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to_o punish_v because_o they_o first_o offend_v themselves_o and_o stick_v in_o the_o same_o mire_n for_o we_o know_v that_o in_o the_o most_o part_n of_o city_n and_o most_o dominion_n ere_o this_o there_o have_v be_v most_o wholesome_a law_n publish_v against_o advouterer_n dronkerde_n blasphemer_n whorehunter_n usurer_n and_o other_o offender_n which_o be_v so_o common_a that_o even_o they_o of_o the_o church_n wink_v at_o they_o and_o will_v not_o see_v they_o punish_v which_o perchance_o have_v pinch_v one_o or_o two_o of_o the_o base_a sort_n but_o if_o the_o execution_n of_o they_o at_o any_o time_n have_v fall_v upon_o they_o of_o the_o nobility_n all_o be_v hush_v and_o they_o as_o hornette_n through_o the_o spider_n hornette_n web_n pass_v their_o way_n and_o escape_v free_a and_o such_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n why_o they_o have_v not_o likewise_o take_v place_n in_o other_o to_o the_o grease_n decay_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n the_o argument_n of_o the._n viij_o chapter_n that_o it_o be_v profitable_a that_o no_o alderman_n of_o city_n aldermenne_n deputy_n warden_n or_o other_o such_o officer_n shall_v be_v choose_v out_o of_o their_o own_o craftesmens_n ball_n because_o they_o be_v easelye_o lead_v with_o affection_n do_v use_n to_o be_v to_o partial_a towards_o they_o that_o be_v of_o their_o own_o company_n he_o that_o have_v rule_v over_o other_o must_v not_o only_o be_v without_o fault_n but_o also_o without_o suspicion_n of_o evil_a which_o he_o easy_o incur_v if_o he_o be_v drive_v to_o ordain_v any_o thing_n touch_v they_o to_o who_o he_o be_v knit_v by_o order_n of_o brotherhed_n or_o who_o at_o the_o lest_o he_o tender_v because_o of_o the_o likeness_n of_o their_o trade_n and_o savour_n of_o gain_n which_o be_v better_a to_o be_v exempte_n from_o this_o charge_n then_o
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god_n the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o life_n in_o this_o world_n ought_v to_o tend_v towards_o the_o true_a felicity_n that_o by_o the_o uniformity_n of_o all_o our_o do_n a_o brotherly_a love_n and_o perfect_a peace_n may_v reign_v among_o us._n finis_fw-la fault_n escape_v in_o the_o print_n leafe_n page_n margin_n line_n reade_n 4._o 2._o  _fw-fr 16._o injustice_n 6_z 1_z  _fw-fr 29_o purtrayture_n 9_z 1_z  _fw-fr 10_o &_o of_o much_o low_a 9_z 2_z  _fw-fr 14_o treatise_n 11_o 1_o  _fw-fr 2_z be_v imbrue_v 11_o 1_o  _fw-fr 30_o for_o this_o place_n etc._n etc._n 12_z 1_z  _fw-fr 18_o with_o how_o stout_a 17_o 1_n  _fw-fr 20_o pilot_n 17_o 2_o  _fw-fr 26_o healthines_n 22_o 2_o  _fw-fr 21_o no_o king_n have_v ever_o 25_o 2_o  _fw-fr 22_o godly_a 29_o 1_o 1_o  _fw-fr prince_n vice_n be_v 29_o 1_o  _fw-fr 35_o dangerous_a 30_o 2_o  _fw-fr 23_o left_a hand_n 32_o 1_o 1_o  _fw-fr bribe_n 37_o 1_n  _fw-fr 10_o reason_n 37_o 1_o  _fw-fr 28_o it_z 41_o 2_o  _fw-fr 1_o decree_v 44_o 1_o  _fw-fr 13_o plot_n 51_o 1_o 1_o  _fw-fr galenus_n 64_o 2_o  _fw-fr 10_o preach_v 65_o 2_o  _fw-fr 5_z to_z 68_o 1_o  _fw-fr 1_o labour_n 68_o 1_o  _fw-fr 19_o of_z 70_o 2_o  _fw-fr 16_o a_o 89_o 5_o  _fw-fr 15_o as_z though_o 95_o 1_o  _fw-fr 27_o thing_n 96_o 2_o 2_o  _fw-fr exchange_v 108_o 2_o  _fw-fr 37_o it_z 112_o 2_o  _fw-fr 14_o flock_n of_o sheep_n 147_o 1_n  _fw-fr 31_o reverence_v of_o etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la rom._n 13._o exod._n 25._o &_o 35._o lib._n i_o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la man_n be_v lord_n over_o yearthly_a thing_n genesis_n i_o sapien._n two_o eccle._n xv_o oseae_n viij_o soph._n iii._n man_n transgression_n joan._n iii._n luce._n xviii_o scipio_n dream_n man_n be_v a_o god_n to_o man_n a_o political_a felicity_n
