"
[This was the Rye plot, then newly broke forth, and laid upon the
Presbyterians.] "And for you," added he, "to publish a book just at
that juncture of time, to discourage the magistrates and other
officers from putting in execution those laws which were made to
suppress their meetings, looks, I must tell you, but with a scurvy
countenance upon you."
"If," replied I, with somewhat a pleasanter air, "there was any
mistiming in the case, it must lie on the part of those plotters for
timing the breaking forth of their plot while my book was printing,
for I can bring very good proof that my book was in the press and
well-nigh wrought off before any man talked or knew of a plot, but
those who were in it."
Here our discourse ended, and I, taking for the present my leave of
him, went to my horse, and changing my companion, rode to Justice
Titchborn's, having with me William Ayrs, who was best acquainted
with him, and who had casually brought this trouble on me.
When he had introduced me to Titchborn, I gave him a like account of
the occasion of my coming at that time as I had before given to the
other Justice.
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