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4 INTRODUCTION.
The Prince, soon after its publication in Italy, was translated
into various languages. The following list includes most of the
more important early translations, and may be found interesting
as a proof of the extraordinary popularity of the book.
A. Latin.
i. Nicolai Machiavelli Reip. Florentinae a sccretis, ad Laurentium
Medicem de Principe libellus: nostro quidem seculo
apprim6 utilis et necessarius, non mod6 ad principatum adipiscendum,
sed ad regendum et conservandum : Nunc primum
ex Italico in Latinum sermonem versus per Sylvestrum Telium
Fulginatem. Basileae apud Petrum Pernam MDLx.--Again in
1566, 158o, 1599.
ii. Nicolai Machiavelli Princeps, Aliaque nonnulla ex Italico
Latine nunc demum partita versa, partim infinitis locis sensus
melioris ergo castigata, curante Hermanno Conringio--Helmestadii,
166o. Again in 1661, 1686. Conring's translation is based
upon that of Sylvester Telius, and the alterations he has introduced
are not always improvements.
iii. Nicolai Machiavelli Florentini Princeps, interprete
Casparo Langenhert Philosopho. Qui sua ei commentaria
adjeeit. Amstelaedami, 1699.
B. French.
i. Le Prince de Nicolas Machiavelle Secretaire et Citoien
de Florence. Traduit d'Italien en Fran_oys par Guillaume
Cappel : _ Paris, chez Charles Estienne, 1553.
ii. Le Prince de Nicolas Machiavel, Secretaire et Citoien
de Florence. Traduit et Comment4 par A. N. Amelot, Sieur de
la Houssaie : _ Amsterdam, chez Henry Wetstein, I683.--By
far the most popular of all the translations. It contains a
running comment intended to point out the resemblance between
Machiavelli and Tacitus. A new translation appeared in 1696
ft. Opere dl Niccol6 Machiavelli coll' aggiunta delle inedite ; London [Parish,
I768 , 13vols. I2Ino.
hi. Tutte 1' Opere d_ Nmcol6 Machiavelli Segretario e Clttadmo Fiorentino;
con una prefamone di Giuseppe Barettl ; Stampate per Tommaso Davies
in Londra, x772 , 3 vols. 4to.
iv. Opere di Niccol6 Machiavelli; Gaetano Cambiagi; Firenze, T782 , 6 VOIS,
4tu.
v. Opere, 'Classiei Italiani' series; Milan, i8o4, io vols. [Contains the
' Eloglo dl N. M.' by BaldeUi.]