"Thirtyfamilieschooseeveryyearamagistrate, whowasancientlycalledtheSyphogrant, butisnowcalledthePhilarch; andovereverytenSyphogrants, withthefamiliessubjecttothem, thereisanothermagistrate, whowasancientlycalledtheTranibore, , whoareinnumbertwohundred, choosethePrinceoutofalistoffourwhoarenamedbythepeopleofthefourdivisionsofthecity; buttheytakeanoath, beforetheyproceedtoanelection, thattheywillchoosehimwhomtheythinkmostfitfortheoffice: theygivehimtheirvoicessecretly, , , butyettheyare, forthemostpart, continued; , andoftenerifnecessary, andconsultwiththePrinceeitherconcerningtheaffairsoftheStateingeneral, orsuchprivatedifferencesasmayarisesometimesamongthepeople, , , , unlessitbeeitherintheirordinarycouncil, orintheassemblyofthewholebodyofthepeople.
"ThesethingshavebeensoprovidedamongthemthatthePrinceandtheTraniborsmaynotconspiretogethertochangethegovernmentandenslavethepeople; andthereforewhenanythingofgreatimportanceissetonfoot, itissenttotheSyphogrants, who, aftertheyhavecommunicatedittothefamiliesthatbelongtotheirdivisions, andhaveconsidereditamongthemselves, makereporttothesenate; and, upongreatoccasions, , nevertodebateathingonthesamedayinwhichitisfirstproposed; forthatisalwaysreferredtothenextmeeting, thatsomenmaynotrashlyandintheheatofdiscourseengagethemselvestoosoon, whichmightbiasthemsomuchthat, insteadofconsultingthegoodofthepublic, theymightratherstudytosupporttheirfirstopinions, andbyaperverseandpreposteroussortofshamehazardtheircountryratherthanendangertheirownreputation, orventurethebeingsuspectedtohavewantedforesightintheexpedientsthattheyatfirstproposed; andtherefore, topreventthis, theytakecarethattheymayratherbedeliberatethansuddenintheirmotions.
