be_v likewise_o capable_a of_o temporal_a dignity_n as_o barony_n and_o earldom_n some_o of_o they_o be_v account_v count_n palatine_n in_o their_o proper_a jurisdiction_n baron_n by_o writ_n be_v summon_v by_o their_o proper_a surname_n as_o a._n b._n chevalier_n although_o indeed_o he_o be_v no_o knight_n and_o all_o those_o baron_n so_o call_v by_o writ_n the_o dignity_n be_v invest_v in_o their_o own_o surname_n and_o so_o in_o their_o own_o person_n and_o not_o in_o their_o castle_n house_n manor_n or_o lordship_n baron_n by_o creation_n be_v either_o solemn_o create_v by_o another_o name_n than_o their_o own_o as_o in_o the_o right_n of_o their_o wife_n or_o mother_n or_o else_o by_o the_o name_n of_o some_o castle_n house_n manor_n or_o lordship_n in_o which_o diversity_n although_o baron_n be_v diverse_o make_v yet_o be_v they_o all_o alike_o in_o their_o calling_n and_o though_o in_o show_v some_o of_o their_o dignity_n be_v of_o a_o place_n certain_a yet_o be_v the_o right_a dignity_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o baron_n for_o admit_v a_o baron_n shall_v â—ell_v or_o exchange_v the_o place_n whereof_o he_o be_v call_v yet_o shall_v he_o still_o hold_v the_o name_n and_o be_v write_v and_o repute_v thereby_o and_o have_v his_o place_n and_o voice_n in_o parliament_n by_o the_o same_o name_n he_o be_v first_o call_v or_o create_v of_o knight_n and_o knighthood_n we_o have_v at_o large_a discourse_v in_o the_o second_o book_n only_o this_o be_v to_o be_v remember_v that_o the_o form_n of_o dub_a of_o knight_n both_o in_o war_n and_o peace_n be_v not_o now_o observe_v as_o it_o have_v be_v nam_fw-la milites_fw-la tunica_fw-la suorum_fw-la armorum_fw-la &_o torque_fw-la indui_fw-la gladio_fw-la cingt_fw-fr &_o calcaribus_fw-la auratis_fw-la ornarisolebant_fw-la and_o the_o prince_n in_o the_o action_n thereof_o pronounce_v these_o word_n soyez_fw-fr loyal_a chlr._n en_fw-fr nom_fw-fr de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr &_o s._n george_n miles_n dicitur_fw-la quasi_fw-la unus_fw-la electus_fw-la ex_fw-la mille_fw-la olim_fw-la inter_fw-la romanos_fw-la mille_fw-la homines_fw-la strenui_fw-la &_o maximè_fw-la bellicosi_fw-la electiinter_n caeteros_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la &_o quilibet_fw-la eorum_fw-la dictus_fw-la fuit_fw-la mile_n quasi_fw-la unus_fw-la ex_fw-la mille_fw-la chap._n 14._o of_o esquier_n a_o esquire_n or_o escuier_n common_o call_v squire_n be_v he_o that_o be_v ancient_o call_v scutiger_n and_o to_o this_o day_n in_o the_o latin_a be_v name_v armiger_n these_o man_n as_o sir_n thomas_n smith_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr rcip_n anglorum_fw-la do_v describe_v they_o be_v gentleman_n bear_v arm_n or_o armoury_n as_o the_o french_a do_v call_v it_o in_o testimony_n of_o the_o nobility_n or_o race_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v come_v esquier_n be_v take_v for_o no_o distinct_a order_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n but_o go_v with_o the_o residue_n of_o gentleman_n save_v that_o as_o he_o think_v they_o be_v those_o man_n who_o bear_v arm_n in_o sign_n as_o i_o have_v say_v of_o the_o race_n and_o family_n whereof_o they_o be_v descend_v in_o respect_n whereof_o they_o have_v neither_o creation_n nor_o dub_a unless_o it_o be_v such_o as_o hold_v office_n by_o the_o prince_n gift_n and_o receive_v a_o collar_n of_o ss_z or_o else_o they_o be_v at_o the_o first_o costrel_n or_o bearer_n of_o the_o armâ—_n of_o lord_n or_o knight_n and_o by_o that_o have_v their_o name_n for_o a_o dignity_n and_o honour_n give_v to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o common_a soldier_n call_v in_o latin_a gregarij_fw-la milites_fw-la so_o be_v every_o esquire_n a_o gentleman_n but_o every_o gentleman_n not_o a_o esquire_n unless_o he_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o bear_v arm_n which_o arm_n be_v give_v either_o by_o the_o prince_n as_o a_o testimony_n of_o favour_n or_o a_o sign_n of_o his_o virtue_n that_o