Knowledge (XXG)

The Doctor and Student

Source 📝

33: 727: 279:. … It was immensely popular: twenty-one editions of the First and Second Dialogues were printed before 1600; it was first translated into English in 1530. St German published his writing anonymously. While his authorship of Doctor and Student was an open secret, later works such as 113:. Various other editions, with significant alterations in content, were published in the early 1530s. The two dialogues have been printed together since 1543. In total, 21 editions of the dialogues (published either separately or jointly) were released before 1600. 175:". This is evidently due in part to the radical conclusion of the work: according to Hanson, the book advances a legal theory that "subordinate all law to regal authority". Sale suggests that the work involves a "challenge" by the eponymous doctor and student to the 164:; and "the law of reason". The law eternal is manifested in the three kinds of temporal laws. Later in the work, St. Germain outlines six sources of English law: the laws of God, the laws of reason, "general" and "local" custom, maxim, and statute. 187:(since abolished) was where matters of conscience and fairness were most relevant to the adjudication of disputes, whereas the common law courts concerned themselves with a stricter application of legal 156:, St. Germain begins by describing the law eternal, or the divine source from which all laws are derived. The laws derived from this, in turn, he divides into "the law of God", i.e. 251:
as "probably the most valuable source of our knowledge concerning the relation of the law of nature to the law of England in the late mediaeval or early modern times".
537:, not only enunciated anticlerical doctrine but also exerted a prolonged influence on English thought, since they formed a guide for law-students [ 105:
was originally published in Latin, in two separate dialogues. It was written anonymously. The first dialogue was first published in Latin in 1523 by
183:". This was a somewhat bizarre critical stance, because at the time the common law and equity were enforced by different courts in England; the 520: 757: 684: 657: 141:
and common law, on the one hand; and ecclesiastical law, on the other. Hanson divides the argument differently. First, according to Hanson,
226: 90: 237:
is recognized by modern scholars as the transition point where the Court of Chancery began to evolve from a court of conscience into a
873: 570: 853: 85:
and distinguishes a number of sources of legal principles. It was an important text for English law students at least until
868: 145:
establishes a typology of law, identifying its "types and sources". Second, it embarks on an extensive discussion of
283:
of 1532 were more carefully concealed. These later treatises were rigorously confuted by More in works such as the
134: 883: 676: 702: 244: 62: 745:
The Political Context of Law: Proceedings of the Seventh British Legal History Conference, Canterbury, 1985
806: 712: 65:, first published in the early 16th century. As its name suggests, the work is structured as a set of 54:
The Doctor and Student: Or Dialogues between a Doctor of Divinity and a Student in the Laws of England
110: 878: 831: 671:
From Kingdom to Commonwealth: The Development of Civic Consciousness in English Political Thought
649: 630: 622: 544: 221: 126: 86: 70: 32: 823: 788: 753: 716: 690: 680: 653: 614: 566: 524: 475: 184: 560: 815: 780: 606: 465: 238: 45: 749: 516: 275:, p. 471: "A source which was certainly known to More was Christopher St German's 58: 41: 862: 731: 669: 634: 610: 508: 161: 146: 106: 82: 17: 784: 743: 706: 643: 199: 130: 74: 849: 819: 720: 694: 528: 180: 176: 157: 827: 792: 618: 479: 470: 445: 188: 172: 122: 66: 626: 835: 801: 138: 171:, "was doing nothing less than challenging the traditional system of 645:
Defending Royal Supremacy and Discerning God's Will in Tudor England
562:
Conscience, Equity and the Court of Chancery in Early Modern England
