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and os Hiftory.
were Tiberius,M Antony,and Mxeenas,much blamed and
jetted at by A’tgujius, himself ustrig ever a plain and
mod familiar style : and as it is said of Wym^Verbum
[glens ranquam fcopulum ess^giens, Then sencentious, yea
better furnished with sentences than words, and (as
lully willeth^without affedacion , for as a King said,
Dunt tersi ri siudemus eloquendi sormula, subterfugit nos
clanculum,apertus tile & familiaris dicendi modus: Flow-
ing at one and the self same height, neither taken in
and knit up too short^that, like rich hangings of Arras
or Tapistry, thereby lose their grace and beauty, as
jshemiltocles was wont to say : nor sussered to spread
so far,likesost Musick in an open field,whose delicious
sweetness vanisheth, and is lost in the air, not being
contained within the wall of a room. In speaking,rather
lay down your wor-s one by one, then pour them
s rth together ; this hath made ma y men naturally
ssow of speech,toseem wisely judicious,and bejudici*
oussy wise; for, beside the grace it giveth to the
speaker, it much helpeth the memory of the hearer,
and is a good remedy against impediment of speech. Sir
Nicholas B<zaw,sonienme Lord Chancellor of England,
and father to my Lord of S. Albans, a most eloquent
nian,andof as sound learning and wisdom, as England
bred in many Ages* with the old Lord JVilliam Burgh-
/ry,Lord Treasuror of England 5 have, above others,
herein been admired,and commended in their pubhek:
speeches in the P rliament-house and Star-Chamber;
for nothing drawsour attention more,than good mat-
ter esoquentlv digested,and uttered with a graceful,
clear,and distinft pronounciation.
But,to be lure your style may palL* for currant,as of
the richest ailoy, imitate the best Authors, as well in
Oratory as Historyj beside the exercise of your own
invention, with much conference with those who can
speak well mor be so soolistily precise as a number a c,
who make it Religion to speak orherwise than this or
that Author. As Longolm was laughed at by the
G 2 learned
Htnricus
vus Anglia Rex
in epiftola qua-
dam ad Eras-
mam Roterod, its
FarragineEpist,
and os Hiftory.
were Tiberius,M Antony,and Mxeenas,much blamed and
jetted at by A’tgujius, himself ustrig ever a plain and
mod familiar style : and as it is said of Wym^Verbum
[glens ranquam fcopulum ess^giens, Then sencentious, yea
better furnished with sentences than words, and (as
lully willeth^without affedacion , for as a King said,
Dunt tersi ri siudemus eloquendi sormula, subterfugit nos
clanculum,apertus tile & familiaris dicendi modus: Flow-
ing at one and the self same height, neither taken in
and knit up too short^that, like rich hangings of Arras
or Tapistry, thereby lose their grace and beauty, as
jshemiltocles was wont to say : nor sussered to spread
so far,likesost Musick in an open field,whose delicious
sweetness vanisheth, and is lost in the air, not being
contained within the wall of a room. In speaking,rather
lay down your wor-s one by one, then pour them
s rth together ; this hath made ma y men naturally
ssow of speech,toseem wisely judicious,and bejudici*
oussy wise; for, beside the grace it giveth to the
speaker, it much helpeth the memory of the hearer,
and is a good remedy against impediment of speech. Sir
Nicholas B<zaw,sonienme Lord Chancellor of England,
and father to my Lord of S. Albans, a most eloquent
nian,andof as sound learning and wisdom, as England
bred in many Ages* with the old Lord JVilliam Burgh-
/ry,Lord Treasuror of England 5 have, above others,
herein been admired,and commended in their pubhek:
speeches in the P rliament-house and Star-Chamber;
for nothing drawsour attention more,than good mat-
ter esoquentlv digested,and uttered with a graceful,
clear,and distinft pronounciation.
But,to be lure your style may palL* for currant,as of
the richest ailoy, imitate the best Authors, as well in
Oratory as Historyj beside the exercise of your own
invention, with much conference with those who can
speak well mor be so soolistily precise as a number a c,
who make it Religion to speak orherwise than this or
that Author. As Longolm was laughed at by the
G 2 learned
Htnricus
vus Anglia Rex
in epiftola qua-
dam ad Eras-
mam Roterod, its
FarragineEpist,