receive_v they_o or_o both_o either_o else_o by_o donation_n of_o the_o king_n of_o arm_n who_o by_o the_o prince_n commandment_n or_o commission_n have_v authority_n at_o their_o discretion_n to_o bestow_v such_o honour_n with_o consent_n of_o the_o earl_n martial_n somerset_z glover_n that_o learned_a herald_n make_v four_o definition_n or_o several_a sort_n of_o esquier_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o england_n the_o first_o of_o they_o and_o the_o most_o ancient_a be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o knight_n and_o elder_a son_n of_o they_o successive_o the_o second_o sort_n be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o young_a son_n of_o baron_n and_o noble_a man_n of_o high_a degree_n which_o take_v end_n &_o be_v determine_v when_o the_o chief_a masle_n of_o such_o elder_a son_n do_v fail_v and_o that_o the_o inheritance_n go_v away_o with_o the_o heir_n female_n the_o three_o sort_n be_v those_o that_o by_o the_o king_n be_v create_v esquiet_v by_o the_o gift_n of_o a_o collar_n of_o ss_z and_o such_o bear_a arm_n be_v the_o principal_a of_o that_o coat_n armour_n and_o of_o their_o whole_a race_n out_o of_o who_o family_n although_o diverse_a other_o house_n do_v spring_n and_o issue_n yet_o the_o elder_a of_o that_o coat_n armour_n only_o be_v a_o esquire_n and_o the_o residue_n be_v but_o gentleman_n the_o four_o and_o last_o sort_n of_o esquier_n be_v such_o as_o bearing_z office_n in_o the_o common_a weal_n or_o in_o the_o king_n house_n be_v therefore_o call_v and_o repute_v to_o be_v esquier_n as_o the_o sergeant_n at_o the_o law_n the_o escheator_n in_o every_o shire_n and_o in_o the_o king_n house_n the_o sergeant_n of_o every_o office_n but_o have_v no_o arm_n that_o degree_n die_v with_o they_o and_o their_o issue_n be_v not_o ennoble_v thereby_o mounsieur_fw-fr p._n pithou_n in_o his_o memory_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o champagne_n and_o brie_n say_v further_a that_o among_o the_o fiefe_n of_o normandy_n the_o fiefe_n call_v fiefe_n de_fw-fr haubert_n be_v that_o which_o in_o latin_a be_v feuda_n loricae_fw-la or_o feuda_n scutiferorum_fw-la the_o very_a original_n of_o the_o name_n of_o our_o esquier_n come_v of_o the_o arm_n and_o service_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o knight_n for_o they_o hold_v their_o land_n of_o a_o knight_n by_o scutage_n as_o a_o knight_n hold_v his_o land_n of_o the_o king_n by_o knight_n service_n and_o such_o fiefe_n be_v call_v vray_n vassaulx_n be_v bind_v always_o to_o serve_v their_o lord_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o fiefe_n without_o pay_v there_o be_v also_o in_o england_n other_o sort_n of_o esquier_n which_o courtesy_n and_o custom_n have_v make_v among_o which_o they_o be_v repute_v esquier_n that_o be_v able_a at_o the_o muster_n to_o present_v a_o lance_n or_o light_a horse_n for_o the_o prince_n service_n not_o unlike_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o spaniard_n where_o all_o freehoulder_n be_v call_v cavaliero_n that_o do_v keep_v horse_n for_o the_o king_n impolyment_n chap._n 15._o of_o gentleman_n gentleman_n be_v they_o who_o in_o the_o greek_a be_v call_v eugeneis_n in_o latin_a nobiles_fw-la or_o ingenui_fw-la in_o the_o french_a noble_n in_o the_o english_a gentleman_n gens_n in_o latin_a betoken_v a_o race_n a_o surname_n or_o family_n as_o the_o roman_n have_v traquinij_fw-la valerij_fw-la quintij_fw-la claudij_fw-la cincinnati_n fabius_n cossi_n and_o such_o like_a so_o have_v we_o in_o england_n certain_a name_n which_o for_o their_o continuance_n in_o reputation_n virtue_n and_o riches_n may_v be_v in_o latin_a call_v agnati_fw-la or_o gentiles_n that_o be_v man_n know_v or_o gentleman_n of_o this_o or_o that_o name_n and_o family_n but_o let_v we_o consider_v how_o this_o nobility_n be_v define_v and_o by_o how_o many_o mean_n man_n do_v thereunto_o aspire_v judocus_n clicthovius_fw-la define_v nobility_n thus_o nobilitas_fw-la est_fw-la generis_fw-la velalterius_fw-la