150 CHARGE AGAINST MR. OLIVER ST. JOHN. 



appear, had never less to do. And certainly there 

 is no better sign of omnia bene,&quot; than when this 

 court is in a still. 



But, my lords, this is a sea of matter : and there 

 fore I must give it over, and conclude, that there 

 was never king reigned in this nation that did bet 

 ter keep covenant in preserving the liberties and 

 procuring the good of his people : so that I must 

 needs say for the subjects of England, 



&quot; O fortunatos nimium sua si boni norint;&quot; 



as no doubt they do both know and acknowledge it; 

 whatsoever a few turbulent discourses may, through 

 the lenity of the time, take boldness to speak. 



And as for this particular, touching the benevo 

 lence, wherein Mr. I. S. doth assign this breach of 

 covenant, I leave it to others to tell you what the 

 king may do, or what other kings have done ; but I 

 have told you what our king and my lords have done : 

 which, I say and say again, is so far from introducing 

 a new precedent, as it doth rather correct, and mol 

 lify, and qualify former precedents. 



Now, Mr. I. S. let me tell you your fault in few 

 words : for that I am persuaded you see it already, 

 though I woo no man s repentance ; but I shall, as 

 much as in me is, cherish it where I find it. Your 

 offence hath three parts knit together : 



Your slander, 



Your menace, and 



Your comparison. 



For your slander, it is no less than that the king 



