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AN

HISTORICAL

DEVELOPEMENT

OF THE PRESENT

POLITICAL CONSTITUTION

O F THE

GERMANIC EMPIRE.

By JOHN STEPHEN PUTTER,

PRIVY COUNSELLOR OF JUSTICE, ORDINARY PROFESSOR
OF LAWS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GOTTINGEN, MIM-
BER OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AT BERLIN, &C.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN,

With NOTES, and a comparative View of the REVENUES,
POPULATION, FORCES, &c. of the respective TERRITORIES,
from the Statistical Tables lately published at BERLIN,

By JOSIAH DORNFORD, of LINCOLN'S INN, LL.D.

F THE UNIVERSITY OF GOTTINGEN, AND LATE OF
TRINITY COLLEGE, OXFORD.

IN THREE VOLUME S.

VOLUME 111.

LONDON:

Printed for T. PAYNE and SON, Mews Gate; L. DAVIS, Holborn; B. WHITE
and Son, Fleet-ftreet; G. NICOL, Pall-Mall; P. ELMSLY, Strand; and
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His Royal Highnefs the PRINCE of WALES.
His Royal Highness the DUKE of YORK.
His Royal Highness Prince ERNEST AUGUSTUS.
His Royal Highness Prince AUGUSTUS FREDERICK.
His Royal Highness Prince ADOLPHUS FREDERICK.

Robert Bathurst, Efq. Lainfton, Hants.

Thomas Boone, Efq. Firft Regiment of Guards.
Robert Byam, Efq. Univerfity College, Oxford.

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Her Grace the Dutchess Dowager of Chandos.
Right Hon. Lord Viscount Courtenay.

Right Hon. Lord De Clifford.

Sir Alexander Craufurd, Bart.

Lady Craufurd.

Rev. John Craufurd.

Alexander Craufurd, Efq. Lincoln's Inn.

Daniel Craufurd, Efq. Madrafs.

Dr. Crichton.

Thomas Chapman, Efq.

John Cowley, Esq.

John Calland, Efq. Abingdon-ftreet.

Rev. John Cailand, Prebendary of Chichefter.
Thomas Collins, Efq. Berner's-street.

Charles Cox, Efq. Harwich.

Richard Capper, Efq. Bushey, Herts.

Robert Capper, Efq. Lincoln's Inn.

Rev. Thomas Clarke, Chefham Bois, Bucks,
Rev. Samuel Cooper, Henley, Oxfordshire.
Thomas Cook, Efq. Gray's Inn.

Cadogan, Efq.

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Right Hon. Earl of Darnley.

Sir John Dalling, Bart.

Rev. Dr. Davie, Trinity College, Oxford.

Rev. Dr. Dumarefque, Yeol vilton, Somerfet.

Rev. Charles Davie, Shirfield, Devon.

Jofeph Davie, Efq.

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