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A00505 A discouery of the great subtiltie and wonderful wisedome of the Italians whereby they beare sway ouer the most part of Christendome, and cunninglie behaue themselues to fetch the quintescence out of the peoples purses: discoursing at large the meanes, howe they prosecute and continue the same: and last of all, conuenient remedies to preuent all their pollicies herein.; Traité de la grande prudence et subtilité des Italiens. English G. B. A. F. 1591 (1591) STC 10638; ESTC S101803 74,257 108

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the_o which_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n yield_v all_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n what_o great_a cowardliness_n shame_n and_o dishonour_n can_v there_o be_v on_o her_o side_n then_o that_o in_o degenerate_v from_o their_o ancient_a caesar_n and_o other_o roman_a emperor_n under_o the_o which_o all_o the_o world_n do_v tremble_v they_o be_v at_o this_o present_a become_v the_o slave_n and_o vassal_n of_o rome_n and_o bring_v so_o low_a as_o to_o be_v glad_a to_o hold_v the_o stirrup_n of_o some_o filthy_a monk_n who_o have_v be_v choose_v pope_n and_o if_o heretofore_o you_o have_v have_v the_o eye_n of_o your_o wit_n and_o understanding_n so_o much_o dim_v by_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o time_n suffer_v yourselves_o to_o be_v make_v so_o very_a fool_n that_o they_o may_v use_v you_o at_o their_o pleasure_n now_o in_o this_o great_a light_n which_o shine_v at_o this_o present_a and_o be_v not_o yet_o go_v from_o you_o amend_v your_o former_a fault_n to_o recover_v your_o honour_n and_o seek_v to_o rule_v and_o sway_v over_o they_o another_o while_n in_o your_o turn_n and_o to_o get_v from_o they_o again_o under_o some_o colour_n whatsoever_o all_o the_o money_n they_o have_v in_o their_o finger_n of_o you_o and_o your_o people_n pay_v they_o now_o at_o the_o last_o home_n according_a to_o their_o deserve_n and_o curse_v intention_n and_o that_o according_a to_o good_a rule_n that_o they_o have_v a_o long_a time_n keep_v in_o christendom_n they_o may_v have_v their_o due_a desert_n at_o the_o last_o pay_v they_o to_o the_o uttermost_a laus_fw-la deo_fw-la finis_fw-la g._n b._n a._n f._n a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n of_o this_o book_n a_o description_n of_o itlie_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o subtlety_n of_o that_o people_n cap._n 1._o how_o in_o the_o personne_n of_o romulus_n and_o numa_n pompilius_n there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o goverment_n prefigure_v among_o the_o roman_n cap._n 2._o how_o the_o subtle_a italian_a borrow_v the_o name_n of_o the_o pope_n to_o come_v to_o his_o pretence_n with_o more_o falsity_n cap._n 3._o a_o lively_a pattern_n of_o italian_a subtlety_n in_o the_o person_n of_o caternie_n de_fw-fr medicis_n and_o her_o florentine_a council_n cap._n 4._o how_o of_o any_o light_a occasion_n this_o nation_n can_v devise_v to_o effect_v great_a matter_n cap._n 5._o the_o roman_a sow_v division_n and_o pull_v away_o the_o substance_n of_o a_o people_n to_o enrich_v himself_o and_o to_o do_v with_o it_o at_o his_o pleasure_n cap._n 6._o how_o this_o nation_n go_v about_o to_o ruin_v a_o country_n begin_v with_o some_o one_o estate_n and_o from_o thence_o come_v to_o all_o the_o rest_n by_o degree_n and_o how_o the_o french_a can_v by_o no_o mean_n take_v such_o opportunity_n when_o it_o serve_v they_o caq._fw-la 7._o upon_o what_o occasion_n the_o roman_n change_v there_o monarchy_n into_o popular_a estate_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n upon_o the_o ravishment_n of_o lucretia_n commit_v 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