❧
The
prayse
of
Nothing
.
DIuers
of
singuler
reputation
,
to
recreate
themselues
from
their
grauer
studies
,
haue
after
the
nature
of
their
conceytes
written
diuersly
,
&
that
of
such
matter
,
which
in
the
opinion
of
the
people
,
seemed
not
worthy
the
pen
of
a
meane
scholler
:
in
which
notwithstanding
,
they
shewed
no
small
argument
of
their
greate
iudgment
,
that
erred
at
no
time
lesse
,
than
when
it
apeared
most
idle
,
and
looslye
giuen
.
For
as
in
the
quiet
times
of
states
well
gouerned
,
Souldiers
trained
with
shewes
of
no
danger
,
and
exercised
in
pleasant
marches
,
feruentlye
couet
the
hazarde
of
battle
:
so
returned
those
rare
men
,
from
their
lighter
labors
,
more
resolute
,
to
beare
the
heauy
burden
of
their
ancient
studies
.
By
imitation
of
whome
maye
the
meaner
sorte
,
being
also
wearied
with
other
accedents
of
the
worlde
,
vndertake
the
like
(
as
the
poore
help
of
cuntrey
musicke
for
a
plowemans
dumpe
)
with
no
lesse
warrantise
,
then
the
sheapheard
may
the
vse
of
his
Ofen
pipe
,
Princes
hauing
the
Cornet
,
&
other
excellent
Instruments
.
For
to
men
that
differ
in
no
other
circumstance
,
than
the
fauorable
aspect
of
Fortune
,
hath
Nature
,
being
as
good
mother
to
the
Ideot
,
as
the
greatest
clarke
,
vsed
for
one
sort
of
sicknes
,
a
like
methode
of
cure
,
as
a
meane
to
mound
hir
children
with
the
true
knowledge
of
themselues
,
by
which
their
societie
,
and
mutuall
good
will
is
maintained
.
Thys
equitie
in
nature
hath
moued
mée
,
as
a
lenetiue
of
the
mind
(
though
beside
my
infirmities
,
I
haue
many
things
in
common
with
others
)
to
enterprise
the
praise
of
Nothing
:
which
I
confesse
might
haue
had
more
ornament
,
if
it
had
fallen
in
the
handes
of
the
learned
,
by
whose
labors
the
weaknesse
of
the
subiect
might
haue
béene
holpen
.
Yet
for
the
betwéene
the
déepth
of
their
skil
,
and
the
shallownés
of
this
matter
,
there
is
small
proportion
:
I
thought
the
same
more
agreable
for
my selfe
,
whose
iudgement
hath
néerest
conformitie
therewith
.
Whilest
I
endeuored
to
shun
Agrippas
vanities
,
and
Erasmus
follyes
,
as
one
that
might
haue
béene
a
paterne
of
either
,
I
cloathed
with
bare
garments
this
treatise
:
for
equity
would
not
that
Drones
féede
with
the
Muses
birds
,
neither
that
Arachne
weaue
in
the
frames
of
Minerua
.
My
purpose
hath
not
béene
to
publishe
any
thing
contrary
to
pietie
(
which
with
many
obseruances
,
I
haue
regarded
)
or
in
beguiling
the
time
,
in
which
I
salue
my
owne
sores
,
to
wounde
the
wandering
appetite
of
such
as
hunt
nouelties
,
and
ingorge
themselues
with
euery
poison
,
that
hath
either
his
outwarde
forces
alaide
wyth
swéete
smelles
,
or
sauorie
tasts
.
But
I
who
had
rather
bréede
no
delight
,
then
betraie
the
sences
,
haue
in
consideration
therof
,
put
this
Caueat
,
that
those
fictions
which
be
without
order
scattered
in
this
pamphlet
,
be
for
no
other
cause
layde
downe
,
then
to
péece
with
phantasticke
artificers
,
the
defects
of
their
inuencion
:
none
being
so
hardy
to
drawe
Venus
without
hir
Uaile
,
or
Mars
vnarmed
.
The
weake
helpe
of
these
supposes
,
I
submit
to
the
learned
censure
of
the
godly
,
who
knowe
them
to
be
no
otherwise
parte
of
any
worke
,
then
steyning
coullers
of
one
nature
,
with
the
table
or
linnen
hanging
.
I
meane
not
to
be
iealous
of
the
good
report
of
this
treatise
,
as
Appelles
was
of
his
picture
:
but
giue
leaue
for
all
sorts
to
reprehende
me
for
nothing
,
for
whose
sake
I
haue
made
apparance
of
some
enmitie
to
all
thinges
,
neither
to
impunge
any
ground
of
equitie
,
but
to
take
such
measure
as
I
haue
powred
to
others
;
of
whome
I
entreate
no
other
fauour
,
then
that
they
thinke
it
the
labor
of
him
,
who
windeth
quils
for
the
web
of
Penelope
.
The
quarrel
is
not
yet
ended
,
which
hath
risen
amongst
the
anciente
Phylosophers
,
touching
the
originall
of
the
worlde
,
which
some
will
haue
to
concerne
only
the
earth
,
&
hir
contents
:
others
the
mighty
frame
of
the
vniuersall
:
euery
one
setting
downe
his
seuerall
reason
,
as
being
loath
to
haue
séemed
ignorante
of
those
great
matters
:
when
to
things
in
which
they
had
more
interest
,
being
of
one
creation
with
the
heauens
,
and
the
earth
,
they
were
mere
strangers
,
for
that
light
of
which
Zacharie
and
the
Euangeliste
spake
,
had
not
then
shined
to
them
,
by
which
they
mighte
thorough
the
thicke
clowdes
of
nature
behold
themselues
,
a
knowledge
discended
from
heauen
.
For
whilst
they
traueyled
(
Curiositie
being
their
guid
)
to
find
out
in
the
numbers
of
Pythagorus
,
the
moets
of
epicure
,
and
seperated
formes
of
Democrates
,
the
naturall
cause
of
the
worlde
,
they
reuealed
by
chance
,
the
true
procreation
of
nothing
:
as
men
in
séeking
Mines
doe
first
finde
water
,
without
which
there
is
no
store
of
Mettle
congealed
.
This
labor
although
it
were
not
,
in
dangers
equall
to
those
of
Hercul●s
,
yet
is
it
worthy
of
great
praise
,
in
bringing
to
light
a
discent
further
,
then
was
eyther
knowne
to
Vlpian
,
or
the
learned
Heraulds
of
that
time
,
since
which
,
no
man
hath
medled
therin
:
they
only
endeuoring
to
fynd
out
the
originall
of
Nilus
,
the
causes
of
his
inundations
and
ebs
:
the
vehement
motions
of
the
Aire
,
and
earth
,
the
mouing
of
the
planets
,
their
Eclipses
,
and
other
accedents
.
The
prophane
antiquitie
therefore
,
vnlesse
by
casuall
meanes
,
entreated
little
hereof
,
as
of
that
which
by
their
rule
,
y●
Nihilex
Nihilo
fit
,
conteined
not
matter
of
profit
,
or
commendation
:
for
which
those
Phylosophers
hunted
,
as
ambicious
men
for
dominion
and
empire
.
Leauing
therefore
(
as
men
impatient
to
abide
without
the
vaine
praises
of
the
people
)
that
difficult
and
lawdable
enterprise
to
the
posteritie
of
the
children
of
God
,
they
gaue
themselues
to
be
authors
of
many
parcialities
and
sectes
:
But
these
latter
sort
;
vpon
whose
backs
this
charge
was
cast
,
after
they
had
beheld
the
state
of
all
thinges
,
perceiued
the
cause
of
their
production
,
to
consist
of
a
nature
more
excellent
than
they
were
of
:
which
being
without
the
compasse
of
their
schole
causes
,
must
of
necessytie
be
ascribed
vnto
the
wonderfull
omnipotencie
of
God
,
who
by
his
diuine
wisdome
,
composed
the
vniuersall
substance
of
nothing
:
which
is
by
so
much
of
greater
dignitie
,
by
howe
much
it
hath
rather
pleased
the
creator
to
fram
therof
the
worthyest
creatures
.
And
though
it
liked
Tully
,
to
name
the
reuealing
of
these
misteries
to
the
multitude
,
great
impietie
:
yet
thinke
I
it
necessary
,
as
a
meane
to
attaine
to
the
true
knowledge
of
God
,
and
our selues
:
of
God
,
who
making
all
thinges
for
man
of
nothing
,
is
preched
to
vs
by
the
architecture
of
this
mightie
engin
of
the
world
:
of
our selues
,
who
being
made
of
reasonable
soules
,
&
bodyes
,
pertake
both
of
the
natures
of
Angells
,
and
brute
beasts
:
to
that
ende
,
we
embase
not
with
abiecte
mindes
the
excellency
of
the
first
,
or
raise
the
second
higher
,
then
is
agreable
to
our
strength
.
