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The Chapters of the Five
Books follow, organized according to their order.
Chapters of the First Book.
| Concerning the distinction between forms of government/ in civil administration/ That is | ch. 1. |
| How the great Empires of the world arose/ and passed away again. | 2. |
| How/ and in what manner/ the government among the Romans changed. | 3. |
| Concerning the Burgomasters original: Bürgermeistern; the author uses this contemporary German term to describe the Roman Consuls of Rome/ And what their office was. | 4. |
| What a Dictator was among the Romans/ and concerning his office. | 5. |
| Concerning the judges/ whom they called Praetors/ and when they began in Rome. | 6. |
| Concerning the Censors in Rome/ and what their office was. | 7. |
| Concerning the Guild Masters/ whom they called Tribunes original: Tribunos; the author compares these Roman officials to the leaders of medieval trade guilds to help his readers understand their role as representatives of the common people/ and their office. | 8. |
| Concerning the Bishops original: Bischoffen; referring here to the Pontifices or high priests of the Roman state religion in Rome/ and what their office was once in Heathendom. | 9. |
| What the Two-men/ Three-men/ Four-men/ Five-men/ Six-men/ Seven-men/ Ten-men/ Twenty-men/ and Hundred-men/ were in Rome. These refer to various Roman administrative commissions, such as the decemviri who drafted the laws. | 10. |
| Concerning the Treasurers/ called Quaestors/ when they arose in Rome/ and what their office was. | 11. |
| For what reasons the aforementioned offices of the Romans are recounted here. | 12. |
| Concerning the Principalities/ Lordships/ and Counties/ in German lands/ how they arose. | 13. |
| Concerning the origin of Fiefs Lehen: property or land-rights granted by a lord to a subordinate in exchange for loyalty and service among the Germans. | 14. |
| Concerning Kings/ and their office/ Also concerning the Coronation and Anointing of kings. | 15. |
Chapters of the Second Book.
| That all government is from God/ That is | ch. 1. |
| That every regent/ king/ or prince/ at the beginning of his reign/ and also otherwise/ should call upon God for wisdom. | 2. |
| Which people were considered most fit for government. | 3. |
| That those/ who preside over the government most faithfully/ usually carry away the worst reward for it. | 4. |
| That regents/ kings/ great potentates/ and princes/ must bear the greatest danger/ care/ toil/ and labor. | 5. |
| How a regent should be inclined toward peace above all things/ And what a useful and lovely thing peace is. | 6. |
| That regents/ princes/ and great lords/ especially/ should maintain moderation/ and guard themselves against drunkenness. | 7. |
| That it is a princely work/ and appropriate for great kings and princes/ to establish libraries original: Bibliothecken oder Libereyen. | 8. |
| That a prince or regent should be subject to the Law. | 9. |
| That one should judge according to the written laws/ and not according to personal reason/ And concerning the jurists professional legal scholars and lawyers. | 10. |
| Concerning the kindness of a regent or prince. | 11. |
| Concerning tyranny/ and how it is usually punished. | 12. |
| Concerning the justice of regents. | 13. |
| For what reasons regents/ and especially great potentates/ kings/ and lords/ should show themselves generous toward their subjects and servants/ And concerning taxation. | 14. |
| Concerning certain regents/ who in specific cases/ showed themselves to be quite earnest In this context, "earnest" implies being strict, severe, or rigorously just in upholding the law.. | 15. |
| That regents at times should hear/ and not hear/ see/ and not see. | 16. |
| Concerning slanderers and evil backbiters/ That regents and great lords should never tolerate them/ nor believe them. | 17. |
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