'Twas nothing therefore, but being disappointed in this his great De∣sign, which made him thus outragious. And (persons faulty being mostly jealous) he being conscious to himself of such petty contrivances; made him fancy, that others were imployed in like Plots. And Knowing, it seems, (though I knew it not,) that he had done what I had no rea∣son to take kindly; he fancied me to be studying Revenge, of what I never knew.Now all this (as p. 1.) if being but nakedly exposed to light, in such a Nar∣rative, do seem severe, it must be imputed to the Matter it self. And, if the Language seem hard, he must not quarrel at it, (like the Black-smith who threw away the Looking-Glass, because it shewed him an Ugly face;) since it is his own.But I shall forbear thus to charge him, (though there be much more of truth therein, than in what he fancies of me; and the Language is his own.) Yet 'tis not amiss, to let him judge, by hearing it; how well it doth become him to use such language.As to what he Complains of; the sum of what I say, is this.That it was as lawful for me, to Write and Publish, a Treatise concer∣ning the Formation of Sounds, in 1653; as for him to do the like, in 1669.That it was as lawful for me, to Teach Mr. Whaly, to speak a Lan∣guage, and understand it, as for him to Attempt, some what of this, (on Mr. Popham,) without Success.That it was as lawfull for me to say, that what I did was in pursuance of what I had, Before made publick (in 1653;) as for him to say, What he did, was in pursuance of what he hath, was Since made publick, (in 1669.)That it was lawfull also, (when he had, two years before, given-over Mr. Popham, and all that he did Attempt or Perform on him was come to nothing;) for me to do the like for Mr. Popham, as I had before done for Mr. Whaly.That it was as lawful for Mr. Oldenburg, to say, What he Knew of me and my Book, in the Transactions of July 1670, (without repeating, there, what he had before said of Dr. Holder;) as in that of May 1669, to say, what he Thought of Dr. Holder, and his Book, (without saying any thing of me.)That it was lawful for Dr. Plot, to say, that he so found it said, in the place by him cited. (Especially when himself knew the Substance of it to be true; and had not cause to dis-believe the Circumstances.)That when I could not say my Own Thoughts; without derogating somewhat from what others had said of the Constable of Castiles Son; and what Dr. Holder says of himself: it was neither Uncivil, nor Dis-ingenu∣ous in me, to be Silent in it; and let it rest upon the credit of those who do, or can say it.0