150 The Duchess of Newcastle 



That great princes should not suffer their chief 

 cities to be stronger than themselves. 



VI 



That great princes are half-armed, when their 

 subjects are unarmed, unless it be in time of foreign 

 wars. 



VII 



That the prince is richest, who is master of the 

 purse ; and he strongest that is master of the armes ; 

 and he wisest that can tell how to save the one, and 

 use the other. 



VIII 



The great princes should be the onely pay-masters 

 of their soldiers, and pay them out of their own 

 treasuries ; for all men follow the purse ; and so they '1 

 have both the civil and martial power in their hands. 



IX 



That great monarchs should rather study men, 

 then books ; for all affairs or business are amongst men. 



That a prince should advance foreign trade or 

 trafQk to the utmost of his power, because no state 

 or kingdom can be rich without it ; and where subjects 

 are poor, the soveraign can have but little. 



