intention Not the Opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown which was transmitted to you confidentially should be brought into the Statement made in Count, but that a general statement should be made that the L.O. of the Crown, not the Nolle Prosequi in Entering a proacquittal, must not be taken to acquiesce in the Judgment of the Chief Justice. I add with reference to The Pollard remarks of Lowe, what Howard it is for consideration whether it will be most convenient to place the Law beyond doubt, unambiguously, & await the occasion for appealing.
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