for_o 20._o gift_n do_v blind_a the_o eye_n and_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o righteous_a no_o magistrate_n therefore_o must_v presume_v to_o take_v gift_n 11._o unless_o they_o be_v to_o be_v eat_v or_o drink_v up_o within_o three_o day_n at_o the_o further_a &_o that_o not_o of_o suitor_n for_o they_o give_v they_o to_o the_o intent_n they_o may_v corrupt_v their_o authority_n and_o so_o speed_v of_o their_o own_o plea_n and_o pursuite_n let_v they_o rather_o imitate_v cicero_n 16._o who_o as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v pretour_n of_o cilicia_n will_v neither_o himself_o receive_v nor_o permit_v any_o of_o his_o company_n to_o take_v present_n no_o not_o that_o benevolence_n which_o by_o the_o law_n julia_n be_v due_a unto_o he_o iside_n at_o thebes_n the_o image_n of_o judge_n be_v put_v up_o without_o hand_n whereby_o be_v mean_v that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o receive_v any_o reward_n that_o be_v offer_v they_o there_o be_v at_o this_o present_a time_n a_o public_a law_n among_o the_o swisser_n that_o magistrate_n under_o pain_n of_o death_n shall_v not_o take_v any_o thing_n either_o direct_o or_o undirect_o for_o judge_v the_o four_o plant._n of_o the_o education_n of_o gentleman_n chap._n 32._o legib_n man_n be_v by_o nature_n a_o gentle_a creature_n who_o with_o his_o happy_a nature_n get_v good_a education_n become_v divine_o dispose_v but_o if_o he_o lack_v this_o education_n he_o wax_v the_o most_o wicked_a of_o all_o creature_n that_o be_v bear_v upon_o the_o earth_n many_o drop_n of_o water_n as_o we_o see_v fall_v upon_o the_o hard_a marble_n stone_n do_v pierce_v and_o make_v it_o hollow_a and_o the_o ground_n be_v well_o till_v and_o manure_v bear_v goodly_a corn_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n a_o man_n well_o bring_v up_o acknowledge_v his_o duty_n towards_o his_o maker_n &_o know_v how_o to_o conquer_v his_o own_o affection_n whereas_o contrariwise_o gentleman_n be_v evil_o nurture_v can_v never_o understand_v how_o far_o the_o power_n and_o ability_n extend_v that_o god_n have_v give_v they_o for_o they_o never_o read_v it_o themselves_o neither_o be_v they_o teach_v by_o they_o that_o know_v it_o 5._o nay_o few_o that_o understand_v it_o be_v admit_v to_o their_o presence_n and_o if_o one_o be_v yet_o dare_v he_o not_o instruct_v they_o in_o it_o for_o fear_v of_o displeasure_n or_o if_o happy_o at_o any_o time_n he_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n thereof_o no_o man_n will_v abide_v he_o or_o at_o least_o he_o shall_v be_v account_v but_o a_o fool_n peradventure_o also_o it_o may_v be_v take_v in_o ill_a part_n and_o so_o turn_v to_o his_o harm_n howbeit_o the_o virtuous_a must_v not_o abstain_v from_o their_o godly_a admonition_n see_v that_o divinati_fw-la they_o can_v benefit_n the_o commonwealth_n more_o than_o when_o they_o teach_v and_o instruct_v young_a man_n especial_o in_o those_o time_n wherein_o they_o be_v so_o corrupt_v that_o they_o must_v needs_o by_o all_o well_o dispose_v person_n be_v refrain_v and_o restrain_v of_o liberty_n one_o say_v i_o be_o a_o heir_n bear_v to_o a_o thousand_o pound_n land_n another_o say_v 3._o i_o have_v a_o fat_a farm_n and_o a_o house_n well_o furnish_v what_o cause_n have_v i_o to_o fear_v let_v the_o world_n chance_v as_o it_o will_n another_o again_o crake_v and_o break_v his_o lung_n wellnigh_o with_o windy_a brag_n because_o he_o be_v a_o knight_n elder_a son_n ibid._n fetch_v his_o pedigree_n by_o a_o thousand_o line_n and_o branch_n from_o some_o worthy_a lord_n and_o because_o some_o near_a kinsman_n of_o he_o be_v make_v censor_n mayor_n justice_n of_o peace_n or_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o shire_n ibid._n to_o who_o he_o may_v say_v good_a morrow_n cousin_n infinite_a be_v the_o foolery_n of_o youth_n which_o by_o due_a correction_n and_o diligent_a exhortation_n must_v be_v root_v out_o i_o will_v therefore_o comprehend_v their_o education_n