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and_o that_o it_o be_v begin_v in_o a_o place_n which_o discover_v the_o heart_n and_o leave_v nothing_o secure_a even_o to_o the_o gate_n of_o paris_n this_o proceed_v appear_v at_o first_o a_o little_a strange_a and_o seem_v to_o hold_v more_o of_o despair_n then_o of_o force_n and_o of_o obstinacy_n than_o constancy_n that_o nevertheless_o be_v not_o so_o and_o that_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v beyond_o the_o limit_n of_o virtue_n be_v not_o ever_o so_o but_o by_o comparison_n these_o limit_n be_v not_o fix_v and_o immovable_a they_o have_v many_o degree_n according_a to_o the_o ability_n of_o they_o that_o exercise_v they_o and_o the_o excess_n which_o the_o philosopher_n permit_v to_o heroic_a virtue_n and_o the_o extremity_n wherein_o they_o suffer_v which_o she_o pass_v over_o be_v not_o excess_n or_o extremity_n for_o she_o but_o for_o the_o ordinary_a virtue_n and_o for_o the_o common_a of_o men._n if_o they_o that_o serve_v the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n in_o the_o siege_n of_o rochel_n have_v have_v the_o faithfulness_n of_o sr._n the_o cardinal_n or_o his_o prudence_n if_o they_o have_v love_v the_o good_a of_o the_o state_n so_o well_o as_o he_o and_o the_o reputation_n of_o their_o master_n they_o have_v not_o advise_v he_o to_o rise_v at_o the_o evening_n of_o take_v of_o it_o and_o to_o give_v the_o victory_n that_o be_v ripe_a and_o ready_a to_o be_v gather_v they_o have_v rather_o imitate_v that_o great_a captain_n and_o have_v say_v as_o the_o other_o do_v at_o garillan_n that_o they_o know_v of_o what_o importance_n that_o enterprise_n be_v to_o the_o king_n and_o that_o it_o must_v be_v gain_v or_o perish_v but_o it_o be_v not_o of_o new_a date_n that_o there_o be_v people_n in_o the_o state_n which_o love_n confusion_n and_o who_o imagine_v themselves_o to_o be_v like_o physician_n who_o shall_v not_o be_v considerable_a without_o the_o sin_n of_o nature_n nor_o in_o honour_n if_o there_o be_v not_o sick_a person_n the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o king_n stop_v not_o at_o the_o take_n of_o rochel_n our_o arm_n be_v instant_o beyond_o the_o mountain_n and_o casall_n see_v its_o deliverance_n at_o the_o sole_a noise_n of_o our_o passage_n that_o unheard-of_a quickness_n equal_o surprise_v our_o ally_n and_o enemy_n and_o those_o who_o believe_v that_o the_o conquest_n we_o have_v new_o make_v be_v of_o the_o kind_n of_o those_o victory_n which_o make_v the_o victor_n to_o weep_v will_v never_o have_v imagine_v that_o without_o tire_v or_o take_v breath_n we_o go_v to_o force_v the_o alps_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o winter_n and_o seek_v beyond_o the_o mountain_n a_o new_a harvest_n of_o glory_n the_o rebel_n of_o languedoc_n immediate_o after_o see_v the_o king_n with_o they_o and_o we_o have_v see_v in_o less_o than_o two_o month_n all_o
of_o good_a and_o bad_a fortune_n p._n 64._o the_o four_o discourse_n that_o the_o science_n to_o discover_v the_o merit_n of_o man_n and_o to_o employ_v they_o be_v necessary_a for_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n p._n 69._o the_o five_o discourse_n of_o a_o five_o temper_n which_o comprehend_v the_o perfection_n of_o all_o the_o other_n p._n 73._o the_o six_o discourse_n that_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n ought_v not_o to_o form_v his_o conduct_n by_o the_o example_n of_o stranger_n and_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o treat_v with_o they_o after_o a_o different_a manner_n p._n 78._o the_o seven_o discourse_n that_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n ought_v to_o treat_v in_o a_o different_a manner_n with_o stranger_n as_o they_o be_v powerful_a and_o free_a p._n 87._o the_o eight_o discourse_n that_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n ought_v not_o inviolable_o to_o act_v that_o which_o have_v be_v always_o practise_v in_o the_o state_n p._n 90._o the_o ninthe_n discourse_n that_o the_o counsel_n of_o stranger_n ought_v to_o be_v suspect_v by_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n p._n 94._o the_o ten_o discourse_n how_o advice_n from_o rome_n and_o from_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v to_o be_v entertain_v p._n 101._o the_o eleven_o discourse_n consideration_n upon_o the_o precedent_a discourse_n p._n 107._o the_o twelve_o discourse_n consideration_n upon_o the_o behaviour_n of_o