TRYAL OF THOMAS, EARL OF MACCLESFIELD IN THE HOUSE OF PEERS, FOR HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS; UPON AN IMPEACHMENT. Samuel Buckley, London, 1725. Folio, contemporary calf, 284pp. Minor wear to binding, else VG Sir Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, 1666-1732. Lord Chancellor of England, was found guilty of financial defalcations, including participation in the misappropriation of funds on deposit in the court, and was confined to the Tower until he paid a fine of 30,000 pounds.
