the Fact, to put them to Death; if not, they were oblig'd to Prose∣cute them in a Judicial Way.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, were Magistrates that presided over the Athenian Tribes, one of which was allotted to each of them. Afterwards, this Name became peculiar to a Military Command, and the Governours of Tribes were call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Their Business was to take care of the publick Treasure, that belong'd to each Tribe, to manage all their Concerns, and call them together to Consult, as oft as any thing happen'd, that required the presence of the whole Body.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, seem to have had, in most things, the same Office, with respect to particular Tribes, that the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 had, with respect to the Common-wealth. They were chosen out of the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or Nobi∣lity, had the care of publick Sacrifices, and other Divine Worship pe∣culiar to their respective Tribes, and kept their Court in the Portico call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and sometimes in the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, had in the several 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 the same Power, that the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Exercis'd over the whole Tribe.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, had the same Offices in the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, took care of their Re∣venues, out of which they paid all the Duties required of them, assem∣bled the People in the Burroughs under their Jurisdiction, all whose Names they had written in a Register, and presided at the Election of Senators, and other Magistrates chosen by Lots. Sometimes we find them call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and the Burroughs 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, because each of them was oblig'd, besides two Horse-men, to furnish out one Ship for the publick Service.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, were Six in Chief, but were assisted by Thirty inferiour Officers, in laying Fines upon such as came not to publick Assem∣blies, and making Scrutiny amongst those that were present; such also as were busie in the Market they compell'd to leave their Buying and Selling, and attend on the publick Business, and this they did by the help of the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, who were certain petty Officers, or rather Ser∣vants, much like the Roman Lictors, and our Sheriff's Livery-men, Bay∣liffs, &c. the City of Athens had a Thousand of them, that liv'd in Tents, erected in the middle of the Forum, and were afterwards remov'd to the Areopagus. Their name seems to have been taken from the Arms they usually carried with them, in the same manner that the Life-guards of Kings are call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Sometimes they are call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, a Name, that was taken from their Offices; sometimes 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, from Peusinus, one of the Primitive Athenians, that either first instituted this Office, or gave rules for the Ordering of it; and some∣times 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, from the Countrey of Scythia, for generally Men of that Countrey were chosen into this Place, as being Brawny, Sturdy Fel∣lows; and therefore one of them is introduc'd by Aristophanes, speak∣ing in an uncouth and Barbarous manner . But to return to the