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Arch<eohgr£ Attic* Lih. Cap: tt. By
caiife when he had brought the Reliques of 1'hejeus cat of
Scyrus, Athefsm the Anhon , in gratulation to him3chose not
the Judges as soon as the Theater was silled, and spestators
placed; but presently after Cimn entrtd the Theatre with
nine more of his fellow Captains, of each Tribe one, aster
accustomed Sacrifice he swore them Judges , who gave the
victory to 8ofhecks>but then young;fer which JEscbyltts grie-
ving went into Sicily, where he died,and was buried neere
out of this place we cannot prove that the num- I Plut.Csras^,
ber of these Gritick Judges was alwaies Tenne.This wcac- neP'3s?&fc
knowledge don in testimony of high acceptation of Cimons *'v'
service.And yet in judgement upon Tragrcdians,the number
might be so great. For there seemes to be a difference be*
tween the Judges of Tragcediei and Comcedics. The num-
ber of Tragick Jadges, grant we haply to be stjch as we
speak;the power incOBtrolables.is from whom there was no
appeal to others.111 Cum necfe Provecaiis ab m ejset^e^s quibus m Helusisisi
Uli 'ynikmrA, tnttgistratus c<eteri [ememiam promndareni. The loco Iaud»W"
Comick Judges were in number but five,from whence came
the Greek proverb, p Tlim wwr i</yh*ri k£% sub quinq- 8 Robins. >
Juiicibus lis e/hThe ° Scholiaft of Aristopbanes speakssome- ^d^resp.
what uncertain. Judges,quoth he, passe censures upon the 5 ~v
Comcedian,Sk they who had five voyces were happy. Thosc
were all.For if therehad been tenne of them too^ it would
have made nothing to the Poets felicity to have had equal!
voices: For the odde gave a great stroak. Hence wiflies the
Chorus in the behalf of the Poet - Ecj *fssi
be Vi&or 6y one voyce only. Another difference is that-,
whereas the Tragick Judges had free liberty os susfrages be-
yond the power of the people,the Comick had not:For whe
Aristophanes taught his Ksfthta^ they so muck took the peo-
ple.thatthey applauded the Poct.cried him up Conqueror,
Qin^saies p JEli<m,an& commanded the Judges to write Art-„ v&r.H. I %t
stephwi uppermost sas the satliion Was, which _q Arissifha- -jAvib.p.^s
wt $.
caiife when he had brought the Reliques of 1'hejeus cat of
Scyrus, Athefsm the Anhon , in gratulation to him3chose not
the Judges as soon as the Theater was silled, and spestators
placed; but presently after Cimn entrtd the Theatre with
nine more of his fellow Captains, of each Tribe one, aster
accustomed Sacrifice he swore them Judges , who gave the
victory to 8ofhecks>but then young;fer which JEscbyltts grie-
ving went into Sicily, where he died,and was buried neere
out of this place we cannot prove that the num- I Plut.Csras^,
ber of these Gritick Judges was alwaies Tenne.This wcac- neP'3s?&fc
knowledge don in testimony of high acceptation of Cimons *'v'
service.And yet in judgement upon Tragrcdians,the number
might be so great. For there seemes to be a difference be*
tween the Judges of Tragcediei and Comcedics. The num-
ber of Tragick Jadges, grant we haply to be stjch as we
speak;the power incOBtrolables.is from whom there was no
appeal to others.111 Cum necfe Provecaiis ab m ejset^e^s quibus m Helusisisi
Uli 'ynikmrA, tnttgistratus c<eteri [ememiam promndareni. The loco Iaud»W"
Comick Judges were in number but five,from whence came
the Greek proverb, p Tlim wwr i</yh*ri k£% sub quinq- 8 Robins. >
Juiicibus lis e/hThe ° Scholiaft of Aristopbanes speakssome- ^d^resp.
what uncertain. Judges,quoth he, passe censures upon the 5 ~v
Comcedian,Sk they who had five voyces were happy. Thosc
were all.For if therehad been tenne of them too^ it would
have made nothing to the Poets felicity to have had equal!
voices: For the odde gave a great stroak. Hence wiflies the
Chorus in the behalf of the Poet - Ecj *fssi
be Vi&or 6y one voyce only. Another difference is that-,
whereas the Tragick Judges had free liberty os susfrages be-
yond the power of the people,the Comick had not:For whe
Aristophanes taught his Ksfthta^ they so muck took the peo-
ple.thatthey applauded the Poct.cried him up Conqueror,
Qin^saies p JEli<m,an& commanded the Judges to write Art-„ v&r.H. I %t
stephwi uppermost sas the satliion Was, which _q Arissifha- -jAvib.p.^s
wt $.