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A62424 The annals and history of Cornelius Tacitus his account of the antient Germans, and the life of Agricola / made English by several hands ; with the political reflecions and historical notes of Monsieur Amelot De La Houffay and the learned Sir Henry Savile.; Works. 1698 Tacitus, Cornelius.; Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Bromley, William, 1664-1732.; Potenger, John, 1647-1733. 1698 (1698) Wing T101; ESTC R17150 606,117 529

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2._o ch._n 7._o a_o heavy_a burden_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o a_o worse_a stepmother_n to_o the_o family_n of_o the_o caesar_n that_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o a_o fellow_n to_o the_o god_n command_a temple_n to_o be_v dedicate_v to_o he_o as_o to_o a_o deity_n with_o the_o pomp_n of_o image_n priest_n and_o sacrifice_n that_o for_o the_o rest_n he_o have_v appoint_v tiberius_n to_o succeed_v he_o they_o he_o a_o prince_n who_o voluntary_o choose_v a_o bad_a successor_n instead_o of_o augment_v efface_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o reign_n for_o his_o memory_n become_v as_o odious_a as_o his_o successor_n person_n to_o leave_v a_o good_a one_o say_v cabrera_n after_o the_o young_a pliny_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o roman_a divinity_n hist._n philip_n ii_o lib._n 1._o ch._n 8._o if_o some_o of_o the_o better_a action_n of_o the_o most_o moderate_a prince_n be_v ill_o interpret_v after_o their_o death_n as_o tacitus_n show_v by_o the_o example_n of_o augustus_n who_o they_o rail_v at_o 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the_o senate_n lv._o it_o be_v perhaps_o more_o proper_a my_o lord_n in_o other_o matter_n to_o ask_v my_o my_o opinion_n in_o your_o presence_n and_o to_o have_v i_o there_o tell_v you_o what_o i_o think_v expedient_a for_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o in_o this_o it_o be_v better_a i_o be_o absent_a lest_o by_o the_o fear_n and_o countenance_n of_o some_o among_o you_o i_o shall_v discover_v those_o who_o lead_v this_o shameful_a life_n and_o as_o it_o be_v take_v they_o in_o the_o fault_n if_o the_o aedile_n have_v first_o consult_v i_o i_o can_v tell_v but_o i_o may_v have_v advise_v they_o rather_o to_o connive_v at_o those_o vice_n that_o have_v take_v deep_a root_n and_o be_v inveterate_a 3._o inveterate_a a_o prince_n that_o will_v establish_v a_o absolute_a and_o despotic_a government_n if_o he_o be_v wise_a will_v have_v a_o care_n how_o he_o reform_v luxury_n the_o best_a and_o most_o agreeable_a instrument_n of_o slau●ry_n ciriacus_fw-la de_fw-fr lentz_n say_v spea●ing_v of_o 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matter_n while_o they_o be_v employ_v on_o the_o great_a their_o minister_n and_o magistrate_n dispatch_v the_o lesser_a their_o application_n to_o these_o will_v make_v they_o forget_v or_o at_o least_o postpone_v other_o which_o be_v very_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o state_n juan_n antonio_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la say_v the_o emperor_n charles_n v._o though_o a_o pious_a prince_n never_o have_v much_o communication_n with_o monk_n out_o of_o con●ession_n while_o he_o govern_v and_o one_o day_n that_o father_n francis_n of_o madrid_n consult_v he_o upon_o some_o abuse_n of_o their_o order_n which_o he_o think_v worthy_a reformation_n he_o answer_v in_o some_o displeasure_n father_n francis_n of_o all_o you_o have_v say_v to_o i_o i_o find_v nothing_o concern_v the_o emperor_n but_o will_v have_v you_o apply_v to_o the_o pope_n or_o the_o general_n rather_o than_o to_o i_o who_o lose_v not_o my_o time_n in_o discourse_v the_o affair_n of_o a_o cloister_n dans_fw-fr l'epitome_n de_fw-fr sa_fw-fr vie_n i_o beseech_v your_o majesty_n say_v
