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trust_v to_o such_o to_o negotiate_v for_o he_o but_o to_o those_o rather_o who_o be_v faithful_a careful_a meek_a and_o gentle_a and_o have_v be_v long_o practise_v and_o experience_v in_o manage_v such_o affair_n 7_o it_o may_v further_o be_v demand_v with_o what_o tool_n a_o ambassador_n shall_v soon_o persuade_v a_o foreign_a prince_n and_o draw_v he_o to_o favour_n and_o further_o his_o master_n design_n shall_v he_o assail_v he_o with_o tholoz_n with_o tholoz_n firm_a argument_n and_o sound_a reason_n but_o he_o that_o be_v nice_a and_o have_v a_o special_a opinion_n of_o his_o own_o wisdom_n will_v present_o distaste_n that_o or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v solid_a or_o shall_v he_o rather_o set_v upon_o he_o with_o prin._n with_o fran._n guicch_n cominaeus_n mach._n prin._n representation_n of_o colour_n popularity_n and_o circumstance_n and_o to_o speak_v as_o the_o truth_n be_v these_o be_v of_o no_o less_o if_o they_o be_v not_o of_o more_o force_n then_o firm_a and_o sound_a 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place_n and_o person_n they_o sustain_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a shame_n disaduantageous_a and_o dishonourable_a to_o the_o prince_n if_o for_o want_v of_o such_o gift_n in_o any_o who_o he_o shall_v send_v on_o such_o errand_n it_o shall_v fall_v out_o otherwise_o or_o may_v it_o rather_o be_v for_o this_o cause_n for_o that_o in_o quintilian_n in_o quintilian_n pacify_v such_o as_o be_v seditious_a in_o the_o state_n and_o compound_v the_o quarrel_n and_o difference_n of_o such_o as_o be_v factious_a there_o be_v no_o better_a mean_a to_o accord_v they_o then_o to_o use_v a_o eloquent_a and_o plausible_a speech_n unto_o they_o sect_n i._o chap._n xiii_o of_o discord_n and_o faction_n whereof_o they_o take_v their_o beginning_n and_o of_o the_o nourish_a or_o not_o nourish_v of_o they_o in_o a_o commonwealth_n 1_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v from_o whence_o discord_n and_o faction_n have_v their_o beginning_n do_v they_o arise_v of_o such_o 22._o such_o tholoz_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la lib._n 22._o motion_n as_o be_v sudden_o suggest_v to_o the_o people_n so_o that_o there_o can_v be_v time_n give_v they_o to_o think_v or_o consider_v what_o matter_n they_o go_v about_o or_o do_v they_o take_v their_o beginning_n rather_o of_o ibidem_fw-la of_o idem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la the_o private_a or_o open_a hatred_n of_o familiar_n or_o may_v they_o proceed_v rather_o from_o the_o root_n of_o 74_o of_o senec._n epist_n 74_o pride_n and_o ambition_n whilst_o every_o man_n strive_v to_o proceed_v and_o go_v before_o another_o and_o be_v always_o detract_n from_o he_o he_o like_v not_o or_o may_v they_o have_v their_o beginning_n from_o idleness_n and_o looseness_n of_o live_v which_o oftentimes_o be_v wont_a to_o minister_v occasion_n of_o civil_a or_o rather_o uncivil_a brawl_v and_o contention_n or_o may_v they_o arise_v of_o the_o 22._o the_o tholoz_n de_fw-mi re_fw-mi pub_fw-la lib._n 22._o different_a mind_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o people_n from_o the_o design_n and_o intention_n of_o the_o nobility_n or_o not_o so_o much_o from_o thence_o neither_o but_o of_o the_o waver_a mutability_n of_o the_o unconstant_a multitude_n also_o their_o year_n be_v so_o diverse_a and_o their_o manner_n so_o unlike_a for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o where_o there_o be_v such_o and_o so_o great_a diversity_n of_o year_n and_o disparity_n of_o manner_n that_o the_o multitude_n or_o commons_o altogether_o shall_v equal_o well_o like_a of_o affect_v and_o comport_v the_o present_a state_n but_o contrariwise_o disagree_v grow_v factious_a and_o contentious_a 2_o it_o may_v further_o be_v demand_v whether_o it_o may_v be_v beneficial_a to_o a_o prince_n or_o state_n to_o nourish_v faction_n or_o no_o it_o be_v too_o hard_a a_o task_n for_o i_o right_a honourable_a to_o take_v upon_o i_o difinitive_o to_o determine_v this_o question_n for_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o