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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 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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
be_v the_o principality_n nobility_n and_o commonalty_n as_o part_n of_o the_o government_n among_o those_o who_o by_o such_o like_a ordinance_n have_v deserve_v most_o commendation_n be_v lycurgus_n who_o make_v his_o law_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n in_o sparta_n that_o give_v the_o king_n the_o nobility_n and_o the_o people_n their_o share_n he_o compose_v a_o government_n that_o last_v above_o eight_o hundred_o year_n to_o his_o great_a credit_n and_o that_o city_n quiet_a the_o contrary_n befall_v solon_n who_o make_v the_o law_n in_o athens_n which_o because_o it_o be_v a_o popular_a state_n prove_v but_o short_a live_v and_o he_o before_o he_o die_v see_v the_o tyranny_n of_o pisistratus_n begin_v and_o though_o after_o forty_o year_n his_o heir_n be_v drive_v from_o thence_o and_o athens_n recover_v its_o liberty_n because_o it_o take_v again_o a_o popular_a government_n according_a to_o solon_n institution_n it_o maintain_v it_o not_o above_o a_o hundred_o year_n notwithstanding_o that_o to_o hold_v it_o there_o be_v many_o law_n make_v by_o which_o the_o insolence_n of_o the_o great_a man_n be_v restrain_v and_o the_o licentiousness_n of_o all_o in_o general_a which_o be_v never_o provide_v for_o by_o solon_n yet_o because_o he_o compound_v not_o this_o with_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o principality_n as_o also_o of_o the_o nobility_n athens_n continue_v but_o a_o short_a time_n in_o respect_n of_o sparta_n but_o let_v we_o come_v to_o rome_n which_o though_o it_o have_v not_o a_o lycurgus_n to_o put_v it_o so_o in_o order_n that_o it_o may_v long_o subsist_v free_a yet_o such_o be_v the_o accident_n that_o chance_v in_o it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o disunion_n of_o the_o commonalty_n and_o the_o senate_n that_o what_o their_o founder_n have_v not_o provide_v for_o chance_n do_v for_o if_o rome_n light_v not_o upon_o the_o best_a fortune_n it_o light_v upon_o the_o next_o to_o the_o best_a for_o though_o the_o first_o ordinance_n be_v defective_a yet_o they_o aim_v not_o amiss_o at_o the_o true_a perfection_n because_o romulus_n and_o all_o the_o king_n make_v many_o and_o good_a law_n and_o these_o agree_n to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o liberty_n but_o because_o their_o design_n be_v to_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o kingdom_n and_o not_o of_o a_o commonwealth_n when_o the_o city_n become_v free_a there_o want_v many_o thing_n which_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v institute_v in_o favour_n of_o liberty_n but_o be_v never_o ordain_v by_o those_o king_n and_o albeit_o their_o king_n lose_v rule_n upon_o the_o occasion_n and_o by_o the_o mean_v allege_v yet_o they_o that_o expel_v they_o present_o set_v up_o two_o consul_n who_o shall_v stand_v in_o the_o king_n stead_n chase_v out_o of_o rome_n the_o regal_a title_n only_o &_o not_o the_o regal_a power_n so_o that_o there_o be_v in_o that_o commonwealth_n the_o consul_n and_o the_o senate_n it_o be_v compose_v only_o of_o two_o of_o these_o forename_a quality_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o the_o principality_n &_o nobility_n there_o remain_v only_o to_o give_v the_o commonalty_n a_o place_n in_o the_o government_n whereupon_o the_o roman_a nobility_n be_v grow_v insolent_a upon_o the_o occasion_n which_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o tell_v the_o people_n rise_v up_o against_o they_o so_o that_o rather_o than_o to_o lose_v all_o they_o be_v constrain_v to_o allow_v the_o people_n their_o part_n &_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o senate_n &_o the_o consul_n be_v likewise_o to_o continue_v with_o