Archontorologion, or The diall of princes containing the golden and famous booke of Marcus Aurelius, sometime Emperour of Rome. Declaring what excellcncy [sic] consisteth in a prince that is a good Christian: and what euils attend on him that is a cruell tirant. Written by the Reuerend Father in God, Don Antonio of Gueuara, Lord Bishop of Guadix; preacher and chronicler to the late mighty Emperour Charles the fift. First translated out of French by Thomas North, sonne to Sir Edward North, Lord North of Kirthling: and lately reperused, and corrected from many grosse imperfections. With addition of a fourth booke, stiled by the name of The fauoured courtier.

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TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, SIR HENRY MOVNTAGVE, Knight, Lord Chiefe Iustice of the Pleas, Holden before his most Royall Maiestie, &c

A GENER ALL PRO∣LOGVE VPON THE BOOKE. ENTITVLED THE DYALL OF PRINCES: WITH THE FA∣mous Booke of MARCVS AVRELIVS, Compyled by the Reuerend Father in GOD, the Lord ANTONY of GVEVARA, By∣shop of Guadix: Confessor and Chronicler to Charles the fifth, Em∣perour of Rome: vnto whom, (and to all other Princes, and Noble-personages) this worke was directed.

THE AVTHOVRS PROLOGVE SPEAKETH PARTICVLARLIE of the Booke, called MARCVS AVRELIVS which he translated, and dedicated to the Emperour CHARLES the fift.

THE ARGVMENT OF THE BOOKE CAL∣led THE DIALL OF PRINCES. Wherein the Authour declareth, his Intention and manner of proceeding.

A COMPENDIOVS TABLE OF ALL THE SEVERALL ARGVMENTS, contayned in these distinct Bookes of MARCVS AVRELIVS. {inverted ⁂}

THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE DIALL OF PRINCES, WITH the famous Booke of Marcus Aurelius, wherein hee entreateth what excellency is in a Prince that is a good Christian: and contrariwise, what euils doe follow him that is a cruell Tyrant.

CHAP. I. Here the Author speaketh of the birth and lynage of the wise Philosopher and Emperour Marcus Aurelius. And he putteth also at the beginning of this Booke three Chapterss, wherein hee entreateth of the discourse of his life: for by his Epistles and Doctrine, the whole course of this present worke is appro∣ued.

CHAP. II. Of a letter which Marcus Aurelius sent to his friend Pulio, wherein he decla∣reth the order of his whole life: and a∣mongst other things, he maketh men∣tion of a thing that happened to a Ro∣mane Censor, with his Host of Cam∣pagnia.

CHAP. III. Marcus Aurelius concludeth the letter, and declareth at large the sciences he learned, and all the Masters which he had. And in the end, hee reciteth fiue not able things, in the obseruance of which the Romanes were very curious.

CHAP. IIII. Of the excellency of Christian religion, which manifesteth the true God, and disproueth the vanity of the Ancients hauing so many Gods. And that in the olde time, when the enemies were reconciled in their houses, they caused also, that the Gods should embrace each other in the Temples.

CHAP. V. How the Philosopher Bruxellus was greatly esteemed amongst the Ancients for his life, and the words which hee spake vnto the Romanes at the houre of his death.

CHAP. VI. Of that the sage Philosopher Bruxellus spake to the Senate of Rome, at the houre of his death.

CHAP. VII. How the Gentiles thought that one God was not able to defend them from their enemies, and how the Romanes sent throughout all the Empire to borrow Gods when they fought against the Gothes.

CHAP. VIII. Of a Letter sent from the Senate of Rome to all the Subiects of the Em∣pire.

CHAP. IX. Of the true and liuing God, and of the maruailes wrought in the olde Law, to manifest his diuine power, and of the superstition of the false Gods.

CHAP. X. How there is but one true God, and how happy these Realmes are, which haue a good Christian to their King, and how the Gentiles affirme, that good Princes (after their death) were changed into Gods, and the wicked into Diuels, which the Authour pro∣ueth by sundry examples.

CHAP. XI. Of sundry Gods which the ancients wor∣shipped: Of the office of those Gods, how they were reuenged of them when they displeased them, and of the twen∣tie elect Gods.

CHAP. XII. Of other more naturall and peculiar Gods which the auncient people had.

