"who will feed and fawn upon thee in the "fummer of profperitie; but, in an adverse "ftorme, they will shelter thee no more than an "arbour in winter.

× 5. Beware of furetyfhip for thy best friends. "He that payeth another man's debts, feeketh "his own decay; but if thou canst not otherwise

chufe, rather lend thy money thyself upon good bonds, although thou borrow it, fo fhalt "thou fecure thyself, and pleasure thy friend. "Neither borrow money of a neighbour nor a "friend, but of a stranger; where, paying for "it, thou fhalt hear no more of it; otherwife "thou fhalt eclipfe thy credit, lofe thy freedom, "and yet pay as dear as to another. But in "borrowing of money, be precious of thy word, "for he that hath care of keeping days of pay"ment, is lord of another man's purse.

6. Undertake no fuit against a poor man, " without receiving much wrong; for, besides (that) thou makeft him thy compeer, it is a "base conquest to triumph where there is fmall "refiftance. Neither attempt law against any

man, before thou be fully refolved that thou "haft right on thy fide, and then spare not for "either money or pains; for a cause or two fo "followed and obtained, will free thee from fuits a great part of thy life.

66

7. Be

<< 7. Be fure to keep fome great man thy "friend, but trouble him not for trifles. Com. "pliment him often with many, yet small gifts, "and of little charge; and if thou haft cause to "bestow any great gratuity, let it be fomething "which may be daily in fight, otherwife, in this "ambitious age, thou fhalt remain like a hop "without a pole, live in obfcurity, and be made "a foot-ball for every infulting companion to ❝ fpurn at.

66

8. Towards thy fuperiors be humble, yet generous; with thine equals, familiar, yet refpective. Towards thine inferiours fhew much "humanity, and fome familiarity, as to bow the 66 body, ftretch forth the hand, and to uncover "the head, with fuch like popular compliments. "The first prepares thy way to advancement; "the fecond makes thee knowne for a man well "bred; the third gains a good report, which, 66 once got, is eafily kept, for right humanitie "takes fuch deep root in the minds of the mul titude, as they are eafilier gained by unprofit"able curtefies than by churlish benefits. Yet "I advise thee not to affect or neglect popularitie "too much. Seeke not to be Effex. Shunne "to be Rawleigh.

9. Trust not any man with thy life, credit, "or eftate, for it is mere folly for a man to en"thrall

"thrall himself to his friend, as though, occafion "being offered, he fhould not dare to become "thine enemie.

"10. Be not fcurrilous in conversation, nor fatyricall in thy jefts. The one will make "thee unwelcome to all company, the other "pull on quarrels, and get thee hatred of "thy best friends; for fufpitious jefts (when "any of them favour of truth) leave a bitterness "in the mindes of those which are touched. "And albeit I have already pointed at this in"clufively, yet I think it neceffary to leave it to "thee as a speciall caution, because I have seene

66

many fo prone to quip and gird, as they

"would rather leese their friend then their jest; "and if perchance their boiling braine yield a "quaint fcoffe, they will travell to be delivered "of it as a woman with child. Thefe nimble "fancies are but the froth of wit."

SIR NICHOLAS BACON,

LORD KEEPER OF THE GREAT SEAL.

"I HAVE come to the Lord Keeper," fays Puttenham," and found him fitting in his gal"lery alone, with the Works of Quintilian be"fore

N3

"fore him. Indeed, he was a moft eloquent 66 man, of rare wisdom and learning, as ever I "knew England to breed, and one that joyed "as much in learned men and good witts; from "whofe lippes I have feen to proceed more

grave and natural eloquence, than from all "the Orators of Oxford or Cambridge."

"Queen Elizabeth came, in one of her pro"greffes, to vifit Sir Nicholas Bacon, at his "houfe at Redgrave, and faid to him, My "Lord, how fmall a houfe you have! He re"plied, Madam, my houfe is fmall; but you "have made me too great for it.”

EARL OF ESSEX.

AT the age of fixteen, Lord Effex took the degree of Master of Arts at Cambridge, and kept his public act. "His Father," fays Sir Henry Wotton," died with a very cold conceit of him; "fome fay, through his affection to his second "fon Walter Devereux, who was indeed a "diamond of his time, and both of a kindly and "delicate temper and mixture. But it seems, "the Earl, like certain vegetables, did bud and "open flowly; Nature sometimes delighting to play

66

* play an after-game as well as Fortune, which had both their turns and tides in courfe."

This amiable and accomplished Nobleman is thus defcribed by Sir Henry Wotton:

"As he grew more and more attentive to "business, he became less curious of his drefs, "fo that thofe about him had a conceit, that "fometimes when he went up to the Queen, he "fcarce knew what he had on. For his manner "of dreffing was this: his chamber being com"monly filled with friends or fuitors of one kind or other, when he was up he gave his legs,

arms, and breast to his ordinary servants, to "button and dress him with little heed, his head "and face to his barber, his eyes to his letters,

his ears to petitioners, and many times all at 66 once. Then the Gentleman of his robes 66 throwing his cloke over his fhoulders, he "would make a step into his closet, and after a "short prayer he was gone. Only in his baths ❝he was fomewhat delicate."

Lord Effex was a scholar, and an extremely elegant writer in profe and in verfe. His advice to the Earl of Rutland on his travels is admirable, and, from the excellent obfervations which it contains, may be still perufed with advantage and inftruction.