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T. every arbitrary counsel. Some instances of im-perious exprestions, as well as actions, were gi-ven byPym; who afterwards entered into a morepersonal attack of that minister, and endeavour-ed to expose bis whole character and manners.The austere genius of Strafford, occupied in thepursuits of ambition, had not rendered his breastaltogether inaccessible to the tender passions, orsecured him from the dominion of the fair; andin that sullen age, when the irregularities ofpleasure were more reproachful than the mostodious crimes, these weaknesses were thoughtworthy of being mentioned , together with histreasons , before so great an assembly. And uponthe whole, the orator concluded, that it belong-ed to the house to provide a remedy proportion-able to the disease, and to prevent the farthermischiefs justly to be apprehended from the in-fluence, which this man had acquired over themeasures and counsels of their sovereign 4 .

Sik John Clotworthy au Irish gentleman, SirJohn Hotham of Yorkssiire, and many others,entered into the same topics: And after severalhours spent in bitter invective, when the doorswere locked, in order to prevent all discoveryof their purpose; it was moved, in consequenceof the resolution secretly taken, that Straffordshould immediately be impeached of high treason.This motion was received with universal appro-bation; nor was there, in all the debate, one

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