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 The Four Monarchies. 249

��Dai'itis Codonianus.

T~^ARIUS by this Bagoas fet in throne,

-^—^ (Complotter with him in the murther done)

And was no fooner fetled in his reign,

But Bagoas falls to's practices again,

And the fame fauce had ferved him no doubt,

But that his treafon timel}" was found out,

And fo this wretch (a punifhment too fmall)

Loft but his life for horrid treafons all.

This Codomanus now upon the flage

Was to his PredeceiTors Chamber page.

Some write great Cyrus line was not yet run.

But from fome daughter this new king was fprung

If fo, or not, we cannot tell, but find [124]

That feveral men will have their feveral mind;

Yet in fuch differences we may be bold.

With learned and judicious ftill to hold;""

And this 'mongft all's no Controverred thing,

That this Darius, was laft Perjian King,

"^ Darius Codomanus.

T TOw this Darius did attain the Crown,

Bji favour, force, or fraud, is not fet down : If not (as is before) of Cyrus race, Bj one of thefe, he mufl: obtain the place. Some writers fay, that he was Arfes fon, And that great Cyrus line, yet was not run, That Ochus unto Arfames was father. Which by fome probabilities (feems rather;)

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