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at_o his_o action_n and_o few_o man_n will_v be_v bait_v with_o his_o allurement_n but_o for_o whereas_o machiavelli_n say_v that_o the_o ancient_a roman_n under_o the_o deceit_n of_o slave_n the_o roman_n ally_n &_o subject_n be_v not_o slave_n those_o name_n ally_n and_o confederate_n bring_v into_o their_o subjection_n and_o servitude_n the_o latin_a people_n their_o neighbour_n be_v a_o plain_a and_o pure_a lie_n for_o they_o subjugate_v all_o man_n by_o war_n at_o divers_a time_n as_o we_o read_v in_o history_n true_a it_o be_v that_o after_o once_o they_o vanquish_v and_o bring_v they_o under_o they_o then_o make_v treaty_n of_o peace_n and_o confederation_n which_o be_v not_o great_o to_o the_o advantage_n of_o such_o as_o be_v overcome_v as_o in_o reason_n they_o may_v for_o if_o by_o the_o right_n of_o nation_n such_o as_o be_v vanquish_v by_o war_n may_v be_v bondslave_n of_o the_o vanquisher_n by_o a_o strong_a reason_n may_v the_o vanquisher_n reserve_v to_o themselves_o 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and_o deceit_n some_o will_v ask_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o art_n whereunto_o i_o answer_v for_o machiavelli_n that_o no_o man_n can_v give_v precept_n practicale_n or_o singular_a which_o may_v be_v apply_v to_o every_o business_n to_o avoid_v deceit_n and_o fraud_n but_o the_o general_a precept_n of_o art_n which_o the_o philosopher_n call_v axiom_n in_o philosophy_n be_v these_o bold_o to_o forswear_v themselves_o subtle_o to_o dissemble_v to_o infinuate_v into_o man_n mind_n and_o to_o prove_v they_o to_o break_v faith_n and_o promise_n and_o such_o like_a as_o heretofore_o we_o have_v handle_v and_o shall_v do_v hereafter_o but_o here_o we_o must_v note_v one_o thing_n which_o be_v that_o one_o well_o experience_v in_o the_o art_n of_o trompery_n will_v not_o always_o practice_v that_o principle_n to_o break_v faith_n for_o if_o he_o ordinary_o do_v it_o he_o shall_v offend_v against_o another_o principle_n which_o command_v to_o 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