The Tree of Common Wealth; A Treatise

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859. Excerpt: ... Cree of Common SSEeaitfj, C, named the Tree of Comon Wealth, was made by Edmonde Dudlay Esquire, late commissioner Henrie the vijth, The same Edmonde at the ? time of writing hereof beinge prisoner in the towre, in the ffirst yere of the raigne of Kinge Henrie the viijth. Theffecte of this treatise consisteth in three special! pointes, yych breeflie followeth. That is to saie--ffil'Str, the remembraunce of God and of the faithe of his holie churche, wth the wch thinge euy xpen prince hath greate neede to beginne. r, of some condicons f demeauoTM necessarie in euy prince, both for his honor and for the suertie of his contynuaunce. 2Tfn'r8Jt'e, of the Tree of cofnon wealth, wch toucheth people of euy degree, of the Demeanora and condicons they shoulde be of. fTorasimtd) as euy man is naturallie bounde not onlie moste hartelie to praie for the prosperous contynuaunce of his liegue Soueraigne Lorde, and thencrease of the comon wealth of his natyve cuntrie, But also to the vttermoste of his powre to doe all thinges that mighte further or sounde to thencrease and helpe of the same, And because I am an Englishe man, and was sometyme a poore srvaunte w1 the Kinge of moste noble memorie Henrie the Seventh late Kinge of this moste noble Realme of Englande (whose Soule Jesu pardon) naturall father to my moste redoubted souraigne Lorde Kinge Henrie of that name the viij, whome our Saviour Xpiste Jesu safelie guyde, wt h the longe contynuaunce of vertue and honour. For (our Lorde graunting) this is the Prince that shall renewe the comon wealth wthin this his realme, the wch this longe tyme hath bene in sore decaie, whereof God helpinge, I moste.... unlearned and ignoraunte in all maner sciences and.... after the maner of a vnlearned body will write.... rememjbrance, ...