castle_n of_o iccare_fw-la and_o the_o castle_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o gulf_n and_o a_o captain_n name_v remond_n the_o white_a have_v the_o castle_n of_o the_o gulf_n in_o guard_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o king_n federique_n king_n robert_n after_o many_o proffer_n in_o the_o end_n win_v remond_n with_o money_n and_o remond_n deliver_v the_o castle_n to_o king_n robert_n remond_n think_v that_o this_o his_o treason_n be_v hide_v and_o can_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n soever_o be_v know_v for_o that_o he_o have_v do_v it_o very_o secret_o and_o so_o ground_v in_o this_o thought_n and_o imagination_n he_o impudent_o set_v a_o good_a countenance_n upon_o it_o go_v to_o king_n federique_n treason_n federicque_n king_n of_o sicily_n cause_v remond_n le_fw-fr blanc_n to_o be_v behead_v for_o treason_n who_o have_v some_o intelligence_n of_o the_o treason_n cause_v his_o head_n to_o be_v strike_v off_o with_o three_z other_o his_o companion_n and_o complice_n so_o this_o remond_n find_v 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brandolin_n think_v not_o of_o he_o be_v apprehend_v before_o he_o can_v get_v forth_o of_o milan_n and_o commit_v to_o prison_n where_o be_v sting_v by_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o remorse_n of_o his_o fault_n and_o fear_v to_o die_v public_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o executioner_n he_o slay_v himself_o let_v no_o man_n then_o presume_v to_o do_v evil_a as_o the_o spanish_a captain_n here_o before_o mention_v will_v have_v do_v against_o the_o duke_n of_o urbin_n think_v that_o their_o do_n shall_v not_o come_v to_o light_v for_o most_o common_o he_o which_o shall_v be_v of_o this_o opinion_n shall_v find_v himself_o deceive_v and_o bear_v the_o punishment_n for_o his_o fault_n chap._n 67._o it_o ill_o beseem_v a_o prince_n or_o great_a captain_n to_o say_v in_o truth_n i_o have_v not_o think_v it_o and_o enterprise_n to_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v ground_v upon_o vain_a and_o deceivable_a hope_n i_o know_v well_o that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a unworthy_a 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strange_a and_o grievous_a accident_n that_o be_v whole_o without_o reason_n it_o be_v impossible_a by_o any_o judgement_n and_o counsel_n to_o foresee_v or_o prevent_v it_o be_v impossible_a with_o reason_n to_o foresee_v any_o thing_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v without_o reason_n as_o be_v this_o most_o grievous_a accident_n which_o can_v not_o be_v imagine_v and_o to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o number_n of_o prodigious_a monster_n by_o which_o the_o powder_n and_o other_o munition_n provide_v and_o prepare_v to_o be_v send_v to_o diverse_a place_n before_o the_o castle_n gate_n of_o milan_n take_v fire_n and_o be_v burn_v when_o the_o sky_n be_v clear_a and_o very_a fair_a and_o still_a weather_n the_o lightning_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o do_v so_o great_a hurt_n whereof_o afterward_o ensue_v so_o many_o loss_n and_o discommodity_n upon_o this_o occasion_n if_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o castle_n have_v say_v i_o will_v never_o have_v think_v that_o this_o shall_v have_v befall_v i_o he_o have_v not_o deserve_v to_o have_v be_v reprove_v but_o speak_v of_o those_o which_o undertake_v to_o do_v some_o enterprise_n and_o have_v time_n to_o be_v advise_v and_o to_o provide_v for_o thing_n necessary_a when_o through_o their_o fault_n they_o attain_v not_o to_o what_o they_o desire_v or_o fail_v of_o their_o hope_n whereon_o their_o design_n be_v ground_v or_o through_o want_n of_o sight_n and_o order_n take_v in_o all_o as_o it_o behove_v i_o say_v that_o then_o it_o ill_o beseem_v a_o man_n to_o say_v i_o think_v not_o thereof_o federicque_n de_fw-fr bezolo_n fall_v into_o this_o fault_n when_o he_o undertake_v the_o enterprise_n of_o parma_n in_o the_o year_n 1529._o whereof_o francis_n guicciardin_n be_v governor_n general_a for_o the_o pope_n after_o the_o death_n of_o leo_n the_o ten_o if_o the_o author_n for_o his_o own_o praise_n make_v not_o the_o matter_n great_a for_o federicque_n go_v thither_o without_o provision_n of_o artillery_n save_v two_o little_a piece_n be_v settle_v upon_o this_o imagination_n that_o guicciardin_n be_v inexperience_v in_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o war_n will_v not_o defend_v the_o city_n and_o make_v his_o party_n good_a against_o he_o but_o this_o imagination_n deceive_v he_o and_o he_o be_v force_v to_o retire_v from_o parma_n to_o his_o loss_n and_o dishonour_n he_o may_v say_v according_a as_o guicciardin_n himself_o have_v write_v that_o nothing_o have_v deceive_v he_o in_o this_o enterprise_n whereof_o he_o be_v the_o author_n but_o that_o he_o have_v not_o think_v that_o a_o governor_n be_v no_o man_n of_o war_n &_o new_o come_v to_o that_o city_n will_v have_v undertake_v the_o defence_n and_o put_v himself_o in_o danger_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o pope_n without_o hope_n of_o