cardinal_n richlieu_n to_o apply_v yourself_o to_o those_o great_a matter_n concern_v your_o state_n and_o despise_v the_o lesser_a as_o unworthy_a your_o care_n and_o thought_n you_o will_v not_o only_o be_v ●ar_n from_o receive_v any_o advantage_n from_o employ_v yourself_o in_o thing_n not_o considerable_a but_o on_o the_o contrary_a much_o damage_n by_o divert_v you_o from_o other_o that_o be_v better_o and_o also_o because_o little_a thorn_n be_v more_o apt_a to_o prick_v than_o big_a which_o be_v more_o easy_o perceive_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o prevent_v discontent_n useless_a to_o your_o affair_n and_o very_o contrary_a to_o your_o health_n chap._n 5._o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr premiere_fw-la party_n de_fw-fr son_fw-fr testament_n politic_n something_n more_o be_v expect_v from_o a_o prince_n and_o when_o every_o man_n assume_v to_o himself_o the_o praise_n of_o what_o be_v well_o do_v the_o blame_n of_o what_o succeed_v not_o fall_n upon_o he_o alone_o where_o shall_v i_o begin_v to_o reform_v shall_v it_o be_v your_o large_a and_o spacious_a country_n seat_n the_o multitude_n of_o your_o servant_n of_o several_a nation_n the_o quantity_n of_o your_o silver_n and_o gold_n execution_n gold_n the_o way_n h●nry_n iii_o of_o castille_n take_v to_o put_v down_o excess_n in_o entertainment_n des●ru●s_v to_o be_v mention_v here_o as_o a_o great_a instance_n of_o what_o a_o prince_n may_v do_v that_o have_v wit_n and_o courage_n one_o day_n when_o his_o table_n be_v ill_o serve_v he_o be_v tell_v the_o grandee_n of_o his_o kingdom_n live_v much_o better_o and_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o magnificent_a as_o the_o entertainment_n they_o give_v one_o another_o the_o same_o day_n he_o have_v notice_n the_o archbishop_n of_o toledo_n give_v a_o supper_n to_o several_a lord_n he_o go_v in_o disguise_n and_o see_v the_o magnificence_n of_o the_o entertainment_n where_o nothing_o be_v want_v and_o what_o be_v worse_o he_o hear_v they_o relate_v their_o great_a estate_n and_o the_o pension_n they_o hold_v out_o of_o the_o king_n demeas●s_n the_o next_o morning_n he_o cause_v a_o report_n to_o be_v spread_v that_o he_o be_v sick_a and_o will_v make_v his_o will_n upon_o which_o they_o all_o go_v to_o court_n about_o noon_n he_o come_v into_o the_o room_n where_o he_o usual_o give_v audience_n and_o they_o wait_v ●or_a he_o and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o sit_v down_o he_o direct_v his_o discourse_n to_o the_o archbishop_n and_o ask_v he_o how_o many_o king_n of_o castille_n he_o have_v know_v and_o ask_v all_o the_o same_o question_n some_o say_v they_o have_v know_v three_o other_o four_z other_o five_z etc._n etc._n how_o can_v that_o be_v say_v the_o king_n when_o i_o have_v know_v twenty_o at_o my_o age._n and_o see_v they_o surprise_v at_o what_o he_o say_v he_o proceed_v it_o be_v you_o my_o lord_n be_v the_o king_n to_o the_o great_a damage_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o dishonour_v of_o your_o king_n but_o i_o will_v prevent_v your_o reign_n continue_v long_o and_o carry_v the_o merriment_n any_o far_o you_o make_v of_o i_o the_o archbishop_n throw_v himself_o at_o his_o foot_n and_o ask_v pardon_n as_o do_v also_o the_o rest_n the_o king_n give_v they_o their_o life_n but_o make_v they_o prisoner_n till_o they_o restore_v the_o castle_n they_o hold_v of_o the_o crown_n and_o all_o they_o have_v get_v from_o the_o last_o king_n a_o action_n that_o gain_v he_o so_o much_o glory_n and_o authority_n that_o the_o great_a man_n be_v never_o so_o humble_a and_o obedient_a beside_o it_o bring_v he_o in_o su●h_n a_o treasure_n that_o he_o leave_v a_o great_a sum_n behind_o he_o without_o overcharging_a his_o people_n mariana_n chap._n 14._o du_fw-fr liv._o 9_o the_o son_n histoire_n d'espagne_fw-fr it_o be_v observable_a t●o_fw-la the_o king_n do_v this_o at_o 15_o or_o 16_o year_n of_o age._n he_o be_v call_v henry_n th●_n infirm_a because_o of_o his_o sickly_a countenance_n but_o deserve_v the_o title_n of_o henry_n t●e_v brave_a and_o valiant_a for_o his_o courage_n which_o example_n plain_o show_v as_o richlieu_n say_v king_n can_v do_v any_o thing_n when_o constant_a and_o resolute_a and_o that_o those_o thing_n which_o seem_v the_o most_o difficult_a and_o almost_o impossible_a be_v so_o only_o because_o of_o the_o negligence_n and_o indifference_n of_o their_o execution_n your_o paint_a table_n and_o brazen_a stat●es_n of_o exquisite_a work_n the_o promiscuous_a habit_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n or_o the_o extravagance_n of_o the_o woman_n only_o in_o their_o jewel_n for_o which_o our_o money_n be_v carry_v away_o to_o foreigner_n and_o stranger_n i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a you_o blame_v these_o