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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15038	The enemie to vnthryftinesse publishing, by lawes, documents and disciplines. A right rule, for reformation of pride, and other prodigall and riotous disorders, in a common wealth: for the worthines of directions, a perfect mirrour for all maiestrates: (especially) of cities. And for sound counsels, and admonitions, a carde to compasse, or euery yong gentleman, honorablie and profitably to gouerne his actions. Partely, drawne out of the sage gouernme[n]t, of the most worthie emperour, Alexander Seuerus: and (generallye) discoueringe the vnsufferable abuses now raigning in our happie English co[m]mon wealth. By George Whetstons gent.; Mirour for magestrates of cyties	Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?; Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587? Addition: or touchstone for the time. aut; Severus Alexander, Emperor of Rome, 208-235.	1586 (1586)	STC 25341.5; ESTC S103652	40,485	80

life forth of your harts It was the due of his beastlines and will be the reward of your insolent liuing without amendment You are yet yong by prowesse may recouer more then you haue by prodigalitie wasted A vertuous end repaireth the dishonors of a vicious life But shame lyueth when lewd men are dead A prodigall and voluptuous humor I know is hardly purged bicause the norishments are many and sweete But when I consider that you are Gentlemen I straightwaies hope that you will easilye subdue these affections There is nothyng more pretious to man then life nor nothing more fearfull then death Yet the noble Romaine Gentlemen your auncestors in actions of honour preferred the last before the first If you be heires of their vertues Vsurers cannot purchase that patrimonie And therefore great is our hope that you will bridle meane affections when they contemned the greatest ROMVLVS with a weake strength and inuincible courage first buylded this famous Citie and of his name shee is called to this daye Roome Numa Pompilius that succeeded him both inlarged the boundes and strengthened her with manie good lawes and orders And in processe of time the wisdome of the Maiestrates and valiancie of her Gentlemen made Rome The Soueraigne of Citties the Beautie of the earth and Empresse of the whole world And so to this daye had remained had not the horrible vices of her Emperors Nero Caligula Domitian Comodus and Heliogabalus eclipsed her glorie and polluted her people with abhominations But vertue is able to perfect more then vice hath deformed We beseech the Gods that on our part there may bee no defaulte as wee earnestly de●…te reformation in you And then no doubt Rome shall shortlye haue her auncient honour and you the reputation of Romulus heires This badge of pryde Brauerie in apparell is necessarie for base persons that publiquely in open Theaters presente the personages of Emperoures Kinges Dukes and such Heroycall Estates For that they haue no other meane to perfourme their action But the magnanimous Gentleman carrieth honor in his coūtinance and not countenance in his Garments CICERO discouered the Haughtinesse of Caesar in his fore-heade ASTIAGES saw a Kyngly minde in CYRVS although hee were armed with a Sheepehooke man maketh the Habyt and not Habyt a man Drunkennesse and Glotonie are fowle maymes too Honour and the greatest deformytie in a Gentleman Call Alexander the great to witnesse who after hee had conquered almoste all the whole Worlde with the Swoord conquered hym-selfe with a Wine-potte So that it is a question whither he receiued more Honour in ouercommyng the mighty Darius of Persia or Dishonor by beyng subdued by the Persians Vices If I were a Iudge Alexander should find a seueare Iudgement for by his valiancie he did but conquer his ennemies and in his drunkennesse he slew his frendes and hastened his owne death Prodigalytie is so sharpe a vengeance as there needeth no Lawe to chastise the Prodigall man he doth so seuerely punish him-selfe Epicharidus the Athenian in sixe Dayes consumed his Patrimonie and al his lyfe after liued a Begger Pasicirus kyng of Cyprus first prodigallie spent his Treasure afterwards sould his Realme and lastly died miserablie in the Cittie of Amathuntus The prodigall Cleops Kyng of Egypte was driuen vnto such necessitie as he was faine to liue of the dishonest vse of his Daughters bodie If prodigalitie bring Kings to this exigent who haue manie supplies it speedilye ruineth the richest Subiect yea which is worst their recouerie is as vncertaine as their vndooing is certaine For by colour of their Reuennewes they runne in debt the triple value of theyr Landes You Gentlemen of Rome knowe this better by experience then by my information you feele the smart of prodigalitie by ryot you were dryuen to morgage your Lands and had lost the same and your selues had not our liberalitie redeemed both our louing care to preu●…nt that followeth after prodigalitie whiche is this perillous daunger Men beyng by prodigalytie Enemies of their owne and posteryties prospetytie by want and Necessytie become Enemies of their Countreyes peace and welf●… I sa●… feare of this mischiefe and loue of your w●…ldoynge hath repurchased your Landes receyue of vs the Possession therof as a Cognisance of our loue and delyte that you maye floorysh Keepe your Honour with your Landes least our seuere displeasure be heaped vpon your vndoynges Lette vertuous Pollycies and Documents be your studdie see that your excr●…e bee Feates of Chiualrye vse your handes to the managynge or Armes and not your Fyngers to the trippynge of Dice a Pastyme so villanous that notwithstandinge the losse be doubtfull the dishonour is certaine GOBILON the Athenian beyng sent Ambassadour to make League with the Corrynthians who findyng the Gouernours of Corrynth playinge at the Di●… departed without dispatch of his busines saying ●…e would not staine the Glorye of the Spartianes in makyng League with Dicers The Kyng of the Persians sent goulden Dice to kynge Demettius for a reproache of his Lightnesse Cicero in the Senate-house put Anthonius to scilence in sayinge he was a Dicer And truely so infamous a pastime neither beseemeth the Grauitie of the Magistrate nor Honor of a Gentleman for that the gaine is loaden with dishonest practises and the losse with vnquiet passions Learn by the Cōtinencie of the mightie Alexāder the noble Romain Scipio to subdue carnal affections the one hauyng by fortune of warre the possession of kyng Darius Wyfe the moste beautifull Ladie of all ASIA he neither suffred him-selfe to bee conquered by her beautie nor the Queene to bee dishonoured by his victorie The other hauyng lyke Aduauntage of the Paragon of Spayne with the semblable vertue vanquished his Affections On the cōtrarie part know ye that Rome of late hath had more Emperours brought vnto the Sepulture by Lecherie then in many hundred yeares before by the Launce Gentlemen my Kinsmen and Companions I admonish you from naughtinesse by the falles of Emperours kynges and Heroycall Estates that you maye knowe in the punishment of vice the Goddes neither feare nor spare the mightiest of men On the contrarie parte I counsell you to goodnesse by the Counsell of our dignitie assuring you by the exercise of Vertue meaner then Gentlemen become Emperours of Kingdomes Wee haue no more to saye but that the Goddes impresse in your hartes the counsell we haue blowen into your eares and that your Emperour Alexander maye beholde Rome Rome agayne And you Gentlemen of Rome worthye the reputation of your Noble Auncestors VVHen the good Emperor had ended his Oration the Gentlemen ouercome with the Princely fauour and affection of Alexander as also wounded with the knowledge of their former lasciuiousnesse discouered a great dismaye of Spirite In the ende with abased Countenaunces vppon their knees they humbly acknowledged his gratious benefits confessed their owne vnworthynesse and faithfullie promised to obay his fatherly Counsailes The good Emperour