Essex's excellency, or, The gallantry of the freeholders of that country being a short account of the brave British behaviour of those worthy freeholders, in the choice of their knights to serve in the next Parliament : together with the truly noble Lord Gray his speech at the close of their choice / published by an eye-witness of their most noble courage for the example of their neighbouring counties.
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Essex's excellency, or, The gallantry of the freeholders of that country being a short account of the brave British behaviour of those worthy freeholders, in the choice of their knights to serve in the next Parliament : together with the truly noble Lord Gray his speech at the close of their choice / published by an eye-witness of their most noble courage for the example of their neighbouring counties.
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Essex's
Excellency
:
OR
THE
Gallantry
of
the
Freeholders
of
that
County
.
Being
a
short
Account
of
the
Brave
British
Behaviour
of
those
Worthy
Freeholders
,
in
the
Choice
of
their
Knights
to
serve
in
the
next
Parliament
.
Together
with
The
Truly
Noble
LORD
GRAY
His
SPEECH
at
the
Close
of
their
Choice
.
Published
by
an
Eye-witness
of
their
most
Noble
Courage
for
the
Example
of
their
Neighbouring
Counties
.
AS
Long
Parliaments
have
been
heretofore
the
great
mischief
&
ruin
of
the
Free-born
English
man's
Liberty
,
which
this
Nation
in
general
began
to
he
very
sensible
of
,
by
the
abundant
Evils
that
had
like
to
have
befallen
the
good
people
of
England
,
even
almost
to
the
overthrow
of
all
Propriety
and
Priviledges
,
as
well
as
Religion
,
which
the
All-wise
God
,
out
of
pity
to
this
Nation
,
hath
how
at
last
put
an
end
unto
,
by
an
unexpected
hand
of
Providence
:
So
did
there
lately
seem
to
threaten
as
great
an
Evil
by
burdening
the
Counties
with
the
Choice
of
too
frequent
Parliaments
;
and
the
Cause
of
this
Fear
did
not
arise
in
the
hearts
of
wise
men
without
some
Cause
;
for
Drinking
and
Revelling
,
being
grown
into
both
Fashion
and
Custom
in
many
places
of
this
Kingdom
,
both
Burroughs
and
Counties
,
as
necessary
Qualifications
to
make
a
wise
Representative
,
Gentlemen
indeed
,
those
that
are
really
such
in
their
sober
deportment
and
carriage
,
began
to
grow
weary
;
though
they
could
not
but
see
,
that
nothing
but
utter
destruction
must
at
last
most
certainly
swallow
up
both
them
and
their
Posterity
,
in
some
short
time
,
in
case
persons
were
Chosen
;
as
only
obtained
their
Elections
by
Drinking
and
Feasting
the
Country
.
For
wise
men
well
know
that
such
excessive
Charges
was
so
unreasonable
a
thing
to
be
born
by
any
honest
person
,
that
hath
no
other
end
than
his
Countries
good
,
that
it
could
not
but
be
imagined
long
since
that
those
persons
that
got
such
their
Elections
by
those
waies
and
means
,
had
another
end
in
it
,
and
designed
repayment
again
in
a
private
and
unjust
way
out
of
the
peoples
pockets
,
by
selling
their
Votes
at
a
dear
rate
for
the
raising
of
money
,
and
in
other
matters
of
great
moment
.
Nay
,
some
persons
,
and
not
a
few
,
to
the
eternal
Infamy
of
both
them
that
paid
,
and
them
that
received
such
wages
of
unrighteousness
,
were
grown
to
that
excess
after
they
were
sent
up
Members
to
the
late
Long
Parliament
,
that
they
received
yearly
more
money
for
selling
their
Country
,
than
it
cost
them
to
be
so
elected
;
so
that
at
last
to
be
once
got
a
Parliament
man
,
was
grown
a
sure
way
both
of
profit
and
honour
,
though
purchased
out
of
the
poor
peoples
hearts
blood
;
for
those
men
to
have
good
places
,
or
large
Pensions
,
would
and
did
as
easily
part
with
their
Countries
Liberty
,
and
the
Peoples
Freedom
and
Right
,
as
well
as
their
money
;
and
,
which
may
easily
appear
,
if
we
consider
their
domineering
over
their
Equals
,
and
despising
Law
,
and
longing
for
Seats
in
the
late
Long
Parliament
,
to
be
continued
to
them
and
their
Heirs
for
ever
.
