THE
NEW-FOVND
POLITICKE
.
THE
FIRST
PART
.
The
Company
or
Corporation
of
Polititians
,
sets
vp
a
Ware-house
or
publike
Shop
in
Parnassus
,
in
which
are
to
be
sold
diuers
kinds
of
wares
vsefull
for
the
vertuous
life
of
the
learned
.
The
first
Raguaglio
of
the
first
part
.
THe
great
businesse
,
which
the
Corporation
of
Polititians
hath
for
so
many
moneths
negotiated
with
these
Exchequer-officers
,
that
they
might
set
vp
a
publike
Ware-house
,
common
to
their
Nation
,
in
Parnassus
,
with
large
priuiledges
for
Politians
,
was
the
last
week
fully
concluded
and
established
.
And
euen
yesterday
,
in
the
great
Market-place
,
they
made
a
most
sumptuous
shew
of
all
such
wares
,
as
men
commonly
do
most
stand
in
need
of
.
And
euen
as
Menante
will
not
thinke
his
labour
ill
employed
to
giue
you
notice
of
the
chiefest
of
them
;
so
is
hee
perswaded
,
that
some
honest
man
will
not
disdaine
to
reade
them
.
First
then
,
there
is
to
be
sold
in
that
admirable
Ware-house
great
store
of
stuffing
,
or
(
as
some
call
it
)
quilting
,
which
though
it
be
of
no
esteeme
among
the
base
and
vulgar
sort
of
men
,
yet
is
it
valued
and
bought
vp
at
a
very
high
rate
of
many
wise
and
vnderstanding
men
,
namely
,
of
Courtiers
,
who
haue
discouered
,
that
it
is
the
shearings
or
nap
of
those
rich
clothes
of
Prudence
,
which
wise
men
weaue
with
the
fine
wooll
of
Patience
,
and
serues
to
boulster
or
fill
vp
the
pads
of
seruitude
,
or
pack-sadles
of
bondage
,
to
the
end
they
may
fit
the
more
easie
vpon
the
backes
of
wretched
Courtiers
,
and
hide
those
lothsome
bloudy
gallings
and
festered
sores
,
which
seem
most
vgly
in
such
men
,
who
albeit
they
be
knowne
for
capitall
enemies
vnto
all
paines
and
labour
,
are
not
notwithstanding
induced
to
serue
&
follow
the
Courts
,
with
an
assured
hope
,
there
to
liue
an
idle
merry
life
,
and
proudly
to
command
others
.
It
hath
by
diuers
beene
obserued
,
(
as
a
thing
regardfull
)
that
many
young
men
,
who
though
they
may
liue
well
in
their
own
Fathers
houses
,
haue
neuerthelesse
bought
vp
good
store
of
that
precious
stuffing
,
and
haue
therwith
quilted
certaine
petty
boulsters
,
vnto
which
they
enure
themselues
in
the
seruice
of
priuate
houses
,
only
that
they
may
not
come
into
Courts
,
as
vnbroken
colts
,
and
in
receiuing
the
first
time
the
boistrous
heauy
pack-saddle
of
Court
seruitude
,
assure
themselues
not
to
commit
those
fond
actions
,
and
fantasticke
prankes
,
which
enforce
house-stewards
,
and
hall-vshers
(
who
are
the
rough
house-breakers
of
young
Courtiers
)
to
giue
them
some
lashes
of
bitter
distastes
,
thereby
to
bring
them
vnto
the
patient
toleration
of
that
irkesome
and
toilesome
thraldome
.
There
is
also
sold
in
the
said
Ware-house
great
store
of
most
excellent
Pencils
for
those
Princes
,
who
in
their
vrgent
occasions
,
are
often
enforced
to
paint
white
for
blacke
vnto
their
people
.
And
although
this
be
a
merchandize
only
fit
for
Princes
,
yet
doe
those
false-hearted
men
make
great
prouision
of
them
,
that
relying
on
the
traffique
of
apparances
,
apply
themselues
to
nothing
more
,
than
to
the
infamous
profession
to
leere
and
laugh
in
ones
face
,
and
vnderhand
craftily
to
deceiue
him
,
and
to
winde
about
the
silly
credulons
people
with
fawning
faire
words
,
and
foule
tainted
deeds
.
They
haue
likewise
an
infinite
quantity
of
spectacles
of
admirable
and
sundry
vertues
:
Some
of
which
serue
to
giue
light
vnto
those
salacious
and
beastly
luxurious
men
,
whose
sight
doth
so
faile
them
in
the
fury
of
their
vnbridled
and
libidinous
lust
,
that
they
cannot
discerne
Honour
from
Infamie
,
nor
know
a
friend
from
a
foe
,
a
stranger
from
a
kinsman
,
nor
any
other
thing
worthy
of
respect
.
So
great
is
the
riddance
,
that
those
Politicke
merchants
do
hourely
make
of
such
spectacles
,
as
all
may
euidently
perceiue
,
that
few
or
none
are
those
men
,
that
in
carnall
things
haue
a
good
or
cleare
sight
.
They
haue
besides
a
kinde
of
spectacles
,
which
serue
to
dimme
all
light
,
and
shorten
all
sight
:
and
the
Politicians
themselues
affirme
,
that
albeit
these
spectacles
are
more
behoouefull
vnto
all
sorts
of
men
,
than
those
that
extend
the
sight
farre
off
,
yet
are
they
most
needfull
vnto
Courtiers
,
by
reason
,
that
there
doe
often
present
themselues
most
lothsome
and
nastie
things
vnto
the
sight
of
honest
men
.
And
for
so
much
as
to
turne
ones
backe
towards
them
may
breed
displeasure
,
yea
and
anger
in
mightie
men
or
great
Lords
:
and
to
looke
vpon
them
is
a
torment
and
vexation
vnto
an
honest
minde
:
And
therefore
for
a
man
vpon
any
such
occasion
to
put
so
strange
spectacles
vpon
his
nose
,
he
is
free
from
the
troublous
molestation
to
see
the
lothsome
and
abominable
things
of
this
fil
the
corrupted
world
,
and
the
vulgar
silly
multitude
is
induced
to
thinke
,
that
a
man
viewes
them
with
more
heedie
curiositie
.
There
are
also
other
spectacles
very
good
to
preserue
the
sight
of
those
vnkinde
and
vnthankfull
men
,
which
the
very
first
day
of
any
new
dignitie
receiued
,
waxeth
so
dim
and
misty
,
as
it
reacheth
euen
to
the
bounds
of
Ingratitude
.
The
Politicians
that
keepe
the
shop
and
fell
them
,
say
that
they
are
made
with
the
precious
stuffe
of
the
fast-holding
memory
of
benefits
receiued
,
and
of
the
remembrance
of
fore-passed
friendship
.
But
most
wondrous
are
those
spectacles
framed
with
such
skilfull
art
,
that
they
cause
to
those
that
haue
them
on
,
Pleas
to
seem
:
Elephants
,
and
Pigmeys
Giants
.
These
are
greedily
bought
vp
by
certaine
great
men
,
who
putting
them
vpon
the
noses
of
their
vnfortunate
attendants
,
do
so
alter
and
distract
their
sight
,
as
if
their
Lord
doe
but
once
lay
his
hand
vpon
their
shoulder
,
or
looke
vpon
them
with
a
smile
,
though
artificiall
,
and
perhaps
forced
,
they
deeme
it
as
a
reward
of
fiue
hundred
crownes
a
yeere
.
But
the
spectacles
lately
inuented
in
the
Low-countries
are
likewise
bought
vp
at
a
very
deare
rate
by
great
Lords
,
and
distributed
among
their
Courtiers
,
which
being
vsed
by
them
,
they
cause
those
offices
and
rewards
,
to
which
their
sight
shall
neuer
attaine
,
not
perhaps
their
age
reach
,
to
seeme
neare
at
hand
.
Moreouer
,
there
are
to
be
sold
in
the
said
Ware-house
(
but
at
a
most
excessiue
rate
)
humane
eyes
,
which
are
of
admirable
vertue
,
since
it
is
impossible
to
thinke
,
how
infinitely
a
man
bettereth
his
owne
things
,
when
he
viewes
them
with
others
eyes
:
yea
the
very
Politicians
themselues
protest
vpon
their
consciences
,
that
with
no
other
,
or
better
instrument
,
may
a
man
sooner
attaine
vnto
the
happinesse
,
to
purchase
that
thrice
excellent
vertue
,
so
ambitiously
aimed
at
,
and
sought
after
by
great
men
,
of
NOSCE
TE
IPSVM
.
There
are
also
sold
in
that
shop
,
certaine
Compasses
,
not
made
of
siluer
,
of
brasse
,
or
of
steele
,
but
of
the
pure
interesse
of
the
most
fine
reputation
,
that
may
be
found
in
all
the
Mine
of
Honour
:
And
they
are
most
admirable
to
measure
a
mans
owne
proper
actions
,
since
experience
hath
manifestly
caused
all
men
to
know
,
that
Compasses
framed
of
the
base
stuffe
of
fantasticke
conceit
,
of
selfe-will
,
or
of
meere
interresse
,
do
seldome
proue
iust
and
true
to
those
,
who
in
their
owne
affaires
desire
to
draw
their
liues
parallel
.
Moreouer
,
such
Compasses
proue
most
excellent
to
those
,
that
doe
exactly
possesse
the
skill
and
art
to
vse
them
,
to
take
the
iust
measure
of
the
latitude
of
those
ditches
,
which
for
their
credit
and
reputation
they
are
compelled
to
leape
cleane
ouer
,
and
not
runne
in
danger
to
fall
or
stumble
in
the
middle
of
them
,
and
●●mefully
bury
themselues
aliue
in
the
puddle
of
folly
and
vnheedinesse
:
Nor
can
those
lauish
waste-goods
,
and
spend-thrifts
,
whose
purses
being
but
shallow
and
poore
,
will
waste
and
spend
like
Princes
,
with
any
other
instrument
,
better
learne
the
most
necessary
vertue
to
make
the
step
answerable
to
the
leg
,
than
with
these
Compasses
.
The
said
Politicians
doe
likewise
sell
a
numberlesse
quantitie
of
boxes
or
leather-cases
full
of
Mathematicall
Instruments
,
such
as
Surueyors
or
Land-Meters
doe
vse
,
which
are
more
than
necessarie
,
exactly
to
measure
,
and
in
all
dimensions
to
square
out
those
with
whom
a
man
is
to
treat
about
graue
affaires
,
and
important
negotiations
,
or
to
confer
and
impart
weighty
secrets
.
The
said
warehouse
hath
also
great
vtterance
of
certaine
Iron-tooles
,
which
resemble
those
,
that
Chirurgions
or
tooth-drawers
vse
,
and
call
Barbicans
.
They
serue
to
open
and
dilate
the
chaps
of
those
vnhappy
Courtiers
,
which
being
to
make
a
vertue
of
necessitie
,
are
often
compelled
to
swallow
huge
great
pumpions
in
stead
of
small
mastick
pills
.
They
haue
likewise
great
store
of
Beesoms
,
made
of
circumspection
,
whereof
warie
Courtiens
make
good
prouision
aforehand
,
that
they
may
euery
morning
and
euening
diligently
sweepe
from
off
the
staires
,
which
they
daily
goe
vp
and
downe
,
perilous
hard
Peasen
scattered
vpon
them
by
certaine
enuious
and
maleuolent
spirits
,
who
taking
greater
pleasure
in
spoiling
other
mens
affaires
than
in
accommodating
their
owne
,
doe
onely
exercise
the
shamelesse
trade
,
and
trecherous
worke
,
of
breaking
the
neck
of
honest
and
vertuous
mens
reputation
.
Moreouer
,
there
is
in
th●●
●●shop
to
be
sold
(
but
for
the
weight
in
gold
)
a
kinde
of
most
perfect
and
superexcellent
Inke
of
the
maker
,
far
more
precious
than
Bise
of
the
most
far-fetched
Azure
,
which
by
the
quills
of
learned
Writers
(
being
vertuously
and
skilfully
displaid
on
books
)
serueth
to
embalme
the
dead
bodies
of
vertuous
men
,
and
to
yeeld
them
most
aromatically
odoriferous
vnto
after-ages
;
whereas
those
of
the
ignorant
yeeld
a
most
loathsome
stench
,
and
are
soone
turned
into
vselesse
ashes
.
And
with
this
ink●
only
is
the
name
of
the
learned
eternized
in
the
memorie
of
all
Nations
,
which
in
the
illiterate
and
ignorant
doth
suddenly
die
and
vanish
.
A
balsame
(
truly
)
of
more
than
humane
vertue
,
since
those
,
that
therewith
annoint
themselues
,
liue
,
although
they
die
,
and
departing
out
of
the
world
,
but
with
their
bodies
,
abide
perpetually
therein
with
the
memorie
of
their
learned
works
.
An
infinite
summe
of
money
doe
likewise
those
Politicians
receiue
daily
for
a
kinde
of
Oyle
,
which
they
sell
,
for
so
much
as
it
hath
often
beene
experienced
to
be
most
exquisitely
auaileable
,
to
comfort
and
corroborate
the
queasie
stomacks
of
Courtiers
,
to
the
end
that
without
enfeebling
their
constitution
of
Patients
,
the
poore
vnfortunate
wretches
,
may
the
more
easily
and
speedily
digest
the
bitter
distastes
,
which
so
often
and
daily
they
are
enforced
to
swallow
and
pocket
vp
in
Courts
.
They
sell
moreouer
in
certaine
little
viols
of
glasse
,
(
of
which
Menante
,
who
writes
these
present
newes
,
hath
been
so
fortunate
as
to
get
one
at
a
reasonable
rate
)
odoriferous
humane
sweat
,
most
admirable
to
perfume
those
,
who
with
the
fragrancie
of
Muske
and
Ciuets
of
honourable
labours
will
endeuour
with
pen
in
hand
to
appeare
and
ranke
themselues
among
learned
men
.
The
said
warehouse
hath
also
great
dispatch
of
a
kinde
of
Penids
,
made
of
most
fine
paste-royall
,
very
excellent
to
whet
and
stir
vp
the
appetite
of
certaine
wilfull
sowre
Stoicks
,
to
the
end
,
that
with
an
insatiate
greedinesse
,
they
may
know
how
to
eat
and
feed
on
those
loathsome
dishes
of
this
world
,
which
albeit
they
recoyle
and
prouoke
vomit
in
some
,
and
are
wholly
repugnant
vnto
the
taste
and
stomacke
of
good
men
,
neuerthelesse
there
be
some
,
who
because
they
will
not
purchase
the
displeasure
of
great
men
,
and
so
ouerthrow
their
owne
affaires
by
pulling
an
old
house
on
their
heads
,
are
forced
to
make
shew
and
pretence
,
that
they
greedily
desire
them
,
and
with
hungry
rauenousnesse
deuoure
them
.
There
are
besides
to
be
seene
in
that
shop
certaine
great
boxes
full
of
Musk-comfets
,
very
excellent
to
make
the
breath
of
those
Secretaries
,
Priuy
Counsellors
,
or
Senators
in
Common-wealths
(
who
are
bound
to
let
secrets
putrifie
in
their
bodies
)
to
yeeld
a
sweet
sauour
.
Then
in
a
back-roome
and
seuerall
Magazin
,
they
sell
certaine
horse-pasterns
or
fetters
,
made
of
the
iron
of
considerate
maturitie
,
which
,
though
by
some
foolish
kinde
of
men
,
they
be
scorned
and
reiected
as
implements
for
beasts
,
the
wiser
and
more
warie
haue
lately
brought
them
into
so
great
credit
,
as
they
are
daily
bought
vp
at
an
excessiue
price
by
those
precipitate
and
foole-hardie
wits
,
that
fearing
,
or
scorning
the
iudicious
maturitie
of
the
ordinarie
Carier
,
take
pleasure
rashly
,
and
hand-ouer-head
to
addresse
and
compasse
all
their
affaires
by
Posts
and
Curriers
.
But
no
other
merchandise
of
that
rich
warehouse
hath
lately
had
greater
vtterance
,
than
certaine
Fann's
,
made
,
not
of
the
feathers
of
Ostriges
,
of
Peacocks
,
or
of
any
other
gay-coloured
bird
,
but
of
herbs
and
flowers
.
And
because
Mr.
Andrea
Mathioli
,
the
Delphick
Herbalist
,
hath
among
those
flowers
and
herbs
found
and
knowne
the
drearie
and
infernall
weed
,
Wolues-bane
,
the
warie
and
fore-seeing
vertuous
Inhabitants
of
Parnassus
,
haue
euidently
discouered
,
that
those
mysterious
Fann's
,
serue
not
to
make
wind
in
the
h●at
of
summer
,
but
to
rid
and
driue
away
from
mens
noses
those
importunate
flies
,
which
certaine
ill-aduised
and
vnheedie
spirits
,
hauing
gone
about
to
remoue
,
by
hitting
them
with
their
daggers
,
haue
shamefully
slit
and
cut
their
owne
noses
.
The
most
soueraigne
vertue
Fidelitie
,
being
secretly
fled
from
Parnassus
,
Apollo
hauing
discouered
where
shee
had
hidden
her selfe
,
dispatcheth
the
two
most
excellent
Muses
,
Melpomene
and
Thalia
,
to
perswade
her
to
returne
.
Rag.
11.
1
Part.
THE
Royall
Palace
of
the
soueraigne
vertue
Fidelitie
,
which
whilome
was
so
frequented
by
the
chiefest
and
most
eminent
Officers
of
Princes
,
and
by
an
infinite
number
of
Senators
of
the
most
renowmed
Common-wealths
,
is
of
late
so
little
haunted
,
that
it
seemeth
to
be
the
house
of
desolation
.
Whereupon
,
on
the
18.
day
of
this
present
moneth
,
the
honourable
mansion
of
so
excelse
a
vertue
was
seene
to
be
cleane
shut
vp
.
Apollo
was
no
sooner
aduertised
of
so
important
a
case
,
but
he
commanded
,
that
the
gate
of
her
famous
Palace
,
should
with
violence
be
laid
open
;
and
that
from
the
Ladie
Fidelitie
herselfe
,
they
should
vnderstand
the
true
occasion
of
so
strange
a
noueltie
.
His
Maiesties
beheast
was
forthwith
put
in
execution
,
and
they
,
who
most
exactly
searched
each
corner
of
the
Royall
Palace
,
found
no
creature
therein
,
which
the
vertuous
Inhabitants
of
Parnassus
vnderstanding
,
they
presently
put
themselues
into
mourning
weeds
,
sprinkled
themselues
with
ashes
,
and
shewed
diuers
other
signes
of
sad
sorrow
:
yea
and
Apollo
himselfe
in
particular
did
so
grieuously
condole
,
that
all
the
Court
might
euidently
perceiue
in
him
those
very
same
effects
of
inward
sorrow
,
which
he
publikely
made
demonstration
of
,
at
what
time
the
wailefull
and
deplorable
disaster
befell
his
vnfortunate
Sonne
Phaeton
.
His
Maiestie
well
knowing
,
that
the
gouernment
of
Mankind
would
goe
to
wrack
,
if
the
solide
foundation
,
which
vpholdeth
all
this
worlds
machine
,
should
faile
,
caused
presently
certaine
Edicts
to
be
proclaimed
,
wherein
(
both
to
the
ignorant
,
and
to
all
others
incapable
of
the
most
noble
prerogatiue
,
to
liue
with
honourable
fame
and
good
report
in
the
memory
of
men
)
he
freely
granted
a
hundred
yeares
of
immortalitie
,
to
be
deliuered
him
so
soone
as
he
should
finde
out
,
where
that
famous
vertue
had
hidden
herselfe
.
And
to
assure
the
payment
promised
,
the
Royall
Exchequer-Chamber
deliuered
bills
of
exchange
,
and
letters
of
assignation
,
signed
by
Homer
,
by
Virgil
,
by
Liuie
,
and
by
most
wealthy
Tacitus
;
all
of
them
principall
and
most
eminent
Merchants
in
the
Factorie
of
Paruassus
,
amongst
those
vertuous
men
,
who
with
their
praise-worthy
studies
,
wholly
apply
themselues
to
the
right
noble
and
honest
traffique
,
to
e●ernize
others
names
in
the
memorie
of
all
Nations
.
The
greatnesse
of
the
promised
reward
inuited
diuers
to
goe
seeke
her
out
.
And
after
much
pursuit
and
exact
diligence
,
the
Royall
Maiestie
Fidelitie
was
found
in
a
stable
,
lying
among
the
Hounds
and
Spaniels
belonging
to
the
famous
hunter
Acteon
,
and
of
most
louely
Adonis
.
Apollo
being
in
all
possible
haste
aduertised
of
so
strange
a
noueltie
,
did
immediatly
send
thither
the
two
Soueraigne
Muses
,
Melpomene
and
Thalia
,
to
the
end
that
remouing
so
excellent
a
Virtue
from
so
vile
and
loathsome
a
place
,
they
should
reconduct
her
to
her
wonted
habitation
.
But
all
endeuours
proued
vaine
:
for
that
glorious
Princesse
,
bitterly
bewailing
her
disastrous
condition
,
cried
out
,
Oh
you
Sacred
Di●ties
,
relate
vnto
my
Soueraigne
good
Lord
Apollo
from
me
,
that
my
eternall
and
most
capitall
enemy
Fraud
,
hath
at
last
obtained
a
compleat
victorie
,
touching
the
controuersie
,
that
shee
hath
euer
had
with
me
:
And
how
that
infamous
Interesse
,
who
in
these
dismall
daies
,
tyrannizeth
ouer
the
minds
of
all
the
best
Nations
,
hath
rigorously
banished
me
from
out
the
hearts
of
men
,
which
in
former
times
were
wholly
mine
.
Let
his
Maiestie
likewise
vnderstand
,
that
the
whole
Vniuerse
is
so
deeply
plunged
in
the
filthy
mud
of
all
abominable
and
brutish
pollutions
,
that
the
constant
Fidelitie
,
honourably
and
faithfully
to
serue
her
Lord
or
Prince
,
euen
to
the
effusion
of
the
last
drop
of
her
heart-bloud
,
and
to
the
emmission
of
the
last
gasps
of
life
,
which
erst
was
so
admired
,
and
ambitiously
sought
after
,
is
now
adaies
reputed
no
better
,
than
a
foolish
and
hare-brain'd
obstinacie
.
And
tell
him
moreouer
,
that
if
a
man
(
so
he
may
accommodate
and
fit
himselfe
to
all
times
to
all
places
,
and
to
all
persons
)
haue
a
fraudulent
heart
,
full-fraught
with
perfidious
trechery
,
and
readily
disposed
,
to
exercise
whatsoeuer
execrable
Infidelity
,
or
damnable
periurie
;
the
same
is
now
adaies
commended
and
extolled
,
to
be
wisdome
,
sagacitie
,
and
warinesse
of
an
all
comprehending
and
reaching
wit
.
And
tell
him
,
that
I
,
a
poore
abiect
creature
,
glutted
,
and
euen
tyred
to
see
so
filthie
and
opprobrious
things
,
am
inforced
to
imbrace
the
resolution
(
as
you
see
)
to
liue
among
these
dogs
,
in
whom
I
now
finde
that
true
Fidelitie
,
which
with
so
much
toylesome
carke
,
I
haue
euer
laboured
,
and
wearied
my selfe
to
insert
and
plant
in
the
perfidious
and
interessed
heart●●
of
all
men
.
Apollo
perceiuing
the
great
disorders
,
that
the
flight
of
the
sacred
vertue
Fidelitie
,
bred
in
all
Mankind
,
by
the
mediation
of
the
Soueraigne
Muses
,
and
of
the
sublime
Heroike
Vertues
,
obtaineth
her
returne
into
Parnassus
.
Rag.
30.
1
Part.
NO
tongue
can
fully
expresse
what
anxietie
and
anguish
Apollo
fell
into
by
the
secret
and
sudden
departure
,
which
(
as
by
our
former
Letters
hath
already
beene
signified
)
the
excellent
vertue
Fidelitie
(
some
weeks
since
)
made
from
this
state
of
Parnassus
.
For
his
Maiestie
could
not
possibly
be
at
peace
,
or
take
any
rest
,
to
see
the
world
depriued
of
so
noble
a
Princesse
.
And
his
afflictions
were
daily
increased
by
the
foule
disorders
,
which
continually
were
heard
to
multiply
in
all
Principalities
,
betweene
the
common
people
,
and
thrice-sacred
Amicitia
(
the
only
exquisite
delight
of
Mankind
)
who
seeing
her selfe
forsaken
by
that
pre●ious
vertue
Fidelitie
;
and
fearing
to
receiue
some
notable
affront
by
Fraud
,
absolutely
denide
to
inhabit
any
longer
in
the
hearts
of
men
,
who
freed
from
the
oath
of
Fidelitie
or
Allegeance
,
which
indissolubly
they
owe
vnto
their
Princes
;
and
likewise
loose
from
the
bond
of
that
sincere
loue
,
with
which
they
are
fast
tied
vnto
their
priuate
friends
,
became
so
fell
in
perfidiousnesse
,
so
brutish
in
seditions
,
as
making
euery
most
detestable
wickednesse
to
seeme
lawfull
;
they
with
treacherie
chased
vnspotted
Faithfulnesse
from
all
humane
societie
,
and
with
foule
seditions
,
sacred
Peace
;
defiling
the
whole
world
with
bloud
,
and
filled
the
same
with
most
villanous
Larcenies
,
and
with
all
manner
of
perfidious
and
execrable
confusion
.
Besides
,
the
iust
grieuances
and
complaints
of
Princes
did
continually
molest
Apollo's
minde
;
which
Princes
did
openly
protest
,
that
by
the
damnable
infidelitie
of
their
subiects
,
they
were
inforced
to
abandon
the
gouernance
of
Mankind
:
whereupon
Apollo
,
to
finde
out
some
conuenient
remedie
against
so
notorious
a
mischiefe
,
thought
it
expedient
to
intimate
the
high
Court
of
Parlament
of
all
the
generall
Estates
,
against
the
twentieth
of
the
last
moneth
,
vnto
which
hee
summoned
the
Poet-princes
,
and
the
Deputies
of
all
vertuous
Nations
.
All
which
being
in
great
diligence
appeared
on
the
prefixed
day
,
there
were
discouered
in
many
people
great
hatreds
against
their
Princes
,
all
which
protested
openly
,
that
not
by
the
vice
of
Infidelitie
,
but
vrged
and
euen
compelled
by
desperation
,
they
had
for
euer
banished
from
out
their
hearts
that
Fidelitie
,
which
,
as
most
hurtfull
and
preiudiciall
to
them
,
they
were
resolutely
determined
neuer
to
acknowledge
and
re-admit
:
forsomuch
as
shee
was
most
foulely
abused
by
many
Princes
.
And
whereas
in
former
times
,
the
Fidelitie
of
Subiects
,
hauing
euer
serued
as
an
instrument
to
induce
Princes
,
to
counterchange
the
awe
and
seruice
of
their
people
with
gentle
and
courteous
vsages
,
they
now
clearely
perceiued
,
that
the
vertue
of
a
base
and
prostrate
obedience
,
was
reputed
but
the
basenesse
of
an
abiect
minde
,
and
the
merit
of
a
voluntarie
and
vntainted
faithfulnesse
,
a
necessitie
to
serue
;
by
reason
of
which
manner
of
proceeding
,
publike
mischiefes
and
disorders
were
vncontroledly
gone
so
farre
,
that
many
people
had
beene
compelled
to
vndertake
the
resolution
,
which
the
world
now
saw
;
onely
to
the
end
,
that
humorous
and
capricious
Princes
should
come
to
the
perfect
knowledge
,
that
the
authoritie
to
sway
and
command
may
easily
be
lost
,
when
the
outrages
,
ingratitudes
,
and
misusages
,
daily
vsed
towards
subiects
,
hauing
surmounted
all
humane
patience
,
brought
all
nations
(
naturally
inclined
to
dutifull
obedience
)
euen
vnto
desperation
;
and
neuer
any
more
to
liue
in
subiection
of
Masters
;
with
an
obstinate
resolution
,
rather
to
wrach
on
a
free
gouernment
,
than
to
be
continually
contemned
,
abused
,
flaied
,
hurried
and
molested
vnder
Principalities
.
Although
the
rage
and
disdaine
of
Princes
towards
their
subiects
were
great
,
and
the
distaste
of
the
people
greater
,
the
soueraigne
Muses
neuerthelesse
,
with
the
assistance
of
the
thrice-excellent
heroick
Vertues
,
who
effectually
laboured
to
bring
a
businesse
of
so
great
consequence
to
some
good
end
,
with
the
dexteritie
of
their
wit
,
in
the
end
they
somewhat
calmed
and
asswaged
the
minds
of
the
angry
Princes
,
and
instigated
the
proud
hearts
of
the
enraged
people
:
And
the
Court
of
Parlament
was
dissolued
,
with
the
capitulation
of
this
atonement
,
that
the
people
should
solemnly
vow
and
promise
forthwith
to
readmit
into
their
breasts
the
excellent
vertue
Fidelitie
,
which
they
should
sweare
to
make
absolute
Mistris
of
their
hearts
.
And
that
Princes
should
be
strictly
bound
,
to
banish
and
expell
from
out
their
hearts
,
Auarice
and
Crueltie
;
and
in
lieu
of
them
,
yeeld
the
free
possession
of
their
mindes
vnto
the
Soueraigne
Vertues
,
Liberalitie
,
Bountie
,
and
Clemencie
,
who
were
they
,
that
perpetually
held
Fidelitie
and
Obedience
fast
●ettered
in
the
hearts
of
subiects
:
Since
that
by
an
autenticall
testimonie
,
subscribed
by
Caius
Pliuius
,
and
other
naturall
H●storians
,
it
most
euidently
appeared
,
that
the
sillie
sheepe
,
who
are
seene
so
gently
and
willingly
to
obey
their
shepherds
,
doe
notwithstanding
shun
and
abhor
all
Butchers
.
And
that
it
was
impossible
to
induce
Dogs
(
although
naturally
most
trusty
,
louing
,
and
kinde
to
their
masters
)
to
wag
their
taile
,
or
to
leape
,
and
faune
on
those
,
that
gaue
them
more
stripes
than
morsels
of
bread
.
Iustus
Lipsius
,
to
make
amends
for
the
fault
hee
had
committed
in
accusing
of
Tacitus
,
doth
so
passionately
obserue
him
,
that
before
Apollo
he
is
charged
to
idolatrize
him
:
whereupon
after
a
faigned
,
and
but
verball
punishment
,
hee
it
in
the
end
by
his
Maiestie
,
not
only
absolued
,
but
highly
commended
and
admired
.
Rag.
86.
1
Part.
THE
most
curious
learned
of
this
State
,
haue
often
obserued
,
that
whensoeuer
any
vertuous
man
,
doth
through
humane
frailty
commit
any
ouersight
,
for
the
dread
which
he
afterward
seeleth
of
wicked
actions
,
doth
in
such
sort
(
with
falling
into
the
other
extreame
)
correct
the
same
,
that
some
there
be
who
affirme
,
that
Democritus
did
not
so
much
for
the
benefit
of
contemplation
,
pull
out
his
owne
eyes
,
as
for
to
make
amends
for
the
errour
hee
had
committed
,
laciuiously
gazing
vpon
a
most
beautious
Damsell
,
than
beseemed
a
Philosopher
of
his
ranke
and
profession
.
And
the
report
yet
goeth
among
the
vertuous
,
that
Harpocrates
,
to
correct
the
defect
of
ouermuch
babling
,
for
which
he
was
greatly
blamed
at
a
great
banquet
,
fell
into
the
other
extreame
,
neuer
to
speake
more
:
Nor
ought
the
sentence
of
the
Poet
be
accounted
true
,
Dam
vitant
stulti
vitia
,
incontraria
currunt
.
Since
that
,
in
a
Dog
that
hath
once
bin
scalded
with
boiling
water
,
it
is
held
a
point
of
sagacitie
,
to
keepe
himselfe
in
his
kennell
when
it
raineth
.
As
likewise
it
is
the
part
of
awary
man
to
auoid
Eeles
,
if
hee
haue
once
beene
deadly
bitten
by
Snakes
.
This
we
say
,
for
so
much
as
so
great
was
the
griefe
,
and
so
notorious
the
agonie
,
that
Iustus
L●psius
felt
for
the
accusation
,
which
he
so
vnhappily
framed
and
published
against
Tacitus
,
that
to
repaire
the
fault
,
which
of
all
the
vertuous
of
this
State
was
exceedingly
blamed
,
not
long
after
fell
into
that
errour
,
and
went
in
person
to
visit
Tacitus
,
and
for
the
iniury
which
he
acknowledged
to
haue
done
him
,
hee
most
humbly
begged
pardon
at
his
hands
.
Tacitus
knowing
what
reputation
the
readinesse
of
a
free
and
genuine
pardon
yeeldeth
a
man
,
with
a
magnanimity
worthy
a
Romane
Senator
,
not
only
frankly
and
generously
forgaue
Lipsius
the
iniury
receiued
,
but
(
which
by
the
vnanimous
report
of
all
the
vertuous
of
this
State
hath
deserued
highest
commendations
)
he
most
affectionately
thanked
him
for
the
occasion
he
ministred
vnto
him
,
to
make
purchase
of
that
glory
,
which
sincerely
to
forget
all
iniurious
affronts
receiued
,
doth
procure
and
conferre
vpon
a
man
,
vnto
the
ancient
and
most
affectionate
deuotion
,
which
Lipsius
(
who
had
euer
bin
most
partially
affected
vnto
Tacitus
)
had
euer
borne
vnto
so
sublime
an
Historian
;
the
wonder
of
so
great
indulgence
being
adioyned
,
and
the
facility
of
a
p●rdon
so
earnestly
desired
,
did
so
encrease
the
loue
in
his
minde
,
and
so
augment
his
awfull
veneration
towards
him
,
that
hee
more
frequented
Tacitus
his
house
than
his
owne
.
Hee
now
loued
to
discourse
with
no
other
learned
man
:
no
conuersation
did
more
agrade
him
:
he
commended
no
other
Historian
:
and
all
with
soth
partiality
of
inward
affection
,
namely
,
for
the
elegancie
of
his
speech
,
adorned
more
with
choise
conceits
,
than
with
words
;
for
the
succinctnesse
of
his
close
,
neruous
,
and
graue
sententious
Oratorie
,
cleare
onely
to
those
of
best
vnderstanding
,
with
the
〈◊〉
and
hatred
of
other
vertuous
men
of
this
dominion
,
dependents
of
Cic●ro
,
and
of
the
mighty
Caesarean
faction
,
who
approue
it
not
.
And
did
with
such
diligence
labour
to
imitate
him
,
that
not
onely
with
hatefull
antonomasia
,
hee
dared
to
call
him
his
Auctor
,
but
vtterly
scorning
all
other
mens
detections
,
he
affected
no
other
ambition
,
than
to
appeare
vnto
the
world
a
new
Tacitus
.
This
so
vnwonted
kindnesse
among
friends
,
neuer
seene
from
inferiours
towards
their
superiours
,
and
which
exceeded
the
most
hearty
loue
or
affection
that
any
can
beare
and
expresse
to
the
nearest
of
his
blood
,
engendred
such
a
iealousie
in
the
minds
of
Mercerus
,
of
Beatus
,
Rhenanus
,
of
Fuluius
Orsinus
,
of
Marcus
Antonius
Muretus
;
and
of
diuers
others
,
followers
and
louers
of
Tacitus
,
that
,
induced
thereunto
by
meere
enuy
,
hatched
in
their
hearts
(
but
according
to
the
custome
of
worldly
dissemblers
,
which
is
,
to
paliate
the
passion
of
priuate
hatred
with
the
robe
of
charity
toward
their
neighbour
)
vnder
colour
to
reuenge
the
iniury
,
which
not
long
since
Lipsius
had
done
vnto
their
friend
Tacitus
,
they
framed
an
enditement
against
Lipsius
,
and
presented
the
same
vnto
Apollo
,
charging
him
with
the
same
delict
or
crime
of
impiety
,
whereof
he
had
accused
Tacitus
,
giuing
his
Maiestie
to
vnderstand
,
that
hee
loued
not
Tacitus
as
a
friend
,
that
he
honoured
not
him
as
a
Master
,
and
regardfull
Patron
,
but
adored
him
as
his
Apollo
and
Deitie
.
This
accusation
,
which
as
in
crimes
of
capitall
treason
,
by
reason
of
it's
hainous
outragiousnesse
,
needeth
no
other
proofe
than
the
bare
testimony
of
any
one
man
,
did
enter
so
deepely
into
Apollo's
minde
,
as
hee
deemed
himselfe
offended
by
Lipsius
in
the
highest
degree
,
caused
him
forthwith
to
bee
brought
before
his
Maiestie
,
by
the
Pretorian
band
of
the
Lyrick
Poets
,
fast
bound
in
chaines
and
gyues
;
and
staring
on
him
with
a
fierce
wrathfull
countenance
,
and
with
death-threatning
gestures
,
demanded
of
him
,
What
his
genuine
opinion
or
conceit
was
of
a
certaine
fellow
,
called
Cornelius
Tacitus
,
borne
of
an
oyle-monger
of
Terni
.
Lipsius
vndismaiedly
answered
Apollo
,
That
hee
deemed
Tacitus
to
be
the
chiefe
Standard
bearer
of
all
famous
Historians
,
the
Father
of
humane
wisdome
,
the
Oracle
of
perfect
reason
of
State
,
the
absolute
Master
of
Politicians
.
the
stout
Coripheus
of
those
writers
that
haue
attained
the
glory
in
all
their
compositions
,
to
vse
more
conceits
than
words
;
the
perfect
and
absolute
forme
to
learne
to
write
the
actions
of
great
Princes
,
with
the
learned
&
apparent
light
of
the
essentiall
source
and
occasion
of
them
:
a
most
exqusite
artifice
,
and
which
was
onely
vnderstood
by
the
sublimest
master
of
the
Historian
Art
,
as
that
which
greatly
yeelded
him
glorious
,
that
knew
how
to
manage
it
,
and
him
truly
learned
that
had
the
iudgment
duly
to
consider
the
same
;
the
perfect
Idea
of
Historicall
veritie
;
the
true
Doctor
of
Princes
;
the
Pedagogue
of
Courtiers
;
the
superfine
paragon
,
on
which
the
world
might
try
the
alloy
of
the
Genius
of
Princes
;
the
iust
Scale
,
with
which
any
man
might
exactly
weigh
the
true
worth
of
priuate
men
;
the
Volume
which
those
Princes
should
euer
haue
in
their
hands
,
that
desire
to
learne
the
skill
and
knowledge
absolutely
to
command
:
as
likewise
those
subiects
,
who
wished
to
possesse
the
science
dutifully
and
rightly
to
obey
.
By
this
so
affected
Encomium
,
and
by
so
earnestly
exagerated
commendations
,
Apollo
easily
perceiued
,
and
came
to
know
,
that
Lipsius
did
manifestly
idolatrize
Tacitus
,
wherupon
in
minde
enraged
thus
he
bespake
him
.
In
what
esteeme
wilt
thou
then
(
Oh
Lipsius
)
haue
mee
,
that
am
the
father
of
all
good
letters
,
soueraigne
Lord
of
the
Sciences
,
absolute
Prince
of
the
liberall
Arts
,
Monarke
of
all
vertues
,
if
with
such
impiety
and
shamelesse
impudency
,
thou
doest
idolatrize
a
Writer
,
so
hatefull
vnto
all
good
men
?
and
an
author
so
detestable
vnto
the
professors
of
the
Latinetongue
,
both
for
the
nouelty
of
his
phrase
,
for
the
obstruse
obscurity
of
his
speech
,
for
the
vicious
breuity
of
his
discourses
,
&
for
the
cruell
and
tyrannous
politicall
doctrine
which
he
teacheth
?
by
,
and
with
which
,
he
rather
frameth
cruell
Tyrants
,
than
iust
Princes
;
rather
wicked
and
depraued
Subiects
,
than
endowed
with
that
vntainted
probity
,
which
so
greatly
auaileth
,
and
facilitates
in
Princes
the
way
how
to
gouerne
their
states
mildly
and
vprightly
.
It
being
most
apparent
,
that
with
his
impious
documents
,
and
abominable
precepts
,
he
peruerteth
lawfull
Princes
into
cruell
Tyrants
,
he
transformeth
natural
Subiects
(
which
should
be
as
milde
and
harmelesse
Sheep
)
into
most
pernicious
Foxes
:
and
from
creatures
,
whom
our
common
mother
Nature
,
with
admirable
wisdome
hath
created
toothlesse
and
hornelesse
,
he
conuerteth
them
into
rauenous
Wolues
,
and
vntamed
Bulls
.
Who
sheweth
himselfe
a
●lye
cunning
Doctor
of
false
simulations
,
the
only
subtile
artificer
of
treacherous
tyrannies
,
a
new
Xenophon
of
a
most
cruell
and
execrable
Tiberipedia
,
the
wily
forger
of
the
euer
to
be
detested
mystery
,
how
leeringly
to
smile
and
therewith
deceiue
,
how
with
facility
to
vtter
and
affirme
that
which
a
man
neuer
meaneth
or
intends
,
effectually
to
perswade
that
which
one
beleeueth
not
,
instantly
to
craue
that
which
one
desireth
not
,
and
to
seeme
to
hate
that
which
one
loueth
;
who
is
a
sublime
Pedagogue
to
instruct
others
in
that
most
villanous
doctrine
to
smother
and
suppresse
the
conceits
and
meanings
of
a
true-meaning
heart
,
and
yet
to
speake
with
a
false-lying
tongue
:
the
ingenious
Architect
of
fallacies
and
deceits
,
and
so
singular
and
excellent
an
author
of
rash
and
fond-hardy
iudgments
,
that
he
hath
often
most
shamefully
attributed
holy
interpretations
to
most
impious
and
to
bee
abhorred
actions
:
And
on
the
other
side
,
hath
cannonized
sacred
ones
as
Diabolicall
.
And
wilt
thou
(
Oh
Lipsius
)
among
so
many
my
liege
and
trusty
vertuous
men
,
euen
before
my
face
,
adore
and
worship
as
thy
God
,
a
man
that
in
all
his
compositions
hath
manifestly
declared
,
that
he
hath
not
knowne
God
?
Who
being
composed
of
nought
but
impiety
,
hath
sowed
and
scattered
through
the
wide
world
,
that
cruell
,
prodigious
,
and
desperate
policy
,
which
so
infinitely
defameth
those
Princes
that
make
vse
of
it
,
and
so
deepely
afflicteth
the
people
that
feele
it
;
who
as
well
to
Princes
as
to
priuate
men
,
hath
taught
the
cursed
way
,
and
mischieuous
fashion
,
how
to
conuerse
and
proceed
with
false
doublenesse
;
and
the
treacherous
Art
,
to
doe
that
which
a
man
saies
not
,
and
to
say
that
which
one
meaneth
not
.
A
way
which
by
some
is
practised
onely
to
become
skilfull
in
that
abhominable
doctrine
,
how
with
the
pensill
of
false
pretences
,
to
pourtray
blacke
for
white
;
to
circumwinde
the
simpler
sort
of
people
with
the
fallacies
of
faire
sugred
words
,
and
of
lewd
and
wicked
deeds
;
to
deceiue
all
men
with
vsing
laughter
in
anger
,
and
weeping
in
ioy
;
and
onely
by
and
with
the
pernicious
compasse
of
priuate
interesse
,
to
measure
loue
,
hate
,
trust
,
faith
,
honestie
,
and
each
humane
or
morall
vertue
,
read
and
perused
by
good
men
,
onely
to
come
to
the
knowledge
of
the
new
and
hidden
tricks
and
artifices
,
with
which
,
in
these
daies
,
wretched
mankinde
with
so
euident
calamitie
,
is
most
miserably
circumgired
,
and
tossed
to
and
fro
:
and
to
discouer
the
most
execrable
hypocrisie
,
that
diuers
followers
of
so
wicked
an
Art
haue
vsed
and
practised
,
to
bee
by
the
simpler
sort
of
people
reputed
for
men
of
vpright
conuersation
,
and
honest
life
;
albeit
,
for
to
obserue
and
obey
the
rules
of
Tacitus
,
they
act
,
and
daily
perpetrate
deeds
,
that
by
the
vgliest
Diuels
of
hell
,
are
deemed
most
abhominable
.
Perceiuest
thou
not
(
Oh
Lipsius
)
since
the
Volumes
of
this
thy
Tacitus
haue
past
the
hands
of
all
people
,
diuers
Princes
haue
straied
and
e●●onged
themselues
from
the
ancient
course
,
to
gouerne
their
subiects
with
humanity
,
mildenesse
,
and
clemency
:
and
what
an
infinite
number
are
now
cleane
parted
&
diuorced
from
the
genuine
plainnesse
and
singlenesse
of
atruly-vertuous
life
?
Know
Lipsius
,
that
so
great
a
part
of
Tacitus
his
workes
(
as
some
simple
and
shallow-brain'd
men
doe
affirme
)
were
not
lost
in
the
violent
deluges
of
the
barbarous
Nations
,
which
with
so
rapid
inundations
passed
into
Italy
,
to
ouerrunne
and
subdue
it
,
for
they
miscaried
,
and
were
lost
before
so
great
ruines
;
not
through
the
ignorance
of
the
people
,
who
in
those
turbulent
and
embroiled
times
,
were
continually
busied
in
the
exercise
of
armes
,
but
because
those
yet
vntainted
ancient
Nations
,
in
which
reigned
equally
the
well-meaning
simplicity
of
minde
and
heart
,
and
the
purity
of
the
then
new
budding
Christian
Religion
,
abhorred
that
Author
whom
some
ill
aduised
doe
now
so
much
loue
and
cherish
,
that
(
as
I
perceiue
thy selfe
hast
done
)
many
and
diuers
euidently
idolatrizing
him
,
haue
ereared
him
for
their
golden
Calfe
.
Tacitus
is
in
euery
part
of
his
most
vnworthy
to
be
read
of
good
or
honest
men
,
for
so
much
as
the
villanies
,
and
the
impieties
contained
in
his
workes
,
doe
far
exceed
in
number
his
leaues
,
his
lines
,
his
words
,
his
sillables
,
and
his
letters
.
But
by
the
life
of
Tiberius
,
which
hee
hath
compiled
,
a
Prince
sutable
and
worthy
the
genius
of
such
an
Historian
,
all
must
acknowledge
the
same
to
bee
most
intollerable
and
damnable
;
the
which
for
a
singular
benefit
of
all
mankinde
,
hauing
for
many
ages
lyen
secretly
hidden
in
the
most
secret
and
concealed
parts
of
Germany
,
through
the
pesti●erous
and
diabolicall
curiositie
of
a
Germane
,
more
dreary
and
fatall
to
all
the
world
than
his
Compatriate
,
that
was
the
first
inuented
the
deadly
and
dismall
Bombard
,
whence
it
was
drawne
forth
,
at
what
time
that
most
noble
Prouince
began
to
be
infected
by
the
moderne
heresie
;
only
to
the
end
,
that
with
so
horrid
a
prodigie
,
at
the
same
time
that
execrable
Luther
began
to
molest
and
subuert
the
sacred
rites
,
wicked
Tacitus
should
embroile
the
prophane
.
Compositions
in
the
highest
degree
most
wicked
and
pernicions
,
which
for
many
yeares
were
lost
,
because
they
pleased
not
antiquity
;
and
are
now
,
to
the
great
shame
and
reproach
of
this
age
,
admired
of
those
Polititians
,
who
being
followers
of
such
impieties
,
haue
most
compleatly
learn'd
from
the
Master
of
fallacies
and
tromparies
,
the
doctrine
to
know
,
how
to
the
vtmost
of
a
mans
age
,
to
entertainemen
with
faire
words
,
to
feed
them
with
smoake
,
to
fill
them
with
winde
,
and
with
vaine-vaine
hopes
fairly
to
lead
them
to
extreame
beggery
.
A
doctrine
most
assuredly
infernall
,
which
by
Tacitus
the
the
inuentor
and
husband
thereof
,
hauing
beene
sowne
and
dispersed
abroad
,
onely
for
the
benefit
of
Princes
,
is
now
a
daies
seene
to
be
imbraced
and
cherished
with
such
insatiate
greedinesse
,
by
priuate
and
meane
subiects
,
that
Tacitus
,
who
was
herefore
an
Auth●●
held
onely
worthy
of
Princes
,
doth
now
so
publikely
passe
from
hand
to
hand
among
all
men
,
that
euen
Shop-keepers
,
fachius
and
base
porters
shew
not
themselues
more
cunning
in
any
profession
than
of
State
policy
,
to
the
great
contempt
and
derision
of
an
Art
held
in
highest
regard
and
reputation
of
great
men
,
the
whole
vniuerse
is
seene
to
swarme
,
and
to
be
full
of
sharking
and
spoiltrade
Polititians
.
At
these
irefull
and
exorbitant
speeches
of
Apollo
,
Lipsius
stood
amazed
,
as
one
halfe
dead
and
distracted
,
yet
notwithstanding
,
euen
in
the
vtmost
abashment
and
consternation
of
minde
,
pulling
vp
a
good
heart
,
and
taking
breath
,
most
submissiuely
begged
pardon
of
his
Maiestie
for
any
fault
hee
might
haue
committed
;
then
boldly
told
him
,
that
such
and
so
infinite
were
his
awfull
obligations
towards
his
beloued
Tacitus
,
and
so
great
was
the
honour
,
which
among
his
Countrymen
the
Flemings
,
the
English
,
the
Germans
,
the
French
,
the
Italians
,
and
the
Spaniards
,
his
bosome-minion
,
and
most
dearely
beloued
Author
Tacitus
had
purchased
him
;
whom
though
he
acknowledged
to
loue
most
entirely
,
and
to
honour
as
his
terrestriall
God
;
yet
,
to
attaine
vnto
a
superlatiue
degree
of
due
satisfaction
of
his
bounden
duty
,
and
with
exactnesse
to
accomplish
the
duty
of
true
gratitude
,
he
thought
all
he
could
doe
to
be
nothing
,
in
respect
of
his
vnualuable
merits
.
His
reason
was
,
that
hauing
published
and
left
vnto
the
world
,
diuers
ordinary
labours
and
compositions
,
his
onely
workes
vpon
Tacitus
were
they
,
that
had
made
him
to
merit
an
abode
and
mansion
in
Pernassus
,
and
an
honourable
and
immortall
renowne
among
many
Nations
:
and
that
if
he
,
who
with
other
mens
money
exercised
the
trafficke
of
trading
and
rich
merchandizing
,
was
easily
pardoned
his
errour
,
if
hee
did
euen
worship
and
adore
him
,
that
at
his
pleasure
might
make
him
breake
and
turne
begger
:
How
much
more
then
did
he
deserue
of
his
Maiestie
to
be
,
if
not
commended
,
yet
at
least
excused
,
if
in
louing
and
honouring
his
deare
dearest
Tacitus
,
he
exceeded
all
bounds
of
duty
,
of
decorum
,
or
of
dignity
,
sithence
in
&
vpon
him
only
was
grounded
the
whole
fabricke
of
all
the
credit
and
estimation
that
he
had
purchased
among
the
vertuous
.
And
that
hee
,
euer
since
his
first
ingresse
into
Pernassus
,
had
of
all
the
learned
bin
so
beloued
,
cherished
,
courted
,
and
reuerenced
,
that
his
house
was
no
otherwise
frequented
,
then
that
of
the
most
famous
writers
.
But
that
after
hee
fell
into
the
errour
to
make
Tacitus
his
enemie
,
statim
relictum
illius
limen
,
nemo
adire
,
nemo
solari
:
and
therefore
rather
than
hee
would
any
whit
diminish
his
veneration
,
and
awfull
respect
toward
that
prime
Author
of
his
,
he
was
well
pleased
to
hate
himselfe
,
and
to
lose
his
life
,
deeming
the
losse
of
the
same
farre
lesse
,
than
the
greatnesse
of
the
fame
,
vnto
which
by
meanes
of
Tacitus
he
had
attained
.
So
highly
did
these
words
of
Lipsius
offend
Apollo's
mind
,
that
more
and
more
enraged
with
fierce
wrath
,
he
vehemently
complained
,
that
euen
before
his
awfull
presence
with
so
impudent
asseueration
,
hee
had
rather
manifestly
made
demonstration
of
a
wilfull
stubbornnesse
to
perseuere
in
his
stiffe
opinion
of
so
hainous
an
excesse
,
than
humilitie
to
yeeld
vnto
penitence
,
and
for
his
fault
to
craue
p●rdon
.
And
aboue
any
other
demerit
of
so
obstinate
a
man
,
his
Maiestie
could
by
no
meanes
endure
,
that
he
had
entitled
the
impiety
of
Idolatry
,
with
the
stile
of
honourable
gratitude
;
and
wilfull
obstinacie
,
with
the
title
of
a
constant
and
vncorrupted
truth
.
Whereupon
he
suddenly
commanded
the
foresaid
Cohort
of
the
Lyricke
Poets
,
presently
to
drag
him
out
of
his
presence
,
as
one
most
vnworthy
to
looke
his
Maiestie
in
the
face
,
whom
he
had
so
capitally
offended
to
the
quicke
.
And
that
hauing
stripped
him
of
such
good
letters
as
he
possessed
,
they
should
publikely
proclaime
him
to
be
a
most
shamelesse
ignorant
Asse
;
and
after
burne
him
aliue
,
as
a
most
wicked
and
detestable
idolater
.
Forthwith
was
poore
Lipsius
brought
,
and
haled
vnto
the
place
of
so
great
infamie
,
where
his
friends
most
earnestly
perswaded
him
to
aduise
himselfe
,
and
at
once
,
humbly
●uing
for
mercy
at
his
Maiesties
hands
,
endeauour
to
saue
both
his
life
and
reputation
.
In
the
very
moment
of
desperation
of
so
horrible
and
lamentable
a
plunge
,
it
was
manifestly
perceiued
,
that
at
the
apprehension
thereof
,
there
appeared
in
Lipsius
such
an
vndanted
constancie
,
and
an
vndismaid
boldnesse
of
a
couragious
minde
against
the
terrors
of
death
,
that
he
thus
answered
Apollo
.
And
let
his
will
be
done
:
for
,
he
cannot
die
ignorant
,
that
can
perfectly
demonstrate
to
possesse
Gratitude
,
which
is
the
Soueraigne
Queene
of
all
humane
vertues
.
And
therefore
,
the
flames
that
were
prepared
to
consume
him
,
would
yeeld
a
farre
brighter
splendor
of
Glory
,
than
of
Fire
:
and
that
euen
in
the
last
instant
of
his
dying-life
,
he
solemnly
protested
,
that
he
would
in
no
wise
acknowledge
the
crime
wherewith
he
was
charged
,
to
haue
ouer-much
loued
or
superstitiously
honoured
his
beloued
Tacitus
to
be
true
.
And
that
by
reason
of
the
infinite
bonds
,
wherewith
he
stood
tied
vnto
him
,
and
for
the
respectfull
loue
he
bare
him
;
the
griefe
and
molestation
that
he
felt
in
remembring
,
that
hee
died
vngratefull
vnto
him
,
did
more
excruciate
and
torment
him
,
than
the
rigor
or
paines
or
death
:
and
that
the
agony
,
in
which
they
all
saw
him
,
proceeded
not
from
the
fright
or
terror
hee
felt
,
that
hee
must
die
,
but
from
the
inward
pangs
,
and
hearts
griefe
,
which
vexed
him
,
in
as
much
,
that
he
had
heard
his
Maiestie
,
name
and
pronounce
Tacitus
,
to
be
a
wicked
Atheist
.
An
iniurie
,
which
had
it
beene
vttered
of
so
excellent
and
wise
an
Author
by
any
other
man
whatsoeuer
,
then
by
his
sacred
Maiestie
(
euen
in
that
last
gaspe
of
life
)
he
would
neuer
haue
left
it
vnreuenged
,
at
least
with
the
weapons
of
his
tongue
.
And
that
with
the
same
libertie
,
which
is
so
proper
vnto
such
as
care
not
to
liue
,
hee
made
it
knowne
vnto
all
men
,
that
the
reall
truth
was
,
that
Tacitus
had
so
much
knowledge
of
God
,
that
he
alone
,
among
all
the
Heathen
Writers
,
with
his
profound
and
exact
knowledge
,
hauing
attained
perfectly
to
know
of
what
worth
and
efficacie
(
touching
matters
of
Religion
)
faith
is
of
those
things
,
which
are
not
seene
,
or
cannot
by
humane
reason
be
proued
,
had
boldly
said
,
Sanctiusque
ac
reuerentius
visum
de
actis
Deorum
credere
,
quam
scire
:
Words
most
sacred
,
and
well
worthy
to
be
considered
by
those
Diuines
,
who
in
their
writings
had
lost
themselues
in
their
Sophisticall
subtilities
,
and
Logicall
nicities
.
Apollo
hauing
heard
these
things
,
as
one
possessed
with
wonderment
,
and
full
of
admiration
,
presently
caused
Lipsius
to
be
loosed
,
and
most
affectionatly
embracing
him
,
he
thus
bespake
him
;
Oh
my
dearely
beloued
and
vertuous
Lipsius
,
with
what
comfort
to
me
,
and
auailefull
gaine
to
thee
,
haue
I
tempted
thy
patience
,
and
made
triall
of
thy
most
vertuous
constancie
?
And
by
the
bitter
detractions
,
which
I
haue
vttered
against
Tacitus
,
which
are
but
those
with
which
they
accuse
him
,
that
either
neuer
reade
him
,
or
vnderstand
him
not
,
I
haue
throughly
made
proofe
of
thy
zealous
deuotion
towards
that
most
excellent
Historian
,
whom
I
deeme
worthy
my
regardfull
admiration
.
And
by
that
,
which
I
haue
now
heard
from
thee
,
I
doe
euidently
perceiue
,
that
thou
hast
read
him
with
delight
,
studied
him
with
profit
,
and
learnt
him
to
thy
great
aduantage
;
for
I
know
that
the
stout
defence
,
which
to
thy
immortall
glory
,
thou
hast
made
in
his
behalfe
,
is
not
thine
owne
,
but
drawne
from
thine
and
mine
Tacitus
.
This
said
and
done
,
Apollo
turned
himselfe
towards
the
vertuous
,
who
for
curiositie
,
and
to
heare
the
successe
of
that
great
accident
,
were
in
great
troupes
flocked
into
the
Hall
,
he
thus
said
vnto
them
:
Oh
you
my
entirely
beloued
vertuous
learned
men
,
admire
and
perpetually
imitate
the
renowned
constancie
of
this
my
glorious
vertuous
Lipsius
,
and
let
the
infinite
dilection
and
sempiternall
veneration
of
that
Prince
,
be
eternally
imprinted
in
your
hearts
,
who
strongly
supporteth
your
reputation
:
And
neuer
forget
that
the
credit
and
power
of
him
,
who
loseth
the
good
grace
and
fauour
of
his
Prince
,
doth
more
easily
ruine
,
and
precipitate
,
than
doe
the
houses
,
whose
foundations
faile
and
decay
.
And
therefore
,
you
that
follow
Princes
Courts
,
learne
to
know
,
that
Nihil
rerum
mortalium
tam
instabile
,
ac
fluxum
est
▪
quam
fama
potentiae
non
sua
vi
nixa
.
A
most
assured
document
,
which
teacheth
all
men
,
both
in
louing
,
in
honouring
,
and
in
perpetually
seruing
their
Princes
with
a
most
constant
trust
,
and
stedfast
faith
to
imitate
my
Lipsius
.
For
,
euen
as
in
sacred
mysteries
and
holy
rites
,
it
is
an
vnpardonable
and
grosse
impiety
,
to
haue
or
acknowledge
any
other
God
,
than
him
,
who
hath
created
Man
,
the
Heauens
,
and
the
Earth
:
So
should
you
neuer
admit
into
your
hearts
any
other
deuotion
of
Princes
,
nor
at
no
time
expect
commoditie
,
or
wish
for
preferment
,
except
from
that
Lord
,
who
by
the
trust
and
confidence
,
which
he
reposeth
in
your
trust
and
fidelitie
,
by
the
extraordinary
affection
which
he
beareth
vnto
you
,
makes
you
to
be
knowne
to
all
the
world
,
not
as
his
seruants
,
but
as
his
deare
friends
.
And
by
the
supreme
and
vncontrolled
authority
,
which
he
suffereth
you
to
exercise
in
his
dominions
,
causeth
you
to
appeare
and
seeme
vnto
his
other
subiects
(
euen
as
himselfe
is
)
so
many
Princes
.
And
for
so
much
as
the
great
wittinesse
and
sagacity
of
Princes
,
by
reason
of
the
great
iealousies
and
diffidences
,
that
accompany
those
,
who
sway
and
raigne
,
is
commonly
accompanied
by
suspition
,
and
fauourites
or
Minions
in
Courts
,
being
euer
aggrauated
by
enuy
,
euer
pried
into
,
and
obserued
by
emulous
competitors
,
and
euer
persecuted
by
the
malicious
or
enuious
;
to
the
end
you
may
the
more
successefully
ouercome
so
many
difficulties
,
and
may
euer
prosperously
maintaine
your selues
in
the
states
and
honours
which
you
haue
acquired
;
loue
your
Princes
with
all
your
hearts
,
obserue
them
with
all
your
best
affections
,
and
euermore
serue
them
with
all
possible
faithfulnesse
and
sinceritie
.
And
rather
,
then
so
much
as
to
thinke
,
much
lesse
to
doe
any
thing
,
that
may
bring
with
it
the
least-least
danger
to
diminish
one
iot
of
their
good
fauour
(
as
my
Lipsius
hath
done
)
chuse
to
yeeld
vnto
death
.
And
beleeue
confidently
,
that
then
beginneth
your
downefall
,
when
by
some
fatall
mischiefe
of
yours
,
you
suffer
your selues
to
be
perswaded
or
entangled
,
that
you
may
better
or
aduantage
the
condition
of
your
seruice
,
with
,
and
by
vsing
with
your
Princes
(
who
know
so
much
,
see
so
much
,
vnderstand
so
much
,
and
obserue
sa
much
,
as
more
cannot
possibly
be
knowne
,
seene
,
vnderstood
,
or
obserued
)
simulation
to
seeme
that
,
which
one
is
not
;
the
falshood
at
once
to
smile
and
deceiue
:
all
double
dealing
,
and
to
chew
with
both
chaps
:
all
cloging
dissimulation
in
stradling
ouer
ditches
,
the
better
to
be
able
(
if
euer
his
Prince
should
fall
into
some
disaster
)
to
take
part
with
the
Conquerour
.
For
,
Princes
,
who
,
suppose
they
know
not
so
much
,
yet
haue
they
euer
so
many
whisperers
about
them
,
as
one
or
other
will
bring
them
in
tune
.
And
when
they
sleepe
,
they
are
neuer
destitute
of
wicked
Spirits
to
keepe
them
awake
.
So
that
,
they
,
who
thinke
it
safe
,
and
dangerlesse
,
to
liue
and
hold
out
long
with
falshood
and
dissimulation
,
may
rightly
be
compared
vnto
those
fooles
,
that
vndertake
to
cant
Gipzies
,
to
cheat
cozeners
,
or
that
hope
to
sell
false
balls
vnto
Mountibankes
.
The
chiefest
learned
men
of
Parnassus
are
sutors
vnto
Apollo
;
to
enioyne
Tacitus
,
to
recompile
those
bookes
of
his
Annales
and
Histories
,
which
are
lost
.
Rag.
84.
1.
Part.
YEster-day
the
chiefest
learned
men
of
this
State
of
Parnassus
met
together
in
the
common
Colledge-hall
,
where
after
diuers
long
discourses
past
between
them
,
they
with
one
accord
presented
themselues
before
Apollo's
Maiestie
,
vnto
whom
Petrus
Victorius
,
a
great
learned
man
of
Florence
,
in
the
name
of
all
the
rest
,
said
,
That
those
vertuous
men
,
whom
his
Maiestie
beheld
,
did
most
humbly
beg
a
fauour
at
his
hands
,
the
most
gracious
,
that
euer
hee
could
conferre
vpon
his
learned
followers
,
who
with
continuall
brackish
teares
bewailed
the
disastrous
losse
of
the
Annales
and
Histories
of
Cornelius
Tacitus
;
the
father
of
humane
wisdome
,
and
true
inuentor
of
moderne
Policie
,
did
most
humbly
coniure
him
,
to
command
that
excellent
man
to
repaire
the
damages
,
which
the
iniury
of
times
had
caused
,
both
to
his
reputation
,
and
to
the
generall
commoditie
of
his
vertuous
followers
,
by
framing
all
that
anew
,
which
at
this
day
is
wanting
in
his
most
excellent
workes
.
At
this
request
,
which
seemed
both
vertuous
and
reasonable
,
contrary
to
the
opinion
of
all
men
,
his
Maiestie
was
much
offended
,
and
with
manifest
alteration
of
minde
,
he
framed
this
answer
:
Oh
you
my
ignorantly-learned
friends
,
doth
it
not
then
seeme
vnto
you
,
that
the
Princes
of
this
world
are
already
ouer-cunning
Statists
,
but
that
you
wish
them
to
be
more
perfect
Doctors
in
that
Science
,
in
which
for
your
last
misery
,
they
offend
in
being
ouer-skilfull
in
the
same
?
Since
some
of
them
with
the
practise
of
one
truly
Diabolicall
and
infernall
Reason
of
State
;
it
euidently
appeareth
,
that
they
haue
brought
both
Sacred
and
prophane
things
into
a
manifest
confusion
:
Haue
not
as
yet
the
common
miseries
of
so
many
scandals
,
which
by
the
harsh
and
wrested
gouernment
of
some
Princes
,
are
seene
to
arise
in
the
world
,
opened
your
eyes
so
wide
,
as
you
may
perceiue
and
know
,
that
all
moderne
Policie
is
but
the
trash
of
your
so
beloued
Tacitus
,
and
as
a
contagious
disease
hath
infected
all
the
world
?
Are
you
not
yet
come
to
the
knowledge
,
that
the
now
present
Reason
of
State
,
with
which
a
number
of
people
are
rather
flead
than
shorne
;
rather
suckt
drie
,
than
milked
;
and
rather
oppressed
,
than
gouerned
.
A
thing
in
it selfe
so
exorbitant
,
it
is
meere
ignorance
to
desire
the
same
to
be
more
violent
?
And
doth
it
not
seeme
vnto
you
,
that
from
the
cruell
gouernment
of
Tiberius
,
and
from
the
prodigious
life
of
Nero
,
so
exactly
written
by
your
Tacitus
,
some
moderne
Princes
haue
drawne
most
exquisite
precepts
,
how
to
gnaw
to
the
bone
,
and
how
to
shaue
to
the
braine
?
But
that
you
would
also
haue
them
to
haue
the
conueniencie
,
to
see
whether
in
the
liues
of
Caligula
and
Domitianus
,
which
to
the
end
that
the
lothsome
obscenities
,
and
the
barbarous
cruelties
,
which
those
two
vgly
monsters
of
Nature
committed
,
should
for
euer
lye
hidden
:
the
Maiesty
of
the
eternall
God
,
for
your
incomparable
benefit
,
hath
exterminated
from
out
the
world
,
they
might
draw
some
secret
precept
,
to
make
the
fifth
Act
of
the
wofull
and
dismall
Tragedie
more
funerall
and
wailefull
.
A
happie
a●d
beneficiall
gaine
(
oh
you
vertuous
)
for
the
whole
world
,
hath
the
losse
beene
of
the
greatest
part
of
Tacitus
his
labours
.
Oh
how
fortunate
might
men
be
reputed
,
if
likewise
those
fatall
reliques
,
which
for
the
last
calamitie
of
mankinde
are
left
vnto
vs
,
were
also
lost
for
euer
.
And
that
the
world
were
gouerned
with
the
modestie
and
simplicitie
of
the
ancient
Monarkes
,
who
esteemed
men
as
reasonable
creatures
,
and
not
with
the
bitternesse
of
diuers
moderne
Princes
,
who
manifestly
seeme
to
beleeue
,
that
they
are
but
two-footed
beasts
,
so
created
of
God
only
for
their
benefit
:
euen
as
his
Diuine
Maiesty
,
to
no
other
end
caused
the
earth
to
produce
Mice
,
but
to
fatten
Cats
.
But
you
Sir
Peter
Victorius
,
since
I
see
,
that
you
also
are
of
the
number
of
those
good
men
,
that
wish
Tacitus
were
entire
;
be
pleased
that
I
speake
a
few
words
with
you
in
priuate
,
since
you
haue
spoken
in
behalfe
of
the
publique
.
Doe
you
not
thinke
,
that
your
Princes
with
the
only
first
leafe
of
the
Annales
of
Tacitus
,
which
they
so
diligently
studie
,
and
know
so
well
to
put
in
actuall
practise
,
are
become
so
skilfull
Medices
to
cure
the
canker
of
the
sedicious
Florentine
people
?
Thrice
happie
were
all
the
world
,
if
Tacitus
had
euer
held
his
peace
.
Therefore
get
you
gone
in
the
name
of
God
,
together
with
the
rabble
of
your
learned
Copes-mates
;
for
my
very
heart
is
ready
to
burst
,
to
see
that
men
likewise
are
borne
with
the
vnhappie
calamitie
of
Thrushes
.
Cornelius
Tacitus
,
for
some
complaints
vrged
against
him
by
diuers
great
Princes
,
by
reason
of
certaine
politicall
spectacles
,
which
he
hath
deuised
,
most
preiudiciall
vnto
their
gouernment
,
hauing
beene
emprisoned
,
is
by
Apollo
set
at
libertie
.
Rag.
7.
2.
Part.
THe
apprehending
of
the
person
of
Cornelius
Tacitus
,
which
happened
the
last
night
by
the
expresse
commandement
of
the
Lords
Censors
,
hath
caused
great
amazement
throughout
all
the
Vniuersitie
of
the
learned
men
;
being
a
man
so
remarkable
in
Parnassus
,
so
deare
vnto
Apollo
,
prime
Counseller
of
State
,
chiefe
Chronicler
,
and
his
Maiesties
Master
of
Sentences
.
It
was
presently
diuulged
,
that
this
hath
happened
by
reason
of
some
complaints
exhibited
against
him
by
certaine
most
potent
Princes
,
who
haue
grieuously
complained
and
aggrauated
,
that
Tacitus
with
the
seditious
argument
of
his
Annals
,
and
of
his
Histories
,
hath
framed
a
kinde
of
spectacles
,
that
work
most
pernitious
effects
for
Princes
;
for
so
much
as
being
put
vpon
the
noses
of
silly
and
simple
people
,
they
so
refine
and
sharpen
their
sight
,
as
they
make
them
see
and
prie
into
the
most
hidden
and
secret
thoughts
of
others
,
yea
euen
into
the
centre
of
their
hearts
:
and
they
protest
,
that
they
nor
can
,
nor
will
euer
by
any
meanes
endure
they
should
make
apparent
demonstration
vnto
all
men
of
the
pure
essence
and
qualitie
of
the
mindes
and
purposes
of
Princes
,
what
they
are
inwardly
,
and
not
what
with
their
trickes
and
artifices
(
necessary
for
to
rule
and
raigne
)
they
endeuour
to
appeare
outwardly
.
Yesterday
morning
the
Atturney
Generall
of
the
greatest
Monarks
,
now
resident
in
Parnassus
▪
appeared
before
the
right
honourable
Lords
Censors
,
among
whom
,
in
regard
of
the
reputation
of
Tacitus
his
person
,
who
was
to
be
arraigned
and
adiudged
,
Apollo
himselfe
came
and
sate
among
them
.
This
Aduocate
or
Atturney
Generall
with
exaggerated
words
gaue
them
to
vnderstand
,
that
it
was
full
well
known
to
all
the
best
vnderstanders
of
State-matters
,
that
for
the
peace
and
tranquillitie
of
kingdoms
,
Princes
are
often
compelled
to
commit
actions
not
greatly
to
be
commended
,
which
(
to
maintaine
themselues
in
the
peoples
opinion
,
to
be
honest
and
vpright
Princes
,
in
which
conceit
,
hee
that
reigneth
must
necessarily
labour
,
and
endeuour
to
keepe
himselfe
)
they
were
wont
to
shadow
and
blanch
ouer
with
the
specious
and
precious
pretexts
of
an
holy
and
vndefiled
intention
,
and
of
an
honest
,
hearty
,
and
affectionate
zeale
towards
the
common
good
.
All
which
tricks
,
deuices
,
and
artifices
,
they
can
no
longer
put
in
practise
or
make
vse
of
,
if
the
true
sense
or
meaning
of
their
designes
shall
at
any
time
come
to
the
knowledge
of
the
vulgar
.
And
that
if
it
were
possible
,
that
the
people
(
without
being
subiect
to
others
Empirie
)
might
be
gouerned
of
themselues
,
then
would
Princes
most
willingly
renounce
the
Royall
titles
,
and
authoritie
of
commanding
;
forsomuch
as
they
are
now
fully
resolued
,
that
Kingdoms
and
Principalities
are
but
insupportable
burdens
,
subiects
full-fraught
with
crabbed
difficulties
,
and
of
so
infinite
dangers
,
as
at
their
owne
richly-sumptuous
tables
(
so
much
enuied
them
by
Gluttons
and
greedy
Gourmands
)
they
should
neuer
taste
morsell
,
that
would
not
relish
of
Arsenike
.
