evident_a that_o fabius_n his_o manner_n of_o proceed_v be_v the_o more_o secure_a and_o warrantable_a chap._n xlvi_o whence_o proceed_v it_o that_o one_o family_n in_o a_o city_n hold_v a_o long_a time_n the_o same_o manner_n and_o disposition_n it_o seem_v that_o not_o only_o one_o city_n have_v certain_a way_n and_o order_n different_a from_o those_o of_o another_o city_n and_o breed_v man_n either_o more_o hardy_a or_o more_o effeminate_a but_o in_o the_o same_o city_n we_o see_v the_o same_o difference_n among_o family_n which_o we_o find_v to_o be_v true_a in_o every_o city_n and_o in_o rome_n we_o read_v of_o many_o example_n to_o this_o purpose_n for_o we_o see_v the_o manlij_n be_v hard_a and_o obstinate_a man_n the_o publicoli_n courteous_a and_o lover_n of_o the_o people_n the_o appij_fw-la ambitious_a and_o enemy_n of_o the_o commonalty_n and_o so_o many_o other_o family_n have_v have_v their_o quality_n differ_v one_o much_o from_o the_o other_o which_o thing_n can_v 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that_o he_o may_v hold_v his_o yet_o five_o year_n according_a to_o the_o first_o law_n ordain_v by_o the_o censor_n and_o however_o hereupon_o many_o speech_n be_v make_v and_o many_o tumult_n be_v cause_v yet_o be_v there_o no_o help_n to_o make_v he_o lay_v it_o down_o maugre_o the_o people_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o whosoever_o read_v the_o oration_n he_o make_v against_o p._n sempronious_a tribune_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v note_v upon_o that_o occasion_n all_o the_o appian_n insolence_n and_o the_o goodness_n and_o humanity_n use_v by_o many_o other_o citizen_n in_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n and_o in_o their_o love_n to_o their_o country_n chap._n xlvii_o that_o a_o good_a citizen_n for_o the_o love_n of_o his_o country_n ought_v to_o forget_v all_o private_a wrong_n manlius_n the_o consul_n be_v employ_v with_o a_o army_n against_o the_o samnite_n and_o he_o have_v be_v wound_v in_o a_o battle_n and_o the_o army_n therefore_o run_v some_o hazard_n the_o senate_n judge_v it_o necessary_a to_o send_v papirius_n cursor_n thither_o for_o dictator_n to_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o the_o consul_n and_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o the_o dictator_n shall_v be_v name_v by_o fabius_n who_o be_v then_o in_o tuscany_n with_o a_o army_n and_o doubt_v that_o because_o he_o be_v his_o enemy_n he_o will_v not_o name_v he_o the_o senators_z send_v he_o two_o ambassador_n to_o entreat_v he_o that_o lay_v aside_o all_o private_a difference_n for_o the_o public_a good_n sake_n he_o will_v name_v he_o which_o fabius_n do_v move_v by_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v his_o country_n howbeit_o by_o his_o silence_n and_o many_o other_o sign_n he_o show_v that_o nomination_n press_v he_o much_o whereof_o all_o those_o that_o will_v be_v think_v good_a citizen_n ought_v take_v example_n chap._n xlviii_o when_o we_o see_v the_o enemy_n commit_v a_o great_a error_n we_o ought_v to_o believe_v there_o be_v some_o treachery_n in_o the_o business_n fvlvius_fw-la remain_v lieutenant_n in_o the_o army_n which_o the_o roman_n have_v in_o tuscany_n for_o that_o the_o consul_n be_v go_v to_o rome_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o ceremony_n there_o the_o tuscan_n to_o see_v if_o they_o can_v draw_v this_o man_n forth_o lay_v a_o ambuscado_n near_o the_o roman_n camp_n and_o send_v some_o soldier_n clad_v like_o shepherd_n with_o good_a store_n of_o cattle_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o come_v insight_n of_o the_o roman_a army_n who_o so_o disguise_v come_v near_o their_o very_a trench_n whereupon_o the_o lieutenant_n marvel_v at_o this_o their_o presumption_n not_o think_v it_o a_o thing_n reasonable_a find_v such_o a_o expedient_a as_o discover_v the_o deceit_n and_o so_o the_o tuscan_n plot_n be_v spoil_v here_o it_o