Excerpt from The Premier, Vol. 2 of 3 WE must now carry the reader into cabinets and council chambers; unveil to him the vul gar mysteries of state; and show how those who govern others are themselves governed by the petty springs of jealousies, intrigues, and cabals, like the meanest burghers of the hum blest corporation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.