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Show I6 the injured have a Right to complain j, and if the Injury 'be of a publick Nature, have a Right to demand the Aid of the Reprefcntatives of a free People againi't them. 01 37. Perhaps thefe Gentlemen, who have done us this Wrong, and whom we accufe of having greatly injured their Country thereby, may buOy up tliemfelves in their Wealth, their POWer, their Friends, and Alliances, and may think,that under the Umbrage ofthefe, they may do what they pleafe, and not be called to any Account. 1 38. But1 Mr. Chairman, no Man is too great for the Notice, or above the Reach, of the Reprefentatives of a free People. If our General Alieinbly Wlll but exert that Authority that they have, by Law, a Riyht to, they may make. the haughtieii Sinner tremble before them, an Inquiry into the Conduct of publick‘Othcers is properly their Bufineis ', and a publick Refentment of their hlifconduél (permit us to fay it) is molt certainly their Duty. 1 39. The Parliament in England has always been thought the proper Court to aniinadvert on the Mifconduet of the ]udges. In iiead of repeatinr lni'tanccs of this, we {hall beg Leave to read :1 Speech, made by Sir Emmi Winning- tori, an eminent LaWyer, in the Houfe of Commons, and the Opinion and Refolutions of that Houi'e, in the Year 1680, near the End of King Charles the feeond's Reign ', when the Houfe of Commons thought proper to enquire into the Condud of' the Judges, and to impeach the then Cliiefjuiiice Scroggr. It's in Sift/re Tryzlr, Vol. 3. pg. 222. _ Mr. Speaker; In the Front. of MAQNA CHARTA it is (aid, and to endeavour to introduce ahi‘olute Dominion in thot'cRealmS. is the wortl of Treai'ons; becaui'e [I7] i‘aid Report, and the not Command. 'I‘hey likewife knew it was law- l Cl‘UVlilUiJ/l in the County of Middle/ix, by the Court of King's Bench, inTrinity Term tail before the [all Day of the Term, and before they hid iinilhcd their l'rei'entments, was arbitrary and il lcgrl, deilrueiive to Publick luilice, a manifeii Accordingly, 7421.5. Articles of Impeachment were actually brought inagainil Sir William arrange; and a Means to fubvert the fund imental Laws of and the faid Articles were Ingroii‘ed, and carried up to the Lords by Lord Cit'Udldl/ll .- But the Par. this Kinrdom, and to introduce Poperv. :2. That itis the Opinion of this Houi‘e, That litiment being (con after Prorogu‘d, this AEair the Rule made by the Clurt of King‘s Bench. in was dropp‘d; however, it was thought proper to '1 rinity Term l.~.il,againil Printing ofzt Book, called, The W: lily Fnrlrt of Advice j'romRirn', is ille gal and arbitr.trv.thcrcby iit'urpini; to tlienifelves Legillative Power, to the great Difcourag‘ment oi' the i'roteilants, and for the Countenaneiitg of Null," tha'ziinur, t'tllll Dflirimm‘, yllfllllllm, We rwill while it bears the Face of Friendihip to the Kiwi, I‘epti'y. and deiigns to be for his Service, it never fails of the contrary Effect, The two great Pillars of the Government, are ;. 'I'hit it isthc Opinion Of this Houi‘n. That the COLirt oi'Kings Benth. in the Impoli ion of I admire what they can fay for themfelvcs. if Parliament; andi‘fnricr, it is this gives us the Title they have not read this Law, they are not fit to lit upon the Bench, and ifthey have, Ihad alinoil faid, they dci‘erve to loofe their Heads. Mr. Speaker, The State of this poor Nation is to be deplored, that in almofl all Ages, the ]udges, who ought to be Prefervers of the Laws, have endeavoured to De- of Freebora Engtz'fltmsn, for my Notion of free EngIi/lnmn is this, that they are ruled by Laws oftheir