Letters of Junius (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Excerpt from Letters of Junius

Nearly a year after the commencement of the correspondence Junius addressed a letter to the King himself. It was couched in language of studied moderation, and was free from the scorching bitterness of the other letters. But the attorney-general straightway filed a Bill in the Court of King's Bench against Henry Woodfall, the printer of the Public Advertiser, charging him with uttering a false and seditious libel. The case was tried before Lord Mansfield, and the jury, after a protracted consideration, brought in a verdict of Guilty of printing and publishing only The insertion of the word only com plicated the issue, and the case was ultimately dismissed and Woodfall discharged. A new trial was commenced, but abandoned upon technical grounds.

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