The prince's cabala; or, Mysteries of state . The State of aSecretaries Place^ AND THE DANGERS Incident to it. L L Officers of St^teand Counfellors ofPrinces, have a pre-fcribed Authority, ei-ther by Patent, by?* Oath or by Cuftom ithe Secretaries Place only excepted ?bat to them there is allowed a Li-berty to Negotiate at Difcretion, both. I ?? The DA ? G ? R s of a both at Home and Abroad, withFriends and with Enemies, in allMatters of Enquiry to gain Intel-ligence. All the Servants of Princes, dealupon ilran.^e and cautious Autho-rity and Warrants for it, as in Dis-burfements and Receiving
The prince's cabala; or, Mysteries of state . The State of aSecretaries Place^ AND THE DANGERS Incident to it. L L Officers of St^teand Counfellors ofPrinces, have a pre-fcribed Authority, ei-ther by Patent, by?* Oath or by Cuftom ithe Secretaries Place only excepted ?bat to them there is allowed a Li-berty to Negotiate at Difcretion, both. I ?? The DA ? G ? R s of a both at Home and Abroad, withFriends and with Enemies, in allMatters of Enquiry to gain Intel-ligence. All the Servants of Princes, dealupon ilran.^e and cautious Autho-rity and Warrants for it, as in Dis-burfements and Receiving of Moneyby Teaiurers, Receivers , & is done by fufficient War-rant, and in Conference with Ene-mies, as Generals by Commifiions:in executing of all Offices,as Officersby their Patents•, and fo in whatever elfe: Only a Secretary hathno- Warrant or Commiilion^ inmatters of his own greateft Danger,but muft rely upon the Word andIntegrity of his Sovereign. For fuch is the Multiplicity ofOccafions, and the variable Motr-ons and Intentions of ForeignPrinces, and their daily Pfadlicesin fo many parts and places, thatSecretaries can never have anyCommiifion fo Large and Univer-ial, as to afTure them. So that aSecretary mufl either conceive cr dive Sec retarys Place, ii? dive into the Thoughts of a King( which is only the Pr
Size: 1597px × 1565px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorjamesikingofengland15661625, bookdecade1710, bookidpri
