A P P E N D I X.
V . T h e k ’m g is in t it le d to gove rn and ru le , fave and p r o t e f i towns and cou n tr ies , and
a ll th e righ ts ap p e r ta in in g to him and to th e c row n , a c co rd in g to th e law and this fo rm
o f gove rnment. r s
V I . W h erea s th e negotiations o f pea ce , t ru c e s , and a llian c es , offenfive and derenlive,
feld om bea r th e leaft dela y, and neceffarily require th e g rea teft fe c re c y , his majefty th e re fo
re confults w ith th e fenators in thofe imp ortan t m a tte r s , and,- h a vin g pondered and
co lle c ted th eir fuffrages, take s fu ch meafures and exped ients, as h e h im fe lf thinks to b e
th e b elt and mo il u fe fu l fo r th e k in gdom ; y e t i f , in th o fe important matters, th e fen ate
Ihou ld prove unanimous in an opin ion , oppoiite to his majefty’ s , then his ra a je ily yield s to
th e ir fen tim en t ; but i f th e advices Ihould prove different, th en his majefty de cid es, an d
ap proves o f th a t opinion w h ich h e h im fe lf think s-the beft and moft advantageous.
V I I . I f th e k in g is a fore ign er , he m a y n o t g o o u t o f his kingdom w ith o u t th e k n ow led
g e and confent o f th e ftates o f th e realm ; - b u t i f h e is a native Swede, th en h e o n ly
needs to communicate his refolu tion to th e fen a te, and perceive its advice, in th e manner
fe t down in th e fo re g o in g V I . ., . '
Y i n . A n d th a t a ll o c cu r r in g bufinefs may b e performed , b y his m a je lty , w ith the
more a f tiv ity an d o rd e r , th e affairs a re to b e divided b etween th e fenators irr th e manner
h is majefty think s moft u feful and p ro p e r ; his majefty, as th e head o f th e k in gd om , o n ly
b e in g a c countab le to G o d and the co u n try fo r his ru lin g i t ; and in a ll thefe affa irs, when
his majefty ha th eo lle fted th e opinions o f th e fenators, w h o are acqua inted w ith thofe
m a t te r s , an d ca lled b y his majefty to p on d er th em , his majefty ha th th e decifive v o i c e ;
y e t h e refrom ih a ll b e e x cep ted all the ju r id ica l cafes ju d g e d at th e K in g ’ s benches , courts
martia l, o r an y o th e r o f th e tribuna ls in the k in gd om , and w h ic h come in th e laft inftance
to th e final decifion o f th e h igh reviiion o f ju ft ic e , w h ich alw a ys confifts o f feven fenators,
th a t ha ve been emp loyed in ju r id ic a l offices, and are reputed to b e ju ft and Ik illed in th e
iaw , and w here his majefty h im fe lf he re a fte r , as b e fo re , is p refen t, h a vin g there but- tw o
vo ic e s , an d , when th e opinions prove even, th e de cifive v o te .
IX . I t appertains to th e k in g ’ s majefty alone to do a fts o f g ra c e , an d to g iv e pa rd on ,
t o reftore h o n o u r , l i f e , an d goods, in all c rimes , w h ic h a re n o t evid en tly con tra ry to th e
h o ly w o rd o f G o d . #
X . A l l th e h igh e r offices, from lieu tenant-eolonel to field-marfhal, b o th m c lu fiv e , an a
a ll th e ir equals in th e e c c lefiaftical and civil o rd e r , are in th e k in g ’ s g i f t , in the f it t in g o f
th e fen ate, a fte r th e follow in g w i f e : when a pla c e is v a can t, th e fenators o u gh t to ta k e
n o t ic e o f th e c a p a c ity and merits o f a ll perfons th a t fue fo r fu ch p la c e s , and w h o ma y
come in to confideration, an d mak e rep o r t th e re o f to his m a je f ty ; and his majefty, h a vin g
in th e fenate ind icated th e perfon w h o is come in his g rac ious remembrance to b e ad .
