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exulcerate_v and_o a_o sort_n of_o apparent_a jealousy_n which_o be_v a_o introduction_n to_o infidelity_n emblem_n lii_o
reside_v tibus_fw-la quidâ—m_fw-la tepor_fw-la eorum_fw-la fidem_fw-la retardaverat_fw-la hilar._n cap._n 7._o sup._n matth_n so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o cure_v a_o possess_v person_n 15._o person_n and_o i_o bring_v he_o to_o thy_o disciple_n and_o they_o can_v not_o cuâ—_n he_o matth._n 17._o 15._o great_a spirit_n do_v not_o flourish_v nor_o blossom_n unless_o they_o be_v water_v by_o the_o dew_n of_o favour_n that_o prince_n therefore_o who_o shall_v sow_v honour_n shall_v reap_v able_a statesman_n but_o he_o ought_v to_o sow_v they_o in_o season_n and_o to_o have_v they_o always_o ready_a upon_o all_o occasion_n for_o than_o they_o be_v rare_o tâ—_n be_v find_v in_o this_o prince_n be_v usual_o careless_a while_o they_o liâ—â—_n in_o peace_n and_o quiet_n think_v they_o shall_v never_o have_v need_n oâ—_n they_o nor_o shall_v a_o prince_n honour_n and_o prefer_v only_o his_o nobility_n and_o minister_n but_o also_o all_o other_o of_o his_o subject_n who_o action_n shall_v be_v 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such_o which_o he_o shall_v confer_v on_o other_o will_v no_o more_o shine_v in_o he_o so_o that_o majesty_n will_v be_v obscure_v nor_o will_v any_o make_v their_o application_n to_o he_o but_o to_o they_o to_o who_o he_o have_v grant_v such_o honour_n tiberius_n will_v not_o permit_v even_o his_o mother_n livia_n to_o receive_v those_o particular_a honour_n which_o the_o senate_n design_v because_o he_o think_v it_o will_v diminish_v his_o authority_n ann_n authority_n caeterum_fw-la anxius_fw-la inuidia_fw-la &_o muliebâ—e_fw-la fastigium_fw-la in_o diminutionem_fw-la svi_fw-la â—ccipiens_fw-la ne_fw-la lictorem_fw-la quiâ—â—em_fw-la ei_fw-la decern_v 〈◊〉_d tac._n 1._o ann_n even_o ceremony_n which_o be_v introduce_v either_o by_o chance_n or_o flattery_n and_o be_v now_o peculiar_a to_o the_o prince_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v common_a to_o other_o for_o though_o they_o be_v vain_a and_o empty_a they_o mark_v out_o the_o border_n of_o majesty_n to_o respect_n and_o veneration_n tiberius_n be_v disgu_v that_o the_o same_o public_a prayer_n be_v make_v for_o nero_n and_o drusus_n which_o be_v make_v for_o he_o though_o they_o be_v his_o son_n and_o successor_n in_o the_o empire_n ann_n empire_n tum_o verò_fw-la aequari_fw-la adolescentes_fw-la senectae_fw-la suae_fw-la vis_fw-la hoentèr_fw-la indoluit_fw-la tac._n 4._o ann_n the_o honour_n of_o prince_n vanish_v when_o make_v common_a by_o promiscuous_a flattery_n ann_n flattery_n vanescit_fw-la augusti_fw-la honour_n si_fw-mi promisâ—_n noribus_fw-la vulgâ—tur_fw-la tac._n 4._o ann_n sometime_o though_o as_o when_o minister_n do_v personate_v the_o prince_n in_o his_o absence_n the_o same_o honour_n and_o ceremony_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v they_o as_o be_v due_a to_o the_o prince_n if_o present_a as_o we_o fee_v in_o vice-roys_n and_o court_n of_o supreme_a authority_n which_o like_a star_n shine_v in_o the_o sun_n absence_n but_o not_o in_o his_o presence_n for_o then_o those_o mark_n of_o honour_n be_v pay_v to_o the_o royal_a dignity_n represent_v in_o the_o minister_n who_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o picture_n of_o majesty_n and_o the_o reflection_n of_o supreme_a authority_n emblem_n lix_n nature_n the_o provident_a disposer_n of_o all_o thing_n have_v divide_v country_n from_o one_o another_o and_o hedge_v they_o in_o sometime_o with_o mountain_n like_o â—ast_a wall_n sometime_o entrench_v they_o about_o with_o deep_a river_n and_o sometime_o with_o the_o ocean_n itself_o that_o she_o â—ight_n put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o design_n of_o humane_a ambition_n for_o â—he_n same_o reason_n she_o have_v constitute_v different_a climate_n nature_n language_n and_o custom_n that_o in_o this_o great_a diversity_n of_o nation_n each_o may_v live_v amicable_o and_o in_o unity_n among_o themselves_o not_o easy_o give_v way_n to_o the_o power_n and_o tyranny_n of_o invader_n yet_o be_v not_o all_o these_o bar_n and_o fence_n of_o nature_n able_a to_o check_v this_o insatiable_a desire_n 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muscovy_n who_o in_o invade_v his_o kingdom_n lose_v his_o own_o witâ—_n his_o life_n about_o the_o edge_n of_o which_o be_v this_o inscription_n this_o prince_n by_o covet_v i_o lose_v his_o own_o almost_o the_o same_o thing_n befall_v king_n sancho_n who_o woulâ—_n have_v robe_v his_o brother_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o their_o father_n king_n ferdinand_n have_v divide_v between_o '_o they_o ambition_n be_v in_o danger_n when_o it_o but_o put_v its_o arm_n out_o of_o its_o territory_n like_o the_o snail_n which_o run_v a_o risque_n whenever_o it_o peep_v out_o oâ—_n its_o shell_n cic_fw-la shell_n testâ—dinem_fw-la ubi_fw-la collecta_fw-la in_o suum_fw-la tegmen_fw-la est_fw-la tutam_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la ubi_fw-la exerit_fw-la part_n aliquas_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la nudavit_fw-la obnoxium_fw-la at_o que_fw-fr iâ—_n mum_o habere_fw-la cic_fw-la and_o though_o tyridates_n say_v that_o it_o be_v for_o private_a man_n to_o maintain_v their_o own_o but_o for_o king_n to_o invade_v other_o ann_n other_o et_fw-la sva_fw-la retinere_fw-la privatae_fw-la domus_fw-la alienis_fw-la ceâ—â—â—_n regiam_fw-la laudem_fw-la esse_fw-la tac._n 15._o ann_n yet_o this_o be_v only_o then_o when_o reason_n and_o prudenâ—â—_n advise_v it_o and_o when_o power_n have_v no_o other_o tribunal_n than_o that_o oâ—_n arm_n for_o whoever_o unjust_o rob_v another_o of_o his_o kingdom_n give_v other_o opportunity_n and_o right_a to_o do_v the_o same_o to_o he_o first_o let_v a_o prince_n consider_v the_o danger_n of_o his_o own_o before_o 〈◊〉_d think_v of_o invade_v another_o kingdom_n curtius_n kingdom_n svam_fw-la cuique_fw-la fortunam_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d â—â—lio_fw-la habeat_fw-la cum_fw-la de_fw-la â—lieno_fw-la deliberate_a curtius_n for_o which_o reâ—son_n the_o emperor_n rodolphus_n i._o use_v to_o say_v it_o be_v bettâ—â—_n to_o govern_v well_o than_o to_o enlarge_v a_o kingdom_n if_o king_n alphonso_v the_o wise_a have_v take_v this_o advice_n he_o have_v never_o pursue_v his_o pretension_n to_o the_o empire_n to_o the_o so_o evident_a peril_n his_o own_o kingdom_n
prudent_o enact_v by_o the_o kingdom_n of_o arragon_n that_o all_o their_o king_n thenceforward_o shall_v take_v a_o oath_n not_o to_o alter_v any_o thing_n about_o the_o coin_n this_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o prince_n as_o pope_n innocent_n iii_o write_v to_o the_o same_o king_n peter_n when_o his_o subject_n begin_v to_o rebel_v against_o he_o of_o which_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o prince_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n and_o as_o public_a trustee_n aught_o to_o take_v care_n that_o there_o be_v no_o alteration_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o coin_n which_o consist_v in_o matter_n form_n and_o quantity_n nor_o can_v any_o kingdom_n be_v constitute_v where_o that_o be_v not_o pure_a but_o not_o to_o be_v whole_o silent_a in_o a_o matter_n so_o important_a to_o government_n i_o will_v mention_v two_o thing_n first_o that_o money_n be_v then_o just_a and_o convenient_a when_o the_o coin_n or_o stamp_n add_v nothing_o to_o the_o intrinsic_a 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severity_n do_v he_o revenge_v the_o injury_n king_n hamm_n do_v to_o his_o ambassador_n david_n have_v send_v they_o to_o comfort_v the_o king_n for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n but_o he_o groundless_o suspect_v they_o come_v rather_o to_o spy_v out_o the_o state_n of_o his_o kingdom_n send_v they_o away_o with_o the_o one_o half_a of_o their_o beard_n shave_v off_o and_o their_o garment_n obscene_o cut_v off_o in_o the_o middle_n david_n a_o man_n otherwise_o very_o peaceable_a can_v not_o brook_v this_o affront_n but_o make_v war_n against_o he_o and_o all_o the_o city_n of_o his_o kingdom_n which_o he_o take_v he_o utter_o demolish_v and_o the_o people_n that_o be_v therein_o to_o use_v the_o scriptureâ—_n word_n he_o bring_v forth_o and_o put_v they_o under_o saw_n and_o 〈◊〉_d harrow_n of_o iron_n and_o under_o axe_n of_o iron_n and_o 〈◊〉_d they_o pass_v through_o the_o brick-kiln_a 31._o brick-kiln_a 2_o sam._n 12._o 31._o this_o may_v seeâ—_n to_o be_v cruelty_n and_o a_o 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prince_n ought_v not_o to_o vindicate_v with_o his_o utmost_a power_n for_o though_o they_o seem_v inseparable_a yet_o it_o be_v convenient_a to_o make_v some_o distinction_n between_o they_o lest_o majesty_n become_v odious_a and_o too_o formidable_a to_o this_o tend_v that_o of_o tiberius_n when_o he_o say_v that_o if_o piso_n have_v commit_v no_o other_o crime_n but_o the_o rejoice_v at_o germanicus_n death_n and_o his_o grief_n for_o it_o he_o will_v revenge_v those_o injury_n do_v he_o as_o a_o private_a person_n not_o as_o a_o prince_n and_o in_o a_o public_a capacity_n ann._n capacity_n nam_fw-la si_fw-la legatus_fw-la officii_fw-la terminos_fw-la obsequium_fw-la erga_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la exuit_fw-la ejusdemque_fw-la morte_fw-la etc._n etc._n luctu_fw-la meo_fw-la laetatus_fw-la est_fw-la odero_fw-la seponamque_fw-la â—_o domo_fw-la meâ_fw-la &_o privatas_fw-la inimicitias_fw-la non_fw-la principis_fw-la vlciscar_fw-la tac._n 3_o ann._n on_o the_o other_o side_n those_o do_v 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any_o opinion_n in_o man_n mind_n that_o can_v be_v entire_o efface_v dress_v the_o infamy_n as_o careful_o as_o possible_a it_o will_v still_o leave_v some_o scar_n wherefore_o if_o the_o crown_n stand_v not_o fix_v and_o firm_a upon_o this_o perpendicular_a pillar_n of_o reputation_n it_o will_v soon_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n alphonso_n the_o five_o king_n of_o arragon_n by_o his_o credit_n not_o only_o preserve_v his_o own_o kingdom_n but_o conquer_v that_o of_o naples_n at_o the_o same_o time_n john_n the_o second_o king_n of_o castille_n for_o his_o mean_a spirit_n be_v so_o far_o the_o contempt_n of_o his_o subject_n that_o he_o admit_v what_o law_n they_o think_v fit_a to_o impose_v the_o province_n which_o under_o julius_n caesar_n and_o augustus_n prince_n of_o great_a esteem_n be_v firm_a and_o loyal_a