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to_o be_v safe_a by_o their_o number_n 13_o but_o yet_o they_o have_v be_v reach_v ibid._n how_o maladministration_n sometime_o get_v foot_v but_o be_v afterward_o correct_v page_z 14_o our_o happiness_n under_o a_o stout_a and_o wise_a prince_n 17_o the_o present_a disorder_n to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o time_n 20_o the_o king_n character_n with_o a_o description_n of_o his_o action_n and_o virtue_n 20_o to_o 24_o a_o prince_n who_o will_v reform_v the_o state_n must_v expect_v to_o meet_v with_o great_a difficulty_n 25_o what_o artifices_fw-la such_o as_o be_v guilty_a will_n use_v 26_o what_o they_o will_v allege_v in_o their_o defence_n 28_o the_o false_a colour_n they_o will_v endeavour_v to_o give_v to_o their_o action_n and_o council_n 31_o they_o will_v poison_v the_o prince_n ear_n with_o false_a whisper_v and_o misrepresent_v to_o he_o his_o best_a friend_n 33_o whither_o it_o be_v politic_a to_o nourish_v faction_n in_o a_o court_n 34_o why_o some_o people_n in_o certain_a juncture_n withdraw_v from_o public_a employment_n 38_o how_o all_o the_o able_a man_n may_v be_v induce_v to_o embrace_v the_o service_n of_o the_o government_n 39_o a_o prince_n who_o will_v correct_v abuse_n seldom_o want_v assistance_n 40_o the_o author_n reason_n and_o inducement_n to_o handle_v this_o matter_n of_o the_o grant_n 42_o the_o method_n he_o intend_v to_o observe_v in_o discourse_v upon_o this_o subject_a 43_o 44_o sect_n ii_o observation_n on_o the_o management_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o their_o public_a revenue_n valerius_n publicola_n first_o lodge_v the_o public_a money_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o saturn_n page_n 46_o as_o the_o empire_n extend_v the_o roman_n more_o solicitous_a to_o gather_v a_o public_a stock_n this_o do_v that_o they_o may_v not_o burden_n the_o plebear_n 47_o the_o exact_a fidelity_n of_o their_o commander_n in_o bring_v the_o spoil_n gain_v by_o war_n into_o the_o common_a treasury_n ibid._n till_o some_o time_n after_o the_o last_o punic_a war_n none_o think_v of_o grow_v rich_a by_o spoil_n get_v in_o the_o war_n 48_o they_o who_o do_v it_o be_v man_n who_o hatch_v wicked_a design_n against_o their_o country_n ibid._n the_o roman_n make_v every_o war_n bear_v its_o own_o charge_n 49_o instance_n of_o great_a sum_n from_o time_n to_o time_n bring_v into_o the_o common_a treasury_n 49_o to_o 52_o no_o empire_n strong_a enough_o to_o carry_v on_o a_o long_a war_n single_o upon_o its_o own_o revenue_n 53_o the_o immense_a treasure_n gather_v by_o augustus_n and_o which_o tiberius_n leave_v behind_o he_o at_o his_o death_n 57_o all_o which_o caligula_n consume_v in_o less_o than_o a_o year_n ibid._n the_o difference_n the_o roman_a emperor_n make_v in_o the_o public_a revenue_n and_o the_o prince_n private_a patrimony_n 58_o profusion_n in_o wicked_a prince_n the_o first_o spring_n of_o all_o their_o other_o vice_n 62_o the_o prodigious_a debt_n into_o which_o rome_n be_v plunge_v in_o the_o course_n of_o three_o bad_a reign_n 63_o the_o debt_n of_o the_o empire_n force_v vespasian_n a_o good_a prince_n upon_o dishonourable_a course_n of_o raise_v money_n 64_o the_o vast_a treasure_n gather_v and_o leave_v by_o nerva_n trajan_n adrian_n and_o antoninus_n pius_n 66_o antoninus_n pius_n will_v not_o account_v the_o public_a revenue_n to_o be_v his_o own_o ibid._n what_o have_v be_v gather_v in_o five_o wise_a reign_n be_v waste_v by_o commodus_n in_o less_o than_o thirteen_o year_n ibid._n the_o profusion_n of_o caracalla_n 72_o a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o roman_a coin_n 73_o 74_o coin_n the_o pulâ—e_n of_o a_o nation_n 77_o when_o the_o roman_n begin_v to_o buy_v peace_n 78_o what_o a_o number_n of_o reign_v rome_n see_v in_o 89_o year_n 79_o when_o the_o goth_n begin_v to_o invade_v the_o roman_a dominion_n 80_o the_o care_n of_o mesitheus_n chief_a minister_n to_o the_o emperor_n gordian_n 81_o original_a of_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n 83_o the_o division_n of_o the_o empire_n one_o