enemy_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n and_o therefore_o it_o avail_v more_o to_o deal_v sharp_o and_o rough_o with_o they_o then_o to_o think_v to_o overcome_v they_o by_o humanity_n and_o sign_n of_o good_a will_n chap._n 25._o the_o suspicion_n increase_v and_o make_v great_a by_o the_o evil_a speech_n and_o report_n of_o man_n in_o authority_n be_v the_o occasion_n that_o man_n oftentimes_o become_v cruel_a svspition_n be_v a_o opinion_n of_o evil_a which_o enter_v into_o our_o mind_n and_o corrupt_v the_o good_a which_o a_o man_n possess_v or_o think_v to_o possess_v when_o this_o suspicion_n be_v accompany_v with_o probable_a and_o apparent_a conjecture_n or_o maintain_v through_o the_o report_n of_o some_o personage_n of_o credit_n and_o authority_n it_o may_v then_o have_v such_o force_n in_o man_n hart_n as_o to_o make_v he_o become_v enrage_v inhuman_a and_o cruel_a when_o such_o suspicion_n be_v enter_v into_o prince_n and_o great_a lord_n which_o hold_v estate_n &_o fear_v to_o lose_v the_o same_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o make_v they_o to_o feel_v it_o and_o increase_v and_o augment_v their_o suspicion_n chief_o when_o they_o be_v stir_v and_o that_o the_o flea_n according_a to_o the_o common_a say_n be_v put_v in_o their_o ear_n by_o person_n to_o be_v believe_v which_o allege_v reason_n with_o some_o appearance_n or_o likelihood_n of_o truth_n i_o will_v not_o produce_v many_o example_n which_o may_v be_v infinite_a but_o this_o only_a shall_v serve_v for_o a_o memorable_a example_n write_v by_o guicciardin_n of_o john_n bentivogli_n lord_n of_o bologna_n who_o have_v to_o his_o advantage_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n end_v his_o business_n with_o duke_n valentine_n and_o be_v assure_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v molest_v by_o he_o any_o more_o he_o begin_v again_o to_o entertain_v and_o to_o continue_v the_o suspicion_n which_o he_o bear_v in_o himself_o against_o the_o house_n of_o the_o mariscotti_n which_o be_v enemy_n unto_o he_o and_o this_o suspicion_n be_v augment_v by_o the_o rapport_n whether_o true_a or_o feign_a of_o duke_n valentine_n who_o tell_v he_o in_o secret_a yet_o with_o a_o malicious_a heart_n that_o he_o be_v invite_v by_o the_o house_n of_o the_o mariscotti_n to_o approach_v &_o draw_v near_o to_o bologna_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n that_o bentivogli_n who_o hold_v the_o duke_n to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o credit_n and_o authority_n give_v credit_n unto_o his_o word_n enter_v into_o so_o great_a jealousy_n &_o suspicion_n that_o be_v become_v very_o eager_a and_o cruel_a to_o deliver_v himself_o of_o this_o fear_n know_v the_o house_n of_o the_o mariscotti_n to_o be_v rich_a mighty_a and_o well_o follow_v determine_v to_o rid_v himself_o of_o this_o corrosive_n by_o the_o death_n of_o all_o the_o mariscotti_n whether_o they_o be_v culpable_a or_o innocent_a and_o make_v his_o son_n hermes_n the_o instrument_n of_o his_o cruel_a determination_n 〈…〉_o john_n bentivogli_n &_o hernâ—_n 〈…〉_o he_o bring_v it_o so_o to_o pass_v that_o many_o of_o the_o most_o honourable_a house_n of_o bologna_n do_v with_o he_o imbrue_v their_o hand_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o almost_o all_o the_o mariscotti_n which_o be_v in_o bologna_n this_o be_v do_v by_o these_o young_a man_n to_o the_o end_n that_o those_o honourable_a house_n which_o have_v serve_v his_o turn_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o so_o great_a a_o cruelty_n in_o favour_n of_o bentivogli_n become_v enemy_n of_o this_o noble_a house_n of_o mariscotti_n shall_v ever_o desire_v the_o conservation_n of_o he_o and_o his_o estate_n and_o with_o all_o their_o power_n help_v to_o support_v the_o same_o and_o although_o duke_n valentine_n purpose_n be_v to_o make_v bentivogli_n odious_a in_o that_o city_n he_o shall_v not_o have_v do_v it_o by_o such_o mean_n as_o may_v bring_v his_o friend_n in_o danger_n for_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v consider_v that_o a_o prince_n to_o maintain_v his_o estate_n be_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n and_o to_o attempt_v any_o hazardous_a enterprise_n to_o deliver_v himself_o from_o his_o enemy_n and_o emulator_n when_o a_o man_n see_v another_o man_n to_o have_v a_o great_a suspicion_n of_o another_o he_o ought_v not_o further_o to_o inflame_v he_o by_o ill_a report_n because_o that_o the_o suspicious_a to_o the_o end_n to_o be_v deliver_v of_o this_o heart-burning_a regard_v not_o whether_o the_o report_n be_v true_a or_o false_a but_o use_v all_o mean_n to_o assure_v himself_o will_v attempt_v any_o thing_n be_v it_o never_o so_o hard_a unjust_a dangerous_a or_o infamous_a chap._n 26._o a_o man_n ought_v not_o neither_o in_o jest_n or_o by_o any_o other_o mean_v to_o put_v a_o prince_n in_o jealousy_n of_o his_o estate_n for_o that_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n full_a of_o danger_n forasmuch_o as_o prince_n concern_v their_o estate_n prince_n a_o comparison_n between_o a_o lover_n and_o a_o prince_n be_v like_o lover_n towards_o their_o mistress_n and_o as_o for_o jealousy_n they_o be_v equal_a and_o march_v with_o like_a pace_n for_o as_o a_o man_n may_v easy_o lodge_v jealousy_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o lover_n even_o so_o may_v a_o man_n with_o great_a facility_n put_v a_o doubt_n and_o suspicion_n into_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o prince_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o estate_n and_o as_o he_o which_o reveal_v to_o a_o lover_n something_o which_o may_v be_v prejudicial_a to_o his_o love_n make_v he_o vigilant_a and_o watchful_a careful_o to_o take_v heed_n to_o every_o thing_n that_o pass_v even_o so_o those_o which_o put_v their_o prince_n in_o doubt_n and_o suspicion_n of_o a_o conspiracy_n insurrection_n or_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o estate_n or_o such_o like_a put_v he_o in_o most_o extreme_a great_a trouble_n of_o mind_n make_v he_o make_v sudden_a and_o extraordinary_a preparation_n &_o oftentimes_o to_o take_v offensive_a resolution_n but_o as_o a_o lover_n be_v certify_v that_o all_o that_o which_o be_v tell_v he_o of_o his_o beloved_a be_v feign_v &_o a_o lie_n he_o just_o turn_v all_o his_o wrath_n &_o indignation_n against_o those_o which_o give_v he_o this_o hammer_n of_o suspicion_n even_o so_o a_o prince_n see_v in_o the_o end_n that_o that_o which_o be_v tell_v he_o of_o the_o danger_n of_o his_o estate_n be_v false_a and_o forge_a