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charge_n and_o government_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n 1252._o and_o this_o fault_n of_o easy_a believe_v be_v commit_v by_o a_o florentine_a commissioner_n in_o the_o year_n 1498._o which_o be_v the_o occasion_n that_o the_o florentine_n by_o a_o treaty_n lose_v bibienna_n in_o the_o casantin_n for_o that_o the_o venetian_n have_v undertake_v the_o protection_n and_o defence_n of_o pisa_n against_o the_o florentine_n they_o send_v to_o the_o cazantin_n bartelmi_n d'auiano_fw-it with_o their_o army_n this_o man_n have_v secret_a intelligence_n with_o some_o of_o bibienna_n send_v his_o soldier_n into_o the_o town_n to_o perform_v the_o treaty_n and_o enterprise_n the_o florentine_n have_v advertisement_n hereof_o from_o many_o place_n 4_o guicciar_n lib._n 4_o &_o particular_o from_o the_o city_n of_o boulongna_n wherefore_o they_o speedy_o dispatch_v their_o commissary_n who_o speak_v with_o some_o of_o the_o practizer_n themselves_o which_o he_o hold_v already_o in_o prison_n 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then_o the_o commissary_n know_v by_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o town_n how_o great_a a_o error_n it_o be_v to_o give_v light_a credit_n to_o those_o which_o have_v the_o name_n of_o conspirator_n and_o be_v suspect_v for_o such_o aught_o to_o be_v constrain_v and_o force_v to_o confess_v the_o truth_n by_o mean_n of_o torment_n chap._n 22._o it_o be_v neither_o good_a nor_o sure_a to_o be_v too_o obstinate_a and_o not_o to_o believe_v often_o advertisement_n give_v by_o sundry_a person_n i_o have_v never_o commend_v nor_o make_v account_n of_o those_o astrology_n it_o 〈◊〉_d â—otable_a sollie_n to_o give_v much_o credit_n to_o judicial_a astrology_n which_o over_o curious_o seek_v to_o know_v their_o fortune_n and_o adventure_n by_o astrologer_n and_o soothsayer_n for_o that_o if_o they_o prognosticate_v ill_a unto_o they_o than_o their_o mind_n be_v trouble_v whether_o they_o be_v vile_a or_o valorous_a and_o afterward_o if_o they_o be_v to_o
be_v establish_v in_o great_a authority_n breed_v many_o disorder_n which_o afterward_o can_v be_v remedy_v obstinacy_n be_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o a_o settle_a and_o firm_a purpose_n and_o determination_n to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v some_o thing_n he_o which_o be_v in_o this_o manner_n resolute_a be_v not_o to_o admit_v or_o receive_v any_o counsel_n neither_o to_o consider_v any_o danger_n but_o prefer_v his_o own_o rash_a opinion_n before_o the_o sound_a advertisement_n of_o wise_a and_o well_o advise_v man_n to_o show_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o little_a judgement_n and_o of_o no_o experience_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n such_o man_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o evil_n and_o commit_v so_o many_o disorder_n that_o afterward_o follow_v their_o own_o ill_a fortune_n and_o adventure_n overthrow_v their_o enterprise_n and_o bring_v themselves_o and_o other_o also_o into_o extreme_a danger_n and_o oftentimes_o cause_v extreme_a loss_n and_o ruin_n opinion_n it_o be_v lose_v labour_n to_o give_v about_o to_o persuade_v obstinate_a person_n by_o reason_n for_o the_o more_o they_o be_v counsel_v the_o more_o they_o perâ—stâ—â—_n their_o opinion_n it_o be_v but_o lose_a labour_n to_o attempt_v to_o persuade_v such_o person_n by_o reason_n for_o that_o they_o imagine_v and_o presume_v themselves_o to_o know_v more_o than_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o stop_v their_o ear_n to_o all_o good_a counsel_n and_o their_o eye_n to_o all_o danger_n so_o as_o all_o go_v to_o wrack_n and_o as_o a_o egg_n by_o how_o much_o the_o long_o it_o lie_v in_o the_o fire_n by_o so_o much_o the_o hard_a it_o wax_v even_o so_o a_o man_n who_o trust_v only_o to_o his_o own_o brain_n by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o you_o counsel_v he_o by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o you_o make_v he_o obstinate_a mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr lautrech_n be_v general_n for_o the_o french_a king_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o