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Unknown. The history of the Sheriffdom of the city of London and county of Middlesex. Containing the original method of electing Sheriffs for the said city and county; an Account of the several Alterations that have happen'd in such Elections; in whom the Right of Choice has resided, and by whom the Elections have been managed, from the first granting of the Charter to the Citizens to choose Sheriffs from among themselves, in the Reign of Henry the First, and Third King from the Conquest, to the present Time, Polls and Scrutinies, when sirs began, and how, and by whom to be managed. With faithful Relation of the Case of Mr. Papillon and Mr. Dubois, in the Reign of King Charles II. Upon which follow'd the seizing of the City Charter into that Prince's Hands. The Whole Extracted from Historians, Charters, and Acts of Common-Council. To which is added the opinion of the Lord Chief Justice concerning the power of the Lord Maior in these elections, as deliver'd by him in his Charge to the Jury, in the famous Trial between Sir William Pritchard and Mr. Papillon. And the several acts of Common-Council since made, to settle that Magistrate's [illegible] Elections.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 25778, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/25778. Accessed 2024-05-03.

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  author={Unknown,},
  year={1723},
  title={The history of the Sheriffdom of the city of London and county of Middlesex. Containing the original method of electing Sheriffs for the said city and county;  an Account of the several Alterations that have happen'd in such Elections; in whom the Right of Choice has resided, and by whom the Elections have been managed, from the first granting of the Charter to the Citizens to choose Sheriffs from among themselves, in the Reign of Henry the First, and Third King from the Conquest, to the present Time, Polls and Scrutinies, when sirs began, and how, and by whom to be managed. With faithful Relation of the Case of Mr. Papillon and Mr. Dubois, in the Reign of King Charles II. Upon which follow'd the seizing of the City Charter into that Prince's Hands. The Whole Extracted from Historians, Charters, and Acts of Common-Council. To which is added the opinion of the Lord Chief Justice concerning the power of the Lord Maior in these elections, as deliver'd by him in his Charge to the Jury, in the famous Trial between Sir William Pritchard and Mr. Papillon.  And the several acts of Common-Council since made, to settle that Magistrate's [illegible] Elections.},
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