rei_fw-la excellentia_fw-la ac_fw-la dignitas_fw-la tract_n nobil_n cap._n 1._o nobility_n be_v the_o excellency_n of_o gentle_a race_n or_o of_o some_o other_o good_a quality_n and_o bartholus_fw-la discourse_v long_o whether_o nobility_n and_o dignity_n be_v but_o one_o conclude_v they_o be_v not_o yet_o say_v he_o the_o one_o resemble_v the_o other_o lib._n 1._o cap._n de_fw-fr dig._n add_v that_o as_o he_o to_o who_o god_n have_v vouchsafe_v his_o grace_n be_v before_o his_o divine_a majesty_n noble_a so_o before_o man_n who_o so_o be_v favour_v by_o his_o prince_n or_o the_o law_n ought_v be_v receive_v for_o noble_a this_o nobility_n therefore_o be_v thus_o define_v nobilitas_fw-la est_fw-la qualitas_fw-la illata_fw-la per_fw-la principatum_fw-la tenentem_fw-la qua_fw-la quis_fw-la ultra_fw-la acceptos_fw-la plebeios_fw-la honestus_fw-la ostenditur_fw-la nobility_n be_v a_o title_n bestow_v by_o he_o that_o hold_v place_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o make_v he_o that_o receive_v it_o to_o be_v of_o better_a reputation_n than_o other_o man_n of_o nobility_n or_o as_o we_o call_v it_o gentility_n diverse_a division_n by_o diverse_a man_n have_v be_v bartholus_fw-la say_v that_o of_o nobility_n there_o be_v three_o kind_n viz._n
their_o army_n unto_o carthage_n be_v persuade_v that_o overlong_o idleness_n may_v corrupt_v for_o indeed_o the_o labour_n and_o discipline_n of_o war_n do_v make_v man_n honest_a and_o temperate_a it_o seem_v therefore_o that_o prince_n martial_o dispose_v have_v not_o only_o thereby_o purchase_v renown_n but_o also_o much_o enlarge_v their_o dominion_n for_o which_o reason_n the_o lacedaemonian_n do_v seem_v to_o accuse_v pausanias_n just_o for_o inhibit_v they_o to_o extend_v the_o bound_n of_o their_o dominion_n but_o contrariwise_o lycurgus_n and_o minos_n be_v much_o praise_v persuade_v the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o the_o people_n of_o cyprus_n to_o advance_v their_o glory_n by_o war_n whereof_o we_o may_v infer_v that_o peace_n be_v not_o the_o only_a end_n of_o war_n yet_o not_o doubt_v the_o chief_a and_o most_o necessary_a cause_n thereof_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o cicero_n say_v nullum_fw-la bellum_fw-la esse_fw-la iustum_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la aut_fw-la rebus_fw-la repet_n it_o be_v geratur_fw-la aut_fw-la denuntiatum_fw-la antè_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o indictum_fw-la whereby_o appear_v that_o war_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v make_v without_o just_a cause_n and_o public_a expostulation_n and_o plutarch_n write_v the_o life_n of_o numa_n say_v it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o a_o king_n or_o any_o soldier_n to_o take_v arm_n until_o the_o foecials_n have_v so_o command_v or_o allow_v wise_a prince_n and_o commander_n therefore_o ought_v to_o deliberate_v mature_o before_o they_o take_v arm_n to_o the_o end_n the_o war_n may_v be_v just_a and_o the_o proceed_n thereof_o advise_v in_o which_o point_n they_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o imitate_v the_o example_n of_o traianus_n who_o use_v to_o observe_v these_o caution_n viz._n careful_o to_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o soldier_n slay_v courageous_o to_o repress_v the_o enemy_n pride_n and_o according_a to_o discipline_n military_a compel_v mutener_n to_o obedience_n and_o order_n to_o that_o purpose_n also_o octavianus_fw-la augustus_n do_v say_v no_o war_n ought_v be_v take_v in_o hand_n unless_o the_o same_o do_v promise_v more_o hope_n of_o profit_n then_o fear_v of_o loss_n for_o who_o so_o shall_v otherwise_o do_v may_v be_v compare_v unto_o a_o fisher_n that_o angle_v with_o a_o hook_n of_o gold_n which_o be_v break_v or_o lose_v all_o the_o fish_n hehath_fw-mi get_v suffice_v not_o to_o make_v a_o recompense_n chap._n 4._o ¶_o of_o soldier_n that_o man_n of_o war_n have_v be_v ancient_o call_v milites_fw-la every_o man_n know_v but_o for_o what_o reason_n that_o