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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14531	Introduction to wisedome Banket of sapience. Preceptes of Agapetus.; Ad sapientiam introductio. English	Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540.; Morison, Richard, Sir, d. 1556.; Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.; Paynell, Thomas.	1550 (1550)	STC 24849; ESTC S112565	93,518	450

is pride and to muche statelines like great corporate bodies be throwē down sodeinly ¶ Honours substanciall and perfect and also fauour of thē whiche haue a good turne in remembrance and be in rendryng thankes veray diligent shoulde not be refused Hypocrisie TAke hede of false prophetes that come to you in the garmentes of sheepe but within they bee rauernouse wulues by the fruites of theym shall ye perceiue theym ¶ He that desireth to seeme that he is not he is an hypocrite he faineth to be good yet dothe he not practise it for in the praise of men he estemeth his profite ¶ Dyssembled equitee is not proprely equitee but double iniquitee for it is bothe iniquitee and dissimulacion ¶ Hypocrites ar● vile in apparel and praude in their corage and whyle they seeme to despise all thynges in this worlde they seke by meanes to atteyn to all thynges that be of the worlde ¶ The nyghest way to renome is to be suche one in dede as euery man woulde he reputed ¶ He that faineth hym selfe to bee a freende and is not is worse than he that is a forge● of money ¶ Openly to hate or to loue more belongeth to a gentil courage than to hyde in his coūtenance what his herte thynketh Humblenesse EUery man that exalteth hym selfe shall be brought lowe and he that hūbleth him selfe shal be aduanced ¶ All men delite to be high the griece is humilitee why settest thou thy fote so farre from the thou wylt fall and not clymbe begyn at the grice and thou art forth with at the toppe ¶ He that doeth gather other vertues without humiltee d●eth as he that beareth fine pouder into a boystuous wynde ¶ That man is happy whiche the higher that fortune aduanceth his substance so muche the lower he auayleth his courage Ill men THre kindes of people my soule hath hated I poore man proude an old man lackyng wit a great man a lier ¶ There is no hope of remedy where that whiche sometyme were vyces bee tourned to maners ¶ That whiche the yll manne moste dredeth shall come vnto hym that whiche he desireth shall b●g yuen vnto good men ¶ The yll manne shall vanishe awaye lyke a storme the good man shall stande faste lyke an euerlastyng foundacion ¶ The warke of an yll manne is euer vnstable he that so weth good warkes hathe a sure aduauntage ¶ Dooe thou none euill and none shall come to the Leaue euyll companie and euyll wyll forsake the. ¶ If a Morian maie thaunge his skinne or a libard hir spottes ye may also do good whan ye are brought vp in ill ¶ To hym that doeth ill there is no greatter penaunce than that he displeaseth all men and contenteth not him selfe Iustice. NO man maie be iust that feareth either deth peine exyle or pouertee or that preferreth their contraries before verie equitee ¶ The foundacion of perpetuall preyse end renowme is iustice without the whiche no thyng is commendable ¶ Kynge Agesilaus beynge demaunded whiche was the better ●ither Iustice or Fortitude He aunswered If al men were iuste we neded no fortitude ¶ The glory of a good man is to doe iustice ¶ Iustice exalteth the people but synne maketh people wretched and miserable ¶ The emperour Alexander hearynge that a poore olde woman was ylle intreated with one of his souldiours he dyscharged hym and gaue hym in bondage vnto the woman to get hir hir liuynge with his crafte for as muche as he was a carpenter ¶ Aristides called the rightuouse beynge demaunded of one If he were rightuouse of his owne nature Nature saide he hathe muche holpen me there to but yet by myne industrie I haue holpen hir also ¶ In the path of iustice is life the waie that turneth ther from leadeth to death ¶ Iustice mounteth the people in honour sinne maketh people wretched and miserable ¶ Be not ouermuche iust in extremitee and fauoure no more than is necessary ¶ My sonne desirynge wysedome kepe thou true Iustice and god almighty wyll geue it vnto the. ¶ He is a iuste man that spaceth not hym selfe Iudge ACcordynge to the iudge of the people so bee his officers ¶ Suche as bee rulers of a citee suche be the commons ¶ Presentes and gyftes make ●lynde iudges ¶ Couet not to bee a iudge excepte thou bee of power able to subdewe iniquitees leaste perchance thou