CHAP. XIII. ¶ How Tiberius the Knight was cho∣sen Gouernour of the Empyre, and af∣terwards created Emperour, onely for being a good Christian. And how GOD depriued Iustinian the youn∣ger, both of his Empyre and Senses, for beeing an Heretique.

CHAP. XIIII. Of the words the Empresse Sophia spake vnto Tiberius Constantinus then being gouernour of the Empire, which onely tended to reproue him for that hee lauishly consumed the Trea∣sure of the Empire gotten by her.

CHAP. XV. The answer of Tiberius vnto the Em∣presse Sophia Augusta, Wherein hee declareth that noble Princes need not boarde vp great treasures: And of the hidden treasure this good Empe∣rour found by Reuelation, in the Pal∣lace where he remained.

CHAP. XVI. How the Chiefetaine Narsetes ouer∣came many battailes, onely for that his whole confidence was in God. And what hapned to him by the Empresse Sophia Augusta: wherein may be no∣ted the vnthankefulnesse of Princes towards their seruants.

CHAP. XVII. Of a Letter the Emperour Marcus Au∣relius sent to the King of Sicilie, in which he recordeth the trauels they endured together in their youth, and reproueth him of his small reuerence towards the Temples.

CHAP. XVIII. The Emperour proceedeth in his letter, to admonish Princes to bee fearefull of their Gods, and of the sentence which the Senate gaue vpon this King, for pulling downe the Church.

CHAP. XIX. How the Gentiles honoured these which were deuout in the seruice of the Gods.

CHAP. XX. For fiue causes Princes ought to be bet∣ter Christians then their Subiects.

CHAP. XXI. What the Philosopher Bias was: of his constancy when hee lost all his goods, and of the ten lawes hee gaue, wor∣thy to bee had in memory.

The Questions demaunded of the Phylosopher Byas.

The Lawes which BIAS gvue to the Prienenses.

CHAP, XXII. How God from the beginning punished men by his iustice, and especially those Princes that despise his Church, and how all wicked Chri∣stians are Parishioners of Hell.

CHAP, XXIII.

Why the children of Aaron were punished.

The cause why the Azotes were punished.

¶ The cause why Prince Oza was punished.

Why King Balthasar was punished,

Why King Ahab was punished.

why King Manasses was punished.

Why Iulius, Pompeius, Xerxes, Cati∣lina, Germanicus, and Brennus were punished.

CHAP. XXIIII. How Valente the Emperour because hee was an euill Christian, lost in one day both the Empire and his life, and was burned aliue in a sheepecote.

CHAP. XXV. Of the Emperor Valentinian and Gra∣cian his Sonne, which raigned in the time of Saint Ambrose, which be∣cause they were good Christians, were alwayes fortunate, and that God giueth victory vnto Princes, more through the teares of them that pray, then tho∣row the weapons of those that fight.

CHAP. XXVI. Of the godly Oration which the Empe∣rour Gracian made to his Souldiers before hee gaue the battell.

CHAP. XXVII. That the Captaine Theodosius which was Father of the Great Emperour Theodosius, dyed a good Christian: And of the King Hismarus, and the Bishop Siluanus. And of a Councell that was celebrated, with the Lawes which they made and established in the same.

A collection or purport of the Counsell of Hyponense.

CHAP. XXVIII. What a godly thing it is to haue but one Prince to rule the publike weale: for there is no greater enemie to the com∣mon weale, then hee which procureth many to commaund therein, as by rea∣sons following it shall be proued,

CHAP. XXIX, That in a publike weale there is no grea∣ter destruction then where Princes dayly consent to new orders, and change olde customes.

CHAP. XXX. When the Tyrants beganne to ratgne, and vpon what occasion commaunding, and obeying first begann. And how the authority which the Prince hath, is by the ordinance of God.

CHAP. XXXI. Of the golden age in times past, and worldly misery which we haue at this present.

CHAP. XXXII. How King Alexander the great, after hee had ouercome King Datius in A∣sia, went to conquer the great Indea, and of that which happned vnto him with the Garamantes, and how the good life hath more power then any force of warre.

CHAP. XXXIII. Of an Oration which one of the Sages of Garamantia made vnto King Alexander, a goodly lesson for all ambitious men,

CHAP. XXXIIII. The sage Garamante continueth his Oration, shewing that perpetuitie of life cannot be bought with any world∣ly treasure. Among other notable mat∣ters hee maketh mention of the seuen lawes which they obserued.

