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punish_v those_o commit_v against_o other_o nothing_o gaiâ—â—_n people_n esteem_n and_o respect_n more_o than_o this_o hist._n this_o novum_n imperium_fw-la inchoantiâ—â—_n utilis_fw-la clementia_fw-la tac._n 4._o hist._n as_o the_o emperor_n vespâ—siâ—_n and_o titus_n find_v as_o also_o charles_n vii_o king_n of_o france_n upon_o this_o consideration_n witiza_n remit_v the_o banishment_n of_o those_o who_o his_o father_n have_v condemn_v and_o cause_v their_o trial_n to_o be_v burn_v by_o this_o great_a mean_n the_o better_a to_o secure_v the_o crown_n upon_o his_o head_n though_o these_o act_n be_v high_o requisite_a yet_o the_o main_a point_n be_v the_o gain_v the_o love_n and_o obedience_n of_o the_o subject_n which_o two_o king_n of_o arragon_n be_v absolute_a master_n of_o hisp._n of_o mar._n hist._n hisp._n one_o be_v king_n alphonso_n i_o who_o go_v to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o castille_n for_o his_o wife_n terraca_n behave_v himself_o with_o great_a complaisance_n and_o affability_n to_o all_o he_o hear_v cause_n and_o administer_v justiâ—e_v himself_o he_o protect_v widow_n and_o orphan_n relieve_v the_o poor_a honour_a and_o reward_v the_o nobility_n according_a to_o their_o desert_n prefer_v virtue_n and_o make_v the_o kingdom_n plentiful_a
the_o inconvenience_n and_o remedy_n of_o which_o i_o have_v set_v down_o elsewhere_o the_o court_n be_v also_o a_o great_a cause_n of_o the_o want_n of_o people_n for_o as_o a_o hot_a liver_n draw_v all_o the_o natural_a heat_n to_o itself_o leave_v other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n spiritless_a and_o faint_a so_o the_o pomp_n ease_n delight_n profit_n and_o hope_n of_o reward_n at_o court_n allure_v the_o mind_n of_o most_o especial_o of_o the_o artificer_n and_o tradesman_n who_o think_v it_o a_o more_o pleasant_a and_o easy_a life_n to_o serve_v some_o person_n of_o quality_n than_o to_o toil_v at_o their_o own_o trade_n the_o nobility_n also_o invite_v by_o the_o prince_n presence_n or_o the_o charm_n of_o the_o court_n leave_v their_o estate_n in_o the_o country_n for_o a_o court_n life_n whence_o not_o be_v able_a to_o look_v after_o they_o but_o spend_v their_o revenue_n upon_o extravagant_a and_o unnecessary_a expense_n their_o estate_n become_v pooâ—_n and_o uninhabited_a whereas_o they_o will_v have_v be_v rich_a and_o populous_a have_v their_o lord_n reside_v there_o the_o emperor_n justiâ—â—n_o prudent_o reflect_v upon_o these_o inconvenience_n and_o appoint_v a_o officer_n on_o purpose_n to_o prevent_v they_o quaest._n they_o invenimâ—â—_n enim_fw-la quia_fw-la populatim_fw-la provinciâ—_n suis_fw-la habitatoribus_fw-la spolrâ—â—â—â—_n magno_fw-la vero_fw-la haec_fw-la nostra_fw-la civitas_fw-la populosâ—_n est_fw-la turbis_fw-la diversorâ—â—â—_n hâ—minum_fw-la &_o maxima_fw-la agricolarum_fw-la svas_fw-la civitates_fw-la &_o culturas_fw-la relinquentiam_fw-la auth_n de_fw-fr quaest._n king_n john_n ii_o also_o order_v that_o all_o the_o nobility_n at_o his_o court_n shall_v at_o certain_a time_n visit_v their_o own_o estate_n as_o also_o the_o emperor_n trojan_n do_v before_o he_o birthright_n also_o especial_o in_o spain_n be_v very_o prejudicial_a to_o propagation_n for_o the_o elder_a brother_n claim_v the_o whole_a estate_n which_o king_n theodorick_n think_v very_o unjust_a 7._o unjust_a iniquum_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la una_fw-la substantia_fw-la quâ—bus_fw-la competit_fw-la aequa_fw-la successio_fw-la alii_fw-la abundantèr_fw-la affuant_fw-la alii_fw-la paupert_a atiâ—_n râ—commâ—dâ—â—â—gemiscunt_fw-la cass._n lib._n 1._o epist_n 7._o so_o that_o the_o young_a not_o have_v wherewithal_o to_o maintain_v