For
that
substance
,
which
we
communicate
with
Angels
,
being
created
of
nothing
,
draweth
vs
by
a
secreter
property
,
to
the
contemplation
of
heauenly
things
,
then
the
Adament
doth
Iron●
the
other
,
being
a
natiue
of
the
earth
,
inclineth
vs
by
a
naturall
impultion
,
to
fire
our
care
theron
,
til
we
fall
groueling
from
al
duetie
,
and
(
being
subiect
to
diuerse
alterations
,
and
changes
,
either
increasing
,
or
decreasing
with
the
moone
,
are
fynallye
eclipsed
with
the
graue
.
This
is
therfore
a
matter
to
be
regarded
of
them
,
which
be
rockt
in
the
pleasures
of
this
worlde
,
that
the
bouye
being
one
discent
more
from
nothing
then
the
soule
,
is
by
many
degrées
further
from
all
vertue
than
the
same
:
&
that
so
long
,
as
we
reteined
the
simple
of
our
begining
,
we
were
(
as
hauing
our
minds
regolated
by
the
good
order
of
nature
)
the
louers
of
vertue
.
But
after
that
the
compoundes
of
the
serpent
,
and
our
first
parents
,
had
rooted
in
vs
these
posessiues
,
Meum
et
tuum
,
(
the
elements
of
ambicion
)
we
declined
from
that
age
,
which
in
respect
of
this
,
&
the
innocency
of
that
time
,
was
named
golden
:
tasting
in
lieue
of
the
pleasant
fruits
of
the
Orcharde
of
Eden
,
the
sower
leauen
of
the
first
error
:
which
so
corrupted
the
whole
state
of
the
worlde
,
that
as
by
mo
ages
,
it
stoode
further
remoued
from
the
time
of
his
creation
:
tooke
it
also
,
being
newly
seperated
from
pietie
,
new
names
,
with
which
,
his
honorable
title
was
extinguished
,
as
hauing
no
other
effects
then
of
iron
,
and
therfore
now
named
therof
.
In
this
proportion
,
is
there
to
be
obserued
,
the
nature
of
both
the
mettles
,
if
iron
be
to
be
named
one
,
which
maketh
for
this
matter
in
hand
.
For
as
gold
(
being
made
of
nothing
,
reteineth
still
his
naturall
propertie
,
and
substance
)
neither
yéelding
to
the
moistnes
of
the
water
,
or
consuming
by
the
extreame
furie
of
the
fire
,
is
the
tipe
of
those
,
who
despysing
all
things
,
are
afflicted
for
vertue
:
so
iron
being
artificially
made
of
stones
,
and
shewing
by
his
rust
,
the
vneuen
temperature
of
the
elements
,
&
malitious
influence
of
the
planets
in
his
composition
,
prefigureth
the
vngodly
estate
of
man
,
wasted
by
the
flame
of
concupisence
,
&
cancker
of
loose
lyfe
.
The
meane
to
attaine
perfection
,
is
eyther
to
returne
to
that
of
which
al
things
were
created
,
or
to
be
stil
endowed
with
the
simple
of
the
first
creation
:
which
neither
the
lower
heauens
,
that
ouer
spreade
the
worlde
with
their
beautiful
lights
,
or
the
earth
which
is
conteined
in
the
midst
of
them
,
are
:
it
being
pronounst
by
the
Psalmist
,
that
they
shal
waxe
old
as
doth
a
garment
:
which
proueth
their
vertue
by
succession
of
times
,
to
diminishe
,
and
not
to
be
of
such
efficacie
in
working
,
as
when
they
were
created
of
nothing
:
since
which
time
,
the
one
hath
for
our
sinnes
put
on
the
nature
of
Brasse
,
and
the
other
of
Iron
:
as
qualities
hauing
affinitie
with
our
corruption
,
which
were
to
be
restored
by
those
things
,
in
which
it
hath
offended
,
but
that
the
abundaunte
mercie
of
God
dispaireth
,
for
the
nurrishment
of
his
creatures
,
with
this
rule
of
iustice
.
The
heauenly
politicke
in
reforming
the
disorders
of
his
common
weale
,
referreth
vs
to
the
beginning
,
in
which
was
neither
corruption
of
law
,
or
nature
:
the
like
haue
his
disciples
done
,
as
to
that
where
lieth
no
suspition
of
il
meaning
.
But
such
as
be
croked
followers
of
this
company
,
&
iealious
of
the
godly
antiquitie
,
make
all
beginninges
doubtfull
,
which
are
of
more
age
then
themselues
:
and
as
men
vtterly
ignorante
of
the
gréeuous
soers
of
their
natural
cuntrie
,
name
nothing
the
cause
.
Our
soueraign
gouernes
,
applieth
the
easiest
remedies
of
godly
surgerie
,
for
preseruation
of
the
whole
bodye
:
but
in
this
,
they
be
no
otherwise
deceiued
,
then
in
those
actions
which
be
squared
with
the
rule
of
error
.
For
as
these
Mal
Contents
,
of
the
vatiean
Serraglio
,
vse
(
contrary
to
the
sincere
purity
of
the
sacred
word
,
and
imitation
of
the
holy
Fathers
)
prophane
and
supersticious
worshipping
of
God
,
in
stead
of
adoring
him
in
truth
,
and
veritie
:
in
like
manner
,
haue
many
enormities
béene
perpetrated
for
nothing
,
with
no
lesse
furie
,
then
as
though
all
the
powers
of
nature
,
had
consented
to
beate
reason
from
the
stearne
,
and
to
sincke
the
vessell
of
sound
iudgement
:
to
which
notwithstanding
,
we
ought
not
to
attribute
the
cause
of
ill
effects
:
The
goodnes
of
wine
being
not
impaired
,
though
some
take
the
Moone
for
a
candle
,
or
the
Sunne
vnprofitable
,
for
that
others
are
scorched
with
the
heate
:
which
hurt
not
in
respect
of
their
qualities
,
but
by
meane
of
the
pacients
indisposition
:
so
nothing
,
entering
the
emptie
mindes
of
diuers
personages
,
with
that
motiue
,
which
some
schole
men
doubt
to
make
either
an
accedent
,
or
a
substance
,
and
therfore
by
coniecture
nothing
also
:
stirreth
them
(
as
the
aire
of
the
fire
,
moueth
either
lighte
or
dry
things
)
by
some
power
of
the
first
nature
:
from
which
because
they
as
now
excluded
:
they
followe
their
seuerall
affections
,
whether
it
be
in
graue
or
lighte
matter
,
as
Wolues
quarrelling
with
lambs
,
for
troubling
the
●treme
beneath
them
,
or
men
séeking
cudgels
to
beate
dogges
for
waging
their
tailes
.
For
proofe
,
let
vs
descend
to
a
perticuler
example
of
the
way
warde
qualities
of
olde
age
:
which
though
it
be
reuerenced
with
many
ceremonies
,
and
enterteyned
with
no
commodities
of
the
world
:
yet
remaineth
it
inpacient
of
either
fortune
,
consuming
for
nothing
in
great
frowardnes
,
the
residue
of
their
brittle
yeares
:
or
as
fondly
turning
ouer
the
leaues
of
their
last
times
,
as
hauing
put
of
the
sobrietie
of
ancient
men
,
or
the
shamfastnes
of
young
children
:
bestow
the
remnant
of
their
life
in
making
Sonets
,
in
smothing
their
wrinckled
skin
,
coulloring
their
white
haires
,
perfuming
the
venimus
exhalations
of
their
stomaks
,
&
carrolling
with
ratling
voyce
their
amorous
Villanella
:
although
without
hazarding
the
losse
of
some
tooth
,
they
open
not
their
hanging
chappes
,
more
fearfull
then
the
graue
.
Many
other
thinges
vnséemely
that
time
,
are
intemperatly
passed
by
them
,
as
though
a
doting
libertie
,
gotten
by
some
colloure
of
long
experience
,
and
imitation
of
lighte
men
,
might
more
warrant
their
safetie
,
then
a
wilde
Ape
,
deceiued
by
the
hunters
:
with
whome
whilest
they
woulde
séeme
to
be
that
which
they
are
not
,
they
pittifullye
forgo
the
which
they
be
:
making
that
in
which
there
is
no
vice
,
the
shade
of
their
ill
doing
,
and
with
little
children
(
being
demaunded
the
cause
of
their
action
)
answer
it
is
for
nothing
.
To
which
notwithstanding
,
there
is
no
enimie
so
capitall
,
as
these
dotards
,
and
light
estate
of
louers
:
who
neuer
liked
Homer
,
or
his
muses
,
accompanied
with
nothing
:
according
to
the
ground
of
their
poet
:
with
Muses
though
thou
comst
accompanied
Homer
,
if
thou
bring
nothing
,
ibis
Homere
foras
:
yet
haue
many
of
them
therefore
vowed
themselues
to
the
suspected
holynes
of
Paulina
,
who
more
fauored
Mundus
,
in
the
person
of
Anubus
for
nothing
,
then
in
the
habit
of
a
Romaine
knight
,
with
his
xx
,
Miriadas
.
