Francis Blomefield

Name: History of Norfolk — Chapter 37
Author: Francis Blomefield

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“History of Norfolk — Chapter 37”, is a work by Francis Blomefield. It explores elements such as mayor, aldermen and sheriffs.

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Francis Blomefield, History of Norfolk — Chapter 37

“ And no person shall be subject to be elected into the office of sheriff of the city of Norwich, who is not an inhabitant thereof, at the time of such election.
No act, order, or ordinance whatsoever, at any time from and after the 25th day of April, 1730, shall be made or passed in the common council or assembly of the representative body of the said city, without the assent of the mayor, sheriffs, and aldermen present at such common council or assemby, or the major part of them, nor without the assent of the commons present at such common council or assembly, or the major part of them. ”

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Francis Blomefield, History of Norfolk — Chapter 37

“ The mayor, or his deputy, appointed under his hand and seal, or in case of the mayor's death, the surviving justice of the peace, who last served the office of mayor, shall be the presiding officer at every election of mayor, sheriffs, aldermen, and common council-men, and of such scrutinies as shall be demanded thereupon. ”

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Francis Blomefield, History of Norfolk — Chapter 37

“ And if any refuse to take such oaths, which are to be administered by the mayor, his deputy, or such sworn clerks as shall be by himself or deputy appointed, such person's votes are to be rejected and disallowed.
In all elections a check, and one of the sworn clerks, shall be admitted to the common gaol, to take the votes of those confined there, and the sheriffs, gaoler, or prison keepers, are to admit them for that purpose, under 50l. ”

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Francis Blomefield, History of Norfolk — Chapter 37

“ And if any person takes the oaths appointed by this present act, wilfully, falsely, and corruptly, if they be convicted by information or indictment, they shall incur all such penalties as persons convicted of wilful corrupt perjury are liable to by common law. ”

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Francis Blomefield, History of Norfolk — Chapter 37

“ The Aldermen below the chair, who are justices in their own wards only, are,
The city is divided into four great wards, out of which 60 of the chief commoners are yearly elected common council-men, to be of the assembly to join with the mayor, sheriffs, &c. ”

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Francis Blomefield, History of Norfolk — Chapter 37

“ October 30, a large sturgeon taken in a poor fisherman's nets at Sheringham, was brought hither, being 12 feet long; the liver weighed five stone and an half.
At the quarterly assembly, on St. Matthias's day, were 161 persons admitted and sworn freemen, and a committee appointed for that purpose, reported that they had treated with St. George's company, who agreed to resign their books, charters, and records, into the hands of the city, which was done, and that company's power suspended, and the following procession agreed upon for the gild day, instead of the said company's viz. ”

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Francis Blomefield, History of Norfolk — Chapter 37

“ At all elections, every person, if required by any one of the clerks at any poll, must first take the oaths appointed by the act of 1 George I. or else their vote to be disallowed, and the presiding officer or the sworn clerks refusing to administer such oaths, forfeit 50l. ”

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Francis Blomefield, History of Norfolk — Chapter 37

“ Joseph Chamberlain.
19. William White.
20. William Clarke.
The Conisford great ward.
1. George Hainsworth.
2. Will Sherringham.
3. William Lincolne.
4. William Tuck.
5. James Merry.
6. Richard Phillips.
7. Townsend Sheringham.
8. George Sharpen.
9. Benjamin Pendleton.
10. Will. Pearson.
11. Samuel Tooke.
12. Tho. Simpson. ”

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