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emulation_n of_o any_o other_o imperfection_n that_o lead_v they_o to_o their_o private_a profit_n that_o they_o must_v at_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o council_n chamber_n unclothe_v themselves_o of_o favour_n towards_o some_o of_o hatred_n towards_o other_o and_o of_o ambition_n in_o themselves_o and_o aim_v at_o no_o other_o mark_n than_o at_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o this_o end_n they_o must_v necessary_o be_v furnish_v with_o wisdom_n justice_n and_o loyalty_n estate_n as_o for_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n although_o it_o be_v requisite_a in_o counsellor_n of_o estate_n namely_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n of_o history_n and_o of_o the_o estate_n of_o commonwealth_n yet_o sound_a judgement_n integrity_n and_o prudence_n be_v much_o more_o necessary_a above_o all_o thing_n they_o must_v hold_v nothing_o prince_n of_o other_o prince_n and_o seignory_n that_o may_v bind_v they_o to_o their_o service_n and_o yet_o now_o a_o day_n to_o 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law_n and_o to_o make_v peace_n which_o be_v do_v and_o he_o pardon_v caesar_n considius_n a_o roman_a senator_n will_v never_o be_v from_o the_o senate_n no_o not_o when_o caesar_n rule_v all_o by_o violence_n and_o do_v what_o please_v he_o and_o when_o none_o of_o the_o other_o senator_n come_v any_o more_o through_o fear_n of_o his_o force_n and_o when_o caesar_n ask_v he_o how_o he_o dare_v be_v there_o alone_o to_o stand_v against_o he_o because_o quoth_v he_o my_o age_n take_v all_o fear_n from_o i_o for_o have_v from_o hence_o forward_a such_o a_o short_a time_n to_o live_v in_o i_o be_o not_o great_o careful_a to_o save_v my_o life_n if_o king_n do_v correct_v all_o those_o that_o give_v they_o ill_a counsel_n counsellor_n as_o solyman_n do_v one_o of_o his_o bassa_n who_o be_v his_o kinsman_n they_o will_v not_o so_o ready_o
consent_v to_o the_o passion_n of_o great_a man_n this_o infidel_n cause_v he_o to_o be_v hang_v because_o he_o counsel_v he_o to_o put_v a_o gentleman_n to_o death_n unjust_o which_o he_o have_v do_v that_o he_o may_v enjoy_v his_o wife_n more_o casilie_o now_o for_o the_o conclusion_n of_o our_o discourse_n we_o will_v here_o set_v down_o the_o answer_n of_o one_o of_o the_o hebrew_n interpreter_n to_o king_n ptolemie_n who_o ask_v he_o to_o who_o a_o prince_n shall_v trust_v or_o commit_v himself_o to_o those_o say_v this_o wise_a man_n that_o love_v he_o so_o entire_o that_o they_o can_v be_v draw_v from_o he_o neither_o through_o fear_n gift_n or_o gain_n because_o he_o that_o aspire_v to_o riches_n be_v natural_o a_o traitor_n let_v we_o learn_v that_o a_o counsel_n well_o institute_v and_o compound_v of_o good_a man_n be_v a_o most_o necessary_a point_n in_o the_o establishment_n and_o preservation_n of_o every_o estate_n and_o as_o the_o hand_n old_a proverb_n say_v good_a 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