Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Principal events in James' life
- Bibliographical note
- Select biographical notes
- Basilicon Doron
- The Trew Law of Free Monarchies
- Triplici Nodo, Triplex Cuneus. Or an Apologie for the Oath of Allegiance
- Speech to parliament of 19 March 1604
- Speech to parliament of 9 November 1605
- Speech to parliament of 31 March 1607
- Speech to parliament of 21 March 1610
- Speech in Star Chamber of 20 June 1616
- A Meditation upon the 27th, 28th and 29th Verses of the 27th Chapter of Saint Matthew (1619)
- His Maiesties Declaration, Touching his Proceedings in the Late Assemblie and Conuention of Parliament (1622)
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
The Trew Law of Free Monarchies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Principal events in James' life
- Bibliographical note
- Select biographical notes
- Basilicon Doron
- The Trew Law of Free Monarchies
- Triplici Nodo, Triplex Cuneus. Or an Apologie for the Oath of Allegiance
- Speech to parliament of 19 March 1604
- Speech to parliament of 9 November 1605
- Speech to parliament of 31 March 1607
- Speech to parliament of 21 March 1610
- Speech in Star Chamber of 20 June 1616
- A Meditation upon the 27th, 28th and 29th Verses of the 27th Chapter of Saint Matthew (1619)
- His Maiesties Declaration, Touching his Proceedings in the Late Assemblie and Conuention of Parliament (1622)
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Summary
AN ADVERTISEMENT TO THE READER
Accept, I pray you (my deare countreymen) as thankefully this Pamphlet that I offer vnto you, as louingly it is written for your weale. I would be loath both to be faschious, and fectlesse: And therefore, if it be not sententious, at least it is short. It may be yee misse many things that yee looke for in it: But for excuse thereof, consider rightly that I onely lay downe herein the trew grounds, to teach you the right-way, without wasting time vpon refuting the aduersaries. And yet I trust, if ye will take narrow tent, ye shall finde most of their great gunnes payed home againe, either with contrary conclusions, or tacite obiections, suppose in a dairned forme, and indirectly: For my intention is to instruct, and not irritat, if I may eschew it. The profite I would wish you to make of it, is, as well so to frame all your actions according to these grounds, as may confirme you in the course of honest and obedient Subiects to your King in all times comming, as also, when ye shall fall in purpose with any that shall praise or excuse the by-past rebellions that brake foorth either in this countrey, or in any other, ye shall herewith bee armed against their Sirene songs, laying their particular examples to the square of these grounds. […]
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- King James VI and I: Political Writings , pp. 62 - 84Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1995
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