because Nihil est in intellectu, quod non prius fuit in sensu; this kind of knowledge is neither Innate, nor infus'd, but acquir'd: so that as a man must have a good understanding to make him capable of knowledge, and to enable him to make a good use of that know∣ledge; so he must have knowledge likewise, to fur∣nish, improve and perfect his understanding. And therefore a SOVERAIGNE PRINCE, especially a great Monarch, who hath many millions of bodies and souls too, under his conduct; as he ought to have a clear, a sound, a solid and a capacious under∣standing; so ought that capacity to be filled, and beautified and adorned with the best, the choicest, the most necessary and most excellent notions, maxims and habits, that humane nature is capable of, or moral industry can attain unto. For, seeing no humane capacity is comprehensive enough to ex∣cell in all things; therefore the most Excellent Prsons will apply themselves to the knowledge of the most excellent things, that is, such as best become them, and such as most concern them. I remember I have read that Philip of Macedon finding his Son Alexander playing skilfully upon the Lute, Art thou not asham'd my Son (said he) to be so skilful a Musician? There∣by implying, that to lose their precious time in learning little and low arts doth not become Prin∣ces.The truth is, that all knowledge worthy of a Prince is reducible to these two heads, the Art and 0