Volume 1, The Glorious Revolution defended, 1690-1704

Introduction (p. xvii-lxxxviii)

Citations of Locke’s Two treatises, 1690-1710 (p. lxxiii-lxxv)

Anonymous. Political aphorisms: or, the true maxims of goverment displayed (1690) (p. 1-32)

William Atwood. Extracts from The fundamental consititution of the English government. Proving King William and Queen Mary our lawful and rightful King and Queen (1690) (p. 33-50)

Thomas Grey, Earl of Stamford. The speech of the Right Honourable Thomas Earl of Stamford, Lord Gray of Grooby, &c. at the General Quarter-Sessions held for the County of Leicester, at Michaelmas, 1691 (1692) (p. 51-61)

James Tyrrell. Third Dialogue from Bibliotheca politica: or a discourse by way of dialogue (1692) (p. 63-125)

James Tyrrell. Preface from A brief disquisition of the law of nature, according to the principles and method laid down in the Reverend Dr. Cumberland’s (now the Lord Bishop of Peterborough’s) Latin treatise on that subject (p. 127-156)

Matthew Tindal. An essay concerning obedience to the supreme powers, and the duty of subjects in all revolutions (1694) (p. 157-210)

William Molyneux. The case of Ireland’s being bound by acts of Parliament in England, stated (1698) (p. 211-284)

Walter Moyle. An essay on the Lacedaemonian government (1698) (p. 285-299)

William Stephens. A sermon preach’d before the honourable House of Commons, January the 30th. 1699/1700 (1700) (p. 301-317)

John Toland. Extracts from Anglia libera: or the limitation and succession of the crown of England explain’d and asserted (1701) (p. 319-323)

Daniel Defoe. The original power of the collective body of the people of England, examined and asserted (1702) (p. 325-353)

Humfrey Michel. Dedication from Sanguis Carolinus exclamans: two sermons more impartially arraigning the horrid murther of King Charles I (1702) (p. 355-360)

John Dennis. Preface from Liberty asserted. A tragedy (1704) (p. 361-369)

Volume 2, Patriarchalism, the social contract and civic virtue, 1705-1760

Charles Leslie. The rehearsal Nos 36-38, 49, 53, 55-56, 58-61, 66 (March-October 1705) (p. 1-73)

Anonymous. An essay upon government, wherein the republican schemes reviv’d by Mr. Locke, Dr. Blackall, &c. are fairly consider’d and refuted (1705) (p. 75-106)

Mary Astell. Preface from Reflections upon marriage (1706) (p. 107-126)

Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury. “A letter to Michael Ainsworth” (1709) from Several letters written by a noble lord to a young man at the university (1716) (p. 127-132)

Benjamin Hoadly. Chapter II from The original and institution of civil government, discuss’d (1710) (p. 133-186)

Anonymous. An argument for self-defence (1710) (p. 187-198)

George Berkeley. Passive obedience (1712) (p. 199-228)

John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon. Cato’s letters Nos 55, 59, 60 and 62 (2 and 30 December 1721 and 6 and 20 January 1722) (p. 229-259)

Jean Barbeyrac. Extracts from Notes to Samuel Pufendorf’s Of the law of nature and nations (1729) (p. 261-282)

Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke. “Fragments or minutes of essays” sections X-XIII from Philosophical works (c. 1730) (p. 283-304)

Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke and Nicholas Amhurst. The craftsman Nos 151 and 441 (24 May 1729 and 14 December 1734) (p. 305-318)

James Pitt. The London journal Nos 687 and 756 (26 August 1732 and 22 December 1733) (p. 319-328)

James Pitt. The daily gazeteer No 150 (20 December 1735) (p. 329-335)

David Hume. “Of the original contract” from Essays, moral and political (1748) (p. 337-355)

Anonymous. Of civil polity (1753) (p. 357-377)

Volume 3, The age of the American revolution, 1760-1780

James Otis. Extracts from The rights of the British colonies asserted and proved (1764) (p. 1-61)

Sir William Blackstone. Extracts from Commentaries on the laws of England (1765-9) (p. 63-80)

Charles Pratt, Lord Camden. Speech in the House of Lords on the American Declaratory Bill (1766) (p. 81-86)

Anonymous. The Boston gazette Nos 572 and 877 (17 March 1766 and 27 January 1772) (p. 87-95)

Joseph Priestley. An essay on the first principles of government (1768) (p. 97-165)

Thomas Hutchinson. A dialogue between an American and a European Englishman (1768) (p. 167-199)

Richard Bland. An enquiry into the rights of the British colonies (1769) (p. 201-221)

Appendix: Daniel Dulany. The right of Maryland [extract] (1728) (p. 221-225)

George Horne. “The origin of civil government” (1769) from Discourses on several subjects (1787) (p. 227-238) and “Some considerations on Mr. Locke’s scheme of deriving government from an original compact” (n.d.) from The scholar armed against the errors of time (1795) (p. 238-246)

William Knox. An extract from The controversy between Great Britain and her colonies reviewed (1769) (p. 247-259)

Samuel Adams. “A state of the rights of the colonists” from The votes and proceedings of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Boston (1772) (p. 261-268)

James Burgh. “Inadequate representation universally complained of” from Political disquisitions (1774) (p. 269-277)

Jonathan Boucher. “On civil liberty, passive obedience, and non-resistance” (1775) from A view of the causes and consequences of the American revolution (1797) (p. 279-316)

Richard Price. Observations on the nature of civil liberty (1776) (p. 317-373)

Peter van Schaak. Papers for the Provincial Convention of New York (1776-7) (p. 375-384)

