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with him ; and although his majesty, in respect of the Lord 

 Chancellor s person, and of the place he holds, might have 

 given his lordship that favour, yet, for that his lordship is 

 under the trial of this house, his majesty would not on the 

 sudden grant it. 



&quot; That, on Sunday last, the King calling all the lords of 

 this house which were of his council before him, it pleased 

 his majesty to shew their lordships what was desired by 

 the Lord Chancellor, demanding their lordships advice 

 therein. 



&quot; The lords did not presume to advise his majesty; for 

 that his majesty did suddenly propound such a course as 

 all the world could not advise a better; which was, that 

 his majesty would speak with him privately. 



&quot;That yesterday, his majesty admitting the Lord Chan 

 cellor to his presence, his lordship desired that he might 

 have a particular of those matters wherewith he is charged 

 before the lords of this house ; for that it was not possible 

 for him, who passed so many orders and decrees in a year, 

 to remember all things that fell out in them; and that, 

 this being granted, his lordship would desire two requests 

 of his majesty. 1. That, where his answers should be 

 fair and clear to those things objected against him, his 

 lordship might stand upon his innocency. 2. Where his 

 answer should not be so fair and clear, there his lordship 

 might be admitted to the extenuation of the charge ; and 

 where the proofs were full and undeniable, his lordship 

 would ingenuously confess them, and put himself upon the 

 mercy of the lords. 



&quot; Unto all which his majesty s answer was, he referred 

 him to the lords of this house, and therefore his majesty 

 willed his lordship to make report to their lordships. 



&quot; It was thereupon ordered, that the Lord Treasurer 

 should signify unto his majesty, that the lords do thank- 



