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rufinus_n rufinus_n of_o donatus_n donatus_n of_o prosper_n and_o prosper_v of_o lupus_n then_o sith_o that_o in_o these_o man_n and_o in_o their_o work_n have_v be_v such_o need_n of_o correction_n which_o be_v man_n of_o great_a knowledge_n and_o lantern_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n at_o all_o that_o i_o have_v such_o fortune_n since_o i_o know_v so_o little_a as_o i_o do_v he_o may_v worthy_o be_v count_v vain_a and_o light_n which_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n as_o for_o only_o once_o read_v will_v rash_o judge_v that_o which_o a_o wise_a man_n with_o much_o diligence_n and_o study_n have_v write_v the_o author_n and_o writer_n be_v ofttimes_o reprove_v not_o of_o they_o which_o can_v translate_v and_o compile_v work_n but_o of_o those_o which_o can_v not_o read_v and_o yet_o less_o understande_v they_o to_o thintent_v simple_a folk_n shall_v count_v they_o wise_a &_o take_v their_o part_n in_o condemn_v this_o work_n and_o esteem_v he_o for_o a_o great_a wise_n man_n i_o take_v god_n to_o witness_v who_o can_v judge_v whether_o my_o intention_n be_v good_a or_o ill_a to_o compile_v this_o work_n and_o also_o i_o say_v this_o my_o doctrine_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o wise_n and_o virtuous_a man_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v protector_n &_o defendour_n of_o the_o same_o for_o i_o trust_v in_o god_n though_o some_o will_v come_v to_o blame_v as_o dyvers_a do_v the_o simple_a word_n which_o i_o speak_v yet_o other_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o relate_v the_o good_a intention_n that_o i_o mean_v and_o to_o declare_v further_o i_o say_v that_o diverse_a have_v write_v of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o say_v marcus_n aurelius_n as_o herodian_a write_v little_a eutropius_n less_o lampridius_n not_o so_o much_o and_o julius_n capitolinus_fw-la somewhat_o more_o likewise_o you_o ought_v to_o know_v that_o the_o master_n which_o teach_v marcus_n aurelius_n science_n be_v junius_n rusticus_n cinna_n catullus_n sextus_n cheronensis_n which_o be_v nephew_n to_o the_o great_a plutarque_n these_o three_o be_v those_o that_o principal_o as_o witness_n of_o sight_n write_v the_o most_o part_n of_o his_o life_n and_o doctrine_n many_o may_v marvel_v to_o hear_v tell_v of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o marcus_n aurelius_n say_v it_o have_v be_v keep_v hide_v and_o secret_a a_o great_a while_n and_o that_o of_o my_o own_o head_n i_o have_v invent_v it_o and_o that_o there_o never_o be_v any_o marcus_n aurelius_n in_o the_o world_n i_o know_v not_o what_o to_o say_v now_o unto_o they_o for_o it_o be_v evident_a to_o all_o those_o which_o have_v red_a any_o thing_n that_o marcus_n aurelius_n be_v husband_n to_o faustine_n father_n to_o comodus_n brother_n to_o annius_n verus_n and_o son_n in_o law_n to_o antonius_n pius_n the_o seven_o of_o rome_n emperor_n those_o which_o say_v i_o only_o have_v make_v this_o doctrine_n true_o i_o thank_v they_o for_o so_o say_v but_o not_o for_o their_o so_o mean_v for_o true_o the_o roman_n will_v have_v set_v my_o image_n in_o rome_n for_o perpetual_a renown_n if_o so_o grave_a sentence_n shall_v have_v procee_v from_o my_o head_n we_o see_v that_o in_o our_o time_n which_o be_v never_o see_v before_o and_o hear_v that_o we_o