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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60328	Memorialls for the government of the royal-burghs in Scotland with some overtures laid before the nobility and gentry of several shyres in this kingdom : as also, a survey of the city of Aberdeen with the epigrams of Arthur Iohnstoun, Doctor of Medicine, upon some of our chief burghs translated into English by I.B. / by Philopoliteious (or,) a lover of the publick well-fare.	Skene, Alexander.; Johnstoun, Arthur, 1587-1641.; Barclay, John, 1582-1621.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3935; ESTC R38926	112,307	290

to the Youth I would have them consider that they are the seed and seminarie of their respective Corporations and that the Blessing and Happiness of a Town doth much depend upon them and their behaviour for if they be Vertuous Wise and Sober they may procure in due time a great commendation to the Place of their Nativity and Residence if otherwayes they do what in them ly to draw disgrace and contempt upon it See Prov. 11.11 By the Blessing of the Upright the City is exalted but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked For by Riotousness and Debauchrie they ruine themselves and make way for Strangers to be Inhabitants See Prov. 2.21 22 For the upright shall dwell in the land and the perfect shall remain in it but the wicked shall be cut off from the earth and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it Wherefore in the first place I recommend to them in the fear of the LORD that they would above all make it their care to know GOD and his living Motions in their hearts whereby he bears witness against all the Sins they are inclyned unto and points out their Duty and the Way they should walk in according to Eccles. 12.1 Remember now thy Creator in the dayes of thy youth for tho they follow the corrupt wayes of their hearts in the dayes of their youth yet sayes Solomon Knew thou for all these things GOD will bring thee into judgement Eccles. 11.9 Wherefore O Young Men be faithfull to the Light of GODS Spirit in your hearts for it s there ye shall here a word behind you saying This is the way walk ye in it when ye turne to the right hand and when ye turne to the left This is a teacher which shall not be removed into a Corner Isa. 30.20 21. And therefore be much in reading and studying to know the Mind of the LORD in Holy Scripture and joyn Prayer therewith and be serious n it and let it not be a bare form but look up to GOD in all and wait on him till thou obtain the desired blessing See Prov. 2.1 2 3 4 5 6. My Son if thou wilt rceive my words and hide my Commandments with thee so that thou encline thine ear unto-Wisdom and apply thine heart to Understanding yea if thou cryest after Knowledge and liftest up thy voice for Understanding if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hid treasure then shal● thou understand the fear of the LORD and find the Knowledge of GOD. For the LORD giveth Wisdom out of his mouth cometh Knowledge and Understanding Next I recommend to you to set your hearts to prosecute some vertuous Calling or Employment whether it be Merchandiseing or Mechanick-Trade particularly in the LORD order it to choise every one of you the Trade of your Father though herein ye are not to be limited but by a diligent and skillfull prosecution of some Vertuous Calling and Employment ye will not onely be able to preserve that Portion left to you by your Patents but by the Blessing of GOD to augment the samen to your great credit and reputation The sooner ye betake your selves to your Callings the better Parents are oftentimes b●ame-worthy that keep their Sons at Schools and Universities though their Talent and Inclina●ion run not in that Channell till they are unit for breeding in their Callings whereas the Knowledge of the Languages and Arithmetick mi●ht be sufficient to qualifie them as men mee● to live in these civil Employments fit for a C●tizen It hath been observed frequently by wise and sober men of all ranks that it hath been the ruin of Burgers Children that they followed not their Fathers Trade but i● their Parents purchased any considerable Estate by their Trade and Industrie the Childre● bred up at a far higher rate both in appar●ll dyet and breeding then their Parents were or their Trade could allow became more high-minded proud and vain that they judged it below them to stoup to do many things which their Parents did Hence thorow want of fit Education and foolish pride and conceitedness many have become idle men and spent their whole life without any Calling and so have become poor and left their Children in a mean condition or have been necessitated to go off the Countrey to seek a livelyhood else where from hence it needs not seem strange to see old Families in Cities wear quyt out and to have no Posterity to preserve any memory of them for how soon any competent Estate is gained by the Parents the Children as I have said become vain and riotous oftentimes and forbear any vertuous or commendable Calling and live an idle life which does not a little reflect upon the Rulers and their Government and upon the reputation of the Town Wendelin in his 2 d. book 12. Chap. cites Cicero in his 7 These Pag. 198. saying Tamdiu duravit in Civitate Gloria quamdiu Adolescentibus Romae vagari otiosis non licuit That is Glory or Renown remained in the City so long as idlesit was not permitted to the Youth in Rome It s reported that Marcus Aurelius the Emperour in his time did condemn all those to the Publick Works that walked in the Mercat-Place without the bage of their particular Calling If such Laws had place it would serve to abate the vain conceitedness in many that will not abase themselves to keep Shops or these Employments which their Predecessors did use and i● may be were the first mean of their riseing or coming to any respect in a World forgeting that word Prov. 12.9 He that is despised and hath a servant is better then he that honoureth himself and lacketh bread Which plainly speaks out to this purpose that it is far more commendable to Trade and use any lawfull Employment and thereby to live comfortably then out of a vain conceit of themselves of being above such mean Employments to spend their time idlely and so bring inevitable want upon them and theirs whereas it were far more commendable to see the Children of Old-Burgers continuing to follow their Parents Trade whereby they might prevent inevitable Poverty and spend their dayes with much Comfort and Peace both outwardly and inwardly and give good example and means of education to their Posterity and retain the respect and esteem which their Parents or themselves have gained in their City These are the fruits of that Vertue which is the product of a truely Wise Humble and Sober Spirit It is a matter worthy of consideration for all that are in Power and Authority in Burghs and Cities who would rejoyce to see their Fellow-Citizens prosper and Vertue to grow amongst them to give all due encouragement not onely to Trade in generall but particularly to such as evidence a vertuous disposition in following the Trade and Way of their Parents and Predecessors especially seeing this hath been so little in use these many Years yea Generations And as this Duty