The counseller a treatise of counsels and counsellers of princes, written in Spanish by Bartholomew Phillip, Doctor of the ciuill and cannon lawe. Englished by I.T. graduate in Oxford.

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The counseller a treatise of counsels and counsellers of princes, written in Spanish by Bartholomew Phillip, Doctor of the ciuill and cannon lawe. Englished by I.T. graduate in Oxford.

Author

Filippe, Bartholomeu.

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London :: Printed by Iohn Wolfe [and J. Charlewood],

1589.

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Education of princes -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HO∣NORABLE M. IOHN FOR∣tescue Esquier, Maister of her Ma∣iesties great Garderobe, and one of her most honorable prinie Counsell, Iohn Thorius wisheth health and honor, with accomplishment of all Heroicall desires.
• A Catalogue of such authors as are alleaged in this Treatise.
• In this treatise of Counsellers of Princes, there be eighteen discourses, the contents whereof here followeth:
• The printer to the Reader.
• Errata.
• ❧ A Treatise of counsell, and Counsellers of Princes. ()
  • The first discourse from whence Counsels doe proceede, and of the execution of that which is deter∣mined in counsels.
  • The second discourse what counsell is and vpon what matters men ought to consult.
  • The third discourse, how needfull and necessary it is, that Prin∣ces should, haue in their seruice, such Counsellers, as freelie would tell them what they thinke to be profitable to the Common∣wealth.
  • The fourth discourse, what counsels are expedient for the gouernment of a Common-wealth that is well instituted.
  • The fift discourse, how that in all Counsels, the meanes and ends of those things which are in counsell, ought to be required and examined.
  • The sixt discourse, what qualities Counsellers ought to haue.
    • The qualities which Plato would haue a Coun∣seller to haue.
    • The qualities which Thucidites said that a Coun∣seller ought to haue.
    • The qualities which Aristotle saith that all Counsellers ought to haue, that consult vpon matters concerning the Common∣wealth.
  • The seauenth discourse, of the Priuiledges, prerogatiues, and exemptions, which the Law and right doth graunt to the Counsellers of Princes.
  • The eyght discourse, what punishment they deserue, that doe not couusell their Princes sincerely and faithfully without deceite.
  • The ninth discourse, whether it be better for the Common∣wealth, that the Counsellers of the Prince should be learned, or vnlearned.
  • The tenth discourse, whether it be more profitable to the Common-wealth, to haue a good Prince, and ill Counsellers, or an ill Prince, and good Counsellers.
  • The eleuenth discourse, of the Counsell house, and of that which the Counsellers ought to doe, before they beginne to consult.
  • The twelfth discourse, what Counsellers of Princes ought to doe, when they be assembled to consult.
  • The thirteenth discourse. Of the Counsell of estate, and of the ordinaunces and lawes that appertaine to the same Counsell.
  • The fourteenth discourse, touching warre.
  • The fifteenth discourse, concerning peace.
  • The sixteenth discourse. Howe and wherewith Com∣mon-Weales be augmented, and where∣with they doe decay.
  • The seuenteenth discourse. How and wherewith Common-weales be increased.
  • The eighteenth discourse. From whence it doth proceede that the Common-weales are changed, out of one estate of gouernment into an other.