| Disgrifiad | who in 1840, "owing to a conflict between the House of Commons and the Courts of Law, respecting the execution of a writ issued from the Court of Queen's Bench, he boldly and patriotically upheld the supremacy of the Law against the arbitary and undefined power of the House of Commons, which summoned him to its Bar, and after an unavailing attempt to incline him to obey its orders and thereby to violate his oath of faithfully executing the Queen's Writs, committed him to the custody of the Sergeant at Arms and kept him a prisoner within the walls of the House for a period of two months ..." 2 items : arms and legend; chromolith |