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affaires, yett he did not thinke those vertues of his a sufficient protection for such crimes as were charged in a paper he had received, and therefore desired, nay urged them to shew their skill and industry in finding out the truth of what was there suggested.
The officers gave his Excellency thanks, erect a committee for the purpose, propounded the raising of 500li to buy tooles wherewith to catch the wolfe, but seeme to decline the libell, and proceed uppon another more laudable worke, of seeing only what was become of the armyes security, without respect to or seeming suspicion of any particular person, nay not of Dr Petty himselfe; for, being exspressly and authoritatively asked, the leader of them denyed any such thing; and yett the news at London was, that the Lord Deputy, having by some late discoveryes of Dr Pettys miscarriages been convinced of them, had freely delivered him up to justice.
That Sir Anthony Morgan, the Drs chief friend, uppon the like conviction, was most forward in the prosecution.
That some of Sir Anthonyes dependants were waiting for the employment wherein the said Dr had miscarried; that the Drs lands were sequestred, his study and papers sealed up, &c., and, in fine, that the Doctor would never more bee seen in Ireland.
The news in Ireland was of the same nature, though not in the same degree, because men by their owne eyes could see falshood in many particulars of what was told in England; but what the news wanted as to horrour in Ireland, it had in extent, for there was noe man who did not talke thereof, nor any table nor taverne unprovided of a theame to discourse uppon for many days together; uppon all which the adventurers who wrought the letter of the 17th of September, before recited, and engaged for such a reward for the Drs service to them, as whereby hee might have gained neer 2000li, grew exceeding cold and suspiciouse; his tenants grew delatory and full of excuses as to the payment of their rent; himselfe was discouraged from improving his estate, and from accepting of such proposalls as tended to his honourable and happier settlement in the world. The aforementioned assembly of justiciary officers, after venting much spleene, and through their passions letting the world not only peepe into but pore and gaze uppon the common intention, I meane the less noble and wise of those officers, propounded the seizing of papers, hanging of padlocks, diving into intentions by fetching foule wast papers back from the dunghill, and seeking for
