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1764 EDITOR'S NOTE The present Edition of this Book has not only been collated with the first three Editions, which were published during the Author's Life, but also has the Advantage of his last Corrections and Improvements, from a Copy delivered by him to Mr. Peter Coste, communicated to the Editor, and now lodged in Christ College, Cambridge.

1764 ANMERKUNG DES HERAUSGEBERS Die vorliegende Ausgabe dieses Buches wurde nicht nur mit den ersten drei Ausgaben verglichen, die zu Lebzeiten des Autors veröffentlicht wurden, sondern hat auch den Vorteil seiner letzten Korrekturen und Verbesserungen, aus einer Abschrift, die er Herrn Peter Coste übergab, dem Herausgeber mitgeteilt wurde und nun im Christ College, Cambridge, aufbewahrt wird.

PREFACE

VORWORT

Reader, thou hast here the beginning and end of a discourse concerning government; what fate has otherwise disposed of the papers that should have filled up the middle, and were more than all the rest, it is not worth while to tell thee.

Leser, du hast hier den Anfang und das Ende einer Abhandlung über die Regierung; was das Schicksal sonst mit den Papieren gemacht hat, die die Mitte hätten füllen sollen und mehr als alles andere waren, ist es nicht der Mühe wert, es dir zu erzählen.

These, which remain, I hope are sufficient to establish the throne of our great restorer, our present King William; to make good his title, in the consent of the people, which being the only one of all lawful governments, he has more fully and clearly, than any prince in Christendom; and to justify to the world the people of England, whose love of their just and natural rights, with their resolution to preserve them, saved the nation when it was on the very brink of slavery and ruin.

Diese, die verbleiben, sind, so hoffe ich, ausreichend, um den Thron unseres großen Wiederherstellers, unseres gegenwärtigen Königs Wilhelm, zu festigen; um seinen Anspruch durch die Zustimmung des Volkes zu rechtfertigen, welche als die einzige aller rechtmäßigen Regierungen er vollständiger und klarer besitzt als jeder andere Fürst in der Christenheit; und um vor der Welt das Volk Englands zu rechtfertigen, dessen Liebe zu seinen gerechten und natürlichen Rechten sowie seine Entschlossenheit, diese zu bewahren, die Nation rettete, als sie am äußersten Rand von Knechtschaft und Untergang stand.

