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devise_v which_o aristotle_n and_o diodorus_n siculus_n condemn_v as_o a_o remedy_n too_o violent_a and_o pernicious_a petalismn_n pernicious_a 66_o syracusanis_fw-la petalismn_n for_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o make_v a_o law_n to_o keep_v a_o subject_a within_o a_o mean_a that_o he_o get_v no_o further_o than_o the_o prince_n will_v have_v he_o and_o another_o thing_n to_o banish_v he_o his_o country_n for_o no_o reason_n but_o only_o for_o that_o he_o excel_v in_o virtue_n and_o riches_n therefore_o both_o in_o prince_n and_o people_n the_o golden_a means_n be_v ever_o requisite_a hence_o a_o prince_n may_v learn_v by_o the_o â—_z of_o the_o major_n in_o france_n that_o if_o at_o any_o time_n he_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o enamour_v with_o any_o one_o man_n as_o that_o he_o shall_v commit_v all_o power_n into_o his_o hand_n yet_o by_o descendat_fw-la by_o 67_o periculosum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la authoritas_fw-la in_o filios_fw-la descendat_fw-la 67_o no_n mean_n to_o let_v that_o 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eye_n and_o many_o hand_n in_o the_o govern_n of_o their_o affair_n which_o they_o then_o do_v when_o they_o use_v many_o counsellor_n for_o therefore_o be_v prince_n say_v to_o have_v long_a hand_n not_o that_o their_o hand_n be_v long_o than_o other_o man_n but_o because_o they_o have_v many_o servant_n by_o who_o help_n and_o assistance_n they_o can_v see_v and_o hear_v and_o manage_v the_o affair_n in_o the_o most_o remote_a place_n of_o their_o dominion_n for_o many_o eye_n see_v more_o than_o one_o and_o most_o often_o that_o which_o one_o man_n understand_v not_o another_o will_n and_o many_o hand_n will_v with_o more_o celerity_n and_o dexterity_n dispatch_v a_o business_n wherefore_o maecenas_n again_o tell_v augustus_n that_o it_o be_v the_o best_a course_n to_o use_v the_o help_n of_o many_o in_o the_o mannage_a of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o so_o the_o profit_n may_v redound_v unto_o many_o and_o many_o gain_n experience_n thereby_o and_o be_v enable_v to_o do_v he_o service_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o shall_v not_o only_o gain_v the_o good_a will_n of_o his_o subject_n but_o he_o shall_v ever_o have_v able_a man_n at_o hand_n to_o do_v he_o service_n in_o every_o kind_n the_o self_n same_o counsel_n do_v james_n king_n of_o great_a britain_n give_v unto_o his_o son_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o rely_v whole_o upon_o the_o counsel_n of_o any_o one_o man_n in_o every_o thing_n for_o such_o a_o man_n in_o the_o end_n will_v not_o only_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o his_o lord_n and_o master_n but_o be_v subject_n to_o the_o envy_n and_o displeasure_n of_o all_o man_n else_o as_o be_v before_o show_v again_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o one_o man_n to_o be_v able_a to_o undergo_v all_o business_n as_o scipio_n amiratus_n have_v at_o large_a discover_v and_o before_o he_o aristotle_n who_o affirm_v obire_fw-la affirm_v 69_o possimum_fw-la est_fw-la unum_fw-la plures_fw-la magistratus_fw-la obire_fw-la 69_o that_o it_o be_v most_o inconvenient_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o matth._n 7._o sed_fw-la ut_fw-la sementem_fw-la feceris_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o mete_n we_o gather_v not_o grape_n of_o thorn_n or_o fig_n of_o thistle_n but_o as_o we_o sow_v so_o we_o reap_v if_o in_o the_o spring_n we_o sow_v virtue_n we_o shall_v be_v sure_a at_o harvest_n to_o reap_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o if_o licentiousness_n and_o voluptuousness_n we_o shall_v be_v sure_a likewise_o to_o reap_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o the_o spri_n g_o of_o our_o age_n be_v our_o youth_n which_o be_v not_o well_o husband_v will_v bring_v forth_o nothing_o but_o bramble_n and_o brier_n vain_a and_o idle_a imagination_n and_o crazy_a and_o decrepit_a body_n in_o our_o decline_a time_n for_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n infallible_a quod_fw-la libidinosa_fw-la &_o intemperan_n adolescentia_fw-la effoetum_fw-la corpus_fw-la tradit_fw-la senectuti_fw-la if_o we_o then_o poison_v ourselves_o with_o carouse_v and_o drink_v we_o can_v