第1部分(第4/7 頁)

　seen　in　Brittany；　Burgundy；　Gascony；　andNormandy；　which　have　been　bound　to　France　for　so　long　a　time：　and；although　there　may　be　some　difference　in　language；　nevertheless　thecustoms　are　alike；　and　the　people　will　easily　be　able　to　get　on　amongstthemselves。　He　who　has　annexed　them；　if　he　wishes　to　hold　them；　has　onlyto　bear　in　mind　two　considerations：　the　one；　that　the　family　of　theirformer　lord　is　extinguished；　the　other；　that　neither　their　laws　northeir　taxes　are　altered；　so　that　in　a　very　short　time　they　will　beeentirely　one　body　with　the　old　principality。But　when　states　are　acquired　in　a　country　differing　in　language；customs；　or　laws；　there　are　difficulties；　and　good　fortune　and　greatenergy　are　needed　to　hold　them；　and　one　of　the　greatest　and　most　realhelps　would　be　that　he should　go　and　reside　there。This　would　make　his　position　more　secure　and　durable；　as　it　has　madethat　of　the　Turk　in　Greece；　who；　notwithstanding　all　the　other　measurestaken　by　him　for　holding　that　state；　if　he　had　not　settled　there；　wouldnot　have　been　able　to　keep　it。　Because；　if　one　is　on　the　spot；　disordersare　seen　as　they　spring　up；　and　one　can　quickly　remedy　them；　but　if　oneis　not　at　hand；　they　heard　of　only　when　they　are　one　can　no　longerremedy　them。　Besides　this；　the　country　is　not　pillaged　by　yourofficials；　the　subjects　are　satisfied　by　prompt　recourse　to　the　prince；thus；　wishing　to　be　good；　they　have　more　cause　to　love　him；　and　wishingto　be　otherwise；　to　fear　him。　He　who　would　attack　that　state　from　theoutside　must　have　the　utmost　caution；　as　long　as　the　prince　residesthere　it　can　only　be　wrested　from　him　with　the　greatest　difficulty。The　other　and　better　course　is　to　send　colonies　to　one　or　two　places；which　may　be　as　keys　to　that　state；　for　it　necessary　either　to　do　thisor　else　to　keep　the