Vincent of Beauvais: The Moral Instruction of a PrinceTHE MORAL INSTRUCTION OF A PRINCE is the first part of Vincent of Beauvaiss thirteenth century didactic work, Opus universale de statu principis. Written to advise Louis IX on the moral aspects of wise kingship, it was intended to contain four treatises. This and the fourth section, THE EDUCATION OF NOBLE CHILDREN, are the only parts of the work extant. Indeed it is not known that the other sections were ever completed. THE TWELVE ABUSES OF THE WORLD