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Brokers, and not till the Body of the Army was satisfied; That none who ever sold him any, did ever complain of the least hardship put upon them, and that it was not possible for him so to do.
To the Third.
That he never received Penny from the State but according to Contract, and not till he had past all kind of Examinations. That the Work he hath done is even now worth more then the State hath paid for it, &c. That he had no Land by his own assumption, but all by Orders from other Commissioners, and the Council, in a way not repugnant to Law, and not at lesse Rates or Considerations then others; and if there was any singularity in the manner, 'twas to his one damage onely.
To the Fourth.
That for the generallity of the Actions he had done, as Commissioner and Surveyour, he hoped he might without much vanity, glory in them; Instancing his Measuring twenty two Counties in thirteen Moneths, Satisfiying twenty thousand Debenters, without alteration, using strictnesse towards the greatest Persons, &c.
To the Fifith.
That his fellow Commissioners were Persons of Integrity and Ability, and that he would not prevent them of the Honour to clear themselves.
To the Sixth.
That above three hundred thousand Acres of Land were yet undisposed, and that what was already set out, had satisfied more Debt then needed to have been charged upon it.
- After the abovesaid Defence of the said Doctor, and when the said Sir Hierom (being newly come from seeking Proofes out of Ireland) was urged in the Parliament to instance particulars, with reference to the above Charge, He alledged as followeth:
- That Lieutenant Colonell Flower bringing an Order for Land, The said Doctor asked, what he would give him to set it out to him. Flower answers, 100. l. The Doctor replied, 'twas an inconsiderable Reward, demanding half the Rents, at length they conclude for 100. l. per annum, as a Rent Charge, The said Sir Hierom calling the same, an Horrible bribe.
- That Captaine Sands producing the like Order, could not have his Lands untill he had given the Doctor a faire house in Dublin, calling the same, an Inducement to a Bribe.
- That Lieutenant Colonell Brayfeild demanding Land, was told, his Lands were beyond the Moon.
- That Captain Winckworth doing the like, was told, that the Lands he desired were kept for my Lord Deputy.
- That the Debenters of the Souldiers commonly amounting to five shillings two pence, the said Doctor would pay the five shillings, but keep the two pence for himself.
