a_o very_a ssight_n occasion_n be_v appease_v by_o apollo_n yesterday_o about_o eight_o of_o the_o clock_n a_o great_a alarm_n be_v sound_v in_o the_o grammarian_n quarter_n which_o make_v all_o the_o vertuosi_n run_v to_o see_v what_o the_o matter_n may_v be_v and_o they_o find_v that_o the_o schoolmaster_n panegyrical_a writer_n and_o commentaror_n be_v fall_v so_o foul_o together_o by_o the_o ear_n in_o brigado_n as_o there_o be_v much_o ado_n to_o part_v they_o the_o dispute_n which_o arise_v between_o they_o be_v whether_o the_o word_n consumptum_fw-la be_v to_o be_v write_v with_o a_o p_o or_o only_o with_o a_o t._n apollo_n be_v much_o trouble_v at_o this_o dispute_n not_o only_o for_o the_o mean_a cause_n of_o the_o quarrel_n but_o for_o that_o paulus_n manutius_n who_o be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o chief_a actor_n in_o this_o brabble_n hit_v lambino_n in_o the_o face_n who_o stiff_o maintain_v the_o contrary_a opinion_n with_o a_o roman_a stone_n whereon_o consumptum_fw-la be_v write_v with_o a_o p_o wherewith_o he_o break_v his_o nose_n apollo_n who_o be_v at_o first_o much_o incense_v at_o the_o pedantick_v mean_a folly_n be_v so_o high_o scandalize_v at_o this_o new_a excess_n as_o he_o command_v the_o praetor_n urbano_n to_o rid_v parnassus_n of_o that_o sottish_a crew_n of_o pedant_n but_o afterward_o at_o the_o entreaty_n of_o cicero_n quintilian_n and_o other_o of_o the_o chief_a literati_fw-la of_o this_o court_n who_o intercede_v for_o those_o brawl_a people_n say_v that_o those_o pedantick_v can_v not_o fall_v out_o for_o any_o matter_n of_o moment_n who_o be_v only_o acquaint_v with_o slight_a affair_n his_o majesty_n be_v appease_v the_o lv._o advertisement_n for_o remeady_o of_o many_o disorder_n which_o be_v find_v in_o history_n a_o general_n assembly_n of_o historian_n be_v summon_v apollo_n publish_v a_o severe_a edict_n against_o they_o and_o many_o historian_n be_v reprehend_v for_o their_o error_n the_o general_a assembly_n of_o all_o historian_n which_o be_v intimate_v some_o month_n ago_o by_o the_o censor_n by_o express_a order_n from_o apollo_n to_o meet_v in_o delos_n be_v end_v two_o day_n ago_o much_o to_o his_o maj._n satisfaction_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o excellent_a order_n that_o therein_o be_v establish_v in_o a_o business_n wherein_o the_o eternal_a fame_n of_o those_o thing_n consist_v which_o be_v compose_v by_o gallant_a man_n this_o cause_v the_o more_o general_a content_n in_o all_o the_o vertuosi_n for_o that_o modern_a writer_n have_v stray_v far_o from_o those_o law_n which_o they_o devout_o promise_v to_o observe_v when_o they_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o historian_n before_o apollo_n and_o because_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o business_n do_v deserve_v it_o menante_n will_v not_o grudge_v to_o give_v you_o the_o very_a edict_n which_o be_v publish_v yesterday_o morning_n in_o his_o majesty_n name_n by_o the_o sound_n of_o trumpet_n in_o the_o market_n place_n and_o afterward_o post_v upon_o all_o the_o college_n gate_n of_o this_o state_n we_o phoebus_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n emperor_n of_o the_o fix_a star_n king_n of_o planet_n prince_n of_o the_o zodiac_n duke_n of_o light_n marquis_n of_o generation_n and_o earl_n of_o all_o visible_a thing_n to_o all_o our_o faithful_a vertuosi_n and_o well-beloved_a literati_fw-la health_n we_o have_v much_o to_o our_o displeasure_n find_v that_o many_o modern_a historian_n have_v much_o wander_v from_o that_o way_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v walk_v in_o to_o the_o public_a good_a of_o other_o and_o their_o private_a honour_n by_o our_o faithful_a penman_n dionysius_n livy_n sallust_n tacitus_n and_o many_o other_o to_o the_o end_n that_o future_a age_n which_o do_v so_o eager_o read_v history_n may_v be_v sure_a to_o find_v truth_n from_o the_o pen_n of_o faithful_a writer_n and_o not_o be_v abuse_v by_o lie_n give_v out_o unto_o they_o by_o flatter_v and_o malicious_a ignorant_a historian_n do_v by_o this_o our_o edict_n which_o be_v to_o continue_v for_o ever_o call_v into_o the_o memory_n and_o give_v notice_n to_o all_o those_o who_o undertake_v the_o noble_a work_n to_o eternize_v by_o their_o write_n the_o action_n of_o famous_a man_n that_o they_o must_v always_o remember_v that_o be_v to_o write_v not_o to_o the_o present_a but_o to_o those_o that_o be_v to_o come_v they_o publish_v write_n full_a of_o that_o historical_a truth_n which_o render_v the_o name_n of_o sincere_a pen_n man_n glorious_a and_o eternal_a to_o future_a age_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v value_v the_o blame_n and_o threat_n of_o such_o as_o be_v just_o tax_v for_o their_o unworthy_a action_n but_o as_o dung_n there_o be_v no_o more_o woeful_a folly_n then_o continual_o to_o labour_v with_o pen_n in_o hand_n how_o to_o shame_v themselves_o by_o write_v falsehood_n without_o any_o advantage_n to_o those_o who_o they_o flatter_v declare_v that_o to_o publish_v false_a history_n be_v to_o assassinate_v the_o vertuosi_n who_o read_v they_o and_o therefore_o our_o will_n and_o pleasure_n be_v that_o those_o who_o run_v into_o so_o enormous_a excess_n be_v irremissable_o punish_v by_o the_o like_a assassination_n and_o because_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o prince_n have_v arrogate_a so_o much_o authority_n even_o over_o the_o free_a pen_n of_o historian_n as_o not_o to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v write_v of_o they_o though_o it_o be_v true_a which_o be_v not_o full_o to_o their_o satisfaction_n a_o pretention_n which_o have_v so_o banish_v historical_a truth_n from_o the_o