the great trust between man and man be the trust of give counsel for in other  confidence man commit the part of life their land their good their child their  credit some particular affair but to such as they make their counsellor they  commit the whole by how much the more they be oblige to all faith and  integrity the wise prince needs not think it any diminution to their greatness  or derogation to their sufficiency to rely upon counsel God himself be not  without but have make it one of the great name of his bless son the counsellor  Solomon have pronounce that in counsel be stability thing will have their  first or second agitation if they be not toss upon the argument of counsel  they will be toss upon the wave of fortune and be full of inconstancy do and  undo like the reel of a drunken man Solomon son find the force of counsel as  his father see the necessity of it for the belove kingdom of God be first rend  and break by ill counsel upon which counsel there be set for our instruction  the two mark whereby bid counsel be for ever best discern that it be young  counsel for the person and violent counsel for the matter the ancient time do  set forth in figure both the incorporation and inseparable conjunction of  counsel with king and the wise and politic use of counsel by king the one in  that they say Jupiter do marry metis which signify counsel whereby they intend  that sovereignty be marry to counsel the other in that which follow which be  thus they say after Jupiter be marry to metis she conceive by he and be with  child but Jupiter suffer her not to stay till she bring forth but eat her up  whereby he become himself with child and be deliver of Pallas arm out of his  head which monstrous fable contain a secret of empire how king be to make use  of their counsel of state that first they ought to refer matter unto they  which be the first beget or impregnation but when they be elaborate mould and  shape in the womb of their counsel and grow ripe and ready to be bring forth  that then they suffer not their counsel to go through with the resolution and  direction as if it depend on they but take the matter back into their own hand  and make it appear to the world that the decree and final direction which  because they come forth with prudence and power be resemble to Pallas arm  proceed from themselves and not only from their authority but the more to add  reputation to themselves from their head and device let we now speak of the  inconvenience of counsel and of the remedy the inconvenience that have be note  in call and use counsel be three first the reveal of affair whereby they  become less secret second the weaken of the authority of prince as if they be  less of themselves three the danger of be unfaithful counsel and more for the  good of they that counsel than of he that be counsel for which inconvenience  the doctrine of Italy and practice of France in some king time have introduce  cabinet counsel a remedy worse than the disease as to secrecy prince be not  bind to communicate all matter with all counsellor but may extract and select  neither be it necessary that he that consult what he shall do shall declare  what he will do but let prince beware that the unsecreting of their affair  come not from themselves and as for cabinet counsel it may be their motto full  a cleft sum one futile person that make it his glory to tell will do more hurt  than many that know it their duty to conceal it be true there be some affair  which require extreme secrecy which will hardly go beyond one or two person  beside the king neither be those counsel unprosperous for beside the secrecy  they common go on constant in one spirit of direction without distraction but  then it must be a prudent king such as be able to grind with a handmill and  those inward counsellor have needs also be wise man and especial true and  trusty to the king end as it be with king Henry the seven of England who in  his great business impart himself to none except it be to Morton and fox for  weaken of authority the fable show the remedy nay the majesty of king be  rather exalt than diminish when they be in the chair of counsel neither be  there ever prince bereave of his dependence by his counsel except where there  have be either a over greatness in one counsellor or a over strict combination  in diverse which be thing soon find and help for the last inconvenience that  man will counsel with a eye to themselves certain non to come upon faith super  earth be mean of the nature of time and not of all particular person there be  that be in nature faithful and sincere and plain and direct not crafty and  involve let prince above all draw to themselves such nature beside counsellor  be not common so unite but that one counsellor keep sentinel over another so  that if any do counsel out of faction or private end it common come to the  king ear but the best remedy be if prince know their counsellor as well as  their counsellor know they Princeps  be virtus maxima to get knowledge of  swine and on the other side counsellor shall not be too speculative into their  sovereign person the true composition of a counsellor be rather to be skilful  in their master business than in his nature for then he be like to advice he  and not feed his humour it be of singular use to prince if they take the  opinion of their counsel both separate and together for private opinion be  more free but opinion before other be more reverend in private man be more  bold in their own humour and in consort man be more obnoxious to other humour  therefore it be good to take both and of the inferior sort rather in private  to preserve freedom of the great rather in consort to preserve respect it be  in vain for prince to take counsel concern matter if they take no counsel  likewise concern person for all matter be as dead image and the life of the  execution of affair rest in the good choice of person neither be it enough to  consult concern person secundum genera as in a idea or mathematical  description what the kind and character of the person shall be for the great  error be commit and the most judgement be show in the choice of individual it  be true say good counselor corpse book will speak plain when counsellor blanch  therefore it be good to be conversant in they special the book of such as  themselves have be actor upon the stage the counsel at this day in most place  be but familiar meeting where matter be rather talk on than debate and they  run too swift to the order or act of counsel it be better that in cause of  weight the matter be propound one day and not speak to till the next day in  night  a council so be it do in the Commission of union between England and  Scotland which be a grave and orderly assembly I commend set day for petition  for both it give the suitor more certainty for their attendance and it free  the meeting for matter of estate that they may hoc field in choice of  committee for ripen business for the counsel it be better to choose  indifferent person than to make a indifferency by put in those that be strong  on both side I commend also stand commission as for trade for treasure for war  for suit for some province for where there be diverse particular counsel and  but one counsel of estate as it be in Spain they be in effect no more than  stand commission save that they have great authority let such as be to inform  counsel out of their particular profession as lawyer seaman mintmen and the  like be first hear before committee and then as occasion serve before the  counsel and let they not come in multitude or in a tribunitious manner for  that be to clamour counsel not to inform they a long table and a square table  or seat about the wall seem thing of from but be thing of substance for at a  long table a few at the upper end in effect sway all the business but in the  other from there be more use of the counsellor opinion that sit low a king  when he preside in counsel let he beware how he open his own inclination too  much in that which he propound for else counsellor will but take the wind of  he and instead of give free counsel sing he a song of placebo