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the_o favour_n of_o his_o fellow-citizen_n become_v prince_n of_o his_o native_a country_n which_o we_o may_v term_v a_o civil_a principality_n nor_o to_o attain_v hereunto_o be_v verve_n whole_o '_o or_o fortune_n whole_o necessary_a but_o rather_o a_o fortunate_a cunning_n i_o say_v this_o principality_n be_v climb_v up_o to_o either_o by_o the_o people_n help_n or_o the_o great_a man_n for_o in_o every_o city_n we_o find_v these_o two_o humour_n differ_v and_o they_o spring_v from_o this_o that_o the_o people_n desire_v not_o to_o be_v command_v nor_o oppress_v by_o the_o great_a one_o and_o the_o great_a one_o be_v desirous_a to_o command_v and_o oppress_v the_o people_n and_o from_o these_o two_o several_a appetite_n arise_v in_o the_o city_n one_o of_o these_o three_o effect_n either_o a_o principality_n or_o liberty_n or_o tumultuary_a licentionsnesse_n the_o principality_n be_v cause_v either_o by_o the_o people_n or_o the_o great_a one_o according_a as_o the_o one_o or_o 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who_o because_o they_o be_v not_o content_v therewith_o become_v his_o friend_n and_o favour_v he_o in_o get_v the_o mastery_n of_o it_o it_o have_v be_v the_o custom_n of_o prince_n whereby_o to_o hold_v their_o state_n more_o secure_o to_o build_v citadel_n which_o may_v be_v bridle_n and_o curb_n to_o those_o that_o shall_v purpose_v any_o thing_n against_o they_o and_o so_o to_o have_v a_o secure_a retreat_n from_o the_o first_o violence_n i_o commend_v this_o course_n because_o it_o have_v be_v use_v of_o old_a notwithstanding_o nicholas_n vitelli_n in_o our_o day_n have_v be_v know_v to_o demolish_v two_o citadel_n in_o the_o town_n of_o castello_n the_o better_a to_o keep_v the_o state_n guidubaldo_n duke_n of_o urbin_n be_v to_o return_v into_o his_o state_n out_o of_o which_o he_o be_v drive_v by_o caesar_n borgia_n raze_v all_o the_o fortress_n of_o that_o country_n and_o think_v he_o shall_v hardly_o lose_v that_o state_n again_o without_o they_o the_o bentivodi_n return_v into_o bolonia_n use_v the_o like_a course_n citadel_n than_o be_v profitable_a or_o not_o according_a to_o the_o time_n and_o if_o they_o advantage_v thou_o in_o one_o part_n they_o do_v thou_o harm_n in_o another_o and_o this_o part_n may_v be_v argue_v thus_o that_o prince_n who_o stand_v more_o in_o fear_n of_o his_o own_o people_n than_o of_o stranger_n aught_o to_o build_v fortress_n but_o he_o that_o be_v more_o afraid_a of_o stranger_n than_o of_o his_o people_n shall_v let_v they_o alone_o against_o the_o house_n of_o sforza_n the_o castle_n of_o milan_n which_o francis_n sforza_n build_v have_v and_o will_v make_v more_o war_n than_o any_o other_o disorder_n in_o that_o state_n and_o therefore_o the_o best_a citadel_n that_o may_v be_v be_v not_o to_o incur_v the_o people_n hatred_n for_o however_o thou_o hold_v a_o fortress_n and_o the_o people_n hate_v thou_o thou_o can_v hardly_o escape_v they_o for_o people_n when_o once_o they_o have_v take_v arm_n never_o want_v the_o 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guinigi_n at_o that_o time_n of_o great_a repute_n in_o lucca_n but_o corrupt_v by_o he_o make_v himself_o lord_n thereof_o and_o so_o solemn_o and_o by_o resolution_n of_o the_o people_n be_v elect_v their_o prince_n at_o this_o time_n frederck_n of_o baviere_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n come_v into_o italy_n to_o take_v the_o imperial_a crown_n who_o castruccio_n make_v his_o friend_n and_o go_v to_o he_o with_o five_o hundred_o horse_n have_v leave_v for_o his_o lieutenant_n at_o lucca_n paulo_n guinigi_n who_o in_o remembrance_n of_o his_o father_n he_o make_v account_n of_o as_o his_o own_o child_n castruccio_n be_v entertain_v very_o honourable_o by_o frederick_n who_o give_v he_o many_o privilege_n and_o make_v he_o his_o deputy_n in_o tuseany_n and_o because_o the_o pisans_n have_v expelld_v gaddo_n of_o gerardesca_n and_o for_o fear_n of_o he_o ask_v succour_n of_o frederick_n he_o make_v castruccio_n their_o lord_n who_o the_o pisans_n accept_v for_o fear_n of_o the_o guelph_n faction_n and_o in_o particular_a because_o of_o the_o florentine_n frederick_n then_o be_v return_v into_o germany_n and_o have_v leave_v at_o rome_n a_o governor_n for_o his_o affair_n in_o italy_n all_o the_o gibellin_n as_o well_o tuscan_n as_o lomdarb_n that_o follow_v the_o imperial_a faction_n have_v their_o recourse_n to_o castruccio_n and_o each_o promise_v he_o the_o principality_n of_o their_o native_a country_n provide_v that_o by_o his_o mean_n they_o may_v be_v restore_v among_o who_o be_v mattheo_n guidi_n nardo_n scolare_fw-la lapo_n uberti_n gerozzi_n nardi_n and_o piero_n buonacorsi_n all_o gibellin_n and_o outlawd_v florentines_n and_o castruccio_n plot_v by_o help_n of_o these_o and_o with_o his_o own_o force_n to_o become_v lord_n of_o all_o tuscany_n to_o gain_v himself_o credit_v the_o more_o enter_v into_o amity_n with_o mr._n metthem_n viscoti_n prince_n of_o milan_n and_o train_v up_o all_o