The Historical, Political, And Diplomatic Writings of Niccolo Machiavelli
The book The Historical, Political, And Diplomatic Writings of Niccolo Machiavelli was written by author Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527 Here you can read free online of The Historical, Political, And Diplomatic Writings of Niccolo Machiavelli book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Historical, Political, And Diplomatic Writings of Niccolo Machiavelli a good or bad book?
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His Eminence heard me patiently, and then replied, that the king was in the highest degree prudent ; that his ears were long, but his belief short ; that he listened to everything, but put faith only in what he could touch with his hands and prove true. And that besides having written to Rome and Milan some time ago, when I had first spoken to him on the subject, he had only three days since written again, of his own motion, and in the most earnest manner, in commendation of your interests. And... that although Monseigneur d'AUegri had been allowed to go with a hundred lances into the Romagna to aid the Duke Val- entino, yet it was with the express injunction in every way to favor your interests ; and that your Lordships would see, when your ambassador arrived, that his Majesty would not be want- ing in his duty, if you did not fail on your part, and offered more acceptable terms as to the payment of the money due him. Since then Robertet has spoken to me in the same 134 MISSION TO THE spirit, assuring me that his Majesty would not himself do any- thing wrong towards you, nor would he permit others to do so, if only the Florentines would not harm themselves by their dis- union and by harboring within their walls persons who had little love for the liberties of the republic ; to which, he said, your Lordships ought to look carefully.
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