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A16264	The new-found politicke Disclosing the secret natures and dispositions as well of priuate persons as of statesmen and courtiers; wherein the gouernments, greatnesse, and power of the most notable kingdomes and common-wealths of the world are discouered and censured. Together with many excellent caueats and rules fit to be obserued by those princes and states of Christendome, both Protestants and papists, which haue reason to distrust the designes of the King of Spaine, as by the speech of the Duke of Hernia, vttered in the counsell of Spaine, and hereto annexed, may appeare. Written in Italian by Traiano Boccalini ... And now translated into English for the benefit of this kingdome.; De' ragguagli di Parnaso. English	Boccalini, Traiano, 1556-1613.; Vaughan, William, 1577-1641.; Florio, John, 1553?-1625.; Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626. Newes from Pernassus.; Boccalini, Traiano, 1556-1613. Pietra del paragone politico.	1626 (1626)	STC 3185; ESTC S106274	157,616	256

his fortune vpon the Table of Chance he might well speake those famous words anew Or Caes●r or nothing Then the Censer turned him to the Noble great Dutchy of Toscan and sharply reprehending him for going with his Galleyes as it were prouoking of Waspes hee recorded vnto him the misery and calamities which the Knights of Saint Iohn suffered at Rhodes at Tripoli and the great danger that lastly they ranne at Malta onely because they would imprudently haue tyed squibbes to the Buls taile And that euerywise Christian Prince ought rather to fauour the present carelesnesse of the Turkes then to waken them with injuries of little profit nay such as brought others much dammage and necessite them to apply their mindes anew vnto maritime affaires which in these times they had euen abandoned Also he remembred him how infinite people daily complained for that by his hindering Italy of the trade of the commodities of the L●vant all drugges that came from beyond the Seas were growne to an excessiue rate To this correction the great Dutchy of Toscan answered That the power of a Prince could not be termed perfect which with a number of armed Vessels had not some Dominion on the Sea And that his Galleyes were not onely very necessary for the Toscan greatnesse but also for the securitie of the Libertie of all Italy as seruing for a Schoole of Mariners for a Seminary of Captaines and Souldiers at Sea That he confessed the dammage which they did to the Trade of Merchandise but withall he desired it might be considered that the mysterie of Warre either by Land or by Sea could not be learned by Souldiers nor exercised by Princes without prejudice to others And that Toscan breeding much filthinesse of fantasticall vnquiet braines and extrauagant humours he had therefore great occasion for those Gallies that might serue as it were to carry forth all the filth of his State and thereby keepe it cleane imploying such onely for Gally-slaues in them as had done euill before and that in regard of their vnquiet nature were like to doe worse after This excuse of the Great Dutchy of Toscan was approoued both by the Censor and all the sacred Colledge Wherevpon the Count said vnto the Libertie of Geneua who was last drawne out of the Vrne That the excessiue vse of Exchanges which shee permitted vnto her Nobilitie caused that great disorder of inriching the priuate and withall of impouerishing the publike whose reuenues would haue risen to huge summes of Gold if the reall riches of her Nobilitie had beene imployed in a iust Trade of Merchandise The Genouese Libertie with a readinesse that gaue a particular gust to all the Learned answered How it was true that Exchanges doe worke that effect which the Censer had mentioned and therefore were most pernicious in any Monarchy whatsoeuer howbeit that notwithstanding they might bee permitted in a well-ordered Common-wealth without any prejudice of the publike interests because the richest and securest Treasures of a free State are the riches of the Nobility and Citizens together a matter which falleth not out in a Monarchy where betweene the commings in of the Prince and the meanes of priuate men there runneth a long wall of eight Stories high built by Mine and Thine Further that in a Monarchy the mutation of the State commonly followeth with little or no prejudice to the people onely changing the name of Matthew to that of Martin but in the subuersions of Common-weales where liberty is changed into seruitude there the proper substance of priuate men is the publike treasure for then will they profusely spend all that euer they haue for to defend their owne libertie euen to the last gaspe CHAP. 9. The Monarchie of Spaine inuiteth the Cardinall of Toledo to be her Theologian which he refuseth and why THe report goeth in this Court that the Mighty Monarchy of Spaine by her chiefe Secretarie inuiteth the worthy Cardinall of Toledo with allowance of a large pension to assist as her Theologian in the Royall Councell of State to the end that nothing should be determined there which might be against his conscience This matter filled the whole Court with maruell in regard euery one knew how little that Prelate in the rebenediction of the most Christian King Henry the 4. fauoured the affaires of his Prince for which cause no man could imagine the occasion wherefore so wise a Queene in a businesse of such weight should vse the seruice of so diffident a subiect Those which make profession best to vnderstand the manner of proceeding of the aduised Spanish Nation euen in this resolution acknowledged the inueterate prudence of the Kings of Spaine whose proper custome it is neuer to be at quiet vntill that with pensions with honourable charges with all kinde of louing demonstrations and humane deuices they haue drawne vnto their party all such great subiects as they see to be alienated from their Interest and from whom they know that one day yet they may receiue seruices The chiefest Confidents of so great a Cardinall deliuer that his Lordship very gladly accepted the noble Charge propounded vnto him howbeit with this condition which by the Spaniards was presently reiected