In 1605 the Dutch humanist Justus Lipsius published his last political work,Monita et exempla politica, which served as an illustration of his more famousPolitica (1589) and which was dedicated to Archduke Albert of the SouthernNetherlands. In this article I present the various early modern translations ofthis mirror-for-princes. Thereby attention is especially paid to the context inwhich these translations functioned, the aims of the translators, and the audiencefor which their work was intended. Lastly, an analysis is given of theway(s) in which the various translators rendered Lipsius's Monita in the vernacular.This overview may be of crucial imporrance for the study of thereception of the Monita, since the history of the Latin original is not necessarilysimilar to that of the vernacular versions.
