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A47277	Politikos megas the grand politician, or, The secret art of state-policy discovered in evident demonstrations of unparalleled prudence, and confirmed with wonderful and successful adventures, stratagems and exploits of wisdom and subtility, both in peace and war, by the most remarkable witts of former ages : being a treatise both useful and necessary for all nobles, states-men, judges, lawyers justices of peace, officers of wars, and all such as now are, or may happen to stand at the helm of publick affairs, whether in kingdom or commonwealth / written originally in Latin by Conradus Reinking, Chancellour ot His Electoral Highness the Duke of Brandenburg, and now done into English by a careful hand.	Reinking, Conradus.; Ker, Patrick, fl. 1691.	1691 (1691)	Wing K342A; ESTC R32439	61,144	171

intestine Discords Broils and Commotions INTRIGUE XCVII How to change Commanders of an Army IT hath been observed by all Politicians even those of the best Rank that hardly any business was ever well managed by the Commanders of an Army bearing equal Sway and Power Yet Cardinal Richelieu according to his Prudence found out a Remedy for this Evil When he had set three Commanders over the Army in Italy as mistrusting the Valour of one single Person to be sufficient for an Office of so great importance on those Terms according to the Course of Weeks he appointed one to lead the Van another the Main Body and the third the Reer and that he who led the Main-Body should for that Week have the highest Command INTRIGUE XCVIII How to draw up an Army AN Army must be drawn up so as that it cannot be surrounded either whole or part by the Enemy 2. Room must be left for the Horse to encounter the Enemy when they are in Battle 3. The main Strength of the Army must oppose the main Strength of the Enemy but especially those Souldiers who have been accustomed to Fight with such an Enemy 4. The hindermost or Reer Ranks must not march forwards until the formost in the same Company or Troop march before them INTRIGUE XCIX How Ambassadors and Mediators may procure Peace AMongst a great many Precepts which Cardinal Franciscus Barbariny in his Secret Commands brought along with him from Rome these are the chief 1. A Minister of State should not be biass'd with Affection to either side but impartial to both otherways he shall lose all the Confidence and Authority they may repose in him 2. That he shall not give leave to his Domestick Servants or Acquaintance to Argue far less send Letters about publick Affairs either amongst one another or the Servants of other Ambassadours 3. He must not propose any Terms or Conditions of Reconciliation but what Arguments are offered of one side he should faithfully Communicate to the other adding only so many of his own Arguments as may persuade one side to embrace the other's Proposals omitting all those which might embroil fortunate beginnings or the good procedure of Affairs 4. He must judge it proper to his Quality and Dignity to propose Peace or Conditions to no side more than the other and so it will be the part of an Arbitrator to invite them both that he may at the same time give their Proposals or that both may send their Demands in Writing to the Arbitrator 5. He must not become Arbitrator to their Controversies when the Case cannot consist with the Duty or be decided by an Arbitrator 6. He must not take a Pledge or Depositum of a Letigious Matter 7. He must not send his Expresses or Cou●riers to Kings or Princes who may extort an Assent or Dissent from them with Reluctancy but with those Expresses which are sent by Ambassadours he may send his own Letter 8. If he must needs write to them apart let him use the Interest of Merchants who have Dealings in several Foreign Places INTRIGUE C. How to Dissemble the Desire of Peace PEace and Concord are often boasted of under Specious and yet vain and empty pretences and that for several Reasons 1. That the Enemy being deceived with the hope of Peace and the care of providing necessary Provisions of War slighted may at length be surprized and catch'd unawares 2. That when we our selves are unprovided we may gain time to raise an Army 3. We pretend to negotiate a Peace with an Enemy and to have matters of great Concern with him to the intent we may obtain of our Allies what we desire through fear lest we should break off from them 4. Sometimes we negotiate a Peace with one of our Enemies Allies not for any hope of succeeding but only to raise Suspition and Animosities among themselves INTRIGUE CI. The Causes of Animosities and Insurrections THE main and most endearing Cause of Associations amongst the People is a pretence of Respect to the Common-wealth represented with great Zeal and pressed home to be much regarded 2. An Indignation arising from Calumnies or supposed so to be and a desire of Revenge thereupon is a Means Incendiaries much use 3. They contribute very much to an Insurrection against the Prince and Magistrates who have but small Fortunes and are in sorry Circumstances in time of Peace and therefore they strive to raise Tumults because they may go more scot-free when things are in Confusion and be safer in Troublesome Times 4. Fear and Danger are not the least Cause of Associations for obnoxious Men dread the Laws and the Punishments due to their Crimes as also good Men fear Injuries and the