may_v fir_o be_v note_v that_o the_o commander_n of_o a_o army_n ought_v not_o to_o give_v much_o credit_n to_o a_o error_n which_o he_o plain_o see_v the_o enemy_n run_v into_o for_o there_o will_v always_o be_v some_o treachery_n lurk_v it_o be_v not_o a_o their_o 〈◊〉_d reasonable_a that_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o unwary_a but_o oftentimes_o the_o desire_n of_o victory_n so_o blind_v man_n eye_n that_o they_o can_v see_v nothing_o else_o but_o what_o they_o think_v make_v all_o for_o their_o advantage_n the_o frenchman_n have_v overcome_v the_o roman_n at_o alia_fw-la and_o come_v to_o rome_n and_o find_v the_o gate_n open_a and_o without_o guard_n stay_v all_o that_o day_n and_o the_o next_o night_n without_o enter_v in_o fear_v some_o treachery_n and_o not_o possible_o believe_v there_o can_v be_v such_o cowardice_n and_o so_o small_a understanding_n in_o the_o roman_n as_o utter_o to_o abandon_v their_o country_n when_o in_o the_o year_n 1508_o the_o florentine_n besiege_v pisa_n alphonso_n del_fw-it mutola_n a_o citizen_n of_o pisa_n be_v then_o the_o florentine_n prisoner_n and_o promise_v if_o he_o be_v set_v free_a that_o he_o will_v open_v a_o gate_n of_o pisa_n to_o the_o florentine_a army_n whereupon_o he_o have_v his_o liberty_n afterward_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v to_o put_v the_o matter_n in_o execution_n he_o come_v many_o time_n to_o treat_v with_o the_o commissary_n deputy_n but_o come_v not_o private_o nor_o by_o stealth_n but_o open_o and_o accompany_v by_o some_o pisans_n who_o stand_v aside_o while_o he_o talk_v with_o the_o florentine_n so_o that_o a_o man_n may_v well_o have_v guest_n at_o his_o double_a heart_n for_o there_o be_v no_o probability_n that_o if_o the_o end_n of_o this_o practice_n have_v be_v faithfu_o intend_v as_o it_o be_v promise_v it_o shall_v ever_o have_v be_v so_o open_o treat_v but_o the_o desire_n the_o florentine_n have_v to_o be_v master_n of_o pisa_n do_v so_o blind_v they_o that_o by_o his_o order_n come_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o lucca_n they_o leave_v there_o divers_a of_o their_o captain_n and_o many_o other_o to_o their_o great_a dishonour_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o say_v alphonso_n double_a deal_n with_o they_o chap._n xlix_o a_o republic_n if_o one_o will_v preserve_v it_o free_a have_v every_o day_n need_v of_o provision_n of_o new_a order_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o good_a desert_n that_o way_n fabius_n be_v term_v maximus_n there_o be_v a_o necessity_n as_o it_o have_v be_v say_v â—other_a where_o that_o every_o day_n in_o a_o vast_a city_n such_o accident_n happen_v as_o have_v need_n of_o the_o physician_n and_o according_a as_o they_o be_v of_o more_o consequence_n so_o have_v they_o need_v of_o the_o wise_a physician_n and_o if_o in_o any_o city_n the_o like_a accident_n ever_o happen_v it_o be_v in_o rome_n where_o there_o fall_v out_o both_o strange_a and_o unexpected_a as_o be_v that_o when_o it_o seem_v that_o all_o the_o roman_a dame_n have_v conspire_v to_o kill_v their_o husband_n so_o many_o be_v there_o that_o have_v poison_v their_o husband_n and_o so_o many_o that_o have_v prepare_v the_o poison_n to_o give_v their_o husband_n such_o like_a also_o be_v that_o conspiracy_n of_o the_o baccanall_n which_o be_v discover_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o macedonian_a war_n wherein_o be_v entangle_v many_o thousand_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o have_v it_o not_o be_v reveal_v it_o will_v have_v prove_v very_o dangerous_a for_o that_o city_n or_o else_o if_o the_o roman_n have_v not_o be_v accustom_v to_o chastise_v a_o whole_a multitude_n of_o offender_n for_o be_v there_o not_o other_o exceed_v many_o evident_a token_n to_o show_v forth_o the_o greatness_n and_o magnificence_n of_o that_o republic_n and_o power_n of_o her_o execution_n yet_o will_v it_o sufficient_o appear_v by_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o punishment_n she_o impose_v on_o the_o offender_n she_o never_o stand_v upon_o it_o to_o put_v to_o death_n by_o way_n of_o justice_n a_o whole_a legion_n at_o once_o and_o a_o whole_a city_n and_o
