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this_o cause_n it_o be_v that_o the_o spaniard_n be_v not_o well_o please_v when_o charles_n the_o five_o be_v make_v emperor_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o rise_v because_o they_o fear_v he_o will_v leave_v dwell_v in_o spain_n and_o make_v his_o residence_n in_o germany_n this_o desire_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o persian_n to_o have_v a_o king_n in_o their_o own_o province_n set_v up_o cyrus_n against_o astyages_n who_o reside_v in_o media_n and_o out_o of_o this_o desire_n the_o briton_n covenant_v with_o the_o king_n of_o france_n that_o his_o elder_a son_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n his_o second_o son_n shall_v be_v duke_n of_o britain_n whereof_o there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o reason_n but_o the_o desire_n to_o have_v a_o particular_a prince_n that_o shall_v dwell_v among_o they_o as_o be_v indeed_o of_o special_a benefit_n to_o the_o people_n first_o because_o live_v among_o they_o he_o spend_v those_o revenue_n in_o the_o country_n which_o he_o draw_v from_o the_o country_n second_o because_o of_o the_o great_a care_n the_o prince_n have_v of_o they_o and_o because_o of_o the_o people_n nearness_n to_o their_o lord_n ear_n to_o who_o they_o can_v present_v their_o suit_n in_o their_o own_o person_n without_o waste_v themselves_o in_o journey_n and_o lie_v at_o inn_n last_o because_o if_o the_o prince_n be_v lord_n of_o many_o province_n reside_v in_o one_o of_o they_o the_o other_o must_v be_v fain_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o deputy_n of_o that_o province_n the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n reside_v in_o italy_n govern_v all_o the_o province_n by_o italian_n a_o thing_n most_o distasteful_a to_o all_o the_o people_n because_o to_o one_o that_o be_v not_o grieve_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o a_o prince_n that_o be_v a_o stranger_n yet_o it_o grieve_v he_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o man_n of_o a_o province_n that_o be_v a_o stranger_n as_o many_o people_n that_o be_v content_a to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o king_n of_o bohemia_n yet_o refuse_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n after_o many_o
a_o thing_n very_o profitable_a for_o state_n that_o stand_v in_o danger_n p._n 179_o discourse_v twenty_o five_o that_o those_o man_n who_o possess_v the_o state_n of_o another_o be_v but_o in_o a_o dangerous_a condition_n as_o long_o as_o any_o of_o the_o former_a lord_n line_n remain_v alive_a and_o what_o course_n be_v to_o be_v take_v to_o free_v themselves_o from_o such_o danger_n p._n 183_o discourse_v twenty_o six_o a_o parallel_n between_o tiberius_n and_o solomon_n p._n 189_o discourse_v twenty_o seven_o that_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n to_o obey_v prince_n in_o service_n of_o cruelty_n and_o tyranny_n p._n 190_o discourse_v twenty_o eight_o that_o prince_n ought_v not_o to_o reveal_v the_o secret_n of_o their_o state_n and_o how_o it_o happen_v that_o oftentimes_o man_n be_v draw_v to_o speak_v some_o thing_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v conceal_v p._n 198_o discourse_v twenty_o nine_o how_o prince_n shall_v make_v use_n of_o counsel_n p._n 204_o discourse_v thirty_o how_o prince_n ought_v to_o make_v use_n of_o magistrate_n and_o officer_n p._n 210_o discourse_v thirty_o one_o why_o tiberius_n make_v a_o show_n he_o will_v not_o be_v emperor_n and_o that_o to_o make_v prince_n discover_v thing_n they_o will_v have_v conceal_v be_v dangerous_a p._n 219_o discourse_v thirty_o two_o what_o course_n a_o prince_n shall_v take_v to_o secure_v himself_o from_o general_n of_o army_n and_o what_o course_n general_n shall_v take_v to_o secure_v themselves_o from_o the_o prince_n and_o from_o a_o commonwealth_n p._n 329_o discourse_v thirty_o three_o of_o succession_n and_o election_n p._n 347_o discourse_v thirty_o four_o whether_o tiberius_n do_v ill_a in_o cause_v augustus_n his_o will_n to_o be_v read_v and_o why_o augustus_n in_o the_o three_o place_n make_v many_o his_o heir_n that_o be_v his_o enemy_n p._n 354_o discourse_v thirty_o five_o that_o corrupt_a commonwealth_n have_v need_n of_o a_o monarch_n to_o reform_v they_o p._n 357_o discourse_v thirty_o