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which_o daily_o augment_v beyond_o any_o help_n or_o remedy_n which_o all_o the_o policy_n of_o that_o court_n all_o the_o wiles_n the_o artifices_fw-la and_o knavery_n of_o her_o minister_n and_o all_o the_o bigotry_n of_o her_o male_a and_o female_a hypocrite_n can_v apply_v to_o stop_v their_o spread_a or_o prevent_v the_o sme_n destiny_n from_o befalling_a the_o reign_n of_o lewis_n the_o great_a as_o befall_v anticohus_n surname_v epiphanes_n or_o the_o illustrious_a there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o uniformity_n in_o their_o manner_n of_o act_v the_o beginning_n and_o progress_n of_o their_o achievement_n that_o we_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o hope_n that_o their_o exit_n will_v be_v the_o same_o finis_fw-la
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when_o they_o agree_v not_o with_o his_o present_a interest_n and_o the_o politic_n requisite_a to_o enlarge_v his_o power_n because_o the_o same_o law_n that_o be_v make_v in_o former_a age_n be_v good_a and_o wholesome_a at_o that_o time_n but_o can_v not_o always_o so_o continue_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v that_o a_o king_n may_v break_v and_o trample_v over_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o a_o realm_n when_o they_o concur_v not_o with_o his_o ambition_n and_o his_o inclination_n to_o plunder_v his_o neighbour_n and_o ruin_v his_o subject_n for_o this_o reason_n it_o be_v that_o for_o some_o year_n since_o we_o have_v see_v lewis_n fourteen_o practice_v all_o these_o maxim_n with_o a_o vehement_a swing_n but_o with_o little_a circumspection_n consult_v neither_o the_o law_n of_o his_o kingdom_n nor_o the_o prerogative_n of_o other_o prince_n however_o observe_v this_o rule_n never_o to_o threaten_v beforehand_o but_o to_o execute_v his_o design_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o 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kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n send_v money_n into_o england_n to_o kindle_v the_o fire_n and_o feed_v the_o civil_a war_n but_o encourage_v oliver_n to_o lay_v hand_n upon_o the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n in_o hope_n at_o that_o time_n to_o bring_v down_o the_o power_n of_o that_o formidable_a monarchy_n by_o sea_n as_o be_v easy_a to_o judge_v by_o the_o entertainment_n which_o the_o court_n of_o france_n give_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o royal_a family_n of_o england_n in_o that_o conjuncture_n moreover_o after_o what_o a_o treacherous_a manner_n do_v france_n act_v with_o the_o old_a duke_n of_o lorraine_n that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o advantage_n to_o usurp_v his_o country_n for_o cardinal_n richlieu_n under_o pretence_n of_o friendship_n draw_v he_o to_o lion_n where_o lewis_n the_o xiii_o then_o lay_v with_o a_o powerful_a army_n under_o a_o false_a pretence_n that_o it_o behove_v he_o to_o come_v and_o pay_v his_o respect_n to_o that_o monarch_n thither_o the_o prince_n suspect_v nothing_o but_o honest_a and_o fair_a deal_n repair_v and_o be_v receive_v at_o first_o with_o extraordinary_a honour_n and_o civility_n not_o only_o by_o the_o king_n and_o the_o cardinal_n but_o by_o all_o the_o grandee_n of_o the_o court_n who_o be_v order_v to_o treat_v he_o splendid_o but_o that_o be_v but_o the_o bait_n to_o draw_v he_o on_o for_o when_o the_o poor_a duke_n lade_v with_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o court_n and_o satisfy_v with_o his_o kind_a reception_n be_v about_o to_o return_v home_o he_o be_v stop_v by_o the_o cardinal_n order_n nor_o can_v he_o procure_v his_o release_n but_o by_o deliver_v back_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o france_n a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o territory_n which_o afterward_o occasion_v the_o loss_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n under_o pretence_n that_o the_o prince_n be_v a_o active_a stir_a soldier_n and_o devote_v to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n but_o indeed_o because_o the_o policy_n of_o the_o court_n of_o france_n can_v not_o brook_v so_o near_o her_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n who_o territory_n be_v a_o goad_n in_o her_o side_n and_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o inlet_n into_o france_n out_o of_o germany_n now_o in_o regard_n it_o be_v the_o policy_n of_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v lament_v and_o desire_v after_o his_o death_n to_o justify_v his_o conduct_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o people_n richlieu_n be_v willing_a to_o have_v for_o his_o successor_n a_o minister_n that_o shall_v outdo_v he_o and_o finish_v what_o he_o have_v begin_v therefore_o he_o recommend_v cardinal_n mazarine_n a_o italian_a by_o birth_n and_o of_o mean_a extraction_n natural_o covetous_a and_o deceitful_a in_o whatever_o he_o undertake_v cover_v himself_o with_o the_o fox_n skin_n the_o better_a to_o deceive_v other_o and_o play_v his_o own_o part_n not_o care_v for_o whatever_o people_n say_v of_o he_o nor_o what_o mischief_n be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n so_o he_o can_v bring_v about_o his_o 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necessity_n of_o affair_n that_o it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o prince_n to_o be_v virtuous_a when_o he_o can_v not_o dispense_v with_o be_v otherwise_o that_o it_o be_v good_a and_o commendable_a to_o know_v what_o be_v just_a and_o honest_a but_o not_o always_o expedient_a to_o practice_v it_o that_o there_o be_v some_o vice_n which_o no_o way_n hinder_v a_o prince_n from_o govern_v well_o that_o solomon_n be_v subject_a to_o woman_n yet_o look_v upon_o to_o be_v the_o great_a and_o wise_a of_o all_o king_n for_o that_o there_o be_v always_o a_o distinction_n to_o be_v make_v between_o the_o domestic_a and_o public_a life_n of_o a_o prince_n his_o royal_a and_o his_o private_a virtue_n cardinal_n mazarine_n have_v thus_o find_v out_o the_o genius_n of_o his_o disciple_n it_o be_v a_o easy_a thing_n for_o he_o to_o imprint_v in_o his_o mind_n these_o new_a lecture_n of_o policy_n which_o afterward_o serve_v for_o a_o basis_n and_o foundation_n to_o the_o reign_n of_o lewis_n 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