cause_n 85_o but_o the_o principal_a cause_n be_v that_o poverty_n which_o the_o profusion_n of_o their_o emperor_n have_v bring_v upon_o the_o province_n 87_o sect_n iii_o of_o resumption_n a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o original_a of_o the_o english_a people_n and_o of_o the_o ancient_a constitution_n of_o this_o kingdom_n page_n 89_o to_o 96_o the_o original_a of_o the_o ancient_a tenor_n in_o england_n 98_o high_a custom_n and_o excise_n not_o think_v on_o in_o the_o gothick_n establishment_n 101_o these_o sort_n of_o duty_n make_v use_v of_o by_o the_o roman_n and_o set_v up_o again_o first_o in_o italy_n ibid._n in_o all_o the_o gothick_n settlement_n the_o prince_n revenue_n consist_v in_o land_n 103_o in_o form_v this_o constitution_n our_o aucestor_n take_v care_n to_o make_v ample_a provision_n for_o maintain_v the_o king_n crown_n and_o dignity_n 104_o when_o those_o land_n and_o revenue_n be_v part_v with_o which_o be_v allot_v for_o his_o and_o the_o state_n service_n parliament_n have_v seldom_o fail_v to_o restore_v and_o relieve_v his_o affair_n by_o act_n of_o resumption_n ibid._n of_o doomsday_n book_n 105_o of_o the_o yearly_a revenue_n of_o william_n the_o norman_a ibid._n the_o number_n of_o manor_n then_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n ibid._n what_o be_v call_v terra_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o doom's-day-book_n ancient_o esteem_v not_o alienable_a 106_o william_n rufus_n a_o profuse_a prince_n 107_o henry_n the_o first_o provident_a he_o punish_v ranulphus_fw-la bishop_n of_o durham_n who_o have_v be_v the_o minister_n of_o his_o brother_n extortion_n and_o profusion_n resume_v what_o have_v be_v light_o give_v away_o by_o duke_n robert_n in_o normandy_n ib._n a_o account_n of_o king_n stephen_n he_o be_v bring_v to_o a_o composition_n with_o henry_n fitz_n empress_n in_o which_o agreement_n one_o article_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v resume_v what_o crown-land_n he_o have_v alienate_v 108_o which_o agreement_n henry_n the_o second_o take_v care_n to_o see_v put_v in_o execution_n and_o he_o ride_v the_o court_n of_o foreigner_n call_v several_a of_o his_o officer_n to_o a_o account_n 109_o what_o a_o immense_a treasure_n his_o provident_a care_n have_v accumulate_v which_o be_v consume_v by_o rich._n one_a in_o the_o holy_a war_n rich._n compel_v to_o resume_v his_o own_o grant_n 110_o the_o money_n raise_v in_o england_n in_o two_o year_n of_o this_o reign_n 112_o a_o account_n of_o king_n john_n 113_o henry_n the_o three_o resume_v what_o have_v be_v alienate_v by_o king_n john_n and_o at_o the_o instance_n of_o the_o baron_n he_o banish_v the_o foreigner_n in_o this_o loose_a reign_n the_o money_n of_o england_n corrupt_v 114_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o the_o whole_a set_a of_o judge_n punish_v and_o fine_v for_o their_o corruption_n 116_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o second_o a_o ordinance_n to_o prevent_v
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care_n our_o ancestor_n have_v long_o before_o take_v in_o this_o matter_n 284_o one_a by_o regulate_v the_o expense_n of_o the_o king_n court_n ibid._n two_o by_o desire_v the_o king_n to_o employ_v wise_a and_o able_a man_n 285_o 3_o by_o procure_v the_o banishment_n of_o stranger_n who_o be_v become_v a_o burden_n upon_o the_o court_n ibid._n four_o by_o appoint_v commissioner_n to_o inspect_v the_o public_a account_n the_o record_n 287_o 5thly_a by_o inquire_v into_o the_o management_n of_o particular_a branch_n 290_o the_o provision_n which_o our_o constitution_n have_v establish_v that_o the_o king_n may_v not_o be_v deceive_v 291_o the_o progress_n grant_v aught_o to_o make_v 292_o first_o in_o the_o treasury_n the_o treasurer_n of_o the_o exchequer_n or_o lord-treasurer_n duty_n and_o oath_n ibid._n from_o thence_o the_o grant_n go_v to_o the_o attorney-general_n his_o duty_n 204_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o secretary_n of_o state_n his_o duty_n 295_o from_o the_o signet_n it_o 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