Leviathan · Character
Sir Edward Coke
English jurist and politician, known for his legal writings and common law.
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Also known as Coke
First appearance: part i of man
Sir Edward Coke shows up with force in XV: Of Other Laws of Nature. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced for a legal principle in his Commentaries on Littleton regarding the descent of the crown despite attainder, used to illustrate reasoning about justice and injustice.
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