the_o man_n ofhi_v own_o city_n and_o country_n to_o arm_n and_o because_o lucca_n have_v five_o gate_n he_o divide_v the_o country_n into_o five_o part_n arm_v they_o and_o distribute_v they_o under_o captain_n and_o colour_n so_o that_o on_o a_o sudden_a he_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v together_o above_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n into_o the_o field_n beside_o the_o help_n he_o may_v have_v from_o pisa_n he_o then_o be_v environ_v with_o these_o force_n and_o friend_n it_o fortune_v that_o mr._n mattheo_n visconti_n be_v assail_v by_o the_o guelph_n of_o piacuza_n who_o have_v drive_v out_o the_o gibellin_n in_o who_o behalf_n the_o florentine_n and_o king_n robert_n have_v send_v their_o troop_n whereupon_o mr._n mattheo_n entreat_v castruccio_n to_o affaile_v the_o florentine_n that_o they_o be_v constrain_v to_o defend_v their_o own_o home_n shall_v call_v back_o their_o man_n out_o of_o londarby_n so_o castruccio_n with_o a_o good_a army_n enter_v the_o vale_n arno_n take_v fucachio_n and_o st._n miniato_n with_o great_a damage_n of_o the_o country_n and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n the_o florentine_n be_v force_v to_o call_v back_o their_o troop_n who_o be_v hardly_o return_v into_o tuscany_n but_o castruccio_n be_v compel_v upon_o another_o necessity_n to_o haste_n back_o to_o lucca_n and_o in_o that_o city_n the_o family_n of_o poggio_n be_v of_o such_o power_n and_o authority_n as_o that_o it_o have_v make_v castruccio_n not_o only_o great_a but_o prince_n also_o and_o not_o take_v themselves_o to_o have_v be_v requite_v as_o they_o have_v deserve_v agree_v with_o other_o family_n of_o lucca_n to_o move_v the_o city_n to_o rebellion_n and_o to_o chase_n castruccio_n thence_o whereupon_o take_v occasion_n one_o morning_n they_o come_v arm_v upon_o the_o deputy_n who_o castruccio_n have_v there_o ordain_v over_o justice_n and_o slay_v he_o and_o further_o purpose_v to_o raise_v the_o people_n to_o commotion_n steven_n of_o poggio_n a_o arcient_a and_o peaceable_a man_n who_o have_v no_o hand_n at_o all_o in_o this_o conspiracy_n come_v before_o they_o constrain_v his_o friend_n by_o his_o authority_n among_o they_o to_o lay_v aside_o their_o arm_n offer_v himself_o to_o mediate_v with_o castruccio_n for_o they_o that_o he_o shall_v satisfy_v their_o desire_n thus_o they_o lay_v down_o their_o arm_n but_o not_o with_o great_a discretion_n than_o they_o have_v take_v they_o up_o for_o castruccio_n have_v have_v notice_n of_o these_o novelty_n befall_v in_o lucca_n without_o make_v any_o delay_n with_o part_n of_o his_o troop_n leave_v paul_n guinigi_n commander_n of_o the_o residue_n come_v thence_o to_o lucca_n where_o have_v find_v the_o tumult_n appease_v beyond_o his_o expectation_n deem_v he_o may_v with_o the_o more_o ease_n secure_v himself_o dispose_v those_o of_o his_o party_n in_o several_a place_n as_o best_a be_v for_o his_o turn_n steven_n of_o poggio_n think_v with_o himself_o that_o castruccio_n be_v behold_v to_o he_o go_v to_o he_o and_o entreat_v not_o for_o
by_o authority_n take_v from_o the_o example_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o from_o the_o use_n of_o the_o ancient_a military_a discipline_n the_o foot_n be_v more_o to_o be_v esteem_v then_o the_o horse_n chap._n 18._o that_o conquest_n in_o republic_n not_o well_o govern_v and_o that_o proceed_v not_o according_a to_o the_o roman_a valour_n procure_v rather_o their_o ruin_n then_o advancement_n chap._n 19_o what_o hazard_v that_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n run_v which_o be_v serve_v by_o auxiliary_a and_o mercenary_a soldier_n chap._n 20._o the_o first_o rector_n that_o ever_o the_o roman_n send_v to_o any_o place_n be_v to_o capua_n four_o hundred_o year_n after_o they_o begin_v to_o make_v war_n chap._n 21._o how_o erroneus_fw-la many_o time_n the_o opinion_n of_o man_n be_v when_o they_o give_v their_o judgement_n touch_v great_a affair_n chap._n 22._o how_o much_o the_o roman_n in_o give_v judgement_n upon_o their_o subject_n whensoever_o occasion_n be_v offer_v that_o constrain_v they_o thereunto_o avoid_v the_o middle_a way_n and_o rather_o betake_v themselves_o to_o one_o of_o the_o extreme_n chap._n 23._o fortress_n in_o general_n do_v more_o harm_n then_o good_a chap._n 24._o it_o be_v a_o wrong_a course_n to_o assail_v a_o city_n fall_v into_o discord_n think_v by_o mean_n thereof_o to_o become_v master_n of_o it_o chap._n 25._o contempt_n and_o contumely_n beget_v a_o hatred_n against_o they_o that_o use_v it_o without_o any_o return_n of_o advantage_n to_o they_o chap._n 26._o prudent_a prince_n and_o commonwealth_n ought_v to_o be_v content_a with_o the_o victory_n for_o oftentimes_o when_o that_o suffice_v not_o they_o lose_v it_o chap._n 27._o how_o dangerous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o a_o republic_n or_o prince_n not_o to_o revenge_v a_o injury_n do_v against_o the_o public_a state_n or_o against_o a_o private_a person_n chap._n 28._o fortune_n blind_v man_n eye_n