In single Combats ia Champion was sometime singled out by Lot: and kby Lot it was determined (if a Poets word may go for good) whether of the twain should give the onset. In jeopardous exploits, or where multitude might cause confusion, and hinder rather then help, a Lot was called in, to order and marshal the matter. Thus lby Lot it is said to have been decided who should be enclosed in the wooden Horses womb at the taking of Troy. Thusm Timoleon being to pass a river with his army in the face of the enemy, took the rings of the several Leaders by drawing them to decide in what order they should pass; and when the ring of one of them that had a Trophy engraven on it, came first to hand, they left all further lotting, and with great alacrity made each of them with all speed they could over, and so discomfited those forces, that stood on the other side to inhibit their passage. And thus nPericles, when he could hardly restrain his people inconsiderately over-eager on sight, he divided them into two parts, and by Lot assigned them, some to skirmish, and some to rest and make merry the whilst, to wit, that part of them othat lighted on the white bean: whence it grew, saith mine Author, to be a by-word applied to those that live at ease that they have pa white day of it, alluding to the white bean. In desperate cases, when they were resolved to die rather then to fall into the hand of the enemy, and to be at his mercy; qthey decided sometime by Lot who should slay either other; ⟨p. 62⟩and rby that means Joseph the Jewish historiographer escaped, his Lot coming out with the last mans, whom he persuaded to surrender himself with him to the Romans: or who should be common Executioners to all; for so sthe Jews besieged in Masada at Eleazar's instigation, chose by Lot ten among them to be as common Butchers to the rest, unto whom each of them presented his wives and children and himself to be slain; which being done, tone of those ten again singled by Lot dispatched the other nine, and in the last place himself.
In single Combats ia Champion was sometime singled out by Lot: and kby Lot it was determined (if a Poets word may go for good) whether of the twaine should giue the onset. In jeopardous exploites, or where multitude might cause confusion, and hinder rather then helpe, a Lot was called in, to order and marshall the matter. Thus lby Lot it is said to haue beene decided who should be enclosed in the wodden Horses wombe at the taking of Troy. Thusm Timoleon being to passe a riuer with his armie in the face of the enemie, tooke the rings of the seuerall Leaders by drawing them to decide in what order they should passe; and when the ring of one of them that had a Trophey engrauen on it, came first to hand, they left all further lotting, and with great alacrity made each of them with all speed they could ouer, and so discomfited those forces, that stood on the other side to inhibite their passage. And thus nPericles, when he could hardly restraine his people inconsiderately ouer-eager on sight, hee diuided them into two parts, and by Lot assigned them, some to skirmish, and some to rest and make merry the whilest, to wit, that part of them othat lighted on the white beane: whence it grew, saith mine Author, to be a by-word applied to those that liue at ease that they haue pa white day of it, alluding to the white beane. In desperate cases, when they were resolued to die rather then to fall into the hand of the enemie, and to be at his mercy; qthey decided sometime by Lot who should slay either other; ⟨p. 62⟩and rby that meanes Ioseph the Iewish historiographer escaped, his Lot comming out with the last mans, whom hee perswaded to surrender himselfe with him to the Romanes: or who should bee common Executioners to all; for so s
- iS•c Aiax cum Hectore committitur. Homer. Il. [Greek or Hebrew]. - Hinc Soph•el. Aiace.- [Greek or Hebrew]. Et Ovid. Met. l. 13. Hunc •go poscentē cum quo concurreret unus Sustinui: sortemque meam vovistis A•hivi, &c.S•c Aiax cum Hectore committitur. Homer. Il. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. - Hinc Soph•el. Aiace.- 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Et Ouid. Met. l. 13. Hunc •go poscentē cum quo concurreret vnus Sustinui: sortemque meam vouistis A•hiui, &c.
- k[Greek or Hebrew] Hector Ulyssesque [Greek or Hebrew], utter Paris an Menelaus in congressu prior [Greek or Hebrew]. Hom. Il. •.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Hector Vlyssesque 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, vter Paris an Menelaus in congressu prior 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Hom. Il. •.
- lHuc delecta virûm sortiti corpora furtìm Includu••.-Virg. Aen. 2.
- mPlutarch in Timoleon.
- nPlut. in Pericle.
- o[Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
- p[Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
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