his Strength and Wars.

[His Government Tyrannical.] As to the manner of his Government,
it is Tyrannical and Arbitrary in the highest degree: For he ruleth
Absolute, and after his own Will and Pleasure: his own Head being
his only Counsellor. The Land all at his Disposal, and all the People
from the highest to the lowest Slaves, or very like Slaves: both in
Body and Goods wholly at his Command. Neither wants He those three
Virtues of a Tyrant, Jealousie, Dissimulation, and Cruelty.

[His Policy.] But because Policy is a necessary endowment of a Prince,
I will first shew in an instance or two, that he is not devoid of it.

[He Farms out His Countrey for Service.] The Countrey being wholly
His, the King Farms out his Land, not for Money, but Service. And the
People enjoy Portions of Land from the King, and instead of Rent,
they have their several appointments, some are to serve the King
in his Wars, some in their Trades, some serve him for Labourers,
and others are as Farmers to furnish his House with the Fruits of
the Ground; and so all things are done without Cost, and every man
paid for his pains: that is, they have Lands for it; yet all have
not watered Land enough for their needs, that is, such Land as good
Rice requires to grow in; so that such are fain to sow on dry Land,
and Till other mens Fields for a subsistence. These Persons are free
from payment of Taxes; only sometimes upon extraordinary occasions,
they must give an Hen or Mat or such like, to the King's use: for as
much as they use the Wood and Water that is in his Countrey. But if
any find the Duty to be heavy, or too much for them, they may leaving
their House and Land, be free from the King's Service, as there is
a Multitude do. And in my judgment they live far more at ease, after
they have relinquished the King's Land, than when they had it.

Many Towns are in the King's hand, the Inhabitants whereof are to Till
and Manure a quantity of the Land according to their Ability, and lay
up the Corn for the King's use. These Towns the King often bestows
upon some of his Nobles for their Encouragement and Maintenance,
with all the fruits and benefits that before came to the King from
them. In each of these Towns there is a Smith to make and mend the
Tools of them to whom the King hath granted them, and a Potter to
fit them with Earthen Ware, and a Washer to wash their Cloaths, and
other men to supply what there is need of. And each one of these
hath a pie