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Show The fit BookeofabesfufipassCus P60 6.3 618 \Cx AP.6.§.3.) ec ots ater ¢and more.d ‘fo thofe ofa later Lousd Ore, dangerous "inconfideration, that thefe high placeshaue beene.giuen, or.offered, vnto very few, as Emperours, which haue traiteroufly caft, downe their Mafters, and ftepped yp into their nities; which videferuedly were afcribed to theirperfonall worth. So that the, number ofthofe,thatihane purchafed abfolute greatnefle by the greatnefs of their warlike vertue, is fame more in {eeming, than indeed. Phacas was a} Souldiour, and by helpe of the 19 Souldiowts he got the Empire from his Lord Masrstins Sut hewasa coward; andwith abarbarousicrueltie,feldome found in any other than cowards, be flew firft the children of Mautitivs, a Prince that neuer had done himwrong, before his face, and afterthem ORE ae the world their Titles.and Eftates. Emperour and his fonne.. dva/lativs, the vaffall of this new, Tyrant, furprifed his Mafter Philippicus,and thruttoutborbhiseyes. But with 4za/lafias, 7)heodofius dealt. more the wrong they did vinto others, in giuing leffe honour and reward to men oftarre grea ter deferuing, and offarre greatepvie chan themfelues, :, tallinehiefe. His Maieftie hath changed the Baronies ofMoutigyand. Barley into Earle. domes, and created Sidney Vicount, Knollys, Raffel, Carew, L Jenuers, Arandel of Warder. Gerald,and Chicbe/ter, Barons, for their gonexnments and feruices in. the Netherlands, $9 Ni tency inthemfelues.Butin thisrefpect theyare oftentimes. coufened and abuied, which torobthem of their owne, vpona falfefuppofition, : that euen they, wholehands ara moftcleariefromfuch offences, hane purloyned fomewhat from the commop Trea: fries? Hereof Lneed-notto produce examples, ; that ofthetw@ Se/pio's beingfo lately : Road ; recited. Inmylate Soucraignestime,although for the warres, whichfox her owae fafetie, the wasiconftrainedto vndertake,her Maiefty had noleffe caufetovie the feruice ofMattia meborhby Sea and Land, thanany.ofher Predeccflors for.many, yeeres had 5ets acy 5° cording to thedeftiny of that profelion;1 doc nat cemember,thar any of hers,the Lot Admirallexcepted,hereldeftandmokt profperous Commander, were either en icheds ororherwife honoured, for any feruice by them performed. And that her, Maictie had many aduifed,valianrand faithfull men, the.profperitie of her affaires didwwell witacls, whoimall her dayes neuerreceiued difhonour, by. the cowardife or infidelity of, A . Commander, by her felfechofenand imployed. Forasall her old Captainesby Landdiedipaore men, as Malbey, Rav dol, Drewrte, Readewilford;Lastompellam,GiltertCuustebleBaxrchier, Baxkeley, Bingham, and othe ‘5if7 f France,Ireland, andelfewhete, ., idsinocuis olat alin sad fi 2a "a ebadis bolus sit Ci fied oid aces fr SLEeho visa Philipwztkingprouifionfor warre azainfithe Romapessdealés: hardly wich man) ofbid owns Subsets His wegotiation mith the: Baftarae Ha erneltic! Hei fafpetdeth bisii/oune Do» mMetiius:! Demetrius cecu/ed by-binbrotherPerkeus| eadfhdittyrafter laimd oly, hes fae therslappointmenty Philip repeater him ofhisfarimesdearhy mthoin hice sfindatbi ta: bane. betaeinnocentiandintendingtorentuge it oa Petieus, he dieth: pay greatthiankes, leftthereby they fhould acknowledge themfelues to haug beene 18 by etiriching themfelues withthe {poyle of the encmie,, they are. very inquilitie to oeee uing fit commanded asaCaptaine, twice Admirallofia Squadronnand. twice Admi- debtedforgreat benefits: whichthe vawifer fort ofthem think to fauonrof fome impo- fearch intoit, andto {trip the wel-deferners out of their gettings.:. yea moft iniurioully tor lieuing by Penfionsall the poorer fer hee hath honoured more Martial me, chanall thekings of England haue done for: this hundredyéeres, S113 nese ; He hath giuen a Coronet tothe Lord Thames,Howard forhhis, chargeable.and remark. able feruice,as well in the yeere ns $8,as. at Caliz, the Ilands,and,in.our owne Seas ba- tie\iand fem men in itand a great King came againftit; andcompalfed it. about, and builded Forts againitit : Andthere wasfound a pooreand wife man therein, and hee delinered the Ct tie by his wifdome\xbut noneremembred thispoore maw. -Great Monarchs are vnwilling te not ofilong endurance. Butconcerning other profit whichtheic Captaines hauc made, te 20 But his Maieftie hath already payed.the greateft part of that debt: For belides the ree ambitious and criell;\orhow many: hundreds; or sarher thoylands, hoping of Captaines tomiakethemfelizes Kings; haue by..Gods, inftice miferably. perifhed in the attempt. ‘Theordinatic,and perhaps the beft way. ofthriuing, by