be_v with_o just_a cause_n displease_v with_o he_o who_o put_v he_o to_o this_o trouble_n and_o punish_v he_o according_o in_o the_o year_n 1566._o alexander_n bon_fw-fr a_o gentleman_n of_o venice_n through_o a_o vain_a plot_n and_o enterprise_n put_v the_o whole_a commonwealth_n of_o venice_n in_o doubt_n and_o suspicion_n of_o a_o revolution_n of_o their_o estate_n but_o he_o miss_v to_o effect_v with_o his_o honour_n that_o which_o he_o pretend_v this_o man_n have_v once_o deceive_v the_o senate_n in_o case_n of_o reveal_v of_o secret_n of_o importance_n and_o thereby_o get_v money_n and_o the_o practice_n succeed_v well_o he_o practise_v the_o second_o time_n to_o do_v the_o like_a for_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a expense_n and_o want_v mean_n sufficient_a to_o maintain_v that_o greatness_n which_o he_o desire_v with_o rigour_n unto_o a_o captain_n through_o boldness_n and_o diligence_n oftentimes_o obtain_v that_o which_o by_o mildness_n he_o shall_v never_o attain_v unto_o he_o obtain_v of_o they_o what_o he_o will_v whereby_o a_o man_n may_v perceive_v that_o sometime_o that_o be_v obtain_v by_o boldness_n of_o spirit_n and_o constant_a resolution_n which_o by_o ordinary_a mean_n will_v never_o be_v grant_v for_o that_o while_o that_o he_o who_o be_v sue_v unto_o deliberate_v there_o may_v grow_v some_o let_v and_o hindrance_n and_o likewise_o in_o consult_v and_o consider_v of_o the_o matter_n he_o may_v resolve_v with_o himself_o not_o to_o grant_v what_o be_v demand_v and_o by_o this_o mean_n war_n and_o trouble_v arise_v which_o break_v off_o the_o design_n but_o when_o a_o man_n show_v himself_o bold_a and_o audacious_a and_o give_v he_o that_o be_v sue_v unto_o no_o 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receive_v he_o into_o florence_n give_v opportunity_n to_o the_o gentleman_n and_o the_o young_a man_n to_o possess_v the_o palace_n this_o do_v the_o duke_n of_o urbin_n and_o the_o cardinal_n with_o hippolito_n de_fw-fr medicis_n enter_v into_o florence_n and_o have_v put_v 1500._o soldier_n in_o arm_n which_o upon_o a_o just_a suspicion_n have_v be_v many_o day_n in_o the_o city_n they_o take_v their_o way_n towards_o the_o place_n there_o to_o draw_v to_o a_o head_n and_o to_o force_v the_o palace_n which_o the_o young_a man_n have_v fortify_v these_o soldier_n present_o possess_v the_o place_n be_v abandon_v by_o the_o people_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o urbin_n and_o the_o marquesse_n of_o saluce_n perceive_v that_o there_o be_v too_o few_o soldier_n to_o force_v the_o palace_n which_o for_o fear_v the_o people_n shall_v again_o take_v heart_n be_v to_o be_v take_v before_o the_o night_n come_v on_o therefore_o they_o resolve_v to_o bring_v into_o the_o city_n part_n of_o the_o venetian_a company_n which_o be_v encamp_v near_o the_o town_n and_o there_o be_v prepare_v a_o miserable_a and_o lamentable_a day_n for_o the_o city_n of_o florence_n where_o hourly_o be_v in_o danger_n the_o nobility_n to_o be_v massacre_v danger_n francis_n guâ—â—câ—ardin_n deâ—uered_v the_o city_n of_o florence_n from_o great_a danger_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v sack_v francis_n guicciardin_n be_v the_o pope_n lieutenant_n provide_v a_o good_a remedy_n for_o this_o disorder_n whereby_o he_o deliver_v his_o country_n from_o a_o imminent_a danger_n and_o memorable_a loss_n which_o be_v this_o frederick_n bozolo_n come_v out_o of_o the_o palace_n whither_o he_o enter_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o sedition_n to_o the_o end_n to_o have_v appease_v the_o same_o which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v but_o be_v taunt_v with_o many_o bitter_a speech_n by_o the_o angry_a young_a gentleman_n and_o therewith_o high_o offend_v in_o a_o great_a chafe_n he_o return_v and_o know_v the_o small_a force_n and_o the_o great_a disorder_n within_o the_o palace_n by_o his_o report_n he_o may_v have_v do_v much_o harm_n but_o guicciardin_n go_v to_o he_o and_o appease_v he_o pray_v he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o inflame_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o duke_n and_o the_o cardinal_n to_o take_v the_o palace_n by_o force_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v persuade_v a_o agreement_n and_o enforce_v himself_o to_o pacify_v the_o trouble_n which_o he_o very_o well_o perform_v and_o persuade_v the_o duke_n and_o the_o cardinal_n to_o go_v into_o the_o palace_n where_o in_o cold_a blood_n with_o good_a word_n and_o fair_a promise_n they_o which_o be_v within_o be_v persuade_v to_o return_v to_o their_o house_n &_o to_o leave_v the_o palace_n and_o so_o by_o mean_n of_o guicciardin_n the_o sedition_n cease_v and_o be_v appease_v but_o within_o a_o little_a while_n after_o he_o be_v blame_v both_o by_o the_o cardinal_n siluius_n and_o by_o the_o florentine_n also_o and_o each_o of_o the_o party_n deem_v 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 seek_v to_o understand_v the_o truth_n and_o not_o to_o give_v too_o much_o credit_n to_o the_o plaintiff_n neither_o to_o hold_v all_o for_o true_a which_o the_o governor_n say_v for_o his_o defence_n but_o by_o all_o mean_n to_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o fact_n and_o find_v the_o plaintiff_n to_o be_v a_o liar_n to_o reject_v he_o as_o a_o slanderer_n and_o the_o governor_n be_v culpable_a to_o be_v punish_v for_o example_n and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o prince_n may_v the_o better_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o every_o thing_n he_o himself_o ought_v to_o hear_v matter_n of_o importance_n principal_o when_o ambassador_n from_o his_o remote_a country_n come_v to_o see_v he_o and_o complain_v of_o the_o ill_a government_n of_o the_o officer_n and_o minister_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o send_v they_o back_o again_o by_o the_o way_n of_o those_o governor_n who_o know_v that_o they_o have_v complain_v of_o they_o governor_n subject_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v put_v in_o despair_n to_o 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
