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A20983	Emblema animæ or Morrall discourses reflecting upon humanitie. Written by John du Plessis now Cardinall of Richleu. Translated by I.M. Also varietie of obseruations delightfull to the minde; Emblema animae. English	Richelieu, Armand Jean de Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642.; Maxwell, James, b. 1581.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1635 (1635)	STC 7359; ESTC S111092	68,276	289

successours Kings of France And the brothers or companions of this Order were bound at the receiving thereof to forsake and leave all other Orders if any they had either of a Prince or any company only excepting Emperors Kings and Dukes which beside this Order might weare that Order whereof they were chiefe with the agreement and consent of the King and Brotherhood of the said Order and in like manner the said King of France might weare beside his owne the Order of other Emperours Kings and Dukes And for the connoissance of this Order and the Knights thereof he gave to every of them a Coller of Gold wrought with Cockle shels enterlacing one another with a double pointing Ribbon of Silke with golden Tagges the word Immensi Arenor Oceani which King Francis the first because his name was Francis changed into a white Friars of Franciscans Girdle made of a twisted corde and hangeth on that Coller a tablet of St. Michael upon a Rocke conquering the Divell Of the institution of this Order is made a book containing 98 Articles wherein are set downe the things whereunto the Knights of this Order are subject The fift Order is that of the Holy Ghost instituted by Henry the 3. King of France on New-yeares day in the yeare 1579 it was called by the name of the Holy Ghost because this Henry was on a Whitsonday chosen King of Poland Of this also is written a Booke contayning the Articles whereunto the Knights thereof are bound Among the which I have principally noted one that is to defend and sustaine the Clergy for the King doth give to every of them the rent of certaine Abbeyes religious houses or other spirituall lands whereof they shall alow a certaine stipend to the entertaining of a certaine number of religious persons in every religious house under him and for that benefit are sworne at their entring into the sayd Order alwayes to defend the Spirituality and maintaine the Clergy in their priviledges but how they keepe their Oath it is well seene in every place of their spirituall possessions and therof my selfe have oftentimes had ocular experience for travailing in that Countrey and passing oftentimes by goodly religious houses I have sometimes for recreation having well tryed the courteous demeanor that commonly religious men use towards strangers that come to view their houses entred into sundry of them where I have divers times bin sufficiently enformed by the religious how the King had given the rents and possessions of their houses to the Knights of his Order with the conditions already rehearsed which Knights allow them such bare exhibition that by reason it is not sufficient to entertaine the fourth part of the number by them appointed almost all of them are constrayned either to forsake their houses and begge or else there to starve through which occasion many goodly religious houses are of late fallen in decay for want of reparation trimming up and inhabiting and will domore and more without a redresse And this have I learned in divers religious houses beside the common murmuring of the Clergy and so wee may see how these Knights called of the Holy Ghost for to defend and mainetaine the spirituality doe under pretence thereof rob and prodigally waste the spirituall possessions so that it may seeme only to be a policy under the correction of better judgment put in the Kings head to diminish spirituall livings which in that Countrey are wonderful great and satisfie his prodigall minde in rewarding by that meanes his flatterers because through his exceeding lavishnesse hee is scarce able otherwise to reward them The Bishop of Rome considering what dismembring of Church-lands decay of Gods service commeth through this Order in the Realme of France will not grant the confirmation thereof although the King hath beene instant for the same but notwithstanding the Popes misliking thereof the Order is maintained though to the great weakning of the religion in that Countrey Yea at the last celebration thereof which was on New-yeares day eeven 1581 I saw three Bishops were admitted into that Order The Collar is of Flowers de lys and flames of Gold with a Crosse and a Dove on it pendent representing the Holy Ghost wrought in Orenge tauny Velvet garnished about with silver beames which the Knights of that Order weare upon their Cloakes before their heart Their robe is a blacke Velvet Mantle poudered with Lillies and flames of Gold and Silver None are admitted to this Order who cannot proove their Nobility by three descents at least The sixt Order is of the Bath brought first into England 1399 by Henry the fourth They are created at the Coronation of Kings and Queenes and the installation of the Princes of Wales Their duty is to defend true Religion Widdows Maids Orphans and to maintaine the Kings rights The 13 Cantons of Swisserland THE inhabitants of Helvetia or Swisserland after they had emancipated themselves from the yoake of the Empire and expelled the Nobility of the Imperiall faction began to make leagues and confederacies one Towne with another to fortifie themselves by that meanes against forraigne invasions if any happened And in processe of time within little more then an hundred yeares are increased to the number of 13 which they call Cantons by which the whole Countrey of Swisse is governed and defended And here according to their antiquity I place them the first that confederated together and gave example to the rest were Vri Swits Vndervard Villages and these 3 by little little have drawn to their faction all the rest that follow Lucerne Zurich Citties Glaris Zug Villages Berne Fribourg Soulleurre Basle Schaffouse Citties Appensel Village Whereof 7 professe the Romish Religion viz. Vri Swits Vndervard Zug Lucerne Fribourg and Soulleurre the rest are Zuinglians which diversity of Religion hath caused dissention and mortal warres of late yeares among them although they be all sworne together to defend their liberties against Strangers Non munus sed animus FINIS