shalt feare the state of a great man and geue occasion of rebuke in thyne owne hastinesse ¶ Euerlastyng wo shall be to theym whiche make vnrightewyse lawes and doe write agaynst iustice to the intent that they wyll oppresse poore menne in iudgemente and violentely subuerte the cause of the people ¶ All doe loue presentes and folowe rewardes to the fatherlesse chylde they do not minister Iustice the poore widows matter cometh not before them ¶ Here therfore ye kynges and vnderstande ye Learne ye iudges of all partes of the worlde Gyue eares ye that rule ouer multitudes and delyte youre selfe in the trouble of people for power is giuen to you frō our lorde which shall examine your actes inserche your thoughtes for whan ye were ministers of his kyngedome ye iudged not straitely ne kept the lawes of true iustice ne went after his pleasure horriblye and shortely he wyll appere to you for most so reste iudgementes shall bee to theym that haue rule ouer other To the poore man merci is graunted but the mighty man shal suffer mightily tourmētes ¶ Take thou no gyftes which do make wyse men blynde and peruerte the woordes of● theym that be rightuouse Iudgement HE that iustifieth an vngracious person and he that condemneth a good man they before god bee bothe abhominable ¶ The kyte in the ayre knoweth hir tyme the turtil the stork and the swalowe dooe come at theyr seasons my people know not theyr lordes iudgement ¶ A good man wyll not in his friendes cause dooe againste a weale publyke agaynste his ●th nor agaynst the trust which is put in him for he laieth aside the personage of a frende whā he taketh on hym a iudges office ¶ The emperoure Alexander woulde neuer suffer to be solde the office of a iudge or greatte authoritee in the execucion of lawes saiyng Nedes muste he sell that doth bye And I wyll not lettet at there shal be marchauntes of gouernaunce whiche if I dooe suffer I maye not condemne for I am ashamed to punish a man that bieth and selleth ¶ Themistocles beyng the chiefe iudge in Athenes when ther came to hym a great musician whiche desired of hym a thynge somewhat against iustice Themistocles aunswered If in singyng thou doest not regard nūbre and tym thou art not worthy to bee called a good musician nor I a good iudge yf I wolde preferre before the lawes the priuate fauoure

muche fauoure set at light and nothing regarde thy high power nor yet regardyng to muche thy power despise fauoure But keepynge a meane thou shalt as wel shewe louely kyndnesse to thy subiectes as by austeritee and sharpnesse chastise to greatte familiaritee Suche thynges as thou by word doest prescribe to thy subiectes loke by example of pure lyfe thou accomblisshe For yf thou doo reason and with reason dooste lyue as thou sayest euery man shall greattely commende the. Loue theym moste noble emperoure that mekely desyre thy gyftes more than those which diligētly desyre to geue the giftes For these thou art bounde to thanke and also to rewarde theym the other trewly shall assigne god to thanke the whiche reputeth to bee gyuen to hym and for his loue what so euer is gyuen or doone for poore men The vertue of the sonne is to illuminate the worlde themperours vertue is to be mercifull and to helpe poore men Truly a meke and a merciful prince excedeth the brightnes of the son for the soonne gyueth place to the night but a good vertuous prince suffreth no extorcion but by the light of trouthe iustice he chastiseth iniquitee Thy predecessors haue greatlye ornated theyr empyre but thou truely by thy humanitee affabilitee not esteming thy rial and mighty● power hast muche more greatly ornated it Wherfore all they that neede mercy renne to thy grace whiche delyuered from their pouertee aduersitee doo highly thanke the. Loke howe muche thou excellest all other in power and dignitee so muche the more thou shuldest endeuour the by noble and vertuous dedes to excell shyne aboue all other For high power requireth great honesty God also wyi require that thou helpeafter thy power nedefull honest persōs ●herfore if thou desire to be truly preised to be by god as it were by a trompetour declared a conqueror ioyn thou to the crown o● thy inuincible empyre by helpīg the pore the crowne of euerlastyng ioye Ere thou commaunde that ryght and ●quitee perswadeth loke well vpon it For verely so thou shalt euermore commande that right is Mans tongue is a vera●e s●pperie instrumente the whiche hath brought many one into great perill and daunger Therefore if thou prefix to the foresaide instrument that is goodly and honest it