begin_v to_o build_v a_o fortress_n and_o haste_v so_o well_o the_o build_n that_o within_o a_o small_a time_n it_o be_v guardable_a this_o governor_n carry_v himself_o very_o ill_o towards_o the_o sienois_n and_o the_o soldier_n become_v so_o insolent_a and_o cruel_a sienna_n the_o insolence_n of_o the_o spaniard_n in_o sienna_n that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v endure_v and_o the_o sienois_n do_v but_o lose_v time_n to_o go_v to_o the_o governor_n to_o complain_v for_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o punish_v the_o spaniard_n for_o the_o evil_n which_o they_o commit_v that_o he_o himself_o fall_v to_o mock_v of_o those_o which_o complain_v the_o sienois_n then_o weary_v with_o the_o ill_a behaviour_n of_o don_n diego_n and_o his_o soldier_n resolve_v to_o send_v a_o honourable_a ambassade_n to_o the_o emperor_n and_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o the_o principal_a gentleman_n of_o their_o city_n they_o send_v they_o to_o the_o emperor_n to_o complain_v of_o the_o injury_n and_o indignity_n which_o be_v do_v unto_o they_o by_o his_o governor_n and_o the_o spaniard_n which_o be_v with_o he_o the_o ambassador_n be_v hear_v by_o the_o emperor_n and_o be_v but_o slight_o believe_v and_o in_o conclusion_n be_v send_v back_o to_o don_n diego_n who_o be_v offend_v that_o they_o have_v complain_v against_o he_o do_v and_o suffer_v to_o be_v do_v unto_o they_o worse_o than_o be_v do_v before_o wherefore_o the_o sienois_n again_o send_v other_o ambassador_n in_o great_a number_n than_o before_o to_o complain_v to_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o same_o outrage_n commit_v by_o don_n diego_n and_o bring_v back_o the_o same_o answer_n which_o they_o likewise_o have_v before_o and_o be_v again_o send_v back_o to_o the_o same_o governor_n by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o sienois_n despair_v of_o due_a revenge_n and_o not_o expect_v any_o release_n of_o their_o trouble_n for_o that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v hear_v by_o the_o emperor_n &_o fear_v whole_o to_o lose_v their_o liberty_n begin_v to_o talk_v of_o rebellion_n &_o of_o yield_v themselves_o to_o the_o french_a king_n which_o they_o do_v with_o all_o possible_a expedition_n and_o have_v slay_v sundry_a spaniard_n and_o shut_v up_o the_o rest_n in_o their_o citadel_n they_o set_v up_o the_o arm_n of_o france_n and_o submit_v themselves_o unto_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o and_o if_o then_o don_n diego_n have_v be_v take_v in_o the_o town_n and_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o sienois_n in_o that_o fury_n sure_o they_o have_v do_v he_o no_o great_a pleasure_n and_o so_o caesar_n for_o give_v too_o much_o credit_n to_o don_n diego_n and_o will_v not_o by_o other_o secret_a mean_n be_v inform_v of_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o sienois_n the_o city_n be_v bring_v to_o rebellion_n and_o infest_a with_o a_o most_o dangerous_a war_n and_o final_o don_n diego_n betake_v himself_o to_o a_o private_a life_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v before_o let_v prince_n then_o understand_v attentive_o they_o which_o complain_v of_o their_o governor_n let_v they_o inform_v themselves_o of_o the_o truth_n and_o do_v justice_n to_o he_o who_o shall_v require_v the_o same_o if_o they_o will_v hold_v the_o governor_n in_o their_o duty_n and_o deliver_v themselves_o from_o many_o displeasure_n chap._n 52._o public_a officer_n and_o minister_n of_o prince_n aught_o to_o be_v punish_v for_o example_n when_o they_o be_v find_v to_o have_v do_v injustice_n there_o be_v some_o man_n the_o which_o confute_v with_o certain_a apparent_a reason_n have_v be_v of_o opinion_n that_o a_o prince_n ought_v not_o to_o punish_v his_o public_a officer_n be_v in_o public_a charge_n of_o magistrate_n when_o he_o commit_v in_o justice_n and_o say_v that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v punish_v for_o three_o reason_n to_o wit_n for_o not_o to_o diffame_v or_o dishonour_v the_o magistracy_n or_o public_a charge_n for_o not_o to_o be_v esteem_v of_o small_a judgement_n in_o choose_v such_o a_o one_o &_o for_o not_o to_o be_v account_v cruel_a and_o covetous_a in_o bereave_v he_o both_o of_o his_o life_n and_o good_n this_o opinion_n have_v no_o good_a foundation_n and_o can_v stand_v but_o very_o weak_o but_o prince_n ought_v to_o have_v this_o consideration_n that_o they_o suffer_v not_o to_o escape_v unpunished_a the_o wrong_n do_v by_o their_o officer_n constitute_v in_o charge_n and_o dignity_n and_o that_o for_o sundry_a reason_n and_o occasion_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n to_o show_v themselves_o conseruer_n and_o preserver_n and_o maintainer_n of_o their_o law_n which_o have_v prescribe_v just_a punishment_n for_o unjust_a magistrate_n to_o maintain_v their_o own_o reputation_n which_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o they_o support_v and_o endure_v not_o in_o place_n of_o charge_n and_o government_n unjust_a and_o covetous_a person_n and_o that_o for_o example_n for_o in_o punish_v one_o all_o the_o rest_n will_v beware_v &_o the_o prince_n shall_v not_o need_v to_o do_v too_o great_a execution_n charge_n william_n king_n of_o sicily_n cause_v a_o certain_a judge_n to_o be_v â—leyed_v because_o he_o do_v not_o justice_n in_o his_o charge_n william_n king_n of_o sicily_n surname_v the_o good_a imitate_v herein_o artaxerxes_n cause_v a_o unjust_a judge_n to_o be_v fley_v and_o command_v his_o skin_n to_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o