But
if
experience
had
made
the
world
to
know
,
that
the
sway
and
gouernment
of
Humane-kinde
,
without
the
presence
of
a
wise
and
Politicke
Prince
,
to
rule
and
direct
the
same
,
would
ere
long
be
filled
and
ouer-run
with
wailfull
and
tragicall
confusions
.
It
is
likewise
conuenient
,
that
all
these
iust
and
lawfull
meanes
be
granted
them
as
are
requisite
and
behouefull
vprightly
to
gouerne
their
subiects
:
For
,
if
to
manure
and
till
the
fields
,
the
Husbandman
is
not
denide
to
haue
his
oxen
,
his
plough
,
and
his
mattock
:
If
the
Taylor
(
to
cut
out
and
sew
his
garment
)
haue
allowed
him
,
both
needle
,
thimble
,
and
sheares
;
and
the
Smith
,
his
hammer
and
his
tongs
;
why
shall
Monarchs
be
depriued
of
meanes
,
and
barred
of
power
,
hereafter
to
cast
dust
in
their
subiects
eyes
,
which
is
the
readiest
benefit
,
the
most
excellent
,
and
necessariest
instrument
,
that
euer
any
Politician
could
inuent
,
or
finde
in
all
the
volume
of
State-reason
(
though
most
excellent
)
rightly
to
gouerne
Empires
?
All
which
things
,
Princes
(
by
reason
of
the
seditious
inuention
of
Tacitus
)
could
no
longer
effect
,
or
bring
to
passe
:
it
being
most
euident
,
that
the
Diabolicall
spectacles
,
framed
by
that
euer-factious
and
seditious
man
,
besides
the
first
qualitie
(
as
hath
beene
said
,
to
subtilize
and
sharpen
the
sight
of
the
vulgar
people
)
they
produce
also
a
second
most
pernicious
effect
,
that
is
,
to
be
so
well
and
fitly
fastned
to
the
noses
of
all
men
,
as
it
is
no
longer
possible
for
Princes
,
(
as
heretofore
they
haue
done
,
with
no
lesse
facilitie
,
than
profit
to
themselues
)
to
cast
dust
into
their
subiects
eyes
,
though
it
were
of
the
most
artificiall
,
and
superfinest
,
that
possibly
could
be
,
without
plainly
discouering
,
that
they
are
cheated
,
cozened
and
deceiued
.
The
complaints
and
grieuances
of
the
Monarchies
seemed
most
true
both
to
Apollo
,
and
to
the
venerable
Colledge
of
the
Censors
.
And
therefore
they
deemed
them
worthy
to
be
maturely
considered
.
Now
by
the
long
discourses
and
debatements
,
that
passed
among
them
,
conc●rning
a
businesse
of
so
great
consequence
,
it
seemed
,
that
their
opinion
was
likely
to
preuaile
,
who
consured
,
that
Tacitus
together
with
his
scandalous
Annales
,
and
his
seditious
Histories
,
should
for
euer
be
expulsed
the
society
and
conuersation
of
all
men
.
But
his
Maiestie
,
vnwilling
so
much
to
vilifie
or
embase
the
Prince
of
all
Politicall
Historians
,
or
to
distaste
honest
Students
,
by
depriuing
them
of
their
bosome-delights
,
was
contented
,
that
Tacitus
should
be
giuen
to
vnderstand
from
his
Maiestie
,
how
his
pleasure
was
,
that
of
those
spectacles
(
in
very
deed
preiudiciall
vnto
Princes
)
he
should
frame
as
few
as
possibly
could
be
.
And
that
aboue
all
things
,
hee
should
vigilantly
take
great
heed
,
not
to
disperse
any
abroad
,
except
vnto
choise
and
excellent
men
,
vnto
Secretaries
,
and
vnto
Priuy
Counsellers
of
State
to
Princes
,
to
the
end
they
might
serue
to
facilitate
vnto
them
the
good
and
vpright
gouernment
of
their
people
.
And
that
aboue
all
,
(
euen
as
he
tendred
or
loued
his
Maiesties
good
fauour
)
he
should
take
especiall
care
,
neuer
to
impart
or
communicate
any
vnto
those
turbulent
or
factious
spirits
,
which
in
seditious
and
duskie
seasons
,
might
serue
in
stead
of
bright
lamps
,
or
far-seene
beacons
to
that
simple
race
of
men
,
which
is
easily
gouerned
,
as
wanting
the
glorious
light
of
letters
,
may
be
said
to
be
blinde
and
without
a
guide
.
The
Duke
of
Laconia
,
for
hauing
aduanced
a
most
faithfull
Secretarie
of
his
,
to
the
highest
dignities
of
his
estate
,
is
accused
before
Apollo
to
idolatrize
and
dote
vpon
a
Mignon
:
but
he
doth
most
egregiously
defend
himselfe
.
Rag.
38.
1
Part.
THE
now
regnant
Duke
of
Laconia
hath
of
late
aduanced
one
of
his
subiects
(
by
him
highly
esteemed
,
and
extraordinarily
beloued
)
from
a
base
and
low
fortune
to
the
highest
dignities
,
and
supremest
honours
of
all
his
Dominion
.
For
he
hath
not
only
placed
him
in
the
sublime
Senate
of
the
Laconians
(
a
degree
by
reason
of
its
eminencie
ambitiously
aimed
at
,
and
sought
after
by
diuers
great
Princes
)
but
hauing
infinitely
enriched
him
with
great
reuenues
,
hath
also
made
him
to
be
as
much
honoured
and
regarded
as
any
whatsoeuer
most
renowmed
subiect
of
all
his
State
.
This
so
worthy
Duke
,
by
those
who
enuie
the
greatnesse
of
that
his
seruant
,
was
before
Apollo's
Maiestie
denounced
to
be
an
Idolater
of
a
Mignon
,
and
a
doter
vpon
a
fauorite
or
darling
.
Apollo
being
highly
moued
against
that
Prince
,
for
the
hainousnesse
of
so
horrible
a
delict
(
as
his
manner
is
in
any
outragious
excesse
)
without
taking
diligent
information
of
the
truth
of
the
accusation
,
presently
caused
Lewis
Puloi
,
Prouost-Marshall
of
this
State
,
to
be
called
before
him
,
whom
he
threatned
to
be
rigorously
tortured
,
if
within
the
space
of
halfe
an
houre
,
with
all
manner
of
scorne
and
derision
,
he
did
not
bring
before
him
,
fast
bound
in
fetters
,
as
prisoner
,
the
Duke
of
Laconia
.
Pulci
,
with
all
exact
diligence
accomplished
Apollo's
beheasts
:
for
immediatly
,
all
laden
with
heauy
chaines
,
he
haled
and
dragged
the
poore
Prince
before
his
Maiestie
,
who
by
an
expresse
messenger
was
presently
aduertised
of
his
attachment
,
and
forthwith
commanded
the
Martelli
,
most
vertuous
Florentines
,
and
publike
Bell-ringers
of
Parnassus
,
that
by
the
●olling
of
the
greatest
bell
,
the
Criminall
Magistrate
should
be
called
together
,
which
was
immediatly
done
.
Thus
the
Duke
standing
fort●
before
him
,
Apollo
himselfe
,
after
he
had
tauntingly
vpbraided
him
with
the
foule
crime
,
whereof
he
stood
endited
;
all
inflamed
with
wrath
,
he
told
him
,
that
he
allowed
him
but
the
space
of
halfe
an
houre
to
defend
his
reputation
.
And
in
the
meane
time
(
as
if
that
poore
Princes
case
had
beene
vtterly
desperate
)
he
straitly
commanded
,
that
whosoeuer
had
committed
the
indignitie
to
haue
adored
a
seruant
of
his
,
should
be
condemned
to
perpetuall
infamie
,
as
vnworthy
to
liue
among
the
vertuous
Princes
of
the
Phoebean
Court.
Then
the
Duke
thus
began
his
defence
.
Sir
,
and
father
of
the
vertuous
;
I
haue
so
armed
my
conscience
with
the
fine
,
and
proofe-cuirace
of
Innocencie
,
and
so
am
I
assured
to
haue
liued
vertuously
,
and
vprightly
in
all
my
actions
,
as
I
am
more
than
certaine
to
haue
demerited
nothing
of
your
Maiestie
.
Nor
doth
your
indignation
,
nor
this
precipitous
doome
,
to
see
,
that
the
dreadfull
sentence
of
my
infamie
doth
fore-goe
the
cognition
of
the
cause
,
any
iot
dismay
or
confound
me
.
Only
I
maruell
to
see
,
what
as
yet
I
neuer
beleeued
,
that
the
foulenesse
of
accusations
,
yea
among
the
most
iust
and
vncorrupted
Tribunals
,
as
this
is
,
is
of
power
to
call
in
question
,
and
bring
into
so
dangerous
hazards
,
the
reputation
of
men
of
my
ranke
and
qualitie
.
But
I
quiet
my selfe
in
the
will
of
God
,
who
hath
euer
willed
,
that
the
gold
of
others
innocencie
,
should
be
refined
in
the
fire
of
false
calumnies
,
and
in
the
test
of
persecutions
.
I
freely
confesse
vnto
your
Maiestie
,
to
haue
exalted
my
friend
more
than
my
maleuolent
enemies
haue
reported
vnto
you
.
And
in
this
my
action
,
which
to
your
Maiestie
hath
beene
pourtraid
so
hainous
,
this
only
grieueth
mee
,
that
(
in
mine
opinion
)
I
haue
not
throughly
performed
all
that
vertue
of
compleat
gratitude
,
which
so
deare
a
friend
hath
worthily
deserued
at
my
hands
.
And
if
those
who
accuse
me
,
or
other
Princes
my
equals
,
of
prodigalitie
,
of
dotage
,
or
of
an
abiect
minde
,
borne
in
the
foule
sinke
of
sottishnesse
,
to
serue
seruants
,
when
they
see
a
Courtier
well-beloued
or
rewarded
by
his
Lord
or
Prince
,
would
not
suffer
themselues
to
be
blinded
by
malice
,
by
passion
,
or
by
enuie
,
but
with
a
minde
void
of
flegme
or
spleene
,
would
impartially
consider
the
true
merits
of
Court-fauourits
,
they
would
then
name
that
a
vertuous
life
,
which
they
entitle
vitious
prodigalitie
;
dutie
of
gratitude
those
gifts
,
which
they
call
inconsiderate
;
and
a
vertuous
affection
,
the
infamie
,
wherewith
they
charge
them
to
dote
vpon
,
or
idolatrize
Mignons
:
But
it
is
not
a
profession
fitting
vulgar
or
ordinarie
men
,
to
diue
or
pierce
into
Abditos
Principis
sensus
,
&
si
quid
occultius
parant
:
whence
it
hapneth
,
that
the
ignorant
,
with
the
infamie
of
great
men
,
fall
into
so
grosse
errors
,
as
they
stile
the
vertuous
proceeding
of
a
gratefull
man
,
to
be
a
vice
of
an
abiect
minde
.
The
Principalitie
of
the
Laconians
(
as
your
Maiestie
well
knoweth
)
is
Electiue
,
in
which
the
confining
Princes
,
haue
euer
beene
of
greater
power
,
than
he
that
ruled
and
commanded
the
same
:
not
onely
for
the
end
and
scope
,
common
to
all
electiue
Princes
,
after
their
death
,
to
procure
vnto
their
blood
and
kinsfolks
,
potent
friends
,
but
for
the
adherences
,
which
foraigne
Princes
,
for
important
respects
,
haue
with
the
Senators
or
Peeres
,
that
enioy
the
prerogatiue
to
elect
a
new
Prince
:
the
dependance
and
traine
of
whom
they
endeuour
to
acquire
,
and
procure
with
those
arts
and
tricks
,
as
are
already
too
well
knowne
to
all
men
.
Moreouer
,
your
Maiestie
knoweth
,
that
the
Prince
of
Macedonia
,
with
his
plots
and
practises
had
gotten
so
great
authoritie
in
my
State
,
and
was
so
ouer-growne
in
forces
aboue
all
the
Grecian
Princes
,
as
he
was
not
only
the
absolute
arbitrator
of
all
Greece
,
but
openly
aspired
vnto
an
vniuersall
Monarchie
.
Besides
,
it
is
not
vnknowne
to
your
Maiestie
,
that
the
said
Prince
of
Macedonia
,
vnder
colour
of
amitie
,
and
the
protection
of
the
Dukes
of
Laconia
,
with
vndermining
practises
sought
euer
their
ruine
and
ouerthrow
.
And
forsomuch
as
the
power
of
the
Prince
of
Epirus
hindred
him
from
being
able
to
compasse
so
high
ends
,
he
,
to
remoue
,
or
at
least
,
to
frustrate
,
or
to
weaken
so
strong
an
obstacle
,
more
with
machinations
of
gold
,
and
with
secret
conspiracies
,
than
with
open
force
of
Armes
,
he
caused
those
insurrections
of
the
people
,
and
those
rebellions
in
Epirus
,
that
haue
so
much
impaired
the
State
thereof
.
And
(
as
a
thing
too
too
well
knowne
to
the
world
)
I
will
not
now
call
to
your
memories
,
how
that
my
most
prudent
Predecessor
,
fore-knowing
that
the
depression
of
Epirus
,
was
a
manifest
preparation
for
the
ruine
of
the
Laconian
Empire
;
to
assure
the
same
from
the
ambition
of
so
mighty
an
enemie
,
hee
resolued
,
openly
with
might
and
maine
to
aide
and
support
the
afflicted
State
of
Epirus
.
And
how
that
good
Prince
died
in
the
pursuit
of
his
wise
resolution
,
not
without
vehement
suspition
of
poyson
ministred
vnto
him
by
expresse
order
from
the
Prince
of
Macedonia
;
as
he
,
who
neither
could
,
nor
would
endure
,
that
the
diuision
of
Epirus
(
by
him
accounted
so
secure
)
should
be
hindred
by
him
.
In
this
vnhappy
state
of
things
,
I
was
aduanced
to
the
Dignitie
:
And
to
auoid
the
disastrous
end
of
my
Predecessor
,
in
the
first
months
of
my
Principalitie
,
I
shewed
my selfe
to
be
of
a
remisse
genius
,
and
altogether
incapable
of
great
affaires
of
State
.
I
did
wholly
apply
my selfe
to
reforme
the
Magistrates
of
my
Dominion
,
and
correct
the
abuses
and
vices
of
my
subiects
,
openly
professing
to
be
a
capitall
enemie
to
the
Prince
of
Epirus
;
but
in
my
heart
,
ful
wel
knowing
wherunto
the
secret
machinations
,
and
plots
of
the
Macedonian
Prince
aimed
:
and
knowing
also
,
that
each
losse
of
the
Prince
of
Epirus
,
would
proue
my
ouerthrow
;
I
,
to
establish
my
State
,
reduced
vnto
so
apparent
dangers
,
resolued
with
my selfe
,
to
afford
him
all
the
aid
I
could
.
But
,
to
assure
mine
owne
life
for
those
disastrous
mischiefs
,
in
which
my
Predecessor
perished
,
it
behoued
me
,
in
so
strait
and
difficult
a
deliberation
,
to
proceed
with
wonderfull
caution
and
secrecie
.
And
obseruing
(
as
no
doubt
your
Maiestie
,
and
all
these
Right
Honourable
Iudges
know
full
well
)
that
amongst
the
numberlesse
imperfections
incident
vnto
Electiue
States
,
the
greatest
is
,
that
,
lesse
than
any
whatsoeuer
Principalities
,
they
finde
or
enioy
that
most
important
,
and
vnualuable
benefit
of
secrecie
in
their
Ministers
:
forsomuch
as
the
customes
of
men
are
so
depraued
,
as
their
Senators
and
Counsellors
proue
often
greedy
Merchants
,
or
Brokers
of
their
Dignities
and
Offices
;
out
of
which
they
labour
and
practise
to
extract
and
reape
the
greatest
commoditie
,
that
possibly
they
can
:
Now
therefore
,
euen
in
the
beginning
of
my
Principalitie
,
seeing
my selfe
engaged
,
yea
and
engulfed
in
so
many
anguishes
and
perplexities
:
And
knowing
,
that
I
must
needs
wracke
,
and
vtterly
perish
vpon
the
rocke
of
Infidelitie
,
if
in
a
businesse
of
so
maine
consequence
,
I
made
vse
of
those
ordinarie
Secretaries
,
whom
I
knew
to
haue
long
before
fore-stalled
and
bribed
by
foraigne
Princes
:
The
great
God
(
from
whose
only
benignitie
,
and
not
from
any
else
,
I
acknowledge
this
great
benefit
)
inlightned
my
vnderstanding
.
And
hee
it
was
,
that
first
proposed
vnto
mee
,
this
mine
,
I
will
not
say
seruant
;
for
by
the
matchlesse
vertue
,
which
I
haue
found
and
experienced
in
him
,
he
deserueth
not
to
be
stiled
with
so
meane
,
or
with
so
base
a
surname
,
but
most
deare-deare
friend
.
And
to
him
,
who
in
the
quality
of
a
bosome
seruant
,
had
most
faithfully
serued
me
the
space
of
full
eight
yeeres
,
I
freely
vnfolded
that
secret
of
my
heart
,
which
had
it
but
falne
into
my
imagination
,
I
would
haue
deemed
it
most
dangerous
for
me
.
And
then
it
was
,
that
I
perceiued
,
how
that
the
excellencie
and
high
worth
of
a
Secretarie
consists
not
(
as
many
thinke
)
in
the
speaking
with
elegancie
,
but
in
being
secretly
silent
with
fidelitie
.
This
I
say
,
because
with
so
happy
successe
of
the
important
businesse
,
which
I
had
in
hand
,
I
vsed
and
imployed
this
my
trustie
seruant
,
as
I
most
successefully
came
to
beguile
and
countermine
the
wilie-wise
Prince
of
Macedonia
;
which
no
subtle
or
craftie
wit
was
yet
euer
able
to
doe
.
And
by
the
meanes
of
this
my
so
faithfull
Secretary
,
my
affaires
haue
bin
so
carried
,
as
no
man
could
euer
diue
into
,
or
so
much
as
guesse
at
my
designes
.
And
I
haue
vnderhand
aided
and
supported
that
Prince
my
friend
,
whom
I
openly
professed
to
hate
and
persecute
:
and
haue
prosperously
practised
the
trade
,
at
once
to
laugh
and
to
deceiue
,
with
those
who
make
publike
ostentation
to
bee
the
canonicall
Doctors
of
that
Art
.
And
with
so
vertuous
a
deceit
haue
I
reduced
the
affaires
of
Epirus
(
whilome
so
imbroiled
,
as
they
were
generally
held
desperate
)
vnto
the
state
the
world
seeth
.
Since
that
from
the
most
deplorable
misery
that
could
be
,
I
haue
raised
the
same
to
be
the
sole
Arbitrator
of
all
Greece
.
And
the
Macedonians
,
who
had
chimera'd
and
ideated
vnto
themselues
vniuersall
Monarchies
;
and
that
in
lesse
than
a
moneth
they
should
bee
able
to
swallow
downe
all
other
mens
states
:
from
their
highest
hopes
are
so
tumbled
downe
into
a
precipice
of
lamentable
desperations
,
as
hauing
vtterly
renounced
their
ambitious
cepricios
,
to
vsurpe
other
mens
Estates
,
as
with
much
adoe
they
keepe
and
maintaine
their
owne
.
Apollo
,
hauing
attentiuely
listened
vnto
those
things
,
all
ioyfull
ranne
to
embrace
the
Duke
of
Laconia
,
and
with
tendernesse
of
heart
said
thus
vnto
him
.
Oh
Duke
of
that
thrice
noble
Nation
,
which
in
few
words
expresseth
many
things
,
right
vertuously
and
honestly
hast
thou
dealt
with
a
man
of
so
incomparable
worth
and
vertue
.
And
I
tell
thee
plainely
,
that
in
thy
most
honourable
Laconian
Senate
,
there
are
but
few
other
Senatours
to
be
found
equall
in
merit
to
this
thy
friend
,
to
whom
hadst
thou
giuen
all
thine
Estate
,
yet
shouldest
thou
dye
vngracefull
to
him
,
and
in
his
debt
;
sith
in
these
vnhappy
times
,
wherein
euen
in
the
open
market
of
the
perfidiousnesse
of
many
,
the
secrets
of
Princes
are
at
port-sale
,
sold
to
him
that
offereth
most
.
That
Secretary
,
who
in
important
affaires
proueth
faithfull
,
and
continueth
trusty
vnto
his
Prince
,
cannot
so
highly
bee
honoured
,
nor
so
bountifully
be
rewarded
by
him
,
but
that
he
hath
deserued
much
much
more
.
Apollo
,
bewailing
the
wofull
wrackes
,
which
in
the
Courts
of
great
Princes
,
his
vertuous
followers
suffer
,
and
fall
into
;
for
to
assure
their
Nauigation
,
commandeth
some
of
the
chiefest
learned
men
in
his
Dominion
,
to
endeuour
to
frame
a
Sailing-card
,
to
saile
safely
by
land
.
Rag.
23.
2
Part.
THE
deplorable
wracks
,
which
diuers
learned
men
so
often
suffer
in
the
Courts
of
great
Princes
,
grieuing
Apollo
daily
more
and
more
to
the
very
heart
,
who
with
continuall
labour
and
toilesome
sweats
,
of
the
most
famous
Sciences
(
hoping
by
them
to
merit
the
good
fauour
and
grace
of
Princes
)
hauing
fraighted
the
Ship
of
their
minds
with
them
,
are
afterwards
seene
vnfortunately
to
lose
themselues
on
the
quick-sands
of
a
beggerly
hired
Chamber
,
or
to
sinke
in
the
whirle-poole
of
some
base
Hospitall
,
and
somtimes
to
split
on
some
craggie
rocke
of
beggery
.
No
riches
of
infinite
vertues
being
of
force
to
free
them
from
so
deplorable
calamities
:
He
,
I
say
,
would
needs
at
last
endeuour
to
finde
out
some
remedy
for
so
great
mischiefes
,
whereby
hee
might
rest
assured
,
that
in
all
Courts
(
but
especially
in
that
of
Rome
,
placed
in
so
tempestuous
a
Climate
)
the
nauigation
of
his
beloued
vertuous
attendants
might
be
reduced
vnto
all
possibe
security
;
and
all
for
the
benefit
of
good
letters
,
which
doe
much
empaire
their
reputation
,
when
others
see
that
they
so
little
aduance
or
benefit
those
that
spend
most
of
their
best
age
in
learning
them
.
Now
Apollo
seriously
discoursing
with
himselfe
,
that
if
the
English
,
the
Portagues
,
the
Bretton
,
the
Biscan
,
the
Hollander
and
the
Zelander
Pilots
,
onely
with
a
little
obseruing
of
the
Starres
,
the
Moone
and
the
Sunne
,
with
a
little
stone
in
their
hand
,
could
and
were
able
to
curb
and
command
the
vast
and
dreadfull
Ocean
,
which
they
so
freely
,
and
euery
way
,
and
at
all
seasons
furrowed
and
waded
through
,
as
they
had
thereon
plotted
out
high-waies
and
watlin-streets
,
towards
and
from
all
Coasts
.
How
it
could
bee
that
his
vertuous
,
with
the
powerfull
helpe
of
Astronomy
,
of
Cosmographie
,
of
the
Mathematiks
,
of
the
Meteors
,
but
chiefly
with
their
quaint
wits
,
sharpned
on
the
whetstone
of
continuall
reading
of
Bookes
,
could
not
inuent
as
easie
and
secure
a
nauigation
by
land
,
as
the
Pilots
of
the
forenamed
Nations
had
found
out
by
sea
.
Therefore
to
assure
(
as
farre
as
the
vertue
and
strength
of
good
letters
can
extend
vnto
)
the
nauigation
by
land
.
Apollo
did
not
many
moneths
since
institute
a
Congregation
of
men
,
selected
out
from
all
the
Sciences
necessary
for
so
maine
a
businesse
,
appointing
as
chiefe
and
president
thereof
,
Ptolomie
,
the
Prince
of
Cosmographers
,
vnto
whom
he
allotted
great
Aristotle
,
as
companion
in
the
Meteors
,
Euclide
for
the
Mathematicks
,
Guido
Bonatti
for
Astronomie
:
And
to
these
he
added
as
Coadiutor
,
Count
Baltazar
Castilion
,
a
man
well
skil'd
and
practised
in
the
bottomlesse
seas
of
the
Courts
.
And
for
the
better
security
of
all
that
which
he
intended
to
establish
for
the
happy
successe
of
a
businesse
of
so
important
a
consequence
,
his
Maiestie
commanded
,
that
famous
Annon
of
Carthage
,
Palinurus
,
Columbus
,
Cortese
,
Ferrante
Magellanes
,
Amerigo
Vespucci
,
Vasco
di
Gama
should
be
admitted
in
the
Congregation
,
as
they
,
who
haue
beene
the
prime
&
chiefest
Pilots
that
euer
the
nauigation
by
Sea
had
.
First
then
(
as
it
was
conuenient
)
there
was
by
that
right
excellent
man
Ptolomie
,
framed
a
most
exquisite
Card
to
saile
by
Land
,
which
with
singular
cunning
was
euery
way
lineated
.
And
to
come
to
the
perfect
knowledge
of
the
true
eleuation
of
the
merits
of
Courtiers
,
and
longitude
of
the
rewards
,
with
which
their
seruices
should
be
acknowledged
,
there
were
not
onely
inuented
diuers
and
most
learned
Astrolabs
,
but
a
new
and
most
artificiall
Quadrant
.
True
it
is
that
that
excellent
man
Guido
Bonatti
,
with
all
his
profound
Astronomie
,
laboured
exceeding
hard
to
finde
out
the
true
altitude
of
the
pole
of
the
Court
of
Rome
;
nor
was
it
euer
possible
,
either
for
him
or
for
any
other
of
the
most
sufficient
of
the
whole
Congregation
,
with
any
Astrolabe
whatsoeuer
,
to
euen
or
leuell
and
adiust
the
course
of
the
Sunne
of
the
phantasticke
braine
,
and
giddy
humour
of
a
selfe-conceited
Prince
.
For
the
genius
of
Princes
being
the
true
and
safe
North-Starre
,
which
nauigating
Courtiers
ought
heedily
to
obserue
in
the
nauigations
by
land
.
Those
worthy
men
were
much
amazed
,
and
wondred
how
a
Starre
so
certaine
and
infallible
in
Sea
nauigations
,
should
in
Land
nauigation
be
found
not
onely
vnstable
and
wauering
,
but
was
perpetually
turned
and
gired
about
,
by
the
two
contrary
motions
of
priuate
interesse
,
and
selfe-passion
:
from
which
two
difficulties
,
many
most
dangerous
turbulencies
arising
,
they
were
often
the
causes
of
foule
and
horrible
wracks
.
But
greater
difficulties
and
incumberances
were
discouered
in
the
most
vncertaine
motions
of
the
wandring
Stars
,
of
the
Ministers
and
Officers
of
Princes
,
since
(
as
it
should
haue
bin
)
they
were
not
so
much
rapt
by
the
first
impetuous
Mouer
of
the
good
seruice
due
to
their
Prince
,
vnto
which
they
were
often
manifestly
seene
to
be
retrograde
.
And
that
which
exceeded
all
wonder
,
was
the
amazement
whereinto
the
Congregation
fell
,
when
by
a
certaine
obseruation
it
perceiued
,
that
the
inferiour
heauens
of
the
Ministers
,
with
the
course
of
their
priuate
passions
towards
their
owne
interesse
or
selfe-respects
,
did
often
draw
and
rap
the
said
primum
mobile
.
So
that
by
these
strange
accidents
,
the
businesse
was
so
intricate
and
full
of
confusion
,
as
those
Lords
could
neuer
possibly
come
to
the
perfect
knowledge
of
the
regular
and
true
motion
of
so
many
sphears
,
as
was
necessary
to
those
that
were
to
publish
infallible
rules
of
them
.
The
rubs
and
impediments
increased
when
they
came
to
the
act
to
note
and
set
downe
the
winds
in
the
guide-ship
compasse
,
which
they
found
to
be
neither
certaine
,
nor
limited
in
number
,
as
we
see
they
are
in
all
Sea-cards
,
but
were
little
lesse
than
infinite
;
for
,
besides
the
foure
master
winds
of
the
Princes
will
,
of
his
childrens
desires
,
of
his
Brethrens
prerogatiue
,
of
other
Princes
of
the
blood's
preheminence
,
and
the
seuerall
opinions
of
priuie
Councellors
,
there
were
discouered
an
infinite
number
of
quarter-winds
,
or
side
winds
,
of
the
ministers
and
Officers
of
the
Court
,
of
Mignons
and
Fauourits
to
the
Prince
,
of
vnder-Secretaries
,
of
Buffons
,
of
Flatterers
,
of
Parasites
,
of
Fidlers
,
yea
,
and
of
Panders
,
all
so
irregular
,
so
voluble
,
so
vnconstant
,
and
in
some
occasions
,
so
stormy
,
so
boistrous
,
so
high
and
furious
,
as
in
the
compasse
which
they
were
a
framing
,
they
bred
so
inextricable
difficulties
,
as
made
those
famous
Pilots
to
condole
the
miserable
condition
of
nauigating
Courtiers
,
who
in
their
land-sailing
must
bee
enforced
to
fit
and
adapt
the
sailes
of
their
wits
to
such
a
multitude
of
seuerall
winds
as
appeared
vnto
them
.
All
which
difficulties
notwithstanding
(
though
insuperable
)
those
notable
Pilots
neuer
fainted
or
gaue
ouer
.
Nay
rather
,
though
they
discouered
the
immense
and
vast
Ocean
of
the
Courts
to
be
all
ouer
full
of
flats
,
shelues
,
shallows
,
quicksands
,
crags
,
rocks
,
gulfs
,
whirl-pools
,
sirts
,
Scilla
's
and
Carybdis
of
enuious
,
emulous
,
malicious
,
seditious
,
malevolent
,
spightfull
,
rancorous
,
clamorous
,
turbulent
,
froward
,
skittish
,
and
diabolicall
,
male-contents
,
detractors
,
back-bi●ers
,
slanderers
,
railers
,
grudgers
,
persecutors
,
finde-faults
,
fantastick-humors
,
and
heteroclit-wits
,
by
so
much
the
more
did
their
courage
increase
to
surmount
so
hard
a
taske
,
and
so
intricate
a
businesse
,
and
to
bring
it
to
some
good
passe
.
Their
Astrolabs
being
framed
,
and
the
Quadrant
finished
,
and
the
Ship-guide
compasse
reduced
vnto
the
best
perfection
they
could
,
the
Congregation
determined
to
come
vnto
the
act
of
experience
,
whereupon
hauing
made
choise
of
eight
quaint
,
smug
,
and
spruce
Courtiers
,
all
compleatly
stored
with
patience
(
the
most
necessary
biscuit
,
commodious
prouision
,
and
needfull
sustenance
for
those
that
haue
the
heart
to
lanch
into
,
and
furrow
the
tempestuous
Ocean
of
the
Courts
)
who
,
whilest
they
diligently
prepared
themselues
for
their
voyage
,
hauing
hoised
their
sailes
,
and
onely
expecting
a
fauourable
wind
,
a
chance
befell
impossible
to
be
beleeued
;
which
was
,
that
a
most
propitious
North-gale
blowing
,
to
which
all
the
eight
Courtiers
,
suddenly
hoised
and
spread
the
sailes
of
all
their
hopes
,
onely
those
of
one
were
seene
to
appeare
full
swolne
,
and
prosperously
to
follow
his
voyage
,
whilest
the
other
seuen
neuer
budged
from
their
stations
.
Which
the
Lords
of
the
Congregation
perceiuing
,
they
were
much
distracted
,
especially
when
they
obserued
,
that
in
a
Land-nauigation
the
fauourable
winds
of
the
Princes
good
grace
and
opinion
did
not
blow
equally
in
all
the
sailes
of
his
Courtiers
,
though
all
of
equall
merit
and
worth
.
And
greater
was
their
wonder
,
when
the
said
fauourable
winde
,
blowing
a
new
faire
stiffe
gale
,
some
Courtiers
,
who
were
prepared
for
a
bon-voyage
,
speedily
hoised
,
and
spread
all
their
sheeting
,
they
might
perceiue
one
who
had
neither
mast
,
nor
saile
,
nor
tackling
,
of
any
merit
,
but
lay
there
idly
hulling
in
the
hauen
,
to
learne
some
practise
of
the
Court
,
before
he
would
aduenture
himselfe
into
the
dangers
of
so
troublous
and
hazardous
a
nauigation
,
by
the
force
of
that
propitious
winde
,
was
driuen
out
of
the
port
of
his
restfull
ease
,
and
blowne
roomeward
into
the
deepe
of
managements
beyond
his
skill
or
sufficiency
;
and
with
a
most
succesfull
nauigation
,
end
the
voyage
,
with
the
purchase
of
great
reuennues
,
of
rich
offices
,
of
eminent
honors
,
and
of
sublime
titles
:
A
nouelty
that
seemed
so
rare
and
strange
to
all
the
Pilots
,
that
Mag●lanes
,
as
one
confounded
with
wonder
,
said
thus
;
My
honourable
good
Lords
,
I
would
neuer
haue
beleeued
there
should
bee
so
great
a
difference
betweene
the
Sea-nauigation
,
and
the
Land-sailing
.
And
these
extrauagant
nouelties
which
now
I
see
,
seeme
so
strange
to
me
,
as
they
make
me
greatly
to
doubt
of
any
happy
issue
of
this
our
enterprise
.
But
,
for
as
much
as
all
arduous
difficulties
may
at
last
bee
ouercome
with
a
constant
patience
in
the
pursuit
of
them
,
let
vs
boldly
proceed
.
By
this
time
another
right
vertuous
Courtier
,
displaied
the
sailes
of
his
faithfull
seruice
,
at
a
faire
westerly
gale
of
the
good
fauour
of
his
Prince
,
and
by
the
quality
of
the
sailes
full
puft
,
with
the
gracious
demonstrations
of
words
,
which
he
receiued
from
his
Lord
,
imagining
that
he
had
gone
a
far
iourney
,
after
a
long-long
voyage
,
hauing
calculated
the
course
of
his
nauigation
,
hee
found
himselfe
riding
at
Anchor
in
the
very
same
place
,
whence
hee
hoised
saile
in
the
long
voyage
of
his
assiduous
seruice
:
The
silly
and
vnhappy
wretch
,
hauing
continually
bin
fed
with
diuers
hopes
of
fallacious
expectations
,
without
substance
of
any
good
.
But
a
stranger
accident
presented
it selfe
vnto
those
Lords
,
when
they
saw
at
one
same
instant
a
stiffe
gust
to
blow
both
South
and
North
so
ragingly
,
from
the
adle
braine
of
a
fantasticke
Prince
,
that
the
vnfortunate
Courtiers
,
tossed
to
&
fro
by
two
so
contrary
winds
,
could
not
resolue
to
which
they
were
best
to
addresse
their
sailes
,
so
that
diuers
vertuous
good
men
perished
in
that
tempestuous
storme
.
At
which
strange
case
Celumbus
exclaimed
and
said
;
Now
I
plainly
perceiue
(
my
Lords
)
that
the
nauigation
by
Sea
,
wherein
these
extrauagances
are
neuer
seene
,
is
a
businesse
so
safe
,
as
it
may
be
compared
vnto
such
iournies
as
men
go
by
land
in
Horse-litters
Columbus
had
no
sooner
vttred
these
words
,
but
the
Lords
of
the
Congregation
perceiued
,
that
certaine
right
vertuous
Courtiers
,
who
rode
in
the
hauen
,
were
in
great
danger
to
be
cast
away
;
the
Sea
of
the
Court
wrought
so
,
and
was
beyond
it's
custome
so
risen
,
and
the
surges
mounted
so
high
,
as
they
threatned
a
generall
naufrage
.
The
biggest
Cables
of
the
most
exquisite
Court-patience
,
although
right
strong
and
tough
,
did
rend
in
sunder
;
so
that
all
was
wrackfull
ruine
.
All
which
notwithstanding
the
skie
of
the
Princes
countenance
was
calme
,
and
his
aspect
cleare
,
nor
did
any
other
winde
blow
,
but
the
gentle
Zephirus
,
or
West
of
the
Princes
quietnesse
.
The
mischiefe
was
apparent
;
the
breath
of
the
Princes
indignation
was
not
felt
,
and
yet
the
miserable
nauigating
Courtiers
perished
in
the
harbour
All
this
raging
storme
notwithstanding
,
an
hardy
and
couragious
Courtier
,
who
dared
to
heaue
Anchor
,
&
come
out
of
the
hauen
;
and
(
as
euery
man
thought
)
was
not
only
nor
drowned
nor
ouerwhelmed
;
for
,
that
blustring
tempest
which
would
haue
endangered
or
wrack't
any
whatsoeuer
best
practis'd
and
skilfull
Sea-man
,
serued
him
in
steed
of
so
prosperous
a
gale
,
as
in
a
short
time
it
brought
him
vnto
an
hauen
of
high
and
honourable
dignities
.
An
accident
(
in
truth
)
worthy
of
infinite
admiration
,
and
which
caused
great
wonderment
and
amazement
in
all
the
Lords
of
the
Congregation
.
It
seeming
very
strang
vnto
them
,
that
in
the
Land
nauigation
,
those
stormy
tempests
serued
some
in
lieu
of
fauonrable
winds
,
which
in
most
safe
and
quiet
hauens
were
the
dismall
destruction
of
many
.
But
another
thing
seemed
more
wondrous
vnto
them
,
when
in
a
calme
skie
,
cleare
welkin
,
and
faire
season
;
no
clouds
,
no
lightning
,
no
thunder
,
nor
any
signe
of
foule
weather
appearing
,
there
were
suddenly
seene
certaine
thunder-bolts
to
fall
,
which
vtterly
consumed
and
burnt
two
most
vnfortunate
Courtiers
.
At
which
vnwonted
accident
,
the
Lords
of
the
Congregation
were
much
affrighted
,
wondring
how
the
thunder-darts
,
hurled
by
an
irefull
Prince
,
were
not
accompanied
with
those
fore-going
Lightning-flashes
and
thunder-claps
,
as
those
be
,
which
by
the
All-powerfull
hand
of
the
great
God
are
hurled
at
Mankind
,
and
which
forewarne
all
Courtiers
to
auoid
them
.
A
little
while
after
,
they
saw
a
Courtier
assailed
by
an
outragious
storme
of
persecutions
;
who
after
he
had
long
strugled
,
and
stoutly
defended
himselfe
against
the
muddie
fury
of
the
swolne
Sea
of
his
Princes
wrathfull
indignation
,
and
from
the
furious
blasts
of
cruell
and
malicious
detractions
,
lest
he
should
sinke
and
be
swallowed
vp
,
hee
was
forced
to
fling
all
his
goods
and
merchandize
ouer-board
.
And
the
miserable
wretch
had
already
lost
the
maine
mast
of
his
hopes
,
and
his
merits
had
a
great
leake
,
and
drew
in
abundance
of
water
of
desperation
,
when
loe
his
vessell
rushed
and
split
against
the
marble
rock
of
the
ingratitude
of
a
most
vnthankfull
Prince
.
Then
followed
a
most
strange
thing
,
which
was
,
that
after
so
disastrous
an
encounter
,
the
vessell
of
that
Courtiers
seruice
being
split
,
wrackt
and
sunke
,
the
storme
of
Court-persecutions
ceased
,
the
Sea
of
the
Princes
indignation
was
calmed
,
and
the
rocke
(
which
had
caused
that
miserable
wracke
)
was
conuerted
into
a
most
safe
hauen
:
the
Courtiers
vessell
but
ere-while
ouerwhelmed
,
of
it selfe
start
vp
out
of
the
waues
,
more
faire
,
more
strong
,
and
in
better
plight
,
than
euer
it
had
beene
before
.
And
the
merchandize
of
his
merits
of
it selfe
was
laded
againe
,
which
not
long
after
,
he
vttered
and
vented
at
a
very
deare
rate
;
trucking
and
changing
the
same
for
great
dignities
,
eminent
titles
,
and
rich
reuenues
.
This
accident
seemed
very
strange
vnto
the
Lords
Pilots
,
and
vnto
all
the
Congregation
,
nor
could
they
sufficiently
wonder
how
it
could
be
possible
,
that
in
the
land-nauigation
the
most
vnhappie
wrackes
of
some
,
might
serue
as
great
felicities
to
others
.
Now
the
Congregation
continuing
in
trying
of
new
experiments
,
enioyned
a
sly-witty
Courtier
to
hoise
and
display
the
sailes
of
his
talent
towards
a
wind
that
blew
from
South
,
and
happily
sailing
,
and
keeping
towards
the
North
,
after
many
dayes
sayling
the
Pilot-courtier
desirous
to
see
where
he
was
,
he
with
his
Astrolabe
measured
the
altitude
of
the
Pole
of
his
merit
;
and
to
his
great
wonderment
found
,
that
hauing
continually
kept
the
prow
of
his
faithfull
seruice
towards
the
North
of
his
Princes
interresse
,
hee
had
made
his
voyage
Southward
.
Of
so
strange
a
disorder
,
the
Courtier
at
first
accused
himselfe
,
that
(
as
hee
should
haue
done
)
he
had
not
steered
the
helme
of
his
faithfull
minde
towards
the
North
of
his
Princes
good
seruice
.
But
when
both
with
his
sailing-card
,
and
with
his
ship-guide
compasse
in
his
hand
,
he
assured
himselfe
,
that
he
had
euermore
guided
the
ship
of
his
actions
in
an
euen
and
honest
line
,
he
plainly
perceiued
,
that
the
errour
or
mistaking
of
his
vnluckie
voyage
proceeded
so
,
because
the
North
of
his
Princes
affection
had
suffered
it selfe
to
to
be
turned
towards
the
South
,
by
certain
wicked
and
maleuolent
whisperers
,
which
he
hath
alwaies
about
him
.
Then
Vespucci
,
Gama
,
and
other
Pilots
,
besought
the
Lords
of
the
Congregation
,
to
giue
ouer
the
businesse
,
as
a
desperate
cure
:
and
said
,
that
nothing
yeelded
the
nauigation
by
sea
more
sure
or
safe
,
than
the
immutabilitie
of
the
North-starre
.
And
that
by
the
last
most
vnfortunate
experience
,
it
hauing
euidently
appeared
,
that
the
mindes
of
Princes
(
which
are
the
infallible
North-starre
of
land-nauigation
)
suffering
themselues
so
often
and
so
easily
to
be
turned
,
remoued
,
and
circumgired
by
lewd
and
wicked
people
of
the
Court
:
to
aduenture
to
saile
the
tempestuous
Ocean
of
the
Courts
,
was
a
resolution
not
fitting
wise
men
,
but
desperate
persons
.
In
this
interim
the
Lords
of
the
Congregation
might
see
a
most
elegant
spruce
Courtier
,
who
for
the
space
of
more
than
threescore
yeares
had
so
happily
sailed
,
both
in
the
Court
of
Rome
,
and
in
others
,
that
he
had
not
only
surmounted
outragious
storms
of
ruthlesse
blasts
and
boistrous
winds
of
persecutions
,
but
had
euen
shiuered
and
broken
the
very
same
huge
rocks
,
on
which
he
had
split
&
wrackt
his
vessel
;
but
that
afterwards
,
when
with
a
most
pleasant
gale
,
and
prosperous
wind
,
on
the
height
of
his
felicitie
,
he
pursued
his
course
,
onely
for
that
he
vnfortunately
hit
vpon
a
rush
of
an
impertinencie
of
a
base
Catch-pole
,
he
was
vtterly
cast
away
.
An
accident
which
caused
such
distraction
in
the
Congregation
,
that
the
Lords
ioyntly
resolued
,
to
haue
but
one
triall
more
made
(
and
then
be
quiet
)
by
a
Courtier
,
that
was
readie
to
set
saile
;
and
him
they
commanded
to
hoise
and
spread
all
his
sailes
:
But
so
it
happened
,
that
whilest
he
held
on
his
course
in
a
coast
,
deemed
of
all
men
,
most
safe
and
dangerlesse
,
his
ship
vnheedily
,
or
by
chance
,
hit
vpon
a
rocke
,
and
was
wholly
split
and
wrackt
,
which
the
Lords
of
the
Congregation
seeing
,
they
all
bitterly
bewailed
the
ignorance
and
vnheedinesse
of
the
Courtier
;
for
so
much
as
hee
could
not
auoid
that
rocke
.
But
he
made
manifest
demonstration
to
them
all
,
that
it
was
not
marked
in
the
sailing-card
.
Whereupon
all
the
Pilots
casting
their
eyes
vpon
great
Ptolomey
,
as
if
they
silently
accused
him
of
ignorance
,
hauing
omitted
that
rocke
,
which
so
well
deserued
to
be
marked
in
his
Card
,
and
had
been
the
cause
of
so
disastrous
a
mischiefe
.
But
Ptolomey
hauing
first
well
viewed
the
place
,
and
considered
the
countrey
thereabout
,
did
euidently
demonstrate
vnto
the
Lords
,
that
no
man
liuing
had
euer
before
that
time
seene
any
shelfe
or
rocke
in
that
place
,
and
therefore
he
had
not
marked
it
in
his
Card
;
but
that
it
suddenly
grew
and
started
vp
in
the
very
instant
,
that
the
vpfortunate
Courtier
hit
and
ranne
vpon
it
.
Now
the
Lords
of
the
Congregation
perceiuing
,
that
in
the
nauigation
by
land
,
huge
rockes
did
euery
hand-while
spring
vp
and
grow
in
a
moment
,
euen
in
the
middest
of
fields
and
other
places
supposed
most
safe
to
be
nauigated
in
the
darkest
night
,
they
concluded
their
businesse
to
bee
desperate
,
and
their
attempt
impossible
.
And
therefore
dismissing
the
Congregation
,
they
straitly
commanded
,
that
in
the
perillous
Land-nauigation
,
no
man
should
dare
to
goe
a
iourney
,
except
at
high
noone
,
and
withall
,
euery
man
should
carry
a
great
Lanterne
of
wisdome
,
with
a
burning
Taper
therein
in
the
prow
of
his
proceeding
;
morning
and
euening
with
his
bare
knees
on
the
ground
,
and
hands
heaued
vp
to
heauen
,
humbly
beseeching
the
Maiesty
of
the
euerliuing
God
,
to
send
them
good
successe
,
since
that
for
one
to
bring
the
Ship
of
his
hopes
into
a
Court
,
as
into
a
safe
heauen
,
doth
rather
depend
from
the
immediate
aide
and
assistance
of
God
,
than
from
any
humane
wisdome
whatsoeuer
.
The
Lord
Iohn
de
la
Casa
,
hauing
presented
his
quaint
Galateo
,
or
booke
of
Manners
vnto
Apollo
,
meeteth
with
great
difficulties
in
diuers
Nations
,
about
their
promises
to
obserue
the
same
.
Rag.
28.
1
Part.
THE
Right
Reuerend
Lord
,
Iohn
de
la
Casa
,
who
(
as
wee
wrote
vnto
you
by
our
last
)
was
with
great
solemnity
admitted
into
Parnassus
,
where
after
he
had
visited
these
illustrious
Poets
,
and
complemented
with
all
the
learned
Princes
of
this
Court
,
hee
presented
his
right
quaint
and
profitable
Booke
of
Galateo
vnto
Apollo
,
which
his
Maiestie
did
so
highly
commend
,
that
immediately
,
he
strictly
commanded
,
it
should
inuiolably
be
obserued
by
all
Nations
:
And
at
the
same
instant
enioyned
the
said
Lord
to
compose
a
Galatea
,
since
it
was
manifestly
knowne
,
that
the
Ladies
of
these
moderne
times
,
haue
as
much
need
to
be
corrected
in
their
euill
and
depraued
manners
,
as
men
.
Which
Edict
caused
great
alteration
in
the
people
subiect
vnto
Apollo's
dominion
:
For
,
it
was
neuer
possible
,
neither
by
entreaties
,
nor
by
menaces
,
to
induce
the
Marquesans
to
be
pleased
to
receiue
it
;
and
they
boldly
protested
,
that
they
were
rather
resolued
to
renounce
their
Countrey
,
and
forsake
their
children
,
than
to
leaue
their
most
laudable
custome
,
to
honour
their
Lords
and
Masters
with
all
sincerity
of
heart
:
to
loue
their
friends
with
purity
of
affection
▪
rather
than
with
lou●ing
coursies
,
and
with
such
other
Court-ceremonies
learn'd
by
rote
.
There
were
also
found
greater
difficulties
among
Princes
,
because
the
most
mighty
Monarchie
of
France
would
neuer
subiect
it selfe
to
the
nice
obseruations
of
the
strict
rules
of
Galateo
,
Nisi
si
,
&
in
quantum
,
her
owne
tast
and
liking
did
accord
vnto
,
which
(
she
said
boldly
)
she
would
rather
attend
,
than
on
affected
faire
creances
,
which
she
should
neuer
obserue
but
with
a
certaine
outward
apparence
.
The
Soueraigne
Monarchie
of
Spaine
swore
solemnely
,
that
she
would
submit
her selfe
vnto
Galateo's
rules
,
on
condition
the
Lord
De
la
Casa
would
remoue
but
one
Chapter
out
of
it
,
which
was
,
that
being
at
a
Table
with
other
Princes
,
shee
would
not
haue
it
counted
ill
manners
in
her
,
if
seeing
a
good
morsell
in
her
companions
dish
,
she
did
presently
lay
hold
on
it
,
and
conuey
the
same
vpon
her
owne
trenchar
.
Moreouer
shee
would
not
be
noted
to
be
ouer-gluttonous
,
if
by
chance
shee
should
eat
and
deuoure
all
her
neighbours
part
.
The
Venetian
Magnificoes
affirmed
,
that
they
would
willingly
allow
of
Galateo
,
prouided
alwaies
that
the
Lord
De
la
Casa
would
declare
therein
,
that
with
all
diligence
to
pry
into
,
and
seek
to
know
other
mens
matters
,
businesses
,
and
secrets
,
was
no
point
of
ill
manners
,
but
a
necessary
point
of
State-policy
.
Then
all
the
Princes
of
Italy
applauded
and
embraced
Galateo
,
onely
they
said
,
that
without
being
accounted
vnmannerly
,
they
would
bee
allowed
to
chew
on
both
sides
.
But
the
Dutch
mutined
,
and
were
like
to
cause
some
hurly-burly
:
for
they
did
not
onely
vtterly
refuse
to
binde
themselues
to
the
Italian
sobricty
in
drinking
,
but
did
obstinately
require
,
that
it
should
be
enacted
and
recorded
in
Galateo
,
that
the
Dutchmens
excessiue
quaffing
,
and
continuall
being
drunken
,
and
Cup-shotten
,
was
one
of
the
chiefest
vertues
could
be
found
in
men
of
their
Nation
,
and
one
of
the
first
requisits
that
Princes
and
Common-wealths
,
for
the
safety
and
welfare
of
their
States
,
could
wish
for
,
or
desire
in
their
Subiects
,
which
request
of
theirs
was
by
all
the
learned
of
Parnassus
reiected
and
impugned
,
as
impertinent
and
abominable
.
And
therefore
touching
that
particular
of
sobriety
in
drinking
,
the
Dutch
were
earnestly
intreated
and
exhorted
to
submit
themselues
vnto
the
rules
of
Galateo
,
since
that
by
reason
of
their
custome
of
immoderate
bibbing
,
and
so
often
being
fox't
,
they
were
by
the
best
Nations
of
Europe
pointed
at
as
gazing-stocks
.
To
these
obiections
the
Dutchmen
answered
stoutly
,
that
those
sober
men
deserued
rightly
to
be
stiled
foul
drunkards
,
who
liuing
vnder
the
bondage
and
seruitude
of
Princes
,
by
the
phantasticke
humour
,
or
toyish
conceit
of
one
man
,
strangely
passionate
and
giddy
headed
,
they
were
daily
insulted
vpon
,
oppressed
,
hurried
,
and
extortioned
in
liues
,
lands
,
and
goods
:
And
that
those
drunken
Germanes
should
bee
reputed
perfectly
sober
,
who
had
the
wit
to
vindicate
themselues
;
and
had
likewise
the
heart
and
grace
to
maintaine
themselues
in
liberty
:
adding
moreouer
,
that
they
accounted
them
bedlam
fooles
,
who
did
not
beleeue
,
that
the
drunkennesse
of
the
Germane
people
was
the
true
foundation
and
establishment
of
so
many
famous
Republiks
as
were
now
seene
among
them
.
For
the
safety
of
a
State
,
and
the
vniuersall
peace
of
the
people
,
depending
onely
on
the
fidelity
of
the
ministers
of
Princes
and
Republiks
,
and
on
the
well-meaning
plainnesse
and
sincerity
of
euery
mans
mind
:
what
other
more
precious
iewell
could
bee
desired
in
the
world
,
then
continually
to
see
in
Germany
by
vertue
of
excessiue
quaffing
of
Wine
,
to
vomit
forth
the
inwardest
secrets
and
most
hidden
cogitations
of
the
minds
of
men
.
The
Germanes
added
moreouer
,
that
by
long
experience
they
had
plainly
discouered
,
that
they
did
most
exquisitely
well
aduise
&
counsell
their
countrey
,
who
by
means
of
the
good
store
of
wine
that
they
had
drunke
,
hauing
therein
drowned
all
priuate
interesses
,
and
smothered
all
foule
dissimulation
,
which
sobriety
is
wont
to
beget
in
others
minds
;
the
open-hearted
Dutch
spake
alwaies
with
a
single
free
heart
,
and
not
as
the
Italians
,
and
other
Nations
,
yea
,
the
sobrest
are
commonly
wont
,
onely
with
their
mouth
,
ordinarily
full
of
guile
and
leasings
.
They
said
likewise
,
that
so
ambitiously
affecting
the
glorious
name
of
braue
men
at
armes
,
as
was
well
knowne
to
all
the
world
,
they
could
not
with
patience
listen
vnto
the
counsels
and
deliberations
of
sober
men
,
who
are
commonly
full
of
timidity
,
and
of
a
vicious
circumspection
,
vailed
with
the
man●le
of
prudence
;
but
because
they
would
haue
them
to
be
generous
and
couragious
,
they
would
not
allow
,
that
any
man
should
vndertake
to
counsell
his
Countrey
being
fasting
,
but
after
hee
had
first
swilled
downe
good
store
of
grape-liquor
,
and
enflamed
his
heart
with
generosity
,
it
being
the
proper
quality
of
good
wine
rather
to
expell
timidity
from
the
heart
,
than
remoue
iudgement
from
the
vnderstanding
.
And
therefore
the
Germanes
with
great
reason
,
De
reconciliandis
inuicem
inimicis
,
&
iungendis
affinitatibus
,
&
adsciscendis
Principibus
,
de
pace
denique
ac
bello
,
plerumque
in
conuiuijs
consuitant
,
tanquam
nullo
magis
tempore
ad
simplices
cogitationes
pateat
animus
,
aut
ad
magnas
incalescat
.
Furthermore
they
said
,
That
if
the
Italian
vicious
sobriety
were
introduced
among
the
Germanes
,
that
most
faithfull
and
sincere
Nation
,
would
therewithall
begin
to
abound
with
those
double
hearts
,
false
minds
,
secret
thoughts
,
vnseene
sleights
,
handy-dandy
,
or
turne-coat
spirits
,
fraught
with
treasons
,
treacheries
,
conspiracies
,
and
machinations
,
full
of
vntrue
and
forged
affections
,
masked
with
secret
hatred
,
with
faigned
and
dissembled
friendship
,
and
with
all
manner
of
foisting
,
whereof
those
Nations
that
glory
to
be
sober
are
most
abundant
Cicilies
and
fruitfull
Egypts
,
a
thing
so
true
,
that
the
French
,
who
for
the
vnspottednesse
and
purity
of
their
free
and
single
hearted
minds
,
in
the
excellent
vertue
to
be
euer
most
faithfull
&
loyall
to
their
Kings
,
haue
at
all
times
bin
most
glorious
and
renowmed
in
the
world
,
since
diuers
of
them
haue
left
the
most
commendable
custome
to
quaffe
merily
,
and
to
bee
drunken
after
the
good
Dutch
fashion
,
haue
suffered
themselues
to
bee
drawne
into
those
most
felonious
actions
that
the
world
knowes
full
well
.
And
if
that
little
window
in
a
mans
breast
,
was
by
the
wisest
of
former
ages
deemed
a
thing
so
necessary
,
and
esteemed
as
an
vnualuable
benefit
vnto
mankinde
,
because
through
it
a
man
might
visibly
see
and
view
the
hearts
of
certaine
slie
cunny
catching
companions
,
who
,
within
being
most
vgly
deuils
,
imploy
the
vtmost
of
their
endeauours
to
bee
reputed
faire
Angels
;
With
what
ground
of
good
reason
can
any
man
blame
the
right
laudable
and
precious
custome
to
quaffe
merily
,
and
to
be
drunke
?
it
being
most
palpable
and
euident
,
that
drinking
of
much
wine
hath
the
vertue
to
make
bodies
diaphaned
or
transparent
.
For
which
solid
reasons
,
which
by
Apollo
were
both
allowed
and
commended
for
militant
,
it
was
resolued
,
that
concerning
the
particular
point
of
drinking
moderately
and
soberly
,
the
excellent
and
farre
renowmed
Dutch
Nation
should
not
bee
subiect
vnto
the
strict
precepts
of
Galateo
.
The
vse
of
drunkennesse
being
among
the
Germanes
rather
an
artifice
of
the
Publike
,
than
a
vice
of
priuate
men
;
It
being
manifestly
knowne
,
that
both
in
times
of
peace
and
of
warre
,
those
nations
are
best
aduised
that
doe
as
the
Germans
;
Deliberant
,
dum
fingere
nesciunt
:
constituunt
,
dum
errare
non
possunt
.
Apollo
hauing
highly
commended
the
Statute
,
made
by
the
most
mighty
Kings
of
Spaine
,
that
no
Aduocates
,
Lawyers
,
or
Proctors
shall
passe
into
the
Indies
,
the
Doctors
of
the
Law
finding
themselues
aggrieued
,
complaine
vnto
his
Majestie
.
Rag.
83.
1
Part.
THe
renowmed
Court
and
habitation
of
Parnassus
may
rightly
be
esteemed
most
happy
,
not
so
much
for
the
right
excellent
gouernment
of
Apollo's
Maiestie
,
nor
because
it
is
inhabited
by
the
most
quaint
,
flourishing
,
choise
,
and
sublime
wits
of
the
whole
vniuerse
,
as
because
the
exquisitenesse
of
a
vertuous
life
,
the
perfection
of
all
right
honourable
customes
,
and
the
exactnesse
of
all
the
best
lawes
dispersed
through
the
whole
world
,
are
therein
with
all
precise
diligence
introduced
,
propagated
,
cherished
and
obserued
.
The
reason
is
,
because
those
that
inhabit
or
reside
there
,
are
bound
to
bring
the
most
commendable
fashions
of
their
Countries
.
A
custome
,
that
hath
brought
so
great
commoditie
vnto
the
Priuate
,
and
so
honourable
reputation
vnto
the
Publike
,
as
all
men
may
euidently
perceiue
,
that
to
be
a
right
blessed
and
happy
country
,
which
liueth
and
subsisteth
,
not
so
much
by
her
owne
proper
lawes
,
as
by
and
with
those
iudiciously
selected
from
out
all
other
most
ciuill
and
best
established
Nations
.
Apollo
hauing
lately
bin
informed
,
how
the
most
potent
Kings
of
Spaine
,
hauing
vnder
great
penalties
prohibited
,
that
no
Aduocates
,
no
Lawyers
,
nor
Proctors
shall
passe
into
the
Indies
,
was
pleased
to
approue
and
ratifie
the
said
Decree
as
most
wholsome
,
as
most
holy
.
And
did
highly
extoll
and
commend
the
piety
of
those
Monarks
,
who
shewed
so
great
charitie
towards
the
new
world
,
in
seeking
to
preserue
it
from
that
mischieuous
infection
,
that
hath
filled
and
infected
the
old-one
with
so
many
deplorable
calamities
and
wailfull
controuersies
.
Whereupon
his
Maiestie
commanded
,
that
the
said
holy
and
excellent
Edict
should
forthwith
be
engrauen
,
and
enregistred
in
a
faire
table
of
metall
,
which
to
the
perpetuall
memorie
thereof
should
be
affixed
neere
vnto
the
twelue
Tables
of
the
most
famous
Romane
Lawes
in
Forum
maximum
.
We
must
not
omit
to
let
you
vnderstand
,
that
the
Doctors
of
the
Lawes
were
greatly
moued
and
vexed
at
this
iniunction
,
who
earnestly
recommended
the
indemnitie
of
their
reputation
vnto
his
Maiestie
,
alleaging
,
that
if
they
should
not
obtaine
the
fauour
to
haue
the
publication
of
that
ordinance
staied
,
occasion
would
be
giuen
vnto
many
to
imitate
those
of
Ancona
,
of
Norcia
,
of
Recanati
,
and
of
other
people
,
who
to
the
great
dishonour
of
good
letters
,
had
chased
and
expelled
from
out
all
their
counsels
and
consultations
those
Pettie-foggers
and
Law-pleaders
,
which
of
all
other
people
were
held
in
so
great
admiration
;
for
they
verily
beleeued
,
that
without
the
PLACET
of
a
man
skilfull
in
the
Law
,
it
was
impossible
for
any
man
to
say
or
doe
any
thing
well
or
honestly
.
And
that
by
so
much
the
more
,
they
besought
his
Maiestie
to
take
their
cause
into
his
consideration
,
as
there
was
question
made
of
the
indemnitie
of
the
thrice-sacred
Liberall
Arts
,
which
all
Students
of
the
Lawes
,
to
their
intolerable
costs
and
charges
,
and
with
vnspeakable
toyle
,
labour
and
sweat
,
did
waste
and
consume
themselues
to
learne
.
At
whose
strange
instances
,
Apollo
(
against
the
opinion
of
all
the
by-standers
)
fell
into
a
chafing
passion
,
and
with
great
indignation
,
answered
those
malapert
Doctors
,
that
hee
much
wondred
,
how
before
his
Maiesties
sacred
presence
,
they
had
dared
to
affirme
,
that
they
spent
,
and
laboured
,
and
sweat
so
much
to
learne
the
sacred
Liberall
Arts
,
as
if
the
Delphick
Edict
were
not
knowne
to
all
the
world
,
in
which
the
studie
of
the
Lawes
is
especially
declared
to
be
no
Liberall
Science
,
but
a
base
trade
,
and
a
mechanicall
occupation
,
brought
into
the
world
for
the
affliction
of
mankinde
,
studied
and
plodded
vpon
without
any
delectation
to
the
minde
,
without
any
speculation
of
the
intellect
,
and
without
the
so
materially-needfull
helpe
of
the
soueraigne
Muses
in
all
perfect
and
commendable
Sciences
;
and
only
exercised
for
meere
couetousnesse
of
lucre
,
to
fatten
with
pelfe
and
crownes
a
peece
of
man
with
two
gloting
eies
in
his
skonce
,
or
a
slouenly
fellow
,
who
although
he
be
altogether
void
of
that
viuacitie
of
wit
,
which
good
and
noble
letters
affect
so
much
,
neuerthelesse
,
to
become
an
eminent
Aduocate
,
it
sufficeth
him
to
haue
a
blockish
braine
,
a
porter-like
grosse
complexion
,
a
rusticall
behauiour
,
and
a
clownish
demeanour
,
fit
rather
to
draw
in
a
cart
,
than
to
conuerse
with
ciuill
or
learned
men
.
An
Apothecarie
,
at
the
very
instant
,
that
he
is
taken
prisoner
by
Sergeants
,
without
being
examined
at
all
,
is
forthwith
condemned
and
sent
to
the
Gallies
.
Rag.
65.
2
Part.
THe
Apothecarie
that
dwelt
at
the
signe
of
the
two
Crownes
in
the
high
Mercerie-street
,
was
foure
daies
since
apprehended
by
the
Officers
of
the
Criminall
Court
:
and
forsomuch
as
the
poore
wretch
was
suddenly
hood-winkt
,
and
muffled
,
and
on
mens
shoulders
carried
to
the
hauen
,
and
put
into
a
Gallie
,
all
Parnassus
rested
much
amazed
,
to
see
the
execution
of
that
vnfortunate
mans
condemnation
,
foregoe
the
framing
of
his
enditement
.
It
is
reported
,
that
this
hath
hapned
at
the
instant
request
of
all
the
chiefe
Monarks
of
the
vniuerse
,
now
resident
in
this
State
,
who
thinke
themselues
offended
to
the
quicke
by
that
Apothecarie
,
forsomuch
as
hee
did
openly
sell
Fine
smoake
:
a
merchandise
,
which
Princes
challenge
and
pretend
to
belong
onely
to
them
;
and
that
no
priuate
person
whatsoeuer
should
dare
to
sell
but
they
.
Some
suppose
,
that
by
the
example
of
that
vnfortunate
wretch
they
haue
gone
about
to
terrifie
all
others
from
troubling
them
in
matters
concerning
their
iurisdiction
and
prerogatiue
.
And
although
the
shallow-headed
and
simple
sort
of
people
giue
out
,
that
the
Apothecaries
fault
deserued
not
so
rigorous
a
resentment
,
yet
those
that
will
prie
and
thorowly
diue
into
the
secrets
and
interesses
of
great
Princes
,
affirme
,
that
he
hath
very
gently
,
and
with
much
indulgence
beene
dealt
withall
.
Forsomuch
as
Fine
smoake
,
seruing
Princes
(
in
many
and
daily
occasions
)
in
lieu
of
fine
coyned
gold
,
euery
treasure
of
theirs
(
though
neuer
so
rich
and
great
)
would
soone
be
exhausted
,
whensoeuer
that
so
currant
money
of
Fine
smoake
,
losing
its
credit
and
esteeme
among
the
vulgar
sort
of
people
;
Princes
should
ere
long
bee
enforced
(
according
to
the
Plebeian
fashion
)
to
pay
their
debts
with
ready
money
.
The
vertuous
people
of
Apollo's
State
hauing
consigned
vnto
his
Maiesties
Generall
Treasurer
the
accustomed
Donatiue
of
a
thousand
conceits
,
according
to
their
custome
they
beg
a
boone
or
grace
at
his
hands
.
Rag.
81.
2
Part.
THose
that
haue
exact
knowledge
of
the
passages
of
this
State
,
know
full
well
that
the
vertuous
of
Parnassus
pay
duly
vnto
the
Exchequer-Chamber
,
not
only
the
tenth
part
of
the
fruits
of
their
wits
,
but
the
quit-rent
taxed
according
to
each
mans
talent
:
whence
it
is
,
that
fertile
Ouid
doth
yearely
pay
vnto
the
publike
Receiuers
eight
Elegies
;
Virgil
fourescore
printed
Heroicke
verses
;
Horace
fiue
Odes
;
Martiall
eleuen
Epigrams
;
and
so
others
according
to
their
sessment
or
taxation
.
Besides
that
,
the
vertuous
euery
three
yeares
vnder
the
name
of
a
Donatiue
or
free
gift
(
yet
such
a
Donatiue
,
as
if
it
be
not
paid
with
a
genuine
good
will
,
without
losing
its
modest
name
,
it
may
be
exacted
,
distrained
,
and
leuied
by
Bailiffs
and
Sargeants
,
who
may
distraine
goods
,
take
pawnes
,
and
sell
them
at
Port-sale
)
pay
into
the
Delphick
treasurie
a
million
of
conceits
,
which
by
the
soueraigne
Muses
are
afterwards
liberally
distributed
among
those
sillie
Literates
and
poore
Schollers
,
who
being
depriued
of
all
munition
,
onely
for
the
loue
and
good
will
they
shew
towards
good
letters
,
yeeld
themselues
worthy
to
bee
releeued
.
And
the
custome
is
,
that
vpon
the
occasion
of
so
large
a
Donatiue
,
his
Maiestie
is
euer
wont
to
counter-change
the
bounteous
liberalitie
of
his
Vertuous
with
some
sutes
or
fauours
,
which
the
learned
may
lawfully
demand
and
challenge
.
So
that
the
last
weeke
,
after
the
collection
of
the
Donatiue
,
in
a
generall
Congregation
,
the
vertuous
concluded
to
beg
six
graces
at
Apollo's
hands
,
all
which
were
set
downe
in
a
note
or
memoriall
,
that
should
be
presented
to
him
,
when
as
the
quaint
Classis
or
wittie
forme
of
the
Politike-vertuous
aduertised
the
Congregation
,
that
in
the
occasions
of
begging
sutes
,
boones
,
or
graces
from
Princes
for
any
merit
a
man
may
pretend
,
it
was
necessarie
to
auoid
the
error
of
demanding
ouer
many
things
at
once
,
not
only
because
the
multitude
of
graces
which
Sutors
crau●
,
doe
distaste
and
molest
Princes
,
who
commonly
are
easily
distasted
vpon
occasions
to
pay
bonds
or
duties
;
but
because
hee
that
beggeth
pluralitie
of
requests
,
is
commonly
answered
and
satisfied
with
the
slightest
and
worst
of
them
:
And
therefore
it
would
proue
a
wise
resolution
,
in
such
a
case
,
to
bee
very
earnest
and
circumspect
for
the
obtaining
of
one
onely
good
sute
.
Alwaies
prouided
it
bee
of
good
worth
and
consequence
,
and
which
without
a
note
of
much
ingratitude
may
not
be
refused
or
denied
by
the
Prince
.
This
aduertisement
of
the
Polititians
,
was
by
the
generalitie
of
the
Vertuous
,
applauded
,
commended
and
followed
.
Whereupon
the
very
next
day
,
there
were
sent
vnto
his
Maiestie
the
Right
Excellent
Bernardino
Viperio
,
and
Tiberio
Serpentino
,
both
Aduocates
for
the
Vniuersitie
of
the
Vertuous
,
who
hauing
tendred
and
presented
the
Donatiue
vnto
Apollo
,
they
most
humbly
besought
him
,
that
in
prouiding
of
Iudges
for
his
Tribunals
,
and
of
other
officers
for
publike
Magistrates
,
he
would
be
pleased
to
make
choise
of
men
of
milde
and
gentle
natures
,
of
a
courteous
and
affable
genius
,
of
a
plausible
disposition
,
of
a
meeke
and
lowly
dexteritie
,
of
easie
accesse
,
of
a
quicke
vnderstanding
,
of
a
nimble
apprehension
,
of
a
temperate
patience
,
of
a
tractable
conuersation
,
and
of
a
cheerfull
aspect
.
And
that
it
might
stand
with
his
good
pleasure
to
send
certaine
eteroclit
,
irregular
,
arrogant
,
fantastick
,
wayward
,
peeuish
,
insolent
,
passionate
,
self-conceited
,
humorous
,
proud
,
giddie-headed
,
and
fouly
tainted
Animals
,
who
with
their
vntuned
,
vnde●linable
,
vnsetled
,
and
distempered
Calfe-braines
put
wretched
sutors
,
and
miserable
Clients
into
greater
troubles
,
and
more
harmfull
agonies
,
than
the
processes
,
or
please
themselues
,
and
appoint
them
to
be
Botesons
,
Masters-mates
,
and
Auditors
in
the
Gallies
,
there
to
employ
,
and
exercise
their
turbulent
,
seditious
,
litigious
,
mutinous
,
harsh
,
and
quarrelous
talent
vpon
the
Ging
,
Swabbers
,
and
Rowing-slaues
,
which
is
,
and
proues
so
insupportable
to
free
men
.
By
letters
intercepted
,
and
taken
from
a
Currier
,
dispatched
by
some
Princes
to
the
Lake
of
Auerno
,
the
common
people
come
to
know
,
that
the
rancors
and
hatreds
now
raigning
among
diuers
Nations
,
are
occasioned
and
stirred
vp
by
the
artifices
of
their
Princes
.
Rag.
58.
2
Part.
BEtweene
the
confines
of
Pindo
and
Libetrum
,
on
Monday
night
last
,
was
an
extraordinarie
Poste
rob'd
,
whom
certaine
mighty
Princes
had
in
great
diligence
dispatched
towards
the
Lake
Auerno
.
And
forsomuch
as
the
Currier
had
no
hurt
done
him
in
his
bodie
;
it
is
suspected
,
that
the
robbery
hath
beene
committed
to
none
other
end
,
than
to
seize
on
his
letters
,
as
indeed
it
followed
:
for
they
onely
tooke
a
packet
from
him
,
which
he
had
about
him
,
directed
to
the
Infernall
Furies
,
Alecto
,
Thesifon
and
Megera
,
by
which
letters
(
and
truly
with
great
scandall
)
it
hath
beene
disconered
,
that
certaine
Princes
doe
wage
and
stipend
the
said
Furies
,
to
the
end
,
that
not
onely
among
diuers
Nations
,
but
often
among
the
subiects
of
one
same
Prince
,
they
may
sowe
and
nourish
perpetuall
strifes
,
and
neuer-ending
discords
.
