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be_v when_o any_o puissant_a one_o be_v call_v in_o who_o with_o his_o force_n come_v to_o assist_v and_o defend_v thou_o such_o as_o in_o these_o late_a time_n do_v pope_n julius_n use_n who_o have_v see_v the_o evil_a proof_n of_o his_o mercenary_a soldier_n in_o the_o enterprise_n of_o ferrara_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o auxiliary_n and_o agree_v with_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o spain_n that_o with_o his_o force_n he_o shall_v aid_v he_o these_o arm_n may_v be_v profitable_a and_o advantageous_a for_o themselves_o but_o for_o he_o that_o call_v they_o in_o hurtful_a because_o in_o lose_v thou_o be_v lest_o defeat_v and_o conquer_a thou_o become_v their_o prisoner_n and_o however_o that_o of_o these_o example_n the_o ancient_a story_n be_v full_a fraught_n yet_o will_v i_o not_o part_v from_o this_o of_o pope_n julius_n the_o second_o which_o be_v as_o yet_o fresh_a who_o course_n can_v not_o have_v be_v more_o inconsiderate_a for_o the_o desire_n he_o have_v to_o get_v ferrara_n 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humanity_n that_o his_o too_o much_o confidence_n make_v he_o not_o unwary_a and_o his_o too_o much_o distrust_v intolerable_a from_o hence_o arise_v a_o dispute_n whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v belove_v or_o fear_v i_o answer_v a_o man_n will_v wish_v he_o may_v be_v the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o but_o because_o hardly_o can_v they_o subsist_v both_o together_o it_o be_v much_o safe_a to_o be_v fear_v than_o be_v love_v be_v that_o one_o of_o the_o two_o must_v needs_o fail_v for_o touch_v man_n we_o may_v say_v this_o in_o general_a they_o be_v unthankful_a unconstant_a dissembler_n they_o avoid_v danger_n and_o be_v covetous_a of_o gain_n and_o while_o thou_o do_v they_o good_a they_o be_v whole_o thou_o their_o blood_n their_o fortune_n life_n and_o child_n be_v at_o thy_o service_n as_o be_v say_v before_o when_o the_o danger_n be_v remote_a but_o when_o it_o approach_v they_o revolt_v and_o that_o prince_n who_o whole_o rely_v upon_o their_o word_n unfurnished_v of_o all_o other_o preparation_n go_v to_o wrack_v for_o the_o friendship_n that_o be_v get_v with_o reward_n and_o not_o by_o the_o magnificence_n and_o worth_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v dear_o buy_v indeed_o but_o they_o will_v neither_o keep_v long_o nor_o serve_v well_o in_o time_n of_o need_n and_o man_n do_v less_o regard_n to_o offend_v one_o that_o be_v support_v by_o love_n than_o by_o fear_n for_o love_n be_v hold_v by_o a_o certainty_n of_o obligation_n which_o because_o man_n be_v mischievous_a be_v break_v upon_o any_o occasion_n of_o their_o own_o profit_n but_o fear_n restrain_v with_o a_o dread_n of_o punishment_n which_o never_o forsake_v a_o man_n yet_o ought_v a_o prince_n cause_v himself_o to_o be_v belove_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o if_o he_o gain_v not_o love_n he_o may_v avoid_v hatred_n for_o it_o may_v well_o stand_v together_o that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v fear_v and_o not_o hate_v which_o shall_v never_o fail_v if_o he_o abstain_v from_o his_o subject_n good_n and_o their_o wife_n and_o whensoever_o he_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o proceed_v against_o any_o of_o their_o life_n do_v it_o when_o it_o be_v to_o be_v do_v upon_o a_o just_a cause_n and_o apparent_a conviction_n but_o above_o all_o thing_n forbear_v to_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o other_o man_n good_n for_o man_n forget_v soon_o the_o death_n of_o their_o father_n than_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o patrimony_n moreover_o the_o occasion_n of_o take_v from_o man_n their_o good_n do_v never_o fail_v and_o always_o he_o that_o begin_v to_o live_v by_o rapine_n find_v occasion_n to_o lay_v hold_n upon_o