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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02466	Proposals for printing the translation of a Latin manuscript, written by Judge Craig, one of the judges of Scotland, in the reign of King James VI. before his accession to the throne of England. Entituled De hominis: or, A dispute against those who maintain, that Scotland is a fee or feu-liege of England, and that the King of Scots owes homage to the King of England upon that account.	Craig, Thomas, Sir, 1538-1608. De hominis.	1695 (1695)	Wing C6803A; ESTC R175872	2,308	2

PROPOSALS FOR Printing the TRANSLATION of a LATIN MANUSCRIPT written by Judge CRAIG one of the Judges of Scotland in the Reign of King James VI. before his Accession to the Throne of England ENTITULED De HOMINIS OR A Dispute against those who maintain That Scotland is a Fee or Feu-liege of England and that the King of Scots owes Homage to the King of England upon that Account THE Manuscript above-mentioned bearing date March 6. 1602. is supposed to have been by some unfair Methods taken out of some Publick Library if not from the Archives of Scotland it being Writ with more than ordinary Care and Curiosity By the Margin of the same Page it appears to have sometime belonged to the Great General Sir Thomas Fairfax his Name being writ upon it with his own Hand and a Line or two importing that it was presented to him by Christopher Irwin Chyrurgion March 20. 1656 7. the Registers of Scotland being about that time seiz'd and dispers'd by Oliver The Opinion which that Great Person had of its Consideration and Weight appears by a Note upon one of the blank Pages signed with his own Hand desiring Sir John Goodrick to return it after a full perusal And there are also several Notes relating to the Subject-matter writ by the said General upon divers of the Margins The Manuscript would seem to have been preserved by a special Providence and generously communicated to the Publishers by a very Worthy Gentleman of Yorkshire whose Name if it be allowed shall be inserted in the Preface or Title-page that the Publick may know to whom it is they are so much oblig'd The Parts Quality and Publick Station of the Author who is very well known to the Learned in the Law by his Book de Feudis c. are sufficient to recommend it to any Man that ever heard of his Fame The Subject-Matter is such as will doubtless render it highly Valuable to all Scots-men and the great Variety of Learning both in History and Law which is discovered throughout the whole will no doubt render it acceptable to all Ingenious and Curious Men of the Three Kingdoms And therefore that the Publick may enjoy the benefit of such a Valuable Piece It is proposed To Print the same in English upon the same Paper and in the same Character with these Proposals in Octavo at 4 s. per Book in Quires the Book being to consist of about Thirty Sheets in Print And for the Encouragement of Subscribers those who Subscribe for Six shall have a Seventh gratis Those who will be pleased to encourage the Publishing of such a Curious Book which is indeed a Critick upon most of the Common Historians are desired to pay in half the Subscription-money to Mr. Bell and Mr. Luntly at the Pestle and Mortar in Chancery-Lane where they shall have Receipts as usual And those in Scotland are desired to pay theirs to Mr. Alexander Henderson Bookseller in the Lucken-booth at Edinburgh and upon payment of the other half the Books shall be delivered God willing about the 25th of December next or sooner if it meet with due Encouragement The CONTENTS are Chap. 1. CONCERNING the Occasion of this Writing and the Assertors of the Homage Chap. 2. The Definition and form of Homage Chap. 3. At what time Homage had its first rise in the World Chap. 4. At what time Monarchy began in that part of Britain which was a Roman Province Chap. 5. That the English have no certain History before the Conquest except what was Writ by the Roman Historians and Gildas or Bede Chap. 6. That all the Witnesses adduced to prove this Homage are suspected Chap. 7. That this Homage is inconsistent with the Feudal Law Chap. 8. That neither Brutus Ebrancus Clotenus Mulmutius or Dunwallo did ever exact or know any thing of this Superiority Chap. 9. Of Fergus the First King of Scots Carlus King of the Britains and other British Kings till the Arrival of Caesar Chap. 10. What the Condition of the Scots was and their Society with the Britans after the Arrival of ● Julius Caesar and the Romans in Britain Chap. 11. Of the Departure of the Romans from Britain and how the whole was subject to the Scots and Picts Chap. 12. Of Arthur whether he subdued Scotland and exacted Homage from the King of Scots Chap. 13. Of Malgo and other Kings of the British Line whether they could pretend to any Homage Chap. 14. Of the Saxon Monarchy and its duration and whether ever Scotland belonged to the King of England Chap. 15. The true delineation and description of the Saxon Monarchy Chap. 16. Whether Cadvan Ethelfred Oswald Osuin or Osbright did demand this Homage Chap. 17. Of Ethelwolf Alured and Edward Kings of England Chap. 18. Of Athelstan who was the first that received Homage from the King of Scots for Cumberland and Westmerland Chap. 19. Of Edmund Eldred and Edgar Saxon Kings whether they pretended to any Superiority over Scotland Chap. 20. Of Ethelred Edmund Ironside Canutus and Edward Kings of England whether they ever pretended to any Right over Scotland Chap. 21. That no probable nor likely reason can be brought to prove that Homage was performed for Scotland during the Saxon Monarchy Chap. 22. Of William the Conqueror whether he pretended any other Right to the Crown of England than that of War Chap. 23. Of the Conqueror and his Sons Rufus and Henry Kings of England and whether Homage was performed to them for the Kingdom of Scotland Chap. 24. Of Henry II. and by what Arts he endeavoured to Establish the Homage to himself and his Heirs and concerning the true form of this Homage Chap. 25. The Clergy of Scotland not subject in Spirituals to any English Archbishop Chap. 26. Of Richard and John Kings of England and what was the form of the Homage performed to them Chap. 27. Of Henry III. and whether there was any Homage performed to him Chap. 28. By what Methods Edward I. sought to obtain the Sovereignty of Scotland Chap. 29. Whether or not the Sentence was Just which Edward I. gave for Baliol against Bruce Chap. 30. Whether a Sovereign Prince can make himself and his Subjects Vassals to another and how by the practice of Edward I. this Superiority was entirely destroyed Chap. 31. A sharp Epistle of Pope Boniface the 8th to King Edward concerning the Injustice of his War against the Scots and the said King Edward's Apology Chap. 32. Of the various Success in this War against the Scots and how at last the English were thrown out of Scotland Chap. 33. Of Edward II. and III. and Henry IV. and whether they received any Homage from Scotland Chap. 34. A Brief and Summary Conclusion of the whole Dispute and some new and strong Arguments against this Commentitious Homage