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us, with your gifts to prevent us, and (which wee doe 

 more highly esteeme of then all the rest) to beginne a 

 league of peace and friendship betweene us. We rejoyced, 

 and in a maner sensibly felt our selves to bee greatly 

 emboldened, and our courage to encrease, whilest your 

 promise, whereby you put us in good comfort, did 

 make us more cheerefull and resolute, in managing the 

 affaires of our kingdome. We rejoyced (I say) & in 

 our secret cogitations did humble obeisance unto your 

 Majestic, giving you at this time to understand from 

 the sincere & unfained affection of our heart, that 

 whatsoever we shal know to tend unto your honour, 

 we are, to our power most ready to put in practise. 

 Our kingdome, and whatsoever is under our juris- 

 diction we doe offer unto you, and commit the same 

 unto your highnesse, that all matters may be disposed 

 according to your direction, and that your pleasure may 

 in all things be fulfilled. Let there be therefore betweene 

 our selves and our subjects, an indivisible unitie of 

 friendship and peace, and safe trade of Marchandize : 

 yet so, as that unto you (who excell in dignitie) authoritie 

 in commanding may bee ascribed, and diligence in obey- 

 ing shall not want in us. And as the liberalitie of 

 your rewards doeth often put us in remembrance of 

 your Majestic, even so in like maner sending unto 

 [I. 129.] your Highnesse the most rare things in our custodie, 

 and which we thought should be most acceptable unto 

 you, wee doe most heartily wish that your selfe also 

 would not altogether bee unmindefuU of us. Have 

 respect therefore not unto the gifts, but unto the affection 

 of the giver, and accept of them with that minde, where- 

 with they are offered unto you. 



Concerning the hand of S. James, about which you 

 wrote unto us, we have sent you word by M. Herbert, 

 and by William the Gierke. Witnes Thomas our 

 Chancelour at Northanton. 



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