1 1702 Richard Payne, Thomas Pelham. (a) Sir George Goring and Sir George Rivers were returned by one indenture; Sir George Goring and Mr. Stapley, by another. Mr. Stapley was declared duly elected. (b) Mr. Rivers died in 1641, and Henry Shelley was elected in his place. (e) He subscribed the solemn covenant, and occasionally attended, but did not sign the warrant for beheading Charles. (d) This Parliament, called the Little Parliament, was convened by Cromwell, but no burgesses or representatives for any cities or boroughs were summoned to it, except for London, and only some few returned out of each county in general. It met July 5th, and sat till Dec. 12th, 1653. The representatives for Sussex were Anthony Stapley. William Spence and Nathaniel Stukeley. (e) Sir John Stapley petitioned against the return of Richard Bridger and Thos. Pelham, but without effect. (f) Thomas Pelham, Esq. of Lewes and Catsfield, eldest son of Sir Nicholas Pelham. (g) Peter Gott, Esq. made his Election for the County, and Samuel Gott, Esq. was elected in his place, but dying April 24th, 1712, John Morley Trevor, Esq. of Glynde Place, became a representative for the Borough." (h) Nathaniel Trayton, Esq. petitioned against the return. (i) Thomas Pelham, Esq. one of the Commissioners for stating the debts due to the Army, being made a Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, a new writ was issued July 15th, 1717. He was re-elected. John Morley, Trevor, Esq. died in 1719, and Sir Philip Yorke was chosen to fill his place. Sir Philip was made his Majesty's Solicitor General in 1720, and was re-elected. (k) Henry Pelham, Esq. was first Cousiu to the Duke of Newcastle. He died in 1725, and Sir Nicholas Pelham, of Catsfield Place, Great Uncle to the Duke, was elected in his room. (1) Thomas Pelham, Esq. of Stanmer, brother to Henry above named. (m) In this year was a strong contest between Thomas Pelham, of Stanmer, Esq. and Thomas Pelham, of Lewes, Esq. Nathaniel Garland, and Thomas Sergisson. Esqrs. The numbers polled ware 84, 83, 75, and 70, respectively. No. of votes, 156. Great disputes arose about the qualifications of the electors, and the following pamphlets were published on the occasion. 1. A poll taken by Thomas Friend and James Reeve, Constables of the Borough of Lewes, on the 7th April, 1734, for the election of Members to serve in the present Parliament for the said Borough. In this publication the merits of a number of cases, or rejected or admitted votes, are discussed. 2. An exact state of the poll taken (&e. as in the preceding) in anwer to a pamphlet lately published relating to the said Election. London, 1734, pp. 28. 3. A pamphlet of 93 closely printed pages, intended as a reply to the preceding one. Messrs. Garland and Sergisson having petitioned against the sitting Members, it was resolved that the right of Election is in the inhabitants paying scot and lot, and that the sitting Members are duly elected. Thomas Pelham, Esq. of Stanmer, died in 1737, A new writ was issued Jan. 24, 1738, and John Morley Trevor, Esq.was returned. | 1 GEORGE IV. 1820 George Shiffner, Sir John Shelley. (n) Thomas, Pelham, Esq. died in 1743. John Morley Trevor, Esq. being made Lord of the Admiralty in 1742, a new writ was ordered, and he was re-elected. He died however in the following year, and Sir Francis Poole, Bart. of Lewes, and Sir John Shelley, Bart. of Michelgrove, succeeded them. (0) Sir Francis Poole, Bart. became Deputy Pay-master of the Forces in Minorca. (p) Sir Francis Poole died in 1762, and Wm. Plumer, Esq. of Blakesware succeeded him. Mr. Sergisson also died shortly after, and Lord Edward Bentick was elected in his room. (q) Day of Election, 16th March, 1678. The votes were for Hon. Thos. Hampden, 115; Thos. Hay, 110; Thos. Miller, Esq. 92. 184 persons voted. (r) This Election took place 11th Oct. 1774. Four Candidates. Votes for Sir Thos. Miller, 120; Thos. Hay, Esq. 102; Hon. John Trevor, 82; Wm. Kemp, Esq. 40. 192 voted. The electors all sworn. (s) Poll taken 12th and 13th Sept. 1780. The votes were for the Hon. Thomas Pelham, 96; for Thos. Kemp, 91; for Thos. Hay, Esq. 76. 