expect_v no_o other_o fruit_n than_o gout_n 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finis_fw-la ita_fw-la as_o our_o youth_n be_v so_o be_v our_o age_n as_o we_o live_v so_o we_o die_v nam_fw-la studiae_fw-la adolescenciae_fw-la tanquam_fw-la in_o herbis_fw-la ostendunt_fw-la quantae_fw-la fruges_fw-la in_o senectute_fw-la sunt_fw-la futurae_fw-la a_o virtuous_a youth_n ever_o produce_v a_o reverend_a old_a age_n and_o a_o quiet_a and_o peaceable_a death_n a_o wanton_a youth_n a_o contemptible_a old_a age_n and_o a_o ignominious_a and_o distract_a death_n tigellinus_n live_v lewd_o and_o die_v ignominious_o he_o end_v his_o ignominious_a life_n with_o as_o ignominious_a a_o death_n of_o tigeilinus_n his_o life_n and_o death_n see_v tac._n lib._n 1._o hist_o of_o his_o lewd_a quality_n and_o how_o he_o wound_v himself_o into_o nero_n favour_n see_v more_o in_o tac._n l._n 14._o annal._n *_o 18._o asiaticum_fw-la in_o favorem_fw-la cepit_fw-la vitellius_n take_v into_o his_o favour_n one_o asiaticus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o proverb_n bird_n of_o a_o feather_n will_v flock_v together_o one_o rook_n will_v find_v out_o another_o asiaticus_n be_v as_o tacitus_n term_v he_o mancipium_fw-la foedum_fw-la lerna_n sentinaque_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la nam_fw-la omne_fw-la prorsus_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o quandam_fw-la canosam_fw-la latrinam_fw-la in_o animum_fw-la suum_fw-la conflux_n ere_o vitiae_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la caulam_fw-la potiùs_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la aulam_fw-la videretur_fw-la natura_fw-la produxisse_fw-la a_o very_a abject_a slave_n the_o very_a sink_n of_o sin_n that_o have_v not_o one_o good_a condition_n fit_a to_o make_v a_o shepherd_n then_o a_o courtier_n it_o be_v true_a i_o find_v that_o he_o have_v certain_a seed_n and_o spark_n of_o virtue_n in_o he_o but_o as_o the_o courtier_n of_o that_o time_n jest_v upon_o he_o verisimile_fw-la est_fw-la in_o secreta_fw-la confession_n imbibisse_n nec_fw-la fas_fw-la erat_fw-la apud_fw-la alios_fw-la proffer_v nihil_fw-la enim_fw-la laud_fw-la dignum_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la invenimus_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o vaporario_fw-la nemo_fw-la vocalior_fw-la in_fw-la praelio_fw-la nemo_fw-la timidior_fw-la it_o seem_v he_o receive_v they_o in_o confession_n so_o as_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o manifest_v they_o to_o the_o world_n for_o that_o we_o can_v find_v nothing_o worthy_a of_o praise_n in_o he_o unless_o it_o be_v this_o that_o no_o man_n will_v talk_v more_o in_o a_o alehouse_n or_o do_v less_o in_o the_o field_n of_o he_o whilst_o he_o be_v a_o youth_n vitellius_n make_v use_v to_o satisfy_v his_o bestial_a appetite_n but_o the_o boy_n be_v weary_a of_o that_o course_n of_o life_n run_v from_o his_o master_n to_o puteolus_fw-la where_o vitellius_n find_v he_o among_o the_o huckster_n sell_v of_o drink_n make_v with_o vinegar_n and_o water_n lay_v he_o by_o the_o heel_n and_o sell_v he_o to_o a_o common_a fencer_n that_o go_v from_o market_n to_o market_n to_o show_v his_o trick_n yet_o not_o long_o after_o get_v he_o again_o make_v he_o his_o minion_n &_o primo_fw-la imperii_fw-la die_fw-la as_o say_v suet._n make_v he_o a_o knight_n vid._n sueton_n in_o vitel._n
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may_v perchance_o break_v his_o back_n *_o 99_o immodicas_fw-la opes_fw-la fugiat_fw-la as_o great_a honour_n so_o great_a possession_n be_v not_o to_o be_v desire_v annal._n juu._n sat._n 10._o opuleutia_fw-la ebrii_fw-la ausi_fw-la sunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contra_fw-la stimulos_fw-la calcitrare_fw-la conâ—ra_fw-la torrentes_fw-la niri_fw-la donec_fw-la in_o exitia_fw-la sunt_fw-la educti_fw-la tac._n lib._n 3._o annal._n quamplures_fw-la nimia_fw-la congesta_fw-la pecunia_fw-la cura_fw-la strangulat_fw-la say_v the_o satirist_n when_o the_o sponge_n it_o be_v full_a it_o be_v crush_v cum_fw-la saginati_fw-la sue_v mactantur_fw-la in_o coenam_fw-la domini_fw-la when_o the_o hog_n be_v full_o fat_v he_o be_v destinate_a for_o the_o shambles_n great_a fortune_n and_o estate_n be_v attend_v with_o great_a envy_n when_o one_o man_n shall_v gain_v the_o estate_n of_o many_o man_n