that whensoeuer with the authority of the Sacred Scriptures with the Doctrine of the holy Fathers with the ordinances of the Canons he should make the Royall Councell capable how the resolutions made in it were disagreeing from the Lawes of God and men hee alone then would haue power to hinder the execution of them and all to the end the world might know That the Royall Theologian in that Councell was only to helpe the conscience of his King with the will of God not to serue for a maske to establish the Dominion of Kingdoms ouer men for it seemed too shamefull a matter vnto him that such a one as he should be imployed to authorise the diabolicall impiety of the moderne reason of State and to make most stinking Assa fetida appeare vnto simple people very excellent Muske CHAP. 10. The Spaniards attempt the acquisition of Sauoy but doe not preuaile SEeing that for to draw the French naile out of the table of Milan where it was fixed the ill-aduised Italian Princes had made vse of the Spanish pickaxe which entred in such manner into the very table it selfe that it was neuer possible since to draw it forth with any kinde of pincers whatsoeuer all the Potentates of Europe and especially the Italian Princes which perceiued that the Spaniards after the seruitude of the Milanesi openly aspired to the absolute Dominion of all Italy to the end they might secure that remainder of liberty which is yet resting in her agreed amongst themselues that euery fiue and twentieth yeare the Chaine which the Spaniards haue forged for the Italian seruitude should with exact diligence be measured by persons thereunto deputed And comming a few daies since accordingly to measure it the Italian Princes to their infinite amazement found that so odious a

answer Chap. 18. Philip the second of that name King of Spaine after long strife about his Title makes his solemne entry into Parnassus Chap. 19. The Dogs of the Indies are become Wolues Chap. 20. The French are humble sutors vnto Apollo to know the secret how to perfume gloues after the Spanish fashion Chap. 21. Why the Monarchy of Spaine is lately retired into her Palace Chap. 22. How the ministers and officers of Spaine are continually interessed in their priuate profit Chap. 23. Apollo hauing vsed all possible meanes and exquisite diligence to haue some one of the Court-Mignons or Princes-Idols taken and apprehended doth seuerely proceed against one lately fallen into the hands of the Iudges Chap. 24. The whole Race or Genus of Sheep send their publike Ambassadors to Apollo by whom they earnestly intreat him to grant them sharp teeth and long hornes whose suit is by his Maiestie scorned and reiected Chap. 25. In a publike Congresse or Assembly contrary to the accustomed manner of the Phoebean Court Force hauing pretended to precede Reputation that illustrious Ladie with an excellent resolution maintaineth her reputation and credit which was in some danger Chap. 26. The Prouince of Focides by her Ambassadors complaineth vnto Apollo that his Maiesties officers doe not permit her to enioy her priuiledges whose request is not only reiected but they haue a most sharp and vnpleasant answer Chap. 27. Socrates hauing this morning beene found dead in his bed Apollo vseth all possible diligence to discouer the true occasion of his so sudden death Chap. 28. Natalis Comes the Historian for hauing spoke something in a publike congresse of learned men that grieuously offended Apollo is by his Maiestie seuerely punished The Contents of the second Part. Chap. 1. MAximilian the Emperour is aduertised of the trouble begun among his sonnes Chap. 2. Most of the Princes Common-weales and States of Europe are weighed in a paire of Scales by Lorenzo Medici Chap. 4. Almansor sometime King of the Moores encountring with the Kingdome of Naples they relate one to another the miseries they sustaine by the oppression of the Spaniards Chap. 5. Sigismund Battor learneth the Latine Tongue Chap. 6. The Cardinall of Toledoes Summa is not admitted into the Library of Parnassus Chap. 7. The Monarchy of Spaine throweth her Physitian out of the window Chap. 8. Most of the States of the world are censured in Parnassus for their errors Chap. 9. The Monarchy of Spaine inuiteth the Cardinall of Toledo to be her Theologian which he refuseth and why Chap. 10. The Spaniards attempt the acquisition of Savoy but doe not preuaile Chap. 11. The Duke d'Alva being arriued at Parnassus in complementing with Prospero Colonna they fall foule about defrauding the Colonesis of their Titles The Poste of Parnassus to the Reader The contents of the third Part. Chap. 1. AFter an exquisite Examination and triall made of those Wits which ought to haue the charge of Prouinciall Gouernments a rank of Gouernors are published in Parnassus and wholsome auisoes for all Gouernours Iudges and vnder-Officers of State Chap. 2. The most Illustrious Monarchies resident at Parnassus demand by what meanes the Venetian Lady got such exact obedience and exquisite secrecie of her Nobilitie whereof she giues them conuenient satisfaction Chap. 3. The Romane Monarchy demanding of Cornelius Tacitus the resolution of a Politicall Question receiues full satisfaction of the Shepherd Meliboeus who casually was there present Chap. 4. Many people hauing wasted their meanes by gluttonous feasts prodigall fare and pompous apparell for the moderating of such lauish expences doe desire a Statute of their Princes but they misse of their purpose Chap. 5. Terence the Comedian being imprisoned by Iason the Pretour of Vrbine for keeping a Concubine is deliuered by Apollo with very great dishonour to the Pretour Chap. 6. Domitius Corbulo for certaine words spoken by him during the time of his gouernment which sauoured of Tyrannie is called in question by the Criminall Magistrates but in the end to his greater glory dismissed Chap. 7. By the promotion of Diogenes the Cynick vnto a higher place the honourable chaire of the Tranquillitie of a priuate life being vacant Apollo prefers the famous Philosopher Crates to that charge who refuseth it Chap. 8. A Controuersie hapning betwixt the Gouernours of Pindus and Libethrum about matters of Iurisdiction Apollo punisheth them both Chap. 