A
DISCOVRSE
VPON
THE
FELICITIE
OF
MAN
.
THE
FIRST
BOOKE
.
CHAP.
I.
The
opinions
of
the
Ethnick
Philosophers
concerning
the
Summum
bonum
.
The
difference
betwixt
the
fclicitie
of
the
Soule
and
the
Bodic
:
And
that
no
man
by
his
owne
wisedome
or
industrie
can
attaine
to
either
of
them
.
That
there
is
no
happinesse
in
the
Delights
and
Pleasures
of
this
world
:
And
these
illustrated
by
the
Histories
of
Sardanapalus
,
the
last
Monarch
of
the
Assyrians
;
and
by
Heliogabalus
,
and
Nero
,
Emperours
of
the
Romanes
.
THe
ancient
Philosophers
and
learned
men
of
divers
ages
,
among
the
things
whereof
they
were
inquisitive
,
found
no
greater
difficultie
,
than
in
searching
out
what
the
felicitie
of
man
should
bee
,
which
they
called
Summum
bonum
;
his
greatest
or
〈◊〉
good
or
happinesse
.
This
〈◊〉
ministred
such
〈◊〉
of
〈◊〉
among
them
,
and
〈◊〉
them
into
so
many
〈◊〉
opinions
,
that
the
further
they
waded
,
the
more
they
〈◊〉
themselues
,
and
,
as
if
they
had
been
in
a
〈◊〉
,
they
knew
not
how
to
wynde
themselues
out
.
〈◊〉
in
his
time
collected
out
of
the
Philosophers
bookes
two
hundred
eightie
eight
things
,
wherein
,
according
to
the
inclination
of
their
seuerall
conceits
,
they
would
haue
this
felicitie
to
consist
.
And
no
maruell
:
for
how
was
it
possible
that
they
that
knew
not
God
,
but
as
it
were
in
a
dreame
,
from
whom
all
good
things
commeth
,
should
know
or
teach
the
way
to
attaine
to
the
greatest
good
thing
that
God
giueth
to
men
?
That
may
bee
applyed
to
these
Philosophers
that
was
spoken
by
one
,
of
euill
spirits
,
Damones
non
〈◊〉
benedicere
,
quia
non
possunt
benefacere
:
The
Diuell
,
saith
he
,
cannot
blesse
,
nor
speake
well
,
because
he
cannot
doe
well
.
So
may
it
bee
said
of
them
,
that
they
cannot
speake
well
,
or
reason
aptly
of
felicitie
,
because
they
cannot
doe
the
things
that
appertaine
thereto
.
For
though
our
vnworthinesse
bee
such
,
that
we
are
not
able
of
our
〈◊〉
to
deserue
so
great
a
benefit
without
Gods
speciall
fauour
and
free
gift
,
yet
wee
must
〈◊〉
to
doe
the
things
that
are
pleasing
and
acceptable
to
him
,
to
make
our selues
capable
and
apt
to
receiue
it
.
And
although
God
hath
distributed
among
the
〈◊〉
many
goodly
gifts
,
yet
they
can
doe
nothing
,
though
morally
good
,
that
is
acceptable
in
his
〈◊〉
,
and
therefore
they
are
not
capable
of
that
great
blessing
which
he
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
to
his
elect
.
This
argueth
the
error
of
those
Philosophers
,
that
held
it
to
〈◊〉
in
the
power
of
a
wise
man
to
attaine
to
felicitie
,
which
onely
said
they
,
was
also
a
good
man
.
But
such
a
wise
or
good
man
was
〈◊〉
doubt
as
rare
as
the
〈◊〉
of
Arabia
,
and
might
bee
sought
as
Diogenes
sought
for
a
man
at
noone
daies
in
the
streets
with
a
candle
.
For
whether
it
bee
the
felicitie
of
this
life
,
or
that
of
the
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
no
man
is
able
by
his
wisedome
or
vertue
,
or
any
power
of
his
owne
,
to
attaine
to
either
of
them
;
〈◊〉
our
nature
was
corrupted
by
the
fall
of
our
first
parents
,
our
force
is
so
〈◊〉
and
weake
,
that
the
wisest
man
is
not
able
to
make
sufficient
resistance
against
the
assaults
of
the
world
,
the
flesh
,
and
the
〈◊〉
,
which
conspire
together
against
vs
,
as
mortall
〈◊〉
to
our
felicitie
.
The
things
that
were
made
to
obey
vs
seeme
now
,
through
the
curse
that
followed
our
fall
,
to
rebell
against
vs
.
Reason
should
rule
our
affections
,
but
now
contrariwise
our
affections
beare
rule
ouer
reason
.
The
cause
of
which
alteration
in
mans
nature
,
because
the
Philosophers
knew
not
,
they
thought
a
man
was
able
of
himselfe
to
attaine
to
felicitie
,
which
none
can
doe
without
the
helpe
and
〈◊〉
of
Gods
holy
spirit
.
But
whosoeuer
will
take
vpon
him
to
seeke
for
the
felicitie
of
man
,
hee
must
haue
respect
to
the
whole
man
,
and
not
to
any
part
.
And
forasmuch
as
man
consisteth
of
two
principall
parts
,
that
is
,
of
body
and
soule
,
he
cannot
be
said
to
bee
in
the
state
of
perfect
felicitie
,
except
both
parts
bee
partakers
of
it
.
Then
can
it
not
bee
in
the
power
of
man
,
as
the
Philosophers
taught
,
to
attaine
to
this
Summum
〈◊〉
,
or
soueraigne
good
,
but
in
his
power
only
that
hath
giuen
men
the
〈◊〉
to
be
〈◊〉
from
perpetuall
miserie
,
and
to
enjoy
in
this
world
and
in
the
world
to
come
,
the
things
wherein
the
〈◊〉
of
man
consisteth
.
Which
graces
God
hath
not
giuen
to
all
sorts
of
men
,
but
to
such
onely
as
beleeue
in
him
whom
he
hath
sent
to
bee
our
Redeemer
from
that
miserable
estate
,
into
which
wee
are
fallen
by
the
disobedience
of
our
first
parents
.
And
if
it
were
as
the
Philosophers
thought
,
in
the
power
of
a
wise
man
to
doe
the
things
whereby
he
might
attaine
to
felicitie
in
this
world
,
(
for
that
was
the
felicitie
which
some
of
them
treated
of
)
yet
were
that
but
one
part
of
felicitie
,
to
which
neuerthelesse
they
are
not
able
to
attaine
:
the
other
,
and
that
faire
the
greater
part
,
is
to
bee
enioyed
in
the
other
life
to
come
;
which
to
bring
to
passe
of
himselfe
is
not
in
the
power
of
any
mortall
man
.
And
that
our
meaning
may
bee
the
better
conceiued
,
let
vs
suffer
a
little
digression
.
When
God
had
determined
to
create
natures
of
Aurea
Catena
,
as
Homer
calleth
it
,
by
the
grieuous
displeasure
,
which
God
conceiued
against
man
,
hee
withdrew
the
vertue
which
at
the
first
hee
had
giuen
to
things
in
these
lower
parts
,
and
now
through
his
curse
the
face
of
the
earth
and
all
this
elementatie
world
,
doth
so
much
degenerate
from
his
former
estate
,
that
it
resembleth
a
chaine
rent
in
peeces
,
whose
links
are
many
lost
and
broken
,
and
the
rest
so
slightly
fastened
as
they
will
hardly
hang
together
;
by
meanes
whereof
the
heauens
and
second
causes
do
now
farre
otherwise
work
in
mans
corrupt
nature
,
and
in
this
elementary
world
,
than
they
did
before
.
But
the
son
of
God
,
hauing
compassion
vpon
man
But
first
,
before
wee
come
to
shew
our
opinion
of
this
soueraigne
good
or
felicitie
,
let
vs
peruse
the
course
of
mens
liues
,
that
by
obseruing
what
the
things
bee
that
men
most
desire
in
this
life
,
they
may
the
more
plainely
discouer
their
errour
,
and
direct
themselues
to
a
better
course
.
Diogenes
in
a
great
assembly
of
people
going
backward
of
purpose
,
and
seeing
euery
one
laughing
him
to
scorne
,
asked
them
alowd
if
they
were
not
ashamed
to
mocke
him
for
going
backward
when
hee
walked
,
whereas
they
did
so
all
the
daies
of
their
life
.
As
if
hee
should
say
,
that
no
man
followed
the
right
course
of
life
,
but
rather
that
all
liued
contrary
to
that
they
ought
.
For
all
men
desire
to
be
in
a
happy
estate
.
Hecopus
,
hic
labor
est
.
But
few
take
the
right
course
to
attaine
to
it
.
It
is
commonly
said
,
that
wise
men
differ
from
fooles
in
this
,
that
they
set
vp
a
marke
to
shoot
at
,
these
shoot
their
arrows
vp
into
the
ayre
at
random
,
without
any
certain
marke
.
And
again
,
that
good
men
differ
in
this
Three
things
I
obserue
that
the
most
part
of
men
And
first
to
beginne
with
Pleasure
,
wherein
some
The
Indians
haue
a
manner
,
when
they
haue
taken
Sardanapalus
,
King
of
the
Assyrians
,
was
so
much
Luxuriant
animi
vebus
plerunque
facyndis
.
Mens
minds
are
often
surfeited
with
prosperity
.
and
maketh
a
Feast
to
all
his
Army
:
so
the
day
being
spent
in
banquetting
and
carowsing
,
when
night
came
,
their
heads
laden
with
wine
,
nothing
mistrusting
their
enemies
,
whom
they
had
before
vanquished
,
they
gaue
themselues
to
rest
:
which
being
knowne
to
Arbaces
by
his
spials
,
he
assailed
the
Kings
Campe
in
the
dead
of
the
night
,
and
finding
them
vnarmed
,
and
vnready
to
fight
,
put
so
many
of
them
to
the
sword
,
that
the
Riuer
of
Euphrates
was
made
red
with
their
bloud
.
The
King
with
a
few
fled
into
the
Citie
of
Nyna
,
where
hee
thought
himselfe
safe
,
by
reason
of
the
answer
of
an
old
Oracle
made
to
some
of
his
Progenitours
,
that
Nyna
could
neuer
be
wonne
,
vntill
the
riuer
became
an
enemy
to
the
city
,
which
hee
thought
could
neuer
come
to
passe
.
The
Towne
was
so
fortisied
with
wals
,
that
with
little
resistance
the
King
held
out
the
siege
the
space
of
two
yeares
:
the
third
yeare
the
riuer
was
so
increased
with
continuall
raine
,
that
it
ouerthrew
the
walls
of
the
Citie
,
and
made
a
breach
of
very
great
breadth
;
then
Sardanapalus
perceiuing
the
time
of
the
Oracle
was
come
,
〈◊〉
to
despaire
,
and
finding
no
place
where
to
hide
himselfe
,
left
hee
should
fall
into
his
enemies
hands
,
hee
caused
a
great
Tabermacle
of
wood
to
be
set
vp
,
and
compassed
it
round
about
with
store
of
dry
wood
,
into
the
which
after
he
had
put
all
his
gold
and
〈◊〉
and
sumptuous
apparell
,
he
placed
his
〈◊〉
and
Eu●…ches
in
the
midst
,
and
lastly
shut
himselfe
in
among
them
,
and
causing
his
seruants
to
put
fire
to
the
frame
,
they
were
all
burnt
together
.
Arbaces
hearing
of
the
Kings
death
,
entred
the
City
at
the
breach
,
and
by
a
generall
conse●…
was
made
King
.
Thus
miserably
ended
Sardanapalus
his
This
Heliogabalus
,
of
whom
graue
Authors
write
Such
another
was
Nero
,
many
of
whose
ontragious
Naturam
expellas
furca
licet
usque
recurret
:
Though
thou
expellest
nature
with
a
forke
,
it
will
returne
to
the
againe
.
but
songht
all
means
with
excessive
charge
&
intolerable
villanie
to
passe
his
time
in
luxuriousnes
&
pleasure
.
He
cooli
such
delight
in
shedding
of
bloud
,
that
besides
a
great
many
innocents
of
the
Nobility
and
others
,
he
put
his
owne
mother
to
death
,
&
caused
nor
to
be
opened
,
that
he
might
see
the
place
where
he
lay
.
The
city
of
Rome
where
he
dwelt
,
head
of
the
Romane
Empire
,
With
was
then
the
goodliest
,
&
most
flourishing
,
and
best
peopled
citie
in
the
world
,
he
caused
to
bee
set
on
fire
,
&
would
suffer
none
to
quench
it
in
sixe
daies
&
seven
nights
;
he
in
the
meane
time
beholding
this
lamentable
spectacle
,
with
great
pleasure
in
a
high
tower
singing
certaine
verses
of
Homer
,
Which
contained
the
burning
of
Troy
;
to
whom
the
Poets
saying
may
be
wel
applied
;
Libertas
scelerum
est
virtus
&
summa
potestas
.
The
Libertie
to
sinne
,
and
to
offend
As
soveraigne
power
,
and
vertue
we
commend
.
And
as
one
of
his
pleasures
consisted
in
unmeasurable
prodigalitie
,
hee
built
an
house
that
contained
a
great
O
curas
hominum
!
O
quantum
est
in
rebus
inane
!
Oh
Mens
vaine
cares
!
How
great
's
their
vanitie
?
Hee
was
in
all
things
given
to
please
his
senses
;
and
above
all
the
rest
of
his
abominable
vices
,
extremely
addicted
to
the
pleasure
of
women
,
and
to
lecherie
,
Non
tibi
quod
liceat
,
sed
quid
fecisse
decebit
,
Occurras
,
mentemque
domet
respectus
honesti
.
Give
not
thy
lawlesse
will
the
reine
,
but
serve
The
decent
meane
,
and
Vertue
's
rules
ne're
swerve
.
CHAP.
II.
The
incomparable
Ryots
of
Vitellins
a
Romane
Emperour
.
Of
Peter
de
Ruere
a
Cardinall
.
And
of
Muleasses
King
of
Tunis
,
&c.
Against
voracitie
and
immoderate
Drinking
,
instanced
by
sundry
Histories
.
Divers
Motives
perswading
into
Abstinence
and
Temperance
.
With
the
singular
profit
,
arising
from
thence
.
With
Examples
and
Histories
to
shat
purpose
,
&c.
〈◊〉
,
another
Emperour
of
Rome
,
was
among
divers
other
his
notorious
vices
so
luxuriously
given
,
that
at
one
supper
he
was
served
with
two
thousand
But
what
shall
wee
wonder
at
Emperours
prodigalities
,
when
of
later
yeares
a
simple
Franciscan
Frier
,
Peter
de
Ruere
,
after
hee
had
attained
to
the
dignitie
of
Cardinall
by
the
favour
of
the
Pope
his
kinsman
,
hee
spent
in
two
years
,
in
which
he
lived
at
Rome
,
in
feasts
and
banquets
,
two
hundred
thousand
Crownes
,
besides
his
debts
,
which
were
as
much
more
.
In
our
time
Muleasses
King
of
Tunis
was
so
drpwned
in
pleasures
,
that
being
expelled
from
his
Kingdome
for
whoredome
,
after
his
returne
from
Germanie
,
being
denyed
of
ayd
hee
sought
of
the
Eraperoue
Charles
the
fifth
,
he
spent
an
hundred
Crownes
upon
the
dressing
of
a
peacocke
for
his
owne
mouth
.
And
that
hee
might
with
more
pleasure
heare
musicke
,
hee
used
to
cover
his
eyes
.
But
the
judgement
of
God
fell
upon
him
;
for
his
sonne
or
brother
dispossessed
him
of
He
that
is
given
to
please
his
senses
,
and
delighteth
in
the
excesse
of
eating
&
drinking
,
may
,
as
Salust
saith
,
bee
called
Animal
,
for
hee
is
unworthy
the
name
of
a
man
.
For
wherin
can
a
manmore
resemble
brute
beasts
,
&
degenerate
from
his
Angelicall
nature
,
than
to
serve
his
belly
and
his
senses
?
But
if
our
predecessors
exceeded
us
in
superfluitie
of
meats
,
wee
can
compare
and
King
Edgar
so
much
detested
this
vice
of
Drunkennesse
,
Anacharsis
saith
,
that
the
first
draught
is
to
quench
the
thirst
,
the
second
for
nourishment
,
the
third
for
pleasure
,
the
fourth
for
madnesse
.
Augustine
Lurchcimer
renorteth
a
strange
Historie
of
three
quaffers
in
Germany
,
in
the
yeare
one
thousand
five
hundred
fortie
nine
:
these
three
companions
were
in
such
a
●…ollity
after
they
had
taken
in
their
cups
,
according
to
the
br●…ish
manner
of
that
Countrey
,
that
with
a
coale
they
pai●…d
the
divell
in
the
wall
,
and
dranke
freely
to
him
,
and
talked
to
him
as
though
hee
had
been
present
.
The
next
morning
they
were
found
As
this
Emperour
on
a
time
entred
into
Gaunt
,
there
lay
a
〈◊〉
fellow
worth
wast
the
streetes
,
as
though
hee
had
beene
dead
,
who
,
lest
the
horsemen
should
ride
over
him
,
was
drawn
out
of
the
way
by
the
legs
,
and
could
by
no
meanes
be
wa●…ed
,
which
when
the
Emperour
saw
,
he
caused
him
to
be
taken
up
&
carried
home
to
his
Palace
,
and
used
as
he
had
appointed
.
He
was
brought
into
a
faire
chamber
hanged
with
costly
arrasse
,
his
clothes
taken
off
,
and
laid
in
a
〈◊〉
bed
meet
for
the
Emperour
himselfe
.
He
continued
in
sleep
Olaus
Magnus
maketh
report
of
a
beast
in
the
North
Plusque
cupit
quò
plura
suam
dimittit
in
alvum
.
—
cibus
omnis
initto
Causacibi
est
,
semperque
locus
fit
inanis
edendi
:
The
more
he
eates
,
he
askes
,
his
meat
Is
of
his
eating
cause
,
And
be
his
belly
ne're
so
full
,
Still
empty
are
his
jawes
.
Which
kinde
of
surfeits
maketh
worke
many
times
for
the
Physician
,
who
turning
R.
into
D.
giveth
his
patient
sometime
a
Decipe
for
a
Recipe
;
and
so
payeth
deerely
for
his
travell
that
hastneth
him
to
his
end
.
Horace
calleth
such
men
that
give
themselves
to
their
belly
,
a
beast
of
Arcadia
that
devoureth
the
grasse
of
the
earth
.
Cornelius
Celsus
giveth
this
counsell
when
men
come
to
meat
;
Nunquam
utilis
nimia
satietas
,
saepe
inutilis
nimia
abstinentia
;
Over-much
satiety
is
never
good
,
overmuch
abstinence
is
often
hurtfull
.
Mahomet
desirous
to
draw
men
to
the
liking
of
him
&
his
doctrine
,
&
perceiving
the
pronenesse
of
men
to
luxuriousnes
&
fleshly
pleasures
,
yet
dealt
more
craftily
in
his
Alcaron
,
than
to
perswade
them
that
felicitie
consisted
in
the
voluptuousnesse
&
pleasures
of
this
life
,
which
he
knew
would
not
be
beleev'd
nor
follow'd
but
of
a
few
,
and
those
the
more
brutish
sort
,
but
threatned
them
with
a
kind
of
hell
,
and
gave
them
precepts
tending
somewhat
more
to
civilitie
and
humanitie
,
and
promised
his
followers
a
Paradise
in
the
life
to
come
,
wherin
they
should
enjoy
all
maner
of
pleasures
which
men
desire
in
this
world
;
as
faire
gardens
environed
with
pleasant
rivers
,
sweet
flowers
,
all
kinde
of
odoriferous
savours
,
most
delicate
fruits
,
tables
furnished
with
most
daintie
meats
,
and
pleasant
wines
served
in
vessels
of
gold
,
with
beautifull
damsels
which
every
man
might
use
at
his
pleasure
.
The
Egyptians
had
a
custome
not
unmeet
to
bee
used
at
the
carowsing
banquets
;
their
manner
was
,
in
the
middest
of
their
feasts
to
have
brought
before
them
Anatomic
of
a
dead
body
dried
,
that
the
sight
and
horror
Lavater
reporteth
a
Historie
of
a
Parish
Priest
in
Germanie
,
that
disguised
himselfe
with
a
white
sheete
about
him
,
and
at
mid-night
came
into
the
chamber
of
a
rich
woman
that
was
in
bed
,
and
fashioning
This
vice
of
drunkennesse
,
wherein
many
take
over-great
pleasure
,
was
a
great
blemish
to
Alexanders
vertues
.
Iohn
Baptist
that
holy
Prophet
was
killed
by
Herod
in
a
drunken
banquet
.
That
great
King
Cambyses
tooke
over-great
pleasure
in
drinking
of
wine
;
and
when
he
asked
Prexaspes
his
secretary
,
what
the
Persians
said
of
him
,
he
answered
,
that
they
commended
him
highly
,
notwithstanding
they
thought
him
over-much
given
to
wine
;
the
King
being
therewith
very
angry
,
caused
Prexaspes
sonne
to
stand
before
him
,
&
taking
his
bow
in
his
hand
,
Now
(
quoth
Fliolmus
king
of
the
Gathes
was
so
addicted
to
drinking
,
that
hee
would
sit
a
great
part
of
the
night
quaffing
and
carowsing
with
his
servants
:
And
as
on
a
time
he
sate
after
his
accustomed
and
beastly
manner
carowfing
with
them
,
his
servants
being
as
drunke
as
he
,
threw
the
king
in
sport
into
a
great
vessell
full
of
drinke
that
Ciness
being
Ambassador
to
Pyrrhus
,
as
he
arrived
in
Egypt
,
and
saw
the
exceeding
height
of
the
vines
of
that
country
,
considering
with
himselfe
how
much
evill
that
fruit
brought
forth
to
men
,
sayd
,
that
such
a
mother
deserved
justly
to
be
hanged
so
high
,
seeing
she
did
beare
so
dangerous
a
child
as
wine
was
.
Plato
considering
the
hurt
that
wine
did
to
men
,
sayd
,
that
the
gods
sent
wine
downe
hither
,
partly
for
a
punishment
of
their
sinnes
,
that
when
they
are
drunke
,
one
might
kill
another
.
Paulus
Diacrius
reporteth
a
monstrous
kinde
of
quaffing
between
foure
old
men
at
a
banquet
,
which
they
made
of
purpose
.
Their
challenge
was
,
two
to
The
old
Romanes
when
they
were
disposed
to
quaffe
Cursed
bee
yee
that
rise
early
in
the
morning
to
follow
drunkennesse
,
and
to
sit
quaffing
untill
evening
,
that
the
wine
may
heat
you
.
The
Citie
of
—
boing
sometime
a
famous
and
well
governed
Citie
,
and
Antonius
Pias
,
the
people
of
Rome
being
given
to
drinke
without
measure
,
hee
commanded
that
none
should
presume
to
sell
wine
but
in
Apothecaries
shops
,
for
the
sicke
or
diseased
.
Cyrus
of
a
contrary
disposition
to
the
gluttons
and
Tempora
mutantur
&
nos
〈◊〉
in
illis
:
The
times
are
changed
and
we
are
changed
in
them
.
By
the
historie
of
the
swine
(
which
by
the
permission
of
God
,
were
veked
by
the
Divell
)
we
be
secretly
admonished
that
they
which
spend
their
lives
in
pleasures
and
deliciousnesse
,
such
belly-gods
as
the
world
hath
many
in
these
daies
,
that
live
like
swine
,
shall
one
day
be
made
a
prey
for
the
Divell
:
for
seeing
they
will
not
be
the
temple
of
God
,
and
the
house
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
they
must
of
necessitie
be
the
habitation
of
the
Divell
.
Such
swine
,
sayth
one
,
be
they
that
make
their
paradise
in
this
world
,
and
that
dissemble
their
vices
,
lest
they
should
bee
deprived
of
their
worldly
goods
,
their
offices
,
benefices
,
Prebends
and
dignities
,
fearing
lest
they
should
lose
their
carnall
pleasures
.
Such
swine
be
some
flatterers
,
that
all
their
life
time
doe
nothing
but
entertaine
Princes
and
great
States
in
their
errors
and
pleasures
,
and
that
hold
for
the
first
article
of
their
fayth
,
that
their
is
no
other
God
but
their
belly
:
for
all
their
religion
is
turned
into
carnall
libertie
.
As
for
the
law
of
Iesus
Christ
,
they
will
none
of
it
,
it
is
too
ful
of
prickes
,
too
heavy
and
hard
for
them
.
They
will
not
drinke
of
this
cuppe
,
the
drinke
seemeth
to
them
to
be
bitter
,
they
must
have
a
Iesus
Christ
apparelled
in
velvet
,
more
soft
,
sweet
,
and
delicate
:
they
will
none
of
the
austeritie
of
Iohn
Baptist
;
they
seeke
nothing
but
Kings
Courts
,
where
all
manner
of
pleasures
and
delights
are
:
and
they
have
none
other
care
,
but
how
they
may
live
in
this
world
at
their
ease
and
pleasure
.
But
howsoever
they
cover
their
wickednesse
,
and
disguise
their
conceipts
,
the
time
will
come
that
all
shal
be
discovered
before
the
face
of
God
:
which
was
well
understood
of
David
,
when
he
sayd
;
Lord
whether
shall
I
withdraw
my selfe
from
thy
power
?
where
shall
I
hide
mee
from
thy
face
?
If
I
climbe
up
to
Heaven
,
thou
art
there
;
if
I
goe
downe
to
Hell
,
thy
hand
is
there
,
&c.
What
Sodome
and
Gomorrah
suffered
for
their
filthie
pleasures
,
is
to
all
men
knowne
.
Aristotle
counselleth
men
to
consider
of
pleasures
as
they
are
going
away
,
which
then
shew
themselves
so
loathsome
and
full
of
wearinesse
and
repentance
,
that
men
the
rather
by
that
meanes
will
refraine
to
turne
to
them
againe
.
CHAP.
III.
The
vanitie
of
Perfumes
,
and
costly
unguents
.
The
miserable
and
fearefull
effects
of
Adulterie
,
made
manifest
in
Alexander
Medices
,
Duke
of
Florens
:
In
the
fall
of
the
Romane
Tarquins
:
In
Appius
Claudius
one
of
the
Decemvirate
:
In
the
Historie
of
Anthony
and
Cleopatra
:
In
Roderick
King
of
Spaine
.
ALI
men
are
not
given
to
like
pleasures
,
but
some
desire
to
please
one
of
their
senses
more
than
the
rest
,
&
some
other
;
as
the
Poet
saith
:
〈◊〉
sua
quenque
voluptas
:
Everyman
is
drawne
after
his
owne
appetite
and
pleasure
:
and
yet
everie
one
hath
beene
found
sufficient
to
bee
many
times
the
destruction
of
their
followers
.
Plancus
,
a
Romane
,
lived
very
delicately
,
and
tooke
great
pleasure
to
bee
made
sweete
with
perfumes
and
pleasant
oyntments
,
and
being
banished
Alexander
Medices
Duke
of
Florence
was
so
intemperate
Laurence
Medices
his
kinseman
and
especiall
favorite
,
having
a
determination
to
kill
him
,
to
deliver
his
countrey
from
a
Tyrant
,
as
hee
termed
him
,
but
chiefly
as
it
should
seeme
,
for
the
desire
of
glory
,
could
find
no
better
meanes
to
bring
his
purpose
to
effect
(
for
hee
was
strongly
guarded
)
than
to
offer
his
helpe
to
win
for
him
the
favour
of
a
gentlewoman
,
his
kinsewoman
or
sister
,
with
whom
for
her
beautie
and
modestie
he
knew
the
Duke
to
be
farre
in
love
.
This
Laurence
commeth
to
the
Duke
in
the
night
,
and
whispering
in
his
eare
,
telleth
him
that
with
many
perswasions
and
certaine
promises
,
he
had
at
last
,
though
with
great
difficultie
,
wonne
this
chaste
woman
to
yeeld
to
his
desire
,
and
that
the
same
night
she
would
come
to
his
bedde
,
upon
condition
neverthelesse
that
the
matter
should
be
kept
in
very
great
secret
,
and
that
which
hee
had
in
his
behalfe
promised
should
be
faithfully
performed
.
Fistula
dulce
canit
volucrem
dum
decipit
auceps
:
To
a
sweete
note
the
Fowlers
pipe
is
set
,
When
he
the
bird
betraies
unto
his
net
.
Which
was
a
certaine
summe
of
money
that
the
Duke
should
lend
her
to
help
her
husbands
necessitie
,
who
being
a
merchant
was
fallen
in
decay
;
this
he
fained
to
be
the
womans
request
,
to
which
the
Duke
easily
yeelded
as
a
very
reasonable
petition
.
And
burning
in
desire
to
satisfie
his
lust
,
they
went
presently
to
a
house
joyning
to
Laurences
house
,
whither
the
Duke
was
used
often
to
goe
,
from
whence
he
made
him
send
away
two
of
his
chamberlaines
that
followed
him
,
lest
they
should
finde
whereabout
he
went
.
Thus
the
Duke
being
brought
into
a
chamber
,
and
layed
upon
a
bed
,
hee
advised
him
thereto
repose
himselfe
awhile
untill
the
dead
of
the
night
were
come
,
and
men
at
rest
,
that
hee
might
the
more
secretly
and
safely
bring
the
woman
to
him
.
He
perswaded
the
Duke
to
put
off
his
sword
,
that
he
might
lye
the
more
easily
:
which
being
done
,
Laurence
wrappeth
his
girdle
quickly
about
the
hilts
,
that
his
sword
could
not
speedily
be
drawne
,
and
then
adviseth
him
to
take
his
rest
,
untill
hee
had
made
all
things
ready
and
returned
againe
.
So
he
draweth
the
canopie
close
about
the
bed
,
and
goeth
his
way
,
and
shutteth
the
doore
after
him
.
When
Laurence
had
framed
all
things
to
his
purpose
,
he
calleth
a
yong
man
his
servant
,
whom
the
Duke
had
before
pardoned
for
man
slaughter
,
and
exhorteth
him
to
helpe
him
as
he
had
promised
,
to
kill
a
notable
man
,
and
a
great
enemy
of
his
:
that
there
wanted
nothing
,
but
to
doe
it
with
courage
,
and
not
to
be
terrified
with
his
countenance
,
there
was
no
danger
in
the
matter
.
The
yong
man
promiseth
his
helpe
willingly
to
kill
him
,
whosoever
hee
were
,
if
it
were
the
Prince
himselfe
.
Thou
hast
divined
rightly
,
quoth
Laurence
,
it
is
even
he
,
here
we
have
him
fast
locked
in
this
chamber
asleepe
:
hee
openeth
the
doore
softly
,
and
in
they
goe
into
the
chamber
,
with
one
base
fellow
more
,
and
finding
the
Prince
snorting
,
Laurence
draweth
his
sword
,
and
thrust
it
into
his
side
;
the
Duke
being
terrified
with
the
blow
,
casteth
himself
to
the
other
side
,
and
crept
upon
his
hands
and
feet
under
the
bed
,
and
as
the
rest
stroke
at
him
,
hee
got
forth
againe
,
and
like
lyon
flieth
upon
Laurence
,
and
got
his
left
thombe
in
his
mouth
and
brake
it
,
so
as
Laurence
was
faine
to
call
to
his
companion
for
helpe
,
who
at
last
killed
the
Duke
.
And
though
there
was
a
great
noyse
in
the
chamber
,
and
the
Duke
alowd
called
him
traytor
,
yet
none
of
the
house
that
heard
it
mistrusted
any
such
matter
,
because
Laurence
had
craftily
accustomed
them
to
the
like
noise
Alexander
Medices
was
slaine
by
his
own
cousin
and
friend
,
that
had
none
other
means
to
entrap
him
;
and
he
himselfe
was
afterward
slaine
at
Venice
.
Plautus
saith
,
Nox
,
vinum
,
mulier
,
nihil
perniciosius
homini
adolescentulo
:
The
night
,
wine
,
a
woman
,
nothing
is
more
pernicious
to
a
yong
man
.
One
saith
,
that
there
is
not
a
more
capitall
enemy
given
by
nature
to
a
man
,
than
pleasure
.
The
Bishop
of
Magdeburge
tooke
such
pleasure
in
There
is
no
greater
hinderance
to
the
attayning
of
felicitie
than
the
desire
of
fleshly
pleasures
;
which
hath
not
onely
beene
the
destruction
of
many
private
persons
,
but
also
the
ruine
of
many
States
and
kingdomes
.
Tarquinius
Sextus
sonne
to
Tarquinius
Superbus
King
of
the
Romanes
,
beeing
with
his
father
at
the
siege
of
Ardea
,
sitting
at
supper
with
divers
yong
Gentlemen
,
there
grew
a
question
among
them
,
which
of
them
had
the
modestest
woman
to
his
wife
;
and
as
everie
man
preferred
his
owne
before
the
rest
;
what
need
these
many
words
,
said
Collatino
husband
to
Lucretia
,
when
Rome
being
at
hand
wee
may
soone
decide
this
controversie
?
Let
us
take
our
horses
and
gallop
presently
to
Rome
,
and
as
we
shal
find
our
wiues
imployed
,
so
wee
shall
have
cause
to
judge
of
their
disposition
.
Every
man
allowed
of
the
motion
,
and
taking
their
horses
,
they
forthwith
galloped
to
Rome
,
being
dark-night
,
and
unawares
to
them
,
went
to
visit
their
wiues
,
whom
they
found
feasting
,
and
passing
the
time
in
pleasures
.
But
when
they
came
to
Collatinos
house
,
they
found
the
doores
fast
shut
,
and
Lucretia
spinning
in
the
middest
of
her
maides
.
Then
was
the
sentence
given
by
all
their
consents
with
Collatino
,
they
all
commending
the
modestie
of
Lucretia
.
Collatino
then
being
victor
,
invited
them
all
to
dinner
By
the
like
occasion
of
a
libidinous
desire
,
after
certaine
yeares
that
the
Romanes
had
changed
their
governement
of
two
Consuls
to
ten
principall
men
,
they
returned
it
backe
againe
from
them
to
two
Consuls
.
For
Appius
Claudius
one
of
the
ten
governors
was
so
To
thee
Appius
(
quoth
hee
)
and
to
thy
he●…
,
〈◊〉
crate
with
this
bloud
:
Then
was
there
great
lamentatlon
and
outcryes
among
the
people
,
and
the
women
crying
;
Is
this
the
comfort
of
bringing
up
our
children
?
Is
this
the
reward
of
chasticie
?
And
though
Appius
commanded
Virginius
to
be
apprehended
,
yet
he
escaped
,
and
went
to
the
campe
,
where
the
unjust
sentence
of
Appius
was
so
much
detested
,
and
the
necessitie
of
the
fathers
fact
so
much
lamenred
,
that
they
Antonius
a
famous
Captaine
,
and
one
of
the
〈◊〉
governours
of
the
Roman
Empire
,
through
the
Augustus
Caesar.
But
the
lascivious
eatisements
of
Cleopatra
made
such
an
impression
in
the
flexible
disposition
of
Antonius
,
that
hee
little
regarding
his
owne
wife
,
gave
himselfe
wholly
to
the
love
of
Cleopatra
,
which
was
the
chiefe
cause
of
the
ruine
of
them
both
,
and
the
advancement
of
Octavian
to
the
Monarchy
of
the
world
.
For
Octavian
conceiving
great
displeasure
against
Antonius
for
his
sisters
cause
,
gathered
together
a
great
navie
to
make
warre
upon
him
,
who
had
made
the
like
provision
to
encounter
with
Octavian
.
These
two
mightie
potentates
,
with
two
huge
navies
,
wherein
were
assembled
the
forces
of
all
the
Princes
adjoyning
to
their
aide
,
met
together
with
like
will
and
power
,
but
not
with
like
fortune
.
For
in
the
beginning
of
the
fight
,
Cleopatra
,
who
accompanied
Antonius
with
the
Egyptian
〈◊〉
,
fled
backe
againe
to
Alexandria
,
from
whence
they
came
:
which
when
Antonius
saw
,
being
overcome
rather
with
the
blind
love
of
the
Queene
,
than
with
his
enemies
forces
,
followed
after
her
,
and
left
the
victorie
to
Octavian
,
who
pursued
them
both
to
Alexandria
;
where
Antonius
being
arrived
,
and
perceiving
his
navie
to
joyne
with
his
enemie
,
&
at
the
same
time
also
forsaken
of
his
horsemen
,
hee
cryed
out
as
hee
went
in
the
Citie
,
that
hee
was
betrayed
to
them
by
Cleopatra
,
to
whom
for
her
sake
hee
became
an
enemy
.
Which
when
Cleopatra
heard
,
fearing
the
furie
of
Antonius
,
shee
shut
her selfe
in
her
sepulchre
,
which
shee
had
before
so
artificially
prepared
,
that
being
once
made
fast
,
no
man
could
easily
enter
into
it
,
without
the
helpe
of
them
that
were
within
,
and
sent
word
to
Antonius
,
that
shee
had
slaine
her selfe
.
After
Antonius
was
come
to
himselfe
,
hearing
and
beleeving
this
evill
newes
;
Why
stayest
thou
Antonie
(
quoth
he
)
the
onely
cause
that
was
left
to
thee
to
desire
life
,
fortune
hath
now
taken
from
thee
:
and
so
entring
into
his
chamber
,
and
unarming
himselfe
,
O
Cleopatra
(
quoth
hee
)
I
am
not
sorie
for
the
lacke
of
thee
(
for
I
will
be
by
and
by
with
thee
)
but
that
so
great
an
Emperour
as
I
am
,
should
bee
furmounted
in
fortitude
by
a
woman
.
Then
Antonius
turning
to
his
man
Eros
whom
hee
had
provided
before
to
kill
him
if
neede
were
,
required
him
to
performe
his
promise
.
Eros
taking
his
sword
in
his
hand
,
and
making
as
though
he
would
strike
his
master
,
suddenly
turned
the
point
to
his
own
body
,
and
thrust
himselfe
through
,
and
fell
downe
dead
at
his
masters
feet
.
Which
when
Antonius
saw
;
well
done
Eros
(
quoth
he
)
thou
hast
aptly
taught
me
by
thine
owne
example
,
that
thou
couldest
not
find
in
thy
heart
to
do
it
thy selfe
,
and
there
with
he
thrust
the
sword
into
his
own
belly
,
&
cast
himself
upon
his
bed
.
Antonius
perceiving
that
his
wound
was
not
present
death
,
desired
his
servants
to
kill
him
,
but
they
refusing
&
running
forth
of
the
chamber
,
hee
raged
and
cryed
out
like
one
that
had
beene
mad
,
untill
one
came
that
Cleopatra
had
sent
to
bring
him
to
her
.
When
he
heard
that
she
was
alive
,
hee
greatly
rejoyced
,
and
was
carried
presently
to
her
〈◊〉
,
where
the
Queene
with
two
other
women
which
shee
had
●…here
enclosed
with
her
,
let
downe
cords
,
out
of
a
window
(
for
the
doore
shee
would
not
open
)
and
with
great
labour
drew
him
up
halfe
dead
into
the
sepulcher
.
A
more
miserable
and
lamentable
sight
(
sayd
they
that
were
present
)
was
never
seene
.
When
the
women
had
drawn
him
into
the
sepulchre
,
and
layd
him
upon
a
bedde
,
Cleopatra
began
to
rend
her
garments
,
to
reare
her
hay●…e
,
to
scratch
her
face
,
crying
out
upon
her
lover
,
her
Lord
,
her
Emperour
,
and
so
imployed
herselfe
in
bemoniug
him
,
that
she
seemed
to
forget
her
owne
misery
.
Antonius
used
all
the
meanes
hee
could
to
comfort
her
,
advising
her
to
provide
for
her selfe
,
and
her
own
matters
if
she
could
doe
it
without
dishonour
,
&
not
to
mourne
for
these
last
calamities
of
his
,
but
rather
to
thinke
him
happy
for
his
former
felicitie
,
that
was
of
all
other
the
most
famous
and
mightiest
man
;
and
that
now
it
was
no
disgrace
for
a
Romane
to
bee
overcome
of
Romanes
.
After
which
words
Antonius
began
to
yeeld
up
the
ghost
.
When
Casar
heard
of
Antonius
death
,
hee
sent
Proculeius
presently
to
Cleopatra
,
with
charge
,
to
foresee
that
shee
might
come
alive
into
his
power
,
meaning
to
preserve
her
for
his
triumph
.
But
after
he
had
talked
with
Cleopatra
,
and
perceived
that
shee
would
not
let
him
into
her
sepulchre
,
hee
caused
ladders
to
bee
set
to
to
the
window
,
where
Antonius
came
in
to
her
;
and
whilest
another
held
her
in
talke
,
he
with
two
of
his
servants
conveyed
themselves
secretly
into
the
sepulchre
.
Then
one
of
the
women
crying
out
;
oh
unhappy
Cleopatra
,
thou
arttaken
alive
,
she
turned
about
&
espying
〈◊〉
,
took
a
sword
which
she
had
ready
,
and
offering
to
kill
her selfe
,
he
steppeth
hastily
to
her
and
layd
hold
upon
the
sword
,
&
told
her
,
that
shee
did
wrong
to
her selfe
,
&
to
Casar
,
that
went
about
to
take
away
the
occasion
from
that
milde
and
mercifull
Prince
,
to
shew
her
favour
.
When
they
had
gotten
her
out
of
the
sepulchre
,
after
a
few
daies
,
Caesar
came
to
see
her
,
of
whom
she
obtained
leave
,
to
celebrate
the
funerals
of
Antonius
after
her
owne
minde
.
And
when
shee
had
prepared
things
ready
to
bury
him
with
such
pomp
as
the
time
then
served
,
she
,
with
some
other
of
her
favorites
,
came
to
the
sepulchre
,
&
bowing
down
toward
the
ground
;
O
my
friend
Antonie
(
quoth
shee
)
I
buried
thee
not
long
sithence
with
free
hands
,
but
now
I
do
sacrifice
to
thee
a
captive
,
under
safe
custodie
,
lest
this
slaves
body
should
perish
by
weeping
and
lamenting
,
which
is
preserved
to
none
other
purpose
,
but
to
triumph
over
thee
.
Thou
must
look
for
none
other
sacrifice
,
nor
honours
;
for
these
be
the
last
thou
must
have
of
Cleopatra
:
whilst
wee
lived
,
no
force
was
able
to
separate
us
,
but
now
that
wee
are
dead
,
it
is
to
bee
doubted
lest
wee
shall
change
places
,
that
thou
a
Romane
,
shalt
lye
in
Egypt
,
and
I
an
Egyptian
,
in
Italie
.
But
if
the
Goddesse
there
,
be
of
any
power
or
vertue
,
suffer
me
not
to
be
led
away
alive
,
nor
to
triumph
over
thee
,
but
receive
me
to
thee
into
this
tombe
.
For
of
an
infinite
number
of
miseries
wherewith
I
wretched
woman
am
oppressed
,
there
is
none
so
great
or
grievous
to
me
,
as
this
little
time
that
I
have
lived
without
thee
.
After
she
had
thus
bemoned
her selfe
with
him
,
and
embraced
the
tombe
,
with
many
teates
,
shee
went
to
her
dinner
,
that
was
provided
for
her
very
sumptuously
.
After
shee
had
dined
,
and
sent
letters
to
Caesar
,
shee
avoyded
all
other
from
her
,
and
went
into
the
sepulchre
with
the
two
women
onely
,
and
shut
fast
the
doore
.
As
Caesar
was
reading
her
letters
,
wherein
shee
bewayling
her
estate
,
made
lamentable
petition
to
him
,
that
she
might
be
buried
with
Antonius
;
he
mistrusting
,
as
the
truth
was
,
that
shee
had
determined
to
destroy
her selfe
,
sent
presently
to
stay
it
,
if
it
were
possible
.
The
messengers
hastening
them
to
the
sepulchre
,
found
the
watchmen
there
,
mistrusting
no
such
matter
.
But
when
they
had
broken
up
the
door
,
The
desire
of
the
like
fleshly
pleasure
was
the
destruction
of
Spain
,
which
the
Paynims
recovered
from
the
Christians
.
For
,
in
the
Reigne
of
King
Roderick
,
there
was
a
Prince
in
Spain
,
called
Iulian
Earle
of
Cepta
,
who
had
a
daughter
of
excellent
beautie
&
wisedome
,
called
Caba
:
this
damsell
being
sent
to
the
Court
to
attend
upon
the
Queen
,
the
King
fell
so
extremely
in
love
with
her
,
that
perceiving
shee
would
not
be
enticed
to
agree
to
satisfie
his
inordinate
desire
,
he
took
her
away
by
force
,
and
defloured
her
in
his
Palace
.
The
which
when
Count
Iulian
understood
,
hee
received
thereof
such
griefe
,
that
hee
determined
to
revenge
so
great
an
injurie
upon
the
Kings
owne
person
.
But
dissembling
the
matter
,
that
hee
might
have
the
better
opportunity
,
when
the
King
sent
him
with
an
armie
to
make
warre
upon
the
Moores
,
who
then
invaded
the
borders
of
Spaine
,
hee
practised
with
the
King
of
the
Moores
,
to
send
over
an
Armie
,
promising
to
bring
all
Spaine
under
his
obedience
;
which
being
done
,
the
Moores
with
the
Counts
ayd
,
joyned
in
battell
with
King
Roderick
,
and
after
great
spoyle
done
to
the
country
,
overthrew
him
,
with
all
his
nobilitie
and
armie
;
so
as
the
King
could
never
after
bee
found
quicke
or
dead
:
and
the
Moores
not
long
after
became
masters
of
all
Spaine
.
CHAP.
IIII.
Lust
,
the
occasion
of
many
mischiefes
,
and
unnaturall
acts
:
Instanced
by
Hyppolitus
Cardinall
of
Este
:
And
Galeace
a
Gentleman
of
Mantua
:
Of
Pyramus
and
Thysbe
:
Histories
of
men
made
ridiculous
by
dotage
:
The
miserable
end
of
Abusahid
King
of
Fez
,
and
others
.
Stories
of
lascivious
Friers
,
and
a
Parish
Priest
:
Of
the
Tyrant
Aristotimus
:
The
〈◊〉
love
of
Antiochus
sonne
to
King
Seleucus
:
Of
Charles
the
sixth
King
of
France
:
Of
the
Emperour
Commodus
:
And
,
that
in
voluptuousnesse
no
felicitie
can
consist
.
WHen
men
let
loose
the
reines
of
their
affections
,
and
suffer
themselves
to
bee
overcome
with
amorous
passions
,
neither
feare
of
God
,
nor
respect
of
men
,
nor
regard
to
their
own
safetie
,
for
the
most
part
,
restraineth
them
from
attempting
all
manner
of
impieties
,
to
effectuate
their
dissolute
desires
.
Such
passions
excited
Hyppolitus
Cardinall
of
Este
,
to
commit
a
most
cruell
and
unnaturall
act
against
his
owne
brother
.
This
Nonbenecum
sociis
regna
Venusque
manent
:
Kingdomes
and
Concubines
brook
no
competitors
.
That
act
was
no
more
wicked
,
than
this
was
foolish
.
Galeace
,
a
Gentleman
of
Mantua
,
courting
a
damself
with
whom
he
was
in
love
,
as
they
stood
upon
a
bridge
,
said
,
that
he
would
suffer
a
thousand
deaths
for
her
service
,
if
it
were
possible
.
She
in
jest
commanded
him
to
cast
himselfe
into
the
River
;
which
hee
presently
did
,
The
like
fond
love
brought
Pyramus
and
Thisbe
,
a
young
man
and
maid
to
the
like
end
.
These
two
young
folkes
were
exceedingly
in
love
together
:
and
perceiving
that
by
the
suspicion
of
their
parents
,
they
A
French
Gentleman
lying
with
his
love
a
Courtisan
in
Rome
,
as
hee
was
in
the
morning
about
to
put
There
was
a
young
man
in
Friburge
so
desirous
of
the
companie
of
a
young
maiden
,
with
whom
he
was
in
love
,
that
being
promised
by
a
Necromancer
,
hee
should
enjoy
her
companie
,
and
for
that
purpose
withdrawing
themselves
into
a
secret
place
of
the
house
,
he
caused
the
divell
to
shew
himselfe
to
them
in
likenesse
of
this
Virgin
;
and
when
the
young
man
offered
to
Abusahid
King
of
Fez
,
by
the
report
of
Leo
of
Africa
,
was
slaine
,
and
his
sixe
children
by
his
Secretarie
,
for
abusing
his
wife
.
In
the
time
of
Philip
the
Fayre
,
King
of
France
,
two
Knights
were
flayed
alive
for
whoredome
with
the
Queen
of
Navarre
,
&
the
Countesse
of
March
,
and
they
condemned
to
perpetuall
prison
.
Iulius
Casar
that
great
Monarch
,
after
hee
had
made
conquest
of
Germanie
,
Spaine
,
France
,
England
,
Italic
,
Greece
,
and
of
Pompey
his
enemy
,
had
like
to
have
suffered
These
passions
of
love
doe
worke
wonderfull
and
strange
effects
,
in
many
that
yeeld
themselves
to
bee
overcome
by
them
.
Historiographers
report
of
a
yong
Durius
in
terris
nihil
est
quod
vivat
amante
,
And
though
this
bee
very
strange
,
yet
that
which
credible
Authors
write
of
the
King
Xerxes
,
is
more
strange
,
or
rather
monstrous
.
They
report
that
he
was
so
farre
enamoured
upon
a
Plane
tree
,
that
hee
would
make
love
to
it
,
as
if
it
had
been
a
very
faire
woman
.
The
desire
of
this
fleshly
pleasure
brought
forth
a
most
vile
and
wicked
sect
,
among
the
Friers
and
religious
men
at
Naples
,
in
the
time
of
Pope
Egidius
.
As
My
peace
I
give
unto
you
,
my
peace
I
leave
unto
you
:
But
this
,
Increase
and
multiply
,
and
replenish
the
earth
.
And
if
any
of
these
women
happened
to
be
with
child
,
the
Priests
commanded
the
childe
to
be
brought
to
them
,
who
assembling
together
in
a
place
appointed
for
their
sacrifices
,
after
a
solemne
sort
,
would
burne
the
infant
to
ashes
,
which
they
would
gather
up
and
keep
in
a
pot
,
as
a
holy
thing
.
And
when
any
new
Priest
was
to
receive
Orders
by
them
,
he
must
drinke
of
those
ashes
in
wine
.
And
when
their
chiefe
Bishop
happened
to
dye
,
to
avoyd
envie
,
and
that
a
new
might
seeme
to
bee
chosen
to
supply
his
roome
,
rather
by
some
divine
power
,
than
by
themselves
,
they
would
command
the
mother
of
some
childe
borne
in
that
wicked
sort
,
to
bring
it
to
some
of
their
secret
places
appointed
for
that
purpose
,
and
the
Priests
as
they
sate
(
the
people
standing
by
)
would
take
the
childe
,
and
deliver
it
from
one
to
another
,
every
one
brusing
it
with
his
hands
,
continuing
this
order
still
,
untill
the
poor
wretch
were
killed
:
then
in
whose
hands
it
dyed
,
that
was
the
man
that
must
bee
the
chiefe
Bishop
.
These
be
the
effects
that
the
desire
of
fleshly
pleasures
bringeth
forth
.
Quippe
nec
ira
Deüm
tantum
,
nec
tela
,
nec
hostes
,
Quantum
sola
noces
animis
illapsa
voluptas
?
Not
the
gods
wrath
,
steele
,
nor
the
enemy
can
Doe
so
much
hurt
,
as
only
lust
,
to
man
.
Many
lewd
devices
have
beene
invented
by
them
,
to
effectuate
their
purpose
,
that
have
given
themselves
to
satisfie
their
lusts
with
the
pleasures
of
the
flesh
.
In
a
village
not
farre
from
the
mountaines
of
Savoy
,
inhabited
with
a
rude
and
ignorant
kinde
of
people
,
there
was
one
chosen
to
bee
their
Parish
Priest
,
only
because
hee
could
reade
,
more
meete
to
drive
the
cart
,
than
to
serve
in
the
Ministerie
.
This
man
grew
in
such
favour
with
those
rude
people
,
that
almost
all
the
women
used
to
make
him
their
gossip
;
with
whom
by
that
means
he
became
very
familiar
,
but
especially
above
all
the
rest
,
he
was
in
favour
with
a
poor
mans
wife
,
called
Lisetta
.
This
man
was
much
troubled
in
minde
,
to
see
his
wife
so
great
with
the
Parish
Priest
,
and
being
jealous
not
without
cause
,
hee
forbade
his
wife
all
Priests
companie
.
Sir
Morice
(
for
so
hee
was
called
)
being
much
out
of
quiet
,
for
lacke
of
his
gossips
companie
,
sent
an
old
Witch
to
consult
with
her
,
how
they
might
come
together
againe
after
their
accustomed
manner
.
My
daughter
(
quoth
she
)
I
see
your
minde
is
much
troubled
,
your
friend
is
in
the
like
perplexitic
,
because
hee
cannot
enjoy
your
companie
as
hee
hath
done
;
and
I
my selfe
having
felt
the
like
passions
in
my
youth
,
seeme
to
feele
in
my selfe
the
paines
of
your
sorrow
.
But
now
the
matter
standing
upon
these
termes
,
some
remedy
must
be
found
:
Dare
you
faine
,
that
you
are
possessed
with
a
spirit
?
O
my
mother
(
said
the
young
woman
)
I
could
willingly
play
that
part
artificially
enough
,
if
I
thought
that
could
bring
our
purpose
to
passe
.
When
the
old
Witch
had
instructed
Aristotimus
,
under
the
favour
of
King
Antigonus
,
exercised
tyrannie
over
the
Eleusiens
,
and
as
hee
was
evill
given
,
such
choyce
hee
made
of
his
favorites
.
Among
the
rest
there
was
one
Lucius
extremely
enamored
upon
a
faire
young
maiden
,
daughter
to
a
man
of
good
account
:
and
that
hee
might
have
his
pleasure
of
her
,
hee
procured
the
tyrant
to
command
her
parents
to
send
her
to
him
.
The
father
fearing
the
displeasure
of
the
tyrant
,
he
&
his
wife
used
perswasions
to
his
daughter
to
goe
to
him
.
The
young
virgin
that
had
bin
vertuously
brought
up
,
fell
downe
at
her
fathers
feete
,
and
in
lamentable
wise
embracing
his
legges
,
besought
him
with
teares
,
that
hee
would
not
suffer
her
to
bee
dishonoured
.
She
would
preferre
her
honour
before
her
life
,
and
would
rather
chuse
to
suffer
any
kinde
of
death
,
than
to
bee
so
shamefully
dishonoured
.
The
father
and
mother
being
greatly
moved
with
the
lamentation
of
their
daughter
,
wept
bitterly
,
and
made
some
stay
of
their
resolution
.
Lucius
perceiving
her
not
to
come
,
unpatient
of
any
delay
to
fulfill
his
beastly
lust
,
went
to
her
fathers
house
,
where
hee
found
her
upon
her
knees
,
holding
her
fathers
legges
fast
in
her
armes
,
and
with
great
threatnings
he
commanded
her
to
arise
,
and
to
follow
him
;
but
the
young
maiden
renewing
her
lamentable
complaints
,
and
refusing
to
goe
with
him
,
hee
tare
her
clothes
in
pieces
,
and
stripped
her
naked
,
and
beat
her
cruelly
.
The
parents
beholding
this
But
the
love
of
Antiochus
sonne
to
King
Seleucus
was
much
more
commendable
,
and
used
with
greater
modestie
.
For
being
extremely
in
love
with
his
mother
in
law
his
fathers
second
wife
,
yet
shame
fastnesse
Saint
bernard
,
lamenting
the
miserable
estate
and
condition
of
men
,
that
gave
themselves
to
the
pleasures
and
delights
of
this
world
;
O
man
(
quoth
he
)
naked
and
blinde
,
that
art
made
of
humane
flesh
,
and
a
reasonable
soule
,
be
mindfull
of
thy
miserable
condition
;
why
departest
thou
from
thy selfe
,
and
troublest
thy selfe
with
externe
things
,
and
art
lulled
asleepe
,
in
the
vanities
of
the
earth
,
and
drownest
thy selfe
in
the
transitorie
pleasures
of
the
world
?
Doest
thou
not
consider
And
that
it
may
appeare
,
how
many
that
give
their
delight
to
pleasures
and
vaine
pastimes
,
through
their
owne
vanitie
and
foolishnesse
,
are
brought
strangely
to
their
ends
,
when
they
are
in
the
midst
of
their
jollitie
.
The
French
King
Charles
the
sixth
,
his
minde
being
distempered
,
committed
the
governement
of
his
Realme
to
others
,
and
gave
himselfe
to
pastimes
:
there
chanced
a
marriage
to
bee
solemnized
in
his
Court
,
where
The
Emperour
Commodus
,
among
other
his
vain
toyes
&
pleasures
,
when
he
beheld
the
Goddesse
Ifis
painted
with
naked
breasts
,
hee
caused
the
breasts
of
the
Priests
of
that
Temple
to
be
scratched
with
a
horse
comb
,
saying
,
that
it
were
no
reason
their
Goddesse
should
have
Ianus
,
Commodus
determining
to
shew
himselfe
in
the
habit
not
of
an
Emperour
,
but
of
a
Gladiator
,
or
sword
player
,
was
murdered
.
Many
of
all
estates
be
so
addicted
to
please
their
senses
with
the
vaine
pleasures
of
this
world
,
that
they
will
not
trouble
their
heads
with
any
thing
but
sports
and
pastimes
;
of
whom
it
is
written
,
They
esteeme
this
our
life
to
bee
but
a
play-game
.
And
in
another
place
;
They
live
as
securely
without
care
and
cogitations
,
as
if
they
had
the
good
workes
of
just
men
to
stand
for
them
.
But
what
saith
the
holy
Ghost
?
Hoc
vanissim●…m
;
this
is
vanitie
and
foolishnesse
in
the
highest
degree
.
Aristotle
saith
,
that
there
are
three
Beware
therefore
thou
bee
not
allured
by
their
false
shewes
,
to
seeke
felicitie
in
Pleasures
:
for
hee
that
accustometh
himselfe
to
them
,
will
hardly
be
brought
to
forbeare
them
;
and
then
is
hee
throughly
in
the
estate
of
infelicitie
,
whom
unhonest
things
doe
not
onely
delight
,
but
also
please
:
for
there
is
no
place
left
for
remedie
,
when
vices
be
converted
into
manners
.
Wherefore
if
thou
find
thy self
affected
or
addicted
to
any
of
these
Pleasures
that
draw
men
into
infelicitie
,
withstand
them
at
the
first
,
after
the
Poets
counsell
,
before
they
have
taken
root
,
and
growne
into
a
custome
.
Principiis
obsta
,
serò
medicina
paratur
,
Cùm
mala
per
longas
invaluëre
moras
:
Looke
at
the
first
unto
thy
sicke
estate
,
Oft
(
being
delayd
)
the
medicine
comes
too
late
.
And
if
thou
bee
strongly
given
to
any
such
pleasure
or
delight
,
though
not
unhonest
,
which
thou
canst
not
altogether
forbeare
,
use
the
same
then
with
as
great
modestie
,
and
also
as
seldome
,
as
may
bee
.
Sal●…oxes
giveth
good
counsell
;
that
these
things
should
bee
by
all
means
avoided
:
Sluggishnes
from
the
bodie
,
ignorance
from
the
mind
,
gluttonie
from
the
bellie
,
sedition
from
the
Common-wealth
,
discord
from
the
house
,
and
intemperance
from
all
things
.
By
this
which
hath
beene
said
,
it
appeareth
,
how
far
they
are
deceived
,
that
thinke
the
felicitie
of
man
,
or
his
Sunomuns
bonuns
,
to
consist
in
voluptnousnesse
:
and
into
what
infelicitie
they
have
fallen
,
that
sought
happinesse
among
pleasures
;
whereby
they
not
only
have
procured
their
own
destruction
,
and
the
ruine
of
Monarchies
and
Kingdomes
,
but
also
through
desperation
and
guiltinesse
of
conscience
,
contrary
to
nature
(
by
instinct
whereof
all
living
creatures
have
a
desire
to
defend
and
preserve
themselves
)
using
a
mischiefe
for
a
remedie
,
have
laid
violent
hands
upon
their
own
persons
:
which
may
serve
us
for
a
document
,
to
seeke
felicitie
some
other
where
than
among
pleasures
,
which
is
common
to
brute
beasts
,
and
hath
beene
to
those
that
have
used
them
,
shame
and
dishonour
during
their
lives
,
and
perpectuall
infamie
after
their
death
.
But
because
wee
said
before
,
that
riches
was
another
thing
which
many
greedily
sought
after
,
and
therefore
seemed
therein
to
put
their
felicitie
,
let
us
prosecute
our
discourse
,
and
see
what
reason
men
have
to
hold
that
opinion
.
THE
FELICITIE
OF
MAN
,
OR
,
HIS
SVMMVM
BONVM
.
THE
SECOND
BOOKE
.
CHAP.
I.
The
commendable
Temperance
of
the
former
ages
;
and
how
they
were
free
from
avarice
:
A
Competencie
sufficient
preferred
before
surfeit
,
and
wisedome
before
wealth
:
Of
Gyges
King
of
Lydia
,
and
Aglaus
Psophidius
:
Of
the
Oracle
and
the
attempt
of
Brennius
against
Delphos
:
The
Sacriledge
of
Dionysius
King
of
Syracusa
:
The
Avarice
of
Pygmalion
King
of
the
Tyridns
:
with
the
storec
of
Queene
Dido
:
Of
Venda
and
Helene
Queenes
of
Russia
:
Of
Decebal
King
of
Dacia
,
and
Vislar
King
of
Gothland
,
&c.
This
is
another
thing
which
men
generally
seeke
after
,
with
such
earnest
labour
,
and
greedy
desire
,
that
they
seeme
to
esteeme
that
for
felicitie
it selfe
,
or
the
meanes
to
attaine
to
it
.
And
though
some
men
desire
to
lead
their
lives
in
pleasures
,
others
in
honour
,
the
rest
according
to
their
severall
inclinations
,
yet
all
desire
riches
,
as
the
Poet
truly
saith
;
Diversas
bominum
videam
cum
sparsa
per
artes
Ingenia
:
est
cunctis
ars
tamen
una
viris
:
Omnibus
ideas
ani●…
grates
sibi
quarere
〈◊〉
Omnis
inexhaust
as
undique
poscitopes
:
When
I
behold
the
wits
of
men
inclin'd
To
divers
arts
:
yet
all
of
them
I
find
In
this
one
art
to
meete
;
To
shun
no
paine
,
To
hoord
up
money
,
gaping
still
for
gaine
.
But
the
felicitie
of
man
,
or
his
greatest
good
,
cannot
consist
in
Riches
,
which
is
subject
to
so
many
adventures
&
accidents
of
fortune
,
and
so
easily
lost
;
it
must
be
some
other
thing
that
is
more
stable
and
permanent
.
Coine
of
gold
and
silver
was
but
the
invention
of
man
,
for
the
commoditie
of
life
:
for
,
a
time
there
was
when
Thomas
Moore
in
his
Vtopia
,
preferreth
Iron
,
as
a
more
necessary
metall
to
a
Common-wealth
,
before
gold
or
silver
,
which
he
imployeth
to
base
uses
.
This
English
Poet
curseth
,
not
without
cause
,
the
first
finder
of
this
scurfe
of
the
earth
,
which
hath
beene
the
occasion
of
an
infinite
number
of
mischiefes
.
We
worth
the
wight
that
first
delu'd
the
mould
To
finde
out
the
Myne
of
silver
and
gold
:
For
when
it
lay
hid
,
and
to
us
unknowne
,
Of
strife
and
debate
the
seede
was
unsorvue
.
Our
Saviour
Christ
teacheth
us
,
how
farre
they
are
deacoived
that
set
their
felicitie
in
riches
,
by
the
similitude
of
a
Camell
,
that
may
as
easily
passe
thorow
the
eye
of
a
needle
,
as
a
rich
man
may
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
heaven
.
And
againe
,
Lay
up
your
treasure
in
heaven
,
&c.
Riches
is
rather
desired
for
some
other
thing
,
than
for
it selfe
:
of
some
the
rather
thereby
to
attaine
to
honour
;
of
others
to
live
in
pleasure
:
and
then
cannot
felicitie
be
said
to
be
in
riches
.
For
that
thing
,
wherein
felicitie
doth
consist
,
must
be
the
last
end
,
and
greatest
good
;
and
all
other
things
must
serve
for
that
.