rebel_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o galba_n a_o man_n slothful_a and_o universal_o despise_v hist._n despise_v melius_fw-la divo_fw-la julio_n divoque_fw-la augusto_fw-la notos_fw-la eorum_fw-la animos_fw-la galbam_fw-la &_o infracta_fw-la tributa_fw-la hostiles_fw-la spiritus_fw-la induisse_fw-la tac._n 4._o hist._n royal_a blood_n and_o large_a dominion_n be_v insufficient_a to_o maintain_v reputation_n where_o private_a virtue_n and_o magnanimity_n be_v want_v as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o frame_n of_o a_o glass_n but_o its_o intrinsic_a excellency_n make_v it_o valuable_a regal_a majesty_n have_v not_o more_o force_n than_o respect_n which_o usual_o arise_v from_o admiration_n and_o fear_n and_o from_o these_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n without_o which_o the_o prince_n dignity_n can_v long_o maintain_v itself_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o opinion_n of_o other_o and_o the_o royal_a purple_n will_v be_v rather_o a_o mark_n of_o derision_n than_o eminence_n and_o majesty_n as_o be_v visible_a in_o henry_n the_o four_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n and_o native_a heat_n that_o keep_v the_o body_n upright_o the_o leg_n alone_o will_v not_o be_v a_o sufficient_a basis._n and_o what_o be_v reputation_n but_o a_o kind_n of_o fine_a spirit_n kindle_v in_o all_o man_n opinion_n which_o raise_v and_o support_v the_o sceptre_n let_v the_o prince_n therefore_o take_v all_o possible_a care_n that_o his_o action_n may_v be_v such_o as_o will_v nourish_v and_o foment_n these_o spirit_n the_o parthian_n ground_v their_o petition_n upon_o reputation_n when_o they_o ask_v tiberius_n to_o send_v as_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n one_o of_o phraates_n son_n to_o rome_n ann._n rome_n nomine_fw-la tantum_fw-la &_o auctore_fw-la opus_fw-la ut_fw-la sponte_fw-la caesaris_fw-la ut_fw-la genus_fw-la arsacis_fw-la ripam_fw-la apud_fw-la euphratis_fw-la cerneretur_fw-la tac._n 6._o ann._n this_o repute_n and_o authority_n have_v yet_o great_a influence_n in_o war_n where_o fear_n be_v of_o more_o efficacy_n than_o the_o sword_n and_o opinion_n than_o strength_n whether_o of_o mind_n or_o body_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v take_v no_o less_o notice_n of_o than_o force_v of_o arms._n this_o make_v suetonius_n paulinus_n very_o prudent_o advise_v otho_n to_o endeavour_v always_o to_o keep_v the_o
visu_fw-la &_o memor_fw-la in_o bonae_fw-la societatis_fw-la impavidus_fw-la verba_fw-la ejus_fw-la in_o hunc_fw-la modum_fw-la fuere_fw-la in_o other_o case_n prudence_n shall_v examine_v necessity_n time_n and_o the_o thing_n themselves_o have_v attentive_a respect_n to_o the_o follow_a maxim_n that_o a_o superior_a take_v boldness_n in_o a_o inferior_a for_o a_o affront_n imagine_v he_o aspire_v to_o be_v his_o equal_a or_o disparage_v he_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v very_o apt_a to_o slight_v one_o he_o see_v too_o abject_a and_o submissive_a it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n tiberius_n nominate_v none_o to_o be_v senator_n but_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o servile_a nature_n and_o though_o such_o person_n be_v necessary_a for_o his_o service_n yet_o can_v be_v not_o endure_v that_o baseness_n of_o mind_n ann._n mind_n etiam_fw-la illum_fw-la qui_fw-la libertatem_fw-la publicam_fw-la nollet_fw-la tam_fw-la projectae_fw-la serviâ—ntium_fw-la patientiae_fw-la cedebat_fw-la tac._n 3_o ann._n thus_o we_o see_v prince_n be_v competent_a judge_n of_o every_o one_o natural_a vigour_n and_o alacrity_n and_o be_v apt_a to_o put_v affront_v upon_o those_o who_o they_o know_v will_v take_v they_o vitellius_n have_v not_o take_v the_o liberty_n to_o keep_v valerius_n maximus_n so_o long_o from_o the_o consulate_a which_o galba_n have_v confer_v on_o he_o but_o that_o he_o think_v his_o meek_a temper_n will_v not_o resent_v the_o injury_n hist._n injury_n nulla_fw-la offensa_fw-la sed_fw-la mitâ—â—_n &_o injuriam_fw-la segniter_fw-la laturum_fw-la tac._n 2._o hist._n for_o this_o reason_n a_o resolute_a kind_n of_o modesty_n and_o a_o modest_a courage_n will_v be_v high_o requisite_a in_o a_o prince_n who_o if_o he_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v ruin_v have_v better_o be_v so_o with_o a_o mind_n great_a and_o noble_a than_o base_a and_o degenerous_a this_o marcus_n hortalus_n consider_v when_o tiberius_n refuse_v to_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o extreme_a necessity_n ann._n necessity_n avitae_fw-la nobilitatis_fw-la etiâ—â—_n inter_fw-la angustias_fw-la fortunae_fw-la retinens_fw-la tac._n 2._o ann._n when_o the_o more_o powerful_a deny_v another_o the_o honour_n due_a to_o he_o especial_o in_o public_a action_n it_o be_v more_o adviseable_a to_o snatch_v and_o as_o i_o may_v say_v steal_z than_o dispute_v they_o he_o that_o doubt_v distrust_v his_o merit_n the_o dissembler_n tacit_o own_v his_o want_n of_o it_o and_o modesty_n be_v afterward_o but_o laugh_v at_o he_o who_o handsome_o assume_v the_o preference_n due_a to_o he_o easy_o preserve_v it_o afterward_o thus_o it_o happen_v once_o to_o the_o german_a ambassador_n who_o see_v those_o of_o such_o nation_n as_o surpass_v in_o valour_n and_o constant_a alliance_n with_o the_o roman_n seat_v among_o the_o senator_n in_o pompey_n theatre_n say_v no_o man_n in_o the_o world_n be_v preferable_a to_o the_o german_n for_o arm_n and_o fidelity_n ann._n fidelity_n nul_fw-fr '_o os_fw-la mortalium_fw-la armis_fw-la &_o fide_fw-la ante_fw-la germanos_fw-la esse_fw-la tac_n 13._o ann._n and_o immediate_o take_v place_n with_o the_o senator_n every_o one_o be_v take_v with_o their_o generous_a freedom_n and_o noble_a emulation_n ann._n emulation_n quod_fw-la comiter_fw-la à _fw-la visentibus_fw-la exceptum_fw-la quasi_fw-la impetus_fw-la antiqui_fw-la &_o bona_fw-la â—mulatione_fw-la tac._n 13._o ann._n as_o to_o favour_n and_o gratuity_n which_o depend_v whole_o upon_o the_o prince_n pleasure_n although_o they_o seem_v due_a to_o merit_v or_o virtue_n the_o subject_n ought_v not_o to_o murmur_v if_o they_o be_v not_o confer_v upon_o he_o on_o the_o contrary_a rather_o give_v thanks_o under_o some_o honest_a pretext_n follow_v the_o example_n of_o some_o officer_n who_o be_v displace_v in_o vitellius_n time_n hist._n time_n actaeque_fw-la insuper_fw-la vitellâ—_n gratiae_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la servitii_fw-la tac._n 2._o hist._n for_o a_o discreet_a courtier_n usual_o let_v acknowledgement_n close_o all_o his_o discourse_n with_o the_o prince_n this_o piece_n of_o prudence_n seneca_n show_v after_o his_o conference_n with_o nero_n about_o the_o crime_n lay_v to_o his_o charge_n ann._n charge_n seneca_n qui_fw-la finis_fw-la omnium_fw-la cum_fw-la dominante_fw-la sermonum_fw-la gratias_fw-la agit_fw-fr tac._n 14._o ann._n he_o that_o complain_v declare_v he_o have_v be_v ill_o use_v and_o prince_n have_v very_o little_a confidence_n in_o one_o they_o think_v dissatisfy_v all_o of_o they_o affect_v to_o be_v like_o god_n in_o that_o of_o who_o we_o never_o complain_v in_o our_o affliction_n nay_o we_o rather_o give_v thanks_o for_o they_o in_o accusation_n also_o constancy_n be_v of_o very_o great_a consequence_n he_o that_o give_v way_n to_o they_o make_v himself_o a_o criminal_a the_o innocent_a person_n who_o disow_v his_o action_n do_v in_o a_o manner_n plead_v guilty_a a_o good_a conscience_n arm_v with_o truth_n triumph_v over_o envy_n if_o that_o be_v degenerate_a and_o resist_v not_o the_o stream_n of_o misfortune_n their_o wave_n will_v overwhelm_v he_o as_o a_o river_n by_o the_o force_n of_o its_o current_n throw_v down_o the_o weak_a tree_n whereas_o the_o deep_o root_v stand_v immovable_a all_o sejâ—nus's_n favourite_n fall_v with_o his_o fortune_n marcus_n terentius_n alone_o who_o courageous_o acknowledge_v he_o have_v court_v and_o esteem_v his_o friendship_n as_o that_o which_o procure_v he_o the_o emperor_n tiberiusâ—_n â—_z favour_n be_v acquit_v ann._n acquit_v constantia_n orationis_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la repertus_fw-la erat_fw-la qui_fw-la efferret_fw-la quae_fw-la omnes_fw-la animo_fw-la agitabant_fw-la etc._n etc._n tac._n 6._o ann._n and_o all_o other_o evidence_n either_o banish_v or_o execute_v in_o some_o case_n this_o firm_a assurance_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a that_o innocence_n defend_v not_o itself_o by_o excuse_n for_o fear_v of_o betray_a timorousness_n nor_o good_a service_n be_v take_v notice_n of_o lest_o they_o be_v think_v to_o be_v upbraid_v thus_o agrippina_n do_v when_o accuse_v of_o have_v procure_v plautus_n the_o empire_n ann._n empire_n vbi_fw-la nihil_fw-la pro_fw-la innocentia_fw-la quasi_fw-la diffideret_fw-la nec_fw-la beneficiis_fw-la quasi_fw-la exprobraret_fw-la disseruit_fw-la tac._n 3_o ann._n nor_o shall_v the_o prince_n person_n only_o be_v a_o looking-glass_n to_o his_o subject_n but_o he_o be_v to_o show_v himself_o such_o by_o his_o state_n also_o which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v his_o picture_n and_o so_o in_o that_o no_o less_o than_o his_o own_o person_n religion_n justice_n clemency_n and_o all_o other_o imperial_a virtue_n ought_v to_o be_v conspicuous_a and_o in_o as_o much_o as_o council_n seat_n of_o justice_n and_o court_n of_o chancery_n be_v part_n of_o this_o glass_n in_o they_o the_o same_o quality_n shall_v be_v find_v as_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a nay_o in_o all_o particular_a minister_n who_o represent_v it_o for_o it_o very_o much_o lessen_v the_o prince_n reputation_n to_o appear_v favourable_a to_o every_o pretender_n to_o dismiss_v they_o with_o fair_a promise_n and_o give_v encouragement_n to_o their_o hope_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n put_v off_o his_o counsellor_n and_o other_o minister_n to_o deter_v they_o by_o rough_a usage_n from_o pursue_v their_o petition_n a_o artifice_n that_o will_v soon_o discover_v itself_o to_o be_v unworthy_a a_o generous_a and_o royal_a breast_n the_o minister_n be_v a_o piece_n of_o public_a coin_n stamp_v with_o the_o prince_n image_n which_o except_o it_o be_v of_o good_a alloy_n and_o represent_v he_o to_o the_o life_n will_v be_v refuse_v as_o counterfeit_n 17._o counterfeit_n praefectus_fw-la nisi_fw-la formam_fw-la svam_fw-la referat_fw-la mali_fw-la fati_fw-la instar_fw-la subditis_fw-la efficitur_fw-la them_o orat._n 17._o if_o the_o head_n which_o govern_v be_v of_o gold_n the_o hand_n also_o which_o serve_v shall_v be_v so_o too_o as_o be_v those_o of_o the_o spouse_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 14._o scripture_n cant._n 5._o 11_o 14._o far_o ambassador_n be_v also_o principal_a part_n of_o this_o glass_n as_o person_n in_o who_o the_o prince_n authority_n be_v lodge_v and_o certain_o it_o will_v infinite_o prejudice_v the_o public_a faith_n to_o have_v his_o word_n and_o veracity_n not_o find_v in_o these_o and_o as_o they_o be_v the_o lieutenant_n of_o his_o power_n and_o courage_n so_o ought_v they_o on_o all_o occasion_n to_o manifest_v they_o as_o if_o the_o prince_n be_v present_a in_o person_n thus_o do_v anthony_n fonseca_n after_o he_o have_v propose_v to_o charles_n the_o eight_o in_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n name_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n shall_v not_o be_v invade_v till_o it_o have_v be_v judicial_o determine_v who_o title_n be_v best_a and_o see_v it_o come_v to_o nothing_o with_o singular_a freedom_n of_o mind_n he_o open_o declare_v his_o king_n have_v now_o satisfy_v his_o conscience_n that_o he_o be_v at_o liberty_n to_o take_v which_o side_n he_o think_v most_o just_a and_o immediate_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n and_o council_n break_v the_o treaty_n of_o peace_n before_o make_v between_o the_o two_o crown_n as_o the_o
