Politikos megas the grand politician, or, The secret art of state-policy discovered in evident demonstrations of unparalleled prudence, and confirmed with wonderful and successful adventures, stratagems and exploits of wisdom and subtility, both in peace and war, by the most remarkable witts of former ages : being a treatise both useful and necessary for all nobles, states-men, judges, lawyers, justices of peace, officers of wars, and all such as now are, or may happen to stand at the helm of publick affairs, whether in kingdom or commonwealth
Reinking, Conradus., Ker, Patrick, fl. 1691.
INTRIGUE XVII. How to find out the Secrets of Sober Men.
YOU may find out the Inclinations and Se∣crets of a Sober Person, by moving his Af∣fections, Page 47and setting his Mind on edge, and by obstinate and reproachful Controversies, by which being once moved (in Passion, and of his own accord) he will pass a true Sentence, and discover his Inclination. Or you may try what is, or hath been the Inclination of one, when at School, whether Sober, Patient, Wrathful, Contentious, or given to Lying and Swearing, &c.