Let
us
looke
into
the
estate
of
such
as
wallow
in
wealth
and
riches
,
and
that
of
a
poore
husband-man
,
that
hath
no
more
than
is
sufficient
to
serve
his
necessarie
uses
,
and
by
comparing
them
together
wee
shall
see
,
that
his
countenance
is
more
chearefull
and
merry
,
and
laugheth
more
heartily
and
often
,
than
the
rich
;
he
eateth
his
meate
with
a
better
appetite
,
and
digesteth
it
with
a
better
stomacke
;
hunger
is
his
sauce
,
biefe
and
Si
ventri
bene
,
si
laters
est
,
pedibusque
tuis
;
nil
Divitia
poterunt
regales
addere
majus
.
Non
domus
aut
fundus
,
non
aris
acervus
&
auri
,
Aegroto
domini
deduxit
corpore
febres
;
Non
animo
curas
.
If
thou
feed'st
well
,
if
feet
and
backe
be
clad
,
What
to
thee
more
can
Kingly
riches
adde
?
Not
house
,
not
land
,
not
heaps
of
gold
and
treasure
,
(
When
sicknesse
of
thy
bodie
hath
tooke
seisure
)
Can
thence
remove
it
,
neither
canst
thou
finde
Vertue
in
them
to
cure
a
troubled
minde
.
Nature
requireth
but
three
things
;
to
bee
defended
Qui
mulium
habet
,
incipit
plus
O
fortunatos
nimiùm
sua
si
bona
norint
Agricolae
!
—
O
Husbandmen
,
too
fortunate
,
If
you
but
knew
your
best
estate
.
Valerius
Maximus
reporteth
,
that
Giges
king
of
Lydia
being
puffed
up
with
pride
through
his
riches
,
flattered
himselfe
so
much
,
that
hee
thought
no
man
equall
to
him
in
felicitie
.
And
yet
not
satisfied
with
his
own
opinion
,
he
thought
to
have
it
confirmed
by
the
Oracle
of
Apollo
,
whom
when
he
asked
whether
any
were
happier
than
hee
;
answer
was
made
him
by
the
Oracle
,
that
Aglaus
Psophidius
was
more
happy
than
he
.
This
man
There
was
a
steep
hill
in
Photis
a
Country
in
Greece
called
Parnassus
,
by
which
was
built
the
famous
citie
of
Delphos
:
this
hill
was
full
of
craggie
rockes
,
and
so
fortified
by
nature
,
that
there
needed
no
supply
of
Art
for
defence
.
In
the
middest
of
the
hill
there
was
a
little
plaine
,
wherein
was
a
deepe
hole
,
(
the
habitation
of
Sathan
)
out
of
that
hole
issued
a
certaine
cold
breath
,
which
strake
the
Priests
and
Virgins
that
were
there
resident
,
into
a
frenzie
,
and
compelled
them
to
give
answers
to
the
questions
demanded
;
which
was
called
the
Oracle
of
Apollo
.
Because
in
this
plaine
was
a
temple
builded
(
as
some
say
)
by
Agamedes
and
Trophonius
,
and
dedicated
to
Apollo
,
one
of
the
Heathens
gods
.
Who
having
finished
the
worke
,
desired
of
their
God
in
recompence
of
their
charge
,
that
thing
which
was
best
for
men
.
They
were
commanded
by
the
Oracle
to
goe
home
,
and
within
three
daies
they
should
have
their
desire
:
the
third
night
they
were
both
found
dead
in
their
beds
.
Their
God
,
or
rather
the
Divell
,
giveth
therby
to
understand
,
that
death
was
the
best
thing
that
could
happen
to
men
.
The
strange
and
stately
situation
of
this
temple
,
with
the
presence
and
fame
of
the
God
,
represented
such
a
Majestic
,
that
it
drew
all
men
into
admiration
.
And
though
the
answer
of
the
Oracle
was
many
times
given
in
a
double
sense
,
to
be
indifferently
taken
,
(
whether
by
ignorance
of
the
certain●…ie
of
the
event
,
or
of
purpose
to
deceive
,
and
to
drive
men
into
their
owne
destruction
,
were
a
matter
worthy
of
discourse
,
but
impertinent
to
this
subject
)
yet
oftentimes
he
answered
truly
,
and
plainely
of
things
to
come
;
eyther
by
a
wonderfull
fore-knowledge
,
or
as
an
actor
,
by
Gods
sufferance
in
worldly
matters
,
brought
that
to
effect
,
to
continue
his
credit
,
which
before
hee
had
foretold
.
As
when
the
old
Romanes
had
laid
the
foundation
of
the
Church
at
Rome
,
which
they
called
Templum
Pacis
,
they
sent
to
aske
counsell
of
the
Oracle
of
Apollo
,
how
long
the
Church
should
stand
;
the
answer
was
made
,
that
it
should
continue
,
〈◊〉
Virgin
brought
forth
a
childe
;
which
(
because
they
thought
it
was
unpossible
)
they
tooke
to
be
〈◊〉
.
But
when
Christ
was
borne
,
many
hundred
years
after
,
the
Temple
fell
down
,
and
verified
the
answer
of
the
Oracle
.
But
to
〈◊〉
from
whence
wee
digressed
,
as
it
was
said
before
of
them
that
put
their
felicitie
in
pleasure
,
so
may
it
he
said
of
them
that
hold
the
same
opinion
of
riches
;
the
seeking
&
enjoying
whereof
,
hath
many
times
bin
their
own
destruction
.
Brennius
,
generall
of
a
French
Armie
,
understanding
of
the
inestimable
treasure
of
the
Temple
of
Apollo
,
by
the
gifts
and
presents
of
almost
all
the
Princes
and
Potentates
of
the
world
,
that
sought
counsell
of
the
God
,
in
their
affaires
of
importance
,
striken
with
a
covetous
minde
,
not
fearing
to
attempt
a
notable
sacriledge
,
brought
his
armie
to
Delphas
,
with
a
meaning
to
spoile
the
Temple
of
his
treasure
.
The
Priests
&
people
hearing
of
his
comming
,
asked
counsell
of
their
God
what
they
should
doe
.
Hee
willed
them
to
take
no
care
Quid
non
mortalia
pectora
cogis
Auri
sacra
fames
?
What
hideous
mischiefes
dost
thou
not
compell
(
Golds
sacred
thirst
)
in
mortals
breasts
to
dwell
?
Dionysius
the
Tyrant
of
Syracusa
,
infected
with
the
same
humour
of
covetousnesse
,
committed
sacriledge
with
lesse
danger
,
and
better
successe
than
the
others
attempted
it
.
This
Dionysius
,
comming
into
a
Church
where
hee
found
the
Idoll
of
Iupiter
,
apparelled
with
a
cloke
of
pure
gold
,
of
great
weight
and
value
,
hee
tooke
it
from
the
Idoll
,
and
put
upon
him
a
cloke
of
cloth
,
saying
;
that
of
gold
was
too
heavie
for
summer
,
and
too
cold
for
winter
,
and
that
of
cloth
was
fitter
for
both
times
.
And
finding
the
Idol
of
Esculapius
,
with
Pygmalion
King
of
the
Tyrians
,
married
his
sister
Dido
to
Sichaus
his
uncle
,
a
very
rich
man
,
who
afterward
fearing
Pygmalions
unsatiable
desire
of
riches
,
(
knowing
how
dangerous
it
hath
beene
many
times
to
those
that
possesse
it
)
hid
his
treasure
under
the
ground
.
But
Pygmalion
inflamed
with
the
fame
of
his
great
wealth
,
not
respecting
his
owne
bloud
,
nor
the
nearenesse
of
alliance
,
nor
the
comfort
of
his
owne
sister
,
contrarie
to
all
humanitie
,
caused
Sichaus
to
be
slaine
,
hoping
thereby
to
become
master
of
his
riches
.
But
Dido
,
though
shee
tooke
her
husbands
death
very
grievously
,
yet
seeing
her selfe
in
the
like
danger
,
by
means
of
her
husbands
goods
,
which
were
then
hers
,
dissembled
the
matter
,
and
determined
to
steale
away
secretly
with
her
goods
;
and
told
her
brother
,
that
her
owne
house
brought
the
remembrance
of
her
husband
(
whom
shee
would
willingly
forget
)
often
into
her
minde
,
and
therefore
shee
was
determined
to
dwell
with
him
.
Pygmalion
being
well
satisfied
with
his
sisters
resolution
,
thinking
by
that
means
to
bee
possessed
of
her
goods
also
,
expected
the
time
of
her
comming
.
But
Dido
having
prepared
shipping
and
all
things
ready
,
conveyed
her
goods
secretly
into
a
ship
,
and
followeth
after
with
her
traine
.
When
she
was
in
the
middest
of
the
sea
,
she
caused
a
great
many
bags
which
she
The
like
happened
to
Venda
Queene
of
Russia
.
For
the
Princes
her
neighbours
,
being
importunate
〈◊〉
to
her
for
marriage
,
to
increase
their
possessions
,
and
jealous
one
of
anothers
advancement
;
after
she
perceived
that
no
intreatie
would
mitigate
their
ambitious
passions
,
rather
than
shee
would
bee
forced
against
her
will
to
have
any
of
them
,
she
drowned
her selfe
.
Helenc
Queene
of
the
same
Countrie
of
Russia
,
for
the
like
cause
used
the
like
crueltie
upon
others
,
that
the
other
used
to
her selfe
.
For
being
desired
of
her
enemies
that
there
might
bee
a
truce
,
to
the
end
a
talke
of
marriage
might
bee
had
betweene
their
King
and
her
.
shee
caused
the
Ambassadours
to
bee
buried
alive
;
and
before
the
matter
should
bee
knowne
,
shee
used
meanes
to
have
other
Ambassadours
sent
of
greater
estate
.
Then
came
fiftie
other
Ambassadours
,
of
the
principall
men
in
all
the
Realme
,
which
she
likwise
caused
to
bee
buried
alive
.
And
under
promise
of
marriage
,
she
caused
five
thousand
to
be
slaine
,
which
she
had
made
drunke
.
When
the
Emperour
Trajan
made
warre
upon
Decebal
King
of
Dacia
,
that
was
very
rich
in
gold
and
silver
;
this
King
being
doubtfull
to
what
destinie
hee
and
his
kingdome
was
subject
,
buried
all
his
treasure
in
a
river
,
which
he
removed
out
of
his
naturall
channell
,
and
in
the
deepest
place
thereof
he
made
sepulchres
of
stone
,
to
burie
his
treasure
:
which
being
done
,
hee
returned
the
river
into
his
right
channell
againe
:
and
to
the
end
no
man
should
discover
what
hee
had
done
,
hee
caused
all
them
which
were
present
at
the
hiding
thereof
to
The
Emperour
Henrie
the
seventh
,
a
Prince
endued
with
excellent
vertues
,
was
poysoned
with
an
Host
,
which
was
given
him
by
an
Italian
Monke
,
corrupted
with
money
.
There
was
a
Citizen
of
Venice
banished
,
and
a
reward
appointed
by
the
Venetians
,
to
him
that
should
bring
his
head
.
His
sonne
that
was
also
banished
,
slew
his
father
,
and
brought
his
head
to
Venice
,
and
received
the
reward
.
Iohn
Magnus
reporteth
,
Vislar
King
of
Gothland
to
be
so
insatiably
desirous
of
riches
,
that
all
the
gold
and
silver
in
his
Realme
(
hee
said
)
was
his
:
and
when
hee
had
by
all
unlawfull
and
unhonest
meanes
gathered
together
great
abundance
of
riches
,
being
odious
,
and
in
contempt
with
all
men
,
his
sonnes
as
wicked
and
covetous
as
hee
,
seazed
upon
all
his
treasure
,
and
set
fire
on
his
house
,
and
burnt
their
father
and
all
his
family
.
One
sayth
;
Vpon
whom
God
pleaseth
not
throughly
to
bestow
good
things
,
hee
giveth
plenty
of
money
and
scarcitic
of
wisedome
:
and
so
one
being
taken
away
,
hee
bereaveth
him
of
both
.
At
the
sicge
of
Ierusalem
CHAP.
II.
The
desperate
attempt
of
Captaine
Damianus
,
against
Solyman
the
Grand-Seigniour
:
Of
Caesar
Borgias
,
sonne
to
Pope
Alexander
the
sixth
,
first
Cardinall
,
and
after
Duke
:
Of
Croesus
and
Candaules
,
two
kings
of
Lydia
,
and
rich
Crassus
the
Romane
:
Of
strange
Fride
,
and
insufferable
Avarice
in
the
Clergy
:
Of
Pope
Sixtus
the
fourth
,
and
an
Archbishop
of
Collen
:
The
rare
Temperance
of
Origen
,
with
an
excellent
Oration
made
by
him
to
Alexander
Severus
,
&c.
THere
was
a
notable
enterprise
intended
to
bee
attempted
,
through
the
desire
of
riches
chiefly
,
and
glory
,
by
the
mountain-men
upon
Solyman
the
great
Turke
,
in
our
age
,
if
the
successe
had
not
beene
interrupted
by
sinister
fortune
.
Solyman
the
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
,
intending
to
make
warre
upon
the
Venetians
,
brought
a
great
Armie
to
the
Adriaticall
sea
coast
,
where
he
encamped
himselfe
.
There
were
a
kinde
of
rude
people
,
inhabiting
the
craggie
mountaines
adjoyning
to
his
camp
,
that
lived
upon
theft
and
spoile
,
without
knowledge
of
God
,
or
lawes
of
men
.
These
fellowes
living
in
great
penurie
&
want
amoung
those
barren
rockes
and
mountaines
,
allured
with
the
greatnesse
of
the
spoile
&
glory
,
determined
to
kill
the
great
Turk
in
his
pavillion
,
&
to
take
the
spoile
of
all
his
treasure
.
And
though
the
attempt
were
ful
of
perill
,
yet
the
hope
of
such
a
masse
of
treasure
,
beingso
neare
them
,
and
the
fame
and
glory
of
so
notable
an
enterprise
,
to
kill
the
mightiest
Monarch
of
the
world
in
his
pavillion
,
in
the
midst
of
his
campe
,
made
them
lay
aside
all
feare
of
a
certaine
and
almost
an
inevitable
death
.
Vsque
adeo
solus
ferrum
,
mortemque
t●…ere
Auri
nes●…it
amor
.
Onely
the
thirst
of
gold
makes
us
not
feele
,
Or
feare
deaths
terror
,
nor
the
rage
of
steele
.
And
resolving
in
the
dead
of
the
night
to
steale
secretly
upon
the
watch
,
Da●…anus
their
Captaine
and
chiefe
authour
of
the
enterprise
,
stole
forth
secretly
to
view
the
situation
of
the
campe
,
and
the
maner
of
the
watch
.
And
as
he
climbed
up
to
a
tree
,
to
looke
into
the
campe
,
a
bough
chanced
to
breake
,
the
noyse
whereof
discovered
him
and
his
intent
to
the
Ianizaries
,
that
were
the
watch
of
that
quarter
.
So
being
espyed
,
and
taken
by
them
,
and
put
to
torment
,
he
confessed
the
pretended
enterprise
,
and
by
commandement
of
the
Emperour
,
he
was
like
a
wild
beast
torne
in
pecces
:
and
the
rest
so
earnestly
pursued
,
that
they
were
almost
all
destroyed
.
Pope
Alexander
the
sixth
,
had
a
sonne
called
Casar
Borgias
,
made
by
his
father
first
Cardinall
,
and
afterward
weary
of
that
estate
,
as
not
agreeable
with
his
ambitious
head
,
was
deprived
thereof
and
made
Duke
,
and
commonly
called
Duke
Valentine
,
Machiavels
paragon
.
This
Pope
and
his
sonne
(
as
it
was
a
common
practice
with
them
to
procure
the
death
of
many
for
their
riches
)
so
they
conspired
together
to
take
away
the
life
of
divers
of
the
Senators
and
nobilitie
of
Rome
,
some
for
malice
,
but
chiefly
that
they
might
be
masters
of
their
goods
.
They
thought
there
was
no
better
meanes
to
bring
their
purpose
to
passe
,
than
to
invite
them
in
friendly
manner
to
a
supper
.
The
place
was
appointed
(
as
the
maner
is
in
Italy
)
under
a
vine
,
to
avoyd
the
bear
.
Duke
Valentine
had
poysoned
two
pots
of
wine
,
which
he
prepared
for
his
guests
,
&
delivered
them
to
his
servant
(
that
knew
nothing
of
the
matter
)
to
be
carried
to
the
vine
for
supper
,
with
straight
charge
that
he
should
give
of
that
wine
to
no
man
untill
his
comming
.
The
Pope
commeth
to
the
place
before
his
guests
,
and
being
thirsty
with
the
heat
,
hee
calleth
for
wine
.
The
Dukes
servant
supposing
by
the
straight
charge
his
master
had
given
him
,
that
the
wine
he
brought
was
especiall
good
wine
,
and
preserved
for
the
Popes
own
mouth
,
powred
out
of
that
wine
,
and
brought
it
to
the
Pope
;
who
had
no
sooner
drunke
,
but
in
commeth
his
southe
Duke
,
to
whom
he
gave
the
cup
to
drinke
.
He
thinking
Sic
percent
&
qui
●…ri
t●…
a
pergent
:
So
may
they
perish
,
and
all
such
as
endevour
the
like
.
The
sonne
by
reason
of
his
youth
,
and
strength
,
after
certaine
moneths
grievous
sicknesse
,
escaped
.
The
guests
percei●…ing
this
treachery
,
absented
themselves
from
the
feast
.
This
was
no
doubt
the
just
judgement
of
God
.
Dum
pestem
parant
alijs
,
labunt●…
in
illam
:
Whilest
they
digge
pits
for
others
,
they
fal
into
them
themselves
.
The
Epitaph
that
was
set
upon
sen●…cheribs
tombe
,
who
was
killed
by
his
owne
sonnes
,
might
aptly
have
served
this
Pope
;
In
me
qui
〈◊〉
,
〈◊〉
pius
effe
:
he
that
looketh
upon
me
,
let
him
lea●…e
to
live
in
the
feare
of
God
:
The
●…ther
&
the
sonne
,
besides
their
other
good
conditions
,
were
so
deepe
dissemblers
,
that
there
went
a
common
proverbe
of
them
,
One
never
spake
what
hee
did
;
the
other
never
did
what
he
spake
.
Croesus
king
of
the
Lydians
was
an
exceeding
rich
Prince
,
&
presuming
upon
his
riches
,
prepared
to
make
war
upon
Cyrus
king
of
the
Persians
.
But
to
be
more
assured
of
the
event
,
hee
sent
to
Delphos
to
aske
counsell
(
as
the
manner
then
was
)
what
the
successe
would
be
of
that
war
:
answer
was
made
him
by
the
Oracle
of
Apollo
,
that
when
Croesus
should
passe
over
the
river
of
Halie
(
which
was
the
●…termost
confines
of
his
realm
)
he
shold
destroy
a
great
kingdom
.
Croesus
supposing
the
meaning
Solon
,
Solon
:
which
when
Cyrus
heard
,
marvelling
at
that
〈◊〉
cry
,
asked
what
he
meant
in
such
wofull
sort
,
to
redouble
his
voyce
.
I
lived
(
quoth
Croesus
)
not
long
sithence
in
great
prosperitie
,
&
was
accounted
the
richest
king
of
the
world
:
and
as
Solon
one
of
the
sages
of
Greece
my
familiar
friend
,
came
to
visit
mee
,
I
brought
him
into
my
Treasury
,
and
shewing
him
all
my
Riches
;
I
asked
him
,
whether
hee
thought
that
any
adverse
fortune
could
have
any
power
upon
mee
,
that
was
so
armed
and
fortified
with
Treasure
,
against
all
accidents
that
might
happen
.
But
Solon
sharpely
reprehending
mee
,
for
my
vaine
speech
,
answered
,
that
no
man
could
bee
accounted
happy
,
untill
after
his
death
:
whose
counsell
now
,
seeing
my selfe
falne
into
this
miserable
estate
,
commeth
to
my
remembrance
,
and
maketh
mee
call
upon
his
name
.
Cyrus
moved
with
compassion
,
and
by
his
example
considering
with
himselfe
the
uncertaintie
of
humane
matters
,
and
that
Fortune
never
gave
any
man
that
power
over
others
,
but
shee
threatned
him
with
the
like
,
caused
him
to
be
taken
from
the
fire
,
and
asked
Croesus
as
he
kneeled
before
him
,
by
whose
perswasion
he
began
this
warre
.
O
Cyrus
(
quoth
hee
)
thy
prosperous
fortune
,
and
my
evill
destiny
brought
mee
to
it
;
chiefly
encouraged
to
make
this
warre
upon
thee
,
by
the
Grecians
god
:
For
who
is
so
madde
that
without
such
a
principall
author
dare
preferre
warre
before
peace
?
seeing
that
in
peace
the
children
use
to
bury
their
parents
,
but
in
warre
the
Quicunque
regno
fidit
,
&
magna
potens
dominatur
aula
,
Animumque
rebus
credulu●…
let
is
dedit
,
Me
●…deat
,
&
te
Troia
:
non
unquam
tulit
Documenta
fo
rs
majora
,
quàm
fragili
loco
Starent
Superbs
—
He
that
his
confidence
puts
in
a
Crowne
,
Or
in
his
Palace
potently
doth
frowne
;
And
takes
in
prosperous
fortunes
,
all
his
joy
:
Let
him
but
looke
on
thee
,
and
mee
(
oh
Troy
)
Chance
,
by
no
greater
influence
could
declare
,
In
what
a
fickle
state
all
proud
things
are
.
This
Gyges
that
the
god
(
as
they
called
him
)
spake
of
,
was
subject
to
Candaules
king
of
Lydia
,
who
having
a
wife
of
a
wonderful
beautie
and
favour
,
thought
himselfe
to
want
something
of
the
fulnesse
of
the
pleasure
hee
tooke
in
her
,
except
some
other
might
also
bee
an
eye-witnesse
,
and
see
the
beautie
and
comelinesse
of
her
person
.
Gyges
being
one
that
he
greatly
favoured
,
hee
discovered
his
intent
to
him
,
&
made
him
stand
secretly
behind
a
cloth
in
his
bed
chamber
when
the
Queene
Crassus
an
exceeding
rich
Romane
,
after
the
manner
of
rich
men
,
not
content
with
that
unmeasurable
riches
hee
possessed
,
but
desirous
of
more
,
procured
himselfe
to
bee
made
generall
of
the
Romanes
army
,
in
the
warres
against
the
Parthians
,
being
then
three
score
yeares
old
,
where
he
was
overthrowne
and
slaine
,
with
his
sonne
,
and
almost
all
the
army
of
the
Romanes
.
And
to
give
him
the
greater
disgrace
,
the
Parthians
caused
his
mouth
to
bee
filled
full
of
gold
,
with
these
words
;
Thou
hast
thirsted
after
gold
,
now
take
thy
fill
.
This
Crassus
was
used
to
say
,
that
no
man
was
to
bee
accounted
rich
,
except
hee
could
maintaine
an
army
of
men
,
with
his
owne
goods
.
But
the
pride
and
presumptuousnesse
engend●…ed
by
riches
in
the
Heathens
,
is
not
so
much
to
bee
marvelled
at
,
if
wee
consider
the
prncipall
Prolates
of
the
Christians
,
from
whom
examples
of
humilitie
,
and
contempt
of
worldly
wealth
should
proceed
,
who
have
bin
carried
away
from
their
profession
,
by
the
infection
of
that
disease
.
Saint
Bernard
inveighing
,
not
without
cause
,
against
the
vaine
and
superfluous
pompe
of
the
Prelates
in
his
time
,
which
grew
by
the
abuse
of
their
abundance
of
riches
,
who
were
not
so
much
corrupted
,
as
they
have
beene
since
,
painted
them
out
in
their
right
colours
,
and
complaineth
thus
:
There
is
(
quoth
he
)
an
infamous
and
defiled
sort
of
men
,
that
raigne
in
the
whole
body
of
the
Church
,
the
Ministers
of
Iesus
Christ
serve
Antichrist
.
They
jet
up
and
downe
in
great
Pope
Sixtus
the
fourth
,
being
exalted
from
a
poore
Franciscane
Frier
to
that
dignitie
,
brought
a
Frier
of
the
same
order
into
his
Treasurie
,
and
shewing
to
him
his
great
wealth
and
riches
,
sayd
;
Looke
Frier
,
I
cannot
say
as
Saint
Peter
did
,
Gold
and
silver
have
I
none
.
No
truely
(
quoth
the
Frier
)
no
more
can
you
say
as
Saint
Peter
sayd
to
the
lame
,
and
sicke
Arise
up
and
walke
.
The
like
taunt
the
Archbishop
of
Cullen
received
for
the
like
pride
,
of
a
poore
husbandman
,
who
as
he
was
at
plough
in
the
fields
seeing
a
great
troupe
of
horse-men
well
armed
(
after
the
manner
of
the
Princes
of
Germany
)
passing
by
,
asked
of
the
formost
company
,
who
it
was
that
came
after
;
&
being
answered
,
that
it
was
the
Archbishop
of
Cullen
,
this
countrie
fellow
fell
into
a
great
laughing
;
and
being
asked
why
hee
laughed
;
Because
(
quoth
he
)
Saint
Peter
,
the
Prince
of
Prelates
,
lived
poorely
,
to
leave
his
successours
rich
.
Word
being
brought
to
the
Archbishop
,
what
this
fellow
had
sayd
,
hee
meaning
to
excuse
&
justifie
himselfe
;
Doest
thou
not
know
(
quoth
he
)
that
I
am
both
a
Bishop
,
and
a
Duke
,
and
have
both
the
jurisdictions
?
Then
the
fellow
laughed
more
than
he
did
before
;
and
being
demanded
the
cause
;
I
pray
you
Sir
(
quoth
hee
)
let
mee
aske
you
this
question
;
If
the
Duke
shall
happen
to
be
in
hell
,
where
shall
the
Bishop
be
?
One
reporteth
of
a
Priest
that
used
to
have
a
net
spread
upon
his
table
where
he
dined
,
that
he
might
the
rather
by
that
meanes
resemble
Saint
Peter
,
that
was
a
Fisherman
,
to
whom
Christ
sayd
,
when
hee
followed
him
,
that
he
should
take
men
.
This
Priest
by
his
diligent
preaching
(
which
hee
used
so
long
as
he
was
kept
bare
)
was
at
last
advanced
to
a
Bishopricke
:
and
when
he
came
home
to
dinner
,
being
a
Bishop
,
finding
the
net
spread
upon
his
table
,
after
his
usuall
manner
:
Now
take
away
the
net
(
quoth
hee
to
his
servant
)
I
have
taken
that
which
I
fished
for
.
The
world
hath
too
many
such
fishers
.
But
where
hath
beene
found
in
these
latter
ages
among
Prelates
,
that
contempt
of
worldly
pompe
and
pride
,
that
was
in
that
great
Clerke
Origen
,
the
fame
of
whose
excellent
learning
and
singlenesse
of
life
,
being
brought
to
the
●…ares
of
Alexander
Severus
,
the
Roman
Emperour
,
he
sent
for
him
to
come
to
Rome
;
and
commanded
the
Proyost
of
Egypt
,
to
furnish
him
with
all
things
necessary
for
his
journey
.
When
this
Provost
had
provided
him
a
ship
,
and
all
things
necessary
,
and
beheld
him
but
simply
apparelled
,
he
prepared
for
him
divers
garments
,
in
the
most
honest
and
comely
sort
,
that
Philosophers
then
used
:
But
Origen
would
receive
no
part
thereof
,
not
so
much
as
hose
or
shooes
,
but
like
as
hee
used
alwayes
to
goe
from
his
child-hood
(
that
was
,
in
a
single
garment
of
cloath
,
and
bare-foot
)
so
went
he
to
Rome
.
And
when
,
at
his
arrivall
,
there
were
brought
to
him
a
Mule
,
and
a
Chariot
to
use
,
which
hee
best
liked
;
he
answered
,
That
he
was
much
lesse
than
his
master
Christ
,
who
rode
but
one
day
in
all
his
life
,
and
that
was
upon
a
silly
asse●…mare
.
And
therefore
he
would
not
ride
unlesse
he
were
sicke
or
decrepit
,
so
as
his
legges
might
not
serve
him
to
goe
.
And
when
hee
was
brought
into
the
presence
of
the
Emperour
and
his
mother
,
the
Emperour
with
most
gentle
countenance
embraced
him
as
he
kneeled
,
and
enforced
him
to
stand
upon
his
feet
.
His
mother
also
saluted
him
with
the
like
courtesie
,
and
rejoyced
much
to
see
him
.
The
Emperour
At
nos
virtutem
non
per●…t
abi●…s
borum
Pulchr●…que
virtut
is
munera
divit●…s
.
Virtut
is
quonia●…
somper
posse●…io
per●…at
:
Ince●…ta
varia
sorte
fer●…ur
●…pes
.
Their
vertue
and
rare
gifts
by
them
displayed
Wee
will
not
change
,
for
riches
that
may
fade
.
Vertues
possession
ever
shall
remaine
,
When
most
uncertaine
is
the
hope
of
gaine
.
CHAP.
III.
The
contempt
of
Riches
amongst
the
Heathen
:
of
Democritus
,
Diogenes
,
and
Byas
:
of
Agathocles
King
of
Sicilia
,
Philip
King
of
Macedon
,
Semiramis
Queene
of
Babylon
:
Of
a
coverous
Cardinall
called
Angelot
:
A
Priest
buried
quicke
by
Iohn
Maria
Duke
of
Millaine
:
Of
an
Advocate
of
Venice
:
Calipha
King
of
Persia
:
The
Emperours
Mauritius
and
Phocas
.
Of
Phocion
of
Athens
,
&c.
The
resolute
Answer
of
Diomedes
the
Pyrate
to
King
Alexander
,
&c.
EXamples
of
contempt
of
worldly
pompe
&
riches
are
not
so
rare
to
be
found
among
the
Heathens
,
as
among
the
Christians
,
Democritus
a
Senator
of
Abderita
,
entring
into
the
due
consideration
of
the
vanitie
of
worldly
goods
&
cares
,
determined
to
alter
the
course
of
his
former
life
,
and
give
himselfe
to
contemplation
.
Hee
used
often
to
goe
alone
up
to
the
top
of
a
hill
that
joyned
to
the
Citie
of
Abderita
,
where
hee
would
kill
dogs
and
calves
,
&
rip
them
up
,
&
make
Anatomie
of
them
,
&
ever
as
hee
saw
how
aptly
nature
had
compact
the
intrailes
&
members
together
,
to
serve
the
necessary
uses
of
the
creature
,
he
would
fall
into
a
great
laughing
.
Hee
used
this
so
often
,
that
the
Senatours
marvelling
what
he
meant
to
goe
so
much
up
this
hill
,
sent
one
secretly
after
him
to
watch
what
he
did
.
This
fellow
beholding
covertly
his
manner
,
how
he
cut
up
dogs
and
calves
,
and
laughed
at
he
knew
not
what
,
brought
word
to
the
Senatours
what
hee
had
seene
.
They
supposing
him
to
be
mad
,
or
become
foolish
,
were
very
sorry
,
and
lamented
his
case
to
one
of
the
Sages
or
Philosophers
of
Greece
,
that
was
newly
come
to
Towne
.
They
told
him
what
a
great
losse
they
had
of
so
grave
and
wise
a
Senatour
,
that
was
now
become
a
foole
,
and
desired
him
to
examine
the
cause
of
his
sudden
alteration
,
and
to
perswade
him
,
if
he
could
,
to
leave
off
those
foolish
manners
,
&
to
reduce
him
againe
to
his
former
gravitie
and
course
of
life
.
This
man
watched
when
hee
went
up
the
hil
,
and
followed
secretly
after
.
And
when
hee
had
beheld
him
a
while
quartering
his
dogs
,
and
laughing
after
his
usuall
manner
;
he
came
to
him
,
&
reprehending
him
for
his
laughing
,
admonished
him
to
recall
himselfe
to
his
former
gravitie
.
Democritus
after
he
had
ended
his
perswasions
,
leadeth
him
to
the
side
of
the
hill
,
where
they
might
looke
into
the
Citie
,
and
Countrey
round
about
.
Now
(
quoth
he
)
imagine
that
Diogenes
after
his
accustomed
scoffing
manner
,
which
hee
used
to
reprehend
vice
,
and
to
draw
men
from
over-much
care
and
estimation
of
worldly
matters
(
for
there
is
no
cause
to
let
men
from
speaking
the
truth
,
though
in
jest
)
on
a
time
,
as
hee
sate
in
his
tub
upon
the
side
of
the
hill
that
looketh
into
the
Citie
of
Syracusa
,
which
was
situate
at
the
foot
of
the
hill
,
beholding
every
man
occupied
in
ramming
up
their
gates
,
and
preparing
things
necessarie
for
defence
of
their
Citie
against
their
enemies
that
were
comming
to
besiege
it
,
hee
rolled
his
tub
from
the
top
of
the
hill
to
the
bottome
,
and
from
thence
up
to
the
top
againe
,
and
then
overthwart
the
hill
,
from
one
side
to
another
;
and
being
asked
what
he
meant
to
labour
so
hard
:
Look
(
quoth
he
)
what
a
stir
yonder
is
,
pointing
downe
to
the
towne
,
it
is
no
reason
that
I
be
idle
,
when
my
Citizens
are
so
occupied
.
By
which
scoffe
hee
would
give
men
to
understand
,
what
advantage
they
had
that
con●…ed
themselves
with
a
meane
estate
,
that
is
voyd
of
all
feare
and
danger
,
and
free
from
the
uncertaine
accidents
of
wavering
fortune
,
over
them
that
live
in
abundance
of
worldly
wealth
&
honours
,
alwaies
subject
to
a
world
of
misadventures
,
not
only
of
the
losse
of
that
they
possesse
,
&
esteem
for
their
felicity
,
but
of
their
lives
also
,
&
of
them
that
be
most
deare
to
them
.
Of
whom
riches
is
greatly
Byas
one
of
the
Sages
of
Greece
,
when
the
towne
was
wonne
by
their
enemies
,
and
leave
given
to
every
man
to
carry
his
goods
away
with
him
,
Byas
being
met
carrying
nothing
(
whereas
all
others
were
throughly
laden
)
and
asked
,
why
he
carried
not
his
goods
,
as
all
other
men
did
theirs
?
I
carry
(
quoth
he
)
all
my
goods
with
me
:
accounting
nothing
appertaining
to
him
,
but
the
goods
and
gifts
of
his
minde
:
as
the
Poet
saith
;
Divitias
animi
solas
egojudico
ver●…
,
Qui
rebus
pluris
se
facit
ipse
suis
:
Those
the
true
Riches
of
the
minde
I
count
,
When
men
thinke
,
They
their
Riches
far
surmount
.
The
mention
of
this
Byas
bringeth
to
my
remembrance
a
notable
example
of
modestie
,
and
contempt
of
riches
,
shewed
by
the
seven
Sages
,
or
wise
men
of
Greece
,
whereof
Byas
was
one
.
As
certain
Fishers
were
drawing
their
nets
to
land
,
one
bought
their
draught
at
adventure
,
not
yet
knowne
what
was
within
them
.
It
chanced
them
to
draw
up
enclosed
within
their
nets
,
a
table
of
gold
,
of
great
weight
and
value
.
The
Fishers
,
desirous
to
reserve
to
themselves
the
golden
table
,
said
;
that
they
sold
only
the
fish
:
the
other
affirmed
,
he
bought
the
fortune
.
The
contention
grew
so
vehement
,
that
the
matter
was
brought
before
the
people
of
the
Citie
,
to
give
their
censure
.
They
considering
the
strangenesse
of
the
matter
,
and
the
great
value
of
the
thing
,
referred
the
judgement
to
their
god
Apollo
at
Delphos
.
And
when
answer
was
made
by
the
Oracle
,
Byas
:
Byas
sent
it
to
Pittacus
:
he
to
another
:
and
so
passing
through
the
hands
of
all
the
seven
Sages
,
it
came
at
last
to
Solon
;
who
sent
it
to
Apollo
,
as
the
wisest
of
all
other
,
and
most
worthy
of
so
great
a
gift
.
But
in
what
countrey
would
the
like
modestie
,
and
contempt
of
gold
bee
found
in
these
later
daies
?
In
Vtopia
only
,
and
in
no
other
common-wealth
of
the
world
.
Who
is
he
that
thinketh
so
simply
of
himselfe
,
that
being
once
possessed
of
such
a
thing
,
would
yeeld
over
his
interest
to
any
other
,
as
the
worthier
man
?
A
cleane
contrary
course
would
be
taken
;
the
one
to
keep
the
possession
,
the
other
to
recover
it
from
him
would
never
leave
contention
in
law
,
untill
their
Advocates
by
a
certaine
sympathie
,
and
attractive
vertue
,
as
the
load
stone
draweth
iron
,
have
drawn
to
themselves
the
gold
,
leaving
peradventure
to
the
other
a
Table
of
lighter
substance
.
A
matter
grown
too
common
in
many
countries
;
which
made
Ferdinando
King
of
Spaine
,
when
he
first
made
conquest
of
the
West
Indies
,
expresly
to
forbid
,
that
no
Lawyers
should
passe
into
those
countries
,
lest
they
should
sow
seed
ofcontention
among
those
simple
people
,
whereof
they
were
then
free
,
which
hee
perceived
,
by
their
meanes
was
overmuch
used
in
his
own
,
and
other
Countries
.
Agatbocles
King
of
Sicilia
used
great
modestie
in
the
middest
of
his
riches
and
prosperous
estate
;
which
contrariwise
puffeth
up
the
most
part
of
men
with
pride
,
and
maketh
them
to
forget
themselves
.
This
man
being
a
poore
Potters
sonne
,
by
his
vertue
was
advanced
to
the
Kingdome
of
Sicilia
;
but
nothing
ashamed
of
his
base
parentage
(
after
the
common
custome
of
men
in
such
cases
)
hee
would
bee
served
ordinarily
at
his
table
with
earthen
vessels
,
intermingled
with
his
cups
of
gold
,
using
these
words
to
those
that
came
to
visit
him
,
thereby
to
excite
them
to
vertue
:
Behold
what
it
is
to
persever
in
travell
and
paines-taking
,
to
become
men
of
vertue
and
courage
:
Heretofore
wee
made
these
pots
of
earth
,
and
now
we
make
these
of
gold
.
Philip
that
good
King
of
Macedon
reprehended
very
aptly
Covetousnesse
,
and
greedy
desire
of
worldly
wealth
and
possessions
;
for
,
falling
by
chance
flat
to
the
ground
,
in
a
place
where
men
used
to
wrestle
,
and
beholding
the
fashion
of
his
body
printed
in
the
dust
,
Good
Lord
(
quoth
he
)
how
little
ground
must
we
have
by
nature
!
and
yet
we
desire
all
the
habitable
world
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
is
Queene
of
the
Assyrians
,
made
an
apt
device
to
reprehend
〈◊〉
:
shee
had
made
a
sepulchre
for
her selfe
over
the
gates
of
the
goodly
citie
of
Babylon
,
whereon
shee
had
caused
to
bee
engraven
these
words
:
If
any
King
of
Babylon
that
shall
succeed
mee
,
shall
want
money
,
let
him
open
this
monument
,
and
take
what
●…ee
li●…
:
but
if
hee
have
no
neede
,
let
him
not
open
it
,
for
it
will
not
be
best
for
him
.
D●…rius
,
after
the
succession
of
many
Kings
(
none
of
which
durst
touch
the
tombe
)
being
allured
with
the
hope
of
Pontanus
and
others
report
of
a
Cardinall
at
Rome
,
But
Iohn
Maria
Duke
of
Millane
punished
with
more
severitie
a
Priest
,
that
through
covetousnesse
denied
a
poore
widow
the
execution
of
his
office
,
in
burying
her
husband
,
because
she
had
not
wherewith
to
defray
the
charges
of
the
buriall
.
For
,
the
Duke
going
in
person
to
the
funerall
of
the
dead
bodie
,
caused
the
Priest
,
that
would
have
sold
,
and
made
merchandise
of
the
gifts
of
God
,
to
bee
fast
bound
to
the
corps
,
and
so
cast
them
both
into
the
pit
together
.
But
the
covetous
man
was
never
more
hardly
matched
,
nor
cunninglier
over-taken
,
than
by
the
envious
man
in
the
Poeticall
figment
,
which
aptly
setteth
forth
the
conditions
of
envions
and
covetous
men
;
both
which
vices
are
enemies
to
felicitie
.
The
Poets
fained
,
that
Iupiter
being
disposed
to
understand
the
estate
of
the
world
,
sent
downe
one
of
his
Angels
in
the
forme
of
a
man
;
whom
hee
appointed
to
fall
into
the
company
of
two
Travellers
,
whereof
the
one
was
a
covetous
man
,
the
other
an
envious
man
.
After
they
had
travelled
certaine
daies
journeyes
together
,
in
which
time
the
Angel
had
learned
many
things
of
them
,
and
was
throughly
satisfied
of
the
things
he
desired
to
know
,
hee
discovered
himselfe
whose
messenger
he
was
,
and
having
power
from
Iupiter
to
bestow
his
liberalitie
upon
them
,
he
offered
to
recompence
them
presently
for
their
good
companie
:
Hee
willed
them
to
aske
what
they
would
,
and
he
that
made
the
first
demand
should
be
fully
satisfied
of
that
he
asked
,
and
the
other
should
have
double
so
much
.
This
liberall
offer
bred
much
contention
betweene
the
Travellers
.
The
covetous
man
,
whose
desire
of
gaine
is
alwaies
unsatiable
,
observing
the
Promises
of
the
Angel
to
bee
double
so
much
to
the
second
,
as
the
first
●…ould
have
,
would
not
make
the
first
demand
.
The
envious
man
,
whose
propertie
is
to
wish
no
good
to
any
other
,
used
silence
;
determining
rather
to
lose
the
benefit
of
the
first
demand
,
than
his
fellow
should
have
double
so
much
.
After
much
courtesie
betweene
them
,
who
should
first
aske
,
the
envious
man
perceiving
that
a
demand
must
of
necessitie
bee
made
,
to
the
end
by
suffring
a
simple
harme
in
himselfe
,
hee
might
bring
double
so
much
to
his
companion
,
hee
desired
of
the
Angel
,
that
one
of
his
eyes
might
bee
put
out
;
which
being
done
,
his
companion
was
made
blinde
of
both
his
eyes
.
Chilon
saith
,
that
losse
is
to
bee
preferred
before
unhonest
gaine
.
Amasis
King
of
Egypt
made
a
Law
,
that
the
Prae●…or
should
examine
every
mans
manner
of
Alexander
Severus
,
there
were
many
persons
that
lived
by
usurie
,
which
brought
many
to
extreme
povertie
and
lacke
.
The
Emperour
commanded
great
diligence
to
be
used
,
to
search
out
those
contracts
,
and
a
memoriall
of
the
most
notable
griefes
to
bee
given
him
.
Which
when
he
had
considered
,
hee
punished
the
Usurers
,
and
gave
libertie
to
the
poore
men
that
were
oppressed
.
A
covetous
man
,
saith
Seneca
,
doth
nothing
well
,
but
when
hee
dyeth
;
for
then
that
money
which
he
had
long
hoorded
up
,
without
imploying
it
to
any
use
,
is
dispersed
abroad
into
many
mens
hands
,
and
serveth
for
necessary
uses
.
Detestabilius
nil
terracreavit
avara
:
Et
nimio
lucripejus
amore
nihil
:
Than
is
the
avaricious
man
Th'
earth
never
bred
thing
worse
:
And
,
than
the
servile
love
of
gaine
,
There
is
no
greater
curse
.
Gold
and
silver
,
of
it selfe
,
is
neither
good
nor
evill
;
but
the
use
,
or
abuse
,
maketh
it
good
or
bad
.
Money
was
not
ordained
to
bee
hoorded
up
in
coffers
,
as
covetous
men
use
,
but
to
bee
imployed
,
to
serve
our
necessitie
.
To
this
purpose
I
remember
a
Storie
of
an
Advocate
of
Venice
(
which
wee
call
a
Counsellour
at
law
)
that
had
gotten
much
money
by
his
facultie
,
and
was
sent
by
the
State
of
Venice
to
Rome
,
to
bee
there
agent
with
the
Pope
.
Before
hee
tooke
his
journey
,
hee
came
to
take
his
leave
of
his
Father
,
who
dwele
in
the
Countrie
,
not
far
from
Venice
,
and
was
but
a
man
of
meane
estate
,
and
brought
his
money
with
him
,
which
hee
locked
up
in
a
coffer
,
and
delivered
the
key
thereof
to
his
father
,
to
bee
kept
untill
his
returne
.
After
hee
was
gone
towards
Rome
,
the
Father
,
desirous
to
see
what
the
sonne
had
locked
up
so
fast
in
his
coffer
,
openeth
it
,
and
findeth
a
great
many
bagges
full
of
money
:
he
taketh
out
the
money
,
and
filleth
the
bags
full
of
sand
,
and
locketh
fast
the
coffer
againe
.
In
his
sonnes
absence
hee
buildeth
his
house
with
his
sonnes
money
,
which
before
was
old
and
ruinous
,
and
stuffeth
it
handsomely
,
and
apparelleth
himselfe
,
his
wife
,
and
children
in
decent
sort
,
which
before
were
somewhat
bare
;
and
augmented
his
fare
with
better
provision
,
so
as
all
things
with
him
was
greatly
amended
.
After
some
two
or
three
yeares
,
when
the
Advocate
was
returned
to
Venice
,
and
from
thence
to
visit
his
father
,
he
marvelled
to
see
such
an
alteration
.
Hee
began
to
consider
with
himselfe
,
how
his
fathers
estate
could
bee
thus
suddenly
amended
;
and
desirous
to
see
whether
his
money
were
safe
,
hee
receiveth
the
key
of
his
father
,
and
openeth
his
coffer
,
and
finding
the
bagges
full
,
mistrusted
nothing
,
but
thought
all
had
been
well
as
hee
left
it
.
After
a
few
daies
,
having
occasion
to
use
money
,
hee
opened
his
bagges
one
after
another
,
and
finding
sand
in
place
of
his
money
,
being
greatly
perplexed
,
hee
ranne
downe
to
his
Father
,
and
told
him
that
hee
was
robbed
:
his
Father
seemed
to
marvell
;
How
can
that
bee
sonne
(
said
hee
)
seeing
I
kept
the
key
of
your
coffer
during
your
absence
?
it
is
not
possible
that
you
can
bee
robbed
.
The
Advocate
affirming
it
earnestly
;
Come
(
said
his
father
)
let
us
goe
see
,
I
cannot
beleeve
it
.
When
the
coffer
was
opened
,
Looke
(
quoth
the
father
)
bee
not
your
bags
as
full
as
you
left
them
?
I
knew
you
could
not
be
robbed
.
Yea
Father
(
said
the
Advocate
)
the
bags
be
full
,
but
it
is
sand
,
the
money
is
gone
.
It
is
all
one
to
thee
my
son
,
(
quoth
he
)
so
the
bags
be
full
.
Thou
wouldest
but
let
it
lye
here
fast
locked
in
the
coffer
;
I
have
taken
forth
the
money
,
and
imployed
Dionysius
used
the
like
means
,
but
with
lesse
severity
,
to
make
known
that
money
was
to
be
imployed
,
and
not
to
bee
hoorded
.
For
,
hearing
of
a
rich
man
that
lived
miserably
,
and
hid
his
money
under
the
ground
,
hee
commanded
him
upon
paine
of
death
to
bring
his
money
to
him
.
The
man
not
with
standing
kept
some
part
of
it
backe
,
and
brought
him
the
rest
,
and
went
into
another
towne
to
dwell
,
where
hee
imployed
that
money
that
was
left
in
buying
of
land
,
and
houses
,
and
such
things
as
hee
lacked
;
and
lived
better
with
that
part
,
than
hee
did
before
with
the
whole
.
Which
when
Dionysius
heard
,
hee
sent
for
the
man
,
and
told
him
,
that
seeing
now
hee
knew
the
use
of
money
,
hee
would
restore
his
money
to
him
againe
;
and
delivered
all
he
tooke
from
him
.
Calipha
King
of
Persia
was
with
more
severitie
,
and
greater
damage
(
by
a
rare
example
)
punished
for
covetousnesse
,
&
(
too
late
instructed
,
not
as
Di●…genes
would
,
by
anothers
harme
,
but
by
his
owne
losse
and
overthrow
)
was
a
document
and
warning
to
others
,
how
to
use
money
.
Allan
King
of
the
Tar●…tians
making
war
upon
him
,
overthrew
him
,
and
tooke
him
poisoner
in
his
owne
Citie
.
His
souldiers
fighting
very
faintly
in
his
defence
,
because
hee
had
layd
up
all
his
treasure
in
a
tower
,
and
would
not
pay
them
their
wages
:
hee
was
by
Allan
imprisoned
in
the
same
tower
,
with
these
words
;
If
thou
haddest
not
kept
this
treasure
so
covetously
,
but
distributed
it
among
thy
souldiers
,
thou
mightest
have
preserved
thy selfe
and
thy
Citie
.
Now
therefore
take
thy
pleasure
,
and
eate
and
drinke
thereof
,
seeing
thou
hast
loved
it
so
well
.
And
so
suffered
him
to
dye
for
hunger
,
in
the
middest
of
all
his
riches
.
O
that
covetous
men
were
as
covetous
of
their
own
good
fame
and
honour
,
as
they
are
greedy
of
other
mens
goods
!
The
wise
man
saith
,
there
is
nothing
more
wicked
than
a
covetous
man
:
and
nothing
worie
than
to
love
money
.
And
therefore
hee
forbiddeth
men
to
take
great
labour
and
care
to
get
riches
.
It
is
truly
said
,
that
men
ought
not
to
be
more
careful
to
gather
riches
for
their
children
,
than
to
get
renowne
among
the
vertuous
;
seeing
it
is
a
rule
that
never
fayleth
,
That
of
the
wicked
gaine
of
fathers
,
commeth
just
losse
to
the
children
.
And
this
is
the
difference
betweene
the
covetous
man
,
and
him
that
is
of
a
noble
minde
;
that
the
one
careth
not
how
he
come
by
riches
,
so
he
have
them
:
the
other
can
take
no
pleasure
in
any
thing
hee
holdeth
wrongfully
from
another
.
For
that
to
remember
,
by
what
means
it
was
gotten
,
taketh
away
contentment
of
the
thing
he
hath
.
For
,
where
the
conscience
is
not
quiet
(
saith
one
)
there
the
residue
of
the
man
is
nothing
but
ma●…yrdome
.
That
Citie
or
Common-wealth
(
saith
Valerius
)
is
like
alwaies
to
continue
,
where
the
desires
of
the
flesh
and
money
,
beare
least
rule
.
And
surely
happy
were
that
Common-wealth
where
all
things
were
esteemed
as
they
are
worthy
,
and
no
more
.
For
,
experience
(
especially
in
these
dayes
)
teacheth
that
where
the
love
and
estimation
of
riches
hath
taken
deep
〈◊〉
there
vertue
,
and
knowledge
,
and
all
other
good
things
are
had
in
small
regard
.
Apollonius
being
asked
,
who
was
the
richest
man
in
all
the
world
,
answered
,
He
that
was
most
wise
;
and
the
poorest
was
hee
,
that
was
most
ignorant
.
Mauricius
the
Emperour
had
the
like
successe
,
through
his
extreme
covetousnesse
,
as
Calipha
had
,
and
his
destruction
foreseene
by
a
dreame
,
after
a
very
strange
manner
.
This
Emperour
dreamed
on
a
time
,
Hodie
venenum
E●…lesie
infusurus
est
.
Some
say
,
a
voyce
was
heard
from
heaven
:
This
day
he
will
powre
poyson
into
the
Church
.
Sithence
which
time
,
the
Popes
have
usurped
such
soveraignty
over
the
Emperours
,
that
they
pronounce
themselves
to
bee
greater
than
the
Emperours
,
and
so
much
greater
as
the
Sunne
is
greater
than
the
Moone
:
that
is
,
sixe
thousand
sixe
hundred
fortie
and
five
times
,
and
somwhat
more
;
pretending
also
a
title
to
the
Empire
in
the
vacancie
:
saying
,
That
the
Emperour
holdeth
the
Imperial
crown
of
men
,
but
the
Pope
holdeth
of
God
:
as
though
they
knew
not
,
that
all
power
commeth
from
God
.
And
what
was
it
but
the
love
and
desire
of
riches
that
made
the
Popes
kindle
the
fire
of
Purgatorie
?
knowing
that
money
They
that
thinke
externall
goods
(
saith
Aristotle
)
to
Qui
nibil
affectat
,
mirum
,
omnia
possidet
ille
:
He
that
covets
nothing
,
possesseth
all
things
.
For
no
man
ought
to
esteeme
himselfe
happy
,
for
that
he
hath
more
than
others
;
or
that
for
the
same
hee
is
esteemed
more
worthy
of
honour
,
though
hee
bee
lifted
up
with
a
wind
of
vaine
glorie
by
men
of
little
vertue
,
for
his
power
and
patrimonie
:
if
he
look
throughly
into
the
matter
,
he
shall
find
himselfe
the
slave
of
his
own
riches
.
For
little
availeth
it
to
happinesse
to
have
large
territories
,
&
great
store
of
land
,
and
sumptuous
houses
richly
furnished
,
and
to
have
his
minde
oppressed
with
cares
,
and
his
desires
corrupted
with
coverousnesse●…
which
bringeth
infamy
to
the
owner
,
and
little
goodnes
to
the
necessitie
of
life
.
Socrates
,
to
one
that
said
,
It
were
a
great
thing
if
a
man
might
have
all
things
that
he
desired
,
answered
,
But
it
were
much
greater
,
not
to
desire
at
all
.
He
that
will
make
himselfe
rich
,
must
not
adde
more
money
to
that
he
hath
;
but
must
decrease
and
diminish
his
desire
of
having
,
and
thinke
that
it
is
Alexander
the
Great
sent
Ambassadours
to
Phocion
of
Athens
with
a
Present
of
an
hundred
talents
,
being
Philip
,
Alexanders
father
,
when
hee
made
warre
upon
the
Grecians
,
and
examined
,
said
;
I
am
indeed
an
espie
of
thy
covetousnesse
and
madnesse
,
that
commest
hither
to
hazzard
thy selfe
and
thy
Kingdome
.
Iulius
Casar
passing
by
a
little
village
,
said
,
that
hee
had
rather
bee
the
first
in
that
little
towne
,
than
second
at
Rome
.
By
which
sayings
of
these
men
it
may
be
gathered
,
that
they
esteemed
him
not
poore
,
that
was
not
endued
with
worldly
goods
and
possessions
,
and
contented
himselfe
with
that
he
had
;
but
that
he
rather
was
poore
that
had
much
,
and
yet
desired
more
:
which
is
a
thing
common
to
all
rich
men
.
Crescit
amor
nummi
quantum
ipsa
pecunia
crescit
:
(
seth
.
The
love
of
mony
grows
as
the
mony
it selfe
increa
.
He
is
happy
,
not
that
hath
what
he
desireth
,
but
he
who
desireth
not
that
which
he
hath
not
.
And
where
the
greedy
desire
of
riches
hath
taken
roote
,
there
is
no
prohibited
meanes
,
neither
by
the
lawes
of
God
,
nor
by
the
ordinances
of
men
,
that
can
restraine
them
;
if
all
other
means
faile
,
to
feck
for
help
of
the
Divell
,
to
findeit
out
.
There
was
a
Priest
but
few
yeares
past
,
in
the
yeare
one
thousand
five
hundred
thirtie
,
to
whom
the
divell
had
shewed
treasure
in
a
chrystall
glasse
,
at
Norimberg
.
And
when
the
Priest
,
Mark
Bragadin
that
professed
himselfe
to
bee
an
excellent
Alcumist
,
but
indeed
a
notable
Magician
.
This
man
came
from
Venice
into
Baviere
,
and
there
practised
to
make
gold
in
such
abundance
,
that
he
would
give
his
friends
whole
lumps
of
gold
;
making
no
more
estimation
of
gold
than
of
brasse
or
iron
:
he
lived
stately
like
a
Prince
,
kept
a
bountifull
house
,
and
had
servants
of
great
account
,
and
was
saluted
with
a
title
of
dignitie
,
and
drew
many
Princes
into
admiration
of
him
;
insomuch
,
as
he
was
accounted
another
Paracelsus
.
And
after
hee
had
long
exercised
his
art
,
made
himselfe
knowne
to
all
the
Princes
,
&
was
desired
of
them
all
,
hee
came
at
length
into
the
Duke
of
Bavieres
Court
,
who
finding
after
a
while
his
fraud
&
illusions
,
committed
him
to
prison
.
And
when
the
Duke
had
commanded
him
to
bee
examined
,
and
put
to
the
torture
,
he
desired
he
might
suffer
no
such
paine
,
promising
that
he
would
confesse
of
his
own
accord
all
the
wickedness
that
ever
he
had
c●…mitted
,
and
exhibited
accordingly
to
the
Duke
,
in
writing
,
the
whole
course
of
his
lewd
life
,
desiring
neverthelesse
that
it
might
not
be
published
.
Hee
confessed
,
that
hee
was
worthy
to
dye
,
but
yet
made
humble
sute
that
his
concubine
Signora
Caura
,
and
his
whole
familie
might
returne
untouched
into
Italie
.
Not
long
after
sentence
was
given
against
him
.
First
,
that
his
two
dogs
,
whose
help
he
had
used
in
his
Magicke
matters
,
should
be
shot
through
with
Muskets
,
and
himselfe
should
have
his
head
stricken
off
.
For
this
milde
sentence
hee
gave
thanks
to
the
Prince
,
alledging
he
had
deserved
a
much
more
severe
judgement
,
and
at
least
was
worthy
to
be
burned
.
The
next
day
a
new
gallowes
was
set
up
,
covered
with
copper
,
&
an
halter
tyed
in
the
middest
,
covered
likewise
with
copper
,
signifying
his
deceit
in
making
gold
.
Hard
by
the
gallowes
was
set
up
a
scaffold
aloft
,
covered
with
blacke
cloth
:
upon
the
scaffold
was
placed
a
seat
,
wherein
this
Alcumist
sate
,
arrayed
in
mourning
apparell
.
And
as
hee
sate
the
Executioner
strake
off
his
head
.
The
Poet
cryeth
out
,
not
without
cause
,
upon
this
love
of
riches
:
Aurum
,
destructor
vita
,
princepsque
malorum
,
O
quàm
difficiles
nectis
ubique
dolos
!
O
utinam
natum
nunquam
mortalibus
esses
,
Dulcia
suppedit
as
quae
nocumenta
viris
!
Gold
,
lifes
destroyer
,
and
of
mischiefes
Prince
,
That
every
where
by
snares
dost
us
convince
:
Would
thou
hadst
nere
been
seene
by
mortals
eyes
,
Who
with
delightfull
harmes
still
man
supplyes
.
CHAP.
IIII.
Of
sundry
men
most
remarkeable
for
Avarice
:
Of
an
English
Cardinall
:
Of
Hermocrates
,
Cardinall
Sylberperger
,
Hermon
,
Phidon
,
Antonio
Batistei
,
&c.
Of
such
as
voluntarily
parted
with
their
Riches
:
Of
Antippus
the
Philosopher
,
Ancrates
the
Theban
,
and
Sabbas
Cast
,
a
Knight
of
Malta
,
Pope
Alexander
the
sift
,
Tiberius
Constantine
Emperour
,
Anacreon
the
Philosopher
,
Epictetus
;
Seneca
the
Philosopher
reproved
by
Snillius
for
avarice
before
Nero
:
A
notable
example
of
the
Romane
Fabricius
:
Of
Pertinax
:
Of
Hassan
Bassa
:
The
covetousnesse
of
the
Fortugals
;
the
French
,
and
the
Spaniards
reproved
,
Concluding
,
that
no
sovera●…gne
felicitie
can
subsistin
Riches
,
&c.
YEt
there
want
not
Examples
of
some
wise
men
,
who
having
abundance
of
riches
,
and
means
to
increase
it
,
willingly
made
choice
,
to
part
with
their
riches
,
as
an
enemie
to
vertue
,
and
hinderance
to
many
good
things
;
and
reserve
to
themselves
a
small
portion
.
Democritus
a
very
rich
man
,
gave
all
his
patrimonie
to
his
Countrey
,
reserving
to
himselfe
but
a
little
summe
of
money
to
live
withall
,
that
hee
might
have
the
more
leasure
to
study
Philosophie
:
for
which
cause
he
went
to
Athens
.
The
Prophet
David
,
perceiving
our
vaine
estimation
and
wondering
at
riches
,
forewarneth
us
thus
;
Be
not
affra●…d
,
when
thou
secst
a
man
made
rich
,
and
the
glorie
of
his
bousc
multipl●…ed
:
for
when
he
dyeth
he
shall
take
nothing
with
him
:
nor
shall
his
glorie
descend
to
the
place
whither
be
go●…th
.
Hee
shall
passe
into
the
progenies
of
his
Ancestors
,
and
world
without
end
hee
shall
see
no
more
light
.
The
Prophet
Baruch
with
more
bitternesse
asketh
this
question
:
Where
are
they
now
that
heaped
together
gold
and
silver
,
and
which
made
no
end
of
their
scraping
?
Where
be
the
Princes
,
and
they
that
rule
over
the
beasts
of
the
earth
?
Hee
answered
himselfe
presently
,
Exterminat●…
sunt
,
&
adinferos
descenderunt
:
They
are
rooted
out
,
and
gone
into
hell
.
Saint
Paul
writeth
to
Timoth●…e
:
Give
commandement
to
the
rich
men
of
this
world
,
not
to
bee
high-minded
,
nor
to
put
hope
in
the
uncertaintie
of
their
riches
.
And
yet
for
all
that
,
nothing
,
even
in
these
daies
,
puffeth
men
up
more
in
pride
,
than
great
store
of
riches
,
neither
can
men
forbeare
to
put
great
trust
in
them
.
Wee
had
a
Cardinall
here
in
England
in
the
time
of
Henrie
the
sixth
,
so
exceeding
rich
,
that
hee
thought
nothing
was
able
to
prevaile
against
him
.
And
when
he
lay
on
his
death
bed
,
and
perceiving
that
hee
must
dye
,
hee
murmured
and
grudged
;
If
(
quoth
he
)
the
Realme
of
England
would
save
my
life
,
I
am
able
to
get
it
with
policie
,
or
buy
it
with
my
riches
.
Fie
(
said
he
)
will
not
death
be
hyred
?
will
money
doe
nothing
?
Saint
Iames
saith
;
Now
goe
to
,
ye
rich
men
,
weepe
and
howle
in
your
miseries
that
come
upon
you
:
Your
riches
are
rotten
,
and
your
gold
and
silver
are
rustie
,
and
the
rust
thereof
shall
be
a
testimonie
against
you
:
it
shall
feede
on
your
flesh
like
fire
:
You
have
hoorded
wrath
for
your selves
in
the
last
day
.
This
the
holy
Ghost
pronounceth
,
to
signifie
unto
us
how
vaine
and
dangerous
a
thing
woldly
wealth
is
,
and
how
foolish
they
are
that
labour
so
earnestly
for
it
,
to
the
perpetual
perill
of
their
soules
.
Iob
saith
;
Wee
came
naked
into
this
world
,
and
naked
wee
must
goeforth
againe
.
Yet
some
have
beene
so
wedded
to
their
riches
,
that
they
have
used
all
the
meanes
they
could
to
take
them
with
him
.
Atheneus
reporteth
of
Antonio
Batistei
,
an
Italian
,
having
lost
in
a
ship
that
was
drowned
five
hundred
crowns
,
determined
like
a
desperate
man
to
hang
himselfe
;
and
as
he
was
about
to
fasten
the
rope
to
a
beame
for
that
purpose
,
he
found
by
chance
there
hidden
,
a
thousand
crownes
.
And
being
very
glad
of
this
good
fortune
,
hee
exchanged
the
halter
for
the
crownes
,
and
went
away
.
Not
long
after
hee
was
gone
,
the
owner
came
thither
to
see
his
gold
;
but
when
hee
perceived
the
crownes
to
bee
gone
,
hee
fell
into
such
extreme
griefe
,
that
hee
presently
hanged
himselfe
with
the
halter
that
he
found
in
their
place
.
Antippus
the
Philosopher
following
a
contrary
course
,
A
Knight
of
Malta
,
despising
riches
,
and
delighting
in
a
solitarie
life
,
caused
this
to
bee
written
before
his
garden
:
He
is
rich
enough
that
needeth
not
bread
:
Of
power
enough
,
that
is
not
compelled
to
serve
.
Ye
civill
cares
,
get
ye
farre
from
hence
.
Sabbas
Cast
,
a
solitarie
man
,
being
content
with
himselfe
,
doth
dwel
in
these
little
secure
gardens
.
Whether
he
be
poore
or
rich
,
if
thou
be
of
an
upright
judgment
,
consider
.
