mercenaries he had employed, 110
Injuries, Machiavelli's rule for the infliction of, 73
Italy, before entry of Charles of France, under dominion of the Pope, the Venetians, the King of Naples, the Duke of Milan, and the Florentines, 92; Julius II. intended to drive the French from, 94; ruined by resting her hopes on mercenaries, 98; ruled for many years by mercenaries, 102; reason divided into so many states, 102
Johanna, Queen of Naples, forced to come to terms with the King of Aragon, 100
Julius II., Pope, attacks Duke of Ferrara, 1 1; his election, by aid of Duke Valentino, 60; state of the Church at the election of, 93; intended to gain Bologna, ruin the Venetians, and drive the French from Italy, 94; kept the Orsini and Colonnesi factions within bounds, 94; invoked the aid of Ferdinand of Spain, 107; assisted in reaching the papacy by a reputation for liberality, 128; made wars without imposing any extraordinary tax on his subjects, 128; impetuous in all his afiairs, 206
Laws, good, one of the chief foundations of states, 97 Leo, Pope, found the Church most powerful, 94
Liberality, exercised in a way that does not bring the ruintation for it is injurious, 127; how a prince should exercise the virtue of, 127, 128; sometimes dangerous, 129
Lodovico, Duke, repulses Louis XII., 16
Lorenzo de Medici, the Magnificent, 1; urged to liberate Italy, 212; the necessity for depending upon national forces pointed out to, 214 Louis XI. of France, employed Switzers, 110
Louis XII., his occupation of Milan, 16; his unwise policy in Italy, 23-6; friendly approaches made to, 23; assisted Pope Alexander to occupy the Romagna, 24; how, lost Lombardy, 26; his marriage dissolved by Pope Alexander VI., 56; his good faith doubted by Duke Valentino, 56; assists the Duke to quell the tumults in the Komagna, 57; robbed Italy, 103
Machiavelli, Nicolo, a conversation of, with Cardinal Rouen, 26; recommends the measures taken by Cesare Borgia, Duke Valentino, as worthy of imitation, 58; statement made by Duke Valentino to, 61; his rule to govern infliction of injuries and bestowal of benefits, 73; sent by the Florentines to offer assistance to Duke Valentino, 221
Magione, meeting of the Vitelli, Orsini, and their following at, 219
Marcus, Emperor, lived and died honoured, 156
Maximilian, Emperor, consulted with no one, 192; being pliant, was diverted from his designs, 192
Maximinus, Emperor, a warlike man, 161; elected to the throne by the army, 161; practised many cruelties, 161; murdered by his own army, 161
Meanness, a vice which will enable a prince to govern, 129 Mercenaries (soldiers), useless and dangerous. 98: rob a