It
mattereth
not
that
Cleopatra
was
more
chargeable
to
hir
Corporalls
:
so
that
the
rest
of
that
sect
,
who
by
their
sober
conuersations
,
&
mildnes
of
nature
,
are
to
alay
the
bitter
accedents
of
mans
lyfe
,
were
excluded
these
actions
:
for
that
their
loosenes
,
is
the
looking
glasse
of
mans
sinne
,
and
(
according
to
this
rule
,
that
who
striketh
with
the
sword
,
shal
be
stroke
with
the
scabarde
)
a
pronounced
rewarde
of
their
husbands
error
.
Miserable
is
that
course
,
and
contrary
to
the
nature
of
honesty
,
to
ascribe
to
nothing
their
disloyal
parts
:
but
so
doe
they
,
that
vnder
their
owne
teste
,
they
may
be
conuinced
of
many
faultes
,
and
their
condemnation
be
greater
.
Some
others
there
be
,
by
a
marueilous
indisposition
of
honestie
,
(
who
although
they
be
garded
with
mo
felicities
,
then
diuers
ages
before
them
haue
tasted
)
&
courted
with
many
fauours
of
hir
Maiesty
,
floate
notwithstanding
ouer
the
landmarke
of
due
obedience
,
for
no
other
cause
,
if
they
were
well
examinied
,
then
for
nothing
:
a
matter
not
agreing
with
their
impietie
,
which
yearely
renueth
with
Aphrica
,
some
monster
,
nursed
in
their
mutinus
conferences
,
where
being
impatient
of
any
season
,
they
woulde
drawe
the
gouernments
of
Princes
,
to
the
ordinary
rule
of
themselues
,
capitulating
their
fauorers
,
with
special
noats
of
good
wil
:
and
cancelling
the
good
names
of
the
rest
,
with
infamous
titles
:
as
though
that
men
,
and
not
God
,
had
the
erecting
of
kingdoms
:
which
whilest
they
frame
in
the
aire
,
with
the
rebellious
Ciclops
,
they
vndermine
their
naturall
dwellings
,
and
countrye
walles
:
thinking
to
be
made
no
smale
fooles
,
in
that
they
be
,
by
those
meanes
knowne
to
Italie
,
France
,
and
Spaine
:
when
kings
,
whose
secpters
be
supported
with
prudence
,
and
iustice
,
neuer
reckned
the
executioners
of
their
furye
,
within
the
Colledge
of
good
men
,
or
thought
the
reward
of
such
mastiues
,
any
other
then
garbage
.
A
portion
to
good
for
that
course
,
which
is
made
miserable
,
in
being
suspected
to
them
,
from
whom
they
looke
for
al
fauor
and
good
wil
:
a
matter
to
be
reserued
by
great
estates
,
for
honest
men
,
least
their
own
people
(
by
an
ill
president
)
be
drawne
from
the
dutie
of
good
subiects
,
and
recompence
their
Princes
error
with
disobedience
:
the
same
hapning
by
the
iust
iudgements
of
god
,
which
hetherto
neuer
failed
,
to
minister
them
,
who
haue
made
themselues
stumbling
blocks
to
their
neighboures
,
new
matter
with
which
they
haue
béene
fearefully
intangled
,
to
the
terrible
example
of
the
whole
worlde
.
Let
them
therfore
deale
vprightly
with
al
men
,
that
iudge
the
earth
,
and
not
abuse
the
amitie
of
vertuous
Princes
,
for
ouerthrowing
a
good
cause
:
or
alienat
themselues
,
or
peaceable
ordinaunces
from
their
willing
subiects
,
to
the
hazard
of
their
whole
interests
:
as
though
their
desires
were
to
sée
the
order
in
nature
troubled
,
and
to
be
the
last
whose
eyes
should
behold
the
ruin
of
all
things
.
It
were
a
romth
for
some
idle
bodye
,
so
looke
into
the
accedents
of
euery
state
,
which
hath
béen
diuersly
afflicted
for
nothing
:
or
to
péepe
into
euery
dwelling
,
for
examining
this
cause
,
which
fathereth
many
nouelties
,
and
such
enterprises
,
as
are
either
bloodily
executed
,
or
performed
against
the
vse
of
common
sence
:
as
though
those
things
were
lawfull
to
wise
and
valiant
men
,
which
are
not
permitted
ideots
,
or
thought
naturall
for
brute
beasts
.
In
this
lowest
degrée
of
reason
,
Xerxes
the
greatest
prince
,
and
least
wise
of
his
time
,
by
an
vnspeakeable
folly
,
acquited
all
other
of
extreame
blockishnes
:
for
whatsoeuer
any
dedicated
to
that
Lady
or
dame
he
seruilly
loued
,
applied
this
forgetfull
king
to
a
plane
trée
,
putting
theron
his
Diadem
,
yéelding
humbly
therto
his
scepter
,
&
complaining
with
such
iestures
,
as
be
eyther
dissembled
by
wise
louers
,
or
plainely
vsed
by
simple
fooles
:
accursing
that
day
,
and
night
,
in
which
neither
Sun
or
Moone
,
spread
on
him
the
shadowe
of
his
beloued
boughes
,
which
had
in
such
sort
bereaued
him
of
iudgement
,
by
gathering
in
the
swéete
ayre
,
by
their
softe
mouing
,
that
his
care
of
the
Persian
gouermente
lay
vnder
foote
,
more
estéeming
the
compasse
of
earth
,
which
inclosed
the
roote
of
their
trunck
,
them
his
seuerall
gouerments
,
and
large
dominions
:
which
in
his
conceipte
were
no
otherwise
beautified
,
then
by
giuing
nurrishment
to
the
same
.
Of
like
passions
,
may
large
volumes
be
written
,
though
worthy
of
no
other
pen
,
then
a
black
coale
:
or
memorie
then
was
by
decrée
of
all
Asia
,
left
for
the
burner
of
Dianas
temple
.
And
although
nothing
is
absolutly
simple
,
innocent
,
&
harmlesse
in
it self
,
yet
therfore
hath
all
impiety
been
set
abroch
,
duties
abrogated
,
vertue
suppressed
,
truth
put
to
silence
,
&
charitie
purst
,
which
should
be
currant
amongest
men
:
by
which
peruersion
,
nothing
hath
found
no
lesse
fauor
▪
then
the
ritch
stone
by
luster
of
his
foile
,
or
as
the
faire
mistresse
,
by
the
company
of
browning
hir
mayde
.
It
shall
be
necessary
in
respecte
thereof
,
to
obserue
a
lyke
proportion
,
in
disciphering
the
incomodities
of
those
things
we
estéeme
profitable
,
to
that
ende
,
we
may
more
apparantly
perceiue
the
good
effects
which
come
of
nothing
,
as
of
the
least
,
or
no
enimie
of
life
,
by
whose
societie
many
euils
depart
,
which
as
murderers
of
peace
,
either
drawe
vs
from
the
fauour
of
God
,
or
bring
vs
into
the
vncertaine
liking
of
the
worlde
:
in
which
there
was
neuer
any
,
but
that
he
was
continually
foste
and
made
seasicke
,
or
suffered
extreame
wracke
of
lyfe
,
or
other
fortunes
.
And
although
the
opinion
which
we
conceiue
of
this
trashe
,
hath
a
like
dominion
in
vs
,
as
white
or
blacke
in
other
coullors
:
we
neuerthelesse
gaze
theron
,
with
no
other
admiration
&
danger
,
then
Narcissus
beheld
his
beautifull
reflexion
,
or
chearishe
it
then
as
the
frozen
serpent
,
in
the
warme
bosome
of
the
ideot
:
by
meane
wherof
,
we
render
many
times
a
sorrowfull
testimonie
of
our
light
choise
,
and
dangerous
affections
.
The
knot
of
this
mistery
hath
closed
the
best
wits
,
for
giuing
iudgement
,
in
this
repugnancie
in
nature
,
vz:
that
whilst
euery
one
desireth
a
long
and
peaceable
time
,
he
yet
hunteth
after
the
vse
of
those
things
,
which
frowardly
abridge
the
good
course
of
life
.
It
is
therfore
no
maruel
,
though
this
supernaturall
motiue
,
hath
béene
condemned
of
them
,
who
estéeming
al
things
by
their
weight
&
fashion
,
haue
for
their
purpose
,
this
croked
saying
.
Somewhat
hath
some
sauor
,
not
weighing
consideratly
,
y●
as
by
those
instruments
by
which
we
perceiue
any
pleasure
common
to
man
,
we
pertake
also
a
thousand
incomodities
,
which
flocke
without
number
to
crosse
the
ioyes
of
life
:
which
so
withereth
wyth
any
sorrow
,
as
though
we
had
dwelt
in
continuall
calamitie
,
and
neuer
felte
other
then
the
passions
of
extreame
misery
.
Compaire
the
ioyes
and
sorrowes
,
which
grow
of
corruptable
things
,
&
there
wil
be
sufficient
reason
minstred
,
to
confirme
this
argument
.
For
beginning
with
the
state
of
mariage
,
from
whence
the
maides
of
Greece
reckned
their
age
:
who
are
they
,
that
after
the
death
of
their
beautifull
,
&
chaste
wiues
:
or
contrary
wise
of
their
ritch
and
louing
husbands
,
that
thinke
not
their
time
past
vanished
,
the
present
perished
,
and
their
life
following
desolate
?
reckning
the
remembrance
of
their
olde
ioyes
,
the
mother
of
their
newe
sorrowes
,
and
lamentable
state
.