xxxvi_o the_o expert_a and_o prudent_a seaman_n be_v not_o always_o carry_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o wind_n but_o rather_o by_o 〈◊〉_d benefit_n of_o it_o so_o dispose_v the_o sail_n of_o his_o ship_n that_o 〈◊〉_d arrive_v at_o the_o desire_a port_n and_o with_o the_o same_o wind_n 〈◊〉_d at_o which_o he_o please_v of_o two_o opposite_a shore_n withâ—â—_n endanger_v his_o voyage_n but_o when_o the_o heaven_n be_v calm_a by_o the_o help_n of_o sail_n and_o 〈◊〉_d he_o out_o strip_v even_o the_o wind_n itself_o with_o no_o less_o 〈◊〉_d and_o diligence_n the_o prince_n ought_v to_o steer_v the_o vessel_n of_o 〈◊〉_d state_n in_o the_o tempestuous_a sea_n of_o his_o reign_n so_o attentive_o observe_v all_o storm_n that_o he_o may_v with_o prudence_n and_o valour_n make_v use_n of_o the_o same_o in_o their_o time_n and_o place_n he_o be_v a_o pilot_n to_o who_o conduct_n the_o life_n and_o safety_n of_o all_o be_v commit_v nor_o be_v any_o ship_n more_o hazardous_a than_o a_o crown_n expose_v to_o so_o many_o wind_n of_o ambition_n so_o many_o rock_n of_o enemy_n and_o storm_n of_o people_n king_n sancho_n the_o brave_a need_v all_o his_o industry_n to_o arm_v himself_o against_o fortune_n and_o secure_v the_o right_n of_o his_o crown_n almost_o the_o whole_a science_n of_o politic_n consist_v in_o know_v how_o to_o discern_v time_n and_o make_v use_n of_o they_o a_o storm_n sometime_o bring_v a_o ship_n soon_o into_o harbour_n than_o a_o calm_a he_o who_o can_v break_v the_o force_n of_o ill_a fortune_n render_v it_o favourable_a and_o one_o that_o know_v a_o danger_n yield_v to_o it_o and_o give_v it_o time_n at_o length_n surmount_v it_o when_o the_o sailor_n find_v there_o be_v no_o contend_v with_o the_o billow_n he_o strike_v sail_n and_o abandon_v himself_o to_o they_o and_o because_o his_o resistance_n will_v rather_o add_v force_n to_o the_o wind_n use_v some_o narrow_a creek_n to_o rest_v his_o ship_n in_o and_o shelter_v it_o from_o the_o wave_n something_o must_v be_v grant_v danger_n if_o one_o will_v escape_v they_o james_n the_o first_o king_n of_o arragon_n be_v sensible_a of_o the_o aversion_n his_o nobles_n and_o people_n have_v to_o he_o and_o that_o it_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n convenient_a to_o increase_v their_o fury_n by_o a_o untimely_a opposition_n but_o rather_o to_o give_v it_o time_n to_o sink_v of_o itself_o as_o river_n do_v who_o water_n in_o a_o tempest_n swell_v and_o overflow_v their_o bank_n voluntary_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v play_v upon_o and_o as_o it_o be_v imprison_v till_o he_o restore_v all_o thing_n to_o their_o former_a calmness_n and_o tranquillity_n and_o reinstate_v himself_o in_o the_o throne_n the_o same_o discreet_a moderation_n queen_n mary_n use_v when_o by_o side_v with_o the_o grandee_n and_o satisfy_v their_o ambition_n she_o preserve_v the_o crown_n of_o castille_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o her_o son_n ferdinand_n the_o four_o hisp._n four_o mar._n hist._n hisp._n do_v the_o sailor_n think_v it_o a_o dishonour_n to_o yield_v to_o a_o storm_n and_o be_v resolve_v with_o sail_n and_o oar_n to_o withstand_v it_o his_o ruin_n will_v be_v inevitable_a constancy_n consist_v not_o in_o unseasonable_a struggle_n bâ—â—_n in_o hope_v and_o so_o endure_a danger_n without_o let_v fortune_n get_v the_o upper_a hand_n of_o one_o in_o such_o case_n the_o glory_n be_v to_o escape_v safe_a what_o seem_v baseness_n of_o mind_n in_o they_o be_v afterward_o magnanimity_n crown_v with_o success_n when_o king_n alphonso_n the_o wise_a see_v himself_o deprive_v of_o his_o kingdom_n put_v his_o whole_a confidence_n in_o the_o king_n of_o morocco_n assistance_n make_v no_o difficulty_n to_o beg_v of_o alphonso_n de_fw-fr guzman_n governor_n of_o st._n lucar_n de_fw-fr barameda_n who_o upon_o some_o disgust_n have_v retire_v to_o that_o prince_n court_n that_o forget_v all_o former_a injury_n and_o remember_v their_o ancient_a amity_n and_o his_o nobility_n he_o will_v stand_v his_o friend_n and_o endeavour_v to_o be_v a_o instrument_n of_o that_o king_n be_v supply_v he_o with_o man_n and_o money_n which_o letter_n be_v to_o this_o day_n keep_v in_o that_o most_o illustrious_a and_o ancient_a house_n nevertheless_o king_n ought_v not_o to_o yield_v to_o their_o subject_n violence_n unless_o in_o case_n of_o extremity_n for_o he_o very_o little_a consult_v his_o authority_n who_o debase_v himself_o by_o too_o much_o condescension_n the_o dishonourable_a term_n king_n ferdinand_n the_o holy_a constrain_v by_o his_o nonage_n make_v the_o house_n of_o zara_n no_o way_n appease_v they_o nor_o can_v isabel_n reclaim_v alphonso_n carillo_n bishop_n of_o toledo_n though_o she_o honour_v he_o with_o a_o visit_n at_o alcala_n i_o confess_v in_o desperate_a case_n prudence_n be_v wont_a to_o try_v all_o way_n that_o chance_n can_v render_v possible_a it_o be_v great_a courage_n and_o strength_n of_o reason_n on_o occasion_n of_o that_o nature_n to_o restrain_v the_o spirit_n and_o weigh_v the_o present_a necessity_n and_o greatness_n of_o the_o danger_n against_o such_o mean_n as_o may_v contribute_v more_o to_o the_o state_n be_v preservation_n no_o one_o be_v ever_o more_o jealous_a of_o his_o grandeur_n than_o tiberius_n yet_o he_o dissemble_v the_o boldness_n of_o lentulus_n germanicus_n who_o have_v the_o command_n of_o the_o german_a legion_n be_v so_o audacious_a as_o to_o write_v to_o he_o with_o threat_n not_o to_o send_v he_o a_o successor_n covenant_v as_o it_o be_v to_o let_v his_o prince_n enjoy_v the_o empire_n provide_v he_o be_v continue_v in_o his_o province_n ann._n province_n reputante_fw-la tiberio_n publicum_fw-la sibi_fw-la â—dium_fw-la extremam_fw-la aetatem_fw-la magisque_fw-la fama_fw-la quam_fw-la vi_fw-la stare_v res_fw-la suay_n tac._n 6._o ann._n and_o he_o who_o can_v not_o put_v up_o the_o emulation_n of_o his_o son_n take_v this_o slight_a patient_o not_o but_o he_o know_v the_o ill_a consequence_n of_o let_v such_o disobedience_n go_v unpunished_a but_o if_o he_o oppose_v it_o he_o consider_v he_o shall_v incur_v the_o public_a odium_n that_o he_o be_v now_o in_o year_n and_o in_o a_o state_n where_o his_o affair_n depend_v more_o upon_o reputation_n than_o strength_n subject_n will_v be_v little_o behold_v to_o the_o valour_n of_o the_o prince_n who_o govern_v they_o if_o he_o shall_v present_o in_o ill_a fortune_n submit_v to_o necessity_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n as_o little_a to_o his_o prudence_n if_o when_o that_o fortune_n can_v be_v overcome_v he_o will_v however_o withstand_v it_o courage_n shall_v be_v moderate_v by_o prudence_n and_o address_n and_o what_o can_v be_v effect_v by_o strength_n shall_v be_v the_o work_n of_o art_n and_o industry_n it_o be_v no_o less_o glorious_a to_o avoid_v than_o to_o surmount_v a_o danger_n to_o fly_v it_o always_o be_v sloth_n to_o expect_v ignorance_n or_o surprise_n to_o despair_v cowardice_n man_n of_o courage_n make_v head_n against_o fortune_n herself_o the_o princeâ—s_n duty_n and_o end_n be_v not_o light_o to_o contest_v with_o his_o state_n upon_o the_o billow_n but_o to_o conduct_v it_o to_o the_o haven_n of_o preservation_n and_o safety_n that_o be_v esteem_v valiant_a wisdom_n which_o draw_v benefit_n out_o of_o adversity_n as_o also_o that_o which_o by_o struggle_a compass_n its_o end_n soon_o king_n the_o master_n of_o time_n and_o thing_n be_v always_o follow_v never_o lead_v by_o they_o there_o be_v no_o building_n but_o who_o ruin_n with_o what_o addition_n industry_n be_v wont_a to_o make_v may_v erect_v a_o more_o stately_a fabric_n nor_o any_o state_n so_o entire_o abandon_v by_o fortune_n that_o valour_n can_v preserve_v and_o even_o advance_v provide_v it_o consult_v prudence_n upon_o event_n and_o know_v how_o to_o make_v right_a use_n of_o they_o or_o at_o least_o to_o turn_v they_o to_o its_o advantage_n ferdinand_n the_o catholic_n and_o lewis_n the_o twelve_o of_o france_n have_v divide_v between_o they_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n and_o the_o great_a captain_n know_v the_o circle_n of_o a_o crown_n to_o have_v but_o one_o centre_n and_o that_o empire_n admit_v of_o no_o companion_n endeavour_v immediate_o to_o get_v his_o master_n share_n into_o his_o hand_n that_o in_o cafe_z of_o after_o dispute_n which_o he_o foresee_v will_v arise_v between_o those_o two_o king_n he_o may_v be_v the_o more_o at_o leisure_n and_o use_v they_o afterward_o to_o dispossess_v the_o king_n of_o france_n of_o his_o part_n as_o in_o effect_v it_o happen_v accident_n it_o be_v true_a have_v some_o force_n but_o we_o increase_v or_o diminish_v they_o according_a to_o our_o carriage_n under_o they_o our_o ignorance_n give_v divinity_n and_o power_n to_o fortune_n in_o that_o we_o light_o resign_v ourselves_o to_o her_o vicissitude_n do_v we_o change_v our_o custom_n and_o measure_n as_o oft_o as_o she_o do_v the_o time_n she_o
