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Petitioners Fee and Counsel Fees in Charter Case
The passage details Sir William Chapman and others presenting a fee to Mr. Attorney General, their hope for favor, and the ensuing petition for a charter with multiple counsels. It notes five guineas per counsel and total fees not exceeding fifteen guineas per attendance, with large gatherings at night during hearings and questions about preventing monopoly via a second incorporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorney
William Chapman
Mines Royal
Iliam Chapman
Serjeant Comyns
Jork
Hale
Hiram Chapman