when_o she_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o prevent_v her_o design_n ch._n 29._o republic_n and_o prince_n that_o real_o be_v mighty_a seek_v not_o by_o money_n to_o make_v alliance_n with_o other_o but_o with_o their_o valour_n and_o repute_n of_o their_o force_n chap._n 30._o how_o dangerous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o give_v credit_n to_o man_n that_o be_v banish_v out_o of_o their_o country_n chap._n 31._o how_o may_v way_n the_o roman_n use_v to_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o to_n chap._n 32._o that_o the_o roman_n give_v their_o commander_n of_o their_o army_n free_a and_o large_a commission_n chap._n 33._o the_o table_n of_o the_o three_o book_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o religion_n or_o commonwealth_n long_o in_o be_v it_o be_v necessary_a oftentimes_o to_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o first_o ground_n chap._n 1._o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a part_n of_o wisdom_n sometime_o to_o seem_v a_o fool_n chap._n 2._o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o preservation_n of_o the_o new_a get_v liberty_n to_o put_v brutus_n his_o son_n to_o death_n chap._n 3._o no_o prince_n live_v secure_a in_o his_o principality_n while_o those_o be_v live_v who_o be_v despoil_a of_o it_o chap._n 4._o what_o it_o be_v that_o make_v a_o prince_n lose_v his_o kingdom_n which_o he_o enjoy_v by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n chap._n 5._o of_o conspiracy_n chap._n 6._o from_o whence_o proceed_v it_o that_o of_o the_o change_n from_o liberty_n to_o slavery_n and_o from_o slavery_n to_o liberty_n some_o be_v without_o blood_n other_o exceed_v bloody_a chap._n 7._o he_o that_o will_v make_v alteration_n in_o a_o republic_n must_v consider_v the_o subject_n he_o be_v to_o work_v upon_o chap._n 8._o how_o a_o man_n must_v of_o necessity_n change_v with_o the_o time_n if_o he_o will_v always_o have_v good_a success_n in_o his_o undertake_n chap._n 9_o that_o a_o captain_n can_v avoid_v battle_n when_o his_o enemy_n will_v fight_v in_o any_o case_n ch._n 10._o he_o that_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o many_o however_o that_o he_o be_v the_o weak_a provide_v that_o he_o can_v but_o support_v their_o first_o violence_n overcome_v chap._n 11._o that_o a_o wise_a commander_n upon_o his_o own_o soldier_n shall_v lay_v all_o manner_n of_o necessity_n to_o fight_v and_o take_v it_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v from_o his_o enemy_n chap._n 12._o whether_o more_o trust_n be_v to_o be_v repose_v in_o a_o good_a commander_n have_v a_o weak_a army_n or_o in_o a_o good_a army_n have_v a_o weak_a commander_n chap._n 13._o new_a sleight_n and_o invention_n that_o be_v use_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o fight_n and_o new_a cry_n that_o be_v hear_v what_o effect_n they_o produce_v chap._n 14._o that_o the_o command_n of_o a_o army_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v in_o charge_n only_o to_o one_o and_o where_o there_o be_v more_o they_o always_o err_v chap._n 15._o in_o time_n of_o difficulty_n and_o peril_n true_a worth_n and_o virtue_n be_v seek_v after_o and_o in_o calm_a and_o quiet_a time_n not_o their_o virtue_n but_o their_o wealth_n friend_n and_o parentage_n prefer_v they_o chap._n 16._o that_o he_o who_o have_v receive_v any_o not_o able_a disgrace_n or_o injury_n do_v he_o from_o a_o prince_n or_o republic_n shall_v never_o be_v entrust_v by_o they_o in_o any_o employment_n or_o service_n of_o importance_n chap._n 17._o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o worthy_a of_o a_o commander_n then_o to_o be_v able_a to_o discover_v beforehand_o and_o espy_v out_o the_o enemy_n practice_n chap._n 18_o whether_o in_o the_o government_n of_o a_o multitude_n mildness_n or_o severity_n be_v of_o great_a avail_n chap._n 19_o one_o example_n of_o humanity_n prevail_v with_o the_o falisci_n more_o than_o all_o the_o force_n of_o rome_n can_v chap._n 20._o from_o whence_o it_o come_v that_o hannibal_n by_o a_o manner_n of_o proceed_v different_a from_o that_o of_o scipio_n wrought_v the_o same_o effect_n in_o italy_n which_o the_o other_o do_v in_o spain_n chap._n 21._o how_o manlius_n torquatus_n his_o rigour_n and_o valerius_n corvinus_n his_o mildness_n gain_v each_o of_o they_o the_o same_o glory_n chap._n 22._o for_o what_o cause_n camillus_n be_v banish_v rome_n chap._n 23._o the_o continuation_n of_o government_n bring_v rome_n into_o thraldom_n chap._n 24._o of_o cincinnatus_n and_o many_o roman_n poverty_n '_o chap._n 25._o how_o that_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o woman_n state_n have_v be_v ruin_v chap._n 26._o how_o a_o city_n at_o discord_n in_o itself_o be_v to_o be_v unite_v and_o how_o that_o opinion_n be_v not_o true_a that_o to_o maintain_v city_n in_o obedience_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o keep_v they_o in_o discord_n and_o divide_v into_o faction_n chap._n 27._o that_o the_o citizen_n action_n ought_v to_o