judgement_n seat_n upon_o the_o which_o he_o afterward_o set_v the_o son_n of_o the_o decease_a judge_n to_o exercise_v judgement_n and_o successive_o many_o other_o which_o proceed_v always_o just_o give_v no_o further_a occasion_n to_o the_o king_n to_o use_v any_o more_o punishment_n cosmo_n de_fw-fr medicis_n great_a duke_n of_o tuscan_a during_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n which_o be_v 38._o year_n or_o thereabouts_o have_v no_o occasion_n to_o inflict_v overmuch_o punishment_n for_o that_o once_o only_o he_o cass_v all_o the_o magistrate_n of_o eight_o from_o the_o balia_n for_o not_o proceed_v in_o a_o certain_a 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receive_v no_o pay_n of_o the_o king_n but_o be_v defraud_v by_o he_o under_o colour_n and_o name_n of_o a_o friend_n he_o be_v to_o make_v they_o to_o see_v and_o know_v into_o what_o error_n they_o be_v fall_v and_o the_o more_o plain_o to_o manifest_v his_o innocency_n unto_o they_o he_o go_v with_o they_o to_o the_o king_n in_o person_n and_o have_v make_v unto_o he_o a_o discourse_n full_a of_o great_a complaint_n and_o show_v himself_o discontent_v to_o endure_v the_o hear_n of_o thing_n unworthy_a his_o honour_n and_o that_o his_o soldier_n shall_v call_v he_o thief_n and_o robber_n of_o their_o pay_n pay_n xenophon_n give_v his_o soldier_n to_o understand_v that_o he_o have_v not_o rob_v they_o of_o their_o pay_n he_o pray_v he_o to_o make_v that_o good_a unto_o he_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v wherefore_o the_o king_n see_v that_o xenophon_n complain_v not_o without_o just_a cause_n pay_v the_o soldier_n and_o show_v unto_o they_o the_o innocence_n of_o their_o captain_n 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other_o security_n or_o defence_n than_o his_o own_o innocence_n and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o he_o do_v appertain_v unto_o he_o he_o free_o renounce_v his_o security_n by_o the_o safeconduct_n which_o it_o have_v please_v his_o majesty_n to_o give_v he_o five_o francis_n sforce_v duke_n of_o mâ—lan_n renounce_v the_o safe_a conduct_n of_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o which_o he_o throw_v down_o at_o the_o emperor_n foot_n to_o who_o this_o his_o do_v be_v so_o please_v that_o he_o restore_v unto_o he_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n as_o much_o through_o this_o occasion_n as_o any_o other_o innocence_n sure_o be_v of_o more_o force_n than_o a_o thousand_o witness_n and_o he_o that_o be_v therewith_o accompany_v may_v safe_o hold_v up_o his_o head_n go_v any_o where_n for_o a_o honest_a and_o innocent_a man_n may_v be_v slander_v but_o not_o convince_v but_o he_o that_o be_v culpable_a and_o have_v do_v amiss_o although_o it_o be_v never_o so_o secret_o follow_v the_o precedent_a counsel_n and_o precept_n aught_o to_o be_v well_o advise_v and_o let_v he_o take_v good_a heed_n how_o he_o commit_v himself_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o justice_n chap._n 88_o evil_a speech_n ought_v not_o to_o provoke_v a_o man_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n without_o judgement_n and_o reason_n especial_o in_o the_o war_n true_o rail_v and_o bitter_a speak_n have_v great_a force_n and_o power_n in_o a_o generous_a and_o noble_a heart_n and_o urge_v it_o sometime_o to_o do_v thing_n with_o small_a judgement_n and_o discretion_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n there_o be_v some_o which_o induce_v by_o the_o rail_n of_o their_o enemy_n principal_o in_o the_o war_n will_v rather_o commit_v all_o to_o the_o hazard_n of_o fortune_n to_o avoid_v the_o reproach_n which_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v of_o small_a continuance_n be_v at_o length_n but_o a_o vain_a thing_n then_o attend_v the_o opportunity_n of_o the_o time_n make_v their_o adversary_n know_v with_o assurance_n that_o they_o speak_v unaduised_o 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 himself_o afraid_a of_o word_n marius_n in_o like_a manner_n maximus_n the_o witty_a speech_n of_o marius_n and_o fabius_n maximus_n and_o upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n know_v how_o to_o remain_v firm_a and_o constant_a and_o by_o the_o lively_a quickness_n of_o his_o wit_n to_o stop_v the_o injurious_a speech_n of_o his_o enemy_n who_o to_o provoke_v he_o to_o fight_v with_o disadvantage_n say_v unto_o he_o if_o thou_o be_v that_o great_a captain_n o_o marius_n which_o thou_o be_v esteem_v to_o be_v come_v forth_o and_o fight_v now_o that_o thou_o be_v defy_v to_o who_o marius_n answer_v and_o say_v if_o thou_o be_v that_o great_a captain_n which_o thou_o repute_a thyself_o to_o be_v force_v i_o to_o come_v forth_o of_o my_o trench_n and_o to_o fight_v but_o he_o attend_v both_o time_n and_o oportunitle_n and_o fight_v and_o bare_a away_o the_o victory_n francis_n sforce_o a_o most_o renown_a captain_n in_o his_o time_n be_v with_o his_o army_n enclose_v in_o a_o certain_a place_n 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 shall_v come_v forth_o of_o fano_fw-la with_o his_o people_n to_o fight_v but_o he_o will_v not_o come_v forth_o notwithstanding_o that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o defy_v his_o enemy_n and_o provoke_v he_o to_o fight_v and_o notwithstanding_o that_o peter_n go_v even_o to_o the_o wall_n of_o fano_fw-la and_o call_v he_o and_o his_o people_n after_o the_o manner_n as_o soldier_n use_v to_o provoke_v their_o enemy_n to_o come_v forth_o yet_o francis_n either_o know_v some_o disadvantage_n or_o for_o that_o he_o will_v not_o hazard_v all_o his_o reputation_n at_o once_o or_o for_o some_o other_o occasion_n unknown_a will_v not_o come_v forth_o and_o care_v not_o for_o the_o injurious_a rail_n of_o the_o enemy_n soldier_n consider_v that_o such_o speech_n shall_v not_o move_v a_o man_n to_o do_v
