The Grand Accuser the Greatest of All Criminals

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1735. Excerpt: ... f after, the Secretary of State figned the Queen's 1 pclitive Pleafurc to have that Money paid; and 4 accordingly her Majcfty iigned a Warrant June 1 the ai/f, and the Treafurer not being able then with all his Precaution, to difeover further Light, the Money was paid July.the 4th, 1711, 'Since the Return from th'at Expedition the Secret is difcovered, and the Trcalurcr's Sufpif cion justified, tor the Publick was cheated of 'above Twenty thou/and Pounds. There is Rcalon to be more particular upon 'this Head, becaufe it is one of the Things never 'to be ibrgiven the Trcafurcr; and Lord Chanr ccllor had told him more to that Purpofe, that they told him no Government was worth 4 ferving, . that would let them make thole Advantages, and get fuch Jobbs. One Thing more is craved Leave to be added, L that the Treafurer was forced to ufe all his Skill and Crai't. to keep theHoufe of Commons from t examining this Affair laft Parliament. I come now to Ipeak again of the Lord Godolpbi-. The Director of the Examiner had fo much indulged his brutal Propcnlity to Defamation, that jt became habitually Part of his Conftitution, and he could no more rcftrain it, than he (Auld fubdue pthcr more human and cxcufable Vic, which he had in common with other Men. What clfe but ftn ungovernable fell Malignity of Temper, could inftigate him to infult over the Lord Godolphin when dead, and to purfuc him even beyond the Grave, with Threats of expoling him in a worfe Character than was yet known to' the World, if finy mould dare to' vindicate his good Name, and io Honour to his Memory, upon Points that he (this unqnfcjqnabjc Slanderer, who made no thing of facrificing Truth to Falfhood to fervc his Ends) fhould not allow to be true. Examiner, Sept. 2.5, 171a. It hath be...