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6. That the said Doctor had seven thousand Acres in the Barrony of Ballebuoy more then he had either Order for, or Right unto.
7. That the said Doctor received 1100. l. for a Duplicate of Straffords Survey, which never cost him 20. l. the transcribing.
To which Instances the said Doctor intended to have said. Viz.
To the First.
That Flower was a vicious wretch and notoriously guilty of Covetousnesse, That he by tricks, and abusing the Lord Lieutenants kindness had trappanned him, the said Doctor, out of an Estate worth 500. l. per annum, for a rent charge of 100. l. per annum only, which he never yet paid, and has been the Author of all the said Doctors troubles, meerly to work him out of the said 100. l. per annum; That he had been damnified by that transaction with Flower above one thousand pounds, and that without hopes or design (from first to last) of ever gaining any thing by him, and much lesse of being bribed.
To the Second.
That he had done great Acts of Kindnesse and Charity for the said Captain Sands, That he was to give the said Sands eight hundred acres of Land for a House, and some imaginary benefit of an Order of his, which he needed not; the said house not being worth 300. l. That the reason of Sands his complaint, was his own great guilt in seeking to abuse the State, and the said Doctor, in a most unchristian manner.
To the Third.
That he doth not remember any such expression as Land beyond the Moon, but that if it were used, 'twas in kindness towards the said Liuetenant Colonel Brayfield; That if he had not his Order served so soon as he desired, 'twas because the said Doctor could find nothing good enough for him. For the said Doctor ever affected the person of the said Brayfield, was commanded by the Lord Lieutenant to assist him, and was desired the same by his then Partner and Friend, Sir Thomas Herbert.
To the Fourth.
That Winkworth is a very weak mistaking Person, who had no more wit then to think by this device to withhold the Doctor from Questioning him for the razure of an Order made in his own case.
The others he needed onely to have denyed with some explication, Sir Hierom having upon more mature thoughts declined them himself.
- Sir Hierom after many threatnings of the said Doctor to question him again, sometimes in one place, and sometimes in another, did at length upon the twelfth of July 1659. procure the following
