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A66812	Witty apophthegms delivered at several times, and upon several occasions by King James, King Charls, the Marquess of Worcester, Francis Lord Bacon, and Sir Thomas Moor ; collected and revised.	Bayly, Thomas, d. 1657?; James I, King of England, 1566-1625. Selections. 1669.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. Selections. 1669.; Worcester, Henry Somerset, Marquis of, 1577-1646. Selections. 1669.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. Selections. 1669.; More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535. Selections. 1669.	1669 (1669)	Wing W3237; ESTC R12699	69,627	178

which King James inferred was rather like no King for the office of a King is to do justice and equity but he only served his sensuality like a beast 37. No Country can be called rich wherein there is war as in the low Countries there is much money but the Souldiers have it in pay from the Governours the Boors have it for victuals of the Souldiers the Governors have it from them again in Taxes so there is no center no honour 38. That it hath like operation to make women learned and to make foxes tame which teacheth them only to steal more cunningly the possibility is not equal for where it doth one good it doth twenty harm 39. On an espousal of marriage his Majesty let ●…all this silver saying that Parents might forbid their children an unfit match but they may not force their consent to a fit 40. The Devil alwayes avoids the mean and waits upon extremity so hath he alwayes sought to delude the world betwixt Atheism and Superstition On extremity of war his Majesty further observed that no man gains by war but he that hath not wherewith to live in peace 41. All extremities come round to one end the simple obedience of the Papists and the non-obedience of the P●…ritans the one bred confusion the other ignorance and security 42. There was a politick Sermon that had no divinity in it that was preached before K. James the King as he came forth said to Bishop Andrews call you this a Sermon The Bishop answered it may please your Majesty by a charitable construction it may be a sermon 43. Bishop Andrews was asked by King James at the first coming over of the Bishop of Spalato whether he were a Protestant or no he answered truly I know not but he is a detestant of divers opinions of Rome 44. An ill name may be free from dishonesty but not from some folly we should not only be free from 〈◊〉 but from suspition for it is not enough to be well lived but well reported and oftentimes weighty matters are as much coloured by reputation as substance 45. Misfortunes are not acceptable in any kind yet those are endured with most ease that come rather by destiny than deserving 46. Cresus said to Cambyses that peace was better than war because in peace the sons did bury their fathers but in wars the fathers did bury their sons 47. Justice should be blind and friendless it is not by it that those that be in authority should reward their friends or cross their enemies 48. Cato Major was wont to say that wise men learned more by fools than fools by wise men as appears by this following example a certain Duke kept a fool the Duke falling sick of a quartane ague it in a short time came to pass that the distemper grew to that height that his Physicians gave it forth that nothing would cure him of that malady but a great fright which thing coming to the fools ear he waited an opportunity to effect a cure for the Duke which he thus brought about taking notice in what part of his garden he used frequently to walk in near a River he got himself into a hollow ●…ree near hand and when the Duke was ●…ast by him he rusheth forth thrusts ●…im into the river calls out to those that waited aloof off look to your Duke or he will be drown'd else so they ●…un with all speed pluckt him forth ●…nd in two or three dayes the Duke was perfectly recovered the fool absents ●…imself for fear but after a years absence ●…eturns to Court where being brought ●…efore the Duke the Duke aggravates his fault to him and told him that on the morrow he should dye for it the fool replyed that he thought the Duke no harm by it and many words to the like purpose but all not serving he the next morning appeared on a Scaffold the Duke had caused to be erected to lose his head so the hour being come the fool laid his head on the block as the Duke had appointed instead of cutting his head off he caused warm water to be poured upon his neck and the fool with very fear expired to the great grief of the Duke who broke forth into this expression upon it That it was wisdom for fools to jest with wise men but the greatest folly in the world for wise men to jest with fools ROYAL APOPHTHEGMS OF K. CHARLS 1. AFflictions cannot be esteemed with wise and godly men any argument of sin in an innocent person more than the ●…mpunity of wicked men is amongst good men any sure token of their innocency 2. That in the direct worship of God himself we ought to be guided by the word of God and not otherwise but in the form and order of Ceremonies that indeed is solely left to the Church 3. When the King first entered the Castle of Ragland the Marquess kissed the Kings hand and rising up again he saluted his Majesty with this complement my Lord I am not worthy the King replyed unto the Marquess my Lord I may wel answer you again I have not found so great faith in Israel for no man would trust me with so much money as you have done to which the Marquess replyed I hope your Majesty will prove a Defender of the faith 4. Prepare for war when thou propoundest for peace otherwise thy peace will be hardly obtained or too highly prized whatever thy first Article be let disbanding be the last A cunning Cur though he wag his tail will shew his teeth the best Treaty is with a drawn sword and the safest peace is concluded under a buckler 5. As it is one of the most convincing Arguments that there is a God whilst his power sets bounds to the raging of the Sea so it is no less that he restrains the madness of the people nor doth any thing portend more Gods displeasure against a Nation then when he suffers confluence and clamours of the vulgar to pass all boundaries of Law and reverence to authority 6. The Devil of Rebellion doth commonly turn himself into an Angel of Reformation 7. When King Charls had made his repair to Rapland after the Battel of Naseby taking occasion to thank the Marquess for some mony lent his Majesty the Marquess returned his Majesty this answer Sir I had your word for my money but I never thought I should be so soon repaid for now you have given me thanks I have all I look for 8. The lower sort of people are desirous of novelties and apt for change weighing Government with the scales of their own fortune they are too ser●…iole of evils in present to fear worse in future let such ●…now they move in their particular orbs not in the common sphere and that the alteration in the heavens makes no star greater which way soever the change moves a Cobler shall be bat a Cobler still 9. It is a Princely alchimy out of