The complaint of the county of Brecon, against the undue proceedings of the sheriff of that county, and false return by him made of Edmond Jones as knight for that shire.: With articles and exceptions, setting forth the incapacity of the said Edmond Jones, to sit as representative in Parliament, he being a compounded delinquent on record at Goldsmiths-Hall, and therefore not qualified according to the articles of the government, &c.

Title

The complaint of the county of Brecon, against the undue proceedings of the sheriff of that county, and false return by him made of Edmond Jones as knight for that shire.: With articles and exceptions, setting forth the incapacity of the said Edmond Jones, to sit as representative in Parliament, he being a compounded delinquent on record at Goldsmiths-Hall, and therefore not qualified according to the articles of the government, &c.

Publication

[S.l. :: s.n.,

1654]

Rights/Permissions

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. Searching, reading, printing, or downloading EEBO-TCP texts is reserved for the authorized users of these project partner institutions. Permission must be granted for subsequent distribution, in print or electronically, of this text, in whole or in part. Please contact project staff at eebotcp-info@umich.edu for further further information or permissions.

Subject terms

Contested elections -- Wales

Breconshire (Wales) -- History

England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Contested elections -- Early works to 1800.

Link to this Item

https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A80278.0001.001 content_copy

Cite this Item

"The complaint of the county of Brecon, against the undue proceedings of the sheriff of that county, and false return by him made of Edmond Jones as knight for that shire.: With articles and exceptions, setting forth the incapacity of the said Edmond Jones, to sit as representative in Parliament, he being a compounded delinquent on record at Goldsmiths-Hall, and therefore not qualified according to the articles of the government, &c." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A80278.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• The Complaint of the Coun∣ty of Brecon, against the undue pro∣ceedings of the Sheriff of that County, and false return by him made of Edmond Jones as Knight for that Shire. With Articles and Exceptions, set∣ting forth the incapacity of the said Edmond Jones, to sit as Representative in Parliament, he being a Compounded Delinquent on Record at Gold∣smiths-Hall, and therefore not qualified ac∣cording to the Articles of the Government, &c.
  • To the right Honorable the Council of State to his High∣ness the Lord Protector, The humble Petition and Certificat of the Gentry, Free-holders, and Inhabitants of the County of Brecon.
  • Exceptions against Edmund Jones Esq setting forth his incapaci∣ty of being intrusted or elected as a Member of Parliament.
  • Exceptions against the undue election of Edmond Jones Esq as Knight for the County of Brecon, seting forth the grosse partiality of John Williams Esq higb Sheriff of the said County, and the im∣perfect, irregular, and false retorn by him wittingly and willingly mde, contrary to the expresse letter of the Government of the Comonwealth of England, &c. Published by his Highness the Lord Prote∣ctors special Commandment.