Leipzig, J.H. Ellinger, 1674. 12mo. In contemporary full vellum with yapp edges. Author and title in contemporary hand to spine. Title-page with previous owner's name in contemporary hand. Occassional marginal dampstaining throughout. A few leaves with marginal repair, with loss of a few letters. 383 ff. + frontispiece.
Later edition, first published in Leiden in 1589, of Lipsius’ early tract in political theory in which he, amonst other things, argued a government should recognize only one religion, and should punish dissent by fire and sword.