a_o family_n instead_o of_o marry_v either_o shut_v themselves_o into_o convent_v or_o turn_v soldier_n for_o this_o reason_n plato_n call_v riches_n and_o poverty_n the_o ancient_a plague_n of_o commonwealth_n know_v that_o almost_o all_o their_o misfortune_n proceed_v from_o a_o unequal_a distribution_n of_o riches_n if_o the_o citizen_n have_v all_o a_o equal_a dividend_n state_n will_v undoubted_o flourish_v more_o but_o though_o the_o advantage_n redound_v from_o hence_o wouâ—d_v be_v great_a the_o preservation_n of_o the_o nobility_n by_o mean_n of_o fieâ—â—_n will_v not_o be_v less_o for_o by_o that_o mean_v they_o will_v be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o serve_v the_o prince_n and_o state_n so_o that_o those_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o the_o ancient_a nobility_n not_o to_o the_o modern_a by_o make_v a_o law_n that_o all_o relation_n to_o the_o four_o degree_n shall_v be_v joint_a heir_n if_o not_o of_o the_o whole_a yet_o of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o estate_n 8_o estate_n commodum_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la 〈…〉_o donatism_o sed_fw-la jure_fw-la cognitionis_fw-la tradantur_fw-la arist_n l._n 5._o pol._n 8_o thus_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o legacy_n and_o gift_n will_v be_v prevent_v which_o be_v more_o the_o effect_n of_o vanity_n than_o a_o design_n to_o serve_v the_o public_a as_o also_o of_o that_o religious_a prodigality_n which_o observe_v neither_o bound_n nor_o proximity_n of_o blood_n give_v all_o to_o the_o church_n not_o leave_v so_o much_o as_o subsistence_n to_o brethren_n or_o any_o other_o relation_n whence_o family_n become_v extinct_a the_o royal_a revenue_n be_v exhaust_v the_o people_n impoverish_v and_o unable_a to_o pay_v tax_n the_o power_n of_o those_o who_o be_v exempt_v be_v increase_v and_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o prince_n diminish_v this_o moses_n consider_v 5â—_n consider_v exod._n 36._o 5â—_n forbid_v by_o edict_n any_o one_o from_o offer_v any_o more_o towards_o the_o work_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n 6._o sanctuary_n exod._n 36._o 6._o though_o god_n himself_o be_v the_o author_n of_o those_o offering_n and_o thâ—y_o be_v offer_v through_o pure_a devotion_n 29._o devotion_n exod._n 35._o 29._o the_o republic_n of_o â—eâ—ice_n have_v make_v very_o prudent_a provision_n against_o this_o it_o be_v necessary_a also_o that_o a_o fit_a time_n shall_v be_v observe_v in_o marriage_n for_o if_o too_o late_a the_o succession_n be_v endanger_v and_o the_o government_n will_v be_v too_o much_o expose_v to_o the_o incontinency_n of_o youth_n and_o if_o soon_o the_o child_n be_v almost_o of_o the_o same_o age_n with_o their_o father_n will_v soon_o forget_v their_o duty_n and_o grudge_v they_o the_o time_n they_o live_v emblem_n lxvii_o the_o policy_n of_o our_o time_n presuppose_v malice_n and_o fraud_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o arm_n itself_o with_o great_a without_o any_o regard_n to_o religion_n justice_n or_o honour_n it_o think_v nothing_o disallowable_a that_o be_v advantageous_a but_o as_o these_o practice_n be_v now_o common_a they_o must_v need_v justle_v and_o confound_v one_o another_o to_o the_o detriment_n of_o the_o public_a tranquillity_n and_o without_o obtain_v their_o propose_a ends._n but_o let_v a_o prince_n cautious_o avoid_v such_o doctrine_n and_o learn_v rather_o of_o nature_n the_o mistress_n of_o true_a policy_n without_o malice_n fraud_n or_o any_o ill_a practice_n there_o be_v none_o so_o certain_a firm_a and_o solid_a as_o that_o which_o she_o observe_v in_o the_o government_n of_o vegetable_n and_o animal_n more_o especial_o that_o