pope_n and_o their_o agent_n which_o may_v serve_v for_o forewarning_n to_o the_o minister_n of_o state_n of_o other_o prince_n who_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o treat_v with_o they_o p._n 111._o the_o thirteen_o discourse_n that_o the_o mediation_n of_o pope_n be_v very_o profitable_a in_o the_o difference_n of_o christian_a prince_n and_o in_o the_o affair_n of_o christendom_n p._n 117._o the_o fourteen_o discourse_n of_o the_o prudence_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o treat_v with_o the_o agent_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o use_v dissimulation_n and_o how_n p._n 123._o the_o fifteen_o discourse_n whether_o it_o be_v law_n full_a to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o pope_n wherein_o the_o demeanour_n which_o philip_n the_o second_o observe_v in_o the_o war_n he_o make_v be_v commend_v and_o that_o of_o charles_n the_o five_o condemn_v p._n 128._o the_o sixteenth_o discourse_n the_o defence_n of_o gaston_n of_o foix_n against_o they_o who_o say_v that_o god_n punish_v he_o for_o make_v war_n to_o julius_n the_o eleven_o with_o the_o comparison_n of_o that_o prince_n and_o of_o the_o great_a captain_n p._n 136._o book_n iii_o consideration_n upon_o the_o principal_a thing_n which_o the_o king_n have_v do_v since_o the_o land_n of_o the_o english_a th'ile_n of_o rhé_n which_o will_v declare_v some_o condition_n necessary_a for_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n the_o first_o discourse_n oe_v what_o importance_n care_n and_o vigilancy_n be_v for_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n and_o that_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v neglect_v principal_o in_o war._n p._n 141._o the_o second_o discourse_n that_o the_o true_a exercise_n of_o politic_n prudence_n consist_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o compare_v thing_n with_o thing_n and_o to_o choose_v the_o great_a good_a and_o to_o avoid_v the_o great_a evil_n and_o to_o consider_v whether_o the_o counsel_n sr._n the_o cardinal_n give_v to_o pass_v into_o th'iland_n of_o rhe_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o rule_n of_o prudence_n and_o if_o the_o king_n do_v well_o to_o march_v into_o languedoc_n after_o the_o take_n of_o suze_n p._n 147._o the_o three_o discourse_n that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o conduct_n in_o war_n be_v not_o to_o be_v observe_v p._n 153._o the_o four_o discourse_n of_o the_o alliance_n of_o blood_n which_o be_v practise_v among_o prince_n and_o whether_o the_o king_n be_v well_o advise_v when_o he_o make_v that_o alliance_n with_o england_n p._n 158._o the_o five_o discourse_n of_o the_o greatness_n and_o importance_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o rochel_n p._n 169._o the_o six_o discourse_n of_o the_o instruction_n may_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o siege_n of_o rochel_n and_o from_o what_o the_o king_n do_v after_o the_o reduction_n of_o that_o town_n p._n 172_o the_o seven_o discourse_n that_o the_o general_n of_o a_o army_n ought_v always_o to_o intend_v the_o end_n of_o a_o enterprise_n and_o that_o foresight_n serve_v more_o than_o courage_n to_o attain_v it_o and_o whether_o the_o king_n have_v reason_n to_o make_v the_o truce_n be_v make_v at_o carignan_n p._n 178._o finis_fw-la the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o state_n write_a by_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr silhon_n secretary_n to_o the_o late_a cardinal_n scotfree_a lieu_n english_v by_o h.h._n london_n print_v for_o thomas_n dring_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o the_o george_n in_o fleetstreet_n near_o st._n dunstan_n church_n 1663._o
from_o the_o term_n that_o be_v practise_v but_o to_o declare_v what_o it_o be_v the_o power_n we_o speak_v of_o be_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o god_n himself_o insomuch_o that_o he_o undertake_v the_o government_n of_o free_a cause_n and_o dispose_v of_o they_o to_o his_o end_n whether_o they_o be_v conformable_a to_o they_o or_o contrary_a to_o they_o and_o as_o the_o first_o mobile_n without_o destroy_v the_o natural_a motion_n of_o the_o other_o heaven_n do_v make_v they_o subject_n to_o he_o and_o carry_v they_o from_o the_o east_n to_o the_o west_n so_o god_n do_v manage_v in_o such_o sort_n the_o action_n of_o the_o creature_n which_o work_n with_o liberty_n that_o without_o violate_v their_o freedom_n and_o