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A02096	Euphues his censure to Philautus wherein is presented a philosophicall combat betweene Hector and Achylles, discouering in foure discourses, interlaced with diuerse delightfull tragedies, the vertues necessary to be incident in euery gentleman: had in question at the siege of Troy betwixt sondry Grecian and Troian lords: especially debated to discouer the perfection of a souldier. ... Robertus Greene, in artibus magister.	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1587 (1587)	STC 12239; ESTC S105910	61,311	96

him selfe and his Subiects to the studie of good letters accounting no thing more pretious then what was cunningly begun by Nature curiously to bee perfected by arte Loued generally hee was of his bordring neighbors in that finding content in his thoughts hee sought not to inlarge that his Father had left him by extorting an other mans due but quietly liued a friend to forraigne Princes and studyed to kéepe his owne Domynions from cyuill mutinies Being thus happie as one that knew not what mishap ment Fortune intending to make him a particular instance on whom without chaunge to poure hir momentayne pleasures ●ent him three sonnes the Eldest named Frontinus was from his youth addicted to martiall discipline taking no delight but in armour in so much that before he was come to y e age of sixtéene yeares hee excelled most of all y e Egyptian Lords in feates of armes which seeing in a peaceable countrey hée coulde not practise he secretly stole from his father and tra●ailed into those partes where hee heard bloode and reuenge were painted on their Ensignes being of such courage and dexterity in the field that the fame of his valour prowesse was not only renowmed in the court of Memphis but bla●ed ●hrough the whole world like a second Mars His other Brother called Martignanus contrary wise followed the steppes of his father seeking rather after the Precepts of phylosophie then y e knowledge of martiall discipline counted that head as glorious that was Crowned with a Lawrell Garland as that which was impalled with a Diadem thinking as great Dignity to come from the penne as the scepter as high renowne to flowe from the well-●pring of Wysedome as from the possession of the greatest Monarches in the world In so much that neither the Bragmans Gymnosophists Caldees or other Phylosophers whatsoeuer did exceede him eyther in morall prynciples or in the Physicall reasons of naturall Philosophy the youngest whose name was Ortellius being neyther so martiall as Frontymus nor so bookishe as Martignanus yet had a speciall conceipt aboue them both in the bounty of his mynde being so liberall as hée counted no action vertuous which ended not in rewarde nor no day well spent wherein hee had not bestowed some gifte placing his Summū Bonum in this that with a restlesse desire of largesse hee woon the hearts of all the commons of Egypt Sosthenes blessed thus with thrée such sonnes as for their seuerall vertues were famous through y e world féeling that old age the forerunner of death had giuen him somons by his Heralt sicknes to pay his debt vnto nature seeing neither Crownes nor kingdomes coulde priuiledge the necessity of fate hee only sorrowed that at his death his eldest sonne was wanting and vnknowen where whom otherwise hée might in his life haue installed in his kingdome yet vsing the benefit of time calling his two sonnes Martignanus and Ortellius before him with the rest of his nobles hee vttered vnto them these wordes as his last farewell Age and time two things Sonnes that men may forethinke of but not preuent haue with a fatall necessity enioyned that my soule leaue this mortall body and transitorie Cell to goe to that place of rest appointed according to well deserued actions for those that passe out of this pilgrimage féeling therefore my feeble age to wax weake and my breth so short as I looke euery moment to goe to my last home I thought at my death to giue some signe of my fore passed life and so to make distribution of my Crowne and Kingdome as no dissention after my death may breede any ciuill mutinie This therefore is my will that Frontynus haue my Crowne and Kingdome as his by right and inheritance and by desert of martiall discipline but in his absence till hearing of my Funeralls hee make repayre to Memphis I commit it into the hands of you two to be gouerned by your aduice and at his sight peaceably to be redelyuered into his possession The Dukedome of Lysia Martignanus I giue vnto thée and sonne Ortellius to thee I bequeath all my mooueables wealth and treasures whatsoeuer Hauing thus first placed you as ioynt partners in a Kingdome take heede my sonnes gase not too high aspyring thoughtes as they are lofty so they are perilous and daunger euer hanges at the héele of ambition a crowne is a sugred obiect and there is no swéeter good then Soueraignty but Est virtus placidis abstinuisse bonis take héede the finest Delycates are oft most infectious and Crownes are as brittle as they are glistering then liue in content thinke it is your Brothers right and your Fathers gyfte Sonne Ortellius thou arte wise and learned but beware thou soare not too high in selfe conceipt and with Phaeton fall headlong into mishap Endimion was counted but too