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hap. The neighbour study to this, is Historical knowledge, many wayes auaylable. Herein emongs the Grekes, plutarke, Appian, Thucidydes, are of greatest name. Emongs the Hebrewes, losephus, the bookes of Genesis, Exodus, ludges, and the Kynges. Emonges the Latines, Cesar no lesse honourd for. the pennynge, then atchieuinge of his conquestes. Liuie also, whom in times past, Nobles travailed euen fro Spayne to see. whom our men, yet breathinge in his bookes, maye easelyer viewe at home. Of this sorte, fioryshed in oure time Sleidane, paule, Iouius, and Bembus. be he also skilfull in the Chronicles of his countrey. Least amids hys trauail in foren Realmes, he become a forren at home. To this ciuyle knowledge also belong lustinians institutions, the Pandects, and the whole course of the ciuyle lawe. And bothe all antiquitye, and the law and statutes of our owne realme. wherin, so skilful ought he be, as he dare professe it. For, the Nobles palayces, ought to be the whole contries Oracles. Plato had I almoste ouerpassed, with whose lawes and commenwelth, he ought moste famylierlye acquaynte hym. The Mathematicals haue theyr manyfolde profite. Arithmetike, can hee not want. Geometry muche helpeth, to placinge, framinge, and conueyinge of buyldings. Great delyghte and profite, bryngeth Geography. But Astrology, I see so rauened, embraced, and deuoured of many: as they neede no spurre to it, but rather a brydle fro it, no trompetter to encourage them, but a chider to restrayne theyr vehement race. Whereto some haue so much credyted, as almost dyscrediting god, they lyghted not on altogether luckye ende, nor fortolde of the starres nor foreseene of them. I condemne not vniuersally the arte: but thereto, get they me nor counceller, nor fauourer it hath plenty enough of praysers. Be the fine of theyr whole studye, fyrste to knowe god, next them selues. To gouerne well theyr famylye, the state. Thus, leaue I muche to priuate readynge, and ouerpasse, both Christyan and heathen wryters of later age, or nearer yeares. I passe by also, the Catechismes and institutions of Christian Religion. Wherein the chiefe of our age, is Iohn Caluin. And forgat Commentaryes wherein, bothe of oure time, and the auncients, many excelde. Nor meant I to enter that large playne, of determynynge what autthours speciallye they should folow, in eche trade of studye. Wherefore nowe wyll I ende. If first I propose oure Nobles Alexander Seuerus paterne. Wherein as a moste compendyous forme, is closed the sum of theyr whole study. For he, was not altogether estraunged from oure relygyon. But in his Oratory, and secrete Closet, besydes the Images of the greate Alexander and Appolonitls: had also Christes & Abrahams counterfaites. Of all aucthours hee moste delyghted Virgil and Cicero of the common welth (Which spent throughe the malyce of tyme, nowe appeareth not,) and the same aucthour of dutyes. But commonly red hee Greeke wryters. After longe readynge, reuyued hys spirytes wyth wrestlynge, and Musyke. In the after noones, gaue hym selfe to wrytinge, pennynge, and pervsynge letters. which exercises likewise, must our Noble man obserue. Translate in to dyuers tounges, penne Orations Epistles, declame, expound aucthours, recount historyes and Apothegmes, dylate and amplyfie tales, ken by roate sage sawes, and pleasaunt and wittye prouerbes, haue in store ciuile phrases of talke, to
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