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The Manuscripts of the Corporations of Southampton and Kings Lynn
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… to the value of 90, were presented to this patriotic burgess.. 2 Only a very few copies of the corporation … and eloquent speech, maintained the inviolability of the burgess franchise, and defined the nature and powers of the …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… claim may be then annulled by the single voice of any burgess present; and this is what is called, "Stopping his … actions, suits, and plaints aforesaid; where any burgess of the said town is defendant, happening and arising; … suits, and plaints aforesaid, where any foreigner or non-burgess of the said town is defendant, then in the aforesaid …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… to enquire into the custom of Newcastle, by which every burgess might bequeath his tenements; and also an inquisition … a charter for the election of a mayor, and granted that no burgess of Newcastle should answer at the Marches, except by … be of the quorum in the gaol delivery; and that every free burgess should be admitted an Hostman, on payment of 53 s. 4 …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… fourth Register. This learned writer says, "To be a burgess of parliament, or to find or send burgesses to it, … Treatise on Burghs, p. 63. The name of the other burgess has not been transmitted. In this writ no particular … occurs of an affray between Sir Robert Brandlyng, Knight, burgess of Newcastle, and Syr John Wytheryngton and others. …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… or to be elected to be recorder of the said town, be not a burgess of the said town, to remain in his office of recorder … learned and skilled in the laws, although he be not a burgess of the said town, in the place of that recorder that … OF THE CHAMBER. This ancient office is held by a free burgess, who is chosen annually by the twenty-four electors. …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF FREE BURGESSES. The name burgess is usually deduced from the Saxon burg, signifying a village or fortified town. Consequently, a burgess was an inhabitant charged with the defence of the … without any connexion with the Company: it entitles a burgess to vote for a representative in parliament, to an …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… marked by the rise of a prosperous and politically aware burgess class. In 1185 the people of Northampton paid the … 129; 29 Hen II, 119; 31 Hen II, 46). Solidarity within the burgess class is, however, perhaps best evidenced in …