under_o four_o lesson_n the_o first_o be_v instruction_n under_o which_o be_v contain_v four_o rule_n the_o 1._o whereof_o be_v to_o teach_v child_n the_o fear_n and_o love_n of_o god_n and_o to_o show_v they_o that_o they_o must_v not_o glory_v too_o much_o in_o worldly_a good_n second_o to_o teach_v they_o how_o to_o bridle_v their_o tongue_n to_o be_v modest_a and_o to_o embrace_v virtue_n for_o education_n proper_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o bring_n up_o of_o youth_n in_o virtue_n three_o to_o show_v they_o the_o faculty_n of_o exercise_n which_o serve_v to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o health_n and_o strength_n 4._o by_o order_v the_o body_n with_o light_n and_o gentle_a exercise_n four_o familiar_o to_o declare_v unto_o they_o example_n as_o well_o of_o good_a man_n as_o of_o wicked_a man_n that_o thereby_o they_o may_v learn_v how_o the_o good_a be_v reward_v and_o the_o wicked_a punish_v the_o second_o lesson_n appertain_v to_o the_o instruction_n of_o youth_n be_v praise_n that_o be_v to_o commend_v they_o when_o they_o do_v well_o that_o thereby_o they_o may_v be_v encourage_v the_o better_a to_o go_v forwards_o for_o youth_n be_v like_a unto_o moist_a and_o soft_a clay_n and_o for_o that_o respect_n be_v to_o be_v egg_v on_o to_o glory_n in_o well_o do_v the_o three_o be_v counsel_n which_o must_v be_v give_v by_o their_o sage_a uncle_n or_o ancient_a man_n concern_v their_o duty_n towards_o their_o parent_n elder_n and_o teacher_n the_o four_o point_n of_o instruction_n be_v threaten_v and_o correction_n which_o be_v to_o be_v use_v when_o they_o offend_v and_o neglect_v to_o follow_v the_o advice_n of_o their_o teacher_n and_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v heady_a stubborn_a and_o self-willed_n this_o the_o divine_a philosopher_n very_o well_o note_v say_v that_o legib_n a_o boy_n not_o as_o yet_o have_v full_o and_o absolute_o give_v himself_o to_o virtue_n be_v a_o deceitful_a cruel_a and_o a_o most_o proud_a beast_n wherefore_o he_o must_v be_v bind_v with_o a_o schoolmaster_n as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o strong_a bridle_n the_o cause_n why_o so_o few_o gentleman_n no_o we_o adays_o be_v virtuous_o dispose_v chap._n 33._o i_o find_v that_o there_o be_v four_o cause_n why_o so_o few_o gentleman_n in_o this_o age_n attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o virtue_n the_o first_o be_v the_o corruption_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o now_o be_v 9_o the_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n these_o be_v day_n of_o vengeance_n to_o fulfil_v allthing_n that_o be_v write_v 24_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v so_o perverse_a and_o barren_a 21._o that_o they_o will_v not_o receive_v the_o seed_n of_o true_a wisdom_n 13_o their_o cogitation_n be_v too_o much_o bend_v to_o the_o pomp_n and_o folly_n of_o this_o transitory_a world_n the_o second_o cause_n proceed_v of_o counterfeit_n and_o unsufficient_a teacher_n who_o only_a occupation_n be_v covert_o to_o woo_v young_a scholar_n that_o come_v guideless_a and_o headless_a into_o the_o university_n and_o 〈◊〉_d get_v they_o into_o their_o net_n they_o afterward_o let_v they_o run_v at_o random_n but_o 〈◊〉_d judgement_n such_o youth_n as_o suffer_v 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v snatch_v up_o for_o hawk_n meat_n in_o this_o or_o the_o like_a manner_n do_v therein_o imitate_v sick_a folk_n who_o refuse_v the_o good_a physician_n by_o some_o brainsick_a man_n counsel_n do_v commit_v themselves_o to_o the_o tuition_n of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o by_o ignorance_n kill_v they_o the_o three_o cause_n be_v the_o niggardize_n of_o parent_n who_o continual_o labour_v to_o gather_v the_o drossy_a and_o unconstant_a pelf_n of_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n make_v no_o reckon_n of_o their_o child_n but_o permit_v they_o to_o grow_v old_a in_o folly_n which_o destroy_v