MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS. 107 



patents ; and likewise, that it be but as a continuance in 

 conformity of the council s former diligence and vigilancy, 

 which hath already stayed and revoked divers patents of 

 like nature, whereof we are ready to show the examples. 

 Thus, we conceive, his majesty shall keep his greatness, 

 and somewhat shall be done in parliament, and somewhat 

 out of parliament, as the nature of the subject and business 

 require. 



We have sent his majesty herewith a schedule of the par 

 ticulars of these three kinds ; wherein, for the first two, we 

 have set down all that we could at this time discover : but 

 in the latter, we have chosen out but some, that are most in 

 speech, and do most tend, either to the vexation of the com 

 mon people, or the discountenancing of our gentlemen and 

 justices, the one being the original, the other the representa 

 tive of the commons. 



There being many more of like nature, but not of like 

 weight, nor so much rumoured, which, to take away now 

 in a blaze, will give more scandal, that such things were 

 granted, than thanks, that they be now revoked. 



And because all things may appear to his majesty in the 

 true light, we have set down, as well the suitors as the 

 grants, and not only those in whose names the patents were 

 taken, but those whom they concern, as far as comes to our 

 knowledge. 



For proclamations and commissions, they are tender 

 things ; and we are willing to meddle with them sparingly. 

 For as for such as do but wait upon patents (wherein his 

 majesty, as we conceived, gave some approbation to have 

 them taken away), it is better they fall away, by taking 

 away the patent itself, than otherwise ; for a proclamation 

 cannot be revoked but by proclamation, which we avoid. 



For those commonwealth bills, which his majesty ap 

 proved to be put in readiness, and some other things, there 

 will be time enough hereafter to give his majesty account, 

 and amongst them, of the extent of his majesty s pardon, 

 which, if his subjects do their part, as we hope they will, 

 we do wish may be more liberal than of later times, a par 

 don being the ancient remuneration in parliament. 



Thus hoping his majesty, out of his gracious and accus 

 tomed benignity, will accept of our faithful endeavours, 

 and supply the rest by his own princely wisdom and direc 

 tion; and also humbly praying his majesty, that when he 

 hath himself considered of our humble propositions, he will 



