A Power to Do Justice

A Power to Do Justice A Power to Do Justice j u r i s d i c t i o n , e n g l i s h l i t e r at u r e , a n d t h e r i s e o f com mon l aw , 1 5 0 9 – 1 6 2 5 Bradin Cormack The University of Chicago Press c h i c a g o & l o n d o n bradin cormack is associate professor of English at the University of Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London ° 2007 by The University of Chicago All rights reserved. Published 2007 Printed in the United States of America 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 1 2 3 4 5 isbn-13: 978-0-226-11624-2 (cloth) isbn-10: 0-226-11624-7 (cloth) The University of Chicago Press gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Division of the Humanities at the University of Chicago toward the publication of this book. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cormack, Bradin. A power to do justice : jurisdiction, English literature, and the rise of common law, 1509–1625 / Bradin Cormack. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-226-11624-2 (alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-226-11624-7 (alk. paper) 1. English literature—Early modern, 1500–1700—History and criticism. 2. Law and literature—Great Britain—History—16th century. 3. Law and literature—Great Britain—History—17th century. 4. Law in literature. I. Title. pr428 .l37c67 2008 820.90002—dc22 2007024210 ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1992. ... - tailieumienphi.vn