The loss of time by running about in drunkenness, if it must needs be, and notwithstanding the contrary is best known to me, is a trivial circumstance ; yea, in my opinion, demonstrates the envy and hatred entertained by such informers against me. I willingly acknowledge my faults, and pray God daily to remove them and to amend my life. Such persons with their own troubles, and on perceiving their own short comings, might well remain silent. I am fully aware that drunkenness ill accords with my office, but 'tis easily remarked in me, yet not in Tienhoven though he come out of the Tavern so full that he cannot walk, it must be ;

hushed. The Director has been so long favored and upheld here by the Company, but with what improvement in return, appears hereby. I thank you extremely for the recommendation of my bounden duty, assuring you, whenever the Director's violence shall cease, or order shall be introduced herein, that I shall demean myself in the discharge of my duty, as an honorable Fiscal ought to do; but this is impossible for me under the present administration.

High and Mighty and Noble Lords. The treatment I have experienced here hath given me occasion thus to present my

gravamina for my vindication, declaring according to proofs &c. confirmed by oath in the matters of my office, that the whole is true and truthful not doubting, yea, assuring my Lords, ;

that the Director's defence of his administration will establish his usurped Sovereign rule, and that his unheard of rigorous and passionate proceedings will be confirmed by the complaints of the inhabitants, and I trust, that no idle evasions nor frivolous accusations against this one and that, will excuse the Director, whilst others who have not eaten of the roast meat are to be beaten with the spit.