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his present means, to obtain some future apparent

owers, which acquired by these, or by fortune, are means and Instruments to acquire more: as Riches, Reputation, Friends, and the Secret working of God, which men call Good Lu

the use of all their Powers depending on his will; such as is the Power of a Common-wealth: or depending on the wills of each particular; such as is

eth friends, and servants: Without liberality, not so; because

ause it draweth with it the adhaer

a mans Country, (called Popu

f many; or the reputation of such quality, is Power; becaus

eputation of Wisdome, or good fortune; whic

n power, is encrease of Pow

, is Power; because to prudent men, we commit the gov

in those Common-wealths, where it has Priviledge

r; because it is

mise of Good, it recommendeth men t

man; nor are at all, but in a few; and in them, but of a few things. For Science is of th

Victory, are Power; And though the true Mother of them, be Science, namely the Mathematiques; yet, because they are brought int

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f another. An able conductor of Souldiers, is of great Price in time of War present, or imminent; but in Peace not so. A learned and uncorrupt Judge, is much Worth in time of Peace; but not so much in War. And as in

shonouring. To Value a man at a high rate, is to Honour him; at a low rate, is to Dishonour him. But hig

gn

ommonly call DIGNITY. And this Value of him by the Common-wealth, is understood, by offices of Comma

ur and

ecause a signe we have an opinion he has power to help; a

, whom they think have no power to help, or hurt

e gifts, is to Dishonour; because it is but Almes, and signifies an opinion of the need of small helps. To be sedulous in pr

modity, is to Honour; being a confession of

oth to love, and to feare, is to value. To contemne, or lesse to lo

ecause nothing but goodnesse, power, and felicity i

humility, is to Honour him; as signes of fear to offend. To speak to him rash

onour him; signe of opinion of his vertue and pow

, is to Honour; as a signe we think him wise, or eloquent, or w

r Custome makes so, is to Honour; because in approving the Honour done by others, he a

ng his judgement, and wisdome. To dissent, is Dishonour; and an upb

is vehemently to approve. To im

him; as a signe of approbation of his judgemen

as a signe of opinion of his wisdome, or other power. To deny em

alths. But in Common-wealths, where he, or they that have the supreme Authority, can

le, or Office, or Employment, or Action, that he himsel

e King will honour." And yet another King of Persia, or the same another time, to one that demanded for some great service, to weare one of the Kings robes, gave him leave so to do; but with his addition, that he should weare it as the Kings foole; and

ssion, action, or quality, is

of many, is Honourable; as arguments of Power

are Honourable; for they are Power. Poverty, Dishonourable. Magnanimity, Liberality, Hope, Courage, Confidence, are Ho

, Dishonourable; as a signe of too much valuing of little impediments, and little advantages: For when a man has weighed things as long as the time p

nce, Science, Discretion, or Wit, are Honourable; For all these are Powers. A

of Power. But if it seem to proceed from a purpose to appear grave, it is Dishonourable. For the gravity of the Former, is like the

t Actions, or any eminent Good, is Honourable; as a signe of the power f

the more easily attain the aydes, and friends of their Ancestors. On t

as signes of Magnanimity: for Magnanimity is a signe of Power. On

nke they Dishonoured, but greatly Honoured the Gods, when they introduced them in their Poems, committing Rapes, Thefts, and other great, but unjust, or unclean acts: In so much as nothing is so much celebrated in Jupiter, as his Adulteries;

e. And at this day, in this part of the world, private Duels are, and alwayes will be Honourable, though unlawfull, till such time as there shall be Honour ordained for them that refuse, and Ignominy for them that make the Challenge. For Duels also are many times effects of

n Customes were unknown. Nor is it now any where in use, where the Germans have not inhabited. The antient Greek Commanders, when they went to war, had their Shields painted with such Devises as they pleased; insomuch as an unpainted Buckler was a signe of Poverty, and of a common Souldier: but they transmitted not the Inheritance of them. The Romans transmitted the Marks of their Fa

elmets. And his ornament both of the Armes, and Crest, descended by inheritance to their Children; to the eldest pure, and to the rest with some note of diversity, such as the Old master, that is to say in Dutch, the Here-alt thought fit. But when many such Families, joyned together, made a greater Monarchy, this duty of the Herealt, to distinguish Scutchions, was made a private Office a part. And the issue of these Lords, is the great and antient Gentry; which for the most part bear living creatures, noted f

s of

titles of Duke, Count, and Marquis, came into the Empire, about the time of Constantine the Great, from the customes of the German Militia. But Baron, seems to have been a Title of the Gaules, and signifies a Great man; such as were the Kings, or Princes men, whom they employed in war about their persons; and seems to be derived from Vir, to Ber, and Bar, that signified the same in the Language of the Gaules, that Vir in Latine; and thence to Bero, and Baro: so that such men were called Berones, and after Barones; and (in Spanish) Varones. But he that would know

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merit, or desert; and consisteth in a particular power, or ability for that, whereof he

he well using of them: any of which qualities being absent, one may neverthelesse be a Worthy man, and valuable for some thing else. Again, a man may be Worthy of Riches, Office, and Employment, that neverthelesse, can plead no rig