rendered their authority imperfect,
169. When they loft their legislative
authority, ib. When firft affembled,
369. The form of proceeding in them,
ib.

Stephen earl of Chartres and Blois, his
account of the progrefs of the Crufa-
ders, 247:

Stiernbook, his account of the ancient
Swedish law of fatisfaction for words
of reproach, 298.

Strangers, in what light confidered, and
how treated during the middle ages,
and under the feudal policy, 337-
Sugar canes, when firft brought from
Afia into Europe, and thence carried
to America, 341.

Sultans, Turkish, their defpotick power,
190. How neverthelefs limited, 191.
Superftition, its influence in the legal pro-
ceedings during the middle ages, 51.
Seifs, the fuperior difcipline of their
troops, in the fifteenth century, 115.
Teach other nations the advantages of
infantry over cavalry, 116.

T.

Tacitus, his account of the ancient Ger-

mans compared with that of Cæfar,

210.

Tenures, feudal, the origin of, 13. See

Feudal Syftem, and Land.

Theology, fcholaftick, the firft literary
pursuits at the revival of learning in
Europe, 74.

Truce of God, an account of, 286.
Turkey, origin of, its government, 189.
The defpotick genius of this govern-
ment, ib. No hereditary nobility in,
190. The authority of the Sultans,
how checked, 191. Origin of the Ja-
nizaries, 192. Becomes formidable to
the Chriftian Princes, 194.

V.

Vandals, their cruel devaftations in the
invafion of Spain, 203. The havock
made by them in Africa, 204.
See
Goths.
Vaffals under the feudal fyftem, a view
of their flavish condition, 39.
How
they obtained infranchifement, 40.
How anciently diftinguithed from free-
men, 221. Their wretched itate un-
der their feudal masters, 232. Nate ix.
Venice, the long duration of its civil con-
Bitution, and its flourishing ftate at
the time of the league of Cambray,
118, 119. Its posledions difmember-

War, a comparison between the man-
ner of carrying on, by barbarous and
by civilized nations, 9. How render-
ed feeble in its operations by the feu-
dal policy, 16. The profeffion of
arms, the molt honourable in unci-
vilized nations, 68. The rife of stand-
ing armies traced, 94. By what means
Atanding forces became general, 114.
The fuperiority of infantry in, how
taught, 115, 116.

Wars, private, for the redressing per-
fonal injuries, under the feudal policy,
an inquiry into, 45. Judicial com-
bat prohibited, 47. Inquiry into the
fources of these customs, 280. Note
xxi. Who intitled to the privileges
of exercising, 281. On what occafi-
ons undertaken, ib. Who included,
or bound to engage in thefe difputes,
282. Who excluded from undertaking.
283. The cruel manner of profecut-
ing them, ib. A chronological account
of the expedients made ute of, to fup-
prefs them, 284. Truce of God, an
account of, 286. Brotherhood of God,
an account of, 288. Royal truce, what,
289

Saxon laws of England for put-
ing an end to them, 292 The obfti-
nate attachment of the Spaniards to
this practice, 293. The calamities
occafioned in Germany by, 294.
Welsh, ancient, strangers killed with im-
punity by then, 337.

Willa, widow of duke Hugo, extrac

from her charter of manumiflion,
granted to Cleriza, one of her flaves,
276.

Willermus, archbishop of Tyre, his ac-
count of Conftantinople, 251.
Wittikindus, abbot, his testimony in fa`
vour of the judicial combat, 304.