the;practice of Armes, proies that weaktieffe to bein them indeed; whereof. they fo gladly fhun the opinion. Contrariwife, freeEftates are bountifull in giving thankes ; yet fo, as thofe thankes are 49 SER obeylbroughe feldome.are)can with no good graceaommend, oratleat magnifie a profeflion ie dofies, "how many others haue beene repayed with their owne crueltic, by men.alike Eeel.t.9,14. ARE more noble thantheir owne, fecing therein they fhould onely, minde their Matters of Priefts It were an endleffe, and anéedleffe worke to tell, how, Ze rewarded: this Theoe haueprofpered by this courfe. Forthat obferuation,made by Salomon, of vathankfulneffein thiskinde,hathbeenc found-belonging to all Countries.and Ages : 2 little Cr ice it were, were not the caufe manifert chough, that wherethe aon canes - are fo exceedingly, prized, the A@ors are fo viiprofperous and, fo ode y Pe i fed. Thecafe, I fay, which hath wrought onc and thefame cited jn:all times ~ 3 it Nations,is this, that thofe which-are neereft che perfon ofPrinces(which Martialls : gently.; for having wrefted theSceptex out of his hands, he enforced him; to become,a is totake what maybe gotren bythe {poy le of Encmies,andthe liberalitie ofthofe Princesand'Cities; in whofe feruice one hath well deferned.. But {carce one of a thouland 39 whereof. * Lhat her, Maiefticinthe adua : edits cool tee menthan her-felfe,a difeafe ate Sichaaenkawatbaaia tae Nesesue shat ro fubie@I fay thar fuch.a confide Seek may eer oP pan fet Fahaue bene ble Nature, yet can it not but igfome fartadeuta her. of,ee tee 4 frange Mauritins himfelfe. This his bloudy afpiring was butas a debt, which was, paid vato him againe by Heraclius:;who tooke from him theImperiall Crowne, vniuftly gotten ; andfeviton hisowneheads Leortias laid hold vponm:the Emperour Jefe, cut, off his nofeand eares,and fent-him into-banifhment : But Gods vengeance rewarded him with the fame punifhment, bythe hands of -Tideriws;, to whofe charge hee had left his owne men ofwarte. Iu/tize, hauing reconered forces,lighted on Tideréus, and, barbed him after the fame fathion« P4:/sppicus; commanding the forces of /¢/tine, murdered both the 2° ment. moftfamous,& SF who,haue fa done; i great 4 erat reno! 9.0ur, Nation (forthe ee meanes.the ane Zigaspimmche i curt ait, did; thofe(I faywith many, other brave. Colonels, -haue left eee (belides the reputation which they purchafed with many trauels and Woundsy aerate noreftate to their pofteritic. As for bah loaghby of Ereshy, re very okearnBRIA qi Hercaree BeAFfies Pl- rewards.of their militarie vertue ythough many hauewurpedwhem, by the helpe andfauour oftthofe-Armics which they commanded; Neitheris invnregardable,That the Tyrants Which-haue oppreffed theliberty offree Gites 3 andthe Licutenants. ofKings or feats, were notall ofthem good menof warte: bur, hanev fed the, aduantage of fome commotion,or many of themby bafe and cowardly practices, haue obtained thofe dig- of the Aliftory ofthe World, ké Vintins Martins the Roman Embaflador,who. trauelled ypanddawne, jecking what worké, might bee found;about, Greece, had received inftyuctjontrom the Senate, to vie rhe moft ofhis diligenceip looking into the bitare (of Macedon, Athisrecurne homesthap hemight nat feeme tohauedifcoucrsd nothing, hee told rhe might appcary Fathers, That Philip, had done whatfoenerthey.cnieyned himsyat fo,asit him that fich his obedience,would Jaftnolonger, than, mecreneceflity fhould enforce thereunto. He added further, Thatall the doings and fayings of that, King did wholly, Phiup tend vnto rebellion, about which hejwas deuifing,; Now irwas fo, indeed, that w theit in; ndforeta Romans,a tothe fle fequioufne faichfulob hinvofhis nted much.repe fafety, of their ho+ tent, which was,to.get his Kingdome,intotheiowne hands, with Houryifthey couldfinde conucnicpt meanes sor otherwife(ag.tp him feemed apparant) as having beencalready vanausthed by ge b¥avhat meanes focucr. Hee wasinan.ilkcafes ab- them; having lof, excecdingly, bothin ftrengrh andreputation ; haning {ibicets that Otted to heare of Warre with Rome ;,and haning neither psighbour nox fragad chatelt yethe prouided aswella sib ce Werethercto yrgeds would aduentureto.take,hisp2 ite yeh ot his owag peApie 4 ared, hedaily.fe which tic Coulddeuife, againit thenecefli that they woulddoe DH fufpect, to case, him andgauc ,Townesj maritine the in Welt ,and I Smal 10 ad feruiceagaintt the Romans, hegompelledto forfakether dwellings fran} ranted. he ‘ themalhinco Emathia/The Cities aad Country, whencethefe were {fu ig deale, more é a grat thoughta he faith ,syhole 5 Thracians of ity edwitha a multitude |