But
not
to
trouble
you
further
with
their
ill
Proceedings
at
this
time
,
since
we
have
yet
room
for
hopes
that
we
shall
have
once
more
an
English
Parliament
that
will
look
into
such
miscarriages
,
and
give
a
due
reward
to
such
Offenders
in
the
late
Long
Parliament
,
who
either
for
Places
or
Pensions
,
sold
their
Votes
and
their
Country
at
a
cheaper
rate
than
Esau
did
his
birth-right
.
But
as
to
the
Gallantry
and
Nobleness
of
divers
of
the
Gentry
of
Essex
,
as
well
as
the
whole
body
of
the
Freeholders
,
there
take
this
short
Narrative
;
The
Writ
being
directed
for
the
Choice
of
two
Knights
for
the
Shire
,
Tuesday
last
,
the
12th
.
of
this
Inslant
August
was
appointed
the
Day
,
being
the
first
County-Court
;
And
whereas
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
,
and
Collonel
Mildmay
were
former
Members
in
the
last
good
Parliament
.
Collonel
Mildmay
did
sometime
before
the
Day
of
Election
intimate
to
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
his
intentions
to
stand
to
be
one
of
the
Knights
of
the
Shire
;
and
that
as
they
had
been
both
chosen
before
,
he
believed
the
Country
would
now
do
the
like
freely
;
but
though
the
Collonels
Interest
in
the
County
was
looked
upon
by
all
to
be
that
which
brought
them
both
to
be
so
easily
Elected
before
;
yet
Sir
Eliab
(
as
is
believed
)
trusting
either
to
his
own
Interest
,
or
the
Interest
of
the
Duke
of
Albemarle
.
and
some
other
of
the
Gentry
.
did
absolutely
refuse
to
joyn
himself
with
Collonel
Mildmay
;
but
on
the
contrary
,
was
resolved
to
sland
alone
,
that
now
his
Interest
with
the
Duke
,
and
some
of
the
Gentry
,
and
Sir
Thomas
Middleton
,
was
sufficient
not
only
to
be
Chosen
Knights
of
the
Shire
himself
;
but
a●so
wholly
to
lay
aside
and
disappoint
the
Collonel
of
his
intentions
;
and
in
effect
under
hand
to
oppose
his
Election
,
which
was
thought
to
be
more
easily
done
,
because
the
Collonel
,
like
the
old
English-man
,
was
resolved
not
to
be
at
any
cost
or
charges
in
the
obtaining
his
Election
,
thinking
,
as
indeed
it
is
a
burden
sufficient
to
serve
their
Country
as
their
Member
,
and
not
vainly
to
throw
away
his
Estate
,
as
well
as
his
labour
to
be
their
Servant
too
;
for
that
his
Noble
Spirit
well
knew
,
that
he
that
served
his
Country
faithfully
,
deserved
the
Thanks
of
his
Country
,
without
spending
his
Estate
to
be
Chosen
:
but
some
were
not
idle
all
this
time
,
since
the
Dissolution
of
the
last
Parliament
,
to
reproach
,
vilifie
and
abuse
that
Worthy
Person
,
Collonel
Mildmay
;
yet
the
summe
of
all
their
malice
could
reach
no
higher
,
after
all
,
but
to
reproach
him
for
a
Phanatick
,
a
name
too
common
in
the
mouths
of
our
half
Protestants
,
and
so
little
understood
by
them
;
but
too
too
grateful
to
the
Papists
,
by
which
they
have
most
maliciously
branded
every
sober
person
in
England
with
that
name
;
nay
,
a
man
can
hardly
pass
through
the
Streets
with
sobriety
in
his
face
,
but
he
is
branded
for
a
Phanatick
;
and
by
some
that
would
make
us
believe
they
are
Protestants
themselves
;
but
if
Phanatick
does
denote
a
mad
man
,
as
I
have
understood
it
alwaies
did
,
till
within
the
compass
of
twenty
years
last
past
,
then
I
am
sure
it
is
as
false
an
aspersion
cast
on
that
Worthy
Person
,
as
that
was
which
was
cast
upon
the
Apostles
,
that
they
were
mad-men
for
Preaching
the
Resurrection
from
the
dead
,
and
Judgment
Day
to
come
;
but
let
such
,
whoever
they
are
,
know
,
it
is
a
thousand
times
more
honourable
to
be
called
by
them
Phanaticks
than
good
Christians
,
a
thing
I
fear
they
are
very
little
acquainted
with
more
than
the
Name
:
But
there
we
leave
them
where
they
most
delight
,
and
proceed
to
tell
you
,
that
some
of
the
Tribe
of
Levi
both
before
and
at
this
Election
were
very
zealous
,
against
this
worrthy
person
Coll.
