The case of Sir Charles Porter knight. Wiliam Adderley esq; Touching their election for New Windsor. 1690 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B02612 Wing C991 ESTC R227854 52211934 ocm 52211934 175502 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B02612) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 175502) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2739:12) The case of Sir Charles Porter knight. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Porter, Charles, -- Sir, d. 1696 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Adderley, William, fl. 1690 -- Trials, litigation, etc. England and Wales. -- Parliament. -- House of Commons -- Contested elections -- Early works to 1800. Windsor (Berkshire, England) -- Politics and government -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2008-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-04 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-05 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2008-05 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion The CASE of Sir CHARLES PORTER Knight . WILLIAM ADDERLEY Esq Touching their Election for New Windsor . SIR Christopher Wren , and Baptist May Esquire , were chosen by the Mayor and Select Burgesses only , not exceeding Thirty . Sir Charles Porter , and William Adderley Esquire , by the General Burgesses and Inhabitants , paying Scot and Lot ; who doubt not but to prove , that the Right of Election is in the general Burgesses , and consequently , that they are duly Chosen . 1. From Ancient Returns . 2. From Judgments in Parliament . Precedents of Returns . 25. Hen. 6. Major & Communitas Burgensium Elegerunt , &c. In sujus Testimonium Sigillum Commune Omnium & singulorum Burgensium , & Communitatis praedict ' est appensum . 27. Hen. 6. Return in the same Words . 29. Hen. 6. Return in the same Words . 39. Hen. 6. Major Ballivi & tota Communitas Elegerunt , &c. 17. Edw. 4. Return , Per Majorem ville five Burgi simul cum Ballivis , Burgensib ' & Communitate . 1. Mary . Return , Per Thomam Goade Majorem ville five Burgi de nova Windsor in Com' Berks , simul cum Bugensib ' & Communitat ' &c. 1. & 2. Ph. & Mary . Major & Ballivi & Burgenses simul cum Communitate ex Communi assensu Elegerunt , &c. 2. & 3. Ph. & Mar. Return , Per Majorem simul cum Burgensib ' , & Communitat ' ! 4. & 5. Ph. & Mar. Return in the same Words . 1. Eliz. Major simul cum Ballivis Burgensib ' & Communitate Elegerunt , &c. 16. Car. 1. 17. Car. 1. Mayor , Bayliffs , Burgesses and Inhabitants , have Chosen and Sealed with the Common Seal and the Inhabitants . Judgments in Parliament . In the Years 1640 1679 1980 Resolved , That all the Inhabitants in general , and not the Special Burgesses only , have the Right of Electing Members to serve in Parliament . OBJ. 1. That some latter Returns are by the Mayors , Bayliffs and Burgesses , and under the Common Seal . Answer . That makes nothing against Us , every Inhabitant being a Burgess by the Charter of Ed. 4th , and most Returns where there is a Mayor , being under the Common Seal , tho' they Chuse by the Inhabitants at large . OBJ. 2. That Two Judgments of Parliament , viz. in the Years 1660 and 1688 , are in favour of the Mayor and Select Burgesses . Answer To the First of these Judgments we Answer , That the Resolution in the Year 1660 ; was occasioned by one Starkey's mislaying the Records of those Returns abovementioned , as appears by the Report of the Committee , 1679. As to the Second , We conceive the Case in 1688. was grounded upon Necessity , the Person that contested the Right then being Speaker of the House , and hope neither of these Judgments shall be able to set aside an undoubted Right , proved by so many Ancient Returns , and setled further by Three Resolutions , against which there can be no Objection . NOTE 1. They were not form'd into a Select Number not exceeding Thirty , till King James the First 's Reign , which shews the Ancient Right of Election cannot possibly be in them . NOTE 2. That if the Select Burgesses should be admitted to have the sole Right , then in Case their Corporation were Dissolved , either by Surrender or Forfeiture of their Charter ; the Town of Windsor could send no Burgesses to Parliament , which would be against all Reason . Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div B02612-e10 Vid. Char. 6 Edw. 4. Vid. Report , 1679.