machivael_n discourse_n upon_o the_o first_o decade_n of_o t._n livius_n translate_v out_o of_o the_o italian_a to_o which_o be_v add_v his_o prince_n with_o some_o marginal_a animadversion_n note_v and_o tax_v his_o error_n by_o e._n d._n london_n print_v for_o g._n bedell_n and_o t._n collins_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o their_o shop_n at_o the_o middle-temple_n gate_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1662._o to_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o illustrious_a james_n duke_n of_o lenox_n earl_n of_o march_n baron_n of_o setrington_n darn_o terbanten_n and_o methuen_n lord_n great_a chamberlain_n and_o admiral_n of_o scotland_n knight_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n in_o both_o kingdom_n i_o offer_v here_o to_o your_o grace_n patronage_n my_o best_a endeavour_n discover_v at_o large_a their_o imperfection_n in_o what_o i_o can_v claim_v i_o in_o this_o work_n for_o which_o however_o i_o may_v have_v incur_v the_o blame_n of_o some_o as_o unable_a to_o do_v the_o author_n i_o have_v undertake_v his_o full_a right_n but_o rather_o by_o my_o rude_a stile_n wrong_v his_o original_a lustre_n yet_o perhaps_o with_o other_o more_o moderate_a i_o may_v find_v favour_n and_o good_a acceptance_n as_o well_o for_o my_o choice_n of_o the_o author_n who_o worth_n will_v somewhat_o bear_v i_o out_o as_o because_o i_o have_v contribute_v hereunto_o what_o i_o ought_v which_o can_v be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o i_o can_v my_o author_n be_v a_o florentine_a who_o national_a attribute_n among_o the_o italian_n be_v subtlety_n and_o who_o particular_a eminence_n in_o cunning_n have_v style_v the_o most_o cunning_a as_o his_o sectary_n machiavillian_n nor_o have_v this_o workman_n take_v in_o hand_n a_o work_n unproper_a for_o his_o skill_n be_v the_o discovery_n of_o the_o first_o foundation_n and_o analyze_a of_o the_o very_a ground_n upon_o which_o the_o roman_a commonwealth_n be_v build_v and_o afterward_o rise_v to_o such_o glory_n and_o power_n that_o neither_o before_o nor_o after_o all_o the_o age_n of_o the_o world_n ever_o afford_v the_o like_a example_n this_o book_n i_o conceive_v i_o may_v not_o unfit_o present_v your_o grace_n with_o as_o unto_o who_o service_n i_o owe_v myself_o and_o what_o i_o can_v and_o who_o as_o well_o for_o neereness_n of_o blood_n as_o affection_n and_o favour_n his_o sacred_a majesty_n may_v most_o probable_o employ_v in_o this_o our_o ship_n of_o state_n near_o the_o helm_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v in_o some_o part_n serve_v for_o your_o experience_n as_o a_o good_a sea-card_n whereby_o you_o may_v become_v able_a and_o expert_a as_o well_o in_o the_o entrance_n and_o passage_n into_o all_o creek_n and_o harbour_n of_o quiet_a as_o in_o the_o discovery_n and_o avoidance_n of_o all_o rock_n and_o shelf_n for_o as_o at_o sea_n it_o be_v always_o see_v that_o in_o a_o stormy_a and_o tempestuous_a time_n the_o master_n dare_v not_o trust_v the_o rudder_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o other_o then_o such_o as_o be_v the_o best_a approve_a and_o experience_a mariner_n so_o in_o all_o state_n we_o find_v that_o however_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o quiet_a alliance_n blood_n and_o favour_n have_v a_o main_a stroke_n in_o matter_n of_o preferment_n and_o employment_n too_o yet_o when_o the_o time_n grow_v perplex_v with_o peril_n and_o difficulty_n true_a worth_n and_o experience_n be_v seek_v after_o and_o then_o of_o value_n no_o climate_n be_v so_o benign_a as_o to_o afford_v a_o perpetual_a calm_n and_o therefore_o your_o grace_n may_v do_v