Or
what
naturall
parent
,
being
depriued
of
good
children
,
doth
not
more
lament
their
losse
,
then
he
reioyced
of
their
liues
?
which
being
carefully
feared
,
were
by
so
much
the
lesse
pleasant
to
him
,
who
now
sorroweth
them
with
manye
teares
,
as
hauing
lost
the
Image
of
his
youth
,
the
lantren
of
his
sight
,
&
staffe
of
his
olde
age
.
Touching
the
powers
of
man
(
whose
corrupt
nature
,
windeth
as
a
hop
wier
,
as
well
about
wéedes
,
as
hearbs
)
they
stand
vs
in
so
smale
stead
,
that
when
we
haue
most
néede
of
them
,
we
are
to
séeke
their
help
.
For
whylest
one
of
them
empeacheth
the
others
function
,
the
outwarde
sences
wanting
by
that
meane
a
moderator
,
take
one
thing
for
an
other
:
obseruing
no
order
in
quantitie
or
qualitie
,
but
filling
all
things
with
iarrs
,
verifie
the
saying
of
the
Prophet
:
by
hearing
you
shall
heare
,
and
not
vnderstand
,
and
seeing
you
shall
sée
,
and
not
perceiue
.
If
these
two
sences
which
haue
a
preheminence
aboue
the
rest
(
as
well
for
the
necessary
vse
of
life
,
as
that
by
their
means
,
we
taste
of
the
louing
goodnes
of
God
)
be
by
the
deuine
Oracle
vnprofitable
for
vs
:
what
is
to
be
said
of
the
other
partes
of
our
body
which
make
vs
by
diuers
insolences
iniurius
to
God
,
and
man
?
but
that
we
haue
in
each
of
them
many
deformities
,
as
though
the
losenes
of
our
life
,
were
appointed
the
foile
of
vertue
,
or
that
honesty
could
not
be
expressed
without
hir
contrary
.
The
charitable
looking
vpon
the
torne
leaues
and
poore
afflicted
members
of
Christ
,
greatly
profiteth
no
doubt
the
dulnes
of
our
bodily
sight
:
which
being
séene
and
not
relieued
,
argueth
vs
of
incrudelitie
towards
the
head
,
whose
parts
they
are
.
Furthermore
to
behold
in
our
sensuality
,
and
not
in
the
singlenes
of
the
eye
,
the
beautiful
proportion
of
the
world
,
the
wonderfull
,
and
vnchangeable
course
of
the
heauenly
bodyes
,
the
marueilous
motions
of
those
huge
heape
of
waters
in
the
Sea
,
and
dayly
renuing
of
his
other
creatures
,
which
preach
to
vs
the
infinit
wisdome
and
power
of
God
,
in
the
composition
of
this
mighty
frame
,
be
likewise
testimonies
of
our
darknes
,
and
grosse
ignoraunce
.
For
better
explayning
this
matter
,
in
which
with
full
consent
the
world
hath
willingly
erred
:
let
vs
,
although
there
is
not
any
thing
so
agreable
to
nature
,
as
the
society
of
euery
liuing
thing
in
his
kind
,
yet
view
the
consequent
effects
of
that
felowship
,
and
we
shal
for
the
most
part
find
it
so
hurtfull
to
our selues
,
that
in
respect
of
our
mutual
enmity
,
we
are
(
by
our
owne
censures
)
iudged
Wolues
one
to
another
.
For
whether
it
be
for
the
desire
of
dominion
,
or
to
haue
comendation
for
wit
,
strength
,
or
comlines
before
others
,
seldome
is
there
peace
:
and
when
it
hapneth
,
it
rather
gaineth
vs
opportunity
to
breake
into
greater
violences
,
then
to
set
the
good
slips
of
vertue
:
which
if
we
plant
,
they
prosper
as
growing
out
of
their
naturall
soyle
.
It
is
not
therfore
to
be
marueiled
,
if
we
regarde
all
circumstances
,
thoughe
the
other
creatures
of
God
be
enimies
to
vs
:
when
our
powers
and
natural
parts
discent
amongst
them selues
,
&
one
man
with
great
hatred
prosecuteth
an
other
.
For
after
the
chain
of
our
obedience
(
by
which
we
were
tyed
to
the
fauour
of
God
)
was
broken
,
all
his
other
creatures
grew
weary
of
our
Empier
,
&
as
our
profest
enimies
opposed
themselues
,
in
the
quarell
of
their
creator
against
vs
:
either
vtterly
refusing
our
company
,
as
that
which
is
supposed
dangerous
,
or
so
rebelliously
obeying
,
as
they
séem
our
Maisters
,
vnto
whom
we
ow
our
seruice
,
for
prouiding
their
foode
,
and
other
necessaries
:
for
which
they
(
being
desirous
to
shake
off
the
yoak
of
their
bondage
)
yéelde
no
other
recompence
,
then
the
stripe
of
horne
,
héele
,
or
tooth
:
vnlesse
by
our
tirranie
,
they
be
made
the
vnwilling
seruitors
of
our
appetits
.
For
some
resolucion
of
this
matter
,
let
vs
beholde
the
naturall
contradiction
of
the
simple
shéepe
,
who
by
a
secret
instinct
,
rather
chooseth
to
go
naked
,
by
clothing
the
bryers
with
hir
wooll
,
and
to
venture
hir
sielie
body
in
company
of
hir
rauening
enimies
,
then
hir
natural
owner
should
be
posessed
of
either
.
Furthermore
,
there
is
not
any
liuing
thing
,
being
not
ioyned
to
our
fellowship
by
some
necessitie
,
whether
it
be
the
smale
vncleane
Flie
,
or
the
hurtful
and
laborsome
Cmot
,
that
willingly
draweth
to
the
●ame
,
but
to
anoye
vs
:
or
those
things
of
which
we
make
our
profit
,
conspiring
with
great
mallice
against
our
liues
and
comodities
,
for
which
they
lye
in
waite
,
as
for
a
praye
due
to
them
,
for
our
transgressing
the
sacred
ordinances
of
God
:
by
whose
decrée
,
not
only
they
,
but
the
elements
also
haue
broken
that
amitie
they
had
at
the
beginning
wyth
man
:
anoying
our
bodies
inwardly
by
their
vneuen
proportion
,
and
no
way
fayling
to
oppresse
our
weake
estate
,
by
their
outward
effects
.
For
setting
aside
how
the
water
ouerfloweth
our
cattle
,
perisheth
our
fruits
,
&
drowneth
our
bodies
,
may
we
behold
a
malice
greater
then
belongeth
to
lawfull
enimies
,
in
casting
them
vp
to
be
deuoured
of
Foules
and
beasts
,
who
are
made
honorable
sepulchers
to
our
miserable
carcases
:
&
not
yet
satisfied
with
this
triumphe
of
vs
(
whom
she
finddeth
beyond
al
hope
,
receiued
of
these
common
aduersaries
)
procéedeth
with
no
lesse
fury
(
by
mean
of
the
other
elements
)
against
the
remnant
of
them
which
perished
by
hir
former
crueltie
,
in
yéelding
fulsome
vapors
,
which
being
drawne
by
some
qualitie
of
the
fire
,
are
willingly
receiued
of
the
aire
,
to
be
suckt
of
them
,
who
therby
are
made
parents
of
mortal
diseases
,
and
long
infirmities
.
Nether
haue
we
any
peace
with
the
earth
,
a
dayly
and
sullen
enemie
to
man
,
which
eyther
by
hir
quaking
,
in
bearing
the
heauie
burden
of
our
vncleannes
,
murdereth
many
:
or
being
mindful
how
hir
beauty
faded
in
the
deluge
,
for
our
iniquity
,
so
opposeth
hir selfe
against
our
labors
,
that
in
gathering
one
ounce
of
things
necessary
,
we
bring
in
therwith
two
pound
of
sorrow
,
powdring
our
meate
with
sighes
,
mingling
our
drink
with
teares
,
and
slumbering
in
déepe
care
,
as
hauing
many
calamities
more
attendant
then
our
shadowes
,
which
forsake
not
our
payned
bodies
,
til
they
haue
deliuered
them
for
a
full
satisfaction
,
to
this
gréedy
creditor
the
earth
.
The
ordinary
of
Tantulus
were
rather
to
be
wished
,
then
those
things
or
their
effects
,
which
by
a
populer
opinion
,
are
named
profitable
:
and
therof
durst
I
make
some
natiue
of
Platoes
den
,
the
Palemon
:
to
whome
,
although
Epicure
had
shewed
the
beautifull
buildings
of
Corinth
,
the
swéete
perfumes
of
Thebes
,
the
plentiful
tables
of
Capua
,
or
magnificence
of
the
Romaine
Empire
,
would
iudge
them
farre
vnméete
for
the
safe
conuersation
of
man
:
who
with
this
fraught
,
may
as
easily
ariue
in
the
heauenly
port
,
as
a
Camell
may
passe
the
eie
of
a
Néedle
.
