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Title: A Counter-Blaste to Tobacco

Author: King James I.

Editor: Edmund Goldsmid

Release Date: November 5, 2005 [EBook #17008]

Language: English

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A

COVNTER-BLASTE

TO

TOBACCO.

This Edition is limited to seventy-five Large Paper copies, and
two hundred and seventy-five Small Paper copies, issued only to
Subscribers.

Bibliotheca Curiosa.

A

COVNTER-BLASTE

TO

TOBACCO.

(_WRITTEN BY KING JAMES I._)

EDITED BY

EDMUND GOLDSMID, F.R.H.S.

PRIVATELY PRINTED, EDINBURGH.

1884.

A Covnter-Blaste To Tobacco.

IMPRINTED AT LONDON

by R.B.

_Anno_ 1604.

Transcriber's note: Footnotes moved to end of text.

TO THE READER.

As euery humane body _(deare Countrey men) how wholesome soeuer, be
notwithstanding subiect, or at least naturally inclined to some sorts of
diseases, or infirmities: so is there no Common-wealth, or
Body-politicke, how well gouerned, or peaceable soeuer it bee, that
lackes the owne popular errors, and naturally enclined corruptions: and
therefore is it no wonder, although this our Countrey and Common-wealth,
though peaceable, though wealthy, though long flourishing in both, be
amongst the rest, subiect to the owne naturall infirmities. We are of
all Nations the people most louing and most reuerently obedient to our
Prince, yet are wee (as time has often borne witnesse) too easie to be
seduced to make Rebellion, vpon very slight grounds. Our fortunate and
off prooued valour in warres abroad, our heartie and reuerent obedience
to our Princes at home, hath bred vs a long, and a thrice happy peace:
Our Peace hath bred wealth: And Peace and wealth hath brought foorth a
generall sluggishnesse, which makes vs wallow in all sorts of idle
delights, and soft delicacies, The first seedes of the subuersion of all
great Monarchies. Our Cleargie are become negligent a