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end_n they_o shall_v give_v money_n to_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o war_n and_o those_o which_o be_v decrepit_a unfit_a and_o unable_a to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o shall_v do_v the_o like_a wherefore_o this_o province_n revolt_v and_o rebel_v and_o civilis_fw-la which_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a courage_n and_o noble_o descend_v make_v himself_o chief_a head_n of_o the_o rebellion_n do_v much_o hurt_n and_o damage_n to_o the_o roman_n see_v that_o by_o his_o mean_n this_o province_n shake_v off_o their_o obedience_n this_o avarice_n also_o which_o consist_v as_o a_o man_n may_v say_v in_o this_o pedlerie_n in_o spare_v to_o spend_v when_o need_n require_v be_v find_v in_o the_o servant_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o estate_n and_o be_v plain_o see_v in_o siluius_n passerin_n who_o pope_n clement_n the_o seven_o have_v establish_v in_o the_o government_n of_o florence_n to_o the_o end_n that_o in_o the_o house_n of_o medicis_n shall_v be_v conserve_v the_o dignity_n of_o government_n as_o tofore_o it_o have_v be_v this_o man_n when_o in_o the_o year_n 1527._o the_o city_n rise_v against_o that_o noble_a family_n after_o the_o news_n of_o the_o sack_n of_o rome_n become_v so_o miserable_a that_o he_o will_v not_o spend_v a_o farthing_n of_o his_o own_o for_o his_o master_n profit_n and_o be_v impossible_a to_o get_v any_o of_o the_o pope_n treasure_n for_o many_o reason_n he_o love_v rather_o to_o depart_v from_o florence_n with_o the_o pope_n nephew_n and_o suffer_v those_o of_o that_o house_n to_o be_v drive_v from_o thence_o then_o that_o he_o will_v put_v his_o hand_n to_o his_o purse_n to_o pay_v the_o soldier_n of_o county_n peter_n de_fw-fr noferi_n which_o he_o have_v there_o to_o guard_v the_o city_n ruin_n the_o avarice_n of_o the_o servant_n and_o captain_n of_o lewes_n the_o 12._o be_v cause_n of_o his_o ruin_n as_o for_o those_o which_o have_v the_o manage_n of_o the_o war_n it_o appear_v in_o the_o servant_n and_o captain_n which_o have_v the_o handle_n of_o the_o money_n of_o lewes_n the_o 12._o king_n of_o france_n when_o he_o war_v against_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n in_o italy_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n this_o avarice_n beside_o many_o other_o disgrace_n and_o ill_a fortune_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o king_n who_o have_v provide_v all_o thing_n necessary_a in_o great_a abundance_n to_o his_o dishonour_n lose_v the_o enterprise_n wherefore_o prince_n must_v pray_v unto_o god_n that_o it_o may_v please_v he_o to_o accompany_v with_o their_o diligence_n and_o virtue_n 6_o guicciar_n lib._n 6_o the_o bounty_n and_o fidelity_n of_o their_o servant_n and_o to_o use_v the_o speech_n of_o guicciardin_n as_o for_o the_o sustain_n of_o the_o body_n it_o suffice_v not_o that_o the_o head_n be_v well_o but_o it_o be_v also_o necessary_a that_o all_o the_o other_o part_n do_v their_o duty_n and_o office_n even_o so_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o the_o prince_n be_v exempt_a from_o fault_n in_o his_o affair_n if_o that_o virtue_n and_o diligence_n be_v not_o likewise_o find_v in_o his_o servant_n as_o for_o the_o avarice_n of_o those_o which_o have_v the_o guard_n of_o castle_n hold_n and_o fortress_n it_o be_v very_o hurtful_a and_o pernicious_a to_o the_o prince_n who_o employ_v they_o whereof_o there_o be_v so_o many_o memorable_a example_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o recite_v they_o there_o be_v so_o many_o that_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n that_o with_o one_o handful_n of_o gold_n a_o man_n may_v break_v and_o beat_v into_o piece_n a_o gate_n of_o iron_n let_v prince_n then_o take_v heed_n how_o they_o give_v any_o charge_n unto_o those_o which_o they_o know_v or_o have_v hear_v repute_v to_o be_v covetous_a for_o they_o will_v never_o be_v good_a servant_n and_o will_v ever_o love_v their_o own_o profit_n better_o for_o it_o be_v their_o nature_n than_o their_o master_n chap._n 74._o prince_n ought_v to_o suffer_v their_o servant_n and_o familiar_n to_o grow_v rich_a so_o as_o it_o be_v not_o through_o dishonest_a mean_n although_o the_o common_a people_n may_v conceive_v a_o ill_a opinion_n when_o they_o see_v some_o minion_n or_o favourite_n of_o the_o prince_n to_o grow_v rich_a think_v that_o such_o riches_n be_v not_o get_v by_o just_a and_o reasonable_a mean_n yet_o nevertheless_o the_o prince_n ought_v to_o give_v time_n and_o mean_n to_o his_o familiar_n and_o favourite_n to_o enrich_v themselves_o and_o yet_o he_o ought_v not_o therefore_o to_o endure_v that_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o favour_n which_o they_o have_v they_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o reason_n or_o presume_v to_o constrain_v he_o to_o do_v the_o least_o injustice_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o prince_n and_o justice_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n when_o a_o man_n take_v from_o the_o prince_n any_o part_n of_o his_o dignity_n a_o man_n cut_v away_o so_o much_o of_o the_o habit_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o these_o two_o word_n can_v never_o agree_v together_o prince_n and_o unjust_a wherefore_o when_o he_o know_v that_o any_o one_o of_o his_o favourite_n or_o familiar_n use_v any_o unlawful_a and_o unworthy_a mean_n to_o enrich_v himself_o or_o when_o he_o know_v that_o he_o sue_v and_o intreat_v for_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v unjust_a he_o do_v a_o thing_n worthy_a of_o himself_o when_o he_o do_v punish_v he_o speedy_o and_o hold_v he_o for_o a_o mortal_a enemy_n but_o when_o too_o great_a affection_n or_o some_o other_o respect_n withhold_v the_o prince_n from_o punish_v a_o favourite_n who_o to_o enrich_v he_o require_v some_o unjust_a thing_n he_o shall_v at_o the_o least_o correct_v he_o by_o gentle_a mean_n and_o to_o make_v he_o to_o know_v that_o rather_o than_o he_o will_v do_v injustice_n at_o the_o instance_n and_o prayer_n or_o entreaty_n of_o another_o artaxerxes_n the_o liberality_n of_o artaxerxes_n he_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o give_v out_o of_o his_o own_o purse_n as_o do_v king_n artaxerxes_n by_o a_o groom_n of_o his_o chamber_n by_o who_o he_o be_v pray_v and_o entreat_v for_o a_o matter_n very_o inconvenient_a who_o in_o lieu_n of_o that_o which_o he_o desire_v give_v he_o thirty_o talent_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o this_o which_o i_o give_v thou_o do_v not_o make_v i_o less_o rich_a but_o if_o i_o shall_v grant_v that_o which_o thou_o demaunde_v i_o shall_v be_v less_o just_a which_o be_v not_o expedient_a either_o for_o thou_o or_o i_o because_o i_o shall_v lose_v the_o title_n of_o a_o true_a prince_n and_o thou_o shall_v purchase_v the_o dishonour_n to_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o a_o unjust_a prince_n pope_n leo_n the_o ten_o chamber_n pope_n leo_n the_o ten_o his_o discourse_n to_o a_o groom_n of_o his_o chamber_n a_o most_o liberal_a prince_n be_v entreat_v by_o a_o household_n favourite_n of_o he_o that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o bestow_v a_o benefice_n upon_o a_o friend_n of_o he_o who_o know_v that_o the_o request_n be_v neither_o just_a nor_o honest_a and_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v