Mildmay
;
for
one
of
them
standing
by
a
Papist
,
that
Voted
against
the
Collonel
,
cryed
,
well
done
,
he
did
not
doubt
but
that
they
should
agree
well
enough
in
the
main
,
though
not
in
all
points
.
Some
sent
their
Paper-pellet
to
all
their
Neighbourhood
,
and
especially
to
their
own
Club
of
the
Long
Robe
,
and
did
incourage
and
threaten
them
upon
their
obedience
to
their
Diocessian
,
that
they
should
not
fail
,
but
make
all
the
Interest
possibly
they
could
,
that
Collonel
Mildmay
might
not
be
Chosen
,
but
all
hands
for
Sir
Thomas
Middleton
,
whom
they
knew
would
never
fail
their
Cause
,
nor
their
Church
,
which
was
all
those
Gallions
cared
for
,
no
matter
what
became
of
their
Country
;
it
was
the
Liberties
and
Sauciness
of
the
Lay-men
they
hated
;
and
they
must
be
brought
into
blind
obedience
to
them
,
and
pin
their
Faith
on
their
sleeves
,
or
else
all
was
undone
,
and
the
King
and
Country
lost
;
this
was
their
cry
and
exhortation
;
and
my
Lord
Duke
supposing
his
Interest
in
the
Country
to
be
made
greater
by
slanding
up
against
Collonel
Mildmay
,
with
all
his
power
and
might
,
both
in
his
person
and
friends
,
engages
all
against
the
Collonel
,
and
musters
up
all
to
come
and
give
their
Vote
for
Middleton
against
Mildmay
.
But
the
day
being
come
,
the
Roads
were
every
where
filled
round
Chelmsford
with
vast
numbers
of
Gentry
and
Freeholders
,
the
night
before
there
not
being
room
enough
in
that
Town
for
Lodging
,
and
in
the
Morning
by
Seven
of
the
clock
Coll.
Mildmay
came
from
his
house
to
the
place
near
the
Hop-ground
,
with
about
1000
Gentlemen
and
Free-holders
,
where
met
him
my
Lord
Shandish
with
about
1000
more
,
all
on
horse
back
,
crying
out
▪
A
Mildmay
,
a
Mildmay
,
with
many
vollies
of
Acclamations
;
presently
after
the
ever
noble
and
renowned
Lord
Gray
met
the
Collonel
in
a
most
sumptuous
habit
,
with
his
led
Horses
in
rich
Trappings
,
and
about
2000
Horse
attending
him
;
then
the
Lord
Gray
with
the
Collonel
began
to
march
into
the
Town
,
where
they
were
met
with
near
2000
Horse
more
,
and
so
passing
through
the
Towm
into
the
Field
in
very
good
order
,
with
their
mouths
loudly
hollowing
for
A
Mildmay
only
,
and
crying
out
.
God
bless
my
Lord
Gray
,
they
there
rested
for
about
an
hour
,
while
they
drew
up
in
a
posture
to
be
viewed
,
and
being
then
all
got
together
,
was
not
esteemed
less
than
6000
men
.
Not
long
after
came
into
the
Town
Sir
Thomas
Middleton
,
with
about
150
or
200
Horse-men
,
and
my
Lord
Duke
and
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
with
about
400
men
more
,
accounting
their
Servants
and
Attendants
;
and
Sir
Eliab
came
into
the
Field
near
to
Coll.
Mildmay
:
but
the
Collonels
men
being
angry
that
Sir
Eliab
should
espouse
another
interest
,
and
not
joyn
with
the
Collonel
,
resolved
unanimously
as
one
man
,
that
they
would
only
give
one
Voyce
for
the
Collonel
,
and
Reserve
the
other
for
such
a
person
as
the
Collonel
should
please
to
nominate
to
them
himself
:
which
being
resolved
,
the
Collonel
with
his
company
drew
out
of
the
Field
to
the
Town-house
,
and
riding
several
times
about
it
,
with
an
incredible
shout
for
a
Mildmay
,
a
Mildmay
,
that
scarce
the
like
was
ever
seen
at
any
Election
;
and
the
hour
being
come
for
the
Writ
to
be
read
,
the
Collonel
goes
to
the
Town-Hall
,
and
being
told
the
High
Sheriff
was
ready
,
made
a
short
Speech
to
the
people
to
this
effect
.
