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A09487 The counsellor of estate Contayning the greates and most remarkeable considerations seruing for the managing of publicke affaires. Diuided into three parts. The first contaynes the meanes to settle an estate. The secund, the meanes to perserue it. And the third, the meanes to encrease it. Written in French by one of the ancient counsellors to the most Christian kings, Henry the Fourth, and Levvis the thirteenth. Translated by E.G.; Conseiller d'estat. English Béthune, Philippe de, comte de Selles et de Charost, 1561-1649.; Grimeston, Edward. 1634 (1634) STC 1977; ESTC S101680 238,642 366

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in_o the_o which_o absolute_a command_n be_v support_v by_o force_n it_o may_v likewise_o be_v say_v that_o a_o principallity_n be_v maintain_v better_o in_o a_o great_a estate_n consist_v of_o person_n of_o diverse_a quality_n and_o a_o small_a estate_n be_v more_o fit_v for_o a_o seignoury_a or_o popular_a government_n for_o that_o in_o a_o great_a estate_n be_v necessary_a to_o train_v up_o the_o subject_n to_o arm_n to_o defend_v it_o it_o fall_v out_o usual_o that_o he_o which_o be_v master_n of_o the_o force_n make_v himself_o likewise_o master_n of_o the_o estate_n as_o it_o have_v happen_v at_o rome_n and_o in_o many_o other_o commonweal_n contrariwise_o a_o prince_n in_o a_o small_a estate_n be_v many_o time_n for●ed_v to_o become_v a_o tyrant_n and_o so_o much_o the_o great_a and_o severe_a tyrant_n as_o the_o extent_n of_o his_o tyranny_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o his_o country_n be_v the_o less_o have_v no_o mean_n to_o draw_v from_o his_o subject_n without_o great_a oppression_n so_o much_o money_n as_o he_o shall_v have_v need_n of_o for_o his_o defence_n to_o the_o which_o all_o his_o subject_n will_v contribute_v willing_o their_o person_n and_o mean_n if_o they_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o republic_n or_o popular_a estate_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o dependence_n of_o estate_n one_o of_o another_o the_o form_n of_o estate_n be_v diverse_a according_a to_o the_o dependence_n of_o those_o which_o command_n for_o although_o we_o treat_v only_o of_o estate_n that_o have_v all_o sovereignty_n over_o their_o subject_n yet_o there_o be_v which_o depend_v in_o some_o sort_n of_o another_o and_o other_o which_o do_v not_o hold_v as_o they_o say_v but_o of_o god_n and_o their_o sword_n have_v no_o dependence_n of_o any_o man_n another_o estate_n depend_v of_o another_o by_o tribute_n duty_n honour_n protection_n or_o pension_n by_o tribute_n when_o as_o beside_o the_o tribute_n which_o they_o owe_v to_o some_o other_o sovereign_n the_o other_o mark_n of_o 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paction_n of_o servitude_n by_o the_o which_o they_o make_v the_o emperor_n tributary_n to_o the_o get_v yet_o i_o hold_v that_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o quality_n and_o power_n of_o the_o estate_n and_o by_o the_o particular_a convention_n for_o the_o succour_n may_v be_v so_o great_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o pension_n as_o we_o may_v easy_o discern_v who_o have_v the_o advantage_n in_o this_o treaty_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n if_o there_o be_v any_o necessity_n in_o the_o one_o to_o do_v that_o which_o they_o have_v stipulate_v from_o he_o and_o that_o what_o they_o desire_v of_o another_o be_v leave_v to_o his_o free_a will_n whereupon_o knowledge_n of_o the_o cause_n the_o first_o shall_v be_v inferior_a to_o the_o last_o the_o mark_n of_o sovereignty_n which_o remain_v sovereignty_n not_o withstand_v these_o dependence_n be_v to_o give_v a_o law_n to_o all_o in_o general_a and_o to_o all_o in_o particular_a without_o the_o consent_n of_o any_o that_o be_v great_a equal_a or_o inferior_a to_o institute_v the_o principal_a officer_n to_o make_v levy_n of_o money_n and_o man_n to_o dispose_v of_o the_o principal_a affair_n not_o yield_v a_o account_n to_o any_o man_n to_o give_v pardon_n to_o condemn_a