case tempt Hardwicke the king and white although infancy in the mayor bailiff  or other head of a corporation shall not avoid the deed or grant of a  corporation because he act in his corporate and not in his natural capacity  yet this do not affect the question with respect to member of the corporation  on a motion for a information against the defendant in the nature of a quo  warranto to show by what authority he exercise the office of burgess of the  borough of caln the question be whether be a infant under the age of year at  the time of his election he be capable of exercise his office rule to show  cause be make and now sergeant chapel come to show cause know no particular  law that a man must be of full age or of any definitive age to serve the  office of burgess of a corporation before the statute of king William will III  many person under in parliament Abney e content say that in hill term Geo a  information of this nature be grant against the duke of Bedford but cur the  rule in that case be never make absolute mention   a b russel case where it be  say as the king shall not void lease or grant in respect of the infancy of his  natural capacity so the mayor bailiff or head of any other corporation shall  not avoid any of their deed or grant case tempt Hardwicke er p for the infancy  of their natural capacity because they do they in another right and capacity    light b that a infant be not capable of the office of stewardship of the court  of a manor either in possession or reversion fortescue with sergeant chapel if  a infant may be a member of parliament sure he may be a burgess Lord Hardwicke  c j do not know that be ever settle fortescue it be plain from the case of  young and foul cro car that a infant may be a man or of a corporation then a  strong be may be a burgess by the statute of Elizabeth c a infant may bind  himself apprentice and when he have serve it sure be entitle to exercise his  trade though he may not be arrive at the age of year a infant may present to a  church strange on the same side the defendant be elect the that of April come  of age the that be swear the that and never act before he wasof age make a  distinction between a infant exercise a judicial office and a ministerial  office there be several age that give different capacity to infant as to  consent in case tempt Hardwicke marriage when to be bind by contract when to  take the oath allegiance c have no case in point but by march a infant may be  mayor and a strong he may be a burgess draper with they the grant of a  stewardship to a infant in reversion be certain good if it do not happen till  be come of age a man may be a burgess by descent a infant may be swear at the  leet cur think if a infant be not fit to manage for himself he be improper to  be a mayor for the public but as it be a matter of law not settle the rule  must be make absolute to determine it see   pl this be say to be the first  case report upon the subject but from the principle upon which the case of  king carter I Cowp appear to have be decide it shall seem that where neither  the provision of the charter nor the usage of the corporation express  authorize the election of a infant into a corporate office he be incapable of  be elect see also loft