An essay on civil government : in which the Right of chusing Officers and Members of Parliamnt, for the City and Corporation of London, is shewn to be anciently and unalienably vested in the Freemen at large, or the Whole Commonalty of Citizens; from whom it has been Unconstitutionally taken and transferred to the Livery. Inscribed to Sir William Withers, Lord Mayor of London; By Dr. William King, late Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, Keeper of the Records, and Vicar-General, to the Lord Primate, of Ireland, &c. To which is added A Remonstrance with the Court of Common-Council, On their presenting the freedom of the City to Dr. Price, for his Observations on Civil Liberty; Setting forth the inconsistency of their concern for the Liberties of the Americans, while they trample on the Rights and Privileges of their Fellow-Citizens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, William, 1663-1712.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Early works to 1800.

Political science.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],52p. )

Other Title:

Essay on civil government

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Wheble, opposite St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-Street, MDCCLXXVI. [1776]

Notes:

Braces in title.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Adams, 76-74

English Short Title Catalog, T11224.

OCLC:

642280744