Note 302 — Chapter XVI · ON THE STATE OF THE CONSTITUTION IN THE REIGNS OF ANNE, GEORGE I., AND GEORGE II.

State Trials, 196, 229. It is observed by Cunningham (p. 286) that Sacheverell's counsel, except Phipps, were ashamed of him; which is really not far from the case. "The doctor," says Lockhart, "employed Sir Simon, afterwards Lord Harcourt, and Sir Constantine Phipps as his counsel, who defended him the best way they could, though they were hard put to it to maintain the hereditary right and unlimited doctrine of non-resistance, and not condemn the revolution. And the truth on it is, these are so inconsistent with one another that the chief arguments alleged in this and other parallel cases came to no more than this; that the revolution was an exception from the nature of government in general, and the constitution and laws of Britain in particular, which necessity in that particular case made expedient and lawful." Ibid.