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there_o great_o respect_v and_o employ_v in_o public_a affair_n and_o so_o much_o there_o want_v that_o there_o they_o hold_v a_o school_n of_o wickedness_n that_o contrary_a only_o they_o hold_v the_o country_n in_o peace_n every_o one_o in_o his_o own_o country_n and_o do_v see_v justice_n administer_v to_o their_o subject_n i_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o there_o be_v gentleman_n in_o alemaigne_n in_o the_o country_n of_o swiss_n in_o france_n and_z other_o where_o which_o be_v bad_a enough_o and_o which_o be_v violent_a and_o vicious_a yet_o for_o some_o few_o we_o must_v not_o condemn_v all_o in_o general_a as_o machiavelli_n do_v here_o who_o say_v they_o be_v dangerous_a people_n in_o a_o country_n and_o that_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o a_o estate_n politic_a i_o know_v not_o if_o those_o he_o name_v be_v such_o namely_o the_o gentleman_n of_o naples_n of_o romania_n of_o lombardy_n and_o of_o rome_n and_o i_o be_o content_a to_o confess_v unto_o he_o because_o i_o will_v not_o 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and_o overthrow_v all_o the_o good_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o which_o it_o have_v always_o hitherto_o be_v maintain_v and_o machiavelli_n confess_v and_o say_v true_a which_o his_o disciple_n have_v well_o mark_v and_o desire_v to_o ruinate_v the_o say_a kingdom_n have_v not_o fail_v to_o begin_v by_o the_o law_n thereof_o know_v well_o since_o since_o what_o time_n parliament_n of_o france_n be_v institute_v before_o parliament_n the_o kingdom_n be_v no_o less_o flourish_v in_o peace_n and_o good_a justice_n than_o since_o that_o have_v ruinate_v her_o foundation_n she_o will_v be_v easy_o dissolve_v and_o overthrow_v but_o to_o confute_v this_o maxim_n i_o will_v allege_v no_o other_o thing_n but_o that_o we_o see_v in_o our_o french_a history_n that_o our_o kingdom_n be_v as_o much_o or_o more_o flourish_a and_o better_o govern_v before_o there_o be_v any_o parliament_n in_o france_n than_o since_o for_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n which_o be_v the_o ancient_a be_v establish_v and_o constitute_v in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n philip_n le_fw-fr bel_n anno_fw-la 1294._o that_o of_o tholouse_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o charles_n the_o seven_o anno_fw-la 1444._o that_o of_o bourdeaux_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o same_o king_n anno_fw-la 1451._o that_o of_o dauphin_n in_o the_o time_n also_o of_o the_o same_o king_n but_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o eleven_o his_o son_n then_o dauphin_n and_o then_o inhabit_v in_o dauphine_n in_o anno_fw-la 1453._o the_o parliament_n of_o dijon_n and_o of_o provence_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o say_a king_n lewis_n the_o eleven_o that_o of_o rovan_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o twelve_o in_o anno_fw-la 1499._o and_o that_o of_o bretaigne_n be_v erect_v only_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o in_o anno_fw-la 1553_o but_o before_o there_o be_v any_o
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