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to_o be_v safe_a by_o their_o number_n 13_o but_o yet_o they_o have_v be_v reach_v ibid._n how_o maladministration_n sometime_o get_v foot_v but_o be_v afterward_o correct_v page_z 14_o our_o happiness_n under_o a_o stout_a and_o wise_a prince_n 17_o the_o present_a disorder_n to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o time_n 20_o the_o king_n character_n with_o a_o description_n of_o his_o action_n and_o virtue_n 20_o to_o 24_o a_o prince_n who_o will_v reform_v the_o state_n must_v expect_v to_o meet_v with_o great_a difficulty_n 25_o what_o artifices_fw-la such_o as_o be_v guilty_a will_n use_v 26_o what_o they_o will_v allege_v in_o their_o defence_n 28_o the_o false_a colour_n they_o will_v endeavour_v to_o give_v to_o their_o action_n and_o council_n 31_o they_o will_v poison_v the_o prince_n ear_n with_o false_a whisper_v and_o misrepresent_v to_o he_o his_o best_a friend_n 33_o whither_o it_o be_v politic_a to_o nourish_v faction_n in_o a_o court_n 34_o why_o 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some_o time_n after_o the_o last_o punic_a war_n none_o think_v of_o grow_v rich_a by_o spoil_n get_v in_o the_o war_n 48_o they_o who_o do_v it_o be_v man_n who_o hatch_v wicked_a design_n against_o their_o country_n ibid._n the_o roman_n make_v every_o war_n bear_v its_o own_o charge_n 49_o instance_n of_o great_a sum_n from_o time_n to_o time_n bring_v into_o the_o common_a treasury_n 49_o to_o 52_o no_o empire_n strong_a enough_o to_o carry_v on_o a_o long_a war_n single_o upon_o its_o own_o revenue_n 53_o the_o immense_a treasure_n gather_v by_o augustus_n and_o which_o tiberius_n leave_v behind_o he_o at_o his_o death_n 57_o all_o which_o caligula_n consume_v in_o less_o than_o a_o year_n ibid._n the_o difference_n the_o roman_a emperor_n make_v in_o the_o public_a revenue_n and_o the_o prince_n private_a patrimony_n 58_o profusion_n in_o wicked_a prince_n the_o first_o spring_n of_o all_o their_o other_o vice_n 62_o the_o prodigious_a debt_n into_o which_o rome_n be_v plunge_v in_o the_o course_n of_o three_o bad_a reign_n 63_o the_o debt_n of_o the_o empire_n force_v vespasian_n a_o good_a prince_n upon_o dishonourable_a course_n of_o raise_v money_n 64_o the_o vast_a treasure_n gather_v and_o leave_v by_o nerva_n trajan_n adrian_n and_o antoninus_n pius_n 66_o antoninus_n pius_n will_v not_o account_v the_o public_a revenue_n to_o be_v his_o own_o ibid._n what_o have_v be_v gather_v in_o five_o wise_a reign_n be_v waste_v by_o commodus_n in_o less_o than_o thirteen_o year_n ibid._n the_o profusion_n of_o caracalla_n 72_o a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o roman_a coin_n 73_o 74_o coin_n the_o pulâ—e_n of_o a_o nation_n 77_o when_o the_o roman_n begin_v to_o buy_v peace_n 78_o what_o a_o number_n of_o reign_v rome_n see_v in_o 89_o year_n 79_o when_o the_o goth_n begin_v to_o invade_v the_o roman_a dominion_n 80_o the_o care_n of_o mesitheus_n chief_a minister_n to_o the_o emperor_n gordian_n 81_o original_a of_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n 83_o 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for_o his_o and_o the_o state_n service_n parliament_n have_v seldom_o fail_v to_o restore_v and_o relieve_v his_o affair_n by_o act_n of_o resumption_n ibid._n of_o doomsday_n book_n 105_o of_o the_o yearly_a revenue_n of_o william_n the_o norman_a ibid._n the_o number_n of_o manor_n then_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n ibid._n what_o be_v call_v terra_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o doom's-day-book_n ancient_o esteem_v not_o alienable_a 106_o william_n rufus_n a_o profuse_a prince_n 107_o henry_n the_o first_o provident_a he_o punish_v ranulphus_fw-la bishop_n of_o durham_n who_o have_v be_v the_o minister_n of_o his_o brother_n extortion_n and_o profusion_n resume_v what_o have_v be_v light_o give_v away_o by_o duke_n robert_n in_o normandy_n ib._n a_o account_n of_o king_n stephen_n he_o be_v bring_v to_o a_o composition_n with_o henry_n fitz_n empress_n in_o which_o agreement_n one_o article_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v resume_v what_o crown-land_n he_o have_v alienate_v 108_o which_o 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care_n our_o ancestor_n have_v long_o before_o take_v in_o this_o matter_n 284_o one_a by_o regulate_v the_o expense_n of_o the_o king_n court_n ibid._n two_o by_o desire_v the_o king_n to_o employ_v wise_a and_o able_a man_n 285_o 3_o by_o procure_v the_o banishment_n of_o stranger_n who_o be_v become_v a_o burden_n upon_o the_o court_n ibid._n four_o by_o appoint_v commissioner_n to_o inspect_v the_o public_a account_n the_o record_n 287_o 5thly_a by_o inquire_v into_o the_o management_n of_o particular_a branch_n 290_o the_o provision_n which_o our_o constitution_n have_v establish_v that_o the_o king_n may_v not_o be_v deceive_v 291_o the_o progress_n grant_v aught_o to_o make_v 292_o first_o in_o the_o treasury_n the_o treasurer_n of_o the_o exchequer_n or_o lord-treasurer_n duty_n and_o oath_n ibid._n from_o thence_o the_o grant_n go_v to_o the_o attorney-general_n his_o duty_n 204_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o secretary_n of_o state_n his_o duty_n 295_o from_o the_o signet_n it_o 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feb._n 1691._o order_v that_o the_o report_n of_o the_o committee_n appoint_v to_o receive_v proposal_n etc._n etc._n be_v make_v upon_o monday_n morning_n next_o mercurii_n 17._o die_v feb._n 1691._o the_o say_a report_n be_v make_v it_o be_v very_o long_a but_o well_o worth_a the_o perusal_n of_o all_o member_n and_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o journal_n of_o 1691._o fol._n 866._o what_o pass_v in_o 1690_o and_o 1691_o be_v a_o sufficient_a indication_n that_o the_o people_n of_o england_n have_v no_o mind_n this_o matter_n shall_v sleep_v the_o next_o year_n viz._n 1692_o 3._o we_o may_v say_v a_o claim_n to_o these_o estate_n be_v continue_v and_o keep_v afoot_a by_o a_o humble_a address_n from_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o the_o throne_n sabbati_fw-la 4._o die_v martii_fw-la 1692_o 3._o where_o among_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v thus_o pray_v and_o for_o asmuch_o as_o the_o reduce_v of_o ireland_n have_v be_v of_o great_a expense_n to_o this_o kingdom_n we_o humble_o 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