It
is
worthy
of
some
obseruation
to
behold
the
enmitie
which
the
other
creatures
besides
man
,
as
well
sencible
as
insencible
,
haue
betwéene
their
seuerall
kinds
,
as
the
Serpents
&
Fire
,
being
things
sencible
and
insencible
,
Oyle
and
Cowcumbers
,
feathers
of
Doues
and
Eagles
,
being
both
insencible
,
the
smale
bird
Egitus
and
the
Asse
,
being
both
sencible
,
&c.
especiallye
for
that
there
is
no
hope
left
to
gather
profit
by
the
vse
of
these
things
,
which
are
so
incomodious
to
themselues
.
It
seemeth
Byas
,
or
as
it
pleaseth
some
Stilpo
,
disagréed
not
from
this
argument
,
who
in
flying
naked
the
town
of
his
byrth
,
which
conteined
both
his
friends
&
substance
,
that
were
at
one
instant
in
hazard
of
burning
:
answered
them
,
who
willed
him
more
carefully
to
regard
his
losse
.
Al
those
things
which
be
mine
I
take
with
me
:
inferring
therby
,
that
vertue
is
the
onlye
ornament
and
possession
of
a
wise
man
:
all
other
things
being
but
snarles
to
intangle
honestie
,
and
to
cast
vs
head-long
inso
much
miserie
.
Of
that
opinion
were
many
other
,
who
beholding
our
states
buffeted
by
prosperous
or
aduerse
Fortune
,
vtterly
condemned
the
life
of
man
,
as
the
which
by
the
vse
of
worldly
things
was
made
the
storehouse
of
many
euils
.
The
consideration
hereof
,
ministred
Heraclitus
large
floodes
of
teares
,
and
clowdes
of
sighes
,
as
vnfained
witnesses
of
his
continuall
mourning
,
for
those
miseries
wyth
which
he
beheld
our
liues
filled
and
made
lamentable
.
The
selfe
same
caused
Democritus
to
laugh
at
them
,
and
their
madnes
,
that
thought
all
other
times
then
those
,
in
which
they
pursued
the
causes
of
their
short
life
,
or
infinite
trouble
,
lost
.
They
both
agréeing
,
that
our
liues
be
so
deluded
wyth
the
world
,
as
the
vnwarye
bird
,
by
the
Fowlers
call
,
or
the
gréedy
Trowt
,
by
the
sundry
coulors
of
the
fethered
hooke
.
In
all
these
matters
may
we
behold
the
true
portraits
of
sorrow
,
layde
forth
wyth
the
deceiuable
coulors
of
Anagirus
,
were
we
not
such
,
which
by
custome
,
lyke
as
well
the
reflexions
of
light
,
as
the
natural
brightnes
of
the
Sun
:
or
as
children
ill
learned
to
forgoe
with
Esau
for
Porrage
,
a
land
that
floweth
with
heauenly
foode
.
And
although
we
deserue
no
better
(
if
we
respect
our
own
worthynes
)
then
a
surplus
of
those
euils
:
yet
for
that
they
may
be
seperated
by
an
other
trade
of
life
,
I
condemn
them
as
meanes
,
to
drawe
vs
from
pietie
,
or
by
which
we
are
inferior
to
brute
beasts
,
who
are
farre
from
those
affections
,
with
which
we
be
burdened
and
throwne
downe
.
I
may
appeale
in
these
matters
,
from
common
opinion
,
to
the
Citezens
of
the
worlde
,
whose
experience
knoweth
we
be
no
otherwise
made
of
,
then
of
Sirenes
,
or
pittied
,
then
of
Crocodils
:
but
each
way
assailed
with
flatteries
,
and
supposed
compassions
,
as
a
people
il
guided
to
discern
of
our
aduersaries
.
This
duely
considered
that
all
things
be
either
naturally
our
enimies
,
or
by
our
error
in
vsing
them
,
made
vnprofitable
:
let
vs
as
men
made
wise
by
our
owne
perril
,
make
much
of
their
contrarie
,
by
whose
benifite
we
fynde
some
inclination
to
honesty
,
or
by
whose
meane
,
we
lose
not
our
liues
,
credite
,
and
peaceable
state
:
but
may
haue
in
respect
of
our
securitie
therby
,
one
countenance
with
Iuuenals
passenger
:
when
others
hauing
their
harts
heauier
then
their
pursses
,
cursse
with
the
wearie
Spainard
,
the
titles
of
Crosses
,
they
being
turning
markes
of
high
wayes
,
farre
from
the
dwelling
of
men
:
honoring
on
the
other
side
the
wheele
,
and
gibbet
,
as
signes
of
rest
,
being
placed
neare
to
Townes
,
and
Citties
.
The
affinitie
which
hath
béene
euer
betweene
nothing
,
and
the
pouerty
of
men
,
maketh
the
one
hardly
to
be
discerned
from
the
other
in
the
possession
of
their
owners
:
the
effectes
of
both
,
being
the
cause
of
good
arts
,
and
inuention
of
some
newe
matter
profitable
to
the
world
.
For
the
mind
being
at
no
time
idle
,
or
as
some
will
haue
it
,
neyther
alwayes
wel
occupied
,
&
not
impeached
with
forrein
causes
,
traueileth
to
bring
forth
somwhat
of
excellent
quality
,
and
therefore
haue
I
marueiled
at
the
idlenes
of
those
times
which
had
leasure
to
establishe
this
saying
.
Pouertie
is
an
enimie
to
good
manners
,
a
prouerbe
amongst
vs
:
the
same
being
necessary
for
the
knowledge
of
our selues
,
that
are
by
the
contrary
most
insolent
and
intollerable
.
Dionisius
whilst
he
had
the
pompe
of
a
King
,
was
estéemed
of
all
men
tirranius
,
&
being
expelled
his
realme
,
named
for
his
temperance
,
and
wisedome
,
a
Phylosopher
.
Alexander
of
Macedonia
,
being
(
for
his
dominions
)
wounded
wyth
the
holy
flatteries
of
Iupiter
Hamons
Preists
,
of
a
sober
Prince
became
violent
:
as
he
terriblye
expressed
in
the
miserable
fortune
of
his
faythfull
counceller
Clitus
,
and
the
lamentable
state
of
Persepolis
:
by
which
&
such
like
he
brought
himself
in
hatred
of
his
people
,
by
whose
seruice
he
passed
many
hazards
of
battle
,
which
then
were
had
in
admiration
,
&
nowe
scarce
beléeued
of
those
,
that
haue
not
traueiled
in
the
diuine
Oracles
of
Daniell
,
and
other
wrighters
(
touching
that
matter
)
of
good
report
.
For
such
were
the
disagreements
of
affections
in
this
Prince
,
that
whilst
he
estéemed
the
contents
of
the
worlde
,
he
excéeded
all
the
great
men
of
his
time
in
losenes
of
lyfe
,
and
extreame
crueltie
:
and
contrarie
wise
,
when
he
feared
nothing
,
and
reuerenced
the
louers
therof
,
as
he
confirmed
by
visiting
Diogenes
in
hys
Tun
:
there
was
none
gained
so
easily
the
harts
of
all
men
as
he
:
being
by
their
whole
consents
iudged
worthy
,
for
his
magnimitie
and
temperance
,
vnto
whom
the
world
ought
only
to
yéeld
his
obedience
.
Notwithstanding
this
opinion
receiued
by
all
men
of
him
,
repaired
he
(
as
I
saide
)
to
the
straight
lodging
of
Diogenes
,
as
vnto
him
with
whom
he
had
neare
equalitie
in
nothing
.
The
which
this
good
Phylosopher
had
in
such
estimation
,
that
he
offered
therfore
dayly
supplications
,
to
those
Images
which
were
erected
in
the
publicke
places
of
Athens
,
for
the
memorie
of
their
good
Citizens
:
although
some
hold
,
he
obserued
this
custome
to
that
ende
he
might
more
paciently
beare
the
deniall
of
such
necessaries
,
as
he
sought
at
the
handes
of
ritch
men
.
But
how
vnprobable
their
opinion
is
,
the
conference
betweene
him
being
in
his
Tun
,
and
Alexander
standing
betweene
the
sun
and
the
mouth
therof
proueth
.
For
after
Alexander
found
that
confirmed
by
his
owne
experience
,
which
he
heard
reported
by
others
,
touching
the
excellency
of
Diogenes
wit
,
and
the
rare
quicknes
of
his
spirite
:
and
seeing
him
with
a
minde
greater
then
belongeth
to
a
man
in
aduersitie
,
to
contemne
both
life
,
and
other
matters
of
the
world
,
he
studied
according
to
the
worthines
of
himselfe
,
to
nurrishe
those
vertues
by
somewhat
,
that
might
be
agreable
to
the
magnificence
of
a
King
:
and
therfore
encorraged
Diogenes
(
whom
he
found
not
stored
with
any
thing
in
his
Tun
,
which
serued
for
all
weathers
)
to
aske
possession
,
or
other
necessaries
.
