At the proof of a testament, the magistrates were to subscribe their names, as allowing the legality of the will.

Note XIV.

What farther can we from our caps receive,
Than as we please without controul to live.—P. [256].

Slaves, when they were set free, had a cap given them, in sign of their liberty.

Note XV.

Noble Brutus.—P. [256].

Brutus freed the Roman people from the tyranny of the Tarquins, and changed the form of the government into a glorious commonwealth.

Note XVI.

Excepting still the letter of the law.—P. [256].