. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . he troubles of Ge-nana. Becaufe in Venice they are better divided, it has con-tinued fo many Ages, and if there happen any danger or in-convenience in the Government, tis through the too greatpoverty of fome of its Magiftrates. If any Republick hasbeen prefervd for all thefe diforders and excefs of its parts,*tis through the Prudence and Induftry of the Governour,who keeps it in its Devoir, by the fear of the Laws, andother difcreet means, fuch as not to wrong any one, nor vi-olate the Privileges and Convcniencies of the Poor, to em-p
. The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems . he troubles of Ge-nana. Becaufe in Venice they are better divided, it has con-tinued fo many Ages, and if there happen any danger or in-convenience in the Government, tis through the too greatpoverty of fome of its Magiftrates. If any Republick hasbeen prefervd for all thefe diforders and excefs of its parts,*tis through the Prudence and Induftry of the Governour,who keeps it in its Devoir, by the fear of the Laws, andother difcreet means, fuch as not to wrong any one, nor vi-olate the Privileges and Convcniencies of the Poor, to em-ploy the great ones in the Adminiftration, and in Offices; infine not to opprefs, but rather to encourage the hope ofthofe who are of an high and enterprifing Spirit. But thiswill continue no longer than it has prudent Governours;and becaufe States cant be lufficiently provided for by thefetemporal Remedies, which depend upon chance, tis neceffary in their firft Irrfutution, :o provide means to correctthefe Exceifes, before they happeu. PM- Vol. I. 299 4-a. I Am indebted, for the body of this Emblem, to theCivility of the prefent Pope Urban the Vlllth. hisHolinefs having been pleasd to (hew me upon a preci-ous Stone, engraven in the time of the Romans, two Beesdrawing a Plough, which was found in bis time; a of the rife of his noble and ancient Family, his Armsbeing joyndto the triumphant Yoakof the Church. Whichupon Reflection put me in mind of a Prodigy of King Warn*bat when being anointed by the Archbitliop of Toledo, therewas feen to fpring from his head a Bee, which flew ftreighttowards Heaven, prognofticating the flveetneis of his Go-vernment: from whence I infer, that the Ancients Wouldfliew by this Emblem, how neceiTary twas to mingle, Pro-fit with Pleafure, the art of making Honey, with that ofagricultura. For a Motto to which, I thought the begin-ning of that Verle of Horace would not beamifs. Omne 300 Seafonahle Lenity Vol. I. Omne Uilit punBum> qui mifcui
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