we will speak of nobility first as a portion of a estate then as a condition  of particular person a monarchy where there be no nobility at all be ever a  pure and absolute tyranny as that of the turk for nobility attempre  sovereignty and draw the eye of the people somewhat aside from the line royal  but for democracy they needs it not and they be common more quiet and less  subject to sedition than where there be stirp of noble for man eye be upon the  business and not upon the person or if upon the person it be for the business  sake as fit and not for flag and pedigree we see the swisser last well  notwithstanding their diversity of religion and of canton for utility be their  bind and not respect the unite province of the low country in their government  excel for where there be a equality the consultation be more indifferent and  the payment and tribute more cheerful a great and potent nobility add majesty  to a monarch but diminish power and put life and spirit into the people but  press their fortune it be well when noble be not too great for sovereignty nor  for justice and yet maintain in that height as the insolency of inferior may  be break upon they before it come on too fast upon the majesty of king a  numerous nobility cause poverty and inconvenience in a state for it be a  surcharge of expense and beside it be of necessity that many of the nobility  fall in time to be weak in fortune it make a kind of disproportion between  honour and mean as for nobility in particular person it be a reverend thing to  see a ancient castle or building not in decay or to see a fair timber tree  sound and perfect how much more to behold a ancient noble family which have  stand against the wave and weather of time for new nobility be but the act of  power but ancient nobility be the act of time those that be first raise to  nobility be common more virtuous but less innocent than their descendant for  there be rare any rise but by a commixture of good and evil be but it be  reason the memory of their virtue remain to their posterity and their fault  die with themselves nobility of birth common abate industry and he that be not  industrious envy he that be beside noble person can go much high and he that  stand at a stay when other rise can hardly avoid motion of envy on the other  side nobility extinguish the passive envy from other towards they because they  be in possession of honour certain king that have able man of their nobility  shall find ease in employ they and a better slide into their business for  people natural bend to they as bear in some sort to command