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duty_n allegiance_n king_n lord_n 1,610 5 4.1823 3 true
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A26454 Advice to high-sheriffs about taking the poll of clergy-men at county-elections 1690 (1690) Wing A648A; ESTC R214811 1,193 1

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advice_n to_o high-sheriff_n about_o take_v the_o poll_n of_o clergyman_n at_o county-election_n since_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n not_o only_o be_v a_o dead_a weight_n at_o election_n for_o knight_n of_o shire_n but_o be_v so_o many_o solicitor_n in_o every_o parish_n for_o such_o as_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o carry_v on_o their_o separate_a interest_n it_o have_v be_v no_o more_o than_o requisite_a to_o show_v in_o the_o observation_n upon_o one_o of_o their_o circular_a letter_n that_o if_o they_o keep_v to_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o church_n express_v in_o the_o homily_n they_o can_v be_v true_a to_o this_o government_n nor_o ought_v a_o man_n to_o omit_v the_o observation_n that_o many_o of_o they_o who_o have_v swear_v allegiance_n to_o our_o present_a king_n and_o queen_n declare_v that_o they_o do_v it_o with_o such_o a_o reserve_n as_o permit_v they_o still_o to_o believe_v the_o late_a king_n to_o be_v their_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o consequent_o that_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o promote_v his_o interest_n in_o all_o thing_n consistent_a with_o self-preservation_n but_o all_o this_o caution_n not_o being_n enough_o to_o draw_v off_o mislead_v man_n from_o their_o party_n it_o be_v now_o become_v a_o duty_n to_o one_o country_n to_o show_v that_o though_o many_o of_o their_o party_n have_v legal_a voice_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o parliament-man_n yet_o they_o themselves_o have_v none_o i._o they_o never_o pretend_v to_o it_o nor_o be_v it_o in_o the_o least_o look_v on_o as_o lawful_a in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o lord_n coke_n who_o speak_v of_o the_o procuratores_fw-la cleri_fw-la the_o proxy_n of_o the_o clergy_n say_v some_o have_v think_v that_o because_o the_o clergy_n be_v not_o party_n to_o the_o election_n of_o the_o knight_n 4._o citizens_z and_o burgess_n that_o those_o procuratores_fw-la cleri_fw-la be_v appoint_v to_o give_v their_o consent_n for_o they_o but_o then_o they_o shall_v have_v have_v voice_n which_o questionless_a they_o never_o have_v in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v none_o of_o the_o clergy_n be_v eligible_a to_o be_v knight_n 47._o citizens_z or_o burgess_n of_o parliament_n because_o they_o be_v of_o another_o body_n viz._n of_o the_o convocation_n let_v any_o one_o show_v why_o this_o shall_v be_v a_o good_a reason_n against_o their_o be_v choose_v to_o sit_v in_o parliament_n and_o yet_o not_o equal_o serve_v against_o their_o choose_v representative_n ii_o the_o statute_n 8_o and_o 10_o h._n 6._o upon_o which_o the_o clergy_n find_v their_o right_n as_o have_v forty_o shilling_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la freehold-estate_n can_v give_v they_o no_o colour_n because_o 1._o the_o statute_n speak_v of_o such_o as_o have_v forty_o shilling_n a_o year_n freehold_n which_o imply_v have_v it_o in_o their_o own_o right_n whereas_o the_o clergy_n be_v seize_v of_o their_o live_n only_o in_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n who_o right_n be_v provide_v for_o by_o the_o convocation_n 2._o the_o statute_n be_v not_o enable_v but_o restrain_v statute_n and_o whereas_o before_o all_o who_o owe_v suit_n and_o service_n to_o the_o county-court_n have_v voice_n at_o election_n if_o their_o income_n be_v never_o so_o small_a the_o statute_n confine_v the_o right_n to_o such_o as_o have_v forty_o shilling_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la freehold_n where_o the_o right_a of_o election_n must_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n be_v limit_v to_o such_o as_o be_v of_o the_o same_o body_n with_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v represent_v in_o parliament_n 3._o it_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v of_o such_o as_o be_v oblige_v to_o attend_v at_o the_o county-court_n the_o notice_n there_o be_v all_o that_o the_o law_n ever_o require_v though_o the_o late_a interposition_n of_o the_o clergy_n have_v occasion_v the_o proclaim_v the_o day_n and_o place_n of_o election_n in_o the_o church_n but_o the_o clergy_n i_o dare_v say_v will_v be_v loath_a to_o own_o that_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o attend_v at_o the_o county-court_n it_o be_v therefore_o advisable_v for_o the_o sheriff_n to_o take_v the_o poll_n of_o clergyman_n by_o themselves_o that_o if_o the_o dead_a weight_n cast_v the_o balance_n it_o may_v be_v leave_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o parliament_n whether_o they_o have_v right_o to_o vote_n or_o no_o london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1690._o inst_n 4._o f._n 4._o f._n 47._o