the_o good_a will_n of_o such_o as_o be_v in_o favour_n with_o he_o 1._o we_o ought_v not_o therefore_o to_o cross_v or_o resist_v prince_n themselves_o only_o but_o even_o not_o such_o as_o be_v in_o favour_n with_o they_o and_o be_v more_o prevalent_a than_o ourselves_o 2._o this_o counsel_n germanicus_n when_o he_o die_v give_v to_o agrippina_n whereof_o tacitus_n speak_v in_o the_o 2._o of_o his_o annal_n thus_o then_o turn_v to_o his_o wife_n say_v he_o he_o intreat_v she_o by_o the_o memory_n of_o himself_o and_o the_o child_n they_o have_v between_o they_o that_o she_o shall_v put_v off_o cruelty_n and_o fierceness_n and_o submit_v her_o mind_n to_o rigorous_a fortune_n lest_o return_v back_o to_o the_o city_n she_o shall_v stir_v up_o and_o provoke_v such_o as_o be_v more_o powerful_a than_o herself_o through_o emulation_n this_o precept_n be_v slight_v by_o agrippina_n ruin_v both_o she_o and_o her_o child_n we_o speak_v a_o little_a before_o of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o 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one_o amicum_fw-la regis_fw-la the_o friend_n of_o the_o king_n the_o other_o amicum_fw-la alexandri_fw-la the_o friend_n of_o alexander_n for_o upon_o this_o speech_n craterus_n can_v make_v this_o observation_n and_o judgement_n that_o prince_n be_v common_o more_o addict_v to_o their_o pleasure_n than_o their_o own_o dignity_n and_o honour_n do_v hold_v and_o account_v they_o most_o dear_a unto_o they_o who_o do_v love_n and_o embrace_v alexander_n that_o be_v themselves_o then_o those_o who_o do_v court_n and_o admire_v the_o fortune_n of_o king_n and_o although_o there_o arise_v a_o dissension_n afterward_o between_o he_o and_o hephaestion_n whereby_o the_o whole_a court_n be_v divide_v into_o party_n alexander_n show_v himself_o addict_v and_o tie_v to_o neither_o party_n but_o chide_v both_o and_o threaten_v to_o punish_v they_o if_o hereafter_o they_o put_v he_o to_o the_o like_a trouble_n in_o this_o kind_n of_o decision_n which_o alexander_n here_o use_v he_o manifest_v not_o so_o much_o his_o equal_a and_o indifferent_a affection_n towards_o they_o both_o as_o a_o singular_a and_o most_o especial_a kind_n of_o prudence_n in_o prince_n very_o much_o to_o be_v imitate_v this_o discord_n and_o difference_n he_o see_v may_v produce_v many_o trouble_n neither_o be_v he_o ignorant_a that_o craterus_n his_o wonderful_a authority_n with_o the_o macedonian_n and_o his_o own_o favour_n towards_o hephaestion_n be_v envy_v and_o breed_v displeasure_n against_o himself_o he_o therefore_o blame_v hephaestion_n for_o his_o envy_n in_o public_a and_o chide_v craterus_n private_o lest_o the_o macedonian_n shall_v be_v offend_v 5._o among_o those_o who_o in_o the_o examination_n of_o princely_a benevolence_n and_o favour_n have_v either_o be_v more_o neglective_a or_o be_v devoid_a of_o reason_n have_v be_v more_o unexperienced_a and_o unskilful_a antonius_n primus_fw-la deserve_v to_o be_v list_v who_o presume_a to_o contend_v with_o mutianus_n learn_v at_o length_n that_o it_o be_v more_o destructive_a to_o he_o that_o he_o have_v disdain_v mutianus_n then_o if_o he_o have_v despise_v vespasian_n 6._o now_o that_o prince_n do_v more_o sharp_o revenge_v a_o injury_n do_v to_o their_o minister_n then_o to_o themselves_o be_v a_o thing_n attest_v by_o example_n almost_o in_o all_o court_n the_o cause_n whereof_o dio_n sift_v out_o after_o he_o have_v declare_v the_o same_o to_o have_v happen_v in_o the_o case_n of_o sejanus_n 7._o even_o as_o they_o say_v he_o who_o virtue_n and_o their_o know_a merit_n have_v dignify_v and_o exalt_v do_v not_o very_o much_o stand_v upon_o and_o esteem_v or_o heed_n the_o vanity_n of_o their_o honour_n and_o the_o outward_a mark_n and_o expression_n of_o worship_n and_o reverence_n so_o on_o the_o contrary_a they_o who_o by_o ambition_n endeavour_v to_o raise_v themselves_o from_o the_o ground_n and_o dust_n and_o to_o cover_v their_o domestic_a and_o covetous_a bribery_n do_v take_v it_o very_o heinous_o and_o interpret_v it_o present_o a_o contempt_n if_o you_o neglect_v the_o least_o matter_n or_o punctillio_fw-la of_o homage_n or_o good_a turn_n towards_o they_o so_o much_o the_o more_o difficult_a be_v it_o therefore_o to_o conserve_v and_o hold_v fast_o the_o benevolence_n of_o such_o then_o of_o the_o prince_n himself_o for_o he_o count_v it_o his_o glory_n to_o pardon_v a_o injury_n but_o they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o remit_v what_o they_o can_v vindicate_v not_o only_o strain_v their_o power_n in_o persecute_v their_o enemy_n but_o ostentate_n and_o boast_n of_o such_o their_o do_n chap._n xxiiii_o the_o argument_n pride_n denote_v and_o observe_v by_o example_n in_o man_n of_o the_o most_o inferior_a ranck_n and_o condition_n under_o prince_n treachery_n and_o perfidiousness_n against_o the_o prince_n in_o disclose_v his_o secret_n be_v forge_v and_o compact_v of_o many_o monstrous_a and_o unnatural_a course_n and_o design_n 1._o and_o not_o only_o have_v a_o insolent_a and_o haughty_a carriage_n and_o deportment_n be_v destructive_a and_o mischievous_a to_o noble_n and_o great_a one_o but_o even_o to_o man_n of_o the_o most_o inferior_a and_o base_a degree_n john_n king_n of_o arragon_n so_o fond_o and_o fervent_o love_v alvarus_n de_fw-fr luna_n the_o son_n of_o a_o former_a king_n of_o arragon_n but_o bear_v out_o of_o wedlock_n that_o he_o will_v commit_v to_o he_o the_o chief_a affair_n and_o even_o the_o kingly_a dignity_n his_o noble_n in_o vain_a resist_n but_o when_o he_o be_v lift_v up_o with_o pride_n in_o this_o prosperous_a fortune_n have_v precipitate_v and_o thrust_v down_o headlong_o a_o noble_a man_n who_o in_o the_o king_n name_n have_v admonish_v he_o of_o his_o duty_n himself_o by_o the_o king_n command_n lose_v his_o head_n for_o his_o pain_n 2._o this_o have_v be_v in_o court_n the_o frequent_a cause_n of_o such_o shipwreck_n when_o any_o have_v render_v either_o himself_o or_o the_o prince_n odious_a to_o the_o people_n or_o to_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o nation_n for_o either_o the_o prince_n himself_o to_o free_v he_o from_o envy_n will_v cast_v such_o a_o one_o off_o or_o else_o other_o will_n rout_n he_o and_o destroy_v he_o 3._o while_o commodus_n be_v emperor_n cleander_n have_v arm_v the_o praetorian_a company_n against_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n this_o breed_v rome_n so_o many_o trouble_n and_o tumult_n that_o have_v not_o the_o emperor_n himself_o sacrifice_v cleander_n to_o the_o people_n fury_n he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v secure_a 4._o the_o same_o commodus_n have_v incur_v the_o odium_fw-la and_o hatred_n of_o all_o man_n for_o the_o love_n of_o one_o anterus_n from_o who_o that_o they_o may_v deliver_v their_o master_n some_o of_o those_o minister_n who_o well_o affect_v commodus_n meet_v anterus_n upon_o a_o time_n as_o he_o return_v from_o court_n and_o slay_v he_o 5._o eutropius_n be_v among_o a_o few_o other_o a_o long_a time_n belove_v of_o arcadius_n the_o emperor_n when_o he_o be_v but_o believe_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o sedition_n move_v by_o tribigildus_n be_v deliver_v up_o by_o the_o prince_n to_o his_o enemy_n as_o a_o price_n of_o peace_n and_o quietness_n 6._o among_o those_o evil_n which_o subvert_a and_o overthrow_v courtier_n that_o unfaithfulness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v pass_v by_o which_o bewray_v the_o secret_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o impart_v they_o to_o his_o enemy_n that_o of_o sylla_n as_o it_o be_v horrible_a so_o be_v it_o notorious_a by_o the_o destruction_n of_o many_o other_o and_o hammer_v and_o forge_v with_o many_o monstrous_a and_o prodigious_a action_n to_o wit_n with_o lightness_n and_o unconstancy_n imprudence_n and_o lack_n of_o heed_n vanity_n and_o infidelity_n i_o may_v add_v with_o a_o desire_n of_o get_v money_n unjust_a honour_n revenge_n curiosity_n and_o other_o restless_a trouble_n 7._o as_o to_o the_o secret_a of_o prince_n i_o esteem_v it_o best_o that_o they_o make_v choice_n of_o
