ESSA YS CIVIL AND MORAL. 



freedom from custom, but freedom to carry their commodities where 

 they may make their best of them, except there be some special cause 

 of caution. Cram not in people, by sending too fast company after 

 company ; but rather hearken how they waste; and send supplies 

 proportionally ; but so as the number may live well in the plantation, 

 and not by surcharge be in penury. It hath been a great endangering 

 to the health of some plantations, that they have built along the sea 

 and rivers, in marish and unwholesome grounds. Therefore though 

 you begin there to avoid carriage, and other like discommodities, yet 

 build still rather upwards from the streams, than along. It concerneth 

 likewise the health of the plantation, that they have good store of salt 

 with them, that they may use it in their victuals when it shall be 

 necessary. If you plant where savages are, do not only entertain 

 them with trifles and gingles ; but use them justly and graciously, with 

 sufficient guard nevertheless ; and do not win their favour by helping 

 them to invade their enemies ; but for their defence it is not amiss. 

 And send oft of them over to the country that plants, that they may see 

 better condition than their own, and commend it when they return. 

 \Vhcn the plantation grows to strength, than it is time to plant with 

 women as well as men ; that the plantation may spread into genera- 

 rations ; and not be ever pieced from without. It is the sinfullest 

 thing in the world to forsake or destitute a plantation once in forward 

 ness : for besides the dishonour, it is the guiltiness of blood of many 

 commiserable persons. 



XXXIV. OF RICHES. 



I cannot call riches better than the baggage of virtue. The Roman 



word is better, &quot;impedimenta.&quot; For as the baggage is to an army, so 



arc riches to virtue. It cannot be spared, nor left behind, but it 



hindereth the march; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or dis- 



turbcth the victory. Of great riches there is no real use, except it be 



in the distribution ; the rest is but conceit. So saith Solomon, &quot;Where 



much is, there are many to consume it ; and what hath the owner, but 



the sight of it with his eyes ? &quot; The personal fruition in any man, 



cannot reach to feel great riches : there is a custody of them ; or a 



power of dole and donative of them ; or a fame of them ; but no solid 



use to the owner. Do you not see what feigned prices are set upon 



stones and rarctics ? And what works of ostentation are under 



taken, because there might seem to be some use of great riches ? But 



then you will say, they may be of use, to buy men out of dangers or 



As Solomon saith, &quot; Riches are as a strong hold in the 



imagination of the rich man.&quot; But this is excellently expressed, that it 



in imagination, and not always in fact. For certainly great riches 



d more men than they have bought out. Seek not proud 



ich as thou mayest get justly, use soberly, distribute cheer- 



leave contentedly. Yet have no abstract nor friarly contempt 



iem : but distinguish, as Cicero saith well of Rabirius Posthumus; 



dio rei amplificandae apparebat, non avaritiae proedam, sed 



