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promise_n we_o have_v infinite_a example_n in_o the_o history_n for_o banish_a man_n ordinary_o promise_n much_o and_o cunning_o feign_v many_o thing_n so_o as_o they_o stuff_n a_o man_n with_o hope_n and_o provoke_v he_o to_o execute_v their_o design_n which_o in_o the_o end_n turn_v to_o the_o great_a dishonour_n and_o loss_n of_o he_o who_o put_v they_o in_o execution_n themistocles_n be_v banish_v from_o greece_n by_o his_o promise_n and_o persuasion_n induce_v artaxerxes_n to_o make_v war_n against_o it_o himself_o themistocles_n poison_v himself_o but_o themistocles_n be_v unable_a to_o maintain_v and_o hold_v his_o promise_n to_o artaxerxes_n for_o shame_n or_o fear_v of_o punishment_n poison_a himself_o by_o which_o reason_n this_o enterprise_n be_v pernicious_a and_o deadly_a hurtful_a to_o themistocles_n who_o procure_v it_o and_o scandalous_a and_o exceed_o chargeable_a to_o artaxerxes_n who_o by_o his_o persuasion_n put_v it_o in_o execution_n of_o late_a time_n the_o lord_n of_o chaumont_n general_n for_o the_o king_n of_o france_n in_o italy_n a_o personage_n of_o great_a virtue_n and_o authority_n through_o the_o persuasion_n of_o those_o of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o bentivogli_n be_v induce_v to_o go_v to_o boulogne_n to_o restore_v they_o again_o into_o the_o city_n and_o there_o to_o have_v suppress_v pope_n juli_n the_o second_o but_o the_o promise_n which_o the_o out_o ferrara_n ferdinand_n and_o don_n julius_n conspire_v against_o alfonso_n duke_n of_o ferrara_n and_o make_v they_o to_o be_v put_v in_o their_o place_n again_o without_o loss_n of_o his_o sight_n by_o the_o quick_a and_o careful_a care_n of_o the_o physician_n conspire_v together_o to_o put_v the_o duke_n to_o death_n ferdinand_n which_o be_v the_o second_o son_n in_o hope_n to_o possess_v the_o state_n and_o julius_n for_o that_o it_o seem_v unto_o he_o that_o alfonso_n regard_v not_o the_o
1539._o with_o many_o wound_n be_v murder_v and_o she_o desire_v that_o her_o son_n which_o she_o have_v by_o he_o who_o be_v then_o but_o a_o little_a child_n shall_v one_o day_n revenge_v the_o death_n of_o his_o far_a she_o keep_v his_o father_n bloody_a and_o gory_a shirt_n in_o her_o chest_n even_o as_o it_o be_v take_v from_o his_o back_n when_o he_o be_v slay_v which_o she_o often_o show_v to_o her_o son_n to_o the_o end_n to_o imprint_v in_o his_o mind_n by_o that_o object_n the_o outrage_n do_v to_o his_o father_n in_o in_o process_n of_o time_n it_o happen_v that_o either_o at_o the_o entreaty_n of_o her_o parent_n and_o friend_n or_o the_o persuasion_n of_o some_o religious_a person_n she_o yield_v to_o a_o peace_n and_o pardon_v the_o murderer_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o with_o so_o great_a a_o generosity_n of_o heart_n she_o forgive_v he_o and_o ratify_v the_o peace_n promise_v that_o to_o show_v the_o sincertie_n of_o her_o heart_n and_o that_o of_o a_o enemy_n she_o 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the_o empire_n have_v receive_v many_o injury_n he_o not_o only_o thank_v the_o king_n for_o help_v he_o by_o his_o mean_n to_o recover_v his_o town_n in_o frioli_n which_o the_o venetian_n hold_v but_o forget_v all_o the_o wrong_n receive_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n and_o to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v become_v a_o true_a friend_n and_o have_v no_o object_n before_o his_o eye_n which_o may_v call_v to_o memory_n offence_n past_a he_o cause_v a_o book_n to_o be_v burn_v which_o be_v keep_v at_o spire_n wherein_o be_v write_v all_o the_o injury_n which_o in_o time_n past_o the_o king_n of_o france_n have_v do_v to_o the_o empire_n a_o act_n true_o of_o great_a goodness_n and_o worthy_a of_o the_o magnanimity_n of_o the_o house_n of_o ostrich_n chap._n 39_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o give_v credit_n to_o a_o error_n which_o he_o see_v his_o enemy_n to_o commit_v but_o rather_o to_o think_v that_o he_o do_v it_o to_o some_o special_a purpose_n and_o that_o under_o the_o same_o 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and_o counterfeit_a apparel_n make_v show_n to_o do_v something_o enforce_v themselves_o thereby_o to_o draw_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o campe._n such_o manner_n of_o the_o enemy_n proceed_v aught_o to_o make_v thou_o beware_v for_o such_o drift_n be_v not_o without_o some_o cause_n and_o especial_a set_a purpose_n to_o deceive_v thou_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o among_o the_o example_n of_o the_o roman_n