Solon his follie, or a politique discourse, touching the reformation of common-weales conquered, declined or corrupted. By Richard Beacon ...
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- Solon his follie, or a politique discourse, touching the reformation of common-weales conquered, declined or corrupted. By Richard Beacon ...
- Author
- Becon, Richard.
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- At Oxford :: Printed by Ioseph Barnes, printer to the Vniversitie,
- Anno Domini, 1594.
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- Ireland -- Politics and government -- 16th century.
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Contents
- title page
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TO HER MOST SACRED
MAIESTIE. - The Authour to the Reader,
- The booke vnto the Reader.
- In reformatam ornatissimi Beaconi Rempub: seu simu∣latam Solonis Insaniam, Carmen.
- Viro verè politico, civiq́ue patriae benevo∣lentissimo, Richardo Beacono Salutem.
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book
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CAP. 1. OF THIS WORD REFORMATION, AND A generall description thereof, and howe the same is
devided into two severall parts and members. -
CAP. 2. What common-weale may be restored vnto his first perfection by ap∣plying thereunto this manner of reformation. -
CAP. 3. Of a reformation made by the discipline of lawes. -
CAP. 4. The sundrie difficulties and dangers that followe this maner of reformation. -
CAP. 5. The readie waies and meanes to avoide these difficulties and daungers. -
CAP. 6. The severall waies and meanes to overcome all difficulties and daungers, which arise in this action of reformation, made by profitable lawes and the discipline thereof.
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CAP. 1. OF THIS WORD REFORMATION, AND A generall description thereof, and howe the same is
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THE SECOND BOOKE OF Solon his follie.
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CAP. 1. A description of a reformation vniversall, and of the whole state and bodie of the common-wealth. -
CAP. 2. Of the reformation of auncient lawes and customes. -
CAP. 3. Of the reformation of auncient lawes and customes, and what things therein chiefly are to be considered. -
CAP. 4. The good-will and consent of the people is a readie meanes to effect a reformation. -
CAP. 5. The force of perswasions, and how necessarie the same is to effect a reformation. -
CAP. 6. The art and skill of perswading, worthely knowne and observed of all publike Magistrates. -
CAP. 7. The skill and knowledge how to winne, moone, and dispose the affections of the people. -
CAP. 8. Perswasions are after two sortes; the wales, and meanes, how to perswade, and induce the multitude; the art and skill required in all perswasions ordinary. -
CAP. 9. How that the Magistrate which intendeth to perswade the mul∣titude, must wisely acquite himselfe of all suspicion of fraude. -
CAP. 10. The magistrate which intendeth to perswade the multitude, must draw them vnto a particular consideration of such matters as he endevoureth to perswade. -
CAP. 11. Perswasions extraordinary, and when or at what time they be requisite and necessarie. -
CAP. 12. Howe strength, power, and forces, are necessarie for the better effecting of a reformation, and how in good time, the same ought to be applied. -
CAP. 13. Howe a Magistrate of rare and excellent vertues is required in this action of refor∣mation. -
CAP. 14. The forme and manner of altering the auncient lawes and customes of common-weales. -
CAP. 15. The consideration of the subiect and matter of all reformations, and howe the same is divers in it selfe, and con∣sequently requireth a different forme of governement. -
CAP. 16. Of the right institution and reformation of a monarchie. -
CAP. 17. Of the reformation of manners, and how that this vniversal and absolute reformation maie not be effected without the same, and how that the corruption of manners may be discerned by his fruites and effectes. -
CAP. 18. The severall occasions which breede in the heartes of the people or nation, a generall corruption of manners. -
CAP. 19. The readie waies and meanes to reforme and resist a generall corruption of manners. -
CAP. 20. The necessitie of good and profitable lawes for the better effecting of a refor∣mation of manners.
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THE THIRD BOOKE OF Solon his follie.
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CAP. 1. A description of this worde Declination, with the severall signes and tokens thereof, whereof some are tear∣med ordinary, others extraordinary. -
CAP. 2. The times wherein common-weales doe vsually fall and decline. -
CAP. 3. All declinations are in number two, the onead sanitatem, the otherad interitum. -
CAP. 4. The severall occasions and causes of all declinations, and first of occasions malitiously suggested. -
CAP. 5. Of occasions given by misgovernement, and such other meanes. -
CAP. 6. The meanes to withstande all occasions of de∣clining, growing vnto the com:+mon-wealth by the great∣nesse of the nobi∣litie. -
CAP. 7. The occasions of declining, which vsually arise vnto the state by the disorders and oppression of the souldier. -
CAP. 8. The readie waies and meanes to resist all occasions of declining, which maie arise by the op∣pression of the Souldiers. -
CAP. 9. Occasions of declining are then given, when Magistrates placed for reformation of any Countrie or province, are not supported and countenaunced during the time of their go∣vernement. -
CAP. 10. Occasions of declining, which arise vnto the common-weale sometimes, by secluding a nation con∣quered, from bearing of offices, and dignities. -
CAP. 11. Occasions of declination, which arise sometimes by the difference of lawes, religi∣on, habite, and lan∣guage. -
CAP. 12. The ready wayes and meanes to remoove alocca∣sions of declining. -
CAP. 13. The subiect and matter, as also the forme, from whence every distemperature of this pollitike bodie hath his being and subsi∣sting. -
CAP. 14. The sundry waies and meanes lefte vnto vs for the suppressing of every distemperature raigning in this polliticke bodie.
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