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A11791 Nevves from Pernassus The politicall touchstone, taken from Mount Pernassus: whereon the governments of the greatest monarchies of the world are touched. Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.; Boccalini, Traiano, 1556-1613. Pietra del paragone politico. 1622 (1622) STC 22080; ESTC S116983 48,953 96

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themselves_o with_o musk_n ambergriece_n civet_n and_o all_o other_o the_o most_o odoriferous_a drug_n the_o east_n produce_v but_o all_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o neither_o charge_n nor_o diligence_n be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v they_o attain_v to_o the_o end_n of_o their_o intent_n howbeit_o before_o they_o will_v give_v it_o over_o as_o desperate_a the_o noble_a french_a nation_n have_v recourse_n unto_o his_o majesty_n the_o productour_n of_o all_o aromatickes_n who_o they_o earnest_o beseech_v that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o teach_v the_o french_a the_o way_n how_o to_o make_v the_o right_a spanish_a send_v for_o sweet_a glove_n whereupon_o apollo_n be_v never_o see_v to_o laugh_v more_o hearty_o at_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o infortunate_a icarus_n than_o he_o do_v at_o the_o request_n of_o those_o french_a who_o hand_n he_o command_v his_o priest_n that_o stand_v by_o he_o to_o smell_v unto_o and_o tell_v he_o what_o they_o scent_v of_o the_o priest_n immediate_o obey_v and_o affirm_v unto_o his_o majesty_n that_o they_o scent_v well_o which_o apollo_n hear_v he_o say_v to_o those_o french_a that_o nature_n always_o use_v to_o countervail_v a_o defect_n with_o some_o rare_a virtue_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o gift_n of_o make_v glove_n so_o sweet_a she_o have_v only_o grant_v to_o that_o nation_n who_o hand_n stink_v most_o abominable_a chap._n 11._o the_o monarchy_n of_o spain_n throw_v her_o physician_n out_o of_o the_o window_n this_o morning_n the_o monarchy_n of_o spain_n have_v send_v for_o her_o ordinary_a physician_n a_o little_a after_o with_o her_o own_o hand_n she_o throw_v he_o out_o of_o the_o window_n of_o her_o royal_a palace_n whereupon_o the_o poor_a wretch_n be_v all_o batter_a in_o piece_n die_v incontinent_o a_o accident_n that_o seem_v the_o more_o strange_a in_o regard_n the_o physician_n be_v hold_v by_o all_o the_o court_n to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o extraordinary_a honesty_n and_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o his_o profession_n most_o admirable_a sundry_a be_v the_o discourse_n that_o be_v make_v upon_o so_o remarkable_a a_o matter_n but_o apollo_n desire_v to_o know_v of_o the_o spanish_a monarchy_n herself_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o so_o grievous_a a_o resentment_n that_o mighty_a queen_n tell_v he_o how_o above_o forty_o year_n since_o upon_o occasion_n of_o some_o accident_n that_o befall_v she_o and_o other_o sign_n which_o she_o have_v discover_v she_o fear_v that_o in_o process_n of_o time_n she_o shall_v catch_v some_o dangerous_a french_a disease_n from_o the_o royal_a house_n of_o bourbon_n and_o therefore_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o inconvenience_n which_o she_o foresee_v she_o have_v demand_v counsel_n of_o her_o physician_n who_o prescribe_v she_o a_o long_a fashidious_a and_o chargeable_a purgation_n compound_v of_o divers_a oil_n of_o holy_a league_n of_o insurrection_n of_o people_n of_o rebellion_n of_o nobility_n of_o cautery_n and_o other_o very_a bitter_a ingredient_n whereby_o she_o 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then_o such_o grievous_a disorder_n about_o thirty_o year_n past_o his_o majesty_n command_v that_o the_o infortunate_a count_n s_o t._n paul_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n shall_v be_v close_o carry_v in_o a_o caroche_n by_o gio_n francisco_n lottini_n the_o secret_a register_n of_o moral_a precept_n in_o this_o court_n unto_o the_o porch_n of_o the_o delphic_a temple_n where_o those_o three_o great_a prince_n with_o their_o hand_n without_o finger_n and_o all_o so_o foul_o tear_v as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v gnaw_v with_o dog_n be_v show_v by_o lottini_n to_o the_o people_n which_o come_v in_o and_o out_o at_o the_o temple_n unto_o who_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n he_o say_v you_o faithful_a virtuous_a devote_v unto_o learning_n and_o holy_a moral_a precept_n by_o this_o so_o miserable_a calamity_n of_o these_o unhappy_a prince_n deprive_v of_o the_o use_n of_o their_o hand_n which_o god_n preserve_v unto_o you_o take_v example_n and_o learn_v what_o it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v carry_v to_o such_o simplicity_n as_o to_o pluck_v crab_n out_o of_o their_o hole_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o another_o chap._n 15._o the_o monarchy_n of_o spain_n invit_v the_o cardinal_n of_o toledo_n to_o be_v her_o theologian_n which_o he_o refuse_v and_o why_o the_o report_n go_v in_o this_o court_n that_o the_o mighty_a monarchy_n of_o spain_n by_o her_o chief_a secretary_n in_o vit_v the_o worthy_a cardinal_n of_o toledo_n with_o allowance_n of_o a_o large_a pension_n to_o assist_v as_o her_o theologian_n in_o the_o royal_a council_n of_o state_n to_o the_o end_n that_o no_o hang_v shall_v be_v determine_v there_o which_o may_v be_v against_o his_o conscience_n this_o matter_n fill_v the_o whole_a court_n with_o marvel_n in_o regard_n every_o one_o know_v how_o little_a that_o prelate_n in_o the_o rebenediction_n of_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n henry_n the_o 4._o favour_v the_o affair_n of_o his_o prince_n for_o which_o cause_n no_o man_n can_v imagne_n the_o occasion_n wherefore_o so_o wise_a a_o queen_n in_o a_o business_n of_o such_o weight_n shall_v use_v the_o service_n of_o so_o diffident_a a_o subject_n those_o which_o make_v profession_n best_o to_o understand_v the_o manner_n of_o proceed_v of_o the_o advise_v spanish_a nation_n even_o in_o this_o resolution_n acknowledge_v the_o inveterate_a prudence_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n who_o proper_a custom_n it_o be_v never_o to_o be_v at_o quiet_a until_o that_o with_o pension_n with_o honourable_a charge_n with_o all_o kind_n of_o love_a demonstration_n and_o humane_a devise_n they_o have_v draw_v unto_o their_o party_n all_o such_o great_a subject_n as_o they_o see_v to_o be_v alienate_v from_o their_o interest_n and_o from_o who_o they_o know_v that_o one_o day_n yet_o they_o may_v receive_v service_n the_o chief_a confident_n of_o so_o great_a a_o cardinal_n deliver_v that_o his_o lordship_n very_o glad_o 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