name_n be_v give_v every_o one_o be_v not_o inform_v we_o say_v therefore_o with_o vlpianus_n that_o man_n profess_v arm_n be_v call_v milites_fw-la à _fw-la malitia_fw-la idest_fw-la duritia_fw-la which_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o they_o be_v so_o name_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o hardness_n and_o danger_n they_o endure_v in_o defence_n of_o other_o people_n or_o else_o because_o they_o repulse_v the_o evil_a and_o injury_n which_o enemy_n do_v oft_o romulus_n call_v unto_o his_o guard_n a_o thousand_o man_n and_o some_o writer_n have_v think_v that_o thereof_o soldier_n be_v call_v milites_fw-la howsoeâ—er_o that_o be_v sure_o it_o be_v that_o ancient_o who_o so_o will_v become_v a_o soldier_n it_o behoove_v he_o to_o procure_v his_o name_n to_o be_v enroll_v in_o the_o general_n book_n for_o necessary_a it_o be_v that_o he_o who_o command_v shall_v know_v what_o number_n and_o so_o what_o quality_n his_o soldier_n be_v which_o reason_n move_v alexander_n scuerus_fw-la to_o keep_v in_o his_o chamber_n a_o catalogue_n or_o rolle_n of_o his_o soldier_n and_o at_o his_o leisure_n consider_v of_o their_o suit_n their_o number_n their_o dignity_n and_o wage_n he_o likewise_o cautious_o provide_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v aspire_v to_o privilege_n military_a by_o ambition_n but_o for_o virtue_n and_o skill_n and_o who_o so_o desire_v to_o enjoy_v the_o honour_n appertain_v to_o arm_n ought_v first_o to_o prove_v he_o be_v a_o soldier_n in_o which_o case_n the_o law_n of_o cossus_n crassus_n and_o scevola_n must_v be_v remember_v for_o thereby_o be_v decree_v that_o as_o a_o man_n be_v no_o citizen_n shall_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v a_o citizen_n so_o he_o that_o be_v not_o enroll_v a_o soldier_n can_v enough_o himself_o a_o soldier_n by_o the_o law_n civil_a three_o way_n there_o be_v for_o soldier_n to_o prove_v their_o profession_n which_o do_v they_o shall_v not_o afterwards_o endure_v any_o unworthy_a or_o unreasonable_a imposition_n the_o first_o proof_n be_v by_o letter_n &_o certificate_n of_o captain_n or_o officer_n charles_n the_o seven_o king_n of_o france_n command_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v capable_a of_o charge_n or_o office_n in_o the_o war_n unless_o he_o be_v authorise_v by_o the_o king_n letter_n and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o testimony_n of_o the_o public_a honour_n and_o degree_n he_o have_v second_o he_o ought_v to_o make_v proof_n that_o in_o former_a time_n he_o have_v behave_v himself_o as_o a_o good_a soldier_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o serve_v long_o with_o commendation_n last_o to_o be_v record_v among_o the_o number_n of_o receive_a soldier_n for_o that_o testimonial_a can_v be_v disprove_v it_o be_v also_o ancient_o use_v that_o in_o token_n of_o honour_n due_a unto_o soldier_n of_o good_a merit_n a_o girdle_n be_v give_v for_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n imperiall_n militia_n exornatos_fw-la confestimcingi_fw-la debere_fw-la and_o charles_n the_o seven_o king_n of_o france_n in_o his_o edict_n say_v thus_o edictum_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la quis_fw-la miles_n in_fw-la numeros_fw-la referatur_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la cinctus_fw-la sit_fw-la armisâ—_fw-la it_o a_o munitus_fw-la ut_fw-la probum_fw-la decet_fw-la militem_fw-la all_o soldier_n who_o serve_v on_o horseback_n by_o the_o roman_n call_v equites_fw-la use_v to_o carry_v on_o their_o left_a arm_n a_o certain_a shield_n or_o buckler_n and_o in_o the_o right_a hand_n a_o lance_n and_o unto_o their_o side_n a_o spanish_a sword_n be_v gird_v thus_o appear_v it_o that_o the_o girdle_n be_v the_o first_o ensign_n bestow_v upon_o soldier_n and_o without_o it_o no_o man_n may_v account_v himself_o among_o the_o number_n of_o military_a man_n nor_o claim_v the_o privilege_n due_a unto_o soldier_n for_o only_o they_o that_o be_v enrol_v and_o gird_v be_v