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	CHILTERN HUNDREDS - LoveToKnow Article on CHILTERN HUNDREDS
		They are situated on the Chiltern Hills, and the depredations of the bandits, who found shelter within their recesses, became at an early period so alarming that a special officer, known as the steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, was appointed for the protection of the inhabitants of the neighboring districts.
		The appointment of steward was first used for parliamentary purposes in 1750, the appointment being made by the chancellor of the exchequer (and at his discretion to grant or not), and the warrant bestowing on the holder all wages, fees, allowances and other privileges and pre-eminences.
		It was laid down in 1846 by the chancellor of the exchequer that the Chilterns could not be granted to more than one person in the same day, but this rule has not been strictly adhered to, for on four occasions subsequent to 1850 the Chilterns were granted twice on the same day.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CH/CHILTERN_HUNDREDS.htm (895 words)

	Hundred (division) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In England a hundred was the division of a shire for administrative, military and judicial purposes under the common law.
		Above the Hundred was the Shire under the control of a Shire-reeve (or sheriff).
		In Sweden a hundred, or hundare, was an administrative division of a landskap.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/h/hu/hundred__division_.html (218 words)

	CHILTERN HILLS - LoveToKnow Article on CHILTERN HILLS
		The greatest elevation of the Chilterns is found in the centre from Watlington to Tring, where heights from 8oc to 850 ft. are frequent.
		There are several passes through the Chilterns, followed by main roads and railways converging on London, which lies in the basin of which these hills form part of the northern rim.
		The Chilterns were formerly covered with a forest of beech, and there is still a local supply of this wood for the manufacture of chairs and other articles in the neighborhood of Wycombe.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CH/CHILTERN_HILLS.htm (266 words)

	Resignation from the British House of Commons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chiltern Hundreds is usually used alternately with the Manor of Northstead, which makes it possible for two members to resign at exactly the same time.
		The Chiltern Hundreds were first used as a pretext for resignation on January 17, 1751, by John Pitt, who wanted to vacate his seat for Wareham and stand for Dorchester.
		Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of East Hundred, or Hendred, Berks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Steward_of_the_Chiltern_Hundreds (912 words)

	Chiltern Hundreds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		165.20/163.5 THE CHILTERN HUNDREDS A "hundred" is simply a legal subdivision of a county or shire.
		Chiltern hundreds), "No member of Parliament is by law at liberty to resign his seat, so long as he is duly qualified; on the other hand, a member who accepts an office of profit under the Crown must vacate his seat, subject to re-election.
		Apply for the Chiltern Hundreds – The Chiltern Hills, between Bedford and Hertford in England, were once notorious as a highwaymen's refuge, until Crown Stewards were appointed to patrol the area.
	www.facstaff.bucknell.edu /rickard/Hypermedia/HTML/Chiltern.html (224 words)

	Chiltern Hills - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Chiltern Hills are a chalk escarpment that stretches in a south-west to north-east diagonal across several counties of southern England, but is most prominent in Buckinghamshire.
		The Chilterns are part of the Southern England Chalk Formation which also includes Salisbury Plain, Cranborne Chase, the Isle of Wight and the South Downs.
		This area is also known as the Chiltern Hundreds, an administrative area of convenience used to subvert an archaic rule, which permits a member of parliament, who is not allowed to resign, to apply for tenureship of the Chiltern Hundreds, thus relieving him of his parliamentary duty.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Chilterns (365 words)

	The Chiltern Hundreds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A Hundred is a unit of English local government, intermediate between a village and a shire, which survived into the 19th century.
		The Chiltern Hundreds comprise of five hundreds in Oxfordshire and three in Buckinghamshire, the manorial rights in which belonged to the Crown, which appointed stewards and bailiffs, now obsolete or merely nominal.
		The stewardship of the three Buckinghamshire hundreds is applied for by a member of Parliament wishing to resign since the holding of an office of profit under the Crown forces him to vacate his seat, this stewardship being held by a legal fiction to be such an office.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/square/ga40/hundred.htm (314 words)

	Chiltern Hundreds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A hundred is a traditional division of an English county, and the hilly, wooded hundreds of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire were once notorious as a hiding place for robbers.
		A Crown Steward was appointed to maintain law and order in the area, but the position's duties ceased to be required in the 16th century, and the holder ceased to gain any benefits during the 17th century.
		The Chiltern Hundreds are Stoke, Desborough and Burnham.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chiltern_Hundreds (142 words)

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		Crown Steward and Bailiff of the three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham is an "office under the Crown" in the United Kingdom, appointment to which disqualifies its holder from sitting as a Member of Parliament (MP).
		A number of offices have been used for this purpose, but only the Chiltern Hundreds and the Manor of Northstead are used today.
		Therefore, the legal fiction was invented that the MP who wished to quit applied to the King for the post of "steward of the Chiltern Hundreds", an obsolescent office of negligible duties and scant profit, but an office in the King's gift nonetheless.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/chiltern_hundreds.html (404 words)