naples_n and_o of_o heart_n so_o haughty_a and_o obstinate_a that_o although_o he_o manifest_o see_v before_o his_o face_n that_o the_o place_n wherein_o he_o be_v encamp_v be_v neither_o fit_a nor_o wholesome_a and_o that_o it_o daily_o wax_v worse_a and_o worse_o yet_o will_v he_o not_o depart_v from_o thence_o to_o choose_v a_o better_a neither_o for_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o captain_n neither_o for_o the_o discommodity_n of_o the_o soldier_n neither_o for_o the_o death_n which_o he_o see_v daily_o before_o his_o eye_n so_o that_o after_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o soldier_n which_o die_v poor_a and_o miserable_a through_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o air_n in_o the_o dirt_n and_o mire_n he_o himself_o also_o leave_v his_o life_n 4_o lautrech_n through_o his_o obstinacy_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o total_a ruin_n of_o the_o french_a army_n before_o naples_n and_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o his_o own_o death_n guicciar_n lib._n 4_o and_o in_o this_o manner_n he_o lose_v the_o honour_n and_o reputation_n of_o the_o victory_n and_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o king_n army_n whereof_o he_o be_v general_n come_v to_o extreme_a ruin_n which_o have_v not_o happen_v if_o leave_v his_o obstinacy_n he_o have_v give_v ear_n to_o those_o which_o counsel_v he_o both_o for_o the_o private_a and_o public_a good_a wherefore_o our_o author_n wise_o say_v that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o consider_v of_o the_o disorder_n breed_v by_o the_o obstinacy_n of_o those_o which_o be_v employ_v in_o great_a matter_n this_o obstinacy_n make_v man_n cruel_a both_o against_o other_o and_o themselves_o also_o whereof_o be_v many_o example_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a as_o i_o have_v understand_v of_o certain_a gentleman_n of_o sienna_n worthy_a to_o be_v believe_v that_o in_o the_o war_n of_o sienna_n there_o be_v some_o which_o in_o the_o senate_n do_v propound_v and_o declare_v that_o they_o be_v resolve_v to_o kill_v their_o wife_n their_o child_n themselves_o and_o to_o set_v the_o town_n on_o fire_n rather_o than_o they_o will_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o florentine_n moreover_o also_o obstinacy_n make_v man_n cruel_a both_o against_o themselves_o and_o other_o also_o obstinacy_n make_v the_o obstinate_a to_o be_v easy_o oppress_v by_o their_o enemy_n for_o know_v their_o natural_a condition_n mean_n may_v be_v easy_o find_v to_o offend_v they_o and_o in_o fine_a persist_v obstinate_a without_o reason_n or_o judgement_n and_o so_o consequent_o without_o wit_n or_o wisdom_n of_o force_n they_o do_v every_o thing_n backward_o and_o live_v like_o fool_n and_o mad_a man_n fall_v from_o evil_a to_o worse_o and_o in_o the_o end_n to_o extreme_a ruin_n chap._n 24._o courtesy_n employ_v upon_o obstinate_a enemy_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n but_o bestow_v in_o vain_a when_o a_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n undertake_v to_o wage_v war_n against_o another_o people_n if_o by_o chance_n the_o obstinacy_n to_o yield_v nothing_o to_o the_o enemy_n which_o mole_v enter_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o those_o against_o who_o the_o war_n be_v make_v he_o which_o begin_v the_o war_n must_v resolve_v with_o himself_o not_o to_o use_v any_o courtesy_n towards_o his_o obstinate_a enemy_n because_o that_o any_o clemency_n or_o courtesy_n to_o be_v use_v will_v be_v in_o vain_a and_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o obstinacy_n be_v to_o love_v better_a to_o die_v than_o to_o make_v any_o show_n be_v it_o never_o so_o little_a of_o humility_n or_o give_v place_n and_o although_o that_o the_o obstinate_a man_n sometime_o seem_v to_o be_v humble_v through_o extreme_a necessity_n yet_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o alter_v adversary_n a_o obstinate_a man_n love_v rather_o to_o die_v then_o to_o show_v but_o eâ—e_v the_o least_o sign_n of_o humility_n or_o of_o give_v place_n to_o his_o adversary_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o occasion_n be_v