more_o influence_v by_o ambition_n than_o clemency_n so_o that_o he_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o title_n thus_o danger_n deceive_v we_o and_o we_o find_v that_o to_o be_v the_o great_a which_o we_o choose_v as_o the_o lesser_a there_o can_v be_v no_o assurance_n in_o counsel_n ground_v on_o principle_n that_o depend_v on_o another_o pleasure_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o in_o suppose_v other_o will_n act_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v agreeable_a to_o religion_n justice_n relation_n or_o friendship_n or_o but_o what_o be_v consistent_a with_o their_o honour_n and_o interest_n not_o consider_v that_o man_n be_v not_o always_o guide_v by_o their_o advantage_n or_o duty_n but_o rather_o by_o their_o private_a passion_n and_o sentiment_n and_o consequent_o their_o action_n be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v examine_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n but_o also_o by_o that_o of_o malice_n and_o the_o experience_n of_o the_o ordinary_a injustice_n and_o tyranny_n of_o the_o world_n danger_n be_v a_o prince_n best_a master_n the_o past_a teach_v 〈◊〉_d to_o remedy_v the_o present_a and_o prevent_v the_o future_a those_o of_o other_o be_v it_o be_v true_a instruct_v but_o they_o be_v easy_o forget_v our_o own_o leave_n in_o the_o soul_n some_o mark_n and_o scar_n of_o the_o loss_n sustain_v as_o that_o which_o have_v once_o wound_v the_o imagination_n do_v fear_n let_v not_o then_o contempt_n or_o forgetfulness_n ever_o erase_v they_o especial_o when_o have_v escape_v a_o danger_n we_o fancy_v the_o same_o will_v never_o return_v or_o if_o it_o do_v will_v not_o annoy_v we_o for_o though_o some_o one_o circumstance_n which_o be_v very_o unlikely_a to_o happen_v a_o second_o time_n may_v remove_v danger_n yet_o other_o succeed_a new_a one_o make_v they_o unavoidable_a emblem_n xxxviii_o from_z nature_n this_o universal_a commonwealth_n of_o thing_n and_o empire_n of_o mix_a body_n derive_v their_o original_a the_o supreme_a government_n of_o which_o she_o lay_v claim_v to_o and_o for_o the_o more_o firm_a establishment_n and_o more_o secure_a maintain_n of_o it_o have_v make_v herself_o so_o love_a by_o they_o that_o the_o element_n even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o contrariety_n with_o a_o admirable_a consent_n conspire_v to_o preserve_v it_o all_o thing_n will_v be_v soon_o dissolve_v do_v they_o hate_v nature_n their_o princess_n and_o sovereign_n who_o with_o mutual_a tie_n of_o love_n and_o benevolence_n as_o with_o the_o fast_o knot_n unite_v they_o it_o be_v this_o love_n which_o hold_v the_o earth_n in_o aequilibrio_fw-la and_o make_v the_o orb_n of_o heaven_n whirl_v round_o it_o let_v this_o monarchy_n of_o thing_n create_v found_v in_o their_o first_o be_v be_v a_o lesson_n to_o defend_v their_o person_n and_o subject_n by_o affection_n the_o most_o faithful_a guard_n they_o can_v have_v about_o they_o nic._n they_o corporis_fw-la custodiam_fw-la tutissimam_fw-la esse_fw-la putatam_fw-la in_o virtute_fw-la amicorum_fw-la tum_fw-la in_o benevolentia_fw-la civium_fw-la esse_fw-la collocatam_fw-la isocr_n ad_fw-la nic._n claud._n not_o guard_n nor_o grove_n of_o pike_n defend_v like_a love_n this_o be_v the_o only_a impregnable_a fort_n 19_o fort_n salvum_fw-la principem_fw-la in_o aperto_fw-la clementia_fw-la praestabit_fw-la vivum_fw-la erit_fw-la inexpugnabile_fw-la monument_n â—n_fw-la amor_fw-la civium_fw-la sen._n de_fw-fr clem._n lib._n 1_o ca._n 19_o for_o which_o reason_n the_o bee_n elect_v a_o king_n without_o a_o sting_n for_o he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o arm_n who_o be_v belove_v by_o his_o subject_n nature_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n have_v it_o in_o his_o power_n to_o hurt_v who_o duty_n it_o be_v to_o govern_v lest_o he_o become_v odious_a and_o promote_v his_o own_o ruin_n the_o great_a and_o most_o absolute_a power_n a_o prince_n can_v have_v say_v k._n alphonso_n be_v when_o he_o love_v his_o people_n and_o they_o reciprocal_o love_v he_o the_o body_n defend_v the_o head_n upon_o account_n of_o the_o love_n it_o bear_v it_o in_o consideration_n that_o this_o direct_v and_o preserve_v it_o else_o will_v it_o not_o hold_v up_o its_o arm_n towards_o the_o threaten_a blow_n who_o will_v expose_v himself_o to_o hazard_n except_o he_o have_v a_o love_n for_o his_o prince_n who_o protect_v and_o defend_v his_o crown_n the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o castille_n side_v with_o the_o infant_n henry_n against_o k._n peter_n the_o cruel_a because_o the_o one_o be_v belove_v by_o all_o the_o other_o as_o universal_o hate_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o kingdom_n and_o all_o the_o revolution_n in_o state_n be_v hatred_n the_o king_n ordonno_n and_o fruela_n the_o second_o be_v so_o abominate_v by_o their_o subject_n that_o the_o very_a name_n of_o king_n become_v odious_a castille_n be_v reduce_v into_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o the_o government_n divide_v between_o two_o judge_n one_o of_o which_o administer_v affair_n of_o peace_n the_o other_o those_o of_o war_n hisp._n war_n mar._n hist._n hisp._n portugal_n never_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o its_o king_n nor_o revolt_v from_o its_o obedience_n the_o reason_n be_v it_o bear_v a_o sincere_a affection_n towards_o they_o and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n it_o have_v exclude_v one_o and_o admit_v another_o it_o be_v because_o one_o be_v belove_v the_o other_o for_o maladministration_n hate_v it_o be_v the_o advice_n of_o james_n the_o first_o of_o arragon_n to_o alphonso_n the_o wise_a to_o seek_v rather_o the_o love_n than_o fear_v of_o his_o subject_n and_o to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o the_o clergy_n and_o commons_o that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o grapple_v with_o the_o nobility_n which_o counsel_n if_o he_o have_v follow_v he_o have_v never_o lose_v the_o crown_n nero_n no_o soon_o cease_v to_o be_v love_v than_o conspiracy_n be_v form_v against_o he_o a_o thing_n which_o subrius_n flavius_n upbraid_v he_o with_o to_o his_o face_n ann_n face_n nec_fw-la quisquam_fw-la tibi_fw-la fidelior_fw-la militum_fw-la â—uit_fw-la dum_fw-la amari_fw-la meruisti_fw-la odisse_fw-la â—aepi_fw-la postquam_fw-la parricida_fw-la matris_fw-la &_o uxoâ—is_fw-la auriga_fw-la histrio_fw-la &_o incendiarâ—us_fw-la extitisti_fw-la tac._n 15._o ann_n a_o king_n power_n and_o majesty_n consist_v not_o in_o his_o own_o person_n but_o in_o the_o affection_n and_o good_a will_n of_o his_o subject_n if_o they_o be_v disaffect_v who_o will_v oppose_v his_o enemy_n it_o be_v preservation_n make_v the_o people_n want_v a_o king_n but_o that_o can_v never_o be_v expect_v from_o one_o who_o make_v himself_o hate_v the_o arragonian_n prudent_o foresee_v this_o when_o have_v call_v to_o the_o crown_n peter_n altharez_n lord_n of_o borgia_n from_o who_o the_o most_o ancient_a and_o illustrious_a family_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o gandia_n be_v descend_v they_o afterward_o repent_v and_o will_v not_o have_v he_o for_o their_o king_n because_o they_o see_v he_o use_v they_o with_o austerity_n and_o rigour_n even_o before_o his_o election_n contrary_n to_o what_o ferdinand_n the_o first_o king_n of_o arragon_n do_v who_o by_o love_n and_o benevolence_n engage_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o in_o that_o kingdom_n as_o also_o in_o castille_n during_o his_o reign_n there_o we_o have_v see_v many_o prince_n ruin_v by_o fear_n none_o ever_o by_o love_n if_o therefore_o a_o prince_n will_v be_v formidable_a let_v it_o be_v to_o his_o enemy_n but_o let_v he_o endeavour_v to_o be_v belove_v by_o his_o subject_n without_o which_o though_o he_o come_v victorious_a over_o they_o he_o will_v at_o last_o fall_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o these_o as_o it_o befall_v bardanus_n king_n of_o persia_n ann_n persia_n claritâ—â—ine_fw-la paucos_fw-la inter_fw-la senatum_fw-la regum_fw-la siperinde_v amorem_fw-la inter_fw-la populares_fw-la quam_fw-la metum_fw-la apud_fw-la host_n quaesivisset_fw-la tac._n 11._o ann_n love_n and_o respect_n may_v be_v join_v but_o not_o love_n and_o servile_a 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bardanus_n king_n of_o persia_n who_o glory_n make_v he_o more_o severe_a and_o insupportable_a
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say_v the_o lord_n god_n to_o the_o mountain_n and_o to_o the_o hill_n to_o the_o river_n and_o to_o the_o valley_n ezek._n 6._o 3._o this_o comparison_n comprehend_v the_o great_a affinity_n between_o they_o for_o mountain_n be_v prince_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o be_v nearâ—â—_n heaven_n and_o superior_a to_o the_o other_o work_v of_o nature_n as_o also_o for_o their_o liberality_n by_o which_o from_o their_o own_o generous_a bowel_n they_o supply_v with_o continual_a stream_n the_o droughty_a plain_n and_o valley_n beneath_o clothing_n they_o with_o flower_n and_o verdure_n this_o be_v the_o true_a property_n of_o prince_n by_o this_o virtue_n more_o than_o any_o be_v a_o prince_n ally_v to_o god_n who_o 〈◊〉_d ever_o give_v to_o all_o plentiful_o 5._o plentiful_o â—ames_n 1._o 5._o it_o be_v this_o render_v obedience_n more_o prompt_a for_o a_o present_a from_o he_o who_o can_v command_v force_v obligation_n subjection_n be_v agreeable_a when_o it_o be_v beneficial_a king_n
