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The perfect ambassadour treating of the antiquitie, priveledges, and behaviour of men belonging to that function. / By F.T. Esquire.
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Thynne, Francis, 1545?-1608.
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but he labouring t◅ destroy them put them i◅ a ship without Saile Mast◅ or Oare where they ha◅ been drowned had they not been saved by the benignitie of God whic◅ Emperour willed them to redeliver this Message unto the Pope That i◅ was the propertie of an Emperour to command others and not to obey the Popes Precepts Wherupon Hormisda did curse him Nauclerus Volu 2. geno 18. Henricus Erphordiensis Gregorie the Seventh otherwise called Hildebrand Bishop of Rome did cast into prison for the hatred he bore unto Caesar the Legates of the Emperour Hen. 4. sent to excuse the four Crimes laid against him by the Saxons who yet thus not contented did miserably vex the Legates with famine thirst and cold and in the end leading them about the Citie did drive them out of the Town Aventium li. 5. Annial Boiors Chilperick King of France when hee had made Venice tributarie unto him the same City sending unto him a Bishop for an Ambassadour upon certain causes touching the State being moved with extreme anger against Law banished the Bishop Aimonius li 3. de gestis Francorum Emanuel the Emperour of the Greeks after that he found by report that the City of Venice was grievously infected with a plague he made to be held a brazen table red hot with fire before the eyes of Henry Dandalus the Ambassador amongst others by which cruell fact he was almost blinded and ever after lost the force of his sight being stil purblinde Sab. li 5. en 9. Iohn the Cardinall being at Constantinople and sent by Alexander the high Bishop to Manuell at the request of him endeavouring to reduce the Greeks to the Roman Church was apprehended of Andronicus Corvenus usurping the Tyrannie Alexius being killed and a dog tyed unto him whose taile was thrust into his mouth so drawn through the Citie was headlong cast into a ditch and then buried Cuspinianus Caesar Tregossus of Genua and Antony Rivico of Spain sent from Francis the first King of France Legates to the Emperour of the Turks when they had sailed to Padua to goe to Venice were taken of the Spaniards and killed wherewith the French King being offended did cast into prison in Lyons in France Gregorie of Austria the Bastard of Maximilian the Emperour and Bishop of Valentinia and was the occasion that Laseus the Legate of Ferdinando was apprehended by Solymon the Turk and yet not thus contented he pursued this injurie with extreme war Sleydan li 14. Paulus Iovius Achomates endevouring by open violence which he could no otherwise according to his mind bring to passe to execute the government of the Turks from his Father Baiazet His father gently sent Ambassadours to him either to revoke him from his madnesse or else to bid him war But how much the more hee did earnestly after the repulse taken thirst after the Empire by so much he judged that he should deale more sharp and bitterly therein And therefore cōmanded the chiefe of the Legates most boldly threatning extremitie unto him to be strangled in his sight and the rest before the evening to depart the Camp The which deed did most of all exasperate the choler of Baiazetes and alienate the mind of many men from him because that he had cruelly against all humanitie and Law without reverence to the person or duty to his Father violated the Legates comming to him to conclude and end the controversie Wherefore being declared an open enemie his father being dead he was taken and strangled of Silinius his brother Sab. li 4. ex Iovio Tomumbeius the last Soldan of the Egyptians being drawn out of Memphis by Selymon Emperour of the Turks fled into the furthest part of Egypt to recover his force power Selinius sent unto him noble men and such as governed the Region and with them certain Egyptians of great name which should perswade Tomumbeius to lay down his Weapons and at length to acknowledge the fortune of victory who further upon their faith should promise That if he came in humble sort hee should stil retain the kingdome by the humanitie and gift of the Victor which hee could not any way defend by arms But if he did proceed to renew the warre and had forgotten his imbecilitie the fortune of Battell being judge there should thereafter be left no place for him either of life or dignity These Legates passing Nilus and comming into Sarentica were killed before they were heard speak by the mad and barbarous cruelty of certain Mamaluchs which wicked and arrogant men did think to have done an acceptable deed to Tomumbeius looking for no such matter if to declare their good wills minds abhorring peace they had opened by that means all the rage and cruelty of their hearts But that deed being so proud and cruell took away all mercie and patience from Selymon who at length set an end to the bloody warre and these beastly Mamaluchs Sab. supl. li. 8. ex Iovio With which Historie I finish this Tragicall discourse of injuries offered to Ambassadours as well of the Clergie as of Temporal men by Kings Emperours Dukes Bishops and other persons both Ethnicks Turks and Christians against Law and Justice which doth alwayes will that these Ambassadours should bee