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did ferue thee, diddest humblie falute him with water. His plea- fure is also, that thou malt drincke of that water in this Cuppe of gold, of which thou madest him partaker."
Artaxerxes hereby exprefled the true Image of a princely minde,
that would not difdaine cherefully to behold the homelie gifte (in
our eftimation rude, and nothing worth) at the handes of his poore
fubiect : and liberally to reward that duetifull zeale, with thinges
of greate price and valour. To the fame Artaxerxes, riding in pro-
grefle through Persia, was prefented by one called Mifes, a very
great Pomegranate in a Sine. The king marueiling at the bignes
therof, demaunded of him out of what garden he had gathered the
fame : he aunswered, out of his owne. Wherat the king greatlye
reioyfinge, recompenced him with princelye rewards, saying:
"By the Sunne (for that was the common oth of the Persian
kinges) this man is able with such trauaile and diligence
in my Judgement to make of a litle citie^ one that
fhal be large and great." Which wordes feeme
to declare, that all thinges by care, suffici-
ente paine and continual labour, may
againfl nature, be made more
excellent and
better.
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