The Speech of the Right Honourable John Aislabie, esq.
The Speech of the Right Honourable John Aislabie, esq.; upon his defence made in the House of lords
John Aislabie (British, 1670–1742), London: Printed for J. Roberts, 1721
Although Aislabie tried to claim he was a mere scapegoat, or “skreen,” for guiltier colleagues, he was convicted of “most notorious, dangerous, and infamous corruption” and was imprisoned for nearly five months in the Tower.
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