153 electors voted, and a list is given of 150 voters unpolled. (t) Day of Election, 16th June, 1790. The Candidates were e H Henry Pelham, Thos. Kemp, Esq. and Henry Shelley, Esq.; an! tur vetes for the respective Candidates were 154, 149, 89. There were 126 clectars voted, and 16 did not poll. (u) Days of Election, 25th and 26th May, 1796. The votes were for Thomas Kemp, Esq. 215; for John Cressett Pelham, Esq. 156; for Wm. Green, Esq. 127. 279 voted, and 15 remained unpolled. (v) Poll taken 5th and 6th July, 1802. Votes for Right Hon. Francis Godolphin Osborne, 214; for Henry Shelley, Esq. 179; for Thos. Kemp, Esq. 173. 334 voted or tended. A scrutiny was demanded by Mr. Kemp, which occupied from the 16th to the 23d of August, at the close of which the numbers were 208, 169, 164. Nine voters did not poll. (w) In June, 1811, Thomas Kemp, Esq. died, and Thomas Read Kemp, Esq. was elected in his room, and on the 31st Dec. 1811, Henry Shelley, Esq. died, and was succeeded by George Shiffner, Esq. (x) Days of Election, 5th and 6th Oct. 1812. Votes for Thos. Read Kemp, Esq. 313; George Shiffner, Esq. 164; James Scarlett, Esq. 153. 329 voted or tended. 115 persons rated to the poor did not poll. There were two editions of the poll book: one by Lee, the other by Baxter. (y) Poll taken 11th, 12th, and 13th March, 1816, in consequence of Mr. Kemp having vacated his seat. The Candidates were Sir John Shelley, Bart. and James Scarlett, Esq.; the former was returned, having 219 votes, and the latter 200. 439 voted or tendered. There were but very few unpolled voters. (z) Days of Election, 15th and 16th June, 1818. The Candidates were George Shiffner, Esq. Sir John Shelley, Bart. Hon. T. Erskine, and Henry Baring, Esq. The votes were respectively, 274, 258, 112, and 27. 405 voted or tendered, and 145 persons rated to the poor, did not poll. A LIST OF CONSTABLES, Of the Borough of Lewes, from the Year 1544, to the present time. A. D. 1544 Clement Puggesley, John 1552 John Cottman the elder, Thomas Gefferye 1553 John Chatfield, John Batnor. 1554 John Audleye, Thomas Slutter. A. D. [In the year 1605, there is no entrance of Constables, or Headboroughs.] 1606 Thomas Dawson, Thomas Dorrington. 1607 Thomas Colte, William Carew. 1608 William Stempe, Stephen Hodgson. 1609 Abraham Edwards, Richard Heath. 1610 William Clagget, Thomas Holmwood. 1611 Thomas Trayton, Edward Clagget, removed from the Borough, John Pemmel. 1612 William Read, William Pearce. 1616 William Clagget, William Hollingdale. 1630 1572 Thomas Mantell, William Newell. 1631 1573 John Stempe, Lawrence Newton. 1632 William Dodson, Thomas Brooke. 1574 [Not merely the names of the Constables, but also 1633 Richard Knight, Richard Burdett. the business of the Borough seems to be entirely omitted in the town-book for this year.] 1634 Edward Fitzherbert, Edward Tourle. 1635 Thomas Oliver, Peter Pemel. 1575 John Puckell, Robert Aware. 1636 George Seager, Edward Holmwood. 1576 John Stope, alias Harman, William Butcher. 1637 1577 Thomas Shearman, William Covert. Samuel Midmore, George Mathewe, who dying, Thomas Alchorne was chosen. 1578 John Otryngham, George Cockey. 1583 John Holmwood, Abraham Edwards. 1588 John Harman, alias Stope, John Pelland. 1593 Lawrence Newton, William Claggett. 1638 Thomas Snatt, Joseph Bayley. 1639 Richard Newton, William Peake. 1640 Henry Rose, Richard Snatt. 1647 Peter Pemel, Stephen Snatt. 1648 George Seager, Nicholas Curle. 1619 Joseph Bayley, John Mathew. 1650 Richard Kidder, Sen., Richard Savage, Jun. 1651 Walter Brett, John Savage. 1652 Richard Burdett, Robert Albury. 1653 Richard Russell, Richard Button. 1654 Edward Fitzherbert, Thomas Fisenden. 1655 Thomas Mathewe, Stephen Botting. 1656 Thomas Oliver, John Lopdell. A. D. 1665 Ralph Richardson, Richard Grisbrooke. 1666 Edmund Middleton, William Thoroughgood. 1667 Anthony Holman, Henry Rose, Sen. 1668 Henry Hopkins, Ferdinando Bryan. 1669 Thomas Russell, George Tye. 1670 John Holney, Thomas Harrison. 1671 Ralph Richardson, Joshua Curle. 1672 Richard Grisbrook, William Swan. 1673 Edmund Middleton, Robert Phipps. 1674 William Thurgood, John Knapp. 1675 Henry Rose, Sen., John Tooke. 1676 Ferdinando Bryan, John Delve. 