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A defence of Hobbes's views on ecclesiastical authority (formerly HS/F/2)

Catalogue reference: HS/E/7

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Reference
HS/E/7
Title
A defence of Hobbes's views on ecclesiastical authority (formerly HS/F/2)
Date
n.d. [17th century]
Description

This passage of text contains De la Moulinière's discussion of Hobbes's views on the relation between church and state. It is headed "Les scribes et pharisiens sont assis en la cheze de moyse faittes tout ce qu'ils vous commanderont . There is script on both sides of the sheet probably in De la Moulinière's hand. It makes reference to Sorbière, and Noel Malcom in "The Correspondence of Thomas Hobbes" suggests that this was an enclosure with a letter from Samuel Sorbière to Hobbes, sent from Paris. Dated 31 December 1659; the covering letter no longer survives.

Note

Published in French, with English translation, as Letter 139 in "The Correspondence of Thomas Hobbes", ed. Noel Malcolm (Oxford, 1994).

Arrangement

This item was removed from the F series in 2021 and put with the E series as it relates more closely to items in this series, and the F series which only contained 2 items was disbanded.

Held by
Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
Former department reference
HS/F/2
Language
French
Physical description
1 sheet
Dimensions
285(h) x 197(w) mm
Physical condition
Single leaf of paper with deckle and cut edges.
Unpublished finding aids
  • CELM ref: HbT 75.
  • Formerly cited in IELM, II.i (1987) as HbT 67.
  • This item is described on p. 21 of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts Report on the MSS and papers of Thomas Hobbes (1977) .
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/0ef83f48-65cd-47cc-9a3c-16e5896cf671/

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Personal papers of Hobbes and Payne

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A defence of Hobbes's views on ecclesiastical authority (formerly HS/F/2)