proper_o call_v soldier_n and_o they_o that_o be_v new_o elect_v to_o supply_v the_o band_n be_v name_v tirones_fw-la it_o be_v also_o a_o use_n among_o the_o roman_n that_o when_o any_o captain_n attain_v this_o ensign_n of_o the_o general_n he_o then_o deliver_v a_o rolle_n or_o listen_v wherein_o his_o number_n be_v contain_v by_o which_o mean_v the_o commander_n general_n may_v be_v inform_v of_o his_o whole_a army_n it_o be_v also_o to_o be_v remember_v that_o beside_o these_o enrol_v man_n do_v appertain_v to_o every_o army_n certain_a suppose_a soldier_n who_o be_v man_n absent_a or_o not_o use_v and_o nevertheless_o may_v enjoy_v the_o immunity_n of_o the_o war_n for_o so_o be_v it_o decree_v by_o claudius_n the_o emperor_n call_v those_o sort_n of_o soldier_n militia_n imaginaria_fw-la chap._n 5._o ¶_o how_o soldier_n do_v ancient_o take_v oath_n to_o exact_v a_o oath_n of_o soldier_n be_v ever_o think_v necessary_a not_o only_o for_o the_o common_a weal_n but_o also_o for_o the_o soldier_n himself_o for_o at_o such_o time_n as_o soldier_n serve_v voluntary_o lucius_n flaccus_n and_o caius_n varro_n be_v consul_n the_o senate_n of_o rome_n think_v fit_a to_o compel_v man_n of_o war_n to_o swear_v though_o before_o that_o time_n no_o oath_n be_v take_v but_o at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o he_o that_o will_v cincius_n in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr remilitari_fw-la affirm_v the_o oath_n to_o be_v thus_o or_o to_o this_o effect_n in_o exercitu_fw-la decemquc_fw-la millia_fw-la passuum_fw-la prope_fw-la furtum_fw-la non_fw-la facies_fw-la dolo_fw-la 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principibus_fw-la placuisse_fw-la virus_fw-la non_fw-la ultima_fw-la laus_fw-la est_fw-la the_o author_n conclusion_n we_o have_v say_v in_o our_o former_a discourse_n that_o no_o man_n of_o any_o quality_n or_o fortune_n be_v bear_v or_o destine_v to_o ease_n idleness_n or_o unprofitable_a occupation_n we_o have_v likewise_o touch_v the_o commodity_n of_o such_o learn_n as_o be_v require_v in_o action_n both_o civil_a and_o martial_a whereby_o may_v appear_v how_o necessary_a it_o be_v for_o all_o gentleman_n to_o endeavour_v themselves_o in_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o as_o those_o knowledge_n whereby_o man_n be_v make_v worthy_a of_o honourable_a title_n notwithstanding_o through_o corrupt_a custom_n or_o bad_a education_n the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o english_a gentleman_n be_v not_o only_o ignorant_a what_o honour_n and_o virtue_n mean_v but_o consequent_o do_v disdain_n or_o at_o the_o least_o wise_a light_o regard_v those_o labour_n whereby_o they_o may_v and_o ought_v 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of_o virtue_n chief_o where_o no_o vice_n appear_v yet_o time_n which_o do_v distinguish_v thing_n indeed_o from_o those_o that_o only_o appear_v will_v also_o like_a unto_o counterfeit_a metal_n bewray_v the_o want_n or_o worth_a of_o every_o man_n and_o for_o such_o a_o one_o he_o shall_v be_v know_v and_o esteem_v of_o what_o name_n house_n parentage_n or_o predecessor_n soever_o he_o be_v descend_v it_o therefore_o behove_v every_o gentleman_n well_o bear_v to_o embrace_v the_o love_n of_o virtue_n and_o in_o the_o action_n thereof_o to_o employ_v the_o course_n of_o his_o whole_a life_n for_o what_o can_v be_v more_o please_v to_o a_o generous_a mind_n than_o the_o study_n of_o wisdom_n whereby_o to_o know_v good_a from_o evil_n and_o truth_n from_o falsehood_n the_o one_o to_o be_v follow_v the_o other_o eschew_v what_o may_v be_v more_o bless_v than_o justice_n whereby_o we_o refrain_v from_o all_o injury_n and_o give_v unto_o every_o one_o that_o which_o to_o he_o appertain_v what_o be_v more_o noble_a than_o fortitude_n which_o contemn_v all_o worldly_a accident_n &_o with_o invincible_a courage_n fight_v for_o equity_n and_o right_n and_o what_o be_v more_o beseem_v a_o noble_a personage_n than_o temperance_n which_o teach_v comeliness_n and_o moderation_n