[unspec A] besought the LL. of the Senate to have more regard of their own accustomed gracious clemen∣cie, than remember the kings trespasse, who had paied sufficiently for it alreadie: and finally, that they would ratifie and confirme by their authoritie, the peace graunted by L. Scipio their L. Ge∣nerall, according to those conditions, which by him were capitulated and set downe. So both the Senate thought good to admit of that peace, and also within few daies after the people gave their assent and established the same. And this accord was solemnely confirmed in the Capi∣toll, with the kings Procurator or agent, to wit, Antipater, the cheefe of the embassage, who also was Antiochus his brothers sonne. This done, the other embassages of Asia had audience, & were all dispatched with this one answere, That the Senate would send ten deputies or commissio∣ners, according to the auncient custome of their auncestours, to heare, decide, and compose all [unspec B] the affaires of Asia. But the finall conclusion of all should be this, That whatsoever pertained to the dominion of Antiochus on this side the mountaine Taurus, should be assigned to king Eu∣menes, excepting the countries of Lycia and Caria, so farre as the river Maeander, all which must lie to the signorie of the Rhodians. As touching the other cities of Asia, which had been tributa∣ries to Attalus, those also were to pay tribute to Eumenes: but such as were sometime homagers to Antiochus, those should bee enfranchised and remaine free. The ten Commissioners whome they appointed were these, to wit, Q. Minutius Rufus, L. Furius Purpureo, Q. Minutius Thernius, App. Claudius Nero, Cn. Cornelius Merula, M. Iuntus Brutus, L. Aurunculeius, L. Aemylius Paulus, P. Cornelius Lentulus, and P. Aelius Tubero. These men had plenarie power and full commission to take order and determine as they thought good, in all the occurrents that were presented in [unspec C] these affaires. But they had direction from the Senate, as touching the principall points: Impri∣mis, That all Lycaonia and Phrygia, both the more and the lesse, that Mysia, with the kings cha∣ses and forrests, that the cities of Lydia and Ionia, except those that were free at the day of the battell fought with Antiochus, and expressely by name Magnesia neer Sipylus, together with Ca∣ria, which is called Hydrela, and all the territorie of Hydrela lying toward Phrygia; moreover, Telmessus and the forts of the Telmessians, reserving only that territorie which belonged to Pto∣lomeus the Telmessian: that all these countries, I say, and cities above written, should bee given and graunted to king Eumenes. Item, That the Rhodians should bee ense offed in Lycia, without the foresaid Telmessus, the sorts and territorie, appertaining sometime to Ptolomeus Telmessius: which parcels, I say, were reserved as well from Eumenes, as the Rhodians. Item, To the Rhodi∣ans [unspec D] was graunted that part of Caria, which lieth beyond the river Maeander, neere unto the isle Rhodes, together with the townes, villages, fortresses, and lands bounding upon Pisidia; except those townes which were free the day before the battell with king Antiochus in Asia. The Rhodi∣ans, when they had given thankes to the Senate for these gratuities, were in hand with them for the citie Soli in Cilicia: they alleadged, that they likewise as well as themselves, were descen∣ded from Argos; by occasion of which confraternitie and neere alliance, they loved together as brethren by nature in regard whereof, they made petition, that over and besides other donati∣on, they would doe them this extraordinarie favour, as to exempt that cittie also from the servi∣tude and subjection of king Antiochus. Then were the embassadours of king Antiochus called for, and treated with all about this matter, but to no effect. For Antipater stood stoutly upon this [unspec E] point, and pleaded hard, That the accord was past alreadie, and might not be revoked or altered: and that against the tenour of the articles and covenants therein comprised, it was not the citie Soli, but all Cilicia that the Rhodians demaunded; and never would they rest till they were got∣ten over the mountaine Taurus. Then were the Rhodians called back againe into the Senate, unto whom the LL. of the Senat, after they had made relation how earnest the kings embassador was with them upon the point, added thus much more over & said, That it the Rhodians deemed in very deed that the matter concerned the honor of their citie and State, the Senat would worke all possible meanes to cause the kings embassadors to relent, how stiffe and obstinate soever they stood. For this courtesie, the Rhodians thanked them much more hartily than for all the rest be∣fore, and said withall, that they would yeeld and give place to the arrogant spirit of Antiochus, ra∣ther [unspec F] than seeme to give any cause or occasion of troubling the peace. And so as touching the citie Soli, there was no alteration made.
Whiles these matters were thus debated and passed, the embassadors of the Massilians brought intelligence, that L. Baebius the Pretour, being in his journey towards his province of Spaine, was entrapped and enclosed by the Ligurians, and many of his traine killed outright in