they_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n the_o four_o and_o last_o cause_n be_v the_o indulgence_n and_o fond_a love_n of_o the_o parent_n who_o take_v their_o son_n from_o the_o university_n as_o fruit_n from_o a_o tree_n before_o it_o be_v ripe_a or_o rather_o as_o pullet_n without_o feather_n to_o place_v they_o at_o the_o inn_n of_o court_n where_o as_o i_o have_v write_v in_o my_o commentary_n upon_o persius_n 1._o they_o gad_n to_o stageplay_n &_o be_v seduce_v by_o flatter_a conicatcher_n whether_o youth_n ought_v to_o be_v correct_v chap._n 34._o a_o good_a huswife_n know_v how_o hard_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o keep_v flesh_n sweet_a and_o savoury_a unless_o it_o be_v first_o powder_v and_o put_v in_o brine_n so_o likewise_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o parent_n to_o reap_v any_o joy_n of_o their_o son_n except_o they_o be_v first_o correct_v rose_n must_v needs_o wither_v when_o they_o be_v overgrow_v with_o brier_n and_o thorn_n and_o child_n that_o be_v assail_v and_o overtake_v by_o whole_a legion_n of_o affection_n must_v at_o last_o fall_n if_o they_o be_v not_o according_o succour_v 13._o *_o he_o that_o spare_v the_o
suffer_v chap._n 20._o of_o usurer_n chap._n 21._o of_o the_o particular_n wherein_o usury_n be_v commit_v chap._n 22._o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o householder_n to_o engross_v corn_n in_o the_o market_n to_o the_o intent_n he_o may_v sell_v the_o same_o another_o time_n at_o a_o dear_a price_n ch_n 23._o the_o five_o part_n of_o hospitality_n chap._n 24._o wherein_o good_a hospitality_n consist_v chap._n 25._o why_o housekeeping_n nowadays_a be_v decay_v chap._n 26._o of_o alm_n and_o the_o forgetfulness_n thereof_o in_o these_o day_n chap._n 27._o circumstance_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o give_v of_o alm_n chap._n 28._o of_o fast_v &_o that_o a_o householder_n shall_v observe_v fast_v day_n chap._n 29._o of_o the_o true_a fast_o chap._n 30._o the_o three_o book_n the_o first_o part_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n chap._n 1._o the_o division_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n ch_n 2._o of_o a_o monarchy_n chap._n 3._o that_o hereditary_a succession_n be_v better_a election_n chap._n 4._o the_o duty_n of_o a_o prince_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o name_n of_o emperor_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n chap._n 7._o of_o a_o gynaecracie_n or_o woman_n reign_n ch_n 8_o of_o tyrant_n chap._n 9_o whether_o subject_n may_v rise_v against_o their_o sovereign_n be_v a_o tyrant_n or_o a_o hereticque_a chap._n 10._o of_o a_o aristocracy_n chap._n 11._o of_o a_o democracie_n chap._n 12._o the_o second_o part_n the_o member_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n chap._n 13_o of_o nobleman_n chap._n 14._o the_o property_n of_o a_o gentleman_n cha_n 15._o that_o gentleman_n must_v not_o great_o respect_v what_o the_o common_a people_n speak_v of_o they_o chap._n 16._o of_o knight_n of_o honour_n chap._n 17._o of_o citizen_n chap._n 18._o whether_o outlandish_a man_n ought_v to_o be_v admit_v into_o a_o city_n chap._n 19_o of_o merchant_n chap._n 20._o of_o artificer_n chap._n 21._o of_o yeoman_n &_o their_o oppression_n ch_n 22._o the_o three_o part_n of_o counsel_n chap._n 23._o of_o counselor_n chap._n 24._o of_o parliament_n chap._n 25._o of_o judgement_n chap._n 26._o of_o judge_n and_o their_o duty_n chap._n 26._o of_o bribe_n and_o go_v to_o law_n chap._n 27._o of_o magistrate_n chap._n 29._o of_o the_o great_a care_n and_o trouble_n of_o magistrate_n chap._n 30._o whether_o magistrate_n may_v receive_v present_v send_v unto_o they_o chap._n 31._o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o education_n of_o gentleman_n ch_n 32._o the_o cause_n why_o so_o few_o gentleman_n nowadays_o be_v virtuous_o dispose_v chap._n 33._o whether_o youth_n ought_v to_o be_v correct_v chap._n 34._o of_o schoolmaster_n &_o their_o duty_n cha_n 35_o