van c ed to th e fame p la c e , th e fenators g iv e th eir confiderations thereu pon in th e P ro to
c o l, b u t w ith o u t an y fu r th e r v o ta t io n . T o all o th e r employments th e co lle g e s , an d
o th e r perfons concerned, propofe to his majefty th ree perfons o f th e moft ik illed , w o r -
th ie f t, and beft qualified fo r th e v acant p la c e , th a t are to- b e fou n d ; on w h ich o c c a fion ,
fomebody o r o th er o f m e r it, befides thofe o f th e co lleg e , m a y b e remembered ; and a ll
oth ers th a t feek fo r th e preferment, and are comp eten t, may b e named. In the re g im en ts ,
th e propofal to th e v a can t poft is to be made a c co rd in g to th e ftatute o f K in g C h a rle s X I I .
o f th e 6 th N o v em b e r , 1 7 16 . I f , in th ep ro p o fin g , an y man ih ou ld be found to be in jured ,
and w ith o u t reafon u eg le& ed , th e refpe&Lve perfons concerned ih a ll b e accountable fo r it .
O u t o f th e fo llic itin g perfons his majefty ch u fe th him th a t he th in k s th e moft qua lified.
B u t a ll the o th e r low e r offices, o f w h ich th e co lleg es , ch ap ter s , and colonels o f th e r e g im
en ts , as w e ll as oth e r bodies, b efo re th e y e a r 1680, have been u fed to difpofe, may b o
n ow and h e rea fte r in th e ir p a rticu la r g i f t . F o re ign e r s , b e in g princes o r oth e r perfon s ,
m a y n o t he reafte r b e emp loyed in th e commiffions o f th e c row n , neither in th e civil n or
m ilita ry ftate, e x cep t in his majefty’ s co u r t, i f th e y b e n o t b y eminent and g rea t qualities
ab le
able to d o fign a l h o n o u r and notab le fervice to th e k in gd om . T o a ll thefe p la c e s ab ility
an d e x p e r ien c e ih a ll o n ly open th e w a y , w ith o u t an y re g a rd to favou r o r b ir th w h en th e y
are n o t accompanied w ith merit. T h e e le d io n o f th e arch -b iih o p , b iih o p s , and fu p e n n -
ten d an ts Ihall proceed a f te r th e form e r cu ftom, an d his majefty alone nominates one o±
th e th ree w h o are propofed to him b y th e perfons con c ern ed . T h e preferment o f the
paftors o f pa riihe s ih a ll b e en t ire ly ac co rd in g to th e form o f government o f th e y e ar
J 720, and th e oth e r ftatutes con cern in g thefe affairs enadted a f te r th at time.
X I . T h e k in g alon g is en titled to ennoble thofe th a t b y lo y a lty , v ir tu e , v a lo u r , le a rn in g ,
an d experience , have made themfelves w e ll de fe rring o f th e k in g and th e c o u n t r y ; b u t
wh ere as th e re is a g re a t mu ltitud e o f noblemen in Sweden, nis majefty vouch fa fes to re -
ftrain this number to one hundred and f ifty : an d th e order o f nobles may not deny in-
t ro d u a io n to th efe one hundred an d f ifty new fam ilie s : lik ew ife th e n o b ility may not
d e n y in t ro d u a io n to th e noblemen his majefty w ill c re ate counts o r barons, and who b y
g re a t and eminent merits have deferved i t , _ . « - . •
X I I . A l l affairs, here above not excep ted , are to b e reported to his majefty in his c a b
in e t j o r in one o f the divifions in th e fen ate, w h en his majefty thinks it more p rop er ;
o r , i f his majefty ih ou ld b e p le a fed , to advife w ith a g re a te r n umb er o f fenators ; b u t in
th a t cafe th e y ih a ll always b e deemed to have been propofed in th e cab in e t.
