was slaine in a battell in defence of the Thebanes and Thessâ—…ns endeavouring to free themselves from the cruell tyrannie of Alexander Phereus those people shewed the true love and affection that they bare unto him for we read that all those who were at this battell did never put off their Armour unbridle their horses or dresse their wounds untill such time as they were gathered together about him his blood as yet being scaâ—…ce cold and there before him cast downe all the spoyles that they had taken from their 〈◊〉 aâ—… though he had beene alive and understood of their dictory and moreover as in signe of their extreme sorrow they shaved off their owne haire and cut off the maines and 〈◊〉 of their horses and many of them afâ—… their returne backe to their Tents and Paviâ—…s would neither kindle 〈◊〉 light a candle eate or drinke in somuch thâ—…t throughout all the Campe there was great sorrow and a silent moâ—…ing 〈◊〉 one calling 〈◊〉 â—…ther Defender and Master and when his body was to be caâ—…yed to the 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 and Thessalians were at 〈◊〉 which of them should 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they made a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of his 〈◊〉 in these words All the 〈◊〉 that can be 〈◊〉 be given 〈◊〉 the most 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Every one of 〈◊〉 accompanying him and 〈◊〉 so the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Crowne Armor of 〈◊〉 gold 〈◊〉 with either who should 〈◊〉 him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 honour The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 be had governed the Empire but a small time 〈◊〉 so well beloved of his Subjects that when his body was laid upon the pile to be burned many of his people slew themselues to be confumed with him The Souldiers of Sertorius did the like over his body and others by whole troupes killed themselves willingly because they would not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 live him moreover they loved him so dearely that they vowed oâ—… dedicated themselves to his shadow or ghost as appeares by an Epitaph which is in Spaine at this day to be seene the inscription whereof 〈◊〉 this effect I have here inserted for the better content of the Reader Here lie enterred many bands of Souldiers who vowed themselves to the ghost of Quintus Sertorius and to the Earth the â—…ther of all things who living in sorrow and griefe for him most courageously assaulted one another and joyfully enjoyed the death which they willingly desired Take also another Epitaph of the same nature but of one particular man out of the same generall History of Spaine who shewed the like affection to the same 〈◊〉 I Berrucius Calaguritanus have given my life to the Gods Manes of Quintus Sertorius the sonne of M. being perswaded in my conscience I could not live any longer in the world after him who had all things common with the 〈◊〉 Gods Passenger who readest â—…his farewell and learne after my example to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and faithfull which is acceptable unto the dead who are disroabed of their humane bodies I must not forget nor omit to relate in this place the true and sincere love of one Guyemanus a Frenchman to his King and Soveraigne Childerick King of France Paulus Aemilius calls him Vidomar and not Guymanus this man seeing in a manner the whole Nobility wonderfully offended and â—…nraged against the King because abasing himselfe and his authoritie hee had ravished their wives and daughters gave him counsell to give way to their violence and to depart out of France seing hoe could not resist them promising him his true and faithfull service and assistance in this his extremitie and to use his best indeavour to pacifie the enraged French-men yea and to procure them to send for him backe againe whereupon Childerick fled from thence to Turinge to King Basin his intimate friend and kinsman taking with him one halfe of a peece of gold which was broken betweene him and Guymanus who kept the other halfe as a token to the end to sollicite his affaires as earstly and secretly as he could Guymanus managed his businesse so 〈◊〉 that be got the favour and grace of Gillon a Roman borne whom the French Nobility upon the expulsion of Childerick had chosen to their King and who then kept his Court at Soisson and still keeping his credit with the Nobility became gratious and in favour with both parties and in the end the onely man by whose advice Gillon was guided in tall his affaires wherefore having so good an opportunitie to effect his designes he gave the new King counsell and told him that the only way to maintaine his authority over his Subjects and to keepe them in due obedience was to raise new and great Imposts and Taxations npon them The Romane following this ill and unseasonable advice of Guymanus and being mis-informed of