the win of honour be but the reveal of a man virtue and worth without  disadvantage for some in their action do woo and effect honour and reputation  which sort of man be common much talk of but inward little admire and some  contrariwise darken their virtue in the show of it so as they be undervalue in  opinion if a man perform that which have not be attempt before or attempt and  give over or have be achieve but not with so good circumstance he shall  purchase more honour than by effect a matter of great difficulty or virtue  wherein he be but a follower if a man so temper his action as in some one of  they he do content every faction or combination of people the music will be  the full a man be a ill husband of his honour that enter into any action the  fail wherein may disgrace he more than the carry of it through can honour he  honour that be gain and break upon another have the quick reflection like  diamond cut with facet and therefore let a man contend to excel any competitor  of his in honour in outshooting they if he can in their own bow discreet  follower and servant help much to reputation all men  hunger a  household member emanate envy which be the canker of honour be best extinguish  by declare a man self in his end rather to seek merit than fame and by  attribute a man success rather to divine providence and felicity than to his  own virtue or policy the true marshal of the degree of sovereign honour be  these in the first place be a maker a command founder of state and  commonwealth such as be Romulus Cyrus Caesar Ottoman ishmael in the second  place be legislator lawgiver which be also call second founder or continuous  Princeps  because they govern by their ordinance after they be go such be  Lycurgus Solon Justinian eadgar Alphonsus of Castille the wise that make the  siete Partidas in the three place be a freer or savior such as compound the  long misery of civil war or deliver their country from servitude of stranger  or tyrant as Augustus Caesar Vespasianus Aurelianus Theodoricus king Henry the  seven of England king Henry the four of France in the four place be  propagatores or one who fights in defence command such as in honourable war  enlarge their territory or make noble defence against invader and in the last  place be a father native land which reign just and make the time good wherein  they live both which last kind needs no example they be in such number degree  of honour in subject be first sharer curare those upon who prince do discharge  the great weight of their affair their right hand as we call they the next be  duces pretty great leader in war such as be prince lieutenant and do they  notable service in the war the three be full of favor favourite such as exceed  not this scantling to be solace to the sovereign and harmless to the people  and the four pain pares such as have great place under prince and execute  their place with sufficiency there be a honour likewise which may be rank  among the great which happen rare that be of such as sacrifice themselves to  death or danger for the good of their country as be m Regulus and the two  Decii