CHAPTER 3. WHAT TREATMENT SOVEREIGNS GIVE TO THEIR MINISTERS WILL BE RETURNED TO THEM BY A CORRESPONDING BEHAVIOR.
1. "As his hands and feet",—i.e., with kindness and attention. "As their belly and heart",—i.e., with watchfulness and honor. "As his dogs and horses,"—i.e., without respect, but feeding them. "As any other man",—lit., "as a man of the kingdom", i.e.,without any distinction or reverence. "As ground or as grass",—i.e., trampling on them, getting them off.