be_v well_o weigh_v for_o many_o time_n under_o virtuous_a and_o charitable_a deed_n be_v lay_v the_o fowdation_n of_o tyranny_n chap._n 28._o that_o the_o people_n fault_n grow_v from_o their_o prince_n chap._n 29._o a_o citizen_n that_o will_v of_o his_o own_o authority_n do_v any_o good_a in_o his_o own_o city_n of_o necessity_n must_v first_o extinguish_v all_o envy_n and_o what_o order_n be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o a_o city_n upon_o the_o enemy_n approach_n chap._n 30._o powerful_a commonwealth_n and_o great_a and_o worthy_a personage_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o fortune_n retain_v the_o same_o courage_n and_o the_o same_o dignity_n chap._n 31._o what_o mean_v some_o have_v practise_v to_o disturb_v a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n chap._n 32._o it_o much_o further_v a_o army_n in_o the_o win_n of_o a_o battle_n to_o be_v confident_a of_o their_o own_o force_n and_o their_o general_n valour_n chap._n 33._o what_o fame_n report_n or_o opinion_n cause_v the_o people_n to_o begin_v to_o cast_v their_o favour_n upon_o a_o citizen_n and_o whether_o a_o prince_n or_o a_o people_n do_v bestow_v their_o magistracy_n with_o better_a judgement_n chap._n 34._o what_o danger_n they_o incur_v that_o put_v themselves_o forward_o as_o principal_n to_o advise_v any_o design_n which_o be_v so_o much_o the_o great_a by_o how_o much_o this_o carry_v with_o it_o the_o more_o difficulty_n and_o peril_n chap._n 35._o the_o reason_n wherefore_o the_o french_a have_v be_v and_o be_v think_v in_o combat_n at_o the_o beginning_n more_o than_o man_n and_o afterward_o less_o than_o woman_n chap._n 36._o whether_o slight_a skirmish_n or_o battle_n be_v necessary_a before_o a_o great_a battle_n and_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o know_v a_o new_a enemy_n when_o one_o will_v avoid_v those_o skirmish_n chap._n 37._o what_o manner_n of_o man_n that_o general_n ought_v to_o be_v on_o who_o ability_n a_o army_n may_v confident_o rely_v chap._n 38._o that_o a_o commander_n ought_v exact_o to_o know_v situation_n chap._n 39_o how_o deceit_n be_v commendable_a use_v against_o the_o enemy_n in_o time_n of_o war_n chap._n 40._o that_o the_o defence_n of_o one_o country_n
wherewith_o together_o with_o his_o power_n he_o may_v comprehend_v their_o safety_n in_o general_n and_o when_o a_o prince_n do_v this_o and_o that_o the_o people_n perceive_v it_o that_o by_o no_o accident_n he_o break_v those_o law_n they_o will_v begin_v in_o a_o short_a time_n to_o live_v secure_a and_o content_a we_o have_v a_o example_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n which_o continue_v not_o in_o quiet_a by_o other_o mean_n than_o that_o their_o king_n be_v tie_v to_o many_o law_n wherein_o the_o security_n of_o all_o his_o people_n be_v contain_v and_o he_o that_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o that_o state_n ordain_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v dispose_v of_o the_o war_n and_o the_o money_n at_o their_o pleasure_n but_o with_o all_o other_o matter_n they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o they_o be_v at_o the_o law_n appointment_n that_o prince_n therefore_o or_o republic_n which_o secure_v not_o themselves_o at_o their_o entrance_n into_o the_o government_n aught_o at_o least_o take_v hold_v of_o the_o first_o occasion_n as_o the_o roman_n do_v he_o that_o let_v that_o pass_v repent_v himself_o too_o late_o of_o not_o have_v do_v what_o he_o shall_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o as_o yet_o debauch_v when_o they_o recover_v their_o liberty_n may_v well_o maintain_v it_o when_o brutus_n his_o son_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o tarquin_n dead_a by_o those_o remedy_n and_o order_n which_o we_o have_v at_o several_a time_n recount_v but_o have_v the_o people_n be_v corrupt_v neither_o in_o rome_n nor_o any_o where_o else_o can_v they_o have_v find_v mean_n strong_a enough_o to_o preserve_v it_o as_o in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v we_o shall_v show_v chap._n xvii_o a_o disorderly_a people_n get_v their_o liberty_n can_v keep_v themselves_o free_a without_o very_o great_a difficulty_n i_o think_v it_o necessary_o true_a that_o either_o the_o king_n be_v to_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o rome_n or_o else_o rome_n itself_o will_v have_v grow_v feeble_a and_o of_o no_o worth_n for_o consider_v how_o exceed_o the_o king_n be_v corrupt_v if_o after_o that_o rate_n two_o or_o three_o succession_n have_v follow_v and_o that_o corruption_n that_o be_v in_o they_o have_v distend_v itself_o throughout_o the_o member_n so_o that_o they_o likewise_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o corruption_n it_o have_v be_v impossible_a ever_o to_o have_v reform_v it_o but_o lose_v the_o head_n when_o the_o body_n be_v sound_a it_o may_v easy_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o free_a and_o orderly_a government_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v presuppose_v for_o