The living librarie, or meditations and observations historical, natural, moral, political, and poetical / Written in Latin by P. Camerarius. And done into English by John Molle.
- Philipp Camerarius
- Date:
- 1621
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The living librarie, or meditations and observations historical, natural, moral, political, and poetical / Written in Latin by P. Camerarius. And done into English by John Molle. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![| | | | Hiftoricall Meditations. being readie to doe euerie man right and reafon. All men hauing approoued his doings and fayings without any controllment , atlaft there came one who required of the prince that he would caufe a certaine fum of money tobe re- ftored vnto him whichhe had paid for a fine to auoida punifhment, alleaging that by right he fhould not haue beene condemned to pay fuch a fumme. The prince made him anfwer with a low voice,being at the point of deathbut with anoble fpirit, and füch as was readic to diflodge ; 7f(quoth he) thou hadft had thy right then, thoucoulft not haue complained of me new albeit thou dofl it vmiuflly. For thou hadft deferued to be hanged ; but that punifhment was bought out with money for the com- mon benefit, not for any particular profit of mine. Anant therefore ( Caytife as thon art ) thiake upon thy leaud pranks,change thy manners,¢s liue hereafter an honeft man: far ift by mauey foould be rendred to thee, tbou alfo ( according to the law) fhouldft render and loofe thy bead mbich thou haft-redeemed with plaine money. I feele not my con[cience burdeped with any thing,except it be with this,that thow haf? not made {uch amends as thou oughte/t. Tothis Storie we may annex another , containing the anfwer whicha certaine Teafter made to aking of France,who found fault with a Couttier that hadbeg- ged pardon of him,faying, That this wasthethird murtherhe had committed : Nay king ( quoth the Ieafler ) this [uter hath committed but one of the-murthers,it is thon | thatart guiltie of the fecond and third : For if thon hadft not granted bim pardon for the Sfirfi,he had not lined to baue done any more, To come to moderne Stories, Philip de Commines reporteth one that is nota- ble,and may ferue to giue aluftre to thefeaforegoing. Charles duke of Burgun- die hauing made Peacé with the Liegians, they gaue him hoftages, vpon condi- tion, that if they violated their. Treatie,it fhould be lawfull for him to put the hoftages to death. Now it fo fell out(as the people are alwaies vnconftant and fleeting) that the Liegians infringed the Peace, and enforced the duketo take armes againe. Thereupon aconfultation was had what fhould be done withthe hoftages. Many were of opinion to put them to death,of whichnumber was the lord of Contay, one of the dukes cheefe Counfellors. This opinion had preuailed | but for the lord of Imbercourt,agentleman of Picardie, who drew Charles and | the moft of hiscounfell to moderation and mercie. Comtay hauing deliuered fo cruell an opinion againft the hoftages(who fimply trufting vpon the promife of their fellow-citifens, had brought themfelues to fuch an afterdeale forthe good of their countrey)one of ours(addeth Commines) whifpered me inthe eare, Doe Je feecquoth heythis Contay,that hathhis health fo well being old as he is? 1 durft lay AWA- ger, That for his gining fo cruell aduife,be will die bimfelfe before a, yeare poc about, and Inbishitot | fo it fell out. With this Storie of Commines aereeth that which Benzo reporteth BAR of Attabalipaa mighticking of Pera. The Spaniards hauing taken him prifoner, capers. | promifed him hislibertie if he would furnifh fo much veflell of cold and filuer as would fill all the roome where he then was, being fo high from the ground | | asa man might reach with his hand, that is, feauen foot high, orthereabouts. | B lili Which he fatisfied, in fo much as that bare ranfome ( befides many other verie| ftm rich booties. they had of him)amounted to more than two millions of gold:and. | ji vari yet forall that within a whileafter the Spaniards ftrangled him witha roape.But| ooi it fo fel] out afterwards by the [ufferance of God ( faith Benzo) that all they that were com- We [enting ta the death of this king made a wretched end. Many were of opinion that af- | guo terhehadpaid his ranfom.he fhould haue. beene let goe,as it had beeneagreed. | kt Others gaue counfell to fend him to the Emperour into Spaine;and himíelfe |] defired it after hewas condemned. | One ofthe Athenian Law-makers called Drace,was fo boifterous a Politician Fil that | a TE IS OO ATC EERIE EE SLE RN D De, SCR —á ——À MM ————](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30334913_0420.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
