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A57360	The cabinet-council containing the cheif [sic] arts of empire and mysteries of state : discabineted in political and polemical aphorisms grounded on authority, and experience : and illustrated with the choicest examples and historical observations / by the ever-renowned knight, Sir Walter Raleigh ; published by John Milton, Esq.; Cabinet-council	Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; Milton, John, 1608-1674.	1658 (1658)	Wing R156; ESTC R8392	78,451	210

then banisht as also to sack the City promising that so soon as the Army of Spain did come into the Florentine dominion the faction of Medici would be ready armed to receive them But the Spaniards being come found no forces at all to joyn with them and therefore wanting victual offered composition The Florentines finding the Enemy distressed grew insolent and refused peace whereof followed the loss of Prato and many other inconveniencies The like happened to them of Tyre as before The denial or delay of Justice desired in revenge of injuries either publick or privately offered is a thing very dangerous to every Prince or other State for that the party injured doth oft by indirect meanes though with hazard of his country and himself seek satisfaction Example the complaint which the Galli made against the Fabii who sent Ambassadors in favor of the Tossani not being heard nor any punishment inflicted upon them for fighting against the Law of Nations was the cause that the Galli were offended with the States whereof followed the sack of Rome and the delay of Justice in Philip of Macedon for not revenging the incestuous oppression of Attalus to Pausanias was the motive to murther that King Whoso endeavors the alteration of any State must of necessity proceed with all severity and leave some memorable example to those that shall impunge the Ordinance of Government newly settled Example when Junius Brutus had by his great valor banisht the Tarquins and sworn the People that no King should ever raign in Rome within short time after many young Nobles among whom was Brutus son impatient of the equality of the new government conspired to recall the Tarquins but Brutus thereof informed caused his own son not only to be condemned to death but was himself present at the execution As health and soundness of the hands legs and other outward members cannot continue life unless the heart and vital spirits within be strong and firm so fortifications and Frontier-defences do not prevail unless the whole Corps of the Kingdom and People be well armed Example when the Emperor came into ●tal● and had with some difficulty past the confines of the Venetians welnear without ressistance his army marcht to Venice and might doubtless have possest the City had it not been defended with water Likewise the English in their assault of France excepting a few encounters on the Frontires found no puissant resistance within the Realm And Anno 1513 they forced all that State and the King himself to tremble as oft before they had done but contrariwise the Romans knowing that life lay in the heart ever held the body of their State strongest for the nearer the enemy approacht Rome the better they found the Countrey armed and defended The desire to command soveraignly is of so great force as doth not only work in those that are in expectation of principality but also in them that have no title at all Example this appetite moved the wife of Ta●quinius Priscus contrary to all natural duty to incite her husband to murder her own Father Servius and possesse his Kingdom as b●ing perswaded it were much more honorable to be a Queen then to be the daughter of a King The violation of ancient Laws Orders and Customs under which people have long time lived is the chief an● only cause whereby Princes hazard their Estate and Royal Dignity Example albeit the deflowring of Lucrece was the occasion yet was it not the cause that moved the ●omans to take arms against Tarquin for he h●ving before that fact of Sex●us his Son governed Tyrannically and taken from the Senate all Authority was become odious both to the Senate Nobility and People who finding themselves well governed never seek or wish any other liberty or alteration A Prince that desires to live secure from conspiracy hath cause rather to fear those on whom he hath bestowed over great riches and honors then those whom he hath greatly injured because they want meanes to offend the other have many opportunities to do it Example Perennius the Prime favorite of ●ommodus the Emperor conspired his death●Plantianus did the like to S●verus and S●janus to Tiberius for being advanced to so great honors riches and Offices as nothing remained desirable but the Imperial title they conspired against the persons of their Soveraigns in hope of the dignity but in the end they endured that punishment which to such disloyalty and ingratitude appertaineth An Army which wants Experience albeit the Captain be expert is not greatly to be feared● neither ought an Army of well traind Soldiers to be much esteemed whose Captain is ignorant Example Caesar going into Africa against Afranius and Petraeus whose army was full of old Soldiers said he feared them little Quia ibat ad exercitum sine duce Contrariwise when he went to P●arsalia to encounter Pompey he said Ibo ad duce● sine exercitu A Captain-General commanding an Army ought rather to governe with curtesie and mildness then with over-much austerity and severity Example Q. and Appius Claudius being Consuls were appointed to govern the War To Q. was allotted one Army which served very dutifully but Appius commanding the other with great cruelty was by his Soldiers unwillingly obeyed Nevertheless Tacitus seems of contrary opinion saying Plus poena quam obsequium val●t Therefore to reconcile these different Conceits I say that a General having power to command men either they are confederates or Subjects If confederates or voluntaries he may not proceed to e●tream punishment if Subjects and his power absolute they may be governed otherwise● yet with such respect as the insolence of the General inforce not the Soldiers to hate him Honor may sometime be got as well by the loss as gaining of victory Every man knoweth glory is due to the Victor and we deny not the same priviledge to the vanquished being able to make proof that the loss proceeded not from his default Neither is it dishonorable to violate those promises whereto the necessity or disadvantage of War inforceth And forced promises which concern a whole State are not binding and rarely or never kept nor is the Breaker thereby to receive disgrace Example Posthumus the Consul having made a dishonorable peace with the Samnits was by them with his whole Army sent home disarmed Being arived at Rome the Consul informed the people they were not bound to perform the base conditions he was compelled to yield unto albeit he and those few that promised were bound to perform them The Senate thereupon concluded to send him prisoner to Samno where he constantly protested the fault to be onely his own wherefore the people by that peace incurred no dishonor at all And Fortune so much favored Posthumus as the Samnites were content presently to return him to Rome where he became more glorious for losing the Victory then was Pontius at Samno for having won the victory Wise men have long observed● that who so will

