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. The Florentine THE SECOND B O O K E. ; M O N G other great and maruellous orders of the auncient corn-mon weales, & principallities (at this time decaied) was that wher-by new Townes and Citties were from time to time builded. Forthere is nothing more worthie an excellent Prince,or well gouer-^ued common weale,nor more profitableto any Country,then thebuilding vp of new Townes, where men may with commoditie,for defence and tilladge, aflfemble themfelues: which thing might eafily do, hauing in cuftome to fend dwellers into fuch Countries aswere either vnpeopled,or conq
. The Florentine THE SECOND B O O K E. ; M O N G other great and maruellous orders of the auncient corn-mon weales, & principallities (at this time decaied) was that wher-by new Townes and Citties were from time to time builded. Forthere is nothing more worthie an excellent Prince,or well gouer-^ued common weale,nor more profitableto any Country,then thebuilding vp of new Townes, where men may with commoditie,for defence and tilladge, aflfemble themfelues: which thing might eafily do, hauing in cuftome to fend dwellers into fuch Countries aswere either vnpeopled,or conquered; which people,wereinthofedayes called Col-lonies. For belides, that this order occafioned new Townes to make the Country conquered,to be more allured to the Conquerers thereof. Italforeplenifcedthevoyd places, andmainteinedthe people in fuch orders as theywereplanted: which wrought this efFedt, that menmoft commodioufly inhabi-ting, did moft multipiy,The-y were alio in the offence of others
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