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<NAME>Judith Siefring</NAME>
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<HEAD>THE CASE OF THE <HI>Ancient Burrough</HI> OF Knaresborough, In the County of <HI>YORK,</HI> In the Return of <HI>THOMAS FAWKES</HI> E&s;q; to Serve as one of the Repre&s;entatives of the &s;aid Burrough, in this CONVENTION.</HEAD>
<P>THE Proprietors of Burgage-Hou&s;es within this Burrough, and none other, Elect by Pre&s;cription, and the Return is made by the Bayliff of the &s;aid Burrough for the time being, who hath Returned as followeth:</P>
<P><HI>Pur&s;uant</HI> to His Highne&s;s the <HI>Prince of Orange</HI>'s Letter to me directed, and hereto affixt, I do certifie the Clerk of the Crown of the High Court of <HI>Chancery,</HI> That the Burrough-men of the ancient Burrough of <HI>Knaresborough,</HI> in the County of <HI>York,</HI> on the twelfth day of this In&s;tant <HI>January,</HI> with an unanimous Con&s;ent, have freely cho&s;e <HI>William Stockdale</HI> E&s;q; to be one of their two Repre&s;entatives in the Convention to be held at <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> the Twenty-&s;econd of this in&s;tant <HI>January.</HI></P>
<P>And the Lord Vi&s;count <HI>Latimer</HI> by the majority of the Ancient and New Votes together.</P>
<P>Or <HI>Thomas Fawkes</HI> E&s;q; by the majority of the Ancient Votes, who has been Sworn in Court, and relief'd for their Burrough-Hou&s;es, according to the Cu&s;tom of the Burrough, to be th' other of their two Repre&s;entatives in the &s;aid Convention.</P>
<P>The ancient Votes for Mr. <HI>Fawkes,</HI> agreed on all &s;ides to be good, were Twenty-five.</P>
<P>The Ancient Votes for the Lord <HI>Latimer</HI> agreed on all &s;ides to be good, were Nineteen; and the New Votes transferred lately, but otherways good, were Eighteen. To the truth of this Pole I have hereunto &s;et my Hand, and the Common Seal of the &s;aid Burrough, the Twelfth of <HI>January, Anno Dom.</HI> 1688.</P>
<P>&rindx; Note, <HI>That the New Votes in the Return above-recited therein, &s;aid to be transferred lately, were transferred (if at all) by a pretend|ed a&s;&s;igning of Burgages, after the Date and Receipt of his High|ne&s;s's Letter (by the &s;aid Bayliff) and after the Court called by him for the &s;aid Election; which was done colourably only, and on purpo&s;e to &s;erve a Turn. So that the &s;aid New Votes ought not to have been taken Notice of, and by con&s;equence the &s;aid Mr.</HI> Fawkes <HI>was Legally Elected by a Majority of Votes, according to the Cu&s;tom of the &s;aid Burrough.</HI></P>
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