VII as for human proof it be so large a field as in a discourse of this nature  and brevity it be fit rather to use choice of those thing which we shall  produce than to embrace the variety of they first therefore in the degree of  human honour among the heathen it be the high to obtain to a veneration and  adoration as a God this unto the Christian be as the forbid fruit but we speak  now separate of human testimony accord to which that which the grease call  apotheosis and the Latin reference to standard inter sky be the supreme honour  which man can attribute unto man special when it be give not by a formal  decree or act of state as it be use among the Roman emperor but by a inward  assent and belief which honour be so high have also a degree or middle term  for there be reckon above human honour honour heroical and divine in the  attribution and distribution of which honour we see antiquity make this  difference that whereas founder and uniters of state and city lawgiver  extirpers of tyrant father of the people and other eminent person in civil  merit be honour but with the title of worthy or demigod such as be Hercules  Theseus minus Romulus and the like on the other side such as be inventor and  author of new be endowment and commodity towards man life be ever consecrate  among the God themselves as be Ceres Bacchus Mercury Apollo and other and just  for the merit of the former be confine within the circle of a age or a nation  and be like fruitful shower which though they be profitable and good yet serve  but for that season and for a latitude of ground where they fall but the other  be indeed like the benefit of heaven which be permanent and universal the  former again be mix with strife and perturbation but the latter have the true  character of divine presence come in aura mollify without noise or agitation  neither be certain that other merit of learning in repress the inconvenience  which grow from man to man much inferior to the former of relieve the  necessity which arise from nature which merit be lively set forth by the  ancient in that feign relation of Orpheus theatre where all beast and bird  assemble and forget their several appetite some of prey some of game some of  quarrel stand all sociable together listen unto the air and accord of the harp  the sound whereof no soon cease or be drown by some loud noise but every beast  return to his own nature wherein be apt describe the nature and condition of  man who be full of savage and unreclaimed desire of profit of lust of revenge  which as long as they give ear to precept to law to religion sweet touch with  eloquence and persuasion of book of sermon of harangue so long be society and  peace maintain but if these instrument be silent or that sedition and tumult  make they not audible all thing dissolve into anarchy and confusion but this  appear more manifest when king themselves or person of authority under they or  other governor in commonwealth and popular estate be endue with learning for  although he may be think partial to his own profession that say then shall  people and estate be happy when either king be philosopher or philosopher king  yet so much be verify by experience that under learned prince and governor  there have be ever the best time for howsoever king may have their  imperfection in their passion and custom yet if they be illuminate by learning  they have those notion of religion policy and morality which do preserve they  and refrain they from all ruinous and peremptory error and excess whisper  evermore in their ear when counsellor and servant stand mute and silent and  senator or counsellor likewise which be learned to proceed upon more safe and  substantial principle than counsellor which be only man of experience the one  sort keep danger afar off whereas the other discover they not till they come  near hand and then trust to the agility of their wit to ward or avoid they  which felicity of time under learned prince to keep still the law of brevity  by use the most eminent and select example do best appear in the age which  pass from the death of Domitianus the emperor until the reign of Commodus  comprehend a succession of six prince all learned or singular favourer and  advancers of learning which age for temporal respect be the most happy and  flourish that ever the Roman empire which then be a model of the world enjoy a  matter reveal and prefigure unto Domitian in a dream the night before he be  slay for he think there be grow behind upon his shoulder a neck and a head of  gold which come accord to pass in those golden time which succeed of which  prince we will make some commemoration wherein although the matter will be  vulgar and may be think fit for a declamation than agreeable to a treatise  enfold as this be yet because it be pertinent to the point in hand nor always  kind of covered carriage to stretch Apollo and to name they only be too naked  and cursory I will not omit it altogether the first be Nerva the excellent  temper of who government be by a glance in Cornelius Tacitus touch to the life  after sky Nerva res oluim without social ties to mix command et freedom and in  token of his learning the last act of his short reign leave to memory be a  missive to his adopt son Trajan proceed upon some inward