Title page from Patriarcha non monarcha. The Patriarch unmonarch’d

Patriarcha non monarcha. The Patriarch unmonarch’d

Tyrrell was a friend and supporter of John Locke who also joined in the battle against the ideas in support of the divine right of kings expressed in the work of Sir Robert Filmer. There is much in this book about the power of the husband over his wife and servants and to what extent these powers are applicable to a monarch who claims similar rights over his subjects.