some_o good_a sum_n of_o money_n for_o the_o procure_n hereof_o he_o smile_v demand_v what_o he_o have_v for_o this_o dispatch_n his_o servant_n and_o favourite_n free_o answer_v that_o he_o have_v 200._o ducat_n the_o pope_n mere_o give_v he_o 200._o ducat_n of_o his_o own_o and_o say_v go_v and_o deliver_v thy_o friend_n his_o money_n again_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o obtain_v this_o favour_n for_o if_o i_o shall_v grant_v unto_o thou_o that_o which_o thou_o demaunde_v i_o shall_v during_o my_o life_n have_v a_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n and_o shall_v be_v repute_v for_o a_o unwise_a prince_n to_o conclude_v then_o i_o say_v that_o when_o prince_n give_v mean_n to_o their_o favourite_n lawful_o to_o enrich_v themselves_o then_o if_o they_o do_v or_o will_v importune_v their_o prince_n to_o do_v any_o unworthy_a thing_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o severity_n or_o that_o their_o prince_n let_v they_o know_v that_o they_o love_v better_a to_o give_v of_o their_o own_o then_o to_o yield_v or_o be_v induce_v by_o their_o suit_n and_o entreaty_n to_o do_v any_o the_o least_o injustice_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n 75._o it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a to_o let_v slip_n time_n and_o not_o to_o execute_v what_o be_v determine_v principal_o in_o the_o war_n those_o man_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v very_o wise_a who_o when_o they_o be_v to_o execute_v some_o enterprise_n of_o great_a importance_n first_o ripe_o consult_v with_o wise_a man_n who_o tell_v they_o their_o opinion_n without_o any_o passion_n of_o love_n or_o hatred_n but_o when_o the_o affair_n be_v ripelie_o debate_v and_o conclude_v that_o there_o rest_v nothing_o but_o the_o execution_n when_o a_o
any_o thing_n unaduised_o and_o against_o reason_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v not_o only_o in_o the_o war_n but_o also_o in_o all_o other_o action_n chap._n 89._o to_o despise_v backbite_v and_o slander_v any_o man_n breed_v hatred_n against_o he_o which_o use_v it_o who_o seldom_o escape_v unpunished_a i_o say_v before_o that_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o through_o evil_a speech_n to_o be_v draw_v and_o provoke_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o judgement_n and_o reason_n and_o have_v confirm_v by_o example_n all_o that_o i_o have_v speak_v i_o say_v now_o that_o to_o despise_v and_o by_o evil_a speak_v to_o blame_v another_o man_n be_v a_o thing_n very_o dangerous_a for_o he_o that_o do_v it_o and_o i_o uphold_v that_o they_o be_v wise_a and_o advise_v which_o abstain_v as_o well_o from_o threaten_v as_o by_o word_n from_o injure_v or_o wrong_v the_o enemy_n for_o threaten_n take_v away_o no_o force_n neither_o do_v injurious_a speech_n disarm_v any_o man_n but_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o may_v provoke_v he_o and_o make_v he_o think_v more_o advisedlie_o how_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n he_o may_v grieve_v thou_o and_o be_v revenge_v so_o as_o a_o man_n may_v right_o say_v that_o they_o be_v so_o many_o weapon_n to_o strike_v thyself_o wherefore_o as_o a_o wise_a captain_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v provoke_v by_o the_o ill_a word_n and_o reproach_n come_v from_o his_o enemy_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o reason_n so_o ought_v he_o to_o forbear_v to_o speak_v ill_a himself_o and_o that_o his_o soldier_n injure_v not_o the_o enemy_n abroad_o neither_o use_v any_o outrageous_a speech_n among_o themselves_o within_o for_o that_o may_v provoke_v the_o enemy_n and_o urge_v he_o to_o seek_v revenge_n and_o this_o may_v also_o breed_v a_o confusion_n in_o a_o army_n first_o we_o have_v a_o example_n in_o gabades_n a_o captain_n of_o the_o persian_n who_o have_v long_a time_n lie_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o amade_a and_o be_v weary_a thereof_o 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battle_n and_o therein_o overcome_v they_o and_o by_o this_o overthrow_n they_o cause_v the_o veientes_n to_o bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o their_o licentious_a audacity_n wise_a captain_n ought_v not_o to_o permit_v soldier_n to_o outrage_n one_o another_o in_o word_n among_o themselves_o reprove_v and_o cast_v one_o another_o in_o the_o tooth_n with_o dishonest_a vituperable_a fact_n they_o which_o provide_v not_o for_o this_o inconvenience_n put_v themselves_o in_o some_o danger_n wherefore_o valerius_n coruinus_fw-la gracchus_n law_n ordain_v by_o valerius_n coruinus_fw-la and_o tiberius_n gracchus_n and_o tiberius_n gracchus_n be_v great_o praise_v and_o esteem_v the_o one_o for_o have_v impose_v a_o grievous_a penalty_n upon_o whosoever_o shall_v reproach_v certain_a seditious_a soldier_n with_o a_o mutiny_n happen_v at_o padua_n the_o other_o for_o have_v forbid_v upon_o pain_n of_o death_n to_o reproach_v certain_a slave_n with_o servitude_n which_o the_o roman_n have_v arm_v to_o fight_v against_o hannibal_n in_o time_n of_o necessity_n wherein_o they_o do_v very_o wise_o for_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o more_o grieve_v and_o trouble_v a_o man_n mind_n than_o to_o be_v reproach_v with_o some_o shameful_a matter_n and_o worthy_a of_o blame_n chap._n 90._o prince_n ought_v to_o punish_v backbiter_n and_o slanderer_n and_o in_o no_o case_n to_o endure_v they_o i_o remember_v that_o i_o have_v say_v elsewhere_o that_o to_o speak_v ill_o of_o prince_n in_o public_a be_v a_o very_a dangerous_a matter_n which_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o do_v see_v that_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v respect_v as_o father_n i_o say_v now_o that_o prince_n ought_v to_o punish_v evil_a speaker_n either_o in_o word_n or_o writing_n and_o principal_o those_o which_o make_v profession_n thereof_o who_o have_v a_o quick_a spirit_n and_o good_a wit_n do_v wrong_a to_o god_n and_o nature_n for_o the_o good_a gift_n and_o grace_n receive_v mispend_v that_o gold_n and_o treasure_n which_o be_v give_v they_o for_o which_o cause_n they_o deserve_v to_o be_v reprove_v not_o only_o in_o word_n but_o punish_v in_o deed_n wherefore_o i_o do_v honour_n and_o ever_o will_v do_v those_o prince_n which_o put_v from_o about_o their_o ear_n that_o kind_n of_o people_n and_o which_o shall_v repress_v with_o taunt_n and_o check_n the_o bite_a tongue_n of_o those_o over_o liberal_a and_o rash_a evil_a speaker_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o prince_n with_o all_o their_o power_n ought_v to_o preserve_v and_o maintain_v whole_a and_o entire_a inviotable_a four_o thing_n principal_o to_o be_v hold_v inviotable_a but_o principal_o four_o which_o repress_v evil_a speech_n to_o wit_n the_o dignity_n of_o degree_n the_o reputation_n the_o life_n &_o the_o friend_n the_o prince_n which_o do_v not_o punish_v slanderer_n and_o evil_a speaker_n hazard_v his_o reputation_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o man_n hear_v the_o prince_n ill_o speak_v of_o and_o see_v that_o he_o regard_v it_o not_o 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kingdom_n of_o naples_n peter_n have_v resolve_v to_o continue_v constant_a in_o the_o friendship_n of_o alphonse_n of_o arragon_n king_n of_o naples_n will_v never_o give_v ear_n to_o the_o french_a king_n who_o desire_v to_o enter_v into_o league_n with_o he_o and_o