The Trial of Thomas Hardy for High Treason (1794) [ Concepts ]
… report, and from the debates in both Houses of Parliament. Q. You did not go to these Societies to read the public papers, or to read the debates in both Houses of Parliament? A. I had not time in general to read the public papers. Q. Which way then did you get your information? Wills. What information ? Mr. Bower. Upon politics; you said you … Those only. Q. Was that the place where you took up your constitutional doctrine ? A. Long before that. Q. From the newspapers ? A. Sometimes I have had the honour of being in the Honourable House of Commons to hear the debates. Q. And you …
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