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support_v and_o countenance_v during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o government_n sol_fw-la there_o remain_v yet_o other_o occasion_n of_o the_o decline_a of_o commonweal_n worthy_a of_o remembrance_n epi_n what_o may_v the_o same_o be_v sol_fw-mi if_o prince_n king_n and_o state_n shall_v not_o public_o grace_v countenance_n and_o support_v all_o governoures_n and_o magistrate_n by_o they_o place_v for_o reformation_n of_o any_o province_n or_o nation_n during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o government_n the_o subject_n shall_v take_v thereby_o occasion_n of_o rebel_a for_o the_o gaul_n understanding_n that_o rome_n do_v conspire_v to_o disgrace_n caesar_n raise_v themselves_o forthwith_o in_o arm_n under_o the_o lead_n of_o ambiorix_n and_o vercingentorix_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o to_o hasty_o proceed_v therein_o they_o have_v put_v all_o italy_n in_o as_o great_a fear_n and_o danger_n as_o it_o be_v sometime_o when_o the_o cimbri_n come_v to_o invade_v their_o 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cap._n 10._o occasion_n of_o
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friendly_a advise_v for_o the_o better_a reformation_n of_o salamina_n ep_v this_o labour_n and_o travel_v i_o must_v confess_v be_v due_a unto_o solon_n if_o there_o want_v not_o wisdom_n which_o shall_v give_v strength_n for_o the_o performance_n thereof_o but_o i_o have_v choose_v at_o this_o time_n for_o our_o old_a familiarity_n and_o friendship_n to_o give_v you_o just_a cause_n rather_o to_o reprehend_v my_o skill_n then_o to_o accuse_v any_o part_n of_o that_o office_n and_o duty_n which_o in_o the_o high_a manner_n belong_v unto_o solon_n so_o as_o when_o the_o fault_n appear_v you_o shall_v acknowledge_v the_o same_o to_o be_v impose_v by_o yourself_o and_o not_o receive_v by_o i_o without_o your_o commandment_n solon_n then_o friendly_a epimenides_n before_o we_o enter_v into_o this_o large_a discourse_n for_o the_o reformation_n of_o salamina_n i_o will_v declare_v unto_o you_o a_o dream_n which_o this_o last_o night_n amaze_v my_o thought_n ep_v i_o pray_v thou_o tell_v it_o unto_o i_o solon_n this_o night_n i_o seem_v to_o behold_v fair_a diana_n with_o a_o beautiful_a dove_n glister_v like_o gold_n place_v upon_o her_o shoulder_n slide_v and_o waver_v every_o where_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v in_o great_a jeopardy_n of_o fall_v but_o forthwith_o move_v with_o compassion_n i_o stretch_v forth_o my_o right_a hand_n to_o better_a and_o reform_v the_o place_n of_o her_o stand_n wherewith_o i_o may_v behold_v diana_n with_o a_o sharp_a and_o sour_a countenance_n to_o threaten_v the_o loss_n of_o my_o hand_n whereat_o be_v amaze_v i_o do_v awake_a out_o of_o my_o drowsy_a sleep_n ep_v the_o people_n of_o salamina_n be_v the_o threaten_a diana_n hate_v all_o reformation_n the_o golden_a dove_n be_v the_o pleasant_a country_n of_o salamina_n the_o waver_a of_o this_o dove_n from_o place_n to_o place_n be_v the_o frailty_n and_o mutability_n whereunto_o this_o country_n of_o salamina_n have_v ever_o be_v subject_n the_o compassion_n which_o you_o have_v take_v of_o this_o golden_a dove_n be_v the_o love_n you_o bear_v unto_o salamina_n the_o move_a of_o your_o body_n and_o hand_n to_o succour_v this_o golden_a dove_n be_v the_o ardent_a desire_n now_o new_o kindle_v in_o you_o for_o the_o reformation_n thereof_o the_o loss_n of_o hand_n threaten_v by_o diana_n be_v the_o difficulty_n and_o danger_n which_o shall_v from_o time_n to_o time_n oppose_v themselves_o against_o you_o in_o this_o action_n of_o reformation_n sol._n describe_v therefore_o unto_o we_o first_o what_o you_o intend_v by_o this_o word_n reformation_n and_o then_o the_o difficulty_n and_o danger_n that_o follow_v the_o same_o and_o last_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n whereby_o we_o may_v ready_o eschew_v those_o danger_n and_o difficulty_n cap._n 1._o of_o this_o word_n reformation_n and_o a_o general_a description_n thereof_o and_o how_o the_o same_o be_v divide_v into_o two_o several_a part_n and_o member_n a_o reformation_n of_o a_o 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particular_a mischief_n and_o