other_o man_n good_n but_o against_o man_n life_n they_o be_v seldom_o find_v and_o soon_o fail_v but_o where_o a_o prince_n be_v abroad_o in_o the_o field_n with_o his_o army_n and_o have_v a_o multitude_n of_o soldier_n under_o his_o government_n then_o be_v it_o necessary_a that_o he_o stand_v not_o much_o upon_o it_o though_o he_o be_v term_v cruel_a for_o unless_o he_o be_v so_o he_o shall_v never_o have_v his_o soldier_n live_v in_o accord_n one_o with_o another_o nor_o ever_o well_o dispose_v to_o any_o brave_a piece_n of_o service_n among_o hannibal_n action_n of_o marvel_n this_o be_v reckon_v for_o one_o that_o have_v a_o very_a huge_a army_n gather_v out_o of_o several_a nation_n and_o all_o lead_v to_o serve_v in_o a_o strange_a country_n there_o be_v never_o any_o dissension_n neither_o among_o themselves_o nor_o against_o their_o general_n as_o well_o in_o their_o bad_a fortune_n as_o their_o good_a which_o can_v not_o proceed_v from_o any_o thing_n else_o than_o from_o that_o barbarous_a cruelty_n of_o he_o which_o together_o with_o his_o exceed_v many_o virtue_n render_v he_o to_o his_o soldier_n both_o venerable_a and_o terrible_a without_o which_o to_o that_o â—ffâ—ct_a his_o other_o virtue_n have_v serve_v he_o to_o little_a purpose_n and_o some_o writer_n though_o not_o of_o the_o best_a advise_v on_o one_o side_n admire_v these_o his_o worthy_a action_n and_o on_o the_o otherside_n condemn_v the_o principal_a cause_n thereof_o and_o that_o it_o be_v true_a that_o his_o other_o virtue_n will_v not_o have_v suffice_v he_o we_o may_v consider_v in_o scipio_n the_o rare_a man_n not_o only_o in_o the_o day_n he_o liuâ—d_v but_o even_o in_o the_o memory_n of_o man_n from_o who_o his_o army_n rebel_v in_o spain_n which_o grow_v only_o upon_o his_o too_o much_o clemency_n which_o have_v give_v way_n to_o his_o soldier_n to_o become_v more_o licentious_a than_o be_v well_o tolerable_a by_o military_a discipline_n for_o which_o he_o be_v reprove_v by_o fabius_n maximus_n in_o the_o senate_n who_o term_v he_o the_o corrupt_a of_o the_o roman_a soldiery_n the_o locrensian_o have_v be_v destroy_v by_o a_o lieutenant_n of_o scipio_n be_v never_o revenge_v by_o he_o nor_o the_o insolence_n of_o that_o lieutenant_n punish_v all_o this_o arise_v from_o his_o easy_a nature_n so_o that_o one_o desire_v to_o excuse_v he_o in_o the_o senate_n say_v that_o there_o be_v many_o man_n know_v better_a how_o to_o keep_v themselves_o from_o fault_n than_o to_o correct_v the_o fault_n of_o other_o man_n which_o disposition_n of_o he_o in_o time_n will_v have_v wrong_v scipio_n reputation_n and_o gloory_n have_v he_o therewith_o continue_v in_o his_o command_n but_o live_v under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o senate_n this_o quality_n of_o his_o that_o will_v have_v disgrace_v he_o not_o only_o be_v conceal_v but_o prove_v to_o the_o advancement_n of_o his_o glory_n i_o conclude_v then_o return_v to_o the_o purpose_n of_o be_v fear_v and_o belove_v insomuch_o as_o man_n love_v at_o their_o own_o pleasure_n and_o to_o serve_v their_o own_o turn_n and_o their_o fear_n depend_v upon_o the_o prince_n pleasure_n every_o wise_a prince_n ought_v to_o ground_n upon_o that_o which_o be_v of_o himself_o and_o not_o upon_o that_o which_o be_v of_o another_o only_o this_o he_o ought_v to_o use_v his_o best_a wit_n to_o avoid_v hatred_n as_o be_v say_v chap._n xviii_o in_o what_o manner_n prince_n ought_v to_o keep_v their_o word_n how_o commendable_a in_o a_o prince_n it_o be_v to_o keep_v his_o word_n and_o live_v with_o integrity_n not_o make_v use_n of_o cunning_a and_o subtlety_n every_o one_o know_v well_o yet_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n in_o these_o our_o day_n that_o those_o prince_n have_v effect_v great_a matter_n who_o have_v make_v small_a reckon_n of_o keep_v their_o word_n and_o have_v know_v by_o their_o craft_n to_o turn_v and_o wind_n man_n