well_o to_o enable_v yourself_o for_o the_o service_n of_o your_o prince_n and_o country_n that_o be_v call_v for_o into_o the_o steerage_n in_o turbulent_a time_n not_o favour_n only_o may_v give_v you_o a_o place_n there_o but_o use_v find_v you_o necessary_a whereunto_o if_o i_o can_v contribute_v a_o poor_a mite_n i_o have_v do_v enough_o notwithstanding_o however_o my_o author_n in_o what_o he_o have_v do_v well_o have_v far_o excel_v other_o yet_o be_v he_o not_o without_o his_o blemish_n and_o error_n to_o which_o as_o well_o as_o i_o be_v able_a to_o discover_v they_o i_o have_v mark_v and_o thereunto_o add_v some_o observation_n take_v as_o i_o think_v all_o his_o notorious_a error_n in_o this_o book_n wherein_o i_o may_v have_v commit_v fault_n too_o which_o you_o may_v be_v please_v to_o pass_v over_o as_o no_o strange_a thing_n but_o accept_v rather_o the_o duty_n of_o your_o grace_n humble_a servant_n edward_z dacres_n a_o table_n of_o the_o argument_n of_o each_o several_a chapter_n what_o be_v in_o general_a the_o beginning_n of_o every_o city_n and_o especial_o that_o of_o rome_n chap._n 1._o how_o many_o kind_n of_o commonwealth_n there_o be_v and_o what_o be_v that_o of_o rome_n chap._n 2._o upon_o what_o occasion_n the_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n be_v create_v in_o rome_n whereby_o the_o commonwealth_n become_v more_o perfect_a chap._n 3._o that_o the_o disagreement_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n make_v the_o commonwealth_n both_o free_a and_o mighty_a chap._n 4._o whether_o the_o people_n or_o the_o nobility_n be_v the_o the_o better_a guardian_n of_o liberty_n and_o which_o have_v great_a occasion_n of_o be_v tumultuous_a either_o they_o that_o strive_v to_o enlarge_v the_o state_n or_o they_o that_o endeavour_v but_o to_o maintain_v it_o chap._n 5._o whether_o in_o rome_n there_o can_v have_v be_v such_o a_o state_n found_v as_o will_v quite_o have_v take_v away_o the_o hatred_n between_o the_o people_n and_o the_o senate_n chap._n 6._o how_o useful_a accusation_n be_v in_o a_o republic_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o liberty_n chap._n 7._o accusation_n be_v not_o more_o beneficial_a to_o commonwealth_n than_o calumny_n pernicious_a chap._n 8._o how_o needful_a it_o be_v that_o he_o who_o frame_v anew_o the_o law_n and_o lay_v new_a fonndation_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v alone_o without_o companion_n or_o competitor_n chap._n 9_o as_o the_o founder_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n or_o kingdom_n be_v praiseworthy_a so_o the_o beginner_n of_o a_o tyranny_n deserve_v much_o infamy_n chap._n 10._o of_o the_o roman_n religion_n chap._n 11._o of_o what_o importance_n it_o be_v to_o hold_v a_o worthy_a esteem_n of_o religion_n and_o that_o italy_n for_o have_v fail_v therein_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v go_v to_o wrack_n chap._n 12._o in_o what_o manner_n the_o roman_n avail_v themselves_o of_o their_o religion_n in_o order_v the_o city_n in_o undertake_v their_o design_n and_o stop_v of_o tumult_n chap._n 13._o the_o roman_n interpret_v their_o auspex_n as_o necessity_n require_v and_o with_o discretion_n make_v a_o show_n to_o observe_v their_o religion_n yet_o upon_o occasion_n they_o neglect_v it_o but_o if_o any_o do_v rash_o contemn_v it_o they_o punish_v he_o chap._n 14._o the_o samnite_n for_o the_o extreme_a remedy_n to_o their_o break_a state_n have_v recourse_n to_o religion_n chap._n 15._o people_n accustom_v to_o live_v under_o a_o prince_n if_o by_o any_o accident_n they_o become_v free_a have_v much_o ado_n to_o maintain_v their_o liberty_n chap._n 16._o a_o disorderly_a people_n get_v their_o liberty_n can_v keep_v themselves_o free_a without_o great_a difficulty_n chap._n 17._o in_o what_o manner_n in_o a_o corrupt_a city_n a_o free_a state_n may_v be_v maintain_v be_v get_v or_o how_o when_o they_o have_v it_o not_o it_o may_v be_v get_v