ENGLISH COMMONWEALTH.

Inquire · Offered by Peter Harrington

An exercitation concerning usurped povvers: One of five editions, all listed by ESTC as printed in 1649 with a 1650 date, with minor variations; the author argues against duties of obedience to a usurping power, naturally directed against Parliament and the new Commonwealth.Authorship is unclear - an attribution to Richard Hollinworth is still held by ESTC, based on a report by the contemporary Adam Martindale, but is also credited to Charles Herle, and DNB places it as by Edward Gee "with little doubt". The latter attribution is most commonly accepted.

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