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why_o he_o himself_o do_v not_o take_v this_o pain_n for_o than_o he_o shall_v not_o only_o have_v take_v away_o the_o great_a opinion_n which_o he_o labour_v to_o maintain_v of_o the_o exchange_n but_o also_o by_o a_o true_a discovery_n of_o the_o right_a operation_n thereof_o he_o shall_v utter_o have_v overthrow_v his_o par_fw-fr pro_fw-la pari_fw-la which_o project_n if_o it_o have_v prevail_v will_v have_v be_v a_o good_a business_n for_o the_o dutch_a and_o to_o the_o great_a hurt_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n as_o have_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v in_o the_o 12._o chapter_n now_o therefore_o let_v the_o learned_a lawyer_n fall_v cheerful_o to_o his_o book_n again_o for_o the_o merchant_n can_v put_v he_o down_o if_o he_o have_v no_o more_o skill_n than_o be_v in_o his_o exchange_n be_v these_o such_o admirable_a feat_n when_o they_o may_v be_v so_o easy_o know_v and_o do_v in_o the_o course_n of_o trade_n well_o then_o if_o by_o this_o discovery_n we_o have_v ease_v the_o lawyer_n mind_n and_o take_v off_o the_o edge_n of_o his_o admiration_n let_v he_o now_o play_v his_o part_n and_o take_v out_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n against_o the_o par_fw-fr pro_fw-la pari_fw-la for_o this_o project_n have_v misinform_v many_o and_o put_v we_o to_o trouble_v to_o expound_v these_o riddle_n nay_o but_o stay_v awhile_o can_v all_o this_o pass_n for_o current_n to_o slight_v a_o business_n thus_o which_o the_o author_n say_v have_v be_v so_o serious_o observe_v by_o that_o famous_a council_n and_o those_o worthy_a merchant_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n of_o bless_a memory_n and_o also_o condemn_v by_o those_o french_a king_n lewis_z the_o 9_o philip_n the_o fair_a and_o philip_n de_fw-fr valois_n with_o confiscation_n of_o the_o banker_n good_n i_o must_v confess_v that_o all_o this_o require_v a_o answer_n which_o in_o part_n be_v already_o do_v by_o the_o author_n himself_o for_o he_o say_v that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o state_n find_v out_o the_o evil_a but_o they_o miss_v of_o the_o remedy_n and_o yet_o what_o remedy_n this_o shall_v be_v no_o man_n can_v tell_v for_o there_o be_v none_o apply_v but_o all_o practice_n and_o use_v in_o exchange_n stand_v still_o to_o this_o day_n in_o such_o manner_n and_o form_n as_o they_o do_v at_o the_o time_n when_o these_o feat_n be_v discover_v for_o the_o state_n know_v well_o that_o there_o need_v no_o remedy_n where_o there_o be_v no_o disease_n well_o then_o how_o shall_v we_o be_v able_a to_o answer_v the_o proceed_n of_o the_o french_a king_n who_o do_v absolute_o condemn_v the_o banker_n and_o confiscate_v their_o good_n yes_o well_o enough_o for_o the_o banker_n may_v perhaps_o be_v condemn_v for_o something_o do_v in_o their_o exchange_n against_o the_o law_n and_o yet_o their_o profession_n may_v still_o be_v lawful_a as_o it_o be_v in_o italy_n and_o france_n itself_o to_o this_o day_n nay_o we_o will_v grant_v likewise_o that_o the_o bank_n be_v banish_v when_o the_o banker_n be_v punish_v yet_o all_o this_o prove_v nothing_o against_o exchanger_n for_o king_n and_o state_n enact_v many_o statute_n and_o sudden_o repeal_v they_o they_o do_v and_o undo_v prince_n may_v err_v or_o else_o malynes_n be_v gross_o mistake_v where_o he_o set_v down_o 35._o several_a statute_n and_o other_o ordinance_n 79._o enact_v by_o this_o state_n in_o 350._o year_n time_n to_o remedy_v the_o decay_n of_o trade_n and_o yet_o all_o be_v find_v defective_a only_o his_o reformation_n of_o the_o exchange_n or_o par_fw-fr pro_fw-la pari_fw-la be_v effectual_a if_o we_o will_v believe_v he_o but_o we_o know_v better_o and_o so_o we_o leave_v he_o i_o may_v here_o take_v occasion_n to_o say_v something_o against_o another_o project_n of_o the_o same_o brood_n that_o late_o attend_v upon_o the_o success_n of_o this_o par_fw-fr