courteously used Contrary to which equity they were most cruelly handled As some being burnt some having their eyes pluckt out some blinded by other means some slain some maymed in their ears some in their genitalls some strangled some drowned some left to the mercy of the raging Seas others oppressed with famine thirst and cold And because it is not reason and Justice doth not permit that such cruell deeds should goe unrevenged as partly is shewed in some of these examples whereof I could have produced many more but that I would avoid ostentation of seeming to have read and noted many things in travelling Histories I will in one speciall title for that purpose wherein your Lordship may require more examples of Ambassadours disorderly used lay before your Lordships eyes the revenge of such despight done to forraign Ambassadours CRAP. 8. The revengement of cruelty used to Ambassodours against the Law of Nature TOuching this matter you heard before out of Alexander ab Alexandro how they which offended Ambassadours were delivered to the offended and were sent for the most part to the Countrie of such Legates there to receive punishment according to their deserts Here I will collect in examples what revengement and other hatred hath been used and exercised by open warrs to other Princes and Nations for injuries done to their Ambassadours for it is but reason that they who will misuse any by wrong against right should with like violence by Justice be rightly requited And thus to the confirmation thereof by examples When under the conduct of Magabizis whom Darius had made ruler of Hellespont the Thracians were subdued of the Persians the Persians sent Ambassadours into Macedonia to require
tediousnesse of the matter and indigestion in the method doe will mee with speed remembring Solomons divine Speech That in multiloquio non deest peccatum to draw to my journeys end left my weary hand and my tyred Pen thinking to reach to a further place doe break their wind and cast their Master into the myre whose end is then farre worse than his hastie beginning And thus to the last title CRAP. 12. Of Persons sent divers times in Embassie AS the end for every thing maketh the same happy or evill as the Proverb is Bonus exitus omnia probat so of a good beginning by grace continued for vertue attempted with order executed by good mindes performed of necessitie there must ensue a good end no lesse worthy such a beginning For as the good life is cause of a good and quiet death So the milde and godly death declare the former good life of the Person And therefore since my beginning by intent was good the continuance for matter not unprofitable for order not altogether confused and for the commoditie that may ensue not to bee rejected since this benefit commeth thereby that although it bee not worthy the reading of your honour and although it bring no great learning to others yet to mee who travell my wit and hand my studie and pen therewith it bringeth advantage I hope a good end and conclusion of matter will follow For as the beginning of this Treatise was in the commendation of the wise learned and worthy Ambassadours So with like end in praise of them and their travell I will finish this simple Treatise And for that there is nothing can beautifie their person increase their honour augment their substance win love of their Countrie gain credit amongst strangers favour of their Prince and friendship amongst all men than oftentimes to supply the place of so weightie and honourable a charge Therefore I will say somewhat of divers persons who divers times to divers Princes and in divers matters have won singular commendations therefore committing all other matters to silence which I could speak of them and their office Since these Messengers of Princes to Princes had their first originall from the Angellicall Order of Archangells who are made the Ambassadours of God to great Personages in great matters either of Revelation of the successe of Kingdomes as Gabriel was to Daniel or of opening some rare and strange thing as hee was also to the Virgin of the Conception of the Saviour of our Souls and Redeemer of us from our Sinnes For this is certain that there is no order or government in this world as well Ecclesiasticall as Temporall but it is had from the pattern of the Celestiall Hierarchie Since God Created the world and appointed the government thereof according to the Architype chiefe pattern or Ideall forme of the same conceived in the divine mind and ordered in the Celestiall Hierarchy But enough of this and perchance to some cavelling heads who as yet have not tasted the sweet kernell of the hard Nut too much to bee discovered And so once again to my Ambassadours which divers times have enjoyed that Function whereof I although I might produce many good and present examples both of our own Countrie in our own remembrance and living in our present dayes As of your Lordship of whom for modesty I will forbear to speak who have now twice been Ambassadour And of Master Doctor Nicholas Wootton who being Counsellour to four Princes was also divers times Ambassadour of Sir Iohn Mason likewise and many other our Countrie-men yet I will only here powre out of the small store of my Collections such as in times past in forraign Nations have enjoyed such high and honourable title Caius Lelius Ambassadour to Africa going into Spain was Governour