pen_n of_o writer_n as_o the_o great_a wit_n of_o our_o choice_a vertuosi_n be_v fright_v by_o the_o base_a fawn_n whereby_o modern_a prince_n will_v be_v flatter_v the_o weighty_a employment_n of_o write_a history_n reserve_v only_o for_o the_o choice_a penman_n be_v now_o adays_o to_o the_o great_a shame_n of_o the_o present_a age_n and_o infinite_a damage_n of_o the_o future_a fall_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o ignorant_a people_n we_o therefore_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o foul_a disorder_n be_v force_v to_o put_v prince_n in_o mind_n that_o their_o authority_n cease_v with_o their_o life_n they_o be_v fool_n if_o they_o believe_v they_o be_v able_a after_o their_o death_n to_o hinder_v our_o vertuosi_n from_o write_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o action_n to_o future_a time_n and_o we_o do_v more_o particular_o advertise_v the_o same_o prince_n that_o their_o valiant_a carry_v of_o themselves_o in_o affair_n which_o require_v freedom_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o our_o faithful_a historian_n esteem_v themelve_n offend_v by_o so_o much_o severity_n out_o of_o mere_a rage_n of_o revenge_n after_o he_o live_v of_o such_o emperor_n write_v rather_o invective_n than_o history_n as_o the_o emperor_n tiberius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d have_v to_o their_o great_a shame_n â—…ound_v and_o to_o obviate_v the_o great_a inconvenience_n occasion_v by_o their_o ignorance_n who_o in_o these_o modern_a time_n do_v 〈◊〉_d the_o worth_n of_o history_n by_o their_o sottish_a write_n oâ—…_n will_n and_o pleasure_n be_v and_o we_o do_v express_o command_v that_o hereafter_o no_o man_n of_o what_o degree_n oâ—…_n condition_n soever_o he_o be_v shall_v dare_v to_o write_v history_n unless_o he_o be_v first_o approve_v of_o for_o purity_n of_o language_n by_o julius_n caesar_n for_o â—…ence_n by_o livy_n for_o policy_n by_o tacitus_n for_o the_o good_a understanding_n of_o prince_n interest_n by_o guicchardin_n and_o more_o over_o under_o pain_n of_o perpetual_a infamy_n we_o do_v express_o prohibit_v for_o the_o future_a the_o writing_n particular_a history_n of_o any_o whatsoever_o city_n unless_o it_o be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o some_o empire_n kingdom_n or_o great_a province_n and_o this_o we_o do_v to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o precious_a jewel_n of_o time_n be_v not_o misspend_v in_o mean_a thing_n both_o by_o he_o that_o write_v and_o by_o he_o that_o read_v and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n we_o ordain_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o writer_n to_o publish_v the_o life_n of_o any_o commander_n unless_o he_o have_v command_v in_o chief_a in_o some_o army_n or_o have_v deserve_v his_o pay_n twenty_o time_n tell_v win_v some_o province_n besiege_v and_o take_v some_o strong_a hold_n and_o have_v seek_v two_o set_v battle_n at_o least_o in_o open_a field_n and_o to_o take_v away_o all_o abuse_n that_o may_v be_v commit_v by_o ambitious_a man_n we_o declare_v that_o those_o who_o life_n any_o one_o shall_v undertake_v to_o write_v have_v the_o same_o requisite_a part_n as_o be_v in_o bellisarius_fw-la in_o narsetes_n in_o godfrey_n of_o bullen_n in_o alexander_n farnese_n and_o to_o rid_v the_o world_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v of_o a_o certain_a arrogant_a ambition_n which_o be_v know_v to_o reign_v in_o many_o we_o likewise_o command_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o write_v any_o particular_a history_n of_o any_o
family_n unless_o it_o be_v make_v appear_v to_o our_o college_n for_o history_n that_o it_o have_v maintain_v itself_o famous_a and_o illustrious_a in_o the_o world_n for_o full_a five_o hundred_o year_n with_o plenty_n of_o personage_n who_o have_v put_v a_o period_n to_o important_a war_n and_o honourable_a undertake_n and_o that_o in_o this_o particular_a they_o take_v our_o glorious_a and_o well-beloved_a family_n of_o the_o orsina_n caietans_n and_o colleness_n for_o their_o example_n and_o because_o it_o be_v well_o know_v by_o many_o former_a example_n that_o to_o suffer_v a_o ambitious_a man_n to_o write_v his_o own_o act_n be_v to_o put_v a_o naked_a sword_n into_o a_o mad_a man_n hand_n we_o do_v express_o command_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o one_o to_o write_v any_o commentary_n or_o formal_a story_n of_o his_o own_o life_n unless_o he_o have_v give_v in_o sufficient_a security_n to_o contain_v himself_o within_o the_o term_n of_o modesty_n and_o truth_n and_o unless_o he_o be_v declare_v by_o our_o college_n of_o historian_n to_o be_v so_o eminent_a a_o personage_n as_o his_o action_n deserve_v to_o be_v consecrate_v to_o immortality_n for_o the_o good_a of_o future_a age_n and_o to_o extirpate_v the_o wicked_a vice_n of_o flattery_n out_o of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o which_o to_o our_o infinite_a grief_n we_o see_v our_o vertuosi_n be_v much_o incline_v we_o do_v express_o command_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o writer_n to_o publish_v the_o life_n of_o any_o whatsoever_o hero_n though_o he_o be_v emperor_n or_o king_n before_o he_o be_v dead_a allow_v mention_n of_o man_n whilst_o alive_a to_o be_v only_o make_v in_o general_a history_n or_o in_o some_o short_a particular_a eulogy_n moreover_o to_o shun_v the_o infinite_a folly_n which_o be_v daily_o see_v in_o many_o history_n our_o express_a will_n &_o pleasure_n be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o writer_n to_o compose_v the_o history_n of_o any_o particular_a foreign_a nation_n unless_o he_o have_v live_v for_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o