r first entrance
into the Hall meeting Sir Towse a younge man (as they thought) fitt
for the choyse, they laid handes on him, and by maine strength
liftinge him upp, _viva voce_, pronounced him Lord. But hee as
stronglye refusinge the place as they violentlye thrust it upon him,
shewing with all reasons why hee could by no meanes undergoe such a
charge, they gott onlye this good by their first attempt, that they
understood heer by how that the whole Colledge was rather willinge a
Seniour Batchelour at least, if not a junior Master should be chosen
in to the place rather than any Under graduate, because they would
rather an earnest sporte than a scoffinge jest should be made of it.
Wher fore the Electors returninge againe into the Parlour and
shuttinge the dore close upon themselves begaune more seriously to
consult of the matter, and findinge some unable, some unwillinge to
take the place, at length they concluded to make the 2 weird printing
error?] assay but with more formalitie and deliberation; resolvinge,
if they were not now seconded of all handes, to meddle no more with
it. Wherfore, enteringe the second time in to the Hall they desired
one of the 10 Seniors & one of the Deanes of the Colledge to hold the
Scrutinye and the Vice-President to sitt by as overseer, who willingly
harkeninge to their request, sate all 3 downe at the highe table: Then
the Electors went up one by one in senioritye to give their voyce by
writinge. In the meane time there was great expectation who should bee
the Man. Some in the lower ende of the Hall, to make sporte, had theyr
Names loudest in their mouthes whome they least thought of in their
mindes, & whome they knew should come shortest of the place. At length
all the voyces being given and, accordinge to custome, the Scrutinie
at large being burned, the Vice-president with the rest stoode upp,
and out of the abstract the Deane read distinctly in the hearinge of
all present as followeth

"_Nominantur in hoc Scrutinio duo quorum_
{ 1 Joanes Towse, _habet suffragia sex_.
{ 2us Thomas Tucker, _habet suffragia septem_.

"These wordes were not out of his mouthe before a generall and loud
crie was made of Tucker, Tucker, Vivat, Vivat, &ct. After which all
the younger sorte rane forth of the Colledge crieinge the same in the
streets; which Sir Tucker beinge then howsde not farr from the
Colledge, over hearinge, kept himself close till the companye were
past, and then, as soone and