第8部分(第3/7 頁)

d　betteropportunities　are　needed　to　injure　you；　they　are　not　all　of　onemunity；　they　are　found　and　paid　by　you；　and　a　third　party；　which　youhave　made　their　head；　is　not　able　all　at　once　to　assume　enough　authorityto　injure　you。　In　conclusion；　in　mercenaries　dastardy　is　most　dangerous；in　auxiliaries；　valour。　The　wise　prince；　therefore；　has　always　avoidedthese　arms　and　turned　to　his　own；　and　has　been　willing　rather　to　losewith　them　than　to　conquer　with　others；　not　deeming　that　a　real　victorywhich　is　gained　with　the　arms　of　others。I　shall　never　hesitate　to　cite　Cesare　Borgia　and　his　actions。　This　dukeentered　the　Romagna　with　auxiliaries；　taking　there　only　French　soldiers；and　with　them　he　captured　Imola　and　Forli；　but　afterwards；　such　forcesnot　appearing　to　him　reliable；　he　turned　to　mercenaries；　discerning　lessdanger　in　them；　and　enlisted　the　Orsini　and　Vitelli；　whom　presently；　onhandling　and　finding　them　doubtful；　unfaithful；　and　dangerous；　hedestroyed　and　turned　to　his　own　men。　And　the　difference　between　one　andthe　other　of　these　forces　can　easily　be　seen　when　one　considers　thedifference　there　was　in　the　reputation　of　the　duke；　when　he　had　theFrench；　when　he　had　the　Orsini　and　Vitelli；　and　when　he　relied　on　hisown　soldiers；　on　whose　fidelity　he　could　always　count　and　found　it　everincreasing；　he　was　never　esteemed　more　highly　than　when　every　one　sawthat　he　was　plete　master　of　his　own　forces。I　was　not　intending　to　go　beyond　Italian　and　recent　examples；　but　I　amunwilling　to　leave　out　Hiero；　the　Syracusan；　he　being　one　of　those　Ihave　named　above。　This　man；　as　I　have　said；　made　head　of　the　army　by　theSyracusans；　soon　found　out　that　a　mercenary　soldiery；　constituted　likeour　Italian　condottieri；　was　of　no　use；　and　it　appearing　to　him　that　hecould　neither　keep　them　nor　let　them　go