Argumentum anti-Normannicum, or, An argument proving, from ancient histories and records, that William, Duke of Normandy, made no absolute conquest of England by the sword; in the sense of our modern writers

Argumentum anti-Normannicum, or, An argument proving, from ancient histories and records, that William, Duke of Normandy, made no absolute conquest of England by the sword; in the sense of our modern writers

Full title: Argumentum anti-Normannicum, or, An argument proving, from ancient histories and records, that William, Duke of Normandy, made no absolute conquest of England by the sword; in the sense of our modern writers : being an answer to these four questions; viz. I. Whether William the First made an absolute conquest of this nation at his first entrance? II. Whether he cancelled and abolished all the Confessor's laws? III. Whether he divided all our estates and fortunes between himself and his nobles? IV. Whether it be an error to affirm, that there were no English-men in the Common Council of the whole Kingdom?

Edward Cooke

London : Printed by John Darby

1682

[12], clxiv pages : frontispiece ; 19 cm

This publication, occasioned by a work of William Pettyt's, entitled Antient rights of the commons of England, 1680, was answered by Brady in his Introduction to old English history. It is by some attributed to Atwood, and by others to Cooke or Johnson." Cf. Lowndes. Has also been attributed to Petyt and to Sir Edward Coke.

Engraved front., [pi]1v. "An explanation of the frontispiece ... ", A1r-A2v.

Copy 2 presented by Principal Daniel Woolf [Gift2015]

Copy 2 has 3 pages of historical notes on front endpapers, in early hand; at end of text is a ms note: "This treatise is attributed to Bulstrode Whitlocke."

Atwood, William, -1705?, attributed name.
Cooke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634, attributed name.
Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703, attributed name.
Whitlocke, Bulstrode, 1605-1675 or 1676, attributed name.
Darby, John, printer.
Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.), former owner. donor.
Schulich-Woolf Collection.

English

Dated 1682 .C66
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996). C4907A.
ESTC R35619