第5部分(第1/7 页)

fty　spirit　andfar…reaching　aims；　could　not　have　regulated　his　conduct　otherwise；　andonly　the　shortness　of　the　life　of　Alexander　and　his　own　sicknessfrustrated　his　designs。　Therefore；　he　who　considers　it　necessary　tosecure　himself　in　his　new　principality；　to　win　friends；　to　overeeither　by　force　or　fraud；　to　make　himself　beloved　and　feared　by　thepeople；　to　be　followed　and　revered　by　the　soldiers；　to　exterminate　thosewho　have　power　or　reason　to　hurt　him；　to　change　the　old　order　of　thingsfor　new；　to　be　severe　and　gracious；　magnanimous　and　liberal；　to　destroya　disloyal　soldiery　and　to　create　new；　to　maintain　friendship　with　kingsand　princes　in　such　a　way　that　they　must　help　him　with　zeal　and　offendwith　caution；　cannot　find　a　more　lively　example　than　the　actions　of　thisman。Only　can　he　be　blamed　for　the　election　of　Julius　II；　in　whom　he　made　abad　choice；　because；　as　is　said；　not　being　able　to　elect　a　Pope　to　hisown　mind；　he　could　have　hindered　any　other　from　being　elected　Pope；　andhe　ought　never　to　have　consented　to　the　election　of　any　cardinal　whom　hehad　injured　or　who　had　cause　to　fear　him　if　they　became　pontiffs。　Formen　injure　either　from　fear　or　hatred。　Those　whom　he　had　injured；amongst　others；　were　San　Pietro　ad　Vincula；　Colonna；　San　Giorgio；　andAscanio。　＇1＇　Any　one　of　the　others；　on　being　Pope；　would　have　had　tofear　him；　Rouen　and　the　Spaniards　excepted；　the　latter　from　theirrelationship　and　obligations；　the　former　from　his　influence；　the　kingdomof　France　having　relations　with　him。　Therefore；　above　everything；　theduke　ought　to　have　created　a　Spaniard　Pope；　and；　failing　him；　he　oughtto　have　consented　to　Rouen　and　not　San　Pietro　ad　Vincula。　He　whobelieves　that　new　benefits　will　cause　great　personages　to　forget　oldinjuries　is　deceived。　Therefore；　the　duke　erred　in　his　c