so_o great_a authority_n as_o they_o may_v well_o maintain_v their_o degree_n in_o that_o commonwealth_n &_o so_o begin_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n after_o which_o the_o state_n of_o that_o commonwealth_n become_v more_o firm_a all_o the_o three_o kind_n of_o government_n have_v their_o share_n and_o fortune_n do_v so_o much_o favour_v they_o that_o though_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o a_o king_n &_o of_o the_o nobility_n to_o that_o of_o the_o people_n by_o the_o same_o degree_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n set_v down_o before_o yet_o to_o give_v power_n to_o the_o nobility_n they_o never_o take_v away_o all_o the_o authority_n from_o the_o royalty_n nor_o be_v the_o power_n of_o the_o nobility_n quite_o diminish_v to_o give_v it_o to_o the_o people_n but_o be_v mingle_v it_o make_v a_o exact_a commonwealth_n to_o which_o perfection_n it_o come_v by_o the_o depart_n of_o the_o commonalty_n from_o the_o senate_n as_o it_o shall_v be_v show_v at_o length_n in_o the_o two_o next_o follow_v chapter_n chap._n iii_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 according_a as_o it_o be_v show_v by_o all_o those_o that_o reason_n of_o civil_a government_n and_o so_o every_o history_n be_v full_a of_o example_n to_o that_o purpose_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o who_o frame_v a_o commonwealth_n and_o ordain_v law_n in_o it_o shall_v presuppose_v that_o all_o man_n be_v bend_v to_o mischief_n and_o that_o they_o have_v a_o will_v to_o put_v in_o practice_n the_o wickedness_n of_o their_o mind_n so_o oft_o as_o occasion_n shall_v serve_v and_o that_o when_o any_o mischief_n lie_v covert_a for_o a_o time_n it_o proceed_v from_o a_o occasion_n unknown_a which_o be_v not_o come_v to_o light_v because_o trial_n of_o the_o contrary_n have_v not_o yet_o be_v make_v but_o time_n afterward_o discover_v it_o which_o they_o say_v be_v father_n of_o the_o truth_n it_o seem_v that_o there_o be_v in_o rome_n a_o perfect_a union_n of_o the_o people_n and_o senate_n when_o the_o tarquin_n be_v banish_v and_o that_o the_o nobility_n have_v lay_v by_o their_o pride_n be_v become_v of_o a_o popular_a disposition_n and_o supportable_a to_o every_o one_o even_o of_o the_o mean_a rank_n this_o deceit_n lie_v hide_v nor_o be_v the_o occasion_n thereof_o know_v as_o long_o as_o the_o tarquin_n live_v 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to_o a_o evil_a end_n therefore_o be_v it_o necessary_a if_o a_o man_n will_v gain_v authority_n in_o a_o republic_n and_o induce_v some_o ill_n for_o i_o thereinto_o to_o find_v the_o matter_n already_o disorder_v by_o time_n and_o that_o by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o from_o age_n to_o age_n be_v bring_v into_o disorder_n which_o of_o force_n come_v thereunto_o when_o it_o be_v not_o as_o former_o have_v be_v say_v refreshd_v by_o virtuous_a example_n or_o by_o new_a â—aws_n reduce_v to_o the_o first_o principle_n manliusâ—hen_o â—hen_z have_v be_v a_o rare_a man_n and_o famous_a have_v he_o be_v bear_v in_o a_o corrupt_a city_n and_o therefore_o shall_v those_o citizen_n that_o in_o republic_n undertake_v any_o thing_n either_o in_o favour_n of_o liberty_n or_o in_o favour_n of_o tyranny_n consider_v the_o subject_n they_o be_v to_o work_v on_o and_o from_o thence_o conjecture_v the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o work_n for_o it_o be_v as_o hard_a and_o dangerous_a to_o set_v free_a a_o people_n that_o will_v live_v in_o thraldom_n as_o to_o enthral_v a_o people_n that_o will_v live_v free_a and_o because_o we_o have_v before_o rouchd_v that_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o action_n man_n shall_v consider_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o time_n and_o proceed_v conformable_o to_o those_o we_o will_v speak_v of_o they_o at_o length_n in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v chap._n ix_o how_o a_o man_n must_v of_o necessity_n change_v with_o the_o time_n if_o he_o will_v always_o have_v good_a success_n in_o his_o undertake_n i_o have_v many_o time_n consider_v how_o the_o occasion_n of_o man_n good_a or_o evil_a fortune_n depend_v upon_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o encounter_n of_o their_o proceed_n with_o the_o time_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o some_o man_n proceed_v in_o their_o affair_n with_o violence_n other_o with_o regard_n and_o wariness_n and_o
