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mistake_v for_o venice_n though_o she_o do_v not_o take_v in_o the_o people_n never_o exclude_v they_o this_o commonwealth_n the_o order_n whereof_o be_v the_o most_o democratical_a or_o popular_a of_o all_o other_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o exquisite_a rotation_n of_o the_o senate_n at_o the_o first_o institution_n take_v in_o the_o whole_a people_n they_o that_o now_o live_v under_o the_o government_n without_o participation_n of_o it_o be_v such_o as_o have_v since_o either_o voluntary_o choose_v so_o to_o do_v or_o be_v subdue_v by_o arms._n wherefore_o the_o subject_a of_o venice_n be_v govern_v by_o province_n and_o the_o balance_n of_o dominion_n not_o stand_v as_o have_v be_v say_v with_o provincial_a government_n as_o the_o mamaluc_n dare_v not_o cast_v their_o government_n upon_o this_o balance_n in_o their_o province_n lest_o the_o national_a interest_n shall_v have_v root_v out_o the_o foreign_a so_o neither_o dare_v the_o venetian_n take_v in_o their_o subject_n upon_o 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