16 May 1807

Scotch Reform

Letter VI

Letter VI

V. Authoritative Plans

But my Lord, could but one of the learned Memorialists /majority/, to such a degree by the title of his first get the better of his second nature, as to consent to try causes in the new character of an honest Judge /man/ (your Lordship knows by this time what I mean by an honest Judge) - and to discover /is by this time more or less acquainted with my honest Judge having first discovered/ that (acting /judging/) honestly (in the character of a Judge and pursuing the ends of justice) is not contrary to the Act of Union or a violation of the [...?] of right - and moreover succeeded if possible, in persuading the Right Honourable President, and through him the 9 other learned Lords /his Co-Memorialists/, that the mode of judicature "most excellent" for ,5 would be good for ,5,1 s , could any such self-victories be obtained /atchieved[?]/, and discoveries made not all the extra salaries designed for both he extra Presidents with the addition of the revived extraordinary Lords could be too great /sufficient/ to reared the merit of the discovery.

But I am running wild again and coming back to my old vision as if it were possible that a mode of judicature which is " most excellent" for 59,540 causes should be good for the remaining 4,550 of which the remainder is comprized.

Lett. II.[?] p.52