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A94341	The application of certain histories concerning ambassadours and their functions, by Francis Thynn, Esquire. Taken out of Sir Robert Cottons library.	Thynne, Francis, 1545?-1608.; Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631.	1651 (1651)	Wing T1142; Thomason E1403_1; ESTC R3001	34,353	213

as they seem to be adorned with many excellencies And therefore having already spoken of the first part I will come to the later part of this Proposition and lay before your eyes their misfortunes how some have died by the way some have been slain some maymed some blinded and some many other wayes misused as the malice of the doer or the will of the Commander gave in charge for the same And therefore first to Ambassadours that have been slain and dyed in their Embassie The Athenians sent Demades the Orator as Legate to Antipater for that Demades seemed very expert in the Macedonian affaires to require of Antipater that as at the beginning he had promised so he would bring forth his aide out of Munichia Antipater at first seemed of good disposition towards Demades but after Perdicea being dead and certain of the Kings Letters found amongst the Kings writings in with Demades did exhort Perdicea that hee should speedily passe into Europe against Antipater the favour of Antipater was alyened from Demade so that hee nourished privily cruelty against him Wherfore Demadess with his Sonne Demea who with his Father was also Ambassadour urging the performance of the promise were both delivered to the Executioner Diodo li. 18. Servius Sulpitius dying in his Legation had a Statue erected to him sitting on horse-back Agapetus the Romane as before you heard comming to the Emperour to excuse the death of Amalasuenta died in his Embassie Porcopius Domatus Accioiolus who wrote the Grammar as I conjecture singularly learned in the Greek and Latine tongue being Ambassadour from the Florentines to Lewis the Eleventh King of France for to joyn in league against Xistus the Fourth Bishop of Rome dyed before he was departed out of the limits of Italy In recompence whereof his Children had many privileges granted and great sums bestowed on them with other money appointed by the Magistrates to the bestowing of his Daughters in Marriage In whose place Guidontanius Vespatius was erected Brutus li. 7. Histor Florenc Claudius Marcellus one of the three Ambassadours sent unto Massinissa into Africa perished by shipwrack a little before the third Punicall warres Livi. li. 50. Volater Livius li. 17. Julianus Caesarius the Cardinall and Ambassadour with Udalislaus King of Polonia sent by Eugenius the Fourth chief Bishop against the Turks was slain Volat. li. 22. Bassarion Cardinall of Nice who wrote the Historie of the Greeks in the beginning of the Popedome of Xistus whilest he went into France to conclude a Peace between Lewis the King of France and Charles Duke of Burgondie as meaning to sacrifice that for his last offer to God being suspected of th' one part and returning without doing any notable thing in the cause with very griefe of mind died at Ravena in his journey Volat. li. 2. Anthrop The Senate of Venice did dispatch in Legation to the King of Spain Domick Frinisanus and Anthony Boldus to procure as there was truce taken for a time a continuall amitie between those Kings and Charles the King of France who taking their journey Antony being a man of singular eloquence and profound judgement overtaken with ficknesse in the way dyed at Genua In recompence whereof the State and Senate of Venice gave to his Son Gabriel Boldns spirituall livings at Patavia after confirmed to the said Gabriel by Alexander the Pope Bemb li. 4. Ven. Histor Thus these examples sufficing for the proofe of this matter although many other might be vouched thereupon as well out of our English Chronicles as out of other Authors I will now since every man is subject to death and it forceth not before God whether hee die an Ambassadour or no shew what injuries aswell in life as limbe with other disorders have been used unto Legates against Law Reason Equitie Friendship and Christianity CHAP. 7. Ambassadours evilly entreated in their Embassie IT is shewed before in the privileges of Ambassadours that their Immunitie should be such as they ought not to be touched for any offence in their Legation no not for conspiracie against another Prince Then since this was the Law called Jus Gentium which was as touching Legates called Divinum for that commonly they fought to maintain godly Peace How much are those persons Kings or others to be blamed that have offered violence to such men which of themselves doe nothing but execute the commandement of their Superiours to resist whom is punishable as well before God as before men Disobedience being such a vice as God abhorreth Man punisheth Reason misliketh and Law condemneth Wherefore as good Princes have been commended to their perpetuall glory for the liberalitie good using and entertainment of Ambassadours So evill Kings to their continuall shame are registred in remembrance for abusing violating and offending such persons And therefore under this Title I will set down both what Ambassadours have been injured in what sort it was done by whom for what cause and to whose despight it hath been practised as followeth First the Ambassadours of Darius requiring in great words Earth and Water to be given them which amongst the