ABKHCONM'Y. }>•'> 



To justifie this headles & headdy election, it is 

 sayed that one Rich'' Gwyn and named deputie 

 constable, was there officer, and so proceaded to y ' 

 election by reason that the constable is in y* char- 

 ter named Maiorofy' Town — But it may be an- 

 swered, y' the constable must be sworn by the 

 burgeses before he be Maior, w*='' thing was not as 

 yet done, secondly y' Syr Wm. Harbert Knight, 

 whose factour Mr. Rich*" Gwyn is, is not consta- 

 ble, but that he hath bought an other mans fee or 

 patent. Thirdly y' Mr. Gwyn hath no deputation 

 to be deputie Maior and last of all, that by cus- 

 tome of this Town the alderman and bayliffs only 

 intermeddle with all such elections, and nether 

 the constable nor his deputie. 



An other lawdable custome hath continued in 

 the Towne of Conway tyme out of minde, that 

 when any assemblie is to be made for the swear- 

 ing of Burgeses, the Alderman and Bayliffs doe 

 send the sergeant to warne all the Burgeses of the 

 place and tyme. 



Now contrary to this lawdable custome the ij 

 daye of Octob: Rich"' Gwyn, gent: assembling 

 to himself in secret wise, without the knoleage of 

 the Alderman and Bayliffs, 9 or 10 of the Burges- 

 ses did sweare Syr Rich'' Bulkeley knight, and 



