The Cork surgeon's antidote, : against the Dublin apothecary's poyson. For the citizens of Dublin. / By Anthony Litten.

Date:
1749
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Credit: The Cork surgeon's antidote, : against the Dublin apothecary's poyson. For the citizens of Dublin. / By Anthony Litten. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    peremptory Challenges ; and many he made befide for Caufe ; Tome of which were allowed, but his general one for DEPENDANCy, I obferved the JUDGE always dif¬ allow ed, becaufe, he fa id, it was conJhtutionaL-The Witnefles were many, and all of CULPRIT’S own Party, and univerfally begun with his Writings and Speeches. “ The Writings, they Laid, were declamatory, full of hard 44 Words, bold Aftertions, and Abufe of every Body above cc him. Thefe being let pafs for a long Time, they were ‘‘ perfuaded they were right, and that fomething was rotten 44 in the State of Denmark.-That they were mad for 46 what he called Liberty, which they fuppofed confifted in 44 being all KINGS, and bringing the GENTLEMEN 44 under their Feet.-That his Speeches came fo fluently 44 from him, and therein he made fo free with every Thing, 44 and every Body, and he was fo followed and liftened to 44 by Men of Rank, Learning and Senfe, and contradidl- 44 ed by none, that it could not be wondered, that Per- *4 foils of a low Education fhould be eafily milled.-And 44 efpccially as he always allured them, that he would hang 44 all the ALDERMEN, the chief Obje£h of their Ha- 46 tred.--—>But in the End they declared, they were 44 very thoroughly convinced of their Error, and prayed 44 Forgivenefs of the State, for being leduced from their 44 Allegiance, by fo foul an IMPOSTOR.” CULPRIT roared, and talked like an ENTHUSIASTIC REGICIDE.-He faid, 44 All Power was lodged in the 4< People, fince there was no juft Authority any where elfe, 44 though there was a LEGAL TYRANNY fince the ioth 44 Year of Henry the feventh.-That the ENGLISH 44 were TYRANTS, worfe than SPANIARDS, to the 44 whole Kingdom ;-and that the ALDERMEN were as 44 bid in the CITY ;-and that the ENGLISH and AL- 44 DERMEN fupported one another in their Tyranny. 44 -That the KING was a Stranger to his KING- 44 DOM, and in the Hands of a Prime Minifter.-• 44 That the VICEROY was an infatiable Ravager.-- 44 That the LORDS were no better than they ought to be.— 44 That the COMMONS were ignorant and corrupt.-* 44 That the JUDGES delayed, denied, bartered and fold 44 JUSTICE. -That he had, in Behalf of the Peo- 44 pie, applied for Reftitution of their Rights, and a cor- V reft ion
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