Farewell
.
The
greatest
wisedome
(
saith
one
)
and
felicitie
in
this
world
is
,
to
live
quietly
,
and
deale
in
his
owne
matters
,
rather
than
in
other
mens
.
Then
,
in
both
fortunes
,
whether
thou
must
doe
or
suffer
,
to
have
regard
rather
to
God
than
men
,
and
upon
him
only
to
depend
.
To
despise
the
world
;
to
despise
none
;
to
despise
himselfe
;
to
despise
that
he
is
despised
:
these
foure
things
(
saith
one
)
maketh
a
man
happie
.
Celius
saith
,
it
is
a
great
gladnesse
and
rejoycing
to
the
soule
,
when
thou
dost
not
oncumber
thy selfe
with
the
care
of
many
things
,
but
art
perswaded
that
thou
mayst
live
quietly
with
a
little
,
and
hast
cast
under
thy
feete
the
world
and
all
the
pompe
thereof
.
Take
away
luxuriousnesse
and
excesse
of
earing
and
drinking
,
and
the
lusts
of
the
slesh
,
&
no
man
will
seeke
for
riches
.
Pope
Alexander
the
fifth
was
so
liberall
to
the
poore
,
that
hee
left
nothing
to
himselfe
:
whereupon
hee
would
often
take
occasion
to
say
merrily
:
That
he
was
a
rich
Bishop
,
a
Tiberius
Constantine
spent
upon
the
poore
,
and
other
good
uses
,
great
store
of
treasure
,
which
his
Predecessor
Iustinian
had
hoorded
up
.
Insomuch
that
the
Empresse
,
seeing
his
povertie
,
blamed
him
greatly
,
and
laughed
him
to
scorne
for
his
exceeding
great
expences
,
that
were
imployed
to
so
good
uses
.
It
chanced
him
on
a
time
as
he
walked
in
his
Palace
,
to
see
at
his
feet
a
marble
stone
,
in
forme
of
a
crosse
:
and
because
he
thought
it
unfit
that
men
should
tread
upon
that
stone
,
which
had
the
figure
and
forme
of
that
,
upon
which
our
Saviour
suffered
,
hee
caused
the
stone
to
bee
taken
up
;
under
which
there
was
another
of
like
forme
;
and
under
the
same
a
third
:
which
Effigiem
Rex
Craesetuam
,
ditissime
Regum
Vidit
apud
manes
,
Diogenes
Cynicus
.
Constitit
;
ut
que
procul
solito
majore
cachinno
Concussus
dixit
:
quid
tibi
divitiae
,
Nunc
prosunt
,
Regum
Rex
O
ditissime
,
cum
sis
Sicut
ego
solus
;
me
quoque
pauperior
?
Nam
quaecunque
habu●…
,
mecum
fe●…o
:
cum
nihilipse
Ex
tantis
tecum
Crase
fer
as
opibus
:
Amongst
the
ghosts
Diogenes
beheld
Thee
Cresus
,
of
all
Kings
,
with
most
wealth
swel'd
.
All
which
he
said
,
and
finding
thee
lesse
proud
Than
●…arst
:
hee
call'd
to
thee
(
laughing
aloud
)
And
said
,
(
O
Cresus
)
richest
once
of
Kings
Speake
,
(
to
this
place
below
)
what
profit
brings
All
thy
late
pomp●…
?
for
ought
that
I
now
〈◊〉
,
We
are
alike
,
and
thou
as
poore
as
I.
I
(
that
alive
had
nothing
)
brought
my
store
,
And
thou
of
all
thy
wealth
canst
shew
no
more
.
Hee
that
loveth
money
(
saith
Ecclesiastes
)
will
never
bee
satisfied
with
money
;
and
who
so
delighteth
in
riches
shall
have
no
profit
thereof
.
And
what
pleasure
more
hath
hee
that
possesseth
them
,
saving
that
hee
may
looke
upon
them
with
his
eyes
?
A
labouring
man
sleepeth
sweetly
,
whether
it
be
little
or
much
that
hee
eateth
:
but
the
abundance
of
riches
,
will
not
suffer
him
to
sleep
.
I
have
scene
(
saith
he
)
riches
kept
to
the
hurt
of
him
that
hath
them
in
possession
.
For
oftentimes
they
perish
with
his
great
miserie
and
trouble
.
And
it
is
a
generall
thing
among
men
,
when
God
giveth
man
riches
,
goods
,
and
honour
,
so
that
hee
wanteth
nothing
of
all
that
his
heart
can
desire
,
and
yet
God
giveth
him
not
leave
to
enjoy
the
same
,
but
another
spendeth
Vincentio
Pestioni
,
an
Italian
Gentleman
,
being
asked
,
how
old
hee
was
;
answered
,
that
hee
was
in
health
.
And
to
another
that
asked
how
rich
hee
was
,
he
answered
that
he
was
not
in
debt
.
As
if
hee
should
say
,
that
he
is
young
enough
that
is
in
health
,
and
rich
enough
that
is
not
in
debt
.
The
rich
man
is
compared
to
a
Peacocke
,
that
climbeth
up
to
the
highest
places
,
as
the
rich
man
aspireth
to
honour
and
preheminence
.
And
as
the
Peacocke
is
decked
with
faire
feathers
,
and
so
delighteth
to
bee
seene
,
and
to
behold
his
taile
,
that
hee
discovereth
his
filthy
parts
behinde
:
So
the
rich
man
rejoyceth
in
his
wealth
and
precious
attire
,
and
delighteth
in
flatterie
,
in
pride
,
and
vaine
glorie
.
And
whilest
hee
goeth
about
to
shew
his
bodie
well
fed
,
and
set
out
with
costly
ornaments
,
hee
sheweth
a
brutish
minde
,
voyd
of
vertue
,
and
full
of
vice
and
vanitie
.
The
more
(
saith
Boccace
)
that
riches
is
had
in
estimation
,
the
more
is
vertue
had
in
contempt
.
This
rule
(
saith
Plato
)
will
seldome
faile
,
that
when
the
fathers
have
too
much
riches
,
the
sonnes
have
no
vertue
at
all
:
because
betweene
ease
and
superfluitie
of
riches
,
vices
and
not
vertue
are
wont
to
bee
nourished
.
A
Philosopher
said
,
that
the
gods
are
so
just
in
dividing
their
gifts
,
that
to
whom
they
give
contentation
,
from
them
they
take
riches
;
and
to
those
they
give
riches
,
they
take
from
them
contentation
.
Anac●…con
And
this
is
to
bee
noted
,
that
notwithstanding
the
goodly
lessons
and
precepts
that
Seneca
gave
of
the
dangers
and
troubles
,
which
commonly
accompanie
great
wealth
and
riches
,
he
had
neverthelesse
gathered
together
abundance
of
riches
and
possessions
,
procuring
thereby
to
himselfe
much
envie
;
which
was
the
chiefe
cause
of
his
destruction
.
And
the
same
may
bee
a
document
to
others
,
to
bee
very
wary
and
circumspect
,
that
they
be
not
carried
away
,
and
overcome
with
the
inordinate
desire
,
and
love
of
riches
and
possessions
,
when
so
wise
and
learned
a
man
,
that
could
give
so
wholesome
counsell
and
remedies
to
others
,
was
himselfe
infected
and
overthrown
by
the
same
disease
.
Seneca
was
schoole-master
to
the
Emperour
Nero
in
his
youth
,
and
afterward
in
such
authoritie
and
credit
with
him
,
that
for
a
time
he
managed
all
the
affaires
of
the
State
,
and
gathered
great
wealth
:
which
through
envie
procured
him
many
enemies
;
among
which
Medio●…
firma
.
And
he
that
will
look
into
the
manners
of
men
in
these
dayes
,
shall
finde
(
no
doubt
)
in
divers
Common-wealths
,
even
among
the
wisest
,
their
minds
eclipsed
with
the
vice
of
covetousnesse
,
and
greedy
desire
to
augment
their
estate
,
as
Seneca's
was
;
as
though
it
were
mans
felicitie
,
and
end
for
which
he
was
borne
,
to
heape
riches
and
poslessions
together
without
end
or
measure
,
to
their
owne
scandall
,
and
to
the
evill
example
of
others
.
But
Fabricius
,
Emperour
or
rather
Generall
of
the
Romanes
Armie
,
carried
a
more
upright
minde
,
and
gave
a
notable
example
of
contempt
of
riches
.
For
the
Embadassours
of
the
Samnites
,
after
they
had
reckoned
up
many
great
benefits
which
they
had
received
by
his
meanes
,
offered
him
a
great
summe
of
money
,
and
very
importunately
desired
him
to
accept
it
,
alledging
the
cause
why
they
presented
him
with
this
money
,
to
be
,
that
they
saw
him
want
many
things
,
to
the
honourable
furniture
of
his
house
and
provision
,
agreeable
with
his
estate
.
Fabricius
drawing
his
hands
Marcus
Aurelius
,
having
the
government
of
divers
provinces
and
countries
,
and
passed
through
the
greatest
offices
within
the
Romane
Empire
,
was
found
to
be
very
wise
,
very
just
.
severe
,
and
sincere
,
so
as
sundry
nations
that
misliked
the
governement
of
other
Romane
Magistrates
,
would
desire
to
have
Pertinax
,
for
his
wisedome
and
justice
,
to
bee
sent
in
their
places
.
But
after
the
good
Emperour
Amurath
the
great
Turke
,
a
few
yeares
past
,
sent
Hassan
a
man
that
he
favoured
greatly
,
as
Bassa
to
Caire
in
Egypt
,
where
by
all
undue
courses
,
he
would
wring
and
extort
rewards
and
bribes
from
every
man
.
By
which
sinister
and
corrupt
dealing
,
hee
made
himselfe
so
odious
,
that
it
came
to
the
kings
care
.
Who
perceiving
that
neither
Religion
,
nor
Love
,
nor
Iustice
,
nor
Reason
could
remove
his
covetous
minde
,
from
bribing
&
ex●…rting
upon
his
subjects
,
and
that
these
publike
exclamations
went
dayly
so
far
,
that
it
was
now
a
shame
for
him
to
let
them
goe
any
further
without
due
punishment
,
he
sent
for
him
,
and
cansed
all
the
treasure
which
he
had
gathered
,
to
be
taken
from
him
,
with
all
the
rest
of
his
private
substance
,
and
the
same
to
be
carried
into
the
great
store-house
,
and
himselfe
to
be
〈◊〉
up
in
prison
.
But
the
Queene
obtained
pardon
for
his
life
,
and
set
him
at
liberty
,
with
the
losse
neverthelesse
of
all
his
treasure
,
which
he
had
unjustly
scraped
together
,
which
remained
among
the
kings
gold
&
jewels
.
When
a
Poet
had
reckoned
up
nobility
of
bloud
,
great
kindred
,
stately
palaces
,
and
such
like
things
,
wherein
men
use
to
glorie
and
vaunt
themselves
,
as
happy
men
,
he
proceedeth
also
with
riches
,
and
concludeth
thus
:
Sint
tibi
drvitia
,
sit
l●…rga
&
〈◊〉
supellex
,
Esse
ta●…
vel
sic
bestia
magnapotes
.
Deniq
,
quicquider
is
,
nis●…
sit
prudentia
tecum
,
Magna
quidem
(
dico
)
bestia
semper
〈◊〉
.
Say
thou
hast
wealth
,
and
stuffe
both
rare
and
dainty
,
Thou
may'st
be
a
great
beast
for
all
this
plenty
,
Be
any
thing
(
if
,
of
no
wit
possest
)
Thou
shalt
be
still
a
great
beast
at
the
best
.
Covetousnesse
teacheth
to
set
all
things
to
sale
,
which
overthroweth
fidelitie
and
goodnesse
,
two
instruments
Non
possidentem
multa
vocaveris
Sir
Thomas
Mo●…e
pleasantly
derideth
our
estimation
of
vaine
things
,
which
wee
call
riches
,
in
his
common-wealth
of
Utopia
:
as
gold
and
silver
,
pearles
and
precious
stones
,
and
such
like
;
where
they
tye
their
bondmen
The
covetousnesse
of
the
Frenchmen
,
and
Portingals
,
was
not
unaptly
derided
by
an
old
fellow
of
Brasile
,
who
perceiving
that
their
long
and
dangerous
trauell
to
Brasile
,
was
to
turne
their
wood
they
transported
,
The
Barbarous
people
likewise
of
Peru
,
seeing
the
Spaniards
,
that
first
planted
themselves
in
their
countrey
,
given
to
be
covetous
and
luxurious
,
feared
lest
they
would
corrupt
and
alter
their
accustomed
maners
.
And
therefore
at
their
departure
,
they
railed
and
called
them
the
scumme
of
the
sea
,
men
without
fathers
,
and
restlesse
men
that
could
stay
no
where
to
labor
for
their
living
.
Though
the
pretence
of
the
Spaniards
travell
,
into
these
new
found
lands
,
were
to
plant
Christianitie
among
these
rude
people
,
and
to
reduce
them
to
the
knowledge
of
God
;
yet
the
infinit
number
of
thousands
of
people
,
which
through
their
cruelty
and
covetousnesse
,
they
have
there
destroied
,
in
eight
and
forty
yeere
twentie
millions
,
as
appeareth
by
their
owne
histories
,
argueth
plainely
,
and
is
confirmed
by
this
example
following
;
that
the
greedy
&
unsatiable
desire
of
gold
and
riches
,
was
the
cause
that
drew
them
to
undertake
those
painefull
and
dangerous
travailes
.
Which
covetousnesse
&
crueltie
of
theirs
,
was
a
great
hinderance
to
the
planting
of
Religion
there
.
●…Ferdinando
Sotos
,
a
Spaniard
went
to
Florida
to
seeke
gold
,
but
being
in
a
great
rage
and
griefe
,
because
he
could
not
there
find
that
hee
looked
for
,
he
exercised
great
cruelty
among
those
barbarous
people
.
It
chanced
that
a
Prince
of
that
country
,
came
to
see
him
,
&
presented
him
with
two
Parrots
and
plumes
of
feathers
:
after
their
first
salutations
ended
,
the
Prince
asked
the
Spaniard
,
who
he
was
,
and
from
whence
he
came
,
and
what
he
sought
in
these
countries
,
committing
dayly
so
many
and
so
great
cruelties
,
and
wicked
acts
?
Sotos
answered
him
by
an
interpreter
,
that
hee
was
a
Christian
,
the
sonne
of
God
the
creatour
of
heaven
and
earth
,
that
his
comming
thither
,
was
to
instruct
those
people
in
the
knowledge
of
his
law
.
If
thy
Of
these
greedy
covetous
men
,
the
Prophet
Esay
speaketh
thus
:
W●…e
be
to
you
,
that
joyne
house
to
house
,
and
field
to
field
,
till
there
be
no
more
ground
:
Will
you
dwell
upon
the
earth
alone
?
The
love
of
money
made
the
French
king
〈◊〉
the
eleventh
,
subject
to
obloquie
,
by
his
niggardly
sparing
,
unseemely
for
a
Prince
,
without
respect
to
his
estate
.
For
having
driven
almost
all
the
Gentlemen
out
of
his
Court
,
hee
was
served
with
his
taylor
;
for
all
his
Horaulds
of
armes
,
his
Barbor
was
his
Ambassador
,
&
his
Physician
was
his
Chancellour
;
and
for
a
mockerie
of
other
kings
,
he
would
weare
a
greazy
cap
,
of
very
course
cloth
:
and
in
his
accounts
were
found
,
twenty
so●…s
for
two
new
sleeves
to
his
old
doublet
,
and
fifteene
deniers
for
grease
to
greaze
his
bootes
.
Horace
reporteth
of
a
man
at
Rome
,
called
Ovid
,
so
rich
in
money
,
that
hee
might
measure
his
gold
by
the
bushell
:
and
yet
he
went
almost
starke
naked
:
&
for
niggardlinesse
,
never
would
fill
himselfe
halfe
full
of
meat
:
Insomuch
that
he
lived
poorely
to
dye
rich
.
Of
such
the
Poet
cryeth
out
,
not
without
cause
,
Sed
quò
divitias
tbt
per
torment
a
coact●…
!
Cum
furor
haud
dubius
,
cum
sit
manifesta
phrenesis
,
Vt
locuples
moriare
,
egenti
vivere
viverefato
.
What
meane
these
Riches
,
by
such
torments
got
,
And
infinite
paines
?
A
madnesse
,
is
't
not
?
A
phrensey
manifest
it
doth
implye
,
Penuriously
to
live
,
richly
to
dye
.
By
this
which
hath
bin
sayd
,
it
is
manifest
,
that
mans
felicitie
and
his
summo●…
bonum
,
or
greatest
good
,
consisteth
Memento
rebus
vanidis
diffidere
,
Opes
,
genus
,
form●…
decor
,
caduca
sunt
:
Ad
ossa
nuda
mors
reducit
omnia
;
Coelo
repostus
optimus
thesaurus
est
.
In
vaine
things
(
see
)
no
confidence
thou
hast
,
For
neither
wealth
,
nor
birth
,
nor
shape
can
last
;
To
strippe
us
to
the
bone
,
Death
followes
fast
,
'T
is
the
best
treasure
that
in
Heaven
is
plac't
.
THE
FELICITIE
OF
MAN
,
OR
,
HIS
SUMMUM
BONUM
.
THE
THIRD
BOOK●…
.
CHAP.
I.
Of
Cineas
the
Philosopher
and
King
Pyrrhus
:
Ambition
the
subversion
of
Kingdomes
,
and
Empires
:
It
engenders
Parricides
:
Instanced
by
Adolphus
Duke
of
Geldria
:
Selim
the
great
Turke
:
Henry
the
first
,
Emperour
,
and
Solyman
:
The
ambition
of
Snio
King
of
Denmarke
:
Semiramis
:
Iane
Queene
of
Naples
:
The
Empresse
Irene
:
Bassianns
:
the
sonnes
of
Pope
Alexander
the
sixth
:
with
sundry
Histories
both
domestical
and
forreigne
,
to
that
purpose
:
The
death
of
Pertinax
Emperour
:
And
Didius
Iulianus
,
who
bought
the
Romane
Empire
:
D●…uers
chances
,
and
changes
in
warre
:
Histories
of
others
unmilling
to
underg●…e
the
Empire
.
HOnour
and
glory
is
another
thing
,
which
men
labour
to
a●…taine
,
as
though
felicitie
or
the
greatest
good
should
consist
therein
.
But
this
is
an
erronious
opinion
,
and
they
greatly
deceived
that
hold
it
.
For
men
desire
honour
and
glory
because
they
would
seeme
to
bee
●…cndued
with
vertue
,
by
which
they
confesse
that
vertue
is
to
be
preferred
before
glory
&
honour
.
And
honour
Plus
ultra
,
to
whom
sometime
it
happeneth
as
it
did
to
Esops
dogge
,
that
,
snatching
at
the
shadow
,
lost
the
peece
of
meat
which
he
had
in
his
mouth
.
The
ambitious
humour
of
this
King
,
that
aspired
to
a
Monarchie
of
many
countries
and
kingdomes
,
putteth
mee
in
mind
of
a
pretty
taunt
,
given
of
late
yeares
to
the
Spaniards
,
for
the
like
ambition
.
A
Germane
writeth
a
booke
,
to
his
countrey-men
,
wherein
hee
doth
perswade
them
,
to
beware
they
bee
not
entrapped
by
the
Spaniards
;
alledging
many
reasons
,
that
they
aspire
to
the
Monarchy
of
Germanie
:
and
that
they
let
not
openly
to
speake
,
that
the
Monarchy
of
the
world
is
due
to
them
,
from
God
,
and
by
right
.
One
writeth
in
the
margent
;
Hispanis
monarchia
divinit●…s
,
sed
in
Vtopia
debetur
:
A
monarchy
is
due
to
the
Spani●…ds
from
above
,
but
in
Vtopia
.
There
is
not
a
more
dangerous
passion
,
or
affection
,
nor
that
hath
beene
the
cause
of
greater
mischiefe
,
than
ambition
and
desire
of
honour
,
which
hath
beene
the
utter
ruine
and
subversion
of
many
Kingdomes
and
Common-wealths
,
and
the
destruction
of
them
,
in
whom
this
humour
hath
raigned
.
And
yet
many
times
the
worthiest
men
,
and
those
that
are
●…ndued
with
excellent
gifts
,
are
most
subject
to
this
passion
.
For
loftie
mindes
naturally
have
an
earnest
desire
to
excell
others
;
and
to
bring
that
to
passe
,
they
forbeare
not
to
attempt
any
thing
,
whether
it
bee
right
or
wrong
:
for
hee
is
easily
●…raen
〈◊〉
Casar
had
usually
in
his
mouth
this
saying
of
.
To
att●…ne
to
rule
and
principalitie
,
which
is
as
it
were
the
subject
of
honour
&
glorie
,
there
is
no
dutie
respected
,
nor
naturall
affection
can
beare
any
sway
,
or
restraine
or
bridle
the
unruly
and
violent
passions
;
neither
betweene
parents
and
their
children
,
betweene
husband
and
wife
,
nor
betweene
●…thren
or
kinsfolke
.
They
that
have
suffered
themselves
to
be
overcome
with
this
passion
,
have
made
shipwrack
of
all
godlinesse
,
of
modestie
,
of
honestie
,
and
of
humanitie
it selfe
.
But
meere
madnesse
it
is
,
to
desire
that
honour
and
glory
,
that
neither
contenteth
the
〈◊〉
,
nor
continueth
with
the
possessor
,
nor
is
voyd
of
great
dangers
,
both
in
this
life
and
in
the
life
to
come
;
and
is
thus
threatned
in
the
Scripture
,
most
severe
judgement
shal
be
used
upon
those
,
over
others
.
The
meane
man
shall
obtaine
mercie
,
but
the
great
and
strong
,
shall
suffer
torments
strongly
.
Adolphus
Duke
of
Geldria
,
did
leade
his
father
in
the
night
when
he
was
going
to
sleep
,
five
of
their
miles
in
the
deep
of
Winter
,
without
shoes
,
to
a
most
vile
prison
,
Abimelesh
,
Athalia
,
Ioram
and
others
,
by
the
testimony
of
the
Scripture
,
murdered
many
to
raigne
alone
.
Snio
king
of
Denmarke
,
not
contented
with
his
owne
kingdome
,
aspired
also
to
the
kingdome
of
Suecia
,
and
Gothland
:
when
he
perceived
his
forces
were
not
●…ficient
to
bring
his
purpose
to
passe
,
hee
practised
this
device
.
Bior●…
king
of
Suecia
and
Gothland
had
married
the
daughter
of
the
old
king
of
that
country
,
which
〈◊〉
practised
to
steale
away
,
to
marrie
her
though
shee
were
the
other
Kings
wife
,
hoping
by
that
〈◊〉
to
get
the
kingdome
of
Gothland
,
hee
made
one
goe
〈◊〉
the
habite
of
a
begger
into
the
kings
Court
,
to
come
to
the
speech
of
the
Queene
(
if
it
were
possible
)
under
colour
of
begging
her
almes
.
This
counterfeit
begger
,
having
some
friendship
among
the
Danes
that
were
in
the
kings
court
,
hid
himselfe
in
a
corner
,
which
way
the
Queene
used
to
goe
;
and
when
she
passed
by
,
hee
fell
to
his
begging
,
and
desired
her
to
have
compassion
upon
him
,
and
withall
steppeth
to
her
,
as
though
it
were
semir
〈◊〉
Queene
of
the
Assyrians
,
Nulla
fides
regni
socijs
,
omnisque
potestas
Impatiens
consort
is
erit
.
There
is
no
trust
in
partners
to
a
Crowne
:
Power
brookes
no
rivals
,
but
makes
all
his
owne
.
Pope
Alexander
the
sixth
had
two
sonnes
,
the
elder
he
made
Duke
of
Candia
,
the
other
Cardinall
of
Valentia
:
who
being
of
a
disposition
,
fitter
for
a
man
of
war
than
a
Priest
,
could
not
●…adure
that
his
brother
the
Duke
,
should
bee
preferred
before
him
in
this
principalitie
;
being
the
more
impatient
,
because
his
brother
had
a
greater
part
than
hee
in
the
favour
of
a
yong
Gentlewoman
,
with
whom
they
were
both
in
love
,
and
Examples
of
this
kinde
,
our
owne
Chronicles
will
yeeld
us
.
Richard
the
third
,
most
unnaturally
caused
his
owne
brothers
sonnes
to
be
cruelly
murdered
through
the
inordinate
desire
to
reigne
,
upon
whom
fell
the
just
j●…dgement
of
God
,
as
all
men
know
.
The
desire
of
rule
&
glorie
,
was
the
cause
of
the
civill
wars
between
〈◊〉
Caesar
and
Pompey
,
and
of
the
overthrow
of
the
Romanes
Common-wealth
,
and
at
last
of
their
owne
confusion
.
Pompey
being
overthrowne
by
Caesar
,
fled
to
Alexandria
,
where
hee
thought
to
have
found
succour
of
the
young
King
of
Egypt
,
for
the
benefits
which
he
before
had
●…eceived
at
his
hands
.
But
his
Councel
having
deliberated
upon
the
matter
,
sent
a
boat
,
under
colour
of
friendship
,
to
him
,
to
fetch
him
to
land
,
and
caused
his
head
to
be
striken
off
to
gratifie
Caesar
,
who
not
long
after
was
killed
in
the
Senate
,
with
three
and
twentie
wounds
.
These
men
were
of
such
lofty
minds
,
that
the
one
could
abide
no
superiour
,
nor
the
other
no
equall
.
Alexander
the
Great
,
through
ambition
and
desire
of
glory
,
without
any
right
or
title
,
entred
into
Dar●…us
possessions
,
&
made
conquest
of
Asia
.
And
the
like
desire
of
rule
made
Antipater
send
his
son
to
poyson
Alexander
,
with
the
water
of
the
river
called
Styx
,
whose
propertie
was
to
breake
all
the
vessels
wherein
it
should
bee
carried
,
whether
it
were
silver
,
or
pewter
,
or
any
other
thing
,
saving
the
hoofe
of
a
mule
.
And
what
was
it
but
ambition
,
that
stirred
up
and
continued
the
controversie
of
the
Supremacie
betweene
the
Churches
of
Hierusalem
,
Antioch
,
Constantinople
,
and
Rome
,
the
space
almost
of
three
hundred
yeares
,
untill
at
last
Phocas
adjudged
the
Supremacie
to
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
which
brought
forth
horrible
tumults
,
deadly
hatreds
,
and
shamefull
Schismes
among
the
Churches
?
Yet
notwithstanding
this
sentence
,
the
Church
of
Millan
opposed
it selfe
against
the
Church
of
Rome
,
for
the
Supremacie
,
and
would
have
nothing
to
doe
with
it
for
the
space
of
two
hundred
years
.
King
Henr●…e
of
France
,
upon
the
marriage
of
his
sister
with
the
King
of
Spaine
,
was
puffed
up
with
such
pride
,
and
desirous
of
more
increase
of
glorie
,
that
besides
his
ambitious
conceits
,
and
imaginations
of
new
enterprises
,
he
gave
hims●…lfe
a
new
title
,
tres
heureuseroye
,
the
most
happy
King
.
But
God
(
to
whom
pride
and
vaine-glorie
is
alwaies
offensive
)
would
not
suffer
this
happines
long
to
continue
.
For
in
sol●…mnizing
this
marriage
,
with
great
triumph
and
joy
,
after
hee
had
run
at
the
Tilt
two
or
three
dayes
,
being
perswaded
and
intreated
by
the
Q●…eene
his
wife
(
who
had
dreadfull
dreames
of
him
)
to
run
no
more
,
and
also
by
his
Councell
,
he
would
needs
runne
againe
the
last
day
,
and
being
well
mounted
,
and
armed
rather
better
than
any
time
before
,
after
he
had
broken
many
staves
,
and
the
day
well
spent
,
and
the
pastime
drawing
to
an
end
,
some
being
gone
from
the
Tilt-yard
home-ward
,
others
being
alighted
from
their
horses
,
the
King
would
not
give
over
untill
hee
had
run
one
course
more
:
and
looking
round
about
,
&
seeing
almost
none
left
,
he
called
Count
Mongomery
to
him
,
that
was
Captaine
of
his
guard
,
and
commanded
him
to
goe
to
the
end
of
the
Tilt
;
but
hee
refusing
to
runne
against
him
,
desired
to
be
pardoned
;
but
the
King
(
his
destinie
drawing
him
strongly
to
his
end
)
would
allow
no
excuse
,
but
putting
the
staffe
in
Mongomeries
hand
(
that
killed
him
)
willed
him
to
go
to
the
end
of
the
tilt
,
hee
would
breake
one
staffe
more
before
hee
departed
.
As
they
ran
,
〈◊〉
brake
the
staffe
upon
the
King
with
a
counterbuffe
,
that
the
splinters
ran
into
his
eye
,
and
up
toward
his
braine
,
so
as
languishing
a
few
da●…s
,
he
dyed
.
Thus
he
that
thought
himselfe
by
the
allia●…
of
this
mightie
Prince
,
to
bee
advanced
to
great
glorie
,
wherein
,
by
his
new
title
,
he
seemed
to
set
his
felicitie
,
was
taken
away
by
the
Captaine
of
his
guard
,
that
was
appointed
for
his
defence
,
in
the
beginning
of
his
supposed
S●…ctransit
transit
gloria
mundi
.
This
strange
death
of
the
Kings
,
seemed
to
be
fatall
,
and
was
presaged
before
by
Ganricus
an
Italian
Astronomer
,
who
wrote
to
the
King
five
yeares
before
,
that
he
had
calculated
his
nativitie
,
&
that
the
heavens
threatned
him
,
in
the
yeare
in
which
hee
should
be
one
and
fortie
,
a
dangerous
wound
in
the
head
,
by
which
hee
should
bee
either
striken
blinde
,
or
dead
(
both
which
came
to
passe
)
&
therefore
hee
advised
him
that
yeare
to
bew
are
of
til●…s
&
tourneys
,
&
such
like
pastimes
.
Likewise
Nostradamus
told
some
of
his
friends
secretly
,
that
the
King
would
be
in
great
danger
of
his
life
at
the
triumph
,
which
made
them
the
more
attentively
behold
the
same
,
to
see
the
event
.
There
was
also
a
child
of
sixe
yeares
old
,
brought
thither
with
his
father
to
see
the
Iustes
;
which
boy
,
as
hee
saw
them
run
to
breake
their
staves
,
would
alwaies
cry
out
without
ceasing
,
They
will
kill
the
King
,
they
will
kill
the
King
.
But
what
danger
soever
followeth
,
or
what
care
or
trouble
is
in
comming
by
it
,
there
are
very
few
examples
of
them
,
that
have
refused
honour
and
rule
,
when
they
have
had
opportunitie
&
meanes
to
attaine
it
.
But
an
infinite
number
of
examples
of
them
that
by
unlawfull
means
have
sought
rule
,
to
their
owne
destruction
.
And
no
part
of
the
world
can
afford
more
than
the
Romane
Empire
:
where
within
the
space
of
one
hundred
Dum
fueris
felix
,
multos
●…merabis
amicos
:
Tempor
a
si
fuerint
nubila
solus
●…ris
:
Whilst
happy
,
thou
hast
many
friends
:
but
try
Them
in
foule
weather
,
and
away
they
fly
.
The
Emperour
thinking
it
not
agreeable
with
the
majestie
of
his
estate
,
nor
answerable
to
his
vertues
,
and
former
valour
(
by
which
hee
was
advanced
to
so
many
dignities
)
to
flye
or
hide
himselfe
,
as
he
was
counselled
,
hee
came
forth
boldly
to
the
souldiers
,
hoping
by
his
authoritie
,
and
majestie
of
his
person
,
to
appease
them
.
And
after
hee
had
demanded
of
them
,
the
cause
of
their
comming
in
this
disordered
sort
:
My
souldiers
(
quoth
he
)
if
you
come
to
kill
me
,
you
shall
doe
no
great
or
valiant
act
,
nor
a
matter
to
me
very
grievous
,
that
am
so
striken
in
age
,
and
have
gotten
such
honour
and
fame
,
that
death
cannot
much
trouble
me
:
who
am
not
ignorant
,
that
the
life
of
man
must
have
an
end
.
But
take
yee
heed
,
that
it
be
not
infamous
to
your selves
,
first
to
lay
hands
upon
your
Emperour
,
that
hath
done
you
no
harme
,
whose
person
is
committed
to
your
guard
&
defence
,
from
all
treason
&
violence
.
I
may
not
flye
that
which
the
destinies
have
ordained
,
neither
that
which
you
have
determined
.
But
if
this
be
my
last
day
,
&
fatall
houre
,
I
pray
the
immortal
Gods
,
that
the
vengeance
of
Didius
Iulianus
,
a
very
rich
man
,
as
he
sate
at
supper
in
the
middest
of
his
pleasures
.
Who
being
perswaded
by
his
friends
to
hearken
to
this
offer
,
went
presently
to
the
campe
,
where
he
found
another
chapman
,
whose
offer
the
souldiers
durst
not
accept
,
fearing
lest
hee
would
revenge
the
Emperours
death
,
whose
kinsman
he
was
.
But
receiving
the
large
promises
of
Iulianus
,
they
put
downe
a
ladder
over
the
wall
of
their
camp
,
&
took
him
to
them
:
where
,
after
they
had
sworn
him
to
performe
his
promise
for
the
money
agreed
upon
,
they
saluted
him
by
the
name
of
Emperour
,
and
marched
with
him
in
order
of
battell
,
well
armed
,
through
the
Citie
to
the
Palace
.
The
People
in
stead
of
salutations
cursing
him
bitterly
,
and
cast
stones
at
him
out
of
their
windowes
.
And
when
the
Armie
had
entituled
him
Pater
patriae
,
they
found
early
the
next
morning
,
these
Latine
letters
written
upon
the
gate
:
P.V.E.P.
sounding
thus
:
Proditor
,
Venditor
,
Emptor
patria
.
In
English
thus
:
Traytor
,
seller
,
buyer
of
thy
Country
.
And
after
he
had
reigned
seven
moneths
,
in
which
time
he
suffered
a
great
many
indignities
,
being
odious
to
all
men
,
and
to
the
souldiers
also
,
because
hee
performed
not
his
promise
,
the
Senate
sent
a
Gentleman
to
kill
Iulianus
;
who
declaring
the
sorrowful
Embassage
which
hee
brought
him
,
with
many
teares
,
Inlianus
desired
,
that
he
might
not
be
slaine
before
he
had
Saepius
ventis
agitatur
ingens
Pinus
,
&
celsae
graviore
casu
Decidunt
turres
;
ferunt
que
summos
fulmina
montes
.
The
mighty
Pine
that
growes
aloft
,
Is
shaken
by
the
windes
more
oft
:
The
higher
that
the
Turrets
be
,
The
greater
is
their
fall
we
see
:
The
nearer
Heaven
the
Mountaines
looke
,
The
sooner
they
are
thunder-strooke
.
Unworthy
are
they
to
bee
esteemed
and
called
good
things
,
that
double
the
bitterness
of
griefe
,
with
the
desire
of
them
,
when
they
are
lost
.
Which
seemed
to
bee
gravely
considered
of
king
Iohn
of
France
,
when
he
was
taken
P●…soner
by
the
blacke
Prince
.
For
being
moved
with
the
sudden
alteration
of
his
fortune
,
that
in
a
moment
,
of
a
mighty
Prince
was
become
a
captive
,
in
the
power
of
his
enemies
,
he
was
very
sad
and
pensive
.
But
when
he
was
brought
to
the
presence
of
King
Edward
,
after
he
had
considered
of
the
vanitie
and
uncertainetie
of
worldly
things
,
hee
looked
with
a
very
cheerfull
countenance
,
as
though
no
such
thing
had
happened
to
him
.
At
which
change
,
King
Edward
,
hearing
before
of
his
penfivenesse
,
much
marvelling
,
demanded
of
him
the
cause
of
his
sudden
alteration
.
I
was
(
quoth
King
Iohn
)
the
last
day
,
as
you
know
,
a
mightie
King
,
and
now
I
am
fallen
into
your
hands
,
a
captive
at
your
disposition
:
Vanitas
vanitatum
,
&
omnia
vanitas
;
Vanitie
of
vanities
and
all
is
vanitie
.
To
which
saying
an
English
Poet
seemed
to
allude
:
No
wight
in
this
world
that
wealth
can
attaine
,
Vnlesse
he
beleeve
that
all
is
but
vaine
.
And
looke
how
it
commeth
,
so
leave
it
to
goe
:
As
tydes
finde
their
times
,
to
●…bbc
and
to
slow
.
The
like
is
reported
to
bee
spoken
by
Gilimer
King
of
Vanitas
vanitatum
,
&
omnia
vanitas
.
And
when
all
men
thought
by
the
greatnesse
of
his
sorrow
,
&
sudden
alteration
of
his
estate
,
that
he
was
falne
mad
,
that
would
laugh
at
such
an
unseasonable
time
,
the
Emperour
asked
him
,
why
(
being
before
so
long
sorrowfull
)
hee
fell
so
suddenly
into
such
a
laughing
.
He
answered
,
that
he
laughed
at
the
variable
&
unconstant
estate
and
condition
of
men
,
that
he
,
who
was
even
now
a
king
,
is
now
become
a
slave
.
The
King
Sesostris
was
aptly
taught
the
uncertainety
of
humane
things
,
by
the
example
of
foure
Kings
whom
when
he
had
taken
prisoners
,
he
caused
them
to
draw
him
in
a
Chariot
;
one
of
the
Kings
turned
his
face
alwaies
backeward
,
and
being
demanded
the
cause
,
hee
answered
,
that
as
hee
beheld
the
wheeles
of
the
Chariot
,
that
the
same
which
was
on
high
came
downe
below
,
hee
called
to
minde
the
condition
of
men
.
Which
answer
made
Sesist●…is
more
milde
and
gentle
.
Ecclesiastes
saith
,
one
commeth
out
of
prison
,
If
men
could
see
,
how
the
minds
of
many
Princes
&
great
estates
are
affected
,
what
cares
and
troubles
overwhelme
them
,
what
agonies
and
torments
they
suffer
,
in
what
feare
and
suspicion
they
live
,
we
would
not
esteeme
them
to
bee
in
the
happiest
estate
,
but
rather
to
pitie
their
case
,
and
yeelde
them
all
the
hono●…r
and
dutie
we
can
give
them
,
than
wish
to
be
in
their
places
.
As
they
by
whose
cares
their
subjects
live
securely
;
by
whose
watching
,
they
sleepe
quietly
;
and
by
whose
infelicitie
,
they
live
happily
.
For
,
the
subjects
wealth
,
in
a
great
part
,
dependeth
upon
the
Princes
vigilancie
and
providence
,
which
in
a
sort
,
was
given
to
understand
by
Philip
of
Macedon
,
being
in
the
warres
,
when
hee
was
asked
how
it
came
to
passe
,
that
hee
now
slept
so
soundly
,
so
great
perill
being
at
hand
,
whereas
at
other
times
,
in
lesse
dangers
he
used
to
be
so
watchfull
:
It
is
no
matter
(
quoth
the
King
)
though
I
sleep
,
Antipater
is
〈◊〉
;
meaning
,
as
before
all
the
estate
of
his
affaires
,
and
Philip
de
〈◊〉
,
a
man
of
great
wisedome
and
experience
,
and
imployed
in
weightie
affaires
,
in
the
time
of
Lewes
the
eleventh
King
of
France
,
saith
,
that
if
hee
should
write
of
all
the
Princes
,
both
men
and
women
,
which
he
knew
in
his
time
,
that
to
the
judgement
of
men
,
seemed
to
live
in
great
felicitie
,
and
yet
to
those
that
knew
them
familiarly
,
lived
in
a
miserable
estate
,
that
matter
alone
would
containe
a
reasonable
Volume
;
which
agreeth
with
the
Poet
:
—
Miser
at
que
infelix
est
etiam
Rex
,
Nec
quenquam
(
〈◊〉
crede
)
facit
〈◊〉
beatum
:
Even
Kings
with
miseries
are
oft
opprest
,
Nor
is
't
a
crowne
(
beleeve
me
)
makes
them
blest
.
When
Tigranes
was
newly
become
King
of
Armenia
,
after
hee
had
a
while
earnestly
beheld
the
diademe
,
which
he
had
in
his
hand
;
O
noble
,
rather
than
happy
cloth
(
quoth
hee
)
if
men
knew
the
cares
and
troubles
thou
bringest
with
thee
,
no
man
would
take
thee
up
,
if
he
found
thee
lying
on
the
ground
.
But
none
expressed
more
aptly
the
unhappinesse
of
Princes
,
that
came
by
unlawfull
meanes
to
their
Principalities
,
than
Dionysius
the
Tyrant
of
Syracusa
,
which
was
then
a
name
of
honour
,
though
now
ignominious
.
For
being
of
Damocles
commended
for
a
happy
man
;
wilt
thou
(
quoth
he
)
〈◊〉
,
make
proofe
one
day
of
my
happinesse
?
When
the
other
answered
,
Nothing
more
willingly
;
〈◊〉
caused
him
to
bee
set
alone
at
his
table
,
in
a
stately
chamber
richly
hanged
,
a
cupboord
of
plate
of
great
price
,
his
table
furnished
with
great
store
of
delicate
meats
,
pleasant
wines
of
all
sorts
,
and
attended
upon
with
brave
men
,
and
faire
boyes
,
in
all
points
as
if
he
had
been
there
himselfe
.
But
directly
over
his
head
,
he
caused
to
be
hanged
a
naked
sword
,
by
the
haire
of
a
The
infelicitie
,
which
many
times
accompanieth
great
estates
,
and
frequenteth
places
of
honour
,
was
well
fore-scene
of
T●…us
the
go●…d
Emperour
of
Rome
.
For
as
he
made
a
feast
one
day
to
the
contentment
of
everie
man
,
using
a
cheerefull
countenance
,
in
the
end
of
the
banquet
he
strake
himselfe
upon
the
breast
at
the
table
,
and
withall
●…tched
a
great
sigh
.
And
when
his
favorites
desired
to
know
the
cause
;
I
cannot
(
quoth
he
)
refraine
sighing
,
when
I
call
to
minde
,
that
this
great
honour
which
I
have
,
dependeth
upon
the
will
of
fortune
;
that
my
estates
and
dignities
are
as
it
were
in
sequestration
,
and
my
life
as
it
were
laide
in
pawne
and
pledge
to
me
.
Words
of
like
effect
were
uttered
by
〈◊〉
to
Nerva
,
when
hee
was
chosen
Emperour
.
For
when
all
men
came
to
doe
reverence
to
him
,
as
their
Lord
and
Emperour
,
and
to
congratulate
and
rejoyce
with
him
,
wishing
him
good
successe
and
fortune
(
as
the
manner
is
)
onely
Arrius
,
a
very
wise
and
grave
man
,
a
faithfull
friend
to
Nerva
,
used
another
forme
of
speech
,
considering
with
a
more
deepe
meditation
than
the
rest
,
what
a
great
charge
,
and
full
of
perill
it
was
to
reigne
.
My
friend
Nerva
(
sayd
he
)
that
thou
hast
taken
upon
thee
the
governement
of
the
Empire
,
either
it
is
some
curse
from
thy
predecessours
,
or
some
vengeance
that
the
gods
will
take
of
thee
:
seeing
they
suffer
thee
to
take
the
Empire
,
and
at
the
time
thou
hast
most
need
of
counsell
,
they
bereave
thee
of
thy
sound
CHAP.
II.
The
Emperour
Trajans
opinion
concerning
Principalitie
and
Empire
:
The
like
of
Marcus
Aurelius
Emperour
,
of
the
Empire
:
Saturninus
and
his
death
:
The
modesty
of
Sylla
the
Dictator
,
and
Carolus
Martellus
:
The
History
of
Dioclesian
:
The
instabilitie
of
Fortune
pr●…ved
by
Iustinian
the
second
:
The
contention
of
Sergius
,
and
Formosus
about
the
Pope-dome
:
Of
Pope
Iohn
the
thirteenth
and
others
:
Of
Bajazet
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
:
The
historie
of
Darius
and
Alexander
:
of
Baltazar
Cossa
Pope
,
and
his
miserable
death
:
Flattery
rewarded
by
Antonius
and
Commodus
Emperors
:
The
stories
of
divers
Popes
:
Of
the
Cardinal
of
Loreyne
and
of
Martin
Luther
.
THe
Emperour
Trajane
seemed
to
be
of
opinion
,
that
the
greatest
felicitie
is
not
found
in
the
greatest
estate
:
by
a
letter
which
hee
wrote
to
the
Senate
of
Rome
,
being
new
chosen
Emperour
,
where
among
other
things
hee
writeth
thus
:
Ye
know
that
albeit
I
was
nephew
to
our
predecessor
,
yet
I
never
solicited
him
for
the
kingdome
,
and
much
lesse
occupied
my
thoughts
to
hope
for
it
:
having
learned
of
my
master
Plutarch
,
that
honour
ought
rather
to
bee
deserved
than
purchased
.
And
as
I
will
not
denie
,
but
that
a
kingdome
is
a
sweet
prey
,
&
that
the
present
of
so
high
and
excellent
dignity
,
was
welcome
to
mee
,
with
inward
gladnesse
:
so
also
I
cannot
but
confesse
,
that
I
find
great
difference
between
the
travels
of
a
kingdome
,
and
the
security
of
a
private
life
.
Yea
,
after
I
had
tasted
of
what
bitter
cares
,
this
sweet
prey
is
compounded
,
I
was
sory
my
weaknes
was
so
soone
enticed
,
though
it
be
too
late
to
repe●…
.
For
of
such
quality
is
empire
&
government
,
that
if
there
be
great
honor
to
possesse
it
,
there
is
no
lesse
paines
&
travell
to
weild
it
.
Oh
,
to
how
many
perplexities
The
Emperour
Marcus
A●…relaus
,
seemed
to
bee
of
the
very
same
minde
,
by
a
discourse
written
to
a
deare
friend
of
his
,
among
other
things
thus
:
There
is
no
doubt
,
that
to
be
Emperour
of
Rome
,
is
a
greathne●…
above
all
the
estates
of
the
world
:
but
weighing
with
his
countenance
and
majestie
,
the
cares
and
infelicities
that
are
annexed
to
the
seate
,
there
is
farre
greater
securitie
to
follow
a
private
life
,
than
to
manage
the
affaires
and
travels
of
a
kingdome
.
And
because
(
good
Pution
)
thou
art
so
neere
me
in
friendship
and
opinion
,
I
will
debate
it
frankely
with
thee
,
though
not
so
much
for
that
thou
desirest
to
know
it
,
yet
because
it
brings
case
to
my
heart
,
to
communicate
my
fortune
,
as
in
all
adversities
,
it
is
one
chiefe
comfort
,
when
men
know
the
uttermost
of
their
mishaps
.
But
this
was
the
case
;
The
Emperour
Antoninus
adopting
me
to
his
sonne
in
law
,
gave
me
his
daughter
to
wife
,
and
for
her
dowrie
,
endowed
me
with
the
Empire
:
two
things
very
honourable
,
&
even
so
not
a
little
troublesome
.
For
that
to
the
And
although
the
troubles
and
perils
of
these
high
dignities
and
honourable
places
,
were
foreseene
and
duly
considered
of
some
wise
&
grave
men
,
yet
few
there
have
beene
who
refused
them
being
offered
,
and
more
few
that
have
yeelded
them
over
,
without
some
urgent
cause
,
and
necessitie
,
when
they
have
possessed
them
.
Sylla
after
he
had
vanquished
all
his
enemies
,
being
dictator
,
the
highest
dignitie
then
in
the
Romane
common-wealth
,
and
in
mens
judgement
might
have
possessed
it
quietly
,
gave
it
over
voluntarily
without
any
compulsion
,
and
led
a
private
life
.
Carolus
Martellus
shewed
great
magnanimitie
in
refusing
principalitie
,
when
after
many
noble
victories
,
he
was
offered
by
the
Princes
and
Nobilitie
,
the
kingdom
of
France
,
he
refused
it
,
and
contented
himselfe
with
the
estate
his
father
left
him
.
For
which
hee
had
this
Epitaph
:
Dux
dominusq
,
Ducum
,
regum
quoque●…ex
fore
spe●…it
,
Non
vult
regnare
,
sed
regibus
imperat
ipse
.
To
be
a
Duke
or
Lord
o're
Dukes
Or
King
,
mongst
Kings
he
did
despise
:
But
thought
it
greater
(
than
himselfe
To
reigne
)
'ore
Kings
to
emperize
.
Some
others
did
the
like
.
But
none
hath
shewed
a
more
Et
tantum
constans
in
levitate
suaeft
:
He
was
onely
constant
in
his
owne
lightnesse
.
He
gave
over
all
his
honours
and
dominions
,
to
leade
a
private
life
,
in
a
meane
estate
,
that
is
free
from
all
those
troubles
and
peril
;
,
which
alwayes
waite
upon
high
dignities
,
and
dominions
.
Many
goodly
perswasions
,
with
much
eloquence
have
been
used
,
prudent
precepts
given
by
wise
men
,
and
pithy
reasons
,
and
probable
arguments
have
beene
brought
forth
by
many
,
to
perswade
,
that
all
these
worldly
riches
and
honours
which
wee
so
greatly
esteeme
,
are
but
vanities
,
who
never
tasted
of
the
things
from
which
they
would
disswade
men
,
and
therefore
not
of
that
credit
and
efficacie
to
edifie
.
Aeschines
the
Philosopher
sayth
;
Words
well
spoken
,
doe
awake
and
revive
the
judgement
:
but
great
and
manifest
examples
perswade
the
heart
.
For
examples
be
of
more
validitie
than
precepts
,
and
we
are
better
taught
by
good
life
than
by
good
words
:
as
the
Poet
sayth
:
Mederis
aliis
,
ipsus
ulceribus
scatens
.
Hee
would
cure
others
,
that
was
himselfe
full
of
ulcers
.
But
Dioclefian
having
passed
through
all
the
estates
and
dignities
of
this
life
,
from
the
meanest
to
the
highest
,
and
thereby
the
better
able
,
not
onely
by
his
owne
wisedome
,
but
also
by
his
experience
,
to
judge
which
was
the
best
;
and
when
hee
was
in
the
highest
place
of
honour
and
glory
,
which
men
so
earnestly
labour
for
and
admire
,
and
take
for
felicitie
,
to
leave
all
and
to
betake
himselfe
to
a
privat
life
and
mean
estate
,
may
serve
for
a
sufficient
perswasion
,
that
felicitie
consisteth
not
in
honour
and
glory
,
nor
in
worldly
wealth
and
dominion
,
after
the
common
opinion
of
men
.
But
a
common
errour
continued
,
many
times
standeth
for
a
law
,
and
a
judgement
with
authority
,
for
a
truth
,
and
therefore
not
easie
to
be
dissolved
and
rooted
out
.
And
Dioclesians
opinion
is
both
significantly
and
briefely
confirmed
by
the
Poet
:
Felix
ille
animi
,
divisque
simillimus
ipsis
Quem
non
mendaci
resplendens
gloria
fuco
Sollicitat
;
non
fastosi
mala
gandia
luxus
:
Sed
tacitos
sinit
ire
dies
&
paupere
cultu
Exigit
innocua
tranquilla
silentia
vita
.
Happi's
that
man
in
minde
,
and
comes
most
neere
Unto
the
gods
,
whom
glory
doth
not
●…meere
With
lying
drosse
,
nor
takes
unhappy
joy
,
In
swelling
lusts
,
his
nature
to
destroy
:
But
in
an
habite
meane
,
and
without
strife
,
Spends
the
still
houres
of
his
innocuous
life
.
But
the
Emperours
that
succeeded
Dioclesian
,
nor
they
which
were
before
him
,
used
the
like
consideration
and
foresight
,
of
the
troubles
and
dangers
of
high
dignities
.
For
th●…re
is
hardly
to
be
found
,
any
kind
of
death
,
how
vile
or
ignominious
and
strange
soever
,
that
any
man
hath
suffered
,
but
some
of
the
Romane
Emperors
have
suffered
the
like
,
befides
cruell
torments
,
&
outragious
When
the
Emperour
〈◊〉
the
second
,
h●…d
reigned
ten
years
,
and
seemed
then
to
live
in
great
securitie
and
p●…peritic
,
one
Leonctus
a
Senatour
of
Constantinople
,
conspired
with
others
against
him
;
and
by
the
favour
of
the
people
and
some
of
the
nobilitie
,
he
went
to
the
Palace
,
where
finding
no
resistance
,
he
apprehended
〈◊〉
,
and
cut
off
his
nose
:
and
making
himselfe
Emperour
,
hee
banished
him
into
Chersonesus
;
where
he
li●…ed
in
a
poore
estate
without
a
nose
.
Leoncius
having
obtained
his
purpose
,
and
seeing
himselfe
in
quiet
possession
of
the
Empire
,
sent
an
army
into
Africa
against
the
Saracens
.
The
Generall
having
won
the
victory
,
left
his
Armie
in
good
order
,
and
returned
to
Constantinople
,
to
yeelde
the
Emperour
account
of
his
charge
.
In
the
meane
time
one
in
the
army
,
having
gotten
the
good
will
of
the
souldiers
(
whom
they
afterward
called
Tiber●…s
)
revolted
against
Le●…cius
,
and
by
the
favour
of
the
whole
army
he
was
chosen
Emperour
,
with
such
successe
,
that
speedily
〈◊〉
Ille
crucem
sceleris
pretium
ferat
,
hic
diadema
.
One
suffers
on
the
gallowes
as
his
meede
,
Anothers
crown'd
in
an
Imperiall
weede
.
Such
is
the
malice
of
ambition
,
that
is
not
alwaies
satisfied
with
the
torments
or
death
of
his
competitour
,
except
he
be
also
revenged
,
and
use
despites
upon
his
carkase
.
There
was
a
contention
betweene
Sergius
and
And
this
was
a
horrible
fact
that
was
committed
by
Dum
versat
dubio
vitam
fortuna
ten●…re
Felicem
sese
dicere
〈◊〉
:
No
man
can
count
himselfe
happy
at
all
,
Whom
with
suspence
blind
fortune
doth
inthrall
.
Darius
that
mighty
Monarch
of
the
Persians
,
tasted
of
the
like
inconstancie
of
fortune
.
For
at
Alexanders
first
comming
into
Asia
,
being
puffed
up
with
pride
,
by
his
great
riches
and
dominion
,
thinking
himselfe
to
bee
in
the
highest
degree
of
felicity
,
he
wrote
to
Alexander
a
disdainefull
&
proud
letter
:
Darius
king
of
kings
,
and
cosin
to
the
gods
,
to
Alexander
my
servant
:
I
wil
&
command
thee
to
returne
home
to
thy
parents
,
and
lye
in
thy
mothers
lap
,
and
learne
the
duty
&
part
of
a
man
;
for
which
purpose
,
I
have
sent
thee
a
paire
of
reines
of
Scythia
,
a
tennise
ball
,
and
a
purse
full
of
gold
;
the
ball
,
because
it
agreeth
with
thy
yeares
;
the
gold
,
that
thou
maiest
therewith
buy
what
thou
lackest
.
Alexander
received
Omnia
sunt
hominum
tenni
pendentia
filo
;
Et
subito
casu
qua
valucre
r●…
.
No
man
can
count
himselfe
happy
at
all
,
Whom
with
suspence
,
blind
Fortune
doth
inthrall
.
And
Bessus
one
of
them
that
murdered
Darius
,
for
the
desire
of
rule
,
was
afterward
taken
prisoner
,
and
committed
by
Alexander
to
Darius
brother
,
that
hee
should
cut
off
his
nose
,
and
eares
,
and
hang
him
upon
a
Abraham
king
of
Marocco
was
driven
to
such
extremity
,
by
a
preacher
called
Elmaheli
,
who
had
raised
a
power
against
him
,
and
overthrew
him
in
the
field
,
that
being
voyde
of
all
hope
of
succour
,
hee
stale
forth
of
the
towne
in
the
night
on
horsebacke
,
and
tooke
the
Queene
his
wife
behinde
him
,
and
being
come
to
the
top
of
a
high
rocke
that
stood
upon
the
sea
coast
,
hee
put
spurres
to
his
horse
and
fell
downe
headlong
,
hee
and
his
Queene
,
tumbling
from
one
place
to
another
untill
they
were
torne
in
peeces
.
The
instability
of
high
dignities
,
and
the
griefe
for
the
losse
of
them
,
was
effectually
set
forth
by
lamentable
verses
made
by
a
Pope
,
called
Baltazar
Cossa
,
when
hee
was
thrust
out
of
Saint
Peters
chaire
,
and
cast
in
prison
,
strangely
presaged
by
the
report
of
Nicholas
Clemangie
.
This
Pope
was
a
very
wicked
man
,
&
being
forced
from
his
place
,
assembled
neverthelesse
a
Councell
of
some
few
strangers
and
Italians
,
his
favourites
:
wherin
consultation
was
had
of
some
vaine
matters
,
nothing
appertaining
to
the
utilitie
of
the
Church
;
but
before
the
first
session
,
when
they
had
prayed
(
as
the
manner
is
)
for
the
assistance
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
and
the
fathers
were
set
in
their
places
,
and
the
Pope
in
a
high
place
above
them
all
,
there
commeth
an
Owle
,
which
alwayes
Qu●…
modo
summus
●…ram
latatus
nomine
Pr●…ful
,
〈◊〉
&
abjectus
,
nunc
mea
fat
a
gemo
.
Excelsus
solio
nuper
versabar
in
al●…o
,
Cunctaque
gens
pedibus
ofcula
prona
dabas
.
Nunc
ego
p●…narum
fundo
dev●…lvor
in
imo
;
Vultum
deformem
,
pallidaque
or
a
gero
.
Omnibus
è
terris
,
aurum
〈◊〉
sponte
ferebant
;
Sed
nec
gaza
juvat
,
nec
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
adest
.
Sic
varians
fortuna
vices
adversa
secundis
Subdit
,
&
ambiguo
numine
ludit
atrox
.
Cedat
in
exemplum
cunctis
,
quos
gloria
toll●…t
Vertice
de
summo
mox
ego
Papucado
.
I
the
glad
name
of
Pope
who
had
but
late
,
Now
(
most
deceived
)
mourne
mine
own
sad
fate
;
Once
lifted
to
a
throne
sublime
,
where
plac't
,
Nations
to
crouch
and
kisse
my
feet
were
grac't
:
Am
now
cast
downe
into
paines
lowest
abysse
,
Pallid
my
looke
,
deform'd
my
countenance
is
:
Then
from
all
nations
I
had
store
of
gold
,
But
now
nor
wealth
,
nor
friend
can
I
behold
.
Such
is
the
change
of
Fortune
,
good
with
bad
She
mingles
.
So
nought
certaine
can
be
had
:
All
such
whom
glory
swels
with
proud
ostent
,
Make
me
(
once
Pope
)
their
wofull
president
.
In
our
fathers
time
Tomombey
Sultan
of
Egypt
,
Atabalixa
king
of
Peru
,
and
Mutexuma
king
of
Mexico
,
lost
both
their
kingdomes
and
lives
in
a
short
time
,
in
a
miserable
sort
,
the
one
dying
in
prison
,
the
other
with
a
soft
fire
burnt
&
smothered
to
death
:
the
third
shamefully
hanged
in
his
owne
towne
.
Apreyes
king
of
Egypt
perswaded
himselfe
and
would
vaunt
,
that
hee
had
so
established
and
fortified
his
kingdome
,
that
none
either
of
the
gods
,
or
of
men
could
take
it
from
him
.
But
being
overcome
in
battell
by
the
Persians
,
hee
was
taken
prisoner
,
and
after
hee
had
beene
kept
some
time
in
prison
,
he
was
strangled
.
The
great
Prince
Saladine
after
hee
had
won
Ierusalem
,
lying
in
his
death
bed
,
and
considering
with
himselfe
,
what
vanity
was
in
the
pompe
and
glory
of
this
That
God
rati●…th
whatsoever
the
Pope
doth
:
the
will
of
the
Pope
is
a
rule
of
equitie
and
right
:
That
the
Pope
can
doe
absolutely
in
this
world
whatsoever
God
doth
;
because
he
is
all
things
&
above
all
things
.
And
if
he
change
his
mind
,
it
is
to
be
presumed
that
God
doth
also
change
his
mind
.
And
if
the
Pope
carry
with
him
many
thousands
of
soules
into
hell
,
yet
no
man
may
say
,
why
doe
you
so
?
That
all
power
is
given
to
the
Pope
both
in
heaven
and
in
earth
:
That
he
may
extend
himselfe
to
heavenly
,
earthly
,
and
infernall
things
:
That
it
is
not
lawfull
to
appeale
from
the
Pope
to
God
:
That
the
Pope
may
decree
against
the
Epistles
of
Paul
,
because
he
is
greater
than
Paul
:
and
also
that
he
may
decree
against
the
old
Testament
,
because
hee
is
greater
Aelia
,
L●…lia
,
Crispis
;
nec
vir
,
nec
mulier
,
nec
Andtogyna
,
nec
puella
,
nec
inven●…
,
nec
anus
;
nec
casta
,
nec
casta
,
nec
pudica
;
sedomnia
:
nec
meretrix
,
nec
aquis
,
nec
terris
,
sedubique
tacet
.
Aelia
,
Laelia
,
Crispis
;
nor
Man
,
nor
Woman
,
nor
Hermophradite
,
nor
Virgin
,
Yong
woman
,
nor
Beldame
,
nor
Chast
,
nor
Whore
,
nor
Modest
,
but
all
of
these
:
she
lyes
neither
in
the
ayre
,
nor
water
,
nor
earth
,
but
every
where
.
Who
will
marvell
at
the
promises
that
the
kings
of
Mexico
make
when
they
are
first
chosen
,
that
will
compare
them
with
the
power
the
Popes
arrogate
to
themselves
:
that
the
Sunne
shall
hold
his
course
and
brightnesse
,
that
the
clouds
shall
raine
,
the
rivers
shall
run
,
and
the
earth
shall
bring
forth
all
kinds
of
fruit
.
But
what
is
it
that
these
●…atterers
of
the
Popes
will
shame
to
speake
,
to
win
or
continue
their
favour
:
〈◊〉
●…ndacia
sunt
opes
&
aurum
:
●…gunt
quaque
volunt
,
put
antquc
palmam
Mentiri
〈◊〉
.
Lyes
are
to
them
,
their
wealth
,
their
gold
,
As
feigning
all
things
that
they
would
.
The
glorious
palme
they
seeke
to
gaine
,
Untruths
by
speaking
and
things
vaine
.
What
wickednesse
hath
beene
in
many
Popes
,
their
o●…ne
authors
doe
testifie
,
besides
many
that
gave
themselves
to
the
Diuell
,
and
were
notable
Necromancers
,
The
vertue
that
flowed
so
plentifully
from
this
Pope
bringeth
to
my
remembrance
a
pleasant
story
of
a
mischance
that
happened
to
a
present
sent
by
a
Pope
,
which
he
had
sanctified
with
the
like
vertue
,
as
the
other
had
done
by
his
Bull.
In
the
civill
warres
of
France
the
Cardinall
of
Loreyne
,
was
a
great
maintainer
of
the
Guisians
faction
,
and
persecuted
v●…hemently
the
Protestants
.
The
Pope
to
gratifie
him
for
his
great
care
,
and
paines
taken
in
defence
of
his
religion
and
authority
,
sent
him
a
table
wherein
was
painted
our
Lady
,
with
a
little
childe
in
her
armes
,
representing
Christ
,
by
the
most
excellent
and
famous
painter
in
Christendome
,
and
consecrated
with
his
owne
hands
,
and
inclosed
it
in
a
case
of
silke
,
and
a
letter
withall
,
giving
him
thankes
and
high
commendations
for
his
travell
and
providence
in
maintaining
the
Catholike
religion
:
signifying
to
him
also
that
in
recompence
of
his
paines
hee
had
sent
him
such
a
table
,
painted
by
the
famous
man
whom
hee
named
,
and
consecrated
with
his
owne
hands
.
The
messenger
that
caried
this
present
,
chanced
to
fall
sicke
in
a
towne
in
Italy
,
before
he
came
to
the
Alpes
,
and
finding
there
one
this
present
to
the
〈◊〉
When
he
〈◊〉
where
the
Cardinall
was
,
he
presented
to
him
the
table
and
〈◊〉
;
which
when
hee
had
read
,
hee
layd
the
table
upon
his
bed
,
and
would
not
open
it
,
untill
he
might
doe
〈◊〉
with
greater
〈◊〉
.
For
this
purpose
hee
〈◊〉
the
Duke
of
Guise
to
dinner
,
with
divers
other
noble-men
,
and
gentlemen
of
the
〈◊〉
,
and
alliance
of
the
Guises
.
