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last_o into_o open_a perfidy_n his_o arrogance_n be_v such_o that_o he_o do_v not_o stick_v to_o contend_v with_o bassianus_n the_o emperor_n son_n who_o be_v author_n both_o of_o his_o dignity_n and_o fortune_n and_o he_o be_v withal_o so_o vain_a that_o as_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o city_n he_o will_v not_o only_o interdict_v all_o access_n unto_o he_o but_o also_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o behold_v he_o his_o usher_n go_v before_o still_o to_o clear_v the_o street_n of_o all_o that_o they_o can_v see_v become_v a_o traitor_n at_o last_o against_o his_o prince_n and_o convict_v of_o his_o treason_n he_o be_v behead_v in_o france_n during_o the_o time_n of_o philip_n le_fw-fr bell_n enguerrandus_fw-la marigny_n dare_v to_o contest_v personal_o with_o charles_n de_fw-fr valoy_n what_o misery_n he_o do_v pull_v upon_o himself_o and_o his_o friend_n may_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o french_a history_n above_o all_o thing_n we_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o we_o give_v not_o ourselves_o in_o court_n to_o sow_v of_o strife_n between_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n for_o they_o become_v friend_n do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n sacrifice_v such_o unto_o their_o friendship_n of_o which_o though_o the_o story_n of_o all_o nation_n be_v full_a yet_o the_o bavarian_a history_n furnish_v we_o with_o one_o example_n very_o memorable_a of_o otho_fw-la crondoferus_fw-la who_o flourish_v with_o rodulphus_n the_o palatine_n in_o singular_a favour_n be_v the_o author_n of_o great_a enmity_n between_o this_o prince_n and_o his_o mother_n for_o a_o time_n but_o the_o mother_n afterwards_o reconcile_v herself_o unto_o her_o son_n crondoferus_fw-la have_v his_o eye_n and_o tongue_n pull_v out_o chap._n 23._o how_o we_o must_v not_o only_o take_v care_n to_o preserve_v the_o prince_n favour_n but_o also_o that_o of_o those_o in_o power_n about_o he_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o the_o prince_n themselves_o be_v not_o averse_a unto_o we_o but_o we_o must_v also_o keep_v ourselves_o aright_o with_o those_o that_o be_v in_o favour_n with_o they_o germanicus_n at_o his_o death_n give_v that_o advice_n to_o agrippina_n his_o wife_n of_o which_o tacitus_n annal._n 2._o speak_v thus_o then_o turn_v to_o his_o wife_n he_o entreat_v she_o by_o his_o memory_n and_o for_o their_o child_n sake_n which_o be_v common_a to_o they_o both_o that_o she_o will_v pull_v down_o her_o stomach_n and_o submit_v her_o great_a heart_n to_o the_o rage_n of_o fortune_n lest_o return_v to_o the_o city_n she_o shall_v with_o emulation_n of_o her_o greatness_n stir_v up_o against_o she_o person_n more_o powerful_a than_o herself_o agrippina_n neglect_n of_o this_o document_n ruin_v she_o and_o her_o child_n i_o tell_v you_o before_o how_o much_o eumenes_n his_o favour_n be_v diminish_v with_o alexander_n after_o that_o rail_v against_o hephaestion_n he_o carry_v himself_o irreverent_o towards_o the_o prince_n and_o discover_v his_o spleen_n and_o envy_n to_o he_o that_o he_o accuse_v wherefore_o when_o we_o see_v any_o one_o in_o the_o prince_n favour_n we_o must_v careful_o weigh_v his_o authority_n and_o compare_v it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o balance_n against_o our_o own_o that_o we_o may_v know_v certain_o which_o weigh_v down_o the_o other_o and_o in_o the_o trial_n of_o this_o we_o be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o observe_v outward_a appearance_n as_o the_o circumstance_n of_o inward_a cause_n craterus_n and_o hephaestion_n for_o a_o time_n do_v flourish_n both_o of_o they_o in_o great_a and_o equal_a favour_n with_o alexander_n until_o alexander_n himself_o determine_v the_o business_n in_o call_v one_o of_o they_o the_o