sentences:  From the reign of Edward VI, West Looe and East Looe were jointly a borough, returning two members of Parliament; however, under Queen Elizabeth the two towns were separated, and each thereafter returned two members except between 1654 and 1658, when they were once again represented jointly, by one member of the First and Second Protectorate Parliaments.At this early period, West Looe was sometimes alternatively referred to as Portby or Portpigham.In 1660, the Commons had resolved that "the right of election is in the freemen and inhabitants paying scot and lot".