US FLESTRIN, (_the
Man-Mountain_.)

ARTICLE I.

"'Whereas, by a statute made in the reign of his imperial majesty
Calin Deffar Plune, it is enacted, that, whoever shall make water
within the precincts of the royal palace, shall be liable to the
pains and penalties of high-treason; notwithstanding, the said
Quinbus Flestrin, in open breach of the said law, under colour of
extinguishing the fire kindled in the apartment of his majesty's most
dear imperial consort, did maliciously, traitorously, and devilishly,
by discharge of his urine, put out the said fire kindled in the said
apartment, lying and being within the precincts of the said royal
palace, against the statute in that case provided, etc. against the
duty, etc.

ARTICLE II.

"'That the said Quinbus Flestrin, having brought the imperial fleet
of Blefuscu into the royal port, and being afterwards commanded by
his imperial majesty to seize all the other ships of the said empire
of Blefuscu, and reduce that empire to a province, to be governed by
a viceroy from hence, and to destroy and put to death, not only all
the Big-endian exiles, but likewise all the people of that empire who
would not immediately forsake the Big-endian heresy, he, the said
Flestrin, like a false traitor against his most auspicious, serene,
imperial majesty, did petition to be excused from the said service,
upon pretence of unwillingness to force the consciences, or destroy
the liberties and lives of an innocent people.

ARTICLE III.

"'That, whereas certain ambassadors arrived from the Court of
Blefuscu, to sue for peace in his majesty's court, he, the said
Flestrin, did, like a false traitor, aid, abet, comfort, and divert,
the said ambassadors, although he knew them to be servants to a
prince who was lately an open enemy to his imperial majesty, and in
an open war against his said majesty.

ARTICLE IV.

"'That the said Quinbus Flestrin, contrary to the duty of a faithful
subject, is now preparing to make a voyage to the court and empire of
Blefuscu, for which he has received only verbal license from his
imperial majesty; and, under colour of the said license, does falsely
and traitorously intend to take the said voyage, and thereby to aid,
comfort, and abet the emperor of Blefuscu, so lately an enemy, and in
open war with h