
Quibus Respublica conservetur.
The things that preserve a constitution
Non, ce n’est pas assez bour bien entretenir
Un royaume en estat, que seulement tenir
Et le tiltre & le sceptre avecque la couronne,
Qu’aux Roys & Empereurs communement on donne. Link to an image of this page [H2r p115]Il faut que celluy-la qui entreprend regner
Sache de ses subjects le courage gaigner,
Faisant garder les loix avecque la science,
Faisant paroistre aussi la force & la prudence
De son predecesseur, dont il doibt regarder
Les statuts & les loix, & soigneux les garder,
Comme garder il doibt celle qu’il aura faicte.
Qu’il chasse les abus, qu’il serve de retraicte
Aux pauvres innocens, defendant ses subjects
Encontre l’ennemy et tels autres objects.
Qu’il aye argent aussi: car que vault un empire
Sans l’aide des nerfs propres pour le conduire?
Qu’il soit religieux, qu’il tienne la douceur,
Laquelle il doibt tousjours preferer ą rigueur.
Il doibt estre prudent & donner tesmoignage
Par exemple dhonneur de son bening courage:
Car le los de vertu n’est seulement sēavoir,
Mais c’est faire & monstrer & sagement prevoir.
Le Roy faisant ainsi aura l’obeissance,
Et luy & ses subjects iront en accroissance.
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- birds (+ head of an animal) [25F3(+33)] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- clouds [26A] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- groups of plants (herbs) [25G13] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- Duty (+ emblematical representation of concept) [57A21(+4)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- education, science and learning [49] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Falsely accused Innocence [57A632] Search | Browse Iconclass
- father of the ruler [44B15131] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Friendliness, Gentleness, Affability; 'Affabilitą, piacevolezza, amabilitą', 'Animo piacevole, trattabile & amorevole', 'Benignitą' (Ripa) [57A77] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- Praise, Approbation, Approval; 'Lode' (Ripa) [57B1] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generositą dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtł del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa) [54A7] Search | Browse Iconclass
- virtues of the ruler [44B10] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtł', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtł', 'Virtł insuperabile' (Ripa) [57A6] Search | Browse Iconclass
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