the humours of the French laid great imposts and Taxations upon them contrary to the custome of the Countrey immediatly the people began to murmur and complaine in all parts of the Kingdome and such as were most in favour with the common people cryed out that it was high time for them to shift for themselves and to prevent these and the like future mischiefes and those who had beene chiefest and formost in the banishment and expulsion of Childerick were not the last that began to complaine and cry out against Gillon their new King and in the end most of them were ready to rebell Guymanus perceiving how the game wont gave Gillon in private counsell to crosse and cut off their designes before they came to their full growth and head and to put to death the principall Authours and ring-leaders of that rebellion followed his advise and caused all that had a hand in the deposing of Childerick to be put to death Now by this meanes Guymanus got two strings to his bow first taking 〈◊〉 those who might hinder him to bring his designe to passe then by disposing the heâ—… of the rest of the French to deâ—… and 〈◊〉 after their true antient and naturall King and withall having made Gillon odious to the people this faithfull Subject laying hold upon so good 〈◊〉 occasion shewed unto the French-men their lightnesse and inconstancy in deposing their naturall King and in making choyce of a stranger farre more insupportable then their King was hereupon he â—…sily perswaded them to recall backe Childerick who having notice of their good will and affection and withall receiving that halfe piece of gold which Guymanus had sent unto him as a private to 〈◊〉 or signe that the coast being now cleare he should with all speed returne came backe againe unto France and was received by the French for their lawfull King compelling Gillon by the aid of his true friend and Subject Guymanus to give him place and be content with his former Government and condition which he had over the Gaules at Soyssons And as firme and constant was that love of Zopyrus towards Dariâ—… King of Persia his Soveraigne
spake unto him in this wise Themistocles it is now or never high time if we are both wise men to leave this vaine and idle jealousie and envy which wee ever conceived one against another and to take in hand some other course more honorable and wholesome for all Greece our common Countrie thou in commanding and performing the duty of a good Captaine and my selfe in counselling thee and executing thy commaendements whereupon Themistocles according to his innate goodnesse and accustomed vertue especially out of the aboundant love he bare to his native Country answered in this wise I am sorrie Aristides that thou hast herein shewed thy selfe an honester man then I my selfe but since it falleth out so that the honour is due to thee for to have begun and to have provoked me to so honest and praise-worthy a contention for the good of our Countrie I will doe my best to overcome thee hereafter in briefe these two brave Commanders being after this manner reconciled and reunited equally resolved to defend their Country gave the overthrow and vanquished Xerxes and his mighty Army Cretin and Hermias in the like manner two great Magnisian Lords betweene whom there was great emulation for priority and the honor of being the chiefe in the Common-wealth laying willingly aside all ambition in seeking for the prime places of Government agreed together in time of necessity when the Common-wealth should be in any danger to be all one in their counsels and course for the safeguard thereof it happened in the end that Magnesia was besieged by the enemy brought to a very narrow streight Cretin considering that if the least sparke of emulation should againe revive and appeare from the ashes of their buryed quarrell it would be the ruine of the City repaired unto Hermias and offered to surrender unto him the charge or place of Captaine Generall of the City Army and to depart out of it if he pleased or else that the other would leave and abandon it for a time and let him enjoy that place of command least being both together some jealousie might arise betwixt them or by the subtle and crafty suggestion of some as in all places favoring the enemies designes they might againe be unglued and divided Hermias considoring how the case stood and withall the honest heart of his opposite and corrivall who gave him his choyse to stay in the City as chiefe Generall or else to depart and withall knowing that the other was more expert in military affaires and consequently more fit to command the City then himselfe presently surrendred all his authority unto Cretin to the end that all things might succeed well for the good of the Country Themistâ—… a Noble man of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Army of his Soveraign King Leonidâ—… it being told him by some Oracle or other with which he had consulted