CHAPTER XVIII.

(1722.)

The Bishop in the Tower――Pope and Atterbury――The ‘Blackbird’――Treatment of Atterbury――Scenes in Camp――Soldiers and Footpads――Discipline――Christopher Layer――The Plot――Layer at Westminster――Antagonistic Lawyers――The Trial――A False Witness――A Confederate――Layer’s Ladies――Layer’s ‘Scheme’――The Defence――Strange Witnesses――The Verdict――Layer’s Dignity――The Jacobites in Mourning――A Jacobite Player――Suspension of the ‘Habeas Corpus’――Arrest of Peers――Lord Chief Justice Pratt――London Sights――Ambitious Thieves 369