govern_v the_o passion_n &_o perturbation_n of_o mind_n to_o the_o quietness_n of_o man_n life_n and_o contentation_n of_o other_o these_o with_o other_o virtue_n on_o they_o depend_v have_v from_o base_a birth_n and_o poor_a parentage_n advance_v many_o to_o great_a title_n and_o dignity_n and_o as_o those_o virtuous_a endeavour_n have_v prefer_v they_o so_o discontinuance_n do_v utter_o deface_v that_o honour_n in_o their_o posterity_n virtue_n i_o say_v be_v that_o which_o from_o mean_a estate_n have_v raise_v the_o lover_n thereof_o to_o great_a reputation_n and_o glory_n among_o infinite_a example_n omit_v man_n of_o mean_a fortune_n yet_o worthy_a much_o honour_n we_o have_v agathocles_n eumenes_n pertinax_n dioclesian_n valentinian_n with_o other_o emperor_n king_n &_o captain_n of_o like_a fortune_n in_o birth_n be_v m._n tullius_n cato_n horace_n and_o diverse_a most_o notable_a learned_a man_n yea_o socrates_n himself_o who_o by_o the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n be_v judge_v the_o wise_a man_n alive_a have_v no_o great_a parentage_n and_o julius_n caesar_n that_o both_o in_o arm_n and_o learning_n excel_v be_v the_o first_o emperor_n and_o from_o low_a degree_n aspire_v to_o excessive_a glory_n notwithstanding_o through_o protraction_n of_o time_n and_o the_o degeneration_n of_o posterity_n not_o only_o their_o own_o house_n and_o name_n be_v vanish_v but_o also_o the_o honour_n &_o renoun_n of_o the_o nation_n where_o they_o live_v be_v utter_o decay_a and_o extinguish_v which_o the_o christian_a poet_n palingenius_fw-la do_v well_o express_v in_o these_o verse_n nempe_fw-la diu_fw-la res_fw-la nulla_fw-la manet_fw-la nempe_fw-la omniâ—â—_n semper_fw-la deteriora_fw-la solent_fw-la fieri_fw-la in_fw-la pâ—iusque_fw-la referri_fw-la naturae_fw-la imperio_fw-la &_o fatorum_fw-la
nobilitas_fw-la theologica_fw-la seu_fw-la supernaturalis_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la naturalis_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la politica_fw-la the_o first_o be_v a_o certain_a nobility_n know_v to_o god_n only_o and_o they_o that_o be_v so_o ennoble_v be_v noble_a for_o integrity_n and_o virtue_n the_o second_o nobility_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o two_o respect_n as_o bartholus_fw-la affirm_v for_o both_o creature_n unreasonable_a and_o they_o that_o be_v senseless_a may_v in_o some_o sort_n be_v call_v noble_a as_o we_o see_v bird_n even_o of_o one_o espece_n or_o kind_n some_o prove_v noble_a and_o some_o ignoble_a as_o of_o falcon_n some_o be_v gentle_a and_o some_o haggard_n likewise_o of_o fourefooted_a beast_n some_o be_v noble_a as_o the_o lion_n some_o ignoble_a as_o the_o wolf_n which_o ovid_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr tristibus_fw-la well_o express_v quo_fw-la cuique_fw-la est_fw-la maior_fw-la magis_fw-la est_fw-la placabilis_fw-la irae_fw-la et_fw-la faciles_fw-la motus_fw-la mens_fw-la generosa_fw-la capit_fw-la corpora_fw-la magnanimo_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la prostrasse_fw-la leoni_n pugna_fw-la suum_fw-la finem_fw-la cum_fw-la iacet_fw-la hostess_fw-la habet_fw-la at_o lupus_n &_o turpes_fw-la instant_a morientibus_fw-la vrsi_fw-la et_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la minor_fw-la nobilitate_fw-la fera_fw-fr est_fw-fr politica_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la be_v that_o honour_n which_o the_o prince_n give_v as_o have_v be_v former_o say_v aristotle_n in_o his_o 4._o book_n of_o politike_n make_v four_o kind_n of_o nobility_n viz._n divitiarum_fw-la generis_fw-la virtutis_fw-la &_o disciplinae_fw-la that_o be_v noble_a by_o riches_n noble_a by_o ancestor_n noble_a for_o virtue_n and_o noble_a for_o learning_n but_o leave_v to_o say_v more_o concern_v the_o quality_n of_o nobility_n let_v we_o return_v to_o those_o person_n that_o we_o former_o call_v private_a or_o simple_a gentleman_n we_o say_v therefore_o that_o they_o ought_v be_v prefer_v before_o all_o other_o man_n without_o dignity_n