never_o hear_v before_o we_o practise_v not_o in_o a_o new_a world_n and_o yet_o we_o marvel_v that_o there_o be_v at_o this_o present_a a_o new_a book_n not_o for_o that_o i_o be_v curious_a to_o discover_v marcus_n aurelius_n or_o studious_a to_o translate_v he_o for_o true_o it_o be_v worthy_a he_o be_v note_v of_o wise_a personne_n and_o not_o accuse_v of_o equious_a tongue_n for_o it_o chance_v oftentimes_o in_o hunt_v that_o the_o most_o simple_a man_n kill_v the_o dear_a the_o last_o thing_n which_o the_o roman_n conquer_v in_o spain_n be_v cantabria_n which_o be_v a_o city_n in_o navarra_n over_o against_o lagrogne_n and_o situate_v in_o a_o high_a country_n where_o there_o be_v now_o a_o vain_a of_o vine_n and_o the_o emperor_n augustus_n which_o destroy_v it_o make_v ten_o book_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la cantabrico_fw-la where_o be_v thing_n worthy_a of_o note_v and_o no_o less_o pleasant_a in_o read_v which_o happen_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o same_o conquest_n as_o marcus_n aurelius_n be_v bring_v i_o from_o florence_n so_o be_v this_o other_o book_n of_o the_o war_n of_o cantabrie_n bring_v i_o from_o colleine_n if_o perhaps_o i_o take_v pain_n to_o translate_v this_o book_n as_o few_o have_v do_v which_o have_v see_v it_o they_o will_v speak_v the_o like_a of_o it_o that_o they_o do_v of_o marcus_n aurelius_n because_o man_n be_v so_o long_o in_o speak_v and_o so_o brief_a in_o studienge_n that_o without_o any_o let_v or_o shame_n they_o will_v a_o vow_v no_o book_n to_o be_v in_o the_o world_n this_o day_n but_o that_o they_o have_v read_v or_o seen_v it_o i_o have_v as_o much_o profit_v in_o this_o writing_a which_o be_v human_a as_o other_o doctor_n have_v do_v in_o matter_n which_o be_v divine_a it_o be_v not_o translate_v word_n for_o word_n but_o sentence_n for_o sentence_n for_o we_o other_o interpreter_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o gyve_v word_n by_o measure_n but_o it_o suffice_v we_o to_o gyve_v sentencis_fw-la by_o weight_n i_o begin_v to_o study_n this_o work_n in_o the_o year_n a_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o eyghtene_n and_o until_o the_o year_n a_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o twenty_o and_o four_o i_o can_v neither_o understand_v nor_o know_v wherein_o i_o be_v occupy_v and_o albeit_o i_o keep_v it_o secret_a vi_o year_n yet_o it_o be_v know_v abroad_o whereupon_o the_o emperor_n his_o majesty_n be_v with_o the_o fever_n disease_v send_v to_o i_o for_o it_o to_o pass_v the_o time_n away_o and_o i_o according_a to_o his_o commandment_n show_v he_o marcus_n aurelius_n that_o
chap._n xviii_o the_o author_n still_o persuade_v woman_n to_o gyve_v their_o own_o child_n suck_v chap._n nineteeen_o that_o princess_n and_o great_a lady_n ought_v to_o be_v very_o circumspect_a in_o chosinge_v their_o nurse_n of_o seven_o property_n which_o a_o good_a nurse_n shall_v have_v chap._n xx_o the_o auctor_fw-la add_v .3_o other_o condition_n to_o a_o good_a nurse_n that_o give_v suck_v chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o disputation_n before_o alexander_n the_o great_a concern_v the_o suck_n of_o babe_n chap._n xxii_o of_o wytchcrafte_n and_o sorcery_n which_o the_o nurse_n use_v in_o old_a time_n in_o gevinge_v their_o child_n suck_v chap_n xxiii_o marcus_n aurelius_n write_v to_o his_o friend_n dedalus_n