Violence of Tyranny and so both Desire to prevent and ward off their impending danger by their Associations 5. Sometimes a vain glorious Name or Renown may stir up some to an Association 6. Above all ●he Princes Ingratitude in not rewarding those who have deserved well of him raiseth Heart-burnings and Animosities among all sorts of Subjects INTRIGUE CII What Cautions are to be used in proposing difficult Matters THE Deceitful Proposals of Incredible things are to be avoided and the Artifices of Impostors wherewith they commonly cheat Princes of their Wealth ought to be examined before they be believed for great Pretenders the more easily to attain their ends persuade Princes to be at some small cost to acquire great gains as to level Mountains turn the Courses of Rivers to look out for Treasures and Mines of Gold to invent new Engines to Transubstantiate Mettals to find out the Philosopher's Stone c. whereby with their Deceitful Confidence they seem to provoke and force Nature her self Yet as we must not altogether believe them so must we not absolutely slight and reject them but the Author's Sincerity must be observed and Visitors sent to find out whether he offereth any feasible Proposal which must be consulted upon and tried by competent Judges so that nothing may be undertaken rashly for here the Italian Proverb and Rule taketh place D●gran parti parti-ti that is to say Beware of them who promise too much gain FINIS Books Printed for and Sold by Thomas Howkins in George-Yard in Lombard-Street DR Wedenfield's Chymistry concerning the Secrets of the Adepts or the Use of Lully's Spirit of Wine in Quarto Dr. Everard's Works in large Octavo Mandy's Marrow of Measuring illustrated with Copper-Plates in Octavo Angliae Motropolis or the present State of London by Tho. Delaune Gen. Print An. 1690. The Banish'd Duke or the Tragedy of Infortunatus Midnight Thoughts the Third Edition enlarged in Octavo Holwel's Trigonometry fitted to the meanest capacity in Octavo Mythologia Ethica Or Three Centuries of Esopian Fables by Philip Ayres Esq in large Octavo The Narrow Path of Divine Truth describ'd from Living Practice and Experience of its Three great Steps viz. Purgation Illumination and Vnion By F. M. Vun Helmont The Treasury of Druggs Unlock'd or a f●● and true Description of all sorts of Druggs a●● Chymical Preparations sold by Druggis●● whereby one may know the place of th● Growth and how to distinguish the good fr●● the bad Culpepper's Physical Receipts in Octa●● Price 6 d. The Art of short and swift Writing wi●● out any Characters or trouble to the Memo●● in Octavo The Experienc'd Instructor a Copy-bo●● Printed in Red for the ease of the Lear● Price 6 d. 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Commissaries and Proveditors go along with the Army and set a rational price on all Provisions and curb the Insolencies of the Souldiers INTRIGUE LXXI How a Prince should behave himself with a Contentions Neighbour more powerful than himself IT is very safe for a Prince who is in danger of War with a Prince more potent than himself to yield up what formerly he hath conquered to him whose former Right it was unless he be able to maintain all Quarrels by force Neither will it be inconvenient in time of great danger to buy a Peace with Money or the loss of some Cities for besides that all the rest are secured the shunning of a Bloody War and the Enjoyment of a Happy Peace make up all the loss But it is more Honourable for a Prince if he be able to beat off an emulous Neighbour turn'd to an open Enemy in open Battle by force of his own Arms and the Assistance of his Allies rather than that an Ambitious Unsatisfied Perfidious Prince become Master of his Dominions And that the Enemy may do as little Mischief as possible it is necessary to hoard up the Provisions in Stores and Granaries But if the Event answer not Expectation it is necessary that giving over the Care of Villages and small Towns the whole power and strength of the Country be brought to some Two or Three strong fortified Places till the Controversie be composed For under such Circumstances there will not be so much need of an Army as of Garrisons to preserve what remaineth of Provisions and Revenues from the Hand of a Powerful and Covetous Enemy INTRIGUE LXXI How weaker Persons may prolong Time in difficult Matters THE prolonging of Time is commonly reputed a peculiar knack of the weaker sort for the more powerful use their craft in wicked ambitious Designs born out with a bold Confidence and so it is folly for the meaner sort to resist them And in such desperate Cases length of time bringeth some means of help along with it especially when the Enemy drives headlong and too furiously with imprudence Then it is a point of Wisdom in one that is still and quiet to discover another's Folly and Weakness and from thence find some opportunity to help himself Thus oft-times great Intentions and Preparations of War which at first were furious through some Delayings have come to nothing But withal this distinction is to be observed That we must gain time in those things only which can be better manag'd by Procrastination But in other things where the dangers will still recur tho one delay and avoid them never so often it is better to go through stitch and hazard at first rather than at last INTRIGUE LXXII How to deny a thing without Offence IT is a hard matter for one to deny an earnest Suit without Offence but there are several courses to be taken in this case As first To refer the granting or denying of such and such a thing to the Arbitration of others Thus Agamemnon served Ajax and Vlisses when they strove for Achilles's Armour Ovids Metamor lib. 3. 