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during_o my_o abode_n in_o france_n as_o to_o make_v it_o speak_v english_a then_o be_v invite_v to_o expose_v it_o to_o the_o light_n to_o the_o public_a view_n the_o public_a voice_n teach_v it_o to_o implore_v your_o lordship_n protection_n whether_o be_v consider_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o author_n the_o gravity_n of_o the_o matter_n or_o knowledge_n in_o the_o original_a wherein_o it_o be_v pen_v for_o as_o the_o author_n be_v noble_a and_o eminent_a in_o his_o place_n in_o like_a manner_n be_v your_o honour_n shine_v in_o your_o orb_n as_o a_o star_n of_o the_o first_o magnitude_n lend_v a_o most_o benign_a and_o gracious_a influence_n to_o the_o just_a cause_n of_o the_o oppress_a distress_a fatherless_a and_o widow_n the_o matter_n be_v of_o politic_a maxim_n and_o divers_a remarkable_a occurrence_n in_o sundry_a republikes_n and_o to_o who_o now_o can_v this_o be_v more_o apt_o address_v then_o to_o a_o principal_a minister_n of_o state_n in_o who_o prudence_n science_n 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promise_n to_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n so_o pray_v my_o lord_n your_o lordship_n most_o humble_o devote_a henr_n hunt_n the_o content_n of_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o state_n of_o christendom_n the_o preface_n pag._n 1._o of_o the_o interest_n of_o spain_n pag._n 4._o of_o the_o interest_n of_o france_n p._n 13._o of_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n pag._n 18._o of_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n p._n 22._o of_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n pag._n 24._o of_o the_o interest_n of_o germany_n p._n 26._o of_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o swiss_n and_o of_o the_o unite_a province_n of_o the_o low-countries_n p._n 31._o of_o the_o interest_n of_o england_n p._n 34._o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o state_n of_o christendom_n the_o preface_n p._n 38._o the_o first_o discourse_n upon_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o league_n p._n 40._o the_o second_o discourse_n upon_o the_o war_n of_o savoy_n p._n 58._o the_o three_o discourse_n upon_o the_o difference_n that_o happen_v between_v pope_n paul_n v._o and_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n the_o year_n 1605._o p._n 64._o the_o four_o discourse_n concern_v the_o truce_n of_o the_o low-countries_n with_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n pag._n 81._o the_o five_o discourse_n upon_o the_o affair_n about_o the_o succession_n of_o cleves_n and_o julliers_n p._n 93._o the_o sixth_o discourse_n upon_o the_o election_n of_o the_o count_n palatine_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n pag._n 103._o the_o seven_o discourse_v upon_o the_o commotion_n that_o happen_v in_o italy_n for_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o dutchy_n of_o mantua_n and_o montferrat_n p._n 117._o finis_fw-la of_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o state_n of_o christendom_n the_o prince_n command_n the_o people_n and_o the_o interest_n command_v the_o prince_n the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o interest_n be_v as_o much_o more_o raise_v above_o that_o of_o prince_n 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