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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55523	Archæologiæ Græcæ, or, The antiquities of Greece by John Potter ...	Potter, John, 1673 or 4-1747.	1697 (1697)	Wing P3030; ESTC R16859	454,187	463

part of them whether by Will or Consecrating them to Pious uses or any other way but the whole was to remain entire that in case they should be found to have embezzl'd the Publick Revenues the City might not loose by ●hem The Day in which the Magistrates entred upon their Offices was the ●irst of Hecatombaeon the first Month in the Athenian Calendar it was a Solemn Festival which from the occasion had the Name of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and was celebrated with all the expressions of Mirth and Joy us'd at ●uch publick Days Also Sacrifices were Offer'd to the Gods by the Senators and most of the other Magistrates and Prayers made for the Prosperity of the City in the Chappel of Iupiter and Minerva the Coun●ellors CHAPTER XII Of the Nine Archons c. THE chief of Magistrates of Athens were Nine in Number and had all the common Name of Archontes or Rulers They were elected by Lots but were not admitted to their Offices till they had undergone a two-fold Tryal one in the Senate-house call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and a second in the Forum call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Questions which the Senate propos'd to them were such was these Whether they were descended from Ancestors that had been Citizens of Athens from three Generations Of what Tribe and Hundred they were and whether they bore any Relation to Apollo and Iupiter Herceus Whether they had been Dutiful to their Parents had Serv'd in the Wars and had a competent Estate And as some are of Opinion the same Questions were demanded of all the other Magistrates But what was more peculiar to these Magistrates was the Oath required of them before their Admission in the Portico call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to this Effect That they would observe the Laws and administer Justice without partiality would never be corrupted by Bribes or if they were would dedicate a Statue of Gold to the Delphian Apollo From thence they went into the Cittadel and there repeated the fame Oath This done they undertook their Charge some parts of which were to be executed by them separately according to their respective Offices others equally concern'd them all They had all the Power of Punishing Malefactors with Death were all Crown'd with a Garland of Myrtle they had a joynt Commission for appointing the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by Lots Electing out of every Tribe one as also of Constituting the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of inquiring into the Behaviour and Management of other Magistrates and deposing such as were by the Suffrages of the People declar'd to be unworthy of bearing the Office that had been committed to them And as a recompence for their Services they were free from all Taxes and Contributions exacted of other Citizens for the Building of Men of War which was an immunity never granted to any besides themselves And thus much of the Nine Archons in common I shall now speak of them in particular only first begging leave to tell you that concerning the first Original of their Names nothing certain is recorded but Sigonius conjectures that the Names of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 were in imitation of the chief Magistrates of former Ages wherein the City was first Govern'd by Kings and then by Archons and that of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in memory of the General of the Army an Officer usually created by the first Kings to assist them in times of War And the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as their Name imports seem to have been constituted in behalf of the People to protect them in the possession of their Laws and Liberties from the usurpation of the other Archons whose power before Solon's regulation of the Common-wealth seems to have been far greater and more unbounded than afterwards for by that Law-giver it was Order'd that their Offices should consist chiefly in these Things that follow 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so call'd by way of Eminence was Chief of the Nine and is sometimes nam'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because the Year took it's denomination from him His Jurisdiction reach'd both Ecclesiastical and Civil Affairs It was his Business to determine in all Causes betwixt Men and their Wives concerning Wives brought to Bed after the Death of their Husbands concerning Wills and Testaments concerning Dowries and Legacies 〈◊〉 take care of Orphans and provide Tutors and Guardians for them to hear the Complaints of such as had been injur'd by their Neighbours and to Punish such as were addicted to Drunkenness also to take the first cognizance of some publick Actions such were those they call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of which in their place He kept a Court of Judicature in the Odeum where Tryals about Victuals and other Necessaries were brought before him It was his Duty also to appoint Curators call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to make Provision for the Celebration of the Feasts call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with some other Solemnities to take care for the regulation of Stage-plays and provide Singers Choristers and other Necessaries for them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 had a Court of Judicature in the Royal Portico where h● decided all Disputes that happen'd amongst the Priests and the Sacred Families such as were the Ceryces Eteobutadae c. to whom certain Offices in the Celebration of Divine Worship belong'd by Inheritance Such also as were accus'd of Impiety or Prophanation of any of the Mysteries Temples or other Sacred things were brought before him It was his Business to assist in the celebration of the Eleusinian and Lenaean Festivals and all those in which they ran Races with Torches in their hands viz. Panathenaea Hephaestia and Promethea and to Offer publick Sacrifices for the Safety and Prosperity of the Common-wealth in several of which Duties he had the Assistance of his Wife whom they call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who if not descended from a Family that was of the whole Blood of Athens or had been Marri'd to another Husband before the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was not duly qualified for her Place by Law Beside this he had some concernment in Secular Affairs for Disputes about inanimate things were brought before him as also accusations of Murder which it was his Business to take an Account of and then refer them to the Areopagites amongst whom he had a right of Suffrage but was oblig'd to lay by his Crown which was one of the Badges of his Office during the Tryal 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 had under his care all the Strangers and Sojourners in Athens and exercis'd the same Authority upon them that was us'd by the Archon towards the Citizens It was his Duty to Offer a Solemn Sacrifice to Enyalius who is by some taken for Mars by others for one of his Attendants and another