344 LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP SHARP. 



that there may be none done, I humbly desire 

 your Grace to order somebody else to carry it 

 to the Queen, only altering the title by putting 

 Archbishop, instead of ^'Archbishops,'' and leaving 

 out ^'ofthe Church of England."" 



** I am, your Grace's 



" Most humble servant, &c." 



But nevertheless, the next day, February 15, 

 upon repeated instances from my Lord of Can- 

 terbury, and to prevent any miscarriage on such 

 an occasion, and to preserve the appearance of 

 unanimity in the Convocation at that juncture, 

 he undertook the presentation of the address, 

 and read it accordingly to her Majesty. 



And that the clergy of his own Province 

 might not be w^anting in their compliments on 

 the same occasion, he himself drew^ up the fol- 

 lowing address for the Convocation at York, and 

 presented it to the Queen in their name, on the 

 last day of the same month. 



" May it please your most excellent Majesty, 

 " We the clergy of the province of 

 York, in Convocation assembled, do, for our- 

 selves, and on the behalf of all our brethren of 

 the same province, who were present, humbly 

 beg leave to throw ourselves at your Majesty's 

 feet, in most hearty and thankful acknowledg- 

 ments of your Majesty's most pious and affec- 



