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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04235	A princes looking glasse, or A princes direction, very requisite and necessarie for a Christian prince, to view and behold himselfe in containing sundrie, wise, learned, godly, and princely precepts and instructions, excerpted and chosen out of that most Christian, and vertuous Basilikon dōron, or his Maiesties instructions to his dearest sonne Henrie the prince, and translated into Latin and English verse (his Maiesties consent and approbation beeing first had and obtained thereunto) for the more delight and pleasure of the said prince now in his young yeares: by William Willymat.	Willymat, William, d. 1615.; James I, King of England, 1566-1625. Basilikon doron.; Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1594-1612.	1603 (1603)	STC 14357; ESTC S107563	29,566	96

sequentur Mentiris metuas sis audax dicere verum Peccat enim pariter mendax vera rocondens 28 Inter substantias vmbras est discernendum In mediis discrimen habe rebusque salutis Externos inter ritus cultumque supremi Numinis internum discerne dei petat ipsa Quid lex quid figmenta hominum distingue peritè 29 Verbum Dei si referant ministri honore sunt digni sin contrà cohibendi Si domini verbo referant fundata ministri Legatos tanquam Christi reuerere ministros Sed fines verbi tibi si transire videntur Regali sceptro tales compesce vagantes 30 Sit deus in ore tibi parcius in corde vero frequentiùs Ore Deus modicè sed pectore plurimus esto Virtutem quod ames ipsam virtutis alumnos Omnigenumque scelus quod detestabile ducas Re potiùs cupias populo quam voce patere 31 Non sis hypocrita sed re potiùs quam nomine pius esse studeto Non placeant fictae species pietatis vmbrae Nec potiùs mundi quam coeli munera sperus Nam tibi pro meritis operum si praemia captes In terris coelis quae sunt tibi debita perdes Finis libri primi Or a Princes direction 1. Book 1 CAre first my sonne your God to know and loue Which rules all things from azurde skies aboue Who as he hath you brought to glorious throne Of regall state aboue the rest alone So doeth he still expect of you iustly Redoubled thankes from heart vnfainedly 2 Thinke not you may more boldly sinne imbrace Because you sit aloft in royall place But knowe because you are a Prince of fame That vice must not disgrace your Princely name A Princes fault though small each man doth scorne When subiects hainous faults are lightly borne 3 On Princes God doth glorie great bestowe Aboue their subiects farre in fame to flowe Hereby declaring plaine as in a glasse That they in vertues must all other passe Their vertuous life to all must cast a light As candles cleere doe shine in darkesome night 4 First striue for knowledge of your God to haue And next his feare in heart sure to engraue As Salomon doeth teach in words full plaine From thence the surest treasures you shall gaine Your kingly duties here on earth to frame And be a Christian true in deed and name 5 The path that doth direct you to the place Where you may learne to sway your kingly mace Is sacred Scriptures which both read and heare Search out and learne them with true Christian feare And pray to God your senses so to guide That from true sense thereof you neuer slide 6 Let your affections framde by natures mould Peruerse and vile directly keepe and hold The sacred steppes of Oracles diuine From sense whereof doe not a jot decline Wrest not the same to serue your wicked will Like Puritanes who so the Scriptures spill 7 Two things doth holy writ chiefly containe First good to doe then euill to refraine And both obaid must be with all your heart Doe good things well from euill doe depart And thinke it not enough t' abstaine from sinne Vnlesse you practise good and ioy therein 8 This errour vile let not your heart assaile Which doth with too too many men preuaile Although you haue perform'd good deedes before In former times and eke of those good store Yet as a cloake you may not them pretend To sinnefull acts sometimes to condiscend 9 Gods seruice pure which he of vs demands In two degrees or duties duly stands By faithfull praier to inuocate his name And next in righteousnes our liues to frame These twaine to practise right from conscience pure To God and man is our best seruice sure 10 Hold this for truth an axiome sure and sound That that religion which is surely found In sacred holy writ doth pure remaine All points thereon not grounded are but vaine And all things els contrarie to this word Account them vile and eke to be abhord 11 Two parts the sacred Scriptures doe containe The Law describing sinne to sinners plaine And Iustice due to sinne the Gospel then The ground whereof is Christ who