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<HEAD>The <HI>CASE</HI> of <HI>Francis Stratford</HI> E&s;q; Sitting Member for the Bo|rough of <HI>Newport,</HI> in the County of <HI>Cornwall,</HI> again&s;t <HI>JOHN PRIDEAUX</HI> E&s;q; Petitioner.</HEAD>
<P>UPON the Day of Election, the Vianders adjourn'd the Poll to the Hou&s;e of <HI>John Rattenbury,</HI> where all were admitted before the Poll began; But there appearing very many Unqualified Voices among&s;t them, the Vianders found them&s;elves oblig'd to take convenient time to con&s;ult the Rates, and to inform them&s;elves fully, who were good Voices, before they declar'd the Election. The next Day after, they Sign'd the Indenture for the Sitting Member at <HI>Werington,</HI> but a Mile di&s;tant from the Borough; The 23th. <HI>Stat.</HI> of <HI>Hen. 6. Chap. 15.</HI> not obliging them either to Time or Place.</P>
<P>The Sitting Member had 39 Voices.</P>
<P>The Petitioner had&mdash;72</P>
<P>Again&s;t the latter, 50 were excepted again&s;t, as not duly qualified, and 13 more having received Gifts and Entertainments were left to be di&s;qualified by this Hou&s;e.</P>
<P>45 Forty five were excepted again&s;t for having no Freehold in the Borough, or not paying Scot and Lot.</P>
<P>11 The Petitioner's Councel gave up Eleven, <HI>(viz.) Mat. Pomroy, Chri&s;topher May, John Lucas, I&s;aac Carter, John Kellard, Robert Fro&s;t</HI> Junior, <HI>John Bear, William Bray, Thomas Hodge, John Paul, William Kingdome</HI> Junior.</P>
<P>12 Twelve others not ju&s;tified or &s;poke to by the Petitioner, <HI>(viz.) Nich. Hodge, Tho. French, Francis Manaton, William Bewes</HI> Junior, <HI>William Bun&s;ell, Alex. Carew, Ely Fo&s;ter, Degory Doidge, John Dim&s;ie, Abel Rawl, Nicholas Kittau, Degory Glanville.</HI></P>
<P>4 Four no farther ju&s;tified, than by Saying they had Voted formerly, <HI>(viz.) Oliver White, Thomas Baker, Samuel Gift, Thomas Facy.</HI></P>
<P>4 Four acknowledg'd by the Petitioner to be only Tru&s;tees, <HI>(viz.) Edward Ellyot</HI> E&s;q; <HI>Phil. Congdon, William Prout, Nicholas Phillips.</HI></P>
<P>4 Four Produc'd Sham-Deeds without Livery, <HI>(viz.) William Major, John, Dawe, Chr. Burnard, William Patchcott,</HI> Di&s;qualified.</P>
<P>1 <HI>Robert Hecks</HI> own'd he was put upon the Poor rate only to entitle him to a Vote, but never Paid, and had <HI>2 s. 6. d.</HI> given him.</P>
<P>1 <HI>John Clements</HI> rate appear'd to be only for <HI>Skirme</HI>'s Hou&s;e.</P>
<P>1 <HI>William Cary</HI> E&s;q; was at the Committee, and did not pretend to be a Freeholder, and <HI>John Wood</HI> declar'd, That he went with <HI>Degory Bewes</HI> to view his Land, and they agreed it was in the Mannor, but not in the Borough.</P>
<P>1 <HI>Degory Geake</HI> is no Payer, as appears by the Poor rate left on the Table.</P>
<P>1 <HI>William Bewes</HI> Senior, no Payer, prov'd by a Deed left on the Table, whereby <HI>Degory Bewes</HI> is oblig'd by Covenant to pay the rates.</P>
<P>1 <HI>Philip King</HI> produc'd a Deed of 9 <HI>d. per Annum,</HI> but could not &s;ay he had receiv'd any Rent in 20 Years.</P>
<P>1 <HI>Richard Kingdome</HI> Junior, had a Freehold made in con&s;ideration of Marriage, which was not con&s;ummated till after the Election.</P>
<P>1 <HI>Tho. Wood</HI> produc'd a Deed for a Freehold, and <HI>John Wood</HI> offer'd to produce another proving the Sale of his Lands, which the Com|mittee did not think fit to allow of, nor to admit of Evidence to prove others had been treated be&s;ides the 13 mention'd in the Poll, which your Sitting Member thought a great hard&s;hip, by Rea&s;on when the Councel would have confronted &s;ome of the Petitioner's Witne&s;&s;es, they were told, they &s;hould be heard afterwards.</P>
<P>5 Five Voted for E&s;tates others had done before, <HI>(viz.) Chr. Baron,</HI> Voted for the &s;ame Tenement <HI>John Murth</HI> Voted for.</P>
