VI。Furthermore，itwillnotbesufficientforthePeople，soastomaintainitssupremacy，tohavesomecertainknowntimes，andplacesofmeeting，unlessethateithertheintervalsofthetimesbeoflessedistance，thenthatanythingmayinthemeantimehappenwhereby（byreasonofthedefectofpower）theCitymaybebroughtintosomedanger，oratleastthattheexerciseofthesupremeauthoritybe，duringtheintervall，grantedtosomeoneman，orCouncell。Forunlessethisbedone，thereisnotthatwarycare，andheedtakenforthedefenceandPeaceofsinglemenwhichoughttobe，andthereforewillnotdeservethenameofaCity，becausethatinitforwantofsecurity，everymansRightofdefendinghimselfeathisownpleasure，returnstohimagain。
VII。DemocratyisnotframedbycontractofparticularpersonswiththePeople，butbymutuallcompactsofsinglemeneachwithother。Buthenceitappearsinthefirstplace，thatthePersonscontracting，mustbeinbeingbeforethecontractitselfe。ButthePeopleisnotinbeingbeforetheconstitutionofgovernment，asnotbeinganyPerson，butamultitudeofsinglePersons;whereforetherecouldthennocontractpassebetweenthePeopleandtheSubject。Now，ifafterthatgovernmentisframed，thesubjectmakeanycontractwiththePeople，itisinvain，becausethePeoplecontainswithinitswill，thewillofthatsubjecttowhomitissupposedtobeobliged;andthereforemayatitsownwillandpleasuredisengageitselfe，andbyconsequenceisnowactuallyfree。Butinthesecondplace，thatsinglePersonsdoecontracteachwithothermaybeinferredfromhence，thatinvainsurewouldtheCityhavebeenconstituted，iftheCitizenshadbeenengagedbynocontractstodoe，oromitwhattheCityshouldcommandtobedoneoromitted。BecausethereforesuchkindofcompactsmustbeunderstoodtopasseasnecessarytothemakingupofaCity，butnonecanbemade（asisalreadyshewed）betweentheSubjectandthePeople;itfollowes，thattheymustbemadebetweensingleCitizens，namelythateachmancontracttosubmithiswilltothewillofthemajorpart，onconditionthattherestalsodoethelike，asifeveryoneshouldsaythus，IgiveupmyRightuntothePeopleforyoursake，oncondition，thatyoualsodeliverupyours，formine。
VIII。AnAristocraty，orCouncellofNoblesenduedwithsupremeauthoritie，receivesitsoriginallfromaDemocraty，whichgivesupitsRightuntoit;wherewemustunderstandthatcertainmendistinguishtfromothers，eitherbyeminenceoftitle，blood，orsomeotherCharacter，arepropoundedtothePeople，andbypluralityofvoycesareelected;andbeingelected，thewholeRightofthePeople，orCity，isconveighedonthem，insomuchaswhatsoeverthePeoplemightdoebefore，thesamebyRightmaythisCourtofelectedNoblesnowdoe。Whichbeingdone，itisclearthatthePeople，consideredasonePerson，（itssupremeauthoritybeingalreadytransferredonthese）isnolongernowinbeing。
IX。AsinDemocratythePeople，soinanAristocratytheCourtofNoblesisfreefromallmannerofobligation;forseeingsubjectsnotcontractingwiththePeople，butbymutuallcompactsamongthemselves，weretyedtoallthatthePeopledid，hencealsotheyweretyedtothatactofthePeopleinresigningupitsRightofgovernmentintothehandsofNobles。NeithercouldthisCourt，althoughelectedbythePeople，bebyitobligedtoanything;forbeingerected，thePeopleisatoncedissolved，aswasdeclaredabove，andtheauthorityithadasbeingaPersonutterlyvanisheth。WhereforetheobligationwhichwasduetothePersonmustalsovanish，andperishtogetherwithit。
X。Aristocratyhaththeseconsiderations，togetherwithDemocraty;First，thatwithoutanappointmentofsomecertaintimes，andplaces，atwhichtheCourtofNoblesmaymeet，itisnolongeraCourt，oronePerson，butadissolutemultitudewithoutanysupremepower;Secondly，thatthetimesoftheirassemblingcannotbedisjoynedbylongintervalls，withoutprejudicetothesupremepower，unlesseitsadministrationbetransferredtosomeoneman：Nowthereasonswhythishappens，arethesamewhichwesetdowninthefifthArticle。