sinnefull men Deriued right from Adams sinnefull race From death redeemes and offers freely grace 12 Gods lawes hath precepts tenne laid for his ground Whose sense doth Moses more at lardg expound And Prophets doe the same at large dilate Describing plaine ech persons iust estate Denouncing blisse to such as doe obay But endlesse paines to such as goe astray 13 The word of grace th' Euangelists vnfold Wherein the wonderous birth of Christ is told His life his death his resurrection And last to heauen his ascension The vse whereof to euery Christians viewe Th'Apostles sent as commentors to shew 14 Desire you for to know your sinnes alas Which by the lawe appeare as in a glasse Read Moses books a cōment would you haue His workes t' expound the Prophets graue Peruse and workes which Salomon the wise The patterne great of wisdome did deuise 15 The books of kings and Chronicles oft read There you your mind with stories may wel feed There gouernment is seene of kings of olde There shall you see your selfe to be inrold In Catalogue of kings that liued well Or of such as in lewdnesse did excell 16 Desire you for to know what Christ hath taught His life his death what miracles he wrought Th' Euangelists to read then take in hand His will yet would you further vnderstand Th' Apostles writings read which will you traine In Christ his schoole true wisdome to attaine 17 Read holy writte with sanctified mind Where hidden truth you cannot plainly find Such places doe with reuerence admire Your shallowe wittes which cannot well aspire To sense diuine controll read places plaine With ioy let intricat be wonne with payne 18 Lay hold on faith that faith surely embrace That apprehends Gods free eternall grace By Christ perswading you still to apply His promise to your soule vndoubtedly This faith religion feedes this life doth giue And this by holy word and prayer doth liue 19 Let all your praiers for substance be the same Which Christ our sauiour did first for vs frame And Dauids psalmes who beeing king could tell By practise wantes of worldly princes well He knew what might at high Iehouahs hand Be craued best and what he would withstand 20 Pray ofte when mind is not with troubles prest But chieflie when you are in bedd at rest In secret to your God see then you pray Though oft you haue performed this by day For publike prayer doth more example shew Then yeeld to him that prayeth comfort true 21 Request of God not things spirituall Alone but sue sometimes for temporall Sometimes with greater things sometimes with lesse Desire that he would you vouchsafe to blesse That so enioying oft your full request Your faith thereby confirm'd may surely rest 22 If God in praier giue you good

iarres thereof may rise and discontent Besides the dangers great and deprauation That followes of your childrens education 76 Remember this imprinted well in mind That hardly any action shall you find Of greater counte nor weight in all your life Then is the choise and marriage of your wife And if you match farre vnder your degre Of lesse account then after shall you be 77 When marriage knot is knit your promise past To God performe while vitall breath doth last As flesh of flesh and bone of bone her vse Commaund her as her lord doe not refuse To cherish helpe and please her still but teach Her things to leaue that are aboue her reach 78 Permit not wife in any case to deale With gouernement of state or common weale With priuat rule of house acquaint her well Let chast and honest mates aboute her dwell When angrie passions doe her mind torment Let youres be qualified with sweete content 79 Be carefull that your children deare may be In vertues schoole trayn'd vp from vices free Howe deare they are to you let them not know Vnlesse their nature kind require it soe Teach them a dutifull obedience Teach them your selfe to loue and reuerence 08 If that you haue no issue to succeede Your regall crowne to weare then take good heede The rightfull heire you doe not dispossesse Though you mislike his person more or lesse For kings of kingdomes may not here dispose But god aboue which best succession knowes 81 Euen as your court example ought to be Of vertuous life in euery subiectes eie So should your person be a lampe most bright Vnto your household seruaunts giuing light That they your vertues rare beholding may Both rightly chuse and hold in vertuous waie 82 Not only in your headstrong passions But in your weightiest vertuous actions Let moderation be your guide and stay For why aright your scepter she will sway On iustice seat chuse her to be your guide Least iustice els to tyrannie doe slide 83 The lawes are made as rules of vertuous life Of social entercourse but not of strife Nay yet as snares whereby your subiectes