about_o and_o in_o the_o end_n have_v overcome_v those_o who_o have_v ground_v upon_o the_o truth_n you_o must_v then_o know_v there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o combat_v or_o fight_v the_o one_o by_o right_a of_o the_o law_n the_o other_o mere_o by_o force_n that_o first_o way_n be_v proper_a to_o man_n the_o other_o be_v also_o common_a to_o beast_n but_o because_o the_o first_o many_o time_n suffice_v not_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n to_o make_v recourse_n to_o the_o second_o wherefore_o it_o behoove_v a_o prince_n to_o know_v how_o to_o make_v good_a use_n of_o that_o part_n which_o belong_v to_o a_o beast_n as_o well_o as_o that_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o a_o man_n this_o part_n have_v be_v covert_o show_v to_o prince_n by_o ancient_a writer_n who_o say_v that_o achilles_n and_o many_o other_o of_o those_o ancient_a prince_n be_v entrust_v to_o chiron_n the_o senator_n to_o be_v bring_v up_o under_o his_o discipline_n the_o moral_a of_o this_o have_v for_o their_o teacher_n one_o that_o be_v half_o a_o beast_n and_o half_a a_o man_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o it_o be_v needful_a for_o a_o prince_n to_o understand_v how_o to_o make_v his_o advantage_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o nature_n because_o neither_o can_v subsist_v without_o the_o other_o a_o
fortune_n of_o their_o family_n as_o the_o valour_n of_o their_o ancestor_n these_o three_o then_o be_v come_v up_o to_o the_o duke_n and_o do_v their_o obeisance_n be_v receive_v by_o he_o with_o a_o cheerful_a countenance_n and_o present_o by_o those_o who_o have_v charge_n to_o look_v to_o they_o take_v between_o they_o but_o when_o the_o duke_n see_v that_o oliverotto_n be_v want_v who_o have_v stay_v with_o his_o man_n at_o sinigallia_n and_o attend_v before_o at_o the_o broad_a place_n by_o his_o lodging_n above_o the_o river_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o order_n and_o exercise_v they_o he_o wink_v upon_o don_n michael_n to_o who_o the_o care_n of_o oliverotto_n be_v commit_v that_o he_o shall_v take_v such_o order_n that_o oliverotto_n shall_v not_o escape_v he_o whereupon_o don_n michael_n ride_v before_o and_o be_v come_v to_o oliverotto_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o now_o it_o be_v not_o a_o time_n to_o hold_v his_o man_n together_o out_o of_o their_o lodging_n because_o than_o they_o will_v be_v take_v from_o they_o by_o the_o duke_n soldier_n and_o therefore_o persuade_v he_o to_o send_v they_o to_o their_o lodging_n and_o go_v with_o he_o to_o meet_v the_o duke_n which_o when_o oliverotto_n have_v do_v the_o duke_n come_v and_o have_v see_v see_v he_o call_v he_o to_o who_o oliverotto_n have_v make_v reverence_n he_o join_v in_o troop_n with_o the_o rest_n and_o enter_v into_o sinigallia_n where_o all_o dismount_v at_o the_o duke_n lodging_n enter_v with_o he_o into_o a_o private_a chamber_n they_o be_v hold_v prisoner_n to_o the_o duke_n who_o present_o get_v a_o horseback_n and_o command_v that_o oliverotto_n and_o the_o orsiny_n soldier_n shall_v be_v all_o rifle_a oliveroto_n be_v all_o pillage_v by_o reason_n they_o be_v near_o at_o hand_n those_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o orsini_n and_o the_o vitelli_n be_v more_o remote_a have_v before_o hear_v of_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o master_n have_v time_n to_o get_v together_o where_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o valour_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o orsini_n and_o vitelli_n joint_o all_o in_o one_o body_n in_o despite_n of_o the_o country_n and_o their_o enemy_n power_n they_o save_v themselves_o but_o the_o duke_n soldier_n not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o pillage_n of_o of_o oliverotto_n soldier_n begin_v to_o sack_n sinigallia_n and_o have_v not_o the_o duke_n by_o the_o death_n