offer_v he_o many_o fair_a condition_n to_o which_o league_n all_o the_o whole_a city_n seem_v to_o lean_v and_o to_o yield_v as_o incline_v and_o well_o affect_v to_o the_o french_a nation_n for_o afterward_o when_o the_o french_a army_n begin_v to_o have_v the_o better_a in_o italy_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o french_a to_o be_v terrible_a and_o the_o affair_n of_o those_o of_o the_o house_n of_o arragon_n to_o decline_v from_o ill_a to_o worse_o peter_n repent_v he_o of_o his_o resolute_a determination_n to_o assuage_v the_o wrath_n of_o charles_n medicis_n 〈…〉_o charles_n the_o s._n king_n of_o 〈…〉_o to_o peter_n de_fw-fr medicis_n go_v to_o s._n peter_n to_o see_v and_o speak_v with_o he_o in_o person_n where_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o king_n with_o better_a countenance_n then_o good_a will_n the_o king_n make_v unreasonable_a demand_n which_o be_v that_o present_o the_o fortress_n of_o serezana_n and_o serezanell_n which_o be_v the_o key_n of_o the_o florentine_a seignory_n shall_v be_v give_v into_o his_o hand_n with_o the_o fortress_n of_o livorne_n and_o of_o pisa_n and_o that_o the_o florentine_n by_o his_o mean_n shall_v lend_v he_o 200000._o ducat_n and_o upon_o this_o condition_n he_o will_v take_v they_o into_o his_o protection_n peter_n yield_v to_o all_o these_o demand_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o more_o authority_n than_o he_o ought_v yield_v the_o hold_n and_o fortress_n above_o say_v without_o out_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o citizen_n without_o order_n from_o the_o magistrate_n and_o without_o give_v the_o commonwealth_n to_o understand_v thereof_o which_o be_v understand_v at_o florence_n do_v so_o move_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n against_o he_o that_o be_v return_v to_o the_o city_n he_o be_v very_o unwelcome_a florence_n peter_n de_fw-fr medicis_n chase_v from_o florence_n and_o by_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o citizen_n be_v drive_v from_o the_o palace_n and_o out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o declare_v and_o proclaim_v a_o rebel_n if_o in_o any_o case_n it_o be_v a_o matter_n doubtful_a yea_o or_o very_o dangerous_a to_o pass_v the_o bound_n of_o the_o authority_n receive_v and_o as_o a_o man_n may_v say_v play_v the_o prince_n whereas_o be_v no_o need_n it_o be_v principal_o in_o charge_n and_o command_v in_o the_o war_n where_o every_o fact_n do_v in_o this_o manner_n by_o a_o general_n be_v sufficient_a to_o put_v such_o jealousy_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o superior_n and_o make_v his_o trust_n and_o faith_n so_o suspect_v to_o the_o prince_n who_o give_v he_o such_o charge_n that_o he_o can_v be_v put_v from_o his_o government_n without_o prejudice_n of_o his_o reputation_n and_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n paulo_n vitellio_n a_o man_n most_o valorous_a and_o in_o his_o time_n one_o of_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o renown_a captain_n in_o italy_n be_v by_o the_o florentine_n establish_v and_o make_v general_n of_o their_o army_n against_o the_o pisans_n in_o that_o time_n wherein_o they_o be_v under_o the_o safeguard_n and_o protection_n of_o the_o venetian_n for_o one_o only_a fact_n wherein_o he_o usurp_v more_o authority_n than_o belong_v unto_o he_o put_v the_o florentine_n in_o such_o jealousy_n and_o suspicion_n of_o he_o that_o take_v all_o his_o do_n in_o ill_a part_n in_o the_o end_n they_o bereve_v he_o of_o his_o life_n this_o man_n be_v at_o casantin_n against_o the_o venetian_a army_n lead_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o urbin_n bartelmy_n liviano_n astor_n baglioni_n and_o other_o honourable_a captain_n all_o which_o he_o do_v so_o valiant_o resist_v that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o stop_v the_o passage_n against_o they_o but_o also_o besiege_v they_o with_o their_o principal_a captain_n within_o bibienna_n a_o castle_n of_o the_o casantin_n the_o duke_n of_o urbin_n fall_v sick_a in_o this_o siege_n who_o desire_v vitellio_n to_o give_v he_o a_o safeconduct_n to_o go_v to_o take_v physic_n and_o to_o cure_v himself_o and_o this_o paul_n usurp_v a_o little_a too_o much_o authority_n 4_o guicciar_n lib._n 4_o without_o acquaint_v the_o florentine_a commissioner_n herewith_o who_o represent_v the_o state_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n give_v safeconduct_n to_o the_o duke_n and_o to_o julian_n de_fw-fr medicis_n a_o rebel_n to_o the_o seignory_a commonwealth_n which_o make_v he_o so_o suspect_v that_o they_o begin_v to_o mark_v his_o behaviour_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o proceed_n for_o they_o mistrust_v he_o to_o have_v some_o secret_a intelligence_n with_o the_o enemy_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n when_o they_o afterward_o see_v that_o without_o any_o occasion_n he_o abandon_v the_o fortress_n of_o stampace_n which_o be_v take_v by_o force_n and_o that_o be_v able_a to_o follow_v the_o victory_n against_o the_o pisans_n he_o take_v no_o care_n to_o pursue_v they_o but_o usurp_v supreme_a power_n and_o authority_n he_o raise_v the_o siege_n from_o before_o pisa_n without_o the_o leave_n or_o knowledge_n of_o the_o florentine_a commissioner_n they_o begin_v to_o hold_v for_o certain_a that_o which_o before_o they_o but_o doubt_v florentine_n paulo_n vitellio_n condemn_v to_o die_v by_o the_o florentine_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o to_o rid_v themselves_o of_o this_o suspicion_n and_o fear_n and_o to_o give_v example_n to_o their_o other_o leader_n and_o commander_n of_o army_n they_o put_v he_o to_o death_n by_o order_n of_o justice_n but_o except_o it_o be_v upon_o some_o extreme_a accident_n or_o to_o avoid_v some_o manifest_a and_o present_a danger_n it_o be_v ill_o do_v for_o a_o man_n to_o attribute_v to_o himself_o more_o authority_n than_o he_o ought_v and_o to_o promise_v also_o that_o which_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n to_o perform_v as_o the_o lord_n of_o tremoville_n who_o be_v for_o lewes_n the_o 12._o king_n of_o france_n general_n of_o his_o army_n against_o henry_n the_o 8._o king_n of_o england_n which_o make_v war_n against_o the_o french_a king_n before_o terovenne_n and_o tournay_n the_o say_a general_n have_v understand_v that_o a_o army_n of_o 20000._o swisser_n have_v besiege_v dijon_n the_o head_n city_n of_o bourgundy_n thereby_o to_o constrain_v the_o french_a king_n to_o give_v over_o his_o claim_n to_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n and_o the_o say_a lord_n of_o tremoville_n see_v the_o great_a danger_n wherein_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n be_v condition_n the_o lord_n of_o tremoville_n with_o absolute_a power_n couclude_v a_o peace_n with_o the_o swisser_n notwithstanding_o that_o it_o be_v upon_o very_o unworthy_a condition_n he_o usurp_v and_o attribute_v to_o himself_o more_o authority_n then_o to_o he_o appertain_v so_o as_o promise_v that_o which_o he_o can_v not_o perform_v neither_o have_v commission_n to_o promise_v he_o come_v to_o parley_v with_o the_o chief_a conductor_n of_o the_o swisser_n and_o promise_v they_o that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n shall_v surrender_v the_o right_n which_o he_o pretend_v to_o the_o state_n of_o milan_n and_o to_o assure_v his_o promise_n he_o give_v they_o 4._o french_a gentleman_n