the_o diversity_n of_o goodness_n the_o philopher_n disagree_v in_o difine_v true_a felicity_n true_a goodness_n math._n uâ—â—_n galath_n iiii_o galath_n vi_fw-la roma_fw-it iii._n galath_n v._o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n man_n be_v natural_o civil_a roma_fw-it iii._n lactantiê°_n li._n vi_fw-la capi_fw-la three_o â—ivinarum_fw-la institu_fw-la y._n august_n lib._n xv_o de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la esaie_n xlv_o evil_a man_n must_v be_v suffer_v in_o a_o common_a weal_n a_o true_a citizen_n have_v respect_n to_o heavenly_a thing_n man_n be_v the_o worthy_a of_o all_o creature_n ambrose_n hexamer_n lib._n vi_fw-la ca._n ix_o li._n xiii_o &_o xiiii_o man_n be_v abase_v through_o sin_n giant_n lucianus_z in_o dialogo_fw-la de_fw-la vitarum_fw-la auctione_fw-la pride_n always_o have_v a_o faâ—â—_n â–ª_o nature_n warn_v we_o of_o humility_n â–ª_o man_n birth_n psalm_n â—_o in_o ê“â—â—â—io_fw-la lib._n seven_o nat._n histor_n man_n be_v bear_v in_o misery_n solinus_n de_fw-fr thracia_n the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n and_o of_o a_o godly_a liver_n be_v far_o unlike_a ecclesi_n iii._n sudden_a death_n ensample_n of_o death_n death_n be_v certain_a but_o the_o time_n thereof_o be_v uncertain_a worldly_a thing_n be_v but_o vanity_n the_o best_a inheritance_n be_v the_o renown_n of_o virtue_n the_o first_o house_n plini_n li._n seven_o cap._n lvi_o vitrunius_fw-la lib._n two_o de_fw-fr architect_n ca._n i._n lib._n i_o de_fw-fr bâ—â—lo_fw-it gallico_n why_o citee_n be_v build_v the_o circuit_n of_o citee_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v mark_v out_o with_o a_o plough_n l._n nam_fw-la quod_fw-la ff_n de_fw-es pe_fw-es le_fw-fr civitas_fw-la â–ª_o vrbs._n oppidum_n wall_n holy_a in._n iii._n de_fw-fr oâ—â—iâ—_n romulus_n wicked_o slay_v his_o own_o brother_n a_o material_a citee_n cain_n build_v the_o first_o citee_n gene._n iiii_o &_o xi_o in._n i_o polit._n the_o commoditee_n of_o a_o well_o order_v citee_n in_o orati_fw-la pro_fw-la p._n sestio_n common_a weal_n wealth_n with_o out_o covetuousnes_n the_o modesly_a of_o pittacus_n how_o far_o we_o ought_v to_o seek_v for_o a_o private_a commodity_n public_a wealth_n a_o civil_a man_n aristo_n in_o 3._o politicorun_n a_o good_a man_n spartianus_n in_o adriano_n â—_o de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la cap_a â—1_n that_o common_a weal_n be_v ruinous_a whereof_o christ_n be_v not_o the_o ruler_n the_o roman_n common_a weal_n corrupt_v common_a weal_n bewail_v for_o their_o abuse_n our_o common_a weal_n must_v be_v restore_v in_o honest_a order_n the_o common_a weal_n be_v maintain_v by_o godly_a man_n tit._n two_o a_o true_a definition_n of_o a_o common_a weal_n i._o polit._n joan._n xiiii_o visible_a thing_n help_v to_o attain_v the_o invisible_a one_o common_a weal_n have_v many_o membre_n rom._n twelve_o man_n governaunce_n be_v a_o resemblance_n of_o the_o heâ—â—eâ—_n