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which_o most_o convenient_a iâ—_n for_o to_o set_v a_o king_n in_o even_o both_o in_o this_o world_n and_o eke_o in_o heaven_n 〈…〉_o ne_o tangat_fw-la regis_fw-la corda_fw-la 〈◊〉_d enim_fw-la spoliis_fw-la excoriatur_fw-la humus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d colit_fw-la largum_fw-la nolutans_fw-la per_fw-la saecula_fw-la regem_fw-la dona_n tamen_fw-la licius_fw-la sunt_fw-la moderanda_fw-la modis_fw-la ¶_o hic_fw-la iractat_fw-la de_fw-la regie_n magestatis_fw-la secunda_fw-la policia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d aristoteles_n largitatem_fw-la vocat_fw-la cvius_fw-la virtute_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—â—lum_fw-la propulsata_fw-la anaricia_fw-la regis_fw-la nomen_fw-la maâ—â—â—â—cum_fw-la extollatur_fw-la sed_fw-la et_fw-la svi_fw-la subdicionum_fw-la diviâ—â—â—m_fw-la â—â—â—undantia_fw-la â—ocundiores_fw-la efficiuntur_fw-la ¶_o next_o after_o truth_n the_o second_o in_o polycye_n as_o it_o be_v
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truth_n inform_v and_o the_o subtle_a cautele_n abate_v which_o every_o true_a man_n shall_v debate_v practica_fw-la quecunque_fw-la statum_fw-la pars_fw-la terria_fw-la philosophie_fw-fr ad_fw-la regimen_fw-la recte_fw-la ducit_fw-la in_o orbe_fw-la viae_fw-la say_fw-la quanto_fw-la maior_fw-la rex_fw-la est_fw-la tanto_fw-la magis_fw-la ipsum_fw-la exit_fw-la schola_fw-la concernit_fw-la quo_fw-la sva_fw-la regna_fw-la regit_fw-la ¶_o hic_fw-la tractat_fw-la de_fw-la tertia_fw-la parte_fw-la philosophy_n que_fw-fr practica_fw-la voco_fw-la cvius_fw-la species_n sunt_fw-la tres_fw-la scilicet_fw-la etâ—ica_fw-la economia_fw-la et_fw-la politica_fw-la quarum_fw-la doctrina_fw-la regius_fw-la magestas_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la regimine_fw-la ad_fw-la honoris_fw-la magnificentiam_fw-la per_fw-la singula_fw-la dirigitur_fw-la ¶_o the_o first_o which_o be_v theoryke_v and_o the_o second_o rhetoryke_v science_n of_o philosophy_n i_o have_v they_o tell_v as_o in_o party_n so_o as_o the_o 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craft_n and_o myster_n â—hose_v â—rte_n be_v clepe_v mechanyke_n and_o though_o they_o be_v not_o all_o like_a yet_o netheles_o how_o so_o it_o fall_v o_o law_n must_v govern_v they_o all_o or_o that_o they_o less_o or_o that_o they_o win_v after_o the_o state_n that_o they_o ben_fw-mi inn_n ¶_o lo_o thus_o this_o worthy_a young_a king_n be_v full_o teach_v of_o every_o thing_n which_o may_v yeve_v entendement_n of_o good_a rule_n and_o good_a regiment_n to_o such_o a_o worthy_a prince_n as_o he_o but_o of_o very_o necessite_a the_o philosopher_n he_o have_v betake_v fyve_o point_n which_o he_o have_v undertake_v to_o keep_v and_o hold_v in_o observance_n as_o for_o the_o worthy_a governaunce_n which_o long_v to_o his_o regaly_n after_o the_o rule_n of_o policy_n moribus_fw-la ornatus_fw-la regit_fw-la hic_fw-la qui_fw-la regna_fw-la moderna_fw-la certius_fw-la expectat_fw-la sceptra_fw-la futura_fw-la poli_fw-fr et_fw-la quia_fw-la veredica_fw-la virtus_fw-la supereminet_fw-la 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be_v chief_a and_o that_o be_v troth_n which_o be_v lyefe_n to_o god_n and_o eke_o to_o man_n also_o and_o for_o it_o have_v be_v ever_o so_o teach_v aristotle_n as_o he_o well_o couth_a to_o alysaunder_v how_o in_o his_o youth_n he_o shall_v of_o troth_n thilk_o grace_n with_o all_o his_o holle_fw-ge herte_n enbrace_n so_o that_o his_o