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as_o minister_n by_o the_o emperor_n and_o king_n and_o sometime_o execute_v by_o they_o 7_o the_o eastern_a empire_n destroy_v in_o the_o time_n of_o heracleus_n the_o emperor_n ib._n the_o king_n of_o france_n exempt_v the_o pope_n from_o all_o humane_a jurisdiction_n 8_o pascal_n create_v pope_n ib._n the_o original_n of_o cardinal_n ib._n eugenius_n the_o second_o pope_n ib._n ospurcus_n make_v pope_n change_v his_o name_n ib._n the_o original_n of_o pisa_n ib._n the_o government_n of_o italy_n anno_fw-la 931_o ib._n agabito_fw-la pope_n 9_o gregory_n the_o five_o pope_n expel_v and_o restore_v deve_v the_o roman_n of_o their_o power_n of_o create_v emperor_n and_o confer_v it_o upon_o six_o prince_n of_o germany_n ib._n clement_n the_o second_o pope_n ib._n nicholas_n the_o second_o pope_n exclude_v the_o roman_n and_o renounce_v the_o papal_a election_n to_o the_o suffrage_n of_o cardinal_n only_a ib._n schism_n and_o anti-popes_n in_o the_o church_n ib._n the_o difference_n between_o henricus_n and_o the_o pope_n the_o ground_n of_o the_o guelf_n and_o ghibilin_n faction_n ib._n the_o original_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sicily_n ib._n urbino_n the_o second_o pope_n ib._n the_o first_o croissade_n ib._n pascal_n the_o second_o pope_n 11_o alexander_n the_o three_o pope_n ib._n a_o new_a antipope_n ib._n the_o pope_n penance_n to_o king_n henry_n of_o england_n upon_o the_o complaint_n about_o thomas_n becket_n ib._n celestin_n the_o three_o pope_n 12_o honorius_n the_o three_o pope_n ib._n the_o order_n of_o st._n dominick_n and_o st._n francis_n institute_v 1218._o ib._n the_o title_n of_o king_n of_o naples_n and_o jerusalem_n annex_v ib._n the_o house_n of_o the_o esti_n make_v lord_n of_o ferrara_n 13_o the_o guelf_n side_n with_o the_o church_n the_o ghibilin_n with_o the_o emperor_n ib._n innocent_n the_o four_o pope_n ib._n clement_n the_o five_o pope_n ib._n adrian_z the_o five_o pope_n ib._n nicholas_n the_o three_o of_o the_o house_n of_o ursin_n 14._o the_o first_o introduction_n of_o pope_n nephew_n ib._n martin_n the_o ten_o pope_n ib._n pope_n celestine_n resign_v to_o boniface_n the_o eight_o ib._n the_o first_o jubilee_n ordain_v by_o boniface_n every_o 100_o year_n 15_o benedictus_n choose_v die_v and_o be_v succeed_v by_o clement_n the_o five_o who_o remove_v his_o residence_n into_o france_n 1036._o ib._n john_n the_o 22th_o pope_n ib._n the_o visconti_n a_o great_a family_n in_o milan_n make_v prince_n of_o that_o city_n by_o the_o extirpation_n of_o the_o torri_n ib._n the_o first_o duke_n of_o milan_n ib._n the_o dukedom_n of_o milan_n fall_v to_o the_o flora_n 16_o the_o original_n of_o the_o venetian_n ib._n candia_n give_v to_o the_o venetian_n by_o the_o french_a 17_o benedict_n the_o twelve_o pope_n ib._n clement_n the_o six_o pope_n ib._n the_o jubilee_n reduce_v to_o 50_o year_n 18_o avignon_n give_v to_o the_o pope_n by_o the_o queen_n of_o naples_n ib._n innocent_n the_o six_o pope_n ib._n urban_n the_o five_o pope_n ib._n gregory_n the_o twelve_o pope_n ib._n the_o pope_n return_v to_o rome_n after_o 71_o year_n residence_n in_o france_n ib._n urban_n the_o six_o pope_n ib._n clement_n the_o seven_o antipope_n ib._n gun_n first_o use_v between_o the_o genoeses_n and_o venetian_n ib._n urban_n and_o clement_n succeed_v by_o boniface_n the_o 9th_o and_o benedict_n the_o 13_o ib._n boniface_n die_v innocent_n succeed_v he_o and_o gregory_n the_o 12_o innocent_a 19_o alexander_n the_o five_o elect_v and_o succeed_v by_o john_n the_o 23d_o ib._n three_o pope_n at_o once_o ib._n martin_n the_o five_o ib._n the_o queen_n of_o naples_n call_v in_o the_o king_n of_o arragon_n to_o her_o assistance_n adopt_v he_o and_o make_v braccio_fw-mi de_fw-fr montone_n her_o general_n 20_o the_o state_n of_o italy_n ib._n book_n ii_o the_o convenience_n of_o colony_n 22_o the_o original_a of_o florence_n 23_o the_o denomination_n of_o florence_n ib._n the_o first_o division_n of_o florence_n 24_o the_o guelf_n and_o ghibilin_n faction_n in_o florence_n ib._n the_o union_n and_o government_n of_o the_o city_n of_o florence_n 25_o the_o antlani_fw-la ib._n the_o captain_n of_o the_o people_n and_o podesta_n ib._n their_o militia_n ib._n a_o generous_a custom_n ib._n manfredi_n king_n of_o naples_n a_o great_a patron_n of_o the_o ghibilin_n ib._n carlo_n d'_fw-fr angio_n call_v into_o italy_n by_o the_o pope_n 26_o a_o new_a model_n of_o government_n in_o florence_n ib._n new_a commotion_n in_o florence_n ib._n a_o second_o model_n by_o the_o guelf_n 27_o