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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

THE COVNSELLOR OF ESTATE CONTAYNING THE Greatest 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 second the meanes to preserue 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. LONDON Printed by Nicholas O●es 1634. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE RICHARD Lord WESTON Lord High Treasurer of England Earle of Portland and one of his Maiesties most Honorable Priuy Councell Right Honorable THey were the words of the wisest King best knowing man Pro. 11 14. That where no Counsest is the people fall and where many Counsellors are there is health Which words he almost reiterates to strengthen that position Chap. 15.22 Without Counsell thoughts come to nought but in the multitude of Counsellors there is stedfastnesse And it was the saying of Cicero the excellent Orator and Statesman of Rome Non viribus aut velocitate aut celeritate corporum res magnae geruntur sed confilio authoritate prudentia Cermenatus lib reg rer c. cap. 18. telleth vs that it was obserued by the most skilfull Architectors of the ancient times The broader and higher they proposed their buildings the more solide and deepe they layd their basses so saith he since none are more eminent amongst men then Princes or beare more waight vpon their shoulders then Kings meete it is they should haue the best Counsellors on whom to leane as vpon a firme and stedfast foundation to dispose as well of matters which belong vnto State as Religion And such Osorius tells vs lib. 7. de Reg. instit Ought to be maximo ingenio praediti bonis Artibus exculti longo rerum vsu periti In Historijs diligentissime versati neque praesentia tantum sagaciter odorantes sea longe in posterum quod vtile futurum reipub sit coniectura prouidentes With a gracious King are we blest with such a Councell is he furnisht who as Rabanus in one of his Epistles informes vs in plaine things search what may be mystical and obscure In small seeming matters what may be of moment by what is neare to coniecture of things remote and out of parts to gather a whole by which mature consideration they know as well readily to vndertake them as speedily to dispatch them Now knowing your Lordship to be such an one namely a Counsellor and Statesman euery way accomplished After transferring these Remarkeable considerations for the management of publique Affaires from the naturall French into our moderne English And further being most assured that your Greatnesse hath euer bin accompanied with Goodnesse and your Wisedome with Clemency it hath bin a great imboldning vnto me to make a dutifull presentment thereof to your Gracious perusall and Patronage not to the purpose that these can be either your Direction or Instruction as being frequently conuersant in all the passages of this Nature but rather to expresse such things to your view in our Natiue Dialect which I know you to bee most expert in in the Originall Needlesse it were to teach Typhis how to steare a Ship or instruct Antomedon to guide a Chariot should I apprehend any such ambition I must necessarily incurre the aspersion of impudence or expresse such palpable Ignorance as might draw me into a iust imputation of folly But Right Honourable such is my Modesty that by studying to bee free from either I may euade the aspersion of both onely desiring your Lordships best construction of these my weake and vnpolished labours which present themselues so rudely into your presence whose more weighty imployments can scarcely allow any retyred Houre to cast a second Eye vpon that howsoeuer Naturaliz'd which no doubt you haue formerly perused in the Natiue Notwithstanding Honourable Sir presuming vpon your knowne Gentlenesse and Generous Disposition I humbly prostrate my selfe with these my imperfect labours to your most Iudicious Censure whose least distaste is able to stifle the hope of the suruiuing thereof euen in the Infancy and whose fauorable approbation hath power to giue it life vnto all posterity Your Honours most humbly deuoted Edward Grimeston A Table of the Chapters and the Contents therein contayned Chapter 1. OF the establishment and forme of an Estate and the diuersity of the Gouernments thereof Diuers sorts of Principallities a Royall Seignouriall and Tyrannicall of the Commaund of a few and of a popular Estate Chapter 2. Of the aduantages and disaduantages of a Popular Estate Chapter 3. Of the aduantages and disaduantages of a Seignoury or Commaund of a few Of the Seignoury of Venice and by what meanes it preserues and maintaynes it self Chapter 4. Of the aduantages and disaduantages of a Principallity or Royall Estate That the Subiect hath no cause to desire liberty in a Principallity Chapter 5. A consideration of the setling of the forme of an estate Chapter 6. Of the dependancy of Estates one of another Wherein the dependancy of Estates one of another doe consist The Markes of Soueraignty Chapter 7. Of the forme of Estates according to the right of those which command Chapter 8. Of aduantages and disaduantages of Election in a Royalty Inconueniences of an Election in a Royalty Aduantages of the said Election A consideration of the Election Chapter 9. Of Succession diuersly practised in Successions Succession of Women Reason why they exclude Women from Gouernment in some Estates Diuersity in the Succession of M●les Chapter 10. Of Vsurpation or an vnlawfull Command Of the miseries which it doth produce and the difficulties which are found in it Chapter 11. Of the diuersity which is found among the Subiects of an Estate The diuers conditions of Subiects varies the forme of an Estate Of Slaues Of priuiledged and simple Subiects Of Strangers Chapter 12. Of the diuersity and distinction of Subiects according to their Vocations and professions The Cause of the establishment of Comminalties and Companies in an Estate That the Prince ough● not to crosse them nor suffer them to attempt any thing aboue their power Chapter 13. Of Religion Of the efficacy and necessity of Religion i● an Estate Of the abuses in Religion Chapter 14. Of the meanes held in the setling of Religion Extraordinary meanes for the establishing of the true Religion Chapter 15. Humane meanes for the establishing of Religion The disposition of people to be considered for the establishing of Religion Barbarous people Ciuillized Who are properly called Barbarians Barbarous in Religion Of the Authors of most part of Religions at this present Barbarians in their forme of liuing In their habits In their habitations and in their gouernment That the manner of proceeding for the establishing of Religion ought to be diuers Prophesie dispo●e●l● a people to the establishment of a new Religion Charges and ouer-charges dispose the people to change Religion Diuersity of Religions Indifferency of Religion