word_n be_v true_a and_o pleyne_v toward_o the_o world_n and_o so_o certain_a that_o in_o he_o be_v no_o double_a speech_n for_o if_o man_n shall_v truth_n â—eche_v and_o find_v it_o not_o within_o a_o king_n it_o be_v a_o unsyttende_v thing_n the_o word_n be_v token_n of_o that_o within_o there_o shall_v a_o worthy_a king_n begin_v to_o keep_v his_o tongue_n and_o to_o be_v true_a so_o shall_v his_o price_n be_v ever_o new_a auyse_v he_o every_o man_n to_o fore_n and_o be_v well_o ware_a ere_fw-we he_o be_v swear_v for_o afterward_o it_o be_v to_o late_o if_o that_o he_o will_v his_o word_n debate_n for_o as_o a_o king_n in_o special_a above_o all_o 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zorobabel_n vltimus_fw-la asserit_fw-la quod_fw-la mulier_fw-la svi_fw-la amoris_fw-la complacentia_fw-la tam_fw-la regis_fw-la quam_fw-la vini_fw-la potenciam_fw-la excellit_fw-la addidit_fw-la insuper_fw-la finali_fw-la conclusioni_fw-la dicens_fw-la quod_fw-la veritas_fw-la super_fw-la onnia_fw-la vincit_fw-la cunis_n responsio_fw-la caeteris_fw-la landabilior_fw-la acceptabatur_fw-la ☞_o as_o the_o cronycke_n it_o do_v reherce_v a_o soldan_n whilom_o be_v of_o perseus_n which_o dare_v hight_v and_o itapsis_n his_o fader_fw-mi be_v and_o sothe_o it_o be_v of_o his_o lygnage_n as_o by_o discente_fw-la the_o regne_fw-la of_o thilk_o empire_n he_o bend_v and_o as_o he_o be_v himself_o wise_a the_o wise_a man_n be_v hold_v in_o prize_n and_o seek_v they_o out_o on_o every_o side_n that_o toward_o he_o they_o shall_v abide_v among_o the_o which_o three_o there_o be_v that_o must_v seruyce_n unto_o he_o here_o as_o they_o which_o in_o his_o chamber_n lighen_fw-mi and_o all_o his_o 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find_v which_o serve_v to_o the_o world_n fame_n in_o worship_n of_o a_o king_n name_n largesse_n it_o be_v who_o privilege_n there_o may_v no_o avarice_n abrege_n the_o world_n good_a be_v first_o comune_v but_o afterward_o upon_o fortune_n be_v thilk_o comyn_v profyt_o cess_v for_o when_o the_o people_n stand_v encress_v and_o the_o lygnage_n wax_v great_a anon_o for_o syngule_a beyete_a drough_z every_o man_n to_o his_o party_n whereof_o come_v in_o the_o first_o envy_n with_o great_a debate_n and_o werre_v strong_a and_o last_o among_o the_o man_n so_o long_o till_o no_o man_n wist_v who_o be_v who_o ne_o which_o be_v friend_n ne_o which_o so_o till_o at_o last_o in_o every_o land_n within_o they_o self_n the_o people_n fond_a that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o make_v a_o king_n which_o may_v appesen_fw-mi all_o this_o thing_n and_o yeve_v right_a to_o the_o lignage_n in_o part_v of_o her_o heritage_n and_o eke_o of_o all_o her_o other_o good_a and_o thus_o above_o they_o all_o stand_v the_o king_n upon_o his_o regalye_n as_o he_o which_o have_v to_o justify_v the_o world_n good_a from_o covetyse_n so_o sit_v it_o well_o in_o all_o wise_a a_o king_n between_o the_o more_o and_o less_o to_o set_v his_o herte_n upon_o largess_n toward_o himself_o and_o eke_o also_o toward_o his_o people_n and_o if_o not_o so_o that_o be_v to_o sayne_v if_o that_o he_o be_v toward_o himself_o large_a and_o free_a and_o of_o his_o people_n take_v and_o pylle_v largesse_n by_o no_o weigh_n of_o skylle_n it_o may_v be_v say_v but_o avarice_n which_o in_o a_o king_n be_v a_o great_a vice_n ¶_o nota_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la aristot_n ad_fw-la alexandrum_fw-la exemplificavit_fw-la de_fw-la exactionibus_fw-la regis_fw-la chaldeorun_n ¶_o a_o