heard, or learnt; either while the skilful Organist plies his grave and fancied defcant in lofty fugues, or the whole symphony with artfull and unimaginable touches adorn and grace the well-studied cords of fome choife compofer; fome times the Lute, or foft organ ftop waiting on elegant voices either to religious, martiall, or civill ditties; which if wife men & prophets be not extremely out, have a great power over difpofitions and manners, to fmooth and make them gentle from ruftick harfhneffe and diftemper'd paffions. The like alfo would not be unexpedient after meat to affift and cherish nature in her firft concoction, and fend their mindes backe to study in good tune and fatisfaction. Where hav

ing follow'd it clofe under vigilant eyes till about two hours before fupper, they are by a fudden alarum or watch word, to be call'd out to their military motions, under fkie or covert, according to the feason, as was the Romane wont; first on foot, then as their age permits, on horfe back, to all the art of cavalry; That having in fport, but with much exactneffe, and dayly mufter, serv'd out the rudiments of their Souldiership in all the skill of embattailing, marching, encamping, fortifying, befeiging and battering, with all the helps of ancient and modern ftratagems, Tactiks and warlike maxims, they may as it were out of a long warre come forth renowned and perfect Commanders in the service of

their country. They would not then, if they were trufted with fair and hopefull armies, fuffer them for want of juft and wife difcipline to fhed away from about them like fick feathers, though they be never so oft fuppli'd; they would not fuffer their empty and unrecrutible Colonells of twenty men in a company, to quaffe out, or convay into fecret hoards, the wages of a delufive lift, and a miferable remnant: yet in the mean while to be overmafter'd with a fcore or two of drunkards, the only fouldiery left about them, or elfe to comply with all rapines and violences. No certainly, if they knew ought of that knowledge that belongs to good men or good governours, they would not fuffer these things,

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But to return to our own inftitute, be fides these conftant exercifes at home, there is another opportunity of gaining experience to be won from pleasure itfelfe abroad; In those vernal seasons of the yeer, when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury and fullenneffe against nature not to go out, and fee her riches, and partake in her rejoycing with heaven and earth. I fhould not therefore be a perfwader to them of ftudying much then, after two or three yeer that they have well laid their grounds, but to ride out in companies with prudent and ftaid guides, to all the quarters of the land: learning and obferving all places of ftrength, all commodities of building and of foil, for towns and tillage, harbours

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bours and ports for trade. Somtimes taking fea as farre as to our navy, to learn there also what they can in the practical knowledge of failing and of sea fight. These wayes would trie all their peculiar gifts of nature, and if there were any fecret excellence among them, would fetch it out, and give it fair opportunities to advance it felfe by, which could not but mightily redound to the good of this nation, and bring into fashion again those old admired vertues and excellencies, with farre more advantage now in this puritie of Christian knowledge. Nor fhall we then need the Monfieurs of Paris to take our hopefull youth into thir flight and prodigall cuftodies and fend them over back again tranf

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