I　will　add　more。　　Both　when　it　is　new　moon　and　full　moon　they
  call　a　council　after　a　sacrifice。　　To　this　all　from　twenty　years
  upward　are　admitted；　and　each　one　is　asked　separately　to　say
  what　is　wanting　in　the　State；　and　which　of　the　magistrates　have
  discharged　their　duties　rightly　and　which　wrongly。　　Then
  after　eight　days　all　the　magistrates　assemble；　to　wit；　Hoh　first；
  and　with　him　Power；　Wisdom；　and　Love。　　Each　one　of　the
  three　last　has　three　magistrates　under　him；　making　in　all　thir…
  teen；　and　they　consider　the　affairs　of　the　arts　pertaining　to　each
  one　of　them：　Power；　of　war；　Wisdom；　of　the　sciences；　Love；
  of　food；　clothing；　education；　and　breeding。　　The　masters　of　all
  the　bands；　who　are　captains　of　tens；　of　fifties；　of　hundreds；　also
  assemble；　the　women　first　and　then　the　men。　　They　argue　about
  those　things　which　are　for　the　welfare　of　the　State；　and　they
  choose　the　magistrates　from　among　those　who　have　already
  been　named　in　the　great　Council。　　In　this　manner　they　assemble
  daily；　Hoh　and　his　three　princes；　and　they　correct；　confirm；　and
  execute　the　matters　passing　to　them；　as　decisions　in　the　elec…
  tions；　other　necessary　questions　they　provide　of　themselves。
  They　do　not　use　lots　unless　when　they　are　altogether　doubtful
  how　to　decide。　　The　eight　magistrates　under　Hoh；　Power；
  Wisdom；　and　Love　are　changed　according　to　the　wish　of　the
  people；　but　the　first　four　are　never　changed；　unless　they；　tak…
  ing　counsel　with　themselves；　give　up　the　dignity　of　one　to　an…
  other；　whom　among　them　they　know　to　be　wiser；　more　re…
  nowned；　and　more　nearly　perfect。　　And　then　they　are　obedient
  and　honorable；　since　they　yield　willingly　to　the　wiser　man　and
  are　taught　by　him。　　This；　however；　rarely　happens。　　The　prin…
  cipals　of　the　sciences；　except　Metaphysic；　who　is　Hoh　himself；
  and　is；　as　it　were；　the　architect　of　all　science；　having　rule　over
  all；　are　attached　to　Wisdom。　　Hoh　is　ashamed　to　be　ignorant
  of　any　possible　thing。　　Under　Wisdom　therefore　are　Grammar；
  Logic；　Physics；　Medicine；　Astrology；　Astronomy；　Geometry；
  Cosmography；　Music；　Perspective；　Arithmetic；　Poetry；　Rhet…
  oric；　Painting；　Sculpture。　　Under　the　triumvir　Love　are　Breed…
  ing；　Agriculture；　Education；　Medicine；　Clothing；　Pasturage；
  Coining。
  G。M。　　What　about　their　judges？
  Capt。　　This　is　the　point　I　was　just　thinking　of　explaining。
  Everyone　is　judged　by　the　first　master　of　his　trade；　and　thus
  all　the　head　artificers　are　judges。　　They　punish　with　exile；　with
  flogging；　with　blame；　with　deprivation　of　the　common　table；
  with　exclusion　from　the　church　and　from　the　company　of
  women。　　When　there　is　a　case　in　which　great　injury　has　been
  done；　it　is　punished　with　death；　and　they　repay　an　eye　with　an
  eye；　a　nose　for　a　nose；　a　tooth　for　a　tooth；　and　so　on；　according
  to　the　law　of　retaliation。　　If　the　offence　is　wilful　the　Council
  decides。　　When　there　is　strife　and　it　takes　place　undesignedly；
  the　sentence　is　mitigated；　nevertheless；　not　by　the　judge　but　by
  the　triumvirate；　from　whom　even　it　may　be　referred　to　Hoh；　not
  on　account　of　justice　but　of　mercy；　for　Hoh　is　able　to　pardon。
