What are some historical reasons why someone might have trouble subscribing to a publication or document in a royal court? 
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What are some historical reasons why someone might have trouble subscribing to a publication or document in a royal court? 

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**http://www.bibliotheque-historique.fr/melanges/politique/1817-1820 **
1170.  MÉLANGE»  politique.  N.  28  volumes  renfermant  en-
viron  165  opuscules  relatifs  aux  troubles,  agitations,
conjurations,  persécutions  et  aux  événements  politi-
ques  arrivés  en  France  dans  les  années  1817  à  1820,
un  recueil  important  des  traités  et  conventions  entre
la  France  et  les  puissances  alliées  en  1814-15,  pièces
et  documents  relatifs  à  Téglise  gallicane,  à  Tétat  po-
litique des  protestants  en  France,  etc.
Voi.  28,  ÌD-8,  d.  rei.
1171.  MÉLANGES.  N.  29  Paquets  contenant  3867  opuscu-
les in-4,  in-8  et  in-12,  de  difl'érents  auteurs  et  de  ma-
tières  diverses.  Ce  grand  Recueil  est  surtout  remar-
quable  pour  Timportance  et  la  variété  des  matières  qui
le  composent  :  il  y  a  des  pièces  intéressantes  et  recher-
chées  en  politique,  histoire,  philologie,  beaux  arts,
archeologie,  sciences,  etc.
1172.  MELLI  8.  La  comare  levatrice  istruita  nel  suo
ufizio  secondo  le  regole  più  certe,  e  gli  ammaestra-
menti. -  Venezia,  Becurti,  1721,  in-4,  vél.  avec  nom-
breuses  flg.  sur  cuivre.
1173.  MELLINI  D.  Descrizione  dell'entrata  della  Reina
Giovanna  d'Austria,  et  dell'apparato,  fatto  in  Firenze
nella  venuta,  et  per  le  Nozze  di  S.  Altezza,  et  del  III.
et  Ecc.  D.  Francesco  de'  Medici,  Prencipe  di  Fiorenza
et  di  Siena.  -  Fiorenza^  Giunti,  1566,  in-8,  d.  rei.
Exompl.  taché  et  court  de  marges.
1174.  MELZI  L.  Somma  Lombardo.  Storia,  descrizione  e
illustrazioni.  -  Milano^  1880,  in-4,  tig.  br.
Très  bel  exemplaire  neuf.
1175.  MEMOIRES  de  Mathématique  et  de  Physique.  -
Paris,  Impr,  Boyale,  1750,  4  voi.  in-4,  nombr.  pi.  s.
cuivre,  peau.
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1176.  Memoires  sur  la  Revolution  d'Ayignon  et  du  Com-
tat  Venaissins.  —  Memorie  sulla  Rivoluzione  d'Avi-
gnone e  del  Contado  Venaissino.  (Texte  italien  et
frangais).  -  H.  l.  w.  impr.^  1793,  2  voi.  gr.  in-4,  mar.
rouge,  tr.  dor.


**http://www.clausewitz-strategicstudies.org/book2/ch6/historical-examples **
Book Two, Chapter Six: In this concluding chapter of Book Two,
Clausewitz develops a [Mint made negatively in the previous chapter,
where he says one of the three cardinal errors common to critics is their
misuse of historical examples. Here he proposes to demonstrate their
correct use,

“The knowledge which is basic to the ait of war,” he says, “is empiri¬
cal.” Thus, the nature of war is revealed to us only by historical ex¬
perience. We can study means, like the physical effects of shot fired from
guns, but this will not inform us, as historical example will, of the differ¬
ences between seasoned troops and raw troops in the steadiness with
which they stand up to artillery fire. To be sure, we do not always have
a sufficient range of experience to inform us sufficiently about all the
things we should like to know. It is incidentally interesting that Clause¬
witz, who did not know rapid tc'chnological change in the tools of war,
rather inverts the point we should be inclined to make today concerning
the utility of historical example to justify a change from accustomed
usage. Wiere methods have proved highly effective and thus become
fashionable, he says, we should want to have good reasons, meaning such
as can be drawn from history, for changing them. Tlie argument has an
odd ring in an age of nuclear wea^xins—though it may well he that for
changes less drastic his point still would hold. As we have seen, in an age
of steam-driverj, steel warships Mahan compounded a cogent and valid
body of naval theory derived almost exclusively from naval warfare in
days of sail.
Tliere are, says Clausewitz, four different uses for historical examples.


**http://www.medical-journal-archive.org/david-dickson/antidote-arsenic-1839 **
Royal  Hospital  DAVID  J.  H.  DICKSON.
Plymouth»  22d  Augast,  1839.
Carbonatb  of  Iron  as  an  Antidoti  to  Arsbnic.
(7b  the  EdUart  </  the  MedkO'Cfururgical  Revtew.)