year_n in_o that_o country_n who_o story_n he_o will_v write_v and_o for_o the_o like_a reason_n we_o do_v forbid_v any_o whatsoever_o vertuosi_n to_o undertake_v to_o write_v history_n unless_o he_o have_v travel_v many_o province_n unless_o he_o have_v be_v secretary_n or_o counsellor_n to_o some_o great_a prince_n or_o be_v not_o senator_n to_o some_o famous_a commonwealth_n and_o chief_o unless_o he_o have_v spend_v two_o three_o part_n of_o his_o life_n in_o follow_a court_n which_o we_o have_v judge_v to_o be_v the_o more_o requisite_a for_o that_o in_o our_o delfick_a library_n we_o find_v some_o history_n write_v by_o courtier_n who_o be_v altogether_o ignorant_a of_o the_o purity_n of_o language_n and_o of_o all_o the_o most_o important_a precept_n of_o the_o art_n of_o write_v history_n but_o so_o abound_v in_o smart_n politic_a precept_n as_o they_o make_v clear_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v the_o particular_a virtue_n of_o accomplish_a courtier_n to_o publish_v to_o posterity_n not_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o have_v gather_v up_o by_o hear-say_n but_o the_o most_o hide_a intrinsical_a meaning_n of_o prince_n which_o they_o by_o their_o quick_a speculative_a wit_n have_v know_v how_o to_o penetrate_v into_o and_o because_o in_o many_o volumenous_a history_n we_o read_v bitter_a invective_n against_o the_o nation_n which_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o author_n of_o the_o history_n live_v we_o do_v here_o renew_v our_o edict_n publish_v in_o this_o particular_a some_o year_n ago_o wherein_o for_o the_o indemnity_n of_o historical_a truth_n from_o the_o blame_v impute_v by_o one_o nation_n to_o another_o adverse_a nation_n we_o have_v ordain_v that_o a_o abatement_n shall_v be_v allow_v of_o 60_o per_fw-la cent_n and_o because_o we_o be_v assure_v that_o the_o sad_a loss_n to_o learning_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o belove_a livy_n pretius_fw-la dechad_n be_v occasion_v sole_o by_o lucius_n florus_n we_o do_v express_o command_v that_o from_o henceforth_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o one_o to_o epitomise_v or_o write_v a_o breviate_v of_o the_o write_n of_o any_o whatsoever_o historian_n so_o also_o with_o all_o the_o plenary_a power_n that_o we_o have_v over_o learning_n we_o forbid_v all_o our_o vertuosi_n at_o any_o time_n hereafter_o to_o write_v the_o universal_a history_n of_o the_o world_n or_o of_o any_o particular_a nation_n which_o like_o the_o famous_a roman_n french_a or_o saracin_n have_v do_v gallant_a act_n compendious_o or_o in_o small_a volume_n as_o many_o have_v do_v to_o little_a or_o no_o purpose_n who_o have_v write_v the_o action_n of_o all_o nation_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n to_o their_o own_o time_n in_o a_o few_o sheet_n experience_n have_v teach_v all_o man_n that_o the_o read_n of_o thing_n so_o succinct_o write_v be_v altogether_o unuseful_a it_o be_v unpossible_a to_o reap_v that_o abundant_a fruit_n which_o be_v taste_v in_o particular_a history_n where_o not_o mere_o res_fw-la gesta_fw-la the_o thing_n do_v be_v relate_v but_o the_o reason_n and_o counsel_n thereof_o in_o the_o last_o place_n we_o put_v the_o reverend_a priesthood_n in_o mind_n that_o they_o attend_v to_o the_o read_n and_o write_v of_o sacred_a thing_n and_o leave_v the_o write_n of_o profane_a history_n to_o those_o lay_v people_n who_o think_v it_o a_o meretorious_a truth_n not_o a_o sinful_a murmur_a to_o asperse_v the_o action_n of_o prince_n or_o private_a man_n who_o have_v do_v thing_n amiss_o give_v at_o our_o zodiac_n the_o 20_o day_n after_o our_o entrance_n into_o libra_n the_o year_n of_o our_o laborious_a course_n 5570._o after_o the_o publication_n of_o so_o severe_a a_o edict_n it_o be_v whisper_v in_o this_o court_n but_o because_o the_o business_n be_v carry_v very_o secret_o and_o menante_n who_o advertise_v nothing_o but_o truth_n tell_v it_o not_o for_o a_o assure_a verity_n that_o many_o historian_n yea_o even_o of_o the_o first_o classis_fw-la be_v severe_o reprehend_v for_o it_o be_v say_v that_o julius_n caesar_n be_v command_v that_o within_o twenty_o day_n he_o shall_v not_o fail_v to_o add_v the_o break_n open_a of_o the_o roman_a exchequer_n in_o his_o commentary_n punctual_o as_o it_o pass_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v therein_o mention_v certain_a other_o particular_n which_o be_v more_o than_o mean_o loathsome_a he_o have_v forbear_v to_o relate_v lest_o it_o may_v entrench_v too_o near_o upon_o himself_o that_o vetonius_fw-la tranquillus_n be_v severe_o reprehend_v for_o that_o have_v make_v more_o open_a profession_n then_o any_o other_o literato_fw-mi to_o be_v very_o circumspect_a in_o his_o write_n he_o have_v notwithstanding_o recount_v such_o obscene_a lasciviousness_n of_o tiberius_n of_o not_o forbear_v in_o his_o lust_n to_o make_v use_n of_o suck_a caildren_n pollution_n which_o howsoever_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o not_o only_o in_o respect_n that_o historian_n can_v affirm_v those_o lewd_a action_n for_o truth_n which_o in_o point_n of_o lust_n be_v do_v in_o the_o dark_a when_o door_n be_v shut_v but_o for_o that_o such_o thing_n though_o truth_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v touch_v upon_o which_o for_o the_o great_a scandal_n which_o they_o occasion_n ought_v rather_o to_o bebury_v in_o oblivion_n then_o divulge_v it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o historian_n to_o insert_v virtue_n into_o man_n mind_n not_o to_o instruct_v vice_n it_o be_v say_v indeed_o that_o dion_n be_v tell_v in_o mild_a term_n that_o history_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v