Gentlemen
and
Friends
,
since
I
see
you
judge
me
worthy
to
serve
you
as
a
Member
in
this
next
Parliament
,
I
promise
you
,
according
to
the
best
of
my
understanding
,
faithfully
to
discharge
that
trust
you
so
unanimously
intend
to
repose
in
me
;
and
since
you
judge
me
a
fit
Person
,
I
hope
you
may
give
some
credit
to
my
recommendation
of
another
Person
to
joyn
with
me
in
that
Service
,
which
I
shall
name
with
your
leave
,
and
if
you
approve
of
,
and
judge
him
worthy
also
,
though
he
be
not
here
,
yet
he
may
soon
be
sent
for
to
come
among
you
:
To
which
all
the
People
gave
a
great
shout
,
and
cryed
,
Name
him
,
name
him
;
which
then
the
Collonel
did
,
and
told
them
,
John
Lomott
Honeywood
,
Esq
;
a
Person
of
a
very
good
Estate
in
this
County
,
was
in
his
Judgment
a
very
honest
and
worthy
Person
,
and
one
that
he
did
verily
believe
would
serve
them
faithfully
:
Which
the
people
liking
,
immediately
with
a
great
shout
cried
,
Send
for
him
,
a
Honeywood
,
and
a
Mildmay
,
and
none
else
;
and
so
the
word
being
given
out
among
the
Free-holders
,
and
the
Collonel
with
them
surrounding
the
Market-places
two
or
three
times
,
that
the
people
might
be
all
informed
of
the
second
person
,
every
man
at
last
(
which
was
within
the
compass
of
half
an
hour
)
cryed
out
as
much
a
Honeywood
as
a
Mildmay
;
and
Mr.
Honeywood
being
come
up
to
the
Company
,
he
and
the
Collonel
,
with
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
,
and
Sir
Thömas
Middleton
went
into
Court
,
where
the
Sheriff
was
ready
,
and
the
Noble
Lord
Gray
did
the
Collonel
and
Mr.
Honeywood
the
Honour
to
enter
into
the
Court
with
them
,
to
see
matters
fairly
carryed
,
which
otherwise
might
not
have
been
:
The
Duke
of
Albemarle
on
the
other
side
,
and
some
of
the
Gentry
were
pleased
to
be
in
Court
also
;
and
the
Writ
being
read
about
Ten
of
the
clock
at
the
High
Sheriffs
command
,
who
in
all
the
occurrences
of
the
whole
action
carryed
himself
like
a
worthy
Gentleman
,
and
did
endeavour
as
much
as
could
be
to
prevent
any
disorders
in
the
Election
:
The
Writ
being
read
,
and
demand
being
made
who
they
would
chuse
for
their
Knights
of
the
Shire
,
was
immediately
answered
by
the
whole
people
with
loud
cryes
.
A
Mildmay
,
a
Mildmay
,
and
no
Courtier
nor
Pensioner
;
and
then
silence
being
made
again
,
and
demanded
who
they
would
have
for
the
other
person
,
they
did
as
unanimously
cry
out
,
A
Honeywood
,
a
Honeywood
,
a
good
Protestant
;
and
it
could
hardly
be
perceived
,
that
any
there
present
of
the
Electors
were
of
an
other
mind
,
or
took
so
much
as
notice
of
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
,
or
Sir
Thomas
Middleton
,
(
except
their
Servants
,
and
those
that
came
along
with
the
Duke
,
and
his
Attendants
)
but
notwithstanding
the
great
inequality
both
in
the
Field
and
the
place
of
Elections
,
as
it
is
before
expressed
,
yet
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
and
Sir
Thomas
Middleton
demanded
the
Poll
;
and
before
the
beginning
of
the
Poll.
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
was
pleased
to
tell
the
people
,
that
Coll.
Mildmay
had
broke
his
promise
with
him
;
but
in
what
,
was
not
then
understood
,
otherwise
than
it
was
suspected
he
meant
,
that
Coll.
Mildmay
ought
not
to
have
joyned
with
any
other
Person
but
him
,
but
the
Collonel
giving
ear
to
what
was
said
by
him
▪
declared
to
the
people
,
That
he
never
was
in
the
least
guilty
of
leaving
Sir
Eliabs
interest
,
or
designing
so
to
doe
,
or
under
any
promise
to
joyn
with
him
whatsoever
;
for
that
it
was
so
far
from
any
such
thing
▪
that
he
told
him
;
Sir
Eliab
,
I
wonder
you
should
charge
me
thus
,
when
you
know
the
contrary
▪
that
I
did
desire
you
to
stand
with
me
,
and
to
joyn
interests
together
,
to
save
the
Countrey
Trouble
and
Charges
;
and
you
absolutely
denyed
it
,
and
always
returned
me
answer
,
You
must
not
,
nor
would
not
joyn
with
any
:
Which
words
of
the
Collonel
were
attested
in
the
Court
to
be
true
,
by
a
very
worthy
Gentleman
,
that
averred
to
his
knowledge
,
the
Collonel
had
●ought
to
Sir
Eliab
,
and
was
absolutely
denyed
.
