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... cause of the taking and detaining the faid John Wilkes before the juftices of our court of Common Bench at Westminster , in the great hall of Pleas , there immediately after the receipt of this our writ , to do and receive all thofe ...
... cause of the taking and detaining the faid John Wilkes before the juftices of our court of Common Bench at Westminster , in the great hall of Pleas , there immediately after the receipt of this our writ , to do and receive all thofe ...
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... cause of liberty , and • whose perfonal qualities are fo amiable , great , • and refpectable , that he is defervedly the idol of his people . It is the peculiar fashion and crime of these times , and of those who hold high minifterial ...
... cause of liberty , and • whose perfonal qualities are fo amiable , great , • and refpectable , that he is defervedly the idol of his people . It is the peculiar fashion and crime of these times , and of those who hold high minifterial ...
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... cause of liberty . Every teftimony of my gratitude is justly due to you , and I take leave of this court with a veneration and respect , which no time C can obliterate , nor can the moft grateful heart fufficiently express . ' When Mr ...
... cause of liberty . Every teftimony of my gratitude is justly due to you , and I take leave of this court with a veneration and respect , which no time C can obliterate , nor can the moft grateful heart fufficiently express . ' When Mr ...
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... causes . He had an of- fer of being introduced to Mr. Wilkes by feve- ral different gentlemen , [ WHO ? ] and on Tuesday night [ near twelve o'clock ] went for that purpose , but was refused admittance : was disappointed next day by ...
... causes . He had an of- fer of being introduced to Mr. Wilkes by feve- ral different gentlemen , [ WHO ? ] and on Tuesday night [ near twelve o'clock ] went for that purpose , but was refused admittance : was disappointed next day by ...
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... cause of uni- verfal liberty . It was not the cause of Peers ⚫ and Gentlemen only , but of all the middling C * Whatever is held most dear or facred was violated by men deftitute of every good principle , and spurning at all ties of ...
... cause of uni- verfal liberty . It was not the cause of Peers ⚫ and Gentlemen only , but of all the middling C * Whatever is held most dear or facred was violated by men deftitute of every good principle , and spurning at all ties of ...
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addreſs admittance againſt Alexander Dun anſwer aſked Aylesbury becauſe cafe caufe cauſe Common Pleas confequence conftitution court of Common cuftody declared defired deponent diſcharged earl earls of Egremont Egremont Engliſhmen faid John Wilkes fame favour fecretaries of ftate fecurity feditious fent feven feveral fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt folicitor fome foon fpirit friends ftill fubject fuch fuffer fupport gentlemen George-ftreet Habeas Corpus himſelf honour houfe houſe humble fervant iffue John Money juftice King's Bench laft letter libel liberty London lord Chatham Lord Halifax Lord Hertford Lord Mansfield lordſhip Majefty Majefty's major Rainsford meffengers ment minifters moft moſt muſt myſelf North Briton obferve occafion outlawry paffed paper Paris parliament perfon Philip Carteret Philip Carteret Webb pleaſed prefent priſon propofed publiſhed queſtion reafon refpect refuſed ſeveral ſhall ſtate themſelves theſe thofe thoſe Thurſday tion Tower Tueſday uſe warrant Weſtminſter Wilkes's
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Page 194 - On the other side up rose Belial, in act more graceful and humane; A fairer person lost not Heaven; he seemed For dignity composed and high exploit: But all was false and hollow; though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels: for his thoughts were low; To vice industrious, but to nobler deeds Timorous and slothful: yet he...
Page 8 - Wilkes, esq. herewith sent you, for being the author and publisher of a most infamous and seditious libel, intitled, The North Briton, No. 45, tending to inflame the minds and alienate the affections of the people from his majesty, and to excite them to traitorous insurrections against the government...
Page 36 - ... of the North Briton, in which I have been named, or even alluded to, was written by...
Page 27 - ... offenfive manner, the liberties of all the commons of England, prevents my returning you an anfwer in the fame Billingfgate language. If I confidered you only in your private capacities, I...
Page 51 - Wilkes the firft opportunity 5 and therefore the faid John Wilkes craves fureties of the peace againft the faid Alexander Dun, not out of hatred or malice, but merely for the prefervation of his life and perfon from danger. Thefe are therefore to will and require, and in his Majefty's name...
Page 19 - I cannot, at the fame time, help exprefmg the concern I feel in the lofs of an officer, by his deportment in command, endeared to the whole corps. I am, Sir, Your moft obedient, And moft humble fervant, TEMFLI. Pall Mall, May 5, 1763. To John Wilkes, Copy of a letter from John Wilkes, e/q; to the earl Temple.
Page 188 - ... when it was revived ; it is not our fault if there are not any errors upon the record, nor is it in our power to create any if there are none; we are bound by our oath and in our consciences, to give such a judgment as the law will warrant, and as our...
Page 37 - Park, they walked together for a little while to avoid fome company, which fecmed coming up to them. They brought each a pair of piftols. When they were alone, the firft fire was from Mr. Martin's piftol. Mr. Martin's piftol miffed Mr.
Page 32 - THINK it my duty to lay before the houfe a ' few facts, which have occured fince our laft ' meeting, becaufe, in my humble opinion, (which * I fhall always fubmit to this houfe) the rights of * all the Commons of England, and the privileges ' of parliament have, in my perfon, been highly
Page 127 - I wifh, my lord, to owe this to the mercy of my Prince. I entreat your grace to lay me with all humility at the King's feet, with...