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The examples of these two governments in our time are the Turk

and the King of France. The entire monarchy of the Turk is

governed by one lord, the others are his servants; and, dividing

his kingdom into sanjaks, he sends there different

administrators, and shifts and changes them as he chooses. But

the King of France is placed in the midst of an ancient body of

lords, acknowledged by their own subjects, and beloved by them;

they have their own prerogatives, nor can the king take these

away except at his peril. Therefore, he who considers both of

these states will recognize great difficulties in seizing the

state of the Turk, but, once it is conquered, great ease in

holding it. The causes of the difficulties in seizing the kingdom

of the Turk are that the usurper cannot be called in by the

princes of the kingdom, nor can he hope to be assisted in his

designs by the revolt of those whom the lord has around him.