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that_o enter_v into_o sinigallia_n not_o by_o a_o right_a line_n but_o athwart_o before_o the_o gate_n there_o be_v a_o bourg_n of_o house_n with_o a_o broad_a place_n before_o they_o which_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n shoulder_n upon_o one_o side_n so_o that_o the_o vitelli_n &_o orsini_n have_v give_v order_n to_o attend_v the_o duke_n and_o personal_o to_o honour_v he_o the_o better_a to_o give_v way_n to_o his_o man_n they_o retire_v their_o own_o into_o certain_a castle_n some_o six_o mile_n from_o sinigallia_n and_o have_v leave_v only_a oliverotto_n in_o sinigallia_n with_o his_o band_n which_o be_v some_o thousand_o foot_n and_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o horse_n which_o be_v lodge_v in_o the_o bourg_n beforenamed_a thing_n be_v thus_o order_v duke_n valentine_n come_v thence_o towards_o sinigallia_n and_o when_o the_o first_o head_n of_o the_o horse_n troop_n come_v up_o to_o the_o bridge_n they_o pass_v it_o not_o but_o make_v stand_v they_o turn_v their_o horse_n the_o 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not_o so_o much_o mind_n the_o great_a fortune_n of_o their_o family_n as_o the_o valour_n of_o their_o ancestor_n these_o three_o then_o be_v come_v up_o to_o the_o duke_n and_o do_v their_o obeissance_n be_v receive_v by_o he_o with_o a_o cheerful_a countenance_n and_o present_o by_o those_o who_o have_v charge_n to_o look_v to_o they_o take_v between_o they_o but_o when_o the_o duke_n see_v that_o oliverotto_n be_v want_v who_o have_v stay_v with_o his_o man_n at_o sinigallia_n and_o attend_v before_o at_o the_o broad_a place_n by_o his_o lodging_n above_o the_o river_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o order_n and_o exercise_v they_o he_o wink_v upon_o don_n michael_n to_o who_o the_o care_n of_o oliveroâ—to_n be_v commit_v that_o he_o shall_v take_v such_o order_n that_o oliverotto_n shall_v not_o escape_v he_o whereupon_o don_n michael_n ride_v before_o and_o be_v come_v to_o oliverotto_n tell_v he_o that_o now_o it_o be_v not_o a_o time_n to_o hold_v his_o man_n together_o out_o of_o their_o lodging_n because_o than_o they_o will_v be_v take_v from_o they_o by_o the_o duke_n soldier_n and_o therefore_o persuade_v he_o to_o send_v they_o to_o their_o lodging_n and_o go_v with_o he_o to_o meet_v the_o duke_n which_o when_o oliverotto_n have_v do_v the_o duke_n come_v and_o have_v see_v he_o call_v he_o to_o who_o oliverotto_n have_v make_v reverence_n he_o join_v in_o troop_n with_o the_o rest_n and_o enter_v into_o sinigallia_n where_o all_o dismount_v at_o the_o duke_n lodging_n and_o enter_v with_o he_o into_o a_o private_a chamber_n they_o be_v hold_v prisoner_n to_o the_o duke_n who_o present_o get_v a_o horseback_n and_o command_v that_o oliverotto_n and_o the_o orsiny_n soldier_n shall_v be_v all_o rifle_a oliverotto_n be_v all_o pillage_v by_o reason_n they_o be_v near_o at_o hand_n those_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o orsini_n and_o vitelli_n be_v more_o remote_a have_v before_o hear_v of_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o master_n have_v time_n to_o get_v together_o where_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o valour_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o orsini_n and_o vitelli_n joint_o all_o in_o one_o body_n in_o despite_n of_o the_o country_n and_o their_o enemy_n power_n they_o save_v themselves_o but_o the_o duke_n soldier_n not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o pillage_n of_o oliverotto_n soldier_n begin_v to_o sack_n sinigallia_n and_o have_v not_o the_o duke_n by_o the_o death_n of_o many_o stop_v their_o insolence_n they_o will_v utter_o have_v sack_n it_o but_o night_n be_v come_v &_o all_o stir_n quiet_a the_o duke_n think_v fit_a to_o put_v vitellozzo_n and_o oliverotto_n to_o death_n and_o have_v bring_v they_o together_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v strangle_v where_o neither_o of_o they_o speak_v any_o