Volume 4, Political reform in the age of the French revolution, 1780-1838

Jeremy Bentham. Locke, Rousseau and Filmer’s system (c. 1780) (p. 1-9)

Josiah Tucker. A treatise concerning civil government (1781) (p. 11-218)

Joseph Towers. A vindication of the political principles of Mr. Locke: in answer to the objections of the Rev. Dr. Tucker, Dean of Gloucester (1782) (p. 219-262)

Soame Jenyns. Disquisitions on several subjects (1782) (p. 263-273)

Baptist Noel Turner. “A sketch of a refutation of Mr. Locke” (1782) from Candid suggestions (1782) and The true alarm (1783) (p. 275-287)

Sir William Jones. The principles of government; in a dialogue between a scholar and a peasant (1782) (p. 289-297)

Matthew Dawes. The nature and extent of supreme power, in a letter to the Rev. David Williams … in which Mr. Locke’s theory of government is examined and explained (1783) (p. 299-318)

Josiah Tucker. “Letter 4” from Four letters on important national subjects, addressed to the Earl of Shelburne (1783) (p. 319-331)

William Paley. An extract from The principles of moral and poolitical philosophy (1785) (p. 333-344)

John Bowles. “Thoughts on the origin and formation of political constitutions” from The retrospect; or, A collection of tracts, published at various periods of the war (1798) (p. 345-364)

Thomas Elrington. Introduction and notes to An essay concerning the true original extent and end of civil government by John Locke (1798) (p. 365-387)

John Rutt. “Defense of Locke against Lord Eldon” in The monthly repository (1807) (p. 389-394)

Daniel Peacock. The principles of civil obedience, laid down by Locke and Paley (1815) (p. 395-408)

Robert Plumer Ward. “The opinions of Mr. Locke” from An historical essay on the real character and amount of the precedent of the revolution of 1688 (1838) (p. 409-448)

Volume 5, The Church, dissent and religious toleration, 1689-1773

Thomas Long. The letter for toleration decipher’d, and the absurdity and impiety of an absolute toleration demonstrated, by the judgement of Presbyterians, Independents, and by Mr. Calvin, Mr. Baxter, and the Parliament, 1662 (1689) (p. 1-21)

Jonas Proast. The argument of the Letter concerning toleration, briefly consider’d and answer’d (1690) (p. 23-37)

Jonas Proast. A third letter concerning toleration: in defense of The argument of the Letter concerning toleration, briefly consider’d and answer’d (1691) (p. 39-116)

Jonas Proast. A second letter to the author of the three letters for toleration (1704) (p. 117-128)

Josiah Martin. A letter to the author of Some brief observations on the Paraphrase and notes of the judicious John Locke, relating to the women’s exercising their spiritual gifts in the church (1716) (p. 129-142)

Benjamin Hoadly. The nature of the kingdom, or church, of Christ (1717) (p. 143-155)

Benjamin Ibbot. The nature and extent of the office of civil magistrate (1720) (p. 157-176)

William Warburton. The alliance between church and state, or, he necessity and equity of an established religion and a test-law demonstrated (1736) (p. 177-279)

Elisha Williams. The essential rights and liberties of Protestants (1744) (p. 281-341)

Henry Grove and Thomas Amory. An extract from A system of moral philosophy (1749) (p. 343-354)

Philip Furneaux. An essay on toleration: with a particular view to the late application of the Protestant dissenting ministers to Parliament (1773) (p. 355-385)

Volume 6, Wealth, property and commerce 1696-1832

Introductory note (p. vii-viii)

Sir Richard Temple. Some short remarks upon Mr. Lock’s book, in answer to Mr. Lounds (1696) (p. 1-6)

Nicholas Barbon. A discourse concerning coining the new money lighter. In answer to Mr. Lock’s Considerations (1696) (p. 7-56)

E. Harris. Decus et tutamen: or, our new money as now coined (1696) (p. 57-86)

James Hodges. Extracts from The present state of England, as to coin and public charges [in which] Mr. Lock’s chief positions are refuted (1697) (p. 87-134)

Anonymous. “Animadversions on the writings of Dr. Lock” from Sir Thomas Colepepper’s Tracts concerning usury reprinted (1708) (p. 135-158)

Anonymous. An attempt to show how far the land and trade of England are affected by usury (c. 1712?) (p. 159-168)

J. Jocelyn. An essay on money and bullion. Wherein are considered … Mr. Lock’s considerations (1718) (p. 169-190)

John Bulkley. “An enquiry into the right of the aboriginal natives to the land in America” from Roger Wolcott, Poetical meditations (1725) (p. 191-223)

Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke and Nicholas Amhurst. Extracts from The craftsman No. 71, 11 November 1727 and No. 336, 9 December 1732 (p. 225-238)

Thomas Rutherforth. “Mr. Locke’s opinions examined” from Institutes of natural law (1754) (p. 239-248)

Thomas Spence. The rights of man (1775) (p. 249-264)

William Ogilvie. “Of the right of property in land as derived from the law of nature” from An essay on the right of property in land (1781) (p. 265-275)

William Paley. “In what the right of property is founded” from The principles of moral and political philosophy (1785) (p. 277-284)

John Thelwall. An extract from Rights of nature, against the usurpations of establishments (1796) (p. 285-294)

Thomas Hodgskin. Letters 1-4 from The natural and artificial right of property contrasted (1832) (p. 295-346)

George Fitzhugh. Appendix, an extract from Sociology for the South, or the failure of free society (1854) (p. 347-351)

Index (p. 352-405)