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nesse, but herein especially is she d.ffercnt from them, for theyare according to their bodies the molt quarrelsome and angriccreatures that are , stinging those that offend them. But theQueene hath no sting ( useth it not) for nature would not haveher feirce or revengefull; Which ought to be a president to allKings and Commanders in the world. Let them be ashamednot to take example from Inch small animals, for mens mindesought to be more moderate and composed because of the greathurt, that they otherwise occasion co them that they are dis-posed with. Oh that men, faith one, did lose their powerwith their anger, and could hurt ( as the Bees sting ) but once.

CM. Antonias, Sirnamed the'Philosopher, said, that there wasnothing that did more become a Commander then clemency ;and therefore as Claudian reports, Theodojias gave his fonneHotnrius this counfclsThough we be overcome in every thing,yet in mildnesse and clemency to yeeld co none. Tyrrhus kingof Epirus for this iscommended that being derided and reproa-ched by certaine young men in their cups, he let them goe un-punished, when one pleaded k was in their wine.

Tiberius as Q. Tacitus witnesseth in the beginning of hisEmpire expressed the like patience, for he dissembled bitterand scurrilous writings, and would not have the Authors que-stioned, saying, in a free Citie their tongues ought to be free.

A certaine Poet called Magus, girded ac ^Philemon in his pub-lique playes, afterwards being in "philemons power, he com-manded bis servant openly to cut off his head, but in privatethat he should touch his neck with a naked sword, and so un-hurt todismifse him, first giving him nuts, cockalis, and ballsand other childish toyes: wherein the Prince openly shewed A. Aid#-.that be had a sting but would not use it. And to speake evill ofa Ruler is rather childish then manly. The same kingly vertue 4as in many other heroicall actions, so in their letter %,ThcodofiusArcadia/, Horsorius, the Emperours notably approved. Thiswas the summeof their Letters to Rufinus, if any reproached ordisgraced them out of leviric he should neglect it; if out of an-ger and madnesse, he should compassionate and pitie it; if outof wrong and injurie remit and pardon it.

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