These
words
passing
▪
the
Poll
was
begun
,
and
each
Person
that
stood
had
his
Clark
to
take
the
Poll
,
which
began
about
Eleven
a
clock
that
day
,
where
was
such
excessive
thronging
of
the
Free-holders
,
being
eager
to
be
polled
;
that
the
Court
was
fain
to
adjourn
several
times
that
day
to
ease
themselves
;
the
tumult
being
great
,
and
the
Countreymen
fearing
some
trick
might
be
put
upon
them
,
would
not
leave
the
place
at
no
rate
,
crying
out
.
It
was
a
shame
that
any
Gentleman
should
offer
to
stand
a
Poll
at
so
vast
a
disproportion
,
since
the
whole
Countrey
was
for
Mildmay
and
Honeywood
,
and
wondred
that
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
,
and
Sir
Thomas
Middleton
,
and
the
Duke
▪
would
oppose
the
Countrey
,
who
was
all
but
as
one
man
;
but
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
in
reply
to
Coll.
Mildmay
then
told
the
people
,
That
now
he
did
declare
he
would
joyn
with
Sir
Tho.
Middleton
;
but
after
a
little
space
,
when
he
was
informed
that
Coll.
Mildmay
had
never
joyned
with
any
man
till
he
came
to
the
place
of
Election
,
and
saw
him
joyn
with
Sir
Thomas
Middleton
,
then
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
very
worthily
told
the
people
,
he
would
not
at
all
concern
himself
in
joyning
with
any
man
whatsoever
.
And
no
sooner
was
the
Poll
begun
,
but
some
persons
that
would
be
thought
both
to
be
Gentlemen
,
and
the
wisest
Justices
in
the
County
,
in
opposition
,
and
as
it
then
should
seem
to
warrant
no
other
than
to
breed
a
disturbance
,
first
on
the
Bench
gave
Coll.
Mildmay
and
his
party
very
reviling
Language
,
as
pitiful
inconsiderable
Phanaticks
,
and
the
like
,
and
such
words
as
only
befitted
a
railing
person
in
his
Pulpit
▪
or
a
drunken
God-damme
,
telling
them
they
had
none
but
a
company
of
Clowns
,
and
that
the
Collonel
had
never
a
Gentleman
among
them
,
nor
any
person
that
was
a
Gentleman
would
offer
to
set
up
such
persons
to
be
Parliament-men
,
and
the
like
:
which
proceedings
did
enrage
the
Free-holders
,
and
made
them
cry
out
,
they
were
better
men
than
themselves
;
and
all
their
abuses
and
tricks
could
not
perswade
nor
affright
them
from
standing
up
for
their
Countreys
good
;
and
then
told
them
,
None
but
Papists
and
Half-Protestants
would
abuse
such
men
.
But
those
of
Sir
Thomas
Middleton's
party
,
and
such
especially
as
polled
for
him
,
were
not
content
with
giving
ill
language
of
the
basest
sort
,
but
upon
the
Bench
did
all
they
could
to
make
disturbances
,
by
violences
offered
to
the
Collonels
person
,
one
of
them
having
the
Impudence
(
who
calls
himself
a
Knight
)
to
take
him
by
the
Hair
or
the
Nose
,
to
provoke
the
Collonel
to
strike
,
that
so
there
might
be
a
quarrel
,
so
as
to
make
a
disturbance
and
evacuate
the
Election
,
or
at
least
prolong
the
Poll
,
which
was
aimed
at
on
purpose
to
tire
out
the
Countrey-people
,
it
being
Harvest-time
,
and
also
they
hoping
,
that
they
bearing
their
own
cost
and
charges
,
would
send
them
home
the
sooner
;
so
that
by
delaying
the
Poll
,
they
might
at
last
be
in
some
equality
with
the
Collonel
,
and
when
the
Collonel
well
answered
that
Person
,
and
they
saw
that
would
not
doe
,
and
that
the
Noble
Lord
Gray
began
now
to
be
sensible
of
their
abuses
and
designs
,
the
next
thing
they
undertook
,
was
to
quarrel
with
the
Lord
Gray
himself
;
but
the
person
that
did
that
being
a
Peer
,
and
the
Noble
Lord
Gray
vindicating
his
Honour
with
that
Peer
,
and
giving
him
an
answer
suitable
to
a
Challenge
said
to
be
sent
him
.
