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person_n accuse_v before_o he_o examine_v the_o crime_n he_o therefore_o that_o will_v provide_v for_o his_o safety_n must_v make_v himself_o at_o court_n one_o friend_n or_o more_o to_o defend_v he_o in_o his_o absence_n against_o the_o dangerous_a assault_n of_o calumny_n but_o withal_o he_o must_v take_v care_n they_o be_v person_n of_o condition_n and_o honour_n or_o at_o least_o man_n of_o interest_n and_o such_o as_o have_v access_n to_o the_o prince_n ear_n as_o ready_o as_o our_o enemy_n i_o confess_v the_o store_n of_o such_o friend_n in_o court_n be_v but_o very_o small_a where_o it_o be_v the_o usual_a custom_n almost_o among_o all_o if_o not_o to_o persecute_v their_o companion_n themselves_o at_o least_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v oppress_v by_o other_o but_o yet_o it_o happen_v sometime_o that_o there_o be_v one_o that_o either_o out_o of_o gratitude_n for_o benefit_n receive_v or_o with_o a_o desire_n of_o oblige_v we_o or_o else_o out_o of_o hatred_n towards_o our_o accuser_n will_v perform_v that_o office_n chap._n xxxv_o ostentation_n of_o the_o prince_n favour_n to_o be_v avoid_v something_o also_o concern_v our_o friend_n and_o follower_n let_v our_o courtier_n avoid_v all_o ostentation_n of_o the_o prince_n favour_n not_o only_o to_o avoid_v the_o envy_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o companion_n but_o also_o of_o the_o prince_n himself_o for_o late_o when_o the_o grandee_n of_o spain_n go_v about_o to_o supplant_v cardinal_n spinosa_n under_o philip_n the_o second_o see_v with_o what_o a_o wile_n they_o circumvent_v he_o they_o all_o strike_v sail_n to_o he_o they_o all_o seem_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o their_o fortune_n depend_v upon_o his_o favour_n the_o very_a domestic_a servant_n of_o the_o king_n show_v themselves_o very_o obedient_a and_o ready_a at_o his_o beck_n which_o when_o the_o prince_n observe_v he_o be_v remove_v from_o court_n and_o all_o that_o power_n and_o greatness_n which_o he_o have_v acquire_v in_o less_o than_o two_o year_n fall_v to_o nothing_o let_v therefore_o our_o courtier_n learn_v to_o be_v content_v with_o a_o modest_a train_n of_o attendant_n and_o with_o a_o rate_n of_o live_v rather_o beneath_o the_o dignity_n wherewith_o he_o be_v honour_v by_o the_o prince_n than_o above_o it_o which_o he_o must_v be_v sure_a never_o to_o exceed_v it_o be_v unseasonable_a to_o lessen_v your_o attendant_n when_o your_o fortune_n be_v decline_a it_o avail_v seneca_n nothing_o after_o he_o have_v lose_v nero_n favour_n to_o hide_v himself_o in_o his_o private_a house_n and_o betake_v himself_o to_o his_o study_n nor_o to_o shut_v out_o visitant_n with_o his_o pretence_n of_o want_n of_o health_n neither_o do_v it_o advantage_n agricola_n a_o whit_n to_o have_v enter_v the_o city_n by_o night_n and_o with_o a_o slender_n company_n of_o follower_n wherefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o we_o put_v on_o a_o face_n of_o modesty_n betimes_o and_o hold_v on_o so._n yet_o although_o i_o will_v not_o have_v our_o courtier_n be_v besiege_a with_o too_o great_a a_o throng_n of_o friend_n and_o servant_n i_o will_v not_o have_v he_o neglect_v to_o make_v many_o creature_n and_o follower_n not_o to_o serve_v he_o in_o his_o pomp_n but_o to_o support_n and_o comfort_v he_o if_o any_o adversity_n shall_v happen_v for_o although_o a_o adverse_a fortune_n find_v few_o of_o these_o prove_v friend_n yet_o there_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n some_o among_o they_o who_o will_v endeavor_n to_o shelter_n and_o assist_v you_o if_o not_o out_o of_o friendship_n yet_o out_o of_o respect_n to_o their_o own_o advantage_n which_o they_o may_v well_o expect_v from_o the_o restauration_n of_o your_o fortune_n chap._n xxxvi_o how_o to_o manage_n and_o dispense_v the_o prince_n favour_n advice_n and_o comfort_n in_o adversity_n with_o other_o rule_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a content_a and_o help_v in_o
