chap._n 2._o of_o danmark_n in_o particular_a and_o the_o island_n of_o sealand_n 9_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o sound_n 25_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o other_o island_n and_o jutland_n 32_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o king_n of_o danmark_n country_n 40_o chap._n 6._o of_o their_o form_n of_o government_n 56_o chap._n 7._o the_o manner_n how_o the_o kingdom_n of_o danmark_n become_v hereditary_a 77_o chap._n 8._o the_o condition_n custom_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o people_n 89_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o revenue_n 131_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o army_n fleet_n and_o fortress_n 145_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o court._n 153_o chap._n 12._o the_o disposition_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o king_n of_o danmark_n towards_o his_o neighbour_n 160_o chap._n 13._o the_o manner_n of_o dispossess_v and_o restore_v the_o duke_n of_o holstein_n gottorp_n 164_o chap._n 14._o the_o interest_n of_o danmark_n in_o relation_n to_o other_o prince_n 166_o chap._n 15._o of_o the_o law_n court_n of_o 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