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for_o no_o monarchy_n be_v last_v which_o be_v not_o mix_v that_o be_v compose_v of_o aristocracy_n and_o democracy_n â—_o democracy_n quae_fw-la ex_fw-la pluribus_fw-la constat_fw-la resp_n melior_fw-la est_fw-la arist._n 2_o pol._n c._n â—_o absolute_a power_n be_v tyranny_n whoever_o promote_v that_o promote_v his_o own_o ruin_n a_o prince_n ought_v not_o to_o govern_v as_o the_o lord_n but_o as_o the_o father_n the_o protector_n and_o governor_n of_o his_o state_n 11._o state_n huc_fw-la enim_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la reducenda_fw-la ut_fw-la iis_fw-la qui_fw-la sub_fw-la imperio_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la tyrannum_fw-la sed_fw-la patremfamilias_a aut_fw-la regem_fw-la agere_fw-la videatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n arist._n pol._n 5._o c._n 11._o these_o disorder_n of_o ambition_n proceed_v from_o a_o long_a use_n and_o abuse_v of_o dominion_n which_o covet_v all_o for_o itself_o in_o which_o it_o be_v necessary_a prince_n shall_v conquer_v themselves_o and_o submit_v to_o reason_n however_o difficult_a the_o attempt_n appear_v for_o many_o can_v conquer_v other_o few_o themselves_o this_o victory_n be_v of_o force_n that_o of_o reason_n it_o be_v not_o valour_n to_o conquer_v in_o battle_n but_o to_o subdue_v the_o passion_n obedience_n and_o necessity_n make_v subject_n humble_a and_o modest_a superiority_n and_o power_n render_v prince_n proud_a pride_n have_v destroy_v more_o kingdom_n than_o the_o sword_n more_o prince_n have_v ruin_v themselves_o than_o have_v be_v undo_v by_o other_o the_o remedy_n consist_v in_o the_o prince_n knowledge_n of_o himself_o by_o retire_v within_o himself_o and_o consider_v that_o though_o the_o sceptre_n distinguish_v he_o from_o his_o subject_n they_o much_o exceed_v he_o in_o endowment_n of_o mind_n more_o noble_a than_o his_o grandeur_n that_o if_o reason_n may_v take_v place_n the_o most_o accomplish_a man_n will_v be_v king_n that_o the_o hand_n with_o which_o he_o govern_v the_o world_n be_v of_o â—lay_n and_o subject_a 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goodness_n and_o of_o a_o greâ—t_a soul_n which_o triumph_v over_o itself_o and_o be_v superior_a to_o fortune_n he_o have_v leave_v we_o in_o the_o present_a emperor_n his_o son_n the_o lively_a portraiture_n of_o all_o these_o quality_n with_o which_o he_o steal_v the_o heart_n both_o of_o friend_n and_o enemy_n there_o be_v no_o virtue_n more_o agreeable_a to_o a_o prince_n than_o modesty_n all_o other_o will_v be_v foolish_a in_o he_o if_o that_o do_v not_o adjust_a his_o look_n and_o action_n not_o permit_v they_o to_o exceed_v themselves_o in_o government_n it_o be_v very_o convenient_a not_o to_o touch_v upon_o extreme_n for_o too_o great_a condescension_n be_v not_o less_o prejudicial_a than_o a_o haughty_a grandeur_n monastic_a community_n may_v perhaps_o suffer_v the_o rigour_n of_o obedience_n but_o not_o popular_a one_o such_o rigid_a discipline_n may_v keep_v a_o few_o in_o awe_n but_o not_o many_o civil_a happiness_n consist_v in_o virtue_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o 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understand_v tiberius_n meaning_n and_o that_o he_o be_v recall_v from_o germany_n only_o to_o stop_v the_o progress_n of_o his_o glory_n ready_o obey_v without_o seem_v to_o understand_v ann_n understand_v haud_fw-la â—â—â—â—ctatus_fw-la est_fw-la ultra_fw-la germanicus_n quanquam_fw-la fingi_fw-la ea_fw-la seque_fw-la per_fw-la invidiam_fw-la â—â—rto_fw-la jam_fw-la decori_fw-la abstrahi_fw-la intelligeret_fw-la tac._n 2._o ann_n since_o prince_n command_n can_v be_v decline_v it_o be_v prudence_n to_o obey_v they_o cheerful_o pretend_v ignorance_n of_o the_o motive_n to_o avoid_v danger_n thus_o archelaus_n though_o he_o know_v he_o be_v call_v to_o rome_n by_o tiberius_n mother_n through_o craft_n and_o treachery_n yet_o he_o dissemble_v it_o and_o fear_v violence_n if_o he_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o understand_v it_o made_z what_o have_v he_o can_v thither_o ann_n thither_o si_fw-mi intelligere_fw-la videretur_fw-la vim_o metuens_fw-la in_fw-la urbem_fw-la properat_fw-la tac._n 2._o ann_n and_o this_o dissimulation_n be_v yet_o more_o necessary_a in_o the_o error_n and_o vice_n of_o prince_n for_o they_o esteem_v they_o as_o enemy_n who_o be_v acquaint_v therewith_o in_o the_o banquet_n at_o which_o germanicus_n be_v poison_v some_o run_v for_o it_o but_o the_o more_o prudent_a fat_a still_o look_v upon_o nero_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v think_v to_o mistrust_v the_o murder_n but_o rather_o to_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v natural_a ann_n natural_a trâ—pidaâ—â—â—_n à _fw-la circumsedentibus_fw-la diffugiunt_fw-la imprudentes_fw-la at_o quibus_fw-la altior_fw-la intellectus_fw-la resistunt_fw-la defixi_fw-la &_o neronem_fw-la intuentes_fw-la tac._n 13._o ann_n emblem_n xlv_o the_o lion_n the_o body_n of_o this_o devise_n be_v among_o the_o egyptian_n the_o emblem_n of_o vigilance_n and_o use_v to_o be_v set_v in_o the_o frontispiece_n and_o porch_n of_o their_o temple_n hence_o alexander_n the_o great_a be_v engrave_v upon_o his_o coin_n with_o a_o lion_n 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in_o the_o present_a emblem_n we_o allow_v of_o the_o art_n of_o dissimulation_n nay_o and_o think_v they_o necessary_a with_o the_o aforesaid_a restriction_n yet_o do_v it_o more_o become_v the_o minister_n than_o the_o prince_n themselves_o for_o in_o they_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a occult_a divinity_n which_o be_v offend_v at_o that_o care_n dissimulation_n be_v usual_o the_o daughter_n of_o fear_n and_o ambition_n neither_o of_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v discover_v in_o a_o prince_n the_o convenience_n of_o dissimulation_n he_o ought_v to_o supply_v by_o silence_n and_o reservedness_n a_o prince_n be_v more_o belove_v for_o be_v prudent_a and_o wary_a provide_v he_o act_v with_o a_o royal_a sincerity_n all_o hate_v artifice_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a a_o natural_a and_o open_a freedom_n be_v agreeable_a to_o all_o as_o tacitus_n remark_n in_o petronius_n ann_n petronius_n dicta_fw-la factaque_fw-la ejus_fw-la quanto_fw-la solutiora_fw-la &_o quandam_fw-la svi_fw-la negligentiaâ—_n praeferentia_fw-la tantò_fw-la gratius_fw-la in_o speciem_fw-la simplicitatis_fw-la accipiebantur_fw-la
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and_o divide_v at_o first_o into_o four_o and_o afterward_o into_o more_o principality_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o rise_n and_o fall_v of_o state_n be_v many_o those_o who_o attribute_v they_o to_o motion_n or_o the_o power_n of_o the_o star_n or_o the_o number_n of_o plato_n or_o climacterick_n year_n deny_v providence_n the_o care_n of_o sublunary_a thing_n he_o who_o have_v design_v to_o make_v the_o world_n will_v not_o disdain_v to_o govern_v it_o nay_o to_o create_v and_o not_o take_v care_n of_o the_o world_n will_v be_v disapprove_v his_o own_o work_n if_o god_n vouchsafe_v himself_o to_o paint_v the_o peacock_n tail_n and_o the_o butterfly_n wing_n shall_v we_o think_v he_o will_v commit_v to_o chance_v the_o management_n of_o empire_n and_o monarchy_n upon_o which_o depend_v the_o happiness_n or_o ruin_n of_o mankind_n for_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v create_v it_o will_v be_v impious_a to_o believe_v it_o and_o to_o attribute_v the_o success_n of_o thing_n to_o our_o own_o 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of_o subject_n and_o the_o great_a tie_n of_o friendship_n and_o relation_n be_v lose_v and_o break_v upon_o account_n of_o religion_n king_n witeric_a be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o his_o own_o subject_n for_o endeavour_v to_o introduce_v arianism_n the_o same_o befall_v witiza_n for_o alter_v the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o divine_a worship_n galicia_n rebel_v against_o king_n froilus_fw-la for_o the_o abuse_n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o clergy_n as_o soon_o as_o dive_v sity_n of_o religion_n be_v introduce_v among_o the_o dutch_a they_o rebel_v against_o their_o lawful_a king_n and_o master_n so_o honour_n as_o it_o be_v the_o defence_n and_o preservation_n of_o state_n and_o the_o chief_a spur_n to_o loyalty_n so_o it_o also_o disturb_v they_o to_o clear_v itself_o from_o affront_v contempt_n and_o injury_n the_o people_n prefer_v honour_n before_o life_n and_o fortune_n 3._o fortune_n honour_n quoque_fw-la quantâ—â—_n valeat_fw-la &_o quomodo_fw-la sit_fw-la causa_fw-la seditionis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la arist._n 5._o pol._n c._n 3._o count_n julian_n invite_v the_o moor_n into_o spain_n because_o he_o suspect_v that_o king_n roderick_n have_v violate_v the_o honour_n of_o his_o daughter_n cava_fw-la the_o noble_n of_o castille_n take_v up_o arm_n against_o alphonsus_n iii_o for_o that_o he_o will_v infringe_v their_o privilege_n and_o oblige_v they_o to_o pay_v tax_n as_o do_v the_o subject_n of_o ramires_n iii_o king_n of_o leon_n for_o his_o severe_a and_o servile_a usage_n of_o they_o for_o affront_v receive_v by_o the_o people_n always_o provoke_v to_o revenge_n upon_o the_o prince_n 10._o prince_n et_fw-la multae_fw-la conspirationes_fw-la &_o invasion_n in_o monarchas_n propter_fw-la pudendas_fw-la contumelias_fw-la in_fw-la corpus_fw-la illatas_fw-la factâ—_n sunt_fw-la arist._n 5._o pol._n l._n 10._o and_o contempt_n create_v sedition_n 3._o sedition_n prope_a contempâ—um_fw-la etiam_fw-la seditiones_fw-la conspiratâ—â—â—quâ—_n fâ—â—nâ—_n 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of_o state_n for_o that_o violate_v the_o honour_n of_o many_o and_o be_v severe_o punish_v by_o god_n one_o such_o action_n bury_v spain_n in_o ash_n for_o many_o age_n the_o same_o call_v down_o great_a plague_n upon_o egypt_n 17._o egypt_n gen._n 12._o 17._o and_o david_n suffer_v great_a trouble_n both_o in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o in_o his_o posterity_n 10._o posterity_n 2_o sam._n 12._o 10._o who_o be_v continual_o persecute_v and_o destroy_v by_o the_o sword_n there_o be_v danger_n in_o those_o state_n where_o many_o be_v exclude_v from_o office_n for_o they_o be_v all_o so_o many_o enemy_n 7._o enemy_n cum_fw-la enim_fw-la multitudo_fw-la inâ—pum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o civitate_fw-la eademque_fw-la ab_fw-la honoribus_fw-la exclusa_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la eam_fw-la civitatem_fw-la plenam_fw-la hostium_fw-la reipub_fw-la arist._n lib._n 3._o pol._n c._n 7._o no_o man_n be_v so_o stupid_a as_o not_o to_o desire_v honour_n and_o take_v it_o ill_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o it_o 5._o it_o honori_fw-la incumbit_fw-la tam_fw-la ignarus_fw-la quam_fw-la bone_fw-la arist._n 2._o pol._n 5._o those_o state_n also_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o same_o inconveniency_n in_o which_o the_o magistracy_n be_v divide_v among_o a_o set_a number_n of_o the_o nobility_n all_o the_o rest_n be_v exclude_v the_o three_o cause_n of_o the_o revolution_n and_o trouble_n of_o state_n be_v the_o desire_n of_o preserve_a life_n that_o be_v when_o the_o subject_n think_v the_o prince_n so_o lazy_a and_o cowardly_a as_o that_o he_o can_v preserve_v and_o defend_v they_o or_o else_o when_o they_o hate_v he_o for_o his_o severity_n as_o they_o do_v king_n alphonso_n iii_o or_o for_o his_o cruelty_n as_o they_o do_v king_n peter_n or_o for_o his_o injustice_n and_o tyranny_n which_o endanger_v all_o their_o life_n as_o they_o do_v king_n ordonius_n for_o the_o ill_a usage_n and_o murder_n of_o the_o count_n of_o castille_n whence_o proceed_v the_o change_n of_o his_o state_n hisp._n state_n mar._n hist._n hisp._n the_o last_o be_v estate_n that_o be_v when_o a_o prince_n idle_o squander_v away_o his_o subject_n fortune_n which_o occasion_v garcias_n king_n of_o galicia_n to_o lose_v both_o kingdom_n and_o life_n too_o or_o when_o he_o extravagant_o spend_v his_o revenue_n