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MACHIAVELLI.
ar ruled by his auen appetit and conquered and retened by
the service of his subiects 1 as slaves ar mair reverenced be
reasouw that in all these provinces they acknawledge none other
F. 150 b. for superiour bot him only; / and incace they obey ane other
it is for no other regard then 2 that they see him to be the
prences officer to quhome otherwyse they beare no 3 par-
ticuler affectioun. In these our dayes we may perceave the
examples off thir tua dyvers wyes of governement, baith in
that of the great turk and the king of france. For all the whole
dominioun of the turk is by the will and comma[n]dment of 10
ane man reuled, and all the rest of his subiects ar his captiues
and led slaves, quha devyding his lordships by govermewts
quhilk they cal Sangiacques prefeireth these slaves and captiues
to the charge off the same, quhome he changeth, promoteth,
places, and displaces at his plesur. Bot the king of france
is placed as it wer in the midst of ane multitud of lords, quha
having there auen vassalls sa far and lovinglye affected vnto
thame reteneth that autoritie quhilk the king can not with
draw fra thame nor diminsh without perell and s . . .4 Quha
euer then sal considder these tua different govermewts of 20
estate must 5 be of this opiniown, that it is very hard to dis¬
place the turk, bot being ans casten out be a new vsurper,
quha with great facilitie may reteane his conquest, it wil
be hardlye fra the turk recoverit.6 The causes of these diffi-
culteis In dispossessing the turk procedeth fra this, becaus
the vsurper or interpryser can not be Invited nor introduced
be the gretest lords of the countrie, nather can he have any
posseble hoip to facilitate his enterpryse be the rebellion of
thame that ar about the great turks person for the reasowns
forsaid. And seing that all his subiects ar his captiu[e]s and 30
slaves so far obleshed in lyfe and libertie vnto there great
lord, they can not without7 great difficultie be corrupted, and
gif they wer seduced and Intysed to rebellion, the advantages
wer smal quhen as they, as we have proved before, might 34
1 men. 2 bot, then.
6 he sal judge and.
7 bot.
3 nather. 4 Indecipherable.
6 the turk sal not sa sone recovere it.
MACHIAVELLI.
ar ruled by his auen appetit and conquered and retened by
the service of his subiects 1 as slaves ar mair reverenced be
reasouw that in all these provinces they acknawledge none other
F. 150 b. for superiour bot him only; / and incace they obey ane other
it is for no other regard then 2 that they see him to be the
prences officer to quhome otherwyse they beare no 3 par-
ticuler affectioun. In these our dayes we may perceave the
examples off thir tua dyvers wyes of governement, baith in
that of the great turk and the king of france. For all the whole
dominioun of the turk is by the will and comma[n]dment of 10
ane man reuled, and all the rest of his subiects ar his captiues
and led slaves, quha devyding his lordships by govermewts
quhilk they cal Sangiacques prefeireth these slaves and captiues
to the charge off the same, quhome he changeth, promoteth,
places, and displaces at his plesur. Bot the king of france
is placed as it wer in the midst of ane multitud of lords, quha
having there auen vassalls sa far and lovinglye affected vnto
thame reteneth that autoritie quhilk the king can not with
draw fra thame nor diminsh without perell and s . . .4 Quha
euer then sal considder these tua different govermewts of 20
estate must 5 be of this opiniown, that it is very hard to dis¬
place the turk, bot being ans casten out be a new vsurper,
quha with great facilitie may reteane his conquest, it wil
be hardlye fra the turk recoverit.6 The causes of these diffi-
culteis In dispossessing the turk procedeth fra this, becaus
the vsurper or interpryser can not be Invited nor introduced
be the gretest lords of the countrie, nather can he have any
posseble hoip to facilitate his enterpryse be the rebellion of
thame that ar about the great turks person for the reasowns
forsaid. And seing that all his subiects ar his captiu[e]s and 30
slaves so far obleshed in lyfe and libertie vnto there great
lord, they can not without7 great difficultie be corrupted, and
gif they wer seduced and Intysed to rebellion, the advantages
wer smal quhen as they, as we have proved before, might 34
1 men. 2 bot, then.
6 he sal judge and.
7 bot.
3 nather. 4 Indecipherable.
6 the turk sal not sa sone recovere it.
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