ip　over　the　country。　Because　theRomans　did　in　these　instances　what　all　prudent　princes　ought　to　do；　whohave　to　regard　not　only　present　troubles；　but　also　future　ones；　forwhich　they　must　prepare　with　every　energy；　because；　when　foreseen；　it　iseasy　to　remedy　them；　but　if　you　wait　until　they　approach；　the　medicineis　no　longer　in　time　because　the　malady　has　bee　incurable；　for　ithappens　in　this；　as　the　physicians　say　it　happens　in　hectic　fever；　thatin　the　beginning　of　the　malady　it　is　easy　to