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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19863	A briefe discourse dialoguevvise shevving how false & dangerous their reports are, which affirme, the Spaniards intended inuasion to be, for the reestablishment of the Romish religion; for her Maiesties succors giuen to the Netherlanders, and for Sir Frances Drakes enterprise three yeares past into the VVest Indies.	Daunce, Edward.	1590 (1590)	STC 6290; ESTC S105195	9,599	28

greedinesse is seldome satisfied whose countrey contenteth them not it may be still doubted no place being esteemed so deare as the place of birth and education that their lightnesse can not be stayed by change but rather impaired by loosing their first faith the iust recompence of which amongst those that are prudent is chastisement Vortiger could well band with this racket he putting to death an hundred Picts at one bandy whom he procured to kil the king Constantius Selim the great Turke had also great skill at this game who promising Vstarabi a phisition ten Duckets a day during his life to poison his father Baisit the second did for recompence of the fact cut of his head saying the phisition would no more spare him then he did his father if anie would require him The like Caesar Borgia the Spaniard practised with Messire Remiro Dorco whom he only vsed in all murders treasons and oppressions of the people If this were the bountie of tyrants to traitors good kings I hope will not be behind them in iust punishments whom they haue exceeded in due mainteining iustice as the testimonies of Dauid that caused the Amalec to dy that bosted to haue slaine Saul and of good Dane Canutus who being companion in this kingdom with Edmond named for his cheualry Ironside put to death Eudricus the Saxon who had slain his soueraigne to bring the whole empire into Canutus hands do plentifully witnesse These are said PHILEMON presidents of rare iustice most excellent to be followed of them that care to maintaine the high reputation of their calling for according to the opinion of ciuilians who affirme that their lawes permit a gētleman to make any iniury done to one of his order no lesse his then if it were profered him selfe which interest and similitude of dignitie were it duly regarded by persons of equalitie would greatly abate the bold offers of these disturbers of gouernement as well for that they ariue not amisse either into the handes of bad or good Princes in regard of chastisemēt as that wise kings may suspect that as they many times rise they may also fall by factious followers to whom in respect of their countries health to neglect money would be sometimes according to the comicall Poet a great gaine Then I. It is most true that where this moath of faction entereth she eateth through the garmentes of peace whether of the long or short robe Of this opinion was that noble gentleman Monsieur du Lant who being sent by the Frēch king Lewes the 12. into Italie to restore diuers castels to the Florentins takē from them by the Duke Valentino and the Vitelli in the vales of Treuere and Chiana and finding there many which bosted to be of the faction of one Marzoco greatly blamed them alledging that if the subiectes of Fraunce should name them selues partakers with the king his Maister though spoken with dutie they should be chastised as such which suppose a contrarie partie in that realme against the king an admonition worthie to be written with letters of gold in publicke places as monuments of his singular prudence For if the vnitie of elemēts humors or qualities mainteineth the life either of bodies naturall or politicke it cannot be but a disagreement doth breed a resolution spasme or some other most daungerous infirmitie in both Examples of antiquitie neede not we hauing too many that be moderne of our neare neighbours amongst which these tokens of murther IE SVIS ROYAL and IE SVIS GVISIAN haue wofully concluded their tragedie For conclusion to mainteine that the motions of Spaine issue from our actions is to make accent vpon these wordes I fauour the Spaniard which are no lesse to be forborne thē these I take part with Marzoco or I am a Guisian all foure by implication being of one nature In regard whereof that all subiects are to esteeme their naturall Prince as the Generall of God I would that those who haue not obserued the course of times should with the ancient French which esteemed all things lawful their kings did in fauor of the people humbly reuerence their Princes proceedings as his who standing for the publike benefite of his countrey is alwayes blamelesse though his pretenses to the ignorant multitude haue some shew of iniustice For how may he that leadeth a priuate life and neuer handled publicke affaires be able to reason in things meete lawfull or necessarie for gouernement the true knowledge of which drawing neere the diuine prouidence is not to be disputed in the schooles of Thersites vnlesse there be some Vlysses to moderate For who so attributeth the effectes of things present to causes next going before may be deceaued with him who not knowing his patients infirmity and finding neither oister shelles or the parings of apples by which he might coniecture the sick had surfeted but after spying a saddle vnder the bed feared not to wager his life that his patient had eaten a horse or more properly to ascribe the hostilitie of Spaine to the iniuries of our nation is to be no lesse mad then he who thought his phrensie happened by washing his head the day before in cold water For nothing gentlemen said I is plainer then that their naturall auarice and pride and not our iniuries haue furiously incited thē according to their embleme of Burgundie hauing two handes with a steele and flint stricking fire with these wordes Ante ferit quàm flamma micet to esteeme no law of societie or bond of nature whereby they may more securely oppresse all partes by violence and stealth This hath bene touched by many but very aptly by the expert and valiant knight Sir Roger VVilliams who hauing serued long time in their warres hath with quicke colours described their crueltie towardes their faithfull seruitours not being of their nation VVith these therefore that keepe no mediocritie it is most daungerous in matter of state to vse a way consisting in a meane the same being neither able to procure frendes or to propell a weake or feble enemie VVhich speaches ended PHILEMON in the behalfe of the rest which seemed by their silence desirous to depart answered well EPOENETVS the time rather requiring to consider what we ought to doe then what we haue done let both our nations to expresse the good affections of honest men haue in their standerds guidons and ensignes the deuise of a souldiours match burning with these wordes about the wreath al fine loial which spoken hee and the company departed with countenances promising the accomplishment and performance of great matters FINIS Lib. 4. Ilia Exod. cap. 24. sect 4. 7. Paradoxe troisiesme Flor. Hist. Sans. de vitis Tur. Reg. 2. cap. 1. Flor. Hist. Adelpho Act. 2. Home Lib. 2. Ilia