 Coke also brought up the issue of hunting game . During the late 18th century a series of laws were passed protecting a landowner 's right to hunt , and giving severe penalties to poachers . On 27 February Coke , an enthusiastic hunter , suggested in Parliament that these laws be relaxed ; " Combinations had been formed in the Country against the execution of these laws and some lives had been lost " . Before any motion could be brought ( it was not until 1827 that the laws were revised ) the situation in America came up again . On 22 February , Henry Seymour Conway brought a motion asking the King to " listen to the humble prayer and advice of his faithful Commons , that the war on the continent of North America may no longer be pursued for the impractical purpose of reducing the inhabitants of that country to obedience by force " . While the motion failed , it was again brought on 27 February , and passed . With this , Conway moved that " An humble address be presented to His Majesty " ; George III replied that he would see them on 3 March at St James 's Palace . It was then that " the most important and symbolic act of Coke 's political career " occurred . As a Knight of the Shire , Coke had the right to appear in court dressed " in his boots " as opposed to in formal court dress ; this he did , appearing in front of George III dressed in leather breeches , boots and spurs . 