certain_a that_o a_o debauch_a city_n live_v under_o a_o prince_n though_o that_o prince_n with_o all_o his_o stock_n be_v root_v out_o yet_o can_v it_o not_o become_v free_a but_o rather_o fall_v still_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o new_a lord_n who_o continual_o make_v a_o end_n one_o of_o another_o and_o without_o the_o creation_n of_o some_o new_a prince_n they_o shall_v never_o have_v a_o end_n unless_o he_o by_o his_o goodness_n and_o valour_n maintain_v they_o free_a but_o their_o liberty_n be_v of_o no_o long_a conyinuance_n than_o his_o life_n as_o be_v that_o oâ—_n syracuse_n for_o dion_n and_o timoelon_n life_n who_o virtue_n in_o several_a time_n while_o they_o live_v keep_v that_o city_n free_a so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v dead_a it_o fall_v into_o the_o former_a servitude_n we_o find_v not_o a_o brave_a example_n then_o that_o of_o rome_n which_o upon_o the_o tarquin_n banishment_n can_v present_o lay_v hold_v off_o and_o maintain_v that_o liberty_n but_o caesar_n be_v slay_v c._n caligula_n nero_n and_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o the_o caesar_n blot_v out_o it_o can_v not_o not_o only_o keep_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o give_v a_o beginning_n to_o their_o liberty_n neither_o do_v so_o great_a variety_n of_o accident_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o city_n proceed_v from_o other_o than_o that_o when_o the_o tarquin_n be_v expel_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o touch_v with_o this_o corruption_n and_o in_o these_o latter_a time_n they_o be_v thorough_o infect_v for_o then_o to_o settle_v their_o mind_n in_o a_o resolution_n against_o king_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o they_o that_o never_o any_o king_n shall_v reign_v at_o rome_n but_o in_o the_o after_o age_n the_o authority_n and_o severity_n of_o brutus_n with_o all_o the_o oriental_a region_n be_v not_o of_o force_n to_o hold_v they_o in_o disposition_n to_o maintain_v that_o liberty_n which_o he_o like_v the_o first_o brutus_n have_v restore_v they_o which_o spring_v from_o that_o corruption_n which_o marius_n his_o faction_n spread_v among_o the_o people_n whereof_o caesar_n come_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a can_v so_o blind_a that_o multitude_n that_o they_o can_v not_o perceive_v the_o yoke_n which_o he_o himself_o put_v on_o their_o neck_n and_o though_o this_o example_n of_o rome_n be_v better_o than_o any_o other_o yet_o will_v i_o allege_v to_o this_o purpose_n some_o people_n know_v in_o our_o day_n and_o therefore_o i_o say_v that_o no_o mean_n can_v ever_o bring_v milan_n or_o naples_n to_o their_o freedom_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o infection_n of_o all_o their_o member_n which_o appear_v after_o the_o death_n of_o philip_n visconti_n when_o milan_n desire_v to_o recover_v her_o liberty_n neither_o be_v able_a nor_o know_v how_o to_o keep_v it_o yet_o that_o of_o rome_n be_v a_o great_a happiness_n that_o their_o king_n grow_v naught_o sudden_o that_o they_o be_v banish_v and_o that_o before_o the_o infection_n be_v go_v down_o into_o the_o bowel_n of_o that_o city_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n that_o those_o many_o tumult_n which_o be_v raise_v in_o rome_n man_n do_v it_o to_o a_o good_a end_n do_v not_o hurt_v but_o help_v the_o commonwealth_n and_o we_o may_v make_v this_o conclusion_n that_o where_o the_o matter_n be_v corrupt_v law_n though_o well_o make_v profit_n little_a unless_o they_o have_v such_o a_o maker_n that_o with_o strong_a hand_n force_v obedience_n to_o they_o till_o the_o matter_n become_v good_a which_o whether_o it_o have_v ever_o happen_v i_o know_v not_o or_o whether_o it_o be_v possible_a it_o can_v happen_v for_o it_o be_v plain_a as_o a_o little_a before_o i_o say_v that_o a_o city_n decline_v by_o corruption_n of_o matter_n if_o ever_o it_o chance_v to_o rise_v again_o it_o be_v mere_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o one_o man_n who_o be_v then_o live_v and_o not_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o generality_n that_o keep_v the_o good_a law_n in_o force_n and_o sudden_o when_o that_o man_n be_v dead_a it_o return_v to_o the_o old_a guise_n as_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o thebes_n which_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o epaminondas_n while_o he_o live_v can_v subsist_v in_o form_n of_o a_o republic_n and_o government_n but_o he_o be_v go_v it_o fall_v into_o the_o former_a disorder_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o a_o man_n can_v live_v so_o long_a a_o time_n as_o be_v sufficient_a to_o disaccustome_v they_o to_o the_o ill_a and_o accustom_v they_o thorough_o to_o the_o good_a and_o if_o one_o man_n of_o a_o very_a long_a life_n or_o two_o virtuous_a governor_n successive_o continue_v do_v not_o dispose_v of_o they_o to_o good_a when_o one_o of_o they_o fail_v as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o they_o be_v present_o ruin_v