1677 George Tye, Thomas Tourle. 1678 Thomas Harrison, Henry Rose. 1679 Edmund Middleton, John Tooke. 1680 John Hopkins, William Read. 1681 Ralph Richardson, James Read. 1682 William Pellat, John Artridge. 1683 Ferdinando Bryan, William Weston. 1684 John Delves, Thomas Erridge. 1685 Walter Brett, William Rose. 1686 Thomas Tourle, Thomas Verrall. 1697 Henry Rose, Edward Burtenshaw. 1688 Simon Snell, Reginalders Jarvis. 1699 John Delves, John Hawkham. 1690 William Read, James Bridger. 1691 James Tourle, Samuel Yorkton. 1692 Richard Barnard, Thomas Fissenden. 1693 Thomas Erridge, Benjamin Harman. 1694 Edward Burtenshaw, John Hinckley. 1695 Nathaniel Russell, Herbert Styles. 1696 John Artridge, James Lopdell. 1697 John Cruttenden, Thomas Waterman. 1698 Walter Brett, John Elphick. 1699 Thomas Tourle, Thomas Mathews. 1707 Samuel Yorkton, John Dungate. 1708 Henry Kenward, John Walter. 1709 John Elphick, William Ford. 1710 Edward Combs, Richard Elliott. 1711 Silvanus Austen, Anthony Dodson. 1712 John Hinckley, William Read. 1713 Benjamin Court, Thomas Martin. 1714 George Starr, Joseph Attersoll. 1715 Walter Brett, Jun., Thomas Barrett. 1716 James Tourle, Sen., Richard Puxty. 1717 Nicholas Stent, Richard Verral. 1718 Henry Kenward, Thomas Ellis. 1719 Peake Elphick, John Delves. 1720 Stephen Weller, James Reeve. 1721 George Vandyke, Samuel Attersoll. 1722 John Dean, Henry Bean. 1723 Thomas Friend, John Ledgetter. 1724 Francis Hopkins, Peter Marchant. 1725 Seth Turner, Arthur Morris. 1726 Ralph Cockle, Joseph Attersol. 1727 William Read, Richard Plaw. 1728 Walter Brett, William Attersol. 1729 Benjamin Swane, John Saunders. 1730 Richard Verral, Stephen Avery. 1731 Gabriel Ayres, Benjamin Court, Jun. 1732 Thomas Barnard, Nicholas Stone, 1733 Richard Puxty, Nicholas Earle. 1734 Thomas Friend, James Reeves. 1735 Richard Verral, Thomas Taylor. 1736 Arthur Morris, Edward Tasker. 1737 William Attersoll, John Michelborn. 1739 William Brett, Sen., Edward Verral. 1739 Thomas Novis, Samuel Attersol. A. D. 1740 Nicolas Earle, John Read. 1748 John Tourle, Oliver Willard. 1749 William Stredwick, George Grantham. 1750 Richard Jarvis, Thomas Cheesman. 1751 John Morris, Charles Cooper. 1752 Henry Pope, Isaac Hook. 1753 Henry Verral, Samuel Olive. 1754 William Verral, Joseph Morris. 1755 Obadiah Elliot, George Kemp. 1756 Nicholas Farnes, William Bennett. 1757 Edward Tasker, Richard Read. 1758 Edward Verral, Joseph Mosely. 1.59 John Read, John Feron. 1760 John Buckoll, Robert Gilbert. 1761 William Brett, Thomas Best. 1762 Cruttenden Weller, chandler, William Young. 1763 John Attersol, carpenter, Stephen Heaver, barber. 1764 Joseph Molineux, ironmonger, Edmund Davey. 1765 John Morris, stone mason, William Stafford, butcher. 1766 Henry Verral, victualler, James Weston. 1767 Isaac Hook, tailor, John Elliott, barber. 1768 Samuel Olive, Thomas Scrase, White Hart Inn. 1769 Joseph Morris, butcher, John Edwards, upholsterer. 1770 Obadiah Elliot, brewer, John Relf, glazier. 1771 Robert Gilbert, William Bennet, tailor. 1772 John Attersol, carpenter, John Madgwick, mercer. 1773 Stephen Heaver, barber, William Ridge, gent. 1774 Richard Read, John Webb, shopkeeper. 1775 Edmund Davey, sadler, John Richards, ironmonger. 1776 William Stafford, butcher, William Lee, printer. 1777 Thomas Gilbert, grocer, Edward Denman, White Horse Inn. 1778 Richard Comber, gent., Stephen Weller, mercer. 1779 Araunah Verrall, stationer, Francis Whitfield, grocer. 1780 William Hammond, tanner, John Fuller, butcher. 1781 William Langridge, carpenter, William Kemp, clockmaker. 1788 Araunah Verrall, stationer, Thomas Scrase, innkeeper 1789 Francis Whitfield, grocer, John Marten, tailor. 1790 John Wimble, blacksmith, George Grantham, basketmaker. 1791 John Farnes, Samuel Snatchall, 1792 John Fuller, butcher, Thomas Johnston, grocer. 1793 Charles Pitt, chemist. Arthur Brook, sadler, 1794 John Richards, ironmonger, Arthur Lee, printer. 1795 Sir Henry Blackman, Knt., Thomas Standley, bricklayer. 1796 Thomas Read, hairdresser, Henry Parsons, tailor. 1797 John Chatfield, tanner, George Palmer, hatter. 1798 Stephen Weller, draper, William Bennett, tailor. 