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A05287	The sixty sixe admonitory chapters of Basilius, King of the Romans, to his sonne Leo, in acrostick manner that is, the first letter of euery chapter, making vp his name and title. Translated out of Greeke by Iames Scudamore.; Basilii Imperatoris Constantinopolitani exhortationum capita sexaginta sex ad Leonum filium, congomento Philosophum. English	Basil I, Emperor of the East, ca. 812-886.; Scudamore, James, 1624-1668.	1638 (1638)	STC 1543; ESTC S118848	21,566	136

the one thy debtours that will pray to God for thy prosperity and by that means thou shalt also make God himselfe to be thy debtour who as for a thing lent vnto him doth requite them that doe such things but thou shalt be a debtour to the others and shalt be forced to giue them an vnseemely reuerence as to thy benefactors Therefore be willing to oblige all men but to be obliged by none but God alone For this truely is befitting one that is an absolute King indeed And giue to those that aske thee and make much of them but approoue lesse of them that present gifts vnto thee For the whole ayme of these is to receiue a recompence from thee But all the care of the other is to shewe themselues thankefull for the fauours they haue receiued if they can here in this life if not by praying to God to render vnto thee manifold in the world to come CHAP. LVIII Of Nobility HE doth extremely dishonour the Nobility of the body which hath not also the Nobility of the soule Therfore doe thou togeather with the princely Nobility of the body which thou hast gett also the most high and perfect Nobility of the soule For that of the body is by nature and deserueth no thankes but this of the soule dependeth of our owne will and is thanke-worthy And doe not approoue of those that are noble only in respect of the body but those that are gracious in their soules For a man ought not like other creatures to haue only the bare nobility of the body For the noblenesse of a Horse is statelinesse and surenesse of pace and the noblenesse of a Hound is to haue a good mouth and to hunt well and so likewise of other creatures But the nobility of a man is to haue his soule adorned with all manner of vertues For the ornament of the body is beawty and strength and a strong and healthfull constitution but the ornament of the soule is reason and good conditions and the perfection of vertues CHAP. LIX Of Patience NEVER be angry with God my sonne vpon any occasion For this vseth oftentimes to proceed from pusillanimity but receiue with a thankefull mind all things that befall thee and stick not to submitt thy selfe to all things which God would haue to happen vnto thee If he would haue thee to reioyee be merry and if he would haue thee to mourne be thou sad and if he would haue thee to be in prosperity enioy thy prosperity and if he whould haue thee to be in aduersity be willing to beare aduersity Submitt to all things and be pleased and contented with all things that God would haue only keepe thy selfe farre from sinne For that only thou ought'st neuer to admitt as being a thing which proceedeth not from God but from negligence Therfore neither when thou art in prosperity be lifted vp nor when thou art in aduersity be thou ouer much cast downe For if bearing thy felfe patiently in all things thou shalt giue thankes to God for thy afflictions thou shalt doubt lesse receiue the reward of patience But if vexing thy selfe thou shalt resist Gods disposing hand thou shalt euen against thy will suffer no lesse being forcibly carried and made to yeeld to his prouidence and so thou shalt no whit benefit thy selfe nay thou shalt loose the reward which thou might'st haue gained by Patience CHAP. LX. Of Instruction and Education of children IT is a thing most becomming a King not only to care for that which concernes himselfe but also to looke to that which concernes the good of his subiects For it is not sufficient to be himselfe good to his subiects but he ought also to leaue his children images and patternes of his vertue For as that King which bringeth vp good children doth good to all the Kingdome so he which letts them be debauched for want of good breeding doth wrong to the whole Realme Therefore my sonne obey thy Fathers instructions that thou may'st both doe good to thy selfe and prosperously rule thy Kingdome and may'st require mee for bringing thee vp by leauing a good memory and name after thee CHAP. LXI Of the hurt that comes from the tongue HEare all things and learne of all men but approoue of some things and abhorre other things Approoue of those things which will bring profitt and honour to thee and will doe no hurt to thy subiects but abhorre those things which will hurt thy subiects and doe thee no good For a deceitfull tongue if it meet with a powerfull hand will be a cause of many euills both to it selfe and to them that are led by it But a faire-spoken mouth that obserueth trueth in all that it speaketh doth much good to them that heare it and to him that hath it Therfore doe not delight in naughty men but approoue of good men and preserue peace