and to agitate a vulgar and disordered multitude; and is an implement imployed, but about distempered and sicke mindes, as Physicke is about crazed bodies. And those where either the vulgar, the ignorant, or the generalitie have had all power, as that of Rhodes, those of Athens, and that of Rome, and where things have ever beene in continuall disturbance and vproare, thither haue Orators and the professors of that Arte flocked. And verily, if it be well looked into, you shall finde very few men in those common-wealths, that without helpe of eloquence have attamed to any woorthy estimation and credite: `Pompey, Caesar, Crassus, Lucullus, Lentulus Metellus, have thence taken their greatest stay and furtherance, whereby they have ascended vnto that height and greatnesse of authoritie, wherevnto they at last attained, and against the opinion of better times have more prevailed with words than with armes. For, L. Ʋolumnius speaking publikely in favour of the election, which some had made of Quintus Fabius, and Publius Decius, to be Consuls; saith thus; They are men borne vnto warre, of high spirits, of great performance, and able to effect any thing, but rude, simple, and vnarted in the combate of talking; mindes truly Consulare. They only are good Pretors, to do iustice in the Citie (saith he) that are subtile, cauteleus, well-spoken, wily and lippe-wise. Elo∣quence hath chiefely flourished in Rome when the common-wealths affaires have beene in worst estate, and that the devouring Tempest of civill broyles, and intestine warres did most agitate and turmoyle them. Even as a rancke, free and vntamed soyle, beareth the ranck est and strongest weeds, whereby it seemeth that those common-weales, which depend of an ab∣solute Monarch, have lesse neede of-it then others: For, that foolishnesse and facilitie, which is found in the common multitude, & which doth subject the same, to be managed, perswa∣ded, and led by the eares, by the sweet alluring and sense-entrancing sound of this harmony, without duely weighing, knowing, or considering the trueth of things by the force of reason: This facility and easy yeelding, I say, is not so easily found in one only ruler, and it is more ea∣sie to warrant him from the impression of this poyson, by good institution and sound coun∣sell, There was never seene any notable or farre-renowmed Orator to come out of Mace∣don or Persia. What I have spoken of-it, hath beene vpon the subiect of an Italian, whom I have lately entertained into my service. Who during the life of the whilom cardinal Caraffa served him in the place of steward of his house. Enquiring of his charge, and particular qua∣lity, he tolde me, a long, formall, and eloquent discourse of the science or skill of epicurisme and gluttony, with such an Oratory-gravitie, and Magistrale countenaunc, as if he had dis∣coursed of some high mysterious point of divinitie, wherein he hath very methodically de∣cifred and distinguished sundry differences of appetites: First of that which a man hath fa∣sting, then of that men have after the first, the second, and third service. The severall means how sometimes to please-it simply, and other times to sharpen and provoke the same; the policy and rare invention of his sawces: First, in generall terms, then part cularizing the qua∣lities and severall operations of the ingredients, and their effects: The differences of salades according to their distinct seasons, which must be served in warme, and which cold: The ma∣ner how to dresse, how to adorne, and embellish them, to make them more pleasing to the sight. After that, he entred into a large and farre-fetcht narration, touching the true order, and due methode of service, full of goodly and important considerations.—Nec minimo sanè discrimine refert,Sat. 5. 127. Quo geslu lepores, & quo gallina secetur.What grace we vse, it makes small diff'rence, whenWe carue a Hare, or else breake vp a Hen.And all that filled vp and stuffed with rich magnificent words, well couched phrases, ora∣torie figures, and patheticall metaphors; yea such as learned men vse and imploy in speaking of the Government of an Empire, which made me remember my man.Hoc salsum est, hoc adustum est, hoc lautum est parum,Ter. Adel. act. 3. sat. 4. 62.Illudrectè, iterum sic memento, sedulò,Moneo quae possum pro mea sapientia.Postremò tanquam in speculum, in patinas, Demea,Inspicere iubeo, & moneo quid facto vsus sit.This dish is salt, this burnt, this not so fine,That is well done, doe so againe; Thus IAs my best wisedome serves, all things assigne.0