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as_o may_v have_v no_o thought_n of_o come_v to_o the_o empire_n before_o the_o time_n because_o such_o a_o one_o seem_v rather_o likely_a to_o be_v assistant_n to_o the_o prince_n in_o his_o affair_n see_v he_o may_v just_o hope_v for_o more_o faithfulness_n from_o a_o son_n in_o law_n then_o from_o stranger_n and_o need_v not_o make_v doubt_n of_o a_o person_n that_o be_v not_o of_o any_o noble_a lineage_n this_o conceit_n be_v in_o augustus_n and_o tacitus_n express_v it_o in_o the_o person_n of_o tiberius_n at_o enim_fw-la augustus_n filiam_fw-la svam_fw-la equiti_fw-la romano_n meditatus_fw-la est_fw-la mirum_fw-la hercule_fw-la si_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la curas_fw-la distraheretur_fw-la immensumque_fw-la attolli_fw-la provideret_fw-la quem_fw-la conjunctione_n tali_fw-la super_fw-la alios_fw-la extulisset_fw-la cajum_fw-la proculeium_fw-la &_o quosdam_fw-la in_o sermonibus_fw-la habuit_fw-la insigni_fw-la tranquillitate_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la nullis_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la negotiis_fw-la permixtos_fw-la this_o indeed_o will_v be_v no_o ill_a course_n so_o long_o as_o those_o person_n of_o mean_a condition_n be_v not_o of_o a_o spirit_n to_o aspire_v to_o the_o empire_n such_o as_o those_o name_v by_o tiberius_n be_v in_o who_o those_o word_n of_o tacitus_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v tranquillitate_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la as_o though_o he_o will_v say_v a_o man_n free_a from_o audacious_a &_o haughty_a thoughâ—…_n and_o such_o may_v safe_o and_o without_o danger_n be_v advance_v to_o honour_v whereupon_o aristotle_n in_o his_o politic_n mean_v to_o teach_v what_o kind_n of_o man_n may_v safe_o be_v raise_v &_o make_v great_a he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d si_fw-la quem_fw-la extollere_fw-la oporteat_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cum_fw-la qui_fw-la sit_fw-la moribus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d hujusmodi_fw-la homines_fw-la aptissimi_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la invadondu_fw-fr circa_fw-la 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o augustus_n give_v she_o afterward_o to_o agrippa_n ignobilem_fw-la loco_fw-la bonum_fw-la militia_n &_o victorâ—…_n socium_fw-la this_o happen_v because_o he_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o fear_n agrippa_n whereupon_o he_o be_v force_v either_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n a_o thing_n most_o scandalous_a not_o only_o in_o a_o christian_a but_o even_o in_o a_o heathen_a or_o at_o least_o to_o put_v
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 the_o heaven_n circular_o in_o a_o like_a motion_n to_o that_o of_o the_o first_o mover_n from_o east_n to_o west_n and_o by_o contemplate_v of_o themselves_o they_o cause_v another_o circular_a motion_n contrary_a to_o the_o former_a from_o west_n to_o east_n and_o see_v all_o mortal_a thing_n be_v influence_v by_o the_o motion_n and_o light_n of_o the_o heaven_n it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o they_o all_o follow_v the_o heavenly_a influence_n with_o move_v in_o a_o circle_n what_o marvel_v then_o if_o the_o government_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n as_o here_o in_o few_o word_n be_v deliver_v by_o tacitus_n have_v have_v its_o circular_a motion_n pass_v from_o a_o regal_a government_n begin_v by_o romulus_n to_o a_o popular_a or_o free_a estate_n under_o brutus_n and_o from_o that_o to_o a_o aristocratical_a government_n under_o pompey_n crassus_n and_o caesar_n under_z lepidus_z anthony_n and_o augustus_n and_o then_o at_o last_o with_o a_o wonderful_a circulation_n return_v 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