discontent at the  ingratitude of the time comprehend in a verse of Homer fenugreek  Phoebe tuis  tear to avenge oneself on our men  Trajan who succeed be for his person not  learned but if we will hearken to the speech of our saviour that say he that  receive a prophet in the name of a prophet shall have a prophet reward he  deserve to be place among the most learned prince for there be not a great  admirer of learning or benefactor of learning a founder of famous library a  perpetual advancer of learned man to office and familiar converser with  learned professor and preceptor who be note to have then most credit in court  on the other side how much Trajan virtue and government be admire and renown  sure no testimony of grave and faithful history do more lively set forth than  that legend tale of to collect into a flock magnum bishop of Rome who be note  for the extreme envy he bear towards all heathen excellency and yet he be  report out of the love and estimation of Trajan moral virtue to have make unto  God passionate and fervent prayer for the delivery of his soul out of hell and  to have obtain it with a caveat that he shall make no more such petition in  this prince time also the persecution against the Christian receive  intermission upon the certificate of Plinius secundus a man of excellent  learning and by Trajan advance Adrian his successor be the most curious man  that live and the most universal inquirer insomuch as it be note for a error  in his mind that he desire to comprehend all thing and not to reserve himself  for the worthy thing fall into the like humour that be long before note in  Philip of Macedon who when he will needs overrule and put down a excellent  musician in a argument touch music be well answer by he again God forbid sir  say he that your fortune shall be so bid as to know these thing better than I  it please God likewise to use the curiosity of this emperor as a inducement to  the peace of his church in those day for have Christ in veneration not as a  God or saviour but as a wonder or novelty and have his picture in his gallery  match with Apollonius with who in his vain imagination he think its have some  conformity yet it serve the turn to allay the bitter hatred of those time  against the Christian name so as the church have peace during his time and for  his government civil although he do not attain to that of Trajan in glory of  arm or perfection of justice yet in deserve of the weal of the subject he do  exceed he for Trajan erect many famous monument and building insomuch as  Constantine the great in emulation be wont to call he parietaria wall flower  because his name be upon so many wall but his building and work be more of  glory and triumph than use and necessity but Adrian spend his whole reign  which be peaceable in a perambulation or survey of the Roman empire give order  and make assignation where he go for re-edify of city town and fort decay and  for cut of river and stream and for make bridge and passage and for policing  of city and commonalty with new ordinance and constitution and grant new  franchise and incorporation so that his whole time be a very restoration of  all the lapse and decay of former time Antoninus Of who succeed he be a prince  excellent learned and have the patient and subtle wit of a schoolman insomuch  as in common speech which leave no virtue untaxed he be call cumin sector a  carver or a divider of cummin seed which be one of the least seed such a  patience he have and settle spirit to enter into the least and most exact  difference of cause a fruit no doubt of the exceed tranquillity and serenity  of his mind which be no way charge or encumber either with fear remorse or  scruple but have be note for a man of the pure goodness without all fiction or  affectation that have reign or live make his mind continual present and entire  he likewise approach a degree near unto Christianity and become as Agrippa say  unto saint Paul half a Christian hold their religion and law in good opinion  and not only cease persecution but give way to the advancement of Christian  there succeed he the first Divi brother the two adoptive brother Lucius  Commodus spit  son to aelius spit  who delight much in the soft kind of  learning and be wont to call the poet martial his Virgil and Marcus Aurelius  Antoninus whereof the latter who obscure his colleague and survive he long be  nam the philosopher who as he excel all the rest in learning so he excel they  likewise in perfection of all royal virtue insomuch as Julianus the emperor in  his book entitle Caersares be as a pasquil or satire to deride all his  predecessor feign that they be all invite to a banquet of the God and silenus  the jester sit at the neither end of the table and bestow a scoff on everyone  as they come in but when Marcus philosopher come in silenus be gravel and out  of countenance not know where to carp at he save at the last he give a glance  at his patience towards his wife and the virtue of this prince continue with  that of his predecessor make the name of Antoninus so sacred in the world that  though it be extreme dishonour in Commodus Caracalla and Heliogabalus who all  bear the name yet when Alexander Severus refuse the name because he be a  stranger to the family the senate