we_o have_v one_o of_o fuluius_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o roman_a army_n when_o he_o remain_v alone_o to_o guard_v the_o camp_n in_o the_o war_n against_o the_o tuscans_n for_o the_o consul_n be_v go_v to_o rome_n to_o do_v certain_a ceremony_n the_o tuscans_n then_o think_v to_o draw_v the_o roman_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o consul_n out_o of_o their_o camp_n and_o to_o make_v they_o fall_v into_o a_o ambush_n lay_v there_o hard_o by_o they_o send_v certain_a soldier_n apparel_v like_o shepherd_n with_o a_o good_a number_n of_o beast_n and_o make_v they_o go_v within_o sight_n of_o the_o roman_a army_n come_v almost_o to_o the_o trench_n of_o the_o campe._n the_o lieutenant_n marvel_v much_o at_o this_o their_o boldness_n and_o devise_v with_o himself_o what_o this_o presumption_n may_v mean_v and_o consider_v well_o that_o it_o have_v some_o foundation_n he_o find_v out_o the_o mean_n to_o discover_v the_o fraud_n and_o so_o this_o devise_n of_o the_o tuscans_n serve_v to_o no_o purpose_n a_o man_n ought_v also_o to_o know_v this_o error_n when_o the_o rashness_n of_o a_o few_o with_o a_o great_a bravado_n provoke_v the_o enemy_n to_o fight_v be_v encamp_v in_o a_o strong_a and_o sure_a ground_n and_o when_o man_n sally_v forth_o to_o fight_v with_o they_o they_o begin_v to_o file_v and_o make_v such_o retreat_n that_o the_o encamp_v desire_v to_o overcome_v may_v follow_v without_o think_v of_o any_o ambush_n and_o fall_v therein_o without_o perceive_v their_o error_n until_o such_o time_n as_o they_o be_v surprise_v wherefore_o they_o ought_v to_o beware_v of_o such_o 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shall_v have_v abandon_v their_o city_n and_o country_n we_o have_v another_o example_n of_o error_n culcciardin_n culcciardin_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o time_n of_o our_o ancestor_n in_o the_o year_n 1508._o when_v the_o florentine_n make_v war_n against_o the_o pisans_n in_o this_o war_n be_v take_v prisoner_n alfonso_n de_fw-fr mutolo_n a_o citizen_n of_o pisa_n but_o a_o man_n of_o base_a condition_n who_o be_v take_v by_o canaicio_n de_fw-fr prato_fw-la a_o old_a soldier_n of_o the_o florentine_n which_o keep_v this_o alfonso_n and_o make_v he_o great_a cheer_n and_o use_v he_o very_o honourable_o this_o man_n be_v by_o the_o pisans_n induce_v to_o do_v some_o exploit_n offer_v to_o give_v unto_o the_o florentine_n one_o of_o the_o port_n of_o pisa_n provide_v that_o they_o shall_v set_v he_o at_o liberty_n whereupon_o he_o be_v deliver_v and_o be_v come_v to_o pisa_n he_o entertain_v the_o florentine_n with_o this_o hope_n to_o be_v possess_v of_o a_o port_n of_o pisa_n wherein_o their_o army_n may_v enter_v and_o the_o matter_n be_v carry_v so_o open_o that_o come_v to_o consult_v and_o parley_v with_o the_o commissioner_n and_o principal_a man_n of_o the_o florentine_a camp_n captain_n the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o florentine_n before_o pisa_n through_o the_o policy_n of_o mutolo_n a_o pisan_a captain_n mutolo_n bring_v with_o he_o certain_a young_a man_n of_o pisa_n to_o keep_v he_o company_n and_o although_o he_o leave_v they_o a_o part_n when_o he_o go_v to_o speak_v with_o those_o which_o be_v send_v by_o the_o chief_a commaudner_n of_o the_o florentine_a army_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v say_v but_o that_o the_o aforesaid_a florentine_n may_v have_v perceive_v that_o affair_n of_o so_o great_a importance_n be_v not_o handle_v in_o
man_n have_v to_o deal_v with_o the_o dead_a there_o be_v less_o danger_n and_o yet_o a_o man_n purchase_v the_o name_n and_o report_n of_o wicked_a malicious_a and_o envious_a and_o to_o malice_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o dead_a who_o by_o his_o virtue_n deserve_v to_o have_v a_o statue_n erect_v unto_o he_o as_o be_v do_v to_o bartholomew_n coleon_n erect_v at_o venice_n in_o the_o place_n of_o s._n john_n pol_n for_o they_o which_o envy_v his_o glory_n will_v whisper_o say_v that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o pedlar_n and_o have_v not_o deserve_v such_o honour_n and_o they_o put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o statue_n a_o besom_n a_o sack_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n and_o a_o basket_n upon_o his_o head_n which_o be_v sign_n of_o a_o pedlar_n but_o this_o be_v a_o base_a injury_n and_o a_o reveuge_a of_o the_o vile_a sort_n of_o some_o base_a common_a people_n the_o valour_n of_o bartholomew_n of_o bergamo_n as_o a_o warrior_n and_o chieftain_n of_o great_a