person_n above_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n to_o judge_v definitive_o and_o without_o appeal_n to_o hold_v this_o power_n of_o himself_o and_o from_o no_o superior_a to_o declare_v war_n and_o treat_v of_o peace_n to_o dispose_v of_o the_o treasure_n to_o coin_v money_n to_o cast_v artillery_n to_o build_v fortress_n and_o such_o like_a chap._n 7._o of_o the_o form_n of_o estate_n according_a to_o the_o right_n of_o those_o which_o command_v they_o the_o form_n of_o estate_n be_v likewise_o diverse_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o right_n of_o such_o as_o command_v and_o according_o their_o command_n be_v call_v lawful_a or_o unlawful_a as_o well_o i●_n a_o principality_n seignoury_n as_o a_o popular_a government_n the_o lawful_a be_v that_o which_o belong_v unto_o we_o be_v it_o by_o the_o bounty_n of_o he_o which_o have_v power_n to_o give_v it_o or_o by_o a_o just_a conquest_n or_o else_o that_o w●ich_a be_v defer_v by_o the_o law_n the_o which_o have_v either_o follow_v succession_n election_n or_o lot_n the_o lot_n be_v more_o proper_a for_o a_o popular_a government_n for_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v equal_a and_o they_o seldom_o make_v use_n of_o it_o in_o the_o government_n of_o a_o principallity_n or_o a_o seig●oury_n yet_o saul_n be_v make_v king_n by_o lot_n and_o alexander_n successor_n after_o his_o death_n divide_v his_o empire_n by_o lot_n at_o venice_n they_o draw_v they_o by_o lot_n which_o be_v to_o choose_v the_o principal_a magistrate_n but_o such_o establishment_n be_v not_o ordinary_a succession_n and_o election_n be_v the_o most_o ordinary_a mean_n to_o attain_v unto_o a_o principallity_n and_o seignoury_n whereof_o it_o be_v necessary_a ●o_o know_v the_o advantage_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o we_o may_v hope_v for_o or_o fear_n chap._n 8._o advantage_n and_o disadvantage_n of_o a_o election_n in_o a_o principallity_n the_o election_n in_o a_o monarchy_n or_o principallity_n be_v dangerous_a principality_n for_o the_o misery_n which_o the_o interim_n or_o vacancy_n do_v usual_o breed_v while_o they_o be_v about_o to_o choose_v a_o king_n the_o estate_n remain_v in_o a_o anarchy_n without_o lord_n or_o governor_n like_a unto_o a_o ship_n without_o a_o pilot_n which_o owe_v his_o shipwreck_n to_o the_o first_o wind._n for_o in_o the_o meantime_n thief_n and_o rober_n upon_o hope_n to_o obtain_v their_o pardon_n from_o the_o new_a king_n commit_v a_o thousand_o villainy_n as_o be_v often_o see_v the_o see_v be_v void_a at_o rome_n or_o as_o in_o poland_n so_o as_o the_o punishment_n ought_v to_o be_v double_v for_o the_o excess_n which_o be_v commit_v during_o that_o time_n beside_o this_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o the_o election_n you_o see_v many_o faction_n whereof_o the_o least_o be_v sufficient_a to_o ●uine_v the_o estate_n the_o which_o not_o able_a to_o be_v reconcile_v they_o frame_v party_n which_o delay_v the_o election_n and_o continue_v the_o int●reigne_a with_o the_o disorder_n which_o accompany_v it_o but_o if_o either_o party_n choose_v who_o they_o think_v good_a then_o grow_v a_o civil_a war_n which_o continue_v long_o after_o this_o have_v be_v see_v in_o the_o election_n of_o pope_n and_o emperor_n and_o the_o empire_n have_v be_v void_a eighteen_o year_n after_o that_o william_n earl_n of_o holland_n have_v be_v slay_v for_o although_o ●hat_n alphonso_n the_o ten_o king_n of_o spain_n be_v choose_v yet_o he_o refuse_v this_o quality_n for_o t●e_v apparent_a danger_n to_o take_v the_o charge_n of_o a●_n estate_n expose_v to_o the_o will_n of_o subject_n to_o the_o envy_n of_o prince_n and_o to_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o stranger_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o wicked_a exceed_v in_o all_o villainy_n moreover_o in_o the_o election_n a_o overture_n be_v make_v of_o many_o if_o they_o fall_v to_o force_v the_o most_o cunning_a and_o rash_a will_v carry_v it_o and_o the_o most_o virtuous_a will_v not_o hazard_v themselves_o if_o they_o make_v themselves_o