That as to the Sheriffs refusing the Complainants their votes at the late Election for a Representative for the County of West Chester or their affirmation of their being freeholders in the Said County We find that the Complainants having offered their Votes for Lewis Morris Esq^" one of the Candidates at that Election were Challenged by W^ flforster the other Candidate who required the Slieriff to tender to the Complainants the oath of ffreehold That the Complainants conceiving themselves as being of the people called Quakers entitled to the Liberty & priviledge of giving their afiirmation instead of an oath refused to take the Oath required but offered their afiirmation of their being freeholders that thereupon the Sheriff told the Complainants he could not admit them to poll unless they would take oath of ffreehold as directed by act of assembly which by the other Candidate he was required to administer ; That the Complainants having refused to take Such oath the Sheriff refused their votes.

That as to the Sheriffs having taken the Votes of others of the people called Quakers who voted for Forster without having taken their oath or afiirmation We find that they not having been Challenged nor their ffi-eeholds questioned were admitted by the Sherifi'to give their Votes at Said Election.

QUAKERS AND MORAVIANS. 1011

That the Sheriff tendred the Oath of ffreehold to none of the people called Quakers but what was Challenged & when required thereto & refused to none of them their Votes if not Challenged.