his_o body_n for_o although_o this_o may_v be_v conceal_v by_o cautelous_a and_o wary_a prince_n yet_o it_o can_v hardly_o be_v but_o that_o at_o last_o it_o will_v break_v forth_o and_o show_v itself_o since_o all_o their_o action_n be_v so_o expose_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o man_n that_o it_o can_v be_v but_o some_o will_v take_v notice_n which_o way_n they_o tend_v they_o be_v also_o sometime_o so_o sharp_o stimulate_v and_o enrage_v by_o the_o weightinesse_n of_o negotiation_n that_o forget_v to_o dissemble_v they_o betray_v their_o ingeny_n and_o natural_a disposition_n even_o tiberius_n although_o the_o most_o crafty_a artificer_n of_o dissimulation_n can_v not_o so_o well_o bear_v up_o the_o scene_n of_o his_o contract_a brow_n but_o that_o time_n by_o little_a and_o little_a bring_v all_o his_o art_n to_o light_n 2._o but_o since_o the_o propension_n and_o inclination_n of_o all_o man_n but_o chief_o of_o prince_n be_v divers_a and_o almost_o infinite_a yet_o may_v they_o be_v bring_v to_o two_o head_n one_o whereof_o contain_v such_o as_o respect_v their_o greatness_n the_o other_o their_o pleasure_n 3._o greatness_n consist_v either_o in_o fame_n or_o wealth_n or_o in_o the_o obsequiousness_n of_o their_o subject_n or_o last_o in_o the_o strength_n puissance_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o army_n in_o these_o as_o the_o prince_n fare_v well_o and_o need_n require_v a_o man_n ought_v to_o accommodate_v his_o endeavour_n which_o whosoever_o do_v witty_o provide_v he_o be_v neither_o suspect_v nor_o hate_v upon_o any_o other_o account_n shall_v doubtless_o be_v most_o accept_v with_o his_o prince_n 4._o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v conceive_v and_o judge_v concern_v the_o vicious_a pleasure_n and_o affection_n of_o prince_n if_o he_o be_v of_o a_o diffident_a and_o timorous_a genius_n you_o may_v conceive_v that_o a_o bold_a accuser_n &_o delator_n and_o one_o who_o care_v not_o much_o for_o the_o envy_n of_o great_a one_o and_o be_v prompt_a and_o ready_a to_o execute_v his_o prince_n command_n shall_v find_v acceptance_n with_o he_o such_o a_o one_o tacitus_n describe_v sejanus_n to_o be_v he_o have_v a_o body_n say_v he_o in_o the_o four_o of_o his_o annal_n able_a for_o labour_n a_o bold_a mind_n rich_a and_o wary_a of_o himself_o to_o other_o a_o this_o coverer_n of_o crime_n close_o flatter_v and_o proud_a open_o compose_v and_o modest_a inward_o gripe_v and_o covetous_a 5._o if_o the_o prince_n delight_n in_o drink_v he_o will_v delight_v in_o those_o thereunto_o addict_v for_o which_o cause_n tiberius_n love_v pomponius_n and_o lucius_n piso_n whereof_o suetonius_n write_v of_o tiberius_n in_o his_o chap._n 24._o say_v thus_o afterward_o the_o prince_n to_o the_o corrupt_a of_o public_a manner_n spend_v two_o whole_a night_n and_o day_n in_o continual_a eat_n and_o drink_v with_o pomponius_n flaccus_n and_o piso_n on_o the_o one_o of_o which_o he_o confer_v the_o province_n of_o syria_n on_o the_o other_o the_o presidentship_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n and_o in_o book_n profess_v they_o omnium_fw-la horarum_fw-la amicos_fw-la his_o jolly_a friend_n and_o company_n at_o all_o hour_n 6._o the_o same_o tiberius_n as_o suetonius_n report_v prefer_v a_o most_o ignorant_a and_o simple_a fellow_n that_o fight_v only_o for_o a_o questorship_n and_o tax-gatherer_n before_o his_o noble_n for_o drink_v at_o a_o banquet_n himself_z taking_z off_o his_o whole_a glass_n 7._o society_n in_o lust_n endear_v tigellinus_n to_o nero_n as_o tacitus_n annal_n 14._o have_v it_o tigellinus_n say_v he_o become_v more_o strong_a in_o the_o prince_n mind_n be_v associate_v with_o he_o in_o his_o most_o intimate_a and_o close_a pleasure_n so_o petronius_n the_o arbitrator_n and_o judge_n of_o elegancy_n they_o be_v the_o same_o historian_n word_n annal._n 16._o be_v take_v in_o among_o those_o few_o familiar_n to_o nero_n he_o think_v nothing_o pleasant_a and_o delicate_a in_o his_o affluence_n and_o plenty_n but_o what_o petronius_n have_v give_v his_o approbation_n of_o after_o the_o same_o example_n commodus_n and_o heliogabalus_n prefer_v to_o all_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o empire_n man_n most_o like_a themselves_o in_o licentiousness_n 8._o mutianus_n be_v not_o so_o well_o belove_v of_o vespasian_n for_o his_o faithful_a duty_n and_o action_n as_o for_o that_o he_o be_v most_o fit_a before_o other_o to_o satisfy_v his_o avaritious_a desire_n 9_o such_o covetousness_n endear_v a_o certain_a youth_n to_o isaacius_n angelus_n who_o hold_v the_o empire_n after_o the_o death_n of_o theodorus_n who_o he_o make_v precedent_n of_o his_o exchequer_n although_o he_o can_v hardly_o write_v upon_o hope_n to_o participate_v of_o the_o large_a bribe_n which_o he_o there_o may_v have_v opportunity_n to_o take_v from_o such_o as_o have_v occasion_n to_o make_v use_n of_o he_o in_o that_o employment_n 10._o manuel_n comnenus_n a_o emperor_n also_o seek_v for_o a_o sharp_a exactor_n and_o crafty_a artificer_n in_o gather_v of_o tribute_n and_o custom_n and_o one_o that_o may_v large_o supply_v his_o prodigality_n with_o money_n choose_v john_n rucius_fw-la a_o fellow_n rude_a and_o morose_n and_o testy_a hard_a to_o be_v accost_v and_o speak_v to_o of_o intolerable_a asperity_n and_o sharpness_n and_o in_o a_o word_n procuratorem_fw-la vultu_fw-la qui_fw-la praeferat_fw-la ipso_fw-la who_o carry_v a_o procurer_n or_o solicitor_n in_o his_o very_a face_n and_o not_o content_v herewith_o or_o as_o if_o that_o be_v not_o enough_o put_v he_o in_o such_o high_a authority_n that_o he_o not_o only_o trample_v upon_o all_o other_o in_o dignity_n but_o will_v abrogate_v and_o disannul_v the_o decree_n and_o edict_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o senate_n upon_o pretext_n of_o his_o household_n affair_n shave_v and_o pole_v the_o most_o necessary_a advantage_n such_o as_o be_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o galley_n the_o chief_a strength_n and_o benefit_n of_o the_o empire_n chap._n v._n the_o argument_n whether_o or_o no_o and_o how_o the_o affection_n of_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v second_v and_o obey_v how_o and_o wherefore_o honest_a man_n may_v undertake_v courtship_n and_o public_a function_n 1._o now_o that_o they_o who_o desire_v to_o find_v acceprance_n with_o a_o prince_n aught_o to_o serve_v he_o in_o his_o affection_n be_v a_o thing_n not_o only_o very_o well_o know_v but_o also_o experience_v by_o the_o daily_a use_n of_o courtier_n 2._o a_o honest_a man_n will_v admire_v this_o and_o suppose_v that_o by_o this_o rule_n he_o be_v interclude_v and_o shut_v out_o from_o any_o entrance_n into_o court_n whereby_o he_o be_v bid_v to_o follow_v the_o inclination_n of_o the_o prince_n since_o they_o be_v ofttimes_o devious_a and_o exorbitant_a from_o the_o path_n of_o reason_n and_o honesty_n 3._o i_o confess_v for_o he_o that_o will_v live_v a_o life_n altogether_o innocent_a and_o remote_a from_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o who_o be_v addict_v to_o evil_a art_n and_o their_o own_o genius_n i_o esteem_v it_o better_o that_o he_o abstain_v from_o court_n because_o sometime_o man_n be_v there_o corrupt_v though_o former_o most_o innocent_a and_o faultless_a 4._o of_o such_o corruption_n let_v we_o see_v a_o example_n or_o two_o festinus_fw-la the_o familiar_a of_o maximinus_n in_o the_o time_n of_o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n have_v govern_v asia_n with_o much_o renown_n and_o fame_n of_o lenity_n and_o modesty_n be_v a_o sharp_a reprehender_n of_o the_o violence_n and_o cruel_a fact_n of_o maximinus_n and_o of_o the_o calumny_n by_o which_o he_o for_o his_o own_o advantage_n have_v circumvent_v many_o 5._o but_o observe_v that_o by_o such_o do_n his_o companion_n be_v make_v precedent_n of_o the_o praetorian_a band_n which_o dignity_n be_v second_o to_o the_o emperorship_n only_o he_o change_v his_o course_n of_o life_n and_o imitate_v maximinus_n do_v many_o thing_n cruel_o and_o unjust_o 6._o john_n pucius_fw-la mention_v a_o little_a before_o administer_v in_o the_o affair_n and_o treasure_n of_o manuel_n the_o emperor_n with_o great_a integrity_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o haughtiness_n and_o inhuman_a act_n of_o the_o emperor_n become_v more_o tolerable_a to_o man_n mind_n at_o length_n apply_v his_o mind_n as_o nicetas_n testify_v to_o the_o get_n of_o wealth_n fall_v short_a of_o none_o of_o the_o like_a office_n in_o covetousness_n and_o become_v also_o a_o precedent_n to_o his_o friend_n to_o do_v the_o like_a many_o of_o who_o be_v corrupt_v by_o his_o example_n follow_v his_o step_n other_o although_o better_a and_o such_o as_o can_v not_o be_v corrupt_v themselves_o yet_o suffer_v other_o to_o be_v taint_v for_o fear_v of_o imminent_a banishment_n to_o such_o as_o shall_v dare_v to_o oppose_v themselves_o 7._o aristides_n just_a in_o name_n and_o deed_n precedent_n to_o the_o athenian_n of_o their_o public_a exchequer_n at_o first_o of_o his_o own_o ingenuity_n and_o
