The writer of the present article intended to analyse some legal foundations of financial policies under the early Tudor kings. Much has been discussed of the policies undertaken by early Tudor kings, especially Henry VII with eye to exacting as much of money as possible and facilitating the collection of taxes. But not enough of effort has been spent to make clear on what legal foundations these policies were legally justified. Here, on the examination of the schalarly edition of Robert Constable's "Prerogativa Regis", established with notes by Professor S. E. Thorne, the wrighter attempted to show how the "Prerogativa Regis", that is the royal rights as feudal overlord ship, was expanded by early Tudor kings with the intention of meeting the financial exigencies.

間崎万里先生頌寿記念