1799 Joseph Molineux, chosen, but Araunah Verrall served for him, Henry Brown, draper. 1800 William Lee, printer, bookseller, &c., John Baker, For Paving, Lighting, Cleansing, Watching, Repairing, and Improving the Roads, Streets, Lanes, and other public Passages and places, within the Borough of Lewes, in the County of Sussex, and for removing and preventing Nuisances and Encroachments therein.—46 Geo. III.—1806. IT is enacted, that the Constables for the time being, and also every other person residing in Lewes, paying scot and Jot, and occupying a messuage of the annual value of £20, or being in the actual enjoyment of lands or tenements of the yearly value of £20, or being possessed of a personal estate of £800, shall be Commissioners for putting the Act into execution. (2)* No person shall be capable of acting as Commissioner (except the Constables) unless he shall, at a previous meeting, have taken an oath as to his qualification. (2) And if any person not so qualified, (except said Constables) shall act, he shall forfeit £20. (3) Such Commissioners as shall be in the Commission of the Peace for Sussex, may act as Justices in matters relating to this Act. (3) The Commissioners, or any five or more of them, may meet in the execution of the Act, and may adjourn` from time to time. If no adjournment be made, ten days' notice in writing, shall be affixed at the Town Hall, of any new meeting to be held. (4) No act of Commissioners shall be valid, unless done at a Public Meeting, and no person having an interest in any contract or employment under this Act, or in any appeal depending, shall be capable of acting as a Commissioner. At all meetings, the Commissioners present shall defray their own expences. (4) No order made by Commissioners shall be revoked, unless at some Meeting for that purpose, of a greater number of Commissioners, after ten days' notice. (5) Commissioners may sue and be sued in the name of their Clerk, for the time being, who is to be indemnified against expences. (5) All powers by the Act granted, may be exercised by the major part of Commissioners present, at a public meeting; three Commissioners may demand a Ballot; the Chairman may give a casting vote. (6) Commissioners or any five of them, may appoint Clerks, Treasurers, Collectors of Rates, Surveyors and other Officers, as they shall think proper; may make reasonable allowances to such Officers; may take security for the due execution of their respective offices, and compel them (by summary proceeding before a justice) to render true and perfect accounts. (6) Any Officer taking any fee or reward, other than such allowances as shall be appointed by Commissioners, shall be thenceforth incapable of being employed, and forfeit £20 with costs. (S.) All proceedings of the Commissioners shall be written in a book, which shall be open to inspection by every person paying rates, without fee, and such proceedings being signed by Commissioners, or by their Clerk, shall be admitted in evidence. (9.) Every Collector shall pay all monies received, to the Treasurer, who is to keep an account, and pay all sums ordered by the Commissioners, and once a year to have his accounts audited and passed. (9.) The right of, in, and to all pavements in said Streets, &c. and all Lamps and things belonging thereto, purchased for the purposes of the Act, shall be vested in Commissioners, who may bring Actions against any person taking away, injuring, or destroying same. (9.) Commissioners may, as often as they think proper, order said Roads, &c. to be relaid, cleansed, amended, and altered, and proper Drains to be made. (10.) Commissioners may dig up, take, and use all Gravel, Stones, Bricks, and other materials, found in said Streets, &c. and provide and bring all such other Gravel, &c. for paving and repairing same, employ Workmen and others, and to pay such sums of money for or in respect of the matters aforesaid, as they shall judge necessary and proper. (10.) All persons at any time erecting any Dwelling-house, Building, or Fence, adjoining to any of the Streets or other public places, shall, at their own Costs, within one month after notice, cause the Ground before, behind, or at the sides of the