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A00698 A vvoorke of Ioannes Ferrarius Montanus, touchynge the good orderynge of a common weale wherein aswell magistrates, as priuate persones, bee put in remembraunce of their dueties, not as the philosophers in their vaine tradicions haue deuised, but according to the godlie institutions and sounde doctrine of christianitie. Englished by william Bauande.; De republica bene instituenda, paraenesis. English Ferrarius, Johannes, 1485 or 6-1558.; Bavand, William. 1559 (1559) STC 10831; ESTC S102013 301,803 438

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beast_n snare_n and_o ●ay●s_n the_o abuse_n of_o hunt_v fisshinge_v and_o foul_v play_v shall_v show_v no_o ensample_n of_o filthiness_n and_o dishonesty_n olympia_n isthmia_n pithii_fw-la ludi_fw-la ovid._n li._n 1._o metamorpli_v nemaei_n ludi_fw-la ludi_fw-la funebres_fw-la li._n 8._o modetate_fw-la exercise_n bowl_n commend_v the_o roman_n bestow_v much_o cost_n upon_o pageaunte_n and_o spectacle_n lupercalia_n saturnalia_fw-la circence_n ludi_fw-la beastlike_a exercise_n histriones_fw-la play_n must_v be_v set_v forth_o to_o show_v some_o good_a example_n of_o live_v how_o we_o may_v learn_v virtuous_a rule_n in_o hear_v of_o comedy_n and_o tragedy_n we_o must_v learn_v to_o good_a and_o leave_v the_o evil_n a_o example_n of_o the_o bee_n li._n 2._o offi_n every_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o estate_n ●ycco_n withdraw_v we_o from_o virtue_n 〈…〉_o have_v alway●e_v a_o respect_n to_o the_o honest_a get_n of_o goo●●●_n man_n count_v his_o will_n to_o be_v his_o felicity_n cicero_z in_z ●_o de_fw-fr finibus_fw-la in._n ●_o po●●●_n ●_o 〈…〉_o the_o end_n of_o a_o 〈…〉_o life_n honest_a way_n to_o se●e_v wealth_n instinian_n li._n ●_o institu_fw-la the_o law_n in_o certain_a case_n that_o which_o be_v honest_a be_v also_o ●ust_z &_o contra●●●●s●_n etc._n etc._n ●ustice_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o people_n be_v glorious_a but_o yet_o p●●nicious_a ●●●_o mean_n to_o get_v wealth_n thing_n pa●●_n ▪_o full_o get_v ●●_o most_o pleasant_a to_o the_o possessor_n good_a service_n well_o reco●●●s●●_n ●e_z must_v moderate_v all_o thing_n a●●●●_n justice_n &_o honesty_n good_a thing_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v often_o ●●●ea●_n ▪_o s●●_n god_n bless_v honest_a labour_n deute_n xuj_o ●ene_z 〈…〉_o how_o the_o price_n of_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v rate_v 〈…〉_o ed_z merchaunte_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o prover._n x●_n amos._n viij_o craftesman_n do_v crafty_o maintain_v their_o drink_v and_o dice_v by_o enhaun●r●ge_a their_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d world_n the_o negligence_n of_o magistrate_n hurt_v the_o commons_n sap●en_n v._o he_z i●_n scotfree_a that_o desier_v little_a it_o behove_v king_n to_o be_v wealthy_a 3._o re_fw-la 3._o &_o 10_o solomon_n 〈◊〉_d ●oth●_n 〈◊〉_d an●_n wea_z 〈…〉_o david_n wealth_n gene._n xiii_o abraham_n be_v very_o scotfree_a daniel_n susann●_n joachim_n susan_n husband_n be_v ●_o man_n of_o great_a possession_n how_o we_o ough●●othe_o ●●_o g●●_n and_o ●●●●oy_n riches_n two_o cor._n vi_fw-la the_o god_n of_o richesse_n tuscul_fw-la quae_fw-la libr._n v._n philosoph●●s_v ●●●●ned_v riches_n ●●●_o vanity_n i._o pol●●_n immoderate_a riches_n be_v unhonesty_n inconvenience_n that_o gro●●_n by_o riches_n lucae_n xu●_n ▪_o 〈◊〉_d ●e_n hurt_v ●●●_o many_o way_n math_n ▪_o nineteeen_o marc._n x._o psalm_n lxi_o lib._n 7._o ca._n 4._o ●t_a li._n 33._o ca._n ●_o ▪_o apathia_n daun●●rs_n of_o a_o contemplative_a life_n ●nsa●iable_a 〈◊〉_d we_o must_v with_o all_o our_o heart_n wish_v our_o neighbour_n wealth_n fow●●_n m●●er_n of_o wa●●●_n to_o maintain_v our_o ●●ing_n locuplete_v plini_n lib._n 18._o capit_fw-la iii._n how_o one_o man_n do_v help_v another_o a_o perfect_a plot_n ●●_o a_o city_n libr._n i._n de_fw-fr re_fw-mi rust_n cap_a 11._o ceres_n the_o goddess_n of_o corn_n penalty_n for_o spoil_v of_o corn_n how_o quietness_n