Ifhiprights, labourers, and other artificers belonging to the faid dock."

2. Ordered, "That the agent, victualler, and "clerk of the cheque, of his majesty's victualling-office at Plymouth, do permit John Rogers, efq. (against whom, &c.) "or his agents, to infpect and take minutes "of the mufter-rolls and books, wherein "are contained the time of the entry and dif"charge of all perfons employed in the faid "office."

Jan. 17, 1639. It was refolved, "That in the "last determination of this house, of the

right of election of members to serve in parliament for the borough of Plymouth " in the county of Devon, made the 9th of June, 1660, which is as follows:-" That "the mayor and commonalty of Plymouth "have right to elect members to ferve in

parliament for that borough"-it appears "to this house, that the word commonalty "therein mentioned, extended to the freemen only of the faid borough."

The

The fitting member acquainted the house, that the word commonalty, mentioned in the laft determination of this houfe, of the right of election of members to ferve in parliament for the borough of Plymouth, being declared by this house to extend to the freemen only of the borough, he would not give the houfe any further trouble i and then withdrew.

And the question being put, that John Rogers, efq. is duly elected a burgefs to ferve in this prefent parliament for the borough of Plymouth, in the county of Devon;

It paffed in the negative.

Refolved, "That Charles Vanbrugh, efq. is " duly elected," &c.

NUMBER OF VOTERS-160.

RETURNING OFFICER the mayor.

PATRON-the admiralty.

TOTNESS.

TOTNESS.

POLITICAL CHARACTER.Here exifts an hereditary claim to a burgefsfhip, which we mention on account of its fingularity. The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe exercifes the corporate powers of a burgess, in right of his ancestor, Richard Edgcumbe, efq. who, in the second year of Queen Elizabeth, conveyed the manor of the borough of Totnefs to the corporation, on a referved rent of twenty-one pounds per annum, payable to the owner of the caftle, referving with this alienation the right of a burgefsfhip to his heirs for ever.

The influence had been for many years in the family of the Duke of Bolton; but it is now partly poffeffed by Francis Buller Yarde, efq. fon of Mr. Justice Buller, whofe ancestor reprefented the borough at the Revolution.

ANCIENT REPRESENTATION.-This borough fent to parliament as early as 23 Edward I.

COR

CORPORATION. This town was incorporated by charter of Elizabeth. It is governed by a mayor, recorder, 13 capital members or affiftants, two counsellors, and 20 burgeffes.i

RIGHT OF ELECTION. Although this town is far lefs populous than Plymouth, yet, like that place, the right of fending members to parliament is in the corporation.

Mar. 4, 1695, Refolved, "That the perfons

made free by the late King James's char"ter, to the borough of Totnefs (in com. "Devon), have no right to vote in electing "members to ferve in parliament for the "faid borough, by virtue of fuch freedom."

Refolved, "That the right of electing burgeffes "to ferve in parliament for the faid bo

rough of Totnefs, is in the freemen not inhabiting, as well as in the freemen inhabiting, within the said borough of Tot« nefs."

Refolved, "That Sir Richard Gipps, having

presented to the house a frivolous, vexatious, and groundless petition, relating to "the election of members to serve in parlia"ment for the faid borough of Totness, be "taken into cuftody of the ferjeant at arms."

Refolved, "That Sir Richard Gipps do make "fatisfaction to the members of this house, "as petitioned againft, for the costs and expences they have been put unto, by reafon «of such petition.”

NUMBER OF VOTERS-34.

RETURNING OFFICER-the mayor.

PATRONS-Duke of Bolton, and Francis Bulles Yarde, efq.

PLYMPTON.

POLITICAL CHARACTER. -This is a fmall town, consisting of about 200 ordinary houses, forming two irregular streets, in the form of a Roman T. The chief influence being in the Earl

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