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A History of the County of Buckingham
… Mary. 181 In 1180 and 1181 fines had been levied from the 'commonalty' of Aylesbury. 182 Land which Robert Scot had held …
A History of the County of Bedford
… mayor and bailiff of the town of Bedford, the mayor and commonalty of Bedford and the men of Bedford. Bedford … be a free borough, and the mayor, bailiff, burgesses and commonalty to be a body corporate. The corporation was to … of the Quo Warranto proceedings in 1330 the mayor and commonalty were summoned to show what persons were admitted …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Cal. Pat. 14416, 163. W.R.O. 212A/36/2, deed, mayor and commonalty to Swayne, 15556. Ibid.; B.M. Add. Ch. 37542. …
A History of the County of Hertford
… the town under the new style of the mayor, burgesses and commonalty. 107 The mayor was merely the bailiff of 1589. He … to be elected by the mayor and chief burgesses from the commonalty. The common council could also remove them. The … incorporation was then altered to the 'mayor, aldermen and commonalty.' The mayor was chosen from the common council by …
A History of the County of Northampton
… the town as incorporated 'by the name of Mayre and Commonalty' time out of mind. 145 The charter of 1556 fixed …
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 …