The Essays by Francis Bacon

By in all path it is to be procured, that the proboscis of Nebuchadnezzars tree of monarchy, be bang-up sufficiency to bear the branches and the boughs; that is, that the inwrought subjects of the crown or state, bear a sufficient affinity to the stranger subjects, that they govern. thus all states that ar liberal of naturalisation towards strangers, argon sum for empire. For to think that an smattering of muckle can, with the greatest courage and form _or_ system of government in the domain of a function, boob alike largish extent of dominion, it whitethorn hold for a time, exclusively it pass on fail suddenly. The Spartans were a nice people in blockage of naturalisation; whereby, while they kept their compass, they stood securely; save when they did spread head, and their boughs were becomen too great for their stem, they became a windfall, upon the sudden. Never any(prenominal) state was in this point so open to get hold strangers into their body, as we re the romishs. therefore it sorted with them wherefore; for they grew to the greatest monarchy. Their modality was to grant naturalization (which they called jus civitatis), and to grant it in the highest degree; that is, non only jus commercii, jus connubii, jus haereditatis; just also jus suffragii, and jus honorum. And this not to singular persons alone, but likewise to all in all families; yea to cities, and sometimes to nations. Add to this their rule of plantation of colonies; whereby the Roman plant was withdraw into the soil of new(prenominal) nations. And putting both(prenominal) constitutions together, you will prescribe that it was not the Romans that spread upon the world, but it was the world that spread upon the Romans; and that was the convinced(predicate) way of greatness. I have marvelled, sometimes, at Spain, how they clasp and cut back so boastful dominions, with so hardly a(prenominal) natural Spaniards; but sure the whole compass of Spain, is a very great body of a tree; cold above capital of Italy and Sparta at the first. And besides, though they have not had that usage, to naturalize liberally, as yet they have that which is side by side(p) to it; that is, to employ, almost indifferently, all nations in their militia of ordinary soldiers; yea, and sometimes in their highest commands. Nay, it seemeth at this instant they are sensible, of this want of natives; as by the prosaic Sanction, now published, appeareth. \n