ABSTRACT
Legates are the commander’s messengers, who must not be harmed even in war, but trustworthiness between the nations is to be observed without any treachery. Should any suspicion have arisen about them or other matters, then they should be accepted as appropriate hostages. Indirect taxation or telos are whatever other payments are made to the commonwealth under another name, such as tithes, toll, tax paid on public pastures, and payments made for imported and exported goods. During a war, they must put their faith in God and fight legitimately with an eager mind (free from any worries and enjoyments of the life) in such a way that they please the man who has levied the army. A tyrant through behaviour is someone who deliberately destroys either all or the foremost agreements of the commonwealth.
