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of_o late_a year_n he_o say_v p._n 79._o some_o few_o title_n of_o baron_n and_o count_n and_o nothing_o high_a have_v be_v give_v to_o favourite_n who_o enjoy_v not_o the_o same_o privilege_n by_o those_o title_n which_o our_o lord_n in_o england_n do_v but_o content_v themselves_o with_o a_o few_o airy_a insignificant_a one_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n that_o the_o nobility_n of_o another_o country_n shall_v in_o every_o thing_n correspond_v with_o that_o of_o england_n suppose_v the_o count_n and_o baron_n in_o danmark_n not_o to_o be_v just_o the_o same_o be_v therefore_o their_o title_n airy_a and_o insignificant_a on_o the_o quite_o contrary_a there_o be_v no_o country_n in_o europe_n where_o count_n and_o baron_n have_v such_o a_o preeminence_n as_o in_o danmark_n when_o the_o king_n there_o give_v sheild_n and_o helm_n as_o they_o câ—ll_v it_o that_o be_v a_o nobleman_n coat_n of_o arm_n with_o a_o patent_n of_o nobility_n to_o he_o then_o such_o a_o man_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o common_a people_n and_o such_o as_o these_o only_o be_v make_v before_o the_o alteration_n except_o some_o few_o count_n create_v by_o foreign_a monarch_n and_o prince_n but_o when_o the_o king_n will_v promote_v a_o person_n to_o a_o degree_n high_o which_o he_o never_o do_v unless_o he_o have_v so_o great_a a_o estate_n as_o be_v requisite_a to_o sustain_v his_o honour_n and_o character_n than_o he_o give_v the_o title_n of_o baron_n or_o count_n for_o duke_n there_o be_v none_o in_o danmark_n that_o title_n of_o old_a time_n proper_o belong_v to_o the_o royal_a family_n this_o honour_n be_v far_o great_a and_o have_v several_a privilege_n above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nobility_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o danish_a law_n and_o yet_o it_o may_v more_o easy_o be_v imagine_v that_o that_o honour_n must_v be_v so_o much_o the_o great_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o rarity_n of_o such_o title_n there_o not_o be_v twenty_o in_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n the_o follow_a paragraph_n that_o it_o be_v only_o this_o kind_n of_o nobility_n with_o title_n that_o have_v liberty_n to_o make_v a_o will_n and_o thereby_o to_o dispose_v of_o any_o estate_n otherwise_o than_o as_o the_o law_n have_v determine_v unless_o such_o will_n in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o testator_n be_v approve_v of_o and_o sign_v by_o the_o king_n have_v more_o than_o one_o mistake_n in_o it_o for_o not_o only_o this_o kind_n but_o all_o the_o nobility_n have_v title_n from_o the_o land_n they_o possess_v and_o be_v lord_n of_o these_o indeed_o have_v the_o high_a title_n of_o count_n and_o baron_n and_o then_o not_o only_o they_o but_o all_o the_o nobility_n nay_o any_o one_o among_o the_o clergy_n and_o citizen_n can_v make_v a_o will_n only_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o it_o be_v require_v to_o every_o such_o testament_n from_o whosoever_o it_o come_v that_o it_o be_v approve_v and_o sign_v by_o the_o king_n to_o render_v it_o of_o force_n and_o valid_a that_o the_o estate_n may_v go_v otherwise_o than_o the_o law_n have_v determine_v neither_o be_v it_o true_a that_o the_o king_n p._n 81._o assume_v to_o himself_o the_o power_n of_o dispose_v all_o heir_n and_o heiress_n of_o any_o consideration_n sometime_o the_o king_n may_v interpose_v his_o mediation_n for_o the_o marriage_n of_o some_o of_o the_o chief_a nobility_n but_o it_o be_v far_o from_o be_v his_o usual_a custom_n much_o less_o