<P><HI>Arth. Tucker,</HI> for the &s;ame E&s;tate <HI>John Harris</HI> Voted for before.</P>
<P><HI>Tho. Wadden,</HI> for the &s;ame Plott of Land <HI>Leonard Pethick</HI> Voted for.</P>
<P><HI>William Yeo,</HI> for the &s;ame Land <HI>John Forte&s;cue</HI> Voted for.</P>
<P><HI>Henry Glanville,</HI> for the &s;ame Tenement <HI>John Bartlet</HI> Voted for; and was al&s;o treated.</P>
<P>13 Thirteen receiv'd Gifts and Entertainments, <HI>(viz.) Thomas Horwell, Walter Kingdome, John Bennet, Robert Fro&s;t,</HI> Senior, <HI>Nicholas Burt, William Kingdome,</HI> Senior, <HI>John Pearce, Degory Doidge,</HI> Senior, <HI>Chri&s;topher Kingdome, Edward Kingdome, Paul Hopegood, Robert Pepperel, Timothy Harvey.</HI></P>
<P>61&mdash;Sixty One Di&s;qualified in all.</P>
<P>11&mdash;Eleven only remained good.</P>
<P>Of the Sitting Member's 39 Votes, 17 were excepted again&s;t, wherof 6 were di&s;qualified, and 3 &s;tood dubious. So remains at lea&s;t 30 good Voices, which makes a Majority of 19 for your Sitting Member.</P>
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<HEAD>The Gifts and Entertainments were Prov'd as follow:</HEAD>
<P><HI>Robert Hecks</HI> declar'd, That he had <HI>2 s. 6 d.</HI> given him by the Par&s;on, <HI>Ely Fo&s;ter,</HI> who de&s;ir'd his Vote at the &s;ame time for Mr. <HI>Prideaux.</HI></P>
<P>That the &s;aid <HI>Fo&s;ter</HI> order'd him to draw 10 <HI>s.</HI> in Drink for Mr. <HI>Prideaux</HI>'s Friends, which he accordingly did.</P>
<P>That about Forty of Mr. <HI>Prideaux</HI>'s Voters were Treated at Mr. <HI>Horwell</HI>'s with Cyder, and about Twenty Gallons of Punch, where Mr. <HI>Prideaux</HI> was pre&s;ent, and de&s;ir'd their Votes.</P>
<P>That Mr. <HI>Prideaux,</HI> and &s;everal of his Voices, drank out a Barrel of Ale at Mr. <HI>Fo&s;ter</HI>'s, which was &s;ent in from a Publick-Hou&s;e.</P>
<P>That Mr. <HI>Prideaux</HI> was at <HI>Chri&s;topher Kingdome</HI>'s with mo&s;t part of his Voices, and drank with them before the Election.</P>
<P>That he told Mr. <HI>Fo&s;ter,</HI> He thought he would get a Hundred Guinea's for his Intere&s;t and Pains in procuring Votes for Mr. <HI>Prideaux.</HI> To which Mr. <HI>Fo&s;ter</HI> an&s;wer'd, <HI>No,</HI> Robert; <HI>but I &s;hall get Fifty by it.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Thomas Kingdome</HI> te&s;tified, That Mr. <HI>Fo&s;ter</HI> &s;aid he had receiv'd of Mr. <HI>Specott</HI> Five and twenty Half Crowns for the Voters, and that he &s;aw him give one to <HI>Degory Doidge,</HI> Junior, who Voted for Mr. <HI>Prideaux;</HI> and al&s;o told the &s;aid <HI>Thomas,</HI> That he and &s;everal others were to have Cordivan Gloves the next day at Mr. <HI>Specott</HI>'s where the &s;aid <HI>Kingdome</HI> went, and &s;o did <HI>Horwell, Fo&s;ter, Bennett, Pearce, William Bewes,</HI> Senior, <HI>Edward Kingdome, Richard Kingdome,</HI> Junior, and &s;everal others, and Dined there with Mr. <HI>Prideaux,</HI> and had each of them a Pair of Gloves; and as &s;oon as the Gloves were given, Mr. <HI>Prideaux</HI> call'd the Glover into another Room, (as he believ'd) to pay him for them.</P>
<P><HI>John Rattenbury</HI> declar'd, That on the 6th. of <HI>January</HI> he was with <HI>Robert Pepperel,</HI> to wait on Col. <HI>Specott,</HI> and that Col. <HI>Specott</HI> &s;ent for him into his Chamber, and de&s;ir'd his Vote for Mr. <HI>Prideaux:</HI> Which he refu&s;ing, Col. <HI>Specott</HI> told him, That he &s;hould lo&s;e a Pair of Gloves by it; and that <HI>Robert Pepperel,</HI> who complied with the Colonel, had Gloves, and he had none.</P>
<P><HI>John Wood</HI> declar'd, That <HI>Robert Pepperel, William Kingdome,</HI> Senior, and <HI>Degory Doidge</HI> had promis'd him to Vote for Mr. <HI>Stratford;</HI> but the fir&s;t acknowledg'd to him that he had receiv'd Gloves, and the two latter confe&s;s'd they had each Half a Crown given them.</P>
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