there assembled the people. And dyd speake vnto them in the selfsame forme and substance, as he had spoken to them of Acanthe and of Torone. And he praysed them somuche the more than the other: that albeit the Athenians dyd than oc∣cupie the citte of Pallene, whiche was situated at the distreate of Peloponese, and that they did holde the citie of Potydee: and that the same Scionians were all of the self Islande: yet neuerthelas they had the harte to be restoared to lybertie and out of the saruytude of the Athenians, of themselues. without ••arying vntyll ne∣cessitie shulde cause them to knowe and prouyde for their comon wealth. For the which hardynes and magnanymytie, he iudged them to be people, for to beare and endure valiantly and vertuously any other great affaire, if it happenned vnto them. And also he toke it welle, that they shulde be alwayes good and faythfull frendes of the Lacedemonians. And by that meane shuld be in all thinges pray∣sed and honored by them. Through whiche woordes & declarations, the Scy∣onians dyd conceyue and take greate courage: in suche sorte, that they all with one accorde (aswell those, that toke the matter to be euil at the beginnyng, as al∣so the other) determined to susteigne warre agaynste the Athenians, if the case chaunced. And aboue manye honors whiche they dyd to Brasidas, they sette a crowne of golde vpon his hedde: as to the deliuerer of Grece, and as to a man priuately theyr frende and well doer: they dyd geue hym a Chapelette or small garlande of vigne, and went to visett hym in his lodging, as was vsed to them, that had had the victorye of a battaille. But he arested not longe there, but ha∣uing left with thē a small garnisone, he retourned thither, from whence he came. And sonne after, he retourned thider with a greate armye. To thintent to assaye, if he myght with their ayde, gett Mēde and Potydee, bifore the Athenians shuld come to their succours, as he doubted, that they would do. But hauyng already made the treatie with certayne of the sayd townes, bifore that he executed it, there came vnto hym out of a galley Aristonymus. from the partie of the Athe∣nians. And Atheneus from the partie of the Lacedemonians, who notefyed vn∣to hym the trefues. By occasion whereof, Brasidas retourned fromethence to Torone. At which place the sayd Ambassadours declared vnto hym more amply the tenour of the tratie. Whiche was approued and receyued by all the allyes, that were in Thrace, aswell on the one partie, as of the other. But Aristonimus, though that he approued all the sayd treatie, yet he sayd, that the Scyonyans were not therein comprised, forsomuche, as they rebelled after the date of the trefues. Whereunto Brasidas did replye, and maignteigned that they rebelled bifore. And for effect sayd, that he would not rendre them, so that the matter or thyng remayned, as broken. And after that Aristonymus hadde reaported that same at Athens, al the Athenians were of opiniō to begyn warre against the sayd Scyonians and dyd prepare themself, for to make it. Whiche thing being come to the knowlage of the Lacedemonians, they sent vnto thē ambassade, shewyng them, that they went agaynst the treatie. And that wrongfully they would reco∣uer the sayd ctie of Scyone. vpon the reasons that Brasidas did shewe, and that if they would go thider by force, those Lacedemonians and their allyes would defende the sayd Scionians. But if they would that the matter were putt and referred to knowliage and into iudgemente, they were there with well contented. whereunto the Athenians made answere, that they would not putt their estate in hazarte of iudgemente, but were determyned to go agaynst the sayd Scyony∣ens, as fast as they coulde, thinking and holding it for certaine, that if they of the Islandes would rebelle, the succours of the Peloponesians by lande, coulde in nothyng sarue them. And for trouthe the Athenians had good quarelle, as tou∣chyng