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as are never failing about princes, which spy into their 

 humours and conceits, and second them ; and not only 

 second them, but in seconding increase them ; yea, and many 

 times without their knowledge pursue them further than 

 themselves would. Your lordship will ask the question 

 wherewith the Athenians were wont to interrupt their 

 orators when they exaggerated their dangers ; &quot; quid igitur 

 agendum est?&quot; 



I will tell your lordship, &quot; qua? mihi nunc in mentem 

 veniunt ;&quot; supposing nevertheless that yourself out of your 

 own wisdom upon the case with this plainness and liberty 

 represented to you will find out better expedients and 

 remedies. I wish a cure applied to every of the five former 

 impressions, which I will take not in order but as I think 

 they are of weight. 



For the removing the impression of your nature to be 

 opiniatre and not ruleable ; first, and above all things I wish 

 that all matters past, which cannot be revoked, your lord 

 ship would turn altogether upon insatisfaction, and not upon 

 your nature or proper disposition. This string you cannot 

 upon every apt occasion harp upon too much. Next, 

 whereas I have noted you to fly and avoid (in some respect 

 justly) the resemblance or imitation of my Lord of Leicester 

 and my Lord Chancellor Hatton ; yet I am persuaded 

 (howsoever I wish your lordship as distant as you are from 

 them in points of favour, integrity, magnanimity and merit), 

 that it will do you much good between the queen and 

 you to allege them (as oft as you find occasion) for au 

 thors and patterns. For I do not know a readier mean 

 to make her majesty think you are in your right way. 

 Thirdly, when at any time your lordship upon occasion 

 happen in speeches to do her majesty right (for there is no 

 such matter as flattery amongst you all) I fear you handle it, 

 &quot; magis in speciem adornatis verbis, quam ut sentire 

 videaris.&quot; So that a man may read formality in your coun- 



