THE SPEECH OF HENRY SACHEVERELL, D. D. UPON HIS IMPEACHMENT AT THE BAR OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS, IN WESTMINSTER-HALL, MARCH 7. 1709-10

London: Printed in the Year, 1710. First Edition. Original Sewn Wrappers. Very Good binding. The speech given by Henry Sacheverell before the House of Lords, on occasion of his impeachment after an incendiary sermon he gave, denouncing Whigs, Presbyterians, and Dissenters as false friends and enemies of the church. His conviction would cause a groundswell of support, rioting, and the landslide victory by the Tories in 1610, the year of publication. Disbound; toning to the perimeter of the title page. In this edition the device on the title page is a basket of flowers; a variant is a sun with a face in it. A Very Good copy of the First Edition. (ESTC T49661). Very Good binding.