CHAP, XXXV. That Princes ought to consider, for what cause they were made Princes, and what Thales the Philosopher was, of the 12. questions asked him, and of his answere he made vnto them.

CHAP. XXXVI. What Plutarch the Philosopher was: Of the wise words hee spake to Trai∣an the Emperour: And how the good Prince is the head of the Publike∣weale.

CHAP. XXXVII. As there are two sences in the head, smel∣ling and hearing: So likewise the Prince which is the head of the Com∣mon-weale, ought to heare the com∣plaints of all his Subiects, and should know them all, to recompence their seruices.

CHAP. XXXVIII. Of the great Feast the Romanes cele∣brated to the God Ianus, the first day of Ianuary, and of the bounty and liberality of the Emperour Mareus Aurelius the same day:

CHAP. XXXIX. Of the answer the Emperour Marcus Aurelius made to the Senatour Ful∣uius before all the Senate, being re∣proued of him for his familiaritie hee vsed to all, contrary to the maiestie and authoritie of the Romane Emperour, wherein he painteth enuious men.

CHAP. XL. Of a Letter which the Emperour Mar∣cus Aurelius sent to his friend Pu∣lio, declaring the opinion of certaine Philosophers concerning the felicitie of man.

Of the Philosopher Epicurius.

Of the Philosopher Eschilus.

Of the Philosopher Pindarus.

Of the Philosopher Zeno.

Of the Philosopher Anacharsis.

Of the Sarmates.

Of the Philosopher Chylo.

Of Crates the Philosopher.

Of Estilpho the Philosopher.

Of Simonides the Philosopher.

Of Archita the Philosopher.

Of Gorgias the Philosopher.

Of Chrysippus the Philosopher,

Of Antisthenes the Philosopher.

Of Sophocles the Philosopher.

Of Euripides the Philosopher.

Of Palemon the Philosopher.

Of Themistocles the Philosopher.

Of Aristides the Philosopher.

Of Heraclitus the Philosopher.

CHAP. XLI. That Princes and great Lords ought not to esteeme themselues for being fayre, and well proportioned,

Of a letter the Emperour Marcus Au∣relius wrote to his Nephew, worthie to be noted of all yong Gentlemen. CHAP. XLII.

CHAP. XLIII. How Princes and great Lords in olde time were louers of wise men.

CHAP. XLIIII. How the Emperour Theodosius proui∣ded •ise men at the houre of his death, for the edification of his two sonnes, Archadius and Honorius.

CHAP. XLV. How Cresus King of Lydea was a great friend and louer of Sages. Of a letter the same Cresus wrote to the Philo∣sopher Anacharsis. And of an other letter of the Philosophers answere to the King.

CHAP XLVI. Of the wisedome and sentences of Pha∣laris the tyrant, and how he put an Artisan to death for inuenting new torments.

CHAP. XLVII. How Philip K: of Macedonie, Alexan∣der the great, the K: Ptolomeus, the K: Antigonus, the K: Archelaus, & Pir∣rus K: of the Epirotes, were all great lo∣uers and friendes of the Sages,

THE SECOND BOOKE OF THE DYALL OF PRINCES. WHERE∣IN THE AVTHOR TREATETH HOW NOBLE Princes and great Lordes should behaue themselues towardes their Wiues: And how they ought to nourish and bring vp their Chyldren.

CHAP. I, ¶ Of what excellencie Marriage is, and whereas common people mar∣rie of free will, Princes and Noble-men ought to marry of necessitie.

CHAP. II. ¶ The Authour following his purpose, declareth that by meanes of Marry∣age, many mortall enemies haue beene made good and perfite Friends.

CHAP. III. Of sundry and diuers Lawes which the Ancients had in Contracting Matri∣mony, not onely in the choyse of Wo∣men, but also in the manner of cele∣brating Marriage.

CHAP. IIII. How Princesses and great Ladyes ought to loue theyr Husbands, and that loue ought not by Coniurations and En∣chauntments to be procured: but by wisedome, honestie, and vertue desi∣red.

CHAP. V. Of the reuenge a woman of Greece tooke of him that had killed her husband, in hope to haue her in marriage.

CHAP. VI. That Princesses and great Ladyes ought to be obedient to their Husbands; and that it is a great shame to the Husband that his wife should command him.

