Report of the case of the borough of Petersfield ... tried and determined by two select committees of the House of commons in 1820 and 1821 [ed. by R.S. Atcheson]. |
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aforesaid manor aforesaid Thomas Hanbury ancient freehold ancient houses ancient tenements annum appurtenances borough of Petersfield built upon ancient burgage tenure right burgo burroughe churchwardens Committee common seal complainant contended conveyance counsel county of Southampton court court leet defendants deponent saith dicto divers dwelling-houses or shambles Edward eorum evidence freehold land George Leer gesses Golden Horse granted Gregorie Page hath heirs heredibus inde inhabitants interrogatory this deponent Johannes last determination letters patent lord maior and burgesses manor and borough manor of Mapledurham marketts mayor messuage Milites pro comitatu nobis nuper parcel parties persons Petersfield aforesaid petitioners plaintiff poll predicta premises premissa quod resolution of 1727 Richard Weston right of election right of voting scot and lot Sir Richard Weston sitting members sive socage split votes statute superius superius per presentes tenants thereof town unto voters William Jolliffe yearly yere
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Page 124 - Socage, in its most general and extensive signification, seems to denote a tenure by any certain and determinate service. And in this sense it is by our ancient writers constantly put in opposition to chivalry, or knight-service, where the render was precarious and uncertain. Thus Bracton (a) ; if a man holds by rent in money, without any escuage or serjeanty, " id tenementum did potest socagium...
Page 219 - Third, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.
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Page 125 - Baptist, at the instance of the great men of the realm granted, provided, and ordained, that from henceforth it shall be lawful to every freeman to sell at his own pleasure his lands and tenements or part of them, so that the feoffee shall hold the same lands or tenements of the chief lord of the same fee, by such service and customs as his feoffor held before.
Page 138 - That the Counsel for the sitting Members delivered in a statement as follows : " That the right of election : - "of " of Members to serve in Parliament for the borough " of East Looe, in the county of Cornwall, is in the " Mayor and Burgesses of the said borough, being " Members of the Corporation:" — That upon the statement delivered in by t.lu--.
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Page 31 - Petition be referred to the Consideration of the Committee of Privileges and Elections: And that they do examine the Matter thereof; and report the same, with their Opinion thereupon, to the House.
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