offer_v he_o he_o will_v show_v that_o what_o he_o do_v be_v do_v perforce_o wherefore_o a_o obstinate_a and_o rude_a enemy_n be_v to_o be_v handle_v and_o deal_v withal_o by_o all_o rigour_n and_o severity_n forasmuch_o as_o gentleness_n and_o courtesy_n will_v neither_o pacify_v he_o nor_o assuage_v his_o fury_n many_o example_n may_v be_v allege_v hereof_o as_o of_o the_o saguntine_n besiege_v by_o hannibal_n but_o i_o will_v content_v myself_o with_o the_o example_n of_o the_o pisans_n happen_v in_o the_o time_n of_o our_o ancestor_n the_o florentine_n make_v long_a war_n against_o the_o pisans_n and_o oftentimes_o vanquish_v they_o and_o ever_o use_v they_o very_o hardly_o and_o in_o conclusion_n they_o resolve_v to_o invade_v and_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o obedience_n through_o hunger_n and_o every_o year_n spoil_v their_o harvest_n and_o often_o bereave_v they_o of_o hope_n of_o any_o for_o the_o year_n follow_v but_o they_o make_v provision_n from_o elsewhere_o at_o length_n the_o florentine_n determine_v to_o try_v they_o by_o gentleness_n and_o clemency_n to_o see_v if_o courtesy_n may_v prevail_v to_o the_o end_n to_o leave_v nothing_o untried_a and_o for_o this_o cause_n they_o make_v a_o new_a law_n &_o ordain_v that_o every_o citizen_n or_o countryman_n of_o pisa_n which_o within_o certain_a time_n will_v return_v to_o dwell_v in_o his_o house_n or_o possession_n in_o the_o country_n shall_v have_v free_a pardon_n for_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v commit_v and_o shall_v reenter_v upon_o his_o good_n the_o florentine_n do_v this_o in_o hope_n to_o have_v draw_v many_o pisans_n out_o of_o the_o town_n by_o mean_a of_o this_o law_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o town_n will_v be_v weak_a and_o worse_o defend_v but_o their_o hope_n fail_v they_o and_o all_o happen_v to_o the_o contrary_n for_o that_o many_o which_o be_v unprofitable_a for_o the_o war_n by_o the_o consent_n and_o leave_v of_o the_o rest_n go_v out_o of_o pisa_n and_o the_o city_n remain_v disburden_v friend_n the_o pisans_n love_v better_o to_o subject_n themselves_o to_o the_o genovais_n their_o mortal_a enemy_n then_o to_o the_o florentine_n their_o lord_n neighbour_n and_o friend_n and_o in_o part_n discharge_v of_o the_o dearth_n which_o oppress_v they_o and_o those_o which_o go_v forth_o no_o less_o obstinate_a than_o those_o which_o remain_v within_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o city_n with_o their_o revenue_n do_v secret_o succour_v and_o relieve_v those_o which_o remain_v within_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o they_o which_o defend_v the_o city_n will_v not_o yield_v but_o by_o force_n and_o those_o which_o be_v abroad_o by_o no_o mean_n can_v be_v mollify_v abhor_v nothing_o so_o much_o as_o the_o name_n of_o a_o florentine_a they_o resolve_v to_o yield_v themselves_o to_o the_o genovais_n against_o who_o they_o have_v so_o often_o fight_v for_o the_o seignory_n rather_o than_o to_o yield_v to_o the_o florentine_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n all_o that_o a_o man_n do_v touch_v a_o obstinate_a
man_n then_o do_v defer_v and_o lose_v time_n the_o enterprise_n be_v pester_v and_o in_o danger_n to_o prove_v ill_o wherefore_o when_o a_o man_n have_v conclude_v to_o do_v a_o thing_n and_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o matter_n require_v diligence_n it_o ought_v speedy_o to_o be_v execute_v for_o the_o delay_n may_v in_o a_o instant_n alter_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o affair_n provide_v that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o trouble_v by_o certain_a accident_n which_o he_o can_v not_o foresee_v and_o so_o turn_v from_o that_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v put_v in_o effect_n principal_o in_o the_o war_n and_o conservation_n of_o thing_n already_o get_v for_o the_o least_o fault_n which_o a_o man_n commit_v may_v give_v leisure_n and_o occasion_n to_o the_o enemy_n so_o to_o provide_v that_o all_o the_o plot_n and_o counsel_n how_o good_a soever_o shall_v serve_v to_o no_o purpose_n blood_n enterprise_n ought_v to_o be_v consult_v of_o in_o cold_a blood_n and_o execute_v