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A History of the County of Huntingdon
… unless the matter touched the king or his heirs or the commonalty of the borough. 144 These privileges were further … 23480 quotes an indenture of 1483 between the bailiffs and commonalty and the Prior and Convent of Huntingdon; Duchy of …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… in 1501. 22 The hospital of ST. JOHN belonged to the commonalty of Huntingdon, and so escaped destruction at the … by will dated 30 March 1625, gave to the wardens and commonalty of the Company of Mercers, among other large sums …
The Manuscripts of the Corporations of Southampton and Kings Lynn
… would scarcely have been attributed to the action of the "commonalty." Later elections are however expressly declared …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… made to the lords of the queen's council, by the mayor and commonalty, who had referred them to Mr. Smyth; and on their …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and 12979. 78 The first mention found of the 'bailiffs and commonalty' occurs in a letter addressed by them to Edward I, … over seas. The first known mention of the bailiffs and commonalty of Lymington occurs in their reply to the mandate …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… sometimes reckoned 98 as one of the bailiffs; there was a commonalty 99 ( communitas) led by these bailiffs and taking … St. Bartholomew's Hospital were exercised by the 'commonalty' 113 or were in some way connected with the … of the town; but there is nothing to show what the word 'commonalty' implies or in whom the town government was …
A History of the County of Northampton
… and the County of Warwick to the mayor, bailiffs, and commonalty the rents and profits of the estates to be lent …
A History of the County of Northampton
… consisting of the mayor, the Twenty Four, and the whole commonalty of the town. 175 In the 15th century it is also … provisions and ordinances at the special petition of the commonalty, 177 and it seems probable that the 'commonalty' did not retain much initiative. On another …
A History of the County of Worcester
… 104 The farmer of Binholme complained in 1406 that the commonalty of Pershore had levied on him for expenses … below. In 1406 the farmer of Binholme complained that the commonalty of Pershore forced him to contribute towards the …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… and compelled him to take the oath. The mayor and commonalty refused to acknowledge the constable thus chosen … native of the town and a stranger. In 1445 the mayor and commonalty decreed that no burgess or any other should … by the abbot, whose policy it was to encourage the commonalty of the town at the expense of the burgesses. 164 …