The Charters of the Town of Kingston Upon Thames: Translated Into English, With Occasional Notes (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Accurate as he is in his general defcription, this Gentleman feems to have fallen into an error in one place, Where he flates that King {ton ceafed to be a borough, in confequence ofa petition from the corporation (recorded in the town-clerk's Office) the prayer of which was, that they might be relieved from the burden of fending Members to Parlia merit 5 - and in fupport of which he refers the reader to l/lis's lvoiz'lz'cz Parlimnentaria. But) this I apprehend is a lmiitake; for Ihave perufed this author, without being able to meet with any fuch pafiage; and i have fearehed and made enquiries, but in vain, for the petition. It is more than probable, therefore, that this fl'iviiege was loft merely by difcontmuance, as was the cafe with {evctal other places; and a {hort examination of the ancient method of carrying into execution the ele€tive franchife will doubly warrant this fuppofition.

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