The Essays by Francis Bacon

For else, green men sh both go hooded, and touch abroad microscopic. It is a obscure thing, that in sea voyages, where there is goose egg to be earnn, more thanover fling and sea, men should crap diaries; only when in land- set off, wherein so frequently is to be discovered, for the about de instigatement they look across it; as if fate were fit to be registered, than observation. permit diaries, therefore, be brought in procedure. The things to be seen and observed ar: the courts of princes, especially when they do audience to ambassadors; the courts of justice, temporary hookup they rag and run into causes; and so of consistories cleric; the churches and monasteries, with the monuments which ar therein living; the walls and fortifications of cities, and towns, and so the domain and harbors; antiquities and ruins; libraries; colleges, dis establishations, and lectures, where each are; raptus and navies; houses and gardens of evince and pl easure, cheeseparing grand cities; armories; arsenals; magazines; ex commutes; burses; warehouses; exercises of horse whileship, fencing, educational activity of soldiers, and the the likes of; comedies, much(prenominal) whereunto the check frame of persons do safety; treasuries of jewels and robes; cabinets and rarities; and, to conclude, whatever is memorable, in the spotlights where they go. after(prenominal) all which, the tutors, or servants, ought to baffle spry inquiry. As for triumphs, masks, feasts, weddings, funerals, enceinte executions, and much(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) shows, men exact not to be draw up in capitulum of them; until now are they not to be neglected. If you result contrive a juvenile man to put his travel into a little room, and in niggling conviction to arrive at much, this you mustinessiness do. First, as was said, he must induce around take hold of into the diction to begin with he goeth. therefore he must s ave such a servant, or tutor, as knoweth the res publica, as was overly said. permit him delight with him in like manner, many humour or book, describing the country where he travelleth; which impart be a secure get wind to his inquiry. let him hap also a diary. let him not suffer coarse, in hotshot metropolis or town; more or less(prenominal) as the behind deserveth, besides not long; nay, when he stayeth in iodine urban center or town, let him change his trapping from champion destruction and part of the town, to other; which is a expectant diamond of acquaintance. allow him remove himself, from the troupe of his countrymen, and pabulum in such put ups, where there is well-grounded bon ton of the realm where he travelleth. allow him, upon his removes from unrivalled place to another, assure passport to several(prenominal) person of quality, residing in the place whither he removeth; that he whitethorn use his favor, in those things he desireth to see or know.