306 Great Bedwyn. 



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Munday's, at the King's Head ; and when he came, he 

 found many of his neighbours there ; and it was proposed 

 to set their hands to a writing to join at the Election of 

 Mr. Tracy Pauncefoot, and £3 a man was offered ; but 

 some insisted to have £4, but it was answered that £3 

 was a pretty deal of money for the time this Parliament 

 was like to continue, and so £3 a man was agreed to. — 

 Nalder and seven others said, they were sent for between 

 2 and 3 o'clock at night to Munday's, and were called 

 up stairs, and a writing Was offered to them to sign, to 

 choose Mr. Tracy Pauncefoot : that there was in the room, 

 •Captain Hall and Mr. Hall and a person, whose name 

 they did not know ; that they received two guineas and 

 seventeen shillings in silver from the nameless person, 

 and when they received it, they saw a great sum on the 

 table divided into parcels. Bezant said, that about 60 

 were called up into the room, one by one, but some that 

 were so called, voted for the Petitioner. They then pro- 

 duced a note under Mr. Tracy Pauncefoot's hand as fol- 

 lows : — " Nov. 6, 1707, I promise to pay Mr. Bushell or 

 order, the sum of Forty nine pounds, on demand, value 

 received, T. Pauncefoot." It was endorsed, "John Bush- 

 ell," who, they alleged, was a leading man in the town, 

 and that the money was given him for his interest. Upon 

 the whole, the Committee resolved, " That Tracy Paunce- 

 foot, Esq. was found not duly elected, and he was ordered 

 into custody for bribery and corruption, as also John 

 Bushell, Gent, his agent." — " That Nicholas Pollexfen, 

 Esq. was duly elected." 



The Pauncefoots were of Witham, co. Lincoln, descended from a 

 long line of ancestors seated at Hasfield, co. Gloucester, Bentley 

 and Compton Pauncefoot, co. Worcester, and at Cowern, co. Here- 

 ford. They are now represented by the Pauncefoot-Duncombes 

 of Great Brickhill Manor, co. Bucks, and of Witham on the Hill, 

 co. Lincoln. 



1708. 7 Ann^e. July 8. Charles, Lord Bruce. Samuel Sam- 

 broke, Esq. 



