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can_v captain_n encourage_v those_o to_o fight_v for_o their_o country_n land_n good_n and_o honour_n that_o have_v neither_o house_n nor_o home_n nor_o respect_n of_o honesty_n or_o shame_n nor_o care_n though_o all_o be_v fire_v so_o they_o may_v hook_n somewhat_o and_o yet_o forsooth_o the_o general_n &_o commander_n that_o of_o late_a time_n have_v be_v employ_v have_v be_v blame_v that_o they_o have_v not_o observe_v the_o rule_n of_o military_a discipline_n among_o these_o man_n as_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o keep_v famish_a man_n from_o snatch_v of_o victual_n or_o drunkard_n from_o drink_n or_o to_o master_n man_n that_o be_v masterless_a or_o to_o keep_v rogue_n in_o order_n or_o to_o make_v loyterour_n to_o work_v or_o pilferor_n to_o march_v in_o array_n and_o keep_v order_n or_o to_o preserve_v they_o alive_a that_o have_v neither_o pay_n nor_o provision_n in_o time_n nor_o one_o penny_n to_o help_v themselves_o in_o their_o need_n if_o they_o will_v therefore_o have_v 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until_o they_o have_v money_n they_o rebelde_a against_o lewis_n sforza_n and_o sell_v the_o 13._o the_o guicciar_n li._n 13._o poor_a duke_n for_o crown_n the_o mercenary_a soldier_n of_o laurence_n medici_n and_o frances_n maria_n do_v spoil_v the_o marquisat_n of_o ancona_n worse_a then_o if_o they_o have_v be_v enemy_n for_o these_o cause_v the_o french_a king_n guicciardin_n king_n guicciardin_n lewis_n the_o twelve_o say_v it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v without_o swisser_n then_o to_o have_v they_o and_o in_o the_o end_n francis_n the_o first_o train_n 7._o legion_n or_o regiment_n of_o his_o own_o people_n determine_v to_o use_v no_o other_o soldier_n then_o of_o his_o own_o nation_n the_o trouble_n of_o that_o kingdom_n i_o think_v be_v cause_n that_o the_o order_n be_v leave_v off_o those_o therefore_o that_o will_v employ_v money_n upon_o french_a or_o dutch_a rather_o they_o upon_o their_o own_o soldier_n shall_v but_o dishonour_v their_o nation_n hurt_v the_o state_n or_o affeeble_v their_o people_n &_o bring_v polit_fw-la bring_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n polit_fw-la the_o prince_n in_o distrust_n with_o his_o subject_n without_o cause_n such_o man_n in_o time_n past_o be_v think_v to_o have_v tyrannical_a conceir_n &_o wish_v that_o neither_o the_o native_a soldier_n shall_v rise_v in_o honour_n nor_o wealth_n nor_o any_o subject_a become_v better_o practise_v in_o war_n and_o all_o to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v grow_v rich_a themselves_o and_o swallow_v down_o the_o spoil_n of_o their_o country_n without_o fear_n of_o account_n or_o controlment_n and_o many_o do_v think_v that_o if_o the_o english_a have_v but_o have_v that_o treasure_n and_o favour_n that_o the_o hie_v dutch_a have_v have_v this_o state_n have_v be_v better_o assure_v and_o the_o enemy_n better_o cool_v and_o more_o honourable_a service_n perform_v chap._n four_o part._n 9_o of_o the_o soldier_n pay_v but_o forasuiuch_v as_o neither_o stranger_n nor_o subject_n 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their_o arm_n their_o clothes_n they_o grow_v sick_a weak_a and_o unprofitabe_v contrariwise_o if_o they_o have_v their_o pay_n justice_n may_v with_o more_o reason_n be_v execute_v and_o their_o person_n arm_n and_o clothes_n be_v keep_v in_o better_a estate_n and_o many_o