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river_n to_o escape_v in_o land_v be_v kill_v by_o one_o of_o they_o the_o emperor_n gordian_n make_v a_o arabian_a his_o lieutenant_n call_v phillipus_n a_o man_n of_o base_a parentage_n he_o procure_v the_o emperor_n overthrow_n and_o in_o the_o end_n kill_v he_o most_o barbarous_o charles_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n be_v betray_v by_o a_o italian_a the_o earl_n of_o campobach_n and_o kill_v before_o nancy_n chap._n 23._o dangerous_a for_o a_o prince_n to_o take_v aid_n of_o a_o stranger_n and_o if_o a_o prince_n take_v aid_n or_o succour_n of_o a_o stranger_n strong_a than_o himself_o he_o may_v thereby_o endanger_v his_o estate_n for_o the_o esterques_n call_v but_o to_o aid_v the_o city_n of_o vulture_n subdue_v it_o the_o herule_v goth_n and_o lombard_n call_v into_o italy_n for_o succour_n become_v lord_n thereof_o so_o do_v they_o of_o franconia_n with_o their_o king_n pharamont_n by_o the_o gaul_n now_o france_n and_o the_o saxon_n do_v the_o like_a by_o england_n the_o turk_n 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but_o have_v distribute_v it_o among_o thy_o soldier_n thou_o may_v have_v preserve_v thyself_o and_o thy_o city_n now_o therefore_o enjoy_v it_o at_o thy_o ease_n and_o eat_v and_o drink_v thy_o fill_n see_v thou_o have_v love_v it_o so_o well_o and_o so_o let_v he_o die_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o riches_n chap._n 9_o a_o prince_n to_o be_v learn_v though_o it_o be_v not_o good_a that_o a_o prince_n shall_v be_v too_o great_a a_o scholar_n yet_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o shall_v have_v some_o learning_n for_o plato_n say_v that_o neither_o can_v ignorant_a man_n nor_o those_o that_o spend_v all_o their_o life_n in_o study_n govern_v a_o commonwealth_n for_o great_a learned_a man_n be_v perplex_v to_o resolve_v upon_o affair_n make_v many_o doubt_n full_a of_o respect_n and_o imagination_n the_o city_n therefore_o of_o norenberg_n do_v not_o admit_v any_o great_a learned_a man_n into_o their_o counsel_n but_o have_v some_o notable_a learned_a man_n with_o who_o they_o do_v confer_v upon_o any_o doubt_n that_o may_v arise_v in_o the_o counsel_n the_o vrsin_n likewise_o in_o italy_n will_v never_o permit_v any_o learned_a man_n to_o govern_v their_o commonwealth_n yet_o socrates_n say_v that_o wit_n without_o learning_n be_v like_a to_o a_o tree_n without_o fruit_n it_o be_v requisite_a therefore_o that_o both_o the_o prince_n and_o his_o governor_n shall_v be_v learn_v as_o well_o the_o better_a to_o understand_v their_o duty_n towards_o god_n the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n the_o government_n of_o other_o commonwealth_n and_o their_o ambassador_n and_o the_o art_n of_o stratagem_n of_o war_n and_o a_o prince_n shall_v nourish_v and_o cherish_v all_o learning_n for_o the_o attain_n of_o all_o art_n and_o knowledge_n and_o to_o that_o end_n ptolemeus_n king_n of_o egypt_n make_v a_o most_o famous_a library_n in_o alexandria_n of_o 200000_o volume_n chap._n 10._o a_o prince_n to_o be_v religious_a but_o above_o all_o thing_n religion_n be_v most_o requisite_a in_o a_o prince_n that_o he_o be_v careful_a to_o serve_v daily_o the_o king_n of_o king_n who_o will_v prosper_v he_o on_o his_o kingdom_n in_o earth_n so_o he_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o he_o must_v first_o seek_v for_o as_o appeareth_z matth._n 6._o and_o in_o deut._n 17._o a_o king_n be_v command_v after_o he_o be_v place_v in_o his_o kingdom_n to_o read_v the_o deuteronomy_n that_o he_o may_v learn_v to_o fear_n god_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o word_n and_o ceremony_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n so_o do_v a_o prince_n shall_v prosper_v for_o solomon_n say_v god_n preserve_v the_o state_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o be_v a_o shield_n to_o they_o that_o walk_v upright_o prou._n chap._n 2._o trust_v therefore_o say_v he_o again_o proverbe_n chapter_n 3_o in_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o lean_v not_o to_o thy_o own_o wisdom_n so_o jacob_n