By the Rev. J. Ward. 307' 



A.D. 



Petition: 23 Nov. 1708, of Tracy Pauncefoot, Esq. against 

 Samuel Sanibroke, Esq. for bribery, &c. — Withdrawn. 



Samuel Vanaker Sambroke, son of Sir Jeremy Sambroke of Gobions 

 in North Minnas, co. Hertford, and Lord of Erith, co. Kent, knt. 

 succeeded in 1710, after bis father's death, to his uncle, Sir John 

 Vanaker, whose brother, Sir Nicholas Vanaker, a Turkey merchant 

 in London, had been created in 1700 a baronet with remainder, 

 first to his brother, John Vanaker, and then to Jeremy Sambroke 

 and their heirs male. Sir Samuel died in Chancery Lane, 27 Dec. 

 1714, and was buried at Edmonton. 



1710. 9 ANNiE. Nov. 25. Charles, Lord Bruce. Sir Edward 



Seymour, Bart. 



1711. Thomas Millington, Esq. loco Lord Bruce, who made his 

 election for Marlborough, and a new writ was ordered for 

 Bedwyn 9 June 1711. 



Sir Edward Seymour, Bart, was the son of Sir Edward, Speaker 

 of the House of Commons in 1678, &c. He married Letitia, dau. 

 of Sir Francis Popham, K.B., and died in Jan. 1740, aged 80. 



Thomas Millington, son of Sir Thomas Millington, M.D. Pre- 

 sident of the College of Physicians, who died in 1703-4, leaving 

 to this only son, an estate of £2000 per ann. (Le Neve's mem.) 



1713. 12 AnnjE. Nov. 12. Sir Edward Seymour, Bart. Thomas 



Millington, Esq. 



1715. 1 Geo. I. Mar. 17. Stephen Bisse, Esq. William Sloper, 



Esq. 



Stephen Bisse was a Commissioner of the Equivalent, also a Com- 

 missioner of the Victualling Office. 



1722. 8 Geo. I. May 10. Hon. Robert Bruce. Charles Longue- 



ville. 



Petition: 25 Oct. 1722, of several of the Burgesses of this 

 Borough complaining of an undue return of Mr. Bruce 

 and Mr. Longueville by partiality of a smith, who acted 

 as Portreeve; and other illegal proceedings. — No Report. 



At this election there were six candidates for the representation 

 of Great Bedwyn; viz. Robert Bruce, Esq. — Charles Longueville, 

 Stephen Bisse, — John Hopkins, — John Tyssen, — and Robert 

 l/Oyloy. (Commons' Journal, n, 44.) 



