urn, and return by the outward alley on his side to his place.
But he who draws the golden ball is the proposer, and shall be
seated between the overseers, where he shall begin in what order
he pleases, and name such as, upon his oath already taken, he
conceives fittest to be chosen, one by one, to the elders; and
the party named shall withdraw while the congregation is
balloting his name by the double box or boxes appointed and
marked on the outward part, to show which side is affirmative and
which negative, being carried by a boy or boys appointed by the
overseers, to every one of the elders, who shall hold up a pellet
made of linen rags between his finger and his thumb, and put it
after such a manner into the box, as though no man can see into
which side he puts it, yet any man may see that he puts in but
one pellet or suffrage. And the suffrage of the congregation
being thus, given, shall be returned with the box or boxes to the
overseers, who opening the same, shall pour the affirmative balls
into a white bowl standing upon the table on the right hand, to
be numbered by the first overseer; and the negative into a green
bowl standing on the left hand, to be numbered by the second
overseer; and the suffrages being numbered, he who has the major
part in the affirmative is one of the deputies of the parish, and
when so many deputies are chosen as amount to a full fifth part
of the whole number of the elders, the ballot for that time shall
cease. The deputies being chosen are to be listed by the
overseers in order as they were chosen, except only that such as
are horse must be listed in the first place with the rest,
proportionable to the number of the congregation, after this
manner.

Anno Domini