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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44716	Epistolæ Ho-elianæ familiar letters domestic and forren divided into sundry sections, partly historicall, politicall, philosophicall, vpon emergent occasions / by James Howell.; Correspondence	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1650 (1650)	Wing H3072; ESTC R711	386,609	560

Hesse most of the Hansiatic Towns which are 88 in number som wherof are equall to Republiques the almost seven Provinces the Hollander hath The five Cantons of Swiss and Geneva They of France who are reputed the fift part of the Kingdom the Prince of Transylvania They of Hungary and of the large Kingdom of Bohemia of the Marchisats of Lusatia M●…ravia and the Dukedom of Silesia As also they of the huge Kingdom of Poland wherin Protestants are diffus'd through all quarters in great numbers having in every Province their publick Churches and Congregations orderly severed and bounded with Diocesses whence are sent som of the chiefest and most principall men of worth unto their Generall Synods For although ther are divers sorts of these Polenian Protestants som embracing the Waldensian or the Bohennic others the Augustane and som the Helvetian Confession yet they all concur in opposition to the Roman Church as also they of the Anglitan Scotican Gallic Argentine Saxonick Wirtinbergick Palatin and ●…elgick Confessions They also harmoniously symbolize in the principall Atticles of Faith and which mainly concern eternall salvation as in the infallible verity and full sufficiency of the Scriptures divine Essence and unity of the Everlasting God-head the sacred Trinity of the three glorious Persons the blessed Incarnation of Christ the Omnipotent Providence of God the absolute supream head of the Church Christ himself justification by Faith through his merits and touching the nature of lively faith repentance regeneration and sanctification the difference between the Law and the Gospell touching free will sin and good works the Sacraments their number use and efficacy the marks of the Church the resurrection and state of souls deceased It may seem a rambling wild speech at first view of one who said that to make one a compleat Christian he must have the works of a Papist the words of a Puritan and the Faith of a Protestant yet this wish if well expounded may bear a good sense which were unfitting for me to give you being better able to put a gloss upon it your self Thus learned Sir have I exercis'd my pen according to my small proportion of knowledg and conversation with books men and mapps to obey your desire though in comparison of your spacious literature I have held all this while but a candle to the Sun yet by the light of this small candle you may see how ready I am to shew my self Westmin 25 Aug. 1635. Your very humble and affectionat Servitor J. H. XII To Mr. T. W. SIR I Am heartily glad you have prevaild so far with my Lady your Mother as to have leave to travell a while and now that you are bound for France and Italy let me give you this caution to take heed of a speedy frend in the first and of a slow enemy in the second The courtesies of an Italian if you suspect him jealous of you are dangerous and so are his complements he will tell you that he kisseth your hand a thousand times over when he wisheth them both cut off The French are a free and debonnaire acostable peeple both men and women Among the one at first entrance one may have acquaintance and at first acquaintance one may have entrance For the other whereas the old rule was that ther could be no true frendship without commessation of a bushell of salt one may have enough there before he eat a spoon-full with them I like that frendship which by soft gentle pauses steales upon the affection and growes mellow with time by reciprocall offices and trialls of love that frendship is like to last long and never to shrink in the wetting So hoping to enjoy you before you go and to give you a frendly ioy I rest Westmin 28 Feb. 1634. Your most affectionat Servitor J. H. XIII To Sir Tho. Hawk Knight SIR I Was invited yesternight to a solemne supper by B. I. wher you were deeply remembred ther was good company excellent chear choice wines and joviall welcom one thing interven'd which almost spoyld the relish of the rest that B. began to engross all the discourse to vapour extremely of himself and by villifying others to magnifie his own muse T. Ca. buz'd me in the eare that though Ben had barreld up a great deal of knowledg yet it seems he had not read the Ethiques which among other precepts of morality forbid self-commendation declaring it to be an ill favourd solecism in good manners It made me think upon the Lady not very young who having a good while given her guests neat entertainment a capon being brought upon the table instead of a spoon she took a mouthfull of claret and spouted it into the poope of the hollow bird such an accident happend in this entertainment you know Proprio laus sordet in ore be a mans breath never so sweet yet it makes ones prayses stink if he makes his own mouth the conduit pipe of it But for my part I am content to dispense with this Roman infirmity of B. now that time hath snowed upon his pericranium You know Ovid and your Horace were subject to this humour the first bursting out into Iamque opus exegi quod nec Iovis ira nec ignis c. The other into Exegi monumentum ae're perennius c. As also Cicero while he forc'd himself into this Exameter O fortunatam natam me consule Romam Ther is another reason that excuseth B. which is that if one be allowed to love the naturall issue of his body why not that of the brain which is of a spirituall and more noble extraction I preserve your manuscripts safe for you till your return to London what newes the times afford this bearer will impart unto you So I am Westmin 5 Apr. 1636. Sir Your very humble and most faithfull Servitor J. H. XIV To my Cosen Mr. I. P. at Graves-end Cousin GOd send you a good passage to Holland and the world to your mind when you are there Now that you intend to traile a pike and make profession of arms let me give you this caveat that nothing must be more precious to you then your reputation As I know you have a spirit not to receive wrong so you must be carefull not to offer any for the one is as base as the other your puls will be quickly felt and triall made what mettle you are made of after your first coming If you get but once handsomly off you are made ever after for you will be free from all baffles and affronts He that hath once got the same of an early riser may sleep till noon Therfore be wondrous wary of your first comportments get once a good name and be very tender of it afterwards for 't is like venice glass quickly crackd never to be mended patched it may be To this purpose take along with you this Fable It happen'd that Fire water and Fame went to travell together as you are going now they consulted that if