with one acclamation say quomodo Augustus  such et Antoninus in such renown and veneration be the name of these two  prince in those day that they will have have it as a perpetual addition in all  the emperors style in this emperor time also the church for the most part be  in peace so as in this sequence of six prince we do see the bless effect of  learning in sovereignty paint forth in the great table of the world but for a  tablet or picture of small volume not presume to speak of your majesty that  life in my judgement the most excellent be that of queen Elizabeth your  immediate predecessor in this part of Britain a prince that if plutarch be now  alive to write life by parallel will trouble he I think to find for her a  parallel among woman this lady be endue with learning in her sex singular and  rare even among masculine prince whether we speak of learning of language or  of science modern or ancient divinity or humanity and unto the very last year  of her life she accustom to appoint set hour for read scarce any young student  in a university more daily or more due as for her government I assure myself I  shall not exceed if I do affirm that this part of the island never have forty  five year of better tines and yet not through the calmness of the season but  through the wisdom of her regiment for if there be consider of the one side  the truth of religion establish the constant peace and security the good  administration of justice the temperate use of the prerogative not slacken nor  much strain the flourish state of learning sortable to so excellent a  patroness the convenient estate of wealth and mean both of crown and subject  the habit of obedience and the moderation of discontent and there be consider  on the other side the difference of religion the trouble of neighbour country  the ambition of Spain and opposition of Rome and then that she be solitary and  of herself these thing I say consider as I can not have choose a instance so  recent and so proper so I suppose I can not have choose one more remarkable or  eminent to the purpose now in hand which be concern the conjunction of  learning in the prince with felicity in the people neither have learning a  influence and operation only upon civil merit and moral virtue and the be or  temperature of peace and peaceable government but likewise it have no less  power and efficacy in enablement towards martial and military virtue and  prowess as may be notable represent in the example of Alexander the great and  Caesar the dictator mention before but now in fit place to be resume of who  virtue and act in war there needs no note or recital have be the wonder of  time in that kind but of their affection towards learning and perfection in  learning it be pertinent to say somewhat Alexander be breed and teach under  Aristotle the great philosopher who dedicate diverse of his book of philosophy  unto he he be attend with Callisthenes and diverse other learned person that  follow he in camp throughout his journey and conquest what price and  estimation he have learning in do notable appear in these three particular  first in the envy he use to express that he bear towards Achilles in this that  he have so good a trumpet of his praise as Homer verse second in the judgement  or solution he give touch that precious cabinet of Darius which be find among  his jewel whereof question be make what thing be worthy to be put into it and  he give his opinion for Homer work three in his letter to Aristotle after he  have set forth his book of nature wherein he expostulate with he for publish  the secret or mystery of philosophy and give he to understand that himself  esteem it more to excel other man in learning and knowledge than in power and  empire and what use he have of learning do appear or rather shine in all his  speech and answer be full of science and use of science and that in all  variety and herein again it may seem a thing scholastical and somewhat idle to  recite thing that every man know but yet since the argument I handle lead I  thereunto I be glad that man shall perceive I be as Willing to flatter if they  will so call it a Alexander or a Caesar or a Antoninus that be dead many  hundred year since as any that now life for it be the display of the glory of  learning in sovereignty that I propound to myself and not a humour of declaim  in any man praise observe then the speech he use of Diogenes and see if it  tend not to the true state of one of the great question of moral philosophy  whether the enjoy of outward thing or the contemn of they be the great  happiness for when he see Diogenes so perfect content with so little he say to  those that mock at his condition be I not Alexander I will wish to be Diogenes  but Seneca invert it and say plus to be quoth hic  not to take without effort  how quoth that posset dare there be more thing which Diogenes will have refuse  than those be which Alexander can have give or enjoy observe again that speech  which be usual with he that he feel his mortality chief in two thing sleep and  lust and see if it be not a speech extract out of the depth of natural  philosophy and like to have come out of the mouth of Aristotle or Democritus  than from Alexander see again that speech of humanity and poesy when upon the  