Excerpt from Conspiracy of the Spaniards Against Venice, and of John Lewis Fiesco Against GenoaIf, from the known prudence of a conspira rator, reliance may be'placed on his discre tion, he Will not, for that very reason, engage in such an undertaking so zealously as others he will perceive the magnitude and probabil ity of the danger to which he exposes himself, and will provide in the outset the means of retreat he will be apt to re¿ect that the ad vantages he may derive are uncertain, and that, if he makes a disclosure, he may be sure of safety and reward.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.