Butsomemayaskwhenitispropertopunish，andwhentopardon。Thisisapointmoreeasilyfeltthatprescribed。Whenthereisdangerintheexerciseofclemency，itisvisible；nothingsoeasyastodistinguishitfromthatimbecilitywhichexposesprincestocontemptandtotheveryincapacityofpunishing。
TheEmperorMauricemadearesolutionnevertospillthebloodofhissubjects。Anastasius[64]punishednocrimesatall。IsaacAngelustookanoaththatnooneshouldbeputtodeathduringhisreign。ThoseGreekemperorsforgotthatitwasnotfornothingtheywereentrustedwiththesword。
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1。InMazulipatamitcouldneverbefoundoutthattherewassuchathingasawrittenlaw。SeetheCollectionofVoyagesthatContributedtotheEstablishmentoftheEastIndiaCompany，iv。，partI，p。391。TheIndiansareregulatedintheirdecisionsbycertaincustoms。TheVedanandsuchbooksdonotcontaincivillaws，butreligiousprecepts。SeeEdifyingLetters，coll。xiv。
2。C？sar，Cromwell，andmanyothers。