9. The Vertuous of Parnassus doe visit the Temple of the Diuine Prouidence whom they humbly thanke for the great Charitie which his supreme Maiestie from time to time hath vouchsafed to shew vnto Mankind Chap. 10. A Contention hapning between many Learned men which might be the most notable Politick Law or most excellent Custome worthy of commendation in the flourishing State of Venice the same is finally decided and determined by the Venetian State herselfe to whose arbitrement the Question is referred by their generall consent Chap. 11. The Doctors of the Chaire hauing admitted into their Vniuersitie some famous Poeticall Ladies Apollo commands them to be dismissed home to their Families Chap. 12. The Lady Victoria Colonna intreats of Apollo that the infamie which women incurred for cuckolding their Husbands might likewise extend to adulterous Husbands Apolloes answer Chap. 13. A Poetaster for playing at Cards and deuising the Game called Triumph or Trump is brought before Apollo who after he had deeply entred into the mysticall meaning of the said Game not only dismisseth him but granteth him an yearly pension to instruct his Courtiers in that new Arte. Chap. 14. It being noted that Petus Thraseas in the company of his sonne in law Eluidius Priscus did vse commonly to frequent the house of the Lady Victoria Colonna he is grieuously rebuked by Apollo Chap. 15. A learned Gentleman of Rome begs a remedie of Apollo to make him to forget certaine grieuous wrongs which hee had receiued in the Court of a great Prince for which cause his Maiestie causeth him to drinke a cup-full of the water of Lethe but with vnfortunate successe Chap. 16. Apuleius his golden Asse and Plantus his Asse do complain vnto Apollo of the great seuerity which their Masters vsed in beating them But they are sent away with no pleasing answer Chap. 17. A generall Reformation of the world by the seuen wise men of Greece and by other Learned men is published by expresse Order from Apollo Chap. 18. The Duke of Hernia his speech in the Councell of Spaine to a proposition Whether it were expedient for his Catholike Maiestie to conclude a peace with his brother in law the Duke of Savoy THE NEW-FOVND POLITICKE THE FIRST PART The Company or Corporation of Polititians sets vp a Ware-house or publike Shop in Parnassus in which are to be sold diuers kinds of wares vsefull for the vertuous life of the learned The first Raguaglio of the first part THe great businesse which the Corporation of Polititians hath for so many moneths negotiated with these Exchequer-officers that they

and sagacity than for their courage or valour in warre Moreouer the Impresa which hee caried in his royall Standard made all the learned of this Court to wonder which was a faire painted Writing-pen by vertue of which it did euidently appeare by the testimony of some Historians that both in the most potent Kingdome of France and elsewhere where any fit occasion had beene offered vnto him to make vse of it hee had caused and stirred vp more and greater ruines spoiles rapines wracks and hauocks than euer his Father Charles the fift could cause or effect with the greatest part of the Cannons of Europe The Impresa was highly commended by the sacred Colledge of the vertuous All Writers taking it for a great honour vnto themselues that a Pen in the hand of one that had knowne how to vse it had archieued and effected so memorable and remarkable actions This great King hath still bin most royally entertained in Parnassus for euen the chiefe and most eminent Monarkes in Europe haue held it as an honourable reputation to be able to attend and serue him So that euen the next day after his ingresse into this Dominion being disposed to be trimmed to commit himselfe into the hands of a Barber the great Queene of England disdained not all the while to hold the Bason vnder his Chinne And the most renowmed martiall King of France Henry the fourth surnamed the Great tooke it for a matchlesse glory to himselfe to be admitted to wash his head which hee performed with so exquisite skill and artificiall dexterity as he seemed to bee borne in that exercise and brought vp Prentise in that trade Although some enuious detractors haue giuen out that he did it without any Sope or Washing-ball but with strong scalding Lye alone This mighty Monarke hath bin presented by all the vertuous of Parnassus with diuers gifts of Poetrie and other quaint and much elabourated Poems all which hee hath counterchanged with great liberality and bounty And to a certaine learned man who presented him with an excellent discourse wherein was demonstrated the way and meanes how and in what manner most noble Partenope and all the most flourishing Kingdome of Naples which by the vnsufferable outrages of the Soldiers by the robberies of the Iudges by the tyrannous extortions of the Barons and by the general rapins and ransakings which the griping and greedy Vice-royes that from Spain are sent thither onely to cram and fatten themselues is now brought vnto extreme misery and desolation might be restored vnto the ancient greatnesse of its splendor he gaue a reward of twenty Duckats of gold and consigned the said discourse vnto his Confessour commanding him to keepe it safe for that it was written very honestly and religiously whereas vnto a most cunning and sufficient Politician who deliuered him a very long Treatise but altogether contrary to the first as that which treateth of politicke precepts and sheweth what course is to bee held to depresse and afflict the said kingdome of Naples lower and more than now it is And how it may with facility bee reduced vnto such misery and calamity as that generous Courcer which the Seggio of State without any headstall or saddle hath hitherto with no happy successe borne for an Impresse or recognisance may bee compelled patiently to beare a Pack-saddle or Panier to cary any heauy packe or burden yea and to draw in a Cart. For so much as hee was informed that it was iudiciously compiled and according to the right tearmes of moderne Policy hee assigned a gift of twelue thousand Crownes rent a yeare and moreouer made him a Grand of Spaine The Dogs of the Indies are become Wolues Rag. 22. 