may Intrapped be vnto their great decay Therefore expound them as the sense will beare Not as the letter soundeth to the eare 84 In reading much that knowledge you may find In ech good thing delight your busie mind Yet times appoint that hindrance may not bring To regall charge and euery godly thing In practise put in life and conuersation Read not for curious ostentation 85 Next sacred writte it standes you most in hand Your countries lawes to read and vnderstand Abridge them to a brieffe yet make them plaine For ouer tedious lawes breede lawyers gayne Whereby to honours high themselues doe growe By pooremens wofull spoyle and ouerthrowe 86 Delight to Sessions dulie to repaire What there is done obserue with speciall care Let none take bribes without due punishment And let your presence helpe the innocent Their causes to dispatch with lawfull speede Who crossed by the rich cannot proceede 87 Remember when thou sittes in iudgment throne That seate is Gods on high and not your owne No fauour there nor loue no powerfull might Of worldlings great let moue you from the right There are you set for iustice sake alone And iustice truly giues ech man his owne 88 Your priuie counsaile table much frequent Let lawyers iustlie thence away be sent Who causes seeke to linger and prolong Let ech mans mouth vnfold his proper wrong Faynt not the poore afflicted wretch to heare Vnworthie els you are a crowne to beare 89 Read auncient chronecles with diligence From thence theoricall experience Shall flowe if by past things you doe applie To present time and state most prudently This still with forreyners shall you enforce Of their estates with fulness to discourse 09 In liberall artes your selfe to exercise And reasonably conuerse I you aduise Yet presse you not by paines too curiously In any one a passe master to be Least whilst the Artes you doe too much respect Th' affayres of state you carelesly neglect 19 Embrace from heart true magnanimitie Not by reuenge or fierce hostilitie But thinke the partie who offends your mind Not worth your wrath a conquest this I find Your passions ouerrule and them perswade To pardon crimes against your highnes made 29 Embrace humilitie and banish prid Within your heart let not this sinne abide Neyther towards God your lord nor parents kind Considering this most iustly in your mind That from the vulgar sort both poore and base You differ not in stuffe but only place 93 If that my noble Queene by Gods decree Shall me suruiue as you desire of me A blessing due from parent to his child Comfort loue reuerence your mother mild Set her like Bersheba on a throne Offend her not nor force her once to moane 94 Giue parents honour due and striue you may Their blessing haue by iust desert alway And next to them you may not here neglect Those which from youth your person did protect As Tutors guides and gouernours whose paines Requite for honour to yourselfe it gaines 95 True humblenes both foster and maintaine Exiling from your thoughtes pride and disdaine But let not humblenes so farre proceede To hinder irefull wrath in time of neede But when oppressours great appeare in place Then frowne on such it is your greatest grace 96 Your constancie appeares not only then When kind yourselfe you shew to honest men But when you can all worldly crosses beare With pacient mind and in your crosses feare No whit to take the nearest course that may Your woes redresse and bring the safest way 97 Reward all honest men with liberall hand As with your honour high and weale may stand But here you must discerne with good discretion That ech man haue his due proportion And here obserue that euery person haue As place as iust desert and neede shall craue 98 Prouide to haue but needeles nothing wast The old reuenewes of your crowne forecast For all your liberall giftes still to retaine By which you may yourselfe and yours maintaine Least otherwise your bounteous liberalitie To your dacay be turn'd to prodigalitie 99 Let not exactions rais'd from subiectes poore Your cooffers fill or els encreasse your store Your subiectes wealth account your treasure best No subsedies demaund vnlesse opprest By warres or needefull cause the money soe Exacted on his lawfull end bestowe 100 Discerne a right twixt false reportes and true The nature of the Author rightly view What interest he hath in that mans woe Or waile whome he to you accuseth soe Then scanne the truth and lastly see you trie Th' accused parties life led formerly 101 Exclude vaine tatlers from your companie And though a prince of faithfull secrecie Hath often neede yet better is to trie Reportes then by too light credulitie Within your heart suspicion to retayne Against a man whose life no vices staine 102 Mistrust no man whose