the_o world_n a_o civil_a concord_n idleness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v suffer_v in_o common_a weal_n dissension_n be_v the_o decay_n of_o common_a weal_n in_o li._n dedecâ—_n socratis_n the_o description_n of_o man_n by_o apuleius_n 9_o lib._n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n viij_o ephe._n iiii_o every_o man_n ought_v too_o occupte_v himself_o in_o the_o vocation_n whereunto_o he_o be_v call_v a_o similitude_n take_v of_o a_o harp_n a_o example_n of_o a_o ship_n â—_o faâ—le_n of_o the_o bealie_a and_o other_o part_n of_o man_n body_n a_o good_a estate_n of_o a_o common_a weal_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v change_v alteration_n bread_v altrecation_n ruler_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n the_o magistrate_n office_n the_o high_a magistrate_n the_o low_a officer_n exod._n xvii_o deut._n 1_o josephê°_n li._n two_o ant._n ca._n xiii_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n word_n be_v also_o member_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n roma_fw-it twelve_o exod._n iii._n and._n xxviii_o in_o what_o respect_n minister_v of_o the_o church_n be_v subâ—â—ct_n to_o the_o common_a wealâ—_n rom._n xiii_o every_o soullâ—_n ought_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n a_o ecclesiastical_a magistrate_n colos_n two_o the_o middle_a degree_n of_o officer_n the_o low_a estate_n colos_n iii._n a_o common_a weal_n can_v be_v without_o a_o head_n the_o pprophecy_n of_o demas_n the_o philosopher_n four_o kynde_n oâ—_n government_n â—edition_n grow_v in_o the_o common_a weal_n that_o be_v rule_v by_o the_o people_n sapi._fw-la seven_o lib._n two_o histo_fw-la roman_n li._n i._n de_fw-fr clementia_n princelike_a gift_n hierem._n iii._n a_o prince_n ought_v to_o be_v careful_a in_o edify_v his_o people_n with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n deut_n iiii_o prince_n be_v pastor_n of_o the_o people_n a_o ungodlie_a prince_n be_v a_o evil_a precedent_n to_o his_o subject_n eccles_n x._o prince_n neglect_v their_o subject_n capi_n xxiii_o cause_n of_o evil_a prince_n when_o subject_n be_v oppress_v they_o saint_n from_o their_o sovereign_n a_o evil_a prince_n be_v give_v for_o our_o sin_n sake_n ose_n xiii_o esaie_n iii._n the_o office_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v large_a it_o become_v a_o king_n to_o hear_v all_o man_n jute_n hynge_n be_v wont_a to_o wear_v a_o wreath_n of_o cloth_n in_o steed_n of_o a_o crown_n i._o polit._n eras_n i._o chili_fw-la the_o counsellor_n of_o adrianus_n and_o alexander_n worthy_a counsailove_n exod._n xviiâ—_n â—_o 〈◊〉_d ei_v â—_o king_n sceptre_n be_v a_o token_n â—f_a justice_n 〈◊〉_d counsellor_n utopia_n a_o â—â—â—ned_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philosopâ—â—â—s_n dispute_n oâ—â—â—â—e_v of_o the_o state_n of_o a_o commâ—n_a weal_n monde_n opimoâ—â—â—_n salomos_n counsellor_n iâ—â—_n reg._n iiii_o josep_n li._n viij_o antiq_fw-la ca._n ix_o â—onge_o counsellor_n three_o reg._n twelve_o hieroboam_n a_o â—â—rntâ—_n child_n â—râ—adeth_v fire_n 〈◊〉_d company_n be_v mâ—ete_a for_o a_o prince_n the_o education_n of_o a_o good_a prince_n li_n ix_o ca._n iii._n prince_n vice_n â—e_v ill_a example_n to_o other_o 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o ambition_n courtier_n liâ—e_z prefer_v before_o private_a