happiness_n and_o reputation_n deserve_v that_o the_o senate_n of_o venice_n as_o wise_o reknowledge_v the_o desert_n of_o those_o which_o have_v do_v they_o service_n shall_v have_v make_v he_o a_o statue_n on_o horseback_n with_o a_o helm_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o the_o trouncheon_n of_o a_o general_n in_o his_o hand_n as_o mark_n and_o ensign_n of_o his_o worth_n and_o virtue_n chap._n 44._o a_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n which_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o a_o mighty_a and_o well_o arm_a enemy_n ought_v not_o to_o refuse_v any_o reasonable_a and_o honest_a composition_n and_o agreement_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o doubtful_a and_o incertain_a hope_n to_o prevail_v worldly_n hope_n be_v so_o deceitful_a that_o whosoever_o do_v too_o much_o depend_v of_o they_o shall_v commit_v a_o error_n and_o be_v ever_o deceive_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n every_o man_n who_o upon_o hope_n of_o a_o better_a bargain_n shall_v reject_v a_o good_a one_o offer_v the_o event_n and_o expectation_n seldom_o answer_v the_o conceive_a hope_n and_o the_o first_o occasion_n be_v lose_v he_o will_v at_o length_n repent_v the_o refuse_v of_o the_o first_o offer_n and_o for_o a_o incertain_a good_a to_o have_v forsake_v a_o certain_a and_o because_o man_n do_v oftentimes_o deceive_v themselves_o herein_o i_o shall_v not_o do_v amiss_o to_o corroborate_v this_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v with_o two_o example_n by_o the_o which_o a_o man_n may_v know_v how_o ill_o they_o be_v advise_v and_o what_o error_n they_o commit_v which_o leave_n and_o refuse_v a_o good_a offer_n upon_o hope_n to_o have_v a_o better_a and_o if_o there_o be_v danger_n in_o all_o thing_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o such_o hope_n it_o be_v yet_o most_o dangerous_a in_o the_o war_n when_o a_o man_n have_v to_o deal_v with_o mighty_a enemy_n with_o who_o it_o be_v far_o better_a to_o come_v to_o a_o honest_a and_o good_a agreement_n then_o hope_v in_o vain_a to_o have_v a_o better_a and_o not_o content_v as_o it_o be_v to_o win_v but_o will_v overwin_n the_o example_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o ancient_n be_v that_o of_o the_o city_n of_o tyre_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o water_n as_o venice_n do_v now_o alexander_n plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o alexander_n alexander_n the_o great_a have_v conquer_v the_o east_n the_o tyrian_n see_v his_o greatness_n send_v he_o ambassador_n to_o offer_v he_o their_o service_n and_o to_o yield_v he_o such_o obedience_n as_o it_o shall_v please_v he_o yet_o upon_o this_o condition_n that_o they_o will_v receive_v neither_o himself_o neither_o any_o of_o his_o people_n into_o their_o city_n alexander_n be_v displease_v that_o one_o such_o town_n shall_v shut_v the_o port_n against_o he_o who_o all_o the_o east_n have_v receive_v reject_v both_o the_o ambassador_n and_o the_o condition_n offer_v he_o resolve_v to_o send_v thither_o his_o army_n the_o city_n of_o tyre_n as_o i_o have_v say_v be_v build_v in_o the_o water_n well_o wall_v and_o furnish_v with_o all_o thing_n for_o the_o defence_n thereof_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o alexander_n have_v besiege_v it_o the_o space_n of_o four_o month_n know_v well_o that_o to_o stay_v there_o be_v but_o to_o diminish_v his_o glory_n and_o to_o lose_v time_n whereas_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n by_o the_o conquest_n of_o many_o other_o country_n he_o may_v increase_v the_o same_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n he_o conclude_v to_o accept_v of_o the_o condition_n offer_v he_o before_o and_o to_o grant_v to_o they_o that_o which_o they_o demand_v and_o so_o begin_v to_o parley_v of_o a_o agreement_n but_o the_o tyrian_n swell_v with_o pride_n and_o fierce_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o resistance_n which_o they_o have_v make_v will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o accept_v of_o any_o agreement_n or_o composition_n but_o they_o slay_v those_o which_o come_v to_o parley_v with_o they_o thereof_o wherewith_o alexander_n be_v much_o move_v with_o such_o fury_n and_o obstinacy_n he_o assault_v the_o town_n that_o take_v it_o perforce_o tyre_n alexander_n the_o great_a destroy_v the_o city_n of_o tyre_n he_o raze_v it_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o slay_v the_o one_o half_a of_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o the_o other_o half_o he_o