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A07463	The foreste or Collection of histories no lesse profitable, then pleasant and necessarie, dooen out of Frenche into Englishe, by Thomas Fortescue.; Silva de varia lección. English	Mexía, Pedro, 1496?-1552?; Fortescue, Thomas, fl. 1571.	1571 (1571)	STC 17849; ESTC S112653	259,469	402

of that citie Whiche neuer the lesse was restored againe by the Emperour Domitian who euery where and in all countries made diligent searche for bookes causing with the same that famous library in Grece to be trasported and brought from thēce vnto Rome whence it is euident that al Ptolomies librarie was not there consumed as we before saide it to bee with fier for that some parte of it was now cōueighed to Rome Farther Paulus Orosius geueth vs to thincke that it throwly in deede was not brunt and consumed when he saith that there were burned only four hundred thousand for that the number of bookes there as we reade in others was no lesse then seuen hundred thousande so that wee may conclude thre hundred thousand to be saued how be it diuers histories passe this in such sorte as if none had been reserued from the rage of the fier But to retourne to the library of Rome the saide Paulus Orosius saieth that in the daies of the Emperour Commodus this saide library was once againe burned and that Gordian as the others to repaire it gathered againe fiftie two thousande volumes whiche all as some reporte were geuen hym by the testamēt of Seranus Samoniquus whose thei first were as hath Iulius Capitolinus Besides these were many others both noble and riche libraries gathered by our elders as well priuate and meane menne as greate Lordes and Princes The firste library that euer was knowen among the Christians was that as recordeth Esidorus of Panphilius the Martir whose life is at large writtē by Eusebius in whose studie after his death were founde thirtie thousande diuers volumes One common vsage or custome was ordinary in the olde age to weete that they had in their secret Cabinetes or Studies the perfect Image and purtraite of all suche as had in anie sorte excelled in learnyng Plinie writeth that Marcus Varro beyng yet then liuyng merited for hys rare vertue and knowledge in good letters that hys Image shoulde haue place in the library of Asinius Polion Cicero wrote to Fabian that hee shoulde prouide hym of some purtraites the better to adorne and beautifie hys study Plinie the yonger writing to Iulius Seuerus saieth that Ere Seuerus a man verie well lettered would order in his studie among other his purtraites the Images of Cornelius and Titus Arius Of these thinges finde wee euerie where sufficient and good proofe whose libraries as also those of other learned men and greate Princes whiche after in successe and processe of tyme followed were destroied and defaced by the Gothee and Vandales vntill now that in our tyme by the greate bounty of God infinite are founde both studious and learned that haue gathered together houge heapes of bookes though not in deede the tenth parte of these aboue remembred by our ancestours And assuredly a greate nōber of those whiche from their tyme vntill now haue been carefully preserued founde neuer the lesse ill written lesse perfect and incorrected in suche sorte that had it not been for the grerte paines of certaine worthy personages hardlie had they euer been brought to any kinde of perfection ¶ Of the amitie and enmitie of sundrie thinges issuyng by priuie hidden and secrete proprieties Chap. 4. THe aunciente philosopher Heraclitus as also others some after hym helde and maintained in their disputations this opinion that eche thyng had his firste cause or beginnyng by concorde and discorde by peace and enmitie whiche is in all thynges of what kinde soeuer whence also issued the generation and corruption of them on whiche poinct of Philosophie I lesse mynde here to dwell of parte for that it is bothe intricate and difficill of parte also for that the reader in my phantasie shall thence reape as little fruicte as he shall conceiue pleasure Notwithstādyng we shall some what saie of the secrete loue and hatered whiche naturally is in many thynges whiche whence or how it cometh no manne directly knoweth and is therefore assuredly no lesse straunge then marueilous As first of all the enmitie betwixte the Dogge and the Catte betwixte Oile and Pitche the Harte and the Serpente with many suche others whiche in suche sorte malice and enuie eche the other this secrete rancor of no parte proceading from th'elementes for the difference or contrarietie in thynges mixte or compounde is to all men aperte and euident as wee sée The water first disaccordeth as of nature contrary with the fire for that the fire