Persians was a token of yielding or subjection were soon headlong thrown into Ditches and some into deep Wells and Dungeons Alexander ab Alexandro li. 4. cap. 7. Longius the Legate of Trajane the Emperour as he was talking was circumvented and apprehended Volat. li. 23. Anthrop John the Son of Edward being issued from the noble house of the Romans called Columna which ancient familie continueth at this day of which there did flourish two hundred noble personages and being Cardinall of St. Praxedis was Ambassador in the expedition to Hierusalem which was in the year 1200. where hee did almost suffer Martyrdome for he was of the barbarous Enemies included between two posts readie to be cut in sunder unless the Divine providence and his great constancie had not moved them to relent Volat. li. 22. Anthrop Aurelius Scaurus Legate from the Cymbries the host being overthrown was taken who being called to the Councell by them did put them in fear lest they should passe the Alps and goe into Italy affirming that the Romans could not be subdued upon which hee was killed by Belus the fierce young King Livius li. 67. A. Gabinius the Legate after many things prosperously done against the Lucans and many Towns overthrown was slain at a siege Livius li. 76. Henricus Dandalus the Ambassadour of the Venetians for that he liberally uttered certain things had against the Law of Nations his eyes plucked out by Emanuel Emperour of Constantinople Pantaleon the Tyrant of the Eleans did geld certain Legates comming to him and enforced them to eat their own stones Heraclides in Politiis The Egyptians joyning battell with Cambyses King of the Persians in the end took their flight without any order to whom being withdrawn into Memphis Cambyses sent an Herald his Legate being a Persian in a ship of Mitelena They when they saw the ship arrived at

Emperour two faire Barbara Goates with which proud answer they confirmed the suspition this Emperour conceived of their folly Aegidius Cororetus de dictis factis memor And here winding up the Clue of my raw thred spun and woven to make the mournfull garment for unfit Ambassadours to wear that is to cloth them with reproch to posteritie for that they were foolish Traytors proud disdainfull unfit for so honourable a place I will only now adde to this matter one title more being a badge of their office and so set end to this unorderly discourse of matters belonging to Ambassadours for both shortnesse of time and tediousnesse of the matter and indigestion in the method doe will mee with speed remembring Solomons divine Speech That in multiloquio non deest peccatum to draw to my journeys end lest my weary hand and my tyred Pen thinking to reach to a further place doe break their wind and cast their Master into the myre whose end is then farre worse than his hastie beginning And thus to the last title CHAP. 12. Of Persons sent divers times in Embassie AS the end for every thing maketh the same happy or evill as the Proverb is Bonus exitus omnia probat so of a good beginning by grace continued for vertue attempted with order executed by good mindes performed of necessitie there must ensue a good end no lesse worthy such a beginning For as the good life is cause of a good and quiet death So the milde and godly death declare the former good life of the Person And therefore since my beginning by intent was good the continuance for matter not unprofitable for order not altogether confused and for the commoditie that may ensue not to bee rejected since this benefit commeth thereby that although it bee not worthy the reading of your honour and although it bring no great learning to others yet to mee who travell my wit and hand my studie and pen therewith it bringeth advantage I hope a good end and conclusion of matter will follow For as the beginning of this ' Treatise was in the commendation of the wise learned and worthy Ambassadours So with like end in praise of them and their travell I will finish this simple Treatise And for that there is nothing can beautifie their person increase their honour augment their substance win love of their Countrie gain credit amongst strangers favour of their Prince and friendship amongst all men than oftentimes to supply the place of so weightie and honourable a charge Therefore I will say somewhat of divers persons who divers times to divers Princes and in divers matters have won singular commendations therefore committing all other matters to silence which I could speak of them and their office Since these Messengers of Princes to Princes had their first originall from the Angellicall Order of Archangells who are made the Ambassadours of God to great Personages in great matters either of Revelation of the successe of Kingdomes as Gabriel was to Daniel or of opening some rare and strange thing as hee was also to the Virgin of the Conception of the Saviour of our Souls and Redeemer of us from our Sinnes For this is certain that there is no order or government in this world as well Ecclesiasticall as Temporall but it is had from the pattern of the Celestiall Hierarchie Since God Created the world and appointed the government thereof according to the Architype chiefe pattern or Ideall forme of the same conceived in the divine mind and ordered in the Celestiall Hierarchy But enough of this and perchance to some cavelling heads who as yet have not tasted the sweet kernell of the hard Nut too much to bee discovered And so once