make_v slave_n and_o then_o the_o tyrian_n to_o their_o whole_a subversion_n and_o utter_a ruin_n of_o their_o country_n know_v that_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o they_o to_o have_v accept_v of_o the_o condition_n which_o they_o themselves_o have_v offer_v then_o vain_o persuade_v themselves_o to_o overcome_v alexander_n and_o to_o have_v obtain_v better_o which_o be_v to_o make_v the_o enemy_n to_o give_v over_o his_o enterprise_n and_o with_o shame_n and_o dishonour_n to_o raise_v his_o siege_n which_o have_v redound_v to_o their_o glory_n the_o other_o example_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o history_n of_o guicciardin_n in_o a_o action_n of_o the_o florentine_a commonwealth_n which_o be_v that_o in_o the_o year_n 1512._o a_o army_n of_o spaniard_n come_v into_o the_o seignory_n of_o florence_n for_o three_o cause_n to_o wit_n to_o alter_v the_o government_n to_o re-establish_a the_o de_fw-fr medicis_n in_o florence_n and_o to_o draw_v some_o money_n from_o their_o commonwealth_n the_o alter_a and_o change_v of_o the_o government_n consist_v in_o take_v away_o the_o authority_n of_o magistracy_n from_o peter_n soderini_n who_o be_v gonfalonier_n for_o term_n of_o his_o life_n the_o return_n of_o the_o de_fw-fr medicis_n be_v to_o be_v on_o condition_n that_o they_o shall_v live_v as_o private_a citizen_n and_o the_o sum_n of_o money_n which_o the_o spaniard_n require_v be_v not_o such_o but_o that_o the_o florentine_n may_v very_o easy_o have_v pay_v it_o the_o spaniard_n have_v not_o that_o favour_n which_o be_v promise_v they_o by_o many_o citizen_n who_o have_v offer_v themselves_o to_o take_v arm_n in_o their_o behalf_n so_o soon_o as_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o their_o knowledge_n that_o they_o be_v arrive_v in_o that_o seignory_n wherefore_o victual_n and_o other_o necessary_a provision_n begin_v to_o fail_v they_o assay_v to_o come_v to_o some_o composition_n and_o there_o be_v no_o more_o question_n of_o change_v of_o the_o state_n which_o be_v grant_v and_o of_o the_o return_n of_o the_o de_fw-fr medicis_n in_o like_a manner_n but_o all_o the_o matter_n rest_v in_o pay_v a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n which_o exceed_v not_o 30000._o ducat_n and_o that_o out_o of_o the_o town_n of_o prato_n before_o which_o the_o spanish_a army_n than_o lie_v victual_n shall_v be_v give_v until_o that_o the_o article_n of_o agreement_n be_v ratify_v but_o the_o florentine_n move_v with_o a_o vain_a hope_n of_o prevail_a without_o accept_v of_o any_o of_o these_o condition_n delay_v their_o resolution_n and_o final_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o this_o agreement_n the_o three_o point_n be_v reduce_v into_o one_o which_o be_v of_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o money_n wherefore_o the_o spaniard_n constrain_v through_o necessity_n and_o despite_n spoil_v the_o town_n of_o prato_n most_o miserable_o spaniard_n prato_n sack_v by_o the_o spaniard_n and_o put_v the_o whole_a estate_n of_o florence_n to_o great_a pain_n and_o trouble_v he_o than_o commit_v a_o great_a fault_n which_o be_v assail_v by_o a_o mighty_a enemy_n and_o accept_v not_o of_o the_o reasonable_a condition_n which_o be_v offer_v he_o in_o hope_n to_o prevail_v without_o they_o the_o city_n of_o tyre_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v content_v when_o alexander_n yield_v to_o grant_v unto_o they_o the_o condition_n which_o they_o themselves_o before_o have_v demand_v and_o to_o have_v make_v so_o great_a a_o warrior_n to_o consent_v to_o their_o will_n it_o ought_v also_o to_o have_v suffice_v the_o florentine_n when_o so_o many_o condition_n propound_v by_o the_o spaniard_n be_v reduce_v into_o one_o and_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a conquest_n that_o the_o
receive_v he_o into_o florence_n give_v opportunity_n to_o the_o gentleman_n and_o the_o young_a man_n to_o possess_v the_o palace_n this_o do_v the_o duke_n of_o urbin_n and_o the_o cardinal_n with_o hippolito_n de_fw-fr medicis_n enter_v into_o florence_n and_o have_v put_v 1500._o soldier_n in_o arm_n which_o upon_o a_o just_a suspicion_n have_v be_v many_o day_n in_o the_o city_n they_o take_v their_o way_n towards_o the_o place_n there_o to_o draw_v to_o a_o head_n and_o to_o force_v the_o palace_n which_o the_o young_a man_n have_v fortify_v these_o soldier_n present_o possess_v the_o place_n be_v abandon_v by_o the_o people_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o urbin_n and_o the_o marquesse_n of_o saluce_n perceive_v that_o there_o be_v too_o