Sir John Thorold, Bur. Sir Charles Turner, Kt.. The Hon. Tho. Wentworth... Sir John Jermayn, Bar. Lord Newport. William Whitmore, Efq; George Evelyn, Efq; L3 The The Hon. James Brudenell. John Morley Trevor, Efq; Lord Lumley. Daniel Willfon, Efq, Reynolds Calthrop, Efq; Sir John Rufhout, Bar. Sir William Robinfon, Bar. Tho. Yorke, Efq; William Pulteney, Efq; Hugh Cholmley, Efq; Edmund Dunch, Efq; William Strickland, Efq; Philip Papillon, Efq; Sir James Carmichael, Bar, Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bar. 1 Lord Fynch was unfortunately shut out at the Divifion; but the noble Part he acted in the Debate will ever be remembred to his Honour. N. B. The Honourable John Campbell, and William Thompson of Scarborough, Efq; were The Omitted in the former Edition of this Book. L4 Mr. Mr. STEEL E's. APOLOGY, &t. I Have waited with much Patience during the Seffion of Parliament, without offering at any Thing in my Juftification against the Sentence which paffed upon me on the 18th of March laft paft; which Sentence, and the Motives to it, are exprefs'd in the two following Refolutions. Refolved, That a Printed Pamphlet, intituled, The ENGLISHMAN, being the Clofe of the Paper fo called; and one other Pamphlet, Entituled, The CRISIS, written by Richard Steele, Efq; a Member of this House; are scandalous and feditious Libels, containing many Expreffions highly reflecting upon Her Majesty, and upon the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Oniverfities of this Kingdom, maliciously infinua ting, that the Proteftant Succeffion in the House of Hanover is in Danger under Her Majefty's Adminiftration, and tending to alienate the Af fections of Her Majesty's good Subjects, and to create Jealoufies and Divifions among them. Refolued, Refolved, That Richard Steele, Esquire, for his Offence. in Writing and Publishing the faid fcandalous and feditious Libels, be expell'd this House. I hoped every Day, during the Seffion, to have heard other Writers called to an Account for their Errors as well as my felf, especially those who had provoked me to fay what gave pr fo much Offence. In that Cafe I might perhaps have heard fomething alledg'd, that would have made it appear neceffary in the Representative of the People, to cenfure as well thofe who are imprudently zealous for them, as thofe who are against them. But fince they have punifhed only me, who, if I am guilty at all, am. guilty only of too forward Zeal in a good Caufe; I fay, fince the Commons, to fhew their Impartiality, have thought fit to diftinguish. only the Crimes of one of their own Members, by taking from him both his good Name and Seat in Parliament, while all other Writers: pafs unmentioned; that Member thinks himTelf at Liberty to do what he can to weaken the Force of that Cenfure, by a Narrative of all that pafs'd in their Houfe relating to himself, as well as he can recollect it. If the Reader will allow me the Liberty of fpeaking of my felf fometimes as a third Perfon, to avoid the Word 1, (which often repeated, even in a Juftification, has an Offence.. in it) I will tell the Story very honestly. It may, perhaps, appear undutiful to argue against what was acted by the Reprefentative of one's Country: But in order to keep us within fuch Bounds, it is expedient, on their Side, |