that the Lacedemonians should be ruinded as Therâ—… The King would have sent him backe to Sparta under colour of bringing back newes of what should happen but indeed lest he should be slaine together with the rest of his Souldiers to this Themiâ—… would never consent but with a couragious spirit and a bold countenance told the King his Master that hee was sent thither to fight in defence of his Country and not to play the Poste to carrie neâ—…es Hippodamus another Lacedemonian being aged fourescore yeares being in a battell with King Archidamus would never goe to Sparta whither the King would have sent him with Agis for to provide for the affaires of the Kingdome affirming that he had rather there die honorably in the defence of Sparta then goe home and therefore presently armed himselfe and standing on the Kings right hand dyed there honorably fighting valiantly in the defence of his Countrie hereby you may see that there is nothing more preferred of a couragious heart then the safety of his Countrie and Soveraigne 〈◊〉 Captaine Generall of the Lacedemonians being prepared a time to fight a battell against the Athenians the Southsayers according to their superstition having told him after they had viewed the entrailes of the beasts which were sacrific'd that their Armie should obtaine the victory but that 〈◊〉 should die who having notice thereof nothing mooved or amazed hereat though he assuredly beloeved it to be true as if it had beene the saying of an Oraâ—… made this Heroique answer Sparta depends not upon one mans life onely for when I am dead my Country will not be one jâ—…t the â—…orse or the weaker but if I should 〈◊〉 and refuse to fight in its defence the honour and reputation of it would be much diminished and eclipsed Now having appointed one Cleander to succeed him in his charge and place hee fought a battell with his enemies wherein hee was slaine leaving neverthelesse by that dayes journeys his Countrie victorious to his perpetuall honour and glory Solon albeit he was old and decrepit understanding how Pisistratus intended to usurpe the Government of the Common-wealth whon none durst contradictor oppose him out of an ardent zeale that he bare to his Countrie pluck'd up his old courage and going out of his house before his dore in the street cryed out with a loud voyce unto his fellow Citizens Helpe me helpe your Countrie let us die valiantly or else put them them to death who would tyrannize over 〈◊〉 Thrasybulâ—… deserves no lesse commendation then Solon who when many men have delivered their Countâ—…ie from one mans tyrannie freed it from the violence and tyrannie of many usurping oppressors no lesse then thirty in number who had banished some of the chiefest Citizens murdered others and confiscated the goods of others This Thrasybulus was the first and the onely man that began to make warre against them albeit hee had not then above thirty men to assist him hereupon the Tyrants began to mocke and laugh to scorne him and his small Company but hee by little and little fortifying himselfe in the end brought them all to ruine and so delivered his Country from oppression Marcus Brutus one of the principall conspirators against Caesar is highly commended by Plutarch for that act of his in vindicating the Citie of Rome from an usurper who being a man naturally of a grave and mild behaviour ventured his life to set his Countrie at libertie whereupon hee caused certaine money or meddailes to be stamp'd and coyned which had on the one side a Cap or Bonnet betweene two poyniards and under them these two words Idibus Martii that is the fifteenth day of March on which day Caesar was slaine on the other side a mans head with these two capitall leters M. B. for Marcus Brutus by the Cap he meant libertie for after the death of Caesar they carryed publikely in Rome a Cap upon the point of a Lance crying with a loâ—…d voyce Libertâ—… populi Romani Remarkeable is the act of Geâ—…itius Cippâ—… Pretor of Rome who chose willingly to banish
himselfe rather then to encroach upon the liberties of his Countrie for as this Cippus passed through the brasen gate which was called Raduusoulana therehappened unto him a strange prodigious thing which was two hornes upon a suddaine grew out of his forehead whereupon he went presently to consult with Oracles and Southsayers what it should meane they told him that it signified that hee should beare supreme Authoritie over all the rest of his fellow Citizens and that at his returne back to Rome he should be crowned King this good Patriot or friend to his Countrie determined with himselfe to the end that should never come to passe never to returne backe to Rome and therefore chose ever to live in a perpetuall and a voluntarie banishment and to deprive himselfe of such great and eminent glory rather then to rob his Countrie of its freedome and libertie I will now conclude this point of Dutie with some notable