第8部分(第2/7 頁)

S　OWNAUXILIARIES；　which　are　the　other　useless　arm；　are　employed　when　a　princeis　called　in　with　his　forces　to　aid　and　defend；　as　was　done　by　PopeJulius　in　the　most　recent　times；　for　he；　having；　in　the　enterpriseagainst　Ferrara；　had　poor　proof　of　his　mercenaries；　turned　toauxiliaries；　and　stipulated　with　Ferdinand；　King　of　Spain；　for　hisassistance　with　men　and　arms。　These　arms　may　be　useful　and　good　inthemselves；　but　for　him　who　calls　them　in　they　are　alwaysdisadvantageous；　for　losing；　one　is　undone；　and　winning；　one　is　theircaptive。And　although　ancient　histories　may　be　full　of　examples；　I　do　not　wish　toleave　this　recent　one　of　Pope　Julius　II；　the　peril　of　which　cannot　fallto　be　perceived；　for　he；　wishing　to　get　Ferrara；　threw　himself　entirelyinto　the　hands　of　the　foreigner。　But　his　good　fortune　brought　about　athird　event；　so　that　he　did　not　reap　the　fruit　of　his　rash　choice；because；　having　auxiliaries　routed　at　Ravenna；　and　the　Switzers　havingrisen　and　driven　out　the　conquerors　（against　all　expectation；　both　hisand　others）；　it　so　came　to　pass　that　he　did　not　bee　prisoner　to　hisenemies；　they　having　fled；　nor　to　his　auxiliaries；　he　having　conqueredby　other　arms　than　theirs。The　Florentines；　being　entirely　without　arms；　sent　ten　thousandFrenchmen　to　take　Pisa；　whereby　they　ran　more　danger　than　at　any　othertime　of　their　troubles。The　Emperor　of　Constantinople；　to　oppose　his　neighbours；　sent　tenthousand　Turks　into　Greece；　who；　on　the　war　being　finished；　were　notwilling　to　quit；　this　was　the　beginning　of　the　servitude　of　Greece　tothe　infidels。Therefore；　let　him　who　has　no　desire　to　conquer　make　use　of　these　arms；for　they　are　much　more　hazardous　than　mercenaries；　because　with　them　theruin　is　ready　made；　they　are　all　united；　all　yield　obedience　to　others；but　with　mercenaries；　e　an