Danger of changes in the national music--declared by Damon, the musical teacher 315 Plato's aversion to the tragic and comic poetry at Athens 316 This aversion peculiar to himself, not shared either by oligarchical politicians, or by other philosophers 317 Doctrines of Plato in this prefatory matter 318 Compared with those of the Republic and of the Xenophontic Cyropædia 319 Constructive scheme--Plato's new point of view 320 New Colony to be founded in Krete--its general conditions _ib._ The Athenian declares that he will not merely promulgate peremptory laws, but will recommend them to the citizens by prologues or hortatory discourses 321 General character of these prologues--didactic or rhetorical homilies 322 Great value set by Plato himself upon these prologues. They are to serve as type for all poets. No one is allowed to contradict them 323 Contrast of Leges with Gorgias and Phædrus 324 Regulations for the new colony--About religious worship, the oracles of Delphi and Dodona are to be consulted 325 Perpetuity of number of citizens, and of lots of land, one to each, inalienable and indivisible 326 Plato reasserts his adherence to the principle of the Republic, though the repugnance of others hinders him from realising it 327 Regulations about land, successions, marriages, &c. The number of citizens must not be allowed to increase 328 Position of the city and akropolis--Distribution of the territory and citizens into twelve equal sections or tribes 329 Movable property--Inequality therein reluctantly allowed, as far as four to one, but no farther 330 Census of the citizens--four classes, with graduated scale of property. No citizen to possess gold or silver. No loans or interest. No debts enforced by law 331 Board of thirty-seven Nomophylakes--general supervisors of the laws and their execution--how elected 332 Military commanders--General council of 360--complicated mode of election _ib._ Character of the electoral scheme--Plato's views about wealth--he caters partly for the oligarchical sentiment, partly for the democratical 333 Meetings of council--other magistrates--Agoranomi--Astynomi, &c. 335 Defence of the territory--rural police--Agronomi, &c. _ib._ Comparison with the Lacedæmonian Kryptia 336 Priests--Exêgêtæ--Property belonging to temples 337 Superintendence of Music and Gymnastic. Educational function _ib._ Grave duties of the Minister of Education--precautions in electing him 338 Judicial duties 339 Private Causes--how tried _ib._ Public Causes must be tried directly by the citizens--strong feeling among Greeks about this 340 Plato's way of meeting this feeling--intermediate inquiry and report by a special Commissioner 340 What laws the magistrates are to enforce--Many details must be left to the Nomophylakes 341 Marriage-Laws--Rich husbands to choose poor wives--No dowries--costly marriage festivals are forbidden 342