in_o hostage_n the_o lord_n general_n take_v this_o resolution_n know_v that_o if_o the_o city_n of_o dijon_n be_v take_v and_o lose_v and_o that_o if_o that_o nation_n shall_v not_o give_v over_o to_o vex_v the_o french_a king_n be_v already_o tire_v with_o war_n the_o swisser_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o english_a on_o the_o other_o may_v without_o any_o let_v march_v to_o paris_n gate_n peter_n de_fw-fr medicis_n may_v peradventure_o have_v the_o same_o consideration_n in_o make_v his_o treaty_n with_o the_o king_n of_o france_n who_o see_v his_o country_n in_o great_a danger_n for_o that_o the_o king_n be_v in_o arm_n victorious_a displease_v with_o the_o florentine_a commonwealth_n and_o near_o unto_o florence_n but_o this_o warlike_a people_n easy_o to_o be_v move_v to_o despite_n and_o indignation_n judge_v otherwise_o of_o his_o do_n then_o he_o deserve_v chase_v he_o out_o of_o the_o town_n and_o proclaim_v he_o rebel_n so_o as_o in_o sum_n a_o man_n ought_v so_o moderate_o to_o use_v the_o authority_n receive_v and_o to_o carry_v himself_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o he_o give_v his_o prince_n no_o cause_n to_o be_v jealous_a of_o he_o by_o take_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o prince_n when_o as_o he_o be_v but_o a_o inferior_a and_o a_o servant_n it_o be_v far_o better_a to_o show_v that_o he_o respect_v his_o prince_n by_o give_v he_o to_o understand_v of_o all_o his_o purpose_n and_o enterprise_n than_o by_o usurp_a equality_n seem_v to_o make_v no_o account_n of_o he_o chap._n 14._o whether_o a_o public_a servant_n of_o a_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n
for_o all_o man_n the_o contrary_a be_v see_v in_o some_o who_o have_v make_v most_o commendable_a and_o honourable_a proof_n of_o their_o love_n to_o their_o second_o friend_n 〈…〉_o ☞_o 〈…〉_o which_o they_o may_v do_v for_o many_o cause_n first_o to_o recover_v and_o get_v again_o their_o honour_n lose_v in_o forsake_v and_o abandon_v their_o first_o friend_n in_o time_n of_o need_n which_o make_v a_o man_n very_o blame_v worthy_a except_o urgent_a occasion_n force_v it_o second_o to_o let_v the_o world_n know_v that_o the_o fact_n by_o he_o commit_v be_v not_o through_o his_o malice_n but_o through_o the_o fault_n of_o his_o first_o friend_n who_o upon_o some_o occasion_n have_v constrain_v he_o to_o leave_v he_o three_o he_o continue_v firm_a and_o constant_a in_o his_o friendship_n to_o repair_v and_o amend_v the_o lightness_n of_o the_o first_o which_o can_v be_v amend_v but_o by_o the_o firm_a constancy_n of_o the_o second_o and_o four_o for_o that_o find_n great_a conformity_n of_o nature_n and_o blood_n in_o the_o second_o than_o in_o the_o first_o he_o do_v that_o for_o he_o which_o he_o will_v not_o do_v for_o the_o other_o final_o for_o that_o he_o consider_v that_o be_v as_o unfaithful_a &_o disloyal_a to_o the_o second_o friend_n as_o he_o be_v to_o the_o first_o he_o incur_v the_o danger_n never_o to_o find_v any_o more_o friend_n for_o he_o be_v unworthy_a of_o friendship_n who_o be_v neither_o firm_a in_o the_o first_o neither_o constant_a in_o the_o second_o wherefore_o you_o ought_v not_o to_o contemn_v any_o man_n friendship_n whatsoever_o but_o because_o a_o man_n can_v never_o be_v too_o well_o assure_v of_o such_o manner_n of_o man_n who_o may_v practice_v the_o same_o lightness_n and_o inconstancy_n with_o the_o second_o as_o they_o do_v with_o the_o first_o it_o shall_v be_v good_a not_o to_o contemn_v it_o but_o to_o live_v with_o they_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o whensoever_o their_o mind_n begin_v to_o change_v their_o change_a be_v neither_o damageable_a or_o dangerous_a the_o most_o wise_a emperor_n charles_n the_o 5._o refuse_v not_o neither_o contemn_v the_o friendship_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o bourbon_n who_o forsake_v in_o his_o great_a need_n his_o first_o friend_n and_o lord_n francis_n the_o first_o king_n of_o france_n but_o entertain_v and_o embrace_v his_o friendship_n use_v he_o very_o honourable_o and_o bourbon_n in_o this_o second_o friendship_n always_o carry_v himself_o very_o faithful_o and_o do_v the_o emperor_n great_a service_n and_o although_o that_o he_o know_v well_o that_o in_o the_o emperor_n court_n he_o be_v not_o belove_v yet_o for_o all_o that_o he_o remain_v ever_o firm_a and_o constant_a in_o the_o emperor_n service_n but_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o in_o like_a case_n which_o depend_v on_o the_o faith_n of_o another_o a_o man_n ought_v as_o i_o have_v say_v to_o be_v weladuised_a and_o not_o so_o to_o settle_v his_o affection_n on_o a_o man_n as_o to_o place_v his_o whole_a heart_n upon_o he_o but_o to_o proceed_v so_o wise_o that_o although_o he_o change_v his_o mind_n and_o be_v incline_v to_o the_o friendship_n of_o the_o first_o friend_n or_o of_o any_o other_o that_o it_o annoy_v he_o not_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o aforesaid_a emperor_n do_v so_o bear_v himself_o with_o the_o warlike_a prince_n charles_n of_o bourbon_n that_o entertain_v he_o with_o honourable_a part_n and_o have_v make_v he_o his_o general_n in_o italy_n and_o at_o the_o last_o send_v he_o into_o lombardy_n to_o the_o government_n of_o a_o desperate_a army_n he_o consider_v that_o he_o can_v not_o great_o annoy_v he_o if_o peradventure_o he_o alter_v his_o determination_n which_o as_o a_o constant_a and_o virtuous_a prince_n he_o do_v not_o we_o be_v to_o conclude_v that_o although_o a_o man_n can_v too_o sure_o settle_v his_o foot_n offer_v no_o man_n friendship_n be_v to_o be_v despise_v whatsoever_o he_o be_v when_o it_o be_v offer_v and_o ground_n his_o foundation_n upon_o such_o light_n and_o variable_a man_n who_o friendship_n be_v so_o fickle_a yet_o nevertheless_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o contemn_v and_o reject_v their_o friendship_n and_o good_a will_n ☞_o ☞_o but_o so_o to_o repose_v trust_n in_o they_o that_o if_o they_o will_v yet_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o do_v any_o harm_n chap._n 17._o to_o deny_v to_o a_o people_n their_o first_o demand_n be_v to_o make_v they_o the_o better_a content_n with_o what_o they_o receive_v and_o the_o more_o moderate_a in_o their_o demand_n afterward_o of_o all_o the_o imperfection_n and_o evil_a condition_n of_o a_o people_n this_o be_v place_v among_o the_o most_o principal_a to_o be_v insatiable_a and_o never_o content_a with_o their_o estate_n and_o degree_n as_o when_o they_o meet_v with_o a_o prince_n who_o for_o any_o occasion_n whatsoever_o will_v yield_v to_o their_o demand_n and_o grant_v what_o they_o desire_v they_o never_o cease_v nor_o rest_n follow_v their_o peevish_a 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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 he_o suffer_v himself_o so_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o their_o fair_a word_n be_v persuade_v that_o black_a be_v white_a that_o give_v certain_a and_o indubitable_a credit_n unto_o they_o he_o let_v they_o go_v nothing_o care_v to_o provide_v for_o that_o which_o may_v discover_v or_o hinder_v the_o enterprise_n and_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o set_v a_o guard_n at_o the_o port_n believe_v conspirator_n and_o 〈…〉_o not_o to_o be_v believe_v neither_o change_v the_o captain_n neither_o command_v that_o the_o port_n shall_v be_v keep_v long_o shut_v then_o of_o custom_n neither_o send_v out_o any_o to_o discover_v and_o in_o sum_n provide_v for_o nothing_o but_o as_o a_o man_n will_v say_v sleep_v at_o his_o ease_n he_o account_v himself_o to_o be_v in_o a_o place_n most_o secure_a wherefore_o aluiano_n send_v in_o great_a diligence_n by_o night_n his_o people_n towards_o bibienna_n which_o come_v to_o the_o gate_n be_v present_o receive_v into_o the_o town_n by_o the_o conspirator_n and_o 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