which_o be_v ramon_n pretence_n for_o kill_v â—_o his_o brother-in-law_n sancho_n king_n of_o navarre_n or_o when_o he_o be_v very_o covetous_a as_o be_v king_n alphonso_n or_o when_o through_o his_o ill_a management_n the_o state_n suffer_v by_o scarcity_n or_o when_o the_o price_n of_o thing_n rise_v or_o trade_n fail_v which_o render_v the_o same_o alphonso_n so_o odious_a or_o when_o the_o coin_n be_v bad_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o peter_n ii_o king_n oâ—_n arragon_n and_o in_o many_o other_o king_n reign_v or_o when_o place_n of_o profit_n or_o riches_n be_v unequal_o dispose_v of_o for_o envy_n and_o necessity_n take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o rich_a and_o so_o raise_v commotion_n 5._o commotion_n insuper_fw-la seditiones_fw-la oriuntur_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la ob_fw-la patrimoniorum_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la ob_fw-la honorum_fw-la inaequalitatem_fw-la arist._n lib._n 2._o pol._n 5._o this_o also_o happen_v from_o the_o maladministration_n of_o justice_n from_o the_o quarter_a of_o soldier_n and_o from_o other_o burden_n which_o oppress_v the_o subject_n estate_n and_o good_n beside_o these_o general_a cause_n there_o be_v other_o particular_a to_o the_o three_o distinction_n which_o i_o make_v of_o kingdom_n in_o the_o last_o emblem_n which_o may_v be_v infer_v from_o what_o i_o propose_v for_o their_o preservation_n for_o the_o knowledge_n of_o preserve_v a_o state_n imply_v the_o knowledge_n of_o what_o will_v ruin_v it_o and_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_a 8._o contrary_a sed_fw-la illud_fw-la primum_fw-la omnium_fw-la dubitarâ—_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la quin_fw-la cognitis_fw-la iis_fw-la quae_fw-la reipub_fw-la interitum_fw-la important_a ea_fw-la quoque_fw-la quae_fw-la salutem_fw-la afferunt_fw-la intelligantur_fw-la arist._n lib._n 5._o pol._n cap._n 8._o for_o all_o this_o i_o can_v but_o enlarge_v a_o little_a though_o i_o run_v a_o risque_n of_o repeat_v what_o have_v be_v already_o say_v hereditary_a state_n be_v usual_o ruin_v for_o want_v of_o care_n and_o diligence_n in_o the_o successor_n especial_o when_o they_o be_v considerable_a for_o than_o their_o greatness_n make_v he_o secure_a and_o negligent_a careless_a of_o all_o danger_n and_o dubious_a in_o his_o counsel_n in_o execution_n timorous_a lest_o he_o shall_v disturb_v the_o quiet_a he_o enjoy_v he_o take_v no_o care_n to_o prevent_v misfortune_n but_o think_v it_o sufficient_a if_o he_o can_v remedy_v they_o not_o consider_v that_o this_o latter_a be_v more_o chargeable_a and_o less_o effectual_a agr._n effectual_a 〈…〉_o diora_fw-la sunt_fw-la remedia_fw-la quam_fw-la mala_fw-la tac._n in_o vit_fw-mi agr._n he_o think_v bravery_n too_o dangerous_a and_o in_o procure_v peace_n by_o certain_a idle_a and_o uncertain_a mean_n he_o bring_v a_o war_n upon_o himself_o and_o so_o ruin_v himself_o by_o the_o very_a mean_n he_o use_v for_o his_o preservation_n this_o be_v the_o misfortune_n
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
king_n be_v his_o people_n when_o they_o be_v well_o defend_v according_a to_o a_o say_n of_o the_o emperor_n justinian_n that_o the_o kingdom_n be_v always_o rich_a and_o the_o exchequer_n full_a when_o the_o subject_n be_v wealthy_a and_o the_o land_n plentiful_a 2._o plentiful_a lib._n 15._o tit_n 5._o p._n 2._o when_o therefore_o a_o prince_n raise_v tax_n with_o this_o moderation_n the_o subject_n ought_v cheerful_o to_o pay_v they_o nor_o can_v they_o without_o a_o sort_n of_o rebellion_n refuse_v they_o for_o sovereignty_n have_v no_o other_o portion_n nor_o public_a necessity_n any_o other_o assistance_n there_o be_v no_o peace_n without_o soldier_n no_o soldier_n without_o pay_n no_o pay_n without_o tax_n hist._n tax_n neque_fw-la quies_fw-la gentium_fw-la sine_fw-la armis_fw-la neque_fw-la arma_fw-la sine_fw-la stipendiis_fw-la neque_fw-la stipendia_fw-la sine_fw-la tributis_fw-la haberi_fw-la queunt_fw-la tac._n 4._o hist._n for_o this_o reason_n when_o nero_n will_v have_v remit_v the_o tax_n the_o roman_a senate_n oppose_v he_o say_v that_o without_o they_o the_o empire_n will_v be_v ruin_v ann_n ruin_v dissâ—lutionâ—m_fw-la imperii_fw-la docendo_fw-la si_fw-la fructus_fw-la quibus_fw-la resp._n sustinetur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d tac._n 13._o ann_n tax_n be_v the_o prince_n of_o peace_n but_o if_o they_o be_v too_o heavy_a and_o the_o people_n not_o well_o satisfy_v of_o their_o necessity_n they_o soon_o rebel_v against_o their_o prince_n it_o be_v for_o no_o other_o reason_n that_o king_n alphonso_n surname_v the_o great_a grow_v so_o odious_a to_o the_o people_n that_o after_o many_o trouble_n and_o vexation_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o quit_v his_o crown_n for_o the_o same_o also_o garcios_n king_n of_o galicia_n lose_v both_o his_o kingdom_n and_o life_n too_o 8._o too_o mar._n hist._n hisp._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 8._o k._n henry_n iii_o consider_v this_o danger_n when_o be_v advise_v by_o some_o to_o raise_v new_a tax_n to_o defray_v the_o expense_n of_o war_n he_o 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hisp._n l._n 28._o 11._o labour_n and_o employment_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o anchor_n of_o the_o mind_n without_o which_o it_o will_v be_v toss_v about_o with_o the_o wave_n of_o passion_n and_o dash_v to_o piece_n upon_o the_o rock_n of_o vice_n god_n enjoin_v labour_n to_o man_n as_o a_o punishment_n yet_o so_o as_o it_o may_v be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o mean_n of_o his_o quiet_a and_o prosperity_n 19_o prosperity_n gen._n 3._o 19_o those_o foundation_n and_o noble_a superstructure_n of_o the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o mede_n assyrian_n greek_n and_o roman_n be_v not_o found_v by_o sloth_n and_o laziness_n but_o by_o toil_n and_o labour_n it_o be_v that_o which_o so_o long_o support_v their_o grandeur_n it_o be_v this_o which_o still_o preserve_v oeconomy_n in_o kingdom_n for_o since_o it_o partly_o depend_v upon_o the_o mutual_a assistance_n of_o people_n labour_n when_o they_o flag_n all_o those_o conveniency_n at_o the_o
all_o turbulent_a and_o seditious_a man_n to_o their_o colony_n or_o army_n publius_z aemilius_z transport_v the_o chief_a author_n of_o sedition_n to_o italy_n as_o also_o charles_n v._o do_v the_o noble_n of_o saxony_n rutilius_n and_o germanicus_n instead_o of_o punish_v some_o mutineer_n make_v they_o freeman_n drusus_n appease_v the_o mutinous_a legion_n by_o separate_v they_o from_o one_o another_o annal._n another_o tyronem_fw-la à _fw-la veâ—erano_fw-la legionem_fw-la à _fw-la legione_fw-la dissociant_fw-la taâ—_n 1._o annal._n loyalty_n and_o military_a virtue_n be_v maintain_v by_o division_n because_o it_o hinder_v force_n and_o vice_n from_o join_v for_o this_o reason_n the_o army_n be_v separate_v in_o the_o time_n of_o galba_n hist._n galba_n longis_fw-la spatiis_fw-la discreti_fw-la exercitus_fw-la quod_fw-la saluberrimum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la â—ontinendam_fw-la â—ilitarem_fw-la fidem_fw-la ne_fw-la vitiis_fw-la nec_fw-la viribus_fw-la misâ—ebantur_fw-la tac._n 1_o 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conducive_a to_o set_v they_o together_o by_o the_o ear_n chrysost._n ear_n dux_n ad_fw-la solvendam_fw-la militum_fw-la conspirationem_fw-la alterum_fw-la in_o alterum_fw-la concitat_fw-la s._n chrysost._n for_o one_o mutiny_n be_v general_o remedy_v by_o another_o the_o roman_a senate_n be_v advise_v upon_o a_o certain_a popular_a insurrection_n to_o appease_v the_o mobb_n by_o the_o mobb_n hist._n mobb_n remedium_fw-la tumultus_fw-la fuit_fw-la alius_fw-la tumultus_fw-la tac._n 2._o hist._n weaken_v their_o force_n by_o division_n and_o doubtless_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o law_n of_o solon_n which_o condemn_v a_o citizen_n who_o in_o a_o sedition_n do_v not_o adhere_v to_o some_o one_o party_n but_o this_o be_v rather_o to_o inflame_v than_o quench_v and_o divide_v it_o since_o at_o this_o rate_n there_o will_v remain_v none_o who_o may_v be_v mediator_n to_o compose_v it_o there_o be_v also_o another_o effectual_a remedy_n which_o be_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o prince_n brave_o and_o resolute_o confront_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o people_n for_o as_o the_o sea_n which_o foam_v and_o dash_v against_o rock_n and_o hill_n run_v smooth_a upon_o the_o even_a sand_n so_o be_v the_o mobb_n hush_v and_o quiet_v by_o the_o serene_a presence_n of_o its_o prince_n augustus_n with_o his_o look_n fright_v the_o actium_n legion_n into_o obedience_n annal._n obedience_n divus_o augustus_n vultu_fw-la &_o aspectu_fw-la actiacas_fw-la legioned_a exterruit_n tac._n 1_o annal._n in_o the_o disorder_n of_o the_o german_a legion_n when_o the_o soldier_n look_v upon_o the_o multitude_n they_o shout_v but_o when_o again_o they_o cast_v their_o eye_n upon_o caesar_n they_o seem_v to_o tremble_v annal._n tremble_v illi_fw-la quoties_fw-la oculos_fw-la ad_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la retulerant_fw-la vocibus_fw-la truculâ—â—â—â—â—repere_fw-la rursum_fw-la viso_fw-la caesare_fw-la trepidare_fw-la tac._n 1_o annal._n sedition_n be_v soon_o quash_v by_o authority_n and_o presence_n as_o the_o blood_n haste_v to_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o part_n wound_v so_o ought_v the_o prince_n to_o assist_v with_o his_o presence_n at_o the_o disorder_n of_o his_o state_n majesty_n easy_o reduce_v subject_n to_o their_o obedience_n for_o in_o that_o nature_n have_v place_v a_o certain_a occult_a force_n which_o often_o produce_v wonderful_a effect_n certain_a conspirator_n have_v enter_v the_o very_a palace_n of_o peter_n iv_o king_n of_o arragon_n with_o a_o design_n upon_o his_o life_n and_o he_o ready_o go_v to_o meet_v they_o quite_o dash_v their_o resolution_n the_o rebellion_n in_o the_o belgic_a province_n have_v never_o go_v so_o far_o have_v philip_n ii_o be_v himself_o upon_o the_o spot_n but_o this_o remedy_n ought_v well_o to_o be_v weigh_v and_o consider_v of_o whether_o or_o no_o absolute_a necessity_n require_v it_o for_o it_o be_v the_o last_o and_o if_o that_o fail_v there_o be_v no_o other_o for_o this_o reason_n tiberius_n send_v drusus_n and_o germanicus_n to_o compose_v the_o mutinous_a legion_n in_o hungary_n annal._n hungary_n resâ—stâ—â—â—â—esque_fw-la germanico_n &_o druso_n posse_fw-la à _fw-la se_fw-la mitigari_fw-la vel_fw-la infringi_fw-la quod_fw-la aliud_fw-la