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A84231	Examples for kings, or, Rules for princes to governe by. Wherein is contained these ensuing particulars, 1. A discourse touching regall and politique government. 2 A prince must be just in his sentence. 3 What man is fit to be a governour, and to beare rule. 4 That a prince ought to be true of his word. 5 That a prince ought to be religious. 6 That a prince ought not to shed innocent bloud. 7 That a prince ought to be circumspect in giving credit to evill reports. 8 That a prince ought to beware of parasites. 9 What kind of men ought to be of the kings councell. 10 That it is dangerous for a prince to take aid of a stranger. 11 How a prince may get and keep the love of his subjects. 12 That a prince ought to be well advised how he begin a war.		1642 (1642)	Wing E3734; Thomason E119_19; ESTC R8582	6,013	9

who was killed by the Divell as he was banqueting with his Nobillity And many more for their injustice have beene very strangely punished and oftimes lost their Kingdomes as appeareth by Ecle Chap. 11. being transferred from Nation to Nation for injustice and injuries therfore it behooveth a Prince to take speciall care hereunto Next it is requisite that a Prince be true of his word A Prince to be true of his word both towards God and man for Soloman saith that a lying lip doth not become a Prince Pro. 17. many examples might be given touching severall Princes who have beene severally punished for breach of faith As for example Charles the 70. King of France when he was Dolphin made Iohn Duke of Burgundy beleeve that hee would make peace with him whereupon they met at a place appointed where Charles caused the Duke to bee presently killed but Charles after this was forced to aske Phillip forgivenesse openly by his Embassadors Charles the last Duke of Burgundy having given safe conduct to the E. of St. Paul Constable of France took him prisoner and delivered him to the French King who put him to death for his treachery and set the said E. free Thus you may see how honourable it is to keepe their word and what they deserve that falcifie their faith for a faithlesse Prince is beloved of none but hated of all suspected of his friends not trusted of his enemies and forsaken of all men in his greatest necessity Also a Prince ought to be religious for Solomon saith A Prince ought to be religious God preserveth the state of the righteous and is a child to them that walke uprightly Pro. Cap. 2. and in Deut 17. a King is commanded after he be placed in his Kingdome to read the book of Deuteronomy that he may learne to feare God and to Keepe his words for so doing a Prince shall prosper It is also expedient that a Prince have speciall care that he put not his hand in innocent blood neither by tyranny malice A Prince ought not to shed innocent blood ambition policy or false reports or imformations for to be a Tyrant is odious to God and man and to bring himselfe to an evill end As for example K. Iohn of England murthered his Nephew and in the end was murthered himselfe Richard Duke of Glocester murthered his two Nephewes Sons to Ed 4. to make himselfe King and after was slaine in Bosworth by Hen. 7. for blood requires blood and let a bloody Prince never looke for a better end But many Princes have beene mightily abused by false reports and rong informations A Prince to be circumspect in giving credit to reports David therefore prayed God to deliver him from wicked lips and a lying tongue Psal 119. and in Eccles 6. it is said Separate thy selfe from thy enemies and beware even of thy friends for where a man doth trust the most there a man may be soonest deceived as was Francis Duke of Britain who put his brother Giles to death upon the false report of those who went messengers betwene them after put them to death also therefore a Prince should duly examine every report whether it be true or not before he give credit thereunto and especially if it concerne life for innocent blood doth cry to God for revenge as appeareth in the Apoc. 6. saying how long Lord holy and just judgest thou not and revengest not our blood upon them that dwell upon the earth I have read that Appalles drew the picture of a king which he sent to Prolmaeus set in a chaire of state with great hands A Prince to beware of Parasites great eares and besides him ignorance suspition a taleteller and flattery these will labour to be about a Pr. therefore a Prince must labour to avoid them It is therefore a happy thing for Princes to have those about them that will not flatter but tell the truth If therefore the Emperour Gordean said that Prince was very unfortunate who hath not about him those that may plainly tell him the truth for a King knoweth not what passeth but by relation of those who converse with him Theopompus being asked how a Prince might preserve his Kingdome said by giving his friends liberty to speake the truth and by keeping his Subjects from oppression A Prince should be very carefull in making choice of his councellors What kind of persons are to be of a Princes counsail for