Selected quad for the lemma: life_n
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B02575
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The case of Edward Clavill Esq; duly elected (altho not returned) one of the burgesses to serve in this present Parliament for the borough of Corse-Castle in the county of Dorset.
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1698
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Wing C908; ESTC R170940
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717
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the_o case_n of_o edward_n clavill_n esq_n due_o elect_v although_o not_o return_v one_o of_o the_o burgess_n to_o serve_v in_o this_o present_a parliament_n for_o the_o borough_n of_o corfe-castle_n in_o the_o county_n of_o dorset_n in_o the_o borough_n of_o corfe-castle_n by_o ancient_a custom_n the_o elector_n for_o burgess_n of_o parliament_n be_v all_o inhabitant_n that_o pay_v scot_n and_o lot_n and_o all_o that_o have_v any_o estate_n of_o inheritance_n or_o freehold_n or_o leasehold_n determinable_a upon_o life_n or_o life_n at_o the_o last_o election_n there_o be_v four_o candidate_n viz._n william_n culliford_n edward_n clavill_n richard_n find_v and_o john_n bank_n esquire_n and_o there_o be_v give_v eighty_o five_o vote_n for_o mr._n culliford_n sixty_o three_o for_o mr._n clavill_n fifty_o two_o for_o mr._n fownds_o and_o seventy_o talia_fw-la qualia_fw-la for_o mr._n banks_n in_o this_o borough_n be_v fourteen_o tenement_n which_o be_v grant_v by_o lease_n for_o life_n to_o so_o many_o several_a tenant_n and_o they_o according_a to_o custom_n and_o right_o vote_v at_o the_o election_n notwithstanding_o which_v mr._n dackcomb_n who_o have_v grant_v these_o lease_n do_v a_o little_a before_o the_o election_n convey_v the_o reversion_n to_o fourteen_o several_a other_o person_n on_o purpose_n to_o vote_n for_o mr._n banks_n and_o be_v admit_v by_o the_o mayor_n when_o the_o word_n of_o the_o act_n septimo_fw-la &_o octavo_fw-la gulielmi_n tertii_fw-la for_o further_a regulate_a election_n of_o member_n to_o serve_v in_o parliament_n be_v as_o follow_v that_o all_o conveyance_n of_o any_o message_n land_n tenement_n or_o hereditament_n in_o any_o county_n city_n borough_n town_n corporate_a port_n or_o place_n in_o order_n to_o multiply_v voice_n or_o to_o split_v and_o divide_v the_o interest_n in_o any_o house_n or_o land_n among_o several_a person_n to_o enable_v they_o to_o vote_n at_o election_n of_o member_n to_o serve_v in_o parliament_n be_v hereby_o declare_v void_a and_o of_o none_o effect_n and_o that_o no_o more_o than_o one_o single_a voice_n shall_v be_v admit_v for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o house_n or_o tenement_n in_o this_o borough_n likewise_o be_v some_o land_n give_v to_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n of_o wimbourn_n which_o be_v under_o the_o management_n of_o several_a trustee_n five_o of_o which_o be_v admit_v to_o vote_n for_o mr._n banks_n beside_o these_o nineteen_o voter_n divers_a other_o who_o have_v no_o right_n in_o this_o election_n be_v bring_v to_o vote_n for_o mr._n banks_n who_o have_v the_o mayor_n in_o his_o interest_n be_v return_v instead_o of_o mr._n clavill_n who_o have_v the_o majority_n of_o legal_a vote_n