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cause_n	court_n	justice_n	law_n	3,065	5	4.7299	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04235	A princes looking glasse, or A princes direction, very requisite and necessarie for a Christian prince, to view and behold himselfe in containing sundrie, wise, learned, godly, and princely precepts and instructions, excerpted and chosen out of that most Christian, and vertuous Basilikon dōron, or his Maiesties instructions to his dearest sonne Henrie the prince, and translated into Latin and English verse (his Maiesties consent and approbation beeing first had and obtained thereunto) for the more delight and pleasure of the said prince now in his young yeares: by William Willymat.	Willymat, William, d. 1615.; James I, King of England, 1566-1625. Basilikon doron.; Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1594-1612.	1603 (1603)	STC 14357; ESTC S107563	29,566	96

not at all noe damage thence can growe Pretended shewes of princes reformation Takes only place in cruell domination 24 With Barons and your gentlemen frequent Whose daies in honest traide of life are spent Yea each degree and ranck of men embrace Whome honestie and vertuous life doth grace That so without your nobles helpe they may Their sutes to you make knowne without delay 25 Against the barbarous feides of Scotttish land Put lawes in execution out of hand Begine with him whome chiefly you regard Let others by his punishment be scar'd Thus dealing first by sage and good aduise From head to toe the cure shall soone arise 26 Take heede you make not light regard of those That Nobles are in deede but rather choose Such men to magnify a chief account Is due to such as doe in bloud surmounte Your nobles subiect to your lawes embrace As peers and fathers to your land with grace 27 Your courtly trayne let be of noble blood That bringes true honour and your chieffest good Acquaint them with the matters of your land Imploy their skill and vse their helping hand Vse curtesie to those that will obey Sterne countenaunce to those that doe gaynsay 28 Into your nobles eares and hearts instill That this your seruice best befittes your will If they themselues before the peoples eyes Obedience yeeld vnto your graue decrees And by their force and noble power doe cause The meaner sort for to obay your lawes 29 Permit not merchauntes to transport away Such needfull things as are your subiectes stay And bringing home but toyes and bables meere Prouide the baddest ware and sell them deare Whereby they doe their owne estate aduaunce By others losse and pryse of toyes enhaunce 30 Of gould and siluer pure your money make In substance let your subiectes payment take So shall your people soone in riches growe Your treasures shall be full or ouerflowe That if in warres or other streites you stand Will counteruaile the wantes of all your land 31 If tradesmen worke deceitfully by slight Their wares both badd and deare then by good right Trades-men of foreyn landes you 〈◊〉 compell To practise artes with them which 〈◊〉 excell But whiles they doe their trades thus exercyse See that noe mutines they enterpryse 32 For such as iudge and speake vnreuerently Against the kings most royall maiestie Vse rigour of your lawes as helpe in parte But chiefly rule so right that Momus heart May not you iustly blame his spightfull tonge Let stopped be by iustice thwarting wronge 33 Like as a countnaunce milde and full of grace To subiectes must be shew'd in princely face So must you shew sometimes seueritie With myldnes mixed alwaies equallie Thus shall you cursed railers keepe in awe And justlie force them to obay your lawe 34 But louing subiectes shall not only rest In suretie and in wealth of peace possest But for your curtesies they shall be bent To speake your prayses due with full consent Whereby your fame shall farre and wide resound For ruling scepter right by vertues ground 35 That loue and friendship may increase and growe Amongst your people neighbours high and lowe Denie them not both sportes and games to haue Debarre no feastes that neighbour-hood doth craue So that the Sabboth be not lewdely spent In pastimes vaine and sportes vnreuerent 36 In each three yeares be sure your selfe to see The chiefest partes of all your kingdomes three To Viceroyes doe not all together leane But heare yourselfe sometimes the poore complaine Let home-borne nobles iudge in euery land But when you come great causes take in hand 37 Striue not alone your subiects to defend From mutuall wrongs at home but more contend From wrongs of forraine kings to keepe them sure And in their quarrels warres you may procure Yet euer see the cause be good and iust In warres to wrongfull causes doe not trust 38 Vse forraine kings in kindest sort you may Although you dammage doe sustaine