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part_n may_v send_v home_o for_o a_o large_a commission_n the_o which_o if_o he_o do_v not_o if_o thereby_o he_o may_v have_v bring_v it_o to_o conclusion_n be_v to_o be_v deem_v as_o a_o traitorous_a person_n to_o his_o prince_n and_o country_n and_o therefore_o at_o his_o return_n to_o be_v punish_v the_o which_o thing_n if_o he_o do_v as_o i_o will_v not_o excuse_v it_o where_o open_a and_o not_o surmise_v negligence_n be_v find_v in_o the_o cause_n i_o say_v he_o be_v worthy_a therefore_o of_o double_a revenge_n at_o his_o home_n come_v and_o to_o receive_v torment_n in_o place_n of_o liberality_n reproach_n for_o credit_n loss_n of_o life_n for_o advancement_n and_o disinheritance_n in_o recompense_n of_o his_o deserve_a reward_n and_o here_o since_o now_o i_o be_o fall_v into_o the_o mention_n of_o treacherous_a ambassador_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v unfitting_a in_o this_o place_n to_o show_v what_o person_n to_o the_o shame_n of_o they_o and_o of_o their_o posterity_n be_v register_v in_o the_o everlasting_a record_n of_o traitorous_a ambassador_n towards_o their_o prince_n and_o province_n chap._n 10._o traitorous_a ambassador_n towards_o their_o master_n and_o prince_n as_o all_o injury_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o subversion_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v to_o be_v punish_v because_o not_o one_o city_n but_o a_o province_n not_o a_o part_n of_o the_o body_n but_o the_o whole_a body_n not_o the_o king_n alone_o but_o the_o subject_n be_v grieve_v thereby_o so_o the_o same_o wrong_n be_v injustice_n be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v avoid_v by_o all_o good_a man_n as_o chief_a enemy_n to_o virtue_n but_o also_o they_o be_v to_o be_v hate_v and_o sharp_o punish_v which_o contrary_a to_o natural_a duty_n to_o the_o prince_n to_o equity_n to_o his_o country_n to_o good_a disposition_n towards_o himself_o to_o virtue_n to_o good_a man_n and_o contrary_a to_o justice_n to_o all_o man_n in_o matter_n of_o trust_n wherein_o all_o truth_n be_v to_o be_v use_v do_v 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friendship_n overthrow_v such_o state_n or_o person_n as_o give_v such_o fidelity_n unto_o he_o but_o what_o spend_v i_o many_o word_n to_o confirm_v a_o thing_n so_o manifest_o know_v to_o be_v evil_a i_o will_v not_o do_v it_o but_o by_o example_n set_v out_o such_o wicked_a person_n as_o have_v wrought_v against_o their_o own_o head_n in_o such_o a_o villainous_a sort_n as_o the_o blot_n thereof_o will_v never_o be_v wipe_v away_o which_o example_n for_o he_o be_v happy_a that_o can_v beware_v by_o the_o harm_n of_o other_o i_o have_v set_v down_o as_o condemn_v that_o evil_a fact_n in_o they_o and_o as_o a_o warning_n for_o other_o to_o beware_v which_o may_v fall_v into_o the_o like_a inconveniency_n if_o fear_v of_o god_n discourse_n of_o reason_n duty_n to_o the_o prince_n love_v to_o his_o country_n and_o fidelity_n to_o his_o friend_n and_o ally_n do_v not_o restrain_v the_o evil_a mind_n of_o man_n natural_a inclination_n always_o of_o itself_o by_o disposition_n bend_v to_o the_o worst_a and_o ready_a to_o yield_v to_o his_o base_a part_n the_o example_n be_v these_o labienus_n the_o legate_n of_o caesar_n in_o france_n have_v perform_v great_a exploit_n under_o caesar_n at_o the_o length_n in_o the_o civil_a war_n traitorous_o flee_v from_o caesar_n to_o pompey_n of_o who_o do_v lucan_n write_v dux_fw-la fortis_fw-la in_fw-la armis_fw-la caesareis_n labienus_n erat_fw-la nunc_fw-la transfuga_fw-la vilis_fw-la the_o which_o history_n be_v more_o to_o be_v see_v at_o large_a in_o volater_n li_fw-it 16._o urban_n can_v amasis_n as_o you_o hear_v before_o be_v the_o legate_n of_o king_n apris_fw-la who_o send_v he_o to_o the_o egyptian_n revolt_v from_o he_o become_v most_o traitorous_o king_n of_o the_o revolter_n ibancus_n fall_v from_o the_o part_n of_o abexius_fw-la angelus_fw-la emperor_n of_o constantinople_n do_v defend_v and_o make_v strong_a with_o castle_n the_o place_n adjoin_v to_o mount_n hemo_n for_o the_o reconciliation_n of_o which_o 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