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humble_o on_o my_o knee_n beseech_v the_o almighty_a god_n to_o preserve_v your_o majesty_n to_o give_v you_o many_o and_o those_o most_o happy_a year_n and_o that_o he_o will_v conserve_v you_o in_o his_o divine_a grace_n and_o humane_a greatness_n with_o much_o augmentation_n of_o estate_n both_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a amen_n your_o majesty_n servant_n and_o chaplain_n fr._n juan_n de_fw-fr sancta_fw-la maria._n a_o table_n contain_v the_o chapter_n and_o paragraphes_n of_o this_o book_n chap._n 1._o wherein_o it_o be_v brief_o treat_v what_o be_v comprehend_v in_o this_o word_n republic_n together_o with_o its_o definition_n chapter_n 2._o what_o the_o name_n of_o king_n signify_v chapter_n 3._o whether_o the_o name_n of_o king_n be_v a_o name_n of_o office_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o office_n of_o king_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o reason_n and_o understanding_n of_o king_n and_o of_o their_o wisdom_n chap._n 6._o how_o king_n ought_v to_o carry_v themselves_o in_o those_o business_n which_o their_o understanding_n comprehend_v not_o chapter_n 7._o a_o prosecution_n of_o the_o former_a discourse_n show_v how_o king_n be_v to_o take_v council_n and_o what_o sign_n they_o be_v to_o mark_v and_o observe_v for_o their_o better_a knowledge_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o diligence_n which_o king_n be_v to_o use_v in_o the_o election_n of_o their_o minister_n and_o counsellor_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o quality_n which_o king_n be_v to_o consider_v in_o those_o who_o they_o be_v to_o make_v choice_n of_o for_o minister_n and_o counsellor_n chap._n 10._o he_o continue_v the_o discourse_n of_o the_o quality_n of_o minister_n and_o counsellor_n chap._n 11._o of_o other_o course_n and_o mean_n which_o king_n may_v take_v for_o the_o notice_n of_o such_o person_n in_o who_o the_o say_a quality_n concur_v chap._n 12._o how_o king_n ought_v to_o carry_v themselves_o towards_o those_o minister_n who_o they_o find_v sufficient_a for_o the_o government_n both_o of_o peace_n and_o war_n chap._n 13._o the_o author_n prosecute_v the_o same_o subject_n and_o show_v how_o king_n ought_v to_o carry_v themselves_o with_o their_o counsel_n and_o counsellor_n chap._n 14._o it_o be_v demand_v by_o way_n of_o question_n whether_o king_n ought_v inviolable_o to_o observe_v the_o foresay_a order_n chap._n 15._o whether_o it_o be_v fit_a for_o king_n to_o use_v much_o the_o remit_v of_o business_n chap._n 16._o of_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o fight_n that_o be_v of_o those_o business_n which_o king_n ought_v to_o reserve_v for_o their_o own_o view_n and_o to_o dispatch_v with_o their_o own_o hand_n chap._n 17._o he_o prosecute_v the_o same_o matter_n and_o show_v how_o king_n ought_v to_o carry_v themselves_o towards_o those_o that_o find_v themselves_o aggrieve_v chap._n 18._o of_o the_o sense_n of_o hear_v and_o the_o audience_n which_o king_n ought_v to_o give_v chapter_n 19_o he_o go_v on_o with_o the_o same_o matter_n treat_v of_o the_o audience_n of_o minister_n and_o counsellor_n chap._n 20._o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o justice_n the_o natural_a sister_n and_o companion_n of_o king_n chap._n 21._o of_o the_o part_n of_o justice_n in_o common_a and_o in_o particular_a of_o justice_n commutative_a chap._n 22._o of_o justice_n distributive_a chap._n 23._o how_o and_o in_o what_o sort_n limitation_n in_o give_v may_v suit_v with_o the_o greatness_n of_o king_n chap._n 24._o of_o the_o repartment_n and_o division_n which_o be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o confer_v of_o office_n and_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o such_o person_n as_o aught_o to_o be_v nominate_v for_o the_o say_a office_n chap._n 25._o whether_o honour_n office_n and_o dignity_n be_v to_o be_v confer_v on_o those_o that_o sue_v for_o they_o chap._n 26._o of_o the_o sense_n of_o smell_v that_o be_v of_o the_o prudence_n of_o
all_o other_o attribute_n and_o epithet_n of_o majesty_n and_o signory_n it_o be_v the_o great_a under_o which_o all_o other_o name_n be_v comprehend_v as_o the_o species_n under_o their_o genus_fw-la be_v subordinate_a thereunto_o father_n be_v above_o the_o title_n of_o king_n lord_n master_n captain_n and_o the_o like_a in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v a_o name_n above_o all_o other_o name_v that_o denotate_n signory_n and_o providence_n antiquity_n when_o it_o be_v willing_a to_o throw_v its_o great_a honour_n upon_o a_o emperor_n it_o call_v he_o the_o father_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o be_v more_o than_o caesar_n or_o augustus_n and_o whatsoever_o other_o name_n most_o glorious_a in_o the_o world_n whether_o it_o be_v confer_v upon_o they_o either_o for_o to_o flatter_v they_o or_o to_o oblige_v they_o to_o those_o great_a effect_n which_o this_o name_n father_n tie_v they_o unto_o in_o conclusion_n by_o this_o word_n father_n it_o be_v give_v king_n to_o understand_v what_o 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be_v a_o name_n of_o office_n let_v we_o not_o detain_v ourselves_o in_o the_o ill_a apprehension_n of_o those_o who_o conceive_v that_o the_o name_n of_o king_n be_v a_o title_n only_o of_o honour_n and_o dignity_n and_o not_o of_o charge_n and_o office_n for_o if_o as_o we_o say_v before_o in_o our_o 1._o chapter_n a_o king_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n hold_v that_o place_n 12.12_o rom._n 12.2.4_o 1._o cor._n 12.12_o as_o the_o head_n do_v in_o a_o humane_a body_n where_o all_o the_o corporal_a member_n have_v their_o particular_a office_n and_o even_o the_o most_o and_o most_o principal_a then_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o a_o king_n in_o his_o kingdom_n be_v to_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a in_o the_o government_n so_o that_o we_o be_v not_o only_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o a_o king_n be_v a_o official_a but_o even_o the_o great_a of_o all_o official_o and_o that_o of_o all_o office_n he_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o of_o great_a dignity_n etenim_fw-la say_v s._n chrysostome_n 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