six_o why_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n from_o a_o regal_a power_n under_o romulus_n recover_v liberty_n under_o tarqvinius_n and_o from_o the_o regal_a power_n of_o augustus_n be_v never_o able_a to_o shake_v off_o servitude_n p._n 363_o discourse_v thirty_o seven_o that_o to_o elect_v a_o wicked_a successor_n â—…by_o to_o get_v glory_n to_o himself_o be_v a_o beastly_a course_n p._n 371_o discourse_v thirty_o eight_o that_o a_o prince_n shall_v be_v both_o love_v and_o fear_v p._n 378_o discourse_v thirty_o nine_o whether_o a_o aristocracy_n or_o a_o monarchy_n be_v the_o more_o profitable_a for_o a_o city_n p._n 388_o discourse_v forty_o that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a help_n for_o attain_v a_o kingdom_n to_o have_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o blood-royal_a and_o in_o what_o danger_n a_o prince_n be_v that_o have_v none_o but_o daughter_n p._n 408_o discourse_v forty_o one_o whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o refuse_v dignity_n or_o to_o seek_v after_o they_o p._n 425_o discourse_v forty_o two_o that_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o pass_v from_o one_o extreme_a to_o another_o than_o from_o a_o extreme_a to_o the_o middle_n p._n 433_o discourse_v forty_o three_o that_o germanicus_n can_v not_o carry_v himself_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o to_o keep_v tiberius_n from_o suspect_v he_o and_o that_o he_o refuse_v the_o empire_n for_o fear_n of_o death_n and_o not_o out_o of_o goodness_n p._n 434_o discourse_v forty_o four_o that_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o settle_v the_o insurrection_n of_o a_o army_n p._n 442_o discourse_v forty_o five_o that_o what_o kind_n of_o affair_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o carry_v their_o wife_n with_o they_o p._n 444_o discourse_v forty_o six_o whether_o germanicus_n do_v well_o to_o grant_v so_o many_o thing_n to_o the_o army_n be_v in_o mutiny_n what_o other_o course_n he_o may_v have_v take_v last_o that_o in_o diversity_n of_o time_n and_o upon_o diversity_n of_o occasion_n divers_a course_n be_v to_o be_v take_v p._n 448._o discourse_n forty_o seven_o that_o tiberius_n do_v well_o not_o to_o stir_v from_o rome_n p._n 460_o discourse_v forty_o eight_o that_o to_o punish_v seditious_a soldier_n by_o the_o soldier_n own_o hand_n be_v very_o profitable_a and_o that_o minister_n for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o punish_v exceed_v their_o limit_n p._n 469_o discourse_v forty_o nine_o whether_o a_o army_n be_v apt_a to_o rebel_v that_o consist_v of_o one_o nation_n only_o or_o that_o which_o consist_v of_o many_o p._n 475_o discourse_v fifty_o that_o to_o pass_v from_o one_o extreme_a to_o another_o be_v dangerous_a and_o how_o it_o happen_v that_o successor_n common_o take_v course_n differ_v from_o their_o predecessor_n p._n 477_o discourse_v fifty_o one_o what_o course_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o demand_v peace_n and_o when_o it_o be_v fit_a time_n p._n 482_o discourse_v fifty_o two_o with_o what_o cunning_a tiberius_n introduce_v and_o augment_v the_o law_n of_o treason_n p._n 491_o discourse_v fifty_o three_o whether_o it_o be_v good_a that_o officer_n shall_v continue_v in_o their_o place_n and_o why_o this_o course_n be_v observe_v by_o tiberius_n p._n 497_o urbem_fw-la romam_fw-la a_o principio_fw-la reges_fw-la habuere_fw-la chap._n i._n of_o the_o divers_a form_n of_o government_n that_o rome_n have_v and_o how_o it_o happen_v that_o city_n for_o the_o most_o part_n have_v their_o beginning_n under_o king_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o form_n of_o government_n the_o first_o discourse_n the_o almighty_a god_n understanding_n and_o comprehend_v himself_o infinite_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o understanding_n himself_o proceed_v from_o himself_o return_v into_o himself_o join_v together_o by_o a_o admirable_a circulation_n the_o beginning_n with_o the_o end_n the_o angelical_a spirit_n as_o they_o have_v a_o twofold_a contemplation_n so_o they_o cause_v a_o twofold_a motion_n for_o by_o contemplate_v of_o god_n their_o own_o knowledge_n return_v in_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o its_o original_n they_o move_v 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