¶ Antigone by craft putteth to death Pithon, who beginneth to rebell: and gyueth the Satrapie of Mede to Orondonate: and likewise vanquisheth certen other Median rebelles.
The .xvij. Chapter.
AS Antigone wintered in the countrey of Mede, he was aduertised that Python practised with the sol∣diers in garrison, about some enterprise. Notwith∣standing he made semblant that he beléeued not the re∣port, reprouing the reporters before the people, saying, that to set controuersie betwene him and Python, they had fained and deuised it in their own heads. He cau∣sed it also to be openly diuulged, that he would leaue the said Python Satrapa and gouernour of al the Prouinces and Satrapes of the hye countrey, together one parte of his armie, so that he might rule the better, and hold and kéepe him selfe in sauetie. He writte also vnto him gentle and gracious letters, praying hym to repaire o∣uer so soone as was possible to communicate and deuise of the affaires in those quarters, to the ende Antigone might with more spéede returne to Sea. This dyd he wt a crafty and painted contenaunce, clerely to put him out of suspiciō, thinking he would, in hope of obtayning that Seignorie, come to him. For well he knew, it was not hi•• •• ase forcibly to take him, bicause he was a valiaunt and couragious man, and such one, that Alexander when he lyued, by reason of his vertue, had gyuen hym the go∣uernement