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That this business most likely was left chiefly, or 

 quite to Sir Charles's management. And after 

 my having gone through the examination above 

 mentioned, every unprejudiced man must have 

 been well satisfied that my conduct on riding Es- 

 cape did not appear improper, than from the very 

 great part that Sir Charles had chose to take in 

 seconding those abuses on my riding Escape. 

 And knowing those abuses were gone abroad, — 

 and such a very particular occasion as this, it 

 certainly was Sir Charles Bunbury's duty to the 

 Jockey Club, &c. to have given their clerk or- 

 ders to inform the public, that the Jockey Club 

 had been imposed upon for a short time, con- 

 cerning Chifney's riding His Royal Highness the 

 Prince of Wales's horse Escape, unfiiir; and 

 that the Prince of Wales and the Jockey Club had 

 taken every pains to make themselves perfectly 

 satisfied, that it was a false, malicious representa- 

 tion. Had this been done, it would have done 

 away those characters from libelling the Prince 



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