# Sir Edward Coke — Leviathan character guide

> Sir Edward Coke in Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Coke

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-of-man

## Who they are

English jurist and politician, known for his legal writings and common law.

## In the story

### [XV: Of Other Laws of Nature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leviathan_se/chapters/xv-of-other-laws-of-nature)

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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