Finis 〈◊〉 ●ax DEO PROPITIO Cedant arma togae EMBLEMA ANIMAE OR Morrall Discourse reflecting upo● Humanitie Written By John du Plesis now Cardinall of Richleu Translated by I. M. Also Varietie of Obseruations delightfull to the minde LONDON Printed by Nic and Joh Okes. 1635. ●●●reat L●lium Deus Proxima Will Marshall Sculpsit TO THE READER Courteous Reader THere are three sorts of Men. Naturall Morall Divine and all are partakers of Blessings though not alike The Naturall has that of Beasts he lives he feeds and dyes before he can be said to be The Morall that of Men which is indued with Reason which guides him to the knowledge of Artes of Wisedome of the perfection of Nature the Solace of the Body and Tranquillity of Minde And hee lives the life of a Worthy man and leaves behind him a lasting Memory The Divine hee flies a higher pitch then all his Soule is mounted on the Wings of Contemplation and having already all Morall instructions hee soares with the Eagle to attaine those Heavenly Mysteries which GOD himselfe hath Revealed and never leaves till hee hath seated himselfe by a prepared flight and happy death in the high Tribunall of that Holy of Holies Courteous Reader the Author of this little Booke who writ it though long since in French had liberall Education which diverted him from pitching upon the first And the Controversies of the Times would not permit his Free soule to instruct the last So that Retiring himselfe into a meane betwixt them both hee writ this little Booke and Intituled it Emblema Animae which though Morall yet hee that Understands may finde both GOD and Nature in it and in mine opinion hee makes the best Concord that joynes these together where we may finde Man in Nature that in Him and GOD in them both The Wri●er or Composer of this little Volumne being a man of great Eminency and Learning whose Fame divulgeth it selfe daily to the World I hope is enough to commend it without my weake applause For my part as I was the Translatour I assume nothing to my selfe but onely desire for my labour that it may bee intertained friendly and cersured charitably this is all that I shall require at thy hand gentle Reader and in lieu whereof thou shalt ever have my Wishes that what hee hath Writ may worke happy effects in thee and this is the part of a Friend J. MAXVVEL THE CONTENTS of this present Booke Discourse 1. How we must prepare our selues against the assaults and onset of our passions pag. 1 Disc 2. Of the choice of our Callings Charges and Affaires p. 11 Disc 3. Of Prouidence and foresight p. 18 Disc 4. Of each mans Vocation and Calling pa. 28 Disc 5. Of a Mans Ruling and Ordering his Life pa. 41 Disc 6. Of the diversity of Actions pag. 47 Disc 7. Of the choise of friends page 58 Disc 8. Of dissembling and disguising of humors pag. 63 Disc 9. Of Vanity p. 70 Disc 10. Of Prosperity pa. 76 Disc 11. Of comparing of our Fortune with that of others page 86 Disc 12. Of adversity p. 103 Disc 13. Of sadnesse and sorrow page 125 Disc 14. Of the Afflictions of good men p. 129 Disc 15. Of other mens faults and imperfections p. 133 Disc 16. Of injuries indignities and wrongs p. 184 Disc 17. Of Death our last Discourse and our last debt p. 181. The Authors conclusion and advertisement A Table of the chiefest matters contayned in the insuing discourse c. THe foure parts of the World page 197 The foure Monarchies p. 199 The sixe Ages of the World p. 203 The seaven Wisemen of Greece page 212 The ten Sybils pa. 213 The twelue Apostles with their Martyrdoms p. 223 The ten persecutions of Christians vnder the Romane Emperours pag. 230 The eight times that Rome hath beene taken pag. 232 The seauen Electors of the Emperours of Germany pa. 239 The three Crownes of the Emperour pag. 241 The twelue Peeres or Pairs of France pag. 241 The eight Parliaments of France pa. 245 The seaven Saxon Kingdoms that England was once divided into Fiue Orders of Chiualry which continue at this day amongst Princes pa. 254 The thirteene Cantons of Swisserland pa. 265 EMBLEMA ANIMAE OR MORALL DISCOVRSES REFLECTING UPON HUMANITY DISCOVRSE 1. Of Preparation against the assaults and onsets of Passions MANS Happinesse on earth next to the knowledge of Christ and his Maker depends upon his owne Actions which duely considered and that the Soule is as it were the fountaine and welspring therof our chiefest care if we desire to lead an happy life ought to be spent in quieting and making calme that better part within us endeavoring by all meanes that it be not troubled nor diseased by vulgar and popular opinions they being things much contrary to the excellency of the nature and essence thereof A Passion is a violent motion of the soule in the sensitive part thereof which is either made to follow that which the soule thinketh to be good for it or to fly that which it takes to be evill And there are sundry sorts of them which are therefore called Passions to put a difference betwixt them and the fancies of the soule which are naturally in-bred in it Now ther● are two seasons the one of prosperity the other of adversity wherein the soule is wont to be vexed and tossed with those of the inferiour part as with so many violent impetuous winds And therefore wee must herein imitate Mariners who before they loose off from the Port doe furnish themselves with all things necessary and needefull for resisting of Tempests and stormes and provide our selves aforehand of such sound and substantiall discourse as may anchor and stay the mind against the push of our passions when as they like so many surging waves doe nil we will wee overflow into our Boate and as Xenophon did exhort his fellow Citizens to sacrifice unto God in time of prosperity to the end they might finde him the more ready and favourable when as they should invoke him in their adversity So must we doe and even at our first leasure contract acquaintance with rectified reason to the end that when wee shall stand in neede of her ayde and assistance shee may come running to us as knowing us by our voyce and having already an affectionate and earnest desire for our defence For Reason is the office of Vertue and not of fleeting inconstant Opinion or tumultuous passion but is mans bonus Genius his good spirit in such sort that he cannot without shame stumble the discourse of rectified Reason is both the master and daunter of all peevish and perverse affections for when as we have once taken good notice of them by an earnest examination and tryall made and had touching the same and that wee have ripely advisedly weighed both what power they have over us and what Empire wee hold over them They are not thereafter so fierce furious