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and protection, we again humbly intreat the University and 

 ourselves may be freed from that danger which by them is 

 intended to us. By their own reports, it is a matter of 

 honour and advantage for which they sue : when they were 

 at the lowest, and in their meanest fortunes, they ever 

 shewed themselves unkind neighbours to us; and their 

 suits with us, within these few years have caused us to 

 spend our common treasury, and trouble our best friends, 

 and therefore we cannot expect peace amongst them, when 

 their thoughts and wills shall be winged and strengthened 

 by that power and authority which the very bare title of a 

 city will give unto them. Since our late letter to the right 

 honourable Lord Chancellor, your honour, and his majesty s 

 Attorney General, we (being better informed of the course 

 they take, and of their confidence to prevail at the end of 

 the next term) have sent letters from the body of the Uni 

 versity to the King s majesty, the Lord Chancellor, and 

 others, our honourable friends ; shewing them of our fear, 

 and their purpose, and to entreat them to join with your 

 honour and us, to his majesty, to stay their suit before we 

 be driven to further charge or trouble, in entertaining coun 

 sel, or soliciting our friends. Thus humbly entreating your 

 honour to pardon our importunity, and often soliciting your 

 lordship in this business, with our earnest prayers to the 

 Almighty for your honour s long life and happy estate, we 

 end this. Your Honour s in all duty 



February, 1616. to be commanded. 



Honoratissimo Domino Francisco Domino de Veru- 

 lamio, Equiti Aurato summo Anglise Cancellario, 

 Regiaeque Majestrati Consiliario dignissimo.* 



Honoratissime Domine, 



Herculem olim Antiquitas ceu Musagetem coluit, quia 

 mutuis operibus, ac pnjemiis jurari invicem ornarique debe- 

 rent, et virtus Herculis voce Musarum, et Musarum quies 

 defensione Herculis. Expecta est ssepiuscule nostra etiam 

 sororia, et favoris tui semula Academia te suum Herculem ; 

 quo nee prsesentius aliquid, nee studiis mage propitium 

 numen est. Teque adeo alumnorum suorum fautorem, te 

 ultorem injuariarum, te cognitorem juris sui, te dignitatis 

 juxta, ac libertatis suse assertoremnonjucunda minus quam 

 grata subinde animi recordatione veneratur. Perge (illus- 

 trissime Maecenas) perge usque sic beare, sic nobilitare 

 Musas, Musisque dicata hospitia, et Emporia ; ut sub tua 



* Sloan. MS. 35 2. art. 80. 