few_o soldier_n to_o force_v the_o palace_n which_o for_o fear_v the_o people_n shall_v again_o take_v heart_n be_v to_o be_v take_v before_o the_o night_n come_v on_o therefore_o they_o resolve_v to_o bring_v into_o the_o city_n part_n of_o the_o venetian_a company_n which_o be_v encamp_v near_o the_o town_n and_o there_o be_v prepare_v a_o miserable_a and_o lamentable_a day_n for_o the_o city_n of_o florence_n where_o hourly_o be_v in_o danger_n the_o nobility_n to_o be_v massacre_v danger_n francis_n guâ—â—câ—ardin_n deâ—uered_v the_o city_n of_o florence_n from_o great_a danger_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v sack_v francis_n guicciardin_n be_v the_o pope_n lieutenant_n provide_v a_o good_a remedy_n for_o this_o disorder_n whereby_o he_o deliver_v his_o country_n from_o a_o imminent_a danger_n and_o memorable_a loss_n which_o be_v this_o frederick_n bozolo_n come_v out_o of_o the_o palace_n whither_o he_o enter_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o sedition_n to_o the_o end_n to_o have_v appease_v the_o same_o which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v but_o be_v taunt_v with_o many_o bitter_a speech_n by_o the_o angry_a young_a gentleman_n and_o therewith_o high_o offend_v in_o a_o great_a chafe_n he_o return_v and_o know_v the_o small_a force_n and_o the_o great_a disorder_n within_o the_o palace_n by_o his_o report_n he_o may_v have_v do_v much_o harm_n but_o guicciardin_n go_v to_o he_o and_o appease_v he_o pray_v he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o inflame_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o duke_n and_o the_o cardinal_n to_o take_v the_o palace_n by_o force_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v persuade_v a_o agreement_n and_o enforce_v himself_o to_o pacify_v the_o trouble_n which_o he_o very_o well_o perform_v and_o persuade_v the_o duke_n and_o the_o cardinal_n to_o go_v into_o the_o palace_n where_o in_o cold_a blood_n with_o good_a word_n and_o fair_a promise_n they_o which_o be_v within_o be_v persuade_v to_o return_v to_o their_o house_n &_o to_o leave_v the_o palace_n and_o so_o by_o mean_n of_o guicciardin_n the_o sedition_n cease_v and_o be_v appease_v but_o within_o a_o little_a while_n after_o he_o be_v blame_v both_o by_o the_o cardinal_n siluius_n and_o by_o the_o florentine_n also_o and_o each_o of_o the_o party_n deem_v that_o this_o agreement_n be_v prejudicial_a unto_o they_o for_o that_o the_o cardinal_n complain_v of_o he_o say_v that_o love_v better_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o citizen_n than_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o house_n of_o medicis_n he_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n that_o by_o his_o mean_n and_o cunning_a the_o estate_n of_o the_o house_n of_o medicis_n have_v not_o that_o day_n be_v for_o ever_o establish_v by_o the_o blood_n and_o death_n of_o the_o nobility_n guicciardin_n the_o florentines_n murmur_v against_o guicciardin_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o nobility_n and_o commons_o rail_v at_o he_o say_v that_o when_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o palace_n make_v the_o danger_n great_a than_o it_o be_v he_o seduce_v they_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o de_fw-fr medicis_n and_o to_o support_v they_o in_o their_o greatness_n without_o need_n to_o lay_v down_o their_o weapon_n and_o return_n to_o their_o house_n so_o as_o the_o do_n of_o guicciardin_n please_v neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o a_o gentleman_n be_v not_o to_o care_v for_o such_o reproach_n be_v for_o the_o good_a and_o defence_n of_o his_o country_n neither_o aught_o to_o regard_v the_o ingratitude_n of_o the_o citizen_n neither_o the_o speech_n of_o the_o people_n provide_v that_o he_o serve_v and_o profit_v his_o country_n which_o a_o man_n ought_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o defend_v and_o to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n for_o deliverance_n and_o safety_n thereof_o whether_o it_o redound_v to_o his_o honour_n or_o reproach_n chap._n 51._o prince_n ought_v to_o give_v ear_n to_o such_o as_o complain_v of_o their_o governor_n and_o officer_n for_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n not_o to_o regard_v they_o forasmuch_o as_o governor_n and_o minister_n of_o prince_n and_o commonwealth_n may_v behave_v themselves_o ill_a in_o their_o governement_n and_o do_v they_o little_a honour_n which_o place_v they_o therein_o when_o any_o one_o come_v to_o complain_v to_o the_o superior_a of_o the_o ill_a government_n