weight, is the most effectual way

to stop the mischief of clipping,

and labourers also lose by it,
unless they have one-fifth more

wages,

170

340
by it people have liberty,
341

but not licence,

in the state of it, every
one has right to punish the breach
of its law,

341, 342
the inconveniencies of it
not greater than of absolute mo-
narchy,

345
independent princes are
still in the state of it, 346
Noah had authority given him, in
common with his sons, 235
was not the sole heir of the
238
had a greater dominion over
the creatures than Adam 239
none of his sons heir to
Adam, more than the rest, 316

world,

P.

not alter its value,

177

the insignificancy of lessen-
ing, explained by familiar simi-
litudes,
ibid.

if a crown of it (e. g.) be
called 75 pence, it will buy no
more goods than if it be called
60 pence,
180
lowering its value will not
render it more generally use,
ful,
ibid.

it cannot be of the full price
of bullion, because of exporting
the latter,
184
the true raising it is by put-
ting more silver in it, 185

how it has been altered in
former times, 185, and the
most probable occasion of it, 187

what it means,

149

Parental power, perhaps a more fit
phrase than (as usual) paternal

power,

petual,

their

367, 368

how it differs from poli-

tical,
378
Parents, their power temporary,
but the honour due to them per-
375
the ground and extent of
power over their children,
370, &c.
may give masters authority
to use force upon their children,
377
Patriarch, this name denotes not
having sovereigh power from
Adam,
Perjury, to be carefully prevented
by law.makers,
6
Perjury,

315

Perjury, frequent oaths a great oc-

casion of it,

6

R.

254

tened and eat children,
Political power, what it is, 338—

339
though in some cases it is
"absolute," yet not "arbitra-
ry,"
422
Political societies, how framed, 394
how they began, 400, &c.
must be determined by the
majority, unless they agree on a
greater number,
395

why we have no historical
account of their beginning, 397,
&c.

Power, paternal, political, and des-

times used for a lawful war,

473, 474
the best means to prevent
it, is good government, ibid.
governors may be guilty
of it as well as the governed, ib.
Rents, the advantage of paying
them quarterly, or weekly, 27
the causes of their falling,
69, 70
Representatives of the people, how
sometimes very unequal, 432,—

cal.

Spain is itself poor, though it fur-
nishes all other nations with gold

consists,

W.

455