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           1689
        
      
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             The case of the petitioners, William Strode and John Speke, Esquires
             Strode, William, Esq.
             Speke, John.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1689]
          
           
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           England and Wales. -- Parliament. -- House of Commons -- Contested elections -- Early works to 1800.
           Elections -- Corrupt practices -- England -- Somerset -- Early works to 1800.
           Somerset (England) -- Politics and government -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
           Broadsides -- England -- 17th century.
        
      
    
     
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           THE
           CASE
           Of
           the
           Petitioners
           ,
           
             William
             Strode
          
           and
           
             John
             Speke
             ,
          
           Esquires
           .
        
         
           IN
           the
           Burrough
           of
           
             Ivelchester
             ,
          
           in
           
             Somerset
             ,
          
           it
           hath
           been
           the
           Custom
           and
           Usage
           ,
           for
           only
           all
           House-keepers
           ,
           to
           give
           Votes
           for
           choosing
           Members
           to
           serve
           in
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           
             Joseph
             Winter
             ,
          
           a
           Barber
           ,
           being
           Baliff
           on
           the
           Election
           Day
           ,
           did
           partially
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           Custom
           ,
           when
           he
           had
           Polled
           himself
           ,
           and
           called
           for
           all
           that
           were
           Polled
           for
           Sir
           
             Edward
             Wyndham
             ,
          
           Baronet
           ,
           and
           Mr
           ,
           
             William
             Helyar
             ,
          
           admitted
           of
           several
           Non-residents
           ,
           Tablers
           and
           Lodgers
           ,
           amongst
           them
           ,
           whereas
           they
           were
           all
           severally
           excepted
           against
           ,
           by
           some
           of
           the
           Inhabitants
           ,
           to
           have
           no
           right
           ;
           alledging
           ,
           that
           they
           did
           not
           Rent
           Houses
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           be
           called
           House-keepers
           .
           Whereupon
           ,
           the
           Petitioners
           Clerk
           marked
           the
           Names
           of
           fifteen
           of
           that
           Poll
           he
           took
           when
           they
           were
           thus
           objected
           against
           :
           So
           afterwards
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Strode
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Spekes
             ,
          
           Voters
           ,
           waiting
           in
           the
           Hall
           ,
           at
           length
           were
           allowed
           to
           Poll
           for
           Mr.
           
             Strode
             .
          
           There
           were
           fifty
           two
           unquesionable
           House-keepers
           ,
           whereof
           fifty
           were
           also
           for
           Mr.
           
             Speke
             ;
          
           but
           then
           ,
           at
           Last
           ,
           some
           real
           House-keepers
           ,
           who
           offered
           to
           Poll
           for
           the
           Petitioners
           ,
           were
           refused
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           but
           fifty
           eight
           ,
           on
           the
           Poll
           ,
           for
           Sir
           
             Edward
             Wyndham
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Helyar
             ,
          
           whereof
           not
           above
           forty
           three
           are
           House-keepers
           
           Neither
           have
           they
           there
           any
           Freemen
           ,
           or
           other
           Electors
           ,
           then
           House-keepers
           ,
           who
           are
           not
           effectively
           one
           hundred
           in
           all
           the
           Burrough
           ;
           so
           that
           the
           Petitioners
           will
           plainly
           prove
           ,
           a
           good
           Majority
           of
           the
           said
           House-keepers
           ,
           as
           they
           now
           stand
           on
           the
           Poll
           ,
           without
           adding
           those
           who
           were
           refused
           them
           ;
           and
           consequently
           ,
           the
           Petitioners
           are
           duely
           chosen
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           the
           Charter
           ,
           it
           gives
           none
           any
           right
           to
           choose
           Members
           for
           Parliament
           ,
           it
           only
           makes
           a
           Corporation
           consisting
           of
           a
           Baliff
           and
           twelve
           Capital
           Burgesses
           :
           and
           by
           the
           express
           words
           of
           the
           said
           Charter
           ,
           the
           Baliff
           ,
           and
           said
           Capital
           Burgesses
           ,
           upon
           Death
           or
           removal
           of
           any
           ,
           they
           are
           required
           to
           go
           to
           a
           new
           choice
           of
           some
           Inhabitant
           to
           be
           a
           Capital
           Burgess
           :
           Altho'
           ,
           contrary
           hereunto
           ,
           the
           Balisf
           and
           Burgesses
           of
           late
           years
           ,
           have
           Elected
           four
           Gentlemen
           ,
           Non-residents
           ,
           and
           did
           allow
           one
           of
           those
           Gentlemen
           to
           be
           their
           Baliff
           ,
           for
           some
           years
           successively
           whilst
           living
           at
           least
           three
           miles
           then
           out
           of
           their
           Burrough
           .
        
      
    
     
  

