THE

SOCIAL & POLITICAL IDEAS OF SOME GREAT THINKERS OF THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES

THE

SOCIAL & POLITICAL IDEAS
OF SOME GREAT THINKERS
OF THE SIXTEENTH AND
SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES

A SERIES OF LECTURES DELIVERED AT
KING'S COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
DURING THE SESSION 1925-26

EDITED BY

F. J. C. HEARNSHAW M.A. LL.D.

FELLOW OF KING'S COLLEGE AND PROFESSOR OF MEDIEVAL
HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

KENNIKAT PRESS, INC./PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y.

NOTE

THE study of Grotius contributed to this volume was not included in the course of lectures as delivered in King's College. Its inclusion in the published course was, however, announced to the audience at the inaugural lecture.

THE EDITOR