It is upon these grounds that we have charged the prisoner at your bar with having acted arbitrarily, illegally, unjustly, and tyrannically: and your Lordships will bear in mind that these acts were done by his sole authority, which authority we have shown to have been illegally assumed.
Burke outlines the charges against a prisoner, highlighting the arbitrary and tyrannical nature of their actions.
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