Gentlemen, — ^Being  a  subscriber  to  yoor  valuable  perìodical,  since  1820,  I
bave  had  an  opportunity  of  becoming  acquainted  with  the  priocipal  discoveries
connected  with  medico-chirurgical  science,  as  well  as  the  opinione  of  the  lead*
ing  members  of  ìt,  for  which  I  take  this  opportanity  of  offering  yoa  my  email
tributo  of  acknowledgement.
I  waa  aware  of  Dr.  Bonsen  of  Gotttngen's  pian  of  administering  the  hydrated
perozide  of  iron  as  an  antidote  to  arsenic.  I  bave  also  read  the  case  of  M.
Deville,  successfuUy  treated  by  the  trìtozide  of  iron  and  the  experìmental  re-
aearches  on  Uie  ozides  of  iron  from  the  Revue  Medicale.
As  the  two  foUowing  cases,  which  bave  fallen  under  my  owp  obeeryation  and
management,  may  prove  useful  in  farther  illustiating  the  effects  of  iron,  as  an
antidote  to  arsenic,  I  think  it  may  be  of  some  practical  benefit  to  bave  them
generally  known,  and  if  you  think  them  worth  poblishing  you  are  at  liberty  to
do  so.
Caee  1. — J.  Davis,  aged  12  years,  brought  by  bis  mother  to  my  snigery.
Aprii  26,  1839,  twenty  minutes  after  eight  a.m.  having  swallowed,  by  mistake,
about  a  teacupful  of  a  solution  of  white  ozide  of  arsenic,  which  had  been  pre-
pared  to  cure  the  itch,  with  which  some  of  the  family  were  afflicted.
Symptoma. — Violent  retching  and  vomiting,  (he  fortunately  had  taken  bis
breakfast  just  before.)  Ezcessive  thirst,  and  intense  sensation  of  buming  in  the
Uiroat  and  stomach  ;  breathing  difficult  ;  great  tremor  of  the  whole  body  and
inability  of  controlling  the  muscular  action  of  the  limbe.


**http://www.publicfinanceinstitute.org/essays/direct-taxes-vs-indirect **
times, and the great probability that in abnormal
times the proportional increase of the revenue will
correspond to the increase of the rates ;

2d. The economy and ease of collection, the
simplicity of superintendence, and the smaller
number of controversies ;

3d. The greater possibility of farming them out
on contract, to the local governments or to private
individuals, without incurring any considerable risk ;

4th. The encouragement to production which
results from the fixed or less variable character of
such imposts, and in particular of certain forms of
the same ;

5th. The greater openness and publicity of a sys-
tem which does not depend upon the verification
of certain facts, constituting more or less uncertain
indications of wealth, but which taxes it directly,
and at fixed periods calls for a definite proportion
of the wealth itself.
Against direct taxes may be adduced :

1st. The insufficiency of their total product in
comparison with the needs of modern budgets ;

2d. The trouble which is caused especially to
the smaller contributors by being inexorably re-
quired to pay, at fixed epochs, relatively large
sums of money ;

3d. The injustice of a fixed payment at the be-
ginning of a fiscal period, notwithstanding the
eventual shrinkage of the property taxed ;



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4th. The danger resulting from immediate con-
tact with fiscal agents in which many contributors
are placed, who do not appreciate the equitable-
ness of the charge or the usefulness of the purpose
for which the impost is levied.


**http://www.schweizer-geschichte-archiv.ch/publications/quarterly-reviews **
Quellen  zur  Schweizer  Geschichte,  herausgegeben  von  den  Allge-

meinen  Geschichtforschenden  Gesellscaft  der  Schwciz,  Ba^el.
lahresbericht  der  hìstorisch.  antiq.  GeselschaTt  von  Graubunden,

Chur.
Mémoìres  et  documenta  publics  par  la  Société  d'hi^toire  et  d'ar-
cheologìe de  Genève,  Genève,


Inghilterra.
The  English   Historical   Review  edited  by  G.  R.   Gardiner  and
Reginald  L.  Poole.  London  (Trimestrale).
America  (U,  S.).
Archasological  Institut  of  Amerika.  Amerikan  Journal  of  Archa;o-
logy  and  of  the  History  of  the  fine  arts.  Princeton  (Trime-
strale).
Politicai  Science  Quarterly  eJited  by  the  University  faculty  of
Politicai  Science  of  Columbia  CoIIcrc,  N— ■  ■^"-'-


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250  NOTIZIE   STORICHE   TOPOGRAFICHE

La  condizione  topografica  della  nostra  città  (come  ho  avver*
tito  fin  da  principio)  rendendo  difficili  le  comunicazioni  fra  Tuno
e  l'altro  centro  popolato  costituiva  pei  cittadini  una  necessità  di
avere  in  ogni  centro  la  propria  chiesa;  certamente  erano  più  che
altro  oratorii  che  a  mano  a  mano  s'ingrandirono  e  s'abbellirono
per  la  pietà  dei  fedeli,  come  questa  dei  SS,  Filippo  e  Giacomo^  che
stava  fra  il  T{io  e  il  palazzo  ex  Ceresara  —  oggi  della  Banca  agri-
cola —,  protendendosi  sul  corso  Vittorio  Emanuele;  fu  rifabbri-
cata nel  1298,  di  nuovo  nel  i522  e  demolita  nel  1800.