which_o she_o dictate_v to_o every_o man_n by_o his_o reason_n particular_o to_o shepherd_n and_o husbandman_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o flock_n and_o improvement_n of_o their_o ground_n hence_o may_v be_v it_o be_v that_o those_o king_n who_o have_v be_v choose_v from_o the_o crook_n or_o the_o blow_n have_v make_v the_o best_a governor_n though_o the_o shepherd_n who_o office_n be_v almost_o the_o same_o of_o a_o prince_n 23._o prince_n jerem._n 23._o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o wool_n and_o the_o milk_n of_o his_o flock_n yet_o it_o be_v with_o such_o moderation_n that_o he_o neither_o draw_v blood_n from_o their_o dugg_n nor_o shears_o their_o skin_n so_o close_o as_o to_o leave_v they_o whole_o expose_v to_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o cold_a and_o heat_n so_o a_o prince_n say_v king_n alphonso_n aught_o more_o to_o value_v the_o common_a good_a of_o his_o people_n than_o his_o own_o particular_a interest_n for_o the_o common_a good_a and_o riches_n of_o his_o subject_n be_v as_o it_o be_v his_o own_o 3._o own_o l._n 19_o tiâ—_n 2._o p._n 3._o the_o husbandman_n cut_v not_o down_o the_o body_n of_o the_o tree_n for_o his_o domestic_a occasion_n but_o only_o lop_v the_o branch_n and_o not_o all_o of_o they_o neither_o but_o leave_v enough_o to_o sprout_v out_o and_o serve_v his_o occasion_n the_o next_o year_n but_o the_o farmer_n be_v not_o so_o careful_a who_o be_v for_o make_v the_o best_a of_o his_o farm_n while_o his_o lease_n continue_v not_o care_v how_o much_o he_o impoverish_v his_o ground_n for_o his_o landlord_n orat._n landlord_n alitèr_fw-la utimur_fw-la propriis_fw-la alitèr_fw-la commodatis_fw-la quint._n de_fw-fr orat._n this_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o a_o lawful_a prince_n and_o a_o tyrant_n in_o respect_n of_o tax_n and_o imposition_n this_o have_v a_o unjust_a title_n and_o fear_v soon_o to_o be_v dethrone_v make_v the_o best_a use_n of_o his_o time_n stocking_n up_o all_o by_o the_o root_n flay_v instead_o of_o shear_v his_o flock_n instead_o of_o feed_v they_o he_o glut_v himself_o 2._o himself_o ezek._n 34._o 2._o and_o instead_o of_o defend_v they_o leave_v they_o a_o naked_a prey_n to_o every_o wolf_n 12._o wolf_n john_n 10._o 12._o but_o a_o just_a and_o lawful_a prince_n in_o impose_v tax_n consider_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o cause_n the_o quantity_n quality_n and_o occasion_n and_o also_o proportion_n they_o to_o his_o subject_n estate_n and_o person_n treat_v his_o kingdom_n not_o as_o a_o body_n which_o be_v to_o die_v with_o he_o but_o to_o remain_v to_o his_o posterity_n know_v that_o though_o prince_n be_v mortal_a state_n be_v eternal_a ann_n eternal_a principes_fw-la mortales_fw-la rempub._n aeternam_fw-la esse_fw-la tac._n 3._o ann_n and_o since_o he_o expect_v a_o new_a crop_n from_o his_o kingdom_n every_o year_n he_o preserve_v it_o careful_o as_o his_o best_a treasury_n which_o he_o may_v make_v use_n of_o upon_o urgent_a occasion_n for_o as_o king_n alphonso_n say_v in_o one_o of_o his_o law_n borrow_v his_o thought_n from_o a_o precept_n of_o aristotle_n to_o alexander_n the_o great_a the_o best_a and_o most_o last_a treasure_n of_o a_o