enterprise_n execute_v that_o by_o weakness_n &_o want_n of_o the_o soldier_n be_v break_v lautreck_n ride_v post_n come_v in_o good_a time_n himself_o to_o have_v settle_v the_o affair_n of_o 14._o of_o guicciar_n li._n 14._o milan_n if_o the_o 300._o thousand_o crown_n which_o be_v promise_v by_o the_o french_a king_n to_o be_v send_v present_o after_o he_o have_v likewise_o come_v in_o post_n for_o want_v of_o pay_v the_o soldier_n disband_v for_o want_v of_o pay_n occasion_v by_o i_o know_v not_o what_o frivolous_a delay_n the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n be_v lose_v by_o the_o french_a soldier_n be_v not_o pay_v with_o promise_n nor_o word_n the_o slow_a provision_n of_o money_n be_v the_o cause_n likewise_o of_o the_o rash_a enterprise_n and_o overthrow_v of_o the_o french_a at_o the_o 14._o the_o tardità _fw-la di_fw-it proveder_fw-mi denari_fw-la causa_fw-la de_fw-fr larotta_fw-it de_fw-it francesi_fw-la à _fw-fr la_fw-fr bicâ—cca_n guiccia_fw-it 14._o bicock_n in_o lombardy_n the_o miserable_a nigardise_n and_o slow_a dispatch_n of_o the_o cardinal_n 3._o cardinal_n guicciar_n 3._o san._n malo_n treasurer_n to_o charles_n the_o 8._o of_o france_n which_o defer_v necessary_a payment_n beyond_o all_o reason_n set_v all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o french_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n in_o disorder_n as_o guicciardin_n testify_v and_o the_o very_a thing_n themselves_o declare_v a_o very_a slow_a 3._o slow_a gente_fw-la d'arme_n â—ardi_fw-la di_fw-it pagamenti_fw-la caminavonâ—_n lentament_fw-it guicciar_n li._n 3._o march_v it_o be_v that_o soldier_n without_o pay_n do_v make_v guicciardin_n speak_v of_o the_o enterprise_n of_o naples_n by_o lautreck_n say_v that_o the_o same_o be_v 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annibal_n without_o pay_v soldier_n can_v neither_o do_v service_n nor_o maintain_v themselves_o in_o strength_n nor_o scarce_o live_v with_o their_o 6._o their_o hinc_fw-la vestes_fw-la arma_fw-la tentoria_fw-la tacit_fw-la 1._o &_o in_o polyb_a 6._o pay_n they_o find_v themselves_o victual_n clothes_n arm_n with_o the_o same_o they_o succour_v themselves_o in_o sickness_n and_o when_o they_o be_v hurt_v this_o be_v the_o use_n in_o ancient_a time_n and_o be_v now_o practise_v also_o for_o this_o cause_n all_o warlike_a nation_n have_v have_v due_a care_n that_o their_o soldier_n may_v be_v orderly_o pay_v 2._o pay_v liu._n 2._o porsena_n when_o the_o pay_n day_n come_v sit_v by_o while_o all_o his_o soldier_n one_o by_o one_o receive_v their_o pay_n for_o that_o end_n they_o appoint_v 11._o appoint_v tacit._n annal_a 11._o treasurer_n to_o attend_v on_o the_o general_n and_o to_o pay_v the_o army_n that_o general_n shall_v then_o attend_v the_o pleasure_n of_o treasurer_n be_v as_o a_o thing_n monstrous_a in_o nature_n when_o the_o roman_n can_v not_o otherwise_o provide_v for_o their_o soldier_n the_o senate_n decree_v that_o the_o 6._o the_o aurea_n &_o argentea_fw-la templotum_fw-la ornamenta_fw-la quae_fw-la numa_n consecraverat_fw-la ne_fw-la militibus_fw-la stipendium_fw-la deesset_fw-la conflata_fw-la sunt_fw-la val._n max._n l._n 7._o c._n 6._o ornament_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n which_o numa_n pompilius_n have_v consecrate_v shall_v be_v make_v into_o money_n that_o they_o may_v be_v pay_v this_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o marius_n when_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o