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 determine_v to_o raise_v the_o siege_n and_o begin_v to_o send_v away_o his_o army_n wherefore_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o city_n be_v puff_v up_o with_o pride_n for_o the_o victory_n come_v upon_o the_o wall_n and_o rampart_n and_o speak_v much_o evil_n of_o the_o enemy_n forget_v nothing_o that_o may_v offend_v they_o calling_z they_o coward_n and_o villain_n for_o which_o cause_n gabades_n be_v very_o wroth_a return_v to_o the_o siege_n which_o be_v so_o hard_a and_o straight_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v so_o close_o follow_v that_o he_o overcome_v they_o by_o force_n sack_v their_o city_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n teach_v they_o how_o to_o speak_v well_o the_o same_o happen_v to_o the_o veientes_n when_o as_o they_o come_v even_o to_o the_o very_a port_n rampart_n and_o trench_n of_o the_o roman_n they_o use_v many_o injurious_a speech_n wherewith_o the_o soldier_n be_v move_v and_o much_o offend_v pray_v and_o enforce_v the_o consult_v and_o commander_n to_o give_v 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 they_o believe_v that_o that_o which_o be_v write_v or_o speak_v of_o he_o be_v true_a and_o in_o this_o manner_n he_o be_v ill_o think_v of_o little_o respect_v and_o in_o the_o end_n contemn_v and_o contempt_n be_v the_o poison_n and_o ruin_n of_o all_o estate_n for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o worse_o or_o vile_a thing_n than_o the_o contempt_n of_o a_o prince_n by_o his_o subject_n he_o lose_v his_o good_a name_n in_o suffer_v those_o which_o backbite_v and_o slander_v he_o either_o in_o word_n or_o writing_n for_o speech_n and_o writing_n pass_v every_o where_o abroad_o cause_n the_o prince_n to_o lose_v the_o reputation_n which_o he_o have_v get_v with_o other_o prince_n and_o foreign_a estate_n of_o continency_n wisdom_n and_o justice_n by_o hear_v the_o evil_n tongue_v to_o publish_v every_o where_o his_o incontinency_n vanity_n and_o injustice_n and_o that_o he_o can_v or_o will_v not_o correct_v those_o which_o by_o slanderous_a report_n publish_v his_o vice_n and_o imperfection_n he_o put_v also_o his_o life_n in_o danger_n for_o to_o speak_v ill_a be_v to_o do_v wrong_a or_o a_o injury_n and_o he_o which_o endure_v one_o injury_n from_o a_o man_n embolden_v he_o to_o do_v he_o another_o which_o shall_v be_v great_a and_o afterward_o another_o yet_o great_a so_o as_o he_o which_o have_v be_v so_o audacious_a as_o to_o injure_v and_o wrong_v his_o prince_n by_o word_n see_v that_o the_o injury_n be_v swallow_v and_o endure_v will_v afterward_o make_v no_o great_a difficulty_n to_o wrong_v and_o offend_v he_o by_o way_n of_o deed_n and_o thence_o proceed_v conspiracy_n and_o practice_n against_o he_o repute_v he_o for_o a_o weak_a prince_n and_o of_o small_a courage_n he_o also_o lose_v his_o friend_n whereof_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o make_v account_n for_o his_o friend_n see_v that_o he_o make_v no_o reckon_n of_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o his_o person_n infer_v thereof_o that_o he_o will_v care_v yet_o much_o less_o for_o those_o injury_n which_o shall_v be_v do_v unto_o they_o and_o in_o this_o manner_n the_o love_n and_o affection_n which_o they_o bear_v unto_o he_o come_v to_o wax_v cold_a and_o to_o be_v whole_o extinct_a it_o be_v true_a that_o a_o prince_n must_v consider_v when_o he_o take_v knowledge_n of_o evil_a speaker_n of_o what_o condition_n they_o be_v and_o punish_v they_o light_o or_o sharp_o according_a as_o he_o shall_v find_v their_o effect_n and_o inclination_n and_o give_v they_o nevertheless_o something_o for_o a_o remembrance_n speech_n a_o prince_n ought_v to_o consider_v of_o the_o quality_n of_o evil_a speech_n and_o if_o they_o be_v light_n foreheaded_a and_o foolish_a to_o use_v they_o like_o fool_n and_o hayrebrained_a but_o if_o they_o be_v malicious_a to_o punish_v they_o public_o for_o example_n to_o teach_v other_o thereby_o the_o better_a to_o rule_v their_o tongue_n dionysius_n
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 charge_n from_o he_o or_o by_o injurious_a speech_n to_o withdraw_v he_o from_o his_o enterprise_n or_o to_o charge_v he_o to_o do_v some_o dishonest_a thing_n and_o such_o like_a for_o therein_o a_o noble_a heart_n aspire_v to_o honour_n and_o glory_n be_v stir_v up_o and_o inflame_v with_o despite_n and_o discontentment_n so_o as_o see_v himself_o touch_v in_o honour_n he_o frame_v himself_o by_o all_o mean_n to_o take_v revenge_n narses_n a_o eunuch_n to_o confirm_v my_o say_n with_o a_o ancient_a example_n be_v general_n of_o the_o emperor_n justine_n his_o army_n in_o italy_n &_o perform_v for_o the_o empire_n diverse_a &_o sundry_a worthy_a enterprise_n and_o while_o as_o he_o be_v arm_v and_o even_o upon_o the_o point_n of_o his_o victory_n justine_n depose_v he_o from_o his_o charge_n and_o government_n of_o the_o imperial_a army_n and_o the_o empress_n add_v thereto_o certain_a injurious_a speech_n constantinople_n narses_n wroth_a with_o the_o emperor_n of_o constantinople_n and_o send_v he_o word_n that_o he_o shall_v return_v to_o keep_v her_o woman_n company_n and_o spin_v narses_n make_v answer_v that_o he_o will_v spin_v she_o such_o a_o thread_n which_o after_o that_o it_o be_v twist_v she_o shall_v in_o long_a time_n not_o unwind_v it_o and_o by_o his_o wit_n and_o valour_n have_v call_v the_o lombard_n into_o italy_n he_o be_v the_o occasion_n why_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o east_n lose_v all_o that_o which_o he_o possess_v in_o the_o west_n a_o man_n may_v also_o for_o example_n bring_v in_o the_o fault_n which_o the_o florentine_n commit_v in_o the_o time_n that_o pope_n clement_n the_o 7._o make_v war_n against_o they_o which_o be_v this_o they_o choose_v