The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates (Classic Reprint) written by John Milton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates To George Thomason, bookseller of the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church Yard, friend of Rushworth, Calamy, and Milton, and keen Observer of religious and political affairs, we owe the British Museum col lection of tracts which bears his name. From 1640 to 1661 Thomason collected each day's output of tracts, broadsides, newspapers, books, even fly-leaves of doggerel verse, and stored them away for the cd ification Of future ages. Few of the publications rela ting to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and the Restoration eluded his vigilance. As the flood of this voluminous period bore in Upon him, he carefully noted the exact date of each publication in his cata logue, and often wrote out the full name of the author where the treatise or book gave only the initials. On this account, Thomason is the sole authority for the dates of first and second editions of many books now regarded as classics of English literature. Among eight publications which came into Thoma son's hands from the presses of London on Feb. 13, 1649, one small quarto, the work of a friend, must have been noted by him with Special pleasure. The entry was as follows The Tenure Of Kings and Magistrates: proving that it is Lawfull for any who have the Power to call to account a Tyrant or wicked King and after due conviction to depose, and put him to death. The Author, J. M. [i. E. John Milton.] Prin ted by Matthew Simmons (13 A year later. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.