But
Diogenes
who
resolutely
adicted
him selfe
to
that
dwelling
,
which
he
preferred
before
the
Areopage
,
and
Courts
of
Kings
:
and
vnto
whom
the
least
matter
in
the
fauour
of
nothing
séemed
gréeuous
:
required
Alexander
in
lieu
of
his
offer
,
to
remoue
his
shadow
,
that
had
entred
the
mouth
of
his
Tub
,
as
that
wherewith
his
lodging
was
ouer
charged
,
the
same
being
only
reserued
for
him
and
nothing
.
Esope
who
painted
to
vs
by
Byrdes
,
Fishes
,
Serpents
,
&
foure
footed
beasts
,
the
forme
of
an
honest
and
safe
lyfe
,
being
taken
with
the
enimie
,
and
made
subiect
(
with
fooles
)
to
misery
,
was
with
other
bondmen
offered
to
be
sold
to
Xantus
the
Phylosopher
,
and
being
demaunded
by
Xantus
what
he
could
do
,
to
that
end
he
might
therafter
rate
his
price
,
changed
not
with
his
fortune
his
opinion
:
but
answered
,
as
if
he
were
rather
to
be
estéemed
of
the
byer
,
he
coulde
do
nothing
.
Xantus
who
became
maister
to
this
Esope
,
and
knew
the
treasurers
of
nothing
,
to
be
the
paimaisters
of
Phylosophie
:
to
make
triall
with
what
iudgement
,
his
newe
seruaunt
affirmed
himselfe
able
for
nothing
,
and
desirous
as
well
to
sée
a
louer
,
as
a
doer
therof
:
had
brought
to
his
house
by
hys
comandement
,
and
the
conduction
of
Esope
,
one
that
loued
nothing
:
whom
Xantus
enterteined
with
great
fare
,
and
for
a
Phylosophicall
conclusion
,
and
want
of
other
melodie
,
to
furnishe
that
feast
,
counterfeited
the
inuention
of
Pithagoras
musicke
on
his
wiues
backe
:
who
singing
a
sorrowfull
plaine
song
therto
,
ministred
such
cause
of
mirth
to
his
gueste
,
that
he
fel
from
the
boorde
with
extreame
laughter
:
by
which
Xantus
knew
the
great
iudgement
of
his
man
,
in
finding
the
owner
of
this
Iewell
,
whom
he
caused
to
be
solemnly
conueied
out
of
his
house
vpon
four
mens
shoulders
,
as
that
which
was
not
worthy
to
lodge
so
honorable
a
person
:
an
act
answerable
to
the
high
renown
of
this
learned
Phylosopher
.
Socrates
who
by
the
Oracle
of
Apollo
,
was
named
the
profoundest
man
of
that
time
:
out
of
whose
springs
Plato
dranke
the
swéete
licor
of
his
Phylosophie
:
who
though
he
might
with
warrantise
,
in
respect
of
that
praise
,
haue
challenged
the
first
place
for
his
vniuersall
knowledge
:
yet
he
esteming
the
same
as
a
matter
contemptible
,
made
his
choise
to
knowe
nothing
only
:
as
by
which
he
found
the
way
to
vertue
more
safe
,
and
with
lesse
danger
.
This
purpose
he
chaunged
not
at
that
time
he
went
to
dye
for
inueighing
against
the
Athenians
adoration
of
Idols
.
For
euen
then
,
when
Xantippa
his
wife
,
the
same
Xantippa
(
who
not
long
before
as
a
good
Scholemistresse
to
learne
him
the
sufferance
of
aduersitie
,
had
powred
a
vessell
of
colde
water
on
his
head
)
saw
hir
temperat
companion
(
who
had
long
bene
the
packehorse
of
hir
housholde
actions
)
taken
from
hir
by
his
Idolatrus
Citizens
,
pittifully
lamented
(
as
being
perhaps
pleasd
,
to
be
otherwise
honestly
rid
of
his
Philosophicall
rules
)
that
he
should
suffer
for
nothing
.
But
Socrates
,
who
at
no
time
was
vnlike
himselfe
,
gladly
confessed
to
dy
willingly
for
nothing
,
for
whose
sake
he
had
named
him selfe
ignoraunt
of
all
things
:
and
therfore
blamed
hir
,
that
rashly
misliked
the
cause
,
by
which
he
was
made
innocent
of
any
crime
,
that
might
slaunder
his
life
to
the
world
.
Caius
Caesar
,
being
of
that
magnanimitie
,
that
the
world
difficultly
conteyned
his
greatnes
,
to
sound
the
disposition
of
the
Senat
,
preferred
diuers
sutes
to
them
for
himselfe
,
&
fauorers
:
but
they
as
men
iealius
of
the
Romaine
state
,
and
muffeled
with
the
ouer
sight
of
their
fatall
destinie
,
graunted
(
not
knowing
what
)
nothing
:
a
matter
taken
of
Caesar
in
better
part
,
then
if
they
had
made
him
perpetuall
Dictator
:
as
by
which
being
no
way
their
debter
,
he
tooke
occasion
to
enter
vpon
them
,
and
their
liberties
,
and
consequently
to
cease
the
large
domains
of
their
Empire
into
his
hands
:
wheras
if
they
had
in
the
beginning
alaide
the
heate
of
his
ambition
,
with
the
ordinarie
hope
of
other
sufers
,
he
had
giuen
place
to
some
other
,
who
had
chastised
their
gormandise
,
that
brought
them
in
hatred
of
all
men
.
The
opinion
which
these
great
Princes
,
and
excellente
Phylosophers
conceiued
of
nothing
,
might
confirme
others
of
meaner
iudgement
to
be
on
their
side
:
if
either
the
good
euents
which
haue
risen
therof
,
or
the
authoritie
of
the
wit
,
or
valure
of
those
rare
men
,
were
of
force
with
the
people
:
who
with
smale
labor
are
made
attentiue
to
behold
Iuglers
,
and
to
creadite
their
craft
,
as
a
matter
of
no
more
deceite
,
then
the
teares
of
light
women
.
But
in
as
much
as
these
prophane
presidents
,
are
not
of
sufficient
weight
,
to
draw
those
who
dissembling
the
loue
of
nothing
,
snatch
with
Esops
Dogge
at
the
shadow
of
their
bone
:
let
vs
behold
what
methode
of
teaching
that
contempt
of
transitorie
things
(
and
the
loue
of
their
contrary
)
was
vsed
of
our
heauenly
Doctor
,
who
what
rule
soever
he
laid
downe
to
be
followed
of
his
people
,
he
first
practised
(
as
a
good
lawmaker
)
in
himselfe
:
refusing
(
naturall
order
being
peruerted
)
the
managing
of
temporall
things
,
as
ill
furniture
for
the
policie
of
that
kingdome
.
He
framed
his
Saints
:
who
being
more
beloued
of
God
then
the
Lillie
or
young
Rauen
:
(
the
one
beautified
and
the
other
nurrished
,
without
any
helpe
of
the
world
,
or
nature
)
are
to
exspect
greater
succour
in
their
infirmities
,
&
stronger
aide
.
How
vnprofitable
mouldes
the
world
and
nature
are
to
cast
the
forme
of
a
godly
perfection
,
he
hath
drawne
with
quicke
coullors
in
the
person
of
the
ritch
man
,
who
is
not
by
the
sacred
rule
made
perfite
,
vnlesse
he
sell
all
that
he
hath
,
and
giueth
the
same
to
them
that
haue
nothing
.
Great
is
the
excellencie
therof
,
whose
owners
be
the
obiects
of
charity
,
which
(
to
cloath
hir
naked
children
)
seeketh
not
those
things
which
be
hir
owne
:
and
no
lesse
expedient
for
our
righteousnes
,
which
is
made
perfit
by
possessing
the
same
:
an
act
to
be
regarded
for
our
payment
,
which
neyther
the
robber
taketh
,
or
is
made
corruptible
by
the
rust
,
or
moth
.
When
contrariwise
to
entertaine
them
that
tast
the
fat
of
the
earth
,
is
without
hope
of
rewarde
:
vnlesse
the
casters
of
water
into
the
Sea
,
are
to
be
praised
for
their
charitie
.
Amongst
other
passages
which
may
be
cited
for
this
purpose
,
leauing
the
ordinances
of
Moyses
,
which
reiected
such
as
were
solicited
with
worldly
busines
,
as
persons
vtterly
vnprofitable
for
warlike
discipline
:
the
same
being
a
tipe
of
the
life
of
man
,
named
no
other
then
a
Pilgrimage
,
or
warfare
vpon
earth
.
Christs
louing
imbracements
of
the
little
children
(
who
cared
for
nothing
)
are
not
of
least
importance
:
for
their
simplicitie
being
the
shadow
of
our
fyrst
innocency
,
is
to
be
reentred
,
as
the
posterne
of
true
godlynes
:
which
lieth
not
open
to
them
that
haue
the
world
in
admiration
,
and
be
not
resolute
follow●●s
of
the
childrens
ignorance
.
As
the
good
scholler
of
this
most
excellent
Maister
the
Apostle
,
desired
not
to
know
any
thing
in
Corinth
,
but
Christ
crucified
:
as
if
he
would
haue
said
,
setting
that
most
highe
misterie
aside
,
by
which
only
without
any
adiunct
,
or
seperated
cause
,
the
heauens
lye
open
to
vs
,
the
rest
are
to
be
refused
,
as
impeaching
true
godlines
.