  They　have　no　prisons；　except　one　tower　for　shutting　up　rebel…
  lious　enemies；　and　there　is　no　written　statement　of　a　case；　which
  we　commonly　call　a　lawsuit。　　But　the　accusation　and　witnesses
  are　produced　in　the　presence　of　the　judge　and　Power；　the　ac…
  cused　person　makes　his　defence；　and　he　is　immediately　acquit…
  ted　or　condemned　by　the　judge；　and　if　he　appeals　to　the　trium…
  virate；　on　the　following　day　he　is　acquitted　or　condemned。　　On
  the　third　day　he　is　dismissed　through　the　mercy　and　clemency
  of　Hoh；　or　receives　the　inviolable　rigor　of　his　sentence。　　An
  accused　person　is　reconciled　to　his　accuser　and　to　his　witnesses；
  as　it　were；　with　the　medicine　of　his　complaint；　that　is；　with　em…
  bracing　and　kissing。
  No　one　is　killed　or　stoned　unless　by　the　hands　of　the　people；
  the　accuser　and　the　witnesses　beginning　first。　　For　they　have
  no　executioners　and　lictors；　lest　the　State　should　sink　into　ruin。
  The　choice　of　death　is　given　to　the　rest　of　the　people；　who　en…
  close　the　lifeless　remains　in　little　bags　and　burn　them　by　the
  application　of　fire；　while　exhorters　are　present　for　the　purpose
  of　advising　concerning　a　good　death。　　Nevertheless；　the　whole
  nation　laments　and　beseeches　God　that　his　anger　may　be　ap…
  peased；　being　in　grief　that　it　should；　as　it　were；　have　to　cut　off
  a　rotten　member　of　the　State。　　Certain　officers　talk　to　and　con…
  vince　the　accused　man　by　means　of　arguments　until　he　him…
  self　acquiesces　in　the　sentence　of　death　passed　upon　him；　or　else
  he　does　not　die。　　But　if　a　crime　has　been　committed　against
  the　liberty　of　the　republic；　or　against　God；　or　against　the　su…
  preme　magistrates；　there　is　immediate　censure　without　pity。
  These　only　are　punished　with　death。　　He　who　is　about　to
  die　is　compelled　to　state　in　the　presence　of　the　people　and　with
  religious　scrupulousness　the　reasons　for　which　he　does　not　de…
  serve　death；　and　also　the　sins　of　the　others　who　ought　to　die
  instead　of　him；　and　further　the　mistakes　of　the　magistrates。
  If；　moreover；　it　should　seem　right　to　the　person　thus　asserting；
  he　must　say　why　the　accused　ones　are　deserving　of　less　punish…
  ment　than　he。　　And　if　by　his　arguments　he　gains　the　victory　he
  is　sent　into　exile；　and　appeases　the　State　by　means　of　prayers
  and　sacrifices　and　good　life　ensuing。　　They　do　not　torture　those
  named　by　the　accused　person；　but　they　warn　them。　　Sins　of
  frailty　and　ignorance　are　punished　only　with　blaming；　and　with
  compulsory　continuation　as　learners　under　the　law　and　disci…
  pline　of　those　sciences　or　arts　against　which　they　have　sinned。
  And　all　these　things　they　have　mutually　among　themselves；
  since　they　seem　to　be　in　very　truth　members　of　the　same　body；
  and　one　of　another。
  This　further　I　would　have　you　know；　that　if　a　transgressor；
  without　waiting　to　be　accused；　goes　of　his　own　accord　before
  a　magistrate；　accusing　himself　and　seeking　to　make　amends；
  that　one　is　liberated　from　the　punishment　of　a　secret　crime；　and
  since　he　has　not　been　accused　of　such　a　crime；　his　punishment
  is　changed　into　another。　　They　take　special　care　that　no　one
