02747nam 2200577 a 450 991097089140332120230124183854.00-86597-808-51-4619-3145-21-61487-896-X(CKB)2550000001079629(OCoLC)849937026(MdBmJHUP)muse29234(Au-PeEL)EBL3327352(CaPaEBR)ebr10723932(CaONFJC)MIL499258(OCoLC)923212189(MiAaPQ)EBC3327352(BIP)30205110(BIP)30959869(EXLCZ)99255000000107962920110103d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe excellencie of a free-state, or, the right constitution of a commonwealth /Marchamont Nedham ; edited and with an introduction by Blair WordenIndianapolis, Ind. Liberty Fundc2011cviii, 211 pThomas Hollis library0-86597-809-3 1-299-68008-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.This edition brings back into print, after two and a half centuries, the pioneering work of English republicanism, Marchamont Nedham's The Excellencie of a Free-State , which was written in the wake of the execution of King Charles I. First published in 1656, and compiled from previously written editorials in the parliamentarian newsbook Mercurius Politicus , The Excellencie of a Free-State addressed a dilemma in English politics, namely, what kind of government should the Commonwealth adopt? David Womersley is Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. His most recent book is Divinity and State . Marchamont Nedham (1620-1678) was a polemicist, pamphleteer, and editor of Mercurius Politicus . Blair Worden is Emeritus Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.Political scienceEarly works to 1800RepublicanismGreat BritainHistory17th centuryGreat BritainPolitics and government1642-1660Political scienceRepublicanismHistory321.8/6Nedham Marchamont1620-1678.1001152Womersley David241911Worden Blair211334MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970891403321The excellencie of a free-state, or, the right constitution of a commonwealth4446324UNINA