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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Absolutism and the Ancient Constitution | |
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| Democracy: the People and the Multitude | |
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| From Duty to Self-Interest | |
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| A Technical Note | |
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| The Divine Right of Kings | |
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| An Homily against Disobedience and Wylful Rebellion (1570) | |
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| James VI and I, The Trew Law of Free Monarchies (1598) | |
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| James VI and I, A Speech to the Lords and Commons of the Parliament at White-Hall (1610) | |
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| Robert Filmer, Observations upon Aristotle's Politiques (1652) | |
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| The Judgment and Decree of the University of Oxford ... against Certain Pernicious Books and Damnable Doctrines (1683) | |
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| Notes on the Texts | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| The Common Law | |
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| Sir John Davies, Le Primer Report des Cases et Matters en Ley Resolues et Adiudges en les Courts del Roy en Ireland (1615) | |
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| Sir Edward Coke, Le Tierce Part des Reportes (1602) | |
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| John Lilburne, The Just Defence of John Lilburn, against Such as Charge Him with Turbulency of Spirit (1653) | |
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| John Warr, The Corruption and Deficiency of the Lawes of England Soberly Discovered: or Liberty Working up to Its Just Height (1649) | |
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| Notes on the Texts | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Parliamentary Constitutionalism | |
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| The Petition of Right (1628) | |
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| Charles I, His Majesties Answer to the Nineteen Propositions of Both Houses of Parliament (1642) | |
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| Philip Hunton, A Treatise of Monarchy (1643) | |
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| Notes on the Texts | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Godly Rule and Toleration | |
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| Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiasticall Politie; The Sixth and Eighth books (1648) | |
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| Richard Baxter, A Holy Commonwealth, or Political Aphorisms, Opening the True Principles of Government (1659) | |
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| Roger Williams, The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution, for Cause of Conscience, Discussed (1644) | |
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| William Walwyn, The Compassionate Samaritane (1644) | |
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| Notes on the Texts | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Democracy and Communism | |
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| England's Miserie and Remedie (1645) | |
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| An Agreement of the People (1647) | |
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| The Putney Debates (1647) | |
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| Gerrard Winstanley, A New-Yeers Gift for the Parliament and Armie (1650) | |
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| Notes on the Texts | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Usurpation and Tyrannicide | |
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| Anthony Ascham, Of the Confusions and Revolutions of Governments (1649) | |
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| Robert Sanderson, A Resolution of Conscience (1649) | |
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| An Act for the Abolishing the Kingly Office (17 March 1649) | |
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| An Act for Subscribing the Engagement (2 January 1650) | |
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| Some Scruples of Conscience which a Godly Minister in Lancashire Did Entertain (1650) | |
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| William Allen (i.e. Edward Sexby), Killing Noe Murder (1657) | |
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| Notes on the Texts | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| The Science of Liberty | |
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| Francis Bacon, The Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall (1625) | |
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| James Harrington, The Art of Lawgiving in Three Books (1659) | |
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| Algernon Sidney, Discourses Concerning Government (1698) | |
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| Notes on the Texts | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| The Domestication of Man | |
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| John Selden, Table Talk (1689) | |
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| Thomas Hobbes, Philosophicall Rudiments Concerning Government and Society (1651) | |
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| John Locke, The Reasonableness of Christianity (1695) | |
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| Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees; or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits (1714) | |
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| Notes on the Texts | |
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| Further Reading | |
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| Index | |