Consideratien van staat, ofte polityke weeg-schaal, waar in met veele, reedenen, omstandigheden, exempelen en fabulen werd ooverwoogen; welke forme der regeeringe, in speculatie geboud op de practijk, onder de menschen de beste zy. Beschreven door V.H. In deese derde editie naawkeurig ooversien, merkelik vermeerdert, en in veelen klaarder gestelt.

[COURT, Johan de la (1622-1660)]

Verlag: t'Amsterdam, voor Dirk Dirksz. 1662

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. Small 8vo. [XXVIII],670p. With an engraved frontispiece and 2 folding plates. Contemp. overlapping vellum. Bookplate to front paste-down partly removed. A very nice copy. Third edition, first published in 1660. A treatise on the best way of government in which the author sets out the merits and disadvantages of the various forms of government. He successively treats the monarchist governments of the Turkish empire and the European nations, the aristocratic republics of Venice, Genoa, Sparta and Rome, and the popular government of Athens. The author concludes that the best form of government is an aristocracy, very close to a popular government', excluding the ignorants, those who are subordinated to others (thus excluding women), and those who are unable to provide for themselves. The power is exercised by all economically independent citizens, in line with the actual situation in the Dutch Republic during the stadholdership of Johan de Witt.Originally published in 1660 subsequent editions were, after the premature death of the author, published by Johan's brother and business partner Pieter, the author of the famous republican catechism Interest van Holland', who added much of his own. The plates show de Groote Raad van Venetien (Great Council of Venice)' and de bussen die men gebruikt als men de stemmen wil aanvragen en vergaderen (the boxes that are used to request and collect the votes)'.*Wildenberg 1033. Van de Klashorst 220. P.Geyl, Het stadhouderschap in de partij-literatuur onder De Witt', p.62. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 34586

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Titel: Consideratien van staat, ofte polityke ...

Verlag: t'Amsterdam, voor Dirk Dirksz. 1662