CHAP. VII. That Women, and especially Princesses and great Ladyes, should be very cir∣cumspect in going abroad out of their houses, and that through the resort of them that commeth to their houses, they bee not euill spokenof.

CHAP. VIII. Of the commodities and discommodities which follow Princesses & great La∣dyes that go abroad to visite, or abide in the house.

CHAP. IX. That Women great with childe, specially the Princesses and great Ladyes ought to be very circumspect, for the danger of the creatures, wherein is shewed many misfortunes happened to Women with childe in the olde time, for suffe∣ring them to haue their wills,

CHAP. X. ¶ The Authour followeth and declareth other inconuemences, and vnlucky chaunces which haue happened to Wo∣men with Childe.

CHAP. XI. That Women great with childe, and espe∣cially Princesses & great ladyes, ought to be gently vsed of theyr Husbands.

CHAP. XII. What the Philosopher Pisto was: and of the Rules hee gaue concerning women with childe.

CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIIII. Of the importunate suite of the Em∣presse Faustine, to the Emperour Marcus Aurelius, concerning the Key of his Closet.

CHAP. XV. ¶ The Aunswere of the Emperour to Faustine, concerning her demand of the key of the Studie.

CHAP. XXVI. ¶ The Emperour following his matter admonisheth men of the great daun∣gers which ensue vnto them by exces∣siue haunting the company of women. And reciteth certaine rules for Mar∣ryed men, which (if they obserue) may cause them to liue in peace with their Wiues.

The Rules are these.

CHAP. XVII. The Emperour answereth more particu∣larly concerning the Key of his Studie.

CHAP. XVIII. That Princesses and Noble Women ought not to bee ashamed to giue their chil∣dren sucke with their owne brests.

CHAP. XIX. The Authour still perswadeth women to giue their owne children sucke.

CHAP. XX. ¶ That Princesses & great Ladyes ought to bee very circumspect in choosing of their Nurses. Of seuen propertyes which a good Nurse should haue.

CHAP. XXI. The Author addeth three other conditi∣ons to a good nurse that giueth sucke: that they drinke no wine, that shee be honest, and chiefly that shee bee well conditioned.

CHAP. XXII. Of the Disputations before Alexander the great, concerning the time of the sucking of Babes.

CHAP. XXIII. Of sundry kindes of Sorceries, Charmes and Witchcrafts, which they in olde time vsed in giuing their children sucke, the which Christians ought to eschew.

CHAP. XXIIII. Of a letter which Marcus Aurelius sent to his friend Dedalus, in the ende whereof he enuaieth against those wo∣men which cure children by sorceries charmes and enchantments.

CHAP. XXV. How excellent a thing it is for a Gentle∣man to haue an eloquent tongue,

CHAP. XXVI Of a Letter which the Athenians sent to the Lacedemonians.

CHAP. XXVII. That Nurses which giue sucke to the children of Princes ought to be dis∣creete and sage women.

CHAP. XXVIII. That women may bee no lesse wise then men, and though they bee not, it is not through default of nature, but for want of good bringing vp.

CHAP. XXIX. Of a Letter which Pythagoras sent to his sister Theoclea, hee beeing in Rhodes, and shee in Sam othracia reading both Philosophie.

CHAP. XXX. The Authour followeth his purpose, perswading Princesses and other Ladies to endeauour themselues to be wise, as the women were in olde time.

CHAP. XXXI. Of the worthinesse of the Lady Corne∣lia, and of a notable Epistle shee wrote to her two sonnes which serued in the warres, Tiberius and Caius, disswading them from the pleasures of Rome, and exhorting them to en∣dure the trauels of warre.

CHAP. XXXII. Of the education and doctrine of chil∣dren whiles they are young. wherein the Author declareth many notable histories.

CHAP. XXXIII. Princes ought to take heede that theyr Children bee not brought vp in plea∣sures and vayne delightes. For ofte times they are so wicked, that the Fa∣thers would not onely haue them with sharpe discipline corrected: but also with bitter teares buryed.

CHAP. XXXIIII. How that Princes and great Lordes ought to be carefull in seeking wise men to bring vp theyr Children: Of x. conditions that good Schole∣maisters ought to haue.

CHAP. XXXV. Of the two children of Marcus Aure∣lius the Emperour, of the which the best beloued dyed. And of the Ma∣sters he prouided for the other na∣med Comodus.

