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VVarrefare epitomized in a century, of military observations: confirming by antient principles the moderne practise of armes. By Captaine Levves Roberts.
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Roberts, Lewes, 1596-1640.
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wise men alledg that factions are necessary yet doubtlesse that conceit cannot be well maintained unlesse it be upon confines and in such places where conspiracies is feared which Cato in his private famely used Semper contentiunculas aliquas aut dissidentiam inter servos callidâ— serebat suspectam habens nimiam concordiam eorum metuensque Plut. Suspecting and feareing their friendly agreement craftily he gave occasion for petty quarrels and disagreement to arise among his servants Observation LXXXIX Factions amongst Nobility to be suppressed NOw factions amongst the Nobility is sometimes suppressed by forbidding of Colours or noted and knowne badges to be worne somtimes also by inhibiting of names and watchwords of â—â—times and this we learne was the counsell of Mecaenasto Augustus and Aristotle thinketh it fit that lawes should be made against the factions of Noble men Nobilium comemiones etpartes etiam legâ—bus oporteâ— prohibere conari Aristo It is very requisite that the Lawes endeavor to restraine contentions and sidings among Noble-men Observation 90. Sedition a cause of Civil Warre A Nother cause of civill Warre we called sedition which is a sudden coâ—â—otion or assembly of common people against their Prince or his Magistrates the originall of which disorders may proceed from diven causes but commonly we find oppressâ—â— the prime 〈◊〉 periculorumâ— vem ediâ—â—â—sa pericâ—la arbirâ—â—â— Aristotle They supposing present dangers to be the very remedy for those mischiefes which are nere at hand Observation 91. Feare a cause of sedition AGaine we find that feare may be an occasion of sedition as well in him that hath done injury as in him that looketh to be injuried as being desirous to prevent it before it commeth It may also proceed of over great mildnes in government Non miserijs sed liscentia tantum concitum turbarum lascivire magis plebem quà m sâ—vire Liv. The insurrections of the Commons are occasion'd not so much through oppressions whereby they grow wild as through too much liberty whereby they play the wantons Observation 92. Poverty a cause of sedition SEdition is also seene somtimes to arise of poverty or of those Artificers whose Arts are grown out of use and consequently no meanes whereof they can live as is noted in the silver sâ—iths by the neglect of Dianaa's shrine and Temple Semper in civitate quibusopes nullae sunt bonis invident Vetera odere nova expetunt odio suarâ—◠〈…〉 omâ—ia student Salust Evermore in a City those who are poore envy the rich distast the old and desire new and being out of love with their owne conditions they devise how they may alter every thing Observation 93. Tyranny a cause of Sedition IN the last place Sedition cometh of Tyranny Iâ—soleney or mutinous disposition of certaine Captaines or ring leaders of the people for albeit the multitude is apt to innovation it doth ill stand firme untill some first mover taketh the matter in hand Multitudo omnis sicut mare per seimmobilis Liv. c Every seditious multitude as 't is their condition is of it selfe unalterable Observation 94. Movers of Sedition THe movers of Sedition are many and those of many qualities In the first ranke I account the Ambitious who commonly wanting other meanes to aspire do hope by a practise of Sedition to compasse their intended designe in the next I reckon unthrifts who having consumed their owne do seek by that meanes to possesse themselves of other mens In the last I hold the Vaine and light persons who without cause or reason doe attempt innovation themselves not knowing why nor wherefore Non tam praemijs periculorum quam ipsis periculis laeti pro certis et olim partis nova ambigua ancipitia malunt Tacit. Not more joyfull with the booties they expect to get through these dangers they are to undergoe but even with the very dangers instead of those certaineties and what they are now owners of they rather chuse to have new ambiguous and uncertaine ones And thus having told the causes of Sedition I wish the remedies were in time prepared for Omne malum nascens facilè opprimitur inveter atum fit plerunque robustius Any mischiefe is easily oppressed in the beginning after long continuance it growes more sturdy Observation 95. The way to suppresse Sedition MAny Politicians have noted there are severall waies to suppresse this Sedition before named The first whereof is Eâ—oquence and excellent perswasion which oftentimes is seene to worke great effects amongst the multitude chiefly then when it proceedeth from some reverend and grave person for wisdom and honoured for iâ—tegrity of life for by their opinion the Prince himselfe is not to take this office in hand unlesse necessity doth thereto inforce him Integra aâ—thoritas Principls majoribus remedijs servetur Tacitus Let the Princes authority be reserved entire for greater cures Now if perswasion cannot prevaile then must force compell but before such Violent proceeding both Art and Cunning is to be used either totally to apease or at least to disunite the people and the rather if it apeare to the multitude that the Prince do offer faire and promise plausible Verba apud populum plurimum valent Tacitus Words doe most exceedingly prevaile with the multitude And in these or in such like Cases it is held by reason of state lawfull for Princes to use craft and the same not prevailing to wash away the infany thereof with clemeucy for when Armes are laid downe and every one yeeldeth generall punishment were needles Omnium culpa fuit paucorum sit poena Tacit. Though all have alike offended yet let but a few be punished Observation 96. The difference betwixt Kings and Tyrants THe last and principall cause of Sedition we named Tyranny which is a certaine Violent government exceeding the Lawes of GOD and Nature The difference betweene Kings and Tyrants may be this The one imployeth Armes in defence of Peace The other useth them to terrify those of whom his cruelty hath deserved hate Aferre trâ—tidare rapere fallis nominibus imperium atque vhi solitudinem fecerint pacem appellant Tacit. By false titles to take by violence cruelly to murther and enter fiercely into the authority royall and when they have eaused desolation to call it Peace In the next place the quslity of Tyranny is to esteeme proâ—oters more then good Ministers because those men are the scourge of infinite others they are also protectors of imptous persons and stand in dayly doubt of Noble and Vertuous men Nobilitas opes omissi gestique honores pro crimine et ob Virtutes certissimum exitiuâ— Tacitus Noblenesse of birth wealth dignities or formerlyundergon are wither now borne accompted for a crime and death is a most certaine reward for vertue Moreover Tyrants doe indeavor to suppresse the knowledg of letters and civill life to the end all good Arts should be exiled and barbarisme introduced Pellunt sapientiae professores omnes bonas artes in exilium agant Tacit. They