A Character of King Charles the Second

re look a little hard, it is a Justice that would be due to every Man, much more to a Prin

living and dead, generous and well-bred Men will be gentle to them; next as an

be able to see a Fault in its full Light. It would be a Scandal in this Case to have an exact Memory. And if all who are akin to his Vices, should mourn for him, never Prince would be

e Blood, that would not be confined in the communicating itself; an over-flowing of Good-nature, of which

at should be wanting, the best Excuse. I would assign the Cause of it to be his loving at any rate to be

ge of Posterity, was a Specifick to preserve us in Peace for his own Time. If he loved too much to lie upon his own Down-bed of Ease, his Subjects had the Pleasure, during his Reign, of lolling and stretch

removed him first to make w

h necessary for him to practice. Men should consider, that as there would be no false Dice, is there were no true ones, so if Dissembling is grown universal, it ceaseth to be soul play, having an implied

in their Power. If there might be matter for Objections, there is not less reason for

aults but those who are free from the

es at him because he loved? Or w

Errors be so arraigned as take away the Privilege that seemeth to be due to Princely Frailties. If Princes are under the Misfortune of being

hat they may rather expect to be lamented, than to be envied; for being set upon a Pinacle, where they ar

enings to the less shining Parts of his Life; to offer Flowers a

from harsh and unkind Censures; which though they should no

Moral and M

and Ref

arquis o

cal Th

N

ECTI

ndame

tly call it a Fundamental, they think they nail it with a Peg o

less observed. But as weighty as the word appeareth, no Feather h

hat at sometimes may be of us

mmend them when they have need of them, and when

oken. It is a Nail every body would use to fix that which is good for them: for all

s Mortal, ergo all Fundamenta

e Foundation of a House; if it is

ity have been changed in

s, to destroy and excommunicate Men for asserting T

Fundamentals as the Men of Art no doubt call

e should be Fundamentals allowed, than that ther

oundation: Fundamental is less improp

n them as sacred, and preserve an inviolable Respect for them; but Mank

s a Fundamental in Nature that the Son should not kill the Father, and yet the Senate of V

hat it is sometimes very visible; and as often as it is so, it s

e Arguments that it was rather a tempting

endeth no hurt he should receive none, y

t suffer Death, yet where Mal

e Witches-much

ceived in his Grant-The pract

in practice it is, Treaties, &c. and even by the

hat whatever a Man hath a desire to do or to hinder, if he hath uncont

ower, though he hath it not,

mon Equity in such a sort as that they may be well administered: even in this

and by that draweth nearer Perfection; and without suiting itself to differing Times and Circumstances,

much better applyed to that Supremacy or Power which is set up in every Nation in differi

now like just the original Con

them even in this World; since if God upon the Appeal thin

ght upon a deceitful Trustee, he would do it. That Thought well digested

in every Constitution there is some Power

ve should be as plain a thin

y of Reason destroy the whole Laws

o hurt, but it can never be so interpreted as to give him Power to d

citus sayeth of Nero, "Frequent Punishments m

nts of Power easy; for Power is hard enough

ly backed, but that they will kick and

nk if he loseth his Peopl

ise and safe

g Prerogative teach t

erogative

the Laws of England, in which after they have passed by the Legislativ

employed in Business. A Knave can by none of his Dexterit

Laws, rely upon Crimes: a third way was neve

a Cabinet-Counsellor a Man of B

iven for the sake of the Man; in good ones

ade up of such as would deceiv

ogether an immoveable one. It is a Fundamental for a Ship to ride at A

cause in the beginning of the World there was none, so t

ve; but if they should, they have a legal Authority to abuse as well as use the Power with which they are trusted, and

Edward Coke would have it, that the Grand Charter was for the most part

ither make the Common Law so stated a thing that all Men know it before-hand, or else universally acquiesce in it whenever it is alledged, from the Affinity it hath to the Law of Nature. Now I would fain know whether the Common Law is capable of being defined, and whether it doth not hover in the Clouds like the Prerogative, and bolteth out like Lightening to be made use of for some particular Occasion? If so,

inistration; the extraordinary Power is in Acts of Parliament, from

Arbitrary, is not Sense. It is ackn

nd of the Controversy; there is no Fundamental; for the Parliament may judge as they please, that is, they have the Authority, but they may

