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of the Principall Dowries of this Kingdome of Great Brittaine) is Great: 125 Both because, Most of the Kingdomes of Europe, are not meerely Inland, but_girt with the Sea, most part of their Compaffe; And because, the Wealth126 of both Indies, feemes in great Part, but an Acceffary, to the Command of the Seas.

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The Warres of Latter Ages, feeme to be made in the Darke, in Refpect of the Glory and Honour, which reflected vpon Men, from the Warres in Ancient Time. There be now, for Martiall Encouragement,127 fome Degrees and Orders of Chiualry ;1 which neuertheleffe, are conferred promifcuously,1 vpon Soldiers, and no Soldiers ;130 And fome Remembrance perhaps vpon the Scutchion; And fome Hofpitals for Maimed131 Soldiers; And fuch like Things. But in Ancient Times; The Trophies erected vpon the Place of the Victory; The Funerall Laudatiues and Monuments132 for thofe that died in the Wars; The Crowns and Garlands Perfonal;133 The Stile of Emperour, which the Great Kings of the World after borrowed;134 The Triumphes135 of the Generalls vpon their Returne;136 The great Donatiues and Largeffes vpon the Disbanding of the Armies; were Things able to enflame all Mens Courages. 137 But aboue all, That of the Triumph, amongst the Romans, was not Pageants or Gauderie, but one of the Wifeft and Noblest Institutions, that euer was. For it contained three Things; Honour138 to the Generall; Riches to the Treasury out of the Spoiles;

134 After Borrowed. A Belli Ducibus, from commanders in war.' 135 Triumphes. Celebres Triumphi, ' crowded triumphs.' 136 Of Generalls vpon their Returne. Redeuntium Ducum, Bellis prospere confectis, of generals returning after successfully finishing a war.'

137 Enflame all Mens Courages. Hæc (inquam) tot et tanta fuerunt, et tam insigni splendore coruscantia, ut Pectoribus Mortalium etiam maxime conglaciatis, Igniculos subdere, eaque ad Bellum inflamare potuerint. 'these, I say, were so many and so great, and shone with so much splendour, that they could set fire to the minds of mortals, however frozen, and inflame them to war.'

138 Honour. Decus et gloriam, 'honour and glory.'

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States liberall of naturalization, are capable of greatneffe; and the iealous ftates that reft vpon the first tribe and ftirpe, quickly want body to carrie the boughes and branches.

Many are the ingredients into the receit for greatneffe. No man can by care taking adde a cubit to his ftature, in the little modell of a mans body. But certainly in the great frame of Kingdomes and Commonwealths, it is in the power of Princes or Estates by ordinances and constitutions, and manners which they may introduce, to fowe greatneffe to their pofteritie and fucceffion. But these things are commonly left to chance.

139 Actuall Triumphs. Honorem ipsius Triumphi, the honour of an actual triumph.'

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V. And Donatiues to the Army. But that Honour, perhaps, were not fit for Monarchies; Except it be in the Person of the Monarch himselfe, or his Sonnes; As it came to passe, in the Times of the Roman Emperours, who did impropriate the Actuall Triumphs 139 to Themselues, and their Sonnes, for fuch Wars, as they did atchieue in Person: And left onely, for Wars atchieued by Subiects, fome Triumphall Garments, and Enfignes, to the Generall.

[Expanded in 1625 Edition, and tranfpofed to pp. 479, 481.]

To conclude; No Man can, by Care taking (as the Scripture faith) adde a Cubite to his Stature; in this little Modell of a Mans Body: But in the Great Frame of Kingdomes, and Common Wealths, it is in the Power of Princes, or Estates, to adde Amplitude and Greatneffe to their Kingdomes. For by introducing fuch Ordinances, Constitutions, and Customes, as we haue now touched, they may fow Greatneffe, to their Pofteritie, and Succeffion. But thefe Things are commonly not Obferued,140 but left to take their Chance.

140 After Obserued. Apud Principes, by princes.'