Miscellaneous: Copy Of Return To Writ Of Election For The County Of Carlow, A.D. 1768 Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Carlow Index Newspaper Copyright Contributed by: Susie Warren susieissassy@gmail.com ______________________________ COPY OF RETURN TO WRIT OF ELECTION FOR THE COUNTY OF CARLOW, A.D. 1768. Appendix No.11. James Herring, Ralph Chritchly, William Davis, Nicholas Roche, Thomas Gurly, David Ryan, William Greene, John Greene, Nathaniel Evans, John Barker, Simon King, James Hartson, Jack Hatton, Ben. Whitton, Stephen Goggin, John Tench, James Mitchell, Bartholomew Cliffe, Thomas Salter, Thomas Fitzgerald, Thomas Watson, William Thornton, Bartholomew Newton, Powell, Lalor, and divers others of the gentlemen Freeholders of the said County of Carlow, Witnesseth that, according to the form of the writ hereunto annexed, after proclamation made in the full County Court, holden the day and year aforesaid, the said Freeholders of the said County who were present at the making the said proclamation, according to the form of the Stature in the aforesaid writ specified, have chosen Beauchamp Bagenal and William Burton, Esq., to be Knights for the said County, girt with swords, fit and discreet to be and appear in and at a certain Parliament, specified in said writ, who have full and sufficient power for themselves, and the whole body of the said County, to do and consent as is required by said writ. In witness whereof the said electors have hereunto set their hands and seals, as hath the said Sheriff set his hand and seal of office, the day, year, and place, above written. This Indenture, made the 18th day of July, in the eighth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George III, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Between Vesey Colclough, Esq., Sheriff of the County of Carlow, of the one part, and Sir Wm. Vigors Burdett, Bart., William Vicars, Hodson Bernard, William Browne, the Rev. Richard Brough, the Rev. Armstrong Ryves, William Duckett, William Lecky, Francis Dillon, Wm. Vigors Burdett Thomas Salter W. Best Charles Burton Amyas Thomas Samuel Brownrigg Charles Doyne Arthr O'Brien Thoms Gurly Henry Bunbury Barthw Newton John Barker Will Vicars R Chritchly Robert Morris Lecky John Beauchamp Thos Colclough ThosThoroton Hodson Bernard Patt. Colclough John Morris Ja. Hartson Jonas Duckett Robert Searles ArmstRyves William Lecky Phillip How Thos Fitzgerald Richard Brough Will. Fishbourne Edward Cooper Wm Browne William Elliott Richd Mills Frs Dillon Will. Bradley Wm Greene J Herring Thos James Jno. Greene John Duckett Thos Bradley John Perkins Willm Thornton Henry Bradley Edward Whitty Jack Hatton Rich Budds Hum. Perkins John Tench John Maguiness Thomas Watson James Mitchell Ralph Ryan Thos Pritchard Powell Lalor William Gibson Jonathan Carleton Barthw Cliffe John Hannan Ben. Whitton Jams Russell John Phillips William Davis Nathl Evans Edwd Howis "The Carlow Parliamentary Roll", Malcomson, p. 118.