Topography of Great Britain: Or, British Traveller's Directory: CornwallC. Cooke, 1817 |
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Page 49
... mayor , assisted by some of the principal inhabitants . The mayor is chosen annu- ally , at the court - leet of the Dean and Chapter of Winchester , who are lords of the manor . This place has sent representatives to parliament ever ...
... mayor , assisted by some of the principal inhabitants . The mayor is chosen annu- ally , at the court - leet of the Dean and Chapter of Winchester , who are lords of the manor . This place has sent representatives to parliament ever ...
Page 51
... mayor , recorder , seven aldermen , seven capital burgesses , and two sergeants at mace . According to the returns under the population act , the inhabitants of Basingstoke amounted in 1801 , to 2,589 ; the number of houses , 512. The ...
... mayor , recorder , seven aldermen , seven capital burgesses , and two sergeants at mace . According to the returns under the population act , the inhabitants of Basingstoke amounted in 1801 , to 2,589 ; the number of houses , 512. The ...
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George Alexander Cooke. The municipal government of the town is vested in a mayor , recorder , six aldermen , twelve bur- gesses , and inferior officers . The Town Hall is a mean building , near the hundred bridge , which di- vides ...
George Alexander Cooke. The municipal government of the town is vested in a mayor , recorder , six aldermen , twelve bur- gesses , and inferior officers . The Town Hall is a mean building , near the hundred bridge , which di- vides ...
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... Mayor of London , was collector of the customs . It was at this port that the Portu guese first landed with their foreign wines , after 11 . they 1 they had discovered the Canaries , but the London merchants 90 HAMPSHIRE .
... Mayor of London , was collector of the customs . It was at this port that the Portu guese first landed with their foreign wines , after 11 . they 1 they had discovered the Canaries , but the London merchants 90 HAMPSHIRE .
Page 96
... mayor , recorder , sheriff , two bailiffs , and a common - council and town - clerk . The corporation have the power of chusing non - resident burgesses , who , though not members of the com- mon council , are privileged to vote at ...
... mayor , recorder , sheriff , two bailiffs , and a common - council and town - clerk . The corporation have the power of chusing non - resident burgesses , who , though not members of the com- mon council , are privileged to vote at ...
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