Cases touching the election of knights and burgesses for the Parliament, [ca. 1623].

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Cases touching the election of knights and burgesses for the Parliament, [ca. 1623].

Manuscript, primarily in one secretary hand, of a collection of thirteen cases of contested elections in Winchilsea, Belchingley, Stafford, Arundel, Newcastle, Cambridge, and seven other boroughs and counties. Each entry records the case as it appeared before Parliament, providing the names of the plaintiff and defendant, their examinations, and the judgment of Parliament on the case. At the end of the manuscript, in another secretary hand, is "a table of the principal matters touching the elections contained in this book."

1 v. (70 p.) ; 20 x 14 cm.

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