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 one parcel in a thousand so much as accused.

For this Survey did pass, not only more Examinations than were necessary (being made to run the Gantlope of all Offices belonging to the State) but many more than ever were heard of before: For immediately before my undertaking, a Surveyor (though known to be both careless and ignorant) needed for receiving his wages only to attest under his own hand, that his work was good; whereas Mr Worsly rackt himself and his brains to invent racks for the Examination of my work: Not unlike the Policy of the Church of Rome, as it was deciphered to me by Monseur Cantarine that Priest, whom (if you remember) wee were wont to admire for his wit, notwithstanding his free feeding and age. This Priest and self were eating together at the image of St. Ambrose our Ordinary, and together with us a mad swearing Debauchè: after dinner I asked Monseur Cantarine what pennance they used to impose upon such lewd Hectors; hee answered mee, Very little; for (said hee) they would do little, if wee should, and rather neglect the