True account of the election at Cambridge March the third, 1680/1..

afford the Civility of attending one of the Gentlemen, who loft the Ele¬
ction, to his Coach, to avoid his being further affronted than by hifiing
and hooting, which it was impofiible to prevent; i ;
Upon the cafting up the Books, it was found, that
Sir Robert Cotton had Voices v 1400*
Sir LevinBennet I375#
Mr. Patherich 1068;.
Mr. Ruffel 1008.
The Election being proclaimed, the Knights, Gentlemen, and moft Sub-
ftantial Free holders, did, in their own, and the name of the Body of the
^tee-holders bf x\\q County and IJle aforefaid, prefent this following Addrejs
to their Worthy Reprefentatives.
To Sir Leviniis Bennet Baronet, and Sir Robert Cotton ICnight, Knights
chofen for the County of Cambridge, and Jjle of Ely, to be their Repre-
fentatives in Parliament, fummoned by his Majejly to Jit at Oxon, the
One and twentieth of March 1680.
The Defire and Requeji of the Freeholders of the faid County of,
Cambridge^ and Ifle of Ely.
BEing fenfible of the great Obligation you have laid upon your Coun-
trey, by your Loyal and prudent ConduCt, during the late Seffion
of Parliament, we knew not how to give a better Demonftration of our
Gratitude for the fame, than by this our fecond Election of you to attend
the fame Service. ‘
And to make gpod the Confidence we repofe in you, we doubt riot but
V6U will reprefent, as well our Duty and AfFeCtions to his Moft Sacred
Majefty, as our Perfbns, in any other edncern whatever.
And, Seeing our Lives and Liberties,Religion,and indeed, our ALL,
to this, World, under God, depends upon his Majefty,' we cannot but
make it our earneft Requeft to you, that you will ftiew all imaginable Re¬
gard and TendCrnefs to his Perfony that you timely provide for his Juft
iatisfadidn arid Contentment, and take care to fecure his Honour and
Grandeur^ wherein the Intereft and Safety, as well as the Glory arid Re¬
nown of our Nation is fo intirely fumm’d up.
We therefore do moft earneftly defire you^ to u(e your utmoft endea-t
vour to preferve the Government of Church and State, as now by Law
eftabliftied 3 and in order to that, to fupprefs all Seditious and Scandalous
Pra&Ues, wherewith many difaffe&ed Perfbns have moft infolently and in-!
fufferably libeird and defam’d it.
There are other things which every dayes Gccurrences will fuggeft to
you, but the Enforcements of the Laws already eftablifiied, will fuperfede
all farther Addrefs upon that account, which we do therefore moft heartily
recommend to your Care and Prudence.
Printed for Benj. Tookg, i62i.