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<HEAD>The CASE of <HI>Nathaniel Herne</HI> relating to his Election at <HI>Dartmouth</HI> in <HI>Devon.</HI></HEAD>
<P>_THat it being the Cu&s;tom of the &s;aid Town to choo&s;e their Burge&s;&s;es for Parlia|ment by the Votes of the Freemen of the &s;aid Burrough; they were accor|dingly &s;ummoned to appear at the Guild-hall of the &s;aid Burrough the 15 day of <HI>February</HI> la&s;t. And then and there Mr. <HI>Jo&s;ias Child</HI> was, by ma|jority of Votes elected to be a Burge&s;s for the &s;aid Burrough, in the place of <HI>Will. Gould.</HI></P>
<P>But the Mayor and 28 of the Burge&s;&s;es of the &s;aid Town have returned an Indenture under their Hands and Seales, by which they declare that they have cho&s;en Mr. <HI>Nath. Herne</HI> Burge&s;s, in the place of the &s;aid <HI>Will. Gould.</HI> And withall a Certificate under their Hands, directed to the Knights, Citizens and Burge&s;&s;es of Parliament, Repre&s;enting their Choice of Mr. <HI>Herne,</HI> and declaring that they conceive the choice of Mr. <HI>Child</HI> to be Illegal. For that though it were by the majority of Voyces: Yet very many of the per&s;ons that &s;o gave their Votes, had received Rewards and Money for their Votes in the &s;aid Election.</P>
<P>At the Election Mr. <HI>Child</HI> had 43 Voices, Mr. <HI>Herne</HI> had 29, which is le&s;s by 14.</P>
<P>But it will be made Evident and proved, That Mr. <HI>Child,</HI> by his Agents, hath by &s;everal indirect and unlawful wayes procured a greater number of Voices for his Election, and that out of tho&s;e very per&s;ons who (before Mr. <HI>Child's</HI> Agents had tampered with them) had publickly and re&s;olvedly declared them&s;elves for Mr. <HI>Herne:</HI> As,
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<ITEM>1. That there are eight of the 43. who have (by their own Confe&s;&s;ion) actually receiv'd Mo|ney, upon the Condition they &s;hould give their Votes for Mr. <HI>Child.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>2. That there are other eight of the 43. that were taken off, and gave their Votes for Mr. <HI>Child,</HI> by Money lent <HI>gratis,</HI> or advanced before hand for Wares, or prevailed with by Offers of other Advantage upon the &s;ame Condition of voting for Mr. <HI>Child.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>3. That two more of the &s;aid number of 43. were prevailed with by Mr. <HI>Child's</HI> procuring a Ship to be cleared without charge to them whereof they were owners, and this too upon the &s;ame Condition.</ITEM>
<ITEM>4. That there was an offer of 500 <HI>l.</HI> to the Corporation to be &s;etled upon them freely to do therewith as they &s;hould plea&s;e, in ca&s;e they would choo&s;e Mr. <HI>Child.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>5. And endeavours u&s;ed by Offers of Money to draw off others from giving their Votes for Mr. <HI>Herne,</HI> who refu&s;ed to take money on that account.</ITEM>
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<P>So that it will appear Mr <HI>Child</HI>'s Election was an Undue Election.</P>
<P>And that there were &s;o many Voyces illegally procured for Mr. <HI>Child,</HI> as that if they be declar'd invalid, The majority of Votes will then be on Mr. <HI>Hern's</HI> part, if that will make his <HI>Election</HI> a good <HI>Election.</HI></P>
<P>And to this it may be added, That this way of offer to buy Voices, and purcha&s;e an Election, is a Practice which the &s;aid <HI>Jo&s;ias Child</HI> hath u&s;ed, not only here, but el&s;ewhere: As for in&s;tance, He offer'd at the Town of <HI>Ip&s;wich,</HI> a con&s;iderable Summe to the Corporation there, upon condition they would choo&s;e him Burge&s;s for that place, as Mr. <HI>Wright</HI> who now &s;erves for the Town will witne&s;s, if required.</P>
<P>And further, that the great Argument u&s;ed by Mr. <HI>Childs</HI> Agents to draw off the re&s;t of tho&s;e Voices which would not be tempted with Money, That he was the In&s;trument of procuring the De|claration of Indulgence from his Maje&s;ty to the Di&s;&s;enters; and of the continuance thereof.</P>
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