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A51331 Sir William More's case 1675 (1675) Wing M2694B; ESTC R213885 675 1

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SIR WILLIAM MORE 'S CASE THE Right of Electing in the said Borough is in such Free-Holders who are also Inhabitants as was Adjudged this Parliament in the Case of George Evelyn Esq The Number of such at the time of this present Election was not above 27 at most one whereof gave no Voice Of these 23 Voluntarily and without any Soliciation Invited Sir William More who is Lord of the said Borough to accept of an Election After which the Petitioner Sir Philip Lloyd being a meer Stranger comes into the said Borough and by Insinuations Promises and other Indirect means works off six of those Electors who had before freely offered their Voices for the said Sir William More which with two Voices more turned over to him by Mr. Dereham who was also a Competiter in the said Election and one more being an Ale-house-keeper where he Lodged his Provisions and made his Entertainments in all make nine one of which was Excommunicated Besides these Sir Philip Polls three more who have no right to Elect as will be proved Sir William More is Returned by the Bayliffe and 17 more who have undoubted Right to Elect. Pro MORE William Rapley Bayliff Peter Hull John Billinghurst John Case John Carter Sen. John Dudman John Maunt John Carter Jun. John Wakeford John Habens Robert Jackman Richard Vallor Robert Billinghurst William Ride Sen. Thomas Overington Thomas Dennier Edward Ride Henry Holt. Pro LLOYD Edmund Upton The Ale-house-keeper Abraham Upfold George Osborne These turned over by Dereham William Markes James Figge Will. Ride Jun. William Chitty John Bredah Richard Bradfold Excommunicated These six had before freely offered their Voices for Sir Willam More Rob. Billinghurst Thomas Boxall Will Haslegrove These had no Right to Vote in the Election By all which it appears that Sir Philip Lloyd had but Eight Voices at most that can pretend to be due Electors And Sir William More had Seventeen Legal Electors Borough of Haslemere in Surrey