Verney papers: notes of proceedings in the Long Parliament temp. Charles I. printed from original pencil memoranda taken in the House of Sir Ralph Verney, knight, member for the borough of Aylesbury, and now in the possession of Sir Harry Verney, Bart / Edited by John Bruce.

  • Verney, Ralph, Sir, 1613-1696.
Date:
1845
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Credit: Verney papers: notes of proceedings in the Long Parliament temp. Charles I. printed from original pencil memoranda taken in the House of Sir Ralph Verney, knight, member for the borough of Aylesbury, and now in the possession of Sir Harry Verney, Bart / Edited by John Bruce. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Burlace versus Hobby. Exceptions against Hoby. Sheriffe. 46 Edward iii. Letters pattents pro custod. et Writ assistance pro Berks. Were deliverd before the election, et 3rdwrit, the writ of discharge; and that saies, Parfery is nuper sherife, ergo, Hobby is now sherife. Hoby taken noe oath. Brunkards case was overuld in starr-chamber. Hoby versus Burlace. They procurd him to bee pricked, but bee confessed to the receipt of the writs. The day before the election. Burlace versus Hobby. Selby, sherife of Durram, was returned for Northumberland, and therefore hee was dismissed the house. Longe before, and Cooke was elected so also. i. Unduly procurd voyses byinvitinge to alehouses, &c. ii. The baylife Moore unduly taken away by warrant and forbid to goe upp to the election, but elsewhere hee might goe whither hee would. iii. Burlace had major part of such as truly have voyces at the election. 1. Chace prooves the invitinge of the poorest people that receive almes, 40 or 60 of them. Hobby strooke Chace for procuringe voyces against him. 2. The serjeant to Moore at the very election. And Hobby whoted at Moore, and reproved Chace for his forwardnesse, for now his fellow was gonn hee might goe after, and divers were deterred by this meanes from giveinge for Burlace. John More, senior [and Jo. Meddy.]3 That Hobby cald to the messenger to take him away presently, untell the election was past, though before, hee must not goe out of his sight for £l,000, and that it had beene £5 out of his way to have stayd on liower longer. a Tlie greater part of this note is written in ink, hut these words within brackets were inserted by sir Ralph Verney afterwards in pencil.