Aphorismes ciuill and militarie amplified with authorities, and exemplified with historie, out of the first quarterne of Fr. Guicciardine.
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Aphorismes ciuill and militarie amplified with authorities, and exemplified with historie, out of the first quarterne of Fr. Guicciardine.
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Dallington, Robert, 1561-1637.
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London :: Imprinted [by R. Field] for Edward Blount,
1613.
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Aphorisms and apothegms -- Early works to 1800.
Political science -- Early works to 1800.
Military art and science -- Early works to 1800.
Italy -- History -- Early works to 1800.
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"Aphorismes ciuill and militarie amplified with authorities, and exemplified with historie, out of the first quarterne of Fr. Guicciardine." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A19768.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.
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APHORISME XLII.
VNlawfull1actions, proceeding from our free electi∣on, can no way be salued, nor pargetted ouer with a∣ny colour of excuse: the wound may well be bound vp, but the scarre will alwaies remaine. For, if law were to be violated, it should be for a kingdome at least.2But neither the greatnesse of the purchase, nor of the partie, can extenuate the qualitie of the fact; nor patronize either the offender, or iustifier of the offence, from iust reproofe.
Ferdinand is repossessed of Naples it selfe, and a great part of the kingdome. He endeauors to be re-assured of the whole. To the effecting hereof, and establishment of this State, his Coun∣cell findes no meanes so good, nor knot so strong, as a strict al∣liance and parentade with Spaine. To which purpose he con∣tracteth in marriage with Ioan (his Aunt) who was daughter to Ferdinand his grandfather, by Ioan the king of Spaines sister. He marrieth her: and the Pope by his Bull of dispensation, ratifies the match. Thus, what neither the law of nations alloweth, nor much lesse the Diuine law, which expresly forbiddeth it, the
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Prince without conscience admitteth, and the Pope without shame permitteth.
Notes
1
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. i. Nam in legibus seruandis, sa∣lusciuitatis sita est.
Themistocles, postulanti àse Simonidi Poetae, vt sententiam quandam iniustam ferret, respondit: Neque tu Poeta bonus esses si praeter numerum caneres, neque e∣goPrinceps bonus si contra leges iudicarem.
Si ius violare fas est, regnandi causâ violandū: verum enimverò〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. i. Non fas potentes posse, fieri quod nefas.