Sir William More's case This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A51331 of text R213885 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing M2694B). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A51331 Wing M2694B ESTC R213885 99826141 99826141 30533 2240887659

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A51331) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 30533) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1798:26) Sir William More's case 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1675] Imprint from Wing. Argues that More won a disputed election in the borough of Haslemere in Surrey because of voting irregularities. Reproduction of the original in the Harvard University Library. eng More, William, -- Sir, 1644-1684 -- Early works to 1800. eebo Sir William More's case. [no entry] 1675 1 420 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Sampled and proofread 2008-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
SIR WILLIAM MORE'S CASE .

Borough of Haslemere in Surrey . THE Right of Electing in the said Borough , is in such Free-Holders , who are also Inhabitants ; as was Adjudged this Parliament , in the Case of George Evelyn Esq

The Number of such at the time of this present Election , was not above 27 at most , one whereof gave no Voice .

Of these , 23 Voluntarily , and without any Soliciation , Invited Sir William More , who is Lord of the said Borough , to accept of an Election .

After which the Petitioner , Sir Philip Lloyd , being a meer Stranger , comes into the said Borough , and by Insinuations , Promises , and other Indirect means , works off six of those Electors , who had before freely offered their Voices for the said Sir William More ; which , with two Voices more turned over to him , by Mr. Dereham ( who was also a Competiter in the said Election ) and one more , being an Ale-house-keeper , where he Lodged his Provisions , and made his Entertainments , in all make nine , one of which was Excommunicated : Besides these , Sir Philip Polls three more , who have no right to Elect , as will be proved .

Sir William More is Returned by the Bayliffe , and 17 more , who have undoubted Right to Elect. Pro MORE . William Rapley , Bayliff . Peter Hull , John Billinghurst , John Case , John Carter , Sen. John Dudman , John Maunt , John Carter , Jun. John Wakeford , John Habens , Robert Jackman , Richard Vallor , Robert Billinghurst , William Ride , Sen. Thomas Overington , Thomas Dennier , Edward Ride , Henry Holt.

Pro LLOYD . Edmund Upton , The Ale-house-keeper . Abraham Upfold , George Osborne , These turned over by Dereham . William Markes , James Figge , Will . Ride , Jun. William Chitty , John Bredah , Richard Bradfold , Excommunicated . These six had before freely offered their Voices for Sir Willam More Rob. Billinghurst , Thomas Boxall , Will , Haslegrove . These had no Right to Vote in the Election .

By all which it appears that Sir Philip Lloyd had but Eight Voices at most , that can pretend to be due Electors : And Sir William More had Seventeen Legal Electors .

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