bleed of his wound he call unto he one of his flatterer that be wont to  ascribe to he divine honour and say look this be very blood this be not such a  liquor as Homer speak of which run from Venus hand when it be pierce by  Diomedes see likewise his readiness in reprehension of logic in the speech he  use to Cassandra upon a complaint that be make against his father Antipater  for when Alexander happen to say do you think these man will have come from so  far to complain except they have just cause of grief and Cassandra answer yea  that be the matter because they think they shall not be disprove say Alexander  laugh see the subtlety of Aristotle to take a matter both way pro et contra c  but note again how well he can use the same be which he reprehend to serve his  own humour when bear a secret grudge to Callisthenes because he be against the  new ceremony of his adoration feast one night where the same Callisthenes be  at the table it be move by some after supper for entertainment sake that  Callisthenes who be a eloquent man may speak of some theme or purpose at his  own choice which Callisthenes do choose the praise of the Macedonian nation  for his discourse and perform the same with so good manner as the hearer be  much ravish whereupon Alexander nothing please say it be easy to be eloquent  upon so good a subject but say he turn your style and let we hear what you can  say against we which Callisthenes present undertake and do with that sting and  life that Alexander interrupt he and say the goodness of the cause make he  eloquent before and despite make he eloquent then again consider further for  trope of rhetoric that excellent use of a metaphor or translation wherewith he  tax Antipater who be a imperious and tyrannous governor for when one of  antipater friend commend he to Alexander for his moderation that he do not  degenerate as his other lieutenant do into the Persian pride in use of purple  but keep the ancient habit of Macedon of black true say Alexander but  Antipater be all purple within or that other when Parmenio come to he in the  plain of Arbela and show he the innumerable multitude of his enemy special as  they appear by the infinite number of light as it have be a new firmament of  star and thereupon advice he to assail they by night whereupon he answer that  he will not steal the victory for matter of policy weigh that significant  distinction so much in all age embrace that he make between his two friend  Hephaestion and Craterus when he say that the one love Alexander and the other  love the king describe the principal difference of prince best servant that  some in affection love their person and other in duty love their crown weigh  also that excellent taxation of a error ordinary with counsellor of prince  that they counsel their master accord to the model of their own mind and  fortune and not of their master when upon Darius great offer Parmenio have say  sure I will accept these offer be I as Alexander say Alexander so will I be I  as Parmenio last weigh that quick and acute reply which he make when he give  so large gift to his friend and servant and be ask what he do reserve for  himself and he answer hope weigh I say whether he have not cast up his account  aright because hope must be the portion of all that resolve upon great  enterprise for this be Caesar portion when he go first into Gaul his estate be  then utter overthrow with largess and this be likewise the portion of that  noble prince howsoever transport with ambition Henry duke of Guise of who it  be usual say that he be the great usurer in France because he have turn all  his estate into obligation to conclude therefore as certain critic be use to  say hyperbolical that if all science be lose they may be find in Virgil so  certain this may be say true there be the print and footstep of learning in  those few speech which be report of this prince the admiration of who when I  consider he not as Alexander the great but as aristotle's scholar have carry I  too far as for Julius Caesar the excellency of his learning needs not to be  argue from his education or his company or his speech but in a further degree  do declare itself in his write and work whereof some be extant and permanent  and some unfortunate perish for first we see there be leave unto we that  excellent history of his own war which he entitle only a commentary wherein  all succeed time have admire the solid weight of matter and the real passage  and lively image of action and person express in the great propriety of word  and perspicuity of narration that ever be which that it be not the effect of a  natural gift but of learning and precept be well witness by that work of his  entitle de lectern be a grammatical philosophy wherein he do labour to make  this same vox and placitum to become vox and to be for sale and to reduce  custom of speech to congruity of speech and take as it be the picture of word  from the life of reason so we receive from he as a monument both of his power  and learning the then reform computation of the year well express that he take  it to be as great a glory to himself to observe and know the law of the heaven  as to give law to man upon the earth so likewise in that book of his anti Cato  it may easy appear that he do