as the best for to find all perfect void and secure of suspect or imperfection is impossible A Prince being instantly required to take part with other Princes the one being in arms against the other if he deny both incureth suspicion of both and may be thought to have secret intelligences with one or both of them so as either of them shall accompt him an enemy and consequently he that proves victorious will be revenged and the other holding him suspected will not acknowledg his Friendship It is the use of men to presume much upon their own merit and seeing the success of some others to be such as without cause or desert are aspired to dignity thereby uncouraged they promised to themselves the like Nevertheless being entred into the course of their design and finding many crosses and impeachments they do not a little repent their over-weening and presumption but also many times utterly abandon their rash and unadvised enterprize neither can I think th●t the vertue or sufficiencie of any man without the favor of the heavens can advance him for as the Poet saith Ne● velle juvat potiúsue nocet si fata repugnant Whoso serveth a Prince far from his presence shall with great difficulty content him For if he commit any error it shall be aggravated besides that the instructions sent unto him cannot be particularly conceived because the State of worldly things doth daily alter Also to serve alooffe is a thing full of danger and far from reward which inconvenience may for the most part be avoided by him that attendeth near to his Princes person Let no man that cometh to serve in Court assure himself by his wisdom to be advanced or eschew all encounters Neither is he to bear himself so careless as to commit all to fortune but be perswaded that this wordly life is like to a voyage by Sea wherein albeit Art with the favor of the wind may do much yet can we not assure our selves to arrive safe in the Haven appointed for daily experience doth shew that some strange ships in the calmest weather are drowned or impeached by the way when others much weaker and disarmed passe securely Among men worthy of commendations those have merited best that first planted true Religion next they that framed Kingdoms and Commonwealths the third place is due to such as have augmented or enlarged their dominions lastly learned men deserve fame and memory and as every of these are worthy of fame and honor so ought they to be accompted infamous that introduce Atheism or the subversion of kingdoms or are become enemies to Learning and Vertue Whosoever taketh in hand to governe a Multitude either by way of liberty or principality and cannot assure himse●f of those persons that are Enemies to that Enterprise doth frame a State of short perseverance yet true it is that such Princes be infortunate● as for their own security are inforced to hold a course extraordinary and have the multitude their enemy for he that hath few foes may with small dishonor be assured but he that is generally hated can by no means live assured and the more cruelty he useth the weaker his principality proveth In commending another man great moderation is to be used for as contumely offendeth him against whom it is used so great praise besides that it is uttered with danger to his judgment that speaketh it the same doth oftentimes offend him that heareth it For self love which commonly possesseth men causes the good or evil we hear to be measured with our own And consequently every man that is touched with like deserts and defects doth grow● offended that his commendation is not set forth and feareth lest his imperfection should be discovered It is often or rather ever seen that the force of Leagues not used in their first heat becomes cold because Suspition soon entereth which in short space will destroy whatsoever was concluded and may not without long time be rejoyned The power of Ambition which possesseth the mindes of men is such as rarely or never suffereth them to rest The reason thereof is That nature hath framed in them a certain disposition to desire all things but not to obtain them so as our desires being greater then our power thereof followeth discontent and evil satisfaction Hereof also proceedeth the variation of Fortune for some men desiring to get and others fearing to lose that they have gotten do occasion one man to injure another and consequently Publick Wars do follow by means whereof one Countrey is ruined and an other inlarged Princes of great power and cheifly those that are Inhabitants of the North having many Children were wont to be much inclined to the Wars as well to win unto themselves honor as also to get possessions for their Sons which manner of proceedings did oftentimes remove such disturbance as the plurality of Brethren bringeth These and other reasons induced Princes to attempt War against those Kingdoms which in their opinion seemed easily conquered or whereunto they can pretend litle for by colour thereof they may the rather justifie their proceedings When a Prince deferreth to answer an Ambassador it proceedeth from some of these respects either because he will take time to resolve himself of somewhat whereof he doubteth or that he intendeth covertly to deny that which is demanded or that he esteemeth not the Prince that doth demand or that he disdaineth the person by whom the demand is made or else that he intendeth to hear from his own Ministers to be better resolved Wherefore a discreet Negotiator ought in such cases to consider which of these reasons move the Prince where he is employed to entertain him with delays and make his dispatch accordingly The sufficiency of good Counsellors consisteth in four things First They ought to be wise and skilful how to handle their affairs directing all doings to publick commodity Secondly To be just in their proceedings giving to every one that which to him appertaineth Thirdly To be stout and void both of partial respects and fear And lastly To be temperate and moderate in their desires Whoso desireth to govern well and securely it behoveth him to have a vigilant eye to the proceedings of great Princes and to consider seriously of their designs For it is a matter of small difficulty to live in peace with him who desireth our amity and provideth for others that endeavor to offend us The intelligences that Princes study to attain are procured by divers means Some are brought by report some vented by conversation and sounding some by means of espials but the most sure and credible accurrents are those which come from Ambassadors cheifly those that either for the greatness of their Prince or their own Vertue be of most reputation For those men conversing daily with great personages and pondering diligently their Manners Words Wisdom and the order of each mans proceedings yea of the Prince himself may with commodity attain unto matters of importance sooner