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Another Letter, to Sir George Villiers, touching 

 a motion, to swear him Councillor. February 27, 

 1615. 



Sir, 



I humbly pray you not to think me over hasty or much 

 in appetite, if 1 put you in remembrance of my motion of 

 strengthening me with the oath and trust of a privy coun 

 cillor ; not for mine own strength (for as to that, I thank 

 God I am armed within) but for the strength of my service. 

 The times, I submit to you who knoweth them best. But 

 sure I am, there were never times which did more require 

 a king s attorney to be well armed, and (as I said once to 

 you) to w r ear a gauntlet and not a glove. The arraign 

 ments when they proceed ; the contention between the 

 Chancery and King s Bench ; the great cause of the Rege 

 inconsulto, which is so precious to the king s prerogative ; 

 divers other services that concern the king s revenue, and 

 the repair of his estate. Besides, it pleaseth his majesty 

 to accept well of my relations touching his business ; which 

 may seem a kind of interloping (as the merchants call it) for 

 one that is no councillor. But I leave all unto you, thinking 

 myself infinitely bounden unto you for your great favours ; 

 the beams whereof I see plainly reflect upon me even from 

 others : so that now I have no greater ambition than this ; 

 that as the king sheweth himself to you the best master, so 

 I might be found your best servant. In which wish and 

 vow, I shall ever rest. 



Most devoted and affectionate to 

 obey your commands. 



A Letter to the King, upon some inclination of his 

 Majesty to him, for the Chancellor s Place, 

 April, 1616. 



[Inserted in this Vol. p. 43.] 