What
is
there
to
be
gathered
hereof
?
but
that
nothing
furthereth
our
deuotions
,
and
therfore
to
be
made
of
,
before
matters
of
the
worlde
,
as
the
same
Apostle
,
not
as
I
make
him
speake
,
but
as
he
further
proueth
,
by
adding
that
the
worldely
or
fleshly
man
,
perceiueth
not
those
things
which
be
of
God
:
then
which
ignorance
,
there
is
not
any
thing
anexed
vnto
the
miserable
and
wretched
estate
of
man
of
worse
qualitie
,
the
same
being
the
bend
sinister
,
which
deuideth
our
parts
from
the
inheritance
of
Gods
children
:
who
are
not
reputed
his
,
vnlesse
they
shake
off
the
loue
of
the
world
,
&
themselues
,
and
boast
of
nothing
,
as
without
which
,
they
pertake
many
things
with
vnreasonable
creatures
,
whose
natures
by
vse
they
put
on
,
and
are
made
lyke
them
in
all
things
,
their
shapes
excepted
.
For
in
that
sence
also
spake
the
Apostle
,
when
he
layde
before
the
Corinthians
some
course
of
lyfe
,
which
he
would
they
vsed
,
as
though
it
were
not
:
which
argument
,
the
beloued
Disciple
followed
,
wyth
no
lesse
emphasis
,
then
the
chosen
vessell
of
God
:
forbiding
the
loue
of
the
world
,
the
same
being
pregnant
in
it selfe
,
to
sequester
from
our
vse
all
societie
of
the
heauenly
traine
:
which
is
to
one
purpose
,
as
if
he
had
extolled
nothing
:
whose
praises
he
might
haue
more
expresly
set
downe
,
but
that
he
endeuored
to
bring
the
same
in
fauor
,
by
dispraise
of
the
contrary
:
as
Licurgas
comended
to
his
Cittizens
sobrietie
,
by
shewing
them
the
vncleane
behauiour
of
his
drunken
bondmen
.
This
kinde
of
teaching
hath
béene
vsed
of
diuers
,
when
without
●iolence
they
entended
to
remoue
an
euill
deepely
rooted
in
our
affections
:
which
are
not
in
weeding
their
vnnaturall
superfluities
,
to
be
pressed
wyth
the
seuere
discipline
of
ruffe
censures
:
least
they
being
made
weake
by
that
meane
,
let
slip
the
good
séedes
of
vertue
,
wyth
the
cornels
of
our
corruption
,
as
bodyes
losing
their
retentiue
facultie
,
by
vehemencie
of
the
purge
.
But
to
returne
where
I
left
,
touching
the
contempt
and
abiect
vse
of
worldly
things
,
Petrarck
in
his
tryumphe
of
death
,
newly
speaking
in
our
tongue
,
by
an
vnlearned
translator
,
mainteyneth
the
same
argument
.
THe
Popes
(
saith
he
)
the
Kings
,
&
who
commanded
haue
the
worlde
,
Are
naked
now
,
misers
,
and
needy
persons
all
,
Now
treasures
where
?
now
honors
where
?
and
precious
stones
?
And
Scepters
where
?
&
Crownes
,
Myters
,
&
purple
shewes
?
He
wretched
is
that
layes
his
hope
in
mortall
things
.
But
who
doth
not
?
and
if
he
finde
himselfe
at
length
Deceiued
,
t
is
reason
great
,
and
answeareth
well
his
act
.
O
senceles
men
,
so
much
to
traueile
what
auailes
?
To
the
auncient
Mother
great
all
shall
returne
at
last
,
And
hardly
shall
the
mention
of
your
names
be
found
.
Of
a
thousand
labors
not
one
a
profite
yeeldes
,
But
each
of
them
apparant
vanities
are
knowne
.
Your
studies
who
doth
vnderstand
can
tell
me
this
.
With
mindes
inflamde
,
alwayes
to
domage
of
your selues
,
What
profite
is
t
?
so
many
countryes
to
subdue
,
And
nations
diuers
tributaries
make
vnknown
,
And
after
enterprices
perillous
and
vaine
,
With
blood
to
conquer
walled
Townes
,
and
treasure
get
?
A
way
more
sweete
is
found
with
water
,
and
with
bread
.
With
glasse
&
wood
,
then
with
ritch
orient
stone
&
gold
.
By
these
hurtfull
effects
&
dangerous
impressions
of
all
things
,
I
finde
great
cause
why
nothing
should
be
more
regarded
:
as
wel
for
that
it
serueth
al
humors
,
though
by
sundry
meanes
,
as
that
also
the
same
is
enimie
,
or
hauing
societie
with
things
hurtfull
to
man
:
but
a
good
helpe
,
to
make
him
in
true
godlines
like
pacient
Iob
(
so
much
commended
of
God
)
who
more
then
that
rest
of
men
,
stood
beholding
therto
,
as
vnto
his
vnseperable
friend
,
which
only
accompanied
him
into
the
world
,
remayned
with
him
in
his
miserable
pouerty
,
and
sicknes
,
and
lastly
returned
with
him
,
to
his
Sepulcher
,
the
gate
of
his
rest
and
felicitie
,
in
which
although
no
man
hath
in
this
world
a
perfection
,
yet
draweth
he
nerest
therto
,
either
in
the
prime
of
life
,
or
decreped
age
therof
.
The
first
as
was
said
of
yong
children
not
caring
for
the
world
,
and
therfore
happy
:
the
other
being
vnfit
for
the
world
,
and
therfore
like
to
be
happy
.
For
in
the
latter
time
of
man
,
when
all
things
remaine
vnpleasant
to
him
,
not
for
that
he
hateth
them
,
but
in
respect
of
his
want
of
power
(
which
then
waxeth
weake
)
to
vse
them
,
he
maketh
of
hys
necessity
a
vertue
,
and
in
lieu
of
his
wonted
violences
,
and
ouer
running
the
world
,
either
restraineth
himself
to
some
monastical
life
,
or
teacheth
at
home
the
vse
of
true
fortitude
and
militarie
prudence
:
or
if
weakened
by
the
dangerous
assaults
of
loue
,
he
highly
praiseth
chastitie
,
reading
to
hys
wife
the
legend
of
good
women
,
wherby
she
may
more
pa●iently
haue
fellowship
with
him
in
his
inuoluntarie
abstinence
:
or
if
in
his
yong
time
he
alwayes
labored
in
the
fields
of
Neptimus
,
he
waxeth
being
olde
a
maker
of
Carts
for
Nauigation
,
meaning
to
recompence
the
furious
crueltie
of
his
youth
,
with
the
charitable
compassion
of
his
olde
age
:
it
is
for
the
sequal
a
matter
of
no
smale
consideration
:
to
beholde
these
particions
,
and
first
the
infancy
,
which
hauing
little
or
no
comunitie
with
worldly
felicities
,
resteth
pacified
with
the
abiect
things
of
nature
,
the
other
being
of
many
parts
(
by
some
participation
it
hath
with
two
faced
Ianus
)
a
neuter
to
all
things
.
The
contempt
,
or
societie
of
the
world
,
that
hapneth
by
this
necessitie
,
is
no
way
worthy
of
praise
in
vs
,
though
(
as
Vbi
desinit
Philosophus
incipit
medicus
)
it
be
an
externall
meane
,
where
by
we
supernaturallye
apprehende
,
the
heauenly
graces
,
that
haue
no
societye
with
those
things
,
for
which
we
enuie
,
mislike
,
or
imbrace
one
another
:
or
for
which
we
teare
the
bowels
of
the
earth
,
or
trust
our selues
to
the
vnconstant
waues
,
or
ruffe
seas
.
From
these
dangers
of
life
,
if
any
(
by
the
deuine
prouidence
)
escape
,
they
are
beyonde
all
expectation
(
when
no
other
thing
is
lefte
them
then
a
weary
confusion
)
mightily
succored
by
that
diuine
power
,
which
til
then
,
lyeth
aloofe
,
as
a
strong
reliefe
for
our
weake
estate
.
To
this
are
the
testimonies
of
the
scriptures
answerable
:
which
witnes
the
bountious
liberality
of
God
,
to
the
needy
,
naked
,
miserable
,
and
possessors
of
nothing
,
and
his
indignation
to
the
mighty
,
and
rich
,
whom
he
pulleth
from
their
seates
,
and
sendeth
emptie
from
his
presence
.
Furthermore
,
where
as
the
schole
men
haue
this
ground
,
that
Natura
abhorret
vacuum
,
which
is
the
natural
element
,
or
residence
of
nothing
,
it
consequently
followeth
,
that
she
also
abhorreth
nothing
,
which
maketh
nothing
,
by
so
much
of
greater
dignity
,
by
how
much
our
nature
being
peruerse
is
prone
to
sinne
,
the
only
cause
of
Gods
fearefull
iudgements
,
and
heauie
displeasures
.
These
are
the
effects
of
nature
(
an
enimie
to
the
Courte
of
nothing
)
to
kindle
on
our
backs
,
hir
bundle
of
rotten
sticks
,
with
the
consuming
fire
of
Gods
wrath
.