I
shall
not
further
repeat
that
matter
:
But
when
that
would
not
do
their
work
neither
,
then
some
of
the
Justices
of
the
Peace
(
as
they
pretended
themselves
)
for
the
promoting
their
cause
,
fell
upon
the
Clark
that
took
the
Poll
for
Coll.
Mildmay
,
and
a
wrathful
Fellow
,
to
shew
his
kindness
to
his
Friend
the
Duke
,
and
the
other
persons
that
stood
against
the
Collonel
,
in
his
abundant
Wisdom
,
Justice
and
Manhood
,
assaulted
the
said
Clark
,
and
struck
him
several
times
,
upon
pretence
the
Clark
did
not
doe
his
duty
by
standing
bare
to
his
Worship
,
though
then
the
Court
was
shut
,
(
and
the
Sheriff
not
there
,
which
only
made
the
Court
)
and
committed
the
person
into
custody
for
calling
the
Clergy-men
Priests
;
although
he
could
not
but
well
know
,
it
is
a
Title
they
all
own
,
and
would
fain
be
termed
such
;
and
the
Clark
must
be
carried
to
Prison
,
and
the
Books
he
had
taken
the
Poll
in
must
by
all
means
be
taken
from
him
,
which
was
indeed
thought
to
be
the
design
of
the
quarrel
,
to
get
the
Books
from
him
:
Then
a
worthy
person
which
did
only
intimate
his
mislike
of
these
things
,
by
interposing
himself
,
was
abused
.
But
these
proceedings
,
though
very
prejudicial
to
the
persons
that
bore
them
,
yet
were
no
advantage
to
their
own
party
,
for
the
worthy
Free-holders
were
the
more
incensed
against
them
;
And
if
the
Wisdom
of
my
Lord
Gray
,
the
Sheriff
and
the
Collonel
,
had
not
been
great
,
these
proceedings
might
have
caused
great
mischiefs
;
but
the
Countrey-men
were
so
sensible
of
the
brave
courage
and
gallantry
of
my
Lord
Gray
that
no
sooner
was
he
,
the
Collonel
and
Mr.
Honeywood
leaving
the
Court
to
go
to
their
Lodgings
at
all
times
,
but
they
all
as
one
man
,
attended
them
with
great
shouts
,
crying
,
God
bless
my
Lord
Gray
for
standing
for
the
Countrey-men
;
and
then
crying
out
,
A
Mildmay
,
a
Honeywood
:
but
when
the
other
party
went
from
the
Court
,
there
was
silence
enough
.
Thus
the
Poll
continued
from
Tuesday
about
Eleven
a
clock
till
about
nine
on
the
Friday
following
:
where
in
all
that
whole
time
the
Freeholders
Zeal
was
so
great
.
that
they
never
abated
of
their
Courage
▪
and
like
Noble
English
men
,
worthy
Eternal
Honour
,
lay
in
Town
at
their
own
cost
and
charges
,
and
scorned
to
put
their
Members
to
two
pence
charge
;
but
divers
of
them
did
help
and
assist
one
another
,
and
with
that
willingness
and
chearfulness
,
that
it
is
beyond
expression
,
which
other
Counties
having
so
good
an
Example
,
I
hope
will
take
pattern
by
,
and
scorn
to
be
treated
by
the
Members
they
chuse
,
but
will
bear
their
own
charges
,
and
not
discourage
honest
men
,
which
would
serve
them
,
were
it
not
for
the
excessive
charges
,
as
well
as
burden
.
These
worthy
Freeholders
would
often
say
,
That
it
was
the
high
way
to
make
men
Pensioners
and
Knaves
,
to
put
them
to
charges
to
be
Chosen
;
and
so
constant
were
these
men
in
their
resolutions
of
Chusing
those
worthy
Gentlemen
,
that
they
would
call
out
to
the
Court
oft
times
when
they
were
so
thronged
,
and
almost
stifled
to
death
,
That
they
would
not
be
tired
out
notwithstanding
the
discouragements
they
met
with
sometimes
from
the
Court
in
preferring
other
persons
that
came
in
fresh
to
be
Polled
before
them
.
