The struggle for sovereignty : seventeenth-century English political tracts / edited and with an introduction by Joyce Lee Malcolm.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Malcolm, Joyce Lee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Political science.

Civil rights--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Civil rights.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1714.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Ind. : Liberty Fund, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For much of Europe the seventeenth century was, as it has been termed, an "Age of Absolutism" in which single rulers held tremendous power. Yet the English in the same century succeeded in limiting the power of their monarchs. The English Civil War in midcentury and the Glorious Revolution of 1688 were the culmination of a protracted struggle between kings eager to consolidate and even extend their power and subjects who were eager to identify and defend individual liberties. The source and nature of sovereignty was of course the central issue. Did sovereignty reside solely with the Crown--as claimed theorists of "the divine right"? Or did sovereignty reside in a combination of Crown and Parliament--or perhaps in only the House of Commons--or perhaps, again, in the common law, or even in "the people"? To advance one or another of these views, scholars, statesmen, lawyers, clergy, and unheralded citizens took to their books--and then to their pens. History, law, and scripture were revisited in a quest to discover the proper relationship between ruler and ruled, between government and the governed. Pamphlets abounded as never before. An entire literature of political discourse resulted from this extraordinary outpouring--and vigorous exchange--of views. The results are of a more than merely antiquarian interest. The political tracts of the English peoples in the seventeenth century established enduring principles of governance and of liberty that benefited not only themselves but the founders of the American republic. These writings, by the renowned (Coke, Sidney, Shaftesbury) and the unremembered ("Anonymous") therefore constitute an enduring contribution to the historical record of the rise of ordered liberty. Volume I of The Struggle for Sovereignty consists of pamphlets written from the reign of James I to the Restoration (1620-1660). Volume II encompasses writings from the Restoration through the Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689. All of the major issues and writers are represented. Each volume includes an introduction and chronology. Joyce Lee Malcolm is Professor of History at Bentley College. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon , Barnes and Noble , and iTunes .

Contents:

""Joyce Lee Malcolm, The Struggle for Sovereignty ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Table of Contents, p. vii ""; ""Preface, p. xi ""; ""Acknowledgments, p. xvii ""; ""Introduction, p. xix ""; ""Chronology, p. lxiii ""; ""The Struggle for Sovereignty. Volume 1 ""; ""Under God and the Law, p. 1 ""; ""Sir Edward Coke, The Second Part of the Reports of Edward Coke, Her Majesty's Attorney-General, p. 3 ""; ""Sir Edward Coke, The Twelfth part of the Reports of Sir Edward Coke, p. 11 ""; ""Sovereignty in the King Alone, p. 19 ""

""William Goodwin, A Sermon Preached Before the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie at Woodstocke, p. 21 """"Roger Maynwaring, Religion and Allegiance: In Two Sermons, p. 53 ""; ""Peter Heylyn, A Briefe and Moderate Answer, To The Seditious and Scandalous Challenges of Henry Burton, late of Friday-Streete, p. 73 ""; ""Battle Joined 1640-1648, p. 91 ""; ""Henry Parker, The Case of Shipmony briefly discoursed, According to the Grounds of Law, Policy and Conscience, p. 93 ""; ""John Pym, The Speech or Declaration of John Pym,. p. 127 ""

""Charles I, Propositions Made By both Houses of Parliament, p. 145 """"Henry Ferne, The Resolving of Conscience, p. 179 ""; ""Charles Herle, A Fuller Answer to A Treatise, p. 223 ""; ""Anonymous, Touching the Fundamentall Lawes, p. 261 ""; ""William Ball, Constitutio Liberi Populi, or, The Rule of a Free-born People, p. 281 ""; ""Uncharted Waters, p. 305 ""; ""John Goodwin, Right and might, p. 307 ""; ""Anonymous, The Peoples Right, p. 359 ""; ""A Declaration of the Parliament of England, p. 369 ""; ""Law and Conscience During the Confusions and Revolutions of Government, p. 391 ""

""Francis Rous, the Elder, The Lawfulnes Of obeying the Present Government, p. 393 """"Anonymous, The Grand Case of Conscience Stated, p. 405 ""; ""George Lawson, Conscience Puzzel'd, p. 435 ""; ""Isaac Penington Jr., The Right, Liberty and Safety of the People Briefly Asserted, p. 445 ""; ""The ""After Game,"" p. 491 ""; ""Sir Roger L'Estrange, A Plea for limited Monarchy, As it was Established in this Nation, Before the late War, p. 493 ""; ""J.M. (John Milton) , The Readie & Easie Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth, p. 505 ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""

""Copyright Details """"Table of Contents ""; ""Introduction, p. ix ""; ""Chronology ""; ""Of Parliament, p. 529 ""; ""Sir Henry Vane, The Tryal of Sir Henry Vane, Kt., p. 531 ""; ""Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, Two Speeches, p. 563""; ""H.S. [Henry Scobell], Power of the Lords and Commons in Parliament in point of Judicature briefly discours'd, p. 579""; ""Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, Two Seasonable Discourses, p. 589""; ""A Letter from a Person of Quality, to His Friend in the Country, p. 603""

""Anonymous, Vox Populi: or the Peoples Claim to their Parliaments Sitting, p. 651""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61487-829-3

OCLC:

62321352