On kingship, to the King of Cyprus

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by  St. Thomas Aquinas , done into English by Gerald B. Phelan (under the title On the govenance of rulers) , revised with introduction and notes by I. Th. Eschmann.

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
ON KINGSHIP
TO THE KING OF CYPRUS
DONE INTO ENGLISH
by
GERALD B. PHELAN
(Under the title On the Governance of Rulers)
REVISED WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
by
I. TH. ESCHMANN, O.P.
HYPERION PRESS, INC.
Westport, Connecticut
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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
ON KINGSHIP
TO THE KING OF CYPRUS
DONE INTO ENGLISH
by
GERALD B. PHELAN
(Under the title On the Governance of Rulers)
REVISED WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
by
I. TH. ESCHMANN, O.P.
HYPERION PRESS, INC.
Westport, Connecticut
Published in 1949 by the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval
Studies, Toronto
Hyperion reprint edition 1979 1 98«:
Library of Congress Catalog Number 78-14098
ISBN 0-88355-772-X
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Thomas Aquinas, Saint, 12257-1274.
On kingship, to the King of Cyprus.
Translation of De regimine principum.
Reprint of the 1949 ed. published by the Pontifical
Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, Canada.
Bibliography
Includes index.
1. Political science—Early works to 1700. 2. Kings and
rulers—Duties. I. Title.
JC121.T4513 1979 321.6 78-14098
ISBN 0-88355-772-X
ON KINGSHIP TO THE KING OF CYPRUS
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Published in 1949 by the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval
Studies, Toronto
Hyperion reprint edition 1979 1 98«:
Library of Congress Catalog Number 78-14098
ISBN 0-88355-772-X
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Thomas Aquinas, Saint, 12257-1274.
On kingship, to the King of Cyprus.
Translation of De regimine principum.
Reprint of the 1949 ed. published by the Pontifical
Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, Canada.
Bibliography
Includes index.
1. Political science—Early works to 1700. 2. Kings and
rulers—Duties. I. Title.
JC121.T4513 1979 321.6 78-14098
ISBN 0-88355-772-X
ON KINGSHIP TO THE KING OF CYPRUS
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CONTENTS
Introduction i*
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS, On Kingship
The address to the King of Cyprus 2
BOOK ONE. THE THEORY OF MONARCHY
Ch. I. Preliminary observations 3
Ch. II. The absolute merits of monarchy 11
Ch. III. The absolute demerits of tyranny 13
Ch. IV. The historical merits of monarchy. Discussion 19
Ch. V. The historical merits of monarchy. Solution .. 21
Ch. VI. Limited monarchy (fragment) 23
Christian allegiance and tyrannical domination 23
Ch. VII. The reward of a king: (a) honour and glory? 30
Ch. VIII. The reward of a king: (b) eternal beatitude 34
Ch. IX. The reward of a king: (c) eternal beatitude
(continued) 39
Ch. X. The reward of a king: (d) temporal prosperity 43
Ch. XI. The punishment for tyranny 50
Ch. XII. Epilogue to the First Book 52
BOOK Two. THE PRACTICE OP A MONARCH
Ch. I. The method of this investigation 53
Ch. II. God, the Creator, and the King-Founder 55
Ch. Ill* Divine and human government (fragment) .. 58
The king in Christendom 58
Ch. IV. The king in Christendom (continued) t>3