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<p n="99">The OATHS appointed by Act of Parliament to be<lb></lb>
taken by every Freeholder when he gives his Vote, and which will<lb></lb>
be administer'd on <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50401_date19">Thursday the 8th of March</rs>
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, at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50401_geo49">Brentford</rs>
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<p n="100">The OATH against Bribery and Corruption.</p>
<p n="101"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Qull</note>
you shall soleminey afferm &</p>
<p n="102">I A. B. do swear, I have not received, or had by myself, or any<lb></lb>
Person whatsoever in Trust for me, or for my Use and Benefit,<lb></lb>
directly or indirectly, any<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
or Sums of Money, Office, Place, or<lb></lb>
Employment, Gift or Rewa<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
, or any Promile or Security for any<lb></lb>
Money, Office, Employment, or Gift, in order to give my Vote at this<lb></lb>
Election; and that I have not before been polled at this Election</p>
<p n="103">The OATH of Qualification.</p>
<p n="104">YOU shall swear, That you are a FREEHOLDER in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50401_geo50">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, and have a FREEHOLD Estate,<lb></lb>
consisting of (specifying the Nature of such Freehold Estate,<lb></lb>
whether Messuage, Land, Rent, Tythe, or what else; and if such Free-<lb></lb>
hold Estate consists in Messuages, Lands, or Tythes, then specifying in<lb></lb>
whose Occupation the same are; and if in Rent, then specifying the<lb></lb>
Names of the Owners or Possessors of the Lands or Tenenents, out of<lb></lb>
which such Rent is issuing, or of some or one of them) lying or being at<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50401_geo51">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, of the clear yearly Value of<lb></lb>
Forty Shillings, over and above all Rents and Charges payable out of, or<lb></lb>
in respect of the same; and that you have been in the actual Posses-<lb></lb>
sion or Receipt of the Rents or Profits thereof, for your own Use,<lb></lb>
above Twelve Calendar Months, or that the same came to you within<lb></lb>
the Time aforesaid, by Descent, Marriage, Marriage Settlement, De-<lb></lb>
vise, or Promotion to a Benefice in a Church, or by Promotion to<lb></lb>
an Office; and that such Freehold Estate has not been granted or<lb></lb>
made to you fraudulently, on purpose to qualify you to give your<lb></lb>
Vote; and that the Place of your Abode is at in and<lb></lb>
that you are Twenty one<obscured></obscured>
you believe; and that you<lb></lb>
have not been polled before at this Election.</p>
<p n="105">N. B. By an Act of Parliament of the<del>coth of Q-Anne</del>
18 Geo 2dno Person can vote for a Free<lb></lb>
hold, Messuage, Land or Tenement, unless the same is of the yearly Value of 40s.<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
charged to the Land-Tax: And all Persons taking Money or Reward of any Kind<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
ever to give his Vote, or to refuse to give his Vote, the Penalty is£500.and is<lb></lb>
from voting again, or holding any ci<obscured></obscured>
l Office Whatsoever.</p>
<p n="106"> <del>Repeald P 18 </del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50401_n106-1"> <del>Geo</del>
Chambers</rs>
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&<obscured></obscured>
cop<obscured></obscured>
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