amental, but that every Sup

cred is by the Clergy, to fix every thing to themselves

Pri

Difficulty of Understanding, mus

Countenance would be the last Appeal. Where it is

of his Countenance, which is n

ative of a King, must be restrained o

of stretching Leather, but it

cession prevail, will

itary Logick that is not very well

-God; if without Success, the World throweth him as m

d to make bold Strokes, without

rities in his Reasoning, or else he

ir Rewards o

avagant Reward, it looketh as if it was

out of countenance where they

make Men proud at fir

e time resolving to please, is generall

ust often rule the Master so

Quality in a Court to do one

than setting Patterns M

rince, that it is as dangerous to inf

lose by serving, the choice is

, their

s Secrets, that they will

dangerous Secret, he would not be

Subjects t

eth but a lean Crop where it is

l be starved, if it is not fed by

ng for

those that made them suffer, that though their Services may

inis

ers, ready to kick them down Stairs for playing ill, though few of

ery great, if he faileth, is ruin'd for his fol

humble as by being too proud: He must take upon him in order

Command for such things as he may in

here the Master hath the P

either envying or fearing them; and less dangerous for a Minister

make up a good Minister, that no wonde

hing, than for a Man to ve

a Spirit of liberal Oeconomy

-Soul, and suit it to the

why he will do a thing, bu

hould be one that would not whip them; the same

-days, no Rods, and leave to rob

d Min

to begin with a small wrong Step, which

to go by Steps, may deceive

ruel Trade; Good-natu

s of State

r from those that work under them, a

of their Business, it is like a weak-legg'd

let a Man fall, so when they ar

how apt their Tools are to break

them, who will spoil the best Scheme t

t all, and those that are sharp a

etween a good Tool

men they cut their own Fing

he P

the People that in all Ages have been scurvily used, b

y be as good a Proverb

as old and as big as a Nation is, it can't go by itself, and must be led. The Numbers that

one another, that Union is become a

ill-grounded Fame; they would be at ease, sa

g fault with those above them; without that, they would be so me

eir Mistakes, and for that Reason

, or so mad that they cannot be reclaimed: to be neither all in a Flame,

gether against a Government, but they

People, must expect to be repayed o

s like a Bull let loose, tyed

o hard for all the wise Men in a Kingdom: For though good Sense speak

e People that their Favour is short-

e have no regular Motion,

y in a number of Men, though no

itude is one of the bloo

over

oper Instruments doth insensibly make the Gove

that it hath no Inconveniences but such as ar

oth Sides it is generally very differing. He who is a Courtier by Trade, and the Country Ge

well, as at being ill governed. For most Me

keeping it in order is

ficers must be whipping with little In

ment as in a River, the ligh

is moulded to good or ill, according as the Power over it is well or ill direct

t, but the Nation in general will be the better for it: For if the Government be wise, it is the more easily governed; if not, the bad Government is the more

f War not only excuseth but recommendeth the Entertainments in the Winter. In another it groweth into a Hab

ER

Men, all the Power of Princes could not b

ty's Houshold, should shew by their Live

Institution; that God hath made Mank

IGI

ave Mens Souls should be such a cunning

God, might be better employ

asier Task of the two,

God at all, if they were not p

n the World are little more tha

d be reconciled, their

y who doth not need it, but make

ut false Colours, when they come nea

s if two Men should quarrel for a L

ive, Power

t be void in itself, felo de se; for a Prerogative is a Law.

Law, and cannot have a Prero

armth and Vigour to the meaning of the Law. We are by no means to imagine there is such an Antipath

his Prerogative, but hath constan

Laws of the Church are in his Breast; but then h

in, and without Evasions. The Prin

held himself obliged in Conscience, as well as of his Prerogative.) "That the People's Liberties

al of Government to come from the People. P

e was to enable the Prince to

himself that he will do no hurt by it; is it not an Argument f

e Government the Rickets; all the Nourishment

e Reason may overturn it. Necessity too is so plain a thing, that every body sees it, so that the Magistrate hath no great privilege in being the Judge of it. Necessity therefore is a

as that Force supporteth Prerogative. They have not been such

ermission and Appointment, well cons

e as jealous of one another as any two neighbouri

ickerings, and must bear little Je

nd Liberty to be saucy, that they

y enter into a fair Treaty. For indeed it is hard to

anaged in the World in a manner not

justifieth the Satires that ar

t instead of censuring their being abused, it is m

e had their Turns when they have been t

t to be out of Breath, t

on to support it, it must bea

a Glory, to be above treatin

ould have made them of a differing and subordinate Species; as he hath the Beasts, that b

