James R. Whereas in the charters, patents or grants made to several cities, burroughs and towns corporate, a power is reserved to us to remove, displace, and discharge by order under Our signet and sign manual, the mayors, sheriffs ...

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II), England and Wales
Other Authors: James II, King of England, 1633-1701
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, printers to the Kings most excellent Majesty, 1688.
Series:Early English books online.
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Description
Item Description:"Acting under the powers of discharge reserved to the King, all officers of corporations holding under charters granted since 1679, except the cities named in the Proclamation no. 3881, q.v., whose deeds of surrender are enrolled, or judgements in Quo Warranto against them entered, are removed from office." -- Steele.
A bifolium; pp. [1] and [4] blank.
Title taken from caption title and first lines of text on pages [2] (Steele 3884).
At end of pages [2]: Given at Our court at Whitehall the 17th day of October, 1688. In the fourth year of Our reign. By His Majesties command. Sunderland P.
Caption title on pages [3]: At the court at Whitehall the 17th day of October, 1688. Present, the King's most excellent Majesty. (Steele 3885).
Signed at end of pages [3]: John Nicholas.
Arms 107; Steele notation (pages [2]): made place requi-.
Arms 109; Steele notation (pages [3]): to men Re-.
Reproduction of original in the Harvard Law School Library.
Physical Description:1 online resource ([4] pages;