king_n friend_n and_o the_o other_o alexander_n friend_n out_o of_o which_o decision_n craterus_n may_v have_v make_v this_o judgement_n that_o since_o prince_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v more_o in_o love_n with_o their_o own_o will_n than_o their_o authority_n they_o also_o be_v hold_v more_o dear_a unto_o they_o who_o rather_o adore_v and_o worship_n alexander_n that_o be_v their_o person_n than_o their_o fortune_n and_o kingly_a dignity_n and_o though_o that_o afterward_o upon_o a_o strife_n that_o arise_v between_o he_o and_o hephaestion_n when_o all_o the_o court_n be_v divide_v into_o faction_n alexander_n seem_v to_o incline_v to_o neither_o side_n but_o chide_v they_o both_o heavy_o threaten_v punishment_n if_o ever_o they_o shall_v harp_n upon_o that_o string_n again_o yet_o his_o manner_n of_o deal_n with_o they_o show_v rather_o his_o singular_a prudence_n to_o be_v imitate_v by_o all_o prince_n than_o his_o equal_a affection_n to_o they_o both_o he_o apprehend_v that_o this_o discord_n may_v produce_v great_a tumult_n and_o mischief_n for_o he_o know_v both_o craterus_n his_o great_a interest_n in_o the_o macedonian_n and_o how_o much_o efestian_a be_v envy_v for_o his_o favour_n to_o he_o therefore_o to_o diminish_v hephaestion_n envy_v he_o reprehend_v he_o public_o and_o to_o avoid_v give_v offence_n to_o the_o macedonian_n he_o reprove_v craterus_n in_o private_a among_o those_o that_o in_o this_o trial_n and_o examen_fw-la of_o the_o prince_n favour_n between_o themselves_o and_o other_o be_v out_o of_o negligence_n and_o discretion_n most_o gross_o mistake_v antonius_n primus_n ought_v to_o have_v the_o first_o place_n who_o dare_v to_o contend_v with_o mutianus_n learn_v at_o last_o that_o he_o have_v better_o have_v contest_v with_o vespasian_n himself_o and_o in_o this_o manner_n you_o will_v find_v it_o be_v a_o thing_n witness_v by_o the_o example_n of_o all_o court_n to_o vindicate_v more_o sharp_o a_o injury_n against_o the_o favourite_n then_o against_o the_o prince_n himself_o dio_n tell_v we_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o when_o he_o have_v recount_v how_o the_o same_o thing_n happen_v to_o sejanus_n thus_o as_o those_o who_o virtue_n and_o consciousness_n of_o their_o own_o desert_n have_v lift_v up_o to_o dignity_n do_v not_o much_o stick_n upon_o the_o vain_a ceremony_n and_o outward_a circumstance_n of_o honour_n so_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n those_o who_o seek_v to_o â—limb_v by_o ambition_n pride_n and_o vice_n thereby_o to_o hide_v their_o unworthiness_n and_o meanness_n do_v present_o take_v ill_a and_o understand_v as_o a_o contempt_n the_o least_o neglect_n of_o ceremony_n and_o respect_n towards_o they_o insomuch_o that_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o preserve_v the_o friendship_n of_o these_o man_n then_o of_o the_o prince_n himself_o for_o he_o think_v it_o a_o glorious_a and_o princely_a act_n to_o forgive_v injury_n when_o these_o lest_o they_o shall_v seem_v to_o remit_v that_o which_o they_o can_v revenge_v even_o to_o ostentation_n do_v use_v their_o borrow_a power_n in_o persecute_v those_o that_o have_v offend_v they_o chap._n 24._o pride_n even_o in_o the_o mean_a person_n at_o court_n note_v with_o example_n as_o also_o treachery_n in_o betray_v the_o prince_n secret_n neither_o true_o have_v it_o be_v destruction_n to_o great_a one_o only_o to_o have_v carry_v themselves_o insolent_o and_o amiss_o but_o also_o to_o man_n of_o the_o low_a stage_n john_n king_n of_o arragon_n love_v alvarez_n de_fw-fr luna_n so_o much_o that_o he_o trust_v he_o with_o all_o his_o affair_n and_o even_o his_o kingly_a power_n itself_o notwithstanding_o the_o repine_n of_o all_o his_o noble_n but_o when_o he_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o prosperous_a fortune_n fall_v into_o that_o pride_n and_o presumption_n that_o he_o cause_v a_o nobleman_n who_o in_o the_o king_n name_n admonish_v he_o of_o his_o duty_n to_o be_v precipitate_v and_o murder_v he_o be_v by_o the_o king_n command_v behead_v it_o be_v also_o a_o ordinary_a cause_n of_o shipwreck_n in_o court_n when_o any_o one_o have_v render_v either_o himself_o or_o the_o prince_n hateful_a to_o the_o peer_n or_o people_n for_o either_o the_o prince_n be_v fain_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n to_o cast_v such_o a_o one_o off_o to_o rid_v himself_o of_o envy_n or_o
