Articles exhibited by the knights, citizens, and burgesses in Parliament assembled ... against Thomas Earl of Macclesfield, in maintenance of their impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanours.

Date:
1725
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Credit: Articles exhibited by the knights, citizens, and burgesses in Parliament assembled ... against Thomas Earl of Macclesfield, in maintenance of their impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanours. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    appointed Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, and did thereupon take the ufual Oath for the due Execution of that High Office, whereby he did fwearwell and truly to ferve our Sovereign Lord the King, and His People, Poor and Rich, after the Laws and Ufages of this Realm, and fuch other Oaths as have been accuftomed; and the faid Earl continued in this great Office until about the Month of January, in the Year of our Lord, One thoufand feven hundred and twenty four, and in Right thereof was intrlifted with the Nomina¬ tion and Admiflion to the Offices of Matters of the Court of Chancery, which Matters of the faid Court are Officers of great Truft fworn to ferve the King and His People, and alfociated to the Lord Chancellor for his Affiftance in the due Ad- miniftration and Execution of fuftice in the faid Court : And whereas His Majefty, upon the faid Earl’s being appointed to the Office of Lord Chan¬ cellor, did, of His Grace and Bounty, beftow up¬ on the faid Earl the Sum of Fourteen thoufand Pounds, or fome other great Sum, and did like- wife grant unto George Parker Efq; now com¬ monly called Lord Parker, Eldeft Son and Heir Apparent of the faid Earl, a Yearly Pentton of Twelve hundred Pounds, payable out of HisMa- jefiy’s Receipt of the Exchequer, during the joynt Lives of His Majefty and the faid Lord Parker, determinable upon His Majefty’s making a Grant to the faid Lord Parker, in Pofleffion of the Of¬ fice of One of the Tellers of His Majefty’s Ex¬ chequer, for the Term of his Natural Life, which Office being of the Yearly Value of Fifteen hun¬ dred Pounds, or upwards, has been ftnce granted by His Majefty unto the faid Lord Parker for his Life, who in or about the Month of July, in the Year of our Lord, One thoufand feven hun- B dred