Vocabulary

ANMERKUNG
Note or remark, often editorial or explanatory
DES
Of the (genitive article, masculine/neuter)
HERAUSGEBERS
Of the editor or publisher (genitive form)
Die
The (definite article, feminine/plural)
vorliegende
Present, current, or available edition or work
Ausgabe
Edition, issue, or publication of a work
dieses
Of this (demonstrative pronoun, genitive)
Buches
Of the book (genitive form of Buch)
wurde
Was (past tense auxiliary, passive or werden)
nicht
Not (basic negation word in German)
nur
Only, merely, just a single thing
mit
With (preposition indicating accompaniment or means)
den
The (dative/accusative plural definite article)
ersten
First (ordinal adjective, inflected form)
drei
Three (cardinal number)
Ausgaben
Editions or issues (plural of Ausgabe)
verglichen
Compared (past participle of vergleichen)
die
The (definite article or relative pronoun)
zu
To, at, or too (preposition or particle)
Lebzeiten
Lifetime, during someone's life (plural noun)
des
Of the (genitive definite article, masculine/neuter)
Autors
Of the author (genitive form of Autor)
veröffentlicht
Published, made available to the public
wurden
Were (plural past tense of werden)
sondern
But rather (corrective conjunction after negation)
hat
Has (third-person singular of haben)
auch
Also, too, as well
Vorteil
Advantage, benefit, or favorable circumstance
seiner
His, its (possessive pronoun, genitive/dative)
letzten
Last, final (inflected adjective form)
Korrekturen
Corrections, amendments made to a text
und
And (basic coordinating conjunction)
Verbesserungen
Improvements, enhancements, or revisions
aus
From, out of (preposition of origin or source)
einer
A, an (indefinite article, feminine dative/genitive)
Abschrift
Copy, transcript of a written document
er
He (third-person singular masculine pronoun)
Herrn
Mr., gentleman (dative/accusative form of Herr)
übergab
Handed over, submitted (past tense of übergeben)
dem
The (dative definite article, masculine/neuter)
Herausgeber
Editor or publisher of a book or text
mitgeteilt
Communicated, shared, or informed (past participle)
nun
Now, at this point in time
im
In the (contraction of in dem)
aufbewahrt
Stored, preserved, or kept safely
wird
Is, becomes (third-person singular of werden)
VORWORT
Preface or foreword of a book
Leser
Reader (person who reads a text)
du
You (second-person singular informal pronoun)
hast
Have (second-person singular of haben)
hier
Here (adverb indicating this place)
Anfang
Beginning, start of something
das
The (neuter definite article or demonstrative)
Ende
End, conclusion of something
Abhandlung
Treatise, essay, or scholarly dissertation
über
About, over, above (preposition)
Regierung
Government, administration, or ruling body
was
What (interrogative or relative pronoun)
Schicksal
Fate, destiny, or fortune of someone
sonst
Otherwise, else, or usually
Papieren
Papers, documents (dative plural of Papier)
gemacht
Made, done (past participle of machen)
Mitte
Middle, center of something
hätten
Would have (subjunctive II of haben)
füllen
To fill, to complete or occupy space
sollen
Should, to be supposed to do
mehr
More (comparative adverb or adjective)
als
Than, as (comparative conjunction or preposition)
alles
Everything, all (indefinite pronoun, neuter)
andere
Other, another, different (indefinite adjective)
waren
Were (plural simple past of sein)
ist
Is (third-person singular present of sein)
es
It (third-person singular neuter pronoun)
der
The (definite article, masculine nominative)
Mühe
Effort, trouble, or labor put into something
wert
Worth, deserving of value or attention
dir
You (dative of du, informal singular)
erzählen
To tell, narrate, or recount a story
Diese
These, this (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)
verbleiben
To remain, stay behind (infinitive verb)
sind
Are (third-person plural present of sein)
so
So, thus, in this way
hoffe
Hope (first-person singular present of hoffen)
ich
I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
ausreichend
Sufficient, adequate, enough for a purpose
um
Around, in order to (preposition or conjunction)
Thron
Throne, seat of royal power
unseres
Our (genitive possessive pronoun, neuter/masculine)
großen
Great, large (inflected adjective form)
Wiederherstellers
Restorer, one who restores order or rule
gegenwärtigen
Current, present (inflected adjective form)
Königs
Of the king (genitive form of König)
festigen
To consolidate, strengthen, or secure firmly
seinen
His (accusative possessive pronoun, masculine)
Anspruch
Claim, right, or entitlement to something
durch
Through, by means of (preposition)
Zustimmung
Consent, approval, or agreement given
Volkes
Of the people or nation (genitive of Volk)
rechtfertigen
To justify, vindicate, or defend an action
welche
Which, who (relative or interrogative pronoun)
einzige
Only, sole, the single one
aller
Of all (genitive plural of all)
rechtmäßigen
Legitimate, lawful (inflected adjective form)
Regierungen
Governments (plural of Regierung)
vollständiger
More completely, more fully (comparative adverb)
klarer
More clearly, more distinctly (comparative adverb)
besitzt
Possesses, owns (third-person singular of besitzen)
jeder
Every, each, any one individually
Fürst
Prince, sovereign ruler of a territory
in
In, inside, within (preposition of location)
Christenheit
Christendom, the Christian world collectively
vor
Before, in front of (preposition of position/time)
Welt
World, the entire earth or universe
Volk
People, nation, or folk collectively
dessen
Whose, of which (genitive relative pronoun)
Liebe
Love, affection or devotion toward something
gerechten
Just, righteous (inflected adjective form)
natürlichen
Natural (inflected adjective, dative/genitive)
Rechten
Rights or laws (dative plural of Recht)
sowie
As well as, and also (conjunction)
seine
His, its (possessive pronoun, nominative feminine/plural)
Entschlossenheit
Determination, resolve, or firm decisiveness
diese
These, this (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)
bewahren
To preserve, protect, or keep safe
Nation
Nation, a country or people collectively
rettete
Saved, rescued (past tense of retten)
sie
She, they, or her (personal pronoun)
am
At the, on the (contraction of an dem)
äußersten
Outermost, extreme (superlative inflected adjective)
Rand
Edge, brink, or rim of something
von
From, of, by (common German preposition)
Knechtschaft
Slavery, servitude, or bondage
Untergang
Downfall, ruin, or destruction of something
stand
Stood, was positioned (past tense of stehen)
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