gregory_n the_o ten_o pope_n ib._n florence_n under_o excommunication_n ib._n innocent_n the_o 5_o ib._n the_o jealousy_n of_o the_o pope_n ib._n nicholas_n the_o three_o pope_n ib._n the_o ghibilin_n return_v ib._n martinus_n pope_n 28_o the_o government_n of_o florence_n reform_v by_o the_o citizen_n ib._n the_o three_o prior_n to_o govern_v two_o month_n to_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o city_n indifferent_o ib._n the_n signori_fw-it ib._n discord_n between_o the_o nobility_n and_o people_n ib._n the_o priory_n and_o gonfalony_a ib._n persuasion_n to_o the_o nobility_n to_o be_v quiet_a 29_o the_o same_o to_o the_o people_n ib._n new_a reformation_n in_o florence_n 1298_o 30_o the_o difference_n in_o the_o family_n of_o the_o cancellieri_n the_o occasion_n and_o consequence_n ib._n the_o bianchi_n and_o neri_n ib._n charles_n of_o valois_n make_v governor_n of_o florence_n 31_o new_a trouble_n occasion_v by_o corso_n donati_n 32_o the_o medici_n and_o giugni_n 33_o florence_n burn_v 1304._o ib._n corso_n donati_n condemn_v 34_o his_o death_n ib._n new_a division_n in_o florence_n 35_o castruccio_n castracani_n 36_o the_o council_n of_o the_o signori_fw-it to_o sit_v forty_o month_n whereas_o before_o it_o be_v occasional_a 37_o election_n of_o magistrate_n by_o imborsation_n ib._n romondo_n da_o cordona_n general_n of_o the_o florentine_n ib._n the_o duke_n of_o athens_n governor_n of_o florence_n ib._n lodowic_n the_o emperor_n call_v into_o italy_n 38_o the_o death_n of_o castruccio_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o calabria_n ib._n new_a reformation_n in_o florence_n ib._n the_o florentine_n quiet_a at_o home_n ib._n their_o building_n ib._n a_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n 39_o maffeo_n da_fw-la marradi_n ib._n lucca_n sell_v to_o the_o florentine_n 40_o take_v from_o they_o by_o the_o pisans_n ib._n the_o duke_n of_o athens_n ib._n the_o speech_n of_o one_o of_o the_o senator_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o athens_n 41_o the_o duke_n answer_n 42_o the_o duke_n of_o athens_n choose_v prince_n by_o the_o people_n ib._n his_o practice_n in_o florence_n ib._n three_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o duke_n at_o one_o time_n 43_o commotion_n in_o france_n 44_o the_o duke_n expel_v 45_o his_o character_n ib._n new_a reformation_n 46_o the_o nobility_n depose_v ib._n the_o nobility_n attempt_v to_o recover_v their_o authority_n 47_o the_o people_n arm_n against_o they_o ib._n the_o nobility_n utter_o depress_v 48_o book_n iii_o
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that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o want_v of_o capacity_n in_o their_o subject_n as_o want_v of_o wisdom_n in_o they_o for_o neglect_v to_o train_v they_o for_o when_o tullus_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n rome_n have_v be_v forty_o year_n together_o in_o peace_n during_o all_o numa_n reign_n and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n to_o be_v find_v who_o have_v ever_o see_v the_o face_n of_o a_o enemy_n nevertheless_o his_o own_o design_n be_v martial_a he_o resolve_v to_o make_v no_o use_n of_o the_o samnite_n or_o tuscan_n or_o any_o other_o mercenary_a but_o as_o a_o wise_a prince_n to_o discipline_n his_o own_o and_o his_o art_n and_o experience_n be_v such_o that_o in_o a_o short_a time_n he_o make_v they_o excellent_a soldier_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o certain_a than_o that_o where_o man_n be_v unapt_a for_o war_n the_o fault_n be_v not_o in_o the_o situation_n or_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n
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the_o head_n of_o they_o they_o send_v one_o part_n of_o they_o into_o italy_n and_o the_o other_o into_o spain_n it_o be_v bellovesus_n lot_n to_o invade_v italy_n and_o he_o do_v it_o so_o effectual_o that_o he_o possess_v himself_o of_o all_o lombardy_n and_o make_v the_o first_o war_n upon_o the_o roman_n that_o be_v ever_o make_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o french_a the_o second_o time_n they_o be_v invade_v in_o this_o manner_n be_v likewise_o by_o the_o french_a and_o it_o be_v after_o the_o first_o punic_n war_n in_o which_o invasion_n the_o gaul_n lose_v above_o 200000_o man_n betwixt_o pisa_n and_o piombino_n the_o three_o and_o last_o be_v by_o the_o german_n and_o cimbrian_o who_o have_v defeat_v several_a army_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v at_o last_v themselves_o defeat_v by_o marius_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v