unless_o the_o other_o with_o many_o danger_n and_o much_o bloodshed_n recover_v they_o out_o of_o destruction_n for_o that_o corruption_n and_o unfitness_n for_o freedom_n arise_v from_o a_o inequality_n that_o be_v in_o the_o city_n and_o if_o a_o man_n will_v reduce_v it_o to_o equality_n he_o must_v use_v many_o extraordinary_a way_n which_o few_o know_v or_o will_v serve_v themselves_o of_o as_o other_o where_o more_o particular_o shall_v be_v say_v chap._n xviii_o in_o what_o manner_n in_o a_o corrupt_a city_n a_o free_a state_n may_v be_v maintain_v be_v get_v or_o how_o when_o they_o have_v it_o not_o it_o may_v be_v get_v and_o well_o order_v i_o think_v it_o will_v not_o be_v out_o of_o the_o way_n nor_o disagree_v to_o the_o former_a discourse_n to_o consider_v whether_o in_o a_o city_n disorder_v a_o free_a state_n can_v be_v preserve_v that_o be_v there_o a_o soot_n already_o or_o not_o be_v there_o how_o it_o may_v be_v attain_v and_o then_o reduce_v to_o good_a order_n whereupon_o i_o say_v that_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o do_v the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o and_o though_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a to_o give_v a_o strict_a rule_n thereof_o because_o we_o shall_v necessary_o proceed_v according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o corruption_n yet_o it_o not_o be_v unfit_a to_o reason_n of_o every_o thing_n i_o shall_v not_o let_v this_o pass_n and_o i_o presuppose_v a_o city_n corrupt_v in_o extremity_n from_o whence_o i_o shall_v come_v
man_n will_v be_v stop_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n chap._n xxiiii_o commonwealth_n well_o order_v appoint_v reward_n and_o punishment_n for_o their_o people_n and_o never_o recompense_v the_o one_o with_o the_o other_o the_o desert_n of_o horatius_n have_v be_v exceed_o great_a have_v by_o his_o valour_n vanquish_v the_o curiatij_n his_o offence_n be_v horrible_a have_v slay_v his_o sister_n notwithstanding_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o homicide_n so_o much_o displease_v the_o roman_n that_o it_o bring_v they_o to_o dispute_v whether_o they_o shall_v grant_v he_o his_o life_n though_o his_o merit_n be_v so_o great_a and_o so_o fresh_a which_o thing_n to_o he_o that_o look_v but_o superficial_o on_o it_o will_v seem_v a_o example_n of_o popular_a ingratitude_n yet_o he_o that_o shall_v examine_v better_o and_o with_o more_o consideration_n inquire_v what_o the_o order_n of_o commonwealth_n ought_v to_o be_v shall_v rather_o blame_v that_o people_n for_o have_v absolve_v he_o 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insomuch_o that_o the_o servant_n find_v no_o mean_n to_o deceive_v his_o master_n keep_v himself_o upright_o and_o honest_a but_o how_o a_o prince_n may_v thorough_o understand_v his_o servant_n here_o be_v the_o way_n that_o never_o fail_v when_o thou_o see_v the_o servant_n study_v more_o for_o his_o own_o advantage_n than_o thou_o and_o that_o in_o all_o his_o action_n he_o search_v most_o after_o his_o own_o profit_n this_o man_n thus_o qualify_v shall_v never_o prove_v good_a servant_n nor_o can_v thou_o ever_o rely_v upon_o he_o for_o he_o that_o hold_v the_o stern_a of_o the_o state_n in_o hand_n ought_v never_o call_v home_o his_o care_n to_o his_o own_o particular_a but_o give_v himself_o whole_o over_o to_o his_o prince_n service_n nor_o ever_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o any_o thing_n not_o appertain_v to_o he_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o prince_n to_o keep_v he_o good_a to_o he_o aught_o to_o take_v a_o care_n for_o his_o servant_n honour_v he_o enrich_v and_o oblige_v he_o to_o he_o give_v he_o part_n both_o of_o dignity_n and_o office_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o many_o honour_n and_o much_o wealth_n bestow_v on_o he_o may_v restrain_v his_o desire_n from_o other_o honour_n and_o other_o wealth_n and_o that_o those_o many_o charge_n cause_v he_o to_o fear_v change_n that_o may_v fall_v know_v he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o stand_v without_o his_o master_n and_o when_o both_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o servant_n be_v thus_o dispose_v they_o may_v rely_v the_o one_o upon_o the_o other_o when_o otherwise_o the_o end_n will_v ever_o prove_v hurtful_a for_o the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o other_o chap._n xxiii_o that_o flatterer_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v i_o will_v not_o omit_v one_o principle_n of_o great_a inportance_n be_v a_o error_n from_o which_o prince_n with_o much_o difficulty_n defend_v themselves_o unless_o they_o be_v very_o discreet_a and_o make_v a_o very_a good_a choice_n and_o this_o be_v concern_v flatteror_n whereof_o all_o write_n be_v full_a and_o that_o because_o man_n please_v themselves_o so_o much_o in_o their_o own_o thing_n and_o therein_o cozen_v themselves_o that_o very_o hardly_o can_v they_o escape_v this_o pestilence_n and_o desire_v to_o escape_v it_o there_o be_v danger_n of_o fall_v into_o contempt_n for_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n to_o be_v secure_a from_o flattery_n but_o to_o let_v man_n know_v that_o they_o displease_v thou_o not_o in_o tell_v thou_o truth_n but_o when_o every_o one_o have_v this_o leave_n thou_o lose_v thy_o reverence_n therefore_o ought_v a_o wise_a prince_n take_v a_o three_o course_n make_v choice_n of_o some_o understand_a man_n in_o his_o state_n and_o give_v only_o to_o they_o a_o free_a liberty_n of_o speak_v to_o he_o the_o truth_n and_o touch_v those_o thing_n