moses_n hezekiah_n and_o elizeus_fw-la do_v not_o trust_v in_o themselves_o but_o only_o by_o their_o prayer_n and_o trust_n in_o god_n prevail_v against_o their_o enemy_n and_o king_n david_n though_o he_o labour_v by_o humane_a diligence_n to_o defend_v himself_o against_o absalon_n yet_o especial_o seek_v to_o move_v god_n to_o mercy_n by_o prayer_n 2_o reg._n 15._o the_o emperor_n marcus_n antonius_n be_v in_o almany_n with_o his_o army_n be_v enclose_v in_o a_o dry_a country_n by_o his_o enemy_n who_o stop_v all_o the_o passage_n that_o he_o &_o his_o army_n be_v like_a to_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o water_n the_o emperor_n lieutenant_n see_v he_o so_o distress_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v hard_o that_o the_o christian_n can_v obtain_v any_o thing_n of_o their_o god_n by_o their_o prayer_n whereupon_o the_o emperor_n have_v a_o legion_n of_o christian_n in_o his_o army_n desire_v
the_o of_o soliman_n the_o great_a turk_n against_o charles_n the_o five_o who_o fear_v by_o continue_v the_o war_n that_o the_o turk_n may_v get_v that_o foot_n as_o to_o overcome_v all_o christendom_n make_v peace_n with_o france_n but_o then_o the_o turk_n bascha_n be_v in_o marcelles_n the_o king_n of_o france_n can_v not_o get_v he_o out_o before_o he_o have_v succour_n from_o the_o emperor_n who_o be_v force_v to_o aid_v he_o therefore_o when_o pope_n julius_n the_o second_o maximilian_n the_o emperor_n ferdinando_n king_n of_o spain_n and_o lewes_n king_n of_o france_n have_v enter_v league_n against_o the_o venetian_n selin_n the_o great_a turk_n offer_v to_o send_v the_o venetian_n succour_n which_o they_o refuse_v fear_v that_o accept_n thereof_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o turk_n chap._n 24._o a_o prince_n to_o get_v and_o keep_v the_o love_n of_o his_o subject_n a_o prince_n therefore_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v strong_a at_o home_n and_o need_v no_o foreign_a force_n shall_v always_o respect_v his_o own_o subject_n especial_o man_n of_o worth_n and_o service_n as_o well_o in_o peace_n as_o in_o war_n that_o he_o may_v win_v the_o love_n and_o hearr_n of_o his_o subject_n the_o mean_a whereof_o may_v be_v able_a to_o do_v he_o some_o kind_n of_o service_n at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o for_o seneca_n say_v that_o the_o only_a inexpugnable_a force_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v the_o love_n of_o his_o subject_n wherefore_o the_o emperor_n marcus_n aurelius_n in_o his_o speech_n to_o his_o council_n commend_v his_o son_n unto_o they_o say_v it_o be_v not_o the_o abundance_n of_o money_n and_o treasure_n nor_o the_o multitude_n of_o soldier_n that_o maintain_v a_o prince_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v bay_v but_o the_o love_n of_o his_o subject_n for_o those_o say_v he_o do_v only_o long_a and_o sare_o reign_v who_o do_v engrave_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o subject_n not_o a_o fear_n by_o force_n and_o cruelty_n but_o a_o love_n by_o bounty_n and_o liberality_n and_o those_o that_o willing_o yield_v to_o obedience_n and_o be_v not_o contrayn_v by_o servitude_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v suspect_v of_o the_o prince_n and_o subject_n say_v he_o never_o refuse_v to_o obey_v but_o when_o they_o be_v use_v withviolence_n and_o contumely_n mesissa_n king_n of_o numidia_n exhort_v his_o son_n at_o his_o death_n to_o keep_v amity_n and_o concord_n among_o they_o say_v it_o be_v not_o the_o great_a force_n nor_o army_n nor_o great_a treasure_n by_o which_o a_o prince_n shall_v preserve_v and_o maintain_v his_o estate_n but_o friend_n who_o be_v not_o gorten_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n nor_o with_o money_n but_o by_o good_a usage_n and_o loyalty_n and_o cornelius_n tacitus_n say_v that_o a_o prince_n can_v have_v no_o great_a better_a nor_o fit_a instrument_n to_o keep_v and_o conserve_v his_o estate_n then_o good_a friend_n wherefore_o a_o prince_n shall_v have_v care_n always_o of_o his_o subject_n and_o use_v they_o well_o 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