A seasonable treatise wherein is proved that King William (commonly call'd the Conqueror) did not get the imperial crown of England by the sword, but by the election and consent of the people to whom he swore to observe the original contract between king and people.

Abstract

"This is a duplicate of the 'Argumentum Anti-Normannicum' in all but title page, frontpiece and 'explanation of the frontpiece'"--BM. Written by Edward Cooke. Cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.); BM. Reproduction of original in British Library.