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time_n of_o peace_n and_o those_o which_o in_o his_o house_n perform_v his_o necessary_a business_n if_o all_o then_o as_o it_o be_v most_o plain_a be_v bind_v to_o serve_v he_o all_o their_o end_n shall_v be_v the_o service_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o so_o if_o he_o be_v a_o courtier_n who_o end_n be_v the_o prince_n service_n all_o those_o above_o name_v and_o particular_o such_o which_o be_v in_o actual_a service_n shall_v be_v courtier_n but_o it_o seem_v not_o only_o a_o new_a term_n but_o withal_o contrary_a to_o common_a sense_n and_o the_o true_a signification_n of_o the_o name_n of_o a_o courtier_n to_o comprehend_v therein_o the_o soldier_n the_o judge_n and_o other_o magistrate_n wherefore_o we_o can_v not_o say_v they_o be_v all_o courtier_n which_o serve_v but_o only_o some_o of_o they_o among_o who_o we_o can_v not_o deny_v those_o to_o be_v hold_v for_o such_o which_o private_o serve_v he_o so_o as_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o consider_v in_o the_o prince_n two_o person_n 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