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operibus non lapidamus vos.&quot; But whereas you talk 

 of the riot and violence committed by him, we wonder 

 you make no mention of the riot and violence of 

 them, that stole away his daughter, which was the 

 first ground of all that noise, as we said before. For 

 a man may be compelled by manifest wrong beyond 

 his patience ; and the first breach of that quietness, 

 which hath ever been kept since the beginning of 

 our journey, was made by them that committed the 

 theft. And for your laying the burden of your op 

 position opon the council, we meddle not with that 

 question ; but the opposition, which we justly find 

 fault with you, was the refusal to sign a warrant for 

 the father to the recovery of his child, clad with 

 those circumstances, as is reported, of your slight 

 carriage to Buckingham s mother, when she repaired 

 to you upon so reasonable an errand. What far 

 ther opposition you made in that business, we leave 

 it to the due trial in the own time. But whereas 

 you would distinguish of times, pretending ignor 

 ance either of our meaning or his, when you made 

 your opposition ; that would have served for a rea 

 sonable excuse not to have furthered such a business, 

 till you had been first employed in it : but that can 

 serve for no excuse of crossing any thing, that so 

 nearly concerned one, whom you profess such friend 

 ship unto. We will not speak of obligation ; for 

 surely we think, even in good manners, you had 

 reason not to have crossed any thing, wherein you 

 had heard his name used, till you had heard from 

 him. For if you had willingly given your consent 



