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VVHen Olympias had now heard sorrowfull tidings of all her friends, shee her∣selfe [unspec 50] was called into question, and accused in an assembly of the Macedoni∣ans, for the murthers (they were so stiled in her affliction, which in time of pro∣speritie she called iustice) by her committed. There was shee, (being not heard nor called to speake) condemned to die. The suite was commenced and prosecu∣ted
against her, by the kindred of those whom she had slaine. But it was at Cassan∣ders instigation; who (to hasten the execution) sent her word, that he would furnish her, with a ship, and other necessaries, to saue her selfe by flight: which when she re∣fused, saying, that shee would plead for her selfe, and tell her owne tale; she dissem∣bled no longer, but sent vnto her such men as hated her most, who tooke away her miserable life. Shee was daughter, and sister, vnto two Kings of Epirus; wife, and mother, vnto two the mightiest Kings, of that, or many other ages; a stout Lady, and of vnreproueable chastitie, but her ambition was boundlesse, her hatred vnappeas∣able, and her furie in reuenge, most vnwomanly. Her peruerse conditions made her [unspec 10] husband seeke other wiues and Concubines, which caused her to hate both him, and them. She was thought priuie to her husbands death; after which, very cruel∣ly she slew his late wife Cleopatra, hauing first murdered one of her two children in her armes, and with a beastly furie broiled the other aliue in fire, in a copper bason. For these things, her sonne Alexander (otherwise louing her wel) forbade her to meddle in the gouernement of Macedon. But God more seuere vnto cruell Ty∣rants, than only to hinder them of their wils, permitted her to liue & fulfill the rest of her wickednesse; (which was his iustice vpon the adulteries of Philip, and the oppression done by him and others) after all which, He rewarded her malice, by re∣turning [unspec 20] it vpon her owne head.