109:; the second was first published in English on 24 November 1530 by 31: 730:
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
597:
Cummings, Brian (2009). "Conscience and the Law in Thomas More".
738:
Schoek, R. J. (1987). "Strategies of Rhetoric in St. German's
539: 533:
The English version and its extensions, together known as
220:
was relied on by English law students until the advent of
388: 386: 268: 266: 264: 373: 371: 295: 293: 334: 332: 281:
The Division between the spirytualitie and temporaltie
458:
Actes des congrès de la Société française Shakespeare
81:
explores the relationship between the common law and
802:"St. German on Reason and Parliamentary Sovereignty" 668: 742:". In Eales, Richard; Sullivan, David (eds.). 708:The High Court of Parliament and Its Supremacy 8: 214:. St. Germain delivered a rebuttal in 1533. 137:. The second describes the relation between 767:Thorne, S. E. (March 1930). "St. Germain's 565:. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. p. 44. 129:and a student of law. The first describes 469: 392: 272: 404: 260: 94:was published in the mid-18th century. 492: 428: 416: 377: 362: 350: 338: 323: 311: 299: 503: 501: 439: 437: 7: 208:The Debellation of Salem and Bizance 227:Commentaries on the Laws of England 167:Schoek argues that St. Germain, in 91:Commentaries on the Laws of England 25: 725: 611:10.1111/j.1477-4658.2009.00605.x 69:between the eponymous doctor, a 36:Cover page of a 1593 edition of 642:Eppley, Daniel (28 June 2013). 444:Sale, Carolyn (12 March 2015). 133:, arguing for a robust form of 121:The work is organized into two 854:University of Michigan Library 1: 454:, and the English Common Law" 850:Digital version of the text 450:, Christopher St. German's 27:16th-century legal treatise 900: 785:10.1093/library/s4-X.4.421 667:Hanson, Donald W. (1970). 559:Klinck, Dennis R. (2010). 210:, responded negatively to 874:Books about jurisprudence 820:10.1017/S0008197303006342 800:Walters, Mark D. (2003). 179:"from the perspective of 160:; "the law of man," i.e. 703:McIlwain, Charles Howard 677:Harvard University Press 543:] up to the time of 509:Dickens, Arthur Geoffrey 471:10.4000/shakespeare.3479 513:The English Reformation 446:"'Perfect Conscience': 245:Charles Howard McIlwain 135:parliamentary supremacy 73:; and a student of the 63:Christopher St. Germain 49: 38:The Doctor and Student 807:Cambridge Law Journal 713:Yale University Press 35: 87:William Blackstone's 44:. Collection of the 599:Renaissance Studies 365:, pp. 256–257. 233:The publication of 869:16th-century books 769:Doctor and Student 740:Doctor and Student 650:Ashgate Publishing 535:Doctor and Student 452:Doctor and Student 277:Doctor and Student 249:Doctor and Student 235:Doctor and Student 218:Doctor and Student 212:Doctor and Student 169:Doctor and Student 154:Doctor and Student 143:Doctor and Student 127:doctor of divinity 103:Doctor and Student 79:Doctor and Student 75:English common law 71:doctor of divinity 50: 18:Doctor and Student 759:978-0-907628-84-2 686:978-0-674-18274-5 659:978-1-4094-7990-1 353:, pp. 61–62. 185:Court of Chancery 16:(Redirected from 891: 839: 796: 763: 729: 728: 724: 698: 674: 663: 638: 584: 583: 581: 579: 556: 550: 549: 505: 496: 490: 484: 483: 473: 441: 432: 426: 420: 414: 408: 402: 396: 390: 381: 375: 366: 360: 354: 348: 342: 336: 327: 321: 315: 309: 303: 297: 288: 270: 21: 899: 898: 894: 893: 892: 890: 889: 888: 884:Legal treatises 859: 858: 846: 799: 766: 760: 750:A & C Black 737: 726: 701: 687: 666: 660: 641: 596: 593: 588: 587: 577: 575: 573: 558: 557: 553: 507: 506: 499: 491: 487: 443: 442: 435: 427: 423: 415: 411: 403: 399: 391: 384: 376: 369: 361: 357: 349: 345: 337: 330: 322: 318: 310: 306: 298: 291: 271: 262: 257: 239:court of equity 197: 119: 100: 98:Textual history 46:British Library 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 897: 895: 887: 886: 881: 876: 871: 861: 860: 857: 856: 845: 844:External links 842: 841: 840: 814:(2): 335–370. 797: 779:(4): 421–426. 764: 758: 735: 699: 685: 664: 658: 639: 605:(4): 463–485. 