own making, and tryed by Men of the fame Coridition with theinfelves. The two great and un- doubted Priviletiges of the People, have been lately invaded by the ]udges that now fit in Wtfimi'fierHall ; they have efpoui'ed Proclamation ilroy them ;and that to pleafe a Court Faétion, they have by Treachery attempted to break the againfi Law ; they have dii‘countenanced and uppoi'cd feveral legal A8: that tended to the fitting .Eonds ai‘under of MA'iNA CHARTA. the great of this Honourable Houfe ; they have grafped the Legiflative Fewer into their own Hands, as in that aChief" Juiliceinthat Day, perfwadcs Initance of Printing; the Parlitment was confi- the King, he was not bound by it, be- dering that Matter, but thev.in the Interim, made * Haber! of: Being. caui'e he was under Age when it was their private Opinion to be Law, to fu perfede paii'cd. But this fort: of Ini‘olence, the the Judqment of this Houi‘c :, thev hive dil'chirgcd next Parliament refciited, to the ruin ofthe pcrni- Grand ]uries. on purpoi'e to quell their PrefentclotisChief]uilice. merits, and iheittrgreat Criminals front Itillice; 'In the Time of Richard the Second, an unthink» and when Juries have prei‘ented their Opinion for int; difl‘olutePrincc, there were judgcsthit did in- the iitting of this Parlitment, they have in DifIlnuttte intothc King, that the Parliament were dain thrown Hit in at their Feet, and told them, only his Creatures, and dependedon his Will, and they would be no MeiTengers to carry {itch Peli- not on the Fundamental Conilitutionsofthe Land; tions, and yet in a {1 w Drys after, have encoura- whith treacherous Advice proved the ruin of the ged all that would i'pit their Venom againil the King, and for wliiCh all thoi‘e evil Ini‘tru merits Government; they l\I\'C ferved an Ignorant and In his late Majeily's Arbitrary Faetion. and been the Mcfl'ehgers of Ab- were brought to Juilice. '1‘itne, his Misfortunes were chiefly occaiioned by horrences to the Kins. the Corruptions of the Lung Robe, lair 71411;" by an i Mr. Span/tar, ., EYlfiljll‘dlCl‘dl Opinion, gave the King Power to What [we ‘n we now to do, is to load them with TaileMuney upon an ExtraordinaryOtcai‘ion with- Shime, who bitl I)L:Iltl‘.c‘$ to the Law . ‘thev are out Parliament,and made the King Judge of i‘uch IOCCrll-Ilnls- Charity Prompts me to think, they thought this a Service to the King; but the fad gui li ni‘ Criuits :u ii iii Nature, arainil the Kine, agiiuil their Knoxinthmand againilJPoflrvrity. 'l‘ht.‘ whole frrtlilt' nl‘ Natnr doth loudly and daily Pe- .C0ttl‘u[u1‘ncf'5 Cf it may convince all Mlnkind, that every illegal A8 weakens the Royal Intercil; tition to (56:! theirt tor ; and Kings7 like God, may be addreii‘.d to . . like Manner by Petition. not this Houi'e thereupon be printed; and that Mr. Speaker take Care in the Printing thereof apart from this Day‘s other Votes. Violation of the Oaths of the Judges of that Ceurt. ,Drftr 0" Dt‘ltv 711/3'1'970 '10 Mari. To this the King is Sworn,and with this the judges areintruiled by their Oaths. Treai'ury of our Peace; it was no i'ooner pail, but Refoiutions of the Houi‘e thereu pon. their Knowledge aggravates their Clinics. The Ke/olved, Children unborn are bound to Curi'c fuch ProThat Sir Tliamas yaner, One of the juiiices of the ceedings, i'or'twas not Petitioning,but Parliaments l faid Court of King's Bench, be impeached upon they ihhorred. The Atheiil pleads againil a God, the faid Report, and Refolutions of the Houi‘e not that he disbelievts a Deity, but would have thereupon. it fo. Tre/i inn and Hellemp were Judgrs too ; their Rejoloed, Lenning gave