or Inuoluntarie trauellers, it shall bee the more sparing∣ly
discoursed of them; in regarde the Voluntarie are the
the true subiects of our point in hand.The Persons,Non Volunta∣ries duple. first occasioned to trauell by the Prin∣ces
or States fauour, are either men of peace, or men of
warre. Those of peace are either honorable or not,
according to the circumstances of places, persons and
times to whom and in what times they are sent. The
honourable be either Embassadors,Honorable Non Voluntaries. Non Voluntaries not honorable. Commissioners, or
Messengers with or without credence. The not hono∣rable
be Postes and such like Currers necessarie in
States to aduertise Princes speedily concerning their
mindes, or such as goe vnder the name of Intelligen∣cers.As cōcerning the honourable, though the prouidence
of euerie Prince State make election of meete per∣sonages
to vndergoe such charge as is committed vn∣to
them; and are euer well instructed concerning prin∣cipall
matters and momentall: yet for other mens ob∣seruations,Fiue circum∣stāces required of the honora∣ble Non Volun∣taries.
there are fiue circumstāces required of these
principall Trauellers, to bee considered. First, from
whom such are sent. Secondly, to whome and to what
gouernement. Thirdly, what is their Embassage in spe∣ciall.
Fourthly, what they themselues are, so chosen to
vndergoe the office of Embassadors, of Commissioners
or Messengers. And fiftly, that the States of those Coū∣tries
& fashiō of the people, as welfrom whence as vnto
which they are sent, be pondered at the time of their le∣gation:
which shal enable thē the more to be answerable
in all points of cōsequencie; that the Prince sending may
be cōpleatly serued & honored; that the State or Prince,
to whome, may accordingly admire and haue the
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