The
CASE
of
Sir
William
Drake
Knight
,
concerning
his
Election
and
Return
as
Burgess
for
the
Burrough
of
Agmondisham
in
the
County
of
Bucks.
Humbly
offered
to
the
Consideration
of
the
Honourable
the
Knights
,
Citizens
,
and
Burgesses
in
Parliament
Assembled
.
AGmondisham
is
an
Ancient
Burrough
.
The
Chief
Officers
are
two
Constables
.
The
Electors
are
all
the
Inhabitants
not
receiving
Collection
.
A
Precept
coming
to
the
Constables
for
Electing
two
Burgesses
to
Serve
in
the
present
Parliament
.
The
day
of
Election
was
Thursday
the
Seventh
day
of
August
,
1679.
The
Competitors
were
-
Sir
William
Drake
,
who
upon
the
Poll
appeared
to
have
74
good
Votes
.
-
Sir
Roger
Hill
admitted
to
be
duly
Elected
.
-
Algernoone
Sydney
Esquire
,
who
had
only
70
Votes
and
of
them
12
were
excepted
against
.
The
Poll
was
taken
in
the
Forenoon
,
and
some
Queries
were
made
against
some
of
the
Electors
;
Proclamation
was
made
for
any
other
that
had
right
to
Vote
to
come
in
,
and
none
coming
the
Poll
was
closed
by
Consent
of
all
Persons
concerned
and
left
〈…〉
in
a
Gentleman's
hands
,
and
by
like
Consent
it
was
agreed
to
meet
at
three
a
Clock
in
the
Afternoon
to
inspect
the
Poll
,
and
Examine
the
doubtf●●
〈◊〉
,
and
that
no
further
Votes
than
those
in
the
Poll
should
be
admitted
on
any
hand
.
In
the
Afternoon
at
the
time
appointed
all
Parties
appeared
,
and
one
Nash
then
offering
to
Vote
for
Mr.
Sydney
〈…〉
refused
by
〈…〉
Ag
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
which
occasioned
some
dispute
,
but
Sir
William
Drake
then
pressed
that
the
Poll
might
be
opened
and
the
questionable
Votes
examined
,
and
that
such
as
appeared
to
have
the
Majority
of
good
Votes
might
be
returned
,
and
for
that
purpose
the
Poll
was
produced
;
But
by
the
means
of
Mr.
Sydney
and
some
present
on
his
behalf
the
younger
Constable
(
having
by
surprize
gotten
the
Precept
into
his
hands
)
was
prevailed
withal
,
(
before
the
Poll
was
cast
up
,
and
the
questionable
Votes
examined
)
to
return
Sir
Roger
Hill
and
Mr.
Sydney
,
notwithstanding
Sir
William
Drake
desired
the
Poll
might
be
first
inspected
and
examined
,
and
was
ready
and
offered
to
make
out
the
Exceptions
against
12
of
Mr.
Sydney's
Votes
,
so
that
Sir
William
Drake
not
being
able
to
procure
Justice
from
the
younger
Constable
,
applied
to
the
other
,
and
the
Poll
being
produced
.
opened
,
cast
up
and
examined
,
the
Numbers
and
Exceptions
appearing
as
above
,
the
other
being
the
first
and
Chief
Constable
of
the
Burrough
,
proclaimed
and
returned
Sir
Roger
Hill
and
Sir
William
Drake
,
to
be
duly
Elected
.
The
Cause
upon
the
Merits
of
the
Retorn
and
Election
is
appointed
t●
be
heard
Wednesday
the
Third
of
November
,
1680.
at
Three
in
the
Afternoon
.