king_n behove_v eke_o to_o flee_v the_o vice_n of_o prodigalite_fw-la that_o he_o measure_v in_o his_o expense_n so_o keep_v that_o of_o indigence_n he_o may_v be_v saufe_fw-fr for_o who_o that_o need_v in_o all_o his_o werke_n the_o be_v he_o spede_v as_o aristotle_n upon_o caldee_n ensample_n of_o great_a auctorite_n unto_o king_n alysaunder_v teach_v of_o thilk_o folk_n that_o be_v unsaught_v toward_o her_o king_n for_o his_o pyllage_n whereof_o he_o bid_v in_o his_o courage_n that_o he_o unto_o three_o point_n intend_v where_o that_o he_o will_v his_o good_a dispende_v first_o shall_v be_v look_v how_o that_o it_o stand_v that_o all_o be_v of_o his_o own_o good_a the_o yeve_n which_o he_o will_v yeve_v so_o may_v he_o well_o the_o better_a live_v and_o eke_o he_o must_v take_v bede_fw-mi if_o there_o be_v cause_n of_o any_o need_n which_o ought_v for_o to_o be_v defend_v ere_o that_o his_o good_n be_v dispend_v he_o may_v eke_o as_o it_o be_v befall_v among_o other_o thing_n all_o see_v the_o decertes_fw-la of_o his_o man_n and_o after_o that_o they_o be_v of_o ken_n and_o of_o astate_n and_o of_o meryte_n he_o shall_v hem_v largelych_a acquyte_v or_o for_o the_o war_n or_o for_o the_o pease_n that_o none_o honour_v fall_v in_o discrease_n which_o may_v tear_v in_o to_o diffame_v but_o that_o he_o keep_v his_o good_a name_n so_o that_o he_o be_v not_o hold_v unkind_a for_o in_o cronike_n a_o tale_n i_o find_v which_o speak_v somdele_n of_o this_o matere_a herafterwarde_o as_o thou_o shall_v here_o hic_fw-la secundum_fw-la gesta_fw-la julii_fw-la exemplum_fw-la ponit_fw-la qualiter_fw-la rex_fw-la svorum_fw-la militum_fw-la quos_fw-la ê“bos_fw-la agnoverit_fw-la indigentiam_fw-la largitatis_fw-la sue_v beneficiis_fw-la relevare_fw-la tenetur_fw-la ¶_o in_o rome_n to_o pursue_v his_o right_a there_o be_v a_o worthy_a pour_v knight_n which_o come_v alone_o for_o to_o seyne_v his_o cause_n when_o the_o court_n be_v pleyne_v where_o julius_n be_v in_o presence_n and_o for_o he_o lack_v of_o dispense_v there_o be_v with_o he_o none_o advocate_n to_o make_v plea_n for_o his_o astate_n but_o though_o he_o lack_v for_o to_o plede_v he_o lack_v nothing_o of_o manheed_n he_o wist_v well_o his_o purse_n be_v pover_fw-mi but_o yet_o be_v think_v his_o right_a recover_v and_o open_o poverte_a aley_v to_o the_o emperor_n and_o thus_o he_o say_v o_o julius_n lord_n of_o the_o law_n behold_v my_o counseyll_n be_v withdraw_v for_o lack_v of_o gold_n to_o thy_o office_n after_o the_o law_n of_o justice_n help_v that_o i_o have_v counseyll_o here_o upon_o the_o truth_n of_o my_o matere_n and_o julius_n with_o that_o anon_o assign_v he_o a_o worthy_a one_o but_o he_o himself_o not_o word_n ne_o speak_v this_o knight_n be_v wroth_a &_o fond_a a_o lake_n in_o the_o emperor_n and_o say_v thus_o o_o thou_o unkind_a julius_n when_o thou_o in_o thy_o batayle_n be_v up_o in_o aufrike_n and_o i_o be_v there_o my_o may_v for_o thy_o rescous_a i_o do_v and_o put_v no_o man_n in_o my_o stead_n thou_o will_v what_o wound_n there_o i_o have_v but_o here_o i_o find_v the_o so_o bad_a that_o the_o ne_fw-fr list_v to_o speak_v o_o word_n thy_o own_o mouth_n or_o of_o thy_o board_n to_o yeve_v a_o floreyn_n i_o to_o help_v how_o shall_v i_o than_o i_o be_v yelp_v from_fw-mi this_o day_n forth_o of_o thy_o largess_n when_o such_o a_o great_a unkyndenesse_n be_v find_v in_o such_o a_o lord_n as_o thou_o this_o julius_n know_v well_o mow_v that_o all_o be_v sooth_n which_o he_o he_o tell_v and_o for_o he_o will_v not_o be_v hold_v