KEMAINS

OF

Sir Walter Raleigh:

MAXIMS of STATE.

Advice to his Son: His Son's Advice to his Father.

His Sceptick.

Obfervations concerning the Caufes of the Magnificency and Opulency of Cities.

Walter Raleigh's Obfervations touching Trade and Commerce with the Hollander nd other Nations; proving that our Sea nd Land Commodities in rich and ftreng hen other Countries against our own. Letters to divers Perfons of Quality, The Prerogative of PARLIAMENTS in England, proved in a Dialogue between a Counsellor of State and a Juftice of Peace.

With the Addition of fome LETTERS never Printed before.

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F Government

Of Policy

Of Monarchy

of Ariftocracy, or Senatory State

Of a Free State, or Popular State

Of Tyranny

Of Oligarchy, or the Government of a few

Of a Commonwealth

Ibid.

of the Causes of States, and Commonwealths in

general

Of Founding a State

Ibid.

Caufes of Preferving a State or Commonwealth 12

Myfteries ar Sophifms

Axioms or Rules of Preferving the State

Ibid.

Rules for Preserving of a {Hereditary}

14

19

Kingdoms Hereditary are preferved at home by

the ordering of a Prince

20

Kingdoms new gotten; or purchased by force, are
preferved by Eleven Rules

Rules of Politick Tyrants ·

27

32

Sophifms of a Barbarous and Profefs'd Tyranny 33

Sophifms of the Sophiftical, or Subtle Tyrant, to

hold up his State

Prefervation of an Aristocracy

A 3

36

40

Pre-

Prefervation of an Oligarchy, by Sophifms and

Rules

Ibid.

Prefervation of a Popular State by Sophifms,

Rules or Axioms

Converfion of States in general

43

46

Caufes of Converfions of States are of two forts,

General and Particular

Ibid.

Particular caufes of Converfion of States, are of

two forts; Foreign and Domeftick

Of Sedition

Caufes of Sedition are of two forts

Of Alteration without Violence

47

Ibid.

Ibid.

50

A Method, how to make use of the Book before,

in the Reading of the Story

Old Age is not ever unfit for Publick Govern

ment

Ibid.

Example of the like practice in Charles the Fifth

Obfervation

For the Affirmative

The Negative

Defence for David, in Marrying Abishag.

Political Nobility.

Ibid.

Adonijah afpiring to the Kingdom

54

Obfervations.

Ways of fuch as afpire to the Kingdom, and marks

to difcern them

Political Prince

55

57

The

The Table of the Chapters contained in
Sir Walter Raleigh's Inftructions to his Son.

V

60

Irtuous Perfons to be made choice of for

friends

Great care to be had in the chufing of a Wife 62

Wifeft Men have been abused by Flatterers

Private Quarrels to be avoided

67

68

72

Three Rules to be observed for the Prefervation

of a Man's Eftate

What fort of Servants are fitteft to be enter

tained

Brave Rags wear Sooneft out of fashion

Riches not to be fought by evil means

74

75

Ibid.

What Inconveniencies happen to fuch as delight in

Wine.

77

Let God be thy Protector, and Director in all thy

Actions

The Advice of a Son to his Aged Father

Sir Walter Raleigh's Sceptick

Obfervations.

106

108

Concerning the Caufes of the Magnificency and

Opulency of Cities

Safety for Defence of the People and their Goeds,

in and near the Town

Caufes that concern the Magnificency of a City 116

Sir Walter Raleigh's Seat of Government 117

Sir Walter Raleigh's Obfervations touching Trade

and Commerce with the Hollander, and other

Nations as it was prefented to King James,

wherein is proved, that our Sea and Land Com-

modities