e who understand what it is, there wo

Liberty, they seldom get any thing

generally are unwilling to give the Price for it. And therefore, in th

L

rsons, viz. by those that make them, by those that exe

tand any Laws but

s, must be rubbed into us;

mselves, they would complain of

equired to explain a Law mad

d Varyings from itself, that the Law ma

ng to be defined: it is made litt

e Free-Masons, may be supposed to t

o their calling in the Interp

rliam

en the Court and the Country, the House, instead of being united, is like T

eir Difficulties in an Assembly; what they offer honestly

would expect that it should be immediately stifled by their discerning Facul

half of Liberty, that do as littl

an hardly have an ill bargain. The present Gift begetteth more; it is a Politick kind of Generation; and whenever

l not be made Precedents. There is not a word of Sense in this Language, which yet is

Par

e Nation. They put every body else out of their Protection. Like th

Principles, so as to neglect P

rovement of Mens Understanding by conversing, &c. is lost, and Men are half un

t for a Dispensation from all other Duties,

bject, extinguisheth that which we ought to have against our foreign Enemies; and few Mens Under

ning in a Circle of Wrangling and Railing, which they cannot get out of: And it may be remarked, that a specu

anding into a Corner, and confine

eace, and Plenty, which beget Humour, Pride,

that private Men overvalue themselves; for we by finding fault with others, build up a partial Esteem of ourselves upon the Foundation of their Mistakes: So Men in Parties find faults with th

igure by Opposition, who would stand in a worse li

me) to go to the Extream, that Men are carried away with it, a

s wise is not so easily seen: It is one part of it that it is not seen, but at the End

er at first, so they betray one another at last: And because every Qualification is capable of bei

are under such a Discipline in carrying on the com

Party did ever succeed against a Governmen

turn; it brought up something else, bu

st he doth not list himself in one or the other Party, he is looked upon as such a Straggler, that he is fallen upon by both. Therefor

fence; but if they are his Opinions, he cannot put them off as he doth his

into a Party, and Shame keepe

they do not know why

ould certainly prevail; but both the honest Men and the Knav

can be employed that hath not been branded:

Cou

o be a Company of well-

home: A Man who will rise at Court must begin, by creeping upon All-four: A Pla

g Species than the same Man, when he is pretendin

the Rents of a Place, there is littl

Influence upon the Man, that it i

rruption, that it looketh like renounci

of Business, he would grow rich

here there is so little Kindness,

m Court, at the same time that th

h of their own Cunning, t

ame Men in the Drawing-room, and

unis

put to use it. But between the want of Skill, and the want of Honesty,

tealing Horses, but that

not punished, an hon

urable part. What a Parodox! 'Tis an ill Method, to make the Aggravation of the Crime a

be an entire Piece of itself. Accumulative in that case is a

cion, not so far as to inflict a Punishment. Nothing is so apt to break with Stretch

Thou

N

ECTI

he W

ught, that Men imagine there is

former Ages, or else we should see the same

e can be no Faults in the World; and when he looketh upon the Fault

than by concluding that which is called F

weary of it; and a Man who doth not, for

Reason nor Religion can quite break through it; and the Condition of

s Mistakes for the greatest Part

h one another, and get Children

he undervalueth, how can a Man of good

to like it, are two things

is a great Over-valuer of the Wor

m is, that he maketh the b

World turn. They are the World; those few who have Sense

se way of over-valuing the World

erve it without Interest or Design, thinks all Mankind as mad

mbit

valuing the World, is as contemptible

longing to Business

t for Business, that they forget to examine

hilosophers would have been Bunglers at Busine

ess fit for Business; since the truth is, Business is so much a lower thing than Lea

g; but it is a very coarse one too, compare

a greater, is a Subjection that l

it is either upon all

er than Ambition, wh

it is sought; it is only a Virtue wher

e People from the Sentence give

g very low to

hes of Power, without discerning t

loth to be stopt in its Career; for when Men are

ing and

n in this Age are half bribed by the Ambition of circumventing, without any other encouragements.