But
in
the
meanetime
one
that
liked
not
the
Cardinall
,
having
intelligence
of
this
present
,
found
the
〈◊〉
to
steale
it
secretly
out
of
the
case
,
and
to
put
in
another
table
which
he
had
prepared
for
the
purpose
,
and
shut
up
the
case
againe
so
cunningly
,
that
what
was
done
Pestis
eram
vivens
,
moriens
〈◊〉
mors
ero
Papa
.
(
Oh
Pope
)
I
am
thy
plague
whilest
I
have
breath
,
And
dying
,
I
will
be
thy
fatall
death
.
Which
prediction
was
not
in
vaine
:
For
he
hath
given
him
such
a
deadly
wound
,
that
all
his
Iesuits
and
Seminaries
,
with
the
rest
of
his
Cloyster-men
,
will
never
be
able
to
heale
.
When
Frederike
Duke
of
Saxony
,
had
desired
Erasmus
,
to
tell
him
plainely
,
whether
Luther
did
erre
in
the
matter
then
in
controversie
,
and
Erasmus
had
answered
him
,
that
Luther
was
of
a
good
opinion
:
why
then
(
quoth
the
Duke
)
be
they
so
spitefull
against
my
●…illy
Monke
?
wherein
hath
bee
offended
,
that
they
so
persecute
him
?
O
noble
prince
(
sayd
Erasmus
)
CHAP.
III.
Of
divers
that
came
to
be
Popes
by
Necromancy
:
Benedictus
the
ninth
:
Sylvester
the
second
:
Boniface
the
eighth
:
Contention
betwixt
the
Augustin
●…riars
,
and
other
Orders
:
Of
Pope
Gregory
the
seventh
:
The
incomparable
pride
of
sundry
Popes
,
illustrated
by
history
:
Of
Pope
Ioan
:
Pride
punished
in
Herod
,
and
derided
by
Philip
king
of
Macedon
:
Of
Calanino
,
Simon
Magus
,
and
Cynops
,
three
notable
Magicians
:
Tritemius
a
learned
Abb●…t
:
Albertus
Magnus
:
Pope
Gregory
the
seventh
:
An
epistle
writ
from
Beelzebub
,
to
the
Clergie
:
The
Earle
of
Mascon
:
Spanish
Magdalen
:
The
fickleprophet
Mahomet
:
Salmoxes
:
Of
a
Pilgrim
whocounter
feiting
sanctitie
,
became
Monarch
of
many
kingdomes
:
A
prodigious
Child
borne
in
Babylon
:
The
storte
of
Nicolana
,
Dambrie
.
BUt
to
returne
from
whence
we
digressed
,
the
ambition
of
the
heathens
,
that
lived
after
the
world
,
and
knew
not
God
,
is
not
so
much
to
be
marvelled
at
,
if
wee
look
into
the
lives
of
some
Christians
,
that
forbeare
not
any
unlawfull
meanes
to
aspire
to
the
highest
places
of
honor
;
and
especially
of
them
in
whose
〈◊〉
pect●…
all
knowledge
lyeth
hidden
,
that
prosesse
by
title
all
humility
;
calling
themselves
the
servants
of
the
servants
of
God
;
but
indeede
aspire
and
take
upon
them
to
bee
the
master
of
the
masters
of
the
world
.
Wherof
though
their
owne
histories
may
affoord
many
examples
,
yet
for
brevities
sake
we
will
make
choice
of
a
few
.
Alexander
the
sixth
,
a
very
ambitious
man
,
mistrusting
by
like
the
favour
or
power
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
by
whose
helpe
wee
must
beleeve
,
that
the
Popes
are
chosen
,
by
joyning
together
the
Cardinals
consent
,
to
make
choice
of
the
holyest
man
(
a
matter
of
no
small
difficulty
)
by
corrupting
the
Cardinals
with
money
,
which
was
no
rare
thing
in
those
dayes
,
was
made
Pope
.
Which
time
and
manners
seemeth
to
agree
with
the
Poets
saying
:
Aurea
nunc
vere
sunt
secula
,
plurimus
auro
Venit
honos
.
This
is
the
golden
age
,
not
that
of
old
:
For
now
all
honour
's
to
be
bought
with
gold
.
Wherein
they
were
greatly
overseene
so
to
discred●…
the
sinceritie
of
their
election
,
&
make
themselves
subject
to
obloquie
,
that
had
alwayes
the
holy
Ghost
so
ready
at
their
commandement
,
as
it
seemeth
by
the
report
of
Paulus
Iovius
.
For
when
the
generall
Councell
sate
at
Trent
,
the
posts
went
so
fast
betweene
the
Pope
and
them
,
that
it
was
commonly
spoken
by
the
Italians
The
Divell
shewed
a
strange
example
upon
Benedi●…
the
ninth
,
who
through
his
wickednesse
&
●…orcery
was
called
Maledictus
,
and
was
killed
by
the
Divell
〈◊〉
a
wood
.
This
Pope
after
he
was
dead
,
or
rather
Sathan
in
his
habit
,
was
met
by
a
Hermit
,
his
body
like
a
Beare
,
tayle
like
an
Asse
,
a
myter
upon
his
head
,
and
a
Cope
Pope
Sylvester
the
second
,
called
before
Gilbert
,
a
Frenchman
borne
,
came
by
the
Popedome
,
as
Platina
,
Nauclerus
,
Benno
,
the
Cardinall
,
and
others
report
,
by
the
help
of
the
Divel
.
In
his
youth
he
became
a
Monke
;
Tantum
exempla
valent
,
adeò
est
imitabilis
error
.
Examples
are
of
such
validity
that
even
errours
are
imitated
.
Bonifacius
the
eight
relying
upon
his
own
crafty
wit
which
hee
thought
was
sufficient
to
bring
him
to
the
Popedome
,
practised
this
device
.
He
used
to
put
a
rcede
through
a
hole
,
into
Pope
Celestinus
chamber
,
fast
by
his
beds
head
,
&
in
the
night
he
would
speake
through
the
reede
,
&
tell
the
Pope
,
that
if
he
meant
to
save
his
soule
,
he
must
yeeld
over
his
Popedome
to
such
a
man
,
Cornelius
Agrippa
reporteth
of
a
contention
betweene
the
Augustine
Friars
,
and
other
religious
men
,
whether
Saint
Augustine
did
weare
a
blacke
stole
upon
a
white
weede
,
or
a
white
stole
upon
a
blacke
weede
.
This
matter
was
brought
before
the
Pope
,
and
when
Foolish
mad
Poets
live
,
but
so
deserve
,
That
take
their
trifles
from
them
they
would
sterve
.
So
their
life
and
reputation
is
maintained
by
superstitious
ceremonies
,
&
disguised
habits
:
take
away
their
frivolous
toyes
and
they
will
dye
with
hunger
.
And
as
these
principall
Prelates
have
come
to
this
glorious
place
by
unlawfull
meanes
,
so
have
many
of
them
used
it
with
intolerable
pride
,
unmeete
for
a
Christian.
What
is
it
but
an
excessive
desire
of
glory
,
that
causeth
them
to
make
Emperours
and
Kings
kisse
their
foote
,
and
hold
their
stirrop
when
they
get
up
to
horse
,
and
leade
him
by
the
bridle
,
and
walke
by
them
on
foot
,
as
though
they
were
his
servants
?
What
a
presumptuous
part
was
it
of
Pope
Gregory
the
seventh
,
Super
aspidem
&
basiliscum
ambulabis
.
But
Pencerus
●…teth
,
that
one
of
the
Emperours
Gentlemen
,
came
to
helpe
him
up
,
with
such
a
frowning
and
threatning
countenance
,
that
for
feare
he
thrust
himselfe
into
the
Emperors
armes
,
from
whence
the
Pope
durst
not
depart
untill
the
Emperour
had
assured
him
from
harme
.
And
was
not
the
like
in
Pope
Celestinus
,
that
put
the
cro●…
upon
the
Emperour
Henry
the
sixth
his
head
,
not
with
his
hand
,
but
with
his
foot
,
and
threw
it
downe
from
his
head
againe
with
his
foot
,
affirming
also
,
that
he
had
power
to
make
Emperours
,
and
depose
them
?
And
what
pride
was
in
the
Pope
,
that
cast
Francis
Dandalus
Duke
of
Venice
,
king
of
Cre●…
,
and
Cyprus
under
Bonifacius
Bishop
,
servant
of
the
servants
of
God
,
to
The
Emperour
Henry
the
fourth
being
at
Go●…ar
at
Church
upon
Whitsonday
to
heare
masse
,
there
fell
a
great
contention
betweene
the
Abbot
of
Fulda
,
&
the
Bishop
of
Hildeseme
,
which
of
them
should
sit
〈◊〉
to
the
Archbishop
of
〈◊〉
;
insomuch
that
there
〈◊〉
parts
taken
on
both
sides
,
and
the
quarrell
so
〈◊〉
●…sued
,
that
〈◊〉
words
they
〈◊〉
to
blowes
,
and
many
〈◊〉
,
on
both
〈◊〉
.
When
the
matter
was
appeased
,
the
Priest
proceeded
in
his
masse
,
and
as
he
sang
his
last
verse
appertaining
to
the
masse
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
〈◊〉
diem
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
;
that
is
,
This
day
thou
hast
made
glorious
;
the
divel
being
under
the
vault
of
the
Church
sung
with
a
great
base
voyce
;
Hunc
diem
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
:
that
is
,
This
day
I
have
made
warlike
.
By
these
ambitious
manners
,
they
thinke
to
climbe
up
to
heaven
,
for
which
〈◊〉
was
from
thence
thrown
down
into
hell
.
But
why
should
they
aspire
to
possesse
that
high
dignity
,
with
such
pride
,
as
peculiar
to
men
of
excellencie
,
when
a
simple
woman
became
Pope
through
her
owne
industrie
,
and
governed
the
Church
two
yeares
&
more
Fortunanon
〈◊〉
genus
:
And
as
according
to
a
certaine
usuall
solemnity
,
she
went
to
visite
Saint
Iohn
of
Lateran
,
her
time
being
come
,
shee
was
delivered
of
a
child
,
in
a
place
betweene
Saint
Clements
Church
,
and
a
Theater
called
Coliseo
with
great
paine
.
In
detestation
of
which
act
,
the
Popes
use
to
avoyd
that
place
,
&
to
turn
aside
another
way
,
when
they
have
occasion
to
passe
through
the
streete
.
And
when
any
Pope
was
after
to
be
chosen
,
hee
was
set
in
a
chaire
How
greatly
pride
and
desire
of
glory
is
hated
of
God
,
Herod
king
of
the
Iewes
giveth
a
notable
example
.
This
man
going
up
into
the
pulpit
,
appointed
for
orations
,
and
rejoycing
to
heare
the
people
cry
out
to
his
praise
,
That
it
was
the
voyce
of
God
and
not
of
man
,
hee
was
suddenly
stricken
from
heaven
:
and
when
hee
perceived
himself
to
consume
away
with
lyce
,
he
cryed
out
to
the
people
:
Behold
how
he
dyeth
now
with
intolerable
pain
,
whom
not
long
sithence
you
called
God
.
But
Menecrates
received
a
more
gentle
punishment
for
his
vainglory
,
of
Philip
king
of
Macedon
,
&
yet
worth
the
noting
.
This
man
,
because
he
knew
himselfe
to
be
anexcellent
physitian
,
would
needs
be
called
Iupiter
the
saviour
.
The
King
meaning
to
reforme
his
arrogancie
,
invited
him
to
a
feast
,
&
caused
a
table
to
be
set
for
him
alone
:
whereof
at
the
first
he
was
very
glad
,
but
when
And
as
they
which
desire
honour
and
glory
,
seeke
after
it
,
often
by
ungodly
and
prohibited
meanes
,
so
they
also
,
that
are
possessed
of
it
,
many
times
use
the
like
meanes
,
to
understand
the
continuance
of
their
glorious
estate
;
but
their
counseller
,
whose
advice
they
use
,
answereth
them
for
the
most
part
so
cunningly
,
that
they
are
nothing
the
neerer
of
their
purpose
.
The
Emperour
Nero
asked
counsell
of
the
Divell
,
how
long
The
humour
of
glory
and
desire
to
rule
,
resteth
not
onely
in
the
affections
of
great
estates
,
but
also
is
many
times
found
to
be
in
men
of
base
condition
.
And
when
Scinditur
incertum
studia
in
contraria
vulgus
.
The
uncertaine
rabble
is
divided
into
contrarie
opinions
.
What
was
it
but
desire
of
vaine-glory
,
that
made
Simon
Magus
that
notable
Necromancer
labor
to
be
singular
in
that
art
,
&
by
doing
strange
things
in
the
sight
of
the
people
,
he
thought
by
helpe
of
the
Divell
to
deifie
himselfe
.
For
which
cause
,
his
image
was
set
up
by
Claudius
Caesar
,
with
this
inscription
,
Simoni
sancto
Deo
.
Which
at
last
wrought
his
own
destruction
.
For
as
Saint
Peter
saw
him
lift
himselfe
up
into
the
ayre
,
in
a
great
assembly
of
people
,
making
them
beleeve
hee
would
ascend
up
to
heaven
,
to
the
great
admiration
of
them
all
,
hee
desired
God
that
hee
would
not
suffer
him
any
longer
to
seduce
the
world
:
whereupon
he
fell
presently
downe
head-long
,
and
brake
his
leg
,
whereof
he
dyed
shortly
after
.
The
like
happened
to
a
Saraceo
〈◊〉
Constantinople
:
for
when
there
was
at
a
triumph
,
a
great
assembly
of
people
beholding
certaine
justs
,
this
Saracen
went
up
to
the
top
of
a
high
turret
,
that
stood
in
the
Tilt-yard
,
and
bragging
that
he
would
flye
in
the
ayre
,
he
had
provided
him
a
long
white
garment
downe
to
the
foot
,
full
of
playtes
and
gatherings
,
made
for
the
purpose
,
to
hover
in
the
ayre
;
hee
began
to
flitter
with
his
hands
,
in
steede
of
wings
;
and
when
hee
thought
he
had
soared
enough
,
he
committed
himselfe
to
the
winde
and
weather
,
and
fell
downe
head-long
to
the
ground
,
and
bruised
his
bones
to
peeces
,
and
,
like
a
vaineglorious
Coxcombe
,
there
ended
his
life
.
Saint
Iohn
the
Evangelist
being
banished
into
the
Isle
of
Pathmos
by
the
Emperor
Domitian
,
because
by
calling
upon
the
name
of
Iesus
Christ
he
drave
away
a
divell
out
of
the
Temple
of
Diana
,
that
seduced
the
people
,
which
had
possessed
an
Idoll
there
two
hundred
fortie
nine
yeares
,
into
Ephesus
;
in
the
which
Island
Saint
Iohn
found
a
notorious
fellow
called
Cynops
,
that
by
the
helpe
of
the
Divell
did
wonderous
things
before
the
people
;
and
bragged
that
hee
would
raise
men
,
that
were
knowne
to
bee
dead
:
who
had
gotten
such
a
reputation
among
them
,
that
he
was
a
great
hinderance
to
the
Gospell
,
which
Saint
Iohn
preached
.
And
as
on
a
time
hee
had
played
many
strange
feats
,
in
a
great
assembly
of
people
standing
upon
the
sea
coast
,
Cynops
seeing
Saint
Iohn
comming
towards
them
;
Come
on
,
good
fellow
(
quoth
hee
,
to
Saint
Iohn
)
thou
shalt
see
more
strange
things
,
than
hath
beene
yet
shewed
.
Saint
Iohn
standing
among
them
,
and
seeing
three
evill
spirits
,
which
had
taken
upon
them
the
forme
and
face
of
men
,
raised
out
of
the
sea
by
Cinops
,
which
the
people
thought
had
beene
men
,
commanded
them
in
the
name
of
Iesus
Christ
that
was
crucified
,
not
to
depart
.
Then
Cynops
,
to
shew
more
feats
clapt
his
hands
together
,
and
leapt
into
the
sea
,
as
he
had
done
divers
times
before
,
where
he
would
tarry
under
the
water
a
long
time
.
And
as
soone
as
he
was
under
the
water
,
the
sea
began
to
worke
,
in
the
place
where
he
leapt
in
,
of
a
great
height
,
as
though
there
had
bin
a
tempest
.
After
he
had
staied
under
the
water
longer
than
he
used
to
do
,
the
people
cryed
out
;
Thou
Cynops
art
the
onely
man
of
the
world
,
thinking
he
would
shew
himselfe
to
them
againe
as
he
did
before
.
But
Saint
Iohn
prayed
to
God
that
hee
might
be
no
more
seene
among
men
:
which
prayer
tooke
such
effect
,
that
Cynops
could
be
no
more
seene
.
Which
when
the
people
perceived
,
they
turned
This
desire
of
vaineglory
through
singularity
of
knowledge
,
was
not
wrought
in
the
minds
only
of
Cynops
,
and
other
Infidels
,
by
the
instigation
of
the
divel
,
whose
helpe
they
used
in
a●…ayning
the
same
,
but
in
our
Christian
Prelates
also
,
who
used
the
like
means
,
being
overcome
with
the
same
des●…es
,
to
what
perill
of
their
soules
,
I
leave
to
the
judgement
of
others
.
T●…itemius
the
Abbot
,
an
excellent
learned
man
,
and
worthy
of
fame
(
if
by
adding
Necromancy
to
the
rest
of
his
learning
,
he
had
not
made
himselfe
infamous
)
by
his
owne
confession
,
burned
with
an
exec●…ive
desire
of
vaineglorie
.
For
(
saith
he
)
as
I
went
up
and
downe
musing
&
devising
with
my selfe
,
how
I
might
finde
some
thing
,
that
Albertus
Magnus
,
being
a
notable
Necromancer
,
besides
his
other
learning
,
that
had
beene
Bishop
of
Regenspurg
,
and
after
became
a
Monke
at
Collen
,
at
such
time
as
William
Grave
of
Holland
was
chosen
Emperour
,
and
returned
from
his
Coronation
at
Aquisgraven
to
Collen
,
with
many
Princes
and
great
estates
,
where
in
the
night
was
made
him
a
sumptuous
banquet
.
Albertus
being
there
also
,
to
shew
the
Emperour
and
the
Princes
some
pastime
after
their
journey
,
by
his
skill
caused
the
chamber
where
they
were
,
in
their
sight
,
to
be
like
a
forest
,
the
floore
seemed
to
be
ground
covered
with
greene
grasse
,
and
be●…bes
,
and
flowers
,
planted
with
trees
of
divers
sorts
,
the
Larke
singing
Vade
●…tur
felix
liber
,
&
long
:
ss●…ma
vive
,
Tempora
:
quumque
meos
tellus
obduxerit
artus
,
Tu
varios
populos
,
diversaq
,
regna
superstes
,
Quaere
,
studeque
meum
late
diffundere
nomen
.
Goe
happy
booke
,
live
long
,
and
when
i'
th
dust
My
bones
are
layd
,
as
(
sure
I
am
)
they
must
,
Be
thou
still
safe
,
and
wander
the
world
round
,
(
With
all
thy
care
)
my
name
abroad
to
sound
.
Among
the
rest
,
Pope
Gregorie
the
seventh
,
an
excellent
Necromancer
,
by
the
report
of
the
Cardinall
Benno
,
would
by
shaking
his
sleeves
,
make
sparks
of
fire
leape
out
of
them
,
to
the
judgement
of
men
,
by
which
strangething
,
he
sought
to
win
an
opinion
of
great
holinesse
.
By
these
examples
of
Popes
and
Prelates
,
with
the
rest
,
it
appeareth
how
ready
the
Divell
is
to
stirre
up
mens
mindes
,
where
he
seeth
any
inclination
to
the
desire
of
vaineglory
,
whose
helpe
and
service
they
never
lacke
,
untill
he
hath
brought
them
to
destruction
of
bodie
or
soule
.
These
kind
of
men
be
they
(
it
should
seeme
)
to
whom
Beelzebub
is
supposed
to
write
an
Epistle
reported
by
an
old
author
thus
:
Beelzebub
the
prince
of
Divels
and
Duke
of
darknesse
,
with
his
guard
and
all
the
potentates
of
hell
,
To
Archbishops
,
Bishops
,
Abbots
,
and
other
Prelates
&
rulers
of
Churches
,
his
welbeloved
friends
,
now
and
for
ever
Infernall
salutations
,
and
a
league
of
The
Earle
of
Mascon
not
cóntenting
himselfe
with
the
title
&
estate
of
his
Earledome
,
to
increase
his
glory
,
with
some
singularitie
,
fell
by
Necromancy
to
be
so
familiarly
acquainted
with
the
Divell
,
that
as
he
sate
at
dinner
with
divers
noblemen
and
others
,
he
was
called
by
a
man
unknowne
,
&
going
downe
,
he
found
a
black
horse
,
which
attended
for
him
at
his
gate
,
which
carried
him
and
the
man
suddenly
up
into
the
ayre
three
times
very
swiftly
round
about
the
city
,
hee
crying
out
most
miserably
,
helpe
,
my
Citizens
helpe
me
,
in
the
sight
and
to
the
great
admiration
and
terrour
of
all
the
people
,
of
whom
he
was
never
more
seene
.
This
ambition
and
vaine-glory
the
Divell
knoweth
to
be
so
offensive
to
God
,
and
enemy
to
the
felicity
of
men
,
that
he
leaveth
nothing
unpractised
to
stir
up
mens
mindes
to
the
desire
thereof
,
himselfe
being
alwayes
ready
at
hand
,
where
he
findeth
a
disposition
meete
for
his
purpose
,
to
assist
them
to
work
strange
feats
,
&
counterfeit
miracles
,
not
to
the
destruction
of
them
onely
that
are
entred
into
his
societie
,
but
to
use
them
as
instruments
to
seduce
many
others
,
and
to
divert
them
from
the
true
service
of
God
,
from
whom
onely
commeth
mans
felicity
,
to
seeke
helpe
at
his
hands
.
And
to
this
purpose
there
is
a
strange
historie
of
a
Spanish
woman
,
of
base
parentage
,
called
Magdalen
,
which
happened
in
the
yeare
of
grace
,
one
thousand
five
hundred
forty
five
,
in
the
Citie
of
Cordube
in
Spaine
.
When
this
Magdalen
was
yet
scarcely
five
yeares
old
,
her
friends
made
her
a
Nunne
:
and
though
it
was
too
rathe
for
those
young
yeares
,
to
know
the
wickednesse
of
the
world
,
yet
(
such
is
the
secret
judgement
of
God
)
it
is
reported
,
that
the
Divell
in
the
likenesse
of
a
man
,
blacke
as
an
Ethiop
,
appeared
to
this
mayd
,
who
at
the
first
being
something
affraid
,
yet
at
last
by
flattering
words
and
faire
promises
of
such
things
,
as
that
old
Serpent
knew
,
were
meete
to
allure
her
tender
yeares
,
he
found
means
,
to
enter
into
familiar
communication
with
her
,
injoyning
her
straightly
,
not
to
speake
of
this
new
acquaintance
.
But
Sathan
never
found
so
fit
an
instrument
to
serve
his
purpose
with
such
effect
,
as
was
that
false
Prophet
Mahomet
,
who
through
ambition
,
and
an
unsatiable
desire
of
glory
,
wherein
his
life
shewed
him
to
put
his
felicity
,
not
content
to
become
of
a
base
fellow
,
a
Monarch
of
divers
goodly
kingdomes
,
but
must
also
take
upon
him
to
be
a
holy
Prophet
,
sent
from
God
,
to
give
laws
to
his
people
,
whereby
he
hath
not
onely
damned
his
owne
soule
,
but
also
sendeth
dayly
infinite
numbers
of
soules
to
the
bottomlesse
pit
of
hell
:
to
whom
the
Poets
saying
may
be
aptly
applyed
.
Alsquid
tamdudum
invadere
magnum
,
Mens
agitat
miht
,
nec
placida
contenta
quiete
est
.
My
mind
hath
in
long
labour
bin
(
nor
yet
In
quiet
is
)
some
great
thing
to
beget
.
And
that
it
may
the
better
appeare
,
what
pernicious
effects
the
desire
of
vaineglory
hath
wrought
,
and
therefore
contrary
to
that
Summ●…
bonum
,
or
felicitie
wee
seeke
after
,
it
will
not
be
impertinent
to
the
matter
,
to
make
a
briefe
narration
of
the
course
of
Mahomets
life
,
whereby
we
shall
see
,
how
by
the
helpe
of
the
Divell
,
&
his
owne
subtil
wit
,
by
Gods
sufferance
for
our
sins
hee
was
advanced
from
a
poore
wretch
to
a
mighty
Monarch
,
and
reputed
Prophet
,
and
law-maker
.
This
Mahomets
Q●…i
propter
nos
homines
,
Et
propter
nostram
salutem
,
Descendit
adinferos
.
That
is
:
Who
for
us
men
,
And
for
our
salvation
,
Is
gone
downe
into
hell
.
Salmoxes
device
,
to
perswade
the
Gothes
,
that
the
soule
was
immortall
,
was
more
tolerable
,
being
done
with
better
meaning
.
Hee
taught
those
people
that
neither
himselfe
,
nor
any
that
lived
,
nor
they
which
were
to
be
But
the
death
of
Mahomet
was
not
the
end
of
much
troubles
and
mischiefe
,
that
arose
through
his
false
doctrine
in
divers
parts
of
the
world
:
For
thereof
ensued
sundry
sects
,
according
to
the
severall
inclinations
of
the
fantasticall
heads
of
his
disciples
and
followers
,
in
whom
the
Divell
stirred
up
such
a
desire
of
glory
,
that
imitating
their
masters
example
,
and
treading
in
his
path
,
some
of
them
became
little
inferiour
to
him
in
riches
and
dominion
.
Among
the
rest
Libert
〈◊〉
sceler●…
est
,
regnainv●…a
〈◊〉
:
.
Then
liberty
to
mischiefes
is
allowed
,
When
kingdomes
are
usurpt
by
Tyrants
proud
,
When
〈◊〉
reason
they
no
place
affoord
,
But
sentence
all
things
by
the
cruell
sword
.
Fortune
was
so
favorable
to
him
,
that
he
became
within
the
space
of
three
yeares
,
king
of
Tremissen
Maroch
,
Darapt
,
Taphilletta
,
Su
,
and
at
length
of
Fez
also
.
So
that
the
Turkes
and
Barbarians
stood
in
great
feare
and
admiration
of
him
,
supposing
that
these
things
could
not
bee
done
without
some
divine
power
,
when
they
considered
that
such
a
poore
simple
Priest
should
so
〈◊〉
become
a
king
of
the
goodliest
and
most
〈◊〉
kingdomes
of
all
Africa
.
But
we
will
leave
him
in
〈◊〉
prosperity
,
and
draw
towards
his
end
.
The
king
of
Algier
doubting
the
greatnesse
of
this
〈◊〉
,
determined
(
after
the
old
proverbe
)
when
the
Lions
tayle
is
short
,
to
tye
the
Foxe
tayle
to
him
,
to
make
proofe
,
seeing
force
would
not
prevaile
,
what
policy
would
doe
.
He
sent
some
twelve
or
thirteene
hundred
〈◊〉
,
under
the
conduct
of
a
valiant
man
,
whom
he
had
instructed
what
to
doe
,
to
this
Hermite
king
,
〈◊〉
themselves
to
have
〈◊〉
the
king
of
〈◊〉
,
and
to
depart
as
malcontents
.
They
found
the
king
at
〈◊〉
,
rejoycing
in
his
conquests
,
but
yet
troubled
in
minde
,
to
see
himselfe
among
a
sort
of
people
,
that
loved
him
not
greatly
,
by
reason
of
the
injuries
hee
had
done
to
them
&
to
their
Princes
:
for
which
cause
he
retained
a
strong
guard
of
other
nations
.
And
when
he
saw
such
a
band
of
men
,
he
demanded
the
cause
of
their
comming
,
and
of
their
departure
from
their
king
.
They
answered
him
,
that
they
were
poore
souldiers
,
that
had
left
the
king
of
Algier
,
because
he
had
used
them
uncourteously
,
and
if
it
would
please
him
to
entertaine
them
,
they
would
bee
faithfull
to
him
even
to
death
.
The
king
entertaineth
them
,
&
made
them
not
long
after
his
principall
guard
,
and
favoured
them
more
than
his
owne
people
.
Which
procured
them
much
envy
,
and
especially
of
the
great
estates
of
his
Councell
,
who
advised
him
to
beware
of
these
Turkes
,
who
they
suspected
came
to
him
for
no
good
purpose
:
alledging
divers
reasons
,
that
moved
them
so
to
thinke
,
and
that
the
Turke
made
none
account
of
his
life
,
if
he
might
doe
his
master
any
acceptable
service
.
The
Hermite
being
as
subtile
as
they
,
said
little
,
but
determined
to
find
some
occasion
to
put
them
all
to
the
sword
.
It
chanced
,
that
news
was
brought
about
that
time
to
the
king
,
of
a
rebellion
in
some
of
his
countries
,
wherupon
he
tooke
occasion
to
raise
a
power
to
represse
them
,
but
indeed
to
put
the
Turkes
to
the
sword
,
of
whom
he
grew
very
suspicious
.
The
Turkes
perceiving
the
preparation
for
this
great
journey
,
and
observing
that
the
king
had
often
conference
with
his
Councell
,
whom
they
knew
to
bee
their
capitall
enemies
,
began
to
doubt
,
that
this
preparation
was
made
for
them
.
To
retyre
they
had
no
meanes
,
and
to
refuse
they
should
make
themselves
odious
to
all
the
armie
,
and
by
that
meanes
,
they
should
put
the
king
out
of
doubt
of
that
which
he
did
now
but
suspect
.
Whilest
they
were
debating
these
things
,
they
had
certain
intelligence
of
the
kings
intent
,
and
that
the
time
of
execution
was
at
hand
.
The
Turkes
seeing
no
way
to
escape
,
resolved
upon
a
most
desperate
enterprise
,
&
watching
for
opportunity
,
as
the
king
sate
in
Councell
,
with
the
Princes
and
captaines
of
his
army
in
his
pavillion
,
deliberating
how
to
put
in
execution
his
purpose
against
these
Turkes
,
at
what
time
it
chanced
the
principall
men
of
his
guard
to
be
gone
for
forage
,
and
onely
two
hundred
renegates
left
to
attend
,
the
Turkes
entred
into
the
pavillion
,
where
they
slue
the
King
and
his
Councell
;
with
the
captaines
,
and
sacked
his
tents
of
such
treasure
as
there
was
;
the
renegates
in
place
of
defending
the
king
,
joyned
with
them
in
the
spoyle
.
Desinat
elatis
quisquam
confidererebus
.
Let
no
man
put
his
confidence
in
things
that
succeed
well
.
The
Turks
after
this
murder
without
any
resistance
,
the
army
being
amazed
with
the
suddennesse
and
greatnesse
of
the
matter
,
departed
with
their
spoyle
towards
a
towne
called
Torodant
,
which
they
easily
surprised
&
sacked
,
they
fearing
no
hostilitie
,
and
there
stayed
to
refresh
themselves
,
hearing
that
the
army
stirred
not
,
for
the
space
of
fifteen
dayes
:
whereas
if
they
had
followed
on
their
journey
,
they
had
beene
at
Algier
before
the
army
had
overtaken
them
.
But
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
the
Hermit
,
and
his
successour
in
his
kingdome
,
hearing
of
his
fathers
death
,
hasteneth
him
with
his
forces
after
the
Turkes
:
who
understanding
of
his
comming
,
trussed
up
their
baggage
upon
Camels
,
and
departed
toward
Algier
in
very
good
order
,
carrying
certain
〈◊〉
of
ordnance
with
them
for
their
better
defence
.
When
they
had
marched
a
few
miles
out
of
the
town
,
the
king
●…aileth
them
,
but
being
valiantly
received
by
the
Turks
,
they
marched
forward
in
despite
of
the
whole
〈◊〉
And
being
charged
thus
for
the
space
of
three
or
foure
dayes
as
they
marched
,
in
which
time
the
Turkes
had
staine
many
of
their
enemies
,
the
king
being
moved
that
such
a
handful
of
men
should
be
able
to
make
〈◊〉
a
resistance
,
caused
a
very
hot
charge
to
be
given
upon
them
,
wherein
the
Turkes
being
overmatched
,
and
oppressed
with
the
multitude
of
their
enemies
,
were
all
slaine
,
saving
the
captaine
,
and
some
thirty
more
,
which
saved
themselves
for
the
time
,
upon
a
little
hil
,
which
they
defended
against
the
whole
army
.
But
seeing
that
they
were
not
able
to
prevaile
,
the
captaine
chusing
rather
to
die
by
his
own
hands
,
than
to
suffer
his
enemies
to
have
the
honour
of
such
a
revenge
,
tooke
his
two
sons
,
that
were
between
fifteen
&
eighteen
yeare
old
,
&
slue
first
them
in
the
sight
of
the
army
,
&
then
himselfe
.
The
rest
This
principality
and
rule
made
the
Iewes
,
the
chosen
people
of
God
,
despise
his
helpe
and
favour
,
that
had
done
so
many
wonderfull
things
for
them
.
For
a
Iew
having
gathered
together
two
hundred
thousand
men
of
that
nation
,
they
trusted
so
much
to
their
owne
forces
,
that
every
man
did
cut
off
one
of
his
fingers
,
and
George
David
;
he
called
himselfe
a
new
prophet
,
and
the
nephew
of
God
:
he
feined
to
have
talke
with
wild
beasts
and
birds
,
in
all
manner
of
languages
:
and
that
they
brought
him
meat
for
his
sustenance
.
And
among
other
his
vanities
and
toyes
,
he
said
that
heaven
was
altogether
empty
,
and
that
he
was
sent
to
adopt
men
,
to
be
sonnes
and
inheritours
of
the
kingdome
of
heaven
.
That
the
Divell
is
the
authour
of
these
horrible
and
hainous
offences
committed
by
men
,
to
the
dishonour
of
God
,
and
destruction
of
themselves
,
by
his
instigation
and
stirring
up
their
minds
to
the
desire
of
vaineglorie
,
may
something
appeare
by
this
strange
historie
,
reported
by
Licosthenes
in
his
Prodig●…
.
By
which
men
may
be
warned
to
beware
of
the
subtill
devices
&
practices
of
that
old
Serpent
,
that
〈◊〉
continually
in
weight
whom
he
may
devoure
:
who
if
he
can
find
no
〈◊〉
●…ment
among
men
,
to
serve
his
purpose
,
can
by
〈◊〉
sufferance
(
as
it
should
seeme
)
〈◊〉
himselfe
or
possesse
infants
,
and
doe
wonderfull
things
,
by
his
false
shews
of
counterfeit
miracles
and
crafty
illusions
,
to
〈◊〉
But
that
it
may
in
some
part
appeare
,
and
their
ignorance
and
obstinacy
be
discovered
that
be
of
that
opinion
,
of
an
infinite
number
of
histories
,
both
old
and
new
,
we
will
recite
one
notable
example
(
let
the
credit
of
the
matter
remaine
with
the
authors
)
that
happened
of
late
yeares
in
France
,
whereby
wee
may
be
warned
to
observe
Gods
secret
judgements
,
and
to
call
continually
upon
God
for
his
Grace
and
assistance
,
against
the
old
Serpent
our
common
adversarie
,
that
worketh
many
strange
and
dreadfull
things
amongst
us
,
alwayes
to
some
evill
end
and
purpose
,
if
his
platformes
were
not
interrupted
by
Gods
power
and
providence
.
The
history
is
reported
by
many
credible
authors
,
as
also
by
Cornelius
Gemma
,
in
his
Cosmocritices
,
a
learned
man
.
In
the
city
of
Landunum
there
was
a
handsome
yong
woman
newly
married
,
called
Nicholas
Dam●…rie
,
in
the
judgement
of
men
both
vertuous
and
of
good
life
,
who
in
the
yere
1565.
in
the
month
of
November
was
possessed
with
an
evill
spirit
,
that
in
sight
of
thousands
of
people
,
played
wonderfull
strange
parts
.
But
first
this
spirit
appeared
to
this
woman
,
in
the
likenesse
of
a
dead
man
,
professing
himself
to
be
her
grandfather
,
but
afterwards
CHAP.
IIII.
The
death
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
and
the
Cardinall
his
brother
:
The
treason
of
Iohn
lustinian
,
and
his
reward
:
Of
divers
that
by
notourious
and
infamous
Act
;
sought
to
winne
fame
and
glorie
,
as
Pausanias
,
Herostrarus
,
Poltrot
,
Iohn
Ianrige
,
Balthasar
Seracke
,
Iames
Clement
,
a
Dominican
Friar
:
The
Storie
of
a
Spanish
Priest
:
Of
such
as
from
basenesse
aspired
to
principality
and
empire
:
of
Tamerlaine
,
Arsace
,
&c.
With
many
histories
to
that
purpose
.
The
originall
of
the
Amazons
:
of
Sivard
king
of
Sencia
:
of
fundry
●…artike
Ladies
,
&c.
A
discourse
of
beauty
and
varity
in
apparell
:
And
that
no
traer
felicitie
can
sabsist
cytber
in
pleasure
,
riches
,
or
benour
.
CRedible
●…bors
affirme
,
that
the
Duke
of
Goise
,
aspired
to
the
kingdom
of
France
:
which
at
length
being
known
to
the
king
,
he
applied
all
his
wirs
to
prevent
him
.
And
after
many
accempts
,
&
long
deliberation
,
he
could
find
no
berser
means
,
than
to
take
his
life
from
him
.
And
to
bring
this
to
pafs
;
he
called
together
divers
of
the
Cardinals
&
principall
nobility
:
among
which
were
such
as
he
most
mistrusted
,
&
misliked
,
&
made
the
of
his
councel
.
And
being
assembled
to
consult
upon
matters
Iulius
Casar
:
who
was
killed
in
the
Senate
.
But
when
the
wife
or
widow
of
the
Duke
,
saw
that
shee
could
not
obtaine
her
sute
of
the
king
,
shee
lifting
up
her
eyes
and
hands
to
heaven
,
shedding
abundance
of
reares
,
complaineth
with
a
lamentable
voyce
,
upon
the
uncertaintie
and
unconstancie
of
humane
matters
:
that
nothing
was
to
be
found
any
where
certaine
,
but
onely
with
God
:
who
I
hope
(
saith
she
)
as
a
most
just
Iudge
will
not
suffer
mee
to
dye
(
though
nothing
would
bee
more
pleasant
to
mee
,
than
to
dye
,
and
to
enjoy
the
company
of
my
most
deare
husband
)
untill
I
see
so
barbarous
and
beastly
a
butchery
of
my
Lord
and
husband
Whosoever
escapeth
best
,
that
is
desirous
of
honour
and
glory
,
he
is
sure
not
to
strike
the
〈◊〉
he
shooteth
at
,
any
thing
the
rather
by
that
meanes
,
that
is
,
felicitie
,
or
Summum
bonum
,
or
soveraigne
good
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
Genua
,
by
treason
or
cowardlinesse
let
Mah●…met
the
great
Turke
enter
into
Constantinople
,
upon
his
promise
to
make
him
king
.
And
when
Mahomet
was
gotten
into
the
towne
,
he
made
him
king
,
according
to
his
promise
,
and
after
three
dayes
he
put
him
to
death
.
A
short
reigne
,
with
no
long
glory
,
&
yet
worthy
of
such
a
wretch
,
by
whose
meanes
the
Emperour
,
the
P●…triark
,
and
almost
all
the
Christians
in
the
towne
were
cruelly
slaine
:
and
the
Empresse
with
her
noblest
Damsels
led
captive
before
Mahomet
,
and
after
a
thousand
villanies
,
all
cut
in
peeces
.
Notwithstanding
that
death
is
a
thing
naturally
shunned
of
all
men
,
yet
some
have
so
thi●…
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
and
glory
,
having
no
other
means
to
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
it
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
committing
some
notorious
wicked
fact
,
have
wi●…fully
lost
their
lives
,
to
win
that
way
fame
after
their
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
desirous
of
glory
,
asked
〈◊〉
,
how
hee
might
●…ame
win
fame
;
If
thou
〈◊〉
(
quoth
〈◊〉
)
〈◊〉
famous
man
,
for
then
his
glory
will
be
turned
to
〈◊〉
.
Whereupon
he
went
to
Philip
king
of
〈◊〉
,
father
to
Alexander
the
Great
,
that
was
the
most
famous
man
of
his
time
,
and
〈◊〉
him
.
The
like
humour
reigned
in
him
that
burned
the
goodly
T●…mple
of
D●…ana
,
which
for
the
sumptuousnesse
of
the
building
,
and
curiositie
of
the
workemanship
,
was
accounted
one
of
the
seven
wonders
of
the
world
:
who
conle●…ed
to
have
done
it
for
no
other
cause
,
but
to
win
〈◊〉
,
hoping
his
na●…
with
the
memory
of
the
fact
,
should
be
commended
to
posterity
by
writing
,
according
to
the
Poets
saying
:
Live
happy
,
if
my
verse
can
ought
,
or
I
,
Memoriall
of
thy
name
shall
never
dy
.
Livie
maketh
the
like
report
of
a
Romane
,
who
was
so
ambitious
of
glory
and
●…ame
,
that
he
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
fire
on
the
treasure
house
,
where
the
people
of
Rome
layd
up
their
treasure
.
And
being
taken
,
tormented
,
and
examined
,
he
confessed
he
had
none
other
meaning
in
this
wicked
enterprise
,
but
that
〈◊〉
should
make
mention
of
him
in
their
Chronicles
.
But
the
〈◊〉
,
as
Petrarke
sayth
,
we
seeke
after
,
is
but
〈◊〉
or
〈◊〉
,
it
is
a
shadow
,
it
is
nothing
.
And
though
death
deliver●…
a
man
from
the
rule
of
fortune
,
yet
whether
〈◊〉
will
or
not
,
fame
will
follow
〈◊〉
,
as
the
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
a
body
.
And
therefore
(
saith
he
)
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
livest
,
&
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
in
〈◊〉
,
and
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
find
same
in
thy
grave
.
The
Duke
of
Alva
seemed
to
bee
touched
with
the
like
desire
of
vainglory
,
when
after
he
had
expulsed
the
Prince
of
Orenge
,
with
his
army
of
Almaines
out
of
the
Low
countrey
,
and
in
some
sort
pacified
the
〈◊〉
of
Ferdin
ando
〈◊〉
à
Toledo
,
Alba
Duci
Philippl
secunds
,
〈◊〉
apud
Belgas
〈◊〉
,
quodextinct●…
sedition●…
,
rebellibus
pulsis
,
Religione
〈◊〉
,
〈◊〉
,
Provinciae
pacem
〈◊〉
,
Regis
optimi
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
po●…
.
Upon
the
one
side
was
an
altar
,
with
this
title
:
Deo
patrum
〈◊〉
:
on
the
other
side
,
was
the
morning
,
driving
away
the
darkenesse
of
the
night
,
with
this
title
:
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
This
notable
p●…ce
of
worke
,
had
many
interpretations
,
what
should
be
thereby
●…gnified
:
but
few
or
none
could
rightly
con●…
the
Dukes
meaning
.
But
that
glorious
trophee
wrought
him
much
envy
and
malice
among
the
people
,
and
was
misliked
of
all
men
,
and
of
the
Spani●…
themselves
,
that
he
would
〈◊〉
and
glory
so
much
in
other
mens
calamities
,
whereof
he
was
the
author
,
and
wherein
hee
used
the
part
rather
of
a
tyrant
,
than
of
a
Vice-roy
.
But
not
long
after
,
when
the
Citizens
of
〈◊〉
recovered
the
Castle
,
the
people
as
it
were
triumphing
over
a
cruell
tyrant
,
threw
downe
and
defaced
this
glorious
Trophee
.
But
what
need
wee
seeke
for
〈◊〉
of
〈◊〉
,
when
besides
that
of
the
Duke
,
our
〈◊〉
time
will
●…ford
us
too
many
of
them
,
that
haue
sought
for
glory
and
fame
by
committing
most
notorious
and
wicked
facts
,
though
their
pretence
is
〈◊〉
of
〈◊〉
,
〈◊〉
some
other
thing
.
In
these
civill
〈◊〉
of
〈◊〉
,
Poltrot
,
for
none
other
cause
watched
for
opportunitie
to
kill
the
old
Duke
of
Guise
and
as
hee
lay
at
the
●…ege
of
Orleance
,
and
tooke
a
boate
to
passe
the
river
,
〈◊〉
as
one
of
his
〈◊〉
,
nothing
suspected
,
pisto●…
his
pistoll
at
him
,
charged
with
two
or
three
bulletts
,
and
wounded
him
to
death
.
And
as
he
fledde
being
amazed
with
darknesse
of
the
night
,
and
partly
with
the
greatnesse
of
the
fact
,
after
hee
had
wandered
on
horsebacke
all
the
night
,
by
that
the
day
was
ready
to
breake
,
he
was
come
to
the
Suburbs
againe
,
and
fell
into
the
watch
of
the
Almaines
;
where
he
was
apprehended
,
and
afterward
torne
in
pec●…
with
foure
horses
for
his
reward
.
The
like
murder
was
attempted
,
but
not
with
the
like
successe
,
at
this
time
,
against
the
Prince
of
O●…enge
,
in
the
low
countries
by
a
Spaniard
of
Bilbo
,
called
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
This
yong
man
served
a
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
werpe
,
a
Sp●…niard
likewise
.
And
having
determined
to
kill
the
Prince
of
O●…enge
,
by
all
likelihood
to
win
fame
(
for
to
escape
with
his
life
he
had
no
hope
)
hee
made
choyce
of
the
day
,
in
which
the
Duke
of
Alenson
being
at
Antwerpe
,
had
appointed
to
celebrate
the
day
of
his
nativity
with
justs
and
triumphs
,
and
a
sumptuous
supper
,
to
which
the
Prince
of
Orenge
,
with
the
〈◊〉
men
of
the
〈◊〉
were
invited
.
For
this
purpose
,
this
〈◊〉
had
provided
a
little
short
dag
,
and
girding
his
dagger
to
him
,
after
he
had
drunke
off
a
bowle
of
good
win●…
;
I
goe
(
●…th
he
to
one
of
his
fellowes
)
I
goe
to
deliver
the
world
of
a
most
cruell
Tyrant
.
And
though
the
low
countrey-men
per●…dventure
thinke
otherwise
of
it
now
,
the
time
will
come
,
that
they
will
allow
what
I
intend
to
doe
.
And
so
he
goeth
to
the
Princes
house
:
And
walking
by
the
doore
of
the
par●…ur
,
where
the
Prince
dined
,
he
watched
for
his
cóming
forth
.
And
as
the
Prince
came
to
go
〈◊〉
another
chamber
,
this
young
man
presenteth
to
him
a
supplication
,
which
as
the
Prince
stayed
to
read
,
he
dischargeth
his
dag
,
&
striketh
him
under
the
chin
,
the
bullet
comming
forth
under
his
right
care
.
And
because
the
dagge
being
over-charged
brake
,
and
strake
off
his
thombe
,
he
draweth
his
dagger
to
stabbe
him
;
but
Count
Hollacke
tooke
thee
young
man
about
the
middest
with
his
armes
,
and
stayed
him
,
whom
the
Princes
followers
presently
slue
with
seven
and
twenty
wounds
,
as
is
reported
.
The
Prince
escaped
this
danger
,
the
wound
though
it
were
grievous
,
not
being
mortall
.
The
example
of
this
young
mans
evill
successe
,
could
not
forewarne
another
,
stirred
up
with
the
like
desire
of
glory
and
fame
,
to
make
the
like
attempt
.
But
of
such
force
the
desire
of
glory
is
as
the
〈◊〉
●…th
:
Magnum
●…ter
ascend●…
,
sed
das
〈◊〉
gl●…ria
vires
.
I
undertake
a
journey
of
great
length
,
But
glory
,
to
or
come
it
,
gives
me
strength
.
A
Gentleman
of
Burgundy
called
Balthasar
Seracke
,
after
he
understood
that
the
king
of
Spaine
had
proclaimed
the
Prince
of
Orenge
a
traytor
,
sought
for
opportunity
to
kill
the
Prince
.
Who
seeing
his
reputation
to
decay
,
by
reason
of
the
Prince
of
Parma
his
prosperous
successe
,
and
fearing
the
people
,
that
were
〈◊〉
of
the
warres
,
he
left
Antwerpe
,
and
withdrew
himselfe
to
Delfe
.
About
this
time
the
Duke
of
Alenson
died
,
which
the
Queene
Mother
signified
to
the
Prince
by
her
letters
,
and
made
choyce
of
this
Balthasar
to
be
the
messenger
,
because
hee
was
well
knowne
to
the
Prince
,
in
whose
Court
he
was
seven
yeares
brought
up
.
This
man
having
delivered
his
letters
and
message
,
was
conversant
with
the
gentlemen
of
the
Princes
Court
,
seeking
continually
for
opportunity
to
put
in
execution
,
that
he
had
long
before
determined
.
When
he
had
received
his
dispatch
,
and
prepared
speedily
to
〈◊〉
into
France
(
as
it
was
thought
)
hee
had
provided
a
very
good
horse
,
to
stay
for
his
comming
without
the
〈◊〉
of
the
towne
,
ready
for
him
,
whatsoever
should
〈◊〉
.
About
two
of
the
〈◊〉
in
the
afternone
,
what
time
he
thought
the
Prince
would
rise
from
〈◊〉
,
he
returned
to
the
Court
,
and
faining
that
hee
had
〈◊〉
something
,
he
was
without
suspition
let
in
.
He
〈◊〉
the
Princes
comming
forth
of
the
place
where
he
〈◊〉
,
and
offring
to
speake
to
him
,
having
a
pistoll
under
his
cloake
,
charged
with
three
bullets
,
poysoned
&
chained
together
,
he
dischargeth
it
at
the
Prince
,
and
strake
him
so
deadly
,
that
the
Prince
fell
presently
to
the
〈◊〉
,
and
without
any
further
time
,
but
only
to
〈◊〉
the
Lords
prayer
,
moving
a
little
his
lips
ended
his
life
.
His
guard
hearing
the
clap
of
the
pistoll
,
&
perceiving
by
the
cry
and
noise
of
his
servants
,
that
the
prince
was
slaine
,
they
sought
for
the
man
that
did
the
act
:
but
he
in
the
meane
time
escaped
through
a
stable
,
neare
to
the
garden
,
and
was
almost
come
to
the
gate
of
the
towne
to
his
horse
,
when
one
of
the
Princes
retinue
,
that
was
present
when
he
was
slaine
,
had
overtaken
him
,
and
wrestled
with
him
untill
others
came
and
apprehended
him
,
and
ledde
him
to
prison
.
And
when
hee
saw
that
all
meanes
was
taken
from
him
to
escape
,
and
no
hope
nor
place
left
for
pardon
,
laying
all
feare
aside
,
he
asked
them
whether
the
Prince
was
dead
;
which
when
they
affirmed
,
hee
told
them
,
that
hee
was
assured
to
dye
:
but
hee
rejoyced
very
greatly
that
he
had
done
the
thing
,
which
hee
had
many
yeares
wished
might
take
effect
.
And
therefore
that
hee
would
take
his
death
joyfully
and
willingly
,
that
hee
had
done
the
thing
with
so
good
successe
,
whereof
others
before
him
had
failed
,
with
the
losse
of
their
lives
.
No
torments
could
make
him
〈◊〉
confesse
,
who
set
him
on
,
to
commit
that
murder
.
But
he
constantly
answered
,
that
he
was
moved
thereto
,
by
the
perswasion
of
no
Prince
,
or
any
other
man
,
but
of
his
owne
accord
and
free-will
.
But
sayd
,
that
divers
causes
excited
him
to
doe
that
act
.
The
first
cause
hee
sayd
)
was
,
that
he
beleeved
it
was
done
to
the
glory
of
God
;
because
the
Prince
was
a
professed
enemie
to
the
Romish
Catholike
faith
.
The
second
was
,
that
to
take
away
the
life
from
a
most
cruell
enemy
of
the
low-countries
,
he
knew
would
be
beneficiall
&
profitable
to
his
countrey
,
to
which
he
owed
his
life
:
which
all
good
men
,
and
lovers
of
peace
,
would
commend
and
allow
.
And
last
of
all
,
that
he
should
doe
notable
service
to
the
King
of
Spaine
his
master
:
of
whom
neverthelesse
he
denied
to
be
hired
,
or
allured
with
any
promises
or
rewards
,
to
commit
the
murder
.
He
protested
that
hee
nothing
repented
him
of
the
fact
,
but
greatly
rejoyced
that
his
enterprise
had
taken
so
good
effect
,
&
had
successe
according
to
his
desire
.
He
suffered
all
manner
of
torments
with
a
wonderfull
patience
,
so
as
he
brake
not
out
into
howlings
,
or
cryings
,
weeping
,
or
making
moan
and
〈◊〉
as
the
manner
is
,
nor
gave
any
signe
of
a
troubled
or
dismaied
minde
,
but
constantly
affirmed
that
it
was
much
better
and
more
profitable
to
the
common-wealth
,
that
two
men
(
meaning
the
Prince
and
himselfe
)
should
suffer
violent
death
,
than
so
many
thousands
,
that
by
his
meanes
were
brought
to
their
end
.
The
first
night
he
was
hanged
up
in
a
kind
of
torture
,
and
●…ourged
most
grievously
five
times
with
rods
,
besides
other
grievous
paines
:
and
at
last
hee
was
put
in
a
vanne
,
his
hands
and
feet
being
bound
,
and
●…sed
up
&
down
that
he
might
not
sleepe
.
The
dayes
and
nights
following
he
was
hanged
up
againe
in
the
instrument
made
for
torture
,
an
hundred
and
fifty
pound
weight
hanging
at
his
toes
,
&
diversly
torm●…ced
;
which
he
tooke
with
such
a
stout
and
resolute
mind
,
that
they
which
tormented
him
being
drawne
into
admitation
,
and
asking
him
how
it
came
to
passe
,
that
he
seemed
not
to
be
troubled
with
so
great
torments
:
he
answered
that
it
was
to
be
attributed
to
the
praiers
〈◊〉
the
〈◊〉
.
After
he
had
bin
many
times
examined
,
&
suffered
many
tortures
,
and
news
brought
him
,
that
hee
was
condemned
,
and
must
dye
;
he
with
a
joyfull
countenance
and
voice
,
gave
God
thanks
.
And
when
a
Minister
of
the
reformed
religion
,
was
sent
to
comfort
him
,
hee
would
not
heare
him
,
but
answered
,
that
he
knew
wel
enough
in
what
favour
he
was
with
God
.
When
he
was
brought
to
the
〈◊〉
,
the
〈◊〉
pu●…th
vpon
his
feets
〈◊〉
of
shoes
,
tudely
made
of
dr●…e
leather
,
and
presseth
his
feet
betweene
two
iron
plates
burning
hote
,
so
were
his
f●…t
parched
.
Then
he
plucked
away
the
●…ews
of
his
hips
,
and
arms
,
and
a●…ms
with
a
paire
of
●…ngs
fire-hote
,
and
beateth
him
upon
the
head
with
the
pistoll
that
killed
the
Prince
.
And
last
of
all
he
opened
his
breast
,
and
being
yet
alive
,
plucked
out
his
heart
,
and
〈◊〉
it
〈◊〉
his
face
;
and
bowelled
and
quartered
him
,
as
the
manner
is
.
This
was
the
end
of
this
glorious
enterprise
:
the
murder
of
a
notable
Prince
,
to
the
great
griefe
and
sorrow
of
all
the
people
,
of
whom
hee
was
dearely
loved
,
and
to
the
prejudice
of
the
Low-Countries
Common-wealth
:
besides
the
losse
of
his
life
by
cruell
torment●…
,
that
committed
the
fact
,
with
the
hazard
of
his
soule
,
if
God
were
not
mercifull
unto
him
.
And
what
was
it
,
as
wee
may
conjecture
,
but
a
desire
of
vaineglory
,
that
emboldened
the
poore
Friar
,
to
〈◊〉
great
an
enterprise
,
to
kill
the
late
French
king
Henry
the
third
?
a
most
notorious
and
execrable
murder
of
his
annoy●…ted
Prince
,
that
was
of
his
owne
and
the●…
religion
that
set
him
on
worke
.
After
the
death
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
the
Monkes
and
Friers
,
and
the
rest
of
that
rabble
of
Cloister-men
were
greatly
incensed
against
the
king
,
and
by
all
manner
of
meanes
sought
〈◊〉
destruction
.
And
when
they
could
find
no
man
among
the
tempora●…
and
lay
men
,
that
would
consent
to●…
vile
an
act
,
to
murder
his
Prince
,
they
searched
dilig●…
in
their
cloysters
&
religious
houses
,
for
one
of
〈◊〉
owne
stampe
,
to
serve
their
turne
.
And
at
last
they
〈◊〉
a
yong
novice
of
their
owne
for
their
purpose
,
called
Iames
Cle●…
,
a
Dominican
Monke
or
Friar
,
about
〈◊〉
and
twentie
yeare
old
,
who
not
past
halfe
a
yeare
before
sung
his
first
Masse
.
This
harebraind
fellow
,
they
perceived
was
a
fit
instrument
to
commit
this
vile
murder
of
their
king
:
him
they
perswade
with
many
reasons
,
and
faire
promises
of
great
matters
to
undertake
this
enterprise
;
and
put
him
in
hope
that
he
should
escape
without
danger
.
But
if
the
worst
happened
,
yet
they
assured
him
that
hee
should
bee
canonized
for
a
Saint
.
This
yong
man
at
length
being
overcome
with
their
perswasions
and
subtill
devices
,
not
considering
sufficiently
the
great
danger
both
of
his
body
&
soule
,
gave
his
consent
and
promise
to
kill
the
king
.
But
afterward
being
pricked
in
conscience
,
and
doubtfull
whether
the
matter
were
good
,
he
desired
to
be
satisfied
by
the
Iesuits
(
who
in
learning
and
vertue
are
in
mens
opinions
preferred
before
al
other
orders
)
that
his
conscience
might
bee
assured
of
the
goodnesse
of
this
enterprise
.
And
when
the
Iesuits
had
put
him
out
of
doubt
,
that
the
act
was
very
honest
,
and
meritorious
for
his
soule
,
he
was
resolute
.
His
favourers
are
not
ashamed
to
write
,
that
as
this
Frier
was
with
great
devotion
praying
to
God
,
for
the
good
successe
of
this
meritorious
enterprise
,
an
Angell
came
to
him
,
and
sayd
,
Frier
Iames
,
●…ise
;
and
prepare
thy selfe
to
attaine
a
crown
of
Martyrdome
.
Thou
shalt
defend
the
Catholicke
religion
in
France
against
all
the
persecutors
,
and
shalt
kill
the
king
himself
,
that
laboreth
to
destroy
the
same
religion
.
And
after
a
certaine
time
,
when
he
had
praied
&
fasted
(
with
great
devotion
no
doubt
)
he
tooke
his
journy
the
twentieth
day
of
Iuly
,
in
the
year
one
thousand
five
hundred
eighty
nine
,
from
Paris
to
Clowes
(
which
is
about
two
leagues
)
where
the
king
lay
with
his
campe
:
having
for
his
companion
,
another
yong
Frier
like
himselfe
.
The
next
day
in
the
morning
,
the
Frier
having
told
the
Kings
servants
,
that
hee
had
letters
and
a
Message
to
deliver
to
the
King
,
hee
was
presently
without
any
suspicion
,
brought
into
the
Kings
chamber
(
for
the
King
was
better
affected
to
the
Dominicans
,
than
to
any
other
order
of
Friers
,
and
suffered
them
at
all
times
to
have
accesse
to
his
presence
)
and
because
of
the
secretnesse
of
his
message
,
all
other
were
commanded
forth
.
Then
this
hypocrite
with
great
humility
and
dutie
delivered
And
that
it
may
the
better
appeare
,
what
dangerous
and
horrible
effects
this
ambitious
humour
&
desire
to
maintaine
them
,
&
the
reputation
of
the
high
dignities
and
glorious
estate
,
that
are
possessed
of
them
,
worketh
,
it
shall
not
bee
impertinent
to
the
matter
to
shew
some
part
of
the
proceedings
of
Pope
Sixtus
after
the
French
kings
death
,
whereof
he
was
taken
for
the
principall
author
.
Whereby
we
shall
perceive
how
far
they
are
deceived
,
that
thinke
felicitie
to
consist
in
honourable
and
glorious
estate
,
when
the
same
shall
so
blind
and
corrupt
the
minde
of
the
principall
Prelate
,
that
arrogateth
to
himselfe
such
high
titles
and
holinesse
,
and
authoritie
over
all
,
as
to
conspire
with
traytours
,
to
excite
a
Monke
or
Frier
treacherously
to
lay
violent
hands
upon
his
annoynted
king
;
and
contrary
to
all
humanity
and
Christianity
,
to
allow
and
exalt
the
fact
above
the
skies
,
wherein
he
forgot
this
good
sentence
:
〈◊〉
peccato
addit
,
qui
culpa
quam
fecit
,
patrocinia
defensionis
adjungit
.
When
newes
came
to
Rome
of
the
kings
murder
,
whereas
all
men
were
amazed
and
astonied
at
so
horrible
a
fact
,
the
like
whereof
was
never
heard
before
,
lamented
of
thousands
by
infinite
streames
of
teares
,
Pope
Sixtus
nothing
dissembling
his
joy
and
gladnesse
,
made
all
Rome
triumph
and
rejoyce
with
him
,
with
all
manner
of
pleasures
and
pastimes
;
and
the
Pope
himselfe
assembleth
the
Cardinals
and
others
of
his
retinew
in
the
Consistorie
,
The
manners
of
these
ambitious
Popes
bringeth
to
my
remembrance
a
storie
of
a
Spanish
Priest
,
that
in
the
rebellion
in
Castile
against
the
Emperour
and
King
of
Spaine
Charles
the
fifth
,
every
Sunday
for
the
space
of
three
weekes
,
recommended
to
the
prayers
of
his
Parishioners
,
among
other
things
the
usurped
king
and
captaine
of
the
rebels
,
called
Iohn
of
Padilia
,
&
the
Queen
his
wife
:
For
of
a
truth
(
said
he
)
these
be
the
true
kings
,
all
the
rest
before
were
tyrants
.
It
chanced
shortly
after
,
that
Iohn
of
Padilia
passed
that
way
with
his
army
,
and
the
souldiers
that
lodged
in
the
Priests
house
,
enticed
away
his
woman
,
dranke
up
his
wine
,
killed
his
hens
,
and
eat
up
his
bacon
.
The
Sunday
following
the
Priest
being
angry
with
his
losse
,
said
in
the
same
church
:
It
is
not
unknown
unto
you
(
my
brethren
)
how
Iohn
of
Padilia
passed
this
way
,
and
how
his
souldiers
have
left
me
never
a
hen
,
have
eaten
me
a
〈◊〉
of
bacon
,
have
drunke
out
my
wine
;
I
say
that
hence
forth
ye
shall
not
pray
to
God
for
him
,
but
for
king
Charles
and
for
our
Lady
Queen
Iane
(
for
they
be
the
true
Princes
)
and
let
these
strange
kings
goe
to
the
Divell
.
The
like
manners
the
Popes
have
a
long
time
used
,
one
day
to
establish
kings
,
another
day
to
depose
them
,
not
because
they
did
take
away
their
bacon
,
but
their
usurped
authority
,
nor
for
that
they
〈◊〉
away
their
women
,
but
because
they
〈◊〉
&
〈◊〉
men
to
leave
them
&
their
vaine
traditions
,
to
follow
Christ
&
his
Gospell
,
&
many
times
,
for
causes
of
much
lesse
importance
,
as
appeared
by
this
lamentable
example
of
this
late
French
king
and
others
:
and
when
they
intend
to
persecute
any
king
by
their
Buls
,
or
by
the
sword
,
or
by
some
treachery
,
their
pretence
should
be
zeale
and
love
to
the
common-wealth
,
which
they
would
bewaile
with
fighes
and
sorrowfull
〈◊〉
,
like
the
Lady
Mary
de
〈◊〉
,
that
〈◊〉
forth
the
plate
of
the
Church
of
Toledo
.
This
Lady
in
the
〈◊〉
of
Castile
,
against
the
〈◊〉
Charles
the
sift
,
whereof
she
was
one
of
the
principall
authors
,
lacking
money
to
pay
the
souldiers
(
rebels
)
entred
into
the
Church
〈◊〉
&
holding
up
her
hands
,
covered
with
blacke
,
knocking
her
breast
,
weeping
and
sobbing
,
with
two
burning
torches
before
her
:
And
after
this
manner
〈◊〉
a
sorrow
&
devotion
,
committed
a
notable
〈◊〉
,
&
did
take
away
the
plate
out
of
the
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
No
man
could
give
a
better
censure
upon
the
vani●…
of
this
world
,
than
Salomon
,
not
onely
by
his
singular
wisedome
,
where
with
God
had
endued
him
,
but
also
by
his
experience
,
who
was
the
rich●…st
king
of
the
world
,
and
abounded
so
exceedingly
in
glory
and
prosperity
,
and
in
all
those
things
that
giveth
delight
and
pleasure
,
which
men
so
greatly
desire
and
esteeme
for
happinesse
in
this
life
,
that
all
the
kings
of
the
earth
desired
to
see
his
face
,
for
his
wisedome
and
renowned
felicity
.