to_o itself_o the_o author_n of_o which_o the_o prince_n will_v at_o last_o cast_v away_o to_o remove_v the_o envy_n of_o it_o from_o himself_o riches_n be_v also_o obnoxious_a to_o envy_v not_o of_o the_o people_n only_o but_o sometime_o of_o the_o prince_n himself_o who_o if_o he_o be_v true_o avaricious_a will_v hardly_o be_v content_a till_o he_o have_v squeeze_v the_o full_a sponge_n as_o we_o read_v that_o vespasian_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v but_o will_v rather_o imitate_v the_o country_n clown_n who_o when_o they_o have_v fatten_v their_o hog_n do_v kill_v and_o devour_v they_o true_o france_n have_v see_v many_o such_o who_o be_v proud_a and_o peevish_a and_o who_o make_v too_o much_o haste_n to_o be_v rich_a have_v thereby_o and_o by_o their_o insolence_n from_o a_o great_a height_n of_o fortune_n fall_v to_o nothing_o in_o the_o time_n of_o philip_n le_fw-fr belle_fw-fr peter_n berchius_fw-la high_a chamberlain_n and_o treasurer_n of_o france_n be_v strangle_v at_o paris_n lewis_n philip_n son_n afterward_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n enguerrandus_fw-la marigny_n meet_v with_o the_o same_o misfortune_n under_o charles_n the_o seven_o gyacensis_fw-la in_o dignity_n equal_a to_o bâ—rchias_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o bar_n and_o afterwards_o sow_v in_o a_o sack_n and_o drown_v his_o successor_n camus_n beaulieu_n be_v kill_v at_o poytiers_n and_o the_o same_o end_n have_v come_v under_o philip_n the_o first_o to_o peter_n essart_n if_o with_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o florin_n he_o have_v not_o redeem_v his_o life_n i_o can_v recount_v more_o near_o we_o but_o that_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o spare_v their_o memory_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n these_o example_n be_v sufficient_a to_o instruct_v that_o as_o the_o too_o great_a easiness_n of_o these_o minister_n bring_v too_o great_a a_o detriment_n upon_o the_o prince_n profit_n so_o their_o insolent_a gripe_a and_o frowardness_n draw_v hate_n and_o destruction_n upon_o themselves_o and_o that_o as_o we_o ought_v 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favorinus_n the_o philosopher_n and_o the_o emperor_n adrian_n about_o some_o word_n wherein_o the_o philosopher_n at_o last_o seem_v to_o yield_v his_o friend_n wonder_v at_o it_o he_o say_v i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a to_o be_v overcome_v in_o knowledge_n by_o he_o that_o command_v thirty_o legion_n to_o this_o purpose_n that_o say_v of_o solomon_n be_v very_o notorious_a do_v not_o seem_v wise_a before_o the_o king_n it_o be_v necessary_a therefore_o that_o whosoever_o desire_v to_o purchase_v a_o prince_n favour_n must_v seâ—_n aside_o the_o desire_n of_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o not_o only_o in_o verbal_a dispute_n but_o in_o every_o thing_n else_o yield_v he_o the_o day_n and_o to_o that_o end_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o on_o purpose_n to_o commit_v some_o error_n and_o oversight_n so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o too_o gross_a nor_o like_o to_o take_v too_o much_o from_o our_o repute_n out_o of_o our_o discourse_n hitherto_o it_o be_v evident_a how_o little_a certainty_n be_v 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