**http://www.historicalgovernance.org/rome/constituent-assembly/executive-committee **
The  Constituent  Assembly,  consisting  of  150
members,  the  élite  of  the  country,  by  the  instincts
of  the  heart,  if  not  by  the  power  of  intelligence,  and
of  whom  seven  only  did  not  belong  to  the  Roman
States,  kept  their  seats,  without  interruption,  until
the  moment  when  brute  force,  violating  the  duties
and  promises  of  France,  dissolved  them.  That
Assembly  had  dictated  or  sanctioned  everything
that  had  been  done  from  the  9th  of  February  until
the  2d  of  July.
And  by  whom  did  it  govern  }  First,  by  an  Ex-
ecutive Committee  :  two  Romans,  Armellini  and
Montecchi,  and  one  Neapolitan,  Saliceti  ;  afterwards
by  the  Triumvirate — the  same  proportion.  But
below  the  supreme  executive,  all  that  served  to
vivify  and  practically  to  carry  out  the  common
thought,  all  that  represented  or  that  affected  the
country  in  administration,  in  the  distribution  of
offices,  in  the  evcry-day  affairs  of  state,  was  purely
Roman.  The  president  of  the  council  under  the
executive  committee,  Muzzarelli  ;  the  minister  of
grace  and  justice,  Lazzarini  ;  of  foreign  affairs,
Rusconi  ;  those  of  the  interior,  Saffi  and  Mayer  ;


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of  finance,  Guicioli  and  Manzoni  ;  of  public  works,
Sterbini  and  Montecchi  ;  of  war,  Campello  and
CalandrelH — all  belonged  to  the  Roman  States.
The  police  (sicurezza  pubblica)  was  successively
directed  by  Mariani,  Meucci,  Meloni,  and  Galvagni,
all  Roman  subjects.  The  ministry  of  public  in-
struction was  intrusted  to  a  Roman,  Sturbinetti  ;
other  Romans  were  charged  with  the  direction  of
the  public  debt,  and  of  the  statistical  department,
and  with  the  presidency  of  the  High  Court  of
Justice,  the  direction  of  the  hospitals,  the  mint,  etc.

### Analysis ###
The user is asking about historical reasons why someone might have trouble subscribing to a publication or document in a royal court. This query involves understanding the administrative, financial, and social challenges that could have prevented subscriptions during historical periods, particularly within royal courts. The references provided cover various historical contexts, including political events, medical research, tax systems, governance structures, and strategic studies. The most relevant references for addressing this question appear to be those discussing historical events and governance structures, such as **http://www.bibliotheque-historique.fr/melanges/politique/1817-1820**, **http://www.schweizer-geschichte-archiv.ch/publications/quarterly-reviews**, and **http://www.historicalgovernance.org/rome/constituent-assembly/executive-committee**. These sources provide insights into the political, economic, and social conditions that could have impeded the subscription process.

### Answer ###
Historical records indicate several reasons why someone might have faced difficulties in subscribing to a publication or document in a royal court. Firstly, the period between 1817 and 1820 was marked by significant political unrest and agitations in France, which could have influenced the availability and accessibility of publications in royal courts<ref name="http://www.bibliotheque-historique.fr/melanges/politique/1817-1820">"MÉLANGE politique. N. 28 volumes renfermant environ 165 opuscules relatifs aux troubles, agitations, conjurations, persécutions et aux événements politiques arrivés en France dans les années 1817 à 1820."</ref>.

Additionally, the governance structure in Rome during the Constituent Assembly period also presents an obstacle. The assembly was governed by an Executive Committee consisting of two Romans and one Neapolitan, which indicates that administrative decisions were highly centralized and possibly biased towards Roman interests<ref name="http://www.historicalgovernance.org/rome/constituent-assembly/executive-committee">"The Constituent Assembly... governed by an Executive Committee: two Romans, Armellini and Montecchi, and one Neapolitan, Saliceti."</ref>. This centralization could have made it challenging for individuals from other regions to access or subscribe to documents.

Moreover, the tax system in Switzerland during the same period highlights another potential barrier. Direct taxes, despite their efficiency and transparency, were often insufficient and caused financial strain, making it difficult for individuals to afford subscriptions<ref name="http://www.publicfinanceinstitute.org/essays/direct-taxes-vs-indirect">"Against direct taxes may be adduced: 1st. The insufficiency of their total product in comparison with the needs of modern budgets."</ref>. This financial challenge could have deterred many from subscribing to publications.

Lastly, the use of historical examples in strategic studies, as discussed by Clausewitz, emphasizes the importance of empirical knowledge in understanding historical events. The misuse of historical examples can lead to incorrect interpretations and misguided actions, potentially affecting the availability and relevance of historical documents<ref name="http://www.clausewitz-strategicstudies.org/book2/ch6/historical-examples">"one of the three cardinal errors common to critics is their misuse of historical examples."</ref>.

These factors collectively illustrate the complexities and challenges involved in subscribing to publications or documents within the context of a royal court, reflecting the broader historical and political landscape that influenced accessibility and affordability. 