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in_o cyrus_n for_o to_o be_v a_o prince_n well-willed_n in_o particular_a and_o to_o have_v his_o whole_a army_n as_o particular_o affect_v to_o he_o agree_v well_o with_o all_o other_o part_n of_o his_o state_n but_o in_o a_o citizen_n have_v a_o army_n so_o to_o take_v part_n with_o he_o this_o part_n agree_v not_o with_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v to_o oblige_v he_o to_o live_v under_o the_o law_n and_o obey_v the_o magistrate_n we_o read_v among_o the_o ancient_a story_n of_o the_o venetian_a republic_n how_o that_o the_o galley_n of_o venice_n be_v return_v home_o and_o a_o difference_n arise_v between_o they_o of_o the_o galley_n and_o the_o people_n whereby_o a_o uprear_n and_o tumult_n be_v raise_v nor_o can_v the_o matter_n be_v quiet_v by_o force_n of_o officer_n reverence_n of_o citizen_n nor_o fear_v of_o the_o principal_a magistrate_n of_o a_o sudden_a when_o peter_n loredanus_n show_v himself_o to_o those_o mariner_n who_o the_o year_n before_o have_v be_v their_o commander_n for_o love_n of_o he_o they_o depart_v and_o leave_v the_o fight_n which_o obedience_n beget_v such_o a_o suspicion_n in_o the_o senate_n that_o a_o little_a while_n after_o the_o venerian_o either_o by_o imâ—prisonment_n or_o death_n assure_v themselves_o of_o him_z i_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o valerius_n his_o manner_n of_o proceed_v be_v profitable_a in_o a_o prince_n and_o hurtful_a in_o a_o citizen_n not_o only_o to_o his_o country_n but_o to_o himself_o to_o his_o country_n because_o those_o course_n prepare_v a_o way_n to_o tyranny_n to_o himself_o for_o when_o his_o country_n be_v suspicious_a of_o his_o proceed_n it_o be_v constrain_v to_o make_v sure_a of_o he_o with_o his_o damage_n so_o on_o the_o contrary_n i_o affirm_v that_o manlin_n his_o proceed_n in_o a_o prince_n be_v hurtful_a and_o in_o a_o citizen_n profitable_a and_o especial_o to_o the_o country_n and_o also_o seldom_o offend_v if_o now_o this_o hatred_n which_o thy_o severity_n draw_v after_o it_o be_v not_o increase_v by_o suspicion_n which_o by_o mean_n of_o thy_o great_a reputation_n thy_o other_o virtue_n charge_v thou_o with_o as_o by_z and_o by_o shall_v be_v discourse_v touch_v camillus_n chap._n xxiii_o for_o what_o cause_n camillus_n be_v banish_v from_o rome_n we_o have_v former_o conclude_v that_o by_o proceed_v as_o valerius_n do_v a_o man_n hurt_v both_o his_o country_n and_o himself_o and_o by_o proceed_v as_o manlius_n do_v a_o man_n advantage_n his_o country_n and_o sometime_o hurt_v himself_o which_o be_v sufficient_o prove_v by_o the_o example_n of_o camillus_n who_o in_o his_o manner_n of_o proceed_v come_v near_o to_o manlius_n then_o valerius_n whereupon_o titus_n livius_n speak_v of_o he_o say_z his_o virtue_n the_o soldier_n mirabantur_fw-la hate_v and_o yet_o admire_v that_o which_o cause_v the_o admiration_n of_o he_o be_v his_o carefulness_n his_o wisdom_n the_o magnanimity_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o the_o good_a order_n in_o employ_v and_o command_v his_o army_n that_o which_o get_v he_o hatred_n be_v that_o he_o be_v more_o fevere_a in_o chastise_v then_o liberal_a in_o reward_v they_o and_o titus_n livius_n allege_v these_o occasion_n of_o this_o hatred_n the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o