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NO 1 necessitie can be forcible enough, nor pretence warrantable, to vrge a man to be disloyall, or make breach of his word and faith to his Prince. 2 It is therefore hatefull in all men, but more, when it is in a person noble by bloud, and a souldier; and most of all, when it is accompanied with ingratitude. 3 Who seldome escapes the due rewards for such an offence.
Virginio Orsini was tied in many obligations of faith and al∣leageance to the house of Arragon: he was naturall vassall to Al∣phonso: he was Captaine-generall of his armie, and high Con∣stable of the kingdome of Naples: his sonne Iohn-Iordan had married the base daughter of Ferdinand; and by her had recei∣ued great fauours, and possessed great estates in that Realme: besides, the warre betweene the Pope and his Master, grew first vpon his quarrell. All this notwithstanding, he causeth his sons to accord with the French king; binding themselues to supply victuals, and giue free passage to his armie through all the e∣states they held within the iurisdiction of the Church. They de∣liuer vp Campagnana and some other townes of good strength and great importance, for the kings affaires, to the Cardinall Gurgense, in Deposito, for caution of performance. They enter∣taine the king in their chiefe castle of Bracciano. by whom, both Virginio himselfe, and diuers others of his house, were not long after taken prisoners.
Fides, nulla necessitate ad fallendum impellitur: nullo corrumpitur prae∣mio.
Apud Romanos, iuxta diuinas religiones, fides humana colitur.
Iurando gratiam Scythas sancire ne credideris, colendo fidem, iurant.
Graecorum ista cautio est, qui acta consignant, & Deos inuocant: nos religionem in ipsa fide nouimus.
Senec. ep. 89
Liui. l. 9. Curt. l. 7. Idem. Ibid.
Senec. Theb
Cic. pro Ros. Liuij. Thucyd. l. 4. Tibull.
—Etsi quis primò periuria celat,
Sera tamen tacitis poena venit pedibus,
Tacit. An. 2.