[...?] Jan 1809

Parl y Reform

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Ch.14. Electors

'.2. Boroughs, open, close, pocket

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'.2. Distinction of boroughs into open, close, and pocket d o.

To delimit in all its varieties the instruments into which the matter of corruption is for the purpose here /now/ in question capable of being moulded, viz. the instruments by the suitable application of which the requisite species of undue[?] obsequiousness on the part of parliamentary Electors is under different circumstances the different circumstances of boroughs, counties, combinations of boroughs and combinations of counties in the three parts of the united kingdom produced, is a task the performance of which being beyond /not within/ my competence, is fortunately neither so necessary nor would be so much as conducive /[...?]/ to the present purpose. /purpose of the present work./

On this /the present/ occasion the current nomenclature will be sufficient to answer every material purpose . . .

The case of Counties [...?] has been it should seem not required to be comprehended in it. County Elections which certainly are[?] comparatively speaking seem to be /have been generally/ regarded as absolutely speaking exempt from /unexposed to/ all undue influence.

Remain the Boroughs, which in the current nomenclature are divided /distinguished/ into 1. pocket /open/ boroughs. 2. close boroughs: 3. open /pocket/ boroughs.