Sir Robert Cotton
Texts
Author
- That the Kings of England have been pleased usually to consult with their peers in the great Council, and the Commons in Parliament of Marriage, Peace and War
- The Danger Wherein the Kingdom Now Standeth and the Remedy
- An Answer to Certain Arguments (Raised From Supposed Antiquity, and Practice), by Some Members of the Lower House of Parliament to Prove that Ecclesiastical Laws Ought to be Enacted by Temporal Men
- On the Suppression of Jesuits
- A Relation to Sir Edward Montagu to Prove that the House of Commons Has Equal Power With the Peers in Point of Judicature
- Extracts Out of the Records Wherein May Be Collected By What Means the Kings of England Have and May Raise Monies
- A Short View of the Long Reign Henry III
- The Danger Wherein the Kingdom Now Standeth and the Remedy
- A Relation of the Proceedings against Ambassadors who have Miscarried Themselves
- Opinion Touching the Alteration of Coin
- A Declaration How the Kings of England have from Time to Time Supported and Repaired their Estates, Collected out of the Records of the Tower
- Concerning the High and Honourable Court of Chancery
- On War and Peace, in answer to Prince Henry
- That the Sovereign's Person Is Required in the Great Councils or Assemblies of the State, as well the Consultations as at the Conclusionss
Responsibility
- 'How the Kings of England Have Supplied Their Wants' (Scribe) in British Library, Harley MS 293
Bibliographic details
Birth: 22 January 1571
Death: 6 May 1631
Nationality: English
Occupation: Antiquary and politician
Further reading
- Stuart Handley, 'Cotton, Sir Robert Bruce, first baronet (1571–1631)', ODNB, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6425]
- Chris Kyle and Rosemary Sgroi, 'COTTON, Sir Robert Bruce (1571-1631)', HoP, [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/cotton-sir-robert-1571-1631]