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The Civil Government of Rome

As order is essential to Government, Romulus had no sooner filled his City with Inhabitants, than he distinguished them by Ranks. The first was that note foreign: Latin Patres Plebeji /foreign /note of underline foreign: Latin Patres /foreign /underline or the better, and underline foreign: Latin Plebeji /foreign /underline or the common sort. As Rome grew populous, more Orders became necessary, and the People were divided into Senators Knights and Commons. Senators might be either foreign: Latin Patricii /foreign or foreign: Latin Plebeji. /foreign but both they and the Knights must be possessed of a certain Fortune.

Knighthood was not merely titular; it had the advantage of a gold Ring, and a Horse kept at the public Charge. Besides these Ranks established by authority, there were others in which, authority wisely gratified the Vanity of private Men. He that had Pictures or Statues of his note foreign: Latin Nobilis /foreign /note ancestors was stiled. underline foreign: Latin Nobilis /foreign /underline, he that had only note foreign: Latin Novus /foreign /note his own, underline foreign: Latin Novus /foreign /underline, and he that had neither underline foreign: Latin Ignobilis: /foreign /underline note foreign: Latin Ignobilis /foreign /note so that underline foreign: Latin Sus imaginis /foreign /underline was like our note foreign: Latin Sus Imaginis /foreign /note Right of bearing a Boat of Arms, and none

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