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Show 37G ATHOCIOVS JUDGES. [A. D. 1GS8. of commitment Le uch a Ini.~detneanor as i;:; a breach of the p ence. I cannot but think it i such a mi ... den1eanor as woulu l1aye required sureties of the peace, and if suretie were not given, a commitment might follow." Ile was guilty of gro injustice in refu ing leave to put in a plea in abatement; but he thus n1ildly gave judgment: "1-Ve Lave inquired whether we may reject a plea, and, truly, I am satisfied that we may if the plea is frivolous; and this plea containing no more than has been overruled already, my lords the bishops must no1v plead guilty or uot guilty." ·when the trial actually came on, he betrayed a partiality for which, in our times, a judge would be impeached; but, compared with himself, so decorous was l1e, that he was suppo 'ed to be overawed by the august audience in who e pre ence he sat. It was observed that he often cast a side glance towar<ls the thick rows of earls and barons by whom be was watched, and who, in the next Parliament, might be his juUges. One bystander r emarked that "he looked a if all the peers present had halters in their pockets." The counsel for the crown having, in the iirst in tance, failed to prove a publication of the supposed libel in the county of .Middlesex, and only called upon the court to suppose or pre ume it, the chief jn tice . aiel: "I cannot ·uppo e it; I cannot presume any thing. I will a k my brothers their opinion, but I must deal truly wil h you ; I think there is not evidence against my lord, the bishops. It would be a strange thing if we should go and pre ume that these lor<ls did it when there is no sort of evidence to prove that they did it. We must proceed according to forms and methods of law. People may think what they will of me, but I ulways A. D. lu 8.J HOBERT 'VRIGIIT. 3Tl dclare my mind accor<ling to my con.'cJ· encc.'.' li,e ,ra.' "a e"tluty- 'llly directino· the J. Ury to ac, qul.t , an d the ven:hct .o . t nl ot o lll (' ( b • d 1 , 1 FlllC 1 one o would have been instantly pronoun_ce .' w lC~ ·u :hey ln<l nsel for the bi. hop~, n1o ~ t llHh creet y sat , the cou 1 · · u t rrl \ ounrr gentleman was 1)roclucc lC Y b evidence on t lea· 81 e 0 · 1 · f · ti ·c to pulled down IJy lu. . l ca d e rs, w b o desired the c In e JUf ct !Or . d And no'v hi.' lord ·hip showed the c oven oo p1ocee . I;,· 1. Go on · m v . " ~ I will hear l\Ir. i Incu. ' " he xcla.uned, No, no, h t I ould not hear 11 t of n1e t a w lords the bishops sha no say l lU f bcin" coun;d ti)('.I·r· cot:li1 el. I have been alrcac y to o o against them, and t 1J ey s 1m II never ay I Mworu IFd in1c1h0t mheuasrt counsel for them. S uc1 1 ·, t le'n rned man as · . f , 1 to have somethiJJ" materm. l to o 11'e t.. lie hall noL be I c useeM r. be heard by 1bn e, I a ·urc you. \VII J don't y ou go on, .~. Finch ? " 1 1., l of t · t ·a ... announcet1 tlw.t t 1e ~ar At this critical mom en 1 " ' " ' • 1 w·t pre ' Cnt .l t f the council,-w 10 < .... SuutlerlanU, the pre H en ° t 1 their petition in the royal closet w 1l Cil tl 1c bishop:; prescn elc , l<l prove a . 1 11 r•t ut band, anc \\ ou to tlJC king at \Vh1 tc Ul '-"c . . . t. , then -aid with publicatiov in Mt.d UieRex. The cluci J u. lCC ,, \Yell yo' u ct'C affected caunnes. .. , b u t ''· 1· tl1 real exulLatwn, 1 1 · t . it i$ your . . . t' 11 I cannot w P 1 ' what comes of t h c m tcrru P 10 • . · t . 1 for the . >aw~e w 1nle th y wai ec 0\\'ll fau 1t ." rrhere L ' Ing a } (, .. 1 . f . u.., tice, acldr ::; ..; - arrival of the I.~., ar l o f S un Jerb.. nd' the c uc Jl f . the crown, . nc of the couns Ol ing Sir Bartholomew ShoweJ, 0 , f the trial, an <I l t an ·arly stage o whom he had stopp ' n . ob ened with again.t w h01n he ha<.1 0111e private sp1te, 1 e time to hear great in olence, " S .r r B ar tl 10l omew ' now. w, e Htv .11 J et us ha vc 1t. your speech, if you Wl • .J • 1 ~ ·] a l)UUlica- At last the witne · arn• veu.1 , an J ' provmrr c em Y ~ 0 1 d d after tion in l\liddle ex, the case was agmn launc 1e , an ' 32 * |
