During the Popish Plot he was frequently on the bench which condemned numerous innocent men on the perjured evidence of Titus Oates; this was remembered against him in 1685 when he secured the conviction of Oates for his perjury at the same trials.
During the Popish Plot he was frequently on the bench which condemned numerous innocent men on the perjured evidence of Titus Oates. These condemnations were remembered against him in 1685 when he secured the conviction of Oates for his perjury at the same trials.