examples of valiant men who have willingly hazarded and laid downe their lives for the preservation and safetie of their Countrie as briefely as I may Attilius Regulus a noble Romane being in the warres against Carthage taken prisoner and there a long time detained in the end taking his word and oath to returne backe they sent him to Rome as well to treat of a peace betwixt them and the Senate as to make an exchange of such prisoners as had beene taken betwixt them on either side but being come to Rome in stead of perswading them to peace and to ex change the prisoners he counselled them to the contrarie for regarding more the publike good of his Countrie then the love of his friends kinred and family yea his owne life He in open Senate perswaded them not to accept of the conditions which the Carthagenians offered allâ—…â—…at it would prove unhappy dis-honorable to the Romanes and for his part he was grown old and ready to goe to his grave no way able to doe his Countrie service and how that the Carthaginians which were at Rome were young men able lustie and many in number who if they were sent backe would doe great mischiefe to the Romanes and withall the better to perswade the Senate to follow his advice he told them that the Carthaginians had poysoned him with certaine drugs which had a long or lingring operation to the end he might live untill such time as his men might be released and that in a very short time the poyson would come to his heart and then there could be no other remedy for him but death at last the Senate followed his advice he then with a full resolution to keepe his oath and promise returned backe to Carthage wheâ—…e with most cruell tortures he ended his life Some write that they cut off his eyes lids and layd his face a whole day together in the Sunne others say he was inclosed naked within a great Pipe or Hoggeshead driven full of nayles with the points inward and so tumbled downe an hill or rocke keeping him without sleepe for many dayes together Sous King of Lacedemonia loved his Country so well that he preferred the good of it before his owne life this King upon a time being very straitly besieged by the Clytorians in a very barren place where no water was to be had in the end after hee and his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 endured extreme thirst he offered unto 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to surrender unto them all the Countries and Territories which formerly he had won from them if so be that he and his people might drinke of a fountaine that was in their possession and not farre from that place the Clytorians accepted of this offer and so the parties were sworne to performe the conditions agreed upon betweene them whereupon Sous having assembled his men togetâ—…er told them that if there was any man among them that would abstaine from drinking of that water he would surrender and give over unto him his Kingdome and Royall dignitie But there was not one that would abstaine from drinking so extreame great was their thirst but they drunke all very greedily except King Sous who comming last of all to the well tooke a little of the water and rubd or coold the out-side of his mouth in the presence of the Clytorians but did not drinke or swallow down one drop at all by meanes whereof he would not performe the agreement formerly made to his enemies saying he was not obliged so to doe because he had not drunke at all and from thenceforth he continued his warres to the great advantage and honour of his Countrie which he preferred before his owne life in so great an extremitie The which Lysimachus one of the successours of Alexander the Great could never doe for when he was surprized in such a straight in Thrace by King Dromicâ—…ates and reduced to the like extremitie as King Sous was and being not able to endure thirst any longer he yeelded himselfe and his whole Armie to the enemy but when he had drunke and saw himselfe prisoner hee cryed out Oh ye Gods how am I now being a King before become and made a slave for a little pleasure when Sous for his abstinence shall be honoured and had in everlasting remembrance There were two Carthaginian brothers whose sur-names vvere Philaenes the Inhabitants of Carâ—…hage and Cyreni two nigh bordering Cities in Africa vvere for a long time at great debate and variance about the bounds or limits of their Territories and in the end to come to a peacefull accord it was agreed betweene them that certaine young men should at one and the selfe-same houre set out or part some from Carthage and the others from Cyrene and that the one company should goe or run towards the other and in that very same place where they should meet there should be the confines or limits of eithers Territorie whereupon those two brothers of Carthage not performing the Articles vvhich vvere agreed upon betweene them and the Cyrenians departed out of their Citie