The Project Gutenberg eBook, Machiavelli, Volume I, by Niccolò Machiavelli, Translated by Peter Whitehorne and Edward Dacres

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MACHIAVELLI

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY

HENRY CUST. M.P.

VOLUME I

THE ART OF WAR

TRANSLATED BY

PETER WHITEHORNE

1560

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.

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.

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

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.