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e upper end。 The manner of their coming to the side urns is in double files; that being two holes in the cover of each side urn; by which means two may draw at once。 The senators therefore S; S…S; S are coming from the upper end of their seats H; H…H; H to the side urns L; L。 The senators T T…T are drawing。 The senator V has drawn a gold ball at his side urn; and is going to the middle urn F; where the senator W; having done the like at the other side urn; is already drawing。 But the senators X; X…X; X having drawn blanks at their side urns; and thrown them into the bowls Y Y standing at the feet of the urns; are marching by the lower end into their seats again; the senator a having done the like at the middle urn; is also throwing his blank into the bowl b and marching to his seat again: for a man by a prize at a side urn gains no more than right to come to the middle urn; where; if he draws a blank; his fortune at the side urn comes to nothing at all; wherefore he also returns to his place。 But the senator C has had a prize at the middle urn; where the commissioner; having viewed his ball; and found the mark to be right; he marches up the steps to the seat of the electors; which is the form d set across the tribunal; where he places himself; according as he was drawn; with the other electors e; e; e drawn before him。 These are not to look back; but sit with their faces toward the signory or state; till their number amount to that of the magistrates to be that day chosen; which for the present; as was shown; are six: wherefore six electors being made; they are reckoned according as they were drawn: first; second; third; fourth; fifth; sixth; in their order; and the first six that are chosen are the first order of electors。     The first order of electors being made; are conducted by a secretary; with a copy of the list to be chosen; out of the Senate; and into a committee or council…chamber; being neither suffered by the way; nor in their room (till the ballot be ended); to have conference with any but themselves; wherefore the secretary; having given them their oath that they shall make election according to the law and their conscience; delivers them the list; and seats himself at the lower end of the table with his pen and paper; while another secretary keeps the door。     By such time as the first order of electors are thus seated; the second order of electors is drawn; who; with a second copy of the same list; are conducted into another committee…chamber; by other secretaries performing the same office with the former。     The like exactly is done by the third and by the fourth orders (or hands; as the Venetians call them) of electors; by which means you have the four…and…twenty electors divided according to the four copies of the same list; by six; into four hands or orders; and every one of these orders names one competitor to every magistracy in the list; that is to say; the first elector names to the first magistracy; the second elector to the second magistracy; and so forth。 But though the electors; as has been shown; are chosen by mere lot; yet the competitors by them named are not chosen by any lot; but by the suffrage of the whole order for example; the first elector in the first order proposes a name to be strategus; which name is balloted by himself and the other five electors; and if the name so balloted attain not to above half the suffrages; it is laid aside; and the first elector names another to the same magistracy and so in case this also fails; another; till one he has named; whether it be himself; or some other; has attained to above half the suffrages in the affirmative; and the name so attaining to above half the suffrages in the affirmative is written to the first magistracy in the list by the secretary which being done; the second elector of the first order; names to 'the second magistracy till one of his nomination be chosen to the same。 The like is done by the rest of the electors of the first order; till one competitor be chosen; and written to every magistracy in their list。 Now the second; third; and fourth orders of electors doing exactly after the same manner; it comes to pass that one competitor to every magistracy being chosen in each order; there be in all four competitors chosen to every magistracy。     If any controversy arises in an order of electors; one of the censors (these being at this game the groom…porters) is advertised by the secretary who brings him in; and the electors disputing are bound to acquiesce in his sentence。 For which cause it is that the censors do not ballot at the urns; the signory also abstains; lest it should deform the house: wherefore the blanks in the side urns are by so many the fewer。 And so much for the lot; which is of the greater art but less consequence; because it concerns proposition only: but all (except the tribunes and the judges; which being but assistants have no suffrage) are to ballot at the result; to which I now come。     The four orders of electors having perfected their lists; the face of the house is changed: for the urns are taken away; and every senator and magistrate is seated in his proper place; saving the electors; who; having given their suffrages already; may not stir out of their chambers till the house have given theirs; and the rest of the ballot be performed; which follows in this manner:     The four lists being presented by the secretaries of each council of electors to the signory; are first read; according to their order; to the house; with an audible voice; and then the competitors are put to the ballot or suffrage of the whole Senate in this manner: A; A named to be strategus in the first order; whereupon eight ballotins; or pages; such as are expressed by the figures f; f; take eight of the boxes represented; though rudely; by the figures g; g; and go four on the one and four on the other side of the house; that is; one to every bench; signifying 〃A; A named to be the strategus in the first order。。〃 and every magistrate or senator (beginning by the strategus and the orator first) holds up a little pellet of linen; as the box passes; between his finger and his thumb; that men may see he has but one; and then puts it into the same。 The box consisting in the inner part of two boxes; being painted on the outside white and green; to distinguish the affirmative from the negative side; is so made that when your hand is in it; no man can see to which of the sides you put the suffrage; nor hear to which it falls; because the pellet being linen; makes no noise。 The strategus and the orator having begun; all the rest do the like。     The ballotins having thus gathered the suffrages; bring them before the signory; in whose presence the outward boxes being opened; they take out the inner boxes; whereof the affirmative is white; and the negative green; and pour the white in the bowl N on the right hand; which is white also; and the green into the bowl N on the left; which is also green。 These bowls or basins (better represented at the lower end of the figure by h; i) being upon this occasion set before the tables of the secretaries at the upper end N; N; the white on the right hand; and the green on the left; the secretaries on each side number the balls; by which; if they find that the affirmatives amount not to above one…half; they write not the name that was balloted; but if they amount to above one…half; they write it; adding the number of above half the suffrages to which it attained。 The first name being written; or laid aside; the next that is put is BB named to be strategus in the second order; the third CC; named to be strategus in the third order; the fourth DD; named to be strategus in the fourth order and he of these four competitors that has most above half in the affirmative; is the magistrate; or if none of them attain to above half; the nomination for that magistracy is to be repeated by such new electors as shall be chosen at the next ballot。 And so; as is exemplified in the first magistracy; proceeds the ballot of the rest; first in the first; then in the second; and so in the third and fourth orders。     Now whereas it may happen that AA; for example; being named strategus in the first order; may also be named to the same or some one or more other magistracies in one or more of the other orders; his name is first balloted where it is first written; that is to the more worthy magistracy; whereof if he misses; he is balloted as it comes in course for the next; and so for the rest; if he misses of that; as often as he is named。     And because to be named twice; or oftener; whether to the same or some other magistracy; is the stronger recommendation; the note must not fail to be given upon the name; at the proposition in this manner: AA named to be strategus in the first; and in the second order; or AA named to be strategus in the first and the third; in the first and the fourth; etc。 But if he be named to the same magistracy in the first; second; third; and fourth orders; he can have no competitor; wherefore attaining to above half the suffrages; he is the magistrate。 Or thus: AA named to be strategus in the first; to be censor in the second; to be orator in the third; and to be commissioner of the seal in the fourth order; or t

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