rome_n have_v no_o money_n the_o charge_n be_v lay_v upon_o rich_a man_n 24._o man_n liu._n 24._o proportional_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n bring_v in_o and_o lend_v sufficient_a some_o of_o the_o wealthy_a in_o the_o need_n of_o the_o state_n serve_v without_o pay_n the_o alexandr_n the_o hirt._n de_fw-fr bell_n alexandr_n alexandrian_n in_o the_o war_n against_o caesar_n by_o assign_v to_o every_o man_n of_o ability_n certain_a soldier_n to_o be_v keep_v maintain_v the_o war_n against_o he_o and_o general_o such_o order_n be_v take_v among_o all_o nation_n for_o pay_v of_o the_o soldier_n that_o in_o all_o story_n greeke_n and_o latin_a i_o scarce_o read_v of_o any_o one_o mutiny_n for_o want_n of_o pay_n some_o will_v percase_o reply_v and_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o comparison_n betwixt_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o us._n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n for_o that_o great_a empire_n to_o pay_v their_o soldier_n which_o to_o we_o be_v so_o hard_a and_o grievous_a some_o conceive_v that_o their_o soldier_n be_v content_a with_o less_o pay_n and_o other_o deem_v that_o the_o charge_n of_o war_n be_v now_o great_a than_o in_o those_o time_n matter_n utter_o mistake_v for_o not_o only_o the_o roman_n but_o also_o the_o athenian_n theban_n samnite_n aequian_o volscian_n hernicans_n sabines_n and_o many_o other_o small_a state_n in_o comparison_n of_o this_o kingdom_n maintain_v and_o pay_v great_a army_n many_o
better_a for_o the_o captain_n for_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o condemn_v as_o they_o be_v of_o the_o country_n nor_o of_o their_o soldier_n and_o some_o very_o wrongful_o and_o who_o will_v for_o so_o small_a gain_n incur_v the_o loss_n of_o his_o honour_n or_o reputation_n but_o thus_o they_o shall_v neither_o live_v themselves_o nor_o be_v able_a to_o reward_v their_o soldier_n as_o if_o i_o wish_v they_o not_o large_a pay_n and_o which_o ih_v honest_a condition_n and_o as_o if_o they_o do_v use_v to_o reward_v their_o man_n or_o that_o belong_v to_o they_o it_o be_v the_o general_n that_o shall_v do_v it_o upon_o their_o report_n &_o not_o they_o when_o 28._o when_o citati_fw-la milites_fw-la nominatim_fw-la stipendium_fw-la ad_fw-la nomen_fw-la singulis_fw-la persolutum_fw-la liu._n 28._o scipio_n pay_v his_o soldier_n in_o spain_n every_o man_n receive_v himself_o his_o due_a pay_n man_n by_o man_n which_o be_v the_o continual_a practice_n of_o the_o 23._o the_o stipendium_fw-la praesens_fw-la omnibus_fw-la militibus_fw-la dabatur_fw-la liu._n 23._o roman_n that_o i_o likewise_o confirm_v by_o the_o example_n of_o porsena_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o hetruscian_o who_o stand_v by_o 2._o by_o liu._n 2._o while_n every_o man_n receive_v his_o stipend_n guicciardin_n dispute_v and_o weigh_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o frenchman_n in_o the_o expedition_n of_o charles_n the_o 8._o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n so_o easy_o prevail_v allege_v this_o for_o principal_n that_o the_o king_n soldier_n be_v pay_v by_o the_o king_n officer_n and_o not_o as_o the_o italian_a use_n be_v by_o the_o captain_n for_o which_o cause_n now_o at_o length_n also_o the_o spaniard_n weary_a of_o this_o abuse_n appoint_v certain_a officer_n to_o pay_v every_o soldier_n according_a to_o the_o pagadores_o the_o they_o call_v they_o pagadores_o moster_n roll_n and_o diverse_a