The judgements delivered by the Lord Chief Justice Holt in the case of Ashby v. White and others : and in the case of John Paty and others ; printed from original mss. with an introduction.

London : Saunders and Benning, 1837.

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Great Britain. -- Parliament -- Elections.

Great Britain. -- Parliament -- Privileges and immunities.

Law reports, digests, etc. -- Great Britain.

Election law -- Great Britain.

Elections -- Aylesbury (England)

Judgments delivered in the Court of King's Bench in Hilary term, 13 William III, 1703, and Hilary term, 3 Anne, 1705.

"Matthew Ashby ... prosecuted an action at common law against William White and others, the constables of Aylesbury, for not receiving his vote at an election of burgesses to serve in Parliament for the said borough of Aylesbury."--P. 37.

"Other actions of the same nature were then brought, by Paty and others, against the returning officers of Aylesbury ... This proceeding was declared by the House of commons a breach of the privilege of Parliament, and John Paty was sent to Newgate ... He sued out his writ of habeas corpus and was brought up before the Court of Queen's Bench.-p. vi-vii.

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