numerable advantages attending this manner of election, and it is
likely to preserve public liberty the longest; for, first, as the
candidates are obliged to fix up publicly an account of those actions
upon the merit of which they become candidates, it deters any but those
who are truly worthy from offering themselves; and, as the sentiments
which each of them gives upon public liberty, and the duty and office of
a king, is immediately entered in their public register, it stands as a
public witness against, and a check upon that candidate who is chosen, to
deter him from a change of sentiments and principles; for, though in some
countries this is known to have little effect, and men have on a sudden,
without any alteration in the nature of things, shamelessly espoused
those principles and sentiments, which they had vehemently all their life
before opposed, yet in this community, where there is so high a sense of
honour and shame kept up, it must necessarily be none of the least
binding obligations. Secondly, by this method of balloting, or giving
their votes by balls, the elector's choice is more free and unbiassed;
for, as none but himself can know the candidate he gives his white ball
to, there can be no influence of fear, interest, ties of blood, or any
other cause, to oblige him to give his vote contrary to his judgment;
even bribes, if they were known amongst these people, would lose their
effect under this method of voting; because few candidates would choose
to bribe, when they could have no security or knowledge whether the
bribed elector might have put a black ball instead of a white one into
his box.

Our hero was now one of the candidates, and exhibited to the electors so
long a list of bold and ingenious stratagems which he had executed, and
made so graceful and majestic an appearance in his person, that he had a
considerable majority of white balls in his box, though there were ten
candidates for the same honour; upon which he was declared duly elected,
and hailed by the whole assembly, King of the Mendicants. The public
register of their actions being immediately committed to his care, and
homage done him by all the assembly, the whole concluded with great
feasting and rejoicing, and the electors sang the following ode:

I.

Cast your nabs {58a} and cares away,
This is Maunders' holiday;
In the world look out and see,
Where so blest a king as he! {58b}

II.

At the crow