CWOHNYQUTEHREEKDINBGYDAOLMEXOAFNDDAERRI, UDSID, THESUNCOCTERSSEOBRESLOAGFAAILNESXTANDERATHISDEATH
Consideringthedifficultieswhichmenhavehadtoholdtoanewlyacquiredstate, somemightwonderhow, seeingthatAlexandertheGreatbecamethemasterofAsiainafewyears, anddiedwhilstitwasscarcelysettled (whenceitmightappearreasonablethatthewholeempirewouldhaverebelled), neverthelesshissuccessorsmaintainedthemselves, andhadtomeetnootherdifficultythanthatwhicharoseamongthemselvesfromtheirownambitions.
Ianswerthattheprincipalitiesofwhichonehasrecordarefoundtobegovernedintwodifferentways; eitherbyaprince, withabodyofservants, whoassisthimtogovernthekingdomasministersbyhisfavourandpermission; orbyaprinceandbarons, , , becauseinallthecountrythereisnoonewhoisrecognizedassuperiortohim, andiftheyyieldobediencetoanothertheydoitastoaministerandofficial, andtheydonotbearhimanyparticularaffection.
