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A57589	Sir Walter Raleigh's Sceptick, or speculations and Observations of the magnificency and opulency of cities, his Seat of government, and letters to the Kings Majestie, and others of qualitie : also, his demeanor before his execution.; Sceptick	Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1651 (1651)	Wing R186A; ESTC R9285	29,117	153

the enlargement and enriching of a citie The command of a Countrie that affordeth some proper commoditie is of it self sufficient mightily to bring a Citie to great wealth and to advance it to great power and draweth thereby dependencie and concourse much advantagious also as well for the publick weal as the private person A Citie also may be Lord of much Merchandize and traffick by means of the commodious scituation to many Nations to whom it serveth and hath relation to as Ware-houses Roomth and Store-houses by reason whereof the nations adjoyning do use to resort thereunto to make their provisions of such things And this consisteth in the largeness of the Ports the fitness of the gulphs and creeks of the seas in the Navigable rivers and channels and the plain and safe ways that leadeth to the Citie or that come or turn by or near it Priviledge and freedom from Customs and exactions doth greatly increase the Trade and draw inhabitants to a citie whereby the same may become both rich and powerfull whereof the Marts and Fairs and Markets bear good witness which are frequented with great concourse of people Tradesmen and Merchants for no other respect but that they are there free and frank from Customs and exactions And the cities in Flanders are lively testimonies hereof where the Customs are very small By reason whereof all such as have erected new Cities in times past to draw concourse of people unto it have granted large immunities and priviledges at the least to the first inhabitants thereof The like have they done that have restored Cities emptied with Plague consumed with Wars or afflicted with Famin or some other scourge of God In respect whereof Freedom of Cities hath been often granted to such as would with their families inhabit there or would bring Corn and other necessaries for provision of victual The Romans to increase their Cities made the Towns that well deserved of them which they after called Municipia to be partakers of their franchises and priviledges The first means the Romans used to allure people to make their habitations rather in Rome than else where was the opening the Sanctuarie and giving libertie and freedom to all that would come unto them In respect whereof there flocked thither with their goods numbers of people that were either racked with exactions thrust out of their habitations or unsafe or unsure for their lives in their own Countreys for Religion sake The very same reason in a manner hath increased so much the citie of Geneva forasmuch as it hath offered entertainment to all commers out of France and Italie that have either forsaken or been exiled their Countreys for Religious sake Likewise triumphs goodly buildings battels on the water fights of sword-players hunting of wild beasts publick shows and sights plays solemnized with great pomp and preparation and many other such things do draw the curious people to a citie inspeakably which leaves behind them much treasure and for such cause will rather settle themselves to inhabit there than in other places This was also the devise of Rome in her infancie to enlarge her self The Causes that Concern the Magnificencie of a CITIE TO confirm a Citie in her Greatness Iustice Peace and Plentie are the undoubted means for Iustice assureth every man his own Peace causeth all Arts and negotiations whatsoever to flourish and Plentie of food and victual that sustaineth the life of Man with ease and much contentment To conclude All those things that cause the Greatness of a Citie are also fit to conserve the same Sir Walter Raleigh's Seat of GOVERNMENT That the Seat of Government is upheld by the two great pillars thereof viz. Civil Justice and Martial Policie which are framed out of Husbandrie Merchandize and Gentrie of this Kingdom THey say that the goodliest CEDARS which grow on the high mountains of Libanus thrust their roots between the clifts of hard Rocks the better to bear themselves against the strong storms that blow there As Nature hath instructed those kings of Trees so hath Reason taught the Kings of Men to root themselves in the hardie Hearts of their faithfull Subjects And as those kings of Trees have large Tops so have the Kings of Men large Crowns whereof as the first would soon be broken from their bodies were they not underborn by many branches so would the other easily tytter were they not fastened on their heads with the strong chains of Civil Iustice and Martial Discipline 1. For the administration of the first even God himself hath given direction Judges and Officers shalt thou make which shall judge the People with righteous judgement 2. The second is grounded on the first Laws of the world and nature that Force is to be repelled by Force Yea Moses in the 20 of Exodus and else where hath delivered us many Laws and Policies of War But as we have heard of the neglect and abuse in both so have we heard of the decline and ruine of many Kingdoms and States long before our days for that Policie hath never yet prevailed though it hath served for a short season where the counterfeit hath been sold for the natural and the outward shew and formalitie for the substance Of the Emperor Charls the Fourth the writers of that age witness that he used but the name of Iustice and good order being more learned in the Law than in doing right and that he had by far more knowledge than conscience Certainly the unjust Magistrate that fancieth to himself a sollid and untrasparable bodie of Gold every ordinarie wit can vitrifie and make trasparant pierce and discern their corruptions howsoever because not daring they cover their knowledge but in the mean while it is also true That constrained dissimulation either in the proud heart or in the oppressed either in publick estates or in private persons where the fear of God is not prevalent doth in all the leisure of her lurking but sharpen her teeth the voluntarie being no less base than the forced malitious Thus it fared between the Barons of England and their Kings between the Lords of Switzerland their people between the Sicilians and the French between the Dolphine and Iohn of Burgoign between Charls the Ninth and the French Protestants and between Henry the third his successor and the Lords of Guise and hereof in place of more particulars the whole world may serve for examples It is a difficult piece of Geographie to delineate and lay out the bounds of Authority but it is easie enough to conceive the best use of it and by which it hath maintained it self in lasting happiness it hath ever acquired more honour by perswading than by beating for as the bonds of Reason and Love are immortal so do all other chains or cords both rustie and rot Noble parts of their own Royal and Politick bodies But we will forbear for a while to stretch this first string of Civil Iustice for in respect of