rash in falling in loue with Luna Quae supra nos nihil ad nos take heede my sonne Noli altum sapere clymbe not too high in imaginations gaze not with the Astronomer so longe at the starres that thou stumble at a stone poare not so longe at thy booke that thou forget domesticall affayres passe not so farre in the motions of the heauens that thou bee negligent what to doo vpon earth let not the olde prouerbe tread on thy heele that the greatest clarkes are not the wisest men thou hast a Dukedome that possesse in quiet and gouerne with Iustice so shalt thou liue happie and die honorable Ortellius to thee I haue giuen all my treasure so much as exceedeth number but take heede for r●●hes are thornes that pricke men forward to many mishaps bee not too prodigall for of courtesie I neede not forewarne thée ●xcesse in euery thing is a vice goods wasted are like blossomes nipped off with an vntimely frost pouertie is the soarest burden that can fall vpon honor riches consumed men cease to bée enuied begin to be pittied But such ●xchange is miserable gifts are little gods which as they are honored in time so the remembraunce thereof perisheth with time giue not and thou shalt not bee galled with ingratitud yet some giue and be● liberall for it is the cognisance of maiesty but so as respecting the mayne chance thou mayest haue alwaies to giue let a fewe precepts suffice and print t●em well in your harts and therefore imitate them in your life sith I meane to seale them with my death after this many daies did not passe before Sosthenes died whose Funeralls sorrowfully and solemnly celebrated and they by their fathers will and consent of the Lords appointed ioynt-protectors of the kingdome Ambition y e Serpent that stily insinuateth into mens mindes not suffring loue or Lordship to brooke any fellowship entring league with Enuy and Fortune two enemies to Peace and prosperity began to present them with the desire of a kingdome and to think that fathers wills were buried with their bodies in their graues that their commaunds were dated but while death and that for

a Crowne both father and law is to be neglected Martignanus wisest and eldest thought that Pallas had power on earth as she had in heauen that mens hearts were tied to their eares that Eloquence could as much preuaile to perswade as Mercuries Pipe to inchaunte that the commons whose mindes were to bee woon by plawsible discourses would sooner create him king then his brother taking therefore Time by the foreheade seeing his eldest Brother was absent and vncertaine assurance of his lyfe he began to imagine how hee might displace Ortellius from y ● part of such a royall Legacie his minde was not thus fraught with aspiring thoughtes but Ortellius was as forward in the same supposition for féeling by a little experience what a swéete thing it is to command taking a delight in the pleasaunt tast of a crowne he thought by créeping into the commons heartes to rase his brother quite out of their bookes and this his coniecture was somewhat probable For he considered with himselfe that Qu●d non mortalia pectora cogit auri sacra fames that liberality was the soundest rethorick● that giftes were hookes that men would willingly swallow were they neuer so bare Howe wisedome was a good thing but men did estéeme more of gold than of bookes and would sooner be wonne by the féeling of wealth then ●he hearing of wordes that conscience bare no touch where coyne brought in her plea that the common people whose mindes sought after ease and satiety had rather liue riche than wise and would make more account of a coffer full of golde than of tenne of the greatest libraries in the whole world hoping vpon these coniectures sparing no expense sith a day should come that would pay for all he gaue freely of that which his father lent him keeping great hospitality a great perswasion to winne the common sorte and giuing franckely a baite to allure the highest and wisest peere in the kingdome Martignanus espying a pad in the strawe and séeing how subtilly his brother stole away the commonalty nay the whole realme by his liberality beganne to checke his prodigality in open audience and with a long discourse to reprehende the spending of his fathers goods in such riotous manner Ortellius taking occasion of these spéeches told him● what he spent was vpon his friends and that he could haue no surer stewardes of his wealth than his faithfull and louing subiectes vppon which they fell to iarre in wordes and from wordes to blowes so that not onely the citie of Memphis but the whole Monarchie of Egypt was in an vprore and this dissention grew at last to ciuill mutinie so that taking armes the brothers began to incampe themselues in the fielde and parts being taken on both sides Ortellius for his surest placard proclaimed himself king of Egypt and caused himselfe to be crowned Martignanus not behinde challenged the diademe and installed himselfe with the like proclamation whereupon in flat tearmes of de●●ance they fell to mortall and deadly warres The eldest with his sweete Oratitions promising so wisely and warely to gouerne the common wealth as in choosing him for king they shoulde haue peac● and quiet as in his fathers dayes whose vertuous actions he meant to take for a president of his gouernement The