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Show Of the ttcluanCement lflett~ni~g, . tber extend no further, but to vnderfia~d ~ htm fi.1f-. · ficie~dy whereby not to giue him offen<:e,or wher. by to be' able to gm e him faithfull·G ounfel,?r ~her· by to fland vpori reafonable guard and ca~1t1o~ tn re ... tpeClof a mansf-dfe: ~ut to be fpeculat.tue tnt~ another man,to the end to know how to worke hHn ,, gr w.inde hhn, or gouernf hitn, proceedet~ from a heart that is double and c!ot1en, and not el}ttre and ·.fugenuous; which asinfrie~d(b·ip it. is W;ant of in. t-egriti~, fo towar-ds Princ~s or Supertors, ~s v.:ant of dutie. For the cuftome ot the Leuant, wh·1ch ts,that fubietls doe forbeareto gaze or fixe their eyes vpon Princes is in the outward Ceremonie barbarous; J ' butthemQrallis good: Formenougntnotbycnn .. . ning and bent obferuations to pierce and penetrate into the hearts of K-ings, which the ~~~ipcure hath declared to be infcrurible. . ~ ~ T-here is yet another fault(witb wh~cH I w'ill con: elude this part)which is often noted in learned m·en, that they doe ·many times fayle to obferue decencie, ·and difcretion intheirbehauiour and carriage, and commit errors in fmall an~ ordinarfe points of aai .. on; (o as the vulgar fort of Capacities, doe make a Judgement of th~m in greater matters , by that which they finde wanting ~n them,in fmalter. But this confequence dot~ of~ deceiue men, for which; I doe-refer ·them ou~r-·to.that which was fayd by Themiftocles arrogantly, and vhciuity, being applyed to himfelfe out of his owne mouth, but being a~ .. ply~~ t~ t~e ~e~e~~~~~~ ~~this q~eftion p~rtinen1r- . y .·The ftrfthoo*!: !~ .. -16' lyandiufilyi when ~beinginuited totonch.a Lure; .hefayd: Hecottld not fiddle, hu1 he ct~ttld make a{m11U Towne?a great flat e. So no doubt, many may be well· fee~e m the paG'ag~s ~f gouernen1ent and policie, whtch ar~.to feeke tn ltttle, and punauall occafionss l re~erre them alfo to that, which Plato fayd of his Matfier Socrates, w.hom h~ compared to the Gally- . FOts of Ap~t~e·c;artes, wh1ch on the out-i1de had ~pes and Owles, and Antiques,but contained with tnfoueraigne and precious liquors and confeCtions·· ackno~ledging that.to an :~ternatlreporr, he wa~ net vytthoutfuperfictallleutttes,and deformities;but \vas Inwardly replenifhed with excellent vertues and powers, And fo much touching the point of menners of learned men. · · Bllt in the meane time, I ha~e no purpo(e to giue· · allowance to fome conditions and courfes bafe and vnworthy, wherein diuers Profelfors of Jear~ing, haue \yronged themfclues,and gone too farre. {i1ch · as were thofe .. rrencher Phi1ofophers, which in the later age of the Romane S~ate, .were v{bally in the .. houfesof greatperfons, betng little better than [0 • . letnn~ Parafi.te~; of which kinde, LtJcian maketh a mer~tedefcrtpuon oft he Phi!ofopher)that the great Ladte tooke to ri~e wit~ he~ in h::r Coach, and .woul? needs ~aue htm carle her little Dogge, which· hedomg offictoufly, and yet vncomely, the Page fco[~d .. andfayd: That he doubter.!, the Philofopher of, ttStotke, wou!dtu~ne to be a Cynike. But aboue all th.e . reft, ~he grog~ ~~d palpable flatterie, whereunto · · S many • |