before the houre appointed purposely to extend their limits and to get ground of the other but the Syrenians having notice of this fraud they complained of their wrong and would not have that place to be the limit unlesse these two brethren would be contented to be buryed both alive in that place where they would have their Citie bounds to be which they imagined would never be accepted of by these young men but in briefe these brothers presented themselves unto the Cyrenians and were presently 〈◊〉 alive in the same place such love they bare to their Countrie and the enlargement of the bounds thereof Scâ—… having taken the City of 〈◊〉 condemned all the Inhabitants thereof to die by the sword his host where hee lay onely excepted but he 〈◊〉 true lover of his Country â—…nne in among therest of his fellow Citizens whom by numbers the Souldiers were hewing in pieces and cryed with a lowd voyce It will
THE DVTY OF ALL TRVE SVBIECTS TO THEIR KING As also to their Native Countrey in time of extremity and danger With some memorable examples of the miserable ends of perfidious Traytors In two Bookes Collected and Written by H. P. inutilis olim Ne videar vixisse PALINGEN LONDON Printed by E. P. for Henry Seyle and are to be sold at his Shop at the Tygers Head in Fleet street over against St. Dunstanes Church 1639. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL SIR PAUL PINDAR KNIGHT Worthy Sir WHen I had ended this Discourse bethought my selfe of a Subject who for hâ—…s loyalty and love to his King and Country might answer and sute with the subject in hand aâ—…d as it were stand in stead as a faire light at the entrance of the dore to shew others the way your selfe came to my remembrance who have so clearely exprest your affection to eiâ—…her Indeed by thâ—… Law both of God and Natuâ—…e every man according to that ability God hath blest him withall is bound so to doe but the greater number want the meanes and burthens of this nature mâ—…st commonly lie upon tâ—…e backs but of a few yea many there are who thouâ—…h able enough in hard and dangerous times like foolish patients in a desperate disease who will not be perswaded to be let blood though it would save their lives will not yeeld their assistance till forced by ex remity or a stronger hand this the Citizens of Constantinople prooved by wofull experience when they were surprized by Mahomet the first having such a masse of money and treasure in their hoâ—…ses that the Turkes were astonyed thereat I rather set before such that true paterne and mirror of Magnificence so highly honoured and admired even untill this day for so many wayes deserving of his Countrie Cosmo de Medicis of whom the Florentine Historie thus reporteth This Cosmo saith he was the most esteemed and the most famous Citizen of Florence being no man of warre either in Florence or any other City because he did not only excell all others of his time in authoritie richâ—…s but also in wisedome for among other qualities that advanced him no be chiefe in his Country he more then other men liberall and magnificent which liberality appeared much more after his death then before and though he did Princely things yet in his conversation riding abroad or marrying of his children or kinsfolkes hee was like unto all other men modest and discreet because he well knew that extraordinary things which are of all men with admiration beheld doe procure more envy then those which without ostentation are honestly covered surely private men have equalled many Prince in Magnificence I might alledge many examples for this purpose But I onely shew how much we are first obliged to God then to all those who study to provide for the safety of their King and Country the advancement of Gods Church and true Religion of which number Sir as you are one so eminent here on earth so may you receive your reward with the number of those whose piety and deeds of mercy shall receive their reward in another Kingdome Yours in all observance to be commanded H. P. Imprimatur Aprill 29. 1639. IOHN ALSOP TO ALL HIS MAIESTIES LOYALL AND TRVE loving Subjects in generall of what degree or condition soever THE divine Plato to shew us of what forme the best established Common-wealth ought to be useth this Musicall Theoreme Tunc omnis saith he Respublica subâ—…rtitur cum ex numero ternario quinario juncto duae efficiuntur Harmoniae This as an obscure riddle could not for many ages be resolved till Melancthon and some others the best learned of these later times discovered Plato's meaning which was this since the most and best governed Common-wealths consist first of the King who is the Base and first noâ—…e or key of the Fift hence 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quasi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 secondly of the Nobility who as a Fourth doe perfect and make up the Fift then of the People who as a Third make up a full Eight now