Rochester, to wit. John Leith, of the city of Rochester, upholsterer, and Thomas Rooksby, of Chatham, linen draper, severally make oath that they were severally present in the Town Hall this day, when Jonathan Buckmaster, a freeman of Rochester, who was going to poll ... N.B. Samuel Dickinson, has been a second time brought by the Admiral to pole, and was again rejected, on account of bribery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bristow, Robert, attorney.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections--England--Rochester--Early works to 1800.

Elections.

Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 sheet )

Place of Publication:

[Rochester : printed by Thomas Fisher?, 1790]

Notes:

Issued by Robert Bristow during the Rochester parliamentary election of 1790 in order to attack Sir Richard Bickerton, an admiral and the candidate for Rochester.

The oath dated: Sworn at the Town Hall, this 21st day of June, 1790. Before R. Pordage.

John Leith and Thomas Rooksby state that the Admiral "held out his fist in a threatening posture, to the said Jonathan Buckmaster, in order .. to intimidate the said Jonathan Buckmaster, from giving a free vote at the election".

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T179406.

OCLC:

642501228