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2 Mr. Bayle, in his ”Criticism on the History of Calvinism,” speaks of this law, p. 263.

3 See Law 5, in the code ”de repudiis et judicio de moribus sublato.”

4 Law of the Burgundians, t.i.t. 47.

5 In the code of the Visigoths, lib. III. t.i.t. 4, sec. 13.

6 Hippolyte; see the ”Phedre” of Racine, act. IV. sc. 2.--Ed.

7 Under pain of infamy, another under pain of imprisonment.

8 Plutarch, ”Life of Solon.”

9 Ibid., and Gallienus, in ”exhort, ad art.” cap. viii.

10 ”De Civitate Dei,” lib. IV.

11 Lib. II. cap. xii.

12 ”Novell.” 21.

13 Lib. II. t.i.t. 14, sec. 6, 7, and 8.

14 Du Halde ”on the Second Dynasty.”

15 Livy, decad. 3, lib. VI.

16 Shaw's ”Travels,” vol. i. p. 402.

17 See the ”Collection of Voyages that contributed to the establishment of an East India Company,” vol. iv. part I. p. 114. And Mr. Smith's ”Voyage to Guinea,” part II. p. 150, concerning the kingdom of Judia.

18 See ”Edifying Letters,” Let. 14, and the ”Voyages that contributed to the establishment of an East India Company,” vol. iii. part II. p. 644.

19 ”Collection of Voyages that contributed to the establishment of an East India Company,” vol. iv. pp. 35 and 103.

20 As they did when Pompey besieged the Temple. Dio. x.x.xVI.-Ed.

21 Leg. ff. ”ad leg. Juliam peculatus.”

22 Capite quisquis 17, quaetione 4. ”Cujas” observat. lib. XIII. cap. xix. tom. iii.

23 Beaumanoir ”on the ancient customs of Beauvoisis,” chap. xviii.

24 Law of the first Code, ”ad leg. Juliam de adulteriis.”

25 At present they do not take cognizance of these things in France.

26 Leg. II, sec. ult. ff. ”ad leg. Juliam de adulteriis.”

27 ”Nov.” 134, Col. 9, cap. x. t.i.t. 170.

28 Leg. 7, ”de repudiis, et judicio de morib. sublato.”

29 Auth. hodie quantisc.u.mque cod. ”de repudiis.”

30 Auth. quod hodie cod. ”de repudiis.”

31 See what has been said on this subject, in book XXIII. chap. 21, in the relation they bear to the number of inhabitants.

32 See law 16, ff. ”de ritu nuptiarum”; and law 3, sec. 1, also Digest, ”de donationibus inter virum et uxorem.”

33 This law is very ancient among them. Attila, says Priscus, in his emba.s.sy stopped in a certain place to marry Esca his daughter. ”A thing permitted,” he adds, ”by the laws of the Scythians,” p. 22.

34 ”Hist. of the Tartars,” part III. p. 236.

35 It was thus among the ancient Romans.

36 Among the Romans they had the same name; the cousins-german were called brothers.

37 It was thus at Rome in the first ages, till the people made a law to permit them; they were willing to favor a man extremely popular, who had married his cousin-german.-Plutarch's treatise ent.i.tled ”Questions concerning the affairs of the Romans.”

38 ”Collection of Voyages to the Indies,” vol. v. part I. An account of the state of the isle of Formosa.

39 Koran, chapter ”on Women.”

40 See Francis Pirard.

41 They were considered as more honorable. See Philo, ”de specialibus legib. quae pertinet ad praecepta decalogi.” Paris 1640, p. 778.

42 See Law 8, of the Code ”de incestis et inutilibus nuptiis.”

43 ”Edifying Letters,” 4th, 403.

44 ”The lord appointed collectors to receive the toll from the peasant, the gentlemen were obliged to contribute by the count, and the clergy to the bishop.”-Beaumanoir, chap. xxii.

45 Lib. I. ”of Laws.”

46 ”Repub.” lib. III. cap. xiii.

47 Hyperbolus. See Plutarch, ”Life of Aristides.”

48 It was found opposite to the spirit of the legislator.

49 Plutarch in his ”comparison between Lycurgus and Numa.”

50 Plutarch, ”Life of Cato.”