thing_n worthy_a of_o their_o life_n past_a for_o vitellozzo_n pray_v that_o supplication_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o the_o pope_n to_o grant_v he_o a_o plenary_a indulgence_n of_o all_o his_o sin_n oliverotto_n much_o lament_v himself_o cast_v all_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o injury_n against_o the_o duke_n on_o vitellozzo_n back_n paul_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o gravina_n be_v keep_v alive_a till_o the_o duke_n have_v word_n that_o at_o rome_n the_o pope_n have_v lay_v hold_n on_o the_o cardinal_n orsino_n the_o archbishop_n of_o florence_n and_o master_n james_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n after_o which_o news_n upon_o the_o 18_o of_o january_n at_o the_o castle_n of_o pieve_v they_o also_o be_v strangle_v in_o the_o like_a manner_n finis_fw-la the_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o prince_z chap._n 1._o how_o many_o sort_n of_o principality_n there_o be_v and_o how_o many_o way_n they_o be_v attain_v to_o pag._n 1_o chap._n 2._o of_o hereditary_a principality_n p._n 2_o chap._n 3._o of_o mix_a principality_n p._n 4_o chap._n 4._o wherefore_o darius_n his_o kingdom_n take_v by_o alexander_n rebel_v not_o against_o his_o successor_n after_o alexander_n death_n p._n 23_o chap._n 5._o in_o what_o manner_n city_n and_o principality_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v which_o before_o they_o be_v conquer_v live_v under_o their_o own_o law_n p_o 30_o chap._n 6._o of_o new_a principality_n that_o be_v conquer_v by_o one_o own_o arm_n and_o valour_n p._n 33_o chap._n 7._o of_o new_a principality_n get_v by_o fortune_n and_o other_o man_n force_n p._n 41_o chap._n 8._o concern_v those_o who_o by_o wicked_a mean_n have_v attain_v to_o a_o principality_n p._n 61_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o civil_a principality_n p._n 72_o chap._n 10._o in_o what_o manner_n the_o force_n of_o all_o principality_n ought_v to_o be_v measure_v p._n 80_o chap._n 11._o concern_v ecclesiastical_a principality_n p._n 85_o chap._n 12._o how_o many_o sort_n of_o military_a discipline_n there_o be_v and_o touch_v mercenary_a soldier_n p._n 91_o chap._n 13._o of_o auxiliary_a soldier_n mix_v and_o native_n p._n 102_o chap._n 14._o what_o belong_v to_o the_o prince_n touch_v military_a discipline_n p._n 111_o chap._n 15._o of_o those_o thing_n in_o respect_n whereof_o man_n and_o especial_o prince_n be_v praise_v or_o dispraise_v p._n 117_o chap._n 16._o of_o liberality_n &_o miserableness_n p._n 122_o chap._n 17._o of_o cruelty_n and_o clemency_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v belove_v or_o fear_v p._n 128_o chap._n 18._o in_o what_o manner_n prince_n ought_v to_o keep_v their_o word_n p._n 135_o chap._n 19_o that_o prince_n shall_v take_v a_o care_n not_o to_o incur_v contempt_n or_o hatred_n p._n 145_o chap._n 20._o whether_o the_o citadel_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o prince_n make_v use_v of_o be_v profitable_a or_o damageable_a p._n 169_o chap._n 21._o how_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o behave_v himself_o to_o gain_v reputation_n p._n 179_o chap._n 22._o touch_v prince_n secretary_n p._n 187_o chap._n 23._o that_o flatterer_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v p._n 191_o chap._n 24._o wherefore_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n have_v lose_v their_o state_n p._n 198_o chap._n 25._o how_o great_a power_n fortune_n have_v in_o humane_a affair_n and_o what_o mean_v there_o be_v to_o resist_v it_o p._n 202_o chap._n 26._o a_o exhortation_n to_o free_a italy_n from_o the_o barbarian_n p._n 212_o the_o life_n of_o castruccio_n castracani_n of_o lucca_n p._n 223_o a_o relation_n of_o the_o course_n take_v by_o the_o duke_n valentine_n in_o the_o murder_n of_o vitellozzo_n vitelli_n oliverotto_n of_o fermo_n paul_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o gravita_n all_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o orsini_n p._n 289_o finis_fw-la