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interfered with the government of the town in the 

 office of mayor. The legality however of the elec- 

 tion of an alderman has been several times dis- 

 puted. The following document relates to a cu- 

 rious case on that point, in the reign of Elizabeth, 

 where Sir Richard Bulkeley, Knt. and Thomas 

 Mostyn, Esq. were elected burgesses, contrary to 

 the common practise of the corporation at that 

 period. 



" This is a lawdable Custome in the Town of 

 Conway (as in other Towns of liberties in Wales) 

 that in the election of burgesses upon michelmas 

 daye, that every burges hath a negative voice, so 

 that if any one burges desire any one that is to be 

 chosen burges of his voice, he cannot be chosen. 



Now on michelmas daye last, thus it fell out in 

 that Towne of Conway at the election of burgeses. 

 After the election of officers as the manner is, it 

 was openly propownded in their counsel-house 

 where all the burgesses were assembled, that Syr 

 Rich*^ Bulkeley Knight & Thomas Mosten Esq'- 

 desired to be burgeses of that Towne, & therefore 

 we were to speak their minds. There stoode up 

 hereupon three of the better sort of burges & spake 

 one after an other, that they would not consent 



