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part. And he desired each of us to give him 

 in writing our own sentiments upon this subject. 

 I did so yesterday ; and with that freedom of 

 speech that becomes a servant of Christ, have 

 delivered my opinion for a form of prayer like 

 to the English Liturgy, and for the government 

 of the Church by bishops ; and have supported 

 my opinion, as I think, with weighty arguments. 

 I cannot yet tell whether Baron Printz is 

 pleased to approve of my thoughts, because he 

 is out of town. He has promised, indeed, that 

 he would duly and thoroughly consider what 

 each of us should offer, and whatever he judged 

 in his conscience to be most proper and advisa- 

 ble, he would lay it before the King in council. 

 The undissembled and unshaken piety of this 

 gentleman makes me hope that he will espouse 

 our cause. He gave me liberty to speak my 

 mind freely, and told me that he would take 

 upon himself the envy and odium of the whole 

 affair. Mr. Bonet had very seasonably let us 

 know, that the Right Honourable Mr. St. 

 John's often called Baron Printz's letter to my 

 Lord Raby, une lettre tres-sensee et tres bieh eoite; 

 and that her Majesty the Queen was mightily 



pleased with it ' Principibus placuisse 



viris non ultima laus est.' I may add, that to 

 do so is not only an honour, but a great pleasure 

 to a noble and generous mind. 



