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Page 50 - Mayor, Bailiffs, and Burgesses, and their successors, that these our Letters Patent, or the enrolment, or exemplification thereof, shall be in all things good, firm, valid, sufficient, and effectual in the law, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, notwithstanding the not truly
Page 24 - had, made, published, ordained or provided, or any other thing, cause, or matter whatsoever, in any wise notwithstanding. 'In testimony whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made Patent: witness ourselves at Westminster,
Page 9 - to all to whom these our present letters shall come, greeting: WE have inspected certain Letters Patent under the Great Seal of England, bearing date at Westminster., the fourth day of July, in the second year of the reign of our most
Page 11 - of these presents, one body Corporate and politic in deed and in name, by the name of Mayor, Bailiffs, and Burgesses of the Town of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster; -and
Page 50 - AND LASTLY, we do by these presents, for us, our heirs, and successors, grant unto the said Mayor, Bailiffs, and Burgesses, and their successors, that these our Letters Patent, or the
Page 45 - honorable Privy Council. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR LORDSHIPS. In obedience to your Lordships' order of the 3d of May last, referring to us the petition of the Mayor, Bailiffs, and Burgesses of the Borough of Liverpool, setting forth amongst other things, that
Page 50 - all things good, firm, valid, sufficient, and effectual in the law, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, notwithstanding the not truly
Page 86 - which stands like another Venice upon the waters, which is intersected by those numerous docks, which glitters with those cheerful habitations of well-protected men, which is the busy Seat of trade, and the gay scene of elegant amusements growing out of its prosperity, where there is the most cheerful face of industry,
Page 49 - KNOW' YE THEREFORE, that we of our special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have granted, ordained, and appointed, and by these presents for us, our heirs, and successors., do will, grant, ordain, and Appoint, that the present Mayor, and every person who shall at any time hereafter be Mayor, of our town of Liverpool, in the county palatine of Lancaster, shall continue to. be and act as one of
Page 81 - A motion was afterwards made in the Court of King's Bench for a new trial, when, after a long argument, the judges of that Court were of opinion that the evidence of the custom ought to have been admitted, and directed a new trial