many have a opinion not wise that for a prince to govern his estate or for a  great person to govern his proceed accord to the respect of faction be a  principal part of policy whereas contrariwise the chief wisdom be either in  order those thing which be general and wherein man of several faction do  nevertheless agree or in deal with correspondence to particular person one by  one but I say not that the consideration of faction be to be neglect mean man  in their rise must adhere but great man that have strength in themselves be  better to maintain themselves indifferent and neutral yet even in beginner to  adhere so moderate as he be a man of the one faction which be most passable  with the other common give best way the low and weak faction be the firm in  conjunction and it be often see that a few that be stiff do tire out a great  number that be more moderate when one of the faction be extinguish the remain  subdivide as the faction between Lucullus and the rest of the noble of the  senate which they call optimates hold out awhile against the faction of Pompey  and Caesar but when the senate authority be pull down Caesar and Pompey soon  after break the faction or party of Antonius and Octavianus Caesar against  Brutus and Cassius hold out likewise for a time but when Brutus and Cassius be  overthrow then soon after Antonius and Octavianus break and subdivide these  example be of war but the same hold in private faction and therefore those  that be second in faction do many time when the faction subdivide prove  principal but many time also they prove cipher and cashier for many a man  strength be in opposition and when that fail he grow out of use it be common  see that man once place take in with the contrary faction to that by which  they enter think belike that they have the first sure and now be ready for a  new purchase the traitor in faction light go away with it for when matter have  stick long in balance the win of some one man cast they and he get all the  thank the even carriage between two faction proceed not always of moderation  but of a trueness to a man self with end to make use of both certain in Italy  they hold it a little suspect in pope when they have often in their mouth  padre common and take it to be a sign of one that mean to refer all to the  greatness of his own house king have needs beware how they side themselves and  make themselves as of a faction or party for league within the state be ever  pernicious to monarchy for they raise a obligation paramount to obligation of  sovereignty and make the king tanquam One ex we as be to be see in the league  of France when faction be carry too high and too violent it be a sign of  weakness in prince and much to the prejudice both of their authority and  business the motion of faction under king ought to be like the motion as the  astronomer speak of the inferior orb which may have their proper motion but  yet still be quiet carry by the high motion of at first mobile