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 Sir, this kind of Reasoning lightens my Calamity, and keeps me (as you see) as much from railing and ranting, whilst I discourse of my own Enemies and wrongs, as I should be, when I but enquire into the causes of Thunder and Lightning, or of diseases in the Body.

Thirdly, some who would not be wanting to themselves (as they commonly term it) when they saw their unreasonable demands crost at the Councell (and that the suggestions wherewith they armed or rather abused their friends, Members of the same, were blown away into vapour) became angry, and beginning passionately to cry out, Nolumus hunc Regnare, took the same course that the wicked Husbandmen did, who when they had beaten their Landlords servants, thought fit to kill his Son too, that the Inheritance might be theirs, imagining that if any could convict me of some notorious misdemeanours or male-administrations, that then they should each of them presently ascend to that reputation and employment wherein they had observed me.

Now to enable themselves for the business; They first framed Chancery Bills of