Desiderata curiosa = or A collection of divers scarce and curious pieces relating chiefly to matters of English history ... . doprove he was neither covetuous, nor miferable. 2. For, to be covetuous [in the fofteft fenfe of the word] is to defire more than he hath. 3. But he might have had far more than he had. Ergo he was not covetuous in this Ttr. MS. \ffT>at proves this is, tbat\\] where he had a Ihilling he might have had a pound, if that vild• humour had pofTelTcd him, [/-or*] to be in fo greate favoure of his prince, fo greate a coun- fcUor, in fo greate offices, fo l
Desiderata curiosa = or A collection of divers scarce and curious pieces relating chiefly to matters of English history ... . doprove he was neither covetuous, nor miferable. 2. For, to be covetuous [in the fofteft fenfe of the word] is to defire more than he hath. 3. But he might have had far more than he had. Ergo he was not covetuous in this Ttr. MS. \ffT>at proves this is, tbat\\] where he had a Ihilling he might have had a pound, if that vild• humour had pofTelTcd him, [/-or*] to be in fo greate favoure of his prince, fo greate a coun- fcUor, in fo greate offices, fo long tyme together carrieing the wliole fwaie of the flate, whatwealth might he not have gathered, if he had coveted to gather more ? 4. Arc there not fome v/ith no office, fmall favoure of the prince, no countenaunce & nocredit to the comonwealth, that have gathered more land, more mony, & more wealth thenhis lordfhip left ? Yes, many. 5. Nay I dare undertake, if fome had his office, place, & credit but fcvne yeres, they woldgainc more :n that tyme then he did in fourty yeres painfull fcrvice. 6. [Again.]. Lib. I. DESIDERATACURIOSA. a; 6. [Again.] Covetuoufnefs, [in its largeft fence] is to defire all. 7. And lie might have liad [infinitely] more than he defined. Which proveth he coveted not fo much. But his temperaunce, governing all his actions, tempered this [^///worf] in him; J^ took [deeper] rooting in manie others of his predeceflbrs in his place. 8. So likewife to be miferable, is he that can find in his heart to fpend nothing. 9. But I can prove he fpent liberally, & therefore he cold not be miferable. 10. Looke upon his huge expences, and the truth will then fhyne out. He fpent infinitefommes in buylding; [in] hofpitality; & in maintenaunce of his honorable port. He gavefive hundred pounds a yere to the poore. He fpent more in entertcynment of his prince thenanie fubjeft. He kept as faire a ftable of horfe[s] as anie nobleman. He made as coftlie gar
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