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Quotation from Lex, Rex by Samuel Rutherford
“The King hath no proper, masterly, or herile dominion over his subjects: his dominion is rather fiduciary and ministeriall, than masterly.”
Lex, Rex, Question XVI (1644 first edition, EEBO-TCP transcription (original spelling))
The first assertion of the question on despotic dominion: a king rules as a trustee for his people, not as a master over servants and goods.
Citation: "The King hath no proper, masterly, or herile dominion over his subjects: his dominion is rather fiduciary and ministeriall, than masterly." — Samuel Rutherford, Lex, Rex, Question XVI (1644 first edition, EEBO-TCP transcription (original spelling)). (id lex-rex-q4)
Portrait: Samuel Rutherford St. Andrews, Unidentified painter / Robert Walker, Public domain.
