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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... whole inhabitants of the town , or only the corporate officers . - Resolved : " That the word ' burgenses , ' extends to the inhabitants at large , within the borough . " Our present able and judicious Lord Chancel- lor , upon the ...
... whole inhabitants of the town , or only the corporate officers . - Resolved : " That the word ' burgenses , ' extends to the inhabitants at large , within the borough . " Our present able and judicious Lord Chancel- lor , upon the ...
Page 41
... whole charter ; should there be no- thing in it giving a particular meaning to the word inhabitant , it must then be taken from the use of the term in this particular borough ; and if the records of the court leet of the borough can be ...
... whole charter ; should there be no- thing in it giving a particular meaning to the word inhabitant , it must then be taken from the use of the term in this particular borough ; and if the records of the court leet of the borough can be ...
Page 54
... whole need not the assistance of a physician , as much as those who are sick . Christ himself has told us , he came not to call the righteous , but sinners to repentance . ( a ) However unpopular my opinion may be , I cannot but observe ...
... whole need not the assistance of a physician , as much as those who are sick . Christ himself has told us , he came not to call the righteous , but sinners to repentance . ( a ) However unpopular my opinion may be , I cannot but observe ...
Page 60
... non - residence is clearly the present lamen- table system of pluralities ; but other causes there are , such as reverend mayors , and reverend common council men , be non - resident , why not the whole ? 60 CURSORY OBSERVATIONS .
... non - residence is clearly the present lamen- table system of pluralities ; but other causes there are , such as reverend mayors , and reverend common council men , be non - resident , why not the whole ? 60 CURSORY OBSERVATIONS .
Page 61
... whole ? And if they may reside at a short distance , why not at the extremity of the kingdom ? So that the inha- bitant householders of a place like Tiverton , where the elective franchise is said to be confined to the officers of the ...
... whole ? And if they may reside at a short distance , why not at the extremity of the kingdom ? So that the inha- bitant householders of a place like Tiverton , where the elective franchise is said to be confined to the officers of the ...
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appear appointed bailiff beneficed bishop borough of Tiverton burgesses and assistants bye-law candidate capital burgesses charter of James chief burgesses Chippenham church clause clergy clergyman constitution corporate officers county of Devon court leet Cursory Observations Devon Dunsford duties Earl of Harrowby election of burgesses elective franchise exercise expences forfeit freemen gesses grant holy orders honest and discreet incorporated inha inhabitant householders inhabitants of Tiverton inmate jurates jurisdiction justice King letters patent licence Lord Lordship mayor and burgesses mayor and common members to parliament ment name of mayor non-resident oath opinion ordinance parish aforesaid parish of Tiverton persons poor artificers portreeve present privilege reader recorder resident respect restoring restrain reverend common council Richard Ryder right of election scot and lot spiritual statute statute of Merton successors thereof things thirty-seven tion town and parish town clerk usage Vide vote Washfield West Looe Winchelsea