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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APHORISME XXVIII.
ENter into no warre but that which is iust. No warre can be iust, vnlesse it be for the sauing of thy honour or estate. Wherefore when two Princes are in armes, and neither of these two Iewels in any danger of pre∣iudice, engage thy selfe with neither: for in this case, it is better to be a looker on, then to be an abettor.* 1.1
The diffidence and iealousie which the Orsini and their adhe∣rents had of Valentinois, doth now breake out to an open warre. These men enter into a confederation-defensiue, for them selues and the Duke of Vrbine, against Valentinois onely. And fearing to offend the French King by this league, they offer him to be
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bound to serue him in person with all their forces, in any of his warres, whensoeuer he shall please to employ them. They seeke also by all meanes the fauour and consent of the Venetians. To the State of Florence they offer the recouery of Pisa, in case she will declare for them, and enter into this combination. The French hath not yet consented: the Venetians will giue no an∣swer, till they see which way the French enclineth. But the Floren∣tines, holding both the one side and the other for their capitall enemies, vtterly refuse to be comprised.