And
they
would
often
say
,
if
we
stay
this
month
we
will
not
be
tired
out
,
and
other
times
cryed
out
most
bitterly
in
the
Streets
against
the
Pensioners
in
the
late
Long
Parliament
,
that
had
almost
sold
them
for
slaves
:
And
at
other
times
when
they
were
told
they
would
lose
their
Corn
on
the
ground
if
they
stayed
longer
,
they
made
this
bold
Answer
,
That
they
would
rather
trust
God
with
●●eir
Corn
,
than
trust
the
Devil
to
chusetheir
Parliament-men
.
For
that
they
did
now
clearly
see
that
all
was
at
stake
,
and
that
they
had
too
long
pinn'd
their
Faith
on
other
persons
sleeves
;
with
a
multitude
of
such
other
hearty
expressions
,
too
tedious
here
to
be
related
.
But
on
Friday
morning
,
about
seven
of
the
Clock
,
no
person
almost
appearing
to
Poll
against
the
Collonel
,
and
Proclamation
being
made
three
times
,
that
all
persons
should
come
in
to
Poll
,
or
else
the
Poll
would
be
shut
up
;
about
eight
of
the
Clock
all
being
Polled
that
appeared
,
the
Poll
was
shut
,
and
the
Court
adjourned
till
One
that
day
,
till
the
Books
were
cast
up
,
which
was
done
by
that
time
,
in
presence
of
divers
persons
appointed
by
the
Sheriff
to
see
the
same
fairly
done
;
but
the
Duke
,
with
Sir
Thomas
Middleton
,
and
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
withdrawing
from
the
Court
after
the
Poll
was
shut
up
,
it
was
thought
fit
to
send
to
them
to
be
present
at
the
casting
up
of
the
same
;
but
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
immediately
left
the
Town
,
and
Sir
Thomas
Middleton
did
not
appear
himself
,
but
sent
a
person
to
inspect
the
Poll
;
but
no
sooner
was
the
Poll
closed
,
but
news
was
brought
there
were
about
500
came
to
the
Town
on
purpose
to
be
Polled
for
Collonel
Mildmay
and
Honeywood
,
and
many
hundreds
more
that
day
came
in
for
that
purpose
.
It
was
given
out
over
night
that
the
Poll
would
be
continued
several
daies
longer
,
and
so
divers
persons
went
home
and
returned
as
occasion
offered
;
but
the
Poll
being
call
up
,
was
found
to
be
one
thousand
five
hundred
ninety
two
for
Coll
Mildmay
,
1517
for
Mr
Honeywood
,
six
hundred
sixty
nine
,
for
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
,
754
for
Sir
Thomas
Middleton
,
among
which
were
some
persons
that
were
convicted
Papists
,
and
above
200
of
the
Tribe
of
Levi
some
of
which
,
to
the
dishonour
of
their
Profession
behaved
themselves
,
to
say
no
worse
of
them
,
not
like
sober
men
,
there
being
so
much
good
Liquor
in
the
Town
,
and
the
generosity
of
those
they
took
part
with
,
being
too
much
abused
by
them
:
But
notwithstanding
the
two
Knights
men
;
were
nobly
kept
and
entertained
,
and
no
manner
of
Entertainment
given
by
the
other
side
;
yet
the
difference
was
so
great
,
and
would
have
been
as
much
more
,
had
the
Poll
continued
longer
;
but
the
Poll
continued
for
the
two
Knights
to
the
last
man.
But
the
Sheriff
returning
to
the
Court
at
the
time
according
to
custom
,
proclaimed
Collonel
Mildmay
,
and
Mr.
Honeywood
duely
Elected
,
and
then
Indentures
were
sealed
in
Court
;
after
which
the
Lord
Gray
calling
to
the
Freeholders
in
a
very
handsom
Speech
to
this
effect
delivered
himself
.
Gentlemen
,
your
zeal
you
have
shown
for
your
Liberties
;
and
the
Countries
good
at
this
Election
,
and
your
gallant
Carriage
and
Behaviour
,
is
never
enough
sufficiently
to
be
commended
;
and
that
which
more
highly
commends
you
,
besides
the
pains
you
have
taken
in
attending
the
hardships
that
have
been
put
on
you
,
is
that
you
have
born
your
own
Charges
of
this
Election
your selves
,
and
have
not
been
chargeable
to
the
Gentlemen
you
have
Chosen
,
but
have
wisely
considered
;
that
such
as
make
it
a
Trade
to
bear
the
Counties
Charge
,
and
feast
them
to
be
Chosen
,
do
fetch
the
same
out
of
the
Country
mens
pockets
another
way
,
which
tends
to
the
ruin
of
your
Estates
and
Liberties
:
And
I
hope
this
good
President
will
be
imitated
by
our
Neighbouring
Counties
;
therefore
I
shall
say
no
more
to
you
at
this
time
,
but
wish
you
still
to
continue
your
Zeal
and
Courage
for
the
maintaining
your
Liberties
,
and
the
Protestant
Religion
.
