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A07706 A fruteful, and pleasaunt worke of the beste state of a publyque weale, and of the newe yle called Vtopia: written in Latine by Syr Thomas More knyght, and translated into Englyshe by Raphe Robynson citizein and goldsmythe of London, at the procurement, and earnest request of George Tadlowe citezein [and] haberdassher of the same citie; Utopia. English More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535.; Robinson, Ralph, b. 1521. 1551 (1551) STC 18094; ESTC S110035 99,585 282

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haue done but that you so earnestly desiered me did after suche a sort geue eare vnto hit as though you wolde not that any parcell of that communication should be left out Which though I haue doone sumwhat briefely yet coulde I not chuse but rehearse it for the iudgement of thē which whē they had improued and disallowed my sayinges yet incontinent hearinge the Cardinall allowe them dyd themselfes also approue y ● same so impu●ē●ly flattering him y ● they were nothinge ashamed to admit yea almost in good earnest his iesters folish inuentions bicause that he him selfe by smylynge at them did seme not to disproue thē So that hereby you may right well perceaue how litle y ● courtiers wold regard esteme me my sayinges I ensure you maister Raphael quod I I toke great delectation in hearing you all thinges that yow sayde were spoken so wittily and so pleasaūtly And me thought my self to be in the meane time not only at home in my coūtrey but also throughe the pleasaunt remēbraunce of the Cardinall in whose housse I was brought vp of a child to waxe a childe agayne And frēd Raphaell though I did beare verye greate loue towardes you before yet seynge yow do so earnestly fauour thys man yow wyll not beleue howe muche my loue towardes yow is nowe increased But yet all this notwithstanding I can by no meanes chaunge my mind but that I must needys beleue y ● you if you be disposed and can find in youre harte to followe some prynces courte shall with your good cownselles greatly healpe further the commē wealthe Wherefore there is nothynge more apperteynynge to your dewty y ● is to say to y ● dewty of a good mā For where as youre Plato Iudgethe that weale publyques shall by this mea●es attayne perfecte felicitie other if phylosophers be kynges or els if kynges giue them se●fes to the study of Philosophie how farre I praye yowe shall commen wealthes then be from thys felicitie if phylosophers wyll vouchesaufe to instructe kynges w t their good counsell They be not so vnkind quod he but they would gladlye do it yea manye haue done it all readie in bookes that they haue putfurth i● kynges and princes would be wyllyng readie to ●olowe good counsell But Plato doubteles dyd well forsee oneles kynges themselfes would applye their myndes to the studye of philosophie that elles they would neuer thoroughlye allowe the counsell of philosophers beyng themselfes before euen from their tēder age infectyd and corrupt with peruerse and euyll opiniōs Whiche thynge Plato hymselfe prouyd trewe in kynge Dionise If I should propose to any kynge holsome decrees doinge my endeuour to pluck out of hys mynde the pernitious originall causes of vice and noughtenes thynke you not that I shoulde furth● with other be dryuen awaye or elles made a la●ghy●ge stocke Goo to suppose that I were with the Frenche kynge and there syttynge in hys counsell whyles that in that moste secrete consultation the kyng hym self there beynge present in hys owne p●●son● they beat their braynes and serche the verye bottomes of theyr wyttes to discusse by what crafte and meanes the kyng maye styll kepe Myllayne and drawe to hym agayne ●ugatyue Naples And then howe to conquere the Venetians and howe to bryng vnder his Iurisdiction all Italye then howe to wynne the dominion of Fla●̄ ders Brabant and of all Burgundie with dyuers other landes whole kyngdomes he hath longe a goo in mynde and purpose inuaded Here whyles o●e counselleth to conclude a leage of peace with the Venetians whiche s●al so lōge endure as shal be thought 〈◊〉 and expedient for theire purpose and to make them also of their coūsell yea and besydes that to gyue them parte of the praye whyche afterwarde when they haue brought they● purpose abowte after theyr owne myndes they maye requyre and claym agayne An other thynketh beste to hyere the Germaneynes An other woulde haue the fauoure of the Swychers wonne with money An others aduyse is to appease the puyssaunte powre of the emperours maiestie with golde as with a moste pleasaunt and accep●able sacrifice Whyles an other gyueth counsell to make peace wyth the kynge of Arragone and to restore vnto hym hys owne kyngdome of Nauarra as a full assuraunce of peace An other cummeth in wyth hys .v. egges and aduyseth to howke in the kynge of Castell with somme hope of affynytie or allyaunce and to brynge to theyr parte certeyne peers of hys courte for greate pensions Whyles they all staye at the chyefeste dowte of all what to doo in the meane tyme with England and yet agree al in this to make peace w t the englishmē with moste suere and strong bondes to bind that weake and feable frendshyppe so that they must be called frendes and hadde in suspicion as enemies And that therfore the skottes must be hadde in a reddines as it were in a standing reddie at all occasions in au●ters the Englyshe men should sturre neuer so litle inco●tinēt to set vpon them And moreouer preui●ie and secretly for opēly it maye not be doone by the truce that is taken pr●●elye therfore I faye to make muche of some peere of Englande that is bannyshed his countrey whiche must cleyme title to the crown of the realme and affirme hym selfe iuste inheritoure therof that by thys subtyll meanes they maye holde to them the kynge in whom elles they haue but small truste and affiaunce Here I saye where so greate and high matters be in consultation where so manye noble and wyse men counsell their kyng only to warre here if I sely man should ryse vp and wylle them to t●rne ouer the leafe and learne a newe lesson sayng that my counsell is not to medle with Italy but to tarrye styll at home and that the kyngdome of fraunce alone is all moste greater then that it maye well● be gouerned of one man so that the kyng shoulde not ●ede to studye howe to gett more And then shoulde propose vnto them the decrees of the people that be called the Achoriens whiche be situate ouer agaynst the Ilande of Vtopia on the sowthealte syde Thies Achorien● ones made warre in their kinges qua●●el for to gette him an other kyngdom whiche he layde clayne vnto auaunced hymself righte inheritoure to th● crowne therof by the title of an olde aliaunce At the last whē they had gotten it an sawe that they hadde euen as muche vexation and trouble in keping it as they had in gettyng it and that other there newe conquered subiectes by sondrye occasions were makynge dayly insurrections to rebell agaynste them or els that other countreys were contynually with diuers inrodes and forraginges inuadinge them so that they were euer fyghtinge other for thē or agaynste them and neuer coulde breke vp ▪ their campes Seynge them selfes in the meane season pylled and impoueryshed their money carryed owt of the Realme theyr owne me● ky●led to mayntayne the glory