CHAPTER XIX.

(1723.)

The Plot――Satire on the Plot――Decyphering――Proceedings against Atterbury――Debate in the Commons――Debate in the Lords――Condemnation of Plunkett――Kelly’s Trial――Kelly’s Defence――Sentence on Kelly――The King at Kensington――Arrests――Patten in Peril――A Strange Sermon――Treatment of Atterbury――Oglethorpe and Atterbury――In the House of Lords――The Whig Press and the Bishop――Street Incidents――Opening of Letters――Sir Constantine Phipps――The Defence――Special Pleading――Evidence for Atterbury――Pope, as a Witness――Atterbury’s Defence――Rejoinder for the Crown――Wit of Lord Bathurst――Newspaper Comments――Atterbury and Layer――Layer on Holborn Hill――Layer at Tyburn――Lamentation for Layer――Lamentation, continued――Bolingbroke, Atterbury――Atterbury Leaving the Tower――Atterbury on the Thames――Pope and Atterbury――Layer’s Head――The Co- Conspirators――Atterbury serving the Chevalier――Letter from Atterbury 397

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