contained in this little effay; and I fay, with my author, that if I can be inftrumental in rescuing a single victim from the hand of tyranny or ignorance, his transports will fufficiently confole me for the contempt of all mankind.

CON.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION,

CHAP. I. Of the Origin of Punishments,

II. Of the Right to Punish,

Page 13

III. Confequences of the foregoing Prin

ciples,

IV. Of the Interpretation of Laws, 24

V. Of the Obfcurity of Laws, 29

VI. Of the Proportion between Crimes

and Punishments,

32

VII. Ofeftimating the Degree of Crimes, 36

VIII. Of the Divifion of Crimes,

38

42

46

48

XI. Of Crimes which disturb the pub-

lic Tranquillity,

XII. Of the Intent of Punishments, 51

XIII. Of the Credibility of Witnesses, 52

XIV. Of Evidence and the Proofs of a

Crime, and of the Form of Judgment, 56

XV. Of fecret Accufations,

XVI. Of Torture,

60

63

XVII. Of pecuniary Punishments, 73

XVIII. Of Oaths,

XIX. Of the Advantage of immediate

Punishment,

76

78

CHAP.

CHAP. XX. Of Acts of Violence,

82

XXI. Of the Punishment of the Nobles, 84

XXII. Of Robbery,

XXIII. Of Infamy, confidered as a Pu-

nishment,

XXIV. Of Idleness,

87

89

XXV. Of Banishment, and Confifcation, 92

XXVI. Of the Spirit of Family in

States,

XXVII. Of the Mildness of Punish-

ments,

95

100

XXVIII. Of the Punishment of Death, 104

XXIX. Of Imprisonment,

116

XXX. Of Profecution and Prefcrip-

tion,

XXXI. Of Crimes of difficult Proof, 123

XXXII. Of Suicide,

129

XXXIII. Of Smuggling,

134

XXXIV. Of Bankrupts,

137

XXXV. Of Sanctuaries,

141

XXXVI. Of Rewards for apprehend-

A COMMENTARY on the Book of CRIMES

and PUNISHMENTS.

CHAP. I. The Occafion of this Commentary, 171

II. Of Punishments,

174

III. On the Punishment of Heretics, 176

IV. On the Extirpation of Herefy, 180

V. Of Profanation,

183

188

VI. Of the Indulgence of the Romans

in Matters of Religion,

VII. Of the Crime of Preaching; and

191

of Anthony,

VIII. The Hiftory of Simon Morin, 195

IX. Of Witches,

X. On the Punishment of Death,

XI. On Death Warrants,

198

201

204

XII. On Torture,

206

XIII. Of certain fanguinary Tribu-

nals,

208

CHAP.