I
have
beene
(
sayth
he
)
king
of
Israel
in
Ierusalem
,
and
purposed
with
my selfe
to
seeke
out
by
wisedome
all
things
:
and
I
have
seene
that
all
things
under
the
Sunne
,
are
meere
vanities
and
a●…ctions
of
spirit
.
I
sayd
in
my
heart
,
I
will
go
and
abound
in
delights
,
&
in
every
pleasure
that
may
be
had
,
and
I
saw
that
this
was
also
vanitie
:
I
tooke
great
workes
in
hand
,
builded
houses
to
my selfe
,
planted
vin●…yards
,
made
orchards
and
gardens
,
and
beset
them
with
all
kinde
of
trees
:
I
made
me
fish-ponds
to
water
my
trees
:
I
possessed
servants
and
handmaids
,
and
had
a
great
family
,
with
heards
of
cattell
,
above
any
that
ever
were
before
mee
in
Ierusalem
:
I
gathered
together
gold
and
silver
,
the
riches
of
kings
and
provinces
:
I
appointed
to
my selfe
singers
,
both
men
and
women
,
which
are
the
delights
of
the
children
of
men
fine
cups
also
to
drinke
wine
withall
:
and
what
soever
mine
eyes
did
desire
,
I
denied
it
not
unto
them
:
Neither
did
I
let
my
heart
from
using
any
pleasure
,
to
delight
it selfe
in
these
things
which
I
prepared
.
And
when
I
turned
my selfe
to
all
that
my
hands
had
made
,
&
to
all
the
labours
wherin
I
had
taken
such
paines
and
sweat
,
I
saw
in
them
all
vanity
and
a●…iction
of
the
mind
.
This
was
the
judgement
of
〈◊〉
,
which
he
had
gathered
not
onely
out
of
his
owne
wisedome
,
and
out
of
the
observation
of
the
course
of
other
mens
lives
,
but
by
his
owne
experience
,
that
so
fully
did
injoy
and
possesse
these
goodly
things
which
men
have
in
such
admiration
,
as
never
any
man
more
.
And
when
he
had
the
fruition
&
use
of
all
these
things
to
the
full
,
and
many
more
,
whereof
the
Scripture
maketh
mention
,
he
pronounced
neverthelesse
at
last
this
sentence
of
them
all
:
Vanitas
vanitatum
,
&
omnia
van●…tas
;
Vanitie
of
vanities
,
and
all
is
vanity
.
What
reason
have
men
then
to
have
worldly
wealth
and
pleasures
in
such
estimation
,
when
this
wise
and
mighty
Prince
,
having
tasted
of
them
fully
,
and
seene
and
perceived
what
goodnesse
was
in
them
,
accounted
them
nothing
but
vanity
?
It
is
But
such
is
the
vanity
of
men
,
to
hunt
after
glory
in
vaine
things
.
If
they
want
worldly
wealth
and
honorable
estate
to
glory
in
,
they
will
finde
out
some
other
thing
:
they
will
take
occasion
to
glory
either
in
the
nobility
of
their
bloud
,
or
in
the
forme
and
beautie
of
the
body
,
or
else
in
gorgeous
apparell
,
and
new
fangled
fashions
:
or
if
all
these
faile
,
they
will
not
let
to
glory
in
the
delights
they
have
taken
in
the
vaine
pleasures
of
the
flesh
.
And
what
ca●…e
is
there
to
glory
so
much
in
honourable
estate
,
as
though
it
were
due
to
Nobilitie
of
bloud
,
when
the
basest
men
of
the
world
have
attained
to
the
highest
dignities
?
V●…at
a
Portingall
was
The
great
Tam●…ne
was
a
peasants
sonne
,
and
kept
ca●…ell
:
who
perswading
five
hundered
sheepheards
his
companions
,
to
sell
their
cattell
and
betake
them
to
a●…mes
,
they
watched
the
high-wayes
,
and
robbed
the
Merchants
of
that
countrey
;
which
when
the
King
of
Persia
understood
,
he
sent
a
thousand
●…orsemen
to
〈◊〉
them
.
But
T●…ane
so
handled
the
matt●…
,
that
of
enemies
,
he
made
them
his
friends
,
and
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
forces
together
,
they
did
notable
feats
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
And
taking
occasion
by
the
civill
warres
between
the
king
of
Persia
and
his
brother
,
he
subdued
that
countrey
,
and
made
warre
against
Bajazet
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
,
whom
he
overcame
in
battell
,
and
tooke
him
prisoner
.
He
wan
also
great
victories
upon
the
Soldan
of
Egypt
,
and
upon
the
king
of
Arabia
.
And
●…o
became
one
of
the
most
famous
and
mightie
Princes
of
the
world
.
〈◊〉
king
of
the
Parthians
was
of
so
base
a
stock
,
that
his
parents
could
not
be
knowne
.
Yet
he
got
such
a●…
putation
by
his
vertue
,
that
his
succe●…ours
were
called
〈◊〉
,
as
the
Emperours
of
Rome
were
called
〈◊〉
,
of
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
〈◊〉
the
〈◊〉
of
Rome
was
the
sonne
of
an
artificer
,
whose
grandfather
The
Scithians
were
a
warlike
people
,
by
the
report
of
many
histories
,
and
were
sometime
governed
by
two
kings
.
But
as
the
manner
of
men
is
not
to
●…dure
a
copartner
semiramis
Queene
of
Assyria
,
after
the
death
of
Ninus
her
husband
,
by
whom
she
had
a
sonne
,
not
then
at
mans
estate
,
fearing
how
so
many
nations
should
bee
governed
by
a
boy
,
and
doubting
also
how
shee
should
be
obeyed
,
if
she
should
take
upon
her
the
government
being
a
woman
,
shee
feyned
her selfe
to
bee
her
sonne
,
who
in
lincaments
of
face
and
stature
of
person
did
so
resemble
one
another
,
that
hardly
any
difference
could
be
perceived
.
She
apparelled
him
like
a
woman
,
and
her selfe
like
a
man
,
that
the
one
might
be
taken
for
the
other
.
And
in
this
sort
she
governed
the
Monarchy
of
the
Assyrians
,
not
onely
defending
the
countries
left
by
her
husband
,
but
increasing
by
conquest
more
nations
to
them
,
the
space
of
many
yeares
.
But
Theodosia
nothing
fearing
to
shew
her selfe
as
she
was
,
without
counterfeiting
another
sex
,
after
the
death
of
her
husband
and
brother
,
handled
the
matter
with
such
prudence
that
she
became
Empresse
,
&
governed
with
great
fame
,
in
peace
and
prosperitie
during
her
life
.
Zenobia
Queen
of
Palmarynes
,
a
woman
endued
with
singular
vertue
,
after
the
death
of
her
husband
governed
the
East
parts
of
the
Romane
Empire
many
yeares
,
in
despight
of
Galienus
&
Claudius
his
successor
,
Emperours
of
Rome
;
making
warre
at
some
one
time
upon
the
Persians
,
on
the
one
side
,
and
defending
her
territories
from
the
Romane
Emperours
on
the
other
side
.
But
forasmuch
as
justice
is
the
proper
office
of
a
Prince
,
whose
end
after
Socrates
is
to
bring
his
people
to
felicitie
,
and
seeing
authority
and
maj●…stie
in
a
Prince
of
all
other
things
is
chiefely
to
be
respected
,
as
a
singular
gift
of
God
,
which
is
gotten
especially
by
these
foure
things
,
by
wisedome
,
vertue
,
felicitie
,
and
love
of
the
people
;
what
need
wee
seeke
for
examples
so
farre
off
,
when
wee
have
at
this
O
●…mium
dilecte
Deo
,
cui
militat
at
her
,
Et
con●…rati
veniunt
adclassica
venti
.
Oh
of
the
Gods
thou
over-lov'd
,
For
whom
the
Heavens
doe
warre
;
And
to
whose
fleete
the
conjur'd
winds
,
Prest
and
assistant
are
.
To
what
Prince
in
the
world
could
these
verses
bee
more
a●…ly
applyed
,
than
to
her
Majestie
,
that
were
writen
by
Clandian
the
Po●…t
,
in
commendation
of
the
felicity
of
Theodosius
the
Empetour
?
But
lest
in
going
about
to
particulate
the
praises
of
this
noble
Queen
,
&
paragon
of
Princes
,
my
gracious
Soveraigne
,
according
to
the
worthinesse
of
her
talent
,
I
should
do
as
they
that
offer
to
shew
the
light
of
the
Sunne
with
a
candle
;
the
brightnesse
of
her
worthy
and
heroicall
acts
and
vertues
shining
more
cleare
to
the
world
,
than
I
am
able
with
words
to
set
them
forth
,
I
will
conclude
her
commendations
with
this
Danish
verse
:
Vincit
opus
famam
,
●…serma
suppetit
actis
.
The
worke
doth
much
outgoe
the
fame
,
Nor
can
weake
words
the
act
proclaime
.
And
what
cause
have
wee
to
glory
in
the
nobility
of
our
bloud
,
when
we
come
by
it
by
the
vertue
of
our
parents
?
For
the
first
nobility
had
his
beginning
for
some
vertuous
act
or
service
done
to
his
country
,
who
for
his
worthinesse
excelling
other
men
,
was
by
the
people
ennoblized
,
&
had
in
estimation
above
the
rest
.
Which
title
for
his
sake
descend
to
his
posterity
,
as
it
were
by
inheritance
.
So
as
the
praise
and
glory
of
nobility
of
bloud
appertaineth
to
the
parents
,
and
not
to
the
children
,
the
memory
of
whose
vertue
and
worthinesse
many
times
are
notes
and
markes
of
the
degeneration
of
their
posterity
.
For
seldome
it
happeneth
,
that
of
a
singular
man
commeth
a
singular
sonne
.
One
sayth
,
Nabilium
liberi
,
placulamund
;
the
children
of
the
nobility
,
are
sacrifices
of
the
world
.
Cicero
taking
occasion
to
rcprchend
Catiline
,
by
comparing
the
antiquitie
of
his
bloud
with
the
greatnesse
of
his
vices
,
sayth
;
Hee
was
not
more
famous
by
the
nobilitie
of
his
parents
,
than
ignominious
by
his
notorious
vices
.
—
Non
census
,
non
clarum
nomen
avorum
,
S●…d
probitas
magnos
inge●…mque
facit
:
Not
wealth
,
nor
birth
,
but
honesty
Doth
make
thee
great
in
dignitie
.
Osorius
reporteth
of
a
strange
custome
they
have
in
the
Indies
,
which
sheweth
the
respect
they
have
to
nobilitie
;
Marriage
is
forbidden
their
nobilitie
,
because
they
shall
have
no
let
to
follow
the
wars
:
but
Lemmans
they
may
have
as
many
as
they
list
,
so
they
be
likewise
of
the
nobilitie
.
The
like
libertie
is
given
to
the
noble
women
.
But
if
any
noble
man
or
woman
,
have
any
carnal
knowledge
of
any
other
than
of
the
nobilitie
,
hee
or
shee
is
thrust
thorow
with
the
swords
of
other
noble
men
.
He
that
desireth
true
nobilitie
,
let
him
endeavour
to
I
said
to
my
rottennesse
,
thou
art
my
father
,
and
unto
wormes
,
〈◊〉
are
my
mother
and
sisters
.
He
that
by
his
base
conditions
&
manners
deserveth
nothing
,
may
be
rather
ashamed
to
seeke
credit
by
high
titles
of
his
ancestors
,
than
to
accumulate
glory
to
himselfe
by
their
vertues
,
and
nobilitie
;
and
ought
rather
to
be
taken
for
a
monster
,
than
a
man
,
that
challengeth
nobilitie
by
descent
without
vertue
.
And
by
how
much
the
more
renowned
is
the
fathers
life
,
so
much
the
more
ought
to
bee
accused
the
childrens
negligence
,
as
the
Poet
saith
:
S●…s
licet
ingenuus
,
clarisque
parentibus
ortus
,
Esse
tamen
vel
sic
besti
a
magna
potes
:
Say
th'
art
borne
nobly
,
and
with
titles
sweld
,
Yet
mayst
thou
be
a
great
beast
,
and
so
held
.
Let
the
French
King
and
Queene
(
saith
one
)
bee
thy
parents
,
&
if
there
be
no
vertue
in
thy
mind
,
I
will
esteeme
thee
no
more
,
than
if
thou
hadst
a
husbandman
to
thy
father
,
&
a
country
woman
to
thy
mother
.
For
so
much
the
greater
a
man
is
in
estate
and
dignitie
,
so
much
the
more
apparent
&
unseemely
his
vices
are
.
And
though
his
ancestors
leave
him
high
titles
,
great
riches
,
and
possessions
,
yet
very
little
doth
hee
inherite
that
doth
not
inherit
his
ancestors
vertues
.
Cicero
writing
to
his
friend
Atticus
,
saith
;
that
the
Romanes
did
never
admit
or
consent
to
entitle
them
with
the
name
of
knight
or
gentleman
that
could
gather
much
riches
,
but
such
as
Nifi
fundamenta
ftirpis
jact
a
sint
probe
,
Miseros
necesse
est
esse
deinceps
posteros
:
Unlesse
thy
stocks
foundation
be
well
layde
,
Misery
must
thy
posteritie
invade
.
Nobilitie
is
of
another
mans
good
,
but
vertue
depends
of
his
own
good
.
And
the
man
of
vertue
never
wanteth
nobility
,
neither
can
his
honour
be
taken
from
him
,
seeing
honour
is
joined
to
vertue
,
as
the
briar
is
to
the
rose
.
And
though
all
other
things
hang
upon
fortune
(
as
wee
use
to
speake
)
yet
true
nobilitie
dependeth
upon
vertue
.
Nobilitie
of
parentage
(
saith
Herod
an
)
is
nothing
,
except
nobilitie
of
manners
and
courtesie
bee
joyned
with
it
.
When
Demetrius
Phalereus
heard
that
the
Athenians
had
defaced
and
cast
down
his
images
,
which
they
had
set
up
;
But
(
quoth
hee
)
they
have
not
overthrowne
my
vertue
,
for
which
they
set
them
up
before
.
So
that
except
nobilitie
of
bloud
be
joyned
with
nobilitie
of
vertue
,
it
is
but
vanitie
,
and
of
none
account
.
For
vertue
is
a
noblenesse
of
the
minde
,
and
not
borrowed
of
parentage
;
and
therefore
more
excellent
than
nobilitie
of
bloud
:
as
the
Poet
rightly
saith
;
Felix
quem
virtus
generosa
exornat
avorum
,
&
Qui
virtute
suis
adjicit
ipse
decus
:
Happy
is
he
whose
Ancestors
Of
vertue
made
profession
,
And
of
himselfe
example
leaves
,
Of
vertue
to
succession
.
And
what
vanitie
is
it
to
glorie
in
the
forme
or
beauty
of
the
flesh
,
that
as
a
flowre
in
May
sheweth
it selfe
to
day
,
and
to
morrow
withereth
away
,
and
returneth
to
the
earth
againe
,
from
whence
it
came
?
Vaine
is
beauty
Likewise
the
glory
we
take
in
gorgeous
apparell
,
is
Effediuntar
opes
irritament
a
malorum
.
Wealth
is
digged
up
the
incitement
to
all
evill
.
And
all
this
forsooth
to
make
our selves
in
our
owne
eyes
,
shew
to
bee
more
goodly
creatures
by
our
vaine
devices
,
and
fantasticall
toyes
,
than
God
hath
made
us
by
his
great
wisedome
,
and
specially
to
allure
love
and
liking
to
bad
intents
and
purposes
.
And
when
they
have
attired
themselves
with
the
ornaments
that
God
hath
given
to
the
creatures
of
the
earth
,
to
the
birds
of
the
ayre
,
to
the
fishes
of
the
sea
,
for
their
necessitie
and
beautie
,
and
with
the
stones
and
scurfe
of
the
earth
it selfe
,
they
jet
it
up
and
down
be
holding
themselves
and
others
in
great
bravery
,
as
though
all
this
counterfeit
beautie
,
came
naturally
from
their
own
persons
:
yet
all
is
not
gold
that
glistereth
,
their
mindes
be
soyled
with
foule
and
filthy
vices
.
It
is
a
strange
thing
to
see
the
blindnesse
of
men
,
that
will
not
consider
the
great
difference
of
excellencie
,
that
is
between
the
body
and
the
minde
,
by
the
one
of
which
we
resemble
and
are
like
to
the
Angels
that
are
immortall
,
yea
and
to
God
himselfe
,
and
by
the
other
,
to
brute
beasts
,
that
live
after
the
motion
of
their
senses
,
and
are
subject
to
death
,
and
corruption
.
And
yet
how
carefull
men
are
to
decke
the
body
that
is
but
a
lump
of
clay
,
and
to
provide
for
his
pleasures
,
and
how
negligent
to
provide
for
the
minde
or
soule
that
is
immortall
,
and
of
an
Angelicall
nature
?
●…an
the
Emperour
was
wont
to
say
,
that
it
was
unseemely
for
a
wise
man
,
seeing
he
had
a
minde
,
to
hunt
after
praise
from
his
body
.
Saint
Bernard
speaking
of
the
vaine
curiositie
of
men
,
to
adorne
and
cherish
their
bodies
,
saith
;
Thou
takest
great
paine
to
decke
and
nourish
this
body
,
that
is
but
a
vessell
of
dung
,
and
a
sepulchre
of
wormes
,
and
leavest
thy
poore
soule
(
which
is
the
ima●…e
of
God
)
hunger-starved
and
forsaken
.
Kings
in
eld●…
time
made
no
great
account
of
their
outward
Marcus
Aurelius
)
that
taketh
upon
him
to
be
a
man
,
and
hath
no
learning
,
what
difference
is
there
betweene
him
and
a
beast
?
When
the
Scorta
placent
,
fracti
curvique
é
corporegressus
,
Et
〈◊〉
crines
,
&
tot
nova
nomina
vestis
:
The
Congees
,
Cringees
,
and
affected
pace
Of
common
strumpets
are
in
most
request
:
And
now
the
loose
locks
dangling
'bout
the
face
,
With
the
new
names
of
strange
attyres
please
best
.
The
Emperour
Alexander
Severus
would
not
suffer
any
of
his
servants
to
wear
any
silke
,
cloth
of
gold
or
silver
,
&
used
often
to
say
,
that
open
excesse
of
apparell
,
&
secret
vice
,
were
the
destruction
of
Courtiers
.
It
is
hapned
well
that
Diogenes
is
dead
,
who
surely
would
give
bitter
taunts
,
&
make
some
men
to
blush
,
if
hee
lived
in
these
daies
.
For
,
meeting
an
effeminate
yong
man
on
a
time
that
had
attir'd
himself
finely
,
but
undecently
for
a
man
,
as
he
thought
;
Art
not
ashamed
,
quoth
Diogenes
,
when
nature
hath
made
thee
a
man
,
to
make
thy self
a
woman
?
Nec
mul●…ebri
comptu
lotuque
po●…ta
No
man
with
such
effeminate
dre●…ing
and
polisht
washing
would
disgrace
himselfe
.
King
Philip
of
Macedon
deprived
a
Magistrate
from
his
office
,
which
hee
had
given
him
,
whom
hee
loved
well
,
only
because
he
heard
hee
was
more
occupied
in
combing
his
head
and
trimming
his
person
,
than
in
studying
his
bookes
.
Quintus
Hortensius
a
Roman
Confull
,
is
infamed
by
Historians
,
because
he
looked
into
a
glasse
when
he
made
him
ready
,
and
was
too
curious
in
trimming
up
himselfe
.
But
to
leave
Magistrates
,
and
speak
of
inferiour
callings
;
what
would
they
have
said
,
&
what
will
hereafter
be
said
to
the
infamy
of
this
age
,
if
vertue
ever
come
againe
to
be
in
estimation
,
that
men
should
be
so
effeminate
and
nice
,
to
bestow
a
good
part
of
the
day
in
trimming
up
themselves
by
a
glasse
like
women
,
as
though
they
would
transforme
themselves
out
of
one
sexe
into
another
,
and
had
rather
resemble
women
than
men
?
If
Aristotle
spake
thus
of
women
,
then
what
would
he
have
spoken
now
,
not
only
of
women
,
but
of
men
also
?
Neither
the
gorgeousnesse
of
apparell
,
nor
the
abundance
of
riches
,
maketh
so
much
to
the
praise
of
women
,
as
doth
modesty
with
honest
and
sober
behaviour
.
But
this
metamorphosis
being
now
more
common
and
usuall
than
in
those
daies
,
is
not
so
much
perceived
,
nor
taken
for
so
great
a
fault
,
and
peradventure
may
be
justifiable
by
authoritie
and
prescription
from
Sardanapalus
,
and
Heliogabalus
,
two
of
the
greatest
Monarks
of
the
world
.
He
that
will
looke
into
the
abuses
of
these
dayes
,
shall
finde
cause
sufficient
to
cry
out
with
the
Orator
;
O
tempora
!
O
mores
!
And
it
is
to
be
feared
,
lest
that
happen
unto
us
,
that
the
Prophet
wrote
against
the
women
of
Ierusalem
,
who
after
hee
had
reproved
their
stately
gate
,
their
wanton
lookes
,
their
rowling
eyes
,
the
immodest
trimming
of
their
heads
,
their
chaines
,
rings
,
bracelets
,
girdles
,
jewels
hanging
at
their
eares
,
and
other
proud
attires
;
It
will
happen
to
you
(
saith
the
Lord
)
that
in
place
of
your
sweet
savour
,
yee
shall
become
a
great
stincke
;
instead
of
your
girdles
,
you
shall
have
an
halter
;
in
place
of
your
frizled
haire
,
a
shaven
head
;
and
the
●…rest
men
in
the
company
shall
passe
by
the
edge
of
the
sword
,
and
the
valiant
and
hardie
shall
dye
in
the
warres
.
But
let
us
leave
this
(
Veritas
odium
parit
)
and
conclude
with
the
Prophet
,
who
saith
;
Wee
passe
over
our
dayes
in
vanitie
,
and
doe
not
perceive
our
owne
extreme
folly
.
And
what
a
madnesse
and
fleshly
minde
hath
possesled
them
,
that
not
onely
wallow
in
filthy
pleasures
,
like
swine
in
the
durt
,
but
thinke
there
wanteth
that
fulnesse
they
looke
for
of
them
,
except
they
glory
also
in
their
wickednes
,
&
make
that
knowne
to
others
,
which
should
be
unknowne
to
themselves
?
Such
there
be
,
that
rejoyce
not
onely
in
the
sweetnesse
of
pleasures
,
but
in
the
infamie
it selfe
.
Proculu●…
a
Romane
Emperour
was
unmeasurably
addicted
to
the
lust
of
the
flesh
,
and
yet
he
thought
there
wanted
something
of
the
fulnesse
,
except
It
is
better
to
goe
into
the
house
of
sorrow
,
than
into
the
house
of
feasting
.
And
Iob
saith
of
such
men
;
That
they
solace
themselves
with
all
kinde
of
musicke
,
and
passe
over
their
dayes
in
pleasure
,
and
in
a
very
moment
they
goe
downe
into
hell
.
Which
is
affirmed
with
a
grievous
threatning
in
the
Apocalyps
;
Quantum
in
delitiis
fuit
,
tantum
date
illi
●…rmentum
.
Looke
how
much
hee
hath
taken
of
delights
,
let
so
much
torments
be
laid
upon
him
.
The
felicity
therefore
we
seeke
for
,
must
bee
sought
in
some
other
thing
than
in
pleasures
,
in
riches
,
or
in
honour
and
glory
.
For
in
them
(
as
appeareth
by
that
hath
been
said
)
felicity
is
not
to
be
found
.
But
it
happeneth
many
times
to
them
that
seeke
felicity
in
any
of
those
things
,
as
it
did
to
the
boyes
and
the
asse
,
in
the
fable
.
A
man
had
laden
an
asse
with
a
sacke
full
of
birch
,
and
drave
him
homeward
,
staying
behind
about
some
other
businesse
.
As
the
asse
came
by
a
schoole-house
,
which
was
in
his
way
,
he
cryed
apples
,
apples
,
who
will
buy
any
apples
?
The
boyes
that
were
within
at
schoole
,
hearing
of
merchandise
so
fit
for
their
purpose
,
ranne
forth
to
the
asse
,
&
took
down
the
sack
,
thinking
to
have
found
it
full
of
apples
.
But
when
they
perceived
there
was
nothing
but
birch
,
they
fell
all
upon
the
asse
,
that
had
deceived
them
,
and
beat
him
cruelly
with
his
owne
rods
.
The
like
happeneth
to
them
whom
the
faire
shewes
and
flattering
promises
of
pleasures
,
riches
,
or
honour
and
glory
allureth
to
the
inordinate
desire
of
them
.
But
when
they
make
tryall
,
and
looke
into
them
with
the
eyes
of
the
mind
,
clensed
from
the
corruption
of
impure
affections
,
they
see
how
much
they
are
deceived
of
that
they
looke
for
.
And
where
they
sought
felicitie
,
they
find
matter
of
infelicity
.
And
they
that
possesse
pleasures
,
riches
,
or
honour
,
and
glory
,
and
make
shew
to
be
laden
with
felicitie
or
happinesse
,
are
many
times
punished
with
the
burden
they
bear
,
and
worthily
beaten
with
their
own
roddes
,
that
deceive
not
onely
themselves
,
but
others
also
by
their
example
,
with
the
false
shew
of
fe●…rie
or
happinesse
.
For
how
can
ambition
or
honour
be
taken
for
mans
felicity
&
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
or
his
greatest
good
,
when
so
few
attaine
to
it
,
in
respect
of
the
great
number
that
be
excluded
from
it
?
And
wherin
are
they
happier
that
have
honour
,
than
they
that
lacke
it
?
They
are
many
waies
tormented
,
either
Si
〈◊〉
alies
in
qualibet
arte
;
quid
inde
?
Sifaveas
〈◊〉
,
si
prosper
a
〈◊〉
;
quid
inde
?
Si
prior
,
〈◊〉
Abbas
,
si
Rex
,
si
Papa
;
quid
inde
?
Si
rota
fortunate
〈◊〉
ad
astra
;
quid
inde
?
Annos
si
felix
reg●…es
per
〈◊〉
;
quid
inde
?
Tam
cito
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
〈◊〉
nihil
inde
.
Sola
inde
.
Ergo
Deo
servi
,
quia
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
inde
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
voles
in
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
;
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
corpore
〈◊〉
haberis
.
If
that
thy
house
be
faire
,
and
table
〈◊〉
;
what
then
?
If
that
thy
masse
of
coyne
and
gold
be
great
;
what
then
?
If
thou
hast
a
faire
wife
,
that
generous
is
;
what
then
?
If
children
,
and
great
farmes
,
and
nought
amisse
;
what
then
?
If
thou
thy selfe
beest
valiant
,
rich
and
faire
;
what
then
?
If
in
thy
full
traine
many
servants
are
;
what
then
?
In
Arts
if
thou
to
others
Tutor
be
;
what
then
?
If
fortune
,
like
the
world
shall
smile
on
thee
;
what
then
?
If
thou
beest
Prior
,
Abbot
,
King
,
or
Pope
;
what
then
?
If
fortunes
wheele
raise
thee
beyond
all
hope
;
what
then
?
If
thou
shouldst
live
a
thousand
years
in
blisse
;
what
then
?
Since
that
so
swift
(
so
swift
)
times
passage
is
,
that
then
All
's
nothing
:
only
then
by
vertue
strive
,
That
after
death
thy
glory
may
survive
.
All
you
that
are
Gods
servants
and
good
men
,
(
From
what
's
before
said
)
learne
this
lesson
then
,
All
these
good
deeds
,
you
to
your
death
deferre
,
Doe
when
y'
are
young
,
so
shall
you
no
way
〈◊〉
:
The
end
of
the
third
Booke
.
THE
FELICITIE
OF
MAN
,
OR
,
HIS
SVMMVM
BONVM
.
THE
FOURTH
BOOKE
.
CHAP.
I.
Aristotle
:
Concerning
the
Summum
bonum
,
with
other
of
the
S●…cks
:
Of
king
Alexander
,
and
the
G●…rdian
〈◊〉
:
The
excellent
effects
of
Morall
vertue
Of
king
Agesilaus
and
Mene●…aus
a
vertu
glorious
Physician
:
Of
Marcus
Regulus
Decius
:
Codrus
king
of
Athens
:
Of
Tubero
,
and
sixe
observable
Frenchmen
:
Of
Marcus
Curtius
,
a
noble
young
Gentleman
of
Rome
.
Of
Leonidas
king
of
Sparia
who
with
five
hundred
men
put
the
Army
of
Xerxes
to
●…ght
which
consisted
of
1000000.
WEe
have
shewed
before
by
many
examples
,
and
by
the
opinions
and
reasons
of
wise
and
learned
men
,
how
much
they
are
deceived
,
that
thinke
the
Felicitie
of
man
to
consist
in
pleasure
,
riches
,
or
in
worldly
honour
and
glorie
.
Now
before
wee
come
to
shew
what
opinion
is
meete
for
a
Christian
to
hold
of
this
matter
,
let
us
first
discourse
upon
one
thing
,
wherein
the
most
approved
Philosophers
Plato
and
Aristotle
held
that
this
Felicitie
or
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
should
consist
,
that
is
in
vertue
,
or
in
the
action
of
vertue
.
,
index
fiat
vita
〈◊〉
.
It
is
a
hard
case
,
when
he
that
cannot
governe
himselfe
,
shall
beare
rule
over
others
.
For
with
what
face
can
be
correct
other
mens
faults
,
that
hath
not
yet
reformed
his
owne
?
But
to
this
felicitie
there
are
three
things
after
Aristotle
required
,
Seeing
therefore
that
felicitie
is
the
action
of
vertue
,
which
is
the
last
and
most
perfect
of
all
the
workes
and
labours
of
men
:
it
must
follow
,
that
it
is
a
civill
facultie
or
science
,
that
teacheth
a
man
to
governe
himselfe
and
others
.
And
what
science
or
facultie
soever
,
is
as
it
were
the
master
and
commander
of
all
other
〈◊〉
and
faculties
,
and
for
which
all
other
are
ordained
:
that
science
is
conversant
about
that
end
and
worke
which
is
most
worthy
and
perfect
of
all
other
,
and
is
the
felicitie
of
man
or
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
wee
seeke
for
.
And
because
policie
and
governement
of
a
Common-wealth
,
is
the
commander
of
all
other
arts
and
sciences
,
for
whose
use
they
are
ordained
,
therein
must
consist
the
felicitie
of
man
.
And
that
the
government
in
a
Common
wealth
is
the
worthiest
and
most
principall
of
all
other
sciences
,
it
is
apparent
,
because
that
procureth
the
universall
and
common
benefite
of
many
,
and
seeketh
no
other
thin●…
nor
useth
all
his
diligence
to
any
other
purpose
,
but
to
make
his
citizens
become
good
men
,
and
apt
to
doe
honest
and
vertuous
things
.
And
〈◊〉
the
second
In
the
Countrey
of
Phrygia
,
there
was
a
city
called
Sydrach
,
Mysach
,
and
Abed●…ego
in
the
firie
furnace
.
And
they
that
live
in
paine
,
cannot
be
sayd
to
be
in
felicitie
;
for
the
happy
man
desireth
not
to
change
his
estate
with
any
man
:
otherwise
hee
is
not
to
bee
accounted
happy
,
which
is
a
thing
in
the
highest
degree
of
perfection
.
But
hee
that
suffereth
pain
and
griefe
,
would
willingly
exchange
for
another
mans
health
and
ease
.
For
if
there
be
no
pleasure
nor
delight
in
life
,
but
continuall
paine
and
griefe
,
death
were
to
be
preferred
before
it
,
and
to
be
desired
more
than
life
;
as
the
Poet
sayth
;
—
Vitacst
quàm
proxima
letho
,
Quàm
meritò
spernenda
,
〈◊〉
,
〈◊〉
que
〈◊〉
solasia
nulla
〈◊〉
?
How
neere
is
life
to
death
?
and
with
what
ease
To
be
despised
?
Did
no
vaine
pleasure
cease
On
our
affections
:
and
no
solace
might
Make
these
our
grievous
labours
to
seeme
light
.
But
though
the
felicitie
of
man
consisteth
not
in
vertue
,
nor
in
the
action
of
vertue
;
yet
morall
vertues
,
so
farre
forth
as
they
disagree
not
with
Christian
vertues
,
Virtute
ambire
opo●…
non
●…bus
:
but
if
hee
have
no
other
helpe
in
these
dayes
to
prefer
him
but
his
vertue
,
he
is
like
to
have
but
a
cold
sute
.
Wee
may
wish
it
were
in
use
that
Pla●…us
sayth
:
Sat
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
But
the
case
is
much
altered
.
For
in
stead
of
favourers
he
shall
have
deracters
,
secret
enemies
alwayes
to
vertue
.
Which
made
Plato
commend
the
law
Virtus
〈◊〉
&
alget
.
Vertue
is
praised
but
not
cherisht
.
Which
confirmeth
Seneca
his
saying
;
That
men
allow
better
of
honesty
,
than
follow
it
.
Medea
sayth
,
video
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
〈◊〉
.
I
see
&
allow
of
the
things
that
be
better
,
but
I
follow
the
worse
.
Vertue
is
a
medicine
to
the
minde
,
and
healeth
the
diseases
thereof
,
as
drugs
are
medicinable
to
the
body
,
&
restore
it
to
health
.
For
the
minde
hath
his
diseases
,
as
the
body
hath
For
when
the
body
is
distemp●…d
,
and
not
in
his
perfect
estate
,
he
is
sayd
to
be
sicke
of
this
or
that
disease
,
as
of
an
ague
,
of
a
pleu●…sie
or
such
like
,
and
needeth
Physicke
.
So
the
mind
that
is
distempered
with
this
or
that
passion
or
perturbation
,
as
with
pride
,
covetousnesse
,
vaineglory
,
voluptuousnesse
,
or
such
like
,
is
not
in
his
perfect
estate
,
but
needeth
vertue
,
as
a
medicine
to
restore
him
to
health
,
or
his
perfect
estate
againe
.
Which
was
well
signified
by
Agesil●…
,
king
of
Sparta
,
to
Menela●…
,
a
vaineglorious
Physitian
:
who
being
puffed
up
with
pride
,
through
a
reputation
he
had
gotten
by
his
skill
in
physicke
,
called
himselfe
Iupiter
:
and
having
occasion
to
write
to
the
king
,
his
superscription
was
in
Latin
,
and
English
signification
thus
:
Menel●…
Iupiter
Agesilao
Regi
salute
:
〈◊〉
Iupiter
wisheth
to
king
Agesilaus
health
.
He
answereth
him
with
this
superscription
:
Agesilaus
rex
Menelao
〈◊〉
,
king
Agesilaus
The
Poets
faine
,
that
as
Hercules
in
his
youth
sate
musing
alone
,
what
course
of
life
were
best
for
him
to
take
,
there
appeared
to
him
two
virgins
,
the
one
representing
vertue
,
the
other
vice
.
She
that
represented
vertue
,
told
him
that
if
hee
would
follow
her
,
hee
must
The
heathens
were
diligent
observers
of
morall
vertues
,
through
which
many
of
them
in
all
ages
became
excellent
men
.
By
them
they
learned
to
know
their
duties
to
their
countrey
in
generall
,
and
to
private
men
in
particular
:
to
moderate
their
affections
:
to
estimate
things
as
they
are
,
and
not
as
they
are
commonly
reputed
:
to
contemne
the
vanities
of
this
world
to
preferre
an
honest
death
before
a
shamefull
life
.
Reg●…s
a
man
I
dw●…d
he
third
,
and
the
inhabitants
driven
to
that
extrmine
that
they
must
yeeld
to
the
Kings
mercie
or
pe●…
,
hee
refusir
〈◊〉
offers
,
would
accept
no
other
conditions
,
out
that
〈◊〉
There
happened
at
Rome
in
the
middest
of
the
market
place
,
by
meanes
of
an
earthquake
and
other
causes
,
the
earth
to
open
,
and
a
very
deepe
hole
to
bee
made
which
would
not
bee
filled
with
all
the
earth
that
could
bee
throwne
into
it
:
the
Romanes
caused
their
Priests
to
use
their
accustomed
ceremonies
to
their
Gods
,
to
understand
their
pleasure
about
this
matter
:
when
they
had
finished
their
sacrifices
,
answer
was
made
them
,
that
if
they
would
have
their
Common-wealth
perpetuall
,
they
must
sacrifice
into
this
hole
something
,
wherein
the
Romanes
power
did
most
consist
.
And
as
this
matter
was
published
,
and
consultations
daily
had
what
manner
of
thing
this
should
bee
,
Marcus
Curtius
a
Noble
young
Gentleman
,
and
a
CHAP.
II.
Of
Law-maker
the
Law-maker
:
And
of
Charondas
:
A
remarkeable
Iustice
in
Solyman
:
Strange
Iustice
amongst
the
Sw
ZZers
:
I
he
Iustice
of
the
Emperors
Frajan
,
Antoninus
Plus
,
and
Alexander
Severus
:
Of
Antonius
Valentinian
.
Theodosius
,
Augustus
,
Marcus
Aurelius
,
&c.
Of
S●…s
Lewis
the
French
king
:
Of
Favourites
to
Princes
:
Constantine
the
Great
:
Of
Alexander
Severus
his
commendable
Iustice
upon
Vetorius
Turinus
:
Belon
,
&c.
Of
their
great
vices
observed
by
Historians
,
Impietie
,
Injustice
,
and
Luxurie
,
&c.
THe
respect
the
Heathens
had
to
the
observation
,
not
of
one
or
two
,
but
of
all
morall
vertues
,
may
make
Christians
blush
to
thinke
what
observers
they
would
have
beene
of
Christian
vertues
,
if
they
had
knowne
God
as
we
doe
.
Zeleucus
made
a
law
among
the
Locrians
Iulius
Casar
caused
one
of
his
Captaines
And
these
were
notable
examples
of
Iustice
and
policie
used
by
the
Emperours
Trajan
,
Antoninus
Pius
,
Alexander
Severus
,
and
others
,
worthie
of
consideration
;
because
the
felicitie
of
Princes
is
said
to
bee
in
well
governing
their
people
.
For
that
common-wealth
(
saith
one
)
cannot
decay
,
where
the
poore
have
justice
,
and
the
wicked
rich
men
punishment
:
and
especially
,
if
there
bee
good
doctrine
for
the
young
,
and
little
covetousnesse
in
the
olde
.
In
the
daies
of
Trajan
,
none
that
had
charge
of
justice
might
augment
his
goods
:
but
in
that
estate
of
riches
or
poverty
wherein
hee
beganne
to
governe
,
in
the
same
hee
was
to
containe
himselfe
,
and
to
looke
for
reward
at
the
Princes
hand
,
according
to
his
merit
.
Hoc
deterius
habet
Institia
&
〈◊〉
maxime
reddunt
d●…turnum
〈◊〉
When
Augudus
Casar
sent
a
Governour
into
Affrica
Marcus
Aurclius
finding
fault
with
the
evill
choice
that
is
made
many
times
of
Magistrats
and
Iudges
,
demandeth
whereof
springeth
the
scandall
of
the
people
,
and
infamy
of
the
Prince
,
and
the
danger
to
Iustice
:
The
cause
is
(
sayth
hee
)
the
order
now
adayes
,
by
which
all
things
goe
out
of
order
;
the
favourites
importuning
the
Prince
,
and
the
Prince
not
refusing
;
they
deceiving
him
,
and
he
suffering
himselfe
to
be
deceived
.
They
preferre
their
friends
to
offices
in
Alexander
Severus
was
wont
to
say
)
it
is
a
hard
matter
that
he
which
hath
two
charges
at
once
,
should
be
able
to
use
them
to
his
owne
honour
and
his
masters
profit
.
The
way
likewise
to
attaine
to
honour
is
stopped
to
others
that
are
meete
men
and
sufficient
,
when
one
occupieth
the
place
and
honour
of
many
.
The
like
care
a
Prince
should
take
,
that
the
offices
which
he
giveth
may
come
●…eely
to
him
upon
whom
hee
bestoweth
them
:
and
that
no
persons
take
Gregorie
Tholos
saith
,
that
Princes
commit
a
fault
when
they
give
offices
of
rule
,
for
favour
,
love
,
or
recompence
unadvisedly
without
due
examination
of
their
sufficiencie
;
for
they
should
remember
that
they
are
called
to
the
government
of
the
common-wealth
,
not
for
themselves
,
or
for
their
friends
or
favorites
,
but
rather
for
the
profit
of
others
that
bee
committed
to
their
governement
:
and
therefore
in
an
evill
choice
,
Q.
Curtius
saith
,
a
Prince
ought
to
bestow
more
care
&
cost
in
getting
a
wise
Counsellor
,
than
in
conquests
.
Alexander
Severus
,
Adrian
,
&
others
,
Emperors
of
Rome
,
would
cal
to
their
councell
,
not
their
favorites
,
but
men
learned
,
grave
,
&
experienced
,
&
of
a
good
conscience
.
Princes
should
not
esteeme
men
by
their
riches
&
state
,
but
by
their
vertue
and
conversation
.
One
asked
Trajan
the
Emperour
how
hee
made
so
good
a
choice
of
counsellers
&
friends
:
he
answered
,
that
his
good
hap
came
hereof
,
that
he
chose
them
neither
covetous
men
nor
lyers
:
for
they
in
whom
covetousnes
or
lying
hath
any
place
cannot
love
perfectly
.
And
the
French
king
Charles
8
,
would
often
say
to
his
friends
or
favorits
,
that
he
made
choice
of
them
,
for
the
opinion
hee
had
that
they
were
of
the
honester
sort
,
and
such
as
in
whom
he
might
put
his
trust
,
fearing
but
one
fault
in
them
,
that
they
will
suffer
themselves
to
be
overcome
with
covetousnes
,
wherunto
they
may
be
easily
allured
&
tempted
,
by
means
of
the
credit
they
have
with
him
,
but
if
he
should
understand
,
that
for
gaine
they
should
command
any
unjust
thing
,
or
not
honest
,
they
should
lose
his
favor
for
ever
.
They
that
be
in
favor
(
saith
one
)
with
Princes
,
Alexander
Severus
in
the
beginning
of
his
reigng
,
discharged
all
them
that
were
known
to
bee
vicious
persons
from
their
offices
,
and
forced
them
to
make
restitution
of
all
that
they
had
bribed
or
purloyned
,
&
from
thenceforth
to
live
of
their
own
proper
labour
.
Pindarus
greatly
commendeth
the
citie
of
Corinth
,
Alexander
Severus
Veturius
Turinus
,
a
man
of
bad
conditions
,
whom
he
seemed
to
love
and
favour
.
This
man
had
accesse
to
the
Emperour
at
his
pleasure
:
no
doore
was
shut
against
him
;
he
made
all
men
beleeve
(
that
were
suters
)
that
no
man
had
so
much
conference
with
the
Emperor
as
he
.
And
when
Alexander
was
advertized
of
his
lewd
behaviour
&
bribery
,
&
how
he
deceived
many
;
hee
caused
one
to
request
Turinus
to
obtaine
a
sure
of
Alexander
:
who
going
&
comming
dayly
into
the
Princes
chamber
,
would
alwayes
informe
the
suter
,
though
most
untruly
,
what
he
had
said
to
the
Emperour
in
his
behalfe
,
and
what
answere
was
made
him
againe
.
After
Alexander
had
intelligence
of
these
things
,
and
of
the
bribes
he
had
received
he
caused
Turinus
to
be
apprehended
;
and
the
matter
being
proved
,
and
how
much
he
had
that
way
robbed
,
and
how
largely
he
used
to
promise
,
&
how
little
he
performed
;
the
Emperour
caused
him
to
bee
fastened
aloft
upon
a
stake
openly
in
Rome
,
and
under
him
was
set
greene
wood
and
wet
straw
;
whereunto
when
fire
was
put
,
there
came
such
a
smoke
up
to
his
nose
,
that
within
short
time
he
was
miserably
choked
&
stifled
to
death
;
a
cryer
Funiopunitur
,
qui
fumum
vendidit
:
he
that
sold
smoke
,
is
stifled
with
smoke
.
This
Emperour
had
another
servant
called
Belon
who
promised
a
Gentleman
to
obtaine
a
great
sute
for
him
of
Alexander
,
with
whom
hee
pretended
to
bee
in
great
favour
,
and
received
of
him
a
great
summe
of
money
;
which
being
knowne
to
Alexander
,
and
that
which
he
promised
to
be
very
hurtfull
to
the
commonwealth
,
and
a
most
unjust
matter
,
he
caused
him
to
be
crucisiedr
saying
,
that
none
should
dare
to
adventure
to
sell
the
favour
of
the
Prince
to
the
prejudice
of
his
people
.
And
though
this
Emperour
would
use
the
advice
of
men
that
were
wise
,
and
of
a
sincere
mind
in
weighty
affaires
:
yet
he
would
never
commit
his
trust
and
secrets
to
any
speciall
person
;
for
he
used
to
say
,
that
when
the
people
do
understand
that
the
Prince
is
counselled
or
directed
by
any
one
person
,
such
a
one
may
bee
with
gifts
and
requests
easily
corrupted
.
Philip
de
Comines
saith
,
that
if
any
private
man
hath
such
favour
and
grace
with
the
Prince
,
that
all
others
be
compelled
to
feare
and
please
him
,
that
man
reigneth
and
enjoyeth
the
kingdome
,
and
provideth
so
carefully
for
his
owne
matters
,
that
hee
neglecteth
the
affaires
of
the
common-wealth
.
And
those
Magistrates
that
beare
chiefe
rule
in
the
common
wealth
under
their
Prince
,
are
thought
to
commit
a
fault
,
when
they
give
such
especial
credit
to
any
of
their
servants
or
favorites
,
as
to
suffer
them
to
be
the
preferrers
and
solliciters
of
mens
suits
abusing
thereby
many
times
their
credit
with
their
master
,
to
the
hindrance
of
right
and
justice
,
to
their
owne
gaine
,
and
his
scandall
:
wherein
they
might
doe
much
better
to
heare
suiters
deliver
their
owne
cause
,
and
let
their
servants
or
favorites
meddle
with
their
private
affaires
.
These
two
things
may
be
observed
in
histories
to
be
dangerous
,
&
apparent
signes
&
notes
of
the
ruine
or
alteration
of
a
common-wealth
:
the
one
,
when
the
riches
&
wealth
of
the
realme
is
gathered
together
into
a
few
mens
hands
,
&
the
rest
live
in
want
and
extreame
poverty
:
the
other
,
when
the
Magistrates
be
covetous
,
and
justice
corrupted
,
and
the
people
licentious
and
wicked
,
and
given
to
CHAP.
III.
Of
Henry
the
third
king
of
France
:
The
miseries
that
attend
on
the
neglect
of
justice
:
Venses
presented
to
the
Senate
of
Rome
by
king
Boccas
:
The
rare
continency
of
Romane
Scipio
,
and
king
Alexander
the
Great
:
Examples
of
rare
friendship
in
Damon
and
Pythias
,
and
in
Ephenus
and
Everitus
:
Foolish
friendship
in
the
two
kings
Hading
and
Hunding
:
The
treachery
of
Duke
Valentine
sonne
to
the
Pope
:
How
dangerous
it
is
for
yong
Gentlemen
to
travellinto
Italy
Marcus
Aurelius
Emperour
:
Of
the
vices
of
Rome
:
Ancient
writers
concerns
friendship
:
The
ingratitude
of
men
reproved
in
the
histories
of
bruit
beasts
,
as
Dogs
,
Horses
,
Oxen
,
Lyons
,
&c.
OUr
owne
age
hath
given
us
examples
and
experience
of
the
dangers
that
the
generality
of
vices
,
and
corruption
of
good
manners
and
customes
hath
brought
to
a
common-wealth
;
and
how
necessarie
it
is
for
a
Prince
to
be
inquisitive
,
and
looke
often
into
the
manners
of
his
ministers
and
subjects
;
and
to
foresee
in
season
,
that
the
corruption
of
a
few
members
doe
not
infect
the
whole
body
of
the
common-wealth
.
In
the
latter
troubles
of
France
,
in
the
reigne
of
Henry
the
By
the
faith
of
a
Gentleman
,
which
was
done
with
reverence
,
and
in
cases
necessary
,
and
not
oherwise
.
And
speaking
more
generally
,
blasphemie
(
say
they
)
is
their
mother
tongue
,
and
ordinary
with
many
Frenchmen
:
Adulterie
is
to
Wo
be
to
that
Kingdome
where
all
be
such
,
that
neither
Woe
be
to
that
Realme
where
the
poore
be
suffered
to
be
proud
,
and
the
rich
to
be
tyrants
.
Woe
be
to
that
Realme
where
so
great
vices
be
committed
openly
,
which
in
some
other
Countries
they
would
feare
to
commit
secretly
.
But
to
returne
to
the
Heathens
.
And
what
an
example
of
continencie
or
rather
temperance
(
for
Plutarch
saith
,
Continencie
is
no
vertue
,
but
the
way
to
vertue
,
that
is
temperance
)
was
shewed
by
Scipio
,
being
Generall
Non
facile
invenies
multis
è
millibus
unum
,
Virtutem
pretium
qui
putet
esse
sui
:
Mongst
many
thousands
(
to
finde
one
)
t
is
hard
Who
vertue
makes
the
price
of
his
reward
.
Dionysius
the
elder
,
hearing
that
his
sonne
,
who
was
to
succeed
him
in
his
kingdome
,
had
committed
adultery
with
a
mans
wife
,
rebuked
him
sharply
,
&
askt
whether
ever
hee
heard
of
any
such
act
done
by
him
:
No
marvell
(
quoth
hee
)
for
you
had
not
a
king
to
your
father
:
And
where
is
there
to
bee
found
that
faith
and
perfection
of
friendship
(
a
necessarie
vertue
,
and
to
bee
imbraced
of
all
men
,
among
us
Christians
in
whom
charity
and
love
ought
to
abound
)
as
was
betweene
Damon
Fallit
enim
vitium
specie
virtutis
&
umbra
,
Cùm
sit
triste
habitu
,
vultuque
&
veste
severum
:
Nec
dubie
,
tanquam
frugi
laudatur
avarus
:
Vice
doth
deceive
us
when
she
doth
disguise
Her selfe
like
vertue
,
in
sad
shape
and
eyes
,
Severe
in
life
and
gate
:
Most
certaine
when
The
avaritious
are
call'd
thrifty
men
.
They
that
be
furious
and
passionate
,
and
quarellous
,
are
called
stout
and
valiant
men
that
stand
upon
their
honour
:
to
live
loosely
and
lasciviously
,
abusing
mens
wives
and
daughters
,
is
called
friendlinesse
and
courtesie
:
they
that
bee
ambitious
,
and
practise
all
unlawfull
meanes
to
make
themselves
great
in
dignities
,
are
honourable
and
worthy
men
,
and
meet
for
governement
:
to
be
covetous
and
miserable
,
is
called
thristinesse
and
good
husbandry
;
and
these
kinde
of
men
call
their
like
,
provident
men
:
to
bee
prodigall
is
called
liberalltie
:
and
if
wee
shall
runne
over
all
the
vertues
and
vices
in
this
sort
,
we
shall
see
such
a
metamorphosis
or
transformation
,
that
it
were
sufficient
to
perswade
us
,
that
the
ages
past
have
discharged
all
their
malice
into
the
age
we
live
in
,
as
into
a
gowt
or
sinke
:
to
dissemble
and
deceive
,
is
now
taken
for
wisedome
or
prudence
,
a
singular
vertue
which
cannot
bee
dissevered
from
honesty
&
plaine
meaning
.
One
saith
,
bee
warie
and
circumspect
how
thou
beleeve
any
thing
:
these
bee
the
sinewes
of
—
nam
fronte
politi
Astut
am
vapide
servant
sub
pectore
vulpens
:
A
crafty
fox
doth
oft
himselfe
invest
,
In
a
brow
polisht
and
ill-tasted
brest
.
And
he
is
accounted
the
wisest
that
can
most
artificially
beguile
,
which
is
the
cause
that
Machiavell
exalteth
Socrates
,
Plato
,
and
Aristotle
:
and
carry
his
precepts
better
in
memorie
than
the
lessons
of
good
and
fruitfull
Sermons
;
and
in
their
life
more
exactly
put
in
practice
his
humanitie
than
Christian
divinitie
.
It
may
bee
wished
men
were
not
so
much
Italianated
,
whose
habits
many
have
gotten
both
of
body
and
minde
,
and
are
become
as
artificiall
apes
,
counterfeiting
a
formall
kinde
of
strangers
civilitie
:
but
that
which
some
performe
may
rather
bee
called
Divillitie
.
They
must
dissemble
cunningly
,
Inglese
Italianato
,
ediabele
incarnato
:
An
English
man
Italianated
,
is
a
Divell
incarnated
.
Our
nation
,
although
it
hath
received
many
great
blessings
from
God
,
as
no
people
in
the
world
more
,
both
in
proportion
and
agilitie
of
body
,
and
in
valour
and
noblenesse
of
minde
,
with
divers
other
singular
gifts
:
yet
we
are
by
a
certaine
naturall
inclination
,
and
a
worse
custome
,
too
apt
to
counterfeit
strangers
maners
:
we
imitate
the
Spaniards
in
their
pride
,
the
Italians
in
their
dissembling
,
and
other
vices
,
the
Frenchmen
in
their
rashnesse
and
inconstancie
;
the
Fleming
,
we
beginne
to
follow
in
their
quaffing
and
drunkennesse
:
and
all
these
we
counterfeit
,
or
rather
exceede
in
their
vanitie
of
attyres
and
gestures
.
Pride
and
excesse
were
two
of
the
finnes
for
which
Sedom
was
punished
.
For
many
of
our
travellers
bring
us
the
worst
of
their
manners
,
leaving
the
best
behinde
:
as
the
Spider
draweth
poyson
from
the
same
flower
the
Bee
sucketh
honey
:
as
though
they
made
a
conscience
to
bring
any
good
thing
from
them
.
Nothing
is
more
odious
and
contemptuous
to
us
,
than
the
simplicity
of
manners
,
and
habits
of
our
forefathers
:
and
yet
Histories
are
full
of
examples
of
famous
men
and
Nations
,
Paulus
Aemilius
a
Romanc
,
when
hee
was
made
the
second
time
Consull
,
was
sent
to
make
warre
upon
the
Macedons
,
where
he
wanne
a
notable
victory
,
with
wonderfull
store
of
riches
and
treasure
:
which
not
withstanding
,
he
lived
in
such
poore
estate
,
that
after
his
death
,
his
wife
could
hardly
have
any
dower
.
But
the
Italians
since
that
time
have
changed
their
manners
from
vertue
to
vice
,
turned
matter
into
forme
,
with
divers
frivolous
inventions
.
The
Emperour
Marcus
Aurelius
saith
,
that
by
the
prowesse
of
our
forefathers
are
honoured
those
that
now
live
;
and
by
the
little
that
is
in
them
that
live
now
,
our
posteritie
shall
be
infamous
:
for
they
that
are
now
,
have
turned
the
acts
and
labours
of
antiquitie
into
Vivere
qui
sanctè
cupitis
,
discedite
Romà
Omniacum
liceant
,
non
licet
esse
pium
:
From
Rome
depart
,
you
that
would
holy
be
,
Religion
lives
not
with
such
libertie
.
And
yet
this
is
the
Country
and
people
that
we
havein
such
admiration
,
and
desire
to
see
and
imitate
.
Heare
also
what
the
Emperour
Marcus
Aurelius
saith
of
the
vices
of
Rome
&
Italy
,
in
his
time
brought
from
other
Countries
,
and
how
much
they
are
degenerate
from
the
ancient
Romanes
,
which
hee
often
repeateth
in
his
writings
,
and
bewayleth
with
teares
;
hee
calleth
Rome
the
head
of
vices
:
O
Rome
without
Rome
which
now
hast
nought
but
the
wals
,
and
art
a
common
stewes
of
vices
:
not
without
teares
(
quoth
he
)
I
say
that
there
was
Lucius
Pius
was
sent
to
make
war
upon
the
Sarmatians
,
after
a
season
a
truce
was
made
,
in
which
time
the
Consull
made
them
a
banquet
,
and
filled
them
so
full
with
wine
(
a
thing
which
the
Sarmatians
above
all
things
most
desired
)
that
their
Captaines
yeelde
themselves
and
their
countrey
into
subjection
of
the
Romanes
.
After
the
wars
were
ended
,
the
Consull
returning
to
Rome
,
required
the
accustomed
triumph
,
which
was
not
only
denied
him
by
the
Senate
,
but
also
by
decree
in
recompence
of
his
service
,
his
head
was
striken
off
,
and
all
his
acts
defaced
,
and
the
Sarmatians
set
at
libertie
againe
,
and
freed
from
the
subjection
of
the
Romanes
:
who
would
not
winne
kingdomes
and
countries
by
quaffing
and
drunkennesse
,
but
by
vertue
and
valor
.
The
people
of
Brasill
make
a
feast
when
they
kill
their
prisoners
,
and
sit
drinking
three
dayes
&
three
nights
:
&
never
leave
quaffing
untill
they
have
emptied
all
their
vessels
:
every
draught
they
drinke
is
of
execeding
great
quantity
,
and
hee
that
holdeth
not
out
to
the
end
,
is
accounted
infamous
and
effeminate
.
And
seeing
wee
,
with
so
great
liking
,
imitate
the
Italians
,
because
we
thinke
their
manners
agree
better
with
civilky
them
ours
;
then
contrariwise
we
should
reject
and
concen●…
the
manners
which
are
usuall
among
those
barbarous
Heathens
that
disagree
with
civility
,
humanity
&
Christianity
.
Mens
minds
and
desires
are
growne
very
variable
,
and
therefore
their
resolutions
and
labours
very
uncertaine
:
but
will
yee
see
what
the
things
be
whereabout
mens
minds
are
most
occupied
in
these
dayes
In
getting
of
riches
they
care
not
how
:
encreasing
their
possissions
untill
they
know
not
when
.
In
setting
out
their
bodies
with
they
cannot
tel
what
:
Carried
away
with
pleasure
they
wot
not
whither
:
Hunting
after
reputation
they
know
not
fro
whence
:
Seeking
happinesse
they
cannot
tell
where
:
Luxuriousnesse
(
saith
one
)
and
the
intemperanese
of
meat
and
drinke
,
is
a
flattering
evill
,
&
creepeth
sweetly
into
mens
minds
:
but
with
these
vices
vertue
is
destroied
the
glory
that
hath
bin
gotten
is
turned
into
insamie
,
the
strength
of
the
body
and
mind
is
weakned
,
the
laws
of
honesty
are
overcome
;
neither
can
there
bee
any
thing
invented
that
is
more
lothsome
&
hurtfull
.
And
(
as
Valerius
sayth
)
it
is
hard
for
a
man
to
know
,
whether
it
bee
more
hurtfullto
bee
taken
of
his
enemies
,
or
of
those
vices
.
A
poore
table
is
the
mother
of
health
,
and
a
rich
table
the
mother
of
diseases
.
Ense
caduns
multi
,
crapula
sed
perimit
plures
.
Many
fall
by
the
sword
,
but
more
by
surfet
.
Sophecles
said
to
one
,
I
esteeme
thee
greatly
happy
for
thy
life
,
but
the
best
is
,
if
thou
hast
never
bin
in
a
strange
C●…lum
,
non
animors
mntant
,
qui
trant
more
current
:
Though
forraine
seas
you
passe
,
and
nations
strange
,
Yet
t
is
the
Climate
,
not
the
minde
,
you
change
.
For
we
change
both
ayre
and
minde
,
not
as
he
would
have
it
,
in
reformation
,
but
rather
in
deformation
of
maners
,
from
simplicity
or
singlenesse
,
to
diffinulation
or
doublenesse
.
I
allow
well
of
the
counsell
of
Favorinus
the
Philosopher
:
Vivendum
est
moribus
prateritis
,
loquendum
verbis
prasentibus
:
We
should
live
after
the
maners
used
in
times
past
,
and
speake
with
words
used
at
this
present
.
It
is
noted
among
learned
men
for
a
dangerous
Defunct
is
patribus
successit
〈◊〉
,
Cujus
〈◊〉
,
〈◊〉
valuere
ruunt
.
The
fathers
dead
,
they
leave
a
wicked
brood
;
Whose
lewd
example
ruines
that
which
stood
.
And
it
is
not
sufficient
for
men
to
delight
in
the
matter
of
evill
,
but
they
must
also
give
it
(
after
the
maner
of
other
countries
)
a
peculiar
forme
to
set
it
forth
with
the
greater
grace
,
that
it
may
allure
and
draw
their
desires
to
a
further
and
more
generall
mischiefe
.
The
Romanes
complained
that
the
men
of
Asia
and
Greece
sent
their
vices
with
their
manners
into
Italy
,
and
corrupted
the
simplicitie
of
their
former
manners
and
vertues
left
to
them
by
their
forefathers
,
from
whence
our
travellers
have
brought
the
same
corruption
to
us
,
and
given
us
the
like
cause
of
complaint
of
them
,
as
they
had
of
the
other
.
There
hath
beene
an
old
saying
,
that
all
evils
rise
out
of
the
North
:
but
we
may
say
that
all
our
evils
come
to
us
out
of
the
South
.
How
happy
were
that
common-wealth
where
yong
men
would
labour
to
shine
to
the
world
by
the
ornaments
of
their
mind
,
and
to
excell
one
another
by
vertue
and
knowledge
;
as
they
now
covet
to
glitter
in
gold
and
silver
,
and
to
exceed
in
vanitie
Marcus
A●…relius
after
his
death
was
,
and
that
worth●…ly
,
that
others
had
made
the
common-wealth
rich
,
but
his
father
had
m●…de
it
vertuous
:
others
repaired
walls
,
but
he
reformed
manners
:
and
one
of
the
praises
given
to
the
Emperour
Severus
was
,
that
hee
never
beheld
any
man
in
Rome
apparelled
in
filke
or
purple
:
But
to
what
time
could
●…cans
verses
be
more
aptly
applyed
than
to
this
?
Non
●…ro
tectisve
modus
,
mensasque
priores
Aspernata
fames
.
There
is
no
meane
in
gold
,
or
buildings
proud
,
Our
fables
skorne
what
former
times
allowed
.
After
the
famous
champion
Starchater
had
recko●…
up
the
old
manners
of
the
antiquity
,
and
reprehended
the
deliciousnesse
of
the
latter
ages
,
he
conch●…
:
Nunc
re●…ens
〈◊〉
facies
〈◊〉
●…mnia
pressit
.
New
men
new
manners
.
But
admit
that
the
m●…
of
other
Nations
,
which
we
so
greatly
desire
to
im●…
,
be
more
agreeable
with
civilitie
,
and
their
knowle●…
of
vertue
likewise
greater
than
were
those
of
our
fo●…faters
,
surely
their
ignorance
of
strangers
vices
,
〈◊〉
more
profitable
to
them
,
than
is
now
the
〈◊〉
of
their
manners
and
vertues
to
us
.
And
what
made
these
great
Princes
and
wise
men
of
former
ages
so
carefull
to
continue
the
old
manners
and
simplicitie
of
habits
of
their
forefathers
,
but
onely
habits
by
their
excellency
of
wisedome
and
vertue
they
〈◊〉
(
which
we
find
by
experience
)
that
whe
the
and
habits
of
other
co●…
were
brought
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
their
vices
would
also
come
with
them
:
and
that
when
costlinesse
and
varietie
of
〈◊〉
had
gotten
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
men
would
be
easily
drawn
to
such
a
delight
to
〈◊〉
forth
their
bodies
with
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
they
would
have
small
regard
to
the
ornaments
of
their
minds
:
for
proofe
whereof
we
need
not
go
far
to
seek
for
examples
.
But
to
returne
againe
to
fri●…ship
,
where
we
left
.
Gaine
now
adayes
contracteth
frie●…p
,
which
is
no
sooner
discontinued
,
but
friendship
is
also
dissolved
.
Vertue
and
honestie
neither
beginneth
nor
continueth
friendship
:
but
as
the
Poet
truly
saith
;
Vulgus
〈◊〉
as
utilitate
probat
.
