Mr. Carlile: It is his, for it has been answered by the Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. That is the best way to elicit truth. Sir W. Drummond's name is to it.
The Chief Justice: No matter by whom it is written. I cannot stay in this place and hear the doctrines of Christianity impugned.
Mr. Carlile: It is not yet proven that I have committed error.
The Chief Justice: I know that—I have stated so all along; but you must not revile and calumniate the Christian religion.
Mr. Carlile: I do not calumniate. I wish to enter on a fair examination.
The Chief Justice: You are not allowed, neither is any man, to read in this place matter calumniating the Holy Scriptures.
Mr. Carlile: It is not calumniating.
The foreman of the jury now addressed his lordship. He said the gentlemen of the jury thought the defendant could not do himself any service by going on with such a defence
Mr. Carlile: Am I to understand that to be the sentiment of the jury?
Several Jurymen: Certainly.