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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19072	Politique discourses upon trueth and lying An instruction to princes to keepe their faith and promise: containing the summe of Christian and morall philosophie, and the duetie of a good man in sundrie politique discourses vpon the trueth and lying. First composed by Sir Martyn Cognet ... Newly translated out of French into English, by Sir Edward Hoby, Knight.; Instruction aux princes pour garder la foy promise. English	Coignet, Matthieu, sieur de La Thuillerie, 1514-1586.; Hoby, Edward, Sir, 1560-1617.	1586 (1586)	STC 5486; ESTC S108450	244,085	262

POLITIQVE DISCOVRSES VPON TRVETH AND LYING AN INSTRVCTION TO PRINCES TO KEEPE THEIR FAITH AND PROMISE Containing the summe of Christian and Morall Philosophie and the duetie of a good man in sundrie politique discourses vpon the trueth and Lying First composed by Sir Martyn Cognet Knight one of the Kings priuie Councell master of requestes of his houshold and lately Embassadour to the Cantons of Zwitzers Grizons Newly translated out of French into English by Sir Edward Hoby Knight 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is better to trust in the Lord then to put any confidence in Princes Psal 118.9 DESIR N'A REPOS 1586 AT LONDON Printed by Ralfe Newberie Cum gratia Priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis 1586. VNI SOLI ET SEMPER TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR VVILLIAM CECILL OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER KNIGHT BARON OF BVRGHLEY Lord high Treasorer of England and one of her Maiesties most honorable priuie Councell MY good Lord it may seem in the conceits of the ouer-curious that in some sort it fareth at this instant with mee as it did sometime with the old Philosopher Phormio who amidst the most sumptuous entertainmentes at Ephesus which K. Antiochus made vnto Hannibal in the time of his banishment from Carthage for a further delight and recreation was willed to dilate vpon some theame and accordingly he tooke in hand to discourse of the duetie of a Captaine and to teach what was appertaining to the discipline of warre which when he had finished Hannibal beeing desired by the standers by to deliuer his opinion of him answered that he had before seene manie olde men doate but neuer none more then Phormio Like blame then I may incurre in beeing thought too busie in dealing with matters of Philosophie a matter as contrarie to my profession as the other was to the Philosophers and in me to be turned to the rashnes of youth what in him was to the dotage of olde age But howsoeuer these my endeuours may lye in the consideration of the enuious or ouercurious with which two humors this age most aboundeth yet if by your Lo they may be esteemed worthie of your honorable protection I shall not onely thinke it my greatest happines to haue employed my time herein but also with the like oportunitie and leasure shalbe incouraged to wade into some argument of greater paines and moment hauing at the first entred hereinto through the persuasion of a friend of mine who being in the Court of France the last yeare when the Author first published this booke sent mee one ouer highly commending the same and praying mee for his sake to spend some time in perusing thereof the which I was the more willing to performe considering howe conuenient it was when through the thicke mistes and vnhoalesome aires of this solitarie Island I was hindred of other recreation for the auoiding of idlenesse to betake my selfe to the contemplation of my studie and so onely that therby the matter might be the better vnderstood and carried away by mee I bestowed paines in the translation thereof which fully finished hath a good while since lyen by mee and longer knowing mine own weakenes and imbecilitie had done had I not lately beene much pressed by my good friend master T. D. to giue my consent to the publishing thereof as a matter necessarie as he thought for the time and especially for such as vnderstoode not the French tongue The matter contained in the booke may bee A commendation of this worke SIR with no small contentation of minde I haue according to your request perused your translation of Mounsieur Coggnets morall politicke or rather right Christian discourses in commendation of Veritie and detestation of her contrarie And as that honorable Aucthor made most graue election to handle such matter and subiect as for this time and state of his Countrey was more then necessarie so can I not but singularly commende your choyce of this stranger your endeuour to make him an English Denizon thereby to transport and communicate with your countrey generally such precious wares as will be founde no lesse holesome commodious then delectable and pleasant to all degrees but especially to the best and most noble For although Princes and great Estates haue many felicious blessinges whereof priuate men can not bee pertakers yet in this one respecte is their estate more miserable that they seeldome or neuer finde a faithfull friend that sincerely wil or dare Auriculas teneras mordaci rodere vero Wherby they reiect often the vnsauorie holesome bitter medicine that would reduce their health and preserue their strength And in steede thereof swallowe vp the delicate sweetened poyson that finally workes their helplesse bane and mortall confusion And therfore haue the wise Philosophers admonished Emperours Kinges Princes and other great and honourable persons that swymme in the Seas of felicitie by reading Histories and morall politicke discourses to enforme themselues of such matters as their Parasites will not and honest seruantes or freindes many times dare not reueale vnto them thereby to escape the daungerous downefall of impendant calamities whereunto the greatest Princes are much more subiect then the most inferiour priuate persons Since then this treatise conteyning a Methodicall abundance of such godlie graue admonitions for all estates may aptly be compared to a precious Posie of most fragrant flowers compendiously for that purpose gathered from infinite varietie of forren gardens Historicall Poeticall Politicke Morall Humane and Diuine grauely discreetly and Christianly conferred and applyed Depriue not your selfe of dewe prayse and thankes for publishing and emparting with your Countreymen so rare a Iewell whom you shall thereby also suspend in reuerent expectation of more honourable fruits to succede this your first right vertuous blossomes The true ensignes and very originall cause of right nobilitie Whereunto with your happie societie of the Muses I wish and very hartely recommende you Yours dutifully to commaund Thomas Digges The Contents THat the truth is a vertue most prayse worthy by what it may be discerned and of that which hindereth the knowledge thereof Fol. 1. The definition of truth and fayth Fol. 3. Properties of the trueth and howe much it is requisite in a Prince and Clergie 5 Extremities in the truth and how men may speake of themselues and of that which they vnderstand and that men ought not to publish any writing but of their owne inuention and to some purpose nor to attribute to themselues the honour of a thing well done 7 Of fayning and dissembling 10 That the deede ought to be correspondent to the word and to flie hypocrisie 12 That those which loue the truth should shewe it by good woorkes and of the meanes which doe leade vs therunto and of those which are far from it 15 How much true men haue ben esteemed and that all magistrates ought to be so and of the riches of Princes 21 That it behooueth to keepe promise with instruction not to make it