do_v he_o assume_v any_o power_n to_o constrain_v they_o or_o cause_v they_o who_o do_v not_o hearken_v to_o his_o recommendation_n to_o lie_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o his_o displeasure_n p._n 81._o which_o be_v too_o weighty_a to_o be_v bear_v the_o nobility_n be_v force_v to_o endure_v the_o forementioned_a hardship_n it_o be_v possible_a p._n 81._o most_o of_o the_o present_a possessor_n will_v quit_v the_o country_n the_o first_o opportunity_n if_o there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o severe_a law_n against_o alienation_n that_o if_o any_o one_o will_v transport_v himself_o the_o three_o part_n of_o his_o purchase_n money_n shall_v accrue_v to_o the_o king_n this_o law_n be_v not_o more_o hard_a than_o it_o be_v unnecessary_a for_o there_o be_v no_o buy_v and_o sell_v of_o land_n in_o danmark_n p._n 80._o the_o king_n three_o part_n of_o purchase_n money_n will_v amount_v to_o but_o little_a and_o where_o estate_n be_v a_o charge_n ibid._n and_o the_o proprietor_n can_v scarce_o obtain_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o king_n to_o be_v so_o gracious_a as_o to_o take_v their_o estate_n from_o they_o p._n 77._o one_o will_v fancy_v that_o all_o land_a man_n will_v lay_v the_o key_n under_o the_o door_n and_o be_v scamper_v now_o to_o mend_v their_o condition_n and_o to_o get_v free_a from_o monarchy_n and_o tax_n i_o will_v advise_v they_o to_o hasten_v to_o a_o neighbour_a commonwealth_n the_o seat_n of_o liberty_n where_o the_o chief_a minister_n of_o their_o state_n have_v not_o above_o 5001._o salary_n and_o where_o their_o excise_n and_o tax_n lay_v on_o their_o estate_n amount_v often_o to_o above_o their_o yearly_a income_n after_o all_o the_o law_n aâ—_n it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o prevent_v the_o subject_a from_o follow_v his_o own_o humour_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o his_o native_a country_n so_o iâ—_n do_v require_v but_o a_o six_o part_n to_o the_o king_n and_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o rest_n to_o the_o magistrate_n of_o the_o place_n both_o which_o according_a to_o my_o arithmetic_n will_v not_o amount_v to_o a_o three_o part_n aâ—_n be_v report_v by_o our_o author_n with_o his_o geometrical_a exactness_n land_n be_v worth_a nothing_o how_o must_v the_o count_n and_o baron_n do_v to_o live_v why_o they_o be_v oblige_v by_o all_o manner_n of_o way_n to_o keep_v in_o with_o the_o court_n as_o indeed_o all_o be_v who_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o live_v and_o eat_v bread_n p._n 79._o what_o then_o will_v become_v of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o adelen_n or_o native_a gentry_n why_o military_a employment_n be_v mighty_o cover_v by_o they_o p._n 81._o almost_o as_o much_o as_o the_o civil_a and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o the_o priest_n office_n be_v among_o the_o jew_n viz._n that_o they_o may_v eat_v a_o piece_n of_o bread_n bread_n bread_n be_v the_o universal_a cry_n and_o our_o author_n seem_v to_o have_v borrow_v his_o image_n not_o from_o the_o jew_n but_o rather_o from_o the_o egyptian_n call_v upon_o pharaoh_n towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n want_v of_o bread_n be_v not_o the_o only_a misfortune_n for_o it_o come_v attend_v with_o other_o misery_n for_o he_o say_v that_o the_o king_n of_o danmark_n p._n 81._o imitate_v the_o french_a practice_n in_o this_o particular_a to_o make_v the_o gentry_n poor_a and_o render_v traffic_n unprofitable_a and_o dishonourable_a man_n of_o birth_n must_v live_v and_o one_o half_a of_o