Eye was the pocket borough of the Cornwallises, whose estate of Brome was two miles away and who obtained a crown grant of the manor in 1698.W. A. Copinger, Suff. Manors, iii. 259. The only contest occurred in 1747 when John Cornwallis stood unsuccessfully against his brother’s interest.

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in inhabitants paying scot and lot

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Number of voters: about 170 in 1747

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