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 points which will make them leave troubling me, but the seeing me actually undone, quocunque modo. For such satisfactions and Convincings, do onely beat them of their first ground to some other; the unfirmness whereof, they do not so well understand. For if I could have been so patient, as to have said little in answer to all the noise they have made: it had been pleasant to see the numerous absurdities they had run into, as they did before in their idle talk of Bribes (which since they call forcible Compositions) buying Debentures without Licence, Embeazelling the whole security of the Army: Od pence, Tipperary Surveys, &c. Wherefore I do not impose upon your discretion as to the manner, time, &c. of communicating all or part of what I have written; For if they will take the paines to frame new Articles, I shall still receive the honour to answer them; and as for everting what I have said, I give them seven years time, and will allow them seven times as much malice as Mr. Worsly himself hath against: Let me but have (as one time or other I shall) an upright Judicatory, I mean by upright such as do