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.
Bristow, Robert,attorney.
[Rochester : printed by Thomas Fisher?,
1790]
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.
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".
The oath dated: Sworn at the Town Hall, this 21st day of June, 1790. Before R. Pordage.
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