3. Part. ON the night of the twelfth of this present about eight of the clocke arriued in post-haste a Curtier dispatched from Lisbone vnto Apollo who told his Maiestie that he had brought him most important newes from the West-Indies The next morning very early all the learned ran to the Court to heare some newes And the Spaniards were the first who with great anxietie inquired whether there had lately beene discouered some other mount of Petofis or a new Rio del Plata in the Indies which if it were they would speedily haste thither to plant the holy word of God The French were very importunate to know whether some new world had beene found our which with making the Spaniards more powerfull might helpe them vtterly to subuert the old-one Apollo had no sooner read the letters but he fell into a ●●ance of sorrow and hauing inuolued himselfe into a ●oggie mist a shower of abundant brackish teares was seene to trickle downe his cheeks which was taken for a most disastrous presage by which sudden alteration all men iudged that the Post had brought very bad newes Now whilest all the Court was full of all sorts of learned and vertuous men who in great anxietie longed to vnderstand the cause of his Maiesties publike sadnesse after sundry clattrings of thunder and infinite flashings of lightnings which they heard and saw there was heard an horrible and dreadfull voice which said Oh you that inhabit the Earth fast macerate and cloath your selues with haire-cloth sprinkle your selues with ashes eat your bread with teares endeuour with humble prayers to asswage the wrath of God and with contrite hearts and penitent soules suppliantly beseech him that of his infinite mercy he will vouchsafe to deliuer all humane-kinde inhabiting the old world from those portentous and monstrous nouelties which wee certainely vnderstand to haue lately hapned in the new At so vnexpected and prodigious aduertisements infinite of the Vertuous by the wounding affliction that they felt in their hearts fell downe in a swoune thinking verily that the West Indies had beene vtterly consumed by fire or ouerwhelmed by the furie of mercilesse waters In this terror and dismall plight all the people in Par●assus with showers of teares with throbbing sobs with groning howlings with loud-shrill voices as the like were neuer heard cride for Mercy Mercy and with most submissiue intreatings and groanes besought Apollo that hee would daigne to impart vnto his deuout subiects what those mischiefes were from which they should intreat the immortall God to be deliuered Then from the aforesaid Court of his Maiestie was heard a second voice which gaue all men to vnderstand that the dogs which the Spaniards had transported into the Indies for the safegard of their flocks of sheepe were all become such rauenous wolues that in worrying and deuouring of flecced cattle they exceeded the voracitie and cruelty of the greedy Tigres After so drearie and vnhappy tidings all the learned in Parnassus burst forth into wailfull cries and lamentable skreeks dolefully complaining that if the dogs which were placed for the guard safetie of the sheepe became wolues so rauenous as they deuoured whole flocks vnto what Gardians night Shepherds hereafter recommend the keeping and safe custodie of their sheepe And

soules into comprimise for the onely regard of a shillings gaine And that the world very much desired to see a complete Summa composed vpon the consciences of grea● Princes a matter most necessary for the quiet of the whole Vniuerse and altogether omitted by Diuines wherein those actions of Princes should be exactly discoursed vpon with which so often they put the world into confusion filling it with robberies assassinates and such slaughters of men that many of them blinded with ambition to raigne vpon earth haue made riuers to runne with humane bloud The Colledge of the Learned hearing these particulars said That they much desired to haue these questions disputed and resolued Namely whether Christian pietie will admit the speciall hypothesis which the violence of the sword hath vsurped ouer others States Whether a Principalitie that by Armes and fraud is forcibly taken from another Prince may be held by one that hath the true feare of God Whether that course of ruling a Kingdome which is conquered onely to the end to impouerish and waste it that so it may be gouerned without jealousie may be practised by one that is borne in the Christian Faith Whether the exalting of Reason of State to such an height that it should trample vnder feet as at this present it doth all Lawes diuine and humane be not a more detestable and execrable Idolatry then worshipping Nabuchadnezzars Image or the golden Calfe And lastly the Colledge said That then their desires would be fully accomplished when there could be found a Diuine so much fearing God that with his Writings durst fright Princes as much from doing euill as many others with their great Volumes had terrified priuate men for it seemed a strange thing vnto them that infinite learned Diuines ●●d so laboured to reason of the strict account which Shop-keepers are to render euen for idle words vnto the Majestie of God and in the meane time had omitted to make mention of those exorbitant errours committed by great Princes when with their Armies ouer-running States they send all things into perdition both sacred and prophane And that with more benefit to mankind and eternall reward to themselues Diuines might haue discoursed vpon the actions of Lewis the twelfth and Francis the first both Kings of France of Ferdinand King of Aragon and Charles the fifth the Emperor whose soules departed out of this world with the heauy burthen of halfe a million of man-slaughters all committed by their ambition to reigne and whereof they were to giue a strict account to Almighty God all which were matters exceeding necessarie to the end that mankind so much afflicted by the ambition of Princes might one day receiue the consolation which with such longing it desireth when those that reigne should be terrified from doing amisse and be made to know that Hell was prepared as well for the great as the small CHAP. 7. The Monarchy of Spaine throweth her Physitian out of the