And
to
fill
vp
the
measure
of
distastes
,
there
was
a
letter
found
in
the
said
packet
,
of
ten
thousand
duckats
,
to
bee
paied
them
for
the
arrerages
of
six
moneths
past
.
The
subiects
of
those
Princes
,
that
haue
written
the
letters
,
by
their
Deputies
haue
caused
them
to
be
presented
vnto
Apollo
,
to
whom
they
haue
grieuously
exclaimed
,
and
bitterly
complained
,
that
their
Princes
,
who
ought
vigilantly
to
heed
nothing
so
much
,
as
the
perpetuall
peace
and
vnanimous
concord
,
not
only
of
their
owne
particular
subiects
,
but
of
all
other
Nations
besides
,
should
with
ready
money
purchase
●editions
to
others
,
and
mischiefes
to
themselues
.
And
that
vntill
now
,
they
neuer
came
to
the
knowledge
,
how
by
the
meere
artifices
,
tricks
,
plots
,
and
machinations
of
Princes
,
those
diuisions
,
factions
,
grudges
,
vnkindnesses
,
distasts
,
discords
,
and
vnnaturall
hatreds
,
were
seene
so
to
abound
among
diuers
Nations
;
and
to
bee
the
source
and
root
of
those
calamitous
and
infinite
mischiefes
,
that
so
much
oppresse
and
afflict
mankinde
.
All
outrages
,
excesses
,
abuses
,
and
pollutions
of
that
nature
,
as
if
they
were
once
cleane
rooted
out
of
the
world
,
men
might
securely
enioy
the
comfort
,
to
see
the
French
loue
the
English
,
the
Spaniard
affect
the
French
,
and
the
Dutch
embrace
the
Italian
,
and
see
a
perfect
peace
and
good
concord
to
follow
betweene
all
men
.
Whilst
these
Deputies
were
thus
discoursing
,
it
was
obserued
that
from
Apollo's
eyes
,
through
the
great
compunction
of
what
he
heard
,
there
gushed
forth
abundance
of
sad
teares
.
Whereupon
the
by
standers
supposed
verily
,
that
his
Maiestie
would
in
raging
passion
burst
forth
into
some
bitter
termes
against
those
Princes
,
that
were
charged
and
accused
of
so
hainous
crimes
,
when
thus
he
said
:
Oh
you
my
faithfull
friends
,
your
complaints
are
as
grieuous
,
as
they
be
true
;
but
know
,
that
the
enormities
whereof
you
complaine
,
proceed
not
so
much
from
the
bad
or
waiward
nature
of
Princes
,
as
they
are
occasioned
by
the
turbulent
humors
and
seditious
deuises
of
the
peeuish
people
,
who
with
their
sicklenesse
and
instabilitie
doe
so
worke
,
as
it
is
impossible
to
purchase
and
obtaine
the
vniuersall
peace
of
mankind
with
any
other
instrument
,
than
with
sowing
those
discords
,
diuisions
,
seditions
,
and
factions
among
Nations
,
whereof
you
so
much
,
and
so
grieuously
complaine
:
for
long
experience
hath
made
Princes
to
know
,
that
the
huge
and
vnweldie
machine
of
raigning
securely
,
is
all
built
and
reared
vpon
the
firme
foundation
of
equally-contributing
and
iustly-distributing
.
And
it
is
a
thing
most
manifest
,
that
the
people
without
Princes
to
sway
and
gouerne
them
,
would
of
themselues
precipitate
into
more
cruell
seditions
and
bloudy
quarrels
,
than
those
,
which
for
the
publike
peace
,
and
generall
good
of
all
,
others
sowe
and
breed
among
them
.
All
mischiefs
(
oh
you
my
most
beloued
)
very
necessarie
.
Although
it
grieuously
grieueth
mee
to
see
,
that
the
infirmitie
of
those
vniuersall
iarrings
,
and
discords
,
which
now
reigne
in
mankinde
cannot
be
cured
with
any
more
soueraigne
remedy
,
and
ready
antidote
,
than
with
the
bitter
medicine
,
which
you
say
is
now
so
nastie
vnto
you
.
Antonio
Perez
of
Aragon
,
hauing
presented
the
Booke
of
his
Relations
vnto
Apollo
,
his
Maiesty
doth
not
onely
refuse
to
accept
it
,
but
commandeth
the
same
to
be
presently
burnt
.
Rag.
60.
2.
Part.
ANtonio
Perez
,
whilom
principall
Secretary
to
the
most
mighty
King
of
Spaine
,
Philip
the
second
,
knowing
the
bad
opinion
that
that
Secretary
purchaseth
vnto
himselfe
among
all
Nations
,
who
with
distaste
parteth
from
his
Prince
;
within
a
while
after
he
had
recouered
himselfe
in
France
,
for
his
owne
discharge
,
published
vnto
the
world
those
his
vnhappy
Relations
,
which
haue
so
heauily
laden
him
with
infamy
and
blame
.
For
,
whilest
he
with
all
manner
of
art
and
skill
should
haue
procured
to
conceale
them
,
vpon
Thursday
morning
last
,
dared
to
present
them
to
Apollo
;
who
,
as
soone
as
hee
saw
the
Booke
,
and
was
informed
of
the
contents
thereof
,
fell
into
such
indignation
against
him
,
that
euen
then
hee
caused
the
same
to
be
burnt
in
the
publike
&
chiefe
Market-place
,
and
said
vnto
Perez
,
That
he
had
giuen
vnto
his
Relations
that
place
in
Parnassus
which
he
and
they
deserued
.
And
that
to
the
end
other
Secretaries
,
his
equals
,
might
take
example
,
and
learne
to
preferre
secrecie
,
and
faithfulnesse
of
silence
before
the
charity
to
ones
proper
life
itselfe
;
yea
,
and
before
the
loue
of
a
mans
owne
selfe
:
for
,
euen
as
he
deserueth
the
name
of
a
treacherous
and
proditorious
villaine
,
that
vpon
any
casuall
distaste
,
or
conceiued
vnkindnesse
,
reuealeth
the
secrets
committed
to
his
trust
in
times
of
former
friendship
;
so
a
thousand
times
most
shamefull
,
infamous
,
and
euer
to
bee
detested
is
that
Secretary
,
who
for
whatsoeuer
hard
vsage
he
may
haue
receiued
from
his
Prince
,
publisheth
those
secrets
which
by
his
Lord
and
Master
haue
beene
imparted
vnto
him
in
forepassed
confidence
,
not
onely
voluntarily
,
much
lesse
by
any
kinde
of
cruell
racke
or
sharpe
torture
,
ought
neuer
to
be
published
or
disclosed
to
any
creature
whatsoeuer
.
The
Monarchie
of
Spaine
is
much
agrieued
,
that
her
falshoods
and
treacheries
are
discouered
.
Rag.
2.
3
Part.
IT
is
not
yet
well
knowne
,
whether
it
were
by
chance
,
or
by
the
malice
of
some
Frenchmen
,
or
(
as
many
haue
vehemently
suspected
)
by
the
machination
of
that
Nation
,
which
is
so
implacable
an
enemy
vnto
the
French
,
some
few
yeares
since
,
a
fire
tooke
hold
of
the
Royall
Palace
of
the
Monarchie
of
France
;
and
so
great
was
the
flame
,
and
so
dreadfull
the
blaze
,
that
the
neighbouring
Monarchies
entred
into
feareful
suspition
,
that
so
huge
a
fire
could
hardly
be
quenched
,
but
with
the
ruine
of
their
states
:
so
that
euery
man
,
for
the
safety
of
his
owne
,
ranne
speedily
to
quench
the
fire
in
an
others
house
.
The
English
,
albeit
naturall
enemies
vnto
the
French
,
with
all
diligence
brought
thither
the
waters
of
their
Thames
.
The
Germanes
,
those
of
Mose
and
Rhine
.
The
Venetians
did
in
a
manner
empty
all
their
Fennes
and
Marishes
.
The
prudent
Dukes
of
Tuscanie
,
in
great
haste
ran
with
all
sorts
of
weapons
,
to
helpe
to
extinguish
that
consuming
flame
,
which
wise
men
greatly
feared
,
was
likely
to
end
in
an
vniuersall
desolation
.
And
truely
it
was
wondrous
strange
to
see
that
the
Monarchy
of
Spaine
,
knowne
to
be
so
deadly
an
enemy
vnto
the
French
,
shee
also
among
the
chiefe
friends
of
France
laboured
with
might
and
maine
to
extinquish
that
fire
,
at
which
most
men
supposed
,
that
she
would
rather
run
merily
to
warme
her selfe
,
whereat
all
men
stood
amazed
,
especially
when
they
saw
,
that
shee
with
all
solicitude
,
and
externall
charity
brought
vnto
it
,
not
onely
the
waters
of
her
golden
Tagus
and
Iberus
,
but
also
of
the
vast
Ocean
,
of
which
when
the
English
and
the
Hollanders
please
,
shee
is
absolute
Mistris
.
Since
those
Politicians
sinisterly
interpreting
the
Spaniards
charity
,
declared
publikely
,
that
it
was
a
most
pernicious
thing
in
the
necessities
of
the
French
,
to
admit
the
aides
of
those
Spaniards
,
who
being
knowne
to
be
eternall
foes
,
&
capitall
enemies
vnto
France
,
ought
rather
to
be
esteemed
the
Architects
of
the
vtter
ruine
of
the
French
,
than
zealous
of
the
greatnesse
and
prosperitie
of
their
kingdome
:
as
they
who
measuring
all
the
Actions
and
proceedings
of
those
which
reigne
among
Princes
,
by
the
onely
compasse
of
priuate
interesse
,
doe
seldome
admit
any
manner
of
piety
towards
God
,
much
lesse
of
charity
towards
men
.
And
so
much
the
more
were
such
Polititians
become
abominable
to
most
Nations
,
as
it
manifestly
appeares
,
that
the
Spaniards
in
their
forwardnesse
,
diligence
,
and
charity
,
to
bring
water
vnto
that
fire
,
did
not
equall
onely
,
but
exceed
whatsoeuer
best
friend
vnto
the
French
.
And
that
which
increased
the
wonder
,
and
that
among
the
simpler
sort
,
caused
great
reputation
vnto
the
Monarchy
of
Spaine
,
was
,
that
Flanders
and
Austria
her
ancient
Patrimonies
,
burning
in
a
most
cruell
combustion
of
warre
,
she
had
preferred
the
welfare
and
safety
of
the
French
,
before
the
charity
of
her
owne
preseruation
.
But
for
so
much
as
no
humane
endeuour
,
nor
store
of
water
was
sufficient
to
quench
the
least
sparkle
of
so
frightfull
a
fire
:
And
that
notwithstanding
all
the
diligence
and
remedies
that
were
vsed
,
the
deuouring
flames
of
those
most
fierce
and
bloody
ciuill
warres
,
increasing
daily
more
and
more
,
the
wel-meaning
and
best
affected
simpler
sort
of
men
began
to
listen
vnto
the
Polititians
aduertisements
,
and
to
suspect
,
that
the
charity
of
the
Spanish
Monarchy
was
altogether
priuate
interesse
,
and
peculiar
Spanish
charity
;
which
made
them
resolue
,
no
longer
to
giue
credit
vnto
outward
apparences
,
but
inwardly
to
view
what
matter
the
Spaniards
brought
in
their
Caske
,
and
found
,
that
in
lieu
of
water
to
quench
fire
,
they
had
filled
them
with
pitch
,
tarre
,
rosen
,
oile
,
and
turpentine
,
and
also
with
diabolicall
dissentions
to
foment
and
increase
the
same
.
Which
treachery
was
likewise
found
to
bee
fauoured
by
certaine
French
Barons
,
who
more
than
others
professing
to
bee
charitable
,
made
vse
both
of
the
barrels
,
and
of
the
matter
lent
them
by
the
Spaniards
.
Whereupon
they
were
by
the
iust
disdaine
of
the
French
Monarchy
presently
put
to
death
,
and
burnt
in
the
very
same
flames
,
which
with
so
great
sedition
,
and
treacherous
infidelitie
,
they
nourished
in
the
heart
of
their
owne
Countrey
.
And
the
Spaniards
were
not
only
chased
from
that
worke
,
but
by
sound
of
Trumpet
publikely
proclaimed
to
be
a
company
of
false
hearted
hypocrites
.
And
by
an
especiall
Edict
of
the
French
Monarchy
,
all
men
were
giuen
to
vnderstand
,
that
if
euer
there
were
any
man
found
that
would
beleeue
,
that
any
sparke
of
charity
towards
the
French
could
lodge
in
the
breast
of
a
Spaniard
,
he
should
be
held
,
esteemed
,
and
reputed
an
egregious
Gull
.
And
that
if
after
the
first
warning
he
should
persist
in
his
errour
,
he
should
be
tossed
in
a
blanket
,
as
a
factious
and
seditious
fellow
.
It
was
a
thing
worthy
of
admiration
to
see
,
that
so
soone
as
the
Spaniards
and
the
foresaid
vnnaturall
French
gaue
ouer
their
worke
,
that
fire
which
before
was
so
great
,
that
the
most
iudicious
doe
affirme
,
it
was
in
all
humane
reason
inextinguible
,
on
a
sudden
ceased
of
it selfe
:
Whereupon
the
eternall
and
farre
renowmed
Flower
de
Luces
,
whilom
so
hurried
and
trampled
vnder
foot
,
sprung
vp
againe
,
more
gloriously
flourishing
and
resplendent
than
euer
they
were
.
And
France
,
which
through
the
immoderate
ambition
of
some
turbulent
spirits
,
had
most
barbarously
bin
tormented
and
molested
more
than
full
forty
years
,
to
the
great
wonderment
of
all
,
in
the
twinkling
of
an
eye
became
quiet
and
in
peace
.
Whereby
all
the
world
came
to
know
,
that
the
Spaniards
had
beene
the
first
Authors
of
that
euer
deplorable
French
combustion
,
which
they
vnder
most
specious
shewes
and
pretences
of
Religion
,
and
christian
Charity
,
had
laboured
to
make
the
world
beleeue
that
they
sought
to
quench
.
Some
report
that
the
Spanish
Monarchy
vpon
this
retired
her selfe
into
her
royall
Palace
,
and
that
for
many
daies
,
shee
would
not
admit
any
body
to
see
her
,
hauing
giuen
her selfe
ouer
vnto
so
great
melancholy
,
that
with
floods
of
teares
trilling
downe
her
blubred
cheeks
,
shee
loudly
exclaimed
,
that
shee
would
much
rather
haue
lost
two
of
her
best
kingdomes
,
than
to
see
those
her
holy
and
hypocriticall
pretexts
so
scoft
at
,
so
derided
,
and
so
laid
open
to
all
the
world
,
wherewith
she
remembred
to
haue
diuers
times
(
to
her
infinite
profit
)
sold
vnto
the
world
most
stinking
Assa-fetid●
,
in
stead
of
Muske
,
Ziuet
,
and
Amber-greece
:
It
seeming
vnto
her
to
be
depriued
of
her
richest
treasure
,
and
to
haue
lost
her
inexhaust
mynes
of
gold
and
siluer
in
Peru
,
yea
,
and
of
the
new
world
besides
,
seeing
her selfe
so
vnluckily
depriued
of
the
hope
and
benefit
,
to
be
at
any
time
more
able
to
depaint
vnto
the
silly
credulous
people
,
white
for
blacke
,
or
chalke
for
cheese
;
deeming
it
a
very
hard
case
to
see
herselfe
brought
vnto
the
wretched
and
dreadfull
condition
,
in
which
she
hath
euer
seene
the
French
,
to
be
inforced
to
purchase
kingdomes
and
dominions
with
the
onely
force
of
the
point
and
dint
of
the
Sword
;
and
not
as
heretofore
she
hath
done
with
the
onely
semblances
of
her
false-holy
pretexts
,
which
haue
sometimes
stood
her
in
stead
of
flourishing
and
strong
Armies
.
She
knowes
that
she
hath
put
the
world
into
combustion
,
and
hath
euer
loued
to
fish
in
troubled
waters
.
And
it
grieueth
her
beyond
measure
,
that
she
hath
so
lost
the
good
opinion
of
most
Nations
,
that
shee
is
in
some
danger
that
none
will
hereafter
beleeue
her
though
she
chance
to
speake
the
truth
;
whereas
heretofore
the
stimulation
of
false
pretexts
,
and
of
most
apparent
hypocrisie
were
held
in
credit
,
and
in
lieu
of
thrice
sacred
verity
,
most
absolute
zeale
and
perfect
deuotion
.
The
Spanish
Monarchie
arriueth
in
Parnassus
,
She
intreateth
Apollo
to
be
cured
of
a
Cauterie
:
Shee
is
dismissed
by
the
politike
Physitians
.
Rag.
4.
3
Part.
IT
is
now
foure
months
since
the
renowmed
Maiestie
of
Spain
ariued
at
this
Court
,
vnto
whom
Apollo
forthwith
assigned
a
day
for
her
puklike
&
solemn
entrance
,
which
by
the
consent
of
the
whole
Consistory
of
the
learned
,
was
appointed
to
be
in
the
royal
Audience
Chamber
,
in
the
presence
,
and
with
the
assistance
of
the
Soueraigne
Muses
:
which
solemnity
(
for
some
vrgent
occasions
)
was
not
performed
but
two
daies
since
.
The
reason
is
,
because
she
hath
spent
the
full
time
of
foure
moneths
in
consultation
with
the
Poet
Princes
,
about
the
Titles
which
shee
should
mutually
giue
and
receiue
from
others
;
as
also
in
agreeing
about
the
manner
how
to
receiue
them
,
and
how
they
would
receiue
her
in
their
reciprocall
visitations
.
The
consideration
whereof
hath
made
all
the
vertuous
of
this
Colledge
,
to
stand
amazed
,
and
bitterly
to
bewaile
the
hard
condition
of
these
moderne
times
,
infected
with
the
contagion
of
so
many
complemental
vanities
.
And
the
grieuances
of
the
vertuous
were
so
much
the
more
increased
,
for
so
much
as
diuers
learned
Princes
openly
refused
to
bee
visited
by
that
great
Queene
,
saying
,
that
they
feared
to
receiue
some
insult
or
affront
from
her
,
for
they
had
lately
receiued
letters
from
Italy
,
wherein
they
were
by
their
louing
friends
forewarned
to
be
circumspect
,
and
vigilantly
stand
vpon
their
guard
,
it
being
peculiar
vnto
the
Spaniards
to
goe
visit
others
,
with
intention
rather
to
iniu●y
than
to
honour
them
.
And
that
they
thought
it
an
egregious
folly
,
in
lieu
of
auoiding
of
affronts
abroad
,
to
expect
them
with
bended
knees
and
cap
in
hand
at
home
in
their
owne
houses
.
And
although
that
so
potent
a
Monarchie
(
to
the
great
admiration
of
all
)
hath
shewed
her selfe
much
more
nigardly
,
in
giuing
others
satisfaction
of
Titles
,
than
in
distributing
of
her
Duckats
,
shee
hath
notwithstanding
receiued
from
these
Poet
Princes
,
and
from
all
vertuous
Potentates
(
who
concerning
this
titular
circumstance
,
stand
rather
vpon
reall
substance
than
on
the
vanity
of
things
)
the
greatest
gust
and
contentment
she
could
desire
.
True
it
is
,
that
one
thing
hath
much
empaired
the
reputation
of
so
great
a
Queene
in
this
Court
,
which
is
,
that
albeit
shee
stand
in
extreme
need
of
trusty
friends
,
shee
neuerthelesse
sheweth
herselfe
so
procliue
and
foreward
to
alienate
those
from
her
,
who
expect
for
nothing
at
her
hands
but
satisfaction
in
words
.
Yea
,
some
haue
noted
(
as
a
remarkable
thing
)
that
the
Master
of
the
Ceremonies
hath
forewarned
her
Maiestie
,
that
those
precise
punctilio●
shee
so
nicely
stands
vpon
,
are
most
odious
,
and
onely
proper
to
barbarous
Kings
,
and
right
worthy
her
royall
Maiestie
.
And
that
a
great
Queen
in
Europe
,
her
equall
,
hath
in
great
passion
and
anger
plainly
told
him
to
his
teeth
,
that
she
much
maruelled
both
at
him
and
all
his
ceremonials
,
since
hee
seemed
not
to
know
,
how
a
Prince
without
grauity
and
State
,
may
rightly
be
compared
to
a
peacocke
without
a
traine
.
It
is
impossible
to
set
downe
with
what
longing
curiosity
and
earnest
desire
,
so
renowmed
a
Princesse
hath
bin
expected
by
all
the
learned
of
this
Court
:
for
,
from
the
vtmost
bounds
of
all
Apollo's
Dominions
,
an
infinite
number
of
all
sorts
and
sexes
,
haue
flocked
hither
to
view
the
countenance
of
that
mightie
Queene
,
who
with
a
prodigious
stream
of
happines
,
hath
in
short
time
vnited
&
brought
vnder
her
diuers
potent
Kingdoms
,
and
with
them
framed
an
Empire
so
formidable
,
that
there
is
no
Prince
in
the
known
vniuerse
,
but
for
feare
&
suspition
of
her
,
hath
at
some
time
or
other
bin
driuen
to
put
on
a
lacket
of
maile
,
or
a
Cuirace
of
steele
.
This
Queene
not
many
moneths
since
,
attended
on
by
a
numberlesse
Fleet
,
with
prosperous
nauigation
,
arriued
safely
in
the
Isle
of
Lesbos
:
and
the
most
honourable
Ladie
the
Republike
of
Genoa
,
hath
gratis
lent
her
her
most
famous
Port
,
although
by
reason
of
a
certaine
ancient
prerogatiue
,
the
family
of
the
Dorias
draw
a
very
great
reuenue
out
of
it
.
The
Spanish
Monarchie
,
in
comparison
of
that
of
France
,
of
England
,
and
of
other
ancient
Monarchies
of
Europe
,
is
but
yong
in
yeares
,
but
in
body
and
bulke
far
bigger
than
any
other
whatsoeuer
:
and
to
the
proportion
of
her
yeares
,
she
is
of
an
vnmeasurable
greatnesse
,
whereby
it
is
argued
,
that
if
she
continue
to
grow
vnto
that
age
in
which
humane
bodies
are
wont
to
receiue
increase
and
growth
,
shee
will
prooue
an
huge
Giantesse
,
and
attaine
to
that
boundlesse
height
of
vniuersall
Monarchies
,
vnto
which
the
Romane
Monarchie
came
.
But
he
accidents
of
matters
,
and
secrets
of
State
,
affirme
most
assuredly
,
that
she
cannot
grow
much
greater
.
And
that
in
her
tendrest
yeares
shee
is
sprung
vp
vnto
that
height
of
bodie
,
vnto
which
shee
may
in
any
long
time
attaine
:
which
is
euidently
perceiued
by
this
infallible
argument
,
that
in
these
daies
,
shee
groweth
but
halfe
an
inch
with
greater
difficultie
than
in
former
times
she
did
two
handfull
.
This
potent
Lady
is
of
so
swarthy
an
hue
,
that
shee
drawes
neere
vnto
the
Moore
or
Affrican
.
And
therefore
are
her
comporiments
rather
disdainfull
and
proud
,
than
serious
and
graue
and
in
all
her
actions
she
sheweth
her selfe
more
cruell
than
seuere
.
And
for
as
much
as
she
could
yet
neuer
learne
the
Art
so
necessary
vnto
Princes
,
to
pardon
,
it
is
the
vndoubted
opinion
of
many
,
that
it
will
proue
some
hindrance
to
her
greatnesse
:
for
glorying
in
nothing
more
,
than
to
be
called
the
Doctoresse
of
all
Nations
,
in
the
Science
to
be
implacably-resolute
,
in
knowing
how
to
cut
off
the
tops
of
those
haughtie
and
luxurian
Poppies
,
which
in
the
gardens
of
her
States
doe
proudly
ouertop
others
,
she
greatly
reioyceth
that
it
be
said
,
how
in
this
Art
,
she
hath
excelled
that
great
Tarquinius
,
that
was
the
first
inuentor
of
so
mysterious
a
secret
.
She
being
then
so
hardie
and
resolute
in
committing
of
seuerities
,
she
is
much
perplexed
in
conferring
of
fauours
,
which
are
seldome
seene
to
proceed
from
her
.
And
those
few
that
she
bestoweth
come
from
her
with
such
an
imperious
haughtinesse
,
that
they
are
not
very
acceptable
.
And
yet
in
exterior
semblance
shee
is
all
affabilitie
,
and
wholly
spends
herselfe
in
complements
.
But
he
that
with
the
spectacles
of
State-policie
can
prie
into
the
inmost
of
her
heart
,
shall
easily
perceiue
,
that
shee
is
all
Pride
,
all
Auarice
,
all
Crueltie
.
So
that
all
they
that
haue
any
long
time
treated
or
negotiated
with
her
,
report
,
that
none
receiue
from
any
other
Princes
more
milde-honied
words
,
and
more
bitter
deeds
.
Whence
it
is
,
that
as
a
friend
she
doth
greatly
allure
men
,
and
as
a
mistris
much
insult
vpon
,
and
terrifie
them
.
Her
hands
are
beyond
all
due
proportion
long
,
which
shee
extendeth
farre
and
neere
,
as
occasions
serue
,
without
distinguishing
of
friends
from
foes
,
or
stranger
from
kinsman
.
Her
nailes
are
like
an
Harpies
,
and
most
griping
.
Her
fingers
are
of
so
hard
and
fast-hold
,
that
what
once
comes
into
her
clutches
,
shee
neuer
lets
goe
againe
.
Her
eyes
are
blacke
,
and
a
most
sharpe
piercing
sight
.
Her
looke
is
squint
,
with
which
wishly
beholding
one
,
she
fixedly
looketh
vpon
another
.
A
thing
of
great
danger
vnto
Princes
;
for
of
late
daies
,
hauing
bent
her
face
towards
Algiers
,
no
man
suspecting
it
,
she
had
earnestly
fixed
her
looke
towards
Marseilles
.
In
her
eyes
is
plainly
discouered
a
most
greedy
and
insatiate
desire
,
since
that
there
is
nothing
that
shee
fixeth
them
vpon
,
but
shee
most
greedily
wisheth
and
coueteth
the
same
with
all
her
heart
,
and
that
's
the
reason
,
that
our
obseruing
Speculants
say
,
that
this
Queene
doth
immoderately
thirst
after
others
goods
,
and
that
as
yet
she
neuer
had
friend
,
but
with
her
tricks
,
and
wilie-beguilies
,
she
hath
in
the
end
made
her
slaue
.
All
which
things
discouer
plainly
vnto
the
world
,
that
she
is
rather
fit
to
gouerne
slaues
than
free
men
.
For
there
is
no
other
Princesse
whatsoeuer
,
that
more
ambitiously
laboureth
to
ingrosse
and
forestall
all
seruice
into
her
hands
,
not
onely
from
her
owne
subiects
,
but
from
her
best
friends
.
She
obserues
so
punctuall
a
forme
of
State
,
that
she
doth
not
so
much
as
vouchsafe
to
goe
meet
good
occasions
,
which
infinite
times
haue
sought
her
in
her
owne
house
.
She
farre
excelleth
all
other
Queenes
,
both
present
and
past
in
knowing
,
how
vnder
her
rich
robe
of
cloth
of
gold
to
paliate
her
priuate
interesse
,
be
it
neuer
so
diabolicall
.
And
although
she
be
daily
seene
to
commit
most
damnable
actions
,
she
makes
no
greater
ostentation
of
any
thing
than
of
her
conscience
;
whereby
the
French
,
who
vnder
colour
of
her
holy
and
religious
pretexts
,
haue
so
often
beene
ouer-reached
,
haue
at
last
(
to
their
no
small
cost
)
learn'd
to
arme
themselues
,
and
to
get
on
horsebacke
,
when
with
a
Crowne
in
her
hand
,
they
see
her
propose
,
or
treat
affaires
full
of
religious
pretexts
,
and
sacred
charitie
,
towards
her
best
beloued
neighbours
.
She
is
so
cunning
in
the
exercise
of
riding
,
that
she
hath
not
onely
successefully
tamed
and
broken
the
generous
Coursers
of
Naples
,
but
also
the
rough
and
skittish
Mules
of
Spaine
,
which
by
a
naturall
instinct
are
wont
to
kick
,
to
whinze
,
and
bite
at
all
men
.
She
is
of
all
other
Queenes
of
so
mistrustfull
a
Genius
,
that
,
except
her
owne
Nation
,
she
hath
declared
all
others
(
though
subiect
vnto
her
)
to
be
of
no
confidence
,
albeit
she
haue
diuers
times
,
and
in
all
occasions
found
them
right
trustie
and
faithfull
;
which
point
is
so
preiudiciall
vnto
her
,
that
the
most
skilfull
in
the
worlds
affaires
,
doe
probably
conclude
,
that
by
reason
of
this
one
most
important
defect
,
it
is
impossible
she
should
grow
bigger
.
The
reason
is
,
because
there
is
no
other
Queene
,
that
careth
lesse
to
be
beloued
of
her
people
,
than
she
,
and
that
endeuoureth
more
to
be
feared
.
And
therefore
doe
our
Polititians
note
this
in
her
as
a
kinde
of
notorious
follie
,
that
shee
confidently
beleeueth
,
that
with
misusing
and
hurring
all
men
,
shee
shall
induce
them
to
adore
her
,
and
with
such
hatefull
deportments
,
allure
all
Nations
to
serue
her
:
For
the
great
store
of
her
treasures
,
is
the
forcible
Adamant
,
which
violently
attracts
vnto
it
the
mindes
of
some
,
who
vtterly
abhorring
her
,
are
bound
to
seeke
,
and
by
all
meanes
procure
her
declination
.
She
is
most
curious
and
accurate
in
matters
of
small
moment
,
whereas
in
weighty
and
important
affaires
,
no
other
Queene
hath
more
easily
suffered
herselfe
to
be
supplanted
and
ouer-reached
.
In
her
discourses
,
and
in
resoluing
of
most
important
businesses
,
she
sheweth
admirable
wisdome
,
and
circumspection
;
but
whether
it
be
through
her
naturall
tarditie
,
or
artifice
of
her
officers
,
who
are
all
most
greedy
merchants
of
great
negotiations
;
or
because
she
is
of
opinion
,
that
no
resolution
is
done
with
decorum
,
that
is
not
long
a
doing
,
and
with
tedious
delayes
expected
of
all
men
.
Shee
executeth
her
determined
resolutions
with
such
slownesse
,
that
the
face
of
affaires
changing
with
the
times
,
her
resolutions
determined
with
great
wisdome
,
doe
often
proue
vnhappy
.
And
therefore
doe
all
conclude
,
that
shee
is
more
couragious
in
the
skill
of
plotting
machinations
,
than
in
the
exercise
how
to
manage
Armes
,
in
which
she
sheweth
to
haue
an
vndanted
heart
,
a
resolute
constancie
,
and
an
vnspeakable
sufferance
of
all
crosses
and
inconueniences
;
but
so
weake
in
resolutions
,
that
her
extraordinarie
circumspection
hath
many
times
the
semblance
of
timiditie
.
Whence
it
followeth
,
that
shee
seemeth
more
apt
to
maintaine
States
,
than
to
acquire
them
.
Diuers
notable
men
laugh
at
her
,
to
see
her
addresse
and
gouerne
all
her
actions
by
the
compasse
of
certaine
solid
and
mature
Counsels
,
without
euer
referring
them
into
the
hands
of
that
Fate
or
Chance
,
which
hath
so
greatly
fauoured
the
French
,
and
yeelded
them
so
glorious
,
when
in
their
actions
and
managements
,
they
haue
gouerned
themselues
with
much
valour
and
little
braine
.
There
be
some
that
thinke
this
hapneth
,
onely
because
she
is
as
sparing
of
her
owne
bloud
,
as
she
is
thirstie
and
insatiate
of
other
mens
.
And
therefore
doe
the
expertest
Captaines
of
warre
mocke
and
gibe
at
her
,
to
see
her
aspire
at
the
Empirie
of
the
whole
Vniuerse
without
euer
fighting
.
The
reason
whereof
is
,
because
this
most
potent
Queene
,
being
of
long
time
accustomed
to
purchase
great
Estates
by
Alliances
and
Mariages
,
she
abhorreth
the
dreadfull
custome
of
the
French
,
to
conquer
kingdoms
with
the
price
and
hazard
of
their
owne
dearest
bloud
.
She
being
then
more
wittily-warie
than
boldly
couragious
,
it
followeth
,
that
she
is
more
mischieuous
vnto
her
enemies
in
times
of
peace
,
than
warre
:
whence
it
is
,
that
the
French
,
who
hitherto
haue
liued
with
her
in
a
supine
or
stupid
carelesnesse
,
after
so
many
calamities
endured
,
haue
at
last
learnt
to
double
the
barres
of
their
doores
,
when
they
haue
concluded
peace
with
the
Spaniards
.
She
is
most
carelesse
and
lauish
of
her
owne
riches
,
but
so
greedy
of
other
mens
,
that
shee
careth
not
to
desolate
her
Patrimoniall
Estates
,
so
shee
may
make
conquest
of
others
.
She
is
of
so
secret
and
hidden
thoughts
,
and
of
a
minde
so
abstruse
and
vnsearchable
,
that
there
is
no
wit
,
artifice
,
or
skill
of
man
able
to
looke
into
her
drifts
.
Nay
,
Linx
himselfe
with
his
through-piercing
sight
,
cannot
penetrate
into
them
,
no
not
so
much
as
the
outside
of
them
:
whereas
men
of
a
glimmering
or
short
sight
,
may
plainly
see
into
the
very
bowels
of
the
French
and
other
Nations
.
For
he
that
shall
with
with
iudgement
goe
about
to
describe
the
Genius
and
customes
of
so
great
a
Princesse
,
must
confidently
beleeue
,
that
in
all
the
managements
she
hath
in
hand
,
and
in
all
the
affaires
that
others
negotiate
with
her
,
shee
is
inwardly
cleane
contrary
to
that
shee
appeareth
without
.
And
although
that
among
the
foresaid
vertues
,
shee
be
full
fraught
with
so
enormous
vices
,
notwithstanding
by
reason
of
her
prodigious
fortune
,
all
of
them
are
interpreted
and
admired
in
her
as
vertues
,
whence
it
followeth
,
that
diuers
great
Princes
take
it
as
an
honour
to
imitate
her
in
her
vices
.
She
is
of
a
most
sturdie
and
robust
complexion
,
whereby
all
iudge
her
to
be
long-liued
.
She
onely
languisheth
of
the
indisposition
,
to
haue
her
limbs
much
distracted
,
which
doth
much
debilitate
the
forces
of
so
huge
a
bulke
.
And
although
that
with
the
helpe
of
the
libertie
of
Genoa
,
and
of
the
alliance
shee
hath
with
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
,
shee
vseth
diuers
meanes
and
artifices
to
contract
them
;
neuerthelesse
by
reason
of
the
diuersitie
of
the
interesses
of
these
Potentates
,
she
makes
no
great
vse
of
them
.
This
mighty
Princesse
receiueth
no
greater
damage
from
any
,
than
from
her
chiefe
Spanish
Officers
,
whom
alone
she
imployeth
in
great
charges
,
all
which
are
by
them
exercised
with
such
,
and
intolerable
surquedrie
,
as
they
will
not
onely
be
honoured
as
men
,
but
adored
as
Gods
.
An
impertinencie
so
great
,
as
it
hath
stirred
vp
a
loathing
,
and
nastinesse
of
the
Spanish
Dominion
,
not
onely
in
the
Italians
,
and
in
the
Flemmings
,
but
in
the
Spaniards
themselues
.
One
thing
hath
caused
great
wonderment
in
all
that
behold
so
potent
a
Queene
,
which
is
,
that
her
whole
bodie
is
full
of
horse
leeches
(
for
the
most
part
of
Genoa
)
some
of
which
are
so
big
and
fat
,
as
they
appeare
to
be
of
those
great
Ecles
that
come
out
of
Holland
,
or
those
big
Lampreis
that
breed
in
Seuerne
It
is
not
knowne
whether
it
be
through
impotencie
,
or
negligence
,
or
through
a
destinie
fatall
vnto
great
Princes
,
whose
vitall
bloud
these
noysome
creatures
seeke
euermore
to
sucke
,
that
shee
endeuours
not
to
shake
them
off
,
and
be
freed
from
them
.
This
most
mighty
Queene
then
,
being
entred
into
the
Royall
Palace
before
Apollos
Imperiall
Maiestie
,
stretched
forth
her
left
arme
,
causing
her
seruants
to
vnswathe
the
same
,
and
so
naked
,
shewing
it
vnto
Apollo
,
and
to
the
whole
sacred
Colledge
of
the
learned
,
she
thus
bespake
.
Imperiall
Sir
,
and
gratious
father
of
all
good
letters
:
This
which
your
Maiestie
seeth
;
yea
euen
this
is
that
stinking
cauterie
,
and
loathsome
issue
of
Flanders
,
which
the
French
,
the
Germanes
,
and
some
Italian
Princes
,
that
now
friendly
faune
vpon
me
,
together
with
the
helpe
of
that
formidable
Virago
,
and
transmarine
Renegada
made
in
this
mine
arme
,
for
the
distrust
or
suspition
they
had
of
me
.
I
acknowledge
that
the
Princes
forenamed
had
iust
cause
to
be
iealous
of
my
power
,
when
after
the
death
of
Henry
the
second
,
they
saw
France
falne
into
the
wretched
calamitie
of
Infant-Kings
,
and
that
I
,
in
their
minoritie
,
sought
to
sowe
discords
in
that
goodly
kingdome
.
Now
that
these
suspitions
are
vanished
,
and
that
(
ay
me
,
why
doe
I
not
blush
to
speake
it
?
)
the
contention
,
which
I
haue
had
with
the
French
,
and
particularly
with
that
vndanted
limbe
of
the
Deuill
,
the
Prince
of
Bearne
,
is
now
ended
,
and
that
I
haue
at
last
beene
condemned
my selfe
in
all
costs
and
charges
:
My
humble
request
vnto
your
Maiestie
is
,
that
this
grieuous
and
fasheux
cau●erie
be
healed
,
and
closed
vp
.
For
most
men
are
of
opinion
,
that
for
the
infinite
number
of
humors
,
that
haue
runne
vnto
it
,
it
is
now
become
so
festred
and
enraged
a
cankre
,
as
I
feare
(
which
God
a●ert
)
it
will
proue
the
losse
of
my
arme
.
I
did
not
passe
into
Italie
through
mine
owne
ambition
,
or
vnquenchable
thirst
,
wholly
to
sway
the
same
,
as
mine
enemies
report
.
It
is
well
knowne
to
all
the
world
,
that
I
was
vntimely
called
thereunto
,
and
euen
haled
vnto
it
by
the
Princes
of
Italie
themselues
,
to
free
them
from
the
great
feare
they
were
in
of
the
French
.
And
there
is
no
man
liuing
in
Europe
,
but
knowes
how
that
in
the
States
that
I
possesse
in
Italie
,
I
imploy
so
large
a
share
of
my
stock
and
free-hold
,
as
they
rather
serue
to
further
my
weaknesse
,
and
keepe
me
still
oppressed
.
And
thrice-happy
were
my
Spanish
home
,
which
I
might
ere
now
haue
couered
with
tiles
of
pure
siluer
,
and
states
of
massie
gold
,
had
I
neuer
had
intelligence
,
or
dealings
with
the
Italian
nation
,
so
double-hearted
,
so
full
of
fallacies
,
so
anxious
of
priuate
interesses
,
and
onely
good
to
embarke
her
neighbours
into
dangerous
affaires
without
bisket
;
and
then
vpon
the
least
occasion
,
shake
them
off
,
and
leaue
them
in
the
lurch
,
or
in
the
midst
of
their
greatest
danger
;
as
shee
,
that
openly
professeth
the
tricke
and
skill
to
plucke
creuises
out
of
their
holes
with
others
hands
,
and
not
with
her
owne
.
And
I
haue
often
wondred
,
how
Italie
,
which
(
as
all
the
world
knowes
)
hath
suffred
herselfe
to
be
broken
,
sadled
,
and
backt
,
and
ridden
by
all
strange
Nations
,
will
now
stand
vpon
such
nice
punctillios
of
chastitie
with
me
,
who
if
she
but
see
me
stirre
(
be
it
neuer
so
little
)
shee
presently
entreth
into
suspition
,
that
I
goe
about
to
rauish
her
of
her
honour
and
liberty
.
And
howbeit
,
the
greatnesse
wherein
the
kingdome
of
France
doth
now
finde
it selfe
,
may
assure
Italie
,
and
all
the
forenamed
Princes
from
the
feare
they
haue
conceiued
of
my
power
;
I
am
neuerthelesse
(
if
it
bee
your
Maiesties
pleasure
)
ready
to
giue
all
men
good
caution
and
surety
De
non
offendendo
:
on
condition
,
that
this
to
me
so
loathsome
and
irksome
issue
be
healed
and
closed
vp
.
By
the
expresse
appointment
of
his
Maiestie
,
the
cauterie
was
with
all
diligence
viewed
and
considered
by
the
Politike
Physitians
,
who
after
long
and
mature
consultation
of
the
whole
Colledge
of
them
,
they
vnanimously
concluded
,
that
it
most
euidently
appearing
,
that
the
Spanish
Monarchy
is
continually
troubled
with
an
vncessant
thirst
,
to
sway
and
dominere
,
she
stands
in
need
of
that
running
issue
,
by
which
those
grosse
and
peccant
humors
,
which
from
Peru
distill
into
her
stomacke
,
may
be
purged
and
euacuated
;
for
they
are
the
cause
of
her
vnquenchable
and
hydropicall
thirst
.
Those
excellent
Physitians
did
likewise
consider
,
that
if
the
said
Monarchie
had
not
that
Cauterie
,
there
were
most
euident
danger
,
that
the
pernicious
humors
of
Peru
,
might
ascend
into
the
head
of
Italie
,
to
the
manifest
ruine
of
those
principall
members
,
which
yet
are
left
sound
in
her
;
and
that
the
said
Monarchie
of
Spaine
might
easily
fall
into
an
incurable
Dropsie
of
an
vniuersall
Monarchie
;
against
which
dangerous
inconueniences
they
affirmed
,
there
is
good
prouision
made
with
the
Cauterie
of
the
Low
Countries
,
which
ought
to
be
kept
open
,
so
long
as
Peru
(
so
stirring
a
member
)
doth
subminister
those
pernicious
humors
vnto
the
Spanish
Monarchie
.
This
resolution
did
mightily
displease
her
,
wherefore
in
great
passion
and
perturbation
of
minde
,
thus
she
brake
forth
:
Sir
,
if
through
the
spight
and
malignitie
of
others
,
I
must
so
fouly
languish
and
consume
my selfe
in
continuall
prouiding
and
applying
vnguent
for
this
corroding
cankre
,
which
mine
enemies
call
a
Diuertiue
Font●ell
,
some
,
who
haply
thinke
least
of
it
,
shall
lay
clouts
and
plaisters
vnto
it
.
Her
quip
was
presently
vnderstood
by
the
English
,
by
the
French
,
and
by
the
Italians
,
who
replied
,
that
they
nor
feared
,
nor
doubted
of
any
thing
;
since
they
sent
nothing
into
the
Low
Countries
,
but
the
garbage
,
the
offals
,
the
filths
and
sweepings
of
their
States
;
whereas
the
Spaniards
did
there
waste
pure
gold
and
consume
vitall
bloud
.
And
therefore
,
both
the
English
,
the
French
,
and
the
Germanes
,
to
arme
and
secure
themselues
from
the
formidable
power
,
boundlesse
ambition
,
and
secret
machinations
of
the
Spaniards
,
who
haue
no
Horizon
,
were
forced
,
in
conformitie
of
the
Aphorisme
or
the
Politike
Hippocrates
,
Tacitus
,
Consilijs
,
&
estures
externas
moliri
arma
procul
habere
.
The
Spanish
Monarchie
goeth
to
the
Oracle
of
Delphos
,
to
know
whether
shee
shall
euer
obtaine
the
Monarchie
of
the
world
;
she
hath
a
crosse
answer
.
Rag.
10.
1
Part.
YEster
day
morning
,
two
houres
before
day
,
the
renowmed
Monarchie
of
Spaine
,
in
great
secrecie
departed
from
Parnassus
,
in
a
Caroch
with
six
horses
,
hauing
taken
but
a
few
followers
&
confederates
of
her
Court
to
art
end
her
.
Her
departure
hath
ministred
no
small
iealousie
in
all
this
Dominion
,
but
more
especially
in
the
Monarchie
of
France
,
who
was
much
moued
thereat
.
And
to
finde
out
what
way
she
had
taken
,
presently
tooke
post
,
and
following
her
tracts
,
ouertooke
her
euen
as
she
arriued
in
Delphos
before
the
Oracle
of
Apollo
;
vnto
whom
the
Spanish
Monarchie
presenting
herselfe
(
as
they
report
that
were
present
)
she
proposed
this
question
.
Oh
eternall
and
bright
lampe
of
the
world
,
the
right
eye
of
heauen
,
who
art
the
bringer
not
onely
of
the
day
,
but
of
all
goodnesse
vnto
mankinde
.
Thou
knowest
that
long
since
,
all
my
thoughts
haue
bin
addressed
vnto
that
vniuersall
Monarchie
,
vnto
which
none
euer
attained
but
the
Romane
people
.
Thou
knowest
the
effusion
of
blood
,
and
the
prosusion
of
treasures
that
I
haue
caused
and
spent
,
to
reach
vnto
the
goale
of
my
intention
.
Thou
only
knowest
the
teilsome
vigils
,
the
bloody
sweats
,
the
industrious
practises
that
I
haue
spent
,
suffered
,
and
plotted
,
to
come
vnto
so
important
a
designe
.
Thou
likewise
knowest
,
that
by
the
indefatigable
dexterity
of
my
wit
,
by
the
mighty
vertue
of
my
coyne
,
and
by
the
marchlesse
valour
of
my
Nation
,
I
did
not
many
years
since
sow
so
infinite
seditions
,
and
raised
so
turbalent
warres
in
the
very
heart
of
France
,
on
which
I
had
laid
the
foundation
of
all
my
hopes
,
I
had
well
nigh
obtained
the
wished
end
of
mine
intention
:
And
how
for
a
finall
conquest
of
all
lets
and
rubs
I
wanted
but
the
meanes
to
vnite
Naples
vnto
Milane
:
which
difficultie
if
I
can
once
surmount
,
I
may
boldly
vaunt
to
haue
wonne
the
game
.
But
since
either
by
my
fatall
misfortune
,
or
by
the
impossibility
of
the
businesse
,
or
by
the
power
of
so
many
cruell
enemies
that
are
risen
vp
against
me
,
the
scandals
of
the
reuolutions
,
which
with
so
many
machinations
,
for
the
space
of
so
long
time
,
I
had
dispersed
among
the
French
,
whom
I
could
yet
neuer
vanquish
,
are
in
one
onely
day
conuerted
into
that
peace
and
tranquility
,
that
my
heart
is
aggrieued
to
see
,
and
my
minde
abhorreth
to
remember
;
as
loath
to
make
an
vtter
hauocke
of
so
many
of
my
people
I
entended
to
employ
in
this
enterprise
,
I
haue
almost
brought
them
vnto
a
finall
desolation
.
And
because
I
would
no
longer
bee
a
laughing
stocke
vnto
the
world
,
I
here
prostrate
my selfe
before
thy
sacred
Maiestie
,
most
submissiuely
beseeching
thee
to
giue
me
a
direct
answer
,
whether
that
vniuersall
Monarchy
which
I
haue
so
deeply
riuetted
in
my
heart
,
and
which
is
the
onely
ayme
of
all
my
actions
,
is
by
the
will
of
heauens
destinated
vnto
me
;
which
I
desire
to
know
,
to
the
end
if
there
bee
no
impossibility
in
the
pursuit
thereof
,
I
may
rouze
vp
my
spirits
,
and
by
the
possibility
of
it
,
keepe
my
Spaniards
in
heart
.
For
,
to
tell
thee
the
very
truth
,
who
pryest
into
the
secretest
thoughts
of
all
men
both
by
Sea
and
Land
;
by
the
infinitenesse
of
conspiracies
,
of
counter-mines
,
and
of
complots
,
that
by
mine
implacable
enemies
haue
bin
plotted
and
contriued
against
me
,
and
now
more
than
euer
are
practised
to
my
detriment
,
I
begin
to
faint
and
dispaire
of
any
good
successe
.
At
this
exorbitant
question
the
Temple
did
shake
,
and
the
earth
trembled
round
about
a
great
distance
off
,
when
from
the
mouthof
the
Minister
of
Apollo
proceeded
these
words
.
The
vniuersall
Monarchie
shall
againe
returne
to
the
farre
renowmed
Italian
Nation
,
at
what
time
it
shall
haue
banished
those
intestine
iarres
,
and
ciuill
discords
which
haue
brought
her
in
bondage
to
forraigne
and
strange
nations
.
After
so
dolefull
an
answer
,
the
Spanish
Monarchie
,
full
of
spight
and
anguish
came
forth
of
the
Temple
,
but
confounded
with
amazement
when
shee
saw
the
Monarchy
of
France
present
her selfe
before
her
,
whom
(
hauing
first
entertained
with
some
ordinary
complements
)
shee
tooke
by
the
hand
,
drew
her
apart
,
and
friendly
imparted
vnto
her
the
answer
that
the
Oracle
had
giuen
her
.
And
how
the
vniuersall
Monarchie
was
by
diuine
prouidence
like
to
return
vnto
the
Italian
nation
;
which
thing
succeeding
,
France
should
finde
and
feele
new
Iulius
Caesars
,
as
Spaine
second
Scipioes
.
And
that
to
secure
and
settle
their
affaires
,
shee
thought
there
was
no
better
way
than
to
share
and
diuide
Italy
equally
betweene
them
.
Moreouer
she
offered
to
teach
her
the
secret
that
she
most
successefully
had
experimented
in
the
Indies
,
by
vertue
of
which
,
they
might
both
assure
themselues
of
the
Italian
Nation
,
in
such
sort
as
there
should
no
memorie
be
left
in
the
world
of
so
wicked
a
race
of
men
but
the
bare
name
.
Vnto
whom
the
French
Monarchie
framed
this
answer
;
Oh
Spaine
,
first
suffer
me
to
forget
that
most
vnfortunate
diuision
of
the
Kingdome
of
Naples
,
which
my
King
Lewis
the
twelfth
made
with
thee
,
and
then
we
will
confer
of
this
matter
.
For
,
know
Spaine
,
it
is
not
so
easie
a
thing
to
consen
and
iniurie
the
French
the
second
time
,
as
I
see
you
perswade
your selfe
.
Then
as
touching
the
secret
you
propose
vnto
mee
,
how
wee
may
assure
our selues
of
the
Italians
,
I
pray
you
doe
you
attempt
it
and
put
the
same
in
execution
,
since
to
desart
and
desolate
the
world
of
people
(
as
you
haue
done
and
practised
in
the
Indies
)
and
to
dominere
ouer
a
bare
land
void
of
inhabitants
,
is
a
certaine
politicke
precept
that
is
not
found
in
the
Register
of
the
French
reason
of
State
.
For
,
I
haue
(
and
that
to
mine
owne
cost
)
learnt
to
bee
contented
with
a
little
so
it
be
good
.
And
therefore
doe
I
found
my
greatnesse
more
on
the
multitude
of
good
subiects
,
than
on
the
wide
extent
of
a
Kingdome
.
And
so
that
my
French
Nation
may
liue
at
ease
and
commodiously
in
this
world
,
I
am
well
pleased
to
admit
of
other
Nations
therein
.
The
negotiation
of
the
concord
of
Italy
is
long
and
tedious
;
and
you
know
by
good
experience
,
that
purges
giuen
to
assure
a
man
from
a
disease
he
feareth
,
do
many
times
hasten
the
same
.
I
will
not
omit
with
the
Genuine
liberty
,
that
is
proper
to
my
nature
,
confidently
to
tell
you
,
how
that
the
enterprize
to
subdue
all
Italy
,
is
not
so
easie
a
taske
as
I
perceiue
you
apprehend
to
your selfe
.
For
,
when
I
had
such
toyes
in
my
head
,
which
to
me
proued
most
pernicious
,
and
I
verily
beleeue
will
proue
no
better
to
you
,
I
thought
as
you
thinke
now
:
and
I
haue
manifestly
discouered
,
that
the
Italians
are
a
kinde
of
creatures
that
are
euer
more
warily
vigilant
how
to
escape
our
hands
,
and
who
can
neuer
bee
tamed
,
or
brought
vnder
the
yoake
of
strangers
bondage
.
And
although
as
most
subtle
Apes
,
and
crafty
Monkies
,
they
easily
transforme
themselues
into
the
customes
and
fashions
of
those
Nations
that
sway
them
,
yet
doe
they
euer
keepe
fixed
in
their
hearts
their
ancient
malice
and
hatred
.
They
are
great
Merchants
of
their
seruitude
,
which
they
trafficke
and
trucke
so
cunningly
,
that
if
they
but
once
put
on
a
paire
of
Breeches
after
the
cut
of
Madrill
,
they
will
induce
you
to
beleeue
that
they
are
become
true
and
perfect
Spaniards
;
and
if
they
weare
but
a
great
Folio
ruffe
of
Cambricke
,
we
presently
thinke
them
to
bee
turned
into
right
French-men
.
But
come
once
to
the
close
or
vpshot
of
any
businesse
with
them
,
they
will
then
shew
you
more
teeth
than
can
be
found
in
fifty
bundles
of
handsawes
,
or
a
thousand
combes
.
And
Italy
doth
iustly
resemble
those
greedy
and
couetous
Dames
,
who
with
the
strong
and
sharpe
lye
of
their
blandishments
scald
their
vnheedy
louers
,
but
neuer
let
them
come
to
the
iouissance
and
fruition
of
that
which
they
most
desire
.
And
therefore
beleeue
me
(
who
haue
to
my
no
small
cost
made
tryall
of
it
)
concerning
the
conquest
of
Italy
,
you
shall
in
the
end
reape
nothing
but
losse
and
shame
.
Philip
the
second
of
that
name
,
King
of
Spaine
,
after
long
strife
about
his
Title
,
makes
his
solemne
entrie
into
Parnassus
.
Rag.
12.
3
Part.
THE
most
Mighty
King
of
Spaine
,
Philip
the
second
,
who
(
two
moneths
since
)
arriued
in
this
Court
,
could
not
before
yesterday
bee
admitted
to
make
his
publike
and
solemne
entrance
.
The
reason
hath
bin
,
because
that
in
certaine
triumphant
Pageants
which
the
Spanish
Nation
hath
with
royall
magnificence
erected
vnto
him
,
there
were
fairely
written
,
these
words
;
Philippo
secundo
Hispaniarum
;
vtriusque
Siciliae
,
&
Indiarum
Regi
Catholico
,
Italiae
pacis
Auctorifoelicissimo
.
Which
words
,
for
so
much
as
they
were
somewhat
distastfull
vnto
most
of
the
Italian
Princes
,
they
instantly
required
that
they
might
be
cancelled
and
blotted
out
,
saying
,
that
(
vpon
no
tearms
)
they
would
neuer
acknowledge
that
peace
of
Italy
from
the
Spaniards
,
which
themselues
so
dearly
,
and
with
such
vast
summes
of
ready
money
purchased
of
the
Hollanders
and
Zelanders
.
This
Aromaticall
contestation
was
long
debated
and
canuast
to
and
fro
.
And
although
the
Italian
Princes
did
concludingly
prooue
in
iudgment
,
that
the
present
peace
of
Italy
did
not
directly
proceed
from
any
well-meaning
sincerity
of
the
Spaniards
,
who
if
they
might
haue
had
their
wils
,
would
haue
enthralled
the
same
,
had
not
that
great
diuersion
bin
made
to
them
,
but
ought
wholly
to
be
acknowledged
from
the
warres
in
the
Low-Countries
.
Now
in
the
greatest
heat
of
this
controuersie
,
the
Queene
of
Italy
,
with
her
wonted
wisdome
,
interposing
her selfe
,
appeased
the
same
,
who
hauing
conuoked
all
her
Princes
,
she
exhorted
them
to
leaue
all
vaine
ostentations
and
spungy
vauntings
vnto
the
Spaniards
,
and
meditating
on
reall
and
substantiall
subiects
,
continue
to
feed
them
with
vapourous
smoke
.
The
Horse-troope
,
both
for
the
quality
and
number
of
the
Princes
that
concurred
to
fauour
,
to
court
,
to
attend
,
and
to
serue
so
great
a
King
,
was
the
most
numerous
and
the
most
honourable
that
euer
was
seene
in
Parnassus
.
So
was
this
mighty
King
ranked
among
those
Monarchs
,
which
in
the
world
haue
bin
more
famous
for
their
wisdome
and
sagacity
,
than
for
their
courage
or
valour
in
warre
.
Moreouer
,
the
Impresa
which
hee
caried
in
his
royall
Standard
made
all
the
learned
of
this
Court
to
wonder
,
which
was
a
faire
painted
Writing-pen
,
by
vertue
of
which
it
did
euidently
appeare
by
the
testimony
of
some
Historians
,
that
both
in
the
most
potent
Kingdome
of
France
and
elsewhere
,
where
any
fit
occasion
had
beene
offered
vnto
him
to
make
vse
of
it
,
hee
had
caused
and
stirred
vp
more
and
greater
ruines
,
spoiles
,
rapines
,
wracks
,
and
hauocks
,
than
euer
his
Father
Charles
the
fift
could
cause
or
effect
with
the
greatest
part
of
the
Cannons
of
Europe
.
The
Impresa
was
highly
commended
by
the
sacred
Colledge
of
the
vertuous
:
All
Writers
taking
it
for
a
great
honour
vnto
themselues
;
that
a
Pen
in
the
hand
of
one
that
had
knowne
how
to
vse
it
,
had
archieued
and
effected
so
memorable
and
remarkable
actions
.
This
great
King
hath
still
bin
most
royally
entertained
in
Parnassus
;
for
,
euen
the
chiefe
and
most
eminent
Monarkes
in
Europe
haue
held
it
as
an
honourable
reputation
,
to
be
able
to
attend
and
serue
him
.
So
that
euen
the
next
day
after
his
ingresse
into
this
Dominion
,
being
disposed
to
be
trimmed
,
&
to
commit
himselfe
into
the
hands
of
a
Barber
,
the
great
Queene
of
England
disdained
not
all
the
while
to
hold
the
Bason
vnder
his
Chinne
.
And
the
most
renowmed
martiall
King
of
France
,
Henry
the
fourth
,
surnamed
the
Great
,
tooke
it
for
a
matchlesse
glory
to
himselfe
to
be
admitted
to
wash
his
head
,
which
hee
performed
with
so
exquisite
skill
and
artificiall
dexterity
,
as
he
seemed
to
bee
borne
in
that
exercise
,
and
brought
vp
Prentise
in
that
trade
.
Although
some
enuious
detractors
haue
giuen
out
,
that
he
did
it
without
any
Sope
or
Washing-ball
,
but
with
strong
scalding
Lye
alone
.
This
mighty
Monarke
hath
bin
presented
by
all
the
vertuous
of
Parnassus
,
with
diuers
gifts
of
Poetrie
,
and
other
quaint
and
much
elabourated
Poems
,
all
which
hee
hath
counterchanged
with
great
liberality
,
and
bounty
.
And
to
a
certaine
learned
man
who
presented
him
with
an
excellent
discourse
,
wherein
was
demonstrated
the
way
and
meanes
,
how
,
and
in
what
manner
most
noble
Partenope
,
and
all
the
most
flourishing
Kingdome
of
Naples
,
which
by
the
vnsufferable
outrages
of
the
Soldiers
,
by
the
robberies
of
the
Iudges
,
by
the
tyrannous
extortions
of
the
Barons
,
and
by
the
general
rapins
and
ransakings
,
which
the
griping
and
greedy
Vice-royes
that
from
Spain
are
sent
thither
,
onely
to
cram
and
fatten
themselues
,
is
now
brought
vnto
extreme
misery
and
desolation
,
might
be
restored
vnto
the
ancient
greatnesse
of
its
splendor
,
he
gaue
a
reward
of
twenty
Duckats
of
gold
,
and
consigned
the
said
discourse
vnto
his
Confessour
,
commanding
him
to
keepe
it
safe
,
for
that
it
was
written
very
honestly
and
religiously
;
whereas
vnto
a
most
cunning
and
sufficient
Politician
,
who
deliuered
him
a
very
long
Treatise
,
but
altogether
contrary
to
the
first
,
as
that
which
treateth
of
politicke
precepts
,
and
sheweth
what
course
is
to
bee
held
to
depresse
and
afflict
the
said
kingdome
of
Naples
,
lower
and
more
than
now
it
is
.
And
how
it
may
with
facility
bee
reduced
vnto
such
misery
and
calamity
,
as
that
generous
Courcer
which
the
Seggio
of
State
,
without
any
headstall
or
saddle
,
hath
hitherto
(
with
no
happy
successe
)
borne
for
an
Impresse
or
recognisance
,
may
bee
compelled
patiently
to
beare
a
Pack-saddle
or
Panier
,
to
cary
any
heauy
packe
or
burden
;
yea
,
and
to
draw
in
a
Cart.
For
so
much
as
hee
was
informed
that
it
was
iudiciously
compiled
,
and
according
to
the
right
tearmes
of
moderne
Policy
,
hee
assigned
a
gift
of
twelue
thousand
Crownes
rent
a
yeare
,
and
moreouer
made
him
a
Grand
of
Spaine
.
The
Dogs
of
the
Indies
are
become
Wolues
.
Rag.
22.
3.
Part.
ON
the
night
of
the
twelfth
of
this
present
,
about
eight
of
the
clocke
,
arriued
in
post-haste
a
Curtier
dispatched
from
Lisbone
vnto
Apollo
,
who
told
his
Maiestie
,
that
he
had
brought
him
most
important
newes
from
the
West-Indies
.
The
next
morning
very
early
,
all
the
learned
ran
to
the
Court
,
to
heare
some
newes
.
And
the
Spaniards
were
the
first
,
who
with
great
anxietie
inquired
,
whether
there
had
lately
beene
discouered
some
other
mount
of
Petofis
,
or
a
new
Rio
del
Plata
in
the
Indies
,
which
if
it
were
,
they
would
speedily
haste
thither
,
to
plant
the
holy
word
of
God
.
The
French
were
very
importunate
to
know
,
whether
some
new
world
had
beene
found
our
,
which
with
making
the
Spaniards
more
powerfull
,
might
helpe
them
vtterly
to
subuert
the
old-one
.
Apollo
had
no
sooner
read
the
letters
,
but
he
fell
into
a
●●ance
of
sorrow
;
and
hauing
inuolued
himselfe
into
a
●oggie
mist
,
a
shower
of
abundant
brackish
teares
was
seene
to
trickle
downe
his
cheeks
;
which
was
taken
for
a
most
disastrous
presage
:
by
which
sudden
alteration
,
all
men
iudged
,
that
the
Post
had
brought
very
bad
newes
.
Now
whilest
all
the
Court
was
full
of
all
sorts
of
learned
and
vertuous
men
,
who
in
great
anxietie
longed
to
vnderstand
the
cause
of
his
Maiesties
publike
sadnesse
;
after
sundry
clattrings
of
thunder
,
and
infinite
flashings
of
lightnings
,
which
they
heard
and
saw
,
there
was
heard
an
horrible
and
dreadfull
voice
,
which
said
:
Oh
you
,
that
inhabit
the
Earth
;
fast
,
macerate
,
and
cloath
your selues
with
haire-cloth
;
sprinkle
your selues
with
ashes
;
eat
your
bread
with
teares
;
endeuour
with
humble
prayers
to
asswage
the
wrath
of
God
;
and
with
contrite
hearts
,
and
penitent
soules
,
suppliantly
beseech
him
,
that
of
his
infinite
mercy
,
he
will
vouchsafe
,
to
deliuer
all
humane-kinde
,
inhabiting
the
old
world
,
from
those
portentous
and
monstrous
nouelties
,
which
wee
certainely
vnderstand
to
haue
lately
hapned
in
the
new
.
At
so
vnexpected
,
and
prodigious
aduertisements
,
infinite
of
the
Vertuous
,
by
the
wounding
affliction
that
they
felt
in
their
hearts
,
fell
downe
in
a
swoune
,
thinking
verily
that
the
West
Indies
had
beene
vtterly
consumed
by
fire
,
or
ouerwhelmed
by
the
furie
of
mercilesse
waters
.
In
this
terror
and
dismall
plight
,
all
the
people
in
Par●assus
,
with
showers
of
teares
,
with
throbbing
sobs
,
with
groning
howlings
,
with
loud-shrill
voices
,
as
the
like
were
neuer
heard
,
cride
for
Mercy
,
Mercy
:
and
with
most
submissiue
intreatings
and
groanes
besought
Apollo
,
that
hee
would
daigne
to
impart
vnto
his
deuout
subiects
,
what
those
mischiefes
were
,
from
which
they
should
intreat
the
immortall
God
to
be
deliuered
.
Then
from
the
aforesaid
Court
of
his
Maiestie
was
heard
a
second
voice
,
which
gaue
all
men
to
vnderstand
,
that
the
dogs
which
the
Spaniards
had
transported
into
the
Indies
for
the
safegard
of
their
flocks
of
sheepe
,
were
all
become
such
rauenous
wolues
,
that
in
worrying
and
deuouring
of
flecced
cattle
,
they
exceeded
the
voracitie
and
cruelty
of
the
greedy
Tigres
.
After
so
drearie
and
vnhappy
tidings
,
all
the
learned
in
Parnassus
burst
forth
into
wailfull
cries
,
and
lamentable
skreeks
,
dolefully
complaining
,
that
if
the
dogs
,
which
were
placed
for
the
guard
&
safetie
of
the
sheepe
,
became
wolues
,
so
rauenous
,
as
they
deuoured
whole
flocks
;
vnto
what
Gardians
night
Shepherds
hereafter
recommend
the
keeping
and
safe
custodie
of
their
sheepe
?
And
their
flocks
being
now
destitute
of
the
protection
of
dogs
,
who
haue
alwaies
beene
so
faithfull
vnto
their
Masters
and
Shepherds
,
how
could
it
be
possible
,
but
that
the
whole
Genus
and
kinde
of
sheepe
must
needs
decay
and
perish
through
all
the
world
,
and
become
the
most
vnhappie
creatures
of
all
others
,
since
they
must
be
a
prey
both
to
the
Wolues
their
enemies
,
and
to
the
Dogs
their
friends
?
Whilest
all
the
Nations
of
Parnassus
(
surprised
by
so
great
terror
)
were
all
dismaid
,
fainting
,
swouning
,
and
groueling
on
the
ground
,
onely
the
Flemmings
and
the
people
of
the
Low
Countries
,
were
seene
all
dreadlesse
and
vndismaid
,
to
runne
leaping
vp
and
downe
Parnassus
,
incouraging
all
men
to
pull
vp
a
good
heart
,
to
be
of
good
cheere
,
and
neuer
droope
or
faint
:
for
there
was
no
calamitie
nor
miserie
could
or
be
threatned
or
inflicted
on
mankinde
,
which
by
an
vndaunted
resolution
,
and
resolute
minde
,
might
not
be
or
diuerted
or
auoided
.
And
with
lond
acclamation
they
gaue
all
men
to
vnderstand
,
that
euen
in
their
owne
Countries
,
those
dogs
and
currs
,
which
the
Spanish
shepherds
had
sent
for
the
guard
of
the
Flemmish
and
Belgick
flocks
,
were
transformed
into
such
rauenous
wolues
,
as
with
their
fierce
immanitie
,
and
fell
brutishnesse
,
they
deuoured
all
their
sheepe
;
and
that
ere
this
they
would
haue
woorried
the
whole
race
and
flocks
of
the
Low
Countries
,
if
by
the
resentment
of
that
bold
and
couragious
determination
(
now
famous
through
all
the
world
)
they
had
not
prouided
a
sound
remedie
for
it
.
And
therefore
,
if
those
mischiefs
should
befall
the
old
world
,
which
(
as
the
report
was
)
were
hapned
to
the
new
,
they
wished
all
men
to
know
,
that
the
true
and
only
remedie
,
to
chastise
those
Currs
,
tainted
with
that
foule
fault
,
to
woorrie
,
to
rapine
and
deuoure
harmlesse
sheepe
,
was
,
to
giue
them
some
Holland-Nux-vomica
,
and
(
as
they
deserued
)
make
them
to
vomit
out
their
very
heart
,
and
burst
and
burst
.
The
French
are
humble
sutors
vnto
Apollo
,
to
know
the
secret
,
how
to
perfume
gloues
after
the
Spanish
fashion
.
Rag.
9.
3
Part.
THE
emulation
that
raigneth
betweene
the
two
most
warlike
,
martiall
,
and
mighty
nations
,
the
French
,
and
the
Spanish
,
is
as
great
as
eternall
.
For
there
appeareth
no
vertue
in
the
French
,
that
is
not
most
ambitiously
sought
after
by
the
Spaniard
.
And
the
French
is
neuer
quiet
vntill
he
haue
attained
vnto
all
the
rarities
wherewith
he
seeth
Spaine
endowed
.
Now
forsomuch
as
the
skill
or
sleight
of
the
perfuming
and
tempring
of
Amber
,
with
which
they
make
their
gloues
so
sweetly
odoriferous
,
is
the
peculiar
inuention
and
meere
endowment
of
the
Spaniards
;
The
French
haue
omitted
no
manner
of
pursuit
,
to
finde
out
,
and
attaine
the
perfection
,
how
to
make
the
like
.
For
they
haue
with
anxious
labour
,
and
to
their
cost
prouided
themselues
of
Muske
,
of
Ambergreese
,
of
Ziuet
,
and
of
all
the
most
aromaticall
drugs
,
that
the
Orient
affordeth
;
but
all
proued
vaine
and
effectlesse
.
For
neither
their
cost
,
nor
all
their
diligence
haue
beene
sufficient
,
to
make
them
obtaine
the
end
of
their
wished
intention
:
yet
rather
than
they
would
giue
ouer
their
pursuit
as
desperate
,
the
thrice
noble
French
nation
had
recourse
vnto
Apollos
Maiestie
,
as
the
onely
producer
of
all
Aromatikes
and
sweet
gums
,
whom
shee
hath
most
instantly
besought
to
vouchsafe
to
reach
her
the
true
way
,
how
to
perfume
gloues
with
Amber-greese
,
wherein
the
Spaniard
is
so
cunning
.
It
is
most
certaine
,
that
Apollo
was
neuer
seene
to
laugh
so
heartily
,
no
not
when
he
saw
the
downefall
of
vnhappy
Dedalus
,
as
he
did
at
the
impertinent
request
of
those
French
sutors
,
whose
hands
he
commanded
his
Priests
,
that
were
about
him
,
to
smell
vnto
.
And
that
they
should
make
a
true
report
what
they
smelt
of
,
the
Priests
presently
obeyed
;
and
told
his
Maiestie
,
that
they
had
no
ill
sauour
,
but
smelt
very
sweet
.
Which
Apollo
hearing
,
he
told
the
French
,
that
Nature
did
euermore
counterchange
others
defects
with
some
rare
vertue
or
other
.
And
therefore
had
he
conferred
the
gift
,
to
make
sweet-smelling
gloues
only
vnto
that
Nation
,
whose
hands
were
so
ranke
,
that
they
did
euer
stinke
worse
than
any
carrion
.
Why
the
Monarchy
of
Spaine
is
lately
retired
into
her
Palace
.
Rag.
14.
3
Part.
FOrsomuch
as
many
daies
were
past
since
the
Monarchie
of
Spaine
had
shewed
her selfe
in
publike
,
and
hath
not
onely
euer
since
,
liued
as
a
recluse
in
her
owne
house
,
but
hath
continually
kept
all
the
doores
thereof
fast
shut
.
The
Italian
Princes
,
and
aboue
all
the
Venetians
,
not
only
most
diligent
searchers
into
mens
thoughts
,
but
carefull
and
studious
obseruers
of
that
great
Queenes
actions
,
seeing
so
strange
an
alteration
,
entred
into
anxious
and
great
iealousies
.
And
because
it
hath
neuer
beene
possible
for
them
or
any
other
to
know
,
what
her
so
sudden
retirednesse
might
signifie
,
all
men
did
argue
,
that
it
could
not
be
without
some
secret
mysterie
.