may_v be_v keep_v among_o houshandeman_n artificer_n ●●●_o be_v furnish_v with_o such_o ●●●●_o g●●_n as_o apperteine_v to_o their_o faculty_n unlawful_a order_n be_v agree_v upon_o in_o haule_n of_o company_n l●●e_a lip_n 〈…〉_o soche_o as_o furnish_v we_o with_o necessary_a ware_n must_v be_v favour_v occupie●●●●●_n richet_z then_o gentleman_n justice_n abusc●_n in_o be●e●ng_v of_o wa●es_n ●ustice_n &_o charity_n be_v ●ounda●●●e_v of_o the_o 〈…〉_o ●●●●●e_o many_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v expedient_a to_o have_v a●_n thing_n common_a act._n iiii_o all_o thing_n be_v common_a amongst_o friend_n we_o must_v not_o lean_v to_o moche_v to_o other_o man_n opinion_n discommodity_n that_o woldgrow_v of_o all_o thing_n be_v common_a a_o propriety_n be_v thing_n be_v most_o allow_v we_o must_v so_o use_v our_o good_n as_o though_o they_o ●●●●_o not_o we_o prod_v 〈…〉_o coveteousnes_n decree_n ought_v to_o stand_v with_o ●eason_n equality_n cause_v friendship_n plin._n lib._n 18._o capi._n iii._n gellius_n lib._n 7._o capi._n 〈◊〉_d no_o man_n ought_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inheritance_n levit_fw-la twenty-five_o 〈…〉_o rs_n for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d su●●ment●_n of_o land_n good_n felicity_n good_n external_a and_o internal_o sermone_fw-la 6._o worldly_n ●●●_o man_n good_n of_o themselves_o be_v good_a two_o cor._n two_o ciu●●●_n behaviour_n become_v a_o christian_n we_o must_v love_v our_o enemy_n roma_fw-it twelve_o our_o good_n must_v be_v come_v to_o the_o needy_a deut._n xv_o ezech._n xuj_o humanitas_fw-la ab_fw-la humo_fw-la aurisacra_fw-la same_z crates_n hueled_a gold_n into_o the_o sea_n the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o use_n of_o money_n coin_v iu●●●ted_v the_o first_o ●●sgn●●_n of_o money_n ouidius_fw-la in_o ●●●storum_fw-la in_o necessity_n of_o war_n leather_n and_o brass_n have_v be_v coign_v anno_fw-la dni_fw-la m._n d._n li._n money_n monger_n all_o thing_n be_v subject_a to_o money_n foenus_fw-la unciarium_fw-la et_fw-la centesimun_fw-la the_o roma●nes_v call_v the_o f●llowes_n which_o be_v the●●_n friend_n end_v confederate_n lib._n 5._o history_n augustae_fw-la cessionis_fw-la beneficium_fw-la ●surie_n be_v p●●●ised_v throughout_o christend●_n cicero_z in_z 2._o the_o offi_n usury_n be_v forbid_v by_o all_o ●●wes_n gene._n xxii_o deu._n xxviii_o ezec._n xviii_o lucae_n vi_fw-la a_o good_a li●●●_n must_v be_v no_o usurer_n usury_n what_o it_o be_v plini_n lib._n 33._o capit._fw-la three_o ▪_o aquilius_n be_v choke_v with_o gold_n soche_n thing_n as_o be_v tak●●●_n wa●e_v of_o usury_n ●●ght_n to_o be_v restore_v psalm_n x●iii_fw-la evil_a get_v good_n be_v in_o ●ame_n bestow_v upon_o church_n an●_n godly_a use_n esai●_n i._o the_o heir_n be_v bonden_v to_o make_v restitution_n of_o soche_n thing_n as_o their_o ancestor_n have_v wrongful_o get_v who_o so_o ever_o have_v any_o part_n o●_n the_o gold_n that_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o citee_n o●_n tolosa_n come_v to_o a_o miserable_a end_n a_o golden_a t●i●foote_n be_v offer_v to_o thales_n the_o philosopher_n we_o must_v enure_v ourselves_o to_o a_o virtuous_a 〈…〉_o horat._n notable_a vice_n that_o reign_v in_o this_o out_o ●●●●_o ●_o cor._n vi_fw-la ●ph●_fw-la v._o faithful_n promise_n ought_v to_o be_v perform_v how_o far_o the_o make_v of_o faiethfull_a promise_n extend_v ward_n be_v bind_v to_o heap_n promise_n fides_n valeri_n li._n ●_o ensample_n of_o faithfulness_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o promise_n gene._n 39_o joseph_n libr._n antiquitatum_fw-la 2._o cap._n 3_o regulus_n math._n v._n swea●ing_v forbid_v our_o talk_n must_v be_v yea_o yea_o nay_o nay_o we_o ought_v to_o keep_v promise_n without_o swear_v 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amurathes_n ●o●●_n quarrel_n vitrwius_fw-la lib._n 9_o cap._n ●_o a●gias_n stable_n the_o devil_n be_v the_o author_n of_o war_n jacobi_fw-la 4._o ad_fw-la gala●has_n 5._o war_n among_o christian_a man_n be_v to_o