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thereunto w*^" not withstanding some that lavouixl 

 Syr Rich'' & Mr. Mosten wold neades know how 

 many was againste them and how many with them. 

 Then a great number spake at onest tliat tliey 

 would not chose them nor any other at y' time. 

 Wherewith all the saide favorers beyng miscontent 

 wold neades speake of the more part upon whose 

 side they were (w'^'' thing was never used in any 

 such election) and so made much trouble in the 

 house. To pacific w*^'' the alderman & bailiffs did 

 breake up that assemblye seyng three of the 

 better sort were againste y' election ; notwith- 

 standing to show unto those favorers that they had 

 not the more part, they called out of the counsel- 

 house all such as did not assent to the chosing of 

 Syr Rich*'- & Mr. Mosten w''' were there numbred 

 to be 35, & thought y* the rest wold have followed 

 (by reason that the alderman & baylifis had dissol- 

 ved that assemblie & were come out) but they 

 remayned there, & beyng 22 made an election of 

 Syr Rich" & Mr. Mosten to be burgeses. Now 

 the question is whither tliis was a lawfull elec- 

 tion, seyng three had in speciall wordes spoken 

 against it : the ordinary officers had discharged 

 that assemblie: yea and y' the more part showed 

 tliemselves to be against the same. 



