A history of the county of Brecknock: In two . they once morebecame a baihff town. In some instances, Jamess charter is more fiberal than the former, forit empowers the magistrates to appoint an additional fair upon Saint Georges day, annually, whichis still holden : it likewise constitutes the recorder one of the common council men in right of hisoffice, the omission of which, in Philip and Marys charter, is certainly an oversight ; but there isone dangerous clause in Jamess grant, which perhaps was the cause of its being rejected, as itcertainly subjected the borough to the arbitr
A history of the county of Brecknock: In two . they once morebecame a baihff town. In some instances, Jamess charter is more fiberal than the former, forit empowers the magistrates to appoint an additional fair upon Saint Georges day, annually, whichis still holden : it likewise constitutes the recorder one of the common council men in right of hisoffice, the omission of which, in Philip and Marys charter, is certainly an oversight ; but there isone dangerous clause in Jamess grant, which perhaps was the cause of its being rejected, as itcertainly subjected the borough to the arbitrary power of the crown, for it provided that his majesty 1 WTioever reads this charter attentively, will agree with the corirtier, for independently of the loss of £100 per annum tothe crown, the powers granted to the corporation in some eases, are unusuel and excessive ; and indeed, the crown seems, bythis charter, to have granted away almost all its revenues and rights, except £20 a year, and the allegiance of the subjectsthere Fixj. 1 M aju gtw PLATE II. Drawimjn by Rev. Than ( Carnhuanawc) Fig. 1. The arms of de Breos and de Bohun. Figs. 2 and 3. The Borough Arms. Fig. 4. Ancientfigure in the Priory. Fig. 5. Monument of Richard, second son of Sir John Price of the G. Monument in the Priory Chancel. Fig. 7. Seal of the last Duke of Buckingham. THE HISTORY OF BRECKNOCKSHIRE. 61 and his successors in the privy council, and under the privy seal, might remove from their office,the recorder, mayor, common clerk, chamberlain and aldermen, at his and their will and pleasure.^ FIGHT FOR POLITICAL SUPREMACY. In 1698, Hugh Thomas says, there were 160 burgesses, who gave their votes in a contestedelection between Thomas Morgan of Machan and Sir Jeffrej Jeffreys of the Priory, besides about 40 othersthat voted not. In the beginning of the following century, the town seems to have been muchdivided, and party spirit ran very high. The Jeffreyses of the Priory l
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