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A57483 Maxims of state written by Sir Walter Raleigh ; whereunto is added his Instructions to his sonne, and The son's advice to his aged father.; Prince Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. 1650 (1650) Wing R174; ESTC R9131 26,462 87

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a_o care_n of_o justice_n among_o his_o people_n if_o he_o bestow_v many_o benefit_n and_o grace_n upon_o that_o city_n which_o he_o make_v the_o seat_n of_o his_o empire_n and_o so_o make_v it_o sure_a and_o faithful_a unto_o he_o which_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o his_o kingdom_n as_o the_o hear●_z in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o body_n or_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o heaven_n both_o to_o divide_v himself_o more_o easy_o into_o all_o the_o part_n of_o his_o dominion_n and_o lest_o the_o further_a parts●_n at_o one_o end_n move_v while_o the_o prince_n be_v in_o the_o other_o i●_z he_o go_v in_o progress_n many_o time_n to_o see_v his_o province_n especial_o those_o that_o be_v remote_a 6._o if_o he_o gratify_v his_o courtier_n and_o att●n●ants_n in_o that_o ●ort_n and_o by_o such_o mean_n as_o that_o he_o may_v seem_v not_o to_o pleasure_v they_o with_o the_o hurt_n and_o injury_n of_o his_o people_n as_o with_o monopoly_n and_o such_o like_a 7._o if_o 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whereby_o appear_v the_o false_a doctrine_n of_o the_o machiavilian_a policy_n with_o far_o the_o betmean_n to_o keep_v the_o people_n in_o obedience_n than_o love_n and_o reverence_n of_o the_o people_n towards_o the_o prince_n 10_o if_o the_o prince_n be_v well_o furnish_v with_o warlike_a provision_n which_o be_v to_o be_v rumour_v and_o make_v know_v abroad_o if_o it_o be_v know_v that_o he_o be_v reverence_v and_o obey_v by_o his_o people_n at_o home_n 11._o if_o he_o provide_v so_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o he_o that_o his_o neighbour_n kingdom_n grow_v not_o over_o much_o in_o power_n and_o dominion_n which_o if_o it_o happen_v he_o be_v to_o join_v speedy_o with_o other_o prince_n which_o be_v in_o like_o danger_n to_o abate_v that_o greatness_n and_o to_o strengthen_v himself_o and_o the_o rest_n against_o it_o a_o oversight_n of_o the_o christian_a prince_n towards_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n 12._o if_o he_o get_v he_o intelligencer_n by_o reward_n or_o other_o mean_n to_o 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the_o subject_n purse_n ●o_z do_v it_o by_o parliament_n and_o with_o their_o consent_n make_v the_o cause_n apparent_a unto_o they_o and_o show_v his_o unwillingness_n in_o charge_v they_o final_o so_o to_o use_v it_o that_o it_o may_v seem_v rather_o a_o offer_n from_o his_o subject_n than_o a_o exaction_n by_o he_o 18._o to_o stop_v small_a beginning_n unto_o ●his_fw-la end_n to_o compound_v the_o dissension_n ●hat_o arise_v among_o the_o noble_n with_o caution_n that_o such_o as_o be_v free_a be_v not_o draw_v into_o part_n whereby_o many_o time_n the_o prince_n be_v endanger_v and_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n set_v in_o a_o combustion_n as_o in_o the_o example_n of_o the_o baron_n war_n and_o the_o late_a war_n of_o france_n which_o grow_v from_o a_o quarrel_n betwixt_o the_o