of_o some_o one_o his_o servant_n or_o officer_n he_o ought_v gracious_o to_o hear_v he_o and_o so_o well_o as_o he_o possible_o may_v to_o content_v the_o plaintiff_n for_o fear_n that_o some_o inconvenience_n shall_v follow_v and_o by_o somuch_o the_o more_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v so_o by_o how_o much_o those_o governor_n be_v remote_a and_o far_o distant_a from_o the_o person_n of_o the_o prince_n by_o which_o far_a distance_n they_o may_v presume_v to_o do_v something_o which_o can_v be_v endure_v and_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o may_v seem_v a_o matter_n unworthy_a of_o a_o great_a lord_n to_o show_v himself_o a_o man_n that_o will_v altogether_o believe_v the_o first_o tale_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o hear_v complaint_n of_o any_o one_o first_o of_o the_o government_n and_o thereupon_o dishonour_v he_o or_o have_v hear_v the_o governors_n answer_n for_o his_o defence_n to_o reject_v the_o plaintiff_n but_o he_o ought_v heedful_o to_o hear_v they_o both_o wise_o 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will_v not_o spend_v long_a time_n in_o example_n it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o say_v that_o he_o which_o make_v and_o establish_v a_o law_n aught_o to_o observe_v and_o maintain_v the_o same_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v against_o his_o own_o profit_n and_o although_o there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o florence_n question_n of_o matter_n appertain_v to_o estate_n the_o people_n peradventure_o will_v have_v judge_v the_o same_o or_o alter_v the_o punishment_n according_a to_o their_o discretion_n it_o may_v have_v suffice_v so_o as_o the_o offence_n be_v punish_v as_o worthy_a thereof_o and_o the_o law_n nevertheless_o hold_v inviolable_a as_o good_a and_o profitable_a chap._n 12._o in_o our_o affair_n and_o occurrence_n we_o ought_v to_o settle_v and_o ground_v more_o trust_n and_o assurance_n in_o he_o who_o expect_v good_a from_o we_o then_o in_o he_o who_o already_o have_v receive_v the_o same_o gvicciardins_n counsel_n and_o advice_n
be_v most_o certain_a who_o say_v that_o more_o trust_n be_v to_o be_v repose_v in_o he_o who_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o we_o than_o in_o he_o who_o have_v already_o receive_v pleasure_n at_o our_o hand_n for_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o good_a to_o come_v have_v much_o more_o force_n in_o our_o heart_n than_o the_o remembrance_n of_o that_o which_o be_v already_o receive_v and_o here-hence_o it_o come_v that_o when_o one_o man_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o another_o we_o see_v that_o the_o needy_a follow_v ☞_o ☞_o intreat_v and_o importune_v he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o do_v he_o pleasure_n so_o as_o he_o will_v do_v any_o thing_n to_o have_v what_o he_o desire_v but_o after_o that_o he_o have_v receive_v it_o he_o grow_v careless_a and_o be_v not_o lead_v with_o such_o fervent_a affection_n neither_o do_v he_o court_v his_o benefactor_n as_o before_o he_o be_v wont_a and_o his_o benefactor_n require_v any_o matter_n of_o importance_n at_o his_o hand_n receive_v more_o reckon_v be_v 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of_o revenue_n the_o conduct_n and_o lead_n of_o a_o hundred_o man_n at_o arm_n and_o with_o promise_n of_o aid_n and_o assistance_n to_o recover_v to_o the_o church_n certain_a town_n and_o hold_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o rome_n which_o the_o king_n perform_v when_o he_o come_v into_o italy_n it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n have_v the_o same_o practice_n see_v that_o duke_n valentine_n have_v need_v of_o he_o so_o as_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o may_v be_v lead_v with_o like_a conceit_n let_v a_o man_n then_o in_o time_n of_o need_n assure_v himself_o more_o of_o he_o that_o desire_v than_o of_o he_o that_o already_o have_v receive_v a_o pleasure_n for_o he_o which_o desire_v be_v hot_a and_o he_o who_o have_v receive_v what_o he_o desire_v be_v cold_a or_o at_o the_o most_o be_v but_o lukewarm_a chap._n 13._o he_o which_o take_v more_o authority_n upon_o he_o than_o belong_v to_o his_o degree_n and_o office_n commit_v a_o error_n and_o seldom_o escape_v unpunished_a every_o man_n which_o by_o commission_n from_o another_o take_v any_o charge_n or_o be_v by_o a_o superior_a establish_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o any_o matter_n of_o importance_n ought_v well_o to_o consider_v that_o his_o authority_n be_v not_o