Selected quad for the lemma: city_n
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A49012
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Com' Concil' tent' in Cam'a Gui'hald civit' London' die Veneris decimo quinto die Junij 1694 ... this day the following act past into an act of this court.
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City of London (England).
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1694
(1694)
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Wing L2861C; ESTC R39356
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com'_v council_n '_o tent_n '_o in_o cam'a_fw-mi gui'hald_v civit_n '_o london_n '_o die_v veneris_fw-la decimo_fw-la quinto_fw-la die_fw-la junij_fw-la 1694._o annoque_fw-la regui_fw-la dom_fw-la '_o will_z '_o &_o dom_fw-la '_o mariae_fw-la nunc_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o reginae_fw-la angl_n '_o etc._n etc._n sexto_fw-la coram_fw-la will_n '_o ashburst_n mil_fw-mi '_o major_n '_o dictae_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o roberto_n clayton_n mil_fw-mi '_o patienc_n '_o ward_n mil_fw-mi '_o will_v '_o pritchard_n mil_fw-mi '_o roberto_n jeffryes_n mil_fw-mi '_o thoma_n lane_n mil_fw-mi '_o edr'o_o clark_n mil_fw-mi '_o franc'o_o child_n mil_fw-mi '_o ric'o_o levitt_n mil_fw-mi '_o thoma_n cook_n mil_fw-mi '_o alderman_n '_o &_o thoma_n abney_n mil_fw-mi '_o &_o will_n '_o hedges_n mil_n '_o vic'_fw-fr &_o alderman_n '_o dictae_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o nec_fw-la non_fw-la major_n '_o parte_fw-la coi'ar_n '_o dictae_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o in_o eod_n '_o coi_fw-fr '_o council_n '_o tunc_fw-la &_o ibm_fw-la '_o assemblat_fw-la '_o this_o day_n the_o follow_a act_n pass_v into_o a_o act_n of_o this_o court_n whereas_o by_o a_o clause_n in_o a_o act_n of_o common_a council_n make_v the_o twenty_o day_n of_o july_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o in_o the_o majoralty_n of_o sir_n robert_n ducy_n it_o be_v among_o other_o thing_n enact_v in_o the_o word_n follow_v that_o the_o lord_n mayor_n of_o this_o city_n for_o the_o time_n be_v shall_v not_o at_o any_o time_n hereafter_o choose_v or_o elect_v any_o commoner_n of_o this_o city_n to_o be_v sheriff_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o of_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n so_o long_o as_o there_o shall_v then_o be_v a_o alderman_n of_o the_o city_n eligible_a to_o the_o say_v office_n which_o say_v clause_n in_o respect_n of_o accident_n or_o circumstance_n may_v not_o at_o all_o time_n be_v convenient_a to_o be_v practise_v and_o whereas_o by_o another_o clause_n in_o a_o act_n of_o common_a council_n make_v the_o six_o day_n of_o june_n in_o the_o thirty_o five_o year_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o in_o the_o majoralty_n of_o sir_n william_n pritchard_n knight_n it_o be_v among_o other_o thing_n enact_v in_o the_o word_n follow_v that_o the_o person_n who_o shall_v be_v nominate_v and_o elect_v according_a to_o ancient_a usage_n by_o the_o lord_n mayor_n of_o this_o city_n for_o the_o time_n be_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o sheriff_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o county_n of_o middlesex_n and_o such_o election_n shall_v be_v declare_v to_o the_o commons_o of_o the_o say_a city_n assemble_v in_o common_a hall_n upon_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o june_n shall_v there_o by_o the_o say_a commons_o be_v confirm_v and_o allow_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o sheriff_n of_o the_o say_a city_n and_o county_n according_o and_o that_o upon_o propose_v the_o say_a person_n to_o be_v confirm_v to_o he_o say_v common_a hall_n in_o case_n any_o hand_n shall_v be_v hold_v up_o in_o token_n of_o confirmation_n the_o say_a person_n shall_v be_v take_v to_o be_v confirm_v and_o allow_v and_o then_o another_o person_n shall_v be_v choose_v by_o majority_n of_o hand_n to_o be_v the_o other_o of_o the_o say_a sheriff_n and_o to_o join_v with_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v so_o confirm_v which_o say_v clause_n be_v not_o only_o repugnant_a to_o reason_n but_o contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n and_o method_n of_o election_n be_v it_o therefore_o enact_v by_o the_o mayor_n aldermen_z and_o commons_o in_o common_a council_n assemble_v and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o same_o that_o the_o say_v several_a clause_n before-recited_n and_o either_o of_o they_o and_o every_o article_n and_o thing_n contain_v in_o they_o or_o either_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v and_o be_v hereby_o repeal_v annul_v and_o make_v void_a and_o whereas_o by_o several_a act_n of_o common_a council_n the_o election_n of_o sheriff_n chamberlain_n bridgmasters_n and_o auditor_n of_o the_o chamberlain_n and_o bridghouse-account_n and_o aleconner_n be_v appoint_v on_o midsummer-day_n yearly_a except_o the_o sheriff_n or_o sheriff_n chamberlain_n or_o other_o of_o the_o say_a officer_n for_o the_o time_n be_v shall_v die_v or_o for_o just_a cause_n be_v remove_v and_o whereas_o in_o some_o year_n as_o in_o this_o present_a year_n midsummer-day_n happen_v to_o fall_v on_o the_o lord_n day_n common_o call_v sunday_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v keep_v holy_a and_o be_v a_o necessary_a and_o require_a part_n of_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o enjoin_v by_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n be_v it_o therefore_o enact_v and_o declare_v that_o from_o henceforth_o whensoever_o midsummer-day_n shall_v happen_v to_o be_v on_o the_o lord_n day_n common_o call_v sunday_n that_o the_o election_n of_o the_o sheriff_n chamberlain_n bridg-master_n auditor_n of_o the_o chamberlain_n and_o bridghouse_n account_n and_o aleconner_n shall_v be_v on_o the_o day_n next_o follow_v any_o act_n or_o act_n or_o any_o other_o usage_n to_o the_o contrary_a notwithstanding_o goodfellow_n print_a by_o samuel_n roycroft_n printer_n to_o the_o honourable_a city_n of_o london_n 1694._o