Cura
quid
expediat
prior
est
〈◊〉
quid
sit
〈◊〉
:
Et
cum
fort●…
statque
caditque
〈◊〉
.
Friendship
,
the
vulgar
doe
no
further
prise
Than
for
their
profit
:
we
doe
first
devise
What
's
gainefull
,
before
hone●…
profits
all
:
And
faith
with
fortune
doth
both
rise
and
fall
.
〈◊〉
writing
to
his
friend
Atticus
,
restraineth
one
friend
to
wish
to
another
more
than
these
three
things
:
to
enjoy
health
,
to
po●…
honour
,
and
not
to
suffer
necessitie
.
But
if
I
had
such
authoritie
over
my
friends
,
I
would
make
some
alteration
,
and
forbid
them
to
wish
one
to
another
more
than
these
three
things
:
to
feare
God
,
to
enjoy
health
,
and
not
to
suffer
Titus
Sabinus
and
his
And
if
we
shall
descend
from
these
that
be
domesticall
to
wilde
and
salvage
beasts
,
wee
shall
finde
them
in
this
matter
nothing
inferiour
to
the
others
.
A
Gentleman
of
a
noble
house
,
called
Andr●…cles
,
being
taken
prisoner
,
and
made
a
slave
,
taking
occasion
by
his
masters
hard
dealing
,
ran
away
from
him
,
and
fled
into
certaine
desert
woods
in
A●…frica
,
adventuring
himselfe
rather
among
wilde
beasts
,
than
to
endure
the
tyranny
of
his
cruell
master
:
and
after
he
had
wandred
a
long
time
in
the
desert
,
●…ee
espied
a
cave
under
the
ground
,
into
which
he
goeth
to
repose
himselfe
the
night
following
,
which
(
unknowne
to
him
)
was
the
den
of
a
Lyon
:
hee
had
not
beene
long
there
,
but
a
little
before
night
in
commeth
a
great
and
terrible
Lyon
,
roaring
and
CHAP.
IIII.
The
gratitude
of
an
Eagle
,
and
of
a
Dolphin
:
of
a
Roman
Cens●…r
,
and
his
Host.
The
rare
modesty
of
Cato
sent
to
governe
Spaine
:
of
Collatinus
:
of
Regulus
:
of
Cincinnatus
the
Dictator
,
&c.
Pride
derided
in
Teribarus
the
Pe●…sian
.
The
Contemplative
life
preferred
before
the
Civill
.
Illustrated
both
by
the
authority
of
〈◊〉
asti●…ns
Philosophers
,
and
other
later
examples
.
THe
like
examples
of
love
and
friendship
hath
beene
found
in
fowles
of
the
aire
;
and
that
which
is
more
strange
,
in
fishes
of
the
sea
.
Philarchus
reporteth
a
historie
of
a
boy
that
had
a
great
pleasure
in
birds
:
among
Examples
of
vertue
in
these
corrupt
dayes
are
so
rare
,
that
he
which
will
seeke
for
a
faithfull
friend
,
or
a
man
endued
with
vertue
and
honesty
,
must
bee
d●…iven
to
seeke
for
him
as
one
sought
a
good
man
,
by
the
report
of
Marcus
Aurelius
.
The
Emperour
Marcus
Aurelius
maketh
report
of
a
custome
among
the
ancient
Romans
,
to
send
once
or
twice
every
yeare
their
Censors
into
the
countries
under
their
dominions
to
see
how
the
lawes
were
executed
,
and
how
justice
was
done
:
One
of
these
Censors
comming
to
a
towne
in
Italy
,
commanded
his
host
of
the
Inne
where
hee
lodged
,
to
call
In
pretio
pretium
nunc
est
:
dat
census
honores
;
Census
amicitias
;
pa●…per
ubique
jacet
.
Price
is
held
precious
,
wealth
doth
honour
buy
:
Wealth
begets
friends
,
the
poor
doth
each
where
ly
.
If
a
man
unknowne
be
named
,
the
question
is
by
and
by
whether
hee
be
rich
,
what
living
or
lands
he
hath
;
and
thereafter
he
is
had
in
reputation
,
or
in
contempt
:
no
man
asketh
whether
he
be
honest
,
whether
hee
hath
vertue
,
learning
,
or
knowledge
,
as
though
they
were
things
of
none
account
,
not
worth
the
inquiring
for
,
which
maketh
men
so
carefull
to
get
the
one
,
and
so
negligent
to
come
by
the
other
:
Riches
and
possessions
Et
genus
&
formam
regina
pecunia
donat.
Queen
mony
gives
both
birth
and
beauty
.
And
again
—
quidvis
nummis
presentibus
opta
,
Et
ven●…et
.
Wish
what
thou
wilt
&
present
mony
wil
purchase●…
In
no
time
it
could
be
more
truly
said
tha●…
in
these
dayes
:
Virtus
post
〈◊〉
;
Vertue
after
money
.
For
he
that
is
of
great
lands
or
riches
though
he
have
no
vertue
nor
learning
,
yet
hee
is
wondred
at
,
as
if
hee
were
some
Heroes
or
divine
thing
:
and
yet
in
time
past
among
the
ancient
Romanes
povertie
was
a
sound
prayse
and
true
vertue
.
Riches
and
possessions
are
preferred
to
honorable
places
,
and
are
set
at
the
upper
end
of
the
table
:
but
vertue
and
learning
is
thrust
downe
behind
the
screene
:
ubi
multum
de
intellectu
,
ibi
parum
de
fortuna
:
as
if
he
should
say
;
They
that
be
most
rich
in
the
goods
and
gifts
of
the
minde
,
are
commonly
most
poore
in
the
goods
of
the
world
:
to
no
time
the
Poets
saying
could
be
more
aptly
applyed
;
Non
facile
emergunt
,
qu●…rum
virtutibus
obstat
Res
augusta
domi
:
They
doe
not
easily
rise
,
that
have
small
meanes
.
Our
manners
are
so
contrary
to
those
of
former
ages
,
that
the
world
seemeth
to
bee
turned
upside
downe
:
which
wil
easily
be
perceived
,
by
comparing
some
few
examples
of
other
ages
with
our
time
.
A
Lacedaemoni●…
was
sent
Ambassadour
to
make
league
with
the
king
of
Persia
:
and
finding
his
great
estates
playing
at
dice
,
he
returned
home
leaving
his
ambassage
undone
:
and
being
asked
at
his
returne
,
why
he
had
left
those
things
And
this
is
no
lesse
to
be
noted
,
that
a
Censor
of
the
Romanes
put
a
Senator
of
Rome
out
of
the
Senate
,
because
he
kissed
his
wife
in
the
sight
of
his
daughter
:
But
where
is
this
modesty
become
among
Christians
,
that
was
looked
for
of
this
Heathen
?
The
severity
of
such
a
Magistrate
was
never
more
necessary
than
now
,
who
should
finde
plenty
of
other
maner
of
matters
to
reprehend
.
Bene
olet
,
qui
nihil
olet
.
But
now
wives
and
maides
will
not
onely
accompany
men
in
their
carowsing
,
but
men
in
perfumes
labour
to
exceede
women
,
and
be
more
carefull
to
smell
sweet
than
to
live
well
:
And
what
can
be
more
lothsome
than
for
a
man
to
have
his
garments
perfumed
with
sweete
favours
,
and
himselfe
polluted
with
stinking
vices
Lucrūest
in
fabula
:
for
the
desire
of
gaine
and
promotion
maketh
them
ho●…rse
,
and
draw
in
their
voyce
when
they
should
reprehend
〈◊〉
lest
they
offend
.
And
in
truth
the
generality
of
all
manner
of
vice
is
so
crept
into
almost
all
estates
,
that
a
man
may
more
safely
and
with
lesse
blame
live
viciously
than
reprehend
vice
.
Among
other
vertues
which
the
Heathens
carefully
observed
,
they
used
great
modestie
and
temperance
in
their
manner
of
life
,
and
had
worldly
pompe
and
vanitie
in
contempt
,
as
things
repugnant
to
felicity
.
When
the
elder
Cat●…
was
sent
by
the
Romanes
to
governe
Valerius
Maximus
)
may
bee
a
comfort
to
poore
men
;
but
much
more
hee
may
teach
rich
men
how
unnecessarie
a
thing
the
carefull
getting
of
riches
is
to
the
obtaining
of
sound
praise
and
felicity
,
hee
might
also
have
said
:
Regulus
making
wars
in
Affrica
(
after
he
had
won
many
victories
upon
the
Carthaginians
,
and
understood
,
that
for
his
good
service
the
Romanes
prorogued
his
government
for
another
yeare
)
he
wrote
to
the
Consuls
,
that
his
bailiffe
of
husbandry
,
which
was
but
of
seven
acres
of
ground
,
that
he
had
in
the
country
,
was
dead
,
by
meanes
whereof
his
hired
servant
had
taken
away
the
things
that
belonged
to
his
plough
,
and
was
gone
away
;
and
therefore
hee
desired
them
that
one
might
bee
sent
to
supply
his
place
,
lest
his
husbandry
being
neglected
,
hee
should
not
have
wherewith
to
maintaine
his
wife
and
children
:
which
when
the
Consuls
had
delivered
to
the
Senate
,
they
appointed
a
new
bay
liffe
to
manure
his
land
,
and
provided
for
his
wife
&
children
,
and
caused
those
things
which
he
had
lost
,
to
be
payd
for
out
of
the
common
treasure
Cincinatus
likewise
,
being
made
by
the
Romanes
Dictator
,
which
was
the
highest
dignity
in
the
Romane
Empire
,
an
office
never
used
but
in
great
necessity
,
was
by
them
that
were
sent
for
him
found
at
plough
in
the
fields
:
&
understanding
the
matter
,
hee
caused
his
wife
to
fetch
his
gowne
,
and
shaking
off
the
dust
from
his
garments
,
he
went
with
them
presently
into
the
city
without
any
more
curiosity
,
where
hee
was
received
by
the
Senate
with
great
honour
.
Contempta
tempore
sape
crescit
Let
the
brave
men
and
jolly
fellowes
of
these
dayes
,
that
glister
in
gold
and
silver
,
and
thinke
themselves
graced
by
their
tragicall
habits
and
gestures
,
as
the
onely
paragons
of
the
world
,
and
them
that
are
wondered
at
and
accounted
happy
by
their
great
traines
and
troopes
of
followers
,
and
them
that
set
their
felicitie
in
dainty
and
delicate
meates
,
and
spend
whole
dayes
and
nights
in
banquetting
and
quaffing
;
let
these
men
(
I
say
)
leave
to
●…latter
themselves
,
and
with
an
upright
judgment
indifferently
examine
themselves
by
these
men
,
and
compare
Catoes
vertues
and
the
rest
with
their
vanities
;
these
mens
frugalitie
and
modestie
with
their
excesse
and
luxuriousnesse
;
these
mens
temperance
with
their
licentiousnesse
;
the
simplicitie
of
habits
,
and
finglenesse
of
their
life
that
governed
kingdomes
,
and
triumphed
over
nations
,
with
the
pompe
and
pride
of
this
age
,
and
with
their
lascivious
maners
and
effiminate
attyres
,
that
passe
their
time
in
courting
and
carowsing
.
These
things
duly
considered
,
our
gallants
must
needes
let
fall
their
peacocks
tayles
,
and
wish
that
some
of
Argus
eyes
were
restored
into
their
heads
,
whereby
they
might
bee
more
provident
,
and
better
able
to
discerne
betweene
the
others
vertues
and
their
vanities
,
that
diverteth
them
from
felicitie
:
who
then
would
exclaim
upon
the
iniquity
of
this
time
,
that
will
yeeld
them
no
examples
to
follow
.
And
those
men
that
bee
so
carefull
to
beautifie
their
bodies
with
brave
attires
,
leaving
their
minds
soyled
with
foule
vices
:
and
they
that
aspire
to
honourable
places
without
vertue
,
And
such
men
being
so
suddenly
exalted
,
doe
many
times
as
snailes
do
when
winter
is
past
,
who
feeling
the
heate
of
the
sunne
,
thrust
out
their
necke
and
hornes
out
of
their
shell
in
a
stately
sort
,
and
are
fearefull
to
little
children
:
even
so
,
many
of
these
new
men
that
lur●…ed
obscurely
,
and
lived
without
reputation
and
ver●…e
,
finding
themselves
advanced
suddenly
to
high
and
unlooked
for
estate
,
abusing
the
favour
of
the
Prince
,
carry
up
their
heads
aloft
,
grow
proud
,
and
look
bigge
,
as
though
they
would
be
terrible
to
all
the
world
:
Asperius
nihil
est
humili
,
cum
surgit
in
altum
:
None
looke
so
bigge
as
beggars
being
rais'd
.
One
marvelleth
that
seeing
men
are
called
men
,
and
live
by
their
mind
,
and
not
by
their
outward
forme
,
that
they
are
so
carefull
to
decke
their
bodies
,
and
so
negligent
to
adorne
their
mindes
.
Where
great
care
is
had
(
saith
Cato
)
to
decke
the
body
,
there
is
great
carelesnesse
and
litle
regard
of
vertue
.
If
Diogenes
were
now
living
,
he
must
have
a
torch
to
seeke
for
a
man
at
noone
dayes
;
for
he
would
hardly
finde
such
a
man
as
hee
looked
for
with
a
candle
.
But
to
returne
from
whence
I
digressed
.
By
the
exercise
of
these
and
the
like
vertues
,
the
Heathen
thought
they
might
attaine
to
felicitie
:
for
to
live
according
to
nature
they
thought
was
sufficient
to
live
happily
,
because
by
nature
wee
have
an
inclination
to
vertue
,
though
not
made
perfect
without
exercise
:
but
they
knew
not
how
our
nature
was
corrupted
by
the
fall
of
our
first
parent
,
by
which
wee
can
doe
nothing
that
good
is
without
Gods
holy
spirit
:
neither
can
fortune
give
us
any
helpe
to
it
,
avaine
name
among
the
Heathens
given
to
those
effects
,
whereof
they
knew
not
the
cause
proceeding
by
the
providence
of
God
.
There
was
found
engraven
in
a
precious
stone
called
Topaze
,
these
words
in
old
Romane
letters
:
Natura
deficit
,
Nature
fayles
.
Fortuna
mutat●…
,
Fortune
changes
.
Deus
omnia
cernit
,
God
seeth
all
things
.
Which
words
against
the
Philosophers
,
that
thought
the
way
to
felicity
to
bee
,
to
live
according
to
nature
whereto
they
would
have
the
helpe
of
fortune
,
may
be
thus
applyed
,
by
the
defect
of
nature
:
by
the
mu●…abilitie
of
fortune
:
without
the
providence
of
God
,
no
man
can
attaine
to
felicitie
.
For
our
nature
being
degenerate
from
his
first
perfection
and
estate
to
wickednesse
and
corruption
,
and
fortune
(
as
they
call
it
)
being
variable
and
uncertaine
,
void
of
all
constancy
,
we
have
no
means
to
come
to
felicitie
without
Gods
providence
&
grace
:
and
to
thinke
that
a
man
may
bee
able
to
attaine
to
it
by
his
wisedome
,
is
extreme
arrogancie
and
meere
folly
.
Patrarke
saith
,
To
beleeve
that
thou
art
wise
,
is
the
first
degree
to
foolishnesse
:
the
next
is
to
professe
it
.
By
this
Virtutum
soboles
pax
est
,
at
copia
pacis
,
Vbertas
luxum
peperit
,
luxuriabe●…
,
Bello
pauperies
sata
:
The
off
spring
of
vertues
peace
,
plenty
and
increase
,
Which
are
the
fertile
issue
of
long
peace
,
Beget
excesse
,
excesse
begets
hostility
,
And
war
the
parent
is
of
poverty
.
And
thus
it
fareth
with
the
condition
of
men
,
that
adversitie
springeth
of
poverty
,
and
prosperity
of
adversitie
.
But
though
the
Philosophers
exalted
so
highly
morall
Felices
anim●…
,
quibus
bac
cognascere
primum
,
Inque
domus
super
as
scandere
cura
fuit
:
Blest
they
,
who
these
things
did
both
know
&
love
,
Whoselove
was
with
the
gods
to
dwell
above
.
But
because
a
civill
life
requireth
continuall
action
,
mans
felicitie
cannot
consist
in
contemplation
,
except
there
should
be
one
felicity
of
a
private
man
,
and
another
of
a
Common-wealth
.
And
therefore
after
Varr●…
,
mans
felicitie
(
so
long
as
he
liveth
in
this
world
)
doth
neither
consist
in
rest
nor
in
action
,
but
rather
in
a
mixture
of
both
together
:
if
there
must
bee
one
felicitie
of
a
common-wealth
and
of
a
private
man
:
for
the
minde
cannot
throughly
have
the
fruition
of
perfect
contemplation
;
untill
it
be
separated
from
the
body
.
And
Aristotle
saith
,
that
as
a
horse
is
borne
to
runne
,
an
oxe
to
till
the
ground
,
and
a
dogge
to
hunt
:
so
a
man
is
borne
to
two
things
;
to
understand
,
&
to
do
:
For
,
that
nothing
might
bee
wanting
to
the
excellencie
of
the
minde
of
man
,
by
which
we
resemble
God
the
great
Creator
of
all
things
,
he
placed
man
as
the
end
of
the
whole
frame
of
the
world
,
in
this
goodly
great
Theatre
,
not
only
as
an
inhabitour
of
the
lower
part
of
the
world
under
the
Moone
,
to
make
one
entire
Common-wealth
with
the
rest
of
his
kind
,
like
to
that
heavenly
principality
above
;
but
as
a
certaine
spectator
also
of
divine
things
:
who
by
comparing
things
past
,
with
things
present
,
might
foresee
things
to
come
:
and
know
and
love
by
his
word
,
and
worke
the
glorie
of
his
parent
.
And
when
he
should
ascend
up
to
him
,
hee
should
joyne
himselfe
to
God
,
and
conforme
all
the
harmonie
of
his
gifts
,
to
his
goodnesse
and
glory
;
which
by
two
manner
of
wayes
is
brought
to
passe
;
when
he
helpeth
and
maintaineth
his
fellows
and
brethren
according
to
his
calling
by
the
rule
of
Gods
laws
:
and
magnifieth
God
in
continuall
contemplation
by
prayers
and
thanks-giving
.
Therfore
that
the
minde
being
fallen
into
the
prison
of
the
body
,
might
raise
it selfe
up
againe
,
as
it
were
by
certaine
degrees
to
perpetuall
light
.
In
man
,
there
is
from
the
body
a
continual
ascending
by
the
spirit
to
the
inward
soule
:
In
the
world
,
where
with
we
are
environed
,
from
the
elements
and
compound
things
,
by
the
Aethereall
substance
to
heaven
:
In
mans
common-wealth
from
kingdomes
and
cities
to
the
due
order
of
the
whole
course
of
nature
;
from
hence
to
the
incorporate
world
and
God
himself
,
as
the
first
example
and
patterne
of
all
justice
and
truth
.
For
besides
the
incorporate
world
,
that
is
above
all
the
rest
,
of
which
all
the
others
depend
,
there
are
three
bodily
worlds
coupled
together
one
with
another
,
as
it
The
contemplative
or
studious
life
hath
been
in
such
estimation
among
men
,
that
divers
examples
are
registred
in
histories
both
of
Heathens
and
Christians
,
that
have
voluntarily
forsaken
the
world
and
all
societie
of
men
to
leade
this
kinde
of
life
:
to
whom
many
strange
things
have
happened
:
among
the
rest
(
by
the
report
Fauni
,
Satyri
,
and
Incubi
:
I
am
the
Embassador
of
my
companions
;
we
desire
thee
to
pray
to
our
common
God
for
us
,
whom
wee
know
is
come
for
the
salvation
of
the
world
:
which
words
were
no
sooner
spoken
,
but
he
seemed
to
flye
away
.
One
reporteth
of
one
Paul
an
Hermite
,
that
from
the
time
he
was
sixteene
yeares
old
,
untill
threescore
,
he
lived
in
the
desart
with
dates
:
and
from
threescore
unto
an
hundred
and
twenty
,
at
what
time
he
died
,
he
was
fed
daily
by
a
Crow
who
brought
him
bread
,
by
which
he
lived
without
any
other
sustenance
.
Persius
exciteth
men
thus
to
the
contemplation
of
things
,
&
to
the
love
and
exercise
of
vertue
:
Discite
&
O
miseri
,
causas
cognoscite
rerum
.
Quid
sumus
,
aut
quidnam
victuri
giguimur
:
orde
Quis
datus
:
aut
metae
qu●…m
victur
:
flexus
&
ord●…
:
Quis
modus
argenti
,
quid
fas
optare
,
quid
asper
〈◊〉
nummus
habet
:
patriae
charisque
propinquis
Quantum
elargiri
deceat
,
quex●…
te
Deus
esse
Iussit
,
&
human●…
quâ
parte
locatus
es
in
re
.
O
wretches
,
learne
the
cause
of
things
to
know
,
And
what
we
be
,
and
why
we
were
borne
so
;
And
what
to
overcome
;
what
to
order
give
,
And
in
what
bounds
and
limits
we
should
live
:
How
moderate
coyne
,
what
justly
to
desire
;
And
being
possest
of
money
,
to
enquire
What
use
to
make
of
it
;
what
we
doe
owe
Vpon
our
kin
,
or
countrey
to
bestow
:
With
what
endowments
God
would
have
us
grac●…
,
And
in
what
part
of
mortall
things
we
're
plact
.
The
end
of
the
fourth
Booke
.
THE
FELICITIE
OF
MAN
,
OR
,
HIS
SVMMVM
BONVM
THE
FIFT
BOOKE
.
CHAP.
I.
Wherein
the
true
property
of
felicity
consisteth
:
The
difference
betwtxt
the
felicity
of
this
life
,
and
the
Summum
bonum
:
The
life
of
Tymon
of
Athens
:
Diuers
weighty
considerations
touching
the
life
of
man
:
Of
the
Sea-man
:
The
life
of
the
Husband-man
:
of
the
Marchant
:
Of
the
Souldier
:
Calamities
of
warre
:
Of
Miriam
:
Inhumane
Cruelty
of
the
Iewes
:
Of
the
Numantians
:
The
misery
of
Famine
:
The
insolency
of
warre
:
Of
Paris
:
The
estate
of
a
Souldier
truly
deciphered
:
The
estate
of
a
Lawyer
:
The
miser●…es
of
a
Client
.
NOw
that
wee
haue
shewed
by
diuers
reasons
,
and
by
the
opinion
of
learned
men
,
and
by
many
examples
,
that
the
Felicitie
of
Man
,
or
his
Summum
bonum
consisteth
not
in
pleasure
,
nor
in
riches
,
nor
in
honour
and
glory
,
nor
yet
in
vertue
,
or
in
the
action
of
vertue
:
order
requireth
to
prosecute
our
discourse
,
and
proue
,
whether
we
can
finde
out
,
wherein
this
felicity
doth
consist
,
and
the
way
that
leadeth
to
it
.
In
which
discourse
although
in
par●…
we
will
deliuer
our
owne
opinion
according
to
that
talent
which
God
hath
giuen
vs
;
yet
in
the
principall
which
is
contained
in
the
last
booke
,
we
will
follow
the
opinion
of
learned
Diuines
:
otherwise
it
may
be
said
,
—
tractent
fabrilia
fabri
.
Let
Smithes
meddle
with
their
Forges
.
But
the
greatnesse
and
difficulty
of
the
matter
doth
not
a
little
terrifie
me
,
and
maketh
mee
ready
to
withdrawe
my
pen
from
the
paper
,
the
subiect
being
beyond
my
strength
to
handle
as
it
ought
;
and
putteth
me
in
minde
of
a
wise
answer
made
by
Simonides
the
Poet
to
Cyrus
;
of
whom
being
desired
to
shew
his
opinion
,
what
God
was
,
the
Poet
craued
three
dayes
respit
to
answer
him
:
and
when
the
time
was
expired
,
In
arduis
voluisse
satest
.
Wee
haue
said
before
,
that
whosoeuer
will
search
for
the
felicity
of
man
,
hee
must
haue
respect
to
the
whole
man
,
which
consisteth
of
body
and
soule
:
for
such
part
as
the
soule
taketh
in
this
life
,
and
in
the
life
to
come
,
such
doth
the
body
take
also
:
whether
it
bee
ioyes
or
sorrowes
,
felicity
or
infelicity
.
And
though
this
life
in
continuance
is
nothing
,
in
respect
of
the
life
to
come
,
nor
can
admit
any
comparison
or
proportion
betweene
them
,
the
one
being
temporall
,
and
the
other
without
time
,
no
more
then
that
which
hath
end
,
to
that
which
is
infinite
;
yet
because
it
is
something
in
respect
of
time
,
whereof
it
is
a
part
;
we
will
first
treat
of
the
felicity
of
this
life
,
and
then
of
that
of
the
life
to
come
.
But
here
riseth
an
ambiguity
of
no
small
importance
,
Dulcia
non
meruit
,
qui
non
gustauit
amara
.
Hee
deserves
not
to
eate
sweet
meates
,
that
never
tasted
of
what
was
bitter
.
Which
seemeth
to
be
repugnant
to
the
name
of
felicity
,
&
to
our
humane
nature
.
For
the
felicity
of
this
life
,
if
we
haue
any
respect
to
the
imbecillity
of
our
humanitie
,
seemeth
to
looke
for
a
contentment
,
ioyned
to
the
other
things
wherein
felicity
consisteth
.
And
in
afflictions
and
troubles
,
though
men
vse
patience
,
they
hardly
find
contentment
;
that
is
,
not
to
desire
to
be
in
a
better
estate
:
but
the
propertie
of
felicity
is
to
satisfie
his
〈◊〉
Bonum
.
betweene
the
words
,
and
call
the
happinesse
of
this
life
,
Felicitie
,
and
that
of
the
heauenly
life
,
Beatitude
,
or
blessednesse
,
and
Summum
Bonum
,
or
Soveraigne
good
.
In
the
sundry
and
manifold
things
created
by
God
with
such
variety
,
some
things
he
made
with
a
simple
essence
,
some
things
with
life
,
&
some
other
with
sense
;
To
man
he
gaue
all
these
,
together
with
vnderstanding
,
of
whom
he
would
be
knowne
and
worshipped
:
he
made
him
also
good
&
after
his
owne
Image
,
and
adorned
him
with
many
goodly
gifts
,
and
gaue
him
dominion
ouer
all
other
creatures
,
and
made
the
world
for
him
,
and
gaue
him
the
vse
of
all
things
contained
therein
;
esteeming
him
not
as
his
creature
,
but
rather
as
his
sonne
,
and
discouered
to
him
his
will
;
which
when
hee
disobeyed
,
preferring
his
owne
appetite
before
Gods
commandement
,
by
the
fraud
and
subtiltie
of
the
di●…ell
,
he
cast
him
out
of
his
fauour
,
and
bereaued
him
of
many
of
these
goodly
gifts
and
ornaments
wherewith
he
had
indowed
him
:
and
where
before
his
life
and
estate
was
most
happie
and
blessed
,
his
nature
was
then
altogether
corrupted
and
altered
;
his
goodnesse
was
turned
into
sinne
&
wickednesse
,
his
vnderstanding
darke
,
and
as
it
were
couered
with
a
cloud
.
All
which
imperfections
descend
from
the
first
man
vnto
vs
:
but
Christ
the
Son
of
God
,
through
the
speciall
loue
and
fauour
he
did
beare
to
mankinde
,
hath
reconciled
vs
againe
to
his
Father
,
though
without
recovery
of
those
goodly
ornaments
,
by
taking
vpon
him
the
burden
of
our
sinnes
,
and
satisfying
his
justice
in
his
owne
person
.
Now
therefore
the
onely
meanes
we
haue
to
attaine
to
blessednesse
or
Summum
Bonum
againe
,
which
we
lost
by
the
fall
of
our
first
parents
,
is
by
the
merits
and
mercie
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
of
Christ
,
to
returne
to
God
againe
:
and
seeing
that
God
is
the
greatest
and
chiefest
good
of
all
things
,
from
whom
all
things
haue
their
being
and
goodnesse
,
in
him
is
to
be
sought
that
Summum
Bonum
,
and
blessednesse
or
Beatitude
we
looke
for
,
and
no
otherwhere
.
And
for
as
much
as
he
made
us
to
his
owne
glory
,
and
that
we
might
know
and
worship
him
:
the
end
and
true
Felicitie
of
man
in
this
world
is
,
to
know
God
,
to
magnifie
and
worship
him
;
to
which
end
is
ioyned
the
fruition
and
enioying
of
him
in
the
world
to
come
,
which
is
the
Beatitude
or
blessednesse
,
and
Summum
Bonum
we
seeke
for
.
But
because
men
are
commonly
called
happy
or
vnhappy
,
according
to
the
course
of
life
they
leade
,
let
us
examine
the
estate
and
condition
of
this
life
,
and
see
whether
wee
can
finde
any
thing
in
it
,
other
then
that
last
aboue
spoken
,
worthy
of
the
name
of
Felicitie
.
Many
ancient
Philosophers
and
Wise-men
,
having
diligently
observed
the
nature
and
manner
of
life
of
all
sorts
of
creatures
of
the
world
,
and
compared
them
with
the
estate
and
condition
of
men
,
cryed
out
,
that
of
all
the
creatures
that
breathed
and
went
vpon
the
earth
,
There
was
not
any
more
miserable
than
man
.
Heracltt●…
Hic
sum
post
vitam
miseramque
inopema
;
sepultus
:
And
as
another
of
his
condition
,
that
liued
solitarily
in
the
woods
,
eschuing
likewise
the
company
of
men
,
came
to
him
to
supper
;
In
the
middest
of
their
banket
,
O
Tymon
(
quoth
he
)
what
a
pleasant
supper
is
this
,
that
hath
no
more
guests
but
thou
and
I
?
So
were
it
(
said
Tymon
)
if
thou
were
away
:
hee
was
so
hatefull
to
the
condition
of
men
,
that
hee
could
not
endure
the
company
of
him
,
that
was
of
his
owne
disposition
.
Pli●…ie
meditating
vpon
the
miseries
where
with
man
is
borne
,
and
the
endlesse
travels
wherein
hee
liveth
,
saith
,
Among
all
the
creatures
that
nature
hath
brought
foorth
,
onely
man
is
ambitious
,
man
onely
is
proud
,
couetous
,
and
superstitious
,
onely
desireth
long
life
,
and
maketh
a
sepulchre
wherein
to
bee
buried
:
and
rightly
was
this
spoken
by
Plinie
;
for
other
beasts
neither
riches
doe
make
proud
,
nor
pouerty
sad
;
they
weepe
not
when
they
be
borne
,
nor
waxe
sad
when
they
shall
die
.
Marcus
Aurelius
both
an
Emperor
and
Philosopher
,
entring
into
a
deepe
contemplation
of
the
calamities
and
miseries
wherewith
our
poore
life
is
continually
afflicted
,
burst
out
in
these
words
:
The
battell
of
this
world
is
so
perillous
,
the
issue
so
terrible
and
dreadfull
,
When
the
Preacher
had
considered
the
vanities
of
the
world
and
miseries
of
men
,
he
said
thus
,
Wherefore
I
iudged
those
that
are
dead
,
to
bee
more
happy
then
such
as
be
aliue
:
yea
him
that
is
yet
vnborne
,
to
be
better
at
ease
then
they
both
:
because
he
seeth
not
the
miserable
workes
that
are
done
vnder
the
sun
.
Silenus
saith
,
that
the
greatest
gift
which
God
gaue
to
man
was
,
not
to
be
borne
:
the
next
to
that
was
,
to
die
as
soone
as
he
was
borne
.
Plato
that
divine
Philosopher
entering
into
the
due
consideration
of
the
miseries
of
this
life
,
Knowest
thou
not
(
saith
he
)
that
the
life
of
man
is
no
other
thing
but
a
pilgrimage
,
which
wise
men
passe
with
ioy
,
singing
heartily
when
they
see
the
necessity
of
their
approch
to
the
inevitable
end
thereof
?
Knowest
thou
not
,
that
man
in
his
greatest
part
,
consisteth
of
the
soule
,
that
is
enclosed
within
the
body
as
in
a
tabernacle
,
wherewith
nature
hath
environed
us
,
not
without
great
paine
and
trouble
;
and
if
shee
bestow
vpon
vs
some
little
good
things
,
they
are
hidden
,
and
of
small
continuance
,
and
are
seasoned
with
bitternesse
and
pensivenes
;
by
meanes
whereof
,
the
soule
feeling
griefe
,
desireth
the
heavenly
habitation
,
and
wisheth
for
the
fruition
of
the
ioyes
there
?
Consider
that
the
departure
from
this
world
,
is
nothing
but
a
change
from
evill
to
good
.
But
come
hither
(
saith
he
)
from
his
nativity
to
his
grave
,
what
kind
of
misery
is
there
that
he
suffreth
not
?
whether
it
bee
of
poverty
,
of
heate
,
of
cold
,
of
whippes
,
of
stripes
,
even
before
he
can
utter
his
conceit
?
what
other
messenger
or
better
t●…ouchman
can
he
have
of
his
miseries
,
then
his
weepings
,
cryings
and
sighes
?
when
hee
hath
disgested
so
many
evils
,
and
come
to
bee
seven
yeeres
old
,
hee
must
presently
have
tutors
and
masters
to
instruct
him
in
learning
;
when
hee
is
further
growne
,
Let
vs
beginne
with
sea-faring
men
,
who
be
in
continuall
And
if
we
looke
into
the
life
of
husbandmen
,
which
Thales
,
Solon
,
Hippocrates
and
others
haue
exercised
;
and
which
nourisheth
amitie
and
loue
betweene
Princes
,
transporting
their
commodities
from
one
countrey
to
another
;
yet
notwithstanding
that
trade
cannot
so
be
disguised
with
faire
shewes
,
but
it
will
easily
appeare
to
him
that
will
enter
further
into
the
view
of
the
matter
,
how
full
of
vnquietnesse
and
troubles
their
life
is
,
as
the
Poet
saith
;
Impiger
extremos
currit
mercator
ad
Indos
,
Per
mare
pauperiem
fugiens
per
saxa
,
per
ignes
.
To
how
many
dangers
they
are
continually
subiect
,
either
in
their
own
persons
,
or
in
the
losse
of
their
goods
,
both
by
sea
and
by
land
,
by
tempests
,
by
pyrates
and
theeues
,
and
how
great
a
part
of
their
life
many
of
them
spend
in
strange
countries
,
differing
nothing
from
exiles
,
sauing
that
their
banishments
are
voluntary
;
and
all
this
through
an
excessive
desire
of
gaine
,
which
maketh
them
leave
the
pleasure
and
comfort
of
their
wives
and
children
,
of
their
friends
,
and
native
countrey
:
and
what
craft
(
an
epytheton
peculiar
to
them
in
time
past
,
but
now
growne
more
generall
)
and
deceit
is
vsed
of
many
of
that
trade
,
their
owne
countrey
proverbe
seemeth
to
discover
,
That
there
needeth
nothing
but
to
turne
their
backe
to
God
a
fewe
yeeres
,
and
a
little
to
inlarge
the
entrie
into
their
conscience
,
to
make
themselves
rich
,
and
to
overcome
fortune
.
But
we
will
passe
over
many
things
that
bee
written
,
and
may
bee
said
of
them
,
&
conclude
with
the
words
of
Saint
Augustine
and
Saint
Augustine
:
That
it
is
hard
for
them
to
please
God
,
or
duly
and
rightly
to
repent
them
of
their
sinnes
.
But
let
us
leave
the
Marchants
in
their
accounts
,
Nulla
fidesx
,
pietasque
viris
qui
castra
sequuntur
,
Venalesque
manus
,
ibi
fas
,
vbi
maxima
merces
.
No
faith
,
no
piety's
in
those
,
That
are
of
Mars
his
traine
.
Their
servile
hands
hold
all
as
iust
,
Where
they
can
rub
to
gaine
.
And
when
they
returne
from
the
warres
,
many
of
the
common
sort
that
liued
honestly
before
,
by
want
of
discipline
and
good
example
,
get
such
licentiousnesse
and
dissolutenesse
of
manners
,
that
they
become
beggers
or
theeues
,
and
so
lead
&
end
their
liues
in
myserie
,
of
whom
the
Italian
hath
a
prouerb
;
Warres
make
theeues
,
and
Peace
hangeth
them
vp
.
The
better
souldier
(
saith
one
)
the
worse
man
:
but
that
wee
may
the
better
see
what
fruits
spring
out
of
this
profession
,
let
vs
produce
some
examples
of
the
miseries
and
calamities
that
men
haue
suffered
by
the
warres
;
yet
not
of
the
great
number
of
thousands
of
men
that
haue
beene
slaine
in
the
field
with
the
sword
at
one
battayle
:
or
the
goodly
cities
that
have
beene
vtterly
destroyed
and
Iosephus
reporteth
,
that
when
Ierusalem
was
besieged
by
the
Emperour
Titus
,
besides
wonderfull
things
that
the
people
suffred
by
the
extremitie
of
famine
,
as
the
eating
of
the
leather
of
their
girdles
,
shooes
,
targets
,
and
also
of
their
old
hay
:
There
was
a
rich
woman
had
gathered
In
the
time
of
Traiane
the
Emperour
,
the
Iewes
rebelled
,
in
which
Warres
the
Iewes
not
content
to
have
slaine
the
Romanes
,
but
brought
also
their
The
people
of
Numantia
in
Spaine
were
driven
Marcus
Aurelius
noting
the
infelicitie
of
these
kinde
of
men
among
the
Romanes
,
saith
;
After
our
men
of
Warre
are
gone
out
of
Rome
,
they
neither
feare
the
Gods
,
nor
honour
the
Temples
:
they
reverence
not
the
Priests
:
they
have
no
obedience
to
their
Fathers
,
nor
shame
to
the
people
,
dread
of
justice
,
neither
compassion
of
their
countrey
:
some
rob
the
Temples
,
others
breake
vp
doores
:
the
nights
they
passe
in
playes
,
the
dayes
in
blasphemies
:
to
day
they
fight
like
Lyons
,
to
morrow
they
fly
like
Cowards
:
some
rebell
against
their
Captaines
,
and
others
flie
to
the
enemies
:
finally
,
they
are
vnmeet
for
all
good
,
and
meete
for
all
evill
:
and
therefore
,
to
speake
of
their
filthinesse
,
I
am
ashamed
to
describe
them
:
they
leave
their
owne
wives
,
and
take
the
wives
of
others
:
they
Viviolas
leges
&
ferro
iura
lacessit
,
Obterit
innoc●…os
,
alieno
pascitur
are
.
Gods
Lawes
and
Mans
,
by
steele
and
force
Dissolve
and
breake
they
would
,
The
Innocent
they
grieve
,
and
seeke
To
prey
on
others
gold
.
But
what
need
we
seeke
so
farre
for
examples
of
this
kinde
,
when
our
owne
age
yeeldeth
vs
more
then
sufficient
,
to
proove
the
miseries
that
follow
this
trade
of
life
?
In
these
Civill
Warres
of
France
,
Sanserra
was
so
In
the
same
Warres
,
besides
a
great
many
other
cruelties
,
which
these
kinde
of
men
continually
exercised
,
they
would
roast
their
owne
country-men
whom
they
had
taken
,
by
a
gē●…le
fire
,
that
they
might
suffer
long
torment
before
they
died
:
some
they
would
kil
with
often
little
prickes
and
blowes
with
swords
and
daggers
for
their
pastime
.
Others
they
would
hang
up
by
the
chin
vpon
pot-hookes
,
and
put
a
little
fire
vnder
them
,
that
they
might
suffer
a
long
and
miserable
death
.
To
others
they
would
cut
off
their
privie
members
,
and
put
them
into
their
mouthes
.
They
would
teare
the
Psalmes
of
David
and
other
bookes
of
holy
Scripture
,
and
thrust
them
into
the
wounds
of
dead
men
:
Such
as
would
flie
But
let
vs
license
men
of
warre
to
follow
their
owne
manners
,
and
to
enrich
themselues
by
violence
with
the
spoyle
of
other
men
,
seeing
it
will
be
no
better
,
that
wee
may
with
more
safety
passe
thorow
their
pikes
to
another
sort
of
men
,
whose
profession
neither
alloweth
war
,
nor
they
will
suffer
men
to
liue
in
peace
,
as
though
they
were
borne
to
this
end
,
neither
to
be
quiet
themselves
,
nor
to
suffer
other
men
,
who
in
a
more
civill
sort
,
not
like
a
torrent
,
throwing
down
all
before
them
as
the
other
doth
,
but
soberly
like
a
consumption
,
know
how
,
not
with
effusion
of
blood
out
of
mens
bodies
,
but
of
money
out
of
their
purses
,
to
make
their
gaine
much
greater
in
few
yeeres
by
peace
without
sheading
their
blood
,
and
endangering
their
bodies
,
then
souldiers
can
do
by
the
wars
all
their
whole
life
,
with
the
losse
of
their
bloud
,
and
continuall
hazzard
of
their
persons
:
and
see
what
happinesse
is
in
their
life
,
who
now
somewhere
be
the
onely
men
that
be
reputed
almost
aboue
all
other
Lingua
licet
mollis
,
frangere
dura
potest
.
The
tongue
is
soft
by
which
we
speake
,
And
yet
a
hard
thing
it
can
breake
.
But
what
happinesse
see
wee
in
their
faculty
,
except
gathering
of
riches
,
is
to
be
happy
,
wherin
it
hath
beene
shewed
before
,
felicity
doth
not
consist
?
And
yet
how
many
yeeres
labour
they
must
bestow
day
and
night
,
in
a
painfull
studie
,
before
they
can
come
to
the
sweetnesse
of
the
gaine
they
looke
for
,
themselves
best
know
:
And
when
they
come
to
that
perfection
of
knowledge
in
the
law
,
to
reape
gaine
as
the
fruites
of
their
travell
,
with
what
conscience
they
enrich
themselves
to
the
impoverishing
and
utter
undoing
of
a
great
many
,
God
will
be
one
day
their
Iudge
:
but
gaine
is
sweete
,
which
way
soeuer
it
come
.
Sophocles
saith
;
Susue
est
lucrum
profectum
Causidicis
,
Erebo
,
fisco
fas
viuere
,
rapto
est
,
Militibus
,
medico
tortori
occidere
ludo
est
,
Mentiri
astrologis
,
pictoribus
atque
poetis
.
Lawyers
,
Hell
and
the
Exchecker
,
liue
by
spoile
,
Souldiers
,
Physicions
and
Hangmen
,
kill
in
sport
.
Astrologers
,
Painters
and
Poets
lye
by
authority
.
There
was
a
plaine
countrieman
not
long
since
in
Serpens
,
ni
Serpentem
ed●…
draco
non
fiet
.
Vnhappy
are
they
that
make
the
miseri●…
of
others
,
riches
to
themselues
.
These
seeme
not
to
be
the
peace-makers
to
whom
the
kingdome
of
heauen
promised
:
they
call
them
to
whom
they
be
counseller●…
their
Clyents
;
because
,
according
to
the
significatio●…
of
the
word
,
they
pretend
to
receiue
them
into
their
defence
.
But
by
such
defenders
,
happy
is
he
that
hath
●…o
need
to
be
defended
.
If
Platoes
meaning
be
,
that
●…he
multitude
of
Lawyers
as
well
as
Magistrates
and
Physicions
be
evident
signes
of
an
evil
constituted
Common-wealth
,
then
could
it
not
to
any
age
be
more
aptly
applyed
then
to
this
;
because
the
one
sort
(
saith
he
)
sheweth
the
people
to
be
malicious
and
ful
of
contention
;
the
Peter
de
la
Primandaye
thus
noteth
and
reprehendeth
the
abuses
of
this
time
,
in
suites
of
law
in
his
country
of
France
.
Cicero
complaineth
of
his
time
,
that
many
notable
decrees
of
law
were
corrupted
and
depraved
by
the
curious
heads
of
the
lawyers
:
what
would
he
doe
,
if
he
were
now
aliue
,
and
saw
the
great
heapes
and
piles
of
bookes
,
with
our
practice
in
the
law
?
If
he
saw
that
holy
temple
of
lawes
so
shamefully
polluted
,
and
miserably
prophaned
;
where
a
thousand
cavils
and
quiddities
are
continually
coyned
by
such
writings
,
according
to
the
saying
of
the
Comicall
Poet
:
that
through
craft
and
subtilty
one
mischiefe
is
begotten
vpon
an
other
.
But
times
have
beene
when
there
were
but
few
lawes
,
because
men
thought
that
good
manners
were
the
best
lawes
;
and
that
naturall
sense
,
holpen
with
an
vpright
conscience
,
and
ioyned
with
due
experience
,
was
the
right
rule
to
iudge
by
.
But
after
that
men
became
so
skilfull
in
suites
,
and
that
offices
of
iustice
,
that
were
wont
freely
to
be
given
to
them
that
deserved
them
,
became
to
bee
gainefull
and
free
from
yeelding
any
account
of
their
doings
,
and
set
forth
to
sale
as
marchandisc
for
them
that
offered
most
:
after
that
men
began
to
spice
their
suites
with
great
summes
of
money
:
after
that
lawyers
began
so
greatly
to
gaine
,
and
slightly
to
consider
of
their
clyents
causes
,
because
they
would
make
hast
to
another
that
waited
for
them
,
with
gold
in
his
hand
:
after
that
they
began
to
write
with
seuen
or
eight
lines
on
a
side
,
and
to
disguise
matters
with
frivolous
answers
:
after
that
Proctors
and
Atturneys
,
who
in
former
time
were
to
be
had
for
nothing
,
and
appointed
for
certaine
causes
,
became
hirelings
and
perpetuall
:
after
that
sollicitors
were
suffered
in
the
middest
of
them
all
to
be
as
it
were
the
skum
gatherers
of
suites
,
with
all
that
rabblement
of
practitioners
,
who
devoure
the
substance
of
poore
men
,
as
drones
eate
vp
the
hony
of
Bees
:
Lastly
,
after
that
the
Chauncery
did
let
loose
the
bridle
to
all
sorts
of
expeditions
,
and
went
about
to
teach
the
Iudges
.
After
these
things
(
saith
he
)
began
to
be
practised
,
we
fell
into
this
miserie
of
long
suites
,
gainfull
to
the
craftie
and
wicked
,
and
very
preiudiciall
to
plaine
meaning
and
good
men
;
who
many
times
had
rather
lose
their
right
,
then
hazzard
their
vndoing
by
following
a
suite
so
long
by
way
of
iustice
:
for
that
commonly
wee
see
the
rightest
cause
frustrated
by
delaies
,
by
affection
,
or
by
corruption
.
We
see
how
suites
are
heaped
vp
one
vpon
another
,
and
made
immortall
,
that
nothing
is
so
certaine
,
which
is
not
made
uncertaine
:
that
no
controversie
is
so
cleare
,
which
is
not
obscured
:
no
contract
so
sure
,
that
is
not
vndone
:
no
sentence
or
judgement
so
advisedly
given
,
which
is
not
made
voide
:
all
mens
actions
open
to
the
slanders
,
craft
,
malice
,
redemptions
and
pollings
of
Lawyers
:
the
Majestie
and
integritie
of
ancient
justice
lost
:
&
last
of
all
,
that
in
the
dealings
of
men
now-a-dayes
,
no
shew
of
upright
justice
,
but
only
a
shadow
thereof
remaineth
.
This
evill
is
become
so
great
,
and
growne
to
such
extremitie
,
that
it
is
unpossible
but
that
according
to
the
course
of
worldly
things
,
the
ruine
thereof
must
bee
at
hand
,
or
at
the
least
it
is
to
receive
some
notable
change
within
some
short
space
.
For
as
Plato
saith
,
In
a
corrupt
Common-wealth
defiled
with
many
vices
,
if
a
man
should
think
to
bring
it
back
againe
to
his
first
brightnesse
and
dignitie
,
by
correcting
small
faults
,
and
by
curing
the
contagion
thereof
by
little
and
little
,
it
were
all
one
,
as
if
he
should
cut
off
one
of
Hydraes
heads
,
in
whose
place
seven
more
did
spring
up
.
But
that
alteration
&
disorder
,
whereby
all
evill
&
vice
was
brought
into
the
Common-wealth
,
must
be
plucked
up
by
the
roots
:
For
an
extreme
evill
must
have
an
extreme
remedy
.
And
true
it
is
,
that
there
haue
bin
times
Dicere
sepeforo
,
turpique
inhiare
lucello
,
Gaudet
,
&
hoc
studio
vitam
solatur
inertem
,
Vaenali
celebrans
commissa
negotia
lingua
.
To
plead
of
gaping
for
dishonest
gaine
,
Fattens
the
Lawyer
,
studying
to
maintaine
A
slothfull
life
:
And
(
be
they
right
or
wrong
)
Opening
mens
Causes
with
a
servile
tongue
.
Thus
much
of
this
estate
as
it
is
used
in
other
countries
written
by
their
owne
Authors
,
&
much
more
which
I
forbeare
to
recite
,
because
I
take
this
sufficient
to
prove
that
felicitie
is
as
hard
to
be
found
in
this
estate
as
in
others
,
though
some
countries
be
free
from
these
faults
:
for
the
general●…y
maketh
the
matter
,
&
the
use
or
abuse
of
every
state
of
life
bringeth
to
their
professors
felicity
or
infelicity
:
For
the
law
is
necessary
in
euery
Common-wealth
.
Plato
saith
:
principatus
sine
lege
grave
&
molestus
subject●…s
:
another
calleth
it
prasiaem
&
bonu
&
malis
:
and
that
in
the
lawes
consisteth
the
safegard
of
a
Common-wealth
.
And
how
great
infelicitie
happeneth
to
the
ludges
,
who
when
they
are
old
,
and
should
reape
the
fruit
of
all
their
travell
in
their
youth
,
that
is
,
rest
and
quietnesse
,
then
must
they
begin
to
travell
about
their
Circuits
,
in
heate
and
cold
,
durt
and
dust
,
frost
&
snow
,
wind
and
raine
,
as
it
were
a
penance
for
their
life
past
,
Alexander
Alexandrins
,
an
excellent
Doctor
and
Advocate
,
when
hee
had
lost
at
Rome
,
against
all
right
and
reason
,
a
matter
of
great
importance
,
gave
over
his
practice
,
and
betooke
himselfe
to
the
studie
of
humanity
,
saying
;
That
the
greatest
part
of
them
,
that
in
these
dayes
sit
in
judgement
,
either
(
as
ignorant
m●…n
)
doe
not
understand
the
lawes
,
or
(
as
naughtie
men
)
doe
corrupt
the
lawes
.
And
Augustine
saith
,
That
the
ignorance
of
the
Iudge
,
is
often
the
calamitie
of
the
innocent
.
On●…
said
,
These
five
things
bring
chiefely
the
Common
wealth
farre
out
of
square
.
A
〈◊〉
Iudge
in
the
Consistorie
,
a
deceitfull
merchant
in
the
market
,
a
coverous
Priest
in
the
Church
,
a
faire
whoore
in
the
Stewes
,
and
〈◊〉
in
Princes
Courts
.
One
likeneth
the
law
to
the
web
of
a
Spyder
,
that
taketh
little
Flies
,
but
g●…eater
things
breake
their
way
thorow
:
which
seemeth
to
point
at
some
thing
that
maketh
nothing
for
the
felicitie
of
Iudges
and
Magistrates
.
CHAP.
II.
The
estate
of
Iudges
and
Magistrates
:
Of
Bellizarius
:
A
Villaine
reprehends
the
Senate
of
Rome
:
An
excellent
Oration
of
a
Iew
:
A
Dialogue
betwixt
a
Philosopher
and
Iustice
:
The
estate
of
a
Courtier
:
A
Courtiers
description
:
The
manner
of
the
Court
:
The
Courtiers
life
:
The
estate
of
Princes
:
The
Hystory
of
Cleander
,
and
of
plantianns
.
LET
vs
leaue
these
men
pleading
their
Clients
causes
,
and
looke
further
into
the
estate
of
Iudges
and
other
Magistrates
,
which
is
an
honourable
estate
,
and
necessary
for
our
humane
nature
.
And
though
these
men
command
and
iudge
,
and
are
honoured
aboue
the
rest
,
yet
haue
they
their
part
in
those
troubles
and
vnquietnesse
,
whereunto
other
men
are
subiect
.
The
villayne
reprehending
before
the
Senate
of
Romanorum
est
,
expoliarek
innocentes
,
&
inquietare
quietos
.
I
sweare
by
the
immortal
Gods
,
that
in
fifteene
daies
that
I
have
beene
in
Rome
,
I
have
seene
here
such
&
so
great
things
done
in
this
Senate
,
that
if
the
least
of
them
had
been
done
at
Dar●…by
,
the
gallowes
had
bin
hanged
thicker
with
theeves
,
then
(
Valerius
Gracchus
being
President
of
Iudea
)
a
Iew
came
to
the
Senate
of
Rome
to
complaine
upon
the
grievances
&
injustice
done
in
that
countrey
by
their
Magistrates
and
Iudges
:
and
among
other
things
spake
thus
:
O
fathers
conseripl
!
●…
ô
happy
people
!
your
happy
destinies
that
favoured
you
,
and
our
God
that
hath
forsaken
vs
,
made
Ierusalem
that
was
Commander
of
all
Asia
,
and
Mother
of
the
Iewes
,
servant
to
Rome
and
to
you
(
Romanes
.
)
Great
,
surely
was
the
power
of
pompey
,
and
great
was
his
armie
that
overcame
Their
iniustice
was
likewise
thus
taunted
by
an
Embassadour
There
was
written
in
a
Church
a
dialogue
betweene
Mar.
Aurelius
)
in
Italy
they
that
rob
openly
,
be
call'd
Masters
or
Lords
,
and
they
that
steale
secretly
,
be
call'd
theeves
.
One
wisheth
there
were
no
greater
theeves
in
the
world
then
those
that
rob
the
goods
of
rich
men
.
Cato
said
,
Theeves
of
private
theft
lived
in
fetters
&
irons
;
but
publike
theeves
lived
in
gold
and
purple
.
The
old
Egiptians
used
to
paint
their
magistrats
blindfolded
,
&
without
hands
:
meaning
that
a
Iudge
or
Magistrate
must
know
no
kin
nor
friend
from
a
stranger
;
&
without
hands
,
because
he
must
receive
no
bribes
or
rewards
.
And
this
was
no
unapt
device
to
paint
in
a
table
30.
Iudges
without
hands
,
and
the
President
onely
looking
vpon
the
image
of
truth
that
hanged
at
his
neck
.
The
Ariopagites
Now
let
vs
looke
a
little
into
the
estate
of
Couniers
,
Nescis
quale
tegat
splendida
vita
malum
.
Thou
knowest
not
what
mischiefe
,
a
smooth
life
covers
.
They
set
more
by
formalitie
of
manners
,
then
by
por
l'amore
delle
donne
:
but
in
the
kingdome
of
pleasure
vertue
cannot
consist
:
others
that
cannot
have
that
favour
of
the
Prince
they
look
for
,
insinuate
themselues
into
the
favour
of
some
of
them
that
be
most
in
favour
,
and
receiue
holy
water
at
the
second
hand
:
him
they
follow
,
his
beckes
and
countenance
they
obserue
;
when
he
is
merry
,
they
laugh
;
when
he
is
angrie
,
they
are
sad
;
what
he
alloweth
,
they
affirme
;
what
he
liketh
not
,
they
dispraise
:
Et
ho●…a
summa
putant
,
aliena
viuere
quadra
.
And
thus
they
continue
with
him
so
long
as
the
wind
bloweth
in
the
poope
:
but
if
fortune
begin
to
frowne
vpon
him
they
depend
,
they
find
some
reasonable
cause
for
saving
their
credit
(
if
they
thinke
not
the
common
custome
a
sufficient
warrant
)
to
leaue
him
,
and
follow
some
other
.
Thus
for
riches
and
reputation
they
〈◊〉
sell
their
liberty
,
so
precious
a
thing
of
instemiable
price
,
and
transforme
their
nature
into
his
whom
they
desire
to
please
:
otherwise
they
must
fall
short
of
that
they
looke
for
.
The
happinesse
of
these
men
differeth
as
much
from
felicitie
,
as
a
darke
dungeon
differeth
from
the
cleere
light
of
the
Sun
:
and
this
is
incident
to
those
great
estates
that
are
so
followed
,
that
many
of
them
,
who
to
salute
them
,
take
their
hattes
from
their
heads
,
wish
that
his
head
were
taken
from
his
shoulders
;
and
that
bow
their
knee
to
do
him
reuerence
,
wish
his
legge
broken
,
that
they
might
carrie
him
to
his
graue
.
Alfonsus
king
of
Arragon
,
sayling
vpon
the
sea
from
Sicilia
,
beheld
certaine
fowle
soaring
about
his
Galley
,
and
looking
for
meat
of
the
marriners
:
and
when
he
had
cast
them
meat
,
he
obserued
how
greedily
they
contended
for
it
:
&
euer
as
they
had
gotten
their
prey
,
away
they
would
flie
and
returne
no
more
.
Some
of
my
Courtiers
(
quoth
the
King
,
turning
to
his
company
)
are
like
these
chattering
birds
:
for
as
soone
as
they
haue
gotten
any
office
or
reward
at
my
hands
that
they
gape
after
and
contend
for
one
with
another
,
they
flie
away
and
returne
not
againe
,
vntill
necessitie
compell
them
to
sue
for
more
.
Gueuarra
,
to
his
friend
that
asked
him
how
he
imployed
his
time
,
answered
thus
;
According
to
the
fashion
of
our
Courtiers
,
beare
euil-will
,
blaspheme
,
loyter
,
lie
,
prattle
,
and
curse
;
and
oft
time
we
may
more
truly
say
wee
lose
it
then
imploy
it
:
and
to
another
demaund
with
whom
hee
was
most
conuersant
in
that
Court
,
hee
answered
,
that
the
Court
and
people
there
of
were
grapes
of
so
euill
a
soyle
,
that
we
who
goe
in
the
same
,
and
from
our
childhood
be
brought
vp
therein
,
study
not
with
whom
to
bee
conuersant
,
but
in
discouering
of
whom
to
beware
,
with
much
paine
we
haue
time
to
defend
vs
from
our
enemies
:
and
will
you
that
we
occupie
our selues
in
seeking
new
friends
?
which
agreeth
with
Plinie
:
that
in
the
courts
of
Princes
,
the
idle
and
vaine
name
of
friendship
onely
remamth
.
In
the
courts
of
Princes
,
I
do
confesse
,
there
is
a
conuersation
of
persons
,
but
no
confederation
of
will
.
For
enmitie
is
holden
for
naturall
,
Marcus
Aurelius
,
who
making
warre
vpon
her
,
offered
her
conditions
of
peace
,
and
demaunded
her
sonne
to
bee
sent
to
him
for
a
pledge
.
I
meane
not
to
satisfie
thy
request
,
(
said
she
)
Horum
aliquis
vest
is
operosa
tegmine
cultus
,
Molliter
alivedem
flectit
,
sparsamque
renodat
,
Casariem
,
&
laxos
patitur
flaitare
capillos
.
If
these
men
would
haue
more
respect
to
inward
vertue
,
and
lesse
to
externe
vanity
,
and
not
be
so
curious
in
decking
their
bodies
,
that
they
neglect
to
adome
their
minds
,
nor
to
effeminate
themselues
to
the
delicitenesse
of
tender
women
,
but
rather
to
fo●…me
themselues
to
the
comelinesse
of
manly
men
(
for
the
outward
habit
of
the
body
for
the
most
part
discouereth
the
inward
disposition
of
the
mind
)
they
might
better
find
the
way
to
felicity
.
To
him
that
slike
is
as
cloth
,
and
gold
as
brasse
,
it
is
no
matter
what
vesture
he
hath
,
so
as
accoram
be
observed
:
for
it
is
the
minde
,
and
not
the
habite
that
giveth
grace
to
a
man
:
and
yet
there
may
be
betweene
them
and
others
a
difference
in
habite
,
and
a
respect
had
to
the
dignitie
of
the
place
and
person
:
pride
and
vaine-glory
may
be
as
well
covered
with
base
apparell
,
as
with
gorgeous
attire
;
as
appeared
by
the
taunt
which
Socrates
gave
to
Antisthenes
the
Philosopher
:
for
this
man
used
to
weare
bare
apparell
,
as
it
were
in
contempt
of
the
vanitie
of
gay
garments
;
and
when
he
walked
in
the
streets
,
as
he
chanced
to
meete
men
,
hee
would
set
out
to
the
shew
a
hole
in
his
cloke
;
whose
manner
when
Socrates
had
observed
:
I
see
(
quoth
he
)
thy
pride
and
vanitie
thorow
the
hole
of
thy
cloke
.
Let
us
leave
Courtiers
entertaining
their
Ladies
,
and
follow
other
mens
pathes
,
in
examining
a
little
the
estate
of
Princes
;
for
whom
only
,
in
the
judgement
of
Inlius
Caesar
)
to
die
once
,
then
to
liue
in
such
continuall
feare
and
suspition
They
command
all
,
and
yet
many
of
them
seeme
as
though
they
were
gouerned
by
one
or
two
,
which
is
much
disallowed
of
diuers
State
men
.
And
it
is
said
in
the
Prouerbs
,
that
safetie
commeth
of
many
Counsellers
,
Marcus
Aurelius
triumphed
ouer
the
Argonautes
,
and
was
openly
sold
in
the
Market
place
,
and
bought
by
a
Clarke
of
the
Kitchin
to
sweepe
the
Larder
at
Court
.
This
slaue
Cleander
,
being
Marcus
Aurelius
for
his
evill
conditions
;
but
afterward
he
obtained
such
grace
of
Seuerus
,
that
he
read
no
letter
but
he
must
see
it
,
signed
no
commission
that
he
liked
not
,
nor
gave
any
reward
that
he
craved
not
:
In
the
Senate
hee
was
placed
in
the
most
honourable
estate
:
When
hee
came
forth
of
Rome
,
all
the
Gentlemen
did
accompany
him
:
When
hee
came
out
of
his
house
,
all
Embassadours
did
attend
on
him
:
In
time
of
Warre
,
all
Captaines
sued
unto
him
;
and
so
many
honours
were
given
him
,
that
it
was
never
seene
in
Rome
that
any
man
,
without
the
title
of
an
Emperour
,
enjoyed
so
great
a
portion
of
the
Empire
.
scuerus
gave
Plautianus
the
confiscate
goods
of
all
condemned
persons
within
the
Empire
,
whereby
he
grew
so
rich
&
covetous
,
that
he
caused
an
infinite
number
of
men
to
suffer
death
,
not
for
their
demerits
,
but
that
he
might
possesse
their
goods
:
wherewith
he
grew
so
proud
and
stately
,
that
when
he
passed
thorow
the
streets
,
he
had
a
naked
sword
borne
before
him
,
and
no
man
might
behold
him
in
the
face
,
but
cast
downe
their
eyes
to
the
ground
:
and
besides
all
this
,
he
found
such
favour
with
Seuerus
,
that
he
married
his
daughter
with
Seuerus
the
Emperour
his
eldest
sonne
:
so
as
beholding
himselfe
thus
advanced
and
honoured
,
it
seemed
to
him
but
a
small
matter
to
be
Commander
of
the
whole
world
.
But
at
length
this
heaping
of
honour
upon
honour
,
dignitie
upon
dignitie
,
without
end
or
measure
,
wrought
his
owne
destruction
:
for
perceiving
the
Emperour
to
withdraw
his
favour
from
him
,
suspecting
that
he
would
also
take
away
his
life
,
he
practised
to
kill
the
Emperour
and
his
sonne
Bassianus
,
that
he
might
not
onely
prevent
the
suspected
intent
of
Marcus
Aurelius
)
should
be
had
upon
a
Prince
,
because
all
follow
him
for
their
owne
profit
,
but
none
for
his
loue
and
seruice
,
as
appeareth
by
that
,
when
he
leaueth
to
giue
them
,
they
begin
to
hate
him
.
The
Emperour
Dioclesian
said
,
that
there
was
nothing
more
hard
,
then
for
a
Prince
to
rule
well
:
for
three
or
foure
of
those
who
haue
credit
with
the
Prince
,
ioyne
sometime
together
in
one
speech
,
and
of
purpose
tell
fained
things
for
true
,
whereby
hee
is
often
deceiued
.
CHAP.
III.
The
estate
of
Popes
and
Prelates
.
St.
Bernards
complains
of
the
Clergie
;
Eberard
Archbishop
of
Salisburch
Oration
against
the
Church
of
Rome
.
Alberius
a
learned
Divine
to
the
same
purpose
,
with
other
Coherences
:
The
estate
and
charge
of
the
meaner
Clergie
.
The
estate
of
Marriage
.
The
Commodities
arising
from
Marriage
,
confirmed
by
many
noted
Histories
.
