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, without respect had to the just interest of the absent, and helpless? Was it not by this rational, wholsom, and impartial severity, that the Scriptum est of our Office, was equivalent with the Signatum & Sigillatum of others; so as a Note out of our books, attested by a Clerk, went for a Pattent in all Courts? For my own particular, I can assure you, Sir, That to maintain this course and frame of Justice, I so far declined bribes or gratuities, that I alwaies refused even presents of Eatables and Drinkables; yea, I forbore to take Fees, as a Phisitian, for fear they might be intended to byass my actings, in my other trusts and capacities.

For evidence of all this you shall find no Complaints against me, for the favour I shewed A. to the wrong of B. but that I wronged both A. and B. to the advantage of my self: Nor did the Court commonly called the Green Chamber (instituted for the Examination of such matters, the Members whereof were most of them disaffected to me) ever make any reflections of this kind upon me: Nor could the busiest Informer, buzzing about the Parliament, at their first Restitution,