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 to a Bribe: So Capt. Sands was glad to give him his house in Oxmantown that hee bought of Adjutant Gen. Allen, and to make a Writing for it: but afterwards Capt. Sands would have had his Writing again, and the Doctor would not give it him; so they fell to struggling, and Capt. Sands was glad to tear the Writing all to pieces. I say, Mr Speaker, this was an Inducement to a Bribe, but I have fouler things in my Papers here that I brought from Dublin; I say from Dublin, Mr. Speaker:

Whilst hee went on at this rate, the House fell a talking one with another; till at length one, who had some other business to move, desired that the Gentleman might bring in his Charge in writing. But another answered, that the Gentleman had his Papers in his hand, and that all was in writing already. Another moved, hee might have time allowed him to understand his Papers. Another, fearing when Sir Hierome had done, that something of an ill nature would be moved, desired that Sir Hierome might proceed, this Motion seemed to Sir Hierome like Assuerus his holding out the Golden