. The Florentine THE EIGHT H E beginning of this Booke, placed amidft two confpiracies,the one in CMilan alreadie declared, the other happened in Flo-rence, and to be fpoken of; it may be thought lit, that (accordingto my cuftome) 1 fbould fomewhat faie, touching the quallitieof confpiracies, and of what importance they are. Which wil-lingly 1 would do, had I not in other places difcourfed there-of, or that fuch a matter might be briefelie palled ouer. But fee-ing it reqnireth great con fi deration, and is alreadie fpoken of, we will proceed, andtell ho\v<the CM edici, ha
. The Florentine THE EIGHT H E beginning of this Booke, placed amidft two confpiracies,the one in CMilan alreadie declared, the other happened in Flo-rence, and to be fpoken of; it may be thought lit, that (accordingto my cuftome) 1 fbould fomewhat faie, touching the quallitieof confpiracies, and of what importance they are. Which wil-lingly 1 would do, had I not in other places difcourfed there-of, or that fuch a matter might be briefelie palled ouer. But fee-ing it reqnireth great con fi deration, and is alreadie fpoken of, we will proceed, andtell ho\v<the CM edici, hauing ouercome all enemies, that openly oppofed them-felues, being defirous their houfe alone might haue authoritie in the Cittie, it be-houed them to oppreffe all others that fecretly pra&ifed againft them. For fo longas they contended againft other families but with equall authorise, theCittizensenuying their openly and without feare affront them. Bicaufe,theMagiftrates being free, neither partie before loffe of viftori
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