money_n which_o be_v make_v of_o the_o sale_n of_o the_o veientes_n good_n he_o bring_v all_o into_o the_o treasury_n and_o divide_v not_o together_o with_o the_o spoil_n among_o the_o soldier_n the_o second_o that_o in_o his_o triumph_n he_o make_v his_o triumphal_a chariot_n be_v draw_v with_o four_o white_a horse_n where_o they_o say_v that_o in_o his_o pride_n he_o strive_v to_o equal_v the_o sun_n the_o three_o that_o he_o make_v a_o vow_n to_o give_v apollo_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o prey_n take_v from_o the_o veientes_n which_o he_o desire_v to_o pay_v his_o vow_n be_v to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o soldier_n hand_n who_o already_o have_v get_v possession_n of_o it_o where_o those_o thing_n be_v very_o easy_o mark_v that_o make_v a_o prince_n odious_a with_o his_o people_n of_o which_o the_o principal_a be_v to_o bereave_v they_o of_o any_o profit_n which_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o much_o importance_n for_o the_o thing_n that_o carry_v any_o profit_n with_o they_o when_o a_o man_n be_v deprive_v thereof_o he_o never_o forget_v and_o every_o little_a necessity_n put_v thou_o in_o mind_n of_o they_o and_o because_o necessity_n haunt_v we_o every_o day_n thou_o remember_v these_o thing_n every_o day_n the_o other_o thing_n be_v to_o appear_v lofty_a and_o puff_v up_o with_o pride_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o odious_a to_o the_o people_n especial_o those_o that_o enjoy_v their_o liberty_n and_o however_o that_o from_o that_o pride_n and_o stateliness_n of_o they_o the_o people_n receive_v no_o hurâ—â—ye_n do_v they_o always_o hare_n they_o that_o use_v it_o whereof_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o beware_v as_o of_o a_o rock_n for_o to_o procure_v hatred_n without_o advantage_n be_v but_o a_o 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will_v acknowledge_v that_o have_v he_o vanquish_v the_o florentine_n be_v at_o his_o discretion_n sforza_n have_v always_o the_o bracceschi_n for_o his_o adversary_n so_o that_o they_o be_v as_o a_o guard_n one_o upon_o another_o francis_n convert_v all_o his_o ambition_n against_o lombardy_n braccio_fw-mi against_o the_o church_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n but_o let_v we_o come_v to_o that_o which_o follow_v a_o while_n ago_o the_o florentine_n make_v paul_n vitelli_n their_o general_n a_o thorough_o advise_v man_n and_o who_o from_o a_o private_a fortune_n have_v rose_n to_o very_o great_a reputation_n have_v he_o take_v pisa_n no_o man_n will_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o florentine_n must_v have_v hold_v fast_o with_o he_o for_o have_v he_o be_v entertain_v in_o their_o enemy_n pay_v they_o have_v no_o remedy_n and_o they_o themselves_o hold_v of_o he_o of_o force_n be_v to_o obey_v he_o the_o venetian_n if_o we_o consider_v their_o proceed_n we_o shall_v see_v wrought_v both_o wary_o and_o glorious_o while_o themselves_o make_v war_n which_o be_v before_o their_o undertake_n by_o land_n where_o the_o gentleman_n with_o their_o own_o commons_o in_o arm_n behave_v themselves_o brave_o but_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o fight_v by_o land_n they_o lose_v their_o valour_n and_o follow_v the_o custom_n of_o italy_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o enlargement_n by_o land_n because_o thou_o have_v not_o much_o territory_n and_o yet_o be_v of_o great_a reputation_n they_o have_v not_o much_o cause_n to_o fear_v their_o captain_n but_o as_o they_o begin_v to_o extend_v their_o bound_n which_o be_v under_o their_o commander_n carminiola_n they_o have_v a_o taste_n of_o this_o error_n for_o perceive_v he_o be_v exceed_v valorous_a have_v under_o his_o conduct_n beat_v the_o duke_n of_o milan_n and_o know_v on_o the_o other_o side_n how_o he_o be_v cold_a in_o the_o war_n they_o judge_v that_o they_o can_v