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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… in Wilton, and was mayor in 14412, and his son was elected burgess in 14667. Other influences remote from local politics …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… laws of the realm into harmony with the borough rules, the burgess was dealt with more severely than the ordinary …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… borough community was formed, gildsman being equivalent to burgess and the jurisdiction and government being in the … the freemen's roll was to be kept by the town clerk. Every burgess enrolled was entitled to vote in the election of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… an ad hoc body. No mention is made of any mayor or chief burgess in the charter. At the first recorded election of the … Unitarian, obtained nomination to stand for capital burgess, and was rejected on show of hands by 12 to 5. He … Hill made similar fruitless attempts to become a capital burgess in 1820 and 1821. 61 In the later 18th century, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… was to be 4 d. per head 'and no more', payable whether the burgess was present or not. 90 This resolution was signed by …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… resolution before the candidates for election as capital burgess. Fourteen of the twenty candidates signed, but five …