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the_o custom_n of_o tyrant_n to_o call_v the_o public_a business_n of_o great_a moment_n to_o themselves_o alone_o but_o consult_v and_o detain_v the_o senate_n or_o public_a council_n accustom_v to_o advise_v of_o these_o thing_n and_o who_o otherwise_o shall_v consult_v in_o frivolous_a question_n and_o thing_n of_o no_o moment_n 2_o tyrant_n by_o how_o much_o more_o praise_v for_o their_o true_a virtue_n by_o so_o much_o do_v think_v their_o vice_n upbraid_v and_o therefore_o themselves_o scorn_v whence_o they_o grow_v angry_a 3_o it_o be_v the_o tyrant_n custom_n to_o hate_v those_o who_o the_o people_n or_o senate_n as_o well_o deserve_v of_o he_o commend_v and_o love_n 4_o it_o be_v more_o safe_a for_o every_o noble_a and_o great_a man_n to_o have_v a_o tyrant_n angry_a with_o he_o then_o flatter_v and_o propitious_a viz._n dissemble_v 5_o it_o be_v the_o tyrant_n custom_n whatsoever_o any_o subject_n have_v that_o be_v good_a excellent_a and_o beautiful_a whether_o it_o be_v in_o thing_n of_o the_o soil_n or_o of_o his_o own_o proper_a right_n to_o occuple_n and_o retain_v to_o himself_o 6_o the_o only_a crime_n of_o treason_n be_v the_o singular_a crime_n of_o they_o without_o fault_n for_o by_o this_o pretext_n even_o the_o best_a man_n be_v overthrow_v of_o their_o servant_n 7_o even_o those_o that_o make_v wicked_a prince_n do_v themselves_o hate_v wicked_a prince_n 8_o there_o be_v no_o time_n no_o place_n where_o the_o ghost_n of_o funestious_a cruel_a and_o detestable_a prince_n can_v rest_v from_o the_o curse_n of_o subject_n and_o posterity_n 9_o in_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v well_o do_v by_o a_o ill_a prince_n not_o the_o thing_n or_o deed_n but_o the_o author_n of_o the_o fact_n displease_v 10_o all_o the_o whole_a age_n of_o proud_a prince_n be_v but_o short_a and_o subject_a to_o various_a danger_n now_o to_o conclude_v all_o who_o shall_v not_o take_v profit_n by_o the_o many_o sweet_a instruction_n which_o this_o book_n tender_v he_o may_v just_o with_o heart_n grief_n complain_v as_o every_o un-fortunate_a courtier_n do_v who_o sorrow_n i_o feel_o thus_o express_n contrivi_fw-la miserè_fw-la miser_n tota_n annos_fw-la gustando_fw-la mala_fw-la gratias_fw-la agendo_fw-la sperando_fw-la ingenueque_fw-la seruiendo_fw-la tempus_fw-la terendo_fw-la pâ—ssima_fw-la ferendo_fw-la tantorum_fw-la mihi_fw-la praemium_fw-la laborum_fw-la sunt_fw-la serô_o sapere_fw-la &_o poenitere_fw-la i_o wretched_a wretched_o have_v spend_v thus_o many_o year_n in_o vain_a receive_v wrong_n and_o give_v thanks_n the_o hapless_a courtier_n bane_n hope_v yet_o still_o and_o serve_v those_o ingenuous_o i_o serve_v lossing_n my_o time_n bear_v much_o grief_n for_o all_o my_o service_n starve_v of_o all_o these_o labour_n all_o reward_n be_v this_o that_o i_o have_v gain_v late_o to_o be_v wise_a and_o to_o repent_v that_o thus_o my_o soul_n be_v stain_v finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 22._o read_v shall_v for_o so_o all_o pag._n 58._o servant_n for_o service_n pag._n 69._o writing_n for_o write_v pag_n 79._o ingenious_a for_o ingenuous_a pag._n 83._o counsel_n for_o counsellor_n pag._n 109._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 122._o off_o be_v want_v pag._n 128._o and_o for_o it_o pag._n 166._o foliati_fw-la for_o pliciti_fw-la pag._n 167._o superannuated_a for_o superannuated_a pag._n 188._o argumentation_n for_o augmentation_n pag._n 210._o he_o be_v too_o much_o pag._n 212._o superuacaneous_a for_o superuacanuous_a pag._n 212._o good_n for_o go_n pag._n 216._o what_o too_o much_o pag._n 221._o obvious_a for_o oblivious_a pag._n 222._o into_o for_o in_o pag._n 222._o shall_v make_v be_v want_v in_o the_o second_o line_n pag._n 227._o bane_n for_o gain_v