accident_n consist_v of_o two_o part_n and_o member_n the_o one_o by_o the_o profitable_a law_n which_o be_v frame_v to_o meet_v with_o such_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o do_v or_o may_v arise_v to_o the_o annoyance_n of_o the_o commonweal_n such_o be_v the_o law_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o pacify_v the_o poor_a sort_n of_o people_n call_v hectemarij_fw-la then_o in_o arm_n against_o the_o rich_a and_o better_a sort_n of_o athens_n the_o other_o be_v the_o true_a discipline_n and_o execution_n of_o law_n so_o make_v and_o establish_v this_o manner_n of_o reformation_n of_o particular_a mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n by_o good_a and_o profitable_a law_n be_v mighty_o endeavour_v by_o yourself_o when_o as_o the_o athenian_n make_v choice_n of_o you_o as_o their_o general_a reformer_n of_o their_o law_n and_o commonweal_n for_o you_o do_v not_o change_v the_o whole_a state_n thereof_o but_o alter_v only_o that_o which_o you_o think_v by_o reason_n you_o may_v persuade_v your_o citizen_n unto_o or_o else_o by_o force_n you_o ought_v to_o compel_v they_o to_o accept_v and_o frame_v your_o law_n to_o the_o subject_n and_o matter_n and_o not_o the_o matter_n &_o subject_n unto_o your_o law_n as_o sometime_o lycurgus_n do_v in_o his_o reformation_n of_o sparta_n sol_fw-mi you_o have_v say_v the_o truth_n for_o if_o i_o shall_v have_v attempt_v to_o turn_v uppe_o side_n down_o the_o whole_a government_n &_o to_o have_v change_v the_o whole_a state_n thereof_o i_o may_v afterwards_o never_o have_v be_v able_a with_o that_o small_a power_n and_o force_n then_o grant_v unto_o i_o to_o settle_v and_o establish_v the_o same_o again_o again_o i_o do_v not_o think_v but_o that_o athens_n then_o decline_v may_v well_o have_v be_v restore_v by_o this_o kind_n of_o reformation_n cap._n 2._o what_o commonweal_n may_v be_v restore_v unto_o his_o first_o perfection_n by_o apply_v thereunto_o this_o manner_n of_o reformation_n epi_n no_o very_o for_o quae_fw-la primis_fw-la institutis_fw-la omninò_fw-la corrupta_fw-la fuerit_fw-la eanunquam_fw-la in_o tale_n casus_fw-la incidet_fw-la propter_fw-la quos_fw-la novis_fw-la legibus_fw-la institui_fw-la queat_fw-la for_o this_o cause_n the_o first_o institution_n of_o athens_n be_v mere_o popular_a corrupt_a and_o unperfit_a can_v never_o after_o by_o any_o law_n make_v for_o the_o reformation_n thereof_o be_v defend_v from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o such_o as_o do_v aspire_v unto_o the_o principality_n or_o from_o the_o ruin_n first_o conceive_v in_o the_o corrupt_a institution_n thereof_o for_o notwithstanding_o they_o establish_v many_o law_n for_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o insolency_n of_o the_o noble_a man_n as_o also_o to_o restrain_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n non_fw-la eam_fw-la tamen_fw-la conservare_fw-la supra_fw-la centessimum_fw-la annum_fw-la potuerunt_fw-la but_o such_o common-weal_n as_o have_v their_o first_o institution_n and_o 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democratia_fw-la so_o that_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o those_o commonweal_n
lacedaemonian_n hold_v thebes_n under_o their_o subjection_n and_o obedience_n will_v not_o permit_v that_o any_o citizen_n of_o thebes_n shall_v be_v train_v in_o the_o war_n but_o rather_o labour_v to_o render_v they_o peaceable_a and_o by_o ease_n and_o rest_n soft_a and_o effeminate_a and_o there_o be_v no_o smith_n to_o be_v find_v through_o all_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n during_o such_o time_n as_o the_o philistian_o hold_v they_o in_o subjection_n lest_o the_o hebrew_n make_v they_o sword_n and_o spade_n say_v the_o philistian_o let_v we_o then_o draw_v the_o people_n of_o salamina_n from_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o war_n let_v we_o with_o numa_n cool_v and_o pacify_v the_o hot_a courage_n of_o the_o roman_n to_o fight_v by_o the_o daily_a use_n and_o exercise_v of_o religion_n prayer_n and_o devotion_n and_o let_v we_o with_o the_o ancient_a king_n of_o athens_n draw_v they_o unto_o plant_v sow_v &_o plough_v the_o land_n and_o let_v we_o there_o advance_v and_o show_v 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