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 whom they thinking to be full of wrath and revenge, would be glad to poure it all out upon me.

As to Fraud so often, and so Tautologically repeated in Sir Hieromss Articles: Did I ever alter a title in any Originall Survey, or Field Book, to gratifie the Irish Proprietors, who were alwayes forward with Bribes to tempt me to such practices? When the State did (in a most dangerous way of frugality) refuse to have Copies made of the Surveyes, I gave in (by reason whereof I might have gotten their onely Copy into my own hands, in order to the distribution) was I not at near unto a 100l. charge, to make such a Transcript as served for the said distribution? the other being thereby saved from destruction; which even the too often handling and turning of it would have caused; so as it is kept in the Exchequer for a Check: Could I not, having gotten that onely Copy, have abused it, in order to manifold frauds and evill practises? Who but my self propounded or was Earnest to get a Duplicate of all Debentures into the Office for setting out Lands? without which, we might have