The
Venetians
for
iealousie
of
their
owne
Estates
,
impatient
of
delayes
,
by
ladders
set
vp
against
the
walls
of
her
palace
,
entred
in
at
the
windowes
thereof
,
and
saw
that
she
was
very
busie
with
one
of
her
chiefe
officers
,
called
the
Marquis
Spinola
,
labouring
hard
with
diuers
rare
and
artificiall
engines
,
to
stop
all
the
holes
,
gaps
,
chinks
,
and
creuisses
in
and
about
her
house
.
And
wondring
not
a
little
,
to
what
end
she
should
doe
it
;
they
presently
aduertised
their
friends
speedily
to
arme
and
prepare
themselues
;
for
so
soone
as
the
Spaniards
should
haue
stopped
all
the
gaps
and
holes
of
any
supply
,
helpe
,
or
succour
,
they
would
assuredly
giue
chase
to
all
the
mice
and
rats
,
and
make
an
vniuersall
slaughter
of
them
.
How
the
ministers
and
officers
of
Spaine
are
continually
interessed
in
their
priuate
profit
.
Rag.
20.
3
Part.
THree
daies
are
now
past
,
when
about
nine
of
the
clock
at
night
,
there
were
seene
to
enter
forty
cart
loads
of
hay
into
the
Royall
Palace
of
the
Monarchie
of
Spaine
.
And
forsomuch
as
the
strange
and
vnseasonable
houre
,
made
the
French
,
the
Venetians
,
and
other
Potentates
,
who
liue
in
continuall
iealousie
of
the
greatnesse
of
so
formidable
a
Princesse
,
to
suspect
some
mischiefe
,
there
was
speedy
search
and
diligent
inquirie
made
,
to
know
the
mysterie
of
so
strange
prouision
;
and
whether
vnder
that
hay
,
the
carts
might
be
laden
with
any
vnlawfull
and
forbidden
goods
.
Whereupon
many
Spies
were
set
a
worke
about
it
,
who
found
out
,
and
reported
,
that
vnder
the
hay
there
were
hidden
and
stowed
certaine
chests
full
of
mattocks
,
spades
,
pick-axes
,
and
shouels
.
And
because
these
are
instruments
and
tooles
belonging
to
Pioners
,
Sappers
,
Diggers
,
and
labouring-men
,
the
French
presently
resolued
to
arme
themselues
.
And
the
Venetians
were
about
to
lanch
their
Gallies
from
out
their
Arsenall
into
the
Sea
;
when
by
some
Polititians
it
was
aduised
,
before
they
should
discouer
their
intention
,
to
finde
out
,
whether
the
Spaniards
had
at
any
time
before
made
prouision
of
such
tooles
or
implements
,
&
whether
they
expected
to
receiue
any
more
else-whence
.
But
they
were
vndoubtedly
assured
,
that
before
that
time
they
had
neuer
receiued
any
,
nor
did
hereafter
looke
for
any
more
.
The
said
did
besides
certifie
vnto
them
,
that
so
soone
as
the
said
chests
were
vnladen
,
they
were
not
caried
into
the
royall
Armorie
or
common
Magazin
,
but
that
all
the
Grandes
of
Spaine
,
and
the
chiefe
Officers
of
so
potent
a
Monarchie
,
did
presently
diuide
those
spades
,
mattocks
,
scoopes
,
shouels
,
pick-axes
among
themselues
;
with
which
the
very
next
day
very
early
they
began
to
dig
ditches
,
to
draw
rills
,
to
conuey
riuelets
,
to
direct
gullets
,
to
reare
banks
,
to
frame
scluses
,
and
to
fill
the
country
with
aqueducts
,
and
water-pipes
,
with
such
labour
,
paine
,
and
diligence
(
euery
man
drawing
all
the
water
he
could
procure
to
his
owne
mill
)
as
they
had
brought
all
publike
matters
,
and
the
whole
State
to
such
miserie
,
and
calamitie
,
that
the
mills
of
the
communitie
of
Spaine
,
for
want
of
water
,
could
nor
goe
,
nor
worke
,
nor
grinde
.
Apollo
hauing
vsed
all
possible
meanes
,
and
exquisite
diligence
,
to
haue
some
one
of
the
Court-Mignons
,
or
Princes-Idols
taken
and
apprehended
,
doth
seuerely
proceed
against
one
lately
fallen
into
the
hands
of
the
Iudges
.
Rag.
5.
2
Part.
APollo
(
to
his
infinite
griefe
)
being
come
to
a
perfect
knowledge
of
the
most
enormous
disorder
,
which
the
shamefull
blindnesse
of
those
Princes
causeth
,
no
lesse
in
great
Empires
,
than
in
pettie
Principalities
,
who
commit
that
vnpardonable
excesse
,
to
subiect
and
enuassal
themselues
vnto
a
base
and
new
vp-start
seruant
of
theirs
,
since
neither
his
Maiesties
continuall
exhortations
,
nor
the
frightfull
calamities
,
which
for
the
said
foule
excesses
an
infinite
number
of
Princes
hath
suffred
and
smarted
for
,
hath
beene
of
force
to
remoue
them
from
that
hard
destinie
,
by
which
they
seeme
violently
to
be
drawne
,
to
precipitate
into
the
bottomlesse
whirlpoole
of
so
outragious
inconueniences
;
forsomuch
as
he
would
not
abandon
the
protection
(
a
quality
proper
to
his
Maiestie
)
of
the
gouernours
of
mankinde
.
Some
few
moneths
are
now
past
,
since
he
resolued
with
all
rigour
to
persecute
those
seruants
,
that
with
their
prodigious
ambition
,
and
artificiall
tricks
(
altogether
diabolicall
)
vndertake
to
rule
and
gouerne
their
Lord
and
Master
.
And
therefore
did
his
Maiestie
not
many
yeares
since
publish
most
grieuous
mulcts
,
and
rich
rewards
,
to
be
inflicted
vpon
the
offenders
,
and
giuen
to
those
that
should
reueale
any
such
vnto
his
Iudges
.
Two
weekes
are
now
past
since
one
of
these
varlets
,
hauing
bin
accused
vnto
the
Magistrate
,
was
presently
apprehended
and
laid
vp
,
who
by
many
euidences
being
found
foule
and
guilty
,
was
laid
vpon
the
racke
,
where
he
confessed
all
the
horrible
tricks
,
shifts
,
wiles
,
circumuentions
,
masks
,
and
detestable
iuglings
,
that
he
had
vsed
and
practised
,
not
onely
to
induce
his
Master
to
become
his
slaue
,
but
euen
to
adore
and
worship
him
.
Apollo
hauing
read
and
considered
the
processe
and
enditement
against
that
monstrous
villaine
,
fell
into
a
strange
amazement
,
how
those
Princes
(
who
are
so
greedy
of
domination
that
they
often
fall
into
moody
iealousies
,
and
vnnaturall
suspitions
,
not
onely
of
strangers
,
but
of
their
own
children
)
may
or
can
(
either
through
their
owne
gullishnesse
,
or
monstrous
fraud
of
others
)
fall
into
that
reproachfull
infamie
,
to
become
vassals
,
and
euen
slaues
vnto
a
base
rascally
seruant
of
theirs
.
And
hee
thought
it
a
most
portentous
case
,
that
there
should
bee
found
both
Sonnes
and
Nephews
vnto
Princes
,
who
to
obtaine
the
goale
,
to
dominere
ouer
their
fathers
,
and
to
Lord
it
ouer
their
Vncles
,
had
shewed
spirits
full
of
ambition
,
and
minds
extremely
thirsty
,
to
sway
and
command
,
and
by
cunning
policies
,
and
politike
mysteries
,
had
attained
the
garland
of
their
desires
,
the
very
same
men
shortly
after
,
could
themselues
fall
or
decline
into
that
abhominable
metamorphosis
,
to
forgoe
their
domination
purchased
with
so
great
care
,
anguish
,
wiles
,
and
sweat
,
and
make
one
their
superiour
,
that
is
so
farre
their
inferiour
.
A
wonder
so
rare
and
extrauagant
,
as
humane
wit
can
no
more
giue
a
reason
for
,
than
of
the
hidden
vertue
of
the
Adamant
stone
.
Apollo
,
to
the
end
that
by
the
exemplary
punishment
of
that
darling-Courtier
,
Princes
might
learne
some
so
profitable
document
,
as
might
in
some
sort
terrifie
them
from
committing
so
hateful
indignities
;
three
daies
since
he
summōed
all
the
Princes
now
resident
in
this
Court
,
to
appeare
before
him
in
the
great
Audience-Chamber
.
In
presence
of
whom
,
their
greater
confusion
,
with
a
loud
and
intelligible
voice
,
●●caused
the
abominable
enditement
,
framed
against
that
villanous
varlet
,
to
be
read
by
Bossius
,
his
Maiesties
Clarke
of
the
Crowne
,
who
being
demanded
what
tricks
,
course
,
or
art
he
had
vsed
to
reach
vnto
the
end
,
so
absolutely
to
ouersway
&
gouern
his
Lord
and
Master
,
answered
,
that
the
very
first
day
he
came
to
the
Court
,
he
wholly
applyed
his
minde
and
wits
,
exactly
,
and
with
all
diligence
punctually
to
obserue
the
Genius
of
the
Prince
,
which
hauing
●ound
to
be
naturally
inclined
vnto
lust
and
luxury
,
he
with
gentle
,
plausible
,
and
cunning
artificiall
manners
,
did
presently
●o
apply
himselfe
to
commend
a
vice
so
vnworthy
a
man
that
hath
the
charge
and
gouernment
of
a
State
committed
vnto
him
(
as
if
laciuiousnesse
had
bin
an
egregious
and
laudable
vertue
.
)
And
how
he
vsed
all
possible
industrie
to
become
his
instru●ent
or
minister
in
them
:
which
hauing
easily
obtained
,
he
imployed
all
possible
industrie
to
prouide
him
with
most
obscene
instruments
to
fulfill
his
filthy
lust
:
and
that
afterwards
,
vnder
diuers
pretexts
and
sundry
colours
,
he
had
industriously
laboured
,
that
all
those
vertuous
,
honest
,
and
honourable
seruants
about
the
Prince
,
whom
he
knew
or
suspected
might
reclaime
him
vnto
a
debonaire
and
vertuous
life
,
should
be
remoued
or
discharged
from
the
Court
as
vicious
and
professed
enemies
to
the
Prince
and
State
;
yea
,
some
he
had
put
to
open
shame
and
disgrace
,
and
others
he
had
blinded
with
false
and
surmised
offices
,
places
,
titles
,
and
honours
.
And
had
in
their
places
aduanced
and
substituted
some
of
his
owne
creatures
,
dependants
and
confidents
,
who
were
all
deeply
plunged
into
all
manner
of
carnall
sensuality
and
bruitish
lasciuiousnesse
,
by
whose
meanes
and
furtherance
(
he
affirmed
)
to
haue
employed
all
his
study
and
care
that
his
Lord
and
Master
should
be
vtterly
depriued
,
and
shake
off
some
commendable
and
genuine
endowment
,
which
by
nature
,
and
from
his
former
education
hee
had
attained
vnto
▪
and
had
after
that
so
wrought
,
that
vnder
colour
of
being
false
and
disloyall
,
all
the
old
Officers
of
the
State
,
were
or
discharged
or
expelled
the
Court
,
whose
iust
condoleances
and
grieuances
he
had
pourtraid
and
represented
vnto
him
as
sedi●ious
railings
and
petulant
detractions
:
and
had
so
preuailed
with
him
that
their
important
charges
and
offices
were
all
conferred
vpon
men
without
iudgement
,
without
wisdome
,
without
honesty
,
or
without
charity
towards
their
Princes
welfare
,
or
priuate
interesse
;
hauing
in
recompence
required
nothing
at
their
hands
but
confidence
,
secrecie
,
and
a
strict
adherence
to
his
owne
affaires
;
by
whose
meanes
hee
had
so
beset
,
besotted
,
and
circumgired
his
Lord
and
Master
,
that
it
was
neuer
possible
afterward
for
truth
(
which
as
the
shadow
to
the
body
should
perpetually
and
inseparably
bee
vnited
vnto
a
Prince
)
to
come
to
his
notice
or
eares
,
by
the
relation
of
any
well
meaning
or
faithfull
friend
to
him
or
,
the
State
.
And
that
afterwards
to
the
end
he
alone
might
absolutely
rule
,
and
vncontrouledly
sway
the
State
,
hee
had
so
fairely
allured
him
to
sloth
and
idlenesse
,
that
hee
brought
him
to
be
plunged
euen
vp
to
the
eyes
in
pleasures
of
Gardens
,
in
recreations
of
countrey
houses
,
and
in
sports
of
hunting
and
hauking
:
nay
,
he
had
so
far
preuailed
with
him
,
that
he
abhorred
as
things
most
hatefull
to
heare
of
State-matters
,
or
of
his
proper
interesses
.
And
had
besides
induced
him
to
beleeue
that
his
treacherous
plots
and
practises
to
make
him
fall
out
with
his
owne
Sonne
,
and
other
Princes
of
his
blood
,
was
an
vnfaigned
zeale
of
inward
loue
and
hearty
affection
towards
him
:
a
spotlesse
charity
towards
the
publike
benefit
of
his
people
:
and
that
by
his
quaint
artifices
and
iugling
trickes
,
hee
had
brought
him
to
be
so
stolide
,
so
stupid
,
&
so
gullish
,
that
the
manifest
and
insolent
tyranny
of
his
base
seruant
(
knowne
&
abhorred
by
the
simplest
of
his
state
)
was
by
the
vnfortunate
Prince
,
named
to
be
a
vigilant
regard
to
his
seruice
,
an
easing
of
him
from
paines
,
a
disburthening
of
him
from
cares
,
and
a
charity
towards
the
Common-weale
;
and
that
sloth
,
idlenesse
,
lithernesse
,
and
carelesse
negligence
was
an
honourable
rest
and
quiet
repose
.
And
moreouer
,
to
the
end
his
Prince
might
neuer
awaken
or
rouze
himselfe
from
out
his
drowzie
and
shamefull
laethe-sleepe
,
and
by
opening
his
eyes
,
come
to
the
knowledge
of
his
owne
stolidity
,
idiotisme
,
and
gullishnesse
,
and
so
discouer
others
trecherous
ambition
,
hee
had
filled
his
Court
with
Flatterers
,
Parasites
,
and
Sicophants
,
who
with
plausible
blandishments
,
and
infamous
perswasions
,
extolled
and
commended
his
silly
vnaptnesse
to
bee
a
matchlesse
valour
:
the
generall
hatred
of
his
people
,
to
be
a
louing
and
vnfaigned
affection
:
all
publike
railings
and
detractions
to
be
exaggerated
praises
;
confusion
and
disorder
to
be
a
perfect
gouernment
,
the
tyranny
of
a
lewd
villain
to
be
honourable
and
carefull
seruice
,
extor●ions
to
be
sacred
iustice
,
lauish
prodigality
to
be
vertuous
liberality
,
his
abiect
lithernesse
,
and
crauen
timidity
in
hauing
so
basely
neglected
and
abandoned
the
helme
and
gouernment
of
his
State
,
he
commended
to
be
right
honorable
labours
,
diligent
endeuours
,
and
politicke
gouernment
.
All
these
perfidious
treacheries
being
confessed
by
that
false
wretch
,
so
amazed
and
terrified
those
Princes
that
heard
them
,
that
with
a
loud
voice
they
all
cride
out
,
that
,
to
become
most
rigorously
cruell
against
so
impious
and
wicked
a
villaine
,
with
Gallows
,
Gibbets
,
Rackes
,
Wheeles
,
Halters
,
Axen
,
Tortures
,
Flames
,
and
bloody
weapons
,
were
true
and
charitable
piety
and
pitty
.
And
therefore
they
should
all
ioyntly
become
Suiters
vnto
Perillus
,
to
deuise
some
new
kinde
of
torment
,
as
might
dilaniate
and
teare
in
peeces
that
monster
of
nature
,
and
yet
not
depriue
him
of
life
;
to
the
end
there
might
neuer
more
be
found
a
man
that
durst
dare
to
commit
so
hainous
and
outragious
villanies
.
And
all
the
Princes
were
so
moued
with
the
foulenesse
of
that
enditement
,
as
vnanimously
they
all
besought
his
Maiestie
to
shew
some
extraordinary
rigors
against
those
,
who
by
the
fraudulent
wiles
and
exorbitant
trickes
of
their
seruants
,
suffer
themselues
to
so
vi●uperous
and
shamefull
a
state
.
Now
for
so
much
as
by
this
vertuous
instance
intimated
by
those
Princes
vnto
Apollo
,
his
Maiesties
minde
was
so
moued
to
compunction
,
that
teares
were
seene
to
trickle
downe
his
cheekes
,
some
Idiots
that
stood
by
,
deemed
this
to
proceed
from
the
excessiue
contentation
which
Apollo
felt
,
to
heare
the
great
horrour
,
whereby
Princes
had
embraced
and
fostered
that
vice
,
which
his
Maiesty
so
much
desired
they
should
shun
and
detest
.
But
the
wisest
and
best
of
the
Vertuous
that
were
present
at
that
act
,
knew
very
well
,
that
Apollo
wept
and
bewailed
the
vnhappy
blindnesse
of
those
inebriated
and
infatuated
Princes
,
who
abhorring
their
owne
excesses
in
others
,
did
most
instantly
require
,
that
those
vices
into
which
the
greatest
number
of
them
were
imperceptibly
,
and
at
vnawares
plunged
ouer
head
and
eares
,
might
with
some
extraordinary
and
rigorous
seuerity
be
punished
.
So
mischieuous
and
pernicious
is
that
reproachfull
and
detestable
vice
in
Princes
to
idolatrize
Mignons
,
which
they
exactly
perceiuing
,
and
extreamly
blaming
in
others
,
they
neuer
see
,
but
rather
fauour
and
commend
in
themselues
.
And
whom
doe
wee
see
fall
into
this
foule
fault
,
and
shamefull
errour
,
but
such
as
make
most
ostentation
to
bee
the
Aristarco's
and
reformers
of
the
world
?
The
whole
race
or
Genus
of
Sheepe
send
their
publike
Ambassadors
to
Apollo
,
by
whom
they
earnestly
entreat
him
to
grant
them
sharp
teeth
and
long
hornes
:
whose
suit
is
by
his
Maiesty
scorned
and
reiected
.
Rag.
88.
1
Part.
THE
whole
Race
or
Corporation
of
Sheepe
haue
sent
foure
Ambassadors
to
this
Court
,
which
this
present
morning
haue
bin
admitted
by
his
Maiestie
to
haue
a
royall
audience
.
Whereupon
a
great
and
goodly
Magistrall
Ram
of
Lincolne-shire
,
in
an
articulate
bleating
voice
vttered
these
words
;
That
the
Sheepe
knew
very
well
,
that
that
God
,
who
had
created
all
things
,
had
vsed
so
great
charity
and
impartiall
iustice
towards
all
sorts
of
liuing
creatures
,
as
he
had
recompenced
the
defects
and
imperfections
of
some
with
other
equiualent
endowments
of
vse
and
vertue
.
So
that
in
so
infinite
a
multitude
of
bruit
Animals
,
there
was
not
one
that
might
iustly
complaine
to
haue
in
its
creation
receiued
any
wrong
at
his
diuine
Maiesties
hands
.
But
yet
it
seemed
vnto
them
that
(
as
a
step-sire
)
hee
had
shewed
great
partiality
onely
with
the
Sheepe
,
forsomuch
as
hauing
created
them
with
diuers
imperfections
,
it
did
not
appeare
that
hee
had
endowed
them
with
any
equiualent
vertue
by
or
with
which
they
might
(
if
not
assure
their
state
)
yet
at
least
bee
able
to
liue
in
this
world
with
that
safety
and
quietnesse
that
other
creatures
did
.
For
although
his
diuine
Maiestie
had
created
the
Hare
with
wondrous
timidity
,
with
sharpe
teeth
,
and
without
a
heart
to
bite
,
he
had
necerthelesse
endowed
her
with
so
swift
a
foot
as
did
assure
her
from
the
tushes
or
fangs
of
the
fiercest
beast
.
And
that
the
Fox
could
not
iustly
find
her selfe
agrieued
to
haue
beene
created
slow
of
foot
,
his
Maiesty
hauing
endowed
her
with
such
sagacity
of
wit
,
as
shee
could
with
facility
auoid
the
wiles
,
the
snares
or
ambushes
of
any
wild
beast
.
And
that
hee
had
so
recompenced
the
slownesse
of
the
Wolues
running
with
so
hardy
an
heart
,
with
so
keene
a
tooth
,
with
so
circumspect
a
genius
,
as
being
a
terrour
to
all
beasts
,
hee
makes
himselfe
to
bee
awed
and
respected
of
men
.
Moreouer
it
euidently
appeared
,
that
his
Maiesty
had
vsed
the
same
charity
vnto
the
Fowle
and
birds
of
the
aire
,
since
that
vnto
those
to
whom
hee
had
denied
the
speedy
vse
of
their
feet
,
he
had
in
recompence
giuen
them
larger
wings
,
and
a
swifter
flight
,
namely
to
Pheasants
,
to
Partridges
,
and
to
Quailes
,
who
in
requitall
of
their
short
wings
and
traine
feathers
had
the
nimblenesse
of
their
feet
.
And
that
the
silly
Sheepe
onely
,
hauing
bin
created
with
so
blockish
a
stupidity
of
wit
,
heartlesse
,
slow-footed
,
and
without
those
keen
biting
teeth
,
with
which
other
beasts
make
themselues
to
be
awed
and
respected
.
They
thought
themselues
forsaken
and
reiected
by
that
diuine
Maiesty
and
charity
that
had
manifested
so
great
dilection
and
louingnesse
,
euen
vnto
wild
,
fierce
,
and
hurtfull
Beasts
.
The
said
goodly
tall
Ram
added
moreouer
,
that
to
fill
vp
the
measure
of
the
incomparable
calamity
of
the
harmlesse
and
disarmed
sheepe
,
his
Maiesty
had
allotted
the
Lions
,
the
Tigres
,
the
Beares
,
the
Wolues
,
(
being
the
most
cruell
and
blood-thirsty
Beasts
that
wander
vpon
earth
)
to
bee
their
fatall
and
implacable
enemies
.
So
that
it
seemed
that
the
poore
Sheepe
were
created
only
to
feed
and
to
be
a
prey
to
those
enraged
and
furious
beasts
,
that
know
not
what
satiety
meaneth
.
Hee
said
moreouer
,
that
vnto
the
vnsupportable
iniuries
which
the
Sheep
receiued
daily
from
their
enemies
,
were
likewise
added
the
outrages
and
misusages
which
their
owne
Shepheards
continually
heaped
vpon
them
;
all
which
proceeded
because
they
were
so
disarmed
&
weaponles
:
For
,
if
they
might
be
so
happy
,
as
but
once
in
ten
yeares
,
if
not
for
reuenge
,
at
least
for
correction
,
vpon
certaine
occasions
,
to
haue
teeth
allowed
them
to
bite
certaine
cruell
and
indiscreet
Shepheards
,
who
milke
them
without
charity
,
and
sheare
them
without
discretion
,
peraduenture
they
should
bee
more
kindly
and
better
dealt
withall
.
And
their
Shearers
,
or
rather
Shauers
,
would
more
gently
handle
their
Sheares
,
and
not
hurt
or
teare
their
skinne
.
And
therefore
the
whole
kinde
or
race
of
Sheepe
,
that
they
may
no
longer
bee
the
load-stone
or
subiect
of
most
wailefull
oppressions
,
doe
most
instantly
beseech
his
sacred
Maiesty
,
to
haue
long
teeth
and
sharpe
hornes
granted
them
to
bite
&
gore
their
enemies
,
that
so
they
may
become
more
respected
and
better
esteemed
.
To
this
rammish
request
Apollo
answered
with
a
blith
and
chearefull
countenance
,
that
the
Sheepe
had
made
a
request
suitable
and
worthy
their
silly
simplicity
,
since
they
know
not
how
among
all
the
foure-footed
Creatures
that
liue
vpon
the
earth
,
no
one
can
be
found
more
fauoured
and
priuiledged
than
they
;
for
,
whereas
others
are
with
numberlesse
cares
and
infinite
dangers
enforced
to
shift
and
sharke
for
food
,
diuers
of
which
are
constrained
to
imploy
the
night
(
ordained
for
sleep
and
rest
)
to
feed
and
sustaine
themselues
,
as
not
daring
to
beseene
by
day
;
only
for
the
Sheep
,
euen
by
men
(
who
are
Lords
ouer
all
wild
beasts
,
and
possessors
of
the
earth
)
Pastures
and
Fields
are
prouided
,
reserued
,
and
with
carefulnesse
and
labour
hired
,
purchased
,
and
manured
at
excessiue
and
deare
rates
.
And
that
in
darke
and
stormy
nights
,
in
foule
weather
,
and
at
all
times
,
they
alone
were
carefully
prouided
for
,
charitably
fed
,
tenderly
watched
,
and
diligently
guarded
in
their
folds
,
yea
,
and
desended
from
their
hurtfull
foes
.
And
whereas
other
creatures
were
continually
hunted
,
chased
,
and
pursued
by
many
sorts
of
other
rauenous
wilde
beasts
,
and
entrapped
by
the
wiles
and
deuises
of
men
;
for
whose
destruction
infinite
people
apply
themselues
to
nothing
more
than
to
weaue
nets
,
to
frame
toiles
,
to
lay
springes
,
to
set
traps
,
to
hide
ginnes
,
to
dig
pit-falls
,
and
to
breed
,
to
teach
,
and
to
feed
dogs
.
Onely
the
Sheepe
by
an
especiall
grace
and
prerogatiue
,
enioyed
the
noble
priuiledge
,
to
haue
men
labour
so
industriously
for
them
,
and
to
shield
them
from
so
infinit
dangers
;
and
that
the
Creator
of
this
vniuerse
had
made
demonstration
of
especiall
predilection
towards
the
whole
race
of
Sheepe
,
who
in
lieu
of
rauenous
teeth
,
goring
hornes
,
and
swift
legs
,
had
graciously
granted
them
the
powerfull
and
subduing
weapons
of
rich
wooll
,
of
nourishing
milke
,
of
dainty
cheese
,
and
of
diuers
other
sorts
of
vnualuable
riches
,
with
which
they
so
forestalled
and
possessed
the
loue
of
men
,
that
for
the
endeared
charity
that
they
beare
to
all
Sheepe
,
they
vncessantly
hunt
,
chase
,
pursue
,
and
destroy
Wolues
,
Tigres
,
Beares
,
Foxes
,
Lions
,
and
all
other
wild
and
rauenous
beasts
,
which
loue
not
Sheepe
,
with
all
manner
of
armes
,
rapine
,
or
bloody
cruelty
.
And
how
by
reason
of
the
singular
gifts
and
incomparable
benefits
that
Sheepe
bring
to
all
mankinde
,
being
reputed
the
onely
deliciousnesse
,
delight
,
and
wealth
of
man
,
it
came
to
passe
that
they
were
the
most
numerous
race
or
kind
of
creatures
that
liue
vpon
the
earth
;
so
that
the
Sheepe
being
nourished
,
fed
,
cherished
,
guarded
and
defended
by
the
vigilancy
,
care
,
cost
,
paines
,
&
charity
of
their
Shepheards
,
they
shewed
themselues
very
simple
and
foolish
in
desiring
to
haue
deuouring
sharpe
teeth
,
and
long
goring
hornes
.
And
at
last
Apollo
said
,
That
concerning
the
seuerity
of
some
Shepheards
in
milking
and
shearing
of
them
,
they
ought
to
vse
no
other
weapons
to
reuenge
themselues
,
than
those
of
dutifull
obedience
and
humility
,
with
yeelding
them
store
of
wooll
,
plenty
of
milke
,
abundance
of
cheese
;
and
〈◊〉
,
co
study
fertility
and
fruitfulnesse
.
This
being
the
supreame
〈◊〉
of
the
brood
and
race
of
Sheepe
,
that
those
Shepheards
who
misuse
and
euill
intreat
their
flocks
,
are
in
extremity
cruell
vnto
themselues
;
it
being
most
certaine
,
that
a
wound
rashly
giuen
to
a
Sheepe
,
hath
the
propriety
to
kill
the
Shepheard
.
And
therefore
he
straitly
commanded
them
,
to
take
greater
heed
to
manifest
the
least
inclination
or
shew
to
bite
their
Shepheards
,
than
they
would
doe
of
Wolues
keene
teeth
,
since
those
Sheepe
cannot
be
accounted
so
happy
,
which
with
all
humility
and
prostrate
obedience
,
do
warrant
and
guard
their
Shepheards
from
all
harme
and
danger
,
as
those
most
vnhappy
,
that
make
a
dismall
profession
,
to
terrifie
and
make
them
afraid
.
In
a
publike
congresse
or
Assembly
,
contrary
to
the
accustomed
manner
of
the
Phoebean
Court
,
Force
hauing
pretended
to
preceed
Reputation
;
that
illustrious
Lady
with
an
excellent
resolution
,
maintaineth
her
reputation
and
credit
which
was
in
some
danger
.
Rag.
15.
2
Part.
THat
the
Lady
Reputation
in
all
publike
places
and
assemblies
hath
yet
euer
had
the
precedence
and
right
hand
of
Lady
Force
,
is
well
knowne
in
Parnassus
.
But
it
fortuned
the
other
morning
,
that
whilest
Apollo
made
his
solemne
entrance
into
the
signe
of
Leo
,
Force
(
according
to
her
terrible
genius
,
borne
vnto
insolencies
)
dared
to
presume
to
preceed
Reputation
,
who
,
if
in
that
occasion
(
making
vse
of
her
admirable
dexterity
)
shee
had
not
knowne
to
reto●t
and
put
by
so
dangerous
a
rub
,
and
vnexpected
stop
,
shee
had
vndoubtedly
receiued
some
notable
affront
.
She
was
neuerthelesse
much
offended
at
the
foule
petulancy
offered
her
by
her
capitall
enemy
,
whereupon
the
vertuous
,
euer
much
deuoted
vnto
so
excelse
a
Princesse
,
ceased
not
to
encourage
her
,
exhorting
her
by
no
meanes
to
pocket
vp
the
insolency
of
her
temerity
.
And
moreouer
,
bade
her
to
remember
,
that
she
was
the
right
arme
of
all
Potentates
,
and
the
sole
instrument
wherwith
Princes
Lorded
and
swaied
the
world
.
And
therefore
willed
her
to
pull
vp
a
good
heart
,
and
resolue
to
confront
that
fondly
rash
Dame
,
whom
with
the
only
Maiesty
of
her
countenance
she
would
at
the
first
encounter
so
daunt
and
abate
her
pride
,
that
(
as
a
thousand
times
it
had
come
to
passe
)
shee
might
with
great
facility
suppresse
and
bring
vnder
.
With
wondrous
reposednesse
of
minde
,
and
gentle
words
,
Reputation
answered
those
vertuous
men
her
louing
friends
who
so
comforted
her
,
that
shee
exceedingly
valued
and
loued
the
ready
good
will
,
which
she
perceiued
in
them
all
;
but
she
could
neither
commend
nor
follow
the
counsell
they
gaue
her
.
And
that
they
should
call
to
minde
,
that
the
whole
of
the
power
of
her
authoritie
and
greatnesse
being
founded
,
not
on
the
forces
of
strong-armed
Armies
,
nor
on
the
strength
and
securitie
of
inexpugnable
cittadels
,
but
on
the
bare
opinion
of
men
;
a
thing
most
inconstant
and
variable
.
So
as
it
behoued
her
,
in
this
her
aduersitie
,
to
proceed
with
great
caution
,
and
admirable
dexteritie
.
And
that
betweene
her
,
and
Force
,
there
was
a
monstrous
great
disparitie
:
for
if
Force
were
once
vanquished
,
shee
might
easily
recouer
her selfe
,
and
with
greater
impetuofitie
attempt
a
second
battell
,
so
much
the
more
dangerous
for
her
;
for
to
her
ordinarie
power
shee
might
ioyne
the
violence
of
Disdaine
,
and
the
shame
of
her
first
ouerthrow
.
But
if
it
should
happen
,
that
at
the
first
shock
shee
did
not
quell
her
enemy
,
either
with
the
maiestie
of
her
presence
,
or
with
the
authoritie
of
her
looke
,
so
that
as
an
Elephant
,
which
being
once
fallen
to
the
ground
can
neuer
rise
againe
,
she
might
destroy
her
,
shee
should
wholly
be
depriued
of
that
greatnesse
and
awfull
respect
,
which
the
publike
veneration
of
the
common
people
bred
in
her
.
Considerations
so
much
the
more
necessarie
in
her
,
as
she
had
experienced
,
that
nothing
is
more
perillous
for
her
,
than
by
force
of
Armes
to
seeke
to
maintaine
that
auctoritie
great
,
and
that
reputation
on
foot
,
which
shee
seeth
to
bee
founded
but
on
the
bare
opinion
of
the
vulgar
popular
.
And
that
shee
hoped
to
prouide
for
the
indemnitie
of
her
authoritie
with
her
wonted
remedies
,
and
would
with
her
accustomed
weapons
buckle
with
Force
,
not
doubting
but
to
conquer
her
.
She
said
moreouer
,
that
Force
did
now
vse
those
extraordinarie
termes
of
insolencie
towards
her
,
not
because
her
power
was
any
whit
increased
,
but
by
reason
of
some
disorders
of
hers
,
shee
perceiued
the
ancient
decorum
,
her
wonted
maiestie
,
and
the
peoples
veneration
towards
her
to
be
greatly
diminished
.
Reputation
hauing
vttered
these
kinde
words
,
went
away
,
and
shortly
after
retired
her selfe
into
her
lodging
;
whence
for
diuers
moneths
space
shee
was
neuer
seene
to
come
abroad
,
but
with
great
seueritie
gaue
her selfe
to
reforme
and
correct
her selfe
,
for
euer
banishing
all
self-respects
and
priuate
interesses
;
to
which
,
because
shee
had
yeelded
ouermuch
,
and
too
openly
abandoned
her selfe
,
shee
euidently
perceiued
her
honour
and
credit
to
be
much
impaired
.
And
then
with
the
beesom
of
a
rigid
reformation
in
her selfe
,
she
wholly
imployd
her
time
in
cleansing
her
house
and
●●milie
from
all
manner
of
filthinesse
,
pollution
,
and
basenesse
;
from
which
she
also
chased
and
expelled
griping
Auarice
,
daring
Ambition
,
and
all
other
priuate
,
dishonest
,
vnlawfull
or
scandalous
passions
.
This
Princesse
hauing
thus
reformed
her
priuate
disorders
,
being
one
morning
to
be
present
at
some
solemne
and
publike
Act
,
she
extraordinarily
embellished
and
adorned
her selfe
all
ouer
with
honestie
of
minde
,
with
vprightnesse
of
spirit
,
with
singlenesse
of
heart
,
with
vngrudging
liberalitie
,
and
with
all
her
other
most
esteemed
vertues
.
And
hauing
put
on
the
rich
robe
of
righteousnesse
,
and
affectionate
loue
towards
all
well-deseruing
creatures
,
and
of
publike
charitie
,
she
came
forth
with
so
awfull
a
maiestie
,
and
comely
a
grauitie
,
where
shee
was
expected
by
all
the
other
most
excellent
Vertues
,
in
whom
shee
stirred
vp
so
great
respect
,
and
regardfull
veneration
,
that
euen
the
Lady
Force
her selfe
(
so
great
was
the
deuotion
that
possessed
her
minde
)
was
seene
to
tremble
and
stand
amazed
:
and
in
that
occasion
,
not
only
with
her
accustomed
reuerence
,
to
grant
her
her
due
precedence
on
the
right
hand
,
but
with
a
kinde
of
seruile
submission
,
to
beg
,
as
a
singular
fauour
at
her
hands
,
the
prerogatiue
,
in
that
solemnitie
,
to
carry
vp
her
traine
.
The
Prouince
of
Focides
by
her
Ambassadors
complaineth
vnto
Apollo
,
that
his
Maiesties
officers
doe
not
permit
her
to
enioy
her
priuiledges
:
whose
request
is
not
only
reiected
,
but
they
haue
a
most
sharp
and
vnpleasant
answer
.
Rag.
1.
2
Part.
THe
most
populous
Prouince
of
Focides
,
which
some
yeares
since
rebelled
from
the
Ignorant
,
and
voluntarily
did
subiect
it selfe
vnto
Apollo's
Dominion
,
of
whom
she
obtained
so
ample
priuiledges
and
large
immunities
,
as
it
might
truly
be
said
,
that
the
Focenses
liued
in
a
kinde
of
free
libertie
,
hath
now
sent
her
Ambassadors
to
this
Court
,
to
complaine
against
his
Maiesties
officers
,
that
they
will
not
permit
them
to
enioy
those
priuiledges
,
which
by
his
sacred
Maiestie
were
granted
them
.
And
therefore
doe
instantly
require
him
,
to
command
the
due
obseruation
of
them
.
This
businesse
,
which
somewhat
distasted
Apollo
,
was
by
him
referred
vnto
his
Royall
Councell
of
State
;
from
whom
the
Ambassadors
two
daies
since
had
for
a
finall
answer
,
that
the
Lords
of
the
Councell
did
greatly
wonder
,
and
rested
much
scandalized
,
that
the
people
of
Focides
seemed
to
be
so
ignorant
of
the
affaires
of
the
world
,
as
they
knew
not
,
that
Priuiledges
,
Liberties
,
Franchises
,
Exemptions
and
Immunities
granted
vnto
people
newly
conquered
,
were
like
vnto
those
cherries
,
that
were
giuen
to
children
when
they
cryde
and
puled
,
to
make
them
hold
their
peace
,
but
were
afterwards
taken
from
them
when
they
lay
still
and
quiet
.
To
whom
the
chiefe
of
the
Ambassadors
stoutly
replied
,
that
if
in
Parnassus
they
vsed
so
fouly
to
abuse
sillie
well-meaning
people
,
Focides
would
ere
long
fall
to
whining
againe
,
to
the
end
it
might
be
stilled
with
cherries
of
new
priuiledges
.
To
this
companion
,
Francis
Guicciardin
,
Lord
President
of
the
Royall
Counsell
suddenly
answered
,
that
if
the
F●censes
did
well
consider
the
present
state
wherein
they
were
,
they
should
finde
,
that
with
the
Cittadels
,
which
in
times
of
peace
they
had
suffered
to
be
built
vpon
their
necks
,
they
were
reduced
vnto
such
termes
of
bondage
and
thraldome
,
as
if
they
fell
to
whining
againe
,
they
might
very
well
,
without
any
danger
or
preiudice
vnto
Apollo's
state
,
be
stilled
and
made
to
hold
their
peace
with
smarting
lashes
and
bloudy
stripes
.
Socrates
hauing
this
morning
beene
found
dead
in
his
bed
,
Apollo
vseth
all
possible
diligence
,
to
discouer
the
true
occasion
of
his
sudden
death
.
Rag.
32.
2
Part.
THis
present
morning
,
great
Socrates
,
who
yesternight
went
to
bed
in
perfect
good
health
,
hath
beene
found
starke
dead
in
his
bed
:
and
forsomuch
as
his
corps
was
all
swolne
and
puft
vp
,
most
men
doe
vehemently
suspect
,
that
there
hath
beene
some
machination
of
poyson
practised
vpon
him
.
And
the
Peripateticks
(
cruell
enemies
to
the
Socratike
Sect
)
haue
beene
much
questioned
and
blamed
for
it
.
And
so
much
the
more
,
because
it
is
well
knowne
to
all
men
,
that
the
most
detestable
armes
of
poysoning
are
very
familiar
vnto
Aristotle
.
Prince
of
that
great
Sect.
All
Socrates
his
houshold
hath
this
morning
beene
imprisoned
,
from
whom
no
other
light
or
confession
can
be
wrested
,
but
that
some
daies
before
,
Socrates
was
seene
and
obserued
to
be
much
anguished
,
grieued
,
and
perplexed
,
still
seeming
to
feele
some
griefe
of
minde
;
for
he
was
diuers
times
heard
lamentably
to
exclaime
,
Oh
corrupted
world
!
Oh
depraued
age
!
Oh
most-most
vnhappy
mankinde
!
Apollo
,
who
hath
felt
an
extraordinary
sorrow
for
the
losse
of
so
great
a
Philosopher
,
hath
strictly
commanded
the
body
to
be
opened
,
to
see
whether
his
bowels
and
entrailes
yeelded
any
signe
or
likelyhood
of
poyson
,
which
being
done
,
all
his
interiors
were
open
,
whereby
it
was
euidently
percei●ed
,
that
Socrates
,
by
reason
of
the
infinite
filthy
things
,
enormous
abuses
,
and
scandalous
obiects
,
which
he
was
compelled
daily
to
view
and
behold
in
this
depraued
and
corrupted
Age
;
and
for
hauing
taken
a
great
windinesse
of
scandals
,
hee
was
forced
to
burst
.
Most
rich
and
sumptuous
haue
the
funerals
beene
,
that
were
celebrated
for
so
great
a
man
.
And
Marcus
Tullius
Cicero
(
a
most
affectionate
fauourer
of
the
Socratike
Sect
)
with
an
excellent
and
elaborated
Oration
,
hauing
highly
extolled
the
veritie
of
the
doctrine
,
with
flouds
of
teares
bewailed
the
calamitie
and
miserable
condition
of
these
present
daies
;
in
which
with
rigorous
seueritie
,
all
men
are
strictly
forbidden
to
satyrize
.
And
honest
Gentlemen
beholding
continually
things
most
worthy
to
be
published
by
sound
of
horne
and
trumpet
,
are
inforced
to
see
,
to
hold
their
peace
,
and
to
burst
.
Natalis
Comes
the
Historian
,
for
hauing
spoke
some
thing
in
a
publike
congresse
of
learned
men
,
that
grieuously
offended
Apollo
,
is
by
his
Maiestie
seuerely
punished
.
Rag.
49.
2
Part.
WHilest
some
few
daies
since
,
Natalis
Comes
a
Latine
Historian
,
together
with
diuers
other
learned
men
of
this
Court
,
vnder
Melpomenes
Porch
(
as
the
custome
of
Historians
is
)
discoursed
of
the
glory
of
those
great
Princes
,
that
haue
left
any
eternall
memorie
of
their
honourable
actions
in
the
world
,
termed
by
the
name
of
a
glorious
conquest
the
vsurpation
of
a
kingdome
,
made
by
a
mightie
Prince
,
without
any
iustice
,
right
,
or
lawfull
pretence
.
Which
speech
being
presently
reported
vnto
Apollo
by
one
of
those
wicked
and
make-bate
spirits
,
whereof
the
Ai●e
,
and
the
Earth
is
euer
full
:
His
Maiestie
fell
into
so
passionate
a
rage
against
Natalis
,
as
at
that
very
instant
he
caused
him
to
be
put
in
prison
,
and
at
once
vsed
the
rigor
,
straitly
to
forbid
him
,
for
the
space
of
three
whole
yeares
,
the
ingresse
into
any
Libraries
.
And
howbeit
Apollo
haue
most
importunately
beene
sollicited
by
most
of
the
chiefe
Historians
of
this
State
,
to
proceed
with
some
milder
terme
of
mercy
towards
so
vertuous
a
follower
of
his
,
he
neuerthelesse
hath
and
doth
still
refuse
to
doe
it
.
And
saith
besides
,
that
there
is
no
greater
wickednesse
in
the
world
,
than
the
impious
and
trecherous
licence
,
which
diuers
Princes
haue
vsurped
vnto
themselues
,
to
rob
and
steale
whole
States
and
Kingdoms
one
from
another
.
An
action
that
hath
filled
the
world
with
those
lamentable
mischiefs
,
and
deplorable
confusions
and
disorders
,
that
so
much
afflict
mankinde
.
And
he
thinks
it
an
iniquitie
extremely
outragious
,
that
in
his
vertuous
Dominion
,
there
should
be
found
any
one
learned
man
so
perfidious
,
as
durst
dare
to
stile
those
trecherous
thefts
,
and
vnlawfull
robberies
,
which
are
committed
with
a
million
of
aggrauating
and
impious
circumstances
,
by
the
title
of
glorious
conquests
.
THE
NEW-FOVND
POLITCKE
.
THE
SECOND
PART
.
CHAP.
1.
Maximilian
the
Emperour
is
aduertised
of
the
trouble
begun
among
his
Sonnes
.
THere
came
three
Posts
very
lately
vnto
the
Maiestie
of
the
Emperour
Maximilian
the
second
;
and
presently
it
was
knowne
how
they
brought
him
aduertisement
,
that
the
Arch-duke
Matthias
had
taken
Armes
against
the
Emperour
Rodolphus
his
brother
,
seditiously
requiring
the
Kingdomes
of
Hungary
and
Bohemia
,
and
the
absolute
Dominion
of
Austria
,
and
other
Prouinces
.
These
ill
newes
infinitely
troubled
the
minde
of
the
Emperour
;
for
he
well
knew
,
that
the
discord
risen
vp
among
his
Sonnes
,
would
giue
the
enemies
of
the
house
of
Austria
that
content
,
which
they
so
much
desired
.
Whereupon
,
yesterday
morning
very
early
,
that
Prince
presented
himselfe
before
Apollo
,
and
with
many
teares
demaunded
of
him
,
when
the
euils
of
the
House
of
Austria
,
so
long
before
commenced
,
through
the
cruell
combination
of
all
Germany
against
it
,
should
haue
an
end
;
and
for
what
demerit
such
fearefull
scourges
were
sent
vnto
his
house
.
Vnto
this
demaund
Apollo
answered
in
this
sort
:
All
the
troubles
and
persecutions
of
your
Family
,
great
Emperour
,
shall
cease
,
when
it
shall
wholly
abandon
those
ambitious
thoughts
of
desiring
to
command
ouer
Hungary
,
and
Transiluania
,
which
hath
giuen
vnto
Germany
such
iealousies
,
that
to
secure
her
ancient
liberty
from
the
power
of
your
house
,
she
bendeth
all
her
study
to
nothing
more
,
then
to
the
depression
of
it
:
for
the
Germans
,
searing
greater
prejudice
from
your
acquests
,
then
from
the
victories
of
the
Turkes
,
are
fully
resolued
rather
to
lose
Vienna
,
then
recouer
Buda
,
And
then
also
shall
all
Germany
vnfainedly
loue
your
Archdukes
,
when
deposing
their
present
ambition
,
they
shall
make
it
appeare
,
that
they
desire
to
be
equall
,
and
not
superiour
to
other
Princes
of
Germany
.
CHAP.
2.
Most
of
the
Princes
,
Common-weales
,
and
States
of
Europe
,
are
weighed
in
a
payre
of
Scales
,
by
Lorenzo
Medici
.
SEeing
it
is
apparent
,
that
the
Roman
Common-weale
,
after
the
acquisition
it
had
made
of
the
Empire
of
all
Italy
,
could
in
a
short
time
arriue
to
that
Vniuersall
Monarchy
,
which
is
yet
so
famous
to
the
world
,
and
whereunto
many
ambitious
Princes
haue
since
in
vaine
aspired
,
it
hath
beene
a
generall
receiued
opinion
,
That
that
Potentate
,
who
in
State
and
Forces
is
suffered
to
grow
vnto
such
greatnesse
,
that
he
findeth
no
other
Prince
able
to
counterpoyze
him
,
no
more
then
the
Roman
Commonweale
did
,
after
it
became
Commander
ouer
Italy
,
cannot
possibly
bee
impeached
from
obtayning
the
Vniuersall
Monarchy
.
Whereupon
those
Empires
and
Kingdomes
,
which
were
afterwards
framed
out
of
the
pieces
of
the
Roman
Monarchy
,
to
auoyd
those
calamities
and
dissolutions
,
which
fell
vpon
such
Potentates
as
were
oppressed
by
the
Roman
Forces
,
out
of
most
wholesome
,
and
almost
diuine
counsell
agreed
together
,
that
euery
fifteenth
yeare
,
all
the
Princes
of
Europe
should
assemble
into
one
place
;
where
each
ones
Forces
should
be
seuerally
weighed
;
and
thereupon
fit
counterpoyze
,
and
due
mortification
be
giuen
vnto
him
,
that
was
found
to
be
growen
to
any
greatnesse
,
which
might
be
odious
and
dangerous
to
his
Competitor
.
Many
great
Wits
were
from
time
to
time
preferred
to
that
honourable
charge
of
gouerning
the
Scales
;
but
for
an
hundreth
yeres
past
or
thereabout
,
they
were
managed
by
the
Illustrious
House
of
Medici
,
and
in
particular
by
Lorenzo
the
Great
.
Which
prerogatiue
,
although
to
many
it
seemed
preiudiciall
vnto
the
Maiestie
of
the
Popes
,
and
prudence
of
the
Venetian
Senate
,
who
haue
alwaies
watched
;
if
not
more
,
at
least-wise
equally
with
Lorenzo
,
and
the
Florentine
Common-weale
,
to
maintaine
both
in
Italy
and
abroad
,
the
Forces
of
the
Potentates
of
Europe
euen
ballanced
,
yet
with
a
maruellous
consent
of
all
the
Historians
the
gouernment
of
the
Scales
was
giuen
into
the
hands
of
Signior
Lorenzo
.
The
first
day
of
August
,
then
all
the
Princes
and
Potentates
of
Europe
,
assembled
in
Phocis
,
not
onely
to
meet
with
so
important
a
businesse
as
the
perfect
knowledge
of
their
owne
affaires
,
but
that
also
of
others
,
which
in
matter
of
State
importeth
much
more
.
Whereupon
by
an
ancient
and
just
prerogatiue
,
the
first
that
came
to
be
weighed
,
was
the
Aristocraticall
Monarchy
of
the
Apostolike
Sea
;
whose
temporall
State
was
put
into
the
Scale
;
and
because
the
weight
of
the
last
fifteenth
yeere
was
but
sixe
Millions
of
pounds
,
and
now
was
found
to
amount
vnto
seuen
and
an
halfe
,
euery
one
knew
,
that
the
addition
of
the
noble
Duchy
of
Ferrara
had
caused
that
increase
.
The
next
that
was
put
into
the
Scale
,
was
the
State
of
the
seuen
Princes
Electors
of
the
Roman
Empire
,
which
by
old
Records
appeareth
to
haue
weighed
in
times
past
seuenty
Millions
of
pounds
;
but
since
,
by
the
indiscreet
gouernment
and
courses
of
many
Emperours
,
that
lusty
complexion
,
which
made
it
euermore
redoubted
,
was
so
spoyled
,
that
it
fell
into
those
dangerous
and
foule
infirmities
,
which
after
a
long
Quartane
,
found
end
in
an
Hecticke
Feuer
,
that
hath
now
so
consumed
it
,
as
our
age
beholdeth
it
left
with
nothing
but
very
skinne
and
bone
.
Howbeit
,
though
it
be
so
much
decreased
in
State
,
yet
the
great
bulke
it
hath
of
body
,
maketh
it
in
shew
very
goodly
to
look
vpon
;
the
rather
,
because
the
intrinsecall
imperfections
are
not
discouered
:
for
many
good
persons
with
the
ancient
Titles
of
the
Empire
,
and
Maiesticall
name
of
Caesar
,
haue
beautified
it
very
excellently
without
,
but
when
it
came
to
be
weighed
,
it
was
found
quite
empty
within
;
a
feather
not
being
so
light
,
as
the
name
of
a
Prince
without
authority
is
vaine
:
whence
it
is
that
the
Roman
Empire
proued
so
weake
,
as
it
weighed
but
480
pounds
.
Then
the
famous
Peeres
of
France
brought
vnto
the
Scale
the
flourishing
and
warlike
French
Monarchy
;
a
square
of
fiue
hundreth
and
fifty
miles
euery
way
,
replenished
with
an
infinite
Noblesse
,
armed
on
horsebacke
,
which
not
onely
maintaineth
peace
at
home
,
but
maketh
so
great
a
King
formidable
to
all
the
Nations
of
the
earth
;
besides
a
world
of
learned
men
which
adorne
it
;
Merchandise
and
Trades
which
enrich
it
;
Tillage
and
Husbandry
,
which
make
it
plentifull
,
and
abounding
with
euery
good
thing
.
The
ancient
weight
of
so
famous
a
Monarchy
was
twenty
Millions
of
pounds
;
but
in
the
last
fifteenth
yeeres
weight
,
by
reason
of
the
horrible
calamities
,
whereinto
(
by
the
disloyalty
of
some
of
her
Barons
)
she
was
thrown
,
it
did
not
arriue
to
twelue
Millions
;
howbeit
,
now
it
not
onely
equalled
,
but
went
farre
beyond
the
weight
of
the
best
ancient
times
;
for
it
came
to
fiue
and
twenty
Millions
;
a
matter
of
such
maruel
to
euery
one
,
that
the
Spaniards
got
on
their
Spectacles
,
and
very
narrowly
obserued
,
whether
the
Weights
were
right
or
no.
To
the
ancient
Kingdome
of
France
,
was
added
the
acquisition
of
Bresse
giuen
vp
by
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
,
which
in
regard
it
was
so
aduantagious
to
the
City
of
Lyons
,
augmented
the
weight
of
it
aboue
a
Million
.
Next
were
the
many
Kingdomes
of
Spaine
put
into
the
Scale
by
the
Spanish
Grandes
,
and
to
the
great
wonder
of
those
ancient
men
,
that
could
remember
,
how
an
hundreth
and
twenty
yeares
since
,
they
were
held
in
a
poore
and
vile
account
,
the
weight
amounted
to
twenty
Millions
.
The
Spaniards
remained
exceeding
well
satisfied
with
this
weight
of
their
Spaine
:
and
assured
themselues
,
that
with
the
addition
of
so
many
other
States
,
they
had
besides
to
put
into
the
Scale
,
not
onely
to
equall
,
but
farre
to
exceed
the
fiue
and
twenty
Millions
of
the
French
Monarchy
.
Wherefore
instantly
they
put
into
the
Scale
the
flourishing
Kingdome
of
Naples
,
which
euery
one
thinking
would
increase
the
weight
at
least
2
Millions
more
,
it
appeareth
,
that
then
it
weighed
lesse
by
one
and
an
halfe
:
at
this
strange
accident
the
Spaniards
being
much
amazed
,
said
,
That
either
Lorenzo
had
vsed
some
fraud
in
the
weighing
,
or
that
of
necessity
the
Scales
were
not
euen
;
because
it
was
a
monstrous
thing
,
that
the
addition
of
matter
should
abate
of
the
weight
.
Whereunto
Lorenzo
coldly
answered
;
That
his
Scales
were
euen
,
but
that
neither
the
Indiaes
void
of
Inhabitants
,
nor
the
Neopolitans
,
&
Milanese
,
which
were
so
farre
distant
from
the
Forces
of
Spaine
,
and
replenished
with
a
people
,
which
so
vnwillingly
supported
the
command
of
strangers
,
weighed
any
thing
at
all
:
for
it
was
the
loue
and
multitude
of
subiects
,
the
fertility
and
vnion
of
States
,
that
giue
weight
,
and
turne
the
Scale
.
Hereupon
the
Spaniards
added
the
Dutchy
of
Milan
into
the
scale
,
which
in
like
manner
abated
a
million
of
the
weight
;
whereat
also
the
Spaniards
were
so
much
astonied
,
that
they
would
not
put
Flanders
into
the
Scale
,
fearing
to
receiue
a
greater
distaste
and
affront
.
Howbeit
some
said
,
that
if
they
had
put
in
the
Indiaes
,
they
might
haue
wrought
some
good
effect
,
but
not
those
miracles
which
certaine
lauish
tongues
haue
deliuered
;
who
with
the
same
facility
talke
of
milions
of
Crownes
that
the
Furnace
men
make
of
very
bricke
and
tyle
.
Then
came
the
English
Lords
,
who
put
into
the
Scale
their
Kingdome
,
so
much
redoubted
for
the
strength
of
the
wonderfull
situation
thereof
;
for
the
continued
mountaines
which
compasse
it
about
,
seruing
for
walls
,
made
by
the
very
powerfull
hand
of
God
in
forme
of
bulwarks
,
and
the
Ocean
for
most
profound
Dit●hes
,
make
it
a
Kingdome
feared
,
in
regard
of
the
commodity
it
hath
to
assaile
others
;
and
the
insuperable
difficulties
which
they
shall
finde
that
offer
to
attempt
it
.
The
weight
of
this
Kingdome
was
answerable
to
that
of
the
last
fifteenth
yeare
which
amounted
to
sixteene
Millions
.
But
the
English
,
to
giue
more
weight
to
their
Kingdome
,
would
haue
put
the
Kingdom
of
Scotland
into
the
Scale
when
the
Scottish
Nobility
with
drawne
swords
in
their
hands
opposed
themselues
;
freely
protesting
,
that
they
would
neuer
suffer
their
countrey
to
be
annexed
to
the
kingdom
of
the
English
;
for
yet
fresh
was
the
lamentable
example
of
the
miseries
of
Flanders
,
who
when
she
saw
her
Earls
become
Kings
of
Spain
,
foolishly
beleeued
that
she
should
command
ouer
the
Spaniards
;
whereas
soone
after
,
not
Spain
was
sacked
by
the
Flemmings
,
but
Flanders
by
the
couetous
and
cruell
Spaniards
;
and
that
which
made
vp
their
misery
,
Charles
the
fifth
,
the
Emperour
,
and
King
Philip
his
Son
,
by
their
continuall
residence
in
Spaine
,
of
Flemmings
became
Spaniards
.
The
vnfortunate
Flemmings
by
loosing
their
Prince
,
of
naturall
subiects
,
grew
to
bee
esteemed
strangers
,
and
men
of
little
faith
.
And
so
Flanders
,
the
naturall
Countrey
of
Charles
the
fifth
,
the
Patrimony
of
King
Philip
,
became
(
according
to
the
termes
of
modern
policy
)
a
State
of
fiue
States
,
and
began
to
bee
gouerned
by
Strangers
;
with
those
iealousies
,
and
with
those
oppressions
of
customes
,
taxes
,
contributions
,
and
donatiues
,
as
begat
those
bad
humours
,
those
ill
satisfactions
,
from
whence
since
hath
proceeded
that
ciuill
warre
,
which
after
an
vnspeakable
profusion
of
gold
,
an
infinite
effusion
of
blood
,
an
incredible
losse
of
honour
to
the
Flemmings
,
was
conuerted
into
a
couetous
merchandise
of
the
Spaniards
.
Therefore
the
Scots
by
such
lamentable
miseries
haue
learned
,
not
to
permit
their
King
,
vpon
any
termes
whatsoeuer
,
to
abandon
the
royall
Seat
of
his
ancient
kingdome
,
for
to
place
it
in
a
greater
,
newly
fallen
vnto
him
:
in
which
case
the
Scots
should
vnder
their
cruell
enemies
the
English
,
be
sure
to
suffer
all
the
calamities
,
which
inferiour
Nations
are
wont
to
endure
at
the
hands
of
the
superiour
.
Some
that
were
present
at
this
Act
,
report
,
how
the
Spaniards
told
the
King
of
England
,
that
those
Scots
which
had
spoken
so
arrogantly
in
the
presence
of
his
Maiesty
,
were
to
be
seuerely
chastised
;
to
whom
the
King
of
England
answered
,
That
the
Spaniards
ought
not
to
giue
that
counsell
vnto
others
,
which
had
proued
so
pernitious
to
themselues
:
and
thereupon
hauing
commanded
the
stay
of
weighing
their
Kingdome
,
he
assured
his
Scots
,
that
ere
long
he
would
giue
them
all
possible
satisfaction
.
After
this
,
the
vast
Ottoman
Empire
was
put
into
the
Scale
;
which
the
last
fifteenth
yeare
arriued
to
the
summe
of
two
and
thirty
Millions
,
but
now
was
found
to
bee
lesse
than
sixteene
;
the
strangnesse
whereof
made
all
the
Princes
very
much
to
maruell
;
and
particularly
the
Venetians
,
who
could
not
beleeue
such
a
fall
;
whereupon
they
desired
,
that
wich
more
diligence
it
might
be
reweighed
,
and
it
appeared
,
how
in
that
little
time
running
betweene
the
first
and
this
second
weighing
,
it
had
fallen
eight
hundred
twenty
and
two
pounds
:
whereby
it
was
manifest
,
that
the
Ottoman
Empire
,
heretofore
so
terrible
to
the
world
,
now
consumed
with
luxury
,
couetousnesse
,
and
idlenesse
,
runneth
headlong
to
his
ruine
,
which
gaue
great
contentment
to
all
those
Princes
.
Neuerthelesse
it
was
obserued
by
some
of
the
wisest
there
present
,
that
the
Spaniards
were
not
so
glad
of
it
as
the
rest
;
out
of
a
doubt
they
had
,
that
the
depression
of
the
Turke
,
would
bee
the
exaltation
of
the
Venetian
State
.
Then
came
the
Polach
Senators
,
and
put
into
the
Scale
their
Kingdome
,
which
in
regard
of
the
small
authority
the
King
hath
there
,
&
the
too
much
command
,
which
the
Palatines
arrogate
vnto
themselues
,
made
but
a
poore
reckoning
,
for
it
did
not
amount
to
six
millions
of
pounds
,
whereas
in
times
past
it
alwaies
exceeded
twelue
.
After
them
the
Signory
of
the
Councell
of
Te●●
put
into
the
Scale
the
flourishing
Estate
of
the
Venetian
Common-wealth
,
most
admirable
for
the
greatnesse
thereof
,
and
opportunity
of
situation
fitting
for
all
great
enterprises
,
which
went
beyond
all
expectation
in
the
weight
,
for
it
came
to
eight
Millions
;
the
cause
whereof
was
said
to
bee
the
huge
masse
of
Gold
,
which
those
wise
Senators
in
so
long
a
time
of
peace
had
gathered
together
into
their
Treasury
.
Next
came
the
Switzers
,
the
Grisons
,
and
other
free
people
of
Germany
,
and
brought
their
Common-weals
to
the
Scale
.
Howbeit
the
Princes
required
,
that
they
might
be
weighed
each
one
seuerally
by
it selfe
,
wherewith
the
Germanes
were
well
contented
,
so
that
it
might
be
done
.
But
Lorenzo
hauing
put
the
Common-wealth
of
Basil
into
the
Scale
,
it
appeared
,
that
the
greater
part
of
the
other
Common-weales
of
Germany
were
all
so
linked
together
,
that
it
was
impossible
to
separate
them
one
from
another
,
which
put
a
many
of
ambitious
Princes
there
in
a
sweat
.
Then
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
caused
his
State
to
be
put
into
the
Scale
by
his
noble
Knights
of
the
Annonciata
,
which
equalled
the
weight
of
the
last
fifteenth
yeere
;
but
Lorenzo
hauing
added
into
the
Scale
that
most
noble
prerogatiue
of
Title
,
which
the
said
Duke
Charles
Emanuell
enioyeth
of
the
prime
Souldier
of
Italy
,
it
was
seene
to
aggrauate
the
weight
a
Million
foure
hundreth
and
twenty
pounds
.
After
this
,
with
a
pompe
and
Maiesty
matchable
to
Kings
,
appeared
the
Duke
of
Lorraine
;
whose
State
,
though
little
,
equalled
the
weight
of
great
Kingdoms
;
and
it
was
considered
that
it
fell
out
to
bee
so
by
a
certaine
good
fortune
which
that
Prince
had
,
to
haue
his
States
so
happily
seated
,
that
hee
could
easily
put
the
Low-Countries
into
grieuous
difficulties
,
by
impeaching
the
passage
of
those
succours
which
the
Spaniards
conduct
thither
out
of
Italy
,
whereby
he
hath
growne
into
such
reputation
,
that
to
the
most
offerer
he
selleth
for
ready
gold
the
merchandise
of
that
his
adhering
:
in
such
sort
,
that
after
he
had
dreyned
the
Spaniards
,
asmuch
as
any
the
de●outest
French
Lord
of
the
holy
League
whatsoeuer
,
siding
afterwards
with
the
French
,
hee
knew
so
well
how
to
change
his
coppy
,
that
a
King
of
France
,
such
as
was
Henry
the
fourth
,
the
great
Duke
of
Toscan
,
and
the
Duke
of
Mantoua
were
glad
of
his
alliance
.
And
fully
to
make
vp
the
Spaniards
iealousie
,
the
famous
Venetian
Common-wealth
drew
into
her
pay
a
Prince
of
that
House
with
such
affection
,
that
if
that
great
Lady
had
not
made
a
vow
of
perpetuall
chastity
,
and
her
nature
(
according
to
the
custome
of
some
Indians
)
had
not
beene
stitched
vp
the
first
day
she
was
born
by
the
Venetian
Signory
,
most
iealous
of
her
honour
,
it
was
verily
beleeued
by
many
,
that
she
would
haue
taken
him
to
husband
.
It
was
obserued
,
that
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
enuied
much
the
felicity
of
this
Prince
,
because
hee
finding
himselfe
also
seated
betweene
the
French
and
the
Spaniards
of
Milan
,
as
the
Duke
of
Loraine
was
betweene
the
French
and
the
Spaniards
of
Flanders
,
in
stead
of
so
many
benefits
,
and
so
many
commodities
as
fell
vpon
the
Duke
of
Loraine
,
hee
had
receiued
most
cruell
kicks
,
not
onely
from
the
French
,
then
his
enemies
,
but
from
the
Spaniards
his
friends
,
so
that
it
was
euident
,
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
did
now
plainly
see
,
how
that
practise
of
his
with
the
Spaniard
was
most
pernicious
for
him
.
Then
came
the
Otto
di
Balia
,
and
put
into
the
scale
the
flourishing
State
of
the
great
Dukes
of
Tos●an
,
which
by
reason
of
the
excellent
wits
of
the
Inhabitants
,
perpetuall
plenty
,
continuall
peace
,
and
quiet
security
it
enioyeth
,
answered
in
weight
to
many
Kingdomes
.
Lorenzo
greatly
reioyced
,
when
he
saw
how
vpon
the
foundations
of
those
Churches
and
Hospitals
,
which
he
and
his
Predecessors
in
the
time
of
the
Florentine
liberty
had
laid
in
their
Countrey
,
their
Successors
,
according
to
the
modell
left
them
by
Cosimo
the
Great
,
had
afterwards
found
meanes
to
erect
strong
Cyttadels
;
whereupon
Lorenzo
,
to
make
a
glorious
shew
of
the
worth
and
wisdome
of
the
Princes
of
his
house
,
added
into
the
Scale
the
admirable
vnderstanding
of
Ferdinand
the
Great
,
with
the
excessiue
weight
whereof
it
was
so
ouer
charged
,
that
the
huge
chayne
whereby
it
hung
brake
in
two
,
so
that
all
went
to
ground
.
This
accident
of
the
Scales
so
broken
,
was
an
hindrance
that
other
Italian
Princes
which
remained
could
not
be
weighed
;
whereupon
it
was
concluded
,
that
comming
according
to
the
ancient
custome
,
to
lay
all
the
Princes
and
Potentates
of
Italy
in
ballance
against
the
Monarchy
of
Spaine
,
out
of
the
vniuersall
weight
of
the
Italian
Princes
,
each
ones
particular
would
easily
appeare
.
Into
the
midst
of
the
great
Hall
then
was
brought
an
huge
and
euen
paire
of
Balance
,
whereinto
on
the
one
part
was
put
all
the
Kingdomes
of
the
Monarchy
of
Spaine
,
and
into
the
other
all
the
Principalities
of
Italy
,
and
it
was
seene
that
they
stood
in
equall
ballance
;
a
matter
of
great
trouble
to
all
the
Italian
Princes
:
but
whilest
they
continued
in
this
agony
,
it
was
noted
how
the
mighty
French
Monarchy
,
with
one
onely
louing
looke
which
shee
gaue
to
that
Ballance
,
wherein
the
Italian
Principalities
lay
,
made
it
suddenly
to
turne
on
that
side
.
It
may
not
be
omitted
,
how
the
Spaniards
seeing
the
Dukes
of
Sauoy
,
who
the
last
fifteenth
yeare
refused
to
be
weighed
with
the
Italian
Forces
,
now
to
be
put
into
the
Ballance
,
for
to
counterpoise
theirs
,
threatned
them
by
biting
their
thumbs
at
them
;
whereof
those
Princes
being
aware
,
with
a
generosity
worthy
their
vndaunted
spirits
,
they
say
thus
vnto
them
;
Signory
of
Spain
,
yee
can
no
longer
feed
men
with
hopes
,
for
now
we
are
throughly
possessed
of
your
courses
:
ye
thought
to
haue
brought
the
Dukes
of
Sauoy
,
by
the
cunning
of
your
hopes
,
to
such
a
ma●ne
,
as
to
forgoe
that
little
bread
,
which
they
had
in
the
mouth
of
their
state
;
to
reach
at
the
shadow
of
those
great
inheritances
of
Spaine
,
which
they
saw
in
the
bottome
in
the
water
.
And
because
the
Spaniards
complained
for
that
the
Dukes
of
Parma
,
Modena
,
Vrbin
,
the
Lords
of
Mirandola
,
and
the
famous
Roman
Barons
,
Gartani
,
Colonesi
,
and
Orsini
,
which
haue
the
Fleece
,
and
are
in
their
pay
,
were
weighed
with
the
Italian
Forces
;
whereas
in
regard
of
that
Order
,
and
the
Pensions
they
receiue
,
they
were
obliged
to
adhere
to
their
designes
,
and
to
be
the
ministers
of
their
greatnesse
.
They
were
answered
by
those
Lords
,
that
they
receiued
the
honours
of
the
Fleece
,
and
inioyed
the
profits
of
those
Pensions
,
as
honourable
Ladies
accept
of
gifts
from
their
Louers
;
only
in
a
pure
way
of
curtesie
,
and
not
with
an
intent
any
way
to
forget
what
appertaineth
to
their
honour
.
CHAP.
4.
Almansor
,
sometime
King
of
the
Moores
,
encountring
with
the
Kingdome
of
Naples
,
they
relate
one
to
another
the
miseries
they
sustaine
by
the
oppression
of
the
Spaniards
.
THe
famous
King
of
Moores
,
Almansor
,
he
that
many
yeares
together
raigned
in
Spaine
ouer
the
noble
Realme
of
Granada
,
met
yesterday
with
the
Kingdome
of
Naples
,
and
falling
in
talke
with
him
,
after
hee
had
for
a
good
space
obserued
the
chaine
,
which
the
said
Kingdome
of
Naples
wore
fastned
about
his
legge
,
he
told
him
,
that
the
manufacture
thereof
being
Moresco
,
he
verily
thought
that
he
had
many
times
seene
,
and
handled
it
somewhere
else
;
and
a
little
while
after
with
a
shew
of
great
maruell
he
affirmed
,
that
he
knew
it
well
;
and
how
it
was
the
very
same
,
wherewithall
both
he
,
and
the
Moorish
Kings
his
Predecessors
had
for
the
space
of
seuen
hundreth
yeares
held
many
Kings
of
Spaine
in
seruitude
;
and
therefore
he
earnestly
intreated
him
,
to
let
him
vnderstand
,
how
,
by
whom
,
and
when
he
was
chained
in
that
manner
.
A
very
good
eye
,
and
an
excellent
memory
hast
thou
,
Almansor
,
(
answered
then
the
Kingdome
of
Naples
)
for
this
vnluckie
chaine
,
which
thou
seest
about
my
legge
,
was
brought
out
of
Spaine
by
Gonsaluo
Corduba
,
called
the
great
Captaine
,
and
therefore
it
is
very
likely
to
be
the
same
thou
speakest
of
.
And
now
it
is
an
hundreth
yeares
,
since
first
I
found
my selfe
in
the
miserable
seruitude
,
wherein
thou
beholdest
me
,
and
from
which
I
know
not
whether
euer
I
shall
be
freed
;
for
in
regard
of
the
mighty
power
,
whereunto
I
see
the
forces
of
the
Spaniards
arriued
,
hauing
vtterly
lost
all
hope
of
assistance
,
that
may
be
expected
from
men
,
I
know
that
my
ancient
liberty
standeth
wholly
in
the
powerfull
hand
of
God
,
who
had
need
to
renue
in
me
the
miracles
of
the
Red
Sea
,
if
my
deliuerance
shall
follow
.
The
yeares
(
replied
Almansor
)
confront
well
;
for
a
little
before
the
time
of
thy
seruitude
,
the
Spaniards
vndid
this
my
chaine
from
about
the
leg
of
the
Kingdome
of
Granada
,
wherewithall
afterwards
they
bound
thee
.
But
let
it
not
displease
thee
,
O
Kingdome
of
Naples
,
to
declare
vnto
me
,
how
it
could
come
to
passe
,
that
the
Spaniards
should
make
themselues
Masters
of
such
a
Kingdome
as
thou
art
,
so
potent
,
and
so
far
distant
from
their
Forces
.
By
fraud
Almansor
,
(
said
the
Neapolitan
Kingdome
)
did
the
Spaniards
get
into
Italy
,
for
by
open
force
they
had
neuer
beene
able
to
make
such
notable
acquests
;
and
as
thou
saidst
well
,
so
disproportionable
to
their
Forces
,
which
were
so
far
off
.
