Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos, sometimes known in English as "Defence of Liberty Against Tyrants" is a 16th century political tract, published under the pseudonym Stephanus Junis Brutus.
Bibliographic notesVindiciae Contra Tyrannos was first published in Latin in Basel in 1579, though the imprint claimed an Edinburgh origin. It is not known for certain who wrote it, but scholars have variously attributed this work to Hubert Languet, Philippe de Mornay, or a collaboration of the two men. English translations were in circulation by the 17th century.
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Vindiciae, Contra Tyrannos: Siue, De Principis in Populum, Populique in Principem, Legitima Potestate (in Latin; 1579), by Stephanus Junius Brutus, contrib. by Hubert Languet and Philippe de Mornay - Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos (in Latin; Frankfurt: L. Zetner, 1608), by Stephanus Junius Brutus, contrib. by Hubert Languet and Philippe de Mornay
- Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos: A Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants (modernized 1648 anonymous translation of a 1579 publication), by Stephanus Junius Brutus, contrib. by Hubert Languet and Philippe de Mornay (HTML at lonang.com)
- Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos: A Defence of Liberty Against Tyrants, or, Of the Lawful Power of the Prince Over the People, and of the People Over the Prince (bound with Buchanan's Jure Regni Apud Scotos: or, A Dialogue Concerning the Due Priviledge of Government in the Kingdom of Scotland; London: Printed for R. Baldwin, 1689), by Stephanus Junius Brutus and George Buchanan, contrib. by Hubert Languet and Philippe de Mornay
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