whatsoever_o follow_v request_v he_o to_o send_v he_o the_o key_n of_o certain_a fortress_n and_o place_n whereby_o he_o be_v to_o pass_v 10_o guicciar_n li._n 10_o wherefore_o the_o marquis_n be_v take_v upon_o the_o sudden_a and_o have_v no_o leisure_n to_o consult_v or_o think_v upon_o the_o demand_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o foix_n who_o be_v already_o enter_v and_o come_v within_o his_o country_n of_o mantova_n he_o send_v he_o the_o key_n of_o the_o fortress_n which_o peradventure_o he_o will_v not_o have_v do_v if_o the_o lord_n of_o foix_n have_v use_v but_o the_o ordinary_a mean_n with_o the_o marquis_n which_o man_n use_v which_o desire_v peaceable_o to_o pass_v through_o other_o prince_n country_n because_o that_o then_o the_o marquis_n have_v have_v leisure_n to_o think_v of_o the_o matter_n and_o in_o deny_v he_o to_o serve_v his_o turn_n with_o such_o mean_n as_o he_o have_v but_o consider_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o foix_n who_o require_v to_o pass_v and_o the_o danger_n wherein_o the_o marquis_n be_v at_o a_o instant_n if_o he_o deny_v his_o passage_n or_o defer_v to_o grant_v the_o same_o he_o resolve_v to_o let_v he_o pass_v without_o bring_v himself_o with_o his_o estate_n into_o trouble_n and_o danger_n chap._n 28._o prince_n and_o great_a lord_n ought_v not_o to_o despise_v those_o which_o desire_v audience_n of_o they_o and_o especial_o such_o as_o may_v rise_v to_o some_o degree_n of_o honour_n one_o of_o the_o fair_a condition_n that_o may_v be_v in_o a_o prince_n or_o great_a lord_n in_o my_o opinion_n be_v this_o to_o be_v gentle_a and_o ready_a to_o give_v audience_n to_o such_o as_o desire_v to_o speak_v to_o he_o and_o principal_o to_o stranger_n which_o come_v to_o he_o about_o affair_n for_o beside_o that_o he_o get_v and_o win_v to_o himself_o the_o love_n and_o good_a will_n of_o his_o subject_n he_o may_v easy_o rid_v and_o deliver_v himself_o from_o the_o trouble_n of_o the_o abundance_n of_o business_n which_o by_o 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receive_v a_o displeasure_n as_o it_o happen_v to_o peter_n de_fw-fr medicis_n who_o as_o our_o author_n affirm_v to_o have_v hear_v by_o person_n worthy_a to_o be_v believe_v be_v not_o assist_v by_o duke_n valentine_n to_o return_v again_o to_o florence_n in_o revenge_v of_o a_o injury_n receive_v of_o he_o refuse_v to_o give_v he_o audience_n when_o he_o be_v in_o mean_a estate_n the_o word_n of_o guicciardin_n be_v these_o valentin_n have_v no_o desire_n to_o restore_v peter_n de_fw-fr medicis_n to_o his_o country_n lib._n guicciar_n lib._n neither_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o he_o see_v that_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o orsini_n and_o of_o vitellozo_n unto_o which_o he_o well_o know_v that_o peter_n de_fw-fr medicis_n after_o his_o return_n will_v be_v very_o firm_o conjoin_v and_o moreover_o i_o have_v hear_v by_o man_n of_o credit_n that_o in_o his_o heart_n be_v engrave_v the_o remembrance_n of_o a_o ancient_a old_a grudge_n conceive_v against_o he_o when_o the_o archbishop_n of_o pampeluna_n before_o he_o be_v promote_v to_o the_o sea_n apostolic_a study_v the_o canon_n law_n in_o the_o university_n at_o pisa_n for_o that_o come_v one_o day_n to_o florence_n to_o speak_v with_o he_o in_o a_o criminal_a cause_n of_o a_o friend_n of_o he_o after_o he_o have_v many_o hour_n in_o vain_a wait_v to_o have_v audience_n of_o he_o be_v busy_v either_o in_o affair_n or_o pleasure_n without_o speak_v with_o he_o he_o return_v to_o pisa_n hold_v himself_o scorn_v and_o therewith_o much_o offend_v so_o far_o guicciardin_n whereof_o may_v be_v collect_v that_o prince_n ought_v sometime_o to_o give_v over_o their_o sport_n and_o pleasure_n to_o dispatch_v a_o honourable_a gentleman_n which_o desire_v to_o speak_v with_o they_o and_o a_o little_a to_o let_v rest_n the_o course_n of_o their_o affair_n to_o gratify_v a_o gentleman_n with_o a_o word_n or_o two_o for_o such_o person_n may_v in_o time_n and_o place_n remember_v pleasure_n and_o 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this_o discourtesy_n and_o disdain_n for_o that_o by_o the_o laugh_v which_o he_o hear_v within_o he_o may_v well_o know_v that_o the_o matter_n in_o handle_n be_v neither_o serious_a nor_o of_o importance_n let_v lord_n then_o be_v more_o gracious_a and_o courteous_a to_o hear_v those_o which_o will_v speak_v with_o they_o for_o by_o the_o hundred_o part_n of_o a_o hour_n audience_n a_o man_n may_v be_v so_o well_o content_v as_o to_o hold_v himself_o perpetuallie_o behold_v for_o that_o favour_n and_o in_o time_n and_o place_n to_o acknowledge_v the_o same_o in_o a_o great_a matter_n than_o a_o few_o word_n chap._n 29._o those_o estate_n which_o be_v not_o mighty_a and_o of_o power_n be_v not_o to_o attempt_v great_a and_o hardy_a enterprise_n and_o their_o resolution_n be_v more_o often_o take_v of_o force_n than_o of_o their_o own_o free_a will_n gvicciardin_n speak_v of_o two_o adventure_n happen_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o florence_n whereby_o the_o florentine_n show_v that_o they_o want_v heart_n and_o courage_n to_o undertake_v any_o hardy_a and_o valorous_a enterprise_n and_o that_o they_o be_v of_o small_a judgement_n for_o the_o issue_n of_o their_o resolution_n make_v it_o apparent_a that_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o make_v choice_n and_o apply_v themselves_o to_o better_a party_n and_o that_o the_o end_n of_o their_o resolution_n be_v contrary_a to_o that_o which_o they_o pretend_v one_o of_o these_o case_n chance_v in_o the_o year_n 1500._o when_v the_o florentine_n with_o the_o aid_n of_o lewes_n the_o 12._o king_n of_o france_n go_v to_o pisa_n hope_v with_o those_o force_n to_o take_v it_o king_n lewes_n the_o 12._o desire_v to_o render_v pisa_n to_o the_o florentine_n for_o that_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o pay_v unto_o he_o fifty_o thousand_o duckat_n upon_o the_o take_n and_o delivery_n thereof_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o king_n send_v thither_o his_o army_n under_o the_o lead_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o beaumond_n who_o although_o he_o be_v a_o french_a man_n bear_v yet_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o the_o florentine_n great_o trust_v this_o general_n march_v forward_o and_o encamp_v himself_o between_o cascina_fw-la and_o pisa_n to_o the_o end_n to_o batter_v the_o wall_n and_o make_v a_o breach_n where_o he_o marshal_v his_o troop_n to_o give_v the_o assault_n and_o stand_v in_o that_o manner_n those_o of_o pisa_n send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o beaumond_n offer_v to_o deliver_v the_o town_n unto_o the_o french_a and_o to_o receive_v the_o french_a army_n into_o the_o town_n upon_o this_o condition_n that_o the_o king_n will_v give_v his_o word_n that_o he_o will_v not_o deliver_v the_o town_n into_o the_o florentine_n hand_n until_o that_o four_o month_n be_v past_a and_o full_o expire_v the_o general_n propound_v this_o question_n and_o condition_n
