[Footnote 149: In the immense labyrinth of the jus publicum
of Germany, I must either quote one writer or a thousand;
and I had rather trust to one faithful guide, than
transcribe, on credit, a multitude of names and passages.
That guide is M. Pfeffel, the author of the best legal and
constitutional history that I know of any country, (Nouvel
Abrege Chronologique de l'Histoire et du Droit public
Allemagne; Paris, 1776, 2 vols. in 4to.) His learning and
judgment have discerned the most interesting facts; his
simple brevity comprises them in a narrow space. His
chronological order distributes them under the proper dates;
and an elaborate index collects them under their respective
heads. To this work, in a less perfect state, Dr. Robertson
was gratefully indebted for that masterly sketch which
traces even the modern changes of the Germanic body. The
Corpus Historiae Germanicae of Struvius has been likewise
consulted, the more usefully, as that huge compilation is
fortified in every page with the original texts.
Note: For the rise and progress of the Hanseatic League,
consult the authoritative history by Sartorius; Geschichte
des Hanseatischen Bandes & Theile, Gottingen, 1802. New and
improved edition by Lappenberg Elamburg, 1830. The original
Hanseatic League comprehended Cologne and many of the great
cities in the Netherlands and on the Rhine. - M.]