CHAP. XXXVI. Of the words which Marcus Aurelius spake to fiue of the foureteene Ma∣sters which he had chosen for the E∣ducation of his sonne, and how hee sent them from his Pallace for that they behaued themselues lightly at the feast of God Genius.

CHAP. XXXVII. That Princes and other noble men ought to ouersee the Tutours of their Chil∣dren, lest they conceale the secrete faults of their Schollers.

CHAP. XXXVIII. Of the determination of the Emperour, when he committed his childe to the Tutors, which hee had prouided for his education.

CHAP. XXXIX. The Tutors of Princes and Noble mens children ought to be very circumspect that their Schollers doe not accustome themselues in vices whiles they are young, and specially they must keepe them from foure vices,

CHAP. XL. ¶ Of two other vices, perillous in Youth, which the Maisters ought to keepe them from: and that is to bee shamelesse in countenance, and ad∣dicted to wickednesse, and the lusts of the Flesh.

THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE DIALL OF PRINCES, WITH THE FAMOVS BOOKE OF MARCVS AVRELIVS, WHERE HEE entreateth of the vertues which Princes ought to haue, as Iustice, Peace, and Magnificence.

CHAP. I. How Princes and great Lordes ought to trauell to administer to all equall iustice.

CHAP. II. The way that Princes ought to vse in choosing their Iudges and Officers in their Countries.

CHAP. III. Of an oration which a villaine dwelling neere to the riuer of Danuby, maae before the Senatours of Rome, con∣cerning the tyrannies and oppressions which their officers vsed in his coun∣trey, And the Oration is diuided in∣to three Chapters.

CHAP. IIII. The villaine argueth against the Ro∣maines, which without cause or reason conquered their Countrey, and proued manifestly that they thorow offending of their Gods, were vanquished of the Romanes.

CHAP. V. The Villaine concludeth his Oration a∣gainst the Iudges, which minister not iustice, and declareth how preiu∣diciall such wicked men are vnto the publike weale.

CHAP.. VI. That Princes and Noble men ought to be very circumspect in choosing Iudges and Officers, for therein consisteth the profite of the publike weale.

CHAP. VII. Of a Letter which the Emperour Mar∣cus Aurelius wrote to Antigonus his friend, answering another which hee sent him out of Scicile, wherein hee aduertised him of the cruelty of the Romane Iudges, and this Letter is diuided into v. Chapters.

CHAP. VIII. The Emperour continueth still his letter speaking against cruell Iudges, and reciteth two examples the one of a pi∣tifull king of Cypres, and the other of a cruell iudge of Rome,

CHAP. IX. ¶ Marcus Aurelius continueth his Letter against cruell Iudges. Of the words which the Emperor Ne∣ro spake concerning Iustice: and of the instructions the Emperour Augustus gaue to a Iudge, which hee sent into Dacia.

CHAP. X. The Emperour followeth his purpose in his letter against cruell Iudges, and declareth a notable Ambassage which came from Iudea to the Senate of Rome, to complaine of the Iudges that gouerned that Realme.

CHAP. XI. The Emperour concludeth his letter a∣gainst the cruell Iudges, and declareth what the Grandfather of King Boco spake in the Senate.

CHAP. XII. An exhortation of the Author to Prin∣ces and Noble men, to embrace peace, and to eschew the occasions of warre.

CHAP. XIII. The Author reciteth the commodities which come of peace, declaring how diuers Princes vpon light occasions, haue made cruell warres.

CHAP. XIIII. The Emperour Marcus Aurelius wri∣teth to his friend Cornelius, wherein hee describeth the discommodities of warre, and the vanitie of Tri∣umph.

CHAP. XV. Marcus Aurelius goeth on with his Letter, and declareth the order that the Romanes vsed in setting foorth their men of warre, and of the outra∣gious villanies which Captaines and Souldiers vse in the warre.

CHAP. XVI. The Emperour Marcus Aurelius pursu∣eth his Letter, shewing the great da∣mages that haue ensued for the wars begunne with strange realmes.

CHAP. XVII. An Admonition of the Author to Prin∣ces and great Lordes, to the entent that the more they grow in yeares, the more they are bound to refrayne from vices.

CHAP. XVIII. That Princes when they are aged, should be temperate in eating, sober in drin∣king, modest in apparrell, and aboue all, true in communication.