	Chiltern Hundreds on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds is an obsolete office with only a nominal salary.
		It is, however, legally an office of profit under the crown and, as such, may not be held by a member of Parliament.
		Since members of Parliament may not resign, “applying for the Chiltern Hundreds” or for the similarly obsolete stewardship of the Manor of Northstead is the method by which a member gives up his seat.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/ChiltrnH1nd.asp (194 words)

	Cambridgeshire History - Cambridgeshire
		It varied in size from area to area, hundreds may have originated from the grouping of a hundred "hides", these emerged as administrative units in the 10th century.
		Hundred courts, which met every four weeks, had jurisdiction in cases relating to local issues and apportioned taxes.
		The Chiltern Hundreds consists of three hundreds, Stoke, Desborough and Burnham, in south central England.
	www.cambridgeshirehistory.com /cambridgeshire/hundreds.html (490 words)

	Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Chiltern Hundreds (The). (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		At one time the Chiltern Hills, between Bedford and Hertford, etc., were covered with beech trees which formed shelter for robbers; so a steward was appointed by the Crown to put down these marauders and protect the inhabitants of the neighbourhood from depredations.
		The necessity of such watch and ward has long since ceased, but the office remains; and, since 1750, when a Member of Parliament wishes to vacate his seat, one way of doing so is by applying for the stewardship of the three Chiltern Hundreds.
		The London Gazette of August 4, 1893, announced that the “Chancellor of the Exchequer has appointed William Henry Grenfell to be steward and bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds in the room of John Morrogh, resigned.”
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/81/3489.html (277 words)

	getReading - Powered by Evening Post (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		But just as she prepared to exchange contracts, she was shocked to discover that Chiltern Hundreds Housing Association had revalued the two-bedroom property at £180,000.
		Dated October 7, the letter informed them that Chiltern Hundreds had commissioned an independent valuation of the houses and Emma’s home was now worth £180,000, a staggering £45,000 increase.
		Chiltern Hundreds Housing Association has failed to comment on the case.
	www.getreading.co.uk /story.asp?intid=4973 (661 words)

	Chiltern Hundreds -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The struggle between France and England called the Hundred Years' War was the longest war in recorded history.
		Hundreds of skilled craftsmen and seasonal laborers were needed to build the pyramids
		Hundreds of millions of years ago, primitive life forms evolved to use the oxygen produced by bacteria.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9319535?tocId=9319535&query=acceptance (867 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Bucks Free Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The house is owned by Chiltern Hundreds Housing Association and the residents are now seething at the association for not removing a pile of rubbish left at the back of it, despite warning them it could make it an easy fire-starter.
		Resident Donna Neal, 38, said: "I contacted Chiltern Hundreds about the rubbish on June 5 and told them and the police that someone is going to set it on fire.
		We are also in contact with the people living next door to the property where the fire occurred which was empty and being refurbished ready for reletting.
	www.bucksfreepress.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=507072 (315 words)

	Charles P. Dolan, Sinn Fein MP for North Leitrim
		* Chiltern Hundreds is a legal device used to resign from the British Parliament as it is by law illegal for an MP to resign.
		The Chiltern Hills are in the counties of Oxford, Buckingham and Bedford.
		The area was once infested with robbers on account of which an official named the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds was appointed by James I to protect the people (and his tax base).
	mctiernan.com /dolan.htm (632 words)

	CHILTERN HILLS FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Chilterns are part of the Southern_England_Chalk_Formation which also includes Salisbury_Plain, Cranborne_Chase, the Isle_of_Wight and the South_Downs.
		This area is also known as the Chiltern_Hundreds, an administrative area of convenience used to subvert an archaic rule, which permits a member_of_parliament, who is not allowed to resign, to apply for tenureship of the Chiltern Hundreds, thus relieving him of his parliamentary duty.
		Rivers that drain from the Chiltern Hills include the River_Lee, River_Ver, River_Bulbourne and River_Gade.
	www.isnewyork.com /Chiltern_Hills (290 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Richmond and Twickenham Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		She said: "I contacted Chiltern Hundreds about the rubbish on June 5 and told them and the police that someone is going to set it on fire.
		Ms Neal is also angry her fire alarms did not sound and now has to remove soot from the inside of her home.
		Ms Neal said the rubbish, including wood, an old sofa and carpet was removed from the house and dumped outside by contractors working for Chiltern Hundreds.
	www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=507502 (442 words)