competitor_n and_o will_v contain_v themselves_o within_o the_o ordinary_a bound_n he_o shall_v never_o be_v choose_v against_o the_o hot_a pursuit_n of_o other_o who_o at_o need_n know_v well_o how_o to_o free_v themselves_o and_o be_v the_o election_n make_v of_o one_o of_o the_o country_n or_o of_o a_o stranger_n yet_o there_o be_v great_a inconvenience_n of_o either_o side_n among_o those_o of_o the_o same_o country_n there_o will_v be_v always_o icalousie_n and_o the_o one_o will_v never_o obey_v the_o other_o and_o although_o they_o be_v not_o all_o equal_a in_o wealth_n and_o virtue_n yet_o they_o will_v still_o presume_v themselves_o to_o
upon_o a_o prince_n or_o upon_o a_o seignoury_n or_o against_o a_o popular_a estate_n and_o he_o which_o attempt_n be_v a_o stranger_n or_o a_o subject_n i_o will_v not_o lay_v open_a the_o manner_n of_o their_o proceed_n nor_o the_o mean_n which_o a_o usurper_n shall_v hold_v it_o be_v too_o common_a a_o science_n and_o too_o much_o practise_v in_o these_o day_n the_o which_o deserve_v rather_o to_o be_v forget_v then_o teach_v for_o the_o misery_n which_o it_o do_v procure_v encounter_v not_o only_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o those_o who_o they_o may_v overmaster_v but_o likewise_o to_o those_o which_o be_v thrust_v on_o to_o such_o interprize_n for_o if_o there_o be_v difficulty_n to_o prepare_v the_o affair_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o end_n there_o be_v no_o less_o to_o maintain_v himself_o and_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v more_o difficulty_n for_o a_o prince_n which_o have_v usurp_v the_o liberty_n of_o another_o to_o preserve_v himself_o i●_n his_o usurpation_n than_o it_o be_v for_o a_o multitude_n which_o have_v recover_v their_o liberty_n to_o maintain_v themselves_o for_o if_o in_o a_o people_n custom_n to_o be_v guide_v make_v most_o common_o the_o liberty_n where_o into_o they_o have_v be_v setu●profitable_a not_o know_v what_o government_n mere_n nor_o have_v any_o understanding_n of_o the_o estate_n like_v unto_o a_o savage_a beast_n which_o have_v be_v feed_v in_o a_o serraile_a or_o cage_n be_v once_o escape_v know_v not_o whither_o to_o go_v have_v not_o be_v accustom_v to_o feed_v like_o other_o and_o not_o know_v whither_o to_o retire_v be_v make_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o first_o that_o will_v captivate_v he_o or_o enchain_v he_o yet_o it_o be_v more_o difficult_a to_o settle_v a_o principality_n for_o this_o new_a greatness_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o envy_n of_o neighbour_n and_o the_o hatred_n of_o subject_n who_o join_v together_o chase_v the_o usurper_n more_o easy_o away_o than_o he_o enter_v into_o this_o new_a 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new_a command_n of_o a_o new_a lord_n with_o who_o the_o people_n can_v so_o easy_o accommodate_v themselves_o so_o as_o for_o the_o se●ling_n of_o this_o new_a principality_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o reside_v himself_o upon_o the_o place_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v the_o better_o see_v the_o disorder_n and_o prevent_v they_o speedy_o for_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o subject_n shall_v have_v more_o occasion_n to_o love_v he_o or_o to_o fear_v he_o if_o they_o do_v ill_a and_o he_o that_o will_v assail_v the_o estate_n will_v resolve_v with_o more_o difficulty_n the_o usurpation_n which_o be_v make_v by_o many_o or_o by_o the_o people_n upon_o their_o natural_a prince_n be_v no_o less_o unjust_a for_o that_o they_o happen_v not_o most_o common_o but_o after_o the_o bad_a government_n of_o the_o prince_n they_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n iustis●ed_v by_o the_o injustice_n of_o his_o action_n that_o be_v likewise_o as_o unjust_a which_o be_v attempt_v against_o a_o seignoury_a by_o the_o people_n the_o which_o most_o common_o grow_v from_o the_o ●niury_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o their_o subject_n who_o be_v assist_v by_o some_o one_o of_o the_o lord_n who_o separate_v himself_o from_o