pretence_n of_o sanctity_n as_o be_v do_v for_o the_o catholic_n cause_n the_o propagation_n of_o the_o church_n the_o suppression_n of_o heretic_n and_o such_o like_a delusion_n serve_v only_o to_o further_a their_o own_o ambition_n whereof_o in_o this_o place_n it_o shall_v be_v needless_a to_o make_v any_o large_a discourse_n chap._n xvii_o whether_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o great_a prince_n to_o lay_v up_o store_n of_o treasure_n before_o we_o set_v down_o the_o quantity_n of_o treasure_n which_o prince_n may_v convenient_o lay_v up_o yearly_a without_o hurt_v the_o commonwealth_n it_o will_v be_v fit_a to_o examine_v whether_o the_o act_n itself_o of_o treasure_v be_v necessary_a for_o in_o common_a conference_n we_o ever_o find_v some_o man_n who_o do_v so_o much_o dote_v or_o hope_n upon_o the_o liberality_n of_o prince_n that_o they_o term_v it_o baseness_n and_o conceive_v it_o needless_a for_o they_o to_o lay_v up_o store_n of_o treasure_n account_v the_o honour_n and_o safety_n of_o great_a prince_n to_o consist_v more_o in_o their_o bounty_n than_o in_o their_o money_n which_o they_o labour_v to_o confirm_v by_o the_o example_n of_o caesar_n alexander_n and_o other_o who_o hate_v covetousness_n achieve_v may_v act_n and_o victory_n by_o lavish_a gift_n and_o liberal_a expense_n unto_o which_o they_o add_v also_o the_o little_a fruit_n which_o come_v by_o that_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n which_o king_n david_n lay_v up_o and_o leave_v to_o his_o son_n solomon_n who_o notwithstanding_o this_o and_o all_o his_o other_o rich_a present_n and_o wealthy_a traffic_n in_o a_o quiet_a reign_n consume_v all_o with_o pomp_n and_o vain_a delight_n except_v only_o that_o which_o be_v spend_v in_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n whereupon_o say_v they_o if_o so_o much_o treasure_n gather_v by_o so_o just_a a_o king_n effect_v so_o little_a what_o shall_v we_o hope_v for_o by_o the_o endeavour_n of_o this_o kind_n in_o other_o prince_n sardanapalus_n leave_v ten_o million_o of_o pound_n to_o they_o that_o slay_v he_o darius_n leave_v twenty_o million_o of_o pound_n to_o alexander_n that_o take_v he_o nero_n be_v leave_v rich_a and_o extort_v much_o from_o his_o best_a subject_n give_v away_o above_o twelve_o million_o of_o pound_n to_o his_o base_a flatterer_n and_o such_o unworthy_a person_n which_o cause_v galba_n after_o he_o to_o revoke_v those_o gift_n a_o prince_n who_o have_v store_n of_o money_n hate_v peace_n despise_v the_o friendship_n of_o his_o neighbour_n and_o ally_n enter_v not_o only_o into_o unnecessary_a but_o also_o into_o dangerous_a war_n to_o the_o ruin_n and_o overthrow_v sometime_o of_o his_o own_o estate_n all_o which_o with_o divers_a other_o weak_a argument_n of_o this_o kind_n which_o for_o brevity_n i_o omit_v make_v nothing_o against_o the_o lawful_a gather_n and_o mass_v up_o of_o treasure_n by_o wise_a and_o provident_a prince_n if_o they_o be_v right_o understand_v for_o first_o concern_v those_o worthy_n who_o have_v obtain_v to_o the_o high_a top_n of_o honour_n and_o dignity_n by_o their_o great_a gift_n and_o expense_n who_o know_v not_o that_o this_o have_v be_v do_v rather_o upon_o the_o spoil_n of_o their_o enemy_n than_o out_o of_o their_o own_o coffer_n which_o be_v indeed_o a_o bounty_n that_o cause_v neither_o loss_n nor_o peril_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a those_o prince_n which_o do_v not_o provident_o lay_v up_o treasure_n or_o do_v imoderate_o consume_v the_o same_o hand_n when_o they_o have_v it_o will_v sudden_o come_v to_o want_v and_o misery_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o do_v so_o soon_o decay_v as_o excessive_a bounty_n in_o use_v whereof_o they_o want_v the_o mean_n to_o use_v it_o and_o this_o be_v king_n solomon_n case_n notwithstanding_o his_o infinite_a treasure_n which_o make_v he_o overburthen_n his_o subject_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o for_o this_o cause_n many_o of_o they_o rebel_v against_o his_o son_n rehoboam_n who_o thereby_o lose_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o dominion_n