Ofthevanitieofiverldly hingdemet, 357' hearts; in themiddefi ofall their outward mirth and iollicy, they'fearecompany alike and .folitarines; that for feate of affa tilt, andthis for want ofhelpe.In the day time theyfel- dome lookc firaightforward for {care of being furprifed"at vnavvares, but commonlythey looke askew with many fud- den.turnings, as though they .were!ina crowdofenemies; and looked:who.'fhould giuethefirfiflab:Neitherhauè they more refs in the. night; for-hearing the leaf+ noife waking, they fufpec`ì a confpiracie; and being afleepe, they are af- frightedwith terrible dreames, and fearefuli vifìons. They ace fo much in fcare of their enemies that they are neuer #4úiet 'till uhauing conrriued their nuinei, they haue alfo bsroughéthem to defìru6tion. Andoftheir friends fo jealous and iutpitious,that the leali occafion turneth the confidence which they haue oftheir fidelityinto doubtingand diflruff, Which being a liitle.nourifhed with fclfe-guiltineffe, their f. iendfhip:istuinetlintoenmitie,andtheirloueinto mortali hatred. So that a tyrantisneuer in fafety,no not when hee is compaffed with his firongefi guard: for a king cannot Zip trout ibi there befafe, where nothing is in fafety from the king; orrexe/t,ubiu thoughhefhouldbefometimefafe,yet can he neuer bee fe- regerabaltu. cure foritisofne efiätie that hewhom manyfeare, Mould tame y 4 Y L1jecejféeFE alforhimfelfefeare many, eueryonedefining his.deflru&ion mn[rostimeat whom he feruilely feareth ; and that his owne danger may RNem multi tip be preuented with theothers ruine. Andheereof it is that metu.Senec howfoeuer tyrantsdefire rather to be feared then loued,yec caZ a ira. theyarc, readyagainetofearc this:feare lefiwhattheythrea- Mead cnp;uxt, tenagainaothers be retortedvpon their owne heads.In re- meattiqueti- gardof terrorsand continual! feares many tyrants and ment. Senec.in wicked kingscoulddefire to be vnburthenedoftheir great- Agamun'73* neffe,;thatthey might alfobeedelivered from there dangers andéxpeetedeutis ;butthat: they hold their kingdome as a ban,clogby the eares,. there beingneitherfafety inkeeping nor íprgensg it; for.howfbcuefat firfi it Was in the tyrants' choice whether he , wouldlayclaimevnto it or no; yet.ha- uing taken it uponhim,he hathnot the like librrtyand fafe- tie todeffi fromhis:gdueruntent when he will, inrcgard of then any944:age`swhicit-hoebath committed,and injuries A a 3 which
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