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Chap. V. In what manner the laws eftablish equality in a

Chap. VI. In what manner the laws ought to maintain fru-

gality in a democracy,

Chap. VII. Other methods of favouring the principle of de-

mocracy,

Chap. VIII. In what manner the laws ought to be relative

to the principle of government in an aristocracy,

Chap. IX. In what manner the laws are relative to their

principles in monarchies,

Chap. X. Of the expedition peculiar to the executive power

Chap. XI. Of the excellence of a monarchical government, 66

Chap. XII. The same subject continued,

Chap. XIII. An idea of defpotic power,

principles of defpotic government,

Chap. XV. The same subject continued,

Of the communication of power,

In what manner the laws are relative to the

Chap. XVII. Of presents,

Chap. XVIII. Of rewards conferred by the fovereign,

Chap. XIX. New confequences of the principles of the three

Book VI. Confequences of the Principles of different

Governments with respect to the Simplicity of civil

and criminal Laws, the Form of Judgments, and the

inflicting of Punishments.

Chap. I. Of the fimplicity of civil laws in different govern-

Chap. II. Of the fimplicity of criminal laws in different go-

88

Chap. III. In what governments, and in what cafes, the

judges ought to determine according to the exprefs letter

Chap. IV. Of the manner of forming judgments,

Chap. V. In what governments the fovereign may be judge, 91

90

Chap, VI. That in monarchies the minifters ought not to be

Chap. VII. Of a single magistrate,

Chap. VIII. Of accusations in different governments,

Chap. IX. Of the feverity of punishments in different go-

Chap. X. Of the ancient French laws,

Chap. XI. That when a people are virtuous, few punish-

ments are neceffary,

Chap. XII. Of the power of punishments,

Chap. XIII. Impotency of the laws of Japan,

Of the spirit of the Roman fenate,

Chap. XV. Of the Roman laws in refpect to punishments, 105

Chap. XVI. Of the just proportion betwixt punishments and

Chap. XVII. Of the question or torture,

Chap. XVIII, Of pecuniary and corporal punishments,

Chap. XX. Of the punishment of fathers for the crime of

Chap. XXI, Of the clemency of the prince.

Book VII. Confequences of the different Principles

of the three Governments, with Refpect to the fump-

tuary Laws, Luxury, and the Condition of Wo

Chap. I. Of luxury,

Chap. II. Of fumptuary laws in a democracy,

Chap. III. Of sumptuary laws in an aristocracy,

Chap. IV. Of fumptuary laws in ą monarchy,

Chap. V. In what cafes fumptuary laws are useful in a mo-

Chap. VI. Of the luxury of China,

Chap. VII. Fatal confequences of luxury in China,

Chap. IX. Of the condition or state of women in different

Chap. X. Of the domestic tribunal among the Romans,

Chap. XI. In what manner the inftitutions changed at

Rome, together with the government,

Chap. XII. Of the guardianship of women among the Ro-

Chap. XIII. Of the punishments decreed by the emperors

against the incontinency of women,

Chap. XIV. Sumptuary laws among the Romans,

Chap. XV. Of dowries and nuptial advantages in different

Chap. XVI. An excellent custom of the Samnites,

Chap. XVII. Of female administration,

Book VIII. Of the Corruption of the Principles of

the three Governments.

Chap. I. General idea of this book,

Chap. II. Of the corruption of the principles of democracy,

Of the spirit of extreme equality,

Particular caufe of the corruption of the people,

Of the corruption of the principle of aristocracy, 136

Chap. VI. Of the corruption of the principle of monarchy, 137

Chap. VII. The same subject continued,

Chap. Vill. Danger of the corruption of the principle of

monarchical government,

Chap. IX. How ready the nobility are to defend the throne, 140

Chap. X. Of the corruption of the principle of defpotic go-

Chap. XI. Natural effects of the goodness and corruption of

the principles of government,

Chap. XII. The fame fubject continued,

Chap. XIII. The effect of an oath among a virtuous people, 144

Chap. XIV. How the fmallest change in the conflitution is at-

tended with the ruin of its principles,

Chap. XV. Sure methods of preferving the three principles, 146

Chap. XVI. Diftinctive properties of a republic,

Chap. XVII. Diftinctive properties of a monarchy,

Particular cafe of the Spanish monarchy,

Chap. XIX. Distinctive properties of a defpotic government, 149

Chap. XX. Confequence of the preceding chapters,

Chap. XXI. Of the empire of China.

Book IX. Of Laws in the Relation they bear to a

defenfive Force.

Chap. I.
In what manner republics provide for their safety, 152

Chap. II. That a confederate government ought to be com-

pofed of states of the fame nature, efpecially of the re-

Chap. III. Other requifites in a confederate republic,

Chap. IV. In what manner defpotic governments provide

for their fecurity,

Chap. V.
In what manner a monarchical government pro-

vides for its fecurity,

Chap. VI. Of the defenfive force of states in general,

Chap. VII. A reflection,

Chap. VIII. A particular cafe, in which the defenfive force

of a flate is inferior to the offenfive,

Chap. IX. Of the relative force of flates,

Chap. X. Of the weakness of neighbouring states,

Book X. Of the Laws in the Relation they bear to

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Chap. VIII. The fame fubject continued,

Chap IX. Of conquefts made by a monarchy,

Chap. X. Of one monarchy that subdues another,

Chap. XI. Of the manners of a conquered people,

Chap. XII. Of a law of Cyrus,

Chap. XV. New methods of preferving a conqueft,

Chap. XVI. Of conquefts made by a defpotic prince,

Chap. XVII. The fame fubject continued,

A general idea,

Of the Laws that form political Liberty,

with regard to the Constitution.

Chap. II. Different fignifications given to the word Liberty,

Of the end or view of different governments,

Of the constitution of England,

Chap. VII. Of the monarchies we are acquainted with,

Chap. VIII. Why the ancients had not a clear idea of mo-

Chap. IX. Ariftotle's manner of thinking,

Chap. X. What other politicians thought,

Of the kings of the heroic times of Greece,

Chap. XII. Of the government of the kings of Rome, and

in what manner the three powers were there distributed, 197

Chap. XIII. General reflections on the ftate of Rome after

the expulfion of its kings,

Chap. XIV. In what manner the diftribution of the three

powers began to change after the expulfion of the kings, 201

Chap. XV. In what manner Rome, while in the flourishing

ftate of the republic, fuddenly loft its liberty,
204

Chap. XVI. Of the legislative powers in the Roman republic, 205

Chap. XVII. Of the executive power in the fame republic, 206

Chap. XVIII. Of the judiciary power in the Roman govern-

Chap. XIX. Of the government of the Roman provinces, 216

Chap. XX. End of this book.

Book XII. Of the Laws that form political Liberty

as relative to the Subject.

Idea of this book,

Chap. II. Of the liberty of the fubject,

Chap. III. The fame fubject continued,

Chap. IV. That liberty is favoured by the nature and pro-

portion of punishments,

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