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be good. But then every man must put to his helping 

 hand; for else I must say to your majesty, in this and 

 the like cases, as St. Paul said to the Centurion, when 

 some of the mariners had an eye to the cock-boat, &quot; except 

 these stay in the ship, ye cannot be safe.&quot; I find in my 

 lord s great and worthy care of the business. And for my 

 part 1 hold my opinion and am strengthened in it, by some 

 records that 1 have found. God preserve your majesty. 



Your majesty s most humble, and devoted 

 subject and servant. 



A Letter to the King, touching Peacham s Cause, 

 January 27, 1614. 



It may please your excellent Majesty, 



This day in the afternoon, was read, your majesty s 

 letters of direction touching Peacham ; which because it 

 concerneth properly the duty of my place, I thought it fit 

 for me to give your majesty, both a speedy and private ac 

 count thereof; that your majesty knowing things clearly 

 how they pass, may have the true fruit of your own wisdom 

 and clear-seeing judgment in governing the business. 



First, for the regularity which your majesty (as a master 

 in business of estate) doth prudently prescribe in examining, 

 and taking examinations, I subscribe to it ; only I will say 

 for myself, that I was not at this time the principal 

 examiner. 



For the course your majesty directeth arid commandeth, 

 for the feeling of the judges of the King s Bench, their 

 several opinions by distributing ourselves and enjoining 

 secrecy, we did first find an encounter in the opinion of my 

 Lord Cooke ; who seemed to affirm, that such particular 

 and (as he called it) auricular taking of opinions, was not 

 according to the custom of this realm ; and seemed to divine 

 that his brethren would never do it. But when I replied, 