inveighenge_n against_o witch_n which_o cure_v child_n by_o sorcery_n and_o charm_n chap._n xxiiii_o how_o excellent_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o a_o gentleman_n to_o have_v a_o eloquent_a tongue_n cap._n twenty-five_o of_o a_o letter_n which_o the_o athenian_n send_v to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n chap._n xxvi_o that_o nurse_n which_o give_v suck_v to_o the_o child_n of_o prince_n ought_v to_o be_v discreet_a and_o sage_a woman_n chap._n xxvii_o that_o woman_n may_v be_v no_o less_o wise_a than_o man_n &_o though_o they_o be_v not_o it_o be_v not_o through_o default_n of_o nature_n but_o for_o want_v of_o good_a bring_v up_o chap._n xxviii_o of_o a_o letter_n which_o pythagoras_n send_v to_o his_o sister_n theoclea_n she_o read_n at_o that_o time_n philosophy_n in_o samothracia_n chap._n xxix_o the_o auctor_fw-la follow_v his_o purpose_n persuade_v princess_n and_o great_a lady_n to_o endeavour_n themselves_o to_o be_v wise_a as_o the_o woman_n be_v in_o old_a time_n chap_n thirty_o of_o the_o worthiness_n of_o the_o lady_n cornelia_n and_o of_o a_o notable_a epistle_n she_o write_v to_o her_o ii_o son_n tiberius_n and_o caius_n which_o serve_v in_o the_o war_n chap._n xxxi_o of_o the_o education_n and_o doctrine_n of_o child_n while_o they_o be_v young_a chap._n xxxii_o prince_n ought_v to_o take_v heed_n that_o their_o child_n be_v not_o bring_v up_o in_o vain_a pleasure_n and_o delight_n chap._n xxxiii_o that_o prince_n and_o great_a lord_n ought_v to_o be_v careful_a in_o seek_v man_n to_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n of_o x._o condition_n that_o good_a school_n master_n ought_v to_o have_v chap._n xxxiiii_o of_o the_o two_o son_n of_o marcus_n aurelius_n of_o the_o which_o the_o elder_a and_o best_a belove_a die_v and_o of_o the_o master_n he_o reprove_v for_o the_o other_o name_v comodus_n chap._n xxxv_o how_o marcus_n aurelius_n rebuke_v five_o of_o the_o xiiii_o master_n he_o have_v choose_v for_o the_o education_n of_o his_o son_n comodus_n and_o how_o he_o banish_v the_o rest_n from_o his_o palace_n for_o their_o light_a behaviour_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o god_n genius_n chap._n xxxvi_o that_o prince_n &_o other_o noble_a man_n ought_v to_o oversée_v the_o tutor_n of_o their_o child_n lest_o they_o conceal_v the_o secret_a fault_n of_o their_o scholar_n chap._n xxxvii_o of_o the_o emperor_n determination_n when_o he_o commit_v his_o son_n to_o the_o tutoure_n which_o he_o have_v provyde_v for_o his_o education_n chap._n xxxviii_o that_o tutor_n of_o prince_n and_o noble_a man_n son_n ought_v to_o be_v very_o circumspect_a that_o their_o scholar_n do_v not_o accustom_v they_o self_n in_o vice_n while_o they_o be_v young_a and_o special_o to_o keep_v they_o from_o four_o vice_n chap_n thirty-nine_o of_o ii_o other_o vice_n perilous_a in_o youth_n which_o the_o master_n ought_v to_o keep_v theym_a from_o chap._n xl_o the_o end_n of_o the_o table_n of_o the_o second_o book_n the_o table_n of_o the_o three_o book_n how_o prince_n and_o great_a lord_n ought_v to_o travail_v to_o administer_v to_o all_o equal_a justice_n chap._n i._n the_o way_n that_o prince_n ought_v to_o use_v in_o choose_v their_o judge_n &_o officer_n in_o their_o contreye_n chap._n two_o of_o a_o oration_n which_o a_o vilian_n of_o danuby_n make_v before_o the_o senator_n of_o rome_n