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MACHIAVELLI
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
HENRY CUST. M.P.
VOLUME I
THE ART OF WAR
TRANSLATED BY
PETER WHITEHORNE
1560
THE PRINCE
TRANSLATED BY
EDWARD DACRES
1640
LONDON
Published by DAVID NUTT
at the Sign of the Phoenix LONG ACRE
1905
Edinburgh: T. and A. CONSTABLE, Printers to His Majesty
TO MY FRIEND CHARLES WHIBLEY
H.C.
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
THE ARTE OF WARRE
WRITTEN FIRST IN ITALIAN BY
NICHOLAS MACHIAVELL
AND SET FORTHE IN ENGLISHE BY
PETER WHITEHORNE
STUDIENT AT GRAIES INNE
WITH AN ADDICION OF OTHER LIKE MARCIALLE FEATES AND EXPERIMENTES
AS IN A TABLE
IN THE ENDE OF THE BOOKE
MAIE APPERE
1560
Menfss. Iulij.
THE ARTE OF WARRE
THE TABLE OF CERTAIN PRINCIPALL THINGES, CONTAINED IN THIS WOORKE OF MACHIAVEL
THE FIRST BOOKE
THE SECOND BOOKE
THE THIRDE BOOKE
THE FOWERTH BOOKE
THE FIVETH BOOKE
THE SIXTHE BOOKE
THE SEVENTH BOOKE
TO THE READERS
NICHOLAS MACHIAVEL'S
PRINCE
TRANSLATED OUT OF ITALIAN INTO ENGLISH BY
E.D.
WITH SOME ANIMADVERSIONS NOTING AND TAXING HIS ERRORS
1640
THE EPISTLE TO THE READER.
THE PRINCE
NICHOLAS MACHIAVELLI,
to the Magnificent LAURENCE sonne to PETER OF MEDICIS health.
THE TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS
THE PRINCE
Written by
NICHOLAS MACHIAVELLI, Secretary and Citizen of Florence.
CHAP. I
How many sorts of Principalities there are, and how many wayes they are attained to.
CHAP. II
Of Hereditary Principalities.
CHAP. III
Of mixt Principalities.
CHAP. IV
Wherefore Darius his Kingdome taken by Alexander, rebelled not against Alexanders Successors after his death.
CHAP. V
In what manner Cities and Principalities are to be govern'd, which, before they were conquer'd, liv'd under their own Laws.
CHAP. VI
Of new Principalities, that are conquer'd by ones own armes and valour.
CHAP. VII
Of new Principalities, gotten by fortune, and other mens forces.
CHAP. VIII
Concerning those who by wicked meanes have attaind to a Principality.
CHAP. IX
Of the Civill Principality.
CHAP. X
In what manner the Forces of all Principalities ought to be measured.
CHAP. XI
Concerning Ecclesiastical Principalities.
CHAP. XII
How many sorts of Military discipline there are and touching Mercenary soldiers.
CHAP. XIII
Of Auxiliary Soldiers, mixt, and native.
CHAP. XIV
What belongs to the Prince touching military Discipline.
CHAP. XV
Of those things, in respect whereof, men, and especially Princes, are praised, or dispraised.
CHAP. XVI
Of Liberality, and Miserablenesse.
CHAP. XVII
Of Cruelty, and Clemency, and whether it is better to be belov'd, or feard.
CHAP. XVIII
In what manner Princes ought to keep their words.
CHAP. XIX
That Princes should take a care, not to incurre contempt or hatred.
CHAP. XX
Whether the Citadels and many other things which Princes often make use of, are profitable or dammageable.
CHAP. XXI
How a Prince ought to behave himself to gain reputation.
CHAP. XXII
Touching Princes Secretaries.
CHAP. XXIII
That Flatterers are to be avoyded.
CHAP. XXIV
Wherefore the Princes of Italy have lost their States.
CHAP. XXV
How great power Fortune hath in humane affaires, and what meanes there is to resist it.
CHAP. XXVI
An Exhortation to free Italy from the Barbarians.
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