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Rh, the mot ueful, even the mot virtuous, and conequently the mot venerable part of mankind, coniting of thoe who tudy the laws and the ciences; of traders, of artificers, in a word, of all who were not tyrants; that is, thoe who are call'd the people; thee, I ay, were by them look'd upon as o many animals beneath the dignity of the human pecies. The Commons in thoe ages were far from haring in the government, they being Villains or Peaants whoe labour, whoe blood were the property of their Maters who entitled themelves the Nobility. The major part of men in Europe were at that time what they are to this day in everal parts of the world, they were Villains or Bondmen of Lords, that is, a kind of cattle bought and old with the land. Many ages pat away before jutice cou'd be done to human nature; before mankind were concious, that 'twas abominable numbers hould ow, and but few reap: And was not France very happy, when the power and authority of thoe petty Robbers was abolih'd by the ful