"THE RULER ONCE DETESTED ... HIS ACTIONS ... WHETHER GOOD OR BAD ...

CAUSE HIS DOWNFALL" .... TACITUS "Those who would be shepherds of the people best be watchful of rising 'tempest' and know the limit of inequity and abuse the flock might endure! Just as the Sun oft en burns of impending darkness, long unseen scandal or treason to the best interests not of the people will in time see rising sedition, warning of certain necessary changes in order to avoid the great "tempest rising". Libels and Licentious discourse against the 'government', when increasing and op en; with rumor and false news from government running up and down but add to the commotion and future trouble. Should government attempt suppression rather than change, only despising increases and brings the great wonder sooner. They were in office, but disposed to dispense rather than execute the commands o f their superiors; disputing, excusing, cavilling upon mandates and directions is a kind of shaking off the yoke and assay of disobedience; especially if, in those disputin gs, they which are for the direction speak fearfully and tenderly, and those that are aga inst it audaciously. When discord and quarrel are carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the re verence of 'government' is lost. So when one of the four pillars of government are mainl y shaken or weakened ... religion, justice, counsel and treasure ... men have need to pra y for fair weather. The surest way to prevent sedition is to take away the matter for its rise; for if there be fuel prepared, it is hard to tell whence the spark shall come that shall set it aflame. Usually seditions are of two kinds ... much or growing poverty, and much discont ent. Lucan noted well the state of Rome before the civil war: Much devouring usury and interest accumulating rapidly ... credit shaken ... and war seeming profitable to many. This same 'war profit to many' is an assured and infallible sign of a state disp osed to seditions and troubles; and if poverty and broken spirit be joined with a want a nd necessity of the people, the danger is imminent and great; for the rebellions of the belly are the worst. The causes and motives of seditions are .. .innovation in religion, taxes, alter

ation of traditional laws and customs, breaking of privileges, general oppression, advanc ement of unworthy persons, strangers and disbanded soldiers, factions grown desperate and garrisoning of foreign soldiers. The first remedy, or prevention, is to remove, by all means possible, that mater ial cause of sedition wherefor is spoken, which is ... want and poverty in the socie ty to which purpose serveth the cherishing of manufacturing providing good jobs while giving pride of producing necessities; the banishing of idleness with meaningful work; the re pression of unnecessary excess and waste; improvement and proper husbanding of the soil a nd fauna; the prevention of con or excess price; the elimination of foreign tribute or taxes. The multiplying of nobility or bureaucracy and other degrees of quality, in an overproportion to the common people, doth speedily bring society to discontent f or they bring nothing to the common stock. Above all things, good policy is to be used, that the treasure and moneys in a s ociety be not gathered into few hands; for otherwise a society may have a great stock a nd the common people yet starve ... and money is like muck, not good except it be sprea d. This is done chiefly by suppressing, or at least keeping a straight hand upon the devour ing trades of usury, engrossing, great pasturages ... and the like. Sharp speech by past Princes have given fire to sedition: Galba ... "his soldiers were levied, not bought... " Probus ... "If I live, the Roman Empire will have no further need of soldiers .. . " Let great Princes have great military background with a great military that has much respect both for, and by the greatest number of people within all economic class ... " ... Deja vu