that_o schoolmaster_n shall_v have_v large_a stipend_n allow_v they_o chap._n 36._o whether_o it_o be_v better_a for_o parent_n to_o keep_v their_o son_n at_o home_n with_o a_o private_a schoolmaster_n or_o to_o send_v they_o abroad_o to_o the_o public_a school_n chap_n 37._o of_o tutoure_n in_o the_o university_n and_o how_o to_o discern_v a_o good_a tutor_n chap._n 38._o the_o five_o part_n of_o grammar_n chap._n 39_o of_o logic_n chap._n 40._o of_o rhetoric_n and_o the_o abuse_n thereof_o in_o these_o day_n chap._n 41._o of_o poetry_n and_o the_o excellency_n thereof_o chap._n 42._o of_o philosophy_n chap._n 43._o of_o the_o art_n magic_a chap._n 44._o of_o physic_n chap._n 45._o of_o law_n chap._n 46._o of_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n chap._n 48._o whether_o alteration_n of_o law_n be_v good_a in_o a_o commonwealth_n chap._n 48._o of_o divinity_n chap._n 49._o whether_o two_o religion_n may_v be_v tolerate_v in_o one_o kingdom_n chap._n 50._o of_o simony_n one_o of_o the_o chief_a overthrow_n of_o religion_n chap._n 51._o the_o six_o part_n of_o the_o alteration_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n chap._n 52._o the_o effect_n of_o all_o the_o comet_n and_o chief_a eclipse_n which_o have_v happen_v in_o this_o last_o age_n chap._n 53._o the_o cause_n of_o sedition_n and_o civil_a broil_n chap._n 54._o of_o treason_n chap._n 55._o of_o idleness_n chap._n 56._o of_o diceplay_a chap._n 57_o of_o superfluity_n in_o apparel_n another_o cause_n of_o the_o alteration_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n chap._n 58._o the_o seven_o part_n of_o the_o conservation_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n chap._n 59_o of_o tax_n and_o subsidy_n chap._n 60._o remedy_n against_o sedition_n and_o privy_a conspiracy_n chap._n 61._o the_o felicity_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n chap._n 62_o the_o eight_o part_n of_o war_n chap._n 63_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o christian_n to_o make_v war_n chap._n 64_o what_o war_n be_v most_o lawful_a chap._n 65._o that_o before_o we_o begin_v war_n preparation_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o sufficient_a necessary_n thereto_o belong_v chap._n 66._o the_o duty_n of_o a_o general_n chap._n 67._o of_o the_o choice_n of_o soldier_n chap._n 68_o whether_o the_o stranger_n or_o the_o home_n bear_v subject_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v chap._n 69._o how_o the_o enemy_n be_v to_o be_v vanquish_v chap._n 70._o the_o conclusion_n of_o peace_n the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o golden-grove_n moralize_v the_o first_o part_n of_o god_n nature_n chap._n i._n forasmuch_o as_o all_o the_o endevoure_v of_o humane_a action_n do_v proceed_v from_o god_n pythiis_fw-la and_o 127._o except_o he_o build_v the_o house_n and_o uphold_v man_n enterprise_n their_o labour_n be_v but_o lose_v that_o build_v i_o hold_v it_o a_o requisite_a point_n of_o my_o duty_n that_o in_o these_o moral_a discourse_n and_o politic_a tradition_n i_o begin_v principal_o of_o his_o majesty_n and_o search_v out_o some_o essential_a property_n flow_v from_o his_o divine_a &_o incomprehensible_a form_n for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o which_o and_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n which_o i_o write_v assist_v i_o furente_fw-la o_o thou_o great_a governor_n of_o heaven_n and_o judge_v of_o the_o world_n with_o thy_o sacred_a power_n grant_v 9_o i_o beseech_v thou_o that_o my_o mind_n may_v ascend_v up_o into_o the_o straight_a and_o noble_a seat_n of_o virtue_n where_o i_o may_v find_v the_o fountain_n of_o goodness_n and_o reveal_v the_o same_o be_v find_v unto_o thou_o almost_o lose_v &_o astraied_a sheep_n god_n supernatural_a nature_n i_o confess_v be_v every_o way_n infinite_a can_v possible_o be_v contain_v by_o any_o limit_a creature_n 7._o thing_n subject_a and_o familiar_a to_o sense_n be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o mind_n by_o