The
discommodities
of
Marriage
approo●…ed
by
sundry
examples
:
Of
Solon
,
and
Thales
,
two
of
the
Sages
:
with
other
pertinent
stories
.
Of
the
goodnesse
of
peace
,
and
the
bad
effects
thereof
,
&c.
LET
us
now
enter
into
the
consideration
of
Prelates
,
beginning
with
Popes
:
who
as
they
chalenge
the
Supremacie
over
all
other
estates
,
so
they
seeme
to
be
placed
in
the
highest
degree
of
Felicitie
:
they
come
by
their
dignitie
without
labour
,
and
for
the
most
part
without
effusion
of
blood
,
and
preserue
their
estate
Iudas
Iscariot
,
and
of
Symon
Magus
:
what
case
are
then
the
Popes
in
,
that
have
come
into
the
Church
by
all
these
wayes
,
and
also
by
the
Divels
helpe
,
as
appeared
by
the
example
of
Syluester
the
second
?
They
take
vpon
them
to
keepe
the
keyes
of
heaven
,
but
they
shut
vp
the
way
thither
,
that
neither
themselues
will
enter
in
,
nor
suffer
others
:
they
procure
wars
:
they
vexe
Princes
,
and
trouble
the
people
:
they
excite
the
subiects
against
their
naturall
Princes
,
the
Prince
against
his
subiects
.
When
Otho
the
4.
and
Fredericke
the
2.
were
in
Fallaces
prauique
domo
discedite
●…ostra
.
Bernard
thus
complaineth
of
the
Bishops
of
his
time
:
—
O
〈◊〉
Credula
mens
hominis
&
erectae
fabulis
aures
!
Oh
how
credulous
is
the
minde
of
man
,
and
how
ready
are
his
eares
to
listen
to
fables
!
And
if
so
many
evils
happen
to
men
by
the
Popes
,
not
onely
in
their
bodies
,
goods
,
and
possessions
,
as
appeareth
by
Histories
,
and
the
writers
of
their
owne
liues
:
but
also
to
the
danger
of
their
soules
,
by
the
opinion
of
learned
Diuines
;
that
estate
cannot
be
a
happy
estate
,
that
bringeth
men
to
so
great
vnhappinesse
.
Which
Popes
are
so
puffed
up
with
pride
and
vaine-glory
,
that
a
Pope
was
not
ashamed
to
accept
the
name
,
but
gloried
that
Constantine
the
Emperour
called
him
God
.
Eberard
Archbishop
of
Salisburge
,
in
a
Curia
vult
marcas
,
bursas
exhaurit
&
arcas
:
Si
bursae
parcas
,
fuge
Papas
&
Patriarchas
:
Si
dederis
marcas
,
&
〈◊〉
implever
is
arcas
,
Culpa
solueris
quaqua
ligatus
cris
.
Intus
quis
?
tu
quis
?
ego
sum
:
quid
q●…ris
?
vt
intrem
.
Fers
aliquid
?
non
:
sta
foris
:
fero
quod
satis
;
intra
.
The
Court
must
haue
money
:
It
Exhausts
both
purses
and
coffers
.
If
thou
shewest
thy
purse
,
thou
must
neither
haue
To
deale
with
Popes
nor
Patriarchs
.
But
if
thou
wilt
giue
money
,
and
supply
their
coffers
,
Thou
shalt
bee
absolued
of
what
crime
soeuer
.
Who
's
within
?
what
art
thou
?
t
is
I.
what
wouldst
thou
?
I
would
enter
.
Bringst
thou
any
thing
?
no
:
stay
without
then
:
I
bring
what
is
sufficient
:
come
neere
then
.
And
Mantuan
noting
likewise
their
vnmeasurable
covetousnesse
,
singeth
thus
:
—
Venalia
Romae
,
Templa
,
sacerdotes
,
altaria
,
sacra
,
coronae
,
Ignis
,
thura
,
preces
,
calum
est
venale
,
Deúsque
.
Temples
are
to
be
sold
in
Rome
(
Inquire
)
The
Priests
,
the
holy
Altars
,
crowne
and
fire
,
The
Incense
and
their
prayers
are
to
be
sold
,
There
thou
maist
buy
both
heauen
and
God
for
gold
.
But
now
that
they
find
the
want
of
that
which
was
wont
to
feede
their
vnsatiable
humours
of
covetousnes
and
ambition
,
by
meane
that
the
better
halfe
of
Europe
being
reuolted
from
them
,
both
their
credit
and
treasury
is
greatly
decayed
.
The
Popes
rage
of
late
yeeres
,
like
as
the
Asses
of
Thuscia
are
reported
to
doe
,
when
they
haue
fed
vpon
hemlockes
;
which
as
Matheolus
writeth
,
casteth
them
into
such
a
sound
sleepe
,
that
they
seeme
to
be
dead
;
in
so
much
as
the
countrey
men
goe
oftentimes
to
take
off
the
skinne
,
and
haue
halfe
flayed
him
,
before
the
Asse
will
awake
.
And
when
they
haue
Iohn
Peter
of
Ferrara
,
a
learned
man
,
taxing
the
Popes
ambition
and
covetousnesse
,
after
many
other
things
writeth
thus
,
above
one
hundred
and
fifty
yeeres
since
:
The
Pope
laboureth
to
have
superiority
of
the
Emperour
,
which
is
ridiculous
to
speake
,
and
abominable
to
heare
:
And
note
how
,
and
by
how
many
meanes
the
Clergie
men
lay
snares
for
the
Lay
men
,
and
enlarge
their
jurisdiction
:
But
alas
,
ye
vnhappie
Emperours
and
secular
Princes
,
that
suffer
these
and
the
like
things
!
and
make
your selues
servants
unto
the
Popes
!
and
see
the
world
abused
by
them
infinite
waies
:
And
yet
ye
thinke
not
vpon
reformation
,
because
yee
give
not
your
mindes
to
Wisedome
and
Knowledge
.
And
Saint
Hierome
saith
,
Italy
will
never
be
at
quiet
,
vntill
the
Church
of
Rome
doe
not
possesse
all
the
Cities
and
Castles
,
and
that
the
gift
of
Constantine
be
by
some
good
and
mightie
Emperour
utterly
revoked
:
because
(
saith
hee
)
non
benè
c●…eniat
Psalterium
cum
Cythera
:
neither
was
it
granted
of
Christ
to
Peter
,
that
they
should
possesse
such
things
:
but
Petrarke
,
Mantuan
,
and
many
other
call
Rome
the
shop
of
all
wickednesse
,
Babylon
,
Sodom
,
the
Schoole
of
errors
,
the
Church
of
heresies
,
an
Harlot
with
a
shamelesse
face
.
Mantuan
thus
noteth
the
vice
there
vsed
:
I
pudor
in
villas
,
si
non
patiuntur
easdem
,
Et
villae
vomicas
:
Roma
est
iam
tota
Lupanar
.
Goe
shame
vnto
the
villages
,
If
they
as
yet
be
free
From
the
same
filth
,
for
now
all
Rome
Is
nought
saue
brothelry
.
And
Pasquil
confirmeth
the
same
,
when
one
hauing
beene
at
Rome
,
at
his
departure
taketh
his
leaue
thus
:
Roma
vale
,
vidi
,
satis
est
vidisse
,
reuertar
,
Cum
leno
,
aut
meretrix
,
scurra
,
cynedus
ero
.
Rome
farewell
,
I
haue
seene
and
now
Am
glutted
with
thy
sight
:
I
will
returne
,
when
I
am
Bawd
,
Whoore
,
Iester
,
Catamite
.
Thus
much
of
the
ambition
and
manners
of
the
Popes
,
whereunto
I
am
vnwillingly
drawne
,
in
respect
of
the
dignitie
of
their
place
and
profession
,
to
say
so
much
,
which
neuerthelesse
is
very
little
to
that
may
be
truly
said
,
and
is
written
by
others
,
because
I
must
examine
the
principall
states
of
life
,
whereof
theirs
is
accounted
among
the
highest
,
and
are
esteemed
the
happiest
men
,
that
also
pretend
to
giue
happinesse
to
others
.
In
examination
whereof
,
I
was
driuen
to
discouer
the
worst
parts
of
them
,
and
their
estate
,
as
I
haue
done
of
all
the
rest
,
the
better
to
prooue
my
subiect
:
and
how
much
they
are
deceiued
,
that
thinke
felicitie
Nitimur
in
vetitum
semper
,
cupimusque
negata
:
We
alwayes
strive
for
things
untride
,
And
covet
what
is
most
denide
.
The
authors
whereof
doe
not
with
due
providence
consider
the
dangerous
fruits
that
may
thereof
arise
,
and
that
it
were
better
to
suffer
some
inconvenience
,
then
to
disturbe
the
peace
of
the
Church
,
for
feare
lest
by
falling
from
one
Sect
to
another
,
never
being
settled
,
that
happen
to
many
which
was
spoken
by
Menedemus
of
them
that
went
to
Athens
to
study
:
Many
(
saith
he
)
goe
to
Athens
for
learning
sake
,
who
first
become
Wise-men
,
then
Philosophers
,
that
is
,
louers
of
Wisedome
,
after
that
,
Rhetoricians
,
and
last
of
all
,
in
processe
of
time
they
become
starke
fooles
.
Such
fruits
,
it
may
be
doubted
(
if
God
of
his
mercy
prevent
it
not
)
the
new
Sects
and
Schismes
of
these
latter
daics
will
bring
foorth
:
that
by
falling
from
one
Sect
into
,
Deficit
Ecclesia
virtus
,
pariterque
facultas
.
Whil'st
Discipline
doth
cease
to
be
,
And
privatemalice
raignes
:
The
vertue
of
the
Church
doth
faile
,
And
power
with
it
containes
.
This
function
is
growne
to
that
disorder
,
that
there
is
hardly
to
be
found
so
meane
a
Clarke
,
that
will
not
take
vpon
him
to
expound
the
Scriptures
after
his
owne
fancie
:
And
if
their
want
of
learning
be
objected
,
their
answer
is
ready
,
that
such
Christ
chose
to
be
his
Now
that
wee
have
passed
thorow
the
principall
estates
of
life
,
and
cannot
finde
that
happinesse
in
any
of
them
wee
looke
for
;
let
us
see
whether
wee
can
finde
it
in
the
estate
of
marriage
,
which
is
both
an
Baptista
Fregosa
reporteth
of
a
Neapolitane
,
Tiberian
Gracchus
hauing
two
Snakes
taken
in
his
house
,
the
one
a
male
,
the
other
a
female
,
and
being
aduertised
by
a
South-sayer
,
that
if
he
let
goe
the
male
,
his
wife
must
die
,
if
the
female
,
present
death
must
fall
vpon
himselfe
,
he
loued
his-wife
so
dearely
,
that
preferring
her
life
before
his
owne
,
hee
let
goe
the
female
,
and
killed
the
male
;
and
within
a
while
after
hee
dyed
.
Which
maketh
it
a
doubtfull
question
(
saith
Valerius
)
whether
Rhabbi
Beuxamut
a
Moore
was
Solacium
est
miseris
socios
habere
paenarum
.
It
is
comfort
to
the
miserable
,
to
have
companions
in
their
punishment
.
And
the
number
of
wives
and
husbands
that
happen
to
some
,
argueth
the
happie
estate
of
marriage
,
who
otherwise
would
be
(
after
Chylons
opinion
,
one
of
the
Sages
of
Greece
)
warned
to
beware
by
the
first
:
he
accounted
him
a
very
foole
,
who
having
saved
himselfe
from
a
dangerous
Shipwracke
by
painefull
swimming
,
would
returne
to
Sea
againe
,
as
though
a
tempest
had
not
power
over
all
Saylers
:
meaning
that
hee
which
was
deliuered
from
his
first
marriage
,
would
prooue
himselfe
a
foole
to
marry
againe
.
But
St.
Hierome
reporteth
,
Fastus
inest
pulchris
,
sequitur
superbia
formam
:
Arrogancy
is
in
faire
ones
,
And
pride
attends
on
beauty
.
If
she
be
of
great
parentage
,
in
place
of
a
wife
,
thou
shalt
haue
a
seuere
Mistresse
and
Commander
,
and
in
place
of
kinsfolke
and
friends
by
her
,
thou
shalt
haue
Masters
:
if
she
be
honest
and
chaste
,
she
will
feare
the
contrary
in
thee
,
and
vexe
thee
:
so
that
wealth
maketh
a
woman
proud
,
beauty
suspected
,
and
hardnesse
of
fauour
,
lothsome
.
A
great
many
examples
may
be
produced
of
the
euils
that
haue
happened
to
men
by
women
.
But
because
there
is
matter
enough
besides
,
we
will
passe
them
ouer
,
and
shew
onely
what
hath
bin
said
of
them
by
wise
and
learned
men
.
Hypponactus
hauing
had
experience
of
the
Martyrdome
of
marriage
saith
:
that
there
are
but
two
good
dayes
in
one
marriage
:
Coniuge
non
ductâ
,
natis
vtinam
car●…ssem
:
Not
being
married
,
I
would
I
had
had
no
children
.
If
they
be
towardly
and
given
to
vertue
,
the
losse
of
them
is
as
grieuous
:
which
affection
is
of
such
force
,
that
the
wisest
men
many
times
are
not
able
to
bridle
;
as
appeareth
by
this
example
of
S●…lon
one
of
the
seuen
Sages
or
wise
men
of
Greece
.
There
was
a
disputation
on
a
time
betweene
this
Solon
,
This
Thales
being
asked
in
his
youth
,
why
he
married
Sol●…n
Euphrates
a
Philosopher
seemed
to
be
touched
;
for
whe●…
his
wife
was
dead
,
whom
he
loued
dearely
:
O
tyrannous
Philosophie
(
quoth
he
)
thou
commandest
to
loue
,
and
if
we
lose
the
things
beloued
,
thou
forbiddest
vs
to
be
sorry
for
them
:
what
should
I
then
doe
in
this
miserable
estate
?
When
there
chanced
a
tempest
to
arise
on
the
Thomas
Moore
saith
,
Men
commit
faults
often
,
women
only
twice
,
that
they
neither
speake
wel
,
nor
doe
well
.
Cato
said
,
All
men
rule
their
wiues
,
we
rule
all
men
,
but
our
wiues
rule
vs
.
One
saith
,
In
vxorem
〈◊〉
omnis
amor
turpis
est
:
in
suam
〈◊〉
nimius
:
For
a
wise
man
should
loue
his
wife
by
iudgement
,
not
by
affection
.
Marcus
Aurelius
hauing
diuers
earnest
suiters
to
●…arcus
Aurelius
concerning
marriage
.
marry
his
daughter
;
Be
not
so
importunate
with
me
,
(
said
he
)
for
if
all
the
discretion
of
wise
men
were
laid
together
in
one
heap
,
it
were
not
sufficient
to
giue
good
counsell
to
make
one
good
marriage
;
and
will
ye
that
Ialone
giue
mine
aduice
,
and
that
so
quickly
?
It
is
(
quoth
he
)
sixe
yeeres
sithence
Anthonius
Pius
made
choise
of
me
to
be
his
son
in
law
,
and
gaue
me
the
Empire
with
his
daughter
,
and
yet
we
both
were
deceiued
;
he
for
choosing
me
to
be
his
sonne
in
law
,
and
I
for
taking
his
daughter
to
my
wife
.
He
was
called
Pius
,
because
he
was
very
pittifull
to
all
but
to
me
,
with
whom
he
was
cruell
;
for
with
a
little
flesh
he
gaue
me
great
store
of
bones
,
which
in
few
words
is
the
gall
and
aloes
that
is
mingled
with
the
pleasures
and
delightes
of
marriage
:
which
if
we
will
speake
the
truth
,
we
cannot
so
artificially
couer
and
disguise
with
eloquent
speech
,
but
we
must
needs
confesse
,
that
if
we
will
weigh
the
sorrowes
and
miseries
in
a
paire
of
ballance
,
with
the
pleasures
and
delights
,
that
those
will
weigh
downe
these
.
I
was
(
saith
When
Pompey
the
great
passed
with
his
Armie
into
the
East
,
he
found
a
people
called
Messagetes
,
who
But
though
many
euils
be
reported
of
marriage
,
by
the
defects
that
be
in
some
women
,
yet
in
this
they
seeme
to
be
of
a
charitable
and
kinde
disposition
towards
their
husbands
;
if
their
nature
bee
not
altered
from
that
it
hath
beene
in
times
past
,
in
that
they
will
double
the
euill
of
marriage
to
themselues
,
to
deliuer
their
husbands
from
the
one
halfe
:
for
rather
then
their
husbands
shall
be
troubled
with
two
wiues
,
they
will
consent
to
be
troubled
with
two
husbands
:
as
appeareth
by
this
example
of
the
Matrons
of
Rome
.
A●…lus
Gellius
reporteth
that
the
old
Romanes
had
a
A●…lus
Gellius
.
custome
,
that
euery
Senatour
might
bring
one
of
his
sonnes
(
when
they
were
little
Boyes
)
with
them
into
the
Senate-house
,
vntill
they
were
seuenteene
yeeres
old
,
that
they
in
their
youth
might
be
instructed
in
matter
of
estate
,
and
see
the
good
order
that
was
there
obserued
by
their
parents
,
thereby
to
be
the
better
able
to
gouerne
when
they
came
to
be
men
:
with
charge
neuerthelesse
,
not
to
speake
of
any
thing
which
they
heard
deliberated
among
the
Senators
.
It
chanced
on
a
time
the
Senate
to
sit
in
counsell
longer
then
their
accustomed
houre
,
consulting
vpon
matters
of
great
importance
:
whereupon
because
they
could
not
then
agree
,
they
deferred
their
resolution
vntill
the
next
day
,
with
charge
that
euery
one
in
the
meane
time
should
vse
silence
:
when
a
young
little
Boy
being
there
that
day
,
the
sonne
of
Papyrius
,
one
of
the
principall
families
among
the
Romanes
,
was
returned
to
his
fathers
house
,
his
mother
desirous
to
know
the
cause
of
the
Senators
long
sitting
,
desired
the
little
childe
to
tell
her
what
matter
was
debated
in
the
Senate
:
the
Boy
refusing
to
tell
her
,
and
excusing
himself
vpon
the
commandement
giuen
to
keepe
silence
,
she
was
more
desirous
(
as
they
say
the
manner
of
women
is
)
to
know
the
matter
then
before
:
and
when
shee
perceiued
that
by
no
faire
words
nor
promises
shee
could
allure
the
Boy
to
discouer
it
,
she
threatned
to
beat
him
:
then
the
boy
for
feare
of
the
rod
,
to
satisfie
his
mothers
importunacy
,
made
this
device
:
The
matter
(
said
he
)
that
was
in
question
,
and
must
be
determined
to
morrow
,
was
this
:
It
seemed
good
to
many
of
the
Senators
,
as
well
for
the
Common-wealth
,
as
for
the
encrease
of
people
,
that
euery
man
should
haue
two
wiues
;
but
others
were
of
a
contrary
opinion
,
and
thought
it
more
expedient
that
euery
woman
should
haue
two
husbands
,
which
matter
should
be
determined
the
next
day
.
The
mother
beleeuing
her
sonne
,
was
greatly
perplexed
,
and
aduertised
presently
other
Matrons
of
Rome
what
shee
had
heard
,
that
they
might
deuise
some
way
to
hinder
the
resolution
for
men
to
haue
two
wiues
,
and
to
bring
to
passe
rather
that
women
might
haue
two
husbands
.
The
matter
was
carried
so
speedily
from
one
to
〈◊〉
,
that
the
next
day
when
the
Senators
should
enter
into
the
Senate-house
,
they
found
at
the
doore
a
great
number
of
the
principall
Matrons
of
Rome
vpon
their
knees
,
who
made
a
very
earnest
petition
to
them
,
〈◊〉
they
would
not
make
so
vniust
a
law
,
that
a
man
should
haue
two
wiues
,
but
rather
that
a
woman
might
haue
two
husbands
.
The
Senators
knowing
nothing
of
the
matter
,
were
not
a
little
amazed
;
and
when
they
were
entered
into
the
Senate
,
one
asked
another
what
this
strange
kinde
of
inciuilitie
and
shamelesnesse
of
their
wiues
should
meane
?
But
no
man
being
able
to
make
any
reason
of
the
matter
,
the
little
Boy
seeing
them
so
confused
,
steppeth
forth
,
and
told
them
openly
how
the
matter
had
passed
,
and
that
he
was
driuen
for
feare
of
stripes
to
deuise
this
answer
to
satisfie
his
mother
.
The
Senate
commended
the
Boy
,
and
decreed
that
none
of
their
sonnes
should
enter
any
more
into
the
Senate-house
,
but
onely
this
Papyrius
,
lest
their
secrets
might
be
disclosed
by
the
importunacie
of
their
mothers
.
Demosthenes
gaue
this
counsell
vnto
Corinthus
,
Non
illis
studium
vulgo
conquirere
amantes
,
Illis
ampla
satis
,
forma
,
pudicitia
.
They
studied
not
to
range
abroad
For
Louers
to
inquire
,
To
be
held
chaste
,
the
beautie
was
Which
they
did
most
desire
.
The
old
Romans
seemed
not
to
think
marriage
a
happie
estate
,
by
a
speech
vsed
by
Metellus
the
Oratour
,
to
Talia
,
nate
,
loquens
,
haud
multo
tempore
viues
.
Speaking
these
things
,
oh
sonne
,
Thou
hast
not
long
to
liue
.
Thus
may
wee
see
how
hard
a
matter
it
is
,
to
finde
Nun●…
patimur
longae
pacis
mala
:
saeuior
armis
Luxuria
incubuit
,
victumque
vlciscitur
orbem
.
The
euils
of
long
peace
Now
luxury
is
held
w'indure
,
Amongst
vs
:
raging
worse
then
Warre
,
To
auenge
the
conquered
world
.
Philemon
in
his
Comedie
bringeth
in
a
plaine
Countriman
that
derided
the
Philosophers
,
disputing
vpon
their
Summum
Bonum
,
one
placing
it
in
this
thing
,
another
in
that
,
according
to
the
diuersitie
of
their
conceits
:
Yee
mistake
the
matter
(
quoth
this
homely
fellow
to
the
Philosophers
)
peace
is
the
thing
wherein
the
felicitie
of
man
consisteth
:
for
nothing
is
better
,
nor
more
desired
or
pleasant
,
that
God
hath
giuen
Lodouicus
Guicciardine
in
his
description
Occidit
ignavus
,
dum
pralia
pace
quiescunt
:
The
slothfull
dyes
,
whil'st
warres
sleepe
in
peace
.
Now
if
wee
should
prosecute
in
a
generalitie
this
discourse
of
the
miseries
of
man
,
as
wee
haue
done
of
their
particular
estates
,
how
many
kinds
of
paines
and
torments
hee
suffereth
in
this
life
,
and
how
many
wayes
,
and
in
what
miserable
estate
hee
commeth
by
his
death
,
wee
should
rather
lacke
time
then
matter
to
write
of
.
But
to
follow
the
course
that
we
haue
already
taken
in
other
things
:
let
vs
,
of
an
infinite
number
of
examples
,
select
some
few
.
What
paines
and
troubles
men
suffer
in
this
life
,
in
labouring
to
attaine
to
their
desires
,
something
hath
beene
said
before
,
and
more
shall
be
said
hereafter
.
Likewise
what
miseries
men
haue
suffered
by
the
warres
,
hath
beene
touched
already
.
Now
resteth
to
speake
something
of
the
calamities
that
happen
to
men
by
diseases
and
accidents
,
which
bring
them
to
their
end
:
whereof
we
will
recite
some
few
examples
of
those
that
be
rare
and
somewhat
strange
:
But
first
wee
will
adde
one
more
to
that
which
hath
beene
spoken
before
of
famine
,
a
most
miserable
plague
,
and
horrible
kinde
of
death
,
one
of
the
whips
and
scourges
wherewith
God
vseth
to
punish
the
sinnes
of
men
.
In
the
fourth
booke
of
the
Kings
,
mention
CHAP.
IIII.
Of
sundry
sorts
of
plagues
and
pestilence
,
and
great
mortalities
.
The
Iudgements
of
God
vpon
diuers
euill
men
.
Of
Popyelus
King
of
Polonia
and
his
Queene
.
Arnolphus
and
Hotto
Bishop
of
Ments
,
&c.
Other
strange
accidents
concerning
Gods
great
Iustice
.
The
miraculous
effects
of
feare
,
sorrow
,
and
ioy
approoued
by
History
.
The
instability
of
fortune
instanced
in
the
story
of
Policrates
King
of
Samos
.
His
daughters
ominous
dreame
.
His
great
prosperity
and
miserable
end
.
That
no
man
can
be
said
to
be
happy
before
death
.
Of
the
vaine
trust
in
riches
,
and
of
rich
and
couetous
men
.
Auarice
reprooued
and
punished
,
&c.
CRedible
Authors
report
,
that
in
Constantinople
there
was
a
strange
kinde
of
pestilence
,
in
such
manner
,
as
those
which
were
sick
therof
,
thought
themselues
to
be
killed
by
other
men
,
and
being
troubled
Marcus
Anthonius
,
being
in
Seleucia
,
went
into
the
Church
of
Apollo
,
where
they
opened
a
coffer
,
thinking
to
find
some
great
treasure
,
but
the
contagious
aire
that
came
forth
of
it
,
first
destroyed
a
great
part
of
the
people
of
Babylon
:
then
it
entred
into
Greece
,
and
from
thence
to
Rome
,
whereof
ensued
such
a
pestilence
,
that
it
destroyed
a
third
part
of
the
people
.
In
France
there
was
such
a
disease
at
Aix
,
that
the
people
would
die
eating
and
drinking
;
many
would
fall
into
a
frenzie
and
drowne
themselues
in
welles
;
others
would
cast
themselues
out
of
their
windowes
,
and
breake
their
neckes
:
The
mortalitie
growing
of
this
disease
was
so
great
,
that
there
was
no
roome
in
the
Church-yards
to
Optima
quaeque
dies
miseris
mortalibus
〈◊〉
,
Prima
fugii
,
subeunt
morbi
tristisque
senectus
,
Et
labor
,
&
durae
rapit
inclementia
mortis
.
The
best
dayes
of
vs
miserable
men
,
The
first
are
,
that
make
haste
from
vs
,
and
then
Diseases
come
,
with
sorrowfull
old
age
,
Labour
,
and
lust
,
Deaths
implacable
rage
.
Let
vs
descend
to
some
particular
matter
,
which
hath
happened
to
men
,
either
by
the
secret
iudgement
of
God
,
or
by
some
rare
accidents
.
Popyelus
King
of
Polonia
,
a
man
of
euil
life
,
would
often
wish
that
he
might
be
deuoured
of
mice
.
At
last
as
he
was
sitting
at
dinner
Atterius
Rufus
,
a
Romane
knight
It
is
no
lesse
strange
to
consider
of
the
miserable
end
of
men
by
two
contrary
passions
;
sudden
sorrow
and
ioy
.
Don
Pedro
,
and
Don
Iohn
,
hauing
the
gouernment
of
the
kingdome
of
Castile
,
in
the
nonage
of
the
young
King
their
Nephew
,
made
warres
vpon
the
Moores
〈◊〉
Grenata
;
and
as
they
returned
homeward
in
good
order
,
Don
Pedro
being
in
the
vaward
,
and
Don
Iohn
in
the
rereward
,
whom
the
Moores
preased
so
hard
,
that
he
was
faine
to
send
to
Don
Pedro
to
returne
to
his
aide
.
Hee
hastening
to
assist
Don
Iohn
,
could
by
no
meanes
make
his
souldiers
follow
him
:
and
drawing
his
sword
to
strike
some
of
them
,
thinking
therby
to
make
the
rest
more
obedient
,
he
was
so
troubled
to
see
he
could
not
helpe
Don
Iohn
,
that
he
fell
downe
dead
from
his
Horse
:
which
when
Don
Iohn
heard
,
that
was
valiantly
fighting
with
the
Moores
,
he
conceiued
such
griefe
,
that
he
fell
downe
speechlesse
,
his
strength
fayling
,
and
dyed
within
a
little
while
after
.
Herennius
a
Sicilian
,
as
he
was
led
to
prison
for
being
partaker
of
a
conspiracy
,
was
so
perplexed
through
feare
of
the
future
Iudgement
,
that
he
fell
downe
dead
at
the
entry
into
the
prison
.
Plantius
looking
vpon
his
dead
wife
,
cast
himselfe
vpon
her
dead
body
,
and
with
very
sorrow
dyed
.
The
like
happened
to
a
French
Gentleman
,
the
son
of
Gilbert
of
Mompensier
,
But
that
the
miserable
conditions
of
men
may
be
seene
,
as
well
by
the
strangenesse
of
their
death
,
as
by
the
infinite
troubles
of
their
life
,
we
will
alleage
a
few
examples
more
(
for
to
prosecute
it
at
the
full
,
would
containe
a
great
volume
)
of
the
seueritie
or
crueltie
that
hath
beene
vsed
in
a
strange
sort
.
The
Transiluanians
Ludit
in
humanis
diuina
potentia
rebus
:
Et
certam
prasens
vix
habet
hora
fidem
.
The
Diuine
power
all
humane
things
derides
,
And
scarce
one
certaine
houre
with
vs
abides
.
The
Emperour
Marcus
Aurelius
meditating
vpon
the
miserable
condition
of
men
,
spake
in
this
sort
:
I
haue
imagined
with
my selfe
whether
it
were
possible
to
find
any
estate
,
any
age
,
any
countrey
,
any
kingdome
,
where
any
man
might
be
found
,
that
durst
vaunt
he
had
not
in
his
life
tasted
what
manner
of
thing
aduerse
fortune
is
:
And
if
such
a
one
might
be
found
,
it
would
be
such
an
ougly
monster
,
that
both
the
quick
and
the
dead
would
desire
to
see
him
.
Then
he
concludeth
;
In
the
end
of
my
reckoning
,
I
haue
found
that
he
which
was
yesterday
And
then
followeth
the
dreadfull
day
of
Iudgement
,
when
euery
one
must
yeeld
account
of
his
life
past
.
This
is
the
time
when
Monarkes
and
Princes
must
Periurata
s●…o
postponit
numina
lucro
Mercator
,
Stygiis
non
nisi
dignus
aquis
.
The
periur'd
Merchant
will
forsweare
for
gaine
,
Worthy
in
Stygian
waters
to
remaine
.
This
is
the
time
,
when
Lawyers
will
tremble
how
to
answere
the
animating
their
poore
Clyents
to
Seeing
therefore
wee
haue
perused
the
principall
estates
of
life
,
and
can
finde
nothing
in
them
worthy
to
be
called
Felicitie
,
nor
answerable
to
the
thing
which
that
word
seemeth
to
purport
,
but
rather
that
they
all
defect
so
much
from
felicitie
,
that
they
decline
to
infelicitie
and
miserie
:
Let
vs
doe
(
yet
with
a
better
minde
)
as
many
now
a
dayes
vse
to
doe
in
matters
of
greater
importance
,
the
more
is
their
iniquitie
,
when
their
obstinacie
will
not
suffer
them
to
apply
their
opinion
to
the
words
and
meaning
of
the
authoritie
they
alleage
,
they
will
wrest
and
apply
the
words
to
their
opinion
:
So
let
vs
vse
some
force
to
the
word
,
and
wrest
it
from
his
proper
signification
,
and
apply
it
to
the
matter
,
and
call
that
happinesse
of
life
,
Felicitie
,
which
a
man
hath
possibilitie
to
attaine
;
and
set
downe
such
a
felicitie
as
agreeeth
with
the
condition
of
men
,
and
as
hath
beene
and
is
enioyed
of
some
.
For
to
conceiue
by
imagination
such
a
felicitie
,
as
is
Plato
his
Common
wealth
,
or
C●…ero
his
Oratour
,
that
neuer
was
,
nor
will
bee
;
or
such
a
felicitie
as
Aristotle
setteth
foorth
,
which
no
man
can
attaine
to
,
serueth
not
this
purpose
.
For
to
set
vp
a
marke
so
farre
beyond
a
mans
reach
,
that
he
cannot
shoot
neere
it
,
will
rather
discourage
,
then
encourage
him
,
to
take
his
Bowe
in
his
hand
,
and
to
Est
quoddam
prodire
tenus
,
si
non
datur
vltra
:
It
is
something
to
get
so
farre
,
though
wee
haue
not
power
to
goe
further
.
We
haue
shewed
before
,
that
the
true
felicitie
of
man
,
or
his
Soueraigne
good
is
enioyed
in
the
life
to
come
:
and
that
there
is
no
estate
of
this
worldly
life
voyd
of
Quid
iuuat
humanos
,
scire
atque
euoluere
casus
,
Si
fugienda
facis
,
&
facienda
fugis
?
What
bootes
it
humane
things
to
know
,
Or
after
them
Inquire
.
If
what
's
not
to
be
done
,
we
doe
,
And:
To
be
done
,
forbeare
.
But
seeing
that
by
the
fall
of
our
first
Parents
wee
are
drowned
in
sinne
and
iniquitie
,
and
our
nature
is
so
corrupted
,
that
we
can
doe
nothing
of
our selues
,
not
deserue
any
thing
that
is
good
,
nor
haue
any
meanes
to
escape
the
torments
of
the
life
to
come
,
and
the
calamities
of
this
present
life
,
which
is
extreme
miserie
,
nor
enioy
the
pleasures
of
the
heauenly
life
,
nor
the
quietnesse
and
vacancie
of
trouble
in
this
life
,
without
Gods
especiall
grace
and
free
gift
,
through
the
merits
of
lesus
Christ
our
Redeemer
;
we
must
confesse
and
acknowledge
,
that
both
the
felicity
we
seeke
for
in
this
life
,
and
the
beatitude
and
Summum
bonum
in
the
life
to
Seeing
therefore
that
our
endeuour
and
labour
is
requisite
to
felicitie
,
let
vs
see
how
and
to
what
end
wee
ought
to
bestow
the
same
,
that
we
may
enioy
it
.
There
are
two
sorts
of
ends
,
some
are
precedent
,
some
subsequent
,
some
the
last
ends
,
to
which
when
we
haue
attained
,
wee
rest
setled
and
contented
,
and
proceede
no
further
:
others
are
degrees
to
the
last
ends
.
As
for
example
.
A
Merchant
buildeth
a
ship
to
the
end
to
saile
Summum
benum
of
men
;
that
is
,
to
glorifie
and
magnifie
God
in
this
life
,
as
hath
beene
said
,
which
is
his
last
end
and
proper
action
,
whereunto
is
ioyned
the
ioyes
of
heauen
in
the
life
to
come
,
without
which
our
life
here
is
meere
infelicity
,
how
pleasing
so●…uer
it
be
.
To
this
end
,
which
is
our
proper
action
and
true
felicity
,
we
must
alwaies
haue
a
speciall
regard
:
For
in
euery
nature
,
the
end
must
be
common
to
all
of
that
kinde
.
But
that
we
commonly
Seeing
this
felicity
commeth
from
God
,
the
author
of
all
good
things
,
and
goodnesse
it selfe
,
and
is
so
much
desired
of
all
men
,
it
must
needs
be
some
one
good
thing
,
or
many
,
wherein
it
doth
consist
.
And
for
as
much
as
it
concerneth
both
the
body
and
soule
or
mind
(
things
of
a
contrary
condition
)
it
must
be
more
then
one
thing
.
Aristotle
saith
,
Of
euill
things
a
little
will
doe
a
great
deale
of
harme
:
but
to
doe
a
little
good
,
requireth
a
great
many
,
or
a
great
quantity
of
good
things
.
So
we
may
say
of
this
matter
,
That
to
bring
forth
such
an
effect
as
is
felicity
(
the
greatest
good
thing
that
happeneth
to
men
in
this
world
)
many
good
things
are
requisite
.
The
things
(
after
Gueuarra
)
that
cannot
be
bought
with
treasure
,
—
Gaudet
patientia
duris
:
Patience
endures
aduersity
.
To
others
he
hath
giuen
a
competent
portion
and
sufficiency
of
worldly
wealth
to
maintaine
their
estate
,
and
to
serue
their
necessary
vse
,
&
such
other
like
things
.
Now
if
all
these
good
things
did
concurre
together
in
one
man
,
with
the
remission
of
his
sinnes
,
which
is
the
greatest
good
that
can
be
inioyed
in
this
world
,
without
which
beatitude
cannot
be
obtained
,
who
would
deny
him
to
be
happy
?
For
he
in
whom
these
things
do
meete
together
,
liueth
a
pleasant
and
contented
life
,
and
maketh
a
godly
and
quiet
end
:
and
whoto●…uer
leadeth
continually
a
contented
life
,
and
dyeth
in
the
sauour
of
God
,
he
is
in
perfect
felicity
.
But
many
that
liue
quietly
,
seeme
to
liue
contentedly
,
when
indeed
if
their
minds
Qui
fit
,
M●…cenas
,
vt
nemo
quam
sibi
sortem
Seu
ratio
dederit
,
seu
sors
obiecerit
,
illa
Contentus
viuat
?
laudet
diuersa
sequentes
?
How
comes
it
(
Oh
Mecenas
)
that
we
see
,
None
with
their
owne
estates
contented
be
,
Whether
their
choice
or
chance
hath
giuen
them
free
,
But
still
in
others
praise
the
contrary
?
He
answereth
himselfe
afterward
with
an
apt
prouerbe
:
Optat
ephippia
bos
piger
,
optat
arare
caballus
:
The
Oxe
the
saddle
doth
allure
,
The
Horse
doth
wish
to
prooue
the
plower
.
But
he
that
liueth
contentedly
,
desireth
no
more
then
that
he
hath
,
nor
would
exchange
his
estate
with
any
man
:
but
whether
any
such
man
may
be
found
in
this
vale
of
miserie
,
whose
pleasing
and
contented
life
is
not
interrupted
with
some
displeasures
&
ouerthwart
accidents
,
may
greatly
be
doubted
.
Homer
duly
considering
the
miseries
of
this
life
,
and
the
instability
of
humane
matters
,
fained
that
there
were
two
vessels
at
the
entry
of
the
great
Olympus
,
the
one
being
full
of
honey
;
the
other
full
of
gall
;
of
which
two
mingled
together
,
Iupiter
causeth
all
men
to
drinke
.
Whereby
his
meaning
is
to
giue
vs
to
vnderstand
,
that
there
is
no
life
so
sweete
or
pleasant
,
but
hath
in
it
some
bitternesse
:
which
agreeth
with
his
opinion
that
saith
,
God
doth
mingle
bitternesse
with
worldly
felicity
,
that
we
might
seeke
another
felicity
in
whose
sweetnesse
there
is
no
deceit
.
And
Plutark
saith
,
Men
can
neuer
simply
and
sincerely
enioy
the
quietnesse
of
any
great
prosperity
:
but
whether
it
be
Fortune
,
or
the
enuie
of
destiny
,
or
else
the
naturall
necessity
of
worldly
things
,
their
quietnesse
is
alwaies
during
their
life
intermingled
with
euill
among
the
good
;
yea
and
that
which
is
worst
,
the
euill
surmounteth
the
good
:
for
this
life
hath
in
it
much
aloes
,
but
very
little
honey
.
The
consideration
whereof
mooued
Philip
King
of
Macedon
,
The
instability
and
vncertainty
of
worldly
prosperity
,
moued
Amasis
King
of
Egypt
to
giue
this
counsell
to
Policrates
King
of
Samos
.
This
Policrates
in
all
his
actions
was
so
fortunate
,
and
liued
continually
in
such
prosperity
,
that
Amasis
,
with
whom
he
was
ioyned
in
a
perfect
league
of
friendship
,
fearing
some
great
euill
hap
,
according
to
the
ordinary
course
of
this
world
,
to
hang
ouer
his
head
,
wrote
thus
vnto
him
:
Amasis
saith
thus
to
Policrates
;
It
pleaseth
me
well
to
heare
that
all
things
fall
out
so
happily
with
my
friend
,
yet
your
great
prosperity
liketh
me
not
,
knowing
how
enuious
a
name
it
is
;
but
for
my
part
,
I
had
rather
that
both
mine
owne
matters
,
and
also
theirs
that
be
deare
to
me
,
should
sometimes
go
prosperously
,
sometime
otherwise
,
and
to
passe
my
time
after
the
variety
of
fortune
,
then
in
all
things
to
haue
good
successe
.
Follow
therfore
my
counsell
,
and
Which
agreeth
with
Pythagoras
,
that
said
,
We
ought
to
choose
the
best
life
,
and
saue
our selues
from
the
blasts
of
Fortune
,
as
the
Galley
is
safe
from
the
winds
in
the
Sea
.
That
riches
in
this
mortall
life
are
weake
Ankers
,
glorie
weake
,
and
the
strong
body
also
feeble
.
So
offices
,
honours
and
all
such
things
(
saith
he
)
are
weake
and
vnconstant
:
and
the
sure
and
strong
Ankers
are
Wisedome
,
Magnanimitie
,
Fortitude
and
Vertue
,
which
Seeing
therefore
there
is
no
life
in
this
world
to
be
found
that
is
voyd
of
calamities
,
but
pleasures
and
delights
are
intermingled
with
sorrow
and
griefe
,
ease
and
quietnesse
with
paines
and
troubles
,
so
as
no
man
leadeth
continually
a
contented
and
pleasing
life
,
but
either
in
the
beginning
or
end
of
his
race
,
or
in
the
midst
thereof
hee
findeth
some
alteration
,
and
suffereth
something
that
discontenteth
him
,
and
desireth
amendment
of
his
estate
,
wee
must
bee
driuen
to
seeke
felicitie
in
the
midst
among
troubles
and
calamities
,
and
call
him
happie
,
that
feeleth
least
of
those
things
that
doe
cause
discontentment
.
And
hee
that
looketh
alwayes
to
liue
happily
,
seemeth
to
bee
ignorant
of
the
one
part
of
nature
;
for
the
crying
and
lamenting
of
a
childe
when
hee
first
entereth
into
this
world
,
doth
seeme
to
presage
his
painefull
life
,
as
a
vauntcurrer
of
his
miseries
to
come
:
for
where
is
hee
that
can
vaun●…
,
that
either
in
his
body
hee
hath
not
felt
some
paine
,
in
his
minde
some
griefe
,
or
hath
not
suffered
losse
of
his
goods
,
or
reproch
to
his
person
?
These
be
diseases
incurable
,
accidents
remedilesse
,
and
alwayes
incident
vnto
vs
:
euen
as
there
is
no
Sea
without
waues
,
no
Warre
—
Nihilest
ex
omni
parte
beatum
:
—
Nothing
is
in
all
parts
happy
.
There
is
nothing
in
this
world
vniuersally
blessed
or
perfect
:
and
therefore
that
which
cannot
be
auoyded
by
prudence
,
nor
resisted
by
fortitude
,
must
bee
ouercome
by
patience
,
after
Saint
Augustines
counsell
:
Vt
exercitatione
tolerantiae
,
sustineantur
temporalia
,
&
sperentur
aterna
:
that
by
exercise
of
bearing
,
we
may
endure
temporall
things
,
and
hope
for
eternall
things
.
For
as
much
then
as
there
is
such
a
mixture
in
this
life
of
good
and
euill
,
as
the
Poet
saith
,
—
Miscentur
tristia
latis
:
—
Let
sad
things
be
mixt
with
glad
.
That
no
man
can
alwayes
liue
contentedly
or
happily
,
but
the
felicitie
we
seeke
,
must
be
found
in
him
that
liueth
least
discontented
or
vnhappily
,
let
vs
see
how
a
man
must
behaue
himselfe
(
so
much
as
in
him
lyeth
)
to
enioy
this
felicitie
or
happinesse
.
Though
wee
cannot
flie
from
cares
and
troubles
so
long
as
we
walke
in
this
world
,
yet
we
may
endeuour
our selues
to
auoyd
as
many
of
them
as
we
may
:
for
much
more
in
number
be
the
displeasures
&
griefes
we
seeke
to
our selues
,
then
those
that
are
brought
to
vs
by
any
other
meanes
.
We
said
before
that
he
vpon
whom
God
bestoweth
his
graces
,
by
which
he
liueth
contentedly
,
is
happy
,
and
in
felicitie
:
Justin
Martyr
)
wil
not
honour
his
children
with
worldly
happinesse
for
a
reward
of
godlinesse
:
for
those
things
which
bee
subiect
vnto
corruption
,
cannot
bee
a
recompence
to
good
men
for
their
vertue
.
When
God
sendeth
aduersitie
,
it
is
to
exercise
vs
:
if
hee
Well
then
,
let
vs
admit
that
all
those
good
things
before
spoken
of
,
which
engender
felicitie
,
meet
together
in
very
few
or
none
at
all
:
yet
neuerthelesse
let
vs
pray
to
God
to
bestow
vpon
vs
so
many
of
them
,
as
it
shal
please
him
to
thinke
meet
for
vs
,
and
vse
our
endeuour
to
passe
our
time
in
such
felicity
as
is
agreeable
with
our
humane
condition
;
which
(
as
we
said
before
)
is
improperly
called
felicity
,
or
at
least
with
as
little
infelicitie
as
may
be
.
But
if
his
pleasure
be
otherwise
,
then
to
beare
his
crosses
patiently
,
alwayes
looking
vp
to
the
true
felicity
.
For
he
that
falleth
into
a
ditch
,
and
cryeth
,
God
helpe
,
without
employing
those
meanes
which
he
hath
giuen
him
for
his
help
,
may
lie
there
long
before
he
come
forth
:
therfore
we
must
vse
those
means
which
God
hath
giuen
vs
.
He
hath
endued
vs
with
reason
,
to
iudge
of
those
things
that
be
subiect
to
our
sences
,
and
as
a
necessary
meanes
,
by
which
we
should
sustaine
and
gouerne
this
corporall
life
.
By
this
reason
wee
are
taught
to
discerne
betweene
good
and
euill
,
betweene
vertue
and
vice
.
Reason
sheweth
vs
felicitie
,
and
what
it
is
to
be
happie
:
Our
principall
consideration
and
care
must
be
daily
The
counsell
which
King
Dauid
gaue
to
his
sonne
in
his
death-bed
,
is
meete
to
be
followed
of
all
men
:
Thou
Salomon
my
sonne
,
know
the
God
of
thy
father
,
and
serue
him
with
a
perfect
heart
and
willing
mind
:
for
the
Lord
searcheth
euery
mans
heart
,
and
vnderstandeth
all
the
thoughts
of
mens
minds
.
If
thou
seeke
him
,
thou
shalt
find
him
:
but
if
thou
forsake
him
,
hee
will
cast
thee
off
for
euer
.
And
Tobit
gaue
this
counsell
among
other
things
to
his
sonne
:
My
sonne
,
set
our
Lord
God
alwaies
before
thine
eyes
,
and
let
not
thy
will
be
set
to
sinne
,
or
to
transgresse
the
commandements
of
God
:
doe
vprightly
all
thy
life
long
,
and
follow
not
the
wayes
of
vnrighteousnesse
:
for
if
thou
deale
truly
,
thy
doings
shall
prosperously
succeed
to
thee
,
and
to
all
them
which
liue
iustly
.
Blesse
thy
Lord
God
alway
,
and
desire
of
him
that
thy
wayes
may
be
made
straight
,
and
that
all
thy
counsels
and
purposes
may
prosper
.
And
if
thou
desire
to
know
whether
thou
be
happy
Seeing
then
that
the
fountaine
of
our
happinesse
of
life
,
in
a
great
part
is
within
vs
,
and
proceedeth
of
a
contented
and
quiet
mind
,
that
is
,
by
a
moderation
of
our
affections
,
which
is
brought
to
passe
by
the
exercise
of
vertue
:
let
vs
labour
to
make
our selues
vertuous
,
and
cleanse
our
mindes
of
all
manner
of
perturbations
,
that
we
may
the
sooner
come
to
that
happinesse
of
life
we
desire
.
Euen
as
a
field
(
though
the
ground
be
fertill
)
That
which
bringeth
forth
contentation
,
is
a
sufficiency
of
things
:
this
sufficiency
is
measured
either
by
the
necessitie
of
nature
,
or
by
the
opinion
of
men
.
The
Delicias
mundi
fragiles
,
qui
mente
sequetur
,
Perdidit
aterni
certissima
gaudi
coeli
.
Who
the
fraile
pleasures
Of
the
world
will
choose
:
The
certaine
Ioyes
of
Heauen
Are
sure
to
lose
.
And
yet
honest
pleasures
or
rather
delights
,
(
for
by
this
name
I
would
distinguish
betweene
the
pleasures
of
the
flesh
,
and
those
of
the
minde
)
for
recreation
and
Aristippus
saith
,
That
man
moderateth
pleasure
,
not
which
abstaineth
vtterly
from
it
,
but
which
vseth
it
in
such
sort
as
he
is
not
carried
away
with
it
;
as
we
gouerne
a
ship
or
a
horse
,
when
we
leade
them
whither
we
list
.
The
immoderate
desire
of
riches
(
as
appeareth
by
that
which
hath
bin
said
)
hath
beene
the
ouerthrow
and
confusion
of
many
,
and
cryed
out
vpon
,
not
only
by
the
Philosophers
,
as
a
most
pestiferous
passion
,
but
also
by
the
Prophets
and
holy
Fathers
,
and
by
Christ
himselfe
,
with
sharpe
and
bitter
threatnings
of
extreme
miserie
to
those
that
possesse
them
.
For
he
is
not
in
the
right
path
that
leadeth
to
happinesse
,
who
runneth
after
the
goods
of
the
world
,
but
he
that
flyeth
from
the
vices
of
the
world
:
and
nothing
bringeth
more
care
and
vnquietnesse
of
minde
,
then
the
loue
of
riches
;
which
is
neuer
Eaelix
opes
qui
cum
sapientia
tenet
.
Happy
is
he
that
inioyes
Wealth
with
Wisedome
.
But
as
it
is
now
commonly
gotten
and
vsed
,
it
may
rather
be
taken
for
the
blessing
of
the
diuell
.
Rich
men
,
for
the
most
part
,
are
said
to
haue
riches
,
as
men
are
said
to
haue
an
ague
;
when
indeed
an
ague
hath
them
:
And
so
riches
possesseth
them
,
and
not
they
their
riches
,
being
slaues
many
times
to
that
should
serue
their
vse
.
Riches
Extra
fortunam
est
quic
quid
d●…natur
amicis
,
Quas
dederis
solas
,
semper
habebis
opes
.
What
's
giuen
to
friends
,
is
beyond
fortunes
frowne
,
Gifts
so
bestowd
,
shall
alwayes
be
thine
owne
.
Auoide
therefore
pouerty
as
much
as
thou
mayest
,
and
yet
fall
not
in
loue
with
riches
,
lest
thou
bee
ouercome
by
them
:
for
many
labour
for
riches
to
liue
,
and
many
liue
to
get
riches
:
as
the
Satyricke
saith
:
Non
propter
vitam
faciunt
patrimonia
quidam
,
Sed
vitio
c●…ci
propter
patrimonia
viuunt
.
Some
be
that
not
for
life
their
purchase
make
,
But
blinde
with
sinne
,
liue
for
their
purchase
sake
.
Saint
Augustine
saith
;
Whosoeuer
suffereth
himselfe
to
be
gouerned
by
couetousnesse
&
desire
of
riches
,
he
Crescentem
sequitur
cura
pecuniam
.
So
that
the
care
being
great
to
keepe
,
and
the
griefe
no
lesse
to
lose
;
men
should
bee
aduised
how
they
beginne
to
get
,
since
to
saue
a
little
of
their
wealth
,
they
hazzard
much
of
their
honour
:
for
gaine
and
getting
are
but
weake
pillers
to
vphold
a
good
name
:
because
couetousnesse
and
honour
are
of
themselues
contrary
,
and
cannot
agree
together
in
one
man
.
And
although
he
haue
great
riches
and
possessions
,
yet
in
his
own
conceit
he
lacketh
so
much
,
as
he
seeth
himselfe
aduanced
by
another
that
hath
more
.
It
is
painefull
to
many
,
to
see
a
few
aboue
them
;
because
they
consider
not
how
many
be
beneath
them
.
Riches
is
neither
good
nor
euill
of
it selfe
,
but
by
relation
,
according
to
the
vse
or
abuse
of
it
.
Neither
do
riches
hurt
the
possessour
,
Thomas
Moore
:
Tanquam
iam
moriturus
,
partis
vtere
rebus
,
Tanquam
victurus
,
denuò
parcetuis
.
Ille
sapit
qui
perpensis
his
ritè
duobus
,
Parcus
erit
certo
,
munificúsque
modo
.
As
at
thy
death
,
so
liberally
giue
,
Yet
therein
be
,
as
thou
wert
long
to
liue
.
He
shall
be
held
wise
that
both
these
can
doe
,
Be
equally
both
free
and
sparing
too
.
But
the
paines
men
commonly
take
in
getting
But
Horace
noting
the
euill
estimation
and
vse
of
riches
,
said
,
it
brought
all
things
to
passe
.
Virtus
,
fama
,
decus
,
diuina
,
human●…
que
pulchri●…
Diuitys
parent
,
quas
qui
construxerit
,
ille
Clarus
erit
,
fortis
,
iustus
,
sapiens
,
ctiam
Rex
,
Et
quicquid
volc●…
,
haec
,
veluti
virtu●…
paratum
,
Sperabit
magnae
laudi
fore
.
Vertue
,
fame
,
hono●…r
,
things
humane
and
diuine
,
All
thes●…●…iue
place
vnto
the
golden
myne
,
Which
w●…onso
hath
,
his
Clarity
shall
spring
,
He
shall
be
valiant
,
iust
,
wise
,
nay
,
a
King
,
Be
what
he
will
,
and
from
it
hope
more
praise
,
Then
he
expects
whom
noble
vertues
raise
.
CHAP.
V.
The
great
Modesty
and
Temp●…nce
of
the
Emperour
Traian
:
Antiochus
King
of
Asi●…
Th●…pompus
Agesilaus
King
of
Sparta
:
A
noble
custome
among
the
Romanes
,
in
conserring
their
great
honours
:
The
estates
of
this
life
compared
to
the
Zones
:
A
dialogue
betwixt
Socrates
and
another
:
Of
such
as
haue
〈◊〉
death
:
Of
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fi●…
:
The
rare
effects
of
virtue
:
The
manner
how
the
Venetians
created
their
〈◊〉
Magistrates
:
Of
Kings
&
Princes
:
The
Princes
Court
a
Theater
:
The
age
imitatcth
their
Kings
and
●…ulers
What
manner
of
man
a
good
Prince
should
be
:
〈◊〉
of
sundry
good
Princes
:
Kings
Courts
ought
to
〈◊〉
schooles
of
Vertue
:
What
manner
of
men
Princes
shoul●…
make
their
Familiars
,
and
Counc●…llers
;
variety
of
discourse
to
that
purpose
,
&c.
THe
desire
of
honour
,
and
glory
,
and
principalitie
,
hath
beene
shewed
by
many
examples
,
and
is
seene
by
daily
experience
to
haue
brought
many
to
extreme
misery
:
which
,
being
duely
considered
by
diuers
wise
Princes
,
hath
induced
them
in
the
highest
degree
of
honour
,
to
giue
ouer
their
principality
,
and
to
leade
in
a
meane
estate
,
a
priuate
life
.
Traian
said
,
that
he
maruelled
Cincinnatus
,
Scipi●…
,
and
M.
Porcius
had
of
great
estate
and
worldly
goods
,
then
of
their
victories
.
King
Antiochus
,
when
the
Romanes
had
taken
from
him
his
Dominion
in
Asia
,
and
removed
him
beyond
the
mountaine
called
Taurus
,
gave
them
thankes
,
that
they
had
vnburdened
him
of
so
great
a
charge
,
and
left
to
him
the
possession
of
a
meane
Kingdome
,
that
would
be
gouerned
with
more
●…ase
,
which
argueth
that
there
is
nothing
so
glorious
and
magnificent
,
but
it
desireth
a
moderation
.
When
Theopompus
heard
that
his
countriemen
had
by
decree
given
him
very
great
honour
,
he
refused
it
,
saying
;
That
time
did
encrease
meane
honours
,
but
did
abolish
those
that
were
exceeding
great
.
It
is
better
to
be
worthie
of
honour
then
to
have
honour
.
Agesilaus
King
of
Sparta
,
Honorem
consecuti
,
diuiti
as
probae
virtutis
instrumenta
facite
:
Sic
boni
credimini
,
&
vitam
beatam
aegere
poteritis
.
Hauing
attained
vnto
honour
,
make
riches
the
instruments
of
honest
vertue
:
so
you
shall
be
esteemed
good
men
,
and
leade
a
blessed
life
.
This
sufficiency
therefore
that
bringeth
forth
contentation
and
happinesse
,
must
haue
respect
to
nature
,
and
to
ciuilitie
,
measured
by
the
sound
iudgement
Foelix
qui
potuit
contentus
viuere
paruo
.
Happy
is
he
that
is
content
to
liue
with
a
little
.
One
compareth
a
temperate
man
that
is
contented
with
Philip
de
Comines
saith
,
that
there
is
nothing
better
in
this
miserable
life
,
then
to
feare
the
iudgement
of
God
,
in
all
things
to
obserue
equity
,
and
to
be
content
with
a
meane
estate
;
and
not
to
weary
our selues
with
those
cares
,
which
are
vndertaken
of
many
through
ambition
,
&
a
greedy
desire
to
encrease
their
estate
.
If
we
could
enter
into
this
course
of
life
and
hold
it
,
we
should
liue
the
more
quietly
,
&
be
lesse
afflicted
with
sicknes
&
feare
of
death
.
For
as
much
then
as
by
the
opinion
of
wise
&
learned
men
,
&
by
common
experience
,
the
mean
estate
,
or
that
which
is
betwixt
the
mean
&
the
extremity
downward
,
is
most
free
from
the
things
that
bring
infelicity
,
it
shall
bee
good
for
him
that
desireth
to
liue
happi●…y
,
to
aspire
no
higher
,
thereby
to
heape
vpon
himselfe
causes
of
infelicity
,
if
it
please
God
so
plentifully
to
blesse
him
.
Homer
writeth
,
that
King
Caluicius
,
a
man
endued
with
many
goodly
gifts
,
sent
to
their
Oracles
to
desire
them
that
they
would
not
giue
him
so
little
,
that
he
should
be
The
estates
or
kindes
of
life
may
be
compared
to
the
Zones
,
by
which
the
Cosmographers
deuide
the
world
,
—
Non
capit
magnos
motus
Humilis
tecta
plebeia
domus
.
The
humble
lowe-bred
cottage
is
not
sensible
of
violent
gusts
.
In
euery
Common-wealth
(
saith
Aristotle
)
there
be
He
that
will
make
choyse
of
an
happy
life
(
saith
Seneca
)
must
not
follow
the
manner
of
life
vsed
by
the
multitude
and
greatest
part
of
men
,
but
rather
such
a
kind
of
li●…e
,
as
is
altogether
contrary
thereunto
:
and
that
must
be
by
despising
the
glory
,
honour
,
pride
,
and
praise
of
the
world
;
and
iudge
nothing
worthy
to
be
esteemed
but
vertue
;
which
is
sufficient
to
bring
men
to
the
fulnesse
of
true
glory
and
felicity
:
for
vertue
depending
vpon
her
own
riches
,
careth
not
for
the
fauour
and
praise
of
the
multitude
.
Now
hee
that
hath
found
a
sufficiencie
in
riches
or
possessions
,
and
in
other
things
necessary
to
life
,
must
prepare
a
mind
to
withstand
and
resist
all
manner
of
accidents
and
misaduentures
,
to
which
men
are
subiect
so
long
as
they
walke
in
this
vale
of
misery
.
He
must
bee
void
of
all
feare
of
any
thing
that
may
happen
to
him
,
whether
it
be
losse
of
dominion
,
or
of
lands
,
or
goods
,
of
children
,
or
any
other
thing
that
is
most
deare
vnto
him
:
which
he
may
the
more
easily
do
,
if
hee
consider
with
how
little
a
man
may
maintaine
his
life
,
as
the
Poet
saith
:
Discite
quàm
paruo
liceat
producere
vitam
,
Et
quantum
natura
petat
:
Learne
with
how
little
thou
canst
liue
,
And
how
much
vnto
nature
giue
.
Socrates
opinion
was
,
that
neither
principality
,
nor
abundance
of
riches
and
possessions
maketh
a
man
happy
;
as
appeareth
by
a
communication
which
Plato
bringeth
in
to
be
betweene
him
and
another
,
thus
:
But
ô
Socrates
,
Death
is
to
all
men
by
nature
terrible
,
but
to
a
Christian
He
is
accounted
a
great
estate
that
hath
dominion
Ille
sapit
solus
,
volitant
alij
vclut
vmbr●…
:
He
is
only
wise
,
whilest
others
fly
like
shaddowes
.
When
vertue
is
present
,
men
take
example
thereat
,
Rebus
paruis
alta
prasta●…
quies
.
The
wise
Emperour
Marcus
Aurelius
seemeth
to
be
of
the
same
opinion
,
when
he
taxeth
the
folly
of
m●…n
,
For
with
indifferent
eyes
,
My selfe
can
well
discerne
,
How
some
in
stormes
to
guide
a
ship
,
Do
seeke
to
take
the
sterne
.
Whose
practice
if
't
were
proued
,
In
calme
to
guide
a
barge
,
Assuredly
beleeue
it
well
,
It
were
too
great
a
charge
.
And
some
I
see
againe
,
Sit
still
,
and
say
but
small
,
Who
could
doe
ten
times
more
then
they
,
That
say
they
can
doe
all
.
Whose
goodly
gifts
are
such
,
The
more
they
vnderstand
,
The
more
they
seeke
to
learne
and
know
,
And
take
lesse
charge
in
hand
.
Septimius
Seuerus
,
after
he
had
passed
thorow
many
of
the
most
principall
and
most
honourable
offices
of
the
Romane
Common-wealth
,
and
ended
his
Consulship
,
he
remained
a
whole
yeere
without
any
office
;
after
which
time
hee
would
often
say
,
that
the
best
and
merriest
dayes
in
all
his
life
,
he
passed
that
yeere
,
wherein
he
had
no
office
in
the
Common-wealth
.
Plato
saith
,
that
Fortune
is
more
contrary
to
that
man
,
whom
shee
suffereth
not
to
enioy
that
hee
hath
,
then
to
him
,
to
whom
she
denieth
that
which
he
craueth
:
for
many
(
we
see
)
by
daily
experience
,
can
attaine
to
honour
,
fame
,
reputation
,
riches
and
quietnesse
,
that
haue
not
the
meanes
afterwards
to
enioy
them
;
some
because
they
cannot
,
others
,
because
they
will
not
.
By
this
which
hath
beene
said
,
it
appeareth
,
that
felicity
Rure
ego
viuentem
,
tu
dicis
in
vrbe
●…eatum
,
Cui
placet
alterius
alterius
nimirùm
est
odio
sors
:
Stultus
vterque
locum
immeritum
causatur
iniquè
,
In
culpâ
est
animas
qui
se
non
eff
ugit
vnquam
.
I
pleas'd
am
with
the
Countries
rest
,
The
belly
life
thou
hold'st
most
blest
:
He
whom
anothers
lot
doth
please
,
To
him
his
owne
is
a
disease
,
Fooles
both
to
blame
the
place
,
when
we
In
our
owne
minds
the
error
see
,
&c.
And
many
might
liue
more
happily
,
if
they
desired
Plato
compareth
our
life
to
table
play
,
wherein
the
Quatiunt
altas
sapè
procella
,
Aut
euertit
fortuna
domos
:
Minus
in
paruis
fortuna
furit
,
Raros
patitur
fulminis
ictus
humida
vallis
.
High
houses
oft
by
stormes
are
shaken
,
Or
else
by
Fortunes
rage
forsaken
.
Lesse
frownes
shee
vpon
things
kept
vnder
,
And
Dales
are
seldome
strooke
with
thunder
.
Isocrates
likened
the
life
depending
vpon
Fortune
,
to
a
great
land-flood
,
that
is
troublous
,
swift
,
roaring
,
dirty
,
hard
to
passe
ouer
,
and
during
but
a
short
time
:
but
the
life
giuen
to
vertue
,
he
likened
to
a
goodly
fountaine
,
whose
water
is
cleare
,
vntroubled
,
sweete
,
me●…te
to
be
drunke
,
to
men
well-affected
apt
for
nourishment
,
fruitfull
,
and
void
of
all
corruption
and
filthinesse
.
Dante
was
vsed
to
say
,
that
such
as
sought
the
way
that
leadeth
to
the
soueraigne
or
greatest
good
,
are
withstood
with
three
principal
impediments
;
which
to
ouercome
,
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*
〈◊〉
.
