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A58845 The royal politician represented in one hundred emblems written in Spanish by Don Diego Saavedra Faxardo ... ; with a large preface, containing an account of the author, his works, and the usefulness thereof ; done into English from the original, by Sir Ja. Astry.; Idea de un príncipe político-cristiano. English Saavedra Fajardo, Diego de, 1584-1648.; Astry, James, Sir. 1700 (1700) Wing S211; ESTC R21588 533,202 785

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government_n which_o be_v not_o under_o one_o head_n if_o minister_n rule_n all_o authority_n and_o the_o order_n of_o government_n will_v perish_v then_o only_o they_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o suspend_v the_o execution_n of_o order_n when_o the_o same_o appear_v evident_o unjust_a inasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v
temporibus_fw-la locisque_fw-la refer_v possim_fw-la decora_fw-la liv._o dec._n l._n 2._o to_o the_o same_o effect_n godfrey_n thus_o speak_v to_o his_o man_n who_o country_n be_v not_o know_v who_o noble_a blood_n who_o courage_n or_o who_o conduct_n be_v not_o understand_v 20._o understand_v tass._n cant._n 20._o upon_o this_o account_n it_o will_v not_o be_v convenient_a for_o the_o prince_n to_o intrust_v his_o force_n with_o a_o general_n which_o be_v so_o certain_a a_o danger_n that_o it_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o unsafe_a for_o tiberius_n to_o put_v his_o into_o the_o hand_n even_o of_o his_o son_n germanicus_n annal._n germanicus_n in_o cujus_fw-la manu_fw-la tot_fw-la legiones_fw-la immensa_fw-la sociorum_fw-la auxilia_fw-la mirus_fw-la apud_fw-la populum_fw-la favour_n habere_fw-la imperium_fw-la quàm_fw-la expectare_fw-la mallet_n tac._n l._n 4._o annal._n and_o this_o take_v place_n more_o particular_o in_o civil_a insurrection_n where_o as_o have_v be_v say_v the_o prince_n appear_v easy_o dash_v the_o rebel_n hist._n rebel_n divus_o julius_n seditionem_fw-la exercitus_fw-la verbo_fw-la uno_fw-la compescuit_fw-la quirite_n ●●cando_fw-la qui_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la ejus_fw-la detrectabant_fw-la divus_o augustus_n vultu_fw-la &_o aspect_n actiacas_fw-la legiones_fw-la exterruit_fw-la tac._n l._n 1._o hist._n notwithstanding_o every_o motion_n of_o war_n or_o the_o loss_n of_o any_o small_a town_n shall_v not_o make_v the_o prince_n come_v abroad_o and_o desert_n the_o court_n whence_o government_n flow_v to_o all_o the_o other_o part_n as_o tiberius_n well_o observe_v in_o the_o trouble_v of_o germany_n annal._n germany_n neque_fw-la decorum_n pri●cipibus_fw-la si_fw-la una_fw-la ●lterave_a civitas_fw-la omissa_fw-la urbe_fw-la unde_fw-la in_o om●ia_fw-la regimen_fw-la tac._n l._n 3._o annal._n he_o at_o another_o time_n hear_v himself_o revile_v for_o not_o go_v to_o quiet_a the_o hungarian_a and_o german_a legion_n stand_v unshaken_a at_o those_o murmur_n 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the_o prince_n will_v get_v more_o credit_n by_o despise_v it_o and_o leave_v it_o to_o a_o general_n so_o if_o the_o war_n be_v wage_v to_o make_v any_o new_a conquest_n it_o will_v be_v think_v too_o eager_a ambition_n in_o he_o to_o hazard_v his_o person_n and_o be_v great_a prudence_n to_o try_v his_o fortune_n by_o another_o as_o king_n ferdinand_z the_o catholic_n do_v commit_v the_o conquest_n of_o naples_n to_o the_o great_a captain_n and_o that_o of_o the_o indies_n to_o herman_n cortes_n if_o a_o general_n fall_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o find_v another_o to_o succeed_v he_o but_o if_o the_o prince_n be_v lose_v all_o be_v lose_v as_o it_o befall_v king_n s●bastian_n the_o absence_n of_o prince_n from_o their_o court_n be_v very_o dangerous_a as_o spain_n find_v to_o its_o cost_n in_o that_o of_o the_o emperor_n charles_n v._n nor_o shall_v a_o prince_n venture_v his_o own_o state_n to_o conquer_v other_o 12._o other_o ne_fw-fr nova_fw-la molire●ur_fw-la nisi_fw-la ●ioribus_fw-la 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