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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

know what shall be must consider what is past for all worldly things hold the same course they had at ●irst The reason is that as long as men are possest with the same Passions with former ages consequently of these doings the same effects ensue Example The Almains and French have ever bin noted for their Avarice Pride Fury and Infidelity and so in divers ages experience hath proved even to this present For perfidious dealing the French have given sufficient proof not onely in ancient times but also in the time of Charls the Eighth who promised to render to the Florentines the Forts of Pisa● but having divers tim●● received money held them notwithstanding in possession The Florentines found the like in the Almains● for in the Wars of the Visconti Dukes of Milan they prayed aid of the Emperor who promised them great forces in consideration whereof● he was to receive of the Florentines One hundred thousand Crowns in hand and as much more when his Army was arived in Italy both which payments were performed but as soon as the Emperor came to Verona he devised cavillations of unkindness whereupon he returned home A Prince desirous to obtain any thing of another must if occasion so permit urge his demand so earnestly and press for so sudden and present answer as he who is prest may not have leisure to consider how to excuse himself in denial Example Pope Julio endeavored to drive out of Bologna all the Bentivoli in which action he thought the aid of the French necessary and that the Venetians should stand neutral and by divers messengers did sollicite them to that effect but not receiving any resolute answer he thought fit with those few forces he had to take his journey to Bol●gna whereupon the Venetians advertised him they would remain neutral and the French King forthwith sent him forces as fearing the Popes indignation likewise the Tuscans having formerly desired aid of the Samnites against the Romans took Armes suddenly and obtained their request which the Samintes had before denied When a multitude offendeth all may not be punisht because they are too many to punish part and leave the rest unpunisht were injurie to the sufferers and to those that escape an encouragement to offend again therefore to eschew all extremity mean courses have bin anciently used Example When all the Wives of the Romans conspired to poyson their Husbands a convenient number of them were punisht and the rest suffered to pass Likewise at the conspiracy of the Bacchanals in the time of the Macedonian War wherein many thousands Men and Women had part every tenth person only was put to death by lot although the offence were general by which manner of punishing he that suffered complaind on his fortune and he that escaped was put in feare that offending again the same punishment might light upon himself and therefore would no more offend A Battel or great action in Armes ought not to be enterprised without special Commission or Command from the Prince otherwise the General incurs great danger Example Papyrius the Dictator punisht the General of the horse in the Roman Army for having fought without his consent although he had in battaile slain 20000 Enemies without loss of 200 of his own and Caesar commended his Captain Silanus for having refrained to fight though with great advantage he might Also Count Egmont hazarded the favor of the King his Master for giving battel to Marshall de Thermes albeit he were victorious for upon the success of that action the loss or or safety of all the Low Countries depended To govern without Council is not only dangerous in Aristocracies and Popular States but unto independent Princes an occas●on of utter ruine Example Hieron the first King of Sicile in all his proceedings used the advice of Counsels and lived fifty years prosperously in Peace but his grandchild succeding refusing all Counsell lost his Kingdom and was with all his Kinsfolk and Friends cruelly slain In all Monarchies the Senate or privyCouncil is or ought to be composed of persons of great dignity or men of approved wisdom and understanding Example In Polonia no man is Counsellor unless he be a Palatine a Bishop a C●st●llan a Captain or such a one as hath bin Ambassador and in Turky the title of Counsellor is not given but only to the four Bassaes the two Cad●lesquir●s the twelve Beglerbegs and Kings son who in his Fathers absence is as it were● a president of the Divano or Senate Many Princes Ancient and Modern have used to select out of their Council two or three or four at most to whom only they did impart their affairs Example The Emperor Augustus had Maec●nas and Agrippa Julius Caesar Q ●aedius and Cor. Balbus whom he only trusted with his Cipher and secrets being Counsellors of the Cabinet as we now call them The alteration of old Laws or introduction of new are in all States very dangerous notwithstanding any appearance of profit or publick utility which moved wise Governors to decree that ancient Lawes once established might never be called in question Example The Athenians decreed that no Law should be propounded to the people without the consent of the Senate the like use is observed in Venice where no Petition is prefered to the Senate but by advice of the Sages and among the Locrians the Custom was that whosoever presented any new Law to be confirmed should come with a halter about his Neck and be therewith hanged if his request were rejected also Lycurgus to prevent the alteration of his Lawes did sweare the people of Sparta to observe them untill his return and thereupon retired himself into voluntary exile with intent never to returne When necessity or good reason moves Innovation or Abolition of Laws a course more secure it is to do it rather by degrees then suddenly Example The Romans finding the Laws of the twelve Tables unprofitable suffered them to be observed or neglected at discretion but would not publickly suppress them for fear of calling other Laws into contempt so did they continue 700 years and were then cassed by Ebutius the Tribune But Agis King of Lacedemon desirous to revive the Laws of Lycurgus long discontinued enforced all men to bring in their evidence and writings to be cancelled to the end a new partition of Lands and Goods might be made which suddain and violent proceeding proved so fatal that it moved a dangerous sedition wherein he was deposed and with his Mother and Friends put to death which Example haply moved the Venetians not to attempt any thing against the Authority of Augustino Barberino their Duke but after his death and before the Election of Lovedono the Signiory publisht new Ordinances detractive from the Ducal Anthority Whoso hath won to himself so great Love and Affection as thereby to become master of the forces and at his pleasure commands the Subjects apt for Armes may also without right or title assure himself of the whole