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That when the said Doctor laboured to be tryed in Ireland, before those who had been Witnesses of his Actings, (waving his priviledge as a member of Parliament for that purpose) that he should be hurried on a suddain to the highest and last Judicature in England. That when he would go back into Ireland, should be held in England, and endeavours used for his being sent back thither ignominiously; And now he is in England, and desires to be tryed here, should be remanded into Ireland by an Order odly gotten, and as it were upon Sir Hieroms stealing in the Articles into the House contrary to his own promise, without so much as having them read through, before they were referred, as himself related.

Out of all which, 'tis hoped no impartial Considerer of these things will think it impossible, but that the said Doctor may be an honest man, nor will judge him before he be heard, nor will have so little curiosity, as not to desire he may be heard; but on the contrary will think, that a man coming from smal and unlikely beginnings to the management of many considerable Trusts, to the favour successively of all in chief Power in his time, and to a competent Estate, may be envied. Nor that among 20000. persons, who envy one anothers Portions and Lotts, there may grow up an Epidemical malice, and a pannick fear of strange Wrongs done and intended unto them; e·peciallyespecially [sic] it being so natural in us all, to supplant those, to whom God hath given any Eminency, either in Riches, Power, or Parts, above our Selves, which (by the way) is often cunningly and improperly said concerning him, to prejudice all those unto whom he may endeavour to vindicate himself, or at least to keep Neuters, till the bottome of the whole be laid open. And lastly, it is very probable from the times of his Impeachment, the sparing him some years after the Body of his Imployments and Undertakings were over; the appearing of such a person as Sir Hierom Sankey in the cause; the shifting of Articles from one nature and form to ano·heranother [sic], the vehemence of the prosecution; the accusing him in Parliaments, before any Remedy was sought elsewhere; the interest of the Parties; the emptiness of the Complaints when scan'd; the fewness of the miscarriages, (though all allegations were proved,) if compared with the infinity of the occasions from whence they arose; the Endeavours to have him Tryed sometimes in one place, sometimes in another, with the forbearance of others equally taxable. Truly from all these Considerations, 'tis very probable, that some more secret and private interest, is the true cause of the Doctors tribulations. A strict Enquiry whereinto, would perhaps make much for the publick profit, and well become the Justice and Wisdome of the Parliament; that the innocent Subjects and painful Servants of this Common-wealth be not Sacrificed to private Spleen and Animosities, nor any man ruined to make good the rash Engagements of others.