Plato saith that many Princes are undone for want of faithfull friends and servants to councell them therefore Alfred K. of England sought out the wisest most learnedst men to bee of his Counsail The Emperour Constantius to make proofe of his friends made shew to abandon Christian Religion and to turne to Idolatry he was instantly applauded by a great number whom presently he banished the Country for a Prince shall never want followers I wish that our gracious Soveraine would make this his president but to my former discourse Councellors saith Iulius Cesar in one of his Orations to the Senate should not be lead by malice friendship anger nor mercy and if they concur in one lawfull opinion though the Prince be opposite yet it is fitting he should yeeld to them for so did the Emperour Marcus Antoninus saying it must be as you will for it is greater reason that I being one should follow your opinion then you being many wise and learned should yeeld to mine If a Prince take aid of a stranger stronger then himselfe Dangerous for a Prince to take aid of a stranger he may thereby endanger his State as for example Heruls Goths and Lumberds came into Italy for succor became Lords thereof so did they of Franconia with their King Pl by Pharamon the Galls now France and the Saxons did the like to England How to get and keepe the love of his SVBJECTS A Prince to the end he may be strong at home and neede no forraine Forces should alwayes expect his own subiects especially men of worth and service as well in peace as war that he may win the love and hearts of his Subjects the meanest whereof may doe him service in some Kind at one time or other For Seneca saith the onely inexpugnable force of a P. is the love of his subjects Antonius Pius would say that he had rather preserve one of his Subjects then kill 1000. of his enemie and Pythagonas affirmeth that Subjects are to the Prince as the winde to the fire for the stronger the wind the greater the fire so the richer the Subjects be the stronger the Priece but where Matchovells Principles take effect there the Subjects must be made-poore by continuall subsedies exactions and impositions that the people may alwayes beekept vnder as slaves and feare their Prince which course extinguisheth the love of the people towards the P. and ingendereth hatred the actions of the Clergy evill Counsellors of the State monopolies and other and other machavilian practises of some great ones in authority has almost procured the same effect in England Phillip Commines greatly blameth such Princes as seeke not to compound and end discords and quarrels amongst their greatest subjects but rather nourish the one part wherein they do but set their own house on fire as did the wife of Henry the 6. taking part with the Duke of Somerset against the Earle of Warwick which caused the war betwixt York and Lancaster Augustas the Emperour made a Law concerning exactions which hee called Augusta that no payment should be exacted of the people but for the profit of the Common-wealth And when Marcus Antoninus laid a double tax upon the people they answered that if he would have two taxes in one yeare he must give them two summers two harvests and two vintages for the people cannot endure to be overcharged if they be great inconvenience may grow thereby our later times give apparent testimonies of the truth of this particular A Prince therefore should love and cherish his Subjects but not oppresse them for Tiberius Nero when some perswaded him to take great tributes of the Provinces said that a good Shepheard should sheare his sheep but not devoure them and that State saith Thales is best ordered which hath in it neither too wealthy nor too poor Citizens It is not for a Prince to make war upon every sinal occasion A Prince ought to bewell advised how he beginn Warre but to be sure the cause be good and just which then will bring honour to his person safety to his soule and encouragement to all his souldiers yet according to the saying of Octavus Caesar neither Battaile nor War is to be undertaken unlesse there may be evidently seene more hope of gaine then feare of dammage but above all a religious Peace is to be embraced by a Prince and so to be offered to his enemie for Blessed is the Peace-maker for he shall inberit the kingdome of heaven which that we may all doe let us endeavour to purchase a peace by our timely repentance and hearty prayers When the Israelites had sinned and that God had resolved to destroy them Moses rose up and by his prayers became a Mediator betwixt God and them so that Gods Justice was converted to Mercie Is there not in all this spacious Kingdome one Religious Moses to stand betwixt Gods Justice and our sins by his prayers to purchase a pardon and remove this threatning mischiefe which hangs over our heads O that God would put it into the hearts both of Prince and People to joyne with one heart and one voice and cry unto the Lord for who knowes what an effect such an union might produce who knows whether the Lord will repent him of his wrath and turn this destruction from us FINIS