The rich cabinet furnished with varietie of excellent discriptions, exquisite charracters, witty discourses, and delightfull histories, deuine and morrall. Together with inuectiues against many abuses of the time: digested alphabetically into common places. Wherevnto is annexed the epitome of good manners, exttracted from Mr. Iohn de la Casa, Arch-bishop of Beneuenta.

Traueller.

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TRaueller is an excellent hunts-man of idlenes, and Phisitian to cure the pas∣sion

of loue: for by labour and more gene∣rous imployment out of sight of the ab∣sent and beloued obiect, the body and minde are otherwise so set on worke, that lasinesse and loue are quite extinct.

Traueller must doe more then looke on goodly buildings, and gaze on beautifull faces: lest he be like to his carriage truncke that is remo••ed hither and thither to serue his idle humours, to make showes, and fill vp places: but makes no profitable obser∣uations for publike seruices.

Traueller must haue the head of a Philoso∣pher, to carry away all he remembers, and sees, the heart of a Lyon to endure all af∣flictions, and not be afraid of any dangers, the mouth of a swine to tast and eate all meates, the eyes of a Hawke to view the secrets of all places, where he resorts, the backe of an Asse to beare and forbeare ei∣ther floutes or disgraces, the legges of a Cammell to carry his owne body, and o∣ther necessaries if need be, and the vigilan∣cy of a Cocke to bee awake at all houres, and be ready to attend his iourney.

Traueller at sea sees the wonders of God, & at land the pleasures of the world: at sea

he must endure both stormes and wants: at land he may preuent extreamities, at sea he must prouide before hand, and so may make shift without mony: at land he must alwaies haue coyne or credit to serue his turne, as sea he liueth at ease without plea∣sure, at land he hath delight with some la∣bour, at sea he is in danger of Piracy, tem∣pests, and shipwrackes: at land he may fall amongst theeues, couseners, and curtesans, at sea hee is troubled with the vnsauory smell of the ship, at land refreshed with the sweet scent of flowers of the field. To con∣clude, at sea he must endure some inconue∣niences, and at land he may enioy great contentment and delight.

Traueller must make vse of his labours: for it is not sufficient to goe from City to Ci∣ty, from Countrey to Country, from house to house, from one delight to another, ex∣cept he learne the language, obserue the most remarkeable things, conuerse with vnderstanding men, conferre with the iudi∣cious, be in person at solemnities, giue ••are to all reports, but beleeue onely truthes or strong probabilities, and not let slip any opportunity to enrich his knowledge, and

pleasure his Countrey.

Traueller must not take exception to his Inne, find fault with his lodging, murmure at his bedfellow, grudge at his diet, raile on his waggener, speake ill of the religion, make comparisons with the state, villipend the place, where he remaines, not take ex∣ceptions to the faults and imperfections of priuate persons, no though they be appa∣rant impieties.

Traueller neede not care for costly or su∣perfluous apparell: must haue money and not shew it, learning and not boast of it, secrets and not discouer them, abilitie of body and not abuse it, courage of heart, and not imploy it: and patience, but not ouerburthen it; for in matters iustisiable all conntries hearken after complaintes, and are prowd, when they may doe iustice to strangers.

Traueller must take heede of curiositie, ei∣ther to enquire after dangerous newes, or to seeke after others secrets: for so he may be brought to the suspition of an intelli∣gencer, and discredit of enformer: in both which, though there bee some things al∣lowable; yet the very title maketh a blur.

Traueller must be sure of credit, where hee meanes to reside: for as he cannot before∣hand determine his returne; so hee may not trust vnto strangers for their charitie in vnknowne places: nay, his owne coun∣treymen will faile him, and his wants de∣feate and disgrace him.

Traueller may performe his businesse the better, by how much hee makes the lesser show: For from a priuacy of life, he is vn∣suspected, whereas publicke eminence makes him dangerously marked.

Traueller must be tongue-tied in matters of Religion, and leaue disputation of contro∣uersies: for to reise no arguments, to vse no contradiction, to make no comparison, to reproach or dispraise no man, or by nips or iests to expose him to derision, are se∣cure points for a Traueller to build on.