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 say, a Man fram'd to the Mode of the Court. Nothing hinders an Embassador from seeing and entertaining the Ladies; but if on these Occasions, where even Kings themselves show themselves communicative and familiar, he should affect to be grave, and keep up the Character of Embassador; I would not say that he would render himself ridiculous, but he would not be far from it. … I have spoken … of the Instruction Queen Elizabeth gave in the Year 1570 to Francis Walsingham, who went on her Part in the Quality of Embassador into France. It contains almost all the general Duties of an Embassador in Ordinary … In these few Lines you find the two first Functions of an Embassador, who is represented there as a Messenger of Peace on one side, and as an honourable Spy on the other … One of the first Things that the Embassador ought to do, to succeed in the Profession of a Spy, is to study well the Humour and Genius of the Ministers that compose the Council of the Prince with whom he is to negotiate … All Ministers are Men, and as such they have their Foible … Commines says, there is not any Court but has Malecontents in it: and I think I may add; there are none without Traytors;