is hotte and drie but the water contrary these elementeseche to other opposite and repugnaunte The water and the yearth accorde well together but in this respect onely that thei bothe bee colde in the other that one beyng moiste that other drie eche here leaueth the other as his auncient enemie Betwixt the fire and the yearth there is a conformitie to wéete in that thei bothe be drie a contrarietie againe euen betwene theim bothe dwelleth the fire hoate that other colde So that as these elementes of parte agrée together so also disagrée thei of parte as is euidente All thynges then what so euer are caused of these elementes must be subiecte of necessitieto these contrary qualities whiche bee in these elementes whence thei mixte are and compounded Wherfore that thyng in whiche ruleth moste some elementarie qualitie boroweth his name of the saied qualitie and so wée saie it to bée either hoate colde moiste or drie some in more high degrée then others accordyng to the predominant force in any these elementes And this these bodies contrary either to other are the onely and sole causes of contrary effectes so that whence this discrepante or different nature in thynges is is now manifeste and nedeth no farther explication But this other enmitie that proceadeth not from any the elementes but rather from some hidden proprietie or secrete influence to find the true cause and occasion thereof would aske more earneste studie and longer contremplation The Dogge and Catte as is aboue saied eche hateth other neither knowe we the cause why Other creatures also sée wée that mutually are affectioned either to other neither issueth this their loue from any the elementes whereof thei are composed The Asse eateth Fenell gyante or otherwise Sagapene whiche in Latine maie also be called ferula and findeth it bothe good and toothsome whiche to all other beastes of Horse kinde is a very starcke and plain poison The Fox ioieth and liketh of the Serpent whiche neuer the lesse enuieth all other beastes what so euer Neither is this lesse to be meruailed emong men then also emong any other creatures for that man neither knowyng why ne yet for what cause eftsones at the firste sighte when he shall méete an other neuer hauyng before or seen or knowen hym will notwithstandyng disdaine and hate hym and immediatly findyng againe the second no lesse straunge to hym then the first will well conceiue of hym loue and like hym and that whiche more is sometyme will bothe honour and reuerence hym yea though he

he was busied in his paintyng no man might disturbe disquiet or molest hym whom also while he wrought Demetrius in person came ofte times to be holde hym Besides these harde were it to remember how manie haue excelled in this skill or science as Aristides Asclepiodorus Nichomachus Paneus the brother of Fidias with a multitude of others which Plinie in his fiue and thirtie booke remembreth And to the intente that men herein chalenge not to theim selues all honour or praise as to theim belongyng onely wee may remember women their felowes and their equalles whiche haue doen straunge thinges as anie aboue remembred as for example Timerata the doughter of Miconis whiche in suche passing excellencie depainted for the Diana that it long times afterwarde was moste carefully kepte and honoured still in Ephesus Irena Calipsa Olimpia Lala Cizicena with others also many like famous for their skill in all ages to be honoured In thys our tyme also many a good worke man leueth of whom I will write nothing leste remembryng one or twoo I should wrong a greatar number Of a straunge maner of exile vsed in Athens by meanes of which the most honourable and worthiest personages were oftentymes banished without any offence or faulte at all committed Chap. 8. THE seigneurie or common weale of Athens as is to all menne well knowen was one of the most honorablest and richeste in the world for after it leaft to be gouerned by kinges restored againe vnto desired libertie it fostered and gaue forthe greate numbers of worthie men in armes no lesse excellent then in all kinde of good letters of whiche all histories are euerie where well furnished But among all other profitable lawes and customes which thei carefullie obserued for the onely conseruation of their gouernement and libertie there was one amonge the reste as well verie straunge as to theim onely proper which thei notwithstandyng déemed verie fitte and necessarie as well to represse and chastice the proude ambition and intollerable audacitie of certaine their nobles whiche waxed in oppression and tyrannie so cruell that the poore colde no where liue exempte from their malice whiche was suche as here after followeth At one certen and determinate time all the