window THis Morning the Monarchy of Spaine hauing sent for her ordinary Physitiā a little after with her own hands she threw him out of the window of her royall Palace whereupon the poore wretch being all battered in peeces died incontinently An accident that seemed the more strange in regard the Physitian was held by all the Court to be a man of extraordinary honesty and in the practise of his profession most admirable Sundry were the discourses that were made vpon so remarkable a matter But Apollo desiring to know of the Spanish Monarchy herselfe the true cause of so grieuous a resentment that mighty Queene told him how aboue forty yeares since vpon occasion of some accidents that befell her and other signes which shee had discouered shee feared that in processe of time shee should catch some dangerous French disease from the Royall house of Burbon and therefore to prouide for the inconuenience which shee foresaw shee had demanded counsell of her Physitian who prescribed her a long fastidious and chargeable purgation compounded of diuers Oyles of holy Leagues of insurrections of people of rebellions of Nobility of Cauteries and other very bitter ingredients whereby she had spoiled her stomacke weakened her strength and altogether lost her appetite and that the infinite quantity of Syrrupes and the many medicine● which she had taken with such anguish had wrought no other effect but the acceleration of the disease which without that vnlucky and vnseasonable purgation peraduenture shee should neuer haue had Moreouer that the many Leaches which were applyed to many parts of her body had in such manner sucked the best vitall blood of the Gold of that Spaine that through the weaknesse of her complexion she was not able to euacuate those euill humours of Flanders which had held her and doe hold her oppressed By which disorders all occasioned through the naughty counsell of that imprudent Physitian shee was so exasperated against him that she had solemnely sworne to throw him out of the window if to free her from future infirmities he euer after ordained her any purgation And that perceiuing how the paine which she hath at this instant in the Shoulder of Holland was an apparant Lues Gallica shee had demanded counsell of the same Physitian for to cleare her selfe of it who vnmindfull of his former errors had foolishly ordained the second purgation wholly and altogether like the former and that therefore being ouercome with paine shee had throwne him out of the window so punishing him at once for both the faults hee had committed for it seemed vnto her that hee had well deserued the misfortune of that resentment seeing that by the accidents following with such infelicity of her Spaniards he had not learned to know that purgations made before their time for diseases that are feared doe not worke those good effects which either the Physitian beleeueth or the patient desireth CHAP. 8. Most of the States of the world are censured in Parnassus for their errors APollo carefull of nothing more than to see the Princes of the world should in the vpright gouernment of their States giue the people such satisfaction as they ought introduced into Parnassus many ages since this admirable custome That euery yeare the names of the chiefest Potentates of the earth written vpon little scedules should be put into an Vrne and then being drawn forth one by one the publike censor of politicall matters should in the presence of the sacred Colledge of the learned record the disorders which he had obserued in the gouernment of their States whereupon those Princes were bound either incontinently with satisfying reasons to defend such things as were obiected against them or else within a Moneth to reforme them An institution no doubt very noble and holy for it hath effected that in the progresse of so many ages since first it was vsed Princes haue corrected an infinitie of errours besides knowing that they are to bee called to so strict an account it maketh them endeauour to liue so

the Pretour PVblius Terentius liued in a little house but very well furnished in the Comicall quarter with no more meni all seruants about him then Bacchis his maid Davus his ancient attendant And although Bacchis in the floure of her age being then a very beautifull creature had bin graced with her Masters bed yet now being aged she continued in his house without scandall and very modestly disposed not ministring the least cause of murmuring or dislike to any of the neighbourhood But it happened about tenne dayes since that Iason the great Lawyer being Pretour of Vrbine to get him some repute in his new Office directed a Proces vnder a penaltie to Terence commanding him in his Maiesties name all excuses laid aside immediately to put Bacchis out of his house vnlesse he would incurre the danger of a Concubine-keeper But Terence did not onely disobey the contents of the Mandate but other Writs of Iasons court Whereupon the Pretour forbare to send any more warrants of orders and injunctions and yesterday without any more adoe caused Terence to be apprehended and imprisoned but with so great displeasure to Apollo that in an extraordinary great chafe he publikely exclaimed that by his officers yea and that in Parnassus men more malicious then ignorant that wicked abuse of being quick-sighted in apparance and shew but blind in matters of substance was lately introduced and practised to the dishonour of his Court. Then commanding Terence to be discharged out of prison he caused Iason himselfe for all his famous Bookes of the Law to be there shut vp in his stead and also to his greater affliction appointed Philip Decius his Aduersary to be Pretour in his roome Whereupon yesterday the Rod and the Standard being the Pretorian E●signes were deliuered to Decius who going to Apoll●es presence his Maiestie spake these words vnto him By the correction inflicted on Iason learne to know that Reuerend Iudges which in the administration of Iustice doe more attend the true and reall seruice of God than by formall trickes and gibes to play vpon their Inferiours they ought first to hunt out of his owne house malice and bribery and then to chase out of other mens houses young harlots