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Machiavel.  107

At  the  return  of  Cofimo,  thofe  citizens  who
had  been  his  chief  friends,  and  fome  others  who
had  been  injured  and  oppreffed  by  the  late  admi-
niftration,  were  determined  at  all  events  to  take
the  government  of  the  ftate  into  their  own  hands.
The  fignori  therefore,  that  was  drawn  for  the  two
enfuing  months  of  November  and  December,  not
content  with  what  their  predeceflbrs  had  already
done  in  favour  of  their  party,  prolonged  the  term,
and  changed  the  refidence  of  feveral  who  had  been
banifhed,  and  fent  numbers  of  others  into  exile.
