Historic notices, with topographical and other gleanings descriptive of the borough and county-town of Flint . CHAPTER X. FLINT UNDER THE GEORGES—EXTRACTS FROM THE COURTLEFT MINUTE BOOK, AND FROM THE REPORT OF THEMUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS COMMISSIONER, \%i\—LISTOF THE BAILIFFS OF THE BOROUGH. Sir Roger Mostyn represented the County during the whole ofthe reign of King George the First, Sir John Conway was returnedfor the Boroughs in the first Parliament. Sir John died in 1721,and was succeeded by Mr. Thomas Eyton, who retained the seatuntil the accession of George II. He is the same gentleman who


Historic notices, with topographical and other gleanings descriptive of the borough and county-town of Flint . CHAPTER X. FLINT UNDER THE GEORGES—EXTRACTS FROM THE COURTLEFT MINUTE BOOK, AND FROM THE REPORT OF THEMUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS COMMISSIONER, \%i\—LISTOF THE BAILIFFS OF THE BOROUGH. Sir Roger Mostyn represented the County during the whole ofthe reign of King George the First, Sir John Conway was returnedfor the Boroughs in the first Parliament. Sir John died in 1721,and was succeeded by Mr. Thomas Eyton, who retained the seatuntil the accession of George II. He is the same gentleman whofilled the office of High Sheriff in the year I7ii-i2,and is describedas Thomas Eyton of Leeswood, Esq. Sir Roger Mostyn still continued to represent the County inthe first Parliament of George II., which was elected in 1727,when Mr. Salusbury Lloyd was returned for the Boroughs. Hemarried Miss Salusbury of Leadbrook, and, we presume, assumedher name as a prefix to his own. They had a son, who diedunmarried; and, as we mentioned before, the estate passed toMr. Brereton, who had two sons : the elder of


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