greatness_n in_o his_o government_n than_o he_o have_v do_v prosperity_n a_o man_n can_v retain_v that_o greatness_n of_o courage_n in_o adversity_n which_o they_o show_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o prosperity_n but_o afterward_o when_o the_o same_o john_n bentivogli_n in_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n julius_n the_o second_o begin_v to_o prove_v ill_a and_o contrary_a fortune_n which_o deprive_v man_n of_o their_o wit_n and_o judgement_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n chase_v he_o out_o of_o his_o estate_n he_o know_v then_o that_o man_n in_o contrary_a accident_n and_o misfortune_n can_v retain_v that_o greatness_n of_o courage_n which_o they_o have_v in_o time_n of_o their_o prosperity_n and_o then_o perceive_v that_o when_o they_o be_v fortunate_a they_o do_v wrongful_o reprehend_v other_o of_o fear_n and_o ill_a government_n for_o the_o lord_n of_o boulogna_n see_v himself_o invade_v by_o the_o pope_n with_o a_o mighty_a army_n and_o see_v the_o lord_n of_o chaumont_n general_n of_o the_o french_a army_n in_o his_o aid_n to_o drive_v he_o out_o of_o the_o estate_n have_v lose_v both_o courage_n and_o counsel_n without_o so_o much_o as_o unshethe_n his_o sword_n and_o without_o shed_v one_o drop_n of_o blood_n he_o go_v out_o of_o boulogna_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n to_o milan_n leave_v boulogna_n free_a to_o the_o pope_n and_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n so_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o remember_v the_o reproach_n which_o he_o have_v use_v to_o peter_n de_fw-fr medicis_n neither_o have_v he_o that_o greatness_n of_o courage_n and_o force_n in_o himself_o which_o he_o desire_v to_o have_v be_v in_o another_o and_o leave_v for_o example_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v mock_v nor_o reprove_v he_o which_o be_v fall_v from_o prosperity_n to_o adversity_n for_o that_o no_o man_n know_v what_o may_v happen_v to_o himself_o neither_o know_v whether_o in_o his_o trouble_n and_o adversity_n he_o shall_v retain_v that_o force_n of_o courage_n which_o he_o will_v have_v 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that_o this_o agreement_n be_v prejudicial_a unto_o they_o for_o that_o the_o cardinal_n complain_v of_o he_o say_v that_o love_v better_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o citizen_n than_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o house_n of_o medicis_n he_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n that_o by_o his_o mean_n and_o cunning_a the_o estate_n of_o the_o house_n of_o medicis_n have_v not_o that_o day_n be_v for_o ever_o establish_v by_o the_o blood_n and_o death_n of_o the_o nobility_n guicciardin_n the_o florentines_n murmur_v against_o guicciardin_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o nobility_n and_o commons_o rail_v at_o he_o say_v that_o when_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o palace_n make_v the_o danger_n great_a than_o it_o be_v he_o seduce_v they_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o de_fw-fr medicis_n and_o to_o support_v they_o in_o their_o greatness_n without_o need_n to_o lay_v down_o their_o weapon_n and_o return_n to_o their_o house_n so_o as_o the_o do_n of_o guicciardin_n please_v neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o a_o gentleman_n be_v not_o to_o care_v for_o such_o reproach_n be_v for_o the_o good_a and_o defence_n of_o his_o country_n neither_o aught_o to_o regard_v the_o ingratitude_n of_o the_o citizen_n neither_o the_o speech_n of_o the_o people_n provide_v that_o he_o serve_v and_o profit_v his_o country_n which_o a_o man_n ought_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o defend_v and_o to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n for_o deliverance_n and_o safety_n thereof_o whether_o it_o redound_v to_o his_o honour_n or_o reproach_n chap._n 51._o prince_n ought_v to_o give_v ear_n to_o such_o as_o complain_v of_o their_o governor_n and_o officer_n for_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n not_o to_o regard_v they_o forasmuch_o as_o governor_n and_o minister_n of_o prince_n and_o commonwealth_n may_v behave_v themselves_o ill_a in_o their_o governement_n and_o do_v they_o little_a honour_n which_o place_v they_o therein_o when_o any_o one_o come_v to_o complain_v to_o the_o superior_a of_o the_o ill_a government_n of_o some_o one_o his_o servant_n or_o officer_n he_o ought_v gracious_o to_o hear_v he_o and_o so_o well_o as_o he_o possible_o may_v to_o content_v the_o plaintiff_n for_o fear_n that_o some_o inconvenience_n shall_v follow_v and_o by_o somuch_o the_o more_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v so_o by_o how_o much_o those_o governor_n be_v remote_a and_o far_o distant_a from_o the_o person_n of_o the_o prince_n by_o which_o far_a distance_n they_o may_v presume_v to_o do_v something_o which_o can_v be_v endure_v and_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o may_v seem_v a_o matter_n unworthy_a of_o a_o great_a lord_n to_o show_v himself_o a_o man_n that_o will_v altogether_o believe_v the_o first_o tale_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o hear_v complaint_n of_o any_o one_o first_o of_o the_o government_n and_o thereupon_o dishonour_v he_o or_o have_v hear_v the_o governors_n answer_n for_o his_o defence_n to_o reject_v the_o plaintiff_n but_o he_o ought_v heedful_o to_o hear_v they_o both_o wise_o 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maâ—â—taine_v governor_n will_v use_v they_o worse_o than_o before_o but_o he_o ought_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o other_o man_n worthy_a to_o be_v believe_v to_o seek_v to_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o have_v find_v out_o the_o same_o put_v they_o from_o their_o governement_n and_o not_o put_v the_o subject_n in_o despair_n as_o not_o esteem_v by_o maintain_v those_o evil_a officer_n in_o their_o governement_n and_o when_o his_o estate_n be_v great_a to_o do_v as_o the_o venetian_n wise_o do_v which_o send_v through_o all_o their_o dominion_n certain_a man_n with_o authority_n to_o allow_v or_o disallow_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v do_v by_o the_o governor_n who_o so_o observe_v this_o rule_n do_v not_o light_o err_v but_o he_o which_o persuade_v himself_o that_o his_o servant_n will_v not_o do_v amiss_o because_o that_o in_o other_o matter_n he_o have_v discharge_v his_o duty_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o shall_v always_o do_v so_o and_o for_o that_o cause_n will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o he_o which_o complain_v they_o which_o be_v grieve_v begin_v to_o think_v with_o themselves_o see_v they_o can_v obtain_v no_o redress_n that_o it_o be_v the_o prince_n and_o not_o the_o governor_n fault_n and_o conceive_v the_o displeasure_n against_o the_o person_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o yet_o spare_v not_o the_o governor_n if_o they_o get_v he_o into_o their_o hand_n in_o the_o year_n 1550._o or_o a_o little_a before_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o send_v to_o govern_v the_o state_n of_o sienna_n because_o of_o the_o discord_n among_o they_o don_n diego_n de_fw-fr mendoza_n who_o for_o the_o emperor_n have_v execute_v the_o charge_n of_o a_o ambassador_n and_o manage_v many_o affair_n in_o that_o province_n he_o come_v to_o that_o city_n beside_o the_o spaniard_n which_o already_o be_v there_o bring_v with_o he_o a_o great_a number_n and_o
