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commandment_n of_o this_o king_n who_o meaning_n very_o be_v not_o only_o to_o prescribe_v to_o the_o say_a king_n philip_n his_o son_n but_o general_o to_o all_o his_o posterity_n 36._o maxim_n gentleman_n which_o hold_v castle_n and_o jurisdiction_n be_v very_o great_a enemy_n of_o commonweal_n the_o league_n and_o canton_n of_o almaigne_n say_v machiavelli_n live_v very_o peaceable_o and_o at_o their_o ease_n because_o they_o observe_v cap._n discourse_n lib._n 1._o cap._n a_o equality_n among_o themselves_o and_o suffer_v no_o gentleman_n in_o their_o country_n and_o those_o few_o they_o have_v they_o so_o hate_v they_o that_o when_o by_o adventure_v any_o of_o they_o fall_v into_o their_o hand_n they_o put_v they_o to_o death_n and_o take_v none_o to_o mercy_n say_v they_o be_v they_o which_o destroy_v all_o and_o hold_v school_n of_o wickedness_n i_o call_v say_v he_o they_o gentleman_n which_o live_v of_o their_o revenue_n without_o give_v themselves_o to_o any_o trade_n these_o in_o a_o country_n be_v very_o dangerous_a and_o above_o all_o high_a justicer_n which_o hold_v castle_n and_o fortress_n and_o which_o have_v a_o great_a number_n of_o vassal_n and_o subject_n which_o owe_v they_o faith_n and_o homage_n the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n the_o land_n of_o rome_n romaigne_n &_o lombardie_n be_v full_a of_o such_o manner_n of_o man_n and_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o hitherto_o no_o good_a estate_n politic_a can_v be_v constitute_v in_o those_o place_n for_o they_o be_v formal_a and_o capital_a enemy_n of_o the_o civil_a estate_n of_o commonweal_n they_o which_o have_v frequent_v the_o country_n of_o almaigne_n and_o of_o suise_n may_v well_o give_v machiavelli_n the_o lie_n for_o that_o he_o say_v in_o this_o maxim_n for_o in_o those_o country_n may_v be_v find_v many_o gentleman_n great_a justicer_n have_v under_o they_o man_n jurisdiction_n and_o castle_n which_o be_v not_o only_o maintain_v in_o their_o nobility_n and_o authority_n but_o also_o be_v there_o great_o respect_v and_o employ_v in_o public_a affair_n and_o so_o much_o there_o want_v that_o there_o they_o hold_v a_o school_n of_o wickedness_n that_o contrary_a only_o they_o hold_v the_o country_n in_o peace_n every_o one_o in_o his_o own_o country_n and_o do_v see_v justice_n administer_v to_o their_o subject_n i_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o there_o be_v gentleman_n in_o alemaigne_n in_o the_o country_n of_o swiss_n in_o france_n and_z other_o where_o which_o be_v bad_a enough_o and_o which_o be_v violent_a and_o vicious_a yet_o for_o some_o few_o we_o must_v not_o condemn_v all_o in_o general_a as_o machiavelli_n do_v here_o who_o say_v they_o be_v dangerous_a people_n in_o a_o country_n and_o that_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o a_o estate_n politic_a i_o know_v not_o if_o those_o he_o name_v be_v such_o namely_o the_o gentleman_n of_o naples_n of_o romania_n of_o lombardy_n and_o of_o rome_n and_o i_o be_o content_a to_o confess_v unto_o he_o because_o i_o will_v not_o contest_v and_o strive_v against_o he_o upon_o a_o fact_n which_o have_v some_o appearance_n of_o truth_n but_o i_o deny_v unto_o he_o that_o on_o this_o side_n the_o mount_v they_o be_v such_o but_o contrary_a we_o see_v that_o it_o be_v only_o the_o nobility_n of_o france_n and_o other_o neighbour_n country_n which_o authorize_v &_o protect_v justice_n and_o which_o make_v it_o to_o be_v obey_v yet_o will_v i_o also_o confess_v that_o the_o gentleman_n on_o this_o side_n the_o mount_v be_v very_o dangerous_a and_o great_a enemy_n unto_o such_o a_o politic_a estate_n as_o machiavelli_n have_v build_v by_o his_o writing_n that_o be_v a_o tyrannical_a for_o history_n tell_v we_o that_o our_o ancestor_n especial_o the_o baron_n lord_n &_o gentleman_n have_v vigorouslie_o always_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o tyranny_n and_o will_v never_o suffer_v they_o long_o to_o grow_v up_o or_o take_v root_n which_o be_v a_o natural_a thing_n in_o the_o french_a nobility_n &_o good_a though_o evil_a for_o the_o machiavelliste_n stranger_n which_o be_v come_v into_o france_n to_o practice_v their_o tyranny_n for_o by_o god_n grace_n they_o shall_v with_o much_o a_o do_v take_v any_o deep_a root_n there_o 37._o maxim_n the_o nobility_n of_o france_n will_v overthrow_v the_o estate_n of_o that_o kingdom_n if_o their_o parliament_n do_v not_o punish_v they_o and_o hold_v they_o in_o fear_n the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n say_v nicholas_n be_v a_o kingdom_n more_o live_v under_o law_n than_o any_o other_o whereof_o their_o parliament_n 1._o discourse_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o be_v the_o gardiant_n and_o maintainer_n especial_o that_o of_o paris_n and_o hitherto_o that_o kingdom_n be_v maintain_v because_o the_o parliament_n have_v always_o be_v obstinate_a executor_n and_o resister_n against_o the_o nobility_n without_o which_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n have_v come_v to_o ruin_v machiavell_n have_v do_v much_o better_a to_o have_v meddle_v only_o with_o the_o estate_n of_o 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and_o overthrow_v all_o the_o good_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o which_o it_o have_v always_o hitherto_o be_v maintain_v and_o machiavelli_n confess_v and_o say_v true_a which_o his_o disciple_n have_v well_o mark_v and_o desire_v to_o ruinate_v the_o say_a kingdom_n have_v not_o fail_v to_o begin_v by_o the_o law_n thereof_o know_v well_o since_o since_o what_o time_n parliament_n of_o france_n be_v institute_v before_o parliament_n the_o kingdom_n be_v no_o less_o flourish_v in_o peace_n and_o good_a justice_n than_o since_o that_o have_v ruinate_v her_o foundation_n she_o will_v be_v easy_o dissolve_v and_o overthrow_v but_o to_o confute_v this_o maxim_n i_o will_v allege_v no_o other_o thing_n but_o that_o we_o see_v in_o our_o french_a history_n that_o our_o kingdom_n be_v as_o much_o or_o more_o flourish_a and_o better_o govern_v before_o there_o be_v any_o parliament_n in_o france_n than_o since_o for_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n which_o be_v the_o ancient_a be_v establish_v and_o constitute_v in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n philip_n le_fw-fr bel_n anno_fw-la 1294._o that_o of_o tholouse_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o charles_n the_o seven_o anno_fw-la 1444._o that_o of_o bourdeaux_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o same_o king_n anno_fw-la 1451._o that_o of_o dauphin_n in_o the_o time_n also_o of_o the_o same_o king_n but_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o eleven_o his_o son_n then_o dauphin_n and_o then_o inhabit_v in_o dauphine_n in_o anno_fw-la 1453._o the_o parliament_n of_o dijon_n and_o of_o provence_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o say_a king_n lewis_n the_o eleven_o that_o of_o rovan_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o twelve_o in_o anno_fw-la 1499._o and_o that_o of_o bretaigne_n be_v erect_v only_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o in_o anno_fw-la 1553_o but_o before_o there_o be_v any_o