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A45191
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A defence of the charter, and municipal rights of the city of London, and the rights of the other municipal cities and towns of England directed to the citizens of London. / By Thomas Hunt.
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Hunt, Thomas, 1627?-1688.
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1683
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Wing H3750; ESTC R16568
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28_o ed._n 1._o the_o county_n be_v restore_v to_o or_o confirm_v in_o their_o ancient_a right_n of_o choose_v sheriff_n where_o the_o shriefalty_n have_v not_o be_v before_o grant_v in_o fee_n which_o be_v grant_v by_o encroachment_n of_o power_n minus_fw-la justè_fw-la but_o by_o this_o law_n such_o grant_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 9_o ed._n 2._o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o sheriff_n shall_v be_v assign_v by_o the_o chancellor_n treasurer_n baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n and_o the_o justice_n this_o statute_n be_v interpret_v not_o to_o extend_v to_o these_o shrieffalty_n that_o be_v grant_v in_o fee_n but_o such_o be_v intend_v except_v as_o it_o have_v be_v always_o understand_v that_o particular_a right_n be_v not_o extinguish_v by_o general_a law_n this_o be_v the_o account_n of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o law_n of_o shrieffalty_n in_o general_n to_o descend_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o london_n william_n the_o conqueror_n soon_o after_o this_o confirmation_n 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and_o i_o shall_v likewise_o make_v out_o to_o you_o that_o the_o sherifalty_n of_o london_n and_o middlesex_n be_v in_o the_o city_n by_o course_n of_o common_a law_n or_o by_o statute_n law_n and_o be_v not_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o voluntary_a grant_n from_o the_o crown_n of_o a_o mere_a right_n nor_o can_v they_o be_v consider_v as_o a_o property_n that_o be_v alienable_a for_o if_o they_o be_v so_o they_o may_v lawful_o be_v regranted_a by_o those_o in_o who_o the_o right_n be_v so_o that_o they_o can_v be_v displace_v but_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n though_o the_o consent_n of_o every_o citizen_n be_v thereunto_o have_v and_o first_o that_o excommunicate_a dissenter_n have_v a_o right_a to_o choose_v city_n officer_n notwithstanding_o their_o excommunication_n be_v evident_a for_o that_o excommunication_n forfeit_v no_o private_a right_n if_o a_o plaintiff_n excommunicate_a sue_v his_o excommunication_n be_v plead_v in_o delay_n only_o and_o not_o in_o abatement_n of_o 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