246 The Duchess ot Newcastle 



they slight their commands and neglect their services, 

 forgetting who advanced them, and are apt to rebel 

 against them, just like the devils, when they were 

 angels, who perceiving they were so glorious creatures, 

 rebelled against their creator, and would be as Good 

 himself; just so are poor servants when their master 

 gives them fine cloaths to adorn them, or money to 

 inrich them, or offices to advance them, they streight 

 would be their masters, nay, they will envy their 

 master if they see him have any thing better than 

 they. This I have known by experience, but they 

 will not know it, untill they become to be like devils, 

 that is, in a miserable condition, which they deserve 

 for their ingratitude ; but a good servant is a treasure, 

 sayes Solomon ; and so I think is a good master to a 

 servant, if the servant have wit to perceive it. But a 

 good master is to know how to command, when to 

 command, and what to command; also when to 

 bestow, what to bestow, and how much to bestow on 

 a good servant ; also to fit servants to implo3nnents, 

 and imployments to servants ; also to know how and 

 when to restrain them, and when to give them liberty; 

 also to observe, which of his servants be fit to be ruled 

 with austerity or severity, and which with clemency, 

 and to reward and punish them properly, timely and 

 justly ; likewise when to make them work, and when to 

 let them play or sport ; as also when to keep them at 

 a distance, and when to associate himself with them. 

 And truly, I should sooner chuse to associate my self 

 with the company of my servants, had they good 

 breeding, or were capable to learn and imitate what 

 did belong to good behaviour, than with strangers, 

 for good servants are friends as well as servants, nay, 

 servants are a guard to their masters, for good and 

 faithfuU servants will dye for the safeguard of their 