not_o make_v any_o great_a conquest_n with_o he_o and_o because_o they_o neither_o will_v nor_o can_v cashier_v he_o that_o they_o may_v not_o lose_v what_o they_o have_v get_v they_o be_v force_v for_o their_o own_o safety_n to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n since_o they_o have_v have_v for_o their_o general_n bartholomew_n of_o berganio_n robert_n st._n severin_n the_o count_n of_o petilian_n and_o such_o like_a whereby_o they_o be_v to_o fear_v their_o loss_n as_o well_o as_o to_o hope_v for_o gain_v as_o it_o fall_v out_o afterward_o at_o vayla_n where_o in_o one_o day_n they_o lose_v that_o which_o with_o so_o much_o pain_n they_o have_v get_v in_o eight_o hundred_o year_n for_o from_o these_o kind_n of_o arm_n grow_v slack_a and_o slow_a and_o weak_a gain_n but_o sadden_fw-mi and_o wonderful_a loss_n and_o because_o i_o be_o now_o come_v with_o these_o example_n into_o italy_n which_o now_o these_o many_o year_n have_v be_v govern_v by_o mercenary_a arm_n i_o will_v search_v deep_o into_o they_o to_o the_o end_n that_o their_o course_n and_o progress_n be_v better_o discover_v they_o may_v be_v the_o better_o amend_v you_o have_v to_o understand_v that_o so_o soon_o as_o in_o these_o late_a time_n the_o yoke_n of_o the_o italian_a empire_n begin_v to_o be_v shake_v off_o and_o the_o pope_n have_v get_v reputation_n in_o the_o temporality_n italy_n be_v divide_v into_o several_a state_n for_o many_o of_o the_o great_a city_n take_v arm_n against_o their_o nobility_n who_o under_o the_o emperor_n protection_n have_v hold_v they_o in_o oppression_n and_o the_o pope_n favour_v these_o whereby_o he_o may_v get_v himself_o reputation_n in_o the_o temporality_n of_o many_o other_o their_o citizen_n become_v prince_n so_o that_o hereupon_o italy_n be_v come_v into_o the_o church_n hand_n as_o it_o be_v and_o some_o few_o republic_n those_o priest_n and_o citizen_n not_o accustom_v to_o the_o use_n of_o arm_n begin_v to_o take_v stranger_n to_o their_o pay_n the_o first_o that_o give_v reputation_n to_o these_o soldier_n be_v alberick_n of_o como_n in_o romania_n from_o his_o discipline_n among_o other_o descend_v brachio_n and_o sforza_n who_o in_o their_o time_n be_v the_o arbitre_n of_o italy_n after_o these_o follow_v all_o other_o who_o even_o till_o our_o day_n have_v command_v the_o arm_n of_o italy_n and_o the_o success_n of_o their_o valour_n have_v be_v that_o it_o be_v overrun_v by_o charles_n pillage_v by_o lewis_n force_v by_o ferdinand_n and_o disgrace_v by_o the_o swisser_n the_o order_n which_o they_o have_v hold_v have_v be_v first_o whereby_o to_o give_v reputation_n to_o their_o own_o arm_n to_o take_v away_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o infantry_n this_o they_o do_v because_o they_o have_v no_o state_n of_o their_o own_o but_o live_v upon_o their_o industry_n their_o few_o foot_n give_v they_o no_o reputation_n and_o many_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o maintain_v whereupon_o they_o reduce_v themselves_o to_o cavalero_n and_o so_o with_o a_o supportable_a number_n they_o be_v entertain_v and_o honour_v and_o matter_n be_v bring_v to_o such_o term_n that_o in_o a_o army_n of_o twenty_o thousand_o soldier_n you_o shall_v not_o find_v two_o thousand_o foot_n they_o have_v moreover_o use_v all_o industry_n to_o free_v themselves_o and_o their_o solider_n of_o all_o pain_n and_o fear_n in_o their_o skirmish_n not_o kill_v but_o take_v one_o another_o prisoner_n and_o without_o ransom_n for_o their_o freedom_n they_o repair_v not_o all_o to_o their_o tent_n by_o night_n nor_o make_v palizado_n or_o trench_n thereabouts_o nor_o lay_v in_o the_o field_n in_o the_o summer_n and_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v thus_o contrive_v and_o agree_v of_o among_o they_o in_o their_o military_a order_n whereby_o as_o be_v say_v to_o avoid_v pain_n and_o danger_n insomuch_o as_o they_o have_v