amongst thy subiects and suffer them not to be sett on or enraged one against another For God is farre of from that place where strifes and contentions are but where peace and loue and concord is they make God very neere and fauourable to those that liue in peace and make peace-makers to be called the children of God CHAP. LXII Of Goodnesse ACCOVNT a good conscience to be the Crowne of Royalty by which thou shalt more adorne thy selfe then with a thousand other ornaments For wealth is a deceitfull and slippery thing and glorie is transitory and victory passeth away and pleasures are fading But thy goodnesse only will endure for euer and procure vnto thee an immortall memory and will make as it were a wholsome antidote of thy example for thy posterity making all men both praysers and imitators of thy life and Gouernment CHAP. LXIII Of Restraining and gouerning Pleasures KNOW my sonne that men will then account thee a King indeed when thou dost not only rule and keepe in awe thy subiects but also when thou dost restraine and gouerne all thy pleasures For let thy Crowne indeed be a signe of Royalty but let Iustice accompany it And thy purple will then adorne and become thee if thy temperance also shall equally shine with it And thy red shooe will then be an honour vnto thee if with it thou shalt tread vnder foot the glittering of pride For these things are but the markes of temporall Royalty but those other will deliuer thee from euerlasting punishment and will procure vnto thee an immortall Kingdome CHAP. LXIV Of Perfect Reason BE very diligent in perfecting thy reason which is the perfection of a man For by it earthly Royalty or an earthly Kingdome doth ressemble the order and harmony of heauen For reason doth gouerne all humane things without which all things in this life are out of order Gett therfore vnto thy selfe the possession of reason not in an vnperfect manner but in perfection For neither is the safety of a ship to be intrusted to the guiding of one that hath not skill to

CHAP. XVII Of Meditation of diuine Oracles AS tender plants being watered doe flourish and bring forth fruit so also thy vnderstanding my Sonne being watered with the meditation of diuine words shall yet more and more increase and bring forth the fruits of vertue For fitting nourishments doe fatten the body but spirituall sayings doe nourish the soule And whereas the delight that proceedeth from bodily food reacheth but to the throat and doth but increase corruption the nourishment of the soule bringeth euerlasting delight and doth procure incorruption and is turned into incorruption Meditate therfore such profitable sayings that thou mayst take pleasure in the fruits of them and mayst well order thy Kingdome CHAP. XVIII Of Counsell NOTHING is more safe then good counsell and nothing more dangerous then execution of an action without taking aduice before Therfore that thou mayst safely doe those things that thou would'st take aduice before thou doest them For after the action there is no place for that consultation vhich should haue gone before but betweene former consultation and action thou mayst by after consultation change thy aduice Consider therefore the end of euery thing and so proceed to action But make vse of those Counsellers which haue with good aduice ordered their owne affaires but not of such as haue ill and vnaduisedly managed their owne businesses For he which hath ill carryed his owne businesse will neuer giue good counsell concerning other mens affaires But doe not aske aduice of them that are vnseene in those things whereof thou would'st be aduised nor yet of those that doe vse to flatter thee For the one sort like blind men will giue aduice without knowledge and the other sort will assent to thy opinion to please thee But especially consult vith them which haue a right knowledge in businesse and which are wont to find fault with those things which thou dost amisse For these only are worthy to be put in the number and to be intrusted with the place of freinds and Counsellers CHAP. XIX Of Chastity KEEPE thy selfe chast not only in thy body but also euen in thy very mind For as an impure life doth separate vs from God so also a chast life doth bring vs neare vnto God Therfore let thy light shine forth before those that are vnder thy subiection and be a good example to thy subiects For if thou thy selfe wilt not Keepe thy selfe chaste vith what face wilt thou commaund it to thy subiects For they also will be brought to doe the same things as they shall see thee doe For subiects naturally in a manner vse to be changed and conformed to their Gouernours Therfore as if thou dost not liue well thou shalt be a cause of the hurt of thy subiects so exercising chastity with other vertues thou shalt procure good to all thy people and shalt gaine from thence a great reward to thy selfe by making not only thy selfe but also all thy subiects to be temples of God CHAP. XX. Of the honour which is to be giuen to Parents THOV hast receaued a crowne from God by my hand requite him that gaue thee it with a present worthy of it Honour God who hath honoured