and_o well_o order_v chap._n 18._o a_o very_a mean_a prince_n may_v easy_o subsist_v succeed_v a_o brave_a and_o valorous_a prince_n but_o a_o mean_a one_o follow_v one_o that_o be_v mean_a bring_v a_o state_n into_o great_a hazard_n chap._n 19_o two_o continue_a succession_n of_o valorous_a prince_n work_v great_a effect_n and_o commonwealth_n well_o order_v of_o necessity_n have_v valorous_a succession_n and_o therefore_o be_v their_o gain_n and_o increase_v great_a chap._n 20._o what_o blame_v that_o prince_n or_o republic_n deserve_v that_o want_v soldier_n of_o his_o own_o subject_n chap._n 21._o what_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o three_o horatij_n roman_n and_o the_o three_o curiatij_n alban_n chap._n 22._o that_o the_o whole_a fortune_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v lay_v at_o stake_n where_o the_o whole_a force_n try_v not_o for_o it_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v often_o hurtful_a to_o guard_v the_o passage_n chap._n 23._o commonwealth_n well_o order_v appoint_v reward_n and_o punishment_n for_o their_o people_n and_o never_o recompense_v the_o one_o with_o the_o other_o chap._n 24._o whosoever_o will_v reform_v a_o ancient_a state_n in_o a_o free_a city_n let_v he_o retain_v at_o least_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o old_a custom_n chap._n 25._o a_o new_a prince_n in_o a_o city_n or_o province_n take_v by_o he_o shall_v make_v innovation_n in_o
common_a people_n they_o take_v from_o the_o nobility_n the_o mean_n to_o grow_v rich_a these_o quarrel_n then_o be_v take_v up_o against_o potent_a person_n and_o they_o by_o their_o resistance_n think_v to_o defend_v the_o public_a whensoever_o as_o it_o be_v say_v mention_n be_v make_v of_o this_o law_n the_o whole_a city_n be_v in_o a_o uproar_n and_o the_o nobility_n wrought_v it_o out_o with_o patience_n and_o with_o diligence_n either_o by_o draw_v a_o army_n forth_o into_o the_o field_n or_o by_o oppose_v another_o tribune_n against_o he_o that_o propound_v it_o or_o sometime_o by_o yield_v a_o part_n or_o else_o by_o send_v a_o colony_n into_o that_o place_n which_o be_v to_o be_v divide_v as_o it_o befall_v they_o of_o the_o country_n of_o antium_n for_o which_o upon_o a_o dispute_n touch_v this_o law_n there_o be_v a_o colony_n draw_v out_o of_o rome_n and_o send_v into_o this_o place_n unto_o who_o the_o say_a county_n be_v consign_v where_o titus_n livius_n use_v a_o notable_a kind_n of_o speech_n say_v that_o with_o much_o ado_n they_o find_v any_o one_o in_o rome_n that_o will_v give_v in_o their_o name_n to_o go_v to_o the_o say_a colony_n the_o people_n be_v rather_o desirous_a of_o these_o advantage_n in_o rome_n then_o to_o go_v and_o enjoy_v they_o in_o antium_n and_o the_o quarrel_n touch_v this_o law_n continue_v a_o good_a while_n till_o the_o roman_n transport_v their_o arm_n into_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o italy_n and_o likewise_o out_o of_o italy_n after_o which_o as_o it_o seem_v it_o cease_v which_o so_o fall_v out_o because_o the_o field_n which_o the_o enemy_n of_o rome_n possess_v be_v far_o apart_o from_o the_o people_n sight_n and_o in_o a_o place_n where_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o come_v to_o cultivate_v they_o and_o therefore_o grow_v they_o less_o desirous_a of_o they_o and_o the_o roman_n also_o do_v less_o use_n to_o punish_v their_o enemy_n in_o that_o manner_n and_o when_o they_o do_v dispossess_v any_o town_n of_o the_o territory_n they_o there_o distribute_v colony_n so_o that_o upon_o such_o reason_n this_o law_n be_v lay_v asleep_a till_o the_o gracchy_n time_n by_o who_o it_o be_v afterward_o awake_v quite_o ruin_v the_o roman_a liberty_n for_o they_o find_v their_o adversary_n strength_n double_v and_o hereupon_o kindle_v such_o a_o hatred_n between_o the_o people_n and_o the_o senate_n that_o they_o come_v to_o blow_n and_o to_o blood_n without_o civil_a mean_a or_o