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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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rochoosechis or thac Man indisserenely: Duc in an hieredica.
ey Kinsdomecher hare no such poiver nor liberer. Where
che Lam makes a cererin. Heir, chere is a necesscarion eo
ene; Wherectie L. an dochnoc name a cerrain Heir, chere is
_o necessicacion toone, and cherecher hare xoier or liber.
ex cochoole. An haeredicary Prince may be as scacetul and
accepeable cohis subjects, and as willinsly receired by chem
(accordins eo chac liberer whichis opposed co compultion
Or riolence) as he ho is cholen, vec heis noc cheretore
anelectire Prince. In Germany allcheNobilier and C’om-
mons may alfenero ehe choice ofeheEmperour, or De well
oleased Wich it wen ic is concluded, vec none oF chem e-
lect or chooleche Fimperour, buc onely chole six Princes
whohare a consulcacire, deliberatire, and decerminacive
porver in his Flection. And if cheir rores or luitages be c-
quallus dirided, chree tochree, then the Kins OF Bohemia
biach che castins roice. So likemile in Corporations or
Common mealehs; Pomerimes che People, Cometimes chc
Common Counceil, hare povertoname (omany pertons
For luch an oftice, and che supreme Masistrare, or Senace,
Or lesser Councelrespectirely, cochoose onc olchole. And
all chis is done mich ehac caurion and sccrecy, by Billees or
ocher means, chac no man knomes which way any man sare
his roce; ormich whom eo be oftended. IEic vere necet
Parils and incricably prederermined, chac chis indiridual
personandno ocher Mrall and must bechosen, whac necd-
ed allehis circuic and caucton, eo do chacirtichis noc pol-
sible eo bedone ochermise, which onc may do a5 well a5 a
chouland, and For doins of whicti no racional man can De
ottended, it ehe electors vere necessarily predecermincd
co electchis man and no ocher. Andchoueh F. FI. wasplea-
sed eo passe by my Universiey instance, vec Imay noc, un
cill I sec Wtrac heisable eo Pay uneo ir. The Junior oF che
Mess in Cambridee dirides che meat in Four pares, the seni-
ox choosech First, chenche second and chird incheir order.
The Junior is decermined eo one, and hach no choicelete,
unlels ic beco choolewhecher he will take chac parc whicti
cherest hare retuled, or nonear all. Iemaybechis pareis
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