. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . e examined by weight and raeafure (17), andthough all Counfels are ufually guided by intereft, a Princemay make a good Choice, if he takes Care privately to in-form himfelf of the Parties Qpaliftcations and Vcttues, asalfo the ends which his Councellors propofe ia promo- Os) OffiJ;:ac !^ pofi^s mn ^cccaturos, quam dam^n»recumpcccafferit. lac in vit. Agr. (16) Qtna Ambitiom, autfroxiworum Precihus, igiiotos aiam, ac nltro accitos Munifceniia 4. ann. (17) Sorte f^ urjia mores mn difcemi : fuffragiaf^
. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . e examined by weight and raeafure (17), andthough all Counfels are ufually guided by intereft, a Princemay make a good Choice, if he takes Care privately to in-form himfelf of the Parties Qpaliftcations and Vcttues, asalfo the ends which his Councellors propofe ia promo- Os) OffiJ;:ac !^ pofi^s mn ^cccaturos, quam dam^n»recumpcccafferit. lac in vit. Agr. (16) Qtna Ambitiom, autfroxiworum Precihus, igiiotos aiam, ac nltro accitos Munifceniia 4. ann. (17) Sorte f^ urjia mores mn difcemi : fuffragiaf^ jenatus refirra , u: tn cujnfqus iittam, famamque fmitralTent. Fac. 4. H;(l. C ting 15 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 proposed, butchoofes others more fufficient, they will advife with greaterCare and Deliberation. EMBLEM Ull. TH E 7hehans repreftnted the Integrity of Mini-fters, efpecially thofe of Juftice, by a Statue with-out hands: for when they are (hut they are theEmblem of Avarice, when open itslnftruments. This Gar-den reprefents the fame thing, by thele Statues withoutArms, which are at the corners of each Walk, like tholein the Walks at Roms j nor axe there any better Guards that} Vol. \L of great Trufl. 19 than thefe; for they have eyes to watch the flowers, bacwant Arms to gather them; if all Minifters were like thefeStatues, the Exchequer would be more fecure, and Nati-ons better governed, efpecially Commonwealths, whofe 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 hirafelf, and ail wink at oneanother, and this Vice being like Fire, which with thefame matter that (hould quench it is nouriflied and burnsfierce (i), fo they the more they get, the
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