Employd Men[1] of Ambassadours; For so in Travailing in one Country he shall sucke the Experience of many. Let him also see and visit Eminent Persons in[2] all Kindes, which are of great Name abroad, That he may be able to tell how the Life agreeth with the Fame. For[3] Quarels, they are with Care and Discretion to be avoided: They are, commonly, for Mistresses; Healths;[4] Place;[5] and Words.[6] And let a Man beware how he keepeth Company with Cholerick and Quarelsome Persons; for they will engage him into[7] their owne Quarels. When a Travailer returneth home, let him not leave the Countries, where he hath Travailed, altogether behinde him, But maintaine a Correspondence, by letters, with those of his Acquaintance which are of most Worth. And let his Travaile appeare rather in his Discourse then in his Apparrell or Gesture: And in his Discourse, let him be rather advised[8] in his Answers then forwards to tell Stories: And let it appeare that he doth not change his Country Manners[9] for those of Forraigne Parts; But onely prick in[10] some Flowers, of that he hath Learned abroad, into the Customes of his owne Country.
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OF EMPIRE
It is a miserable State of Minde to have few Things to desire and many Things to feare; And yet that commonly is the Case of Kings, Who, being at the highest, want Matter of desire, which makes their Mindes more Languishing; And have many Representations[11] of Perills and Shadowes, which makes their Mindes the lesse cleare. And this is one Reason also of that Effect which the
