A shorte treatise of politike power [electronic resource] : and of the true obedience which subjects owe to kings and other civill governours. Chap. I. Whereof politike power groweth, wherefore it was ordained, and the right use and duty of the same. Chap. II. Whether kings ... have an absolute power and authority over their subjects. Chap. III. Whether kings ... be subject to Gods laws, and the positive laws of their countries. Chap. IV. In what things, and how farre subjects are bound to obey their princes and governours. Chap. V. Whether all the subjects goods be the emperours or kings own, and that they may lawfully take them as their own. Chap. VI. Whether it be lawfull to depose an evill governour, and kill a tyrant. Chap. VII. What confidence is to be given to princes and potentates. Composed by me D. I.P. B. R. W.