also_o to_o discharge_v the_o office_n of_o a_o honest_a man_n be_v careful_a to_o hinder_v those_o who_o be_v employ_v under_o he_o from_o purloin_v and_o rob_v the_o treasury_n at_o length_n they_o accuse_v he_o of_o pilfer_v and_o exclaim_v on_o he_o as_o one_o of_o the_o most_o rapacious_a and_o ravenous_a thief_n that_o ever_o have_v be_v and_o hardly_o can_v he_o escape_v condemnation_n at_o length_n be_v quit_v and_o his_o office_n be_v prorogue_v and_o suspend_v he_o be_v advise_v to_o imitate_v other_o who_o be_v his_o predecessor_n and_o to_o wink_v at_o the_o theft_n and_o legerdemain_v of_o his_o colleague_n so_o by_o and_o by_o he_o get_v the_o name_n and_o report_n or_o a_o good_a man_n by_o the_o opinion_n and_o judgement_n of_o all_o 8._o such_o course_n be_v still_o take_v in_o the_o court_n of_o most_o prince_n either_o from_o the_o malice_n of_o such_o as_o be_v in_o chief_a authority_n and_o look_v upon_o honest_a man_n with_o disdain_n or_o else_o by_o the_o imprudence_n and_o stupidity_n of_o the_o prince_n themselves_o 9_o therefore_o to_o retain_v honesty_n in_o court_n be_v very_o difficult_a yet_o if_o any_o one_o by_o the_o exigency_n and_o necessity_n of_o his_o own_o fortune_n or_o by_o the_o splendour_n and_o greatness_n of_o his_o birth_n and_o lineage_n or_o dignity_n of_o office_n or_o by_o a_o impulsive_a desire_n to_o serve_v his_o country_n and_o friend_n or_o be_v call_v thither_o by_o the_o prince_n shall_v undergo_v this_o kind_n of_o life_n he_o may_v persist_v therein_o in_o my_o judgement_n although_o a_o good_a man_n at_o least_o may_v live_v there_o a_o while_n and_o as_o opportunity_n serve_v and_o occasion_n offer_v itself_o not_o only_o be_v serviceable_a to_o himself_o but_o other_o also_o 10._o i_o speak_v of_o the_o court_n of_o most_o harsh_a and_o cruel_a prince_n for_o to_o live_v in_o the_o court_n of_o a_o wise_a prince_n and_o one_o who_o love_v honest_a man_n be_v far_o less_o difficult_a 11._o honest_a man_n heretofore_o undertake_v public_a function_n and_o employment_n not_o altogether_o out_o of_o desire_n to_o advance_v the_o public_a but_o sometime_o also_o that_o they_o may_v anticipate_v and_o prevent_v the_o entrance_n of_o evil_a man_n into_o such_o employment_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n may_v they_o also_o and_o aught_o to_o seek_v access_n to_o tyrant_n and_o prince_n give_v to_o volupty_a that_o so_o if_o not_o with_o open_a face_n yet_o oblique_o and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v they_o may_v either_o impede_fw-la and_o hinder_v pernicious_a counsel_n by_o delay_v thing_n evil_o consult_v object_v some_o difficulty_n to_o they_o or_o cast_v in_o some_o more_o mild_a and_o plausible_a 12._o burrhus_n and_o seneca_n consider_v those_o time_n be_v account_v not_o only_o good_a man_n but_o good_a courtier_n who_o be_v governor_n of_o nero_n in_o his_o youthful_a time_n observe_v the_o ingeny_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o prince_n to_o be_v leight_n and_o slippery_a and_o proclive_a to_o lust_n lest_o he_o shall_v break_v forth_o to_o the_o debanch_n of_o any_o of_o the_o most_o illustrious_a woman_n grant_v he_o to_o love_n and_o court_v a_o free_a woman_n whereby_o in_o time_n he_o restrain_v his_o fury_n have_v take_v for_o a_o cloak_n of_o such_o do_n seneca_n anuaus_n serenus_n who_o pretend_v love_n to_o she_o open_o bestow_v those_o largess_n the_o word_n be_v tacitus_n his_o own_o in_o the_o 13_o book_n of_o his_o annal_n which_o the_o prince_n secret_o confer_v on_o she_o thus_o a_o good_a man_n not_o know_v how_o to_o hinder_v luxury_n licentiousness_n and_o perverse_a counsel_n may_v at_o least_o divert_v they_o and_o bend_v they_o to_o such_o a_o course_n as_o from_o whence_o less_o hazard_n may_v ensue_v both_o to_o the_o public_a and_o the_o prince_n same_o and_o renown_n chap._n vi_o the_o argument_n the_o rarity_n and_o condition_n of_o honest_a man_n in_o the_o court_n of_o tyrant_n and_o dissolute_a prince_n the_o seminary_n of_o evil_a man_n and_o the_o art_n of_o approve_v themselves_o to_o the_o prince_n pethaps_o some_o will_v say_v it_o seldom_o chance_v that_o a_o tyrant_n or_o dissolute_a prince_n take_v to_o he_o a_o honest_a man_n nor_o can_v i_o deny_v that_o it_o be_v very_o rare_a but_o this_o also_o i_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v few_o prince_n house_n in_o which_o some_o good_a man_n at_o least_o may_v not_o be_v find_v draw_v thither_o if_o not_o by_o a_o call_n from_o the_o prince_n yet_o by_o a_o desire_n of_o accommodate_v the_o good_a and_o infringe_v the_o power_n of_o evil_a one_o and_o may_v keep_v his_o station_n there_o by_o the_o aid_n and_o benevolence_n of_o the_o better_a sort_n or_o the_o friendship_n of_o some_o great_a or_o noble_a one_o observe_v first_o and_o keep_v that_o wholesome_a temperament_n of_o lepidus_n who_o tacitus_n in_o the_o four_o of_o his_o annal_n propound_v as_o a_o example_n of_o a_o good_a and_o wise_a courtier_n who_o neither_o by_o abrupt_a contumacy_n have_v irritate_v and_o provoke_v the_o prince_n nor_o by_o a_o deform_a obsequiousness_n consent_v to_o all_o his_o lust_n 2._o the_o same_o tacitus_n commend_v labeo_n and_o capito_n of_o who_o speak_v that_o age_n say_v he_o bear_v two_o ornament_n of_o peace_n at_o once_o but_o labeo_n be_v more_o famous_a for_o his_o incorrupt_a freedom_n and_o liberty_n capito_n for_o his_o readiness_n to_o serve_v those_o in_o authority_n be_v much_o approve_v annal_n 3._o 3._o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o a_o courtier_n life_n to_o a_o honest_a man_n be_v more_o beset_v with_o difficulty_n then_o to_o another_o man_n but_o this_o labour_n will_v be_v make_v good_a by_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o glory_n and_o pleasure_n of_o mind_n which_o he_o shall_v have_v moreover_o if_o he_o act_v wise_o and_o accommodate_v himself_o to_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o see_v can_v be_v change_v i_o dare_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v at_o length_n endear_v even_o to_o the_o worst_a of_o prince_n more_o dear_a certain_o than_o other_o in_o after_o time_n who_o seldom_o with_o due_a faithfulness_n transact_v the_o business_n of_o their_o prince_n at_o least_o not_o so_o exact_o but_o that_o every_o man_n may_v lawful_o promise_v himself_o better_a service_n from_o a_o good_a man_n 4._o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v the_o counsel_n of_o salustius_n and_o maecenas_n whereby_o the_o one_o to_o julius_n caesar_n the_o other_o to_o augustus_n commend_v the_o love_n and_o friendship_n of_o good_a man_n because_o their_o own_o regard_n of_o estimation_n and_o religious_a conscience_n be_v more_o prevalent_a with_o they_o to_o deter_v they_o from_o dishonest_a thing_n then_o fear_v of_o punishment_n can_v do_v other_o or_o their_o own_o imbecility_n or_o want_v of_o strength_n can_v restrain_v 5._o but_o as_o be_v say_v the_o growth_n and_o sprouting_n up_o of_o evil_a man_n be_v more_o plentiful_a in_o court_n who_o chief_o do_v approve_v themselves_o to_o the_o prince_n by_o two_o cause_n first_o by_o adulation_n and_o do_v any_o exploit_n the_o prince_n command_v and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o servile_a be_v he_o by_o how_o much_o the_o hope_n of_o profit_n allure_v moreover_o there_o be_v this_o wherein_o prince_n much_o please_v themselves_o that_o they_o may_v have_v some_o in_o comparison_n of_o who_o they_o although_o evil_n themselves_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v good_a other_o also_o suppose_v their_o life_n more_o secure_a among_o such_o as_o be_v like_o themselves_o 6._o dionysius_n the_o tyrant_n be_v require_v to_o expel_v from_o court_n a_o certain_a fellow_n who_o by_o his_o obscenity_n have_v incur_v the_o odium_fw-la of_o all_o man_n answer_v that_o he_o must_v retain_v he_o in_o the_o court_n lest_o himself_o shall_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o worst_a there_o 7._o they_o who_o know_v themselves_o obnoxious_a to_o some_o vice_n have_v this_o way_n with_o they_o that_o they_o cloak_n themselves_o with_o a_o show_n of_o honesty_n by_o compare_v themselves_o with_o those_o who_o be_v worse_o and_o it_o be_v the_o old_a artifice_n of_o such_o as_o rule_v to_o choose_v a_o unlike_a and_o unequal_a successor_n that_o so_o their_o own_o do_n may_v appear_v better_a &_o more_o illustrious_a nor_o be_v augustus_n other_o wise_a mind_a while_n he_o call_v tiberius_n to_o his_o assistance_n see_v his_o arrogancy_n and_o cruelty_n nor_o tiberius_n when_o he_o deliver_v the_o empire_n to_o caligula_n of_o which_o tacitus_n be_v the_o author_n 8._o but_o first_o it_o be_v very_o necessary_a that_o a_o honest_a man_n be_v sober_a and_o spare_v in_o speech_n for_o prince_n do_v seldom_o give_v freedom_n to_o such_o nor_o be_v it_o successful_a to_o plato_n the_o liberty_n which_o he_o usurp_v towards_o dionysius_n syracuse_n for_o therefore_o be_v he_o deliver_v to_o a_o certain_a