only_o which_o he_o inquire_v of_o and_o nothing_o else_o but_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v inquisitive_a of_o every_o thing_n and_o hear_v their_o opinion_n and_o then_o afterward_o advise_v himself_o after_o his_o own_o manner_n and_o in_o these_o deliberation_n and_o with_o every_o one_o of_o they_o so_o carry_v himself_o that_o they_o all_o know_v that_o the_o more_o free_o they_o shall_v speak_v the_o better_a they_o shall_v be_v like_v of_o and_o beside_o those_o not_o give_v ear_n to_o any_o one_o and_o thus_o pursue_v the_o thing_n resolve_v on_o and_o thence_o continue_v obstinate_a in_o the_o resolution_n take_v he_o who_o do_v otherwise_o either_o fall_v upon_o flatterer_n or_o often_o change_v upon_o the_o vary_a of_o opinion_n from_o whence_o proceed_v it_o that_o man_n conceive_v but_o slight_o of_o he_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o will_v allege_v you_o a_o modern_a example_n peter_n lucas_n a_o servant_n of_o maximilian_o the_o present_a emperor_n speak_v of_o his_o majesty_n say_v that_o he_o never_o advise_v with_o any_o body_n nor_o never_o do_v any_o thing_n after_o his_o own_o way_n which_o be_v because_o he_o take_v a_o contrary_a course_n to_o what_o we_o have_v now_o say_v for_o the_o emperor_n be_v a_o close_a man_n who_o communicate_v his_o secret_n to_o none_o nor_o take_v counsel_n of_o any_o one_o but_o as_o they_o come_v to_o be_v put_v in_o practice_n they_o begin_v to_o be_v discover_v &_o know_v and_o so_o contradict_v by_o those_o that_o be_v near_o about_o he_o and_o he_o as_o be_v a_o easy_a man_n be_v quick_o wrought_v from_o they_o whence_o it_o come_v that_o what_o he_o do_v to_o day_n he_o undo_v on_o the_o morrow_n and_o that_o he_o never_o understand_v himself_o what_o he_o will_v nor_o what_o he_o purpose_v &_o that_o there_o be_v no_o ground_v upon_o any_o of_o his_o resolution_n a_o prince_n therefore_o ought_v always_o to_o take_v counsel_n but_o at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n &_o not_o at_o other_o man_n or_o rather_o shall_v 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govern_v but_o this_o will_v last_v but_o little_a for_o that_o governor_n in_o a_o short_a time_n will_v deprive_v he_o of_o his_o state_n but_o a_o prince_n not_o have_v any_o part_n of_o nature_n be_v advise_v of_o more_o than_o one_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o unite_v these_o counsel_n of_o himself_o shall_v he_o never_o know_v how_o to_o unite_v they_o and_o each_o one_o of_o the_o counsellor_n probable_o will_v follow_v that_o which_o be_v most_o proper_o his_o own_o and_o he_o shall_v never_o find_v the_o mean_n to_o amend_v or_o discern_v these_o thing_n nor_o can_v they_o fall_v out_o otherwise_o because_o man_n always_o prove_v mischievous_a unless_o upon_o some_o necessity_n they_o be_v force_v to_o become_v good_a we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o counsel_n from_o whencesoever_o they_o proceed_v must_v needs_o take_v their_o beginning_n from_o the_o prince_n wisdom_n and_o not_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o prince_n from_o good_a counsel_n in_o this_o chapter_n our_o author_n prescribe_v some_o rule_n how_o to_o avoid_v flattery_n and_o not_o to_o fall_v into_o contempt_n the_o extent_n of_o these_o two_o extreme_n be_v so_o large_a on_o both_o side_n that_o there_o be_v leave_v but_o a_o very_a narrow_a path_n for_o the_o right_a temper_n to_o walk_v between_o they_o both_o and_o happy_a be_v that_o prince_n who_o can_v light_v on_o so_o good_a a_o pilot_n as_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o port_n between_o those_o rock_n and_o these_o quicksand_n where_o majesty_n become_v familiar_a unless_o endue_v with_o a_o supereminent_a virtue_n it_o lose_v all_o awful_a regard_n as_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n because_o so_o ordinary_a because_o so_o common_a we_o shall_v little_o value_v be_v it_o not_o that_o all_o creature_n feel_v themselves_o quicken_v by_o the_o ray_n thereof_o on_o the_o other_o side_n omnis_fw-la insipien_fw-fr arrogantiâ_fw-la &_o plausibus_fw-la capitur_fw-la every_o fool_n be_v take_v with_o his_o own_o pride_n and_o other_o flatterye_n and_o this_o fool_n keep_v company_n so_o much_o with_o all_o great_a wise_a man_n that_o hardly_o with_o a_o candle_n and_o lantern_n can_v they_o be_v discern_v betwixt_o the_o great_a man_n be_v more_o subject_a to_o gross_a and_o palpable_a flattery_n and_o especial_o the_o great_a of_o man_n