592: 589: 586: 585: 571: 551: 517:Schocken Books 497: 485: 433: 431:, p. 256. 421: 409: 407:, p. 339. 397: 395:, p. 105. 382: 380:, p. 257. 367: 355: 343: 328: 316: 314:, p. 422. 304: 302:, p. 421. 289: 259: 258: 256: 253: 196: 193: 118: 115: 111:Peter Treveris 99: 96: 59:legal treatise 42:Richard Tottel 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 896: 885: 882: 880: 877: 875: 872: 870: 867: 866: 864: 855: 851: 848: 847: 843: 837: 833: 829: 825: 821: 817: 813: 809: 808: 803: 798: 794: 790: 786: 782: 778: 774: 770: 765: 761: 755: 751: 747: 746: 741: 736: 733: 732:public domain 722: 718: 714: 711:. New Haven: 710: 709: 704: 700: 696: 692: 688: 682: 678: 673: 672: 665: 661: 655: 651: 647: 646: 640: 636: 632: 628: 624: 620: 616: 612: 608: 604: 600: 595: 594: 590: 574: 572:9781317161950 568: 564: 563: 555: 552: 548: 546: 542: 541: 536: 530: 526: 522: 518: 514: 510: 504: 502: 498: 495:, p. 77. 494: 489: 486: 481: 477: 472: 467: 463: 459: 455: 453: 449: 440: 438: 434: 430: 425: 422: 419:, p. 83. 418: 413: 410: 406: 401: 398: 394: 393:McIlwain 1910 389: 387: 383: 379: 374: 372: 368: 364: 359: 356: 352: 347: 344: 341:, p. 61. 340: 335: 333: 329: 325: 320: 317: 313: 308: 305: 301: 296: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 273:Cummings 2009 269: 267: 265: 261: 254: 252: 250: 246: 242: 240: 236: 231: 229: 228: 223: 219: 215: 213: 209: 205: 201: 194: 192: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 165: 163: 159: 155: 150: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 116: 114: 112: 108: 104: 97: 95: 93: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 55: 47: 43: 40:, printed by 39: 34: 30: 19: 811: 805: 776: 772: 768: 744: 739: 707: 670: 644: 602: 598: 576:. Retrieved 561: 554: 538: 534: 532: 512: 488: 461: 457: 451: 447: 424: 412: 405:Walters 2003 400: 358: 346: 319: 307: 284: 280: 276: 248: 243: 234: 232: 225: 217: 216: 211: 207: 203: 198: 168: 166: 162:positive law 153: 151: 142: 120: 107:John Rastell 102: 101: 89: 78: 53: 52: 51: 37: 29: 773:The Library 578:11 November 493:Schoek 1987 429:Hanson 1970 417:Schoek 1987 378:Hanson 1970 363:Hanson 1970 351:Eppley 2013 339:Eppley 2013 324:Thorne 1930 312:Thorne 1930 300:Thorne 1930 200:Thomas More 131:English law 863:Categories 721:1046051603 695:1149308784 545:Blackstone 529:1152596555 519:. p.  287:of 1532 …" 255:References 247:describes 230:in 1765. 222:Blackstone 181:conscience 177:common law 158:revelation 125:between a 879:Dialogues 828:0008-1973 793:0024-2160 635:159733022 619:0269-1213 480:2271-6424 195:Reception 189:precedent 173:canon law 123:dialogues 67:dialogues 705:(1910). 627:24419384 511:(1964). 117:Argument 852:at the 836:4509001 591:Sources 285:Apology 204:Apology 139:statute 834:  826:  791:  756:  719:  693:  683:  656:  633:  625:  617:  569:  527:  478:  448:Hamlet 147:equity 83:equity 832:JSTOR 631:S2CID 623:JSTOR 202:, in 57:is a 824:ISSN 789:ISSN 777:s4-X 754:ISBN 717:OCLC 691:OCLC 681:ISBN 654:ISBN 615:ISSN 580:2023 567:ISBN 525:OCLC 476:ISSN 241:. 206:and 816:doi 781:doi 771:". 607:doi 540:sic 466:doi 224:'s 152:In 61:by 865:: 830:. 822:. 812:62 810:. 804:. 787:. 775:. 752:. 748:. 715:. 689:. 679:. 675:. 652:. 648:. 629:. 621:. 613:. 603:23 601:. 531:. 523:. 521:97 515:. 500:^ 474:. 464:. 462:33 460:. 456:. 436:^ 385:^ 370:^ 331:^ 292:^ 263:^ 191:. 149:. 77:. 838:. 818:: 795:. 783:: 762:. 734:. 723:. 697:. 662:. 637:. 609:: 582:. 547:. 482:. 468:: 326:. 48:. 20:)

Index

Doctor and Student
Cover page of a 1593 edition of The Doctor and Student, printed by Richard Tottel.
Richard Tottel
British Library
legal treatise
Christopher St. Germain
dialogues
doctor of divinity
English common law
equity
William Blackstone's
Commentaries on the Laws of England
John Rastell
Peter Treveris
dialogues
doctor of divinity
English law
parliamentary supremacy
statute
equity
revelation
positive law
canon law
common law
conscience
Court of Chancery
precedent
Thomas More
Blackstone
Commentaries on the Laws of England

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.