as Thai● before hee proceeded to expell an aged Bacchis CHAP. 6. Domitius Corbulo for certaine words spoken by him during the time of his gouernment which sauoured of Tyranny is called in question by the Criminall Magistrates but in the end to his greater glory dismissed BEcause the Citie of Pirrhus and all that most populou● Territory by the mildnesse and ouer much lenity of certaine Gouernours became more insolent then in former times and full of Malefactours and perillous Factions which disturbed the peace of the vertuous Apolloes Maiestie to bridle with some exemplary punishment the licentiousnesse of his seditious subiects about two moneths past sent into that gouernment the rigorous Domitius Corbulo who in few dayes did so demeane himselfe that from a seditious State he reduced the same to a peaceable course of liuing Within a while after it chāced that Corbulo discoursing with some of his familiar friends enquired of them what conceit they had of him they freely answered him that the rigor and seuerity which he had lately vsed against many of the seditious had terrified the whole Citie and Countrey that all did hate him At which answer Corbulo reioyced beyond measure and told them againe There 's no matter Oderint dum metuant let them hate so they stand in feare of me The which words were afterwards carried by some pick-thanks to Apollo who taking in ill part the accusation referred the same to his Court of criminall causes And because by an ancient Decree published by his Maiestie it was knowne and declared that whatsoeuer Prince legitimate naturall and hereditary presumed to vtter such arrogant and rash words he should incurre this penalty to be reputed a Tyrant and if any Officer should let slip though vnawares and by chance any such dangerous words out of his mouth he should be capitally punished Corbulo was summoned to appeare vpon this Information before the Iudges who according came the next day to answere with all humility where the case was throughly canuased and while all men expected to heare some rigorous order to be taken with Corbulo by extraordinary fauour the cause was remoued by a Certiorari before Apollo himselfe where to all mens admiration he was pronounced cleare and guiltlesse and remaunded backe into his gouernment with far greater authority and grace then before The sentence contained that in a Prince which had the Honey of Grace in his power those words were shamefull and expresly Tyrannicall most honourable in that Officers mouth which had nothing in his hands but the odious sting of Iustice that Prince being miraculous indeed which causeth himselfe to be beloued and reuerenced of his people and that Officer most sufficient which hath the Genius and nature to make himselfe to be feared and obeyed CHAP. 7. By the promotion of Diogenes the Cynick vnto a higher place the honourable chaire of the Tranquillitie of a priuate life being vacant Apollo preferres the famous Philosopher Crates to that charge who refuseth it DIogenes the Cynicke who for so many yeares with much fruit to the vniuersall good and his owne infinit glory in particular had vndergone the charge of commending in the Chaire of the publike Schooles Pouerty Solitarinesse and that contented quietnesse of mind by whose perswasion Attalus himselfe the King of Treasure became of that admirable resolution to put away his riches the easier to embrace the austere Sect of the Stoikes which is much edified now in Parnassus about two moneths past he was promoted for his singular great merits to a more sublime Dignitie euen to be the Archcriticke of the sacred Muses Whereby the noble Cynicall place left vacant his Maiestie bestowed it on the famous Crates who yesterday morning went to Apollo and contrary to all mens expectation refused to accept of this renowned Charge freely affirming that by the aduancement of Diogenes to that late transcendent Dignity the Chaire of pouerty and contentment of mind being now become vilified and much hindred his heart would not giue him to exercise that Office with that candour feruencie and ingenuous simplicity of mind as the affaires of that place required because the very first day when he should settle himself to his milde Lectures peaceable Meditatiōs of necessity he could not but be swoln with some ambition and be possessed with the like ardent desire glorious hope to be enstalled in the same or such another Dignitie as his Predecessor had obtained who had cashired cast out of his hart though extraordinarily composed that honest simplicity which makes wise men to reason and like a calme wind to breath with their harmlesse thoughts and not with the tongue which oftentimes trips and deliuers like a clattering clapper more noises and gall then honeyed admonitions To this

cannot yeeld vnto God to whom vengeance belongeth and from whom wee must all acknowledge our liues liuing and liberty to proceed This Varchi spake when Lodouico Dulce began the deliuery of his Opinion that if that were true which all confessed that the rarest and most prized greatnesse that might be considered in a Prince was to disarme with facilitie and without danger one of his war-like Generals and to receiue of him exact and conformable obedience for all that that this Generall did aforehand know and long before his returne how his Prince grew in suspition of his loyalty or in dislike of his seruice Then this custome vsual in the state of Venice deserued more to be wondred at then any other to be able to disarme with great ease their Generals and Admirals at Sea Yea and at such time when they vnderstood how the Senate was earnestly bent to punish them at their returne notwithstanding that they found themselues very strong beloued of their souldiers and powerfull enough to offend the State or to defend themselues from shame it alwayes fell out that assoone as euer they were sent for they readily and presently obeyed voluntarily they resigned ouer their charge and publike command and withall speed hastned to Venice to be sentenced by their friends and Citizens though with Capitall punishment which they willingly endured rather then to hazard the losse of their Countrey by vnnaturall innouations and ciuill warres So deare