Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 6

           UponwhatIsaidinrelationtoourcourtsofjustice,hismajestydesiredtobesatisfiedinseveralpoints:andthisIwasthebetterabletodo,havingbeenformerlyalmostruinedbyalongsuitinchancery,whichwasdecreedformewithcosts.Heasked,"Whattimewasusuallyspentindeterminingbetweenrightandwrong,andwhatdegreeofexpense?Whetheradvocatesandoratorshadlibertytopleadincausesmanifestlyknowntobeunjust,vexatious,oroppressive?Whetherparty,inreligionorpolitics,wereobservedtobeofanyweightinthescaleofjustice?Whetherthosepleadingoratorswerepersonseducatedinthegeneralknowledgeofequity,oronlyinprovincial,national,andotherlocalcustoms?Whethertheyortheirjudgeshadanypartinpenningthoselaws,whichtheyassumedthelibertyofinterpreting,andglossinguponattheirpleasure?Whethertheyhadever,atdifferenttimes,pleadedforandagainstthesamecause,andcitedprecedentstoprovecontraryopinions?Whethertheywerearichorapoorcorporation?Whethertheyreceivedanypecuniaryrewardforpleading,ordeliveringtheiropinions?Andparticularly,whethertheywereeveradmittedasmembersinthelowersenate?"

           Hefellnextuponthemanagementofourtreasury;andsaid,"hethoughtmymemoryhadfailedme,becauseIcomputedourtaxesataboutfiveorsixmillionsa-year,andwhenIcametomentiontheissues,hefoundtheysometimesamountedtomorethandouble;forthenoteshehadtakenwereveryparticularinthispoint,becausehehoped,ashetoldme,thattheknowledgeofourconductmightbeusefultohim,andhecouldnotbedeceivedinhiscalculations.But,ifwhatItoldhimweretrue,hewasstillatalosshowakingdomcouldrunoutofitsestate,likeaprivateperson."Heaskedme,"whowereourcreditors;andwherewefoundmoneytopaythem?"

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