Lord  Juttice  Clerk, — Mr.  MargaiQt^  stand
up  and  hear  the  criminal  libel  read  i^^am^^
you.
The  Indictment  read  as  follows  i

George,  &c.  Forasmuch  as  it  b  humyv
meant  and  complained  to  us,  by  ourngbt
trusty  Robert  Dundas,  esq.  of  AmisteB,  our
advocate,  for  our  interest  upon  Maurice  Mar-
garot, merchant  in  Marybonef^Londoo,  No.
10,  High-street,  residing  or  late^  le^disig,
at  the  Black  Bull  Inn,  head  of  Leith  Walk,
barish  of  St.  Cuthbert's  and  coiutj  of  Edin-
burgh :  that  whereas,  by  the  laws  of  this,  ^rl
of  every  well  governed  realm,  seditioaisa
crime  of  an  heinous  nature,  and  aevecefy  pa*
nishahle ;  yet  true  it  is,  and  df  venl^,  tftnl  the
said  Maurice  Margarot  has  presumed  taooaa-
mit,  and  is  guilty  actor*  or  art  sond  past  oCaaiJ
crime:  in  so  far  as,  tbeoaaid  Mauiioe  Mar-
garot having  been  named  a  deloBaie  fay  aa
assodation  of.  seditious  people,  caiuu  lfac»*
selves  the  Corresponding  Society  of  ^'nrh*
did  repair  to  Edinburgh  with  the  wickad  aaa
felonious  purpose  of  joiniag  and  rn  oarnliic
with  an  illegal  asaocistioa  of  cail  j*y»— ^
and  seditious  persona,  who  origioaUydewMnd
themselves.  The  General  ConTaniioii  ai  ebc
Friends  of  the  Poople;  batwbahavftof  lalaas-
'  sumed  the  designatkm  of^  *^  the  Brttib  eoik-
"*  vention  of  the  debgata^  of  Iba  peopk^a^
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