OF

JOHN HORNE TOOKE,

INTERSPERSED WITH

ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.

BY ALEXANDER STEPHENS, ESQ.

OF THE HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLA.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

“ Nam divitiarum et formæ gloria Auxa
Atque fragilis est: virtus clara
Æternaque liabetur.”

Sall. Bel. CATALINAR. cap. 1.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON AND CO.,

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD.

VOL. II.

CHAPTER I.

(1777 to 1786.)

Mr. Horne's Confinement and Treatment in Jail

-Letter to Mr. Dunning Is rejected by

the Society of the Inner Temple-Writes and

publishes a political Pamphlet in Conjunction

with Dr. Price-Retires to the Country and be-

comes a Farmer-Returns to London-Joins

Mr. Pitt in an Attempt to reform the House of

Commons — A Plan for this Purpose~His

Conduct during the Westminster Election in

1784. .

С НА Р. ІІ.

(1786 to 1787.)

Mr. Horne Tooke publishes the first Edition of the

Diversions of Purley

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CHA P. III.

(1787 to 1794.)

Letter to the Prince of Wales.-Two pair of Por-

traits.- Mr. Tooke retires to Wimbledon -

Becomes a Candidate for Westminster-Peti-

tions Parliament -Trial with Mr. Fox - Is

arrested, and committed to the Tower