| In 1658, he was selected by his townsmen of hull to represent them in Parliament. |
| In any case, townsmen were loathe to serve in parliament, no matter what the pay. |
| Whether this reeve consulted informally with the more important townsmen, we can only speculate. |
| In 1287 the bishop and the king were suing the townsmen for infringing various traditional lordly rights. |
| He and his partner continue to thuggishly interrogate the local townsmen, attempting to pin the crime on the local town dunce. |
| A royal charter of 1447 was acquired by the townsmen in order to try to overcome local disputes. |