thing_n which_o be_v unknown_a to_o those_o who_o chance_n be_v here_o relate_v and_o true_o there_o have_v be_v some_o in_o these_o latter_a age_n to_o who_o this_o business_n have_v succeed_v not_o altogether_o so_o unhappy_o such_o as_o boyla_fw-fr be_v of_o who_o we_o may_v read_v in_o the_o history_n of_o constantinople_n who_o be_v find_v to_o have_v conspire_v against_o constantine_n monomachus_n the_o emperor_n suffer_v not_o such_o exquisite_a and_o heavy_a punishment_n as_o other_o in_o like_a case_n have_v do_v because_o he_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mild_a and_o placable_a prince_n 23._o but_o we_o be_v willing_a here_o brief_o to_o recite_v that_o story_n from_o which_o may_v be_v understand_v that_o counsel_n even_o the_o most_o secret_a and_o such_o as_o to_o humane_a eye_n be_v not_o passable_a ofttimes_o by_o divine_a providence_n and_o even_o by_o unhoped_a for_o mean_n be_v derect_v and_o discover_v and_o can_v avoid_v their_o punishment_n although_o handle_v with_o never_o so_o much_o craftiness_n and_o subtlety_n 24._o no_o mortal_a can_v have_v believe_v that_o this_o boyla_fw-fr have_v have_v either_o aptitude_n and_o fitness_n or_o subsequent_a cause_n for_o such_o a_o villainy_n the_o greatness_n of_o the_o benefit_n wherewith_o he_o have_v adorn_v and_o beautify_v he_o have_v wrought_v a_o opinion_n in_o the_o prince_n of_o his_o fidelity_n for_o otherwise_o he_o seem_v simple_a to_o any_o great_a matter_n for_o he_o be_v not_o only_o bear_v in_o a_o low_a and_o mean_a place_n but_o also_o be_v of_o such_o a_o buffle_n fumble_a and_o cumber_a speech_n that_o he_o can_v scarce_o be_v understand_v and_o when_o he_o perceive_v that_o it_o delight_v the_o emperor_n he_o afterward_o industrious_o affect_v it_o 25._o by_o this_o assentation_n and_o soothe_v he_o so_o far_o insinuate_v into_o the_o prince_n familiarity_n that_o he_o have_v admittance_n even_o to_o the_o privy_a and_o bedchamber_n of_o constantine_n at_o length_n be_v enrich_v by_o the_o prince_n and_o elect_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o senator_n he_o begin_v to_o shut_v out_o his_o hope_n to_o a_o high_a flight_n and_o go_v so_o far_o that_o he_o think_v by_o the_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n of_o the_o prince_n he_o may_v find_v a_o way_n to_o the_o sceptre_n itself_o he_o first_o open_v himself_o to_o those_o who_o he_o know_v be_v offend_v with_o the_o prince_n and_o promise_v large_o to_o those_o who_o approve_v and_o associate_v their_o aid_n commend_v the_o refuser_n for_o their_o goodwill_n to_o their_o prince_n and_o make_v show_v as_o if_o he_o be_v but_o a_o explorator_fw-la and_o private_a spy_n to_o try_v their_o faithfulness_n and_o loyalty_n 26._o while_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o agitation_n he_o shun_v the_o conscience_n of_o all_o man_n save_o those_o who_o he_o fear_v not_o and_o have_v do_v the_o bloody_a act_n have_v he_o not_o be_v discover_v by_o one_o of_o his_o own_o comerade_n and_o counsellor_n and_o by_o his_o art_n deprehend_v have_v the_o very_a weapon_n in_o his_o hand_n which_o he_o have_v sharpen_v to_o kill_v the_o prince_n withal_o the_o emperor_n bear_v the_o injury_n so_o mild_o that_o he_o account_v it_o enough_o that_o some_o of_o the_o conspirator_n be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o the_o ringleader_n and_o captain_n he_o only_o banish_v 27._o it_o will_v be_v too_o tedious_a to_o bring_v in_o here_o all_o those_o who_o in_o court_n have_v be_v shipwrack_v such_o i_o say_v as_o by_o such_o offence_n have_v merit_v punishment_n and_o which_o have_v happen_v not_o only_o to_o the_o manifest_a author_n of_o such_o wickedness_n but_o even_o to_o such_o as_o have_v be_v suspect_v of_o the_o thought_n thereof_o but_o we_o will_v content_v ourselves_o with_o produce_v these_o and_o only_o add_v this_o that_o all_o pride_n whether_o it_o offend_v the_o prince_n by_o ambition_n or_o boast_v upbraid_v malediction_n or_o revile_v by_o splendour_n or_o too_o great_a a_o retinue_n be_v the_o high_a road_n to_o destruction_n and_o ruin_n chap._n xxii_o the_o argument_n brag_a and_o boast_v before_o the_o prince_n reproach_v and_o twit_v with_o office_n liberty_n arrogancy_n too_o much_o familiarity_n pride_n vanity_n avarice_n perfidiousness_n conspiracy_n sow_v of_o dissension_n and_o strife_n be_v every_o one_o of_o they_o denote_v by_o their_o example_n boast_v and_o upbraid_v of_o office_n in_o the_o court_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a lose_v philotas_n and_o clitus_n craterus_n also_o be_v almost_o blow_v up_o with_o the_o same_o wind_n certes_o he_o have_v long_a stand_v affect_v with_o the_o prince_n have_v he_o contain_v himself_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o noble_a and_o generous_a modesty_n 2._o thus_o caius_n sylius_n with_o tiberius_n antonius_n the_o first_o with_o vespasian_n sulla_n with_a king_n agrippa_n publish_v aforehand_o their_o office_n and_o employment_n deprive_v themselves_o of_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o benefit_n of_o they_o concern_v the_o first_o of_o who_o tacitus_n in_o the_o 4_o the_o of_o his_o annal_n and_o josephus_n in_o his_o 4_o the_o history_n touch_v the_o last_o be_v to_o be_v inspect_v and_o look_v into_o 3._o prince_n believe_v that_o their_o fortune_n be_v destroy_v by_o such_o kind_n of_o boasting_n which_o fortune_n they_o will_v have_v seem_v to_o be_v due_a to_o themselves_o not_o to_o the_o merit_n or_o virtue_n of_o their_o subject_n 4._o a_o lust_n and_o desire_n of_o reprehend_v the_o action_n of_o prince_n and_o a_o freedom_n of_o inveigh_v against_o other_o before_o the_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v as_o the_o neighbour_n to_o arrogancy_n eumenes_n petulant_o and_o saucy_o complain_v before_o alexander_n of_o hephestion_n that_o he_o assign_v to_o stage-player_n and_o such_o kind_n of_o fellow_n the_o soldier_n quarter_n incur_v the_o displeasure_n of_o the_o king_n 5._o to_o be_v too_o familiar_o busy_a about_o the_o prince_n or_o to_o boast_v one_o self_n the_o sole_a arbittator_n and_o commissioner_n of_o principal_a charge_n savour_v if_o not_o of_o pride_n yet_o certain_o vanity_n and_o covetousness_n sometime_o crowd_n itself_o in_o with_o it_o many_o example_n of_o such_o be_v extant_a every_o where_n in_o history_n how_o immodest_o do_v zotirus_fw-la demean_n and_o carry_v himself_o under_o heliogbalus_n how_o do_v turinus_n under_o alexander_n the_o son_n of_o mammea_n one_o whereof_o be_v by_o the_o emperor_n command_n suffocate_v with_o smoke_n use_v a_o more_o uncouth_a and_o harsh_a fortune_n than_o the_o former_a it_o seem_v just_a ut_fw-la qui_fw-la fumum_fw-la vendiderat_fw-la fumo_fw-la puniretur_fw-la that_o he_o who_o have_v vend_v and_o sell_v smoke_n shall_v perish_v by_o smoke_n the_o other_o be_v wont_a to_o boast_v that_o the_o prince_n be_v rule_v by_o his_o advice_n and_o also_o make_v advantage_n by_o sell_v favour_n when_o the_o courtesy_n be_v no_o way_n advantageous_a to_o the_o purchaser_n 6._o worthy_a in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o be_v remember_v be_v the_o arrogancy_n of_o plancianus_n which_o also_o be_v accompany_v with_o vanity_n and_o at_o length_n break_v out_o into_o treachery_n he_o be_v of_o that_o arrogancy_n that_o he_o dare_v oppose_v himself_o against_o bassianus_n the_o emperor_n son_n the_o author_n of_o his_o dignity_n and_o fortune_n moreover_o also_o so_o vain_a that_o pass_v through_o the_o city_n he_o will_v not_o only_o preclude_v other_o from_o address_n to_o he_o but_o almost_o from_o have_v a_o view_n of_o he_o and_o have_v some_o to_o go_v before_o he_o to_o turn_v those_o who_o they_o meet_v out_o of_o his_o way_n at_o length_n prove_v traitor_n to_o his_o prince_n and_o be_v find_v guilty_a of_o manifest_a conspiracy_n lose_v his_o head_n for_o his_o pain_n 7._o philip_n the_o fair_a reign_v in_o france_n enguerrandus_fw-la marigny_n presume_v to_o confront_v carolus_n valesius_fw-la how_o miserable_o he_o perish_v together_o with_o other_o be_v observe_v out_o of_o the_o french_a history_n 8._o before_o all_o thing_n also_o in_o court_n we_o ought_v to_o beware_v that_o we_o lend_v not_o our_o help_n to_o the_o sow_v of_o discord_n among_o prince_n for_o they_o be_v reconcile_v to_o each_o other_o do_v most_o sacrifice_n such_o person_n to_o their_o friendship_n which_o thing_n be_v make_v good_a both_o by_o many_o example_n in_o the_o history_n of_o all_o nation_n and_o also_o by_o that_o memorable_a example_n of_o otho_n crondorferus_n which_o the_o history_n of_o bavaria_n supply_v we_o withal_o he_o be_v in_o flourish_a favour_n with_o radulphus_fw-la the_o palatine_a and_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o enmity_n between_o he_o and_o his_o mother_n at_o length_n the_o mother_n ingratiate_v herself_o with_o her_o son_n but_o crondorferus_n be_v reward_v with_o the_o loss_n and_o deprivation_n both_o of_o his_o tongue_n and_o eye_n chap._n xxiii_o the_o argument_n how_o a_o man_n may_v conserve_v the_o prince_n benevolence_n and_o
