whether it were less shameful for him to seek his safety by flight, or to appease the people by anulling the new Gabels. When the news of this insurrection, and the Princes intention of quieting those tumults with so much infamy to himself, was known by some of his neighbor∣ing Princes, who very well knew that their interest were concerned in this Arcadian insurrection, they suddainly with their whole Courts be∣took themselves to Arms, and getting on horseback, entred the Castle, where they found the Prince of Arcadia, who just then made the Edict for revocation of these Gabels be published. These Princes earnestly desired him that he would neither injure nor shame himself nor his neigh∣bours so much as to be discouraged at this the peoples insurrection, for it would be too scandalous an example to the subjects of his other neighbour Princes, when it should be known that the people of Arcadia having rebelled against their Prince by reason of Taxes, they had through fear and force of Arms caused him to revoke them. That therefore to the loss of his last drop of blood he should defend that his Authority which other Princes had kept unviolated among a much greater and more dreadful people; and amidst a thousand dangers had so long continued their subjects grievances, Taxes, and Gabels, as there not being any man alive that can truly say he ever knew any of them taken off, even those which were at first sessed but for a limited time, were by all Nations thought to be immortal. They told him likewise, that he was to consider that the common people which are en∣satiable in all their desires, by the bad example of taking away these new Gabels might grow so bold as to demand the abolishment of the old ones. All which things did upon this urgent occasion admonish him to appease the incensed people by the usual remedy which had been with good success practised by great Princes, of d•…•…livering up the first in∣venter of those Gabels into the peoples power, to the end that by his ruine who had advised the mischief, the tumult might be quieted; a re∣medy which they said was so much the more certain, for that the com∣mon people who take up Arms upon like occasions resemble dogs, which when they bark violently at any one, were appeased by the satis∣faction of biting a stone which had been thrown at them, and had hurt them. The Prince of Arcadia answered these Princes, that he very well knew the Counsel which they gave him was good, but that he thought it too unjust. To which one of them replyed, that in extre∣mities a man must have courage enough to know how to use corrosives for Cankers. The Prince of Arcadia did then imbrace the propoun∣ded proposition, and immediately caused publike Proclamation to be made throughout all his Country, that he being seduced by this wicked Projector, was pleased that his beloved people who thought themselves so highly injured by him, should take what revenge they pleased of that sedicious fellow. And soon after the inventer of those grievan∣ces was delivered into the power of those inraged people, who first with their teeth, then with their hands, and lastly with all sort of Arms did so deal with him, as having made more pieces then one of him, they dragged him in triumphant manner through all the streets of the City. The which being done, the Prince opened the Castle gates, and was thanked by all the people, who ran joyfully to kiss his hands for the sa∣tisfaction, which he had given them; and he taking them all into his