Book contents
- Sir Edward Coke and the Reformation of the Laws
- Series page
- Sir Edward Coke and the Reformation of the Laws
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Uncertainty and the reformation of the laws
- 2 ‘The most dangerous oppressor’
- 3 Confidence and corruption
- 4 Identity and the narratives of the past
- 5 Reason and reform
- 6 Pragmatism and the High Commission
- 7 Chancery, reform and the limits of cooperation
- 8 Delegation and moral kingship
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Serjeants created between 1577 and 1616 with practices in The Chancery from 1592 to 1615
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2014
Book contents
- Sir Edward Coke and the Reformation of the Laws
- Series page
- Sir Edward Coke and the Reformation of the Laws
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Uncertainty and the reformation of the laws
- 2 ‘The most dangerous oppressor’
- 3 Confidence and corruption
- 4 Identity and the narratives of the past
- 5 Reason and reform
- 6 Pragmatism and the High Commission
- 7 Chancery, reform and the limits of cooperation
- 8 Delegation and moral kingship
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Serjeants created between 1577 and 1616 with practices in The Chancery from 1592 to 1615
- Index
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- Sir Edward Coke and the Reformation of the LawsReligion, Politics and Jurisprudence, 1578–1616, pp. viii - xPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014