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¶ Phocion.

PHociō a noble cytizen of Athens was of suche constancie and per fection, that he neuer was seen of any man, eyther to lawghe or wepe. When Demosthenes on a tyme sayd vnto hym: The men of Athens, o Pho cion wol surely kyll the, yf they begyn ones to rage: He answered in this wise In dede, they woll kyll me, if they be∣gyn to rage, but the, they woll kyll, yf they ones become sage, and in theyr ryghte wyttes. For Demosthenes spake for the moste parte to currye fa∣uour of the people, and his wordes were more sugered then salted, more delectable then profytable.

Alexander the worthy conquerour de∣maunded of the Athens men, certayn

shyppes to be gyuen hym. Forthwith they asked Phocion his aduyse and counsell in this behalfe: Surely, {quod} Phocion, my counsell is, that eyther by force of armes ye vaynquyshe him, or be the frendes of the vaynquysher. Brefly he aduysed them to denye no∣thynge vnto Alexander, vnlesse they trusted to withstande his malyce with force of armes.