Coſin you apprehend paſſing ſhrewdly. Cousin, you understand extremely well.

[T]o haue a generall timerous reſpect, obſerue a man, a ſtatefull ſcilence in his preſence: […]

Of the ancient doublehanded espadons of the Switzer, I have, in this way, received, I think, not less than six, in excellent preservation, from as many different individuals, who thus testified their general approbation of these pages.

The problem was that the Ruler never let anyone know what was expected of him to retain his place of honor. Even humility and self-abnegation, however abject, were not enough to prevent one’s downfall.