	Chiltern Hundreds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A hundred (division)hundred is a traditional division of an EnglandEnglish county, and the hilly, wooded hundreds of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire were once notorious as a hiding place for robbers.
		The position has since been used as a procedural device to allow resignation from the British House of Commonsresignation from the House of Commons/.
		The Chiltern Hundreds are Stoke (hundred)Stoke, Desborough (hundred)Desborough and Burnham (hundred)Burnham/.
	www.infothis.com /find/Chiltern_Hundreds (126 words)

	Guardian \| Out by the hundreds
		That, after two years now of tranquillity, is bound to bring back disturbing memories of that astonishing day they lived through 16 years ago, when new appointments for the governance of this swathe of the Chilterns and this patch of the old North Riding were made and rescinded many times in a single day.
		Gladstone had the rules rewritten to ensure that getting the Chiltern Hundreds was not to be seen as an honour.
		When the music stopped, the Chiltern Hundreds were in the grasp of the Rev Robert McCrea, and Northstead was left with Enoch Powell.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4561020-103677,00.html (776 words)

	Chiltern -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		town, South Bedfordshire district, administrative and historic county of Bedfordshire, England, on the northern slopes of the Chiltern Hills.
		Dunstable appears as a royal borough in the reign of Henry I (1100–35), who granted a charter to the Augustinian priory he had built.
		At Oxford, the famous university town, it is met by its chief...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9024099?tocId=9024099 (662 words)

	Applying for a Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Chiltern Hundreds Housing Association manages the Chiltern District Council’s
		Applications for accommodation in the Chiltern District can be obtained by calling Customer Services on 01494 830991.
		When vacancies arise in Chiltern Hundreds properties outside the Chiltern District, those vacancies are offered to the local Council who will nominate someone from their Housing Register to us.
	www.frays.co.uk /paradigmsiteV2/apply_home/apply_home.html (296 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - This Is Local London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In May, owners Chiltern Hundreds Housing Association submitted plans for 40 new flats on the site.
		After the meeting David Smith, director of housing at Chiltern Hundreds, said the plans would go ahead as soon as possible if they got permission.
		He added: "The development of the John Kay House site for general accommodation is an attempt to use one of the few plots of land available in the Chiltern district for a group of people who we have not been able to provide housing in the past."
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=3366 (368 words)

	London theatre guide Edward Fox in The Chilterns Hundreds on stage in London's West End Vaudeville theatre - ticket ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Now, in Ray Cooney's reprehensibly enjoyable The Chiltern Hundreds he's virtually unrecognisable as the eccentric huntin', shootin' and fishin' Earl of Loster, whose butler and son wind up standing as, respectively, Conservative and Socialist candidates in a 1945 by-election.
		Fans of Fox can rest assured that the great man is still strangulating dialogue with all his artful bufferish timing and calculated bemusement, the multiple creases in his face turned down with all the usual puzzled-walrus charm...
		The Chiltern Hundreds so reeks of theatrical mothballs you might guess it was written 50 years ago by a dilettante aristocrat with more time than talent on his hands.
	www.albemarle-london.com /chiltern100s.html (924 words)

	Chapter Chilled <i>to</i> Chinook of C by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)
		They have a movable lip and a lid to close the aperture of the cells.
		Chiltern the Chiltern, high hills in Buckinghamshire, perh.
		A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, to which is attached the nominal office of steward.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/257/1194/22192/1.html (290 words)

	Coleshill.org in Buckinghamshire
		Advancing into the hills from both sides, Angle and Saxon met on what became the boundary of the Chiltern Hundreds.
		The Chiltern Hundreds were the Chiltern territory of the Kingdom of Middlesex.
		The court where such cases were heard was the Hundred Court.
	www.coleshill.org /short_history.htm (650 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Movie : The Chiltern Hundreds : Plot
		By 1949, British stage and film star A.E. Matthews was more widely celebrated for his advanced age (eighty) than his considerable thespian achievements.
		The Chiltern Hundreds), Matthews goes into his well-calculated "doddering aristocrat" routine as an elderly earl confounded by political upheaval.
		The old man's son (David Tomlinson) attempts to be elected to Parliament on the socialist ticket, but it is the family butler (Cecil Parker) who ends up being elected as a Tory.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/54461/plot.jhtml (172 words)

	Canadian Journal of History: World of Rural Dissenters, 1520-1725, The
		Those questions concern the continuity of religious dissent and the social context of dissenters, although "dissent" here is applied selectively to those on the left of the religious spectrum; Catholic recusants have been excluded from this world.
		The combined efforts of Derek Plumb on the Lollards of the Chiltern Hundreds, Christopher Marsh on the Family of Love in the parish of Balsham, and Bill Stevenson on post-Restoration Baptists and Quakers form the backbone of this collection.
		This is an old chestnut but examined in new and labourious ways by Nesta Evans in her essay that tries to trace such links in the Chiltern Hundreds with support from Peter Spufford's sophisticated examination of the patterns of mobility in early modern England.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3686/is_199612/ai_n8740689 (636 words)

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