same, as far as the Gutter or Channel in said streets, &c. to be sufficiently paved, &c.: and in case of default, Commissioners may cause same to be done, the Expences to be paid by the person so building, and in case of refusal or neglect, fourteen days after demand, any one Justice of the Peace may cause same to be levied by distress, together with Costs. (11.) The figures placed after the several Clauses, refer to the original Act. Any person making any alteration in the pavement, without consent of Commissioners, shall at his own Expence, after one month's notice, put same as it was before alteration, and in case of neglect or refusal, Commissioners may order same to be done, the Charges thereof to be borne by him, and to be recovered and applied as Penalties and Forfeitures are by the Act directed. (12.) Commissioners may require the Proprietors and Inhabitants to make such inclosures before their houses, in order to the rebuilding or repairing same, or any Drains, &c. and for laying the materials and rubbish arising therefrom, as they shall think proper. (12.) All persons shall sweep and clean the foot-pavement before their houses, &c. once at least a week, or oftener, if required by Commissioners, upon pain of forfeiting not exceeding 20s. (13.) Commissioners may appoint or contract with Scavengers, for cleaning the Streets, &c. and taking away the Dirt, Ashes, &c. and appoint the time at which the particular Streets, &c. shall be cleansed, and the Dirt, Ashes, &c. carried off, such Scavengers to give Notice thereof, and stay a convenient time with his Cart, or otherwise, if required, come into the house to take such Dirt, &c. away. (18.) No person shall take away any Ashes, Manure, &c. made in said Streets, &c. except the persons contracted with or ap pointed as aforesaid, upon pain of forfeiting not exceeding 40s. (13.) Nothing therein contained shall extend to any Ashes, &c. which the Inhabitants shall keep within their Houses or Grounds, so that same do not become a Nuisance, or be not laid down in the Streets for any longer time than shall be necessary for loading; but if any person keep the same for one day after complaint of same being a Nuisance, and Notice thereof from Commissioners, he shall forfeit not exceeding 40s.: such Penalty not to extend to any Dirt, &c. occasioned by the Building or pulling down any Building, &c. so as there be convenient space for Carriages to pass end repass, and a sufficient way kept clean for foot passengers, and a light set up against the same at night. (14.) Persons contracted with for cleansing the Streets, &c. shall have liberty to lodge Dirt, &c. in vacant places near said Streets, giving satisfaction to the owners thereof. (15.) If any person shall, upon the public pavements of the Streets, &c. draw or drive any Truck, Wheelbarrow, &c. or roll any Cask, except for loading or unloading, or drive any Cattle or Hoop, cleanse or empty any Cask, or saw out any Stone or Wood, or bore any Timber, (except for building, &c. in manner aforesaid), or make or repair therein any Coach, &c. (except on sudden accident), or shoe or (except on accident) farry, or clean any Horse; or if the Driver of any Waggon, &c. shall in said Streets, &c. ride on the Shafts, or any part thereof, without Reins, or on any Cattle drawing same; or shall therein expose to view any Stallion; or ride, lead, or expose any Beast for shew or sale, except neat Cattle, draft and riding Horses (not being Stallions) on Fair days, or sell or expose to sale any Carriage, so that same shall be an obstruction to Passengers; or make any Bonfire, or let off, sell, or give away, any Fireworks; or sift or lay therein any Ashes (except in time of Frost to prevent accidents), or other offensive thing; or wilfully permit any Cattle or Poultry to stray therein, or make or use any Slide on the Ice, or wilfully incommode the Inhabitants by any other Nuisance, he shall forfeit not exceeding 40s. (15.) And any person killing or dressing, &c. any Animal in said Streets, shall forfeit not exceeding £3. That all Bow Windows, or other Projections, and all Posts, Signs, or other Emblems, to denote Trade, &c.; and all