The exact politician, or, Compleat statesman briefly and methodically resolved into such principles whereby gentlemen may be qualified for the management of any publick trust, and thereby rendered useful in every station to the establishment of the common welfare / written by Leonard Willan, Esq.

Title

The exact politician, or, Compleat statesman briefly and methodically resolved into such principles whereby gentlemen may be qualified for the management of any publick trust, and thereby rendered useful in every station to the establishment of the common welfare / written by Leonard Willan, Esq.

Author

Willan, Leonard.

Publication

London :: Printed for Dorman Newman and are to be sold at his shop ...,

MDCLXX [1670]

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Public officers -- Early works to 1800.

Great Britain -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• To the Right Honourable, The LORDS and COMMONS, Assembled in Parliament.
• To the READER.
• table of contents
• THE PERFECT STATES-MAN; OR, Minister of State.
  • I. The Definition of the Subject, and the Extent of the whole work.
  • II. The Principles considerable in his Person, and the Exterior Dependants.
  • III. Of His Birth.
  • IV. Of His Education.
  • V. Of His Profession.
  • VI. Of His Age.
  • VII. Of His Possession.
  • VIII. Of his Community.
  • IX. Of his Demeanour.
  • X. Of His Speech.
  • XI. Of His Fame.
  • XII. Of his Interior Endowments under four Principles.
  • XIII. Of Iustice.
  • XIV. Of Fortitude.
  • XV. Of Temperance.
  • XVI. Of His Election.
  • XVII. Of His Institution.
  • XVIII. Of His Reception.
  • XIX. The general Object of His Office.
  • XX. The Authority of the Law.
  • XXI. The Equality of the Laws.
  • XXII. The Knowledge of the Laws.
  • XXIII. The Insubversion of the Law.
  • XXIV. The timely Issue of the Law.
  • XXV. The easie Persuit of the Law.
  • XXVI. The Nature of a Law.
  • XXVII. The several Objects of the Law, in Refe∣rence to the Security of the Natural Union.
  • XXVIII. Wilful Violence.
  • XXIX. Of Sickness.
  • XXX. Of Indigence.
  • XXXI. The several Objects of the Law in Reference to the Improvement of the Natural Union.
  • XXXII. Of Generation.
  • XXXIII. Of Education.
• The several Objects of the Law, in Refe∣rence to the Improvement of the Internal, or Intellectual Faculties, are contained un∣der two Principles, The Extralegal Re∣ward of Vertue, and the Extralegal Pu∣nishment of Vice.
  • XXXIV. The Extralegal Reward of Vertue.
  • XXXVI. The Extralegal Punishment of Vice.
  • XXXVII. The General Properties inherent to our Civil Existence, with their ligitimate Fruition and Possession.
  • XXXIX. The security of our Civil Property.
  • XXXIX. The Principle Subjects fall under Re∣gulation of the Law, in Reference to the Security of our Civil Property.
  • XL. Of Fraud.
  • XLI. Of Violence.
  • XLII. Injurie.
  • XLIII. Oppression.
  • XLIV. Fire.
  • XLV. Inundation.
  • XLVI. Excess.
  • XLVII. The Principle Subjects fall under Circum∣spection of the Civil Power, In Reference to the Im∣provement of our Civil Property.
  • XLVIII. Oeconomical Order.
  • XLIX. Civil Institution and Introduction.
  • L. Serviceable Employment.
  • L. Civil Function.
  • LI. Structure.
  • LII. Manure.
  • LIII. Private Commerce.
• ERRATA.