English Common Law in Spenser's British Chronicle.

The author discusses English poet Edmund Spenser's interest in English common law and discussion of it in his various works, including "A View of the Present State of Ireland" and "Faerie Queene." Topics include Spenser's defense of common law in "The Faerie Queene" through his discussion of the Briton monarchs Donwallo, Mertia, and Howell Dha, Spenser's argument that English common law has a long history, and Spenser's argument that English common law is useful in the Elizabethan Age.