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2 Secondly, it is required that they be endued with prudence or experience, for Sapientia ¹and Prudentia do thus differ: that the former is the general comprehension of knowledge of things: the latter is the experience of that knowledge in particular actions. Experience in other things doth show how necessary this property is. For we see in² Physic and other Arts, many by much reading to have obtained singular knowledge; so that they think with themselves they could do great matters, yet when they come to have the use of their knowledge in some particular matters, they are oftentimes behind hand, and their knowledge for want of experience doth soon fail them; the reason hereof is this, by reading they get the knowledge of general rules, which when they are applied to particular cases are altered by circumstances, and many exceptions may be made against them. So that in all Arts and Sciences this is generally holden, that so much is thoroughly and soundly known, as is known by experience. It is necessary therefore that a Magistrate be not only a man of knowledge, but also that he be well experienced in the matters that be incident to his calling.

2 Secondly, it is required that they bee endued with prudence or experience, for Sapientia ¹and Prudentia doe thus differ: that the former is the generall comprehension of knowledge of things: the latter is the experience of that knowledge in particular actions. Experience in other things doth shewe how necessarie this propertie is. For wee see in² Physicke and other Artes, manie by much reading to haue obtained singular knowledge; so that they thinke with themselues they could doe great matters, yet when they come to haue the vse of their knowledge in some particular maiters, they are oftentimes behinde hand, and their knowledge for want of experience doth soone faile them; the reason hereof is this, by reading they get the knowledge of generall rules, which when they are applied to particular cases are altered by circumstances, and manie exceptions may be made against them. So that in all Artes and Sciences this is generally holden, that so much is thorowly and soundly knowne, as is knowne by experience. It is necessray therefore that a Magistrate bee not onely a man of knowledge, but also that hee be well experienced in the matters that be incident to his calling.