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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09163	A moral methode of ciuile policie contayninge a learned and fruictful discourse of the institution, state and gouernment of a common weale. Abridged oute of the co[m]mentaries of the reuerende and famous clerke, Franciscus Patricius, Byshop of Caieta in Italye. Done out of Latine into Englishe, by Rycharde Robinson, citizen of London. Seene and allowed. [et]c. Anno Domini 1576.; De institutione reipublicae. English. Abridgments	Patrizi, Francesco, 1413-1494.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1576 (1576)	STC 19475; ESTC S114210	131,174	198

A MORAL MEthode of ciuile Policie ▪ CONTAYNINGE A learned and fruictful discourse of the institution state and gouernment of a common Weale Abridged oute of the Cōmentaries of the Reuerende and famous clerke Franciscus Patricius Byshop of Caieta in Italye Done out of Latine into Englishe by Rycharde Robinson Citizen of London Seene and allowed c. Anno Domini 157● Imprinted at London in Fleetestreate neare to S. Dunstans Churche by Thomas Marsh Cum Priuilegio TO THE RIGHT WORshipfull and his singuler good maister Sir VVilliam Allen Knight Aldermā of the City of London Rychard Robinson his humble seruant faithfull Oratour wisheth long lyfe prosperous health encrease of worship and perpetuall felicitie SALOMON that pereles prince of prudēce right Worshyppfull amonge his pithye Parables perswading to the searchīg forth of wisdom her fruits sayeth The path of the Righteous shineth as the light that is euer brighter brighter vnto the perfect daye But the waye of the vngodlye is as the darcknesse they knowe not where they fall Doubtlesse as euery Age hath eyther had his integritie or imperfection wherein aswel the felicitie as indempnitie of humane estate hath appeared more or lesse to be praysed for the worthynesse or pitied for the wretchednesse So is it a true testimonye of the inestimable loue of Godlent towardes those which beinge duely directed in the path of perfection doe nothinge digresse there from but persist constant vnto the ende rather encreasinge then empairing their felicitie And on the other part where suche as eyther reiecte their calling or withstande the wisedome of God doe walcke in bywayes and wander in wilful darcknesse Who hath not seene that the indignation of God hath bene euidentlye poured vppon them scattringe them ouerthrowing theym euen in their own wickednes the profe whereof approcheth euen vntill these present dayes in suche sorte among Christians that if Heraclitus the heathen philosopher were now agayne liuing and should but once step out at his dores to view the state and condicion of the tyme present wheras in his dayes he wept but hy fittes to see the infelicitie of that age I verely suppose he would now continually shede teares abundantly without stinting to see the ruinous decay of Christianitie in this later age and I doubt also if Democritus were again liuing did behold the doinges of bothe sortes of people in the world whether he wold laughe for ioye in contemplating of the prosperous estate of the best christiās or deride the froward fortune of the most wicked vngodly at this day Albeit throughout Christendom now what kingdome coūtrie or cōmon weale appeareth altogether so peaceable and prosperous which hath not bene lately or is not presently encōbred with obscuritie and absurditie of lyfe maners as some walking in the righteous path haue their lighte emblemished by others of the house of Iniquitie some faine would walke the true path and with ciuil dissention are seperated frō their godly purposes But the greater part no doubt refusing light for dirknesse do so nuzzle thēselues in wickednesse that they laboure with malignitie to worcke a confused Chaos of christianitie in general In the midst of whom behold right Worshipful greately to thadmiration of the rest about vs ▪ but more to our priuate consolacion and most of all to the glory of thimmortal God the vnspeakeable loue and eternall good grace of his blessing appeareth in most bright beames of his blisful bountie ouershadowing this our natiue countrie of England with far more superabundant felicities then many other naciōs namely by so lōg peaceable prosperous course of Christes Gospell that infallible lampe of light directed and protected by so pereles precious a prīcesse so godly gratious a gouernesse our most christian dearest soueraigne Ladie Quene Elizabeth assisted with so many christal starres of stately light vnder her garnishing and sauegarding the good gouernment of this her maiesties Realme dominions of the same with most holsome godly politique lawes and constitutiōs for the cōtinual cōseruatiō of the publique weale therof vniuersally free frō all priuate preiudice and publique perturbation This then so surpassing felicitie dulye considered what subiect is not throughly enforced freely to vtter expresse the receiued cōfort which he feeleth inwardly seeth so apparauntly Verely when I the meanest member of thousandes reuolue this benefite in my mynde and see how far beyond the expectation and desertes of man the prouidence of God dealeth with vs thus stil preseruing vs sufferig others to quayle in their froward fortunes calamities beinge inwardly lightened with a certayn secret consolation in the one respect outwardly with painful pen pitying deploring the state of the other As duty chiefly byndeth me I haue at this presēt enforced my studye thoughe as a Pigmeian in simple power to practise somewhat with Hercules or as otherwise desirous to trauel with Vlisses to win albeit with wearines somwhat if it were possible by any good meanes to benefit this bulwarke of beatitude this my natiue coūtry I mean which with such multitude of worthy practisioners notwithstanding is alreadye made famous yet ceassed I not with Sysiphus to roule the stone but in such penury of power as Architas the Philosopher attributinge to be the appropriate discommoditie to dexteritie of witte which I denie to be remaynīg in me I haue hazarded my pore hap in such simple hādiworke as I could though not so wel as I would in translating out of Latine into English nine Bookes of the Godly reuerend and learned FRANCIS PATRICIVS Bishoppe of Caieta in Italie whose workes in the worthines thereof reuiuinge the aucthor deade three score yeares agoe and vpwardes were in the Latine tongue by him left intituled by the name of Commentaries of the institution state and gouernmēt of a commō Weale Whiche albeit it conteine prophane principles of olde time enterlaced with the actions opinions exāples Counsels Sentences and Sayinges of Heathen Emperours Kinges Princes Captaynes Oratours Philosophers and suche lyke for the direction of Mundane matters in Ciuyll gouernmente with the Learned opinion of the Aucthour discoursing● vppon-euerye particularitye Yet therein is Copie of matter worthye Memorye and Imitation for euery estate and member of a good christian cōmon weale at this daye And because it briefly so toucheth good order in mayntenaunce of a Monarchye and the gouernment thereof I haue entituled it A Morall Methode of ciuile Pollicie prefixing the particuler contentes before euerye booke wyth annotatiōs in the Margin● reducinge the same into one Table Alphabeticall for the more direct assertion of the particularities in euery seuerall booke But this ●y my rashe attēpte at the first so boldely begon in continuaunce so bluntlye done and finished neyther beautified nor burnished with anye buxomnes of apt eloquent English phrase fearing much mine owne imperfection therein I laboured not onelye to haue the same surueig hed but also supplied with more learned skille and aucthority before