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Record Nr.

UNISA996393041503316

Titolo

The aphorismes of the kingdome [[electronic resource] ] : 1. The Parliament is the moderation of monarchy. ... 2. The power of it is sufficient to prevent and restraine tyranny. ... 3. The essence of the law is the free consent of the law-makers. ... 4. The sole reason of the King is not the sound judgement of the kingdome. ... 5. All the votes in Parliament are directive to the law, none destructive. ... 6. The vote that is directive and coactive, is no wayes nomotheticall. ... 7. The negative vote of a King is no more than the dissent of one man. ... 8. The affirmative vote of a King makes not the law; ergo, the negative cannot destroy it. ... 9. He that cannot destroy a law made, cannot destroy it in the making. ... 10. The power that makes lawes, repeales and revives them as reason requires. ... 11. Kings that doe good to their subjects of bountie, would be free of the obligation. ... 12. Laws are the best directions and obligations for all men to follow. To submit the principality to the laws is more than the crowne. .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London, : Allen in Popes-head Alley, 1642]

Descrizione fisica

60 p

Altri autori (Persone)

PrynneWilliam <1600-1669, >

Soggetti

Commissions of array - England

Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Opposing the commissions of array.

Doubtfully attributed to William Prynne.

"The commission of array", with caption title on p.9, is identified as Thomason E.240[27].

Annotation on Thomason copy: "Printed 6 October 1642 at London by allen in Popes head alley".

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018