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 our former Deviation; They resolved forthwith to cry out [Arbitrary Power!] Who made you Chancellors, &c. But God, who bids us not to regard the cause of the poor, in judgement with-held me from being charitable out of that which was not my own, and sacrificing to him what cost me nought: Whereat some of my fellow Commissioners wondered, and out of tenderness were offended. But God put it further into my heart, to silence them likewise, by giving the poor wretch some piece of Money, and leaving it to them to commiserate him in the like manner (against whom they thought me so hard-hearted) which they have often done, upon such my example.

The other Reason of my severity, was the backwardness of my Partners to act, and the reputation I had upon that accompt to do all my self, which was to me a ground to be as careful as if I had certainly fore-seen what is since come to pass, viz. That I must answer for all.

7ly, Surmises and Clamours being thus multiplyed, I became the Robin-goodfellow and Oberon of the whole Country. For as heretofore Domestick Servants