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MArius, in the meane time, his Army be∣ing quartered in their Winter Garrisons, mar∣cheth into the Desarts, with the light-armed Co∣horts,
and a part of the Cauallery, to besiege the Towre royal, where Iugurth had placed all the fugitiues in Garrison. Then againe, either from the Contem∣plation of those things, which had happened to him in two seuerall bat∣tels, or being admoni∣shed by other friends, whom Iugurth had left vn∣corrupted; Bocchus sele∣cteth fiue amongst all the number of those that were neerest vnto him, whose fidelity was well knowne, and whose iudgement were mostable. He com∣mands them to goe to Ma∣rius, and from thence, i•• it were his pleasure, to Rome: he grants them li∣cence
to mannage his af∣faires, and to compound the warre vpon what termes soeuer.
They trauaile speedily towards the wintring pla∣ces of the Romanes: then being surprized and rob∣bed in their iourney by Getulian theeues, they re∣paire to Sylla being feare∣full, and vnseemely clad, whom the Consull, going vpon the expedition, had left for Praetour. He enter∣tained them not as vaine enemies, according to their deserts, but daintily and liberally: vpon which occasion the Barbarians both thought the report of the Romanes auarice to be false, and Sylla for his
munificence towards thē to be their friend. For euen then giuing was unknowne to many: no man was thought munificent, except willing therewith all: all good things were procured by bounty.
Vpon this they deliner Bocchus chardge to the Treasurer withall they re∣quest of him, that hee would be their fauourer and Counseller: they mag∣nifie in their speech the Kings Forces, faith great∣nesse, and what ••••se be∣sides they thought would be vsefull, or beneuolent Then Sylla hauing promi∣sed them his best furthe∣rance, they being instru∣cted, what they should speake to Marius, what to
the Senate, stayed therea∣bout forty dayes.
After Marius, without effecting the businesse, was returned to Cirtha, as he intended; being certified of the arriuall of the Am∣bassadours, he commands both them and Sylla to come to him from Vtica; and with them L. Bellienus Praetour of Vtica, besides all men from all places of the Senatorian Order: with them hee informes himselfe of ••ugurths Man∣dates; in which licence was giuen to the Ambassa∣dours to goe to Rome: in the interspace a Truce was required of the Con∣sull. These things pleased Marius, and most men be∣sides:
some few censured more rigorously, as igno∣rant of humane affaires, which being fraile and in∣constant, doe alwayes change oppositly.
But the Moores hauing all their requests granted, three of them went to Rome with Cn. Octauius Ru∣fo, who being Treasurer transported the pay into Africke: two of them re∣turne to the King. From these Bocchus heard a∣mongst other things, the report of Syllaes bounty and affection. And at Rome to his Ambassa∣dours requsting friend∣ship and alliance, (after they had confessed the Kiug to haue erred, and
to haue fallen into this mischiefe by Iugurths villa∣ny) an answere was made after this manner:
That the Senate and people of Rome were mindfull of a benefit and iniury; but yet to Bocchus, because he repen∣ted, they gaue a pardon of his offence: aliance and friendship shall bee granted, when he shall deserue it.
Which passages being knowne, Bocchus intreateth Marius by his letters, that he would send Sylla vnto him: by whose arbitration they might prouide for the common affaires. He was sent with a Conuoy of Horsemen, and Foot∣men being Barbarian slin∣gers: besides there went
Archers, & the Pelignian Cohort with their light armes, because of making the more expedition in their iourney: neither were they lesse defended with these, then with o∣ther armes, against the enemies Darts, because they are light also.
But on the fifth day, as they iourneyed, Volux the sonne of Bocchus, shewes himselfe suddenly in the openly fields, with no more than a thousand Horse, who marching loosely and disorderly, re∣presented to Sylla, & all the rest, both a number grea∣ter then truth, and a ho∣still terrour besides. There∣fore euery man makes rea∣dy:
they try: they fixe their armes and weapons: their feare was something, but their hope more, as vnto vanquishers, and against those, whom they had often vanquished.
In the meane time the Horsemen sent before to discouer, brought tidings, that all was quiet. Volux comming neere, telleth the Treasurer; that hee was sent by his father Bocchus, to meet and to guard them: then ioyning their Forces, they march that and the next day together, without feare. Afterwards when they had pitched their Tents, and the eue∣ning was come, suddenly the Moore trembling with
a suptitious countenance poasteth to Sylla: infor∣ming him, that it was dis∣couered by the skoutes, that Iugurth was not farre off, withall hee doth re∣quest and perswade him, that he would secretly fly away with him by night.
He being of a haughty mind, denies that he feares the Numidian so often vanquished: he was suffi∣ciently confident of his owne mens valour: yea if certaine destruction were at hand, he would rather stay, then betraying those whom he led, saue by a shamefull flight an vncer∣taine life, and subiect to extinguishment by sicke∣nesse, perhaps in a short
time after. But being war∣ned by him to dismarch by night, he approues the counsell: and forthwith he commands the Souldiers to suppe in their Tents, & frequent fires to be made; then in the first watch to issue out with silence.