sâ—â—sidium_fw-la si_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la sprevissent_fw-la tac._n 1_o annal._n the_o prince_n presence_n be_v also_o dangerous_a if_o he_o be_v hate_v or_o a_o tyrant_n for_o then_o the_o subject_n be_v willing_a and_o eager_a to_o shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o obedience_n but_o if_o any_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v into_o faction_n by_o the_o private_a grudge_n of_o family_n one_o to_o another_o it_o be_v prudence_n to_o prohibit_v their_o name_n from_o be_v mention_v thus_o do_v king_n francis_n of_o navarr_n forbid_v any_o one_o upon_o severe_a penalty_n to_o be_v call_v agramont_n or_o biamont_n which_o be_v two_o family_n in_o that_o kingdom_n at_o continual_a enmity_n but_o if_o the_o people_n dissatisfaction_n and_o sedition_n proceed_v from_o the_o maladministration_n of_o some_o minister_n there_o be_v no_o dust_n more_o effectual_a to_o appease_v they_o than_o the_o punishment_n of_o that_o person_n if_o they_o impute_v to_o the_o minister_n that_o which_o be_v real_o the_o prince_n fault_n and_o so_o rise_v against_o he_o their_o error_n must_v have_v its_o free_a course_n since_o neither_o force_n nor_o reason_n can_v stop_v it_o without_o great_a detriment_n to_o the_o public_a innocence_n it_o be_v true_a will_v thereby_o suffer_v but_o not_o through_o the_o prince_n fault_n in_o all_o such_o great_a accident_n there_o be_v no_o remedy_n without_o injustice_n which_o be_v compensated_a by_o the_o public_a good_a annal._n good_a habet_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ex_fw-la iniquo_fw-la omne_fw-la magnum_fw-la exemplum_fw-la quod_fw-la contra_fw-la 〈◊〉_d utilitate_fw-la publica_fw-la rependitur_fw-la tac._n 14._o annal._n sedition_n be_v a_o poison_n which_o strike_v at_o the_o heart_n and_o it_o be_v therefore_o necessary_a sometime_o to_o lop_v off_o a_o limb_n to_o save_v the_o body_n and_o to_o give_v way_n to_o the_o torrent_n of_o fury_n though_o disagreeable_a to_o reason_n and_o justice_n thus_o do_v queen_n isabel_n in_o a_o rise_n of_o the_o people_n of_o sevill_n for_o when_o they_o insist_v upon_o she_o turn_v andrew_n cabrera_n governor_n of_o the_o palace_n out_o of_o his_o office_n and_o be_v run_v on_o to_o further_a demand_n she_o cut_v they_o off_o short_a gentleman_n say_v she_o what_o you_o demand_v i_o have_v before_o resolve_v on_o go_v remove_v not_o only_o the_o governor_n but_o also_o all_o my_o other_o domestic_n by_o which_o answer_n she_o seem_v to_o command_v that_o which_o she_o be_v force_v to_o and_o the_o mutineer_n take_v it_o as_o her_o favour_n and_o kindness_n and_o have_v satisfy_v their_o rage_n by_o tumble_v down_o those_o headlong_a who_o they_o find_v upon_o the_o tower_n they_o be_v quiet_a and_o afterward_o she_o upon_o examine_v the_o accusation_n which_o they_o lay_v to_o the_o governor_n charge_n find_v they_o unjust_a and_o groundless_a restore_v he_o to_o his_o office_n when_o the_o mutineer_n think_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o sedition_n will_v be_v sufficient_a they_o spare_v none_o hope_v by_o that_o mean_n to_o expiate_v their_o crime_n as_o the_o german_a legion_n do_v annal._n do_v gaudebat_fw-la caeâ—â—â—â—s_fw-la mile_n tanquam_fw-la semet_fw-la absolvereâ—_n tac._n 1_o annal._n though_o patience_n and_o connivance_n do_v increase_v their_o insolence_n agr._n insolence_n nihil_fw-la â—â—â—ci_fw-la patientia_fw-la nisi_fw-la ut_fw-la graviora_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ex_fw-la facile_a tolerantibus_fw-la imperenâ—â—â—_n tac._n in_o vit._n agr._n and_o the_o more_o you_o grant_v they_o the_o more_o they_o crave_v as_o do_v the_o soldier_n which_o flaccus_n send_v to_o rome_n annal._n rome_n et_fw-la flaccus_n multa_fw-la concedendo_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quâ—m_fw-la ut_fw-la acrius_fw-la exposcâ—rent_fw-la quae_fw-la sciâ—bant_fw-la negaturum_fw-la tac._n 4._o annal._n yet_o this_o chief_o happen_v when_o the_o person_n so_o grant_v be_v but_o of_o small_a authority_n among_o they_o as_o be_v flaccus_n who_o the_o whole_a army_n despise_v hist._n despise_v superior_a exercitus_fw-la legatum_fw-la hordenium_fw-la flaccum_fw-la spernebat_fw-la tac._n 1_o
hist._n but_o in_o the_o forementioned_a case_n of_o germanicus_n the_o demand_n of_o the_o mutineer_n ought_v to_o be_v comply_v with_o though_o violent_a and_o unreasonable_a that_o their_o fury_n may_v have_v be_v qualify_v or_o that_o he_o may_v have_v have_v some_o honourable_a pretence_n to_o wave_v their_o punishment_n he_o know_v the_o injustice_n and_o inconvenience_n of_o a_o general_a punishment_n and_o that_o it_o will_v of_o necessity_n involve_v the_o innocent_a but_o though_o it_o can_v not_o whole_o be_v avoid_v it_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v do_v by_o his_o command_n but_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o chance_n and_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o seditious_a annal._n seditious_a nec_fw-la caesar_n arâ—ebat_fw-la quando_fw-la nihil_fw-la ipsius_fw-la jussu_fw-la penes_fw-la â—osdâ—â—_n saevitia_fw-la facti_fw-la &_o inuidia_fw-la â—rat_fw-la tac_n 1_o annal._n the_o fault_n of_o the_o minister_n ought_v to_o be_v excuse_v as_o a_o piece_n of_o policy_n when_o by_o popular_a constraint_n he_o become_v head_n of_o the_o sedition_n that_o he_o may_v afterward_o when_o their_o fury_n begin_v to_o abate_v with_o more_o ease_n reduce_v they_o to_o obedience_n so_o spurinna_n give_v way_n to_o the_o soldier_n rage_n and_o pretend_v to_o countenance_v they_o that_o he_o may_v preserve_v his_o authority_n among_o they_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o repent_v hist._n repent_v fit_a temeritâ—â—â—â—_n alienae_n come_v spurinna_n primo_fw-la coactus_fw-la mox_fw-la velle_fw-la simulans_fw-la quo_fw-la plus_fw-la auctoâ—itatâ—â—_n inesseâ—_n consiliis_fw-la si_fw-la seditio_fw-la mitescereâ—_n tac._n 2._o hist._n sometime_o the_o people_n upon_o pretence_n of_o preservation_n of_o their_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n encroach_v upon_o the_o royal_a prerogative_n a_o piece_n of_o arrogance_n that_o ought_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v connive_v at_o lest_o they_o shall_v thence_o become_v more_o saucy_a in_o this_o case_n the_o punishment_n of_o the_o delinquent_n shall_v be_v speedy_a and_o the_o head_n of_o the_o promoter_n stick_v up_o as_o a_o terror_n to_o the_o rest_n when_o they_o least_o think_v on_o it_o for_o there_o be_v nothing_o quell_v their_o insolence_n more_o than_o the_o punishment_n of_o their_o leader_n annal._n leader_n neque_fw-la 〈◊〉_d glisâ—entis_fw-la discordiae_fw-la remedium_fw-la quà m_fw-la si_fw-la unus_fw-la altâ—â—ve_fw-la maximè_fw-la prompti_fw-la subverterentâ—r_fw-la tac._n 4._o annal._n it_o be_v a_o approve_a truth_n that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o mobb_n dare_v attempt_v nothing_o without_o they_o annal._n they_o nihil_fw-la ausuram_fw-la plebem_fw-la principibus_fw-la amotâ—â—_fw-la tac._n 1_o annal._n ramirus_n king_n of_o arragon_n be_v embroil_v in_o the_o insurrection_n of_o his_o people_n ask_v advice_n of_o the_o abbot_n of_o tomer_n who_o give_v he_o no_o answer_n but_o with_o his_o switch_n imitate_v periander_n 9_o periander_n nam_fw-la periander_n caduceatori_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la thrasybulus_n consilium_fw-la ejus_fw-la exquirebat_fw-la nihil_fw-la respondisse_fw-la fertur_fw-la sed_fw-la sâ—icis_fw-la eminentibus_fw-la sublatis_fw-la segetem_fw-la adâ—quasse_fw-la arist._n pol._n 3._o c._n 9_o lop_v off_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tall_a flower_n in_o his_o garden_n where_o he_o be_v then_o walk_v and_o by_o that_o show_v he_o what_o he_o be_v to_o do_v upon_o which_o he_o behead_n the_o chief_a author_n of_o the_o rebellion_n and_o restore_v peace_n to_o his_o kingdom_n the_o same_o be_v the_o advice_n of_o don_n lopez_n barrientos_n to_o king_n henry_n iu._n yet_o will_v it_o be_v convenient_a to_o use_v this_o method_n with_o such_o moderation_n as_o that_o the_o execution_n may_v fall_v but_o on_o few_o but_o those_o who_o can_v be_v punish_v must_v be_v connive_v it_o or_o so_o deal_v with_o as_o that_o their_o affection_n may_v be_v gain_v as_o we_o read_v otho_n do_v when_o his_o army_n mutiny_v hist._n mutiny_v eâ—_n oratio_fw-la ad_fw-la perstringendos_fw-la mulcendosque_fw-la militum_fw-la animos_fw-la severitatis_fw-la modus_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o plures_fw-la quà m_fw-la in_o dvos_fw-la animadverti_fw-la jusserat_fw-la gratè_fw-la accepta_fw-la compositique_fw-la ad_fw-la praesens_fw-la qui_fw-la coerceri_fw-la non_fw-la poterant_fw-la tac._n 1_o hist._n severity_n with_o moderation_n appease_v all_o commotion_n for_o when_o the_o bad_a begin_v to_o fear_v the_o good_a will_v obey_v as_o vocula_n find_v who_o in_o a_o general_a mutiny_n of_o the_o legion_n punish_v but_o one_o man_n hist._n man_n et_fw-la dum_fw-la mali_fw-la pavent_fw-la optimuâ—â—â—isque_fw-la jussis_fw-la paruere_fw-la tac._n 4._o hist._n the_o method_n also_o of_o the_o punishment_n ought_v to_o be_v so_o mild_a as_o not_o to_o give_v the_o people_n occasion_n to_o resent_v it_o as_o a_o national_a grievance_n for_o that_o will_v make_v they_o more_o resolute_a slavery_n wound_n and_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o war_n be_v not_o so_o grievous_a to_o the_o german_n as_o that_o trophy_n which_o germanicus_n erect_v out_o of_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o rebellious_a province_n annal._n province_n haud_fw-la period_n germanos_fw-la vulâ—era_fw-la luctus_fw-la excidia_fw-la quà m_fw-la ea_fw-la species_n dolore_fw-la &_o ira_fw-la adfecit_fw-la tacit._n 2._o annal._n ferdinand_z duke_z d'alba_fw-la do_v not_o forget_v this_o precept_n when_o he_o erect_v a_o statue_n of_o the_o rebel_n head_n nor_o have_v he_o omit_v it_o though_o he_o have_v read_v or_o hear_v that_o vitellius_n will_v not_o put_v to_o death_n julius_n civilis_n a_o man_n of_o great_a authority_n among_o the_o dutch_a lest_o he_o shall_v thereby_o alienate_v the_o mind_n of_o that_o warlike_a people_n hist._n people_n julius_n igitur_fw-la civilis_fw-la periculo_fw-la exemptus_fw-la praepotens_fw-la inter_fw-la bataâ—â—s_fw-la ne_fw-la supplicio_fw-la ejus_fw-la ferox_fw-la gens_fw-la alienaretur_fw-la tac._n 1_o hist._n for_o he_o think_v a_o severe_a animadversion_n more_o proper_a which_o nevertheless_o create_v no_o disturbance_n though_o there_o be_v not_o want_v those_o who_o urge_v it_o as_o a_o aggravation_n to_o make_v that_o people_n