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Ci^e 6obfrnanre of Cnglanti:
OTHERWISE CALLED
The Difference between an Absolute and a Limited Monarchy
By sir JOHN FORTESCUE, Kt.
SOMETIME CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE KINGS BENCH
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EDITED
WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES, AND APPENDICES
BY
CHARLES PLUMMER, M.A.
Fellow and Chaplain of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
LONDON: HUMPHREY MILFORD
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' The idea of a polity in which there is the same law for all, a polity administered with regard to equal rights and equal freedom of speech, and the idea of a kingly government which respects most of all the liberty of the governed.'— Long's Translation.
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Cable of Contents.
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Preface v
List of Authorities xiii
Chronological Table xv
Introduction:
Part I. Constitutional Sketch of the Lancastrian a…