take_v care_n to_o preserve_v the_o prince_n favour_n but_o also_o that_o of_o those_o in_o power_n about_o he_o chap._n xxiv_o fol._n 94_o pride_n even_o in_o the_o mean_a person_n at_o court_n note_a with_o example_n as_o also_o treachery_n in_o betray_v the_o prince_n secret_n chap._n xxv_o fol._n 97_o the_o cause_n kind_n and_o example_n of_o conspiracy_n with_o the_o prince_n enemy_n chap._n xxvi_o fol._n 98_o that_o our_o courtier_n must_v not_o be_v the_o author_n of_o hazardous_a counsel_n the_o variety_n of_o error_n whereby_o the_o prince_n favour_n be_v lost._n chap._n xxvii_o fol._n 101_o of_o the_o art_n whereby_o courtier_n be_v supplant_v by_o other_o and_o first_o under_o pretence_n of_o specious_a employment_n abroad_o or_o of_o call_v they_o from_o their_o command_n to_o attend_v upon_o the_o king_n person_n chap._n xxviii_o fol._n 105_o how_o calumny_n be_v use_v to_o make_v man_n suspect_v or_o hate_v by_o the_o prince_n chap._n xxix_o fol._n 114_o example_n of_o other_o treachery_n in_o suborn_a witness_n and_o forge_v letter_n chap._n xxx_o fol._n 117_o confirmation_n of_o slander_n under_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o feign_a friendship_n and_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o prince_n to_o the_o accuser_n chap._n xxxi_o fol._n 120_o the_o chief_a art_n and_o way_n of_o slanderer_n chap._n xxxii_o fol._n 121_o the_o deceit_n and_o danger_n of_o courtpraise_n and_o mask_v courtier_n last_o the_o three_o way_n of_o oppress_v our_o courtier_n by_o force_n chap._n xxxiii_o fol._n 127_o sometime_o the_o prince_n own_o ill_a and_o cruel_a nature_n envy_v the_o desert_n of_o his_o servant_n be_v cause_n of_o the_o courtier_n be_v fall_v and_o this_o how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v handle_v chap._n xxxiv_o fol._n 130_o how_o to_o preserve_v our_o favour_n and_o office_n with_o the_o succeed_v prince_n chap._n xxxv_o fol._n 134_o ostentation_n of_o the_o prince_n favour_n to_o be_v avoid_v something_o also_o concern_v our_o friend_n and_o follower_n chap._n xxxvi_o fol._n 136_o how_o to_o manage_n and_o dispense_v the_o prince_n favour_n advice_n and_o comfort_n in_o adversity_n with_o other_o rule_n chap._n xxxvii_o fol._n 140_o how_o to_o make_v a_o judgement_n of_o the_o constancy_n or_o change_v of_o the_o prince_n affection_n to_o we_o chap._n xxxviii_o fol._n 141_o the_o prince_n favour_n to_o woman_n instruction_n for_o the_o prince_n mistress_n benefit_n confer_v on_o prince_n often_o make_v those_o person_n hate_v by_o they_o with_o other_o document_n chap._n thirty-nine_o fol._n 145_o sundry_a precept_n concern_v the_o pleasure_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o prince_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xl._n fol._n 149_o conclude_v with_o many_o choice_n and_o necessary_a admonition_n arcana_fw-la aulica_fw-la or_o walsingham_n manual_a of_o prudential_n maxim_n for_o the_o statesman_n and_o the_o courtier_n chap._n i._n the_o several_a end_n of_o courtier_n and_o the_o mean_n to_o attain_v they_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o all_o man_n 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prince_n in_o obtain_v which_o the_o industry_n and_o labour_n of_o all_o courtier_n be_v employ_v in_o order_n whereunto_o it_o be_v in_o the_o first_o place_n necessary_a that_o you_o be_v know_v unto_o your_o prince_n and_o then_o either_o by_o your_o behaviour_n your_o part_n your_o action_n or_o some_o other_o laudable_a mean_n that_o you_o make_v yourself_o grateful_a in_o his_o eye_n yet_o there_o be_v those_o for_o who_o the_o splendour_n of_o their_o family_n the_o authority_n of_o their_o office_n or_o convenience_n of_o their_o employment_n whether_o it_o be_v high_a or_o low_a come_v unto_o they_o by_o inheritance_n or_o get_v with_o money_n have_v prepare_v a_o access_n unto_o the_o prince_n person_n so_o that_o they_o be_v hereby_o exempt_v from_o the_o toil_n of_o seek_v how_o to_o become_v know_v unto_o the_o prince_n find_v half_a their_o work_n perform_v unto_o their_o hand_n whilst_o those_o to_o who_o these_o introduction_n be_v deny_v find_v their_o great_a 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author_n of_o it_o and_o he_o not_o able_a to_o repress_v they_o without_o