Philadelphus, or a defence of Brutes, and the Brutans history Written by R. H.

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Diet: Cheryn was a drunkard, a cupleache, a bel∣lygod, a water rat, he had been well vsed if hee had been punished with abasement, and turned out of his throne into a wineseller, and of a winebibber, made a winedrawer.

Manners: Vrian was nothing but a carnall man, his wit was carnall, his bodie was carnall his life was sensuall, he was without anie diuine or humane excellencie. What should such a man haue an ex∣cellent place in the commonwealth? why may the Heauenly Power abide so vnholy a beast, to repre∣sent his inuisible king in so holy a Seat as the impe∣riall Seate of a Prince? a singular place, a singular incumbent.

The other kinges that are not once noted with any vertuous or vicious actes might as good haue not been borne: they are certainly miserable men that leaue no memorable act behinde them: but are onely named, as a man may giue a name for distinctions sake to a tree, or a hill, or a house, or a field, or a stone, or anie dead thing, without any father account, or regard of them. The greatest Name maketh and sheweth the greatest man, the least name, the least man: the greatest name springeth from the greatest actions, it is not the num∣ber of Actes which beget a great Name. All goodes that a man hath within and without him, all are giuen and lent him to doe good: the Pillars of the life are Health, Wisedome and Riches, yet some men are fa∣mous for their sicknesse, folly and beggery: A memora∣ble man euen with these three plagues is happier then

an obscure man with those three blessings: al the goods we haue serue for the life, and yet the life consisteth not in the possessions which wee haue: Riches serue for Health, and Health serueth for Wisedome, and the ac∣tions which belong vnto her, Wisdome serueth for life, and to keepe vs from the pathes of destruction & death. Life serueth to get a Name by doing good. I would reioyce more in this, to haue my name written in hea∣uen, where it may euer be in sight and remembrance, then be all these 24. kinges fortunati infoelices, whose renowne is layd in Hell, and deuoured of the Graue. A liuing Cynick, more happy then a dying Caesar. A liuing dogge better then a dead Lyon. Yet let go vainglory and bannish selfewill: A name without true vertue de∣serueth no memorie: Many are recorded that are not worthy of a register: now there is no remedie: or else it might haue probably been wished, that no obiect or vile examples of base men had been written. For my part, I cannot thinke, that so many kinges could liue and die without some glorious actions, howsoeuer mishap, or enuie, or the Deuill hath blotted them out from our eye-sight.