whole_o real_a truth_n the_o very_a pitch_n of_o politic_a instruction_n need_v not_o to_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o so_o often_o reiteration_n of_o those_o prodigy_n with_o which_o he_o have_v so_o heap_v up_o his_o write_n as_o they_o do_v even_o choke_v those_o that_o read_v they_o and_o which_o be_v the_o more_o tedious_a for_o that_o they_o have_v exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o discretion_n both_o in_o their_o number_n and_o quality_n for_o apollo_n his_o self_n smile_v to_o see_v he_o write_v of_o so_o many_o shower_n of_o blood_n and_o stone_n he_o not_o remember_v that_o he_o have_v ever_o exhale_v such_o meteor_n which_o be_v afterward_o congeal_v into_o blood_n or_o turn_v into_o stone_n it_o be_v say_v that_o titus_n livius_n the_o father_n of_o the_o roman_a history_n blush_v not_o a_o little_a at_o this_o reprehension_n which_o be_v give_v to_o dion_n perhaps_o because_o he_o find_v himself_o guilty_a of_o the_o like_a error_n but_o it_o be_v certain_o affirm_v by_o all_o that_o lampridius_n be_v severe_o proceed_v against_o for_o by_o order_n of_o the_o whole_a congregation_n his_o history_n be_v turn_v back_o upon_o his_o hand_n and_o he_o be_v free_o tell_v that_o he_o shall_v go_v and_o teach_v those_o execrable_a lust_n
of_o mere_a grace_n on_o those_o who_o he_o love_v he_o who_o know_v not_o this_o i_o pronounce_v he_o to_o be_v blind_a him_z a_o fool_n who_o do_v not_o high_o esteem_v it_o and_o he_o a_o enemy_n to_o himself_o and_o country_n who_o do_v not_o hearty_o endeavour_v it_o but_o my_o dear_a friend_n you_o must_v consider_v that_o as_o those_o precious_a stone_n be_v most_o esteem_v of_o which_o be_v rare_o find_v among_o man_n so_o we_o must_v grant_v that_o perfect_a liberty_n be_v a_o precious_a jewel_n and_o much_o desire_v by_o mankind_n because_o it_o be_v rare_o find_v among_o man_n and_o know_v that_o as_o the_o carbuncle_n and_o diamond_n be_v create_v by_o a_o absolute_a heavenly_a virtue_n and_o such_o counterfeit_a stone_n be_v poor_a and_o base_a which_o man_n make_v in_o imitation_n of_o the_o divine_a artificer_n so_o liberty_n may_v be_v rather_o say_v to_o be_v a_o divine_a manifacture_n than_o any_o humane_a work_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o institute_n a_o free_a state_n so_o easy_o as_o i_o perceive_v you_o imagine_v there_o where_o monarchy_n have_v a_o long_a time_n reign_v since_o liberty_n be_v a_o thing_n so_o much_o desire_v by_o all_o man_n there_o will_v be_v no_o monarchy_n leave_v in_o the_o world_n for_o people_n to_o come_v by_o so_o great_a a_o happiness_n will_v all_o of_o they_o lay_v claim_n to_o liberty_n and_o yet_o since_o there_o be_v many_o monarchy_n and_o but_o few_o commonwealth_n we_o must_v needs_o see_v that_o to_o erect_v liberty_n in_o a_o country_n be_v rather_o a_o impossible_a than_o a_o difficult_a thing_n and_o a_o gift_n which_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v beg_v of_o god_n by_o prayer_n then_o to_o be_v hope_v for_o from_o any_o humane_a wisdom_n nor_o be_v not_o move_v by_o the_o example_n of_o so_o many_o commonwealth_n which_o with_o so_o much_o happiness_n to_o those_o people_n be_v late_o institute_v in_o germany_n for_o example_n square_v not_o unless_o where_o the_o same_o circumstance_n agree_v too_o great_a be_v the_o disproporion_n between_o the_o german_n who_o be_v bear_v in_o a_o sort_n of_o middle_a liberty_n from_o which_o condition_n passage_n be_v easy_o make_v to_o entire_a liberty_n and_o we_o who_o have_v always_o undergon_v all_o servitude_n from_o our_o prince_n be_v so_o 〈◊〉_d from_o be_v able_a to_o purchase_v perfect_a liberty_n as_o we_o can_v pass_v from_o this_o into_o the_o other_o extreme_a without_o expose_v ourselves_o and_o country_n to_o manifest_a ruin_n i_o grant_v that_o some_o prince_n prove_v sometime_o fantastical_a insolent_a very_a beast_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o species_n of_o great_a felicity_n to_o secure_v one_o self_n from_o these_o evil_n but_o say_v you_o with_o i_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o fantastical_a insolent_a or_o bestial_a government_n in_o the_o world_n then_o that_o of_o a_o ill_a order_a commonwealth_n of_o a_o free_a tumultuous_fw-la state_n all_o who_o have_v write_v or_o reason_v of_o politic_a affair_n confess_v that_o a_o people_n like_o we_o bear_v breed_v up_o and_o who_o have_v live_v even_o to_o their_o decrepit_a age_n in_o servitude_n be_v altogether_o uncapable_a of_o live_v free_a commonwealth_n be_v more_o form_v by_o the_o good_a condition_n of_o citizen_n disposition_n proportion_v to_o live_v free_a then_o by_o law_n for_o as_o a_o new_a vine_n soon_o grow_v dry_a if_o it_o be_v plant_v by_o a_o age_a tree_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a do_v grow_v up_o prosperous_o and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n in_o great_a abundance_n if_o it_o be_v place_v near_o a_o plant_n which_o as_o if_o it_o be_v her_o husband_n be_v of_o like_a age_n with_o itself_o so_o the_o new_a vine_n of_o liberty_n scorn_v to_o take_v root_n and_o to_o bring_v forth_o satisfactory_a fruit_n if_o it_o be_v place_v near_o a_o ancient_a tree_n of_o a_o people_n grow_v old_a in_o servitude_n for_o the_o ambition_n of_o the_o nobility_n and_o sedition_n of_o the_o common_a people_n who_o be_v capital_a enemy_n to_o live_v free_a will_v for_o certain_a so_o suck_v up_o the_o radical_a moisture_n which_o give_v life_n to_o the_o new_a vine_n as_o they_o will_v in_o a_o short_a time_n make_v it_o wither_v and_o become_v dry_a this_o truth_n which_o i_o relate_v be_v evident_o see_v in_o the_o as_o perspicuous_a as_o rare_a