Cursory Observations on the Charters Granted to the Inhabitants of Tiverton, in the County of Devon: Mostly Confirmed by Professional Opinions and Authorities ... |
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... reason why a corporate officer now residing in South America ( who indeed has ceased to be an inhabitant of Tiverton very many years , ) should be removed from his office of capital burgess of our town . I shall content myself with a ...
... reason why a corporate officer now residing in South America ( who indeed has ceased to be an inhabitant of Tiverton very many years , ) should be removed from his office of capital burgess of our town . I shall content myself with a ...
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... reasons most confirmatory of the solidity of my argument , I should fill as many sheets of paper as I have stood in need of to place before your Lordship my views of the constitution of that town , which calls aloud for a redress of the ...
... reasons most confirmatory of the solidity of my argument , I should fill as many sheets of paper as I have stood in need of to place before your Lordship my views of the constitution of that town , which calls aloud for a redress of the ...
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... reasons only known to themselves , they seem not disposed to do , although this shocking incon- sistency is the theme of animadversion at almost every mention of the corporation . As a loyal subject , therefore , and to secure that ...
... reasons only known to themselves , they seem not disposed to do , although this shocking incon- sistency is the theme of animadversion at almost every mention of the corporation . As a loyal subject , therefore , and to secure that ...
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... reasons which induced his Majesty to listen to the humble petition of many of the inhabitants of the town and parish of ( g ) Tiverton , for a restoration ( f ) Dunsford's Memoirs , p . 211 . * This and the following letters , refer to ...
... reasons which induced his Majesty to listen to the humble petition of many of the inhabitants of the town and parish of ( g ) Tiverton , for a restoration ( f ) Dunsford's Memoirs , p . 211 . * This and the following letters , refer to ...
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... reasons were so highly creditable to the inhabitants of our parish at that day , I cannot refrain from concisely making mention of them . 1+ It appears , they were famous for the manufac- ture of woollen cloth ; they were industrious ...
... reasons were so highly creditable to the inhabitants of our parish at that day , I cannot refrain from concisely making mention of them . 1+ It appears , they were famous for the manufac- ture of woollen cloth ; they were industrious ...
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