I had given my word to my friends, that on the day after the Chairing of Mr. Davis, I would return from Bath, and dine with them.
"Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. Volume 3"
Henry Hunt
They saw the enemy within your walls; they saw him offer himself for the choice of the people of Bristol; they saw preparations making for Chairing him as your representative on the first day of the election; and what did they do to rescue you from the disgrace of seeing him triumph over you, while you were silent?
"Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. Volume 3"
Henry Hunt
Now the gatherings have been deprived of some of their most characteristic features; and even the Chairing is almost forgotten.
"Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland"
Daniel Scott