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those

which can

make a

small

state

great, and

yet cannot

fiddle:

as, on the

other

side,

there will

be found a

great many

that can

fiddle

very

cunningly,

but yet

are so far

from being

able to

make a

small

state

great, as

their gift

lieth the

other way;

to bring a

great and

flourishing

estate to

ruin and

decay. And

certainly,

those

degenerate

arts and

shifts,

whereby

many

counsellors

and

governors

gain both

favour

with their

masters

and