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The British Union : a critical edition and translation of David Hume of Godscroft's De unione Insulae Britannicae / edited and translated by Paul J. McGinnis and Arthur H. Williamson.

Author/creator Hume, David, 1560?-1630?
Other author/creatorMcGinnis, Paul J.
Other author/creatorWilliamson, Arthur H.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoAldershot, Hants ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate,
Descriptionxv, 333 p. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Uniform titleDe unione Insulae Britannicae. English & Latin
Series St. Andrews studies in Reformation history
Contents Machine generated contents note: Introduction 1 -- a. The Scottish Commonwealth: -- From George Buchanan to David Hume 1 -- b. Britain's Lost Renaissance: -- From Citizen to Subject 24 -- c. David Hume and Radical Britain 35 -- d. The De unione and its Fate 47 -- Tractatus Primus 55 -- Tractatus Secundus 135 -- Andreas Melvinus Davidi Humio/Andrew Melville to David Hume 136 -- Ad Lectorem/To the Reader 140 -- Chapter 1: Argumentum/The Argument: The Bonds of Union 142 -- Chapter 2, Title 1: Nomen/The Name: Britannia 154 -- Chapter 3, Title 2: Symbolum et Insignia/Emblems and Insignia 162 -- Chapter 4, Title 3: Foedera et Edicta/Treaties and Ordinances 172 -- Chapter 5, Title 4: Concilia/The Councils 176 -- Chapter 6, Title 5: Comitia/Parliament 184 -- Chapter 7, Title 6: Officia/Offices 192 -- Chapter 8, Title 7: Moneta/Currency 196 -- Chapter 9, Title 8: Commercium/Commerce 198 -- Chapter 10, Title 9: Judicia et Leges/Laws and the Courts 200 -- Chapter 11, Title 10: Immunitates et Privilegia/ -- Immunities and Privileges 206 -- Chapter 12, Title 11: Conversatio/Association 208 -- Chapter 12, Title 12: Exhortatio/Exhortation 210 -- Chapter 12, Title 13: Connubia ac Matrimonia/Marriage 212 -- Chapter 12, Title 14: Liberorum Educatio, et Scholae/Education 214 -- Chapter 12, Title 15: Coloniae/Colonies 216 -- Chapter 13, Title 16: Relligio/Religion 224 -- Chapter 14, Title 17: Sacramentum/The Oath 250 -- Chapter 15, Title 18: Equites/A British Order of Knighthood 252 -- Chapter 16, Title 19: Visitatio Triennalis/Triennial Visitations 256 -- Chapter 17, Title 20: Societas/Society 260 -- Chapter 18, Title 21: Preces/Prayers for Britain 278 -- Chapter 19: Argumentumn: Totius Tractatus Summa/ -- The Summary of the Argument 284 -- Chapter 20: Argumentum: Excusatio omissorum./ -- The Argument: An apologia for the omissions and faults, and -- for matters on which the author has spent too little time 304.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [319]-328) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
LanguageText in Latin and English with introduction and notes in English.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2002018208
ISBN0754603407 (alk. paper)

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