Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John / With an Historical Introduction
William Sharp McKechnie
History
Book language: English
581 pages
This is a historical and legal commentary on Magna Carta, the 1215 charter sealed by King John, with an extended introduction on its background and meaning. William Sharp McKechnie examines the document clause by clause and traces its place in English constitutional history. It is valuable for listeners interested in medieval law and the roots of limited government.
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Transcriber’s Note: Footnotes have been collected at the end of each chapter, and are linked for ease of reference.⅓ Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Please see the transcriber’s note at the end of this text for details regarding the handling of any textual issues encountered during its preparation. Any corrections are indicated using an underline highlight. Placing the cursor over the correction will produce the original text in a small popup. MAGNA CARTA A COMMENTARY ON THE GREAT CHARTER OF KING JOHN PUBLISHED BY JAMES MACLEHOSE AND SONS, GLASGOW Publishers to the University. MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD., LONDON. New York, The Macmillan Co. London, Simpkin, Hamilton and Co.
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MAGNA CARTA
A COMMENTARY ON THE GREAT
CHARTER OF KING JOHN
WITH AN
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
BY
WILLIAM SHARP McKECHNIE
M.A., LL.B., D.PƒƗƯ.
LECTURER ON CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF
GLASGOW AUTHOR OF ‘THE STATE AND THE INDIVIDUAL; AN INTRODUCTION
TO POLITICAL SCIENCE’
GLASGOW
JAMES MACLEHOSE AND SONS
PUBLISHERS TO THE UNIVERSITY
1905
GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO. LTD. TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER WILLIAM McKECHNIE, M.D. BORN 1ST APRIL, 1814 DIED 2ND SEPTEMBER, 1887
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