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 leave? Did the Lord Deputy ever detect me counterfeiting his hand, or putting his Seal without his Order? or otherwise abusing his favour and authority; Many of which juggles I could more easily have managed; then those gross dis-ingenious Fooleries whereof I am accused.

Moreover, why should I not be as faithful to one trust as to another? For my Lord Fleetwood in his three years dayly observation of me, found nothing unworthy of that clear favour wherein he left me; nor hath his Lordship ever found any proof, for those unchristian Whispers of my being a treacherous Incendiary between him and his Brother; I having always bin, according to my pretensions, faithful to each of them, alwayes labouring for peace and good correspondency between them both; It is probable I was more concerned for the Lord Henry Cromwel, for that he was so careful of me, as that no clamour, whisper, or other trinckling, in eight moneths time of my absence could induce him to sacrifice me to secret rage and malice; In gratitude and acknowledgment thereof; who hath