youngest swore to be bountifull and that in taking him for king the streetes should flowe with milke and honie pouertie should neuer be heard within the gates of Memphis Armed thus on both sides a day of battell was set wherein when both the armies were martial●d and placed in their seuerall ranckes and either vauntgardes readie to ioyne Martignanus incouraged his souldiers with long sweete orations Ortelius promised if the victory were his he would bestow all the spoyle amongst his men and make the meanest of them all to liue in plentie the skirmish furiously begun continuing for the space of thr●e houres with g●eat massacre and bloodshed fell at last on Ortellius side so that Martignanus was fayne to flie and for safety to incampe himselfe vpon a hill While these two breethren continued in 〈◊〉 dissention Fame the speedy heralt of newes had brought it to the eares of Frontinus who then was in the Court of Mae●ion ●he great Despotte of Af●ica and for ●und●y seruices ●ahauntly performed in warres in high estima●ion howe his father was deade and his brothers at 〈◊〉 ●or the kingdome vpon which report discouering the 〈◊〉 ●o Maesion he craued his ●ide to set him peaceably in ●is kingdome The Despotte of Africa glad that Fortune h●d 〈◊〉 him occasion to shew himselfe gratefull to Fron●●●●● g●aunt●● him tenne thowsande of his best approued 〈…〉 so hardy and well experienced in mar●●all discipline that ●he worst of them woulde haue seemed to ha●● go●●rn●d a whole army Frontinus garded thus wi●h ●h●se Gensdar●ies taking his leaue of Maesion pass●d 〈◊〉 all h●●● towa●●s Egypt where after wea●ysome ●ournies arriued hée was no so●ner entred but report had ●●●ted abroade his returne which no sooner came to the eares of the ●wo Brothers but it strooke them in a maze for neyther did Martignanus trust so much vppon his wisedome nor Ortellius vpon his ●●beralitie 〈◊〉 that they seared ●o incounter with the fortitude of Frontinus whose valour was such as his very name was sufficient to represse the rebellious thoughts of his enemies Now began there to bee a combat betwéene Enuy and Ambition for Enuy thirsting for reuenge willed the brethren particularly to reuolt to Frontinus but ambition perswadeth them rather to become friends and to parte a kingdome betwixt them then vtterly to be dispossest from their Diadems resoluing thus with them selues they concluded frindly and swore to kéepe Frontinus from his inheritaunce but hee whom no report could daunt drawing nigh to the place where his brethren lay incamped whom ioyntly as hee vnderstoode were contracted and resolued to bend both their forces against him thought to demaunde his right by courtesie and so sent one of his Lords to knowe the cause of their ciuill warres to cra●● a par●e Martignanus who was very polliticke consented and pledges giuen on both sides they met where after a dissembled courtesie past betwéene them Frontinus began in Brotherly tearmes to che●ke their foolish and vnbridled presumption that woulde so rashly séeke each others ouerthrowe for the momenta●y possession of an other mans right the kingdome I meane quoth hée which my father left mee both by will and inheritaunce such a Legacie as I meane not to loose nor I hope you intend not to desire therefore laying downe these weapons and wyping out this ciuill controuersie dismisse your souldiers friendly let vs go home to the City You mistake you greatly quoth Martignanus for how soeuer you conclude your supposed Syllogisme vpon inheritance wee meane to deny your argument by the proofe of my fathers Testament for as birth by eldership allotts you a Crowne so his will by commaund hath depriued you of that priuiledge and part●d

at supper ¶ The fourth discourse of Liberality SO desirous were the kinges and princes to heare the discourse of liberality to bee discussed by Achilles that no sooner was supper ended and the Ladies walked abroade but that they setling them selues as Philos●phers in som● Academie framed them selues to be silent Audytors to his parle but hée if possible it had bene vnwilling to haue bene actor in such a royall audience sat still without pressing to the discouery of y ● former purposes vntill Hector wakened him out of his Melancholy in this maner Séeing honorable Achilles for●une hath dealt vnequally in allotting the former charge to two such as ignoraunt of Phylosophicall principles haue rudely deliuered what experience hath set downe by proofe and nowe to recompence hir wronge proportion hath for●peinted such a champion to defend the patronage of liberalitie as hath t●mpered martiall affaires with the sweete deaw of sacred Sciences let vs not misse of that which the slippe●y goddesse so charie of hath giuen vs with such nyggardly proportion it resteth therefore you shew the necessity of liberality in a Souldier and not only that it is requisite but more expedient then eyther wisedome or fortitude which if you con●irme by reasons and wee allow as plawsible we yeelde our selues vanquished by him whom wee neuer hoped to ouercome It standeth quoth Priamus for his credit● sith being accounted one of the most worthy souldiers in the world he cannot but know what is most nec●ssary in the state of a Captaine As Achilles was ready to reply the Ladyes came and desirous to know the effect of their