example_n of_o all_o the_o past_a and_o present_a liberty_n of_o the_o immortal_a venetian_a commonwealth_n which_o be_v plant_v whilst_o yet_o a_o young_a vine_n together_o with_o the_o little_a bush_n of_o the_o venetian_a people_n though_o bear_v but_o a_o little_a before_o in_o those_o moorish_a and_o fennish_a ground_n take_v such_o deep_a and_o strong_a root_n as_o it_o now_o give_v savoury_a fruit_n of_o secure_a liberty_n to_o its_o citizen_n it_o be_v folly_n for_o we_o to_o hope_v for_o alteration_n of_o custom_n which_o be_v not_o change_v so_o easy_o as_o apparel_n for_o man_n genius_n affect_v quietness_n in_o all_o its_o operation_n a_o soul_n which_o know_v how_o to_o submit_v itself_o to_o a_o citizen_n who_o though_o his_o superior_a in_o be_v a_o magistrate_n be_v yet_o his_o inferior_a in_o all_o other_o respect_n how_o be_v rich_a and_o young_a to_o honour_v a_o poor_a old_a man_n with_o submission_n to_o bestow_v all_o his_o love_n upon_o his_o country_n next_o to_o his_o god_n yea_o rather_o then_o upon_o his_o child_n or_o wealth_n to_o preser_fw-ge the_o public_a good_a before_o private_a interest_n to_o judge_v upright_o in_o civil_a and_o criminal_a affair_n between_o friend_n and_o parent_n to_o tremble_v at_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o law_n in_o a_o â—…ee_a state_n to_o possess_v the_o wealth_n of_o a_o prince_n and_o have_v the_o mind_n of_o a_o private_a man_n so_o far_o to_o mortify_v himself_o as_o humble_o to_o beg_v the_o favourable_a vote_n of_o his_o inferior_a and_o final_o to_o have_v the_o taceturnity_n in_o public_a affair_n and_o to_o possess_v all_o those_o habit_n worthy_a of_o a_o freeman_n which_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v so_o exact_o in_o every_o noble_a venetian_a be_v a_o doctrine_n which_o be_v not_o learn_v by_o book_n nor_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o man_n but_o which_o be_v bring_v from_o the_o womb_n and_o suck_v in_o with_o the_o mother_n milk_n by_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v in_o free_a country_n if_o as_o i_o understand_v many_o of_o you_o be_v mind_v to_o do_v you_o will_v send_v to_o venice_n to_o receive_v the_o law_n of_o live_v free_a from_o that_o excellent_a commonwealth_n doubtless_o rare_a one_o will_v be_v give_v you_o but_o law_n no_o less_o than_o habit_n do_v not_o square_v with_o â—…ll_a man_n god_n will_v be_v too_o gracious_a to_o man_n if_o they_o be_v permit_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o july_n when_o they_o be_v scorch_v by_o the_o sun_n to_o go_v into_o the_o wood_n and_o take_v from_o thence_o the_o great_a planetree_n which_o they_o shall_v find_v there_o and_o 〈◊〉_d it_o into_o their_o own_o garden_n so_o to_o enjoy_v the_o shade_n thereof_o liberty_n like_o a_o young_a tree_n plant_v among_o man_n be_v very_o hard_a to_o rear_v up_o for_o it_o must_v be_v continual_o water_v with_o new_a law_n according_a to_o occasionâ—…_n which_o every_o day_n arise_v and_o prune_v by_o severe_a justice_n nor_o must_v man_n be_v impatient_a in_o these_o case_n for_o no_o man_n enjoy_v the_o noon-day-comfort_n of_o a_o great_a tree_n stand_v in_o his_o court-yard_n which_o be_v not_o first_o plant_v but_o a_o little_a sprig_n by_o his_o great_a great_a gandfather_n and_o it_o have_v be_v god_n will_n that_o tree_n and_o commonwealth_n shall_v with_o much_o difficulty_n arrive_v at_o long_a life_n and_o be_v long_o in_o bring_v forth_o their_o fruit_n and_o very_o exceed_o great_a pain_n and_o labour_n be_v take_v to_o make_v that_o very_a plant_n of_o the_o glorious_a venetian_a liberty_n what_o the_o world_n see_v it_o now_o to_o be_v and_o those_o ancient_n who_o plant_v it_o partake_v of_o no_o good_a thereby_o but_o only_a pain_n and_o toil_n in_o bring_v it_o up_o whereas_o now_o their_o twenty_o generation_n enjoy_v the_o verdure_n the_o noon-day-comfort_n and_o freshness_n thereof_o for_o though_o it_o be_v above_o â—…100_n year_n since_o it_o be_v plant_v in_o those_o washes_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o so_o long_o since_o it_o become_v so_o perfect_a and_o so_o secure_a a_o plant_n of_o true_a liberty_n as_o that_o it_o fear_v not_o the_o wind_n of_o foreign_a prince_n pride_n nor_o the_o frost_n of_o domestic_a sedition_n add_v to_o these_o thing_n my_o fellow-citizen_n that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o law_n though_o they_o be_v very_o good_a one_o nor_o yet_o the_o other_o particular_n which_o i_o have_v touch_v upon_o which_o have_v maintain_v do_v maintain_v and_o will_v maintain_v the_o venetian_a commonwealth_n in_o perpetual_a
crown_n in_o tilt_n and_o turney_n when_o he_o himself_o shall_v have_v a_o son_n 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n steward_n wonder_v much_o at_o this_o the_o prince_n answer_n to_o who_o he_o say_v what_o mean_v this_o siâ—…_n be_v not_o the_o child_n that_o be_v boâ—…_n your_o son_n your_o wife_n have_v bring_v he_o forth_o twelve_o month_n after_o you_o be_v marry_v i_o now_o find_v say_v the_o prince_n that_o private_a meâ—…_n be_v not_o much_o acquaint_v â—…ith_n the_o interest_n of_o prince_n but_o to_o let_v you_o see_v that_o i_o have_v reason_n for_o what_o i_o say_v tell_v i_o how_o old_a i_o be_o eighteen_o the_o twelâ—…th_n of_o 〈◊〉_d month_n reply_v the_o steward_n confess_v then_o say_v the_o prince_n that_o the_o child_n 〈◊〉_d now_o bear_v be_v my_o brother_n not_o my_o son_n for_o private_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d child_n from_o their_o brethren_n by_o their_o birthâ—…_n but_o priâ—…_n by_o 〈◊〉_d age_n and_o know_v that_o those_o shall_v be_v my_o best_a belove_a son_n who_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d