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Texts Concerning the Revolt of the Netherlands by E. H. Kossman, A. F. Mellink

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By E. H. Kossman, A. F. Mellink

Throughout the insurrection of the Netherlands, 'rebels' built for the 1st time in sleek heritage political philosophies that had a decisive influence on political fact, inspired the particular process occasions, led actually to the construction of a brand new country. This was once a kind of theorizing from sheer necessity to the valid sovereign. As such it stands first and foremost of an extended culture of civil disobedience. the quantity comprises sixty-seven fragments of pamphlets, letters, treaties and different records, translated from the Dutch, Latin and French, that jointly offer an perception into the causes of the 'rebels' and into discussions in regards to the legality of the rebel. via distinctive annotation and a piece of writing creation, Professor Kossman and Dr Mellink assemble jointly the threads of the complex tale and examine a number of the significant theoretical difficulties mentioned by means of sixteenth-century Netherlands, and sixteenth-century Europe usually and to all these attracted to the heritage and improvement of political concept.

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Topics included the recognition of Richard Cromwell as Protector, confirmation of the sales of Church, Crown and Royalist lands and a bill against Charles Stuart: not a single bill reached the statute book. Legislation on these key issues could only come to fruition if the Commons was prepared to transact business with the Lords. 21 There was no further communication with the Commons until mid-April. During this time the government made a concerted effort to persuade the Commons to recognise the upper House and transact business with it.

Guildford M u n i m e n t R o o m , Brodrick MSS 1, fol. 7 3 , Broderick t o Hyde, 3 0 March 1660; Cal. CL SP, IV, 665-6, M o r d a u n t to H y d e , 19 April 1660. , 654, J. Baker t o H y d e , 13 April 1660. 48 The re-establishment of the House of Lords was an essential component in their scheme of securing a conditional restoration. Having failed to persuade the Council of State to agree to impose limitations on the powers of Charles II they intended to exert pressure on the Convention Parliament to achieve their ends.

CL SP, IV, 665-6, M o r d a u n t to H y d e , 19 April 1660. , 654, J. Baker t o H y d e , 13 April 1660. 48 The re-establishment of the House of Lords was an essential component in their scheme of securing a conditional restoration. Having failed to persuade the Council of State to agree to impose limitations on the powers of Charles II they intended to exert pressure on the Convention Parliament to achieve their ends. 49 This was why Manchester only wrote to the seventeen Presbyterian lords still alive who had sat in 1648, many of whom were known to favour restricting monarchical powers.

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