But with how much prudence, is serenity attributed amongst the titles of
Princes, and the beams of the sun to irradiate their Crowns; That the
Scepter bears a Flower; since as that glorious planet produces, so does it
also wither them; and there is nothing lasting, save their vertues, which
are indeed their essential parts, and only immortal; For even yet did the
clouds intercept our day with the continuance of so dismall a storm, as it
obnubilated all those hopes of ours. It is an infinite adventure, if in a
Princes Family [HW: Firmament] (once overcast) it ever grow fair weather
again, but by a singular and extraordinary providence. I mention this to
increase the wonder, and reinforce your felicity. Empires passe, Kingdomes
are translated, and dominions cease: The _Cecropides_ of old, the
_Arsacides_, the _Theban_, _Corinthian_, _Syracusian_, and sundry more
lasted nor to the fourth Age without strange and prodigious tragedies; but
why go we so far back, when a few Centuries present us with so many fresh
Revolutions? How many nests has the _Roman_ Eagle changed? _Bulgarian_,
_Saracen_, _Latine_; In the _Comneni_, _Isaaci_, _Paleologi_, &c. even
till it dash'd it self in pieces against the _Oetoman_ rock. What
mutations have been in the house of _Arragon_? How many Riders has the
_Parthenopean_ horse unsaddl'd and flung? How many _Sicily_? What changes
have been in _Italy_, What in _France_, and indeed through all _Europe_ by
_Vandals_, _Saxons_, _Danes_, _Normans_, by external invasion, internal
Faction, Envy, Ambition, treachery and violence? The _Consulate_
degenerated into _Oligarchy_, which occasion'd the _Aventine_ sedition;
Democraty into _Ochlocraty_ under the _Tribunes_ and wicked _Gracchi_; and
_Monarchy_ it self, (the very best of Governments) into Tyranny.

Indeed your sacred Majesty was cast out of your Kingdoms, but could never
be thrown out of our hearts; There, you had a secure seat; and the Prince
that is inthron'd there, is safe in all mutations; Keep there Sir, and you
are inexpugnable, immoveable. And how should it otherwayes be? A Prince of