the_o nation_n by_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o slavery_n will_v contribute_v their_o assistance_n afterward_o to_o put_v chain_n upon_o the_o other_o yet_o in_o danmark_n native_n be_v consider_v less_o than_o stranger_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o place_n civil_a and_o military_a be_v fill_v more_o by_o foreigner_n than_o gentleman_n of_o the_o country_n etc._n etc._n be_v all_o these_o thing_n true_a they_o will_v be_v very_o great_a evidence_n of_o a_o corrupt_a government_n but_o i_o shall_v beg_v leave_n to_o set_v the_o reader_n right_o as_o to_o these_o particular_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o people_n the_o plenty_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n have_v be_v sufficient_o describe_v and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o the_o chief_a nobility_n enjoy_v the_o government_n of_o the_o several_a province_n and_o the_o chief_a office_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o adelen_n or_o nobility_n have_v subordinate_a government_n and_o
hâ—nce_n that_o trade_n be_v not_o discourage_v in_o danmark_n p._n 81._o since_o by_o his_o confesâ—â—â—on_n courtierâ—_n and_o great_a man_n become_v undertaker_n it_o be_v certain_a likewise_o that_o in_o danmark_n several_a manufacture_n have_v succeed_v very_o well_o other_o indeed_o have_v noâ—_n have_v the_o same_o success_n not_o because_o property_n be_v not_o secure_v but_o because_o they_o can_v have_v the_o same_o commodity_n cheap_a from_o holland_n spain_n or_o england_n the_o make_v silk_n and_o drink_v glass_n though_o these_o latter_a be_v make_v in_o great_a perfection_n in_o copenhagen_n do_v not_o turn_v to_o account_v because_o there_o be_v no_o property_n in_o danmark_n shall_v you_o sir_n take_v sir_n robert_n viner_n house_n in_o lombardstreet_n and_o set_v up_o a_o manufacture_n for_o the_o make_v tack_n at_o three_o penny_n a_o thousand_o and_o employ_v about_o 500_o smith_n to_o furnish_v london_n with_o they_o and_o this_o project_n shall_v not_o turn_v to_o one_o per_fw-la cent_n must_v i_o attribute_v this_o misfortune_n to_o the_o unsecureness_n of_o the_o english_a property_n or_o rather_o to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o ironmonger_n who_o can_v have_v they_o about_o two_o d._n in_o the_o shilling_n cheap_a if_o they_o will_v but_o send_v to_o brumigham_n who_o think_v his_o estate_n to_o have_v the_o worse_a title_n because_o he_o see_v people_n daily_o fling_v their_o money_n away_o in_o stock-jobbing_a there_o be_v a_o impossibility_n of_o have_v manufacture_n introduce_v into_o danmark_n p._n 84._o trade_a town_n and_o village_n be_v all_o fall_v to_o decay_v kioge_fw-mi once_o a_o flourish_a little_a seaport_n town_n lend_v christian_n iu._n two_o hundred_o thousand_o rixdollar_n but_o upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o late_a poll_n tax_v the_o collector_n be_v force_v to_o take_v featherbed_n brass_n pewter_n etc._n etc._n in_o lieu_n of_o money_n that_o trade_v town_n shall_v fall_v to_o decay_v when_o trade_n increase_v will_v scarce_o gain_v belief_n as_o for_o kioge_n that_o town_n lie_v within_o four_o league_n of_o copenhagen_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o the_o trade_n be_v in_o some_o measure_n decrease_v since_o the_o flourish_a of_o that_o city_n we_o have_v this_o author_n word_n for_o it_o that_o kioge_n raise_v so_o much_o money_n in_o four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n time_n two_o hundred_o thousand_o rixdollar_n and_o those_o as_o be_v say_v before_o equivalent_a to_o english_a pound_n