if this Third and Fift make a discord of two severall Harmonies the Musicke is harsh and nought for example if the King and Nobility should take Part against the Commons or Commons and King against the Nobilitie Nobilitie and Commons against the King that Estate or Common-wealth is in great danger hereby concluding that nothing more supporteth a Kingdome then Unitie and the mutâ—…all Concord of those three Estates in the same one not being able to subsist without the helpe of another Hence I remember the Estates of the United Provinces in the Netherlands caused to be stamp'd upon their gold the Belgick Lion râ—…pant with seventeene arrowes in his right paw meaning thereby the seventeene Provinces borrowing that Embleme from thâ—…se arrowes which Silurus on his death bed gave to his seventeene sonnes commanding each of them to take an arrow and upon his knee or as hee could to breake it which they easily did then gave he unto them seventeene other arrowes all bound together in one bundle to breake which one essaying after another they could not Thus after my death quoth their Father it will faâ—…e with you if you be divided among your selves as these arrowes were every one will crush you but if you unite your selves none will be able to injure or overcome you The case is ours who are or ought to be faithfull and true to our King and Country neither to suffer or give the least consent or way to any division among our selves which hath beene the ruine even of the most flourishing Kingdomes forraine enemies taking advantage of their discords and combates as the Kite in Aesop did by the Mouse and the Frog So the Danes in our Land and after them the Saxons did and too well it is knowne how that fatall and unfortunate division and emulation betweene the Nobility of Hungaâ—…ie and Lewes their â—…ung King made a faire and an open way for Solyman to the possession almost of all that most 〈◊〉 and â—…rishing Kingdome Now if we duely consider and search out the cause of these tumults and commotions that of late yeares and daily doe arise in Christian Common wealths we shall finde it to proceed from a pretence of consciencé and Reformation of abuses in the Church under which colour our obstinate Innovators bandie themselves against their owne good and Râ—…ligious Kings â—…en the Apostle saith and so did the Primitive Câ—…ristians practise for conscience sake we ought to submit our selves unto them whether they be good or bad and because we maintaine this they powre out whole vollies in their volumes of slanderous imputations against our Reverend Bishops being indeed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Bulwarkes or outworkes of our Church so that I may say of such a people and a Religion as Lucretius said of theirs who allowed the slaughter and Sacrifice of â—…ptrianassa the innocent virgin Tantum Religio
when David his Soveraigne Lord and King fled before Absalon said unto him As the Lord liveth and as the Lord my King liveth in what place my Lord the King shall be whether in death or life even there surely will thy servant be THE SECOND BOOKE Of the Love and Dutie wee all owe to our Native Countrie I Am now to intreate of the second Dutie which everie man oweth to his native Countrie and the Common-wealth wherein hee liveth and inhabiteth But ere I proceed let me expound the meaning of this word Patria or Countrie because there are sundry opinions â—…oncerning this point some affirme that We ought to take this Vniversall world for our true and Nâ—…tive Countrie of which opinion Socrates was for on a time being demanded what Countrie-man hee was made this answer The world is my Countrie and of that opinion were many other considering what small certainety there is in the dwelling of any man in any one place and the often revolution vicissitude or alteration of things and therefore would without naming any place in particular take the wide world for it All the earth is a vertuous mans proper dwelling place as the Sea is of fishes The Philosopher Anaxagoras one the other side being asked what Countrie-man hee was answered pointing up to heavâ—…n with his finger there is my Countrie adding withall as Lactantius reporteth that hee was borne onely to contemplate upon heaven his native Countrie whither he was to returne againe The Ecclesiasticall Historie maketh mention of a man called Sanctus who being brought before a Magistrate for the profession of the Christian Religion and there examined what his name was and of what Countrie I am said he a Christian that is my name my Countrie my parentage and all in all But I must as Plinie adviseth every writer cogitare titulum remember the subject I am in particular to entreate of without exspatiation therefore here I must take a mans Countrie to be the place of his birth not onely in a Kingdome of Province whereon hee depends but also of a Citie or any other particular place of Government where