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Historical Fact
HISTORICAL FACT
RELATIVE TO ONE OF THE EARLS OF CARNARVON .
IN the reign of Charles the Second ; the . Lord-Treasurer Danb y was impeached by the Commons of England of high-treason , and other crimes and misdemeanours . Previous fo the examination of the Earl , at the bar of the Upper House , Buckingham had cajoled several Peers who were in the treasurer ' s interest ; andamong the
, rest , had assailed on his weak side the Welch Earl of Carnarvon . On the day of the trial the Duke invited the last-mentioned nobleman to a sumptuous banquet , and , having half intoxicated him with wine , easily persuaded him to go to the Plouse , and speak on behalf Of Danby , thereby hoping to render his cause ridiculous . Carnarvon , who had never made a speech in Parliament beforehastened to the
, House , with a full resolution to display his talents in : such an important affair . The business was no sooner opened , than he stood up and made the following harangue : c MY LORDS , ' I understand but a little of Latin , but a good deal of English , and
riot a little of the English history ; from which I have learnt the mischiefs of such kind of prosecutions as these , and the ill fate of the prosecutors : I could bring many instances , and those very antient ; but , my Lords , I shall go no farther back than the latter end of Queen Elizabeth ' s reign , at which time the Earl of Essex was run down b y Sir Walter Ralei gh , and your Lordships very well know what became of Sir Walter Raleih . My Lord Baconhe ran down Sir Walter
g , Raleigh , and your Lordships know what became of my Lord Bacon , The Duke of Buckingham , he ran down my Lord Bacon , and your Lordships know what happened to the Duke of Buckingham . Sir Thomas Wentworth , afterwards Earl of Stafford , ran down the Duke of Buckingham , and you all know what became of him . Sir Harry Vanehe ran down the Earl of Staffordand you know what became
, , of Sir Harry Vane . Chancellor Plyde , he ran down Sir Harry Vane , and your Lordships know what became of the Chancellor . Sir Thomas Osbourn , now Earl of Danby , ran down Chancellor Hyde : what will become of the Earl of Danby , your Lordships can best tell . But let me see that man . that dare run the Earl of Danby down , and we shall soon see what will become of him . '
This being pronounced with a remarkably droll tons , the Duke of Buckingham , both surprised and disappointed , exclaimed aloud , * The man is inspired , and claret has done the business . ' This stroke of humour , however , could not take off the impression which the orator had made on the House . Such a train of executions , unexpectedly thrown before them at that critical juncture , produced such a change in the Treasurer ' s favour , that though he was expected to be
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Historical Fact
HISTORICAL FACT
RELATIVE TO ONE OF THE EARLS OF CARNARVON .
IN the reign of Charles the Second ; the . Lord-Treasurer Danb y was impeached by the Commons of England of high-treason , and other crimes and misdemeanours . Previous fo the examination of the Earl , at the bar of the Upper House , Buckingham had cajoled several Peers who were in the treasurer ' s interest ; andamong the
, rest , had assailed on his weak side the Welch Earl of Carnarvon . On the day of the trial the Duke invited the last-mentioned nobleman to a sumptuous banquet , and , having half intoxicated him with wine , easily persuaded him to go to the Plouse , and speak on behalf Of Danby , thereby hoping to render his cause ridiculous . Carnarvon , who had never made a speech in Parliament beforehastened to the
, House , with a full resolution to display his talents in : such an important affair . The business was no sooner opened , than he stood up and made the following harangue : c MY LORDS , ' I understand but a little of Latin , but a good deal of English , and
riot a little of the English history ; from which I have learnt the mischiefs of such kind of prosecutions as these , and the ill fate of the prosecutors : I could bring many instances , and those very antient ; but , my Lords , I shall go no farther back than the latter end of Queen Elizabeth ' s reign , at which time the Earl of Essex was run down b y Sir Walter Ralei gh , and your Lordships very well know what became of Sir Walter Raleih . My Lord Baconhe ran down Sir Walter
g , Raleigh , and your Lordships know what became of my Lord Bacon , The Duke of Buckingham , he ran down my Lord Bacon , and your Lordships know what happened to the Duke of Buckingham . Sir Thomas Wentworth , afterwards Earl of Stafford , ran down the Duke of Buckingham , and you all know what became of him . Sir Harry Vanehe ran down the Earl of Staffordand you know what became
, , of Sir Harry Vane . Chancellor Plyde , he ran down Sir Harry Vane , and your Lordships know what became of the Chancellor . Sir Thomas Osbourn , now Earl of Danby , ran down Chancellor Hyde : what will become of the Earl of Danby , your Lordships can best tell . But let me see that man . that dare run the Earl of Danby down , and we shall soon see what will become of him . '
This being pronounced with a remarkably droll tons , the Duke of Buckingham , both surprised and disappointed , exclaimed aloud , * The man is inspired , and claret has done the business . ' This stroke of humour , however , could not take off the impression which the orator had made on the House . Such a train of executions , unexpectedly thrown before them at that critical juncture , produced such a change in the Treasurer ' s favour , that though he was expected to be