thee by honouring him that begate thee And thou shalt honour mee not as some of my subiects either kneeling to mee like them or wayting in such manner vpon my person or vsing acclamations towards mee For these things doe not become one that is a King but by making high account of vertue and exercising temperance and adorning thy mind and affecting learning by which the minds of yong men are much adorned and in a word so making thy selfe to be a worthy King on earth and to resemble the King of heauen For he only that can attaine to vertue shall be iustly accounted the Image of God who hath raised him vp to that honour and next after God shall iustly be beloued of his subiects and shall be worthily honoured as a common benefactour that doth good both to himselfe and to his people CHAP. XXI Of Iustice THAT thou mayst preserue thy Maiesty and Gouernment without blame doe not thou thy selfe goe about to doe those things which thou wilt find fault with others for doing For subiects doe vse shrewdly to weigh the actions of their Gouernours But if thou wilt obserue this rule thou shalt effect these two great things that is thou shalt both keepe thy selfe free from all blame and thou shalt teach thy subiects both when thou holdest thy peace and when thou speakest to exercise all vertue But if thou doest doe contrary to those things which thou speakest thou shalt haue thy conscience to be thy accuser whereas if speaking good things thou doest also doe the same thou shalt haue those that shall weigh thy life to be both witnesses and imitators of thy goodnesse CHAP. XXII Of Bounty BE ignorant of none of them that doe make suites vnto thee or that doe seeke dignityes of thee and when thou knowest what they are doe good to those that are good For by this means thou shalt alwaies gaine loue and that which is more thou shalt gaine loue that is stable and subiect to noe changes or chances For doing of good is a sure treasure layd vp in good men as in a safe treasurie and manyfold thankes are in them stored vp for thee as a debt to be paid thee in due time But he which doeth good to euill men nourisheth a serpent in his bosome which for a while being there cherished when it findeth its fitt time doth requite its benefactor with a venemous bite For as strange doggs doe barke at strangers though they giue them meate so euill men doe wrong those that doe them good as if they did hurt them whereas doeing good to good men thou shalt as it were multiply thy selfe by making many freinds and shalt haue one soule guarded about with the eyes of many freinds about thee CHAP. XXIII Of Freinds MAke them thy freinds and nearest seruants which haue before beene good to other Freinds or Masters For what they haue done to them they will not thinke much to doe for thee For he which hath bene good and affectionate towards his former freinds it may be thought he will be good and affectionate towards thee also But he which hath bene naught and negligent and vnwilling to doe any thing for his former Freinds or Masters will scarse euer prooue himselfe affectionate and profitable towards thee CHAP. XXIV Of Contempt of Riches NOT soe much greatnesse of dignity as contempt of riches doth she we the high and free mind of a King For in this the loftinesse of his mind is most apparent But this is contempt of riches not in vaine to hoard them vp in bagges but to distribute them bountifully vpon necessary occasions But these things are necessary for a King and more then for others namely to doe good to his freinds and to take reuenge of his enemies both which things the way

them by whom they were preferred and the euill that they doe all men doe impute to them that preferred them Therfore take especiall care of aduancing good men to be Magistrates that their good report may be thy honour and that thy subiects may impute vnto thee the good which they doe For to be praised of the people is better then greate riches CHAP. XXXIV Of Mercy or Almes DESIRE wealth not for pleasure but for necessary vses either that thou mayst helpe those that are in aduersity or that thou mayst giue to them that are willing to dye for others For all other desire of wealth doth not onely not profitt but doth rather procure hurt For wealth which a man hath not to doe good withall is the minister rather of vice then of vertue but that which a man imployeth in good vses may much profit them that haue it both in respect of their soules and bodyes Partly when it is bountifully bestowed on those that want it and partly when it is distributed to good freinds For both are bounty although they are called by different names CHAP. XXXV Of the loue of Freinds NOTHING seemes to be stronger then loue And there is nothing in the world to be valued to a true freind Doe thou therefore obserue the lawes of freindship with thy true freinds in all times and places that they also may hold their loue to thee firme and sure whithout suspicion And be not of an vnthankefull disposition For it is a part of piety to requite them that haue done thee good And he which is vnthankefull is an enemie to himselfe For a good turne being