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that_o all_o his_o counsel_n and_o design_n be_v level_v at_o their_o felicity_n without_o which_o himself_o can_v be_v happy_a it_o be_v principal_o for_o this_o great_a and_o glorious_a effect_n that_o king_n be_v image_n of_o god_n and_o be_v fortify_v with_o his_o spirit_n i_o have_v say_v that_o monarch_n be_v in_o their_o kingdom_n what_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n that_o external_a good_n can_v enrich_v they_o that_o virtue_n alone_o be_v their_o proper_a portion_n as_o it_o be_v of_o god_n himself_o it_o now_o remain_v i_o shall_v say_v what_o kind_n of_o virtue_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o a_o great_a prince_n have_v piety_n to_o give_v his_o subject_n a_o example_n of_o it_o and_o better_v of_o they_o in_o this_o be_v the_o security_n of_o his_o state_n he_o must_v be_v just_a to_o govern_v they_o a_o government_n never_o be_v of_o long_a duration_n without_o justice_n this_o queen_n of_o virtue_n comprehend_v as_o aristotle_n 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in_o his_o person_n of_o royal_a virtue_n a_o five_o be_v clemency_n it_o pertain_v to_o the_o greatness_n of_o a_o king_n that_o he_o be_v benign_a and_o do_v commiserate_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o subject_n who_o be_v man_n as_o he_o be_v mischance_n be_v pardonable_a and_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o it_o be_v too_o much_o rigour_n to_o punish_v a_o poor_a wretch_n for_o a_o crime_n commit_v out_o of_o imprudence_n or_o by_o necessity_n and_o of_o which_o he_o be_v less_o guilty_a if_o i_o may_v say_v it_o than_o his_o ill_a destiny_n it_o be_v to_o criminal_n of_o this_o kind_n that_o grace_n shall_v not_o be_v deny_v and_o when_o a_o king_n give_v one_o of_o his_o subject_n his_o life_n who_o have_v be_v condemn_v to_o death_n he_o shall_v rejoice_v more_o at_o the_o feel_n in_o the_o secret_a of_o his_o heart_n a_o will_n to_o pardon_n than_o at_o the_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n the_o power_n to_o punish_v to_o give_v a_o man_n his_o life_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n to_o create_v he_o and_o the_o preserve_n of_o his_o be_v be_v a_o give_v of_o it_o it_o will_v be_v it_o be_v true_a a_o great_a fault_n to_o stop_v the_o course_n of_o justice_n in_o case_n of_o public_a crime_n and_o such_o as_o have_v disturb_v the_o people_n peace_n yet_o in_o sum_n it_o be_v noble_a that_o a_o king_n be_v incline_v to_o compassion_n and_o mercy_n it_o be_v a_o action_n appropriate_v unto_o god_n to_o disarm_v his_o anger_n upon_o this_o ground_n the_o roman_a poet_n say_v that_o those_o thunderbolt_n which_o jupiter_n throw_v may_v be_v divert_v the_o six_o royal_a virtue_n be_v liberality_n one_o of_o the_o ancient_n pronounce_v that_o it_o be_v less_o disadvantageous_a for_o a_o king_n to_o be_v overcome_v by_o arm_n than_o by_o liberality_n a_o poet_n introduce_v mark_n anthony_n excellent_o say_v that_o he_o have_v nothing_o leave_v he_o but_o the_o benefit_n he_o have_v confer_v and_o to_o say_v true_a a_o great_a prince_n never_o enjoy_v his_o wealth_n but_o when_o he_o 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the_o king_n treasure_n 4._o of_o the_o king_n demesne_n 5._o mean_v to_o recover_v the_o demesne_n 6._o of_o tax_n 7._o mean_v to_o ease_v the_o people_n 8._o of_o the_o free_a city_n 9_o of_o the_o gabell_n 10._o mean_v to_o augment_v the_o receipt_n of_o the_o gabell_n and_o ease_v the_o people_n 11._o of_o the_o salt-free_a country_n 12._o of_o the_o country_n of_o state_n and_o free_a gift_n 13._o of_o the_o expend_n of_o money_n 14._o of_o the_o reserve_v it_o the_o art_n of_o finance_n or_o the_o treasury_n be_v a_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o politic_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o necessary_a in_o a_o state_n in_o that_o money_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o all_o affair_n a_o commonwealth_n be_v no_o further_o powerful_a than_o proportionable_o to_o the_o richness_n of_o its_o public_a treasury_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o yearly_a income_n that_o maintain_v it_o this_o the_o french_a name_n plain_o import_v for_o finance_n be_v a_o old_a word_n signify_v power_n and_o come_v from_o the_o ancient_a verb_n fine_a which_o be_v to_o be_v able_a to_o may_v or_o can_v three_o particular_n be_v here_o to_o be_v consider_v first_o just_a and_o easy_a mean_n to_o make_v money_n second_o the_o prudent_a expend_v it_o three_o the_o keep_v it_o in_o and_o lay_v it_o up_o for_o necessity_n that_o may_v happen_v as_o famine_n pestilence_n war_n fire_n shipwreck_n and_o such_o like_a we_o have_v in_o france_n three_o general_a mean_n to_o make_v money_n the_o king_n demesne_n imposition_n on_o the_o people_n merchandises_n etc._n etc._n of_o this_o last_o i_o will_v speak_v in_o the_o chapter_n of_o commerce_n i_o will_v say_v nothing_o here_o of_o conquest_n which_o may_v come_v in_o for_o a_o four_o mean_n of_o get_v i_o will_v treat_v of_o they_o elsewhere_o
no_o long_o now_o any_o ambitious_a prince_n within_o the_o kingdom_n to_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o people_n affection_n or_o that_o may_v dare_v to_o make_v any_o alliance_n with_o the_o pope_n to_o tumble_v he_o from_o his_o throne_n and_o share_v the_o crown_n we_o have_v this_o good_a fortune_n that_o we_o may_v set_v out_o to_o the_o life_n the_o ill_a aspect_n of_o rome_n upon_o our_o king_n and_o that_o dangerous_a vigilance_n over_o france_n without_o any_o danger_n of_o abate_v the_o courage_n of_o our_o great_a king_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a be_v his_o true_o royal_a courage_n capable_a of_o a_o increase_n it_o will_v yet_o swell_v the_o high_a from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o evil_n that_o rome_n have_v do_v and_o will_v yet_o do_v to_o france_n if_o he_o do_v not_o hearty_o oppose_v the_o usurpation_n she_o exercise_n with_o impunity_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n the_o honest_a french_a man_n that_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v near_o his_o 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