revolt_n there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o disobedience_n which_o proceed_v from_o a_o too_o zealous_a and_o inconsiderate_a fidelity_n in_o which_o case_n the_o subject_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v to_o their_o duty_n by_o benign_a and_o mild_a mean_n such_o as_o john_n ii_o king_n of_o arragon_n use_v in_o a_o insurrection_n at_o barcelona_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n prince_z charles_n for_o he_o write_v to_o that_o city_n that_o unless_o compel_v by_o necessity_n he_o will_v never_o use_v violent_a method_n but_o that_o if_o they_o will_v return_v to_o their_o obedience_n he_o will_v use_v they_o as_o his_o own_o child_n this_o mildness_n and_o his_o promise_n of_o a_o general_n pardon_v reduce_v they_o all_o to_o their_o devoir_n a_o prince_n ought_v always_o to_o discover_v a_o 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aâ—hus_fw-la principem_fw-la precibus_fw-la vel_fw-la armis_fw-la adirent_fw-la tac._n annal._n l._n 1._o and_o therefore_o the_o prince_n shall_v endeavour_v to_o make_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o his_o reign_n so_o calm_a that_o the_o new_a one_o may_v be_v enter_v on_o without_o the_o least_o hazard_n and_o as_o seaman_n when_o they_o enter_v the_o port_n quit_v their_o oar_n and_o furl_v their_o sail_n so_o ought_v he_o to_o close_v his_o government_n by_o lay_v aside_o all_o thought_n of_o erterprise_n and_o war_n by_o confirm_v ancient_a alliance_n and_o make_v new_a one_o particular_o with_o his_o neighbour_n that_o peace_n may_v be_v settle_v in_o his_o realm_n it_o be_v no_o less_o worthy_a praise_n when_o age_n draw_v on_o to_o settle_v peace_n and_o quietness_n at_o home_n that_o no_o intestine_a broil_n subvert_v the_o state_n or_o powerful_a neighbour_n war_n without_o create_v tasso_n create_v tasso_n let_v he_o dissemble_v injury_n we_o tiberius_n do_v with_o getulicus_n 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execute_v such_o thought_n or_o to_o attempt_v innovation_n while_o they_o will_v be_v great_a beyond_o what_o they_o can_v they_o become_v even_o less_o than_o what_o they_o be_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o noble_a and_o most_o renown_a family_n be_v ruin_v by_o a_o desire_n of_o grandeur_n and_o magnificence_n ann._n magnificence_n dite_fw-fr elim_fw-la familiae_fw-la nobilium_fw-la aut_fw-la claritudine_fw-la ensign_fw-la study_v magnificentiae_fw-la prolabehantur_fw-la tac._n 3_o ann._n but_o as_o too_o much_o riches_n be_v dangerous_a so_o also_o be_v extreme_a poverty_n for_o when_o any_o of_o these_o great_a one_o have_v squander_v away_o their_o estate_n they_o present_o set_v up_o for_o innovation_n 12._o innovation_n sed_fw-la cum_fw-la ex_fw-la primariis_fw-la aliqui_fw-la bona_fw-la dissiparunt_fw-la hi_o res_fw-la novas_fw-la moliuntur_fw-la arist._n pol._n 6._o c._n 12._o emblem_n xviii_o virtue_n have_v give_v empire_n to_o many_o vice_n to_o few_o in_o these_o 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esteem_v for_o all_o believe_v that_o to_o such_o a_o prince_n god_n be_v more_o propitious_a and_o ready_a to_o assist_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n and_o to_o direct_v his_o government_n it_o be_v this_o alone_a make_v ioshua_n name_n celebrate_v all_o the_o world_n over_o 27._o over_o so_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o joshua_n and_o his_o fame_n be_v noise_v throughout_o all_o the_o country_n josh._n 6._o 27._o all_o the_o action_n and_o counsel_n of_o a_o good_a prince_n the_o people_n receive_v with_o joy_n and_o through_o a_o certain_a zealous_a confidence_n promise_v themselves_o success_n from_o they_o but_o if_o it_o fall_v out_o otherwise_o they_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o for_o some_o supernatural_a and_o unknown_a reason_n it_o be_v convenient_a it_o shall_v be_v so_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n among_o some_o nation_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v king_n 13._o king_n rex_fw-la enim_fw-la dux_n erat_fw-la in_o beâ—h_n &_o judex_n &_o in_o iis_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la cultum_fw-la 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the_o emblem_n of_o piety_n and_o religion_n 21._o religion_n and_o he_o worship_v lean_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o staff_n vid._n laâ—_n vers._n et_fw-la adoravit_fw-la fastigium_fw-la virgae_fw-la ejus_fw-la heb._n 11._o 21._o let_v none_o imagine_v that_o the_o time_n be_v lose_v which_o a_o prince_n employ_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o goodness_n and_o virtue_n nay_o god_n do_v then_o chief_o dispose_v and_o direct_v the_o event_n of_o thing_n ferdinand_n antoline_n be_v at_o his_o devotion_n while_o count_n garcias_n fernandez_n fight_v the_o moor_n at_o the_o river_n duero_n and_o a_o angel_n in_o his_o likeness_n supply_v his_o place_n in_o the_o fight_n by_o which_o he_o not_o only_o escape_v the_o discredit_n of_o not_o be_v at_o the_o battle_n but_o also_o gain_v the_o chief_a praise_n of_o honour_n of_o the_o victory_n something_o like_o this_o be_v relate_v of_o that_o renown_a general_n count_n tilly_n that_o true_a christian_a joshua_n not_o less_o holy_a and_o 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time_n for_o it_o be_v troublesome_a to_o reform_v as_o to_o new_a model_n one_o 1._o one_o non_fw-la minus_fw-la negotii_fw-la est_fw-la remp._n 〈◊〉_d quam_fw-la ab_fw-la initiâ—â—onstituere_fw-la arist._n 4._o pol._n cap._n 1._o for_o 〈◊〉_d reason_n david_n excuse_v himself_o from_o punish_v joab_n for_o the_o murder_n of_o abner_n as_o be_v weak_a and_o new_o anoint_a king_n 39_o king_n 2_o sâ—m_n 3._o 39_o that_o be_v he_o fear_v by_o too_o much_o severity_n he_o shall_v make_v his_o new_a get_a government_n odious_a rehoboam_n have_v never_o ruin_v himself_o have_v he_o consider_v this_o when_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o young_a man_n he_o answer_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n who_o desire_v he_o will_v treat_v they_o with_o less_o severity_n than_o his_o father_n have_v do_v my_o father_n make_v your_o yoke_n heavy_a and_o i_o will_v add_v to_o your_o yoke_n my_o father_n also_o chastise_v you_o with_o whip_n but_o i_o will_v chastise_v you_o with_o scorpion_n 14._o scorpion_n 1_o king_n 12._o 14._o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o serviceable_a to_o a_o prince_n at_o his_o entrance_n upon_o the_o government_n than_o to_o signalise_v himself_o by_o some_o glorious_a exploit_n for_o reputation_n once_o get_v be_v not_o immediate_o lose_v for_o which_o reason_n domitius_n corbulo_n when_o he_o be_v send_v into_o armenia_n take_v particular_a care_n to_o raise_v his_o reputation_n ann_n reputation_n ubi_fw-la famae_fw-la inserviret_fw-la 〈◊〉_d in_o novis_fw-la câ—ptis_fw-la validissima_fw-la est_fw-la tac._n 13._o ann_n the_o same_o agricola_n do_v in_o his_o government_n of_o britain_n know_v that_o the_o reputation_n of_o his_o first_o action_n will_v bias_n all_o the_o rest_n agr._n rest_n non_fw-la ignarus_fw-la instandum_fw-la faâ—â—ae_fw-la &_o prout_fw-la prima_fw-la â—essissent_fw-la fore_fw-la universa_fw-la tac._n in_o vit_fw-mi agr._n the_o comparison_n which_o the_o people_n make_v between_o the_o past_a and_o present_a administration_n be_v 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aliâ—_n taedio_fw-la caetus_fw-la â—â—idâ—m_fw-la tristitia_fw-la ingenii_fw-la &_o metâ—_n comparationis_fw-la quia_fw-la augustuâ—_n comiâ—er_fw-la â—â—â—fuisset_fw-la tac._n 1._o ann_n wherefore_o as_o soon_o as_o a_o prince_n come_v to_o the_o helm_n of_o affair_n he_o shall_v diligent_o inquire_v what_o thing_n be_v distasteful_a in_o the_o past_a reign_n that_o he_o may_v avoid_v they_o this_o be_v nero_n maxim_n at_o his_o accession_n to_o the_o throne_n prescribe_v it_o as_o a_o plan_n of_o his_o future_a government_n sedulous_o decline_v those_o thing_n which_o have_v late_o breed_v disgust_n ann_n disgust_n tum_o formam_fw-la futuri_fw-la principatus_fw-la prâ—scripsit_fw-la ca_fw-mi maximè_fw-la declinâ—â—_n querum_fw-la recens_fw-la flagrabat_fw-la inuidia_fw-la tac._n 13._o ann_n let_v a_o prince_n also_o adjust_a his_o action_n to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n and_o method_n of_o his_o predecessor_n for_o even_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o successor_n which_o be_v 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latus_fw-la venatu_fw-la epulis_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la alia_fw-la barbari_fw-la celebrant_a proceres_fw-la plebemâ—â—_n juxta_fw-la devinxerat_fw-la tac._n 2._o ann_n and_o if_o this_o difference_n of_o manner_n in_o the_o prince_n person_n produce_v these_o effect_n how_o much_o great_a will_v the_o alteration_n of_o the_o custom_n and_o way_n of_o the_o people_n create_v but_o if_o correction_n be_v necessary_a it_o must_v be_v apply_v with_o such_o moderation_n as_o may_v neither_o make_v the_o prince_n seem_v severe_a nor_o remiss_a but_o when_o the_o negligence_n of_o the_o predecessor_n be_v very_o great_a and_o the_o people_n require_v a_o remedy_n than_o the_o activity_n and_o diligence_n of_o the_o successor_n be_v very_o opportune_a as_o be_v visible_a in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o your_o royal_a highness_n renown_v father_n it_o be_v a_o generous_a piece_n of_o justice_n for_o a_o prince_n to_o begin_v his_o reign_n with_o pardon_v all_o offence_n against_o himself_o and_o 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his_o glory_n blaze_v more_o only_o the_o soon_o to_o extinguish_v it_o what_o appear_v be_v honour_n and_o affection_n what_o be_v conceal_v be_v hatred_n and_o malice_n annal._n malice_n nec_fw-la ideo_fw-la sincerae_fw-la charitatis_fw-la fidem_fw-la adsecutus_fw-la amoliri_fw-la juvenem_fw-la specie_fw-la hoâ—oris_fw-la statuit_fw-la struxitque_fw-la â—_z aut_fw-la fortè_fw-la oblatas_fw-la aâ—ripuit_fw-la tac._n 2._o annal._n the_o more_o frank_a and_o sincere_a a_o man_n appear_v the_o more_o fraud_n and_o design_n he_o harbour_v we_o be_v not_o so_o apt_a to_o be_v deceive_v by_o muddy_a as_o by_o clear_a fountain_n which_o hide_v their_o poison_n and_o invite_v by_o their_o clearness_n for_o this_o reason_n prudence_n shall_v be_v upon_o her_o guard_n to_o penetrate_v these_o art_n of_o prince_n suspect_v they_o most_o when_o they_o seem_v most_o fair_a and_o oblige_a and_o act_v against_o their_o custom_n and_o nature_n as_o agrippina_n do_v change_v her_o morose_n temper_v 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