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A07662	Honours academie. Or The famous pastorall, of the faire shepheardesse, Iulietta A worke admirable, and rare, sententious and graue: and no lesse profitable, then pleasant to pervse. VVherein are many notable discourses, as well philosophicall, as diuine: most part of the seuen liberall sciences, being comprebended [sic] therein: with diuers comicall, and tragicall histories, in prose, and verse, of all sorts. Done into English, by R.T. Gentleman.; Bergeries de Juliette. English	Montreux, Nicolas de, b. ca. 1561.; Tofte, Robert, 1561-1620.	1610 (1610)	STC 18053; ESTC S114999	543,552	396

amongst vs draue him away since which time he being returned into the world hath done more hurt then euer he had done before as the thiefe doth that hath once escaped out of Gaile Neuer was there any so wise that hath bene able to resist him no not the old Phylosophers themselues who composed many famous workes in disgrace and contempt of vaine-glorie setting downe their names in the forefront of their bookes but were ouercome by him All Christians for the most part were in the same predicament especially such who tearme themselues to be Maisters of the Lawe and teach the same for so sweet a thing is glorie as euery one desireth and runneth to haue it But as I told you before our Sauiour Christ being borne in an old rotten stable within a Manger vpon haie and betwixt two harmelesse beasts chased away this cruell Monster vnto the shame of all other mortall creatures For his Pallace royal was a stable his Princely Chariot a Manger his fine sheetes haie and strawe his Seruitors an Oxe and an Asse and his Princes poore and sillie Shepheards After this the good Constantiue hauing giuen so much lands vnto the Popes as they began to dispute with armed weapons what right they had vnto the same he 〈◊〉 in amongst the Cleargie and so by little and little amongst all sorts of men else Thus hath he long time run vp and downe till at the length An example● discouri●●●t 〈◊〉 I my selfe who a●● called Humilitie obtained so much as either I might kill him or at the least driue him out of the world But the Traitor perceiuing himselfe to be vanquishit withdraweth himselfe from me and closely hideth himselfe one while in Monasteries an other while in womens brests now in the Court of Princes and then againe amongst Souldiours and men of warre so as I can neuer chase him away by reason be hath so many sure and common places whereunto he doth retire In the end by chance I found him in this Desart a thing most miraculous for sildome or neuer was he wont to haunt solitarily places his chiefe dwelling being alwaies in the proud Pallaces of haughtie and high minded Monarks And if I had bene able to haue fastned all mine Arrowes which I brought with me he had bene dead ere this but the damned wretch being encouraged by the succours which great personages lend him hath growne insolent and bold as he hath ventured to snatch foure of them from me which he neuer durst to haue done if he had fought with me onely of himselfe and had not bene assisted and countenanced out by the aide of others If thou hast well marked and considered of my carriage and mine attire thou ma●est easily gesse I am Humilitie his deadly enemie but at this day so hated of all men as they reiect me suffering me as thou seest to walke in a manner naked as miserable and starued creatures void of all reliefe whereas Pride is well and richly cloathed full fed and much made of and well entertained of euery one If thou remembrest well our combat thou sawest me to shoote three Arrowes at him all which did hit him right The Arrowes that Humilitie shot at the Monster Pride The first Artowe was shame● aft●es The first was the shape of Shamefastnes which strucke out the eyes of Pride for neuer shall any bashfull and modest man or woman be subiect vnto Pride as simple and debonaire was chaste Hyppolitus curteous Alexander the great and affable and milde the valiant Scipio Of women humble was Cassandra Lucretia meeke and gentle Oclatoia and Cornelia louely and sweet in behauiour The second Arrow was the Arrow of Truth for neuer can a iust or vpright conscience The Second Truth be trouched with Pride and this flewe into his eares which sheweth that no true man will euer importune or abuse the cares of any with false tales and deceitfull lies as most true and iust of their word was Arist●des Ph●cion and Cato the elder The third which hit his bellie was the Arrow of Sobrietie for what man soeuer shall vse to fast and giue himselfe to abstinence shall neuer waxe proud The third Sebrictie because wine and gluttonie engendreth Pride discention quarrels and strife Witnesse Epanondas Cincinatus Cate Ci●●r● and diuers other And these were the three Shaftes with which he was wounded The other foure which he tooke away perforce from me were these following The first was of Iustice which should haue hit into the Muzzle or snout for a iust and vpright Iudge will neuer take delight in the sent of gifts and presents The foure other Arrowes that Pride tooke away from Humilitie The first was of Iustice The Second of Fortitude The third of Patience least he should be corrupted thereby neither will he be insolent and high minded at all A president we haue of Samuel the Prophet of Daniel and diuers others The second was that of Fortitude which should haue pierced quite through his necke for neuer was a valiant Conquerour proud but rather curteous and milde witnesse Alexander Casar Edward the third King of England and Charles the fift with diuers others beside The third was that of Patience which should haue depriued him of his wings for the Patient man that can stay the good houre hath the aduantage of these proud and ambitious persons remaining maister of his owne will where haughtie minded spirits fall soonest when they seeke to flie highest Of the number of such as haue bene patient was that graue Camillus who being exiled from his countrie which he had so often offended patiently attended her leisure vntill at the length she acknowledging her fault called him home againe So likewise was Cicero another choosing rather to liue as a banished man enduring with patience his vniust iniurie then his Citie should for his cause grow to ciuill Discention and vtter ouerthrow his staied forbearance giuing him in the end the victorie against all his proud enemies The fourth and last being seauen in all was that of Mildenes for neuer was milde or friendly person proud and this Arrow should haue strucke off the legs of this Monster For meeke and humble mindes shall by little and little take downe and tame the high courages of the proud and such was Dyon surnamed the curteous who brought lowe the audatious boldnes of the Tyrant Dennis and such another was Scipio the gentle who brake the insolent proceeding of haughtie Hanniball These be the Arrowes by which this vgly beast might haue bene tamed and subdued The forth and last was of Mildnes but he hauing taken foure from me I doubt mesore that he will neuer be brought vnder Subiection by any As for my selfe I can no more now hunt nor chase him away sithence I am abandoned of men and disarmed as thouseest and therefore seeing I finde my selfe hated here in the world and quite without armour I must be forced to take my iourney vp to heauen