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Returns of knights of the shire

Catalogue reference: Q22/2

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Q22/2
Title
Returns of knights of the shire
Description

INTRODUCTION:

The following comprise indentures between the Sheriff and freeholders of the county on the election of Knights of the Shire to represent the County in Parliament, together with oaths of the Sheriff and or the Under Sheriff that he has obtained no personal advantage by the election

The indentures which are usually endorsed as 'counterparts' are signed and sealed by the sheriff only to and including the election of December 1832; thereafter they are signed and sealed by the Sheriff and freeholders. From December 1832 there are two Divisions each returning two Knights.

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Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Language
English
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a60a7049-a55b-4cfc-a0e6-a6006503e261/

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Returns of knights of the shire