sovereign_a and_o absolute_a but_o depend_v of_o a_o superior_a and_o therefore_o be_v restrain_v within_o certain_a limit_n which_o he_o may_v not_o pass_v without_o error_n and_o danger_n to_o discontent_n his_o superior_a and_o to_o be_v punish_v or_o to_o incur_v the_o dishonour_n to_o be_v repute_v a_o man_n rash_a and_o presumptuous_a and_o although_o that_o to_o a_o governor_n of_o a_o town_n or_o general_n of_o a_o army_n or_o to_o such_o like_a person_n as_o have_v public_a charge_n there_o be_v sometime_o give_v a_o very_a large_a commission_n with_o authority_n which_o seem_v free_a and_o absolute_a nevertheless_o wisdom_n and_o common_a experience_n teach_v and_o warn_v he_o which_o have_v such_o authority_n not_o so_o to_o use_v it_o as_o though_o it_o be_v his_o own_o but_o aught_o always_o to_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o he_o from_o who_o he_o receive_v the_o same_o and_o to_o think_v with_o himself_o that_o at_o his_o discretion_n he_o may_v take_v it_o from_o he_o again_o as_o occasion_n shall_v be_v offer_v and_o that_o he_o must_v yield_v a_o reason_n and_o give_v account_n of_o his_o charge_n consider_v that_o although_o he_o may_v do_v any_o thing_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o always_o lawful_a and_o expedient_a to_o do_v it_o and_o when_o such_o person_n be_v establish_v in_o manage_v of_o public_a affair_n they_o ought_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o to_o use_v consideration_n and_o regard_n by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o it_o be_v dangerous_a and_o damageable_a to_o do_v the_o contrary_a and_o to_o administer_v the_o affair_n with_o absolute_a authority_n according_a to_o their_o fantasy_n in_o civil_a affair_n and_o government_n of_o town_n subject_a to_o a_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n whither_o be_v ordinary_o send_v gentleman_n of_o estate_n appoint_v by_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n when_o such_o a_o governor_n will_v attribute_v unto_o himself_o great_a authority_n than_o be_v convenient_a and_o to_o proceed_v as_o absolute_a let_v he_o not_o doubt_v but_o that_o to_o his_o dishonour_n he_o will_v be_v sequester_v from_o his_o government_n for_o some_o space_n if_o not_o for_o ever_o in_o recompense_n of_o his_o little_a circumspection_n if_o peradventure_o he_o escape_v unpunished_a for_o example_n to_o other_o for_o this_o manner_n of_o proceed_v give_v rather_o a_o certain_a sign_n of_o malice_n rashness_n or_o pride_n than_o otherwise_o do_v put_v other_o in_o suspicion_n and_o make_v himself_o odious_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n whereof_o he_o be_v a_o citizen_n or_o to_o the_o prince_n who_o give_v he_o such_o government_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o hatred_n and_o suspicion_n he_o be_v oftentimes_o commit_v to_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n or_o banish_v or_o in_o some_o sort_n deprive_v of_o his_o life_n peter_n de_fw-fr medicis_n after_o the_o death_n of_o laurence_n his_o father_n have_v obtain_v in_o the_o florentine_a commonwealth_n the_o same_o authority_n which_o his_o father_n have_v which_o be_v such_o that_o all_o public_a matter_n be_v do_v by_o his_o counsel_n he_o be_v at_o the_o creation_n of_o all_o magistrate_n and_o even_o by_o his_o consent_n and_o by_o his_o mean_n office_n be_v bestow_v upon_o such_o as_o by_o he_o be_v recommend_v but_o peter_n not_o content_a with_o this_o authority_n which_o his_o father_n hold_v a_o long_a time_n with_o great_a modesty_n usurp_v great_a authority_n than_o his_o country_n will_v permit_v wherefore_o when_o charles_n the_o 8._o king_n of_o france_n go_v into_o italy_n to_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o
greatness_n in_o his_o government_n than_o he_o have_v do_v prosperity_n a_o man_n can_v retain_v that_o greatness_n of_o courage_n in_o adversity_n which_o they_o show_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o prosperity_n but_o afterward_o when_o the_o same_o john_n bentivogli_n in_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n julius_n the_o second_o begin_v to_o prove_v ill_a and_o contrary_a fortune_n which_o deprive_v man_n of_o their_o wit_n and_o judgement_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n chase_v he_o out_o of_o his_o estate_n he_o know_v then_o that_o man_n in_o contrary_a accident_n and_o misfortune_n can_v retain_v that_o greatness_n of_o courage_n which_o they_o have_v in_o time_n of_o their_o prosperity_n and_o then_o perceive_v that_o when_o they_o be_v fortunate_a they_o do_v