The history of Retford. With an historical account of the villages of West Retford, Babworth [&c.].1828 - 80 pages |
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acres aforesaid town afterwards aged aldermen amongst ancient annum appears appointed Archbishop of York Babworth bailiffs and aldermen bailiffs and burgesses Bart Bassetlaw belonging Borough Bothamsall bovats caracute chancel chapel charter Clarborough common considerable Corporation county of Nottingham court daughter Denman died Dms John Dms Robt Dms Thomas Dms Thos Duke of Newcastle Earl East Retford Edward Edwinstow elected erected Eyre formerly Francis Gent George granted Grove hamlet heirs held Henry Hercy House ijdem ijdem Dms ijdem Mort inhabitants inscription John Thornton July junior bailiff King king's land letters patent Levinz Little Gringley Lord manor married memory messuages monument Nevile Ordsall Parliament Pbr Dms present Rector rents Resig Richard river Idle Robert Roger Roger de Busli Simpson situation soke steward successors Sutton Thomas town aforesaid town of East Tuxford vicar West whatsoever William Worksop yearly
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Page i - Time rolls his ceaseless course. The race of yore, Who danced our infancy upon their knee, And told our marvelling boyhood legends store, Of their strange ventures happ'd by land or sea, How are they blotted from the things that be...
Page 64 - An Act for the more effectual preventing bribery and corruption in the election of members to serve in Parliament." An Act for the preventing of bribery and corruption in the election of members to serve in Parliament for the borough of Aylesbury in the county of Buckingham.
Page 63 - The motion was agreed to. EAST RETFORD ENFRANCHISEMENT BILL. MAY 5th, 1829. ME. TENNYSON moved for leave to bring in a Bill, " to exclude the Borough of East Retford from electing Burgesses to serve in Parliament, and to enable the town of Birmingham to return two representatives in lieu thereof.
Page 84 - That it is the right and duty of the lords spiritual and temporal and commons of Great Britain now assembled, and lawfully, fully, and freely representing all the estates of the people of this realm, to provide the means of supplying the defect of the personal exercise of the royal authority, arising from his majesty's said indisposition, in such manner as the exigency of the case may appear to require.
Page 72 - God's people, and to his countrie's true interest, comprehended in the parliament's cause ; a man of greater vallour or more noble daring fought not for them, nor indeed ever drew sword in any cause ; he was of a most excellent good nature to all men, and zealous for his friend ; he wanted councell and deliberation, and was sometimes too facile to flatterers, but had judgment enough to discerne his errors when they were represented to him, and worth enough not to persist in an injurious mistake because...
Page 73 - God hath let me see the overthrow of this perfidious enemy; I could not lose my life in a better cause, and I have the favour from God to see my blood avenged.
Page 28 - These are given to the king by the law, as a punishment upon the owner, for not himself pursuing the felon, and taking away his goods from him"i. And therefore if the party robbed do his diligence immediately to follow and apprehend the thief, (which is...
Page 33 - Bay, they shall have perpetual succession, and that they and their successors, by the name of " The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudson's Bay...
Page 55 - Is in such freemen only as have a right to their freedom by birth, as eldest sons of freemen, or by serving seven years...
Page 48 - London, that may have and shall have these our letters patent under our Great Seal of England, in due manner made and sealed, without fine or fee great or...