order_n so_o that_o the_o public_a magistrate_n have_v no_o power_n to_o give_v remedy_n hereto_o nor_o either_o of_o the_o faction_n rely_v on_o they_o they_o seek_v private_a help_n each_o party_n think_v to_o make_v a_o head_n shall_v defend_v they_o in_o this_o quarrel_n and_o disorder_n the_o people_n choose_v marius_n and_o make_v he_o four_o time_n consul_n and_o so_o long_o he_o continue_v his_o consulship_n with_o small_a interva_n that_o he_o have_v power_n of_o his_o own_o self_n to_o make_v himself_o thrice_o more_o consul_n against_o which_o pestilence_n the_o nobility_n have_v no_o other_o remedy_n begin_v to_o favour_n sylla_n and_o have_v make_v he_o head_n of_o their_o faction_n they_o come_v to_o civil_a war_n and_o after_o much_o bloodshed_n and_o change_n of_o chance_n the_o nobility_n remain_v conqueror_n these_o quarrel_n be_v anew_o revive_v in_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n time_n for_o caesar_n be_v make_v head_n of_o marius_n his_o party_n and_o pompey_n of_o sulla_n come_v to_o fight_v caesar_n remain_v victor_n who_o be_v the_o first_o tyrant_n in_o rome_n so_o that_o that_o city_n never_o after_o enjoy_v her_o liberty_n such_o beginning_n then_o and_o end_n have_v the_o agrarian_a law_n and_o although_o we_o show_v other_o where_o how_o the_o discord_n of_o rome_n between_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o people_n preserve_v rome_n liberty_n because_o they_o spring_v from_o those_o law_n in_o favour_n of_o liberty_n and_o therefore_o the_o end_n of_o this_o agrarian_a law_n may_v seem_v disagree_v to_o such_o a_o conclusion_n yet_o i_o say_v that_o upon_o this_o i_o no_o way_n change_v my_o opinion_n for_o so_o great_a be_v the_o nobility_n ambition_n that_o if_o by_o divers_a way_n and_o sundry_a mean_n it_o be_v not_o abate_v in_o a_o city_n it_o will_v sudden_o bring_v that_o city_n to_o destruction_n so_o that_o if_o the_o strife_n touch_v the_o agrarian_a law_n have_v much_o ado_n in_o three_o hundred_o year_n to_o enthral_v rome_n it_o be_v like_a enough_o it_o will_v have_v be_v bring_v much_o soon_o into_o servitude_n when_o the_o people_n both_o with_o this_o law_n and_o also_o with_o their_o other_o humour_n have_v not_o always_o bridle_v the_o nobility_n ambition_n we_o see_v by_o this_o also_o how_o much_o man_n esteem_v wealth_n rather_o than_o honour_n because_o the_o nobility_n of_o rome_n if_o it_o touch_v matter_n of_o honour_n ever_o give_v way_n to_o the_o people_n without_o any_o extraordinary_a distaste_v but_o when_o it_o concern_v their_o wealth_n so_o obstinate_o do_v they_o defend_v it_o that_o the_o people_n to_o vent_v their_o humour_n have_v their_o recourse_n to_o those_o extravagant_a way_n that_o be_v above_o discourse_v of_o the_o author_n of_o which_o disorder_n be_v the_o gracchi_n who_o intention_n ought_v to_o be_v commend_v rather_o than_o their_o discretion_n for_o to_o take_v away_o a_o disorder_n grow_v in_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o hereupon_o to_o make_v a_o law_n that_o look_v fair_a backward_o be_v a_o course_n ill_o advise_v of_o and_o as_o forme_o it_o have_v be_v say_v at_o large_a it_o do_v nothing_o else_o but_o hasten_v that_o evil_a to_o which_o the_o disorder_n guide_v thou_o but_o give_v way_n to_o the_o time_n some_o what_o either_o the_o mischief_n come_v slow_a or_o of_o itself_o at_o length_n before_o it_o come_v to_o the_o upshot_n go_v out_o chap._n xxxviii_o weak_a commonwealth_n be_v hardly_o draw_v to_o a_o certain_a resolution_n and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o determine_v and_o the_o course_n they_o ordinary_o take_v they_o be_v rather_o force_v to_o then_o choose_v of_o themselves_o there_o be_v in_o rome_n a_o very_a grievous_a pestilence_n and_o thereupon_o the_o volsci_n and_o the_o equi_fw-la think_v a_o fit_a time_n present_v to_o bring_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n into_o subjection_n these_o two_o