vnto them is the care of the Common safetie The most excellent Venetian Lady who without answering any thing to the Vertuous aboue-named had attentiuely heard all these commendable Orders and admirable Prerogatiues said to Dulce that the matter which he related was indeed of great consequence yet not so rare but that the Ottoman Emperours likewise participated of the like benefit Howbeit neuerthelesse there was one singular Prerogatiue which she most exactly possessed and wherein she excelled all other Principalities as well of the ancient as present times whereto she acknowledged and ascribed all her Greatnesse the which as yet she did not heare any of them as much as touch Then spake Hieronymus Mercurialis that while he read the Physicke Lecture at the Vniuersitie of Padua hee knew some of the Plebeian and common sort at Venice that went in their Gundoloes to disport themselues vpon the water with some young Courtezans according to their common custome and there being mightily misused by certaine young Noble-men whom they casually met it chanced that these Plebeians slew one of them in the affray For which offence vpon complaint made by the parties friends the Plebeians were sent for by the Iudges who although they knew the power of the Law to be in the hands of the Nobilitie whom they had offended neuer fled but trusting in the vprightnesse and integrity of the Senate and Magistrates they doubted not to appeare before them and to yeeld themselues prisoners Neither did their hopes faile them for vpon consideration of the cause giuen in euidence for their defence how they were prouoked first by those young Noble-men they were enlarged and pronounced innocent to the honour of the Venetians vncorrupted Iustice so that neither powerfull parentage greatnesse of friends nor abundance of wealth can blinde and diuert the Iudges of Venice to wrong any man Last of all these vertuous States-men spake the most learned Hermolaus Barbarus that in a free State Tyranny begins then to vsurpe and worke when the most weightie secrets concerning the generall good of the Common-wealth are communicated to a few Senators And for this cause the most Soueraigne Lady of Venice to auoid shipwreake on that dangerous rockie shelfe imparted her Secrets and deliberated the designes and pragmatickes of greatest import wherein her state was interessed in her highest Court of Magistracy or Parliament of the Pregadi a number cōsisting of two hundred and fiftie Senators and vpwards and to him it appeared to be a miraculous thing how the Venetian State could finde among so great a number of Senators that Secrecie which many great Potentates for all their exquisite diligence and large entertainment of gifts and rewards had bootlesse sought in one only Secrtarie or in a couple of Counsellors of State At these words the most excellent Venetian Lady laid her hand on the shoulders of Barbarus and pronounced this verdict Now thou hast hit the naile on the head and named that most pretious Iewell wherein I most glory and prize my selfe aboue all other States and for which indeed I ought to be iustly emulated and enuied at seeing that nothing else appertaines for the true gouernment and managing of State-businesse more necessary than Secracie CHAP. 11. The Doctors of the Chaire hauing admitted into their Vniuersitie some famous Poeticall Ladies Apollo commands them to be dismissed home to their Families THe famous Doctors of the Chaire about a few moneths past admitted the most vertuous Ladies Victoria Colonna Laura Terracina and other learned Poeticall Ladies of Parnassus into their Academicall Corporation where they vsed times to resort to their publike exercises But it chanced so that many Schollers enamoured with the beautie of these Ladies did not only flocke oftner than they were accustomed into the Schooles whensoeuer they vnderstood that these Ladies repaired thither but also consumed their pretious time and wits in composing of amorous Sonnets which they dedicated vnto these Ladies as if they were Goddesses with such rare conceits and lofty tunes as eclipsed the glory of the Muses themselues At length the sauour of these Sonnets though fragrant and sweet in the Schollers apprehensions offended Apolloes diuine nostrills worse than the stinke of a Blackamore For which cause before the end of these Ladies probationship and their matriculation his Maiestie charged the Cathedrall Doctors to dismisse them out of the Vniuersitie His reason was because he well saw out of his Diuine knowledge that the true poetry of women were the Needle the Distaffe and the Wheele and that the Schoole exercises of Ladies among Vniuersitie men might well be likened vnto the dalliance and playing of Dogs which after some fained snarling catching and gamesome tossing one another doe conclude their sport in riding and mounting vpon their play-fellowes backs CHAP. 12. The Lady Victoria Colonna intreats of Apollo that the infamie which women incurred for cuckolding their Husbands might likewise extend to adulterous Husbands Apolloes answer THe most Excellent Lady Victoria Colonna a Princesse of exemplarie chastitie about three daies past appeared in his Maiesties Court of Audience and in the name of all womankind said that they all loued the excellencie of chastitie which was naturally giuen them for a most particular vertue that they did not awhit enuy Courage a vertue attributed to mans sexe because they well knew that a Lady without the soule of chastitie which renders her odoriferous to the world was but a stinking carcasse yet notwithstanding it seemed vnto them that they had much cause to grieue and