of_o many_o stop_v their_o insolence_n they_o will_v utter_o have_v sack_v it_o but_o night_n be_v come_v and_o all_o stir_v quiet_a the_o duke_n think_v fit_a to_o put_v vitellozzo_n and_o oliverotto_n to_o death_n and_o have_v bring_v they_o together_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v strangle_v where_o neither_o of_o they_o speak_v any_o thing_n worthy_a of_o their_o life_n past_a for_o vitelozzo_n pray_v that_o supplication_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o the_o pope_n to_o grant_v he_o a_o plenary_a indulgence_n of_o all_o his_o fin_n oliverotto_n much_o lament_v himself_o cast_v all_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o injury_n against_o the_o duke_n on_o vitelozzo_n back_n paul_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o gravina_n be_v keep_v alive_a till_o the_o duke_n have_v word_n that_o at_o rome_n the_o pope_n have_v lay_v hold_n on_o the_o cardinal_n orsino_n the_o archbishop_n of_o florence_n and_o master_n james_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n after_o which_o news_n upon_o the_o 18_o of_o january_n at_o the_o castle_n of_o pieve_v they_o also_o be_v strangle_v in_o the_o like_a manner_n the_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o prince_n chap._n 1._o how_o many_o sort_n of_o principality_n there_o be_v and_o how_o many_o way_n they_o be_v attain_v to_o pag._n 1_o chap._n 2._o of_o hereditary_a principality_n p._n 2_o chap._n 3._o of_o mix_a principality_n p_o 3_o chap._n 4._o wherefore_o darius_n his_o kingdom_n take_v by_o alexander_n rebel_v not_o against_o his_o successor_n after_o alexander_n death_n p._n 13_o chap._n 5._o in_o what_o manner_n city_n and_o principality_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v which_o before_o they_o be_v conquer_v live_v under_o their_o own_o law_n p._n 17_o chap._n 6._o of_o new_a principality_n that_o be_v conquer_v by_o one_o own_o arm_n and_o valour_n p._n 19_o chap._n 7._o of_o new_a principality_n get_v by_o fortune_n and_o other_o man_n force_n p._n 23_o chap._n 8._o concern_v those_o who_o by_o wicked_a mean_n have_v attain_v to_o a_o principality_n p._n 34_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o civil_a principality_n p._n 40_o chap._n 10._o in_o what_o manner_n the_o force_n of_o all_o principality_n ought_v to_o be_v measure_v p._n 45_o chap._n 11._o concern_v ecclesiastical_a principality_n p._n 47_o chap._n 12._o how_o many_o sort_n of_o military_a discipline_n there_o be_v and_o touch_v mercenary_a soldier_n p._n 51_o chap._n 13._o of_o auxiliary_a soldier_n mix_v and_o native_n p._n 57_o chap._n 14._o what_o belong_v to_o the_o prince_n touch_v military_a discipline_n p._n 62_o chap._n 15._o of_o those_o thing_n in_o respect_n whereof_o man_n and_o especial_o prince_n be_v praise_v or_o dispraise_v p._n 65_o chap._n 16._o of_o liherality_n and_o miserableness_n p._n 68_o chap._n 17._o of_o cruelty_n and_o clemency_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v belove_v or_o fear_v p._n 70_o chap._n 18._o in_o what_o manner_n prince_n ought_v to_o keep_v their_o word_n p._n 75_o chap._n 19_o that_o prince_n shall_v take_v a_o care_n not_o to_o incur_v contempt_n or_o hatred_n p._n 80_o chap._n 20._o whether_o the_o citadel_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o prince_n make_v use_v of_o be_v profitable_a or_o damageable_a p._n 93_o chap._n 21._o how_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o behave_v himself_o to_o gain_v reputation_n p._n 99_o chap._n 22._o touch_v prince_n secretary_n p._n 103_o chap._n 23._o that_o flatterer_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v p._n 105_o chap._n 24._o wherefore_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n have_v lose_v their_o state_n p._n 110_o chap._n 25._o how_o great_a power_n fortune_n have_v in_o humane_a affair_n and_o what_o 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