 The Lower House of legislature, representing, in constitutional theory, all the ' Commons of England,' has consisted, since 49 Hen. III., of knights of the shire, or representatives of counties; of citizens, or representatives of cities; and of burgesses,...  A compendium of European geography and history - Page 35by Richard Hiley - 1872 - 295 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Frederick Martin, Sir John Scott Keltie, Isaac Parker Anderson Renwick, Mortimer Epstein, Sigfrid Henry Steinberg, John Paxton, Brian Hunter, Barry Turner - Economic geography - 1865 - 756 pages
...of knights of the shire, or representatives of counties; citizens, or representatives of cities; and burgesses, or representatives of boroughs, all of whom sit and vote together. For a long time after knights, citizens, and burgesses obtained the privilege of being called to the... | |
 | Political science - 1864 - 1008 pages
...of knights of the shire, or representatives of counties; citizens, or representatives of cities; and burgesses, or representatives of boroughs, all of whom sit and vote together. For a long time after knights, citizens, and burgesses obtained the privilege of being called to the... | |
 | Political science - 1866 - 760 pages
...of knights of the shire, or representatives of counties; citizens, or representatives of cities; and burgesses, or representatives of boroughs, all of whom sit and vote together. For a long time after knights, citizens, and burgesses obtained the privilege of being called to the... | |
 | Frederick Martin, Sir John Scott Keltie, Isaac Parker Anderson Renwick, Mortimer Epstein, Sigfrid Henry Steinberg, John Paxton, Brian Hunter (Librarian), Barry Turner - Economic geography - 1870 - 874 pages
...(See page 208 for duration of office of the above heads of the government). III., of knights of tlie shire, or representatives of counties; of citizens,...or representatives of boroughs, all of whom sit and rote together. For a long time after knights^ citizens, and burgesses obtained the privilege of being... | |
 | Frederick Martin, Sir John Scott Keltie, Isaac Parker Anderson Renwick, Mortimer Epstein, Sigfrid Henry Steinberg, John Paxton, Brian Hunter - Economic geography - 1872 - 838 pages
...representing, in constitutional theory, all the ' Commons of England,' has consisted, since 49 Hen. III., of knights of the shire, or representatives of counties; of citizens, or representative* of cities; and of burgesses, or representatives of boroughs, all of whom indistinctly... | |
 | David Nasmith - Constitutional history - 1873 - 552 pages
...representing in constitutional theory all the " Commons of England," has consisted, since 49th Henry III., of knights of the shire, or representatives of counties...burgesses, or representatives of boroughs, all of whom indistinctly vote together. Since the enactment of the statute 8th Henry VI., c. 7, in the year 1429,... | |
 | Frederick Martin, Sir John Scott Keltie, Isaac Parker Anderson Renwick, Mortimer Epstein, Sigfrid Henry Steinberg, John Paxton, Brian Hunter, Barry Turner - Economic geography - 1876 - 876 pages
...very nearly one-third of the whole number, owe their seats to nominations under Her Majesty. III., of knights of the shire, or representatives of counties;...burgesses, or representatives of boroughs, all of whom indistinctly vote together. At the accession of Henry VIII., the total number of constituencies in... | |
 | Political science - 1880 - 942 pages
...representing, in constitutional theory, all the ' Commons of England,' has consisted, since 49 Hen. III., of knights of the shire, or representatives of counties...or representatives of cities ; and of burgesses, or repre sentatives of boroughs, all of whom indistinctly vote together. At the accession of Henry VIII.,... | |
 | Frederick Martin, Sir John Scott Keltie, Isaac Parker Anderson Renwick, Mortimer Epstein, Sigfrid Henry Steinberg, John Paxton, Brian Hunter - Economic geography - 1885 - 992 pages
...representing, in constitutional theory, all the ' Commons of England,' has consisted, since 49 llin. III., of knights of the shire, or representatives of counties;...of cities; and of burgesses or representatives of boroiighs, all of whom indistinctly vote together. In the reign of Edward I. 37 counties and 166 boroughs... | |
 | Henry Woldmar Ruoff - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1900 - 770 pages
...Irish peers who are not peers of Parliament. The House of Commons has consisted, since 49 Hen. III., of knights of the shire, or representatives of counties...and of burgesses, or representatives of boroughs, ajl of whom vote together. To the House of Commons, in the reign of Edward I., 37 counties and 166... | |
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