yet aie Keepe promise sure and striue in thankefulnesse Your heartie loue to them for to expresse And looke what thing of them you doe expect To doe the same to them doe not neglect 39 Rebellion wrought against a forraine king Account your owne no aide nor succour bring To such as doe against their Princes rise And trust them not but rather such despise But lawefull Princes in their time of neede To helpe in armes with heartie loue proceede 40 If neighbour Princes doe your people wrong Redresse thereof seeke though by leisure long But if no lawefull offer will preuaile To stay their rage against your subiects waile The iustnesse of your cause to God commend And raise vp armes your quarrell to defend 41 If needes you must to warres examine well The goodnesse of your cause let that excell And vse all lawfull meanes you can deuise To backe your cause against your enemies But of th' euent by magick art to knowe By necromancer or by witche forgoe 42 Before that you yet take such warres in hand One lesson more see that you vnderstand Play you the wise kinges parte by Christ describ'd Who wisely for his warres before prouid●…c Cast all your needefull chardges long before See that of men and money you haue stoore 43 When warres you take in hand thereto constraind Of captaines bould in martiall trade well traind Make carefull choyse next lusty souldiers braue Of tender youthfull yeares needes must you haue In martiall discipline to be seuere The honour of a Prynce doth not impaire 44 In time of warres vse watchfull diligence Expelling quite all slouthfull negligence In doubtfull case consult with those whose skill In warlike feates may answer to your will To winne their hartes with curtesie haue care Be liberall in warres you may not spare 45 Your person once or twise in hazard set But when you shall the fame of courage get Doe not your selfe to danger still expose With rashnes ouer great but rather choose Your person sure in saftie to retaine For peoples weale whose cause you doe maintaine 46 As rashlie warres you must not vndertake So peace with headlong speede you must not make Before you doe a peace conclude prouide That in your peace the cause be satisfi'd Ells warres with iustice made doe farre exceed A cowardly peace vniustly so decreed 47 To rule by lawes will not suffice nor yet By force of armes your people to protect Vnlesse in vertues rare your life excell Yourselfe and those that in your court doe dwell That thus you may your peoples hartes affect Vertues to choose and vices to reject 48 Th' example of a prince to vertues lure Which by his person must his flock procure Of braunches two consistes his courtly traine In godly life and vertue to maintaine And next with Godly giftes t' inrich his minde To rule his people right to him assign'd 49 That courtly trayne you may direct aright The Psalmist Dauid yeelds the clearest light Whose precepts best befit a christian king

That court to comely order you may bring For which to traine it vp in christian feare A carefull mind and watchfull you must beare 50 That courtiers may their life deuoyde of blame In sight of common sort to vertue frame Your princely eie with carefull watch must warde For els noe crime so vile your royall guard Can possiblie commit but by abuse Your subiectes hence to sinne will take excuse 51 Let court consist of auncient men and graue Discreete and wise let such high places haue And next of younger lordes of noble race Whome trayning vp in court you may them grace But chiefly choose of those whose auncient blood Hath not beene staind with treacherous false-hood 52 Your household seruants choose of honest fame Whose life is sound and also voide of blame Els will the people thinke that you retayne Like persons to yourselfe in manner vaine Herein let Dauids counsaill still you guid Who choose the iust with him for to abid 53 Let those I say your gracious fauour find Which vnto your parents haue beene kind For reason faith that they that haue beene true To them the like they will performe to you Such as by age are made vnceruiceable Bestow on them rewardes most honorable 54 Loue trust reward and still to those be kind Which to your parents bare a faithfull mind Whome parents earst did hate for treacherie In them repose you no fidelitie And him that to your parents was vnkind Trust not least that the like in him you find 55 Of courtyers flattering baites in time beware A stayne vnto your court such Gnathoes are An haynous vice condemn'd of ech degree From which see that your Princely house be free A vice that noble Princes bringes to woe And stately kingdomes great doth ouerthrow 56 Receauers of your rentes and of your fee Choose honest men and those of meane degree That when a reconing iust you shall demaund None dare attempt biddinges to withstand Thus shall you free your