such_o as_o be_v not_o cleave_v and_o full_a of_o chink_n and_o cranny_n so_o as_o to_o vent_v and_o let_v out_o those_o secret_n they_o impart_v to_o they_o see_v they_o fly_v only_o to_o they_o to_o be_v admit_v into_o their_o conscience_n and_o private_a thought_n for_o if_o thou_o alone_o be_v know_v and_o yet_o fame_n and_o report_n which_o be_v ingenious_a and_o cunning_a at_o conjecture_n and_o guess_v shall_v by_o chance_n spread_v abroad_o something_o like_o that_o commit_v to_o thy_o secrecy_n thou_o will_v not_o avoid_v suspicion_n but_o he_o will_v judge_v his_o secret_n to_o issue_n out_o from_o thou_o and_o although_o the_o prince_n it_o may_v be_v have_v by_o chance_n open_v the_o same_o thing_n to_o another_o yet_o possible_o he_o may_v forget_v it_o or_o more_o confide_v in_o the_o other_o silence_n and_o secrecy_n and_o the_o blame_n be_v nevertheless_o lay_v on_o thou_o 8._o not_o without_o cause_n be_v philippides_n the_o comic_a poet_n among_o the_o chief_a dear_a unto_o king_n lysimachus_n who_o be_v ask_v what_o he_o will_v wish_v to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o by_o the_o prince_n answer_v that_o he_o will_v refuse_v nothing_o that_o come_v from_o he_o so_o long_o as_o he_o may_v be_v free_a from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o secret_n let_v we_o follow_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v his_o example_n and_o count_v it_o safe_o to_o be_v unknowing_a of_o his_o secret_n as_o a_o thing_n hard_a to_o be_v keep_v then_o to_o be_v acquaint_v therewith_o 9_o hiero_n prince_n of_o syracuse_n say_v that_o they_o who_o reveal_v the_o secret_n of_o prince_n be_v injurious_a in_o that_o they_o expose_v other_o aswell_o as_o themselves_o to_o the_o odium_fw-la and_o loathe_n of_o the_o prince_n chap._n xxv_o the_o argument_n the_o cause_n kind_n and_o example_n of_o conspiracy_n with_o the_o enemy_n of_o a_o prince_n 1._o beside_o this_o most_o doubtful_a of_o all_o be_v the_o fortune_n of_o those_o who_o be_v drive_v thereto_o either_o by_o avarice_n or_o ambition_n or_o by_o desire_n to_o prop_v up_o their_o own_o security_n conspire_v with_o a_o prince_n enemy_n either_o extraneous_a and_o foreign_a or_o domestic_a 2._o cardinal_n balaeus_n the_o son_n of_o a_o butcher_n be_v make_v treasurer_n by_o lewis_n the_o 11._o be_v also_o from_o that_o prefer_v to_o a_o bishopric_n from_o thence_o by_o the_o intercession_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o accord_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o endeavour_v to_o confer_v a_o benefit_n on_o he_o who_o he_o have_v hitherto_o experience_v to_o be_v his_o adversary_n attain_v to_o cardinal_n dignity_n but_o afterward_o be_v find_v to_o have_v conspire_v with_o the_o king_n foe_n be_v imprison_v by_o the_o space_n of_o 12_o year_n from_o whence_o at_o length_n the_o prayer_n and_o intercession_n of_o pope_n sixtus_n the_o four_o only_a free_v he_o 3._o for_o the_o like_a crime_n cardinal_n pratenfis_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o francis_n the_o first_o undergo_v the_o like_a punishment_n who_o perhaps_o have_v never_o be_v release_v from_o prison_n but_o that_o afterward_o drink_v his_o own_o urine_n he_o deceive_v the_o physician_n by_o dissemble_v the_o strangury_n for_o the_o king_n fear_v the_o pope_n anger_n if_o the_o cardinal_n by_o that_o malady_n shall_v have_v be_v consume_v set_v he_o at_o liberty_n 4._o peter_n de_fw-fr vineis_fw-la be_v a_o privy_a counsellor_n to_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n the_o second_o and_o be_v suspect_n of_o conspiracy_n with_o pope_n alexander_n the_o three_o be_v the_o emperor_n enemy_n lose_v his_o eye_n by_o it_o 5._o not_o only_o the_o counsel_n of_o stilico_n the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o honorius_n the_o emperor_n to_o enjoy_v the_o oriental_a empire_n but_o his_o occult_a and_o secret_a commerce_n with_o alaricus_n king_n of_o the_o goth_n be_v believe_v to_o have_v procure_v and_o cause_v his_o death_n which_o thing_n that_o ignominious_a peace_n and_o league_n which_o he_o enter_v into_o with_o alaricus_n although_o the_o senare_n withstand_v and_o do_v oppugn_v it_o do_v confirm_v lampadius_n who_o also_o himself_o cry_v out_o against_o it_o call_v it_o not_o a_o peace_n but_o a_o paction_n of_o servitude_n by_o which_o the_o emperor_n be_v constrain_v to_o become_v tributary_n to_o the_o barbarian_n chap._n xxvi_o the_o argument_n a_o politian_n may_v not_o be_v the_o author_n of_o ambiguous_a counsel_n after_o what_o sort_n consult_v of_o undertake_v war_n and_o break_v league_n may_v be_v institute_v how_o great_a a_o variety_n there_o be_v of_o those_o error_n for_o which_o courtier_n fall_v away_o from_o their_o reputation_n and_o favour_n with_o the_o prince_n 1._o first_o also_o our_o politician_n who_o we_o instruct_v must_v beware_v that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o ambiguous_a counsel_n the_o unhappy_a issue_n of_o these_o will_v be_v impute_v to_o the_o adviser_n but_o the_o prosperous_a success_n to_o the_o fortune_n and_o good_a hap_n of_o the_o prince_n not_o only_o by_o the_o vulgar_a who_o judge_n of_o all_o thing_n by_o their_o event_n but_o by_o the_o prince_n himself_o who_o will_v be_v glad_a that_o he_o have_v one_o on_o who_o he_o may_v derive_v the_o envy_n of_o unhappy_a counsel_n 2._o while_o stilico_n be_v live_v and_o after_o his_o death_n there_o be_v but_o one_o argument_n and_o subject_a matter_n of_o wail_v and_o complain_v among_o the_o people_n to_o wit_n the_o peace_n which_o he_o have_v make_v with_o the_o goth_n olympius_n who_o have_v procure_v the_o ruin_n of_o stilico_n strive_v to_o be_v famous_a by_o contrary_a way_n break_v off_o the_o league_n of_o peace_n alaricus_n in_o vain_a object_v right_o and_o equity_n war_n be_v begin_v for_o sometime_o contrary_a to_o augury_n and_o divination_n he_o be_v account_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o vulgar_a the_o author_n of_o all_o their_o evil_n be_v at_o length_n accuse_v by_o the_o eunuch_n who_o be_v very_o gracious_a with_o the_o emperor_n and_o leave_v the_o court_n flee_v into_o dalmatia_n 3._o when_o the_o business_n be_v of_o undertake_v a_o war_n or_o break_v the_o league_n the_o minister_n and_o furtherer_n in_o this_o business_n be_v make_v party_n they_o only_o bring_v argument_n on_o both_o side_n and_o leave_v the_o choice_n of_o either_o to_o the_o arbitrement_n of_o the_o prince_n not_o with_o stand_v if_o they_o be_v constrain_v to_o deliver_v their_o opinion_n they_o will_v conclude_v it_o safe_a to_o incline_v to_o peace_n unless_o very_a necessity_n or_o manifest_a and_o apparent_a utility_n persuade_v the_o contrary_n 4._o jovius_n the_o successor_n of_o olympius_n of_o who_o we_o have_v speak_v wise_o prosecute_v the_o business_n for_o he_o be_v more_o prone_a to_o war_n that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v more_o necessary_a to_o the_o prince_n do_v nevertheless_o as_o the_o politic_a custom_n of_o some_o be_v prefer_v the_o love_n of_o peace_n meet_v at_o rheims_n to_o parley_v with_o alaricus_n he_o send_v those_o condition_n which_o alaricus_n have_v propose_v to_o honorius_n persuade_v he_o apart_o by_o other_o letter_n to_o offer_v the_o command_n of_o the_o army_n to_o alaricus_n by_o which_o he_o may_v be_v make_v more_o equal_a and_o indifferent_a for_o other_o thing_n the_o emperor_n deny_v that_o it_o be_v beside_o his_o business_n to_o commit_v the_o stress_n thereof_o to_o a_o foreigner_n and_o one_o who_o be_v yet_o a_o enemy_n answer_v that_o he_o have_v rather_o consent_v to_o become_v tributary_n 5._o these_o letter_n when_o jovius_n have_v read_v before_o alaricus_n he_o be_v wroth_a that_o himself_o and_o he_o be_v contemn_v by_o honorius_n break_v off_o this_o uncertain_a web_n and_o work_n of_o the_o paction_n and_o agreement_n jovius_n return_v to_o honorius_n who_o himself_o be_v offend_v with_o the_o insolency_n of_o his_o enemy_n swear_v not_o to_o have_v peace_n with_o alaricus_n and_o with_o the_o same_o oath_n bind_v all_o his_o party_n thus_o jovius_n by_o the_o same_o subtlety_n and_o craftiness_n both_o remove_v the_o envy_n of_o the_o truce-breaking_n from_o himself_o and_o oblige_v alaricus_n by_o the_o testification_n of_o his_o good_a will_n whereby_o he_o will_v have_v have_v he_o be_v make_v the_o tribune_n of_o caesar_n army_n but_o enfold_v honorius_n in_o war_n which_o thing_n wonderful_o establish_v the_o authority_n and_o power_n of_o jovius_n 6._o there_o be_v such_o great_a variety_n in_o history_n of_o those_o error_n and_o fault_n for_o which_o courtier_n fall_v into_o disfavour_n with_o prince_n that_o no_o man_n by_o any_o diligence_n can_v so_o collect_v they_o all_o but_o that_o when_o he_o have_v quote_v many_o he_o will_v yet_o seem_v to_o have_v omit_v more_o wherefore_o the_o most_o principal_a only_o be_v taste_v we_o will_v leave_v the_o rest_n to_o every_o one_o industry_n and_o prudence_n chap._n xxvii_o the_o argument_n by_o what_o wile_n a_o courtier_n may_v be_v
