The art of governing : Shewing, I. The several sorts of governments at this time establish'd in Europe; from which is taken the best Kind of Government for a Free People, as that of England, &c. II. Of the abuse of governments, by publick ministers, in respect to liberty, &c. on the Maxim in Law, The King can do no Wrong; with the Character of a Modern Statesman, and the great Lord Bacon's Advice to a Courtier. III. Of freedom and slavery, as to Government; manifesting, that by the extraordinary Use, or the Non-Use of National Laws, and general Corruptions, they may be much the same Thing. IV. Of the Parliament of England, and the Frequency of British Parliaments; proving the latter not only the Fundamental Right of this Nation, but that Liberty is grounded upon, and cannot Subsist without it.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([10],58p. )

Other Title:

Art of governing.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for T. Warner, at the Black-Boy in Pater-Noster-Row; and A. Dodd, at the Peacock without Temple-Bar, 1722.

Notes:

With a half-title.

Price from imprint: Price One Shilling.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N14586.

OCLC:

642140383