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accept kindly of my services, and to say to me, such 

 conflicts were the wars of peace, and such victories, the 

 victories of peace ; and therefore such servants that ob 

 tained them were by kings, that reign in peace, no less to 

 be esteemed than services of commanders in the wars. In 

 all which, nevertheless, I can challenge to myself no suffi 

 ciency, but that I was diligent and reasonably happy to 

 execute those directions which I received either immedi 

 ately from your royal mouth, or from my lord of Salisbury ; 

 at which time it pleased your majesty to promise and assure 

 me, that upon the remove of the then attorney, I should 

 not be forgotten, but brought into ordinary place. And 

 this was after confirmed to me by many of my lords, and 

 towards the end of the last term, the manner also in parti 

 cular was spoken of; that is, that Mr. Solicitor should be 

 made your majesty s Serjeant, and I solicitor, for so it was 

 thought best, to sort with both our gifts and faculties, for 

 the good of your service. And of this resolution both 

 court and country took knowledge. Neither was this any 

 invention or project of mine own, but moved from my 

 lords ; and I think, first, from my lord chancellor. Where 

 upon resting, your majesty well knoweth, I never opened 

 my mouth for the greater place, though I am sure I had two 

 circumstances, that Mr. Attorney that now is, could not 

 allege. The one, nine years service of the crown ; the 

 other, being cousin-germari to the lord of Salisbury, 

 whom your majesty seemeth and trusteth so much. But 

 for less place, 1 conceived it was meant me. But after that 

 Mr. Attorney Hubbert was placed, I heard no more of 

 my preferment, but it seemed to be at a stop, to my 

 great disgrace and discouragement. For (gracious sove 

 reign) if still when the waters are stirred, another shall be 

 put before me, your majesty had need work a miracle, or 

 else I shall be still a lame man to do your majesty service. 

 And therefore my most humble suit to your majesty is, 