be_v so_o gross_o mislead_v by_o his_o young_a counsellor_n therefore_o a_o prince_n that_o will_v not_o oppress_v his_o people_n and_o yet_o be_v able_a to_o maintain_v his_o estate_n and_o defend_v his_o right_n that_o will_v not_o run_v himself_o into_o poverty_n contempt_n hate_n and_o danger_n must_v lay_v up_o treasure_n and_o be_v thrifty_a for_o further_a proof_n whereof_o i_o may_v yet_o produce_v some_o other_o example_n which_o here_o i_o do_v omit_v as_o needless_a only_o i_o will_v add_v this_o as_o a_o necessary_a rule_n to_o be_v observe_v that_o when_o more_o treasure_n must_v be_v raise_v than_o can_v be_v receive_v by_o the_o ordinary_a tax_n it_o ought_v ever_o to_o be_v do_v with_o equality_n to_o avoid_v the_o hate_n of_o the_o people_n who_o be_v never_o please_v except_o their_o contribution_n be_v grant_v by_o general_a consent_n for_o which_o purpose_n the_o invention_n of_o parliament_n be_v a_o excellent_a policy_n of_o government_n to_o keep_v a_o sweet_a concord_n between_o a_o king_n and_o his_o subject_n by_o restrain_v the_o insolency_n of_o the_o nobility_n and_o redress_v the_o injury_n of_o the_o commons_o without_o engage_v a_o prince_n to_o adhere_v to_o either_o party_n but_o indifferent_o to_o favour_n both_o there_o can_v nothing_o be_v devise_v with_o more_o judgement_n for_o the_o common_a quiet_n of_o a_o kingdom_n or_o with_o great_a care_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o a_o king_n who_o hereby_o have_v also_o good_a mean_n to_o dispatch_v those_o thing_n by_o other_o which_o will_v move_v envy_n and_o to_o execute_v that_o himself_o which_o will_v merit_v thanks_o chap._n xviii_o how_o much_o treasure_n a_o prince_n may_v convenient_o lay_v up_o yearly_o thus_o far_o we_o have_v show_v the_o ordinary_a and_o extraordinary_a income_n of_o prince_n the_o conveniency_n thereof_o and_o to_o who_o only_o it_o do_v necessary_o and_o just_o belong_v to_o take_v the_o extraordinary_a contribution_n of_o their_o subject_n it_o rest_v now_o to_o examine_v what_o proportion_n of_o treasure_n each_o particular_a prince_n may_v convenient_o lay_v up_o yearly_o this_o business_n do_v seem_v at_o the_o first_o to_o be_v very_o plain_a and_o easy_a for_o if_o a_o prince_n have_v two_o million_o yearly_a revenue_n and_o spend_v but_o one_o why_o shall_v he_o not_o lay_v up_o the_o other_o indeed_o i_o must_v confess_v that_o this_o course_n be_v ordinary_a in_o the_o mean_n and_o get_n of_o private_a man_n but_o in_o the_o affair_n of_o prince_n it_o be_v far_o different_a there_o be_v other_o circumstance_n to_o be_v consider_v for_o although_o the_o revenue_n of_o a_o king_n shall_v be_v very_o great_a yet_o if_o the_o gain_n yearly_o of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v but_o small_a this_o latter_a must_v ever_o give_v rule_n and_o proportion_n to_o that_o treasure_n which_o may_v convenient_o be_v lay_v up_o yearly_o for_o if_o he_o shall_v mass_n up_o more_o money_n than_o be_v gain_v by_o the_o overbalance_n of_o his_o foreign_a trade_n he_o shall_v not_o fleece_n but_o flay_v his_o subject_n and_o so_o with_o their_o ruin_n overthrow_v himself_o for_o want_n of_o future_a sheering_n to_o make_v this_o plain_a suppose_v a_o kingdom_n to_o be_v so_o rich_a by_o nature_n and_o art_n that_o it_o may_v supply_v itself_o of_o foreign_a ware_n by_o trade_n and_o yet_o advance_v yearly_a 200000_o l._n in_o ready_a money_n next_o suppose_v all_o the_o king_n revenue_n to_o be_v 900000_o l._n and_o his_o expense_n but_o 400000_o l._n whereby_o he_o may_v lay_v up_o 300000_o l._n more_o in_o his_o coffer_n yearly_a than_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n gain_v from_o stranger_n by_o foreign_a trade_n who_o see_v not_o then_o that_o all_o the_o money_n in_o such_o a_o state_n will_v sudden_o be_v draw_v into_o the_o prince_n treasure_n whereby_o the_o life_n of_o land_n and_o art_n must_v fail_v and_o fall_v to_o the_o ruin_n both_o of_o the_o public_a and_o private_a wealth_n 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