KING (sarcastically.)
IF he be guilty, madam?
COUNTESS. Yes, sire; if he has forgotten what Your Majesty has done for Poland, he is no son of mine!
KING.
I shall spare you all the reflections I have made on the subject, madam. Tyrant as
I am, I shall not punish the innocent mother for the guilty son. But perhaps this
gentleman [ALBERT] and you [WEDGEWOOD] recommended trial—
WEDGEWOOD.
Trial by jury! Your Majesty has said it! There's freedom in the very words!
KING.
How is it to be managed?
WEDGEWOOD.
Managed, Your Majesty? Why, according to law and justice.
KING.
Good!
WEDGEWOOD.
Twelve honest, upright, free, and independent men are empanelled to hear the case—
KING.
Good again!
WEDGEWOOD. All the witnesses are examined, and all the testimony fairly summed up by learned counsel!