in the expugnation of New Carthage as Livie witnesseth who also being sent Ambassadour from Scipio to Syphaces for conclusion of friendship did lead with him certain Tribunes expert in the feats of Arms under the form of Servants to the intent to descrie the manner of the Countrie as writeth Frontinus in which Legation hee wisely wrought that Syphaces became friend to the Romans Volat. li 16. Urb. Com. Aegidius Carilla was sent from Innocent the sixth high Bishop to conclude the matters of Italy who being by birth a Spaniard of the Nation of Carilla was so singular wise in the despatch of his affaires in the absence of the Bishop that he pacified the State of the Church at that time miserably vexed with many and great tumults which man also of Urban the sixth being again sent into Italy brought under the obedience of Count Barnabas molesting the quiet of the Bishop who likewise before of Urban the Fifth was sent Legate into Italy Volat. li 22. Anthropo Quintus Cicero the brother of Marcus Tullis Cicero the Legate of Caesar in France was the chiefe in 14. Embassies Volat. 29. Epiphanius the most holy Bishop did execute the office of many Legations for Theodericus King of the Goths and for many others who alwayes returned most happy in that every thing in those severall causes succeeded well according to his mind Ennodius in ejus vita And so concluding this Title of such persons as have divers times supplied the office of an Ambassador with the number of foure Forraigne examples thinking the same number in Arithmetick to possesse vertue As all the Divines both Latines Greeks and Hebrews aswell Cabalists as others doe fully agree and not without great reason most learnedly and Christianly do maintain against unlearned and foolish opinions of such as doe grossly judge such hidden mysteries of numbers to be superstitious contrary to Scripture which voucheth that God made the world in waight number and measure which three doe signifie Musick Arithmetique and Geometry of which number of Four I referre the Discourse to another more convenient time I will in few words set end unto this my unorderly but well meaning Discourse of Ambassadours in a short Epilogue by way of recapitulation knitting up the summe of all that which before in those Examples have been so hudled up together in hotch-poch Wherefore first it apâ—…eareth that Ambassaâ—…ours having their examâ—…le from Heaven and â—…heir originall upon earth were used in all Ages â—…n all matters amongst all men of sundrie Nations of the Jewes Gentiles Greeks Barbarians Latines and other people Secondly that he who in honour should furnish the place of such a person must be free born no bond-man stout and valiant not dastard-like or a coward that he must be learned not ignorant wise not foolish quick of wit not blockish and dull faithfull no traytor that he must be rewarded not suffered to consume his substance That hee must in his Embassie bee well intreated not abused murthered or have any villanie or injury permitted to be done unto him and that hee must be of good calling and estimation in his Countrie before hee be sent not a Crafts-man a Serving-man a common Citizen a mean Priest an Advocate or a defamed person either for Perjurie Simonie Treacherie or any other kind of evill life For if he be unfurnished with these vertues and garnished with these vices hee is not only not worthy to supply the place of Embassie in a Forraign Nation where hee shall doe his Countrie good his Prince honour and himselfe good and credit But hee rather well deserveth as a wicked and hatefull person to be banished into some other Countrie there to rid his Common-wealth of such an evill member to become opprobrious to other Nations and in all places of the world to receive due punishment for his evill deservings Thus having ended my Christmasse work done in the middest of my Christmasse plaies as may appear by the Christmasly handling thereof 〈◊〉 after Christmasse consecrate the same to your honourable acceptance not as a thing worthy your desert and judgement but as a thing that answereth my desire and good meaning The which I beseech your Lordship to accept as lovingly from mee as it is presented willingly by mee unto you with whom as soon as by leasure I might and as by learning I was able and as a body born out of time but yet thinking it better late than never I deemed it my dutie to congratulate your return with some such poor gift as the Reliques of my spoyled Librarie in the time of mine impoverishing and infortunate trouble would yield mee abilitie to bestow And thus most humbly commending me to your Honourable liking committing you to the Almighties protection dutifully take my leavâ—… this eighth of Ianuari 1578. at Longleate Yours FINIS Quintil. â—…i 2. cap. 1. â—…ellius li. 〈◊〉 cap. 14. â—…initus â—…22 cap. â—…de honest â—…scipl â—…elius â—…i 20. â—…ap 11. Paulus Iovius lib. 28. â—…ex ab â—…ex lib. 5. 〈◊〉 3. Alex. ab Alex. lâ—… 4. cap. 21. Aerodius â—…itus Liviâ—…s Dec. 4. 〈◊〉 8. â—…heatrum â—…itae huâ—…anae â—…ol 14. 〈◊〉 5. Valer. Max. li. 6 cap. 6. Livius lib. 45. Valer. Max. Plinius Ioseph li 6. cap. 17 Volater lâ—… 12. Anthrop Ignatius li 6. cap. 2. Polidor de Inven. lib. 4. M. 2. Byusomius li. 3. cap. 30. Plutarch in Lacon Brus li 2. Sap 1. Brus li 3. cap. 30. Plutarch in Artaxerxe Plutarch in Alexandro Iovius in vita mag. Sfortiae Ioseph li 15. cap. 18. Antiquiâ—…at