The
Philosopher
vsed
to
say
,
that
as
a
man
,
who
is
inuited
by
his
friend
to
a
feast
,
taketh
of
that
which
is
set
before
him
,
&
is
contented
,
so
ought
we
to
take
,
and
content
our selues
with
that
God
giueth
vs
.
For
if
it
bee
against
good
manners
,
to
aske
of
that
friend
for
Partridges
or
Quailes
,
or
other
dainty
meats
and
drinkes
then
that
which
he
hath
prouided
for
him
,
much
more
is
it
against
equity
and
reason
,
to
aske
of
Almighty
Learne
therefore
to
content
thy selfe
with
thine
estate
,
and
that
which
God
giueth
thee
;
and
behold
aduisedly
what
the
things
bee
that
driue
men
almost
into
madnesse
for
the
desire
and
lacke
of
them
,
and
thou
shalt
perceiue
that
their
losse
and
lacke
is
not
hurtfull
,
but
the
opinion
we
hold
of
them
.
No
man
feeleth
their
want
,
but
only
thinketh
that
he
lacketh
them
.
Thou
hast
little
money
,
so
hast
thou
also
thereby
the
Bene
ferre
magnam
disce
fortunam
.
Learne
how
to
carry
a
great
fortune
well
.
For
all
desire
great
estate
and
high
dignities
,
but
very
few
know
how
they
ought
to
behaue
themselues
in
them
:
And
this
may
seeme
strange
,
that
many
Euenta
quisquis
rectè
fcrt
mortalium
,
Mihi
modestus
is
vidctur
&
optimus
.
He
that
all
mortall
chances
can
disgest
,
I
'le
count
him
modest
,
and
of
men
the
best
.
To
foresee
that
no
euill
happen
,
is
the
part
of
a
wise
man
,
and
of
a
stout
man
to
beare
them
,
if
they
happen
:
and
no
lesse
wisdome
is
it
to
haue
no
confidence
in
the
world
,
for
that
(
as
G●…arra
hath
rightly
espied
)
it
hath
a
custome
to
hide
vnder
a
little
gold
,
a
great
deale
of
drosse
;
vnder
a
resemblance
of
truth
,
it
leads
vs
in
many
dece●…ts
;
and
to
our
very
few
and
short
delights
,
it
ioyneth
infinite
griefes
and
displeasures
:
vnto
whom
it
sheweth
most
fauour
,
in
him
is
most
perill
of
destruction
;
for
that
the
allurements
of
the
world
be
but
baites
to
beguile
such
as
bite
them
:
and
who
serues
the
world
in
disdaine
and
mockery
,
findes
his
recompence
most
i●…st
and
true
:
where
,
to
him
that
loues
indeed
,
it
ministreth
reward
of
scorne
:
and
when
wee
thinke
our
estate
best
established
,
euen
then
we
are
neerest
our
ouerthrowe
and
ruine
.
But
it
is
hard
for
a
young
man
to
be
wise
,
and
for
an
old
man
to
be
happy
.
Solon
calleth
him
happy
,
who
being
meanely
possessed
with
exteme
things
,
behaueth
himselfe
vertuously
,
and
liueth
modestly
.
The
part
of
a
wise
man
is
The
estate
of
Kings
and
Princes
(
in
the
common
opinion
Demetrins
Phal
.
aduised
King
Ptolomie
to
reade
those
bookes
,
in
which
precepts
are
giuen
to
Princes
and
great
States
,
because
those
learned
men
did
write
those
things
,
which
no
man
dare
at
any
time
say
to
Princes
.
Agapet
wrote
to
Iustinian
,
aduising
him
that
they
who
had
need
,
might
haue
easie
accesse
to
him
,
by
reason
of
his
exceeding
high
estate
:
that
he
would
open
his
eares
to
them
that
were
afflicted
with
poverty
,
that
he
might
find
the
accesse
to
God
open
to
him
.
For
a
Prince
should
consider
in
what
degree
of
dignity
he
is
,
and
how
much
he
is
of
God
preferred
before
others
,
and
for
what
cause
,
and
to
what
end
.
The
conversation
and
maners
of
a
good
Prince
&
his
court
,
standeth
with
his
people
for
so
many
lawes
:
for
every
one
frameth
himselfe
to
follow
the
examples
of
his
Prince
and
his
Court.
A
Princes
Court
is
as
a
Theater
,
Augustus
Casar
every
man
would
make
verses
:
under
Nero
Rome
was
full
of
singers
,
players
of
〈◊〉
,
conjurers
and
juglers
:
Adrian
made
all
men
love
ancient
writers
.
In
the
time
of
Pope
Leo
,
all
things
at
Rome
sounded
of
songs
:
and
in
Pope
Iulius
time
,
with
the
drumme
and
the
fife
.
Every
one
imitating
Marcus
A●…relius
Alexander
Severus
would
often
say
;
that
good
Princes
ought
to
esteeme
them
for
greater
enemies
,
that
deceive
them
with
flattering
and
lyes
,
than
such
as
doe
intrude
upon
their
countries
;
for
the
one
taketh
not
but
of
his
goods
,
but
the
other
robbeth
him
of
his
fame
.
Flattery
Dionysius
would
bewaile
the
state
of
Princes
,
specially
The
Persians
were
wonderfull
carefull
in
bringing
up
the
children
of
their
Princes
:
for
which
purpose
they
Alexander
Severus
would
weare
no
gold
nor
precious
stones
:
saying
,
that
a
Prince
ought
not
to
measure
himselfe
by
the
things
that
cover
the
body
,
but
by
the
goodnesse
&
vertue
of
his
minde
.
But
all
the
difficultie
is
to
become
good
,
among
so
many
allurements
and
temptations
to
evill
;
which
must
come
of
Gods
speciall
grace
,
whereto
hee
must
joyne
his
owne
endevour
,
to
make
himselfe
capable
of
it
.
A
good
Princes
Court
Facere
rectè
cives
suos
Princeps
optimus
faciendo
docet
,
cumque
sit
imperio
maximus
,
exemplo
major
est
.
By
wel
doing
,
the
best
Prince
teacheth
his
subjects
to
do
well
&
,
when
he
is
greatest
in
Empire
,
he
is
the
greater
Marcus
Aurelius
sayth
,
hee
observed
one
thing
during
the
time
he
governed
Rome
:
that
he
never
tooke
into
his
house
a
man
that
was
hated
of
the
common-wealth
.
He
was
also
greatly
commended
for
that
hee
would
never
have
in
his
house
any
vicious
man
.
He
would
often
say
,
that
those
Princes
lived
in
more
security
,
that
had
gotten
into
their
Court
treasures
of
good
men
,
than
into
their
chests
treasures
of
evill
money
.
For
,
unhappy
(
said
he
)
is
that
Prince
,
that
liketh
to
have
his
chests
full
of
treasure
,
and
his
Court
full
of
evill
men
.
The
Emperour
Adrian
with
great
diligence
&
secrecy
used
to
enquire
what
life
the
Senators
or
Counsellors
did
lead
,
and
what
exercise
they
used
:
And
such
as
he
found
poore
&
vertuous
,
he
augmented
their
patrimony
;
and
such
as
he
found
rich
&
vicious
,
he
would
deprive
them
from
the
the
Senate
.
He
had
a
gentleman
in
his
Court
,
which
he
greatly
favored
:
but
when
he
perceived
that
all
the
suits
which
he
preferred
to
the
Emperour
,
and
obtained
,
he
sold
for
money
,
he
commanded
the
man
to
bee
apprehended
,
&
that
all
the
things
which
by
bribery
he
had
purloyned
,
should
be
taken
from
him
,
and
restored
to
the
Principis
est
virtus
maxima
nosse
suos
.
It
is
the
greatest
vertue
in
a
Prince
to
know
his
own
.
The
Emperour
Sigismund
was
wont
to
say
,
that
those
Kings
and
Princes
of
the
earth
were
happy
,
that
banished
proud
men
from
their
Court
,
and
brought
in
their
places
men
given
to
courtesie
and
humility
.
I
doubt
not
,
but
his
meaning
was
also
to
have
flatterers
&
disseblers
and
detracters
banished
;
saving
that
hee
doubted
many
of
their
Courts
would
then
bee
left
desolate
and
unfurnished
.
By
this
which
hath
beene
sayd
it
appeareth
,
that
felicity
doth
not
alwayes
attend
necessarily
upon
the
highest
estates
,
and
the
higher
the
estate
,
the
more
hard
there
to
be
found
;
except
where
God
doth
plentifully
bestow
his
graces
and
blessings
:
Because
Princes
seeme
rather
to
bee
ordained
to
the
happinesse
of
others
that
be
committed
to
their
charge
,
than
of
themselves
,
as
touching
worldly
felicity
;
for
the
troubles
and
cares
that
are
joyned
with
government
,
draweth
them
many
times
from
contentation
to
discontentments
,
which
detracteth
from
felicitie
.
What
the
eye
is
in
the
body
,
the
same
a
Prince
is
in
the
common-wealth
:
what
the
Sunne
is
in
the
element
,
the
same
a
Prince
is
in
his
people
:
the
Sunne
is
the
eye
of
the
world
,
a
Prince
the
eye
of
the
multitude
:
what
the
Minde
is
in
a
man
,
the
same
a
Prince
is
in
his
realme
:
what
God
is
in
the
administration
of
the
whole
world
,
the
same
a
Prince
is
in
the
people
committed
by
God
to
his
charge
.
As
God
when
he
seeth
all
things
,
is
neverthelesse
as
not
seeing
any
thing
;
so
a
Prince
should
know
all
things
,
and
make
as
though
he
knew
not
many
things
.
And
as
the
Sunne
is
no
other
to
the
poore
man
,
than
to
the
rich
man
:
but
indifferent
to
all
;
so
a
Prince
should
not
respect
the
person
,
but
should
wisely
consider
of
the
matter
,
according
as
it
is
requisite
in
everie
thing
.
Ecphantes
sayth
:
Rex
unicum
&
excellens
quoddam
opus
cst
,
imago
supernii●…iusregis
regis
,
creators
suo
semper
familiaras
,
à
subdit
is
verò
regno
tanquam
lumine
conspicua
.
Menander
and
others
,
call
a
Prince
the
lively
image
of
●…od
that
governeth
al
things
,
appointed
to
minister
justice
;
and
therefore
wee
ought
to
consider
of
Princes
,
not
CHAP.
VI.
The
Earthy
felicities
that
belong
unto
the
meane
estate
with
the
way
how
best
to
manage
it
:
Of
E●…vy
,
Hatred
,
and
Contempt
:
Of
Prudence
,
Silence
,
&
Bashfulnesse
:
Who
are
the
happiest
men
in
this
world
:
Not
those
which
outwardly
appeare
such
:
Wholesome
Counsell
and
necessary
Instructions
to
attaine
to
that
felicity
of
true
friendship
:
And
the
distinguishing
of
Friends
and
Kinsfolkes
:
The
great
difference
betwixt
these
lat●…er
Times
and
the
former
:
Of
learned
Emperours
:
The
true
and
direct
way
to
enjoy
Happinesse
,
&c.
THe
inferiour
state
of
men
likewise
is
not
excluded
from
felicity
,
for
though
they
want
much
of
the
superfluities
of
great
estates
,
yet
they
have
sufficient
wherewith
to
be
contented
,
and
to
leade
a
happy
life
,
and
are
not
so
much
subject
to
the
inconstancy
of
Fortune
.
As
they
exceede
these
in
dominion
and
possessions
,
in
wealth
and
sensuall
pleasures
,
in
honour
and
reputation
:
so
have
they
more
cares
and
unquietnesse
of
minde
,
and
live
in
greater
feare
and
perill
.
For
so
●…ath
Alexander
severus
was
used
to
say
;
There
is
no
kind
of
mis-hap
so
unfortunate
,
as
for
a
man
to
call
to
remembrance
,
that
in
times
past
he
had
beene
fortunate
.
Adversity
never
dismayed
any
but
such
as
prosperity
deceived
.
He
is
more
happy
to
whom
honours
,
riches
,
and
worldly
pompe
is
superfluous
,
than
they
that
have
the
fruition
of
them
at
the
full
.
All
these
which
we
call
good
things
,
wherein
wee
seeme
to
take
a
singular
and
sound
,
but
indeed
a
deceiptfull
and
false
pleasure
,
as
riches
,
reputation
,
authority
,
rule
and
such
like
,
which
mens
vaine
and
greedy
desires
have
in
so
great
admiration
,
are
possessed
with
paine
,
Seeing
then
there
is
no
estate
excluded
from
felicity
,
and
that
there
are
more
incumbrances
and
impediments
to
happinesse
in
some
estates
than
in
others
,
it
shall
bee
requisite
for
him
that
would
live
happily
,
to
content
himselfe
with
that
estate
that
hath
in
it
least
difficulty
in
the
attaining
of
felicity
,
and
not
to
aspire
to
high
dignities
,
and
great
possessions
:
neither
to
hunt
after
credit
,
and
reputation
,
the
immoderat
desire
wherof
,
I
observe
generally
to
be
a
great
hindrance
to
felicity
:
but
rather
to
thinke
a
reputation
of
vertue
and
honesty
Temperetur
vita
inter
bonos
mores
&
publicos
:
Temper
thy
life
(
sayth
he
)
betweene
good
manners
,
&
those
that
be
commonly
used
.
For
it
is
one
thing
to
live
after
the
common
custome
of
men
,
and
another
to
live
as
thou
oughtest
.
Covet
not
to
win
estimation
by
trimming
up
thy selfe
in
disguised
habits
&
new
fangled
fashions
,
nor
by
wrying
thy
body
with
tragical
gestures
&
Frierly
ducks
,
and
such
like
Italian
and
Spanish
tricks
and
tuckes
,
which
are
but
fantasticall
toyes
,
and
the
invention
of
idle
heads
:
for
honesty
is
of
small
estimation
with
him
that
is
over-curious
,
and
carefull
in
decking
his
body
.
Nor
yet
bee
over-rusticall
,
as
though
thou
didst
condemne
all
things
,
saving
that
thy selfe
allowest
;
but
be
modest
in
attire
,
and
temperate
in
dyet
,
Qualiter
in
teneris
adolescens
vixerit
annis
,
We
are
no
lesse
beholding
to
them
,
from
whom
wee
had
good
education
and
instruction
,
than
to
them
from
whom
wee
had
our
being
:
for
good
inclinations
are
many
times
corrupted
by
vicious
conversation
.
Neither
wonder
at
these
kind
of
things
now
in
use
after
the
common
custome
,
nor
yet
despise
them
,
but
give
every
one
leave
to
use
his
owne
manners
,
and
laugh
in
thy
fleeve
.
Thou
art
nothing
the
worse
though
the
gallants
thinke
thee
rude
,
because
in
all
things
thou
doest
not
imitate
them
.
Let
it
suffice
thee
that
thou
knowest
thy selfe
,
and
the
office
of
a
man
,
and
many
of
their
formall
manners
to
be
vaine
,
ridiculous
,
and
fantastical
:
If
the
manners
used
in
times
past
were
good
then
,
they
are
not
evill
now
.
A
common
custome
maketh
things
more
familiar
,
but
not
Good
.
The
wise
Emperor
Augustus
Caesar
,
foreseeing
the
inconvenience
that
ordinarily
ensueth
the
alteration
of
outward
habits
and
manners
,
sayd
in
a
great
assembly
of
the
Romanes
;
En
palliati
cives
:
behold
our
cloaked
Cittizens
;
a
thing
En
Tragaedi
:
Thrust
not
thy selfe
into
offices
and
charge
for
credit
sake
,
nor
yet
for
gaine
;
nor
incumber
thy selfe
over
much
with
worldly
affaires
:
they
bring
with
them
troubles
and
unquietnesse
,
rather
than
happinesse
.
He
is
not
least
happy
that
is
most
free
from
worldly
cares
:
Obtundunt
siquidem
curarum
pondera
sensus
;
for
The
weight
of
cares
duls
and
besots
the
senses
.
Let
matters
rather
follow
thee
,
than
thou
follow
them
;
Hac
alil
cupiant
,
liceat
mihi
paupere
cultu
,
Securo
chara
conjuge
posse
frui
:
Those
things
let
others
covet
,
let
me
weare
Poore
habit
,
and
enjoy
my
wife
that
's
deare
.
The
way
to
purchase
to
thy selfe
much
quietnesse
,
is
to
meddle
as
little
as
thou
mayst
with
other
mens
matters
.
Vsibus
edocto
si
quicquam
credis
amico
;
Vivetibi
,
&
longe
nomina
magna
fuge
:
Live
to
thy selfe
,
if
ought
thy
friends
prov'd
brest
Conceales
,
and
bigge-swolne
titles
farre
detest
.
The
higher
the
tree
,
the
more
subject
to
the
winde
,
whose
fall
many
times
overthroweth
them
that
stand
neare
him
.
And
the
more
favour
thou
hast
with
great
estates
,
the
greater
is
thy
disgrace
and
griefe
when
they
reject
thee
.
And
when
thou
hast
used
all
thine
endeavour
to
please
them
,
what
greater
griefe
can
there
bee
,
than
to
see
thy selfe
defrauded
of
the
fruits
of
thy
labour
?
And
where
thou
didst
expect
a
reward
,
or
thankfulnesse
for
thy
good
will
and
diligence
,
thou
shalt
sustaine
losse
and
disgrace
:
and
therehence
receive
harme
and
unkindnesse
,
where
thou
thoughtest
to
finde
helpe
and
favour
.
Three
things
avoyde
as
much
as
thou
Iudicium
est
anima
sapientiae
:
Iudgment
is
the
soule
of
wisdome
.
Nor
reason
over
earnestly
with
a
contentious
man
,
that
is
full
of
words
:
for
that
may
bee
called
a
battell
of
fooles
.
Looke
not
too
much
into
other
mens
estate
and
manners
;
for
thereof
envie
hath
his
name
:
as
well
to
eschew
the
torment
that
commeth
of
envie
,
as
also
that
no
man
is
envious
,
but
he
that
mistrusteth
his
owne
vertue
:
as
the
Poet
saith
;
Invidus
alterius
rebus
marcescit
opimis
:
The
envious
man
growes
leane
to
see
others
fat
.
Consciamens
recti
fam
a
mendatiarides
:
He
that
is
conscious
of
truth
,
laughs
at
lying
report
.
It
belongeth
to
a
King
to
heare
evill
,
when
he
doth
wel
.
In
all
things
follow
reason
,
and
fly
opinion
,
and
content
thy selfe
with
thine
estate
;
and
thinke
there
is
no
difference
betweene
having
and
not
desiring
:
A
little
will
serve
thee
to
happinesse
of
life
:
to
which
thou
shalt
the
more
easily
perswade
thy selfe
,
if
thou
consider
,
(
as
hath
beene
said
)
that
the
true
end
and
felicitie
of
man
,
and
his
proper
action
,
is
to
glorifie
God
;
and
that
the
common
opinion
of
happinesse
that
commeth
by
pleasures
,
riches
,
honour
and
glory
,
is
contracted
by
the
fall
of
our
first
parent
,
and
by
the
corruption
and
alteration
of
our
nature
:
As
to
him
that
is
sicke
of
Remember
alwayesthat
thou
live
by
thy
mind
,
which
(
after
Plato
)
is
the
true
life
,
and
thereof
hast
chitsly
the
name
of
a
man
.
The
substance
of
thy
body
is
common
with
that
of
brute
beasts
,
but
by
thy
minde
thou
resemblest
the
Angels
and
God
himselfe
.
The
minde
is
not
disgraced
with
the
deformity
of
the
body
,
but
by
the
beauty
of
the
minde
the
body
is
graced
.
Give
not
thy selfe
to
fleshly
pleasures
,
to
ambition
,
nor
to
covetousnesse
,
as
the
most
part
of
men
doe
:
thy
understanding
Argentea
ista
vasa
simul
at
purpura
,
Trag●…diarum
accommoda
bistrionibus
Sunt
;
ad
beatam
conferunt
vitam
nihil
Those
silver
vessels
,
and
that
purple
be
,
More
fit
for
Actors
in
a
Tragedie
;
To
blessed
life
they
no
way
doe
belong
.
With
such
vanities
mens
minds
bee
occupied
by
the
corruption
of
our
nature
,
and
our
judgments
are
so
blinded
with
our
impure
affections
,
that
of
all
creatures
man
doth
leaft
performe
his
proper
action
,
and
least
directeth
the
course
of
his
life
,
to
his
true
end
and
felicitie
.
For
whereas
the
great
God
of
nature
hath
tyed
together
all
his
creations
,
with
some
meane
things
that
agree
and
participate
with
the
extremities
,
and
hath
composed
the
intelligible
,
athereall
,
and
elementarie
world
,
by
indissoluble
meanes
and
boundes
;
as
betweene
plants
and
living
Creatures
,
hee
hath
made
Friendship
was
wont
to
bee
accounted
a
helpe
to
happinesse
of
life
:
but
wee
may
now
rightly
say
with
the
Poet
:
Illud
amicitia
quondam
venerabile
nomen
,
Prostat
&
in
questu
pro
meretrice
sedet
:
That
name
of
friendship
venerable
of
yore
,
Is
prostrate
now
complaining
like
a
whore
.
The
time
is
so
changed
,
and
mens
manners
with
Plato
,
Aristotle
or
Cicero
:
whose
schollars
have
so
well
profited
under
him
,
that
many
are
able
to
teach
their
master
.
Professe
(
saith
hee
)
love
and
friendshippe
to
thine
enemie
:
and
if
hee
fall
into
the
water
up
to
the
knees
,
give
him
thine
hand
to
helpe
him
out
.
And
if
he
fall
in
up
to
the
waste
helpe
him
likewise
;
but
if
hee
fall
into
the
water
up
to
the
chinne
,
then
lay
thy
hand
upon
his
head
and
ducke
him
under
the
water
,
and
never
suffer
him
to
rise
againe
.
Men
have
changed
the
inward
habites
of
their
mindes
,
as
they
have
done
the
outward
habites
of
their
bodies
.
Every
age
,
nay
rather
every
yeare
bringeth
forth
new
fashions
;
so
likewise
that
friendship
and
honesty
,
which
in
our
forefathers
times
was
wont
to
bee
performed
with
faith
and
plaine
meaning
,
is
now
out
of
the
fashion
,
and
therefore
not
esteemed
:
cunning
dissimulation
with
faire
words
,
and
large
offers
with
little
performance
,
is
now
all
the
fashion
.
Ioyne
thy selfe
therefore
in
friendship
with
very
few
,
and
bee
circumspect
and
curious
in
thy
choyce
:
and
if
it
be
possible
,
bee
beholding
to
no
man
,
more
than
hee
is
beholding
to
thee
;
for
a
faithfull
friend
is
hard
to
be
found
:
the
bare
name
onely
remaineth
,
the
thing
is
obsolet
and
growne
out
of
use
.
So
long
as
thou
hast
no
need
,
thou
shalt
find
friends
ready
to
offertheeal
mnner
of
courtesies
:
but
if
fortune
begin
to
frowne
upon
thee
,
&
a
tempest
chance
to
arise
,
they
will
find
quarrels
to
leave
thee
,
and
cover
their
infidelity
with
thy
fault
,
and
give
thee
cause
to
say
with
Ovid
:
In
mediis
lacerâ
puppe
relinquor
aquis
.
I
am
in
a
torne
ship
left
in
the
midst
of
the
Sea
.
It
is
a
hard
matter
for
him
that
is
in
poverty
to
find
out
a
kinsman
or
friend
:
for
no
man
will
confesse
that
he
appertaineth
in
any
sort
to
him
,
that
needeth
any
helpe
,
fearing
lest
hee
will
by
and
by
aske
something
of
him
:
David
calleth
such
men
table
friends
.
And
that
is
one
commoditie
which
poverty
bringeth
,
that
it
sheweth
Si
vitare
velis
acerba
quadam
,
Et
tristes
animi
cavere
morsus
,
Nulli
te
facias
nimis
sodalem
,
Guadebis
minus
〈◊〉
minus
dolebis
:
If
thou
wilt
bitter
accidents
avoyde
,
Nor
let
thy
minde
with
sad
things
be
annoyd
;
No
man
too
neare
unto
thy
breast
retaine
,
So
shalt
thou
more
rejoy●…e
,
and
lesse
complaine
.
Prosperitie
winneth
friends
,
but
adversitie
proveth
them
,
as
the
touch-stone
tryeth
Gold
.
And
over-great
friendship
,
not
considerately
united
,
is
many
times
the
cause
of
great
hatred
.
Men
cannot
bee
better
warned
to
trust
to
themselves
,
than
by
Aesops
fable
of
a
Lark
,
which
discovereth
the
common
coldnesse
of
friendship
in
their
friends
causes
.
A
Larke
(
saith
hee
)
that
bred
in
the
corne
went
forth
to
seeke
meat
for
her
yong
birds
,
Charitas
non
quaerit
suum
.
But
seeing
the
affected
name
of
a
friend
is
so
common
,
and
the
act
or
matter
so
rare
,
I
wish
thee
to
make
choyce
of
a
few
companions
,
with
whom
thou
wilt
passe
thy
time
,
to
avoyd
the
tediousnes
of
a
solitary
life
,
such
as
bee
inclined
to
honest
conversation
,
as
neere
as
thou
mayst
;
and
let
them
goe
under
the
name
of
welwillers
rather
than
of
friends
,
except
The
minds
and
manners
of
men
in
these
latter
daies
,
are
much
like
to
the
manners
used
by
the
old
Romanes
,
when
they
triumphed
:
the
Romanes
,
as
they
were
very
politike
in
all
their
government
,
so
did
they
well
consider
that
there
was
no
better
meanes
to
excite
their
young
men
to
vertue
,
than
by
rewarding
their
noble
acts
with
honour
.
Therfore
they
had
a
custome
,
when
This
time
seemeth
to
resemble
that
whereof
Galen
complaineth
,
that
he
happened
into
a
most
wicked
age
,
in
which
hee
thought
them
onely
wise
,
and
of
a
sincere
mind
,
that
having
espyed
the
generall
infidelity
,
subtiltie
,
dissimulation
,
and
dishonestie
of
men
,
withdrew
themselves
speedily
from
the
assemblies
and
companie
of
people
,
as
from
a
vehement
storme
and
tempest
into
the
safe
port
of
a
solitarie
life
:
which
agreeth
with
the
Poet
:
—
Benê
qui
latuit
,
benè
vixit
.
Hee
lives
well
that
lives
warily
.
There
have
bin
times
when
he
that
knew
most
,
was
esteemed
best
,
but
now
reputation
growes
not
by
knowledge
,
nor
is
measured
by
the
worthinesse
of
vertue
,
but
by
the
abundance
of
riches
and
possessions
.
Heu
Romae
,
nunc
sola
pecunia
regnat
.
One
of
the
things
that
Ecclesiasticus
said
grieved
his
heart
,
was
;
That
men
of
understanding
are
not
set
by
.
In
time
past
learned
men
were
sent
for
out
of
farre
countries
,
but
now
if
they
knocke
at
our
doores
,
we
will
not
let
them
in
.
Vnfruitfull
pastimes
and
vaine
toyes
draweth
our
delights
.
None
was
advanced
to
honour
but
such
as
deserved
it
:
but
now
none
climbe
so
fast
to
high
dignities
,
as
those
that
bee
least
worthy
.
In
that
Iulius
Caesar
were
wel
learned
,
and
also
the
Emperour
Adrian
:
which
Iulius
in
the
middest
of
his
campe
would
have
his
speare
in
his
left
hand
,
and
his
pen
in
his
right
hand
:
hee
never
unarmed
himselfe
but
hee
would
presently
fall
to
his
booke
.
The
title
of
Philosopher
was
given
to
the
Emperour
Marcus
Aurelius
for
his
excellent
learning
:
who
would
say
,
that
hee
would
not
leave
the
knowledge
hee
might
learn
in
one
houre
,
for
all
the
gold
he
possessed
:
and
I
(
saith
he
)
receive
more
glorie
of
the
bookes
I
have
read
and
written
,
than
of
the
battels
I
have
wonne
,
and
of
the
kingdomes
which
I
have
conquered
.
Ptolomy
King
of
Egypt
,
and
Hermes
before
him
,
and
of
latter
yeares
,
Alphonsus
king
of
Arragon
,
who
would
say
,
that
he
had
rather
lose
his
pearles
and
precious
stones
,
than
any
book
.
And
divers
other
Kings
&
Emperors
were
excellently
learned
:
among
which
number
I
account
by
a
rare
example
the
noble
Queene
of
England
,
my
gracious
Soveraigne
.
The
Mathematicallsciences
were
had
in
such
Hee
that
will
compare
this
time
with
that
of
former
ages
,
shall
find
a
wonderfull
Metamorphosis
in
mens
minds
and
manners
.
Vertue
was
never
lesse
in
use
,
and
vice
did
never
more
abound
:
the
truth
was
never
more
knowne
,
and
never
lesse
regarded
:
never
better
taught
,
and
never
worse
followed
:
men
were
never
lesse
idle
,
and
never
worse
occupied
:
worldly
〈◊〉
were
never
more
carefully
sought
for
,
and
heavenly
〈◊〉
●…ever
lesse
effectually
thought
of
.
Men
were
never
mo●…
religious
in
words
,
and
never
more
prophane
i●…deeds
.
The
divell
never
bestirred
himselfe
with
more
dilligence
to
allure
men
to
all
manner
of
vice
;
and
men
were
never
more
negligent
to
make
resistance
,
nor
more
ready
to
further
his
labour
:
and
though
hee
cannot
stop
the
utterance
of
the
word
,
yet
hee
prevaileth
in
that
which
is
next
to
it
,
to
hinder
his
bringing
forth
of
condigne
fruits
.
It
happeneth
to
us
as
it
did
to
Tantalus
,
that
Dum
stulti
vitant
vitia
,
in
contraria
currunt
.
Whilst
fooles
shunne
vices
,
they
run
into
contraries
.
Hee
that
will
looke
into
the
manners
of
this
time
;
shall
he
not
find
cause
,
with
trembling
and
feare
,
to
thinke
that
the
time
is
at
hand
,
that
the
Prophet
Ionas
spake
of
to
the
Ninivites
?
There
be
yet
forty
dayes
and
the
world
shall
be
destroyed
:
but
our
hearts
be
so
hardened
with
worldly
desires
,
that
wee
will
beleeve
nothing
that
feedeth
not
our
humours
,
and
is
not
plausible
to
our
inclinations
.
And
nothing
is
more
dangerous
to
a
Christian
than
to
accustome
himselfe
to
harden
his
Heu
,
vivunt
homines
tanquam
mors
nulla
sequatur
,
Et
velut
infernus
fabula
vana
foret
.
Alas
men
live
,
as
they
should
never
dye
,
And
Hell
were
a
meere
tale
and
fantasie
.
To
doe
these
things
what
is
it
,
but
as
though
there
were
no
Gospell
to
forbid
it
,
nor
God
to
punish
it
,
nor
lawes
,
nor
authority
to
reforme
it
?
We
have
small
regard
and
compassion
to
the
reliefe
of
the
poore
,
&
lesse
conscience
wee
make
to
deceive
or
oppresse
our
neighbours
.
And
this
is
a
thing
to
be
marvelled
at
,
that
if
the
Cruzes
de
fuera
,
&
diabl●…
de
dentr●…
:
Crosses
without
,
and
the
divell
within
.
The
iniquity
of
this
time
is
almost
growne
to
this
,
that
a
man
godly
and
honestly
given
is
laughed
to
scorne
,
●…nd
had
in
contempt
,
and
the
wicked
is
had
in
estimation
and
reverenced
,
as
though
it
were
a
shame
to
doe
well
,
and
a
commendable
thing
to
live
unhonestly
:
so
as
nothing
is
more
common
in
these
dayes
among
us
than
false
friendship
,
dissembled
honesty
,
manifest
iniquity
,
and
counterfeit
holinesse
.
And
who
is
he
,
if
hee
separate
his
mind
,
a
while
from
worldly
cogitations
,
that
he
may
the
better
looke
into
the
generall
wickednesse
of
these
dayes
,
that
will
not
say
with
Saint
Paul
:
Cupio
dissolvi
,
&
esse
cum
Christo
:
I
desire
to
be
dissolved
,
and
to
bee
with
Christ
:
when
he
shall
see
in
use
and
dayly
practice
every
where
all
kinds
of
vice
,
but
almost
no
where
any
kind
of
vertue
?
When
he
shall
see
no
wisedome
without
craft
,
no
justice
without
corruption
,
no
faith
without
dissimulation
,
no
godlinesse
without
hypocrisie
,
no
friendship
wiehout
gaine
,
no
lending
without
hire
,
no
promise
without
suspition
,
and
all
things
corrupted
with
covetousnesse
and
sensuality
,
shal
he
not
find
cause
to
cry
out
with
Policarpus
;
Deus
,
ad
quae
nos
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
?
God
,
to
what
times
hast
thou
reserved
us
?
But
they
that
by
word
or
writing
shall
go
about
to
reprove
the
generality
of
vice
lately
crept
into
mens
manners
,
may
looke
for
that
answer
that
king
Antigonus
made
to
one
that
presented
to
him
a
booke
written
of
Iustice
:
Thou
art
a
foole
(
said
the
King
)
to
present
a
booke
to
mee
of
Vivite
felices
,
quibus
est
fortuna
per●…cta
,
I
am
sua
,
nos
alia
ex
al●…is
in
fata
vocamur
:
Live
happy
you
,
whose
fortunes
are
full
grown
,
We
have
no
fate
to
looke
to
but
our
owne
.
Petrarks
saying
could
to
no
time
bee
more
aptly
applyed
,
that
hunters
and
fowlers
used
not
their
endevour
with
greater
diligence
to
lay
nets
and
snares
for
wilde
beasts
&
birds
,
than
crafty
men
layd
for
the
simple
and
plaine
meaning
.
And
therefore
(
said
he
)
if
thou
wilt
not
be
deceived
,
either
dye
or
deale
not
with
men
:
which
agreeth
with
Pionano
his
countrey
man
:
Con
arte
,
&
con
inganno
,
Si
vive
mezzo
l'anno
,
Con
inganno
&
con
arte
,
Si
vive
l'altraparte
.
Hee
therefore
that
would
enjoy
that
happinesse
which
Iugera
non
faciunt
felicem
plurima
,
frater
,
Non
Tergestini
dulcia
musta
soli
.
Non
Tyriae
vestes
,
Aur●…
non
pondera
flavi
;
Non
ebur
,
aut
gemma
,
non
juvenile
decus
.
Non
dulcis
nati
soboles
,
non
bellula
conjux
,
Non
tenuisse
su●…
sceptra
superbamanu
.
Noveris
&
rerum
causas
licet
,
astra
,
polique
,
Et
nostro
quicquid
sub
Iove
mundus
habet
.
At
mea
,
si
quaeris
,
quae
sit
sententia
,
Frater
,
Dicam
;
vis
felix
vivere
?
vive
Deo
.
(
Brother
)
not
many
acres
make
thee
blest
,
Nor
the
sweet
grapes
in
Tergestine
prest
:
Not
Tyrian
garments
,
not
thy
golden
treasure
,
Not
Ivory
gemmes
,
nor
all
thy
youthfull
pleasure
:
Not
thy
faire
issue
,
not
thy
beauteous
bride
,
Not
a
proud
scepter
with
thine
hand
to
guide
:
To
natures
secrets
though
thy
skill
extend
,
And
thou
the
starres
and
poles
dost
apprehend
,
With
all
,
the
world
doth
(
beneath
Iove
)
containe
:
Yet
if
thou
ask'st
of
me
what
thou
shalt
gaine
By
these
?
I
le
speake
,
if
thou
wouldst
make
thy
'
boad
In
heaven
:
so
live
that
thou
mayst
live
to
God
.
The
end
of
the
fifth
booke
.
THE
FELICITIE
OF
MAN
,
OR
,
HIS
SUMMUM
BONUM
.
THE
SIXTH
BOOKE
.
CHAP.
I.
The
Creation
of
Man
,
and
the
estate
he
was
in
at
the
beginning
,
before
his
fall
:
Mans
alteration
after
his
fall
:
how
he
participates
with
the
nature
of
brute
beasts
:
All
things
made
to
serve
man
rebell
against
him
:
Man
only
of
all
other
Creatures
declineth
from
his
originall
nature
:
The
reason
why
God
suffereth
evill
to
be
committed
:
The
means
that
God
hath
given
to
man
,
by
which
to
escape
the
dangers
into
which
he
is
fallen
:
Of
the
three
faculties
of
the
soule
,
vegetative
,
sensitive
,
and
understanding
,
&c.
IT
appeareth
by
that
which
hath
bin
said
,
what
manner
of
felicitie
men
may
enjoy
in
this
life
,
which
is
rather
an
usurped
name
,
and
improperly
so
called
,
than
so
indeed
.
Now
resteth
to
discourse
upon
the
true
end
and
felicity
of
man
,
or
beatitude
and
Summum
bonum
.
When
God
had
created
this
goodly
frame
of
the
world
,
being
so
called
of
his
excellent
and
beautifull
forme
,
replenished
with
such
varietie
of
creatures
,
and
placed
the
earth
in
the
middest
;
last
of
all
,
he
made
man
after
his
owne
image
,
which
St.
Paul
interpreteth
to
bee
justi●…
and
holinesse
of
truth
,
who
was
after
called
A●…am
,
of
the
veine
of
red
earth
,
whereof
hee
was
made
.
And
when
God
had
finished
this
worke
,
and
made
man
,
Now
if
wee
consider
what
a
worthy
and
beautifull
Which
fall
and
alteration
of
mans
nature
,
and
his
ingratitude
de
sera
numinis
vindicta
,
reporteth
a
strange
historie
of
a
man
that
killed
his
father
.
This
man
,
of
all
other
was
least
suspected
,
being
so
rare
Which
example
confirmeth
that
which
hath
beene
said
,
that
though
our
nature
bee
corrupt
,
yet
the
soule
detesteth
his
own
wickednesse
,
and
our
conscience
,
that
The
consideration
of
these
things
will
enforce
us
to
confesse
,
that
the
soule
liveth
not
properly
,
but
the
body
onely
:
and
that
his
actions
and
motions
are
not
free
and
at
his
owne
libertie
.
Proclus
could
say
,
that
the
naturall
life
properly
of
the
soule
,
is
not
in
this
earthly
body
,
but
above
.
And
Plato
likeneth
the
soule
,
when
hee
is
in
generation
,
to
men
that
dwell
in
a
pestilent
ayre
:
and
the
soule
that
is
without
generation
,
to
them
that
dwell
in
a
faire
greene
meadow
.
And
as
they
that
dwell
in
an
unwholesome
countrey
,
are
for
the
most
part
,
sickely
,
and
few
continue
in
their
naturall
health
:
so
the
soule
as
long
as
it
liveth
in
this
elementary
body
,
as
in
a
prison
,
and
both
together
in
this
world
,
will
be
subject
as
it
were
to
sicknesse
,
that
is
,
to
sinne
,
to
passions
,
to
corruption
and
uncleannesse
.
For
among
so
many
men
that
are
endued
with
a
mind
,
who
useth
it
?
that
is
,
(
as
Morney
further
saith
)
in
men
how
many
beasts
?
and
among
men
what
is
more
rare
than
a
man
?
And
of
these
that
use
their
minde
,
how
few
use
it
well
?
That
is
,
(
saith
he
)
in
men
how
many
Divels
?
And
if
from
among
men
,
beasts
and
divels
should
bee
taken
away
,
what
marvell
is
it
that
the
Philosopher
sought
for
a
man
at
noone
day
with
a
lincke
,
in
the
middest
of
a
great
assembly
of
men
?
Some
in
condition
resemble
a
Wolfe
,
Qudm
falsò
accusant
superos
,
stultèque
queruntur
,
Martales
?
etenim
nostrorum
causa
malorum
Ipsi
nos
su●…
:
&
sua
quemque
vecordia
ladit
:
How
falsly
,
and
how
foolishly
doe
men
Accuse
and
rayle
upon
high
powers
?
when
Wee
all
of
our
owne
evils
are
the
ground
,
And
each
mans
madnesse
doth
himselfe
confound
.
Order
required
,
that
reason
should
obey
God
,
and
our
senses
and
desires
should
bee
obedient
to
reason
:
But
now
contrariwise
the
senses
over-rule
reason
,
The
defects
of
the
soule
,
and
the
motions
wee
seele
of
anger
,
of
lust
,
and
such
like
,
besides
reason
,
proceedeth
not
from
our
originall
nature
,
nor
from
our
first
creation
,
but
from
the
contagion
of
the
fl●…sh
,
and
enticements
of
the
world
,
being
become
corrupt
and
uncleane
,
which
is
come
upon
our
good
nature
,
as
Sentit
adhuc
proles
,
quod
commisere
parentes
:
The
children
are
yet
sensible
of
what
their
parents
have
committed
.
For
the
sins
we
commit
is
a
punishment
of
his
offence
.
And
though
they
are
come
to
us
by
Gods
permission
,
yet
it
is
not
to
bee
imputed
to
him
as
an
author
of
it
,
because
hee
could
by
his
absolute
power
hinder
and
let
evill
.
For
hee
proponeth
lawes
,
to
man
with
rewards
and
punishments
.
Hee
willeth
him
to
embrace
good
and
flye
evill
.
To
the
doing
whereof
hee
denyeth
not
his
grace
,
without
which
wee
can
doe
nothing
,
nor
refuseth
our
diligence
and
labour
.
Here
if
we
cease
and
give
over
,
the
sin
and
negligence
is
attributed
to
man
,
and
not
to
God
,
though
hee
could
have
hindered
it
,
and
did
not
,
because
he
ought
not
to
hinder
it
,
lest
hee
should
disturbe
his
apointed
and
settled
order
,
and
destroy
his
owne
worke
.
God
therefore
is
not
the
Authour
of
evill
and
sin
,
for
al
things
which
he
made
are
good
.
It
is
no
efficient
,
but
a
deficient
cause
.
Evil
is
no
substance
nor
nature
but
an
accident
that
commeth
to
the
substance
,
when
it
is
voyde
of
those
good
qualities
that
ought
naturally
to
be
in
them
,
and
supplieth
the
others
absence
with
his
presence
.
And
that
hee
suffereth
evill
to
be
done
,
agreeeth
with
his
great
justice
and
mercy
.
For
if
God
should
suffer
no
evill
to
be
done
,
men
could
not
finne
:
which
agreeth
not
with
his
nature
;
the
Creator
of
all
things
having
given
him
in
the
beginning
free-will
.
And
except
Wee
must
confesse
therefore
,
that
God
made
man
good
,
and
a
divine
creature
,
after
his
owne
image
;
that
he
endued
him
with
many
goodly
gifts
and
ornaments
;
that
hee
made
the
world
and
all
things
therein
to
serve
man
,
as
he
made
man
to
serve
him
:
and
as
man
is
the
end
of
the
world
,
so
God
is
the
end
of
man
;
that
he
esteemed
him
in
place
of
his
sonne
,
and
opened
his
mind
to
him
:
But
because
man
preferred
his
owne
appetite
before
Sum●…
b●…num
of
man
,
is
all
one
by
the
Philosophers
confession
,
as
hath
been
shewed
before
.
Therfore
God
,
that
hath
made
all
things
good
,
and
is
most
good
,
and
goodnesse
it selfe
,
is
the
felicitie
or
beatitude
and
Summum
God
,
all
men
confesse
to
be
Creator
of
all
things
,
and
Seeing
then
that
understanding
was
given
to
man
,
by
a
singular
priviledge
,
cleare
at
the
first
,
without
spot
or
blemish
,
that
he
might
behold
the
end
and
good
,
for
which
he
was
created
,
we
must
use
the
helpe
thereof
to
discerne
between
the
true
end
to
which
we
ought
to
direct
Next
unto
this
is
the
sensitive
part
,
whose
felicity
Extrema
gaudii
luctus
occupat
:
The
extremity
of
joy
and
pleasure
,
sorrow
doth
possesse
.
The
delight
of
the
mind
is
greater
and
more
meet
for
a
man
,
and
more
agreeable
to
his
end
than
the
pleasures
of
the
senses
.
And
if
choyce
be
given
to
him
that
hath
passed
all
his
life
in
pleasures
,
and
hath
but
a
few
houres
to
come
,
either
to
enjoy
the
fairest
curtisan
in
Rome
,
or
else
to
deliver
his
countrey
,
who
is
so
beastly
or
barbarous
,
that
will
not
presently
chuse
rather
to
delight
his
mind
with
so
noble
an
act
,
than
to
satisfie
his
senses
with
pleasure
?
And
to
conclude
,
the
place
of
pleasures
is
in
the
senses
;
which
are
decayed
&
taken
away
,
by
sicknesse
,
by
wounds
,
by
old
age
.
And
if
these
pleasures
that
be
exercised
by
the
sensitive
part
,
will
not
sooner
be
abated
,
yet
death
will
utterly
extinguish
them
.
But
seeing
man
hath
two
kindes
of
life
,
mortall
and
immortall
,
the
one
of
which
he
preferreth
as
farre
the
better
,
before
the
other
,
we
must
not
seeke
for
such
an
end
or
good
as
perish
both
together
,
but
such
as
maketh
men
happy
indeed
,
everlasting
and
immortall
,
which
cannot
be
found
in
these
transitory
things
.
Now
followeth
the
third
part
of
the
soule
which
is
understanding
,
which
is
occupied
sometimes
in
it selfe
,
Neither
is
prudence
the
thing
we
seeke
for
,
which
is
nothing
but
the
right
use
of
reason
in
exercising
the
affaires
of
this
world
.
And
what
bee
the
affaires
of
this
world
,
but
contention
,
strifes
,
sutes
,
warres
,
bloudshed
,
spoile
,
murders
,
burnings
,
and
sackings
of
townes
and
countries
,
with
an
infinite
number
of
such
like
stuffe
?
Neither
can
they
that
have
the
charge
of
government
in
common-wealths
(
which
are
all
subject
to
these
things
)
be
accounted
happy
,
but
they
rather
are
happy
,
that
are
defended
from
them
by
their
cares
and
unqui●…nesse
:
(
for
the
Physitians
care
is
more
profitable
to
the
f●…che
body
than
to
himselfe
.
)
Besides
that
,
men
are
turned
to
dust
,
and
the
world
will
be
destroyed
;
but
the
soule
liveth
,
and
forsaketh
these
kind
of
affaires
.
Therefore
prudence
cannot
bee
the
end
and
felicity
of
man
,
that
is
included
within
the
limits
of
this
world
.
CHAP.
II.
Divine
co●…
the
best
wisedome
:
That
our
greatest
knowledge
is
●…eere
ignorance
:
Of
wonderfull
and
strange
secrets
in
nature
:
The
excellency
of
faith
:
Religion
our
reconciliation
to
God
:
All
nations
acknowledge
a
supreame
Deity
:
That
no
vertues
are
vertues
,
that
swerve
from
religion
and
godlinesse
:
Of
the
only
true
religion
:
Salvation
of
man
the
only
true
beatitude
:
Markes
by
which
the
true
religion
is
knowne
:
The
necessity
of
a
Mediatour
:
Who
,
and
what
our
Mediatour
is
:
And
that
the
soveraigne
beatitude
is
onely
to
be
attained
unto
by
our
blessed
Saviour
,
Christ
Iesus
the
Righteous
.
LEt
vs
now
examine
sapience
(
after
Morney
)
as
we
have
done
the
rest
,
or
that
part
of
wisedome
,
which
is
conversant
in
the
contemplation
of
God
,
and
divine
matters
;
for
that
in
all
mens
judgements
,
seemeth
to
bee
a
mostexcellent
thing
.
By
instinct
of
nature
every
man
knoweth
that
there
is
a
God
;
for
the
workes
of
God
doe
present
him
continually
to
us
.
But
how
should
we
enter
throughly
into
the
knowledge
of
the
Creator
of
all
things
,
when
we
know
not
the
things
before
our
eyes
?
Socrates
confessed
freely
,
that
he
knew
this
one
thing
,
That
he
knew
nothing
.
Which
confession
,
as
himselfe
thought
,
was
the
cause
he
was
by
the
Oracle
called
the
wisest
man
of
his
time
.
And
Porphyrius
said
,
that
all
By
this
it
appeareth
,
that
after
the
ancient
wise
men
,
and
better
sort
of
Philosophers
that
were
guided
by
reason
onely
,
the
felicity
or
beatitude
and
soveraigne
good
of
man
,
must
not
be
sought
for
in
this
life
,
but
in
the
other
life
.
And
that
man
ought
to
employ
his
time
in
this
life
,
to
the
knowledge
and
worshipping
of
God
,
as
to
his
onely
end
,
that
he
may
with
God
,
and
in
God
have
the
fruition
of
all
good
things
perp●…tually
in
the
other
world
.
By
the
authority
all●…grd
of
the
le●…d
Heathens
,
and
by
the
reasons
and
arguments
,
and
grnerall
consent
of
the
learned
Divines
(
among
which
number
I
account
the
Lord
Ple●…s
,
whom
in
this
Part
,
I
chiefly
follow
)
it
is
manifest
,
that
as
the
body
of
〈◊〉
is
to
the
soule
,
so
is
this
morra●…
life
to
the
imm●…ll
.
And
that
the
end
of
man
in
this
world
,
is
the
knowledge
and
worshipping
of
God
;
and
his
foveraigne
good
〈◊〉
to
that
end
,
is
the
fruition
and
possession
of
God
in
heaven
:
but
by
reason
of
our
fall
,
our
knowledge
being
turned
into
igno●…nce
,
though
wee
have
some
fight
of
our
end
and
beatitude
,
yet
we
are
notable
about
selves
to
attaine
to
it
.
And
as
the
cause
of
our
misery
is
our
separation
from
God
,
so
our
felicity
is
to
be
joyned
with
All
men
acknowledge
one
God
,
the
parent
and
Creator
of
mankind
:
that
hee
made
the
world
for
man
of
nothing
:
and
that
he
governeth
both
the
world
&
man
by
his
providence
.
Then
must
it
needs
follow
,
that
obedience
is
due
to
the
Father
,
faith
and
invocation
,
and
all
Seing
then
that
the
end
of
man
in
this
life
is
to
returne
to
God
,
that
hee
may
bee
joyned
with
him
in
the
other
life
which
is
his
soveraigne
good
and
felicity
or
beatitude
;
and
that
the
way
to
returne
to
God
is
religion
,
and
that
as
there
is
one
true
God
,
so
there
can
be
but
one
true
religion
:
whose
markes
be
to
worship
the
true
God
,
and
that
by
the
appointment
of
his
owne
word
;
and
such
as
reconcileth
man
to
God
:
let
us
see
what
religion
hath
the
same
markes
,
and
meanes
.
That
the
Israelites
worshipped
the
true
God
the
Creator
of
heaven
,
is
apparant
by
the
confession
also
of
some
of
the
learned
Heathens
.
Seneca
said
,
the
basest
people
(
meaning
the
Iewes
)
gave
lawes
unto
all
the
world
:
that
is
,
they
onely
worshipped
the
true
God
,
the
Now
he
that
will
enter
into
himselfe
,
and
duely
consider
his
owne
insufficiency
to
performe
the
justice
Seeing
then
the
Iustice
of
God
,
and
the
wickednesse
of
men
,
by
our
owne
reason
hath
brought
us
to
the
necessitie
of
a
Mediator
betweene
God
,
and
man
,
who
by
his
owne
strength
is
able
with
God
to
deliver
man
from
the
bonds
of
eternall
death
:
and
purchase
to
man
felicity
and
〈◊〉
:
and
that
the
way
to
the
fame
is
true
religion
,
by
which
wee
know
God
,
and
how
to
worshippe
him
,
and
our
Mediatour
and
Saviour
Iesus
〈◊〉
,
by
whom
we
must
be
reconciled
to
God
,
and
attaine
to
our
soveraigne
good
:
Letus
frame
our selves
to
come
before
God
after
Saint
Pauls
counsell
,
with
such
feare
and
holiness
,
as
wee
may
be
like
poore
offenders
with
halters
about
their
neckes
,
so
as
wee
should
go
to
hell
,
if
he
plucked
us
not
back
of
his
infinite
goodnesse
,
Quo
te
cunque
die
nil
sancti
egisse
videbis
:
〈◊〉
vel
〈◊〉
deperiisse
puta
.
What
day
thou
of
no
holy
deed
canst
bost
:
Account
that
day
unto
thy selfe
quite
lost
.
For
good
is
not
a
defect
,
but
an
effect
:
not
placed
in
Wee
must
in
all
our
actions
,
in
the
whole
course
of
our
life
,
in
every
estate
,
high
or
low
,
rich
or
poore
,
set
before
us
,
as
a
marke
,
the
end
for
which
God
created
us
,
and
for
what
cause
he
sent
us
hither
,
that
woe
may
imploy
our
labour
and
study
upon
that
businesse
,
lest
by
our
negligence
,
wee
doe
not
only
defraud
our selves
of
the
reward
appointed
to
that
service
,
but
also
receive
punishment
due
to
remissenesse
.
If
a
man
have
suits
in
law
,
&
send
his
servant
up
to
the
Terme
to
follow
them
,
and
hee
bestow
his
time
in
Tennis
courts
,
in
the
danncing
and
fencing
schooles
,
or
in
banquetting
and
carowsing
,
neglecting
his
masters
businesse
,
doth
not
this
〈◊〉
in
〈◊〉
:
They
spake
these
things
when
they
were
in
hell
.
But
how
hardly
we
can
performe
our
duty
to
God
&
men
,
and
do
the
businesse
for
which
we
were
sent
hither
,
hee
shall
easily
perceive
,
that
will
enter
into
the
due
consideration
of
his
own
disposition
&
〈◊〉
.
We
need
therfore
a
mediatour
with
the
eternall
father
,
that
hath
given
us
a
law
according
to
his
justice
,
to
bee
an
intercessor
for
us
;
whose
fulnesse
must
supply
our
defects
,
whose
merits
must
make
satisfaction
for
our
demerits
:
in
him
therefore
,
that
is
,
in
Christ
Iesus
,
we
must
have
a
strong
&
lively
faith
,
&
cal
continually
upon
him
that
he
will
of
his
great
mercy
joyne
his
grace
with
our
endeavours
,
without
which
wee
can
doe
nothing
that
is
good
:
by
whose
grace
we
may
lead
a
godly
life
,
&
imploy
our
labour
in
the
exercise
of
vertue
;
which
God
requireth
even
of
the
heathens
;
whom
hee
rewardeth
with
temporall
gifts
,
to
excite
others
to
vertue
.
Brute
beasts
are
moved
by
an
appetite
&
desire
to
these
things
which
their
senses
shew
them
,
to
bee
good
&
profitable
for
them
:
But
men
follow
that
with
all
their
endeavour
,
that
hath
the
shew
of
good
:
some
pleasures
,
others
riches
,
the
rest
honor
,
&
the
more
they
have
of
those
things
,
the
more
they
give
themselves
to
them
.
And
in
this
they
are
deceived
,
that
their
mindes
being
as
it
were
enchanted
with
divers
sorts
of
charmes
of
this
world
,
prefer
evil
before
good
;
whereby
their
wil
doth
altogether
degenerate
into
a
beastly
appetite
&
desire
,
which
ought
to
obey
the
understanding
,
&
by
nature
should
be
reasonable
.
By
which
appeareth
our
imbecility
or
corruption
,
A
young
sicke
child
seeth
an
Apple
in
another
mans
hand
and
desireth
it
:
but
the
parents
denyeth
it
him
,
or
taketh
it
from
him
;
knowing
it
hurtfull
.
A
farre
greater
,
or
rather
incomparable
proportion
is
there
betweene
the
wisedome
of
God
,
and
that
of
men
,
than
is
betweene
the
reason
and
knowledge
of
a
child
,
and
that
of
a
man
.
For
wee
are
as
young
children
,
and
sicke
,
our
nature
beeing
corrupt
,
in
respect
of
the
exact
knowledge
,
and
perfect
wisedome
of
God
.
And
therefore
he
only
knoweth
what
is
good
and
meete
for
us
.
A
learned
Heathen
saith
:
I
see
that
my selfe
oftentimes
do
things
wherein
my
servants
are
blind
,
and
conceive
no
reason
,
and
little
children
will
cast
into
the
fire
〈◊〉
of
great
price
;
and
their
fathers
writings
of
great
learning
and
wisedome
:
for
that
they
are
not
of
capacitie
,
to
understand
the
value
and
worthinesse
of
the
thing
.
Let
us
leave
then
to
set
our
joy
in
vanities
,
and
unsatiably
to
desire
these
worldly
things
that
men
have
in
such
estimation
:
and
if
they
happen
to
us
,
let
us
apply
them
to
such
uses
,
for
which
they
were
of
God
ordained
to
serve
our
necessity
;
and
lift
up
our
minds
,
and
〈◊〉
by
Christ
to
those
heavenly
joyes
where
our
minds
will
be
fully
satisfied
.
Non
habit
at
templis
manuum
molimine
factis
,
Omnipotens
:
The
Omnipotent
dwelleth
not
in
temples
made
with
hands
.
And
not
to
feare
the
losse
of
worldly
things
,
which
unquieteth
the
wisest
,
nor
death
it self
,
which
is
terrible
to
all
,
seeing
death
is
not
the
destruction
of
the
body
,
but
a
renewing
of
it
;
nor
the
extinguishing
of
nature
,
but
a
steppe
and
gate
towards
the
other
life
,
and
the
first
passage
to
the
heavenly
Kingdome
,
and
entrance
to
eternity
.
For
hee
that
made
all
the
world
of
nothing
,
without
the
helpe
of
any
matter
,
can
easily
repaire
and
renew
that
which
is
fallen
to
decay
.
Hee
that
made
the
body
of
man
without
any
labour
,
of
nothing
,
it
is
much
easier
for
him
to
raise
him
from
death
,
and
give
him
life
againe
:
not
of
nothing
,
but
of
the
like
matter
,
that
is
agreeable
with
his
substance
,
which
is
turned
into
ashes
,
or
by
some
other
meanes
is
resolved
into
the
ayre
.
For
as
the
Artificer
that
casteth
m●…all
,
can
repaire
Now
to
conclude
this
discourse
with
a
briefe
repetition
Forti
animo
mala
fer
,
nec
bis
miser
esto
dolare
:
Nec
citò
ventur
is
pramoriare
bonis
:
Beare
evils
boldly
,
let
not
griefe
Twice
wretched
make
thee
:
Nor
in
despaire
of
future
good
,
Death
overtake
thee
.
And
thinke
that
he
doth
all
for
our
good
,
and
hath
reserved
for
us
the
true
felicitie
and
blessedness
of
the
life
to
come
;
in
respect
wherof
al
the
pleasures
that
can
happen
to
men
in
this
world
are
nothing
:
and
therefore
all
our
actions
and
labors
to
the
attaining
of
felicity
in
this
life
,
must
have
relation
to
the
true
felicity
and
beatitude
in
the
life
to
come
;
whereof
this
is
but
a
shadow
,
and
the
way
to
come
by
the
other
:
for
the
right
way
that
leadeth
to
the
happinesse
of
this
life
,
is
also
the
way
to
the
happinesse
and
blessednesse
of
the
heavenly
life
;
that
is
,
to
live
in
the
feare
of
God
,
and
returne
to
him
again
,
from
whom
wee
are
fallen
,
by
faith
in
Iesus
Christ
our
Mediatour
and
Redeemer
,
whereof
ensueth
peace
of
conscience
and
quietnesse
of
minde
;
and
call
with
humility
to
him
for
his
graces
;
to
contemne
honour
and
glorie
,
riches
,
reputation
,
with
all
the
pride
,
and
pompe
,
and
vanities
of
the
world
,
which
men
so
greedily
hunt
after
,
that
are
as
pins
and
pibble
stones
,
with
such
like
toyes
,
for
children
to
play
with
;
to
purge
his
mind
of
all
manner
p●…rrurbations
and
unquietnesse
;
to
think
nothing
greatly
to
bee
esteemed
but
a
cleare
conscience
and
undefiled
soule
;
to
bee
content
with
that
which
is
sufficient
,
and
to
measure
that
sufficiency
with
a
sound
&
upright
judgement
,
not
after
the
common
custome
of
men
,
whose
minds
are
corrupted
&
overcome
with
covetousnes
,
ambition
,
&
unsatiable
desires
.
So
that
none
can
attaine
to
this
felicitie
,
but
he
upon
whom
God
bestoweth
his
graces
,
as
faith
,
health
and
liberty
of
body
,
a
sufficiency
of
worldly
goods
,
to
sustain
his
life
with
a
quiet
possession
of
them
,
&
a
minde
inclined
to
vertue
,
with
such
like
good
things
necessary
to
happines
of
life
,
And
if
men
would
advisedly
consider
of
this
matter
,
&
suffer
themselves
to
bee
perswaded
,
as
the
truth
is
,
that
the
way
to
the
happinesse
of
this
life
is
not
contrary
to
the
true
felicity
and
happinesse
of
the
life
to
come
;
nor
any
hinderance
,
but
rather
a
●…urtherance
,
&
the
way
to
the
same
:
they
would
be
more
carefullin
following
the
right
path
that
leadeth
to
the
felicity
of
this
life
,
and
not
so
negligent
in
seeking
for
the
blessednesse
of
the
other
life
.
But
so
long
as
they
hold
this
erronous
opinion
,
that
they
can
hardly
enjoy
the
felicity
of
this
life
,
&
that
of
the
life
to
come
,
as
repugnant
one
to
the
other
,
because
the
things
wherein
they
put
their
felicity
,
as
riches
,
pleasures
,
honour
and
glory
,
puffeth
them
up
in
pride
and
vaine
glorie
,
and
ministreth
much
occasion
to
the
increase
of
fin
:
and
the
happines
of
the
other
life
is
promised
to
the
meeke
and
poore
in
spirit
.
Many
rather
than
they
wil●…orsake
and
leave
to
hunt
after
things
wherein
consisteth
their
false
reputed
〈◊〉
,
to
which
men
are
by
the
corruption
of
their
nature
strongly
addicted
,
wil
hazzard
the
losse
of
the
true
felicity
and
happinesse
of
the
heavenly
life
.
But
if
they
were
perswaded
that
they
mistake
the
mark
they
shoot
at
,
when
they
〈◊〉
for
felicity
or
happines
among
riches
,
pleasure
,
honour
,
or
reputation
of
the
world
,
which
are
rather
hindrances
to
felicity
,
and
have
brought
many
to
infelicity
and
extreme
misery
:
&
that
the
end
&
●…rue
felicity
of
man
is
in
this
world
the
knowledge
&
worship
of
God
,
to
which
is
joined
the
fruition
of
him
in
heaven
,
&
that
such
happinesse
as
is
in
this
life
,
which
we
improperly
call
felicity
,
consisteth
in
a
contented
mind
,
which
must
come
by
the
enjoying
of
Gods
graces
and
gi●…es
joyned
without
endeavour
,
in
cleansing
our
mindes
from
all
maner
of
perturbations
and
passions
,
that
bring
forth
unquietnesse
,
and
are
hinderance
to
felicity
;
these
worldly
vanities
and
false
shewes
of
happinesse
would
not
withdraw
men
from
the
true
felicity
of
the
life
to
come
,
nor
from
the
happiness
that
may
be
found
in
this
life
.
Plato
could
say
to
one
that
asked
him
,
who
was
happy
;
Hee
that
knoweth
God
,
and
loveth
him
:
so
that
the
felicity
of
both
worlds
dependth
upon
Gods
grace
;
in
this
life
to
be
of
a
godly
minde
,
to
have
sufficient
to
the
necessity
of
nature
,
to
bee
content
without
estate
:
in
the
life
to
come
,
to
be
joyned
with
God
,
and
to
have
the
●…uition
of
the
joyes
of
heaven
,
which
is
our
beatitude
and
soveraigne
good
.
That
wee
may
attaine
to
the
same
,
it
behooveth
us
Thus
have
I
ended
(
God
be
thanked
)
this
Discourse
Digna
suo
quaris
:
●…ond
things
please
fools
,
men
for
such
junquets
call
,
As
taste
them
best
:
one
pleasure
likes
not
all
.
I
tooke
the
matter
in
hand
for
my
owne
exercise
and
pasttime
,
and
have
handled
the
same
according
to
my
talent
;
but
not
with
that
diligence
(
I
must
confesse
)
as
I
ought
:
intending
to
have
it
seene
only
of
my selfe
,
and
some
of
mine
.
And
if
I
have
written
any
thing
overmuch
philosophically
,
that
dissenteth
from
the
true
professed
Religion
,
as
in
so
spacious
a
field
,
and
such
insufficiencie
of
my selfe
,
I
may
easily
wander
out
of
the
right
path
,
I
submit
my selfe
,
and
that
I
have
written
,
(
as
becommeth
a
Christian
)
to
the
censure
of
the
Church
of
England
,
which
I
acknowledge
and
assure
my selfe
to
be
a
member
of
the
true
Church
of
Christ
.
FINIS
.