Monetary Paradoxes

XXVII.

That the statutes of the mint-masters carry more weight than the Imperial
Recesses Reichs-Abscheide: the final resolutions of the Imperial Diet and those of the Princes.

XXVIII.

That stately majesty and sovereign rights Regalia: the exclusive rights of a ruler, such as the right to mint coins are dearly bought and
carelessly squandered.

XXIX.

That the monasteries are legally original: "Jure" withheld from the priests and Jesuits,
but are willingly granted in practice original: "de facto" to the mint-masters.

XXX.

That one is expected to believe that a profit acquired original: "acquiriret"
through unlawful means is an honest gain.

XXXI.

That the roads and paths are unsafe because the money
changers have had free passage until now.

XXXII.

That the money trade—when ill-gotten wealth thrives—can
bring more profit to a country than the shipping trade to the Indies. A reference to the massive profits of the colonial spice trade, suggesting that domestic currency manipulation was even more lucrative than overseas exploration.

XXXIII.

That the Commonwealth original: "Respublica" can still stand even when all
regard for honor original: "respectus honestatis" has been completely abolished.

XXXIV.

That the Princes and Lords restrain their soldiers, and yet
allow their land and people to be plundered by the workings of the mints.

XXXV.

That a country can be punished and ruined more by "light" money coins with high copper content but low silver weight
than by a heavy war.

XXXVI.

That nowadays there are many horribly great Thrasonic original: "Thrasonische," referring to Thraso, a boastful soldier in Roman comedy
braggarts, and yet there is no one who is willing or dares to "bell the
cat." An idiom meaning to perform a dangerous task for the benefit of the group; in this case, to confront the powerful and corrupt mint-masters.