malatesta_n baglioni_n for_o their_o general_n 20._o guicci_n lib._n 20._o and_o put_v themselves_o in_o arm_n for_o their_o defence_n against_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o emperor_n army_n and_o have_v sustain_v and_o valiant_o endure_v the_o siege_n for_o the_o space_n of_o eleven_o month_n 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 some_o honest_a and_o reasonable_a condition_n to_o accord_v &_o pacify_v the_o trouble_n in_o flaunders_n find_v mean_n that_o religion_n may_v have_v liberty_n and_o the_o prince_n his_o authority_n and_o the_o estate_n assurance_n and_o some_o satisfaction_n i_o do_v believe_v that_o he_o may_v easy_o appease_v those_o war_n and_o controversy_n which_o have_v endure_v already_o so_o many_o year_n with_o so_o great_a prejudice_n to_o the_o christian_a faith_n charge_n and_o expense_n of_o money_n and_o shed_v of_o so_o much_o humane_a blood_n chap._n 97._o he_o which_o go_v into_o a_o foreign_a country_n with_o charge_n of_o importance_n aught_o to_o frame_v himself_o according_a to_o the_o fashion_n of_o that_o country_n wherein_o he_o be_v for_o to_o live_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o own_o country_n it_o be_v not_o every_o where_o secure_a among_o all_o the_o fair_a condition_n and_o quality_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o a_o gentleman_n well_o bear_v who_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o public_a affair_n in_o my_o opinion_n the_o one_o of_o the_o most_o principal_a be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o know_v how_o to_o accommodate_v and_o frame_v himself_o according_a to_o the_o fashion_n of_o those_o country_n whither_o he_o go_v whether_o it_o be_v upon_o his_o own_o pleasure_n or_o some_o other_o body_n and_o this_o be_v it_o why_o many_o as_o well_o ambassador_n as_o captain_n have_v effect_v great_a matter_n about_o which_o they_o have_v be_v send_v by_o their_o master_n which_o be_v not_o happen_v unto_o they_o only_o so_o much_o for_o know_v the_o prince_n humour_n with_o who_o they_o have_v to_o negotiate_v as_o to_o be_v frame_v and_o fit_v to_o the_o fashion_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o court_n and_o country_n where_o they_o be_v and_o those_o which_o have_v do_v otherwise_o have_v be_v deceive_v and_o most_o common_o have_v bear_v loss_n damage_n and_o shame_n for_o the_o likeness_n of_o fashion_n and_o manner_n in_o behaviour_n be_v a_o thing_n very_o fit_a to_o breed_v good_a will_n and_o procure_v friendship_n but_o that_o must_v not_o be_v do_v in_o flattery_n and_o adulation_n which_o be_v present_o know_v and_o discover_v but_o to_o show_v that_o a_o man_n do_v not_o abhor_v or_o loathe_v the_o country_n fashion_n where_o he_o be_v as_o evil_a or_o despise_v they_o as_o vicious_a but_o so_o observe_v they_o as_o seem_v good_a unto_o he_o which_o be_v a_o mean_a fit_a to_o make_v he_o to_o be_v belove_v and_o respect_v by_o that_o country_n people_n for_o this_o cause_n alcibiades_n the_o athenian_a be_v high_o praise_v stranger_n alcibiades_z a_o athenian_a belove_v of_o stranger_n for_o in_o what_o place_n soever_o he_o come_v either_o by_o his_o apparel_n or_o his_o manner_n of_o life_n and_o conversation_n he_o accommodate_v and_o frame_v himself_o to_o the_o custom_n and_o fashion_n of_o the_o
than_o manly_a his_o roman_a nurture_n be_v nothing_o please_v to_o they_o and_o dislike_a his_o humanity_n and_o familiarity_n which_o they_o take_v for_o pusillanimity_n weakness_n and_o want_v of_o spirit_n in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o they_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o kingdom_n because_o he_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o fashion_v himself_o according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o country_n where_o he_o be_v chap._n 98._o it_o be_v a_o shameful_a and_o dishonest_a thing_n to_o wrong_v and_o do_v injury_n to_o stranger_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n void_a of_o all_o civility_n and_o good_a manner_n to_o do_v or_o suffer_v to_o be_v do_v any_o injury_n to_o those_o which_o be_v receive_v into_o our_o house_n as_o stranger_n which_o ought_v to_o live_v under_o our_o safeguard_n and_o protection_n neither_o more_o nor_o less_o than_o as_o our_o near_a friend_n and_o parent_n it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o receive_v they_o than_o to_o do_v they_o any_o wrong_n or_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v use_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o complain_v that_o towards_o they_o the_o holy_a law_n of_o hospitality_n and_o courtesy_n towards_o stranger_n be_v violate_v wherefore_o i_o have_v ever_o dislike_v those_o lord_n which_o have_v about_o they_o jester_n and_o dwarf_n or_o such_o like_a train_n of_o most_o base_a condition_n who_o receive_v some_o honourable_a gentleman_n stranger_n into_o their_o house_n permit_v that_o those_o either_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n say_v or_o do_v they_o any_o injury_n cover_v the_o dishonesty_n of_o the_o speech_n or_o fact_n with_o this_o lean_a excuse_n that_o the_o injury_n be_v do_v by_o a_o fool_n where_o the_o fool_n themselves_o not_o discern_v the_o quality_n of_o man_n think_v that_o all_o man_n be_v of_o like_a condition_n which_o be_v false_a for_o our_o humour_n be_v not_o all_o of_o one_o kind_n and_o some_o one_o man_n be_v please_v and_o delight_v in_o those_o toy_n and_o another_o hate_v they_o and_o 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and_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o king_n army_n whereof_o he_o be_v general_n come_v to_o extreme_a ruin_n which_o have_v not_o happen_v if_o leave_v his_o obstinacy_n he_o have_v give_v ear_n to_o those_o which_o counsel_v he_o both_o for_o the_o private_a and_o public_a good_a wherefore_o