2. Others have delay'd their Answer to some importunate Request that could not positively be deny'd which may be cunningly put off by saying I will consider on 't and send you an answer that shall satisfie you upon all Accounts 3. Others have deny'd what they had no mind to grant by slighting and delaying the giving access to such persons as were to ask for great and difficult Matters 4. Others have disswaded their Petitioners from their Suit and have proffer'd them somewhat else more convenient for both 5. Others have to crush the aspiring Spirits of importunate Petitioners raised up Competitors who exceed their Deservings and to whom they must needs give the preheminence 6. When a Petition is presented which positively cannot be denyed one may feign himself willing to grant it but in the mean time propose such hard and difficult Conditions with such intricat and troublesom terms of Toil and Labour that the Petitioner will think his Suit better denyed than granted INTRIGUE LXXIII How to compose Seditions by Intercessors IT is the drift of Factions to stir up one part of the Government to clash against another affording cause for it on both sides and when the Design is brought forth in process of time both parties or one begins to commit Hostilities Machiavel hath reduced the Remedies of Factions to three Heads namely The Reconciliation the Death or the Banishment of the Heads of the Factions But he hath not with Subtility enough distinguished the matter which must therefore be thus explained First When the divided Parties on both sides are reconciled to the Homage of their Prince promising that they will stand to his Determination the Prince must not side with one Party more than the other but impartially weigh and crush their Feuds and Quarrels with equal Respect and shew himself a common Father to them both and according to Equity and Justice compose their Controsies Then after all is in Peace and Quiet the Prince ought to confirm their Unity by Marriages or some other such obliging Tyes which naturally prompt to Affection and Love But if the Controversies cannot be composed the Factions being so inveterate one against another that they cannot acquiesce to the former Determination the Prince by his absolute Authority should lay his Commands to make no mention of their old Quarrels or else send from Court the Head of the Factions upon some Embassie or some such pretence But in this case there is one caution to be observed viz. That the Prince as I have said be not more byass'd to one side than the other otherways a great many inconveniences will incur INTRIGUE LXXIV How to Suppress Sedition by force IF of two Factious Parties one shall dare with down-right Sauciness or secret Treachery to control the King's Authority let the Prince join himself to the other side and become their Head and by that means when it cannot otherwise be let him be avenged by force of their Treachery and Factions INTRIGUE LXXV How to Suppress Sedition by Force of Arms. WHEN two Factions bear not only ill-will to one another but to the Prince likewise then the Prince cannot suppress them both at once neither ought he to side with one Party more than the other nor to meddle or concern himself with them in fomenting their Divisions nor to make himself a promoter of the ambition of others nor become an instrument to procure his own and the Kingdom 's Misery For in such a case Money which is the strength and sinews of publick Affairs cannot be had but with great difficulty And when it fails the Subjects Allegiance faileth with it Namely The Allegiance of such Subjects as are byass'd with favour or fear of a Faction to which they are related either by Blood or Affinity or obnoxious to their Favours on several Accounts In this case the Prince himself must not take Arms but if

that they should exact but the half thereof The Kings equity was such that he thought the half of that which seemed moderate to his Princes to be enough yea over and above For he had rather win his People by Clemency and Acts of grace than by a rigid Superiorty to disarm weaken and enslave them Thus a Tyrant who is but the Ape of a King when he intends to demand intollerable Things and suck the very Blood of his Subjects because they should never be in capacity to shake off the yoak of their Slavery first of all imposeth great Burdens to the end he might afterwards seem to remitt and pass off his own Right and Interest and by that means act with the Clemency of a good King You shall obtain what you desire from one by asking not directely and at first dash if it be a hard thing and that your request may be denied but by this course you shall obtain it from one who is altogether averse from your purpose First of all ask very eagerly something that is harder to be obtain'd than what you design'd to ask till at Length you get him to promise that he could rather grant any thing in the World Then ask what you designed and you shall obtain it unless he has a mind to be worse then his promise Thus Scipio when he would translate the War into Africa to the end he might well accoutre his unarmed men