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John Selden
1584–1654
John Selden. English jurist, orientalist, and historian. Table Talk records one of the most penetrating minds of the 17th century. Lay commissioner at the Westminster Assembly, where his Erastian views repeatedly clashed with the Presbyterian majority.
From Jani Anglorum Facies Altera
Reader, THOU canst not be such a Stranger to thy own Countrey, as to need my commendation of the Learned, Worthy and Famous AUTHOR of these following Sheets; or that I should tell thee, what a Scholar, a Philologer, a Humanist, a Linguist, a Lawyer, a Critick, an Antiquary, and (which proves him an absolute Master of all these and many other Knowledges) what a Writer, the Great SELDEN was. Since it is liberally acknowledged by every body, that knows any thing (not only at home, but abroad also among Foreigners) that Europe seldom hath brought forth His Fellow for exquisite Endowments of Nature, Attainments of Study, and Accomplishments of Ingenuity, Sagacity and Industry. And indeed, to save me the labour of saying any more concerning this Non-pareil in all kinds of Learning, His own WORKS, which are now under a Review, and will e're long be made Publick in…
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Jani Anglorum Facies Altera 1682
Selden's historical narrative traces English common and statute law from ancient times through Henry II, establishing the foundations of English legal tradition.
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Table-Talk 1696
Selden's collection of philosophical and theological observations reflects on law, religion, and human nature from a learned Renaissance perspective.
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