danger_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o kingdom_n whilst_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o oppression_n of_o he_o that_o rise_v from_o a_o mean_a condition_n be_v far_o more_o easy_a only_o let_v the_o prince_n turn_v his_o back_n upon_o he_o or_o abandon_v he_o to_o the_o great_a one_o who_o for_o the_o most_o part_n look_v with_o envy_n upon_o such_o and_o he_o be_v lose_v i_o intend_v here_o only_o those_o wise_a prince_n that_o have_v know_v how_o to_o limit_v within_o due_a bound_n the_o power_n of_o those_o they_o love_v and_o advance_v not_o confer_v all_o the_o authority_n and_o trust_n of_o his_o kingdom_n upon_o one_o of_o these_o man_n in_o subject_v even_o the_o peer_n unto_o he_o which_o have_v be_v do_v by_o some_o prince_n do_v seldom_o or_o almost_o never_o succeed_v well_o chap._n ii_o the_o way_n to_o obtain_v the_o prince_n favour_n the_o way_n whereby_o courtier_n get_v into_o authority_n and_o favour_n with_o the_o prince_n be_v two_o above_o all_o other_o most_o usual_a and_o frequent_v the_o one_o be_v of_o those_o that_o seek_v after_o public_a office_n and_o dignity_n climb_v up_o the_o stair_n of_o honour_n till_o they_o come_v within_o a_o stage_n of_o the_o favourite_n himself_o the_o other_o be_v of_o those_o that_o follow_v the_o court_n sedulous_o seek_v all_o occasion_n of_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o secret_a affair_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o make_v use_v of_o in_o business_n of_o the_o great_a trust._n the_o last_o of_o which_o way_n be_v without_o doubt_v the_o short_a and_o trace_v with_o their_o step_n who_o have_v live_v in_o the_o great_a favour_n with_o their_o prince_n as_o maecenas_n be_v to_o augustus_n and_o sallust_n both_o to_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n tiberius_n of_o who_o tacitus_n annal._n 3._o sallust_n although_o the_o way_n of_o honour_n be_v easy_a unto_o he_o imitate_v maecenas_n without_o the_o senatorial_n dignity_n outgo_v in_o power_n many_o that_o have_v be_v honour_v both_o with_o triumph_n and_o the_o consulship_n and_o vary_v from_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o ancient_n through_o his_o delicacy_n and_o neatness_n seem_v prone_a to_o nothing_o but_o the_o plenty_n and_o abundance_n of_o luxury_n although_o he_o have_v indeed_o a_o vigorous_a mind_n capable_a of_o the_o weighty_a business_n by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o sharp_a and_o active_a by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o he_o make_v show_v of_o dulness_n and_o sloth_n like_o to_o he_o be_v mella_n of_o who_o speak_v the_o same_o tacitus_n annal._n 12._o mella_n bear_v of_o the_o same_o parent_n that_o gallio_n and_o seneca_n be_v through_o a_o preposterous_a ambition_n lay_v aside_o all_o pretence_n to_o public_a honour_n to_o the_o end_n that_o be_v only_a roman_a knight_n he_o may_v equal_v in_o power_n those_o that_o have_v be_v consul_n beside_o he_o believe_v it_o the_o
short_a way_n to_o the_o get_n of_o money_n to_o be_v employ_v in_o agency_n and_o solicit_v the_o prince_n business_n chap._n iii_o the_o way_n to_o become_v know_v to_o the_o prince_n the_o way_n of_o become_v know_v and_o grateful_a to_o the_o prince_n be_v various_a according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o courtier_n and_o the_o time_n there_o be_v some_o that_o make_v themselves_o know_v by_o their_o action_n signal_o either_o profitable_a or_o glorious_a or_o else_o by_o a_o more_o than_o common_a virtue_n and_o honesty_n the_o commendation_n of_o other_o give_v to_o many_o both_o access_n to_o and_o interest_n in_o the_o prince_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o most_o usual_a way_n of_o all_o for_o prince_n live_v in_o such_o a_o degree_n of_o eminence_n above_o other_o and_o be_v so_o hedge_v in_o with_o the_o number_n of_o peer_n and_o train_n of_o veterane_n courtier_n that_o a_o stranger_n can_v hardly_o thrust_v in_o among_o the_o throng_n that_o stand_v in_o his_o way_n 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alexander_n himself_o so_o far_o as_o he_o cause_v the_o man_n to_o be_v bring_v unto_o he_o and_o though_o