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JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
Munyon. James Hull. Petar foot. Jn° Warren. Tho 
Knotsford. W m Munyon. Tho. Lymbeer. Tho Darra- 
cot, beside m r Ph : Wilcocks who Eesigned 1705. 
for dotage. & Poverty = and Tho: Bound who Abdi- 
cated 1700. because he was not chosen Mayor, as 
he sat, after m r Opy. and befor m r Webb. 
1706- 7 257. Sam. Allen. 
The election of this man was not the Least mis- 
chieff his predecessors pusilanimity, trimming or 
partiality produced, he was A creature of the 
Regulators and served his Interests ; and because of 
that had been postponed in 4 preceding elections, 
being an older Alderman then W Cock, he went 
constantly to church week days, so well as Sundays, 
but retained a tincture of his education, w ch was 
Presbyterian, his father was mayor at the Regu- 
lation 1662. & turned out for nonconformity. Altho 
a close frugal man, he kept a very generous Mayor- 
alty, few or none equaling him for Gooodnes of meat 
& drink at his entertainments, this yeare dyed 
Sam. How a 12 Alderman & B Bews & Rob. Cown 
chosen in. 
1707- 8 258. James Cock [Cocke]. 
A man who from very mean beginning, became 
master, owner, and Merchant Adventurer, of good 
Natural parts. Indifferent with Respect to partyes, 
generaly thought an honest man, though he shewd 
a Byas to the wrong side sometimes. In his time 
the Body of the famous s r Clowdely Shovel was 
brought in here. In Salesbury. lodged in the Cit- 
tadel, and embalmd by me : was then carryed to 
London, & Interrd Tn the Abbey of Westminster 
at the Queens cost. This yeare the Parliam* was 
dissolved, and we unanimously chose our Last Re- 
presentatives If. G. Trelawny & s r G. Bing. This 
yeare the Bishop of Winchester visited the town, 
dined with y e Mayor. And this yeare an Act of 
Parliament was procured for employing and main- 
taining the poor, and I was chosen first Governor of 
it. only 2 of 52 Ballots for another. 
