The fourme of the peace bitwene the Lacedemonyans and the Argiues.
IT pleaseth the counsaill of the Lacedemonyans to make peace with the Argiues in this manner. to wytt, that the Argyues shall render to the Orchomenyans,* 1.1 their childrene, to the Menaliens their Cyte∣zeins: and those that were wythin Mantinea, to the Lacedemoniās. And further, that they shulde wythdrawe their people, whiche they hadde bifore Epidaure, and rase downe the walle, whyche they hadde there made. And if the Athenyans wolde not wythdrawe theirs fromthence, they shulde be reputed en∣emyes, aswell of the Lacedemonyans, as of the Argiues. And likewyse the La∣cedemonyans, if they had any childe of the sayd Argiues or of theire allyes wyth them, they shulde render and delyuer them. For perfourmance of whyche thin∣ges, they shulde make othe the one to the other, and this much is it, as touching them. As concerninge the remenant, that all the cyties of Peloponese small and greate shall fromhensforwardes bein lybertie, and lyue accordinge to their aun∣cyent lawes and customes, and if anny estrangier shall wyll to enter into the said countrey of Peloponese in armure agaynste one of the sayd cyties, the other shal succour yt, so as it shalbe by them aduysed wyth a common accorde. And as tou∣chynge the allyes of the Lacedemonyans that be without the sayde Peloponese, that they be and remayne in the estate, wherin those of the Argyues be, euery one in hys terrytorye, and that whan annye succoure shalbe demaundedde by the al∣lyes of the one of the parties, and that they shalbe assembled for to make it, after that declaration shall haue bene made of the presente articles, it shalbe in their ly∣bertie, aither to fight wyth them, or to retourne into their houses. whych articles were accepted by the Argiues. And that done, the Lacedemonyans departed frō bifore Tegea and retourned home. Sone after, those, that had treated the sayde peace beinge gone and come many tymes, the one vnto the other, it was fynally concluded betwene them, that the Argiues shulde make allyance wyth the La∣cedemonyans, forsakinge the same, whyche they had concluded wyth the Athe∣nyans, the Mantynyans and the Elyans, the whyche was accorded in the man∣ner that followeth.