discourse Vlisses made answere that is was a discouery of womens rethoricke And I pray you sir quoth Hecuba what might that bee doo not men and women agrée in the principles of that Science Mary Madame quoth hee it is to describe the force of liberality such a sweete plea in a womans eare that hardly it may bee asked that bounty hath not of fréewill granted for an ounce of giue in a Ladies ballaunce weygheth downe a pound of loue mée Are you Grecian Dames quoth Hecuba to Iphigenia so couetous as you measure affection by gold and tie vp Fancie in the purse stringes I am sure my Lord Vlisses speakes by experience yet hee was neuer acquainted with any Troiane Ladies to make proofe of theyr desiers Iphigenia blusht and Vlisses to maynetaine his quarrell tolde them that Iuno was Iealous as well in ●arth as in heauen Venus wanton as well in Paphos as in Cypres that the women had generally one minde wheresoeuer they were bred and therefore his conclusion was generall Holde there quoth Priamus these women are but stumbling blocks for our eyes and our thoughts let them chat with them selues and leaue vs to our discourse Hecuba sitting downe and the rest of the Ladies silent Achilles seeing the soueraigne of his desiers fa●re Polixena indeuored to doo his best and therefore thus rudely went to the matter ¶ Achilles discourse of Liberalitie ORpheus whose musicke was so swéete that the poets faine his melody appeased the passionate ghosts from their auailes when hee went for Euridice say that he was so bashfull in his science though the most exquisite that euer was as hee blushed to tune his Harp before Mercurie whereas Hypercion an vnskilfull musition shamed not to trouble him with his daunces ignoraunce hath euer the bouldest face blinde Bayard is formost in the front and thy which worst may will formost desire to hold the candle I speake this sith my selfe whom yeares and experience would haue wisht to be silent by too ouer rash censuring of a souldiers estate fondly thrust my selfe into the opinions of many re●embling herein Mineruaes Owle that se●ks not ●o shrowd hir deformity in the Temple But forward mindes if not offensiue may forecraue pardon actions well ment ought to bee well taken honor iudgeth with partiallity in being opinatiue towards straungers maiestie wincketh at follies and sooner will Iupiter beare with a fault then Vulcan the higher thoughts the sooner pleased which consid●red I am the more bolde in such an audience to hazard my credit on the sequell of their verdites and rather be coūted a little too rashe then too much vnruely hoping therefore my discourse shall be fauored with your honorable patience thus to the purpose Hermes Trismegistus whom some for his diuine precepts haue thought to bée the sonne of Mercurie made such account of this vertue of liberality that hee doubted not to call it the heauenly influence y t the gods most niggardly had in●used into the mynds of men this resembling their deities that they grudged not to impart what Fortune franckly had bestowed vpon them For the Philosopher that coueteth in his Ethicks to ●en downe a platfourme for the perfecting of humaine lyfe amongst other vertues placeth this as forerunner of them all inferring his argument for proofe a contrarijs if sayth hee couetousnes be the root● of all ill from whence procéedes as from a fountaine of mishap the ruine of common wealthes the subuersion of Estates the wrack of ●economicall societies if from thence doth issue iniustice bribery the slaine of conscience slaughters treasons breach of amity confusion of mynde and a million of other mischieuous enormities how pretious a Iewell how diuine a motion howe swéete a vertue is Liberality that preserueth all these in a true and peaceable concorde Prodigality which without care wasteth what time and diligence by longe trauell hath purchased is such a Moath to eate out the labours of men that our Predecessours called it a fire of the minde which is so impatient in heate as it ceaseth not while any matter combustible is pre●ent to burne necessary things to very dust and cynders through this commeth pouertie want distresse and in the ende dispaire whereas liberality the contrary to this vyce kéepeth such a direct meane betweene both as it preserueth Fortune Fame and Honor in their iust and equall proportion So exquisite are the principles to be obserued in this vertue as it suffiseth not to attaine to the perfection of it by giuing onely respecting the circumstances of time person and quality but in receiuing standeth a principall point of liberality for if eyther wee take from him that can ill spare it or more then desert afordes or without a resolution to be gratefull did wee our selues giue mountaines yet wée cannot bee honored with the title of liberality in that by gréedy receipt of vntimely gifts wee bewray certaine sparks of insatiable couetise which Lisander noted very well who being presented by certaine of his poore neighbours with sundry presents sent them all home but with great thanks saying ●s one of his friends seest thou not how liberall Lisander hath bene too day in bestowing so many good giftes vpon poore men nay I haue not quoth his friend seene thee giue any thing at all But I haue answered Lisander returned those presents which I could not haue taken