be_v better_a for_o he_o to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o than_o to_o know_v and_o the_o best_a way_n to_o banish_v all_o defamation_n in_o general_a yet_o when_o accusation_n proceed_v not_o from_o malice_n but_o a_o kind_n of_o zeal_n to_o serve_v the_o prince_n it_o be_v by_o all_o mean_v requisite_a to_o hear_v and_o well_o examine_v they_o look_v on_o they_o as_o information_n absolute_o necessary_a not_o only_o for_o good_a government_n but_o his_o own_o security_n also_o hence_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n in_o a_o law_n for_o that_o purpose_n assign_v a_o reward_n to_o those_o who_o will_v accuse_v his_o minister_n and_o domestic_n of_o any_o real_a crime_n accus_n crime_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la est_fw-la cujuscunque_fw-la loci_fw-la ardinis_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la in_o quemcunque_fw-la judicum_fw-la comitium_fw-la amicorum_fw-la &_o palatinorum_n meorum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la veraciâ—er_n &_o manifest_a probare_fw-la posse_fw-la confidit_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la 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the_o people_n of_o israel_n under_o king_n david_n god_n punish_v as_o a_o most_o heinous_a crime_n 10._o crime_n 2_o sam._n 24._o 10._o for_o what_o be_v so_o hard_a and_o inhuman_a as_o by_o publish_v and_o proclaim_v every_o one_o estate_n at_o once_o to_o discover_v the_o advantage_n of_o poverty_n and_o expose_v riches_n to_o envy_n avarice_n and_o rapine_n but_o if_o in_o those_o state_n the_o office_n of_o censor_n can_v heretofore_o be_v execute_v without_o these_o inconvenience_n it_o be_v because_o its_o be_v new_o institute_v make_v it_o general_o receive_v and_o approve_v or_o else_o because_o people_n be_v then_o less_o proud_a and_o assume_v less_o rebel_n to_o reason_n than_o in_o these_o our_o time_n pars_fw-la time_n quid_fw-la enim_fw-la tam_fw-la duâ—um_fw-la tamque_fw-la inhumanum_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la publicatione_n pompâque_fw-la rerum_fw-la famiâ—iarâ—um_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d detegi_fw-la utisitatem_fw-la &_o invidiae_fw-la exponere_fw-la aivitiaâ—_n l._n 2._o c._n 〈◊〉_d â—_o quiâ—_n quam_fw-la pars_fw-la emblem_n xv._o how_o i_o wish_v i_o can_v read_v on_o all_o prince_n breast_n the_o symbol_n of_o the_o present_a emblem_n and_o that_o as_o ball_n of_o fire_n fly_v in_o the_o air_n imitate_v the_o splendour_n of_o the_o star_n and_o shine_v immediate_o from_o their_o be_v throw_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n till_o they_o turn_v to_o ash_n so_o in_o they_o also_o for_o the_o holy_a spirit_n compare_v they_o to_o â—_o bright_a fire_n 9_o fire_n eccles._n 50._o 9_o will_v continual_o burn_v the_o desire_n of_o fame_n gloria_fw-la fame_n fax_fw-la mentis_fw-la honestae_fw-la gloria_fw-la nor_o shall_v they_o much_o care_n for_o that_o flame_n want_v matter_n to_o feed_v on_o or_o that_o what_o burn_v most_o fierce_o be_v withal_o soon_a consume_v for_o though_o length_n of_o life_n be_v the_o common_a desire_n of_o man_n and_o beast_n yet_o have_v these_o no_o other_o end_n than_o mere_a live_n but_o man_n of_o live_v upright_o it_o be_v no_o 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