â—…o_v i_o when_o i_o shall_v be_v 50_o year_n old_a and_o when_o any_o such_o shall_v be_v bear_v i_o will_v be_v content_a that_o extraordinary_a joy_n shall_v be_v show_v for_o when_o son_n be_v bear_v to_o a_o young_a prince_n as_o i_o be_o bell_n shall_v rather_o toll_v out_o for_o sorrow_n to_o funeral_n than_o trumpet_n sound_v for_o joy_n a_o prince_n who_o marry_v whilst_o he_o be_v young_a run_v hazard_n of_o have_v a_o multitude_n of_o son_n which_o be_v the_o true_a stone_n of_o offence_n of_o whatsoever_o state_n this_o be_v so_o great_a a_o truth_n as_o a_o king_n can_v receive_v no_o great_a blessing_n from_o heaven_n than_o to_o have_v but_o one_o only_a son_n alive_a moreover_o a_o prince_n who_o have_v many_o son_n whilst_o he_o be_v young_a ought_v not_o to_o covet_v long_a life_n for_o as_o father_n desire_n to_o die_v with_o supreme_a power_n in_o their_o hand_n so_o son_n when_o they_o come_v to_o certain_a year_n of_o age_n have_v not_o patience_n to_o wait_v till_o the_o fruit_n of_o government_n grow_v to_o be_v ripe_a by_o their_o father_n death_n for_o many_o great_a king_n have_v have_v son_n who_o blind_v with_o a_o desire_n of_o reign_v will_v rather_o hazard_v their_o health_n with_o eat_v green_a grape_n in_o june_n then_o tarry_v till_o they_o shall_v be_v ripe_a in_o september_n if_o it_o be_v so_o say_v the_o steward_n i_o must_v confess_v the_o condition_n of_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v deplore_v in_o that_o wherein_o we_o private_a man_n do_v envy_v they_o know_v then_o say_v the_o prince_n that_o when_o my_o son_n who_o be_v now_o bear_v shall_v come_v to_o be_v one_o and_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o i_o shall_v not_o put_v he_o into_o full_a possession_n of_o this_o my_o principality_n if_o he_o shall_v then_o chance_v to_o contrive_v any_o thing_n against_o my_o person_n or_o my_o state_n it_o be_v i_o that_o shall_v therein_o have_v err_v more_o than_o he_o for_o it_o will_v be_v as_o great_a a_o discourtesy_n in_o i_o not_o to_o resign_v over_o unto_o he_o my_o state_n then_o as_o it_o will_v be_v inhumanity_n in_o i_o if_o when_o i_o shall_v be_v eat_v at_o a_o plentiful_a table_n i_o shall_v see_v he_o stand_v by_o ready_a to_o starve_v for_o hunger_n and_o not_o bid_v he_o eat_v the_o lviii_o advertisement_n apollo_n erect_v a_o new_a tribunal_n in_o parnassus_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o flatterer_n but_o succeed_v very_o unfortunate_o therein_o the_o civil_a and_o virtuous_a life_n which_o the_o litterati_fw-la lead_v in_o this_o state_n of_o parnassus_n be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o severe_a punishment_n threaten_v to_o such_o as_o be_v vicious_o give_v as_o to_o the_o great_a reward_n hold_v out_o to_o such_o as_o be_v virtuous_a nor_o yet_o to_o the_o good_a genius_n which_o the_o litterati_fw-la be_v general_o of_o as_o to_o apollo_n wisdom_n who_o have_v appoint_v several_a distinct_a tribunal_n for_o every_o vice_n for_o every_o fault_n omit_v and_o judge_n thereunto_o appropriate_v for_o his_o majesty_n have_v learn_v by_o the_o late_a disorder_n that_o when_o his_o minister_n be_v trouble_v with_o but_o a_o few_o affair_n they_o dispatch_v they_o accurate_o well_o whereas_o those_o that_o have_v great_a store_n of_o business_n upon_o their_o hand_n be_v neither_o speedy_a nor_o very_o just_a in_o their_o dispatch_n nor_o be_v apollo_n aware_a till_o six_o month_n since_o of_o the_o great_a disorder_n which_o reign_v in_o this_o state_n wherein_o many_o severe_a tribunal_n be_v erect_v against_o all_o such_o principal_a vice_n whereinto_o man_n do_v most_o usual_o fail_v there_o be_v no_o judge_n nor_o punishment_n set_v apart_o for_o the_o vice_n of_o flattery_n which_o his_o majesty_n do_v so_o much_o detest_v and_o which_o be_v so_o pernicious_a both_o to_o prince_n and_o private_a man_n so_o as_o his_o majesty_n think_v that_o disease_n be_v so_o general_o diffuse_v among_o man_n chief_o because_o there_o be_v neither_o physician_n nor_o apothecary_n appropriate_v thereunto_o wherefore_o his_o majesty_n who_o be_v always_o vigilant_a in_o the_o extirpation_n of_o all_o vice_n and_o in_o procure_v indemnity_n to_o his_o vertuosi_n think_v it_o very_o necessary_a to_o correct_v so_o great_a a_o error_n and_o to_o curb_v so_o wicked_a a_o vice_n he_o therefore_o of_o his_o own_o mere_a motion_n erect_v a_o tribunal_n six_o month_n ago_o in_o this_o court_n under_o severe_a punishment_n against_o flatterer_n for_o his_o pleasure_n be_v that_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v find_v guilty_a of_o so_o foul_a a_o fault_n shall_v be_v tie_v to_o the_o infamous_a chain_n which_o be_v in_o the_o chief_a marketplace_n and_o flay_v live_v by_o marsia_n who_o be_v very_o skilful_a thereat_o have_v learn_v it_o at_o his_o own_o charge_n and_o for_o the_o more_o severe_a punishment_n of_o so_o enormous_a a_o vice_n he_o choose_v the_o chief_a satirical_a poet_n of_o the_o state_n as_o the_o great_a enemy_n of_o flatterer_n to_o be_v their_o judge_n peter_n aratine_n be_v make_v lord_n chief_a justice_n juvenal_n the_o first_o advocate_n ariosto_n attorney-general_n francis_n berna_n chief_a notary_n who_o have_v nicholas_n franco_n and_o cesar_n caporali_n for_o his_o substitute_n and_o six_o month_n be_v pass_v since_o the_o erect_n of_o the_o tribunal_n in_o all_o which_o time_n no_o complaint_n come_v in_o against_o flatterer_n though_o flattery_n be_v see_v to_o be_v daily_o use_v in_o parnassus_n apollo_n that_o he_o may_v have_v occasion_n to_o punish_v those_o wicked_a person_n make_v use_v of_o a_o great_a many_o spy_n who_o diligent_o watch_v over_o they_o may_v accuse_v they_o before_o