Debates of the House of Commons, in January 1704. Upon the great question, Whether an action lies at Common law for an elector, who is denied his vote for members of Parliament? Being in relation to an election at Aylesbury, and some Proceedings at Law thereupon between Ashby and White: Debated and Resolved. With The Speeches of Mr. Cowper, (now Earl Cowper) Marquis of Hartington, (now Duke of Devonshire) Mr. Harley, (now Earl of Oxford) Mr. Harcourt, (now Lord Viscount Harcourt) Sir Peter King, (now Lord Chief-Justice of the Common-Pleas) Sir Edward Seymour, Sir Christopher Musgrave, Mr. Dormer, (now one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas) Sir Gilbert Dolben, Sir Humphry Mackworth, Sir Joseph Jekyll, (now Master of the Rolls) Sir Thomas Powis, Sir Thomas Littleton, Sir John Hawles, Mr. Lowndes, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Freeman, &c. on that Occasion. Together with the Case of Jay and Topham: And the Defence made by Sir Francis Pemberton and Sir Thomas Jones, for their Judgment given therein, befor

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  • Debates of the House of Commons, in January 1704. Upon the great question, Whether an action lies at Common law for an elector, who is denied his vote for members of Parliament? Being in relation to an election at Aylesbury, and some Proceedings at Law thereupon between Ashby and White: Debated and Resolved. With The Speeches of Mr. Cowper, (now Earl Cowper) Marquis of Hartington, (now Duke of Devonshire) Mr. Harley, (now Earl of Oxford) Mr. Harcourt, (now Lord Viscount Harcourt) Sir Peter King, (now Lord Chief-Justice of the Common-Pleas) Sir Edward Seymour, Sir Christopher Musgrave, Mr. Dormer, (now one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas) Sir Gilbert Dolben, Sir Humphry Mackworth, Sir Joseph Jekyll, (now Master of the Rolls) Sir Thomas Powis, Sir Thomas Littleton, Sir John Hawles, Mr. Lowndes, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Freeman, &c. on that Occasion. Together with the Case of Jay and Topham: And the Defence made by Sir Francis Pemberton and Sir Thomas Jones, for their Judgment given therein, befor
  • Proceedings. 1704-01
  • Debates of the House of Commons.
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London : printed for Edward Valentine, at the Queen's-Head against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleetstreet, 1721. The second edition.; ..
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Needler, Culverwell, 1656-
Publication year
1721
ESTC No.
T147712
Grub Street ID
194255
Description
[2],257,[3]p. ; 8°.
Note
A reissue of 'Ashby and White: or, the great question, ..', first published in 1705

The case involved Matthew Ashby, plaintiff, and William White, defendant

Culverwell Needler was the parliamentary reporter.