thing_n at_o your_o entertainment_n and_o a_o mean_a be_v wish_v for_o but_o if_o a_o law_n shall_v be_v make_v against_o they_o and_o punishment_n appoint_v those_o that_o complain_v now_o will_v cry_v out_o that_o the_o city_n be_v subvert_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o nobility_n seek_v for_o and_o none_o free_a from_o those_o crime_n but_o we_o see_v old_a malady_n be_v not_o to_o be_v cure_a without_o sharp_a and_o harsh_a remedy_n cure_n remedy_n desperate_a disease_n must_v have_v desperate_a cure_n a_o corrupt_a mind_n be_v not_o to_o be_v regulate_v with_o gentle_a method_n when_o inflame_v by_o inordinate_a appetite_n so_o many_o law_n frame_v by_o our_o ancestor_n so_o many_o by_o augustus_n have_v only_o give_v great_a establishment_n to_o our_o luxury_n the_o former_a have_v be_v forget_v the_o latter_a which_o be_v worse_o have_v be_v contemn_v desperate_a contemn_v there_o be_v no_o remedy_n when_o vice_n be_v turn_v into_o virtue_n then_o we_o be_v to_o accommodate_v ourselves_o to_o hippocrate●'s_n aphorism_n to_o administer_v no_o remedy_n where_o disease_n be_v desperate_a for_o when_o we_o love_v what_o be_v not_o yet_o forbid_v we_o fear_v it_o may_v be_v but_o when_o we_o transgress_v the_o law_n and_o be_v not_o punish_v there_o be_v neither_o fear_n nor_o shame_n leave_v law_n leave_v while_o abuse_n be_v tolerate_v man_n observe_v some_o rule_n of_o decency_n because_o they_o fear_v if_o they_o take_v too_o much_o liberty_n the_o prince_n or_o magistrate_n will_v reform_v they_o but_o i●_n a_o reformer_n want_v power_n to_o make_v himself_o obey_v as_o it_o sometime_o happen_v or_o want_v courage_n to_o punish_v the_o great_a man_n who_o be_v common_o the_o first_o that_o break_v new_a regulation_n the_o example_n of_o such_o impunity_n open_v the_o door_n to_o contempt_n and_o from_o contempt_n they_o go_v insensible_o to_o licentiousness_n therefore_o a_o prince_n shall_v no●_n meddle_v with_o reformation_n if_o he_o find_v himself_o want_v in_o power_n or_o of_o a_o temper_n to_o be_v wrought_v upon_o by_o intercession_n or_o if_o he_o will_v reform_v shall_v take_v a_o resolution_n to_o be_v inexorable_a as_o six●us_n v._o be_v when_o any_o dare_v to_o break_v his_o law_n why_o be_v frugality_n former_o use_v because_o every_o man_n moderate_v his_o desire_n we_o have_v only_o one_o city_n and_o our_o dominion_n not_o reach_v out_o of_o italy_n we_o have_v not_o the_o same_o provocation_n by_o foreign_a conquest_n we_o learn_v the_o use_n of_o foreign_a commodity_n by_o civil_a war_n our_o own_o epitome_n own_o patercu●us_o impute_v the_o luxury_n of_o rome_n to_o the_o two_o scipio_n surname_v a●ricans_n the_o 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o open_v the_o way_n to_o the_o roman_a greatness_n ●ut_v the_o other_o to_o their_o luxury_n for_o when_o rome_n no_o long_o s●ared_v carthage_n which_o be_v burn_v they_o le●t_v not_o their_o virtue_n by_o degree_n as_o before_o but_o run_v impe●●ously_o into_o all_o pleasure_n and_o vice_n the_o ancient_a discipline_n be_v despite_v and_o give_v way_n to_o new_a custom_n and_o all_o the_o city_n turn_v present_o from_o their_o vigilance_n to_o laziness_n from_o warlike_a exercise_n to_o looseness_n and_o from_o labo●●_n to_o idleness_n at_o last_o the_o public_a magnificence_n be_v succeed_v with_o the_o wasteful_a expense_n of_o particular_a men._n au_o commencement_n du_fw-fr liv._o 2._o the_o son_n epitome_n that_o which_o the_o aedile_n complain_v of_o be_v a_o small_a matter_n in_o comparison_n of_o other_o reformer_n other_o some_o people_n think_v all_o be_v lose_v if_o what_o offend_v they_o be_v not_o immediate_o remedy_v but_o a_o prince_n shall_v not_o be_v draw_v away_o by_o another_o passion_n he_o be_v to_o foresee_v the_o inconvenience_n may_v arise_v from_o the_o reformation_n be_v desire_v and_o to_o consider_v well_o if_o he_o can_v undertake_v it_o with_o success_n so_o that_o he_o may_v satisfy_v more_o than_o he_o shall_v displease_v for_o so_o you_o see_v the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o reformer_n but_o no_o man_n put_v we_o in_o mind_n that_o italy_n want_v the_o support_n of_o other_o country_n that_o the_o li●e_z of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v toss_v with_o the_o
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