But
heare
,
and
wonder
at
the
large
and
grosse
conscience
of
a
King
of
Spaine
in
matters
of
State
,
although
he
vsed
much
Art
to
seeme
vnto
foolish
men
a
very
Saint
;
for
thou
shalt
come
vnto
the
knowledge
of
a
Tragedy
,
according
to
the
rules
of
my
Christian
Religion
,
most
wicked
and
cruell
;
but
according
to
the
termes
of
moderne
Policie
,
the
most
aduised
that
euer
any
Nation
represented
vpon
the
stage
of
the
world
.
Alfonso
my
King
,
to
his
vtter
,
and
my
chiefest
ruine
,
gaue
Isabella
his
Neece
(
for
from
this
vnhappy
mariage
did
my
displantation
take
beginning
)
to
Iohn
Galeazzo
,
Duke
of
Milan
for
wife
.
The
minoritie
first
,
and
then
the
vnspeakable
silly
weaknesse
of
so
infortunate
a
Prince
incouraged
Lodouico
Sforza
to
vsurpe
the
State
vpon
his
Nephew
;
Alfonso
,
as
it
behoued
him
,
sought
to
hinder
that
Tyrannie
;
whereof
Lodouico
being
aware
,
and
knowing
,
that
without
the
ruine
of
my
Kings
,
it
was
not
possible
for
him
to
arriue
vnto
the
end
of
his
most
iniust
desire
,
hee
fell
into
that
resolution
,
which
afterwards
both
to
himselfe
,
to
me
,
and
to
all
the
Princes
of
Italy
,
proued
so
fatall
,
of
drawing
the
French
into
Italy
,
to
the
conquest
of
me
.
My
Kings
to
defend
themselues
from
such
mighty
enemies
,
called
to
their
aide
that
holy
soule
of
Ferdinand
King
of
Aragon
their
Cousin
,
who
shewed
himselfe
so
kinde
a
kinsman
,
and
such
a
faithfull
friend
,
that
in
stead
of
chasing
away
the
French
enemies
,
he
diuided
me
with
them
;
and
to
shew
himselfe
compleat
,
a
little
after
this
vnhappy
diuision
,
hee
entred
into
warres
against
the
French
,
and
hauing
ouercome
them
,
he
forced
them
to
returne
full
of
shame
,
and
losse
into
their
country
;
whereupon
the
good
King
Ferdinand
without
any
scruple
at
all
of
conscience
became
my
absolute
Lord
;
and
then
it
was
,
that
he
fastned
this
chaine
about
my
legge
,
which
thou
remembrest
to
be
the
manufacture
,
and
worke
of
thy
Nation
.
And
I
doe
not
thinke
,
that
in
all
the
Chronicles
of
the
Saracen●
,
Moores
,
or
Turks
,
which
it
is
likely
thou
hast
read
,
there
was
euer
a
more
wicked
trechery
recorded
,
done
by
a
King
,
that
desired
to
be
reputed
a
man
of
a
good
conscience
,
and
of
an
holy
disposition
;
and
that
a
little
before
had
receiued
of
the
Apostolike
Sea
that
glorious
title
of
the
most
Catholike
King
.
Truly
(
replied
Aim●nsor
)
in
the
Chronicles
,
which
thou
hast
named
of
my
Nation
,
many
foule
actions
committed
by
diuers
Princes
out
of
ambition
to
raigne
,
may
be
read
,
but
this
which
thou
hast
recounted
of
Ferdinand
goeth
beyond
them
all
.
But
if
thou
,
O
Almansor
,
(
said
the
Kingdome
of
Naples
)
diddest
with
thy
Nation
keepe
the
Kingdome
of
Granada
,
chained
so
many
hundreth
yeares
,
what
course
tooke
the
Spaniards
for
to
free
him
?
That
Vnion
of
the
Kingdomes
of
Castile
and
Aragon
(
replied
Almansor
)
which
followed
vpon
the
mariage
betweene
Ferdinand
and
Isabella
,
occasioned
the
liberty
of
the
Kingdome
of
Granada
:
a
most
vnhappy
Vnion
,
the
which
,
no
lesse
than
I
haue
done
,
and
continually
still
doe
,
the
greatest
Potentates
of
Europe
haue
lamented
,
doe
lament
,
and
perpetually
with
vnfained
teares
will
lament
;
as
that
which
is
the
true
and
onely
root
,
from
whence
are
sprung
all
those
greatest
subuersions
of
States
,
which
vnto
this
day
haue
beene
seene
in
many
parts
of
Europe
,
but
more
remarkably
in
Italy
.
And
beleeue
me
,
Neapolitan
Kingdome
,
that
euen
till
now
might
I
haue
raigned
happily
in
Spaine
,
if
this
pestiferous
Vnion
had
not
ouerthrowne
my
greatnesse
;
for
the
many
iealousies
that
raigned
betweene
the
Castilians
and
Aragonians
,
were
my
inexpugnable
Cittadels
,
which
would
haue
maintained
my
raigne
here
for
euer
.
Withall
assure
thy selfe
,
O
Kingdome
of
Naples
,
that
the
aids
which
the
Popes
gaue
to
Ferdinand
,
and
Queene
Isabella
,
greatly
accelerated
my
taking
in
.
Peace
,
peace
,
Almansor
(
said
then
the
Neapolitan
Kingdom
)
for
after
thou
wert
chased
out
of
Spaine
by
the
ambitious
Spanish
Nation
,
the
Popes
vnderwent
such
miseries
,
that
it
may
be
truly
said
,
how
with
ready
money
they
bought
those
extreme
calamities
,
wherewithall
afterwards
they
encountred
;
for
though
the
Sea
Apostolicall
were
well
contented
to
see
the
Moores
driuen
out
of
Spaine
,
yet
that
satisfaction
was
much
distasted
with
my
seruitude
,
which
followed
presently
vpon
it
,
the
Popes
hauing
neuer
had
any
thing
in
greater
feare
,
than
that
I
should
fall
into
the
hands
of
a
mighty
Prince
,
who
might
make
them
liue
in
those
perpetuall
iealousies
,
wherein
finding
themselues
drowned
euen
vp
to
the
very
eyes
,
many
of
them
,
and
particularly
those
,
that
haue
a
greater
knowledge
of
things
of
the
world
,
doe
not
alwaies
make
quiet
sleeps
.
A
cleare
testimonie
of
the
truth
which
I
speake
,
was
the
lamentable
and
wicked
sacke
of
Rome
,
perpetrated
by
the
Spaniards
a
little
after
my
seruitude
;
with
which
ingratitude
they
paid
the
Apostolike
Sea
for
all
they
were
debtors
vnto
it
,
as
well
for
the
remission
of
the
Tribute
of
Naples
,
as
for
the
other
succors
,
which
they
receiued
in
the
warre
of
Granada
.
A
calamitie
,
that
hauing
past
the
termes
of
most
grieuous
miseries
,
hath
in
such
manner
opened
the
eyes
euen
of
men
of
the
drowsiest
vnderstanding
,
that
euery
one
commeth
clearly
to
know
,
what
it
is
to
vnchaine
the
Lion
out
of
a
zeale
of
pietie
;
for
the
Spaniards
no
sooner
saw
themselues
freed
from
the
impediment
of
the
Moores
of
Granada
,
but
that
through
the
ambition
,
which
they
shewed
in
desiring
to
command
ouer
the
whole
Vniuerse
,
not
onely
in
Italie
,
but
throughout
all
Europe
,
most
important
iealousies
of
State
,
and
most
grieuous
interests
of
Religion
discouered
themselues
,
insomuch
,
that
I
haue
often
heard
it
discoursed
by
men
of
most
vnderstanding
in
affaires
of
the
world
,
how
peraduenture
it
would
haue
beene
lesse
preiudiciall
for
many
Princes
of
Europe
,
that
thou
hadst
raigned
still
in
Granada
,
than
that
the
Spaniards
should
haue
passed
into
Italy
,
to
acquire
such
important
States
,
as
at
this
day
they
possesse
there
.
Hereunto
may
be
added
the
preiudices
both
publike
and
priuate
,
which
my
ruine
hath
brought
,
and
continually
doth
bring
vnto
the
Italian
Princes
,
and
more
particularly
to
the
Popes
,
because
the
Kings
of
Spaine
had
no
sooner
fastened
this
chaine
about
my
leg
,
but
presently
they
began
to
aspire
vnto
the
dominion
of
all
Italy
;
and
the
quicklier
to
arriue
thereunto
,
they
knew
very
excellently
how
to
interesse
themselues
in
the
differences
,
which
at
that
time
depended
betweene
the
Princes
of
Italy
and
the
French
,
about
the
possession
of
the
Dutchy
of
Milan
,
wherein
that
top
of
man
,
Charles
the
fifth
caried
himselfe
in
such
sort
,
that
hee
made
himselfe
to
bee
knowne
the
worthy
Nephew
of
his
Grandfather
by
the
Mothers
side
:
for
hauing
with
the
forces
of
the
Italian
Princes
,
chased
the
French
out
of
Italy
,
in
stead
of
restoring
the
Sforzi
to
the
State
,
as
it
was
agreed
betwixt
him
,
and
the
confederate
Princes
,
with
the
fraud
of
a
thousand
Turkish
quarrels
pickt
of
purpose
,
which
he
well
knew
how
to
inuent
against
the
Sforzi
,
he
made
himselfe
absolute
Master
of
that
so
important
a
Dutchie
.
Stay
,
Kingdome
of
Naples
;
and
making
a
point
here
,
(
said
Almansor
)
satisfie
me
in
this
:
Seeing
the
noble
State
of
Milan
was
fallen
into
the
hands
of
the
Spaniards
;
what
hindred
them
from
running
precipitously
to
the
acquisition
of
all
Italie
?
and
seeing
thy
seruitude
doth
manifest
vnto
the
world
,
that
the
aids
and
succours
of
Princes
,
serue
more
for
the
benefit
of
him
that
giueth
them
,
than
for
the
profit
of
him
that
receiueth
them
,
why
would
not
the
Italian
Princes
rather
suffer
,
that
Milan
should
bee
vnder
the
Dominion
of
the
French
,
than
by
receiuing
aide
from
the
Spaniards
,
runne
the
danger
of
letting
that
Dutchy
(
being
so
important
a
member
of
Italy
)
fall
into
the
hands
,
as
thou
saidst
it
did
,
of
the
Kings
of
Spaine
?
The
power
of
the
Kings
of
France
(
answered
the
Neapolitan
Kingdome
)
defendeth
that
remnant
of
Liberty
which
remaineth
in
Italy
,
from
the
ambition
of
Spaine
:
for
those
glorious
Kings
out
of
the
interest
of
their
greatnesse
will
not
endure
,
that
the
Dominion
of
all
Italy
should
fall
into
the
power
of
the
ambitious
Spanish
Nation
,
which
cannot
extinguish
the
ardent
thirst
they
haue
of
commanding
,
neither
with
the
Conquest
of
all
the
new
World
discouered
by
them
,
nor
with
so
great
a
part
which
they
possesse
in
the
old
.
Besides
,
the
Italian
Princes
,
who
know
the
great
perill
(
wherein
they
finde
they
are
)
of
a
dangerous
and
miserable
seruitude
,
haue
so
vnited
themselues
together
,
that
although
they
be
many
in
number
,
yet
make
they
but
one
Body
;
and
the
Spaniards
;
who
haue
vsed
,
and
doe
vse
all
possible
deuices
to
disunite
them
,
euidently
perceiue
,
that
they
wash
a
Black-Moore
.
But
touching
the
State
of
Milan
,
thou
must
know
,
how
it
was
iudged
more
secure
for
the
publike
Liberty
of
Italie
,
that
that
Dutchie
should
fall
into
the
power
of
the
Spaniards
,
than
that
it
should
remaine
in
the
hands
of
the
French
;
who
for
that
they
were
ioyning
to
Italie
,
when
therein
they
should
possesse
any
little
part
,
there
would
haue
beene
manifest
danger
,
that
they
would
haue
made
themselues
absolute
Lords
of
the
whole
:
but
in
the
Spaniards
it
would
fall
out
cleane
contrary
;
for
their
Forces
,
albeit
very
great
,
are
notwithstanding
so
far
off
,
that
by
so
long
a
tract
of
Sea
,
they
could
with
much
difficultie
transport
out
of
Spaine
into
Italie
Forces
,
that
were
able
to
maintaine
the
acquests
they
had
made
,
not
that
they
could
be
sufficient
to
subdue
the
whole
.
Thou
speakest
the
truth
,
(
said
then
Almansor
)
but
goe
on
,
and
declare
vnto
me
the
prejudices
,
which
thy
falling
into
the
hands
of
the
Spaniards
brought
vnto
the
Popes
.
Know
then
,
(
replyed
the
Kingdome
of
Naples
)
that
whereas
before
,
the
Popes
were
the
terror
of
my
Kings
,
now
it
happeneth
to
be
cleane
otherwise
;
for
they
liue
in
a
very
great
agony
,
lest
the
Vnion
of
Milan
with
Naples
should
one
day
follow
;
to
which
marke
,
they
obserue
,
the
Spaniards
haue
directed
the
scope
of
all
their
thought
;
whereupon
the
Spaniards
,
whose
proper
nature
it
is
to
make
good
vse
of
the
feare
,
whereinto
they
see
they
haue
put
the
Princes
their
neighbours
,
haue
arrogated
vnto
themselues
such
authority
in
the
Court
of
Rome
,
that
they
vaunt
they
are
the
true
arbitrators
of
all
the
most
important
matters
which
there
are
handled
.
Moreouer
,
when
the
Kings
of
Naples
were
not
Kings
of
Spaine
,
the
Popes
with
euery
little
menace
of
denying
the
inuestiture
,
obtained
of
my
Kings
,
Principalities
,
Duchies
,
Earledomes
,
and
other
great
States
in
gift
,
buying
their
friendships
also
with
marriages
,
and
many
other
sorts
of
liberalitie
;
but
now
the
feare
being
ceased
,
if
the
Popes
will
make
their
kinred
great
with
titles
of
important
States
,
they
must
be
glad
to
buy
them
with
their
ready
money
,
and
the
aduised
Kings
of
Spaine
,
besides
the
precious
Gold
of
intreaties
,
which
at
any
hand
they
will
bee
sure
shall
precede
for
a
first
payment
,
sell
them
vnto
them
throughly
sawced
.
Important
interests
,
and
grieuous
disorders
are
these
(
said
Almansor
)
which
thou
hast
recounted
vnto
me
;
but
how
commeth
it
that
thou
,
Kingdome
of
Naples
,
which
art
the
Magazine
of
Silkes
,
the
Granary
of
Italy
,
shouldest
goe
so
ragged
,
and
be
so
leane
?
Seeing
the
Spaniards
,
that
come
naked
out
of
Spaine
[
answered
the
Kingdome
of
Naples
]
after
they
haue
been
three
or
foure
dayes
in
my
house
,
will
needs
couer
themselues
all
ouer
with
gold
,
it
is
no
maruell
if
I
be
spoyled
,
to
clothe
so
many
Raggedemuffins
:
besides
,
if
thou
sawest
the
rapacitie
of
the
Vice-royes
,
that
to
recouer
themselues
are
sent
vnto
me
,
or
if
thou
knewest
the
rapines
of
Secretaries
,
of
thousand
Officers
,
and
other
Courtiers
,
which
they
bring
along
with
them
,
all
thirsty
of
my
bloud
,
thou
wouldest
greatly
maruell
,
how
it
were
possible
,
I
should
sa●iate
the
raging
and
greedy
swallow
of
so
many
hunger-starued
wretches
.
As
for
the
little
flesh
thou
seest
on
my
backe
,
the
Spaniards
affirme
,
that
in
the
booke
of
a
certaine
Florentine
,
who
hath
giuen
rules
of
the
cruell
moderne
Policie
,
they
find
written
,
that
being
a
Kindome
conquered
,
after
the
manner
of
those
horses
which
are
kept
onely
for
races
,
I
ought
to
bee
maintained
low
in
the
flesh
.
I
but
(
said
Almonsor
then
)
the
Milanesi
how
are
they
intreated
?
They
also
(
replyed
the
Kingdomes
of
Naples
)
are
bathed
with
the
water
,
wherwithall
thou
seest
me
so
wet
;
only
this
difference
is
betwixt
vs
,
that
in
Milan
are
drops
,
in
my
house
,
floods
.
The
true
occasion
of
the
diuersitie
of
these
intreatings
is
the
quality
of
the
Lombards
dispositions
,
most
vnlike
to
my
Neapolitans
:
for
the
Nobilitie
of
the
State
of
Milan
are
naturally
phantasticall
,
free
,
resolute
,
and
farre
from
that
Vice
so
proper
to
my
Neapolitans
,
of
flattery
,
and
affectation
;
but
so
bold
and
hardy
,
that
they
dare
say
,
how
●f
one
onely
Cremonese
spirit
had
beene
found
amongst
my
Neapolitan
Barons
,
it
would
haue
hindred
that
same
forced
donatiue
,
that
hath
brought
me
to
eat
bread
and
onyons
;
the
which
,
although
with
great
words
,
it
hath
bin
often
demanded
by
the
Spaniards
in
Milan
,
they
haue
been
as
resolutely
answered
,
that
they
should
take
care
to
liue
:
Besides
,
the
confining
of
the
Grisons
,
of
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
,
and
Venetians
,
are
the
cause
,
that
the
Kings
of
Spaine
proceed
with
more
discretion
in
Milan
:
for
when
the
Popes
managed
Armes
,
I
my selfe
also
was
for
their
occasion
greatly
respected
.
But
soft
,
Almansor
,
yonder
commeth
my
most
capitall
enemy
Don
Pedrode
Toledo
,
wherefore
I
pray
thee
withdraw
a
little
;
for
at
any
hand
I
would
not
haue
him
take
notice
,
that
I
lament
my
disgraces
heere
with
thee
;
and
for
this
onely
,
were
it
for
nothing
else
,
may
I
tearme
my
seruitude
most
wretched
,
in
that
I
am
forced
to
call
this
miserable
State
,
wherein
thou
seest
me
,
the
happy
golden
Age.
CHAP.
5.
Sigismund
Battor
learneth
the
Latine
tongue
.
YEsterday
about
eight
of
the
clocke
in
the
Euening
,
the
ordinary
post
of
Germany
arriued
at
this
Court
,
and
brought
very
ioyfull
newes
how
Sigismund
B●ttor
,
Prince
of
Transiluania
,
was
growne
so
inamored
of
the
gracefull
Latine
tongue
,
that
to
his
great
glory
he
spake
,
and
wrote
with
the
purity
and
eloquence
of
the
Cesarean
style
;
whereupon
all
the
Vertuous
earnestly
besought
Apollo
,
that
for
such
good
newes
there
might
be
made
in
Parnassus
all
those
demonstrations
of
ioy
,
which
(
to
incourage
Great
men
to
the
loue
of
Learning
)
were
wont
to
be
made
,
when
any
Prince
became
learned
:
But
his
Maiestie
,
that
seeth
into
the
vttermost
secret
of
all
things
,
denied
those
Vertuous
their
request
,
and
told
them
that
then
onely
there
should
be
feasting
in
Parnassus
,
when
out
of
the
freenesse
of
a
noble
minde
,
and
meere
election
of
studies
,
not
constrained
by
any
necessitie
,
Princes
applyed
themselues
to
Learning
;
and
that
they
were
to
know
,
how
Prince
Battor
had
gotten
the
elegant
Latine
tongue
,
neither
out
of
ambition
to
shew
himselfe
to
be
learned
,
nor
out
of
a
vertuous
curiosity
to
know
many
things
,
but
onely
out
of
necessitie
for
his
reputations
sake
,
to
correct
the
foolish
and
childish
absurditie
which
he
committed
,
in
Gender
,
Number
,
and
Case
,
at
such
time
,
as
in
the
warre
of
Hungary
,
he
took
that
fatall
resolution
to
arme
himselfe
against
the
Turke
,
for
to
adhere
vnto
the
Emperour
of
Germany
,
whom
in
regard
of
the
strong
and
liuely
pretensiors
,
which
he
hath
to
the
Principality
of
Transiluania
,
hee
was
to
haue
in
more
horrour
,
then
seuentie
Ottoman
Emperours
.
CHAP.
6.
The
Cardinall
of
Toledoes
Summa
is
not
admitted
into
the
Library
of
Parnassus
.
THE
Illustrious
and
Reuerend
Francesco
Cordova
,
Cardinall
of
Toledo
,
a
personage
of
exemplarie
life
,
an
exqu●site
Diuine
,
and
excellent
Philosopher
;
hee
that
in
his
owne
person
honoured
the
Word
of
God
in
the
pulpit
,
more
then
any
other
Preacher
whatsoeuer
of
his
time
,
some
few
dayes
since
arriued
at
Parnassus
,
hauing
been
receiued
vpon
the
confines
of
the
State
,
by
Alessandrod
'
Ales
,
and
Cornelio
Musso
Bishop
of
Bitonto
,
and
all
the
way
encertained
at
his
Majesties
charge
.
This
honourable
learned
man
presented
his
Writings
vnto
the
venerable
Colledge
of
the
Vertuous
;
and
those
of
Philosophy
were
not
onely
commended
,
but
admired
,
as
also
the
Commentaries
composed
by
him
vpon
the
Diuine
passages
of
all
the
sacred
Writers
,
were
receiued
with
extraordinay
applause
,
and
shortly
after
they
were
carried
in
a
pretious
Vrne
vnder
a
cloath
of
Estate
,
into
the
Delphicke
Library
,
and
with
the
name
of
the
Author
,
consecrated
to
Eternitie
.
Onely
his
Summa
,
although
very
learned
,
was
not
receiued
by
those
Vertuous
,
who
freely
told
him
,
that
there
were
so
many
Workes
already
of
that
kind
in
his
Maiesties
Library
,
as
some
of
them
seemed
superfluous
:
for
an
infinite
many
of
great
Diuines
had
with
such
diligence
handled
ma●ters
appertaining
to
the
consciences
of
priuate
men
,
that
they
had
put
the
saluation
of
soules
into
comprimise
,
for
the
onely
regard
of
a
shillings
gaine
:
And
that
the
world
very
much
desired
to
see
a
complete
Summa
,
composed
vpon
the
consciences
of
grea●
Princes
;
a
matter
most
necessary
for
the
quiet
of
the
whole
Vniuerse
,
and
altogether
omitted
by
Diuines
;
wherein
those
actions
of
Princes
should
be
exactly
discoursed
vpon
,
with
which
so
often
they
put
the
world
into
confusion
,
filling
it
with
robberies
,
assassinates
,
and
such
slaughters
of
men
,
that
many
of
them
blinded
with
ambition
to
raigne
vpon
earth
,
haue
made
riuers
to
runne
with
humane
bloud
.
The
Colledge
of
the
Learned
,
hearing
these
particulars
,
said
,
That
they
much
desired
to
haue
these
questions
disputed
and
resolued
:
Namely
,
whether
Christian
pietie
will
admit
the
speciall
hypothesis
,
which
the
violence
of
the
sword
hath
vsurped
ouer
others
States
:
Whether
a
Principalitie
,
that
by
Armes
and
fraud
,
is
forcibly
taken
from
another
Prince
,
may
be
held
by
one
that
hath
the
true
feare
of
God
:
Whether
that
course
of
ruling
a
Kingdome
,
which
is
conquered
onely
to
the
end
to
impouerish
and
waste
it
,
that
so
it
may
be
gouerned
without
jealousie
,
may
be
practised
by
one
that
is
borne
in
the
Christian
Faith
:
Whether
the
exalting
of
Reason
of
State
to
such
an
height
,
that
it
should
trample
vnder
feet
,
as
at
this
present
it
doth
,
all
Lawes
diuine
and
humane
,
be
not
a
more
detestable
and
execrable
Idolatry
,
then
worshipping
Nabuchadnezzars
Image
,
or
the
golden
Calfe
.
And
lastly
,
the
Colledge
said
,
That
then
their
desires
would
be
fully
accomplished
,
when
there
could
be
found
a
Diuine
so
much
fearing
God
,
that
with
his
Writings
durst
fright
Princes
as
much
from
doing
euill
,
as
many
others
with
their
great
Volumes
had
terrified
priuate
men
;
for
it
seemed
a
strange
thing
vnto
them
,
that
infinite
learned
Diuines
●●d
so
laboured
to
reason
of
the
strict
account
,
which
Shop-keepers
are
to
render
,
euen
for
idle
words
,
vnto
the
Majestie
of
God
,
and
in
the
meane
time
had
omitted
to
make
mention
of
those
exorbitant
errours
,
committed
by
great
Princes
;
when
with
their
Armies
ouer-running
States
,
they
send
all
things
into
perdition
,
both
sacred
and
prophane
:
And
that
with
more
benefit
to
mankind
,
and
eternall
reward
to
themselues
,
Diuines
might
haue
discoursed
vpon
the
actions
of
Lewis
the
twelfth
,
and
Francis
the
first
,
both
Kings
of
France
;
of
Ferdinand
King
of
Aragon
,
and
Charles
the
fifth
the
Emperor
,
whose
soules
departed
out
of
this
world
with
the
heauy
burthen
of
halfe
a
million
of
man-slaughters
,
all
committed
by
their
ambition
to
reigne
,
and
whereof
they
were
to
giue
a
strict
account
to
Almighty
God
:
all
which
were
matters
exceeding
necessarie
,
to
the
end
,
that
mankind
so
much
afflicted
by
the
ambition
of
Princes
,
might
one
day
receiue
the
consolation
,
which
with
such
longing
it
desireth
,
when
those
that
reigne
should
be
terrified
from
doing
amisse
,
and
be
made
to
know
,
that
Hell
was
prepared
as
well
for
the
great
as
the
small
.
CHAP.
7.
The
Monarchy
of
Spaine
throweth
her
Physitian
out
of
the
window
.
THis
Morning
the
Monarchy
of
Spaine
hauing
sent
for
her
ordinary
Physitian
,
a
little
after
with
her
own
hands
she
threw
him
out
of
the
window
of
her
royall
Palace
,
whereupon
the
poore
wretch
,
being
all
battered
in
peeces
,
died
incontinently
.
An
accident
that
seemed
the
more
strange
,
in
regard
the
Physitian
was
held
by
all
the
Court
,
to
be
a
man
of
extraordinary
honesty
,
and
in
the
practise
of
his
profession
most
admirable
.
Sundry
were
the
discourses
that
were
made
vpon
so
remarkable
a
matter
.
But
,
Apollo
desiring
to
know
of
the
Spanish
Monarchy
herselfe
,
the
true
cause
of
so
grieuous
a
resentment
,
that
mighty
Queene
told
him
,
how
aboue
forty
yeares
since
,
vpon
occasion
of
some
accidents
that
befell
her
,
and
other
signes
which
shee
had
discouered
,
shee
feared
that
in
processe
of
time
,
shee
should
catch
some
dangerous
French
disease
from
the
Royall
house
of
Burbon
,
and
therefore
to
prouide
for
the
inconuenience
which
shee
foresaw
,
shee
had
demanded
counsell
of
her
Physitian
,
who
prescribed
her
a
long
fastidious
and
chargeable
purgation
,
compounded
of
diuers
Oyles
of
holy
Leagues
,
of
insurrections
of
people
,
of
rebellions
of
Nobility
,
of
Cauteries
,
and
other
very
bitter
ingredients
,
whereby
she
had
spoiled
her
stomacke
,
weakened
her
strength
,
and
altogether
lost
her
appetite
;
and
that
the
infinite
quantity
of
Syrrupes
,
and
the
many
medicine●
which
she
had
taken
with
such
anguish
,
had
wrought
no
other
effect
,
but
the
acceleration
of
the
disease
,
which
without
that
vnlucky
and
vnseasonable
purgation
peraduenture
shee
should
neuer
haue
had
:
Moreouer
,
that
the
many
Leaches
which
were
applyed
to
many
parts
of
her
body
,
had
in
such
manner
sucked
the
best
vitall
blood
of
the
Gold
of
that
Spaine
,
that
through
the
weaknesse
of
her
complexion
,
she
was
not
able
to
euacuate
those
euill
humours
of
Flanders
,
which
had
held
her
,
and
doe
hold
her
oppressed
.
By
which
disorders
,
all
occasioned
through
the
naughty
counsell
of
that
imprudent
Physitian
,
shee
was
so
exasperated
against
him
,
that
she
had
solemnely
sworne
to
throw
him
out
of
the
window
,
if
to
free
her
from
future
infirmities
,
he
euer
after
ordained
her
any
purgation
;
And
that
perceiuing
how
the
paine
which
she
hath
at
this
instant
in
the
Shoulder
of
Holland
,
was
an
apparant
Lues
Gallica
,
shee
had
demanded
counsell
of
the
same
Physitian
for
to
cleare
her selfe
of
it
,
who
vnmindfull
of
his
former
errors
,
had
foolishly
ordained
the
second
purgation
,
wholly
and
altogether
like
the
former
,
and
that
therefore
being
ouercome
with
paine
,
shee
had
throwne
him
out
of
the
window
,
so
punishing
him
at
once
for
both
the
faults
hee
had
committed
:
for
it
seemed
vnto
her
,
that
hee
had
well
deserued
the
misfortune
of
that
resentment
,
seeing
that
by
the
accidents
following
,
with
such
infelicity
of
her
Spaniards
,
he
had
not
learned
to
know
,
that
purgations
made
before
their
time
for
diseases
that
are
feared
,
doe
not
worke
those
good
effects
,
which
either
the
Physitian
beleeueth
,
or
the
patient
desireth
.
CHAP.
8.
Most
of
the
States
of
the
world
are
censured
in
Parnassus
for
their
errors
.
APollo
carefull
of
nothing
more
,
than
to
see
the
Princes
of
the
world
,
should
in
the
vpright
gouernment
of
their
States
,
giue
the
people
such
satisfaction
as
they
ought
,
introduced
into
Parnassus
(
many
ages
since
)
this
admirable
custome
:
That
euery
yeare
,
the
names
of
the
chiefest
Potentates
of
the
earth
,
written
vpon
little
scedules
,
should
be
put
into
an
Vrne
,
and
then
being
drawn
forth
one
by
one
,
the
publike
censor
of
politicall
matters
should
(
in
the
presence
of
the
sacred
Colledge
of
the
learned
)
record
the
disorders
,
which
he
had
obserued
in
the
gouernment
of
their
States
;
whereupon
those
Princes
were
bound
either
incontinently
with
satisfying
reasons
to
defend
such
things
as
were
obiected
against
them
,
or
else
within
a
Moneth
to
reforme
them
.
An
institution
no
doubt
very
noble
and
holy
;
for
it
hath
effected
,
that
in
the
progresse
of
so
many
ages
,
since
first
it
was
vsed
,
Princes
haue
corrected
an
infinitie
of
errours
:
besides
,
knowing
that
they
are
to
bee
called
to
so
strict
an
account
,
it
maketh
them
endeauour
to
liue
so
vertuously
,
that
in
the
presence
of
so
many
Princes
they
neede
not
to
blush
.
Vpon
the
day
appointed
then
,
most
of
the
Potentates
of
the
World
appeared
before
Apollo
:
And
Count
Baldazar
Castiglione
the
Politicall
Censor
,
said
vnto
the
reuerend
Lord
Giouanni
dalla
Casa
,
Nuntio
for
the
Sea
Apostolicall
in
this
State
,
which
was
first
drawne
out
of
the
Vrne
;
That
it
seemed
vnto
him
a
most
scandalous
matter
,
and
indeed
vnworthy
the
Greatnesse
and
Maiesty
of
the
Popes
,
that
in
Rome
should
be
seene
some
potent
Families
,
vnto
whom
it
serued
in
stead
of
a
rich
patrimony
to
bee
dependant
on
forraigne
Princes
,
not
very
well
affected
to
the
greatnesse
of
the
Apostolicke
Sea
,
which
in
euery
occasion
were
apt
with
the
power
of
their
Factions
to
giue
the
Popes
much
trouble
;
and
that
he
might
truly
say
,
how
in
all
his
time
he
had
not
seene
a
more
foule
and
execrable
thing
,
than
that
which
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fifth
did
,
when
with
the
noble
Charge
of
the
Kingdome
of
Naples
,
he
rewarded
the
cruell
seditions
,
and
shamefull
treacheries
,
which
the
Cardinall
Pompeo
Colonna
,
vsed
against
the
high
Bishop
Clement
the
seuenth
.
Then
the
Lord
Giouanni
demanded
of
the
Count
,
how
long
it
was
since
hee
had
conuersed
in
the
Romane
Court
;
who
answering
,
Some
seuenty
yeares
past
:
the
Nuncio
replyed
,
that
returning
thither
now
he
should
find
,
how
by
reason
of
the
abundance
of
vertjuyce
,
which
the
Pompei
,
Fabritij
,
Prosperi
,
Ascanij
of
the
family
of
Colonna
;
the
Virginij
,
and
other
more
principall
Barons
of
the
House
of
Orsina
had
eaten
;
the
teeth
of
their
Nephews
and
Grand-children
were
so
set
on
edge
,
that
they
could
hardly
chaw
their
broth
:
for
the
Popes
which
had
tyed
those
exorbitances
about
their
fingers
,
knew
so
excellently
how
to
practise
the
Tarquinian
precept
,
that
they
haue
reduced
those
Poppies
,
which
heretofore
were
as
high
as
Cedars
,
to
the
humble
stature
of
ridiculous
dwarffes
.
This
answere
satisfied
the
Count
,
who
turning
to
the
Romane
Empire
,
next
drawne
out
of
the
Vrne
,
hee
said
vnto
him
,
That
the
present
disorders
which
were
seene
not
only
in
the
great
patrimony
of
the
House
of
Austria
,
but
in
all
Germany
,
proceeded
from
the
negligence
of
the
present
Emperor
Rodolphus
,
and
therefore
hee
much
desired
,
that
that
Maiesty
would
with
more
care
embrace
the
gouernment
of
his
so
many
States
;
remembring
,
that
Princes
,
rulers
of
mankind
,
bore
vpon
their
shoulders
the
heauiest
weight
,
and
had
in
their
hands
the
most
laborious
worke
that
any
the
painfullest
day-labourer
whatsoeuer
could
exercise
.
The
Censor
was
exceedingly
thanked
by
the
Romane
Empire
for
this
aduice
;
whereunto
with
much
grauity
he
answered
,
That
it
was
a
disgrace
common
with
all
Princes
,
to
be
accused
of
negligence
,
when
scandals
arose
in
their
States
,
although
it
notoriously
appeared
,
that
in
regard
they
were
occasioned
by
the
practises
of
more
mighty
enemies
,
they
could
not
possibly
be
auoyded
by
an
vnderstanding
Prince
.
Wherefore
it
was
to
be
considered
,
That
the
monstrous
felicities
,
which
the
most
mighty
House
of
Austria
haue
had
by
inheriting
with
their
Matches
,
the
States
of
Flanders
,
the
Kingdomes
of
Spaine
,
of
Naples
,
Sicilia
,
Bohemia
,
Hungary
,
and
Portugall
,
haue
giuen
all
the
Princes
of
Germany
,
of
Italy
,
and
of
Europe
such
diobolicall
jealousies
,
that
they
haue
caused
both
the
passed
and
present
ruines
,
now
beheld
in
their
ancient
patrimony
:
Whereunto
the
Emperors
,
which
haue
raigned
since
Maximilian
the
first
of
famous
memory
,
albeit
they
were
reputed
most
valorous
and
prudent
Princes
,
could
neuer
after
apply
any
salue
,
that
did
not
infinitely
exasperate
the
sore
of
the
disorders
of
Germany
,
wherin
had
concurred
such
abundance
of
malignant
humours
,
that
it
might
truly
be
said
,
it
was
immedicable
.
Further
,
it
was
to
be
remembred
,
what
small
authority
the
moderne
Emperors
haue
had
in
Germany
,
so
that
it
were
not
onely
a
discourtesie
,
but
open
injustice
to
will
one
,
that
hath
his
hands
fast
bound
behind
him
to
performe
the
acts
of
Or●ando
.
Moreouer
,
the
qualitie
of
the
Empire
was
to
be
regarded
,
which
being
electiue
,
they
that
serued
,
had
more
authority
in
it
,
then
they
that
commanded
.
Besides
the
present
weaknesse
of
the
house
of
Austria
in
Germany
,
from
whom
(
with
the
seditions
of
Religion
)
the
hearts
of
their
subiects
are
stollen
;
a
theft
so
important
,
that
they
may
well
abandon
those
States
as
lost
,
wherein
such
dangerous
seed
is
sowen
.
Whereupon
the
present
Emperour
seeing
himselfe
depriued
of
the
obedience
of
his
subiects
,
desireth
euery
one
to
reflect
vpon
the
quality
of
the
Cousins
,
which
the
House
of
Austria
hath
in
Spaine
,
and
they
shall
find
that
the
people
of
Almaine
borne
for
their
libertie
,
to
secure
themselues
from
the
monstrous
power
of
such
a
Family
,
take
impious
and
wrongfull
reuenges
euen
on
those
,
which
shal
not
be
free
from
the
seruitude
of
the
Spaniards
,
if
for
the
sins
of
men
they
euer
arriue
to
that
point
of
commanding
ouer
the
World
;
from
which
(
by
the
meere
goodnesse
and
mercy
of
God
)
they
are
put
off
as
farre
,
as
by
their
many
deuices
they
haue
laboured
to
come
neere
it
.
That
also
it
was
to
be
thought
vpon
,
how
the
first
that
in
Italie
,
and
abroad
,
disinherited
with
all
kinde
of
irreuerence
,
and
disrespect
,
the
Maiestie
of
the
Empire
,
were
those
their
Cousins
of
Spaine
,
as
clearely
appeared
by
the
vsurpation
of
Finale
,
and
other
Imperiall
feudes
by
them
possessed
.
All
which
things
,
mouing
dangerous
humors
without
dissoluing
them
afterwards
,
doe
cause
the
House
of
Austria
in
Germany
,
to
be
cruelly
scourged
by
most
powerfull
enemies
,
whilest
the
Spaniards
with
their
only
menaces
seeke
to
put
the
whole
world
into
suspition
and
distate
.
And
for
conclusion
,
he
desired
all
the
sacred
Colledge
to
consider
,
that
to
the
miserable
sterilitie
of
children
,
which
is
seene
in
the
present
Emperor
,
is
adioyned
a
lamentable
fertilitie
of
brethren
;
one
of
which
incited
by
the
most
violent
spurre
of
ambition
,
hath
not
doubted
at
last
to
goe
about
to
ouerthrow
his
owne
House
,
which
is
ready
to
fall
.
All
accidents
so
vnhappy
,
that
they
would
make
euen
Salomon
himselfe
seeme
to
the
World
a
very
foole
.
These
replies
,
which
to
all
the
Assistants
seemed
very
weighty
,
satisfied
the
Censor
,
who
turning
him
to
the
warlike
French
Monarchie
,
said
vnto
her
;
How
all
the
Vertuous
of
Parnassus
much
desired
of
her
,
that
shee
would
rule
the
furious
,
vnquiet
,
capricious
,
and
exceeding
impetuous
dispositions
of
her
French
,
reducing
them
to
those
termes
of
prudence
,
aduisednesse
,
and
stayednesse
of
minde
,
which
are
seene
in
the
noble
Italian
,
and
Spanish
Nations
;
and
how
it
much
blemished
her
reputation
,
that
the
Kingdome
of
France
,
which
holdeth
a
first
place
amongst
the
most
principall
Monarchies
of
the
World
,
should
be
inhabited
by
men
so
infinitely
rash
.
To
this
aduertisement
the
French
Monarchie
replied
,
That
the
Censor
not
well
informed
of
the
interests
of
her
Kingdome
,
had
censured
for
defects
the
chiefest
vertues
,
which
she
loued
in
her
French
.
Folly
,
lightnesse
,
vnaduisednesse
,
and
a
precipitous
nature
were
they
,
which
had
made
her
so
feared
,
and
formidable
a
Queene
,
because
her
French
with
vnspeakable
alacritie
and
forwardnes
,
would
vpon
the
least
nod
of
hers
,
expose
themselues
to
those
perils
,
whereunto
other
Princes
could
not
with
the
rope
,
the
cudgell
,
and
the
cruellest
kinds
of
punishment
compell
their
wise
,
aduised
,
and
circumspect
subiects
:
And
that
in
the
many
warres
,
which
she
had
held
with
most
valorous
Nations
,
she
had
learned
to
know
,
how
an
Armie
framed
of
souldiers
,
which
had
little
braine
,
and
much
courage
,
so
that
they
are
led
by
a
valiant
,
and
discreet
Generall
,
doth
carry
away
the
victorie
from
those
people
,
who
professe
more
circumspection
,
and
wisdome
.
This
answer
of
the
Monarchie
of
France
,
was
so
much
the
more
commended
of
Castiglione
,
by
how
much
,
regarding
the
qualitie
of
a
mighty
Kingdome
,
he
knew
that
the
French
possessed
all
those
endowments
and
vertues
,
which
were
requisite
in
a
Nation
,
for
to
found
,
amplifie
,
and
maintaine
a
great
Empire
.
Then
the
Censor
turning
to
the
powerfull
Monarchie
of
Spaine
,
said
vnto
her
,
how
it
was
euident
,
nothing
gaue
greater
satisfaction
to
all
people
in
generall
,
but
more
particularly
to
those
which
were
subiect
to
strange
Nations
,
than
the
humanitie
,
and
affable
cariage
of
such
as
gouerned
them
;
whereas
she
sending
to
the
gouernments
of
Naples
,
Milan
,
and
Sicilia
,
none
but
her
owne
Spaniards
,
they
with
their
ordinarie
Castilian
statelinesse
,
and
insupportable
Spanish
pride
,
without
all
comparison
far
exceeding
that
,
which
the
Kings
of
Spaine
themselues
either
could
,
or
would
haue
vsed
in
those
States
,
did
so
exasperate
euen
their
good
and
faithfull
subiects
,
that
the
Spanish
Dominion
was
growne
infinitely
odious
:
And
that
further
,
both
in
weighty
,
and
sleight
affaires
,
hee
desired
more
quicke
expeditions
from
her
,
seeing
that
by
her
too
much
delay
,
and
perplexitie
in
the
deliberation
of
important
matters
,
shee
had
lost
many
faire
occasions
,
that
had
presented
themselues
vnto
her
,
for
the
inlarging
of
her
Empire
.
The
Monarchy
of
Spaine
very
much
thanked
the
Censor
for
the
aduertisements
he
had
giuen
her
,
and
in
her
excuse
answered
,
how
that
honourable
Gentleman
,
which
had
a
young
wife
,
beyond
all
expression
faire
,
but
of
a
disposition
inclined
to
lasciuiousnesse
,
should
shew
himselfe
very
discreet
,
if
he
desired
,
that
a
proper
hansome
seruant
,
whom
he
kept
in
his
house
,
should
be
rather
extremely
hated
,
than
any
whit
affected
by
his
wife
:
and
that
vnto
the
delay
in
the
resolution
of
her
affaires
,
which
she
knew
to
be
vitious
and
preiudiciall
,
it
lay
not
in
her
power
to
giue
remedie
:
for
almighty
God
hauing
not
without
important
occasions
created
her
Spaniards
wholly
,
and
altogether
quite
different
in
disposition
from
the
French
,
whilest
they
in
the
deliberation
of
businesses
,
were
rather
precipitous
,
than
executiue
,
she
in
her
being
so
slow
and
irresolute
,
obeyed
the
will
of
God
,
who
would
haue
it
so
.
The
next
drawne
out
of
the
Vrne
was
the
Monarchie
of
Poland
;
vnto
whom
Count
Baldasar
said
,
How
all
the
Princes
of
Europe
c●u●d
haue
wished
,
that
the
present
King
Sigismond
had
vsed
towards
those
seditious
Nobles
,
which
last
rebelled
against
him
,
some
seueritie
worthy
so
grieuous
a
fault
,
only
to
the
end
,
that
by
their
example
,
other
Lords
might
haue
beene
deterred
from
committing
the
like
.
To
this
the
Polach
Monarchy
answered
,
That
those
chastisements
giuen
to
the
Nobility
,
which
in
an
hereditarie
State
would
be
commodious
,
haue
alwaies
proued
in
her
electiue
Kingdome
preiudiciall
:
And
how
that
Kingdome
,
which
another
receiueth
in
gift
from
a
Nobility
,
in
whose
power
is
the
election
of
the
King
,
cannot
without
euident
perill
of
falling
from
his
greatnesse
.
be
gouerned
with
that
rigour
,
which
in
other
hereditary
States
is
necessary
;
for
that
Senate
,
which
out
of
an
election
of
loue
giueth
another
a
Kingdome
,
if
it
be
prouoked
by
the
powerfull
passion
of
hate
,
knoweth
also
how
to
reassume
it
,
in
regard
well-aduised
Senators
are
wont
to
reserue
vnto
themselues
those
necessary
instruments
,
whereby
vpon
euery
occasion
of
euill
satisfaction
,
they
may
recall
their
vsed
liberalitie
:
And
that
the
present
King
Sigismond
being
the
first
of
his
House
,
which
had
raigned
in
Poland
,
hee
was
to
direct
the
aime
of
all
his
thoughts
to
no
other
scope
so
much
,
as
by
an
extraordinary
indulgence
to
win
the
hearts
of
the
Nobilitie
of
his
State
,
that
so
with
a
gratefull
memory
of
his
clemency
,
he
might
perpetuate
the
succession
of
such
a
Kingdome
in
his
Bloud
.
An
aduertisement
most
necessary
for
Sigismond
his
King
,
by
reason
the
Polachs
,
although
their
King
be
electiue
,
doe
neuer
defraud
the
Royall
Bloud
of
the
succession
,
if
hee
that
raigneth
,
can
tell
how
to
get
the
generall
loue
of
the
Nobilitie
.
For
the
Polonians
being
a
Nation
,
that
know
not
how
to
liue
in
an
absolute
liberty
,
doe
so
abhor
all
manner
of
seruitude
,
that
that
King
among
them
(
a
matter
common
to
all
electiue
princes
)
shall
be
most
oculatiue
,
and
vigilant
in
the
matters
of
his
State
,
that
least
seemeth
either
to
see
or
know
any
thing
.
Not
only
the
Censor
,
but
the
whole
Colledge
of
the
Vertuous
,
admitted
the
iustification
of
the
Polach
Monarchy
for
excellent
.
Hereupon
the
Count
turning
himselfe
to
the
vast
Ottoman
Empire
,
said
vnto
him
,
That
the
cruelty
which
hee
vsed
,
onely
vpon
light
suspitions
,
against
his
chiefest
ministers
,
was
held
by
all
the
world
to
be
a
bloudy
course
;
it
being
a
receiued
opinion
,
that
men
of
extraordinary
valour
and
merit
,
should
not
be
laid
hands
on
,
but
for
great
and
proued
offences
:
And
that
when
the
Ottoman
Princes
did
euen
iustly
take
away
the
liues
of
their
ministers
,
the
custome
of
seizing
vpon
their
Estates
to
their
owne
vse
,
and
thereof
vtterly
depriuing
the
children
,
did
scandalize
all
good
iustice
,
because
it
seemed
,
that
with
such
cruell
rigour
,
the
Estates
,
rather
than
the
faults
of
the
delinquents
,
wee
hunted
after
.
To
this
so
open
a
correction
,
the
Ottoman
Empire
answered
with
admirable
grauity
,
That
he
was
growne
to
that
greatnesse
wherein
he
was
seene
,
by
the
onely
two
most
powerfull
meanes
of
reward
without
measure
,
and
punishment
without
end
:
And
that
the
sole
foundation
of
the
quiet
of
euery
State
,
being
placed
in
the
fidelity
of
the
most
important
ministers
,
Princes
were
not
to
seeke
any
thing
with
more
care
,
than
with
immense
rewards
to
allure
them
vnto
faithfulnesse
,
and
with
infinite
punishments
to
terrifie
them
from
trecheries
:
That
those
ministers
which
haue
in
their
power
,
the
Forces
,
Command
,
and
Gouernments
of
States
,
not
being
able
to
erre
,
but
in
most
important
matters
,
it
were
the
counsell
of
a
foolish
Prince
,
vpon
suspitions
of
that
moment
,
to
arraigne
,
accuse
,
and
heare
the
iustifications
of
the
offender
;
but
in
such
a
case
,
the
Prince
which
will
runne
no
danger
,
ought
to
endeuour
to
surprise
his
minister
vpon
the
sudden
,
and
to
deale
so
securely
,
that
the
execution
of
the
punishment
may
precede
euen
the
accusation
it selfe
:
That
many
times
it
had
fallen
out
,
that
he
with
a
sudden
chastisement
had
preuented
the
consummation
of
most
foule
treasons
:
Which
resolution
,
though
he
acknowledged
to
be
most
seuere
,
yet
he
knew
it
had
so
wrought
,
that
there
were
neuer
seene
in
his
State
any
Counts
St.
Paul
,
Princes
of
Orange
,
Dukes
of
Guise
,
d'Aumale
,
du
Maine
,
de
Mercure
,
and
other
foule
monsters
of
disloyaltie
,
which
,
with
the
shame
of
those
Princes
,
that
with
halters
,
poynards
,
and
axes
,
knew
not
how
to
preuent
such
dangerous
offences
,
haue
beene
seene
otherwhere
:
It
being
a
rule
in
matters
of
State
as
common
,
as
secure
,
That
that
minister
,
which
giueth
to
his
Prince
the
least
shadow
of
suspition
of
his
faith
,
incurreth
a
capitall
paine
,
because
those
Captaines
which
haue
the
care
of
Armies
in
their
power
,
are
bound
,
like
the
wiues
of
Honourable
personages
,
to
liue
with
such
puritie
of
minde
,
that
they
be
free
not
only
from
blame
,
but
from
the
least
suspition
of
a
blame-worthy
thought
.
That
touching
the
seizure
of
his
Bashawes
estates
after
their
death
,
he
thought
he
might
truly
say
,
that
the
entertainments
,
gifts
,
and
wealth
,
wherewithall
other
Princes
rewarded
their
ministers
,
in
comparison
of
those
inexhaustible
riches
which
he
bestowed
on
his
well-deseruing
Officers
,
were
vile
,
and
poore
,
as
those
Royall
Treasures
,
which
Ruften
,
Mahomet
,
Ibrahin
,
and
infinite
others
left
behind
them
after
their
decease
,
haue
fully
testified
:
That
the
greatest
regard
which
a
Prince
ought
to
haue
in
rewarding
his
ministers
,
consisteth
in
prouiding
,
that
the
vnmeasurable
riches
,
wherewith
he
bought
of
them
infinite
fidelitie
,
may
not
possibly
at
any
time
be
conuerted
to
the
prejudice
of
him
,
that
vsed
the
liberalitie
:
That
from
the
grieuous
disorders
fallen
out
in
the
States
of
other
Potentates
,
he
had
found
it
to
be
a
matter
most
pernitious
vnto
Princes
,
that
the
extraordinary
riches
left
by
a
deseruing
Minister
,
should
passe
vnto
his
children
,
not
hauing
first
deserued
it
(
by
their
vertue
,
valour
,
and
fathers
said
fidelitie
)
of
the
Prince
:
That
he
had
not
out
of
couetousnesse
,
as
many
misiudged
,
confiscated
the
great
inheritances
of
his
Bashawes
,
but
that
by
the
commoditie
thereof
,
those
subiects
should
not
be
idle
,
and
consequently
vicious
,
which
being
descended
of
fathers
of
notable
valour
,
gaue
the
Prince
assured
hope
they
would
imitate
the
vertues
of
their
Progenitors
:
That
the
gate
of
his
Treasure
stood
perpetually
open
to
the
heires
of
his
Ministers
,
to
restore
them
their
fathers
inheritances
twice
doubled
,
when
they
with
their
fidelitie
and
valour
should
deserue
them
;
and
how
much
the
riches
of
men
vicious
,
and
subiect
to
ambition
,
were
apt
to
disturbe
the
peace
of
any
Kingdome
,
how
great
soeuer
,
well
appeared
by
the
fresh
examples
,
which
he
had
seene
both
in
France
and
Flanders
.
Whilst
the
Ottoman
Empire
spake
in
this
manner
,
he
obserued
that
the
renouned
French
Monarchy
,
with
the
shaking
of
her
head
,
seemed
to
declare
,
that
she
no
way
approued
those
reasons
:
whereupon
somewhat
the
more
moued
,
he
said
thus
:
Mighty
Queene
,
my
custome
in
seizing
vpon
the
estates
of
my
Bashawes
,
is
profitable
for
the
greatnesse
,
and
quiet
of
my
State
;
and
in
regard
of
the
friendship
that
is
betwixt
vs
,
I
would
to
God
,
the
same
course
were
obserued
in
your
France
;
for
you
know
full
well
,
to
what
vse
Henry
the
Duke
of
Guize
conuerted
the
exceeding
riches
,
wherewithall
the
liberall
Kings
Francis
the
first
,
and
Henry
the
second
rewarded
the
merits
of
Duke
Francis
his
father
.
You
,
and
I
,
and
all
those
that
raigne
doe
know
,
how
the
sweetest
bait
that
can
allure
men
,
is
a
Crowne
,
and
there
being
no
man
,
which
for
to
taste
neuer
so
little
of
it
,
but
would
hold
it
a
great
pleasure
for
to
expose
euen
his
life
to
manifest
danger
of
losing
it
,
Princes
ought
to
be
most
vigilant
in
keeping
with
extremest
seueritie
the
passages
thereunto
closed
vp
against
all
men
:
nay
,
they
ought
to
accommodate
their
affaires
in
such
sort
,
that
no
priuate
man
whatsoeuer
should
once
hope
to
taste
of
so
sweet
a
thing
:
And
I
tell
you
freely
,
that
if
your
Duke
of
Guiz●
had
in
my
State
but
onely
thought
that
,
which
with
such
publike
scandall
he
boldly
put
in
execution
in
your
Kingdome
of
France
;
I
would
the
very
first
day
haue
giuen
him
that
blow
,
whereunto
your
King
Henry
the
third
,
although
he
were
incited
vnto
it
by
the
greater
part
of
the
Princes
of
Italy
,
could
neuer
be
drawne
,
vntill
the
very
last
houre
of
his
shamefull
disgraces
,
and
euen
at
that
instant
,
when
the
sort
of
the
French
vprores
was
become
an
incurable
vlcer
;
for
where
ambition
raigneth
among
Nobles
,
Princes
are
constrained
to
shew
themselues
all
seueritie
,
continually
keeping
scaffolds
in
readines
,
&
prepared
,
to
punish
the
seditious
and
rebellious
;
and
their
Treasury
open
,
to
reward
the
quiet
,
and
the
loyall
;
that
Prince
being
vnworthy
to
command
,
that
hath
not
the
vnderstanding
how
to
make
himselfe
be
obeyed
;
neither
can
there
be
a
more
scandalous
matter
seene
,
not
met
withall
in
a
State
,
then
that
the
Prince
should
liue
in
jealousie
of
an
Officer
,
which
ought
to
tremble
before
him
.
But
it
is
the
propertie
of
you
the
Princes
of
Christendome
,
making
profession
of
Learning
,
and
directing
your selues
by
rules
of
policie
,
to
call
me
Barbarous
,
and
my
secure
way
of
proceeding
,
Tyrannicall
,
whilst
in
the
meane
time
,
yee
suffer
your selues
to
be
reduced
by
your
Heroycall
vertues
of
clemencie
,
and
gentlenesse
,
to
shamefull
tearmes
of
enduring
vnworthy
things
.
It
is
not
possible
to
deliuer
,
how
much
the
Ottoman
Empire
offended
all
the
Vertuous
of
the
sacred
Colledge
with
his
discourse
,
who
standing
vp
,
told
him
in
great
disdaine
,
how
they
could
proue
with
present
reasons
,
that
all
which
he
had
said
,
were
most
wicked
conceipts
,
vnworthy
to
be
spoken
by
any
person
that
had
a
soule
,
or
to
be
heard
of
men
,
that
made
profession
of
honour
.
Whereunto
the
Ottoman
Empire
answered
,
smiling
,
That
others
in
the
gouernment
of
Kingdomes
might
haue
regard
to
Vertue
,
and
I
know
not
what
,
but
for
his
part
he
would
neuer
be
perswaded
,
but
that
the
quiet
and
peace
of
States
ought
to
be
preferred
before
all
other
humane
interests
whatsoeuer
.
Then
the
Censor
,
to
cut
off
so
odious
a
dispute
,
turning
to
the
great
Duchie
of
Moscouy
,
said
vnto
him
,
That
the
most
noble
perogatiue
of
raigning
ouer
people
,
which
were
louers
of
Learning
,
and
excellently
Vertuous
,
was
the
second
amongst
the
greatnesses
of
a
Prince
:
Whereas
he
by
so
endeuouring
to
bring
vp
his
subjects
in
a
grosse
ignorance
,
reaped
no
small
blame
,
if
not
much
disreputation
;
because
euery
one
skorned
him
,
for
that
,
expelling
the
famous
liberall
Arts
out
of
his
State
,
he
had
onely
permitted
his
people
to
learne
the
benefit
of
writing
and
reading
.
To
this
Censure
the
Duchie
of
Moscouy
answered
,
That
the
dreadfull
fire
,
which
he
had
obserued
Learning
had
euer
kindled
in
those
States
,
where
it
had
been
admitted
,
had
made
him
resolue
not
to
suffer
in
any
sort
,
that
so
scandalous
a
Cockle
should
be
sowed
in
his
Duchie
;
for
men
being
the
heards
of
Princes
,
as
sheepe
the
flocks
of
priuate
persons
,
it
were
extreme
folly
to
arme
those
gentle
sheepe
their
subiects
with
the
malice
,
which
Learning
engraffeth
into
their
dispositions
,
that
attaine
vnto
it
;
whereas
otherwise
,
in
regard
of
that
harmelesse
simplicitie
,
wherewith
Almighty
God
hath
created
them
,
they
may
be
commodiously
ruled
and
gouerned
,
be
they
neuer
so
many
in
number
,
by
one
Prince
alone
:
And
how
he
held
for
infallible
truth
,
that
if
the
Germans
and
Hollanders
had
been
maintained
by
their
Princes
in
the
simplicitie
of
their
ancient
ignorance
,
and
withall
it
had
been
prohibited
,
that
the
pure
minde
of
those
Nations
might
not
haue
beene
contaminated
with
the
plague
of
Greeke
and
Latine
learning
,
without
all
doubt
they
had
neuer
had
the
judgement
,
with
such
a
ruine
of
their
old
Religion
,
and
destruction
of
many
Princes
,
that
before
ruled
ouer
those
Prouinces
,
to
know
how
to
frame
those
perfect
formes
of
Common-weales
in
their
countries
,
whereunto
neither
the
wit
of
Solon
,
the
wisedome
of
Plato
,
nor
all
the
Philosophy
of
Aristotle
could
euer
arriue
.
This
answere
so
moued
the
Censor
,
and
all
the
sacred
Colledge
of
the
Learned
,
that
with
threatning
lookes
they
said
,
how
the
reasons
alledged
by
the
Great
Dutchy
of
Moscouy
,
were
open
blasphemies
;
and
it
seemed
the
Learned
were
ready
to
make
good
their
words
with
deeds
,
when
the
greater
part
of
the
mightiest
Monarchies
were
seene
to
betake
themselues
to
their
weapons
,
for
defence
of
the
Moscouite
;
who
growing
more
audacious
vpon
the
forward
assistance
of
so
many
Potentates
,
boldly
said
,
If
any
one
would
deny
,
that
Learning
did
not
infinitly
disturbe
the
quiet
,
and
good
gouernment
of
States
;
and
that
a
prince
might
not
with
more
facilitie
rule
a
Million
of
ignorants
,
then
an
hundreth
learned
,
that
were
made
to
command
,
and
not
to
obey
,
he
lyed
in
his
throat
.
The
Vertuous
vpon
this
daring
defiance
grew
extremely
incensed
,
and
stoutly
replyed
,
That
the
Moscouite
had
spoken
with
an
insolence
,
worthy
of
an
ignorant
,
and
how
they
could
also
proue
vnto
him
,
that
men
without
learning
were
Asses
and
Calues
with
two
legs
.
Now
were
they
almost
ready
to
goe
together
by
the
eares
,
when
the
Censor
cryed
out
,
Forbeare
,
and
carry
due
respect
to
this
place
,
where
we
are
assembled
to
amend
disorders
,
and
not
to
commit
scandals
;
whereupon
such
was
the
reuerence
euery
one
bare
to
the
Maiestie
of
the
Censor
,
that
both
the
Princes
,
and
the
Learned
,
although
they
were
transported
with
anger
and
disdaine
,
became
sodainely
pacified
.
All
being
quiet
,
then
the
Censor
said
vnto
the
famous
Venetian
Libertie
,
which
next
was
drawen
out
of
the
Vrne
,
That
the
hardest
matter
to
be
found
in
an
Aristocracie
,
as
she
well
knew
,
was
to
restraine
the
young
Nobilitie
,
who
with
their
licentiousnesse
distasting
the
better
sort
of
Citizens
,
had
many
times
occasioned
the
ruine
of
most
famous
Common-weales
;
And
that
he
to
his
great
griefe
had
heard
,
how
the
yong
Nobilitie
of
Venice
with
their
proud
demeanour
had
offended
many
honourable
Citizens
of
that
State
;
who
exceedingly
complained
,
that
whilest
the
insolency
of
the
Nobilitie
encreased
,
the
chastisements
for
it
decreased
;
And
that
therefore
heremembred
her
,
that
it
was
a
dangerous
point
in
an
Aristocracie
,
when
those
which
were
to
glory
for
that
they
were
farre
from
those
dangers
,
whereunto
such
are
subiect
,
as
are
to
obey
the
humour
of
a
Prince
,
be
heard
to
complaine
,
that
they
are
oppressed
by
many
Tyrants
.
Hereunto
the
Venetian
Libertie
answered
,
That
the
disorder
recounted
by
the
Censor
was
true
,
and
withall
dangerous
;
but
that
the
authoritie
of
commanding
,
was
so
annexed
to
pride
and
insolencie
,
that
they
seemed
to
be
borne
both
at
one
birth
:
And
that
the
licenciousnesse
,
which
the
Nobilitie
of
all
Aristocracies
vseth
towards
the
Citizens
,
was
by
all
the
greatest
men
,
that
haue
discoursed
of
Common-weales
,
reputed
a
desperate
cure
;
for
although
it
was
most
necessary
,
that
insolencies
should
be
restrained
with
seuere
paines
,
yet
on
the
other
side
,
an
Aristocracie
was
to
abstaine
as
much
as
possibly
might
be
from
publike
punishments
of
Noblemen
,
albeit
seditious
;
to
the
end
that
their
shamefull
suffering
might
not
be
an
occasion
to
disinherit
the
whole
Nobilitie
it selfe
of
that
respect
which
is
due
to
them
from
the
people
;
for
hauing
the
gouernment
of
the
State
in
their
hands
,
the
interest
of
the
publike
conseruation
thereof
requireth
,
that
they
be
held
in
highest
reputation
:
And
although
in
her
Venice
,
disobedient
and
insolent
Noblemen
were
not
seene
to
be
so
often
punished
,
betweene
the
two
pillars
in
the
Piazza
of
Saint
Marke
,
as
it
seemeth
many
desired
,
yet
by
the
great
Councell
the
Pregadi
,
the
Colledge
,
and
other
supremer
Magistrates
,
that
dispence
the
publike
Charges
,
those
seditious
Noblemen
,
which
were
discouered
to
carry
a
tyrannicall
minde
,
were
cruelly
afflicted
with
the
torment
of
shamefull
repulses
:
And
that
many
subjects
of
most
Noble
Houses
are
seene
in
Venice
,
whose
ancient
reputation
for
their
demerits
was
maimed
by
Arquebuses
charged
with
bullets
of
paper
;
and
that
being
strucken
downe
with
such
kind
of
shot
,
they
could
neuer
rise
since
to
honours
and
dignities
;
things
wherein
consisteth
the
life
of
the
Noblemen
of
an
Aristocracie
:
And
that
to
excruciate
a
body
,
a
greater
torture
could
not
be
deuised
,
no
not
by
Perillus
himselfe
,
then
that
which
once
a
Nobleman
of
Venice
experienced
,
when
in
a
concurrence
of
the
Honourablest
charges
,
he
saw
one
yonger
then
himselfe
passe
before
him
,
onely
because
he
was
knowne
to
the
Senate
to
be
more
deseruing
.
Castiglione
did
not
onely
admit
the
justification
of
the
Venetian
Libertie
,
but
also
did
infinitely
commend
the
circumspection
and
seueritie
which
shee
vsed
in
punishing
her
Nobilitie
,
vpon
occasion
of
any
demerit
or
defect
.
Then
the
Censor
said
vnto
the
Duchy
of
Sauoy
,
That
his
State
being
seated
in
the
Confines
of
France
and
Italy
,
he
was
necessited
with
all
carefulnesse
to
maintaine
himselfe
neutrall
betweene
those
Princes
,
with
whom
hee
confined
;
but
in
those
last
rumors
of
France
,
by
discouering
himselfe
openly
to
be
wholly
Spanish
he
had
put
,
not
onely
his
owne
,
but
the
States
of
all
the
Princes
of
Italie
in
great
trouble
:
And
that
whilst
with
the
bellowes
of
his
forces
he
blew
the
fire
of
the
French
vprores
,
kindled
by
the
Spaniards
ambition
,
hee
ought
to
beleeue
,
that
that
flame
was
to
burne
vp
friends
and
kinred
,
before
euer
it
could
get
to
the
other
Italian
Potentates
that
were
enemies
.
The
Duchy
of
Sauoy
answered
the
Censor
very
readily
,
That
the
adherence
of
his
last
Duke
to
the
Spaniards
,
was
true
,
but
the
faire
occasion
hee
had
of
three
seuens
in
his
hand
,
euen
forced
him
to
set
vp
his
rest
,
hoping
to
encounter
the
most
famous
Primiera
,
that
euer
any
other
Prince
whatsoeuer
had
at
Cards
;
to
which
venture
he
was
the
rather
carryed
,
because
he
was
assured
hee
could
loose
but
that
money
,
which
at
that
game
he
had
won
before
:
That
afterwards
,
though
by
his
ill
lucke
the
fourth
Card
,
which
was
dealt
him
,
proued
to
be
a
Coat
of
affront
,
wherewith
he
had
made
the
worst
hir
,
that
could
be
encountred
on
the
whole
pack
of
Cards
,
neuerthelesse
he
knew
,
that
the
brauest
mindes
would
confesse
,
that
albeit
the
resolution
was
very
dangerous
,
yet
not
to
wrong
the
Cards
,
they
would
haue
played
no
otherwise
themselues
.
The
Censor
apprehending
the
Metaphor
,
very
much
commended
the
Magnanimous
resolution
of
that
Duke
;
who
,
for
that
hee
might
from
a
small
feauer
haue
receiued
in
gift
the
Empire
of
the
greater
part
of
the
world
,
not
only
without
any
note
of
imprudence
,
but
to
his
infinit
glory
,
at
such
time
as
so
resolutely
he
cast
the
Dye
of
all
the
greatnesse
of
his
fortune
vpon
the
Table
of
Chance
,
he
might
well
speake
those
famous
words
anew
,
Or
Caes●r
,
or
nothing
.
Then
the
Censer
turned
him
to
the
Noble
great
Dutchy
of
Toscan
,
and
sharply
reprehending
him
,
for
going
with
his
Galleyes
as
it
were
prouoking
of
Waspes
,
hee
recorded
vnto
him
,
the
misery
and
calamities
which
the
Knights
of
Saint
Iohn
suffered
at
Rhodes
,
at
Tripoli
,
and
the
great
danger
,
that
lastly
they
ranne
at
Malta
,
onely
because
they
would
imprudently
haue
tyed
squibbes
to
the
Buls
taile
;
And
that
euerywise
Christian
Prince
ought
rather
to
fauour
the
present
carelesnesse
of
the
Turkes
,
then
to
waken
them
with
injuries
of
little
profit
;
nay
,
such
as
brought
others
much
dammage
,
and
necessite
them
to
apply
their
mindes
anew
vnto
maritime
affaires
,
which
in
these
times
they
had
euen
abandoned
:
Also
he
remembred
him
,
how
infinite
people
daily
complained
,
for
that
,
by
his
hindering
Italy
of
the
trade
of
the
commodities
of
the
L●vant
,
all
drugges
that
came
from
beyond
the
Seas
,
were
growne
to
an
excessiue
rate
.
To
this
correction
the
great
Dutchy
of
Toscan
answered
,
That
the
power
of
a
Prince
could
not
be
termed
perfect
,
which
with
a
number
of
armed
Vessels
had
not
some
Dominion
on
the
Sea
:
And
that
his
Galleyes
were
not
onely
very
necessary
for
the
Toscan
greatnesse
,
but
also
for
the
securitie
of
the
Libertie
of
all
Italy
,
as
seruing
for
a
Schoole
of
Mariners
,
for
a
Seminary
of
Captaines
and
Souldiers
at
Sea
:
That
he
confessed
the
dammage
,
which
they
did
to
the
Trade
of
Merchandise
,
but
withall
,
he
desired
it
might
be
considered
,
that
the
mysterie
of
Warre
,
either
by
Land
or
by
Sea
,
could
not
be
learned
by
Souldiers
,
nor
exercised
by
Princes
without
prejudice
to
others
:
And
that
Toscan
breeding
much
filthinesse
of
fantasticall
vnquiet
braines
,
and
extrauagant
humours
,
he
had
therefore
great
occasion
for
those
Gallies
,
that
might
serue
,
as
it
were
,
to
carry
forth
all
the
filth
of
his
State
,
and
thereby
keepe
it
cleane
,
imploying
such
onely
for
Gally-slaues
in
them
,
as
had
done
euill
before
,
and
that
in
regard
of
their
vnquiet
nature
,
were
like
to
doe
worse
after
.
This
excuse
of
the
Great
Dutchy
of
Toscan
was
approoued
both
by
the
Censor
,
and
all
the
sacred
Colledge
.
Wherevpon
the
Count
said
vnto
the
Libertie
of
Geneua
,
who
was
last
drawne
out
of
the
Vrne
,
That
the
excessiue
vse
of
Exchanges
,
which
shee
permitted
vnto
her
Nobilitie
,
caused
that
great
disorder
of
inriching
the
priuate
,
and
withall
of
impouerishing
the
publike
,
whose
reuenues
would
haue
risen
to
huge
summes
of
Gold
,
if
the
reall
riches
of
her
Nobilitie
had
beene
imployed
in
a
iust
Trade
of
Merchandise
.
The
Genouese
Libertie
with
a
readinesse
,
that
gaue
a
particular
gust
to
all
the
Learned
,
answered
,
How
it
was
true
,
that
Exchanges
doe
worke
that
effect
,
which
the
Censer
had
mentioned
,
and
therefore
were
most
pernicious
in
any
Monarchy
whatsoeuer
;
howbeit
that
notwithstanding
they
might
bee
permitted
in
a
well-ordered
Common-wealth
,
without
any
prejudice
of
the
publike
interests
;
because
the
richest
and
securest
Treasures
of
a
free
State
,
are
the
riches
of
the
Nobility
,
and
Citizens
together
;
a
matter
which
falleth
not
out
in
a
Monarchy
,
where
betweene
the
commings
in
of
the
Prince
;
and
the
meanes
of
priuate
men
,
there
runneth
a
long
wall
of
eight
Stories
high
built
by
Mine
and
Thine
:
Further
,
that
in
a
Monarchy
the
mutation
of
the
State
commonly
followeth
with
little
or
no
prejudice
to
the
people
,
onely
changing
the
name
of
Matthew
,
to
that
of
Martin
;
but
in
the
subuersions
of
Common-weales
,
where
liberty
is
changed
into
seruitude
,
there
the
proper
substance
of
priuate
men
,
is
the
publike
treasure
;
for
then
will
they
profusely
spend
all
that
euer
they
haue
,
for
to
defend
their
owne
libertie
euen
to
the
last
gaspe
.
CHAP.
9.
The
Monarchie
of
Spaine
inuiteth
the
Cardinall
of
Toledo
,
to
be
her
Theologian
,
which
he
refuseth
,
and
why
.
THe
report
goeth
in
this
Court
,
that
the
Mighty
Monarchy
of
Spaine
,
by
her
chiefe
Secretarie
inuiteth
the
worthy
Cardinall
of
Toledo
,
with
allowance
of
a
large
pension
,
to
assist
as
her
Theologian
in
the
Royall
Councell
of
State
,
to
the
end
that
nothing
should
be
determined
there
,
which
might
be
against
his
conscience
:
This
matter
filled
the
whole
Court
with
maruell
,
in
regard
euery
one
knew
how
little
that
Prelate
in
the
rebenediction
of
the
most
Christian
King
Henry
the
4.
fauoured
the
affaires
of
his
Prince
;
for
which
cause
no
man
could
imagine
the
occasion
,
wherefore
so
wise
a
Queene
in
a
businesse
of
such
weight
,
should
vse
the
seruice
of
so
diffident
a
subiect
.
