CONCERNINGMIXEDRINCIPALITIES
, ifitbenotentirelynew, butis, asitwere, amemberofastatewhich, takencollectively, maybecalledcomposite, thechangesarisechieflyfromaninherentdifficultywhichthereisinallnewprincipalities; formenchangetheirrulerswillingly, hopingtobetterthemselves, andthishopeinducesthemtotakeuparmsagainsthimwhorules: whereintheyaredeceived, , whichalwayscausesanewprincetoburdenthosewhohavesubmittedtohimwithhissoldieryandwithinfiniteotherhardshipswhichhemustputuponhisnewacquisition.
Inthiswayyouhaveenemiesinallthosewhomyouhaveinjuredinseizingthatprincipality, andyouarenotabletokeepthosefriendswhoputyoutherebecauseofyournotbeingabletosatisfytheminthewaytheyexpected, andyoucannottakestrongmeasuresagainstthem, , althoughonemaybeverystronginarmedforces, yetinenteringaprovinceonehasalwaysneedofthegoodwillofthenatives.
ForthesereasonsLouistheTwelfth, KingofFrance, quicklyoccupiedMilan, andasquicklylostit; andtoturnhimoutthefirsttimeitonlyneededLodovico'sownforces; becausethosewhohadopenedthegatestohim, findingthemselvesdeceivedintheirhopesoffuturebenefit, , afteracquiringrebelliousprovincesasecondtime, theyarenotsolightlylostafterwards, becausetheprince, withlittlereluctance, takestheopportunityoftherebelliontopunishthedelinquents, toclearoutthesuspects, [1] toraiseinsurrectionsontheborders; buttocausehimtoloseitasecondtimeitwasnecessarytobringthewholeworldagainsthim, andthathisarmiesshouldbedefeatedanddrivenoutofItaly; whichfollowedfromthecausesabovementioned.