be_v abhor_v rome_n be_v the_o last_o monarchy_n cicero_n ad_fw-la cornific●un_n war_n be_v ●●●●e_v ●●en_o fa●●●●_n or_o pestilence_n h●●●●_n be_v a_o monster_n that_o have_v s●u●●●e●dee_fw-mi w●●h_a w●●_n hercules'_v teach_v and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o ●ad_a stro●●n_n of_o one_o he●d_v a_o other_o s●r●g_v up_o immediate_o esaiae_n 42._o many_o kingedome_n have_v be_v utter_o destroy_v by_o war_n the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o assyrian_n the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o persian_n the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o greek_n the_o roman_a empire_n the_o destruction_n of_o many_o notable_a country_n and_o 〈…〉_o es_fw-ge have_v grow_v of_o 〈…〉_o e._n nehemie_n 9_o the_o jew_n be_v plague_v numeri_fw-la 14._o josue_n 14._o the_o cockatrice_n pierce_v 〈…〉_o poison_n the_o 〈…〉_o out_o of_o christiane_n prince_n encourage_v the_o turk_n to_o invade_v christendom_n euxinum_n mare_n devide_v europe_n from_o asia_n danubius_n athens_n war_n work_n the_o death_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n micheae_n 4._o esaiae_n 11._o seneca_n li._n 3._o de_fw-la beneficiis_fw-la the_o commodity_n of_o pe●●e_a aught_o to_o ●o●●_n prince_n to_o quietness_n 〈…〉_o we_o must_v shoot_v at_o the_o true_a mark_n of_o this_o life_n ecclesia_fw-la 7._o arist_n in●●_n ethicorum_fw-la ▪_o the_o excellency_n of_o justice_n one_o good_a turn_n ask_v ●●_o other_o the_o commo_fw-la 〈…〉_o of_o quietness_n peace_n without_o war_n psalm_n n8_n roma_fw-it 14._o esaie_n 48._o every_o ma●●_n have_v war_n within_o himself_o rom._n 7._o ●ib_fw-la 8._o politic_n there_o fall_v ou●_n always_o something_o in_o the_o common_a weal_n worthy_a of_o reformation_n a_o example_n caken_v of_o victualle_o corn_n and_o flesh_n be_v count_v the_o chiet_a provision_n of_o victual_n even_o a_o unlearned_a man_n may_v gever●●_n well_o the_o lacedaemonian_n use_v no_o write_a law_n politic_a ordinance_n must_v not_o disagree_v with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n prince_n ought_v to_o use_v consultation_n in_o their_o do_n council_n be_v a_o holy_a thing_n prover._n 24._o the_o roman_a senate_n ●●od_a man_n geve_v always_o good_a council_n ecclesia_fw-la 37._o joan._n 19_o a_o evil_a man_n sometime_o geve_v good_a council_n hester_n 6._o &_o 7._o plato_n i●_n symposio_fw-la ▪_o council_n mu●●_n be_v well_o weigh_v &_o not_o always_o measure_v a●ter_v the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n opinion_n ecclesia_fw-la 27._o unapt_a schoolmaster_n all_o wickedness_n reign_v through_o the_o negligence_n of_o magistrate_n such_o as_o will_v not_o be_v 〈…〉_o d_o ●●st_n not_o to_o suffer_v in_o a_o ●ommen_fw-mi weal_n josue_n 1._o magistrate_n must_v be_v watchful_a ●●●tu●_n be_v natural_o engrafted_a in_o man_n our_o civil_a life_n ●ere_z must_v be_v a_o preparation_n to_o the_o heavenly_a 〈…〉_o hierem._n 5._o styffe_n necked_a people_n 1._o p●tri_n 2._o esaiae_n 1._o ad_fw-la rom._n 12_o paul_n 1._o cor_fw-la 9_o math_n ●●_o 2._o timoth._n ●_o rapotus_n plank_v his_o foot_n out_o of_o the_o font_n when_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v christ●●●d_v we_o must_v use_v ●o_o delay_v in_o amend_v our_o life_n 1._o joan._n 1._o ●_o joan._n 1._o me●●_n tradition_n v_o 〈…〉_o th●y_o b●_n ag●●●b●e_v unto_o the_o law_n of_o god_n w●●●●_n our_o 〈…〉_o ●●ue_a god●●n●s_n 〈…〉_o ple_fw-fr of_o ●●●_o jewe●_n miserable_o disperse_v esaiae_n 1._o esaiae_n 58._o the_o jew_n ceremony_n and_o fasting_n math._n 23._o many_o flourish_a common_a weal_n have_v fall_v to_o ruin_v for_o lack_v of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n mean_v to_o live_v well_o in_o a_o common_a weal_n in_o dialogo_fw-la qui_fw-la vita●un_fw-la auctio_fw-la inscribitur_fw-la pythagoras_n diogenes_n dain●_n treditio●s_v of_o the_o philosopher_n cyrenaic●_n democritꝰ_n heraclitus_n socrates_n epicurus_n chrysippus_n sceptici_fw-la peripatetici_fw-la ad._n colo_n 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