it was the will of God he should be borne yea of the place where hee personally dwelleth and inhabiteth with his wife children and family and where he hath his goods and maintainance for the sustaining of his livelihood for every mans Countrie saith Cicero is where he is best pleased to live and hath his meanes about him according to the French Proverbe Là où sont nos biens là est nostre pays that is where our substance and wealth are there is our Countrie which is most true therefore every man is bound to defend and preserve it against all invasion either of domestike or foâ—…aine foes even as his owne life wife children family or what else is most deare unto him So in briefe I affiâ—…me the place of our aboad as well as of our birth to be rightly called our Coâ—…ntrie which Countrie of ours ought not to have the last place as some would in our affection and love but rather the first Art thou so foolish saith Plato as thou knowest not thaâ—… thy Countrie ought to be preferred before thy parents and kindâ—…d and that thou oughtest to love it more then fathâ—…r or mother The love of our Countrie Common-wealth said Theognis the Poet Is and ought to be no lesse sacred then that â—…hich is 〈◊〉 a father and his child And 〈◊〉 saith If a fâ—…er 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 his oâ—…ne sonne should 〈◊〉 keepâ—…â—…is â—…sell but at the first dissâ—…ade him if he prevailed 〈◊〉 tâ—…en to rebuâ—… hiâ—… if he at 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 is neither blood 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 place 〈◊〉 unto us 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to us then 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it ought to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with us 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 love of our 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it 〈◊〉 all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or affect for in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and if it be wasted 〈◊〉 destroyed who 〈◊〉 have any pleasure in any thing that he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 When a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 said Pericâ—… Hee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ease and plentifully is withall ruined and undone on the contrary when it flourisheth the poorest man feeles no discommodity but fareth the better if a Country or Common-wealth be affrighted and terrified said Caesar there is not any one man therein be hee never so stout or wary of himselfe but hee will stumble and fall with the ruine thereof but in the welfare and flourishing of the same the meanest shall find wherewith to make himselfe merry therefore wee should be wanting in nothing that might redound to the honour land profit of our Country Cato Vticensis well knew how to put this in practise and withall to certifie so much unto Cicero who thanking that grave and wise man for that in the Senate he had defended Fabia Terentia Cicero's wives sister against Pâ—…blius Clodius who had accused her falsely It is not unto me said Cato that you ought to give thankes but rather to the Common-wealth because all that I doe say or câ—…unsell is for the love of the common good of my Countrie Agesilam said as much to the King of Persia which King admiring the vertues of Agesilaus after such time as the peace was concluded betweene him and the Spartanes he sent unto him and requested that he might joyne friendship and amity with him yea and hospitality in living together Agesilaus refused it saying That the love and amity of the Common-wealth of Sparta did both content and suffice him and as long as it would last and endure he had no need to contract with any other for that was enough and the greatest glory of praise and commendations that ever Antiquity gave or could give to excellent men and the bravest spirits was for that which they did either for the preservation and defence of their Country or else for the enlargement or extension of the bounds and limits thereof and from this generous affection to their native Country have proceeded so many glorious acts and noble atchievements that they have afforded matter to the most learned pens that ever wrot to the admiration of all posterity There was never yet any good and noble spirit that did not love and affect his Country Nature herselfe having impressed in the hearts of such as are well borne a charitable love and a most sweet and deare affection toward it for men naturally love that ayre they first drew and with which Nature first refreshed them at their first comming into the world For hereby Nature hath a great interest in us yea we perceive her forâ—…e in plants herbes and other insensible things as there are plants that cannot endure to be transported out of their owne naturall soyle as Balme will grow no where but in Iudaea or Palestina and