the_o tribunal_n this_o remedy_n wrought_v good_a effect_n for_o ever_o long_o they_o find_v bartolomeo_n cavalcanti_fw-la who_o flatter_v a_o foolish_a prince_n give_v to_o hunt_v wantonness_n all_o sort_n of_o delight_n neglect_v the_o government_n of_o his_o state_n so_o far_o as_o he_o have_v transfer_v the_o care_n thereof_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o that_o be_v mercenary_a ignorant_a and_o very_o passionate_a he_o term_v he_o vigilant_a indefatigable_a in_o take_v pain_n a_o enemy_n to_o all_o pastime_n which_o he_o have_v whole_o place_v in_o follow_v business_n cavalcanti_fw-la be_v sudden_o seize_v upon_o who_o upon_o examination_n present_o confess_v all_o that_o can_v he_o desire_v wherefore_o the_o judge_n use_v all_o the_o mercy_n to_o he_o that_o can_v stand_v with_o justice_n allow_v he_o three_o day_n to_o make_v his_o defence_n and_o martia_n brandish_a his_o knife_n about_o and_o put_v all_o other_o thing_n in_o order_n when_o the_o judge_n come_v to_o examine_v the_o prince_n who_o be_v flatter_v find_v that_o though_o he_o be_v notorious_o know_v to_o be_v what_o be_v say_v of_o he_o he_o pretend_v notwithstanding_o that_o cavalcanti_fw-la have_v not_o only_o speak_v truth_n but_o that_o in_o the_o praise_n which_o he_o with_o reason_n give_v he_o he_o come_v short_a of_o his_o desert_n so_o as_o be_v ask_v if_o he_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o alleadg_n against_o cavalcanti_fw-la or_o whether_o he_o think_v himself_o offend_v by_o his_o gross_a flattery_n the_o prince_n be_v much_o incense_v answer_v that_o he_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o complain_v of_o one_o that_o have_v say_v truth_n and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o esteem_v those_o praise_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o reward_v injury_n and_o add_v that_o he_o do_v very_o much_o wonder_n and_o be_v great_o scandalize_v at_o that_o new_a tribunal_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v invent_v rather_o to_o defame_v man_n of_o honour_n then_o to_o punish_v cheater_n aretin_n be_v much_o move_v at_o this_o answer_n with_o more_o freedom_n than_o become_v he_o ask_v with_o what_o face_n he_o can_v pretend_v that_o cavalcanti_fw-la have_v not_o lie_v base_o in_o praise_v such_o
princess_n of_o exemplary_a chastity_n come_v before_o his_o majesty_n three_o day_n ago_o and_o say_v in_o behalf_n of_o all_o the_o feminine_a sex_n that_o all_o woman_n do_v so_o affect_v chastity_n a_o virtue_n wherewith_o they_o be_v particular_o endue_v as_o they_o do_v not_o any_o whit_n envy_n strength_n which_o be_v a_o virtue_n attribute_v to_o the_o masculine_a gender_n for_o they_o very_o well_o know_v that_o a_o woman_n who_o soul_n be_v not_o chaste_a be_v a_o stink_a carcase_n but_o that_o with_o much_o reason_n they_o do_v bewail_v the_o great_a disparity_n which_o be_v see_v to_o be_v observe_v between_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o wife_n in_o the_o particular_a of_o punishment_n for_o adultery_n for_o wife_n can_v in_o no_o sort_n be_v content_v that_o marry_v man_n shall_v think_v themselves_o so_o much_o at_o liberty_n as_o even_o the_o punishment_n of_o shame_n which_o man_n of_o honour_n have_v wont_a to_o apprehend_v so_o much_o can_v not_o keep_v they_o from_o be_v false_a unto_o their_o wife_n in_o which_o disorder_n she_o affirm_v they_o be_v so_o far_o advance_v as_o many_o husband_n be_v not_o only_o not_o ashamed_a to_o keep_v concubine_n open_o in_o their_o house_n but_o be_v grow_v sometime_o so_o hardy_a to_o take_v they_o into_o bed_n with_o their_o wife_n which_o excess_n be_v occasion_v because_o the_o same_o severe_a punishment_n be_v not_o provide_v for_o adulterous_a husband_n as_o be_v thunder_v out_o and_o put_v in_o practice_n against_o unchaste_a wife_n and_o that_o in_o this_o particular_a the_o law_n be_v so_o partial_a to_o marry_v man_n as_o if_o they_o shall_v find_v their_o wife_n in_o adultery_n they_o will_v not_o be_v satisfy_v till_o they_o shall_v have_v revenge_v the_o injury_n with_o their_o own_o hand_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o notorious_a grievance_n the_o feminine_a sex_n be_v force_v to_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o clear_a fountain_n of_o justice_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v receive_v competent_a remedy_n for_o this_o their_o oppression_n by_o the_o publication_n of_o parity_n of_o punishment_n for_o the_o same_o fault_n and_o that_o if_o his_o majesty_n shall_v not_o like_v of_o this_o that_o he_o will_v at_o least_o be_v please_v to_o allow_v woman_n the_o like_a liberty_n in_o point_n of_o adultery_n as_o man_n pretend_v to_o lay_v claim_n unto_o and_o that_o this_o like_a liberty_n be_v not_o desire_v to_o the_o end_n that_o woman_n may_v make_v use_n of_o it_o but_o only_o that_o by_o the_o terror_n thereof_o they_o may_v curb_v their_o lustful_a husband_n to_o this_o request_n apollo_n answer_v that_o the_o law_n of_o loyalty_n ought_v to_o be_v alike_o between_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o wife_n and_o that_o the_o violation_n thereof_o aught_o to_o be_v no_o less_o punish_v in_o the_o one_o then_o in_o the_o other_o but_o that_o the_o more_o exact_a chastity_n be_v desire_v in_o wife_n in_o the_o weighty_a respect_n that_o man_n may_v be_v sure_a to_o father_n no_o child_n but_o their_o own_o in_o which_o regard_n the_o excellent_a virtue_n of_o chastity_n be_v give_v to_o the_o female_a sex_n for_o the_o certainty_n of_o their_o issue_n be_v so_o necessary_a to_o husband_n in_o the_o generation_n of_o mankind_n as_o be_v not_o their_o mother_n endue_v with_o chastity_n their_o son_n will_v