observe_v the_o great_a courage_n and_o constancy_n of_o the_o roman_n of_o old_a that_o can_v not_o only_o bear_v up_o against_o three_o such_o dangerous_a invasion_n 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roman_a empire_n from_o hence_o be_v all_o the_o new_a name_n in_o italy_n and_o elsewhere_o impose_v by_o their_o several_a conqueror_n lombardy_n be_v call_v ancient_o gallia_n cisalpina_n francia_n from_o the_o frank_n be_v call_v ancient_o gallia_n trans_fw-la alpina_n sclavonia_n be_v call_v illyria_n hungaria_n pannonia_n anglia_fw-it britannta_fw-it moses_n give_v the_o name_n of_o judea_n to_o that_o part_n of_o syria_n which_o he_o conquer_v and_o many_o other_o country_n have_v change_v their_o name_n upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n which_o will_v be_v too_o long_o to_o recount_v and_o because_o i_o have_v say_v before_o that_o sometime_o these_o kind_n of_o people_n be_v force_v out_o of_o their_o country_n by_o intestine_a trouble_n and_o disturbance_n i_o shall_v present_v you_o with_o one_o example_n of_o the_o maurusian_o a_o ancient_a people_n of_o syria_n who_o foresee_v the_o invasion_n of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o know_v themselves_o unable_a to_o oppose_v they_o think_v it_o more_o wisdom_n to_o forsake_v their_o country_n betimes_o and_o preserve_v themselves_o than_o to_o expect_v their_o come_n and_o lose_v both_o whereupon_o they_o pack_v up_o their_o good_n and_o with_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n remove_v into_o africa_n where_o they_o drive_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o settle_v in_o their_o country_n so_o that_o they_o who_o be_v too_o weak_a to_o defend_v their_o own_o province_n be_v strong_a enough_o to_o force_v out_o another_o people_n to_o this_o purpose_n prooopius_fw-la who_o write_v the_o war_n of_o bellisarius_fw-la against_o the_o vandal_n who_o have_v settle_v themselves_o in_o africa_n tell_v we_o that_o upon_o certain_a pillar_n in_o the_o house_n where_o these_o maurusian_o have_v live_v he_o himself_o read_v these_o word_n nos_fw-la maurusii_fw-la qui_fw-la fugimus_fw-la a_o fancy_n jesu_fw-la latronis_fw-la silij_fw-la navae_fw-la we_o maurisians_n flee_v hither_o from_o jesus_n the_o usurper_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o 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part_n and_o keep_v the_o scythian_n from_o all_o new_a invasion_n the_o tartar_n likewise_o have_v be_v many_o time_n upon_o their_o march_n with_o very_o great_a army_n but_o they_o have_v be_v always_o encounter_v and_o repulse_v by_o the_o pole_n and_o hungarian_n which_o have_v give_v they_o occasion_n frequent_o to_o boast_v that_o be_v it_o not_o for_o their_o arm_n and_o resistance_n not_o only_a italy_n but_o the_o very_a roman_a church_n have_v be_v many_o time_n sensible_a of_o the_o barbarity_n of_o the_o tartar_n chap._n ix_o what_o those_o occasion_n be_v which_o do_v most_o common_o create_v war_n among_o prince_n the_o occasion_n of_o the_o war_n betwixt_o the_o samnite_n and_o the_o roman_n who_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n in_o league_n together_o be_v the_o common_a cause_n betwixt_o all_o prince_n and_o government_n and_o be_v either_o fortuitous_a or_o design_v the_o war_n betwixt_o the_o samnite_n and_o the_o roman_n be_v fortuitous_a for_o when_o the_o 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that_o if_o they_o shall_v
french_a at_o the_o siege_n of_o novarra_n where_o they_o be_v attach_v and_o beat_v by_o the_o swisser_n chap._n xi_o one_o person_n that_o have_v many_o enemy_n upon_o his_o hand_n though_o he_o be_v inferior_a to_o they_o yet_o if_o he_o can_v sustain_v their_o first_o impression_n carry_v common_o the_o victory_n the_o power_n of_o the_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n be_v great_a and_o necessary_a in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n to_o correct_v the_o ambition_n of_o the_o nobility_n who_o otherwise_o will_v have_v debauch_v the_o say_a city_n much_o soon_o than_o they_o do_v but_o as_o it_o happen_v in_o other_o thing_n so_o it_o happen_v in_o this_o in_o the_o best_a and_o most_o beneficial_a thing_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n there_o be_v a_o occult_a and_o remote_a evil_n that_o lie_v snug_a which_o require_v new_a law_n and_o new_a method_n to_o suppress_v for_o the_o insolence_n of_o the_o tribunitial_a authority_n grow_v so_o great_a that_o it_o become_v terrible_a both_o to_o 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