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neral, who, with his Council, which 

 are chofen by the Burghers, or their 

 fubftitutes, compofe the Legiflative Au- 

 thority, and impofe fuch taxes as are 

 requilite for the fupport of Government. 

 They likewife form the Supreme Court 

 of Judicature in Criminal and Civil 

 Caufes, from which, in the latter* Ap- 

 peals are allowed to Holland for fums 

 exceeding twelve hundred Guilders. 

 This Court examines the evidences, and 

 from their teftimonies determines the 

 caufe, without hearing Counfel on either 

 fide. For this conduit they have feve- 

 ral reafons. Multiplicity of law-fuits 

 are univerfally allowed to be particularly 

 detrimental to new countries. Lawyers, 

 they think, not only tend to promote 

 them, but alfo to protradt, embarrafs* 

 and perplex judicial proceedings. How 

 far thefe conclulions are juft, I will not 

 determine ; Right and Wrong, Juftice 

 and Injqftice, are fometimes fo obfcure, 



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