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demur_v or_o delay_n hear_v and_o determine_v chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o baron_n and_o nobility_n of_o the_o spanish_a monarchy_n the_o king_n of_o spain_n to_o the_o end_n that_o so_o vast_a a_o monarchy_n may_v not_o fall_v to_o decay_v have_v need_n of_o such_o man_n as_o be_v excellent_a both_o for_o learning_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o arm_n who_o he_o ought_v to_o reward_v afterward_o with_o barony_n that_o so_o be_v from_o thenceforth_o make_v sharer_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o say_a monarchy_n they_o may_v to_o their_o utmost_a power_n endeavour_v to_o maintain_v and_o make_v good_a the_o same_o to_o their_o prince_n which_o barony_n notwithstanding_o when_o they_o once_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o unworthy_a person_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o much_o mischief_n and_o they_o do_v fall_v into_o such_o hand_n when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v bestow_v either_o upon_o buffoon_n or_o perhaps_o such_o exchequer_n man_n as_o have_v find_v out_o new_a way_n of_o oppress_v the_o 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son_n to_o succeed_v in_o the_o estate_n or_o good_n of_o his_o father_n by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n but_o he_o be_v to_o receive_v the_o same_o at_o his_o hand_n as_o a_o reward_n of_o his_o service_n if_o so_o be_v he_o deserve_v it_o but_o in_o case_n he_o do_v not_o he_o must_v then_o serve_v he_o either_o in_o some_o ignoble_a art_n or_o else_o in_o some_o inferior_a office_n in_o his_o war_n the_o former_a of_o these_o inconvenience_n any_o king_n of_o spain_n may_v prevent_v if_o he_o but_o confer_v these_o reward_n upon_o such_o only_a as_o be_v deserve_a person_n but_o the_o remedy_n of_o the_o second_o which_o be_v practise_v by_o the_o turk_n can_v be_v make_v use_n of_o among_o christian_n only_o let_v he_o be_v sure_a that_o many_o of_o these_o barony_n
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and_o good_a discipline_n of_o soldier_n and_o commander_n seven_o a_o full_a treasury_n eight_o the_o mutual_a love_n of_o the_o people_n among_o themselves_o and_o towards_o their_o king_n nine_o good_a preacher_n in_o their_o sermon_n speak_v for_o subjection_n to_o king_n ten_o the_o good_a agreement_n betwixt_o his_o own_o kingdom_n and_o the_o disagreement_n betwixt_o his_o neighbour_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a this_o monarchy_n have_v these_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v the_o ruin_n of_o it_o as_o first_o a_o wicked_a king_n second_o bad_a law_n three_o a_o ignorant_a council_n four_o unjust_a officer_n of_o state_n five_o a_o disobedient_a nobility_n sixthly_a the_o want_n of_o soldier_n and_o commander_n and_o those_o he_o have_v not_o well_o discipline_v seven_o want_v of_o money_n eighthly_a the_o mutual_a hatred_n of_o the_o people_n among_o themselves_o and_o towards_o their_o king_n nine_o false_a prophet_n or_o else_o perhaps_o true_a one_o that_o may_v rise_v up_o 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