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usurped jurisdiction over this realm, nor doth 

 deny that the King or Queen of England is the 

 fountain of all lawful power that is exercised in 

 the same, as to my thinking, he doth neither of 

 these things, he cannot be called to account 

 for denying the king's supremacy, however he 

 and your lordship may differ in the expressions 

 about the exercise of this power. 



•" Your lordship, I daresay, will pardon me 

 for speaking my mind so freely in this business, 

 and will likewise excuse me for the little regard 

 I have had either to my choice of words, or 

 method in what I have said. I have wrote just 

 as things offered themselves. Indeed, neither 

 my time nor my head will allow me to do more. 

 And, which is worst of all, I doubt I am not 

 so competent a master in this sort of knowledge 

 as to be fit to offer any thing upon this argu- 

 ment to your lordship, or, if I do, to presume 

 it will give you any satisfaction. But the hints 

 I have given may tempt you to think more of 

 this matter. 



*' Indeed, I do heartily wish that your lord- 

 ship could so satisfy yourself as to these objec- 

 tions you have raised, as that, without further 

 expostulating the matter with Dr. Atterbury, 

 you might give him institution when he comes 

 down. Or, if that cannot be done, I could 

 wish, that for the pulling this thorn out of your 