be_v a_o good_a round_a sum_n for_o a_o little_a town_n to_o lend_v in_o a_o day_n time_n they_o lend_v so_o much_o then_o that_o it_o be_v no_o great_a wonder_n they_o have_v no_o great_a plenty_n now_o however_o it_o be_v no_o such_o great_a sight_n in_o england_n even_o in_o king_n charles_n time_n to_o see_v a_o sturdy_a fray_n between_o a_o collector_n of_o chimney-money_n and_o a_o old_a woman_n in_o behalf_n of_o her_o porridge_n pot_n and_o batter_a pewter_n dish_n the_o only_a ornament_n of_o her_o cupboard_n and_o yet_o i_o suppose_v the_o author_n do_v not_o take_v we_o to_o have_v be_v undo_v then_o though_o such_o a_o instance_n which_o he_o have_v only_o by_o hear-say_n p._n 85._o be_v enough_o to_o prove_v all_o the_o dane_n to_o be_v ruin_v if_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o gentleman_n and_o burgher_n what_o can_v be_v expect_v to_o be_v that_o of_o the_o poor_a peasant_n p._n 86._o what_o indeed_o in_o sealand_n they_o be_v all_o as_o absolute_a slave_n as_o the_o negro_n be_v in_o barbadoes_n but_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o their_o fare_n be_v not_o so_o good_a for_o indeed_o every_o body_n know_v that_o there_o be_v great_a care_n take_v by_o the_o planter_n throughout_o all_o the_o west_n indies_n to_o provide_v dainty_n for_o their_o negro_n which_o consist_v of_o pork_n very_o seldom_o and_o potato_n always_o the_o author_n be_v to_o bâ—_n excuse_v for_o his_o mistake_n in_o this_o paragraph_n because_o they_o can_v so_o easy_o be_v rectify_v without_o the_o danish_a law_n which_o i_o suppose_v he_o never_o consult_v it_o must_v be_v know_v that_o from_o immemorial_n time_n in_o sealand_n there_o have_v be_v a_o law_n about_o vornede_v as_o they_o be_v call_v in_o danmark_n that_o be_v vassal_n the_o â—â—â—_o whereof_o be_v that_o a_o boor_n bear_v upon_o a_o landlord_n land_n be_v oblige_v to_o stay_v there_o and_o not_o to_o leave_v his_o service_n except_o he_o be_v free_v by_o his_o landlord_n but_o first_o what_o he_o say_v that_o neither_o they_o nor_o their_o posterity_n to_o all_o generation_n can_v leave_v the_o land_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v p._n 86._o be_v far_o from_o be_v true_a for_o the_o landlord_n may_v make_v they_o free_v when_o he_o please_v which_o be_v often_o practise_v or_o they_o may_v obtain_v their_o freedom_n for_o a_o small_a sum_n of_o money_n which_o be_v do_v common_o or_o if_o it_o happen_v that_o a_o vassal_n come_v away_o and_o stay_v ten_o year_n in_o a_o city_n or_o twenty_o in_o the_o country_n any_o where_o without_o his_o landlord_n ground_n he_o be_v free_a from_o his_o claim_n second_o that_o gentleman_n count_v their_o riches_n by_o their_o stock_n of_o boor_n as_o here_o with_o we_o byour_fw-mi stock_n of_o cattle_n p._n 86._o be_v of_o the_o same_o stamp_n as_o we_o say_v such_o a_o gentleman_n have_v so_o many_o tenant_n by_o which_o we_o mean_v so_o many_o farm_n so_o throughout_o all_o danmark_n they_o say_v he_o have_v so_o many_o boor_n not_o that_o he_o have_v many_o head_n of_o boor_n as_o we_o will_v say_v of_o cattle_n three_o that_o in_o case_n of_o purchase_n they_o be_v sell_v as_o belong_v to_o the_o freehold_a just_a as_o timber_n tree_n in_o england_n when_o a_o manor_n be_v sell_v all_o the_o service_n due_a to_o the_o manor_n be_v sell_v with_o it_o and_o it_o be_v no_o otherwise_o in_o danmark_n further_o the_o landlord_n can_v go_v for_o the_o law_n say_v the_o landlord_n may_v make_v his_o vassal_n free_a but_o he_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n sell_v 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