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who_o he_o bestow_v they_o and_o that_o no_o person_n take_v alexander_n any_o money_n or_o gift_n for_o their_o help_n or_o furtherance_n to_o the_o obtain_n of_o those_o office_n for_o he_o that_o buy_v a_o office_n must_v sell_v the_o administration_n of_o it_o and_o this_o discommodity_n also_o come_v of_o it_o that_o man_n will_v be_v discourage_v to_o seek_v and_o follow_v virtue_n when_o they_o shâ—…l_v see_v that_o advancement_n be_v not_o obtain_v by_o virtue_n but_o by_o money_n and_o a_o prince_n shall_v foresee_v that_o he_o place_v very_o good_a man_n in_o office_n for_o such_o man_n as_o prince_n place_n in_o fran._n authority_n such_o they_o be_v take_v themselves_o to_o be_v &_o therefore_o a_o prince_n shall_v inform_v himself_o by_o secret_a intelligence_n as_o also_o by_o common_a fame_n of_o sufficient_a man_n upon_o who_o to_o bestow_v his_o office_n and_o rather_o make_v his_o own_o choice_n than_o prefer_v man_n at_o the_o suit_n of_o his_o favourite_n it_o be_v 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and_o to_o make_v choice_n of_o wise_a counsellor_n and_o of_o ripe_a year_n and_o that_o no_o money_n shall_v be_v take_v to_o make_v officer_n for_o man_n shall_v not_o obtain_v office_n by_o money_n by_o ambition_n nor_o by_o favour_n that_o he_o do_v justice_n indifferent_o to_o all_o by_o which_o king_n do_v reign_v and_o not_o believe_v too_o soon_o that_o his_o seurant_n be_v wise_a peaceable_a not_o covetous_a backbiter_n nor_o quarreller_n q._n curtius_n say_v a_o prince_n ought_v to_o bestow_v more_o care_n &_o cost_v in_o get_v a_o wise_a counsellor_n than_o in_o conquest_n alexander_n severus_n adrian_n &_o other_o emperor_n of_o rome_n will_v call_v to_o their_o council_n not_o their_o favourite_n but_o man_n learned_a grave_a &_o experience_v &_o of_o a_o good_a conscience_n prince_n shall_v not_o esteem_v man_n by_o their_o riches_n &_o state_n but_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o conversation_n one_o ask_v trajan_n the_o emperor_n how_o he_o make_v so_o good_a a_o choice_n of_o counsellor_n &_o friend_n he_o answer_v that_o his_o good_a hap_n come_v hereof_o that_o he_o choose_v they_o neither_o covetous_a man_n nor_o liar_n for_o they_o in_o who_o covetousness_n or_o lie_v have_v any_o place_n can_v love_v perfect_o and_o the_o french_a king_n charles_n 8_o will_v often_o say_v to_o his_o friend_n or_o favourite_n that_o he_o make_v choice_n of_o they_o for_o the_o opinion_n he_o have_v that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o honest_a sort_n and_o such_o as_o in_o who_o he_o may_v put_v his_o trust_n fear_v but_o one_o fault_n in_o they_o that_o they_o will_v suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v overcome_v with_o covetousness_n whereunto_o they_o may_v be_v easy_o allure_v &_o tempt_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o credit_n they_o have_v with_o he_o but_o if_o he_o shall_v understand_v that_o for_o gain_v they_o shall_v command_v any_o unjust_a thing_n or_o not_o honest_a they_o shall_v lose_v his_o favour_n for_o ever_o they_o that_o be_v in_o favour_n say_v one_o with_o 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as_o god_n command_v moses_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o and_o they_o thol_n shall_v be_v say_v he_o faithful_a wise_a true_a speaker_n not_o flatterer_n constant_a godly_a secret_a such_o as_o know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o subject_n &_o state_n of_o the_o country_n of_o good_a year_n that_o have_v taste_v of_o both_o fortune_n and_o be_v more_o apt_a to_o execute_v than_o to_o innovate_v matter_n choose_a not_o by_o suit_n nor_o by_o private_a but_o by_o public_a commendation_n and_o such_o as_o be_v not_o headstrong_a and_o obstinate_a in_o defence_n of_o their_o opinion_n free_a from_o passion_n and_o affection_n and_o not_o desirous_a of_o gain_n good_a counsellor_n make_v a_o good_a and_o happy_a principality_n and_o wisdom_n and_o counsel_n be_v better_a than_o force_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o time_n pass_v of_o the_o roman_n romanus_n sedendo_fw
send_v from_o a_o free_a state_n in_o embassage_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o moscovia_n and_o as_o one_o of_o they_o keep_v his_o cap_n upon_o his_o head_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o duke_n he_o be_v tyranny_n therewith_o offend_v cause_v a_o nail_n to_o be_v drive_v through_o his_o cap_n into_o his_o head_n ludit_fw-la in_o humanis_fw-la divina_fw-la potentia_fw-la rebus_fw-la et_fw-la certam_fw-la prasen_n vix_fw-la habet_fw-la hora_fw-la fidem_fw-la the_o divine_a power_n all_o humane_a thing_n deride_v and_o scarce_o one_o certain_a hour_n with_o we_o abide_v the_o emperor_n marcus_n aurelius_n meditate_v upon_o the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o man_n speak_v in_o this_o sort_n i_o have_v imagine_v with_o myself_o whether_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o find_v any_o estate_n any_o age_n any_o country_n any_o kingdom_n where_o any_o man_n may_v be_v find_v that_o dare_v vaunt_v he_o have_v not_o in_o his_o life_n taste_v what_o manner_n of_o thing_n adverse_a fortune_n be_v and_o 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