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A14293 The golden-groue moralized in three bookes: a worke very necessary for all such, as would know how to gouerne themselues, their houses, or their countrey. Made by W. Vaughan, Master of Artes, and student in the ciuill law, Vaughan, William, 1577-1641. 1600 (1600) STC 24610; ESTC S111527 151,476 422

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philosopher_n say_v that_o leg_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n well_o govern_v there_o shall_v not_o any_o money_n be_v use_v because_o it_o mar_v good_a manner_n and_o make_v the_o mind_n of_o a_o man_n covetous_a and_o in_o satiable_a of_o bawd_n whether_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v suffer_v chap._n 20._o although_o i_o have_v touch_v this_o infamous_a question_n in_o another_o book_n of_o i_o pers._n yet_o notwithstanding_o i_o judge_v it_o not_o amiss_o if_o i_o repaint_v the_o same_o with_o more_o brevity_n in_o a_o more_o familiar_a tongue_n the_o first_o that_o institute_v the_o filthy_a order_n of_o stew_n be_v venus_n who_o because_o she_o alone_o will_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o whore_n as_o have_v lyen_fw-we with_o mars_n vulcan_n mercury_n anchises_n and_o sundry_a other_o appoint_v in_o cypress_n that_o woman_n shall_v prostitute_v themselves_o for_o money_n to_o all_o comer_n which_o custom_n be_v renew_v by_o the_o pope_n who_o build_v most_o stately_a house_n for_o whore_n and_o ordain_v that_o they_o for_o the_o same_o shall_v pay_v yearly_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n there_o be_v some_o man_n live_v that_o know_v how_o pope_n paul_n the_o three_o have_v above_o forty_o thousand_o courtesan_n that_o pay_v he_o a_o infinite_a tribute_n the_o report_n go_v that_o pope_n clement_n the_o 8._o that_o now_o be_v receive_v of_o every_o bawdy_a house_n in_o rome_n yearly_o a_o jull_n that_o be_v twenty_o thousand_o ducat_n these_o pander_n be_v to_o whorehunter_n as_o broker_n to_o thief_n they_o entice_v young_a lass_n with_o gaudy_a garment_n &_o deceitful_a promise_n to_o serve_v every_o man_n turn_n for_o gain_v which_o do_v they_o teach_v these_o virgin_n their_o schoole-lesson_n namely_o to_o bring_v in_o swaggrer_n to_o outswear_v a_o man_n of_o his_o
make_v law_n anglic._n the_o ancient_a city_n appoint_v four_o and_o each_o borough_n two_o who_o we_o call_v burgess_n of_o the_o parliament_n to_o have_v voice_n in_o it_o and_o to_o give_v their_o consent_n and_o dissent_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n or_o borough_n for_o which_o they_o be_v appoint_v whether_o out_o landish_a man_n ought_v to_o be_v admit_v into_o a_o city_n chap._n 19_o 3._o it_o be_v common_o see_v that_o sedition_n often_o chance_v there_o where_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v not_o all_o native_a bear_v this_o lycurgus_n the_o lawgiver_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n right_o note_v 5._o institute_v that_o no_o stranger_n shall_v be_v admit_v into_o his_o commonwealth_n but_o at_o a_o prefix_a time_n his_o reason_n be_v because_o seldom_o it_o be_v see_v that_o the_o home-born_a citizen_n and_o the_o outlandish_a do_v agree_v together_o in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1382._o the_o londoner_n make_v a_o insurrection_n and_o slay_v all_o the_o jew_n that_o inhabit_v among_o they_o the_o neapolitan_n and_o sicilian_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1168._o rose_n against_o william_n their_o king_n because_o he_o give_v certain_a office_n to_o frenchman_n and_o kill_v they_o all_o in_o one_o night_n the_o citizen_n of_o geneva_n repine_v at_o stranger_n which_o resort_v and_o dwell_v among_o they_o conspire_v together_o in_o the_o year_n 1556._o to_o expel_v they_o and_o vita_fw-la if_o calvin_n have_v not_o thrust_v himself_o between_o the_o naked_a sword_n to_o appease_v the_o tumult_n doubtless_o there_o will_v have_v be_v a_o great_a slaughter_n there_o be_v at_o this_o present_a day_n a_o religious_a law_n in_o china_n and_o cathaya_n forbid_v on_o pain_n of_o death_n the_o access_n of_o stranger_n into_o the_o country_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o the_o constitution_n of_o prince_n