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services, arid express his affection towards your majesty. 

 I told him I knew your majesty would be very desirous of 

 his presence that day, so it might be without prejudice, 

 but otherwise your majesty esteemed a servant more than 

 a service, especially such a servant. Not to trouble your 

 majesty, though good spirits in sickness be uncertain calen 

 ders, yet I have very good comfort of him, and I hope by 

 that day, etc. 



A Letter to the King, giving him an Account of 

 Peacham s Business, and some others, Jan. 31, 

 1614. 



It may please your excellent Majesty, 



I received this morning, by Mr. Murray, a message from 

 your majesty of some warrant and confidence, that I should 

 advertise your majesty of your business, wherein I had 

 part. Wherein, I am first, humbly to thank your majesty 

 for your good acceptation of my endeavours and service; 

 which I am not able to furnish with any other quality save 

 faith and diligence. 



For Peacham s case, I have, since my last letter, been 

 with my Lord Cooke twice ; once before Mr. Secretary s 

 going down to your majesty, and once since, which was 

 yesterday ; at the former of which times I delivered him 

 Peacham s papers ; and at this latter, the precedents which 

 I had with care gathered and selected, for these degrees 

 and order the business required. 



At the former I told him that he knew my errand which 

 stood upon two points ; the one to inform him the particular 

 case of Peacham s treasons (for I never give it other word 

 to him) the other to receive his opinion to myself, and in 

 secret, according to my commission from your majesty. 



At the former time he fell upon the same allegation 

 which he had begun at the council table ; that judges were 