whensoever_o any_o comparison_n be_v make_v for_o this_o word_n gentleman_n or_o nobilis_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la nos_fw-la cibilis_fw-la be_v a_o name_n of_o pre-eminence_n to_o distinguish_v man_n of_o virtue_n from_o base_a people_n we_o read_v in_o holy_a scripture_n how_o moses_n constitute_v certain_a judge_n and_o call_v they_o sapientes_fw-la and_o nobiles_fw-la deut._n 1_o samuel_n be_v also_o call_v nobilis_fw-la for_o his_o excellency_n in_o prophesy_v it_o be_v likewise_o in_o eccles_n beata_fw-la terra_fw-la cvius_fw-la rex_fw-la nobilis_fw-la est_fw-la and_o aristot._n in_o his_o polit._n say_v nobilitas_fw-la apud_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o honore_fw-la habetur_fw-la and_o seneca_n say_v habet_fw-la hoc_fw-la proprium_fw-la generosus_fw-la animus_n quod_fw-la concitatur_fw-la ad_fw-la honesta_fw-la now_o for_o so_o much_o as_o nobility_n or_o generosity_n be_v the_o first_o degree_n or_o step_n whereby_o man_n ascend_v to_o great_a dignity_n it_o seem_v fit_a to_o be_v inform_v how_o that_o title_n be_v acquire_v we_o say_v therefore_o that_o some_o be_v gentleman_n by_o blood_n of_o ancestor_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o book_n of_o wisd_a 3._o gloria_fw-la hominis_fw-la ex_fw-la honore_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la &_o contumelia_fw-la filii_fw-la pater_fw-la sine_fw-la honore_fw-la also_o gloria_fw-la filiorum_fw-la parent_n eorum_fw-la prou._n 18._o yet_o be_v this_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o the_o word_n parent_n signify_v the_o nobility_n of_o father_n not_o of_o mother_n as_o bal._n affirm_v cap._n the_o seruis_fw-la fugiti_fw-la of_o which_o opinion_n cicero_n in_o his_o office_n seem_v to_o be_v say_v optima_fw-la haereditas_fw-la à _fw-la patribus_fw-la traditur_fw-la liberis_fw-la omnisque_fw-la patrimonio_fw-la praestantior_fw-la gloria_fw-la virtutis_fw-la rerumque_fw-la gestarum_fw-la second_o man_n be_v make_v noble_a for_o wisdom_n for_o in_o true_a wisdom_n nobility_n consist_v sap._n 7._o and_o prudence_n ought_v be_v prefer_v before_o all_o riches_n yea_o nothing_o desirable_a can_v be_v thereunto_o compare_v prou_z 8._o three_o man_n be_v advance_v for_o learning_n in_o the_o law_n civil_a hereof_o it_o come_v that_o doctor_n of_o law_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v so_o high_o as_o no_o other_o man_n how_o honourable_a soever_o shall_v presume_v to_o call_v they_o fratres_n but_o domini_fw-la le._n 1._o cod._n yet_o bone_fw-la de_fw-la curtili_fw-la in_o his_o treatise_n of_o nobility_n say_v that_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o bartolus_n knowledge_n or_o learning_n do_v not_o make_v a_o gentleman_n unless_o he_o be_v dignify_v with_o the_o title_n of_o doctor_n or_o grace_v by_o some_o office_n of_o reputation_n and_o if_o that_o be_v take_v away_o he_o shall_v be_v repute_v a_o common_a person_n item_n man_n place_v in_o office_n judicial_a be_v thereby_o make_v noble_a for_o every_o judge_n ought_v be_v repute_v a_o gentleman_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o office_n also_o every_o officer_n under_o the_o prince_n i_o mean_v have_v any_o office_n of_o honour_n or_o worship_n be_v thereby_o make_v a_o gentleman_n dignitas_fw-la &_o nobilitas_fw-la idem_fw-la sunt_fw-la bart_n de_fw-fr dig_n li._n 12._o item_n man_n become_v noble_a for_o virtue_n and_o chief_o justice_n which_o move_v lucas_n de_fw-fr penna_fw-la to_o define_v nobility_n thus_o nobilitas_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la quà m_fw-la habitus_fw-la operatioque_fw-la virtutis_fw-la in_fw-la homine_fw-la and_o another_o old_a writer_n summary_o say_v nobilitas_fw-la hominis_fw-la est_fw-la mens_fw-la deitatis_fw-la imago_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la hominis_fw-la virtutum_fw-la clara_fw-la propago_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la hominis_fw-la humilem_fw-la relevare_fw-la iacentem_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la