controller_n of_o these_o paymaster_n this_o i_o think_v to_o be_v the_o best_a mean_n to_o remedy_v the_o want_n of_o pay_n the_o fraud_n of_o officer_n the_o disorder_n of_o soldier_n and_o coruption_n of_o false_a moster_n whereby_o many_o prince_n have_v be_v great_o abuse_v &_o be_v like_a to_o be_v further_o if_o order_n be_v not_o take_v before_o pavy_n the_o 15_o the_o guicciar_n li._n 15_o french_a king_n francis_n have_v not_o half_a the_o number_n of_o soldier_n that_o be_v upon_o his_o moster_n book_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o army_n and_o of_o the_o take_n of_o the_o king_n as_o guicciardin_n affirm_v the_o same_o be_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o army_n of_o julio_n the_o 2._o before_o 9_o before_o guicciar_n lib._n 9_o gemuolo_n and_o cause_v many_o to_o presume_v further_o than_o reason_n think_v their_o strength_n great_a &_o diverse_a to_o detest_v war_n the_o disorder_n be_v so_o great_a this_o i_o think_v necessary_a to_o speak_v concern_v pay_n more_o perhaps_o then_o some_o will_v like_v but_o the_o commiseration_n 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1._o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thucid_n 1._o archidamus_n to_o prosecute_v he_o by_o force_n that_o submit_v himself_o to_o order_n of_o law_n and_o common_o those_o that_o refuse_v reason_n when_o it_o be_v offer_v come_v afterward_o to_o wish_v they_o have_v take_v it_o when_o they_o can_v not_o have_v it_o the_o french_a disdain_v and_o scorn_v the_o great_a offer_v make_v by_o the_o black_a prince_n be_v shameful_o by_o he_o overthrow_v at_o the_o field_n of_o poytiers_n the_o 9_o the_o non_fw-la suae_fw-la redditae_fw-la res_fw-la non_fw-la alienae_n accumulatae_fw-la satis_fw-la erant_fw-la liu._n 9_o roman_n refuse_v the_o satisfaction_n make_v by_o the_o samnite_n receive_v a_o notable_a disgrace_n be_v by_o composition_n disarm_v to_o save_v their_o life_n at_o the_o streite_n of_o caudium_n and_o philip_n of_o commines_n conceive_v that_o charles_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n prosper_v never_o the_o better_a for_o that_o he_o refuse_v the_o humble_a submission_n and_o 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the_o war_n betwixt_o the_o roman_n and_o they_o and_o of_o the_o sack_n of_o corinth_n friderick_n barbarosse_n for_o a_o scorn_n offer_v he_o by_o they_o of_o milan_n besiege_v and_o take_v their_o city_n the_o first_o quarrel_n between_o the_o liu._n the_o liu._n roman_n and_o veian_o grow_v upon_o a_o proud_a answer_n which_o the_o veian_a senate_n make_v and_o dear_a it_o cost_v the_o rhodian_o that_o take_v part_n with_o perseus_n they_o abuse_v the_o roman_n in_o their_o insolent_a term_n the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o roman_a ambassador_n be_v the_o first_o cause_n that_o move_v they_o to_o war_n upon_o gentius-king_n of_o illyrium_n and_o aggravate_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o roman_n against_o the_o veian_o and_o cause_v caesar_n to_o sack_v diverse_a city_n of_o the_o 6._o the_o bel._n gal._n 6._o armorican_o the_o rebellion_n of_o subject_n against_o their_o lawful_a prince_n be_v also_o a_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o arm_v the_o prince_n against_o they_o he_o carry_v not_o 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his_o army_n without_o commandment_n nay_o he_o may_v not_o proceed_v against_o the_o law_n of_o arm_n the_o iuris_fw-la the_o dictator_n