our_o author_n wise_o say_v that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o consider_v of_o the_o disorder_n breed_v by_o the_o obstinacy_n of_o those_o which_o be_v employ_v in_o great_a matter_n this_o obstinacy_n make_v man_n cruel_a both_o against_o other_o and_o themselves_o also_o whereof_o be_v many_o example_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a as_o i_o have_v understand_v of_o certain_a gentleman_n of_o sienna_n worthy_a to_o be_v believe_v that_o in_o the_o war_n of_o sienna_n there_o be_v some_o which_o in_o the_o senate_n do_v propound_v and_o declare_v that_o they_o be_v resolve_v to_o kill_v their_o wife_n their_o child_n themselves_o and_o to_o set_v the_o town_n on_o fire_n rather_o than_o they_o will_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o florentine_n moreover_o also_o obstinacy_n make_v man_n cruel_a both_o against_o themselves_o and_o other_o also_o obstinacy_n make_v the_o obstinate_a to_o be_v easy_o oppress_v by_o their_o enemy_n for_o know_v their_o natural_a condition_n mean_n may_v be_v easy_o find_v to_o offend_v they_o and_o in_o fine_a persist_v obstinate_a without_o reason_n or_o judgement_n and_o so_o consequent_o without_o wit_n or_o wisdom_n of_o force_n they_o do_v every_o thing_n backward_o and_o live_v like_o fool_n and_o mad_a man_n fall_v from_o evil_a to_o worse_o and_o in_o the_o end_n to_o extreme_a ruin_n chap._n 24._o courtesy_n employ_v upon_o obstinate_a enemy_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n but_o bestow_v in_o vain_a when_o a_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n undertake_v to_o wage_v war_n against_o another_o people_n if_o by_o chance_n the_o obstinacy_n to_o yield_v nothing_o to_o the_o enemy_n which_o mole_v enter_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o those_o against_o who_o the_o war_n be_v make_v he_o which_o begin_v the_o war_n must_v resolve_v with_o himself_o not_o to_o use_v any_o courtesy_n towards_o his_o obstinate_a enemy_n because_o that_o any_o clemency_n or_o courtesy_n to_o be_v use_v will_v be_v in_o vain_a and_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o obstinacy_n be_v to_o love_v better_a to_o die_v than_o to_o make_v any_o show_n be_v it_o never_o so_o little_a of_o humility_n or_o give_v place_n and_o although_o that_o the_o obstinate_a man_n sometime_o seem_v to_o be_v humble_v through_o extreme_a necessity_n yet_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o alter_v adversary_n a_o obstinate_a man_n love_v rather_o to_o die_v then_o to_o show_v but_o eâ—e_v the_o least_o sign_n of_o humility_n or_o of_o give_v place_n to_o his_o adversary_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o occasion_n be_v offer_v he_o he_o will_v show_v that_o what_o he_o do_v be_v do_v perforce_o wherefore_o a_o obstinate_a and_o rude_a enemy_n be_v to_o be_v handle_v and_o deal_v withal_o by_o all_o rigour_n and_o severity_n forasmuch_o as_o gentleness_n and_o courtesy_n will_v neither_o pacify_v he_o nor_o assuage_v his_o fury_n many_o example_n may_v be_v allege_v hereof_o as_o of_o the_o saguntine_n besiege_v by_o hannibal_n but_o i_o will_v content_v myself_o with_o the_o example_n of_o the_o pisans_n happen_v in_o the_o time_n of_o our_o ancestor_n the_o florentine_n make_v long_a war_n against_o the_o pisans_n and_o oftentimes_o vanquish_v they_o and_o ever_o use_v they_o very_o hardly_o and_o in_o conclusion_n they_o resolve_v to_o invade_v and_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o obedience_n through_o hunger_n and_o every_o year_n spoil_v their_o harvest_n and_o often_o bereave_v they_o of_o hope_n of_o any_o for_o the_o year_n follow_v but_o they_o make_v provision_n from_o elsewhere_o at_o length_n the_o florentine_n determine_v to_o try_v they_o by_o gentleness_n and_o clemency_n to_o see_v if_o courtesy_n may_v prevail_v to_o the_o end_n to_o leave_v nothing_o untried_a and_o for_o this_o cause_n they_o make_v a_o new_a law_n &_o ordain_v that_o every_o citizen_n or_o countryman_n of_o pisa_n which_o within_o certain_a time_n will_v return_v to_o dwell_v in_o his_o house_n or_o possession_n in_o the_o country_n shall_v have_v free_a pardon_n for_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v commit_v and_o shall_v reenter_v upon_o his_o good_n the_o florentine_n do_v this_o in_o hope_n to_o have_v draw_v many_o pisans_n out_o of_o the_o town_n by_o mean_a of_o this_o law_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o town_n will_v be_v weak_a and_o worse_o defend_v but_o their_o hope_n fail_v they_o and_o all_o happen_v to_o the_o contrary_n for_o that_o many_o which_o be_v unprofitable_a for_o the_o war_n by_o the_o consent_n and_o leave_v of_o the_o rest_n go_v out_o of_o pisa_n and_o the_o city_n remain_v disburden_v friend_n the_o pisans_n love_v better_o to_o subject_n themselves_o to_o the_o genovais_n their_o mortal_a enemy_n then_o to_o the_o florentine_n their_o lord_n neighbour_n and_o friend_n and_o in_o part_n discharge_v of_o the_o dearth_n which_o oppress_v they_o and_o those_o which_o go_v forth_o no_o less_o obstinate_a than_o those_o which_o remain_v within_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o city_n with_o their_o revenue_n do_v secret_o succour_v and_o relieve_v those_o which_o remain_v within_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o they_o which_o defend_v the_o city_n will_v not_o yield_v but_o by_o force_n and_o those_o which_o be_v abroad_o by_o no_o mean_n can_v be_v mollify_v abhor_v nothing_o so_o much_o as_o the_o name_n of_o a_o florentine_a they_o resolve_v to_o yield_v themselves_o to_o the_o genovais_n against_o who_o they_o have_v so_o often_o fight_v for_o the_o seignory_n rather_o than_o to_o yield_v to_o the_o florentine_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n all_o that_o a_o man_n do_v touch_v a_o obstinate_a