Spouts, Gutters, &c. (except such Stalls as have been usual on Fair days), or any Stock in Trade, matter or thing whatsoever, which Commissioners shall deem an obstruction to passengers, shall within 10 days after Notice to the owner or occupier of the Houses to which such things shall belong, be removed, and in case of refusal such occupier shall forfeit 10s. for every day same shall remain. (16.) If any Cellar door, &c. be left open at night, without being sufficiently lighted or secured to prevent accidents, the occupier shall forfeit not exceeding 40s. (18.) No Builder, &c. shall bring the foundation of any Building forward beyond the old foundation of the Street, &c. or any fence, except on the line on which such are now erected, upon pain of forfeiting not exceeding £20, and the owner or occupier shall forfeit not exceeding £5 for every month such encroachment shall remain, and Commissioners may order same to be taken down, the Charges whereof to be paid by such owner or occupier. (18.) If any Waggon, Cart, &c. shall be left to stand in any of the public Roads, &c. except for loading and unloading; or if any Stage Coach or other Carriage let to hire, shall stand therein, &c. longer than necessary for taking up and setting down passengers; or if any Carriage shall be left on any part of the foot crossings, or if any Timber or other things shall be left in any such Road, &c. longer than necessary for the housing or removing same therefrom, the owner thereof shall forfeit not exceeding 40s. and Commissioners may seize such Waggon, &c. with the Horses thereto affixed, or the said Timber, &c. and impound same until penalty be paid, with Costs, and in default of payment in five days after seizure, Commissioners may cause same to be sold. (IS.) Any person wilfully driving any Cart, &c. for the conveyance of Goods through any of said Roads, &c. faster than a foot pace, or therein turning loose or driving any Horse or Ass, without having some person to take care of same, or therein drawing any Timber, &c. without any Carriage, shall forfeit not exceeding 40s. (20.) No Privy shall be emptied at any other time than between eleven o'clock at night and five in the morning, or any of the Soil wilfully spilled in said Streets, upon pain of forfeiting not exceeding 40s. (20.) In case any Hogstye, &c. or other noisome thing whatever, in or near the Roads, &c. shall be offensive, Commissioners may order same to be removed, and in default of removal within two days, the person to whom it belongs shall forfeit not exceeding 40s. for every day same shall continue. (20.) If Commissioners shall adjudge that any Houses, &c. obstruct Passage of Road, &c. they may, at a public Meeting to be held for that purpose, after ten days' Notice, agree to purchase same. (21.) And also agree with the Lords of the Borough, for enfranchising any Copyhold Lands and Tenements thought necessary to be taken down or reduced. All Bodies Politic, &c. and all Executors, Guardians, &c. &c. may agree with Commissioners to sell all, or any part of their Estate, for the purposes of the Act, and are thereby indemnified. (22.) All Tenants of Houses, &c. purchased by Commissioners, shall, after six months' Notice, deliver up possession thereof, and in case of refusal, Commissioners may issue Precept to the Sheriff to cause possession to be delivered, and levy Costs. (22.) If any Money, amounting to £200, shall be agreed to be paid for any Lands, &c. which shall belong to any person under disability, such money shall be paid into the Bank, in the name of the Accountant General of the Court of Chancery, and applied under the direction of said Court. (23.) If any such Money shall be less than £200. and shall exceed £20. same shall, at the option of the person entitled to the Rents and Profits of the Lands, &c. be paid into the Bank, and applied as aforesaid, or be paid to two Trustees, to be approved of by Commissioners. (2.) Where such Money shall be less than £20, same shall be applied to the use or benefit of the person who would for the time being have been entitled to the Rents and Profits of such Lands, &c. in such manner as Commissioners shall think fit. (25.) |