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a paper containing that it was entirely necessary 

 for the Queen's service I should take this place. 

 I then got my Lord Nottingham to go once 

 more to the Queen, and get me off; which he 

 promised to do, but endeavoured it in vain. So 

 that on Saturday morning I waited again upon 

 the Queen, and told her, if she would force me 

 to it, I must obey. I told her, I would take it 

 upon these terms, that she would dismiss me 

 with the first convenience. And that I should 

 have liberty to go into the country as I used to 

 do ; and that I should not have the care of pro- 

 viding for any more sermons than what fell while I 

 was in town ; but that in my absence she should 

 speak either to the dean of the chapel, or her 

 clerks of the closet, to take care of them." 



Accordingly, on Friday, February 5th, he 

 7'eceived the Almoner's seal. And February 11th 

 he was sworn at the Chancery bar for the office 

 of Commissioner for the Scotch Union; and March 

 20th following, he was sworn a privy counsellor, 

 with Lord Thanet and Lord Guernsey. And the 

 Queen afterwards told him, that she intended 

 to make him dean of her chapel, if the Bishop 

 of London should drop. And in every thing 

 shewed her inclination to oblige him as much 

 as she could. And he, for his part, made it 

 his endeavour to discharge his duty towards 

 her in the best manner, as her divine or 