wrongful_o reprehend_v other_o of_o fear_n and_o ill_a government_n for_o the_o lord_n of_o boulogna_n see_v himself_o invade_v by_o the_o pope_n with_o a_o mighty_a army_n and_o see_v the_o lord_n of_o chaumont_n general_n of_o the_o french_a army_n in_o his_o aid_n to_o drive_v he_o out_o of_o the_o estate_n have_v lose_v both_o courage_n and_o counsel_n without_o so_o much_o as_o unshethe_n his_o sword_n and_o without_o shed_v one_o drop_n of_o blood_n he_o go_v out_o of_o boulogna_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n to_o milan_n leave_v boulogna_n free_a to_o the_o pope_n and_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n so_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o remember_v the_o reproach_n which_o he_o have_v use_v to_o peter_n de_fw-fr medicis_n neither_o have_v he_o that_o greatness_n of_o courage_n and_o force_n in_o himself_o which_o he_o desire_v to_o have_v be_v in_o another_o and_o leave_v for_o example_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v mock_v nor_o reprove_v he_o which_o be_v fall_v from_o prosperity_n to_o adversity_n for_o that_o no_o man_n know_v what_o may_v happen_v to_o himself_o neither_o know_v whether_o in_o his_o trouble_n and_o adversity_n he_o shall_v retain_v that_o force_n of_o courage_n which_o he_o will_v have_v see_v in_o another_o chap._n 37._o that_o mighty_a commonwealth_n and_o excellent_a personage_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v blame_v although_o they_o give_v place_n to_o the_o force_n and_o oppression_n of_o fortune_n forasmuch_o as_o i_o know_v well_o that_o many_o have_v blame_v the_o lord_n of_o venice_n because_o that_o in_o the_o year_n 1508._o they_o be_v vanquish_v and_o put_v to_o flight_n at_o vaila_n and_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n at_o a_o point_n to_o have_v yield_v unto_o the_o empire_n all_o the_o main_a land_n i_o have_v think_v it_o a_o matter_n not_o altogether_o unprofitable_a to_o consider_v a_o little_a and_o by_o piecemeal_o to_o examine_v the_o manner_n of_o their_o carriage_n and_o proceed_n in_o that_o case_n and_o to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v not_o so_o blameworthy_a as_o many_o will_v make_v they_o among_o all_o they_o which_o blame_v they_o the_o most_o sharp_a and_o vehement_a be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o discourse_n upon_o titus_n livius_n a_o author_n true_o both_o grave_n and_o honourable_a who_o by_o word_n a_o little_a too_o large_a and_o vehement_a term_v they_o weak_a base_a mind_a insolent_a and_o of_o small_a judgement_n for_o this_o cause_n i_o will_v endeavour_n myself_o to_o show_v without_o offence_n to_o this_o author_n that_o the_o lord_n of_o venice_n have_v not_o deserve_v in_o their_o do_n to_o be_v so_o much_o blame_v and_o mock_v by_o he_o and_o whosoever_o shall_v proceed_v as_o they_o have_v do_v be_v it_o a_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n can_v justly_o be_v term_v weak_a insufficient_a nor_o less_o excellent_a than_o before_o this_o author_n in_o the_o beginning_n show_v the_o baseness_n and_o negligence_n of_o the_o venetian_n make_v this_o conclusion_n that_o excellent_a man_n and_o mighty_a commonwealth_n retain_v in_o all_o fortune_n the_o same_o courage_n and_o the_o same_o dignity_n and_o to_o strengthen_v his_o conclusion_n with_o example_n he_o allege_v one_o in_o particular_a in_o the_o person_n of_o furius_n 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to_o be_v condemn_v of_o inconstancy_n see_v that_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o persist_v and_o continue_v in_o the_o friendship_n of_o another_o man_n notwithstanding_o that_o he_o be_v a_o dependent_a and_o successor_n of_o his_o decease_a friend_n chap._n 95._o a_o general_n or_o commander_n in_o chief_a ought_v not_o to_o be_v touch_v in_o his_o honour_n and_o reputation_n by_o those_o which_o make_v choice_n of_o he_o and_o principal_o during_o the_o time_n that_o he_o be_v in_o arm_n it_o be_v a_o custom_n among_o all_o prince_n have_v occasion_n to_o choose_v a_o general_n either_o of_o their_o own_o subject_n or_o some_o stranger_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o some_o honourable_a personage_n and_o of_o good_a renown_n after_o that_o he_o be_v choose_v and_o that_o he_o have_v the_o government_n and_o charge_n of_o the_o army_n it_o be_v neither_o secure_a nor_o convenient_a to_o touch_v he_o in_o honour_n either_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n as_o with_o disgrace_n to_o take_v his_o 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