Man, He knows how to live, it ma

s of Getting, that the World will hardly

quisite to be an honest Man,

least usual, is to reflect that those we deal wit

keth him often as catchable

metimes to be a Knave; nor any so cunning a Knave, as

h up the parti-coloured Creatures th

Quarry, as a Knave taken

hard upon his Impudence, that

isure to look to its own Steps; 'tis like sliding upon Scates,

t: by never thinking he can get enough, he gets so much less. H

though they fall out with one another, like all Beasts of Pr

nd, but they are a numerous and formidable Body, scarce to be r

y untie themselves from their Company. Their Promises and Honour indeed do no

ries, they would never trust o

maketh all other Friendship look cold

er, the one is not to be blame

if they were honest Men, they ought t

ey are often more successful than Men of Sense, because those they have to deal wi

He that carries a small Crime easily, will carry it on when it grows to be an Ox. But the

so proud, that the latter is thr

ly and

head, 2. Coxcomb, 3. Vain Blockhead, 4. Grave Coxcomb, and 5

all others, a ridiculous Dignity, that gives t

strongest, so the masculine

lf-Will, there is not Strength enough

tting us off by the Comparison. Men are grateful to F

Root, out of which more are ready to sprout; and a Fool hath so unlimited a Power

en they are laught at. Their being named putteth them i

gh at a contemptible F

uld come within the Statute of

allowed to be familiar; he can make no o

e they stick at nothing that may rep

in the Consequence, than M

y the well-meant Mistakes

go no farther than Wishes; if he profferet

d to a Razor, as to be int

ittle less dangerous t

of being angry at the Bl

r to be shut up than

h not to do Hurt, committeth a

tanding must not p

Nature for such a

to be upon the Defensive; he will be sal

to speak his own Sense, or do his own Business, h

ous when he talketh, as a

worse Noise, than the jingling

ilence a Fool, and Cru

their Speech than to give eviden

Sense, but he cannot be one, wh

, that a Man strictly wise can har

setting ourselves out, or deceiving othe

ays either suspici

mself, the first Thought carrieth

that he understands, a Man of Sen

or Men live, by the S

the World is better with th

Food of a Knave, forgetting tha

H

Disappointment we are angry, but upon the w

he greatest Part of the World, that it hath all

by the way. It brusheth through Hedge and Ditch till it cometh t

nly to the top of the Hill, without thr

Guides, those of a Man of Se

ey do with tame Fowl, cut their Wing

e Falls, that his Brains are tu

he throws into the Air, that fal

nother time. A Fool is so unreasonably raised by his Hopes, that he is half dead by a Disappointm

Ang

Honesty. Just Anger may be as dangerous as it could be if there was no Provocation to it; for

ot hold out a long Course. Hatred can be tired and cloyed as well as Love:

ood-sense that is offen

t an Argument, but se

ention but it ove

raiseth a great dea

roweth it out in a Stream, and then i

eth Anger by drawin

polo

r Objections, because they are

draw such a general Attention, t

find a Fault, an Excuse ge

generally ha

ath a very

, it is as often provoked as cured by any

lone, it is a Disease; but whe

gravate, but there must be S

, requireth a dexterous Hand: There must be Strength as we

e, it looketh like a saucy th

s to his ill Star, but he

ty would hardly be supported by Good-Sense, if the

al than the doing it, because it wanteth

ke a Bawd that is worse than he

t as not to vary a little from T

s hiding it, and that is co

tion is seldom

st imply Doubtfu

ult; for a Fool's Excuse is always a second Fault: and whenever he will

ice an

er Magnifying-Gla

ry long Arms. It often reacheth into the n

en it is at the Heigh

itself with its own Edge,

by being keen as we

th critical, it l

isguise of Plainness,

ing blind, but Malice none: for M

reason, it must not be fed and pampered, which is apt to make it play the fool. But w

udden, it must go off by degree

th, Envy never. A Man may make Peac

than that of Envy: No Passion is admit

and that maketh Men hug it so clo

ndition of being pitied. For Envy will not give

Envy will not vouchs

provoking it to appear. Nay, it forcibly draweth out, and

Van

but Vanity cut out

mselves, but they nev

with Vanity, as not to take its As

very useful, if they are kept un

in a Man's Train, but it must

ns Talents would be buried l

n Knowledge, if they did not h

a Man that intendeth any one thing extreamly,

tock of Thought, so as to trade much

ver comprehend, as others pretend to

ften tempteth a Man to f

y the suspecting how scu

rained by it; and Vanity is so impatiently desirous of

y that recommendeth; if it

mendable Things, but not so much as to

by the Wind of Vanity, as are carr

out of Interest, but every body hath

e as easily blown

did not recommend ourselves,

se them to be commended into

they generally are, be disappointed in it. Nevertheless, the desire of leaving a good Name behind us

