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 duty, considering the time, judging the place, (and) deliberating, (who) speaks (is) head.

Here is the commentary:

"The manner of comporting himself before princes consists in weighing the political situation of their kingdom as well as that of his own king, weighing his own status as ambassador, and regulating thereon the formalities to be Rh