among_o diverse_a man_n and_o those_o of_o the_o wise_a sort_n this_o doubt_n have_v be_v canuase_v and_o great_o controvert_v yet_o see_v that_o i_o be_o enter_v into_o it_o i_o think_v it_o not_o fit_a altogether_o to_o pass_v it_o over_o in_o silence_n without_o show_v your_o honour_n my_o private_a opinion_n therein_o which_o that_o i_o may_v do_v the_o better_o i_o will_v rip_v up_o the_o argument_n on_o both_o side_n that_o faction_n therefore_o shall_v be_v nourish_v of_o a_o prince_n or_o state_n many_o thing_n may_v induce_v and_o persuade_v thereunto_o but_o especial_o these_o two_o honour_n and_o profit_n for_o that_o prince_n 20._o prince_n mach._n prin._n cap._n 20._o must_v needs_o be_v honour_v and_o fear_v who_o always_o have_v a_o enemy_n at_o his_o own_o devotion_n and_o never_o resist_v his_o design_n and_o enterprise_n for_o he_o that_o can_v conquer_v when_o he_o listen_v be_v not_o only_o admire_v but_o much_o fear_v likewise_o both_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o for_o all_o man_n with_o one_o voice_n will_v give_v it_o out_o that_o he_o get_v the_o victory_n by_o his_o own_o valour_n and_o prowess_n which_o so_o report_v and_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v much_o renown_v therefore_o though_o he_o achieve_v it_o otherwise_o namely_o by_o be_v second_v with_o a_o potent_a faction_n join_v with_o he_o against_o their_o own_o prince_n or_o otherwise_o again_o that_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o potent_a city_n of_o a_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v bring_v under_o the_o prince_n subjection_n it_o be_v not_o only_o conducible_a and_o necessary_a but_o also_o profitable_a both_o to_o he_o and_o the_o commonwealth_n now_o to_o effect_v this_o a_o prince_n must_v either_o use_v force_n or_o policy_n if_o he_o say_v to_o compass_v his_o design_n by_o force_n he_o must_v of_o necessity_n offer_v many_o injury_n to_o the_o people_n which_o the_o more_o open_o they_o be_v do_v the_o more_o they_o do_v provoke_v they_o to_o mislike_v the_o prince_n for_o that_o which_o the_o law_n have_v make_v i_o and_o thou_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v snatch_v away_o from_o the_o subject_n it_o will_v be_v grievous_o take_v and_o hold_v for_o no_o better_a than_o a_o intolerable_a piece_n of_o injustice_n but_o when_o the_o 25._o the_o mach._n this_fw-mi lib._n 2._o cap._n 25._o city_n of_o themselves_o be_v become_v factious_a and_o the_o citizen_n do_v waste_v and_o connsume_v themselves_o by_o quarrel_n and_o faction_n the_o fault_n shall_v never_o be_v lay_v on_o the_o prince_n but_o on_o the_o factious_a and_o yet_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o prince_n in_o effect_n shall_v obtain_v what_o he_o desire_v for_o the_o city_n hereby_o grow_v weak_a and_o weary_v with_o continual_a garboil_n will_v willing_o put_v themselves_o into_o the_o prince_n protection_n and_o yield_v themselves_o subject_a to_o his_o will_n further_n for_o a_o prince_n to_o divert_v the_o current_n of_o the_o war_n or_o any_o hostile_a invasion_n from_o his_o own_o door_n it_o be_v very_o necessary_a behooveful_a and_o convenient_a now_o it_o be_v not_o incredible_a that_o ever_o he_o shall_v have_v any_o better_a way_n or_o mean_v to_o bring_v this_o to_o pass_v then_o by_o 3._o by_o herod_n lib._n 4._o xenoph._n de_fw-fr pedia_fw-la cyri._fw-la lib._n 3._o nourish_a faction_n and_o dissension_n in_o his_o enemy_n country_n for_o many_o have_v put_v this_o in_o practice_n heretofore_o and_o great_o thrive_v thereby_o moreover_o diverse_a of_o the_o wise_a sort_n have_v think_v it_o very_o advantageous_a to_o the_o prince_n that_o the_o agric._n the_o tacit._n agric._n subject_n shall_v never_o come_v altogether_o to_o consult_v or_o agree_v altogether_o upon_o any_o thing_n which_o may_v tend_v to_o their_o common_a or_o particular_a safety_n to_o conclude_v 23._o conclude_v tholoz_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la lib._n 23._o that_o a_o great_a prince_n or_o monarch_n may_v become_v more_o wary_a of_o his_o enemy_n and_o better_o conserve_v his_o own_o estate_n