gave charge to the Nobles of Sicily to accoutre themselves most gallantly as if they had been to go along with him When they met together the Nobles as earnestly begg'd of him not to go as if they had been unarmed Men. Give then said he your Arms to my Souldiers which they very readily did as Scipio would have had it But if he whom you Petition shall swear he will not grant your Request Then you shall ask the quite Contrary to that which you resolved to Petition for at First Then when he shall turn his Vows and Protestations to the Contrary you shall either obtain what you would have else he shall be forsworn Thus Anaximenes when he had heard that Alexander the Great had sworn to do the quite Contrary to whatsoever he reqested of him obtained Liberty to his Lampsacenians Nicolans Thomae lib. 2. cap. 65. de var Hist First desiring that their City might be plundred then overthrown and then that the Citizens themselves might be kill'd or sold Slaves By which wicked and cunning Counsel the Victorious Alexander was Vanquished so that fearing the swelling Fury and irreconcileable Revenge on both sides and dangerous Consequences of what Anaximenes advised him to he made up the supposed Breach Reconcileing them which was no hard matter to do and protested by an Oath that he would never after do any thing to the Prejudice of the Lampsacenians INTRIGUE VI. How to disarm and weaken an Enemy THE way to disarm and weaken an Enemy but especially to deprive him of his Friends may be contrived several ways whereof this is one First deal very friendly with your Enemy's Friend and in your Enemy's presence and also before those who inform your Enemy and ever now and then with squinting Eyes like those who dread that all Things are not safe gaze upon those timorous Informers as if you and they did on both sides privately communicate these Secrets which you would not have your Enemy to know of so as thereby he may become less cautious for nothing will move an observing Person more than a caution counterfeited with great artifice and cunning Thus Scipio and the other Roman Ambassadours dealt with Hannibal at Antiochus his Court for as often as King Antiochus fortun'd to come suddainly upon them Frontin C. 4. they brought about with their frequent and familiar Discourses with Hannibal what they mainly laboured for viz. that he who formerly was designed to be General of the Army against the Romans might be suspected of Treachery by the King as favouring the Romans The Roman Ambassadours made a Show as if they had come into Asia to treat with Antiochus concerning a Peace whilst the chief intent of their Embassy which they palliated all along was no other then to render Hannibal a suspected Person to Antiochus so that he might not be Trusted with an Army where with totally to over-throw the Romans Secondly you shall render your Enemy's Friend a suspected Person if with Gifts and Presents you send him Letters written with the greatest Friendship imaginable advising him in General Terms to make good his Promise which Letters must be intercepted so as they may come to your Enemy's Hands Thus when Quintus Metellus's Letters written with the greatest Familiarity and Affection to Jugurtha's Friends Frontin C. 8. for betraying the King to Metellus were intercepted King Jugurtha inflicted a grievous punishment on them all but afterwards being by this means deprived both of Friends and good Councel he was himself easily destroyed by the Romans Thirdly The Suspicion will still move and more be encreased if the Writing on the out-side resemble a Hand different from the in-side Thus when the Syracusians endeavoured by the Conduct and Assistance of Dion to disthrone Dionysius who kept the Wives of a great many in Prison in the Castle Potienus 4. and amongst the rest Hyppanio Dion's youngest Son It was granted privately to some Women Dionysius conniving to carry sorrowful Letters to their bemoaning Husbands But when he knew that as suspected Letters they would be read in the publick Council of the Citizens he privately convey'd in to the Number his own Letter the outward Inscription of which did resemble the Hand and bear the Name of Hippanio to his Father Dion But in the in-side Dionysius had written very friendly to Dion as if they had been Confederate to betray the Citizens at an appointed time These with other things being publickly read Dion was looked upon as a perfidious Traitour and Villain by all the Grandees of Syracuse which was Dionysius's only Design and that they might not have so brave a General to work his overthrow Fourthly A Person may be rendered hateful to a People if by an exact Imitation you contrive and counterfeit some pernitious project or evil Work which will be ill taken by all and then publish it in his Name Thus Anaxemenes who could counterfeit Theopompus's Stile published in his Name Lyes Fables and Stories Pausan l. 6. which disgraced and made him so infamous all Greece over that where ever he went he was still in danger of his Life INTRIGUE VII How to dissemble HE that would speak one thing and think another must be cautious that his Voice Countenance and Behaviour agree to the Sense and Humour of his Discourse lest his dissembling be discovered and he betray himself and be suspected For as the Nature of his Discourse changeth so also ought the Voice and Gesture of the Speaker to be altered too as he that speaks merrily ought