HERE is simply no subject so vaine, that deserveth not only a place in this rapsodie.
That were a notable discourtesie unto the common rules, both toward an equa ll, nevertheless more toward a great person, not to meete with you in your own home, if this individual have once warned you that he will probably come: And Margaret Queene of Navarre, was wont to say to this purpose, That it was a kinde of incivilitie in a gentleman, to go from his house, since the fashion is, to meet with him that may be comming to him, just how worthy soever he end up being: and that this more agreeth with civilitie and respect, to stay for him at home, and right now there to amuse him: except it were for feare the unfamiliar person should misse his approach: and that that sufficeth to companie and wait after him, if he is going apart again. Concerning me, My spouse and i oftentimes forget these vaine offices, together that endevoureth to get rid of all maner of events in my residence. Some will bee offended at this, what may i doe withall? I had somewhat offend a stranger once, than my selfe everie day, because of it were a continuall subjection. To what end doe men avoid the assujettissement of Process of law, and entertaine the same inside their owne houses?
Moreover it is just a common regulation in all assemblies, that hee who is the meaner person, commeth initially to the place appointed, forsomuch as it is one of the better guy to be staid-for and patiently lay upon by other. Neverthelesse we saw that in the enterview, prepared at Merceilles betweene Pope Clement the seventh, and Francis the first, California king of France, the Full having hired all necessarie preparation, went him-selfe out of the Towne, and gave the Pope a couple of dayes leasure, to make his entrie with it, and to renew himselfe, just before he would arrive to meet him there. Likewise at the appointment of the explained Pope while using Emperour at Bologna, the Emperour offered the Pope advantage and leasure to get first presently there, and afterward came himselfe.
It is say they a great ordinarie ceremonie at enter-parlies betweene these kinds of Princes, the fact that better guy should ever before come first for the place equiped yea prior to him in whose countrey the assembly can be and they consider it in this sence, tha t it really is, because this match should testifie, he is the better man, to whom the meaner goeth to seeke, which hee sueth unto him. Not onely each countrey, but every Citie, yes, and every convocation hath his owne particular decorum I possess very carefully beene brought up in mine infancie, and have occupied verie great company, mainly because I would not bee uninformed of the very good maners of your countrey of France, and i also am perswaded I might keepe a schoole of them.
I love to follow all of them, but not thus cowardly, since my life remaine thereby in subjection. They have some painfull formes in them, which if a man ignore by discretion, and not by errour, hee shall zero whit bee disgraced. I have often seene men proove unmanerly simply by too much maners, and importunate by over-much courtesie. The information of entertainment is or else a lucrative knowledge. It really is, as grace and beautie are, the reconciler with the first accoastings of contemporary society and understanding: and by result, it openeth the entry to instruct us by the example of others, also to exploit and produce each of our example, if this have any instructing or perhaps communicable thing in it.
