Sentence:  As neere as I could <WSD>ſift</WSD> him on that argument,/ On ſome apparant danger ſeene in him,/ Aym‘d at your Highneſſe, no inueterate malice. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (en)  To scrutinise (someone or something) carefully so as to find the truth.