Those
which
make
profession
best
to
vnderstand
the
manner
of
proceeding
of
the
aduised
Spanish
Nation
,
euen
in
this
resolution
acknowledged
the
inueterate
prudence
of
the
Kings
of
Spaine
,
whose
proper
custome
it
is
neuer
to
be
at
quiet
,
vntill
that
with
pensions
,
with
honourable
charges
,
with
all
kinde
of
louing
demonstrations
,
and
humane
deuices
,
they
haue
drawne
vnto
their
party
all
such
great
subiects
,
as
they
see
to
be
alienated
from
their
Interest
,
and
from
whom
they
know
,
that
one
day
yet
they
may
receiue
seruices
.
The
chiefest
Confidents
of
so
great
a
Cardinall
,
deliuer
,
that
his
Lordship
very
gladly
accepted
the
noble
Charge
propounded
vnto
him
;
howbeit
with
this
condition
,
(
which
by
the
Spaniards
was
presently
reiected
)
that
whensoeuer
with
the
authority
of
the
Sacred
Scriptures
,
with
the
Doctrine
of
the
holy
Fathers
,
with
the
ordinances
of
the
Canons
,
he
should
make
the
Royall
Councell
capable
,
how
the
resolutions
made
in
it
,
were
disagreeing
from
the
Lawes
of
God
,
and
men
;
hee
alone
then
would
haue
power
to
hinder
the
execution
of
them
;
and
all
to
the
end
,
the
world
might
know
,
That
the
Royall
Theologian
in
that
Councell
was
only
to
helpe
the
conscience
of
his
King
with
the
will
of
God
,
not
to
serue
for
a
maske
to
establish
the
Dominion
of
Kingdoms
ouer
men
;
for
it
seemed
too
shamefull
a
matter
vnto
him
,
that
such
a
one
as
he
should
be
imployed
to
authorise
the
diabolicall
impiety
of
the
moderne
reason
of
State
,
and
to
make
most
stinking
Assa
fetida
appeare
vnto
simple
people
very
excellent
Muske
.
CHAP.
10.
The
Spaniards
attempt
the
acquisition
of
Sauoy
,
but
doe
not
preuaile
.
SEeing
that
for
to
draw
the
French
naile
out
of
the
table
of
Milan
,
where
it
was
fixed
,
the
ill-aduised
Italian
Princes
had
made
vse
of
the
Spanish
pickaxe
,
which
entred
in
such
manner
into
the
very
table
it selfe
,
that
it
was
neuer
possible
since
to
draw
it
forth
with
any
kinde
of
pincers
whatsoeuer
,
all
the
Potentates
of
Europe
,
and
especially
the
Italian
Princes
,
which
perceiued
,
that
the
Spaniards
after
the
seruitude
of
the
Milanesi
,
openly
aspired
to
the
absolute
Dominion
of
all
Italy
,
to
the
end
they
might
secure
that
remainder
of
liberty
,
which
is
yet
resting
in
her
,
agreed
amongst
themselues
,
that
euery
fiue
and
twentieth
yeare
,
the
Chaine
which
the
Spaniards
haue
forged
for
the
Italian
seruitude
,
should
with
exact
diligence
be
measured
by
persons
thereunto
deputed
.
And
comming
(
a
few
daies
since
)
accordingly
to
measure
it
,
the
Italian
Princes
to
their
infinite
amazement
found
,
that
so
odious
a
Chaine
was
increased
with
fiue
most
preiudiciall
links
;
presently
whereupon
the
Politicall
Smiths
were
called
,
who
very
carefully
made
an
assay
of
the
yron
added
to
the
Chaine
,
and
they
found
that
the
first
linke
was
forged
at
Piombino
,
the
other
at
Finale
,
the
third
at
Correggio
,
the
fourth
at
Porto
Lungone
,
and
the
last
at
M●naco
.
Greatly
did
the
Princes
maruell
at
the
strangenesse
of
this
accident
,
and
many
of
them
were
ashamed
,
that
through
their
carelesse
simplicitie
the
Spaniards
had
increased
the
Chaine
of
the
Italian
seruitude
,
much
more
in
peace
,
than
they
could
haue
done
in
war
with
foure
Armies
.
With
these
strange
exorbitances
,
the
Italian
Princes
were
so
incensed
against
the
Spaniards
,
that
they
told
them
freely
,
how
if
they
did
not
containe
themselues
within
the
bounds
of
honesty
,
and
modesty
;
if
the
Italian
files
would
not
suffice
to
reduce
that
miserable
Chaine
to
his
due
measure
,
they
would
make
vse
of
the
French
;
and
if
with
them
neither
they
could
obtaine
their
intent
,
they
would
procure
enough
from
England
,
and
Germany
;
yea
,
and
in
case
of
desperation
they
would
not
sticke
to
furnish
themselues
with
those
excellent
damasked
ones
,
that
are
made
in
Turkie
.
Whilest
the
Italian
Princes
were
in
this
contestation
,
there
arriued
a
Poste
,
which
in
all
haste
had
beene
dispatched
out
of
Italy
vnto
them
with
this
certaine
aduertisement
,
That
the
Spaniards
were
forging
another
linke
in
Sauoy
,
to
be
added
vnto
the
Chaine
of
their
seruitude
:
in
regard
of
which
newes
,
the
renowned
Venetian
Liberty
instantly
opened
her
famous
Arsenall
,
and
all
the
Princes
of
Italy
ran
to
arme
themselues
;
the
warlike
French
Monarchy
commanded
her
Nobilitie
to
horse
,
all
Germany
put
themselues
in
order
to
passe
the
mountaines
,
and
the
numerous
Fleets
of
the
English
,
and
Hollanders
,
set
saile
towards
the
Straits
of
Gibraltar
;
when
iust
in
the
nick
,
euen
as
all
the
World
was
in
Armes
,
a
new
Poste
arriued
,
who
pacified
the
minds
of
men
with
this
intelligence
,
That
indeed
it
was
true
,
how
the
Spaniards
had
laboured
with
all
possible
industry
to
forge
that
most
important
Linke
of
Sauoy
,
but
that
they
had
sweat
in
vaine
,
because
in
the
soldering
,
it
broke
.
CHAP.
11.
The
Duke
d'Alva
being
arriued
at
Parnassus
,
in
complementing
with
Prospero
Colonna
,
they
fall
foule
about
defrauding
the
Colones●
of
their
Titles
.
DOn
Hernando
de
Toledo
Duke
d'Alva
,
a
few
daies
since
,
arriued
at
Parnassus
,
and
by
expresse
order
from
Apollo
,
a
diligent
examination
of
his
actions
being
made
by
the
military
men
,
he
was
found
worthy
to
be
admitted
into
Parnassus
amongst
those
famous
Captains
,
which
without
effusion
of
bloud
,
knew
how
to
vanquish
an
enemy
,
more
by
patience
,
and
art
,
than
by
open
force
,
or
valour
;
that
durst
hazard
the
fortune
of
Kingdoms
vpon
the
doubtfull
chance
of
a
Battell
.
But
because
Lodouic●
Guicciardino
,
an
vnderstanding
Writer
of
the
affaires
of
Flanders
,
had
preferred
a
Complaint
,
how
that
for
certaine
matters
not
very
pleasing
,
which
he
had
written
of
the
Duke
,
hee
had
beene
ill
intreated
by
him
,
therefore
he
staied
a
long
time
to
cleare
himselfe
of
such
an
imputation
;
for
there
was
an
Edict
of
Apollo
very
rigorously
obserued
in
Parnassus
,
whereby
that
Prince
,
or
priuate
man
,
was
declared
to
be
infamous
,
which
durst
offer
any
wrong
to
any
Historian
,
or
other
Writer
,
for
things
written
by
him
not
very
honourable
,
but
yet
true
:
Howbeit
,
of
such
power
were
the
Dukes
friends
,
that
Guicciardino
was
contented
to
reuoke
his
complaint
,
whereupon
with
all
the
greatest
solemnitie
hee
was
admitted
into
Parnassus
,
and
had
a
place
in
his
Maiesties
Company
of
men
at
Armes
,
which
was
commanded
by
that
famous
Quintus
Fabius
Maximus
;
who
for
the
excellencie
of
his
well-aduised
warinesse
,
was
surnamed
Cunctator
.
And
it
hapned
,
that
amongst
the
other
Princes
,
and
Captaines
,
which
the
said
Duke
visited
,
one
was
the
most
excellent
Lord
Prospero
Colonna
,
by
whom
he
was
receiued
with
all
kinde
of
honour
;
and
so
much
the
more
,
because
hee
vnderstood
that
the
Duke
made
a
publike
profession
of
being
the
disciple
,
follower
▪
and
imitator
of
his
slow
,
but
sure
way
of
making
warre
.
Howbeit
,
a
strange
and
troublesome
accident
fell
out
in
this
visitation
;
for
at
the
first
meeting
,
the
Duke
hauing
giuen
the
Lord
Prospero
the
Title
of
your
Honour
,
he
was
so
incensed
with
disdaine
,
that
taking
himselfe
to
be
highly
wronged
by
so
vile
a
title
,
with
an
angry
voice
he
said
;
Duke
,
I
had
thought
thou
wert
come
hither
,
to
honour
one
that
is
greater
than
thy selfe
,
not
to
vndervalue
him
;
but
because
it
is
the
fashion
of
the
Colonesi
to
answer
the
iniuries
of
words
with
deeds
,
goe
out
of
this
house
,
and
in
the
street
(
with
my
sword
in
mine
hand
)
I
will
proue
vnto
thee
,
that
all
those
,
which
vse
such
base
termes
to
men
of
my
ranke
,
deserue
not
to
be
admitted
into
the
company
of
honourable
persons
.
The
Duke
remained
much
astonished
to
see
that
great
Captaine
take
the
matter
so
hainously
at
his
hands
;
and
going
to
withstand
the
Lord
Prospero
,
who
offered
to
thrust
him
out
of
the
chamber
,
they
fell
to
grapple
one
with
another
:
And
because
the
Spaniards
,
which
were
in
company
with
the
Duke
,
seeing
him
in
such
termes
with
Colonna
,
entred
into
the
chamber
to
assist
him
,
the
Italians
which
belonged
vnto
the
Lord
Prospero
did
the
like
;
whereupon
in
regard
of
the
number
of
persons
in
so
strait
a
place
,
there
ensued
a
cruell
fray
;
the
noise
whereof
comming
into
the
street
,
was
the
cause
that
the
newes
of
so
dangerous
an
accident
was
suddenly
carried
to
Apollo
;
who
in
all
haste
dispatched
thither
the
Regent
of
the
Vicaria
with
the
guard
of
Archers
,
who
freed
the
Duke
out
of
the
Lord
Prosperoes
hands
:
and
the
vprore
being
quieted
,
he
commanded
the
Spaniards
,
that
had
beene
very
ill
handled
,
to
returne
home
to
their
houses
;
Thereupon
the
Lord
Prospero
,
to
preuent
any
sinister
information
that
might
haue
beene
giuen
against
him
,
presented
himselfe
before
Apollo
,
vnto
whom
(
the
same
goeth
)
with
a
troubled
countenance
hee
vsed
these
words
:
Sir
,
it
is
well
knowne
,
that
men
of
the
family
of
Colonna
,
of
the
quality
I
am
of
,
haue
alwaies
inioyed
the
title
of
Excellencie
,
Antequam
Abraham
fieret
,
and
ere
the
Spaniards
were
in
rerum
natura
;
wherefore
for
that
Nation
to
abuse
a
man
of
my
ranke
,
as
the
Duke
d'Alva
did
me
but
now
,
is
most
insupportable
;
for
if
the
vilenesse
of
him
that
offended
,
doth
infinitely
aggrauate
the
iniurie
with
him
that
is
offended
,
how
is
it
possible
,
that
an
Italian
Baron
of
my
quality
,
should
containe
himselfe
within
the
bounds
of
modestie
,
seeing
himselfe
vndervalued
by
that
Nation
,
whose
miseries
,
not
aboue
foure
daies
agoe
to
speake
of
,
so
moued
the
whole
World
to
compassion
,
that
thorowout
all
Churches
they
were
recommended
to
the
charitie
of
well-disposed
Christians
,
of
whom
almes
were
gathered
,
to
free
them
from
the
miserable
seruitude
,
wherein
they
were
so
grieuously
oppressed
by
the
Moores
of
Granada
.
The
Spaniards
enioy
the
dominion
of
the
greater
part
of
Italy
;
where
,
by
such
as
I
am
,
notwithstanding
that
daily
they
threaten
it
with
a
cruell
,
and
vniuersall
seruitude
,
they
are
loued
,
honoured
,
and
euen
serued
.
With
their
prodigious
auarice
they
haue
depriued
vs
of
our
wealth
;
and
in
that
lamentable
sacke
of
Rome
with
their
vnexpressable
lust
they
violated
the
honour
of
our
chastest
Matrons
.
And
now
,
in
exchange
of
so
abiect
a
patience
,
they
would
also
take
from
vs
this
little
honour
of
breath
we
enioy
,
and
these
miserable
Titles
,
the
vnhappy
remaines
,
and
deplorable
reliques
of
the
Italian
reputation
:
Which
is
a
matter
so
hard
to
bee
digested
,
that
by
euery
honourable
Italian
Baron
it
ought
to
be
reuenged
,
not
with
complaining
words
,
as
I
doe
,
but
with
daggers
points
.
It
is
reported
by
them
that
were
then
present
,
how
all
the
while
the
Lord
Prospero
was
speaking
,
Apollo
did
nothing
but
smile
,
and
that
when
vpon
his
conclusion
he
burst
out
into
those
words
,
how
the
Spaniards
abuses
towards
the
Italians
were
to
be
reuenged
with
daggers
points
,
he
fell
to
laughing
out-right
,
and
said
,
Prospero
,
thou
art
,
and
euer
wert
too
much
giuen
ouer
to
choller
:
and
I
am
inforced
to
tell
thee
,
how
it
infinitely
mislikes
me
,
that
such
a
one
as
thou
,
who
hast
alwaies
made
a
particular
profession
of
prudence
,
shouldst
maruell
,
that
slaues
,
which
for
twenty
yeares
together
haue
beene
fed
in
the
Gallies
with
course
and
mouldy
Biske●
,
when
they
light
vpon
a
batch
of
new
white
Mancher
,
should
fill
their
bellies
till
they
are
ready
to
cracke
againe
:
Whereas
that
raging
appetite
of
theirs
,
and
euery
other
dishonest
act
,
which
they
vse
,
to
asswage
their
hunger
,
ought
to
be
so
farre
from
seeming
odious
vnto
honest
men
which
behold
it
,
that
it
should
rather
moue
them
to
pitie
.
Therefore
doe
yee
Italians
likewise
permit
,
that
the
Spaniards
,
men
but
new
in
this
World
,
and
lately
got
out
of
the
seruitude
of
the
Moores
of
Granada
,
may
glut
themselues
with
meat
so
delicate
to
their
taste
,
as
are
the
honourable
Titles
,
which
they
haue
found
in
Italy
▪
for
I
assure
thee
,
that
when
they
shall
be
cloyed
with
such
vanities
they
also
will
become
,
as
the
French
are
,
such
courteous
Gallanes
,
that
they
will
willingly
giue
the
Title
of
Excellency
euen
to
their
horse-boyes
,
much
more
to
such
as
thou
art
.
And
I
tell
thee
,
that
if
thou
hadst
that
prudence
,
and
that
perfect
knowledge
of
the
World
,
as
I
wish
thou
haddest
,
thou
wouldest
very
well
perceiue
,
that
those
exorbitances
,
and
that
so
odious
manner
of
proceeding
,
which
the
Spaniards
vse
in
Italie
,
whereof
thou
so
complainest
,
is
euen
as
so
much
sweet
sugar
for
you
Italians
,
and
bitter
poyson
for
the
Spaniards
;
who
if
to
their
valour
to
their
aduisednesse
,
and
vnspeakable
ambition
which
they
haue
to
raigne
,
they
had
affable
and
courteous
manners
annexed
,
with
the
vtter
destruction
of
that
remnant
of
Libertie
,
which
is
yet
out
of
the
Lions
iawes
,
they
would
soone
become
absolute
Masters
of
the
World
.
All
which
are
in●olencies
,
that
with
daggers
points
,
not
by
you
Italians
,
but
by
the
Monarchy
of
Spaine
herselfe
,
ought
to
be
reuenged
with
all
kinde
of
cruelty
on
her
Spanish
ministers
,
who
with
their
vanitie
distaste
the
good
seruants
of
so
great
a
Queene
,
and
make
her
gouernment
nothing
acceptable
to
her
subiects
:
A
disorder
that
bringing
much
difficultie
to
the
substance
of
that
vniuersall
Monarchy
,
whereunto
it
is
not
possible
she
can
arriue
with
the
publike
hatred
of
all
Italy
,
hath
high
need
of
remedy
.
With
this
answer
Apollo
returned
the
Lord
Prospero
exceeding
well
satisfied
to
his
house
,
after
whom
the
Duke
d'Alva
appeared
before
his
Maiesty
with
all
his
family
wonderfull
melancholy
,
which
cast
such
milke
in
their
faces
,
that
the
Spaniards
seemed
not
so
blacke
,
as
ordinarily
those
Moores
that
come
out
of
Granada
vse
to
be
.
Then
Apollo
interrupting
the
complaint
which
the
Duke
was
about
to
make
against
the
Lord
Colonna
,
said
;
Duke
,
I
am
much
displeased
with
the
disorder
,
which
I
vnderstand
hath
h●pned
,
and
so
much
the
more
,
by
how
much
the
cause
of
such
an
vprore
is
not
very
iust
,
nor
withall
very
honourable
on
thy
side
:
And
vpon
this
occasion
it
pleaseth
me
to
remember
vnto
you
Spaniards
,
that
to
be
not
only
niggards
,
as
to
all
men
yee
are
knowne
,
but
not
to
vse
prodiga●itie
in
giuing
vnto
oth●rs
those
Titles
,
which
are
desired
,
is
a
manifest
signe
of
malignitie
,
because
the
ingenuous
nobilitie
of
a
Baron
is
knowne
,
by
shewing
little
couetousnesse
in
receiuing
Titles
,
and
much
liberalitie
in
giuing
them
:
For
euen
by
ouer-much
,
not
by
due
honour
,
doth
greater
reputation
accrue
to
him
that
giueth
,
than
to
him
that
receiueth
it
.
And
you
Spaniards
that
vse
such
austeritie
in
desiring
great
Titles
only
for
your selues
,
are
not
a
whit
increased
in
reputation
,
but
rather
are
become
so
odious
and
ridiculous
to
all
men
,
that
the
Italians
in
their
Comedies
,
haue
deseruedly
introduced
the
personage
of
the
Spaniard
to
represent
vnto
the
world
a
perfect
Braggado●hia
,
I
wonder
ye
should
not
perceiue
,
●hat
in
thinking
to
arriue
vnto
the
Dominion
of
the
earth
by
abusing
m●n
,
is
the
wrong
way
to
the
wood
;
The
minds
of
men
(
Duke
)
are
taken
with
the
bait
of
humanitie
,
with
the
whistle
of
gratitude
,
of
courtesie
,
of
gentlenesse
;
and
that
Fowler
would
shew
himselfe
very
ignorant
,
that
should
go
with
a
drumme
into
a
Doue-house
for
to
take
Pigeons
,
as
I
see
you
Spaniards
foolishly
doe
.
Moreouer
,
I
tell
you
,
that
if
euer
any
Nation
were
to
make
a
bait
of
dignities
,
for
to
allure
the
Italians
to
fall
into
the
nets
of
your
Dominions
,
and
light
vpon
the
Limebush
of
your
seruitude
,
it
is
you
Spaniards
,
for
the
ends
which
ye
haue
vpon
Italy
:
Withall
yee
are
to
consider
,
that
the
States
,
which
yee
possesse
,
of
Napl●s
,
and
Milan
,
are
fastned
vnto
you
with
waxe
;
for
ye
shall
command
ouer
those
two
members
no
longer
,
then
til
the
Italians
resolue
to
chase
you
from
thence
;
who
if
they
could
be
assured
,
that
after
your
ruine
,
they
should
not
fall
into
the
power
of
the
French
,
ye
should
quickly
know
,
that
only
with
a
little
disturbance
,
which
they
could
giue
you
in
the
Port
of
Genoua
,
they
would
put
you
into
a
thousand
intricate
difficulties
:
all
matters
that
should
admonish
you
to
giue
satisfaction
,
at
least
wise
in
words
,
to
them
,
whom
in
regard
of
your
interests
in
Italy
,
yee
are
obliged
to
respect
.
As
for
the
iniurie
,
which
you
say
you
haue
receiued
from
the
Lord
Prospero
,
I
tell
you
plainly
,
that
whatsoeuer
affront
shall
be
done
you
vpon
any
such
like
Titular
occasion
,
I
will
not
only
be
insensible
of
it
,
but
I
will
thinke
you
haue
desirously
sought
it
.
Then
the
Duke
would
haue
excused
himselfe
with
saying
,
that
from
his
King
he
had
instruction
how
to
carry
himselfe
towards
the
Italian
Barons
in
the
particular
of
Titles
,
when
Apollo
told
him
,
that
the
Spanish
abuses
to
the
Italians
were
not
to
extend
but
only
to
the
Neapolitans
,
and
Milanesi
;
and
his
Maiestie
also
added
,
That
if
too
much
passion
did
not
blind
the
Spaniards
,
they
might
easily
see
,
how
their
Grandes
,
whom
Spaine
it selfe
could
not
containe
,
and
that
in
Italy
,
would
play
the
Giants
,
compared
with
the
Romane
Barons
;
and
those
of
meane
stature
would
proue
but
dwarffs
.
Hereupon
a
cloud
▪
as
white
as
snow
,
beginning
by
little
and
little
to
couer
the
person
of
Apollo
,
the
Priests
that
were
about
him
perceiued
how
his
Maiestie
would
prophecie
;
so
that
euery
one
falling
prostrate
on
the
ground
,
and
with
the
rest
,
the
Duke
and
his
followers
;
out
of
that
hollow
cloud
proceeded
the
diuine
voice
of
his
Maiestie
,
which
with
a
pleasing
sound
spake
in
this
sort
:
I
foretell
vnto
you
Spaniards
,
that
with
your
rough
and
odious
manner
of
proceeding
,
yee
will
one
day
compell
the
Italian
Nobilitie
,
which
is
the
Mistris
of
the
cruell
Sicilian
Vespres
,
to
plot
some
bloudy
Neapolitan
Euensong
against
you
;
it
being
the
proper
custome
of
the
Italians
,
with
greater
rage
to
reuenge
the
abuses
of
words
,
than
the
offences
of
blowes
;
as
they
that
hauing
short
patience
,
and
long
hands
,
are
borne
not
only
with
an
heart
most
inclined
to
great
resolutions
,
but
that
doe
not
vse
to
reuenge
iniuries
with
all
kinde
of
cruelty
,
before
they
are
quite
forgotten
by
those
that
did
them
.
And
with
your
owne
ruine
,
you
will
then
finde
them
,
with
swords
in
their
hands
,
to
be
Paladine
Orlandoes
,
when
ye
shall
perswade
your selues
they
are
become
most
suffering
Asses
.
The
Poste
of
Parnassus
to
the
READER
.
THese
Papers
comming
by
chance
into
my
hands
,
I
perceiued
there
was
something
in
them
that
I
could
not
perceiue
;
wherefore
I
thought
best
to
communicate
them
with
better
vnderstandings
;
for
my
part
I
could
see
no
hurt
in
them
,
but
did
imagine
by
that
little
good
which
I
saw
,
there
was
much
more
that
I
could
not
see
,
and
therefore
iudged
them
fit
for
all
mens
eyes
.
Yet
finding
the
names
of
Spaine
and
Austria
,
or
Austria
and
Spaine
,
(
pardon
me
,
politicke
Reader
,
for
I
am
not
certaine
which
should
haue
prioritie
;
and
I
know
in
such
Catholike
points
,
a
little
error
is
deadly
)
so
often
inserted
,
I
durst
not
be
too
bold
with
sacred
things
.
For
I
well
saw
those
two
names
iointly
considered
,
are
now
growne
of
such
estimation
,
as
all
Nations
&
Kings
bend
their
knees
,
&
doff
their
bonnets
at
the
naming
of
them
,
more
superstitiously
for
destroying
,
than
reuerently
at
the
Name
of
Iesus
for
sauing
.
Therefore
I
could
not
resolue
,
whether
it
were
treason
or
sacriledge
,
or
I
wot
not
what
greater
sin
,
to
touch
sacred
things
profanely
with
common
and
vnwasht
hands
;
especially
when
I
saw
all
such
as
had
done
the
like
,
or
lesse
then
thus
,
made
miserable
examples
of
disobedience
,
as
if
they
had
offended
Adam
himselfe
,
or
a
house
miraculously
raised
vp
by
God
,
or
rather
originally
created
in
nature
,
to
rule
ouer
all
the
world
in
Adams
stead
;
and
that
to
be
the
son
of
a
King
,
could
not
protect
an
offendor
in
this
kind
from
punishment
,
yea
,
from
being
cast
out
of
his
paradise
.
O
(
thought
I
)
when
I
saw
this
,
how
worthy
is
he
,
that
doth
thus
to
be
counted
only
the
Catholique
King
:
for
he
is
a
King
of
Kings
indeed
,
fit
to
be
the
executioner
of
his
Holinesse
diuine
Decrees
,
and
to
consume
all
with
Lightning
,
where
the
sacred
fulminations
went
before
.
Tremble
all
Princes
,
and
looke
to
your
Crownes
;
especially
you
petty
ones
in
Germany
,
that
are
but
fatted
to
be
swallowed
one
after
another
,
as
his
stomack
can
digest
,
or
your
turne
comes
to
be
serued
vp
.
You
see
it
is
safer
being
his
seruant
,
than
the
sonne
of
any
Potentate
besides
.
Therefore
striue
for
place
and
preferment
there
,
and
helpe
with
all
the
speed
yee
may
,
to
betray
one
another
to
ruine
.
Your
that
are
Protestants
or
Lutherans
,
it
is
no
matter
for
Religion
;
hold
some
the
stirrop
,
and
let
others
lift
Spaine
into
the
saddle
,
to
ride
one
another
like
Poste-horses
by
turnes
.
You
see
how
honourably
he
deales
with
that
Prince
,
whose
peaceable
patents
made
him
easie
entrance
;
and
how
fauourably
with
the
Palätinate
,
whom
he
rides
in
bloud
,
and
spur-galls
on
both
sides
,
whilst
you
stand
laughing
on
,
and
see
not
that
your
day
is
comming
.
Thus
I
thought
,
and
thought
withall
to
be
silent
,
and
to
keep
these
papers
from
flying
abroad
,
for
feare
of
hauing
my
owne
wings
clipt
.
But
when
I
saw
in
defect
of
greater
,
God
had
raised
vp
petty
Princes
to
defend
the
Faith
,
and
put
that
spirit
into
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
the
Count
Mansfelt
,
and
the
Duke
of
Brunswicke
,
which
he
had
taken
from
Saxonie
and
Bavaria
,
and
others
,
it
made
me
resume
courage
,
beholding
the
immediate
hand
of
God
in
this
worke
,
and
to
thinke
,
surely
God
will
haue
all
the
glory
to
himselfe
,
that
he
imployes
such
instruments
,
whose
estates
,
in
comparison
,
are
but
drops
to
the
Spanish
Ocean
:
I
will
not
therefore
be
guilty
of
so
much
cowardise
,
as
to
reserue
my selfe
,
where
these
men
fight
,
and
seeme
prodigall
of
their
owne
liues
;
or
at
least
,
not
of
so
much
dishonestie
,
as
to
conceale
what
God
hath
sent
into
my
hands
,
perhaps
to
publish
for
the
generall
information
and
benefit
of
all
Christendome
.
Goe
out
therefore
,
and
prosper
in
Gods
name
.
THE
NEW-FOVND
POLITCKE
.
THE
THIRD
PART
.
CHAP.
1.
After
an
exquisite
Examination
and
triall
made
of
those
Wits
,
which
ought
to
haue
the
charge
of
Prouinciall
Gouernments
,
a
ranke
of
Gouernors
are
published
in
Parnassus
,
and
wholesome
auisoes
for
all
Gouernors
,
Iudges
,
and
vnder-Officers
of
State
.
AFter
a
long
time
spent
in
expectation
,
yesterday
,
finally
to
the
satisfaction
of
all
men
,
the
Distribution
of
this
States
gouernment
was
published
.
It
is
not
possible
to
beleeue
the
diligence
and
exquisite
circumspections
,
which
were
taken
by
his
Maiestie
and
his
Ministers
in
the
choise
of
those
being
exact
and
worthy
of
so
great
a
businesse
.
For
first
,
they
tooke
into
their
consideration
to
make
choise
of
ancient
men
,
experimented
in
State
affaires
,
onely
to
the
end
,
that
Colts
should
not
be
put
to
be
tamed
by
knauish
house
breakers
;
and
it
is
worth
the
obseruation
,
that
in
so
great
a
number
of
concurrents
for
places
,
they
had
elected
persons
of
a
slow
Genius
,
of
cold
constitutions
,
and
in
their
actions
perplext
,
irresolute
,
and
addicted
to
drowsinesse
,
euen
almost
to
disability
:
and
on
the
contrary
,
that
they
had
excluded
those
which
for
the
quicknesse
and
viuacity
of
their
wits
,
appeared
to
be
far
fitter
,
and
more
worthy
of
employments
than
others
.
And
it
is
thought
the
reason
was
,
because
that
wise
men
,
which
are
promoted
to
businesses
of
examinations
and
trialls
of
wits
doe
firmely
beleeue
,
that
those
wits
which
are
ouer
liuely
,
nimble
,
&
fiery
,
proue
very
vnapt
to
rule
others
,
hauing
great
need
themselues
of
a
curbing-bit
,
and
a
head-straine
to
saue
them
from
falling
downe
headlong
into
ditches
;
it
being
also
manifest
by
long
experience
,
that
these
by
their
foole
hardy
,
and
ouer-resolute
spirits
,
doe
sooner
disquiet
people
than
become
good
instruments
to
maintaine
them
in
that
sweet
peace
and
correspondent
satisfaction
,
which
indeed
ought
to
be
the
principll
care
of
all
those
which
should
be
admitted
to
mannage
the
affaires
of
prouinciall
Gouernments
.
And
it
is
apparant
to
all
men
,
how
those
Princes
Electors
hold
it
for
an
irrefragable
maxime
,
that
,
Hee
makes
a
happier
progresse
with
very
good
successe
,
who
being
of
a
slower
genius
,
of
a
soft
spirit
,
knowes
best
to
accommdate
his
passions
to
stand
as
still
as
a
Signe
at
a
Tauerne
;
because
the
world
,
which
requires
good
gouerment
,
turnes
quickly
seditious
and
imbroyled
with
the
phantasticall
Chymeraes
of
certaine
hotspurres
,
which
in
all
their
affaires
by
seeking
to
become
ouerwise
in
their
owne
conceit
,
they
doe
in
stead
of
quenching
and
appeasing
troubles
and
combustions
,
kindle
them
the
more
by
vnseasonable
remedies
.
Intempestiuis
remediis
delicta
accendunt
.
Fifteene
daies
since
,
by
a
most
rigorous
Triall
,
which
was
made
for
so
great
a
businesse
,
not
the
ignorant
(
as
many
thought
)
but
those
capricious
Proiectours
were
excluded
,
whose
pates
being
full
of
or
others
and
new
inuentions
,
are
enemies
to
those
ancient
customes
and
ingenuous
orders
,
whereto
people
haue
beene
enured
as
another
nature
,
yet
these
subtle
heads
would
better
them
with
moderne
and
new
lawes
.
T
is
true
,
they
greatly
laboured
to
finde
out
pliable
subiects
of
a
milde
and
flexible
disposition
,
which
knew
to
apply
their
owne
nature
to
another
bodies
nature
conformable
,
as
wiues
ought
to
be
to
their
husbands
.
Nor
did
they
admit
at
any
hand
an
Officer
,
which
had
not
studied
for
the
space
of
foure
years
continually
,
that
most
important
point
of
Philosophy
,
to
liue
as
not
to
liue
:
The
very
Basis
and
ground-worke
,
whereon
the
quietnesse
of
people
securely
consisted
,
and
the
safety
also
of
that
good
gouernment
,
which
might
be
hoped
at
the
hands
of
an
honest
wise
Gouernour
,
in
whom
they
did
not
so
much
regard
his
insight
and
knowledge
in
the
Lawes
and
Statutes
,
as
that
he
should
be
well
seene
in
that
prudent
mystery
,
in
that
mild
manner
of
proceeding
,
and
in
that
dexterity
of
vnderstanding
,
as
is
not
as
yet
found
registred
in
Bookes
.
A
consideration
so
necessary
,
that
some
great
Lawyers
,
which
haue
had
the
charge
of
Prouinces
,
lighted
vpon
most
simple
successe
,
as
that
lanthorne
of
the
Lawes
Bartolus
can
beare
testimony
,
who
was
forced
to
leape
out
of
a
window
at
the
Palace
of
Todi
,
for
all
his
rare
iudgement
and
skill
in
the
Lawes
because
he
would
not
be
taken
and
torne
in
pieces
by
some
that
could
no
longer
brooke
the
impertinent
curiosities
of
one
that
was
so
wise
of
his
tongue
,
and
so
imprudent
in
his
braine
.
Likewise
this
is
certaine
,
that
they
reiected
,
euen
with
the
bastinado
,
those
great
Beasts
,
which
with
open
ostentation
,
to
Peacocke-wise
vsed
to
looke
big
with
austere
&
terrible
countena●●ce
,
taking
delight
to
threaten
his
Maiesties
Subiects
,
made
by
the
Creatour
of
the
same
mould
as
themselues
,
more
like
tyrants
,
than
ciuill
Iudges
,
which
many
of
them
counterfeit
for
some
other
sinister
respect
,
and
aboue
all
things
they
had
a
care
to
exclude
those
tyrannicall
Butchers
,
who
Busyris
like
,
being
bent
to
shed
humane
blood
,
would
make
men
beleeue
,
that
they
went
about
to
set
the
crooked
World
right
againe
with
Pillories
,
with
Gibbets
,
,
or
at
least
with
stupendious
●ines
and
mulcts
worse
than
a
Thunder-bolt
,
such
as
were
neuer
imposed
in
more
ancient
times
.
Aboue
measure
they
loued
those
Iudges
which
tooke
more
care
to
hinder
misdemeanours
,
than
to
punish
them
,
and
which
neuer
subscribe
to
the
sentence
of
Death
,
the
Greeke
letter
Θ
,
without
the
Inke
of
Teares
.
The
next
day
after
,
all
the
Presidents
and
Iudges
appeared
before
Apollo
,
who
caused
Salust
Crispus
,
chiefe
Notary
of
the
Collaterals
,
to
minister
the
oath
vnto
them
,
which
was
,
That
they
should
faithfully
leaue
the
world
as
they
found
it
,
and
not
alter
any
of
the
ancient
Priuiledges
.
After
the
Oath
thus
ministred
,
the
said
Salust
tooke
aside
the
Gouernour
of
Libethrum
,
a
Fauorite
of
his
,
and
gaue
him
these
admonitions
.
First
,
to
begin
his
Gouernment
with
a
kinde
of
carelesnesse
,
and
to
continue
it
with
diligence
by
degrees
,
entring
in
as
a
Lambe
,
and
playing
the
Lyon
towards
the
end
,
but
alwaies
generously
inclined
,
remembring
that
Principle
of
Cornelius
Tacitus
,
Acribus
initiis
incurioso
fi●e
.
Secondly
,
that
in
all
causes
betweene
the
Common
people
he
should
doe
most
exact
Iustice
without
exception
of
persons
:
but
in
suits
arising
among
the
Nobler
sort
hee
should
mingle
with
the
rigour
of
Iustice
the
dexterity
of
a
wary
iudgement
,
remembring
alwayes
,
that
the
accusations
of
great
persons
were
so
odious
to
Princes
that
they
laid
vpon
Officers
Gownes
an
aspersion
,
like
the
tainting
spots
of
corrupted
Oile
which
could
neuer
bee
washt
away
with
the
purest
sope
of
innocence
.
Therefore
among
those
great
spirited
men
,
a
Iudge
had
need
with
the
sword
of
Iustice
,
to
imploy
like
a
wise
Fencer
,
the
target
of
a
nimble
wit
and
a
cautelous
care
,
that
neither
of
the
one
side
nor
of
the
other
,
he
be
exclaimed
vpon
for
any
distasteful
order
.
For
Princes
hauing
cause
to
vse
their
helpe
for
counsell
,
force
,
or
purses
,
they
desire
to
hold
them
well
satisfied
.
And
therefore
in
controuersies
falling
out
among
them
,
a
Iudge
had
need
to
learne
some
easie
way
to
draw
out
rotten
teeth
,
and
with
the
hand
of
dexterity
to
fill
vp
the
place
with
the
finest
Cotten
wooll
.
Thirdly
,
a
Iudge
must
enforce
himselfe
to
know
all
things
,
but
not
to
execute
al
which
he
knowes
.
Omnia
scire
non
omnia
exequi
.
For
to
attempt
needlesse
and
brabling
matters
,
were
to
goe
about
to
set
straight
the
leg
of
a
Dog
,
or
to
lose
his
braine
in
the
Alchymie
of
Fooles
.
And
in
this
corrupt
Age
it
is
good
counsel
for
an
Officer
to
tolerate
in
people
some
stale
disorder
,
then
with
any
ill
satisfaction
to
the
generalitie
to
torment
himselfe
to
seeke
to
bring
in
that
,
which
he
cannot
execute
without
commotions
and
heart-burnings
.
Fourthly
,
that
with
other
Iudges
and
officers
subiect
to
the
same
Prince
,
he
should
not
contend
nor
contest
for
matter
of
preheminence
or
right
,
nor
looke
to
be
his
owne
Caruer
,
or
to
right
himselfe
in
his
Court
by
vsing
any
strict
course
with
inferiour
officers
for
matters
of
prerogatiue
of
Courts
,
but
either
to
acquaint
the
Prince
himselfe
,
or
to
winke
at
the
affront
,
if
another
Court
seemes
to
iustifie
the
subiect
,
or
els
to
take
in
hand
the
weapons
of
a
gowned
man
,
the
pen
.
But
if
the
Iudges
authoritie
stretch
to
the
Confines
of
another
Prince
,
hee
must
not
seeke
differences
,
nor
auoid
them
.
But
if
they
proceed
from
Souldiers
or
Pyrats
,
he
must
defend
his
Borders
and
Iurisdiction
with
Armes
.
Yet
so
,
that
towards
all
princes
subiects
in
league
and
amitie
with
his
Prince
,
he
behaue
himselfe
as
temperately
regardfull
,
as
zealously
affected
to
his
owne
Princes
honour
.
Fiftly
,
that
in
some
occasions
he
preferre
the
publicke
peace
of
his
gouernment
before
that
strictnesse
of
Iustice
,
which
is
mentioned
in
Bookes
.
Sixtly
,
that
for
any
impertinent
thing
,
which
hee
sees
or
heares
,
which
be
not
extraordinarily
altered
in
mind
or
countenance
;
and
that
if
he
cannot
doe
this
,
yet
that
he
refraine
himselfe
from
speaking
of
it
,
and
in
any
case
to
beware
that
he
deliberate
not
,
nor
study
for
reuenge
or
reformation
in
heat
or
anger
,
but
in
cold
blood
after
a
long
times
delay
.
Seuenthly
,
that
in
supreme
and
waighty
matters
hee
take
heed
of
making
any
shew
of
vndaunted
,
of
a
fiery
,
and
resolued
mind
,
but
rather
that
he
content
himselfe
to
hunt
Waspes
and
Hornets
out
of
their
holes
,
with
the
hand
of
the
Prince
armed
with
the
gauntlet
of
a
higher
authority
;
for
although
an
Officer
findes
that
he
hath
ability
and
power
enough
to
execute
a
greater
enterprise
,
yet
for
feare
of
emulation
in
Court
,
or
some
casuall
blocke
in
his
way
,
which
the
wisest
man
could
not
foresee
,
oftentimes
it
is
not
expedient
to
put
in
execution
all
that
which
his
authority
might
warrant
him
.
Eightly
,
that
he
deale
in
all
ordinary
matters
concerning
ordinary
men
,
entring
into
strict
friendship
with
no
man
residing
within
the
precincts
of
his
command
,
but
to
beware
of
that
wresting
and
wiredrawing
occasions
,
which
might
reach
vnto
the
hatred
and
hindrance
of
another
,
and
to
auoid
domesticall
familiaritie
,
which
causeth
contempt
.
Onely
let
him
vse
that
decent
grauity
which
may
procure
respect
and
an
awfull
loue
.
But
in
any
case
,
that
he
shunne
the
conuersation
of
base
and
riotous
persons
,
and
that
he
keepe
company
for
the
most
with
men
of
his
owne
ranke
,
yet
so
,
that
he
make
not
any
man
so
endeared
and
so
bosome
a
friend
vnto
him
,
who
might
afterwards
by
prying
into
his
dealings
,
and
diuing
into
his
secrets
,
turne
to
be
his
capitall
enemy
.
For
sometimes
contemptible
persons
,
not
suspected
for
craft
,
may
in
the
twinkling
of
an
eye
,
of
low
and
earth
creeping
mushromes
,
become
tall
Cedars
at
least
in
their
owne
ouerwe●ning
conceit
.
Ninthly
,
that
he
force
his
noble
nature
to
endure
the
stinking
pride
of
Lawyers
,
although
most
odious
to
God
and
all
good
men
,
and
to
beare
with
their
impertinent
discourses
,
and
wrangling
bawling
,
who
take
vpon
them
to
become
Lambes
at
home
and
Lyons
abroad
,
onely
to
maintaine
the
glory
and
reputation
of
the
Bench
,
but
commonly
it
is
to
fill
their
owne
purses
with
the
ruines
and
spoyles
of
honester
men
than
themselues
.
Wherein
I
wish
him
to
remember
that
golden
saying
of
Tacitus
,
that
it
is
a
most
profitable
,
as
also
most
pithy
in
the
choise
and
free
will
of
Good
and
Euill
things
to
consider
,
what
thou
thy selfe
wouldest
or
wouldest
not
endure
vnder
another
Gouernour
or
Iudges
power
,
Vtilissimus
idem
,
ac●●r●uissimus
bonarum
malarumque
rerum
delectus
,
cogitare
,
quid
volueris
sub
alio
Principe
,
aut
nolueris
.
Tenth
,
that
he
take
heed
with
great
circumspection
he
fall
not
into
the
other
extremity
in
seeking
to
auoid
the
defect
of
his
predecessor
,
as
a
certaine
Prince
very
heedlesly
did
,
who
perceiuing
that
wise
men
fou●d
fault
with
the
late
Prince
for
too
much
lenity
,
turned
an
odious
Tyrant
.
The
golden
Meane
is
euer
best
.
Eleuenth
,
that
with
extraordinary
seuerity
he
take
more
care
to
bridle
the
disorders
of
his
own
house
,
then
the
seditions
of
the
common
people
;
for
the
immodest
and
vnciuill
carriage
of
a
Magistrates
domesticke
gentlemen
,
whom
some
call
Countrey-Courtiers
,
is
a
farre
greater
blemish
and
scandall
to
their
Master
,
then
the
brutish
insolence
of
rude
Clownes
and
ill-bred
Swaines
.
Twelth
,
that
he
hate
,
as
the
horrour
of
Hell
,
all
kind
of
fore-stalling
and
engrossing
of
commodities
,
and
that
he
account
as
the
Capitall
enemy
of
his
reputation
such
detestable
gaines
.
But
specially
,
that
diuelish
gaine
,
which
is
in
these
dayes
much
practised
,
and
one
of
the
chiefe
causes
of
our
Creators
anger
towards
many
States
,
by
the
sale
of
Offices
.
A
most
perillous
Charybdis
,
a
rocke
so
dangerous
in
the
Sea
of
worldly
businesse
,
that
Iustice
being
fled
backe
into
Heauen
,
these
petty
Chapmen
,
who
neuer
dreame
of
another
world
but
this
earthly
one
,
turne
all
things
topsie turuy
to
make
themselues
sauers
for
their
dear-bought
places
.
Whereas
a
noble
spirit
should
firmely
beleeue
,
that
the
Merchandise
of
a
Christian
is
ingenuous
simplicity
and
plain
dealing
,
and
being
honestly
called
to
beare
office
in
his
countrey
,
then
his
richest
lucre
worthy
of
an
honourable
Officer
is
to
ingulfe
himselfe
in
the
Trade
of
honour
and
vprightnesse
of
Iustice
,
which
being
by
the
trumpet
of
Fame
blowne
into
his
Princes
eares
in
a
short
time
,
God
inspiring
the
heart
of
the
Prince
,
he
shall
be
preferred
from
Office
to
Office
,
vntill
hee
arriue
to
a
contented
fortune
correspondent
to
his
Heroycall
worth
and
magnanimous
minde
.
Thirteenth
,
that
perpetually
he
haue
his
eyes
fix●
on
his
vnder-Iudges
hands
,
and
that
he
looke
as
narrowly
to
them
,
as
if
he
held
a
biting
serpent
in
his
owne
hand
,
that
iniustice
being
a
very
dangerous
member
which
hazards
his
credit
by
the
Diuels
temptations
to
blurre
his
masters
honour
by
playing
the
base
Mechanicke
in
the
sacred
seat
of
Iustice
.
And
because
no
Iudge
receiues
bribes
but
sinisterly
by
his
wise
,
seruant
,
or
without
witnesse
,
sauing
the
party
himselfe
,
his
supreme
Iudge
or
Prince
ought
to
proclaime
rewards
to
the
discouerers
,
and
vpon
the
least
euidence
to
remoue
such
theeues
of
the
Deity
;
seeing
that
Iustice
is
one
of
the
prime
Diuine
Attributes
.
Fourteenth
,
that
he
accommodate
his
Genius
&
Nature
to
the
nature
of
his
prouincials
,
shewing
himselfe
mild
to
the
peaceable
,
and
seuere
to
the
seditious
.
And
to
take
speciall
care
to
weed
out
idle
persons
;
if
they
refuse
conuenient
labor
,
which
he
ought
to
see
them
put
vnto
;
and
if
any
Drones
be
found
with
honey
,
to
examine
them
from
whose
hiue
they
stole
the
same
.
Fifteenth
,
that
to
the
end
his
Prince
may
conceiue
well
of
his
worth
,
he
acquaint
not
his
highnesse
with
slight
occurrences
,
nor
trifling
matters
,
which
fall
out
in
his
gouernment
.
Nor
yet
must
he
refraine
to
certifie
vnto
him
all
the
most
important
affaires
,
chiefly
,
all
proiects
tending
to
his
honour
or
profit
.
Sixteenth
,
that
he
beleeue
how
the
penalties
and
punishments
in
the
power
of
a
wary
Iudge
,
consists
more
in
threats
then
in
inflicting
of
them
,
&
that
he
neuer
forget
this
lesson
:
How
Officers
gouerne
men
full
of
a
thousand
imperfections
,
subiect
to
infinite
errours
,
how
they
are
not
Angells
of
Heauen
which
cannot
sinne
;
and
therefore
in
his
gouernment
hee
affects
more
the
report
of
a
sweet
natured
Iudge
,
like
his
Creatour
,
who
bearing
with
our
trespasses
,
Si
quoties
peecant
homines
,
toties
sua
fulmina
mittat
,
and
not
the
repute
of
a
tyrannizing
Minister
.
Seuenteenth
,
that
he
frequent
not
Reuels
,
Dances
,
or
any
publike
Feasts
,
mournfull
spectacles
,
and
tragicall
in
the
end
to
wise
Officers
,
as
instruments
,
which
vilifie
his
fame
,
and
bring
his
personall
presence
into
contempt
among
the
vulgar
,
and
might
bring
his
grauitie
into
question
among
his
equals
.
Eighteenth
,
that
he
know
how
the
shamefull
acts
of
the
Nobles
and
principall
Gentlemen
doe
waxe
more
cruell
against
them
,
which
debase
themseues
to
commit
them
,
without
touching
or
blemishing
the
generall
reputes
of
their
honourable
families
.
Ninteenth
,
that
he
held
it
for
a
thing
certaine
,
that
it
is
better
to
dissemble
and
winke
at
some
common
infirmities
and
frailties
,
then
to
shew
himselfe
earnest
to
punish
them
,
it
not
being
the
resolution
of
a
wary
man
to
enter
into
that
naughty
passage
,
out
of
the
which
he
otherwise
knowes
,
that
the
horse
cannot
draw
forth
his
feet
.
Twentieth
,
that
he
vary
not
in
opinion
with
his
equals
in
office
or
vnder
Officers
,
but
vpon
extremitie
,
knowing
that
his
Prince
had
rather
he
should
vse
dexteritie
and
nimblenesse
of
wit
in
such
actions
,
then
rigorous
Iustice
.
Twenty
one
,
that
with
a
pleasing
sagacity
he
let
the
world
see
,
how
he
had
found
all
such
as
inhabite
in
his
iurisdiction
rather
good
people
,
then
by
any
rigorous
proceedings
of
his
that
he
made
them
good
,
because
whosoeuer
glories
and
vaunts
that
he
hath
hanged
and
punished
so
many
malefactors
during
the
time
of
his
office
,
he
triumphs
in
their
infamy
and
shame
,
which
cannot
redound
to
his
honour
,
nor
to
that
discreet
carriage
,
which
is
required
in
a
well
foreseene
Gouernour
.
CHAP.
2.
The
most
Illustrious
Monarchies
resident
at
Parnassus
,
demand
by
what
meanes
the
Venetian
Lady
got
such
exact
obedience
and
exquisite
secrecie
of
her
Nobility
,
whereof
shee
giues
them
couenient
satisfaction
.
THe
Monarchies
of
Great
Britaine
,
Prance
,
Spaine
and
Polonia
,
wondring
that
the
Venetians
had
gotten
the
start
and
fame
for
their
gift
of
Secrecie
,
and
that
the
Spanish
Monarchy
could
by
no
cunning
intelligences
,
nor
rich
pensions
corrupt
any
of
their
Parliament
house
,
called
the
Pregadi
,
neuer
as
yet
to
disclose
any
of
their
priuy
councel
,
they
went
with
one
consent
to
the
Palace
of
the
Venetian
Lady
,
earnestly
importuning
her
to
discouer
vnto
them
by
what
meanes
or
pollicie
of
State
she
had
arriued
to
that
happinesse
,
as
to
obtaine
such
Secrecie
and
rare
Obedience
in
so
many
mouthes
and
hearts
,
which
they
could
scarce
meet
withall
in
one
or
two
of
their
trustiest
seruants
.
To
this
the
Lady
answered
,
that
she
had
allured
and
wonne
her
Nobility
to
this
vertue
of
Secrecie
,
with
rewards
and
hopes
of
promotion
,
and
for
the
crime
of
disobedience
she
scared
them
with
punishment
.
To
which
the
aboue-named
Monarchies
replied
,
that
they
also
wrought
and
vsed
the
same
meanes
,
but
could
neuer
as
yet
obtaine
that
wonderfull
effect
and
rare
end
.
Then
said
the
Lady
that
hapned
,
because
in
comparison
of
those
●ewards
,
which
are
conferred
vpon
well-deseruing
persons
in
a
Common-wealth
rightly
ordered
,
the
rewards
of
Monarchies
were
poore
,
and
punishments
more
sparing
.
Whereto
the
Monarchies
made
answer
,
that
with
them
it
was
cleane
contrary
,
and
that
the
rewards
of
Free-States
,
to
bee
paraleld
with
the
wastfull
liberalitie
,
which
great
Kings
extended
towards
their
Ministers
,
was
but
beggery
.
For
they
neuer
heard
,
the
Venetians
had
beene
so
liberall
as
to
recompence
any
of
their
Senators
seruice
and
fidelity
with
preferring
them
to
be
owners
of
Cities
,
Townes
,
Castles
,
Lieutenantships
,
or
Lands
in
Fee
,
as
Kings
haue
diuers
times
aduanced
their
Subiects
vnto
:
And
that
the
greatest
reward
,
which
the
Venetians
accustomed
to
bestow
at
any
time
vpon
their
Senators
,
was
to
prefer
them
to
some
Offices
,
which
they
were
forced
to
labour
hard
for
,
and
to
passe
many
base
and
inferiour
Offices
by
degrees
and
steps
,
euen
from
their
youth
vp
,
before
they
could
arriue
to
any
supreme
place
of
command
or
profit
.
Besides
that
,
the
most
part
of
their
Offices
were
rather
hindrances
than
gainfull
:
onely
they
caried
a
colour
of
some
reputation
to
them
that
knew
no
better
,
nor
saw
the
glory
and
pomps
of
Monarchies
.
And
for
punishments
,
without
any
comparisons
,
those
were
far
more
terrible
and
cruell
,
which
proceeded
from
the
resolued
will
of
a
Prince
incensed
for
some
grieuous
cause
,
than
the
punishments
of
the
Venetian
Senate
against
any
of
their
Senators
,
which
ordinarily
were
more
slow
and
warie
,
than
sudden
and
quicke
.
And
that
there
was
a
great
difference
in
proportion
betweene
a
Prince
,
which
iudged
his
v●ssall
,
and
a
Senator
which
by
his
suffrage
and
voice
punished
his
equall
,
his
friend
,
and
kinsman
:
That
the
Venetians
knew
not
but
banishment
,
and
one
kind
of
cruell
punishment
,
called
,
Iltremendo
Canal
Orfano
,
to
sowe
vp
their
Traitors
in
a
Sack
,
and
to
drowne
them
in
their
Lake
,
which
they
seldome
doe
but
in
desperate
cases
:
Whereas
in
Monarchies
,
the
Iudges
sentenced
some
to
be
hang'd
,
drawne
,
and
quartered
,
some
to
be
burnt
,
some
to
be
rackt
and
tortured
,
a
thing
common
in
Spaine
,
practised
vnder
pretext
of
heresie
towards
other
Princes
sub●ects
;
and
if
any
of
their
Nobilitie
were
condemned
for
high
Treason
,
they
escaped
not
the
axe
,
the
kindest
fauour
England
affords
to
offendors
,
sauing
one
only
example
in
the
Chronicles
,
of
Queene
Anne
Bullen
,
for
her
greater
grace
and
honour
was
beheaded
with
the
sword
of
Calice
.
At
these
speeches
the
Venetian
Dame
smiled
,
and
said
,
that
in
stead
of
those
rewards
of
Honour
and
Estates
in
Fee
,
which
Monarchs
bestowed
vpon
their
well-deseruing
Creatures
,
shee
also
requited
her
best
and
wisest
Nobles
with
places
of
great
authority
and
command
,
with
most
absolute
power
and
dominion
;
One
with
the
Noble
Kingdome
of
Creet
or
Candy
;
others
with
Corfu
,
and
other
Ilands
subiect
to
her
State
:
Some
shee
preferred
to
be
her
Viceroyes
in
Dalmatia
and
Istria
;
some
shee
appointed
Gouernours
of
her
neighbouring
Territories
on
the
Continent
,
of
Nova
Palma
,
Forum
Iulij
,
Harca
Trevisano
,
Padua
,
Vincenza
,
Verona
,
Brescia
,
Bergamo
,
Crema
on
the
Frontiers
of
Milan
,
and
the
rest
of
her
Nobilitie
shee
reserued
perhaps
to
their
far
greater
contentment
in
the
Senate-house
at
home
in
Venice
,
which
might
be
termed
the
Maiesticall
Miracle
of
Cities
.
So
that
her
Nobles
might
better
be
called
Kings
and
great
Princes
,
than
priuate
Gentlemen
or
Subiects
,
who
in
all
affaires
of
moment
,
hauing
euery
one
a
speciall
interest
,
must
needs
be
faithfull
to
their
owne
selues
;
whereas
the
seruants
of
Princes
were
faithfull
vnto
them
not
as
sons
but
as
vassals
.
And
the
feare
,
which
frights
our
Nobles
of
Venice
from
selling
the
Secrets
of
the
State
,
to
forraigne
Princes
ariseth
from
this
infinite
disparity
and
disproportion
,
that
is
betwixt
that
which
is
lost
with
treachery
,
and
that
which
is
gained
with
fidelitie
;
betwixt
that
remorse
of
conscience
,
which
a
Subiect
feeles
for
betraying
his
Prince
,
and
the
feare
which
a
Senator
is
possessed
with
for
prouing
disloyall
to
a
Free-State
.
There
is
great
difference
in
the
loue
of
a
Free-borne
Senator
,
and
the
loue
of
a
cringing
vassall
,
howsoeuer
he
be
gilded
with
the
bare
title
of
a
Nobleman
.
What
will
it
then
boot
one
of
our
Senators
to
bewray
the
secrets
of
our
State
to
his
owne
hindrance
and
perpetuall
dishonour
?
Finally
,
the
Venetian
Dame
told
them
,
that
the
rewards
which
Princes
conferred
vpon
their
Counsellors
and
Secretaries
,
occasioned
oftentimes
pernitious
effects
cleane
contrary
to
their
Masters
meaning
which
trusted
them
;
because
those
rewards
so
giuen
not
onely
cooled
them
in
their
good
seruice
,
specially
at
that
time
,
when
they
had
no
more
,
than
they
might
hope
for
of
him
for
their
cares
and
paines
:
but
the
good
will
of
the
Prince
being
commonly
mutable
,
and
subiect
to
change
and
nouelty
,
the
treacherous
machinations
and
emulations
of
some
Courtiers
being
frequent
and
rife
,
it
sometimes
falls
out
that
the
Ministers
to
assure
themselues
of
their
places
and
high
commands
,
which
they
purchased
by
their
honourable
deserts
,
or
perhaps
by
the
helpe
of
their
purses
,
or
by
other
meanes
,
suspecting
a
remouall
from
their
Offices
,
or
some
disasters
by
their
aduersaries
,
they
proue
vnderhand
false
,
and
to
make
vp
their
market
,
or
perhaps
to
make
themselues
sauers
;
if
they
bought
their
places
,
they
fell
their
Princes
secrets
,
and
may
be
afterwards
tempted
to
doe
him
a
worse
mischiefe
.
But
such
is
the
ardent
affection
,
which
kindles
in
the
hearts
of
all
our
Venetian
Nobles
,
that
they
will
hazard
to
liue
with
pouerty
,
shame
,
and
disdaine
at
home
,
than
to
be
hired
abroad
by
strange
Princes
,
or
to
betray
their
natiue
Country
by
reuealing
any
secrets
which
might
redound
to
the
common
hinderance
:
so
that
I
may
rightly
liken
a
Nobleman
of
Venice
to
a
Fish
,
which
being
bred
in
that
Lake
in
the
water
of
liberty
,
knowes
not
how
to
liue
abroad
out
of
Venice
in
the
element
of
seruitude
.
CHAP.
3.
The
Romane
Monarchy
demanding
of
Cornelius
Tacitus
the
resolution
of
a
Politicall
Question
,
receiues
full
satisfaction
of
the
Shepheard
Meliboeus
,
who
casually
was
there
present
.
THE
ancient
Romane
Monarchy
euer
since
shee
was
ransackt
by
the
Gothes
,
Vandalls
,
and
other
Northerne
Barbarians
,
liued
neere
this
Court
vnder
colour
of
going
a
hunting
continually
disguised
for
the
same
purpose
the
other
day
repaired
to
Cornelius
Tacitus
,
who
for
his
recreation
had
retired
himselfe
out
of
Parnassus
into
the
Country
.
To
whom
shee
said
,
that
she
came
vnto
him
purposely
to
be
resolued
of
one
maine
doubt
,
which
troubled
her
minde
continually
,
the
which
she
had
imparted
to
many
Politicians
,
but
could
neuer
as
yet
be
satisfied
by
any
of
them
,
and
therefore
she
repaired
to
him
,
as
to
the
prime
and
grand
Statesman
of
all
others
.
The
matter
which
thus
perplexed
her
was
to
know
why
the
Kingdomes
of
Greece
,
Asia
,
Egypt
,
France
,
Britaine
,
Spaine
,
and
the
Common-wealth
of
Carthage
,
with
many
other
great
Prouinces
,
before
they
became
vnited
to
the
State
of
Rome
,
were
of
themselues
powerfull-enough
and
formidable
,
but
being
sithence
subiected
and
vnited
together
in
her
proper
person
,
they
missed
with
all
their
forces
to
make
her
strong
and
durable
.
To
this
Cornelius
Tacitus
answered
,
that
this
was
a
difficult
Question
,
and
could
not
suddenly
be
resolued
,
but
the
next
day
after
some
pause
and
studie
he
would
returne
thither
with
his
best
resolution
.
The
Monarchesse
rested
very
well
satisfied
,
and
as
shee
was
ready
to
licence
his
departure
,
Meliboeus
that
famous
Shepherd
recorded
by
the
Poets
,
who
that
morning
had
brought
to
Tacitus
a
present
of
fresh
cheese
and
creame
,
and
a
couple
of
dainty
cheeses
,
and
stood
all
the
while
attentiuely
listning
to
this
Question
,
seeing
them
now
ready
to
take
their
leaue
,
he
interrupted
them
,
desiring
Tacitus
not
to
depart
,
for
he
would
instantly
without
any
study
giue
the
Lady
sufficient
satisfaction
.
The
Lady
and
Tacitus
laughed
very
heartily
,
and
bade
him
not
to
beat
his
braine
about
such
deepe
matters
,
but
to
goe
home
and
looke
to
his
sheepe
.
Meliboeus
replied
very
earnestly
,
that
no
Race
among
mortall
men
could
better
discourse
of
true
and
solid
State-businesse
than
Shepherds
;
and
that
Princes
should
be
most
happy
,
if
in
gouerning
their
Subiects
,
they
could
imitate
Shepherds
in
charity
:
And
so
should
the
people
bee
,
if
they
could
obey
their
Prince
,
as
sheepe
did
their
shepherd
.
The
Monarchesse
and
Tacitus
confounded
with
maruell
at
the
sudden
and
extemporary
words
of
the
Shepherd
,
willed
him
freely
to
vtter
his
resolution
.
Whereupon
Meli●oeus
began
in
this
manner
:
Most
mighty
Princesse
,
I
am
(
as
my
Virgil
well
knowes
)
his
Mantuan
Shepherd
,
and
it
were
a
great
shame
to
these
siluer
haires
,
which
you
see
on
my
head
and
chin
,
if
I
were
not
exactly
experienced
in
my
owne
occupation
;
I
say
then
,
that
in
so
many
yeares
which
I
haue
spent
in
gouerning
sheepe
,
I
haue
gotten
this
knowledge
,
that
the
greatnesse
and
power
of
a
Shepherd
doth
not
consist
(
as
many
ambitious
and
conetous
men
beleeue
)
in
possessing
of
thousands
of
sheepe
,
but
that
he
be
owner
of
so
many
sheepe
onely
,
as
a
good
Shepherd
can
watch
with
his
eye
,
gouerne
with
his
rod
,
and
rule
with
his
whistle
.
And
the
reason
is
cleare
,
for
in
too
small
a
number
of
sheepe
we
see
Shepherds
poore
,
because
their
great
pouerty
compels
them
with
too
much
seuerity
to
milk
their
flock
,
and
too
often
to
sheare
them
.
In
a
moderate
and
meane
number
,
where
the
true
perfection
lies
,
Shepherds
become
alwaies
wealthy
and
happy
;
whereas
in
the
excesse
and
ouer-abounding
number
of
sheepe
,
by
reason
of
the
difficult
and
hard
means
to
gouerne
them
,
being
thus
from
the
golden
rule
of
proportion
so
far
remote
,
and
indeed
beyond
the
power
of
one
man
,
they
cannot
chuse
but
incur
manifest
danger
.
Whence
it
comes
to
passe
,
that
the
miserable
sheep
of
his
flock
being
too
many
in
number
,
by
the
couetousnesse
and
carelesnesse
of
him
,
that
vndertakes
to
gouerne
them
,
doe
pine
away
at
first
,
and
at
last
they
dye
of
meere
necessitie
and
want
.
How
is
it
possible
,
but
that
confusion
should
happen
,
where
multitudes
abound
out
of
the
Owners
view
and
reaches
:
For
it
is
the
Masters
owne
eye
,
which
fattens
and
makes
his
flocke
to
thriue
.
Right
happy
were
many
great
Potentates
and
States
,
if
our
Creator
had
bestowed
on
them
the
propertie
of
Camells
to
bow
and
kneele
downe
to
the
ground
for
the
receiuing
of
the
burthen
of
Gouernments
,
and
had
the
discreet
moderation
to
set
meeres
and
bounds
vnto
their
ambitious
minds
by
rising
and
standing
vp
(
as
is
the
manner
of
those
beasts
)
when
they
feele
themselues
reasonably
well
laden
;
and
to
receiue
no
heauier
charge
on
their
shoulders
,
though
stronger
than
Atals
,
at
such
time
as
they
know
themselues
sufficiently
charged
with
states
proportioned
according
to
their
abilities
in
true
wisdome
and
prudence
.
There
are
past
now
1626.
yeares
,
since
I
became
a
Shepheard
in
Arcadia
,
and
euer
since
my
comming
and
being
here
,
I
haue
contented
my selfe
with
fiue
hundred
sheepe
in
my
flocke
,
which
haue
yearly
yeelded
mee
fiue
hundred
Crownes
,
which
is
more
than
sufficient
for
my
owne
maintenance
,
and
my
families
.
And
this
most
fortunate
gaine
is
so
sure
vnto
me
,
that
I
am
respected
of
all
men
in
Arcadia
,
and
reputed
for
the
best
Shepherd
in
all
the
Country
.
Yea
,
the
wisest
in
Parnassus
doe
hold
me
to
be
a
happier
man
than
Alexander
the
Great
,
who
was
not
ashamed
to
wish
for
more
worlds
to
conquer
.
That
Shepheard
,
whose
ambition
prouokes
him
to
keep
many
flocks
in
hope
of
gaine
is
much
deceiued
,
for
where
his
owne
eye
cannot
ouersee
,
he
must
needs
commit
the
charge
of
them
to
others
,
commonly
,
to
Louts
,
Knaues
,
Theeues
,
and
Villaines
,
who
as
people
borne
altogether
for
their
bellies
,
and
other
carnall
and
worldly
pleasures
,
will
not
only
sheare
but
slay
their
Masters
flocks
.
Besides
,
who
knowes
not
whether
he
must
sometime
or
other
vndergoe
a
greater
charge
than
all
his
Flocks
amount
vnto
in
warlike
prouisions
and
garrisons
to
defend
them
from
Pirates
and
wilde
Tartars
,
or
from
his
malicious
neighbours
?
For
example
,
I
will
instance
in
my
neighbour
Menalcas
,
who
being
my
capitall
enemy
,
and
bearing
great
enuy
and
emulation
in
seeing
me
prosper
with
my
fiue
hundred
sheep
aboue
him
and
others
,
and
verily
beleeuing
,
that
he
should
supplant
me
,
if
he
could
enioy
more
flocks
than
I
kept
,
not
content
with
the
like
number
of
sheepe
as
he
formerly
possessed
equall
vnto
mee
,
but
thinking
to
make
himselfe
absolute
Monarch
of
all
other
Pastors
in
Arcadia
,
he
tooke
vp
money
at
vse
,
and
at
the
extremest
interest
,
sold
the
greatest
part
of
his
Patrimonie
,
and
hauing
got
together
a
large
masse
of
money
,
sent
into
England
,
Spaine
,
and
to
strange
Countries
,
where
he
vnderstood
the
fairest
wolled
sheep
were
,
and
with
excessiue
cost
transported
them
hither
,
and
made
three
seuerall
flocks
of
fiue
hundred
in
each
flocke
.
But
it
fortuned
so
,
that
those
sheepe
being
forraine
,
and
not
acquainted
with
the
language
and
whistles
of
our
Shepheards
,
nor
with
our
kinde
of
pasture
,
they
stragled
here
and
there
into
vnknowne
places
.
Whereupon
Menalcas
was
forced
to
substitute
Deputy
Shepheards
and
many
Dogs
to
looke
vnto
them
and
to
fetch
them
in
.
But
such
was
the
naturall
hatreed
of
the
sheepe
towards
the
Dogs
,
and
the
implacable
moodinesse
which
they
conceiued
to
be
continually
hurried
vp
and
downe
,
that
they
fell
into
an
inward
conceit
of
languor
and
despair
,
and
so
into
flat
disobedience
to
abhorre
both
their
Shepheards
and
the
Dogs
,
insomuch
that
when
they
were
to
bee
milkt
and
shorne
,
they
hid
themselues
in
woods
and
deserts
.
And
then
it
was
known
throughout
all
Arcadia
▪
that
Despaire
and
strange
vsage
can
turne
Conies
into
Lions
.
Yea
,
it
was
sound
,
that
at
that
time
the
Spanish
sheepe
,
which
Menalcas
had
brought
thither
,
proued
so
rauing
mad
,
that
they
attempto
bite
their
Shepheards
.
Menalcas
thus
perplexed
for
the
losse
and
escape
of
so
many
sheepe
,
hired
out
of
Spaine
and
Swizzerland
,
the
valiantest
Dogs
hee
could
haue
for
money
,
which
considering
the
infinite
charge
he
sustained
in
conducting
them
into
Arcadia
,
and
the
nature
of
these
Dogs
being
continually
accustomed
to
hunt
these
sheepe
,
they
came
at
last
,
what
for
want
of
their
due
allowance
,
and
what
of
a
wanton
and
greedy
disposition
,
they
turned
like
Wolues
,
and
preyed
so
long
vpon
these
silly
sheep
,
that
the
rest
which
were
left
aliue
pined
away
with
griefe
,
rather
to
endure
such
continual
hurrying
and
troubles
vnder
strange
Pastors
and
rauenous
Dogs
.
Poore
Menalcas
vpon
the
report
of
this
tragicall
euent
became
the
by-word
and
subiect
of
laughter
to
all
Arcadia
for
this
his
ambitious
enterprise
;
and
was
pointed
at
with
the
more
fingers
,
euen
of
very
boyes
,
when
afterwards
he
was
faine
to
turne
a
petty
merchant
of
skins
,
the
vnlucky
relicks
of
a
lamentable
charge
,
and
the
presaging
tokens
of
his
owne
Funerals
;
for
indeed
the
mans
heart-strings
brake
of
very
sorrow
and
melancholy
,
leauing
his
house
,
that
sometimes
flourished
among
the
best
of
vs
in
Arcadia
,
now
desolate
and
most
miserable
.
CHAP.
4.
Many
people
hauing
wasted
their
meanes
by
gluttonous
feasts
,
prodigall
fare
,
and
pompous
apparell
,
for
the
moderating
of
such
lauish
expences
doe
desire
a
Statute
of
their
Princes
,
but
they
misse
of
their
purpose
.
SOme
Nations
subiects
to
certaine
Princes
which
are
resident
here
at
Parnassus
,
hauing
tryed
,
that
superfluity
of
belly-cheere
,
excesse
of
drinking
,
and
the
vanities
of
apparell
and
new-fangled
fashions
,
are
now
a
dayes
besides
the
wrath
of
their
Creatour
iustly
incurred
for
the
breach
of
these
vowes
,
which
were
vndertaken
for
them
at
their
Baptisme
,
many
men
were
transformed
into
Swinish
qualities
,
to
their
healths
impaire
,
the
ruine
of
their
estates
,
and
soules
danger
.
And
for
their
outside
,
they
garnished
themselues
like
peacocks
,
so
gay
and
trimme
,
that
no
patrimony
how
rich
soeuer
,
can
now
supply
the
ambition
of
men
,
nor
the
vanities
of
women
;
&
that
they
also
obseruing
in
these
proud
times
,
how
this
excesse
proceeds
yet
further
,
that
all
the
portion
which
is
left
vnto
young
Gentlewomen
,
whom
ciuill
modesty
heretofore
was
wont
to
be
their
chiefest
ornament
,
how
great
soeuer
the
same
might
be
,
did
not
now
suffice
to
buy
them
Carkanets
and
Iewels
,
and
imbrodered
peticotes
,
so
that
Fathers
are
not
able
to
marry
them
according
to
their
rancke
;
and
to
match
them
with
thrifty
persons
were
almost
impossible
,
for
hauing
knowne
them
for
such
vaine
creatures
,
they
will
not
be
troubled
with
their
company
,
and
to
let
them
runne
headlong
according
to
their
vnbridled
fancies
,
they
must
either
marry
with
vnthrifts
,
like
themselues
,
or
liue
vnmarried
,
to
the
hazard
of
their
chastities
:
so
that
except
some
Law
be
enacted
for
the
curbing
of
this
excesse
,
they
may
well
be
said
to
hold
the
Wolfe
by
the
eares
.
