  0-

ram  H:(pjr>u  ful/cgcyantvfiiiic dd  I'yren^os.Po'yb.Hifl.  Iib.'},caf.i9.  '  Medij.  1  VoIyb.l^.c.\i.&feq.cxtTi>7ipt'mtCiM-
fiboni,&Romambilloricilcre»mncs,h£cl''cite.  m  Ciin5liior,  n  Stad.in  Thrum,  o  Hannibal  in  Jttiliafemperfuptrmrt
qiio.lniji  domicitiiumfiiirum  inuidmdcbttitatiis  efflt,  Romanm  vidclurfMperarepetuifj'e.  JEmil.  Globus  in  Hann.bale.  p  lib.i.
caj>.\$.  q  Ofir.lib.^  cup.iT,.  i  I'rejperttateacfecaritatercyHmconuptumonbusplut  nccmJJ'e  monpetut'limilh  iiierfii,
quumpiiUi iiocitent tamdiu tiditerU  Urtnago.  AiigitU.  dt  Cii(.Dci,lib.i,  ca^.n.
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Chap.  8.     AFRICA.  Thejtxt^ooke.
