Coke, Sir Edward. La Sept Part des Reports. London, 1608. Includes Calvin’s Case, a landmark decision on allegiance and subjecthood with lasting significance for English constitutional law.
James I, King of England. A Declaration of His Maiesties Royall Pleasure [The Book of Bounty]. London, 1610 [1611]. A key statement on royal grants and monopolies, anticipating the restrictions imposed by the Statute of Monopolies (1624).
Smith, Sir Thomas. De Republica Anglorum: The Maner of Gouernement or Policie of the Realme of England. London, 1583. A foundational account of Tudor government and constitutional arrangements, influential in the development of English political thought.
Staunford, Sir William. Les Plees del Coron, Divisees in Plusors Titles & Comon Lieux. London, 1583. First published in 1557, this was the first printed work devoted entirely to English criminal law and a foundational criminal-law treatise.
Swinburne, Henry. A Briefe Treatise of Testaments and Last Willes. London, 1590 [colophon 1591]. The first English-language work on canon law and a standard treatise on wills, documenting ecclesiastical jurisdiction over testamentary practice.
Henry VIII, King of England. Anno XXXVII. Henrici Octavi: Statutes Made in the Parliament… London, [1575?]. Includes legislation on usury and chantries, illuminating major changes in English credit regulation and the redistribution of Church wealth during the Reformation.