remain_v undecided_a he_o oblige_v to_o himself_o ursicinus_n who_o he_o seem_v to_o free_v from_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o judgement_n yet_o withal_o remove_v he_o from_o court_n which_o be_v his_o chief_a aim_n make_v great_a show_n of_o friendship_n therein_o but_o occult_o and_o private_o inveigh_v against_o he_o to_o the_o prince_n chap._n xxxi_o the_o argument_n the_o art_n of_o calumniator_n and_o the_o chief_a mean_n of_o detract_n to_o accuse_v one_o of_o a_o speech_n which_o in_o itself_o be_v true_a but_o foul_v and_o not_o speak_v by_o the_o accuse_v and_o by_o a_o show_n of_o relate_v the_o word_n of_o other_o to_o reprove_v the_o evil_a action_n of_o the_o prince_n without_o punishment_n or_o danger_n they_o who_o accuse_v another_o to_o have_v speak_v evil_a of_o the_o prince_n by_o how_o much_o they_o draw_v and_o heap_v up_o more_o evil_a word_n from_o those_o which_o be_v true_a by_o so_o much_o the_o easy_a will_v their_o accusation_n find_v credit_n and_o belief_n 2._o this_o evident_o appear_v in_o the_o example_n of_o granius_n marcellus_n who_o as_o tacitus_n say_v in_o the_o 1_o book_n of_o his_o annal_n caepio_n crispinus_n accuse_v to_o have_v utter_v some_o sinister_a and_o unhappy_a word_n touch_v tiberius_n a_o crime_n inevitable_a since_o that_o the_o accuser_n choose_v something_o of_o the_o prince_n vicious_a action_n and_o object_v they_o to_o the_o accused_n charge_n to_o have_v speak_v of_o for_o because_o they_o be_v true_a therefore_o be_v they_o believe_v to_o have_v be_v speak_v by_o he_o 3._o many_o calumniator_n have_v follow_v this_o example_n have_v upbraid_v and_o twit_v the_o emperor_n with_o their_o fault_n by_o a_o show_n of_o relate_v other_o man_n speech_n without_o reproof_n this_o alone_a in_o a_o manner_n move_v they_o to_o be_v very_o spare_v in_o give_v ear_n to_o false_a accuser_n 4._o and_o true_o tiberius_n as_o he_o be_v a_o hater_n of_o reproach_n so_o be_v he_o a_o lover_n of_o calumny_n and_o accusation_n and_o lest_o he_o shall_v hear_v the_o one_o when_o he_o be_v present_a in_o the_o senate_n and_o that_o the_o other_o may_v not_o be_v omit_v depart_v to_o caprea_n believe_v as_o the_o historian_n say_v it_o be_v fit_a for_o he_o to_o shun_v the_o assembly_n of_o his_o council_n and_o their_o vote_n which_o common_o while_o he_o be_v present_a with_o they_o be_v grave_a and_o weighty_a annal._n book_n 4._o 5._o this_o way_n of_o upbraid_v prince_n with_o their_o vicious_a action_n do_v they_o use_v who_o translate_n by_o check_n and_o taunt_v the_o matricide_n of_o nero_n accuse_v other_o of_o the_o same_o crime_n before_o caesar_n who_o be_v the_o auth_v or_o thereof_o with_o a_o desire_n rather_o of_o rebuke_v and_o discommend_v the_o wickedness_n then_o of_o destroy_v the_o party_n accuse_v 6._o these_o be_v the_o most_o usual_a way_n and_o mode_n which_o calumniator_n use_v for_o who_o can_v enumerate_v they_o all_o calumny_n be_v a_o monster_n which_o have_v a_o thousand_o figure_n and_o shape_n a_o thousand_o craft_n and_o cunning_a deceit_n chap._n xxxii_o the_o argument_n of_o the_o wile_n and_o subtlety_n of_o court-commendation_n mask_a courtier_n and_o such_o as_o disguise_v themselves_o the_o inward_a intention_n and_o disposition_n of_o such_o as_o commend_v or_o dispraise_v we_o be_v to_o be_v look_v into_o the_o three_o way_n and_o mean_n by_o which_o one_o courtier_n oppress_v and_o grieve_v another_o viz._n power_n and_o force_n from_o calumny_n let_v we_o come_v to_o commendation_n there_o be_v use_v make_v likewise_o of_o these_o in_o court_n as_o we_o have_v say_v to_o suppress_v and_o pull_v down_o other_o the_o most_o here_o do_v palliate_v and_o cloak_v their_o odium_fw-la envy_n and_o emulation_n that_o so_o they_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o deceive_v and_o frustrate_v 2._o thus_o do_v fabius_n valens_n scandalize_v mantius_n valens_n by_o secret_a crimination_n without_o his_o knowledge_n or_o mistrust_n and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o less_o aware_a of_o his_o deceit_n will_v open_o commend_v he_o tacitus_n hist_o 1._o 3._o so_o do_v eusebius_n the_o eunuch_n impugn_v and_o overcome_v ursicinus_n by_o the_o intice_v allurement_n of_o immense_a and_o huge_a bounty_n and_o largess_n and_o do_v often_o open_o call_v he_o a_o stout_a and_o valiant_a man_n be_v very_o crafty_a and_o cunning_a to_o entangle_v and_o ensnare_v the_o simple_a man_n in_o his_o poisonous_a and_o deathful_a intrapment_n and_o in_o that_o season_n too_o powerful_a as_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n report_v 4._o alfonsus_n king_n of_o arragon_n when_o a_o certain_a person_n have_v before_o he_o commend_v another_o beside_o his_o accustom_a wont_a and_o manner_n turn_v about_o to_o his_o friend_n iste_fw-la exitium_fw-la haud_fw-la dubiè_fw-la ei_fw-la quem_fw-la laudat_fw-la meditatur_fw-la that_o man_n doubtless_o mean_v ruin_n to_o he_o who_o he_o thus_o commend_v nor_o be_v the_o king_n mistake_v in_o this_o opinion_n for_o about_o fix_v month_n after_o he_o that_o so_o high_o have_v commend_v implead_v and_o sue_v the_o other_o at_o law_n and_o have_v overthrow_v he_o have_v not_o the_o king_n intercede_v 5._o mucianus_n when_o he_o can_v not_o oppress_v antonius_n the_o first_o open_o load_v he_o with_o much_o commendation_n in_o the_o senate_n and_o secret_a promise_n show_v and_o boast_v that_o the_o nigh_a spain_n be_v vacant_a by_o the_o departure_n of_o cluvius_n rufus_n and_o bestow_v upon_o his_o friend_n tribuneship_n and_o office_n and_o after_o he_o have_v pu_v up_o his_o mind_n with_o hope_n and_o desire_n remit_v and_o weaken_v his_o force_n and_o strength_n by_o dismiss_v the_o seven_o legion_n in_o their_o winter-quarter_n who_o love_n to_o antonius_n be_v most_o ardent_a tacitus_n in_o the_o four_o book_n of_o his_o history_n 6._o neither_o do_v courtier_n only_o but_o even_o prince_n when_o they_o desire_v to_o diminish_v and_o pull_v down_o some_o take_v this_o way_n and_o road_n tiberius_n have_v libo_n under_o secret_a suspect_n and_o envy_n advance_v he_o to_o the_o praetorship_n and_o fea_v he_o often_o not_o be_v estrange_v in_o countenance_n not_o move_v in_o language_n and_o so_o conceal_v his_o anger_n as_o tacitus_n say_v in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o annal_n by_o the_o same_o art_n he_o also_o overthrow_v sejanus_n domitian_n be_v never_o more_o to_o be_v fear_v then_o when_o in_o his_o countenance_n he_o make_v show_v of_o courtesy_n nicetas_n be_v wont_a to_o call_v the_o commendation_n of_o andronicus_n the_o beginning_n of_o a_o injury_n his_o liberality_n a_o token_n of_o confiscation_n of_o good_n his_o lenity_n the_o forerunner_n of_o death_n 7._o some_o in_o commend_v other_o have_v this_o reach_n that_o thereby_o they_o may_v kindle_v the_o prince_n hate_n against_o they_o by_o this_o mean_n be_v julius_n agricola_n suppress_v by_o domitian_n whereupon_o tacitus_n write_v of_o agricola_n say_v thus_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o danger_n be_v not_o any_o crime_n or_o complaint_n of_o hurt_v any_o body_n but_o the_o prince_n be_v displease_v at_o his_o virtue_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o man_n and_o withal_o that_o worst_a sort_n of_o friend_n such_o as_o commend_v and_o applaud_v 8._o juâ—ian_n the_o emperor_n have_v a_o say_n nullos_fw-la