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... Freedom sold , " " Liberts vendita . " This implies certainly a right in the person grant- ing the admission either to withhold or grant it , rather than any positive legal claim on the part of the persons admitted . The purchase of a ...
... Freedom sold , " " Liberts vendita . " This implies certainly a right in the person grant- ing the admission either to withhold or grant it , rather than any positive legal claim on the part of the persons admitted . The purchase of a ...
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Edward Griffith. tible ; hence it appears , that those who sold the freedom might have refused it , and therefore quoad the particular persons , they seem to have been admitted Burgesses at the will of the existing body . But were these ...
Edward Griffith. tible ; hence it appears , that those who sold the freedom might have refused it , and therefore quoad the particular persons , they seem to have been admitted Burgesses at the will of the existing body . But were these ...
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... freedom was sold in all others , that not only the election of foreigners as Burgesses , but what we may call the induc- tion of natives in the time of Edward III . was a corporate act , done at this court , which we are ready to admit ...
... freedom was sold in all others , that not only the election of foreigners as Burgesses , but what we may call the induc- tion of natives in the time of Edward III . was a corporate act , done at this court , which we are ready to admit ...
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... freedom , and another person gives , therefore , four selions of land to the bailiffs and commonalty . Now , if every native , admitted a Burgess in this place , had given even a small piece of land , a very large portion of the entire ...
... freedom , and another person gives , therefore , four selions of land to the bailiffs and commonalty . Now , if every native , admitted a Burgess in this place , had given even a small piece of land , a very large portion of the entire ...
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... Freedom Roger Ryneston entered into the freedom [ in- Sold . gressus est ] of the Town , and he shall give to the Commonalty twenty shillings . By surety of Ralph Tydd and William Burgeys . Freedom At a Court there holden on Monday next ...
... Freedom Roger Ryneston entered into the freedom [ in- Sold . gressus est ] of the Town , and he shall give to the Commonalty twenty shillings . By surety of Ralph Tydd and William Burgeys . Freedom At a Court there holden on Monday next ...
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A Collection of Ancient Records, Relating to the Borough of Huntingdon (1727) Edward Griffith No preview available - 2009 |
A Collection of Ancient Records Relating to the Borough of Huntingdon Edward Griffith No preview available - 2015 |
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abiding and residing admitted aforesaid Bailiffs aforesaid Borough aforesaid electors aforesaid Town Aldermen Bailiffs and Burgesses Bishop of Lincoln Borough aforesaid Borough of Huntingdon Burgesses of Huntingdon Common Council common seal Commonalty confirmed Coroners corporate act County Court County of Huntingdon Court Leet custody customs Dated the day document Esquire fee-farm rent fit Burgesses full and sufficient Gentleman gesses Grace grant Heirs and Successors Henry III holden homines Hospital of St Huntingdon aforesaid incorporated Indenture remaining INDENTURE WITNESSETH ingdon inhabitants inspected the Charter Institution Book King Edward King Henry King of England Knight Lionel Walden Lord of Ireland Lord the King monalty Mountague Parliament persons place abovesaid present proclamation aforesaid reign of King Richard Richard III Robert Pekke select body select corporation set his seal set their seals Sheriff hath set sufficient power tain Writ Thomas Town aforesaid Town of Huntingdon virtue Westminster William witness whereof Writ dated
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