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  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 not a grand error to affirm, that there were no English-men in the Common Council of the whole Kingdom?
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  1682
  

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  Atwood, William, d. 1705? ; Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703. ; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634. ; Petyt, William, 1636-1707. ; Cooke, Edward, of the Middle Temple.
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  "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, ...
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  Britannia languens: or, A discourse of trade shewing, that the present management of trade in England, is the true reason of the decay of our manufactures, and the late great fall of land-rents; and that the increase of trade, in the method it now stands in, must proportionably decay England. Wherein is particularly demonstrated, that the East-India Company, as now managed, has already near destroyed our trade in those parts, as well as that with Turky, and in short time must necessarily beggar the nation. Humbly offered to the consideration of this present Parliament.
  Date of publication:
  1689
  

  Author(s):

  Petyt, William, 1636-1707.
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  Attributed by Wing to William Petyt. With table of contents and errata at end of text. Text appears continuous despite pagination; quire E consists of 4 leaves. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  Miscellanea parliamentaria containing presidents 1. of freedom from arrests, 2. of censures : 1. upon such as have wrote books to the dishonour of the Lords or Commons, or to alter the constitution of the government, 2. upon members for misdemeanours, 3. upon persons not members, for contempts and misdemeanours, 4. for misdemeanours in elections ... : with an appendix containing several instances wherein the kings of England have consulted and advised with their parliaments 1. in marriages, 2. peace and war, 3. leagues ... / by William Petyt of the Inner-Temple, Esq.
  Date of publication:
  1680
  

  Author(s):

  Petyt, William, 1636-1707.
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  Appendix partly in French and Latin. Reproduction of original in Yale University Library. Marginal notes.
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  The antient right of the Commons of England asserted, or, A discourse proving by records and the best historians that the Commons of England were ever an essential part of Parliament by William Petyt of the Inner-Temple, Esq.
  Date of publication:
  1680
  

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  Petyt, William, 1636-1707.
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  English and Latin. Reproduction of original in Union Theological Seminary Library, New York. Marginal notes.
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  The pillars of Parliament struck at by the hands of a Cambridge doctor, or, A short view of some of his erroneous positions, destructive to the ancient laws & government of England to which is added the true state of the doctor's error about the Parliament, 49 H.3 / by William Petyt of the Inner-Temple, Esq. ...
  Date of publication:
  1681
  

  Author(s):

  Petyt, William, 1636-1707.
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  Reproduction of original in National Library of Scotland (Advocates'). Marginal notes.
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