Londonia. Memorandum quod Samuel Astry armiger coronator et attornatus domini regis in curia ipsius regis coram ipso rege, qui pro eodem domino rege in hac parte sequitur, in propria persona sua venit hic in curiam dicti domini regis coram ipso rege apud Westmonasterium, die Veneris proxima post Octabas Sancti Hillarii isto eodem termino, et pro eodem domino rege dat curiæ hic intelligi et informari, quod Franciscus Smyth, junior, de parochia Sancti Stephani Wallbrooke, Londonia, Stationer, machinans et malitiose intendens Willielmum Scroggs militem, Capitalem Justiciarium domini regis ad placita coram ipso rege tenenda assignatum (quantum in eo est) scandalizare, et depravare, in hüs quæ officium suum judiciale tangunt et ipsum Capitalem Justiciarium in odium et contemptum ducere, sexto die Januarii anno regni domini nostri Caroli Secundi Dei gratia Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, et Hiberniæ Regis, Fidei Defensoris &c., tricesimo primo, apud parochiam Sancti Michaelis in Cornhill Londonia, quoddam falsum scandalosum, malitiosum, et odiosum libellum, intitulatum _A New year's guift for the Lord Chief in Justice Scgs beinge some remarkes on his speech made the first day of Michaelmas Terme_ 1679 falso, malitiose, et seditiose publicavit et publicari causavit, in quoquidem falso et scandaloso libello (inter alia) continetur prout sequitur, in hæc verba, _When I heard his lordshipp_ (dictum Capitalem Justiciarium innuendo) _after one so greate an aduenture of acquitting Sir George Wakeman_ (quendam Georgium Wakeman Barronettum, qui pro alta proditione nuper indictatus fuit, et superinde per quandam juratam patriæ inter dominum regem et præfatum Georgium captam debito modo acquietatus fuit, innuendo) _in soe capital a crime as beinge hired and receivinge part of the money to poysen his sacred Majesty_ (dominum Carolum Secundum nunc Regem Angliæ innuendo) _should make an other adventure of a Speech to Justifie it I stood amazed at his confidence, instead of admiring his Justice, and was apt to conclude that he vainely thought, wee never should have another Session of Parliament, as alsoe that his lordshipp forgott, or never read of Empson and Dudley_. Et in alio loco ejusdum falsi et scandalosi libelli continetur prout sequitur in hæc verba. _He_ (prædictum Capitalem Justiciarium innuendo) _sayes moreover that Justice should flow like a mighty Streame, we see he_ (prædictum Capitalem Justiciarium innuendo) _can speake some truth though hee acte but little, but let him tell us whether 10000 guinnyes will it make a mighty Dam to stopp this mighty streame, sometimes with some persons in some cases_. Et in alio loco ejusdum falsi et scandalosi libelli, (post mentionem factam de triatione cujusdam Edwardi Colman pro alta proditione) continetur prout sequitur, videlicet, _and if you doe but observe his lordshipps carriage in summing upp the evidence