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 ; Not onely my simple Act, but design, contrivance and revenge: And yet such was the firmness, natural Justice and unalterableness of what was usually done, and such was the approbation, that upon all Complaints it found from Superiors, That men would onely make their applications to me, would onely be served by me, expecting that all the casual imperfect and extorted promises I made them in the street, should be made good by me, and with equal firmness with Letters Pattents.

9ly, Whereas by reason of all the aforementioned Employments, many several persons made applications to me; I was forced to restrain the growing impertinencies of some, with very short answers, and to nip the unreasonableness of others, perhaps with a jest, when serious answers would not suffice; It came to pass that persons so dealt withal, would think themselves extreamly injured and abused, especially when the same jest was used and repeated upon them again by others afterwards; and my self in such their heats and mistakes, was rendered an insulting and insolent Fellow, and as one