![]() ![]() His book was merely banned and he was forbidden to discuss the subject of tithes, but he faced no jail time. If the Church’s power to exact tithes was not divinely ordained, what did that say about the monarchy? King James I summoned Selden to his presence in 1618 to explain himself. Selden’s first brush with authority came with the publication of his book The Historie of Tithes, which argued that the right of the Church to levy tithes on its parishioners was a legal right, not a divine one. In Selden’s Great Britain, the new emphasis on trade and exploration threatened the old order based on tradition and landed wealth. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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