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246 A History of Sweden
a hundred years in the reign of Christopher of Ba-
varia, and, hence, called the Code of King Christopher,
but the changes in it were few and unimportant, and
for the cities the law remained unchanged. Finally,
however, learned jurists were appointed to prepare a
new code. After some thirty years of labor the new
code was adopted by the Estates in 1734. It was the
general as well as the local law of the realm. It is still
in force though many improvements have been made
in it. It contains no regulation for king and govern-
ment as this was supplied by the Constitution of 1720.
The constitution and the regulations of the Riksdag
were known as fundamental laws, as all other laws
were based on them. The fundamental laws defined
the relations of the government to the people ; the code,
or general law, regulated the mutual relations of in-
dividuals.
Both on account of its contents and its clear, vigor-
ous statements, the code of 1734 is a worthy heir of
the old provincial laws of the land. These masterpieces
of Teutonic jurisprudence are among the most valuable
treasures of Swedish culture.
D. THE ADMINISTRATION OF ARVID HORN
Character of Arvid Horn. The most powerful per-
son during this period was not the king, but the presi-
dent of the chancery department. This office, which
corresponds to the chancellorship during the period of
greatness, was held after the accession of Frederick I
for eighteen years by Arvid Horn. He had distin-
guished himself as one of the bravest of Charles’
"champions," and of the most reckless participants in
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