factions against the Emperours: But all this is not able to teach vs so much as the least warre of sixe that wee haue had experience of alreadie: because that the thinges that a man séeth, feeleth, and is imployed in, doe make a farre deeper impression in the mind than the simple bare rehearsall of things pase. And this shal make me to contayne my selfe in the bounds of our owne Countrie: & that the rather because we must of necessitie ascende euen vnto the most an∣cient times to finde lyke monsters as are two of those that haue bene formed in our diuisions. Whose names if any man desireth to Monsters bred in ciuill warres knowe, the one is called Murther, the other Couetousnesse. The first can neuer be satisfied with bloud, neither the other with riches. So as notwithstanding the peace that hath bene often concluded, hath somewhat brideled them, yet haue they still entrapped some∣what secretly. I thinke that during the horrible proscriptions of Silla, and slaughters of Marius, the like were bredde at Rome and deuoured the Romaines, where ours were no sooner cōceiued, but they were borne in France, and since haue spoyled the French∣men. Thus is Rome the fatall shop wherein are forged the swordes of slaughter that haue alreadie shed so much bloud, where also are hammered the counsels of destruction which haue ben most miserable vnto those that haue followed them.The remembrance of all this filthinesse and disorders ought to A necessarie & profitable ex∣hortation. bréede a great compunction in our hearts, and pricke vs forward to embrace vertue which heretofore hath beene so familiar with vs, neither is it to be doubted but that if wee woulde set our affections therevpon, we should shortly sée it in as great honour all about, as euer it was: for notwithstanding the Frenchman doth go astraie, yet at length he returneth to his waie, and the true meanes to re∣turn is by calling agayn our guide, whose name is Cōcord she wil set vs in our right path where we shall finde Piety and Iustice rea∣dy to receiue vs gladly: but withall let vs take héede of leauing her least we goe astraie againe: for if we follow her she will leade vs a∣right▪ and soone into the goodly and large fields of plentie and fe∣licitie, where honour and contentation, who doe there make theyr aboade, shall receiue and fest vs worthilie.This wil some man say is soone said, but not so soone done. Wher∣to I answere yt the effect is difficult, but to them onely that do thē∣selues lay ye block in ye way, as it were by a volūtary contemning of ye counsailes yt reasō offreth thē, coueting rather to ylease thēselues 0