a_o imaginary_a resemblance_n of_o they_o but_o as_o for_o thing_n infinite_a and_o not_o subject_a to_o sense_n of_o which_o nature_n god_n be_v how_o shall_v i_o be_v able_a to_o imprint_v their_o likeness_n in_o my_o feeble_a and_o shallow_a brain_n 18._o no_o man_n have_v see_v god_n at_o any_o time_n deorum_fw-la yet_o we_o know_v he_o by_o his_o miraculous_a work_n to_o come_v near_o his_o description_n i_o find_v that_o god_n be_v a_o most_o pure_a essential_a and_o active_a form_n without_o mixture_n of_o matter_n &_o form_n or_o distinction_n of_o part_n every_o where_o alike_o and_o the_o very_a same_o and_o again_o god_n be_v uncreate_v perpetual_a that_o be_v he_o ever_o be_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v philosop_n he_o be_v not_o make_v of_o nothing_o for_o nothing_o according_a to_o the_o philosopher_n say_v be_v make_v of_o nothing_o the_o gentile_n albeit_o want_v the_o light_n to_o understand_v perfect_a truth_n be_v yet_o all_o of_o they_o for_o the_o most_o part_n amaze_v at_o the_o excellent_a glory_n &_o power_n of_o god_n pythagoras_n say_v that_o god_n be_v a_o lively_a mind_n that_o pierce_v into_o all_o thing_n of_o who_o all_o live_a creature_n receive_v their_o be_v thales_n esteem_v he_o to_o be_v a_o understanding_n that_o create_v all_o thing_n of_o the_o element_n of_o water_n chrysippus_n call_v he_o a_o natural_a faculty_n endue_v with_o divine_a reason_n thus_o we_o see_v that_o there_o be_v engrave_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n a_o certain_a feel_n of_o god_n nature_n which_o can_v never_o be_v root_v out_o and_o although_o swinish_a atheist_n do_v laugh_v at_o that_o which_o i_o have_v write_v touch_v the_o godhead_n 2._o yet_o that_o be_v but_o a_o laughter_n from_o the_o tooth_n outward_a because_o inward_o the_o worm_n of_o conscience_n gnaw_v they_o much_o more_o sharp_o than_o all_o hot_a sear_a iron_n final_o to_o leave_v the_o gentile_n opinion_n i_o judge_v it_o not_o amiss_o if_o we_o satisfy_v ourselves_o to_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v almighty_a his_o might_n unsearchable_a &_o his_o power_n admirable_a and_o as_o anima_fw-la the_o soul_n be_v whole_o both_o in_o the_o whole_a body_n &_o also_o in_o every_o member_n of_o it_o 10._o so_o god_n be_v whole_o both_o in_o the_o world_n &_o likewise_o whole_o in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o same_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n chapt._n 2._o diagoras_n and_o theodorus_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o dispute_v against_o the_o deity_n neither_o as_o i_o
christ_n ult._n with_o who_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o spirit_n will_v always_o be_v until_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n therefore_o injury_n be_v do_v unto_o he_o if_o we_o allow_v of_o any_o other_o monarch_n but_o only_o he_o answer_n even_o as_o it_o have_v please_v god_n of_o his_o divine_a providence_n to_o ordain_v the_o sun_n moon_n and_o element_n as_o emperor_n over_o this_o inferior_a world_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n he_o work_v by_o such_o mean_n and_o instrument_n 31._o constitute_v moses_n josuah_n and_o other_o judge_n over_o his_o people_n by_o who_o as_o his_o instrument_n he_o bring_v to_o pass_v his_o sacred_a will_n and_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n from_o egypt_n where_o they_o be_v enthrall_v and_o although_o he_o defend_v we_o with_o a_o outstretch_a arm_n and_o have_v illuminate_v we_o with_o the_o light_n of_o his_o gospel_n yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o have_v appoint_v prince_n as_o his_o vicegerent_n and_o instrument_n here_o on_o earth_n to_o see_v his_o word_n planâ—ed_v heresy_n root_v out_o and_o offender_n by_o political_a law_n execute_v monarch_n therefore_o must_v be_v obey_v r_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o the_o wicked_a ibid._n there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n and_o