concern_v the_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n which_o their_o offycer_n use_v in_o his_o country_n chap._n iii._n the_o villain_n argue_v against_o the_o roman_n which_o without_o cause_n or_o reason_n concquered_a their_o contreye_a and_o prove_v manifeste_o that_o they_o through_o offend_v of_o their_o god_n be_v vancquish_v of_o the_o roman_n chap._n iiii_o the_o villain_n conclude_v his_o oration_n against_o the_o judge_n which_o minister_v not_o justice_n and_o declare_v how_o prejudicial_a such_o wicked_a man_n be_v to_o the_o common_a weal_n chap._n v._n that_o prince_n and_o noble_a man_n shall_v be_v very_o circumspect_a in_o choose_n judge_n and_o offycer_n for_o therein_o consist_v the_o profyt_n of_o the_o publyke_a weal_n chap._n vi_fw-la of_o a_o letter_n which_o marcus_n aurelius_n write_v to_o antigonus_n his_o friend_n wherein_o he_o speak_v against_o the_o cruelty_n of_o judge_n and_o officer_n chap._n seven_o the_o emperor_n marcus_n continue_v his_o letter_n against_o cruel_a judge_n and_o recite_v two_o example_n the_o one_o of_o a_o pitiful_a king_n of_o cypress_n and_o the_o other_o of_o a_o cruel_a judge_n of_o rome_n and_o in_o this_o chapter_n be_v mention_v the_o erbe_n ilabia_n grow_v in_o cypress_n on_o the_o mount_n arcladye_o which_o be_v cut_v drop_v blood_n etc._n etc._n chap._n viij_o of_o the_o word_n which_o nero_n speak_v concerning_a justice_n and_o of_o the_o instruction_n which_o the_o emperor_n augustus_n give_v to_o a_o judge_n which_o he_o send_v into_o dacia_n cap._n ix_o the_o emperor_n follow_v his_o purpose_n against_o cruel_a judge_n &_o declare_v a_o notable_a embassage_n which_o come_v from_o judea_n to_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n to_o complain_v of_o the_o judge_n that_o govern_v that_o realm_n chap._n x._o the_o emperor_n conclude_v his_o letter_n against_o the_o cruel_a judge_n &_o declare_v what_o the_o grand_a father_n of_o king_n boco_n speak_v in_o the_o senate_n chap._n xi_o a_o exhortation_n of_o the_o auctor_fw-la to_o prince_n &_o noble_a man_n to_o embrace_v peace_n and_o to_o eschew_v the_o occasion_n of_o war_n chapter_n twelve_o the_o commodity_n which_o come_v of_o peace_n chap._n xiii_o a_o letter_n of_o marcus_n aurelius_n to_o he_o friend_n cornelius_n wherein_o he_o describe_v the_o discommodity_n of_o war_n and_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o triumph_n chap._n xiiii_o the_o emperor_n marcus_n aurelius_n declare_v the_o order_n that_o the_o roman_n use_v in_o set_v forth_o man_n of_o war_n and_o of_o the_o ouâ—tragious_a villainy_n which_o captain_n and_o soldier_n use_v in_o the_o war_n chap._n 15._o marcus_n aurelius_n lament_v with_o tear_n the_o folly_n of_o the_o roman_n for_o that_o they_o make_v war_n with_o asia_n and_o declarethe_v what_o great_a damage_n come_v unto_o the_o people_n where_o the_o prince_n do_v begin_v war_n in_o a_o strange_a country_n chap._n xuj_o that_o prince_n and_o great_a lord_n the_o more_o they_o grow_v in_o year_n shall_v be_v the_o more_o discrete_a and_o virtuous_a to_o refrain_v from_o vice_n chap._n xvij_o that_o prince_n when_o they_o be_v age_v shall_v be_v temperate_a in_o eat_v sober_a in_o drynk_v modest_a in_o apparel_n &_o above_o all_o true_a in_o their_o communication_n chap._n xviii_o .._o of_o a_o letter_n of_o the_o emperor_n marcus_n aurelius_n to_o claudius_n and_o claudinus_n