people_n have_v get_v a_o very_a great_a army_n together_o set_v upon_o the_o latini_n and_o the_o hernici_n and_o waste_v their_o country_n this_o the_o latini_n and_o hernici_n be_v constrain_v to_o give_v notice_n of_o at_o rome_n and_o entreat_v that_o the_o roman_n will_v undertake_v their_o defence_n to_o who_o the_o roman_n exceed_o afflict_v by_o the_o plague_n answer_v that_o they_o shall_v take_v a_o course_n to_o defend_v themselves_o with_o their_o own_o force_n because_o they_o be_v not_o then_o able_a to_o do_v it_o wherein_o appear_v the_o magnanimity_n and_o wisdom_n of_o that_o senate_n that_o even_o in_o all_o fortune_n they_o will_v reign_v and_o give_v law_n to_o those_o deliberation_n their_o vassal_n shall_v make_v nor_o be_v they_o ashamed_a to_o resolve_v any_o thing_n when_o necessity_n press_v they_o to_o it_o though_o contrary_a to_o their_o manner_n of_o live_v and_o the_o resolution_n usual_o make_v by_o they_o this_o i_o say_v because_o at_o other_o time_n the_o same_o senate_n have_v forbid_v the_o say_a people_n to_o arm_n and_o defend_v themselves_o and_o therefore_o to_o a_o senate_n who_o judgement_n have_v be_v weak_a than_o be_v they_o it_o will_v have_v seem_v a_o abatement_n of_o reputation_n to_o have_v grant_v they_o such_o a_o defence_n but_o they_o always_o weigh_v business_n in_o their_o due_a balance_n and_o ever_o choose_v the_o lesser_a ill_n in_o lieu_n of_o the_o great_a good_a for_o it_o agree_v ill_o with_o they_o to_o see_v themselves_o unable_a to_o defend_v their_o subject_n and_o they_o be_v as_o little_a content_n that_o they_o shall_v arm_v without_o they_o for_o the_o reason_n allege_v and_o other_o also_o that_o be_v evident_a yet_o know_v that_o in_o any_o case_n upon_o necessity_n they_o be_v to_o take_v arm_n have_v the_o enemy_n upon_o their_o back_n they_o take_v the_o more_o honourable_a part_n and_o will_v rather_o that_o what_o they_o be_v to_o do_v they_o shall_v do_v it_o with_o their_o leave_n to_o the_o end_n that_o have_v disobey_v upon_o necessity_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v accustom_v to_o disobey_v voluntary_o and_o though_o this_o may_v well_o appear_v a_o course_n fit_a for_o every_o republic_n to_o take_v the_o weak_a and_o ill_o advise_v common_a wealth_n can_v do_v the_o like_a nor_o know_v not_o how_o to_o stand_v upon_o term_n of_o honour_n in_o the_o like_a nicety_n the_o duke_n valentine_n have_v take_v faeuza_n and_o make_v bologna_n yield_v to_o his_o condition_n afterward_o desire_v to_o
get_v the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n he_o divide_v it_o with_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o where_o before_o he_o be_v the_o sole_a arbitre_n of_o italy_n he_o bring_v in_o a_o competitor_n to_o the_o end_n that_o all_o the_o ambitious_a person_n of_o that_o country_n and_o all_o that_o be_v ill_o affect_v to_o he_o may_v have_v otherwhere_o to_o make_v their_o recourse_n and_o whereas_o he_o may_v have_v leave_v in_o that_o kingdom_n some_o vice_n king_n of_o his_o own_o he_o take_v he_o from_o thence_o to_o place_v another_o there_o that_o may_v afterward_o chase_v he_o thence_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n indeed_o very_o natural_a and_o ordinary_a to_o desire_v to_o be_v of_o the_o get_a hand_n and_o always_o when_o man_n undertake_v it_o if_o they_o can_v effect_v it_o they_o shall_v be_v praise_v for_o it_o or_o at_o least_o not_o blame_v but_o when_o they_o be_v notable_a and_o yet_o will_v undertake_v it_o here_o lie_v the_o blame_n here_o be_v the_o error_n commit_v if_o france_n 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the_o church_n territory_n nor_o bring_v the_o spaniard_n into_o italy_n it_o have_v be_v necessary_a to_o take_v they_o low_o but_o have_v first_o take_v those_o other_o course_n he_o shall_v never_o have_v give_v way_n to_o their_o destruction_n for_o while_o they_o have_v be_v strong_a they_o will_v