optima_fw-la lege_fw-la creatus_fw-la summum_fw-la imperium_fw-la belli_fw-la pacis_fw-la paenarum_fw-la sine_fw-la provocatione_n habebat_fw-la pompon_n in_o l._n 2._o §._o popul_a ff_n de_fw-fr orig_n iuris_fw-la roman_a dictator_n although_o he_o have_v great_a authority_n and_o can_v determine_v matter_n of_o life_n and_o death_n without_o appeal_n yet_o do_v not_o he_o execute_v or_o judge_v any_o but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o arm_n that_o which_o in_o common_a term_n some_o call_v execute_v by_o martial_a law_n when_o innocent_a man_n be_v hang_v without_o for_o i_o of_o law_n or_o cause_n may_v better_o be_v call_v martial_a force_n then_o martial_a law_n for_o this_o have_v only_a place_n in_o war_n and_o redress_v disorder_n against_o military_a proceed_n iur_fw-fr proceed_n si_fw-mi quid_fw-la fraudulenter_n dux_fw-la secerit_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la tenebitur_fw-la l._n in_o personam_fw-la §_o generabile_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr reg_fw-la iur_fw-fr final_o the_o general_n whatsoever_o his_o commission_n be_v may_v not_o deal_v fraudulent_o in_o his_o charge_n nor_o proceed_v contrary_a to_o military_a profession_n and_o practice_v in_o which_o case_n every_o general_n be_v subject_a 2._o subject_a ff_n ad_fw-la leg_n jul._n may_v l._n 1._o &_o 2._o to_o the_o law_n very_o necessary_a therefore_o it_o be_v that_o general_n shall_v have_v their_o commission_n large_a both_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o provision_n which_o by_o this_o mean_n may_v in_o some_o sort_n be_v supply_v and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o expedition_n and_o 3._o and_o imperator_fw-la liberè_fw-la ad_fw-la summam_fw-la imperri_fw-la consulere_fw-la debet_fw-la caes_n bell_n ciu_o 3._o execution_n of_o war_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v hinder_v nor_o can_v convenient_o be_v prescribe_v and_o without_o large_a authority_n neither_o can_v our_o own_o soldier_n nor_o associate_n be_v well_o govern_v the_o experience_n of_o the_o service_n in_o the_o low_a country_n and_o disorder_n at_o sea_n which_o for_o want_v of_o power_n have_v not_o be_v redress_v do_v minister_n unto_o we_o sufficient_a proof_n of_o this_o matter_n some_o will_v say_v that_o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o commit_v so_o large_a power_n into_o any_o man_n hand_n especial_o if_o he_o shall_v deal_v disloyal_o but_o what_o a_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o man_n may_v abuse_v their_o power_n not_o to_o give_v they_o sufficient_a power_n for_o those_o matter_n which_o be_v commit_v to_o their_o charge_n those_o that_o mean_v disloyal_o towards_o the_o state_n although_o they_o shall_v have_v never_o so_o strait_a limitation_n in_o their_o commission_n will_v not_o stand_v upon_o term_n and_o word_n of_o law_n and_o rather_o it_o give_v they_o occasion_n of_o discontentment_n when_o they_o see_v themselves_o disinherit_v then_o bridle_v any_o evil_a purpose_n if_o they_o shall_v do_v against_o their_o allegiance_n and_o why_o shall_v any_o man_n without_o cause_n suspect_v any_o noble_a man_n that_o he_o will_v deal_v against_o his_o country_n have_v so_o many_o pledge_n of_o his_o loyalty_n but_o if_o any_o shall_v be_v so_o evil_o dispose_v yet_o may_v we_o not_o think_v that_o all_o his_o army_n will_v follow_v he_o rebel_a against_o his_o country_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v