wherein_o he_o reprove_v those_o that_o have_v many_o year_n and_o little_a discretion_n chap._n nineteeen_o the_o emperor_n follow_v his_o letter_n and_o persuade_v those_o that_o be_v old_a to_o give_v no_o more_o credit_n to_o the_o world_n nor_o to_o any_o of_o his_o flattery_n chap._n xx_o the_o emperor_n procedith_v in_o his_o letter_n &_o prove_v by_o good_a reason_n that_o since_o the_o age_a person_n will_v be_v serve_v and_o honour_v of_o the_o young_a they_o ought_v to_o be_v more_o virtuous_a and_o honest_a than_o the_o young_a chap._n xxi_o the_o emperor_n conclude_v his_o letter_n &_o show_v what_o peril_n those_o old_a man_n live_v in_o which_o dissolut_o like_o young_a child_n pass_v their_o day_n and_o geve_v unto_o they_o holsom_a counsel_n for_o the_o remedy_n thereof_o chap._n xxii_o prince_n ought_v to_o take_v heed_n that_o they_o be_v not_o note_v of_o avarice_n for_o that_o the_o covetous_a man_n be_v both_o of_o god_n &_o man_n hate_v cap_n xxiii_o the_o auctor_fw-la follow_v his_o matter_n &_o with_o great_a reason_n discommend_v the_o vice_n of_o covetous_a man_n chap._n xxiiii_o of_o a_o letter_n which_o the_o emperor_n m._n aurelius_n write_v to_o his_o friend_n cincinatus_n wherein_o he_o touch_v those_o gentleman_n which_o will_v take_v upon_o they_o the_o trade_n of_o merchandise_n against_o their_o vocation_n divide_v into_o 4._o chapter_n chap_n twenty-five_o the_o emperor_n procee_v his_o letter_n &_o declare_v what_o virtue_n man_n ought_v to_o use_v and_o the_o vice_n which_o
annius_n verus_n my_o father_n in_o this_o case_n deserve_v as_o much_o praise_n as_o i_o do_v reproach_n for_o while_o i_o be_v young_a he_o never_o suffer_v i_o to_o sleep_v in_o bed_n to_o sit_v in_o chair_n to_o eat_v with_o he_o at_o his_o table_n neither_o dare_v i_o lyfte_v up_o my_o eye_n to_o look_v he_o in_o the_o face_n and_o oftentimes_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o marcus_z my_o son_n i_o have_v rather_o thou_o shoude_v be_v a_o honest_a roman_n than_o a_o dissolute_a philosopher_n thou_o desyre_a i_o to_o write_v unto_o the_o how_o many_o master_n i_o have_v and_o what_o scyence_n i_o learn_v in_o my_o youth_n know_v thou_o that_o i_o have_v many_o good_a master_n though_o i_o be_o become_v a_o evyll_n scholar_n i_o learn_v also_o dyverse_a scyence_n though_o present_o i_o know_v little_a not_o for_o that_o i_o forget_v they_o but_o because_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o rome_n exclude_v i_o from_o they_o and_o cause_v i_o to_o forsake_v they_o for_o it_o be_v a_o 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the_o dissolution_n of_o our_o school_n which_o be_v in_o a_o narowe_n and_o little_a place_n and_o be_v there_o a_o certain_a painter_n paintinge_v a_o scotfree_a and_o excellent_a work_n for_o the_o realm_n of_o palestine_n i_o then_o for_o a_o truth_n learn_v there_o to_o draw_v and_o paint_v and_o my_o master_n be_v diogenetus_n who_o in_o those_o day_n be_v a_o famous_a painter_n he_o paint_v in_o rome_n .6_o worthy_a prince_n in_o one_o table_n and_o 6._o other_o tyrannous_a emperor_n in_o a_o other_o and_o amongst_o those_o evil_a nero_n the_o cruel_a be_v paint_v so_o lyvely_a that_o he_o seem_v a_o live_v to_o all_o those_o that_o see_v he_o and_o that_o table_n wherein_o nero_n be_v so_o live_o draw_v be_v by_o decree_n of_o the_o sacred_a senate_n command_v to_o be_v