A letter to ******* ***** [William Lewis], M.D. heretofore of ****** ****** [Christ Church] College in the University of O-*-*-*-*-d [Oxford] / [George Wilmot].

  • Wilmot, George.
Date:
1752
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Credit: A letter to ******* ***** [William Lewis], M.D. heretofore of ****** ****** [Christ Church] College in the University of O-*-*-*-*-d [Oxford] / [George Wilmot]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    You have probably before this Time found Yourfelf indulged by a Procefs, to which no Objection can lie ; I mean by a regular Denun¬ ciation of Your Offence, in the loweft Academic Court of Juftice, by an open, legal, publick Charge; to which Your Anfwer will be re¬ quired in that Court. A Profecution this ! commenced by voluntary avowed Accufers, who abhor the Imputation of ffc fhooting Arrows in the Dark ; [p. 42.] who have no Indifpofition towards You, other than what arifeth from the Offence given to the whole Community 5-—who are ready (if required) to take the Oath of Calumny, (i. e.) to fwear that They believe their Caufe to be a juft and ho¬ nourable Caufe, and that cc They profecute *e Jujliticz Gratia, without the leaft Degree of of Spleen, Malice, or Hatred, towards the <cc Party accufed,” They moreover aver their Readinefs to make Oath that iC They were abfolutely ignorant of sc any Intention to grant the Indulgence of a gc private Oath of Purgation and that if any open and publick Notice had been given of fuch Intention (ufual in Courts wherein Self Purga¬ tion by Oath was ever allowed) They would have appear’d, objected to, and oppofed fuch Procedure, and, making themfelves voluntary Accufers, would have required a publick Trial, a publick Difcharge, or Condemnation. Thefe, Sir, I am told, are the Matters at this Time going forward at Q—d 3 and I v/i Hi