CHAP. XIX. Of a letter of the Emperour Marcus Aurelius, to Claudius and Clau∣dinus, reproouing them being olde men, and that they liued youthfully.

CHAP. XX. The Emperour followeth his Letter and perswadeth Claudius and Claudi∣nus being now olde, to giue no more credite to the World, nor to any of his deceitfull flatteryes.

CHAP. XXI. The Emperour proceedeth in his Letter, and proueth by good reasons, that sith the aged persons will bee serued and honoured of the young, they ought to be more vertuous and honest then the young.

CHAP. XXII. The Emperour concludeth his letter, and shewed what perils those olde men liue in, which dissolutely like young children passe their dayes, and giueth vnto them wholesome counsell for the remedy thereof.

CHAP. XXIII. Princes ought to take heede that they be not noted of auarice, for that the coue∣tous man is both of God and man hated.

CHAP. XXIIII. The Author followeth his matter, and with great reasons discommendeth the vices of couetous men.

CHAP. XXV. Of a letter which the Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote to his friend Cin∣cinnatus, who beeing a Romane Knight became a marchant of Capua, wherein hee toucheth those Gentlemē which take vpon them the trade of Marchanaize against their vocation. It is diuided into three Chapters,

CHAP. XXVI. The Emperour proceedeth in his Letter, & declareth what vertues men ought to vse, and the vices which they ought to eschew.

CHAP. XXVII. The Emperour concludeth his letter, and perswadeth his friend Cincin∣natus to despise the vanities of the world, and sheweth though a man bee neuer so wise, yet he shall haue need of another mans counsell.

CHAP. XXVIII. ¶ The Authour perswadeth Princes and great Lordes to flye couetous∣nes and Auarice, and to become bountifull and liberall, which ver∣tue is euer pertinent to the royall person, &c.

CHAP. XXIX. The Author followeth his intention, and perswadeth Gentlemen and those that professe Armes, not to abase them∣selues for gaines sake, to take vpon them any vile function or office.

CHAP. XXX. Of a Letter which the Emperour wrote to Mercurius his neighbour, a Mar∣chant of Samia, wherein men may learne the daungers of those which traffique by sea and also see the coue∣tousnesse of them that trauell by land.

CHAP. XXXI. The Emperour followeth his matter, & concludeth his Letter, greatly re∣prouing his friend Mercurius for that hee tooke thought for the losse of his goods. Hee sheweth him the nature of fortune, and describeth the conditions of the couetous man.

CHAP. XXXII. That Princes and Noble men ought to consider the misery of mans Nature, and that brute beasts are in som points (reason set apart) to bee preferred vn∣to men.

CHAP. XXXIII. The Author followeth his purpose, and excellently compareth the misery of men, with the liberty of beasts.

CHAP. XXXIIII. The Emperour Marcus Aurelius wri∣teth this letter to Domitius a Citi∣zen of Capua to comfort him in his exile, beeing banished for a quarrell betwixt him and another about the running of a horse, very comforta∣ble to those that haue beene in fauour and now fallen in disgrace.

CHAP. XXXV. That Princes and Noble men ought to bee aduocates for widdowes, Fathers of Orpnans, and helpers of those which are comfortlesse.

CHAP. XXXVI. ¶ That the troubles, griefes, and sor∣rowes of Widdowes are much grea∣ter then those of Widowers: where∣fore Princes and Noble-men ought to haue more compassion vpon the Women then on men.

CHAP. XXXVII. Of a letter which the Emperour Marcus Aurelius wrote to a Romane Lady, named Lauinia comforting her for the death of her husband.

CHAP. XXXVIII. ¶ The Emperor proceedeth in his let∣ter, and perswadeth widdows to put theyr willes to the will of God, and exhorteth them to liue honestly.

CHAP. XXXIX. That Princes and Noble men ought to despise the world, for that there is no∣thing in the world but plaine deceit.

CHAP. XL. ¶ The Authour followeth his intenti∣on, and speaketh vehemently a∣gainst the deceyts of the World.

CHAP. XLI. ¶ Of a Letter which the Emperour Marcus Aurelius wrote vnto his friend Torquatus, to comfort him in his banishment, which is nota∣ble, for all men to learne the vani∣ties of this World.

CHAP. XLII. Marcus Aurelius goeth on with his Let∣ter, and by strong and high reasons perswadeth all that line in the world, not to trust the world, nor any thing therein.

