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A biographical entry for British philosopher John Selden is presented. Selden's early writings were about England including the "Analecton Anglobritannicon." He was an impressive linguist and the arguments of his works were historical in form. He completed historical annotations to several books and worked on projects of Hebrew scholarship. He was elected to the Long Parliament in 1640.

An encyclopedia entry for British philosopher Robert Parsons is presented. This entry contains the place and date of his birth, his educational attainment, his degrees and career, and the place and date of his death. This is followed by his writings, with a critical account of his thought. Parsons was active in high-level international politics, and some of his best-known works were concerned with political theory and the politics of Catholicism.

An encyclopedia entry for theologian and philosopher Hadrian Saravia is presented. It offers information his educational and career background. It cites some of his works against Puritans and Catholics, including "Of the Diverse Degrees of the Ministers of the Gospell." Information is provided on the political theories of Saravia.

The article presents an encyclopedia entry for philosopher Peter Heylin. His family and educational background is discussed. He made a name for himself as a writer on geography and history, but later he was best known as a defender of royal power and of the ecclesiastical policies of Archbishop William Laud. He argued that the English Church was an offshoot of the Church of Rome and not of medieval heretical groups like the Lollards.

An encyclopedia entry for British philosopher Edward Weston is presented. It discusses Weston's family, educational and career background. He was born in London, England on 1565 and died in Bruges, Belgium in 1635. It also provides information on several works done by Weston, including the book "The Sanctuary of Papal Right."

An encyclopedia entry for British philosopher Henry Vane is presented. It discusses Vane's family, educational and career background. He was born in Essex, England in May 1613 and executed at Tower Hill on June 14, 1662. It also provides information on several works done by Vane including "Retired Mans Meditations," "A Healing Question" and "Needful Corrective or Balance in Popular Government."

An encyclopedia entry for British philosopher Robert Sibthorp is presented. He was born in Northamptonshire and died in Burton, Latimer in 1662. He was a cleric who married the daughter of civil lawyer John Lambe. He became famous when he preached a sermon in support of Charles I's Force Loan on February 22, 1627. He became a leading Laudian in Northamptonshire in 1630.

A biographical entry for British philosopher Henry Spelman is presented. Spelman was born around 1564 in Norfolk, England, died in 1641 in London. His family and educational background are discussed. Much of his antiquarian research was concerned with the history of the Church, and his books argued on the basis of historical evidence that the laity ought not to take wealth from the Church. Investigating the early history of English law, he asserted that feudal tenures and obligations dated only from the Norman Conquest.

An encyclopedia entry for British clergy and philosopher Edwin Sandys is presented. It offers information on his educational and career background. It cites his famous work "A Relation of the State of Religion." He was a persistent critic of royal policies, including the projected union between England and Scotland, and the levying of extra- Parliamentary impositions on merchandise.

An encyclopedia entry about philosopher John Hayward is presented. Hayward was born in Felixstowe in c.1564. He studied at Pembroke College in Cambridge. He became a Master in Chancery in 1616 and knighted in 1619. Hayward was a learned historian whose works focus on history and political theory. Hayward died in London, England in 1627.

An encyclopedia entry for British philosopher John Floyd is presented. He was born in Badlingham, Cambridgeshire in England in 1574 and died in St. Omer in 1649. He criticized the idea that monarchy is jure divino. He claimed that all governments derive their authority from the consent of the people, who at first wielded sovereignty.

An encyclopedia entry for philosopher Richard Field is presented. Field was born on October 15, 1561 in Hertfordshire, England and died on November 21, 1616 in Windsor, England. Field was made one of the chaplains of Elizabeth I in 1598, he became a prebendary of Windsor in 1604 and in 1609 Dean of Gloucester.

The article presents an encyclopedia entry for British philosopher John Eliot. Eliot as an elected member of the British Parliament, criticizes Spain, popery and Armenianism. he defended the liberties of the subject, the privileges of Parliament and Calvinist Protestantism. In 1626 and 1627, he was imprisoned by the King. As a prisoner, he wrote "An Apology for Socrates," defending his own political conduct. He discussed the power of the king in "The Monarchie of Man" and "De jure majestatis."

An encyclopedia entry for philosopher William Barret is presented. It offers information on his educational and career background. It discusses his book "Ius regis, sive de absoluto & independenti secularium principum dominio & obsequio eis debito," which asserted the divine foundations of monarchy and argued against the ideas on Church-State relations of theorists such as Cardinal Robert Bellarmine. His position on Church-State relations is explored.

A biographical entry for British philosopher Lancelot Andrewes is presented. He was born in Barking, Essex, England. Information is presented on his academic background. The main theme of his book "Two Answers to Cardinall Perron" is discussed, as well as the impact of Andrewes's scholarship on his reputation.

An encyclopedia entry for British philosopher Thomas Morton is presented. It discusses Morton's family, educational and career background. He was born in York, England on March 20, 1564 and died in Easton-Maudit, Northamptonshire on September 22, 1659. It also provides information on several works done by Morton.

An encyclopedia entry for British philosopher Edward Forset is presented. He was born in London, England in 1553 and died in 1629. He was known to have defended the status quo. He criticized religious toleration and Catholic ideas of legitimate resistance to heretical rulers. He also explored the analogy between the body politic and the human body.