第7部分(第5/7 頁)

for　example；　there　are　the　Carthaginians；　whowere　oppressed　by　their　mercenary　soldiers　after　the　first　war　with　theRomans；　although　the　Carthaginians　had　their　own　citizens　for　captains。After　the　death　of　Epaminondas；　Philip　of　Macedon　was　made　captain　oftheir　soldiers　by　the　Thebans；　and　after　victory　he　took　away　theirliberty。Duke　Filippo　being　dead；　the　Milanese　enlisted　Francesco　Sforza　againstthe　Veians；　and　he；　having　overe　the　enemy　at　Caravaggio；　alliedhimself　with　them　to　crush　the　Milanese；　his　masters。　His　father；Sforza；　having　been　engaged　by　Queen　Johanna　of　Naples；　left　herunprotected；　so　that　she　was　forced　to　throw　herself　into　the　arms　ofthe　King　of　Aragon；　in　order　to　save　her　kingdom。　And　if　the　Veiansand　Florentines　formerly　extended　their　dominions　by　these　arms；　and　yettheir　captains　did　not　make　themselves　princes；　but　have　defended　them；I　reply　that　the　Florentines　in　this　case　have　been　favoured　by　chance；for　of　the　able　captains；　of　whom　they　might　have　stood　in　fear；　somehave　not　conquered；　some　have　been　opposed；　and　others　have　turned　theirambitions　elsewhere。　One　who　did　not　conquer　was　Giovanni　Acuto；　＇2＇　andsince　he　did　not　conquer　his　fidelity　cannot　be　proved；　but　every　onewill　acknowledge　that；　had　he　conquered；　the　Florentines　would　havestood　at　his　discretion。　Sforza　had　the　Bracceschi　always　against　him；so　they　watched　each　other。　Francesco　turned　his　ambition　to　Lombardy；Braccio　against　the　Church　and　the　kingdom　of　Naples。　But　let　us　e　tothat　which　happened　a　short　while　ago。　The　Florentines　appointed　astheir　captain　Paolo　Vitelli；　a　most　prudent　man；　who　from　a　privateposition　had　risen　to　the　greatest　renown。　If　this　man　had　taken　Pisa；nobody　can　deny　that　it　would　have　been　proper　for　the　Florentines　tokeep　in　with　him；　for　if