LETTERS FROM THE CABALA. 



A Letter to the King, of rny Lord Chancellor s 



amendment, and the difference begun between the 



Chancery and King s-Bench. 



It may please your most excellent Majesty, 



I do find (God be thanked) a sensible amendment in 

 my lord chancellor ; I was with him yesterday in private 

 conference, about half an hour, and this day again, at such 

 times as he did seal, which he endured well almost the space 

 of an hour, though the vapour of the wax be offensive to 

 him. He is free from a fever, perfect in his powers of 

 memory and speech, and not hollow in his voice nor looks. 

 He hath no panting, or labouring respiration, neither are 

 his coughs dry or weak. But whosoever thinketh his 

 disease to be but melancholy, maketh no true judgment of 

 it, for it is plainly a formed and deep cough, with a pec 

 toral surcharge, so that, at times, he doth almost &quot; animam 

 agere.&quot; I forbear to advertise your majesty of the care I 

 took to have commissioners in readiness, because Master 

 Secretary Lake hath let me understand he signified as much 

 to your majesty. But I hope, there shall be no use of them 

 for this time, 



And as I am glad to advertise your majesty of the 

 amendment of your chancellor s person, so I am sorry to 

 accompany it with an advertisement of the sickness of your 

 chancery court; though (by the grace of God) that cure 

 will be much easier than the other. It is true, I did lately 

 write to your majesty, that for the matter of &quot; Habeas cor 

 pora&quot; (which was the third matter in law you had given me 

 in charge) I did think the communion of service between 

 my lord chancellor, and my lord chief justice, in the great 

 business of examination, would so join them, as they would 

 not square at this time. But pardon me (I humbly pray 

 your majesty) if I have too reasonable thoughts. And yet 



