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Notitia Parliamentaria: or, an history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales. Shewing What Boroughs were anciently Parliamentary, but now disus'd. What do at this Day return to Parliament. Their Antiquities, Charters, Privileges, Lords, Churches, Monasteries, Government, Number of Electors, &c. To which are subjoin'd, Lists of all the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, (as far as can be collected from Records) from the first Summons to Parliament, to this Time. With an Account of The Roman Towns in every Shire. What Nobility have been distinguish'd with Titles from each County. The Number of Parishes, Market-Town, &c. therein. The whole extracted from Mss and printed evidences. Attempted in an Alphabetical Order, beginning with Bedford, Berks, Bucks, Cambridge, and Cheshire; and since carried on in a second Volume, including Cornwall, Cumberland, Derby, Devon, Dorset, and Durham. By Browne Willis, Esq;
Willis, Browne, 1682-1760.Date: MDCCXXX. [1730]- Books
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An account of the ancient division of the English nation into hundreds and tithings: the happy effects of that excellent institution; -that it would be equally beneficial to all other Nations and Countries, as well under monarchical as republican establishments;-and that, to the English Nation in particular, it would afford an effectual means of reforming the Corruption of Parliaments by rendering the Representation of the People perfectly equal, in exact numerical Proportion, to the total Number of Householders throughout the whole Realm. Intended as an appendix to several tracts on national defence, &c. By Granville Sharp.
Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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An account of the constitutional English polity of congregational courts: and more particularly of the great annual court of the people, called the View of Frankpledge, Wherein the whole Body of the Nation was arranged into regular Divisions of Tithings, Hundreds, &c. The happy Effects of that excellent Institution, in preventing Robberies, Riots, &c. whereby, in Law, it was justly deemed "summa et maxima Securitas. - That it would be equally beneficial to all other Nations and Countries, as well under monarchical as republican Establishments; and that, to the English Nation in particular, it would afford an effectual Means of reforming the Corruption of Parliaments by rendering the Representation of the People perfectly equal, in exact numerical Proportion, to the total Number of Householders throughout the whole Realm. Intended as an appendix to several tracts on national defence, &c. The second edition. By Granvill Sharp.
Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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Notitia Parliamentaria: containing an account of the first returns and incorporations of the cities, towns, and boroughs, in England and Wales, that send members to Parliament; their returning officers, number of electors, and coats of arms. Also an account of the disused boroughs, and names of the members they returned to Parliament. To which is subjoined, an account of all the speakers, and what places they served for, from the reign of Edw. III. to the present time. And, as an appendage to the Journals of the House of Commons, here is likewise exhibited, a series or [sic] lists of the representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660. Several of which lists being wanting, and others defective in all the publick offices, are here added and supplied. By Browne Willis, LL.D.
Willis, Browne, 1682-1760.Date: MDCCL. [1750]