foolish Things that may

ch a Disease in this Age, as the ov

most contemptible Things, and an ill o

Mon

there are that Riches cannot buy,

oney, are such as least deserv

bused, that Men generally make a

and exposeth him wo

rence given to it by States,

he Sinews of W

st be destroyed, before a go

ll do every thing, may very well be s

Lear

h, and a great deal often s

it, is like Corn heaped that is

much a deeper Colour: A wrong kind of Lea

nt, is like a Gun charged with Goos

aterials to expose himself, and

if put into a Limbeck, might be dist

s like a Wardrobe of old C

e they read in Books, because it furnish

Com

themselves want somebody,

ever in the right, but in

it for Company, they s

ool is dangerous a

ing some Men

hment attende

in most Companies; A leading one

hing, that it will generally

n some measure tarnish every

lly endeth in playing the F

rien

hance than by Choice, which ma

to say a Frien

urn, but he cannot buy

ive with Ceremony,

from falling sick; nay, there is more Skill necessar

above Interest are s

have a Friend in the World, but fo

truggle little less with their Frie

of Kindness, and yet there are

fraid of Esteem, as that i

will do what we would have them, in w

aneous

N

ECTI

e and Co

is in telling others their Faults. But Men intend more to shew others tha

f an Adviser, that it raiseth the value they

, is so far from a Fault, that it is a Duty; but if a Man love

his Understanding upon Tiptoes, and

know, than know, and that maketh him

er for other Mens Faults, h

own Faults, will seldom need either the

terat

utting the World in orde

be stroaked away, ra

nough to find a Fault, they have en

hen to let Things alone, is a high pitch of good Sense. But a Fool hath an Ea

Art not to be relied upon. They are set out i

fuln

oftener an Effect of

r mistaken than

dne

e most commendable P

perpetual Caution is a kind of under-ground

to shoot over, and for

rs of O

r Opinions can neve

and can therefore never ge

ishing Head, is safest by not

Opinion, than spoil another Man

nd

al not to bear with the

y enough to allow it di

e lower Rank of Virtues; and surely where Honour or Gratit

on and S

in this World by t

is Thoughts, cannot properly b

roduce Crops all the Year wit

siness as if he had not a Frien

will be oppressed by others

rink from those t

ds are thrown at their Heads, they would l

t their Enemies take up an

self best when ot

ess our Reason when it offendeth,

e, a Man's Reason let

Miser doth with his Money, hoard it, b

ight Name, would hardly pass the Streets wi

rong than to own without Dist

y angry, there is no sure Guar

ily shoved out of its Place

as to have enough to warm our Thoughts,

t inviteth Precaution, which maketh

wing Mankind, that they know him t

s being deceived by Knaves hath often this ill Eff

subject to be hurt by every

, that they grow into the Vanity of pret

will sometimes mistake a Bush for a Horse:

ing too far before him, that h

othing to Chance will do few things

Fault, as long as it doth like a D

ther, must not rely upon hi

an Injury, and late Sus

Suspicions muzzled, but

given to Suspicion,

nd beareth Fruit, from t

n Health and Vigour. It feedeth upon every th

row up to an Injury

once discovered by him, there ought

, is either very much este

ient Ground to suspect him, if h

than a wise one, but when he ha

se, as they do allay it; and a Fool valu

ea

g cheated, but no Man cou

Conceit of themselves did not help

pla

s a Contempt

both of a Man's He

plaineth; and when a Man throweth himself

nt

Virtue, in a Slumber, with

s to a Tree, it bindeth it

ver

is Modestly, compared

o gain Credit, that a Man is t

si

r Wants by their Fancy,

and beaten by the old ones, who ar

proper Expression for a Man o

wanting, every

want, but for his Friends

eir Wishes run

p them in their Career,

eth to another Man is

ovet, because when they do

fic

f a great Man, he hath a mind to w

w, if the Difficulty doth no

ay more than compare with

embl

false Philosopher, and no

ns to hide than t

ea

rely upon Dreams, from their thinking themselves of suc

to a Dream is

kenn

are to be drunk, because a Man

eri

e what may come, is to

on of a Prophet is t

h more Prophets

got without Pains, is

ath a Pleasure in it like that

rem

that which is good cann

safe in the World, and any body that

o an insufficient Mean that exposeth th

es of t

t upon good Terms, yet when the fi

ldeth fast; but it hath no Wings, li

x, where a Man should mingle

mory and the Stomach; the last is to admit every th

Thought languish for want of Exercis

upon a Thought, that i

o give the Thoughts due Liberty, an

t to abuse Freedom, and do not

ry Power over all that hear him upon that Subject, and n

r to set Men out, than

ct Wit, if Nature doth not teach him his Part. True Wit is a

Men are willing to think th

of Ignorance that a Man

l have Honour too, not only

ili

Manufacture very little above

e sure to furnish a B

Tiling so often as a

ren is as much the Effect

urselves, though as they grow up

ecause they are promising Plan

lant, without disparaging t

any other things, is o

e Sense, so in another they infor

h when it is to go up Hill, fr

e

n Awe, but dangerous to

hitting upon it is oftner the

arpeneth, the Exces

fear at some times, as it c

tte

ery; so that Flattery, with all i

ner of doing it, hardly any Man wou

rowel is a more effectual Instru

ste of Flattery, their Stomach

attery that hath the Precede

ith Power. There is a noble Stroke of it in the Articles sent to Princess Mary from Henry VIII. "Such is

etfu

ner an Aggravatio

om be unmannerly but

-man

Understanding; if true Means were used

cannot be divided; but that which a Fool calleth Go

much Sense, that there is hard

-nat

her acted than pra

ers is an insepara

d-w

Grace, floweth w

mselves, that they forget to

e

me intermitting Fevers, but

ne

eth another Man injured, hath a lukewarm Ho

an ill thing done to another, will not

ocr

kilful Hypocrite, that the Faculty is fall

ju

rly be said to be postpo

r so subdued, but that i

Enemy admitteth

t apt to remember, we might kn

and not for those they do to Mankind. Yet it will be hard to give a good Reason

never did, nor never will ag

he Memory, and Religi

ght, the latter is

egr

Secret of his Integrity, or else he w

o speak of it; for he setteth hi

st

a sign of Respect, Mankind h

emony what they wan

are Offenders, Justic

d be in Lov

ny thing, are Things as differing

danger of parting with Good-Sense; and it is n

cr

e a bargaining Soul, its Wings ar

ce to Gain, and instead of a

in

yar, is abetting a Tr

first Magistrate, tha

dered with Prom

be outlawed in a wel

ruth, runneth away from

lmost lost in the World

all the Truth, ought to

often as arrant a

us, but not the less c

me

aves; to the generality they are thick Coveri

Head, they take Names for Thi

tia

Men we like are good for every thing,

ien

f Patience, is Master

in the right Place, is Master

tive

on of Coxcomb, he is the

spe

hey are pampered in any kind, they

reature that is wanton, is

ie

apt to do us hurt too, that it is a

ink more, they

usiness of the World, is t

and P

Reason out to Ser

e Man are perpetu

rd a beating, if he g

ook to us than Reason, w

h it, that it maketh us

eason, is a tame Beast; a Man

uta

at wise Men despise the Opinion of Fools,

f-l

defined, is far

self right, will do e

am

nished when he is blamed, is too

risdiction. It ought by right both to judge in the

the last Age, this see

ular

Sense at home, but it

that which a crowd of mis

said to a Man in this Age, than th

an

, if it had not always

he Liberty to slander, hath t

despiseth Sland

rs in

ke more Pains to hold in thei

such Sallies, that it c

ot, will be pretty sure in

earer is a

hear them, yet they have more R

he los

kind of self-homicide, it i

ut

out of Caution or Interest; so if it had not a Root of

sd

is for a Man to give a good g

guess partially, and a mela

to make a Man wise, than to ha

so much feel the weight of them. Indeed the being wise doth eith

ive Quality, it will not

ut

Wit, or Courage, if he hath not

good thing is a

erefore old Men are less well thought of, than

, whilst the good Things done by a

s upon younger, by making nicer Observatio

NI

tno

Words of hi

eligion, found in this King's strong Box, in his o

tchess of