alienate_v from_o he_o stranger_n and_o enemy_n but_o also_o his_o subject_n and_o great_a friend_n because_o that_o the_o prince_n be_v by_o nature_n unfaithful_a and_o accustom_v to_o shed_v humane_a blood_n be_v not_o to_o spare_v either_o friend_n or_o parent_n and_o much_o less_o his_o emulator_n corrival_n competitor_n or_o enemy_n but_o with_o all_o dissimulation_n fraud_n and_o deceit_n he_o will_v seek_v to_o oppress_v those_o by_o who_o ruin_n he_o may_v hope_v to_o increase_v his_o force_n and_o his_o own_o estate_n or_o in_o any_o sort_n to_o establish_v the_o same_o for_o this_o cause_n a_o man_n ought_v not_o in_o any_o case_n to_o trust_v such_o prince_n neither_o for_o promise_n for_o prayer_n neither_o for_o safeguard_n or_o assurance_n give_v whatsoever_o and_o those_o man_n which_o commit_v their_o person_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o such_o man_n which_o be_v ambitious_a disloyal_a cruel_a and_o accustom_v to_o shed_v blood_n commit_v a_o most_o gross_a fault_n for_o 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and_o dissimulation_n and_o see_v that_o he_o can_v not_o resist_v the_o force_n of_o the_o confederate_n by_o force_n he_o seek_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o disunite_v the_o mind_n of_o these_o lord_n and_o to_o make_v the_o one_o to_o suspect_v the_o other_o imagine_v that_o he_o may_v easy_o overcome_v they_o be_v disunite_v cagli_fw-la cagli_fw-la the_o confederate_n may_v have_v put_v he_o in_o great_a danger_n and_o disorder_n for_o that_o that_o they_o once_o have_v put_v he_o to_o flight_n near_o the_o city_n of_o cagli_n if_o they_o have_v follow_v the_o victory_n valentin_n have_v not_o have_v the_o leisure_n so_o soon_o to_o raise_v himself_o again_o but_o he_o continue_v stiff_a and_o resolute_a to_o conclude_v the_o agreement_n which_o be_v already_o begin_v humble_v himself_o and_o promise_v to_o his_o enemy_n all_o that_o which_o they_o can_v demand_v bring_v the_o matter_n so_o well_o about_o that_o of_o most_o mortal_a enemy_n that_o they_o be_v unto_o he_o they_o become_v his_o leader_n captain_n and_o soldier_n as_o in_o former_a time_n they_o have_v be_v and_o serve_v he_o with_o their_o infantrie_n and_o man_n at_o arm_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o urbin_n which_o be_v a_o most_o gross_a and_o foul_a fault_n and_o valentin_n have_v take_v by_o their_o mean_n the_o estate_n of_o urbin_n valentin_n the_o cruelty_n and_o treason_n of_o duke_n valentin_n and_o still_o remember_v the_o hatred_n conceive_v against_o they_o he_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v apprehend_v in_o sinigaglia_n and_o there_o to_o be_v hang_v and_o strangle_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o hangman_n and_o teach_v they_o to_o know_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o captain_n to_o dally_v and_o jest_v with_o duke_n and_o their_o superior_n to_o make_v a_o oath_n and_o to_o break_v it_o as_o a_o man_n will_v and_o afterward_o to_o trust_v to_o a_o cruel_a tyrant_n who_o to_o increase_v his_o estate_n turn_v all_o thing_n upside_o down_o and_o if_o any_o man_n will_v excuse_v they_o and_o say_v that_o they_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o force_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n who_o have_v already_o send_v succour_n to_o valentin_n make_v this_o agreement_n i_o answer_v they_o that_o have_v take_v arm_n against_o he_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o estate_n and_o life_n it_o have_v be_v better_a to_o have_v leave_v all_o to_o the_o incertain_a hazard_n and_o lot_n of_o the_o war_n then_o to_o give_v credit_n to_o the_o word_n of_o one_o who_o have_v never_o maintain_v his_o faith_n agreement_n nor_o promise_n with_o any_o man_n who_o they_o themselves_o hold_v for_o a_o prince_n faithless_a treacherous_a cruel_a and_o disloyal_a chap._n 55._o it_o be_v a_o pernicious_a thing_n for_o a_o prince_n to_o have_v two_o general_n in_o the_o war_n which_o strive_v for_o pre-eminence_n or_o between_o who_o be_v envy_n and_o emulation_n if_o the_o error_n of_o a_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n be_v great_a which_o have_v any_o war_n either_o civil_a or_o foreign_a admit_v into_o his_o hold_n and_o town_n any_o garrison_n and_o other_o man_n at_o arm_n who_o after_o they_o have_v overcome_v the_o enemy_n may_v also_o subdue_v he_o or_o they_o which_o set_v they_o at_o work_n and_o in_o who_o pay_n they_o have_v make_v the_o war_n that_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n shall_v commit_v a_o most_o great_a fault_n who_o have_v or_o be_v to_o make_v war_n against_o puissant_a and_o politic_a enemy_n shall_v hire_v and_o take_v into_o his_o service_n sundry_a principal_a commander_n in_o the_o war_n which_o do_v envy_v one_o another_o for_o glory_n or_o be_v small_a friend_n have_v equal_a power_n and_o almost_o the_o same_o authority_n the_o second_o error_n bring_v peradventure_o no_o less_o evil_a and_o prejudice_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n to_o have_v two_o general_n which_o may_v war_v for_o the_o pre-eminence_n or_o which_o be_v emulator_n envy_v the_o one_o the_o other_o the_o first_o fault_n to_o establish_v &_o settle_v within_o the_o country_n and_o as_o a_o man_n may_v say_v in_o the_o house_n a_o succour_n and_o garrison_n of_o man_n of_o war_n which_o after_o the_o victory_n obtain_v against_o the_o enemy_n turn_n and_o band_n themselves_o against_o the_o conqueror_n by_o dexterity_n may_v easy_o be_v avoid_v by_o not_o trust_v whole_o thereto_o but_o as_o for_o the_o other_o if_o the_o evil_n be_v secret_a and_o far_o off_o a_o man_n shall_v hardly_o foresee_v and_o take_v order_n for_o it_o 〈◊〉_d â—ycurgus_fw-la his_o 〈◊〉_d for_o this_o cause_n lycurgus_n the_o most_o wise_a lawmaker_n ordain_v in_o his_o law_n that_o the_o king_n of_o sparta_n in_o their_o civil_a government_n shall_v not_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o in_o the_o company_n of_o the_o magistrate_n but_o in_o time_n of_o war_n in_o the_o field_n with_o the_o army_n he_o will_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v supreme_a power_n and_o authority_n that_o they_o alone_o shall_v command_v that_o all_o shall_v depend_v of_o their_o will_n and_o that_o the_o regal_a authority_n shall_v no_o way_n be_v restrain_v join_v certain_a counsellor_n unto_o he_o to_o consult_v with_o they_o of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o war_n which_o lycurgus_n do_v with_o great_a judgement_n because_o that_o know_v and_o foresee_v well_o that_o when_o the_o army_n be_v opposite_a the_o one_o before_o the_o other_o ready_a to_o give_v battle_n the_o least_o stay_n or_o slackness_n suffice_v to_o let_v slip_v a_o most_o happy_a success_n and_o noble_a victory_n from_o the_o one_o and_o to_o give_v it_o to_o his_o enemy_n for_o than_o be_v no_o time_n to_o be_v busy_v about_o the_o advice_n and_o opinion_n of_o many_o and_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a matter_n when_o soldier_n be_v command_v by_o many_o head_n who_o for_o envy_n or_o hatred_n reign_v between_o they_o or_o for_o their_o obstinacy_n or_o temeritie_n for_o the_o most_o part_n agree_v not_o together_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n have_v confirm_v and_o unite_v all_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n in_o one_o man_n alone_o and_o have_v cut_v off_o all_o concurrence_n and_o envy_n which_o make_v they_o equal_a in_o discord_n he_o will_v that_o he_o alone_o shall_v govern_v all_o and_o that_o all_o the_o army_n shall_v ready_o obey_v he_o as_o for_o the_o first_o fault_n we_o have_v infinite_a example_n in_o history_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a but_o this_o for_o the_o present_n shall_v suffice_v sicily_n fazel_n in_o the_o vinth_n book_n of_o the_o first_o decade_n of_o the_o history_n of_o sicily_n recite_v by_o fazel_n in_o the_o nine_o book_n of_o the_o first_o decade_n of_o sicily_n to_o show_v how_o dangerous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o a_o prince_n to_o have_v to_o his_o aid_n and_o succour_v a_o mighty_a garrison_n which_o afterward_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o resist_v the_o reginos_n a_o people_n of_o sicily_n be_v once_o divide_v into_o two_o
