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A History of the County of York East Riding
… of the corporation and careful canvassing, petitioned against Bradshaw alleging gross corruption. Bradshaw was … a straight fight with Fox he received only 657 votes against an impressive 1,038 for Fox from 1,278 voters. That … the former supporters of his friend Wharton and resolved against any great expense on the election. Unlike his fellow …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… claim to part of the former moat in the Trinities, went against the town, which had to pay c. £1,450 in costs and … disturbance took place in 1757 during the widespread riots against the imposition of the Militia Act. Several hundred … but it continued on Westwood until the passing of the Act against the cruel treatment of cattle in 1822 enabled the …
The Aldermen of the City of London
… and other Studies, 1899. G. E. Cokayne. Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of the City of London, 1601 to 1625, 1897. Bishop … Series, vol. 44), 1849. Chronicles of the Mayors and Sheriffs of London, 1188 to 1274 (fitz-Thedmar's Chronicle), …
Parliament Rolls of Medieval England
… 1399-1456', EHR , 73 (1958). Wood-Legh, K. L., 'Sheriffs, lawyers and belted knights in the parliaments of …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… 713 involved himself in many lawsuits, 714 including one against Nathaniel Coxwell with whom he had entered into an agreement to secure his title to the living. 715 Against Sir Thomas Sackville he alleged an encroachment on … however, were appropriated by Robert Westwood (d. 1600) against whom the trustees took legal action. In 1603 a …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… stated upon the bill), but a bill was sometimes drawn, not against value received, but merely as a means of raising …