WATER-WORKES. 



Feodary^ who had gotten a grant of the 

 Ward^ to exhibite enformation against 

 mee in his name : wee had Commission 

 upon Commission: wee indured heavye 

 and chargeable examinations. 



Uppon which Examinations I had a 

 Hearing in that Honourable Courte ; and 

 though it could not passe against me, yet 

 it passed not with mee. One other Com- 

 mission came downe, A Jury impanalled, 

 Witnesses re-examined. That Jury found 

 with mee, & (in my conscience) not one 

 of the number understood his evidence : 

 All which I shew to satisfie the Inquisitor, 

 why so long I neglected my begunne 

 Water-workes. When the Esc/ieafor, Feo- 

 dary^ Commissioners^ and Jurors hadde putt 

 their hands & scales to the Office, I pre- 

 pared my self to my forsaken Water- 

 works; having left my wanton Ward 

 in London in the custody of a Precisian 

 or Puritan-Taylor^ who would not indure 

 to heare one of his servants Sweare by 

 the Crosse of his Sheares, hee was so full 

 of Sanctity in deceipt. But the first newes 

 I heard, hee marryed my Welch Neece 

 to his English Nephew; and at my returne 

 I was driven to take his word that hee 

 QI was 



(a) Holy 

 fraud is the 

 falsest fraud. 