whereby_o stranger_n be_v utter_o extrude_v and_o exclude_v from_o bear_v office_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n statuerunt_fw-la arcadius_n and_o honorus_n empercur_v of_o rome_n decree_v that_o no_o man_n out_o of_o the_o parish_n where_o a_o benefice_n fall_v void_a shall_v be_v admit_v minister_n likewise_o praelat_fw-la pope_n innocent_a the_o three_o be_v wont_n to_o say_v that_o he_o can_v not_o with_o a_o safe_a conscience_n prefer_v any_o stranger_n to_o be_v officer_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o hungary_n king_n charles_n the_o seven_o of_o france_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1431._o proclaim_v that_o no_o alien_a or_o stranger_n shall_v be_v present_v to_o any_o ecclesiastical_a live_a living_n in_o his_o realm_n for_o which_o respect_n prince_n must_v have_v great_a regard_n touch_v the_o admission_n of_o stranger_n and_o especial_o to_o their_o number_n for_o if_o they_o exceed_v the_o native_a inhabitane_n in_o number_n and_o strength_n then_o through_o confidence_n in_o their_o own_o might_n they_o will_v present_o invade_v and_o overthrow_v their_o too_o too_o kind_a fosterer_n of_o merchant_n chap._n 20._o forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o citizen_n the_o first_o of_o gentleman_n who_o be_v wont_n now_o and_o then_o for_o pleasure_n to_o dwell_v in_o city_n the_o second_o of_o merchant_n and_o the_o three_o of_o manuary_n and_o artificer_n it_o be_v expedient_a that_o i_o have_v already_o declare_v the_o property_n of_o gentleman_n shall_v now_o conse_n quent_o discourse_v some_o what_o of_o merchant_n and_o then_o of_o artificer_n by_o merchant_n necessary_n be_v transport_v from_o strange_a country_n and_o from_o hence_o other_o superfluous_a thing_n be_v convey_v to_o other_o place_n where_o they_o traffic_v so_o commodious_o that_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n be_v better_v by_o they_o every_o country_n have_v a_o several_a grace_n natural_o give_v unto_o it_o as_o moscovie_n be_v plentiful_a of_o honey_n wax_n martin-skinne_n and_o good_a hide_n the_o country_n of_o molucca_n yield_v clove_n sinnamon_n and_o pepper_n in_o the_o east_n india_n grow_v the_o best_a olive_n damascus_n abound_v with_o prune_n raisin_n pomegranate_n and_o quince_n from_o france_n we_o fetch_v our_o wine_n from_o francoford_n we_o have_v book_n bring_v unto_o us._n so_o that_o whosoever_o consider_v the_o general_a commonwealth_n of_o all_o the_o world_n he_o shall_v perceive_v that_o it_o can_v continue_v long_o in_o perfection_n without_o traffic_n and_o diversity_n of_o artificer_n chap._n 21._o 7._o among_o occupation_n those_o be_v most_o artificial_a where_o fortune_n be_v least_o esteem_v those_o most_o unseemly_a whereby_o man_n do_v pollute_v their_o body_n those_o most_o servile_a wherein_o there_o be_v most_o use_n of_o bodily_a strength_n and_o those_o most_o vile_a wherein_o virtue_n be_v least_o require_v and_o again_o the_o gain_n of_o tolegatherers_a and_o usurer_n be_v odious_a and_o so_o be_v the_o trade_n of_o butcher_n cook_n fishmonger_n and_o huxters_n pedlar_n likewise_o &_o chandler_n be_v account_v base_a for_o that_o they_o buy_v of_o merchant_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v present_o utter_v the_o same_o away_o in_o utter_v of_o which_o they_o cog_v and_o cozen_v the_o simple_a buyer_n they_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o impious_a or_o more_o hurtful_a to_o the_o conscience_n these_o kind_n of_o man_n anglic._n have_v no_o voyee_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o no_o account_n be_v make_v of_o they_o but_o only_o to_o be_v rule_v and_o not_o to_o rule_v other_o of_o yeoman_n and_o their_o oppression_n chap._n 22._o a_o yeoman_n be_v he_o that_o till_v the_o ground_n get_v his_o live_n by_o sell_v of_o corn_n in_o market_n and_o can_v dispend_v yearly_o forty_o shilling_n sterling_a there_o be_v no_o life_n more_o pleasant_a than_o a_o yeoman_n life_n for_o where_o shall_v a_o man_n have_v better_a provision_n to_o keep_v his_o winter_n with_o fire_n enough_o then_o in_o the_o country_n and_o where_o be_v there_o a_o more_o delightful_a dwell_n oeconomic_a for_o goodly_a water_n gentle_a wind_n and_o shadow_n