ls in Emporium being of
singular use, is not unworthy to be somewhat better opened. In what
manner the lists of the parishes, hundreds, and tribes are made, has
been shown in their respective orders, where, after the parties are
elected, they give an account of the whole number of the elders or
deputies in their respective assemblies or musters; the like for this
part exactly is done by the youth in their discipline (to be hereafter
shown) wherefore the lists of the parishes, youth and elders, being
summed up, give the whole number of the people able to bear arms, and
the lists of the tribes, youth and elders, being summed up, give the
whole number of the people bearing arms. This account, being annually
recorded by the master of the rolls, is called the "Pillar of Nilus,"
because the people, being the riches of the commonwealth, as they are
found to rise or fall by the degrees of this pillar, like that river,
give an account of the public harvest.

Thus much for the description of the first day's work at the muster,
which happened (as has been shown) to be done as soon as said; for as in
practice it is of small difficulty, so requires it not much time, seeing
the great Council of Venice, consisting of a like number, begins at
twelve of the clock, and elects nine magistrates in one afternoon. But
the tribe being dismissed for this night, repaired to their quarters,
under the conduct of their new magistrates. The next morning returning
to the field very early, the orator proceeded to--

The twelfth order, "Directing the muster of the tribe in the second
day's election, being that of the list called the galaxy; in which the
censors shall prepare the urns according to the directions given in the
ninth order for the second ballot; that is to say, with thirty-six gold
balls in the middle urn, making four orders, and nine electors in every
order, according to the number of the magistrates in the list of the
galaxy, which is as follows:

1. Knight 2. Knight

To be chosen out of the horse. 3. Deputy 4. Deputy 5. Deputy

To be chosen out of the horse. 6. Deputy 7. Deputy 8. Deputy 9. Deputy

To be chosen out of the foot.

"The rest of the ballot shall proceed exactly according to that of the
first day. But, forasmuch as the commonwealth demands as well the fruits
of a man's body as of his mind, he that has not been married shall not
be capable of these magistracies till he be married. If a deputy already
chosen to be an