unkind_a he_o take_v his_o cause_n on_o honde_n and_o as_o it_o be_v of_o god_n sonde_v he_o have_v he_o good_a enough_o to_o spend_v for_o ever_o unto_o his_o lyves_n end_n and_o thus_o shall_v every_o worthy_a king_n take_v of_o his_o knight_n knowlege_a when_o that_o he_o sygh_fw-mi they_o have_fw-mi need_n for_o every_o service_n ax_v meed_n but_o other_o which_o have_v not_o deserve_v through_o virtue_n but_o of_o iape_n serve_v a_o king_n shall_v not_o deserve_v grace_n though_o he_o be_v large_a in_o such_o a_o place_n ¶_o hic_fw-la ponit_fw-la exemplum_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la antigono_n /_o qualiter_fw-la dona_fw-la regius_fw-la secundum_fw-la maius_fw-la et_fw-la miwâ—_n /_o equa_fw-la discrecione_fw-la moderanda_fw-la sunt_fw-la ¶_o it_o sytte_a well_o every_o king_n to_o have_v discretion_n when_o man_n he_o crave_v so_o that_o be_v may_v his_o gift_n wit_v whereof_o i_o find_v a_o tale_n write_v how_o cinichus_n a_o power_n knight_n a_o somme_fw-fr which_o be_v over_o might_n pray_v of_o his_o king_n antigonus_n the_o king_n answer_v to_o he_o thus_o and_o say_v how_o such_o a_o yefte_n pass_v his_o power_n estate_n and_o than_o he_o lass_v and_o ask_v but_o a_o little_a penny_n if_o that_o the_o king_n will_v yevehym_v any_o the_o king_n answer_v it_o be_v to_o smalle_v for_o he_o which_o be_v a_o lord_n ryalle_v to_o yeve_v a_o man_n so_o lytell_a thing_n it_o be_v unworship_n in_o a_o king_n by_o this_o ensample_n a_o king_n may_v lere_n that_o for_o to_o yeve_v be_v in_o manere_fw-la for_o if_o a_o king_n his_o treasour_n lass_v with_o out_o honour_n and_o thankless_a pass_v when_o he_o himself_o will_v so_o beguile_v i_o not_o who_o shall_v complain_v his_o while_n ne_o who_o by_o right_n he_o shall_v releve_n but_o netheles_o this_o i_o believe_v though_o help_v with_o his_o own_o land_n belong_v every_o man_n his_o honde_n to_o set_v upon_o necessite_n and_o eke_o his_o king_n rialte_n mote_n every_o lyege_n man_n comfort_n with_o good_a and_o body_n to_o support_v when_o they_o see_v cause_n reasonable_a for_o who_o that_o be_v not_o entendable_a to_o hold_v up_o right_a his_o king_n name_n he_o aught_o for_o to_o be_v to_o blame_v ¶_o nota_fw-la hic_fw-la secundum_fw-la aristotelem_fw-la qualiter_fw-la princiâ—um_fw-la prodigalitas_fw-la paupertatem_fw-la inducit_fw-la communem_fw-la â§_o of_o policy_n and_o over_o more_o to_o speak_v in_o this_o mater_fw-la more_o so_o as_o the_o philosophre_n tell_v a_o king_n after_o the_o reule_fw-fr be_v hold_v to_o modify_v and_o to_o address_v his_o yefte_n upon_o such_o largess_n that_o he_o measure_n nought_o exceed_v ☞_o sal._n sic_fw-la aliis_fw-la benefacito_fw-la ut_fw-la tibi_fw-la non_fw-la nocias_fw-la ¶_o for_o if_o a_o king_n fall_v in_o to_o need_v it_o cause_v oft_o sundry_a thing_n which_o be_v ungoodly_a to_o the_o king_n what_o man_n will_v not_o himself_o measure_n man_n seen_v fulofte_o that_o measure_n he_o have_v forsake_v and_o so_o do_v he_o that_o use_v prodigalite_a which_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o poverte_a whereof_o the_o londe_n ben_fw-mi desert_n and_o namely_o when_o thilk_o vice_n above_o a_o king_n stant_fw-la in_o office_n and_o have_v with_o hold_n of_o his_o party_n the_o covetous_a flaterye_n which_o many_o a_o worthy_a king_n deceyve_v ere_o he_o the_o fallace_n perceyve_v of_o they_o that_o seruen_a to_o the_o gloze_n for_o they_o that_o con_v please_v and_o gloze_n ben_n as_o man_n tellen_v the_o notice_n unto_o the_o foster_a of_o the_o