The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 14G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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Page 97
... Earl of Lonsdale having made no conveyance of any of his forty freeholds , nor Lord Gwydir of the remaining twenty - four that belonged to him , there was not a single voter in the borough . In this di- lemma there was but one stratagem ...
... Earl of Lonsdale having made no conveyance of any of his forty freeholds , nor Lord Gwydir of the remaining twenty - four that belonged to him , there was not a single voter in the borough . In this di- lemma there was but one stratagem ...
Page 98
... Earl of Lonsdale's steward was first called to prove that the noble earl was possessed of all the freeholds for which the persons who polled for the sitting mem- bers had voted ; the examination of this witness was objected to , on the ...
... Earl of Lonsdale's steward was first called to prove that the noble earl was possessed of all the freeholds for which the persons who polled for the sitting mem- bers had voted ; the examination of this witness was objected to , on the ...
Page 139
... Earl Temple had not made out a sufficient case for enquiry . Mr. F. was followed by Mr. Tooke , who showed the absurdity of the law that was attempted to be revived to his prejudice , and animadverted in strong terms on the conduct of ...
... Earl Temple had not made out a sufficient case for enquiry . Mr. F. was followed by Mr. Tooke , who showed the absurdity of the law that was attempted to be revived to his prejudice , and animadverted in strong terms on the conduct of ...
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