ere to him that behaves himself well, and a
prophet is not esteemed in his own country. Alexander, Caesar, Trajan,
Adrian, were as so many land-leapers, now in the east, now in the west,
little at home; and Polus Venetus, Lod. Vertomannus, Pinzonus, Cadamustus,
Columbus, Americus Vespucius, Vascus Gama, Drake, Candish, Oliver Anort,
Schoutien, got, all their honour by voluntary expeditions. But you say such
men's travel is voluntary; we are compelled, and as malefactors must
depart; yet know this of [3862]Plato to be true, _ultori Deo summa cura
peregrinus est_, God hath an especial care of strangers, "and when he wants
friends and allies, he shall deserve better and find more favour with God
and men." Besides the pleasure of peregrination, variety of objects will
make amends; and so many nobles, Tully, Aristides, Themistocles, Theseus,
Codrus, &c. as have been banished, will give sufficient credit unto it.
Read Pet. Alcionius his two books of this subject.

MEMB. V.
_Against Sorrow for Death of Friends or otherwise, vain Fear, &c._

Death and departure of friends are things generally grievous, [3863]
_Omnium quae in humana vita contingunt, luctus atque mors sunt
acerbissima_, the most austere and bitter accidents that can happen to a
man in this life, _in aeternum valedicere_, to part for ever, to forsake
the world and all our friends, 'tis _ultimum terribilium_, the last and the
greatest terror, most irksome and troublesome unto us, [3864]_Homo toties
moritur, quoties amittit suos_. And though we hope for a better life,
eternal happiness, after these painful and miserable days, yet we cannot
compose ourselves willingly to die; the remembrance of it is most grievous
unto us, especially to such who are fortunate and rich: they start at the
name of death, as a horse at a rotten post. Say what you can of that other
world, [3865]Montezuma that Indian prince, _Bonum est esse hic_, they had
rather be here. Nay many generous spirits, and grave staid men otherwise,
are so tender in this, that at the loss of a dear friend they will cry out,
roar, and tear their hair, lamenting some months after, howling "O Hone,"
as those Irish women and [3866]Greeks at their graves, commit many indecent
actions, and almost go beside themselves. My dear father, my sweet husband,
mine only brother's dead, to whom shall I make my moan? _O me miserum! Quis
dabit in lachrymas fontem_, &c. What shall I do?

[3867] "Sed totum hoc studium luctu fra