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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16552	A paraenesis to the Prince by VVilliam Alexander of Menstrie	Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 8-1640.	1604 (1604)	STC 346; ESTC S100492	10,855	26

then thought sage Caus'd murther thousands being drunke with wrath Who to preuent the like opprobrious crime Caus'd still suspend his edicts for a time 58 All th'actions of a vertuous king proceed Forth from the source of a paternall loue To chastise or cherish as Realmes haue need For which he more then for himselfe doth moue Who many a millions ease that way to breed Makes sometime some his indignation proue And like to Codrus cares not death t' embrace If for the countries good and peoples peace 59 This Ladie that so long vnarm'd hath stray'd Now holds the ballance and doth draw the sword And neuer was more gloriously array'd Nor in short time did greater good affoord The state that to confusion seem'd betraid And could of nought but bloud and wrongs record Now freed from trouble and intestine rage Doth boast for to restore the golden age 60 Thus doth thy father generous Prince prepare A way for thee t' attaine t'immortall fame And layes the grounds of greatnesse with such care That thou maist build great workes vpon the same Then since thou art to haue a field so faire Whereas thou once maist eternize thy name Begin while as a greater light thine smothers And learne to rule thy selfe ere thou rul'st others 61 For still true magnanimitie we find Doth harbor soone in an Heroicke brest To match Miltiades whose glorie shin'd Themistocles a child was rob'd of rest Yet striue to be a Monarke of thy mind For as t' attempt great things all else detest A generous emulation spurres the sprite So vaine ambition blinds the courage quite 62 Whilst of th' illustrious liues thou look'st the storie Abhorre those Tyrants that still swim'd in bloud And follow those that to their endlesse glorie High in their subiects loue by vertue stood O! be like him who on a time was sorie Because while as he chanc'd to do no good There hapned but one day for to expire That was the worlds delight the heau'ns desire 63 But as some gaine great states by being humaine Some through their lenitie lose what they haue Englands sixt Henry could not liue and raigne But being simple did huge foiles receaue And Scipioes armie mutined in Spaine That through his gentlenesse their charge did leaue O! to the state it brings great profit oft For to be whiles seuere and not still soft 64 To guide his Coursers warely through the skie Earst Phoebus did his Phaëton require Saying from the straight way if he swaru'd by The heau'ns would burne or th' earth would be on fire So doth twixt two Extremes each vertue lie To which the purest sprites ought to aspire He liues most sure that no extreame doth touch Nothing would be too litle nor too much 65 Some kings whom all men did in hatred hold Whose breasts with auaritious thoughts were torne As wretch'd Vespasian sought to gather gold By base and abiect meanes that braue minds scorne Such whilst they seeke not t' haue their greed control'd But how they may their treasuries adorne Are though like Croesus rich whil'st wealth them blinds Yet still as poore as Irus in their minds 66 And some againe as foolish fancies moue That praise without discretion do pursue In stead of liberall prodigall do proue Then whilst their treasures they exhausted view With Subsidies their subiects do commoue And spoile whole realmes for to enrich a few Whilst with authoritie their pride they cloake That ought to die by smoake for selling smoake 67 But ô the Prince most loath'd in euery land It 's one that 's giuen to lust who hardly can Free from some great mischiefe a long time stand For all the world his deeds with hatred scan Should he that hath the honour to command The noblest creature great Gods image man Be to the vilest vice the bafest slaue The bodies plague soules death and honors graue 68 Th' vnnaturall monster that retir'd apart Amongst his concubines began to spinne Tooke with the habite too a womans heart And ended that which Ninus did begin Faint-hearted Xerxes that did gifts impart To them that could deuise new waies to sinne Though back't with worlds of men in th' enemies sight Had not the courage for to see them fight 69 Thus doth soft pleasure but abase the mind And making one to seruile thoughts descend Doth make the bodie weake the iudgement blind A hatefull life an ignominious end Where those that did this raging tyrant bind With vertues chaines their triumphes to attend Haue by that meanes a greater glorie gain'd Then all the victories that they attain'd 70 The valorous Persian that refus'd t' haue gaz'd Vpon Pantheas beauties t' ease his toiles His glorie by that continencie rais'd More then by Babylons and Lidiaes spoiles The Macedonian Monarke was more prais'd Then for triumphing ore so many soiles That of his greatest foe though beauteous seene He chastly entertain'd the captiu'd Queene 71 Thus haue stil-gas'd-at Monarkes much a do That all the worlds disorders to redresse Should shine like to the Sunne the which still lo The more it mounts aloft doth seeme the lesse They should with confidence go freely to And trusting to their worth their will expresse Not like French Lewis th' eleuenth that did maintaine That who could not dissemble could not raigne 72 But for to guard their state the strongest barre And best refuge in euery dangerous storme It is to be a gallant man of warre And t' haue a heart t' attempt hands