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.

Title

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.

Author

Petyt, William, 1636-1707.

Publication

London :: Printed for F. Smith, T. Bassett, J. Wright, R. Chiswell and S. Heyrick,

1680.

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Subject terms

England and Wales. -- Parliament. -- House of Commons.

Constitutional history -- Great Britain.

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Contents

• title page
• To the Right Honourable Arthur Earl of ESSEX, Viscount MALDON, Ba∣ron Capell of HADHAM, Lord Lieutenant of the County of HERTFORD, one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy-Coun∣cil, and First Lord Com∣missioner of his Majesties Treasury.
• THE PREFACE.
  • 1. Under the Brittish Go∣vernment.
  • 2. Under the Saxon Go∣vernment.
  • 3. Under the Normans.
    • King William the First.
    • King William the Second.
    • Henry the First.
• A DISCOURSE Wherein is proved, That the Commons of England were an essential part of the Parliament before the 49th of Hen. 3.
  • The FIRST ARGUMENT.
  • The SECOND ARGUMENT.
  • The THIRD ARGUMENT.
  • The FOURTH ARGUMENT.
  • The FIFTH ARGUMENT.
  • The SIXTH ARGUMENT.
  • The SEVENTH ARGUMENT.
  • The EIGHTH ARGUMENT.
  • The NINTH ARGUMENT.
  • Observation I.
  • Observation II.
  • Observation III.
• THE General Conclusion.
• Appendix.
  • Inter Communia de Term. Trin. Anno 7 E. 2. Ad∣huc Recorda.
    • Rescriptum Regis ad haec.
  • Inter Communia Brevia de Termino Sanctae Trin. Anno Regni Regis E. 1. xxxiiij.
  • Communia de Termino Sancti Hillarii Anno xvii E. 3.
• errata