shal soūde only that is pleasant and right to be executed and done A prince in all thynges muste be subtile and wise but namely in iudgeyng of grat and weighty causes seldome angry land not to be angry without a great cause But because neuer to be angry is not laudable an emperour to refrayne the furiousnes of misdoers and that men may purge theyr fautes shall measurably vse his anger Loke thou be diligēt to know perfectly the maners and condicions of thy seruantes and of all those whiche charitee enforceth the to loue And also bee thou diligent to knowe those which dilteitfulli do flatter the For oft times disceitful louers and flattere●s do great hurte Whan so euer thou hearest suche communicaceon or counsaile that maie profite doo not onely heere it but also folowe it For trewely the emperours Maiestee is than ornated whā he hym selfe consydereth what is necessary to bee done and dispiseth not other mens profitable inuencions and couse●l and is not ashamed to learne and quickely excuteth that he hath learned As a castell which by reason of his stronge walles is inuincible and setteth lighte by his ennemies so thy empyre well walled with liberalitie and fortified with deuoute prayer is inuincible and by goddes helpe shall triumphe of his aduersaries and ennemies Use so this inf●rior kynge dome that it maie bee to the a way to the kyngdome of heuen For who so euer gouernethe well this erthely kyngdome is estemed worthy to obteyne ecles●iall ioy and pleasure He ruleth this worlde rightfully that charitably loueth his subiectes and of his subiectes is duely honored dred whan he procureth that none ocasion of yil be amonge them Liberalitee charitable dedes a● a perpetuall incorrupt garmēt Therfore who so euer will reigne charitably must ornate cloth his soule with such goodly vesture and apparelle For who that helpeth the poore mē shall obteyne ioy euerlastynge Consideryng that god hath gyuen the the imperiall sceptre looke thou endeuer thy selfe vtterly to please him And bycause he hath preferd the aboue all other thou must honour hym aboue all other Truly god estemeth it the moste singularst benefite that thou canste dooe to hym to defend his creatures as thy selfe and liberally to helpe theim as bounden therto Euery man that desireth his helthe muste call vpon god but specially the emperour whiche laboureth for the welthe of all men And he defended by god shall as well ouercome his ●●●emies as defende his subiectes God nedeth nothyng An emperour hath only nede of god Therfore folowe him that hath no nede and shewe mercy abundantly to them that aske it not reckenyng streightly thy expences of householde but rather healpe euery man that desyreth to lyue For it is better to helpe the vnworthy for honest mens sakes than for the vyce of the vnworthy to defraude the worthy of that they deserued As thou woldest haue forgiuenesse of thy synnes so forgeue other that the offende God forgyueth theim that forgeue and where forgeuenesse is there is God A prince that woulde demeane hym fa●tlesly muste diligently take hede that his people be vertuous and that he bee ashamed to sin and that he geue no open example to other to doo amisse and that he absteyne priuately leste he offende openly For if subiectes be ashamed to dooe amysse muche more their ruler ought to be ashamed It is a priuate mans vice to doo yll and liue viciousely but a prince to forgette hys owne wealthe and honestee is muche more vicious For the abstinēce from yll doeth not in stify man but the dooyng of honestee and goodnes Therfore no mā shuld onely absteine from yll but also endeuour hym to do iustice Death dreedeth neither kynge nor emperour but egally deuoureth euery man Therfore before his fearefull comyng let vs gather our richesse in heauen For no man can cary wordly ryches thyther but all lefte in earthe he shal there naked geue accompte of his lyfe As an emperour is lorde of all men so with al other he is goddis seruant And shall than bee called a lorde whan he by vertue of chastitee ouercometh his sensual iustes with an inuinble mynde despiseth the transiry plesures ioys of this word As mans shadowe foloweth the body so synne foloweth the soule which soule ones separated from the mortall body shall geue a reckenyng to God of his good and yldedes Nor than is no tyme to deny any thyng● For euery mans dede shal beare witnesse not by woorde but representy●ge and openynge euerye mans deede as he did it As a shyp hauyng wynde at will bringeth the passagers ofte tymes in to the heauen sooner thā they wold haue thought so