I
cease
not
in
respect
hereof
to
muse
at
them
before
mentioned
,
that
complaine
for
nothing
,
(
as
Proc●is
being
ielous
of
Aura
)
the
same
remaining
a
harmles
companion
of
our
life
,
by
whose
fellowship
,
we
may
say
with
Cicero
,
that
we
be
neuer
lesse
alone
,
then
when
we
be
alone
:
and
by
our
experience
affirme
,
that
we
are
not
any
way
so
safe
,
as
when
nothing
is
neere
vs
:
which
hauing
all
the
parts
of
trust
,
on
which
we
may
confidently
repose
our selues
,
is
to
be
prefered
before
any
thing
in
nature
:
whether
it
be
man
(
who
for
his
seuerall
perfections
is
named
the
little
worlde
)
with
whome
diuers
vnresonable
creatures
,
to
abate
his
swelling
humours
,
are
equally
matched
in
many
things
he
claimeth
prerogatiue
:
or
any
other
liuing
creature
,
which
for
some
perticuler
qualitie
,
is
noted
to
be
excellent
aboue
the
rest
.
For
if
we
looke
into
the
reasonable
substance
of
man
,
&
ap●
composition
of
his
body
,
nothing
is
more
absolute
in
euery
part
then
he
:
if
into
the
courage
of
the
Lyon
,
or
force
and
docilitie
of
the
Elephant
,
nothing
doth
apeare
of
more
fortitude
,
strength
,
and
aptnes
then
either
:
and
againe
if
we
regard
fidelitie
,
méeknes
,
and
prudence
of
the
Dog
,
Dooue
,
and
Serpent
:
nothing
goeth
beyond
them
in
their
seuerall
properties
,
being
both
inlarged
&
restrained
beyond
any
substance
that
is
definit
:
of
whose
favor
,
there
is
no
sort
may
more
boast
,
then
the
reuerent
estate
of
the
maryed
:
for
that
nothing
maketh
their
attonments
,
renueth
their
leagues
,
&
setteth
order
in
their
housholde
busines
,
ministring
in
all
seasons
such
argumente
of
peace
:
that
thy
stately
Capitall
(
prowd
Rome
)
had
not
beheld
the
bloody
fal
of
pacified
Caesar
,
if
nothing
had
accompanied
him
:
neither
had
Ierusalem
béene
infortunat
in
the
losse
of
hir
beautifull
Temple
,
and
mighty
walles
,
if
nothing
in
place
of
hir
seditious
Captains
had
taken
hir
defence
,
against
the
terible
siege
of
that
good
Emperour
Titus
.
And
yet
had
the
France
,
O
honorable
Shatilion
,
beheld
thy
white
haires
and
valiant
bands
,
if
nothing
had
councelled
thy
King
to
commend
the
execution
of
his
displeasurs
to
the
fearfull
night
:
in
which
Nocte
sub
obscura
,
heu
flebile
Martis
opus
.
Neither
had
thy
prouinces
poore
Belgia
,
being
the
sweete
harborough
of
many
nations
,
suffered
so
many
violences
by
the
incursions
of
the
Italian
,
and
Spanishe
Armies
,
had
their
leaders
loued
nothing
,
as
they
did
the
sweetnes
of
the
soyle
,
their
rich
Cities
,
and
beautifull
buildings
:
steynd
by
their
forces
with
thy
peoples
bloode
,
and
filled
with
impietie
,
minstring
to
thee
,
in
steade
of
thy
countrey
lawes
,
a
Souldiers
libertie
,
and
vnto
thy
neighbours
new
motions
,
wherby
they
might
more
opportunely
,
attend
the
execution
of
their
policie
:
which
kindleth
the
fire
of
thy
vayne
,
in
the
bowels
of
thy
people
:
who
being
distracted
by
their
diuers
zeales
,
take
armes
to
expell
themselues
,
and
to
fill
al
parts
wyth
the
newes
of
their
fall
.
For
it
accordeth
with
equitie
,
that
in
what
we
offend
,
we
be
chastised
.
Thy
medicine
for
this
greefe
is
the
vnitie
of
thy
people
,
which
if
(
by
thy
fatall
destinie
)
it
be
impeached
,
learne
to
submit
thy
stiffe
neck
and
mightie
shoulders
,
to
that
yoak
vnder
which
prowd
nations
haue
drawne
.
I
forget
not
how
vnpleasant
this
later
councell
séemeth
to
them
,
who
haue
with
so
much
blood
mainteyned
their
liberties
:
yet
would
I
haue
them
estéeme
that
sweete
,
which
gaineth
their
safety
,
the
either
is
by
the
two
former
means
obteyned
,
or
purchased
by
alteration
of
times
,
or
surely
established
by
nothing
.
Let
vs
in
consideration
of
these
contents
,
in
like
sort
estéeme
nothing
,
as
those
mighty
Champions
,
&
wise
men
,
who
blushed
not
to
be
vanquished
therewith
,
either
in
matter
of
courage
,
or
wit
:
for
as
nothing
maistred
them
in
their
professions
:
so
wrought
it
effectuall
meanes
for
their
preferment
,
honoring
famous
Captaines
for
fighting
their
countrey
battles
:
enritching
valiant
Souldiers
,
who
made
their
bodyes
the
Bulwarkes
of
the
people
:
reuerencing
the
lerned
Iudge
for
doing
of
iudgement
and
iustice
:
and
peaceablie
chearishing
the
godly
lerned
,
for
redifteng
the
house
of
God
.
Furthermore
,
from
this
haue
many
attained
to
the
highest
dignities
in
common
Weales
,
as
Alpheus
,
who
of
a
Taylor
,
was
created
Consull
of
Rome
:
as
also
Velocissimus
the
Horse
of
the
Emperour
Comodus
had
been
,
if
his
maister
had
not
been
preuented
by
death
Moreouer
this
is
it
,
which
being
matched
in
ballance
,
with
those
things
the
world
accounteth
most
excellent
,
mounteth
toward
Heauen
,
as
to
his
naturall
Center
,
the
rest
discending
,
as
earthly
,
contemptible
,
and
vile
.
It
seemeth
for
the
sequell
of
wonderfull
price
,
when
the
profest
and
common
enimie
to
man
(
who
more
then
tyme
deuoureth
all
things
)
vpon
couenant
for
some
seruice
to
an
olde
woman
,
to
haue
hir
or
nothing
(
as
for
the
excellencie
,
impossible
to
be
deliuered
)
had
notwithstanding
,
his
vnsatiable
greedines
satisfied
,
out
of
a
bottomlesse
pitcher
,
which
(
this
good
mother
)
had
hong
for
that
paiment
,
behind
hir
dore
.
To
conclude
,
I
thinke
no
lesse
perrill
to
be
in
handling
temporall
things
,
then
in
pulling
vp
the
wonderfull
roote
Baaras
:
one
order
being
prescribde
for
our
health
in
both
:
which
consisteth
in
touching
either
,
as
matters
which
be
vile
and
of
great
danger
:
and
therefore
am
perswaded
that
this
later
age
,
cannot
but
acknowledge
sundry
benifites
which
rise
of
nothing
,
as
that
which
nurseth
the
godly
in
the
loue
of
vertue
:
and
punisheth
the
transgressors
of
good
lawes
:
without
the
execution
of
which
two
,
I
doubt
how
the
beam
of
iustice
will
stand
vpright
,
&
giue
gold
weight
,
what
visor
of
well
doing
soeuer
is
put
on
to
deceiue
the
world
:
which
being
not
improperly
painted
,
to
be
held
in
the
hand
of
God
,
taketh
not
further
hurte
then
is
due
for
sinne
,
and
limited
by
his
diuine
prouidence
.
I
feare
I
haue
béene
offensiue
to
many
,
for
tarying
so
long
on
nothing
:
who
therfore
should
not
(
if
they
duely
regarde
their
particuler
)
remaine
seuerecensors
of
this
matter
:
they
hauing
either
feared
,
loued
,
or
estéemed
nothing
,
with
greater
partiallitie
then
I
haue
addicted
my selfe
to
this
labor
.
The
rest
which
are
delighted
in
the
study
hereof
,
I
refer
to
the
macheronicall
phantasies
of
Merlinus
Cocaius
,
and
sléepie
Phantasmata
of
Francois
Rabilois
,
men
greatly
traueled
in
this
busines
:
which
being
so
wel
handled
of
them
both
,
I
thought
vnnecessary
to
touch
any
further
at
this
tyme
:
mistrusting
not
,
but
many
wil
hereafter
with
their
whole
affections
finishe
the
same
:
of
which
as
the
excellent
substance
of
the
heauens
and
earth
were
at
the
first
created
:
so
shall
they
within
few
reuolutions
of
yeares
returne
,
as
vnto
their
first
matter
:
from
the
time
forth
shal
iniquitye
be
vnhorsed
,
that
now
ouerruneth
the
godly
with
many
tiranies
,
and
then
shall
the
good
people
of
God
tryumph
wyth
the
Lambe
for
euer
.
FINIS
.