bring_v italy_n into_o slavery_n and_o disgrace_n chap._n xiii_o of_o auxiliary_a soldier_n mix_v and_o native_a the_o auxiliary_a force_n be_v the_o other_o kind_n of_o unprofitable_a arm_n be_v when_o any_o puissant_a one_o be_v call_v in_o who_o with_o his_o force_n come_v to_o assist_v and_o defend_v thou_o such_o as_o in_o these_o late_a time_n do_v pope_n julius_n use_n who_o have_v see_v the_o evil_a proof_n of_o his_o mercenary_a soldier_n in_o the_o enterprise_n of_o ferrara_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o auxiliary_n and_o agree_v with_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o spain_n that_o with_o his_o force_n he_o shall_v aid_v he_o these_o arm_n may_v be_v profitable_a and_o advantageous_a for_o themselves_o but_o for_o he_o that_o call_v they_o in_o hurtful_a because_o in_o lose_v thou_o be_v lest_o defeat_v and_o conquer_a thou_o become_v their_o prisoner_n and_o however_o that_o of_o these_o example_n the_o ancient_a story_n be_v full_a fraught_n yet_o will_v i_o not_o part_v from_o this_o of_o pope_n julius_n the_o second_o which_o be_v as_o yet_o fresh_a who_o course_n can_v not_o have_v be_v more_o inconsiderate_a for_o the_o desire_n he_o have_v to_o get_v ferrara_n put_v himself_o whole_o into_o stranger_n hand_n but_o his_o good_a fortune_n cause_v another_o cause_n to_o arise_v that_o hinder_v he_o from_o receive_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o evil_a choice_n for_o his_o auxiliary_n be_v break_v at_o ravenna_n and_o the_o swisser_n thereupon_o arrive_v who_o put_v the_o conqueror_n to_o flight_n beyond_o all_o opinion_n even_o their_o own_o and_o other_o he_o chance_v not_o to_o remain_v his_o enemy_n prisoner_n they_o be_v put_v to_o flight_n nor_o prisoner_n to_o his_o auxiliary_n have_v vanquish_v by_o other_o force_n than_o they_o the_o florentine_n be_v whole_o disarm_v bring_v ten_o thousand_o french_a to_o pisa_n for_o to_o take_v it_o by_o which_o course_n they_o run_v more_o hazard_n than_o in_o any_o time_n of_o their_o trouble_n the_o emperor_n of_o constantinople_n to_o oppress_v his_o neighbour_n bring_v into_o greece_n ten_o thousand_o turk_n who_o when_o the_o war_n be_v end_v can_v not_o be_v get_v out_o thence_o which_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o greece_n fervitude_n under_o the_o infidel_n he_o than_o that_o will_v in_o no_o case_n be_v able_a to_o overcome_v let_v he_o serve_v himself_o of_o these_o arm_n for_o they_o be_v much_o more_o dangerous_a than_o the_o mercenary_n for_o by_o those_o thy_o ruin_n be_v more_o sudden_o execute_v for_o they_o be_v all_o unite_a and_o all_o bent_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o another_o but_o for_o the_o mercenary_n to_o hurt_v thou_o when_o they_o have_v vanquish_v there_o be_v no_o more_o need_n of_o time_n and_o great_a occasion_n they_o not_o be_v all_o unite_a in_o a_o body_n and_o be_v find_v out_o and_o pay_v by_o thou_o wherein_o a_o three_o that_o thou_o make_v their_o head_n can_v sudden_o gain_v so_o great_a authority_n that_o he_o can_v endammage_n thou_o insumme_o in_o the_o mercenary_n their_o sloth_n and_o laziness_n to_o fight_n be_v more_o
fortune_n of_o their_o family_n as_o the_o valour_n of_o their_o ancestor_n these_o three_o then_o be_v come_v up_o to_o the_o duke_n and_o do_v their_o obeisance_n be_v receive_v by_o he_o with_o a_o cheerful_a countenance_n and_o present_o by_o those_o who_o have_v charge_n to_o look_v to_o they_o take_v between_o they_o but_o when_o the_o duke_n see_v that_o oliverotto_n be_v want_v who_o have_v stay_v with_o his_o man_n at_o sinigallia_n and_o attend_v before_o at_o the_o broad_a place_n by_o his_o lodging_n above_o the_o river_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o order_n and_o exercise_v they_o he_o wink_v upon_o don_n michael_n to_o who_o the_o care_n of_o oliverotto_n be_v commit_v that_o he_o shall_v take_v