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Rh Employd Men 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 all Kindes, which are of great Name abroad, That he may be able to tell how the Life agreeth with the Fame. For Quarels, they are with Care and Discretion to be avoided: They are, commonly, for Mistresses; Healths; Place; and Words. And let a Man beware how he keepeth Company with Cholerick and Quarelsome Persons; for they will engage him into 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 in his Answers then forwards to tell Stories: And let it appeare that he doth not change his Country Manners for those of Forraigne Parts; But onely prick in some Flowers, of that he hath Learned abroad, into the Customes of his owne Country.

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 of Perills and Shadowes, which makes their Mindes the lesse cleare. And this is one Reason also of that Effect which the