aspire as well to victory of wit as victory of  war undertake therein a conflict against the great champion with the pen that  then live Cicero the orator so again in his book of apophthegm which he  collect we see that he esteem it more honour to make himself but a pair of  table to take the wise and pithy word of other than to have every word of his  own to be make a apophthegm or a oracle as vain prince by custom of flattery  pretend to do and yet if I shall enumerate diverse of his speech as I do those  of Alexander they be true such as Solomon note when he say word wise  man  tanquam aculei et tanquam doorkey in deeply to fasten whereof I will only  recite three not so delectable for elegancy but admirable for vigour and  efficacy as first it be reason he be think a master of word that can with one  word appease a mutiny in his army which be thus the Roman when their general  do speak to their army do use the word soldier but when the magistrate speak  to the people they do use the word quirite the soldier be in tumult and  seditious pray to be cashier not that they so mean but by expostulation  thereof to draw Caesar to other condition wherein he be resolute not to give  way after some silence he begin his speech ego quirite which do admit they  already cashier wherewith they be so surprise cross and confuse as they will  not suffer he to go on in his speech but relinquish their demand and make it  their suit to be again call by the name of soldier the second speech be thus  Caesar do extreme affect the name of king and some be set on as he pass by in  popular acclamation to salute he king whereupon find the cry weak and poor he  put it off thus in a kind of jest as if they have mistake his surname non king  sum say Caesar a speech that if it be search the life and fullness of it can  scarce be express for first it be a refusal of the name but yet not serious  again it do signify a infinite confidence and magnanimity as if he presume  Caesar be the great title as by his worthiness it be come to pass till this  day but chief it be a speech of great allurement towards his own purpose as if  the state do strive with he but for a name whereof mean family be vest for  king be a surname with the Roman as well as king be with we the last speech  which I will mention be use to Metellus when Caesar after war declare do  possess himself of this city of Rome at which time enter into the inner  treasury to take the money there accumulate Metellus be tribune forbid he  whereto Caesar say that if he do not desist he will lie he dead in the place  and present take himself up he add young man it be hard for I to speak it than  to do it young man durius be I hoc to dedicate how to make a speech compound  of the great terror and great clemency that can proceed out of the mouth of  man but to return and conclude with he it be evident himself know well his own  perfection in learning and take it upon he as appear when upon occasion that  some speak what a strange resolution it be in Lucius Sulla to resign his  dictator he scoff at he to his own advantage answer that Sulla can not skill  of letter and therefore know not how to dictate and here it be fit to leave  this point touch the concurrence of military virtue and learning for what  example shall come with any grace after those two of Alexander and Caesar be  it not in regard of the rareness of circumstance that I find in one other  particular as that which do so sudden pass from extreme scorn to extreme  wonder and it be of Xenophon the philosopher who go from Socrates school into  Asia in the expedition of Cyrus the young against king Artaxerxes this  Xenophon at that time be very young and never have see the war before neither  have any command in the army but only follow the war as a voluntary for the  love and conversation of Proxenus his friend he be present when Falinus come  in message from the great king to the grease after that Cyrus be slay in the  field and they a handful of man leave to themselves in the amid of the king  territory cut off from their country by many navigable river and many hundred  mile the message import that they shall deliver up their arm and submit  themselves to the king mercy to which message before answer be make diverse of  the army confer familiar with Falinus and among the rest Xenophon happen to  say why Falinus we have now but these two thing leave our arm and our virtue  and if we yield up our arm how shall we make use of our virtue whereto Falinus  smile on he say if I be not deceive young gentleman you be a Athenian and I  believe you study philosophy and it be pretty that you say but you be much  abuse if you think your virtue can withstand the king power here be the scorn  the wonder follow which be that this young scholar or philosopher after all  the captain be murder in parley by treason conduct those ten thousand foot  through the heart of all the king high country from Babylon to grease in  safety in despite of all the king force to the astonishment of the world and  the encouragement of the grease in time succeed to make invasion upon the king  of Persia as be after purpose by Jason the thessalian attempt by Agesilaus the  Spartan and achieve by Alexander the Macedonian all upon the ground of the act  of that young scholar