Vpon
these
considerations
,
fearing
their
vtter
ouerthrow
,
with
one
consent
they
presented
their
supplications
to
their
Princes
,
who
seemed
very
glad
to
entertaine
their
motion
so
much
tending
to
the
publike
good
,
and
like
good
Polititians
knowing
how
profitable
it
is
to
strike
the
iron
while
it
is
hot
,
&
at
that
time
to
publish
a
Law
,
when
the
subiects
themselues
become
sutors
for
it
,
must
needs
fall
out
very
luckily
,
&
with
good
fruit
in
the
effect
,
they
out
of
hand
,
while
their
subiects
were
in
this
humour
of
thirft
,
ioyned
together
to
cut
off
all
superfluous
customes
in
feasts
and
drinkings
,
and
all
new
fashions
of
attires
,
tying
themselues
to
one
fashion
onely
,
not
to
be
altered
for
many
yeares
,
allowing
what
is
decent
and
comely
to
euery
seuerall
vocation
.
But
the
Euening
before
this
most
laudable
Statute
was
to
be
signed
and
published
,
accidentally
it
came
to
the
eares
of
the
Princes
,
Farmers
,
and
Officers
of
the
Customes
and
Imposts
,
who
being
likewise
backt
and
whetted
on
by
the
Mercers
,
Vintners
,
Grocers
and
other
Tradesmen
which
liued
vpon
the
spoile
of
the
richer
sort
,
they
repaired
in
all
haste
to
their
Princes
,
and
very
cunningly
intreated
to
defaulke
and
abate
a
great
part
of
those
yearely
summes
which
they
were
to
pay
them
for
such
Wines
,
Spice
,
Sugars
,
and
such
other
forraine
commodities
,
as
by
way
of
Customes
and
Imposts
,
they
were
to
receiue
to
their
vse
.
The
Princes
stood
confounded
in
their
iudgement
,
hearing
speech
of
so
great
losses
and
defalkments
,
as
they
very
craftily
insinuated
and
pretended
in
Foxes
habits
to
be
most
true
,
and
although
most
of
the
stuffes
were
wrought
in
their
owne
Countries
,
at
least
the
most
durable
and
best
befitting
euery
Nation
,
yet
they
made
their
Princes
beleeue
,
that
there
came
from
Naples
,
from
Genoa
,
from
Millan
,
and
from
Spaine
,
so
many
kinds
of
stuffes
,
silkes
,
gold
and
siluer
lace
,
which
if
the
Statute
of
thrift
went
currant
,
they
could
not
but
sustaine
exceeding
great
losses
in
the
publike
Customes
;
whereupon
the
Princes
sent
for
the
Committies
and
Deputies
of
their
People
,
and
told
them
what
their
Customers
had
proued
before
them
on
their
honest
words
,
so
that
they
could
not
hinder
their
owne
interest
and
profit
,
lest
they
should
make
themselues
leane
in
going
about
to
fatten
them
.
With
this
answere
sauouring
of
the
Princes
gaine
,
the
people
departed
much
grieued
and
afflicted
,
and
confessed
all
of
them
,
that
to
heale
any
disorders
with
that
medicine
which
might
offend
the
publike
Customes
and
Imposts
were
desperate
Cure
,
and
incurable
Cankers
.
CHAP.
5.
Terence
the
Comedian
being
imprisoned
by
Iason
the
Pretour
of
Vrbine
,
for
keeping
a
Concubine
,
is
deliuered
by
Apollo
with
very
great
dishonour
to
the
Pretour
.
PVblius
Terentius
liued
in
a
little
house
,
but
very
well
furnished
,
in
the
Comicall
quarter
,
with
no
more
meni
all
seruants
about
him
,
then
Bacchis
his
maid
&
Davus
his
ancient
attendant
.
And
although
Bacchis
in
the
floure
of
her
age
,
being
then
a
very
beautifull
creature
,
had
bin
graced
with
her
Masters
bed
,
yet
now
being
aged
,
she
continued
in
his
house
without
scandall
,
and
very
modestly
disposed
,
not
ministring
the
least
cause
of
murmuring
or
dislike
to
any
of
the
neighbourhood
.
But
it
happened
about
tenne
dayes
since
,
that
Iason
the
great
Lawyer
being
Pretour
of
Vrbine
,
to
get
him
some
repute
in
his
new
Office
,
directed
a
Proces
vnder
a
penaltie
to
Terence
,
commanding
him
in
his
Maiesties
name
,
all
excuses
laid
aside
,
immediately
to
put
Bacchis
out
of
his
house
,
vnlesse
he
would
incurre
the
danger
of
a
Concubine-keeper
.
But
Terence
did
not
onely
disobey
the
contents
of
the
Mandate
,
but
other
Writs
of
Iasons
court
.
Whereupon
the
Pretour
forbare
to
send
any
more
warrants
of
orders
and
injunctions
;
and
yesterday
without
any
more
adoe
caused
Terence
to
be
apprehended
and
imprisoned
;
but
with
so
great
displeasure
to
Apollo
,
that
in
an
extraordinary
great
chafe
he
publikely
exclaimed
,
that
by
his
officers
,
yea
and
that
in
Parnassus
,
men
more
malicious
then
ignorant
,
that
wicked
abuse
of
being
quick-sighted
in
apparance
and
shew
,
but
blind
in
matters
of
substance
was
lately
introduced
and
practised
to
the
dishonour
of
his
Court.
Then
commanding
Terence
to
be
discharged
out
of
prison
,
he
caused
Iason
himselfe
,
for
all
his
famous
Bookes
of
the
Law
to
be
there
shut
vp
in
his
stead
,
and
also
to
his
greater
affliction
,
appointed
Philip
Decius
his
Aduersary
,
to
be
Pretour
in
his
roome
.
Whereupon
yesterday
the
Rod
and
the
Standard
,
being
the
Pretorian
E●signes
,
were
deliuered
to
Decius
,
who
going
to
Apoll●es
presence
his
Maiestie
spake
these
words
vnto
him
:
By
the
correction
inflicted
on
Iason
,
learne
to
know
that
Reuerend
Iudges
,
which
in
the
administration
of
Iustice
,
doe
more
attend
the
true
and
reall
seruice
of
God
,
than
by
formall
trickes
and
gibes
to
play
vpon
their
Inferiours
,
they
ought
first
to
hunt
out
of
his
owne
house
malice
and
bribery
,
and
then
to
chase
out
of
other
mens
houses
young
harlots
,
as
Thai●
,
before
hee
proceeded
to
expell
an
aged
Bacchis
.
CHAP.
6.
Domitius
Corbulo
for
certaine
words
spoken
by
him
during
the
time
of
his
gouernment
,
which
sauoured
of
Tyranny
,
is
called
in
question
by
the
Criminall
Magistrates
,
but
in
the
end
to
his
greater
glory
dismissed
.
BEcause
the
Citie
of
Pirrhus
,
and
all
that
most
populou●
Territory
by
the
mildnesse
and
ouer
much
lenity
of
certaine
Gouernours
,
became
more
insolent
then
in
former
times
,
and
full
of
Malefactours
and
perillous
Factions
,
which
disturbed
the
peace
of
the
vertuous
,
Apolloes
Maiestie
,
to
bridle
with
some
exemplary
punishment
,
the
licentiousnesse
of
his
seditious
subiects
,
about
two
moneths
past
sent
into
that
gouernment
,
the
rigorous
Domitius
Corbulo
,
who
in
few
dayes
did
so
demeane
himselfe
,
that
from
a
seditious
State
,
he
reduced
the
same
to
a
peaceable
course
of
liuing
.
Within
a
while
after
,
it
chanced
,
that
Corbulo
discoursing
with
some
of
his
familiar
friends
,
enquired
of
them
,
what
conceit
they
had
of
him
:
they
freely
answered
him
,
that
the
rigor
and
seuerity
which
he
had
lately
vsed
against
many
of
the
seditious
,
had
terrified
the
whole
Citie
and
Countrey
,
that
all
did
hate
him
.
At
which
answer
,
Corbulo
reioyced
beyond
measure
,
and
told
them
againe
:
There
s
no
matter
,
Oderint
dum
metuant
;
let
them
hate
,
so
they
stand
in
feare
of
me
.
The
which
words
were
afterwards
carried
by
some
pick-thanks
to
Apollo
who
taking
in
ill
part
the
accusation
,
referred
the
same
to
his
Court
of
criminall
causes
.
And
because
by
an
ancient
Decree
published
by
his
Maiestie
,
it
was
knowne
and
declared
,
that
whatsoeuer
Prince
legitimate
,
naturall
,
and
hereditary
,
presumed
to
vtter
such
arrogant
and
rash
words
,
he
should
incurre
this
penalty
,
to
be
reputed
a
Tyrant
,
and
if
any
Officer
should
let
slip
,
though
vnawares
,
and
by
chance
,
any
such
dangerous
words
out
of
his
mouth
,
he
should
be
capitally
punished
.
Corbulo
was
summoned
to
appeare
vpon
this
Information
before
the
Iudges
,
who
according
,
came
the
next
day
to
answere
with
all
humility
;
where
the
case
was
throughly
canuased
,
and
while
all
men
expected
to
heare
some
rigorous
order
to
be
taken
with
Corbulo
,
by
extraordinary
fauour
the
cause
was
remoued
by
a
Certiorari
before
Apollo
himselfe
,
where
to
all
mens
admiration
he
was
pronounced
cleare
and
guiltlesse
,
and
remaunded
backe
into
his
gouernment
with
far
greater
authority
and
grace
then
before
.
The
sentence
contained
,
that
in
a
Prince
which
had
the
Honey
of
Grace
in
his
power
,
those
words
were
shamefull
,
and
expresly
Tyrannicall
;
most
honourable
in
that
Officers
mouth
,
which
had
nothing
in
his
hands
but
the
odious
sting
of
Iustice
:
that
Prince
being
miraculous
indeed
,
which
causeth
himselfe
to
be
beloued
and
reuerenced
of
his
people
,
and
that
Officer
most
sufficient
which
hath
the
Genius
and
nature
,
to
make
himselfe
to
be
feared
and
obeyed
.
CHAP.
7.
By
the
promotion
of
Diogenes
the
Cynick
,
vnto
a
higher
place
,
the
honourable
chaire
of
the
Tranquillitie
of
a
priuate
life
being
vacant
,
Apollo
preferres
the
famous
Philosopher
Crates
to
that
charge
,
who
refuseth
it
.
DIogenes
the
Cynicke
,
who
for
so
many
yeares
with
much
fruit
to
the
vniuersall
good
,
and
his
owne
infinit
glory
in
particular
had
vndergone
the
charge
of
commending
in
the
Chaire
of
the
publike
Schooles
Pouerty
,
Solitarinesse
,
and
that
contented
quietnesse
of
mind
,
by
whose
perswasion
Attalus
himselfe
the
King
of
Treasure
became
of
that
admirable
resolution
to
put
away
his
riches
,
the
easier
to
embrace
the
austere
Sect
of
the
Stoikes
,
which
is
much
edified
now
in
Parnassus
,
about
two
moneths
past
he
was
promoted
for
his
singular
great
merits
to
a
more
sublime
Dignitie
,
euen
to
be
the
Archcriticke
of
the
sacred
Muses
.
Whereby
the
noble
Cynicall
place
left
vacant
his
Maiestie
bestowed
it
on
the
famous
Crates
,
who
yesterday
morning
went
to
Apollo
,
and
contrary
to
all
mens
expectation
refused
to
accept
of
this
renowned
Charge
,
freely
affirming
,
that
by
the
aduancement
of
Diogenes
to
that
late
transcendent
Dignity
,
the
Chaire
of
pouerty
and
contentment
of
mind
,
being
now
become
vilified
and
much
hindred
,
his
heart
would
not
giue
him
to
exercise
that
Office
with
that
candour
,
feruencie
,
and
ingenuous
simplicity
of
mind
,
as
the
affaires
of
that
place
required
:
because
the
very
first
day
,
when
he
should
settle
himself
to
his
milde
Lectures
&
peaceable
Meditations
,
of
necessity
he
could
not
but
be
swoln
with
some
ambition
,
and
be
possessed
with
the
like
ardent
desire
&
glorious
hope
to
be
enstalled
in
the
same
or
such
another
Dignitie
,
as
his
Predecessor
had
obtained
,
who
had
cashired
&
cast
out
of
his
hart
,
though
extraordinarily
composed
,
that
honest
simplicity
,
which
makes
wise
men
to
reason
,
and
like
a
calme
wind
to
breath
with
their
harmlesse
thoughts
and
not
with
the
tongue
,
which
oftentimes
trips
and
deliuers
,
like
a
clattering
clapper
,
more
noises
and
gall
,
then
honeyed
admonitions
.
To
this
he
added
,
that
the
necessitie
of
ambition
and
the
violence
of
desire
did
arise
and
flow
,
not
from
vice
but
from
that
honourable
zeale
,
which
also
Philosophers
,
yea
,
the
most
mortified
of
all
others
in
Parnassus
,
doe
hold
as
the
most
earnest
and
intentiue
spurre
of
their
Reputation
.
The
reason
is
,
because
when
they
should
not
receiue
in
progresse
of
time
,
the
same
or
the
like
preferments
at
his
Maiesties
hands
,
as
he
had
conferred
vpon
Diogenes
,
the
world
would
iudge
all
that
came
to
passe
,
not
by
their
professed
humility
,
nor
because
they
with
all
their
hearts
and
soules
preferred
the
priuate
life
before
publike
Offices
,
quietnesse
before
businesse
,
and
pouertie
before
riches
:
but
because
his
Maiestie
had
not
found
in
them
those
abilities
,
worths
and
deserts
,
which
he
had
knowne
and
found
in
Diogenes
.
Therefore
Crates
foreseeing
these
inconueniences
incident
to
this
Office
,
his
conscience
would
not
permit
him
with
such
a
troubled
mind
,
so
subiect
to
the
violence
of
ambition
,
with
any
hope
of
doing
good
to
reade
Lectures
of
humilitie
,
the
contempt
of
riches
,
and
the
vanitie
of
worldly
greatnesse
:
it
being
a
thing
impossible
to
find
any
man
so
powerfully
eloquent
,
which
shall
be
able
to
perswade
others
to
follow
that
kinde
of
life
,
which
the
hearers
know
to
be
abhorred
and
misliked
of
the
Preacher
himselfe
.
CHAP.
8.
A
Controuersie
hapning
betwixt
the
Gouernors
of
Pindus
and
Libethrum
about
matters
of
Iurisdiction
:
Apollo
punisheth
them
both
.
IN
the
Territorie
of
Libethrum
,
a
hainous
misdemeanure
being
committed
,
the
Gouernour
of
the
place
pursued
the
Offendor
,
that
fled
to
a
Country
mans
house
adioyning
to
the
Territorie
of
Pindus
,
and
threatned
to
burne
the
house
,
except
he
yeelded
his
bodie
.
In
the
meane
time
the
Gouernour
of
Pindus
vnderstanding
that
this
place
was
in
his
Iurisdiction
,
hastned
also
thither
.
But
before
his
arriuall
the
Party
had
submitted
himselfe
prisoner
to
the
Gouernor
of
Libethrum
:
wherupon
he
of
Pindus
required
the
prisoner
as
his
due
being
taken
in
his
Liberties
:
but
the
other
claimed
the
place
,
where
the
prisoner
was
apprehended
,
to
be
in
his
Patent
or
Commission
.
After
much
debating
the
question
and
difference
,
both
Gouernours
not
being
able
longer
to
contend
in
words
,
fell
to
blowes
,
and
their
men
so
sided
with
their
Gouernours
,
that
there
was
much
bloudshed
on
either
part
.
Apollo
hearing
of
these
affronts
sent
for
them
both
,
and
after
long
patience
in
examination
of
the
difference
,
his
Maiestie
finding
that
the
Gouernour
of
Libethrum
had
profferd
the
first
wrong
in
rashly
disturbing
the
Gouernment
of
his
Fellow-subiect
,
the
place
appearing
now
to
be
clearly
in
the
Gouernment
of
Pindus
,
though
before
somwhat
litigious
,
he
depriued
him
of
his
Gouernment
,
and
declared
him
incapable
of
bearing
any
charge
from
thenceforward
.
And
for
the
Gouernour
of
Pindus
,
whom
his
Maiestie
found
to
haue
most
right
to
the
Place
and
Prisoner
,
he
condemned
him
for
all
that
to
the
Gallies
for
ten
yeares
,
aggrauating
this
execution
for
example
sake
,
to
teach
him
and
all
other
Officers
,
that
they
which
serue
the
one
and
the
same
Prince
or
State
,
ought
to
defend
the
reasons
of
their
Iurisdictions
with
the
Pen
,
and
not
with
the
Pike
,
reseruing
armes
and
force
for
strangers
,
which
might
inuade
their
Country
.
A
case
remarkable
,
and
to
be
regarded
of
all
such
Officers
bearing
charge
on
any
Frontier
Townes
,
if
not
of
Iudges
of
Courts
,
who
though
they
be
subiect
to
one
Prince
and
the
same
Lawes
,
yet
for
matter
of
Iurisdiction
do
sometimes
contend
,
punishing
the
poore
Subiects
for
their
ambition
and
ouersights
.
CHAP.
9.
The
Vertuous
of
Parnassus
doe
visit
the
Temple
of
the
Diuine
Prouidence
,
whom
they
humbly
thanke
for
the
great
Charitie
which
his
supreme
Maiestie
from
time
to
time
hath
vouchsafed
to
shew
vnto
Mankind
.
THis
Morning
according
to
the
ancient
stile
of
this
Court
,
the
Temple
of
the
Diuine
Prouidence
was
visited
by
all
the
Scholasticall
Princes
,
and
learned
Barons
of
Parnassus
.
And
there
Iovianus
Pontanus
with
an
excellent
praier
thanked
our
great
Creator
for
the
infinite
charity
and
loue
he
hath
shewed
to
Mankind
,
in
creating
Frogs
without
teeth
;
because
it
would
haue
beene
an
vnprofitable
benefit
for
Mankind
,
that
this
world
couered
with
so
many
Heauens
,
full
of
so
many
Stars
,
had
beene
created
the
chiefe
and
soueraigne
height
of
all
the
most
delicious
pleasures
,
and
not
also
as
abundant
of
things
more
necessarie
,
when
Gallants
which
should
spend
their
time
in
defending
themselues
and
vs
from
the
bitings
of
such
fastidious
and
importunate
creatures
,
were
like
to
walke
with
an
insupportable
impediment
of
iron
boots
:
whereas
now
against
such
troublesome
vermine
,
which
haue
no
hurt
in
them
sauing
their
croaking
noise
,
a
rampart
of
a
good
paire
of
eares
sufficeth
,
which
will
not
care
for
that
ill-pleasing
noise
,
which
they
know
to
be
without
danger
.
CHAP.
10.
A
Contention
hapning
betweene
many
Learned
men
,
which
might
be
the
most
notable
Politick
Law
,
or
most
excellent
Custome
worthy
of
commendation
in
the
flourishing
State
of
Venice
,
the
same
is
finally
decided
and
determined
by
the
Venetian
State
herselfe
,
to
whose
arbitrement
the
Question
is
referred
by
their
generall
consent
.
WOrthy
of
Record
is
that
vertuous
Contention
,
which
about
six
daies
past
arose
betwixt
certaine
Learned
men
of
this
State
;
who
while
they
discoursed
of
the
notable
orders
,
the
most
excellent
Lawes
,
and
other
mostrare
Decrees
,
which
maintained
the
famous
Common-wealth
of
Venice
in
such
height
of
greatnesse
,
they
fell
into
sundry
opinions
,
which
of
them
ought
to
beare
away
the
victory
.
And
because
euery
one
of
them
did
obstinately
defend
his
owne
opinion
as
the
best
,
to
the
end
so
great
a
difference
should
be
decided
without
commotion
of
minde
or
passion
,
they
vnanimously
agreed
vpon
this
resolution
,
to
appeare
all
of
them
before
the
State
herselfe
,
to
whom
they
should
first
declare
their
seuerall
reasons
,
and
that
shee
should
afterwards
adiudge
which
of
them
had
aimed
next
vnto
the
marke
.
This
they
made
knowne
vnto
the
Soueraigne
Lady
,
who
gratiously
vndertooke
to
giue
that
satisfaction
which
they
expected
.
Petrus
Crinitus
then
was
the
first
,
who
said
,
that
it
being
a
most
assured
rule
,
that
all
things
whatsoeuer
subsist
vnder
the
Moone
,
doe
spring
at
first
and
then
grow
,
and
waxing
old
at
last
they
faile
:
it
seemed
a
thing
vnto
him
worthy
of
admiration
,
that
the
Venetian
State
alone
did
notwithstanding
her
yeares
become
more
youthfull
and
fresh
euery
day
than
other
,
and
that
those
Lawes
,
Orders
,
and
Decrees
,
which
in
other
Principalities
after
long
forbearing
of
their
execution
,
were
at
length
vtterly
forgotten
,
did
only
in
Venice
so
flourish
with
seueritie
,
with
greater
obseruance
,
and
exacter
diligence
,
working
that
efficacie
and
benefit
,
that
in
this
Common-wealth
no
such
reformation
,
nor
innouation
euer
hapned
,
as
heretofore
wee
read
haue
chanced
with
infinite
tumults
and
hurliburlies
in
the
ancient
Romane
State
,
and
now
of
late
in
the
Florentine
Common-wealth
;
it
being
a
peculiar
vertue
vnto
the
Venetian
Senate
,
perpetually
to
preserue
their
flourishing
liberty
,
with
a
seuere
execution
of
their
ancient
Lawes
;
whereby
none
of
those
defaults
euer
hapned
in
this
State
,
which
other
Potentates
and
Free
States
could
no
way
shun
for
all
their
exquisite
care
and
diligence
,
but
that
they
fell
into
such
carelesse
negligence
,
that
they
lost
both
their
liberty
and
liues
.
Therefore
not
without
good
cause
he
dared
to
affirme
,
as
a
thing
most
certaine
,
that
the
Venetian
Common-wealth
for
their
prudent
care
in
the
rigorous
execution
of
their
ancient
Lawes
ought
to
continue
and
prosper
eternally
,
as
long
as
the
world
lasteth
.
Next
spake
Angelus
Politianus
,
that
he
did
truly
admire
both
what
Petrus
Crintus
had
recounted
,
and
a
thousand
other
orders
in
that
most
prudent
Common-wealth
.
But
the
rarest
thing
which
he
obserued
,
was
how
an
Aristocracie
,
the
true
foundation
whereof
,
as
the
most
vnderstanding
Writers
haue
deliuered
,
was
the
equalitie
of
fortunes
among
the
Nobilitie
,
could
haue
beene
able
to
maintaine
it selfe
in
such
peace
and
greatnesse
,
consisting
in
that
disproportioned
inequality
of
wealth
,
wherewith
the
Venetian
Nobilitie
is
endowed
,
wherein
although
there
were
two
such
dangerous
extremes
found
,
as
immoderate
riches
with
some
of
them
,
and
much
pouertie
with
others
of
the
same
ranke
in
Venice
,
notwithstanding
there
appeared
not
that
defect
,
which
in
humane
probability
and
according
to
the
common
course
of
the
world
,
the
best
Lawes
could
not
prohibite
,
that
the
richer
sort
did
not
trample
the
pooror
vnder
their
feet
,
who
though
they
greatly
enuied
the
condition
and
state
of
the
wealthy
,
yet
notwithstanding
either
by
reason
of
their
affectionate
charity
,
which
reigned
in
the
Venetian
Nobilitie
towards
the
publike
good
,
or
else
because
those
infinite
riches
,
which
some
of
them
so
possessed
,
were
not
abused
towards
their
Inferiours
;
both
poore
and
rich
liued
modestly
,
peaceably
,
and
contented
in
this
most
Fortunate
Countrey
.
After
him
followed
Iulius
Caesar
Scaliger
,
and
said
,
that
the
greatest
wonder
in
the
Venetian
State
,
which
amazed
the
world
,
was
that
the
Nobilitie
themselues
which
bare
sway
,
did
not
onely
most
patiently
pay
the
vsuall
ancient
subsidies
and
tallages
belonging
to
the
Exchequer
,
but
with
incredible
alacritie
of
minde
and
speedy
performance
,
they
assessed
on
themselues
other
new
impositions
of
money
,
which
with
great
diligence
and
rigour
were
afterwards
exacted
and
called
for
at
the
publike
Receiuers
hands
.
Yea
and
oftentimes
in
important
affaires
concerning
the
Common-wealth
,
before
they
burthened
the
common
people
with
any
new
Customes
and
Taxations
,
they
haue
yeelded
supplies
out
of
their
owne
purses
,
and
that
so
liberally
and
cheerfully
,
that
this
one
act
of
theirs
deserued
place
before
all
other
wonders
and
remarkable
orders
in
this
State
,
as
such
a
one
,
which
euery
man
must
acknowledge
to
be
an
act
of
that
excellent
quality
,
which
renders
the
Venetian
Common-wealth
for
euer
glorious
;
for
hauing
such
a
Nobilitie
so
dearely
inamoured
of
their
Free-State
,
that
they
more
readily
preferred
the
publike
interest
before
their
owne
priuate
particular
.
Then
succeeded
Bernardo
Tasso
,
and
said
,
that
he
had
for
a
long
time
soiourned
in
Venice
,
where
he
maruelled
at
nothing
more
than
to
see
the
Nobilitie
,
who
glutted
their
mindes
with
continuall
pleasures
,
delights
,
and
idlenesse
,
gouerning
the
affaires
of
the
Republike
with
such
admired
vertue
,
that
they
seemed
vnto
others
to
be
men
of
an
exemplarie
and
regular
life
,
and
also
Rulers
borne
to
perpetuall
cares
and
burthens
.
After
the
opinion
of
Tasso
,
Francis
Berni
,
according
to
his
manner
,
with
a
pleasing
grace
,
which
gaue
good
content
to
the
most
Excellent
Venetian
Lady
,
said
,
that
the
most
rare
and
wonderfull
thing
,
which
great
wits
ought
to
admire
in
this
State
,
that
notwithstanding
the
marshes
and
chanels
did
abound
with
crabs
and
creuices
in
all
places
about
the
Citie
,
the
Venetian
Senators
tooke
so
few
of
them
,
that
of
all
other
Nations
they
were
reputed
,
and
that
iustly
,
to
be
the
Salt
of
the
Earth
.
Next
vnto
him
,
said
Sabellicus
,
that
while
he
wrote
the
Venetian
Historie
,
hauing
most
diligently
obserued
the
notablest
Lawes
and
Customes
of
this
renowned
State
,
hee
wondred
at
nothing
more
,
than
at
the
Publike
Treasure
,
which
carefull
Senators
managed
with
so
great
fidelitie
,
that
among
the
Nobilitie
it
was
held
not
only
a
capitall
excesse
,
but
exceeding
great
infamy
to
defile
their
hands
with
one
penny
of
their
Patron
S.
Marks
Treasurie
.
After
him
spake
Sannazzarius
,
that
the
strangest
thing
vnto
him
was
,
that
seeing
there
were
many
among
the
Noblemen
of
Venice
poore
and
ill
prouided
of
the
Goods
of
Fortune
,
yet
neuerthelesse
they
endured
with
vnspeakable
patience
all
their
miseries
and
crosse
fortunes
,
without
hauing
the
least
thought
of
affecting
any
of
the
publike
goods
to
be
gotten
either
by
ingrossing
of
corne
,
or
by
some
vnequall
diuision
of
lands
,
matters
which
mightily
perplexed
the
State
of
Rome
.
And
that
it
seemed
vnto
him
a
thing
worthy
of
commendation
to
see
a
poore
Nobleman
in
Venice
so
striue
and
force
himselfe
only
by
the
helpe
of
Vertue
to
comfort
himselfe
in
his
miseries
,
hoping
in
time
to
deserue
some
honourable
and
profitable
place
of
imployment
in
his
Country
,
whereby
at
last
it
chanceth
,
that
the
vertue
,
valour
,
and
bountie
of
the
minde
doe
serue
an
impouerished
Nobleman
of
this
State
in
stead
of
a
wealthy
Patrimony
.
Iouianus
Pontanus
said
,
that
they
which
passed
were
great
maruels
,
but
in
his
opinion
this
surpassed
all
things
in
the
Venetian
State
,
that
the
huge
estates
and
infinite
wealth
of
some
Noble
persons
wrought
not
those
pernitious
effects
to
puffe
them
vp
with
vaine-glory
and
pride
,
as
haue
beene
noted
in
many
other
Common-wealthes
.
And
that
it
was
a
most
laudable
custome
to
see
these
Rich
Senatours
possessing
Princely
Treasures
liue
very
priuately
at
home
,
and
to
shew
themselues
abroad
little
differing
from
ordinary
people
.
Whereby
all
men
may
conceiue
,
that
the
Venetians
onely
doe
know
the
true
way
and
meane
to
distinguish
and
seuer
from
great
riches
those
inconueniences
of
Ambition
,
Pride
,
and
Popularity
,
which
the
famous
Romane
State
neuer
knew
,
or
could
not
hinder
in
Pompey
,
Caesar
,
and
many
other
powerfull
Senatours
.
Assoone
as
Pontanus
had
ended
his
discourse
,
Hannibal
Caro
said
,
that
aboue
all
other
wonders
he
thought
it
a
matter
worthy
of
greatest
admiration
,
to
obserue
the
quality
of
the
Duke
of
Venice
,
followed
with
obedience
and
reuerence
,
with
Regall
Authoritie
,
with
a
great
command
:
And
for
all
that
to
see
his
Royalty
and
Princely
sway
moderated
with
a
set
Rule
,
and
the
power
of
his
will
ioyned
with
modestie
were
tempers
vnknowne
to
the
prudent
Lawgiuers
of
ancient
times
,
and
a
kind
of
wisedome
luckily
practised
among
the
Venetians
.
Bartholomew
Caualcanti
,
after
him
told
his
opinion
,
that
as
Pontanus
had
intimated
,
it
was
strange
indeed
,
that
their
Senatours
wealth
and
great
Estates
did
not
cause
some
of
them
to
be
puft
with
ambition
:
But
it
was
a
more
strange
thing
to
see
that
such
were
the
Orders
of
this
Famous
State
,
such
the
sacred
Lawes
of
this
euerlasting
Common-wealth
,
that
the
high
places
and
supreme
gouernments
,
which
some
of
their
Senators
inioyed
as
presidents
in
remoter
Countries
subiect
vnto
their
Dominion
,
did
not
sometime
or
other
pricke
them
with
ambition
to
rebell
and
vsurpe
.
And
at
that
time
when
he
lay
there
at
Venice
,
he
wondred
not
at
the
great
Treasure
of
Saint
Marke
,
nor
at
the
Arcenall
,
nor
at
the
Grand
Canal
,
with
the
proud
Palaces
of
the
Cornaria
,
the
Grimani
,
the
Foscari
,
and
other
magnificent
edifices
built
with
such
Royall
expences
in
this
renowned
City
being
miraculous
things
in
the
sight
of
ordinary
persons
.
But
farre
more
miraculous
in
his
conceit
was
,
that
he
saw
the
Noble
Signior
Sebastian
Venieri
,
a
little
after
he
had
returned
to
Venice
from
that
memorable
victory
at
Sea
,
which
hee
had
gotten
being
Generall
against
the
Turkes
,
liue
retired
at
his
priuate
house
,
and
when
hee
walked
abroad
to
the
market
place
,
hee
differed
in
nothing
from
these
Senators
,
who
had
stayed
behind
at
Venice
,
but
went
very
plaine
and
simple
in
apparell
.
And
surely
it
is
a
most
singular
Custome
,
which
they
haue
,
that
their
Nobilitie
can
vse
that
ciuility
and
modestie
in
their
owne
Citie
,
and
being
employed
abroad
in
matters
of
import
and
of
high
command
,
that
they
can
sodainly
transforme
themselues
into
most
costly
garments
,
with
such
magnificence
,
and
Princely
liberality
,
to
let
the
world
know
them
for
no
Citizens
of
an
ordinary
State
,
but
for
men
borne
for
great
enterprizes
and
for
bra●e
Commanders
,
as
if
they
were
subiects
descended
from
Royall
bloud
;
and
also
to
make
themselues
famous
vnto
all
other
Nations
by
thus
accommodating
their
affections
and
spirits
to
the
nature
of
the
place
,
and
framing
themselues
as
well
to
modesty
,
ciuilitie
,
and
thrift
at
home
,
as
to
pompuous
authority
abroad
.
A
thing
so
true
,
that
whereas
other
States
for
the
reputation
and
countenance
of
publike
Magistrates
are
wont
to
recommend
to
their
Gouernours
,
that
they
maintaine
the
Maiestie
of
their
soueraigne
places
,
with
magnificence
and
stately
comportments
both
of
courage
and
gorgeous
apparell
.
The
Venetian
State
on
the
contrary
haue
enacted
Statutes
to
forbid
any
of
their
Citizens
,
which
supply
Offices
or
charge
vnder
them
in
any
of
their
Territories
to
grace
their
presence
with
glorious
shewes
,
or
to
weare
any
costly
suits
of
apparell
.
So
great
a
care
haue
those
politicke
Senators
of
their
Cities
thrift
and
prosperitie
.
This
spake
Caualcanti
,
when
Flauio
Biondo
said
,
that
when
he
was
at
Venice
,
he
became
much
astonisht
to
find
in
a
pure
Aristocracie
,
that
the
Citizens
and
Common
people
liued
with
such
contentment
in
this
fortunate
country
,
that
in
many
years
of
his
abode
there
,
he
could
neuer
learne
,
whether
the
publike
State
were
better
beloued
and
respected
of
the
Nobility
which
commanded
them
,
or
of
the
common
people
which
obeyed
.
Next
to
him
spake
Paulus
Iouius
,
that
not
onely
vnto
himselfe
,
but
also
vnto
many
great
Princes
,
with
whom
hee
oftentimes
had
conference
,
touching
the
wonders
of
Venice
,
it
seemed
a
thing
of
great
moment
that
the
Senate
of
this
most
famous
Republicke
,
did
altogether
bend
their
endeauours
vnto
Peace
,
and
to
no
other
end
at
all
,
withall
their
vigilancy
and
care
,
not
studying
to
make
perpetuall
preparations
for
the
warres
,
as
others
did
,
whereupon
they
all
concluded
,
that
in
this
flourishing
State
alone
,
a
man
might
find
the
Lady
Peace
armed
withall
exquisite
appurtenances
.
After
●ovius
ensued
Iohn
Boccace
,
who
said
,
that
the
true
salt
,
which
preserued
the
Venetian
State
from
the
purrefaction
and
corruption
of
abuses
,
was
the
soueraigne
Queene
of
all
Lawes
,
that
most
excellent
Order
,
so
inuiolably
obserued
of
her
,
that
for
the
aduancing
of
a
Senatour
to
a
higher
place
,
not
the
glory
of
his
Riches
,
not
the
merits
of
his
Father
,
or
Ancestors
,
nor
the
multitude
of
his
Tenants
or
Friends
,
nor
the
fauour
of
great
persons
,
but
his
owne
worth
and
naked
vertue
were
had
in
most
consideration
.
From
whence
it
comes
to
passe
,
that
in
Venice
the
vitious
and
ignorant
Nobles
were
onely
accounted
a
number
,
as
Ciphers
in
Arithm●●ke
,
while
the
Vertuous
alone
,
and
the
best
deseruing
subiect
,
bare
the
chiefe
sway
,
detur
Digniori
,
with
that
prudent
care
and
circumspection
,
as
is
knowne
vnto
all
the
world
.
But
Leonardus
Aretinus
after
he
had
extolled
the
opinion
of
Boccace
,
added
,
that
the
excellent
vsage
of
the
Venetian
State
,
in
not
granting
to
their
Nobilitie
,
the
charge
and
Offices
at
the
first
iumpe
,
but
by
degrees
,
was
the
true
solid
foundation
,
wheron
their
Greatnesse
consisted
most
firmely
built
,
&
withall
the
eternitie
of
their
Libertie
.
For
this
is
one
of
their
most
admired
Precepts
,
That
euery
Nobleman
whatsoeuer
,
before
he
mount
vp
into
the
highest
Dignity
,
must
from
his
youth
vpwards
be
forced
,
like
an
enfranchised
Townesman
,
to
beginne
from
the
lowest
Offices
,
and
not
leaping
wise
and
sodainly
.
A
most
safe
Custome
,
as
that
,
which
iustly
distributed
this
important
effect
of
vpholding
the
true
and
substantiall
equality
among
the
Nobilitie
of
an
Aristocracie
,
which
giues
long
life
to
a
free
State
,
because
according
to
the
certaine
and
vnderstanding
policie
of
true
gouernment
,
the
equality
of
goods
made
not
Senatours
equall
in
a
Common-wealth
,
but
that
all
the
Nobles
should
be
first
compelled
to
walke
faire
and
softly
to
the
most
eminent
places
of
command
from
the
inferiour
steps
,
which
I
haue
formerly
shewed
.
The
which
if
the
Roman
Empire
had
practised
,
it
had
not
shortned
the
life
of
their
libertie
,
nor
wrought
those
dangerous
and
fatall
infirmities
of
tyrannies
and
tumults
.
Their
grosse
abuses
in
affording
the
Consular
authority
and
the
charge
of
armies
vnto
Pompey
,
the
Caesars
,
and
to
other
wealthy
and
powerfull
Citizens
in
their
greene
and
vnsetled
youth
,
was
no
other
then
as
if
they
had
chosen
some
of
the
Bloud-Royall
in
a
Monarchy
,
as
Lords
and
Patrons
of
their
liberty
,
rather
then
Senatours
of
a
well
ordered
Common-wealth
.
By
which
vnwitting
errour
all
men
may
note
,
that
the
freedome
of
Rome
got
her
mortall
wound
and
vtter
desolation
.
Albeit
that
the
most
excellent
Lady
of
the
State
of
Venice
gaue
apparant
signes
,
that
she
seemed
well
contented
with
the
opinion
of
Aretine
,
shee
commanded
notwithstanding
th●●
her
Vertuous
Statesmen
,
who
aduanced
themselues
forwards
,
to
proceed
with
their
opinions
.
And
then
Benedict
Varchi
thus
began
:
My
Florentine
State
,
which
neuer
knew
the
way
of
good
fortune
to
bring
in
among
her
Noble
Families
,
that
Peace
,
Vnion
,
and
mutuall
loue
,
which
makes
the
liberty
of
a
Common-wealth
euerlastingly
durable
,
in
the
end
fell
into
the
infirmitie
of
serui●ude
,
puts
me
now
in
a
great
amazement
,
and
I
thinke
it
may
surpasse
all
other
maruells
in
this
State
,
when
I
consider
with
deliberation
,
that
a
Nobleman
of
Venice
,
although
most
grieuously
offended
for
the
life
of
his
sonnes
,
and
for
his
owne
proper
person
,
enforced
more
with
a
feruent
charity
towards
the
freedome
of
his
Countrey
,
then
terrified
with
the
seuerity
of
Magistrates
,
had
learned
that
difficult
lesson
of
resolution
,
to
forgiue
at
the
instant
the
wrong
which
he
had
receiued
at
his
Aduersaries
hands
,
and
that
with
a
free
heart
.
A
resolution
worthy
of
remembrance
,
and
by
so
much
the
more
wonderfull
by
how
much
it
is
cleerely
obserued
,
that
a
Nobleman
of
Venice
referres
the
reuenge
of
all
receiued
iniuries
into
the
Senates
hand
with
all
willingnesse
of
mind
,
the
which
sensuall
and
brutish
men
,
yea
&
many
of
the
wiser
sort
without
the
length
time
and
much
strugling
of
nature
cannot
yeeld
vnto
God
,
to
whom
vengeance
belongeth
,
and
from
whom
wee
must
all
acknowledge
our
liues
,
liuing
,
and
liberty
to
proceed
.
This
Varchi
spake
,
when
Lodouico
Dulce
began
the
deliuery
of
his
Opinion
,
that
if
that
were
true
,
which
all
confessed
,
that
the
rarest
and
most
prized
greatnesse
that
might
be
considered
in
a
Prince
,
was
to
disarme
with
facilitie
and
without
danger
one
of
his
war-like
Generals
,
and
to
receiue
of
him
exact
and
conformable
obedience
,
for
all
that
that
this
Generall
did
aforehand
know
,
and
long
before
his
returne
,
how
his
Prince
grew
in
suspition
of
his
loyalty
,
or
in
dislike
of
his
seruice
:
Then
this
custome
vsual
in
the
state
of
Venice
,
deserued
more
to
be
wondred
at
then
any
other
,
to
be
able
to
disarme
with
great
ease
,
their
Generals
and
Admirals
at
Sea
.
Yea
,
and
at
such
time
when
they
vnderstood
how
the
Senate
was
earnestly
bent
to
punish
them
at
their
returne
,
notwithstanding
that
they
found
themselues
very
strong
,
beloued
of
their
souldiers
,
and
powerfull
enough
to
offend
the
State
,
or
to
defend
themselues
from
shame
,
it
alwayes
fell
out
,
that
assoone
as
euer
they
were
sent
for
,
they
readily
and
presently
obeyed
,
voluntarily
they
resigned
ouer
their
charge
,
and
publike
command
,
and
withall
speed
hastned
to
Venice
,
to
be
sentenced
by
their
friends
and
Citizens
,
though
with
Capitall
punishment
,
which
they
willingly
endured
,
rather
then
to
hazard
the
losse
of
their
Countrey
by
vnnaturall
innouations
,
and
ciuill
warres
.
So
deare
vnto
them
is
the
care
of
the
Common
safetie
.
The
most
excellent
Venetian
Lady
,
who
without
answering
any
thing
to
the
Vertuous
aboue-named
had
attentiuely
heard
all
these
commendable
Orders
and
admirable
Prerogatiues
said
to
Dulce
,
that
the
matter
which
he
related
,
was
indeed
of
great
consequence
,
yet
not
so
rare
,
but
that
the
Ottoman
Emperours
likewise
participated
of
the
like
benefit
.
Howbeit
neuerthelesse
,
there
was
one
singular
Prerogatiue
,
which
she
most
exactly
possessed
,
and
wherein
she
excelled
all
other
Principalities
,
as
well
of
the
ancient
,
as
present
times
,
whereto
she
acknowledged
and
ascribed
all
her
Greatnesse
,
the
which
as
yet
she
did
not
heare
any
of
them
as
much
as
touch
.
Then
spake
Hieronymus
Mercurialis
,
that
while
he
read
the
Physicke
Lecture
at
the
Vniuersitie
of
Padua
,
hee
knew
some
of
the
Plebeian
and
common
sort
at
Venice
,
that
went
in
their
Gundoloes
to
disport
themselues
vpon
the
water
with
some
young
Courtezans
,
according
to
their
common
custome
,
and
there
being
mightily
misused
by
certaine
young
Noble-men
,
whom
they
casually
met
,
it
chanced
that
these
Plebeians
slew
one
of
them
in
the
affray
.
For
which
offence
vpon
complaint
made
by
the
parties
friends
,
the
Plebeians
were
sent
for
by
the
Iudges
,
who
although
they
knew
the
power
of
the
Law
to
be
in
the
hands
of
the
Nobilitie
,
whom
they
had
offended
,
neuer
fled
,
but
trusting
in
the
vprightnesse
and
integrity
of
the
Senate
and
Magistrates
,
they
doubted
not
to
appeare
before
them
,
and
to
yeeld
themselues
prisoners
.
Neither
did
their
hopes
faile
them
,
for
vpon
consideration
of
the
cause
giuen
in
euidence
for
their
defence
,
how
they
were
prouoked
first
by
those
young
Noble-men
,
they
were
enlarged
and
pronounced
innocent
to
the
honour
of
the
Venetians
vncorrupted
Iustice
:
so
that
neither
powerfull
parentage
,
greatnesse
of
friends
,
nor
abundance
of
wealth
can
blinde
and
diuert
the
Iudges
of
Venice
to
wrong
any
man
.
Last
of
all
,
these
vertuous
States-men
spake
the
most
learned
Hermolaus
Barbarus
,
that
in
a
free
State
Tyranny
begins
then
to
vsurpe
and
worke
,
when
the
most
weightie
secrets
concerning
the
generall
good
of
the
Common-wealth
,
are
communicated
to
a
few
Senators
.
And
for
this
cause
the
most
Soueraigne
Lady
of
Venice
,
to
auoid
shipwreake
on
that
dangerous
rockie
shelfe
,
imparted
her
Secrets
,
and
deliberated
the
designes
and
pragmatickes
of
greatest
import
,
wherein
her
state
was
interessed
in
her
highest
Court
of
Magistracy
or
Parliament
of
the
Pregadi
,
a
number
consisting
of
two
hundred
and
fiftie
Senators
and
vpwards
;
and
to
him
it
appeared
to
be
a
miraculous
thing
,
how
the
Venetian
State
could
finde
among
so
great
a
number
of
Senators
that
Secrecie
,
which
many
great
Potentates
for
all
their
exquisite
diligence
and
large
entertainment
of
gifts
and
rewards
,
had
bootlesse
sought
in
one
only
Secrtarie
,
or
in
a
couple
of
Counsellors
of
State
.
At
these
words
,
the
most
excellent
Venetian
Lady
laid
her
hand
on
the
shoulders
of
Barbarus
,
and
pronounced
this
verdict
:
Now
thou
hast
hit
the
naile
on
the
head
,
and
named
that
most
pretious
Iewell
,
wherein
I
most
glory
,
and
prize
my selfe
aboue
all
other
States
,
and
for
which
indeed
I
ought
to
be
iustly
emulated
and
enuied
at
,
seeing
that
nothing
else
appertaines
for
the
true
gouernment
and
managing
of
State-businesse
,
more
necessary
than
Secracie
.
CHAP.
11.
The
Doctors
of
the
Chaire
hauing
admitted
into
their
Vniuersitie
some
famous
Poeticall
Ladies
,
Apollo
commands
them
to
be
dismissed
home
to
their
Families
.
THe
famous
Doctors
of
the
Chaire
,
about
a
few
moneths
past
,
admitted
the
most
vertuous
Ladies
Victoria
Colonna
,
Laura
Terracina
,
and
other
learned
Poeticall
Ladies
of
Parnassus
into
their
Academicall
Corporation
,
where
they
vsed
times
to
resort
to
their
publike
exercises
.
But
it
chanced
so
that
many
Schollers
enamoured
with
the
beautie
of
these
Ladies
,
did
not
only
flocke
oftner
than
they
were
accustomed
,
into
the
Schooles
,
whensoeuer
they
vnderstood
that
these
Ladies
repaired
thither
,
but
also
consumed
their
pretious
time
and
wits
in
composing
of
amorous
Sonnets
,
which
they
dedicated
vnto
these
Ladies
,
as
if
they
were
Goddesses
,
with
such
rare
conceits
and
lofty
tunes
,
as
eclipsed
the
glory
of
the
Muses
themselues
.
At
length
the
sauour
of
these
Sonnets
,
though
fragrant
and
sweet
in
the
Schollers
apprehensions
,
offended
Apolloes
diuine
nostrills
worse
than
the
stinke
of
a
Blackamore
.
For
which
cause
before
the
end
of
these
Ladies
probationship
and
their
matriculation
,
his
Maiestie
charged
the
Cathedrall
Doctors
to
dismisse
them
out
of
the
Vniuersitie
.
His
reason
was
because
he
well
saw
out
of
his
Diuine
knowledge
,
that
the
true
poetry
of
women
were
the
Needle
,
the
Distaffe
,
and
the
Wheele
,
and
that
the
Schoole
exercises
of
Ladies
among
Vniuersitie
men
might
well
be
likened
vnto
the
dalliance
and
playing
of
Dogs
,
which
after
some
fained
snarling
,
catching
,
and
gamesome
tossing
one
another
,
doe
conclude
their
sport
in
riding
and
mounting
vpon
their
play-fellowes
backs
.
CHAP.
12.
The
Lady
Victoria
Colonna
intreats
of
Apollo
,
that
the
infamie
which
women
incurred
for
cuckolding
their
Husbands
,
might
likewise
extend
to
adulterous
Husbands
.
Apolloes
answer
.
THe
most
Excellent
Lady
Victoria
Colonna
a
Princesse
of
exemplarie
chastitie
,
about
three
daies
past
appeared
in
his
Maiesties
Court
of
Audience
,
and
in
the
name
of
all
womankind
said
,
that
they
all
loued
the
excellencie
of
chastitie
,
which
was
naturally
giuen
them
for
a
most
particular
vertue
,
that
they
did
not
awhit
enuy
Courage
,
a
vertue
attributed
to
mans
sexe
,
because
they
well
knew
,
that
a
Lady
without
the
soule
of
chastitie
,
which
renders
her
odoriferous
to
the
world
,
was
but
a
stinking
carcasse
:
yet
notwithstanding
it
seemed
vnto
them
,
that
they
had
much
cause
to
grieue
and
lament
at
the
great
inequalitie
,
which
they
saw
betwixt
the
Husband
and
the
Wife
in
the
particular
punishment
of
Adultery
;
so
that
women
could
not
rest
contented
to
see
men
in
such
wise
free
,
that
the
punishment
of
shame
,
which
alone
was
wont
to
terrifie
honourable
persons
,
did
now
lesse
serue
to
restraine
them
from
committing
against
their
wiues
these
beastly
and
libidinous
defaults
.
In
which
dissolute
courses
they
said
,
that
they
proceeded
so
far
,
that
many
Husbands
were
not
onely
not
ashamed
to
keepe
openly
Concubines
in
their
houses
,
but
had
oftentimes
presumed
to
make
them
partakers
of
the
sacred
bed
of
Matrimonie
.
These
abuses
came
to
passe
,
by
reason
that
the
Lawes
had
not
prouided
the
like
punishment
against
the
offending
Husbands
,
as
were
thundred
out
and
practised
against
adulterous
Wiues
.
And
that
in
this
case
,
the
Lawes
shewed
too
much
fauour
vnto
maried
men
,
in
allowing
them
to
reuenge
the
iniurie
with
their
owne
hands
at
the
time
when
they
hapned
to
take
their
wiues
in
the
adulterous
act
.
By
which
notorious
aggrieuances
the
Sexe
of
women
being
so
much
wronged
,
were
now
forced
to
repaire
vnto
the
cleare
fountaine
of
true
Iustice
,
to
the
end
that
by
publishing
equall
punishment
in
the
equalitie
of
the
self-same
fault
,
there
might
be
some
competent
remedy
ministred
for
their
oppressions
.
And
that
if
this
did
not
stand
with
Apolloes
good
will
and
pleasure
,
there
might
be
at
leastwise
the
like
liberty
granted
vnto
them
in
this
particular
of
Adultery
to
keepe
amorous
seruants
,
or
to
marry
againe
,
as
many
men
aduentured
to
doe
.
After
which
liberty
granted
them
,
they
would
not
perhaps
make
vse
thereof
,
but
only
in
terrorem
tantùm
,
vnder
colour
of
law
to
be
enabled
to
bridle
their
loose
and
lustfull
Husbands
.
Vnto
this
demand
of
the
Lady
Victoria
,
Apollo
answered
,
that
the
Law
of
Fidelitie
betwixt
the
Husband
and
the
Wife
ought
to
be
indeed
equall
,
and
that
the
defect
and
breach
thereof
ought
to
be
punished
no
lesse
in
the
one
,
than
in
the
other
:
but
that
in
the
Wife
a
more
exquisite
and
perfect
chastitie
was
required
for
the
great
and
weighty
respect
to
know
the
certainty
of
their
children
,
to
which
end
Nature
had
assigned
them
the
noble
vertue
of
Chastitie
,
the
which
was
so
necessarie
for
procreation
of
humane
kinde
,
that
without
it
the
children
should
both
lose
their
inheritance
and
their
fathers
affection
.
A
thing
so
true
,
that
Nature
herselfe
hath
most
prouidently
allotted
chaste
wiues
to
all
liuing
creatures
of
the
earth
,
where
the
Male
concurres
for
the
industrious
hatching
of
the
Egge
,
or
for
the
nourishing
of
their
young
ones
;
all
to
the
end
that
the
carke
of
the
fathers
being
imployed
for
their
children
welfare
should
proue
somewhat
pleasing
,
and
that
their
charge
should
redound
to
comfort
,
and
to
great
gaine
in
time
to
come
.
At
these
words
the
Lady
Victoriaes
beautifull
cheeks
were
stained
with
an
honourable
blush
,
who
with
a
Roman
ingenuitie
confessed
vnto
his
Maiestie
the
simplicitie
of
her
demand
,
and
said
,
that
indeed
it
were
a
great
shame
and
dishonour
to
the
sexe
of
women
,
if
in
the
pretious
gift
of
chastitie
they
suffred
themselues
to
be
ouercome
of
those
vnreasonable
liuing
creatures
,
who
although
they
pursue
no
other
thing
than
pleasure
,
yet
neuerthelesse
doe
they
very
religiously
obserue
Chastitie
,
because
they
would
not
anger
the
fathers
of
their
young
ones
by
their
wandring
and
inordinate
lust
.
And
for
the
important
reason
,
that
Husbands
desired
to
haue
their
wiues
chaste
,
the
lawes
against
adulterous
women
were
too
fauourable
,
because
the
wound
which
the
vnchaste
Husband
giues
his
Wife
did
only
pierce
the
skin
,
whereas
the
Wife
by
her
lasciuious
deeds
doth
stab
and
kill
her
Husband
with
the
poniard
of
euerlasting
infamy
,
and
also
doth
disparage
her
children
.
CHAP.
13.
A
Poetaster
for
playing
at
Cards
and
deuising
the
Game
called
Triumph
or
Trump
,
is
brought
before
Apollo
,
who
after
he
had
deeply
entred
into
the
mysticall
meaning
of
the
said
Game
,
not
only
dismisseth
him
,
but
granteth
him
an
yearely
pension
to
instruct
his
Courtiers
in
that
new
Art
.
TO
the
end
,
that
the
Ignorant
with
the
filthinesse
of
their
most
beastly
minds
should
not
profane
the
vertuous
places
at
Parnassus
,
Apollo
many
yeares
since
caused
two
companies
of
Skeltenicall
Poets
,
dogrel
Rimers
,
men
that
made
verses
at
random
,
and
very
aduentrous
at
ruffianly
conceits
to
come
out
of
Sicily
,
whose
office
was
to
scoure
the
countrey
and
to
cleare
the
coast
,
of
vagabonds
.
These
,
about
eight
daies
past
,
tooke
prisoner
a
Poetaster
,
that
had
beene
capitally
banished
from
Parnassus
,
who
although
he
was
forbidden
the
vse
of
all
books
,
and
the
exercise
of
his
pen
,
notwithstanding
as
it
were
in
despite
of
Apollo
,
and
in
contempt
of
the
sacred
Muses
,
he
defiled
paper
with
his
dissolute
rimes
,
and
at
last
proceeded
so
far
in
his
audacious
arrogancie
,
that
he
assumed
vnto
himselfe
the
Soueraigne
name
of
a
Poet.
This
exorbitant
fault
of
his
became
aggrauated
with
a
paire
of
Cardes
,
which
those
Catchpoles
in
searching
him
had
found
in
his
pocket
,
for
which
being
likewise
a
notorious
Vice
and
worthy
of
death
they
brought
him
incontinently
with
the
said
Cardes
before
Apollo
,
who
when
he
saw
them
was
wonderfully
amazed
at
the
brutish
inuention
,
which
the
vicious
had
found
out
to
cast
away
their
pretious
time
,
to
consume
their
reputation
,
and
to
spend
their
meanes
.
But
much
more
was
his
Maiestie
astonished
,
when
he
vnderstood
,
that
men
now
a
dayes
were
growne
to
such
a
height
of
folly
,
that
they
vsed
to
call
that
thing
a
Play
or
Game
,
whereat
they
dealt
so
cruelly
in
good
earnest
.
And
further
that
they
esteemed
it
a
delight
,
sport
,
and
pastime
to
put
in
suspence
and
to
doubtfull
compromise
that
money
,
which
was
gotten
with
so
much
toyle
and
cares
,
and
serued
so
necessary
for
such
great
vses
,
that
without
it
,
this
present
world
would
take
Aristotle
to
bee
an
ignorant
foole
,
and
Alexander
the
Great
a
base
Plebeian
.
Then
Apollo
askt
the
Prisoner
,
what
game
at
Cards
was
most
familiar
vnto
him
,
and
because
he
answered
,
that
it
was
Trumps
or
Triumph
,
his
Maiestie
willed
him
to
play
it
.
The
Prisoner
obeyed
,
and
plaide
;
which
when
Apollo
had
obserued
&
penetrated
into
the
magiste●iall
lessons
and
secrets
of
the
Game
,
he
cried
out
,
that
this
Game
of
Trumpe
was
the
true
Philosophy
of
Courtiers
,
the
most
necessarie
Science
,
which
all
men
ought
to
learne
,
that
would
not
be
thought
innocents
or
simple-witted
.
And
shewing
how
much
the
affront
done
vnto
the
prisoner
did
displease
him
,
he
inlarged
him
presently
,
and
honoured
him
with
the
title
of
a
Vertuous
man
.
And
the
next
morning
commanded
his
Officers
to
erect
vp
a
publike
Schoole
,
where
with
a
stipend
of
fiue
hundred
Crownes
a
yeare
,
that
notable
Person
for
the
common
good
should
reade
as
a
Lecture
that
excellent
Game
of
Trumpe
,
and
vpon
a
grieuous
penalty
to
be
imposed
,
hee
charged
the
Platonicks
,
Peripateticks
,
the
Stoicks
,
and
other
Philosophers
,
specially
the
Morall
;
and
to
all
other
the
Vertuous
crew
residing
at
Parnassus
,
that
they
should
learne
this
most
necessarie
Science
,
the
which
because
they
should
not
forget
,
he
bound
them
to
practise
themselues
therein
one
houre
at
least
euery
day
.
Although
it
seemed
strange
to
the
Learned
,
how
it
could
be
possible
,
that
out
of
a
most
vile
Game
deuised
by
the
off-scum
raskals
of
men
there
might
be
drawne
any
profitable
document
for
honest
men
:
yet
notwithstanding
,
they
all
knowing
that
his
Maiestie
neuer
commanded
any
thing
,
which
did
not
afterward
redound
to
their
good
and
to
a
speciall
purpose
,
they
obeyed
so
willingly
that
this
Schoole
was
in
as
great
request
,
and
frequented
no
lesse
than
an
Vniuersitie
.
But
when
the
Learned
had
discouered
the
Magisteriall
secrets
,
the
hidden
mysteries
,
and
admirable
cunning
tricks
of
this
triumphant
Game
of
Trumps
,
they
extolled
Apolloes
profound
iudgment
to
the
eighth
Heauen
,
all
of
them
with
one
voice
celebrating
and
magnifying
it
in
all
places
,
that
it
was
not
Philosophie
,
Poetry
;
nor
yet
the
Mathematicks
,
nor
Astrologie
,
nor
any
other
famous
knowledge
,
but
it
was
the
most
rare
Game
of
Trumps
,
which
taught
men
,
chiefly
great
men
and
Courtiers
,
that
secret
of
most
import
,
how
euery
seuerall
Trumpe
tooke
vp
and
got
,
as
aprey
,
euen
the
goodliest
of
all
the
Cards
.
CHAP.
14.
It
being
noted
,
that
Petus
Thraseas
in
the
Company
of
his
sonne
in
law
Eluidius
Priscus
did
vse
commonly
to
frequent
the
house
of
the
Lady
Victoria
Colonna
,
he
is
grieuously
rebuked
by
Apollo
.
IT
was
obserued
by
those
vertuous
Censers
,
whose
office
and
delight
consisted
in
looking
to
other
mens
deeds
,
that
Petus
Thraseas
,
in
the
company
of
Eluidius
Priscus
his
sonne
in
Law
extraordinarily
haunted
the
house
of
the
Lady
Victoria
Colonna
,
and
also
of
other
learned
Dames
of
this
Court.
And
though
the
said
Thraseas
were
reputed
for
a
man
of
singular
good
parts
,
that
one
would
hardly
suspect
any
obscene
or
lewd
action
in
so
great
a
Senatour
,
his
vsuall
and
daily
visites
together
with
his
continuall
abodes
in
these
Ladies
houses
,
occasioned
so
great
a
scandall
,
yea
,
among
the
vertuous
themselues
,
that
the
smell
thereof
ascended
euen
to
his
Maiesties
nostrels
;
who
to
extinguish
the
flames
of
these
slanderous
murmures
,
about
two
dayes
since
sent
for
Thraseas
,
and
expresly
commanded
him
to
reueale
what
businesse
he
had
in
resorting
so
often
to
these
Ladies
houses
.
Thraseas
answered
,
that
he
frequented
them
,
onely
to
exercise
charity
among
these
Ladies
,
by
reading
euery
day
vnto
them
a
Chapter
of
Boetius
his
booke
of
the
Consolation
of
Philosophy
.
Vpon
this
answer
Apollo
was
so
grieuously
mooued
against
Thraseas
,
that
in
great
anger
he
said
:
If
with
your
talent
and
zealous
office
by
giuing
office
by
giuing
comfort
&
consolations
to
the
afflicted
,
you
hope
to
merit
grace
at
Gods
hand
,
and
to
obtaine
good
will
among
men
,
goe
your
wayes
to
comfort
those
poore
wretches
,
who
die
of
meere
necessitie
and
pure
want
in
the
Hospitalls
,
or
those
vnfortunate
people
,
who
are
condemned
to
the
gallowes
or
Spanish
gallies
.
But
to
sit
all
day
long
closely
among
Ladies
,
as
Sardanapalus
vsed
to
doe
,
thinking
to
make
men
beleeue
,
that
you
exercise
Spirituall
doings
,
they
are
such
hypocrisies
,
as
will
moue
the
veriest
idiot
to
laugh
at
you
,
and
will
make
them
to
burst
with
rage
,
that
know
,
how
these
which
goe
often
to
the
mill
become
whited
with
meale
.
And
a
man
of
your
wisdome
ought
to
vnderstand
,
that
at
such
time
as
a
woman
conceiues
of
two
infants
,
which
we
call
Twinnes
,
if
both
be
male
,
they
are
enclosed
within
one
membrane
,
the
which
likewise
comes
to
passe
,
if
both
bee
female
.
But
if
it
happens
,
that
one
bee
male
,
and
the
other
female
,
most
prouident
nature
preserues
the
female
in
a
perticular
membrane
,
seuered
from
the
male
.
Seeing
that
Nature
thought
good
not
to
thrust
a
little
brother
and
a
little
sister
of
that
tender
age
to
dwell
together
in
one
place
,
she
teacheth
all
men
,
and
especially
men
of
your
fashion
to
liue
more
warily
and
securely
;
and
in
these
doings
,
O
Thraseas
,
whosoeuer
trusteth
his
owne
power
,
I
hold
him
to
be
more
rash
than
wise
.
And
for
that
these
disorders
,
in
regard
of
our
reputation
and
yours
,
had
need
to
be
corrected
,
I
doe
straitly
command
you
,
that
from
henceforth
you
leaue
off
such
dangerous
practises
.
The
world
is
not
so
sottishly
simple
,
as
you
more
simply
conceiue
it
,
but
that
they
doe
well
vnderstand
,
how
the
visites
which
men
of
your
qualitie
vse
vnto
Ladies
,
doe
begin
to
smell
after
the
second
time
,
and
specially
in
their
noses
,
that
know
,
how
faire
and
beautifull
things
seeme
pleasing
to
all
men
,
and
that
the
prouocation
of
the
flesh
is
a
naturall
vice
in
all
men
,
the
which
they
cannot
cure
and
keepe
backe
with
a
more
excellent
remedy
,
than
to
stand
a
farre
off
from
such
faire
and
goodly
obiects
:
There
's
no
safer
way
to
defend
a
man
from
error
,
than
to
shunne
the
occasions
.
And
all
your
Philosophy
cannot
produce
such
proofes
,
as
will
make
any
man
of
iudgement
beleeue
,
that
a
dainty
bit
of
flesh
doth
not
agree
with
euery
mans
mouth
,
that
is
made
of
flesh
.
Lastly
,
I
must
put
you
in
minde
,
that
a
man
of
your
credit
and
condition
,
who
makes
profession
aboue
all
things
not
to
defile
the
white
robe
of
your
Reputation
with
the
sports
of
lasciuious
oile
,
ought
not
at
all
to
busie
himselfe
about
lampes
;
it
being
not
onely
great
folly
,
but
most
insolent
rashnesse
,
worthy
of
the
whip
and
strapado
,
to
think
he
can
make
gun-powder
in
a
forge
,
where
a
smith
workes
nailes
,
and
afterwards
to
perswade
men
,
that
he
might
goe
to
the
field
without
danger
.
CHAP.
15.
A
learned
Gentleman
of
Rome
begs
a
remedie
of
Apollo
,
to
make
him
to
forget
certaine
grieuous
wrongs
,
which
he
had
receiued
in
the
Court
of
a
great
Prince
:
for
which
cause
his
Maiestie
causeth
him
to
drinke
a
cup-full
of
the
water
of
Lethe
,
but
with
vnfortunate
successe
.
A
Learned
Gentleman
of
Rome
,
which
some
few
dayes
since
arriued
at
Parnassus
,
was
yesterday
admitted
to
his
Maiesties
Royall
Audience
,
vnto
whom
he
shewed
,
that
for
many
iniuries
,
which
hee
had
receiued
of
diuers
ill
willers
of
his
in
the
Court
of
a
certaine
Prince
,
where
the
Lawyers
persecuted
him
,
and
made
him
pay
aboue
three
score
seuerall
fees
by
their
cunning
trickes
of
Law
,
he
hath
sithence
liued
very
much
troubled
in
minde
,
and
so
much
the
more
,
for
that
he
could
not
worke
his
reuenge
vpon
them
without
incurring
farre
greater
troubles
,
then
his
Enemies
had
plunged
him
in
.
And
on
the
other
side
,
he
found
that
he
was
not
endowed
with
that
generous
resolution
of
forgetting
and
forgiuing
them
.
For
which
cause
,
and
now
to
be
freed
from
this
hellish
torment
,
wherein
he
perpetually
liued
,
he
repaired
to
his
Maiestie
,
whom
most
humbly
he
intreated
to
bestow
vpon
him
some
present
remedie
to
heale
his
mind
,
which
was
galled
with
the
passions
of
hatred
and
reuenge
.
Apollo
did
much
pitie
this
Gentlemans
case
,
and
commanded
that
one
should
giue
him
a
large
cup-full
of
the
water
of
Lethe
,
prepared
in
such
manner
,
that
it
might
cause
him
to
forget
odious
things
,
and
not
to
take
away
the
remembrance
of
benefits
receiued
.
The
Gentleman
with
great
greedinesse
drunke
vp
the
water
,
the
which
to
all
mens
wonder
was
found
to
haue
only
the
vertue
to
blot
and
cancell
out
of
his
minde
those
iniuries
,
which
he
had
receiued
of
his
inferiours
in
condition
;
and
that
the
iniuries
which
were
done
vnto
him
,
by
greater
persons
than
himselfe
,
had
inflamed
and
exasperated
his
minde
rather
with
an
euerlasting
memory
of
them
,
than
any
way
caused
him
to
forget
them
.
Whereat
many
began
to
murmur
,
that
the
famous
water
of
Lethe
had
lost
that
pretious
vertue
,
which
the
Poets
had
blazed
of
it
.
But
his
Maiestie
gaue
them
to
vnderstand
,
that
the
water
of
Lethe
had
euermore
the
same
vertue
,
which
it
had
in
the
beginning
.
And
in
that
it
did
not
worke
the
expected
effect
in
that
Gentleman
;
the
reason
was
,
because
persons
nobly
descended
,
and
of
great
spirits
,
had
euer
this
custome
proper
vnto
their
natures
,
to
write
in
the
sand
these
iniuries
,
which
they
receiued
of
base
people
;
but
in
solid
marble
with
eternall
characters
those
aboue-handed
blowes
,
which
were
giuen
them
by
their
equalls
,
or
superiours
;
it
being
the
propertie
of
a
noble
mind
to
remit
wrongs
by
magnanimitie
,
but
not
to
pardon
them
of
necessitie
.
CHAP.
16.
Apuleius
his
golden
Asse
,
and
Plautus
his
Asse
doe
complaine
vnto
Apollo
of
the
great
seueritie
which
their
Masters
vsed
in
beating
them
.
But
they
are
sent
away
with
no
pleasing
answer
.
ABout
the
eight
of
the
Current
Apuleius
his
famous
Asse
accompanied
with
Plautus
his
Asse
,
appeare
before
Apolloes
Maiestie
,
who
in
the
name
of
all
the
sort
of
Mules
,
Asses
,
and
Pack-horses
,
said
,
that
if
any
kinde
of
beasts
subiect
to
mankind
,
which
were
of
small
expence
and
of
much
profit
,
had
deserued
better
vsage
than
others
;
they
had
most
reason
aboue
all
other
beasts
,
to
grieue
at
their
Masters
rough
and
rigorous
dealings
.
And
although
they
bare
the
whole
burthen
of
their
Lords
houses
,
and
maintained
them
both
day
and
night
by
their
perpetuall
labours
,
and
were
content
to
feed
ordinarily
on
sedge
,
straw
,
and
water
,
and
to
keepe
their
Shrouetide
with
branne
,
and
such
poore
prouender
;
all
this
notwithstanding
they
were
ingratefully
,
cruelly
,
and
with
great
indiscretion
entreated
by
their
Masters
,
and
being
the
most
vnhappie
of
all
creatures
,
they
were
now
become
the
miserable
spectacle
of
all
drudgery
.
For
as
much
as
they
could
not
by
their
prostrate
and
humble
seruices
mollifie
the
passionate
minds
of
their
Lords
,
they
petitioned
his
Maiestie
in
most
lowly
manner
to
commiserate
their
Asinine
miseries
,
if
not
to
conclude
and
end
them
,
yet
at
least
to
order
the
matter
so
,
that
by
his
Maiesties
command
their
Patrons
would
thenceforth
vse
them
,
though
not
gratefull
respects
for
their
great
seruices
,
yet
with
moderation
of
passion
,
and
with
more
hmanitie
.
Vnto
these
Apollo
answered
,
that
the
seuerity
,
which
Masters
vsed
towards
their
pack-horses
,
whereof
they
so
bitterly
complained
,
proceeded
not
out
of
their
Masters
naturall
crueltie
,
since
that
it
is
plaine
,
that
no
man
yet
hated
the
vtilitie
and
benefit
of
his
heritage
,
but
rather
from
their
monstrous
sloth
,
and
stupendious
stupiditie
of
the
pack-horses
,
through
which
most
brutish
defaults
,
their
Masters
were
enforced
furiously
with
whips
and
goads
to
pricke
them
on
to
doe
that
labour
,
which
otherwise
for
want
of
quickness
they
had
not
spirit
enough
of
themselues
to
performe
.
And
whosoeuer
would
exactly
iudge
and
determine
of
any
mans
cruell
and
rigorous
dealings
,
he
had
need
not
only
to
haue
regard
vnto
the
genius
and
nature
of
him
that
exerciseth
and
vseth
this
correction
,
as
to
the
qualitie
and
manners
of
him
,
that
complaines
he
is
hardly
dealt
with
.
CHAP.
17.
A
generall
Reformation
of
the
world
by
the
seuen
wise
men
of
Greece
,
and
by
other
Learned
men
,
is
published
by
expresse
Order
from
Apollo
.
IVstinian
the
Emperor
,
that
great
Composer
of
the
Codes
and
Pandects
,
some
few
dayes
since
brought
a
new
Law
vnto
Apollo
,
to
haue
the
same
approoued
of
his
Maiestie
,
whereby
it
was
straightly
forbidden
,
that
any
man
should
waxe
so
cruell
against
his
owne
person
,
as
to
be
the
Authour
of
his
owne
death
.
Apollo
seeing
this
Law
,
had
it
in
so
great
horrour
,
that
with
a
sigh
,
which
proceeded
from
the
bottome
of
his
heart
,
he
brake
forth
into
these
speeches
:
Is
the
good
gouernment
of
Mankinde
precipated
into
such
disorder
,
O
Iustinian
,
that
they
will
now
a
dayes
voluntarily
attempt
their
owne
deathes
,
because
they
will
not
liue
any
longer
,
as
they
ought
?
And
wheras
I
haue
hitherto
hired
a
great
number
of
the
wisest
morall
Philosophers
,
to
the
end
that
with
their
tognes
and
writings
they
should
Minister
vnder
mee
graue
and
ciuill
conceits
vnto
others
,
which
might
make
Death
seemed
lesse
terrible
,
are
things
now
reduced
to
that
great
calamity
,
that
men
wil
no
longer
liue
,
not
yet
learn
to
accommodate
themselues
to
die
well
?
And
do
I
carelesly
sleep
,
while
these
disorders
abound
among
my
learned
Fraternitie
?
To
these
words
of
Apollo
,
Iustinian
answered
,
that
this
Law
was
very
necessary
,
and
that
many
notorious
effects
hauing
happened
by
these
desperate
courses
,
more
inconueniences
would
yet
ensue
,
if
his
Maiestie
did
not
in
time
prouide
some
conuenient
remedy
to
salue
the
wilfull
disorders
of
these
Franticke
fellowes
.
