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The Difference Between an Absolute and Limited Monarchy: As It More Particularly Regards the English Constitution (Classic Reprint)

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John Fortescue

Europe

Forgotten Books

Sir John Fortescue was undoubtedly the foremost English political theorist of the fifteenth century. This convenient volume brings together for the first time new editions of his two major works--In Praise of the Laws of England and The Governance of England--with references and suggestions for further reading. These works, arguably the earliest in English political thought, form a coherent argument for justice against tyranny and afford unique insights into the law and governance of fifteenth century England.

Sir John Fortescue: On the Laws and Governance of England

Cambridge University Press

Written in 1470, De Laudibus was intended for the instruction of Edward, Prince of Wales. Written in the form of a dialogue, this book contains one of the earliest sketches of the English legal system. This is the first appearance of the modern edition, based on the 1825 Amos edition, which includes for the first time the life of the author by Lord Clermont, a direct descendant, as well as his corrected version of both the text and translation, these having appeared only in an 1869 privately published edition of Fortescue's works limited to 120 family copies. Originally published: Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1874. lxiv, 302 pp.

De Laudibus Legum Angliae: A Treatise in Commendation of the Laws of England (English, Latin and Latin Edition)

Thomas Fortescue Clermont

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