to_o himself_o it_o can_v but_o draw_v the_o envy_n of_o many_o man_n upon_o he_o when_o seneca_n begin_v to_o be_v exceed_o rich_a then_o and_o not_o before_o do_v suilius_n begin_v to_o upbraid_v he_o how_o he_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o claudius_n friend_n and_o be_v deserve_o banish_v by_o he_o how_o he_o wrought_v upon_o the_o weakness_n of_o young_a gentleman_n and_o by_o his_o subtle_a device_n within_o the_o space_n of_o four_o year_n have_v get_v infinite_a treasure_n how_o at_o rome_n he_o beguile_v legatary_n of_o their_o legacy_n and_o drain_v italy_n and_o the_o province_n adjoin_v with_o excessive_a usury_n when_o italy_n abound_v with_o treasure_n than_o do_v the_o italian_a complain_v how_o his_o country_n tutta_n via_fw-la è_fw-la prae_fw-la a_o â—spostà _fw-la a_o genti_fw-la strain_n per_fw-la le_fw-fr motle_n richezze_fw-it di_fw-it chi_fw-mi è_fw-it pienà _fw-it be_v always_o expose_v as_o a_o prey_n to_o strange_a nation_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o exceed_a great_a riches_n wherewith_o it_o do_v abound_v when_o sophocles_n grow_v rich_a his_o own_o son_n to_o gain_v his_o estate_n accuse_v he_o before_o the_o judge_n pro_fw-la deliro_fw-la &_o â—fatuo_fw-la quasi_fw-la qui_fw-la rem_fw-la familiarem_fw-la temere_fw-la profunderet_fw-la &_o opus_fw-la habere_fw-la videretur_fw-la curatore_fw-la that_o he_o be_v grow_v childish_a and_o need_v a_o guardian_n to_o manage_v his_o estate_n whereof_o sophocles_n be_v give_v to_o understand_v in_o his_o old_a age_n write_v that_o elaborate_a tragedy_n entitle_v oedipus_n colonaeus_fw-la and_o act_v it_o to_o the_o life_n before_o the_o judge_n which_o when_o they_o hear_v tâ—ey_v ask_v his_o son_n num_fw-la illud_fw-la carmen_fw-la videretur_fw-la esse_fw-la carmen_fw-la delirantis_fw-la whether_o fool_n do_v use_v to_o make_v such_o verse_n and_o so_o with_o much_o difficulty_n free_v himself_o yet_o hence_o we_o learn_v how_o the_o estate_n of_o some_o man_n draw_v their_o own_o house_n upon_o their_o head_n and_o make_v their_o child_n to_o neglect_v they_o *_o 103_o ne_fw-fr publica_fw-la praedia_fw-la sibi_fw-la acquirat_fw-la let_v he_o be_v careful_a that_o he_o do_v not_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n it_o be_v fable_v of_o the_o crow_n that_o be_v sting_v by_o the_o adder_n cry_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d woe_n be_v i_o that_o have_v make_v such_o a_o purchase_n as_o will_v be_v my_o ruin_n who_o in_o the_o extremity_n of_o sickness_n desire_v his_o mother_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o but_o she_o ask_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o of_o the_o god_n my_o son_n will_v compassionate_v thy_o case_n be_v that_o thou_o have_v be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n all_o thy_o life_n time_n for_o where_o be_v he_o who_o thou_o have_v not_o trespass_v upon_o in_o the_o steal_n of_o his_o corn_n by_o reason_n whereof_o thou_o be_v esteem_v no_o better_a than_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o be_v hate_v of_o god_n and_o man_n it_o be_v a_o constant_a custom_n among_o the_o roman_n as_o often_o as_o the_o senate_n meet_v together_o 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murder_n incest_n witchcraft_n poison_v and_o the_o sodomitical_a sin_n which_o the_o grecian_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o abominable_a sodomitical_a sin_n the_o apostle_n speak_v in_o the_o 1._o to_o the_o roman_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o case_n a_o prince_n shall_v be_v very_o circumspect_a how_o he_o grant_v any_o pardon_n because_o it_o be_v more_o consonant_n to_o reason_n and_o more_o please_a both_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o man_n that_o one_o suffer_v then_o that_o the_o commonwealth_n suffer_v friend_n be_v dear_a and_o kindred_n be_v dear_a and_o parent_n be_v dear_a and_o child_n be_v dear_a sedomnes_n omnium_fw-la charitates_fw-la patria_fw-la una_fw-la complexa_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la qua_fw-la quis_fw-la bone_fw-la dubitat_fw-la mortem_fw-la appetere_fw-la as_o say_v the_o orator_n *_o 101._o si_fw-mi superbiam_fw-la fugiant_fw-la if_o they_o banish_v pride_n as_o there_o be_v no_o virtue_n that_o give_v a_o 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