esse_fw-la capitaliores_fw-la host_n quà m_fw-la larvatos_fw-la aulicos_fw-la there_o be_v none_o more_o capital_a and_o deadly_a enemy_n then_o mask_v and_o vizard_v courtier_n such_o as_o polybius_n and_o after_o he_o mamertinus_n describe_v who_o in_o a_o panegyric_n and_o flatter_a speech_n speak_v thus_o callido_fw-la artificio_fw-la accusatoriam_fw-la dicacitatem_fw-la laudum_fw-la titulis_fw-la peragebant_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la conventiculis_fw-la quasi_fw-la per_fw-la benevolentiam_fw-la they_o rehearse_v accusatory_a scoffing_n and_o reproach_n by_o a_o cunning_a art_n under_o the_o title_n of_o commendation_n in_o all_o their_o conventicle_n and_o private_a meeting_n as_o do_v out_o of_o good_a will_n 9_o but_o we_o may_v then_o discover_v those_o commendation_n to_o be_v usurp_v by_o some_o when_o in_o commend_v one_o they_o endeavour_v to_o bewray_v and_o denote_v another_o as_o unlike_a to_o he_o this_o kind_n of_o malignity_n plutarch_n object_n to_o herodotus_n when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o athenian_n be_v commend_v by_o he_o as_o valiant_o retund_v and_o repress_v the_o persian_n army_n not_o with_o a_o desire_n to_o extol_v the_o athenian_n but_o to_o disgrace_v and_o defame_v the_o other_o 10._o it_o be_v usual_a with_o king_n as_o seneca_n testify_v to_o commend_v their_o minister_n and_o servant_n who_o be_v decease_v that_o so_o they_o may_v shame_v such_o as_o be_v live_v thus_o do_v augustus_n advance_v and_o set_v forth_o the_o faithful_a duty_n and_o service_n of_o maecenas_n and_o agrippa_n when_o have_v open_o manifest_v the_o sensuality_n of_o their_o daughter_n he_o will_v reprehend_v his_o familiar_n and_o friend_n as_o careless_a and_o
neglective_a of_o their_o prince_n business_n and_o fame_n 11._o augustus_n beat_v tiberius_n black_a and_o blue_a by_o commend_v and_o excuse_v he_o whereof_o tacitus_n write_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o annal_n say_v thus_o augustus_n a_o few_o year_n before_o have_v require_v of_o the_o state_n and_o council_n that_o tiberius_n shall_v have_v the_o power_n of_o a_o tribune_n although_o in_o a_o honourable_a oration_n he_o have_v yet_o cast_v out_o something_o touch_v his_o habit_n and_o attire_n and_o his_o institution_n and_o purpose_n all_o which_o as_o seem_v to_o excuse_v he_o upbraid_v and_o cast_v in_o his_o tooth_n 12._o these_o thing_n therefore_o shall_v admonish_v we_o that_o we_o endeavour_v to_o look_v into_o the_o inward_a intent_n and_o disposition_n of_o such_o as_o either_o praise_n or_o reproach_v we_o 13._o we_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o last_o way_n and_o mean_n by_o which_o courtier_n be_v oppress_v by_o their_o enemy_n be_v force_v and_o strength_n which_o then_o principal_o take_v place_n when_o either_o people_n or_o soldiery_n be_v offend_v at_o our_o dignity_n or_o manner_n stir_v up_o sedition_n 14._o it_o be_v not_o unknown_a what_o tumult_n be_v among_o the_o parisian_n how_o they_o be_v heat_v therewith_o when_o john_n king_n of_o england_n be_v take_v prisoner_n nor_o be_v the_o condition_n and_o fortune_n of_o those_o unknown_a who_o when_o his_o son_n be_v viceroy_n hold_v the_o principal_a office_n and_o dignity_n in_o the_o kingdom_n 15._o not_o many_o year_n since_o the_o sedition_n of_o the_o janissary_n sweep_v away_o minister_n of_o chief_a authority_n from_o the_o turkish_a emperor_n the_o time_n of_o arcaaius_fw-la the_o emperor_n will_v afford_v we_o some_o example_n hereof_o from_o the_o most_o ancient_a history_n ruffinus_n be_v very_o near_o and_o dear_a among_o the_o chief_a to_o that_o prince_n who_o be_v offend_v with_o stilico_n and_o meditate_v his_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n send_v gaina_n with_o the_o army_n as_o a_o auxiliary_a to_o the_o emperor_n but_o in_o very_a deed_n to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o ruffinus_n which_o also_o be_v accomplish_v for_o ruffinus_n be_v go_v forth_o with_o the_o army_n the_o soldier_n of_o gaina_n have_v rise_v up_o by_o give_v a_o signal_n compass_v he_o about_o and_o tear_v he_o in_o piece_n eutropius_n be_v substitute_v in_o place_n of_o ruffinus_n have_v likewise_o offend_v some_o prime_a courtier_n and_o the_o same_o gaina_n be_v the_o plotter_n and_o contriver_n tribigildus_n move_v sedition_n who_o fly_v over_o and_o dispoyl_v asia_n deny_v peace_n upon_o any_o other_o term_n or_o advantage_n then_o that_o eutropius_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o to_o which_o law_n at_o length_n gaina_n drive_v the_o chariot_n the_o emperor_n consent_v nor_o be_v this_o enough_o the_o same_o gaina_n afterward_o open_o join_v with_o tribigildus_n that_o it_o may_v be_v manifest_v that_o he_o be_v reconcile_v to_o arcadius_n require_v that_o aurelianus_n salurinus_n and_o jobn_n chrysostomus_n than_o chief_a man_n in_o transact_a affair_n shall_v be_v deliver_v up_o to_o their_o arbitrement_n and_o pleasure_n who_o be_v deliver_v up_o he_o command_v to_o banishment_n and_o be_v content_a that_o he_o have_v give_v they_o occasion_n to_o bewail_v the_o edge_n of_o their_o own_o sword_n chap._n xxxiii_o the_o argument_n sometime_o the_o fierce_a and_o untractable_a genius_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o prince_n envy_v such_o as_o be_v deserve_v be_v among_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o courtier_n be_v disfavour_v and_o dis-esteemed_n by_o he_o how_o such_o displeasure_n be_v to_o be_v handle_v and_o order_v very_a often_o courtier_n who_o think_v themselves_o guard_v on_o all_o hand_n happen_v upon_o a_o prince_n who_o genius_n be_v vain_a distrustful_a envious_a covetous_a cruel_a or_o timidous_a which_o prove_v to_o their_o inevitable_a ruin_n these_o disease_n as_o plant_v in_o nature_n do_v most_o what_o delude_v the_o circumspection_n of_o the_o most_o prudent_a seneca_n owe_v much_o to_o his_o liberty_n with_o nero_n but_o little_a to_o his_o service_n although_o prudent_a and_o not_o uncrafty_a in_o courtly_a art_n yet_o be_v overcome_v as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o prince_n genius_n and_o disposition_n yield_v at_o last_o he_o first_o incur_v his_o envy_n by_o his_o eloquence_n and_o wealth_n and_o afterward_o fall_v under_o calumny_n and_o false_a accusation_n be_v bereave_v of_o the_o prince_n favour_n and_o his_o own_o life_n together_o 2._o the_o diffidence_n and_o envy_n of_o prince_n towards_o some_o have_v be_v so_o formidable_a that_o they_o have_v rather_o suffer_v a_o diminution_n and_o abatement_n of_o their_o own_o emolument_n and_o profit_n then_o be_v high_o active_a with_o their_o prince_n envy_n and_o displeasure_n 3._o publius_n venidius_n fear_v the_o envy_n of_o marc_n antony_n by_o who_o authority_n he_o wage_v war_n be_v content_a to_o have_v repel_v the_o parthian_n in_o three_o several_a battle_n even_o to_o media_n yet_o will_v not_o prosecute_v the_o victory_n 4._o the_o same_o thing_n do_v bellisarius_fw-la when_o justinian_n be_v emperor_n as_o agathias_n say_v when_o in_o like_a manner_n he_o fear_v lest_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o victory_n and_o applause_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v stir_v up_o the_o hatred_n of_o the_o noble_n and_o afterward_o of_o the_o prince_n 5._o such_o as_o these_o neither_o provide_v right_o for_o the_o utility_n and_o advantage_n of_o the_o prince_n nor_o their_o own_o honour_n but_o the_o fault_n nevertheless_o be_v not_o in_o they_o so_o much_o as_o in_o he_o that_o rule_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n mertoenas_n persuade_v augustus_n that_o he_o shall_v neither_o impute_v sinister_a event_n to_o his_o minister_n nor_o successful_a to_o himself_o for_o say_v he_o many_o of_o those_o who_o handle_v public_a affair_n fear_v to_o be_v envy_v by_o the_o prince_n have_v more_o negligent_o act_v in_o their_o employment_n choose_v rather_o to_o run_v the_o hazard_n of_o glory_n than_o safety_n 6._o their_o course_n notwithstanding_o seem_v best_a in_o my_o approbation_n who_o to_o avoid_v envy_n whatsoever_o notable_a enterprise_n they_o publish_v and_o set_v forth_o attribute_v the_o glory_n thereof_o to_o the_o prince_n though_o absent_a at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o action_n 7._o agrippa_z the_o son_n in_o law_n of_o augustus_n persuade_v those_o who_o take_v in_o hand_n great_a matter_n to_o attribute_v the_o thing_n accomplish_v to_o the_o prince_n and_o himself_o do_v often_o so_o thus_o joab_n when_o he_o have_v besiege_v rabbath_n and_o can_v have_v subdue_v it_o will_v not_o before_o