to performe Not that they hazard should their state too farre And to each souldiers course their course conforme The skilfull Pilots at the rudder sit Let others vse their strength and them their wit 73 In Mars-his mysteries t' acquire renowne It giues Kings glorie and assures their place It breeds them a respect amongst their owne And makes their neighbours feare to lose their grace Still all those should that loue to keepe their crowne In peace prepare for warre in warre for peace For as all feare a Prince that dare attempt The want of courage brings one in contempt 74 And royall Of-spring that hast cause t' aspire As one to whom thy birth high hopes assign'd This well becomes the courage of thy Sire That traines thee vp according to thy kind He though the world his prosp'rous raigne admire In which his subiects such a comfort find Hath if once mou'd the bloudie art t' imbrace That wit for to make warre which now keepes peace 75 And ô how this deare Prince the people charmes That flocke about thee whiles in rauish'd bands To see thee young yet manage so thine armes And haue Mineruaes mind Bellonaes hands This exercise thy tender courage warmes And still true greatnesse but by vertue stands Agesilaus said no King could be More great vnlesse more vertuous then he 76 Although that all of thee great things expect Thou as too litle mak'st their hopes asham'd As he that on Olympus did detect The famous Thebans foote his bodie fram'd By thy beginnings so we may collect How great thy worth by time may be proclaim'd For who thy actions doth remarke may see That there be many Caesars within thee 77 Though many a realme by long experience finds That all the greatest blessings peace imparts As that which to good order all men binds Yet breeds this Isle still populous in all parts Such vigorous bodies and such restlesse minds That they disdaine t' imbrace Mechanicke arts And being haughtie cannot liue in rest Yea t' hold such idle it 's a dangerous pest 78 Earst prudent Cato told in some few howres What danger to the Romaines did redound While as they raz'd the Carthaginian towres By which while as they stood still meanes were found With others harmes to exercise their powers The want whereof their greatnesse did confound For when no more with forraine foes imbroil'd Straight with intestine warres the state was spoil'd 79 No since this soyle that in great sprites abounds Can hardly nurce her nurcelings all in peace Then let vs keepe her bosome free from wounds And spend our furie in some forraine place There is no wall can limite now our bounds But all the world will need walles in short space T' hold backe our troupes from seizing on new thrones The marble chaire must passe the Ocean once 80 What furour ore my iudgement doth preuaile Me thinkes I see all th' earth glaunce with our armes And groning Neptune charg'd with many a saile I heare the thundring trumpet found th' alarmes Whilst all the neighbring nations do looke pale Such sudden feare each panting heart disarmes To see those martiall minds together gone The Lion and the Leopard in one 81 I Henrie hope with this mine eyes to feed Whilst ere thou wearst a crowne thou wear'st a shield And when thou making thousands for to bleed That dare behold thy count'nance and not yeeld Sturres through the bloudie dust a foaming steed An interested witnesse in the field I may amongst those bands thy Grace attend And be thy Homer when the warres do end 82 But stay where fliest thou Muse so farre astray And whilst affection doth thy course command Dares thus aboue thy reach attempt a way To sing to th' Heire of Albions warlike land Who gotten hath his generous thoughts t'array A Royall gift out of a Royall hand And hath before his eyes that type of worth That starre of state that Pole that guides the North. 83 Yet ore thy father lo such is thy fate Thou hast this vantage that may profit thee An orphan'd Infant setled in his seate He greater then himselfe could neuer see Where thou maist learne by him the art of State And by another what thy selfe shouldst be Whilst that which he had onely but heard told Thou may'st practis'd in all his course behold 84 And this aduantage long mought thou retaine By which to make thee blest the heau'ns conspire And labour of his worth to make thy gaine To whose perfections thou maist once aspire When as thou shew'st thy selfe whil'st thou dost raigne A Sonne that 's worthie of so great a Sire And with his Scepters and the peoples harts Dost still inherite his Heroicke parts W. A. FINIS

A PARAENESIS to the Prince By WILLIAM ALEXANDER of Menstrie ANCHORA SPEI LONDON Printed by RICHARD FIELD for EDVVARD BLOVNT 1604. A PARAENESIS to the Prince 1 LO here braue Youth as zeale and dutie moue I labour though in vaine to find some gift That 's worthie of thy greatnesse and my loue But whil'st my selfe aboue my selfe I lift And would the best of mine inuentions proue I stand to studie what should be my drift Yet this the greatest approbation brings Still to a Prince to speake of princely things 2 When those of the first age that earst did liue In shadowie woods or in a humide caue And taking that which th' earth vnforc'd did giue VVould pay but that which Natures need did craue Then beasts such numbers did of breath depriue They following Amphion those retires did leaue VVho with harmonious sounds brought them together That each in danger might assist another 3 Then building walles they barbarous rites disdain'd The sweetnesse of societie to find And all t' attaine that th' vnion entertain'd As peace religion and a vertuous mind