inhabitantes of what estate or conditiō soeuer had full aucthoritie to exile and banishe yea were it though without cause or reason any one of their péeres without respect for the full space of tenne whole yeres as if they hated hym or feared lest he shoulde by tyrannie vsurpe or ambitiously chuse to him the whole gouernement or state or if for any other cause in common they either did malice or disdaine his person they proceded once assembled in this sorte and maner The magistrates first of all to whom onely this charge was committed hauyng as is saied assembled the multitude together gaue to euery one of theim a little white stone or tile in which eche man should write the name of him whom he desired at that tyme aboue all others to be banished which after their inscription they restored again immediatly to the ' officers whiche stones or tiles the Greekes called Ostraci whence this maner of exile was also termed Ostracismus These stones with their inscriptions this brought in againe together thei began forth with orderly to number and if at leaste there were not founde with one inscription six thousande for in these assembles no man was against his will forced to write anie mans name in his stone vnlesse he founde hymselfe greued or otherwise for his pleasure woulde vnkindlie do it they exiled for that yere no man at al. But if there were founde six thousande or more altogether agréeyng on one and the like number againe perhappes on some other then would they carefully accompte and number their stones and he that was of moste in this sorte remembred were he though some times the most vertuous and moste riche within the citie yet was he incontinently banished for the space of tenne whole yeres without any kinde of pardon mitigation or remission Notwithstandyng in the meane tyme no man depriued hym of his possessions neither in his gooddes or landes suffered he any domage but according to his pleasure or phantasie he in all poinctes ordered theim reapyng the fruictes or commodeties thereof in as ample and large maner as if he neuer had been forced to exile at all Neither was this lawe or custome onely ordeined to chastice and correct the ambious extortioner but also to appease the rage of the common people moued at times or incenste against their Princes so that by generall consente the Commons inioynge thys aucthoritie or priuelege banished sometymes those whose absence in déede was to their coutrie verie profitable● some tymes suche againe onely by vnkinde and vnaduised ingratitude whom for their honest seruice doen to their countrie thei neither coulde nor should without their greate harme or detrement haue wanted For proofe whereof Themistocles that excellente capitaine by whose onely counsaile and diligence Xerxes was vanquished and chast out of Grece His nauie also discomfited and scattered on the Sea neither was Athens only by hym restored to libertie but also all Grece to their desired freedom was by this practise vnkindly exiled Like salerie receiued Simon that renoumed Athenian whiche liued euen then in the same tyme with the other whiche also so often tymes had been in fielde for the safetie of his countrie wher by his prowes and counsaile he accomplished suche enterprises as peraduenture shall neuer anie one man againe after hym to wéete he subdued the Persians on the Sea and tooke of theim at one tyme twoo hundred Gallies and the same daie not hauyng throwly yet quailed their corrage landed in good order with all his armie geuing present bataile to the resude of that companie which were then landed before hym a houge and greate number whom all notwithstandyng he victoriously conquered by Sea and by lande a most fortunate Capitaine Besides these his excellente vertues he was also verie large and liberall vnto al men makyng small accompte of his goods where with fortune aboue others had largely indued hym he did continually to be opened his fildes and gardeines to the ende the indigent might thence gather suche thinges as they had néede of he secretly also gaue to all men large almes throughout the whole Citie he péetied the afflicted and comforted the néedie He farther by expresse commaundemente gaue charge to all his seruantes that if thei any where founde an olde man bare or ill appareled they forthwith should bestowe on hym that theimselues hadde on presentlye contēted to take for chaunge their meane and poore arraie To conclude he daily prouided a greate feaste for al poore men without respecte within the compasse of Athens by meanes whereof in shorte tyme he verie nigh hadde consumed whatsoeuer to hym was lefte by his father Milciades All these notwithstandyng his princelie demerites neither coulde or were able to exempte him from this exile from the