CHAP. IV.
His civill employments.
a 1.1 HE was first contemned by his Country-men, and called dog and fool; but at last so much honoured by them, that they committed the government of the Common-wealth to his charge,b 1.2 and paid him yearly two hundred Talents, whereof he sent back fifty.
After he applyed himselfe to civill businesse, he was so thoughtfull, that going to put Incense into a Censer, he put it besides. Crates reproaching him for undertaking publick employ∣ments, he sent him to Prison; whereupon as he chanced to pass by, Crates rose up, and saluted him with the title of Agamemnonian, leader of the City.
He was sent Ambassadour from the Eretrians to Ptolomy, and to Lysimachus (much honoured wheresoever he came) and to Deme∣trius, c 1.3 all three Kings of Macedonia, of whom, Demetrius first raign∣ed, then Lysimachus, and after him (Pyrrhus intervening) Ptolomy.
Some accused him to Demetrius, that he would betray his City to Ptolomy, of which charge he acquitted himselfe by an Epistle, beginning thus, Menedemus to king Demetrius, health. I hear that you are informed many things concerning us, &c. advising him to take heed of one of those that were his enemies, named Aeschylus. When he was on Embassy to Demetrius, he spoke very earnestly and effectually concerning Oropus.