Trial of an action for thirty seven thousand pounds brought by Paul Benfield, Esq. against Samuel Petrie, Esq. upon a carriage of bribery : tried at Salisbury, the 12th of March, 1782, before Sir Richard Perryn, Knt. ... the opening and reply of Mr. Serjeant Grosse, the defence of Mr. Burke, the arguments of Mr. Pitt, Mr. Batt and Mr. Watson, the charge of Mr. Baron Perryn ... to which is added a letter from Petrie ... against the last return for the borough of Cricklade

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