lose_v as_o well_o their_o inheritance_n as_o their_o father_n affection_n which_o be_v so_o great_a a_o truth_n as_o wise_a nature_n herself_o have_v give_v chaste_a mate_n to_o all_o earthy_a animal_n where_o the_o male_a share_n in_o hatch_n the_o egg_n or_o in_o bring_v up_o the_o young_a one_o to_o the_o end_n that_o father_n may_v think_v the_o pain_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o their_o child_n well_o bestow_v and_o value_v their_o cost_n as_o consolation_n and_o great_a gain_n at_o this_o answer_n a_o honourable_a blush_n steal_v upon_o the_o cheek_n of_o the_o lady_n victoria_n who_o with_o a_o roman_a ingenuity_n confess_v the_o simplicity_n of_o her_o request_n to_o apollo_n and_o say_v it_o will_v be_v too_o great_a a_o shame_n to_o the_o female_a sex_n if_o they_o shall_v suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v exceed_v in_o chastity_n by_o brute_n beast_n who_o though_o they_o follow_v nothing_o else_o with_o great_a propenseness_n than_o their_o delight_n yet_o not_o to_o berive_v the_o father_n of_o his_o ehildren_n or_o the_o child_n of_o their_o father_n by_o their_o libidinousness_n keep_v their_o chastity_n and_o that_o husband_n have_v so_o great_a reason_n to_o desire_v their_o wife_n may_v prove_v chaste_a as_o the_o law_n against_o adultery_n in_o marry_a woman_n appear_v to_o be_v too_o merciful_a for_o the_o wound_n which_o husband_n give_v their_o wife_n by_o their_o unchasteness_n do_v only_o pierce_v the_o skin_n but_o that_o marry_a woman_n by_o their_o adultery_n do_v kill_v their_o husband_n with_o eternal_a infamy_n and_o do_v dishonour_v their_o own_o child_n the_o lxxi_o advertisement_n caesar_n have_v tax_v marcus_n brutus_n of_o ingratitude_n in_o a_o full_a assembly_n of_o great_a personage_n they_o challenge_v one_o another_o so_o great_a have_v the_o hatred_n alway_v be_v between_n caesar_n the_o dictator_n and_o marcus_n brutus_n as_o there_o can_v never_o be_v any_o reconciliation_n make_v between_o they_o though_o it_o have_v be_v much_o endeavour_v by_o the_o prime_a subject_n of_o this_o state_n it_o be_v true_a that_o to_o avoid_v the_o displease_v of_o apollo_n they_o have_v both_o of_o they_o be_v so_o discreet_a as_o to_o shun_v meet_v in_o the_o street_n much_o less_o the_o have_v any_o intercourse_n between_o they_o but_o the_o flame_n of_o hatred_n long_o keep_v conceal_v in_o a_o passionate_a man_n bosom_n in_o process_n of_o time_n must_v needs_o break_v forth_o this_o be_v say_v because_o in_o a_o great_a assembly_n which_o be_v have_v the_o other_o day_n of_o the_o chief_a of_o this_o state_n wherein_o caesar_n happen_v to_o be_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o persuade_v brutus_n to_o withdraw_v himself_o who_o esteem_v it_o poorness_n of_o mind_n to_o yield_v to_o that_o his_o capital_a enemy_n at_o this_o meeting_n caesar_n though_o in_o cover_a word_n say_v somewhat_o which_o reflect_v upon_o brutus_n tax_v he_o with_o ingratitude_n and_o as_o it_o usual_o fall_v out_o where_o there_o be_v not_o a_o perfect_a good_a understanding_n between_o people_n doubtful_a word_n be_v take_v in_o the_o worse_a sense_n and_o small_a injury_n be_v hold_v heinous_a offence_n brutus_n bold_o give_v caesar_n the_o lie_n and_o at_o the_o same_o instant_n accompany_v the_o lie_n with_o its_o necessary_a correllative_a lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o dagger_n caesar_n slay_v like_o a_o enrage_a lion_n upon_o brutus_n and_o certain_o some_o great_a mischief_n have_v be_v do_v have_v not_o the_o prince_n that_o be_v present_a interpose_v themselves_o and_o part_v they_o the_o next_o day_n caesar_n publish_v a_o manifesto_n against_o brutus_n wherein_o in_o high_a language_n he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v know_v to_o the_o whole_a world_n that_o 〈◊〉_d civil_a war_n he_o meet_v with_o no_o more_o cruel_a enemy_n than_o marcus_n brutus_n 〈◊〉_d be_v worse_a to_o he_o then_o even_o pompey_n self_n and_o though_o he_o with_o the_o â—…d_n of_o victory_n and_o revenge_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n may_v by_o gooâ—…â—…son_n of_o war_n have_v secure_v his_o own_o life_n by_o take_v away_o that_o of_o brutâ—…_n yet_o choose_v rather_o to_o use_v clemency_n then_o just_a rigour_n he_o do_v so_o clear_o and_o full_o pardon_v he_o that_o offence_n which_o will_v never_o have_v be_v forget_v by_o any_o other_o man_n as_o as_o if_o injury_n have_v be_v great_a obligation_n he_o turn_v his_o hatred_n into_o love_n his_o revenge_n into_o favour_n and_o this_o with_o such_o integrity_n as_o in_o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n he_o declare_v he_o to_o be_v his_o heir_n with_o which_o magnanimity_n the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v so_o please_v as_o after_o his_o murder_n they_o prefer_v the_o revenge_n of_o so_o great_a ingratitude_n before_o their_o own_o liberty_n which_o upon_o that_o occasion_n they_o may_v easy_o have_v recover_v and_o if_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n who_o use_n rather_o to_o move_v out_o of_o base_a interest_n than_o out_o of_o any_o genurosity_n do_v so_o much_o detest_v this_o ingratitude_n in_o brutus_n how_o much_o more_o ought_v brutus_n to_o do_v so_o who_o have_v receive_v the_o obligation_n and_o that_o if_o brutus_n his_o behaviour_n towards_o he_o be_v not_o open_a and_o shameful_a ingratitude_n sure_a no_o man_n be_v ever_o ungrateful_a and_o he_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o believe_v that_o ingratitude_n be_v a_o vain_a name_n in_o the_o abstract_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o concrete_a thereof_o brutus_n find_v his_o honour_n much_o concern_v in_o this_o caesar_n