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'Archaologu Attica.Lib.6.Cap.). 326
between the two Armies,gave the signe.
prima maiu rutilam ds Venice
Obtrudit 'Bellonafacem.
Ljcophron in his »x&£ps jTvpaeV, and Pindar in vptuv vni^pi
seeme to allude to this incentive or incendiary, Now this busi-
nesse they might do safely, and without any danger, iit^dfa
ixttJbini. For the Torch-bearers were peculiarly protected by * %. In Eu-
CMars, and accounted /'acred, * h&lnS&i infomuchthat it rip.<Ph<en.
became a proverb, when an Army was totally deseated, * isi imgov'Jo $ it
i jrvspjs©-£0z»S». Those Torches Euripides in Rhesta calls at* 77vqz'o&i £
where he saies that the zAchivi avoided them,
thatis,refusedtofight, kovto.
<bd!yeiv 'A'jtu&U
JOlui elatw es, auiiens saces
Fptgtre Achivos. ( better in my mind then
'£lui audiens ignit faces accenfas addt/Slm eft , ut credat sugere
&c) Nay, not only when they would signify their intentions
so fight with the enemy, to the enemy bimstlse: but also when c jnjj my
Shey would signisy his approach to others, to hive their afli- jy " mr
siance, they made ufe os Torches too, which they called *p-j'«»
7«f. The word ten&ted faces, and you may render it "Brands$x
Beacons if you will,sor they were made of dry wood.or fticks,
that would quickly take sire, as out BescoPs are. Andthey
had men ftill who did 8pu^f«v ketpe ??v*W*f sVatchts, in the« K» * >
* Towers or Forts,as we do at the Beacons are. Jf the enemy . 9Z p
came in the night, they sired theB'Snds, if he came by day,'4,0' 7°mA •
they railed a {mo3ke. But I rnuft tell you, there were *V?i *
*(mU Torches or Brands,to be lighted upon the approach orr.-w
their freinds too; as well as mrfpm; But with this diftindion, ^mti%
that A'lhtQi were he!d,or let lye ftifl: but the in^uui were tolled
and fhskentoand fro.
But thofe Torches loft id not alwaies. Forasrerwar ds they
came to make use of Trumpets, according ro that of &£scbji *n
hit ■ "S*fiify$ & et'wVn <sd.vj' e*fJ>*«Sn'fAJJtf.
In-
between the two Armies,gave the signe.
prima maiu rutilam ds Venice
Obtrudit 'Bellonafacem.
Ljcophron in his »x&£ps jTvpaeV, and Pindar in vptuv vni^pi
seeme to allude to this incentive or incendiary, Now this busi-
nesse they might do safely, and without any danger, iit^dfa
ixttJbini. For the Torch-bearers were peculiarly protected by * %. In Eu-
CMars, and accounted /'acred, * h&lnS&i infomuchthat it rip.<Ph<en.
became a proverb, when an Army was totally deseated, * isi imgov'Jo $ it
i jrvspjs©-£0z»S». Those Torches Euripides in Rhesta calls at* 77vqz'o&i £
where he saies that the zAchivi avoided them,
thatis,refusedtofight, kovto.
<bd!yeiv 'A'jtu&U
JOlui elatw es, auiiens saces
Fptgtre Achivos. ( better in my mind then
'£lui audiens ignit faces accenfas addt/Slm eft , ut credat sugere
&c) Nay, not only when they would signify their intentions
so fight with the enemy, to the enemy bimstlse: but also when c jnjj my
Shey would signisy his approach to others, to hive their afli- jy " mr
siance, they made ufe os Torches too, which they called *p-j'«»
7«f. The word ten&ted faces, and you may render it "Brands$x
Beacons if you will,sor they were made of dry wood.or fticks,
that would quickly take sire, as out BescoPs are. Andthey
had men ftill who did 8pu^f«v ketpe ??v*W*f sVatchts, in the« K» * >
* Towers or Forts,as we do at the Beacons are. Jf the enemy . 9Z p
came in the night, they sired theB'Snds, if he came by day,'4,0' 7°mA •
they railed a {mo3ke. But I rnuft tell you, there were *V?i *
*(mU Torches or Brands,to be lighted upon the approach orr.-w
their freinds too; as well as mrfpm; But with this diftindion, ^mti%
that A'lhtQi were he!d,or let lye ftifl: but the in^uui were tolled
and fhskentoand fro.
But thofe Torches loft id not alwaies. Forasrerwar ds they
came to make use of Trumpets, according ro that of &£scbji *n
hit ■ "S*fiify$ & et'wVn <sd.vj' e*fJ>*«Sn'fAJJtf.
In-