person from debate And worke the surety of your royall state 57 No stranger borne in stately office set For that be sure will daily hatred get And cause your countrie men with spightfull mind Both you and him to hate against their kind Wherefore your in borne men for counsaill chuse As fitting best but forreyners refuse 58 That seruaunts be of noble stemme descended Of whome you purpose still to be attended Take chief delight for that shall worke good will And enuie drowne and procure saftie still And yet one profit more you shall purchase That vertue is conioynd with noble race 59 Take narow view that courtiers doe obserue Your lawes decreed take heed they doe not stray For how can lawes a broad be duly kept When as your househould trayne doe them neglect 60 When courtiers doe against your lawes offend Your punishment to them doe more extend Then to the vulgar sort by open wrong As though by you they thought their causes strong Your subiectes poore let none of them oppresse But striue your selfe such wronges for to redresse 61 Both strange and homely with your seruants be As you perceaue ech mans desertes agree A man that is a quarreller detest And count him in your courte a deadly peste Preferre to roomes next to your person those That will refuse your secretes to disclose 62 Permit not any of your how should trayne The causes of their kindred to maintaine But if they will their quarrells needes defend Away from courtly office let them wend For since you ought to good men to be iust No factious seruauntes sure maintaine you must 63 Let seruants learne obedience to your will Not leaning much vnto their wittes or skill And as offences great when they haue made You may chastice and iustly them disgrade So seeke not them to chaunge at euery yeare Vnlesse apparent cause there doc appeare 64 As seruauntes doe deserue reward them soe With honours giftes with punishmentes also Employ ech man in order in his place As nature hath him deckt with giftes of grace But vse not one in euery thinge least pride Infect and he of others be enuied 65 Who plainely deales abhorring flattering lyes Loue him the best who will not truth disguises Such as backbite with slaunderous mouthes most vile Those whome they deadly hate from court exile Commaund all those to loue as breethren deare Whome you maintaine about your person neere 66 Peace in your royall courte keepe and maintaine Enuie expell out of your noble trayne Let modestie find fauour loue and grace Let insolencie haue noe resting place Humilitie let growe defend and saue But pride represse with countnaunce sterne and graue 67 Such orders braue and decent in their kind In seruice for your person be assignd That strangers when they doe to court aspire With Shebaes Queene your wisdome may admire When they such orders in your servaunts see And in your house such royall maiestie 68 The greatest weale or woe here in this life That man befalls is mariage of his wife Which thing man in his power doth not possesse But as it pleaseth God to curse or blesse To marriage then your selfe wisely prepare And in your choise haue still a speciall care 69 To mariage that you may prepare aright From fleshlie lustes abstaine with all your might Your bodie let noe whoredome foule deslower Vntill your louing wife thereof haue power All burning lustes warely you must expell And chastitie see that therein doe dwell 70 Though some of whoredome lightly doe esteeme A tryfeling sinne and veniall doe it deeme Yet must you iudge ech slippe and error smale Which God condemnes by lawe and sinnes doth call Not as the world doth judge most voide of awe But as the lord who first did make the lawe 71 In mariage choyse respect the causes three For which it was ordain'd from God on high First to auoide foule filthie fornication And next for childrens godly procreation And last for mutuall ioy and helpe indeede That each of other had in time of neede 72 For douries great or glittering beauties grace For wealth that rules almost in euery place Take not a wife by natures want nor yet By fading yeares for childrens birth vnfit For this a double trespasse in a king Both for his owne and peoples weale would bring 73 Both freindes and dowries great and beauties glee Somewhat in mariage must respected be So that the causes principall before Exprest of you regarded be the more And these set you in rancke or second place As waiting maides the first some what to grace 74 You shall not take in marriage bond a wife Of knowne conditions vile or vicious life Who hath not beene in vertues schoole vptrain'd But from her tender youth with vices stain'd For woman was ordayn'd from God on high A helpe to man and not a crosse to be 75 A chiefe regard vnto your selfe propound To marrie one in Christes religion sound For if therein from you she shall dislent Great