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of_o the_o injury_n against_o the_o duke_n on_o vitelozzo_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 the_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o prince_n 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_o 3_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 13_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._n 17_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 19_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 23_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 34_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o civil_a principality_n p._n 40_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 45_o chap._n 11._o concern_v ecclesiastical_a principality_n p._n 47_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 51_o chap._n 13._o of_o auxiliary_a soldier_n mix_v and_o native_n p._n 57_o chap._n 14._o what_o belong_v to_o the_o prince_n touch_v military_a discipline_n p._n 62_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 65_o chap._n 16._o of_o liherality_n and_o miserableness_n p._n 68_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 70_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 75_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 80_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 93_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 99_o chap._n 22._o touch_v prince_n secretary_n p._n 103_o chap._n 23._o that_o flatterer_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v p._n 105_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 110_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 112_o chap._n 26._o a_o exhortation_n to_o free_a italy_n from_o the_o barbarion_n p._n 117_o the_o life_n of_o castruccio_n castracani_n of_o lucca_n p._n 123_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 vitelozzo_n vitelli_n olverotto_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 159_o fnis._n *_o without_o question_v the_o end_n be_v ambition_n royalty_n admit_v no_o companion_n of_o who_o to_o free_v himself_o it_o seem_v that_o romulus_n stand_v not_o much_o upon_o how_o lawful_a mean_n he_o use_v for_o cain-like_a he_o slay_v his_o brother_n and_o consent_v to_o titus_n tatius_n his_o death_n without_o doubt_n for_o venture_v to_o take_v part_n in_o the_o authority_n and_o touch_v this_o it_o may_v be_v machiavelli_n will_v speak_v true_a near_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o 18._o chapt._n where_o he_o say_v because_o the_o restore_n of_o a_o city_n to_o a_o civil_a and_o politic_a government_n presuppose_v a_o good_a man_n and_o by_o violence_n to_o become_v a_o prince_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n presuppose_v a_o evil_a man_n for_o this_o cause_n it_o shall_v very_o seldom_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o a_o good_a man_n will_v ever_o strive_v to_o make_v himself_o prince_n by_o mischievous_a way_n although_o his_o end_n therein_o be_v all_o good_a nor_o will_v a_o wicked_a man_n by_o wicked_a mean_n attain_v to_o be_v prince_n do_v good_a nor_o ever_o come_v it_o into_o his_o heart_n to_o use_v that_o authority_n well_o which_o by_o evil_a mean_n he_o come_v to_o and_o so_o at_o the_o very_a end_n of_o the_o same_o 18._o chap._n he_o conclude_v that_o though_o the_o intent_n be_v not_o good_a there_o may_v be_v a_o fair_a colour_n set_v upon_o it_o by_o a_o good_a success_n whereby_o our_o politician_n however_o he_o wind_v and_o turn_n come_v at_o length_n to_o discover_v his_o evil_a ground_n he_o 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