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LETTERS, TRACTS, b^r.- 411'Hof do him juftice, there were other courts, beforewhich their fentence might come, where fuch paf-'fions as prevailed here had not reached." The counfelhaving pleaded the caufe, it was expected thejudges would immediately proceed to confider theproof, and pafs fentence. But contrary to expecl nation,and to the ordinary forms of criminal courts,they fald, they would firft, as the counfel for the defenderhad done, take one day to confider the proofThis, it was fufpe6led, was done with the defign,that what impreffions were made by the counfelmight be worn ofFj and perhaps it wa5 alfo that theymight have time to agree upon the fentence theywere to pafs. While, therefore, the judges are fhutup conlidering the amount of the proof, the modfanguine part of which confided of their own depofitions,I will, as in a former interval of court, drive toentertain the reader with an account of fome of theprofeflbrs of Clutha at that time. As it did not fuitwith the plan of this hiftory to infert their fpeeches,it may be judged the more neceffary to give fomecharacter of themfelves, fince they are the principalperfonages in this academical drama ; and, happily,the account I am to give of them, is literally tranfiatedfrom ancient and authentic memoirs concerningthem.Chap. 36. I find it would fwell this work to toogreat a fize, and hinder me from gratifying the impatienceof the public, fhould^ I here infert the characterof every. profelTor of the ancient Clutha : But,without any confiderable lofs to the reader, I mayfafely abridge this part of my. work ; for, at that particulartime, the teaching profelTors of Clutha, thoughtheydiffered in many refpe£ls, yet, in many refpe