Reasons for the tryal of the Earl of Torrington by impeachment by the Commons in Parliament, rather than any other way

Reasons for the tryal of the Earl of Torrington by impeachment by the Commons in Parliament, rather than any other way

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REASONS FOR THE TRYAL OF THE Earl of Torrington BY IMPEACHMENT BY THE Commons in Parliament, Rather than any other Way.

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REASONS FOR THE TRYAL OF THE Earl of Torrington BY IMPEACHMENT BY THE Commons in Parliament, Rather than any other Way.

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THat the Nation is Obliged in Honour, Justice, and Prudence, to have the Miſcarriage of our Fleet in the late Action at Sea, throughly Examined, and duely Puniſhed, I preſume no Man will deny.

And as to the Queſtion, Which way this May and Ought to be done?

That it May be done in Parliament, I conceive cannot be denyed, without ſuppoſing a very great Defect in the Conſtitution of our Government; as if it were not ſufficient to correct ſo notorious a Miſcarriage: and I know none who do deny it.

And that it Ought to be done at the Proſecution of the Commons, I am clear of Opinion, for theſe Reaſons:

I. That Way is Plain, and free from all thoſe Doubts and Queſtions, which may ariſe upon the Stat. of H3. C. 2. or and other Statute.

II. It being a Caſe, wherein not only this Nation, but many other States, viz. all our Confederates, are concerned, it ought in Honour and Reſpect to them to have the moſt Solemn Determination that may be; and not be left to the Determination of any Inferiour Authority; as if the Miſcarriage of ſome ordinary Officer, or ſome Cauſe of common or ordinary Concern was to be determined.

[Page] III. It is notoriouſly known to be the Deſire and Expectation not only of the Seamen, but generally of the People of this Nation, that Juſtice be done in this Caſe; and therefore their Repreſentatives, who are Elected and Intruſted to act for them, are obliged to demand Right on their behalf in a Caſe of ſo great Importance: And the Neglect hereof may juſtly be reſented by thoſe who choſe them.

IV. The Hononur of the State and Government is concerned to expreſs their juſt Reſentment of ſo great a Diſhonour done to both Nations: And it might be looked upon as a plain Indication of Unſettledneſs and Diſagreement among our ſelves, if both Houſes do not declare their Unanimity therein.

To theſe may be added,

V. Whereas Puniſhments do principally reſpect the Future, to prevent the like Miſchiefs for the time to come; and it is more than poſſible that ſo great a Crime was not committed without ſome Temptation from others; It is therefore poſſible that the Admiral may be able by ſome Diſcoveries to do ſuch Service to the King and Nation, as may in part expiate his Crime, and deſerve ſuch Mitigation of the Sentence, as is out of the Power of an Inferiour Court, and fit to be conſidered only in Parliament.

VI. It being a Crime of ſo great Publick Concern, and He being a Perſon of that Quality, it is fit the Tryal ſhould be, not on a Ship at Sea, where few Perſons can come, but as publick as may be, in the View of all People, that the Juſtice of the Proceedings may be viſible to all; that ſo the People may have no Cauſe to Murmur and Complain in caſe he be acquitted, nor He or his Friends have the Confidence to do it in caſe he be Condemned.

VII. Of the Officers in the Fleet, thoſe who fought not are generally ſuſpected by the Seamen and the People; and thoſe who fought 'tis likely may be ſuſpected by him and his Friends: So that of them it will be hard to ſelect ſuch as are free from all Suſpicion of Partiality on the one ſide or the other.

VIII. The Motion in the Houſe for Tryal by Impeachment in the Name of the Commons of England, may be of good Uſe to diſcover the Diſpoſition of many Members of Parliament to the Common Cauſe; and give tbe People, who are generally well affected to it, occaſion to make a better Choice of ſome of their Repreſentatives another time.

ADVERTISEMENT.

THere is Newly Publiſhed A Plain Relation of the Late Action at Sea, between the Engliſh and Dutch and the French Fleets, from June 22. to July 5. laſt, with Reflections thereupon, and upon the preſent State of the Nation, &c. Price 1 s. Sold by J. Harris at the Harrow in the Poultrey.

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LONDON, Printed for John Harris at the Harrow in the Poultrey. 1690.

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Reasons for the tryal of the Earl of Torrington by impeachment by the Commons in Parliament, rather than any other way

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