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sistance of his _Fellow Citizens_; often crying out, That he was a _Freeman_, and Member of a _Free Commonwealth_, lib. 5. cap. 3. To the like purpose Strabo writes in his Fourth Book: [Footnote: [Greek: Aristokratikai d' esan hai pleious ton politeios, ena d' hegemona herounto kat eniauton to palaion hos d' hautos eis polemon heis hupo tou plethous apedeiknuto strategos.]] "_Most_ of the _Commonwealths_ (says he) were govern'd by the _Advice_ of the _Nobles_: but every _Year_ they anciently chose a _Magistrate_; as also the People chose a _General_ to manage their Wars." The like _Caesar_, lib. 6. Cap. 4. writes in these Words: "Those _Commonwealths_ which are esteem'd to be under the best Administration, have made a Law, that if any Man chance to hear a Rumour or Report abroad among the Bordering People, which concerned the _Commonwealth_, he ought to inform the _Magistrates_ of it, and communicate it to no body else. The _Magistrates_ conceal what they think proper, and acquaint the Multitude with the rest: For of Matters relating to the _Community_, it was not permitted to any Person to talk or discourse, but in _Council_".--Now concerning this _Common Council_ of the whole Nation, we shall quote these few Passages out of _Caesar_. "They demanded, (says he) _lib._ 1. _cap._ 12. a _General Council_ of _all Gallia_ to be summon'd; and that this might be done by _Caesar_'s Consent." Also, _lib._ 7. _cap._ 12.--"a _Council_ of all _Gallia_ was summon'd to meet at _Bibracte_; and there was a vast Concourse from all Parts to that Town."--And _lib._ 6. _cap._ 1--"_Caesar_ having summon'd the _Council_ of _Gaul_ to meet early in the Spring, as he had before determin'd: Finding that the _Senenes, Carnates_ and _Treviri_ came not when all the rest came, he adjourned the _Council_ to Paris."--And, _lib_ 7. _cap._ 6. speaking of _Vercingetorix_,--"He promis'd himself, that he shou'd be able by his Diligence to unite such _Commonwealths_ to him as dissented from the rest of the Cities of _Gaul_, and to form a _General Council_ of all _Gallia_; the Power of which, the whole World should not be able to withstand." Now concerning the _Kings_ which ruled over certain Cities in _Gallia_ the same Author makes mention of them in very many Places; Out of which this is particularly worthy our Observation: That it was the _Romans_ Custom to caress all those _Reguli_ whom they found proper for their turns: That is, such as were busy men,
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