May 1, 2020 | 17th Century, Book, England, Transcription
The JUDGEMENT OF LORD JEFFERYS The Bloody Assizes James II’s chief justice had a reputation for his brutal punishments. Following the unsuccessful rebellion by Lord Monmouth, Jefferys doled out punishments so harsh, and so indiscriminately, that his actions...
May 1, 2020 | 17th Century, Correspondence, England, Transcription
Finding the Enemy On the Appointment of John Locke To Christ Church College Having come under the watchful gaze of the monarchy, Locke became subject to the Crown’s strict surveillance and schemes. When he took up a position in Christ Church College, it was...
Apr 30, 2020 | 17th Century, Book, England, Transcription
Ch 4: Glorious revolutions? John LockeTwo Treatises of Government (1690) Perhaps Locke’s best-known writing, this work was a response to Sir Robert Filmer’s Patriarcha. It attacked the very basis of defenses of absolutist monarchies. Written in exile,...
Apr 30, 2020 | 17th Century, England, Pamphlet, Transcription
A Response to Filmer Algernon Sidney – Discourses Concerning Government Excerpts (1680-1683) Like many writers of the time, Sidney participated in the intense debates surrounding the proper extent of monarchial power. This work was perhaps his most well known,...
Apr 30, 2020 | 17th Century, Book, England, Transcription
Finding Sedition Roger L’Estrange Considerations and Proposals In Order to the Regulation of the Press (1663) L’Estrange was a tireless defender of the monarchy, Charles II in particular. He would eventually be rewarded for his loyalty, and be tasked with...
Apr 30, 2020 | 17th Century, Book, England, Transcription
Morgan Godwyn Morgan Godwyn – Trade Preferred Before Religion (1685) During a time of increased prosecutions of those who spoke against the monarchy, one Anglican minister took to the pulpit to denounce not just the concentration of power by the kings of...
