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Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse2

Title: Found on the Ld. Ch. J. Scr. door

Author: College, Stephen ?

Date(s): 1679 or 1680 ?

Manuscript: Lt q 11

Contents: Attack on Sir William Scroggs, Lord Chief Justice, for favouring the Roman

Catholic cause in his judgements, accusing him of accepting bribes, and

predicting his downfall. At end, "Nemine contradicente".

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Title: July 1679, A lampoon on the Lord Chief Justice Scroggs who in summing up the

evidence against Sir George Wakeman left out what made against him and was its

thought too favourable to other papists in their tryalls (verso).

Author: College, Stephen ?

Date(s): 1679 (title)

Manuscript: Lt q 11

Contents: Attack on Sir William Scroggs, Lord Chief Justice, for corruptly accepting

bribes to favour the Roman Catholic cause when judging trials

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