hominis_fw-la mentem_fw-la refrenare_fw-la furentem_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la hominis_fw-la nisi_fw-la turpia_fw-la nulla_fw-la timere_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la hominis_fw-la naturae_fw-la â—ura_fw-la tenere_fw-la item_n if_o any_o common_a person_n by_o his_o virtue_n or_o fortune_n do_v chance_n to_o be_v make_v a_o duke_n and_o earl_n a_o baron_n or_o do_v aspire_v to_o any_o other_o dignity_n of_o honour_n or_o worship_n he_o thereby_o become_v a_o gentleman_n or_o if_o he_o be_v make_v a_o captain_n of_o a_o country_n or_o castle_n have_v pension_n or_o fee_n appertain_v thereunto_o he_o ought_v be_v a_o gentleman_n for_o which_o reason_n every_o man_n of_o dignity_n be_v a_o gentleman_n item_n they_o be_v nobilitated_a to_o who_o the_o prince_n grant_v any_o honourable_a fee_n farm_n pension_n or_o entertainment_n for_o life_n chief_o if_o the_o same_o be_v ancient_a quoniam_fw-la feodum_fw-la nobile_fw-la nobilitat_fw-la suum_fw-la possessorem_fw-la and_o that_o fee_n be_v indeed_o ancient_a and_o honourable_a which_o by_o custom_n be_v use_v to_o be_v give_v by_o the_o prince_n to_o gentleman_n only_o and_o if_o the_o same_o be_v grant_v to_o any_o ignoble_a person_n that_o donation_n do_v not_o present_o make_v the_o receiver_n noble_a quoniam_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la ictu_fw-la oculi_fw-la non_fw-la nascitur_fw-la bal._n praeludij_fw-la feodorum_fw-la lucas_n de_fw-la penna_fw-la say_v that_o if_o a_o yeoman_n do_v buy_v a_o honourable_a fee_n he_o shall_v not_o thereby_o become_v a_o gentleman_n the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v res_fw-la à _fw-la persona_fw-la sumit_fw-la conditionem_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la &_o non_fw-la e_fw-la contra_fw-la item_n by_o common_a opinion_n some_o ignoble_a person_n be_v call_v gentleman_n of_o these_o the_o number_n be_v infinite_a yet_o be_v they_o not_o indeed_o noble_a but_o vulgar_o so_o esteem_v as_o lucas_n de_fw-fr penna_fw-la say_v item_n man_n be_v ennoble_v by_o the_o prince_n grant_v as_o baldus_n affirm_v yet_o if_o a_o simple_a subject_n be_v make_v a_o gentleman_n do_v not_o exercise_v the_o quality_n beseem_v that_o dignity_n he_o ought_v be_v deprive_v of_o that_o title_n or_o if_o he_o converse_v with_o base_a man_n or_o apparel_v himself_o and_o his_o wife_n in_o garment_n unfit_a for_o their_o degree_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v account_v noble_a quia_fw-la habitus_fw-la demonstrat_fw-la qualitatem_fw-la &_o dignitatem_fw-la personae_fw-la deferentis_fw-la and_o as_o these_o person_n make_v gentleman_n in_o not_o exercise_v the_o profession_n of_o that_o degree_n do_v loose_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o so_o captain_n and_o soldier_n discontinue_v the_o war_n do_v by_o law_n loose_v their_o reputation_n milites_fw-la not_o exercentes_fw-la militiam_fw-la non_fw-la gaudent_fw-la privilegijs_fw-la militum_fw-la bal._n in_o lib._n 1._o cod._n item_n man_n may_v sometime_o become_v noble_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v bear_v for_o the_o citizen_n of_o famous_a town_n may_v reasonable_o be_v think_v more_o worthy_a than_o villain_n yet_o if_o a_o gentleman_n do_v inhabit_v his_o village_n he_o shall_v nevertheless_o continue_v noble_a quia_fw-la nobilis_fw-la à _fw-la rustico_fw-la non_fw-la loco_fw-la sed_fw-la genere_fw-la distinguitur_fw-la item_n all_o man_n in_o the_o prince_n ordinary_a service_n and_o household_n be_v thereby_o ennoble_v and_o ought_v be_v gentleman_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d the_o law_n be_v these_o omnes_fw-la famulantes_fw-la principi_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o dignitate_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la nobiles_fw-la cum_fw-la dignitas_fw-la &_o nobilitas_fw-la idem_fw-la sunt_fw-la bart._n lib._n 1._o ca._n de_fw-fr dignit_fw-la 12._o item_n some_o gentleman_n do_v hold_v that_o dignity_n by_o