then_o in_o the_o country_n this_o life_n be_v so_o high_o regard_v in_o ancient_a time_n that_o even_o emperor_n and_o general_n of_o war_n have_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o exercise_v it_o 1._o herehence_a descend_v remus_n and_o q._n cincinnatus_n who_o as_o he_o be_v ear_n his_o four_o acre_n of_o land_n be_v by_o a_o pursuivant_n call_v to_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n &_o create_a dictator_n dioclesian_n leave_v his_o empire_n at_o salona_n and_o become_v a_o yeoman_n let_v a_o man_n repair_v at_o any_o time_n to_o a_o yeoman_n house_n and_o desenect_n there_o he_o shall_v find_v all_o manner_n of_o victual_n meath_n and_o all_o of_o his_o own_o without_o buy_v or_o lay_v money_n out_o of_o his_o purse_n but_o now_o a_o day_n yeomanrie_n be_v decay_v hospitality_n go_v to_o wrack_n and_o husbandry_n almost_o quite_o fall_v the_o reason_n be_v because_o landlord_n not_o content_v with_o such_o revenue_n as_o their_o predecessor_n receive_v nor_o yet_o satisfy_v that_o they_o live_v like_o swinish_a epicure_n quiet_o at_o their_o ease_n do_v no_o good_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n vtopi_n do_v leave_v no_o ground_n for_o tillage_n but_o do_v enclose_v for_o pasture_v many_o thousand_o acre_n of_o ground_n within_o one_o hedge_n the_o husbandman_n be_v thrust_v out_o of_o their_o own_o or_o else_o by_o deceit_n constrain_v to_o sell_v all_o that_o they_o have_v and_o so_o either_o by_o hook_n or_o by_o crook_n they_o must_v needs_o depart_v away_o poor_a silly_a soul_n man_n woman_n &_o child_n and_o not_o this_o extremity_n only_o do_v our_o wicked_a ahab_n show_n but_o also_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o naboths_n life_n do_v they_o glut_v their_o overgreedy_a mind_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o corn_n in_o england_n be_v become_v dear_a than_o it_o be_v wont_n to_o be_v and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o sheep_n &_o wool_n be_v nothing_o better_v cheap_a but_o rather_o their_o price_n be_v much_o enhance_v thus_o do_v our_o remorceless_a puttock_n lie_v lurk_v for_o the_o poor_a commons_o to_o spoil_v they_o of_o their_o tenement_n 20._o but_o they_o shall_v not_o long_o enjoy_v they_o and_o why_o because_o they_o be_v oppressor_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o not_o helper_n their_o belly_n be_v never_o fill_v therefore_o shall_v they_o soon_o perish_v in_o their_o covetousness_n the_o three_o plant._n of_o counsel_n chap._n 23._o counsel_n be_v a_o sentence_n which_o particular_o be_v give_v by_o every_o man_n for_o that_o purpose_n assemble_v there_o be_v five_o rule_n to_o be_v note_v in_o counsel_n the_o first_o to_o counsel_v well_o wherein_o be_v imply_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v propose_v shall_v be_v honest_a lawful_a and_o profitable_a the_o second_o counsel_n must_v not_o be_v rash_a and_o headlong_o but_o mature_a deliberate_v and_o ripe_a like_a unto_o the_o bark_n of_o a_o old_a tree_n three_o to_o proceed_v according_a to_o example_n touch_v thing_n past_a as_o what_o shall_v chance_v to_o the_o israelite_n because_o
poetry_n to_o be_v derive_v from_o moses_n the_o gentile_n say_v they_o be_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o poetry_n and_o therefore_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v reject_v well_o do_v i_o deny_v this_o argument_n demand_v of_o they_o whether_o philosophy_n be_v bad_a because_o the_o painim_n bring_v the_o knowledge_n thereof_o to_o light_n whether_o greek_a letter_n be_v evil_a because_o cadmus_n invent_v they_o whether_o the_o book_n of_o resolution_n be_v blame-worthy_a for_o that_o r._n p._n a_o fugitive_a papist_n write_v they_o o_o monstrous_a absurdity_n what_o will_v they_o with_o the_o foolish_a donatist_n utter_o refuse_v the_o sacrament_n because_o the_o priest_n be_v vicious_a that_o administer_v they_o or_o will_v they_o with_o the_o anabaptist_n forbid_v alsuite_n &_o go_v to_o law_n because_o the_o lawyer_n that_o commence_v they_o be_v corrupt_a then_o farewell_n quietness_n farewell_o money_n yea_o farewell_o religion_n &_o all_o for_o each_o of_o they_o be_v be_v &_o will_v 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