CHAP. XLIII. Princes and Nobles ought not to beare with Iuglers, Iesters, Parasites, and common Players, nor with any such kinde of raskals, and loyterers. And of the lawes which the Romaines made in this behalfe.

CHAP. XLIIII. How some Iesters were punished by the Auncients, and of the Iesters, and Loyterers of our time.

CHAP. XLIV. Of a Letter which the Emperour wrote to Lambertus his friend, Gouernour of Hellespont, certifying him that he had banished from Rome all fooles, and loytering Players: and is diuided into three Chapters: a notable Let∣ter for those that keepe counterfeyte fooles in their houses.

CHAP. XLVI. Marcus Aurelius goeth forward with his letter, and declareth how he found the sepulchres of many learned Philo∣sophers in Helespont, whereunto hee sent all these Loyterers.

CHAP. XLVII. The Emperour endeth his Letter, and sheweth the cause and time, why, and when these Iesters and Iuglers were admitted into Rome.

CHAP. XLVIII. That Princes and Noble men ought to remember that they are mortall, and must dye, wherein are sundry nota∣ble consolations against the feare of death.

CHAP. XLIX. ¶ Of the death of Marcus Aurelius the Emperour, and how there are fewe Friendes which dare say the truth to sicke men.

CHAP. L. Of the Comfortable words which the Se∣cretary Panutius spake to the Empe∣rour Marcus Aurelius at the houre of his death.

CHAP. LI. Panutius the Secretarie continueth his exhortation, admonishing all men willingly to accept death, & vtterly to forsake the world and all his va∣nities.

CHAP. LII. The answer of the Emperour Marcus to Panutius his Secretarie, wherein he declareth that he tooke no thought to forsake the world: but all his sorow was to leaue behind him an vnhappie child to inherit the Empire,

CHAP. LIII. The Emperour Marcus Aurelius con∣cludeth his matter, and sheweth that sondry young Princes for being vici∣ous haue vndone themselues, and em∣pouerished their Realms.

CHAP. LIIII. Of the words which the Emperour Mar∣cus Aurelius spake vnto his sonne Commodus at the houre of death, necessary for all young gentlemen to vnderstand.

CHAP. LV. The Emperour Marcus Aurelius fol∣loweth his purpose, and among other wholesome counsels, exhorteth his son to keepe wise and sage men about him, for to giue him counsel in al his affayrs

CHAP. LVI. The Emperour followeth his matter, and exhorteth his Sonne vnto certaine particular things worthy to be engra∣ued in the hearts of men.

CHAP. LVII. The good Marcus Aurelius Emperour of Rome, endeth his purpose and life: And of the last words which he spake to his sonne Commodus, and of the table of Counsels which he gaue him.

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THE EPISTLE TO THE READER,

THE PROLOGVE OF THIS PRESENT WORKE SHEW∣eth what one true friend ought to doe for an other: Addressed to the Right Honourable the Lord Fraunces Cenos, great Commaunder of LYON.

The Authour proceedeth on.

The Author concludeth.

All you that bee Princes familiars, and beloued Courtiers, obserue and retain with you these few precepts and coun∣sels.

THE ARGVMENT OF THE BOOKE: ENTITVLED, THE FA∣uoured Courtyer: wherein the Authour sheweth the in∣tent of his worke; exhorting all men to studie good and vertuous Books, vtterly reiecting all Fables, & vaine trifling storyes, of small doctrine & erudition.

THE FOVRTH BOOKE OF THE DYALL OF PRINCES, COMPILED BY THE LORD ANTHONY Gueuara, Bishop of Mondogueto:

CHAP. I. That it is more necessary for the Courtier, (abiding in Court) to be of liuely spirite and audacity, then it is for the Souldier, that goeth to serue in the warres.

CHAP. II. Of Courtiers braules and quarrels, with the Harbingers for ill lodging.

CHAP. III. How the Courtier should entreate his host or master of the house where hee, ly∣eth.

CHAP. IIII. What the Courtiers must doe to win the Princes fauour.

CHAP. V. What manners and gestures become the Courtier when hee speaketh to the Prince.

CHAP. VI. How the Courtier should behaue him∣selfe to know, and to visite the Noble men and Gentlemen, that be great with the Prince, and continuing still in Court.

