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A93528
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Some remarks upon a paper which Sir George Hungerford, by a very unusual and unfair practice, delivered at the door of the House of Commons, after a full hearing of his cause before the committee.
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Hungerford, George, Sir.
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Wing S4604A; ESTC R184453
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some_o remark_n upon_o a_o paper_n which_o sir_n george_n hungerford_n by_o a_o very_a unusual_a and_o unfair_a practice_n deliver_v at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o after_o a_o full_a hear_n of_o his_o cause_n before_o the_o committee_n the_o chief_a objection_n which_o sir_n george_n hungerford_n make_v be_v against_o the_o power_n of_o disfranchise_v wherein_o it_o be_v evident_a how_o much_o he_o be_v mistake_v both_o by_o law_n practice_n and_o his_o own_o judgement_n for_o one_a the_o burgess_n do_v not_o vote_n by_o reason_n of_o any_o inhabitancy_n or_o burgage_n tenure_n but_o by_o be_v elect_v and_o swear_v into_o the_o office_n and_o trust_n of_o a_o burgess_n for_o breach_n of_o which_o trust_v they_o may_v be_v remove_v from_o the_o office_n of_o a_o burgess_n there_o be_v a_o condition_n in_o law_n tacit_o annex_v to_o such_o office_n the_o breach_n whereof_o be_v a_o good_a cause_n of_o disfranchisement_n and_o the_o word_n of_o these_o very_a disfranchisement_n be_v express_o from_o the_o office_n and_o dignity_n of_o a_o burgess_n so_o that_o cease_v thereby_o to_o be_v burgess_n they_o consequent_o cease_v to_o have_v a_o right_n of_o vote_v as_o burgess_n 2_o this_o have_v be_v the_o constant_a practice_n as_o appear_v at_o the_o committee_n by_o their_o book_n for_o near_a a_o hundred_o year_n past_a and_o robert_n hungerford_n esq_n sir_n george_n own_o brother_n who_o be_v former_o a_o burgess_n of_o this_o borough_n have_v set_v his_o hand_n to_o and_o allow_v of_o several_a the_o like_a disfranchisement_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o borough_n book_n 3_o the_o disfranchisement_n of_o one_o of_o the_o person_n who_o sir_n george_n have_v put_v into_o his_o pole_n though_o his_o voice_n be_v disallow_v at_o the_o election_n by_o the_o steward_n and_o burgess_n be_v do_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o counsellor_n blake_n sir_n george_n son-in-law_n and_o beside_o sir_n george_n hungerford_n himself_o be_v the_o first_o person_n at_o the_o take_n of_o the_o pole_n who_o make_v a_o exception_n to_o disfranchise_v person_n object_n whereas_o sir_n george_n object_n that_o dyer_n disfranchisement_n be_v not_o full_o prove_v answer_n mr._n windham_n witness_n prove_v that_o he_o have_v see_v his_o disfranchisement_n write_v in_o the_o book_n and_o can_v turn_v to_o the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v tear_v out_o and_o say_v that_o dyer_n give_v ten_o shilling_n to_o have_v the_o book_n in_o his_o custody_n in_o which_o time_n it_o be_v suppose_v he_o tear_v it_o out_o himself_o note_n swaddon_n who_o be_v convict_v of_o forgery_n and_o stand_v in_o the_o pillory_n be_v one_o of_o the_o disfranchise_v person_n who_o vote_v for_o sir_n george_n sir_n george_n hungerford_n objection_n against_o oliver_n harman_n one_o of_o mr._n wyndham_n voice_n who_o never_o at_o any_o time_n live_v more_o than_o one_o hundred_o yard_n from_o calne_n and_o his_o house_n contiguous_a to_o the_o borough_n be_v very_o frivolous_a for_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o he_o live_v in_o the_o borough_n before_o the_o test_n of_o the_o writ_n and_o ever_o since_o and_o beside_o during_o his_o live_n out_o of_o the_o borough_n he_o be_v always_o esteem_v as_o a_o burgess_n be_v summon_v to_o their_o hall_n act_v as_o a_o burgess_n and_o have_v at_o that_o time_n and_o now_o near_o 100_o l._n of_o the_o borough_n stock_n in_o his_o hand_n be_v entrust_v therewith_o as_o a_o burgess_n so_o that_o the_o majority_n of_o voice_n plain_o appear_v to_o the_o committee_n to_o be_v for_o mr._n wyndham_n