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THE

CONSTITUTION

OF

ENGLAND;

OR,

AN ACCOUNT

OF

THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT;

IN WHICH IT IS COMPARED

BOTH WITH THE

REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT,

AND THE

OTHER MONARCHIES IN EUROPE.

BY

J. L. DE LOLME.

A NEW EDITION.

Ponderibus librata suis-

OVID. Met. Lib. i. v. 13.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR BALDWYN & CO., NEWGATE STREET;

R. GRIFFIN & CO., GLASGOW; AND J. CARFRAE, EDinburgh.

EDINBURGH:

Printed by J. Ruthven & Sons.

TO THE

KING.

SIRE:

THE

HE approbation with which the public have been pleased to favour this Work, together with the nature of the subject, embolden me to lay the present fourth and enlarged edition of the same at your Majesty's feet, both as an homage and an expression of the desire I entertain that the book may, for a few minutes, engage the attention of a person of your deep and extensive knowledge.

Your Majesty's reign has, for many years past, afforded proofs, in more respects than one, that, though human wisdom may not always be able to anticipate difficulties, yet, assisted by fortitude, it can succeed in terminating them in a more favourable manner than it seemed at first possible to be expected, er even in bringing them to an happy issue.

A.