19. Wheather in Judgements the meane waie ought to be observed ?

20. Wheather a man of aucthoritie ought to contempne his inferiors?

21. Howe dangerouse is it to leape from Humilitie unto Pride, and from Pitie unto Creweltie?

22. Wheather men may easelie be corrupted? 23. Howe much good mynisters ought to be rewarded and the evill punished.

24. Howe daungerouse it is to be aucthor of a newe matter?

25. Wheather accusations arr necessarie, and whea ther yll reaportes arr condempnable.

26. Wheather yll Reaporte lighteth not most commonly on the Reaporter?

27. Wheather ambitious men, mounting from one ambicion to an other, do first seeke not to be offended, and afterwards to offende?

28. Wheather it be daungerouse to make him an Officer that ones hath been misused.

29. Wheather they be not often deceaved that thinke with humilitie to overcome Pride.

30. What force the Prince's example hath emongest the Subjectes?

31. Howe a Prince ought to governe himself to attaigne reputacion ?

32. What thinges deserve either praise or reproache? 33. What is Liberalitie and Miserie?

34. What is Creweltie and Clemencie ?

35. Wheather Hate and Dispraise ought to be eschewed?

36. What is Fortune?

37. Howe men be oftentimes blinded with fortune? 38. Wheather it be not necessarie for him that woll have contynuall good fortune, to varie with the tyme? 39. What Prince's amytie is good?

40. Wheather a puissant Prince ought to purchase amitie with money? or with vertue and stowtenes ? 41. What trust ought to be had in Leages? 42. What is the cause of Warre?

43. Howe many kindes of Warre there be? 44. Howe many kindes of Souldeors?

45. Wheather they that fight for their owne glorie arr good and faithfull souldeors?

46. Why do men overrenne straunge countreys? 47. Howe shulde a Prince measure his force, and howe rule himself in warre?

48. Wheather a manifest warre towards, ought to be begonne upon th'ennemye, or abidden till th'ennemye beginne?

49. Wheather is it better to assaulte or to defende? 50. Wheather money be the substaunce of warre or not?

51. Wheather weake Astates arr ever doubtfull in determyneng and wheather much deliberacion doth rather hurte than helpe?

52. Wheather is greater in Conquest, vertue or fortune?

53. Wheather prevaileth more in fortune, Policie or Force?

54. What is Policie in warre?

55. Wheather Conquests arr not sometime more noysome than proffitable?

56. Wheather it be wisedome to adventure much? 57. What meanes ought to be used in defence? 58. Wheather the Countrey ought not alwaies to be defended, the quarell being right or wronge?

59. Wheather inconveniences ought rather to be qualified and overcome with layssour, or at the first plainely repressed?

60. What daunger is it to a Prince not to be avenged of an open Injurie?

61. What discommoditie is it to a Prince to lacke Armure?

62. Howe much ought Artillerie to be esteemed? 63. Wheather ought more to be esteemed, Footemen or Horsemen ?

64. Wheather it be not daungerouse to be served of straunge souldeors?

65. Wheather is an Armie better governed of one absolute head, or of divers?

66. What ought the Generall of an Armie to be? 67. Wheather is more to be esteemed a good Cap

taine with a weake Armye, or a stronge Armye with a weak Captaine?

68. Wheather it be necessarie that generall Captaines have large Commissions?

69. What advantage is it to foresee the ennemyes purpose?

70. Wheather a Captaine in the fielde may forsake the feight if his ennemye woll nedes feight?

71. What it is to be quicke of Invention in the time of battaill?

72. What sufferaunce and tyme is in Feight?

73. Wheather it be necessarie to assure th'armie before the feight?

74. Wheather it be not necessarie sometime to feigne folie?

75. Howe to beware of crafte, when th'ennemie seemeth to have committed a folie?

76. What advauntaige it is for a Captaine to knowe his grounde?

77. Wheather Skyrmisshes be good?

78. Wheather Fortresses arr not many times more noy some than proffitable?

79. Wheather an excellent man doth alter his cowraige for any adversitie?

80. Wheather Princes ought to be contented with resonable victories? and so to leave?

81. Wheather Furie and Braverie be many times necessarie to obteigne purposes?

82. Wheather Promises made by force ought to be observed?

83. Wheather it becommeth not a Prince to pretende liberalitie when necessitie constreigneth him to depart with thinges.

84. What is vertue, and when is it most esteemed? 85. What destroieth the memorie of things?

It becometh a Prince for his wisdome to be had in admiracion aswell of his chiefest Counsaillors as of his other subjects; and syns nothing serveth more to that than to kepe the principall things of wisedome secrett till occasion require the utterance, I wolde wishe them to be kept secret; referring it neverthelesse to your Majesties good will and pleasor.

LETTER CXLV.

Thomas Barnabe to Sir William Cecil, proposing methods of distressing the French. A. D. 1552.

[MS. LANSD. 2. art. 85. Orig.]

AFTER my mooste humbliest comendacions unto your Mastership, yt shalle please you to be advertysed, that I have ben of late with the Comyssionars of France that be here com; the which is Mons'. Aubery lieute