That so they might haue restlesse humors rain'd Their liberties with lawes they straight confin'd And of the better sort the best prefer'd To chastise those against the lawes that err'd 4 I wote not if th' ambitious that aspir'd Ore many realmes to make themselues a right Or if the worlds disorders so requir'd That then had put Astraea to the flight Or if t' was some whose vertues were admir'd And eminent in all the peoples sight That mou'd peace-louers for to reare a throne And giue the keyes of life and death to one 5 When as that dignitie did first begin T' was proper to each prouince and t' each towne And as when Forth doth from Benlowmond rin Shee 's poore of waters naked of renowne But taking Teath Allon and Douen in Doth grow the greater still the further downe Till that abounding both in power and fame She striues with th' Ocean who should brooke the name 6 Euen so those soueraignties that once were small Still swallowing vp the nearest neighbring state With a deluge of men did th' earth appall And thus th' Egyptian Pharaohs first grew great Thus did th' Assyrians make so many thrall And thus the Romaines rear'd th' Imperiall seate And thus all those great States to worke haue gone Whose limits and the worlds were all but one 7 But I le not plunge in such a stormie deepe That neither hath a bottome nor a shore But in the dust I le let those ashes sleepe That cloath'd with purple once th' Earth did adore Of them scarce now a monument we keepe That haue so thundred in the world before Their states that by a numbers ruine stood Were founded and confounded both with blood 8 If I would call antiquitie to mind I might me for an endlesse taske prepare But what ambition that was euer blind Did get with toile that which was kept with care And all those mightie Monarchies we find Their falles were famous as their risings rare And euer since th'vnconstant world began All that by vice was lost which vertue wan 9 Yet registers of memorable things Would helpe great Prince to make thy iudgement sound Which to the eye a perfect mirrour brings Where all should glasse themselues that would be crown'd Seeke out a stage where th' actors all are Kings The parts heroicke and the end renown'd Which whilst thou in thy cabinet dost sit Is worthy whiles t' amuse thy growing wit 10 And do not do not now the meanes omit To match the time that comes with it that 's by Since Historie may leade thee vnto it A pillar whereupon good sprites rely The table of all times the nurce of wit The square of reason and the minds cleare eye That leades th'vndanger'd Reader through huge harmes Who stands as t' were secure amidst th' alarmes 11 Nor is it good ouer braue mens liues to wander As one that at each corner stands amaz'd No labour like some one thy selfe to render Who to the height of glorie hath bene rais'd So Scipio Cyrus Caesar Alexander And that great Pince chos'd him whom Homer prais'd Or make as which is recent and best knowne Thy fathers life a patterne of thine owne 12 Yet looking great mens liues this much impaires The profit that that benefite imparts While as transported with preposterous cares To imitate but superficiall parts Some for themselues frame of their fancies snares And shew what follie doth ore-sway their hearts For counterfeited things do staines imbrace And all that is affected hath no grace 13 All those that of those outward things take hold Do show by that they can no higher win So to resemble Hercules of old Mark Antonie would beare the Lions skin And th' heire of Alcibiades it 's told Would such a course though to his scorne begin Who to seeme like his father that was dead Would make himselfe to lispe and bow his head 14 No who would rightly follow such as those Must of the better parts apply the powers And as th' industrious Bee aduis'dly goes To seize vpon the best shunne baser flowers So where thou dost the greatest worth disclose To compasse that be prodigall of houres And studie not so much to seeme as be Nor seeme not for to know that which we see 15 And to resemble thy renowned Syre Thou hast not to affect no slender things But matchlesse vertues that all minds admire Whose treasure to t' his realmes great comfort brings T' attaine to those thou Race of kings aspire That they may yeeld thy fame immortall wings And like the Eaglets prouing thus thy kind Thou art both his of bodie and of mind 16 Ah be not those most miserable soules That for to fine their iudgements neuer striue Nor will not looke vpon the learned scroules That do experience to th'vnpractis'd giue But whilst base slouth each better care controules Are dead in ignorance entomb'd aliue Twixt such and beasts the difference is but small They vse not reason beasts haue none at all 17 O diuine treasure that the best sort loues Life of the soule reformer of the will Cleare light that from the mind each cloud remoues Pure source of vertue phisicke for each ill That in prosperitie a bridle proues And in aduersitie a pillar still Of thee the more men get the more they craue And thinke the more they get the lesse they haue 18 But if that knowledge be requir'd of all What should they do this treasure to obtaine Whom time doth promise in a throne t'enstall Where they by it of all things must ordaine If it make those who by their birth were thrall As litle kings whil'st ore themselues they raigne Then it must make when it hath throughly grac'd them Kings more then kings and like to him that plac'd them 19 This is a griefe that all the world bemones Whilst those lacke iudgement that are borne to iudge And like to painted tombes or