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beside_o infinite_a other_o who_o in_o diverse_a battle_n and_o skirimsh_n he_o slay_v so_o as_o often_o time_n the_o country_n lie_v almost_o desolate_a through_o their_o domestical_a affliction_n but_o now_o since_o the_o time_n that_o the_o state_n come_v austria_n to_o be_v under_o philip_n the_o first_o archduke_n of_o austria_n and_o after_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o so_o remain_v under_o his_o son_n charles_n the_o emperor_n and_o his_o nephew_n philip_n the_o second_o that_o now_o live_v until_o the_o late_a trouble_n and_o rebellion_n which_o be_v about_o the_o space_n of_o fifty_o year_n that_o they_o so_o continue_v in_o peace_n before_o their_o rebellion_n it_o be_v almost_o incredible_a how_o those_o state_n increase_v in_o wealth_n peace_n and_o dignity_n so_o that_o as_o bassi_fw-la guycciardin_n the_o italian_a historiographer_n note_v
no_o more_o preferment_n than_o that_o common_a wealth_n and_o state_n can_v give_v and_o if_o their_o shall_v be_v many_o worthy_a man_n bear_v their_o at_o one_o time_n than_o be_v this_o his_o condition_n bad_o for_o than_o must_v he_o part_v also_o with_o other_o man_n though_o their_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o himself_o and_o the_o most_o he_o can_v aspire_v unto_o if_o he_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a man_n be_v the_o great_a benefice_n within_o that_o state_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o he_o be_v a_o temporal_a man_n he_o can_v not_o hope_v for_o much_o for_o that_o the_o state_n have_v it_o not_o to_o bestow_v but_o a_o other_o that_o be_v bear_v under_o a_o great_a monarch_n as_o be_v the_o king_n of_o france_n or_o spain_n in_o these_o our_o day_n that_o have_v so_o many_o great_a bishopricke_n for_o example_n sake_n and_o other_o spiritual_a lyving_n to_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o clergy_n and_o so_o many_o high_a goverment_n and_o employment_n both_o of_o war_n and_o 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in_o this_o man_n government_n say_v he_o great_a contentment_n and_o joy_n on_o all_o hand_n great_a peace_n and_o quietness_n and_o very_o great_a justice_n and_o true_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n worthy_a in_o this_o place_n to_o be_v government_n consider_v what_o be_v the_o humane_a power_n and_o how_o infinite_a the_o force_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n at_o this_o day_n and_o how_o great_a be_v the_o liberty_n quietness_n security_n wealth_n and_o contentment_n of_o the_o subject_n that_o live_v under_o that_o government_n when_o good_a prince_n have_v the_o menagingetherof_o as_o be_v this_o antoninus_n and_o his_o son_n aurelius_n that_o follow_v he_o and_o as_o be_v adrian_n trajan_n and_o diverse_a other_o what_o a_o thing_n be_v it_o to_o see_v their_o court_n frequent_v free_o by_o all_o the_o noble_a valiant_a and_o learned_a man_n of_o the_o world_n to_o see_v the_o union_n and_o friendly_a deal_n of_o different_a nation_n together_o when_o all_o serve_v one_o prince_n so_o 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