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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    him in the faid Articles, which, from the Nature of the Fadls themfelves, mud: neceflarily Lie in his own Knowledge, and hath Attempted to Dif- guife and Cover the Real Crimes laid to his Charge, bv Immaterial and Evafive Infmuations of Fadts of a Different Nature; and that many Parts of the faid Anfwer are Contradidfory to, and In- confident with each other, upon which they might Demand your Lordfhips Immediate Judg¬ ment : Yet the Commons being able to Maintain the Truth and Juftice of their Accufation, are willing toEenter into the due Examination there¬ of ; and do Aver their Charge of High Crimes and Mifdemeanors againft the faid Thomas Earl of Macclesfield to be true, and that the faid Earl is Guilty, in fuch Manner as he hands Impeach¬ ed ; and that the Commons will be ready to prove their Charge againd him, at fuch Convenient time as fhall be Appointed for that Purpofe. FIN I S.