tion, Wife men follow Fools, and Arguments are fitted to Practice in a reverfed order. It was gravely faid by fome of the Prelates in the Council of Trent, where the Doctrine of the Schoolmen bare great fway, That the School men were like Aftronomers, which did feign Eccentricks, and Epicycles, and fuch engins of Orbs, to fave the Phenomena; though they knew there were no fuch things. And in like manner, that the Schoolmen had framed a number of fubtile and intricate Axioms and Theorems, to fave the practice of the Church. The Caufes of Superftitions are, pleafing and fenfual Rites and Ceremonies: Excels of Outward and Pharifaical Holiness: Over-great Reverence of Traditions, which cannot but load the Church: the Stratagems of Prelates for their own Ambition and Lucre: the favouring too much of good Intentions, which openeth the Gate to Conceits and Novelties: the taking an Aim at Divine Matters by Human, which cannot but breed mixture of Imaginations: And lastly, Barbarcus Times, especially joyned with Calamities and Difafters. Superftition without a veil is a deformed thing; for, as it addeth deformity to an Ape to be fo like a Man: fo the fimilitude of Superftition to Religion makes it the more deformed. And as wholfome Meat corrupteth to little Worms: fo good Forms and Orders corrupt into a Number of petty Obfervances. There is a Superftition in avoiding Superftition, when men think to do beft, if they go furtheft from the Superftition formerly received.

Therefore

Therefore Care would be had, that (as it fareth in ill Purgings) the good be not taken away with the bad, which commonly is done, when the People is the Reformer.

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XVIII.

Of Travel.

RAVEL, in the younger Sort, is a part of Education; in the elder, a part of Experience. He that Travelleth into a Country before he hath fome Entrance into the Language, goeth to School and not to Travel. That young men Travel under fome Tutor, or grave Servant, I allow well, fo that he be fuch a one that hath the Language, and hath been in the Countrey before, whereby he may be able to tell them,what things are worthy to be feen in the Countrey where they go, what Acquaintances they are to feek, what Exercises or Difcipline the Place yieldeth. For elfe young men fhall go hooded, and look abroad little. It is a ftrange thing, that in Sea-voyages, where there is nothing to be feen but Sky and Sea, men fhould make Diaries; but in Land-Travel, wherein fo much is to be observed, for the moft part they omit it; as if Chance were fitter to be regiftred than Obfervation. Let Diaries therefore be brought in ufe. The things to be feen and obferved are the Courts of Princes, cfpecially when they give Au

dience to Embaffadors: The Courts of Justice, while they fit and hear Caufes; and fo of Confiftories Ecclefiaftick: the Churches and Monafteries, with the Monuments which are therein extant: the Walls and Fortifications of Cities and Towns; and fo the Havens and Harbors: Antiquities and Ruins: Libraries, Colleges,Difputations and Lectures, where any are: Shipping and Navies: Houses and Gardens of State and Pleafure near great Cities: Armories, Arfenals, Magazines, Exchanges, Burfes, Ware-houfes: Exercifes of Horfmanfhip, Fencing, Training of Soldiers, and the like: Comedies, such whereunto the better fort of Perfons do refort. Treafuries of Jewels and Robes: Cabinets and Rarities. And to conclude, whatfoever is memorable in the Places where they go. After all which the Tutors or Servants ought to make diligent enquiry. As for Triumphs, Mafques, Feafts, Weddings, Funerals, Capital Executions, and fuch Shews; Men need not to be put in mind of them; yet are they not to be neglected. If you will have a young man to put his Travel into a little room, and in short time to gather much, this you must do. Firft, as was faid, he must have fome entrance into the Language before he goeth. Then he muft have fuch a Servant or Tutor as knoweth the Countrey, as was likewife faid. Let him carry with him alfo fome Card or Book, defcribing the Countrey where he Travelleth, which will be a good key to his Enquiry. Let him keep alfo a Diary. Let him not stay

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long in one City or Town, more or lefs, as the Place deferveth, but not long: Nay, when he ftayeth in one City or Town, let him change his Lodging froin one end and part of the Town to another, which is a great Adamant of Acquaintance. Let him fequefter himself from the Company of his Country-men, and diet in fuch Places where there is good Company of the Nation where he Travelleth. Let him upon his Removes from one place to another, procure recommendation to fome Perfon of Quality, refiding in the Place whither he removeth, that he may use his Favour in those things he defireth to fee or know. Thus he may abridg his Travels with much profit. As for the Acquaintance which is to be fought in Travel, that which is most of all profitable, is Acquaintance with the Secretaries and employed Men of Embaffadors; for so in Travelling in one Country, he fhall fuck the experience of many. Let him alfo fee and vifit eminent Perfons, in all kinds, which are of great Name abroad; that he may be able to tell how the Life agreeth with the Fame. For Quarrels, they are with Care and Discretion to be avoided: They are commonly for Miftriffes, Healths, Place, and Words. And let a Man beware how he keepeth Company with Cholerick and Quarrelfome Perfons, for they will engage him into their own Quarrels. When a Traveller returneth home, let him not leave the Countries where he hath Travelled, altogether behind him, but maintein a Correfpondence by Letters with thofe of his Ac

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quaintance which are of moft Worth. And let his Travel appear rather in his Difcourse, than in his Apparel or Gefture; and in his Difcourfe let him be rather advised in his Anfwers, than forward to tell Stories: And let it appear, that he doth not change his Country Manners for those of Foreign Parts; but only prick in fome Flowers of that he hath learned abroad, into the Cuftoms of his own Country.

XIX.

Of Empire.

T is a miferable State of Mind, to have few things to defire, and many things to fear, and yet that commonly is the Case of Kings, Who being at the higheft, want matter of defire, which makes their minds more languishing, and have many Representations of Perils and Shadows, which makes their minds the lefs clear. And this is one Reafon alfo of that effect which the Scripture speaketh of; That the King's heart is infcrutable. For, multitude of Jealouites, and lack of fome predominant defire that should marfhal and put in order all the reft, maketh any Mans heart hard to find or found. Hence it comes likewife, that Princes many times make themselves Defire, and fet their Hearts upor Toys: fometimes upon a Building, fometimes' upon erecting of an Order, fometimes upon F

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