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INsolent 1 1.1 carriages, in the most eminent person of a free-State, against any particular man or familie, are long with patience endured, and by his populari∣tie and dependance of friends, strongly borne out. 2 1.5 But when his errours come once to touch the pub∣lick, and preiudice the generall good of the com∣mon-wealth, then euery member is sensible of the wrong, and puts a helping hand to his downe-fall.
Infinite had bene the insolencies and transgressions of Pe∣ter Medici, towards diuers particular citizens, and those of the Nobilitie, and better sort, yet he still held his greatnesse: till now that he had made a contract of peace and amitie with the French king, most preiudiciall to his country: without the con∣sent of other magistrates & chiefe citizens; decree of the Coun∣cell, or commission from the State. This wound could in no wise be salued: the whole citie condemnes it: his friends durst not excuse him: the commons stirre vp one another to recouer their libertie: Iacob Neri keepes him out of the Councell chamber, offering to come in. The citie riseth in armes: the Senate pro∣claimes him rebell: he flieth with his two brethren, Iohn and Iulian: leauing the noble family of the Medici ouerthrowne, by the insolencie and rashnesse of one yong man, which for three∣score yeares together had had chiefe stroke in the manage of those publicke affaires, and for many yeares before had flouri∣shed in all fulnesse of wealth and reputation.
Tales isti potentiam suam non benè ferunt, & ideo nec diù ferunt. * 1.2
Parcè vtere potestate tua, vt diù vtare.
Vide ne dum ad cacumen venire contendis, vnà cum ipsis ramis quos deprehen∣dis, decidas.
Vide ne quantò altiùs elatus es, hoc foediùs corruas.
In secundis rebus, nihil in quemquam superbè ac violenter consulere decet, nec * 1.3 praesenti credere fortunae, cùm quid vesper ferat, incertum sit.
Impone foelicitati tuae frenos, faciliùs eam reges.
Arbores magnae diù crescunt, vna hora extirpantur. * 1.4
Lip. Pol. l. 3. Sen. de ira. Curt.
Liu. l. 21. Liu. l. 45.
Curt. l. 7. Scyth. Alex. Ammin. l. 5.
Non si pùo dar precetto meglio, quando si vuole rimediar à vno inconue∣niente, il quale sia sotto in vno Stato, per la molta potenza & autorità d'alcuno, che di mozzargli quelli mezzi & istromenti, per i quali, egli à quella autorità perueniua.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. * 1.6 i Si quis priuatim, sine publico Scito, pacem, bellúmve fecerit, capitale esto.
Pinnas his incidas oportet, ne possint renasci.
Populus leuiter alicuius rei satur, & qui in huius societatem se adiungit, mi∣ser est.
La Fureur des peuples est à craindre, à ceux qui sont leurs Chefs, si en tout il ne * 1.7 leur complaisent.
Il sentit bien, que la foydes peuples sent mal, & qu'il ne faut se parfumer de * 1.8 drogue si puante.
Plat. de Leg. l. 12. Cic. 4. Att. 1. Plato.
Haill. Est. l. 2.
Idem. lib. 3.