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and dotations to professory learning hath not only had a 
malign aspect and influence upon the growth of sciences, 
but hath also been prejudicial to states and governments. 
For hence it proceedeth that princes find a solitude in 
regard of able men to serve them in causes of estate, 
because there is no education collegiate which is free; 
where such as were so disposed mought give themselves 
to histories, modern languages, books of policy and civil 
discourse, and other the like enablements unto service 
of estate. 
g. And because founders of colleges do plant, and 
founders of lectures do water, it followeth well in order 
to speak of the defect which is in public lectures; namely, 
in the smallness and meanness of the salary or reward 
which in most places is assigned unto them; whether 
they be lectures of arts, or of professions. For it is 
necessary to. the progression of sciences that readers be 
of the most able and sufficient men; as those which are 
ordained for generating and propagating of sciences, and 
not for transitory use. This cannot be, except their con- 
dition and endowment be such as may content the ablest 
man to appropriate his whole labour and continue his 
whole age in that function and attendance; and therefore 
must have a proportion answerable to that mediocrity or 
competency of advancement, which may be expected 
from a profession or the practice of a profession. So 
as, if you will have sciences flourish, you must observe 
David’s military law, which was, Zhat those which staid 
with the carriage should have equal part with those which 
were in the action ; else will the carriages be ill attended. 
So readers in sciences are indeed the guardians of the 
stores and provisions of sciences, whence men in’ active 
courses are furnished, and therefore ought to haye equal 
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