are found to rise or fall by the degrees of this pillar, like
that river, give an account of the public harvest.

Thus much for the description of the first day's work at the
muster, which happened (as has been shown) to be done as soon as
said; for as in practice it is of small difficulty, so requires
it not much time, seeing the great Council of Venice, consisting
of a like number, begins at twelve of the clock, and elects nine
magistrates in one afternoon. But the tribe being dismissed for
this night, repaired to their quarters, under the conduct of
their new magistrates. The next morning returning to the field
very early, the orator proceeded to --

The twelfth order, "Directing the muster of the tribe in the
second day's election, being that of the list called the galaxy;
in which the censors shall prepare the urns according to the
directions given in the ninth order for the second ballot; that
is to say, with thirty-six gold balls in the middle urn, making
four orders, and nine electors in every order, according to the
number of the magistrates in the list of the galaxy, which is as
follows:

1. Knight
2. Knight

To be chosen out of the horse.
3. Deputy
4. Deputy
5. Deputy