Would reform in parliament be a benefit to the country?J. Hatchard and Son, 187, Piccadilly, 1830 - 40 pages |
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Page 19 - England, by people dwelling and resident in the same counties, whereof every one of them shall have free land or tenement to the value of forty shillings by the year at the least above all charges...
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