The Case of Saint Edmund's-Bury. The Honble Carr Hervey, Esq; and Aubrie Porter, Esq; Sitting Members, against Jermyn Davers, Esq; and Gilbert Affleck, Esq; Petitioners caption title

by British Elections

$450 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A 1714 petition on the subject of direct, political representation A rare and interesting British political petition relating to the right of burgesses to serve in Parliament for St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk. The document traces the political structure and representation of St. Edmundsbury from ancient times through the establishment of the town as a free borough by King Richard II, its charter that soon followed, and a controversy over rights to electing members of Parliament

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