burgess

The burgesses met inside for the first time on November 1, 1753.

Burgesses had an exclusive control over trade in the market.

Would he kill off the burgesses if they annoyed him?

The number of burgesses was always small, with only 25 being entitled to vote in 1831.

The rest of the offices may be filled by good burgesses.

At first, the burgesses were elected by all free men in the colony.

Mayor and burgesses should be voted from these 52 houses.

Their land was given to them by the House of Burgesses in 1769.

Burgesses were free men who lived in the town.

These positions were elected from and by the burgesses annually.

She had no time to visit the Burgesses' house.

He obtained a "loan" from the burgesses, but this did not last long.

From these burgesses the first elements of the bourgeoisie were developed.

Urban society was led by wealthy merchants, who were often burgesses.

The burgesses convened at the second state house from 1656 until it was destroyed in 1660.

He stood again for the Long parliament later in the year and was initially returned by the burgesses.

The number of voters varied as new free burgesses were created, but was estimated to be 31 in 1831.

Everything must be settled openly under the supervision mayor and burgesses.

In 1826, when the election was contested, 331 burgesses recorded their votes.

Leicester sent burgesses to Parliament for the first time in 1295.

The idea of electing burgesses was important and new.

There were also grants from Perth burgesses, perhaps under the same pressure.

Burgesses must have held four terms of Demagogue and require 200 votes to take office.

In 1283 there was also a reference to "Burgesses".

In 1251 he leased it at fee-farm to the burgesses.