always_o have_v keep_v the_o other_o off_o from_o venture_v on_o the_o conquest_n of_o lombardy_n for_o the_o venetian_n will_v never_o have_v give_v thoir_n consent_v thereto_o unless_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v make_v lord_n of_o it_o themselves_o and_o the_o other_o will_v never_o have_v take_v it_o from_o france_n to_o give_v it_o they_o and_o then_o they_o will_v never_o have_v dare_v to_o go_v and_o set_v upon_o they_o both_o together_o and_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v say_v that_o king_n lewis_n yield_v romania_n to_o alexander_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n to_o spain_n to_o avoid_v a_o war_n i_o answer_v with_o the_o reason_n above_o allege_a that_o one_o shall_v never_o 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himself_o master_n of_o romania_n for_o when_o the_o cardinal_n say_v to_o i_o that_o the_o italian_n understand_v not_o the_o feat_n of_o war_n i_o answer_v the_o frenchman_n understand_v not_o matter_n of_o state_n for_o have_v they_o be_v well_o verse_v therein_o they_o will_v never_o have_v suffer_v the_o church_n to_o have_v grow_v to_o that_o greatness_n and_o by_o experience_n we_o have_v see_v it_o that_o the_o power_n hereof_o in_o italy_n and_o that_o of_o spain_n also_o be_v cause_v by_o france_n and_o their_o own_o ruin_n proceed_v from_o themselves_o from_o whence_o a_o general_a rule_n may_v be_v take_v which_o never_o or_o very_o seldom_o fail_v that_o he_o that_o give_v the_o mean_n to_o another_o to_o become_v powerful_a ruin_v himself_o for_o that_o power_n be_v cause_v by_o he_o either_o with_o his_o industry_n or_o with_o his_o force_n and_o as_o well_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o of_o these_o two_o be_v suspect_v by_o he_o that_o be_v grow_v puissant_a chap._n iu._n wherefore_o darius_n his_o kingdom_n take_v by_o alexd_n rebel_v not_o against_o alexander_n successor_n after_o his_o death_n the_o difficulty_n be_v consider_v which_o a_o man_n have_v in_o the_o maintain_n of_o a_o state_n new_o get_v some_o may_v marvel_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o alexander_n the_o great_a subdue_v all_o asia_n in_o a_o few_o year_n and_o have_v hardly_o possess_v himself_o of_o it_o die_v whereupon_o it_o seem_v probable_a that_o all_o that_o state_n shall_v have_v rebel_v nevertheless_o his_o successor_n keep_v the_o possession_n of_o it_o nor_o find_v they_o other_o difficulty_n in_o hold_v it_o than_o what_o arise_v among_o themselves_o through_o their_o own_o ambition_n i_o answer_v that_o all_o the_o principality_n whereof_o we_o have_v memory_n leave_v we_o have_v be_v govern_v in_o two_o several_a manner_n either_o by_o a_o prince_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n vassal_n who_o as_o minister_n by_o his_o favour_n and_o allowance_n do_v help_n to_o govern_v that_o kingdom_n or_o by_o a_o prince_n and_o by_o baron_n who_o not_o by_o their_o prince_n favour_n but_o by_o the_o antiquity_n of_o blood_n hold_v that_o degree_n and_o these_o kind_n of_o baron_n have_v both_o state_n of_o their_o own_o and_o vassal_n who_o acknowledge_v they_o for_o their_o lord_n and_o bear_v they_o a_o true_a natural_a affection_n those_o state_n that_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o prince_n and_o by_o vassal_n have_v their_o prince_n rule_v over_o they_o with_o more_o authority_n for_o in_o all_o his_o country_n there_o be_v none_o acknowledge_v for_o superior_a but_o himself_o and_o if_o they_o yield_v obedience_n to_o any_o one_o else_o it_o be_v but_o as_o to_o his_o minister_n and_o officer_n nor_o bear_v they_o he_o any_o particular_a good_a will_n the_o example_n of_o these_o two_o different_a government_n now_o in_o our_o day_n be_v the_o turk_n and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n the_o turk_n whole_a monarchy_n be_v govern_v by_o one_o lord_n and_o 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