by_o the_o encounter_n of_o other_o cause_n wherein_o he_o do_v cast_v they_o infallible_o draw_v the_o effect_n which_o he_o propose_v to_o himself_o and_o which_o from_o humane_a foresight_n be_v often_o little_o expect_v in_o a_o word_n the_o workman_n that_o observe_v 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have_v long_o root_n in_o this_o province_n six_o army_n be_v see_v at_o one_o instant_a to_o be_v draw_v out_o against_o they_o and_o that_o division_n of_o force_n which_o take_v away_o the_o spring_n of_o relief_n and_o communication_n to_o the_o rebell-towne_n in_o short_a the_o cardinal_n know_v that_o the_o first_o maxim_n of_o war_n be_v that_o who_o lay_v out_o most_o lay_v out_o least_o that_o the_o petty_a frugality_n which_o be_v make_v out_o of_o time_n be_v certain_a loss_n of_o what_o be_v advance_v that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o sow_v with_o hope_n to_o gather_v but_o not_o to_o seem_v to_o do_v nothing_o and_o that_o they_o who_o give_v such_o covetous_a counsel_n in_o necessary_a occasion_n seek_v not_o so_o much_o the_o good_a of_o the_o affair_n of_o their_o master_n as_o not_o to_o lose_v the_o matter_n of_o do_v their_o own_o business_n the_o end_n the_o table_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o state_n book_n i._o first_o discourse_n that_o a_o excellent_a minister_n of_o state_n be_v a_o evidence_n of_o the_o fortune_n of_o a_o prince_n and_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o happiness_n of_o a_o state_n page_n 1._o the_o second_o discourse_n that_o the_o art_n to_o govern_v be_v doubtful_a and_o difficult_a and_o receive_v a_o great_a relief_n from_o learning_n p._n 6._o the_o three_o discourse_n that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o moral_a be_v a_o necessary_a preparation_n for_o the_o politic_a p._n 9_o the_o four_o discourse_n how_o that_o say_n of_o the_o philosopher_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o who_o command_v aught_o to_o be_v wise_a and_o better_a than_o the_o person_n that_o obey_v p._n 12._o the_o five_o discourse_n that_o good_a minister_n of_o state_n have_v not_o always_o the_o recompense_n which_o they_o deserve_v and_o that_o their_o service_n be_v often_o pay_v with_o ingratitude_n p._n 15._o the_o six_o discourse_n the_o artifices_fw-la use_v by_o ferdinand_n to_o destroy_v the_o great_a captain_n p._n 19_o the_o seven_o discourse_n of_o the_o disgrace_n of_o duke_n of_o alva_n p._n 23._o the_o eight_o discourse_n that_o in_o the_o affair_n of_o state_n man_n do_v that_o sometime_o which_o they_o will_v not_o do_v and_o that_o there_o be_v inevitable_a fault_n p._n 25._o the_o nine_o discourse_n where_o the_o precedent_a discourse_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o spaniard_n p._n 28._o the_o ten_o discourse_n that_o prince_n do_v approve_v but_o of_o the_o service_n they_o command_v and_o punish_v oftentimes_o they_o that_o be_v do_v against_o their_o order_n p._n 31._o the_o eleven_o discourse_n that_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n ought_v to_o regulate_v his_o demeanour_n by_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o state_n and_o of_o his_o prince_n provide_v that_o he_o offend_v not_o justice_n p._n 36._o the_o twelve_o discourse_n that_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n ought_v endeavour_v to_o make_v his_o deportment_n more_o profitable_a than_o eminent_a p._n 40._o the_o thirteen_o discourse_n that_o it_o be_v of_o importance_n that_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n be_v learned_a p._n 46._o the_o fourteen_o discourse_n that_o it_o be_v of_o importance_n that_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n be_v eloquent_a p._n 49._o the_o fifteen_o discourse_n that_o the_o council_n of_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o be_v compose_v of_o a_o few_o person_n p._n 31._o book_n ii_o first_o discourse_n that_o a_o complete_a minister_n of_o state_n ought_v to_o be_v able_a for_o counsel_n and_o for_o execution_n and_o aught_o to_o have_v a_o free_a power_n particular_o for_o the_o war._n p._n 57_o the_o second_o discourse_n whence_o the_o virtue_n of_o keep_v a_o secret_a proceed_v and_o how_o necessary_a it_o be_v for_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n p._n 61._o the_o three_o discourse_n that_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n can_v have_v a_o equal_a soul_n unless_o he_o have_v make_v trial_n