the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n wherefore_o 23._o let_v no_o man_n speak_v evil_a of_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o hereditary_a succession_n be_v better_a than_o election_n chap._n 4._o 4._o many_o affect_v the_o place_n of_o a_o monarch_n not_o to_o any_o good_a end_n they_o be_v not_o good_a themselves_o who_o nevertheless_o the_o custom_n or_o law_n of_o nation_n have_v restrain_v by_o a_o double_a bridle_n of_o election_n and_o succession_n the_o latter_a be_v that_o when_o majesty_n come_v of_o descent_n and_o one_o prince_n be_v bear_v of_o another_o the_o other_o when_o as_o birthright_n be_v set_v aside_o they_o be_v choose_v by_o consent_n of_o voice_n succession_n 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prince_n then_o in_o the_o election_n the_o duty_n of_o a_o prince_n chap._n 5._o there_o be_v four_o chief_a quality_n necessary_a for_o a_o prince_n to_o maintain_v his_o reputation_n the_o first_o be_v clemency_n to_o forgive_v trespass_n for_o as_o the_o sun_n when_o it_o be_v high_a in_o the_o zodiac_n move_v slow_a so_o the_o high_a a_o prince_n be_v soar_v to_o greatness_n the_o more_o gracious_a and_o meek_a he_o ought_v to_o be_v towards_o his_o humble_a subject_n the_o second_o to_o imprint_v the_o law_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n in_o his_o mind_n and_o to_o level_v all_o his_o action_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n as_o well_o for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o hold_v dear_a than_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n yea_o than_o all_o the_o world_n as_o for_o good_a ensample_n and_o imitation_n unto_o his_o subject_n the_o three_o be_v liberality_n to_o succour_v poor_a scholar_n and_o soldier_n for_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o 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have_v as_o yet_o remain_v with_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n rodolph_n the_o second_o now_o reign_v of_o the_o name_n of_o king_n chap._n 7._o touch_v the_o title_n of_o king_n it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o nation_n so_o do_v they_o diverse_o nominate_v their_o prince_n to_o wit_n among_o the_o egyptian_n they_o name_v they_o pharaoes_n among_o the_o persian_n arsacides_n among_o the_o bithynian_n ptolemy_n among_o the_o latin_n siluii_n among_o the_o sicilian_n tyrant_n among_o the_o argive_n king_n among_o the_o saraâ—ens_n amiraes_n and_o now_o of_o late_a among_o the_o persian_n soldan_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n all_o prince_n be_v term_v tyrant_n but_o when_o people_n begin_v to_o perceive_v how_o great_a difference_n be_v betwixt_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o repub._n they_o agree_v among_o themselves_o to_o call_v the_o good_a prince_n king_n and_o the_o wicked_a tyrant_n whereby_o we_o see_v that_o this_o title_n 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history_n for_o which_o cause_n legumlat_a the_o divine_a philosopher_n find_v great_a fault_n with_o his_o countryman_n the_o grecian_n because_o their_o noblewoman_n be_v not_o instruct_v in_o matter_n of_o state_n &_o policy_n likewise_o justinian_n the_o emperor_n be_v high_o displease_v with_o the_o armenian_n armen_n for_o that_o most_o barbarous_o they_o prohibit_v woman_n from_o enjoy_v heritage_n and_o bear_v rule_n as_o though_o quoth_v he_o woman_n be_v base_a and_o dishonour_v and_o not_o create_v of_o god_n câ—ter_fw-la in_o the_o right_n of_o succession_n the_o sister_n son_n be_v equal_a to_o the_o brother_n son_n whereby_o be_v understand_v that_o woman_n be_v license_v to_o govern_v aswell_o as_o man_n moreover_o there_o be_v two_o forcible_a reason_n that_o conclude_v woman_n to_o be_v most_o apt_a for_o seignory_n first_o 3_o there_o be_v neither_o jew_n nor_o grecian_a there_o be_v neither_o bond_n nor_o free_a there_o be_v neither_o male_n nor_o female_a for_o 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