Accordingly, when the time of election came, he drank to North, a Levant merchant, who accepted of that expensive office.

The country party said, that, being lately returned from Turkey, he was, on account of his recent experience, better qualified to serve the purposes of the court.

A poll was opened for the election of another sheriff; and here began the contest.

The majority of the common hall, headed by the two sheriffs of the former year, refused to acknowledge the mayor's right of appointing one sheriff, but insisted that both must be elected by the livery.

Papillon and Dubois were the persons whom the country party agreed to elect: Box was pointed out by the courtiers.
The poll was opened; but as the mayor would not allow the election to proceed for two vacancies, the sheriffs and he separated, and each carried on the poll apart.