david_n himself_o be_v come_v craerus_n when_o the_o war_n be_v to_o be_v compose_v with_o artacona_n wait_v for_o the_o presence_n of_o alexander_n julius_n agricola_n as_o tacitus_n report_v never_o triumph_v for_o any_o action_n to_o his_o own_o fame_n and_o renown_n but_o refer_v the_o fortune_n to_o the_o author_n and_o general_n look_v on_o himself_o but_o as_o a_o minister_n and_o instrument_n 8._o this_o same_o envy_n and_o emulation_n for_o the_o other_o though_o diverse_o be_v here_o the_o like_a in_o effect_n let_v it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v disease_n yet_o have_v they_o be_v common_a and_o familiar_a to_o the_o most_o generous_a prince_n such_o as_o be_v philip_n and_o alexander_n and_o do_v more_o strong_o blast_v some_o than_o other_o 9_o theodosius_n the_o second_o of_o that_o name_n have_v delegated_a and_o appoint_v the_o care_n of_o those_o sea_n which_o flow_v up_o to_o constantinople_n to_o syrus_n to_o be_v immure_v and_o wall_v in_o which_o work_v when_o he_o have_v effect_v in_o sixty_o day_n this_o celerity_n and_o speedy_a dispatch_n be_v so_o grateful_a to_o the_o people_n that_o they_o cry_v out_o on_o all_o side_n that_o the_o city_n be_v build_v by_o constantine_n but_o renew_v by_o cyrus_n this_o be_v hear_v of_o the_o emperor_n stir_v up_o such_o envy_n in_o he_o that_o cyrus_n to_o expiate_v it_o be_v necessitate_v to_o put_v on_o the_o hood_n 10._o he_o that_o have_v to_o do_v with_o such_o disposition_n may_v think_v that_o he_o walk_v upon_o the_o hot_a embers_n and_o therefore_o ought_v with_o all_o diligence_n so_o to_o act_v as_o that_o he_o may_v diligent_o search_v out_o their_o inclination_n that_o so_o he_o may_v guard_v himself_o against_o they_o or_o if_o that_o may_v not_o be_v do_v he_o may_v at_o least_o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o have_v not_o omit_v his_o duty_n and_o office_n chap._n xxxiiii_o the_o argument_n of_o obtain_v favour_n with_o and_o retain_v a_o office_n under_o the_o prince_n successor_n the_o kind_n of_o calumniatour_n that_o hinder_v we_o in_o this_o place_n the_o dexterity_n and_o quickness_n of_o stop_v and_o restrain_v they_o a_o true_a friend_n in_o court_n be_v rara_fw-mi avis_fw-fr seldom_o found_v 1._o he_o may_v worthy_o be_v reckon_v among_o
noise_n and_o rout_n of_o many_o suitor_n &_o attender_n nevertheless_o will_v we_o not_o have_v you_o neglect_v to_o make_v many_o your_o client_n and_o retainer_n not_o such_o as_o shall_v serve_v for_o your_o pomp_n and_o solemnity_n but_o such_o as_o if_o any_o dysaster_n shall_v befall_v thou_o may_v either_o restore_v and_o renew_v or_o at_o least_o refresh_v and_o comfort_v thou_o 6._o for_o though_o sinister_a and_o unhappy_a fortune_n have_v find_v but_o few_o such_o friend_n yet_o have_v it_o most_o find_v some_o who_o if_o they_o can_v eye_v friendship_n yet_o may_v they_o for_o their_o own_o benefit_n and_o commodity_n have_v respect_n to_o something_o â—ending_v to_o the_o conserve_n and_o preservation_n of_o thy_o fortune_n chap._n xxxvi_o the_o argument_n comfort_n in_o adverse_a fortune_n the_o benefit_n of_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v dispense_v wary_o his_o favour_n be_v not_o to_o be_v too_o much_o divide_v among_o other_o by_o what_o mean_v one_o may_v intercede_v for_o other_o favour_n be_v not_o ambitious_o to_o be_v boast_v of_o the_o free_a arbitrement_n of_o prince_n in_o act_v what_o command_v of_o his_o be_v to_o be_v obey_v &_o dispatch_v the_o reason_n of_o a_o prince_n dress_v and_o sumptuousnesse_n how_o we_o be_v to_o deal_v with_o one_o that_o complain_v to_o we_o of_o be_v offend_v and_o hurt_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o court_n household_n service_n what_o be_v the_o most_o especial_a part_n and_o office_n of_o courtly_a wisdom_n but_o yet_o as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a comfort_n and_o consolation_n in_o adverse_a fortune_n to_o have_v communicate_v with_o other_o in_o our_o prosperity_n and_o to_o have_v use_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o prince_n to_o lift_v up_o and_o advance_v other_o so_o be_v a_o courtier_n also_o to_o be_v admonish_v that_o he_o dispense_v and_o bestow_v those_o benefit_n wary_o for_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o whatever_o the_o prince_n have_v confer_v on_o another_o at_o our_o request_n be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n to_o be_v impute_v to_o we_o therefore_o his_o grace_n and_o favour_n unless_o it_o be_v very_o great_a towards_o we_o be_v not_o to_o be_v too_o much_o divide_v among_o other_o and_o very_o seldom_o be_v other_o who_o be_v not_o after_o some_o sort_n know_v to_o the_o prince_n to_o be_v recomend_v unto_o he_o that_o of_o horace_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v qualem_fw-la commend_v etiam_fw-la atque_fw-la etiam_fw-la adspice_fw-la ne_fw-la mox_fw-la incutiant_fw-la aliena_fw-la tibi_fw-la peccata_fw-la pudorem_fw-la english_v thus_o such_o as_o in_o friendly_a wise_a thou_o will_v commend_v be_v sure_o thou_o try_v they_o as_o thou_o will_v thy_o friend_n lest_o by_o their_o fault_n thyself_o shall_v get_v disgrace_n by_o their_o reproof_n a_o blush_n light_n on_o thy_o face_n 2._o if_o we_o desire_v to_o beg_v a_o boon_n of_o the_o prince_n let_v our_o request_n be_v just_a and_o accommodate_v and_o fit_v to_o time_n conjoin_v likewise_o with_o the_o dignity_n and_o emolument_fw-fr and_o advantage_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o such_o as_o the_o like_a have_v be_v obtain_v by_o many_o other_o if_o the_o prince_n signify_v his_o consent_n let_v we_o manifest_o evidence_n that_o we_o accept_v it_o as_o a_o very_a great_a benefit_n and_o bounty_n if_o he_o refuse_v we_o must_v be_v very_o careful_a that_o we_o give_v he_o not_o cause_n to_o think_v that_o we_o be_v discontent_v 3._o here_o also_o must_v we_o observe_v that_o which_o before_o chap._n 35._o num._n 1._o we_o admonish_v that_o we_o do_v not_o ambitious_o ostentate_n and_o boast_n of_o the_o prince_n favour_n as_o if_o we_o have_v he_o obnoxious_a to_o our_o command_n which_o some_o have_v do_v have_v ill_o succeed_v as_o we_o show_v what_o ever_o prince_n act_n they_o desire_v to_o seem_v to_o act_v it_o by_o their_o own_o free_a arbitrement_n and_o will_n without_o the_o additament_n and_o prop_n or_o authority_n of_o other_o especial_o of_o their_o subject_n 4._o if_o the_o prince_n give_v we_o in_o command_n any_o thing_n hard_a and_o perilous_a let_v we_o endeavour_v to_o have_v it_o comprehend_v in_o writing_n and_o if_o possible_a to_o be_v most_o accurate_o and_o exquisite_o gather_v and_o compose_v if_o any_o difficulty_n occur_v in_o execute_v they_o let_v we_o ripen_v they_o and_o before_o we_o betake_v we_o to_o the_o province_n and_o place_n appoint_v to_o execute_v they_o in_o let_v we_o not_o omit_v or_o neglect_v to_o unfold_v and_o declare_v they_o if_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v write_v and_o be_v to_o be_v commit_v to_o we_o in_o secret_a we_o be_v often_o to_o iterate_v and_o repeat_v they_o over_o in_o his_o presence_n that_o we_o may_v more_o thorough_o understand_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o commander_n and_o he_o may_v see_v that_o his_o authority_n in_o the_o thing_n which_o we_o act_n be_v not_o deny_v 5._o that_o which_o remain_v be_v we_o ought_v to_o show_v our_o promptitude_n and_o readiness_n to_o do_v even_o the_o mean_a 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this_o succeed_v not_o so_o as_o to_o ingratiate_v he_o for_o nero_n remove_v he_o from_o court_n lest_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o rival_n near_o he_o 3._o other_o that_o they_o may_v oblige_v the_o prince_n have_v associate_v themselves_o with_o he_o and_o be_v content_v to_o be_v witness_n and_o minister_n of_o his_o misdeed_n and_o lust_n a_o example_n whereof_o be_v tigellinus_n annal._n 14_o these_o consider_v not_o that_o prince_n scrupple_a not_o to_o sacrifice_v such_o man_n at_o length_n to_o public_a envy_n to_o free_v themselves_o there_o from_o such_o servant_n of_o lust_n may_v expect_v the_o same_o which_o remirus_fw-la d'orco_fw-mi that_o minister_n of_o cruelty_n to_o caesar_n borgia_n experience_v who_o borgia_n at_o length_n command_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n as_o the_o person_n guilty_a of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o himself_o have_v cruel_o act_v and_o do_v 4._o and_o by_o this_o example_n of_o remirus_fw-la we_o may_v learn_v their_o sate_a and_o destiny_n 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