Abstract Sir Thomas Smith (1513–1577) was a political philosopher and writer. His works Discourse of the Commonweal of This Realm of England (1549) and De Republica Anglorum (1562–65) are significant texts in early English political theory. Smith was also a colonizer and in 1572 embarked on a plantation scheme in Ulster. That year Smith’s son published a pamphlet advertising the scheme to potential investors and adventurers. Smith claimed that participants “would form an aristocratic elite” (Ellis 266), but first had to drive out the “wicked barbarous and uncivil people, some Scottish and some wild Irish” (Strype 131). The pamphlet: A Letter from I. B. Gentleman, was both controversial and influential, and described as “the first printed publicity for an English colonial project” (Quinn 551). Though I. B. Gentleman is much studied, the Gaelic Scottish influence on Smith’s plans, pamphlet and associated material has been insufficiently considered. This study seeks to address that deficiency.

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IB 绅士的来信：托马斯·史密斯爵士的阿尔斯特计划及其苏格兰背景

摘要 托马斯·史密斯爵士 (1513–1577) 是一位政治哲学家和作家。他的著作《英联邦的话语》（1549 年）和《英美共和政体》（1562-65 年）是早期英国政治理论的重要文本。史密斯也是一名殖民者，并于 1572 年在阿尔斯特开始了种植园计划。那一年史密斯的儿子出版了一本小册子，向潜在的投资者和冒险家宣传该计划。史密斯声称参与者“将形成贵族精英”（Ellis 266），但首先必须驱逐“邪恶的野蛮和不文明的人，一些苏格兰人和一些狂野的爱尔兰人”（Strype 131）。这本小册子：来自 IB Gentleman 的一封信，既有争议又有影响力，被描述为“英国殖民项目的第一次印刷宣传”（Quinn 551）。虽然IB绅士被大量研究，盖尔苏格兰对史密斯的计划、小册子和相关材料的影响没有得到充分考虑。本研究旨在解决这一缺陷。