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A19864
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A briefe discourse of the Spanish state vvith a dialogue annexed intituled Philobasilis.
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Daunce, Edward.
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1590
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STC 6291; ESTC S109300
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after_o the_o division_n of_o tongue_n first_o inhabit_v by_o the_o three_o son_n of_o japhet_n name_v jobel_n or_o tubal_n signify_v worldly_a 11._o or_o of_o the_o world_n confusion_n and_o ignomy_n which_o signification_n meet_v so_o jump_o regard_v the_o state_n of_o that_o counrie_n and_o custom_n of_o that_o nation_n as_o nothing_o can_v be_v devise_v apt_a of_o this_o contemptible_a beginning_n which_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o meanness_n be_v long_o without_o suspicion_n of_o tyranny_n have_v they_o loathe_v the_o strait_n of_o hercules_n pillar_n and_o his_o plus_fw-fr ultra_fw-la extend_v their_o limit_n to_o the_o utmost_a indian_n where_o they_o have_v erect_v this_o trophaea_fw-la of_o alexander_n conceit_n non_fw-la sufficit_fw-la orbis_fw-la but_o how_o far_o from_o the_o temperance_n of_o good_a prince_n let_v any_o barbarian_a judge_n who_o will_v have_v be_v glut_v with_o half_a the_o misery_n of_o they_o with_o who_o evil_n the_o spaniard_n be_v not_o yet_o satisfy_v for_o better_o express_v the_o particularity_n of_o their_o policy_n let_v we_o before_o we_o come_v to_o the_o signification_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o tubal_n only_o for_o a_o introduction_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o both_o observe_v these_o four_o point_n first_o how_o that_o that_o nation_n rise_v 1_o like_o the_o beetle_n from_o the_o cowshern_a hurtle_v against_o all_o thing_n second_o that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o shadow_n which_o 2_o be_v short_a the_o sun_n ascend_v the_o meridian_n and_o long_o be_v near_o the_o horizon_n make_v a_o deceitful_a proportion_n of_o their_o greatness_n three_o that_o while_o the_o great_a king_n of_o 3_o europe_n live_v they_o be_v obscure_a and_o have_v only_a since_o their_o time_n be_v see_v like_o glow_n worm_n shine_v in_o the_o dark_a four_o that_o this_o region_n of_o spain_n though_o very_o 4_o ancient_a be_v after_o the_o report_n of_o polybius_n unknown_a to_o the_o hist._n old_a roman_n the_o 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man_n which_o be_v a_o inseparable_a accident_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o country_n second_o who_o consider_v their_o natural_a 2_o disposition_n to_o robbery_n in_o the_o maiden_n year_n of_o spain_n 9_o will_v think_v they_o have_v only_o study_v that_o law_n lycurgus_n make_v in_o the_o benefit_n of_o secret_a theft_n neither_o hercules_n though_o he_o master_v their_o countryman_n geryon_n and_o the_o son_n of_o chrysaurus_fw-la or_o the_o roman_n who_o often_o restrain_v they_o be_v able_a to_o suppress_v their_o thievery_n but_o they_o depend_v upon_o this_o ground_n that_o those_o thing_n in_o which_o many_o offend_v be_v always_o forgive_v and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n prescribe_v to_o necessity_n three_o behold_v their_o small_a multitude_n of_o people_n regard_v 3_o the_o bigness_n of_o their_o country_n be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a kingdom_n of_o europe_n which_o proceed_v of_o the_o signification_n of_o spain_n caritie_n penury_n and_o want_n for_o as_o 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