ANOTHER FORTUNATE ENGLISH BOROUGH
, ~Sir,—ln- ypiir- issue.of:JiinuaTjy '9:appeared ?--P a rag«pli-havwg.ueference-to:.'ther.ideali ™ rou .Sh. of !Ey,e;,(England);.: and■::its •■freedom 1 'draVbacks^:which : : ; are v so : familiar/'m this>.'liglilyifßvoureu.\'laiidv'.Will y,o,u.then'nhd;;spa;(»iior:a ; littlo : anci«fit;.his- , ' wry concerning; another:• English^■' borough^ , ■ '*';. '":&r-'. ■■ S9? e r <>* ! ,'itW 'Kprmin::Kings v (Henry" III;) : granted'.the' Hunared'-Manor of. GKipoftnhain?i?^u' :Go ? a ? TJ11<>:: " m& 'Go'darvflls' neld .bheldon, :and his 'daughter'^ married'ja' I (Tftscelyu, ■frprn'whom ,oho:ebield: df'the ; bor-: pugh_>arms. is derived. . Rowden' : was- held' by the Hussay. family,'and the, second shield' cf the;arms-.:beloiigs family.-: -(The' borough nrms• (late.back pribf to '1364':— ■ j;- home-.genarations-later.both.'these-estates,' and Rowden.'with, the' Manor or penham- itfeelf • -became.>th©..property;"df'.-tte-Uungerforf famil.v.,. arid'were.'so.held ; un'Vther reign of Edward Vl...'' The th«ri -owner t.'eing :! .attainted;, of /high, treason,^lost.all' perty, ■■whiah; was -confiscated ■■ tp. 'the < Cru.vit , and ; .though-socle parfVofvit vas; afttrwurdi .returned;.to...the family,-;a/large'portion-: was' for ever; iilie-iatedi- ,Qucen vr MaryVin. ; ;iSs4«' .incorporated ■ ntid^gave■ it: s-,me .of 'the abp.re- land,.in^ says,.; to, maintain two-burgesses in l>u--a'certafn! path, - etc.. v -Tho borough-held these -lands' over since ) ,;biit:.ho,v'that-the burgesses are no■ longer. r sent-, to. Parliament; , : and ; .the ]ia - -bility. '.to:. maintain the --path:; mentioned > is rndiicpd-.t0... about-:one-half,,the.:inco.Ti.ei/roiii : them,:is; suffi.oient.'.fo pay, : the. upM?*?. ?lS 6 ,:\OW bridge;, and. path.'-butvalso almostiinvariab!y-one:'-who'lo' .ot;the,expenses:in connection -witJHhe purely municipal ■ business VSo inuch so,-.that:, a-borough, rate, for. Municipal -purposes is the:,«.rception ;rather than' the rule '.- I.uo!ty..bi)rd'JH;h!-rl"'amr-oto., .-■.-■' .- 'E 8 ,, ' jiJanuary 16;- '■ :";;': ;r.:\i ':)':\t;'.x.. .-''•■■:•.:
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 410, 20 January 1909, Page 8
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