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Niccolò Machiavelli
The life of Castruccio Castracani

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1 1 | Castruccio Castracani of Lucca was one of those men who 2 2 | among the noble families of Lucca, but in the days of which 3 2 | order of San Michele of Lucca, and for this reason was 4 3 | There lived in the city of Lucca a gentleman of the Guinigi 5 3 | excelled all other men in Lucca. He had often fought under 6 3 | leader of that party in Lucca. This gentleman resided 7 3 | This gentleman resided in Lucca and was accustomed to assemble 8 3 | Michele, the finest square in Lucca, and he had often seen Castruccio 9 4 | Guinigi family, but by all Lucca. When Castruccio had reached 10 5 | Castruccio, having returned to Lucca in far higher estimation 11 5 | amount of envy against him in Lucca in place of the former universal 12 5 | become the chief man in Lucca, but it seemed to him that 13 5 | and have him driven out of Lucca.~ 14 6 | exiled Ghibellines from Lucca, with whom Castruccio held 15 6 | into his plans friends from Lucca who would not endure the 16 7 | restore the exiled Guelphs to Lucca. They assembled a large 17 7 | secure the free passage into Lucca. Upon this Uguccione assembled 18 8 | repute and abilities in Lucca, the murderer of whom fled 19 8 | who was the governor of Lucca, and commissioned him to 20 8 | once set out from Pisa to Lucca with four hundred horsemen 21 8 | Before Uguccione reached Lucca he heard of the occurrences 22 9 | became almost a prince in Lucca, and he carried himself 23 9 | this victory he returned to Lucca, and was welcomed by the 24 9 | himself created the lord of Lucca by the help of Pazzino del 25 9 | had left as his deputy in Lucca, Pagolo Guinigi, who was 26 10| the country districts. As Lucca had five gates, he divided 27 10| necessities to return to Lucca.~ 28 11| There resided in the city of Lucca the Poggio family, who were 29 11| drive Castruccio out of Lucca. They found their opportunity 30 11| of what had happened at Lucca, at once put Pagolo Guinigi 31 11| was sufficiently secure at Lucca to leave him. He approached 32 11| attention to affairs in Lucca, and in order that he should 33 11| he raised a fortress in Lucca with the stones of the towers 34 12| strengthened his position in Lucca, he neglected no opportunity, 35 13| Pagolo Guinigi in command at Lucca, Castruccio set out for 36 17| either from the direction of Lucca or Pisa, nor could they 37 20| with the governorships of Lucca and Pisa. I should neither 38 20| insecure. Thou hast the city of Lucca on thy hands, which will 39 21| citizens of Pisa, Pistoia, and Lucca, who had been fighting at 40 21| buried in San Francesco at Lucca. Fortune was not so friendly 41 21| with difficulty held on to Lucca. This latter city continued 42 22| put to death a citizen of Lucca who had been instrumental 43 23| he should be born, not in Lucca, but in Macedonia or Rome.~ ~


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