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and_o avenge_a themselves_o of_o their_o evil_a speech_n to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v not_o move_v with_o the_o injury_n and_o reproach_n but_o with_o good_a occasion_n and_o reason_n wherefore_o fabius_n maximus_n and_o marius_n be_v high_o commend_v by_o the_o historian_n and_o in_o our_o father_n day_n francis_n sforce_o which_o use_v great_a discretion_n and_o temperance_n make_v no_o account_n of_o other_o man_n evil_a speech_n against_o they_o for_o fabius_n show_v himself_o to_o be_v of_o so_o firm_a and_o constant_a a_o spirit_n towards_o he_o which_o speak_v evil_a of_o he_o with_o very_o dishonest_a and_o unseemly_a word_n that_o he_o know_v how_o to_o endure_v the_o injury_n and_o attend_v the_o occasion_n to_o fight_v say_v that_o he_o account_v he_o more_o bale_n and_o cowardly_a which_o fear_v evil_a word_n then_o he_o which_o flee_v before_o his_o enemy_n who_o flee_v for_o fear_n of_o do_n and_o he_o which_o can_v endure_v ill_a speech_n and_o detraction_n show_v 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and_o have_v to_o front_v he_o nicholas_n picinino_n his_o concurrant_fw-la and_o emulator_n both_o in_o war_n and_o in_o glory_n no_o less_o esteem_v than_o he_o who_o war_v with_o alfonso_n king_n of_o naples_n he_o send_v to_o challenge_v he_o the_o combat_n say_v that_o in_o one_o battle_n their_o valour_n will_v be_v know_v and_o to_o who_o do_v just_o appertain_v the_o prize_n of_o military_a glory_n picinino_n arragon_n fazio_n in_o the_o 8._o book_n of_o the_o act_n of_o alfonso_n king_n of_o arragon_n notwithstanding_o that_o he_o be_v wound_v accept_v the_o offer_n of_o francis_n sforce_v and_o king_n alfonso_n retire_v with_o his_o army_n more_o than_o half_a a_o league_n off_o to_o give_v place_n and_o field_n room_n free_a according_a as_o he_o have_v promise_v picinino_n present_v himself_o arm_v and_o in_o order_n with_o his_o people_n at_o the_o place_n appoint_v for_o the_o battle_n and_o have_v attend_v above_o a_o hour_n in_o vain_a expect_v when_o francis_n sforce_o 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to_o be_v condemn_v of_o inconstancy_n see_v that_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o persist_v and_o continue_v in_o the_o friendship_n of_o another_o man_n notwithstanding_o that_o he_o be_v a_o dependent_a and_o successor_n of_o his_o decease_a friend_n chap._n 95._o a_o general_n or_o commander_n in_o chief_a ought_v not_o to_o be_v touch_v in_o his_o honour_n and_o reputation_n by_o those_o which_o make_v choice_n of_o he_o and_o principal_o during_o the_o time_n that_o he_o be_v in_o arm_n it_o be_v a_o custom_n among_o all_o prince_n have_v occasion_n to_o choose_v a_o general_n either_o of_o their_o own_o subject_n or_o some_o stranger_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o some_o honourable_a personage_n and_o of_o good_a renown_n after_o that_o he_o be_v choose_v and_o that_o he_o have_v the_o government_n and_o charge_n of_o the_o army_n it_o be_v neither_o secure_a nor_o convenient_a to_o touch_v he_o in_o honour_n either_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n as_o with_o disgrace_n to_o take_v his_o 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and_o have_v consume_v their_o victual_n and_o be_v no_o long_o able_a to_o make_v resistance_n all_o aid_n and_o succour_n fail_v they_o their_o general_n and_o the_o lord_n stephen_n columna_fw-la advise_v they_o to_o see_v if_o they_o can_v come_v to_o some_o agreement_n with_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o pope_n by_o some_o good_a composition_n but_o raphael_n girolami_n which_o be_v standerd-bearer_n with_o many_o other_o citizen_n of_o his_o faction_n be_v move_v against_o malatesta_n without_o consideration_n of_o the_o danger_n wherein_o the_o city_n be_v and_o that_o the_o general_n be_v arm_v and_o have_v a_o good_a corpse_n the_o guard_n of_o soldier_n perusin_n and_o other_o nation_n at_o his_o service_n and_o commandment_n they_o send_v andrew_n nicolini_n and_o francis_n zati_n as_o ambassador_n to_o malatesta_n to_o discharge_v he_o and_o to_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o authority_n and_o charge_n of_o general_n which_o be_v conclude_v in_o their_o common_a council_n malatesta_n be_v very_o angry_a and_o set_v hand_n to_o his_o poniard_n fall_v upon_o nicolini_n and_o once_o stab_v he_o and_o will_v have_v slay_v he_o but_o for_o those_o which_o stand_v by_o who_o pray_v he_o to_o hold_v his_o hand_n hereupon_o the_o city_n mutine_v and_o every_o man_n betake_v he_o to_o his_o weapon_n wherefore_o malatesta_n fear_v some_o great_a hurlie_n burly_n present_o send_v the_o captain_n margute_n of_o perusa_n to_o seize_v on_o the_o port_n of_o s._n peter_n gatolini_n which_o be_v the_o gate_n towards_o rome_n and_o give_v he_o charge_n to_o prime_a the_o ordnance_n and_o to_o bend_v it_o against_o the_o city_n to_o be_v able_a to_o defend_v himself_o against_o the_o citizen_n if_o peradventure_o they_o seek_v to_o offend_v he_o florence_n a_o dangerous_a tumult_n happen_v in_o florence_n and_o cause_v to_o come_v to_o he_o all_o the_o soldier_n stranger_n which_o he_o have_v in_o florence_n if_o the_o enemy_n at_o that_o time_n have_v give_v assault_n unto_o the_o city_n be_v then_o disunite_v from_o their_o general_n it_o may_v easy_o have_v be_v take_v and_o sack_v as_o well_o by_o those_o which_o be_v within_o as_o by_o those_o which_o be_v without_o both_o which_o at_o one_o instant_n will_v have_v be_v become_v enemy_n and_o so_o through_o the_o little_a wit_n and_o small_a discretion_n of_o the_o magistrate_n the_o safety_n of_o their_o city_n and_o country_n be_v set_v as_o a_o man_n may_v say_v upon_o the_o point_n of_o a_o needle_n general_n then_o and_o colonel_n be_v not_o to_o be_v grieve_v and_o touch_v in_o honour_n and_o it_o be_v much_o better_a to_o resolve_v to_o punish_v they_o when_o they_o commit_v any_o notable_a fault_n as_o many_o potentate_n have_v do_v then_o by_o interress_a their_o honour_n to_o hazard_v the_o affair_n and_o erterprise_n in_o question_n as_o may_v be_v well_o perceive_v by_o the_o two_o example_n above_o allege_v now_o at_o this_o present_a some_o man_n will_v interpose_v himself_o by_o 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