themselves imply a Pardon But Master Attorney told him these words were not sufficient for that purpose Whereupon he desired the opinion of the Court to which the Lord Chief Justice replied it was no Pardon in Law Then began Sir Walter Raleigh to make a long description of the events and ends of his Voyage but he was interrupted by the Chief Justice who told him that it was not for any offence committed there but for his first fact that he was now called in question and thereupon told him That seeing he must prepare to die he would not add affliction to affliction nor aggravate his fault knowing him to be a man full of miserie but with the good Samaritane administer oyl and wine for the comfort of his distressed Soul You have been a General a great Commander imitate therefore that noble Captain who thrusting himself into the middest of a Battel cried aloud Mors me Expectat ego Mortem Expectabo as you should not contemn so to do nor should you fear death the one sheweth too much boldness the other no less cowardize so with some other few instructions the Court arose and Sir Walter was commited into the hands of the Sheriff of Middlesex who presently conveyed him to the Gate-house in Westminster Upon Thursday morning this Couragious although Committed Knight was brought before the Parliament-house where there was a Scaffold erected for his Beheading yet it was doubted over-night that he should be hanged but it fell out otherwise He had no sooner mounted the scaffold but with a chearfull Countenance and undaunted Look he saluted the Companie His Attire was a wrought Night-cap a Ruff band a hair-coloured Sattin Doublet with a black wrought Waste-coat under it a pair of black cut Taffety Breeches a pair of ash-coloured Silk Stockings a wrought black Velvet Night-gown putting off his Hat he directed his Speech to the Lords present as followeth My honourable Lords and the rest of my good friends that come to see me die Know that I much rejoyce that it hath pleased God to bring me from darkness to light and in freeing me from the Tower wherein I might have died in disgrace by letting me live to come to this place where though I lose my life yet I shall clear some false accusations unjustly laid to my charge and leave behind me a testimonie of a true heart both to my King and Countrey Two things there are which have exceedingly possest and provoked his Majesties indignation against me viz. A Confederacie or Combination with France and disloyal and disobedient words of my Prince For the first his Majestie had some cause though grounded upon a weak foundation to suspect mine inclination to the French faction for not long before my departure from England the French Agent took occasion passing by my house to visit me had some conference during the time of his abode onely concerning my voyage and nothing else I take God to witness Another suspition is had of me because I did labour to make an escape from Plymouth to France I cannot denie but that willingly when I heard a rumour That there was no hope of my life upon my return to London I would have escaped for the fafeguard of my Life and not for any ill intent or conspiracie against the State The like reason of suspition arose in that I perswaded Sir Lewis Steukly my Guardian to flee with me from London to France but my Answer to this is as to the other That onely for my safeguard and nought else was my intent as I shall answer before the Almightie It is alleadged That I feigned my self sick and by art made my bodie full of blisters when I was at Salisbury True it is I did so the reason was because I hoped thereby to defer my coming before the King and Councel and so by delaying might have gained time to have got my Pardon I have an Example out of Scripture for my warrant that in case of necessitie and for the safeguard of life David feigned himself foolish and mad yet was it not imputed to him for sin Concerning the second Imputation laid to my charge that I should speak scandalous and reprochfull words of my Prince there is no witness against me but onely one and he a Chimical French-man whom I entertained rather for his Jests than his Iudgement this man to incroach himself into the favour of the Lords and gaping after some great reward hath falsly accused me of Seditious speeches against his Majestie against whom if I did either speak or think a thought hurtfull or prejudicial the Lord blot me out of the book of Life It is not a time to flatter or fear Princes for I am a subject to none but Death therefore have a charitable conceit of me That I know to swear is an offence to swear falsly at any time is a great sin but to swear false before the presence of Almightie God before whom I am forthwith to appear were an offence unpardonable therefore think me not now rashly or untruly to confirm or protest any thing As for other objections in that I was brought perforce into England that I carried sixteen thousand pounds in money out of England with me more than I made known that I should receive Letters from the French King and such like with many Protestations he utterly denied FINIS Seeing Touching Hearing Smelling Tasting Scituation for Safety and Plenty Multitude of Inhabitants Religion Academies Courts of Justice Artificers Priledg The first 〈…〉 of Rome to allure stranges was Sanctuarie Triumps Husbandmen Merchant Gentry Two things Sir W. Raleigh accused of