he_o approve_v not_o of_o what_o he_o propound_v yet_o he_o command_v he_o shall_v be_v enrol_v among_o his_o family_n i_o do_v not_o bring_v this_o example_n to_o persuade_v any_o body_n with_o the_o like_a foolery_n to_o insinuate_v himself_o into_o the_o prince_n favour_n but_o to_o the_o end_n i_o may_v demonstrate_v that_o those_o who_o be_v stranger_n and_o unknown_a unless_o they_o be_v assist_v by_o some_o one_o in_o great_a authority_n can_v hardly_o screw_v themselves_o into_o so_o great_a a_o train_n as_o do_v surround_v the_o prince_n except_z either_o by_o some_o memorable_a action_n as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o or_o by_o some_o unusual_a accident_n they_o deserve_v as_o the_o poet_n say_v with_o finger_n to_o be_v point_v out_o for_o some_o strange_a thing_n among_o the_o rout_n chap._n iu._n the_o humour_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o his_o 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lay_v aside_o disguise_n show_v themselves_o since_o all_o their_o action_n be_v so_o expose_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n it_o can_v be_v but_o some_o one_o or_o other_o must_v observe_v whereunto_o their_o inclination_n tend_v sometime_o they_o be_v so_o oppress_v and_o vex_v with_o the_o weight_n of_o business_n that_o forget_v their_o artifices_fw-la they_o betray_v their_o disposition_n tiberius_n himself_o although_o a_o most_o skilful_a master_n in_o dissemble_v can_v not_o set_v so_o good_a a_o face_n upon_o it_o but_o that_o time_n will_v by_o little_a and_o little_a bring_v all_o his_o art_n to_o light_n but_o since_o those_o of_o other_o man_n be_v so_o many_o the_o propension_n of_o prince_n must_v needs_o be_v diverse_a and_o almost_o infinite_a yet_o they_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o two_o head_n the_o one_o of_o which_o include_v all_o that_o tend_v to_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o state_n the_o other_o his_o personal_a pleasure_n his_o greatness_n consist_v either_o in_o his_o fame_n and_o authority_n or_o in_o riches_n the_o duty_n of_o his_o subject_n or_o last_o in_o the_o strength_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o his_o army_n in_o these_o thing_n he_o ought_v to_o accommodate_v his_o endeavour_n to_o the_o nature_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o prince_n affair_n which_o he_o that_o shall_v with_o dexterity_n and_o skill_n perform_v provide_v he_o be_v neither_o suspect_v nor_o hate_v for_o other_o reason_n can_v fail_v of_o become_v acceptable_a unto_o the_o prince_n make_v the_o same_o judgement_n of_o the_o pleasure_n and_o vicious_a affection_n of_o the_o prince_n if_o he_o be_v diffident_a and_o of_o a_o fearful_a disposition_n believe_v that_o a_o bold_a informer_n will_v be_v grateful_a unto_o he_o who_o stick_v not_o at_o the_o displeasure_n of_o the_o great_a one_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o execute_v the_o prince_n command_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v as_o tacitus_n describe_v sejanus_n he_o have_v a_o body_n say_v he_o annal._n 4._o patient_a of_o toil_n a_o bold_a mind_n he_o be_v a_o close_a concealer_n of_o himself_o and_o a_o rash_a accuser_n of_o other_o compose_a he_o be_v of_o a_o mixture_n of_o flattery_n and_o pride_n with_o a_o exterior_a face_n of_o modesty_n and_o yet_o inward_o fraught_v with_o a_o excess_n of_o ambition_n if_o the_o prince_n delight_n in_o drunkenness_n he_o will_v also_o take_v pleasure_n in_o man_n addict_v to_o the_o same_o vice_n for_o which_o cause_n tiberius_n love_v pomponius_n and_o lucius_n piso_n of_o who_o suetonius_n cap._n 24._o de_fw-fr tiberio_n after_o this_o the_o prince_n to_o the_o corruption_n of_o public_a manner_n spend_v two_o whole_a day_n and_o night_n eat_v and_o drink_v with_o pomponius_n flaccus_n and_o piso_n to_o one_o of_o which_o he_o give_v immediate_o the_o province_n of_o syria_n and_o to_o the_o other_o the_o government_n of_o the_o city_n call_v they_o in_o his_o letter_n his_o most_o pleasant_a and_o familiar_a friend_n the_o same_o tiberius_n as_o suetonius_n 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