<P> The Reciprocal and Mutual Duty Betwixt a Free King and His Natural Subjects ( original Scots title : The Trve Lawe of free Monarchies : Or , The Reciprock and Mvtvall Dvtie Betwixt a free King , and his naturall Subiectes ) is a treatise or essay of political theory and kingship by James VI of Scotland ( later to be crowned James I of England too ) . It is believed James VI wrote the tract to set forth his idea of kingship , in contrast to the contractarian views espoused by , among others , George Buchanan ( in De Jure Regni apud Scotos , 1579 ) . James VI had the work published in 1598 . It is considered remarkable for setting out the doctrine of the divine right of kings in Scotland , and latterly England , for the first time . James saw the divine right of kings as an extension of the apostolic succession . </P>
<P> The Reciprocal and Mutual Duty Betwixt a Free King and His Natural Subjects ( original Scots title : The Trve Lawe of free Monarchies : Or , The Reciprock and Mvtvall Dvtie Betwixt a free King , and his naturall Subiectes ) is a treatise or essay of political theory and kingship by James VI of Scotland ( later to be crowned James I of England too ) . It is believed James VI wrote the tract to set forth his idea of kingship , in contrast to the contractarian views espoused by , among others , George Buchanan ( in De Jure Regni apud Scotos , 1579 ) . James VI had the work published in 1598 . It is considered remarkable for setting out the doctrine of the divine right of kings in Scotland , and latterly England , for the first time . James saw the divine right of kings as an extension of the apostolic succession . </P>
who wrote trew law and what was it about
who wrote trew law and what was it about
James VI of Scotland ( later to be crowned James I of England too ) his idea of kingship
James VI of Scotland ( later to be crowned James I of England too ) his idea of kingship