burn_v for_o they_o say_v that_o a_o man_n of_o so_o wicked_a a_o life_n deserve_v not_o to_o be_v represent_v in_o so_o goodly_a a_o table_n others_z say_v that_o it_o be_v so_o natural_a and_o perfect_a that_o 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master_n be_v name_v geminus_n câ—modus_n a_o man_n of_o a_o quick_a hand_n to_o play_v and_o of_o as_o pleasant_a a_o voice_n to_o singe_v as_o ever_o i_o hear_v roman_n tongue_n prompt_a to_o speak_v this_o be_v the_o order_n of_o my_o life_n and_o the_o time_n that_o i_o spend_v in_o learning_n and_o of_o good_a reason_n a_o man_n so_o occupy_v can_v not_o choose_v but_o be_v virtuous_a but_o i_o swear_v and_o confess_v to_o the_o that_o i_o do_v not_o so_o much_o geve_v myself_o to_o study_n but_o that_o every_o day_n i_o lose_v time_n enough_o for_o youth_n and_o the_o tender_a flesh_n desire_v liberty_n and_o although_o a_o man_n accustom_v it_o with_o travail_n yet_o he_o find_v vacant_a time_n also_o for_o his_o pleasour_n although_o all_o the_o ancient_a roman_n be_v in_o dyverse_a thing_n very_o studious_a yet_o notwithstanding_o amongst_o all_o over_o and_o beside_o these_o there_o be_v fyve_o thing_n whereunto_o they_o have_v ever_o a_o great_a respect_n &_o to_o those_o that_o therein_o offend_v neither_o request_n avayl_v reward_v profit_v nor_o law_n old_a nor_o new_a dispense_v true_o their_o good_a will_n be_v to_o be_v commend_v and_o their_o dyligence_n to_o be_v exalt_v for_o the_o prince_n that_o govern_v great_a realm_n aught_o to_o employ_v their_o heart_n to_o make_v good_a law_n and_o to_o occupy_v their_o eye_n to_o see_v they_o dulye_o execute_v throughoute_n the_o common_a wealth_n these_o five_o thing_n wear_v these_o 1_o the_o first_o they_o ordain_v that_o the_o priest_n shall_v not_o be_v dishone_a for_o in_o that_o realm_n where_o priest_n be_v dyshone_a it_o be_v a_o token_n that_o the_o god_n against_o the_o people_n be_v angry_a 2_o the_o second_o it_o be_v not_o suffer_v in_o rome_n that_o the_o virginne_v vestalle_n shall_v at_o their_o pleasoure_n stray_v abroad_o for_o it_o be_v but_o reason_n that_o she_o which_o of_o her_o own_o free_a will_n have_v heretofore_o promise_v open_o to_o be_v good_a shall_v now_o if_o she_o 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they_o do_v give_v unto_o their_o subject_n good_a example_n &_o that_o on_o the_o sabbotte_a day_n in_o especial_o &_o other_o festival_n day_n they_o repair_v unto_o the_o cathedral_n church_n to_o here_o divine_a service_n &_o there_o reconcileng_v themselves_o to_o god_n that_o they_o public_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o congregation_n receive_v the_o holy_a comunion_n &_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a slander_v to_o prince_n which_o ought_v to_o reprehend_v other_o of_o their_o fault_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v never_o see_v they_o come_v to_o the_o church_n and_o be_v partaker_n of_o that_o holy_a sacrament_n we_o ordain_v that_o at_o easter_n chief_o prince_n do_v go_v to_o the_o church_n cathedral_n and_o that_o the_o metropolitan_a be_v there_o in_o person_n to_o celebrate_v the_o holy_a communion_n and_o the_o gospel_n be_v say_v the_o prince_n himself_o shall_v be_v bind_v to_o say_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n the_o creed_n confirm_v in_o 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