. The works of Josephus. afperatcd, fo much the more labouring to excufe pleffure a-himfelf; Wherefore Archelaus devifed another way to appeafe thele troubles ; ^^^^^ ^^-he_ counterfeited indignation againft the young Prince, approving all the Kings i*n Lavvïnd^°foadions ; affirming that he would break the band of Wedlock between his Daughter reconciled hi-and Alexander:, and that iffheknewof the Confpiracy, and did not inform the King ^°^°>™thereof, himfelf would puniQi her. Then Herod, contrary to his cxpeftation, feeingArchelaus fo angry for the offence committed againfl him, began to re
. The works of Josephus. afperatcd, fo much the more labouring to excufe pleffure a-himfelf; Wherefore Archelaus devifed another way to appeafe thele troubles ; ^^^^^ ^^-he_ counterfeited indignation againft the young Prince, approving all the Kings i*n Lavvïnd^°foadions ; affirming that he would break the band of Wedlock between his Daughter reconciled hi-and Alexander:, and that iffheknewof the Confpiracy, and did not inform the King ^°^°>™thereof, himfelf would puniQi her. Then Herod, contrary to his cxpeftation, feeingArchelaus fo angry for the offence committed againfl him, began to remit his anger :And now with jufl confideration weighing what he had done, by little and little,G he began to have a Fatherly afFeftion, and to be hereby moved to compaffion ; yet fooft as any one fought to excufe the young Pripce, he grew very angry thereat : but whenArchelaus alfo began to excufe him, then Herod s heart relented, and he with tears P P 3 befought 4^8 J O S E P H U S, Of the Ànûqtiities Book XVÎ.. Vhtrnras con-feffed hlmfdfto be the au-thor of allmifchief, andobtaineth par-don of accom-panied Ar-chdatii UD(0Antioch. befought Archelatfs not to yield too much to anger, nor for the young Princes offence,break off the marriage. Then Jrchelius perceiving them to relent, began to turn thematter againft Herods friends, as the caufes of all this mifchief, who had corruptedAkxaffdcr, whoof himfelf was void of malice^ and efpecially he aggravated the mat-ter againft Pkroras the Kings Brother. - Pkem-as having now incurred the Kings dif-pleafure, perceived that none could (b foon reconcile him unto the King, as A>rfje-laiis J wherefore, clothed in black, and making other figns, as though he dcfpairedof his life, he went unto him, who did not deny to help him what he could, yet hetold him that it was no eafie matter for him to pacifie the King, fo highly offended, per-fvvadinghim rather himfeif to go unto the King his Brother, and crave pardon o
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