At
which
the
Freeholders
gave
a
great
shout
,
crying
out
,
God
bless
your
Honour
,
and
all
good
English-men
that
will
stand
up
for
the
Peoples
Liberties
;
and
then
the
Knights
in
two
Chairs
were
carried
round
the
Town
,
and
brought
to
their
Lodgings
with
an
innumerable
company
of
people
shouting
and
crying
.
A
Mildmay
and
Honeywood
;
which
being
done
,
my
Lord
Gray
and
the
Sheriff
dined
at
the
Collonel's
Chamber
,
with
some
other
of
his
friends
,
and
the
People
attended
on
Horse-back
to
wait
on
my
Lord
Gray
and
the
Collonel
,
and
Mr.
Honeywood
out
of
Town
,
which
was
done
about
five
of
the
clock
,
with
near
five
hundred
Horse
;
But
I
must
not
forget
to
relate
one
Passage
which
was
committed
by
a
person
that
was
against
the
Collonel
,
and
one
that
call'd
himself
a
Gentleman
,
)
that
while
my
Lord
Gray
and
the
rest
were
at
Dinner
,
a
little
before
they
were
taking
Horse
to
go
out
of
Town
,
a
poor
Country-man
going
along
the
Streets
,
by
the
Door
where
the
Opposites
lodged
,
and
crying
out
,
A
Mildmay
and
Honeywood
,
he
seeing
the
Country-man's
Zeal
,
knock'd
him
down
,
and
broke
the
Country-man's
Legg
,
and
afterwards
fled
to
the
Inn
for
shelter
;
but
the
Country-man's
friends
acquainted
the
Lord
Gray
and
the
Collonel
with
the
action
,
they
immediately
ordered
the
person
that
did
the
fact
to
be
seized
,
which
was
done
,
and
he
committed
to
Goal
,
and
ordered
the
poor
man
to
be
carefully
lookt
after
;
which
ill
Action
ought
not
to
be
laid
to
the
charge
of
any
but
malicious
persons
;
and
indeed
so
much
of
malice
did
appear
by
the
words
and
actions
of
those
that
Polled
against
the
Collonel
,
that
a
sober
man
would
blush
to
hear
;
and
among
the
rest
was
given
out
,
That
no
Gentleman
,
or
like
a
Gentleman
,
would
appear
on
the
Collonel's
side
,
which
was
so
notoriously
false
,
that
by
the
very
.
Book
wherein
their
names
were
entered
,
can
testifie
there
were
as
many
Gentlemen
of
Estates
,
and
men
of
quality
appeared
for
the
Collonel
,
as
they
had
,
and
rather
more
,
except
Clergy
,
my
Lord
Howard
,
my
Lord
Gray
,
with
Sir
Eliab
Harvey
himself
,
and
divers
other
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
making
up
the
numbers
of
Freeholders
on
the
Collonel's
side
.
This
being
the
true
Account
,
though
not
drest
up
in
Terms
of
Art
,
or
varnished
with
a
florid
stile
,
is
hoped
will
be
acceptable
to
those
honest
Freeholders
;
and
when
other
Countries
shall
see
the
brave
Courage
and
Wisdom
of
this
County
of
Essex
,
in
the
Choice
of
two
such
worthy
Men
,
in
spight
of
all
Opposition
,
that
they
will
imitate
their
Pattern
,
and
no
more
suffer
themselves
to
be
feasted
,
and
drunk
out
of
their
reason
,
which
is
the
reason
that
Ill
men
are
too
often
Representatives
in
Parliament
,
which
never
designed
by
their
Entertainments
given
to
the
County
,
but
to
be
doubly
and
trebly
reimburst
out
of
their
Electors
pockets
,
which
way
doth
inevitably
indanger
the
Loss
and
Liberty
of
the
whole
Nation
in
general
.
And
now
good
Country-men
,
do
but
consider
nothing
can
so
soon
enslave
you
and
your
Posterity
,
as
the
Choice
of
ill
Members
in
Parliament
;
for
to
have
your
Throats
cut
in
the
face
of
Law
,
is
a
thousand
times
worse
than
the
the
Force
of
Arms
;
and
assure
your selves
,
they
are
worse
than
the
Papists
,
or
at
least
no
better
,
that
would
go
about
to
perswade
you
to
submit
to
any
thing
short
of
your
just
Rights
and
Liberties
.
FINIS
.