Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life And Writings of John Evelyn (1696) [ Practices / Concepts ]
… To my Lord Godolphin, one of the Lord justices, and first Commissioner of the Treasury Wittnesse the; confus'd, debauch'd, & riotous manner of electing Members qualified to become the representatives of a Nation, with' legislative power to dispose of the fate of kingdomes; which should & would be compos'd of worthy persons, of known … of Christians & sober men met upon the most solemn occasion that can concerne a people, and stand in competition with some rich scrivener, brewer, banker, or one in some gainfull office, whose face or name, perhaps, they never saw or …
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