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 / written originally in Latin by Conradus Reinking, Chancellour ot His Electoral Highness the Duke of Brandenburg, and now done into English by a careful hand.

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Title: 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 / written originally in Latin by Conradus Reinking, Chancellour ot His Electoral Highness the Duke of Brandenburg, and now done into English by a careful hand.
Author: Reinking, Conradus.
Publication: London :: Printed for Tho. Howkins ...,; MDCXCI [1691]
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Subject terms: Political science -- Early works to 1700.; Political ethics.
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INTRIGUE XCI. What Policy must be used by a General.

IT is a point of great Policy in a General, to make good use of the suddain fear of his Enemy, and increase it by their own Courage and Severity; and afterwards, by being favou∣rable, to gain the Reputation of Clemency.

2. To March against an Enemy, with an Army that seemeth not serious or vindictive, lest they lose all hope of Pardon and Peace.
3. It is con∣venient to use divers Arts, in shewing Cle∣mency to those that submit themselves, to his Mercy.
4. To pursue them that are in flight, with all Expedition, but to be gentle to all but the stubborn.