again to my Ambassadours which divers times have enjoyed that Function whereof I although I might produce many good and present examples both of our own Countrie in our own remembrance and living in our present dayes As of your Lordship of whom for modesty I will forbear to speak who have now twice been Ambassadour And of Master Doctor Nicholas Wootton who being Counsellour to four Princes was also divers times Ambassadour of Sir Johu Mason likewise and many other our Countrie-men yet I will only here powre out of the small store of my Collections such as in times past in forraign Nations have enjoyed such high and honourable title Caius Lelius Ambassadour to Africa going into Spain was Governour in the expugnation of New Carthage as Livie witnesseth who also being sent Ambassadour from Scipio to Syphaces for conclusion of friendship did lead with him certain Tribunes expert in the feats of Arms under the form of Servants to the intent to descrie the manner of the Countrie as writeth Frontinus in which Legation hee wisely wrought that Syphaces became friend to the Romans Volat. li. 16. Urb. Com. A●gidius Carilla was sent from Innocent the sixth high Bishop to conclude the matters of Italy who being by birth a Spaniard of the Nation of Carilla was so singular wise in the despatch of his affaires in the absence of the Bishop that he pacified the State of the Church at that time miserably vexed with many and great tumults which man also of Urban the sixth being again sent into Italy brought under the obedience of Count Barnabas molesting the quiet of the Bishop who likewise before of Urban the Fifth was sent Legate into Italy Volat. li. 22. Anthropo Quintus Cicero the brother of Marcus Tullius Cicero the Legate of Caesar in France was the chiefe in 14. Embassies Volat. 29. Epiphanius the most holy Bishop did execute the office of many Legations for Theodericus King of the Goths and for many others who alwayes returned most happy in that every thing in those severall causes succeeded well according to his mind Ennodius in ejus vita And so concluding this Title of such persons as have divers times supplied the office of an Ambassador with the number of foure Forraigne examples thinking the same number in Arithmetick to possesse vertue As all the Divines both Latines Greeks and Hebrews aswell Cabalists as others doe fully agree and not without great reason most learnedly and Christianly do maintain against unlearned and foolish opinions of such as doe grossly judge such hidden mysteries of numbers to be superstitious contrary to Scripture which voucheth that God made the world in waight number and measure which three doe signifie Musick Arithmetique and Geometry of which number of Four I referre the Discourse to another more convenient time I will in few words set end unto this my unorderly but well meaning Discourse of Ambassadours in a short Epilogue by way of recapitulation knitting up the summe of all that which before in those Examples have been so hudled up together in hotch-poch Wherefore first it appeareth that Ambassadours having their example from Heaven and their originall upon earth were used in all Ages in all matters amongst all men of sundrie Nations of the Jewes Gentiles Greeks Barbarians Latines and other people Secondly that he who in honour should furnish the place of such a person must be free born no bond man stout and valiant not dastard-like or a coward that he must be learned not ignorant wise not foolish quick of wit not blockish and dull faithfull no traytor that he must be rewarded not suffered to consume his substance That hee must in his Embassie bee well intreated not abused murthered or have any villanie or injury permitted to be done unto him and that hee must be of good calling and estimation in his Countrie before hee be sent not a Crafts-man a Serving-man a common Citizen a mean Priest an Advocate or a defamed person either for Perjurie Simonie Treacherie or any other kind of evill life For if he be unfurnished with these vertues and garnished with these vices hee is not only not worthy to supply the place of Embassie in a Forraign Nation where hee shall doe his Countrie good his Prince honour and himselfe good and credit But hee rather well deserveth as a wicked and hatefull person to be banished into some other Countrie there to rid his Common-wealth of such an evill member to become opprobrious to other Nations and in all places of the world to receive due punishment for his evill deservings Thus having ended my Christmasse work done in the middest of my Christmasse plaies as may appear by the Christmasly handling thereof I after Christmasse consecrate the same to your honourable acceptance not as a thing worthy your desert and judgement but as a thing that answereth my desire and good meaning The which I beseech your Lordship to accept as lovingly from mee as it is presented willingly by mee unto you with whom as soon as by leasure I might and as by learning I was able and as a body born out of time but yet thinking it better late than never I deemed it my dutie to congratulate your return with some such poor gift as the Reliques of my spoyled Librarie in the time of mine impoverishing and infortunate trouble would yield mee abilitie to bestow And thus most humbly commending me to your Honourable liking committing you to the Almighties protection I dutifully take my leave this eighth of Januarie 1578. at Longleate Yours FINIS