CHAP. VII. Of the good countenance and modesty the Courtier should haue, in behauing himselfe at the Prince or Noble mans Table in the time of his meale.

CHAP. VIII. what company the Courtier should keepe, and how bee should apparrell himselfe,

CHAP. IX. Of the wise manner the Courtier should haue to serue and honour the Ladies and Gentlewomen: and also to satisfie and please the Vshers, and Por∣ters of the Kings house.

CHAP. X. Of the great pains and troubles the Cour∣tier hath that is toilde in sutes of Law, and how hee must suffer, and behaue himselfe with the Iudges.

CHAP. XI. The Author changeth his matter, and speaketh to the beloued of the Court, admonishing them to bee pacient in their troubles, and that they bee not partiall in the affayres of the Common weale.

CHAP. XII. That the officers and beloued of the court should be very diligent and carefull in dispatch of the affayres of the Prince, and Common-wealth: and in corre∣cting and reforming the seruants, they should also bee very circumspect and aduised.

CHAP. XIII. That the beloued of the Court beware they bee not proud and high minded: for lightly they neuer fall but thorow this wicked vice.

CHAP. XIIII. That it is not fitte for Courtiers to bee too couetous, if they meane to keepe themselues out of many troubles and daungers.

CHAP. XV. That the fauoured of the Court shoulde not trust too much to their fauour, and credite they haue, nor to the prosperi∣tie of their life. A worthy Chapter, & full of good doctrine.

CHAP. XVI. The Author admonisheth those that are in fauour, and great with the Prince, that they take heede of the deceipts of the world, and learne to liue, and dye honourably, and that they leaue the Court before age ouertake them,

CHAP. XVII. Of the continency of fauoured Courtiers, and how they ought to shunne the com∣pany and conuersation of vnhonest women, and to bee carefull quickly to dispatch all such as sue vnto them.

CHAP. XVIII. That the Nobles and Beloued of Princes, exceede not in superfluous fare, and that they bee not too sumptuous in their meates. A notable Chapter for those that vse too much delicacy and superfluitie.

The Author continueth his purpose

CHAP. XIX. That the fauoured of Princes ought not to be dishonest of their tongues, nor enuious of their words.

CHAP. XX. A commendation of Truth, which profes∣sed Courtiers ought to embrace, and in no respect to be found defectiue in the contrary, telling one thing for an o∣ther.

HERE FOLLOW∣ETH CERTAINE OTHER LETTERS, WRITTEN BY Marcus Aurelius. Selected out of the Spanish Copie, not written in the French Tongue.

CHAP. I. Of the huge Monster seene in Scicilie in the time of Marcus Aurelius, and of the Letters hee wrote with bloud vpon a gate.

CHAP. II. Of that which chaunced vnto Antigo∣nus a Citizen of Rome, in the time of Marcus Aurelius.

CHAP. III. How Marcus Aurelius sought the wealth of his people, and how his people lo∣ued him.

CHAP. IIII. How at the intercession of many which the Empresse had sent, The Emperour graunted his daughter Lucilla license to sport her selfe at the feasts.

CHAP. V. Of the sharpe words which Marcus Au∣relius spake to his wife, and to his daughter.

CHAP. VI. A Letter sent by Marcus Aurelius Em∣perour to Catullus Censorius, of the newes which were at that time in Rome.

CHAP. VII. Marcus Aurelius writeth to the amorous Ladies of Rome.

CHAP. VIII. Of a Letter sent by Marcus Aurelius to his loue Boemia, for that shee desi∣red to goe with him to the warres.

CHAP. IX. The aunswere of Boemia, to the Em∣perour Marcus Aurelius, wherein is expressed the great malice, and litle patience of an euill woman.

CHAP. X. ¶ Marcus Aurelius writeth to the La∣die Macrine the Romane, of whome, (beholding her at a window) he became enamored. Which declareth what force the beautie of a faire woman hath in weake man.

CHAP. XI. ¶ Of an other Letter, which the Emperour sent to the Ladie Macrine: wherein hee expresseth the Fiery-flames, which soonest consume the gentle-hearts.

CHAP. XII. ¶ Of a Letter which the Emperour Mar∣cus Aurelius sent vnto the ladie Ly∣uia, wherein he reproueth that Loue is naturall, and that the most part of the Phylosophers and wise men haue been by Loue ouercome.