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4.3.5. The duke’s benevolence towards all
[78] Who will deny that this duke is benevolent towards everybody when we see
that he has always been extremely benevolent towards his enemies? Who has ever
come to him and not been received pleasantly and generously? You would not
believe me if I told you how large amounts he spends in honouring the lords who
every year pass through his realm, and the ambassadors who come to him. If you
choose Pavia, the ambassadors and prelates of the princes shall have the same
experience: no one will depart without a gift. 744 I also ought to mention the many
expatriates and people in exile who are presently living on stipends from the duke.
744 Here Piccolomini is somewhat indelicate, cf. his own remarks in section 28
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