yet_o be_v it_o not_o the_o force_n of_o one_o army_n that_o can_v prevail_v against_o a_o whole_a kingdom_n that_o be_v well_o govern_v and_o therefore_o for_o fear_n of_o disloyalty_n of_o some_o let_v no_o man_n fear_v or_o omit_v to_o make_v sufficient_a provision_n and_o rather_o let_v loyal_a man_n be_v seek_v out_o with_o diligence_n and_o disloyal_a man_n remove_v then_o that_o the_o necessary_a provision_n of_o war_n shall_v be_v neglect_v or_o the_o proceed_n hinder_v for_o want_v of_o authority_n chap._n four_o part_v 5._o of_o the_o choice_n of_o colonel_n and_o captain_n of_o company_n and_o other_o officer_n of_o the_o army_n and_o their_o quality_n and_o office_n diverse_a other_o point_n concern_v the_o place_n charge_n and_o office_n of_o the_o general_n deserve_v also_o to_o be_v particular_o handle_v as_o namely_o who_o have_v authority_n to_o appoint_v general_n in_o what_o case_n the_o prince_n himself_o be_v to_o come_v in_o person_n into_o the_o field_n how_o far_o the_o general_n ought_v to_o hazard_v himself_o and_o general_o what_o belong_v to_o his_o office_n but_o the_o same_o may_v partly_o be_v understand_v by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v speak_v already_o &_o shall_v more_o evident_o be_v declare_v in_o this_o treatise_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o all_o these_o matter_n appertain_v especial_o to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o general_n and_o now_o we_o haste_v to_o speak_v of_o such_o matter_n as_o concern_v rathe_a the_o manage_n of_o war_n than_o question_n of_o right_a it_o be_v sufficient_o know_v that_o the_o power_n to_o make_v war_n or_o peace_n be_v a_o mark_n of_o sovereignty_n &_o belong_v to_o the_o sovereign_a magistrate_n and_o to_o
carriage_n &_o want_v victual_n and_o arm_n and_o munition_n &_o many_o thing_n necessary_a but_o see_v they_o have_v do_v such_o thing_n at_o such_o disadvantage_n they_o may_v think_v our_o man_n will_v have_v do_v much_o more_o if_o the_o party_n have_v be_v equal_a or_o our_o man_n better_o provide_v and_o furnish_v beside_o this_o soldier_n choose_v of_o this_o nation_n be_v bind_v with_o a_o straight_a bond_n to_o their_o prince_n &_o country_n than_o any_o stranger_n they_o have_v more_o reason_n to_o fight_v have_v not_o only_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o prince_n and_o country_n but_o also_o their_o religion_n law_n liberty_n wife_n and_o child_n commit_v to_o their_o hand_n they_o be_v more_o patient_a in_o adversity_n &_o have_v less_o cause_n to_o revolt_v want_v of_o pay_n or_o part_n of_o their_o pay_n which_o god_n wot_v they_o may_v percase_o do_v oft_o time_n they_o notwithstanding_o continue_v constant_a and_o loyal_a if_o they_o offend_v have_v their_o wife_n child_n land_n good_n and_o friend_n behind_o they_o they_o be_v more_o easy_o correct_v final_o less_o pay_n do_v content_v our_o soldier_n than_o any_o foreign_a nation_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o if_o that_o money_n which_o have_v be_v cast_v away_o upon_o the_o dutch_a and_o french_a have_v be_v employ_v upon_o our_o poor_a country_n soldier_n the_o country_n have_v be_v better_o store_v with_o money_n and_o the_o people_n better_o provide_v for_o war_n and_o great_a service_n do_v upon_o the_o enemy_n let_v we_o now_o compare_v stranger_n unto_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o land_n there_o be_v at_o all_o no_o trust_n in_o they_o merces_fw-la they_o infidas_fw-la