such_o order_n that_o oliverotto_n shall_v not_o escape_v he_o whereupon_o don_n michael_n ride_v before_o and_o be_v come_v to_o oliverotto_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o now_o it_o be_v not_o a_o time_n to_o hold_v his_o man_n together_o out_o of_o their_o lodging_n because_o than_o they_o will_v be_v take_v from_o they_o by_o the_o duke_n soldier_n and_o therefore_o persuade_v he_o to_o send_v they_o to_o their_o lodging_n and_o go_v with_o he_o to_o meet_v the_o duke_n which_o when_o oliverotto_n have_v do_v the_o duke_n come_v and_o have_v see_v see_v he_o call_v he_o to_o who_o oliverotto_n have_v make_v reverence_n he_o join_v in_o troop_n with_o the_o rest_n and_o enter_v into_o sinigallia_n where_o all_o dismount_v at_o the_o duke_n lodging_n enter_v with_o he_o into_o a_o private_a chamber_n they_o be_v hold_v prisoner_n to_o the_o duke_n who_o present_o get_v a_o horseback_n and_o command_v that_o oliverotto_n and_o the_o orsiny_n soldier_n shall_v be_v all_o rifle_a oliveroto_n be_v all_o pillage_v by_o reason_n they_o be_v near_o at_o hand_n those_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o orsini_n and_o the_o vitelli_n be_v more_o remote_a have_v before_o hear_v of_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o master_n have_v time_n to_o get_v together_o where_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o valour_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o orsini_n and_o vitelli_n joint_o all_o in_o one_o body_n in_o despite_n of_o the_o country_n and_o their_o enemy_n power_n they_o save_v themselves_o but_o the_o duke_n soldier_n not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o pillage_n of_o of_o oliverotto_n soldier_n begin_v to_o sack_n sinigallia_n and_o have_v not_o the_o duke_n by_o the_o death_n of_o many_o stop_v their_o insolence_n they_o will_v utter_o have_v sack_v it_o but_o night_n be_v come_v and_o all_o stir_v quiet_a the_o duke_n think_v fit_a to_o put_v vitellozzo_n and_o oliverotto_n to_o death_n and_o have_v bring_v they_o together_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v strangle_v where_o neither_o of_o they_o speak_v any_o thing_n worthy_a of_o their_o life_n past_a for_o vitelozzo_n pray_v that_o supplication_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o the_o pope_n to_o grant_v he_o a_o plenary_a indulgence_n of_o all_o his_o fin_n oliverotto_n much_o lament_v himself_o cast_v all_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o injury_n against_o the_o duke_n on_o vitelozzo_n back_n paul_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o gravina_n be_v keep_v alive_a till_o the_o duke_n have_v word_n that_o at_o rome_n the_o pope_n have_v lay_v hold_n on_o the_o cardinal_n orsino_n the_o archbishop_n of_o florence_n and_o master_n james_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n after_o which_o news_n upon_o the_o 18_o of_o january_n at_o the_o castle_n of_o pieve_v they_o also_o be_v strangle_v in_o the_o like_a manner_n the_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o prince_n chap._n 1._o how_o many_o sort_n of_o principality_n there_o be_v and_o how_o many_o way_n they_o be_v attain_v to_o pag._n 1_o chap._n 2._o of_o hereditary_a principality_n p._n 2_o chap._n 3._o of_o mix_a principality_n p_o 3_o chap._n 4._o wherefore_o darius_n his_o kingdom_n take_v by_o alexander_n rebel_v not_o against_o his_o successor_n after_o alexander_n death_n p._n 13_o chap._n 5._o in_o what_o manner_n city_n and_o principality_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v which_o before_o they_o be_v conquer_v live_v under_o their_o own_o law_n p._n 17_o chap._n 6._o of_o new_a principality_n that_o be_v conquer_v by_o one_o own_o arm_n and_o valour_n p._n 19_o chap._n 7._o of_o new_a principality_n get_v by_o fortune_n and_o other_o man_n force_n p._n 23_o chap._n 8._o concern_v those_o who_o by_o wicked_a mean_n have_v