who_o be_v king_n and_o prince_n for_o many_o seek_v the_o ruler_n favour_n prov._n 28._o 26._o for_o there_o be_v divers_a mean_n whereby_o private_a man_n be_v instruct_v prince_n have_v not_o that_o good_a hap_n but_o they_o who_o instruction_n be_v of_o most_o importance_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v take_v the_o government_n upon_o they_o no_o long_o suffer_v any_o reproover_n for_o but_o few_o have_v access_n unto_o they_o and_o they_o who_o familiary_a converse_n with_o they_o do_v and_o say_v all_o for_o favour_n isocrat_n to_o nicocles_n all_o be_v afraid_a to_o give_v he_o occasion_n of_o displeasure_n though_o by_o tell_v he_o truth_n ciscernendo_fw-la to_o this_o purpose_n therefore_o say_v one_o a_o prince_n excel_v in_o learning_n to_o ride_v the_o great_a horse_n rather_o than_o in_o any_o other_o exercise_n because_o his_o horse_n be_v no_o flatterer_n will_v show_v he_o he_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o another_o man_n and_o unless_o he_o keep_v his_o seat_n well_o will_v lay_v he_o on_o the_o ground_n this_o be_v plain_a deal_n man_n be_v more_o subtle_a more_o double-heatred_n they_o have_v a_o heart_n and_o a_o heart_n netiher_n be_v their_o tongue_n their_o heart_n true_a interpreter_n counsel_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v like_o deep_a water_n but_o a_o man_n of_o understanding_n will_v draw_v be_v out_o prov._n 20._o 5._o this_o understanding_n be_v most_o requisite_a in_o a_o prince_n in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o whole_a globe_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o inferior_a orb_n be_v sway_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o high_a and_o therefore_o sure_o it_o be_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o king_n to_o search_v out_o such_o a_o secret_a prov._n 25._o 2._o his_o counselor_n be_v his_o eye_n and_o ear_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v dear_a to_o he_o so_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v true_a to_o he_o and_o make_v he_o the_o true_a report_n of_o thing_n without_o disguise_n if_o they_o prove_v false_a eye_n let_v he_o pluck_v they_o out_o he_o may_v as_o they_o use_v glass_n eye_n take_v they_o forth_o without_o pain_n and_o see_v never_o a_o whit_n the_o worse_a for_o it_o the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o prince_n counselor_n be_v a_o great_a argument_n of_o the_o prince_n wisdom_n and_o be_v the_o choice_n of_o they_o import_v the_o prince_n credit_n and_o safety_n our_o author_n will_v make_v he_o amends_o for_o his_o other_o error_n by_o his_o good_a advice_n in_o his_o 22._o chap._n whether_o i_o refer_v he_o chap._n xxiv_o wherefore_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n have_v lose_v their_o state_n when_o these_o thing_n above_o say_v be_v well_o observe_v they_o make_v a_o new_a prince_n seem_v as_o if_o he_o 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matter_n to_o himself_o and_o so_o shall_v he_o gain_v double_a glory_n to_o have_v give_v a_o beginning_n to_o a_o new_a principality_n adorn_v and_o strengthnd_v it_o with_o good_a law_n good_a arm_n good_a friend_n and_o good_a example_n as_o he_o shall_v have_v double_a shame_n that_o be_v bear_v a_o prince_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o small_a discretion_n have_v lose_v it_o and_o if_o we_o shall_v consider_v those_o lord_n that_o in_o italy_n have_v lose_v their_o state_n in_o our_o day_n as_o the_o king_n of_o naples_n the_o duke_n of_o milan_n and_o other_o first_o we_o shall_v find_v in_o they_o a_o common_a defect_n touch_v their_o arm_n for_o the_o reason_n which_o have_v be_v above_o discourse_v at_o length_n afterward_o we_o shall_v see_v some_o of_o they_o that_o either_o shall_v have_v have_v the_o people_n for_o their_o enemy_n or_o be_v it_o they_o have_v the_o people_n to_o friend_n can_v never_o know_v how_o to_o assure_v themselves_o of_o the_o great_a one_o for_o without_o such_o defect_n as_o these_o state_n be_v not_o lose_v which_o have_v so_o many_o nerve_n that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o maintain_v a_o army_n in_o the_o fell_v philip_n of_o macedon_n not_o the_o father_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a but_o he_o that_o be_v vanquish_v by_o titus_n quintius_n have_v not_o much_o state_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o of_o greece_n that_o assail_v he_o nevertheless_o in_o that_o he_o be_v a_o warlike_a man_n and_o know_v how_o to_o entertain_v the_o people_n and_o assure_v himself_o of_o the_o noble_n for_o many_o year_n he_o make_v the_o war_n good_a against_o they_o and_o though_o at_o last_o some_o town_n perhaps_o be_v take_v from_o he_o yet_o the_o kingdom_n remain_v in_o his_o hand_n still_o wherefore_o these_o our_o prince_n who_o for_o many_o year_n have_v continue_v in_o their_o principality_n for_o have_v afterward_o lose_v they_o let_v they_o not_o blame_v fortune_n but_o their_o own_o sloth_n 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