  should　invent　slander；　and　if　this　should　happen　they　meet　the
  offence　with　the　punishment　of　retaliation。　　Since　they　always
  walk　about　and　work　in　crowds；　five　witnesses　are　required　for
  the　conviction　of　a　transgressor。　　If　the　case　is　otherwise；　after
  having　threatened　him；　he　is　released　after　he　has　sworn　an　oath
  as　the　warrant　of　good　conduct。　　Or　if　he　is　accused　a　second
  or　third　time；　his　increased　punishment　rests　on　the　testimony
  of　three　or　two　witnesses。　　They　have　but　few　laws；　and　these
  short　and　plain；　and　written　upon　a　flat　table　and　hanging　to
  the　doors　of　the　temple；　that　is　between　the　columns。　　And　on
  single　columns　can　be　seen　the　essences　of　things　described　in
  the　very　terse　style　of　Metaphysic　　viz。；　the　essences　of　God；　of
  the　angels；　of　the　world；　of　the　stars；　of　man；　of　fate；　of　virtue；　all
  done　with　great　wisdom。　　The　definitions　of　all　the　virtues　are
  also　delineated　here；　and　here　is　the　tribunal；　where　the　judges
  of　all　the　virtues　have　their　seat。　　The　definition　of　a　certain
  virtue　is　written　under　that　column　where　the　judges　for　the
  aforesaid　virtue　sit；　and　when　a　judge　gives　judgment　he　sits
  and　speaks　thus：　　O　son；　thou　hast　sinned　against　this　sacred
  definition　of　beneficence；　or　of　magnanimity；　or　of　another　vir…
  tue；　as　the　case　may　be。　　And　after　discussion　the　judge　legally
  condemns　him　to　the　punishment　for　the　crime　of　which　he　is
  accused　　viz。；　for　injury；　for　despondency；　for　pride；　for　in…
  gratitude；　for　sloth；　etc。　　But　the　sentences　are　certain　and　true
  correctives；　savoring　more　of　clemency　than　of　actual　punish…
  ment。
  G。M。　　Now　you　ought　to　tell　me　about　their　priests；　their
  sacrifices；　their　religion；　and　their　belief。
  Capt。　　The　chief　priest　is　Hoh；　and　it　is　the　duty　of　all　the
  superior　magistrates　to　pardon　sins。　　Therefore　the　whole
  State　by　secret　confession；　which　we　also　use；　tell　their　sins　to
  the　magistrates；　who　at　once　purge　their　souls　and　teach　those
  that　are　inimical　to　the　people。　　Then　the　sacred　magistrates
  themselves　confess　their　own　sinfulness　to　the　three　supreme
  chiefs；　and　together　they　confess　the　faults　of　one　another；
  though　no　special　one　is　named；　and　they　confess　especially　the
  heavier　faults　and　those　harmful　to　the　State。　　At　length　the
  triumvirs　confess　their　sinfulness　to　Hoh　himself；　who　forth…
  with　recognizes　the　kinds　of　sins　that　are　harmful　to　the　State；
  and　succors　with　timely　remedies。　　Then　he　offers　sacrifices
  and　prayers　to　God。　　And　before　this　he　confesses　the　sins　of
  the　whole　people；　in　the　presence　of　God；　and　publicly　in　the
  temple；　above　the　altar；　as　often　as　it　had　been　necessary　that
  the　fault　should　be　corrected。　　Nevertheless；　no　transgressor
  is　spoken　of　by　his　name。　　In　this　manner　he　absolves　the　peo…
  ple　by　advising　them　that　they　should　beware　of　sins　of　the
  aforesaid　kind。　　Afterward　he　offers　sacrifice　to　God；　that　he
  should　pardon　the　State　and　absolve　it　of　its　sins；　and　to　teach
  and　defend　it。　　Once　in　every　year　the　chief　priests　of　each
  separate　subordina