the_o rest_n to_o join_v with_o they_o prevail_v in_o their_o erterprise_n they_o common_o change_v the_o seignoury_a into_o a_o tyrannous_a principality_n and_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o in_o all_o these_o change_n there_o shall_v be_v injustice_n and_o likewise_o violence_n unless_o the_o change_n be_v make_v as_o at_o venice_n the_o which_o in_o the_o beginning_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o people_n and_o afterward_o the_o gate_n be_v shut_v to_o those_o which_o have_v retire_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o neglect_v the_o office_n of_o the_o estate_n unto_o those_o which_o have_v they_o afterward_o they_o make_v a_o estate_n of_o many_o lord_n without_o any_o jealousy_n or_o violence_n the_o same_o happen_v usual_o in_o all_o popular_a estate_n which_o insensible_o change_v into_o a_o seignoury_n when_o as_o they_o receive_v stranger_n and_o impart_v no_o office_n unto_o they_o for_o these_o by_o succession_n of_o time_n e●crease_v and_o multiply_v and_o contrariwise_o the_o family_n of_o he_o ancient_a inhabitant_n be_v only_o employ_v in_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o war_n and_o state_n diminish_v so_o as_o the_o government_n be_v find_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o small_a number_n it_o have_v happen_v sometime_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v be_v defeat_v in_o battle_n the_o people_n have_v change_v the_o seignoury_a into_o a_o popular_a estate_n as_o the_o tarrentins_n do_v after_o the_o battle_n which_o be_v give_v against_o the_o lapige_n in_o the_o which_o in_o a_o manner_n all_o the_o nobility_n of_o tarrnetum_fw-la die_v final_o it_o be_v in_o he_o that_o will_v give_v a_o new_a form_n to_o a_o estate_n to_o accommodate_v himself_o according_a to_o the_o occurrent_n of_o affair_n and_o therein_o to_o follow_v that_o whereof_o the_o people_n may_v be_v most_o capable_a chap._n 11._o of_o the_o diversity_n which_o be_v find_v among_o subject_n in_o a_o estate_n but_o this_o will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a to_o give_v form_n to_o a_o estate_n ●st●te_n to_o regulate_v and_o prescribe_v the_o number_n with_o the_o right_n and_o dependence_n of_o those_o which_o ought_v to_o command_v you_o must_v likewise_o have_v a_o care_n to_o the_o diversity_n which_o be_v find_v usual_o among_o those_o which_o must_v obey_v according_a to_o the_o which_o they_o must_v many_o tune_n carry_v themselves_o diverse_o but_o for_o that_o it_o will_v be_v too_o long_a a_o s●arch_n to_o examine_v particular_o the_o diverse_a quality_n of_o subject_n it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o make_v mention_n of_o those_o chief_o which_o serve_v in_o the_o government_n the_o first_o distinction_n of_o subject_n be_v that_o they_o be_v all_o free_a or_o bondman_n man_n the_o bondman_n be_v he_o who_o the_o right_a of_o war_n have_v make_v subject_a or_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o father_n that_o be_v a_o bondman_n in_o old_a time_n the_o master_n have_v power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n over_o they_o but_o the_o cruelty_n they_o use_v cause_v this_o power_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o the_o end_n christianity_n have_v abolish_v it_o amongst_o we_o for_o the_o charity_n which_o ought_v to_o ●e_v among_o man_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n have_v preserve_v estate_n from_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o danger_n whereunto_o they_o be_v subject_a for_o that_o bondman_n be_v ill_o entreat_v may_v fortisie_n a_o alteration_n or_o attempt_v themselves_o as_o spartacus_n do_v wherefore_o some_o of_o the_o roman_a senate_n desire_v to_o diversify_v the_o habit_n of_o bondman_n from_o such_o as_o be_v free_a one_o of_o the_o wise_a senator_n let_v they_o know_v the_o danger_n if_o the_o bondman_n come_v to_o number_v themselves_o for_o they_o will_v soon_o fre●_n themselves_o of_o their_o master_n for_o the_o facility_n they_o shall_v 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