them Honour, but their Villanies That Sir Richard Wefl'zm, one of the Barons of the made their exit by a Rope. The End of my Moti- Court of Exchequer, be impeached upon the faid on therefore is7 That wet-nay Addrefs warmly to Report, and Refolutions of the Hou fe thereour Prince againil them; let us i'ettie a Committee u pon. Ordered, to enquire into their Crimes, and not fail ofdoing Juilice upon them that have perverted it, let us That the Committee appointed to prepare an Impurge the Fountain, and the Streams will iiIue peachment ayainil Sir Francis North, Chiei'Juilicc cflheCourt of Common Pleas. do preparelmpeathpure. mentsagainil the faid Sir William Scruggs. Sir Dir/mar T/ie Kfilirtiuar of {lie HUN/t" of Common: upon the fair! 701m, and Sir Ric/turd Wtyt‘on, upon the faid Report and Refelutions. Rt'PL/l'l. Ordered, ‘t. That it is the Opinion oi‘this Houi‘e, that the Dii'charyingof the Grand jury of the Hundred That the i'aid Report and fcvcral Reiolutions of i‘ul‘. to Petition; Ignorance can be no Plea, and fines on Offenders of late Years, have filed Arbitrarily, Illegally and Partially, favouring Papiils and Pcri‘ons Popiihly affected, and excl {lively op- preifing his Majcily's Protei‘tant Subjects. 4. That it is the OpiniOn of this Houi‘e, That the rcfu i'eing fuiiieient Rail in thel'e Cafes, wherein the l'cri‘oiis committed were bailable by Law, was illegal, and a high breach of the Liberties ofthc Subjeé‘t. 5. That it is the Opinion of this Houi‘e. That the faid Ex prcilions in the Charge given by the faid Baron Wtflon, were a Scandal to the Reformation, and tending to raii‘e Difcord between his Majeily and his Subieéts, and to the Subveriion of the Anci remove Scruggs from being Chief Juilicc; which was done with all the Marks of Fivour and Rei'peét, being allowed a Peni‘ion for Life. But I l'arlitm-ntarv Cenfure did not hinder the Court from Pret'erring others; who had been cenfured a little before; as mtv appear by theft: Votes of the Houi'e of Commons. 0:105" :9. i630. Refiilwd, That Sir Francis Wit/tins, by promoting and prei‘enting to his Majeily an Addrefs, cxpreil'ing an Abhortence to Petition his Majeily for the calling and Ft-ting of Parliaments, hath betrayed the undoubted Rights of the Subjects of England. Ordered, That Sir Francis Within: be cXpelled this Houi'c, for this High Crime, and that he receive his Sentence,at the Bar of this Houi‘c, upon his Knees, from Mr. Speaker. (which he received accordingly) New. 13. 1680. ant Coni‘litution of Parliaments, and ofthe G0Reich/ed, vernment of this Kingdom. That Sir George ygfiEries, Recorder of London, by 6- That it is the Opinion of this Hnufe, That traducing ind oblirueting Petitioning for the litthe Paid Warrants are Arbitrary and Illegal. ting of this Parliament, hath betrayed the Rights Tris Rt'folirtionr of the Common: for the [mpmilzment of of the Subjea. Ordered, the fitid judges. That an Humble' Addrei‘s be made to His MsRefiloed, That Sir William Scruggs Knr. Chief Jufliee of jetty to remove Sir George 76%"?! Out Of all Pubthe Court of Kings Bench, be impeached upon the l lick Offices. MT. Chairman ‘, 1 40. The Proceedings of Parliament aaainil the judgemir't the Cafes mentioned by Sir anmis lVllllllllgtofl, are too well 'known to need repeating, and I) terrible were the Rcientmen's of tliofe Parliaments, that Men muit think JudQCS ilrang ‘lV infatuated, who deny or (1/111)! it'll/lice Ot‘ Right, or attempt to tread untl ‘r Foot, the Rights, Liberties and PriViledges of a People, to introduc: Mfg/tile Dominion Or le'll (md Pleafure over them. What's the Duty of h. Parliaments |