attain_v to_o a_o principality_n p._n 34_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o civil_a principality_n p._n 40_o chap._n 10._o in_o what_o manner_n the_o force_n of_o all_o principality_n ought_v to_o be_v measure_v p._n 45_o chap._n 11._o concern_v ecclesiastical_a principality_n p._n 47_o chap._n 12._o how_o many_o sort_n of_o military_a discipline_n there_o be_v and_o touch_v mercenary_a soldier_n p._n 51_o chap._n 13._o of_o auxiliary_a soldier_n mix_v and_o native_n p._n 57_o chap._n 14._o what_o belong_v to_o the_o prince_n touch_v military_a discipline_n p._n 62_o chap._n 15._o of_o those_o thing_n in_o respect_n whereof_o man_n and_o especial_o prince_n be_v praise_v or_o dispraise_v p._n 65_o chap._n 16._o of_o liherality_n and_o miserableness_n p._n 68_o chap._n 17._o of_o cruelty_n and_o clemency_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v belove_v or_o fear_v p._n 70_o chap._n 18._o in_o what_o manner_n prince_n ought_v to_o keep_v their_o word_n p._n 75_o chap._n 19_o that_o prince_n shall_v take_v a_o care_n not_o to_o incur_v contempt_n or_o hatred_n p._n 80_o chap._n 20._o whether_o the_o citadel_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o prince_n make_v use_v of_o be_v profitable_a or_o damageable_a p._n 93_o chap._n 21._o how_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o behave_v himself_o to_o gain_v reputation_n p._n 99_o chap._n 22._o touch_v prince_n secretary_n p._n 103_o chap._n 23._o that_o flatterer_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v p._n 105_o chap._n 24._o wherefore_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n have_v lose_v their_o state_n p._n 110_o chap._n 25._o how_o great_a power_n fortune_n have_v in_o humane_a affair_n and_o what_o mean_v there_o be_v to_o resist_v it_o p._n 112_o chap._n 26._o a_o exhortation_n to_o free_a italy_n from_o the_o barbarion_n p._n 117_o the_o life_n of_o castruccio_n castracani_n of_o lucca_n p._n 123_o a_o relation_n of_o the_o course_n take_v by_o the_o duke_n valentine_n in_o the_o murder_n of_o vitelozzo_n vitelli_n olverotto_n of_o fermo_n paul_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o gravita_n all_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o orsini_n p._n 159_o fnis._n *_o without_o question_v the_o end_n be_v ambition_n royalty_n admit_v no_o companion_n of_o who_o to_o free_v himself_o it_o seem_v that_o romulus_n stand_v not_o much_o upon_o how_o lawful_a mean_n he_o use_v for_o cain-like_a he_o slay_v his_o brother_n and_o consent_v to_o titus_n tatius_n his_o death_n without_o doubt_n for_o venture_v to_o take_v part_n in_o the_o authority_n and_o touch_v this_o it_o may_v be_v machiavelli_n will_v speak_v true_a near_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o 18._o chapt._n where_o he_o say_v because_o the_o restore_n of_o a_o city_n to_o a_o civil_a and_o politic_a government_n presuppose_v a_o good_a man_n and_o by_o violence_n to_o become_v a_o prince_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n presuppose_v a_o evil_a man_n for_o this_o cause_n it_o shall_v very_o seldom_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o a_o good_a man_n will_v ever_o strive_v to_o make_v himself_o prince_n by_o mischievous_a way_n although_o his_o end_n therein_o be_v all_o good_a nor_o will_v a_o wicked_a man_n by_o wicked_a mean_n attain_v to_o be_v prince_n do_v good_a nor_o ever_o come_v it_o into_o his_o heart_n to_o use_v that_o authority_n well_o which_o by_o evil_a mean_n he_o come_v to_o and_o so_o at_o the_o very_a end_n of_o the_o same_o 18._o chap._n he_o conclude_v that_o though_o the_o intent_n be_v not_o good_a there_o may_v be_v a_o fair_a colour_n set_v upon_o it_o by_o a_o good_a success_n whereby_o our_o politician_n however_o he_o wind_v and_o turn_n come_v at_o length_n to_o discover_v his_o evil_a ground_n he_o 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