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Roper were dead ? He saith, he for his part knew not ; 

 another of the judges answered, it should concern you, my 

 lord, to know it. Whereupon he turned his speech to me, 

 and said, no, Mr. Attorney, I will not wrestle now in my 

 latter times. My lord, (said I) you speak like a wise man. 

 Well (saith he) they have had no luck with it that have had 

 it. I said again, &quot; those days be past.&quot; Here you have 

 the dialogue to make you merry, but in sadness I was glad 

 to perceive he meant not to contest. I can but honour and 

 love you, and rest 



Your assured friend and servant. 



A Letter to the King, advising how to break off 

 with the New Company. February 3, 1615. 



It may please your excellent Majesty, 



I spake yesternight long with my lord Cooke ; and for 

 the &quot; Rege Inconsulto,&quot; I conceive by him it will be &quot; an 

 amplius deliberandum censeo,&quot; (as I thought at first) so as 

 for the present your majesty shall not need to renew your 

 commandment of stay. I spake with him also about some 

 propositions concerning your majesty s casual revenue, 

 wherein I found him to consent with me fully ; assuming, 

 nevertheless, that he had thought of them before ; but it is 

 one thing to have the vapour of a thought another to digest 

 business aright. He, on his part, imparted to me divers 

 things of great weight concerning the reparation of your 

 majesty s means and finances, which I heard gladly ; inso 

 much as he perceiving the same, I think was the readier to 

 open himself to me in one circumstance, which he did much 

 inculcate. I concur freely with him that they are to be held 

 secret ; for I never saw but that business is like a child 

 which is framed invisibly in the womb, and if it come forth 

 too soon it will be abortive. I know in most of them the 

 prosecution must rest much upon myself. But I, that had 



