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           1690
        
      
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             The case of the right honourable William Harbourd, Esq; and Sir Francis Guybon, knight, chosen members for thr burrough of Thetford, to serve in this present Parliament.
             Harbourd, William, Esq.
             Guybon, Francis, 1673-1751.
          
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             [London :
             1690]
          
           
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           England and Wales. -- Parliament. -- House of Commons -- Contested elections -- Early works to 1800.
           Elections -- Corrupt practices -- England -- Thetford -- Early works to 1800.
           Thetford (England) -- Politics and government -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
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           The
           CASE
           OF
           THE
           Right
           Honourable
           
             William
             Harbourd
             ,
          
           Esq
           ;
           and
           Sir
           
             Francis
             Guybon
             ,
          
           Knight
           ,
           chosen
           Members
           for
           the
           Burrough
           of
           
             Thetford
             ,
          
           to
           serve
           in
           this
           present
           Parliament
           ,
           The
           Burrough
           of
           
             Thetford
          
           is
           an
           Ancient
           Burrough
           ;
           and
           by
           Prescription
           sends
           two
           Burgesses
           to
           Represent
           them
           in
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           The
           Right
           Honourable
           
             William
             Harbourd
             ,
          
           Esq
           ;
           and
           Sir
           
             Francis
             Guybon
          
           are
           Chosen
           and
           Return'd
           by
           the
           Old
           Corporation
           AND
           Sir
           
             Joseph
             Williamson
             ,
          
           Knight
           ,
           and
           
             Adam
             Felton
             ,
          
           Esq
           ;
           by
           the
           New
           One.
           
        
         
           In
           the
           16th
           .
           of
           Queen
           
             Elizabeth
             ,
          
           The
           Burrough
           of
           
             Thetford
          
           was
           incorporated
           by
           the
           name
           of
           the
           Mayor
           ,
           Ten
           Principal
           Burgesses
           and
           Twenty
           Commoners
           .
        
         
           It
           was
           directed
           in
           the
           said
           Charter
           ,
           That
           the
           Mayor
           and
           Commoners
           should
           ,
           the
           
             Wednesday
          
           next
           before
           
             Michaelmas
          
           day
           in
           every
           Year
           ,
           between
           Nine
           and
           Eleven
           in
           the
           Morning
           ,
           meet
           in
           the
           
             Guildhall
             ,
          
           or
           some
           convenient
           place
           in
           the
           said
           Burrough
           ,
           and
           there
           name
           two
           of
           the
           Chief
           Burgesses
           to
           the
           Inhabitants
           ,
           who
           are
           to
           Elect
           one
           of
           them
           to
           be
           Mayor
           for
           the
           year
           ensuing
           .
        
         
           
             NOTE
             ,
          
           Under
           this
           Constitution
           it
           continued
           till
           1681.
           at
           which
           time
           
             John
             Mendham
          
           was
           Mayor
           ,
           who
           having
           got
           an
           Acquaintance
           with
           Sir
           
             Lionel
             Jenkins
             ,
          
           then
           Principal
           Secretary
           of
           State
           to
           King
           
             Charles
          
           the
           Second
           ,
           did
           in
           the
           same
           time
           of
           his
           Mayoralty
           ,
           endeavour
           to
           incline
           the
           Corporation
           ,
           to
           chuse
           such
           Men
           to
           represent
           them
           as
           would
           serve
           the
           Designs
           then
           on
           foot
           ;
           but
           finding
           he
           could
           have
           no
           influence
           over
           them
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           time
           of
           his
           Mayoralty
           was
           almost
           expired
           ;
           did
           on
           the
           Election
           Day
           ,
           being
           
             Wednesday
          
           before
           
             Michaelmas
             ,
          
           absent
           himself
           till
           he
           thought
           the
           time
           of
           Election
           was
           over
           ,
           thinking
           thereby
           to
           make
           void
           the
           Election
           .
        
         
           Yet
           notwithstanding
           ,
           the
           Commonalty
           did
           assemble
           themselves
           ,
           and
           did
           name
           two
           of
           the
           Principal
           Burgesses
           to
           be
           Mayor
           for
           the
           year
           ensuing
           ,
           of
           whom
           
             Wormly
             Hethersett
          
           (
           being
           one
           )
           was
           elected
           and
           declared
           Mayor
           .
        
         
           About
           Eleven
           of
           the
           Clock
           ,
           
             Mendham
          
           (
           who
           had
           absconded
           himself
           )
           came
           and
           appeared
           ,
           and
           being
           told
           they
           had
           made
           choise
           of
           
             Hethersett
             ,
          
           seemingly
           approved
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           made
           an
           excuse
           that
           he
           did
           not
           come
           sooner
           .
        
         
           Nevertheless
           
             Mendham
          
           (
           although
           
             Hethersett
          
           had
           often
           applied
           himself
           to
           him
           )
           refused
           to
           swear
           him
           Mayor
           as
           he
           ought
           to
           have
           done
           ;
           and
           although
           several
           
             Mandamus's
          
           were
           sent
           to
           him
           (
           out
           of
           the
           
             King's
             Bench
          
           )
           injoyning
           him
           to
           do
           the
           same
           ,
           yet
           he
           disobeyed
           them
           all
           .
        
         
           Whereupon
           he
           was
           brought
           up
           the
           next
           Term
           by
           a
           Tipstaff
           to
           answer
           his
           contempt
           ,
           and
           was
           committed
           in
           Custody
           to
           the
           Tipstaff
           ,
           from
           whom
           he
           got
           away
           and
           rid
           down
           Post
           to
           
             Thetford
             ,
          
           and
           there
           called
           together
           such
           of
           the
           Burgesses
           ,
           as
           were
           of
           his
           Party
           ,
           who
           Disfranchized
           two
           of
           the
           Members
           that
           were
           not
           of
           their
           stamp
           ,
           and
           swore
           two
           new
           ones
           in
           their
           places
           ,
           the
           one
           of
           whom
           stood
           at
           that
           time
           Excommunicated
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           
           Mendham's
           Son
           ,
           who
           was
           not
           above
           sixteen
           years
           of
           age
           ,
           and
           who
           did
           immediately
           vote
           a
           Surrender
           of
           the
           Charter
           ,
           which
           they
           but
           just
           before
           swore
           to
           maintain
           ,
           and
           it
           was
           accordingly
           Surrendred
           and
           Inrolled
           in
           
             Chancery
             .
          
        
         
           Afterwards
           
             Mendham
          
           Solicites
           and
           gets
           a
           New
           Charter
           ,
           wherein
           himself
           is
           made
           Mayor
           ,
           and
           such
           others
           added
           to
           him
           ,
           as
           would
           serve
           the
           intent
           of
           a
           Surrender
           .
        
         
           
             NOTE
             ,
          
           That
           at
           thelast
           Session
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           a
           hearing
           before
           the
           Committee
           of
           Elections
           ,
           concerning
           those
           that
           were
           chosen
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           New
           ;
           and
           those
           that
           were
           chosen
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           Old
           Charter
           :
           The
           Committee
           did
           declare
           ,
           that
           notwithstanding
           the
           Surrender
           and
           Inrollment
           ;
           Those
           that
           were
           returned
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           Old
           Charter
           were
           duly
           returned
           .
        
         
           And
           upon
           Report
           thereof
           the
           House
           did
           unanimously
           agree
           with
           the
           Committee
           .
        
      
    
     
  

