But concerning other causes, that come by authoritie, which make noble and gentlemen vnder their Prince, who be therefore auaunced by their Prince, bycause they do assist him in necessarie functions of his gouernment, they be either single or compound, and depend either holy of learning: or but only for the groundes of their execution. Excellent _wisedome_ which is the meane to auaunce graue and politike counsellors, is but a single cause of preferment: likewise _valiancie_ of _courage_ which is the meane to make a noble and a warrious captaine is but a single cause of auauncement: but where _wisedome_ for counsell, doth coucurre with _valiancie_ of _courage_ in the same man, the cause is compound and the deserte doubled. The meanes of preferment, which depend vpon learning for the ground of their execution be either _Martiall_ for warre and defence abroad, or _politike_, for peace and tranquilitie at home. For the man of warre will seeme to hange most of his owne courage and experience, which without any learning or reading at all hath oftimes brought forth excellent leaders, but with those helpes to, most rare and famous generalles, as the reason is great, why he should proue an excellent man that waye with the assistance of learning which without all learning could attaine vnto so much, _Sylla_[62] the cruell in deede, though surnamed the fortunate of such, as he fauored, was a noble generall without any learning. But _Cæsar_ which wondered at him for it, as a thing scant possible to do any great matter without good learning, himselfe with the helpe of learning, did farre exceede him.
Such as vse the penne most in helping for their parte, the direction of publike gouemment, or execute offices of either necessarie seruice for the state, or iusticiarie, for the common peace and quietnesse, without profession of further learning, though they haue their cheife instrument of credit from the booke, yet they are not meere dettours to the booke, bycause priuate _industrie_ considerate _experience_, and stayed _aduisement_ seeme to chalendge some interest, in their praiseworthie dealing. The other which depend wholly vpon learning be most incident to my purpose, and best beseeme the place, where the question is, how gentlemen must be trained to haue them learned.