 Whereas the elections of knights of shires to come to the parliaments of our Lord the King, in many counties of the realm of England, have now, of late, been made by very great, outrageous, and excessive number of people dwelling within the same counties...  Once a Week - Page 335edited by - 1860Full view - About this book
 | 1830 - 78 pages
...remarkable : it is in these words, " Whereas the elections of " knights of shires to come to the parliaments of " our Lord the king in many counties of the realm...been made by " very great, outrageous, and excessive number " of people dwelling within the same counties of " the realm of England, of the which most part... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1831 - 508 pages
...reign, is a triumphant attestation of the previous universality of suffrage. It commences thus : — " Whereas the election of knights of shires to come...numbers of people dwelling within the same counties, &c., of which most part was people of small substance and of no value, whereof every of thrm pretended... | |
 | Parliament proc, Will. iv - 1832 - 890 pages
...to that Act runs thus : — Whereas the elections of knights of the shire to come to the parliaments of our Lord the King, in many counties of the realm...been made by very great, outrageous, and excessive number of people, dwelling within the same counties of the reilm of England, of the which most part... | |
 | Jeremy Bentham - 1839 - 344 pages
...myself of the correctness. " Item, Whereas the elections of knights of shires to come to the parliaments of our Lord the King, in many counties of the realm...England, have now of late been made by very great, outrageoia, and excessive number of people dwelling within the same counties of the realm of England,... | |
 | 1840 - 1176 pages
...preamble to that very act ought to be conclusive on the question. It sets forth that elections "had now of late been made by very great, outrageous, and...numbers of people dwelling within the same counties, and the most part was of people of small substance and of no value ; whereof every of them pretended... | |
 | Jeremy Bentham - 1843 - 642 pages
...myself of the correctness. " Item, Whereas the elections of knights of shires to come to the parliaments of our Lord the King, in many counties of the realm...been made by very great, outrageous, and excessive number of people rfirf/.'ing within the tame counties of the realm of England, of the which, most part... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1846 - 582 pages
...confirmation from the later statute, 8 H. VI. c. "., which, reciting that " elections of knights of shires have now of late been made by very great, outrageous, and excessive number of people dwelling within the same counties, of the which most part was people of small substance... | |
 | Samuel Warren - 1852 - 828 pages
...350 a, No. 39.] Itero, whereas the elections of knighti of shires chosen to come to the parliaments of our lord the king in many counties of the realm...been made by very great, outrageous and excessive number of people dwelling within the same counties of the realm of England, of the which most part... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - 1856 - 532 pages
...confirmation from the later statute 8 Henry VI., c. 7, which, reciting that 'elections of knights of shires have now, of late, been made by very great, outrageous, and excessive number of people dwelling within the same counties, of the which most were people of small substance... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1858 - 326 pages
...he took his seat in the new parliament which met in the month of * "Elections of knights of shires have now of late been made by very great outrageous and excessive number of people, dwelling within the same counties, of the which most part was pecpls of small substance... | |
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