Chapter 1

THE JUDGES OF ENGLAND

"The man resolv'd and steady to his trust, Inflexible to ill, and obstinately just, May the rude rabble's insolence despise, Their senseless clamours, and tumultuous cries; The tyrant's fierceness he beguiles, And the stern brow, and the harsh voice defies, And with superior greatness smiles."

HORACE: _Odes_.

"The charge is prepared, the lawyers are set; The judges are ranged, a terrible show."

_Beggar's Opera._

LAW AND LAUGHTER BY GEORGE A. MORTON AND D. MACLEOD MALLOCH