The Struggle for Sovereignty. Группа авторов

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       TO Geoffrey Elton AND John Kenyon

      Contents

       VOLUME 1

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chronology

Under God and the Law

SIR EDWARD COKE, Preface, The Second Part of the Reports, London, 1602

SIR EDWARD COKE, Prohibitions del Roy, 5 Jac. 1 (1607), from the Twelfth Part of the Reports, London, 1658

Sovereignty in the King Alone

WILLIAM GOODWIN, A Sermon Preached Before the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie at Woodstocke, Aug. 28, 1614, Oxford, 1614

ROGER MAYNWARING, Religion and Alegiance: In Two Sermons Preached Before the Kings Maiestie: The One on the Fourth of Iuly, Anno 1627. At Oatlands, London, 1627

PETER HEYLYN, A Briefe and Moderate Answer, to the Seditious and Scandalous Challenges of Henry Burton, Chapter 2, London, 1637

Battle Joined 1640-1648

[HENRY PARKER], The Case of Shipmony Briefly Discoursed, London, 1640

JOHN PYM, The Speech or Declaration of John Pym, Esquire: After the Recapitulation or Summing Up of the Charge of High-Treason, Against Thomas, Earle of Strafford, London, 1641

CHARLES I, XIX. Propositions Made by Both Houses of Parliament, to the Kings Most Excellent Majestie: With His Majesties Answer Thereunto, York, 1642

HENRY FERNE, The Resolving of Conscience, upon This Question. Whether … Subjects May Take Arms and Resist? Cambridge, 1642

[CHARLES HERLE], A Fuller Answer to a Treatise Written by Doctor Ferne, London, 1642

       ANONYMOUS, Touching the Fundamentall Lawes, or Politique Constitution of This Kingdome, the Kings Negative Voice, and the Power of Parliaments, London, 1643

       WILLIAM BALL, Constitutio Liberi Populi. Or, the Rule of a Free-Born People, London, 1646

       Uncharted Waters

       JOHN GOODWIN, Right and Might Well Mett, London, 1649

       ANONYMOUS, The Peoples Right Briefly Asserted, London, 1649

       A Declaration of the Parliament of England, Expressing the Grounds of Their Late Proceedings, and of Setling the Present Government in the Way of a Free State, London, 1649

       Law and Conscience During the Confusions and Revolutions of Government

       [FRANCIS ROUS], The Lawfulnes of Obeying the Present Government, London, 1649

       ANONYMOUS, The Grand Case of Conscience Stated, About Submission to the New and Present Power, London, 1649

       [GEORGE LAWSON], Conscience Puzzel’d About Subscribing the New Engagement, London, 1650

       ISAAC PENINGTON JR., The Right, Liberty and Safety of the People Briefly Asserted, London, 1651

       The “After Game”

       [SIR ROGER L’ESTRANGE], A Plea for Limited Monarchy, London, 1660

       J. M. [JOHN MILTON], The Readie & Easie Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth, London, 1660

       VOLUME 2

       Introduction

       Chronology

       Of Parliament

       SIR HENRY VANE, The Tryal of Sir Henry Vane, Kt., London, 1662

       ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, Earl of Shaftesbury, The Earl of Shaftsbury’s Speech, from “Two Speeches,” Amsterdam, 1675

       H. S. [HENRY SCOBELL], Power of the Lords and Commons in Parliament, London, 1680

       [ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, EARL OF SHAFTESBURY], Two Seasonable Discourses Concerning This Present Parliament, Oxford, 1675

       [ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, EARL OF SHAFTESBURY], A Letter from a Person of Quality, to His Friend in the Country, 1675

       ANONYMOUS, Vox Populi: Or the Peoples Claim to Their Parliaments Sitting, London, 1681

       Parliament and the Succession

       [ELKANAH SETTLE], The Character of a Popish Successour, London, 1681

       [WILLIAM CAVENDISH, Duke of Devonshire], Reasons for His Majesties Passing the Bill of Exclusion, London, 1681

       B. T. [SIR BENJAMIN THOROGOOD], Captain Thorogood His Opinion of the Point of Succession, London, 1679/80

       ALGERNON SIDNEY, The Very Copy of a Paper Delivered to the Sheriffs, upon the Scaffold, London, 1683

       The King’s Inalienable Prerogative