requited is multiplied but being not requited it doth destroy euen the fauour that was first bestowed Therfore if thou wilt be thankefull thou shalt haue many that shall striue to shewe their affection towards thee and many that shall seeke to doe thee gratefull seruice But if thou be vnthankefull thou wilt get noe freind at all with whom thou mayst liue a pleasant life though all men faine freindshipp towards thee CHAP. XXXVI Of Speech and silence BE wise and prudent in learning the conditions of euery one and in approouing good men and in abhorring naughty men But consider before in thy mind whatsoeuer thou would'st speake least that thy tongue running before thy witt thou should'st be vpbraided to speake at randome For in any company when thou hast considered that which thou would'st say is yet in thy power if perhaps after thy first opinion thy second seemes better But when thou hast spoken once thou canst not speake contrary to those things which thou hast already spoken if thou desirest to speake and conuerse so as no man may find fault with thee But the matters whereof it is necessary thou should'st speake are these either those things which thou dost knowe or those things which the time requires But in all other things it is better to be silent then talkatiue CHAP. XXXVII Of Almes GIVE almes bountifully to them that neede that thou mayst gaine mercy of God the Lord of all For piety is properly a giuing part of our goods to them that want And thinke that day lost in which thou doest not doe good to some body in lieu of those good things which thou hast receaued of God Gett therfore the habit of giuing almes that thou mayst receaue againe the like of God Incline thine eare to suppliants receaue with a tender heart and a fauourable eye those that make suites vnto thee Pitty the teares of widowes and doe not reiect the mournings of Orphans For as wee doe to others the same also shall be done to vs and as wee heare the poore so wee shall be heard of God and with the same eyes as wee see the afflicted God will behold vs. Therfore as thou would'st wish God should be towards thee be thou also such towards thy seruants For what measure thou shalt giue with the same measure it shall be measured vnto thee againe CHAP. XXXVIII That all things here are vnstable KNOWE My child that this life hath nothing stable nor firme nor vnchangeable For things doe change this way and that way and like a wheele that is rolled vp and downe that vhich is vpward is carried downeward and that which is downeward is carried vpward Therfore neither be lifted vp with prosperity nor be cast downe with aduersity But be in both stable and vnchangeable setting thy mind onely to doe that which is good and committing the rest to God For when thou art in prosperity thou ought'st not to be bifted vp for feare of aduersity And when thou art in aduersity suffer not thy selfe to be deiected in hope of prosperity For that is pusillanimity and not becomming the courage of a King For that which is to come is vnknowne Therfore neither be thou euer foūd immoderately mourning or laughing For so thou wilt seeme to be wise and may'st escape the euils which doe proceede from both the extremes And they which doe talke of thy actions shall haue no cause to find fault with those things which happen vnto thee CHAP. XXXIX Of Care IMPOSE vpon thy selfe this necessity of hauing a will to ouersee all things thy selfe and not to suffer thy selfe to neglect any thing And this I say because that thou being a King hast noe body ouer thee vpon earth which can compell thee But although thou doest raigne ouer all on earth yet euen thou also hast a King in Heauen If therefore He as being God hath a care of all things so also thou ought'st to neglect nothing as being a King vnder God For as those things which are diligently ouerseene and ordered by thee doe receaue from thence great benefitt so those things that are neglected doe insensibly fall to ruine For if in all matters Litle things are not to be neglected then much more doth that prouerbiall sayng hold in that which concernes a King CHAP. XL. Of Guard HOW sure a guard to a Kings person with the fauour of God is the good will of his subiects when all men receaue good of him and doe expect the suffering of noe tyrannie at his hands But as thou ought'st to preserue thy Maiestie that the treacherous practises of thy enemies may not preuaile against thee so thou ought'st to keepe thy selfe free from passions For reason defineth that from both of them there is feare of treachery and great danger But the treacherous practises which thy enemies make against thy body can bring but a temporary death but the treachery against the soule that proceeds from passions doth procure punishment which ouer-liues euen death it selfe CHAP. XLI Of the Kingdome of Heauen MANY Kings haue inhabited this earthly court but fewe haue dwelt in the Kingdome of Heauen Labour therefore my beloued sonne that thou mayst not onely rightly order this Kingdome by the goodnesse of thy manners but that thou mayst inheritt the Kingdome of Heauen by good workes and vertues For to day