not forget he bound them to practise themselues therein one houre at least euery day Although it seemed strange to the Learned how it could be possible that out of a most vile Game deuised by the off-scum raskals of men there might be drawne any profitable document for honest men yet notwithstanding they all knowing that his Maiestie neuer commanded any thing which did not afterward redound to their good and to a speciall purpose they obeyed so willingly that this Schoole was in as great request and frequented no lesse than an Vniuersitie But when the Learned had discouered the Magisteriall secrets the hidden mysteries and admirable cunning tricks of this triumphant Game of Trumps they extolled Apolloes profound iudgment to the eighth Heauen all of them with one voice celebrating and magnifying it in all places that it was not Philosophie Poetry nor yet the Mathematicks nor Astrologie nor any other famous knowledge but it was the most rare Game of Trumps which taught men chiefly great men and Courtiers that secret of most import how euery seuerall Trumpe tooke vp and got as aprey euen the goodliest of all the Cards CHAP. 14. It being noted that Petus Thraseas in the Company of his sonne in law Eluidius Priscus did vse commonly to frequent the house of the Lady Victoria Colonna he is grieuously rebuked by Apollo IT was obserued by those vertuous Censers whose office and delight consisted in looking to other mens deeds that Petus Thraseas in the company of Eluidius Priscus his sonne in Law extraordinarily haunted the house of the Lady Victoria Colonna and also of other learned Dames of this Court. And though the said Thraseas were reputed for a man of singular good parts that one would hardly suspect any obscene or lewd action in so great a Senatour his vsuall and daily visites together with his continuall abodes in these Ladies houses occasioned so great a scandall yea among the vertuous themselues that the smell thereof ascended euen to his Maiesties nostrels who to extinguish the flames of these slanderous murmures about two dayes since sent for Thraseas and expresly commanded him to reueale what businesse he had in resorting so often to these Ladies houses Thraseas answered that he frequented them onely to exercise charity among these Ladies by reading euery day vnto them a Chapter of Boetius his booke of the Consolation of Philosophy Vpon this answer Apollo was so grieuously mooued against Thraseas that in great anger he said If with your talent and zealous office by giuing office by giuing comfort consolations to the afflicted you hope to merit grace at Gods hand and to obtaine good will among men goe your wayes to comfort those poore wretches who die of meere necessitie and pure want in the Hospitalls or those vnfortunate people who are condemned to the gallowes or Spanish gallies But to sit all day long closely among Ladies as Sardanapalus vsed to doe thinking to make men beleeue that you exercise Spirituall doings they are such hypocrisies as will moue the veriest idiot to laugh at you and will make them to burst with rage that know how these which goe often to the mill become whited with meale And a man of your wisdome ought to vnderstand that at such time as a woman conceiues of two infants which we call Twinnes if both be male they are enclosed within one membrane the which likewise comes to passe if both bee female But if it happens that one bee male and the other female most prouident nature preserues the female in a perticular membrane seuered from the male Seeing that Nature thought good not to thrust a little brother and a little sister of that tender age to dwell together in one place she teacheth all men and especially men of your fashion to liue more warily and securely and in these doings O Thraseas whosoeuer trusteth his owne power I hold him to be more rash than wise And for that these disorders in regard of our reputation and yours had need to be corrected I doe straitly command you that from henceforth you leaue off such dangerous practises The world is not so sottishly simple as you more simply conceiue it but that they doe well vnderstand how the visites which men of your qualitie vse vnto Ladies doe begin to smell after the second time and specially in their noses that know how faire and beautifull things seeme pleasing to all men and that the prouocation of the flesh is a naturall vice in all men the which they cannot cure and keepe backe with a more excellent remedy than to stand a farre off from such faire and goodly obiects There 's no safer way to defend a man from error than to shunne the occasions And all your Philosophy cannot produce such proofes as will make any man of iudgement beleeue that a dainty bit of flesh doth not agree with euery mans mouth that is made of flesh Lastly I must put you in minde that a man of your credit and condition who makes profession aboue all things not to defile the white robe of your Reputation with the sports of lasciuious oile ought not at all to busie himselfe about lampes it being not onely great folly but most insolent rashnesse worthy of the whip and strapado to think he can make gun-powder in a forge where a smith workes nailes and afterwards to perswade men that he might goe to the field without danger CHAP. 15. A learned Gentleman of Rome begs a remedie of Apollo to make him to forget certaine grieuous wrongs which he had receiued in the Court of a great Prince for which cause his Maiestie causeth him to drinke a cup-full of the water of Lethe but with vnfortunate successe A Learned Gentleman of Rome which some few dayes since arriued at Parnassus was yesterday admitted to his Maiesties Royall Audience vnto whom he shewed that for many iniuries which hee had receiued of diuers ill willers of his in the Court of a certaine Prince where the Lawyers persecuted him and made him pay aboue three score seuerall fees by their cunning trickes of Law he hath sithence liued very much troubled in minde and so much the more for that he could not worke his reuenge vpon them without incurring farre greater troubles then his Enemies had plunged him in And on the other side he found that he was not endowed with that generous resolution of forgetting and forgiuing them For which cause and now to be freed from this hellish torment wherein he perpetually liued he repaired to his Maiestie whom most humbly he intreated to bestow vpon him some present remedie to heale his mind which was galled with the passions of hatred and reuenge Apollo did much pitie this Gentlemans case and commanded that one should giue him a large cup-full of the water of Lethe prepared in such manner that it might cause him to forget odious things and not to take away the remembrance of benefits receiued The Gentleman with great greedinesse drunke