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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 * * 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 £ i X V 'vS i- . - S " / -i / f 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 I X v 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

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