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A20993 A treatise of the court or Instructions for courtiers Digested into two books. Written in French by the noble, and learned iuris-consull Monsr Denys de Refuges, Councellor of Estate, and many tymes ambassador (in foraigne parts) for ye two last French kings his masters* Done into English by Iohn Reynolds.; Traicté de la cour. English Refuge, Eustache de, d. 1617.; Reynolds, John, fl. 1621-1650. 1622 (1622) STC 7367; ESTC S100002 184,993 492

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it_o be_v your_o great_a familiarity_n that_o be_v cause_n thereof_o if_o he_o be_v thy_o inferior_a it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o he_o think_v it_o so_o or_o neglect_v it_o either_o out_o of_o folly_n or_o indiscretion_n although_o it_o be_v another_o fault_n whereby_o he_o make_v himself_o more_o worthy_a of_o disdain_n then_o yourself_o who_o reputation_n and_o honour_n shall_v not_o depend_v on_o people_n of_o that_o rank_n and_o quality_n 13_o these_o ill_a opinion_n proceed_v of_o three_o defect_n that_o be_v in_o we_o weakness_n credulity_n &_o c●●●osi●●e_n the_o weak_a we_o be_v the_o more_o easy_a be_v our_o to_o be_v shake_v and_o the_o more_o violent_a we_o be_v motion_n resemble_v the_o action_n of_o child_n and_o old_a people_n who_o run_v when_o they_o think_v they_o walk_v 14_o we_o must_v then_o be_v courageous_a and_o cheerful_a and_o through_o conference_n and_o discourse_n stir_v up_o in_o we_o the_o knowledge_n of_o that_o which_o befall_v we_o yea_o we_o must_v avoid_v and_o sly_a the_o love_n and_o delight_n of_o these_o thing_n which_o most_o animate_v and_o provoke_v us._n 15_o also_o to_o be_v credulous_a and_o light_a of_o belief_n and_o to_o permit_v ourselves_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o first_o opinion_n we_o conceive_v either_o of_o a_o man_n or_o a_o business_n or_o by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o another_o do_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n afflict_v us._n wherefore_o we_o must_v shut_v our_o ear_n against_o the_o ordinary_a report_n of_o the_o court_n yea_o we_o must_v have_v recourse_n unto_o time_n and_o give_v ourselves_o leisure_n not_o only_o to_o see_v but_o to_o consider_v if_o the_o end_n and_o dependence_n of_o action_n answer_v their_o beginning_n or_o correspond_v with_o that_o which_o have_v be_v report_v unto_o us._n 16_o likewise_o curiosity_n in_o seek_v that_o which_o may_v offend_v and_o anger_v we_o be_v prevent_v by_o a_o ill_a opinion_n and_o attend_v on_o by_o doubt_n make_v we_o interpret_v other_o man_n 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