Whereupon
Apollo
tooke
diligent
Information
of
that
manner
of
life
,
which
the
world
lead
,
and
found
that
it
became
extraordinarily
depraued
with
euill
customes
,
the
which
to
reforme
hee
resolued
to
create
a
Congregation
of
some
notable
Personages
,
the
most
prudent
and
ingenuous
Polititians
of
his
Empire
.
But
in
the
very
beginning
of
this
serious
talke
he
met
with
inuincible
difficulties
,
for
being
come
to
the
point
,
to
appoint
a
number
of
subiects
among
his
Morall
Philosophers
,
and
those
innumerable
Vertuous
Spirits
which
attended
his
Court
,
he
could
not
light
on
any
to
his
absolute
liking
,
sufficiently
enabled
for
so
great
a
businesse
,
by
reason
that
his
Maiestie
knew
,
that
the
sanctitie
of
life
,
and
the
good
example
of
the
Reformer
wrought
a
greater
force
and
power
in
them
,
which
were
to
be
reformed
,
then
the
best
Rules
,
which
the
wisest
State
could
enact
and
publish
.
In
this
penurious
exigent
,
Apollo
referred
the
charge
of
the
Worlds
vniuersall
reformation
to
the
seuen
wise
men
of
Greece
,
men
that
are
held
and
reputed
to
be
in
the
chiefest
credit
at
Parnassus
,
was
those
which
in
all
mens
conceit
haue
learnt
the
receit
and
way
to
make
straight
the
Dogs
leg
,
which
with
so
much
paines
(
yet
alwayes
in
vaine
)
Antiquity
hunted
after
.
The
rumour
of
these
newes
being
come
to
the
Grecians
eares
,
it
reioyced
them
exceedingly
for
the
honour
,
which
his
Maiestie
vouchsafed
vnto
their
Nation
;
as
on
the
other
side
,
it
much
troubled
the
Latines
,
it
seeming
vnto
them
,
that
they
herein
had
singular
great
wrong
offered
vnto
them
to
be
excluded
.
Apollo
perceiuing
,
that
this
emulation
might
much
hinder
the
generall
Reformation
,
to
take
away
all
impediments
,
and
to
yeeld
some
satisfaction
to
the
discontented
Romans
,
to
those
Grecian
Sages
he
adioyned
Marcus
Cato
and
Annaus
Seneca
,
and
in
fauour
of
the
Italian
Philosophers
,
hee
constituted
Iacobus
Mazzon
Secretary
of
the
Congregation
,
whom
he
graced
with
a
consultiue
voyce
.
Vpon
the
ninteenth
day
of
the
aforesaid
moneth
,
all
these
famous
Sages
and
new
Reformers
brauely
accompanied
with
a
great
Troupe
of
the
Noblest
Vertuous
of
this
State
went
into
the
Delphick
Palace
,
the
place
appointed
for
this
businesse
of
Reformation
,
and
to
the
Learned
it
was
a
pleasing
sight
to
behold
the
great
number
of
Pedantes
,
which
with
table-books
in
their
hands
went
quoting
and
laying
downe
the
Sentences
and
Apothegmes
,
which
these
continually
let
slip
out
of
their
harmonious
mouths
.
As
soone
as
these
learned
and
wise
Lords
were
reunited
to
declare
their
remedies
,
the
fame
is
,
that
Thales
the
Milesian
,
the
first
of
the
seuen
Sages
,
began
in
this
manner
:
Most
prudent
Philosophers
;
The
businesse
for
which
we
are
now
here
assembled
together
,
is
the
greatest
,
which
the
wit
of
man
can
treat
of
;
and
although
no
other
enterprise
may
be
found
so
hard
,
as
to
heale
an
inueterate
Neapolitane
bone-ache
,
an
infistulated
Gangrene
,
an
incurable
Canker
,
yet
notwithstanding
,
the
insuperable
difficulties
,
which
weare
out
other
mens
braines
,
ought
to
animate
men
of
our
ranke
to
ouercome
them
,
seeing
that
the
supposed
impossibilitie
of
the
Cure
will
augment
our
glory
,
and
will
maintaine
vs
still
in
that
sublime
and
high
degree
of
reputation
,
wherein
we
are
eleuated
;
and
now
I
firmly
assure
my selfe
,
that
I
haue
found
out
the
true
Antidote
for
the
easie
expulse
of
these
venemous
and
banefull
corruptions
.
I
am
confident
,
that
there
is
not
any
of
vs
,
but
assures
himselfe
,
that
no
other
disease
hath
infected
the
healthfull
life
of
this
present
Age
,
than
the
hidden
hatred
,
dissimulation
,
equiuocation
,
and
treachery
of
men
couered
ouer
with
the
faire
mantle
of
Religion
,
of
Loue
,
Simplicitie
,
and
Charity
;
the
which
,
my
good
Lords
,
being
corrected
with
Cauteries
,
Razours
,
and
with
Corrosiue
Plaisters
fit
for
this
cancred
wound
,
such
as
I
shall
now
discouer
,
all
men
liuing
,
which
at
this
time
are
by
these
vices
brought
euen
to
Deaths
doore
,
all
other
Physitians
hauing
left
them
without
hope
of
recouery
,
shall
suddenly
become
restored
to
their
former
health
,
and
shall
resume
that
sinceritie
,
that
verity
of
speech
,
and
that
holinesse
of
life
,
which
in
ancient
times
hath
beene
esteemed
true-hearted
candour
,
genuine
simplicitie
,
and
plaine
dealing
.
The
true
remedie
then
is
of
necessitie
to
reduce
men
into
an
ingenuous
kinde
of
liuing
,
and
to
embrace
that
simplicitie
of
the
heart
,
which
they
can
neuer
doe
,
before
Princes
haue
with
their
high
authoritie
chased
out
of
their
Kingdomes
irreligious
hypocrites
of
a
different
Religion
,
as
Wolfes
of
State
,
and
also
to
cut
off
wrangling
suits
at
Law
;
nor
these
can
they
euer
bring
to
passe
without
diminishing
the
number
of
Lawyers
,
and
needlesse
Courts
of
Iustice
,
which
hearten
euen
sheepe
to
turne
vpon
their
keepers
.
These
,
these
abuses
,
most
vertuous
Lords
,
being
so
restrained
,
then
lies
,
falshoods
,
double
dealing
,
and
hypocrisies
,
will
depart
,
as
the
chiefe
nourishment
of
the
Infernall
Spirit
out
of
the
possessed
soules
homeward
to
their
Master
the
Deuill
.
In
such
wise
did
this
opinion
of
Thales
worke
within
the
rest
of
the
Sages
hearts
,
that
he
was
ready
to
goe
away
with
all
their
suffrages
and
voices
,
when
Mazzon
the
Secretary
commanded
him
to
rehearse
the
same
vnto
Apollo
,
who
approued
so
well
of
Thales
his
remedy
,
that
he
commanded
out
of
hand
a
Chirurgion
to
make
a
little
window
in
the
heart
of
man
.
But
in
the
same
houre
,
when
the
Chirurgion
had
prepared
his
instruments
to
open
the
breast
of
man
for
that
purpose
,
Homer
,
Virgil
,
Plato
,
Aristotle
,
Auerroes
,
and
some
other
learned
men
repaired
to
Apollo
,
and
signified
vnto
his
Maiestie
,
that
the
chiefest
instrument
,
which
with
great
facilitie
gouerned
the
world
,
was
the
reputation
of
those
which
commanded
it
,
and
that
a
iewel
of
that
worth
ought
neuer
to
be
exposed
vnto
any
perill
by
wise
Princes
.
They
laid
before
his
Maiesties
consideration
the
credit
of
a
holy
life
,
the
opinion
of
the
bounty
of
customes
,
wherein
the
excellent
Philosophicall
Senate
,
and
the
Honourable
Colledge
of
the
Vertuous
were
had
in
great
reuerence
among
all
the
learned
Subiects
of
Apolloes
Empire
.
And
if
his
Maiestie
would
suddenly
cause
all
mens
hearts
to
be
opened
,
the
greatest
and
best
sort
of
his
Vertuous
Followers
could
not
but
suffer
infinite
shame
&
infamie
,
whonow
were
in
chiefe
credit
about
his
sacred
Person
,
when
they
should
see
euen
boyes
to
take
notice
of
their
foolishnesse
,
as
who
is
wise
at
all
seasons
?
Yea
and
his
Maiestie
himselfe
would
grow
into
hatred
with
his
most
principall
Fauourites
,
when
hee
saw
they
were
not
such
notable
persons
of
an
vnspotted
life
as
he
reputed
them
to
be
.
And
by
these
meanes
he
should
lose
the
most
part
of
his
Dependants
,
to
the
vtter
depopulating
of
famous
Parnassus
.
And
for
this
cause
,
before
his
Maiestie
would
attempt
this
important
enterprise
,
they
humbly
desired
in
the
name
of
all
the
Vertuous
,
to
grant
them
some
competent
time
to
purifie
their
mindes
,
and
to
lay
them
a
little
a
bucking
.
The
aduise
of
these
famous
persons
greatly
pleased
.
Apollo
,
and
by
a
publike
Edict
he
prorogued
the
terme
of
making
the
window
vntill
eight
daies
were
expired
,
in
which
time
the
Vertuous
in
such
manner
toyled
themselues
in
cleansing
their
minds
of
all
hidden
fallacies
,
of
counterfeit
friendship
,
of
inbred
rancour
,
and
other
stinking
vices
,
that
in
the
Grocers
,
Druggists
,
and
Apothecaries
shops
of
Parnassus
,
all
the
sweet
Conserues
,
Cinnamon
,
Cassia
,
Syrops
,
Lozenges
,
Roses
,
Violets
,
and
other
pretious
wares
were
all
spoiled
with
the
taint
,
and
the
stench
abounded
so
corrupt
,
that
all
the
quarters
of
the
Platonick
and
Peripatetick
Philosophers
,
smelt
worse
than
if
the
filthiest
I
akes
of
the
Countrey
were
emptied
;
whereas
the
street
of
the
Latin
and
Italian
Poets
,
smelt
only
like
the
broth
of
reheated
Coleworts
.
Now
the
time
for
the
vniuersall
bucking
and
purifying
,
that
was
limited
,
became
almost
ended
,
when
the
day
before
the
opening
of
the
window
in
mens
hearts
,
the
great
Hippocrates
,
Galen
,
Cornelius
Celsus
,
and
other
experimented
Physitians
of
this
State
went
to
Apollo
,
and
freely
spake
their
minds
in
this
manner
:
Royall
Sir
,
if
this
worke
goes
forward
,
wee
must
needs
deface
this
little
world
of
mankinde
,
most
noble
for
the
miraculous
workmanship
,
wherewith
it
is
wrought
with
euident
perill
of
an
important
musckle
and
a
principall
veine
,
and
by
that
meanes
kill
and
destroy
the
whole
fabricke
of
Mans
Microcosme
,
or
at
least
make
it
for
euer
sickly
and
crazed
.
And
so
great
an
euill
we
might
practise
onely
by
the
benefit
of
foure
ignorant
persons
,
seeing
that
not
only
the
profoundest
wits
,
but
likewise
men
of
meane
iudgement
onely
with
foure
daies
practise
,
which
they
may
haue
with
any
notable
Hypocrite
whatsoeuer
,
they
know
how
to
penetrate
into
the
most
inward
gutt
.
With
Apollo
this
speech
of
the
Physitians
so
preuailed
,
that
he
resumed
his
former
deliberation
,
and
by
Ausonius
Gallus
made
it
knowne
vnto
the
Lords
Reformers
,
that
they
should
continue
their
Philosophicall
opinions
.
Then
Solon
thus
began
:
The
cruell
hatred
and
poysonfull
enuie
,
which
vniuersally
breed
among
men
,
and
domineere
ouer
them
in
these
daies
,
are
these
,
most
prudent
Lords
,
which
to
my
thinking
haue
so
confounded
the
world
in
the
case
,
as
we
see
it
.
The
correction
then
consisteth
in
insusing
of
Charitie
in
mens
hearts
,
and
the
sacred
loue
towards
their
Neighbours
,
which
is
one
of
the
Precepts
of
God
.
We
must
now
imploy
the
whole
engine
of
our
ablest
wits
to
take
away
the
occasions
of
Hatred
,
which
make
them
so
sauage
and
implacable
.
I
haue
to
the
vttermost
of
my
vnderstanding
diued
into
the
mysticall
cause
of
this
Hatred
,
and
I
finde
it
to
proceed
of
the
inequalitie
of
worldly
goods
by
that
hellish
vsage
of
Mine
and
Thine
among
our
worldlings
,
the
very
rock
of
all
scandals
.
And
it
is
manifest
,
that
mens
mindes
depraued
by
Ambition
,
Couetousnesse
,
and
Tyrannie
,
haue
occasioned
this
inequality
and
disproportioned
Diuision
.
And
seeing
that
is
true
,
which
all
must
confesse
,
that
this
world
is
no
other
than
an
inheritance
left
by
one
Father
and
one
Mother
vnto
mankind
,
from
whom
as
Brothers
we
all
descend
;
what
Iustice
is
there
,
but
that
euery
one
of
vs
should
not
haue
share
and
share
like
throughout
all
the
wide
world
,
the
one
as
well
as
the
other
?
But
now
it
falls
out
otherwise
,
that
the
Good
and
Vertuous
haue
the
least
part
,
and
the
wicked
the
greatest
part
:
The
honest
man
a
begger
,
the
dishonest
by
a
preposterous
order
haue
gotten
their
right
,
and
will
not
communicate
the
same
,
no
not
to
their
owne
flesh
and
bloud
,
and
neerest
kinne
.
Now
I
haue
discouered
vnto
you
the
wound
,
it
is
easie
to
apply
the
medicine
.
The
best
aduise
which
I
can
giue
,
is
to
come
vnto
a
new
diuision
of
the
world
,
and
to
let
euery
man
haue
his
share
;
and
by
this
meanes
there
will
be
enough
for
euery
one
of
vs
without
troubling
one
another
:
Though
Tyrants
and
Lawyers
may
for
a
time
grudge
at
this
equalitie
,
yet
true
Iustice
requires
it
for
the
pacifying
of
this
vnnaturall
hurly-barly
.
And
further
to
take
away
all
disorders
in
time
to
come
,
let
there
bee
a
Law
enacted
to
forbid
all
chopping
and
changing
,
all
buying
and
selling
to
the
worlds
end
.
A
long
time
this
opinion
of
Solon
was
canuased
,
the
which
although
it
was
esteemed
necessary
,
but
not
altogether
good
,
by
Bias
,
Periander
,
and
Pittacus
,
was
reproued
notwithstanding
by
the
rest
of
the
Philosophicall
Lords
;
whiles
that
the
iudgement
of
the
wise
Seneca
preuailed
,
who
with
most
liuely
reasons
made
all
the
Lords
of
the
Congregation
to
vnderstand
,
that
if
now
they
should
come
to
a
new
diuision
of
the
world
againe
,
there
would
ensue
a
very
great
disorder
,
that
too
great
a
part
would
fall
into
the
share
of
Gluttons
,
and
too
little
among
braue
Spirits
,
who
hold
Sobriety
,
Temperance
,
and
Reason
,
the
chiefe
meanes
to
distinguish
them
,
which
beare
the
image
of
God
in
their
soules
from
bestiall
Satanicall
creatures
;
and
that
the
Plague
,
Famine
and
Warre
were
not
,
as
many
thought
,
the
most
rigorous
scourges
wherewith
God
in
his
anger
afflicts
mankind
,
but
that
the
sorest
and
most
grieuous
whip
,
wherewith
he
may
torment
them
,
is
to
enrich
villaines
,
and
base
minded
misers
,
whose
pelfe
will
at
last
worke
the
ruine
of
their
dearest
and
better
part
being
their
Soules
.
As
soone
as
Solons
opinion
was
refelled
,
Chilon
produced
his
:
Which
of
you
(
quoth
he
)
most
wise
Philosophers
,
knowes
not
,
That
the
insatiable
thirst
of
Gold
and
Siluer
hath
not
occasioned
such
mischiefes
in
the
world
,
as
wee
all
see
and
many
of
vs
haue
felt
?
What
impietie
,
what
wickednesse
,
what
vnnaturall
act
is
there
,
which
men
will
not
commit
,
and
that
with
all
diligence
,
to
rake
together
a
masse
of
money
and
wealth
?
Conclude
yee
then
all
couragiously
with
me
,
that
to
root
those
vices
out
of
the
world
wherewith
this
Age
is
corrupted
,
there
is
no
better
way
than
to
exterminate
and
vtterly
to
abolish
the
vse
of
those
pestiferous
mettals
,
Gold
and
Siluer
,
the
true
prouocations
of
all
these
miseries
:
Irrimenta
malorum
.
Very
goodly
and
specious
in
apparance
seemed
the
sentence
of
Chilon
,
but
when
it
came
to
the
scanning
and
triall
,
it
proued
not
solid
at
the
stroke
of
the
hammer
of
liuely
reasons
.
Because
it
was
answered
,
that
men
had
brought
the
vse
of
Gold
and
Siluer
,
that
it
might
stand
for
the
measure
and
counterpoyse
of
all
bargains
&
commerce
betwixt
party
and
party
.
And
if
Gold
and
Siluer
were
prohibited
,
they
must
of
force
imploy
some
other
mettall
or
commoditie
to
supply
their
necessities
,
which
likewise
would
replenish
the
world
with
the
same
greedinesse
of
minde
as
before
:
As
in
some
part
of
the
Indies
they
vse
shels
as
currant
as
wee
doe
money
.
And
Cleobulus
in
particular
with
a
kinde
of
Ironicall
scoffe
said
;
My
Lords
,
we
may
as
well
banish
out
of
the
world
Iron
,
seeing
that
it
is
also
a
mettall
,
which
hath
wrought
infinite
confusion
among
men
.
Gold
and
Siluer
for
the
vse
destinated
of
God
to
be
the
balancing
proportion
of
all
things
,
whereas
Iron
produced
of
Nature
to
make
Ploughs
,
Spades
,
Harrowes
,
necessarie
tooles
for
tillage
and
gardens
,
as
for
buildings
,
hath
beene
maliciously
peruerted
toswords
,
poniards
,
and
other
instruments
of
war
to
destroy
mankind
.
With
this
opinion
of
Cleobulus
,
albeit
most
true
,
it
was
neuerthelesse
concluded
by
all
the
Lords
of
the
Reformation
,
that
it
being
a
thing
impossible
to
conuert
Iron
from
men
without
peruerting
Iron
,
it
should
be
no
prudence
to
multiply
their
miseries
,
and
to
heale
the
wound
with
more
blowes
.
Vnanimously
it
was
resolued
and
concluded
,
that
men
should
still
retaine
the
mettals
of
Gold
and
Siluer
,
but
to
admonish
the
Refiners
to
take
care
for
the
well
purifying
of
them
,
&
not
to
lift
them
off
from
the
fire
,
vntill
they
were
throughly
assured
that
they
had
cleansed
them
from
that
clammie
and
fast
clinging
Turpentine
,
which
these
kinde
of
mettals
haue
in
them
,
which
caused
that
their
Coines
stucke
exceeding
fast
to
mens
hands
,
yea
sometimes
to
their
hands
,
whom
the
world
reputes
for
honest
men
.
After
this
with
extraordinary
grauity
Pitiacus
began
thus
:
The
world
,
most
learned
Philosophers
,
is
fallen
into
deplorable
miseries
,
because
this
moderne
generation
of
mankind
haue
relinquished
the
beaten
way
of
Vertue
,
and
haue
chose
to
walke
through
those
crooked
by-paths
of
Vice
,
whereby
they
steale
away
those
Rewards
due
onely
to
the
Vertuous
.
Things
are
now
reduced
,
Lords
,
to
this
passe
,
that
no
man
enters
into
the
house
of
Dignities
,
of
Honors
,
&
of
Rewards
as
in
old
time
,
through
the
Gate
of
Merit
,
true
desert
,
and
by
vertuous
paines
,
but
by
the
windowes
they
clammer
,
like
vnto
filching
theeues
,
which
climbe
to
peare-trees
with
their
back-sides
turned
to
the
true
owners
.
Yea
,
and
we
haue
known
some
,
with
the
force
of
fauours
and
Violence
of
Bribes
haue
not
beene
ashamed
to
enter
through
the
tops
of
Chimneyes
,
and
by
casting
downe
the
tiles
,
haue
through
the
very
roofe
come
into
the
house
of
Honour
.
To
amend
this
corrupted
course
of
behauiour
,
the
best
way
in
my
iudgement
is
to
decree
vpon
paine
of
Death
,
that
no
man
hereafter
be
so
hardy
,
as
to
get
into
any
well-deseruing
place
,
whether
it
be
of
Honor
or
Gaine
,
but
by
the
Royall
high-way
of
Desert
;
and
to
shut
vp
all
other
darke
and
damnable
wayes
,
onely
fit
for
Scritchowles
,
and
Sauage
Beasts
.
This
is
a
great
disheartning
of
our
Learned
rancke
.
Wherehence
many
of
our
best
vnderstanding
Spirits
doe
verily
beleeue
,
that
those
Hypocrites
haue
ioyned
vnto
their
Craft
the
Spels
of
the
Magicke
Art
,
and
thereby
,
like
Zoroastres
,
they
bewitch
,
enchant
,
an
taint
the
mindes
of
some
Princes
,
yea
and
those
of
the
wiser
sort
.
All
the
Reforming
Lords
admired
this
speech
of
Pittacus
,
and
were
about
to
conclude
with
him
,
if
Periander
had
not
thus
opposed
:
The
disorder
specified
by
Pittacus
,
most
prudent
Lords
,
is
very
true
;
but
for
what
cause
a
iudicious
and
wise
Prince
refuseth
to
preferre
vertuous
and
learned
men
so
pleasing
to
God
,
so
honourable
and
profitable
for
his
State
:
and
wherefore
in
their
stead
hee
serues
himselfe
,
being
the
life
and
fountaine
of
all
goodnesse
,
or
at
least
seeming
so
to
be
,
with
debauched
,
vnworthy
,
and
base-minded
wretches
,
is
a
point
of
great
import
and
to
be
considered
of
vs
.
I
know
the
common
opinion
is
,
that
the
Prince
chuseth
men
which
are
like
to
humour
and
sooth
him
vp
in
his
affections
before
the
best
deseruing
Creature
.
And
I
acknowledge
that
it
is
a
Rule
of
State
,
for
a
wise
Prince
to
aduance
no
man
to
any
degree
but
either
for
his
wisedome
or
valour
.
This
foundamentall
Rule
of
State
is
well
knowne
vnto
him
,
yet
experience
sheweth
,
that
few
Princes
practise
it
,
and
mocke
at
such
as
shall
tell
them
that
they
doe
the
contrary
by
a
carelesse
respect
to
the
honour
of
their
place
.
But
the
truth
is
,
they
promote
ignorant
persons
,
new
fellowes
,
and
of
small
desert
before
learned
and
vertuous
men
,
not
by
any
default
of
their
side
,
but
by
errors
(
I
am
sorry
to
speake
it
)
of
the
learned
and
vertuous
themselues
.
I
confesse
with
you
,
that
Princes
haue
need
of
such
,
and
of
braue
minded
Commanders
for
the
warres
.
But
none
of
you
will
deny
,
but
they
stand
in
more
need
of
loyall
and
faithfull
Ministers
of
State
,
who
with
the
gift
of
Secrecie
may
stead
them
as
much
as
all
their
Treasure
.
And
now
it
is
more
than
apparant
,
that
if
honourable
personages
and
valiant
Souldiors
had
bin
as
true
&
Secret
to
their
Countrey
,
as
they
ought
,
we
should
not
behold
the
infinite
disorders
,
which
we
see
and
obserue
to
our
great
griefe
in
this
present
age
,
euen
Pigmeyes
in
foure
dayes
to
shoot
vp
as
tall
as
Giants
,
and
all
these
vnworthy
spectacles
to
happen
for
want
of
Fidelity
,
and
firme
regard
to
the
interest
of
State
.
So
corrupted
is
the
mind
of
many
men
,
that
forgetting
their
owne
worths
and
valorous
magnamities
,
they
will
bee
tempted
with
gold
and
ambition
,
yea
and
after
sufficient
promotion
by
their
natiue
Prince
some
haue
turned
so
vnthankfull
,
as
to
become
mercenary
slaues
to
another
Prince
.
Which
disasters
Princes
distrusting
,
they
are
faine
to
confer
Honour
and
Offices
vnto
vnworthy
persons
,
who
might
serue
them
with
their
Secrecie
and
Fidelity
,
and
proue
more
thankefull
for
their
fauours
.
As
soone
as
Periander
had
ended
his
Opinion
,
Bias
spake
in
this
wise
:
There
is
not
any
among
vs
here
,
but
knowes
,
most
wise
Lords
,
that
the
world
is
become
so
much
depraued
,
because
Mankind
is
departed
from
those
sacred
Lawes
of
a
contented
state
,
the
which
God
from
the
beginning
allotted
vnto
euery
Nation
,
hauing
assigned
seuerall
stations
,
out
of
which
they
ought
not
to
breake
out
.
The
Britaines
,
diuisos
orbe
Britannos
,
he
hath
placed
in
Albion
,
as
in
another
world
by
themselues
,
the
Gothes
in
France
,
the
Spaniards
in
Spaine
,
the
Dutch
in
Germany
,
the
Italians
in
Italy
,
and
so
other
Nations
in
other
habitations
.
And
because
euery
one
of
them
should
not
trespasse
,
or
like
a
Deluge
breake
out
vpon
their
bordering
Neighbours
.
His
foreseeing
Maiestie
framed
the
fearefull
Ocean
to
compasse
about
Great
Britaine
,
the
Pyrenaean
Mountaines
,
as
a
wall
betwixt
France
and
Spaine
,
and
the
Alpes
betweene
the
Germanes
and
Italy
,
as
some
part
of
them
deuides
this
from
France
also
.
The
like
wary
diuision
the
Diuine
Maiestie
hath
set
betwixt
Europe
&
Africke
,
as
the
Mediterranean
Seas
.
The
which
hee
did
of
purpose
,
that
none
should
encroch
vpon
the
other
,
and
not
mingle
one
with
anothers
language
,
as
heretofore
fell
out
at
Babel
,
nor
subiect
the
other
to
forraigne
Lawes
and
Customes
,
whereby
each
one
liuing
at
home
with
their
neerest
kinne
might
agree
the
better
together
without
innouations
or
Tyrannies
,
and
not
like
Drones
,
intrude
into
other
mens
liues
to
purloyne
the
sweet
,
which
others
wrought
.
Now
for
as
much
as
the
world
is
infected
with
the
company
and
customes
of
strange
Nations
,
let
euery
Nation
be
ordered
to
returne
into
his
proper
limitation
;
and
for
feare
of
the
like
sodaine
and
violent
intrusions
in
time
to
come
,
let
it
be
also
enacted
,
that
no
ships
be
suffered
to
passe
for
the
space
of
many
yeares
to
come
,
nor
any
to
be
built
,
and
if
any
Bridges
lie
betwixt
seuerall
Principalities
,
to
sunder
them
the
better
,
that
these
Bridges
be
pulled
downe
.
If
this
course
be
taken
,
people
shall
liue
more
peaceably
in
their
owne
natiue
soile
.
With
wondefull
great
attention
this
Declaration
of
Bias
was
heard
,
the
which
notwithstanding
it
was
subtilly
examined
by
the
profound
wits
of
the
Congregation
,
at
the
last
seemed
not
expedient
to
be
put
in
practise
,
by
reason
that
they
knew
that
the
hatred
,
though
excessiue
,
which
reigned
amogst
diuers
Nations
,
are
not
naturall
,
as
some
very
simply
haue
coniectured
,
but
occasioned
either
by
the
artificiall
sleights
of
some
Princes
,
or
at
least
by
the
cunning
tricks
of
some
of
their
principall
Ministers
to
busie
their
Princes
and
States
braines
,
while
they
enriched
their
Cofers
with
part
of
the
Treasures
,
which
were
to
be
laid
out
for
the
warres
,
or
casually
brought
into
the
Kingdome
from
the
warres
,
as
prizes
and
booties
.
Besides
,
some
Princes
are
skilfull
masters
to
put
in
execution
that
old
Maxime
of
policie
:
Diuide
&
Impera
;
Diuide
and
command
.
As
for
Bias
his
counsell
to
forbid
Nauigation
,
who
knowes
not
but
among
all
Nations
vnited
together
that
harmonicall
perfection
is
pickt
out
for
politicall
Gouernment
,
which
cannot
be
found
in
any
one
particular
States
,
and
this
is
gotten
by
peregrination
into
forreine
countries
,
so
that
an
expert
Traueller
returnes
home
like
the
grand
Vlysses
,
hauing
bettered
his
vnderstanding
facultie
by
noting
the
diuersities
of
Spirits
,
manners
,
Lawes
and
Customes
.
To
this
may
be
added
the
other
exceeding
great
benefits
,
as
arise
by
Nauigation
,
as
the
establishing
of
Plantations
,
where
their
owne
countrey
ouerswarmes
with
multitudes
of
people
,
the
transportation
of
Commodities
,
and
the
ciuilizing
of
Sauage
Nations
.
They
obserue
the
wonderfull
difference
of
Climates
,
the
seuerall
natures
of
the
cold
,
the
temperate
,
and
the
Torrid
Zones
,
with
many
other
remarkeable
euents
,
to
the
glory
of
our
Creatour
and
their
vnspeakeable
pleasure
.
Then
Cleobulus
desired
leaue
to
speake
,
who
boldly
thus
began
:
As
farre
I
see
,
we
proceed
like
those
light-headed
fellowes
,
who
make
publike
Languages
with
new
conceits
and
curious
fancies
,
to
the
outside
beautifull
,
but
not
with
matter
of
profit
,
as
might
edifie
and
reforme
the
world
,
the
onely
cause
of
our
meeting
at
this
time
.
To
what
purpose
then
for
the
rooting
out
of
Vias
should
we
open
a
window
in
mans
heart
,
as
Thales
would
fain●
perswade
his
Imperiall
Maiestie
?
Wherefore
should
we
vndertake
that
most
painefull
charge
and
taske
for
the
diuiding
of
the
vast
wide
world
into
equall
parts
,
as
Solon
proposed
?
The
opinions
of
Chilon
for
banishing
of
Gold
and
Siluer
out
of
the
world
,
of
Pittacus
to
enforce
men
to
walke
the
beaten
way
of
Merit
and
Vertue
,
of
Bias
to
limit
men
their
habitations
,
and
to
forbid
Nauigation
the
miracle
of
this
world
,
what
are
all
these
but
Sophisticall
Dreames
,
and
Chymerizing
Ideas
of
shallow
imaginatiue
Schollers
,
no
way
participating
of
the
practicke
reall
way
to
extreminate
those
moderne
corruptions
,
which
are
crept
into
the
world
?
we
must
not
treat
of
impossibilities
,
but
fall
to
mat●ers
actually
in
earnest
,
and
to
be
put
in
execution
,
not
how
things
ought
to
be
done
,
but
how
substantially
to
reforme
the
world
,
according
as
now
we
find
it
most
strangely
deformed
;
and
this
we
must
performe
warily
,
secretly
,
and
without
long
arguing
pro
and
con
,
or
criticall
animaduersions
,
the
cause
of
new
tumults
.
In
briefe
then
I
say
,
that
all
the
reformation
of
this
present
Age
consisteth
in
these
few
words
:
To
reward
the
good
,
and
to
punish
the
wicked
.
Here
Cleobulus
rested
,
against
whom
Thales
thus
violently
opposed
,
shewing
vnto
all
men
,
how
dangerous
a
thing
it
is
,
albeit
for
the
Truths
sake
,
to
offend
those
persons
,
who
liue
in
the
repute
of
Freedome
and
Prudence
,
which
made
this
sage
Philosopher
breake
forth
into
these
speeches
:
Both
these
Reuerend
Lords
and
my selfe
,
most
wise
Cleobulus
,
seeing
that
you
had
derided
and
despised
our
Opinion
as
Sophisticall
and
Chymerizing
,
expected
some
rare
proiect
to
proceed
from
your
prudent
braine
,
or
that
you
had
brought
from
the
Indies
some
new
and
miraculous
Bezoar
for
the
sodaine
cure
of
the
present
enormities
,
when
you
sleighted
our
cares
,
and
propounded
a
Receit
more
,
I
will
not
say
difficult
,
but
indeed
impossible
,
which
might
pose
&
go
beyond
euen
the
most
curious
Princes
of
secrets
,
Caius
Plin.
&
Albertus
Magnus
.
There
is
not
any
of
vs
here
,
my
Cleobulus
,
but
knows
,
that
the
reformation
of
the
world
depends
vpon
rewarding
the
good
,
and
punishing
the
wicked
.
Therefore
let
me
demand
of
you
,
I
pray
,
who
be
those
good
men
and
those
wicked
?
And
then
I
will
returne
you
this
resolution
,
that
that
man
liueth
not
,
which
can
discerne
and
distinguish
Truth
from
Hypocrisie
.
Doe
you
not
perceiue
,
that
counterfeit
Art
and
dissimulation
are
in
these
times
growne
to
that
height
of
perfection
,
that
a
great
number
of
Spirits
are
so
artificially
and
cunningly
wicked
,
which
seeme
to
wise
men
to
be
currantly
good
?
And
that
those
good
men
,
which
liue
sincerely
,
ingenuously
,
simply
,
as
innocent
as
Doues
,
without
the
least
painting
or
dawbing
of
Hypocrisie
,
are
reputed
scandalous
,
and
of
a
libertine
loose
behauiour
?
All
men
naturally
loue
the
good
,
and
hate
the
euill
.
Yea
and
most
Princes
themselues
doe
so
as
well
by
naturall
instinct
,
as
in
respect
of
Interest
of
State
.
And
when
Hypocrites
or
slie
crafty
knaues
are
exalted
to
promotion
,
and
the
good
are
vilipended
and
neglected
,
that
comes
to
passe
not
by
the
Election
of
Princes
,
but
through
the
deceit
and
fraudulent
tricks
of
others
.
Onely
true
bounty
and
ingenuous
Candour
are
knowne
to
God
and
by
him
rewarded
.
By
him
Vices
are
discouered
&
punished
,
for
he
alone
entreth
into
the
depth
and
profundity
of
the
heart
.
Yea
,
and
my selfe
too
with
opening
the
window
in
mans
breast
had
pierced
into
the
bottome
of
mens
thoughts
,
had
not
the
enemy
of
this
honest
proiect
and
profitable
field
wherein
I
had
sowne
this
memorable
Graine
,
cast
in
before
me
his
Seed
of
Tares
.
Incredible
satisfaction
did
these
words
of
Thales
produce
to
the
Congregation
,
who
casting
their
eyes
vpon
Periander
,
he
as
if
he
had
been
bidden
to
shew
his
reason
,
thus
began
:
The
diuersitie
of
Opinions
,
which
hitherto
I
haue
heard
of
you
,
most
prudent
Philosophers
,
confirme
mee
in
my
ancient
Opinion
,
tht
many
a
man
doth
die
,
because
Physitians
haue
not
apprehended
the
certainty
of
their
Patients
disease
.
For
which
errours
of
theirs
,
they
are
to
be
excused
,
because
men
may
easily
be
deceiued
in
these
things
,
to
the
knowledge
of
which
they
walke
onely
with
the
feet
of
aime
and
coniecture
.
But
for
vs
,
who
are
thought
by
his
Maiesty
,
to
be
the
curers
of
the
world
,
to
be
ignorant
in
the
cure
of
this
diseased
world
,
it
is
the
mor●
shame
,
by
how
much
the
disease
increaseth
.
Yet
as
farre
as
I
see
hitherto
by
reason
of
the
varieties
of
the
medicines
,
wee
goe
about
to
heale
the
arme
in
stead
of
the
breast
that
is
corrupted
.
The
truth
is
,
that
Disorders
haue
euer
raigned
among
men
.
But
now
adaies
by
reason
of
the
Worlds
decrepit
age
,
which
cause
men
to
abound
with
Auarice
,
Ambition
,
and
Pride
,
the
true
occasions
of
Hatred
.
These
being
occasioned
by
some
mighty
Potentates
,
which
intrude
vpon
their
Neighbours
states
,
haue
bred
in
continuance
of
time
iealousies
,
warres
,
and
as
it
were
an
hereditary
heart-burning
of
one
Nation
against
the
other
.
The
medicine
therefore
is
,
that
Princes
repent
them
,
and
content
themselues
with
a
moderate
fortune
,
leauing
their
neighbours
at
rest
,
and
not
vnder
some
imaginarie
pretences
challenge
a
Catholicke
Supremacie
ouer
their
brethren
.
Here
Periander
ended
his
discourse
,
whom
Solon
thus
opposed
:
The
true
causes
of
the
present
euills
,
O
Periander
,
were
not
omitted
by
vs
of
ignorance
,
as
you
perhaps
suppose
,
but
of
a
wary
circumspection
.
The
world
from
the
beginning
hath
bin
corrupted
,
and
still
continues
.
Yet
it
is
a
point
of
Prudence
to
winke
at
some
disorders
,
rather
than
with
danger
to
seeke
to
remoue
them
.
All
men
liuing
haue
some
faults
.
And
many
dishonourable
acts
which
Princes
perpetrate
,
we
must
not
meddle
with
,
lest
we
aggrauate
and
make
them
incurable
,
whom
Time
may
correct
.
Therefore
let
a
wise
man
either
speake
charitably
of
their
spots
,
or
hold
his
peace
.
For
we
shall
finde
worke
enough
to
reforme
the
hatred
of
the
common
sort
;
by
whom
they
proceed
wee
must
not
scan
,
but
referre
the
prime
workers
of
their
disorders
to
the
King
of
Kings
,
who
sometimes
hardens
Pharaohs
for
their
owne
ruine
,
or
Nebuchadnezzars
for
scourges
to
punish
his
rebellious
seruants
.
With
these
words
,
applauded
of
the
Congregation
,
Solon
made
end
of
his
speech
.
After
whom
Cato
began
in
this
manner
:
Exceeding
well
haue
yee
parlied
,
O
graue
and
famous
Grecians
,
in
shewing
the
meanes
to
supplant
and
suppresse
Hatred
and
other
humane
vices
.
But
as
I
conceiue
,
they
are
those
,
which
languish
of
an
incurable
Ptisick
,
which
spit
vp
their
lungs
,
and
do
cast
off
their
haire
.
In
men
there
is
no
helpe
;
therefore
the
best
aduice
which
I
can
giue
,
is
to
desire
a
finall
consummation
of
the
world
,
and
for
vs
to
ioyne
in
prayer
to
the
Diuine
Maiestie
,
to
open
the
Cataracts
and
windowes
of
Heauen
to
drowne
the
whole
Earth
againe
,
yet
with
prouiso
,
to
preserue
in
new
Arks
all
those
male
children
,
which
haue
not
past
twelue
yeares
of
age
,
and
that
of
all
the
Feminine
Sexe
,
of
what
age
soeuer
,
there
may
remaine
no
other
thing
behind
them
,
saue
their
vnlucky
memorie
.
And
I
beseech
the
Diuine
Maiestie
,
that
euen
as
he
hath
allotted
vnto
Bees
,
Fish
,
and
to
other
infinite
creatures
,
that
prized
and
singular
benefit
to
breed
without
the
helpe
of
the
Female
kinde
,
that
the
like
grace
he
will
graunt
vnto
men
.
For
,
my
Lords
,
I
am
assured
,
that
while
women
liue
in
the
world
,
that
men
will
proue
but
a
Swinish
heard
of
vngratious
brood
.
It
is
not
possible
to
beleeue
,
how
much
the
Congregation
did
stomacke
this
discourse
of
Cato
,
who
had
this
conceit
of
the
new
Deluge
in
such
horrour
,
that
all
the
rest
of
the
Honourable
Philosophers
fell
prostrate
vpon
the
ground
with
their
hands
lift
vp
towards
Heauen
,
and
deuoutly
desired
God
to
preserue
the
pretious
Sexe
of
Women
,
and
to
defend
Mankind
from
any
such
inundations
,
which
none
would
wish
but
frantick
braines
,
or
Chymerizing
Heteroclites
;
and
also
to
protect
them
from
fraudulent
Make-bates
,
who
vnder
colour
of
the
Lawes
with
their
mercenarie
tongues
put
euen
the
best
natur'd
by
the
eares
;
and
that
if
men
would
not
be
ruled
to
follow
more
wholsome
counsell
,
hee
would
beat
them
with
his
scourges
of
Famine
,
Warre
,
and
Pestilence
,
vntill
they
were
made
to
know
themselues
,
and
their
duties
to
their
Neighbours
;
And
if
it
pleased
not
his
Maiestie
to
be
so
seuere
and
rigorous
,
yet
that
he
would
vouchsafe
of
his
Soueraigne
Bounty
to
grant
this
one
request
,
Not
to
enrich
villaines
.
This
vnhappy
euent
had
the
opinion
of
Cato
,
when
Seneca
thus
began
his
Discourse
:
The
Reformations
of
these
moderne
abuses
,
as
I
conceiue
,
ought
not
to
be
handled
too
bitterly
,
before
they
be
first
dealt
with
gentle
hands
,
and
managed
with
some
milde
medicines
in
the
beginning
of
their
Cure
.
For
what
shame
will
redound
to
that
Physitian
,
whose
Patient
happens
to
die
with
his
Recipe
still
in
his
body
remaining
?
To
passe
from
one
extremitie
to
an
other
,
and
to
neglect
the
due
meanes
is
rash
counsell
;
because
Man
is
not
capable
of
sudden
and
violent
mutations
.
And
seeing
that
wee
finde
that
the
world
in
thousands
of
yeares
is
now
fallen
into
this
dangerous
infirmity
of
calamities
,
he
is
not
very
wise
,
nay
very
foolish
,
which
thinks
in
a
few
daies
to
reduce
this
corrupted
body
to
his
former
health
.
A
grosse
and
corpulent
person
,
if
the
Physitian
thinks
it
expedient
to
bring
him
low
and
leane
,
is
to
be
prescribed
a
Diet
of
one
kind
of
meat
at
his
meale
,
and
to
feed
each
day
lesse
than
other
,
that
so
by
degrees
he
forgoe
his
gurmandise
and
gluttonous
custome
.
And
so
a
sickly
person
vpon
his
recouerie
,
or
a
Sea-man
returning
from
a
long
voyage
must
for
the
first
fortnight
sup
broths
,
gellies
,
and
such
weake
nourishments
,
vntill
time
reduce
him
stronger
to
feed
on
stronger
meats
;
to
which
agrees
that
Aphorisme
of
Hippocrates
,
Corpora
,
quae
longo
tempore
extenuantur
,
lentè
reficere
oportet
.
Besides
this
,
both
the
quality
of
the
Reformers
,
and
the
condition
of
them
which
haue
need
of
reformation
,
are
to
be
considered
.
As
for
example
,
our selues
,
who
at
this
present
are
appointed
to
reforme
the
World
,
if
the
parties
to
be
reformed
,
are
Schollers
,
Book-sellers
,
Clerks
,
Pen
and
Inke
men
,
or
such
like
,
we
may
preuaile
to
censure
and
correct
their
faults
.
But
if
we
goe
out
of
our
limits
,
and
enter
into
other
mens
professions
and
trades
to
reforme
their
enormities
and
knauish
customes
,
we
shall
proue
like
that
ridiculous
Cobler
,
who
going
beyond
his
naule
,
presumed
to
iudge
of
colours
,
and
to
censure
the
exquisite
picture
of
Apelles
.
Let
vs
which
are
Schollers
meddle
with
matters
onely
in
our
clement
.
Which
of
vs
,
I
pray
here
,
haue
euer
dealt
among
Taylors
,
to
iudge
of
their
deceits
;
among
Vintners
,
to
tell
of
their
sophisticating
of
wines
;
among
Butchers
,
to
shew
their
blowing
vp
of
fl●sh
;
among
Clergy-men
,
to
censure
of
Simony
;
or
among
Lawyers
,
to
entrap
them
in
their
equiuocations
,
quirks
,
and
quillets
?
yet
all
these
require
reformations
,
and
the
whole
Earth
grones
and
cries
for
ease
and
peace
.
But
shall
we
aduenture
to
put
our
hands
to
hinder
these
disorders
so
far
remote
from
our
professions
?
Shall
we
like
so
many
blind
bayards
,
endeuour
to
stop
bottles
so
crackt
and
cleft
,
and
by
that
meanes
let
all
the
wine
to
spill
about
the
roome
?
Then
surely
will
a
true
Reformation
fall
out
,
and
not
before
,
when
the
Mariner
is
called
forth
to
shew
his
iudgment
of
the
Seas
and
Winds
,
the
Souldier
of
marshalling
a
Battell
,
the
Shepheard
of
his
fleece
,
and
he
that
hath
beene
beaten
by
Lawyers
and
baffeld
by
their
iuglings
,
can
best
demonstrate
vnto
vs
,
how
to
tame
their
Hydra
furies
and
poysonous
qualities
.
Therefore
let
vs
call
vnto
vs
out
of
euery
Craft
,
Mysterie
,
and
Profession
,
foure
of
the
honestest
,
most
renouned
for
their
integritie
of
life
,
and
confer
with
them
touching
the
meanes
,
how
to
amend
what
is
amisse
.
Although
this
graue
counsell
greatly
pleased
Pittacus
and
Chilon
,
yet
all
the
rest
detested
it
as
bad
as
Catoes
,
saying
,
that
he
offred
them
a
scandalous
affront
,
and
an
indignitie
to
Apollocs
Maiestie
,
to
call
in
such
base-minded
people
not
traind
vp
in
Philosophy
to
be
ioyned
with
men
of
their
degree
.
And
that
they
were
the
Soules
pretious
faculties
,
which
gaue
the
well-being
to
a
businesse
of
this
nature
,
which
those
wanted
.
Further
,
they
concurred
in
this
purpose
,
with
might
and
maine
,
to
preserue
the
Iurisdiction
of
their
Philosophicall
Court
,
whereof
they
protested
to
be
as
iealous
as
Husbands
of
their
fairest
Wiues
;
And
that
they
thought
so
wise
a
man
as
Seneca
was
reputed
to
be
,
being
the
Archphilosopher
of
the
Latines
would
haue
yeelded
to
haue
twenty
ounces
of
his
bloud
drawne
out
of
the
best
veine
of
his
life
,
than
to
perswade
them
to
lose
one
ounce
of
their
Iurisdiction
,
whereon
their
reputation
consisted
.
The
Lords
Reform
●s
after
they
had
thus
checkt
Seneca
,
were
wonderfully
perplext
,
and
in
a
manner
hopelesse
of
effecting
any
good
,
because
Mazzon
who
was
yet
to
speake
,
they
adiudged
a
new
man
,
and
without
experience
.
Yet
now
that
his
turne
came
to
speake
,
he
thus
pithily
spake
:
Not
by
any
desert
of
mine
,
most
prudent
Philosophers
,
but
by
his
Maiesties
meere
and
speciall
fauour
am
I
admitted
into
this
Honourable
Assembly
.
And
I
freely
acknowledge
,
that
at
this
vertuous
meeting
it
were
my
part
to
imploy
my
eares
,
rather
than
my
tongue
,
being
fitter
to
learne
and
to
be
silent
.
And
if
that
any
other
matter
had
beene
to
be
determined
sauing
this
,
I
would
not
presume
to
speake
.
But
because
the
subiect
now
in
hand
concernes
the
reformation
of
moderne
disorders
,
which
now
adaies
raigne
in
the
world
,
I
being
a
moderne
man
,
euen
now
come
from
the
world
,
where
I
left
them
continually
disputing
and
keeping
a
stir
about
reformations
,
am
the
better
incouraged
to
lay
my
helping
hand
,
and
though
I
say
it
,
I
am
as
good
a
Proficient
in
this
matter
,
as
Euclide
in
the
Mathematicks
.
The
true
cure
of
the
bodies
disease
is
to
visit
the
sicke
in
person
,
and
to
conferre
with
him
of
the
causes
and
other
occurrences
of
his
sicknesse
.
Euen
so
for
the
cure
of
the
Worlds
infirmities
,
let
vs
call
in
the
World
himselfe
,
question
with
him
,
feele
his
pulses
,
and
looke
vpon
the
diseased
parts
of
his
body
,
whereby
the
Cure
may
become
the
sooner
remedied
,
which
now
seems
desperate
and
incurable
.
In
such
wise
did
this
aduice
please
the
Lords
of
the
Congregation
,
that
they
suddenly
commanded
the
World
to
be
called
vnto
them
,
who
incontinently
made
his
repaire
,
being
drawne
in
a
Coach
by
the
foure
Seasons
of
the
Yeare
,
and
by
them
was
led
into
the
Delphick
Palace
.
Hee
was
a
man
well
stricken
in
yeares
,
yet
seemed
to
be
of
a
galliard
and
robustuous
complexion
,
which
betokened
that
hee
might
liue
many
yeares
longer
.
Onely
it
seemed
,
that
he
had
a
wheezing
in
his
pipes
with
some
difficulty
of
breath
,
and
in
speaking
he
shewed
himselfe
to
be
somewhat
hoarse
,
and
wept
continually
,
which
argued
he
ayled
somewhat
,
and
laboured
as
yet
more
with
some
grieuous
tormenting
paine
in
his
braine
or
some
other
inward
part
of
his
body
.
The
Philosophers
askt
him
,
how
hee
had
his
face
so
ruddy
and
Iouially
appearing
,
which
was
a
signe
that
he
was
in
health
,
hauing
store
of
pure
radicall
moysture
,
full
of
naturall
heat
,
and
could
not
but
haue
a
good
stomack
.
And
they
remembred
,
that
about
a
hundred
yeares
sithence
,
they
had
seene
him
looke
yellow
,
as
if
hee
had
beene
sicke
of
the
yellow
Iaundise
,
yet
now
it
seemed
vnto
them
,
that
hee
was
recouered
.
But
for
all
that
they
charged
him
freely
to
open
his
griefes
,
that
they
might
prescribe
thereafter
some
remedies
to
helpe
him
.
Hereupon
the
World
answered
:
My
Lords
,
Presently
after
I
was
borne
,
I
fell
into
sicknesses
and
griefes
,
whereof
I
languish
at
this
instant
.
My
face
,
which
you
behold
so
seeming
red
,
is
done
ouer
with
Ladies
licks
,
slicks
,
and
other
painting
stuffe
of
the
Levant
.
My
Infirmitie
is
like
the
ebbing
and
flowing
of
the
Sea
,
with
the
self-same
water
in
it
,
for
all
it
seemes
to
increase
,
and
fall
;
but
with
this
interchangeable
course
,
that
when
I
haue
a
good
countenance
outwardly
,
my
griefe
lies
within
mee
,
as
I
feele
my selfe
at
this
instant
:
And
when
I
looke
ill
outwardly
,
I
am
in
perfect
health
within
.
But
if
you
please
to
try
in
what
case
I
am
indeed
without
dissembling
any
longer
my
miseries
,
pull
off
my
maske
and
gaudy
coat
,
and
you
shall
see
when
I
am
starke
naked
,
that
I
am
indeed
but
a
liuing
carcase
.
The
Philosophers
out
of
hand
disrobed
him
,
and
when
the
World
was
stript
naked
,
they
saw
,
that
the
poore
vnfortunate
Creature
had
a
scurfe
foure
fingers
thicke
ouer
his
flesh
,
as
bad
as
the
Leprosie
,
or
the
Catholicke
disease
,
which
did
eat
into
his
flesh
dangerously
:
Whereupon
the
wise
Reformers
tooke
ten
Razours
,
and
euery
one
of
them
with
a
Razour
began
very
diligently
to
shaue
and
pare
off
that
thicke
scurfe
in
apparance
,
and
busied
themselues
so
long
,
vntill
they
pierced
to
the
quicke
bone
,
but
could
not
in
this
huge
Colossus
meet
with
one
Ounce
of
good
substantiall
flesh
.
Which
when
the
Reformers
perceiued
,
they
stood
a
while
amazed
,
and
when
they
had
reuested
him
with
his
maske
and
●oolish
Robes
,
they
licensed
him
to
depart
.
And
then
after
conference
among
themselues
,
concluding
the
Cure
too
desperate
and
past
helpe
,
they
abandoned
the
care
of
their
publike
thoughts
,
and
resolued
to
prouide
for
the
sauing
of
their
priuate
reputation
vnstaind
.
And
therefore
they
all
ioyned
together
to
satisfie
the
common
peoples
expectations
,
and
because
they
should
see
they
were
not
idle
,
nor
carelesse
of
their
good
,
they
caused
Mazzon
the
Secretary
to
pen
and
publish
the
generall
Reformation
,
wherein
with
a
preamble
of
magnificall
words
,
they
testified
to
the
world
,
the
perpetuall
care
which
his
Maiestie
tooke
for
the
vertuous
conuersation
of
his
Learned
Societie
,
of
his
indefatigable
paines
from
time
to
time
,
sustained
for
the
safetie
of
Mankind
,
and
of
the
infinite
labour
and
toyle
of
the
Lords
Reformers
for
the
compiling
and
setting
out
of
good
Orders
;
and
afterwards
descending
to
particulars
,
they
did
put
downe
the
prices
of
Coleworts
,
Pilchards
,
Pumpions
and
Melons
.
And
now
when
all
the
Lords
were
ready
to
subscribe
to
the
Proclamation
,
Thales
the
Milesian
remembred
them
,
that
some
slie
Hucksters
,
when
they
sold
Lupines
,
Pease
,
and
Oaten
meale
,
vsed
a
little
Dish
,
that
i●
was
a
most
intolerable
scandall
not
to
foresee
this
disorder
.
This
last
aduice
of
Thales
seemed
very
expedient
to
the
whole
Congregation
,
and
as
most
necessary
it
was
added
to
the
Reformation
,
that
these
Dishes
should
be
greater
therefore
from
thence
forwards
.
Presently
after
they
caused
the
Gates
of
the
Palace
to
be
opened
,
and
going
into
the
Market
place
,
they
commanded
the
Cryer
to
reade
the
Proclamation
concerning
the
Reformation
of
the
World
,
which
was
done
with
such
applause
and
ioy
to
euery
man
,
that
all
Parnassus
rebounded
with
their
clamours
and
shouts
,
as
tokens
of
the
great
contentments
they
tooke
for
this
serious
and
long
expected
Reformation
.
But
the
wisest
sort
smelt
out
the
drift
,
and
laughed
in
their
sleeues
to
see
the
rascality
and
foolish
Idiots
to
delight
themselues
with
bables
,
as
babies
with
nuts
.
Men
of
vnderstanding
know
,
that
vices
will
abound
,
as
long
as
men
liue
in
the
world
,
Vitia
erunt
donec
homines
;
and
that
humane
Prudence
doth
consist
in
this
,
to
haue
wit
sufficient
for
this
one
difficult
resolution
,
to
forsake
the
world
as
another
hath
found
it
,
or
to
liue
as
not
to
liue
.
CHAP.
18.
The
Duke
of
Hernia
his
Speech
in
the
Councell
of
Spaine
to
a
proposition
,
Whether
it
were
expedient
for
his
Catholike
Maiestie
to
conclude
a
peace
with
his
brother
in
law
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
?
I
Could
wish
in
these
present
stirres
of
Sauoy
,
that
I
were
rather
a
Minister
and
an
executioner
of
your
Maiesties
Will
&
Commandement
,
then
an
Inuentor
of
counsell
,
which
if
it
chance
to
succeed
ill
in
the
euent
,
may
returne
preiudiciall
to
the
Author
,
and
hurtfull
to
your
Maiestie
.
But
since
we
are
brought
to
this
passe
,
that
it
is
necessary
to
collect
the
summe
of
your
deliberations
,
and
that
this
charge
is
now
imposed
on
me
,
I
will
inforce
my selfe
,
as
farre
as
the
weakenesse
of
my
wit
extends
,
to
satisfie
the
obligation
of
the
Loyalty
,
Affection
,
and
Deuotion
,
which
I
owe
vnto
your
Maiestie
and
my
country
.
The
most
sacred
King
Treats
now
,
whether
he
ought
to
lay
downe
armes
and
hostilitie
,
and
to
forgiue
all
such
iniuries
,
as
he
receiued
at
the
Duke
of
Sauoyes
hands
,
by
that
meanes
pleasuring
the
Princes
of
Italy
,
and
the
Pope
in
particular
,
who
by
his
Nuntio
doth
earnestly
solicite
the
same
?
Or
else
whether
your
Maiestie
ought
to
depriue
him
by
force
of
warre
,
either
of
all
his
estate
,
or
of
part
,
thereby
to
secure
your
Dutchy
of
Milan
from
his
treacheries
,
being
a
member
of
so
great
importance
,
both
by
it selfe
and
by
the
opportunity
of
the
situation
,
with
the
which
it
bindes
together
all
the
Body
of
this
great
Monarchy
,
that
it
is
deseruedly
held
to
be
the
key
of
all
your
Kingdomes
,
seeing
that
with
the
benefit
of
this
Dominion
,
wee
inioy
the
preheminence
of
G●noa
,
and
the
commoditie
of
the
Sea
with
hauens
,
from
whence
in
times
of
peace
by
Trafficke
,
we
receiue
very
great
Gaine
,
and
in
times
of
warres
we
open
a
secure
passage
to
our
Armadaes
and
Armies
?
From
hence
the
Kingdome
of
Naples
is
preserued
,
where
we
shall
hardly
arriue
with
our
armed
Gallies
,
through
the
midst
of
the
Tirr●ene
Sea
in
a
tempestuous
Winter
,
if
wee
touch
not
and
ride
at
Anchor
in
one
of
these
places
.
From
this
State
in
briefe
we
are
enabled
to
goe
into
Switz●rland
and
Germany
,
there
to
leuie
Souldiers
for
the
Low-Countries
,
to
giue
and
receiue
aid
from
the
confederate
Princes
;
besides
that
with
the
situation
of
this
place
,
being
in
the
midst
of
Lumbardy
,
we
hold
the
residue
of
Italy
bridled
,
that
they
dare
not
stirre
to
oppose
our
wills
.
The
which
things
although
they
bee
knowne
vnto
this
most
prudent
Councell
,
and
better
yet
to
your
Maiestie
,
I
would
notwithstanding
put
you
in
minde
thereof
,
because
you
might
excuse
me
,
if
I
seemed
perchance
fearefull
or
iealous
for
the
preseruation
thereof
;
and
certainely
when
I
shall
conceiue
that
there
is
some
securitie
and
sufficiency
in
these
courses
which
now
are
propounded
,
I
will
then
rancke
my selfe
among
the
first
to
incline
to
peace
,
wishing
,
that
after
our
tedious
and
long
warres
in
Flaunders
,
which
haue
consumed
both
the
men
and
Kingdomes
,
wee
might
breathe
a
while
,
and
recouer
some
fresh
blood
,
and
also
refresh
our
drooping
vitall
Spirits
,
to
be
the
better
able
one
day
gloriously
to
encounter
and
lead
our
armies
against
the
Infidels
,
and
to
spread
in
their
countries
both
the
Christian
Faith
and
the
Empire
.
But
what
security
doe
wee
see
in
th●se
propounded
Treaties
?
The
Popes
Nuntio
doth
promise
,
that
if
we
would
free
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
from
the
feare
he
is
in
,
to
be
preuented
and
oppressed
,
the
Duke
should
likewise
disarme
,
and
hold
himselfe
alwayes
hereafter
your
Maiesties
good
kinsman
and
seruant
,
and
that
he
shall
neuer
more
minister
cause
of
innouation
,
nor
nourish
any
intelligence
preiudiciall
to
the
State
of
Milan
.
And
to
secure
vs
from
fraud
,
that
he
shall
leaue
his
second
Sonne
at
your
Court
for
pledge
.
But
he
speakes
nothing
of
alienating
and
separating
himselfe
from
the
friendship
and
aliance
of
France
;
nor
that
he
will
oppose
himselfe
against
their
forces
,
when
they
shall
attempt
to
assault
this
State
of
Milan
.
And
who
doth
not
here
see
his
fraud
,
as
if
we
were
so
simple
in
beleefe
,
and
knew
not
how
to
diue
where
his
thoughts
tended
?
Are
not
we
sufficiently
choked
and
made
perfect
of
his
cunning
deuices
?
Seeing
that
the
Count
de
Fuentes
hath
written
from
Milan
,
that
we
ought
not
to
trust
him
;
that
his
Treaties
and
practises
holden
with
the
King
of
France
were
most
certaine
for
the
surprizing
of
that
State
;
let
no
man
tell
me
,
that
it
is
securitie
sufficient
to
lay
a
sonne
of
his
in
our
hands
for
hostage
,
because
he
hauing
other
sonnes
left
him
at
home
,
among
whom
is
his
Eldest
sonne
,
will
neuer
care
to
remoue
him
hence
to
hinder
his
designes
,
no
more
then
King
Francis
was
hindred
and
stayed
from
raising
Armes
against
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fift
,
after
hee
had
left
his
two
sonnes
in
pledge
:
Or
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
who
for
all
that
he
had
giuen
a
Son
of
his
in
pawne
,
desisted
not
to
conspire
the
ruine
of
Flanders
against
your
most
glorious
Father
.
He
hath
declared
himselfe
what
he
is
,
and
what
remorse
of
conscience
he
feeles
,
that
now
hath
complotted
against
a
King
,
his
Kinsman
and
Benefactour
;
against
that
house
,
which
twise
restored
him
to
the
State
which
he
holds
,
in
that
he
would
compasse
and
effect
the
French
Match
,
notwithstanding
your
Maiesties
disagreement
and
disswasion
.
For
your
Maiestie
fore-saw
,
that
this
match
would
proue
a
Seminary
of
Discord
,
and
a
rocke
of
Scandall
.
Now
he
tryeth
and
compasseth
by
all
meanes
onely
to
auoid
the
present
perill
,
and
to
watch
an
occasion
to
deceiue
vs
another
time
,
or
to
take
vs
vnprouided
.
For
all
this
,
hee
comes
not
with
humilitie
to
procure
pardon
from
the
magnanimity
and
generositie
of
your
most
sacred
mind
,
but
casting
himselfe
into
the
armes
of
your
enemies
with
weapons
in
hand
,
and
with
threats
he
goes
about
to
terrifie
you
,
and
with
the
greatest
indignity
to
force
your
Maiestie
to
a
peace
no
lesse
ignominious
,
then
ill
secured
.
We
haue
too
much
lost
(
if
it
be
lawfull
forme
to
speake
the
truth
)
our
reputation
in
yeelding
to
a
Truce
with
the
States
of
Holland
,
though
the
same
was
accounted
necessary
for
our
Affaires
in
regard
of
the
difficulty
to
sustaine
the
charge
of
a
warre
so
farre
remote
.
To
which
now
let
vs
adioyne
this
point
,
that
there
is
not
so
vile
an
aduersary
,
who
dares
not
to
moue
and
conuert
his
thoughts
at
euery
nouelty
,
and
already
we
see
the
rest
of
the
Italians
discontented
with
our
Greatnesse
,
willing
to
rise
against
vs
,
yea
,
and
to
call
the
Iewes
and
the
Turkes
in
to
their
succour
,
albeit
with
their
owne
dangers
,
if
God
and
the
Angell
Guardians
of
your
Crowne
doe
not
worke
continuall
miracles
for
our
Defence
,
truely
I
cannot
see
,
who
shall
deliuer
vs
.
What
then
remaines
?
Most
sacred
King
,
I
am
of
opinion
,
that
Peace
is
not
to
be
refused
,
so
that
the
same
be
concluded
with
safety
,
the
which
can
no
way
be
,
but
by
holding
in
deposit●
and
impawned
in
your
hands
those
Forts
,
which
shall
be
thought
fit
by
your
Captaines
,
and
to
releeue
them
vpon
his
cost
,
and
for
your
good
,
or
at
least
that
hee
disburse
the
greatest
part
of
the
expence
occasioned
hitherto
through
his
default
.
This
Demaund
ought
not
to
seeme
strange
vnto
him
,
seeing
he
hath
wittingly
and
aduisedly
vsed
such
ingratitude
and
deceits
so
oftentimes
against
you
.
Therefore
we
must
let
him
vnderstand
,
that
we
may
not
repose
any
confidence
in
him
,
except
we
haue
these
Forts
in
pledge
,
that
so
we
may
safely
with
our
Reputation
,
reduce
our
matters
to
a
sound
issue
,
not
leauing
place
for
him
in
reason
to
complaine
of
vs
as
the
Authours
of
the
warre
.
But
if
the
Duke
will
not
consent
to
these
our
iust
demaunds
,
and
will
refuse
to
receiue
our
Garrisons
into
his
Forts
▪
I
am
of
the
minde
it
is
better
to
make
warre
against
him
,
then
by
protracting
time
to
expect
troubles
hereafter
in
our
owne
home
.
Another
time
we
may
runne
into
a
greater
hazzard
,
and
wee
may
haue
to
doe
with
a
more
powerfull
Prince
.
In
the
meane
while
it
is
conuenient
for
your
Maiesties
honour
to
aduenture
all
into
the
hand
of
Fortune
,
then
voluntarily
to
yeeld
with
so
great
indignitie
to
conditions
of
so
little
safety
.
Howbeit
I
see
not
where
those
dangers
lie
,
which
some
would
make
so
great
.
I
am
sure
,
that
in
respect
of
the
Iustice
of
the
cause
,
where
a
man
is
not
stirred
with
any
desire
to
spoyle
another
of
his
due
,
but
with
necessity
to
preserue
his
owne
State
,
and
that
with
greater
facility
then
some
imagine
,
the
Duke
of
Sauoyes
power
is
not
stronger
then
ours
.
I
am
sure
,
that
hee
is
in
a
manner
weake
,
and
for
two
reasons
to
be
slighted
,
as
well
in
knowing
him
to
be
dangerously
suspected
,
as
also
in
that
he
is
driuen
to
stand
Armed
and
on
his
guard
,
which
cannot
but
consume
him
in
a
short
time
.
Nor
doth
their
opinion
any
whit
moue
me
,
which
say
that
he
shall
not
want
succours
out
of
France
,
and
out
of
those
parts
of
Italy
,
which
are
interessed
for
their
preseruation
,
because
the
French
which
should
aide
him
,
are
deriued
from
a
Gouernment
,
whereof
the
Head
is
a
Woman
,
diuided
in
Religion
,
full
of
emulation
,
and
of
sundry
disagreements
among
themselues
,
where
it
is
no
hard
matter
still
to
nourish
and
increase
their
doubts
with
their
dissentions
and
diuersified
resolutions
,
so
that
the
effects
of
them
will
fall
out
to
be
of
small
securitie
,
vaine
,
or
long
and
vncertaine
.
And
the
dessignes
of
the
Italians
enuironed
with
our
bordering
States
are
become
weakned
and
worne
out
by
the
sodaine
death
of
the
French
King
,
in
whom
they
had
grounded
their
hopes
;
so
that
now
being
afraid
of
our
nighbouring
Forces
,
and
by
the
rising
Fortunes
of
your
Maiestie
,
they
wil
not
presume
openly
to
descend
into
this
warre
,
but
rather
by
obseruing
other
mens
proceedings
,
and
vainely
trusting
to
the
benefit
of
the
time
,
they
will
stand
idle
as
mournfull
spectators
of
the
tempest
,
which
beates
on
their
Neighbours
fields
;
vnto
whom
it
shall
be
in
your
Maiesties
power
to
giue
them
that
●orme
and
Law
,
whatsoeuer
your
Benignity
shall
please
to
impose
,
and
hereafter
shall
be
aduised
according
to
the
times
.
Neither
let
your
Maiestie
faile
to
entertaine
them
with
sundry
cautions
and
artificiall
promises
,
and
with
protestations
to
affirme
vnto
them
,
that
what
you
take
away
from
their
Father
,
you
will
restore
it
to
the
Sonne
,
granting
that
to
your
Bloud
,
which
now
you
haue
denyed
to
the
Father
for
his
ill
deserts
.
With
these
hopefull
promises
let
the
Prince
Philebert
be
fed
,
and
extraordinarily
made
much
off
.
In
the
meane
time
then
let
the
prouisions
for
the
warre
be
speedily
hastened
on
,
assembling
souldiers
out
of
the
State
of
Milan
,
which
are
not
enfeebled
,
as
some
(
I
know
not
whether
they
doe
it
of
zeale
or
interest
)
doe
expresse
,
to
minister
an
occasion
to
the
enemy
of
insulting
.
We
haue
men
for
number
and
valour
sufficient
for
a
greater
enterprize
then
this
,
among
these
good
store
of
old
Souldiers
exercised
in
the
Warres
of
the
Low-Countries
;
nor
are
there
wanting
Captaines
of
estimation
and
experience
.
And
if
your
Treasure
seemes
somewhat
scanted
,
you
haue
a
way
to
find
out
so
much
money
as
you
please
,
by
departing
with
diuers
Merchandises
,
and
by
feeding
your
Creditors
with
the
particulars
of
the
Fleets
at
their
returne
from
the
Indies
,
and
also
by
other
extraordinary
meanes
.
And
seeing
that
your
Maiestie
hath
no
warres
at
this
present
in
any
other
parts
,
the
ordinary
Reuenues
of
your
Kingdomes
are
enough
to
supply
the
charge
of
this
warre
.
Besides
the
seat
of
the
warre
will
fall
out
to
be
in
a
great
part
of
the
Enemies
owne
Territories
,
which
will
euery
day
produce
more
fortunate
conditions
.
Onely
let
your
Maiestie
resolue
,
and
determine
to
passe
(
as
Caesar
did
)
the
Rubicon
;
and
then
all
things
will
succeed
easie
,
plaine
,
and
the
fruits
of
the
victory
will
alwayes
ouercome
the
lightnesse
of
beliefe
.
Occasions
are
rare
,
and
you
had
need
to
meet
with
them
:
For
whosoeuer
thinkes
you
may
aspire
to
the
Empire
of
Italy
without
vnsh●●thing
your
sword
,
or
a●iding
the
hazard
,
shewes
that
he
hath
had
but
small
doings
in
the
world
.
God
and
Fortune
doe
fauour
the
Aduenturous
,
the
vigilant
,
and
valiant
;
and
despiseth
the
fearefull
,
the
sleepy
,
and
the
pusillanimous
.
Shall
we
for
friuolous
suspicions
of
remote
dangers
contemne
liuely
and
assured
hopes
?
I
doe
then
conclude
,
Most
inuincible
King
,
that
vnlesse
we
may
haue
some
Forts
impawned
into
our
hands
,
without
the
which
the
State
of
Milan
will
still
remaine
in
the
same
perill
,
we
ought
not
in
any
wise
to
embrace
that
other
Treaty
,
which
is
offered
by
the
Popes
Nuntio
,
nor
to
stay
so
long
vntill
the
new
King
of
France
bee
growne
to
his
riper
yeares
,
lest
hee
be
then
incited
and
prouoked
by
this
Duke
,
who
is
full
of
vast
and
irregular
conceits
to
passe
the
mountaines
to
your
dammage
,
but
now
whilest
he
is
a
Pupill
,
it
is
necessary
to
preuent
the
inconuenience
and
to
transferre
the
Warre
into
the
Enemies
Land
.
I
beseech
your
Maiestie
to
consider
with
what
good
opportunity
the
way
is
made
open
for
you
to
the
Monarchy
of
Italy
,
and
to
the
greater
part
of
Europe
,
as
God
hath
lately
fauoured
you
.
In
what
manner
hath
hee
dissipated
and
confounded
our
Enemies
Counsels
by
the
sodaine
death
of
Henry
the
fourth
?
That
Kingdome
is
now
without
a
Head
,
Italy
disunited
and
weake
,
Germany
all
tottered
and
diuided
;
The
Turke
is
beaten
backe
,
and
intangled
in
the
Warres
of
the
Levant
,
so
that
none
is
able
to
withstand
your
designes
.
The
Iniury
is
apparant
,
which
prickes
you
to
a
iust
reuenge
,
and
frees
you
from
any
blot
of
too
much
desire
of
Rule
.
Your
Age
which
is
now
at
the
flowre
,
is
pried
into
,
and
expected
that
it
walke
with
some
trauell
through
the
way
of
Glory
,
with
the
which
your
Greatnesse
shall
no
lesse
bee
conioyned
,
then
the
Aduancement
of
Religion
,
together
with
the
safety
of
all
Christendome
.
By
which
proceedings
we
shall
see
that
verified
of
your
Maiestie
,
which
many
Learned
men
with
no
ambiguous
obseruations
of
the
Celestiall
Influences
,
and
of
the
worlds
passages
,
haue
oftentimes
affirmed
to
haue
beene
ordayned
in
Heauen
,
that
this
most
Noble
Prouince
hauing
beene
oppressed
for
so
many
Ages
,
vnder
the
hard
bondage
of
Strangers
,
ought
at
last
in
the
Reuolution
of
so
many
yeares
to
stand
aboue
all
,
and
to
extend
their
Empire
to
the
vttermost
Confines
of
the
Earth
,
and
to
remaine
nothing
inferiour
to
that
of
the
Persians
,
of
the
Macedonians
,
or
Romanes
.
FINIS
.