venâ—lésque_fw-la manus_fw-la ibi_fw-la fas_fw-la ubi_fw-la maxima_fw-la merces_fw-la their_o hand_n be_v saleable_a their_o heart_n faithless_a they_o account_v that_o cause_n best_o where_o they_o may_v have_v most_o hire_v it_o be_v folly_n say_v 2._o say_v polyb._n lib._n 2._o polybius_n and_o want_v of_o judgement_n to_o put_v trust_n in_o stranger_n be_v more_o in_o number_n and_o strength_n than_o our_o own_o nation_n the_o first_o time_n that_o ever_o the_o roman_n use_v mercenary_a soldier_n be_v when_o the_o two_o scipio_n be_v governor_n of_o their_o force_n in_o spain_n those_o two_o be_v together_o with_o their_o army_n betray_v and_o ruinate_v by_o the_o celtiberian_n that_o forsake_v they_o in_o their_o need_n may_v be_v a_o evident_a 24._o evident_a liu._n 24._o document_n never_o to_o trust_v stranger_n unless_o we_o have_v force_v to_o command_v they_o and_o constrain_v they_o annibal_n 23._o annibal_n liu._n 23._o abandon_v by_o the_o spanish_a and_o numidian_a horseman_n be_v great_o weaken_v 23._o weaken_v liu._n 23._o mutines_n forsake_v the_o carthaginian_n in_o who_o succour_n he_o come_v out_o of_o numidia_n disorder_v all_o their_o affair_n in_o sicily_n the_o roman_n give_v themselves_o to_o pleasure_n and_o ease_n and_o use_v foreign_a force_n of_o german_n and_o gaul_n ruinate_v that_o huge_a empire_n which_o be_v leave_v they_o by_o their_o ancestor_n which_o as_o tacitus_n say_v be_v invincible_a so_o long_o as_o they_o use_v their_o own_o soldier_n the_o gaul_n 3._o gaul_n qua_fw-la nihil_fw-la in_o exercitu_fw-la rom._n firmum_fw-la nisi_fw-la externum_fw-la tacit._n 3._o revolt_v from_o the_o roman_n because_o they_o see_v no_o strength_n in_o the_o roman_a army_n but_o that_o which_o be_v of_o stranger_n of_o who_o they_o presume_v that_o they_o will_v not_o join_v with_o the_o roman_n against_o they_o the_o thessalian_a horseman_n forsake_v the_o athenian_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o 1._o of_o thucid._n 1._o tanagra_n occasion_v the_o victory_n to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n their_o enemy_n the_o same_o have_v happen_v to_o the_o 4._o the_o thucid._n 4._o lacedaemonian_n by_o the_o treachery_n of_o the_o macedonian_n that_o forsake_v they_o when_o the_o thracian_n charge_v they_o have_v not_o the_o resolution_n of_o brasidas_n remedy_v the_o disorder_n the_o 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the_o 3._o give_v it_o in_o guard_n how_o the_o german_n that_o come_v into_o france_n of_o late_a in_o aid_n of_o the_o protestant_n under_o the_o duke_n of_o bovillion_n &_o the_o baron_n donaw_fw-mi behave_v themselves_o i_o report_v i_o to_o the_o memory_n of_o those_o poor_a gentleman_n that_o by_o their_o disloyalty_n and_o treason_n be_v leave_v as_o a_o spoil_n to_o the_o enemy_n oft_o time_n stranger_n not_o only_o forsake_v their_o friend_n but_o also_o join_v with_o the_o enemy_n &_o oppugn_v they_o the_o 21._o the_o liu._n 21._o gaul_n in_o the_o 2._o war_n with_o carthage_n fly_v the_o watch_n of_o the_o roman_n by_o night_n &_o flee_v &_o join_v themselves_o with_o annibal_n the_o dutchman_n that_o charles_n the_o 8._o of_o france_n leave_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o 3._o of_o guicciar_n lib._n 3._o naples_n for_o the_o defence_n thereof_o corrupt_v with_o money_n take_v part_n with_o the_o enemy_n the_o 20._o the_o tacit._n 20._o roman_n betray_v by_o their_o associate_n 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