â—â—udie_n courtier_n counterfeit_a virtue_n and_o prad_a isâ—_n collusion_n smokeseller_n the_o inconvenience_n that_o grow_v by_o â—attâ—â—y_n the_o definition_fw-la of_o flattery_n a_o example_n of_o flattery_n a_o cruel_a act_n commit_v bâ—_n king_n cambyses_n in_o his_o drunkenness_n a_o flatterer_n allow_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o he_o know_v to_o be_v honest_a prince_n un_fw-mi 〈…〉_o â—ablâ—_n bâ—_n f_o 〈…〉_o y_fw-es ambition_n cice._n in_o i_o de_fw-fr offi_n â–ª_o bui_v oâ—_n office_n bâ—â—â—erâ—â—_n exo._n xxiii_o bribe_n blinâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o man_n deut._n â—_o â—_o reg._n viij_o a_o example_n of_o a_o bride_n 〈…〉_o â–ª_o phâ—sâ—on_n and_o demades_n ixion_n â—â—_o the_o poetes_fw-gr fame_n be_v torment_v in_o hell_n upon_o a_o wheel_v for_o his_o falsehood_n long_o in_o court_n deep_a in_o hell_n god_n will_v revenge_v 〈…〉_o public_a and_o private_a live_n courtier_n be_v tie_v with_o golden_a chain_n honour_n be_v buâ—_n mere_a vanite_n â—ain_a honour_n depend_v uponâ—an_n true_a honour_n worldly_n wealth_n be_v but_o vanity_n money_n eccle._n xxxi_o prou._n xxii_o a_o princeâ—â—â—â—_n pleasure_n compate_v to_o a_o bear_v câ—â—â—ltie_a a_o witty_a device_n of_o sigismonâ—_n some_o write_v two_o casâ—â—â—s_n courtier_n be_v liken_v to_o cast_v counter_n i_o cor._n xv_o speech_n be_v a_o representation_n of_o the_o mind_n officer_n officialis_fw-la 3._o de_fw-la finibus_fw-la bo_z &_o mal_fw-fr amasis_n the_o king_n of_o the_o egyptian_n prince_n ought_v to_o be_v circumspect_a in_o the_o appoinct_n of_o officer_n it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n that_o officer_n shall_v be_v fauty_n officer_n grow_v quick_o to_o great_a wealth_n the_o magistrate_n of_o rome_n continue_v not_o long_o in_o one_o office_n â—â—stitâ—tion_n aristot_n â–ª_o in_fw-la 3_o polit._n the_o administration_n of_o â—u_n 〈…〉_o ce_fw-fr esaâ—_n thirty_o 2._o para._n nineteeen_o a_o judge_n flain_v for_o geve_v corrupt_a iudgeman_n lampridius_n in_o vita_fw-la aleandri_fw-la â–ª_o â—â—learned_a commissioner_n 〈◊〉_d roma_fw-it xv_o â—â—â—â—ssive_a spoil_n 〈…〉_o ces_fw-fr 〈…〉_o es_fw-ge sera_n in_o â—undo_fw-la parsimoâ—â—a_fw-la the_o 〈◊〉_d â—â—mpaâ—ed_v to_o the_o spleen_n 〈◊〉_d of_o receiver_n 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o wâ—dwarâ—s_n â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o hunt_v hâ—â—kyâ—gâ—_n the_o roman_a 〈◊〉_d be_v win_v bâ—_n force_v of_o arm_n in._n 2._o polit_fw-la strabo_n in_o 6_o geography_n lib._n change_n â—â—_o dangerous_a three_o kind_n of_o government_n 〈◊〉_d finder_n the_o nature_n of_o good_a and_o ill_a reporter_n aristo_n in_o â—_o metaphys_n in._n 11._o de_fw-la civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la capi._n 25._o a_o example_n take_v of_o bâ—es_n in._n 3._o polit_fw-la abuse_v plato_n 8._o de_fw-fr repub._n a_o magistrate_n profit_v much_o by_o good_a example_n of_o live_v i._o timon_n â—â—_o i_o cor._n xiii_o magistrate_v must_v have_v deligent_fw-la respect_n to_o the_o people_n behaviour_n arist_n 5_o pol._n dâ—_n officiis_fw-la lib._n 1._o vitrwius_fw-la de_fw-la architectura_fw-la alexandria_n a_o citee_n in_o egypt_n a_o fair_a city_n ill_a order_v to_o like_v a_o paint_a tomb_n magistrate_n office_n pater_fw-la patriae_fw-la provision_n of_o necessary_n etc._n etc._n thing_n must_v be_v