De republica Anglorum The maner of gouernement or policie of the realme of England, compiled by the honorable man Thomas Smyth, Doctor of the ciuil lawes, knight, and principall secretarie vnto the two most worthie princes, King Edwarde the sixt, and Queene Elizabeth. Seene and allowed.

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Author:	Smith, Thomas, Sir, 1513-1577.
Title:	De republica Anglorum The maner of gouernement or policie of the realme of England, compiled by the honorable man Thomas Smyth, Doctor of the ciuil lawes, knight, and principall secretarie vnto the two most worthie princes, King Edwarde the sixt, and Queene Elizabeth. Seene and allowed.
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Alternate titles:	Common-wealth of England
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To the Reader.

DE REPVBLICA ANGLORVM. The maner of gouernement or policie of the REALME of ENGLANDE.

Of the diuersities of common wealthes or gouernement. CHAP. I.

What is iust or Lawe in euerie com∣mon wealth or gouernement. CHAP. 2.

An other diuision of common wealthes. CHAP. 3.

Example of chaunges in the maner of gouernment. CHAP. 4.

Of the question what is right and iust in euerie common wealth. CHAP. 5.

That common wealthes or gouernements are not most commonly simple but mixt. CHAP. 6

The definition of a king and of a tyrant. CHAP. 7.

Of the absolute king. CHAP. 8.

Of the name king & thadministration of England. CHAP. 9.

VVhat is a common wealth, and the partes thereof. CHAP. 10.

The first sort or beginning of an house or familie called . CHAP. 11.

The first and naturall beginning of a kingdome in Greeke . CHAP. 12.

The first and naturall beginning of the rule of a few of the best men called in Greeke CHAP. 13.

The first originall or beginning of the rule of the multitude called . CHAP. 14.

That the common wealth or policie must be according to the nature of the people. CHAP. 15.

The diuision of the parts and persons of the common wealth. CHAP. 16.

Of the first part of gentlemen of englande called Nobilitas maior. CHAP. 17.

Of the second sort of gentlemē which may be called Nobilitas minor, & first of knightes. CHAP. 18.

Of Esquiers. CHAP. 19.

Of Gentlemen. CHAP. 20.

VVhether the maner of England in making gentlemen so easily is to be allowed. CHAP. 21.

Of Citizens and Burgesses. CHAP. 22.

Of Yeomen. CHAP. 23.

Of the fourth sort of men which doe not rule. CHAP. 24.

THE SECOND booke.

Of the Parliament and the au∣thoritie thereof. CHAP. 1.

The forme of holding the parliament. CHAP. 2.

Of the Monarch King or Queene of Englande. CHAP. 3.

The chiefe pointes wherein one common wealth doth differ from an other. CHAP. 4.

Of the three maners and formes of trialles or iudgementes in England. CHAP. 5.

Triall or iudgement by parliament. CHAP. 6.

Triall of iudgement by battle. CHAP. 7.

The triall by affise or xij. men, & first of the three partes which be necessary in iudgement. CHAP. 8.

Of pleas or actions. CHAP. 9.

Of the chiefe Tribunals, benches or courtes of England. CHAP. 10.

Of the times of pleading called termes, & of the Chauncelor and chauncerie. CHAP. II.

Of Iudges in the common lawe of England, and the manner of tryall and pleading there. CHAP. 12.

Of the two manner of issues. CHAP. 13.

Of the sherife of the shire, and of the court of exchequer. CHAP. 14.

Of the xij men. CHAP. 15.

Of parties of Shires called hundreds, lathes, rapes, wapentakes. CHAP. 16.

Of the court Baron. CHAP. 17.

Of the Leete or lawe day. CHAP. 18.

Of the proceedinges of causes cri∣minall, and first of the Iustices of the Peace. CHAP. 19.

Of hue and crie and recognisaunce taking vppon them that may giue euidence. CHAP. 20.

Of the Coroner. CHAP. 21.

Of the Constables. CHAP. 22.

Of the sessions of gaole deliuerie, and the definitiue proceedinges in causes criminall. CHAP. 23.

Certaine orders peculiar to England, touching punishment of malefactors. CHAP. 24.

Of Treason, & the trial which is vsed for the higher nobilitie and Barons. CHAP. 25.

THE THIRDE booke.

Of that which in other countries is called appellation, or prouocation, to amend the iudgement or sentence definitiue, which is thought vniustly giuen in causes criminall. CHAP. 1.

VVhat remedie is, if the sentence be thought vniustly giuen. CHAP. 2.

Of that which in England is called ap∣peale, in other places accusation. CHAP. 3.

Of the Court of Starre Chamber. CHAP. 4.

Of the Courts of Wards and Liueries. CHAP. 5.

Of VViues and mariages. CHAP. 6.

Of Children. CHAP. 7.

Of Bondage and Bondmen. CHAP. 8.

Of the Court which is Spirituall or Ec∣clesiasticall, and in the booke of Law, Court Christian, or Curia Christianitatis. CHAP. 9.