The Trial of the Cause on the Action Brought

by Hans Wintrop Mortimer by Trial, Francis Sykes, Defendant

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Perhaps the Most Notorious English Example of a Rigged Election Trial . Sykes, Francis 1730-1804 , Defendant. The Trial of the Cause on the Action Brought by Hans Wintrop Mortimer, Esq; Member for the Borough of Shaftesbury, Against Francis Sykes, Esq; For Bribery Committed at Shaftesbury, Previous to the General Election, In October, 1774. Tried by a Special Jury, On Saturday the 27th of July, 1776. At the Assize Held at Dorchester for the County of Dorset,

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