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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 peace_n to_o give_v unto_o temporal_a man_n that_o can_v deserve_v the_o same_o this_o man_n i_o say_v have_v a_o great_a advantage_n of_o the_o other_o in_o respect_n of_o preferment_n at_o this_o day_n but_o much_o more_o be_v it_o in_o old_a time_n to_o be_v bear_v under_o the_o roman_a empire_n when_o it_o have_v the_o preferment_n of_o all_o the_o world_n to_o bestow_v for_o that_o every_o subject_n thereof_o be_v capable_a of_o all_o the_o say_a preferment_n so_o far_o four_o as_o he_o can_v make_v himself_o worthy_a and_o deserve_v the_o same_o for_o better_a explication_n of_o which_o point_n yet_o i_o have_v think_v good_a to_o cite_v in_o this_o place_n the_o word_n of_o a_o certain_a learned_a knight_n that_o in_o our_o day_n have_v write_v the_o life_n of_o all_o the_o pio._n roman_a emperor_n and_o in_o the_o life_n of_o one_o of_o they_o that_o be_v a_o excellent_a governor_n name_v antoninus_n pius_n the_o say_a knight_n have_v this_o discourse_n ensue_v their_o be_v 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 as_o a_o man_n may_v have_v go_v over_o the_o whole_a world_n or_o most_o and_o best_a part_n thereof_o with_o all_o security_n and_o without_o all_o fear_n all_o nation_n and_o country_n be_v their_o friend_n neighbour_n or_o subject_n nether_a be_v their_o need_n at_o that_o time_n of_o any_o passport_n or_o safeconducte_n not_o ofso_o often_o change_v of_o coin_n to_o travail_v as_o now_o their_o be_v nether_a yet_o be_v their_o new_a law_n every_o foot_n as_o now_o be_v find_v in_o different_a country_n neither_o be_v their_o danger_n of_o enemy_n or_o to_o be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o captive_n nor_o can_v any_o malefactor_n do_v a_o mischief_n in_o one_o country_n and_o fly_v into_o a_o other_o thereby_a to_o be_v free_a from_o punishment_n and_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o very_a orcades_n or_o further_a part_n of_o europe_n be_v at_o home_n though_o he_o be_v in_o africa_n or_o asia_n &_o as_o free_a denizen_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v bear_v their_o merchant_n also_o 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government_n which_o be_v that_o which_o vulgar_a man_n do_v most_o abhor_v and_o inveigh_v against_o to_o wit_n to_o be_v under_o a_o foreign_a prince_n that_o live_v absent_a and_o rule_v by_o his_o governor_n but_o beside_o this_o their_o be_v a_o other_o manner_n of_o be_v under_o a_o foreign_a prince_n as_o when_o a_o prince_n allien_a prince_n come_v to_o dwell_v among_o we_o and_o this_o by_o either_o of_o two_o way_n to_o wit_n that_o either_o this_o prince_n come_v without_o force_n as_o do_v king_n stephen_n and_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o that_o be_v frenchman_n as_o have_v be_v say_v and_o come_v to_o live_v and_o govern_v in_o ingland_n but_o without_o external_a force_n and_o as_o king_n philip_n of_o spain_n come_v afterward_o when_o by_o marriage_n of_o queen_n mary_n he_o become_v king_n of_o ingland_n and_o as_o the_o last_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o of_o france_n go_v into_o polonia_n by_o the_o free_a election_n and_o invitation_n of_o that_o nation_n and_o as_o his_o brother_n mounseur_fw-fr francis_n duke_n of_o alenson_n shall_v have_v enter_v afterward_o to_o have_v be_v king_n of_o ingland_n if_o the_o marriage_n pretend_v between_o her_o majesty_n and_o he_o have_v go_v forward_o and_o take_v effect_n as_o many_o think_v once_o that_o it_o shall_v this_o i_o say_v be_v one_o way_n and_o a_o other_o be_v that_o this_o prince_n do_v bring_v force_n with_o he_o for_o his_o own_o assurance_n and_o these_o either_o present_a as_o the_o danish_a king_n sweno_n canutus_n haraldus_n and_o hardicanutus_n do_v and_o as_o after_o they_o the_o norman_a prince_n also_o use_v i_o mean_v not_o only_a william_n conqueror_n himself_o but_o also_o his_o two_o son_n william_n rufus_n and_o henry_n the_o first_o who_o either_o by_o help_n of_o the_o norman_n all_o ready_a in_o ingland_n or_o by_o other_o bring_v in_o by_o they_o afterward_o wrought_v their_o will_v or_o else_o that_o this_o prince_n so_o enter_v have_v foreign_a force_n so_o at_o 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