X I I I . T h e rea lm b e in g la r g e , and the affairs man y, and o f g rea ter importance th an th a t
th e k in g alone can b e able to examine and c lea r th em a ll, h e needs officers and governor»
t o a iE ilh im . . .
X I V . F o r the d ilig en t atten dan ce , p erforman ce, and exped ition or th e altairs, ce r ta in
co lleg e s are inftitu ted, w h o , lik e th e a im s o f th e b o d y , e x ten d th e ir ca re to a ll th a t is to
b e done and e x e cu ted in th e k in gd om . T h e y have r ig h t and p ow er , e v e ry o n e in th e ir
fu n a io n s , in th e name o f the k in g , an d in w h a t relates to th e ir charges and office, to
command th e officers u n d er th em , an d to k eep th em, w h o are u n d er th eir care and d i .
re a .io n , to th e p erforman ce o f th e ir d u ty , to demand ac cou n t o f th e ir e x p ed ition s, an d
1q give his majefty all neceffa ry and defired n o t ic e , as w ell o f thofe as th e ir own bu fine fs.
X V . In th e K in g ’ s B en ch , w h ich is th e k in g ’ s high eft cou r t o f ju d ic a tu re , is to be one
prefid ent w h o , b y le a rn in g and Ik-ill in the law , has made h im fe lf a qualified ju d g e ; and
ha s fo r his affiftants, one v ice -p re fid en t, and th e u fu al counfellors and afleffors o f th e
-K in g ’ s Ben ch . T h e fe h igh t rib u n a ls , e v e ry one in th e ir p la c e , h a ve in fp e a io n and ca re
th a t ju ftice may b e ac countab ly and w e ll adminiftred, a c co rd in g to law and eftabliflied
f ta tu te s ; w h ic h , w ith o u t mifin terp re tin g , m i l l b e ob ferved an d k ep t in th e ju dg emen ts
a f te r th e tru e and lite ra l fenfe ; in fomu ch , th a t th e co u r ts o f K in g ’ s B en ch , w ith o u t
pro fit fe lf-in te re ft, o r o th e r confid erations, do ju ft ic e to ev ery b o d y , as th e y ih a ll b e an -
five rab le b efo re G o d and th e k in g , le ft u nrighteoufnefs m igh t ru in the lan d and th e
k in gd om . A nobleman ma y never, in arraignmen ts o f cap ita l caufes, b e ju d g ed in an y
o th e r c o u r t than th a t o f the K in g ’s Bench, in t ire iy as th e p r iv ile g e s an d f tatu te r e la t in g
to law -fu its o f th e y e ar 1 6 1 ; prefcribes and commands ; y e t th e t r ia l may be made in
loco and no o th e r crimina l cafes than thofe to u ch in g life an d h onou r b e b ro u g h t th ith e r .
I t apperta ins lik ew ife to th e K in g ’ s B en ch to have a narrow in fp e a io n over th e in fe r ior
ju d g e s in th e cities and co u n try , as w e ll as executors ; and when an y th in g is d on e b y
th em o u t o f imp ru dence , b lun d e r in g , o r a v a r ice , th e y muft im mediate ly b e fued , ju d g e d ,
and puniflied as the cafe req u ir e s ; b u t i f an y o f th em thould b e eo n v ifled o f h a vin g w ilfu
lly , out o f h a tred , m align ity , o r fo r b rib e s, w ro n g ed th e ju ft ic e , and thus w oun d ed his
confidence and damaged his fe llow - fu b je ft on his life , h onou r, and w e llfa re , fuch a one
ih all not be puniflied w ith fines, o r removal from his p la c e , b u t w ith lofs o f his l ife and
h on ou r and , ac co rd in g to the. cafe, p a y fo r his malice an d mifch ievoufnefs, intire iy aftei;
th e Swe'dith law . N o r ma y fu ch mifdemeanors be hu fhed u p o r countenanced b y in d u lg
ence o r unfeafonable m e rc y , left, in fo grave m a tte r s , others ma y b e induced to a lic en -
4 H 1 tious.