in_o hot_a blood_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n man_n say_v that_o counsel_n and_o enterprise_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o hand_n in_o cold_a blood_n and_o the_o execution_n thereof_o to_o be_v do_v in_o hot_a blood_n that_o to_o defer_v and_o delay_v the_o execution_n of_o thing_n first_o well_n devise_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o loss_n and_o harm_n may_v plain_o be_v see_v by_o charles_n the_o 8._o king_n of_o france_n who_o have_v happy_o conquer_v the_o realm_n of_o naples_n lose_v when_o he_o return_v into_o france_n much_o time_n and_o be_v slow_a in_o send_v according_a to_o the_o resolution_n take_v garrison_n and_o provision_n necessary_a for_o the_o keep_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v get_v for_o he_o be_v no_o soon_o out_o of_o italy_n but_o he_o begin_v to_o lose_v all_o and_o the_o occasion_n be_v that_o while_n as_o he_o be_v at_o lion_n and_o ought_v speedy_o to_o have_v provide_v for_o the_o war_n and_o to_o return_v present_o again_o into_o italy_n he_o take_v without_o reason_n and_o without_o consideration_n of_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o affair_n post_v horse_n 3._o guicci_n lib._n 3._o and_o ride_v to_o paris_n to_o see_v a_o lady_n which_o he_o much_o love_v his_o departure_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o affair_n of_o naples_n go_v from_o evil_a to_o worse_o for_o they_o which_o have_v the_o guard_n of_o castle_n and_o fortress_n and_o do_v attend_v succour_n from_o france_n see_v it_o so_o far_o off_o and_o so_o long_a a_o come_n compound_v with_o the_o enemy_n and_o light_o render_v that_o which_o they_o have_v easy_o get_v and_o so_o the_o loss_n of_o time_n and_o negligence_n in_o affair_n of_o great_a importance_n well_o devise_v but_o ill_o execute_v be_v cause_n of_o the_o shameful_a loss_n of_o a_o realm_n conquer_v with_o great_a glory_n don_n hugue_n do_v moncado_n viceroy_n of_o naples_n commit_v the_o same_o fault_n in_o the_o year_n 1528._o when_v the_o lord_n of_o lautrech_n be_v before_o naples_n with_o a_o french_a army_n for_o the_o say_v moncado_n have_v determine_v to_o disperse_v and_o scatter_v the_o fleet_n and_o army_n by_o sea_n of_o phillipin_n de_fw-fr doria_n which_o hold_v all_o the_o coast_n of_o salern_n in_o subjection_n and_o do_v stop_v the_o passage_n of_o victual_n and_o other_o provision_n to_o go_v to_o naples_n he_o rig_v certain_a vessel_n and_o furnish_v they_o with_o brave_a soldier_n with_o who_o go_v many_o lord_n and_o the_o same_o don_n hugue_n himself_n in_o person_n the_o say_a army_n in_o good_a order_n be_v part_v from_o polisippo_n arrive_v at_o the_o isle_n of_o capra_n where_o don_n hugue_n do_v this_o notable_a fault_n that_o to_o no_o purpose_n he_o lose_v much_o time_n and_o this_o loss_n of_o time_n with_o the_o diligence_n of_o phillipin_n who_o have_v scent_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o imperialist_n have_v somewhat_o provide_v for_o his_o affair_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o succour_n which_o he_o have_v demand_v of_o the_o lord_n of_o lautrech_n have_v time_n to_o arrive_v at_o doria_n his_o army_n and_o to_o put_v themselves_o in_o order_n to_o fight_v and_o the_o time_n be_v so_o short_a that_o the_o french_a have_v scarce_o settle_v themselves_o in_o the_o galley_n when_o don_n hugue_n arrive_v and_o they_o must_v fight_v where_o doria_n remain_v victor_n and_o don_n hugue_n be_v slay_v and_o many_o lord_n be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o so_o moncado_n to_o his_o hurt_n and_o loss_n give_v example_n to_o other_o not_o to_o lose_v time_n about_o needless_a thing_n in_o enterprise_n which_o have_v need_n of_o diligence_n he_o deserve_v not_o to_o be_v blame_v who_o do_v not_o speedy_o execute_v his_o determination_n if_o he_o be_v hinder_v by_o some_o strange_a accident_n which_o can_v not_o be_v foresee_v before_o it_o come_v and_o whereto_o a_o man_n can_v yield_v no_o remedy_n after_o it_o be_v come_v as_o that_o which_o happen_v to_o peter_n de_fw-fr medicis_n when_o with_o his_o force_n he_o take_v his_o way_n towards_o 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