The governance of England: otherwise called The difference between an absolute and a limited monarchy. A rev. text edited with introd., notes, and appendices by Charles Plummer.

Title

The governance of England: otherwise called The difference between an absolute and a limited monarchy. A rev. text edited with introd., notes, and appendices by Charles Plummer.

Author

Fortescue, John, Sir, 1394?-1476?

Publication

Oxford,: Clarendon Press,

1885.

Rights/Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

Subject terms

Political science

Monarchy

Constitutional law -- Great Britain.

Link to this Item

https://name.umdl.umich.edu/aew3422.0001.001 content_copy

Cite this Item

"The governance of England: otherwise called The difference between an absolute and a limited monarchy. A rev. text edited with introd., notes, and appendices by Charles Plummer." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/aew3422.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• omitted half title
• omitted front matter
• CHAPTER I. THE DEFERENCE BI TWENE DOMINIUM REGALE AND DOMINIUM POLITICUM ET REGALE.
• CHAPTER II. WHI OON KING REGNETH REGALITER, AND ANOTHER POLITICE ET REGALITER.
• CHAPTER III. HERE BIEN SHEWED THE FRUYTES OF JUS REGALE AND THE FRUYTES OF JUS POLITICUM ET REGALE.
• CHAPTER IV. HERE IS SHEWED HOW THE REUENUES OF FFRAUNCE BYN MADE GRETE.
• CHAPTER V. THE HARME THAT COMYTH OFF A KYNGES POVERTE.
• CHAPTER VI. ORDINANCE FFOR THE KYNGES ORDINARIE CHARGES.
• CHAPTER VII. THE KYNGES EXTRAORDINARIE CHARGES.
• CHAPTER VIII. YFF THE KYNGES LIVELODE SUFFICE NOT, HIS SUBGETTES AUGHT TO MAKE HIT SUFFICIENT.
• CHAPTER IX. HERE HE SHEWITH THE PERELLIS THAT MEY COME TO THE KYNG BY OUER MYGHTYE SUBGETTES.
• CHAPTER X. HOW THAT THE CROVNE IS BESTE TO BE INDOWED.
• CHAPTER XI. HERE IS SHEWID, WHAT OFF THE KYNGES LIVELOD GEVEN AWEY, MEY BESTE BE TAKEN A GEYN.
• CHAPTER XII. HERE IS SHEWID WHAT HARME WOLDE COME TO ENGLAND, YFF THE COMMONS THER OFF WERE POUERE.
• CHAPTER XIII. ONLY LAK OFF HARTE AND COWARDISSE KEPEN THE FFRENCHEMEN FFRO RYSYNGE.
• CHAPTER XIV. HERE HIT IS SHEWID, WHI IT NEDITH þAT THER BE A RESUMPCION, AND A GRAUNT OFF GODE MADE TO THE KYNGE.
• CHAPTER XV. HOW THE KYNGES COUNSELL MEY BE CHOSEN AND ESTABLESHED.
• CHAPTER XVI. HOW THE ROMAYNES PROSPERED WHILES THAI HADE A GRETE COUNSELL.
• CHAPTER XVII. HERE FOLOWETHE ADUERTYSMENTES FOR THE GEUYNG OF THE KYNGES OFFYCES.
• CHAPTER XVIII. AUERTYSMENT HOWE CORODIES AND PENCIONS MEY BEST BE YEVEN.
• CHAPTER XIX. HOWE GRET GODE WOLL GROWE OFF THE FFERME ENDOWYNGE OFF þE CROWNE.
• CHAPTER XX. AUERTISEMENT FOR MAKYNG OF PATENTIS OF GIFTIS.
• omitted back matter