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... ment was pending against them . At length , on the 19th of May , the commons exhibited articles of impeach- ment against Lord Somers , which were grounded , 1. On his conduct with regard to the partition treaties ; 2. On Cunningham's ...
... ment was pending against them . At length , on the 19th of May , the commons exhibited articles of impeach- ment against Lord Somers , which were grounded , 1. On his conduct with regard to the partition treaties ; 2. On Cunningham's ...
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... ment against general warrants ; elected recorder of Bristol ; ap- pointed solicitor - general ; returned member for Calne ; Lord Mans- field pays him a singular compli ment , 288. The city of London's address to the king on the con ...
... ment against general warrants ; elected recorder of Bristol ; ap- pointed solicitor - general ; returned member for Calne ; Lord Mans- field pays him a singular compli ment , 288. The city of London's address to the king on the con ...
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... ment , 1761 ; declines the office of chief justice in Ireland ; married ; publishes his tracts ; appointed solicitor - general to the queen ; elected bencher of the Middle Temple ; his " Commentaries on the Laws of England , " 1765 ...
... ment , 1761 ; declines the office of chief justice in Ireland ; married ; publishes his tracts ; appointed solicitor - general to the queen ; elected bencher of the Middle Temple ; his " Commentaries on the Laws of England , " 1765 ...
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