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to have made sure of one party; rather then by a consciencious impartiality, to be grownd between many? Did I exorbitantly claw with those Preachers, in whom his Lordship placed much of his interest? or use any incivility (much less hardship or injustice) towards the Sectarian contrary interest? having equally in my Ministerial capacity serv'd both. Did I not leave this Chefs play of parties to other Gamesters? being my self content with the love and good opinion of a few rationall, learned, good natured, fair-dealing, and universally religious Friends, with whom I shall never suffer; nor with any that have long and intimately known me: Where also by the way, I pray ask whether Sir Thomas Herbert my partner in the Councell businesse, Mr. Gookin, Major Symner, and M. King, my fellow Commissioners in that Fountain of Odium, The setting out Lands; Or whether those Clerks or Instruments of most ancient standing in my severall employments, and such upon whose Lives and Conversations there has been no stain, do or have spoken ill of me and my Administrations? although the stream
