we take cunning for a sinister or crooked wisdom and certain there be a great  difference between a cunning man and a wise man not only in point of honesty  but in point of ability there be that can pack the card and yet can play well  so there be some that be good in canvases and faction that be otherwise weak  man again it be one thing to understand person and another thing to understand  matter for many be perfect in man humour that be not great capable of the real  part of business which be the constitution of one that have study man more  than book such man be fit for practice than for counsel and they be good but  in their own alley turn they to new man and they have lose their aim so as the  old rule to know a fool from a wise man to cause to go ambos naked and  to pardon et to see do scarce hold for they and because these cunning man be  like haberdasher of small ware it be not amiss to set forth their shop it be a  point of cunning to wait upon he with who you speak with your eye as the  jesuits give it in precept for there be many wise man that have secret heart  and transparent countenance yet this will be do with a demurrer abase of your  eye sometime as the jesuits also do use another be that when you have anything  to obtain of present dispatch you entertain and amuse the party with who you  deal with some other discourse that he be not too much awake to make objection  I know a counsellor and secretary that never come to queen Elizabeth of  England with bill to sign but he will always first put her into some discourse  of estate that she may the less mind the bill the like surprise may be make by  move thing when the party be in haste and can stay to consider advice of that  be move if a man will cross a business that he doubt some other will handsome  and effectual move let he pretend to wish it well and move it himself in such  sort as may foil it the break off in the amid of that one be about to say as  if he take himself up breed a great appetite in he with who you confer to know  more and because it work better when anything seem to be get from you by  question than if you offer it of yourself you may lie a bait for a question by  show another visage and countenance than you be wont to the end to give  occasion for the party to ask what the matter be of the change as Nehemias do  and I have not before that time be sad before the king in thing that be tender  and unpleasing it be good to break the ice by some who word be of less weight  and to reserve the more weighty voice to come in as by chance so that he may  be ask the question upon the other speech as Narcissus do relate to Claudius  the marriage of Messalina and thread in thing that a man will not be see in  himself it be a point of cunning to borrow the name of the world as to say the  world say or there be a speech abroad I know one that when he write a letter  he will put that which be most material in the postscript as if it have be a  by-matter I know another that when he come to have speech he will pass over  that that he intend most and go forth and come back again and speak of it as  of a thing that he have almost forget some procure themselves to be surprise  at such time as it be like the party that they work upon will sudden come upon  they and to be find with a letter in their hand or do somewhat which they be  not accustom to the end they may be appose of those thing which of themselves  they be desirous to utter it be a point of cunning to let fall those word in a  man own name which he will have another man learn and use and thereupon take  advantage I know two that be competitor for the secretary place in queen  Elizabeth time and yet keep good quarter between themselves and will confer  one with another upon the business and the one of they say that to be a  secretary in the declination of a monarchy be a ticklish thing and that he do  not affect it the other straight catch up those word and discourse with  diverse of his friend that he have no reason to desire to be secretary in the  declination of a monarchy the first man take hold of it and find mean it be  tell the queen who hear of a declination of a monarchy take it so ill as she  will never after hear of the other suit there be a cunning which we in England  call the turn of the cat in the pan which be when that which a man say to  another he lie it as if another have say it to he and to say truth it be not  easy when such a matter pass between two to make it appear from which of they  it first move and begin it be a way that some man have to glance and dart at  other by justify themselves by negative as to say this I do not as  a favorite of Nero do towards Burrhus see non to visit spes say safety emperor  simpliciter to look on some have in readiness so many tale and story as there  be nothing they will insinuate but they can wrap it into a tale which serve  both to keep themselves more in guard and to make other carry it with more  pleasure it be a good point of cunning for a man to shape the answer he will  have in his own word and proposition for it make the other party stick the  less it be strange how long some man will lie in wait to speak somewhat they  desire to say and how far about they will fetch and how many other matter they  will Beatrice over to come near it it be a thing of great patience but yet of  much use a sudden bold and unexpected question do many time surprise a man and  lie he open like to he that have change his name and walk in Paul another  sudden come behind he and call he by his true name whereat straightway he look  back but these small ware and petty point of cunning be infinite and it be a  good deed to make a listen of they for that nothing do more hurt in a state  than that cunning man pass for wise but certain some there be that know the  resort and fall of business that can sink into the main of it like a house  that have convenient stair and entry but never a fair room therefore you shall  see they find out pretty lose in the conclusion but be no way able to examine  or debate matter and yet common they take advantage of their inability and  will be think wit of direction some build rather upon the abuse of other and  as we now say put trick upon they than upon soundness of their own proceed but  Solomon say aware to turn to and going swine fool to visit and trick