foreign_a nation_n do_v soon_o after_o find_v the_o same_o damage_n from_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o indies_n from_o their_o too_o great_a dependence_n upon_o their_o riches_n all_o thing_n grow_v dear_a with_o they_o as_o with_o we_o their_o expense_n surmount_v their_o revenue_n in_o a_o word_n they_o suffer_v all_o the_o same_o inconvenience_n with_o we_o which_o be_v so_o much_o great_a to_o they_o as_o be_v far_o distance_n from_o those_o province_n and_o the_o remedy_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n which_o be_v bring_v we_o from_o the_o indies_n and_o which_o they_o must_v receive_v from_o we_o be_v more_o uncertain_a these_o be_v the_o inconvenience_n which_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o indies_n cause_v in_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o which_o we_o know_v also_o their_o remedy_n the_o first_o be_v not_o to_o neglect_v agriculture_n upon_o hope_n of_o those_o riches_n those_o which_o we_o receive_v from_o the_o earth_n be_v more_o natural_a sure_a and_o common_a to_o all_o wherefore_o husbandman_n shall_v be_v encourage_v and_o exempt_v from_o the_o oppression_n of_o war_n and_o all_o other_o encumbrance_n the_o second_o be_v that_o since_o all_o thing_n be_v restore_v by_o the_o contrary_a mean_n to_o which_o they_o be_v ruin_v and_o the_o expense_n be_v great_a than_o the_o hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o those_o metal_n the_o prince_n shall_v like_o a_o prudent_a governor_n provide_v as_o the_o senator_n of_o rome_n advise_v nero_n annal._n nero_n ut_fw-la ratio_fw-la quaestuum_fw-la &_o necessitas_fw-la erogationum_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la congruerent_fw-la tac._n 13._o annal._n that_o the_o public_a revenue_n shall_v rather_o exceed_v than_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o expense_n that_o he_o shall_v moderate_v those_o that_o be_v superfluous_a and_o unnecessary_a imitate_v the_o emperor_n antoninus_n pius_n and_o alexander_n severus_n the_o last_o of_o which_o use_v to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o tyrant_n to_o support_v they_o with_o the_o entrail_n of_o his_o state_n such_o a_o reform_v will_v only_o disgust_v some_o few_o not_o the_o whole_a nation_n and_o if_o abuse_v or_o imprudence_n have_v raise_v the_o salary_n of_o office_n and_o charge_n in_o peace_n and_o war_n and_o if_o they_o be_v only_o introduce_v by_o vanity_n under_o the_o title_n of_o grandeur_n why_o shall_v they_o not_o be_v correct_v and_o reform_v by_o prudence_n and_o as_o the_o great_a the_o kingdom_n be_v those_o abuse_n will_v be_v great_a so_o also_o will_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o this_o remedy_n frugality_n be_v the_o best_a revenue_n gold_n once_o spend_v return_v not_o by_o damn_v up_o the_o stream_n the_o fountainhead_n rise_v and_o the_o way_n to_o keep_v silver_n be_v to_o fix_v the_o mercury_n of_o it_o that_o be_v the_o true_a and_o approve_v philosopher_n stone_n wherefore_o i_o be_o satisfy_v that_o if_o a_o prince_n be_v inform_v by_o his_o minister_n of_o all_o superfluous_a expense_n by_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o will_v resolve_v to_o moderate_v they_o he_o will_v soon_o find_v himself_o enable_v to_o pay_v his_o debt_n lessen_v his_o tax_n and_o fill_v his_o treasury_n as_o king_n henry_n iii_o who_o find_v the_o crown_n much_o in_o debt_n consult_v with_o his_o parliament_n how_o to_o remedy_v it_o and_o they_o can_v not_o find_v a_o better_a expedient_a than_o what_o we_o have_v here_o propose_v that_o be_v to_o reduce_v salary_n and_o pension_n and_o regulate_v superfluous_a expense_n the_o treasurer_n also_o and_o other_o officer_n in_o the_o treasury_n and_o exchequer_n shall_v be_v reduce_v to_o a_o less_o number_n as_o also_o the_o collector_n of_o tax_n who_o all_o like_o the_o thirsty_a sand_n of_o africa_n soak_v and_o drink_v up_o all_o the_o stream_n of_o the_o revenue_n which_o pass_v by_o they_o the_o great_a emperor_n of_o the_o turk_n though_o he_o have_v immense_a revenue_n have_v but_o two_o treasurer_n one_o in_o asia_n and_o tother_o in_o europe_n henry_n iu._n of_o 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