. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . a Diminution to tlie Royal Authority, robe3nlhu6ted and tutord by the Kingdom, and befides,that fuch a Power could not be without Danger. ButI believe the true Reafon was, that the Court was un-willing to lofc fo many beneticial Offices, and fuch rea-dy means of getting Money. A Princes Credit con-fjlfs not in ths Adminilkation, but in the PolTcffion ofRiches. The Roman State was not iels careful of theirAuthority than any other, yet by Reafon of the Trou-ble and Charge of Collecting, each Provincero Colled and pay in their
. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . a Diminution to tlie Royal Authority, robe3nlhu6ted and tutord by the Kingdom, and befides,that fuch a Power could not be without Danger. ButI believe the true Reafon was, that the Court was un-willing to lofc fo many beneticial Offices, and fuch rea-dy means of getting Money. A Princes Credit con-fjlfs not in ths Adminilkation, but in the PolTcffion ofRiches. The Roman State was not iels careful of theirAuthority than any other, yet by Reafon of the Trou-ble and Charge of Collecting, each Provincero Colled and pay in their own Taxes; taking Care tokeep the Officers in their Duty, that they might notcpprefs the People through Avarice and Extortion ;in this Tihenus took particular Care ( i8j. Modefty inthe Colieaing of one Tax, oi)liges the People morereadily to grans others. (t8) Ne ProviTiciJt 7iohls cntribut tv^rbaretitur, utt^ue Vetera firxsAV»ritii*., aut crudditate lAflgiflratuwii tohmrc^it, TaC- Jib. ^^/- Vol. II. Navigation and Commerce, &cEMBLEM LXVin. M^. TH E Ingenious Gmh included in certain prettyFables, as the zy£ffynUns in Hieroglyphicks, notonly all Natural Philofophy, but alfo Moral andPolitick ^ either to hide them from the Vulgar, or elfethatthey might be the better imprinted in their Minds, bythefepleafant and delightful Fiftions. So, toreprefent thePower of Navigation, and the Riches thereby acquired,they feign d, that the Ship Argo ( which was the lirftthat durit venture upon the main Ocean) obtained thefamous Fleece, which inftead of Wool, yielded Gold 5for which glorious Exploit it was confecrated to Vullai^the Goddefs of War, and placed amongft the Conftella-tions, as a Reward offuch dangerous Voyages: ftewing. L ^ the 14^ Navigation and Commerce Vol. II. the World, that by the Help of Oars and Sails, theymight make Way through Mountains of Waves ^ andby the Afliftance of the Wind, carry Arms and Mer-chandife all the World over. This Morality, and thePreferment of
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