. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . eight and meafure (17), andthough all Counfels are ufually guided by Intereft, a Princemay make a good Choice, if he takes Care privately to in-form himfelfof the Parties Qualifications and Vertues, asalfo the ends which his Councellors propofe in promo- (15) Officiis ac adminiftrauonibu? ¿ potiüs non peccaturos, quam dam*narecumpeccajfeñt. Tac. invit. Agr. (\6) Quia fine Ambitione, autproxlmorum Precibus, ignotos ettani, ac nitro aceites Munificent!a 4. ann. (17) Sorte & urna mores non difcerni : ¡ujfragia & ex»iftimatio
. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . eight and meafure (17), andthough all Counfels are ufually guided by Intereft, a Princemay make a good Choice, if he takes Care privately to in-form himfelfof the Parties Qualifications and Vertues, asalfo the ends which his Councellors propofe in promo- (15) Officiis ac adminiftrauonibu? ¿ potiüs non peccaturos, quam dam*narecumpeccajfeñt. Tac. invit. Agr. (\6) Quia fine Ambitione, autproxlmorum Precibus, ignotos ettani, ac nitro aceites Munificent!a 4. ann. (17) Sorte & urna mores non difcerni : ¡ujfragia & ex» jenafus reperta ; ut tn cujufyue vitam, famamqve pinitra-rent. Tac- 4. Huh G ting- 18 Covetous Men unfit for places Vol. II. ting them. For when a Prince blindly approves all Propo-fals, thefe above-mentioned Inconveniencies will attend;but when his Counfellors fee that he examines them, andthat he does not always admit the Perfons proposd, butchoofes others more fufficient, they will advife with greaterCare and Deliberation. EMBLEM LIIL. TH E Tbebatu reprefented the Integrity of Mini-fters, efpecially thofe of Juftice, by a Statue with-out hands: for when they are fliut they are theEmblem of Avarice, when open itslnftruments. This Gar-den reprefents the fame thing, by thefe Statues withoutArms, which are at the corners of each Walk, like thofein the Walks at Rome; nor are there any* better Guards than Vol. II. of .great Truft. 19 than thefe ; for they have eyes to watch the Flowers, butwant Arms to gather them ; if all Minifters were like thefeStatues, the Exchequer would be more fecure, and Nati-ons better governed, efpecially Commonwealths, whole Re-venues are looked upon as common, every Magiftrate be-lieving it no Crime to make his fortune out of them;one accufes tother to excufe hiraielf, and all wink at oneanother, and this Vice being like Fire, which with thefame matter that fliould quench it is nouriihed and burnsfierce (1), fo they the more they get, the mor
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