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Alphonsus King of Aragon was so liberal, that he some times gave away whole Cities and Dutchies, and took away great part of the Taxes from his People, which gave him the Sir-name of Bored-hand, and as one told him that his Donatives were excessive, he said, The chief care of a King ought to be to enrich his Subjects, and let these be never so rich, the Prince is never the poorer.
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Alphonse Roy d’Aragon étoit si liberal, qu’il donnoit quelquefois les Villes, & les Duchez, & remit à son Peuple une grande partie des Impôts, c’est ce qui le fit appeller Main-percée; & comme on lui temoignoit que ses Largesses étoient excessives, il disoit: Le principal Soin d’un Roy, doit être d’enrichir ses Sujects, car quelques riches qu’ils soient, le Prince n’en devient pas plus pauvre.